Calderón-Benavides, Liliana (Date of defense: 2011-09-27)
This doctoral work focuses on identifying and understanding the intents that motivate a user to perform a search on the Web. To this end, we apply machine learning models that do not require more ...
Clemente Batalha Pardal, Diana (Date of defense: 2018-05-07)
Although universal and unavoidable, aging does not occur in a uniform way. In this dissertation, we assessed the effects of early life exposure to pro-inflammatory risk factors (air pollution and obesity) ...
Buehlmann, Andrés (Date of defense: 2010-07-20)
Les oscil·lacions d'activitat neuronal són un fenomen omnipresent a l'escorça cerebral. La funció d'aquestes oscil·lacions, però, no està clara. ¿Són només un epifenomen de les elevades taxes de descàrrega ...
Garriga Nogales, Edgar (Date of defense: 2022-02-15)
In these days of significant changes and the rapid evolution of technology, the amount of datascience has to deal with the growth incredibly fast, and the size of data could be prohibitive.Multiple ...
Umbert Morist, Martí (Date of defense: 2016-01-29)
This thesis focuses on the control of a singing voice synthesizer to achieve natural expression similar to a real singer. There are many features that should be controlled to achieve natural expression ...
Martínez Bosch, Neus (Date of defense: 2011-09-26)
Pancreatic cancer is nowadays one of the neoplasms with worst prognosis, so research towards the discovery of new molecular targets for therapy and diagnosis is more than urgent. In this direction, ...
Rodríguez Galindo, Miguel (Date of defense: 2023-11-13)
Tumor progression is dominated by two evolutionary forces: first mutagenesis, which provides the heritable variability where, secondly, natural selection acts. The main challenge of cancer genomics is ...
Ullrich, Sebastian (Date of defense: 2018-12-19)
Gene regulation orchestrates the development of different cell types and organs from the same genetic blueprint. While the basic mode of gene regulation is driven by transcription factors, there are a ...
Soto, Paul Eduardo (Date of defense: 2018-07-02)
This thesis contributes to the understanding of how banks shift their supply of credit when confronted with uncertainty, regulatory supervision and macroprudential policies. The first chapter proposes ...
Idesis, Sebastian Ariel (Date of defense: 2023-11-03)
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and a major contributor to disability. However, our understanding of the consequences of stroke lesions remains limited, relying mainly on behavioral ...