Nieddu, Marco Giovanni (Date of defense: 2018-11-14)
This thesis consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, I investigate how promo-tion incentives affect the performance of high-skilled public employees. I study a centralized evaluation process ...
Stojakovic, Predrag (Date of defense: 2023-03-06)
Cell volume regulation is essential for cellular homeostasis and adaptation to environmental osmotic changes. Upon hyperosmotic stress, cells need to rapidly restore osmotic balances in order to preserve ...
Pereañez, Marco (Date of defense: 2017-09-21)
This thesis presents three original and complementary approaches to enhance the quality of Statistical Shape Models (SSMs), that improve the accuracy of medical image segmentation in challenging ...
Borrás Santos, Alícia (Date of defense: 2016-02-02)
Several studies have showed that the occupants of damp or mouldy buildings have an increased risk of respiratory symptoms, respiratory infections and exacerbation of asthma. However, information on the ...
Padrosa Sayeras, Eva (Date of defense: 2022-03-30)
This dissertation aims to advance knowledge on the contours of precarious employment (PE) as a social determinant of health by developing, validating, and evaluating the association with mental health ...
Olivés Farrés, Joaquim (Date of defense: 2017-01-30)
L'habilitat de petites molècules per interaccionar amb múltiples proteines no és exclusiva dels fàrmacs, sino de la majoria de compostos, incloent els metabòlits endogens dels organismes, desde les ...
Montagni, Elisa (Date of defense: 2015-11-09)
The first chapter identifies the transcription factor GATA6 as negative regulator of a transcriptional circuit dedicated to prevent the expansion of Adenoma Stem Cells (AdSCs) during the onset of ...
Martínez Amat, Marc (Date of defense: 2020-09-01)
This thesis analyses the processes undergone by mainstream media during the independence debate in Catalonia, focusing on the relationship among media, their audiences and governments through different ...
Widlak, Ewa (Date of defense: 2017-01-03)
The first ladyship is nowadays one of the most mediatized, yet scientifically neglected unofficial institutions to be found in contemporary states. It raises various questions regarding the nature of ...
Jiménez-Pérez, Guillermo (Date of defense: 2022-02-17)
Las señales electrocardiográficas, ya sea adquiridas en la piel del paciente (electrocardiogamas de superficie, ECG) o de forma invasiva mediante cateterismo (electrocardiogramas intracavitarios, iECG) ...