Bas Serrano, Joan (Date of defense: 2022-06-28)
Reinforcement learning is an expanding field where very often there is a mismatch between the high performance of the algorithms and their poor theoretical justification. For this reason, there is a ...
Sáez-Trumper, Diego (Date of defense: 2013-12-05)
The objective of this thesis is to develop novel techniques to find relevant people in Online Social Networks (OSN). To that end, we consider different notions of relevance, taking the point of view of ...
Albó, Laia (Date of defense: 2019-11-28)
This doctoral thesis focuses on a gap identified in the literature by investigating how visual representations, authoring support, and data analytics can aid teachers in designing for learning in complex ...
Bascones Gleave, Sabrina (Date of defense: 2016-12-20)
The spleen contains a unique subset of innate-like marginal zone (MZ) B cells that rapidly mount protective antibody responses to invasive encapsulated bacteria. Here we show that human splenic MZ B ...
Fargas Madriles, Laura (Date of defense: 2016-11-04)
L’orella interna dels vertebrats és una estructura altament organitzada i complexa on cadascun dels específics tipus cel•lulars és generat a dominis concrets. Per aquest motiu, l’especificació cel•lular ...
Sacco, Federica (Date of defense: 2019-10-07)
In the last decade, computational modelling has been playing an important role as a non-invasive technology that may significantly impact the diagnosis as well as the treatment of cardiac diseases. As ...
Batlle Garcia, Jordi de (Date of defense: 2011-05-09)
Background and objectives: Recent research has shown an association between a healthy diet and reduced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) incidence. However, the potential role of diet in ...
Rapino, Francesca (Date of defense: 2013-12-02)
B-cell malignancies encompass a wide variety of distinct diseases including Non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and leukemia. Currently, chemotherapy, radiation and anti-CD20 antibody treatment are the mainstays ...
Ondategui Parra, Silvia (Date of defense: 2008-04-21)
PURPOSE: To determine the management performance indicators most frequently utilized in academic radiology departments in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This investigation met the criteria ...
Astier Murillo, Cristina (Date of defense: 2022-03-16)
International trade generates inequalities pervasively impacting citizens and the ability of domestic and international institutions to provide the conditions to promote equal treatment among their ...