Dallari, Pietro (Date of defense: 2014-06-16)
This thesis adopts DSGE and PVAR models to examine three questions in macroeconomics. The first chapter singles out some pitfalls that DSGE models face when a fraction of rule-of-thumb consumers is ...
Colì, Caterina (Date of defense: 2019-11-25)
Alternative splicing (AS) is an important step in the pathway of gene expression and regulation. The splicing process is catalyzed by the Spliceosome, a complex molecular machinery that is dynamically ...
Berniell Lee, Gemma (Date of defense: 2010-07-19)
La presente tesis, titulada “Genes, peoples and languages in Central Africa”, examina los patrones de diversidad genética en poblaciones del oeste de Africa central, más específicamente, poblaciones ...
Puig Vilanova, Ester (Date of defense: 2014-07-16)
Skeletal muscle dysfunction and wasting are major comorbidities of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer (LC). Despite that the lower limb muscles are usually more severely affected, ...
Mugianesi, Francesca (Date of defense: 2022-06-02)
Gene expression, epigenetic states and topological conformation are three fundamental aspects of genome organization that are tightly regulated in space and time. Epigenetic states, protein occupancy ...
Blancas Muñoz, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-01-15)
Students’ metacognition, that is, the ability to accurately assess one’s skill level and to update one’s internal model of those skills, is a crucial educational factor, as it can help students ...
Mina Ibarra, Leonardo Bruno (Date of defense: 2010-05-21)
The group of positive strand RNA ((+)RNA) viruses includes numerous plant, animal and human pathogens such as the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Their viral genomes mimic cellular mRNAs, however, besides ...
Costa García, Marcel (Date of defense: 2018-06-11)
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection induces persistent changes in the host immune system, namely a sustained expansion of effector memory and cytotoxic specific T lymphocytes, the production of ...
Espinal Berenguer, Anna (Date of defense: 2002-02-15)
Aquesta tesi s'emmarca en l'anàlisi de la supervivència. A la primera part es proposa una metodologia per estimar els coeficients d'un model lineal amb censura a la resposta i error de mesura a les ...
Jordà Puig, Sergi (Date of defense: 2005-06-21)
This is a dissertation about performing music with computers, and about constructing the tools that will facilitate playing and improvising with these computers. The primary aim of this research is to ...