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Las peticiones sacerdotales en el Egipto helenístico (332-30 BCE)
Desde una perspectiva material y sociológica, esta tesis estudia la conexión entre sacerdotes y peticiones en el Egipto helenístico. Se analiza el lenguaje visual de las peticiones producidas por sacerdotes, observando las ...
Impacts of early-life vitamin D on child and adolescent health outcomes
Els baixos nivells de vitamina D durant l’embaràs i els primers anys de la vida són freqüents en dones embarassades i en nadons i, a més, poden tenir implicacions per a la salut de l’infant a llarg termini. Malgrat això, ...
Biological brain-age prediction using machine learning on neuroimaging data: links with pathophysiological mechanisms, dementia risk factors and cognitive decline
This thesis explores the links between neuroimaging-derived brain-age, which is computed using machine learning techniques, and different pathophysiological mechanisms, dementia risk factors and cognitive decline in ...
Exploring the genetic diversity of European ants and butterflies
Biodiversity encompasses the great variety of organisms that exist on Earth, as well as their genetic variation and the ecosystems of which they are part. In this thesis, two diverse and ecologically important groups are ...
Kill your darlings nostalgia autofágica en multiplicidades fílmicas y televisivas contemporáneas
Ningún retorno se define por la repetición prístina, la recuperación impoluta. En el encuentro entre pasado y presente existe una fricción ineludible, constructora de sentidos. Esta tesis buscará indagar cómo se articulan ...
Bailar la muerte hacia una historiografía audiovisual del framenco en el franquismo
Esta tesis trata de estudiar la representación visual del flamenco en el cine español durante el franquismo. El flamenco, tan presente en el imaginario con que lo español se presenta y se constituye, ha sido sin embargo, ...
Online discussion forum and political communication: Nairaland in Nigeria. An interplay between a digital platform and politics
There are several reasons why politics is the most discussed topic on Nigeria’s and perhaps Africa’s largest online discussion forum, Nairaland. As Nigeria grows in its population and digital landscape, including with ...
La Kitchen Comedy en la historia del cine una relectura de los fracasos domésticos femeninos desde una perspectiva reivindicativa
Este trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo explorar la historia del cine a través de las comedias protagonizadas por mujeres en el entorno doméstico de la cocina. Estas películas, puntualmente conocidas como kitchen ...
Towards development of novel circular RNA-based antiviral therapies
Currently, there are no antiviral strategies to rapidly respond to novel emerging viruses or to mosquito borne viruses. On this thesis we have developed an innovative artificial circular RNA (circRNA) antiviral platform ...
Integrating computational techniques for enhanced understanding of protein-protein interactions and the human interactome
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are fundamental in driving biological processes and maintaining life’s diverse functions. They play a key role in cellular regulation, facilitating our understanding of both basic ...
OccRF-Health study: occupational exposure of workers to RF-EMF
Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) exposure, ubiquitous in our environment due to the rise in mobile phones and wireless technology, has grown significantly in the last 30 years. This exposure is generally ...
Untangling chromatin: investigating the role of transcription, supercoiling and topoisomerases in genome organization
La organización del genoma en células mamíferas sigue siendo en gran parte desconocida. Un nivel fundamental de organización se considera el bucle de cromatina, que consiste en una región de ADN atrapada en el interior ...
Role of histone modifications in transcription regulation upon environmental stress in eukaryotes
Epigenetic modification serves as a crucial mechanism in regulating gene expression and facilitating cellular adaptation to environmental stress. This study aimed to identify histone residues and their associated ...
Deciphering B lymphocyte dynamics in health and disease through the integrative analysis of multi-modal single-cell data
The intrinsic complexity and dynamic nature of B-lymphocytes make them ideal for in-depth analysis using single-cell technologies. Secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) are central in B-lymphocyte activation and differentiation, ...
Modeling cell type evolution using single-cell and chromatin profiling approaches
Single-cell genomics methods have revolutionized the study of gene expression and regulation at the cell type level. Generating single-cell atlases for species at key phylogenetic positions of the animal tree of life (e.g.. ...
Health impacts and determinants of environmental exposures related to urban and transport planning practices in European cities
The rapid increase in urbanization underscores the need for healthy urban environments. Presently, European cities experience high levels of air pollution, noise, lack of green spaces, and increased local temperatures, all ...
Exploring the role of climate variability and change in the spillover of zoonotic diseases: towards the development of Early Warning Systems (RWS)
The primary goal of this PhD is to deepen our understanding and improve the modeling capacity of zoonotic spillover, the multilevel process by which pathogens manage to overcome a series of natural barriers and infect other ...
Experience-dependent information processing in biological systems
Organisms need to integrate its previous experience with its current internal state in order to deliver a suitable response to dynamic changes in their environment. This thesis is devoted to analyze, using a mathematical ...
The phenotypic plasticity behind the origin of animals: functional genomics, cell biology, and new genetic tools
The origin of animals has puzzled scientists for centuries. The transition from a unicellular eukaryote to animals is undoubtedly one of the biggest evolutionary transitions in Earth’s history. To unravel the evolutionary ...
Hacia una medicina basada en la precisión en entornos de rehabilitación: evaluación del estado nutricional y la sarcopenia en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas = Towards a precision-based rehabilitation medicine: asssessment of nutritional status and sarcopenia in patients with chronic diseases referred to rehabilitation
Esta tesis aborda la malnutrición y la sarcopenia en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas, centrándose en la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) y la enfermedad renal crónica. Utilizando los criterios de la Global ...
