Universitat Pompeu Fabra: Recent submissions
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Essays in non-market strategies
This dissertation consists of three papers examining the implications of non-market strategies in corporations and mutual funds. The first chapter quantifies the importance of political connections to congressional ...
For Whose Benefit?: A critical analysis of forest carbon offsetting projects and conflict
Worldwide, the number of forest carbon offsetting projects has been increasing rapidly over the past decade. Advocates of these projects frame them as a triple-win by allowing continued economic growth for those that ...
On the legitimacy of Nationalism: minorities, majorities, and the multinational state
This thesis develops normative arguments about nationalism in multinational contexts. It draws consequences from the arguments used by advocates of nationalism, and analyzes their implications for a theory of the multinational ...
The Gender & Gendered parental impacts in leisure time: Assessing inequality in a European comparative perspective
Major socio-economic and demographic changes have occurred in Europe during the last decades which have challenged the gender specialization of tasks and time. Nonetheless, inequalities in the distribution of paid and ...
Cities in action: comparing local responses to irregular migrants in Europe
This dissertation investigates the responses of European cities to irregular migrants. The first chapter uses a localist approach to understand variations in local policies and practices. A typology of urban solidarity is ...
Essays on Emotions and Consumer Behavior in Culinary Contexts
This dissertation sheds light on the impact of emotions on consumer behavior within culinary contexts. Comprising three chapters, the research presents a holistic exploration through lab experiments and field studies. ...
Computer-supported scripting mechanisms to support adolescents' development of social media self-protection skills
In recent years, there's been increasing concern over potential negative experiences for adolescents on social media. Despite efforts in social media literacy education, traditional approaches often neglect crucial ...
El Clima de las élites cobertura periodística y percepción política de los think tanks contrarios a la acción climática en Europa
El objetivo general de esta tesis es conocer la incidencia mediática y política de los think tanks europeos contrarios a la acción climática. El análisis de contenido de 1.516 textos de prensa muestra que ciertos periódicos ...
Traducción y recepción del teatro de Chéjov en Cataluña en el siglo XXI: El caso de «дядя ваня» [L'oncle Vània. Tío Vania]
La presente tesis doctoral estudia el proceso de la integración del teatro de Antón Chéjov en Cataluña en el siglo XXI, enfocándose en las traducciones de la obra «Дядя Ваня» [L’oncle Vània. Tío Vania] al catalán y al ...
Saludables i equitatives : disseny i avaluació d'intervencions socioeducatives de promoció de les relacions saludables i equitatives en contextos d'educació formal
Les relacions de poder, que són hegemòniques a la nostra societat, causen i perpetuen les iniquitats socials, fent ús de les violències per sostenir les asimetries i afectant negativament a la salut física, mental i social ...
Lectures queer de l'amistat entre gamers: anàlisi dels discursos sobre amor, sexe i masculinitats en els real person slash de Rubelangel i Septiplier
L’objectiu principal d’aquesta tesi és analitzar les narratives sobre l’amor romàntic, el sexe i la masculinitat presents en el real person slash (RPS) de Rubelangel i Septiplier. Els RPS son textos escrits pels fans sobre ...
El Espejo archivo de entrevistas sobre cine formas y temas en la investigación-creación audiovisual
Esta es la tesis de una investigación doctoral aplicada que establece y estudia un archivo de entrevistas con personas vinculadas al lenguaje audiovisual, realizadas para un programa cultural de televisión local y este ...
The Role of inhibitory plasticity in the formation and the long-term maintenance of neural assemblies and memories
Brain circuits display modular architecture at different scales of organization. Such neural assemblies are typically associated to functional specialization that favours both the segregation and the integration of ...
The Functional role of theta oscillations in visual working memory performance
Oscillations at theta frequency (4-7 Hz) have been hypothesized to play an important functional role in brain processes associated to working memory. In this thesis, I investigate how the systematic manipulation of different ...
Phase-based signal analysis measures applied to electroencephalographic recordings from epilepsy patients
This thesis presents new phase-based signal analysis techniques to study brain dynamics from patients with pharmacoresistant focalonset epilepsy. We analyze electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings from seizure and ...
La derivació en llengua de signes catalana (LSC): per una morfologia de l'LSC
Aquesta tesi estudia la morfologia de la llengua de signes catalana (LSC) des d’un punt de vista lexicalista i morfofonològic a través del procés de la derivació. Les anàlisis es basen en un model integrat a partir de ...
Motivation-driven mechanics in computer-supported collaborative learning scripts
This dissertation explores motivation within Collaborative Learning Flow Patterns (CLFP), focusing on the Pyramid CLFP. It investigates how incorporating game mechanics (GM) can foster both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation ...
Demystifying the complexity of cell & molecular through transdisciplinary design methodologies : science from the lab to the street through interactive experiences
Some scientific topics like cell and molecular biology remain primarily accessible to science itself, due to the complexity of the concepts, hermetic language, and lack of visuals. Science communication can demystify these ...
Comunicación académica y plataformas digitales: características y visibilidad de la publicación académica en el ecosistema digital
El objetivo de esta tesis es explorar, describir y, en lo posible, explicar, la comunicación académica en el contexto de las plataformas digitales. Se trata de una investigación que responde a la necesidad de una investigación ...
L'Estabilitat referencial i la dominança lingüística en el marcatge diferencial d'objecte en el bilingüisme català-espanyol
El marcatge diferencial d’objecte (MDO) és un fenomen complex, regulat per factors nominals, verbals i pragmàtics. L’animacitat i l’estabilitat referencial dels objectes (Aissen, 2003, Farkas i von Heusinger, 2003) són dos ...
