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Dantignana, Valeria (Date of defense: 2020-12-03)
Selective oxidation of C-H bonds is an important reaction, as it can disclose novel synthetic strategies to get functionalized products through efficient paths. Nonetheless, due to the inert character of C-H bonds, the use ...
Prat Casellas, Irene (Date of defense: 2013-06-14)
The functionalization of hydrocarbons in a sustainable manner is one of the main challenges for chemists. Their abundance in nature as natural gas or crude oil makes them the most convenient chemical feedstock. The oxidation ...
Daranas Boadella, Núria (Date of defense: 2018-11-29)
The fruit production is threatened by several bacterial diseases, such as fire blight of apple and pear, bacterial canker of kiwifruit, bacterial spot of stone fruits, and angular leaf spot of strawberry. The conventional ...
Coma Bech, Marta (Date of defense: 2011-05-11)
Biological nutrient removal has been studied and applied for decades in order to remove nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. However, more anthropogenic uses and the continued demand for water have forced the facilities ...
Murcia Gubianas, Cristina (Date of defense: 2022-07-14)
La resposta inflamatòria d’un hoste pot ser excessiva o desregulada en relació a la intensitat o la durada d’una agressió. Quan aquesta resposta és secundària a una infecció es coneix com a sèpsia i pot acabar lesionant ...
Gimeno Cajal, Alfredo Eduardo (Date of defense: 2022-04-22)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is essential in the management of patients with glioblastoma, providing useful information for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic planning. Although some presurgical and postsurgical ...
Pous Rodríguez, Narcís (Date of defense: 2015-05-28)
The presence of nitrates (NO3-) in groundwater is a worldwide concern. The high energy demand and environmental impact of available technologies requires investigating new technologies. This thesis was focused on investigating ...
Lafuente Garcia, Meritxell (Date of defense: 2019-10-25)
Given that the poetry of Blai Bonet has been thoroughly examined, this study is focused on Blai Bonet as a novelist beginning with the analysis of his first novel, El mar (1958). The study is divided into three parts: “Blai ...
Emara, Mohamed Reda Ali Elewa (Date of defense: 2018-04-17)
The main objective of work has been to study the bond strength and bond-slip response of NSM CFRP strips in concrete when subjected to sustained loading under different environmental conditions. To this end, two experimental ...
Gómez Colom, Javier (Date of defense: 2022-01-14)
The rehabilitation of civil structures has been gaining importance during the last decades. Owing to their mechanical, corrosion resistance and lightweight properties, Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) present an ...
Vilanova Marco, Irene (Date of defense: 2015-10-20)
In this work, a methodology has been developed to implement the bond behaviour between concrete and GFRP bars in the numerical modelling. Based on experimental results and applying the inverse method, the bond law to be ...
Piva, Elisa (Date of defense: 2019-07-15)
This doctoral thesis explores the brand development process of regional destinations in depth, focusing on the supply-side perspective and the concept of brand identity, as well as the perceptions of stakeholders involved ...
Puig Vives, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2015-02-24)
The aim of this thesis is to carry out an in-depth study of various aspects of breast cancer epidemiology. Firstly, we have confirmed that DCIS incidence in Girona has increased over recent decades. Proportions of ...
Rubiño Campoy, Susana (Date of defense: 2023-07-28)
Macroalgae have been recognized as an interesting source of compounds with multiple applications in different fields due to their various bioactivities since current trends are moving towards the use of alternative compounds ...
Rodríguez Hermosa, José Ignacio (Date of defense: 2018-12-10)
A prospective study on 300 morbidly obese patients who underwent gastric bypass in the province of Girona with a follow-up of 5 years.More female (288/12), mean age 43.5 years, mean weight 118.7 kg, mean BMI 46.1 kg/m2. ...
Romero Vargas, Marilyn (Date of defense: 2005-03-10)
El paisaje, concebido como una unidad espacial y temporalmente pluriescalar caracterizada por unos patrones de distribución - una estructura-, unas funciones y una red de flujos de materia, energía e información (Forman ...
Fauth, Fernanda (Date of defense: 2022-07-18)
This doctoral thesis is the result of an educational research that stems from an interest in analysing the learning transfer process of an online technopedagogical teacher training offered by a higher education institution. ...
Paocarina Albuja, Fabián (Date of defense: 2021-09-06)
The thesis: "Camilo Egas, the precursor of indigenism and instigator of the avant-garde in Ecuador (1889-1962)", exposes a comprehensive study of the painter's author career in two dimensions of analysis: 1) the ...
Frau, Manuel, 1965- (Date of defense: 2012-05-30)
New Hebrew edition, annotated Catalan translation, and introductory study of Keshet u-Magen, a comparative study of Jewish, Christian and Islamic theology written in the context of the literature of polemics. This research ...
Gabarda Mallorquí, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2017-02-13)
Tourism has become one of the most important economic sectors in the Mediterranean coast. Despite the economic benefits generated by tourism at local and regional level, the environmental impacts related to water consumption ...