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    Clinical decision support for screening, diagnosis and assessment of respiratory diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a use case 

    Velickovski, Filip (Date of defense: 2016-10-06)

    In this thesis we propose a framework for designing, developing, a clinical decision support systems (CDSS) offering a suite of services for the early detection and assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

    Clinical epidemiology and molecular biology of cutaneous and mucosal melanoma in Girona 1994-2018 

    Carbó Bagué, Anna (Date of defense: 2023-03-27)

    In this doctoral thesis, the epidemiology of cutaneous and mucosal melanoma is analyzed, as well as its molecular profile to provide new knowledge on a population basis in the province of Girona. The cancer registry of ...

    Cloud-aerosol transition zone radiative effects from modeling and observational perspectives 

    Jahani, Babak (Date of defense: 2021-11-29)

    Aerosols and clouds, as two particular cases of a single phenomenon (i.e., a suspension of particles in the air), are important components in the climate system. They play a crucial role in determination of Earth’s energy ...

    Club de valientes violencia 0: contextos upstander en educación infantil y primaria para prevenir el acoso de primer y segundo orden 

    Carbonell Sevilla, Sara (Date of defense: 2022-07-22)

    This thesis aims to respond to the global problem of bullying and school violence (UNESO, 2019) from a preventive perspective and based on scientific evidence of social impact. The main objective of the thesis is to ...

    Co-creación adaptativa de material educativo para estudiantes con altas capacidades 

    Uribe-Rios, Mery Yolima (Date of defense: 2020-12-03)

    Generally, High Ability or Gifted individuals show spontaneous and natural performance in one or more domains. Thus, a High Ability student is creative, 2/2 curious and motivated to learn new things. Despite this behaviour, ...

    Cobalt-catalyzed C-H functionalization: from mechanistic studies to synthetic methodologies 

    Planas Fàbrega, Oriol (Date of defense: 2018-02-23)

    This Ph.D. dissertation describes the synthesis and characterization of bench-top stable aryl-Co(III) organometallic species using commercially available cobalt(II) salts and a macrocyclic model substrate. Special attention ...

    Cognitive challenges in captive chimpanzees: behavioral and welfare implications and influence of personality 

    Padrell Dalmau, Maria (Date of defense: 2024-05-29)

    The majority of chimpanzees living in captivity will remain in this situation for life. Reintroducing them to their natural habitats is extremely challenging, even in rescue and rehabilitation centers in their countries ...

    Cognitive function in obesity: interactions with the gut microbiome 

    Arnoriaga Rodríguez, María (Date of defense: 2022-04-27)

    Obesity is considered a modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment which, in turn, predisposes to overeating and weight gain. Compelling evidence in animal models has demonstrated the impact of the gut microbiome on ...

    Colectividades agrarias en la región de Girona, 1936-1939 

    Cárdaba Carrascal, Marciano, 1954- (Date of defense: 2001-07-06)

    En el contexto de la revolución y la Guerra civil española se desarrolló en las comarcas de Girona un proceso colectivista agrario protagonizado principalmente por jornaleros, payeses sin tierra suficiente (en propiedad o ...

    Collaborative recommender agents based on case-based reasoning and trust 

    Montaner Rigall, Miquel (Date of defense: 2003-11-27)

    La comunitat científica que treballa en Intel·ligència Artificial (IA) ha dut a terme una gran quantitat de treball en com la IA pot ajudar a les persones a trobar el que volen dins d'Internet. La idea dels sistemes ...

    Combined application of experimental and predictive modelling approaches towards the microbial safety of ready-to-eat meat products 

    Serra Castelló, Cristina (Date of defense: 2023-07-07)

    The food safety challenges derived from the market demands towards convenient food, such as ready-to-eat meat products with extended durability, motivate food business operators to explore and adopt new intervention ...

    Combining forward osmosis and anaerobic membrane bioreactor technologies for raw municipal wastewater treatment 

    Ferrari, Federico (Date of defense: 2020-10-14)

    In this thesis, different studies were performed to investigate the combination of FO for the pre-concentration of municipal WW with an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) for the production of biogas. Firstly, a ...

    Communicative action in collaborative governance: striving for consensus to create knowledge and make collective decisions 

    Palomares Cano, Xavier (Date of defense: 2018-09-28)

    This thesis adopts Habermas’s theory of communicative action to explore how consensus-oriented actions contribute to knowledge creation and collective decision-making in collaborative governance processes. Through studying ...

    Compatir el mal. Sobre la justificación política del mandato de impedir determinados delitos en el derecho penal español 

    Valenzuela Saldias, Jonatan (Date of defense: 2012-03-05)

    La tesis trata sobre la justificación del mandato de impedir determinados delitos contenido en el artículo 450.1 del CP español. Para ello se utiliza una perspectiva de filosofía política. Se propone una justificación ...

    Competencia multicultural en educación artística. Contextos y perspectivas de futuro en la formación de las maestras y los maestros 

    Vallès Villanueva, J. (Joan) (Date of defense: 2005-06-28)

    Entendemos que desde el área de Educación Artística podemos trabajar el arte de cientos de culturas y en cualquier momento de la historia, un aspecto que nos permite sensibilizar al alumnado hacia la comprensión de las ...

    Competitiveness and performance measurements for outdoor hospitality park businesses: focusing on resource and capability strategies 

    Grande, Kévin (Date of defense: 2022-07-18)

    This doctoral thesis studies competitiveness and performance as complementary but distinct elements in strategic management. From the point of view of the literature review in hospitality management, this research shows ...

    Competitivitat del turisme religiós en el marc contemporani. Els espais sagrats i el turisme 

    Aulet Serrallonga, Sílvia (Date of defense: 2012-11-16)

    The main aim is to define the concept of religious tourism in order to understand the complex nature of this phenomenon. Firstly, we analyze the concept of sacred, and especially the relationship with sacred spaces as main ...

    Complicacions perioperatòries de l’adrenalectomia laparoscòpica. Experiència a la província de Girona 

    Delisau-Puig, Olga (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)

    INTRODUCTION: Adrenal masses are one of the most common tumors, being incidentally diagnosed in 5% of patients undergoing imaging tests. Until the beginning of the 1990s, all adrenal surgical treatment was performed through ...

    Comportamientos de riesgo en la adolescencia: paralelismos entre el uso del casco y el uso del preservativo 

    Cunill Olivas, Mònica (Date of defense: 2009-02-12)

    Un gran quantitat de problemàtiques associades a la mortalitat i morbiditat dels adolescents és poden prevenir (per exemple els accidents de circulació i el VIH). Aquests problemes de salut tenen a veure amb factors ...

    Comportamientos de riesgo para la salud y calidad de vida en adolescentes escolarizados 

    Vilugrón Aravena, Fabiola Pamela (Date of defense: 2018-11-07)

    The main objective of this research is to determine the association of different Health Risk Behaviours (HRB's) with the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in a sample of 550 adolescents attending school, aged 15 to ...