Evaluating success in macroalgal forest restoration: indicators for biodiversity and functional recovery 

    Galobart , Cristina (Fecha de defensa: 2025-02-26)

    ENG- Centuries of human activity have degraded Earth’s ecosystems. In response, ecological restoration has been increasingly practised to reverse this decline by re-establishing fully healthy, self-sustaining ecosystems ...

    Evaluation and comparison of advanced treatment technologies to enhance the removal of pharmaceutical active compounds from wwtp secondary effluent 

    Sbardella, Luca (Fecha de defensa: 2019-05-22)

    The presence of several pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) in water bodies has garnered increasing attention and worldwide concern. The effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are one of the main sources ...

    Evaluation of the role of Iran National Museum in the cultural tourism in Iran 

    Salek Farokhi, Omid (Fecha de defensa: 2019-05-27)

    There has always been a controversy in relevant studies about the role of the museum in the tourism industry, particularly in cultural tourism has always remained controversial in relevant studies. The studies which have ...

    Expectativas y preferencias en la utilización de servicios en atención primaria 

    Alfranca Pardillos, Rebeca (Fecha de defensa: 2014-06-03)

    The main aim of this thesis is to study the expectations and preferences of the Catalan population regarding the public health system, and an appraisal of the influence played by factors such as age, gender, geographical ...

    Experiencias adversas en la infancia y factores de riesgo asociados a la conducta violenta en adolescentes condenados por delitos violentos 

    Riera Campillo, Andrea (Fecha de defensa: 2025-02-25)

    ENG- Aggressive and violent behavior in adolescents is a complex phenomenon that requires a broad understanding. Individual variables, such as personality and temperament, interact with biographical variables, such as ...

    Experimental and analytical study of delamination caused by free-edges and matrix cracks in laminated composites 

    Zubillaga Eceiza, Lierni (Fecha de defensa: 2014-07-11)

    In the last decades, the use of laminated composites, such as Carbon Fiber Reinforce Polymer has increased in many industrial sectors. Different failure mechanisms different damage mechanism can appear in laminated ...

    Experimental basis for the control of plant diseases caused by Xylella fastidiosa using synthetic antimicrobial peptides 

    Baró Sabé, Aina (Fecha de defensa: 2021-07-30)

    Xylella fastidiosa is one of the most damaging phytopathogenic bacteria in the world, causing a variety of diseases with a major economic impact on agriculture and the environment. Until now, no therapeutic solution has ...

    Experimental characterization and numerical simulation of composite adhesive joints using the cohesive zone model approach 

    Sarrado Molina, Carlos (Fecha de defensa: 2015-06-11)

    The present thesis aims at developing robust numerical and experimental methods for the simulation of composite adhesive joints. Firstly, a new method for the experimental characterization of adhesive joints is presented. ...

    Experimental study of simple and multi-leaf masonry slender elements under compressive stress loaded parallel to the face 

    Llorens Sulivera, Joan (Fecha de defensa: 2020-10-21)

    The thin-tile vault is a structural system widely used in the Mediterranean area. The most spectacular development took place through modernist-style buildings designed by architects such as Antonio Gaudí o Luís Domènech ...

    Explaining the invasive success of the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki): the role of temperature 

    Carmona Catot, Gerard (Fecha de defensa: 2013-12-09)

    The eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) is one of the most widely distributed and invasive inland fish. It is known that it has not been established in northern Europe or upstream of rivers, where the temperature is ...

    Explorant la jove pagesia: camins, pràctiques i actituds en el marc d'un nou paradigma agrosocial. Estudi comparatiu entre el sud-oest de la província d'Ontario i les comarques gironines 

    Monllor i Rico, Neus (Fecha de defensa: 2011-10-21)

    The research has explored the reality of generational renewal in agriculture in order to understand the entry process, the agricultural practices of young people and their attitudes toward a new agrosocial paradigm. The ...

    Exploration into non-traditional risk factors of subclinical atherosclerosis in low-risk adults 

    Iglesies-Grau, Josep (Fecha de defensa: 2024-06-21)

    Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) manifests silently as subclinical atherosclerosis before a clinical event. Disparities in ASCVD risk, particularly among underrepresented ethnic and racial groups, ...

    Exploring the boundaries of aromaticity through computational analysis of excited states and complex molecular topologies 

    Escayola Gordils, Sílvia (Fecha de defensa: 2024-05-14)

    Aromaticity is a widely used concept in the prediction, design, and understanding of key aspects related to reactivity, structure, and properties of molecules. Linked to cyclic or three-dimensional molecular systems, it ...

    Exploring the reactivity of in situ generated metal vinylcarbenes 

    Díaz Jiménez, Àlex (Fecha de defensa: 2024-07-15)

    One of the primary objectives in organic synthesis is to devise novel methods for converting simple and readily available compounds into more complex and functionalized structures. In this regard, transition metal-catalyzed ...

    Exploring the use of Rh-catalyzed cyclization reactions for the functionalization of fullerenes 

    Castanyer Caballé, Cristina (Fecha de defensa: 2025-01-14)

    ENG- Fullerenes are spherical carbon allotropes formed by an even number of carbon atoms organized in twelve pentagons and a variable number of hexagons, being C60 and C70 the two most widely known fullerenes of this family ...

    Expressió escrita en nois i noies de cicle superior d'EGB. Estudi descriptiu sobre el producte escrit: un estudi de casos sobre el procés de composició escrita 

    Vilà, Montserrat (Vilà Suñé) (Fecha de defensa: 1996-10-18)

    La recerca sobre l'expressió escrita ha evolucionat de forma espectacular al llarg d'aquest segle. Si fins als anys 60 l'objectiu dels estudis es centrava exclusivament en les produccions escrites i en l'anàlisi del sistema ...

    La expulsión de extranjeros del artículo 89 del Código Penal: análisis jurídico penal y criminológico 

    Martín Escribano, Patrícia A. (Fecha de defensa: 2015-11-27)

    The aim of this study is to analyze, from a legal and criminological perspective, the measure contained in article 89 of the Criminal Law (Organic Law 5/2010 of 22 July, that modified the Organic Law 10/1995 of 23 November, ...

    Ética animalista y feminismo. Pensamiento filosófico y social en la España contemporánea 

    Vericat Torné, Marta (Fecha de defensa: 2024-11-22)

    ENG- The oppression and domination suffered by women and animals obeys the same pattern. There are many parallelisms in the treatment and moral categorization that affect both of them under the framework of the patriarchal ...

    F. Hölderlin i S.T. Coleridge: recepció immediata i influència de la Crítica del Judici de Kant en els poetes del romanticisme 

    Carbó, Mònica (Carbó i Ribugent) (Fecha de defensa: 2005-11-30)

    La tesi contrasta les conseqüències filosòfiques i la constel·lació temàtica de la Crítica del Judici, amb les manifestacions poeticofilosòfiques de F. Hölderlin i S.T. Coleridge. La font principal de recerca són aquelles ...

    Factores asociados al bienestar subjetivo en docentes chilenos 

    Herrera Barros, Camilo Alfredo (Fecha de defensa: 2023-02-17)

    Teachers are one of the main pillars of our society, multiple studies indicate that their subjective well-being is essential for a good performance of their duties. This research aims to identify the main protective and ...