Fugitive green-house gas emissions during biological wastewater treatment: investigating sources and mitigation strategies in laboratory and full-scale systems 

    Rodríguez-Caballero, Adrián (Fecha de defensa: 2015-03-20)

    The exponential increase of the atmospheric concentration of green-house gases due to human activities is responsible for the acceleration of global warming and climate change. Recently, scientific studies have pointed ...

    Funcions densitat i semblança molecular quàntica: nous desenvolupaments i aplicacions 

    Gironés Torrent, Xavier (Fecha de defensa: 2002-05-10)

    La present tesi, tot i que emmarcada dins de la teoria de les Mesures Semblança Molecular Quántica (MQSM), es deriva en tres àmbits clarament definits:<br/>- La creació de Contorns Moleculars de IsoDensitat Electrònica ...

    Function and structure of river sediment biofilms and their role in dissolved organic matter utilization 

    Freixa Casals, Anna (Fecha de defensa: 2016-02-18)

    The objective of this thesis was to study how sediment microbial communities in Mediterranean rivers used dissolved organic matter at different spatial and temporal scales. Results from the two field studies, showed that ...

    Functional Genetics of Suberin: The Role of CYP86A33 and StKCS6 in potato tuber periderm 

    Serra i Figueras, Olga (Fecha de defensa: 2008-12-12)

    La caracterització funcional de dos gens en la peridermis, la &#969; hidroxilasa d'àcids grassos CYP86A33 -candidata per la funcionalització del carboni &#969;-terminal dels monòmers alifàtics de la suberina- i la ...

    Functional genomics of the periderm: the biosynthetic gene FHT, the transcriptional regulator StRiK and the transcriptome deciphering 

    Boher Genís, Pau (Fecha de defensa: 2017-02-06)

    We have developed new molecular tools to characterize the FHT and StRIK genes in the tuber periderm. Regarding FHT gene, our results demonstrated that is induced very specifically in suberizing tissues what makes FHT a ...

    Fundamentos distributivos del derecho de contratos. El problema de la incertidumbre y del infortunio contractuales 

    Sánchez Rubín, José Antonio (Fecha de defensa: 2023-02-02)

    The purpose of this research is to present a distributive conception of contract law. For this purpose, in the First Part of the work, two theoretical approaches are critically analyzed that, despite their differences, ...

    Furthering social exchange theory in the study of resident impact perceptions: three approximations to the limits to tourism growth 

    Muler González, Vanessa (Fecha de defensa: 2020-11-25)

    This thesis links the limits of tourism growth and social exchange theory (SET) through tourism impacts perceptions of residents. SET has been the most widely used theory to explain the perceptions by residents of tourism ...

    Gamificació de l'aprenentatge a la formació inicial de mestres. Reptes, pistes i claus per a desbloquejar metodologies 

    Cornellà i Canals, Pere (Fecha de defensa: 2019-12-18)

    The research is focused on applying the gamification methodology to a subject of the mention in ICT to answer the question of whether it can be a suitable methodology to be used in the initial training of teachers. ...

    Garcilaso, Alfonso d'Avalos y el desarrollo de la literatura vulgar en Nápoles en la década de 1530 

    Torre Ávalos, Galdric de la (Fecha de defensa: 2020-11-30)

    The thesis is an overview of vernacular literature produced in Naples in the opening decades of the 16th century, paying particular attention to the 1530s, when the Spanish poet Garcilaso de la Vega lived there. Written ...

    Gaziel (1887-1964): un retrat ideològic: racionalitat, catalanitat i compromís 

    Cullell i Ramis, Josep (Fecha de defensa: 2014-11-21)

    Aquest treball de tesi repassa la trajectòria intel·lectual d'Agustí Calvet, a partir de la seva obra periodística fins al 1936, així com també a través de la seva obra catalana de maduresa. La tesi recull les polèmiques ...

    Genetic characterization of the Iberian populations of two invasive mollusks: zebra mussel and asiatic clam 

    Peñarrubia Lozano, Luis (Fecha de defensa: 2016-10-21)

    The zebra mussel and the Asian clam are two invasive aquatic species worldwide. Both species are present in the Iberian Peninsula for several years. However, introduction history and colonization routes of these two invasive ...

    Genetic diversity and population structure of the non-native Eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) in Mediterranean streams 

    Díez del Molino, David (Fecha de defensa: 2015-06-05)

    Mosquitofish is a small, voracious, highly fecund freshwater fish species originated from northeaster America, that was introduced worldwide to control mosquito populations. In this thesis we have studied the genetics of ...

    Genetics and transcriptomics of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC): new approaches to uncover molecular markers for its rapid identification 

    Camprubí Font, Carla (Fecha de defensa: 2019-07-26)

    The adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) pathotype could play a role in the course of Crohn’s disease. This is characterized by its capacity to adhere to and to invade intestinal epithelial cells as well as to replicate ...

    Geographical interdependent robustness measures in transportation networks 

    Rueda Pepinosa, Diego Fernando (Fecha de defensa: 2018-11-14)

    Most of transportation networks interacts with other to support our modern society way of life. The proper performance of interdependent networks depends on the normal operation of the networks that are interconnected. The ...

    Geometric characteristics of clouds from ceilometer measurements and radiosounding methods 

    Costa Surós, Montse (Fecha de defensa: 2014-10-02)

    Improving methods for automatic and continuous description of cloud has a huge importance in order to determine the role of clouds in climate and their contribution to climate change. The geometric characteristics of clouds, ...

    Geostatistics for constrained variables: positive data, compositions and probabilities. Applications to environmental hazard monitoring 

    Tolosana Delgado, Raimon (Fecha de defensa: 2005-12-19)

    Aquesta tesi estudia com estimar la distribució de les variables regionalitzades l'espai mostral i l'escala de les quals admeten una estructura d'espai Euclidià. Apliquem el principi del treball en coordenades: triem una ...

    Gestión de la diversidad cultural y del diálogo intercultural en Escandinavia. Estudio de casos y análisis comparado de Mångkulturellt Centrum (Estocolmo) e Interkulturelt Museum (Oslo) 

    Riaza de los Mozos, Mónica (Fecha de defensa: 2023-03-17)

    This research on cultural policy examines two organizations, Mångkulturellt Centrum in Stockholm, Sweden, and Interkulturelt Museum in Oslo, Norway. It bases its analysis on a context focused on cultural diversity and ...

    Gestión de la imagen de marca de destinos turísticos maduros usando herramientas online. El caso de la Costa Brava 

    Marin Rabiol, Jaume (Fecha de defensa: 2022-09-16)

    The marketing and promotion of tourist destinations have evolved exponentially with the passage of time and use of the internet. This change has generated different attitudes in tourists and altered how they consume ...

    La gestión de la innovación en las empresas de servicios intensivas en conocimiento tecnológico (t-KIBS) de Cataluña 

    Amores Bravo, Xavier (Fecha de defensa: 2015-11-16)

    The present thesis analyses data from 45 t-KIBS (Technological Knowledge Intensive Business services) of Catalonia that are provided with a minimum dimension and activity during the last few years to ensure certain capability ...

    Gestión del conocimiento en la co-creación de material educativo con y para estudiantes con altas capacidades 

    Meneses Ortegón, Juan Pablo (Fecha de defensa: 2023-06-20)

    The development of any process handles data. These data are generated from information that in turn generates knowledge. The ideal is that this knowledge provides the process with added value that allows it to improve, ...