García Marcos, Eloy (Date of defense: 2018-04-05)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Several studies have shown that the combination of the different medical image modalities, such as the x-ray mammography and the magnetic ...
Buil Fabregà, Marian (Date of defense: 2017-06-22)
In today's dynamic environment, which is characterized by continuous and unpredictable changes, companies need new strategies to maintain their competitive advantage in the market, ensure long-term ...
Palomer Vila, Albert (Date of defense: 2018-11-26)
This thesis presents a SLAM algorithm using a multibeam echosounder, a new 1/2 underwater laser scanner for online 3D perception and two applications of this new laser scanner: inspection and ...
Llobet Martí, Bernat (Date of defense: 2016-09-19)
This thesis is a compilation of 3 articles, and the main focus of attention is the learning transfer mechanism. The first article explains the Rugby Attack Assessment instrument, a tool that assesses ...
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. ...
Hernández del Amo, Elena (Date of defense: 2019-10-04)
Nitrogen pollution in water is common in our environment, especially in places affected by agriculture and livestock, industry or wastewater discharge areas. Ammonium and nitrate are the most common ...
Vallicrosa Massaguer, Guillem (Date of defense: 2018-11-15)
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) true autonomy capabilities in complex unknown environments, have not yet been fully achieved because of the lack of online algorithms that can solve fundamental ...
Ortiz Álvarez, Rüdiger (Date of defense: 2018-05-18)
The microbial metacommunity of the Pyrenees mountain range has never been studied at the regional level. In this PhD thesis, the main goal is to describe the taxonomic diversity and reveal the ecological ...
Diaz Buitrago, Mireia (Date of defense: 2013-02-21)
The winter nesting behaviour of the Argentine ant seems to be intrinsic, and its success as an invasive species does not rely on a shift in social organization, nor on a shift in its mode of nesting ...
Panosa Roqueta, Clara (Date of defense: 2015-12-14)
The members of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) / ErbB family are prime targets for cancer therapy. However, the therapeutic efficiency of the existing anti-ErbB agents is limited. Thus, identifying ...