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    Agricultural practices, biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by bats in Mediterranean crops 

    Puig, Xavier, 1975- (Date of defense: 2021-07-09)

    We study the effect of organic farming practices on several taxa in olive groves and vineyards. Sessile organisms show a stronger response to treatment, their diversity being higher in organic vineyards. Vagile organism ...

    Osteotomia percutània distal del primer metatarsià per a la correcció de l’hàl·lux valgus. Estudi experimental comparatiu de dues tècniques quirúrgiques 

    Navarro Cano, Ester (Date of defense: 2021-06-25)

    Hallux valgus is a frequent deformity of the first ray of the foot, with progressive abduction and pronation of the first phalanx. At the same time, adduction, elevation, and pronation of the first metatarsal happens ...

    Development of advanced methods to characterise the fracture behaviour of flexible bonded joints 

    Manterola Najera, Julen (Date of defense: 2020-07-16)

    Advanced joining technologies such as bonded joints play an important role to develop more efficient and durable structures. The present Thesis gives a step forward and proposes different solutions to characterise the ...

    A pragmatic approach to negotiation and co-construction of meaning in intercultural second language acquisition 

    Tro Morató, Teresa (Date of defense: 2021-07-06)

    This doctoral thesis focuses on negotiation and co-construction of meaning within a pragmatic perspective. We analyse chat and videoconference exchanges within the project Telecollaboration for Intercultural Language ...

    Desarrollo sostenible y derechos culturales. Contribuciones desde las ciudades y los gobiernos locales con la Agenda 21 de la cultura y Cultura 21 Acciones 

    Pascual i Ruiz, Jordi (Date of defense: 2021-07-06)

    The research studies the contributions that cities and local governments have made to debates, both locally and globally, on cultural rights and on the role of the culture in sustainable development. The research consists ...

    Aproximación a la Mara Salvatrucha 13 de El Salvador: origen, transformación y problemática de su tratamiento penal 

    Fuentes, Elsa Elisabeth (Date of defense: 2019-11-15)

    The dissertation analyses three parts related to the Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS 13) gang phenomenon in El Salvador: its origin, its configuration and the way it is being addressed from a perspective of law enforcement in that ...

    Optimització d'extracció de diluents no reactius en tintes / adhesius aplicats sobre substrats per a envasos flexibles 

    Ricart Ferrer, Josep (Date of defense: 2019-02-07)

    The reason for the writing of this doctoral thesis arises from the commitment adopted by COMEXI in order to put its products in the market making his products more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Is in this ...

    El pensamiento reflexivo, una competencia esencial en la formación inicial docente. Evidencias de una investigación-acción 

    Díaz Suazo, Erika Loreto (Date of defense: 2021-03-10)

    This thesis stated that the Reflective Thinking Teacher (PRD) competence can be acquired during the Initial Teacher Training (FID) process. Action research (I-A) was used, with a group of pedagogy students from a Chilean ...

    Una mirada sobre la comunitat de parla nord-occidental lleidatana. La representació social de la llengua i els sentiments lingüístics 

    Gràcia Damas, Annabel (Date of defense: 2020-10-26)

    A language may be a central element of a community’s identity, but the relationships established between the centre and the periphery of that community may vary with physical distance and the existence of administrative ...

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

    Camprubí Font, Carla (Date of defense: 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 ...

    Physical performance and hamstring injury risk factors during the off-season period in footballers: inertial flywheel versus gravity-dependent resistance training methods 

    Vicens Bordas, Jordi (Date of defense: 2021-06-16)

    The physical demands (high-intensity running and sprinting) of football match-play place footballers at increased risk of hamstring injuries. Some of the negative effects of a hamstring injury such as neuromuscular ...

    Electrical stimulation of the medial forebrain bundle as a potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease: effects on molecular markers in rodent model 

    Puig Parnau, Irene (Date of defense: 2021-06-01)

    Electrical stimulation of deep brain areas has been suggested as a novel approach to restore memory circuits in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Previous studies from our group have demonstrated that rewarding stimulation of the ...

    El Programa de Suport a l’Autonomia a la Pròpia Llar: possibilitats i propostes de millora per potenciar la vida independent de les persones amb discapacitat intel·lectual a Catalunya 

    Jiménez Fernández, Beatriz (Date of defense: 2021-06-28)

    This doctoral thesis focuses on an analysis of the processes of support for the independent life of people with intellectual disabilities from a legislative perspective from the Spanish State level, more specifically; since ...

    Estudio de la influencia de los factores ambientales en el comportamiento de la unión adhesiva entre hormigón y barras FRP NSM 

    Duran Sureda, Imma (Date of defense: 2021-05-11)

    NSM strengthening technique under the influence of temperature and relative humidity, in which the interaction between materials involved is analyzed, is studied in this PhD. Therefore, this work is aimed at contributing ...

    L’empoderament de les persones joves amb mesura de convivència en grup educatiu de medi obert. Anàlisi de la tasca socioeducativa i disseny d’estratègies per a la intervenció en el sistema de justícia juvenil 

    Trull Oliva, Carme (Date of defense: 2021-06-30)

    The present work investigates the empowerment processes of young people who have complied with the judicial ruling of living in an open educational group in Catalonia for having committed crimes of child-to-parent violence, ...

    Estudi de la incidència del GPS en la qualitat de vida de les cuidadores i les persones amb malaltia d’Alzheimer 

    Ribas Miquel, Gloria (Date of defense: 2021-04-29)

    GPS is an invention that allows us to know the position for people with disorientation and track it in motion, making it easier to find them in case of loss. The study used a combined methodology quantitative and qualitative. ...

    Mental disorders among Spanish university students: a longitudinal study 

    Ballester Coma, Laura (Date of defense: 2021-05-31)

    The objectives were to estimate the frequency of mental disorders among Spanish university students, their association with role impairment and the use of treatment. Also, to identify risk and protective factors. The thesis ...

    The legal protection of forests in international environmental law, shortcomings and comparative analysis. 

    Mugadza, Alois Aldridge (Date of defense: 2021-03-12)

    The thesis will investigate how the existing international environmental law relates to forest protection and what are the issues that have hampered the making of an important instrument for forest protection since forests’ ...

    The relevance of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in obesity and adipose tissue physiology 

    Comas Vila, Ferran (Date of defense: 2021-05-14)

    Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), regarded as the third gasotransmitter, plays diverse physiological and pathological roles in the body along with another two gasotransmitters, including nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO). ...

    Análisis de la ejecución de las medidas penales alternativas desde una perspectiva de género 

    Vasilescu, Cristina (Date of defense: 2021-01-29)

    The main goal of this PhD dissertation is analyse the implementation of community sentences in Catalonia from a gender-responsive and criminological approach. For this a mixed methodology is used. Firstly, is carried out ...