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    La teoria de la democràcia en l'Escola de Frankfurt: del projecte deliberatiu de Jürgen Habermas a l'eticitat democràtica d'Axel Honneth 

    López Rodríguez, Ivan (Date of defense: 2015-07-03)

    Horkheimer and Adorno laid the foundations of Critical Theory from three basic disciplines: economics, psychology and studies around the culture. The second generation of Frankfurtians authors (Habermas) clearly prioritizes ...

    Estudio de la satisfacción de pacientes y profesionales en un servicio de urgencias hospitalario 

    Fontova Almató, Aurora (Date of defense: 2015-05-19)

    Objective. To study the satisfaction level of patients, their companions and professionals at a hospital emergency department. Methodology. Cross-sectional study. Results. 285 patients and companions returned the ...

    Information theory techniques for multimedia data classification and retrieval 

    Vila Duran, Marius (Date of defense: 2015-07-09)

    We are in the information age where most data is stored in digital format. Thus, the management of digital documents and videos requires the development of efficient techniques for automatic analysis. Among them, capturing ...

    Analysis of cooperation and electron delocalization in intermolecular hydrogen bonds 

    Guillaumes Domènech, Laia (Date of defense: 2015-06-15)

    This thesis presents different studies on hydrogen bonds that occur between two molecules. It is because of the biological importance of DNA that the base pairs, and other compounds with similar hydrogen bonds as these ...

    Bioremediation of nitrate-polluted groundwater using bioelectrochemical systems 

    Pous Rodríguez, Narcís (Date of defense: 2015-05-28)

    The presence of nitrates (NO3-) in groundwater is a worldwide concern. The high energy demand and environmental impact of available technologies requires investigating new technologies. This thesis was focused on investigating ...

    Perceptual information-theoretic measures for viewpoint selection and object recognition 

    Bonaventura Brugués, Xavier (Date of defense: 2015-07-10)

    Viewpoint selection has been an emerging area in computer graphics for some years, and it is now getting maturity with applications in fields such as scene navigation, volume visualization, object recognition, mesh ...

    Linking river sediment physical properties to biofilm biomass and activity 

    Ann, Vannak (Date of defense: 2015-06-30)

    River sediments are composed by a variety of grain sizes which determine their permeability and biogeochemistry. The aim of this thesis was to test whether differences in river sediment physical characteristics generate ...

    Flora i vegetació a l'Alta Garrotxa 

    Viñas i Teixidor, Xavier (Date of defense: 1993-04-01)

    Hem dut a terme l'estudi de la flora i la vegetació de la l'Alta Garrotxa, territori situat a la part oriental de la serralada pirinenca que abasta aproximadament les terres compreses entre el curs mitjà del riu Fluvià i ...

    Optimisation methods meet the smart grid. New methods for solving location and allocation problems under the smart grid paradigm 

    Torrent-Fontbona, Ferran (Date of defense: 2015-06-23)

    The smart grid offers a new infrastructure for the management of energy demand and generation towards a sustainable future. Accordingly, there is the objective to provide consumers with a response capacity to stimuli of ...

    Morbilidad, utilización de recursos y costes sanitarios en la comarca del Baix Empordà 

    Inoriza, José María (Date of defense: 2015-02-27)

    Los sistemas de atención sanitaria tienden en la actualidad a migrar de formas de organización fragmentadas por líneas o niveles, que al mismo tiempo compiten e intentan coordinarse entre sí, hacia formas que integran todos ...

    Factors regulating the invasion of two Mediterranean anurans. The role of niche conservatism, species interaction and habitat selection 

    Escoriza, Daniel (Date of defense: 2015-03-02)

    Amphibians are a group in worldwide decline. The factors that are causing this decline are not well known, but could be multifactorial, related to the recent expansion of pathogens and habitat disturbance. One of these ...

    Adopción de estándares de gestión energética e integración con estándares de gestión medioambiental 

    Laskurain Iturbe, Iker (Date of defense: 2015-05-26)

    Se trata de una Tesis Doctoral realizada en la modalidad de Tesis Doctoral por artículos, con el objetivo de analizar, en una perspectiva comparada con relación a los Sistemas de Gestión Medioambiental, qué son y qué ...

    Las reformas a la Carta de las Naciones Unidas y las modificaciones que se han llevado a cabo desde su propia práctica 

    Romero, Yordanka Javib (Date of defense: 2015-06-12)

    Aquesta tesi doctoral té per objectiu analitzar els procediments jurídics utilitzats per les Nacions Unides i els seus Estats membres per a reformar o modificar la Carta de les Nacions Unides amb l'objectiu de contribuir ...

    Estudio de la rigidez arterial en arteria carótida y depósito tisular de hierro mediante resonancia magnética: relación con los factores de riesgo asociados al síndrome metabólico 

    Blasco Solà, Gerard (Date of defense: 2015-05-22)

    The aim is to demonstrate the utility of magnetic resonance (MR) for identifying subclinical changes associated with the metabolic syndrome (MS) that contribute to increased cardiometabolic risk. The effect of MS on ...

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

    Díez del Molino, David (Date of defense: 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 ...

    Desarrollo de un nuevo ensayo experimental para la evaluación de la calidad de uniones adhesivas entre componentes estructurales de composite para la indústria aeronáutica 

    Renart Canalias, Jordi (Date of defense: 2010-09-10)

    El uso de los composites en la industria aeronáutica ha experimentado un fuerte crecimiento en los últimos años debido a la utilización de componentes de composite que realizan funciones estructurales. A menudo, para ...

    Understanding the ecological success of two worldwide fish invaders (Gambusia holbrooki and Gambusia affinis) 

    Srean, Pao (Date of defense: 2015-05-29)

    This thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of the invasive success of two invasive fishes (Gambusia affinis and G. holbrooki). We reviewed four Internet databases and the literature to clarify their introduction ...

    Estudi de l'hemodinàmica intrarenal mitjançant l'Index de Resistivitat com a marcador d'afectació renal, risc cardiovascular i rigidesa arterial 

    Calabia Martínez, Jordi (Date of defense: 2014-12-12)

    Dins de les mesures en la ona espectral intrarenal, l’índex de resistivitat (IRI) és el més conegut i estudiat com relacionat amb la valoració de la disfunció renal i el seu pronòstic. Així mateix s’ha relacionat amb ...

    New robustness evaluation mechanism for complex networks 

    Manzano Castro, Marc (Date of defense: 2014-11-20)

    Network science has significantly advanced in the last decade, providing insights into the underlying structure and dynamics of complex networks. Critical infrastructures such as telecommunication networks play a pivotal ...

    Impactes biològics i característiques socioeconòmiques de la pesca recreativa a les àrees marines protegides de la Mediterrània: implicacions per a la gestió del medi marí 

    Font Payeras, Toni (Date of defense: 2014-05-13)

    La pesca recreativa és una de les activitats turístiques més practicades a les zones costaneres arreu del món, implicant a un gran nombre de persones i per tant una pressió sobre els recursos gens menyspreable, especialment ...