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Romero Rivera, Adrian (Fecha de defensa: 2018-12-18)
Enzymes are the most efficient biocatalysts in Nature. However, biocatalysts in general are not capable of catalyzing reactions for industrial purposes. Hence, biocatalysts need to be engineered by introducing mutations ...
Rodríguez Hermosa, José Ignacio (Fecha de defensa: 2018-12-10)
A prospective study on 300 morbidly obese patients who underwent gastric bypass in the province of Girona with a follow-up of 5 years.More female (288/12), mean age 43.5 years, mean weight 118.7 kg, mean BMI 46.1 kg/m2. ...
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 ...
Moya Sánchez, Daissy Hatblathy (Fecha de defensa: 2018-12-18)
Purpose: To prove the incidence of online reputation in the occupation and profitability of hotels in Latin America. Methodology: Based on the information provided by the Hotel Chain GHL, financial and online reputation ...
Bové Masmiquel, Josep (Fecha de defensa: 2018-04-27)
To achieve a sand filter design that reduce its pressure loss, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tecnique was used combined with laboratory tests in a scaled filter using different filter media. The CFD models allowed to ...
Palomares Cano, Xavier (Fecha de defensa: 2018-09-28)
This thesis adopts Habermas’s theory of communicative action to explore how consensus-oriented actions contribute to knowledge creation and collective decision-making in collaborative governance processes. Through studying ...
Palomer Vila, Albert (Fecha de defensa: 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 intervention. The SLAM ...
Serra Albó, Xavier (Fecha de defensa: 2017-02-07)
Emili Saguer i Olivet: notari, polític i home de negocis (1865-1940) offers us the vision of an individual that lived during a very complex period. He was a notary in Girona, a prominent lawyer and a firm defender of the ...
Sinclair, Graham (Fecha de defensa: 2016-05-27)
Through a study of groups of Mods from different generations and geographical settings, I develop the idea that an analysis of their ‘signs’ is not enough. I argue that it is helpful to look at the very particular background ...
Chtourou, Mariem (Fecha de defensa: 2018-10-25)
This thesis evaluates different technologies for treating wastewater with high concentrations of PPCPs. Firstly, a state-of-art revision of advanced treatment technology for removing Triclosan (TCS) from waste water was ...
Comas Cufí, Marc (Fecha de defensa: 2018-10-24)
The present thesis is a compendium of three original works produced between 2014 and 2018. The papers have a common link: they are different contributions made by compositional data analysis to the study of the models based ...
Lin, Jiayi (Fecha de defensa: 2017-12-15)
This dissertation aims to understand the food consuming behaviours of international tourists in their long-haul travel. This thesis is presented as a compendium of publications, which the first one intents to build a new ...
Milan, Michela (Fecha de defensa: 2018-10-30)
The oxidation of aliphatic C-H bonds is a very powerful reaction because it allows the functionalization of inert C-H bonds, converting them into a suitable sites for further chemical elaboration. It also represents one ...
Manresa Matas, Alba (Fecha de defensa: 2018-07-09)
Human resource (HR) practices are possible contributors to a firm’s success. There is a pressing need for empirical research that addresses how HR practices contribute to a company’s ability to be creative and innovative. ...
Pérez Galmés, Magdalena (Fecha de defensa: 2018-07-27)
Adhesives have been shown to be an excellent solution for joining fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) components thanks to their capacity to redistribute loads, reduces stress concentrations and contribute to overall weight ...
Soto Masip, Albert (Fecha de defensa: 2018-09-07)
Fiber reinforced composite materials are nowadays used in several industrial applications that pursue structural weight reduction to reduce fuel consumption. The stiffness-to-weight and strength-to-weight ratios of composite ...
Serra Parareda, Jordi (Fecha de defensa: 2018-06-21)
Most of the different homogeneous reactions catalyzed by gold have been developed in the past fifteen years and stem from the ability of both Au(I) and Au(III) complexes to coordinate and activate multiple carbon-carbon ...
Vallicrosa Massaguer, Guillem (Fecha de defensa: 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 problems such as ...
Ferrer Ventosa, Roger (Fecha de defensa: 2018-09-20)
Artistic forms seem to be closely related to magical thinking, because of their use of symbols and representations, the creation of talismanic objects and the articulation of ritual practices. This link has fluctuated ...
Kassotaki, Elissavet (Fecha de defensa: 2018-09-07)
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) can pose a significant risk to the environment and human health, undermining prosperity. Current wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) cannot ...