Universitat de Girona: Envíos recientes
Mostrando ítems 946-965 de 1980
Insights into the distribution and ecological role of members of the archaeal Phylum Bathyarchaeota. From the global to the local scale
The Phylum Bathyarchaeota is currently one of the most studied uncultured archaeal phyla. Bathyarchaeota are phylogenetically diverse, globally ubiquitous and especially abundant in marine subsurface sediments. Despite ...
Els factors GATA4 i GATA5 en la regulació transcripcional del gen que codifica pel canal de sodi cardíac (SCN5A)
The SCN5A gene encodes the alpha subunit of the cardiac sodium channel (NaV1.5), which is responsible for the influx of sodium ions through membrane of cardiomyocytes. Different evidences suggest that an aberrant expression ...
Ensayos sobre excelencia operacional: una interpretación evolucionista del papel de las tecnologías de la información y de los retos medioambientales
Lean practices have been associated with high firm performance in terms of productivity, quality and safety at work, and in fact there is still a long way to spread these practices in SMEs and support activities in the ...
Gaziel (1887-1964): un retrat ideològic: racionalitat, catalanitat i compromís
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 ...
Effects of global change on fish assemblages in Mediterranean streams
L'objectiu d'aquesta tesi és de'explorar alguns aspectes de l'impacte humà sobre les poblacions de peixos i altres components dels ecosistemes fluvials Mediterranis de Catalunya. Es va mostrar com els peixos del Riu Llobregat ...
Decision support framework for space-use optimization and arrangement of public services
The thesis concentrates particularly on how to enhance space-use in the case of public facilities. This issue has been approached by repurposing existing facilities and introducing additional services, thereby creating ...
Study of brain complexity using information theory tools
The human brain is a complex network that shares and processes information by using the structural paths between areas in order to perform a function. The connectome models the brain as a graph where nodes correspond to ...
La presencia de producciones etruscas en el extremo nordeste de la península ibérica: estudio arqueológico
This doctoral thesis is devoted to the study of the presence of Etruscan products in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula through the collection, analysis and interpretive synthesis of the data provided by archaeological ...
El aprendizaje autodirigido en la educación superior. Percepción de los estudiantes de grado de ciencias de la salud
Achieving this goal requires the use of participative teaching methods and the development of self-directed learning (SDL) curricula that help the student consolidate the skills that will be useful in his or her professional ...
Controls on the dynamics of riverine dissolved organic matter: insights from a Mediterranean river network
In river networks, dissolved organic matter (DOM) constitutes the major pool of organic carbon, and plays a key role as energy source and modulator of toxic substances availability. In this thesis, Joan P. Casas-Ruiz and ...
Nous formats en la comunicació de la química. Explorant el seu paper en el foment de la cultura i les vocacions científiques
Throughout this thesis I was involved in different science communication projects where research and innovation have been applied to improve existing proposals and exploring new formats without forget the evaluation of the ...
Arxius, memòria i drets humans
This thesis focuses on an aspect little discussed in searches relating to archives and historical memory : the use of archives as key elements of the policies of reparations for victims of repressive regimes and as witnesses ...
Informació i persuasió: en els orígens de la premsa catalana (c. 1500-1720)
The main objective of this thesis is to analyse public information in Early Modern Catalonia: its production, circulation and consumption from the end of the Middle Ages until the end of the War of the Spanish Succession ...
Derecho, muerte y matrimonio: la familia matrimonial en el Mediterráneo cristiano, desde la Antigüedad al final de la Edad Media
The thesis analyzes the evolution of family structures in the field of Christian Mediterranean, from Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. The first part focuses on the transition from an extensive family structure, ...
Fatty acid synthase expression and inhibition in triple-negative breast cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents 20% of breast cancer and patients receive only general chemotherapy. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is commonly expressed in TNBC and it is associated with poor ...
Desarrollo de modelos para el cálculo de uniones estructurales con adhesivos flexibles
The use of adhesive joints in industrial structural applications is currently growing. Nevertheless, the designing process is still a challenge for engineers because there is a lack of effective models to predict their ...
Diversity, dynamics and activity of Epsilonproteobacteria in a stratified karstic lake. Implications in carbon and sulfur cycles
This doctoral thesis studies the abundance, diversity, seasonal dynamics and activity of Epsilonproteobacteria in a meromictic basin of Lake Banyoles during three year cycles. We applied a complementary array of molecular ...
La pràctica educativa a través de l'aproximació dels fons de coneixement i d'identitat
The main objective of this doctoral thesis is to conceptualise educational practice from the theoretical and methodological perspective of funds of knowledge and identity. The thesis is organised on the basis of three ...
Assessment of wastewater phytotechnologies for the attenuation of emerging organic contaminants and development of innovative analytical methods for their determination
Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), like pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds, are continuously introduced into the environment. Some 2/2 have been found in water bodies, posing a risk on human health and ...
Estudi dels canvis promoguts per la cirurgia bariàtrica a nivell d'expressió gènica del teixit adipós subcutani i la relació amb la sensibilitat a la insulina
INTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery (CB) is the only treatment option that has proved capable of solving the DM2. In addition to the impact on weight and comorbidities, the CB has shown a great impact on adipose tissue. THEORY: ...
