Universitat de Girona: Recent submissions
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Desenvolupament i implementació clínica d’un nou dispositiu en tècniques d’inspiració forçada mantinguda en tractaments de càncer de mama esquerra amb radioteràpia externa per reduir la dosi al cor
ENG- The radiotherapy treatment for left breast cancer is widely described. One of the long-term undesirable effects of radiotherapy is heart disease, which often manifests as ischemia or myocardial infarction, especially ...
Voxel-based real-time global illumination
ENG- In this PhD we work in the area of real-time global illumination, proposing three algorithms which contribute to advance in this direction. There are several families of techniques within this area based on research ...
Educación sexual integral en Chile: barreras, oportunidades y desafios para su implementación en escuelas públicas y concertadas
ENG- This doctoral thesis follows the format of a compilation of articles and focuses on the multiple challenges faced by the implementation of Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) in the Chilean context. This format was ...
Development and application of new strategies to facilitate informed consumers' food choices
ENG- Food selection and consumption play a fundamental role in the health and well-being of the population. Various studies have shown that people make many food choices every day, and selecting conscious and healthy options ...
L’elastografia ecogràfica per avaluar l’elasticitat muscular en els infants amb paràlisi cerebral
ENG- Introduction: Children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) suffer from biomechanical changes in their muscles, causing excessive spasticity. These changes in muscle tone can be estimated by means of clinical scales or ...
Estudi de la malaltia ateroscleròtica subclínica en pacients amb diabetis tipus 1 de la regió sanitària de Girona
ENG- Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death and illness in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, the traditional prediction models for cardiovascular events, which are based on common risk ...
TGFβI gene promoter methylation as a biomarker of resistance to anti-HER2 therapies in HER2-positive breast cancer
ENG- HER2 positive breast cancer represents approximately 15-20% of breast cancer and it is associated with higher grade, more aggressive phenotype and worse prognosis. The prognosis of these patients has dramatically ...
Prospecció, identificació i relacions genètiques de les varietats d’olivera (Olea europaea L.) de Catalunya per marcadors moleculars tipus SNPs i SSRs
ENG- Biodiversity is the result and the expression of a historical, ancient natural process. It guarantees the well-being and the equilibrium of the biosphere. Additionally, it represents a possible primary source of ...
Analysis of the fracture properties of additively manufactured carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites
ENG- The primary objective of this thesis was to experimentally determine the elastic in-plane mechanical properties and interlaminar fracture toughness in modes I and II of Markforged® continuous Carbon Fiber reinforced ...
Creencias de la población española sobre la relación de sus aptitudes frente a su salud
ENG- Primary Care faces the challenge of promoting healthy behaviors in the Spanish population. Human behavior is complex since several variables can affect a person’s health and quality of life. However, by understanding ...
Bio-electro CO2 recycling into added value compounds: insights, routes, strategies and performance improvements
ENG- In recent years, the decarbonization of industry has emerged as a key strategy for fostering a sustainable and eco-friendly economy. One promising approach is the conversion of CO2, a major contributor to climate ...
Ética animalista y feminismo. Pensamiento filosófico y social en la España contemporánea
ENG- The oppression and domination suffered by women and animals obeys the same pattern. There are many parallelisms in the treatment and moral categorization that affect both of them under the framework of the patriarchal ...
Development of comprehensive non-target bioinformatics and chemometric tools for data filtering and management of mass spectrometry datasets and the chemical compound identification in environmental omics (proteomics, metabolomics, and exposomics)
ENG- Environmental omics is a valuable source of knowledge concerning the chemical compounds and biomolecules occurring in the environment and their molecular effects on the exposed biota. Mass spectrometry (MS), usually ...
Nanocelulosas producidas por un proceso de oxidación no convencional: interacciones y aplicaciones
ENG- The dependence on petroleum poses environmental problems and limits reserves, while the proliferation of microplastics affects health. This drives the development of renewable and biodegradable biomaterials. Cellulose, ...
Turismo y monasterios europeos: productos gastronómicos en las comunidades monásticas que siguen la regla benedictina
ENG- The monasteries and their gastronomic products have a historical and innate link, these sacred centers have preserved the art of monastic cuisine through the centuries, making products in an artisanal and traditional ...
Las relaciones entre un actor político híbrido y un partido político: el caso de Ciutadans pel Canvi y el Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (1999-2011)
ENG- The thesis explores the relationship between Ciutadans pel Canvi (CpC) and the Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) in Catalan politics between 1999 and 2011. Ciutadans pel Canvi emerged as a civic platform ...
Towards benefit oriented rehabilitation to make degraded lakes more resilient to extreme climatic events
ENG- The delineation of the current geological epoch as the “Anthropocene,” derived from the prefix “anthro-” meaning “human,” aptly summarizes the sheer magnitude in which humans have affected the biosphere. For many ...
A behavioural model for food tourism: an analysis of experiences on social media
ENG- Social media has grown over recent years, and it is unambiguously evident that it plays a significant role in tourist behaviour and destination decisions. In particular, when deciding where to travel or dine, people ...
Dansa social: anàlisi del concepte. Identificació i aportacions des de la vessant artística-escènica, social i educativa
ENG- Dance is a discipline that evolves and progressively broadens its scope of action. It stops having an artistic objective where learning, style, technique, and/or stage are involved, and it transforms into a tool, ...
Novel methodology for predicting delamination in 3D composite structures under multiple loading conditions and large process zones
ENG- The overall objective of this thesis is to provide a tool for predicting delamination in composite materials under different static and fatigue loading conditions in 3D structures. The methodology is intended to be a ...
