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    Potencias de lo virtual. Estética del acontecimiento en el cine analógico, electrónico y digital 

    Pérez-Pamies, Daniel (Date of defense: 2025-07-14)

    ENG- : A film breaks down, a frame freezes or holes, dirt or scratch particles appear, a fold crosses the screen, or an image dissolves in a magma of pixels. All these are just a few examples of the accidents that can ...

    La arquitectura de la responsabilidad civil extracontractual: estructura, funciones y errores 

    Reyes Garcés, Henry Mauricio (Date of defense: 2025-07-10)

    ENG- The thesis examines tort law from a legal and philosophical perspective, interpreting it as a legal artifact whose architecture should considers its normative structure, functions, and the errors that may arise in its ...

    Genetic diagnosis of inherited arrhythmogenic syndromes and sudden cardiac death in pediatrics 

    Martínez-Barrios, Estefanía (Date of defense: 2025-07-08)

    ENG- Sudden death in children and young people is rare, but when it occurs, it is a devastating event. In many of these cases, even after a complete autopsy, the exact cause of death cannot be identified. Current evidence ...

    Unió seqüencial de múltiples dominis proteics in vivo i in vitro utilitzant trans-inteïnes ortogonals 

    Romero Casañas, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2025-07-08)

    ENG- Inteins are a type of protein that can excise themselves from inside a precursor protein sequence, joining the two ends (named exteins) forming a mature protein. This process is termed protein splicing. One particular ...

    Homonacionalisme i la matriu colonial del poder: una anàlisi de les estructures de dominació en les lluites de dissidència sexual i de gènere a Catalunya 

    Sadurní Balcells, Núria (Date of defense: 2025-07-07)

    ENG- The political discourses and practices surrounding sexual and gender diversity have undergone profound transformations in recent decades, shifting from marginalization to the articulation of demands for recognition ...

    Effects of wildfire and post‐fire salvage logging on insects with below‐ and aboveground life phases: cicadas as an ecological model 

    Tobella, Carles (Date of defense: 2025-07-04)

    ENG- Wildfires are becoming increasingly frequent and intense in the Mediterranean region, and the way we manage forests after fire—especially through logging to recover burnt wood—can have a significant impact on biodiversity. ...

    Function and structure of microbial biofilms in saline shallow lakes: limits and adaptations to environmental extremes 

    Boadella, Judit (Date of defense: 2025-07-07)

    ENG- Hypersaline lakes are extreme ecosystems with high salt concentrations, often shallow and subject to natural drying periods. Despite their high ecological value, they are threatened by climate change, which puts them ...

    Physical exercise-induced health benefits: the potential role of exerkine secretion and epigenetic modifications 

    Vasileva, Fidanka (Date of defense: 2025-07-07)

    ENG- The thesis findings indicate a more favorable cardio-metabolic profile in children who are more physically active, as compared to less physically active ones (Study 1). Interestingly, the current findings suggest that ...

    Optimització del procés de tractament actual dels pacients amb tumors localment avançats de laringe/hipofaringe: validació de factors pronòstics clínics de preservació d’òrgan i processament volumètric en la delimitació dels volums de tractament radioteràpic 

    Marruecos Querol, Jordi (Date of defense: 2025-07-07)

    ENG- This study analyzes the treatment of locally advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal tumors, focusing on two key areas: the validation of the TALK protocol and the use of the Smoothing tool in radiotherapy. - Validation ...

    Transformative insights and evolving roles of women managers in Iran’s tourism industry 

    Moghaddam, Parastoo (Date of defense: 2025-07-04)

    ENG- The thesis consists of three research articles: two research papers and one research note. It examines the transformative impacts of tourism leadership roles on Iranian women managers, the evolving trajectories of ...

    Perceptions and career goals of undergraduate tourism students 

    Ortiz Zurita, María José (Date of defense: 2025-07-03)

    ENG- The first article explored the perceptions and career goals of undergraduate tourism students, before and during the pandemic COVID-19, at the Universidad Estatal de Milagro, in Milagro, Ecuador. The study is based ...

    Models basats en agents com a eina per a una gestió de l'aigua urbana centrada en l'usuari 

    Vidal Lamolla, Pol (Date of defense: 2025-07-04)

    ENG- Managing urban water has always been a challenge, but today it’s more complex than ever due to climate change and the growing links between water and other areas such as energy, the economy, and lifestyle. It's no ...

    miRNAs as biomarkers and modulators in asymptomatic carotid stenosis: diagnosis, prognosis, and plaque vulnerability 

    Carballo Perich, Laia (Date of defense: 2025-07-04)

    ENG-This thesis investigates microRNAs (miRNAs), small RNA molecules involved in gene regulation, as potential non-invasive biomarkers to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of ACAS. Because miRNAs are stable and detectable ...

    Recursos psicométricos para la evaluación del funcionamiento familiar y de la interacción de niños ecuatorianos con sus figuras de apego 

    Ramírez Morales, Karina Rosibel (Date of defense: 2025-07-03)

    ENG- This doctoral thesis focuses on the validation of psychometric instruments to assess family functioning and the quality of interaction between preschool-aged children and their attachment figures in the Ecuadorian ...

    Elementos y herramientas de decisión para la conservación y manejo de paisajes altamente transformados. El caso del Bosque Modelo Risaralda (Risaralda, Colombia) 

    Rodriguez Pineda, John Mario (Date of defense: 2025-06-25)

    ENG- The Model Forests are a platform for action for sustainable landscapes, which was born in Canada and after the Rio de Janeiro Meeting expanded throughout the world. This platform, in Colombia, has existed in a single ...

    La introducció de la raó d'estat a la monarquia hispànica: l'obra de Jaume Rebullosa, O.P. 

    Roig Pepa, Ivette Regina (Date of defense: 2025-06-30)

    This work offers a study of the Dominican friar Jaume Rebullosa (ca. 1560–1621), his work and his alignment with the tridentine program of catholic reason of state as theorized by Giovanni Botero. Through an analysis of ...

    Spiritual tourism: a Sisyphean endeavour 

    Wang, Shaohua (Date of defense: 2025-06-27)

    ENG- This doctoral thesis investigates the phenomenon of spiritual tourism in nature. It approaches tourism not merely as a form of leisure or entertainment, but as a deeply embedded human practice. Tourism is examined as ...

    Les habilitats i satisfacció vital dels adolescents en acolliment residencial: aprenentatges a partir del joc 

    Gallardo-Masa, Coral (Date of defense: 2025-04-11)

    ENG- Residential care for children and adolescents is a protective measure that offers an alternative form of care outside the family environment when it cannot ensure the well-being, safety, or proper development of ...

    Gestió de l’excel·lència i la qualitat en les escoles de negocis en un entorn disruptiu: un estudi empíric 

    Bagur, Llorenç (Date of defense: 2025-06-27)

    ENG- This doctoral thesis explores the key dimensions that determine the perception of quality in business schools in a global context marked by competition and disruptive changes. Through a systematic literature review ...

    A qualitative approach to CSR practices in Jordan's hospitality and tourism industry from the perspectives of stakeholders 

    Alsheyab, Mousa (Date of defense: 2023-11-24)

    ENG- The thesis focuses on corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in the tourism and hospitality industry in Jordan, which consists of four chapters that examine CSR practices from different stakeholders' perspectives, ...