Universitat de Girona: Recent submissions
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Integrated strategies for improved bioresorbable stents with silk: characterization, fabrication, and composite integration
ENG- This doctoral thesis explores the creation of next-generation bioresorbable stents (BRS) using an advanced manufacturing technology known as Direct Ink Writing (DIW). This technique enables the printing of a wide ...
Intention: knowledge, content, and metaphysics
ENG- In the articles that form the core of this thesis, the defense of a central idea regarding practical knowledge and the contents of intention justify the critical revision of certain widespread assumptions in the field ...
Exploring the use of Rh-catalyzed cyclization reactions for the functionalization of fullerenes
ENG- Fullerenes are spherical carbon allotropes formed by an even number of carbon atoms organized in twelve pentagons and a variable number of hexagons, being C60 and C70 the two most widely known fullerenes of this family ...
Untangling lineages: population genetics and phylogenomics of Auxis Rochei and Euthynnus Alletteratus
ENG- The Little Tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus) and the Bullet Tuna (Auxis rochei) are two fish species within the tuna family that are closely related to larger tunas. Although they have a lower market value, thousands of ...
Organic carbon storage capacity in different soil types of Girona Province under forest, pasture and rapeseed cultivation: implications for carbon sequestration
ENG- The soil is the upper part of the Earth’s crust that irrespective to its little depth allows the organisms life, is a water reserve and nutrients source for plants, owns high buffer capacity but it is not a short-term ...
Synthetic peptides that target key processes of Xylella fastidiosa and its host for the leaf scorch control in almond plants
ENG- Food security is critical for sustaining the growing global population, but it is increasingly threatened by plant diseases that lead to significant food losses. The frequency of emerging and reemerging plant disease ...
Impact of bio-reduced graphene oxide on the anaerobic transformation of emerging pollutants
ENG- Human society has developed around a central pillar that enhances our well-being, increases life expectancy, and improves health. However, while medicines have been instrumental in solving many health issues, they ...
La biblioteca escolar a l’educació secundària: un entorn d’aprenentatge per millorar la competència mediàtica i informacional
ENG- The research delves into the relationships between media and information literacy (MIL) and secondary school libraries within the Catalan context, incorporating the perspectives of teachers, librarians, and students ...
(Bio)monitoring of pharmaceuticals in the Mediterranean aquatic environment and interactive effect with microplastics. Insights from field and laboratory studies
ENG- Pharmaceuticals have been broadly detected in aquatic systems, including rivers, lakes, and coastal areas. Their widespread occurrence and accumulation in aquatic organisms have raised concerns about their ecotoxicological ...
Discursos y prácticas educativas en tres modelos educativos flexibles de una institución estatal rural de Cali-Colombia y su contribución al mejoramiento de la inclusión educativa
ENG- In this doctoral thesis, the educational discourses and practices developed around three flexible educational models (FEM) in a public educational institution in Cali, Colombia, are identified and analyzed, considering ...
Efectividad de la aplicación de un programa de intervención enfermera en el manejo de la ansiedad parental y el dolor infantil en el proceso quirúrgico de los niños que van a ser circuncidados
ENG- Spain is the fifth country in the European Union in terms of the number of Muslim residents, for whom a surgical intervention such as circumcision is part of their culture. Circumcision is the total or partial removal ...
El cançoner F: estudi codicològic i literari
ENG- The Spanish Manuscripts 487 of the National Library of France (Fa) and 381 of the Inguimbertine Library (Fb) form a single codex that tradition has designated with the name Cançoner de Carpentràs. Compiled between the ...
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 ...
