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Oyarzo Sardiña, Juan Fernando (Date of defense: 2020-12-16)
The female sports, both in high performance and in regular physical activity, is impacted by physical, psychological and social characteristics. However, there are still few studies that analyze injuries, pain and training ...
Bianchi, Tiago Luís Cardoso Ferreira Pinhanços de (Date of defense: 2021-02-09)
Melons (Cucumis melo L.) and peaches (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) are two commercially important fruit species in the European Union. The quality improvement of melon and peach cultivars is determinant to maintain and ...
Bernal Moyano, Jose (Date of defense: 2020-10-27)
The quantification of cerebral atrophy is fundamental in neuroinformatics since it permits diagnosing brain diseases, assessing their progression, and determining the effectiveness of novel treatments to counteract them. ...
Argudo Fernández, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-02-08)
This thesis shows how the metals of natural and anthropic origin change significantly the composition of the prokaryotic communities (mainly the composition of bacteria). The β-diversity is the most sensitive variable to ...
Pérez Edo, Esther (Date of defense: 2020-12-17)
This study analyzes the scaffolding of a set of six innovative compulsory education schools through the analysis of its structure, organization and educational projects in order to capture the uniqueness of the teaching ...
Uribe-Rios, Mery Yolima (Date of defense: 2020-12-03)
Generally, High Ability or Gifted individuals show spontaneous and natural performance in one or more domains. Thus, a High Ability student is creative, 2/2 curious and motivated to learn new things. Despite this behaviour, ...
Tosu, Dilara (Date of defense: 2020-03-06)
The dissertation explores individuals' attitudes towards redistribution. Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 present two dynamic theoretical models that are used to analyze the interrelation between education decisions and preferences ...
Palma Heredia, David (Date of defense: 2021-02-08)
The objective of this thesis is to develop and apply to a real case study a method to allow easier WWTP development planning and implementation of circular economy related processes in the wastewater treatment sector. In ...
Parramon Rubio, Pere (Date of defense: 2021-01-25)
Distinguishing between “marvellous art”, “fantastic art” and what we call “daimonic art”, the first objective of this doctoral thesis consists of elaborating a functional definition of fantastic art that brings together ...
López Avellaneda, Carles (Date of defense: 2021-01-27)
The main objective of this thesis is to offer local public administrations new management tools to help them in making their outsourcing decisions. The main body of the work consists three articles. The first article has ...
Puig Parnau, Maria (Date of defense: 2020-03-06)
This dissertation is built on the basis that during the first decades of the twenty-first century, it has appeared a diverse corpus of Catalan prose-works characterized by a new representation of both the imaginary and the ...
Latorre Luque, Jèssica (Date of defense: 2020-03-04)
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, involving a spectrum of disturbances mainly characterized by fatty acid infiltration and fat deposition in the liver ...
Gionchetta, Giulia (Date of defense: 2019-10-25)
Hydrological drought is a process of natural desiccation mainly due to large shortage of rainfall events. Reduced precipitations and prolonged droughts are spreading worldwide and threaten the integrity of aquatic ...
Zamora Bretones, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2020-11-20)
At the end of Middle Ages, Barcelonese authorities had extended their authority over areas which, in principle, were exclusive competence of the Church, such as charity, morality or education. This historical phenomenon ...
Dantignana, Valeria (Date of defense: 2020-12-03)
Selective oxidation of C-H bonds is an important reaction, as it can disclose novel synthetic strategies to get functionalized products through efficient paths. Nonetheless, due to the inert character of C-H bonds, the use ...
Quintana Püschel, Magaly (Date of defense: 2020-04-16)
This research explores the genesis of the Chilean Transfer Credit System implementation process by including the analysis of actions, agreements and projects that have allowed it to be installed in Higher Education ...
Úbeda Arias, Yulán (Date of defense: 2020-01-29)
The rating method is based on raters’ assessment on animal behavior by using descriptive items on a questionnaire. Some psychometric and pragmatic aspects have been translated into a fact that ...
Bouzguenda, Islam (Date of defense: 2021-02-01)
This thesis contributes to the current debate on the relationship between the participation of digital citizens in urban planning and social sustainability within the framework of the smart city concept. Recent studies ...
Souto, Laiz (Date of defense: 2021-01-15)
This thesis presents the study and development of distinct data-driven techniques to support event detection, fault location, and resilience assessment towards enhancements in power systems. It is divided in three main ...
Torre Ávalos, Galdric de la (Date of defense: 2020-11-30)
The thesis is an overview of vernacular literature produced in Naples in the opening decades of the 16th century, paying particular attention to the 1530s, when the Spanish poet Garcilaso de la Vega lived there. Written ...