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Fráguas Nobre, Guilherme (Date of defense: 2018-01-12)
The thesis relates the ‘creative economy’ with the ‘sustainable human development’, tracing a parallel between economic growth (e.g. GDP) and human development (e.g. HDI). The aspect of sustainability is addressed through ...
Guerrero Asorey, Luis (Date of defense: 2012-05-17)
Traditional food products (TFP) are an important part of European culture, identity, and heritage. The main objective of present research is to obtain a consumer-driven definition for the concept of ‘‘traditional food ...
Solans Margalef, Marta (Date of defense: 2019-10-14)
Diet is a key modifiable risk factor for several neoplasms, but evidence for lymphoid malignancies is still inconsistent. Previous epidemiological studies were mostly focused on single dietary components (i.e. nutrients ...
Paz Bermejo, Marco Antonio (Date of defense: 2022-05-30)
Background. The relative efficacy of antihypertensive drugs/combinations is not well known; Identifying the most effective ones, and the patients’ characteristics associated to best performance of the drugs will improve ...
Panosa Gubau, Anna M. (Date of defense: 2012-12-18)
Real estate represents a part of the portfolio of many investors and can be accessed from both the real and the financial market. The low efficiency of real market prevents from taking advantage of the value created through ...
Blasco Duatis, Marc (Date of defense: 2018-07-20)
Since researchers Maxwell McCombs and Donald Shaw published the seminal work of Chapel Hill on agenda-setting theory (AS) at the beginning of the 1970s, its academics have developed their investigations using two methodological ...
Marquès i Gou, Pilar (Date of defense: 2001-10-18)
Aquesta tesi té la intenció de realitzar una contribució metodològica en el camp de la direcció estratègica, per mitjà de tres objectius: la revisió del concepte de risc ex post o realitzat per l'àmbit de la direcció ...
Molina Rodríguez, Jesús (Date of defense: 2017-07-11)
The general objective of this thesis is to analyze if there is emotional labor in the tourism sector, as well as to study its possible causes and consequences. This general aim is concretized in three specific aims that ...
Teodoro i Sadurní, Jaume (Date of defense: 2017-09-08)
This thesis is an empirical study that sets out to explain entrepreneurial activity, based on a broad concept of entrepreneurship. The study is based on the development of logistic regression models for a dichotomous ...
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 ...
Marco Renau, Jorge (Date of defense: 2018-07-16)
This thesis revisits the problem of the tragedy of the commons. We analyze the role of social networks and social pressure as driving forces for the establishment and maintenance of cooperation in resource use under variable ...
Saló Mayolas, Albert (Date of defense: 2005-12-12)
Aquesta tesi doctoral estudia diferents aspectes sobre els habitatges a la província de Girona, combinant l'anàlisi sobre l'evolució històrica dels habitatges, el fenomen de les segones residències i el mercat d'apartaments ...
Alfranca Pardillos, Rebeca (Date of defense: 2014-06-03)
The main aim of this thesis is to study the expectations and preferences of the Catalan population regarding the public health system, and an appraisal of the influence played by factors such as age, gender, geographical ...
Arroyo Borrell, Elena (Date of defense: 2016-12-16)
The main aim of this thesis is to investigate the effects of economic conditions on health using advanced micro-econometric techniques applied to survey data. The dissertation examines the consequences of the current ...
Maynou Pujolràs, Laia (Date of defense: 2013-11-21)
The main aim of this thesis is to evaluate the reduction of economic and health disparities in the European Union from 1990-2010. Through different dynamic panel models, we show that in simple economics terms there has ...
Rigall i Torrent, Ricard (Date of defense: 2003-12-19)
Aquesta tesi utilitza l'anàlisi econòmica per a estudiar les hisendes locals, especialment els aspectes relacionats amb la provisió i finançament dels béns i serveis públics locals. Les hisendes locals, tant a Catalunya ...
Celma Benaiges, M. Dolors (Date of defense: 2011-11-21)
Socially responsible human resource management constitutes the conceptual-theory framework of the thesis. The results obtained from the empirical part show the existence of three clusters inasmuch as the application of ...
Coll de Tuero, Gabriel (Date of defense: 2010-03-15)
Objectius: a) avaluar la utilitat de la mesura de la pressió arterial a la consulta pel diplomat d'infermeria; b) establir quin és el punt de tall pel valor normal de l'automesura de la pressió arterial al domicili del ...
Vall-llosera Casanovas, Laura (Date of defense: 2010-03-08)
El percentatge de població immigrant a l'estat espanyol oscil·la al voltant d'un 14%. Les característiques sociodemogràfiques d'aquests col·lectius nouvinguts ha suposat una alteració en la utilització dels recursos públics ...
Espín Sánchez, Rufina (Date of defense: 2023-06-16)
Introduction: Hypertension is the common cardiovascular risk factor and affects 20 to 50% of the population. Treatment, with drugs or not, involves improving lifestyle. Olive leaf extract has traditionally been taken to ...