Agulles Simó, Maria Remedios (Date of defense: 2016-02-04)
This dissertation contains a qualitative case study research that takes an integrated facility services multinational as the setting, focusing on two services—catering and cleaning—in three subsidiaries—India, ...
Gil López-Areal, Alfonso (Date of defense: 2019-11-13)
Objective: To examine the outcome of root coverage and gingival volume changes, following the treatment of multiple recession-type defects treated with Vestibular Incision Subperiosteal Tunnel Access ...
Lidón Moyano, Cristina (Date of defense: 2017-10-06)
In Spain, two smoke-free laws have been passed after the approval of the FCTC. In 2005, it came into effect a smoke-free legislation (Law 28/2005). This law was a great advance for public health in ...
Aguiar Noury, Alice (Date of defense: 2020-10-08)
This doctoral thesis examines empirically the sport industry as part of the entertainment sector, focusing on European football, whose business competes with other leisure and sports activities in a ...
El-Akkad, Tarek A. (Date of defense: 2013-06-18)
The Mamluk period was the most exuberant in Egypt. It lasted from 1250 to 1517, a short period of only 267 years but highly dynamic in art and architecture. No historian has given a documented and ...
Bosch Canals, Begoña María (Date of defense: 2019-07-16)
Nowadays, there are approximately 10 million people worldwide with visual impairment due to corneal diseases. Currently, the main therapeutic solution is the transplant of a donor's cornea. The great ...
Recoder Fernández, Silvia (Date of defense: 2019-03-08)
Past research has suggested the potential benefits of forgiveness to overcome the negative consequences of experiencing interpersonal hurts. More specifically, forgiveness has been found to be very ...
Lucas-Taulé, Ernest (Date of defense: 2023-09-15)
Tooth autotransplantation has emerged as a promising alternative to dental implants for replacing missing or non-restorable teeth. This PhD project presents a compilation of four publications that ...
Romero Cortadellas, Lídia (Date of defense: 2023-09-22)
Iron is a biometal involved in many physiological processes that are essential for life. Iron metabolism is a complex and tightly regulated process both at the systemic and cellular level. Proper iron ...
Elmsmari, Firas (Date of defense: 2021-07-16)
Aim: The aim of the current study was to develop two formulations loading calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂) and Clobetasol Propionate into poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) biodegradable nanoparticles (NPs) ...