This Thesis reports on the integration of different modelling techniques to construct a unified and better constrained conceptual model of structural evolution of the Pico del Águila anticline (External Sierras, Southern ...

Heteromeric amino acid transporters (HATs) are the unique solute transporters known to be composed of two subunits linked by a disulphide bridge. The heavy subunit (4F2hc or rBAT), a type II membrane N-glycoprotein that ...

Overall, this thesis aims at approaching macrophyte herbivory and community ecology from a behavioural landscape perspective. Our study system, the seascape mosaic of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows interspersed with ...

Organic matter and nutrients present in urban and industrial wastewater should be removed or valorised to reduce its impact on the environment. Conventional wastewater treatments are focused on the removal of these pollution ...

A proposta de pesquisa "A Diversidade sociocultural no âmbito da Formação de Formação de Professores: o caso da Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB)" circula em torno do que entendo como uma lacuna existente entre o ...

"Styela plicata" is a solitary ascidian introduced all around the world by ship traffic and seems to have many of the required features to become invasive. The main goal of this PhD thesis was to increase our knowledge on ...

O comércio varejista em todo o mundo se solidifica como um setor de extrema importância para a economia mundial. No Brasil, com a estabilidade econômica e o aumento do poder de compra dos consumidores, cada vez mais empresas ...

Sphingolipids are essential biomolecules for the physiological cell function. In addition to its structural role in cell membranes, these lipids have also crucial functions in signal transduction and cell regulation. As a ...

The thesis called “A network-based approach to cell metabolism: from structure to flux balances” shows how the vision of cell metabolism as a whole allows to unveil new mechanisms and responses impossible to reach by ...

Development of the posterior spinal cord involves secondary neurulation, a process poorly understood in which neural tube is formed by cavitation of the tail bud. Comprehension of secondary neurulation is required to ...