Solorzano Soria, Ana Maria (Date of defense: 2020-03-05)
In some types of fire, namely, smoldering fires or involving polymers without flame, gases and volatiles appear before smoke is released. Most of the fatalities registered for fires, are caused due to ...
Villanova de Benavent, Cristina (Date of defense: 2015-12-11)
Ni-bearing Mg-phyllosilicates (commonly known as garnierites) are significant ore minerals in many Ni-laterite deposits worldwide. However, the characterisation of these mineral phases is complex, as ...
Benítez i Porras, Francesc (Date of defense: 2016-01-29)
Plasma Polymerization is a novel technique for the preparation of polymer-like thin film coatings at low temperatures onto almost any type of substrates: plastic, metal, semiconductors, wood, textile ...
González Tarragó, Víctor (Date of defense: 2019-07-11)
This thesis is a study on the integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loading rates. Regarding the binding partners, here we demonstrate an alternative and counter-intuitive ...
Sánchez Castañeda, Cristina (Date of defense: 2009-11-27)
La enfermedad de Parkinson (EP), la enfermedad de Parkinson con Demencia (EPD) y la Demencia con Cuerpos de Lewy (DCL) presentan una alteración del metabolismo de la alfa-sinucleína que provoca la ...
Suñé Simon, Marc (Date of defense: 2016-11-25)
Brownian motion refers to the random movement that undergo mesosized particles suspended in a simple sol- vent. Einstein’s probabilistic approach to the Brownian motion is founded on the principal that ...
Gavara i Casas, Núria (Date of defense: 2007-02-22)
THESIS SUMMARY:<br/><br/>GENERAL AIM<br/><br/>The general aim of this thesis was to study the generation of contractile force by human alveolar epithelial cells in culture in response to biochemical or ...
Brotons, Lluís (Date of defense: 2000-02-03)
The main objective of this thesis is to analyse the variation in non-breeding social systems within the group of parids and to identify the main factors involved. More specifically, I studied the role ...
García García, Manuel Antonio (Date of defense: 2009-12-21)
Our genetic background plays a role in the way we face environmental changes and adapt our behavior adequately to the requirements of everyday life. The present research focuses on the role of three ...
López Pelegrín, Maria del Mar (Date of defense: 2015-11-13)
Metallopeptidases are major players in the physiology and pathology of all living organisms. Their exquisite regulation is therefore essential for proper function and to prevent misdirected temporal ...