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Role of the species climatic niche on the insect-host system under drought episodes

Jaime González, Luciana A. (Date of defense: 2021-11-02)

En les darreres dècades, episodis climàtics extrems relacionats amb el canvi climàtic antropogènic han millorat la freqüència i magnitud de alteracions biòtiques, provocant la mortalitat mundial dels boscos. Particularment, ...

Role of the spleen in Plasmodium vivax: a reticulocyte-prone non-lethal malaria

Ferrer Almirall, Mireia (Date of defense: 2012-01-31)

“Plasmodium vivax” és el paràsit causant de malària humana amb més àmplia distribució i és responsable cada any de 100-300 milions de casos clinics, incloent algunes manifestacions severes i mort. P. vivax envaeix principalment ...

Role of the STAR proteins in early mammalian development and pluripotency

Dasti, Alessandro (Date of defense: 2020-01-22)

The molecular basis that sustain embryonic stem cell (ESCs) pluripotency and their differentiation in all the types of somatic cells is subject of intensive research. Recently, the potential involvement of RNA Binding ...

Role of the stress-dependent MAP kinase Sty1 and the transcription factor Atf1 in transcription regulation in fission yeast

Sansó Martínez, Miriam (Date of defense: 2010-07-02)

In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the MAPK pathway Sty1 is activated upon several stress situations, like osmotic and oxidative stress, stationary phase, UV radiation or heat shock. Since the modulation of gene expression is ...

Role of the Tousled like kinases in maintaining genome and epigenome stability

Segura Bayona, Sandra (Date of defense: 2018-06-22)

Histone deposition during DNA replication, transcription and repair ensures the faithful maintenance of genetic and epigenetic information. The histone H3-H4 chaperone ASF1 participates in both replication dependent and ...

Role of the transcription factor NFAT5 in mammalian cell cycle regulation

Drews-Elger, Katherine (Date of defense: 2008-11-07)

The transcription factor NFAT5/TonEBP belongs to the Rel family, which also comprises NF ÛB and NFATc proteins. NFAT5 only shares structural and functional homology with other Rel family members at the level of the DNA ...

Role of the transcriptional coactivator Crtc1 on hippocampal-dependent associative memory Papel del coactivadortranscripcional Crtc1 en la memoria asociativa dependiente de hipocampo

Chen, Meng (Date of defense: 2014-09-30)

La enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) es un trastorno neurodegenerativo y la principal causa de demencia en la vejez. El deterioro cognitivo en la EA se correlaciona con la disfunción sináptica y la pérdida de neuronas. Además ...

Role of the tumour suppressor pathway p53‐p21 in the regulation of metabolism

Pulice, Giuseppe (Date of defense: 2014-12-15)

Changes in diet and life style caused an alarming increase in the incidence of obesity, which is considered a major risk factor for the onset of the metabolic syndrome. One of the initial events in obesity is adipocyte ...

The role of the zebrafish tbx5 paralogues during eye, pectoral fin and heart development.

Pi Roig, Aina (Date of defense: 2018-04-06)

Tbx5 is a transcription factor expressed in the developing eyes, heart and upper limbs. Mutations in human TBX5 cause Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS), a condition characterised by heart and upper limb malformations. In zebrafish, ...

The role of top management in human resource management: a study in SMEs. El rol de la alta dirección en la gestión de recursos humanos: un estudio en pymes

Boada Cuerva, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-05-14)

Tot i que l'alta direcció és concebuda en la literatura com un stakeholder important en la funció de RRHH, hi ha una important manca d'atenció acadèmica en relació amb el paper que exerceix com a agent actiu en tots els ...

Role of Torque teno sus viruses during co-infection with other swine pathogens

Aramouni, Mario (Date of defense: 2012-10-29)

Los Torque teno sus virus (TTSuV) son virus ADN que pertenecen a la familia Anelloviridae y que infectan los cerdos. Son virus con genoma circular, de cadena simple, y hasta hoy se han descrito 4 especies diferentes: TTSuV1a ...

The role of trade partners' cohesiveness in the conclusion of interregional agreements with the European Union

Mas Elias, Jordi (Date of defense: 2018-10-26)

La Unió Europea ha esdevingut en els darrers anys un dels actors globals més actius a l’hora de liberalitzar barreres comercials. Des de la creació de l’Organització Mundial del Comerç i com a complement a la seva participació ...

Role of transforming growth factor β1 and d-dimer in horses with severe gastrointestinal disease

Argüelles Capilla, David (Date of defense: 2014-05-16)

Antecedentes: En los seres humanos, el factor de crecimiento transformante beta peritoneal (TGF-β) se asocia con enfermedades peritoneales y la posterior formación de adherencias. No hay estudios sobre las concentraciones ...

The Role of Translation in Foreign-Language Teaching

Artar, Pinar (Date of defense: 2017-09-26)

La traducció, un mitjà bàsic de comunicació, ha estat desfavorida i fins i tot ignorada en l’ensenyament de les llengües estrangeres. Aquesta recerca explora fins a quin punt les persones que participen a l’ensenyament de ...

Role of tRNA modifications in the synthesis of the extracellular matrix

Rodríguez Escribà, Marta (Date of defense: 2020-01-21)

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are key adaptor molecules that mediate decoding of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) into proteins by complementary pairing of their anticodons with mRNA codons. tRNAs that undergo adenosine to inosine editing ...

Role of trophic interactions between fishes, sea urchins and algae in the northwestern Mediterranean rocky infralittoral, The

Hereu Fina, Bernat (Date of defense: 2007-04-28)

The discipline of ecology is habitually divided up into a whole range of different specialities, and this thesis forms part of what is commonly known as "community ecology" (Diamond and Case 1986). To be more precise, my ...