A geometric study of abnormality in optimal control problems for control and mechanical control systems 

    Barbero Liñán, María (Date of defense: 2008-12-19)

    Durant els darrers quaranta anys la geometria diferencial ha estat una eina fonamental per entendre la teoria de control òptim. Habitualment la millor estratègia per resoldre un problema és transformar-lo en un altre ...

    A mesoscopic traffic simulation based dynamic traffic assignment 

    Linares Herreros, Mª Paz (Date of defense: 2014-04-24)

    In terms of sustainability, traffic is currently a significant challenge for urban areas, where the pollution, congestion and accidents are negative externalities which have strongly impacted the health and economy of ...

    A principal component method to analyse disconnected frequency tables by means of contextual information 

    Kostov, Belchin Adriyanov (Date of defense: 2015-07-10)

    This thesis arises from the need to deal with open-ended questions answered in different languages in international surveys. For every language, the free answers are encoded in the form of a individuals x words lexical ...

    Advanced numerical techniques for inverse problems in geophysics 

    Ortega Gelabert, Olga (Date of defense: 2020-12-18)

    This thesis presents an efficient methodology to couple Model Order Reduction techniques within the framework of geophysical probabilistic inversion problems. Accurate models of the interaction between Earth inner processes ...

    Analysis of the cardiovascular response to autonomic nervous system modulation in Brugada syndrome patients 

    Calvo González, Mireia (Date of defense: 2017-11-10)

    Brugada syndrome (BS) is a genetic arrhythmogenic disease characterized by a distinctive electrocardiographic pattern, associated with a high risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to ventricular fibrillation (VF) in ...

    Análisis composicional de la segregación socioespacial en la ciudad de Guadalajara, México 

    Cruz Sandoval, Marco Antonio (Date of defense: 2021-06-29)

    In recent years, rapid population growth and the accelerated urbanization of cities as a result of different economic, political and social forces have been accentuating the unequal distribution of the different socio-economic ...

    Análisis conjunto de múltiples tablas de datos mixtos mediante PLS 

    González Rojas, Victor Manuel (Date of defense: 2014-11-28)

    The fundamental content of this thesis corresponds to the development of the GNM-NIPALIS, GNM-PLS2 and GNM-RGCCA methods, used to quantify qualitative variables parting from the first k components given by the appropriate ...

    Análisis matemático del equilibrio en estructuras de membrana con bordes rígidos y cables. Pasarelas: forma y pretensado 

    Viglialoro, Giuseppe (Date of defense: 2007-03-14)

    Las membranas son estructuras (sin rigidez a flexión) que conforman una superficie en el espacio, con espesor mínimo. Se aproximan a una superficie geométrica y trabajan sólo mediante esfuerzos de membrana (de tracción) y ...

    Análisis y propuestas sobre algunos aspectos de la aplicación del diseño de experimentos en la industria 

    León Adams, Guillermo de (Date of defense: 2004-07-05)

    La memoria contiene algunas aportaciones en aspectos prácticos de la aplicación del diseño de experimentos en la industria. El material se ha integrado en cuatro partes que se corresponden con cada uno de los temas que se ...

    Aportaciones metodológicas al diseño de productos robustos 

    Grima Cintas, Pere (Date of defense: 1993-03-22)

    Se propone una nueva metodología que facilita la selección de los valores óptimos de los factores de diseño para llegar a una solución de compromiso entre la distancia al óptimo y la varianza de la respuesta, de acuerdo ...

    Aspectos estocásticos en la coordinación hidrotérmica a largo plazo 

    González Alastrué, José Antonio (Date of defense: 1997-12-19)

    El proyecto de tesis titulado "Aspectos estocásticos en la coordinación hidrotérmica a largo plazo" es el resultado de un trabajo de investigación enmarcado en el campo de la generación de electricidad y trata, más ...

    Assessing interventions to improve adherence to reporting guidelines in biomedical research 

    Blanco de Tena Davila, David (Date of defense: 2020-06-22)

    The lack of transparency and accuracy of research reports has been pointed out as one of the main factors causing research waste. Reporting guidelines (RGs) are sets of recommendations for authors on how to report research ...

    Assessing sustainability in cities : a complexity science approach to the concept of happiness for the urban environment 

    Papachristou, Ioanna Anna (Date of defense: 2019-12-16)

    Where we live affects all aspects of our life and thus our happiness. In recent years, and now for more than half of the Earth’s population, our place of residence or activity has been increasingly transformed into an urban ...

    Bayesian analysis of textual data 

    Font Valverde, Martí (Date of defense: 2016-01-18)

    En esta tesis se desarrolla, siempre con el enfoque bayesiano en mente, una metodología estadística para el análisis de datos discretos en su aplicación en problemas estilometría. El análisis estadístico del estilo literario ...

    CHROMA model for the information-driven decision-making process 

    Parra, Xileidys (Date of defense: 2018-05-10)

    The strong, progressive interaction between decision-making processes (DMP) and information technologies has led to breakthroughs in how business is conducted. These developments represent the advent of significant trends ...

    Column-generation and interior point methods applied to the long-term electric power-planning problem 

    Pagès Bernaus, Adela (Date of defense: 2006-12-18)

    Aquesta tesi s'adreça al problema de planificació de la generació elèctrica a llarg termini per a una companyia específica (SGC) que participa en un mercat liberalitzat organitzat en un pool. Els objectius de la tesi són: ...

    Composite endpoints in clinical trials : computational tools, practical guidelines and methodological extensions 

    Gómez-Mateu, Moisés (Date of defense: 2016-06-30)

    The conclusions from randomized clinical trials (RCT) rely on the primary endpoint (PE), which is chosen at the design stage of the study; thus, it is of utmost importance to select it appropriately. In RCT, there should ...

    Conjoint design of railway lines and frequency setting under semi-congested scenarios 

    López Ramos, Francisco (Date of defense: 2014-02-24)

    This thesis develops mathematical programming models which integrate network design (ND) and line frequency setting (LFS) phases. These appear in transport planning studies that extend an existing urban public transportation ...

    Constant effect in randomized clinical trials with quantitative outcome : a methodological review 

    Cortés Martínez, Jordi (Date of defense: 2021-05-27)

    The past decade has seen continuous growth in so-called precision medicine, due especially to great advances in the genetics. While applying it presently goes unquestioned in certain fields like oncology, it is more ...

    Contribucions a la microagregació per a la protecció de dades estadístiques 

    Torres Aragó, Àngel (Date of defense: 2003-09-08)

    Després de recollir la informació referent a les tècniques pertorbatives més rellevants de control de la revelació de microdades contínues actualment existents, l'objectiu general de la tesi és l'anàlisi i la millora ...