Srinivasan, Sundaramoorthy (Date of defense: 2015-10-02)
Human color perception is mediated by cone photoreceptor cells which mainly locate on the fovea of the eye. Bright light activates the photosensitive opsin pigments which are embedded in the outer segment ...
Bonet Gil, Enrique (Date of defense: 2015-03-26)
This thesis aims to develop a predictive control for irrigation canals to improve the management of water resources. Water is necessary for life and it is a scarce good that we need for drinking, in ...
Fontdecaba Rigat, Sara (Date of defense: 2015-12-23)
This thesis is about statistics' contributions to industry. It is an article compendium comprising four articles divided in two blocks: (i) two contributions for a water supply company, and (ii) ...
Madinehei, Milad (Date of defense: 2015-09-14)
Los aceros amorfos que contienen cantidades óptimas de cromo son muy atractivos para aplicaciones prácticas debido a su comportamiento frente a la corrosion. Estas aleaciones tienen extraordinarias ...
Mohammadi, Mahdi (Date of defense: 2015-04-10)
Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) integrated microfluidics has been a powerful tool for new developments in analytical chemistry. These microfluidic systems enable the miniaturization, integration and automation of ...
Pérez Sala, Xavier (Date of defense: 2015-04-29)
This dissertation formalizes the construction of multi-view 2D shape models from 3D data. We propose several extensions of the well-known Procrustes Analysis (PA) algorithm that allow modeling rigid and ...
Šijaković, Milan (Date of defense: 2015-07-20)
The aim of this thesis is the elucidation of the concept of architectural recycling as an environmentally sustainable alternative to demolition and preservation. More precisely, the research aim relates ...
Fernández Pérez, Ignasi (Date of defense: 2015-07-20)
Many reinforced concrete structures suffer damage due to aging and due to the environmental agressivity, thus affecting their serviceability performance and safety. Structural evaluation of a deteriorated ...
Azman, Nurul Aini Binti Mohd (Date of defense: 2015-12-22)
In this PhD it has been analyzed the antioxidant activity of five plants: Camelia sinensis, Gentian lutea, Betula pendula, Convolvulus arvensis and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. An Electronic Paramagnetic ...
Ahmed Nasreldin, Osama (Date of defense: 2015-01-26)
This thesis has been pursued in three papers whose nexus is the use of statistical copulas for the purpose of assessing dependence in the field of agrofood economics. The first paper aims at determining ...