Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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The human brain is undoubtedly the most complex product of evolution. Understanding how complex behaviour is generated by the intricacy of hundred billion of neurons and synapses fascinated scientists and philosophers for ...
The purpose of this thesis is to formulate a coherent history of Roussillon in the nineteenth century in an attempt to explain the causes for the weaknesses underpinning its Catalan cultural revival. In order to do so, I ...
La coordinació de la citocinesis amb la segregació cromosòmica és essencial per mantenir l’estabilitat cromosòmica durant la proliferació cel•lular. Tant en llevat com en cèl•lules animals, els ponts de cromatina en anafase ...
The main objective of this dissertation is to examine the consequences of bilingualism on speech production. Previous research has shown that bilingual speakers experience a cost compared to monolinguals in a variety of ...
The claim for compensation is a key tool in any legal system. Due to their ubiquitous nature, the calculation of damages for the infringement of intellectual property rights exhibits significant peculiarities. In its ...
Animals excel in skilled motor behavior, especially when compared to arti cial systems. Several adaptive and predictive motor control frameworks have been proposed to account for such performance, but the underlying ...
The purpose of my doctoral studies was to develop an algorithm for large-scale analysis of protein sets. This thesis outlines the methodology and technical work performed as well as relevant biological cases involved in ...
Genetically identical cells and organisms growing in homogenous environmental conditions can show significant phenotypic variation. Furthermore, mutations often have consequences that vary among individuals (incomplete ...
Esta tesis estudia, desde una perspectiva crítica, cómo el conocimiento experto y la autoridad del autor se construyen y legitiman a través de la estructura discursiva de los libros populares sobre gestión de empresas ...
La tesi consisteix en quatre assaigs sobre les causes i conseqüències de la intervenció del govern en l'economia, i un assaig sobre els efectes de la immigració en el país amfitrió. El primer capítol quantifica els retorns ...
This project was carried out in the Cell Signaling Research Group headed by Dr. Carme Caelles at IRB Barcelona. As a part of the research-line that deals with physiological and pharmacological (anti-inflammatory and/or ...
Cell growth and division requires delivery of new membrane and remodelling factors to the cell surface. In budding yeast, this involves actin-dependent transport of secretory vesicles to sites of growth, followed by ...
A pesar de las ventajas económicas que a priori ofrecen los medicamentos genéricos, su tasa de penetración en el territorio nacional no alcanza de cuota de mercado de los correspondientes productos de marca. Una de las ...
The present study examines the development of L2 fluency and rhythm in the extemporaneous speech of advanced EFL learners during a study abroad (SA) period, and the relationship between utterance fluency and rhythm and ...
The experiments described in this thesis report were aimed at studying the functions of Sox2 and Serrate1 during the development of the neurosensory elements of the inner ear. First, we have described the expression pattern ...
DNA damage is an ongoing threat to both the ability of the cell to faithfully transmit genetic information to its offspring as well as to its own survival. In order to maintain genomic integrity, eukaryotes have developed ...
This thesis includes three articles focusing on the dynamic interplay between leaders and followers. The first article revisits traditional areas of the leadership literature and builds on the emerging followership literature ...
Otic neuronal precursors are specified in the otic placode but interestingly do so only in the anterior domain of the otic placode, the proneural domain. In the present study, we have explored why only this territory has ...
Esta tesis proporciona evidencia empírica sobre el rol de las quiebras bancarias durante la Gran Depresión. En el primer capítulo, se presentan las vulnerabilidades previas del sistema bancario de cada estado como instrumentos ...
The focus of the research is on the role of Temporary Help Agencies (ETT) as intermediaries in the labor market. An ETT can be defined as a service firm that hires temporary workers and sends them out to do temporary work ...
