Untangling chromatin: investigating the role of transcription, supercoiling and topoisomerases in genome organization 

    Martín de Dios, Laura (Fecha de defensa: 2024-05-06)

    La organización del genoma en células mamíferas sigue siendo en gran parte desconocida. Un nivel fundamental de organización se considera el bucle de cromatina, que consiste en una región de ADN atrapada en el interior ...

    Unveiling new molecular Opisthokonta diversity : A perspective from evolutionary genomics 

    López Escardó, David (Fecha de defensa: 2018-01-15)

    Opisthokonta is an eukaryotic supergroup that contains Metazoa, Fungi and their unicellular relatives. Therefore, this group provides an ideal framework to study distinct unicellular-multicellular transitions, among them, ...

    Unveiling the molecular and behavioral properties of hindbrain rhombomere centers 

    Belmonte Mateos, Carla (Fecha de defensa: 2022-02-03)

    Precise regulation of neurogenesis is achieved by differentially allocating the neurogenic competence along the tissue. In the hindbrain proneural gene expression is stereotypically confined in segment boundary-adjacent ...

    Unveiling the role of Her9/Notch pathway in the maintenance of stemness in the hindbrain boundaries 

    Engel-Pizcueta, Carolyn (Fecha de defensa: 2023-04-28)

    The generation of cell diversity in the embryonic brain relies on the balance between cell proliferation and differentiation. The hindbrain boundary cells specify at the interface between adjacent compartments. Boundary ...

    Urban environment, air pollution and childhood growth and obesity 

    De Bont, Jeroen (Fecha de defensa: 2020-12-11)

    Understanding the determinants of childhood obesity has never been more urgent given the high levels across the world. It is increasingly recognized that the urban environment may affect childhood growth and obesity, and ...

    Urban environment, transport behaviours, and health 

    Avila-Palencia, Ione (Fecha de defensa: 2018-11-21)

    Urban environments are very complex systems with a myriad of factors intricately related. Built environment, transport, physical activity and sedentary behaviours, air pollution, and social contacts and feelings of loneliness ...

    Urban Fabric Designed for Diversity: How the Structure of Great European Cities Influences Attitudes and Behavior 

    Kent, Jonathan (Fecha de defensa: 2023-11-27)

    Urban design influences how we go about our lives and even how we feel about our neighbors. Using data from the Copernicus Urban Atlas, I find that residents of cities across Europe that have more continuous urban fabric ...

    Urban renewal and health : the effects of the Neighbourhoods Law on health and health inequalities in Barcelona 

    Mehdipanah, Roshanak (Fecha de defensa: 2014-05-23)

    Urban renewal interventions aim to improve physical infrastrucutres, promote social integration and increase economic gains. However, they also have the potential to improve the wellbeing of residents. The objective of ...

    Urbanismo moral: La destrucción de los bajos fondos de Barcelona a principios de siglo XX: Similitudes y diferencias con el Vieux Port de Marsella 

    Marín, Celia (Fecha de defensa: 2018-01-29)

    Press reports and stories about the idea of the asocial have taken place successively in Barcelona since the beginning of the twentieth century. They range from the Lliga Regionalista’s fear of the barbarians to the ...

    US Latina/o/x migrations, translations and routes of reception: an integrated critique 

    Cussel, Mattea (Fecha de defensa: 2023-01-23)

    The object of study of this thesis is a special case of translation: the Anglophone literature of writers of Caribbean or Latin American origin in the United States translated into Spanish. This case is special because of ...

    Use of mouse models to establish genotype-phenotype correlations in Williams-Beuren syndrome 

    Segura Puimedon, Maria (Fecha de defensa: 2012-11-20)

    Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by the common deletion of 26-28 contiguous genes in the 7q11.23 region, which poses difficulties to the establishment of genotype-phenotype correlations. ...

    The Use of Twitter in online political communication: Barcelona en Comú case study during 2015 city council election 

    García-Carretero, Lucía (Fecha de defensa: 2019-10-25)

    This thesis aims to analyse the use of digital networks as a tool for electoral communication by new political organisations. Thus, the research study is focused on Barcelona 2015 city council election and the political ...

    User behavior in microblogs with a cultural emphasis 

    García-Gavilanes, Ruth Olimpia (Fecha de defensa: 2015-02-26)

    The main objective of this thesis is to carry out a multidisciplinary study of the behavior of microblog users. To that end we first explore several user behavior patterns employing data mining techniques. Then we use ...

    User involvement in FTTH deployments as a key to success 

    Domingo Vilar, Albert (Fecha de defensa: 2015-11-26)

    Les connexions de banda ampla estan esdevinguent un servei essencial per a qualsevol llar. Estar connectat a més de 100Mbps, a 1Gbps, o a 10Gbps, és més un problema econòmic que no pas un de tecnològic. Aquesta Tesi té com ...

    Using annotated discourse information of a RST Spanish-Chinese treebank for translation and language learning tasks 

    Cao, Shuyuan (Fecha de defensa: 2018-11-09)

    As one of the essential elements for Natural Language Processing (NLP), discourse has called much attention during recent years. Many studies explore the role of how discourse elements affect in different NLP research ...

    Using deep mutagenesis to understand genetic and physical interactions 

    Domingo Espinós, Júlia (Fecha de defensa: 2020-02-21)

    The first aim of this thesis was to tackle a core question in biology—to understand how large numbers of mutations combine together to influence phenotypes. In order to do so, we built a combinatorially-complete library ...

    Using EEG-based BCI settings and brain-state dependent stimulation as research tools for hypothesis-testing in cognitive neuroscience: a test-bench for brain-behavioural 

    Vigué-Guix, Irene (Fecha de defensa: 2022-07-19)

    Spontaneous oscillations in the alpha band (α, 8–12 Hz) reflect ongoing fluctuations in cortical excitability. Several theoretical frameworks and empirical studies have supported the notion that distinct features of ...

    Using patient reported outcomes (PROs) to improve recognition of common mental disorders in primary care 

    Olariu, Elena (Fecha de defensa: 2016-01-12)

    The main objective of this thesis was to generate evidence on the recognition of common mental disorders (mood and anxiety disorders) in non-specialized healthcare settings and to explore solutions for its improvement. We ...

    Using the hands to embody prosody boosts phonological learning in a foreign language 

    Baills, Florence (Fecha de defensa: 2022-01-21)

    Prosodic features of language such as prominence, melody, and rhythm, are frequently embodied by hand movements in face-to-face communication. However, little is known on the role of embodied techniques encoding the ...

    Using virtual reality to train public speaking skills in a secondary school setting 

    Valls-Ratés, Ïo (Fecha de defensa: 2023-05-05)

    Training adolescent students to speak in public is crucial for the development of their oral competence but also beneficial for their social abilities, as it empowers them to engage in learning opportunities among their ...