Segarra-Queralt, Maria (Date of defense: 2023-11-22)
This doctoral thesis presents two different computational approaches to explore mechanistically chondrocyte dysregulation and identify biomarkers, to better understand patient stratification systems ...
Księżopolska, Ewa (Date of defense: 2021-07-05)
This project was set out to broaden our knowledge of the processes driving the emergence of antifungal drug resistance in an opportunistic yeast pathogen Candida glabrata. More precisely, we sought to ...
Swenson, Benjamin J. (Date of defense: 2021-10-01)
During the Peninsular War (1808-1814) the Spanish launched an unprecedented guerrilla insurgency that undermined Napoleon’s grip on that state. The advent of this novel and illegal “system” of warfare ...
Llopart Babot, Sandra (Date of defense: 2023-03-14)
This PhD thesis presents a descriptive approach to the translation and reception of African American women’s literature in Spain. My research starts by examining the original conditions of production ...
Hoffmann, Tobias (Date of defense: 2021-04-08)
The splicing regulatory protein RBM10 is frequently mutated in bladder carcinomas. Analysis of RNA sequencing data of 476 bladder tumours (UROMOL) identified 469 alternative splicing (AS) events ...
Soldevila Domènech, Natàlia (Date of defense: 2023-10-05)
Les intervencions que milloren l’estil de vida (dieta, exercici físic i entrenament cognitiu) poden frenar el declivi cognitiu en persones a risc de demència. En el context d’intervencions en l’estil de ...
Cardona Valles, Mariona (Date of defense: 2020-12-16)
This work argues that in mineral exploitation we encounter recurring forms of violence, referred to as “mineral violence”. This mineral violence is perpetrated by industries, armed groups, criminal ...
Cabrero Daniel, Beatriz (Date of defense: 2022-01-12)
Computer-generated crowds are becoming more and more frequent in films, video games and safety assessment applications. Many crowd simulation algorithms exist to address the needs of this diverse range ...
Zhou, Sirui (Date of defense: 2021-09-20)
As one of the Four Great Classical Novels in China, Hong Lou Meng (HLM) marks the summit of classical Chinese literature. The present research proposes a multilingual approach by bringing into comparison ...
Della Valle, Fabio (Date of defense: 2021-11-29)
This thesis presents a study of blockchain impacts for supply chain (SC) application. By conducting explorative research, the thesis presents a grounded theory analysis based on eighteen interviews with ...