Escobar Rivera, Dalilis (Date of defense: 2019-05-24)
The objective of the present dissertation is to empirically identify customer delight in customer’s most memorable experiences in the context of tourism services. Specifically, the aim of the present ...
Gimeno Melià, Vicent Pau (Date of defense: 2019-01-21)
Pharmaceuticals are ubiquitous water contaminants that have shown detrimental effects on aquatic organisms at low concentrations. National authorities are starting to plan and implement measures (Wastewater ...
Sasikumar, Aravind (Date of defense: 2019-07-18)
Despite the weight savings, composite materials are vulnerable to impact loads mainly due to the alarming reduction in the compression after impact strength (CAI). This thesis exploits the potential of ...
Gionchetta, Giulia (Date of defense: 2019-10-25)
Hydrological drought is a process of natural desiccation mainly due to large shortage of rainfall events. Reduced precipitations and prolonged droughts are spreading worldwide and threaten the integrity ...
Sauchelli Toran, Marc (Date of defense: 2019-07-18)
Forward osmosis (FO) is known to be particularly efficient at treating impaired water sources with a high fouling potential. In the context of water reuse FO is being introduced as a robust pre-treatment ...
Sales i Favà, Lluís (Date of defense: 2019-06-07)
This doctoral thesis analyses the private credit available to the popular classes during the fourteenth century. At the same time, it focuses on the institutional mechanisms granted by public powers in ...
Valenzuela Leal, Helen (Date of defense: 2019-04-09)
The thickness of epicartic fat can be directly measured by transthoracic echocardiography. Epicartic fat has recently been associated with the onset of atrial fibrillation (AF). In this work we will ...
Aymerich Blazquez, Ignasi (Date of defense: 2019-01-22)
For a long time, there has been a need and an ambition to better understand the behavior of integrated systems by considering the whole urban water cycle, including wastewater transportation, wastewater ...
Chevarría Montesinos, Julio Leonel (Date of defense: 2019-04-25)
The sodium in 24H urine is the standard to quantify the intake. The objective is to develop a method to stimate using isolated urine sample, analyze the reliability, concordance and clinical ...
Biagi, Lyvia (Date of defense: 2019-07-09)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic disease that leads to absolute insulin deficiency. People with T1DM need exogenous insulin to maintain glucose at proper levels. Achieving optimal glycemic ...