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Effectiveness of two treatment components for fibromyalgia: cognitive restructuring and mindfulness combination, and pain neuroscience education

Albajes, Klara (Date of defense: 2023-04-11)

Antecedents/Objectius. La fibromiàlgia és una malaltia molt prevalent (afecta el 2-4% de la població general). Les teràpies psicològiques per a la fibromiàlgia han anat evolucionant i continuen fent-ho, però hi ha evidències ...

Effects and underlying mechanisms of bioactive compounds-enriched diets against obesity and associated pathologies

Sanz Lamora, Hèctor (Date of defense: 2022-12-14)

[eng] Bioactive compounds have long been proposed as a tool to help facing both obesity and its comorbidities pandemic. Knowledge on their properties, together with the discovery of new therapeutic targets in animals and ...

Effects of a Physical Activity and Dietary Education Intervention in a Population with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Hopffer Romero, Félix Luís de Lima e Cunha (Date of defense: 2010-09-17)

Antecedents: la diabetis tipus 2 és cada vegada més freqüent en la població general. L'activitat física<br/>adequada i els hàbits alimentaris són les pedres angulars per al tractament de la diabetis i per tant els<br/>programes ...

Effects of a positive emotion-based adjuvant psychological therapy in colorectal cancer patients

Cardoso Louro, André (Date of defense: 2015-10-23)

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a Psychological Intervention based on the positive psychology and the cognitive behavioral therapy in relieving “psychological problems” at the time of adjuvant ...

Effects of ageing and genetic risk variants at 4q25 on the calcium homeostasis in cardiac myocytes

Herraiz Martínez, Adela (Date of defense: 2016-12-20)

Background Ageing is a risk factor that promotes common cardiovascular diseases such as atrial fibrillation (AF) or heart failure (HF), which in turn are associated with pathological changes in intracellular calcium ...

Effects of alternative dietary lipid sources on lipid metabolism and regulation of food intake in larvae and juvenile senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)

Bonacic, Kruno (Date of defense: 2016-02-26)

The main objective of this thesis was to evaluate the potential impacts of alternative VO–based feed formulations on the regulation of appetite and food intake in a commercial marine aquaculture species (Senegalese sole) ...

Effects of applying pine and corn cobs biochar on soil organic carbon in a Mediterranean agricultural land

Raya Moreno, Irene (Date of defense: 2018-07-26)

El canvi climàtic, produït per l’increment de la concentració de gasos d’efecte hivernacle a l’atmosfera, amenaça la integritat del nostre planeta. En aquestes circumstàncies el biochar, material obtingut a partir de ...

Effects of aquatic vegetation on sediment transport

Ros i Sala, Àlex (Date of defense: 2016-10-26)

In the margins of continents there are the coastal zones, regions of remarkable biological productivity. Coastal zones include, among others, wetlands, that are land areas inundated permanently o seasonally, characterized ...

Effects of architectural design variables on energy and environmental performance of office buildings

Ordoñez García, Arturo (Date of defense: 2016-02-09)

Aquesta tesi aborda la comprensió dels efectes que les principals variables de disseny arquitectònic tenen en les prestacions energètiques, mediambientals i econòmiques dels edificis d'oficines, ...

Effects of aromatherapy on negative emotions and work and study performance: heart rate variability analysis to assess the balance of the autonomic nervous system

Huang, Lin (Date of defense: 2017-02-24)

El objetivo general de esta tesis es analizar la eficacia de la aromaterapia (AR) para reducir las emociones negativas e incrementar el nivel de atención y rendimiento en el situaciones labo ...

Effects of astrocyte-targeted production of IL-6 and IL-10 after facial nerve axotomy in the adult mouse

Villacampa Pérez, Nàdia (Date of defense: 2016-06-23)

Al SNC, la neuroinflamació és un procés desencadenat per varies circumstàncies incloent infeccions, toxicitat, lesió traumàtica o autoimmunitat i sempre implica la ràpida activació de les cèl·lules glials, en particular ...

Effects of atmospheric deposition on microbial dynamics and composition in two anthropogenically-influenced contrasted coastal sites

Marín Beltrán, Isabel (Date of defense: 2017-07-21)

The Mediterranean Sea is an oligotrophic basin, while the atmosphere above is affected by continuous emissions of anthropogenic aerosols and episodic Saharan dust events. These atmospheric inputs finally deposit (as wet ...

Effects of behavioural traits and the endogenous opioid system in neuropathic pain manifestations

Lara Mayorga, Itzel Montserrat (Date of defense: 2017-07-12)

Neuropathic pain is a complex disorder that includes nociceptive, emotional and cognitive manifestations. This work was focused on how inter-individual variability and endogenous opioid system may be associated with these ...

Effects of breed and PRKAG3 and CAST genetic polymorphisms on the quality of serrano dry-cured ham

Zhen, Zongyuan (Date of defense: 2012-07-30)

Two pieces of complementary research dealing with the study of the importance of genetic factors on the quality of the Spanish dry-cured ham Jamón Serrano were carried out for this thesis. The first one compared Serrano ...

Effects of caloric restriction on brain aging and cognitive decline: Behavioral and biochemical analysis

Rojic Becker, Divka Inge (Date of defense: 2018-06-21)

La restricción calórica (RC), definida como la reducción en la ingesta calórica sin causar desnutrición, ha demostrado ser una buena intervención para ralentizar el envejecimiento y aumentar la esperanza de vida. Sin ...

Effects of climate change on wave climate and consequent coastal impacts : application to the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean Sea)

Casas Prat, Mercè (Date of defense: 2014-01-20)

Climate change is a hot research topic due to the consequent impacts on our environment in the near future. The last report of the International Panel on Climate Change' the leading international body for assessment of ...

Effects of CO2 and long day length on primary productivity in the Arctic Ocean: a perspective on climate change = Efectos del CO2 y largos fotoperiodos en la productividad primaria del Océano Ártico: una perspectiva sobre el cambio climático

Sanz Martín, Marina (Date of defense: 2018-03-09)

Climate change, caused by anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, is producing profound impacts on ecosystems. The Arctic Ocean is one of the most vulnerable regions ...

Effects of dam decommissioning on carbon cycling in reservoirs. Case study of the Enobieta Reservoir, N Iberian Peninsula

Mabano, Amani (Date of defense: 2023-12-19)

[eng] The overall objective of this thesis is to explore the effects of DD on C cycling in reservoirs because there are many dams under removal and many more predicted in the near future. To answer this question, we conducted ...

Effects of diesel exhaust particles on allergic and chemical-induced asthma

de Homdedeu Cortés, Miquel (Date of defense: 2021-04-09)

La contaminació ambiental indueix i exacerba l’asma, encara que els mecanismes immunològics pels quals les partícules dièsel (DEP) modulen l’asma no estan del tot descrits i semblen diferir segons l’endotip asmàtic: tipus ...

Effects of dietary catechins and proanthocyanidins on zinc homeostasis in hepatic cells

Quesada, Isabel Maria (Date of defense: 2010-10-29)

Les catequines i els seus polímers, les procianidines, són flavonoids presents en hortalisses<br/>i fruits amb efectes beneficiosos sobre la salut. Actuen com a antioxidants segrestant<br/>espècies reactives d'oxigen (ROS) ...