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    Development of AINA code for the study of loss of plasma control events in ITER and DEMO, and contribution to the systems study of DEMO 

    Rivas Reguera, José Carlos (Date of defense: 2016-01-01)

    Magnetic fusion is a long term, worldwide research activity. Plans are increasingly ambitious, cooperation is progressing, and goals seem to be closer every year. ITER reactor is being built, and several conceptual studies ...

    Development of allosteric biosensors for the diagnosis of infectious diseases 

    Ferraz Colomina, Rosa María (Date of defense: 2008-06-19)

    Los biosensores representan actualmente herramientas importantes para la detección de moléculas de interés. Los biosensores proteicos destacan por su fácil producción y uso, permitiendo un desarrollo económico de biosensores ...

    Development of an active power filter based on wide-bandgap semiconductors 

    Lumbreras Carrasco, David (Date of defense: 2022-07-19)

    Electrical and electronic equipment needs sinusoidal currents and voltages to function properly. Equipment such as computers, household appliances, electric vehicle chargers, and LED lights can distort the grid and worsen ...

    Development of an advanced 3D culture system for human cardiac tissue engineering 

    Valls Margarit, Maria (Date of defense: 2017-07-07)

    Ischemic heart disease is a major cause of human death worldwide owing to the heart minimal ability to repair following injury. Other than heart transplantation, there are currently no effective or long-lasting therapies ...

    Development of an air-scour control system for membrane bioreactors 

    Ferrero, Giuliana (Date of defense: 2011-07-01)

    The thesis involves the development and implementation of a new and robust control system based on permeability trends but at the same time capable of reducing aeration proportionally to permeate flux. Permeability was ...

    Development of an Ambient Intelligence Environment to improve Patient Safety in Critical Care 

    Corrêa Volpini, Bruna (Date of defense: 2021-12-13)

    In the late 1990's, when sophisticated personal computers and electronic devices with miniaturized sensors were being mass produced, the concept of ambient intelligence (AmI) emerged. An environment ...

    Development of an electrochemical sensor for coeliac disease serological markers 

    Rosales Rivera, Luis Carlos (Date of defense: 2012-11-28)

    La celiaquía, intolerancia al gluten, es una enfermedad autoinmune que afecta principalmente a la parte próxima del intestino delgado y que está presente en el 1% de la población mundial. La ingestión de gluten (proteína ...

    Development of an environmental decision support system for the selection and integrated assessment of process flow diagrams in wastewater treatment 

    Garrido Baserba, Manel (Date of defense: 2013-03-04)

    The wastewater treatment plays an important role in the maintenance of natural water resources. However, regardless of the technology used or the level of treatment required, the treatment plants of the XXI century are ...

    Development of an environmental decision support system to enhance coagulation in drinking water treatment plants 

    Suquet Masó, Jordi (Date of defense: 2022-07-29)

    Currently, the access to safe drinking water remains to be crucial for mankind development. Due to the geographical context, changes in demography and climate change perspectives, there are regions where water resources ...

    Development of an incentive and scheduling mechanism for a Peer-to-Peer computing system 

    Rius Torrentó, Josep Maria (Date of defense: 2012-01-25)

    Peer-to-Peer (P2P) computing offers new research challenges in the field of distributed computing. This paradigm can take advantage of a huge number of idle CPU cycles through Internet in order to solve very complex ...

    Development of an optical fiber probe for mercury detection 

    Pérez Hernández, Javier (Date of defense: 2008-07-11)

    El mercurio presenta una alta toxicidad, pudiendo causar adversos efectos en la salud humana. Los procedimientos recomendados para la detección analítica de metales pesados no son apropiados para aquellas aplicaciones donde ...

    Development of Analytical Methodologies for Rapid Determination of Alpha and Beta Emitters by Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry in Water Samples 

    Fons Castells, Jordi (Date of defense: 2016-12-23)

    In this thesis the development of different methodologies for the rapid determination of alpha and beta emitters by liquid scintillation spectrometry is described. The feasibility of PLS model construction for the decombolution ...

    Development of analytical methodologies for the assessment of odorous and fragrance compounds in wastewater treatment plants 

    Godayol Boix, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-03-27)

    Different analytical methodologies have been developed for the determination of odorous compounds and synthetic fragrances in water and air WWTP samples from Girona and Tarragona provinces. With regards to the odorous ...

    Development of analytical methodologies for the determination of emerging contaminants and phosphorus compounds 

    Valls Cantenys, Carme (Date of defense: 2014-11-21)

    The presence of anthropogenic chemical substances in water resources can affect the ecological balance of aquatic systems, as well as human health, and therefore it is necessary to control their presence in water bodies. ...

    Development of analytical methods based on Near Infrared Spectroscopy for monitoring of pharmaceutical and biotechnological processes and control of new psychoactive substances 

    Miró Vera, Aira Yira (Date of defense: 2019-10-16)

    L’espectroscòpia de l’infraroig proper (NIR per les seves sigles en anglès) és una tècnica analítica basada en la interacció de la radiació electromagnètica en el rang 780-2500 nm amb la matèria. L’espectre NIR es pot ...

    Development of antibacterial coatings for titanium dental implants based on different strategies 

    Godoy Gallardo, Maria (Date of defense: 2015-04-21)

    Tanto el titanio como sus aleaciones son usados como biomateriales por sus excelentes propiedades mecánicas, biocompatibilidad y resistencia a la corrosión. Sin embargo, el fracaso a medio y largo plazo de los implantes ...

    Development of antibody-based antitumor therapies based on Trastuzumab: antibody-drug conjugates, immunocytokines and fragment conjugates 

    Miret Minard, Joan (Date of defense: 2019-10-21)

    La tesi està centrada en el desenvolupament de molècules terapèutiques basades en anticossos per al tractament de càncer de mama HER2 positiu. Les molècules generades consisteixen en anticossos conjugats a drogues (ADCs) ...

    Development of artificial viruses for nanomedicine and gene therapy 

    Saccardo, Paolo (Date of defense: 2015-02-20)

    La convergencia de diversas disciplinas como la biotecnología, biología molecular e ingeniería genética en el desarrollo de vehículos terapéuticos a escala nanometrica para la entrega de moléculas terapeuticas, se plantea ...

    Development of automated methods using syringe based flow analysis techniques and capillary electrophoresis for biotechnological process monitoring and environmental analysis 

    Horstkotte, Burkhard (Date of defense: 2008-11-17)

    Se desarrolló cinco sistemas automatizados utilizando análisis por inyección secuencial (SIA) y análisis por inyección en flujo multijeringa (MSFIA). <br/>Se desarrolló un SI-analizador para la determinación de formaldehído ...

    Development of bimodal waveguide interferometric sensors for environmental monitoring 

    Chocarro Ruiz, Blanca (Date of defense: 2019-07-10)

    La presente Tesis Doctoral está dedicada al desarrollo de novedosos sensores nanofotónicos como soluciones alternativas a las herramientas existentes de monitoreo medioambiental. En concreto, proponemos el uso de un novedoso ...