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Investigations in animal models of anti-NMDAR encephalitis

García Serra, Anna (Date of defense: 2021-09-14)

[eng] BACKGROUND: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a neuronal antibody-mediated disease that associates with prominent neuropsychiatric symptoms and predominantly affects women of childbearing ...

Investigations into the role of translations in abstract algebraic logic

Moraschini, Tommaso (Date of defense: 2016-06-08)

This memoir is divided into two parts, devoted to two topics in (ab-stract) algebraic logic. In the first part we develop a hierarchy in which propositional logics “L” are classified according to the definability conditions ...

Investigations of topological phases for quasi-1D systems

Tirrito, Emanuele (Date of defense: 2020-07-13)

For a long time, quantum states of matter have been successfully characterized by the Ginzburg-Landau formalism that was able to classify all different types of phase transitions. This view changed with the discovery of ...

Investment, perception of risk and financial constraints

Ugarte Ruiz, Alfonso (Date of defense: 2011-03-21)

This thesis studies how firms’ investment and credit are affected by different financial imperfections related to firm and bank learning, relationship lending and financial wealth. After reviewing in chapter 2 the related ...

Invierno, primavera y otoño del Carlismo (1939 - 1976)

Rodon Guinjoan, Ramón María (Date of defense: 2015-10-10)

Aquesta tesi la portava reflexionant el seu autor des de feia força temps; és una visió del Carlisme com a col·lectiu polític, des de la Guerra Civil fins a 1976, a través de tot el Règim franquista i els inicis d’una ...

La invisibilidad de la mujer en las campañas publicitarias de prevención del VIH

Lluva-Castaño, Alicia (Date of defense: 2023-04-20)

Introducció: Quan es parla del VIH, queda implícita la creença que el seu contagi és per transmissió sexual i que es majoritàriament en homes gai, bisexuals i altres HSH. Les estratègies de prevenció han anat encaminades ...

Invisible structures = Estructures invisibles

Milne, Joanne Leonie (Date of defense: 2016-01-14)

This thesis is an investigation into the visualization of cosmological propositions associated with string theory. Research into the work of contemporary theoretical physics led to the question, how does one visualize what ...

Invoice factoring through blockchain technology

Mohammadzadeh, Nasibeh (Date of defense: 2022-10-06)

(English) Invoice factoring has been a popular way to provide cash flow for businesses. The primary function of a factoring system is to prevent an invoice from being factored twice. In order to prevent double factoring, ...

Involvement of adenosinergic and dopaminergic systems in the regulation of alcohol or sucrose intake: studies in rodent models of self-administration

San Miguel Segura, Noemí (Date of defense: 2017-07-18)

Caffeine is a methylxanthine that acts as a nonselective adenosine antagonist, binding to adenosine A1 and A2A receptor subtypes. This substance is highly present in different beverages like coffee, tea and in energy drinks. ...

Involvement of aerial organs on the ABA accumulation in roots of Citrus plants under water deficit

Manzi Fraga, Matías Jesús (Date of defense: 2016-06-22)

La sequía es una de las situaciones más perjudiciales para el crecimiento y la supervivencia de las plantas. Sin embargo, las plantas han desarrollado estrategias para afrontar dichas condiciones, incluyendo el rápido ...

Involvement of Alternative Splicing Regulation in Adipose Tissue Thermogenic Induction

Castellá Giner, Moisés (Date of defense: 2023-09-29)

[emg] Alternative splicing (AS) is a gene expression regulatory mechanism that enables generation of multiple mRNA isoforms from a single gene which commonly are translated into proteins. This mechanism is tightly regulated ...

Involvement of dopamine in the regulation of dysfunctions related to depression in rodent models: motivational versus emotional symptoms

Carratalá Ros, Carla (Date of defense: 2020-03-25)

Depression is characterized by motivational symptoms such as anergia, fatigue and psychomotor slowing. These are highly resistant to treatment and often remain as residual symptoms after antidepressant drug therapy. It has ...

Involvement of Foxp2 in the alterations of the basal ganglia circuitry in Huntington’s Disease

Rodríguez Urgellés, Ened (Date of defense: 2022-01-20)

Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor, psychiatric, and cognitive manifestations. The disease is caused by an unstable expansion of the CAG trinucleotide ...

Involvement of photoinhibition and redox balance in acclimation and developmental processes of plants

Muñoz Roldán, Paula (Date of defense: 2020-04-24)

Environmental constraints and developmental processes in plants can lead to light energy excess in chloroplasts by lowering the threshold at which light becomes saturating by a lack of electron acceptors in the light-processing ...

Involvement of Polyamines in PAMP-triggered Immunity and Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR). Extragenic Suppressors of Immune Hybrid Incompatibility

Liu, Changxin (Date of defense: 2020-10-29)

The main topic of this Thesis is to investigate the contribution of polyamines to defense in Arabidopsis thaliana and the requirement of callose deposition for full expression of effector-triggered immunity in autoimmune ...

Involvement of Polyamines in Ribosome Biogenesis and Identification of Potential Genes Associated with Spermine Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana

Murillo Villuendas, Ester (Date of defense: 2023-10-20)

[eng] Polyamines are small polycationic molecules that contain amino groups and are found in all living organisms. This study is aimed at acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the diverse roles of polyamines in plants, ...