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When Code replaces scripture: Black Mirror, Technology and the Specter of Cristianity
This thesis analyzes 12 episodes from the dystopian science fiction anthology series, Black Mirror (2011-present). Episodes selected are those that, as argued in this text, depict the role of technology as replacing that ...
When leaders prioritize their profit against the organizational goal
Newspapers and television are full of stories about inappropriate behaviour by political and business leaders published weekly. According to Guinote (2008), an individual's behaviour will be changed when they reach a ...
When oncology meets immunology: improving GL261 glioblastoma treatment through cancer-related immunity and MRSI-based non-invasive follow-up of response
Els Glioblastomes (GB) son tumors cerebrals invasius, amb mal pronòstic i resposta pobra a la teràpia. Aquesta tesi pretén millorar el tractament del GB preclínic mitjançant la immunitat relacionada amb el càncer i el ...
Where nitrite respiration meets electrotrophy: diversity studies and functional characterization of autotrophic bacterial isolates from bioelectrochemical system
Denitrifying biocathodes are used to treat nitrogen contaminated water resources. The present PhD dissertation have been characterized different bacterial families with a relevant role in denitrification process. Different ...
Where, why and how scientific knowledge on health inequalities is generated? : An integrated perspective to strengthen understanding of health inequalities research capacities : Key insights from the United Kingdom and the city of Barcelona
This dissertation aims to understand where, why and how scientific knowledge on health inequalities is produced, why and how some places have strong capacity to produce this, and what determines this capacity. It consists ...
Which factors drive illegal immigration? : an empirical analysis of the U.S. and the E.U.
This thesis aims to provide quantitative evidence on the flows of illegal immigrants in the U.S. and the E.U. After describing the flows in space and time (years 2000-2011), the actors involved, and the role of criminal ...
Which start-ups do accelerators prefer?. A comprehensive approach
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role played by both the human capital of founders and the financing sources in startups, whether they are impactful or just for-profit ventures, in the odds of being accepted ...
Whispering gallery microresonator for second harmonic light generation
In recent years, it has been proposed that circular microresonators may become an important element in the core of many photonic devices. The high Q-factors seen in fused silica micro-spheres and micro-toroids for light ...
White adipose tissue characterization and lipid profiling in obesity
[eng] Obesity has become exceedingly pervasive, a resultant of amplified food availability and reshaped human behavior stimulated by urbanization. It poses as a major challenge for human metabolic physiology testing ...
White dwarf dynamical interactions
Merging white dwarfs is a promising channel to trigger Type Ia supernovae, known as the double degenerate scenario. Supernovae are stellar explosions that radiate as much energy as any ordinary star is expected to emit ...
White wine continuous protein stabilisation: industrial viablity
Las proteínas térmicamente inestables que están presentes en uvas, jugos de uva y vinos podrían llegar a ser insolubles y precipitar causando la formación de turbidez o precipitados indeseables en vinos blancos después del ...
Who counts as public in public participation? Regimes of Legitimate Participation in Techno-Scientific Controversies
La presente tesis doctoral está motivada por el interés que los Estudios Sociales de la Ciencia y la Tecnología han mostrado por la participación pública y su papel en la 'democratización de la democracia' a través de ...
Who has time to be green? The 'double dividend' under bounded rationality and time constraints
Aquesta tesi doctoral estudia el potencial d’una reforma fiscal ambiental, un desplaçament fiscal neutral en ingressos cap a les emissions de gasos d’efecte hivernacle, per aconseguir un doble dividend sota nous supòsits ...
Who manages the money at home?: household financial organization and gender inequalities
This PhD dissertation addresses how couples manage their money in intimate relationships. It is composed of 4 articles. The first one focuses on the individual and couple level dynamics behind money management systems in ...
Whole Life Sustainability Assessment at the Building Industry and Constructed Assets, through the Whole Life Costing Assessment and Life Cycle Costing Assessment evaluating the economic and financial aspects
Els edificis d’energia neta poden ser entesos com a edificis, que durant un temps determinat generen tanta energia com consumeixen. Ja sigui des del punt de vista de l’oferta o el consum, la disponibilitat d’energia està ...
Why do negotiation processes matter?: informal capabilities as determinants of EU member states bargaining success in the Council of the EU
How do differences in the informal capabilities of Member States impact their bargaining success at the EU level? Based on new datasets collected via 145 semi-structured interviews with national negotiators and EU officials ...
Why does Poland develop different politics in the field of the climate and energy framework of the EU? The Polish case in relation to Germany - focus on distributed generation
Polonia y Alemania se abastecen de fuentes de carbón similares, sin embargo, estos dos países desarrollan políticas completamente diferentes en el ámbito del marco energético y climático de la Unión Europea. Alemania, hasta ...
Why language(s) matter to people: a theoretical and comparative approach to linguistic justice in western democracies : the case of mixed societies
This dissertation examines two ideological clashes underlying contemporary political theories of linguistic justice (instrumentalism/constitutivism; monism/pluralism) with the aim to elucidate (a) why languages matter to ...
Wide bandgap chalcogenide thin films onto transparent substrates
This PhD thesis explores the use of wide band gap chalcopyrite (CIGS) material and its application in thin film solar cells onto transparent back contacts, as a way to promote the use of thin film technologies in novel and ...
Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for MEMS and Related Process Technologies
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