Analysis of forearm muscles activity by means of new protocols of multichannel EMG signal recording and processing 

    Rojas Martínez, Mónica (Date of defense: 2012-12-20)

    Los movimientos voluntarios del cuerpo son controlados por el sistema nervioso central y periférico a través de la contracción de los músculos esqueléticos. La contracción se inicia al liberarse un neurotransmisor sobre ...

    Application of multibody dynamics techniques to the analysis of human gait 

    Pàmies Vilà, Rosa (Date of defense: 2012-12-21)

    La tesi que es presenta tracta l’estudi cinemàtic i dinàmic de la marxa humana mitjançant tècniques de dinàmica de sistemes multisòlid. Per a aquest propòsit, s’utilitzen dos models biomecànics: un model pla format per 11 ...

    Biomimetic set up for chemosensor-based machine olfaction 

    Ziyatdinov, Andrey (Date of defense: 2014-12-04)

    The thesis falls into the field of machine olfaction and accompanying experimental set up for chemical gas sensing. Perhaps more than any other sensory modality, chemical sensing faces with major technical and conceptual ...

    Cell derived-extracellular matrix scaffolds with polylactic acid microcarriers for tissue engineering and cell therapy 

    Cano Torres, Irene (Date of defense: 2019-04-05)

    Organ shortage for transplantation and the need for new therapies for the treatment of tissular damages have driven the development of an exciting field in research, called tissue engineering (TE). Its potential entails ...

    Contributions to heart rate variability and respiratory rate analysis through video imaging techniques 

    Melchor Rodríguez, Angel (Date of defense: 2019-02-21)

    The present doctoral thesis proposes a series of methods that have as a general objective the non-contact evaluation of heart rate variability (HRV) and respiratory rate (BR) through video imaging. The proposal of this ...

    Development of nonlinear techniques based on time-frequency representation and information theory for the analysis of EEG signals to assess different states of consciousness 

    Melia, Umberto (Date of defense: 2014-12-03)

    Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings provide insight into the changes in brain activity associated with various states of anesthesia, epilepsy, brain attentiveness, sleep disorders, brain disorders, etc. EEG's are complex ...

    Endurance races effects in non-elite runners by clinical biomarkers and bioimpedance measurements 

    Roca Rodríguez, Emma (Date of defense: 2019-12-16)

    Participation in marathons and ultra-endurance races is growing every day, but it is worrisome that these types of races are becoming mass events, where many runners are not sufficiently prepared. For example, in the 2017 ...

    Monitorización del patrón ventilatorio (PV) mediante tomografía por impedancia eléctrica (TIE) en paciente con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) 

    Balleza Ordaz, José Marco (Date of defense: 2012-07-20)

    El objetivo de esta investigación fue obtener un modelo matemático de calibración que permita estimar cuantitativamente el patrón ventilatorio (PV), en términos de volumen, en un grupo de voluntarios sanos y pacientes con ...

    Optimization and muscle synergy approaches for studying muscle redundancy during walking 

    Serrancolí Masferrer, Gil (Date of defense: 2015-04-08)

    The human body is an over-actuated multibody system, as each joint degree of freedom can be controlled by more than one muscle. Usually, optimization techniques are used to solve the muscle force sharing problem, that is, ...