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    The analysis of tourist destinations’ influence in international student mobility 

    Quintero Morán, Karla Romina (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)

    The ability for places to become meaningful, to generate bonds, sometimes without awareness, tends to create attachments that are developed and reproduced over time. Attachment to the environment is often considered to be ...

    “Divide et impera”: conectividad y dinámicas de conflicto en occidente durante la República Romana (ss. III – II a.C.) 

    Rodríguez Ventós, Gerard (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)

    This PhD thesis conducts an examination of Roman expansionism in the Western Mediterranean during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, adopting a distinctive approach based upon connectivity as its pivotal role in historical ...

    Activisme patrimonial a Catalunya. La salvaguarda del patrimoni construït (1970-2020) 

    Castañé Curiel, Íngrid (Date of defense: 2023-12-14)

    This doctoral thesis studies the relationship between citizenship and built heritage through the social movements that arise for its claim and defense, that is, heritage activism. The research delves into the initiatives ...

    Design of hybrid nano-engineered bioprocesses for wastewater treatment 

    Ponzelli, Michele (Date of defense: 2023-12-11)

    Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern, prompting the exploration of water reuse strategies. Anaerobic wastewater treatment is gaining popularity due to its low energy requirements and the potential for resource recovery. ...

    Rethinking the governance of local cultural policy from the perspective of sustainability 

    Baltà Portolès, Jordi (Date of defense: 2023-12-05)

    This thesis considers how the climate crisis and broader sustainability challenges call for a revision of approaches to cultural policy and, more specifically, what this implies for the governance of local cultural policy. ...

    Prudenci Bertrana, el caçador d’enyorances. Estudi periodístic (1896-1938) 

    Pujol Prat, Judit (Date of defense: 2023-12-01)

    The present study focuses on the journalistic facet of Prudenci Bertrana (1867-1941), which is the least studied among the literary, pictorial facets of his career. That being so, the aim of this work is to fill a bibliographic ...

    Efectos de un programa de rehabilitación domiciliaria sobre la capacidad física y funcional, la autonomía y la calidad de vida de las personas mayores con fractura proximal de fémur 

    Gómez Tomás, Jordi Joan (Date of defense: 2023-11-29)

    Introduction. Proximal femoral fracture (PFF) is an injury related to the elderly that poses a serious public health problem. Epidemiological data confirm a progressive increase in PFF in Spain, accounting for 45 thousand ...

    Models economètrics en entorns big data enfocats a desigualtats 

    Perafita Basart, Xavier (Date of defense: 2023-11-24)

    In the last twenty years, the study of social inequalities has been a topic of special interest, revealing how differences between social classes have increased. During the same period, data generation has exponentially ...

    Processos de construcció de la identitat d'aprenent: anàlisi del discurs de les interaccions a l'aula 

    Lázaro, Laura (Date of defense: 2023-11-22)

    This work aims at analysing the discursive forms by which various processes and resources that configurate the learner identity are constructed through interpersonal interactions in the classroom. For this purpose, we have ...

    Innovación y co-creación como impulsores de la participación de los jóvenes en la gobernanza sostenible del turismo 

    Andreu Aparicio, Herminia (Date of defense: 2023-11-21)

    This research is an exciting immersion into the world of co-creation and its potential to drive innovation in sustainability within tourism and heritage education. Through the methodology of participant observation in the ...

    New tumour markers for pancreatic cancer based on the altered glycosylation of serum glycoproteins 

    Duran Sidera, Adrià (Date of defense: 2023-11-14)

    Pancreatic cancer (PaC) is the deadliest of all tumours, with a 5-year survival below 12% and a mortality/incidence ratio of 94.5%. One of the main reasons behind this dismal prognosis is the diagnosis of the disease at ...

    La integració de les tecnologies digitals en la formació de docents AICLE: un estudi de cas 

    Felip-Falcó, Rosamaria (Date of defense: 2023-11-10)

    This doctoral thesis focuses on the integration of digital technologies in CLIL teacher development programs through the design and evaluation of the training program called AF-eCLIL, whose central objective is to empower ...

    Development of flexible cavitand receptors based on calix[5]arene. Rational design, synthesis and study of their properties 

    Álvarez Yebra, Rubén (Date of defense: 2023-11-07)

    Cavitands are macromolecules with a permanent cavity where smaller molecules or ions can be accommodated. The hydrophobic cavity of these supramolecules allows the binding of other molecules though non-covalent interactions, ...

    Production and characterization of magnetic iron-based materials by mechanical alloying, arc melting, and spark plasma sintering 

    Zaara, Kaouther (Date of defense: 2023-11-03)

    This thesis dissertation discusses the microstructure, thermal behavior, magnetic and mechanical properties of some Fe-based alloys and a high entropy alloy (HEA) in the form of mechanically alloyed powders or bulk solids, ...

    Enhancing the AUV long-term deployment: non-holonomic AUV autonomous docking using acoustics in a funnel-shaped docking station 

    Esteba Masjuan, Joan (Date of defense: 2023-10-19)

    Underwater robotics has undergone significant development in recent years. It has been applied to a wide range of sectors, such as the mapping of areas of interest, the collection of scientific data, or the Inspection ...

    La aplicación práctica de la oferta y respuesta motivada en España 

    Solis Mota, Jaime Carlos (Date of defense: 2023-10-31)

    Cars accidents cause many injuries, including thousands of deaths, on roads around the world, becoming a problem for today's society. In the European Union, there are laws so that those injured can obtain the corresponding ...

    Los retos y estrategias de la educación inclusiva en la universidad para personas con discapacidad intelectual. Diseño, aplicación y evaluación de una experiencia piloto 

    Mejía Cajamarca, Paulina Elizabeth (Date of defense: 2023-10-27)

    The main objective of this thesis is to design, apply and evaluate an educational program for people with intellectual disabilities at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the University of Girona. For this research, ...

    La intervenció educativa en l'alumnat amb dificultat de regulació del comportament. Anàlisi dels factors de risc i de protecció 

    Balart, Imma (Date of defense: 2023-10-26)

    Introduction: Children and adolescents diagnosed with Conduct Disorder present a repetitive and persistent pattern of disruptive behaviour with difficulties to accept and follow the social norms or rules appropriate to ...

    Elaboració i validació d'un qüestionari per a avaluar les habilitats per a la vida 

    Batlle Amat, Pau (Date of defense: 2023-10-20)

    Introduction: According to the World Health Organization – WHO – life skills "are abilities to adopt an adaptive and positive behavior that allows individuals to effectively address the demands and challenges of everyday ...

    Materiales compuestos a partir de filamentos naturales y matriz plástica biobasada, y sus posibles aplicaciones tecnológicas 

    Séculi, Faust (Date of defense: 2023-10-11)

    Nowadays the problem of climate change on planet Earth has aggravated, it has become extremely important to find solutions that considerably reduce or even eliminate its causes. Among the set of solutions that have been ...