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    A behavioural seascape ecology approach to macrophyte herbivory 

    Pagès Fauria, Jordi (Date of defense: 2013-09-16)

    Overall, this thesis aims at approaching macrophyte herbivory and community ecology from a behavioural landscape perspective. Our study system, the seascape mosaic of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows interspersed with ...

    A journey towards the identification of novel therapeutical strategies for advanced cholangiocarcinoma with IDH1 mutations 

    Serra Camprubí, Queralt (Date of defense: 2023-07-27)

    [eng] The field of cancer treatment has shifted towards personalized medicine, driven by advancements in understanding molecular and genetic abnormalities and identifying specific targets within cancer cells. Precision ...

    A network biology approach to breast and colorectal cancers 

    Arroyo Sánchez, Rodrigo (Date of defense: 2014-06-20)

    Network and systems biology disciplines could revolutionize the study of complex diseases by taking proteins back to their context, considering a much broader perspective of their environment without losing the molecular ...

    Acoustic monitoring: new applications for bird and human wildlife conflicts monitoring 

    Bota Cabau, Gerard (Date of defense: 2022-01-21)

    In a context of the global biodiversity crisis, such as the one in which the planet is found, having accurate information linked to biodiversity monitoring systems is essential to be able to make evidence-based decisions. ...

    Adhesion molecules and effector T cells subsets associated with female genital tract infection 

    Qualai, Jamal (Date of defense: 2023-12-04)

    [eng] Common sexually transmitted infections like gonorrhea, Chlamydia, syphilis, and trichomoniasis are the leading cause of morbidity in developing countries. Adolescents and young women have the highest rates of STIs ...

    Adressing the reliability of data-poor stock assessment methods to provide advice on the status of small-scale fisheries 

    Ramírez Téllez, John Gabriel (Date of defense: 2019-11-11)

    Small-scale fishers are often identified as key players in the recovery of overexploited fish and invertebrate stocks supplying food for rural people and contributing to achieving healthy marine ecosystems. Stocks harvested ...

    Aging impacts epidermal and dermal cell interaction 

    Solá Castrillo, Paloma (Date of defense: 2023-05-25)

    [eng] Aging can be defined as a decline or loss of adaptation during the increase of age, caused by a progressive deterioration of functions and integrity. This occurs in tissues such as the skin, which presents deep ...

    Alimentación y color del plumaje en el carbonero común Parus major ¿Son las aves lo que comen? 

    Pagani-Nuñez, Emilio (Date of defense: 2014-10-28)

    Los animales despliegan diferentes estrategias de forrajeo a la hora de buscar alimento para su descendencia, mostrando gran variabilidad entre especies, poblaciones e individuos. Este patrón es especialmente acusado en ...

    Alternative splicing control over naïve and primed pluripotency 

    Rodríguez Vaello, Victoria Eugenia (Date of defense: 2020-12-11)

    A fundamental step in embryo development is the transition through pluripotency. There are two known sequential states of pluripotency termed naïve and primed pluripotency. Considerable efforts have been made to characterize ...

    Analisis de la expresión y la función del receptor sensor de calcio en tumores del desarrollo 

    Casalà Albacete, Carla (Date of defense: 2013-07-12)

    Los neuroblastomas (NB), ganglioneuroblastomas (GNB) y ganglioneuromas (GN) conforman el grupo de los tumores neuroblásticos (TN). Se trata de un grupo muy heterogéneo de tumores del desarrollo que pueden involucionar ...

    Analysis of the contribution of Barrier-to-Autointegration Factor (BAF) to centromere function and mitosis progression 

    Escudero Ferruz, Paula (Date of defense: 2021-06-28)

    This work is focused on Barrier-to-Autointegration Factor (BAF) protein. BAF is a nuclear envelope (NE) component that binds chromatin and is required for NE reassembly (NER) at mitosis exit. Previous work in our group ...

    Análisis de los perfiles de expresión de microRNAs en cáncer de mama y de la implicación de la familia miR-200 en metástasis 

    Sánchez-Cid Pérez, Lourdes (Date of defense: 2017-02-15)

    Esta tesis consiste en el estudio de la regulación por microRNAs del proceso de metástasis de carcinomas ductales invasivos de mama. Hemos encontrado una expresión alterada de varios microRNAs en muestras tumorales, ...

    Application of chemotaxonomy to the study of the phytoplankton community structure in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans = Aplicación de la quimiotaxonomía al estudio de la estructura de la comunidad fitoplanctónica en el Mar Mediterráneo y en los oceános Atlántico y Antártico 

    Oliveira Nunes, Sdena (Date of defense: 2018-12-12)

    Despite their small size, phytoplankton represents up to 50% of the global primary production of the Earth and serves as a connector between oceanic and atmospheric processes. Therefore, phytoplankton constitutes a central ...

    Application of Next Generation Sequencing to Study the Genetics of Idiopathic Neonatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke 

    Olival T., Jonathan F. (Date of defense: 2022-10-20)

    [eng] Neonatal arterial ischemic stroke (NAIS) is a cerebrovascular disease that shows a focal disruption of cerebral blood flow due to artery obstruction. Due to its early onset, it can cause long-lasting outcomes such ...

    Bases genètiques del trastorn per dèficit d'atenció amb hiperactivitat i de la resposta farmacològica al metilfenidat 

    Pagerols Teixidó, Mireia (Date of defense: 2018-11-12)

    El trastorn per dèficit d’atenció amb hiperactivitat (TDAH) és un trastorn del neurodesenvolupament caracteritzat per símptomes d’inatenció i/o hiperactivitat/impulsivitat. Nombrosos estudis suggereixen un important component ...

    Benthic communities' response to different trawling impact levels: generalization towards developing a Mediterranean model = Resposta de les comunitats bentòniques a diferents nivells d’impacte de pesca d’arrossegament: generalització per al desenvolupament d’un model mediterrani 

    Muntadas Olivé, Alba (Date of defense: 2015-12-04)

    Fisheries management has definitively embraced the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) philosophy and new management policies are incorporating integrative measures that take into account not only target species but also ...

    Binary pathogenicity classification of missense variants through development of quantitative protein-specific predictors 

    Özkan, Selen (Date of defense: 2023-12-01)

    [eng] Precision medicine aims to provide personalized patient care using genetic data. However, interpreting the phenotypic consequences of genetic variants remains a bottleneck in both clinical and research settings. ...

    Biodiversidad, biogeografía y patrones evolutivos en crustáceos (Anomura, Galatheoidea) de zonas tropicales y templadas 

    Rodríguez Flores, Paula Carolina (Date of defense: 2021-02-05)

    The present dissertation addresses the study of the diversity, systematics, biogeography and evolutionary history of squat lobster superfamily Galatheoidea, founded on integrative taxonomy criteria. Squat lobsters are a ...

    Biodiversity assessment of marine benthic communities with COI metabarcoding: methods and applications 

    Antich González, Adrià (Date of defense: 2022-10-24)

    [eng] Ecosystem biomonitoring is crucial for proper management of natural communities during the Anthropocene era. With the advent of new sequencing technologies, DNA metabarcoding has been proposed as a game-changing tool ...

    Biodiversity patterns of coralligenous outcrops over broad spatial and temporal scales in the NW Mediterranean Sea: baseline data for conservation 

    Casas i Güell, Edgar (Date of defense: 2016-07-22)

    Increasing anthropogenic pressures and its effects on marine ecosystems urge enhanced knowledge and understanding of the current state of marine biodiversity. This baseline information is pivotal to establish the actual ...