Rius Gibert, Joan Maria (Date of defense: 2019-04-05)
[eng] Shear strengthening of existing structures is often required as shear failures in reinforced concrete (RC) members are associated with brittle collapses, it being essential to avoid this kind of ...
Salgado Hernanz, Paula Maria (Date of defense: 2019-05-10)
[eng] This PhD thesis aims to assess the spatial and temporal patterns of phytoplankton variability and primary production in the surface waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The research is organized in ...
Ruiz Reynés, Daniel (Date of defense: 2019-12-13)
[cat] Aquesta tesi conté l’estudi de la dinàmica de patrons de vegetació a les praderes de Posidonia oceanica. El primer capítol presenta diferents casos de formació de patrons de vegetació a diferents ...
Rial Lesaga, Samuel (Date of defense: 2019-10-11)
[eng] In this thesis we will study vertical oscillations in a potential arcade under the approximation of a zero- plasma, when di erent density pro les are considered. On one hand we will focus on ...
Llorens Llorens, Vanesa (Date of defense: 2019-02-22)
[eng] This dissertation thesis analyzes the determinants of the capital ratio of banks and also the dynamics of the leverage ratio, exploring the driving forces of the issuance of debt and capital ...
Maroun Karam, Joanne (Date of defense: 2019-01-16)
[eng] Introduction: The Mediterranean diet was proved to be beneficial in the prevention and prognosis of chronic diseases. Older adults are the age group with the highest incidence of chronic disease. ...
David Hertel, Julian (Date of defense: 2019-07-23)
[eng] According to several studies, the installed capacity of solar thermal collectors to provide heat for industrial processes is going to increase significantly during the next decades. The great variety ...
Vallespir Torrens, Francisca (Date of defense: 2019-07-26)
[eng] Drying process is commonly used to reduce fruits and vegetables moisture content in order to enlarge their shelf life. However, convective drying can promote product quality parameters losses due ...
Barceló Aguiló, Joan (Date of defense: 2019-03-29)
[eng] Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) are relevant components for the diversi cation and integration of functionalities into a single heterogeneous chip or package in the known More than Moore ...
Rotger García, Lucía (Date of defense: 2019-07-31)
[eng] The belief that the shape of a phylogenetic tree re ects the properties of the evolutionary processes underlying it has motivated the study of indices quantifying the graph-theoretical properties ...