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    Development of microfluidic devices for cancer cell isolation 

    Sierra Agudelo, Jessica Nathalia (Date of defense: 2024-02-23)

    [eng] The emergence of liquid biopsies has been useful for the diagnosis of physiological conditions, inflammatory processes, and especially represents a good alternative tool for non-invasive analysis of tumor-derived ...

    Development of opto-mechanical sensors based on silicon nanopillars for biological applications 

    López Aymerich, Elena (Date of defense: 2024-01-19)

    [eng] The scope of this thesis is the advancement on the theoretical simulation and nanofabrication of photonic crystals based on a periodic array of silicon pillars. This research is intended to be part of the preliminary ...

    Influencia de la luz en el crecimiento y desarrollo de Monilinia spp. y su efecto en la producción y biosíntesis de melanina 

    Verde Yáñez, Lucía (Date of defense: 2024-04-05)

    La podridura marró és una malaltia causada pel fong Monilinia spp. en fruita de pinyol i de llavor, provocant grans pèrdues econòmiques, especialment durant el període postcollita. Estudis realitzats els darrers anys han ...

    Towards a non-perturbative description of cosmological inflation 

    Cruces Mateo, Diego (Date of defense: 2023-12-13)

    [eng] From the observation of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) we know that the universe is isotropic on scales larger than ∼ 75 Megaparsec to at least one part in 100000. The leading paradigm for explaining ...

    Coherent Flux Qubits for Quantum Annealing 

    López Núñez, David (Date of defense: 2024-04-12)

    [eng] Quantum annealing is a heuristic analog quantum algorithm that promises potential quantum speedup over classical algorithms for a huge variety of optimization problems. Current existing annealers, despite their ...

    Reformes institucionals i la seva contribució a l'enfortiment dels factors d'atracció d'inversió estrangera directa. El cas del Principat d’Andorra 

    Jordana Carmona, Lorena (Date of defense: 2024-05-08)

    La globalització econòmica ha exercit una influència significativa en la captació d'inversió estrangera directa (IED) per part dels estats. El Principat d'Andorra, en sintonia amb aquest procés, ha buscat activament ...

    Temporal and frequency differentiation of healthy and pathological lung tissue through minimally invasive electrical impedance spectroscopy 

    Company Se, Georgina (Date of defense: 2023-07-03)

    (English) Respiratory diseases, along with heart diseases, are the most prevalent in the world. The acquisition of lung samples is essential for a correct diagnosis of the disease. For peripheral lesions it is not easy to ...

    Dynamical and Mechanical Characterisation of Bi- and Tri-dimensional Neuronal Cultures: from Health to Disease 

    Fernández López, Clara (Date of defense: 2024-01-12)

    [eng] In this PhD thesis, we leverage the well established foundations of complex systems physics and integrate insights from medicine and materials engineering to advance our understanding of neuroscience. Our primary ...

    Statistical methods for the analysis of complex epidemiology data 

    Esnaola Acebes, Mikel (Date of defense: 2023-06-23)

    (English) Epidemiology is a relatively young and rapidly evolving science. Recent technological breakthroughs have allowed modern epidemiologists to raise increasingly ambitious research hypotheses. This has originated ...

    Amygdalar neurons regulating the stress response in chicken 

    Pross, Alessandra (Date of defense: 2024-04-05)

    Els trastorns causats per l'estrès són un greu problema per als animals de granja, ja que repercuteixen negativament tant en el seu benestar, com en la productivitat de les granges. En mamífers, l'amígdala central estesa ...

    Estudi de la dinàmica del microambient tumoral en l’adquisició de resistència als inhibidors de BRAF en melanoma. Identificació de biomarcadors d’aplicació clínica 

    Sisó Camarasa, Pol (Date of defense: 2024-03-22)

    El melanoma és un dels tumors humans més agressius que sorgeix de la proliferació incontrolada de melanòcits. Tot i molts avenços importants, el desenvolupament de resistències continua sent un obstacle significatiu per a ...

    Os arquivos como “Actor-Rede” na relação com as controvérsias do social através da produção audiovisual em educação superior 

    Passarinho, Aldo Manuel Serra (Date of defense: 2024-03-08)

    [spa] A partir de un movimiento inicial marcado por una experiencia docente involucrada con las controversias de un contexto social específico (Alentejo - Portugal), la posibilidad de interactuar con un espacio en ruinas ...

    Colloidal dynamics in artificial particle ice systems 

    Rodríguez Gallo, Carolina (Date of defense: 2024-03-22)

    [eng] Geometrical frustration is a general phenomenon influencing the behavior of diverse natural systems across different length scales. Geometrical frustration arises when the symmetry of the interaction among building ...

    La clase mutante. Una investigación sobre los movimientos que tienen lugar cuando la práctica escénica entra a formar parte de las relaciones pedagógicas y la atención a la diversidad en la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria 

    Durán Roldós, Jordi (Date of defense: 2024-04-05)

    [spa] Esta investigación adapta y aplica la práctica escénica al contexto de la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria, preguntándose por su potencial a la hora de reconfigurar las relaciones pedagógicas y de cuidado así como ...

    Integration of sensors on 3D-printed zirconia ceramics to be used in structural applications 

    Zhang, Junhui (Date of defense: 2023-06-22)

    (English) Zirconia-based ceramics present unique combination of mechanical, thermal and chemical properties, making them a preferred choice in automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery, defence and healthcare sectors. However, ...

    Embalses, Acequias, Depuradoras. Patrones de producción en la práctica escultórica, las materias primas y la naturaleza. 

    Martín Llavaneras, Xavier (Date of defense: 2024-03-22)

    [spa] Esta tesis presenta tres infraestructuras hídricas: un embalse, una acequia y una depuradora. En ellas se discute un grupo de patrones, a partir de los cuales relaciono las dinámicas de transformación de la naturaleza, ...

    Air pollutants and mental health of children in a rural region using compositional spatio-temporal models 

    Mota Bertran, Anna (Date of defense: 2024-03-06)

    This doctoral thesis addresses the relationship between the air pollutants particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), sulphur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and mental disorders in children and ...

    A decision support framework for holistic forest management: bridging policy and practice 

    Cristal, Irina (Date of defense: 2024-03-21)

    La gestió forestal en temps de canvi global requereix un enfoc holístic basat en els principis de la Gestió Forestal Sostenible (GFS). No obstant, aquests principis rarament es consideren en criteris operatius per al ...

    Modelling and optimization of industrial prosumers with renewable energy sources 

    Urbano González, Eva María (Date of defense: 2023-06-01)

    (English) The current energy transition fosters the insertion of renewable energies and system decentralisation intending to achieve a more secure, sustainable and efficient energy market. The industry can play a key role ...

    Complicaciones de los dispositivos venosos y factores de riesgo de bacteriemia asociada a catéter en el paciente portador de dispositivo venoso central o de midline 

    Lafuente Cabrero, Elisabeth (Date of defense: 2024-04-04)

    [spa] La colocación de dispositivos venosos son el procedimiento invasivo más prevalente en las instituciones hospitalarias tanto en contextos de hospitalización convencional como en hospitalización domiciliaria. A pesar ...