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3-month Euribor expectations and uncertainty using option-implied probability densities

Puigvert Gutiérrez, Josep Maria (Date of defense: 2016-02-01)

The evolution of market interest rates is a key component of the trans-mission of monetary policy. Central Banks, market participants and monetary policy practitioners make use of the information contained in financial ...

3d and/or 4f coordination compounds derived from chiral Schiff bases: magnetic and spectroscopic study

Mayans Ayats, Júlia (Date of defense: 2018-12-14)

This PhD thesis has been developed in the Molecular Magnetism Group of the University of Barcelona. As its name indicates, the Molecular Magnetism Group is mostly interested in the magnetic study of coordination complexes, ...

3D in vitro models for neural progenitor cell differentiation and network formation

Pereira, Inês Sousa (Date of defense: 2023-10-17)

[eng] Conventional 2D in vitro and animal models have been found inadequate to fully uncover the intricate mechanisms happening in the brain and its diseases. Engineering-based models emerge as promising alternatives to ...

3D Reconstruction and Modelling of the Sierras Exteriores Aragonesas (Southern Pyrenees, Spain). Structural Evolution of the Pico del Águila anticline

Vidal Royo, Oskar (Date of defense: 2010-06-23)

This Thesis reports on the integration of different modelling techniques to construct a unified and better constrained conceptual model of structural evolution of the Pico del Águila anticline (External Sierras, Southern ...

3D seismic imaging and geological modeling of the Hontomin CO2 storage site, Spain

Alcalde Martín, Juan (Date of defense: 2014-07-04)

This thesis is organized as a compendium of three scientific articles, describing the geological characterization of the Hontomín site for Geological Storage of CO2 by means of 3D seismic data, acquired for this purpose, ...

4F2hc/LAT1 heterodimer: a promising candidate for solving the first atomic structure of a heteromeric amino acid transporter = Heterodímero 4F2hc/LAT1: un candidato prometedor para resolver la primera estructura atómica de un transportador heteromérico de aminoácidos

Obando Martínez, Ana Zuleima (Date of defense: 2016-05-19)

Heteromeric amino acid transporters (HATs) are the unique solute transporters known to be composed of two subunits linked by a disulphide bridge. The heavy subunit (4F2hc or rBAT), a type II membrane N-glycoprotein that ...

5,6-dihidro-2(1H)-piridonas en la reacción de Diels-Alder: preparación y transformaciones sintéticas de octahidroisoquinolonas

Jorge Alesanco, Ángela (Date of defense: 1999-01-21)

La reacción de cicloadición de Diels-Alder entre 5,6-dihidro-2(1H)-piridonas como dienófilos y dienos convenientemente funcionalizados da lugar a la formación de sistemas bicíclicos de perhidroisoquinolona que pueden ser ...

A articulação e o trânsito das concepções de inclusão / exclusão e de ensino das artes visuais nas práticas de um Instituto de Artes = La articulación y el tránsito de las concepciones de inclusión/exclusión y de enseñanza de las artes visuales en las prácticas de un Instituto de Artes

Caira Gitahy, Ana Maria (Date of defense: 2016-02-09)

Esta tese discute o processo de articulação e o trânsito das concepções de inclusão/ exclusão e de ensino das artes visuais nas práticas de um Instituto de Artes, desde sua criação como escola de artes visuais para pessoas ...

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 construção de Cidades no Brasil: Capital, poder público, população e a produção do espaço urbano em Vitória da Conquista (1940 - 2010)

Soares dos Santos, Ronan (Date of defense: 2014-01-24)

Este trabalho, baseado em pesquisa empírica e bibliográfica, pretende reconstituir a relação entre o poder público, o capital imobiliário, a população e a produção do espaço urbano na cidade de Vitória da Conquista – Ba, ...

A contribution to resource recovery from wastewater. Anaerobic processes for organic matter and nitrogen treatment

Basset Olivé, Núria (Date of defense: 2015-10-16)

Organic matter and nutrients present in urban and industrial wastewater should be removed or valorised to reduce its impact on the environment. Conventional wastewater treatments are focused on the removal of these pollution ...

A corpus-based study of the phraseological behaviour of abstract nouns in medical English. A Needs Analysis of a Spanish medical community

Laso Martín, Natàlia Judith (Date of defense: 2009-01-23)

It has been long acknowledged (Carter 1998, Williams 1998; Biber 2006; Hyland 2008) that writing a text not only entails the accurate selection of correct terms and grammatical constructions but also a good command of ...

A diversidade sociocultural no âmbito da formação de professores: O caso da Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB)

Castro do Lago, Ana Cristina (Date of defense: 2013-12-02)

A proposta de pesquisa "A Diversidade sociocultural no âmbito da Formação de Formação de Professores: o caso da Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB)" circula em torno do que entendo como uma lacuna existente entre o ...

A few things about hyperimaginaries and stable forking

Potier, Joris (Date of defense: 2015-06-08)

The core of this PhD dissertation is basically twofold : On one hand, I get some new results on the relationship between compact groups and bounded hyperimaginaries, extending a little bit the classical results of Lascar ...

A global wanderer: Biology, phylogeography and resilience of the introduced ascidian "Styela plicata" / Història d’una introducció global: biologia, filogeografia i susceptibilitat a factors ambientals de l’ascidi cosmopolita "Styela alicata"

Pineda Torres, Mari Carmen (Date of defense: 2012-09-25)

"Styela plicata" is a solitary ascidian introduced all around the world by ship traffic and seems to have many of the required features to become invasive. The main goal of this PhD thesis was to increase our knowledge on ...

A hotspot for posttranslational modifications on the androgen receptor dimer interface drives pathology and anti-androgen resistance

Alegre Martí, Andrea (Date of defense: 2023-10-04)

[eng] Nuclear receptors (NRs) are a superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors that function as biological sensors to regulate gene expression in a timeand tissue-specific and manner. The coordinated actions ...

A incerteza no proceso urbano. A produção do espaço na Margem Sul do Estuário do Tejo

Gonçalves Brandão Estêvão, Ana Luísa (Date of defense: 2015-11-09)

Esta tese trata da incerteza como fator determinante na produção urbana contemporânea, analisando em profundidade a Margem Sul do Tejo. A consolidação da cidade industrial correspondeu à infra-estruturação, capacidade ...

A influência das grandes redes varejistas no comércio e na cidade: um estudo de caso sobre Vitória da Conquista

José Pereira, Francis (Date of defense: 2013-10-22)

O comércio varejista em todo o mundo se solidifica como um setor de extrema importância para a economia mundial. No Brasil, com a estabilidade econômica e o aumento do poder de compra dos consumidores, cada vez mais empresas ...

A influência dos modelos educativos no ensino das artes visuais

Laranjeira, Carmen Cecilia de Araújo dos Santos (Date of defense: 2013-07-09)

Esta tese trata da influência dos modelos educativos na construção da identidade docente na área de artes visuais. Está fundamentada no processo etnográfico, levantando informações concretas sobre teorias e práticas no ...

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 ...