Universitat de Girona: Recent submissions
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L’ós de les cavernes (Ursus spelaeus) a Catalunya
This study comprises an examination of the osteological remains of populations of cave bears (Ursus spelaeus, Rosenmüller, 1794) found in the Late Middle Palaeolithic layers of three caves in northeastern Catalonia, Spain: ...
Reinforcement learning for bolus insulin dosing for people with type 1 diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by destruction of the insulin producing beta cells in the islets of Langerhans within the pancreas due to an autoimmune reaction. T1D is distinguished by elevated ...
Deterioro cognitivo leve y demencia tipo Alzheimer en personas con discapacidad intelectual: detección, clasificación y caracterización de la evolución clínica
Background. Intellectual disability is a neurodevelopment disorder affecting intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. The increase of life expectancy of this population leads to an increase of mental health pathologies ...
El turismo como un instrumento para la patrimonialización de los bienes y manifestaciones culturales del municipio de Honda
This investigation is based on the problem that the process of tourist and cultural patrimonialization of the municipality of Honda was gestated and developed by the local political and economic powers, who instrumentalized ...
Complicacions perioperatòries de l’adrenalectomia laparoscòpica. Experiència a la província de Girona
INTRODUCTION: Adrenal masses are one of the most common tumors, being incidentally diagnosed in 5% of patients undergoing imaging tests. Until the beginning of the 1990s, all adrenal surgical treatment was performed through ...
Three essays on housing economics: the impact of COVID-19 on short-, medium- and long-term rental housing
This dissertation evaluates the pandemic's impact on three coexisting urban rental markets: traditional long-term rentals (LTR), short-term rentals (STR) primarily catering to tourists, and seasonal month-by-month rentals ...
The analysis of tourist destinations’ influence in international student mobility
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.)
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, ...
