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Esteba Masjuan, Joan (Date of defense: 2023-10-19)
Underwater robotics has undergone significant development in recent years. It has been applied to a wide range of sectors, such as the mapping of areas of interest, the collection of scientific data, or the Inspection ...
Solis Mota, Jaime Carlos (Date of defense: 2023-10-31)
Cars accidents cause many injuries, including thousands of deaths, on roads around the world, becoming a problem for today's society. In the European Union, there are laws so that those injured can obtain the corresponding ...
Mejía Cajamarca, Paulina Elizabeth (Date of defense: 2023-10-27)
The main objective of this thesis is to design, apply and evaluate an educational program for people with intellectual disabilities at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the University of Girona. For this research, ...
Balart, Imma (Date of defense: 2023-10-26)
Introduction: Children and adolescents diagnosed with Conduct Disorder present a repetitive and persistent pattern of disruptive behaviour with difficulties to accept and follow the social norms or rules appropriate to ...
Batlle Amat, Pau (Date of defense: 2023-10-20)
Introduction: According to the World Health Organization – WHO – life skills "are abilities to adopt an adaptive and positive behavior that allows individuals to effectively address the demands and challenges of everyday ...
Séculi, Faust (Date of defense: 2023-10-11)
Nowadays the problem of climate change on planet Earth has aggravated, it has become extremely important to find solutions that considerably reduce or even eliminate its causes. Among the set of solutions that have been ...
Martins, Frederico F. (Date of defense: 2023-10-09)
Density functional theory (DFT) was postulated almost 60 years ago and equipped chemists with a powerful framework to simulate, in silico, the behavior of chemical systems. Despite its widespread utility, DFT methods have ...
Cañigueral Maurici, Marc (Date of defense: 2023-10-10)
The transition to electric mobility is facing multiple challenges, usually associated with the roll-out of the charging infrastructure. On one hand, cities must develop a charging infrastructure that meets the user needs ...
Font Rubio, Pau (Date of defense: 2023-10-06)
Homogeneous reactions catalyzed by gold have mainly been developed in the past two decades, stemming from the proneness of Au(I) and Au(III) complexes to coordinate and activate carbon-carbon multiple bonds towards a ...
Meulman, Edwin (Date of defense: 2023-10-06)
Adhesive bonds could replace more traditional mechanical joints, making structures lighter and smoother. Stresses are distributed over a larger area, and dissimilar materials can be bonded, accommodating differences in ...
Ferrer Carré, Clara (Date of defense: 2023-09-27)
Global forecasts of an impending shortage of animal protein for human consumption have led to the search for new sources of dietary protein, either from alternative plant, fungal or insect sources, or from by-products of ...
Moreno Manzo, Jessenia (Date of defense: 2023-09-20)
This doctoral thesis focuses on the studies of tourist destinations with heritage characteristics to investigate the perspectives of the perceived value of the tourist demand and to explore the direct relationships that ...
Cabrera Tejera, Alvis (Date of defense: 2023-09-20)
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that affects a large number of people worldwide, making it a global pandemic. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) accounts for approximately 10 % of all cases. It is characterized by autoimmune ...
Mujahid, Omer (Date of defense: 2023-09-19)
Modeling biological systems has always been challenging given the complexity of the processes involved in them. Experts have been employing physiological models to approximate the dynamics of biological systems; however, ...
Soler i Parpal, Jordi (Date of defense: 2023-09-19)
Enzymes are a type of proteins that help chemical reactions happen faster in living organisms. Scientists have been able to modify these enzymes using a technique called protein engineering, which allowed to increase the ...
Fages Masmiquel, Ester (Date of defense: 2023-09-14)
Dementia causes progressive cognitive impairment and inability to lead an independent life. Currently, there is no curative treatment for it, and thus primary prevention is essential. Age is the main risk factor for ...
Torres Paredes, María de los Ángeles (Date of defense: 2023-09-07)
The purpose of this research is projected to promote strategies to achieve efficient and effective management in the public or private organizational context. For this purpose and from the field of scientific research, ...
Pérez Ramos, Yolanda (Date of defense: 2023-09-08)
This doctoral thesis studies the manuscript 10260 of the Spanish National Library called: Corónica del Rey Luis de Françia, onzeno deste nombre, hecha y compuesta por un caballero borgoñón llamado Felipo de Comines, Señor ...
Meyerhofer-Parra, Rafel (Date of defense: 2023-09-05)
This doctoral thesis is the result of the conceptual and practical analysis of the uses of transmedia narratives in education. Storytelling, narration or the art of storytelling is a key element of human communication. In ...
Rubiño Campoy, Susana (Date of defense: 2023-07-28)
Macroalgae have been recognized as an interesting source of compounds with multiple applications in different fields due to their various bioactivities since current trends are moving towards the use of alternative compounds ...