Borràs Tudurí, Roser (Date of defense: 2018-07-06)
The Immune System (IS) is a complex collection of tissues, organs, cells and molecules to defense the body against threatens. IS is organized into two lines of defense: innate immunity which acts in a ...
Wilson Daily, Ann E. (Date of defense: 2021-04-16)
This thesis brings together five accepted, and one submitted, articles, along with a seventh in process of completion, all written and revised during a second doctoral candidacy. Quantitative, qualitative ...
Cárdenas, Andrés (Date of defense: 2015-05-06)
Patients with cirrhosis may develop significant complications of renal function manifested initially by increased sodium retention followed by impaired solute-free water excretion, and finally with renal ...
Campàs i Rigau, Otger (Date of defense: 2006-01-01)
[eng] The propulsion mechanisms that drive the movements of living cells constitute perhaps the most impressive engineering works of nature. Still, it is simply the interaction between molecules which ...
Pelegrín Senent, Iván (Date of defense: 2017-06-30)
INTRODUCTION: Community-acquired bacterial meningitis is a relevant entity related to a high morbidity and mortality, despite of the adjuvant and antibiotic treatments available. Morbidity and mortality ...
Aide, Pedro Carlos Paulino (Date of defense: 2011-09-30)
Malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasites remains a huge public health problem and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, especially among children and infants. The ...
Banks, Donna (Date of defense: 2022-01-20)
This dissertation takes a transatlantic approach in its exploration of identity and representation by examining artistic practices within areas of the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States. Australia ...
Bel-Piñana, Paula (Date of defense: 2018-07-10)
In recent decades, public-private partnerships has converted in an alternative way of providing transport infrastructures that has been traditional delivered by public sector. Between 1990 and 2017, ...
Rodríguez Climent, Sílvia (Date of defense: 2014-12-05)
The Ebro Delta represents the most important wetland area in Catalonia, the second most important in Spain (after Doñana National Park) and one of the most important estuarine zones in Europe. Although ...
Kowszyk, Yanina (Date of defense: 2022-12-15)
[eng] This thesis is about discourses in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and specifically the discussion around the role of business and their contribution towards social development. ...