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    Structural diagnosis of masonry heritage : contributions to non-destructive testing, structural health monitoring and risk assessment. 

    Makoond, Nirvan Chandra (Date of defense: 2020-12-16)

    Many cultural heritage sites across the globe consist of masonry structures. To ensure the preservation of such structures, an accurate evaluation of their current structural condition is often of utmost importance. However, ...

    Structural performance of continuous composite bridges with partial shear connection and double composite action 

    Su, Hang (Date of defense: 2023-06-19)

    (English) The steel-concrete composite structural solution has been widely applied in the execution of simply supported bridges since the merits of concrete compressive strength and steel tensile strength can be efficiently ...

    Structural performance of FRP-concrete hybrid beams with flexible shear connection 

    Neagoe, Catalin Andrei (Date of defense: 2016-07-08)

    La sostenibilidad de los edificios y de las infraestructuras públicas es un tema de importancia reciente puesto en discusión por la comunidad de ingeniería. La necesidad de diseñar estructuras con bajos requerimientos de ...

    Structural response of precast concrete segmental tunnel linings 

    Arnau Delgado, Oriol (Date of defense: 2012-03-16)

    The increasing use of the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has entailed their own evolution and the improvement of the construction processes applied, allowing the construction of tunnels on more complex hydro-geological ...

    Structural studies of AT-rich DNA 

    Acosta Reyes, Francisco Javier (Date of defense: 2016-05-26)

    Non-coding DNA is rich in adenines and thymines. Their unique properties, such as high polymorphism, flexibility, transitional states that lead to DNA hairpin formation and the possibility to adopt either Watson-Crick or ...

    Structural system identification by dynamic observability technique 

    Peng, Tian (Date of defense: 2021-05-21)

    Structure system identification (SSI) can be classified as static and dynamic depending on the type of excitation. SSI by Observability Method (OM) using static tests was proposed and analyzed to address the observability ...

    The structure and dynamics of complex microbe-host interaction networks 

    Björk, Johannes (Date of defense: 2016-06-03)

    Microbes form intricate and intimate relationships with most animals and plants, many of which are crucial for host development, health and functioning. Microbe--host symbiotic associations are poorly explored in comparison ...

    Structure discovery techniques for circuit design and process model visualization 

    San Pedro Martín, Javier de (Date of defense: 2017-10-27)

    Graphs are one of the most used abstractions in many knowledge fields because of the easy and flexibility by which graphs can represent relationships between objects. The pervasiveness of graphs in many disciplines means ...

    Structure-activity investigation on laccases by computational and site directed mutagenesis studies 

    Delavari, Azar (Date of defense: 2016-12-01)

    Laccases belong to multi copper oxidase enzyme family (EC 1.10.3.2). Their capacity to oxidíze a wide range of substrates makes them very attractive for the industry and are growing in importance for environmentally-friendly ...

    Structure-function studies of bombesin and bradykinin receptors and their ligands for new therapeutic opportunities 

    Rasaeifar, Bahareh (Date of defense: 2020-12-10)

    G-protein coupled receptors represents the largest family of membrane protein in eukaryotes cells with more than 800 members. The reason of their importance lies in their function, being responsible for the primary mechanism ...

    Studies on organic solar cells based on small-molecules : tetraphenyldibenzoperiflanthene and fullerene C70 

    Galindo Lorente, Sergi (Date of defense: 2015-11-18)

    This work deals with the research on organic solar cells based on small-molecules semiconductors. In particular, organic solar cells of this thesis have been used tetraphenyldibenzoperiflanthene as donor material and ...

    Study and application of spectral monitoring techniques for optical network optimization 

    Locatelli, Fabiano (Date of defense: 2021-11-18)

    One of the possible ways to address the constantly increasing amount of heterogeneous and variable internet traffic is the evolution of the current optical networks towards a more flexible, open, and disaggregated paradigm. ...

    Study and characterisation of surface integrity modification after ultrasonic vibration-assisted ball burnishing 

    Jerez Mesa, Ramón (Date of defense: 2018-03-02)

    This dissertation is an experimental research project into the mechanical effects of the ultrasonic vibration-assisted ball burnishing process on the surface integrity of surfaces machined through ball-end milling. Due to ...

    Study and characterization of mechanical properties of wood-PLA composite (Timberfill) material parts built through fused filament fabrication 

    Zandi, Mohammad Damous (Date of defense: 2020-07-17)

    This research is based upon the additive manufacturing (AM) technology which aims to study the mechanical properties of innovative commercial wood-PLA composite material (Timberfill) and characterize its behavior. Specifically ...

    Study and characterization of microstructural and physio-chemical properties of potato products for 3D food printing 

    Dankar, Iman Talal (Date of defense: 2019-01-09)

    3D food printing is a precise digitalized process that is based on monitoring the characteristics of the printed substrate in accordance with the process parameters. In this thesis mashed potatoes were first mixed with ...

    Study and optimisation of copper bioleaching process for electronic waste valorisation 

    Benzal Montes, Eva (Date of defense: 2021-01-28)

    In the current economical context, the use of waste material with economic potential should be a priority. In this sense, the increasing production of electrical and electronic equipment waste (WEEE) makes these materials ...

    Study and validation of data structures with missing values. Application to survival analysis 

    Serrat i Piè, Carles (Date of defense: 2001-05-21)

    En aquest treball tractem tres metodologies diferents -no paramètrica, paramètrica i semiparamètrica- per tal de considerar els patrons de dades amb valors no observats en un context d'anàlisi de la supervivència. Les dues ...

    Study for poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] production by bacterial strains and its modification for drug delivery systems 

    Rodríguez Contreras, Alejandra (Date of defense: 2013-06-06)

    Nowadays biopolymers are a good alternative to petrochemical polymers. One of these biopolymers is Poly[(R)-3- Hydroxybutyrate] (PHB) which is produced from renewable resources by various microorganisms and, after its use ...

    Study of a Compton camera based on CsI(Tl) scintillator bars for radiological environmental imaging 

    Rodríguez, María D. (Date of defense: 2020-10-26)

    Compton cameras are used for radiological imaging, which can be useful in environmental applications and especially in determining the position of hidden sources. Current Compton cameras are based on pixelated detectors ...

    Study of a hybrid system : Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor-Membrane Bioreactor (MBBR-MBR) in the treatment and reuse of textile industrial effluents 

    Yang, Xuefei (Date of defense: 2021-07-06)

    Textile wastewater often shows high color concentration, containing a large range of organic chemicals, with high chemical oxygen demand as well as hard-degradation materials. Therefore, understanding and developing effective ...