Forns i Guzman, Joan (Date of defense: 2012-04-03)
Introduction Neuropsychological development is a genetically guided process which is continuously modified by socio-environmental factors. This thesis aimed to study the main socio-environmental ...
Dumbović, Gabrijela (Date of defense: 2017-01-12)
DNA hypomethylation of repeats has been found in almost every tumor type studied. Hypomethylation of repetitive elements was shown to increase the likelihood of homologous recombination of these repeated ...
Rosas Salvans, Miquel (Date of defense: 2017-12-19)
Three microtubule (MT) assembly pathways participate in the assembly of the bipolar spindle: the centrosomal pathway, the augmin dependent amplification pathway and the RanGTP/chromosome dependent ...
Pérez Forero, Fernando José (Date of defense: 2013-06-18)
This thesis is concerned with the structural estimation of macroeconomic models via Bayesian methods and the economic implications derived from its empirical output. The first chapter provides a general ...
Fernández Mariño, Ana Isabel (Date of defense: 2013-07-29)
The large-conductance Ca2+- and voltage-gated K+ (BK) channel containing the pore-forming and the regulatory B1 subunits play a pivotal role in the control of arterial tone and modification of channel ...
Ruiz Fernández, Guillermo (Date of defense: 2018-12-12)
This thesis has been accomplished in Crisalix in collaboration with the Universitat Pompeu Fabra within the program of Doctorats Industrials. Crisalix has the mission of enhancing the communication ...
Martínez, Cristina G. B. (Date of defense: 2020-11-27)
The use of nonlinear signal analysis measures to characterize electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings can be key for a better understanding of the underlying brain dynamics. In neurological disorders ...
Potlogea, Andrei Victor (Date of defense: 2016-07-06)
This thesis provides an investigation of the effects of trade, technology and natural resource shocks on local economies and local labor markets. In the first chapter, I explore theoretically the impact ...
Mantica, Federica (Date of defense: 2023-05-11)
Regulated Gene Expression (rGE) and Alternative Splicing (rAS) are two of the main mechanisms contributing to tissue-phenotypic diversity within and between species. In this thesis, we aim at characterizing ...
Ferrer i Admetlla, Anna (Date of defense: 2009-01-07)
La tesi que teniu a les mans recull quatre treballs amb un objectiu comú; determinar si els patògens (virus, bacteris, paràsits.) han exercit pressions selectives sobre els genomes dels seus hostes (com ...