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    Impact of chlorophenols and heavy metals on soil microbiota: their effects on activity and community composition, and resistant strains with potential for bioremediation 

    Cáliz Gelador, Joan (Date of defense: 2011-12-13)

    Pollution by toxic compounds is one of the most relevant environmental damages to ecosystems produced by human activity and, therefore, it must be considered in environmental protection and restoration of contaminated ...

    The impact of ISO 9001 on employee engagement 

    Yazdani, Shirin (Date of defense: 2021-07-07)

    In the past few decades, ISO 9001 quality management and human resources are major issues in business and management research, due to their potential impact on a range of individual and organizational outcomes. In this ...

    Impacte clínic del càlcul de la dosi absorbida en radioteràpia externa mitjançant un nou algorisme basat en la solució de l'equació de Boltzmann 

    Muñoz Montplet, Carles (Date of defense: 2022-03-01)

    The algorithm for calculating absorbed dose in external radiotherapy Acuros XB (AXB), based on the solution of the Boltzmann equation, has shown to achieve a higher level of accuracy than the preceding convolution/superposition ...

    Impacte de l'estandardització de la gestió de la innovació mitjançant la norma UNE 166002 

    Mir Mauri, Moisès (Date of defense: 2018-03-16)

    The present doctoral thesis studies the Spanish standard for Innovation management “UNE 166002 R&D&I management system requirements”, from two complementary perspectives. The first, eminently exploratory, analyzes the ...

    Impactes biològics i característiques socioeconòmiques de la pesca recreativa a les àrees marines protegides de la Mediterrània: implicacions per a la gestió del medi marí 

    Font Payeras, Toni (Date of defense: 2014-05-13)

    La pesca recreativa és una de les activitats turístiques més practicades a les zones costaneres arreu del món, implicant a un gran nombre de persones i per tant una pressió sobre els recursos gens menyspreable, especialment ...

    El impacto sobre los trabajadores de una gestión de recursos humanos socialmente responsable. Un análisis para Catalunya 

    Celma Benaiges, M. Dolors (Date of defense: 2011-11-21)

    Socially responsible human resource management constitutes the conceptual-theory framework of the thesis. The results obtained from the empirical part show the existence of three clusters inasmuch as the application of ...

    Impactos de la movilización en el cambio normativo. El matrimonio igualitario, la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo y la regulación del consumo de cannabis en Ecuador y Uruguay 

    Chávez Sabando, Nila (Date of defense: 2021-06-08)

    This research analyzes how social movements, through an attractive discourse, the intensity of the repertoire and the organizational solidity, generated results in the regulation of equal marriage, the voluntary interruption ...

    Implementació d'eines avançades de control per a l'eliminació de nitrogen i optimització dels costos energètics a l'EDAR de la Vall del Ges 

    Pellicer Johera, Neus (Date of defense: 2014-03-31)

    WWTP present two issues: 1) Get adequate depuration performance; 2) Do it with minimal costs. There are many strategies that can be applied to achieve these requirements, but they cannot be applied indiscriminately. In ...

    Implementación del SCT-Chile: la experiencia de la Universidad de Los Lagos 

    Quintana Püschel, Magaly (Date of defense: 2020-04-16)

    This research explores the genesis of the Chilean Transfer Credit System implementation process by including the analysis of actions, agreements and projects that have allowed it to be installed in Higher Education ...

    Implementation and application of basis set superposition error-correction schemes to the theoretical modeling of weak intermolecular interactions 

    Salvador Sedano, Pedro (Date of defense: 2001-12-20)

    This thesis deals with the so-called Basis Set Superposition Error (BSSE) from both a methodological and a practical point of view. The purpose of the present thesis is twofold: (a) to contribute step ahead in the correct ...

    Implementation of a high-pressure resin transfer molding (HP-RTM) process to increase the production rate of structural composites and characterization of sustainable vitrimer-matrix high-performance composites 

    Builes Cárdenas, Cristian (Date of defense: 2023-03-20)

    Transport industry, especially automotive, is one of the most pollutant in the world. Current environmental concerns demand original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) to reduce the amount of emissions released by their ...

    Implementing amino acids in manganese-catalyzed biologically inspired oxidations: g-lactonization and ligand design 

    Vicens Serra, Laia (Date of defense: 2023-07-18)

    Most of the organic molecules used in chemical industry (and their synthetic precursors) contain oxygen atoms in their structure. One of the most convenient methods for the preparation of oxygenated compounds is the ...

    Implicaciones de la adiponectina de alto peso molecular en el eje tiroideo y el metabolismo óseo 

    Prats Puig, Anna (Date of defense: 2012-05-17)

    Adiponectin is a protein secreted by adipose tissue which possesses insulin-sensitivity and anti-atherosclerotic properties. In this work, we will study if high molecular weight adiponectin is a key molecule in the association ...

    Importance of hydrogen-mediated mechanisms for microbial electrosynthesis: regulation at the molecular level 

    Perona Vico, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2022-01-28)

    Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is engineered to use electric power and carbon dioxide (CO2) as the only energy and carbon sources in reductive bioelectrochemical processes for biosynthesis. This technology is conducted ...

    Improved delamination resistance of thin-ply based laminates: an experimental and numerical study 

    Guillamet Busquets, Gerard (Date of defense: 2016-07-11)

    Departing from an emerging technology such as the spread tow thin-ply technology, in which the ply thickness can be significantly reduced, the overall purpose of this thesis is motivated by the industry need to better ...

    Improvement of heat-induced gel properties of porcine plasma 

    Fort Fort, Nuri (Date of defense: 2010-04-07)

    L'objectiu és millorar els gels de plasma porcí induïts per calor a pH àcid utilitzant transglutaminasa microbiana (MTGasa). El tractament millora textura i CRA dels gels a pH 5,5, però les millores no són suficients per ...

    Improvement of strategies for the management of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora). Evaluation and optimization of physical and chemical control methods, and use of decision support systems 

    Ruz Estévez, Lídia (Date of defense: 2003-11-03)

    El foc bacterià és una malaltia que afecta a plantes de la família de la rosàcies, causada pel bacteri Erwinia amylovora. El seu rang d'hostes inclou arbres fruiters, com la perera, la pomera o el codonyer, i plantes ...

    Improvements in the ray tracing of implicit surfaces based on interval arithmetic 

    Flórez Díaz, Jorge Eliécer (Date of defense: 2008-12-10)

    Las superfícies implícitas son útiles en muchas áreasde los gráficos por ordenador. Una de sus principales ventajas es que pueden ser fácilmente usadas como primitivas para modelado. Aun asi, no son muy usadas porque su ...

    Improving compression after impact response of composite laminates through ply level hybridization with thin plies and unsymmetrical designs 

    Sasikumar, Aravind (Date of defense: 2019-07-18)

    Despite the weight savings, composite materials are vulnerable to impact loads mainly due to the alarming reduction in the compression after impact strength (CAI). This thesis exploits the potential of laminate designs ...

    Improving resource utilization in carrier ethernet technologies 

    Caro Perez, Luis Fernando (Date of defense: 2010-01-19)

    Ethernet está empezando a pasar de las redes de área local a una red de transporte. Sin embargo, como los requisitos de las redes de transporte son más exigentes, la tecnología necesita ser mejorada. Esquemas diseñados ...