Solé Morata, Neus (Date of defense: 2017-12-15)
The Y chromosome is the longest non-recombining DNA sequence of the human genome. This avoidance of recombination, together with its paternal inheritance, makes the Y chromosome a powerful tool with ...
Ibáñez Lillo, Alexandra (Date of defense: 2017-02-24)
In order to find the referents of words, infants rely on constrains that guide their interpretations. Currently, little is known about how language environment influences referent identification. ...
Cesana Arlotti, Nicolò (Date of defense: 2016-01-15)
From a developmental perspective, propositional logical reasoning has been often characterized either as the peak of cognitive development or as an innate property of human cognition. Our ignorance of ...
Seguí Beltrán, Andreu (Date of defense: 2018-09-14)
La Monarquía hispánica aprovechó la situación de Baleares en el Mediterráneo occidental para su política norteafricana, en la que las islas participaron a nivel militar, diplomático e informativo. El ...
Buch Mundó, Ignasi (Date of defense: 2012-06-29)
Investigation of protein-ligand interactions has been a long-standing application for molecular dynamics (MD) simulations given its importance to drug design. However, relevant timescales for biomolecular ...
Pagà Peris, Roger (Date of defense: 2016-11-02)
The present thesis focuses on three topics within the domain of consumer behavior: self-regulation, the psychological consequences of money, and consumption rituals. The first chapter, devoted to ...
Bermúdez Torres, Sandra (Date of defense: 2012-09-21)
This thesis addresses the omission in the literature of how political context influences the performance of informational shortcuts. In line with this research gap, the first article suggests that ...
Gerardino Gutiérrez, María Paula (Date of defense: 2014-12-17)
This thesis investigates various aspects of economic development. In the first chapter, I study the impact of violence on human capital investments, focusing mainly on the relationship between male-biased ...
Nacenta, Lluís (Date of defense: 2014-12-23)
Esta tesis explora la alteración que la presencia de una fórmula repetitiva en una pieza musical tiene sobre el proceso de escucha. El marco en que ello se estudia no está delimitado por un determinado tipo ...
Teixidor i Colomer, Anna (Date of defense: 2013-03-14)
Josep Puig Pujades (1883-1949) fou el principal renovador del republicanisme empordanès que entroncà la vella tradició federal amb el catalanisme progressista del primer terç del segle XX. La seva àmplia ...