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Microanatomia comparada del nervi ciàtic i validació d’un nou biomarcador en injeccions intraneurals

Server Salvà, Anna (Date of defense: 2019-04-11)

Les lesions del nervi perifèric són un trastorn neurològic freqüent i en ocasions comporten una inadequada recuperació funcional, amb importants repercussions tant a nivell personal com social. La medicina translacional, ...

Microarchitectural Techniques to Exploit Repetitive Computations and Values

Molina Clemente, Carlos (Date of defense: 2005-07-10)

La dependencia de datos es una de las principales razones que limitan el rendimiento de los procesadores actuales. Algunos estudios han demostrado, que las aplicaciones no pueden alcanzar más de una decena de instrucciones ...

Microarray Strategies for Multiplexed Immunochemical Analysis

Guercetti, Julian (Date of defense: 2023-10-25)

[eng] The current doctoral thesis titled “Microarray Strategies for Multiplexed Immunochemical Analysis” was carried out in the context of two research projects, expecting to develop multiplexed ligand-binding assays under ...

Microarray-based gene expression analysis in natural and experimental cases of porcine circovirus type 2 infection

Teixeira Fernandes, Lana (Date of defense: 2015-07-01)

La presente Tesis se orientó a la caracterización molecular de la infección causada por PCV2 utilizando la tecnología de los microarrays. Este virus es el agente infeccioso esencial de la enfermedad sistémica (ES) por PCV2, ...

Microbial and geochemical dynamics in soils and their impact on the hydraulic properties : from laboratory experiments to model development

Carles Brangarí, Albert (Date of defense: 2017-09-22)

Most of the microorganisms on Earth are found in sophisticated colonies called biofilms. Such microbial communities may proliferate everywhere life can exist as long as nutrients are available and surface attachment is ...

Microbial assemblage responses to nutrient fluctuations in high mountain lakes

Zufiaurre Martinez, Aitziber (Date of defense: 2020-03-06)

Els estanys freds i oligotròfics presenten una elevada diversitat d’organismes en el plàncton microbià, tant de protists com de procariotes. La coexistència d’aquesta elevada diversitat d’organismes i de formes de vida ha ...

Microbial communities driving emerging contaminant removal. Impact of treated wastewater on the ecosystem

Parladé Molist, Eloi (Date of defense: 2018-06-08)

Actualment, un dels nous reptes de la comunitat científica és fer front a l'increment de contaminants emergents als ambients naturals. La bioremediació s'ha perfilat com una bona alternativa per donar resposta a aquesta ...

Microbial communities responses in fluvial biofilms under metal stressed scenarios

Argudo Fernández, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-02-08)

This thesis shows how the metals of natural and anthropic origin change significantly the composition of the prokaryotic communities (mainly the composition of bacteria). The β-diversity is the most sensitive variable to ...

Microbial community assembly and biogeography in the Pyrenean lacustrine district

Ortiz Álvarez, Rüdiger (Date of defense: 2018-05-18)

The microbial metacommunity of the Pyrenees mountain range has never been studied at the regional level. In this PhD thesis, the main goal is to describe the taxonomic diversity and reveal the ecological processes (biotic ...

Microbial dynamics in drinking water biofilms

Codony Iglesias, Francesc (Date of defense: 2015-11-06)

El agua de consumo subministrada a través de las redes de distribución deviene alterada durante su circulación en el mismo debido a la actividad microbiana. Estos cambios en la calidad a menudo afectan al sabor, color y ...

Microbial exposures, cleaning products and child health

Casas Ruiz, Lidia (Date of defense: 2013-04-30)

Background and aims: The immune, respiratory and central nervous system start developing during pregnancy and continue during the first years of life. Therefore, environmental exposures during these periods may play a ...

Microbial fuel cell performance: design, operation and biological factors

Uría Moltó, Naroa (Date of defense: 2012-09-07)

Una pila microbiana de combustible es un sistema bioelectroquímico en el cual las bacterias oxidan materia orgánica y transfieren los electrones a un electrodo produciendo electricidad. La eficiencia de este sistema depende ...

Microbial fuel cell running on high strength animal wastewater : nitrogen removal strategies and microbial community characterization

Sotres Fernández, Ana (Date of defense: 2015-07-24)

A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a bioelectrochemical system (BES) capable of converting the chemical energy contained in the chemical bonds of a substrate into electrical energy by means of electrochemical reactions catalyzed ...

Microbial lipases with interest in biotechnology and infectious diseases: isolation, characterization and inhibition by natural substances

Ruiz Rueda, Cristian (Date of defense: 2005-06-22)

Lipases are carboxylic ester hydrolases which act on acylglycerols to liberate fatty acids and glycerol. These enzymes are currently attracting an enormous attention because they are among the most versatile and widely ...