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    Applications of the Hofmann-Löffler reaction for C-H functionalization in Total Synthesis 

    Del Castillo Fernández, Estefanía (Date of defense: 2020-12-10)

    Aquesta tesi doctoral representa alguns avenços en el camp de la funcionalització d’enllaç C-H alifàtics. És necessari el desenvolupament de nous mètodes per a la funcionalització selectiva en molècules orgàniques. Per ...

    Applications of the Internet of Things and optimization to inventory and distribution management 

    Raba Sánchez, David (Date of defense: 2021-09-17)

    This thesis is part of the IoFEED (EU funded) project, which aims to monitor approximately 325 farm bins and investigates business processes carried out between farmers and animal feed producers. We propose a computer-aided ...

    Applications of turbulence modeling in civil engineering 

    Cotela Dalmau, Jordi (Date of defense: 2016-01-15)

    This thesis explores the use of stabilized finite element formulations for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations to simulate turbulent flow problems. Turbulence is a challenging problem due to its complex and dynamic ...

    Applied biotechnology to improve Mediterranean rice varieties = Biotecnologia aplicada a la millora de varietats d’arròs mediterrànies 

    Serrat Gurrera, Xavier (Date of defense: 2016-09-30)

    The current world population is over 7.4 billion and expected to exceed 9 billion in 2040, causing a 70% increase in food demand. Global environmental degradation, in the form of salinization, pollution and global warming, ...

    Applied Gauge/Gravity Duality from Supergravity to Superconductivity 

    Aprile, Francesco (Date of defense: 2013-09-27)

    The sequence of chapters can be divided into three blocks. - The first block contains the introductory chapters. In chapter 1 we illustrate the problem of the high-Tc superconductors making a parallelism between the ...

    Applying a sequential approach in order to detect and interpret a possible increased rate of myeloid malignancies in the Girona province 

    Bitchatchi, Enrique Y. (Date of defense: 2021-04-15)

    This thesis is aimed at demonstrating a sequential-based approach in detecting an epidemic of chronic diseases in small populations. Especially if commences at some unobserved point. Analyses encompassed registered cases ...

    Applying correlative ecological niche models to global change studies 

    Serra Díaz, Josep M. (Date of defense: 2012-10-05)

    La distribució de les espècies ha estat objecte d’estudi per part de diverses disciplines donada la seva naturalesa multifactorial. Així, entendre veritablement la distribució de les espècies implica necessàriament un ...

    Applying Environmental Justice Approach to Sustainable Development Debate in South Korea 

    Hong, Eun Ah (Date of defense: 2021-06-09)

    The world has been burdened with numerous unprecedented environmental challenges since the emergence of industrial society. Concerns over the environmental issue have accelerated worldwide and sustainability has appeared ...

    Applying geographical information technologies and multi criteria spatial planning in the sustainable management of forest ecosystem services 

    Krsnik, Goran (Date of defense: 2023-09-29)

    La creixent complexitat de la realitat geoespacial i els ràpids canvis espacials, causats per la incertesa dels processos naturals i el ràpid desenvolupament social, han augmentat la necessitat d'una planificació espacial ...

    Applying Mobile and Geospatial Technologies to Ecological Momentary Interventions 

    González Pérez, Alberto (Date of defense: 2023-09-07)

    Today a large percentage of the population suffers from anxiety-related problems. This anxiety can appear in day-to-day situations. An effective therapy for these problems is exposure. In it, the person is gradually exposed ...

    Applying safe flooring in housing environments related to the independent elderly : evaluating suitability flooring technology to absorb impact in the event of a fall 

    Mashhouri, Leila (Date of defense: 2021-11-18)

    This research has been developed with the intention of investigating a different generation of pavements. Most of the current pavements have the same basic standard characteristics and this ensures that living conditions ...

    Applying species distribution models in conservation biology = Aplicacions dels models de distribució d'espècies en biologia de la conservació 

    Villero Pi, Daniel (Date of defense: 2016-10-21)

    This work is at the crossroads where conservation problems, arising from the biodiversity loss and environmental crisis, meet the difficulties of applying research outcomes in conservation practice, framed in a sustained ...

    An approach for reducing hospitality industry turnover ratio by understanding Millennials' work motivation based on values and their personality traits 

    Ramírez García, Itziar (Date of defense: 2020-12-15)

    La indústria hotelera és un dels sectors que dóna feina a més persones a tot el món i el capital humà, és un dels actius més valuosos a causa de la naturalesa de les seves interaccions. Paradoxalment, la indústria hotelera ...

    Approach to acoustic mapping through continuous mobile monitoring 

    Quintero Perez, Guillermo (Date of defense: 2019-07-08)

    For the production of representative noise maps, a large amount of information is necessary, which includes, among others, on-site measurements of environmental noise. Thus, for noise maps based on measurements, mobile ...

    An approach to melanoma classification exploiting polarization information 

    Rastgoo, Mojdeh (Date of defense: 2016-06-13)

    Malignant melanoma is the deadliest of skin cancers and causes the majority of deaths in comparison to other skin-related malignancies. Yet it is the most treatable type of cancer, thanks to its early diagnosis. Subsequently, ...

    An approach to occasion-sensitivity 

    Picazo Jaque, Claudia (Date of defense: 2017-11-29)

    The aim of this dissertation is to explore the hypothesis that language is occasion- sensitive. To hold that language is occasion-sensitive is to hold that the truth-conditions of most of our utterances depend on the ...

    Approach to personalized medicine in endometrial cancer for the control of recurrent disease 

    López Gil, Carlos (Date of defense: 2022-11-09)

    El càncer d’endometri (CE) és el segon càncer ginecològic més freqüent a tot el món. En general, la majoria de les pacients es diagnostiquen en les primeres etapes de la malaltia amb una taxa de supervivència global a 5 ...

    Approaches for assessing whether the human hand evolved by natural selection in adaptation to stone tool use 

    Bucchi Morales, Ana (Date of defense: 2020-06-29)

    Els estudis en Evolució Humana han conclòs en general que els trets derivats en humans van facilitar comportaments relacionats amb l'ús d'eines i ens van fer primats especialment destres. La manera com els humans adquirim ...

    Approaches for the biological control of stored product pests 

    Solà Cassi, Mireia (Date of defense: 2018-01-19)

    Stored products include all postharvest agricultural foodstuffs that do not require refrigeration and that can be preserved for several months under proper conditions as cereal grain and other raw material or processed ...

    Approaches to Asymmetric Catalysis Mediated by Ploymer-Supported and Homogeneous Organocatalysts 

    Wang, Shoulei (Date of defense: 2018-03-15)

    Aquesta tesi se centra en la síntesi d'organocatalitzadors, especialment els suportats en polímer, i la seva aplicació en diverses transformacions asimètriques. En el capítol II, s'ha desenvolupat una cicloaddició [4 + 2] ...