Padrão, Gonçalo (Date of defense: 2014-10-24)
To err is certainly human. Detect and correct our errors are fundamental during our interaction with the outside world. Therefore, understanding the nature of the brain mechanisms involved in the ...
Martínez Quetglas, Iris (Date of defense: 2018-01-09)
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling is frequently altered in HCC, including activation of IGF1R, IGF2 overexpression, IGFBP3 downregulation and IGF2R allelic losses1,2. A previous study from our ...
Requena-Méndez, Ana (Date of defense: 2016-03-29)
BACKGROUND For drug-compliant patients, poor responses to tuberculosis (TB) treatment might be attributable to subtherapeutic drug concentrations. An impaired absorption of rifampin and isoniazid was ...
Braga Pereira, Joana (Date of defense: 2012-07-20)
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is currently the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease (AD), affecting 100.000 people in Spain and more than 4 million people worldwide. Being ...
Javed, Omer (Date of defense: 2015-09-10)
This study is motivated by the overall poor performance of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs in recipient countries in terms of economic growth consequences, and tries to explore the relevance ...
Spinosa, Vittoria (Date of defense: 2019-12-16)
Perception can be considered as the bridge necessary to interact with the surroundings. Indeed, through our senses we are continuously exchanging information between the physical world around us and our ...
Reig Canyelles, Marta (Date of defense: 2017-07-07)
This thesis deals with the preparation and characterization of novel organic semiconductors based on the carbazole heterocycle for electronic and optoelectronic applications, specifically to be studied ...
Brenchat Barberà, Àlex (Date of defense: 2012-03-26)
The work showed in this Thesis has been part of the “5-HT7 and neuropathic pain” project in the pharmaceutical company Esteve. Thus, the aim of this Thesis was in line with the goal of the 5-HT7 project ...
Sánchez Torres, Javier Alirio (Date of defense: 2018-03-21)
With the creation and worldwide diffusion of the Internet since the end of the last century, social and economic relations have seen a strong tendency to move from analog to digital, generating new ways ...
Salmatonidis, Apostolos (Date of defense: 2019-09-30)
Exposure to nanoparticles has been associated with adverse effects on human health. When the exposure route is inhalation, nanoparticles can cause pulmonary inflammation which may be more severe than ...