Portell Bueso, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-11-17)
This thesis is a multidisciplinary study of the solid state of squaric acid derivatives which combines approaches from areas such as crystal engineering, supramolecular chemistry and crystallography. ...
Casas Papell, Gemma (Date of defense: 2022-07-19)
Since the industrial revolution, we have introduced thousands or tens of thousands of new synthetic compounds, originating a new environmental perturbation in the Earth’s system. Among these, there are ...
Riefolo, Fabio (Date of defense: 2020-07-29)
Modern medical treatments are largely based on the ability of pharmacological drugs to interact with a molecular target in the human body (e.g., receptors) in order to evoke a physiological response. ...
Vaz, Rodolpho Fernando (Date of defense: 2023-10-27)
[eng] Additive manufacturing (AM) is a process of creating a physical object by adding material layer by layer rather than removing material through machining. It is also known as 3D printing, as it ...
Mas-Ponte, David (Date of defense: 2022-11-14)
[eng] Somatic cells accumulate mutations in their genome from a set of exogenous and endogenous processes. The interplay of DNA lesions and the DNA repair mechanisms in each cell shape the genetic ...
Lozano Reis, Pablo (Date of defense: 2023-11-10)
[eng] Global warming and climate change, mostly due to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, are producing devastating effects. Among the different greenhouse gases, CO2 ...
Subirana Granés, Marc (Date of defense: 2023-11-17)
[eng] Historically, cancer genomics has predominantly focused on coding regions. Current knowledge suggests that non-coding mutations are likely crucial in driving the mechanisms that regulate gene ...
Otero Rodríguez, Ana Mª (Date of defense: 2023-11-28)
[eng] Meat industry and particularly pig slaughterhouses produce huge amounts of animal by- products not intended for human consumption. This residual stream appears as a potential raw material for ...
García Vara, Manuel (Date of defense: 2023-06-13)
[eng] This doctoral thesis aims at providing novel analytical tools for the environmental control of CECs in waters and crops and generating new knowledge about i) the occurrence and fate of CECs in the ...
Santiago Piera, Raul (Date of defense: 2024-02-16)
[eng] Organic chemistry is recognized for its ability to arrange a limited set of atoms in numerous ways, a quality that is crucial in molecular magnetism. This branch benefits from the adaptability of ...