Sampera Borràs, Aïda (Date of defense: 2018-11-20)
The HER2 receptor is overexpressed in 7-34% of gastric cancer (GC) tumors, being a potential therapeutic target. Trastuzumab, an anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, in combination with platinum therapy was ...
Voltes Cobo, Adrià (Date of defense: 2018-12-18)
The hindbrain boundary cell population (BCP) is specified at the interface between adjacent compartments during embryonic development of the posterior brain. Hindbrain BCP is a non-neurogenic population ...
García López, Roberto (Date of defense: 2018-04-06)
Genome-wide association studies have been very useful tools in the last years to relate genes and diseases. Thereby, single nucleotide polymorphisms have been linked to increased ORMDL3 expression and ...
Maenza, Carla Vanina (Date of defense: 2018-12-03)
This dissertation provides an account of how feminist tensions are presented in policy by studying the case of Gender Mainstreaming in the European Union. First, we present Gender Mainstreaming and other ...
Maseres Javaloy, Pedro (Date of defense: 2018-03-12)
The p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) has a crucial role in cells’ stress adaptation and survival. It also plays a role in physiological processes such as differentiation of skeletal muscle ...
Odendahl, Florens (Date of defense: 2018-10-08)
This thesis consists of three chapters on forecasting techniques in economics. In chapter 1, I use copulas to estimate multivariate density forecasts based on univariate densities from survey data. ...
Zou, Yimei (Date of defense: 2018-11-05)
This thesis explores the macroeconomic implications of endogenous production networks, defined as the collection of input-output linkages in the economy. In the first chapter, I develop a model of ...
Sourdis, Carolina (Date of defense: 2018-01-12)
Esta tesis aborda el ensayo cinematográfico como dialéctica de la creación fílmica, entendida como método para vincular la práctica y la teoría cinematográfica. En base al estudio de la forma ensayo ...
Riera Domínguez, María Graciela (Date of defense: 2018-12-10)
The host immune response against infection requires the coordinated action of many diverse cell subsets that dynamically adapt to a pathogen threat. Due to the complexity of such a response, most ...
Zhang, Donghai (Date of defense: 2018-07-02)
This thesis consists three chapters on topics in monetary economics and applied macroeconomics. In the first chapter, I consider a framework where the central bank has private information about future ...