Vila Clarà, Oriol (Date of defense: 2024-01-29)
RGB-D cameras return images like an ordinary camera but in addition to color, depthmaps where each pixel value represents the distance to a point of the scene are also obtained. Although originally ...
Llanos Paez, Oriana Lucia (Date of defense: 2024-02-07)
Non-perennial rivers and streams are defined as systems that cease to flow at some point in space and time along their course. These systems are widespread globally representing more than half of the ...
Gibovic, Denisa (Date of defense: 2024-02-19)
In today's world, sustainability is paramount amid environmental and social challenges. Technologies such as AI, IoT, and blockchain offer innovative solutions, particularly in addressing global supply ...
Ortuzar Fernández, Iban (Date of defense: 2024-03-04)
The escalating conflicts and competition for freshwater resources are widely acknowledged. The demand for water is on the rise due to rapid population growth and socioeconomic development, while climate ...
Mota Bertran, Anna (Date of defense: 2024-03-06)
This doctoral thesis addresses the relationship between the air pollutants particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), sulphur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and mental disorders ...
Barcelona Arbat, Aina (Date of defense: 2024-03-11)
Seagrass meadows are globally extensive nearshore ecosystems known as coastal engineers that provide key ecological services in coastal areas such as attenuating wave and turbulence and promoting sediment ...
Cabezas Guzmán, Gerard (Date of defense: 2024-03-13)
Maritime connectivity played a pivotal role in the expansion of the Roman Republic in the Western Mediterranean. In this PhD thesis, I aim to address the study of such a connectivity from a multidisciplinary ...
Meredith, Warren (Date of defense: 2024-03-14)
Coastal wetlands and lagoons are some of the most fluctuating and productive ecosystems in the world. As transition zones between marine and continental environments, they provide numerous ecosystem ...
Ceballos-Escalera Lopez, Alba (Date of defense: 2024-03-20)
Water stands out as the most essential resource currently under serious threat. The combination of water scarcity and increasing pollution of available water poses significant challenges to governance ...
Austrich i Comas, Anna (Date of defense: 2024-04-03)
This doctoral thesis focuses on the study of the behavior of foodborne pathogens during the production process and/or storage of dry-cured meat products, including chicken-based fermented sausages and ...