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    Nanocelulosas producidas por un proceso de oxidación no convencional: interacciones y aplicaciones 

    Bastida, Gabriela A. (Date of defense: 2024-11-14)

    ENG- The dependence on petroleum poses environmental problems and limits reserves, while the proliferation of microplastics affects health. This drives the development of renewable and biodegradable biomaterials. Cellulose, ...

    Turismo y monasterios europeos: productos gastronómicos en las comunidades monásticas que siguen la regla benedictina 

    Beltrán Peralta, Yolanda Natalia (Date of defense: 2024-11-13)

    ENG- The monasteries and their gastronomic products have a historical and innate link, these sacred centers have preserved the art of monastic cuisine through the centuries, making products in an artisanal and traditional ...

    Las relaciones entre un actor político híbrido y un partido político: el caso de Ciutadans pel Canvi y el Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (1999-2011) 

    Bonilla Álvarez, José Manuel (Date of defense: 2024-11-11)

    ENG- The thesis explores the relationship between Ciutadans pel Canvi (CpC) and the Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) in Catalan politics between 1999 and 2011. Ciutadans pel Canvi emerged as a civic platform ...

    Towards benefit oriented rehabilitation to make degraded lakes more resilient to extreme climatic events 

    Armstrong, Margaret Rosé (Date of defense: 2024-10-25)

    ENG- The delineation of the current geological epoch as the “Anthropocene,” derived from the prefix “anthro-” meaning “human,” aptly summarizes the sheer magnitude in which humans have affected the biosphere. For many ...

    A behavioural model for food tourism: an analysis of experiences on social media 

    Poyoi, Pimsuporn (Date of defense: 2024-02-23)

    ENG- Social media has grown over recent years, and it is unambiguously evident that it plays a significant role in tourist behaviour and destination decisions. In particular, when deciding where to travel or dine, people ...

    Dansa social: anàlisi del concepte. Identificació i aportacions des de la vessant artística-escènica, social i educativa 

    Iranzo i Domingo, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2024-11-06)

    ENG- Dance is a discipline that evolves and progressively broadens its scope of action. It stops having an artistic objective where learning, style, technique, and/or stage are involved, and it transforms into a tool, ...

    Novel methodology for predicting delamination in 3D composite structures under multiple loading conditions and large process zones 

    Leciñana Arregui, Iñaki (Date of defense: 2024-11-07)

    ENG- The overall objective of this thesis is to provide a tool for predicting delamination in composite materials under different static and fatigue loading conditions in 3D structures. The methodology is intended to be a ...

    Network performance prediction using graph neural networks: application to network slicing 

    Farreras Casamort, Miquel (Date of defense: 2024-11-04)

    ENG- This thesis addresses key challenges in the optimization of network slicing in Beyond 5G (B5G) networks, focusing on the use of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) for performance prediction and resource allocation. It is ...

    Genomics and formulation optimization for enhancing the microbial safety of dry fermented sausages 

    Ferrer-Bustins, Núria (Date of defense: 2024-10-25)

    ENG- Dry fermented sausages (DFS) are traditional meat products with high production and consumption in Mediterranean countries. Microbial communities of DFS vary throughout the production process, providing characteristic ...

    Towards energy neutral WWTPs: piloting mainstream partial nitritation AGS and anammox 

    Carbó Monmany, Oriol (Date of defense: 2024-10-24)

    ENG- Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play a crucial role in safeguarding public health by treating wastewater before discharge into the environment. However, conventional facilities consume substantial amounts of energy ...

    Development of three-dimensional electrochemical systems for the degradation of persistent contaminants and disinfection 

    Norra, Giannis-Florjan (Date of defense: 2024-10-24)

    ENG- The objective of this thesis is to assess novel electrochemical techniques for the degradation of persistent organic contaminants and water disinfection, focusing on 3D system methodologies. The initial two chapters ...

    Obtención y caracterización de hongos asociados a plantas con potencial como bioplaguicidas y biofertilizantes 

    Gascón Sangüesa, Beatriz (Date of defense: 2024-10-24)

    ENG- Currently, agriculture requires products to protect crops against pests and diseases. Due to the problems generated by chemical synthesis products, such as the negative impact on the environment and on people's health, ...

    Els llocs de memòria mèdics i farmacèutics a la Catalunya contemporània: una anàlisi de la creació d'identitats professionals en el llarg segle XX 

    Coromina Verdaguer, Lluís (Date of defense: 2024-12-09)

    ENG- The aim of this doctoral thesis is to analyse the fabrication and socio-cultural processes of appropriation of two professional identities — medical and pharmaceutical —, through a set of places of memory from the end ...

    Estudi comparatiu de la microbiota oral de l'antiga Tàrraco i la població actual 

    González Ruiz, Mercedes (Date of defense: 2024-12-16)

    ENG- The present doctoral thesis explores and compares the oral microbiome of ancient dental plaque from burial sites in the ancient Roman city of Tarraco (modern-day Tarragona) with dental plaque from present-day individuals. ...

    Arts i barques. L’activitat pesquera i els seus actors a la selva dels segles XV i XVI 

    Ginot Julià, Antoni (Date of defense: 2024-10-24)

    ENG- This doctoral thesis analyses the fishing activity developed in the historical region of la Selva marítima during the 15th and 16th centuries, as well as the fisher families which participated in it. It is mainly ...

    El turismo como contexto para la transformación personal 

    Crous Costa, Neus (Date of defense: 2024-10-22)

    ENG- This work focuses on the human dimension of tourism, specifically on its potential to be a context of personal transformation. The main objective of the work is to investigate the deep meaning of travel based on the ...

    Decomposition of (non)linear optical properties 

    Montilla Busquets, Marc (Date of defense: 2024-10-22)

    ENG- In the field of the decomposition of optical properties, there is a very clear issue that has to be solved: whenever one of these molecular properties is decomposed into atomic contributions or fragment contributions, ...

    Sufrimiento y cárcel: un acercamiento histórico, teórico y etnográfico 

    Sierra Castillo, Carolina Andrea (Date of defense: 2024-10-22)

    ENG- The main objective of this research is to deepen the understanding of the suffering inflicted by imprisonment. Through a historical, theoretical, and ethnographic perspective, our aim is to comprehend the act of ...

    Unravelling the relevance of Plakophilin-2 and Olfactomedin-2 in obesity 

    Lluch Balaña, Aina (Date of defense: 2024-10-22)

    ENG- Obesity is a complex chronic disease linked to adipocyte dysfunction and a low-grade inflammatory condition leading to the impaired synthetic and secretory activity of hyperplastic depots of adipose tissue. As a ...

    An analysis of the predicament of judicial practice and the protection of personality rights of women suffering domestic violence in China from the perspective of women’s rights 

    Zhuang, Niwen (Date of defense: 2024-09-19)

    ENG- The role of women in marriage and the family is significant, also as China's feudal society developed, traditional marriage and family customs changed. After reaching its highest point in the matrilineal clan culture ...