• Inter-limb asymmetries and sports performance: from assessment to the application of a sport-specific iso-inertial resistance training in young athletes 

  Madruga Parera, Marc (Date of defense: 03-06-2020)

  The asymmetries detected in the different multi-directional sports vary in magnitude depending on the test selected. Furthermore, in the individual analysis of the different tests administered, it was observed that athlete’s ...
• Groin problems in male football: beyond the time-loss approach 

  Esteve Caupena, Ernest (Date of defense: 02-10-2020)

  This Thesis aimed at studying the prevalence and severity and broadening the knowledge of aetiology and risk factors of groin injuries in male football. The four papers, which form part of this Thesis, are based on the ...
• Altered glycosylation in pancreatic cancer: development of new tumor markers and therapeutic strategies 

  Guerrero Barrado, Pedro Enrique (Date of defense: 29-07-2020)

  Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDA), the most common pancreatic cancer, remains one of the most lethal tumor types, with extremely low survival rates due to late diagnosis and resistance to standard therapies. Expression ...
• Desenvolupament d’una vacuna contra la mamitis bovina causada per Streptococcus uberis 

  Collado Gimbert, Rosa (Date of defense: 11-11-2019)

  Bovine mastitis caused by Streptococcus uberis is a major problem in the dairy industry worldwide. Despite of that, there is no vaccine commercial available against it. Therefore, the objectives of this doctoral thesis are ...
• Towards the implementation of a biotechnology for biogas upgrading: role of bacteria in siloxane removal 

  Boada Cahueñas, Ellana (Date of defense: 20-07-2020)

  Biogas is a highly recognized alternative to fossil fuels towards a sustainable energy production. Massive use of biogas depends on the removal of contaminants that may affect performance of processing equipment and energy ...

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