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    Historical copper and iron coloured glazes and glasses 

    Yuan, Mingyue (Date of defense: 2023-11-17)

    (English) Coloured glazes and glasses have attracted human interest since antiquity for their aesthetic appeal and multiple functionalities. As indicators of technological progress, artistic expression, and social ...

    WIM-based modelling of traffic load scenarios for extreme load effects in long-span bridges 

    Wang, Xuejing (Date of defense: 2023-11-28)

    (English) During the lifetime of long-span bridges, the traffic conditions are affected by the surroundings and will typically vary and also unpredictably change. In this thesis, a prior site-specific traffic load spatial ...

    Seguridad y eficacia de varnimcabtagene autoleucel (ARI-0001) en síndromes linfoproliferativos CD19 positivos 

    Ortiz-Maldonado Gibson, Valentín (Date of defense: 2022-10-26)

    [spa] En términos generales, el pronóstico de los síndromes linfoproliferativos originados en el linfocito B es francamente desfavorable una vez estos recaen o son refractarios (R/R) a la primera o posteriores líneas de ...

    Vector control during a pilot malaria elimination project in southern Mozambique: gaps and future opportunities 

    Fernandez Montoya, Lucía (Date of defense: 2022-10-24)

    [eng] Malaria is a preventable vector-borne disease caused by Plasmodioum parasites and transmitted to humans through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. Despite the significant reductions in the burden of malaria ...

    Impacto de la respuesta viral sostenida en la recurrencia de la hepatitis C tras el trasplante hepático 

    Matías Mauro, Ezequiel (Date of defense: 2022-10-24)

    [spa] El desarrollo de los nuevos antivirales de acción directa ha permitido lograr la erradicación viral en un porcentaje muy alto de pacientes con infección por VHC, incluso en estadios de fibrosis hepática avanzada y ...

    Characterising cognitive impairment in inflammatory demyelinating diseases, the impact of brain damage and compensatory mechanisms 

    López Soley, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2022-10-18)

    [eng] INTRODUCTION: Cognitive impairment (CI) is one of the key symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS), although it is highly variable in both severity and progression. In neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) ...

    Demonstration of new experimental schemes for imaging and sensing: from quantum to classical and back 

    Urrego González, Daniel Fernando (Date of defense: 2023-11-14)

    (English) This Ph.D. thesis presents research in imaging and optical sensing, exploring novel concepts, and diverse applications. The experimental schemes put forward here are based on simulating specific aspects of quantum ...

    Localizaciones con impactos de rayos recurrentes : aportación a la distribución geográfica de rayos con corrientes extremas y a la caracterización de rayos que afectan aerogeneradores 

    Solà de las Fuentes, Glòria (Date of defense: 2023-11-03)

    (English) Nowadays, lightning presents a challenge to the proper functioning of an increasingly complex electrical system. One of the most sensitive and exposed to lightning elements are wind turbines. Due to their height ...

    AI-enhanced cyber-physical systems in automotive industry : integration of CPS and application artificial intelligence technologies in automotive paint shop process 

    Sanz Gràcia, Elma (Date of defense: 2023-11-09)

    (English) Transformation of industrial processes to embrace Industry 4.0 revolution needs to use data: valuable data from different data sources, labelled data, semantic layers, metadata to understand better, universes, ...

    Contributions to LPV control under time-varying saturations 

    Ruiz Royo, Adrián (Date of defense: 2023-11-20)

    (English) This thesis presents contributions to the state-of-the-art in the field of gain-scheduling control, with special emphasis on linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems and the presence of time-varying saturations. ...

    Lifelong AI-driven zero-touch network slicing 

    Rezazadeh, Farhad (Date of defense: 2023-11-13)

    (English) The sixth-generation (6G) network's evolution necessitates advancements in algorithms and architecture to transition from an AI-native to an intrinsic trustworthy automation-native system. Network slicing creates ...

    Development of a resorbable and bioactive personalized 3D-printed implant for guided bone regeneration 

    Rey Viñoles, Sergi (Date of defense: 2023-11-03)

    (English) The restoration of the functionality of lost teeth is mainly accomplished placing dental implants. However, in the case of alveolar bone atrophies, this treatment might not be possible. Various treatments have ...

    Fault diagnosis in wind turbines using machine learning techniques 

    Pérez Pérez, Esvan de Jesús (Date of defense: 2023-11-30)

    (English) In recent years, wind power has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels, with wind turbines widely used to generate clean energy. However, like complex machinery, wind turbines are prone to faults that ...

    A methodology for the automation of building intelligent process control systems 

    Pascual Pañach, Josep (Date of defense: 2023-11-10)

    (English) One of the major problems to design and implement control and supervision systems for real-world processes lies in the need to stablish an ad-hoc solution for each process, i.e., environmental systems in this ...

    Judaísmo y conflicto en la España del siglo XVI: la censura de la República Hebrea de Jerónimo Román (edición y estudio del texto) 

    González Centelles, Andrea (Date of defense: 2023-10-23)

    L’objectiu principal de la tesi és l’estudi i l’edició de la República Hebrea (1575) de Jerónimo Román Zamora, un text que constitueix la primera part d’una extensa obra que versa sobre els costums i les lleis de totes les ...

    Activisme patrimonial a Catalunya. La salvaguarda del patrimoni construït (1970-2020) 

    Castañé Curiel, Íngrid (Date of defense: 2023-12-14)

    This doctoral thesis studies the relationship between citizenship and built heritage through the social movements that arise for its claim and defense, that is, heritage activism. The research delves into the initiatives ...

    Closing loops in intensive livestock systems: innovative strategies for nutrient recycling and emissions reduction 

    Morey Gual, Lluís (Date of defense: 2023-11-17)

    (English) The exponential growth of world population is leading to a high demand of food products and, consequently, to the development of intensive agricultural and livestock systems. In this sense, synthetic fertilizers ...

    Novel tools for port environmental management systems 

    Morell Villalonga, Mariano Nicolás (Date of defense: 2023-11-24)

    (English) This thesis addresses the development and evaluation of novel tools and strategies for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) implementation in ports for water quality. Integrating computer vision-based systems ...

    A methodology for the design, implementation and evaluation of community and impact-based flood warnings 

    Meléndez Landaverde, Erika Roxana (Date of defense: 2023-11-13)

    (English) The present thesis focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive community and impact-based early warning system (EWS) framework to support the protection actions of authorities and citizens ...

    Environmental and management factors determining regeneration responses in European temperate forests 

    Monfort Bague, Iris Pilar (Date of defense: 2024-01-24)

    L'objectiu d'aquesta tesi doctoral és entendre els factors relacionats amb la regeneració post-pertorbació. En aquesta tesi s’esudia l'establiment i el creixement d’individus en boscos mixtes d’avets in Europa Centra i en ...