• Essays on competition, financial structure and productivity

  Gomis Porquet, Roger Magí (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2018-02-16)

  In this thesis I analyze 3 current empirical questions of interest in macroeconomics. The first concerns the effect of competition on cash holdings. The large increase in cash held by US firms has increased interest in ...
• Seleneproteins across the tree of life: Methods and applications

  Santesmasses Ruiz, Didac, 1978- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2016-12-12)

  La selenocïsteina és coneguda com a l'aminoàcid 21. Les selenoproteïnes incorporen selenocïsteina en resposta a codons UGA específics mitjançant un mecanisme de recodificació, el qual és present en els tres dominis de la ...
• Characterization of cytomegalovirus-induced adaptive NK cells and the role of CD94/NKG2C receptor

  Pupuleku, Aldi, 1985- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2017-11-10)

  Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection induces a persistent reconfiguration of the NK cell compartment in some individuals, promoting the development of a mature NK cell subset, hallmarked by high expression levels of the ...
• Essays on volatility networks and uncertainty

  Rossi, Luca (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2018-04-11)

  This thesis empirically investigates different aspects of time-varying volatility. Chapter 1 estimates a large TVP-FAVAR and recovers a dynamic directed network of connections between European stock volatilities. We propose ...
• Neuroplasticity-targeted therapy for Down syndrome: a translational approach

  Catuara Solarz, Silvina, 1986- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2016-09-16)

  This Thesis aims at addressing the therapeutic potential of a neuroplasticity-targeted treatment for intellectual disability (ID) in Down syndrome (DS). The therapy consisted of the administration of the green tea catechin ...

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