• The Role of alternative splicing in mammalian preimplantation development

  Wyatt, Christopher Douglas Robert, 1988- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-19)

  The transition from maternal to embryonic control is a crucial time in an organism’s life cycle, with an overhaul of the epigenetic marks, targeted mRNA degradation and the initiation of transcription. Yet, not only do ...
• Impact of Alzheimer's disease risk factors on white matter hyperintensities and cognition in cognitively unimpaired undividuals

  Brugulat Serrat, Anna, 1986- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-21)

  White matter hyperintensities (WMH) have been associated with increased risk and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the range to which this association can be extended to AD risk factors and WMH burden in ...
• DYRK1A in cancer: good or evil : Defining properties of DYRK1A kinase as a novel tumor driver

  Boni, Jacopo, 1987- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-20)

  DYRK (dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinases) is an evolutionary conserved family of protein kinases involved in the regulation of cellular processes, such as proliferation and survival, which play pivotal role in ...
• Evaluación de la implementación a escala del Plan de Actividad Física, Deporte y Salud

  González Viana, Angelina, 1974- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2018-12-13)

  En adultos, 10 minutos de actividad física (AF) tres veces al día, previene enfermedades no transmisibles y prolonga la esperanza de vida. El Plan de Actividad Física, Deporte y Salud (PAFES) busca incrementar el nivel de ...
• La Actuación del docente en la enseñanza presencial de la comprensión lectora en ELE: contextualización, desarrollo e integración de la comprensión lectora en el proceso de aprendizaje en el aula

  Alonso, Encina (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-01-18)

  En aquesta tesi ens centrem a estudiar l’actuació del docent d’ELE quan treballa textos a classe, tant abans com durant i després de la seva lectura. Per fer-ho, hem dut a terme una recerca etnogràfica, mitjançant mètodes ...
• Cooperative interactions of stem and niche cells during skeletal muscle regeneration: role of IL-6 signaling

  Guerra Badell, Joana, 1986- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2016-10-13)

  Adult skeletal muscle has a remarkable capacity of self-repairing after damage. The cellular communication processes and mediator molecules in the regenerative microenvironment that control muscle stem cell functions are ...
• Prostitución callejera, barrios y percepción de seguridad: un estudio en Barcelona

  Sobrino Garcés, Cristina (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2017-07-17)

  El objetivo de esta tesis doctoral es observar si la prostitución callejera influye en la percepción de seguridad. El ámbito de investigación se ha centrado en dos barrios de Barcelona en los que la prostitución callejera ...
• Essays on macroeconomic policy and business cycles

  Ou, Shenliang (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-07-03)

  This thesis consists of three chapters on macroeconomic policy and business cy-cles. In chapter 1, I estimate a time-varying structural VAR to study the effects of government spending shocks on a number of U.S. macroeconomic ...
• Essays in health and development economics

  Fernández Bazán, Fernando (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-12)

  In the first chapter, I analyze the consequences of increased prenatal exposure to marijuana on infant health in the US. I combine individual-level information on birth outcomes with novel data on the location and opening ...
• Essays on political economy of development

  Geng, Yining (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-21)

  This thesis consists of three chapters on topics in development economics. In the first chapter, I study the impact of family planning policies on gender-specific outcomes. I find positive impacts of the FPP on improv-ing ...
• Approaches to characterize structural properties of RNA

  Delli Ponti, Riccardo, 1987- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-01-16)

  The secondary structure of an RNA molecule is fundamental for its function. However, structural conservation and the structure of RNA in vivo are still poorly understood. Data from recent high-throughput experiments can ...
• Fundamentos filosóficos de la doctrina del margen de apreciación del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos

  Andrade Moreno, Marcos Antonio (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2017-07-12)

  The purpose of this research is to elucidate the philosophical foundations of the Margin of Appreciation Doctrine of the European Court of Human Rights. For this, two basic problems are distinguished: the conceptual problem ...
• El Gobierno corporativo de la empresa en crisis: a propósito del estatuto de los administradores y de las normas de prelación crediticia respecto al cambio de control

  Ara Triadú, Carlos (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2017-07-10)

  Este trabajo analiza la insolvencia como un problema de gobierno corporativo que puede aparecer cuando el desequilibrio financiero reduce el valor razonable de la empresa a una cifra inferior al pasivo exigible de la ...
• Deubiquitinating enzymes stabilizing Snail1 transcription factor : a role for USP27X in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

  Lambies Barjau, Guillem, 1990- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-01-10)

  Cancer cells undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) to dissociate from the primary tumor and to survive to chemotherapy. EMT is controlled by Snail1, a transcriptional factor also required for the activation ...
• The Dynamics of hippocampal encoding: beyond the spatial metaphor

  Santos-Pata, Diogo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2018-07-10)

  Every animal on our planet wanders around when looking for something. Whether it is in search of food, a mate, or home, navigation is one of the most performed cognitive behaviors in Nature. Nevertheless, our understanding ...
• Learner perceptions of emotions in the foreign language classroom: a one-year study of the connections between anxiety, enjoyment, performance and individual differences in adult education

  Motiei, Golnaz (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-05-28)

  Emotions, both positive and negative, play an important role in foreign language learning. However, whereas a great number of studies have investigated the construct and sources of negative emotions such as foreign language ...
• Grounding body ownership and language in action: evidence from healthy and damaged brains

  Grechuta, Klaudia (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-07-05)

  Contrary to the classical theory of mind, largely inspired by dualism, the theoretical framework of embodiment emphasizes the constitutive role of the body in the process of cognition. This view also referred to as the ...
• The Emotional cinema of Wong Kar-wai

  Protsenko, Viktoriia (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-01-25)

  This thesis seeks to explain the affective appeal of Wong Kar-wai’s oeuvre in terms of emotional marketing. Although his working method and storytelling principles are most atypical of Hong Kong film industry, the director ...
• La Metáfora en el discurso especializado del genoma humano

  Suárez Gallo, Miriam (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-28)

  En esta tesis se aborda la presencia y funcionabilidad de la metáfora en el discurso especializado del genoma humano, tomando como referentes teóricos la Teoría Comunicativa de la Terminología (Cabré, 1999) y la Teoría de ...
• Automicity and distributive reference

  Wohlmuth, Kata (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-19)

  Mereological models are often used to account for distributive reference, which arises when the denotation of a linguistic expression holds of certain parts of the plurality to which it is applied. It is general praxis in ...

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