• Mechano-biochemical systems modelling for patient stratification in osteoarthritis

  Segarra-Queralt, Maria (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-12-04)

  This doctoral thesis presents two different computational approaches to explore mechanistically chondrocyte dysregulation and identify biomarkers, to better understand patient stratification systems in primary knee ...
• Paclitaxel: new insights into its regulation, biosynthesis and biotechnological production

  Escrich Montañana, Ainoa (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2022-12-15)

  The emergency to obtain effective substances against cancer, and the awareness to protect natural resources make plant biofactories a promising alternative for obtaining plant-derived compounds. In this context, the ...
• Immunotherapy of chronic virus infections : Exhausted CD8+ T cell subsets are differentially regulated by XCR1 + DC

  Domenjó Vila, Eva (2022-06-08)

  The contribution of cross-presenting XCR1+ dendritic cells (DC) in maintaining T cell function during exhaustion and immuno-therapeutic interventions of chronic infections remains poorly characterized. Using the mouse model ...
• Detection of selection signals on regulatory units across human cancers

  Rodríguez Galindo, Miguel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-12-01)

  Tumor progression is dominated by two evolutionary forces: first mutagenesis, which provides the heritable variability where, secondly, natural selection acts. The main challenge of cancer genomics is to identify the somatic ...
• Regulatory arrangements and electricity governance : India in a comparative perspective

  Kumar, Shashwat (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2022-12-15)

  This doctoral dissertation examines the role of Independent Regulatory Agencies (IRAs) in the macro institutional setup with an objective to understand what factors affected or continue to affect their functioning after ...
• El papel de las neurociencias en el derecho penal: un alegato a favor de su progresiva integración

  Anglès Gistau, Esther (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2021-12-03)

  En los últimos tiempos se viene escribiendo mucho sobre el binomio Neurociencias y Derecho penal. Este debate, que pone en duda pilares hasta el momento incuestionados, se abre tanto en el campo de las ciencias como en el ...
• La responsabilidad social de los medios de comunicación en situaciones de crisis: Análisis del tratamiento deontológico del caso Ayotzinapa (México) en Noticieros Televisa

  Ramírez Santos, Fernanda Elizabeth (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2021-12-10)

  La presente investigación ha examinado en qué medida la principal cadena de televisión en México, Televisa, cumplió con los principios de la ética periodística —responsabilidad, verdad y justicia— en el tratamiento del ...
• ¡Tiranos, temblad! Ejército y milicias de Montevideo en la crisis del Imperio (1750-1811)

  Cherubini, María Belén (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-05-23)

  Este trabajo propone un análisis sobre la guarnición militar de Montevideo desde su creación hasta el estallido de la Revolución Oriental en 1811. Su objetivo es analizar la actuación del ejército y las milicias que allí ...
• Elementos para una teoría sobre las reglas constitutivas

  Lojo , Alba (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-22)

  Las reglas constitutivas son un instrumento teórico ampliamente analizado en la ontología social y en la teoría del derecho. Este trabajo busca revisar las principales posturas de la literatura, con el fin de comprender ...
• Essays in applied economics

  Ismailov, Adilzhan (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2022-10-04)

  This thesis consists of two independent articles. In the first article, we examine the relationship between uncertainty and uncovered interest rate parity. It is well-known that uncovered interest rate parity does not hold ...
• Three Essays on Information and Learning in Financial Decisions

  Szabó, Barna Elek (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-20)

  This dissertation consists of three chapters investigating the role of information and beliefs in financial markets and the macroeconomy. In the first chapter, I build a sequential trading model to analyze the dynamics of ...
• Essays in Macroeconometrics

  Einarsson, Bjarni F. (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-17)

  This thesis consists of three chapters on topics in Macroeconometrics. Chapter 1 presents a method for online evaluation of the optimality of the current stance of monetary policy given the most up to date data available. ...
• Moral Progress in Linguistic Pragmatism: On the Rortyan advocacy for greater human solidarity Weber, Bernadette, autor

  Weber, Bernadette (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-15)

  Aquest estudi es proposa interrogar-se sobre la noció de progrés moral en el marc del pragmatisme lingüístic de Richard Rorty per tal de contribuir en el debat acadèmic actual a l’entorn d’aquest concepte. Al temps que ...
• Essays on Learning Theory for time series

  Llorens-Terrazas, Jordi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-15)

  This thesis comprises three essays on statistical learning theory for time series. In the first chapter, joint with Christian Brownlees, we propose an alternative specification of a dynamic conditional correlation model ...
• Towards stylised facts on international migration research: Immigrants' labor market integration, dynamics of remittance behaviour, and underlying mechanisms of migration rates

  Carrasco, José Ignacio (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-14)

  This thesis touches upon three subjects within international migration, namely: immigrants’ labour market incorporation, dynamics of remittances behaviour, and the role of migrant networks as an underlying mechanism of ...
• Multilingual adaptative text simplification

  Sheang, Kim Cheng (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-13)

  Reading is an essential skill that plays a crucial role in our daily lives. It allows us to access information, gain knowledge, expand our understanding of the world around us, and build the foundation for learning, ...
• Towards a comprenhension of spatiotemporal brain dymamics in psychotic disorders a whole-brain computational perspective based on fMRI

  Mana, Ludovica (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-13)

  Psychotic disorders are highly heterogeneous, complicating diagnosis and treatment. The mechanisms underlying these disorders are still unclear, and bridging the gap between neural properties and impairments remains a ...
• A Comprehensive study of arithmetic circuits and elliptic curves for efficient and scalable zero-knowledge proof systems

  Bellés Muñoz, Marta (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-13)

  In recent years, zero-knowledge proofs have come to play a crucial role in distributed systems where there is no trust between the parties involved. Most popular proof systems are for the NP-complete language of arithmetic ...
• Transparencia administrativa sin Administración. El acceso a información en poder de sujetos privados

  González-Juliana Muñoz, Álvaro (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2021-12-03)

  La Ley 19/2013, de 9 de diciembre, de transparencia, acceso a la información pública y buen gobierno (LTE) tiene un ámbito subjetivo de aplicación muy amplio, que incorpora no solo a la Administración pública y a otros ...
• Los límites del Derecho administrativo: Lineamientos para identificar su autonomía a partir de la teoría de sistemas

  Pacheco-Reyes, Ronald (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2023-11-13)

  La tesis busca explicar cómo se determinan los límites del Derecho administrativo para derivar de allí una respuesta al asunto práctico del ámbito de aplicación de esta rama del Derecho. Se argumenta que la incompleta ...

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