• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Image analysis and deep learning to support endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms

  López-Linares Román, Karen (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-11)

  An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a focal dilation of the aorta that may lead to its rupture. The most common treatment for AAAs is endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). EVAR implies lifelong postoperative surveillance ...
• The Treatment of phraseology in English-Greek dictionaries

  Trypanagnostopoulou, Sofia (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-14)

  Phraseological units are an important part of every language and due to their distinctive characteristics, they require special attention in their lexicographic description. However, phraseology is often underrepresented ...
• Multilingual literacy practices of students aged 6-14 at a Japanese school in Catalonia: language, writing systems and technology

  Fukukawa, Misa (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-18)

  Recently, multiliteracy has received lots of attention. Due to increased migration, globalisation and intermarriage, as of 2017, there are 203 Hoshukos (Japanese school located outside of Japan) spread across 56 different ...
• Educación mediática en la formación docente en el Perú

  Mateus Borea, Julio César (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-21)

  Esta tesis aborda el estado de la educación mediática en la formación inicial docente en el Perú. Está estructurada en dos partes y sus resultados son presentados bajo el formato de compendio de artículos. La primera parte, ...
• European luxury fashion brand advertising and marketing relating to nostalgia: a focus on Dolce&Gabbana adverts with a comparison to Italian cinema after World War II

  Ok, Pelin (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-06-06)

  La investigación examina cómo las marcas europeas de moda de lujo utilizan la nostalgia en su estrategia de publicidad y marketing, y en concreto, cómo el concepto de nostalgia utilizado en los anuncios de Dolce & Gabbana ...
• La Construcción de la maternidad en los discursos de los blogs de madres: motivaciones, preferencias y percepciones de las lectoras

  Arciniega Cáceres, Mittzy (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019-05-24)

  La presente investigación tiene como objetivo principal determinar cuál es el modelo de maternidad que predomina en el discurso de los blogs dirigidos a madres y en qué medida este discurso corresponde a la percepción de ...
• Analysing gender power relations through intermarriage in Spain

  Safranoff Yankillevich, Ana (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2014-12-16)

  Esta tesis analiza la interacción entre las desigualdades de género y la inmigración mediante el estudio de las diferencias de género en los matrimonios mixtos en España. La pregunta de investigación principal de la tesis ...

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