The principles of advanced virtual reality-based neurorehabilitation Martina Maier, SPECS group How the training in virtual reality and based on principles can support the recovery and diagnosis of disabilities after stroke. This thesis defense will take place on Monday, September 21st, at 11:00 hours. Location: The defense will be online. People are invited to attend upon ... Read more
Noninvasive multimodal analysis of thoracic bioimpedance and myographic signals for the assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Dolores Blanco, Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Chronic respiratory diseases cause morbidity and premature mortality in adult population. In particular, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a socioeconomic burden worldwide. COPD is usually evaluated by a spirometry test ... Read more
Lactate: unraveling the regenerative potential for cardiac tissue engineering Jesús Ordoño, Biometerials for regenerative therapies grouop This thesis defense will take place on the 25th November at 12.00 at Sala d'Actes de la Facultat de Matemàtiques i Estadística (FME), Campus Diagonal Sud. It is possible to attend to this defense but it will also be ... Read more
Discovery of protein aggregation in Plasmodium parasites and development of a combinational antimalarial therapy at the nanoscale Arnau Biosca, Nanomalaria Group This thesis defense will take place ONLINE on the 4th December at 11.00 using the "BB Collaborate" streaming platform.
Characterization and interpretation of cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory dynamics in cardiomyopathy patients Javier Rodriguez Benítez, member of Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation (BIOSPIN) Group Friday 4th December 2020, at 11.00 am This defense will be transmitted online at Google meet, using this link
Hydrogel co-networks of gelatin methacryloyl and poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa Anna Vila Giraut, Biomimetic systems for cell engineering Group Conventional in vitro cell culture models do not possess the complexity that the native tissues offer. Because of this, the functional properties of the tissues are not properly mimicked, which ... Read more
Targeting strategies against Plasmodium and practical applications: blocking parasite development with heparin derivatives and identifying new aptamers for diagnosis Elena Lantero, Nanomalaria Group This thesis defense will take place ONLINE on the 11th December at 14.00 using the “BB Collaborate” streaming platform.
Giving Centre Stage to Top-Down Inhibitory Mechanisms for Selective Attention Sock Ching Low, SPECS (Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems) Selective attention determines the sensory signals that are processed at higher levels at the expense of others and is biased by higher-order brain regions which anticipate task-relevant stimuli and increase neural sensitivity to them in ... Read more
Regulación de la expresión de PrPC como elemento clave en las modificaciones de tau en la enfermedad de Alzheimer Laia Lidón, Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology La enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) es la causa más común de demencia y tiene una elevada prevalencia a nivel mundial. Se caracteriza por un deterioro cognitivo progresivo y muestra como ... Read more
Knowing what you know. A pedagogical model based on learners' metacognitive abilities Maria Blancas Muñoz, Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS) This thesis defense will be held online next 15th January at 11, via "zoom", using this link.