Nowadays the search for better and cheaper analysis techniques is an important issue in genetics and environmental sciences. This thesis is centered on two objectives: application of electrochemical stripping analysis, and development of new DNA and...
The epidemiological parameters of hepatitis C virus infection in Europe have changed during the past 15 years. The risk of transfusion-associated hepatitis C has decreased with blood safety, but strong evidence supports that HCV is still spreading...
Border disease virus (BDV), which affects mainly sheep and goats, has substantial loss-related economic implications worldwide. An outbreak of a previously unreported disease, associated with a new Pestivirus belonging to the BDV virus cluster, was...
Ionic liquid crystals are a class of liquid crystals composed of ions. These compounds are interesting due to their properties as liquid crystals and to their ion conductivity. In this work we have prepared two new families of molecules which show these characteristics.
Researchers of the Institut Universitari Fundació Parc Taulí have studied in depth the relation between hip fracture and lack of vitamin D in people who suffer osteoporosis. The main conclusion is that the deficit of vitamin D in these patients is high, and especially frequent...
Meta nanoparticles (MNPs) have interesting applications due to their special chemical and physical properties. This work describes the development of a polymer stabilized with MNPs (PSMNPs), using the membranes of ionic exchange as a nanoreactor.
The translation of advertising has increased in importante in the past years in the professional and academic fields. The discipline of translation studies that scrutinizes the translator process from several perspectives -linquistic, historical, cultural and...
The little bustard is a globally near-threatened species. Their capture and radiotagging is necessary to implement conservation practices, but this may cause some adverse effects. In this research, the risk factors associated with capture and handling are...
Researchers from the Optics Group have been able to obtain light intensity profiles on demand, a very precise control of light behaviour. Their research allows the increase and decrease of the depth of focus and obtaining multiple foci, with interesting technological aplications.
