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The assumption of prospective responsibility in Corporate Social Responsibility discourse from the garment industry: a methodological proposal and discourse analysis of mechanisms for expressing responsibility assumption in CSR reports of some transnational clothing companies
(2017)[Abstract] The practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been described as a (self)legitimisation exercise of corporations in society. This critical study of CSR discourse focuses on the reports by some ... -
The influence of structural and psychological empowerment on work engagement in service organisations
(2019)[Abstract] Work engagement is considered a desirable condition for organisations due to its numerous organisational benefits such as increased performance, sales, customer satisfaction and positive employee outcomes (Saks, ... -
The role of autophagy in aging-related osteoarthritis
(2017)[Resumen] Una característica común en las patologías relacionadas con el envejecimiento es la progresiva acumulación de macromoléculas dañadas que provocan daño celular y finalmente la muerte. La autofagia es un mecanismo ... -
The uses of humor in Native American and Chicano/a cultures:an alternative study of their literature, cinema and video games
(2018)[Resumo] Os usos do humor nas culturas nativa americana e chicana: un estudo alternativo da súa literatura, filmes e videoxogos Esta tese estuda o rol do humor en textos contemporáneos chicanos e nativos americanos ... -
Thermomechanical and metallurgical modelling of laser hardening and laser cladding processes
(2011)[Abstract] The development of high stresses and distortions is one of the main concerns in laser surface heat treatments. The objective of the present thesis is to contribute to the better understanding of the thermomechanical ... -
Three essays in regional economics : the case of Romania
(2012)[Abstract] Chapter 1 derives an econometric specification which relates the income levels of a particular location with a weighted sum of the volume of economic activities of the surrounding locations (market access). Then, ... -
Three Essays in Regional Economics: The Case of Colombia
(2020)[Abstract] This doctoral thesis consists of three essays that are framed within the research fields of geographical economics and regional economics. The first essay of the PhD thesis begins with (Chapter 1) entitled ... -
Three essays on economic development prospects for secondary CEE regions
(2014)[Abstract] Where and how does the European economy organize its welfare and well-being in the global economy of the 21st century, with large geopolitical shifts between metropolitan regions, countries and continents? Of ... -
Three essays on peripherality and economic development
(2015)[Abstract] Chapter 1 derives a panel data econometric specification which relates the different factors that explain the pattern of economic growth in Spain along the 1989-2010 period. The growth of GDP per capita (GDPpc) ... -
Timing Architecture for ESS
(2020)[Resumo] O sistema de temporización é unha compoñente fundamental para o control e sincronización de instalacións industriais e científicas, coma aceleradores de partículas. Nesta tese traballamos na ... -
Tissue-scale, patient-specific modeling and simulation of prostate cancer growth
(2018)[Abstract] Prostate cancer is a major health problem among aging men worldwide. This pathology is easier to cure in its early stages, when it is still organ-confined. However, it hardly ever produces any symptom until ... -
Titulaciones STEAM e Ingeniería Naval y Oceánica: factores influyentes y perspectiva de futuro
(2024)[Resumo] Este traballo aborda a brecha de xénero existente nas disciplinas STEAM (ciencia, tecnoloxía, enxeñaría, artes e matemáticas) e o gran impacto que ten na educación e no sector laboral. Realizáronse 3 estudos ... -
Tools for improving performance portability in heterogeneous environments
(2017)[Abstract] Parallel computing is currently partially dominated by the availability of heterogeneous devices. These devices differ from each other in aspects such as the instruction set they execute, the number and the ... -
Topological active model optimization by means of evolutionary methods for image segmentation
(2012)[Abstract] Object localization and segmentation are tasks that have been growing in relevance in the last years. The automatic detection and extraction of possible objects of interest is a important step for a higher ... -
Topology Optimization of Structures with High Spatial Definition Considering Minimum Weight and Stress Constraints
(2021)[Abstract] The first formulation of Topology Optimization was proposed in 1988. Since then, many contributions have been presented with the purpose of improving its efficiency and extending its applicability. In this ... -
Towards a more sustainable anomaly detection: new methods and practical applications
(2023)[Resumo] A detección de anomalías é un problema crítico en moitos campos, con aplicación que van desde a detección de intrusións ata o diagnóstico de fallos e o mantemento predictivo. Os métodos non supervisados gañaron ... -
Towards efficient exploitation of GPUs : a methodology for mapping index-digit algorithms
(2014)[Resumen]La computación de propósito general en GPUs supuso un gran paso, llevando la computación de alto rendimiento a los equipos domésticos. Lenguajes de programación de alto nivel como OpenCL y CUDA redujeron en gran ... -
Toxicidad del cobre sobre la diatomea marina Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin
(1993)[Resumen] EN ESTE TRABAJO HEMOS ANALIZADO LA RESPUESTA FISIOLOGICA DE LA DIATOMEA MARINA PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM FRENTE A CONCENTRACIONES SUBLETALES DE COBRE. NUESTROS RESULTADOS INDICAN QUE LA TOXICIDAD DEL COBRE ... -
Toxicidad ejercida por contaminantes acuáticos sobre microalgas de agua dulce
(2017)[Abstract] High concentrations of herbicides proceeding from the agricultural practices come to the aquatic systems, where they exercise its toxic action on no-target organisms, such as microalgae. These organisms are ...