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Harold Pinter: the ultimate realist
(2022-03-07)
Harold Pinter’s 'The Birthday Party' and 'The Room' have very frequently been read as absurdist plays, being Martin Esslin’s 'The Theatre of the Absurd' the reference work for such interpretation. Nonetheless, the ...
What is the best way of implementing social innovation? A practical investigation
(2022-02-02)
Social innovation is currently one of the leading drivers for social change. It is well established that the success of social innovation is an essential part of pushing our society forward into greater resilience. This ...
The representation of magic in the germanic literature of the Middle Ages
(2020-11-24)
Magic is something that has always been known and has always been performed. There are many different kinds of this practice such as witchcraft, astrology or tarot, that have been explored from various perspectives. But ...
The development of the vocalic system of the english language: from Proto-Germanic to present-day English
This dissertation focuses in the evolution of the vocalic system of English: the aim of this work is to analyze and explain why and how vowels have developed from Old English to Present-Day English. To begin with, the ...
Diagnosis and Elimination Diets in Pediatric Food Allergy vs Sensitization: From Theory to Practice
(2022-01-10)
[EN]Food allergy is an increasing health problem, especially among children with atopic dermatitis, in which food sensitization (specific IgE antibodies without clinical relevance) is also common. Its management can be ...
Controversies in patients with head and neck tumours undergoing radiotherapy: the need for adaptive radiotherapy.
(2022-01-10)
[EN]The treatment of head and neck tumours is based on surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The choice of each of them or their combination depends on the stage of the tumour: in early stage tumours, radiotherapy and ...
Development of a method for Cadmium determination in lipstick. Considerations about the digestion process assisted by microwaves and the matrix interferences in the atomic absorption technique
(2020-10-16)
[EN]This study aims to determine cadmium (Cd) in frequently used cosmetic products, such us lipsticks. Eighteen samples of lipstick (different colors and brands) and one labial protector were analyzed. Some of them were ...
Intento de suicidio en adolescentes: ¿cuáles son los factores de riesgo?
(2020-05-27)
El suicidio comprende uno de los problemas prioritarios de salud pública. Es la segunda causa principal de muerte no natural entre los jóvenes entre 15-29 años. El número de casos continúa en aumento. Uno de los pasos clave ...
Deep learning for semantic parsing
(2020-12-04)
This is the memory of an exploratory research project on techniques for reasoning on text with Deep Learning (DL). To study reasoning we focus on the problem of Natural Language Question-Understanding (NLQU), and in ...
Monstrous victims: the representation of female vampires in Ryan Murphy’s "American Horror Story Hotel"
(2020-11-24)
[EN].Gender representation in cinema has been an object of debate for years. More recently, television series have been incorporated to this debate as these productions also offer gender representations which may even ...