Browsing by Contributor "Echebarría Domínguez, Blas"
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Continuation methods: application to a biophysical problem
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-09)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe goal of this project is to study continuation methods and to learn how to implement them numerically. We will review the main points of the procedure and we will try to replicate these results numerically. Starting ... -
Control of calcium homeostasis and load regulation in a ventricular Z- Plane model
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-07)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessCalcium is considered one of the most important ions involved in the intricate workings of the heart. The control of intracellular calcium is crucial to the process called excitation-contraction coupling, enabling the ... -
Controllability of a magnetic cell stretching device
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-06-24)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe control of coordinated gene expression is one of the most important processes due to its importance in understanding diseases caused by genomic problems. For it, it is important to study the role of genomic DNA ... -
Development of a cardiac model for the study of sudden cardiac death in infants
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-15)
Master thesis
Open AccessThe Sudden Unexpected Death of an Infant (SUDI) is the unforeseen death of a newborn less than 12 months old. A mutation was discovered in a number of cases of SUDI that affects the protein troponin (Tn) present in ... -
Effect of reactive oxygen species in the development of cardiac arrhythmias
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessAmong all ions present in a cardiac cell, calcium is categorically the most important. It governs the contraction and relaxation of the heart chambers that enables pumping of blood throughout the body. Calcium mishandling ... -
Estudio de técnicas electromagnéticas de prospección del subsuelo
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-06-30)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessEste estudio se basa principalmente en la Geofísica Aplicada, a la que muchos se refieren como Prospección Geofísica. Dicha ciencia es la aplicación de la Física al estudio de la parte más superficial de la corteza terrestre, ... -
GPU-accelerated simulations of the chemotactic response of amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-05-24)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessFirstly, the design and implementation of a generic framework that easies the creation of gpu-accelerated physical simulations. Secondly, it tests a model for the chemotactic response and locomotion of the amoeba Dictyostelium ... -
Implications of inertial focusing in macroscale coronary flow
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-06)
Bachelor thesis
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Influence of fibrosis in the genesis of atrial fibrillation: a simulation study in human atrial tissue
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-13)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessA dual analysis pretends to associate spontaneous calcium release events (SCRE) as rapid arrhythmia triggers and, atrial fibrosis, as a proper substrate for the perpetuation of atrial fibrillation. This computational study ... -
Interpretabilitat de models d'aprenentatge profund en problemes de classificació d'imatges
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEn aquest projecte s'ha desenvolupat un model d'aprenentatge profund per a la predicció d'uns fenòmens biofísics que es duen a terme a mes membranes de les cèl·lules cardíaques anomenats espícules de Calci. Depenent de com ... -
Mathematical modeling of calcium handling dysfunctions leading to atrial fibrillation
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-10)
Master thesis
Open AccessThe aim of this master s thesis is to study the basic cardiac cellular electrophysiology in order to understand and examine the role of SK3 channels. Among the many channels present in an atrial myocyte, SK3 channels are ... -
Mètodes de control discrets per alternants cardíacs
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-09)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEls alternans són variacions periòdiques en el potencial d'acció de les cèl·lules cardíaques. Aquests poden provocar el pas del ritme normal del cor a la taquicàrdia e inclòs a la fibril·lació, amb la pèrdua de la capacitat ... -
Modeling Human Atrial Electrodynamics and Arrhythmias through GPU Parallel Computing: From Cell to Tissue
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-07-01)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe goal of this project is to study instabilities in human atrial cardiac tissue using a complex non-linear set of differential equations through GPU parallel computing. More specifically, the topic it focuses on is atrial ... -
Modelling pathological effects in intracellular calcium dynamics leading to atrial fibrillation
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-23)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe heart beating is produced by the synchronization of the cardiac cells' contraction. A dysregulation in this mechanism may produce episodes of abnormal heart contraction. The origin of these abnormalities often lies at ... -
Numerical model of cardiac electrochemistry
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-05)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessGiven the relevance of cardiac maladies in today's society, investigation driven towards the understanding of how our hearts work has been gaining importance. In this bachelor degree thesis we approach the matter by giving ... -
Numerical model of cardiac electromechanics
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-10)
Master thesis
Open AccessIn this project, we develop a Finite Element Method (FEM) formulation that solves the cardiac electrophysiological problem of a three dimensional piece of tissue. This problem is modeled by an electromechanical model that ... -
Origin of dynamic Nematic order in epethelial cell layers
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-09)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Technische Universität MünchenCollective cell migration involves not only the need for cells to assemble into and sustain a certain architecture ? they must also coordinate their behaviors across space and time. Cells in a layer will arrange in different ... -
Patient specific models of clotting
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-05)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
Covenantee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Clinical Research CenterThere is an increasing impact of cardiovascular diseases on the population worldwide that have lead them to be the first cause of global mortality. Most of these cardiovascular diseases evolve to high fatality rates when ... -
Rheological studies in micro-fluids with oscillation flow
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-09)
Master thesis
Open AccessFront micro-rheology is a new method for analyzing fluid samples and obtaining their viscous behavior. This technique stands out from other rheometers because of its small size, the ability to measure very small samples ... -
Simulating intracellular calcium dynamics
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015)
Coursework
Open AccessCalcium concentration in the myocytes is crucial in cardiac excitation-contraction coupling (the conversion of an electrical stimulus to a mechanical contraction of the heart cells). This part of the intricate process ...
