Thermal shock – and its perfect imperfections

Dissertação de Mestrado em Arte e Ciência do Vidro

Fiscal policy under financial stress: A threshold VAR approach

The purpose of the project is to measure the impact of fiscal policy on the Portuguese GDP and how it may vary according to the state of the financial market. A Threshold VAR model is presented in which the two regimes are found using a financial stress index that divides the economy into a situation of financial stress and financial stability.

Heat stress adaptation in hyperthermophiles: bosynthesis of inositol-containing compatible solutes

Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry

Spatial and temporal analysis of recent drought using vegetation temperature condition index: case of Somali regional state of Ethiopia

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.