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Control of mixed seismic isolation systems
Vibration attenuation control designs are proposed for reduced plant models consisting of n-degree-of-freedom base seismically-isolated structures (i.e., a specific... -
The evolution of the Russian oil governance structure : A neoinstitutionalist...
This PhD dissertation deals with the evolution of the institutional and organizational framework of the Russian oil indThis PhD dissertation deals with the evolution... -
From the boundaries of the body to the frontiers of self : the experience of ...
Severe motor impairments generate disability situations in which the autonomy of body and of the subject are disrupted. Expectations and taken-for-granted attitudes... -
Cloud computing : a need for abstraction to manage adaptation as an orthogona...
Cloud Computing is becoming the new paradigm for information technology to provide resources as Internet-based services. These services are basically categorized... -
A century of newspapers in Guinea : the history of the prss from colonial day...
This work deals with the history of press in Guinea between the 1920s and 2010, that is to say between the 1st publication of a periodical in colonial days and the end... -
Implementation of an excellent integrated pole for the renewable energies. th...
The purpose of this thesis is the building an integrated excellence pole for solar energy in West Africa. Three countries have been identified as areas for... -
Stability analysis of non-linear network scillator, neuronal population appli...
It is widely recognized that rhythmic oscillatory activity in networks of neurons plays an important role in the brain functionning and a key role in processing neural... -
Microstructure and texture evolution during annealing of plane strain compres...
The present research program is a renewed attempt at explaining the transformation mechanisms. The experimental investigations has focused on a model analysis of... -
Investigation of car occupants submarining in frontal impacts
Submarining occurs in frontal crashes when the lap belt slides over the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and is the principal cause of AIS 3+ abdominal injuries.... -
Management stratégique et technologies de réseau : analyse des déterminants d...
When there are strong interdependencies between rival firms at the production level, the question of the nature of the coordination process of economic activities... -
Multiscale experimental study of fatigue crack growth in natural rubber
This PhD thesis aims to experimentally characterize the fatigue crack growth behaviour in natural rubber, and is particularly interested in the neighbourhood of the... -
Analyse numérique de méthodes performantes pour les EDP stochastiques modélis...
This work presents a development and an analysis of an effective deterministic and probabilistic approaches for partial differential equation with random coefficients... -
Precipitation patterns in Southern Amazonia and its relation to deforestation
207 Rain Gauges (RG) of the Brazilian National Agency for Water (ANA) were analyzed using statistical non-parametrical tests. The Pettitt’s test identified ruptures in... -
Modeling emotional mechanisms for an autonomous robot : a developmental and s...
The objective of this thesis is to draw inspiration from the neurobiology to model low level emotional mechanisms on a robot evolving in real environment. This work... -
Characterisation by atomic force microscopy of protein/glycocluster arrangeme...
The bacterium P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for serious infections in immunocompromised patients. It also develops some strains resistant to... -
Learning processes, complex knowledge and information processing : a theoreti...
Aiming at bridging education sciences, cognitive sciences and philosophy of science both theoretically and practically, this thesis develops a didactical model at the... -
Picture of the messenger in the thirteenth century France : standards and pra...
We can know the messenger on the capetian era by various sources. For this reason appear a few figures of this inviting holder. First, the scrolls holder who was in... -
Design of a disruption-tolerant communication system for biometric mobile sen...
The technology of mobile communicating objects (sensors, smartphones, PDAs, netbooks, etc) is booming. We can consider the use of these objects in several areas,... -
Washington, D.C. in the postwar years (1945-1955) : instrumentalized capital ...
During the Second World War, the Federal Capital of the United States experiences an unprecedented growth and acquires an uncontested international status as the... -
The prevention of difficulties of firms : comparative study between French la...
The precautionary and amicable treatment of difficulties of firms is suitable resolution to preserve viable firms, audit debit and safeguard jobs. The French...
