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Effectiveness of employment policies : Theoretical & microeconometric analysis
We evaluate the ALMP’s with a particular attention to the differentiation of impacts by categories of programmes and categories of beneficiaries. These two forms of... -
Barack Obama and civil rights organizations : heritage, tensions, adjustments...
This dissertation discusses how Black Civil Rights Organizations such as the NAACP, the National Urban League and the Rainbow Push Coalition paved the way for the... -
Dynamics of coherent structures in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
We experimentally investigated the temporal dynamics and the different transitions associated to the generation of large scale coherent structures in two-dimensional... -
The electronic commerce of cultural goods : an empirical approach
This thesis is a volume of 134 pages and includes 5 research articles. The thesis is a contribution to the empirical literature that has developed since the early... -
Security and privacy in RFID systems
While RFID systems are one of the key enablers helping the prototype of pervasive computer applications, the deployment of RFID technologies also comes with new... -
Architecture, geodynamic evolution and sedimentary filling of the levant basi...
Sedimentological and biostratigraphic investigations onshore Lebanon coupled with 2D offshore reflection seismic data allowed proposing a new Mesozoic-Present... -
Geometric aspects of local-global principle in the abstract theory of quadrat...
Spaces of orderings were introduced in the last of 70s by M. Marshall, in order to provide an abstract framework to the study of a generalized theory of quadratic... -
Sequential prediction for budgeted learning : Application to trigger design
Classification in machine learning has been extensively studied during the pastdecades. Many solutions have been proposed to output accurate classifiers and toobtain... -
Evolving evaluations of a movie by a cinemagoer : paths to disappointment
A movie is at once a work of experience and a singularity. It can be a source of pleasure or disappointment and such emotions are part and parcel of the spectator’s... -
Functioning of karst aquifers unsaturated zone : Direct hydrodynamic and hydr...
The first study of karst aquifers unsaturated zone (UZ) functioning, by direct access, was conducted on the experimental area of the Fontaine de Vaucluse, including... -
Parsimonious encoding models for brain activity measured by functional MRI
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a noninvasive technique allowing the study of brain activity via the measurement of hemodynamic changes. Recently, a... -
Analyse multidimensionnelle interactive de résultats de simulation. Aide à la...
This thesis concerns the analysis of simulation data generated by the agrohydrological model TNT. Our objective is to develop analytical methods for massive simulation... -
Landscapes in their complexity : a resource for territorial development of th...
Before becoming subject of political and spatial development concerns, landscapes have been subject into the most different and various currents of scientific thought.... -
To live of agriculture
This thesis analyzes the dynamics of urban agriculture development in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. Through a systemic approach centered on the... -
The origins of perceived tensions in R&D management : An exploratory case study
Management control is often accused of generating an imbalance of R&D efforts towards exploitation at the expense of exploration, thus compromising the... -
Towards sustainable world fisheries : the European Union's contribution to re...
Society’s awakening to environmental problems concerning the oceans and coastal zones has lead to the development of certain principles for the protection of maritime... -
Construction de cycles de conduite représentatifs pour la mesure des émission...
The measurement of pollutant emissions from vehicles requires the defining of representative test conditions and driving cycles. This last one requires a knowledge of... -
Formulation intégrale de volume magnétostatique et calcul des densités de for...
This study deals with the modelling of the magnetomechanical coupling, which is due to magnetic forces. A multiphysic modelling tool, which combines a volume integral... -
Vehicle restraint system crash test modelling : Application to steel-wood str...
In France, one third of the people dying on the roads are killed after impacting against ahazard. In 90% of the reported cases, these accidents result from loss of... -
Maritime Pollution in France: Risks, Contingency Planning, Crisis Management
The French coastline has suffered from maritime pollution since the 1960's (Torrey Canyon, Amoco Cadiz, Erika, Ievoli Sun, Prestige, etc.). Has management developed by...
