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Spatial modelling of community effects
A developing embryo, consisting initially of identical cells, transforms itself into a spatially organized structure made of distinct tissues with clear boundaries.... -
Image structures: From augmented reality to image stylization
In this thesis we consider in general image structures and more specifically, image gradients and contours. They have been proven useful in recent years for various... -
When users create industries: the case of Web-based applications
The current study explores the curiously not much studied in management problem of innovation of contemporary Web-based applications. Starting from the distinction... -
Quantum memory protocols in large cold atomic ensembles
Quantum memories are an essential building block for quantum information science, and in particular for the implementation of quantum communications across long... -
Prescribing through words : psychotherapy and psychotropic drugs
Prescribing medication is one of the main therapeutic tools used by physicians. If somatic medicine clinically acts according to a 'symptom-diagnosis-treatment' model,... -
Raddoppiamento Fonosintattico induced by stress and vowel reduction in Italy ...
This thesis proposes to study two distinct phonological processes that are reducing unstressed vowels to schwa found in some Italian dialects and Raddoppiamento... -
A contribution to the study of lateritic soils from Senegal and Brazil
This study is devoted to the gravelly lateritic soils used in many countries as foundation and base layers of road structures. In Senegal, road materials are selected... -
Multiphase model for the design of fibrer-renforced materials
A multiphase model has been recently developed and integrated into a finite element based code for the analysis and design of soil structures reinforced with linear... -
A Curious Robot Learner for Interactive Goal-Babbling : Strategically Choosin...
The challenges posed by robots operating in human environments on a daily basis and in the long-termpoint out the importance of adaptivity to changes which can be... -
Trajectory computing based on multisensor perception for automotive driving m...
Driver assistant systems in general, and specially collision avoidance systems are more and more installed in recent vehicles because of their high potential in... -
Road crossing by the elderly pedestrian : simulator design, biomechanical and...
In the framework of population ageing and increased importance attached to walking in urban cities, the aim of this PhD work is to better understand behavioral and... -
Development of the proton irradiation platform Radiograaff for radiobiologica...
The work done in this thesis has been made in the development of a proton irradiation platform dedicated for radiobiological studies from the 4 MV Van de Graaff... -
Seeking equality in court : political sociology of the law against discrimina...
This dissertation is about the use of law against discrimination in the workplace. The methodology mixes ethnographical observations, qualitative interviews with... -
Figures of eccentricity in the French literature of the nineteenth century : ...
The eccentricity generally understood both in the literal sense (a term borrowed from astronomy and geometry) and in the symbolic meaning (the eccentricity as... -
Multiscale identification of stochastic apparent elasticity field of heteroge...
In the framework of linear elasticity 3D for complex microstructures that cannot be simply described in terms of components such as biological tissues, we propose, in... -
Elaboration of a new sensor based on molecularly imprinted polymers for the d...
This thesis aimed at elaborating an optical sensor to detect molecules in a biological fluid. Two steroids and a xenobiotic were identified as biomarkers released in... -
Multi-scale analysis of bonding connexion : applied to steel concrete structu...
This PhD thesis investigates the connection of steel-flexural members by bonding and focuseson static and instantaneous behavior. First, experimental and numerical... -
Elementaries forms of drug use
Much more than a simple social reality, the intake of consciousness-altering substances must be understood on the long term as intrinsically linked to humanity's... -
Thermochemical-based poroelastic modelling of salt crystallization, and a new...
In a context of international reduction of greenhouse gases emissions, CCS (ce{CO2} Capture and Storage) appears as a particularly interesting midterm solution.... -
Knowledge-based 3D point clouds processing
The modeling of real-world scenes through capturing 3D digital data has proven to be both useful andapplicable in a variety of industrial and surveying applications....
