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Ultrafast structural dynamics during the laser-driven solid-warm dense plasma...
Warm Dense Matter (WDM) is characterized by temperatures near the Fermi one and densities close to the solid. Experimental studies of WDM eventually out of... -
Four essays on the psychological determinants of risk-taking, education and e...
This thesis contributes to the experimental literature on the role played by psychological factors in educational choices implying risk-taking and performance. Using... -
The establishment size-wage premium : evidence from France
This dissertation aims to explore why large employers pay higher wages compared to similar workers in smaller size establishments in the presence of nonrandom... -
Do others matter? : An empirical analysis of the interaction of social and hu...
There is nothing controversial in saying that hum an capital matters a great deal for economic development. Research during the past 50 years has confirmed this... -
The practice of the trades in the pré-colonial society of the Gabon : XVI-XIX...
This thesis deals with the practice of the exchanges and some trade in the pré-colonial society of the Gabon. The stake is to study this practice by favoring an angle... -
Preparation and characterization of organic solar cells based on novel class ...
This work deals with the preparation and characterization of organic solar cells based on novel classes of soluble molecular donors. The first chapter is devoted to... -
Detailed numerical characterization of the separation-induced transition, inc...
The Low-Pressure Turbine is a critical component of an Aero-Engine as it drives the Fan which produces most of the thrust in the current turbofan configuration. In... -
Effects of acute total sleep deprivation on blood pressure regulation and vas...
Sleep deprivation is associated with an increase in sympathetic nervous system activity, blood pressure (BP) and pro-inflammatory status that may induce endothelial... -
Acquisition and use of past information pieces : from memorisation mechanisms...
In an uncertain and changing world, being able to shape its phenotype according to the current environmental conditions should provide individuals with a major fitness... -
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis and other secondary osteoporosis
The aetiologies of secondary osteoporosis are multiple and often intricated, we studied in humans and in animals some of them: iatrogenic osteoporosis induced by... -
Early visual processing of objects : a subliminal priming study
Three main hypotheses exist concerning the most informative local features of contour for binding processes, allowing visual object identification: vertices and 3D... -
Non communiqué
The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), is the most destructive pest of Brassicaceae worldwide and poses particularly acute... -
Assessing the diversity of agrobacterial populations
Agrobacterium are Alphaproteobacteria common in most soils that closely interact with plants in two respects. Firstly, they are rhizospheric bacteria saprophytically... -
Function and mechanisms of the wind-up in nociceptive trigeminal neurons
Wind-up is a frequency-dependent increase of neuronal response during electrical repetitive noxious stimulation of receptive field. This phenomenon is generally... -
Biomechanical effects of knee orthoses : experimental characterization and mo...
The knee joint is vulnerable to various injuries and degenerative conditions, potentially leading to instabilities. Usual treatments involve orthoses, which are... -
Industrial ecology, a territorial planning approach : application to port-ind...
The circulation of material and energy flows reflects the functioning of both biosphere and human societies. Industrial ecology, in its territorial approach, questions... -
Invasive populations of rodents in agricultural landscape : a study in crops ...
Anthropogenic activities modulate landscape and promote the establishment of invasive populations. Management of these populations represents a major issue for public... -
On the construct of inequality of opportunity in health through lifestyles
This thesis focuses on the measurement and the understanding of inequality of opportunity in health which are inequalities related to factors beyond the individual... -
Identity, Space, Discourse in Bryher's Autobiographical Writings and Fictions
In her work, the modernist author Bryher construes identity as a quest ending beyond the frame of the narrative and beyond regulations. The simile of the interstice... -
Commercial hunting in Central Africa : a threat for the biodiversity or a sus...
In central Africa, commercial hunting strongly contributes to the protein supply of rural and urban households. It is accused of wildlife resources overexploitation,...
