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Global and Public Health Essentials: A Comprehensive Introduction

… and cultural backgrounds. Topics include: the theoretical foundations of global health, the effects of … on health and the burden of disease, the different determinants of health, ethical issues involved in health, strategies to improve …

Published on: Tue 10/12/2024 - 15:07

Plant growth under the microscope

… of the wall, like a balloon inflating with air. These stretched cell walls subsequently become re-shaped and their … known to jam lovers. Pectin exists in two forms, namely methylated and unmethylated. The latter is present to a high proportion in …

Published on: Thu 31/03/2022 - 17:29

Deforestation in Brazil, a doomed economic strategy?

… long-term economic growth. The "forest transition" issue Between 2005 and 2013, deforestation in Brazil declined by … start a reforestation phase, and that the challenge was to get it going as soon as possible. Based on empirical … studies suggest that there is a "consistent" relationship between a country's level of development and deforestation. …

Published on: Sat 23/11/2019 - 19:17

Patricia Garnier: Unlocking the super purifying powers of soils

… science specialist. She develops mathematical models to better understand the ability of these layers to dissipate … to study the clay soils of the Senegal River and complete a thesis at the  Research Institute for Development … at Cornell University in the United States, the researcher returned to France in 1998. She successfully passed the …

Published on: Sat 07/12/2019 - 19:19

Bubbles, defects and precipitates: materials in extreme conditions

… produced in non-negligible quantities by the fusion between deuterium and tritium. These elements have an impact … a periodically ordered arrangement of atoms, which are sometimes ejected on collision with neutrons released during … ions, accumulated in the environment of the material, then get into it and create bubbles that grow and weaken the …

Published on: Wed 25/01/2023 - 11:34

Standing for Freedom – Portraits of exiled scientists

… 21 November. International-Europe Research Science and society The exhibition The exhibition, Poser pour la Liberté / … with the support of the PAUSE programme and the Open Society Foundation. In three years, 51 portraits of exiled … to exile. A catalogue was produced by the magazine Hommes et migrations, containing most of the portraits and numerous …

Published on: Mon 23/10/2023 - 15:04

Aurélien de la Torre is awarded an ERC Consolidator grant

… grants. A total of €678 million in funding will be shared between 328 winning scientists, including Aurélien de la … centres”. This is the main message of F. Lovering et al. in their seminal article “Escape from Flatland” … recommendation (more stereogenic centres 4 ) was largely unmet due to the lack of efficient methods for the …

Published on: Tue 17/12/2024 - 10:14

Kfé EFE, Water sports and gender in PE: The case of sailing and surfing

… success. The qualitative analysis, combining interviews and ethnographic observations, highlights the socialization … the impact of gender and social class as these factors determine the production and/or maintenance of inequalities. … domination characterizes the gendered social relationships between young people in the distribution of surfing waves and …

Published on: Tue 06/02/2024 - 19:07

Algorithms and the human brain (L'Edition #12)

… (Article from  L'Edition N°12 - march 2020 )   Statistical methods inspired by machine learning are becoming … information systems can analyse large quantities of data, detect common patterns and learn from examples as well as … by neurological disorders – for the purpose of developing methods that will optimise clinical validation. “The …

Published on: Tue 09/06/2020 - 10:06

James Webb Space Telescope: when astrophysicists see (infra)red

… Telescope (JWST) is the latest in a 25-year collaboration between the US (NASA), European (ESA) and Canadian (CSA) … Space Telescope, which was launched in 2003 and has completed its mission, and with which the JWST also shares the … the interstellar dust and gas from which new stars and planetary systems form. It also makes it easier to observe …

Published on: Thu 16/12/2021 - 11:36

Science for All: putting secondary school students at the heart of research

… school students at the heart of research Science and society As part of the operation ‘Science for All’, from 29 … for Science Initiation and Awareness (Maison d'initiation et de sensibilisation aux sciences – MISS), giving them an introduction to the debates surrounding science in society. They were also able to visit an exhibition organised by …

Published on: Wed 08/12/2021 - 15:33

A scientific feast awaits at the Banquet!

… A scientific feast awaits at the Banquet! A scientific feast awaits at the Banquet! Until 7 August, the Cité des Sciences will host Banquet, a fun science exhibition on the many delights of …

Published on: Wed 16/02/2022 - 14:47