Ligninolytic fungi are wood-degrading organisms that use cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin as sources of carbon and energy. However, the oxidative processes used by these fungi to decompose wood release a myriad of potentially toxic extractable molecules. These extr...

Multi-surface environments (MSEs) combine several of surfaces in a variety of physical arrangements to form a seamless information space. The large surfaces, such as tabletops and wall-displays are often used as a shared space to coordinate efforts, and handheld devices...

The aim of this PhD thesis project was the development of self-standing Fe-N-C cathodes prepared by electrospinning, in order to achieve hierarchical microporous and macroporous electrodes. Such a structure is desirable to improve accessibility by O2 of the Fe-based act...

Introduction Maternal diet is the only prenatal source of nutrients and the major source for non-nutrients and can influence foetal growth and offspring’s long-term health. Chemicals known as “obesogens” might also play a role in increasing obesity risk and one of the m...

In this thesis we used dynamical systems methods and numericalsimulations to study the mechanisms of epileptic oscillations associated with ionconcentration changes and cerebellar Purkinje cell bimodal behavior. The general issue in this work is the interplay between si...

Cultural values and their impact on people’s attitudes and behavior have long been a place for debate. Globalization, migration and expatriation have contributed to the conflict caused by the interaction among multiple cultural identities, particularly when it comes to ...

Nearshore marine environment contains many complex processes, but the lack of high-resolution data over a large area during a long time is often the primary obstacle to further research. High-frequency (HF) radar is a mean of remote sensing which obtains continuous near...

Cerebellar defects encompass a group of rare diseases affecting cerebellar functioning. The prevalence of these defects is estimated to be 26 in 10000 children in Europe. These diseases lead to movement disorders (ataxia) and are frequently associated with intellectual ...

This work is a contribution to the “AMOCOPS” project, funded by Agence Nationale de la Recherche. AMOCOPS is dedicated to the development of new computation schemes to simulate the light scattering patterns of large complexly shaped particles. Particle sizes are of the ...

This thesis focuses on the study of the femtosecond photoswitching dynamic in the bistable molecular materials, using the pump-probe experiments which are based on the optical and x-ray spectroscopies. Part of these experiments was performed at synchrotron and X-FEL (X-...