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Abstract The term Bouphonia refers to a sacrifice performed by Athenians during the Dipolia or Dipoleia, the feast of Zeus Polieus celebrated on the Acropolis of Athens at the beginning of July. Lexically speaking, the name of the ritual associates a …

Abstract Photocatalysis has progressed enormously over the last decade, with numerous applications in organic synthesis, where the energy of excited states is used to induce reactions involving intermediates that would be inaccessible by thermal means. …

Elected to the Metaphysics and Philosophy of Knowledge chair, Prof. Claudine Tiercelin gave her opening lecture on Thursday May 5, 2011. Over the next fourteen years, her lectures explored a renewed approach to metaphysics, articulating classical …

Abstract There is no end to the gesture of creating, and yet we have to finish. To declare that here, at this moment, is to end. What's finished  ? How do you recognize the final point  ? How do you stop in time  ? What bursts forth at the moment of …

Abstract Knowing that ending is only an illusion, how can we think of the final point  ? Nothing ends, but is abandoned. So how do we accept abandonment, how do we allow the end to emerge, and the mourning that goes with it  ? How do you submit to the …

Lecture outline : aczel's translation of set theory into type theory   ; miquel's variation for not necessarily well-founded sets   ; application to the problem of the logical strength of certain type systems, in particular the Lean system (Mario …

Abstract In the second lecture of the year, we attempted to sketch a portrait of Zimri-Lim. Along the way, we added a number of new features. We will complete this picture, for the most part with elements we have not yet encountered. We'll see how the …

Abstract The sequencing of the human genome has taught us that the majority of our genetic differences are made up of extra pages, missing pages and/or pages whose order is altered in our "   encyclopedia of life   ". These variations in the architecture …

Abstract This lecture will address a major question in human genomics and public health  : how do genetics and the environment interact in the development of disease  ? We'll start by examining how the environment -   the exposome   - can affect our …

Abstract In the Middle East, water is and always has been a fundamental element in the development of human societies. Studies of past civilizations and those of contemporary times complement and can feed into each other  : they also provide a better …

Abstract Inequalities in health, a phenomenon as old as it is universal, represent a major challenge for social justice. Health statistics attest to their scale in every country in the world. Numerous studies, most of them in the field of social …

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Abstract Taking as its starting point the only medical teaching contract on papyrus known to date, this book examines the concrete conditions of access to the medical profession in Greco-Roman Egypt. What do papyri tell us about the training of future …

Abstract Chapters 7-10 present several accounts of conquest. Before the conquest of the city of Ai (Jos 8), chapter 7 relates a case of non-compliance with the ritual of the interdict. Jos 9 raises the question of cohabitation instead of conquest, and Jos …

Abstract Photoinduced reactions offer a promising route to developing more sustainable and environmentally-friendly chemistry. However, a thorough understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of these processes is essential to optimize their efficiency and …