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Abstract The dialogue between Plato and Aristotle is important for knowing how to read. It is against this backdrop that we need to understand, for example, sensitivity reading and the debates it provokes, a type of reading that corresponds less to a new …

Documents and media Download support Abstract The evolution of the literary status of fairy tales post-dates the very evolution of print production and publishing. From the end of the 16th   century, simplified texts with a popular appeal began to …

Julien Debonneville : "  The Philippines in the globalized economy of domestic work " Chiara Giordano : "  Desirable/undesirable : the role of origins in the image of domestic …

Abstract The twenty-two administrative metropolises and the agglomerations surrounding major urban centers share a number of specific features in terms of both vulnerability and capacity for action. The density of their populations, facilities and …

Keynote conference. Abstract The evolution of cities in response to global warming, whether in terms of transport logistics, decarbonization of the economy or adaptation to new climatic conditions, will lead to an evolution of materials in the direction …

Abstract The purpose of this presentation is to analyze the current and future role of the hospital in the city, and more generally in the …

Abstract Cities of the future will need to monitor pathogen mutations in animal and human populations to anticipate species crossings causing pandemics. They will need to prepare these populations with sentinels to detect early warning signals, and with …

Keynote conference. Abstract Cities are home to a high proportion of the population ; temperature, air pollution and noise levels are generally higher there than elsewhere ; and they are more vulnerable to rising sea levels and flood risks. As a result, …

Abstract To meet future urban challenges, many cities have embarked on a process of " renaturation ", through revegetation programs and actions to increase biodiversity. These actions have many positive impacts on the health and well-being of residents. …

Abstract Globular clusters are systems made up of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of stars, held together by gravity. Long considered very simple systems, made up of stars of the same age and with the same chemical properties, they now reveal a …

Abstract " Men are born and remain free and equal in rights ". Could there be a more universal formulation of modern values ? The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, adopted by the French National Assembly on August 26   1789 , is …

Abstract We will discuss the biophysical regulation of cell proliferation under spatial confinement, and the key role macromolecular crowding plays in modulating biogenesis under mechanical …

Abstract Stars form in clusters. The most common star clusters form in the discs of galaxies; they are young, not very concentrated and open. They dilute and break up rapidly. Globular clusters, on the other hand, are much richer, more concentrated and …

Documents and media Download support Download lecture notes References E. B. Wilson MacMillan, The Cell in Development and Heredity , New York (1925). Amanda A. Amodeo and Jan M. Skotheim, "Cell-size control", Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol, 8:a019083 …

Abstract When experimentally confronted with discrimination or recall tasks, non-human primates and pre-language children are able to assess whether they are likely to give a correct answer before responding. They can also modulate their decision …

Abstract In the Aristotelian tradition, the content of a judgment involves two   terms: what is being talked about (the subject) and what is being said about it (the predicate). The act of attributing the predicate to the subject is what guarantees the …

Abstract Philippe Clergeau will present the concept of regenerative urbanism, after recalling the definitions of biodiversity and ecosystems, which are essential to a liveable, sustainable city. Nature-based solutions already permeate architecture, but we …

Abstract Cities are particularly exposed to hydro-climatic hazards, now exacerbated by anthropogenic global warming. As both major sources of greenhouse gas emissions and vulnerable territories, cities are called upon to be drivers of mitigation and …

Abstract This paper examines the future of cities by shifting the focus to the African continent. The aim is to consider African cities as places for exploring new imaginaries and new ways of inhabiting the world. This reflection comes at a crucial time …