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Nouvelle machine robotisée à base d'une plateforme à câbles pour la rééducation fonctionnelle
Dans notre travail, on présente les concepts relatifs à une nouvelle machine de rééducation des membres inférieurs à base d'un robot parallèle à câbles. Une partie du papier sera consacrée à la cinématique de la machine ainsi que son architecture mécanique en répondant à un ensemble des contraintes. La deuxième partie introduit la notion de la modélisation géométrique de l'espace de travail et de la singularité. La dernière partie sera réservée pour les distributions des tensions dans les câbles à partir des forces et des couples à fournir par l'extérieur (forces et couples articulaires)
Isospin Asymmetry in Nuclei and Neutron Stars
The roles of isospin asymmetry in nuclei and neutron stars are investigated
using a range of potential and field-theoretical models of nucleonic matter.
The parameters of these models are fixed by fitting the properties of
homogeneous bulk matter and closed-shell nuclei. We discuss and unravel the
causes of correlations among the neutron skin thickness in heavy nuclei, the
pressure of beta-equilibrated matter at a density of 0.1 fm, the
derivative of the nuclear symmetry energy at the same density and the radii of
moderate mass neutron stars. Constraints on the symmetry properties of nuclear
matter from the binding energies of nuclei are examined. The extent to which
forthcoming neutron skin measurements will further delimit the symmetry
properties is investigated. The impact of symmetry energy constraints for the
mass and moment of inertia contained within neutron star crusts and the
threshold density for the nucleon direct Urca process, all of which are
potentially measurable, is explored. We also comment on the minimum neutron
star radius, assuming that only nucleonic matter exists within the star.Comment: 49 pages, 17 figures, Phys. Rep. (in press); made improvements to
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SEIS: Insight's Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure of Mars.
By the end of 2018, 42 years after the landing of the two Viking seismometers on Mars, InSight will deploy onto Mars' surface the SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure) instrument; a six-axes seismometer equipped with both a long-period three-axes Very Broad Band (VBB) instrument and a three-axes short-period (SP) instrument. These six sensors will cover a broad range of the seismic bandwidth, from 0.01 Hz to 50 Hz, with possible extension to longer periods. Data will be transmitted in the form of three continuous VBB components at 2 sample per second (sps), an estimation of the short period energy content from the SP at 1 sps and a continuous compound VBB/SP vertical axis at 10 sps. The continuous streams will be augmented by requested event data with sample rates from 20 to 100 sps. SEIS will improve upon the existing resolution of Viking's Mars seismic monitoring by a factor of ∼ 2500 at 1 Hz and ∼ 200 000 at 0.1 Hz. An additional major improvement is that, contrary to Viking, the seismometers will be deployed via a robotic arm directly onto Mars' surface and will be protected against temperature and wind by highly efficient thermal and wind shielding. Based on existing knowledge of Mars, it is reasonable to infer a moment magnitude detection threshold of M w ∼ 3 at 40 ∘ epicentral distance and a potential to detect several tens of quakes and about five impacts per year. In this paper, we first describe the science goals of the experiment and the rationale used to define its requirements. We then provide a detailed description of the hardware, from the sensors to the deployment system and associated performance, including transfer functions of the seismic sensors and temperature sensors. We conclude by describing the experiment ground segment, including data processing services, outreach and education networks and provide a description of the format to be used for future data distribution.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s11214-018-0574-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users
Biomarkers of Multiple Sclerosis
The search for an ideal multiple sclerosis biomarker with good diagnostic value, prognostic reference and an impact on clinical outcome has yet to be realized and is still ongoing. The aim of this review is to establish an overview of the frequent biomarkers for multiple sclerosis that exist to date. The review summarizes the results obtained from electronic databases, as well as thorough manual searches. In this review the sources and methods of biomarkers extraction are described; in addition to the description of each biomarker, determination of the prognostic, diagnostic, disease monitoring and treatment response values besides clinical impact they might possess. We divided the biomarkers into three categories according to the achievement method: laboratory markers, genetic-immunogenetic markers and imaging markers. We have found two biomarkers at the time being considered the gold standard for MS diagnostics. Unfortunately, there does not exist a single solitary marker being able to present reliable diagnostic value, prognostic value, high sensitivity and specificity as well as clinical impact. We need more studies to find the best biomarker for MS.publishersversionPeer reviewe
SEIS: Insight’s Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure of Mars
By the end of 2018, 42 years after the landing of the two Viking seismometers
on Mars, InSight will deploy onto Mars’ surface the SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Internal
Structure) instrument; a six-axes seismometer equipped with both a long-period three-axes
Very Broad Band (VBB) instrument and a three-axes short-period (SP) instrument. These
six sensors will cover a broad range of the seismic bandwidth, from 0.01 Hz to 50 Hz,
with possible extension to longer periods. Data will be transmitted in the form of three
continuous VBB components at 2 sample per second (sps), an estimation of the short period
energy content from the SP at 1 sps and a continuous compound VBB/SP vertical axis at
10 sps. The continuous streams will be augmented by requested event data with sample
rates from 20 to 100 sps. SEIS will improve upon the existing resolution of Viking’s Mars
seismic monitoring by a factor of ∼ 2500 at 1 Hz and ∼ 200 000 at 0.1 Hz. An additional
major improvement is that, contrary to Viking, the seismometers will be deployed via a
robotic arm directly onto Mars’ surface and will be protected against temperature and wind
by highly efficient thermal and wind shielding. Based on existing knowledge of Mars, it is
reasonable to infer a moment magnitude detection threshold of Mw ∼ 3 at 40◦ epicentral
distance and a potential to detect several tens of quakes and about five impacts per year. In
this paper, we first describe the science goals of the experiment and the rationale used to
define its requirements. We then provide a detailed description of the hardware, from the
sensors to the deployment system and associated performance, including transfer functions
of the seismic sensors and temperature sensors. We conclude by describing the experiment
ground segment, including data processing services, outreach and education networks and
provide a description of the format to be used for future data distribution
Valorization of Potato Peels Residues on Cellulase Production Using a Mixed Culture of Aspergillus niger ATCC 16404 and Trichoderma reesei DSMZ 970
peer reviewedIn this paper, we report on the utilization of potato peel residues (PPR) as a substrate and support for the production of cellulase complexes by mono-and co-culture of Aspergillusniger ATCC 16404 and Trichodermareesei DSMZ 970 by solid state fermentation. A significant increase in cellulase production, especially CMC-ase, was obtained during co-culture compared to respective monocultures. The effect of PPR pretreatment with acid and alkali on cellulase production was also investigated. Characterization of the pretreated substrate by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis highlighted a structural alteration of the constitutive components of potato peels residues. These pretreated substrates were tested for their ability to support cellulase production by co-culture of A. niger ATCC 16404 and T. reesei DSMZ 970. Time course measurements of cellulase activity clearly demonstrated that substrate pretreatment had a negative effect on cellulase production. The highest yields of cellulase were obtained using untreated substrate with 80, 199, 48 UI/gds for FP-ase, CMC-ase and β-glucosidase, respectively. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
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