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    Exciton bimolecular annihilation dynamics in supramolecular nanostructures of conjugated oligomers

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    We present femtosecond transient absorption measurements on π\pi-conjugated supramolecular assemblies in a high pump fluence regime. Oligo(\emph{p}-phenylenevinylene) monofunctionalized with ureido-\emph{s}-triazine (MOPV) self-assembles into chiral stacks in dodecane solution below 75∘^{\circ}C at a concentration of 4×10−44\times 10^{-4} M. We observe exciton bimolecular annihilation in MOPV stacks at high excitation fluence, indicated by the fluence-dependent decay of 111^1Bu_{u}-exciton spectral signatures, and by the sub-linear fluence dependence of time- and wavelength-integrated photoluminescence (PL) intensity. These two characteristics are much less pronounced in MOPV solution where the phase equilibrium is shifted significantly away from supramolecular assembly, slightly below the transition temperature. A mesoscopic rate-equation model is applied to extract the bimolecular annihilation rate constant from the excitation fluence dependence of transient absorption and PL signals. The results demonstrate that the bimolecular annihilation rate is very high with a square-root dependence in time. The exciton annihilation results from a combination of fast exciton diffusion and resonance energy transfer. The supramolecular nanostructures studied here have electronic properties that are intermediate between molecular aggregates and polymeric semiconductors

    Le doux barbare (la résistance noire chez Jorge Amado)

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    La prĂ©sente Ă©tude : "Le doux barbare : la rĂ©sistance noire chez Jorge amado" entreprend de rĂ©pondre Ă  la question qui est le noir dans l'oeuvre de Jorge Amado ?, en analysant la maniĂšre dont l'Ă©crivain reprĂ©sente et rend visibles les pratiques culturelles du peuple noir de Bahia, notamment dans les romans comme "Jubiaba", "Bergers de la nuit" et "La Tente des miracles". Ces pratiques sont comprises comme des formes de rĂ©sistance contre la culture hĂ©gĂ©monique. Dans les rĂ©cits analysĂ©s, les pratiques culturelles des Afro-descendants sont analysĂ©s Ă  la lumiĂšre des notions de "peuple" et de "culture populaire", prĂ©sentĂ©es dans leur historicitĂ©. Cette rĂ©flexion sur les formes de rĂ©sistance noire se nourrit de l'apport des champs de connaissances de l'ethnologie, de l'anthropologie et de la sociologie. Elle s'appuie Ă©galement sur les contributions des historiens qui ont analysĂ© les rĂ©bellions noires au BrĂ©sil. La comprĂ©hension de la reprĂ©sentation du Noir chez Jorge Amado est alors Ă©clairĂ©e par la mĂ©thodologie propre aux Ă©tudes imagologiques et gĂ©ocritiques. En effet, les tensions sociales, dramatisĂ©es dans "Jubiaba", "Bergers de la nuit" et "La Tente des miracles", sont abordĂ©es comme des conflits qui se manifestent dans la pĂ©riphĂ©rie, elle-mĂȘme comprise comme espace de prĂ©servation et d'affirmation des identitĂ©s de la Ville Noire de Bahia. Dans cet espace oĂč le dialogisme culturel se fait prĂ©sent, la solidaritĂ©, le langage et la diversion - Ă  travers la samba et la capoeira - marquent leur place propre et caractĂ©ristique au sein de la sociĂ©tĂ© bahianaise.LIMOGES-BU Lettres (870852107) / SudocLIMOGES-BUFR Lettres (870852224) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Quantitative palaeobathymetric reconstructions based on foraminiferal proxies: a case study from the Neogene of south‐west Spain

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    International audienceQuantitative palaeobathymetric reconstructions based on foraminiferal proxies have been used in a wide variety of geological studies on tectonic, climatic and environmental changes in sedimentary basins. However, palaeo-water-depth estimates are frequently biased due to taphonomic processes (dissolution, transport) as well as local conditions (primary productivity, oxygen content, and organic matter fluxes). This study evaluated the level of reliability of three commonly used transfer equations based on planktic and benthic foraminiferal proxies that produce different palaeobathymetric results, using Neogene sediments from the Guadalquivir Basin, south-west Spain. The most trustworthy method involves removing abundant infaunal benthic foraminifera before applying the palaeo-water-depth equation based on benthic foraminiferal water-depth ranges and presence/absence of species. This new approach provides sound palaeobathymetric results that improve estimations of long and short-term relative sea-level changes with negligible influence of taphonomic as well as ecological factors. When using one equation based on planktic/benthic ratios (P/B ratios), removing all infaunal benthic foraminiferal species improves the accuracy of P/B ratios, which yields more accurate palaeodepth reconstructions despite the low level of trustworthiness of this equation for both long and short-term relative sea-level variations
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