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Statistical mechanics is the unique theoretical approach that allows us to investigate the macroscopic behaviour of systems composed of a large number of microscopically coupled elements. Using the tools of statistical mechanics, it is possible to accurately predict and describe the asymptotic stage

In collider physics, the final-state QCD partons, quarks and gluons tend to develop into collimated showers usually referred to as "jets". Being able to identify these showers as a single object, rather than seeing particles individually (like e.g. a high-energy muon), is mandatory if one wants to a

In the last two decades, financial globalization has led to a surge in cross-border capital flows, a large increase in countries gross foreign asset and liability positions, together with increasing global imbalances. Hence, understanding how private investors (and Sovereign Wealth Funds) structure

The scientific objective of this proposal is to identify the mechanisms by which plants arrest growth in response to abiotic stress. We will focus on genotoxic stress, which is caused by many environmental and physiological conditions plants are constantly exposed to, including ionizing radiation, h

In this proposal, we aim to explore several aspects of the genetic and environmental (non-genetic) risk factors of cerebrovascular disease. The first two parts of the proposal focus on genetic (Task 1) and environmental (Task 2) risk factors of covert MRI-defined cerebrovascular disease (MRI-CVD) an

The Planck space craft is mapping the cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature and polarization anisotropies across the entire sky with unprecedented resolution, signal-to-noise, and frequency coverage. To date, CMB observations have focused largely on the two-point correlations (or power spect

Combinatorial search problems are ubiquitous in many fields of Computer Science. A common technique for addressing them is the exploitation of lower bounds: optimistic estimates of the cost for transforming a state into a solution. But how to compute such estimates? The proposed BARQ project add

The primary theme of this proposal is to investigate geometrical and dynamical effects on the interactions of x-rays with molecules, in particular with focus on probing nondipole and dynamical effects in molecular photoemission and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) from molecules. These in

The focus of this phase of the project was building up the demonstrator experiments and advancing control-oriented models. The main demonstrator experiment (mixing layer) was delayed by shortage of technical personal. For the theoretical work, PostDocs are needed. One of several required PostDocs w

With the recent advances in imaging technologies we now have growing accessibility to capture the shape and motion of human skin from optical motion capture systems, and of organs from medical imaging devices. Taking a step beyond the existing methods that use static shape information for shape anal

To develop low frequency ultgra-Wide- Band (UWB) prototype operating dans diapason 200MHz-400MHz The goal of this project is to develop The Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB) SAW-tags and sensors. In this document we report the progress achieved in Jan.-June 2011. Here we concentrated on simulation and design of

The main aim of this project is the creation of a new research group in the UMR 8640 CNRS unit of the Chemistry Department of Ecole Normale Supérieure, whose researches will be focused on theoretical aspects of the coupling between transport and reactivity in micro- or nanoconfined systems. The orig

In this project we will make use of the attributes of the developing seed to establish it as a novel system in which to study the mechanics of tissue growth from both a physical and a genetic perspective. Firstly, we will generate detailed descriptions of early seed development which will provide a

Diabetes epidemic poses a major socio-economic burden over worldwide. The disease manifests when islets beta-cells from endocrine pancreas fail to release sufficient insulin to compensate for insulin resistance in target tissues. Impairment of beta-cell activity includes loss of glucose-induced insu

Stochastic and quasi-stochastic sampling is a key component of Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo (MCQMC) integration, a technique widely used in applications that require the evaluation of complex integrands, which cannot be calculated analytically, such as the light-transport calculations commonly