135 research outputs found

    Comparison of Bulk and Surface Structure in Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon Films

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    Hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) films having different characteristics (diamond like, graphite like and polymer like) are analysed. By comparing the results obtained with a surface-sensitive technique (high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy) and a bulk-sensitive technique (IR spectrometry) knowledge of the hydrogen and sp3-sp2 depth distributions is achieved. For instance, it is shown that diamond-like films have a hydrogen enrichment near the surface, while the sp3 to sp2 ratio for protonated sites does not change with depth. By means of spectral ellipsometry, the real and imaginary parts of the dielectric constant are measured. Their shapes for the three types of a-C:H are discussed on the basis of the sp2 cluster model. For instance, it is shown that, in the bulk of graphite-like a-C:H, sp2 sites are grouped in a limited range of almost undistorted cluster sizes

    Renal insufficiency, a frequent complication with age in oral-facial-digital syndrome type I.

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    peer reviewedSaal S, Faivre L, Aral B, Gigot N, Toutain A, Van Maldergem L, Destree A, Maystadt I, Cosyns J-P, Jouk P-S, Loeys B, Chauveau D, Bieth E, Layet V, Mathieu M, Lespinasse J, Teebi A, Franco B, Gautier E, Binquet C, Masurel-Paulet A, Mousson C, Gouyon J-B, Huet F, Thauvin-Robinet C. Renal insufficiency, a frequent complication with age in oral-facial-digital syndrome type I. The oral-facial-digital syndrome type I (OFD I) is characterized by multiple congenital malformations of the face, oral cavity and digits. A polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is found in about one-third of patients but long-term outcome and complications are not well described in the international literature. Renal findings have been retrospectively collected in a cohort of 34 females all carrying a pathogenic mutation in the OFD1 gene with ages ranging from 1 to 65 years. Twelve patients presented with PKD - 11/16 (69%) if only adults were considered -with a median age at diagnosis of 29 years [IQR (interquartile range) = (23.5-38)]. Among them, 10 also presented with renal impairment and 6 were grafted (median age = 38 years [IQR = (25-48)]. One grafted patient under immunosuppressive treatment died from a tumor originated from a native kidney. The probability to develop renal failure was estimated to be more than 50% after the age of 36 years. Besides, neither genotype-phenotype correlation nor clinical predictive association with renal failure could be evidenced. These data reveal an unsuspected high incidence rate of the renal impairment outcome in OFD I syndrome. A systematic ultrasound (US) and renal function follow-up is therefore highly recommended for all OFD I patients

    Bulk and surface in a-C:H films

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    By using surface (High Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy) and bulk (Infrared Spectrometry) sensitive techniques, the lcnowledge of hydrogen and sp3hp2 depth profiles is achieved. It is shown that diamond-like films have a hydrogen enrichment near the surface, while their sp3/sp2 value does not change with depth. The shapes of the real and imaginary parts of the dielectric constant, obtained by means of Spectral Ellipsometry, are discussed based on the sp2 clusters model

    Commotonicity and maximum stop-loss premiums.

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    In this paper, we investigate the relationship between comonotonicity and stop-loss order. We prove our main results by using a characterization of stop-loss order within the framework of Yaari's (1987) dual theory of choice under risk. Wang and Dhaene (1997) explore related problems in the case of bivariate random variables. We extend their work to an arbitrary sum of random variables and present several examples illustrating our results.

    Le silence et l'expression

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    LE SILENCE ET L’EXPRESSION - Réflexion à partir de l’intervention de M. Clément LAYET le 27 février 2019, Université de Paris-Sorbonne, UFR de philosophie, avec pour titre « L’éradication de la parole » par Florin VOÏCA La Nuit Michel-Ange, 1526-1531, Statue en marbre, 155 × 150 cm, Haute Renaissance, Chapelles des Médicis, Sagrestia Nuova - Basilique San Lorenzo, Florence (Italie). https://www.imuseidifirenze.it/cappelle-medicee/ Introduction Notre réflexion parte de la constatation que M. ..

    Surface electronic structure of InAs(100)1xx2/1xx4-Pb

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    Upon deposition and annealing of one Pb monolayer on the clean, In-terminatedInAs(100)-4x2/c(8x2) surface we have obtained a sharp1x2/1x4 superstructure. We have investigated its electronic structure by angle-resolved photoemission using synchrotron radiation. From valence-band spectra measured at normal emission as well as along the¯Γ-¯J and¯Γ-¯J′ directions of the surface Brillouin zone, two surface induced states were identified and mapped out
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