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Abstract The line defects of three dimensional uniaxial nematics have a simple abelian algebra governing their interactions and so simply pass through one another. I will discuss, instead, biaxial nematics for which the fundamental group is non-abelian. …

Abstract This lecture will focus on the paradox of invasions : biological invasions are particularly important, yet little recognized, or even simply known. We will discuss the reasons for this, exploring society's perception of biological invasions, …

Lecture outline: statement of the conjecture that asserts the effectiveness of the univalence principle; presentation of Rafaël Bocquet's proof of this conjecture, which uses most of the notions presented in this …

Laurent Coulon: " The process of sacrifice in ancient Egypt" Stephan Dugast : "Le parcours d'un divin chez les Bwaba du Burkina Faso: métamorphose de l'autel et transformation initiatique de son détenteur" ("The journey of a diviner among the Bwaba of …

References to works cited in the lecture Elara Bertho, Senghor , Paris, PUF, 2023. Roger Caillois and Jean-Clarence Lambert, Trésor de la poésie universelle , Paris, Gallimard, 1958. Id , "Illusions à rebours " , Nouvelle Revue française , 1954 , no. 24, …

Abstract Photocatalytic processes are playing an increasingly important role in sustainable chemical synthesis, offering more environmentally-friendly alternatives. However, they are often limited by poorly optimized operating conditions, particularly in …

Exceptionally, this conference will be held on a Tuesday. Abstract Here, despite the almost total loss of architectural structures, the remains of this temple have revealed the presence of abundant royal and divine statuary of various types and materials, …

Abstract Stage and auditorium, interior and exterior, stage curtain and iron curtain - these are all relationships that can be found both in the theater building and in the object of the performance given there. What, then, is this cramped, rough, black …

Abstract In Greek tragedy, divine entities are not represented, but presentified through the performative power of the spoken word: this particular relationship with the invisible invites us to question theater as a form of interpretation. Contemporary …

Abstract In today's progressive, decolonial reading regime, readers can never forget who they are or where they're reading from. We are witnessing the end of the idea of an impersonal reading of works, which dominated formalist literary criticism, i.e. a …

Abstract Inequalities in depression are marked. These psychological disorders are more frequent among women and people from the most disadvantaged social categories. Based on public health survey data and recent sociological research, this session will …

Abstract As epidemiological data have shown since the early   2000   years , a significant proportion of the French prison population is made up of people with serious psychiatric disorders. Faced with this observation, several questions arise  : why do …

Abstract If belief in the emancipatory power of sexual liberation has waned today, it may be because the very concept of freedom seems politically compromised. This, at least, is Maggie Nelson's proposal, which we propose to follow here, in a concluding …