Physical activity based unobtrusive sleep monitoring technologies

Sleep stages Sleep is a physiological state defined by specific characteristics (Roehrs, 2000). Being periodic, naturally-occurring, reversible, recurring and involving suspension or reduction of alertness and muscular activity, it has always been a subject of interest for researchers, even regarding...

La fonction endothéliale vasculaire

La fonction endothéliale vasculaire masque l’effet vasopresseur du système nerveux sympathique chez le rat syndrome métabolique Introduction Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of physiological dysregulations that include visceral obesity, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. All abnormalities are well known...

Caractérisation des hémocytes de Sepia officinalis

Caractérisation des hémocytes de Sepia officinalis et développement de leur culture primaire dans le but de réaliser des tests de toxicité in vitro Little is known about the immune system of cephalopods, in spite of their many highly de- rived...

Étude des effets d’un plasma froid d’air ambiant sur la physiologie des graines d’Arabidopsis

Étude des effets d’un plasma froid d’air ambiant sur la physiologie des graines d’Arabidopsis Plant material Arabidopsis (ecotype Columbia Col-0) seeds were grown and harvested dormant following the method described by Leymarie et al. (2012), and then stored at -20...

Mineral water and spring water

CHEMICAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS BOTTLED WATER MARKETED IN ALGERIA AND THEIR HEALTH-RELATED EFFECTS Mineral and spring waters Natural mineral water is microbiologically wholesome water from an underground aquifer tapped via one or more natural or drilled wells, near from...

NANOPARTICULES D’OXYDES MÉTALLIQUES

NANOPARTICULES D’OXYDES MÉTALLIQUES INTERACTIONS ENTRE DES NANOPARTICULES MANUFACTUREES ET DES MODELES BIOLOGIQUES   Problématique Ce chapitre est consacré à l’étude des effets biologiques des nanoparticules manufacturées sur différents modèles cellulaires (cellules humaines et micro-organismes). Ce travail s’inscrit dans une démarche d’évaluation...

La résistance au stress hydrique, un enjeu majeur pour l’agriculture

Télécharger le fichier original (Mémoire de fin d'études) FROM LOW TO HIGH-THROUGHPUT LEAF GROWTH ANALYSES: A TENDENCY TOWARDS SIMPLIFICATION OF THE DYNAMIC LEAF SYSTEM Automated platforms have been developed in many groups allowing the culture of a high number of...

Science of the Total Environment

Science of the Total Environment Introduction  Evidence for changing dimate, associated with higher atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, continues to increase. The years 2014 and 2015 are currently considered the wannest years in Europe since instrumental records began, i.e. >...

-Large gene expansion in mutualistic polydnaviruses:

Large gene expansion in mutualistic polydnaviruses Gene duplications have been proposed to be the main mechanism involved in genome evolution and in acquisition of new functions. They constitute therefore an important source of innovations and adaptations. Gene duplications are found...

Mothers reduce egg provisioning with age

Mothers reduce egg provisioning with age Reproductive investment is an essential feature in the study of life histories (Smith & Fretwell 1974; Charlesworth 1980; Perrin & Sibly 1993; Einum & Fleming 2000; Roff 2002) and is fundamental to numerous fields...