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This project aims to mitigate one of the significant industrial problems in the coating industry affecting thesurface quality of liquid metal coatings: the undulation instability. In the hot dip galvanizing process, a metalsheet is dipped and then withdrawn from a bath of molten zinc. This produces a thin liquid film of zinc flowingover the surface of the metal, which then solidifies into a corrosion-protective coating. With more than 100millions tons of steel coated worldwide every year, the hot dip galvanizing process is used nowadays in mostproduction lines, thanks to its simple, continuous, and cost-effective configuration. However, its operatingconditions are limited by the occurrence of a hydrodynamic instability called undulation. Taking the shapeof wavy patterns in the liquid film of zinc, this instability is detrimental to the final product quality and poseslimitations to the maximum production rates.In this project, we developed a closed-loop control strategy to attenuate the 3D undulation waves. Basedon a limited number of liquid film observations, the controller interacts with the liquid through pneumatic orelectromagnetic actuators. The design of an optimal control strategy followed a multidisciplinary approach,combining reduced order modelling of liquid films, numerical methods for solving hyperbolic differentialequations, and advanced feedback and model predictive control theory. The explored control methods includestability analysis based on integral modelling of thin film equations and machine learning techniques such asGenetic Programming and Reinforcement Learning.A clear knowledge of the liquid film dynamics was instrumental in the design of optimal control actions andthe correct placement of observation points. To this end, we studied the linear and nonlinear stability of flat filmsolutions. By solving the Orr-Sommerfeld eigenvalue problem, we calculated the neutral curves, investigatedthe instability mechanism and computed the absolute/convecti, Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur et technologie, info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

A new experimental facility has been designed and constructed which represents a 1:5.25 model of an industrial 185 t steel ladle. This setup is intended for systematic investigations of complex liquid metal multiphase flows created by gas blowing from the bottom. Two tons of a Sn40wt.%Bi alloy are employed as working fluid, its thermophysical properties are very similar to those of liquid steel. The relatively low operating temperatures (T~200°C) compared to the real industrial process allow the use of powerful measuring techniques for characterizing the behavior of the gas phase and resulting flow regimes. Argon gas is injected through diverse plug systems into a cylindrical fluid vessel which is equipped with a pressure tight lid to achieve low-pressure conditions for vacuum processing. This paper presents first measurements of the gas distribution close to the free liquid metal surface for various gas flow rates, plug positions and types. Moreover, the pressure in the vessel has been varied between 1 mbar and ambient pressure. The experiments provide a copious data base about the flow regimes, void fraction, liquid and bubble velocities, and bubble properties, which can be used to provide so far unknown boundary conditions for numerical simulations of various metallurgical reactors such as steelmaking converters or steelmaking ladles.

This investigation aimed to identify and understand the scientific works about the information literacy of the elderly, their approaches and further developments, as well as the major areas covered in the last five years. The research is characterized as a bibliographical and exploratory investigation, with a qualitative approach. For its development, the Capes Journal Portal and Google Academic databases were consulted, which resulted in 22 international and national works, analyzed from the perspective of quantity, approaches, objectives, keywords, descriptors and discussion areas, among other features. It was concluded that the information literacy in the context of the elderly has achieved a small, but constant visibility in scientific research and that there is a prevalence of studies that associate information literacy and the elderly to the use of information and communication technology tools and to the field of health literacy. Finally, it was suggested the implementation of studies that cover other contexts of the elderly, in addition to the technical issue of their access to informational tools and resources, such as from the perspective of constant learning, critical reflection skills about reality, the maintenance of their work activity and the role of the elderly in the achievement of rights and the exercise of citizenship in the information and knowledge society., Esta investigação se propôs a identificar e conhecer os trabalhos científicos, suas abordagens e aprofundamentos, bem como as grandes áreas neles contempladas dos últimos cinco anos, acerca da competência em informação do público idoso. Caracteriza-se como uma investigação de tipo bibliográfica e exploratória, com abordagem qualitativa. Para seu desenvolvimento foi realizada consulta às bases de dados do Portal de Periódicos da Capes e do Google Acadêmico que resultaram em 22 trabalhos internacionais e nacionais, analisados sob a perspectiva da quantidade, abordagens, objetivos, palavras-chave, descritores e áreas de discussão, entre outras particularidades. Concluiu-se que a competência em informação no contexto dos idosos tem alcançado uma pequena, porém constante visibilidade nas pesquisas científicas e que há uma prevalência de estudos que a associam à utilização de ferramentas da tecnologia de informação e comunicação e ao campo da literacia em saúde dos idosos. Por fim, sugeriu-se o implemento de estudos que abranjam outros contextos do sujeito idoso, como por exemplo sob a perspectiva de aprendizado constante, das habilidades, de reflexão crítica acerca da realidade, da manutenção de sua atividade laboral e de protagonismo do sujeito idoso na conquista de direitos e do exercício da cidadania na sociedade da informação e do conhecimento.

We present the analysis of three faint clusters of the Small Magellanic Cloud RZ82, HW42 and RZ158. We employed the SOAR telescope instrument SAM with adaptive optics, allowing us to reach to V~23-24 mag, unprecedentedly, a depth sufficient to measure ages of up to about 10-12Gyr. All three clusters are resolved to their centres, and the resulting colour-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) allow us to derive ages of 3.9, 2.6, and 4.8Gyr respectively. These results are significantly younger than previous determinations (7.1, 5.0, and 8.3Gyr, respectively), based on integrated photometry or shallower CMDs. We rule out older ages for these clusters based on deep photometry and statistical isochrone fitting. We also estimate metallicities for the three clusters of [Fe/H]=-0.68, -0.57 and -0.90, respectively. These updated ages and metallicities are in good agreement with the age-metallicity relation for the bulk of SMC clusters. Total cluster masses ranging from ~7-11x10^3Mo were estimated from integrated flux, consistent with masses estimated for other SMC clusters of similar ages. These results reduce the number of SMC clusters known to be older than about 5 Gyr and highlight the need of deep and spatially resolved photometry to determine accurate ages for older, low-luminosity SMC star clusters., Comment: Accepted for publication as MNRAS letter, 5 pages, 5 figures

Richard Kraemer,1,2,* Fabian Gardin,3,* Hans-Jürgen Smith,4 Florent Baty,5 Jürg Barandun,3 Andreas Piecyk,3 Stefan Minder,1 Jörg Salomon,1 Martin Frey,6 Martin H Brutsche,5 Heinrich Matthys7 1Centre of Pulmonary Medicine, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, Salem-Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; 2Center for Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; 3Centre of Pulmonary Medicine, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, Clinic Hirslanden, Zürich, Switzerland; 4Medical Development, Research in Respiratory Diagnostics, Berlin, Germany; 5Department of Pneumology, Cantonal Hospital St, Gallen, Switzerland; 6Department of Pneumology, Barmelweid Hospital, Barmelweid, Switzerland; 7Department of Pneumology, University Hospital of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Richard Kraemer, Center of Pulmonary Medicine, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, Schänzlistrasse 39, Berne, CH-3013, Switzerland, Tel +41 79 300 26 53, Email richard.kraemer@hirslanden.chBackground: A significant proportion of patients with obstructive lung disease have clinical and functional features of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), referred to as the asthma–COPD overlap (ACO). The distinction of these phenotypes, however, is not yet well-established due to the lack of defining clinical and/or functional criteria. The aim of our investigations was to assess the discriminating power of various lung function parameters on the assessment of ACO.Methods: From databases of 4 pulmonary centers, a total of 540 patients (231 males, 309 females), including 372 patients with asthma, 77 patients with ACO and 91 patients with COPD, were retrospectively collected, and gradients among combinations of explanatory variables of spirometric (FEV1, FEV1/FVC, FEF25-75), plethysmographic (sReff, sGeff, the aerodynamic work of breathing at rest; sWOB), static lung volumes, in

We thank the reviewers for their insightful comments which allowed to improve this article. We thank all the people who worked with LdB in the locality Itardies. We are grateful to the members of the UMR 7262 (PALEVOPRIM, CNRS and University of Poitiers) and of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, in which this paper was prepared, and especially Camille Grohé for our constructive discussions, Jérôme Surault for taking some of the photos of the fossil specimens and Pablo Peláez-Campomanes for providing access to the microscope to take pictures of the smallest skeletal elements. We also thank Heather F. Smith for kindly providing us the measurements protocol used for the LDA. We thank the Anatomical Collections of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC (especially its curator, Ángel Luis Garvía), and the Museo Anatómico de la Universidad de Valladolid, the Collections of Mammals and Birds of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle – Paris (especially their curators Géraldine Véron, Céline Bens and Aurélie Verguin) for providing the large sample of skeletons of extant carnivorans used for comparison.

In metallurgy, gas-liquid two-phase flows are relevant for mixing, degassing and refinement. The reliable prediction of the hydrodynamic performance in gas-stirred ladles is of utmost relevance for optimization and process control. A new experimental facility has been designed and constructed for systematic investigations of gas bubbles rising inside the alloy SnBi, its thermophysical properties are very similar to those of steel. Low operating temperatures (T~200°C) allow the use of powerful measuring techniques. The cylindrical fluid vessel represents a 1:5.25 model of an industrial 185 t ladle and is equipped with a vacuum pump to achieve low-pressure conditions for VOD (Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization) applications as well. The experiments provide a copious data base about the flow regimes, void fraction, liquid and bubble velocities, and bubble properties, which can be used to provide so far unknown boundary conditions for CFD simulations of various metallurgical reactors such as steelmaking converters or steelmaking ladles.

In metallurgy, gas is often injected into melts for mixing, degassing or refining. The knowledge of the two-phase flow behaviour is of utmost relevance for optimisation and process control. However, the measurement of the flow structure, the gas distribution and the characteristics of the bubbles is very challenging, because of the opaqueness and the high temperature of industrial relevant melts. Although numerical models have significantly improved recently, it is indispensable to validate the simulation results with experimental data. A new experimental facility has be designed and recently commissioned at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf for systematic investigation of bubble plumes in liquid SnBn at 200 °C. The thermophysical properties of this alloy are very similar to those of steel. The experiment is a 1:5.25 model of an industrial 185 t ladle and consists of a cylindrical vessel with inner diameter of 600 mm, which is filled with 1.7 tons of SnBi. Gas can be injected at the bottom of the vessel at four different locations, which can be equipped with different plug types. Furthermore, low-pressure conditions for modelling VOD (Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization) application can be achieved by the use of a vacuum pump. The gas distribution was measured by an array of 64 resistive probes with a spacing of 10 mm and a time resolution of 1 kHz. This technique allows also the determination of bubble properties like bubble speed and diameter. The velocity of the liquid was measured by Ultrasound Doppler Velocimetry. The paper provides a description of the new setup in detail and presents measurement results characterizing the bubbly flow for varying gas flow rates and different configurations for gas injection.

In metallurgy, gas-liquid two-phase flows are relevant for mixing, degassing and refinement. The reliable prediction of the hydrodynamic performance in gas-stirred ladles is of utmost relevance for optimization and process control. A new experimental facility has been designed and constructed for systematic investigations of gas bubbles rising inside the alloy SnBi, its thermophysical properties are very similar to those of steel. Low operating temperatures (T~200°C) allow the use of powerful measuring techniques. The cylindrical fluid vessel represents a 1:5.25 model of an industrial 185 t ladle and is equipped with a vacuum pump to achieve low-pressure conditions for VOD (Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization) applications as well. The experiments provide a copious data base about the flow regimes, void fraction, liquid and bubble velocities, and bubble properties, which can be used to provide so far unknown boundary conditions for CFD simulations of various metallurgical reactors such as steelmaking converters or steelmaking ladles.

In metallurgy, gas-liquid two-phase flows are relevant for mixing, degassing and refinement. The reliable prediction of the hydrodynamic performance in gas-stirred ladles is of utmost relevance for optimization and process control. A new experimental facility has been designed and constructed for systematic investigations of gas bubbles rising inside the alloy SnBi, its thermophysical properties are very similar to those of steel. Low operating temperatures (T~200°C) allow the use of powerful measuring techniques. The cylindrical fluid vessel represents a 1:5.25 model of an industrial 185 t ladle and is equipped with a vacuum pump to achieve low-pressure conditions for VOD (Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization) applications as well. The experiments provide a copious data base about the flow regimes, void fraction, liquid and bubble velocities, and bubble properties, which can be used to provide so far unknown boundary conditions for CFD simulations of various metallurgical reactors such as steelmaking converters or steelmaking ladles.

In metallurgy, gas-liquid two-phase flows are relevant for mixing, degassing and refinement. The reliable prediction of the hydrodynamic performance in gas-stirred ladles is of utmost relevance for optimization and process control. A new experimental facility has been designed and constructed for systematic investigations of gas bubbles rising inside the alloy SnBi, its thermophysical properties are very similar to those of steel. Low operating temperatures (T~200°C) allow the use of powerful measuring techniques. The cylindrical fluid vessel represents a 1:5.25 model of an industrial 185 t ladle and is equipped with a vacuum pump to achieve low-pressure conditions for VOD (Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization) applications as well. The experiments provide a copious data base about the flow regimes, void fraction, liquid and bubble velocities, and bubble properties, which can be used to provide so far unknown boundary conditions for CFD simulations of various metallurgical reactors such as steelmaking converters or steelmaking ladles.

In metallurgy, gas is often injected into melts for mixing, degassing or refining. The knowledge of the two-phase flow behaviour is of utmost relevance for optimisation and process control. However, the measurement of the flow structure, the gas distribution and the characteristics of the bubbles is very challenging, because of the opaqueness and the high temperature of industrial relevant melts. Although numerical models have significantly improved recently, it is indispensable to validate the simulation results with experimental data. A new experimental facility has be designed and recently commissioned at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf for systematic investigation of bubble plumes in liquid SnBn at 200 °C. The thermophysical properties of this alloy are very similar to those of steel. The experiment is a 1:5.25 model of an industrial 185 t ladle and consists of a cylindrical vessel with inner diameter of 600 mm, which is filled with 1.7 tons of SnBi. Gas can be injected at the bottom of the vessel at four different locations, which can be equipped with different plug types. Furthermore, low-pressure conditions for modelling VOD (Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization) application can be achieved by the use of a vacuum pump. The gas distribution was measured by an array of 64 resistive probes with a spacing of 10 mm and a time resolution of 1 kHz. This technique allows also the determination of bubble properties like bubble speed and diameter. The velocity of the liquid was measured by Ultrasound Doppler Velocimetry. The paper provides a description of the new setup in detail and presents measurement results characterizing the bubbly flow for varying gas flow rates and different configurations for gas injection.

This paper provides a detailed description and the functional anatomy of the forelimb of an early Oligocene genet-sized arc-toid carnivoran, Amphicynodon leptorhynchus, to infer its probable lifestyle. This work represents the first insights into the functional anatomy of the postcranial skeleton and palaeoecology of an emblematic member of the first radiation of arctoid carnivorans, the poorly known Amphicynodontidae, a group very likely related to bears. So far, the Amphicynodontidae have only been studied on the basis of their cranial and dental remains. The fossil site of Itardies (MP23, lower Oligocene), in the Quercy Phosphorites (France), have yielded hundreds of postcranial remains attributed to Am. leptorhynchus, allowing a com-plete analysis of its locomotor behaviour in comparison to a large sample of extant carnivorans showing diverse lifestyles. The anatomy of the forelimb of Am. leptorhynchus indicates well-developed climbing skills and grasping abilities. Thus, this early arctoid was probably living mostly in trees, moving on the ground basically for foraging as observed in small modern climb-ing carnivorans such as the red panda or the kinkajou, although some other climbing carnivorans can also live in rocky areas.

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Richard Kraemer,1,2 Hans-Jürgen Smith,3 Fabian Gardin,4 Jürg Barandun,4 Stefan Minder,3 Lukas Kern,5 Martin H Brutsche5 1Center of Pulmonary Medicine, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, Salem-Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; 2Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; 3Medical Development, Research in Respiratory Diagnostics, Berlin, Germany; 4Center of Pulmonary Medicine, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, Clinic Hirslanden, Zürich, Switzerland; 5Clinic of Pneumology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandCorrespondence: Richard KraemerCenter of Pulmonary Medicine, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, Schänzlistrasse 39, Berne, CH-3013, SwitzerlandTel +41 79 300 26 53Email richard.kraemer@hirslanden.chBackground: Airflow reversibility criteria in COPD are still debated – especially in situations of co-existing COPD and asthma. Bronchodilator response (BDR) is usually assessed by spirometric parameters. Changes assessed by plethysmographic parameters such as the effective, specific airway conductance (sGeff), and changes in end-expiratory resting level at functional residual capacity (FRCpleth) are rarely appreciated. We aimed to assess BDR by spirometric and concomitantly measured plethysmographic parameters. Moreover, BDR on the specific aerodynamic work of breathing (sWOB) was evaluated.Methods: From databases of 3 pulmonary centers, BDR to 200 g salbutamol was retrospectively evaluated by spirometric (∆FEV1 and ∆FEF25– 75), and plethysmographic (∆sGeff, ∆FRCpleth, and ∆sWOB) parameters in a total of 843 patients diagnosed as COPD (478 = 57%), asthma-COPD-overlap (ACO) (139 = 17%), or asthma (226 = 27%), encountering 1686 BDR-measurement-sets (COPD n = 958; ACO n = 276; asthma n = 452).Results: Evaluating z-score improvement taking into consideration the whole pre-test z-score range, highest BDR was achieved by combining ∆sGeff and ∆FRC detecting BDR in 62.2% (asthma: 71.4%; ACO: 56.7%; COPD: 59.8%), b

In metallurgy, gas-liquid two-phase flows are relevant for mixing, degassing and refinement. The reliable prediction of the hydrodynamic performance in gas-stirred ladles is of utmost relevance for optimization and process control. A new experimental facility has been designed and constructed for systematic investigations of gas bubbles rising inside the alloy SnBi, its thermophysical properties are very similar to those of steel. Low operating temperatures (T~200°C) allow the use of powerful measuring techniques. The cylindrical fluid vessel represents a 1:5.25 model of an industrial 185 t ladle and is equipped with a vacuum pump to achieve low-pressure conditions for VOD (Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization) applications as well. The experiments provide a copious data base about the flow regimes, void fraction, liquid and bubble velocities, and bubble properties, which can be used to provide so far unknown boundary conditions for CFD simulations of various metallurgical reactors such as steelmaking converters or steelmaking ladles.

Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and young adults. Our objective was to develop and validate a SCD risk prediction model in pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to guide SCD prevention strategies. Methods: In an international multicenter observational cohort study, phenotype-positive patients with isolated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy <18 years of age at diagnosis were eligible. The primary outcome variable was the time from diagnosis to a composite of SCD events at 5-year follow-up: SCD, resuscitated sudden cardiac arrest, and aborted SCD, that is, appropriate shock following primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Competing risk models with cause-specific hazard regression were used to identify and quantify clinical and genetic factors associated with SCD. The cause-specific regression model was implemented using boosting, and tuned with 10 repeated 4-fold cross-validations. The final model was fitted using all data with the tuned hyperparameter value that maximizes the c-statistic, and its performance was characterized by using the c-statistic for competing risk models. The final model was validated in an independent external cohort (SHaRe [Sarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy Registry], n=285). Results: Overall, 572 patients met eligibility criteria with 2855 patient-years of follow-up. The 5-year cumulative proportion of SCD events was 9.1% (14 SCD, 25 resuscitated sudden cardiac arrests, and 14 aborted SCD). Risk predictors included age at diagnosis, documented nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, unexplained syncope, septal diameter z-score, left ventricular posterior wall diameter z score, left atrial diameter z score, peak left ventricular outflow tract gradient, and presence of a pathogenic variant. Unlike in adults, left ventricular outflow tract gradient had an inverse association, and family history of SCD had no association with SCD. Clinical and clinical/genetic mode

BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and young adults. Our objective was to develop and validate a SCD risk prediction model in pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to guide SCD prevention strategies. METHODS: In an international multicenter observational cohort study, phenotype-positive patients with isolated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy <18 years of age at diagnosis were eligible. The primary outcome variable was the time from diagnosis to a composite of SCD events at 5-year follow-up: SCD, resuscitated sudden cardiac arrest, and aborted SCD, that is, appropriate shock following primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Competing risk models with cause-specific hazard regression were used to identify and quantify clinical and genetic factors associated with SCD. The cause-specific regression model was implemented using boosting, and tuned with 10 repeated 4-fold cross-validations. The final model was fitted using all data with the tuned hyperparameter value that maximizes the c-statistic, and its performance was characterized by using the c-statistic for competing risk models. The final model was validated in an independent external cohort (SHaRe [Sarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy Registry], n=285). RESULTS: Overall, 572 patients met eligibility criteria with 2855 patient-years of follow-up. The 5-year cumulative proportion of SCD events was 9.1% (14 SCD, 25 resuscitated sudden cardiac arrests, and 14 aborted SCD). Risk predictors included age at diagnosis, documented nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, unexplained syncope, septal diameter z-score, left ventricular posterior wall diameter z score, left atrial diameter z score, peak left ventricular outflow tract gradient, and presence of a pathogenic variant. Unlike in adults, left ventricular outflow tract gradient had an inverse association, and family history of SCD had no association with SCD. Clinical and clinical/genetic mode

Tout le théâtre de Fabrice Gardin de 2004 à 2009. 2004 : Les Inconsolables 2005 : Destin Fabrice Gardin dans une écriture pure, mêlée d’humour et d’intelligence, nous offre un joyau de justesse et de brillant questionnement sur les rêves, la vie et la lumière intérieure qui souvent sommeille en chacun de nous… (Sur la lucarne.net, octobre 2005) Un texte clair, incisif, ciselé en répliques concises et simples, au langage de notre quotidien, allant à l’essentiel. Une histoire qui fait sourire, une histoire qui émeut, une histoire que l’on aurait peut-être l’envie de vivre ! (Roger Simons, cinemaniacs.be) 2006 : Anna 2007 : Une rencontre (comme une autre) 2008 : Une vie d’infortune Immersion intrigante dans la peau d’un tueur à gages, ce seul en scène de Fabrice Gardin vous flingue de plaisir, sans bavure, entre les deux yeux. Marc De Roy incarne cet assassin, homme solitaire et sans nom, mais pas sans âme, qui se dévoile progressivement, entre l’amour de son métier d’artisan et les regrets d’une vie de solitude. Surprenant. (Catherine Makereel, Le Soir, 5 novembre 2008) 2009 : Hôtel idéal 2009 : Compartiment non-fumeurs Il a beau s’en défendre, Fabrice Gardin a la fibre policière qui le titille, dans Compartiment non-fumeurs, il ne compose pas directement un polar mais s’en inspire pour installer ses personnages. (…) Le hasard n’est évidemment pour rien dans cette rencontre et chacun à son tour va tirer les ficelles de ce face-à-face intrigant. Sur la scène de la Samaritaine, deux bancs de bois figurent le wagon, huis clos non-fumeur mais qui n’en répand pas moins quelques volutes de suspense. (Catherine Makereel, Le Soir, 03 novembre 2009)

Tout le théâtre de Fabrice Gardin de 2004 à 2009. 2004 : Les Inconsolables 2005 : Destin Fabrice Gardin dans une écriture pure, mêlée d’humour et d’intelligence, nous offre un joyau de justesse et de brillant questionnement sur les rêves, la vie et la lumière intérieure qui souvent sommeille en chacun de nous… (Sur la lucarne.net, octobre 2005) Un texte clair, incisif, ciselé en répliques concises et simples, au langage de notre quotidien, allant à l’essentiel. Une histoire qui fait sourire, une histoire qui émeut, une histoire que l’on aurait peut-être l’envie de vivre ! (Roger Simons, cinemaniacs.be) 2006 : Anna 2007 : Une rencontre (comme une autre) 2008 : Une vie d’infortune Immersion intrigante dans la peau d’un tueur à gages, ce seul en scène de Fabrice Gardin vous flingue de plaisir, sans bavure, entre les deux yeux. Marc De Roy incarne cet assassin, homme solitaire et sans nom, mais pas sans âme, qui se dévoile progressivement, entre l’amour de son métier d’artisan et les regrets d’une vie de solitude. Surprenant. (Catherine Makereel, Le Soir, 5 novembre 2008) 2009 : Hôtel idéal 2009 : Compartiment non-fumeurs Il a beau s’en défendre, Fabrice Gardin a la fibre policière qui le titille, dans Compartiment non-fumeurs, il ne compose pas directement un polar mais s’en inspire pour installer ses personnages. (…) Le hasard n’est évidemment pour rien dans cette rencontre et chacun à son tour va tirer les ficelles de ce face-à-face intrigant. Sur la scène de la Samaritaine, deux bancs de bois figurent le wagon, huis clos non-fumeur mais qui n’en répand pas moins quelques volutes de suspense. (Catherine Makereel, Le Soir, 03 novembre 2009)

Tout le théâtre de Fabrice Gardin de 2004 à 2009. 2004 : Les Inconsolables 2005 : Destin Fabrice Gardin dans une écriture pure, mêlée d’humour et d’intelligence, nous offre un joyau de justesse et de brillant questionnement sur les rêves, la vie et la lumière intérieure qui souvent sommeille en chacun de nous… (Sur la lucarne.net, octobre 2005) Un texte clair, incisif, ciselé en répliques concises et simples, au langage de notre quotidien, allant à l’essentiel. Une histoire qui fait sourire, une histoire qui émeut, une histoire que l’on aurait peut-être l’envie de vivre ! (Roger Simons, cinemaniacs.be) 2006 : Anna 2007 : Une rencontre (comme une autre) 2008 : Une vie d’infortune Immersion intrigante dans la peau d’un tueur à gages, ce seul en scène de Fabrice Gardin vous flingue de plaisir, sans bavure, entre les deux yeux. Marc De Roy incarne cet assassin, homme solitaire et sans nom, mais pas sans âme, qui se dévoile progressivement, entre l’amour de son métier d’artisan et les regrets d’une vie de solitude. Surprenant. (Catherine Makereel, Le Soir, 5 novembre 2008) 2009 : Hôtel idéal 2009 : Compartiment non-fumeurs Il a beau s’en défendre, Fabrice Gardin a la fibre policière qui le titille, dans Compartiment non-fumeurs, il ne compose pas directement un polar mais s’en inspire pour installer ses personnages. (…) Le hasard n’est évidemment pour rien dans cette rencontre et chacun à son tour va tirer les ficelles de ce face-à-face intrigant. Sur la scène de la Samaritaine, deux bancs de bois figurent le wagon, huis clos non-fumeur mais qui n’en répand pas moins quelques volutes de suspense. (Catherine Makereel, Le Soir, 03 novembre 2009)

Tout le théâtre de Fabrice Gardin de 2004 à 2009. 2004 : Les Inconsolables 2005 : Destin Fabrice Gardin dans une écriture pure, mêlée d’humour et d’intelligence, nous offre un joyau de justesse et de brillant questionnement sur les rêves, la vie et la lumière intérieure qui souvent sommeille en chacun de nous… (Sur la lucarne.net, octobre 2005) Un texte clair, incisif, ciselé en répliques concises et simples, au langage de notre quotidien, allant à l’essentiel. Une histoire qui fait sourire, une histoire qui émeut, une histoire que l’on aurait peut-être l’envie de vivre ! (Roger Simons, cinemaniacs.be) 2006 : Anna 2007 : Une rencontre (comme une autre) 2008 : Une vie d’infortune Immersion intrigante dans la peau d’un tueur à gages, ce seul en scène de Fabrice Gardin vous flingue de plaisir, sans bavure, entre les deux yeux. Marc De Roy incarne cet assassin, homme solitaire et sans nom, mais pas sans âme, qui se dévoile progressivement, entre l’amour de son métier d’artisan et les regrets d’une vie de solitude. Surprenant. (Catherine Makereel, Le Soir, 5 novembre 2008) 2009 : Hôtel idéal 2009 : Compartiment non-fumeurs Il a beau s’en défendre, Fabrice Gardin a la fibre policière qui le titille, dans Compartiment non-fumeurs, il ne compose pas directement un polar mais s’en inspire pour installer ses personnages. (…) Le hasard n’est évidemment pour rien dans cette rencontre et chacun à son tour va tirer les ficelles de ce face-à-face intrigant. Sur la scène de la Samaritaine, deux bancs de bois figurent le wagon, huis clos non-fumeur mais qui n’en répand pas moins quelques volutes de suspense. (Catherine Makereel, Le Soir, 03 novembre 2009)

Located on a divergent margin dominated by gravity tectonics above overpressured marine shales, the Niger Delta slope has been described as having a stepped profile characterized by ‘filled ponded basins’ that are prone to erosion and sediment bypass. Previous studies based on 3D seismic data have described the depositional architecture of the western Niger Delta's upper slope, but calibration of the seismic facies is lacking and the timing of major changes in sedimentary record remains elusive. In this study, seismic sequence-stratigraphy, 3D geomorphological analyses of high-resolution 3D seismic data, and bio/chronostratigraphic analyses from four boreholes, enabled the identification and characterization of the depositional architecture in Neogene ‘filled ponded basins’. Seven major seismic units were dated as Chattian, Burdigalian, Serravallian, Tortonian, Middle Pliocene and Middle Pleistocene to the present day. Major changes in the sedimentary record occurred in the Plio-Pleistocene, with the onset of erosive channel levee systems (CLSs) and mass-transport deposits (MTDs) generally capped by a hemipelagic drape. Amalgamated CLSs characterize the Tortonian-Late Miocene while erosive MTDs and CLSs characterize the Plio-Pleistocene units. Thick, laterally extensive MTDs are associated with regional slope instability, while active mobile shale triggered local spatially confined MTDs. Submarine channels evolved from moderate to highly sinuous. The degree of channel confinement generally decreases downstream where they are characterized by abandoned meander loops and avulsion resulting from levee breaching. Channel fills and levees/overbank deposits topped by hemipelagic drapes provide effective reservoir/seal (traps) for hydrocarbons. The alternation of channel deposits and hemipelagic layers indicate that eustasy controlled depositional patterns at a regional scale, while the spatio-temporal switches in submarine channel courses show that shale tectonics locally

Located on a divergent margin dominated by gravity tectonics above overpressured marine shales, the Niger Delta slope has been described as having a stepped profile characterized by ‘filled ponded basins’ that are prone to erosion and sediment bypass. Previous studies based on 3D seismic data have described the depositional architecture of the western Niger Delta's upper slope, but calibration of the seismic facies is lacking and the timing of major changes in sedimentary record remains elusive. In this study, seismic sequence-stratigraphy, 3D geomorphological analyses of high-resolution 3D seismic data, and bio/chronostratigraphic analyses from four boreholes, enabled the identification and characterization of the depositional architecture in Neogene ‘filled ponded basins’. Seven major seismic units were dated as Chattian, Burdigalian, Serravallian, Tortonian, Middle Pliocene and Middle Pleistocene to the present day. Major changes in the sedimentary record occurred in the Plio-Pleistocene, with the onset of erosive channel levee systems (CLSs) and mass-transport deposits (MTDs) generally capped by a hemipelagic drape. Amalgamated CLSs characterize the Tortonian-Late Miocene while erosive MTDs and CLSs characterize the Plio-Pleistocene units. Thick, laterally extensive MTDs are associated with regional slope instability, while active mobile shale triggered local spatially confined MTDs. Submarine channels evolved from moderate to highly sinuous. The degree of channel confinement generally decreases downstream where they are characterized by abandoned meander loops and avulsion resulting from levee breaching. Channel fills and levees/overbank deposits topped by hemipelagic drapes provide effective reservoir/seal (traps) for hydrocarbons. The alternation of channel deposits and hemipelagic layers indicate that eustasy controlled depositional patterns at a regional scale, while the spatio-temporal switches in submarine channel courses show that shale tectonics locally

BackgroundHigh-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) is individually associated with incident hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. We hypothesize that the increases in hs-cTnT with increases in blood pressure will be related to higher incidence of CVD.MethodsThe Cardiovascular Health Study is a longitudinal cohort of older adults. Those with hs-cTnT data and CVD risk factors at baseline and follow-up (2-3 years later) were stratified based on systolic blood pressure (SBP; optimal: <120 mm Hg, intermediate: 120-139 mm Hg, elevated: ≥140 mm Hg) and hs-cTnT (undetectable: <5 ng/l, detectable: 5-13 ng/l, elevated: ≥14 ng/l) categories. SBP and hs-cTnT were classified as increased or decreased if they changed categories between exams, and stable if they did not. Cox regression evaluated incident CVD events over an average 9-year follow-up.ResultsAmong 2,219 adults, 510 (23.0 %) had decreased hs-cTnT, 1,279 (57.6 %) had stable hs-cTnT, and 430 (19.4 %) had increased hs-cTnT. Those with increased hs-cTnT had a higher CVD risk with stable SBP (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.28 [1.04-1.57], P = 0.02) or decreased SBP (HR: 1.57 [1.08-2.28], P = 0.02) compared to those within the same SBP group but a stable hs-cTnT. In those with lower SBP at follow-up, there was an inverse relation between diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and risk of CVD events in those with increased hs-cTnT (HR: 0.44 per 10 mm Hg increase, P < 0.01).ConclusionAn increase in hs-cTnT over time is associated with a higher risk of CVD even when the blood pressure is stable or decreases over time.

Located on a divergent margin dominated by gravity tectonics above overpressured marine shales, the Niger Delta slope has been described as having a stepped profile characterized by ‘filled ponded basins’ that are prone to erosion and sediment bypass. Previous studies based on 3D seismic data have described the depositional architecture of the western Niger Delta's upper slope, but calibration of the seismic facies is lacking and the timing of major changes in sedimentary record remains elusive. In this study, seismic sequence-stratigraphy, 3D geomorphological analyses of high-resolution 3D seismic data, and bio/chronostratigraphic analyses from four boreholes, enabled the identification and characterization of the depositional architecture in Neogene ‘filled ponded basins’. Seven major seismic units were dated as Chattian, Burdigalian, Serravallian, Tortonian, Middle Pliocene and Middle Pleistocene to the present day. Major changes in the sedimentary record occurred in the Plio-Pleistocene, with the onset of erosive channel levee systems (CLSs) and mass-transport deposits (MTDs) generally capped by a hemipelagic drape. Amalgamated CLSs characterize the Tortonian-Late Miocene while erosive MTDs and CLSs characterize the Plio-Pleistocene units. Thick, laterally extensive MTDs are associated with regional slope instability, while active mobile shale triggered local spatially confined MTDs. Submarine channels evolved from moderate to highly sinuous. The degree of channel confinement generally decreases downstream where they are characterized by abandoned meander loops and avulsion resulting from levee breaching. Channel fills and levees/overbank deposits topped by hemipelagic drapes provide effective reservoir/seal (traps) for hydrocarbons. The alternation of channel deposits and hemipelagic layers indicate that eustasy controlled depositional patterns at a regional scale, while the spatio-temporal switches in submarine channel courses show that shale tectonics locally

The Cenomanian–Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE2; ~94.5 million years ago) represents an episode of global-scale marine anoxia and biotic turnover, which corresponds to one of the warmest time intervals in the Phanerozoic. Despite its global significance, information on continental ecosystem response to this greenhouse episode is lacking. Here we present a terrestrial palynological record combined with marine-derived temperature data (TEX86) across an expanded OAE2 section from the Southern Provençal Basin, France. Despite high TEX86-derived temperature estimates reaching up to 38 °C, the continental hinterland did support a diverse vegetation, adapted to persist under elevated temperatures. A transient phase of climatic instability and cooling during OAE2 known as Plenus Cold Event (PCE) is marked by the proliferation of open, savanna-type vegetation rich in angiosperms at the expanse of conifer-dominated forest ecosystems. A rise in early representatives of Normapolles-type pollen during the PCE marks the initial radiation of this important angiosperm group.

The Cenomanian–Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE2; ~94.5 million years ago) represents an episode of global-scale marine anoxia and biotic turnover, which corresponds to one of the warmest time intervals in the Phanerozoic. Despite its global significance, information on continental ecosystem response to this greenhouse episode is lacking. Here we present a terrestrial palynological record combined with marine-derived temperature data (TEX86) across an expanded OAE2 section from the Southern Provençal Basin, France. Despite high TEX86-derived temperature estimates reaching up to 38 °C, the continental hinterland did support a diverse vegetation, adapted to persist under elevated temperatures. A transient phase of climatic instability and cooling during OAE2 known as Plenus Cold Event (PCE) is marked by the proliferation of open, savanna-type vegetation rich in angiosperms at the expanse of conifer-dominated forest ecosystems. A rise in early representatives of Normapolles-type pollen during the PCE marks the initial radiation of this important angiosperm group.

The Cenomanian–Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE2; ~94.5 million years ago) represents an episode of global-scale marine anoxia and biotic turnover, which corresponds to one of the warmest time intervals in the Phanerozoic. Despite its global significance, information on continental ecosystem response to this greenhouse episode is lacking. Here we present a terrestrial palynological record combined with marine-derived temperature data (TEX86) across an expanded OAE2 section from the Southern Provençal Basin, France. Despite high TEX86-derived temperature estimates reaching up to 38 °C, the continental hinterland did support a diverse vegetation, adapted to persist under elevated temperatures. A transient phase of climatic instability and cooling during OAE2 known as Plenus Cold Event (PCE) is marked by the proliferation of open, savanna-type vegetation rich in angiosperms at the expanse of conifer-dominated forest ecosystems. A rise in early representatives of Normapolles-type pollen during the PCE marks the initial radiation of this important angiosperm group.

AimsWhile heart failure with preserved (HFpEF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are well described, determinants and outcomes of heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF) remain unclear. We sought to examine clinical and biochemical predictors of incident HFmrEF in the community.Methods and resultsWe pooled data from four community-based longitudinal cohorts, with ascertainment of new heart failure (HF) classified into HFmrEF [ejection fraction (EF) 41-49%], HFpEF (EF ≥50%), and HFrEF (EF ≤40%). Predictors of incident HF subtypes were assessed using multivariable Cox models. Among 28 820 participants free of HF followed for a median of 12 years, there were 200 new HFmrEF cases, compared with 811 HFpEF and 1048 HFrEF. Clinical predictors of HFmrEF included age, male sex, systolic blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and prior myocardial infarction (multivariable adjusted P ≤ 0.003 for all). Biomarkers that predicted HFmrEF included natriuretic peptides, cystatin-C, and high-sensitivity troponin (P ≤ 0.0004 for all). Natriuretic peptides were stronger predictors of HFrEF [hazard ratio (HR) 2.00 per 1 standard deviation increase, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.81-2.20] than of HFmrEF (HR 1.51, 95% CI 1.20-1.90, P = 0.01 for difference), and did not differ in their association with incident HFmrEF and HFpEF (HR 1.56, 95% CI 1.41-1.73, P = 0.68 for difference). All-cause mortality following the onset of HFmrEF was worse than that of HFpEF (50 vs. 39 events per 1000 person-years, P = 0.02), but comparable to that of HFrEF (46 events per 1000 person-years, P = 0.78).ConclusionsWe found overlap in predictors of incident HFmrEF with other HF subtypes. In contrast, mortality risk after HFmrEF was worse than HFpEF, and similar to HFrEF.

The Cenomanian–Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE2; ~94.5 million years ago) represents an episode of global-scale marine anoxia and biotic turnover, which corresponds to one of the warmest time intervals in the Phanerozoic. Despite its global significance, information on continental ecosystem response to this greenhouse episode is lacking. Here we present a terrestrial palynological record combined with marine-derived temperature data (TEX86) across an expanded OAE2 section from the Southern Provençal Basin, France. Despite high TEX86-derived temperature estimates reaching up to 38 °C, the continental hinterland did support a diverse vegetation, adapted to persist under elevated temperatures. A transient phase of climatic instability and cooling during OAE2 known as Plenus Cold Event (PCE) is marked by the proliferation of open, savanna-type vegetation rich in angiosperms at the expanse of conifer-dominated forest ecosystems. A rise in early representatives of Normapolles-type pollen during the PCE marks the initial radiation of this important angiosperm group.

The Faraoni Level is a short-lived oxygen-deficient event that took place during the latest Hauterivian. In order to improve our understanding of the palaeoenvironmental conditions that occurred during this event, we have analysed the contents of several redox-sensitive trace elements (U, V, Mo, As, Co, Cd, Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cr) from bulk limestone samples of late Hauterivian-early Barremian age from three reference sections. U, V, Mo and As show consistent and significant enrichments during the Faraoni event whereas the other redox-sensitive trace elements analysed here are not systematically enriched. In order to explain this discrepant behaviour, we propose that the Faraoni Level was deposited during a period of anoxic conditions near the sediment-water interface. The distinctive peaks in U, V, Mo and As contents are traceable throughout the three studied sections and represent a good correlation tool which helps to identify the Faraoni Level and its equivalents in the western Tethyan realm and outside of the Tethys. For example, a peak in U contents in upper Hauterivian sediments of the northwestern Pacific realm (ODP leg 185, site 1149) may well be an expression of the Faraoni event in this particular basin

This thesis describes the unstable dynamics of a gas jet impinging on a falling liquid film. This flow configuration is encountered in the jet wiping process, used in continuous coating applications such as the hot-dip galvanizing to control the thickness of a liquid coat on a moving substrate. The interaction between these flows generates a non-uniform coating layer, of great concern for the quality of industrial products, and results from a complex coupling between the interface instabilities of the liquid film and the confinement-driven instabilities of the impinging jet.Combining experimental and numerical methods, this thesis studied the dynamics of these flows on three simplified flow configurations, designed to isolate the key features of their respective instabilities and to provide complementary information on their mutual interaction. These configurations include the gas jet impingement on a falling liquid film perturbed with controlled flow rate pulsation, the gas jet impingement on a solid interface reproducing stable and unstable liquid film interfaces and a laboratory scaled model of the jet wiping process. Each of these configurations was reproduced on dedicated experimental set-up, instrumented for non-intrusive measurement techniques such as High-Speed Flow Visualization (HSFV) and Time-resolved Particle Image Velocimetry (TR-PIV) for the gas jet flow analysis, Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) tracking of the liquid interface, and 3D Light Absorption (LAbs) measurement of the liquid film thickness. To optimize the performances of these measurement techniques, several advanced data processing routines were developed, including a novel image pre-processing method for background removal in PIV and a dynamic feature tracking for the automatic detection of the jet flow and the liquid film interface from HSFV, LIF, and PIV videos.To identify the flow structures driving the unstable response of the jet flow, a novel data-driven modal decomposition was deve, Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur et technologie, info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

À travers ce texte sensible, l’auteur nous rappelle que, parfois, de simples rencontres peuvent bouleverser une vie.

À travers ce texte sensible, l’auteur nous rappelle que, parfois, de simples rencontres peuvent bouleverser une vie.

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to derive age-, sex-, and ethnic-appropriate adult reference values for left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) dimensions and volumes, LV mass, fractional shortening, and ejection fraction (EF) derived from geographically diverse population studies. BACKGROUND: The current recommended reference values for measurements from echocardiography may not be suitable to the diverse world population to which they are now applied. METHODS: Population-based datasets of echocardiographic measurements from 22,404 adults without clinical cardiovascular or renal disease, hypertension, or diabetes were combined in an individual person data meta-analysis. Quantile regression was used to derive reference values at the 95th percentile (upper reference value [URV]) and fifth percentile (lower reference value [LRV]) of each measurement against age (treated as linear), separately within sex and ethnic groups. RESULTS: The URVs for left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), LV end-systolic volume, and LV stroke volume (SV) were highest in Europeans and lowest in South Asians. Important sex and ethnic differences remained after indexation by body surface area or height for these measurements, as well as for the LRV for SV. LVEDV and SV decreased with increasing age for all groups. Importantly, the LRV for EF differed by ethnicity; there was a clear apparent difference between Europeans and Asians. The URVs for LV end-diastolic diameter and LV end-systolic diameter were higher for Europeans than those for East Asian, South Asian, and African people, particularly among men. Similarly, the URVs for LA diameter and volume were highest for Europeans. CONCLUSIONS: Sex- and/or ethnic-appropriate echocardiographic reference values are indicated for many measurements of LA and LV size, LV mass, and EF. Reference values for LV volumes and mass also differ across the age range.

This paper presents a dedicated search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson to a pair of new spin-zero particles, H -> aa, where the particle a decays to b-quarks and has a mass in the range of 20-60 GeV. The search is performed in events where the Higgs boson is produced in associationwith aW boson, giving rise to a signature of a lepton (electron or muon), missing transverse momentum, and multiple jets from b-quark decays. The analysis is based on the full dataset of pp collisions at root s = 13 TeV recorded in 2015 by theATLAS detector at theCERNLargeHadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb(-1). No significant excess of events above the Standard Model prediction is observed, and a 95% confidence-level upper limit is derived for the product of the production cross section for pp -> WH times the branching ratio for the decay H -> aa -> 4b. The upper limit ranges from 6.2 pb for an a-boson mass m(a) = 20 GeV to 1.5 pb for m(a) = 60 GeV., ATLAS Collaboration, for complete list of authors http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4418-9Funding: We thank CERN for the very successful operation of the LHC, as well as the support staff from our institutions without whom ATLAS could not be operated efficiently. We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; SSTC, Belarus; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; CONICYT, Chile; CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; COLCIENCIAS, Colombia; MSMT CR, MPO CR and VSC CR, Czech Republic; DNRF and DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS, CEA-DSM/IRFU, France; GNSF, Georgia; BMBF, HGF, and MPG, Germany; GSRT, Greece; RGC, Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF, I-CORE and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; FOM and NWO, Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MNiSW and NCN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MES of Russia and NRC KI, Russian Federation; JINR; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZS, Slovenia; DST/NRF, South Africa; MINECO, Spain; SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TAEK, Turkey; STFC, United Kingdom; DOE and NSF, United States of America. In addition, individual groups and members have received support from BCKDF, the Canada Council, CANARIE, CRC, Compute Canada, FQRNT, and the Ontario Innovation Trust, Canada; EPLANET, ERC, FP7, Horizon 2020 and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex and Idex, ANR, Region Auvergne and Fondation Partager le Savoir, France; DFG and AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos, Thales and Aristeia programmes co-financed by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF; BSF, GIF and Minerva, Israel; BRF, Norway; Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; the Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom. The crucial computing support from all WLCG partners is acknowledged gratefully, in particular from CERN, the

Direct searches for lepton flavour violation in decays of the Higgs and Z bosons with the ATLAS detector at the LHC are presented. The following three decays are considered: H -> e tau, H -> mu tau, and Z -> mu tau. The searches are based on the data sample of proton-proton collisions collected by the ATLAS detector corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb(-1) at a centre-of-mass energy of root s = 8 TeV. No significant excess is observed, and upper limits on the lepton-flavour-violating branching ratios are set at the 95% confidence level: Br(H -> e tau) < 1.04%, Br(H -> mu tau) < 1.43%, and Br(Z -> mu tau) < 1.69 x 10(-5)., ATLAS Collaboration, for complete list of authors see dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4624-0Funding: We thank CERN for the very successful operation of the LHC, as well as the support staff from our institutions without whom ATLAS could not be operated efficiently. We thank Avital Dery and Aielet Efrati for their significant contribution and dedication to this study. We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; SSTC, Belarus; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; CONICYT, Chile; CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; COLCIENCIAS, Colombia; MSMT CR, MPO CR and VSC CR, Czech Republic; DNRF and DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS, CEA-DSM/IRFU, France; GNSF, Georgia; BMBF, HGF, and MPG, Germany; GSRT, Greece; RGC, Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF, I-CORE and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; FOM and NWO, The Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MNiSW and NCN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MES of Russia and NRC KI, Russian Federation; JINR; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZS, Slovenia; DST/NRF, South Africa; MINECO, Spain; SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TAEK, Turkey; STFC, UK; DOE and NSF, USA. In addition, individual groups and members have received support from BCKDF, the Canada Council, CANARIE, CRC, Compute Canada, FQRNT, and the Ontario Innovation Trust, Canada; EPLANET, ERC, FP7, Horizon 2020 and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex and Idex, ANR, Region Auvergne and Fondation Partager le Savoir, France; DFG and AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos, Thales and Aristeia programmes co-financed by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF; BSF, GIF and Minerva, Israel; BRF, Norway; Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; the Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, UK. The crucial computing support from all WLCG partne

The rejection of forward jets originating from additional proton-proton interactions (pile-up) is crucial for a variety of physics analyses at the LHC, including Standard Model measurements and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. The identification of such jets is challenging due to the lack of track and vertex information in the pseudorapidity range vertical bar eta vertical bar > 2.5. This paper presents a novel strategy for forward pile-up jet tagging that exploits jet shapes and topological jet correlations in pile-up interactions. Measurements of the per-jet tagging efficiency are presented using a data set of 3.2 fb(-1) of proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected with the ATLAS detector. The fraction of pile-up jets rejected in the range 2.5 < vertical bar eta vertical bar < 4.5 is estimated in simulated events with an average of 22 interactions per bunch-crossing. It increases with jet transverse momentum and, for jets with transverse momentum between 20 and 50 GeV, it ranges between 49% and 67% with an efficiency of 85% for selecting hard-scatter jets. A case study is performed in Higgs boson production via the vector-boson fusion process, showing that these techniques mitigate the background growth due to additional proton-proton interactions, thus enhancing the reach for such signatures., ATLAS Collaboration, for complete list of authors see http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5081-5

This paper presents a dedicated search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson to a pair of new spin-zero particles, H -> aa, where the particle a decays to b-quarks and has a mass in the range of 20-60 GeV. The search is performed in events where the Higgs boson is produced in associationwith aW boson, giving rise to a signature of a lepton (electron or muon), missing transverse momentum, and multiple jets from b-quark decays. The analysis is based on the full dataset of pp collisions at root s = 13 TeV recorded in 2015 by theATLAS detector at theCERNLargeHadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb(-1). No significant excess of events above the Standard Model prediction is observed, and a 95% confidence-level upper limit is derived for the product of the production cross section for pp -> WH times the branching ratio for the decay H -> aa -> 4b. The upper limit ranges from 6.2 pb for an a-boson mass m(a) = 20 GeV to 1.5 pb for m(a) = 60 GeV., ATLAS Collaboration, for complete list of authors http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4418-9Funding: We thank CERN for the very successful operation of the LHC, as well as the support staff from our institutions without whom ATLAS could not be operated efficiently. We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; SSTC, Belarus; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; CONICYT, Chile; CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; COLCIENCIAS, Colombia; MSMT CR, MPO CR and VSC CR, Czech Republic; DNRF and DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS, CEA-DSM/IRFU, France; GNSF, Georgia; BMBF, HGF, and MPG, Germany; GSRT, Greece; RGC, Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF, I-CORE and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; FOM and NWO, Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MNiSW and NCN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MES of Russia and NRC KI, Russian Federation; JINR; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZS, Slovenia; DST/NRF, South Africa; MINECO, Spain; SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TAEK, Turkey; STFC, United Kingdom; DOE and NSF, United States of America. In addition, individual groups and members have received support from BCKDF, the Canada Council, CANARIE, CRC, Compute Canada, FQRNT, and the Ontario Innovation Trust, Canada; EPLANET, ERC, FP7, Horizon 2020 and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex and Idex, ANR, Region Auvergne and Fondation Partager le Savoir, France; DFG and AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos, Thales and Aristeia programmes co-financed by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF; BSF, GIF and Minerva, Israel; BRF, Norway; Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; the Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom. The crucial computing support from all WLCG partners is acknowledged gratefully, in particular from CERN, the

This paper presents a dedicated search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson to a pair of new spin-zero particles, H -> aa, where the particle a decays to b-quarks and has a mass in the range of 20-60 GeV. The search is performed in events where the Higgs boson is produced in associationwith aW boson, giving rise to a signature of a lepton (electron or muon), missing transverse momentum, and multiple jets from b-quark decays. The analysis is based on the full dataset of pp collisions at root s = 13 TeV recorded in 2015 by theATLAS detector at theCERNLargeHadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb(-1). No significant excess of events above the Standard Model prediction is observed, and a 95% confidence-level upper limit is derived for the product of the production cross section for pp -> WH times the branching ratio for the decay H -> aa -> 4b. The upper limit ranges from 6.2 pb for an a-boson mass m(a) = 20 GeV to 1.5 pb for m(a) = 60 GeV., ATLAS Collaboration, for complete list of authors http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4418-9Funding: We thank CERN for the very successful operation of the LHC, as well as the support staff from our institutions without whom ATLAS could not be operated efficiently. We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; SSTC, Belarus; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; CONICYT, Chile; CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; COLCIENCIAS, Colombia; MSMT CR, MPO CR and VSC CR, Czech Republic; DNRF and DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS, CEA-DSM/IRFU, France; GNSF, Georgia; BMBF, HGF, and MPG, Germany; GSRT, Greece; RGC, Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF, I-CORE and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; FOM and NWO, Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MNiSW and NCN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MES of Russia and NRC KI, Russian Federation; JINR; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZS, Slovenia; DST/NRF, South Africa; MINECO, Spain; SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TAEK, Turkey; STFC, United Kingdom; DOE and NSF, United States of America. In addition, individual groups and members have received support from BCKDF, the Canada Council, CANARIE, CRC, Compute Canada, FQRNT, and the Ontario Innovation Trust, Canada; EPLANET, ERC, FP7, Horizon 2020 and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex and Idex, ANR, Region Auvergne and Fondation Partager le Savoir, France; DFG and AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos, Thales and Aristeia programmes co-financed by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF; BSF, GIF and Minerva, Israel; BRF, Norway; Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; the Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom. The crucial computing support from all WLCG partners is acknowledged gratefully, in particular from CERN, the

Direct searches for lepton flavour violation in decays of the Higgs and Z bosons with the ATLAS detector at the LHC are presented. The following three decays are considered: H -> e tau, H -> mu tau, and Z -> mu tau. The searches are based on the data sample of proton-proton collisions collected by the ATLAS detector corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb(-1) at a centre-of-mass energy of root s = 8 TeV. No significant excess is observed, and upper limits on the lepton-flavour-violating branching ratios are set at the 95% confidence level: Br(H -> e tau) < 1.04%, Br(H -> mu tau) < 1.43%, and Br(Z -> mu tau) < 1.69 x 10(-5)., ATLAS Collaboration, for complete list of authors see dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4624-0Funding: We thank CERN for the very successful operation of the LHC, as well as the support staff from our institutions without whom ATLAS could not be operated efficiently. We thank Avital Dery and Aielet Efrati for their significant contribution and dedication to this study. We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; SSTC, Belarus; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; CONICYT, Chile; CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; COLCIENCIAS, Colombia; MSMT CR, MPO CR and VSC CR, Czech Republic; DNRF and DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS, CEA-DSM/IRFU, France; GNSF, Georgia; BMBF, HGF, and MPG, Germany; GSRT, Greece; RGC, Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF, I-CORE and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; FOM and NWO, The Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MNiSW and NCN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MES of Russia and NRC KI, Russian Federation; JINR; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZS, Slovenia; DST/NRF, South Africa; MINECO, Spain; SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TAEK, Turkey; STFC, UK; DOE and NSF, USA. In addition, individual groups and members have received support from BCKDF, the Canada Council, CANARIE, CRC, Compute Canada, FQRNT, and the Ontario Innovation Trust, Canada; EPLANET, ERC, FP7, Horizon 2020 and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex and Idex, ANR, Region Auvergne and Fondation Partager le Savoir, France; DFG and AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos, Thales and Aristeia programmes co-financed by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF; BSF, GIF and Minerva, Israel; BRF, Norway; Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; the Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, UK. The crucial computing support from all WLCG partne