Ces travaux de thèse portent sur le soudage par friction-malaxage hétérogène entre le titane (Ti grade II) et l'aluminium (Al1050). La recherche est axée sur la configuration de l'assemblage par recouvrement afin de limiter les contraintes pendant le procédé. La méthode de plans d'expérience de Taguchi a permis de déterminer l'influence des paramètres pour une jonction sans défaut. La vitesse de rotation de l'outil a été identifiée comme le paramètre influençant le plus la génération de défauts. Les combinaisons de paramètres sont liées à un coefficient d'apport de chaleur. La différence de conductivité thermique entre les deux matériaux conduit à un gradient thermique dans l'épaisseur jusqu'à 80°C. Aucune optimisation de la résistance mécanique des jonctions n'a été révélée par les tests de traction et de flexion trois points.Des analyses microstructurales ont été réalisées sur la jonction soudée afin de mieux comprendre les propriétés mécaniques. Un seul composé intermétallique TiAl3 se forme dans le volume de titane et assure la continuité chimique de l'interface. D'autres analyses par EBSD (MEB) et par la méthode ASTAR™ (MET) pour les plus petites échelles ont complété les observations. Le processus génère une déformation plastique sévère de l'aluminium qui induit une réduction de la taille des grains avec un gradient suivant l'épaisseur.Toutes les observations ont fournis des moyens pour comprendre le phénomène de soudage par friction-malaxage conduisant à une évolution microstructurale pour réaliser un meilleur lien entre la microstructure finale et les propriétés macroscopiques du cordon de soudure. / These PhD works are about heterogeneous friction stir welding between titanium (Ti grade II) and aluminum (AA1050). Research is focused on lap joining configuration in order to limit the process stress. Taguchi's design of experiments determined parameters influence for a defectless welded junction. The rotational speed of the tool has been identified as the parameter which influences the most the defects generation. Parameters combinations are linked to a heat input coefficient. The thermal conductivity difference between the two material leads to a thermal gradient in the thickness up to 80°C. No junction mechanical strength optimization has been revealed by tensile and bending tests.Microstructural analyses were performed on the welded junction in order to understand the mechanical properties. One single intermetallic compound TiAl3 nucleates in the titanium volume and ensures interface chemical continuity. Further analyses with EBSD (SEM) supplemented by ASTAR™ (TEM) method for the smaller scales have completed the observations. The process generates aluminum severe plastic deformation which induces a grain size reduction with a gradient following the configuration thicknessAll observations brought clues to understand friction stir welding phenomenon leading to microstructural evolution to realize a better link between resulting microstructure and macroscopic properties.

The concept of ecosystem services is getting more used in planning. One important type of cultural ecosystem services is recreation, which has to be consumed where it is provided in contrast to services that can be transported to the beneficiaries. This creates a demand for users to move to the site of the service, making accessibility an important characteristic of the service. In a sustainable region the access to different services, including recreation, has to be considered in planning. With general transit feed specification data available, storing spatial information and time tables for public transport, the possibility to create time table dependent travel time models emerge. This study utilizes a prototype tool for a geographic information system software to create a network model using time tables to calculate travel times between different origins and water related, cultural ecosystem services via the public transport network in Stockholm County, Sweden. This allows for mapping of spatial variation of access within a region, and by combining this with current census data and population forecasts potential visitors to different recreational sites now and in the future can be estimated. By consulting regional planners in the design of the study the results were made useful for the study area Stockholm County as planning support system.

Herbivorous fishes include a diverse assemblage of species that target primarily benthic autotrophs. This is perhaps one of the most well-studied groups of coral reef fishes, often reputed to be key components of coral reef communities, contributing to coral reef health in numerous ways. Through their feeding ecology and benthic interactions, they help mediate algae-coral interactions which can allow for improved coral survival and health. Despite the wealth of literature documenting the prominent roles of these fishes in coral reef ecosystems, studies from the Red Sea are surprisingly lacking. The Red Sea is a marginal reef environment, with a host of unique environmental and biological characteristics making it a unique environment where dynamics of herbivory may differ. This dissertation aims to fill key gaps in our knowledge of herbivorous fishes through the study of their distribution and trophic ecology. Herein, I describe habitat-specific partitioning of Red Sea herbivorous fish assemblages, discovering higher diversity and abundance found in reefs closer to shower, dissimilar to findings from other regions. Cross-shelf variation in assemblage structure seems to be quite robust through time, indicating short-term stability in herbivore assemblages. Through the use of stomach contents and stable isotope analyses, I then investigate the trophic ecology of browsing herbivores across the same shelf-gradient. I found higher trophic redundancy on nearshore reefs through time, with increased variation in diet and high levels of complementarity on offshore reefs where macroalgae are scarce. Stable isotope analyses of both liver and muscle revealed the stability of this resource partitioning through time, demonstrating for the first-time temporal stability of resource partitioning within this group. This dissertation broadens our knowledge of herbivorous fishes, filling important gaps. It offers new insight into the role of habitat in structuring trophic ecology and how flexible the diets of browsing species can be. Together, this information creates a foundation where improved knowledge of herbivorous fish ecology could be incorporated into future management plans of ongoing giga projects within the Kingdom. Incorporating herbivores into these plans could allow for increased resiliency for Red Sea coral reefs in the face of future development and shifting climatology.

The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the competitiveness analyses of the company. On the basis of acquired informatics I carried out financial analyses of the company. This part of my thesis covers the company´s assets and liabilities, the value of woodland, receivables, cost and profits. I was also interested in the area of the human resource managemenent. For analyses of HR I used the checklist examination for gaining useful information. On the basis of the results I carried out a SWOT analyses and beside the evaluation of the internal environment I realized the evaluation of the external environment by means of the Step analyses and the other methods.

L’impact de l’oxygène a été suivi pendant 4 mois pour 3 vins de Merlot d’IPT 61, 63 et 76. Le vin d’IPT 63 était enrichi par une fraction d’ellagitannins de bois de chêne. Les vins ont été ajustés à pH 3, pH 3,5 et pH 4. Pour chaque pH, des doses de 0, 2, 8 et 20 mg/L d’oxygène ont été fournies à l’aide d’oxygène pur, puis des analyses mensuelles ont permis de suivre les évolutions chimiques et sensorielles des vins afin d’apprécier les impacts liés à l’oxygène.Les résultats montrent pour tous les vins, que la consommation de l’oxygène augmente de 2 à 4 fois plus lorsque l’on passe de pH 3 à pH 4. La présence d’ellagitannins dans le vin favorise la consommation d’oxygène, ainsi qu’en solutions modèles hydro-alcooliques de fractions phénoliques. Les teneurs en tannins totaux sont globalement stables. Les polymérisations analysées par la méthode DMACH se produisent majoritairement à pH 3 et pH 3,5 pour le vin d’IPT 61, alors que les différences liées à l’oxygène sont moins fortes sur le vin d’IPT 76. Pour le vin d’IPT 63 + ellagitannins, les polymérisations sont favorisées à pH 3. Les teneurs en anthocyanes totales et moléculaires montrent généralement des diminutions en fonction du temps, de l’oxygène ainsi que de l’acidité. Pour le vin d’IPT 76 et d’IPT 63 + ellagitannins, les anthocyanes se polymérisent davantage aux tannins polymères en présence d’oxygène, et à pH plus acide. 13 pyranoanthocyanes ont pu être identifiées et quantifiées, dont deux molécules de pyranomalvidine-di-(épi)catéchine quantifiées pour la première fois dans des vins rouges secs qui peuvent être considérées comme des marqueurs en lien avec l'apport en oxygène subi par le vin. Les analyses sensorielles réalisées sur le vin d’IPT 76 en fonction des pH montrent que l’amertume est plus forte à pH 4, et pH 3,5 dans une moindre mesure. Cette tendance se retrouve aussi sur la perception d’oxydation.Pour les deux autres vins, d’IPT 61 et d’IPT 63 enrichi par une fraction d’ellagitannins, l’intensité du fruité diminue globalement avec les doses d’oxygène, tandis que le caractère oxydé est bien corrélée avec les doses croissantes d’oxygène, ainsi que l’amertume dans une moindre mesure. / The impact of oxygen has been followed-up during 4 months for 3 Merlot red wines of TPI 61, 63 anf 76. The wine of TPI 63 was supplied by a fraction of ellagitannin from oak wood. Wines have been adjusted at pH 3, pH 3.5 and pH 4. For each pH, quantities of 0, 2, 8 and 20 mg/L of pure oxygen have been added. Then, anlyses have been performed each month to follow the wine chemical and sensory evolutions in order to determine the impact of oxygen.For all wines, the results show that oxygen consumption is 2 to 4 fold higher from pH 3 to pH 4. The presence of ellagitannin in wine favors oxygen consumption, as well as in wine model solutions with phenolic fractions. Total tannin contents remain quite constant. Polymerisations analysed by DMACH index occur mainly at pH 3 and pH 3.5 for the wine of TPI 61, while the differences related to oxygen are less important in the wine of TPI 76. For the wine of TPI 63 + ellagitannins, polymerisations are favored at pH 3. Total and molecular anthocyanins contents generally show a decrease according to time, oxygen and acidity. For the wines of TPI 76 and TPI 63 + ellagitannins, the anthocyanins polymerise more to polymers of tannins with oxygen and acidity. 13 pyranoanthocyanins have been identified et quantified. Among them, two molecules of pyranomalvidin-di-(epi)catechin quantified for the first time in a dry red wine. They can be considerated as marker related to oxygen amount consumed by wine. Sensory analyses realized on wine of TPI 76 according to pH show that bitterness is higher at pH 4, and pH 3.5 in a lesser extent. There is the same trend with the oxidation perception.For the two other wines, of TPI 61 and 63 with ellagitannin fraction, fruity intensity globally decreases with oxygen quantities, while the oxidized parameter is well related to increasing oxygen amounts, as wella s bitterness in a lesser extent.

<p>Elastic energy plays important roles in biology across scales, from the molecular to organismal level, and across the tree of life. The ubiquity of elastic systems in biology is partly due to the variety of useful functions they permit such as the simplification of motor control in running cockroaches and the efficient recycling of kinetic energy in hopping kangaroos. Elastic energy is also responsible for ultrafast movements; the fastest movements in animals are not powered directly by muscle, but instead by elastic energy stored in a spring. By demonstrating that the power required to generate ultrafast movements exceeds the limits of muscle, many studies conclude that energy storage is necessary; but, what these studies do not explain is how the properties of a biological structure affect its capacity for energy storage. In this dissertation, I test the general principles of energy storage by investigating elastic systems at three hierarchical levels of organization: a single structure, multiple connected structures, and a spring system connected to muscle. By using a multi-level approach, my aim is to demonstrate, at each of the mentioned levels, how properties of the spring system affect where or how much energy is stored in the system as well as how these conclusions can be combined to inform our understanding of the biomechanics of hierarchical elastic systems.</p><p>When considering spring systems at the level of a single structure, morphology is one major structural aspect that affects mechanics. Continuous changes in morphology are capable of dividing a structure into regions that are responsible for the two contradicting functions that are essential for spring function: energy storage (via deformation) and structural support (via resistance to deformation). Using high quality micro computed tomography scans, I quantify the morphology of the mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda) merus, a single structure of the raptorial appendage hypothesized to store the elastic energy that drives ultrafast strikes. Comparing the morphology among the species, I find that the merus in smashers, species that depend heavily on elastic energy storage, have relatively thicker ventral regions and more eccentric cross-sections than spearers, species that strike relatively slower. I also conclude that differential thickening of a region can provide structural support for resisting spring compression as well as facilitate structural deformation by inducing bending. This multi-level morphological analysis offers a foundation for understanding the evolution and mechanics of monolithic systems in biology.</p><p>When two or more structures are connected, their relative physical properties determine whether the structures store energy, provide structural support, or some combination of both. Although the majority of elastic energy is stored via large deformations of the merus in smashers, some spearer species show relatively little meral deformation, and it is unclear whether elastic energy is stored in these systems. To determine whether the apodeme (arthropod tendon) provides energy storage in species that exhibit low meral deformation, I measure the physical properties of the lateral extensor apodeme and the merus to which it is connected. Comparisons of these properties show that in the spearer species I tested, the merus has a relatively higher spring constant than the apodeme, which results in the merus providing structural support and the apodeme storing the majority of elastic energy. Comparing the material properties of the apodemes with those of other structures reveals that apodemes and other biological spring systems share similar material characteristics. This study demonstrates that in order to understand the biomechanics of spring systems comprised of connected structures, it is necessary to compare their relative mechanical properties.</p><p>Finally, because muscles are responsible for loading spring systems with potential energy, muscle dynamics can affect elastic energy storage in a spring system. Although spring systems can circumvent the limits imposed by muscle via power amplification, they are not entirely independent from muscle dynamics. For example, if an organism has relatively low time to prepare and stretch the spring prior to the onset of movement, the limits of muscle power can dominate energy storage. To test the effects of muscle dynamics on spring loading, I implement a mathematical model that connects a Hookean spring model to a Hill-type muscle model, representing the muscle-tendon complex of the hindlimbs of American bullfrogs, in which the muscle dynamics are well understood and the duration of spring loading is low. I find that the measured spring constants of the tendons nearly maximize energy storage within the duration of in vivo spring loading. Additionally, the measured spring constants are lower than those predicted to produce maximal energy storage when infinite time is available for spring loading. Together, these results suggest that the spring constants of the tendons of American bullfrogs are tuned to maximize elastic energy for small durations of spring loading. This study highlights the importance of assessing muscle dynamics and their effect on energy storage when assessing the functional significance of spring constants.</p> / Dissertation

This qualitative research study explores the experience of graduating social workers making the transition from university training into work as qualified social work practitioners. Most studies in this area look at the practice readiness of the newly qualified professional. This study looks at the participants’ experience in the work place. How do participants experience this journey of transition? What skills, particularly reflective practice and supervision, learned in training, are important to them? Eight graduates were interviewed three times as they began to practice, after six months and at the end of year one. Four people worked in children’s services, four in adult services. The methodology adopted for this research was Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). These findings suggest there is a process of transition that has three strands, phased development, a professional strand and a psychological /emotional strand. These strands are unique and taken together give a holistic view of an individual’s journey of transition. Across the eight participants there were commonalities and divergences between transition experiences. However a model of transition did emerge which may be applicable to other professional spheres. Reflective practice and supervision appear to be key elements of a newly qualified social workers practice. All participants received supervision; for the majority supervision was focused on case discussions and the social workers decision making: Little place was given to reflection on practice this was seen as an activity that worker’s carried out on their own in their car following a home visit, or on the way home at the end of the working day. There was no clear model of reflective practice used. A further finding concerns the methodology IPA, particularly this researcher’s experience of bracketing and research journaling as part of the research process.

La littérature montre que les résultats scolaires ne sont pas seulement imputables aux caractéristiques individuelles et familiales des élèves, mais qu’ils sont également influencés par l’établissement scolaire fréquenté. Utilisant une analyse multiniveaux comprenant deux niveaux hiérarchiques, soit l’élève et l’école, la présente recherche vise à démontrer l’impact du climat scolaire sur les résultats des élèves du secondaire. Dans ce contexte, le climat scolaire perçu est mesuré à partir de six indicateurs de perception mesurés à l’aide du Questionnaire sur l’Environnement Socioéducatif (QES) (Janosz, 2000). Les indicateurs utilisés pour rendre compte de l’effet-établissement sont ces indicateurs de climat scolaire agrégés par école. Les analyses ont été effectuées sur un échantillon transversal de 54 écoles publiques, parmi lesquelles 30 685 élèves âgés de 13 à 17 ans ont complété le questionnaire. Les résultats de l’analyse permettent de constater d’une part, que le climat scolaire influence bel et bien la réussite des élèves et d’autre part, qu’il est possible de différencier l’effet du climat perçu selon qu’il se situe au niveau de l’élève ou qu’il soit plutôt agrégé au niveau de l’école. À cet effet, seul le climat agrégé, plus particulièrement les climats éducatif et d’appartenance, permet d’expliquer les différences entre les écoles sur la base des résultats scolaires en français et en mathématiques. / Literature shows that academic achievement is not only dependent of individual and family characteristics of the student, but is also influenced by the attended school. Using multilevel hierarchical model with two levels of analysis, student and school, this research is seeking to show the impact of school climate on academic achievement. School climate is established from six perceived indicators from School Environment Questionnaire (SEQ) (Janosz, 2000). Indicators of school effectiveness are these climates, which have been aggregated for each school. Analysis has been carried over 54 publics schools among which 30 685 students from 13 to 17 years old completed the questionnaire. Results shows that school climate is related to academic achievement, and also that it is possible to distinguish the effect of perceived climate depending on his level: student level or school level. Only aggregated school climate, mostly the educational and bonding climates, can explain the differences between schools in regards of their mathematics and French results.

The study investigated five factors which can affect the equating of scores from two tests onto a common score scale. The five factors studied were: (a) distribution type (i.e., normal versus uniform); (b) standard deviation of itemdifficulties (i.e., .68, .95, .99); (c) test length or number of test items (i.e., 50,100, 200); (d) number of common items (i.e., 10,20,30); and (e) sample size (i.e., 100, 300, 500). The significant two-way interaction effects were for common item length and test length, standard deviation of item difficulties and distribution type, and standard deviation of item difficulties and sample size.

Osseointegration is defined as the direct physical and practical relation between the living tissue and implant surface. Although, success rate of dental implants is high, implant failure occurs. Overloading implants from occlusal forces are known as one of the main reasons. In order to have successful implant, a dynamic balance must be provided between mechanical and biological elements (Isidor, Flemming 1996). Şimşek et al. reported bone quality, oral sanitation, host medical condition and biomechanical parameters as the main reasons for implants failure. Also, implant fixture micromotion and inappropriate stress in the bone implant interface is known as the potential reasons for early bone loss and implant failure (Şimşek, Barış 2006). Even so, implant position in jawbone, bone density; biomaterial properties of implant surface, treatment technique, loading history and patient clinical status are the influential factors in implant success (Brunski, J.B. 1999). Although there are many studies on stress distribution of implants in bone-implant interface, majority are limited to current implants in the market. However, current designs have been developed by marketing purposes rather than scientific considerations. Therefore, there is need to introduce and analyse new designs in order to optimize implant structure. Recent investigations have shown reliability of FEA method in simulating human jawbone situation. This research aims to develop a new dental implant with better life expectancies and introduce an optimized implant based on FEA stress analyses and experimental tests. Therefore, based on literature recommendations a series of new design factors are defined and analysed. In this study, a primary design is created in AutoCAD and yields to 3 different implants developed in SolidWorks. Branemark MK IV was selected as the bench model to play role of control group. Then, CT-scan images of human jawbone are imported to MIMICS to create a host bone model. Implant and jawbone models are assembled in 3-Matic and exported to Abaqus for final analyses. A series of loadings are defined to examine implant performance in different conditions. Branemark and C-3 implants are manufactured from Titanium for experimental analyses. Mechanical tests on sawbone foam blocks and cadavers are targeted to portray realistic performance. This research demonstrates C-3 model as the optimized dental implant, which presents a new design profile and better performance in low bone densities. The FEA and experimental results validate the benefit of the new design compare to the conventional ones. Furthermore, results can provide a basis for future designers to develop further optimizations.