Le but de cette thèse est d'étudier la mise en œuvre de services de type Internet of Thing (IoT) ou Machine to Machine (M2M) par satellite. Ce type de système pose une double problématique: d'une part au niveau couche physique : les contraintes liées au terminal (limité en puissance, énergie, taille d'antenne), au canal (potentiellement avec masquage et multitrajet) et au segment spatial impliquent la mise en œuvre de différentes techniques (entrelacement, suppression d'interférents, ...) permettant d'assurer le bilan de liaison adéquat pour le service. D'autre part, le besoin d'offrir un accès à la ressource à un grand nombre de terminaux demandant un débit faible implique l'utilisation de techniques d'accès à contention optimisées, ainsi que la prise en compte au niveau accès des problématiques d'économie d'énergie. Cette couche accès doit également être en mesure de s'interfacer avec des architectures réseaux plus vastes. On peut citer par exemple les architectures Internet afin de supporter des services IP pour l'IoT, avec des notions de services intermittents, telles qu'on les retrouve dans les réseaux DTN, ou bien les architectures 4G/5G pour la mise en œuvre de services mobiles. Cette thèse va investiguer deux approches systèmes innovantes ainsi que différentes techniques aussi bien couche physique que couche accès (potentiellement couplée) permettant leur mise en œuvre. Le premier scénario système consiste à l'utilisation d'un terminal satellite relais très bas débit (contrairement au cas classique traité dans la littérature reposant sur des terminaux broadband), s'interfaçant avec des capteurs en technologie accès terrestres. Des techniques innovantes de gestion des ressources et d'économie d'énergie au travers d'une couche accès dédiée (non DVB) pourraient permettre de supporter le nombre très important de terminaux dans ce type de système. Le second scénario repose sur une communication directe avec des capteurs/objets via une constellation satellite. Cette approche pose le problème de l'efficacité de la forme d'onde pour des services extrêmement sporadique et de la fiabilisation de la communication. Il existe de nombreux travaux coté DLR sur ce type de forme d'onde avec notamment la définition de S-MIM. Néanmoins, cette solution semble complexe et de nombreuses optimisations pourraient être apportées. Coté accès, E-SSA (communication asynchrone à spectre étalé avec SIC) défini par l'ESA est également une piste de travail intéressante même si sa mise en œuvre au niveau système et sa complexité doivent être consolidées. / The aim of this thesis is to study the implementation of Internet-based services of Thing (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) through a satellite link. This type of system have to deal with two issues: first the physical layer level: terminal related constraints (limited in power, energy, and antenna size), channel (potentially with masking and multipath) and the space segment involve the implementation of different techniques (interleaving, interference cancellation,) to ensure proper link budget allowing the communication. On the other hand , the need to provide access to the resource to a large number of terminals requiring low throughput involves the use of optimized contention access techniques , as well as taking into account the level of access issues energy saving. The access layer should also be able to interface with larger networks architectures. Internet architectures for example include supporting IP services for Iota, with sporadic services, such as the ones found in the DTN networks, or 4G architectures / 5G for the implementation of mobile services. This thesis will investigate two innovative approaches and different techniques as well as physical layer access layer (potentially coupled) to their implementation. The first scenario involves the use of a very low throughput satellite relay terminal (unlike in the conventional case found in the literature based on broadband terminals), interfacing with terrestrial access technology sensors. Innovative resource management and energy saving techniques through a dedicated access layer (not DVB) could absorb the large number of terminals in this type of architecture. The second scenario is based on direct communication with sensors / objects via satellite constellation. This approach raises the question of the efficiency of the waveform for extremely sporadic services and the reliability of communication. DLR works on this type of waveform including the definition of S -MIM. However, this solution seems to be complex and many optimizations can be made. From the access layer point of view, E -SSA (asynchronous spread spectrum communication with SIC) defined by the ESA is also interesting even if its implementation to the system and its complexity level should be consolidated.

A proposta da modificação química da superliga MAR-M247 através da substituição do Ta pelo Nb (em átomos) foi baseada nas seguintes informações: (1) O Nb desempenha funções muita parecidas com as do Ta nas superligas à base de Ni, como endurecedor via solução sólida da fase ? e elemento formador de fases secundárias (?? e carbonetos); (2) O Brasil tem as maiores reservas de Nb do mundo e (3) O Nb já é adicionado em diversas classes de superligas à base de Ni - fundidas convencionalmente e solidificadas direcionalmente e monocristalinas. Neste trabalho o objetivo principal foi de avaliar a viabilidade da substituição do Ta pelo Nb na superliga à base de Ni MAR-M247. As amostras da MAR-M247 e da liga modificada - MAR-M247[Nb] utilizadas na caracterização microestrutural foram obtidas por solidificação direcional no forno a vácuo do tipo forno Bridgman (Lab. de Solidificação/FEM-UNICAMP) nas seguintes condições de processamento: v = 5, 10 e 18 cm/h e G = 80°C/cm. As simulações de cálculo termodinâmico utilizando o programa Thermo-Calc foram realizadas com o objetivo de se avaliar se as temperaturas de transformação mudariam com a substituição do Ta pelo Nb. Para avaliação das propriedades mecânicas em alta temperatura e a estabilidade estrutural da superliga MAR-M247[Nb] foram realizados ensaios de fluência a 750 e 850 °C nas tensões de 840, 780 e 440 MPa. A estabilidade microestrutural da MAR-M247[Nb] foi testada por meio de ensaios de oxidação isotérmica a 1000 °C no intervalo de tempo de 30 minutos a 100 h. A substituição do Ta pelo Nb promoveu mudanças significativas principalmente nas temperaturas de formação do eutético ?/??, solvus - ?? e de fusão incipiente. As microestruturas das ligas após os experimentos de solidificação direcional a v = 5, 10 e 18 cm/h eram constituídas por dendritas da fase gama - ? e precipitados coerentes da fase gama linha - ?? (morfologia cuboidal). Na região interdendrítica da MAR-M247 e MAR-M247[Nb] solidificadas a v = 5 e 10 cm/h foram encontrados os eutéticos ?/?? e ?/Ni5(Hf,Zr). Na v = 18 cm/h a região interdendrítica era constituída apenas do eutético ?/??. A exposição a 1250 °C por 15 e 30 dias promoveu a decomposição total e a re-precipitação de carbonetos do tipo MC. No entanto, devido à contaminação por oxigênio e nitrogênio durante os tratamento térmicos, não foi atingido o equilíbrio termodinâmico em decorrência de mudanças das composições dos carbonetos MC. Nos ensaios de fluência a 750 °C, os tempos de ruptura foram de 49 h para MAR-M247 e de 39,4 h para MAR-M247[Nb] apesar dos elevados valores das tensões terem sido superestimados. A 850 °C o tempo de ruptura da MAR-M247[Nb] (trup = 359 horas) foi reduzido em 32 % em relação ao valor observado para MAR-M247 (trup = 476 horas). Os resultados dos ensaios de oxidação a 1000 °C da superliga MAR-M247[Nb] mostraram que o período transiente foi de 20 h com ganho de massa expressivo. A partir de 50 h o efeito do descolamento das camadas oxidadas durante o resfriamento das amostras foi significativo e promoveu uma variação de massa importante no intervalo de tempo de 50 a 100 h. Ensaios de oxidação em tempos mais longo deverão ser feitos para determinação da estrutura de formação das camadas e seus respectivos constituintes. / The chemistry modification in the Ni-based superalloy MAR-M247 through the replacing all Ta by Nb was based on in these statements: (1) Nb does the same function in Ni-based superalloys as Ta does, solid solution strenghtening and ?? e carbides element formers, (2) Brazil has the major ores of Nb in the world and (3) Nb has been added in all classes of Ni superalloy conventional casting, columnar and single crystal processed by directional solidification. In this study the main focus was to evaluate the feasibility of replacing Ta by Nb in the Ni - based superalloy MAR-M247. The samples of MAR-M247 and the Nb modified MAR-M247[Nb] were produced by directional solidification in a Bridgman vacuum furnace at the Solidification Research Lab/FEM - UNICAMP) in the following processing conditions: v = 5, 10 and 18 cm/h and G = 80 °C/cm. The thermodynamic simulations using Thermo-Calc program were performed to evaluate whether or not the transformation temperatures would change with the replacing of Ta by Nb. For the evaluation of mechanical properties at high temperature were performed creep rupture tests at 750 and 850 °C under the stress values of 840, 780 and 440 MPa. The isotermal oxidation tests at 1000 °C were done during the time interval of 30 min to 100 h. The replacing of Ta by Nb promoted some changes in eutectic-?/??, ??-solvus and incipient melting temperatures. After the directional solidification experiments at the v = 5, 10 and 18 cm/h the microstructural characterization has shown that for all condition the microstructures were composed by dendrites - ? and ?? - cuboidal precipitates in it. In the interdendritic region was observe the ?/?? and ?/Ni5(Hf,Zr) eutectics for v = 5 and 10 cm/h and only the ?/?? eutectics for v = 18 cm/h. The exposure at 1250 °C for the extended times promoted the formation of fine MC carbides but the equilibrium compositions have not been achieved due to the oxygen and nitrogen contamination. In the creep rupture tests at 750 °C the MAR-M247[Nb] have shown more shorter lifetime than the MAR-M247 even with overestimated tensile stress. At 850 °C the lifetime for MAR-M247[Nb] (trup = 359 h) was reduced by 32 % compared to the MAR-M247 (trup = 476 h). It was discussed that the changes in the composition of the ? phase induced Ta by Nb replacing which would led to the weakness of matrix in the MAR-M247[Nb]. The samples were oxidized at 1000 °C showed 20 h to the transient period and significant weight gain in that time. However at the extended period the weight gain had changed significantly and was precluded to predict the structure formation of oxides layer properly.

A proposta da modificação química da superliga MAR-M247 através da substituição do Ta pelo Nb (em átomos) foi baseada nas seguintes informações: (1) O Nb desempenha funções muita parecidas com as do Ta nas superligas à base de Ni, como endurecedor via solução sólida da fase ? e elemento formador de fases secundárias (?? e carbonetos); (2) O Brasil tem as maiores reservas de Nb do mundo e (3) O Nb já é adicionado em diversas classes de superligas à base de Ni - fundidas convencionalmente e solidificadas direcionalmente e monocristalinas. Neste trabalho o objetivo principal foi de avaliar a viabilidade da substituição do Ta pelo Nb na superliga à base de Ni MAR-M247. As amostras da MAR-M247 e da liga modificada - MAR-M247[Nb] utilizadas na caracterização microestrutural foram obtidas por solidificação direcional no forno a vácuo do tipo forno Bridgman (Lab. de Solidificação/FEM-UNICAMP) nas seguintes condições de processamento: v = 5, 10 e 18 cm/h e G = 80°C/cm. As simulações de cálculo termodinâmico utilizando o programa Thermo-Calc foram realizadas com o objetivo de se avaliar se as temperaturas de transformação mudariam com a substituição do Ta pelo Nb. Para avaliação das propriedades mecânicas em alta temperatura e a estabilidade estrutural da superliga MAR-M247[Nb] foram realizados ensaios de fluência a 750 e 850 °C nas tensões de 840, 780 e 440 MPa. A estabilidade microestrutural da MAR-M247[Nb] foi testada por meio de ensaios de oxidação isotérmica a 1000 °C no intervalo de tempo de 30 minutos a 100 h. A substituição do Ta pelo Nb promoveu mudanças significativas principalmente nas temperaturas de formação do eutético ?/??, solvus - ?? e de fusão incipiente. As microestruturas das ligas após os experimentos de solidificação direcional a v = 5, 10 e 18 cm/h eram constituídas por dendritas da fase gama - ? e precipitados coerentes da fase gama linha - ?? (morfologia cuboidal). Na região interdendrítica da MAR-M247 e MAR-M247[Nb] solidificadas a v = 5 e 10 cm/h foram encontrados os eutéticos ?/?? e ?/Ni5(Hf,Zr). Na v = 18 cm/h a região interdendrítica era constituída apenas do eutético ?/??. A exposição a 1250 °C por 15 e 30 dias promoveu a decomposição total e a re-precipitação de carbonetos do tipo MC. No entanto, devido à contaminação por oxigênio e nitrogênio durante os tratamento térmicos, não foi atingido o equilíbrio termodinâmico em decorrência de mudanças das composições dos carbonetos MC. Nos ensaios de fluência a 750 °C, os tempos de ruptura foram de 49 h para MAR-M247 e de 39,4 h para MAR-M247[Nb] apesar dos elevados valores das tensões terem sido superestimados. A 850 °C o tempo de ruptura da MAR-M247[Nb] (trup = 359 horas) foi reduzido em 32 % em relação ao valor observado para MAR-M247 (trup = 476 horas). Os resultados dos ensaios de oxidação a 1000 °C da superliga MAR-M247[Nb] mostraram que o período transiente foi de 20 h com ganho de massa expressivo. A partir de 50 h o efeito do descolamento das camadas oxidadas durante o resfriamento das amostras foi significativo e promoveu uma variação de massa importante no intervalo de tempo de 50 a 100 h. Ensaios de oxidação em tempos mais longo deverão ser feitos para determinação da estrutura de formação das camadas e seus respectivos constituintes. / The chemistry modification in the Ni-based superalloy MAR-M247 through the replacing all Ta by Nb was based on in these statements: (1) Nb does the same function in Ni-based superalloys as Ta does, solid solution strenghtening and ?? e carbides element formers, (2) Brazil has the major ores of Nb in the world and (3) Nb has been added in all classes of Ni superalloy conventional casting, columnar and single crystal processed by directional solidification. In this study the main focus was to evaluate the feasibility of replacing Ta by Nb in the Ni - based superalloy MAR-M247. The samples of MAR-M247 and the Nb modified MAR-M247[Nb] were produced by directional solidification in a Bridgman vacuum furnace at the Solidification Research Lab/FEM - UNICAMP) in the following processing conditions: v = 5, 10 and 18 cm/h and G = 80 °C/cm. The thermodynamic simulations using Thermo-Calc program were performed to evaluate whether or not the transformation temperatures would change with the replacing of Ta by Nb. For the evaluation of mechanical properties at high temperature were performed creep rupture tests at 750 and 850 °C under the stress values of 840, 780 and 440 MPa. The isotermal oxidation tests at 1000 °C were done during the time interval of 30 min to 100 h. The replacing of Ta by Nb promoted some changes in eutectic-?/??, ??-solvus and incipient melting temperatures. After the directional solidification experiments at the v = 5, 10 and 18 cm/h the microstructural characterization has shown that for all condition the microstructures were composed by dendrites - ? and ?? - cuboidal precipitates in it. In the interdendritic region was observe the ?/?? and ?/Ni5(Hf,Zr) eutectics for v = 5 and 10 cm/h and only the ?/?? eutectics for v = 18 cm/h. The exposure at 1250 °C for the extended times promoted the formation of fine MC carbides but the equilibrium compositions have not been achieved due to the oxygen and nitrogen contamination. In the creep rupture tests at 750 °C the MAR-M247[Nb] have shown more shorter lifetime than the MAR-M247 even with overestimated tensile stress. At 850 °C the lifetime for MAR-M247[Nb] (trup = 359 h) was reduced by 32 % compared to the MAR-M247 (trup = 476 h). It was discussed that the changes in the composition of the ? phase induced Ta by Nb replacing which would led to the weakness of matrix in the MAR-M247[Nb]. The samples were oxidized at 1000 °C showed 20 h to the transient period and significant weight gain in that time. However at the extended period the weight gain had changed significantly and was precluded to predict the structure formation of oxides layer properly.

Les antennes présentes dans la plupart des systèmes communicants comme les véhicules automobiles, les avions et les trains se multiplient et sont soumises à une contrainte d’intégration de plus en plus sévère. De nombreuses techniques de miniaturisation d’antennes existent et passent toutes par un compromis entre la taille et les performances (bande passante et/ou rendement de rayonnement). Pour les systèmes cités ci-dessus, les antennes sont souvent placées devant ou à proximité d’un réflecteur métallique (toit de véhicule, carlingue d’aéronef). Dans ce cas, l’épaisseur de système antennaire est une contrainte majeure et les métamatériaux de type Conducteur Magnétique Artificiel (CMA) ouvrent des perspectives intéressantes grâce à leurs propriétés électromagnétiques non conventionnelles. Cependant, pour les applications sub-GHz (RFID, LTE, PMR…), les CMA sont limités par les dimensions des cellules unitaires nécessaires à leur mise en œuvre (λg/4) ainsi que leur bande réduite de fonctionnement. Réduire leurs dimensions permet de rendre leur utilisation compatible avec le contexte des antennes miniatures intégrées. Ajouter l’agilité fréquentielle permet de palier le problème de la bande passante réduite dans le cas des antennes et des CMA miniaturisés en ajustant le fonctionnement du système antennaire sur une large bande passante. Cette thèse de doctorat propose d’étudier et de développer un nouveau système antennaire à faible profil composé d’une antenne miniature associée à une métasurface compacte reconfigurable en fréquence et compatible avec le standard NB-IoT dans la bande basse LTE (700 MHz – 960 MHz). / Antennas are now very integrated in several connected systems like cars, airplanes and trains. Many antenna miniaturization techniques exist and all go through a compromise between size and performance (bandwidth and/or radiation efficiency). For the systems mentioned above, the antennas are often placed near a metallic reflector (vehicle roof, aircraft cabin). Within this context, Artificial Magnetic Conductors (AMC) present an attractive reflector for low profile antennas which can take advantage of intrinsic zero reflection phase response to boost antenna performance without the need for thick quarter wave backplane. However, for sub-GHz applications (RFID, LTE, PMR ...), AMC are limited by the size of the unit cells necessary for their implementation (λg/4) as well as their reduced operating bandwidth. AMC miniaturization makes their use compatible with small antennas. Adding tunability restores the possibility of adjusting the operating frequency over a large bandwidth. This PhD thesis proposes to study and develop a new electrically small, low-profile antenna based on miniaturized and tunable AMC for the NB-IoT standard in low LTE band (700 MHz – 960 MHz).

Hochfeste Leitermaterialien werden für gepulste Hochfeld-Magnetspulen benötigt, um damit die sehr hohen Magnetfelder mit einer magnetischen Flussdichte von bis zu 100 T zerstörungsfrei erzeugen zu können. Cu-Nb-Legierungen besitzen ein hohes Potential, um die widersprüchlichen Anforderungen an das Leitermaterial, wie hohe Festigkeit, hohe Leitfähigkeit und gute Verformbarkeit, zu erfüllen. Die Herstellung von Cu-Nb-Legierungen ist jedoch auf dem konventionellen Weg der Schmelzmetallurgie aufgrund der vernachlässigbar kleinen gegenseitigen Randlöslichkeit der beiden Komponenten sehr kompliziert. Die hier vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit Untersuchengen zur Technologie für die Herstellung von hochfesten Cu-Nb-Leitermaterialien auf der Basis der Pulvermetallurgie. Gleichermaßen ist die Entwicklung der Legierung Kerninhalt der vorliegenden Arbeit. Hierfür wurden während der einzelnen Prozessschritte sowohl die Entwicklung des Gefüges als auch die für die Anwendung relevanten Eigenschaften der Legierung untersucht und die Beziehungen zwischen Gefüge und mechanischen wie auch elektrischen Eigenschaften ermittelt.

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Submitted by Jos? Henrique Henrique (jose.neves@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2017-06-02T20:34:08Z No. of bitstreams: 2 camila_diana_lima.pdf: 4383425 bytes, checksum: a00aa24c475acb8858df11e235a0c29c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2017-06-14T19:40:25Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 camila_diana_lima.pdf: 4383425 bytes, checksum: a00aa24c475acb8858df11e235a0c29c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-14T19:40:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 camila_diana_lima.pdf: 4383425 bytes, checksum: a00aa24c475acb8858df11e235a0c29c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017 / O presente trabalho descreve o estudo de novas metodologias para obten??o de ?steres benz?licos e ?steres met?licos de ?cidos graxos (biodiesel) utilizando o NbCl5 s?lido e catalisadores heterog?neos ?cidos. No estudo, o NbCl5 s?lido foi utilizado como reagente, e nos outros m?todos foi empregado um catalisador de ni?bio enxertado em s?lica e um catalisador de grupos sulf?nicos imobilizado em s?lica. Nos processos heterog?neos a SiO2 (507 m2g-1, ?rea espec?fica) utilizada como suporte dos catalisadores, foi produzida a partir de areia constru??o e carbonato. O NbCl5 e os grupos ?SO3H foram imobilizados diretamente ? temperatura ambiente na SiO2, formando respectivamente o SiO2-Nb, com 412 m2g-1 de ?rea espec?fica e o SiO2-SO3H, com 115 m2g-1 de ?rea espec?fica. Nas esterifica??es utilizando NbCl5 s?lido foi determinado que para a obten??o de rendimentos razo?veis de ?steres de benz?licos (>85%) e ?steres met?licos (>70%) em rea??es a temperatura ambiente, a propor??o m?nima em moles de NbCl5:?lcool benz?lico deve ser 1,5:1,0 e para obten??o dos ?steres met?licos a propor??o de 1,5:6,0. Nas metodologias aplicando os catalisadores heterog?neos foi utilizada uma quantidade de 7% (m/m) do catalisador SiO2-SO3H para catalisar a esterifica??o de diferentes ?cidos carbox?licos com ?lcool benz?lico. E para as mesmas rea??es com o catalisador SiO2-Nb foi utilizada uma raz?o de 10% (m/m) do catalisador. Ambos os processos foram realizados sob refluxo na aus?ncia de um solvente; rendimentos muito semelhantes foram obtidos apesar do catalisador SiO2-SO3H possuir uma ?rea superficial muito menor que o catalisador SiO2-Nb. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-gradua??o em Biocombust?veis, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017. / The current work describes the study of new methodologies for obtaining benzyl esters and methyl esters of fatty acids (biodiesel) using solid NbCl5 and heterogeneous acid catalysts. In this study, solid NbCl5 was used as a reagent, and in the other methods a silica grafted niobium catalyst and a sulphonic group catalyst immobilized on silica were used. In the heterogeneous processes the SiO2 (507 m2g-1, specific area) used as support of the catalysts, was produced from sand building and carbonate. The NbCl5 and the -SO3H groups were directly immobilized at room temperature in SiO2, forming respectively SiO2-Nb, with 412 m2g-1 of specific area and SiO2 -SO3H, with 115 m2g-1 of specific area. In the esterifications using solid NbCl5 it was determined that in order to obtain reasonable yields of benzyl esters (>85%) and methyl esters (>70%) in reactions at room temperature, the minimum mole ratio of NbCl5/benzyl alcohol should be 1,5:1,0 and in the obtainment of the methyl esters at a ratio of 1,5:6,0. In the methodologies applying the heterogeneous catalysts to an amount of 7% (w/w) of the catalyst SiO2 -SO3H to catalyze an esterification of different carboxylic acids with benzyl alcohol. Both processes were performed under reflux in the absence of a solvent; very similar yields were obtained although the SiO2-SO3H catalyst had a much lower surface area than the SiO2-Nb catalyst.

Le haricot commun est la légumineuse à graine la plus consommée au monde en alimentation humaine. Le génome du haricot possède plusieurs énormes clusters de gènes de résistance (R) qui ont la particularité de se cartographier en extrémité de groupes de liaison. Le génome du haricot commun (génotype Andin G19833) a été récemment séquencé et nous avons participé à ce projet en annotant la famille des NB-LRR (NL), classe prépondérante des gènes de résistance. Ces données génomiques nous ont permis de réaliser les 3 études suivantes. (i) L’identification des bases moléculaires de Co-x un gène R vis-à-vis d’une souche très virulente de C. lindemuthianum chez JaloEEP558 a été initiée. La cartographie fine de Co-x suivie du séquençage de la région cible chez JaloEEP558 (Co-x) a permis d’identifier un gène candidat codant une kinase atypique qui pourrait être la cible d’un effecteur fongique, gardée par un gène R. (ii) Des études récentes ont mis en évidence l’implication de petits ARNs (miRNAs induisant la production de phased siRNAs) dans la régulation de l’expression des NL. Le séquençage et l’analyse de banques de sRNAs de haricot nous ont permis d’identifier ce mécanisme et de mettre le doigt sur un nouveau mécanisme de régulation des NL impliquant des sRNAs de 24 nt. (iii) Des ADN satellites ont été étudiés à l’échelle du génome du haricot. L’étude des centromères de haricot a permis de mettre en évidence l’existence de 2 ADN satellites différents, Nazca et CentPv2. Nous avons également étudié un ADN satellite subtélomérique khipu précédemment identifié au niveau de 2 clusters de gènes R du haricot. L’étude de khipu à l’échelle du génome suggère l’existence d’échanges fréquents de séquences entre subtélomères de chromosomes non homologues. Ces résultats nous ont amenés à proposer que des éléments structuraux et une combinaison de mécanismes de régulation (TGS et PTGS) permettent la prolifération des NL sans effet néfaste pour la plante, conduisant à l’obtention de très gros clusters de NL dans le génome du haricot. / Common bean is the main source of protein for human consumption in many developing countries. Several huge disease resistance (R) gene clusters have been mapped at the end of common bean linkage groups. The common bean genome (Andean genotype G19833) has recently been sequenced. Access to the complete genome sequence of common bean allowed us to annotate the Nucleotide Binding-Leucine Rich Repeat (NL) encoding gene family, the prevalent class of disease R genes in plants, and to perform the 3 following studies: (i) We have investigated the molecular basis of Co-x, an anthracnose R gene to a highly virulent strain of C. lindemuthianum, previously identified in the Andean cultivar JaloEEP558. Fine mapping of Co-x and sequencing of the target region in JaloEEP558, allowed us to identify a candidate gene encoding an atypical kinase. We hypothesised that this atypical kinase is a fungal effector target. (ii) Several recent studies have highlighted the role of small RNA (miRNAs that triggered phased siRNAs production) in the regulating of NL gene expression. Analyses of small RNAs libraries of common bean led to the identification of this mechanism in common bean and also allowed us to propose a new NL regulation pathway involving 24 nt sRNAs. (iii) We have studied centromeric and subtelomeric satellite DNAs at common bean genome level. We have identified 2 different satellite DNAs in common bean centromeres, Nazca and CentPv2. We have also conducted the analyze of the subtelomeric satellite khipu, previously identified in common bean R clusters and confirmed that frequent sequence exchange occurs between non-homologous chromosome ends in common bean genome. Together, these results led us to propose that both structural elements and a combination of regulatory mechanisms (TGS, PTGS) allow the amplification of NL sequences without detrimental effect for the plant leading to the large NL clusters observed in common bean.

Cette thèse porte sur l’impact de l’usage de la sémantique dans le processus de la classification supervisée de textes. Cet impact est évalué au travers d’une étude expérimentale sur des documents issus du domaine médical et en utilisant UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) en tant que ressource sémantique. Cette évaluation est faite selon quatre scénarii expérimentaux d’ajout de sémantique à plusieurs niveaux du processus de classification. Le premier scénario correspond à la conceptualisation où le texte est enrichi avant indexation par des concepts correspondant dans UMLS ; le deuxième et le troisième scénario concernent l’enrichissement des vecteurs représentant les textes après indexation dans un sac de concepts (BOC – bag of concepts) par des concepts similaires. Enfin le dernier scénario utilise la sémantique au niveau de la prédiction des classes, où les concepts ainsi que les relations entre eux, sont impliqués dans la prise de décision. Le premier scénario est testé en utilisant trois des méthodes de classification: Rocchio, NB et SVM. Les trois autres scénarii sont uniquement testés en utilisant Rocchio qui est le mieux à même d’accueillir les modifications nécessaires. Au travers de ces différentes expérimentations nous avons tout d’abord montré que des améliorations significatives pouvaient être obtenues avec la conceptualisation du texte avant l’indexation. Ensuite, à partir de représentations vectorielles conceptualisées, nous avons constaté des améliorations plus modérées avec d’une part l’enrichissement sémantique de cette représentation vectorielle après indexation, et d’autre part l’usage de mesures de similarité sémantique en prédiction. / The main interest of this research is the effect of using semantics in the process of supervised text classification. This effect is evaluated through an experimental study on documents related to the medical domain using the UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) as a semantic resource. This evaluation follows four scenarios involving semantics at different steps of the classification process: the first scenario incorporates the conceptualization step where text is enriched with corresponding concepts from UMLS; both the second and the third scenarios concern enriching vectors that represent text as Bag of Concepts (BOC) with similar concepts; the last scenario considers using semantics during class prediction, where concepts as well as the relations between them are involved in decision making. We test the first scenario using three popular classification techniques: Rocchio, NB and SVM. We choose Rocchio for the other scenarios for its extendibility with semantics. According to experiment, results demonstrated significant improvement in classification performance using conceptualization before indexing. Moderate improvements are reported using conceptualized text representation with semantic enrichment after indexing or with semantic text-to-text semantic similarity measures for prediction.

La dosimétrie en réacteur permet de déterminer la fluence neutronique reçue pendant une irradiation et d’en caractériser le spectre (distribution énergétique des neutrons). Cette technique s’appuie sur la mesure de l’activité de dosimètres irradiés, constitués de métaux purs ou d’alliages. La mesure d’activité de ces échantillons est réalisée par spectrométrie gamma et X sur des rayonnements de faibles énergies (< 100 keV) et s’appuie actuellement sur un dosimètre étalon adapté et validé spécifiquement pour les conditions de mesure. Le but de la thèse est de s’affranchir de cette étape et de pouvoir mesurer directement l’activité des dosimètres. L’étude a concerné spécifiquement les dosimètres en niobium et en rhodium qui sont utilisés pour caractériser la signature des neutrons d’énergie autour de 1 MeV. Ils sont respectivement activés en Nb-93m et 1Rh-103m. Ces deux radionucléides se désintègrent par une transition gamma en émettant principalement des photons XK d’énergie autour de 20 keV, sur lesquels s’appuie la mesure d’activité en spectrométrie. Or, du fait de leur faible énergie, ces rayonnements présentent de nombreuses difficultés pour être analysés avec précision. Les différents paramètres nécessaires à la quantification de l’activité des dosimètres, avec une incertitude relative de l’ordre de 2 %, ont été étudiés en détails. Les travaux ont d’abord porté sur l’étalonnage en rendement des détecteurs au germanium hyper-pur (GeHP) dans la gamme d’énergie comprise entre 11 keV et 150 keV. Ceci constitue une étape cruciale dans la détermination de l’activité et s’avère délicate dans la gamme d’énergie considérée. L’approche expérimentale, utilisant des sources ponctuelles étalons, a été couplée à des modélisations semi-empiriques et à des simulations des interactions rayonnements-matière par des méthodes Monte Carlo (PENELOPE et GEANT4). Ces dernières ont permis d’approfondir l’étude du phénomène de diffusion des photons en basse énergie, aux alentours de 20 keV, qui interfère avec les pics d’absorption totale dans les spectres et perturbe leur analyse. Dans un second temps, les simulations de Monte Carlo ont également été utilisées pour établir les facteurs de corrections nécessaires à la mesure des dosimètres : auto-absorption du rayonnement dans le matériau et changement de géométrie entre les conditions d’étalonnage (source ponctuelle) et les conditions de mesure (échantillon métallique massif). Le phénomène de fluorescence lié à la présence d’impuretés (dans le matériau du dosimètre ou créées lors de l’irradiation en réacteur) a été étudié et les facteurs de corrections à appliquer pour en tenir compte ont été établis. Les données du schéma de désintégration, en particulier les intensités d'émission des rayons X, sont les principales composantes de l'incertitude sur la valeur d'activité des dosimètres. Les intensités d'émission X font rarement l'objet de mesures expérimentales, le plus souvent, leurs valeurs découlent du schéma de désintégration et des données fondamentales nucléaires et atomiques de l'élément tels les coefficients de conversion interne et le rendement de fluorescence. Plusieurs expériences ont été menées pour fournir de nouvelles données expérimentales. Les coefficients d’atténuation massique et les rendements de fluorescence K du niobium et du rhodium ont été déterminés en utilisant un rayonnement photonique monochromatique sur le synchrotron SOLEIL. Les intensités d’émission du Rh-103m ont été mesurées suivant deux approches, l’une à partir de rhodium activé au réacteur ISIS et l’autre à partir d’une solution de palladium-103. Toutes ces nouvelles valeurs sont comparées aux données publiées et le schéma de désintégration du Rh-103m est discuté. / Reactor dosimetry is used to determine the neutron fluence during an irradiation and to characterize its spectrum (neutron energy distribution). This technique is based on the analysis of the activity of irradiated dosimeters, made of pure metals or alloys. The activity measurement of these samples is performed by gamma and/or X-ray spectrometry and is currently based on specific standard dosimeters, validated for the measurement conditions. The goal of the thesis is to avoid this calibration step and to be able to directly measure the activity of the sample. The study focused specifically on niobium and rhodium dosimeters which are used to characterize neutrons in the energy range around 1 MeV. Their activation produces 93mNb and 103mRh, respectively. These two radionuclides decay through an isomeric gamma transition, emitting mainly K X-rays with energies around 20 keV, on which the spectrometric activity measurement is based. However, owing to their low energy, these X-rays are particularly difficult to measure accurately. The various parameters required to determine the activity of the dosimeters, with a relative standard uncertainty of around 2%, were studied in detail. The work initially focused on the calibration of hyper-pure germanium (HPGe) detectors in the energy range between 11 keV and 150 keV. This is a crucial step in determining the activity of a radionuclide sample and is difficult to achieve in the energy range of interest. The experimental approach, using standard point sources, was coupled with semi-empirical modelling and simulations of radiation-matter interactions by Monte Carlo methods (PENELOPE and GEANT4). These methods have made it possible to study in detail the photons scattering at low energy, around 20 keV, which interferes with the full-energy peaks in the spectra and disturbs their analysis. In a second step, Monte Carlo simulations were used to calculate the correction factors needed to derive the dosimeter activity: self-absorption of photons in the dosimeter material and the geometry change between the calibration conditions (point source) and the measurement conditions (solid metal sample). The fluorescence induced by impurities (in the dosimeter material or created during irradiation in the reactor) was studied and the correction factors to be applied were established. Radioactive decay data, particularly photon emission intensities, are the main components of the uncertainty in dosimeter activity results. X-ray emission intensities are rarely measured experimentally and most often their values are calculated from fundamental parameters i.e. internal conversion coefficients and fluorescence yields, and a balanced decay scheme, of the nuclide. Several experiments were designed to provide new experimental data. The mass attenuation coefficients and K fluorescence yields of niobium and rhodium were determined using a monochromatic photon beam at the SOLEIL synchrotron facility. The photon emission intensities of 103mRh were measured using two approaches, one from rhodium activated at the ISIS reactor and the other from a solution of palladium 103. All these new values are compared with previously published data and the decay scheme of 103mRh is discussed.