abstract: Consideration of both biological and human-use dynamics in coupled social-ecological systems is essential for the success of interventions such as marine reserves. As purely human institutions, marine reserves have no direct effects on ecological systems. Consequently, the success of a marine reserve depends on managers` ability to alter human behavior in the direction and magnitude that supports reserve objectives. Further, a marine reserve is just one component in a larger coupled social-ecological system. The social, economic, political, and biological landscape all determine the social acceptability of a reserve, conflicts that arise, how the reserve interacts with existing fisheries management, accuracy of reserve monitoring, and whether the reserve is ultimately able to meet conservation and fishery enhancement goals. Just as the social-ecological landscape is critical at all stages for marine reserve, from initial establishment to maintenance, the reserve in turn interacts with biological and human use dynamics beyond its borders. Those interactions can lead to the failure of a reserve to meet management goals, or compromise management goals outside the reserve. I use a bio-economic model of a fishery in a spatially patchy environment to demonstrate how the pre-reserve fisheries management strategy determines the pattern of fishing effort displacement once the reserve is established, and discuss the social, political, and biological consequences of different patterns for the reserve and the fishery. Using a stochastic bio-economic model, I demonstrate how biological and human use connectivity can confound the accurate detection of reserve effects by violating assumptions in the quasi-experimental framework. Finally, I examine data on recreational fishing site selection to investigate changes in response to the announcement of enforcement of a marine reserve in the Gulf of California, Mexico. I generate a scale of fines that would fully or partially protect the reserve, providing a data-driven way for managers to balance biological and socio-economic goals. I suggest that natural resource managers consider human use dynamics with the same frequency, rigor, and tools as they do biological stocks. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Applied Biological Sciences 2014

<p>This thesis contains two parts. The first part concerns the research work on free molecules using synchrotron-radiation-related techniques. Auger electron spectra of two free open-shell molecules, O₂ and NO, were studied experimentally and theoretically. Photoionization experimental technique with tunable synchrotron radiation source was used to induce core-level electron ionization and obtain the <i>KVV</i> normal Auger electron spectra. A quantitative assignment of O₂ normal Auger spectrum was obtained by applying <i>ab initio</i> CI calculations and LVI Auger line shape simulations including the bond length dependence of Auger transition rates. The photon energy dependence of normal Auger electron spectra was focused on with photon energies in the vicinities of core-ionization threshold energies. Consequently, the MAPCI (Molecular Auger Post Collision Interaction) theory was developed. Taking the near-threshold O₂ normal Auger spectrum as an example, the two extreme cases of MAPCI effect, “atomic-like PCI” and “molecular PCI”, were discovered and discussed. The effect of shape resonance on near-threshold molecular normal Auger spectrum was discussed taking NO near threshold normal Auger spectra as example.</p><p>The second part deals with research work on the chemisorption of small epoxy organic molecules, ethylene oxide, methyl oxirane, on Si (100) surfaces. Synchrotron radiation related techniques, UPS, XPS and NEXAFS, were applied. Based on the valence photoemission spectra, C 1<i>s</i> and Si 2<i>p</i> XPS spectra, the epoxy ring opening reactions of these molecules in chemisorption process were proved. Further tentative search for the surface-adsorbate CDAD effect was performed, and no evident circular dichroism was confirmed.</p>

This Thesis concerns the development of fullerene-like (FL) carbon nitride (CNx) thin films and the discovery of phosphorus-carbide (CPx) compounds. The work dedicated to CPx include first-principles theoretical simulations of the growth and properties of FL-CPx structures. I have employed DC magnetron sputtering methods to synthesize both CNx and CPx thin films. The deposition conditions for CPx films were chosen on the basis of the theoretical results as well as from the experience from the deposition of FL-CNx thin films. The characterization of the CPx films is divided into three main directions: structural characterization by transmission electron microscopyand scanning electron microscopy, analysis of the amount of elements and chemical bonds presentin the structure by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Auger spectroscopy, and mechanicalproperty analysis by nanoindentation. The CPx films exhibit a short range orderedstructure with FL characteristics for substrate temperature of 300 °C and for a phosphorus content of 10-15 at.%, which isconsistent with the theoretical findings. These films also displayed the best mechanical properties in terms of hardness and resiliency, which are better than those of the corresponding FL-CNx films. For the FL-CNx thin film material, I find that the surface water adsorption is lower compared to commercial computer hard disk top coatings. Following that line the dangling bonds in FL-CNx coatings have been investigated  by electron spin resonance (ESR). The absence of ESR signal for FL-CNx indicates very low density of dangling bonds in the material, which explains the low water adsorption tendency. The potential for using highly elastic FL-CNx coatings in an automotive valve-train environment has also been investigated. CNx coatings of different nitrogen content were investigated using microscopy, wear testing, nanoindentation testing, and in an experimental cam-tappet testing rig. The FL-CNx coating with the higher value of hardness/elastic modulus showed greater durability in cam-tappet wear testing.

Un problème fondamental pendant l'évaluation in vitro de la toxicité de composés organiques volatils (COVs) est le manque de connaissance de l'évolution de la concentration des COVs à laquelle les systèmes vivants sont exposés au cours des études expérimentales. Ce travail présente un nouveau dispositif expérimental conçu pour étudier l'exposition des systèmes vivants aux COVs. Le dispositif est formé de deux compartiments séparés par une membrane hydrophobe poreuse et permet des durées relativement longues de manipulations sans restreindre la respiration cellulaire. Une modélisation théorique qui couple la conservation de masse et du moment entre les différentes phases et la respiration des cellules hybridomes (ATCC CRL-1606) au sein du dispositif a été développée. Le modèle permet de prédire l'évolution de la concentration des COVs, de l'oxygène et du dioxyde de carbone dans le dispositif. Les résultats simulés pour le transfert des COVs ont revélé une bonne concordance avec les résultats expérimentaux et ont montré que le type de membrane et son diamètre, le coefficient de partage des COVs et la hauteur de la phase liquide ont une influence significative sur l'évolution de la concentration de ceux-ci dans la phase liquide. Néanmoins la disponibilité de l'oxygène au niveau des cellules dépend principalement de la densité cellulaire initiale, de la vitesse spécifique de consommation de ce gaz et de la hauteur du liquide alors que les paramètres liés à la membrane ont une influence sur le contrôle du pH. / A major problem during in vitro evaluation of the toxicity of volatile organic compounds (VOC) is the lack of knowledge of the evolution of the concentration of such compounds during the course of experimental studies with living systems. This work presents the design of a novel experimental device for the study of cell culture exposure to VOCs. The device is made of two compartments separated by a porous hydrophobic membrane and allows relatively long durations of handling without restricting cellular breathing. A theoretical modeling which couples mass and moment conservation between the different phases inside the device with the breathing kinetics of hybridoma cells (ATCC CRL-1606) was developed. The model allows predicting the evolution of the concentration of the VOCs, the oxygen and the carbon dioxide inside the device. The simulations of the mass transfer of the VOCs simulated presented a good agreement with experiments and showed that the type of membrane and its diameter, the VOCs partition coefficient and the height of the liquid phase have a significant influence on the evolution of their concentration in the liquid phase. Nevertheless, the availability of oxygen for the cells depends mainly on the initial cellular density, the specific kinetics of consumption of this gas and on the height of the liquid phase, whereas the parameters related to membrane have an influence on the control of the pH.

This thesis contains two parts. The first part concerns the research work on free molecules using synchrotron-radiation-related techniques. Auger electron spectra of two free open-shell molecules, O2 and NO, were studied experimentally and theoretically. Photoionization experimental technique with tunable synchrotron radiation source was used to induce core-level electron ionization and obtain the KVV normal Auger electron spectra. A quantitative assignment of O2 normal Auger spectrum was obtained by applying ab initio CI calculations and LVI Auger line shape simulations including the bond length dependence of Auger transition rates. The photon energy dependence of normal Auger electron spectra was focused on with photon energies in the vicinities of core-ionization threshold energies. Consequently, the MAPCI (Molecular Auger Post Collision Interaction) theory was developed. Taking the near-threshold O2 normal Auger spectrum as an example, the two extreme cases of MAPCI effect, “atomic-like PCI” and “molecular PCI”, were discovered and discussed. The effect of shape resonance on near-threshold molecular normal Auger spectrum was discussed taking NO near threshold normal Auger spectra as example. The second part deals with research work on the chemisorption of small epoxy organic molecules, ethylene oxide, methyl oxirane, on Si (100) surfaces. Synchrotron radiation related techniques, UPS, XPS and NEXAFS, were applied. Based on the valence photoemission spectra, C 1s and Si 2p XPS spectra, the epoxy ring opening reactions of these molecules in chemisorption process were proved. Further tentative search for the surface-adsorbate CDAD effect was performed, and no evident circular dichroism was confirmed.

Το αντικείμενο της παρούσας διατριβής είναι η ανάπτυξη μεθοδολογίας προσδιορισμού της κατανομής της σκληρότητας και του βάθους διείσδυσης της σκλήρυνσης που προκαλείται σε ένα εξάρτημα το οποίο έχει υποστεί Σκλήρυνση μέσω Λείανσης (Grind-Hardening). Η διεργασία Σκλήρυνσης μέσω Λείανσης είναι μία νέα επιφανειακή θερμική κατεργασία η οποία χρησιμοποιεί την θερμότητα που αναπτύσσεται στην ζώνη λείανσης για την θερμική κατεργασία του κομματιού. Η παρούσα διατριβή επικεντρώνεται στην ανάπτυξη μαθηματικών μοντέλων ικανών να προβλέψουν τα διάφορα χαρακτηριστικά της διεργασίας (δηλ. τη τοπογραφία της επιφάνειας του λειαντικού τροχού, τις δυνάμεις κατεργασίας, την παραγωγή και τον επιμερισμό της θερμότητας και την θερμοκρασιακή κατανομή). Τα μοντέλα αυτά συνδυαζόμενα επιτρέπουν τον προσδιορισμό της κατανομής σκληρότητας και του βάθος δι-είσδυσης της σκλήρυνσης συναρτήσει των παραμέτρων της διεργασίας και των χαρακτηριστικών του λειαντικού τροχού που χρησιμοποιείται. Παράλληλα, η εφαρμογή των μοντέλων αυτών οδηγεί σε χρήσιμα συμπεράσματα σχετικά με τα όρια εφαρμογής της διεργασίας. Μετά την επιβεβαίωση των θεωρητικών προβλέψεων, εξάχθηκε βάση δεδομένων υπολογισμού του βάθους διείσδυσης της σκλήρυνσης συναρτήσει της ροής θερμότητας στο κομμάτι και των παραμέτρων της διεργασίας. Η μεθοδολογία που αναπτύχθηκε εφαρμόστηκε για την περίπτωση σκλήρυνσης οδηγών κύλισης (raceway). Το σημαντικότερο συμπέρασμα που προκύπτει από την συγκεκριμένη διατριβή είναι ότι η διεργασία σκλήρυνσης μέσω λείανσης μπορεί να θεωρηθεί αρκετά «ώριμη» ούτως ώστε να μπορεί να εισαχθεί στην βιομηχανική πρακτική για την επιφανειακή σκλήρυνση εξαρτημάτων. Τα διάφορα χαρακτηριστικά της διεργασίας μπορούν να προβλεφθούν ενώ τέθηκαν οι βάσεις δημιουργίας ενός συστήματος παρακολούθησης και προγραμματισμού της διεργασίας. / The objective of the present study is the development of a methodology capable of predicting the hardness distribution and the hardness penetration within a grind-hardened workpiece. Grind-hardening is a novel-alternative surface hardening process that utilizes the heat generated in the grinding zone for the heat treatment of the workpiece material. The present work has employed analytical and numerical modeling techniques for describing the characteristics and output of the process, i.e. the topography of the grinding wheel, the process induced forces, the heat generation and partition and the temperature distribution within the work-piece. These models when coupled allow the estimation of the hardness distribution and the hardness penetration depth as a function of the process parameters and the characteristics of the grinding wheel. Additionally, through the process modeling, the process limitations are identified. After proving the validity of the theoretical predictions, the coupled models were utilized for the extraction of a data base providing the hardness penetration depth as a function of the heat flow entering the workpiece and the process parameters. The developed methodology was used for programming the grind-hardening of raceways. The main conclusion of this work is that grind-hardening process can be nowadays introduced in the industrial practice. The methodology developed, allows the prediction of the process outcome and can be used in the future for setting up an on-line monitoring system and / or develop an off-line process programming system.

Smart polymers are stimuli-responsive materials that undergo reversible and large changes of the material properties as a consequence of small environmental variations. Their light weight, biocompatibility, adaptability, mechanical strength and environment-friendly properties make them suitable for a wide range of applications, such as actuators, sensors and energy transducers. Despite their very interesting properties, there are still many problems which need to be solved. In particular, there is a high demand by the scientific community to develop advanced theoretical models which aim at understanding the complex and unclear phenomena occurring in smart polymers. In the present thesis, an innovative multiphysics electro-chemo-hydro-mechanical (ECHM) model is formulated within the framework of continuum mechanics. The proposed model assumes the solvent-ion-polymer mixture as a continuum homogenized body and takes into account four different physical fields, namely: (i) the electrical field, (ii) the chemical field related to the ion transport, (iii) the chemical field related to the water/solvent transport, and (iv) the mechanical field within the framework of large deformations. Couplings terms are derived at the constitutive level among the involved physical fields and allow to model a key aspect of smart polymers, i.e. the capability of transducing energy from one form to another. Reduced versions of the ECHM model are used to investigate, numerically and analytically, three particular problems involving smart polymers, namely: (i) the chemical reactions occurring at the interface between the polymer membrane and the electrodes of electrochemical cells, (ii) the electro-chemo-mechanical state of a single polymeric membrane within a stack of membranes, and (iii) the swelling/shrinking process of constrained and stressed polymer gels. The performed investigation confirm that the ECHM model and its reduced versions are capable of describing the complex multiphysics behavior of smart polymers. The current research improves the theoretical knowledge concerning the behavior of smart polymers and gives further contributions in literature. Starting from the outcomes of the proposed research, many interesting extensions can be potentially developed in order to address very important topics as, for example, fatigue in polymers. / Smarte Polymere sind stimulierbare Materialien, die, verursacht durch die Änderung ihrer Umgebung, eine reversible und große Änderung ihrer materiellen Eigenschaften erfahren. Ihr leichtes Gewicht, ihre Biokompatibilität, ihr Anpassungsvermögen, ihre mechanische Beanspruchbarkeit und ihre umgebungsfreundlichen Eigenschaften machen sie attraktiv für weite Anwendungsbereiche, z. B. als Aktoren, Sensoren oder Energiewandler. Trotz ihrer exzellenten Eigenschaften gibt es noch viele Probleme, die gelöst werden müssen. Insbesondere die Nachfrage nach fortgeschrittenen theoretischen Modellen mit dem Ziel die komplexen physikalischen Phänomene zu beschreiben, die in smarten Polymeren ablaufen, ist sehr hoch. In der eingereichten Doktorarbeit, wird ein elektro-chemo-hydro-mechanisches (ECHM) Modell basierend auf der Kontinuumsmechanik vorgestellt. In dem dargelegten Modell wird die Mischung aus Lösungsmittel, Ionen und Polymer als homogenisiertes Kontinuum betrachtet, wobei vier verschiedene physikalische Felder berücksichtigt werden: (i) das elektrische Feld, (ii) das auf den Ionentransport bezogene chemische Feld (iii) das auf den Wasser- bzw. den Lösungsmitteltransport bezogene chemische Feld und (iv) das mechanische Feld unter der Berücksichtigung von großen Deformationen. Kopplungsterme werden auf konstitutiver Ebene aus den beteiligten physikalischen Feldern abgeleitet. Die elektro-chemo-mechanische Kopplung erlaubt die Modellierung einer der wesentlichen Eigenschaften smarter Polymere, nämlich die Fähigkeit zur Umwandlung der verschiedenen Energieformen. Drei spezielle Problemstellungen von smarten Polymeren, wurden numerisch und analytisch auf Grundlage reduzierter Varianten des ECHM-Modells untersucht: (i) die auftretenden chemischen Reaktionen an der materiellen Grenzfläche zwischen Polymermembran und den Elektroden der elektrochemischen Zelle, (ii) das elektro-chemo-mechanische Verhalten einer einzelnen Polymer-membran in einem Membranstapel und (iii) der Quellungs- bzw. Entquellprozess von vorgespannten Polymergelen. Die durchgeführten Untersuchungen bestätigen die Anwendbarkeit des ECHM-Modells und seinen reduzierten Varianten zur Beschreibung des komplexen physikalischen Verhaltens von smarten Polymeren. Die dargelegte Forschung verbessert das theoretische Verständnis hinsichtlich des Verhaltens von smarten Polymeren und leistet einen Beitrag zum aktuellen Stand der Wissenschaft. Auf den Resultaten der dargelegten Forschung basierend, können viele interessante Erweiterungen gemacht werden, welche sich auf wichtige Themengebiete, wie z. B. die Ermüdung von Polymeren, beziehen.

Kamouflagenät är ett viktigt verktyg inom försvarsindustrin där det används för att maskera eller dölja objekt från att bli visuellt upptäckta. Kamouflagenät är utformade för att efterlikna den omgivande miljön eller terräng som den appliceras vid. Traditionellt tillverkas kamouflagesystemen genom virkningsstekniken bi-axial varptrikå med två system inslagstrådar i 0° respektive 90°. För produktutvecklingens syfte att tillverka ett lätt kamouflagenät med lämpliga hållfasthetsegenskaper, undersöks tekniken multi-axial varptrikå med fyra system inslagstrådar i 0°, 90° och ±45°. Genom semi-strukturerade intervjuer med experter inom bi- och multi-axial varptrikå samlas det in information och fakta om multi-axial teknik. Detta fungerar som en grund för att avgöra om det är en möjlig teknik för den befintliga produkten. En teoretisk modellering utförs sedan för att undersöka, förutsäga samt jämföra beteenden och egenskaper hos de bi- och multi-axiella strukturerna. De semi-strukturerade intervjuerna resulterade i en omfattande och informativ faktainsamling om multi-axial teknik. Det inhämtades underlag gällande hur tillämpbar den multi-axiella tekniken är för kamouflagenät, samt information om maskinens begränsningar och trådorientering. Den teoretiska modelleringen innebär tillämpning av kända matematiska och fysikaliska begrepp, modelleringen lägger således en grund för att förstå mekaniska beteenden hos bi -och multi-axiella strukturer då de utsätts för små deformationer. Den teoretiska modelleringen resulterade i värden som beskriver styvheten hos de båda strukturerna vid deformationer på =0,01 i fyra riktningar. Kunskapen om lämpliga styvhetsegenskaper för kamouflagenät i kombination med resultatet från den teoretiska modelleringen lade en grund för att dra slutsatser om ifall multi-axiella strukturer, som är lika lätta som motsvarande bi-axiella strukturer vilka idag används i kamouflagenät, är lämpliga för att användas i kamouflagenät. Resultaten från modelleringen visar att de multi-axiella strukturerna i nästan samtliga fall har lägre elasticitetsmodul än deras motsvarande bi-axiella strukturer, detta innebär att det inte krävs lika stor kraft för att deformera de multi-axiella strukturerna. Modelleringen visar även att de båda strukturerna besitter olika egenskaper i olika riktningar, där de multi-axiella strukturerna beter sig likadant i alla fyra riktningar, till skillnad från de bi-axiella strukturerna som inte gör det. Enligt resultatet beror styvheten för de båda strukturerna på ett antal olika faktorer; trådtäthet, garnnummer och effektiv bredd, vilka appliceras som variabler i den teoretiska modelleringen. Modelleringen resulterade alltså därmed både till en förståelse för vilka faktorer som bidrar till skillnader i styvheten, och hur styvheten förhåller sig hos de båda strukturerna i olika riktningar. Studien visar att det i praktiken finns goda möjligheter för tillverkning av kamouflagenät i multi-axial varptrikå och att de multi-axiella strukturerna både kan göra kamouflagenäten mindre styva och bidra till isotropiska egenskaper. / Camouflage net is an essential device in the arms industry, where it is utilized to camouflage and hide objects from being visually detected. The camouflage net is designed to imitate the surrounding environment or terrain in which it is being applied. Traditionally, camouflage systems are manufactured using a knitting technique called bi-axial warp knitting with two systems of inlay yarns in 0° and 90° angles relative to the fabrics warp direction. To enhance the current product and produce light camouflage net with suitable strength properties, the multi-axial warp knitting technique with four systems of inlay yarns at 0°, 90° and ±45° angles is investigated. By utilizing semi-structured interviews with experts in the area of bi- and multi-axial warp knitting, can information and facts about multi-axial be collected and be used as a basis for concluding whether multi-axial is a suitable technique for the existing product. A theoretical modeling is then performed to examine, predict and compare the behaviors and properties of the bi- and multi-axial structures. The semi-structured interviews resulted in a comprehensive and informative collection of data about multi-axial technique. It also gathered information about the suitability and application of the technique to camouflage nets, as well as information regarding the machine’s limitations and thread orientation. The theoretical modeling involves the application of known mathematical and physical concepts, thus providing a foundation for understanding the mechanical behavior of bi- and multi-axial structures under small deformations. The theoretical modeling resulted in values that describe the stiffness of both structures at deformations of =0,01 in four directions. The knowledge of appropriate stiffness properties for camouflage nets, combined with the results from the theoretical modeling, laid the groundwork for drawing conclusions about the suitability of using multi-axial structures, which are as lightweight as the corresponding bi-axial structures currently used in camouflage nets. The modeling results show that the multi-axial structures generally have a lower initial modulus than their corresponding bi-axial structures, indicating that less force is required to deform the multi-axial structures. The modeling also reveals that the two structures exhibit different properties in different directions, with the multi-axial structures behaving similarly in all four directions, unlike the bi-axial structures. According to the results, the stiffness of both structures depends on several factors: thread density, yarn count, and effective width, which are applied as variables in the theoretical modeling. Thus, the modeling provides an understanding of the factors contributing to differences in stiffness and how the stiffness varies between the two structures in different directions. The study demonstrates that there are promising opportunities for manufacturing camouflage nets using multi-axial warp knit fabric in practice, and that the multi-axial structures can both reduce the stiffness of camouflage nets and contribute to isotropic properties.

Du point de vue de la médecine et des sciences du vivant, la médecine personnalisée (MP) est trop souvent réduite à cette idée d'adapter un diagnostic, une prédisposition ou un traitement, en fonction des caractéristiques génétiques d'un individu. Cependant, du point de vue des sciences humaines et sociales, la MP peut être considérée comme un phénomène social complexe en raison d'une existence propre et d'une composition sui generis, de l'effet de contraintes qu'il exerce sur les individus, d'un grand nombre d'interactions et d'interférences entre un grand nombre d'unités, mues d'incertitudes, d'indéterminations, de hasard, d'ordre et de désordre. Selon nous, cet autre point de vue permet de mieux étudier la MP par un travail de recherche en bioéthique, mais avec un nouvel objectif, opposé mais complémentaire de celui du droit et de la philosophie morale, et une nouvelle méthode. En effet, l'objectif de la bioéthique devrait être un travail de recherche prospectif questionnant les normes établies faisant face à un phénomène social complexe émergeant, non l'inverse. Ceci permet de déterminer les bénéfices pour la société, et ses individus, à laisser le phénomène émerger en son sein, et d'étudier des solutions possibles et probables et non des certitudes, pour le présent et le futur. De cette façon, les bénéfices identifiés pourront se produire. Mais cet objectif nécessite une méthode permettant d'étudier le fonctionnement du phénomène dans son ensemble, à l'échelle de la société, sans le réduire à l'a priori de certains individus, en privilégiant ses interactions à ses éléments : il s'agit de la modélisation théorique systémique inductive qualitative. L'idée clé est d'être dans une logique de découverte, non de preuve. Cette nouvelle approche nous a tout d'abord permis de comprendre que la MP ne devrait plus être nommée «personnalisée », ni même « génomique » ou de « précision», mais «médecine des données» (MD) étant donné le caractère centrale de la « donnée » (data) pour son fonctionnement. En effet, les finalités du phénomène semblent être, à partir d'une masse importante de données (génétiques), déduire (Datamining) ou induire (Big Data) différentes informations valorisables au niveau du soin, de la recherche et de l'industrie. Le moyen pour ça semble être le développement d'un réseau d'échange ou de partage d'échantillons biologiques, de données génétiques et d'informations entre patients, cliniciens, chercheurs et industriels, grâce à des voies de communication dématérialisées, qui centralisent le stockage des échantillons biologiques et des données génétiques, et une partie du traitement et de l'analyse, au niveau de centres de soin et de recherche académiques (France), et/ou d'entreprises privées (États-Unis), avec ou sans l'intermédiaire du clinicien. Les enjeux éthiques majeurs semblent donc résider dans les moyens et les modalités d'accès, de stockage et d'usage des données génétiques, car delà découle pour une organisation globalement similaire du phénomène un fonctionnement radicalement (social/libéral) opposé qui questionne certaines normes morales et juridiques. Au final, notre méthode nous a permis d'apporter différents arguments en faveur du consentement éclairé exprès électronique (e-CE) dynamique comme solution et moyen permettant un développement de la MD plus optimal concernant l'accès, le stockage et l'usage des données génétiques que ce soit pour le partage (France) ou l'échange (États-Unis) des données génétiques. / In the context of medicine and life sciences, personalized medicine (PM) is all too often reduced to the idea of adapting a diagnosis, predisposition or treatment according to the genetic characteristics of an individual. However, in human and social sciences, PM may be considered as a complex social phenomenon, due to the proper existence and unique composition of the constraints it imposes on individuals, the large number of interactions and interferences between a large number of units, rich in uncertainties, indeterminations, chance, order and disorder. We feel that this alternative point of view makes it possible to study PM more effectively by bioethics research approaches, but with a new objective, contrasting but complementary to those of law and moral philosophy, and a new method. Indeed, the objective of bioethics should be prospective studies questioning established norms in the face of emerging complex social phenomena, rather than the other way round. This makes it possible to determine the benefits, to society and its individuals, of allowing the phenomenon to emerge fully, and to study possible and probable solutions, rather than certainties, for the present and the future. This may allow the identified benefits to occur. However, this objective requires a method for studying the functioning of the phenomenon as a whole, at the scale of society, without a priori restriction to certain individuals, thereby favoring its interactions over its elements. Qualitative inductive systemic theoretical modeling is just such an approach. The key idea here is a rationale of discovery, rather than of proof. This new approach allowed us to understand that PM should not be called "personalized", or even "genomic" or "precision" medicine, and that the term "data medicine" (DM) should be favored, given the key role of data in its functioning. Indeed, the goal of this phenomenon seems to be to use a large mass of data (genetics) to deduce (data mining) or induce (big data) different types of information useful for medical care, research and industry. The means of achieving this end seems to be the development of a network for exchanging or sharing biological samples, genetic data and information between patients, clinicians, researchers and industrial partners, through electronic communication, with the central storage of biological samples and genetic data, and with treatment and analysis carried out at academic care and research centers (France) or in private companies (United States), with or without the involvement of a clinician. The major ethical issues thus seem to relate to the means and mode of access to, and the storage and use of genetic data, which may lead to a radically opposed (social/liberal) organizations and functioning, calling into question certain moral and legal standards. Finally, our method provided several arguments in favor of the use of dynamic electronic informed consent (e-CE) as a solution optimizing the development of PM in terms of genetic data access, storage and use, for the sharing (France) or exchange (United States) of genetic data.