Quando um dente anterior é restaurado toda uma técnica de proteção ao tecido remanescente e a recuperação funcional do elemento dental podem ser comprometidas se a escolha da cor do material restaurador empregado não for adequada. A familiaridade com as teorias da cor e da interação da luz com a matéria pode ajudar na tarefa de escolha da tonalidade do material restaurador. O desafio na busca de um material restaurador ideal na sua função estética sempre foi obter a translucidez própria do esmalte dental. Contudo, essa translucidez faz com que o material restaurador sofra influência da cor de fundo, que pode ser da cor do material de proteção, ou mais normalmente da cor da dentina. No que tange as atividades de restauração estética odontológico, através deste trabalho foi possível concluir que: 1) A colorimetria pode ser um importante meio na seleção e na comunicação de tonalidades de materiais restauradores; 2) Os resultados obtidos confirmam que a cor de fundo exerce grande influência sobre a cor do resultado final da restauração; e 3) Os guias de tonalidade devem ser reformulados de tal forma que levem em consideração a espessura do material restaurador e a cor de fundo. / When an anterior tooth is restorated, the whole remaining tissue protection technique and functional recuperation of the dental element can be compromised if the choice of the color of the restorative material is not adequate. The familiarity with the color and light interaction with matter theories may help with the task of choosing the restorative material shade. The challenge in searching for an ideal restorative material in its esthetic function was always obtaining the proper translucency of dental enamel. However, this translucency makes the restorative material suffer an influence of the background color, which can be the protection material color or, more commonly, the dentine color. Concerning the odontologic esthetic restorative activities, it was possible to conclude from this work that: 1) Colorimetry can be an important way for the selection and communication of the restorative material shades; 2) The results show that the background color has a large influence on the final color of the restoration; and 3) The shade guides must be reformulated so that it take into consideration the thickness of the restorative material and background color.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-24T19:22:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Felipe Villa Verde.pdf: 899114 bytes, checksum: 339db35f81d16c1053ac909db81b72f5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro through the push-out test, if the use of opaque glass fiber posts (Exacto – Angelus [PO]) and translucent (Exacto Translucent – Angelus [PT]), adhesively cemented into the root with dual resin cement (Variolink II - Ivoclar Vivadent) under different polymerization time had an influence on the bond strength in three different root canal thirds. Forty-eight singlerooted extracted human premolars were selected from the Tooth Bank UEPG for research. They had their crowns sectioned to form roots with 15 mm in length. All teeth received endodontic treatment and then were divided into 6 groups (n=8), to receive the cementation according to the type of glass fiber post (opaque vs.translucent) and the time of photoactivation of resin cement (20, 40 and 60 seconds). After storage in water at 37° C for one week, the teeth were embedded in acrylic resin and sectioned perpendicular to its long axis to form discs 1 mm thick, with two discs for each root third, and then were taken to the machine universal testing. The push-out test was performed at a speed of 0.5 mm/min. The data were statistically analyzed by ANOVA and Tukey's test (p = 0.05). The mean values of bond strength (MPa) and standard deviation (SD) for groups in the cervical third, middle and apical regions were: PO20 - 21.02 ± 3.52, 15.83 ± 4.94 and 5.20 ± 10:48; PO40 - 14.42 ± 3.98, 12.12 ± 4.40 and 11.59 ± 4.89; PO60 - 16.27 ± 7.14, 13.33 ± 5.22 and 16.99 ± 7.82; PT20 - 18.34 ± 5.47, 10.83 ± 4.63 and 9.98 ± 4.76; PT40 - 17.51 ± 6.55, 14.06 ± 3.85 and 10.95 ± 4.65; PT60 - 19.42 ± 5.86, 15.35 ± 5.43 and 12.77 ± 5.93). There were no significant differences between the types of fiber posts used and the different times of polymerization (p>0.05) in relation to the root area were statistically significant differences only between the cervical and the other thirds (p>0.05). It can be concluded that the bond strength of the root canals was not affected by the type of glass fiber post (opaque vs. translucent) and photoactivation time. / O objetivo deste estudo in vitro foi avaliar por meio do teste de push-out, se a utilização de pinos de fibra de vidro opaco (Exacto – Angelus [PO]) e translúcido (Exacto Translúcido – Angelus [PT]), cimentados adesivamente no canal radicular com cimento resinoso de presa dual (Variolink II – Ivoclar Vivadent) sob diferentes tempos de fotoativação apresentavam influência na resistência de união nos três diferentes terços do canal radicular. Quarenta e oito pré-molares unirradiculares humanos extraídos foram selecionados no Banco de Dentes da UEPG para a pesquisa. Tiveram suas coroas seccionadas para formar raízes com 15 mm de comprimento. Todos os dentes receberam tratamento endodôntico e em seguida foram divididos em 6 grupos (n=8), para receber a cimentação de acordo com o tipo de pino de fibra de vidro (opaco vs translúcido) e com o tempo de fotoativação do cimento resinoso (20, 40 e 60 segundos). Após o armazenamento em água a 37o C por uma semana, os dentes foram embutidos em resina acrílica e seccionados perpendicularmente ao seu longo eixo para formar discos de 1 mm de espessura, sendo 2 discos para cada terço radicular, e em seguida foram levados à máquina de ensaios universal. O teste de push-out foi realizado a uma velocidade de 0,5 mm/min. Os dados obtidos foram analisados estatisticamente por meio do teste ANOVA e pós-teste de Tukey (p=0,05). Os valores médios de RU (MPa) e desvio padrão (DP) para os grupos nos terços cervical, médio e apical foram respectivamente: PO20 – 21,02 ± 3,52, 15,83 ± 4,94 e 10,48 ± 5,20; PO40 – 14,42 ± 3,98, 12,12 ± 4,40 e 11,59 ± 4,89; PO60 – 16,27 ± 7,14, 13,33 ± 5,22 e 16,99 ± 7,82; PT20 – 18,34 ± 5,47, 10,83 ± 4,63 e 9,98 ± 4,76; PT40 – 17,51 ± 6,55, 14,06 ± 3,85 e 10,95 ± 4,65; PT60 – 19,42 ± 5,86, 15,35 ± 5,43 e 12,77 ± 5,93. Não foram observadas diferenças significativas entre os tipos de pino de fibra utilizados e os diferentes tempos de fotoativação (p > 0,05); em relação à região radicular foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas somente entre o terço cervical e os demais terços (p > 0,05). Pode-se concluir que a resistência de união do canal radicular não foi afetada pelo tipo de pino de fibra de vidro (opaco vs translúcido) e tempo de fotoativação. O objetivo deste estudo in vitro foi avaliar por meio do teste de push-out, se a utilização de pinos de fibra de vidro opaco (Exacto – Angelus [PO]) e translúcido (Exacto Translúcido – Angelus [PT]), cimentados adesivamente no canal radicular com cimento resinoso de presa dual (Variolink II – Ivoclar Vivadent) sob diferentes tempos de fotoativação apresentavam influência na resistência de união nos três diferentes terços do canal radicular. Quarenta e oito pré-molares unirradiculares humanos extraídos foram selecionados no Banco de Dentes da UEPG para a pesquisa. Tiveram suas coroas seccionadas para formar raízes com 15 mm de comprimento. Todos os dentes receberam tratamento endodôntico e em seguida foram divididos em 6 grupos (n=8), para receber a cimentação de acordo com o tipo de pino de fibra de vidro (opaco vs translúcido) e com o tempo de fotoativação do cimento resinoso (20, 40 e 60 segundos). Após o armazenamento em água a 37o C por uma semana, os dentes foram embutidos em resina acrílica e seccionados perpendicularmente ao seu longo eixo para formar discos de 1 mm de espessura, sendo 2 discos para cada terço radicular, e em seguida foram levados à máquina de ensaios universal. O teste de push-out foi realizado a uma velocidade de 0,5 mm/min. Os dados obtidos foram analisados estatisticamente por meio do teste ANOVA e pós-teste de Tukey (p=0,05). Os valores médios de RU (MPa) e desvio padrão (DP) para os grupos nos terços cervical, médio e apical foram respectivamente: PO20 – 21,02 ± 3,52, 15,83 ± 4,94 e 10,48 ± 5,20; PO40 – 14,42 ± 3,98, 12,12 ± 4,40 e 11,59 ± 4,89; PO60 – 16,27 ± 7,14, 13,33 ± 5,22 e 16,99 ± 7,82; PT20 – 18,34 ± 5,47, 10,83 ± 4,63 e 9,98 ± 4,76; PT40 – 17,51 ± 6,55, 14,06 ± 3,85 e 10,95 ± 4,65; PT60 – 19,42 ± 5,86, 15,35 ± 5,43 e 12,77 ± 5,93. Não foram observadas diferenças significativas entre os tipos de pino de fibra utilizados e os diferentes tempos de fotoativação (p > 0,05); em relação à região radicular foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas somente entre o terço cervical e os demais terços (p > 0,05). Pode-se concluir que a resistência de união do canal radicular não foi afetada pelo tipo de pino de fibra de vidro (opaco vs translúcido) e tempo de fotoativação.

L'implantation de matériaux pour reconstruction osseuse par des techniques chirurgicales peu invasives nécessite des substituts osseux synthétiques, résorbables, injectables et radioopaques. C'est pourquoi le contrôle des propriétés de ces matériaux est primordial. Dans ce contexte, ce travail s'intéresse à la formulation de deux ciments, l'un uniquement à base de carbonate de calcium, le second composé d'un mélange de carbonate de calcium et de phosphate de calcium en quantités égales. Le traitement des phases solides pulvérulentes de ces deux ciments par les procédés de broyage et de co-broyage a été étudié. Ces procédés permettent entre autres de diminuer la taille moyenne des particules. Un mélange intime et homogène entre les constituants de la phase solide est obtenu grâce au co-broyage et les propriétés des ciments sont très significativement améliorées. Le temps de prise est diminué et l'injectabilité de la pâte est fortement augmentée (facteur 100). Cette dernière propriété a pu être évaluée grâce à la mise au point d'un dispositif et d'un protocole de mesure adaptés à un analyseur de texture. Dans le but de visualiser par radiographie aux rayons X l'introduction du ciment injectable dans le site osseux à réparer, du strontium a été introduit en tant qu'agent de contraste radio-opacifiant. Deux voies d'ajout à la formulation du ciment ont été étudiées : la première sous forme de SrCO3 dans la phase solide, la seconde sous forme de SrCl2 dans la phase liquide. Les études réalisées montrent que le co-broyage de la phase solide contenant du SrCO3 est intéressant pour homogénéiser la dispersion de l'agent de contraste et ainsi optimiser la quantité de strontium à incorporer pour atteindre le niveau de radio-opacité requis par la norme en vigueur. De plus, il a été observé que l'ajout de SrCl2 dans la phase liquide rend la pâte plus visqueuse et diminue son injectabilité. Par ailleurs, l'étude de la dissolution de ces ciments à pH physiologique a révélé une libération lente et prolongée du strontium. Enfin, des tests cellulaires in-vitro ont été réalisés sur ces ciments ; ils mettent en évidence l'excellent comportement de cellules ostéoprogénitrices vis-à-vis de ces formulations de ciment ainsi que l'intérêt d'utiliser le sel de SrCO3 plutôt que de SrCl2. La dernière partie de ce travail concerne l'étude de la cristallisation de l'aragonite, variété polymorphe du carbonate de calcium, en présence d'ions phosphate, connus pour inhiber la cristallisation du CaCO3. Grâce à une modélisation à l'aide de la technique de croissance cristalline à composition constante permettant de se placer dans des conditions proches de celles de la prise du ciment uniquement à base de carbonate de calcium in-vivo, il a été montré que la présence d'ions phosphate, même en très faible quantité (concentration < 0,5 µM) diminue à la fois la vitesse de germination et la vitesse de croissance cristalline de l'aragonite. L'ensemble de ces travaux contribue à l'optimisation des propriétés de ces ciments biomédicaux et à mieux appréhender leur comportement que ce soit au moment de leur implantation in-vivo ou de leur évolution et suivi post-opératoires. D'un point de vue fondamental, ces travaux pluridisciplinaires menés dans des conditions modèles in-vitro mais également dans le cadre d'une expérimentation in-vivo ont mis en évidence l'intérêt de confronter ces deux approches pour identifier et comprendre les phénomènes et les réactions impliqués lors de la prise des ciments à base de carbonate de calcium in-vitro et in-vivo. / Implantation of bone substitute materials using minimally invasive surgical techniques requires specific properties for the material including resorbability, injectability and adequate radio-opacity. The control of such properties of the material is of prime importance to meet a surgeon's requirements. In this context, this study deals with two different mineral cements: the first one is only composed of calcium carbonate phases and the second one is a mixture of equal amount of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate phases. An original methodology involving complementary analytical techniques was implemented to thoroughly investigate the grinding mechanism of separated or mixed reactive powders constituting the solid phase and its effects on cement reactivity and properties. We show that co-grinding the solid phase decreases the mean size of the particles and favours both a homogeneous mixing and good contact between the components, leading to a decrease in the setting time. We also set two original protocols designed to evaluate paste injectability and phase separation during paste extrusion. Co-grinding leads to synergistic positive effects on cement injectability and radio-opacity. It allows maintaining a low and constant load during the extrusion of paste, which composition remains constant. Moreover, the cement's mechanical properties can be enhanced by lowering the L/S ratio because of the lower plastic limit. To be able to follow in situ the injection of the bone cement using X-ray radiography, strontium has been introduced as a contrast agent in the cement composition. Two different routes have been investigated: SrCO3 has been added to the solid phase or SrCl2 has been dissolved in the liquid phase. We show that co-grinding process permits to homogenise strontium distribution in the cement allowing us to optimise the minimum amount of strontium to add into the cement paste to reach the radio-opacity required by ISO 9917-1 standard. Moreover, adding SrCl2 in the liquid phase makes the cement paste more viscous and diminishes its injectability. Release tests performed on Sr-loaded cements show a sustained release of strontium at 37°C and pH 7.4. Finally, in-vitro cell tests have shown the excellent behaviour of osteoprogenitor cells, especially on cements including SrCO3. The last part of this work deals with the study of the crystallization of aragonite CaCO3 in the presence of phosphate ions, naturally present in biological fluids, to better understand the setting ability of calcium carbonate cements in-vivo. Using the constant composition crystal growth technique, we show that the presence of phosphate ions, even in very low amount (concentration < 0.5 µM) diminishes both the nucleation and the crystal growth rates of aragonite. This work contributes to the optimization of the properties of calcium carbonate-based cements and a better understanding and control of their behaviours during implantation and their evolution in-vivo. From a fundamental point of view, this multidisciplinary work performed in model conditions in-vitro and completed by preliminary in-vivo experiments have underlined the interest in combining these two approaches to identify and understand the phenomena and the chemical reactions involved during the setting of biomedical cements.

OBJETIVOS: Determinar a correlação entre a completa regeneração da membrana basal epitelial (MBE) e o desaparecimento de miofibroblastos do estroma anterior e consequente restauração da transparência corneana após diferentes mecanismos de trauma em coelhos. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados 32 coelhos que tiveram um de seus olhos incluídos em um dos três grupos de estudo: (1) -9 dioptrias (D) ceratectomia fotorrefrativa (PRK), (2) Incisões corneanas verticais de espessura parcial (350 um), ou (3) Ceratite bacteriana, enquanto os olhos contralaterais compuseram o grupo controle. Os animais foram examinados, sacrificados, e tiveram suas córneas analisadas em diferentes momentos afim de investigar com detalhes o processo de cicatrização corneano usando técnicas de imunohistoquímica (IHQ) e microscopia de transmissão eletrônica (MTE). RESULTADOS: No grupo \"-9D PRK\", as córneas apresentavam opacidade corneana densa e nenhuma evidência de regeneração da MBE 1 mês após a cirurgia. Dois meses após a cirurgia, no entanto, pequenas áreas de córnea transparente começaram a surgir em meio à opacidade difusa, correspondendo a pequenas ilhas de MBE completamente regenerada. Após 4 meses da cirurgia a MBE estava completamente regenerada e a transparência corneana havia sido reestabelecida na região ablada pelo laser. No grupo \"incisões corneanas\", o par de densas opacidades corneanas lineares observadas após 1 mês do procedimento tornou-se progressivamente mais tênue ao longo dos próximos 2 meses. A ultraestrutura da MBE estava completamente regenerada e não houve formação de miofibroblastos no local das incisões 1 mês após o procedimento, inclusive ao redor dos plugs epiteliais que se estendiam até o estroma. No grupo \"ceratite bacteriana\", as córneas que haviam sido infectadas apresentaram opacidade densa, vascularização, miofibroblastos em toda a sua espessura, e nenhuma evidência de regeneração da MBE 1 mês após a infecção. Observou-se ao longo dos próximos 3 meses substancial redução da opacidade, evidências ultraestruturais de regeneração da MBE, e desaparecimento de miofibroblastos das porções mais anteriores do estroma, persistindo apenas nas regiões do estroma mais posterior nas quais o endotélio e a membrana de Descemet encontravam-se lesadas. CONCLUSÃO: No modelo animal apresentado, a resolução espontânea da opacidade corneana tardia mediada por miofibroblastos após a ablação com excimer laser ou ceratites infeciosas graves é desencadeada pela completa regeneração da estrutura e função da MBE. As incisões corneanas de espessura parcial em coelhos, no entanto, cicatrizam sem geração de miofibroblastos devido à completa regeneração da MBE após 1 mês do procedimento. Determinou-se, portanto, a correlação entre a reparação da membrana basal epitelial e a consequente redução da opacidade e restauração da transparência corneana / PURPOSE: To determine the correlation between epithelial basement membrane (EBM) regeneration and the disappearance of myofibroblasts from anterior stroma and consequent restoration of corneal transparency after different types of injury in rabbits. METHODS: Thirty-two rabbits had one of their eyes included in one of the 3 study groups: (1) -9 diopters (D) photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), (2) Two vertical partial-thickness (350 um) corneal incisions, or (3) Bacterial keratitis, whereas the opposite eyes served as unwounded control group. The animals were examined, sacrificed, and had their corneas analysed in different time points in order to investigate the corneal wound healing process using immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS: In the \"-9D PRK\" group, corneas at 1 month after surgery had dense corneal opacity and no evidence of regenerated EBM. However, by 2 months after surgery small areas of stromal clearing began to appear within the confluent opacity, and these corresponded to small islands of normally regenerated EBM. By 4 months after surgery, the EBM was fully regenerated and the corneal transparency was completely restored in the ablated zone. In the \"corneal incisions\" group, the two dense, linear corneal opacities observed at 1 month after the procedure progressively faded during the next 2 months. The EBM ultrastructure was fully regenerated and there were no myofibroblasts at the site of the incisions by 1 month after the procedure, including around the epithelial plugs that extended into the stroma. In the \"bacterial keratitis\" group, all the corneas that have been infected presented dense stromal scarring, vascularization, myofibroblasts in the full stromal thickness and no evidence of EBM regeneration by 1 month after the infection. There was a definite decrease in opacity during the next 3 months, besides ultrastructural evidence of EBM regeneration and disappearance of myofibroblasts in the most anterior part of the stroma, which persisted only in the most posterior stroma where the endothelium and Descemet\'s membrane were damaged. CONCLUSION: In the rabbit model, spontaneous resolution of myofibroblast-mediated corneal opacity (fibrosis) after high correction PRK or infectious keratitis is triggered by regeneration of normal EBM structure and function. Conversely, incisional wounds heal in rabbit corneas without the development of myofibroblasts because the EBM regenerates normally by 1 month after the injury. Therefore, it has been determined the correlation between the EBM regeneration and the restoration of corneal transparency after different types of corneal injury

L’évanescence suppose un état de précarité qui se nourrit de sa propre incomplétude. Le corps qui s’éthérise est en permanente déperdition de matérialité et d’énergie, ce qui amènera le détachement de la conscience. L’acheminement de l’état « tout-corps » à celui de « dé-corps » passe par trois régimes visuels : par l’opacité, associée à la pierre et à la figure de Thanatos, par la translucidité, qui concerne la chair et le feu érotique et, enfin, par la transparence du verre et de l’air, marquant l’entrée sur les territoires de Narcisse. Le thème du corps évanescent est développé autour de ces trois axes selon une logique centrée sur l’existence d’un seuil – décliné comme mur opaque, paroi organique translucide ou écran transparent. Ce seuil signale la transgression d’ordres et d’interdits. Lors du passage, le corps perd graduellement son ancrage dans la réalité concrète, qui s’estompe à vite allure pour faire place à un complexe espace-temps construit graduellement, dans le malheur de la maladie et de la mort ou dans la joie de la projection heureuse. Le corps évanescent tend vers un ailleurs qui s’organise à mesure que le premier s’efface. Ce double conditionnement s’accompagne d’innombrables régressions temporelles qui réverbèrent au niveau de la conscience incorporée sous la forme de la fissure qui entraîne le détachement. Sous le régime de la pierre l’évanescence se cristallise autour de l’image de la statue qui parcourt le trajet symbolique entre figement et vivification. Le marbre, le plâtre et le sable sont les trois motifs qui expriment l’idée de fragilisation de la matière. Le retour à la vie se prolonge dans la tiédeur de la chair réchauffée. Alors qu’elle atteint le seuil de la liquéfaction dans la fugue érotique, l’intensité de la sensation commence à diminuer, ce qui amène à un nouveau refroidissement. Dans le domaine de la transparence le corps subit des formes de détachement selon une logique qui va de la réflexion dans le miroir en tant qu’expression d’un moi naissant à l’extrême affaiblissement du caractère réfléchissant qui altère l’image de soi. Fenêtre, vitrine et écran sous-tendent l’effacement sous le régime de la transparence tout en créant l’illusion d’une intériorité. Comble du processus évanescent, le corps éthérique est mis en rapport avec l’ineffable de l’élément aérien. Cette forme de corporalité ultime exprime le détachement de la conscience, dans la joie comme dans la souffrance. Elle décrit un état de précarité absolue, qui met en avant le fait que tout en se délivrant de ses amarres matérielles la conscience tend à conserver un engramme qui assure la réincorporation, et avec elle, la survie. L’envol, le survol et la descente décrivent trois formes d’évanescence « aérienne » qui marquent le retour symbolique à l’opacité à travers des images d’épaississement : par les motifs de la vapeur, du brouillard ou de la nuit « polie » on est ramené au point de départ de la réflexion. L’histoire du corps évanescent, qui commence et achève par des images de la mort, est également l’histoire d’un continuel retour à la vie, aux forces pulsionnelles, à l’euphorie de se sentir vivant. / The vanishing body depicts a state of extreme precariousness and reveals a progressive loss of substance and vitality which results in the disembodiment of the conscience. The way from being “all body” to being “out-of-body” is hallmarked by three visual categories, each one being assigned a certain classical element: stone, for opacity (the territory of Thanatos), erotic fire for the flesh representing translucency and air and glass for transparency, reminding Narcissus. In this structure water is always the transversal element. The theme is therefore sustained by a network of thresholds such as: the wall, the organic layer and the transparent or invisible screen. With every threshold comes the idea of transgression. Passing into another state or dimension interrupts the contact with reality which fades swiftly away and makes room for another time-space configuration gradually defined by death and illness, by joy and thrilling giddiness. The vanishing body tends to inhabit a no man’s land ever more present as the first one fades away. It is thus submitted to various temporal regressions which concern the embodied consciousness and evolves as a “crack” finally producing the separation body-conscience. Within the realms of Thanatos and the stone the evanescence concerns the representation of the statue which stiffens and then recovers the “flesh-state” progressively. The marble, the plaster and the sand present themselves as three “stages” of dematerialization. Coming back to life means entering a state of tepidness of the revived flesh. As the sexual temperature increases it reaches a threshold of erotic liquefaction which then diminishes to a new form of symbolic coldness represented by physical decay and loss of sexual interest. In the field of transparency the body suffers several forms of detachment stretching from the mirror reflection as expression of a newly-born ego to the extreme weakening of the reflexivity which alters the sense of self. Window, window display and transparent shield underlie the self-effacement and create the (illusion of) inhabitable space.Peak of the vanishing process, the ethereal body is finally connected to the air as classical element. This ultimate form of corporeality express the disembodiment of the conscience in symbolic projections of both joy and suffering. It shows a state of absolute precariousness which points out the fact that by loosening the grip on the immediate reality the consciousness tends to gradually build up an engram of the body which ensures the reincorporation and by that, the survival. The take-off, the overflight and the landing describe three forms of “aerial” vanishing which states a symbolic return to opacity declined through images of densification: the steam, the fog, and the “polished” opacity of the night represent a comeback to the starting point of reflection. The story of the vanishing body, which starts and ends through images of death, is nevertheless the story of the continuous return to life and its possibilities.

Les arts de la marionnette contemporains interrogent les liens entre geste plastique et geste dramatique, redéfinissant les principes et les enjeux de l’acte de figuration. Les créations issues de ces expériences ont ouvert la voie à une difficile désignation de l’objet-marionnette fixe, matériel et unique, ne permettant plus d’envisager la spécificité marionnettique suivant la dualité entre humains et objets. Consacrée aux « présences de la marionnette contemporaine », la thèse examine la marionnette comme figure et lieu d’une mise en friction des matières, des corps humains, des espaces et des médiums ondulatoires (sons et lumières). Une telle figure, se refusant à toute fixation dans le visible, les formes et les corps, met en drame son procès de défiguration. La spécificité marionnettique tient alors à la persistance d’une présence dramatique, discontinue et fragile, malgré la dislocation du lien entre les deux corps de la figure (matériel et virtuel). Prenant appui sur un corpus central d’oeuvres contemporaines (des Ateliers du spectacle, du Clastic Théâtre, de Phia Ménard, du Morbus Théâtre, de La Mue/tte, de Marta Pereira, des Rémouleurs, de Benjamin Verdonck et de Gisèle Vienne), ainsi que sur de nombreuses installations, expositions et créations scéniques, qui dessinent un aperçu synchronique des marges du champ marionnettique, cette recherche analyse les effets de circulation et de spatialisation des présences dramatiques, découlant de cette défiguration marionnettique. Il s’agit d’y interroger le déploiement d’une écriture spectrale, par la mise en tension de l’opacité d’objets bruts et corps inanimés et de l’évanescence de figures dématérialisées. Suivant une approche esthétique et poïétique, la recherche examine à la fois les principes techniques d’élaboration de ces figures « entre » les corps, leur potentiel dramaturgique de mise en vision du rêve, de la folie, du doute et de l’hallucination, et le type de regard spectatoriel qu’implique le devenir défiguré de la marionnette contemporaine. / Contemporary puppetry reinvents the relationship between dramatic and plastic gestures, inviting us to reconsider the principles and the implications of the act of figuration. The performing art works, generated by these experiences, avoid the designation of a fixed, material and unique puppet-object, so that a binary approach, opposing humans and objects, is no longer sufficient to consider the specificity of puppetry arts. Addressing the “presences of the puppet”, the thesis examines the puppet as a figure and a place for frictions between materials, bodies, spaces and wave mediums (lights and sounds). Such a figure, refusing tobe fixed in the visible, in the forms and the bodies, dramatizes its own disfigurement. Thus, the specificity of puppetry is the persistence of a fragile and discontinuous dramatic presence, despite the dislocation of the two bodies of the figure (material and virtual). Built on a central body of performing art works (by Les Ateliers du spectacle, the Clastic Théâtre, Phia Ménard, the Morbus Théâtre, La Mue/tte, Marta Pereira, the Rémouleurs, Benjamin Verdonck and Gisèle Vienne), and extending to other theatrical creations, installations and exhibitions, which offer a synchronic view on the margins of contemporary puppetry, this research examines the effects of circulation and spatialization of dramatic presence, which derive from the puppet disfigurement. The question is how the artists develop a spectral stage approach, based on the tension between the opacity of inert and inanimate objects and the evanescence of dematerialized figures. From an aesthetic and poïetic perspective, the research looks at the technical principles of the conception of a figure “in between” the bodies and objects, and its dramaturgical capacity to make visible the dream, the madness, the doubt, the hallucination. Finally it considers the specificity of the spectators’ position and work in front of such disfigured puppets.

In order to fully understand the role methane (CH₄) plays in the microwave emission spectra of the deep atmospheres of the outer planets, over 280 laboratory measurements of the opacity of ammonia in a methane environment have been made in the 5-20 cm wavelength range. All opacity measurements were made with either 100 or 200 mbars of ammonia and with 1 to 3 bars of added methane in the 330-450K temperature range. A formalism for the absorptivity of ammonia broadened by methane has now been developed and had been applied to the Hanley et al. (Icarus, v. 202, 2009) model for the opacity of ammonia. Due to methane's relatively low abundance at Jupiter (~0.2% by volume), its effect on the microwave spectrum which will be observed by the Juno MWR (Microwave Radiometer) will be minimal. However, these experimental results will significantly improve the understanding of the microwave emission spectrum of Uranus and Neptune where methane plays a more dominant role.

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The molecular compositions of the atmospheres of the giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) are fundamental to understanding the processes which formed these planets and the solar system as a whole. Microwave observations of these planets probe regions in their atmospheres from approximately 0.1 to several bars, a process otherwise unachievable by visible and infrared means. Many gases and various cloud layers influence the millimeter wave spectra of the outer planets; however phosphine and ammonia are the main microwave absorbers at Saturn at pressures less than two bars. Understanding the pressure induced absorption of both constituents at observational frequencies is therefore vital to the analysis of any observational data. Laboratory measurements have been conducted to measure the microwave absorptivity and refractivity of phosphine and ammonia at Ka-band (32-40 GHz) and W-band (94 GHz), under conditions characteristic of the atmosphere of Saturn. The results were used to verify the accuracy of the phosphine formalism created by Hoffman et. al (2001) for use at millimeter wavelengths. Based on the laboratory measurements conducted, new formalisms were also created to express the opacity of ammonia at the measured frequencies. An important method for the study of planetary atmospheres is the radio occultation experiment ??method that uses radio links between Earth, and the spacecraft which passes behind the planet. The Cassini mission to Saturn, which will be conducting such experiments at Ka-band as well as S (2.3 GHz) and X (8.4 GHz) bands, has prompted the development of a radio occultation simulator used to calculate excess Doppler shifts and attenuation profiles for Saturn, utilizing the newest formalisms for phosphine and ammonia. The results indicate that there will be unambiguous detection and profiling of phosphine and ammonia, and predictions are made for the pressures at which loss of signal is anticipated.

Martian clouds and dust play an important part of the radiative transfer and energy balance budget. To assist in fully understanding the impact of clouds and dust, the complete diurnal cycle needs to be characterized. One of the best methods to track diurnal variations on Mars is by measuring optical depth. The spatial and temporal trends of optical depth give insight into the dust and water cycles of the Martian atmosphere. Until now, spacecraft could only obtain optical depth during the day. In this thesis, nighttime images from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit are used to calculate nighttime optical depth using photometric methods to capture star flux. Bright stars in well-known constellations are used in this analysis. The observed flux was compared to the expected flux to give nighttime optical depth values. The observed nighttime optical depth was consistently similar to the daytime optical depth values on both an individual image and sol-averaged basis. Recommendations are made going forward to use the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity for conducting an optimal nighttime optical depth campaign to fully characterize the diurnal dust and water cycles of Mars. The Curiosity rover is well suited for nighttime imaging and can potentially provide valuable insight into the nighttime dust and cloud trends.