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We analyze about 200 naturally occurring networks with distinct dynamical origins to formally test whether the commonly assumed hypothesis of an underlying scale-free structure is generally viable. This has recently been questioned on the basis of statisti ...
In Brussels today we can observe a proliferation of initiatives that reject the utilitarian framework which society, since industrialisation, has imposed upon the notion of work. Architects of their own lives, their adherents approach work as an existentia ...
The quality of novel technological innovations is extremely variable, and the ability to measure innovation quality is essential to sensible, evidence-based policy. Patents, an often vital precursor to a commercialised innovation, share this heterogeneous ...
While suction cups prevail as common gripping tools for a wide range of real-world parts and surfaces, they often fail to seal the contact interface when engaging with irregular shapes and textured surfaces. In this work, the authors propose a suction-base ...
Video Abstract Video Abstract: Theory of time delayed genetic oscillations with external noisy regulation We present a general theory of noisy genetic oscillators with externally regulated production rate and multiplicative noise. The observables that char ...
The past decade has brought tremendous progress in diagnostic and therapeutic options for cerebrovascular diseases as exemplified by the advent of thrombectomy in ischemic stroke, benefitting a steeply increasing number of stroke patients and potentially p ...
Le concept de civic tech, apparu en 2011, est un concept en pleine mutation, aux frontières encore floues (Aubin et al., 2018). La définition relativement large proposée par Mabi (2017), permet de rester ouvert aux diverses interprétations ou réappropriati ...
L’habitat senior, espace de convergence des problématiques entourant le vieillissement de la population occidentale, est au cœur de nos préoccupations. Entre solitude, âgisme et financement de la dépendance, les autorités publiques cherchent de nouvelles f ...
La nouvelle taxe sur les billets d'avion, inscrite dans la loi suisse sur le CO2 de 2020, pourrait réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre du transport aérien de quelques 15%. Un tarif reflétant mieux l'empreinte climat des vols permettrait de réduir ...
L’étude des nombreux conflits entre l’industrie ferroviaire et le monde rural nous apprend que les locomotives à vapeur ont été une cause fréquente d’incendies aux abords des voies. Cette épée de Damoclès avec laquelle vivaient les propriétaires riverains, ...
