Gène suppresseur de tumeursUn gène suppresseur de tumeurs ou encore anti-oncogène est un régulateur négatif de la prolifération cellulaire. Notre organisme est composé d'environ cinq mille milliards de cellules réparties dans plus de 200 types cellulaires différents qui composent les tissus (cellules sanguines, nerveuses, germinales...). La prolifération cellulaire au sein de ces tissus est rigoureusement contrôlée au cours de notre vie : certaines cellules (telles que les neurones) ne nécessitent pas un renouvellement constant, d'autres sont perpétuellement en cours de multiplication (cellules sanguines ou de la peau).
Micro-environnement tumorallien=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Tumor_microenvironment.jpg/220px-Tumor_microenvironment.jpg|vignette| Plusieurs facteurs déterminent si les cellules tumorales sont éliminées par le système immunitaire ou échappent à sa détection. Le microenvironnement tumoral (TME, pour tumor microenvironment) est l'environnement autour des cellules tumorales qui comprend des vaisseaux sanguins des cellules immunitaires, des fibroblastes, des molécules de signalisation et la matrice extracellulaire (MEC).
Radiant heating and coolingRadiant heating and cooling is a category of HVAC technologies that exchange heat by both convection and radiation with the environments they are designed to heat or cool. There are many subcategories of radiant heating and cooling, including: "radiant ceiling panels", "embedded surface systems", "thermally active building systems", and infrared heaters.
Chauffage, ventilation et climatisationthumb|Un système de refroidissement. Le chauffage, ventilation et climatisation (en abrégé CVC), équivalent en France de l'anglais (en abrégé HVAC, diffusé mondialement) est un ensemble de domaines techniques regroupant les corps d'état traitant du confort aéraulique. Ce qualificatif s'applique à tous types de bâtiments (habitat, tertiaire, industriel) et de véhicules. Il regroupe les spécialités et spécialistes du chauffage, de la ventilation et de la climatisation.
Ground source heat pumpA ground source heat pump (also geothermal heat pump) is a heating/cooling system for buildings that uses a type of heat pump to transfer heat to or from the ground, taking advantage of the relative constancy of temperatures of the earth through the seasons. Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) – or geothermal heat pumps (GHP) as they are commonly termed in North America – are among the most energy-efficient technologies for providing HVAC and water heating, using far less energy than can be achieved by burning a fuel in a boiler/furnace or by use of resistive electric heaters.
Bone tumorA bone tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in bone, traditionally classified as noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). Cancerous bone tumors usually originate from a cancer in another part of the body such as from lung, breast, thyroid, kidney and prostate. There may be a lump, pain, or neurological signs from pressure. A bone tumor might present with a pathologic fracture. Other symptoms may include fatigue, fever, weight loss, anemia and nausea. Sometimes there are no symptoms and the tumour is found when investigating another problem.
Induction électromagnétiqueL'induction électromagnétique est un phénomène physique conduisant à l'apparition d'une force électromotrice dans un conducteur électrique soumis à un flux de champ magnétique variable. Cette force électromotrice peut engendrer un courant électrique dans le conducteur. Ce phénomène est d'une importance pratique capitale. Il est notamment utilisé dans les générateurs et les transformateurs électriques, les bobines, ou encore les plaques à induction grâce aux courants de Foucault.
Experimental cancer treatmentExperimental cancer treatments are mainstream medical therapies intended to treat cancer by improving on, supplementing or replacing conventional methods (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy). However, researchers are still trying to determine whether these treatments are safe and effective treatments. Experimental cancer treatments are normally available only to people who participate in formal research programs, which are called clinical trials.
Zero heating buildingZero-heating building or nearly zero-heating building (nZHB) is a building having essentially zero heating demand, defined as having heating demand, Q’NH, less than 3 kWh/(m2a). The zero-heating building is intended for use in heating-dominated areas. The purpose of the zero-heating building is to supersede net-zero energy buildings as a way to bring building-related greenhouse gas emissions to zero in the EU. Zero-heating buildings address flawed net-zero energy buildings: the requirement for seasonal energy storage, in some cases poor comfort of living and narrow design options.
Ventilative coolingVentilative cooling is the use of natural or mechanical ventilation to cool indoor spaces. The use of outside air reduces the cooling load and the energy consumption of these systems, while maintaining high quality indoor conditions; passive ventilative cooling may eliminate energy consumption. Ventilative cooling strategies are applied in a wide range of buildings and may even be critical to realize renovated or new high efficient buildings and zero-energy buildings (ZEBs).