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Le monde animal est un vivier de découvertes extraordinaires et n'a pas fini de nous étonner. A votre avis : y-a-t-il un animal qui puisse vivre plus de vingt siècles ? Quels pouvoirs sont capables de développer les cafards conçus dans l'espace ? Quelle bestiole a un pénis pouvant s'allonger jusqu'à huit fois sa taille ? Aux émerveillements suscités par la vision de nos paysages terrestres succède aujourd'hui la fascination engendrée par l'observation des potentialités animales. Explorations en Terre Animale nous entraîne dans un voyage à la fois captivant, bizarre et réjouissant ; car la nature est extravagante et d'une richesse inouïe, représentée notamment par tous ces mammifères, insectes ou oiseaux dont les pouvoirs ici dévoilés sont proprement incroyables. Cette Terre, si belle, est pourtant en danger. Découvrons pourquoi, et nous pourrons l'aider. Les rats, les baleines ou les chauves-souris recèlent des secrets qui peuvent nous permettre de comprendre ce monde et de le préserver.

Animals --- Fauna --- Biodiversity --- ecosystems --- Behaviour

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Reinventing concrete construction with textile-reinforced concrete, this innovative composite material allows engineers new possibilities for filigree, yet durable constructions in concrete. This work of research examines the bond behaviour of this new composite material, and in particular, the cause of longitudinal cracks which can occur in the textile-reinforcement layer of this concrete. Experimental and numeric examinations show that the magnitude of the splitting tensile forces, which lead to the aforementioned cracking, is largely dependent on the geometry of the individual fibre strands. In order to characterise the fibre strands, geometrical parameters were introduced, which were assigned to Laser Scans of textile reinforcements. Based on the evidence collected, a mechanical model, in which the input parameters are of geometric nature, was presented allowing calculation of the splitting tensile force. This method has made it possible to better understand the bond behaviour of textile reinforcements in concrete and has progressed the effort to establish this new material in construction.

Structural engineering --- splitting behaviour --- textile reinforced concrete

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public health --- health education --- health behaviour --- health policy --- health promotion

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'Men' presents an approach to understanding the human male by drawing upon life history and evolutionary theory. It provides a new understanding of human male physiology and applies it to contemporary health issues such as prostate cancer, testosterone replacement therapy, and the development of a male contraceptive.

Men. --- Men --- Human evolution. --- Society. --- Evolution (Biology) --- Physical anthropology --- Evolutionary psychology --- Human beings --- Andrology --- Human males --- Males --- Effeminacy --- Masculinity --- Physiology. --- Origin --- men --- biology --- Adaptation --- Natural selection --- life cycle --- health --- Human behaviour --- social behaviour --- Abnormal behaviour --- Social anthropology

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organizational behaviour --- financial management --- e-business --- marketing management --- Business --- Organizational behavior