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Extending the Power Range of a Solar Inverter

2018

Solar inverters feature a minimum and maximum limit of the maximum power point voltage. Overcoming these limits leads to a disconnection of the power equipment, thus wasting the solar energy. In this paper, a solution to extend the power range of a solar inverter is presented. The proposed solution extends he minimum maximum power point limit of a commercial solar inverter by means of a battery energy storage system, including a DC/DC power converter. The battery energy storage system is connected in series to the photovoltaic module. If the photovoltaic module voltage drops below the minimum maximum power point limit, the battery energy storage system is enabled thus boosting the input vol…

Problem-Based Learning in Professional Studies from the Physiotherapy Students’ Perspective

2018

The aim of the study was to investigate how physiotherapy students using a problem-based learning approach develop into experts during higher education, and answers the question: How do physiotherapy students at bachelor’s level understand the problem-based learning approach while learning to become professionals? PBL is examined using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of longitudinal data written by 15 voluntary students from two different higher education institutions and collected during 3.5 years. The main results on the new way of learning strengthen earlier conceptions of the importance of reflection in the learning process. The PBL method activates a reflection process b…

An Integrated Method for Image Retrieval

1995

This paper presents an information fusion method for image retrieval; the retrieval strategy is based on statistical and geometrical features extracted from sub-images. Our goal is to find a set of best similar images related to a prototype image; this goal may be obtained according to image content rather than symbolic attributes. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) images and astronomical images have been adopted to test the method. Main steps of the procedure to retrieve images are: (l) Segmentation, (2) Matching, and (3) Decision. The first step involves four clusters co-operating segmentation algorithms; in the matching step, a sets of candidate similar images is provided; finally an info…

Technological and Economic Factors Determining ICT Level : Evidence from Rural Micro-Businesses in Democratic Republic of Congo

2018

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the 11th largest country in the world although wars have devastated the economics of the country. In this vast but poor area, there are a lot of small businesses, particularly in agriculture. Therefore, focusing on small enterprises and their use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be a key issue in enhancing the nation's infrastructure, communications, social relations and economy. This research aims at increasing our understanding of these issues together by analysing the effects of ICT in micro‐level businesses in a developing country. The research focused on the rural neighbourhood of Ngandanjike in the area of Mbujimayi in s…

Teaching ICT infrastructure supported by cloud service Azure

2017

Les ateliers de cuisine : un outil thérapeutique pour le soin et le plaisir des patients

2018

International audience; Les patients atteints d’un cancer se retrouvent souvent confrontés à un ensemble de problématiques les conduisant à opérer des modifications dans leurs pratiques alimentaires. Cet article présente un dispositif d’ateliers culinaires1 à destination des patientes atteintes d’un cancer ainsi que son évaluation tendant à montrer qu’il s’agit d’un outil thérapeutique aidant les patients à mieux prendre en charge leur alimentation. Deux paramètres seront plus spécifiquement étudiés : la déconstruction des idées reçues autour de l’alimentation et l’animation pluridisciplinaire avec la présence d’un chef de cuisine. L’exploration de ces deux points permet d’illustrer que les…

De la terminologie de l'énergie et des transports à l'ethnoterminologie appliquée à l'entreprise Michelin

2012

International audience

Active lighting applied to three-dimensional reconstruction of specular metallic surfaces by polarization imaging

2006

International audience; In the field of industrial vision, the three-dimensional inspection of highly reflective metallic objects is still a delicate task. We deal with a new automated three-dimensional inspection system based on polarization analysis. We first present an extension of the shape-from-polarization method for dielectric surfaces to metallic surfaces. Then, we describe what we believe to be a new way of solving the ambiguity concerning the normal orientation with an active lighting system. Finally, applications to shape-defect detection are discussed, and the efficiency of the system to discriminate defects on specular metallic objects made by stamping and polishing is presente…

Citizen Participation and Political Communication in a Digital World.

2015

International audience; The arrival of the participatory web 2.0 has been hailed by many as a media revolution, bringing with it new tools and possibilities for direct political action. Through specialised online platforms, mainstream social media or blogs, citizens in many countries are increasingly seeking to have their voices heard online, whether it is to lobby, to support or to complain about their elected representatives. Politicians, too, are adopting "new media" in specific ways, though they are often criticised for failing to seize the full potential of online tools to enter into dialogue with their electorates. Bringing together perspectives from around the world, this volume exam…

L'invention de la Valeur Universelle Exceptionnelle de l'Unesco

2015

De la Valeur Universelle Exceptionnelle de 1972, en passant par la Convention pour la reconnaissance de l'immatérialité de 2003, le patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, à l'importante plasticité conceptuelle, ne cesse d'évoluer. Cet ouvrage invite au débat sur l'évolution du patrimoine mondial, à travers trois axes : diachronique, interactionniste et communicationnel, mais aussi politique et prospectif.