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In this paper, we aim to explore ways of transformations of the new techno-culture that will become essential to appropriate two emerging technologies closely related: Big-datas and Datas Analytics. We discuss as well the history of big-datas and statistical analysis but also their digital pre-warning. In terms of multivariate statistical analysis, we discuss the epistemological issues but also ethical Copernican reversal caused by this analysis (discussed Benzécri / Bourdieu). The questions to being techno-digital, closely related with human intelligence, it also upset by its implementation collaborative networks, are quickly raised (Heidegger, Simondon, Derrida and the current bibliography). We conclude by stating the close involvement of our ITEN-UNESCO Chair for ISO standardization of ICT and Learning Analytics standardization project that just opened. We also present our project Muren HD (digital humanities involving crowdsourcing synergy for education, research and heritage in a culturally Euro-Mediterranean context); a project that is part of education-research-project IDEFI Créatic.

Moroccan university researcher and open access to scientific and technical information. In this era based on information we live in, the free flow of information and knowledge is a fundamental principle for the reduction of the scientific gap. Social inclusion and economic empowerment are achieved in a society where citizens have universal access to information, whether general or specialized. Thus, over 10 years after the Declaration of the open access movement, clearly it has gained much ground in developed countries with substantial infrastructure, including through the active involvement of their universities and authorities in scientific research. However, the world of research in developing countries, in particular Morocco, lagging far behind in the practice of open access and does not take enough advantage of the opportunities of the free flow of information and knowledge. It is in this context that we have tried to amass an inventory in this area showing that the academic world is not yet part of the movement even though many conditions are already in place to benefit from open access.

The current paper aims at presenting the current state of affairs in the teaching and learning of Romanian as a foreign language (RFL) both in Romania and abroad. It starts from a brief literature review, referring to aspects such as the institutional contexts where RFL classes are organized, types of classes and learners. Next, the paper presents the teaching of RFL in practice, as evident from the discussions occasioned by the Round table entitled "Teaching Romanian as a foreign language in Romania and abroad - challenges, solutions, best practices", organized as part of the International Conference "Synergies in Communication", Bucharest, October 2022. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper focuses on press translation and its importance in today's globalized world and comprises a case study: the analysis of the way in which a statement pertaining to France's president Emmanuel Macron has been translated into the anglophone and Romanian press. Press translation is marked by at least two paradoxes: it is different from what is called "professional translation" and it is not based on a single source text. We inquire whether press translation exists as such: would it be more accurate to speak about adaptation and localization of the informative content for the target audience? The case study is represented by the various translations of the verb "emmerder" uttered by Emmanuel Macron during an interview in January 2022, when he expressed his desire to make life difficult to unvaccinated people. For any foreign audience, this declaration of the French president may be characterized as "soft news". We provide the definition of the verb "emmerder" as mentioned by the French dictionary and investigate the way in which this verb has been translated in the anglophone and Romanian press: from milder choices to stronger or even shocking translations. The paper also examines the objectivity of the press discourse when characterizing Macron's statement and analyzes the titles of several articles published in the anglophone and Romanian press, scaling them based on their objectivity/subjectivity. The manner in which political statements are translated is of maximal importance, as it has a major impact on the target audience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present the results of a research project on arithmetic-algebraic thinking that was carried out jointly by a team in Mexico and another in Quebec. The project deals with the concepts of variable and covariation between variables in the sixth grade at the elementary level and the first, second, and third years of secondary school--namely, children from 11 to 14 years old. We target secondary students (first year or K7) in this article. Our objective relates to the development of a gradual generalization in arithmetic-algebraic thinking in a socio-cultural approach to the learning of mathematics. We experimented with investigative situations using a paper-and-pencil approach and technology. We analyze the emergence, in this context, of a visual abstraction, the production of institutional and non-institutional representations, a sensitivity to contradiction, and, finally, the concepts of variable and of covariation between variables. [For the complete proceedings, see ED629884.]

Without orthogonality and without visible axiality, in appearance the garden of Algiers of the Ottoman period does not follow any geometry, it presents itself on a sloping ground with grass, flowers and fruit trees following the logic of the cultivator who has respected the movement of the sun, the cultivation techniques and the irrigation system. It seems like a natural landscape whose vegetable, ornamental and medicinal plants, coexist by means of highly developed cultivation techniques. The absence of apparent geometry certainly gives a natural character to the garden and a great feeling of pleasure. However, it is on the basis of a circular and spiral geometry that a spatial hierarchy of the garden is ordered to give a spiritual and mystical meaning to the garden. Thus, it is from the forest towards the orchard, then towards the courtyard and finally towards the patio that the passage from nature to culture is felt. This garden, described as picturesque by historians, travelers and painters of the modern era, tells of the love of man for his creator, a relationship that the poets and painters of medieval and modern Islamic times have admirably represented. This paper contains a cross-reading of the medieval Islamic painting and of the architecture of the Ottoman Garden of Algiers, which represent depictions of the love of man towards his creator through the geometry of the spiral, a geometry that is both cultural and natural. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For Epicurus the word is associated with the concept it expresses in an irrefutable, physiological way. His conviction concerning the existence of language presupposes two stages: the natural and original creation and its following elaboration. The factors that define the original creation of each language are based on the notion of place. As such, human nature physiologically created the language in relation to the passions and impressions that each place had to stimulate. The following human elaboration had the task of clarifying the most ambiguous concepts and the things that were invisible. From this axiomatic postulate, the paper proposes a presentation of the Epicurean theory on the creation of language, relying in particular on its conviction that the original nucleus in every language, which establishes the word-concept association, derives from place. Thus, the passions and impressions that each place imposes on language cannot be transferred through translation. This is mainly because they constitute an experience, which is the only basis that allows the irrefutable and physiological association between word and concept. The communion between two people who speak the same language occurs through the communion of an experience because this experience is common. In modern times and by following Epicurus, a question arises: can East and West speak the same "language"? Is it true that East and West do not have any experience in common? For Epicurus, knowledge is a common experience for all humans though language is not. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper offers insight into the causes of archaization of old lexemes and aims to emphasize the relevance of quantitative factors. Whereas such lexical items may be hold for iconic - considering their occurrence in older texts or folkloric lyrics - most of them have either ceased to be codified in contemporary dictionaries of the German language, or they are unheard of in the spoken language. The process and causes of archaization are thus being analyzed on a representative selection of such words. "Tandaradei", "allhier" or "Feinstlieb" are such words that in spite of their iconic role in literary texts are no longer used by the linguistic community. The processes that shaped their archaization are manifold, raging from singular causes - such as the semantic hypertrophy of "allhier" - to causes that are complexly linked to each other. The analyzed words exhibit an interesting link between their archaization and certain measurable traits, thus shedding a new light on underlying linguistic principles. The findings of my research suggest that such principles may be regarded as laws of archaization and that quantitative linguistics should be better integrated in the analytical instrumentarium of archaisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

IoT deployments require long-range wireless communications, especially in urban and metropolitan areas. LoRa is one of the most promising technologies in this context because of its simplicity and flexibility. In fact, the deployment of LoRa networks in dense IoT scenarios must achieve two main objectives: effective communication between a large number of devices and resilience to dynamic channel conditions due to demanding environments (for example, the presence of many buildings). This paper reviews and shows a LoRa network deployed within our team that will be deployed in our building. This work is part of the regional project "E-Water Efficiency", where we are working to improve the robustness of environmental sensor networks. We are implementing around thirty sensors on STM32 cards that are used to transmit packets to a gateway, then will be sent back to the cloud for processing at the final destination. In fact, the work environment will strongly influence the design of the network. But once the network is operational, we can implement coding algorithms to improve robustness, such as: non-rate coding, network coding, cooperative relay communication, rank metric coding, etc. This paper presents pedagogical efforts made for the practical implementation of such a network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the development of a lab-on-a-chip for cellular analysis with the implementation of RF biosensors based on injection-locked oscillators. The proposed circuit can evaluate the dielectric response of suspended cells circulating in a microfluidic channel. Under these conditions, a detection accuracy of a few attoF is necessary to discriminate differences between cells. For oscillators operating in free running frequency, it would generate variations of the oscillation frequency of the order of 10 kHz near 5 GHz, which is very complex or almost impossible to detect. We propose here a relevant approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper demonstrates the use of Ultra-High Frequency Dielectrophoresis to sort populations of biological cells. The principal aim of this lab-on-chip cytometer is to sort in a continuous flow different types of cells in suspension based on their dielectrics properties. To achieve this objective, this cytometer combines hydrofluidics and repulsive dielectrophoresis forces. We also show the importance to apply at cells a proper electric field at a specific frequency range to produce different force intensities and associated trajectory deflections. The device efficiency will be illustrated with an example of mesenchymal cells sorting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the design and characterization of microsystems for the analysis of biological cells using dielectrophoresis techniques in a microfluidic environment. Dielectrophoresis is an electrokinetic technique used to manipulate cells which are electrically polarized when they are subjected to a non-uniform electric field. As the movement of cells is related to their dielectric properties, the study of cell dielectrophoretic behaviour appears as an attractive method for their characterization. In this paper, microsystems dedicated to the study of cell dielectrophoretic behaviour are studied. At first, devices have been investigated using polystyrene beads. In a second step, the behaviour of cancerous colorectal cells (SW-620 cell line) will be analysed and first results obtained in the 10 kHz to 10 MHz frequency range will be presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents an original method of creating a digital fuzzy controller. The acquisition of input parameters is made by a microcontroller MSP 430F2122. The input signals control the width-modulated signals that are applied to the input of the fuzzy controller. In this way, it improves the speed by increasing parallelism. Fuzzy controller is implemented on a programmable logic array. This paper analyzes the case study used to validate the solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to present the Android mobile application development process, by using Microsoft technologies, such as Xamarin platform and the corresponding Cloud infrastructure. Certain teste are to be realised tests will be built in the C# programming language and AXML mark-up. We will then evaluate the most effective way to write code for mobile devices and continue building a reliable infrastructure by the integration of mobile and Cloud technologies and the use of multimedia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper presents a method to increase patients awareness and to improve the safety of medication use using Internet of Things. An experiment was undertaken by creating QR codes associated to patient information leaflets for different drugs. Patients were instructed to use smart-phones to read this QR codes as a memory aid or in case of patient information leaflet loss. Also, patients were questioned to evaluate their confidence in such method of information, and to estimate if this method can have educational potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we study the influence of the manufacturing conditions of a transverse electromagnetic (TEM) cell for real-time observation of biological cells during their exposure to electromagnetic fields. Microscopic observation is acheived through an aperture in the lower wall of the TEM cell that is sealed with a 700-nm film of the transparent conducting material Indium tin oxide (ITO). The ITO layer is connected to the lower wall with a conductive epoxy adhesive. To ensure a perfect and stable electrical contact, the epoxy must be heated to degas and consolidate. A study on the efficiency of contact provided by the epoxy was carried out according to the heating duration. The results show that a long heating duration more than 12 hours is required to obtain an electrical continuity in the aperture that is insensitive to temperature increase during exposure to electromagnetic fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a measured electro-otpical silicon modulator based on carrier depletion in a PN junction and electromagnetics simulations for optimizing its behavior. It also reports on the packaging of the modulator, specifically, both the input and output circuits which allow connecting in one hand the driver and then the load for RF matching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The adverse health effects of air pollution are of increasing concern. Many studies show that air pollution causes not only unfavourable respiratory effects in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other lung conditions, but also cardiovascular effects such as myocardial infarction and stroke. This paper presents the evaluation of association between residential exposure to traffic and lung-function. Our results were robust to adjustment for several factors, including indoor sources of air pollution and socioeconomic status. In conclusion, the possibility of confounding by other factors still exists and further investigations are needed to corroborate our results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]