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The article focuses on the digital transformation of French daily regional newspaper Sud Ouest from traditional print-based content creation to a more digital-centric approach by adopting the CUE platform from Stibo DX. It states that this change streamlined their workflow, harmonized content creation for both print and web, and propelled their digital evolution.

The article focuses on the launch of a comprehensive plan by Compagnie Léa Nature to install photovoltaic panels across its sites in France, aiming to produce renewable energy equivalent to its annual electricity consumption by 2040.

The Joint Conference of the Information Retrieval Communities in Europe (CIRCLE 2020) is the second joint conference of the French, Italian, and Spanish information retrieval communities. The three days of conference gathered interesting studies and research work on a wide range of topics on information retrieval, such as topic and document modeling, web search, information retrieval in e-government, social media, recommender systems, information retrieval evaluation, indexing and annotation, user profiling and interaction, frameworks and systems, and semantic extraction. It was hosted by Université de Toulouse, France in a holiday resort at Samatan. Date: 4--7 July, 2022. Website: https://www.irit.fr/CIRCLE/. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

France, Germany and Italy have reportedly reached a joint agreement on how artificial intelligence (AI) is to be regulated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This paper aims to consider both the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and behavioural response in the optimal sizing of solar photovoltaic systems (PV modules and batteries) for energy communities. The objective is to achieve a high self-sufficiency rate whilst taking into account the grid carbon intensity and the global warming potential of system components. Design/methodology/approach: Operation and sizing of energy communities leads to optimization problems spanning across multiple timescales. To compute the optimisation in a reasonable time, the authors first apply a simulation periods reduction using a clustering approach, before solving a linear programming problem. Findings: The results show that the minimum GHG emissions is achieved for self-sufficiency rates of 19% in France and 50% in Germany. Research limitations/implications: The analysis is restricted to specific residential profiles: further work will focus on exploring different types of consumption profiles. Practical implications: This paper provides relevant self-sufficiency orders of magnitude for energy communities. Originality/value: This paper combines various approaches in a single use case: environmental considerations, behavioural response as well as multi-year energy system sizing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

France, Poland, and Estonia are urging the European Union (EU) to provide adequate and concrete funding for defense programs, similar to the joint bonds used during the pandemic. The EU is set to present a new defense strategy that aims to enhance military purchases, but it has not clarified how it will finance these proposals. The recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia has exposed the limitations of the EU's defense industry and ammunition stocks, highlighting the need for increased production capacity and spending. Some have suggested issuing joint EU debt, similar to the Covid recovery package, to address these challenges. The EU's defense strategy should focus on improving the long-term capacity of the defense industry, increasing munition stocks, enhancing technological competitiveness, and strengthening defense industrial cooperation with Ukraine. France and Estonia have proposed issuing eurobonds to boost the continent's defense industry. The EU needs to deliver concrete funding proposals before the next budget cycle to address the urgent need for defense capabilities. [Extracted from the article]

A researcher from the University of Toulouse in France has released new data on pediatrics, specifically focusing on the diagnosis of developmental dysgraphia in the digital age. The acquisition of handwriting is crucial for the development of higher-level skills such as spelling and composition. The research discusses various tools used for analyzing handwriting and diagnosing dysgraphia, including both traditional paper-and-pen methods and computerized approaches. While computerized tools show promise, further improvements are needed before they can be widely used by clinicians. The research highlights the need for a universal, standardized test that combines both paper-and-pen and computerized approaches. [Extracted from the article]

France, along with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Poland, is proposing a new sanctions regime within the European Union (EU) to combat Russian disinformation and election interference globally. The draft paper states that Russia has been using various hybrid instruments to undermine democracy, stability, and the rule of law throughout Europe. The EU is prioritizing the fight against Russian disinformation ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in June, as the volume of disinformation on social media platforms has increased. The proposed sanctions would target individuals and entities involved in destabilizing activities and could include travel bans and asset freezes. [Extracted from the article]

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France is considering implementing new regulations on children's screen use based on a study that found negative effects of screens on children, including sleep disruption and sedentary behavior. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has criticized the widespread use of screens in schools, leading some to speculate if France will follow Sweden's return to paper textbooks. In Costa Rica, a severe drought has led to nationwide power cuts, impacting the transportation system and causing traffic lights to stop working. Hong Kong's Court of Appeal has granted the government's request to ban the protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong," citing national security concerns. Fiji's former prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, has been sentenced to one year in prison for covering up financial mismanagement at a university. [Extracted from the article]

Modern monetary theorists shouldn't expect a warm welcome in Paris: according to a working paper by Bank of France economists, their ideas are "more of a political manifesto than of a genuine economic theory." The tone of the paper has echoes of the quip used by former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane, that MMT is neither modern, nor monetary, nor a theory. [Extracted from the article]

Charles Dumont, a self-checkout entrepreneur based in Cerbère, France, is seeking partners for a checkout-free technology, "I Shop Then Free To Go," according to an email sent to Kiosk Marketplace. The concept combines technologies designed to enhance the shopping experience... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article from Practical Caravan, titled "Our tour de France," provides a personal account of the author's trip across France. The author shares their experiences in various regions, including Le Havre, Reims, Provins, Orléans, and Montbert. They highlight specific attractions and activities in each location, such as visiting museums, exploring historic sites, enjoying local cuisine, and staying at different campsites. The article offers a personal perspective on traveling in France and offers recommendations for those interested in exploring rural France. The author concludes by mentioning the need for extra time at customs post-Brexit but overall had a positive experience and plans to return to France in the future. [Extracted from the article]

The first patient identified with the variant was vaccinated and had just returned from Cameroon, IHU researchers wrote in a paper published on the medRxiv server in late December where they first drew attention to the atypical mutations. (Bloomberg) -- The World Health Organization said a coronavirus variant found in France hasn't become much of a threat since it was first identified in November. [Extracted from the article]

The article looks into Fiorella Pierobon's journey from a television profession to a life of art, examining her childhood love of drawing and her fondness for abstract painting styles. Pierobon outlines her artistic approach, which includes using materials and colors to convey emotions while leaving interpretation up to the audience. She also discusses the impact of residing in France on her paintings and compares the assistance for artists in France and Italy during the epidemic.

The article focuses on an American statesman, Thomas Jefferson's exposure to Neoclassical art and architecture during his time in Paris, France particularly his visits to the Musée de Louvre and attendance at the Salon of 1787. It explores how Jefferson's encounters with works by artists like Jacques-Louis David and Hubert Robert influenced his architectural vision for the U.S., reflecting his commitment to democracy and civic engagement.

Idemia, a France-based provider of security services using biometric technology, has installed its self-serve passenger identification kiosk at eight Australia airports, according to a press release. After testing by the Australian department of home affairs, the Gen3 kiosk was installed... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

France has the highest government expenditures as a percentage of GDP among OECD countries, allowing for generous subsidies to businesses and individuals. For example, French businesses received €157 billion in subsidies in 2019, amounting to over €2,400 per capita. The French government also provides subsidies for education, including free schooling, subsidies for school supplies, meals, and transportation. Higher education is mostly free, with registration fees waived for scholarship recipients. The government also offers subsidies for electric cars, bicycles, and public transportation. However, critics argue that these subsidies contribute to France's increasing national debt and encourage unnecessary consumption. [Extracted from the article]

Equinix, a global data center and colocation provider, has signed seven power purchase agreements (PPAs) with German renewables developer WPD for power offtake in France. This deal, one of the largest of its kind in French history, covers a capacity of 100MW and over 300GWh annually. The PPAs will support Equinix's 11 French data centers and contribute to France's renewable energy production goals. This marks Equinix's twentieth PPA worldwide, increasing its global assets to 912MW. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study from the University of Paris Saclay explores the use of identifiability analysis in the field of animal science. Identifiability analysis is a mathematical tool that helps determine if unique values of model parameters can be recovered from experimental data. The researchers propose adopting an upstream approach, integrating identifiability analysis before data collection, to improve the accuracy and robustness of predictive models. They emphasize the availability of freely accessible software tools that make identifiability analysis more accessible to practitioners in the field. The study concludes that the modeling community in animal science can easily incorporate identifiability analysis into their model development process. [Extracted from the article]

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Renewable heating firm Newheat has raised €30 million ($32.8m) in funding, with new shareholder SWEN Capital Partners participating through its SWIFT II strategy. Newheat aims to become a European leader in renewable heat generation for district heating and industrial sectors, focusing on decarbonization. The company plans to invest the majority of the funds in power plant projects, with the goal of investing €150 million in 15 new projects within three years and achieving €1 billion in installed capacity by 2030. Newheat has already deployed five plants in France and has announced plans to expand into waste heat recovery, solar thermal energy, heat storage, industrial heat pumps, and biomass and biogas combustion. [Extracted from the article]

For those of us who struggle with enjoying digital sound at home - from anecdotal evidence, there are still more than a few of us around - the Totaldac d1-unity just may change your listening habits and enlarge your musical libraries. Except where noted, I listened to the d1-unity DAC and d1- streamer-sublime together. As you might imagine, these high-precision devices aren't cheap, and the Totaldac dl-unity DAC I've been listening to contains 100 of them (whereas the four-box d1-sublime DAC, which I heard and enjoyed in Munich, uses 600!). To see how much the d1-sublime-streamer was adding to this delightful illusion, I replaced it with my own streamer: the much less expensive and kludgier combination of the Sonore ultraRendu and Denafrips Iris digital-to-digital converter (the latter to enable an AES3 connection to the d1-unity). [Extracted from the article]

Le Maire said there was some misunderstanding about what France wants: The government is not pushing for any change to the wholesale market and the proposals are focused on structural issues rather than short term difficulties. (Bloomberg) -- French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire arrived in Brussels for a meeting with his peers on Monday demanding they take seriously his country's proposal to revamp energy markets in the European Union. [Extracted from the article]

The article informs that abused for decades by the decline in its paper distribution, regional daily press (PQR) s seeking to diversify into events, audiovisual, digital or communication in France. It mentions that media activity alone is no longer sufficient to ensure the sustainability and profitability of regional press groups, therefore they are looking into different expansion models.

Sustainable chemical producer Indorama Ventures (IVL) and biotech firm Carbios have agreed to launch a joint venture for the construction of a PET bio-recycling plant in France. A portion of Carbios' equity injection into the JV will be financed by a part of Carbios' current cash position. Touted to be the world's first industrial-scale enzymatic PET bio-recycling plant, it will have the capacity to process about 50,000 tons of post-consumer PET waste per year, including waste that is not recyclable, which is equivalent to 2 billion PET-colored bottles or 2.5 billion PET trays. [Extracted from the article]

The next-generation reactors, or fast-neutron reactors, will produce less radioactive waste, and Japan sees them as potentially key for the country to become less reliant on energy from carbon. (Bloomberg) -- Japan and France will work together in developing next-generation nuclear reactors, the Sankei newspaper reported on Wednesday. [Extracted from the article]

Predicting the evolutionary dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic is a complex challenge. The complexity increases when the vaccination process dynamic is also considered. In addition, when applying a voluntary vaccination policy, the simultaneous behavioral evolution of individuals who decide whether and when to vaccinate must be included. In this paper, a coupled disease-vaccination behavior dynamic model is introduced to study the coevolution of individual vaccination strategies and infection spreading. We study disease transmission by a mean-field compartment model and introduce a non-linear infection rate that takes into account the simultaneity of interactions. Besides, the evolutionary game theory is used to investigate the contemporary evolution of vaccination strategies. Our findings suggest that sharing information with the entire population about the negative and positive consequences of infection and vaccination is beneficial as it boosts behaviors that can reduce the final epidemic size. Finally, we validate our transmission mechanism on real data from the COVID-19 pandemic in France. • A new couple disease-vaccination behavior model is introduced. • A compartment model with a new nonlinear infection rate is proposed to study the disease transmission. • An evolutionary game theory approach is implemented to study the simultaneous evolution of people vaccination strategies. • Two rules for updating vaccination strategy are studied: one based on local imitation; the other based on global considerations. • The infection transmission mechanism is validated with French COVID-19 data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Outdoor group housing is generally reported as being beneficial to the welfare of horses compared to single boxes, being considered to show greater similarities with the living conditions of feral horses, allowing full expression of behaviours such as grazing, social interactions and free movement. However, concerns persist regarding the ability to maintain a good nutritional state and the possibility of acquiring injury. No data reporting a comprehensive assessment of welfare for horses in outdoor group-housing systems are currently available. The present study aimed at applying a scientifically valid welfare assessment protocol to grouphoused outdoor horses in 'parcours', a particular management system used in the south of France. 'Parcours' are semi-natural areas, grazed by domestic herbivores located in lowland, mountain, or marsh. One hundred and seventy-one horses older than a year pertaining to six farms and kept on 'parcours' were evaluated by a trained veterinarian using a modified version of the second level Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) welfare assessment protocol for horses. No major welfare issues were detected. Horses in 'parcours' displayed few abnormal behaviours, they could move freely for most of the day and interact with conspecifics, maintaining a healthy state of nutrition and a good relationship with humans. The main welfare concerns were related to the presence of superficial integument alterations such as alopecia, difficulty in reaching quality controlled water sources and a lack of shelter. As the number of facilities involved in this study is relatively limited, further harmonised data collection should aim to enlarge the sample size and allow comparison with different outdoor group-housing conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article explores the Vietnamese experience at the Paris Colonial Exposition in 1931, which aimed to promote the French Empire's colonial project. Vietnamese elites saw the event as an opportunity to showcase their significance and engagement within Indochinese society. However, their participation also perpetuated an Orientalizing perspective on their culture and history. The article focuses on Vietnamese performers and athletes who played a role in promoting Vietnamese culture at the Exposition. It also discusses the demands of the native elite for more representation and agency during the era of Franco-Vietnamese collaboration, as well as the role of Vietnamese-language press in advocating for governance reforms. The article concludes by reflecting on the complexities of postcolonial yearning and the exhibition in Hanoi that highlights Vietnamese participation in colonial expositions and their cultural achievements. [Extracted from the article]

Innovative Technology Ltd. has teamed with LM Control, based in Lyon, France, a service and distribution provider of payment solutions for self-service terminals, according to a press release. LM will distribute the ITL range of products and provide a service center for customers based in France. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cruising sailors now have more options for landing on French soil when coming from outside the European Union (EU). Previously, boats had to arrive at and depart from a Port of Entry (PPF), but now 53 marinas have been granted the rights to handle leisure/recreational boats arriving from or departing to outside of the EU or Schengen area. Skippers will need to email a completed form to the relevant port in advance of arrival or departure, and the forms will be processed by local officials. This new protocol makes cruising to and from France easier and more attractive. [Extracted from the article]

The relationship between environmental degradation and economic growth has become a prominent topic in recent decades, increasing multidisciplinary approaches across a wide range of studies. Analyzing the economy-environment nexus is significant because most countries attempt to limit environmental deterioration while pursuing economic growth. This paper studies the non-linear cross-correlations between economic growth and environmental degradation on a sample of five developed European countries - France, Germany, Spain, Norway, and the United Kingdom. The study is performed using two approaches: multifractal detrended cross-correlation analysis and wavelet-based analysis. According to the empirical tests, there are non-linear cross-correlations between economic growth and environmental degradation in all five countries. For each country, multifractal metrics such as Hurst exponents, scaling exponents, and multifractal spectra are computed to show the significance of all time-series pairs. The strongest multifractal features have been observed in France, Norway, and Spain. Shuffling the series suggests that multifractality in the cross-correlations arises both from a broad probability density function and from different long-term correlations. Wavelets are applied to detrend all data sets before computing the cross-correlation. Moreover, the wavelet coherence is computed as a measure for analyzing interdependencies across time and frequencies. Except for France and Spain, Wavelet-detrended cross-correlation values are considerably lower than cross-correlation values of the raw data sets, which indicates that the interdependence between growth and environmental degradation is rather long-term. In terms of wavelet coherence, results vary among the countries, with France and Spain showing the highest and most persistent coherence values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Within this scope, in 2018 France adopted its "Strategy for the Indo- Pacific", further refined by the Ministry of the Armed Forces the following year in its "French Defense Strategy for the Indo-Pacific." The warming of Australia-France relations following the election of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese could lead to reinforced French-Australian military cooperation, and also be an occasion to revive the ambition for a Australia-India-France alliance. [Extracted from the article]

In the article, the author discusses the social thermalism program that was introduce by the French government in 1947 to allow people with health conditions to avail of treatments using mineral water, mud and steam from natural hot springs. Also cite are the move by the government to subsidize cures for people with long COVID and the comment by French tourism minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne on the country's thermal stations.

With 46 mutations, the B.1.640.2 variant has been on scientists' radars since November. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A study conducted by the University of Lorraine in France examined the knowledge, attitudes, and intentions of boys and girls regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The research found that HPV vaccine coverage remains low in France, and a significant percentage of boys do not feel concerned about the vaccine. The study highlights the importance of considering psychological factors in vaccination decisions, in addition to specific attitudes towards the HPV vaccine. The findings suggest the need for effective school-based interventions to improve vaccine coverage. [Extracted from the article]

The article profiles French filmmaker Céline Sciamma. Topics covered include Sciamma's views on feminism, her experience of writing children's screenplay, and the making of her fifth film "Petite Maman." Also discussed is the success of her 2019 period romance "Portrait of a Lady on Fire," featuring Adèle Haenel, whose revelation that she was sexually abused by a director has sparked protests and French feminist marches.

The article offers information on the importance of the management of agricultural packaging and plastics. It mentions that how OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) pioneered the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) which initiates the debate on the internalization of external costs and externalities associated with waste management.

On the remaining charges, one person received a nine month prison sentence for organizing an undeclared demonstration and participating in certain group activity after being summoned to court. Seven opponents of France's plan for a nuclear waste dump near the village of Bure were acquitted on September 19 of criminal association and organized crime, the most serious charges they faced. Three people received a nine month suspended prison sentence, and another a six month suspended sentence. [Extracted from the article]

The Etam Group, an international retailer and lingerie brand in France, has deployed Precisely's Automate Studio technology to support accounts payable processes, cut operational costs and drive greater innovation. Business agility is critical in retail, with companies seeking to balance... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

J.P. Morgan has received approval to join Cartes Bancaires CB, a payment network in France. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]