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Thèse présentée pour l’obtention du grade de Philosophae doctor (Ph.D.) en Études urbaines de l’INRS-UCS et l’UQAM et du doctorat en Aménagement de l’espace et Urbanisme de l’Université de Bordeaux III 19 décembre 2002 te l-0

suggest that healthcare professionals, particularly doctors, are reluc-tant to report adverse events to a superior. The results show that healthcare professionals, as might be expected, are most likely to report an incident to a colleague when things go wrong (F(2,520) = 82.01, p<0.001). The reporting

Cold gas spraying (CGS) is presented as an innovative approach to deposit semiconductor particles onto substrates in order to form photoelectrodes for electrochemical applications. Thin layers of TiO2 (P25-20 by Evonik Industries) are deposited onto titanium substrates (TiO2-CGS films) at different

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Building a more sustainable sensor network via protocol innovation

The recent discovery of dark energy has prompted an investigation of ways in which the accelerated expansion of the universe can be realized. In this dissertation, we present two separate projects related to dark energy. The first project analyzes a class of braneworld models in which multiple branes float in a five-dimensional anti-de Sitter bulk, while the second investigates a class of dark energy models from an effective field theory perspective. Investigations of models including extra dimensions have led to modifications of gravity involving a number of interesting features. In particular, the Randall-Sundrum model is well-known for achieving an amelioration of the hierarchy problem. However, the basic model relies on Minkowski branes and is subject to solar system constraints in the absence of a radion stabilization mechanism. We present a method by which a four-dimensional low-energy description can be obtained for braneworld scenarios, allowing for a number of generalizations to the original models. This method is applied to orbifolded and uncompactified N-brane models, deriving an effective four-dimensional action. The parameter space of this theory is constrained using observational evidence, and it is found that the generalizations do not weaken solar system constraints on the original model. Furthermore, we find that general