Fernand Brunner, Introduction à la philosophie

La Philosophie du remède

scruple then every prescription where this occurs has a serious error, and so, in a sense, invalidates Brownrigg's treatment. A drachm (3)=60 grains, whilst a scruple (3)=only 20 grains-an error of 1:3. Of less importance is to have equated the apothecary ounce (3) with that of the avoirdupois (oz) as there is a difference of 42.5 grains between them. It would thus seem that the editors have an...

Introduction à la théorie des grandes matrices aléatoires

RÉSUMÉ. Cet article est une introduction à la théorie des grandes matrices aléatoires, à destination d’un public non spécialiste. On y énonce et démontre en détail le théorème de MarčenkoPastur qui décrit le spectre asymptotique d’une grande matrice de covariance. On introduit la transformée de Stieltjes et les techniques de calcul associées, ainsi que quelques techniques de calcul gaussien qui...

Contribution à l'étude de la maladie athéromateuse

Médecine à la Molière.

Of Moliere's thirty six plays, seven deal, to a greater or lesser extent, with medicine; the medicine as practiced in Paris during the reign of Louis XIV. In these days, Moliere satirises the recalcitrant conservatism of the Paris medical faculty. It is, however, an informed satirisation. This paper explores Moliere's motives and attempts to place Moliere's medical plays against a broad canvas ...

Death à la carte

Delegates arrived at the hotel on a rainy Sunday evening where they were immediately made welcome and encouraged to relax over dinner while chatting to other EWCD (European Workshop on Cell Death) participants. The EWCD is a bi-annual conference that focuses on all aspects of cell death. Each conference is held in a different unique location, with this year’s being no exception. The six-day mee...