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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Spoštovani!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Vabimo
vas na predavanje, ki ga organizira Odsek za elektronsko keramiko K-5, v <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: navy; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">torek, 13.
septembra 2005 ob 14. uri.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Predaval
bo<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Bookman Old Style" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=navy
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">prof.
dr. <SPAN class=SpellE>Marc</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>Lethiecq</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B
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color=#cc99ff size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #cc99ff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"
color=navy><SPAN
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<SPAN class=SpellE>Group</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>François</SPAN>-Rabelais
<SPAN class=SpellE>University</SPAN>; <SPAN class=SpellE>Tours</SPAN>,
Francija<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2><I><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: SL"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: FR"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Naslov
predavanja<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN class=SpellE><B><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=blue
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">Ultrasonic</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><B><FONT
face="Bookman Old Style" color=blue><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"> <SPAN
class=SpellE>Transducers</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>for</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>High</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>Resolution</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>Imaging</SPAN> : <SPAN
class=SpellE>from</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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align=center><SPAN class=SpellE><B><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=blue
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">Piezoelectric</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><B><FONT
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"> <SPAN
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size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: SL; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=navy
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Predavanje
bo v Kolarjevi predavalnici.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"><SPAN
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</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">Vljudno
vabljeni!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
face="Bookman Old Style" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Povzetek
predavanja:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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face="Bookman Old Style" color=navy size=3><SPAN
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class=SpellE>current</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>work</SPAN> on <SPAN
class=SpellE>piezoelectric</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>materials</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>and</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>structures</SPAN>, <SPAN
class=SpellE>namely</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>thick</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>films</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>developed</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>specifically</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>for</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>these</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>applications</SPAN>. Material <SPAN
class=SpellE>properties</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>measured</SPAN> on <SPAN
class=SpellE>different</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>samples</SPAN> (<SPAN
class=SpellE>including</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>thin</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>plates</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>thick</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>films</SPAN> on <SPAN class=SpellE>several</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>substrates</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>machined</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>bulk</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>ceramics</SPAN>) <SPAN
class=SpellE>will</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>be</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>presented</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>and</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>compared</SPAN>. <SPAN class=SpellE>The</SPAN> design <SPAN
class=SpellE>of</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>transducers</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>using</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>those</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>materials</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>identified</SPAN> as <SPAN
class=SpellE>potentially</SPAN> most <SPAN class=SpellE>efficient</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>will</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>be</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>discussed</SPAN>, in <SPAN class=SpellE>particular</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>through</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>optimisation</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>procedures</SPAN>. <SPAN class=SpellE>Transducer</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>fabrication</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>will</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>be</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>shortly</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>described</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>and</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>measured</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>performance</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>will</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>be</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>highlighted</SPAN>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN class=SpellE><FONT
face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">Images</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face="Bookman Old Style"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"> <SPAN
class=SpellE>obtained</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>using</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>specifically</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>designed</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>systems</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>will</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>be</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>shown</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>for</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>several</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>of</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>the</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>application</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>fields</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>of</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>high</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>resolution</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>ultrasonic</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>imaging</SPAN>. <SPAN class=SpellE>Emerging</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>fields</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>such</SPAN> as <SPAN
class=SpellE>high</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>resolution</SPAN> 3D <SPAN
class=SpellE>imaging</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>elasticity</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>imaging</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>and</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>tissue</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>analysis</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>will</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>be</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>presented</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>through</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>results</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>of</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>current</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>technological</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>and</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>clinical</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>research</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>projects</SPAN>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Bookman Old Style" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>