313 research outputs found
Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery: Abdominoplasty, the State of the Art in Body Contouring
No full textDue to the increased prevalence of obesity in the last decades, bariatric surgery has been on the rise in recent years. Bariatric surgery is a compelling option for weight loss in obese patients with severe obesity-related comorbidities or for whom lifestyle modifications have proven ineffective. Redundant skin following significant weight loss is a common occurrence affecting up to 96% of patients who undergo bariatric surgery, negatively impacting physical and psychosocial health and detracting from activities of daily living. Statistics of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons show that 46,577 body contouring procedures were performed after massive weight loss in the USA in a 2020 report. Abdominoplasty, a well-established cosmetic surgery procedure for improving body contour, is performed by removing excess skin and fat from the abdominal wall and thereby restoring musculofascial integrity and skin elasticity, resulting in a more ideal body shape and increasing quality of life. Although abdominoplasty is a safe procedure, it has been associated with a higher complication rate compared with other body-contouring procedures. Technologic advances over the past decade have been developed as non-invasive alternatives or adjunctive tools to surgery to enhance cosmetic results and minimize complications. New energy-based technologies may supplant invasive surgery for mild to moderate skin laxity and/or diminish the extent of surgery and resulting scars. Plastic surgeons play a significant role in improving the quality of life of patients who suffer from obesity and underwent bariatric surgery. We are deeply convinced, however, that the advancement of knowledge and research in this field will determine the introduction of new technologies and custom-made techniques. This advancement will reduce the complication rate with a rapid reintegration of the patient into the world of work and resumption of daily activities
L'imaginaire des langues chez Meillet ou la contamination de l'univers discursif scientifique par le politique et l'intime
No full textFerenc Fodor est chercheur-expert en sciences du langage au sein du Groupe de Recherche en Sciences Humaines et Sociales (GRETS), à la Direction de la Recherche d’EDF. Ses travaux portent sur la linguistique et la sémiologie. Dernière publication (2012) : « Sustainable development, climate change, energy saving : discursive developments of an environmental ethic », in Stanislav Shmelev, Irina Shmeleva (dir.), Sustainability Analysis : an Interdisciplinary Approach, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 179-203. - Ferenc Fodor is expert-researcher in Language Sciences in the Groupe de Recherche en Sciences Humaines et Sociales (GRETS), at the EDF Research Department. His fields of research include Linguistics and Semiology. Last publication (2012) : “Sustainable development, climate change, energy saving : discursive developments of an environmental ethic”, in Stanislav Shmelev, Irina Shmeleva (dir.), Sustainability Analysis : an Interdisciplinary Approach, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 179-203.International audienceThis paper deals with the question raised in the first line of the SHESL-HTL Conference: the possible influence of ideologies and (individual or collective) imaginations on the linguist’s thought. In this respect, Antoine Meillet’s positions, as he expounds them in his book Les langues dans l’Europe nouvelle published at the end of the First World War, constitute a very interesting example. The linguist’s commitment becomes more and more obvious as the reading of the book goes on and it shows the influence of external causalities (political, ideological) on the author. The paper also mentions the reactions generated by Meillet’s book (thoughts from the Hungarian writer Dezsõ Kosztolányi and the French linguist Aurélien Sauvageot).Cet article aborde la question que pose le premier axe thématique du colloque du point de vue de l’influence possible des idéologies et imaginaires (collectifs et individuels) sur les réflexions du linguiste. L’exemple des positions d’Antoine Meillet, telles qu’il les expose dans son ouvrage publié à la fin de la première guerre mondiale (Les langues dans l’Europe nouvelle) est à cet égard particulièrement intéressant. Le parti pris du linguiste devient de plus en plus évident au fil de la lecture du livre et témoigne de l’influence des causalités externes (politiques, idéologiques) sur l’auteur. L’article fait également mention des réactions qu’a provoquées ce livre (réflexions de l’écrivain hongrois Dezsõ Kosztolányi et du linguiste français Aurélien Sauvageot)
L'imaginaire des langues chez Meillet ou la contamination de l'univers discursif scientifique par le politique et l'intime
No full textFerenc Fodor est chercheur-expert en sciences du langage au sein du Groupe de Recherche en Sciences Humaines et Sociales (GRETS), à la Direction de la Recherche d’EDF. Ses travaux portent sur la linguistique et la sémiologie. Dernière publication (2012) : « Sustainable development, climate change, energy saving : discursive developments of an environmental ethic », in Stanislav Shmelev, Irina Shmeleva (dir.), Sustainability Analysis : an Interdisciplinary Approach, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 179-203. - Ferenc Fodor is expert-researcher in Language Sciences in the Groupe de Recherche en Sciences Humaines et Sociales (GRETS), at the EDF Research Department. His fields of research include Linguistics and Semiology. Last publication (2012) : “Sustainable development, climate change, energy saving : discursive developments of an environmental ethic”, in Stanislav Shmelev, Irina Shmeleva (dir.), Sustainability Analysis : an Interdisciplinary Approach, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 179-203.International audienceThis paper deals with the question raised in the first line of the SHESL-HTL Conference: the possible influence of ideologies and (individual or collective) imaginations on the linguist’s thought. In this respect, Antoine Meillet’s positions, as he expounds them in his book Les langues dans l’Europe nouvelle published at the end of the First World War, constitute a very interesting example. The linguist’s commitment becomes more and more obvious as the reading of the book goes on and it shows the influence of external causalities (political, ideological) on the author. The paper also mentions the reactions generated by Meillet’s book (thoughts from the Hungarian writer Dezsõ Kosztolányi and the French linguist Aurélien Sauvageot).Cet article aborde la question que pose le premier axe thématique du colloque du point de vue de l’influence possible des idéologies et imaginaires (collectifs et individuels) sur les réflexions du linguiste. L’exemple des positions d’Antoine Meillet, telles qu’il les expose dans son ouvrage publié à la fin de la première guerre mondiale (Les langues dans l’Europe nouvelle) est à cet égard particulièrement intéressant. Le parti pris du linguiste devient de plus en plus évident au fil de la lecture du livre et témoigne de l’influence des causalités externes (politiques, idéologiques) sur l’auteur. L’article fait également mention des réactions qu’a provoquées ce livre (réflexions de l’écrivain hongrois Dezsõ Kosztolányi et du linguiste français Aurélien Sauvageot)
L'imaginaire des langues chez Meillet ou la contamination de l'univers discursif scientifique par le politique et l'intime
No full textFerenc Fodor est chercheur-expert en sciences du langage au sein du Groupe de Recherche en Sciences Humaines et Sociales (GRETS), à la Direction de la Recherche d’EDF. Ses travaux portent sur la linguistique et la sémiologie. Dernière publication (2012) : « Sustainable development, climate change, energy saving : discursive developments of an environmental ethic », in Stanislav Shmelev, Irina Shmeleva (dir.), Sustainability Analysis : an Interdisciplinary Approach, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 179-203. - Ferenc Fodor is expert-researcher in Language Sciences in the Groupe de Recherche en Sciences Humaines et Sociales (GRETS), at the EDF Research Department. His fields of research include Linguistics and Semiology. Last publication (2012) : “Sustainable development, climate change, energy saving : discursive developments of an environmental ethic”, in Stanislav Shmelev, Irina Shmeleva (dir.), Sustainability Analysis : an Interdisciplinary Approach, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 179-203.International audienceThis paper deals with the question raised in the first line of the SHESL-HTL Conference: the possible influence of ideologies and (individual or collective) imaginations on the linguist’s thought. In this respect, Antoine Meillet’s positions, as he expounds them in his book Les langues dans l’Europe nouvelle published at the end of the First World War, constitute a very interesting example. The linguist’s commitment becomes more and more obvious as the reading of the book goes on and it shows the influence of external causalities (political, ideological) on the author. The paper also mentions the reactions generated by Meillet’s book (thoughts from the Hungarian writer Dezsõ Kosztolányi and the French linguist Aurélien Sauvageot).Cet article aborde la question que pose le premier axe thématique du colloque du point de vue de l’influence possible des idéologies et imaginaires (collectifs et individuels) sur les réflexions du linguiste. L’exemple des positions d’Antoine Meillet, telles qu’il les expose dans son ouvrage publié à la fin de la première guerre mondiale (Les langues dans l’Europe nouvelle) est à cet égard particulièrement intéressant. Le parti pris du linguiste devient de plus en plus évident au fil de la lecture du livre et témoigne de l’influence des causalités externes (politiques, idéologiques) sur l’auteur. L’article fait également mention des réactions qu’a provoquées ce livre (réflexions de l’écrivain hongrois Dezsõ Kosztolányi et du linguiste français Aurélien Sauvageot)
Inefficient pricing from holdover bias in NFL point spread markets
No full textWe identify inefficiency in the National Football League (NFL) gambling market indicative of sticky preferences by bettors. NFL teams that qualified for the playoffs in the prior season are favoured by too large a margin in the opening week of the following season. Bettors view these teams as superior though they win only 51.7% of opening week games against teams that failed to make the playoffs in the prior year. Against the point spread, teams that made the playoffs in the prior year win only 35.6% of opening week games played against teams that failed to make the playoffs in the prior year. Systematic betting based on this trend results in significant profitability over the 2004–2012 seasons with an average return over 22% per game. We posit this can be explained by gamblers’ tendencies to cling to perceptions of teams formed from observation in the prior season. This confirms research in more traditional markets, suggesting investors can be slow to update asset valuations.Andy Fodor , Michael DiFilippo , Kevin Krieger & Justin Davis (2013) Inefficient pricing from holdover bias
in NFL point spread markets, Applied Financial Economics, 23:17, 1407-1418, DOI: 10.1080/09603107.2013.829201Journal ArticlePre-printJEL Classification: L83; G14; G1
A temporal module for logical frameworks
No full textIn artificial intelligence, multi agent systems constitute an interesting typology of society modeling, and have in this regard vast fields of application, which extend to the human sciences. Logic is often used to model such kind of systems as it is easier to verify than other approaches, and provides explainability and potential validation. In this paper we define a time module suitable to add time to many logic representations of agents
Rule Extraction via Dynamic Discretization with an Application to Air Quality Modelling
No full textAssociation rule extraction is a very well-known and important problem in machine learning, and especially in the sub-field of explainable machine learning. Association rules are naturally extracted from data sets with Boolean (or at least categorical) attributes. In order for rule extraction algorithms to be applicable to data sets with numerical attributes as well, data must be suitably discretized, and a great amount of work has been devoted to finding good discretization algorithms, taking into account that optimal discretization is a NP-hard problem. Motivated by a specific application, in this paper we provide a novel discretization algorithm defined as an (heuristic) optimization problem and solved by an evolutionary algorithm, and we test its performances against well-known available solutions, proving (experimentally) that we are able to extract more rules in a easier way
The use of ultrasonography in learning clinical examination– a pilot study involving third year medical students
No full textReading Classic Texts
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Towards ethical machines via logic programming
No full textAutonomous intelligent agents are playing increasingly important roles in our lives. They contain information about us and start to perform tasks on our behalves. Chatbots are an example of such agents that need to engage in a complex conversations with humans. Thus, we need to ensure that they behave ethically. In this work we propose a hybrid logic-based approach for ethical chatbots
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