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Scaling up qualitative data: with Professor Ken Benoit
No full textProfessor Benoit is the Principal Investigator in an ERC funded project QUANTESS developing innovative methods for the quantitative analysis of textual data in the social sciences. He is the co-author with Paul Nulty of the R software package for text analysis “quanteda”, and working on a book Quantitative Text Analysis Using R covering methods for managing, processing, and analysing textual data using the R programming language. He has taught quantitative text analysis extensively and has published research in this area targeting both methodology and political science applications
Thesium philosophicarum fasciculus
No full textquem ... praeside ... Io. Friderico Benoit ... publicè tutabitur Ioh. Rodolphus Kochius, HBernas, phil. stud. author & respondens, ad diem 5. Martii ...Diss. Hohe Schule Bern, 171
Fables de La Fontaine: Une Anthologie proposée par Benoit Marchon
No full textHere are forty-three fables presented by an artist I have enjoyed twice elsewhere. The book's unusual shape (6½ x 10¾) is the first clue that it is going to present traditional material in a fresh way. Almost every presentation involves two pages and clever positioning of a few key images. GA (10-11) presents an ant with a sack of grain on his back marching across the page above a grasshopper moving upwards with a guitar on his back: character, load, and direction are all different. FC presents a cheese with its owner's name struck through and changed from Corbeau to Renard (12-13). WS shows a stork with a scissors for a head beside an x-ray of a wolf's digestive tract with the bone lodged down the throat (22-23). The spilt milk of MM is blotting out drawings of hens, pig, and cow (30-31). The surreal style fits the approach perfectly. Sometimes I have no idea why an object is presented the way Jarrie presents it; other times it is perfect. The bull in OF holds the frog by a tether as though the latter were a helium-filled balloon (32-33). Maybe best of all is The Rat and the Elephant (50-51). The elephant is segmented to make room for the text. Between the elephant's legs, mostly hidden from us, a cat reaches out a paw for the minuscule rat under the elephant's big belly. For sheer fun, try The Lion Defeated by a Man (78-79). The book has a place-holding ribbon, a short life of both La Fontaine and of Jarrie, and a helpful glossary of unusual language in the fables. This book fulfills its rear cover's promise of a fresh entry into a fabulous zoological park. Bravo, Jarrie!This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Language note: FrenchJean de La Fontaine; Benoit Marcho
Physical and psychological factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in dancers
No full textContexte : Les danseurs sont particulièrement à risque de troubles musculosquelettiques
(TMS). Malgré une forte incidence de TMS, peu de facteurs physiques et psychologiques
ont été identifiés comme contribuant au développement de ceux-ci chez les danseurs.
Objectifs : Mieux comprendre les facteurs associés aux TMS chez les danseurs en
investiguant l’association entre l’incidence de TMS au cours d’une saison et 1) l’activation
du transverse de l’abdomen (TrA), 2) la force musculaire à la hanche, 3) la compétence de
mouvements, 4) la passion et 5) l’anxiété de performance.
Méthodes : Un total de 118 danseurs professionnels ou préprofessionnels, évoluant en ballet
ou en danse contemporaine, ont été recrutés. L’activation du TrA et la force musculaire ont
été évaluées à l’aide d’un appareil échographique et d’un dynamomètre manuel,
respectivement. La compétence de mouvements a été évaluée à l’aide du Movement
Competency Screen (MCS). La passion a été mesurée avec l’échelle de passion et l’anxiété
de performance à l’aide du Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory. Les participants
ont été suivis au cours d’une saison à l’aide de journaux de bord électroniques hebdomadaires
recueillant les épisodes de TMS autorapportés à l’aide du Self-Estimated Functional Inability
because of Pain. Des régressions linéaires ont été faites pour chaque variable indépendante
avec le nombre de TMS en saison en contrôlant pour les variables confondantes.
Résultats : L’incidence de TMS pendant la saison de danse a été associée de façon
significative à l’activation du TrA (ß=0,258, p=0,033), la force des abducteurs (ß=-0,260,
p=0,096), des rotateurs externes à la hanche (ß=-0,535, p=0,003) et à la passion obsessive
lorsque le TMS causait un arrêt de la danse (ß=0,252, p=0,042). Les autres variables n’étaient
pas liées à l’incidence de TMS. Le modèle de régression linéaire multiple composé des
facteurs physiques, c’est-à-dire de l’activation du TrA (ß=0,305, p=0,003) et de la force aux
rotateurs externes de la hanche (ß=-0,291, p=0,006), expliquait 25,4% (F=4,066, p<0,001)
de la variance de l’incidence de TMS.
Conclusions : Une activation supérieure du TrA ainsi qu’une force musculaire moindre à la
hanche ont été associées à une plus haute incidence de TMS au cours d’une saison, alors que
la passion obsessive a été reliée à une plus haute incidence de TMS causant un arrêt de la
danse. Ces résultats permettront le développement de programmes de prévention.Abstract : Background: Dancers are particularly at risk for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Despite
a high incidence of MSDs, few physical and psychological factors have been identified as
contributing to their development in dancers.
Objectives: To better understand the factors associated with MSDs in dancers by
investigating the association between the incidence of MSDs over the course of a season and
1) transversus abdominis (TrA) activation, 2) hip muscle strength, 3) movement competency,
4) passion, and 5) performance anxiety.
Methods: A total of 118 professional or pre-professional ballet or contemporary dancers
were recruited. TrA activation and muscle strength at the hip were assessed using an
ultrasound device and a manual dynamometer, respectively. Movement competency was
assessed with the Movement Competency Screen (MCS). Harmonious and obsessive passion
were measured with the Passion Scale and performance anxiety was measured with the
Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory. Participants were followed over the course of
a season using weekly electronic diaries collecting self-reported MSD episodes using the
Self-Estimated Functional Inability because of Pain. Linear regressions were performed for
each independent variable in relation to MSD incidence over a dance season controlling for
confounding variables.
Results: The incidence of MSDs during the dance season was significantly related to TrA
activation (ß=0.258, p=0.033), abductor strength (ß=-0.260, p=0.096), hip external rotator
strength (ß=-0.535, p=0.003) and obsessive passion when the MSD episode caused
interruption of dance (ß=0.252, p=0.042). The other variables were not related to the
incidence of MSD episodes. The multiple linear regression model composed of the physical
factors, i.e., TrA activation (ß=0.305, p=0.003) and hip external rotator strength (ß=-0.291,
p=0.006), explained 25.4% (F=4.066, p<0.001) of the variance in MSD incidence.
Conclusions: Higher TrA activation as well as lower hip muscle strength were associated
with a higher incidence of MSDs within a season. In addition, obsessive passion was related
to a higher incidence of MSDs causing interruption of dance. These findings pave the way
to the development of prevention programs
L’écriture impliquée: nouvelle forme de l’engagement littéraire chez fatou diome, Léonora Miano et Marie Ndiaye
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Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD systemCette thèse propose d’expliciter les manières dont l’implication se manifeste dans les textes de Fatou Diome, Léonora Miano et Marie NDiaye. Dans un contexte français de résurgence de l’engagement littéraire, elle exprime des manières d’intervenir par l’écriture sur des problèmes sociaux ou politiques qui traversent la société. L’originalité de notre thèse tient à l’intérêt d’avoir privilégié le contexte d’écriture de ces auteures. En effet, la critique des littératures africaines francophones lie l’émergence de nouvelles formes d’écriture, à partir de années quatre-vingt, à la présence des auteurs de cette littérature dans un espace qui n’est plus africain mais essentiellement parisien. Le choix de l’implication nous permet d’inscrire les écrivaines choisies pour notre analyse dans un lieu témoin de pratiques d’écritures nouvelles qui montrent des préoccupations qui ne sont plus uniquement d’ordre esthétique.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2020-05-01The student, Malyoune Benoit, accepted the attached license on 2018-04-18 at 07:03.The student, Malyoune Benoit, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2018-04-18 at 07:11.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2018-04-18 at 17:39.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #12334 on 2018-08-31 at 17:20:24U of I Only Restriction Lifted for Item 107270 on 2020-09-05T09:15:26Z
L'étude des cadastres antiques : à propos d'Olbia de Provence
No full textThe study of antique cadastres : namely about Olbia in Provence
The knowledge about the way land is occupied, as well in uran as rural areas, gain increasing importance with the actual approach to antique societies. The study of Greek and Roman cadastres in the Mediterrannean contour concern also Southern Gaul, not without arising problems of method about their identification, their restitution and their dating. Starting from his recent cadastral analysis of the territory surrounding the Marseilles foundation at Olbia. J. Benoit remains reserved about the reliability, the limits, even the dangers of the diverse techniques of investigation generally in practice.
Inside a zone where cadastre is established, to the North of Olbia, J. Benoit has dissociated the area situated to the North- North-East of the antique settlement. After a critical interpretation and Mediterranean wide comparaisons, the author delimits an area relatively restricted (750 acres), spreading from the sea to the mountain, regulated by a rectangular module 105x52,5 m. This cadastre most probably established on the basic mesure of a foot of 29,6 cm, could belong to a periode of Greek colonization (middle of the fourth - beginning of the first century B. C).La connaissance des modes de l'occupation des sols, tant urbaine que rurale, prend de plus en plus d'importance dans l'approche actuelle des sociétés antiques. L'étude des cadastrations grecques et romaines du pourtour méditerranéen concerne également le Midi gaulois, non sans poser plusieurs problèmes de méthode pour leur identification, leur restitution et leur datation. Partant de ses récentes analyses sur la cadastration du territoire alentour de la fondation massaliote d'Olbia, J. Benoit s'interroge, en premier lieu, sur la fiabilité, les limites, voire les dangers des diverses techniques d'investigation généralement usitées.
A l'intérieur d'une zone cadastrée au Nord d'Olbia, J. Benoit dissocie celle située au Nord-Nord-Est de l'agglomération antique. Après une interprétation critique et des comparaisons méditerranéennes, l'auteur délimite une aire relativement réduite (305 ha), s'étalant entre mer et montagne, rythmée selon un module rectangulaire de 105 x 52,5 m. Ce cadastre, très probablement édifié sur la mesure d'un pied de 29,6 cm, pourrait se rapporter à l'époque de colonisation grecque (milieu du IVème - début du Ier s. av. J.-C).Benoit Jean. L'étude des cadastres antiques : à propos d'Olbia de Provence. In: Documents d'Archéologie Méridionale, vol. 8, 1985. pp. 25-48
Les représentations des Premiers Peuples et le colonialisme d’occupation dans les manuels scolaires d’histoire (1920-1960)
No full textMon mémoire porte sur les représentations des Premiers Peuples dans les manuels scolaires d’histoire francophones, produits et utilisés au Québec entre 1920 et 1960, avec une attention particulière portée à ceux destinés aux jeunes du primaire. Cette recherche est au croisement des études sur le colonialisme québécois, de l’histoire de l’enfance et de l’étude des représentations. Plusieurs théories émanant des études visuelles, de l’altérité et des performances studies sont aussi mobilisées dans mon étude des manuels scolaires d’histoire.
En se positionnant à l’intersection de cette mosaïque d’historiographies et d’approches conceptuelles, mon mémoire répond aux questions suivantes : comment sont représentés les Premiers Peuples au Canada dans les manuels d’histoires francophones produits entre les années 1920 et 1960 et dans quelle mesure ces représentations sont en rupture avec la période précédente ? Comment sont mobilisées ces représentations dans l’imaginaire colonial québécois ? De quelle manière est reçue, appropriée et performée l’image coloniale de l’« Indien imaginaire » par les enfants ? Mon étude vient compléter une historiographie qui couvrira, dès lors, toute l’histoire des représentations des Premiers Peuples dans les manuels scolaires d’histoire depuis les débuts de l’instruction publique au Québec.
Le premier chapitre explore trois champs historiographiques sur lesquels mon mémoire s’appuie : l’histoire des enfants, le colonialisme d’occupation et les représentations des Premiers Peuples dans la culture populaire nord-américaine. Les chapitres deux et trois sont consacrés, dans l’ordre, à l’analyse des manuels scolaires d’histoire produit entre 1920 et 1950 et ceux entre 1950 et 1960. Je démontre que la figure de l’Indien est mobilisée par les auteurs des manuels des années 1920-1950 pour justifier la dépossession et les violences coloniales du passé, notamment par l’utilisation d’arguments politiques, moraux et généalogiques. Dans la série de manuels des années 1950, nettement plus nationaliste, les auteurs reprennent ces mêmes idées en appuyant toutefois plus fortement sur l’idée de la « mission civilisatrice » au point de nettoyer le récit historique québécois de sa violence originelle. De plus, j’établis que ces manuels montrent la prolongation du colonialisme dans le présent. Les Premiers Peuples ne disparaissent plus du récit après la Conquête, contrairement à ce qui était le cas dans les manuels d’histoire avant 1950, mais ils sont toujours sujets à un discours colonial qui les dénigre, les invisibilise et tente de justifier la dépossession de leurs terres.My master’s thesis examines the representations of First Peoples in French-language history textbooks produced and used in Quebec between 1920 and 1960, with a particular focus on those intended for elementary school children. This research is at the crossroads of studies on Quebec colonialism, childhood history and the study of representations. Several theories emanating from visual studies, othering and performance studies are also mobilized in my study of history textbooks.
By positioning itself at the intersection of this mosaic of historiographies and conceptual approaches, my master’s thesis answers the following questions: how are the First Peoples in Canada represented in French-language history textbooks produced between the 1920s and the 1960s and to what extent are these representations at odds with the previous period? How are these representations mobilized in the Quebec colonial imagination? How is the colonial image of the ‘imaginary Indian’ received, appropriated and performed by children? My study contributes to a historiography exploring history of representations of the First Peoples in history textbooks since the beginning of public education in Quebec.
The first chapter explores three historiographical fields on which my dissertation draws: children's history, settler colonialism, and representations of First Peoples in North American popular culture. Chapters two and three are devoted, in order, to the analysis of history textbooks produced between 1920 and 1950 and those between 1950 and 1960. I show that the figure of the Indian is mobilized by the authors of the first period’s textbooks to justify the dispossession and colonial violence of the past, notably through the use of political, moral and genealogical arguments. In the latter period’s, more nationalistic series of textbooks, the authors reiterate these same ideas, but with a stronger emphasis on the idea of the ‘civilizing mission’ to the point of cleansing the Quebec historical narrative of its original violence. Furthermore, I argue that these textbooks show the continuation of colonialism in the present. First Peoples no longer disappear from the narrative after the Conquest, as was the case in history textbooks before 1950, but they are still subject to a colonial discourse that denigrates and invisibilizes them, while attempting to justify the dispossession of their lands
Solving eigenvalue response matrix equations with nonlinear techniques
No full textThis paper presents new algorithms for use in the eigenvalue response matrix method (ERMM) for reactor eigenvalue problems. ERMM spatially decomposes a domain into independent nodes linked via boundary conditions approximated as truncated orthogonal expansions, the coefficients of which are response functions. In its simplest form, ERMM consists of a two-level eigenproblem: an outer Picard iteration updates the k-eigenvalue via balance, while the inner λ -eigenproblem imposes neutron balance between nodes. Efficient methods are developed for solving the inner λ-eigenvalue problem within the outer Picard iteration. Based on results from several diffusion and transport benchmark models, it was found that the Krylov-Schur method applied to the λ -eigenvalue problem reduces Picard solver times (excluding response generation) by a factor of 2–5. Furthermore, alternative methods, including Picard acceleration schemes, Steffensen’s method, and Newton’s method, are developed in this paper. These approaches often yield faster k-convergence and a need for fewer k-dependent response function evaluations, which is important because response generation is often the primary cost for problems using responses computed online (i.e., not from a precomputed database). Accelerated Picard iteration was found to reduce total computational times by 2–3 compared to the unaccelerated case for problems dominated by response generation. In addition, Newton’s method was found to provide nearly the same performance with improved robustness
Dissecting Aliens, Imagining Futures. Rethinking the 1995 Roswell Autopsy Video Hoax
No full textQuesto articolo si ispira alla teoria delle apocalissi culturali di Ernesto De Martino per analizzare il video di una presunta "autopsia aliena" girato a Roswell nel dopoguerra e diffuso nel 1995 come preteso "found footage" che avrebbe documentato la presenza di alieni sulla Terra. L'articolo si concentra sulla costruzione della presunta veridicità che ha accompagnato la diffusione del video, inquadrando le narrazioni su UFO e alieni come espressione di ansie collettive e interrogativi riguardanti temi quali l’esobiologia, le teorie sull'anomia successiva a un possibile contatto con forme di vita extraterrestre e l'ingegneria genetica. Attraverso il caso del video di Roswell, l’articolo esplora come la figura dell'alieno sia stata integrata in diverse visioni escatologiche e concezioni di futuri interplanetari. La ricerca approfondisce inoltre l’analisi sull'ambizione dell’ufologia di ottenere una legittimazione scientifica e sulla sua diffidenza verso il potere e le istituzioni, tracciando parallelismi e divergenze tra i discorsi sugli UFO e quelli legati ai generi del fantastico. Per illustrare questi punti, la ricerca analizza anche un episodio del programma televisivo "Mixer", trasmesso dalla rete nazionale italiana, che presentò in diretta il video dell’autopsia aliena durante la seconda serata, scatenando polemiche riguardanti le prerogative del servizio pubblico. Infine, l'articolo propone un'autoetnografia dell'autore, riflettendo sulla ricezione del video all'interno di un contesto personale per evidenziare come questo falso documentario sia riuscito a stimolare dibattiti su concetti quali l’autorità epistemica e il pensiero trascendente.This article draws on Ernesto De Martino's theory of cultural apocalypses to analyze a video of a supposed "alien autopsy" filmed in post-war Roswell and released in 1995 as alleged "found footage," claiming to document the presence of aliens on Earth. The article focuses on the construction of the presumed authenticity that accompanied the video's dissemination, framing UFO and alien narratives as expressions of collective anxieties and questions related to themes such as exobiology, theories of anomie following potential contact with extraterrestrial life, and genetic engineering. Through the case of the Roswell video, the article explores how the figure of the alien has been integrated into various eschatological visions and concepts of interplanetary futures.
The research further delves into Ufology's ambition to achieve scientific legitimacy and its distrust of power and institutions, drawing parallels and distinctions between discourses on UFOs and those found in the genres of speculative fiction. To illustrate these points, the study also examines an episode of the Italian national television program "Mixer," which aired the alien autopsy video during prime-time, sparking debates over the role of public broadcasting. Finally, the article offers an autoethnography by the author, reflecting on the personal reception of the video to highlight how this fake documentary succeeded in provoking discussions on concepts such as epistemic authority and transcendental thought
Les objets de la vie quotidienne à Entremont chez Fernand Benoit et aujourd'hui
No full textEveryday objects from Fernand Benoit's excavations and recent work at Entremont. The conference which is in honour of the memory of Fernand Benoit and the fiftieth anniversary of the excavations at Entremont, presents the opportunity to consider the ways in which Fernand Benoit assessed the role of artisan objects and everyday life. His understanding of urban development relied on the presence of workshop structures and the objects and tools which lead him to define (sometimes with reticence) functional and social differences between the two parts of the town. Using the example of iron, we compare the quantitative and qualitative contributions of the early and more recent excavations. An analysis of the spatial distribution allows us to breach the rigid functional division that divides the two areas of the town. This also gives us the opportunity to follow up the discussion regarding the identification of room 2 in block 29 as a primitive shrine or a domestic and craft deposit. The author supports the latter interpretation through a detailed reconsideration of the data including sometimes-unpublished material. Finally, this anniversary prompts us to consider the future for the research that needs to be carried out in this area.Le colloque, organisé à la mémoire de Fernand Benoit pour le cinquantième anniversaire des fouilles d'Entremont, offre l'opportunité d'observer le rôle qu'ont joué les objets de l'artisanat et de la vie quotidienne dans la pensée et l'œuvre de Fernand Benoit. Sa compréhension du développement urbanistique de la ville s'appuie sur la présence des structures artisanales, des objets et des outils qui le pousse à définir, parfois avec réticence, une différence fonctionnelle et sociale entre les deux parties de la ville. Avec l'exemple du fer, on compare ici les apports quantitatifs et qualitatifs des fouilles anciennes et récentes. Une étude de répartition permet de battre en brèche une répartition fonctionnelle trop stricte entre les deux quartiers de la ville. L'occasion est aussi offerte de poursuivre la discussion sur l'identification de la pièce 2 de l'îlot 29, en tant que sanctuaire primitif ou dépotoir domestique et artisanal. L'auteur plaide pour cette dernière interprétation en reprenant dans le détail les indices, parfois inédits, pouvant fonder l'analyse. Enfin, cet anniversaire incite à faire le point des travaux qu'il reste à engager dans ce domaine.Willaume Martine. Les objets de la vie quotidienne à Entremont chez Fernand Benoit et aujourd'hui. In: Documents d'Archéologie Méridionale, vol. 21, 1998. Entremont et les Salyens. Actes du colloque d'Aix-en-Provence 5-6 avril 1996. pp. 58-61
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