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[Book Review] Harrington, Brooke: Capital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2016): Review Symposium
No full textOlivier Godechot: What Agency for Tax Evasion? Patrick Emmenegger: Masters of Gray Zones and Elusive Champions of the Tax "Optimization" Industry Patrick Inglis: A Look at Wealth Managers: Some Methodological and Rhetorical Consideration
Letter to Andrew Inglis Clark, 16 Oct 1907 from P.O. Fysh
No full textLetter to Andrew Inglis Clark,16 Oct 1907 from P.O. Fysh. Deals with books. C4/C8
Letter to Andrew Inglis Clark, 3 May 1890 from P.O. Fysh
No full textLetter to Andrew Inglis Clark, 3 May 1890 from P.O. Fysh. Clark is empowered by the Governor to treat with the Tasmanian Main Line Railway for purchase of its property
Two letters to Andrew Inglis Clark, 3 May 1890 and 16 Oct 1907 and an undated telegram from P.O. Fysh
No full textTwo letters to Andrew Inglis Clark, 3 May 1890 and 16 Oct 1907 and an undated telegram from P.O. Fysh. In the first Clark is empowered by the Governor to treat with the Tasmanian Main Line Railway for purchase of its property, the second deals with books.
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Penser l’hégémonie dans le monde contemporain
No full textIs There a Possible Dialogue Between Hegemony and Cosmopolitanism? Interview with Frédéric Ramel -- What do the two concepts of hegemony and cosmopolitanism imply? Are they opposed or is there a possible dialogue between them? In a recently published chapter (“Competition for Hegemony ” in the edited volume Cosmopolitanism in Hard Times), Professor of political science at Sciences Po CERI Frédéric Ramel questions these concepts and explores their scope. The following is an interview with the author. Interview by Miriam Perier, CERI
Caught in the nuclear trap(s)? The responsibility and findings of independent scholarship
No full textBenoit Pelopidas is the author of Repenser les choix nucléaires. La séduction de l'impossible, published last January by Presses de Sciences Po and currently being translated into English. Through systematic research conducted over more than a decade, at the crossroads of nuclear history and international relations, the author addresses essential notions such as proliferation, the security dilemma, vulnerability, and chance to name but a few. He answers our questions about his work, his approach, and his firm stance on the independence of research. This interview was conducted with Benoît Pélopidas on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Nuclear Knowledges programme
Maximal Lactate Steady State Versus the 20-Minute Functional Threshold Power Test in Well-Trained Individuals: “Watts” the Big Deal?
No full textPurpose: To (1) compare the power output (PO) for both the 20-minute functional threshold power (FTP20) field test and the calculated 95% (FTP95%) with PO at maximal lactate steady state (MLSS) and (2) evaluate the sensitivity of FTP95% and MLSS to training-induced changes.
Methods: Eighteen participants (12 males: 37 [6] y and 6 females: 28 [6] y) performed a ramp-incremental cycling test to exhaustion, 2 to 3 constant-load MLSS trials, and an FTP20 test. A total of 10 participants returned to repeat the test series after 7 months of training.
Results: The PO at FTP20 and FTP95% was greater than that at MLSS (P = .00), with the PO at MLSS representing 88.5% (4.8%) and 93.1% (5.1%) of FTP and FTP95%, respectively. MLSS was greater at POST compared with PRE training (12 [8] W) (P = .002). No increase was observed in mean PO at FTP20 and FTP95% (P = .75).
Conclusions: The results indicate that the PO at FTP95% is different to MLSS, and that changes in the PO at MLSS after training were not reflected by FTP95%. Even when using an adjusted percentage (ie, 88% rather than 95% of FTP20), the large variability in the data is such that it would not be advisable to use this as a representation of MLSS
A “step-ramp-step” protocol to identify the maximal metabolic steady state
No full textThe oxygen uptake (V[Combining Dot Above]O2) at the respiratory compensation point (RCP) closely identifies with the maximal metabolic steady state. However, the power output (PO) at RCP cannot be determined from contemporary ramp-incremental exercise protocols.
Purpose: This study aimed to test the efficacy of a "step-ramp-step" (SRS) cycling protocol for estimating the PO at RCP and the validity of RCP as a maximal metabolic steady-state surrogate.
Methods: Ten heathy volunteers (5 women; age: 30 ± 7 yr; V[Combining Dot Above]O2max: 54 ± 6 mL·kg·min) performed in the following series: a moderate step transition to 100 W (MOD), ramp (30 W·min), and after 30 min of recovery, step transition to ~50% POpeak (HVY). Ventilatory and gas exchange data from the ramp were used to identify the V[Combining Dot Above]O2 at lactate threshold (LT) and RCP. The PO at LT was determined by the linear regression of the V[Combining Dot Above]O2 versus PO relationship after adjusting ramp data by the difference between the ramp PO at the steady-state V[Combining Dot Above]O2 from MOD and 100 W. Linear regression between the V[Combining Dot Above]O2-PO values associated with LT and HVY provided, by extrapolation, the PO at RCP. Participants then performed 30-min constant-power tests at the SRS-estimated RCP and 5% above this PO.
The oxygen uptake (V[Combining Dot Above]O2) at the respiratory compensation point (RCP) closely identifies with the maximal metabolic steady state. However, the power output (PO) at RCP cannot be determined from contemporary ramp-incremental exercise protocols.
Purpose: This study aimed to test the efficacy of a "step-ramp-step" (SRS) cycling protocol for estimating the PO at RCP and the validity of RCP as a maximal metabolic steady-state surrogate.
Methods: Ten heathy volunteers (5 women; age: 30 ± 7 yr; V[Combining Dot Above]O2max: 54 ± 6 mL·kg·min) performed in the following series: a moderate step transition to 100 W (MOD), ramp (30 W·min), and after 30 min of recovery, step transition to ~50% POpeak (HVY). Ventilatory and gas exchange data from the ramp were used to identify the V[Combining Dot Above]O2 at lactate threshold (LT) and RCP. The PO at LT was determined by the linear regression of the V[Combining Dot Above]O2 versus PO relationship after adjusting ramp data by the difference between the ramp PO at the steady-state V[Combining Dot Above]O2 from MOD and 100 W. Linear regression between the V[Combining Dot Above]O2-PO values associated with LT and HVY provided, by extrapolation, the PO at RCP. Participants then performed 30-min constant-power tests at the SRS-estimated RCP and 5% above this PO.
Results: All participants completed 30 min of constant-power exercise at the SRS-estimated RCP achieving steady-state V[Combining Dot Above]O2 of 3176 ± 595 mL·min that was not different (P = 0.80) from the ramp-identified RCP (3095 ± 570 mL·min) and highly consistent within participants (bias = -26 mL·min, r = 0.97, coefficient of variation = 2.3% ± 2.8%). At 5% above the SRS-estimated RCP, four participants could not complete 30 min and all, but two exhibited non-steady-state responses in blood lactate and V[Combining Dot Above]O2.
Conclusions: In healthy individuals cycling at their preferred cadence, the SRS protocol and the RCP are capable of accurately predicting the PO associated with maximal metabolic steady state
La Chose nue : parité, restitution, spectre
No full text“Disappearance” is at the heart of the studies and novels of Hadrien Laroche, who reexamines for us “the thing” in the work of Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida, and Meyer Shapiro. We are familiar with the discussion around Van Gogh’s shoes, a still life lively enough to give rise to some very keen, contradictory interpretations. In introducing the Marquis de Sade into the game, the author allows us to broach the delicate question of the human being’s treatment as a thing by both artists and philosophers.La disparition est au cœur des études et des romans de Hadrien Laroche qui revient pour nous sur « la chose » chez Heidegger, Derrida et Schapiro. Nous connaissons la discussion autour des Souliers de Van Gogh, nature morte suffisamment vivante pour susciter des interprétations contradictoires d’une grande vivacité. En introduisant Sade dans le jeu, l’auteur nous permet d’aborder la question délicate du traitement de l’humain comme chose par l’artiste et le philosophe
A "Step-Ramp-Step" Protocol to Identify the Maximal Metabolic Steady State
No full textThe oxygen uptake (V[Combining Dot Above]O2) at the respiratory compensation point (RCP) closely identifies with the maximal metabolic steady-state. However, the power output (PO) at RCP cannot be determined from contemporary ramp-incremental exercise protocols. PURPOSE: To test the efficacy of a "step-ramp-step" (SRS) cycling protocol for estimating the PO at RCP and the validity of RCP as a maximal metabolic steady-state surrogate. METHODS: 10 heathy volunteers (5 women; age: 30±7 yr; V[Combining Dot Above]O2max: 54±6 mL·kg·min) performed in series a: moderate step-transition to 100 W (MOD); ramp (30 W·min); and, after 30 min of recovery, step-transition at ~50% peak PO (HVY). Ventilatory and gas exchange data from the ramp were used to identify the V[Combining Dot Above]O2 at lactate threshold (LT) and RCP. The PO at LT was determined by linear regression of the V[Combining Dot Above]O2 versus PO relationship after adjusting ramp data by the difference between the ramp-PO at the steady-state V[Combining Dot Above]O2 from MOD and 100 W. Linear regression between the V[Combining Dot Above]O2-PO values associated with LT and HVY provided, by extrapolation, the PO at RCP. Participants then performed 30 min constant-power tests at the SRS-estimated RCP and 5% above this PO. RESULTS: All participants completed 30 min of constant-power exercise at the SRS-estimated RCP achieving steady-state in V[Combining Dot Above]O2 of 3176±595 mL·min that was not different (p=0.80) from the ramp-identified RCP (3095±570 mL·min) and highly consistent within-participants (bias=-26 mL·min; r=0.97; CV=2.3±2.8%). At 5% above the SRS-estimated RCP, four participants could not complete 30 min and all but two exhibited non-steady-state responses in blood lactate and V[Combining Dot Above]O2. CONCLUSIONS: In healthy individuals cycling at their preferred cadence, the SRS protocol and RCP are capable of accurately predicting the PO associated with maximal metabolic steady-state
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