77 research outputs found
sj-docx-1-wso-10.1177_17474930231204343 – Supplemental material for Clinical, imaging, and management features of symptomatic carotid web: Insight from CAROWEB registry
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-wso-10.1177_17474930231204343 for Clinical, imaging, and management features of symptomatic carotid web: Insight from CAROWEB registry by Stephane Olindo, Nicolas Gaillard, Nicolas Chausson, Cedric Turpinat, Cyril Dargazanli, Quentin Bourgeois-Beauvais, Aissatou Signate, Julien Joux, Mehdi Mejdoubi, Michel Piotin, Mickael Obadia, Jean-Philippe Desilles, François Delvoye, Quentin Holay, Benjamin Gory, Sébastien Richard, Christian Denier, Emmanuelle Robinet-Borgomano, Xavier Carle, Hubert Desal, Benoit Guillon, Alain Viguier, Matthias Lamy, Fernando Pico, Anne Landais, Marion Boulanger, Pauline Renou, Florent Gariel, Papaxanthos Jean, Lhermitte Yann, Lisa Papillon, Gaultier Marnat and Didier Smadja in International Journal of Stroke</p
The marking of livestock in traditional pastoral societies
No full textThe marking of animals has been practiced in all pastoral systems since time immemorial. Using a series of examples representative of the major pastoral civilizations of the world, the author presents the techniques used (branding and ear incisions, either separately or in combination). In the light of the characteristics common to pastoral societies, the following points are analyzed:
- the manner in which the marks used by these societies have been conserved or modified in the course of vertical (inherited) or lateral changes of ownership;
- the content and meaning of the messages conveyed by the marks;
- the various functions of the marks, namely, collective or individual identification, establishment of rights, protection against theft.
In conclusion, the mark of the lineage is seen as symbolic of the founding pact of the pastoral system, uniting a community of humans, a community of animals and a territory.
Traditional livestock marking systems are generally not used for health purposes. Moreover, their characteristics are not compatible with the requirements of modern traceability. Nevertheless, these systems could be adapted, as is the case for the marking of the reindeer herds of the Lapps in Norway, which has been given legal value and has been made mandatory
La métatextualité du fantastique obvie nord-américain de l'extrême contemporain (la représentation littéraire de l'écrivain et de son double dans les romans de Stephen King et Patrick Sénécal)
No full textÀ partir de l étude de la représentation de l écrivain fictif et son double dans deux textes de l auteur états-unien Stephen King, le roman The Dark Half et la novella Secret Window, Secret Garden , et dans deux romans de l auteur québécois Patrick Senécal, Sur le seuil et Aliss, nous nous interrogeons sur la possible métatextualité du fantastique obvie nord-américain de l extrême contemporain. Par un recours à différentes méthodes d analyse et d interprétation du récit, nous montrons que, dans les œuvres de notre corpus, ces deux auteurs de fantastique dit populaire emploient les mêmes outils stylistiques que les auteurs de littérature générale procédés d autoreprésentation, références intertextuelles, transgression des niveaux narratifs ou encore mise en relief de la fictionalité du texte. Par là, King et Senécal mènent à leur tour une réflexion sur l écrivain, le processus créatif et le genre fantastique, sans pour autant renoncer à la monstration caractéristique du fantastique obvie. Ainsi, bien que les critiques opèrent généralement une césure entre un fantastique populaire et un fantastique littéraire, la frontière entre chaque catégorie est moins fermée qu il n y paraît. Notre étude montre en effet qu un fort niveau de monstration n exclut pas nécessairement une forte métatextualité. De plus, l insistance sur la fictionalité du récit consécutive à la réflexion métalittéraire ne détruisant en rien l effet fantastique, nous soutenons que, contrairement à la monstration, la métatextualité est constitutive du genre fantastique.Through a study of the representation of the fictitious writer and his doppelganger in two works of fiction by the U.S. author Stephen King, the novel The Dark Half and the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden, and in two novels by the Quebec author Patrick Senécal, Sur le seuil and Aliss, I examine the possible metafictionality of contemporary North-American horror fiction. Drawing upon methods in literary analysis and textual interpretation, I show that, in these four texts, these two horror fiction authors use the same writing techniques as mainstream authors do autorepresentation, intertextual references, transgression of narrative levels, and highlighting of a text s fictionality. Thus, King and Senécal conduct a literary reflection on the artistic identity of the writer, on writing, and on the genre itself, without abandoning the horrific descriptions which characterize horror fiction. Although critics do make a clear distinction between horror fiction and fantastic fiction, the line between them can sometimes be blurred. Indeed, my study points out that a strong level of horrific description does not necessarily exclude a strong level of metafiction. Moreover, since the emphasis on a text s fictionality resulting from the metafictional reflection does not ruin the fantastic effect, I argue that, unlike horrific descriptions, which are limited to horror fiction, metafictionality is inherent to the fantastic genre as a whole.PARIS3-BU (751052102) / SudocSudocFranceF
A 2000-year temperature reconstruction on the East Antarctic plateau, from argon-nitrogen and water stable isotopes in the Aurora Basin North ice core
No full textProgress Code: completedStatement: The dates in temporal coverage correspond to the dates over which the ice core was collected, and then the dates over which the data were analysed.<b>Purpose</b><br/>The temperature of the earth is one of the most important climate parameters. Proxy records of past climate changes, in particular temperature, are a fundamental tool for exploring internal climate processes and natural climate forcings. Despite the excellent information provided by ice core records in Antarctica, the temperature variability of the past 2000 years is difficult to evaluate from the low accumulation sites in the Antarctic continent interior. Here we present the results from the Aurora Basin North (ABN) ice core (71° S, 111° E, 2690 m a.s.l.) in the lower part of the East Antarctic plateau where accumulation is substantially higher than other ice core drilling sites on the plateau, and provide unprecedented insight in East Antarctic past temperature variability.Here we present the results from the Aurora Basin North (ABN) ice core (71° S, 111° E, 2690 m a.s.l.) in the lower part of the East Antarctic plateau where accumulation is substantially higher than other ice core drilling sites on the plateau, and provide unprecedented insight in East Antarctic past temperature variability. We reconstructed the temperature of the last 2000 years using two independent methods: the widely used water stable isotopes (δ18O), and by inverse modelling of borehole temperature and past temperature gradients estimated from the inert gas stable isotopes (δ40Ar and δ15N). This second reconstruction is based on three independent measurement types: borehole temperature, firn thickness, and firn temperature gradient.<br/><br/>More information on the data and the methods can be found in the accompanying publication: Servettaz, A. P. M., Orsi, A. J., Curran, M. A. J., Moy, A. D., Landais, A., McConnell, J. R., Popp, T. J., Le Meur, E., Faïn, X., and Chappelaz, J., : A 2000-year temperature reconstruction on the East Antarctic plateau, from argon-nitrogen and water stable isotopes in the Aurora Basin North ice core [submitted] Clim. Past.<br/><br/>Please see the manuscript for further details on unit of measurements and abbreviations used for the data set
HIV status, breastfeeding modality at 5 months and postpartum maternal weight changes over 24 months in rural South Africa
No full textObjective:
To determine the effect of infant feeding practices on postpartum weight change among HIV-infected and -uninfected women in South Africa.<p></p>
Methods:
In a non-randomised intervention cohort study of antiretroviral therapy-naïve women in South Africa, infants were classified as exclusive (EBF), mixed (MF) or non-breastfed (NBF) at each visit. We analysed infant feeding cumulatively from birth to 5 months using 24-hour feeding history (collected weekly for each of the preceding 7 days). Using generalised estimating equation mixed models, allowing for repeated measures, we compared postpartum weight change (kg) from the first maternal postpartum weight within the first 6 weeks (baseline weight) to each subsequent visit through 24 months among 2340 HIV-infected and -uninfected women with live births and at least two postpartum weight measurements.<p></p>
Results:
HIV-infected (−0.2 kg CI: −1.7 to 1.3 kg; P = 0.81) and -uninfected women (−0.5 kg; 95% CI: −2.1 to 1.2 kg; P = 0.58) had marginal non-significant weight loss from baseline to 24 months postpartum. Adjusting for HIV status, socio-demographic, pregnancy-related and infant factors, 5-month feeding modality was not significantly associated with postpartum weight change: weight change by 24 months postpartum, compared to the change in the reference EBF group, was 0.03 kg in NBF (95% CI: −2.5 to +2.5 kg; P = 0.90) and 0.1 kg in MF (95% CI: −3.0 to +3.2 kg; P = 0.78).<p></p>
Conclusion:
HIV-infected and -uninfected women experienced similar weight loss over 24 months. Weight change postpartum was not associated with 5-month breastfeeding modality among HIV-infected and -uninfected women
Application of Organic Geochemistry Techniques to Environmental Problems
No full textInternational audienceA major concern in environmental studies is the estimation of the impact of anthropogenic activities on natural systems. Organic compounds are among the more abundant and the more various pollutants. Because they can display significant adsorption capacities and thus transport other (non organic) pollutants, they should be carefully analyzed. The oil industry has developed advanced organic geochemical techniques in order to improve knowledge of the structure and evolution of natural organic matter. Most of the advanced techniques that are required for the characterization of organic compounds can be directly used in environmental studies. Three major problems regarding organic pollutant impacts on the environment must be addressed: (i) the characterization of the source of the organic pollutants, (ii) their migration and dispersion in water, soils and sediments and (iii) their stability during degradation processes such as biodegradation, oxidation, etc. Those problems require an approach similar to that frequently used in the petroleum field. In petroleum exploration, it is important to characterize the source rocks for oil, to study its migration and dispersion in the reservoir rock and to estimate the changes induced by different alterations. The aim of this paper is to present applications of oil exploration analytical techniques to environmental problems
Application of Organic Geochemistry Techniques to Environmental Problems
No full textInternational audienceA major concern in environmental studies is the estimation of the impact of anthropogenic activities on natural systems. Organic compounds are among the more abundant and the more various pollutants. Because they can display significant adsorption capacities and thus transport other (non organic) pollutants, they should be carefully analyzed. The oil industry has developed advanced organic geochemical techniques in order to improve knowledge of the structure and evolution of natural organic matter. Most of the advanced techniques that are required for the characterization of organic compounds can be directly used in environmental studies. Three major problems regarding organic pollutant impacts on the environment must be addressed: (i) the characterization of the source of the organic pollutants, (ii) their migration and dispersion in water, soils and sediments and (iii) their stability during degradation processes such as biodegradation, oxidation, etc. Those problems require an approach similar to that frequently used in the petroleum field. In petroleum exploration, it is important to characterize the source rocks for oil, to study its migration and dispersion in the reservoir rock and to estimate the changes induced by different alterations. The aim of this paper is to present applications of oil exploration analytical techniques to environmental problems
Le triomphe de l’injustice. Richesse, évasion fiscale et démocratie: Emmanuel Saez y Gabriel Zucman, Le triomphe de l’injustice. Richesse, évasion fiscale et démocratie (2020), Editorial Seuil, Francia ISBN 978-2021412123
No full textEmmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman have just published their book Le triomphe de l’injustice. Richesse, évasion fiscale et démocratie at the Seuil publishing house, whose collection Les livres du nouveau monde is directed by Pierre Rosanvallon. It should be remembered that the former is a professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley and director of the Center for Equitable Growth. Winner in 2009 of the John Bates Clark Medal - the highest American distinction in economics - he is the author of countless articles in internationally renowned magazines and works such as World Inequality Report 2018, written together with Facundo Alvaredo, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty and Gabriel Zucaman (2018), and Pour une révolution fiscale: un impôt sur le revenu pour le XXIème siècle (2011), written with Camille Landais and Thomas Piketty. The second, for his part, is a professor of economics at the same university and the author of the work La richesse cachée des nations. Enquête sur les paradis fiscaux (2017) which has been translated into 17 languages.Emmanuel Saez y Gabriel Zucman acaban de publicar su libro titulado Le triomphe de l’injustice. Richesse, évasion fiscale et démocratie en la editorial Seuil, cuya colección Les livres du nouveau monde está dirigida por Pierre Rosanvallon. Conviene recordar que el primero es catedrático de economía en la Universidad de California en Berkeley y director del centro para el crecimiento equitativo —Center for Equitable Growth, en inglés—. Ganador en 2009 de la medalla John Bates Clark —la más alta distinción norteamericana en economía—, es autor de innumerables artículos en revistas de prestigio internacional y de obras tales como World Inequality Report 2018, escrito junto con Facundo Alvaredo, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty y Gabriel Zucaman (2018), y Pour une révolution fiscale: un impôt sur le revenu pour le XXIème siècle (2011), redactado con Camille Landais y Thomas Piketty. El segundo, de su parte, es catedrático de economía en la misma universidad y autor de la obra La richesse cachée des nations. Enquête sur les paradis fiscaux (2017) que ha sido traducida en 17 lenguas
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