112 research outputs found
Life in a Crossroad: Lived Experiences of Spouses Caring with Cerebrovascular Accident Survivor
No full textCerebrovascular accident (CVA) may leave permanent and long-term disability placing a burden on the family. Disability following the CVA often required family, especially spouse to provide care. Spouses may struggle to adapt to a long-term caregiving role and relationships with CVA survivors. The study aims to describe the lived experiences of spouses of CVA survivors innorder to gain a deep and thorough understanding of the phenomenon. The Husserlian descriptive phenomenology design was used to purposively identify the eight informants. The data were gathered through an interview, after which transcription was done and analyzed using Colaizzi\u27s method. After the thematic analysis, four themes emerged: (1) Increased Domestic Workload (2) Exhaustion: (a) Physically Demanding (b) Psycho-emotional Distress (c) Financial Burden, (3) Bound for a Mission and Responsibility: (a) Being Obligated (b) Strength of Relationship (c) Spouse Welfare, (4) Sense of Loss: (a) Loss of Understanding (b) Loss of Hope (c) Loss of Control. Taking care of CVA survivor had contributed to the changes in the lives of these spouses. The physical, emotional, psychological and financial matters had to be considered that could affect the wellbeing of both the spouses and the CVA survivor. The support of spouses of CVA survivors and their families in achieving optimum long-term adjustment was essential
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The Containment of Organised Crime and Terrorism ::Thirty-Five Years of Research on Police, Judicial and Administrative Cooperation.
No full textThis unique volume collects articles and contributions to edited books published throughout his distinguished career by Professor Cyrille Fijnaut, one of the world's leading experts in the fields of organised crime, security and criminology. It makes clear what issues the author systematically explored over the years and how he helped to shape the fields in which he has worked, and continues to work. The texts, reflecting the author's profound understanding of these complex fields and wealth of experience on a practical level, are presented according to topic. In addition, the volume offers English translations of seminal articles published originally in Dutch, thus making these important texts accessible to international scholars for the first time. The volume thus constitutes a unique and indispensable resource for scholars and practitioners, inside and outside the Netherlands
Miniemulsion photopolymerization in a continuous tubular reactor: particle size control via membrane emulsification
No full textSynthesis of polymeric nanoparticles of adjustable size in the submicron-range 200-950 nm has been conductedviamembrane emulsification combined with photoinduced miniemulsion polymerization in a continuous tubular flow reactor. Monomer droplets comprising methyl methacrylate (MMA), hexadecane and the photoinitiator diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide were prepared as an aqueous emulsion with the surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) using fixed membrane pore sizes of 100, 200, 300 and 400 nm. Radical polymerizations were subsequently conducted by exposure of these emulsions to visible (violet) irradiation (lambda(max)= 405 nm) at room temperature in a continuous tubular flow reactor for polymerization times (residence times) as short as 10 min. Careful consideration of the SDS concentration as well as the use of an aqueous phase radical scavenger enabled design of systems providing exclusive monomer droplet nucleation (in the absence of secondary nucleation). In contrast to conventional emulsification techniques, membrane emulsification provides an energy efficient method for tuning the polymer particle size from submicron to micron range by appropriate selection of pore size.Boyer, C; Zetterlund, PB (corresponding author), Univ New South Wales, Ctr Adv Macromol Design CAMD, Sch Chem Engn, High St Gate 2, Sydney, NSW 2033, Australia; Univ New South Wales, Australian Ctr Nanomed, High St Gate 2, Sydney, NSW 2033, Australia.
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Corneille, Molière et les autres. Stilometrische Analysen zu Autorschaft und Gattungszugehörigkeit im französischen Theater der Klassik
No full textThe digital age, by making large amounts of text available to us, prompts us to develop new and additional reading strategies supported by the use of computers and enabling us to deal with such amounts of text. One such "distant reading" strategy is stylometry, a method of quantitative text analysis which relies on the frequencies of certain linguistic features such as words, letters or grammatical units to statistically assess the relative similarity of texts to each other and to classify texts on this basis. This method is applied here to French drama of the seventeenth century, more precisely to the now famous "Corneille / Molière- controversy". In this controversy, some researchers claim that Pierre Corneille wrote several of the plays traditionally attributed to Molière. The methodological challenge, it is shown here, lies in the fact that categories such as authorship, genre (comedy vs. tragedy) and literary form (prose vs. verse) all have an influence on stylometric distance measures and classification. Cross-genre and cross-form authorship attribution needs to distinguish such competing signals if it is to produce reliable attribution results. This contribution describes two attempts to accomplish this, parameter optimization and feature-range selection. The contribution concludes with some more general remarks about the use of quantitative methods in a hermeneutic discipline such as literary studies
Transfer (or lack thereof) and the accusative case in L2 Polish
No full textThis paper discusses the role of transfer in the L2 acquisition of the Polish ac- cusative case by speakers of closely related languages (as L1 or L2). Although Slavic languages have been somewhat neglected so far in terms of empirical SLA research, the majority of L2 Polish learners in present-day Poland are indeed speak- ers of Slavic languages, which makes this language family a privileged research ground for matters related to transfer. Following a review of the theoretical ap- proaches deemed most relevant for the analysis (mainly Processability Theory and the Learner Variety Approach), the paper presents three empirical studies con- ducted by the author. The discussion will compare transfer-based accounts of the interlanguage structure to explanations relying on universal acquisition principles
"Qu'est-ce que l'économie ?" L'approche herméneutique de Robert L. Heilbroner
No full textRobert L. Heilbroner est l’auteur du best-seller The Worldly Philosophers (1953). Cet ouvrage à l’immense succès, qui porte sur les idées des grands économistes (Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, etc.), a très probablement contribué à masquer ses importants autres travaux sur la politique économique, le capitalisme, le socialisme, le problème environnemental, la croissance démographique. Heilbroner s’est toujours montré très critique à propos de l’orientation prise par les économistes modernes dénonçant tout particulièrement la nature a-historique et dépolitisée de leurs travaux. Il propose comme alternative une approche située et historique qui tienne compte des dimensions sociales, politiques et morales des changements économiques. Cet ouvrage, qui offre une analyse et une traduction de deux textes inédits, est une invitation à découvrir les idées d’Heilbroner, inquiet du devenir des sociétés modernes, et qui a toujours cru en la fécondité des sciences sociales.Robert L. Heilbroner is the author of the bestseller The Worldly Philosophers (1953). This hugely successful book, which focuses on the ideas of the great economists (Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, etc.), has most likely contributed to obsucring his other important work on economic policy, capitalism, socialism, the environmental problem, population growth. Heilbroner has always been very critical of the direction taken by modern economists, denouncing in particular the a-historical and depoliticised nature of their work. As an alternative, he proposes a situated and historical approach that takes into account the social, political and moral dimensions of economic change. This book, which offers an analysis and translation of two unpublished texts, is an invitation to discover the ideas of Heilbroner, who was concerned about the future of modern societies and who always believed in the fruitfulness of social science
Determining the structural evolution and strain distribution of a geologically complex area in SE of France by restoring multiphase deformation
No full textThe structural evolution, phases and amount of deformation, and the strain distribution of the sedimentary cover of a geologically complex area of 270 km2 in the French subalpine chains (Southeast of France; in the surroundings of the village La Motte-Chalancon) were deduced from the modelling of two folded and faulted competent layers (Tithonian and Barremian formations) both in 2D and 3D. These models were constructed from collected geological data such as BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minères) geological maps, previous Bachelor’s fieldwork data, new field data and the study of aerial photographs (Google Earth). A grid of 20 vertical 2D cross-sections (10 N-S, and 10 E-W) was generated which was then imported and digitized in the geological modelling software package Move and the 3D model of the competent layers was built, validated and restored to its initial configuration prior to deformation by first removing each fault displacement (Fault Parallel Flow method) and then unfolding each structure (Flexural Slip method) in Move, showing deformation and shortening in two directions: N-S and E-W. The amount of deformation in both directions was estimated from the 3D model. Major deformation took place in the N-S direction with a maximum of 21% shortening for both layers which corresponds to an absolute shortening of 4067m for the Tithonian layer and 4076m for the Barremian layer. Less deformation took place in the E-W direction with a maximum of 9% to 10% for the Tithonian and Barremian horizons respectively which corresponds to an absolute shortening of 1697m and 1976m respectively. This resulted in an area reduction of 16% and 19% of the original area prior to deformation for the Tithonian and Barremian, respectively.Two phases of deformation over geological time were deduced from the orientations of the folds and faults present in the studied area. The presence of NW-SE trending folds and thrust faults (e.g. Mt D’Angele fault, Pommerol fault, or Chalancon fault) along with a conjugate strike-slip system (of one oriented N-S and one NE-SW) reflects the NE-SW compressional stress regime of the first stage of deformation which is related to the Pyrenean phase of the Alpine Orogeny. The second stage, the Alpine phase, which resulted in E-W contractions, is associated with the formation of domal/basinal structures as well as folds with plunging fold axes within the studied area. The northeastern part of the studied area exhibits different fault trends. Two tear faults (L’Aiguille and Ruelles fault), a dextral N-S strike-slip fault (Establet fault), and two E-W trending reverse faults (Peyssias and Hidden fault) resulted from N-S compression. These are related to the first phase of the Pyrenean stage, and then later partly rotated during the latter phase of the Alpine stage. The strain maps produced from the 3D model displaying the high-/low-strain zones of the area mainly show E-W and NW-SE trending strain zones which confirm the direction of the main stress regime of the Pyrenean compressional phase oriented NW-SE. Applied Earth Science
How Students' Critical Engagement with Text and Self-Perceptions as Literate Learners Can Explain Literacy Performance and Inform Classroom Practice
No full textABSTRACTIn this study, the author analyzed the self-perceptions of middle grade students as literate learners and the relationship between critical engagement with text and writing performance through narrative inquiry, grounded theory, constant comparative method and Discourse analysis. Multiple data sources converged to show how these eighth graders viewed their own past and present literacy experiences, their in and out of school literacy practices, their strengths and areas for growth in reading and writing skills, and their understandings of the elements or skills necessary for good reading and writing including Literate Learner profiles, paired student interviews, focus group follow-up questions, and transcribed classroom conversations. The author employed sociocultural and critical literacy theories and engagement and motivation research to develop from the findings a model of how students' beliefs about themselves as literate learners as well as their insights about what counts as literacy practices could connect with classroom reading and writing events. Data patterns revealed that students' self-perceptions were heavily influenced by external measures, and that students universally wished to improve literacy skills, but lack of clarity existed about how to achieve these goals. The author contended that consideration of students' self-perceptions and reading interests, connections between in and out of school literacy practices, and collaboration between students and teachers to clarify steps necessary for progress are significant implications for classroom literacy instruction.Ph.D
Sacrifice in the Eucharist in the texts of the fathers from the New Testament to the council of Chalcedon
No full textThis thesis examines the evidence for the notion of Eucharistic Sacrifice which is found in the original texts of all the principal Fathers and ecclesiastical authors of the Early Church. The period covered is from the time of the writing of the New Testament to the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. Each of the principal Fathers is examined in historical order, as far as this is possible, except when there is another link between them such as their city of origin. Apart from a few exceptions, the texts are presented in their Greek or Latin original in the footnotes, but an English translation is supplied for every case in the main text of the thesis. The aim of the thesis is not to provide an exhaustive analysis of the above data, but to present them in an orderly way and to make initial exploratory comments on the texts themselves and of the work of various scholars. The final conclusion resulting from this exercise is that, although there is indisputable evidence that the notion of Eucharistic sacrifice was widely upheld by Patristic authors, its actual content varied from author to author and presents a richness which it is not easy to classify
Kinetics of thin polymer film rupture: Model experiments for a better understanding of layer breakups in the multilayer coextrusion process
No full textInternational audienceis an open access repository that collects the work of Arts et Métiers ParisTech researchers and makes it freely available over the web where possible. This is an author-deposited version published in: https://sam.ensam.eu Handle ID: .http://hdl.handle.net/10985/16016 To cite this version : Yann ZHU, Adrien BIRONEAU, Frédéric RESTAGNO, Cyrille SOLLOGOUB, Guillaume MIQUELARD-GARNIER-Kinetics of thin polymer film rupture: Model experiments for a better understanding of layer breakups in the multilayer coextrusion process-Polymer a b s t r a c t We show that the kinetics of bursting of a thin film embedded in another polymer matrix can be well described by a simple equation balancing the viscous and capillary forces. The role of viscosity, interfacial tension and thickness of the layers under static conditions was investigated by adapting a simple model experiment initially designed to study the dewetting of a thin polymer film on another polymer sub-strate. Kinetics was correlated to instabilities occurring during multilayer coextrusion leading to the break-up of layers below a critical nanometric thickness. The results suggest that shear and elongation forces during the process actually stabilize the layers. Understanding these instabilities is of great interest since this innovative process showed potential to design at an industrial scale macromolecular materials displaying new macroscopic properties, due to interfacial and confinement effects. However, instabilities leading to the breaking of these nanometric layers will alter final properties (optical, gas barrier …)
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