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Preliminary surveys fail to detect Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in the United Arab Emirates and Oman
No full textChaber, Anne-Lise, Combreau, Olivier, Perkins, Matthew, Saegerman, Claude, Cunningham, Andre
Letter From Claude Monet to George Petit
No full textabstract: Concerning a letter written from Claude Monet to George Petit.Transcription Details: Transcription forthcoming
Some Reactions to the Black Manifesto (Johnson), 1969
No full textEditorial in the National Baptist Forum newspaper, by Reverend Dr. Louis Johnson, Pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Detroit, MIchigan, titled "Some Reactions to the Black Manifesto," delivered aloud by the author of the manifesto, James Forman, at the annual meeting in Kansas City, Missouri in 1969. Claude W. Black, Jr. was editor at the time
Claude A. Buss Interview
No full textProfessor Claude Albert Buss is interviewed for the Naval Postgraduate School's student-run magazine, The Classmate, as part of its December 1994 - January 1995 issue.Professor Claude A. Buss is an area specialist on Asia on staff at the Naval Postgraduate School whose career includes stints as an ambassador to China, the Philippine Islands and Japan as well as professorships at the University of Southern California, Stanford University and San Jose State University. He is the author of numerous books on war and diplomacy in Asia and was recently cited for teaching excellence in the National Security Affairs curriculum. He lives with his wife of five years in Palo Alto. He recently granted an interview to Classmate writer Connie Lynch. Following are excerpts from that interview
Assessing the use of animal health platforms: User’s needs, preferences and constraints
No full textpeer reviewedAnimal health information systems or risk analysis tools are indispensable not only for animal health surveillance, but also to observe the evolution and risk of disease incursion into a disease-free area. Given the various information that can be derived from these both animal information systems and risk analysis tools, different international and national organizations have customized or created their own systems/tools to provide specific information for use by the respective countries. Moreover, with the increase of technology and data storage, they have become more accessible and widely used by professionals in animal and human health sciences. This study aimed to establish user's preferences, needs and constraints in respect of these animal information systems and risk analysis tools. An online survey was conducted and answered by 213 respondents from 132 countries. The respondents were animal health or public health professionals in different employment sectors (mostly in government, research and university institutions) and various fields of competency (highest for animal and public health). The majority of respondents used the animal health information systems frequently and on a weekly basis, with prevention measures of diseases being regarded as the most useful information. Descriptive epidemiology was more used/needed than analytical epidemiology. Risk analysis was performed by the majority of the respondents (70%), using a qualitative approach more than a quantitative or semi-qualitative. The primary objectives were to produce risk assessment and preparedness in areas involving origin and spread of animal diseases. The features most sought after in risk analysis tools were pathways of introduction and spread assessment. The level of satisfaction was higher for the platform which is most used by the respondents. Overall, these results could be taken into consideration when improving an already available platform, or when creating a new efficient tool. © 2021 Wiley-VCH Gmb
A Randomized Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Serological Survey of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Belgian Pig Farms
No full textHepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of hepatitis E disease in humans. While sporadic HEV infections, which occur in industrialised countries and are typically due to HEV genotypes 3 or 4, are asymptomatic and self-limiting, a chronic form of the disease can lead to liver cirrhosis in immunocompromised individuals. Pigs share HEV 3 and 4 genotypes and are thus considered a major animal reservoir for human infection. A subset of animals has been shown to carry HEV particles at the age of slaughter, rendering raw or undercooked pig products potential vectors for human infection. To provide an overview of the current dissemination of HEV in Belgian pig herds, this study was designed as a randomized, robust, large-scale, cross-sectional, serological survey. HEV genotypes and subtypes recently circulating in Belgium (2020–2021) were investigated. Sample stratification as well as epidemiological investigation through the available demographic data of the sampled herds showed that HEV widely circulated in the Belgian pig population during this time and that a change in the circulating HEV strains may have occurred in the last decade. Herd size and type were identified as risk factors for HEV herd-seropositivity. Identifying farms at risk of being HEV-positive is an important step in controlling HEV spread and human infection
Biosecurity Risk Factors and Predictive Index for Hepatitis E Virus Serological Status in Belgian Pig Farms: Conventional and Free-Range Systems
No full textHepatitis E viruses (HEV) cause hepatitis E in humans. In industrialized countries, sporadic HEV infections, typically caused by HEV genotypes 3 or 4, can become chronic and progress to liver cirrhosis in immunocompromised individuals. Pigs are a significant animal reservoir, implicating raw or undercooked pork products as potential sources of human infection. To better understand HEV dissemination in the Belgian pig population, potential risk factors were investigated by linking farm-level HEV serological status to biosecurity questionnaire data. Farrow-to-finish herd type, free-range systems, and poor boot hygiene were significantly associated with higher within-herd prevalences. This enabled an initial risk profiling of various farming types and the development of predictions for all Belgian pig farms. When combined with the census of the Belgian wild boar population, the predicted HEV status of all professional Belgian pig farms (based on these associations) does not suggest that the proximity of wild boars is a main source of HEV in free-ranging herds. Identifying risk factors for increased circulation of HEV between and within pig farms is critical to controlling its spread and reducing human infection.Funding:
This research was funded by the Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (RT19/2 SUDYHEV1). The APC was funded by UREAR ULiège.
Acknowledgments:
The authors acknowledge the contribution of the AFSCA/FAVV and the DGZ for supplying the FarmFit data. They are also profoundly thankful to Alain Licoppe (SPW) as well as Jim Casaer and Soria Delva (INBO) for sharing data on Belgian forests and wild boar populations
« Face chevaline » et « tête d’échassier » : la caricature anthropozoomorphe dans l’œuvre de Claude Simon
No full textDe nombreux personnages simoniens sont décrits selon des procédés de déconstruction largement employés dans la caricature : la distorsion des traits de leur visage et leur disproportion anatomique les dotent de caractéristiques physiques animales et les métamorphosent en figures hybrides. Pour autant, le caractère satirique de la caricature animalière réalisée dans les descriptions simoniennes pose question, dans la mesure où l’auteur revendique de ne pas être un moraliste. L’article se propose ainsi d’interroger l’influence de la caricature anthropozoomorphe du xixe siècle sur l’écriture de Claude Simon, à la fois dans ses dimensions esthétique et éthique, entre effet de collage, satire sceptique et figures grotesques.Many Claude Simon’s characters are described with deconstructive processes widely used in caricature. The distortion of their facial features and their anatomical disproportion endow them with animal characteristics and metamorphose them into hybrid figures. However, Claude Simon’s animal caricatures are not necessarily of a satirical nature, since the author claims not to be a moralist. This article explores the question of the influence of anthropozoomorphic nineteenth-century caricature on Claude Simon’s writing both in its aesthetic and ethical dimensions, between collage effect, sceptical satire and grotesque figures
Three Women/Three Margins: Political Engagement and the Art of Claude Cahun, Jeanne Mammen, and Paraskeva Clark
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Claude Simon, un écrivain « romanesque » ? Figures et postures de l’auteur dans l’œuvre, dans la théorie et dans les médias
No full textDans les romans de Claude Simon, les représentations de la figure de l’auteur constituent autant d’avatars, de modèles ou contremodèles possibles. Dans ses écrits théoriques et ses interventions médiatiques, Simon a également construit une théorie de l’auteur qui fait écho à ces figures fictives. Cet ensemble transversal et cohérent finit par générer une image de Claude Simon lui-même et de la conception simonienne du romancier, dans un jeu romanesque entre vie et œuvre, entre fictif et biographique.In Claude Simon’s novels, the representations of the figures of the author are made of so many avatars, models or counter-models. In his theoretical essays and his media activities, Simon has also built a theory of the author which echoes these fictional figures. This coherent and transversal whole builds up a picture of Simon himself and also gives a picture of the conception of Simon as a novelist, setting a novelistic game closely intertwined between life and the work and between fictional and biographical
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