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Échanges synchrones transatlantiques: Le project \u3ci\u3eCross-Cultural Connections\u3c/i\u3e
No full textRÉSUMÉ. Cet article présente le projet « Cross-Cultural Connections », débuté en 2003, entre des étudiantes de Smith College, une université privée dans le Massachusetts, et des étudiants de Télécom ParisTech, une école d’ingénieurs française. Les étudiants inscrits dans ce projet se retrouvent pendant un semestre pour des conversations transatlantiques hebdomadaires en temps réel, en petits groupes grâce à des caméras web (webcams), et lors de visioconférences qui réunissent les deux classes entières. Leurs conversations synchrones sont nourries par toute une série d’activités asynchrones préalables (telles que les questionnaires Cultura du Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT), des forums sur un site Moodle, des biographies, des photos, des images culturelles, un « paquet culturel », des comparaisons de films, des échanges de musiques, etc.) qui se déroulent tout au long du semestre et visent à accroître, grâce à une approche comparative, leur compréhension interculturelle.
ABSTRACT. This paper presents the on-going annual Cross-Cultural Connections (CCC) project between students at Smith College, a small private women’s college in Massachusetts, and students at Télécom ParisTech, a leading French engineering school. First created in the 2003-4 academic year, and progressively refined during its six annual editions, the CCC project consists of a series of asynchronous activities aimed at increasing the students’ sensitivity to intercultural questions (Massachusetts Institute of technology – MIT- Cultura questionnaires, web forums, posted biographies and photos, “images cadeaux”, mini-group projects, cultural postal packages, comparisons of films…) punctuated by weekly transatlantic real-time meetings throughout the semester — whole-group videoconferences and mini-group webcam sessions
Qu'est-ce que la Commission européenne ?
No full textSmith Andy. Qu'est-ce que la Commission européenne ?. In: Pôle Sud, n°15, 2001. La Commission Européenne en politique(s) sous la direction de Andy Smith . pp. 3-4
CE Challenges: Work to Do
No full textCE has been used for more than two decades now. Despite many successes and advantages, there are still many challenges to be addressed. These challenges are both technical and organisational. In the paper we will address the current challenges of CE. Many challenges are related to the exchange of data and knowledge and to the systems that make data and knowledge exchange possible. Although much progress has been made in enabling extensive data and knowledge exchange and use, much remains to be wished. For example, there are still barriers to data exchange. Technically, these barriers may consist of different formats, differences in infrastructures and systems, and different semantics. There are also organisational and political barriers. For example, investment in information system may heavily impact upstream suppliers, while revenues of better information exchange may predominantly be gained by downstream actors. Without sharing costs and revenues, chain-wide information exchange will not be easily realised. Another barrier is the possible lack of willingness to share information, because of potential misuse of knowledge and loss of power. The paper is organised as follows. First we will describe the current manifestation of CE as described in a recent book. Second, we will list current trends in CE. Third, we will present some Critical Success Factors (CSFs) that are considered relevant for implementing and adapting CE practices. Last, we indicate some research and practical questions to be addressed, especially for areas that have a high potential and actual impact. </p
Immunochemical characterization of a chicken egg yolk antibody to secretory forms of rat incisor amelogenin
No full textLa Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers, tragédie (1640)
No full textCréée en 1639 à l\u27Hôtel de Bourgogne, l\u27un des deux grands théâtres publics parisiens de l\u27époque, jamais rééditée depuis le XVIIe siècle, La Descente d\u27Orphée aux enfers de Chapoton remporta un vif succès, confirmé par la représentation d\u27une version remaniée en 1647 puis en 1662, toujours à Paris. Mais cette œuvre mythologique, qui s\u27apparente à la tragédie à machines, a connu le sort de ce genre dramatique : à l\u27exception notable des pièces à grand spectacle de Pierre Corneille (Andromède, La Conquête de la Toison d\u27or) ou de Molière (Amphitryon, Dom Juan, Psyché), qui ont gardé ou retrouvé les faveurs de la critique, des metteurs en scène et du public, ce genre a longtemps été délaissé, voire totalement ignoré, au profit de la tragédie unie rationnelle, à côté de laquelle pourtant il s\u27épanouit tout au long du siècle. Si Chapoton reste un auteur mineur, La Descente d\u27Orphée aux enfers témoigne, plus que bien d\u27autres œuvres du même genre, d\u27une évolution de la scénographie de plus en plus adaptée aux techniques de l\u27illusion théâtrale ; outre son intérêt propre, qui doit être aussi mesuré à l\u27aune du devenir de la tragédie mythologique contemporaine, elle mérite à ce titre une attention particulière. La présente édition entend ainsi contribuer aux travaux qui, depuis vingt-cinq ans, ont réhabilité la tragédie à machines au sein de la production dramatique du Grand Siècle, c\u27est-à-dire cherché à éclairer d\u27un jour plus nuancé l\u27esthétique théâtrale du XVIIe siècle dans son ensemble.https://scholarworks.smith.edu/frn_books/1012/thumbnail.jp
A Character Style Library for Syriac Manuscripts
No full textPaleographers study ancient and historical handwriting in order to learn more about documents of significant interest and their creators. Computational tools and methods can aid this task in numerous ways, particularly for languages and scripts that are not widely known today. One project currently underway seeks to gather a collection of securely dated letter samples from Syriac documents dating between 500 and 1100 CE. The set comprises over 60,000 human selected character samples. This paper gives details on the collection and describes the automatic techniques used to process the initial human input so as to produce high-quality segmented character samples ready for analysis
Interseismic Coupling-Based Earthquake and Tsunami Scenarios for the Nankai Trough
No full textTheoretical modeling and investigations of recent subduction zone earthquakes show that geodetic estimates of interseismic coupling and the spatial distribution of coseismic rupture are correlated. However, the utility of contemporary coupling in guiding construction of rupture scenarios has not been evaluated on the world’s most hazardous faults. Here we demonstrate methods for scaling coupling to slip to create rupture models for southwestern Japan’s Nankai Trough. Results show that coupling-based models produce distributions of ground surface deformation and tsunami inundation that are similar to historical and geologic records of the largest known Nankai earthquake in CE 1707 and to an independent, quasi-dynamic rupture model. Notably, these models and records all support focused subsidence around western Shikoku that makes the region particularly vulnerable to flooding. Results imply that contemporary coupling mirrors the slip distribution of a full-margin, 1707-type rupture, and Global Positioning System measurements of surface motion are connected with the trough’s physical characteristics
Synthesis optimization and charge carrier transfer mechanism in LiLuSiO<sub>4</sub>:Ce, Tm storage phosphor
No full textLiLuSiO4:Ce and LiLuSiO4:Ce, Tm show very efficient charge carrier storage properties upon beta irradiation after samples have received treatment in vacuum. They outperform the commercial storage phosphor BaFBr(I):Eu2+ in many aspects. The influence of the synthesis conditions, Ce and Tm concentration, nonstoichiometry and codoping with Ca, Hf, Al and Ge are reported. Based on the results of the synthesis optimization, thermoluminescence (TL) emission and TL excitation spectra a mechanism of charge carrier transfer, storage, and recombination during irradiation and thermal or optical readout is proposed.Accepted Author ManuscriptRST/Fundamental Aspects of Materials and EnergyRST/Luminescence Material
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