Sacubitril Is Selectively Activated by Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) in the Liver and the Activation Is Affected by CES1 Genetic Variation.

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Shi, Jian; Wang, Xinwen; Nguyen, Jenny; Wu, Audrey H; Bleske, Barry E; Zhu, Hao-Jie

2016-04-01

Sacubitril was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in combination with valsartan for the treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. As a prodrug, sacubitril must be metabolized (hydrolyzed) to its active metabolite sacubitrilat (LBQ657) to exert its intended therapeutic effects. Thus, understanding the determinants of sacubitril activation will lead to the improvement of sacubitril pharmacotherapy. The objective of this study was to identify the enzyme(s) responsible for the activation of sacubitril, and determine the impact of genetic variation on sacubitril activation. First, an incubation study of sacubitril with human plasma and the S9 fractions of human liver, intestine, and kidney was conducted. Sacubitril was found to be activated by human liver S9 fractions only. Moreover, sacubitril activation was significantly inhibited by the carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) inhibitor bis-(p-nitrophenyl) phosphate in human liver S9. Further incubation studies with recombinant human CES1 and carboxylesterase 2 confirmed that sacubitril is a selective CES1 substrate. The in vitro study of cell lines transfected with wild-type CES1 and the CES1 variant G143E (rs71647871) demonstrated that G143E is a loss-of-function variant for sacubitril activation. Importantly, sacubitril activation was significantly impaired in human livers carrying the G143E variant. In conclusion, sacubitril is selectively activated by CES1 in human liver. The CES1 genetic variant G143E can significantly impair sacubitril activation. Therefore, CES1 genetic variants appear to be an important contributing factor to interindividual variability in sacubitril activation, and have the potential to serve as biomarkers to optimize sacubitril pharmacotherapy. Copyright © 2016 by The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

Reappraisal of the genetic diversity and pharmacogenetic assessment of CES1

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Ferrero-Miliani, Laura; Bjerre, Ditte; Stage, Claus

2017-01-01

The CES1 gene encodes a hydrolase that metabolizes important drugs. Variants generated by exchange of segments with CES1P1 complicate genotyping of CES1. Using a highly specific procedure we examined DNA samples from 200 Caucasians and identified 46 single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in CES1 and 2...

CES--Cultural, Experiential, Skill Building: The Cognitive Foundation.

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Rheams, Annie E.; Gallagher, Maureen

1995-01-01

Critiques the assimilation strategy and the hero-heroine-ritual approach to multicultural education, and offers a third model, the Cultural, Experiential, Skill Building (CES) approach, as an alternative for teacher training. Effects of the CES model on potential teachers and the implications for teacher training are addressed. (GR)

Adénome de prostate révélé par des hypoglycémies profondes: A ...

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Conclusion: L'insuffisance rénale obstructive peut constituer une complication de l'adénome de la prostate à un stade ultime. Elle est responsable .... Elle apparaît au stade de rétention vésicale chronique complète. La distension vésicale est majeure et ... terminale et d'hémodialyse. Ces molécules, de demi-vie courte et.

Anestesia para cesárea en paciente con acondroplasia

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Osorio Rudas, Walter; Socha García, Nury Isabel; Upegui, Alejandro; Ríos Medina, Ángela; Moran, Adrian; Aguirre Ospina, Oscar; Rivera, Carlos

2012-01-01

Introducción: En gestantes acondroplásicas se recomienda el parto por cesárea con anestesia general; sin embargo, recientemente se ha reportado el uso de técnicas conductivas con resultados adecuados. Objetivo:Describir el manejo anestésico de una paciente con acondroplasia programada para cesárea utilizando anestesia combinada espinal-epidural. Métodos y resultados:Mostramos el caso de una primigestante acondroplásica con 110 cm de estatura y embarazo de 37 semanas, en quien se realizó cesár...

Adoption obligatoire des IFRS et asymétrie d’information dans le contexte français : effet modérateur de l’endettement

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Hela Turki

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Cette étude examine les bienfaits de la décision d’imposition des IFRS sur la qualité informationnelle des chiffres comptables publiés. En appréhendant cette qualité par l’asymétrie d’information et en s’intéressant au contexte français, les résultats montrent que l’adoption obligatoire des IFRS a réduit significativement le coût de capital ainsi que l’erreur et la dispersion des prévisions des analystes financiers, ceci permet de déduire que la pertinence informationnelle des chiffres comptables s’est améliorée après l’application des ces normes. En examinant aussi l’effet modérateur de l’endettement, cette étude montre que l’adoption obligatoire des IFRS est plus bénéfique dans les entreprises les plus endettées.

Consumer surplus and CES demand

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ten Raa, Thijs

2015-01-01

This article presents the consumer surplus formula for constant elasticity of substitution (CES) demands. The formula is used to compare the monopoly and optimum provisions of product variety. It is shown that a monopolist under-provides variety. This result is contrasted with Lambertini’s analysis

Energy-Extended CES Aggregate Production: Current Aspects of Their Specification and Econometric Estimation

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Paul E. Brockway

2017-02-01

Full Text Available Capital–labour–energy Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES production functions and their estimated parameters now form a key part of energy–economy models which inform energy and emissions policy. However, the collation and guidance as to the specification and estimation choices involved with such energy-extended CES functions is disparate. This risks poorly specified and estimated CES functions, with knock-on implications for downstream energy–economic models and climate policy. In response, as a first step, this paper assembles in one place the major considerations involved in the empirical estimation of these CES functions. Discussions of the choices and their implications lead to recommendations for CES empiricists. The extensive bibliography allows those interested to dig deeper into any aspect of the CES parameter estimation process.

¿Las mujeres prefieren las cesáreas?

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A. Vallejos Parás

2016-07-01

Full Text Available Las tasas de cesárea han aumentado de manera constante en la mayoría de los países de medianos y altos ingresos en los últimos decenios sin justificación médica. La solicitud materna es uno de los factores no médicos citados con frecuencia que contribuyen a esta tendencia. El objetivo de este documento es realizar una revisión de la bibliografía actual sobre las preferencias maternas por la cesárea.

On Estimation of the CES Production Function - Revisited

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Henningsen, Arne; Henningsen, Geraldine

2012-01-01

Estimation of the non-linear Constant Elasticity of Scale (CES) function is generally considered problematic due to convergence problems and unstable and/or meaningless results. These problems often arise from a non-smooth objective function with large flat areas, the discontinuity of the CES...... function where the elasticity of substitution is one, and possibly significant rounding errors where the elasticity of substitution is close to one. We suggest three (combinable) solutions that alleviate these problems and improve the reliability and stability of the results....

Etude de l'ensemencement des vins par les bactéries de la fermentation malolactique

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Suzanne LAFON-LAFOURCADE

1968-03-01

Full Text Available L'aboutissement logique des études sur les bactéries de la fermentation malolactique est la maîtrise de cette transformation. On peut espérer la contrôler grâce à une bonne connaissance des exigences bactériennes, à la condition bien entendu que la microflore spontanée ait les qualités requises. Or cette microflore naturelle est variée et dispersée en de multiples espèces qui ne semblent pas uniformément répandues. Dans ces conditions, on peut craindre que certains vins conservent de l'acide malique par insuffisance quantitative ou qualitative de l'ensemencement naturel.

Les poissons de Guyane

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1992-01-01

Vous trouverez dans ce document les 24 poissons les plus courants de Guyane (sur un nombre d'espèces approchant les 200) avec leurs principales caractéristiques, leurs noms scientifiques, français, anglais et espagnol et leurs photographies. Ils sont classés, de l'acoupa au vivaneau ti yeux, par ordre alphabétique. Si vous ne trouvez pas de chiffres sur la production de telle ou telle espèce, c'est parce qu'ils n'existent pas, mais aussi et surtout parce qu'ils ne signifieraient rien, l...

Ces-VP: consultation expert system for vector programming of nuclear codes

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Fujisaki, Masahide; Makino, Mitsuhiro; Ishiguro, Misako

1988-08-01

Ces-VP is a prototype rule-based expert system for consulting the vector programming, based on the knowledge of vectorization of nuclear codes at JAERI during these 10 years. Experts in vectorization can restructure nuclear codes with high performance on vector processors, since they have know-how for choosing the best technique among a lot of techniques that were acquired from the experience of vectorization in the past. Frequency in trial and error will be reduced if a beginner can easily use the know-how of experts. In this report, at first the contents of Ces-VP and its intention are shown. Then, the method for acquiring the know-how of vectorization and the method for making rules from the know-how are described. The outline of Ces-VP implemented on Fujitsu expert tool ESHELL is described. Finally, the availability of Ces-VP is evaluated from the data gathered from practical use and its present problems are discussed. (author)

Wound-Healing Potential of Cultured Epidermal Sheets Is Unaltered after Lyophilization: A Preclinical Study in Comparison to Cryopreserved CES

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H. Jang

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Lyophilized Cultured Epidermal Sheets (L-CES have been reported to be as effective as the cryopreserved CES (F-CES in treating skin ulcers. However, unlike F-CES, no preclinical study assessing wound-healing effects has been conducted for L-CES. The present study was set out to investigate the microstructure, cytokine profile, and wound-healing effects of L-CES in comparison to those of F-CES. Keratinocytes were cultured to prepare CES, followed by cryopreservation at −70°C and lyophilization. Under microscopic observation, intact cells with apparent intracellular junctions were observed in L-CES. The L-CES, like fresh CES, consisted of three to four well-maintained epidermal layers, as shown by the expression of keratins, involucrin, and p63. There were no differences in the epidermal layer or protein expression between L-CES and F-CES, and both CES were comparable to fresh CES. TGF-α, EGF, VEGF, IL-1α, and MMPs were detected in L-CES at levels similar to those in F-CES. In a mouse study, wounds treated with L-CES or F-CES completely healed at least 4 days faster than untreated wounds. CES-treated wounds completely healed by day 10, while the untreated wounds did not heal by day 14. Masson’s trichrome staining showed that collagen deposition in the CES-treated wounds was highly increased in the dermis of the wound center compared to that in the control wounds. Thus, this study demonstrates that L-CES is as clinically effective as F-CES for wound treatment.

Les infections urinaires chez les patients insuffisants rénaux chroniques hospitalisés au service de néphrologie: profil bactériologique et facteurs de risque

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Chemlal, Abdeljalil; Ismaili, Fatiha Alaoui; Karimi, Ilham; Elharraqui, Ryme; Benabdellah, Nawal; Bekaoui, Samira; Haddiya, Intissar; Bentata, Yassamine

2015-01-01

L'infection urinaire chez l'insuffisant rénal est fréquente et particulière dans sa prise en charge diagnostique et thérapeutique. L'objectif de notre étude est de déterminer le profil bactériologique et d’étudier les facteurs de risque des infections urinaires chez le patient insuffisant rénal chronique en milieu de néphrologie. Etude prospective débutée en Septembre 2012 menée au service de néphrologie à l'hôpital régional d'Oujda de l'oriental Marocain. Ont été inclus tous les patients hospitalisés en néphrologie avec une infection urinaire documentée. Nous avons analysé les données démographiques, cliniques, biologiques, et thérapeutiques de nos patients à l'admission et au cours de leurs hospitalisations. 48 épisodes d'infections urinaires chez 43 patients ont été colligés dont 3 enfants. L'incidence de l'infection urinaire dans notre étude était de 4,65%. La médiane d’âge était de 53 (32-66) années. 60,4% étaient de sexe féminin. Le germe isolé était un Escheria Coli dans 58,3% et un Klebsiella dans 29,2%. Le germe isolé était résistant à l'amoxicilline-acide clavulanique dans 83% des cas. L'antibiotique prescris en premiére intention chez nos patients était une céphalosporine de 3 éme génération dans 50%. L’évolution chez nos patients était favorable dans 89,6% des cas. 33,3% avaient présenté un sepsis et on a noté le décès dans 10,4% des cas. Les infections urinaires chez l'insuffisant rénal chronique reste très grave vu leur lourde morbi-mortalié d'où l'intêrét d'un dépistage précoce chez cette population. Un usage raisonné des antibiotiques est nécessaire afin de prévenir l'extension des résistances bactériennes. PMID:26213601

Dolor postoperatorio en mujeres sometidas a cesárea

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Borges, Natalia Carvalho; Silva, Brunna Costa e; Pedroso, Charlise Fortunato; Silva, Tuany Cavalcante; Tatagiba, Brunna Silva Ferreira; Pereira, Lílian Varanda

2017-01-01

RESUMEN Objetivo Estimar la incidencia, intensidad y calidad del dolor postoperatorio en mujeres sometidas a cesárea. Método Estudio de corte transversal. Fueron entrevistadas 1062 mujeres sometidas a cesárea en el periodo pre y post cirugía inmediatos. La intensidad del dolor y la calidad fueron evaluadas por la Escala Numérica del Dolor (0-10) y el Test de Dolor de McGill. Las variables se analizaron utilizando medidas descriptivas y la incidencia de dolor postoperatorio calculado con u...

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Cependant, les valeurs élevées des indices de viscosité (105 U.F. et 115 U.F.) associés à l'insuffisance de la capacité de mélange des farines (54%) ont rabaissés leurs qualités boulangères qui caractérisent cette espèce de blé. Dans l'ensemble, ces deux variétés de blés durs peuvent avec succès servir de blés.

[Development of specific and degenerated primers to CesA genes encoding flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) cellulose synthase].

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Grushetskaia, Z E; Lemesh, V A; Khotyleva, L V

2010-01-01

Cellulose synthase catalytic subunit genes, CesA, have been discovered in several higher plant species, and it has been shown that the CesA gene family has multiple members. HVR2 fragment of these genes determine the class specificity of the CESA protein and its participation in the primary or secondary cell wall synthesis. The aim of this study was development of specific and degenerated primers to flax CesA gene fragments leading to obtaining the class specific HVR2 region of the gene. Two pairs of specific primers to the certain fragments of CesA-1 and CesA-6 genes and one pair of degenerated primers to HVR2 region of all flax CesA genes were developed basing on comparison of six CesA EST sequences of flax and full cDNA sequences of Arabidopsis, poplar, maize and cotton plants, obtained from GenBank. After amplification of flax cDNA, the bands of expected size were detected (201 and 300 b.p. for the CesA-1 and CesA-6, and 600 b.p. for the HVR2 region of CesA respectively). The developed markers can be used for cloning and sequencing of flax CesA genes, identifying their number in flax genome, tissue and stage specificity.

Analgesia postoperatoria con catéter incisional en cesáreas electivas

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Rodríguez Morejón, María del Carmen

2012-01-01

La cesárea supone hoy en día una de las intervenciones quirúrgicas obstétricas más frecuentes. A esto se añade que la cesárea está dentro del grupo de intervenciones con un dolor postoperatorio de intensidad elevada y que ninguna opción analgésica ha demostrado ser la mejor. Por ello se diseñó un estudio de intervención, prospectivo, aleatorizado, no ciego, para comparar la eficacia, en el control del dolor tras la cesárea (medido mediante Escala Visual Analógica), de la analgesia incision...

Validating a shortened depression scale (10 item CES-D among HIV-positive people in British Columbia, Canada.

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Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: To establish the reliability and validity of a shortened (10-item depression scale used among HIV-positive patients enrolled in the Drug Treatment Program in British Columbia, Canada. METHODS: The 10-item CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale was examined among 563 participants who initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART between August 1, 1996 and June 30, 2002. Internal consistency of the scale was measured by Cronbach's alpha. Using the original CES-D 20 as primary criteria, comparisons were made using the Kappa statistic. Predictive accuracy of CES-D 10 was assessed by calculating sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values and negative predictive values. Factor analysis was also performed to determine if the CES-D 10 contained the same factors of positive and negative affect found in the original development of the CES-D. RESULTS: The correlation between the original and the shortened scale is very high (Spearman correlation coefficient  =0.97 (P<0.001. Internal consistency reliability coefficients of the CES-D 10 were satisfactory (Cronbach α=0.88. The CES-D 10 showed comparable accuracy to the original CES-D 20 in classifying participants with depressive symptoms (Kappa=0.82, P<0.001. Sensitivity of CES-D 10 was 91%; specificity was 92%; and positive predictive value was 92%. Factor analysis demonstrates that CES-D 10 contains the same underlying factors of positive and negative affect found in the original development of the CES-D 20. CONCLUSION: The 10-item CES-D is a comparable tool to measure depressive symptoms among HIV-positive research participants.

Two alleles of the AtCesA3 gene in Arabidopsis thaliana display intragenic complementation.

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Pysh, Leonard D

2015-09-01

Cellulose is the most abundant biomolecule on the planet, yet the mechanism by which it is synthesized by higher plants remains largely unknown. In Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh, synthesis of cellulose in the primary cell wall requires three different cellulose synthase genes (AtCesA1, AtCesA3, and AtCesA6-related genes [AtCesA2, AtCesA5, and AtCesA6]). The multiple response expansion1 (mre1) mutant contains a hypomorphic AtCesA3 allele that results in significantly shorter, expanded roots. Crosses between mre1 and another allele of AtCesA3 (constitutive expression of VSP1, cev1) yielded an F1 with roots considerably longer and thinner than either parent, suggesting intragenic complementation. The F2 generation resulting from self-crossing these F1 showed three different root phenotypes: roots like mre1, roots like cev1, and roots like the F1. The segregation patterns of the three root phenotypes in multiple F2 and F3 generations were determined. Multiple characteristics of the roots and shoots were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively at different developmental stages, both on plates and on soil. The trans-heterozygous plants differed significantly from the parental mre1 and cev1 lines. The two alleles display intragenic complementation. A classic genetic interpretation of these results would suggest that cellulose synthesis requires homo-multimerization of cellulose synthase monomers. © 2015 Botanical Society of America.

Photoionization sensor CES for non-invasive medical diagnostics

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Mustafaev, Aleksandr; Rastvorova, Iuliia; Khobnya, Kristina; Podenko, Sofia

2016-10-01

Method CES (collisional electron spectroscopy), patented in Russia, the USA, Japan, China, Germany and Britain, allows to analyze the gaseous mixtures using electron spectroscopy under high pressures up to atmospheric without using vacuum. The design of VUV photoionization detector was developed based on this method. Such detector is used as a portable gas analyzer for continuous personal bio-medical monitoring. This detector measures energy of electrons produced in ionization with resonance photons, whose wavelength situated in the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV). Nowadays, micro plasma source of such photons on resonant line of Kr with energy of 10,6 eV is developed. Only impurities are ionized and detected by the VUV-emission, meanwhile the main components of air stay neutral that reduces background signal and increases the sensibility along with accuracy. The experimental facilities with VUV photoionization sensors CES are constructed with the overall sizes about 10*10*1 mm. The watt consumption may comprise less than 1W. Increase of electrometer amplifier's sensibility and more high-aperture construction are used today to increase the sensibility of CES-detectors. The wide range of detectable molecules and high sensitivity allow the development of portable device, which can become the base of the future preventive medicine. Work supported by Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in Science and Technology.

Contenu de la fréquence de l'E.E.G. en fonction de l'effort physique et mental chez des malades présentant une insuffisance cérébrovasculaire (Communication préliminaire)

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Troost, J.; Kamp, A.; Kamphuisen, A.H.C.; Storm van Leeuwen, W.

Le contenu de la fréquence de l'E.E.G. en fonction de l'effort physique et mental chez des malades présentant une insuffisance cérébro-vasculaire (une communication préalable). La méthode consiste en une analyse spectrale digitale de l'E.E.G., qui est enregistré à l'aide d'un système

Individualization of treatments with drugs metabolized by CES1: combining genetics and metabolomics

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Rasmussen, Henrik B.; Bjerre, Ditte; Linnet, Kristian

2015-01-01

CES1 is involved in the hydrolysis of ester group-containing xenobiotic and endobiotic compounds including several essential and commonly used drugs. The individual variation in the efficacy and tolerability of many drugs metabolized by CES1 is considerable. Hence, there is a large interest in in...

Désincarcération pénienne en situation d'insuffisance du plateau ...

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écrous ou des pignons en acier dont le but était de maintenir une érection prolongée afin d'améliorer les performances sexuelles [1]. L'extraction de ces objets métalliques constitue pour le praticien un véritable défi thérapeutique nécessitant le recours à un matériel de découpage spécial qui n'est souvent pas disponibles ...

Correlations between the BDI and CES-D in a Sample of Adolescent Mothers.

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Wilcox, Holly; Field, Tiffany; Prodromidis, Margarita; Scafidi, Frank

1998-01-01

The adequacy of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) as screening instruments for adolescent depression is examined. Both are correlated with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, a clinical measure. BDI correlates more highly with Major Depression subscale, CES-D to Dysthymia…

[Criterion Validity of the German Version of the CES-D in the General Population].

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Jahn, Rebecca; Baumgartner, Josef S; van den Nest, Miriam; Friedrich, Fabian; Alexandrowicz, Rainer W; Wancata, Johannes

2018-04-17

The "Center of Epidemiologic Studies - Depression scale" (CES-D) is a well-known screening tool for depression. Until now the criterion validity of the German version of the CES-D was not investigated in a sample of the adult general population. 508 study participants of the Austrian general population completed the CES-D. ICD-10 diagnoses were established by using the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN). Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) analysis was conducted. Possible gender differences were explored. Overall discriminating performance of the CES-D was sufficient (ROC-AUC 0,836). Using the traditional cut-off values of 15/16 and 21/22 respectively the sensitivity was 43.2 % and 32.4 %, respectively. The cut-off value developed on the basis of our sample was 9/10 with a sensitivity of 81.1 % und a specificity of 74.3 %. There were no significant gender differences. This is the first study investigating the criterion validity of the German version of the CES-D in the general population. The optimal cut-off values yielded sufficient sensitivity and specificity, comparable to the values of other screening tools. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D: Is It Suitable for Use with Older Adults?

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Górkiewicz Maciej

2015-12-01

Full Text Available With the aim of verifying the suitability of the CES-D scale for use in long-term care institutions for older adults, the CES-D questionnaire was used to collect patient-reported assessments, and two well-known psychometric instruments – the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS and the Barthel Index of Abilities of Daily Living – were used to collect nurse-reported assessments, based on observations of patients’ behaviours. With regard to possible frequent cases of cognitive impairment and/or insufficient motivation to give sensible responses to CES-D questions, the patient-reported responses were collected from patients during one-on-one sessions with a nurse. The reliability, concurrent validity, and the trustworthiness of the obtained data were supported with proper values of the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, 0.70 < alpha < 0.85, with significant correlation between CES-D and HADS-Depression, R = 0.50, p < 0.001, and with significant correlation between scores of particular CES-D items vs. final CES-D evaluations of depression, proved by significance p < 0.001 for 18 of 20 CES-D items. These findings supported the effectiveness of the one-on-one session methodology in questionnaire surveys for older adults. The postulation that cases of self-reported depression included somewhat different information about the patient than nurse-reported depression concerning the same patient was supported with the evidence that, in spite of the significant correlation between the Barthel Index and HADS-Depression, R = −0.17, p = 0.016, and in spite of the significant correlation between CES-D and HADS-Depression, the correlation between the Barthel Index and CES-D, equal to R = −0.08 was insignificant at p = 0.244. The findings of this study, considered jointly, support the valuableness of the CES-D scale for use in one-on-one surveys for older adults.

Challenges in assessing depressive symptoms in Fiji: A psychometric evaluation of the CES-D.

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Opoliner, April; Blacker, Deborah; Fitzmaurice, Garrett; Becker, Anne

2014-06-01

The CES-D is a commonly used self-report assessment for depressive symptomatology. However, its psychometric properties have not been evaluated in Fiji. This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of English language and Fijian vernacular versions in ethnic Fijian adolescent schoolgirls. As part of the HEALTHY Fiji study, ethnic Fijian female adolescents (N = 523) completed the CES-D. Participants selected to respond in English or the local vernacular. Reliability (internal consistency, item-total score correlation, and test-retest estimates), validity (associations with other proxies for depression) and factor structure were assessed. Evaluations considered differences between language versions. In this sample, the CES-D had a Cronbach's α of 0.81 and item-total score correlation coefficients ranged between 0.2 and 0.63. One week test-retest reliability (ICC(2)) was 0.57. CES-D scores were higher among individuals who endorsed feelings of depression and suicidality compared to those who did not. ROC analyses of the CES-D versus binary depression and suicidality variables produced AUCs around 0.70 and did not support a discrete cut-off for significant disturbance. Findings were similar across the two language groups. The CES-D has acceptable reliability and validity among ethnic Fijian female adolescents in English and in the Fijian vernacular language. Findings support its utility as a dimensional measure for depressive symptomatology in this study population. Further examination of its clinical utility for case finding for depression in Fijian school-based and community populations is warranted. © The Author(s) 2013.

Calcined eggshell (CES): An efficient natural catalyst for ...

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hydes with active methylene compounds using calcined eggshell (CES) as an efficient ... of the important reactions to achieve carbon–carbon ... solid catalyst for biodiesel production,24 as a catalyst ... which supports for adsorption of water on CaO and ... The organic phase .... After extraction of the product with ethylac-.

Évaluation de l'incidence des programmes de transferts en espèces ...

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Les personnes qui reçoivent ces fonds doivent satisfaire à certaines conditions, comme envoyer les enfants à l'école et utiliser les services de santé de base. De récentes données laissent entendre que les transferts en espèces peuvent contribuer à une croissance favorable aux pauvres : -en servant d'outil efficace de ...

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Full Text Available Computational Ecology and Software ISSN 2220-721X URL: http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/online-version.asp RSS: http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/rss.xml E-mail: ces@iaees.org Editor-in-Chief: WenJun Zhang Aims and Scope COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY AND SOFTWARE (ISSN 2220-721X is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that considers scientific articles in all different areas of computational ecology. It is the transactions of the International Society of Computational Ecology. The journal is concerned with the ecological researches, constructions and applications of theories and methods of computational sciences including computational mathematics, computational statistics and computer science. It features the simulation, approximation, prediction, recognition, and classification of ecological issues. Intensive computation is one of the major stresses of the journal. The journal welcomes research articles, short communications, review articles, perspectives, and book reviews. The journal also supports the activities of the International Society of Computational Ecology. The topics to be covered by CES include, but are not limited to: •Computation intensive methods, numerical and optimization methods, differential and difference equation modeling and simulation, prediction, recognition, classification, statistical computation (Bayesian computing, randomization, bootstrapping, Monte Carlo techniques, stochastic process, etc., agent-based modeling, individual-based modeling, artificial neural networks, knowledge based systems, machine learning, genetic algorithms, data exploration, network analysis and computation, databases, ecological modeling and computation using Geographical Information Systems, satellite imagery, and other computation intensive theories and methods. •Artificial ecosystems, artificial life, complexity of ecosystems and virtual reality. •The development, evaluation and validation of software and

William Butcher, Jules Verne inédit : les manuscrits déchiffrés, Lyon, ENS Éditions, coll. « Métamorphoses du livre », 2015, 490 p.

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Scheinhardt, Philippe

2016-01-01

C’est un travail de recherche conséquent sur le fonds manuscrit de Jules Verne que propose William Butcher. Ce chercheur anglophone s’intéresse depuis longtemps à la diffusion de cette œuvre qu’il a éditée et traduite. Le goût de la recherche, de la découverte s’affiche dans le titre Jules Verne inédit, avec une désignation de l’objet d’étude, qui ne concerne pas tant le manuscrit que son exégèse, puisqu’on nous invite avec le sous-titre Les manuscrits déchiffrés à l’interprétation des traces...

Ukraine Between The EU And The CES In Global Instability

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Svitlana Radzievska

2013-01-01

Full Text Available The article reviews functioning and development of the European Union (EU and the Common Economic Space (CES in the global instability and substantiates the equal significance of Ukraine’s integration with these regional associations in today’s environment. This conclusion is based upon the current state of Ukraine’s trade and economic relations with the countries taking part in these integration associations, and the probability of: 1 the EU’s abstaining from admitting new members until the EU structure improves, or admitting new members while changing the mechanism of interaction within the EU and setting more stringent admission criteria, 2 changes in the terms of trade of Ukraine with the CES member states due to its transformation into the Eurasian Economic Community (EEC.

Contribution à l'inventaire et à la domestication des espèces ...

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30 juin 2014 ... de nombreuses espèces végétales ont disparu ou se sont raréfiées, essentiellement ..... Tableau 4 : Durée de séjour en pépinière des essences en fonction du matériel végétal utilisé. Durée de séjour. Durée courte (3-6 ... conscience sur l'importance socioéconomique de ces produits et les désagréments ...

Endometritis post-cesárea: factores de riesgo

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Silvia Burgos Salinas

1999-07-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Determinar los factores de riesgo de endometritis post-cesárea (EPC. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo caso-control en el Servicio de Obstetricia del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia del 1 de Enero de 1992 al 31 de Julio de1996. Para el análisis estadístico se utilizó análisis bivariado y multivariado de regresión logística. Resultados: Durante este período se detectaron 82 pacientes con diagnóstico clínico de endometritis, seleccionándose aleatoriamente igual número de pacientes operadas de cesárea con puerperio normal. Los factores relacionados con un riesgo significativo de EPC fueron: edad materna menor de 21 años y valores de hematocrito post-operatorio menor o igual a 30%. En el grupo de pacientes con endometritis el 45.1% de las pacientes tuvieron infección concomitante, siendo la infección de herida operatoria (29.3% y la del tracto urinario (11% las más frecuentes. ( Rev Med Hered 1999; 10:105-110 .

Efedrina y Fenilefrina: Efectos hemodinámicos en cesáreas electivas

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Romero Palomino, Patricia

2017-01-01

El objetivo de este estudio es comparar el efecto de bolos de efedrina y fenilefrina sobre el gasto cardíaco en la hipotensión que se produce tras la realización de anestesia espinal en cesáreas programadas. La anestesia espinal es la técnica de elección para cesáreas y conlleva disminución de las resistencias vasculares periféricas, del retorno venoso y un aumento compensador del gasto cardíaco que asociados a las peculiaridades del embarazo a término hacen que se convierta en un periodo ...

Regard sur Le Temps des grâces, de Dominique Marchais A look at Le temps des grâces by Dominique Marchais Una mirada a Le temps des grâces, de Dominique Marchais

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Christèle Dondeyne

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Le documentaire Le Temps des grâces de Dominique Marchais s’attache aux regards que des agriculteurs de différentes générations portent sur leur activité et aux analyses d’agronomes et d’économistes sur l’agriculture française. Il donne à voir quelques unes des multiples façons dont le travail agricole modèle les paysages et les écosystèmes et souligne le poids des politiques publiques dans ces orientations. Son constat global laisse plus de place à une industrialisation de l’agriculture qui conduit à l’uniformisation des produits et à la mort des sols qu’à des alternatives viables pour les écosystèmes. La confrontation de ce documentaire avec des travaux majeurs de la sociologie sur ce thème produit une impression de décalage et renvoie à des réflexions théoriques et méthodologiques.Dominique Marchais’ documentary, Le Temps des grâces, deals with different farmer generations’ vision of their work. It also provides an agronomic and economic analysis of French farming, showing some of the many different ways in which agricultural activity shapes landscape and ecosystems, while stressing the responsibility of public policy in such processes. The general observation highlights the growing industrialisation of agriculture, leading more to the uniformisation of products and destruction of soil fertility than to ecologically viable alternatives. When compared with major sociological studies in this area, the documentary highlights certain deviations while referring to theoretical and methodological thinking in this domain.En su documental Le Temps des grâces, Dominique Marchais se interesa en la visión que agricultores de diferentes generaciones tienen de su quehacer y en algunos análisis de la agricultura francesa realizados por agrónomos y economistas. Su trabajo permite vislumbrar algunas de las múltiples formas en que el trabajo agrícola modela los paisajes y los ecosistemas, y hace hincapié en el

Novel Structural and Functional Motifs in cellulose synthase (CesA Genes of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum, L..

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Simerjeet Kaur

Full Text Available Cellulose is the primary determinant of mechanical strength in plant tissues. Late-season lodging is inversely related to the amount of cellulose in a unit length of the stem. Wheat is the most widely grown of all the crops globally, yet information on its CesA gene family is limited. We have identified 22 CesA genes from bread wheat, which include homoeologs from each of the three genomes, and named them as TaCesAXA, TaCesAXB or TaCesAXD, where X denotes the gene number and the last suffix stands for the respective genome. Sequence analyses of the CESA proteins from wheat and their orthologs from barley, maize, rice, and several dicot species (Arabidopsis, beet, cotton, poplar, potato, rose gum and soybean revealed motifs unique to monocots (Poales or dicots. Novel structural motifs CQIC and SVICEXWFA were identified, which distinguished the CESAs involved in the formation of primary and secondary cell wall (PCW and SCW in all the species. We also identified several new motifs specific to monocots or dicots. The conserved motifs identified in this study possibly play functional roles specific to PCW or SCW formation. The new insights from this study advance our knowledge about the structure, function and evolution of the CesA family in plants in general and wheat in particular. This information will be useful in improving culm strength to reduce lodging or alter wall composition to improve biofuel production.

Características sociodemográficas y reproductivas asociadas con el aumento de cesáreas en México

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Suárez-López, Leticia; Campero, Lourdes; Vara-Salazar, Elvia De la; Rivera-Rivera, Leonor; Hernández-Serrato, María Isidra; Walker, Dilys; Lazcano-Ponce, Eduardo

2013-01-01

Objetivo. Describir la tendencia de la cesárea en México y su asociación con características sociodemográficas y reproductivas. Material y métodos. Con base en En-cuestas Nacionales de Salud 2000, 2006 y 2012, se analizó información de cesáreas en mujeres. Se utilizó un modelo de regresión logística multivariado en 2012. Resultados. Se identificó un incremento de 50.3% de la operación cesárea a nivel nacional en el periodo de 2000 a 2012. Las mujeres con mayor posibilidad de tener una cesárea...

Evaluating Short-Form Versions of the CES-D for Measuring Depressive Symptoms among Immigrants from Mexico

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Grzywacz, Joseph G.; Hovey, Joseph D.; Seligman, Laura D.; Arcury, Thomas A.; Quandt, Sara A.

2006-01-01

This article examines the feasibility of using a short-form version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) in community mental health research with Mexican immigrants. Several features of three published short versions of the CES-D were examined using data combined from seven diverse Mexican immigrant samples from across…

L’ANALYSE DU DISCOURS DE LA RESPONSABILITE SOCIALE DE L’ENTREPRISE A TRAVERS LES RAPPORTS ANNUELS DE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE D’ ENTREPRISES FRANÇAISES DU CAC 40

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Jacques IGALENS

2006-01-01

Full Text Available Sous la pression des parties prenantes, le nombre de rapports dedéveloppement durable ne cesse d'augmenter. Jusqu'ici les méthodesd'analyse des informations qu'ils contiennent sont essentiellementcomptables. L'enjeu de ces rapports va au-delà des indicateurs chiffrésfournis par exemple par la GRI, Global Reporting Initiative. Il s'agit pour uneentreprise de légitimer son action et les conséquences de son action dansles domaines sociaux, environnementaux et societaux. La place tenue par lediscours dans ces rapports est essentielle et la méthode proposée dans cetarticle est ainsi celle de "l'analyse des discours" notamment en s'appuyantsur les caractéristiques de l'énonciation et sur celles des procédésrhétoriques. Ainsi apparaît que les entreprises ne se contentent pas de "faireun rapport" mais qu'elles essaient de construire un monde, un monde danslequel elles se présentent en héros positif, un monde dont elles définissentles règles.

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Edouard , Kunegel

2013-01-01

Non disponible / Not available; Seules trois méthodes de traitement, aujourd'hui, s'offrent au patient insuffisant rénal chronique (IRC) en phase terminale : la dialyse péritonéale, l'hémodialyse, et la transplantation rénale. L'esquisse de ces techniques sera dessinée au fil de ce travail, avec un focus particulier sur l'hémodialyse, méthode à ce jour encore la plus utilisée. À ses débuts, les résultats proposés par cette procédure, assortis d'une lourde mortalité, étaient peu concluants.Jus...

Variability in depression prevalence in early rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of the CES-D and HAD-D Scales

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Emery Paul

2009-02-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Depression is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA, however reported prevalence varies considerably. Two frequently used instruments to identify depression are the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D scale, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS. The objectives of this study were to test if the CES-D and HADS-D (a satisfy current modern psychometric standards for unidimensional measurement in an early RA sample; (b measure the same construct (i.e. depression; and (c identify similar levels of depression. Methods Data from the two scales completed by patients with early RA were fitted to the Rasch measurement model to show that (a each scale satisfies the criteria of fit to the model, including strict unidimensionality; (b that the scales can be co-calibrated onto a single underlying continuum of depression and to (c examine the location of the cut points on the underlying continuum as indication of the prevalence of depression. Results Ninety-two patients with early RA (62% female; mean age = 56.3, SD = 13.7 gave 141 sets of paired CES-D and HAD-D data. Fit of the data from the CES-D was found to be poor, and the scale had to be reduced to 13 items to satisfy Rasch measurement criteria whereas the HADS-D met model expectations from the outset. The 20 items combined (CES-D13 and HADS-D satisfied Rasch model expectations. The CES-D gave a much higher prevalence of depression than the HADS-D. Conclusion The CES-D in its present form is unsuitable for use in patients with early RA, and needs to be reduced to a 13-item scale. The HADS-D is valid for early RA and the two scales measure the same underlying construct but their cut points lead to different estimates of the level of depression. Revised cut points on the CES-D13 provide comparative prevalence rates.

Variability in depression prevalence in early rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of the CES-D and HAD-D Scales

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Covic, Tanya; Pallant, Julie F; Tennant, Alan; Cox, Sally; Emery, Paul; Conaghan, Philip G

2009-01-01

Background Depression is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), however reported prevalence varies considerably. Two frequently used instruments to identify depression are the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The objectives of this study were to test if the CES-D and HADS-D (a) satisfy current modern psychometric standards for unidimensional measurement in an early RA sample; (b) measure the same construct (i.e. depression); and (c) identify similar levels of depression. Methods Data from the two scales completed by patients with early RA were fitted to the Rasch measurement model to show that (a) each scale satisfies the criteria of fit to the model, including strict unidimensionality; (b) that the scales can be co-calibrated onto a single underlying continuum of depression and to (c) examine the location of the cut points on the underlying continuum as indication of the prevalence of depression. Results Ninety-two patients with early RA (62% female; mean age = 56.3, SD = 13.7) gave 141 sets of paired CES-D and HAD-D data. Fit of the data from the CES-D was found to be poor, and the scale had to be reduced to 13 items to satisfy Rasch measurement criteria whereas the HADS-D met model expectations from the outset. The 20 items combined (CES-D13 and HADS-D) satisfied Rasch model expectations. The CES-D gave a much higher prevalence of depression than the HADS-D. Conclusion The CES-D in its present form is unsuitable for use in patients with early RA, and needs to be reduced to a 13-item scale. The HADS-D is valid for early RA and the two scales measure the same underlying construct but their cut points lead to different estimates of the level of depression. Revised cut points on the CES-D13 provide comparative prevalence rates. PMID:19200388

Enjeux de la gestion des espèces exotiques envahissantes dans les milieux d'eau douce en outre-mer

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SOUBEYRAN, Yohann

2012-02-01

Full Text Available Les milieux aquatiques d’eau douce en outre-mer ne sont pas épargnés par les espèces exotiques envahissantes. Ces espèces ont des impacts négatifs, avérés ou potentiels, importants. Diverses actions sont mises en œuvre tant sur le plan national que local pour mieux les gérer, mais de nombreux défis restent encore à relever.

Factor structure of the CES-D and measurement invariance across gender in Mainland Chinese adolescents.

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Wang, Mengcheng; Armour, Cherie; Wu, Yan; Ren, Fen; Zhu, Xiongzhao; Yao, Shuqiao

2013-09-01

The primary aim was to examine the depressive symptom structure of Mainland China adolescents using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were simultaneously conducted to determine the structure of the CES-D in a large scale, representative adolescent samples recruited from Mainland China. Multigroup CFA (N = 5059, 48% boys, mean = 16.55±1.06) was utilized to test the factorial invariance of the depressive symptom structure, which was generated by EFA and confirmed by CFA across gender. The CES-D can be interpreted in terms of 3 symptom dimensions. Additionally, factorial invariance of the new proposed model across gender was supported at all assuming different degrees of invariance. Mainland Chinese adolescents have specific depressive symptom structure, which is consistent across gender. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Koordinasi Optimal Capacitive Energy Storage (CES dan Kontroler PID Menggunakan Differential Evolution Algorithm (DEA pada Sistem Tenaga Listrik

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Akbar Swandaru

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Peningkatan suplai daya listrik diperlukan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan daya listrik. Generator cenderung beroperasi dalam beban penuh.Hal ini berpengaruh pada keamanan generator dalam operasi sistem tenaga listrik.Salah satu masalah adalah osilasi frekuensi.Bila perubahan beban terjadi, kontroler diperlukan untuk meredam osilasi frekuensi ini.Pada tugas akhir ini diusulkan sebuah koordinasi antara Kontroler Capacitive Energy Storage (CES dan Kontroler PID. CES disini berfungsi untuk membantu kinerja Governor agar meredam osilasi frekuensi dengan cepat. Kontroler CES ini digunakan bersama dengan PID controller yang dioptimalkan dengan  Differential Evolution Algorithm (DEA.

Some Characterizations of the Cobb-Douglas and CES Production Functions in Microeconomics

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Xiaoshu Wang

2013-01-01

Full Text Available It is well known that the study of the shape and the properties of the production possibility frontier is a subject of great interest in economic analysis. Vîlcu (Vîlcu, 2011 proved that the generalized Cobb-Douglas production function has constant return to scale if and only if the corresponding hypersurface is developable. Later on, the authors A. D. Vîlcu and G. E. Vîlcu, 2011 extended this result to the case of CES production function. Both results establish an interesting link between some fundamental notions in the theory of production functions and the differential geometry of hypersurfaces in Euclidean spaces. In this paper, we give some characterizations of minimal generalized Cobb-Douglas and CES production hypersurfaces in Euclidean spaces.

Relations entre la diversité et la biomasse aérienne des espèces ...

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En Afrique sub-saharienne, peu d'études ont mis la lumière sur les relations éventuelles entre la biomasse végétale et la diversité biologique dans ces systèmes. La présente étude a permis de tester ces relations dans des agroforêts à cacao de Lakota en Côte d'Ivoire. Des cacaoyères et des forêts ont été inventoriées ...

The CES-D as a Measure of Psychological Distress Among International Students: Measurement and Structural Invariance Across Gender.

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Suh, Hanna; van Nuenen, Marieke; Rice, Kenneth G

2017-10-01

Detecting psychological distress among international students can be challenging given diverse languages, cultural backgrounds, and lack of refined measurement properties of measures tailored to international students. Despite the challenges, ensuring that a psychological distress measure works effectively has considerable potential value for assessment purposes. The current study evaluates the measurement properties of a short 10-item version of Radloff's Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Grounded in long-standing evidence on gender differences in depressive symptoms, specific attention was given to examining measurement invariance of the CES-D Short-form across women and men. Based on a large, two-cohort sample of international students ( N = 468), and through multiple analyses evaluating factor structure and measurement invariance, we derived an even briefer, seven-item single-factor form of the CES-D (CES-D Short-form International) that can be used with international students.

Biomasa de raíces en un bosque templado con y sin manejo forestal en Hidalgo, México

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Pavón, Numa P.; Moreno, Claudia E.; Ramírez-Bautista, Aurelio

2012-01-01

Las raíces son buenos indicadores funcionales del ecosistema ya que constituyen gran parte de la biomasa viva del suelo y ejercen un control sobre los procesos de pedogénesis, la producción de materia orgánica y la dinámica de los nutrientes. En este trabajo se comparó la biomasa de raíces gruesas y finas entre un bosque conservado y un bosque con manejo forestal de corte selectivo. La biomasa promedio de raíces no difirió significativamente entre sitios (P = 0.185). La biomasa en el bosque c...

Sur quelques espèces du genre Scarabaeus L

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Gillet, Joseph J.E.

1909-01-01

Dans une note insérée aux Annali del Museo Civico di storia naturale di Genova ¹), je rue suis occupé, entre autres choses, de la synonymie de quelques espèces de Scarabaeus; je désire revenir sur ce sujet et y ajouter les remarques que m’a suggérées l’examen du type de S. van der Kelleni LSBG. et

Perfil dos partos cesáreos em um hospital universitário

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Mariana Costa Hoffmeister

2015-02-01

Full Text Available Introdução: A proporção de partos cesarianos no Brasil está muito além da preconizada pela Organização Mundial da Saúde, o mesmo ocorrendoem um Hospital Universitário de Porto Alegre, sul do Brasil. A taxa de cesáreas é considerada um indicador poderoso na avaliação da qualidade da assistência perinatal. Nosso objetivo foi analisar o padrão dos partos cesarianos e normais em um hospital universitário no período de2004 a 2012 quanto à média de permanência, faixa etária da parturiente, taxa de infecção relacionada ao parto, tipo de pagador e idade gestacional. Métodos: Estudo de coorte retrospectivo, observacional, com dados coletados no Sistema de Indicadores de Gestão (IG de um Hospital Universitário, abrangendo o período de2004 a 2012. Resultados: A taxa de cesárea no hospital universitário nos anos analisados foi em média 33,21%. Em relação às cesarianas realizadas nesta instituição durante o período em estudo, observou-se que: há uma maior prevalência de cesáreas em mulheres acima de 40 anos, ocorreu um crescimento de partos cesarianos pré-termo, a média de permanência e taxa de infecção foram superiores em relação às mulheres submetidas ao parto vaginal, e houve predomínio de cesarianas na saúde suplementar quando comparada ao Sistema Único de Saúde. Conclusões: As elevadas taxas de cesárea no hospital universitário, embora acima do recomendado pela OMS, são justificadas por se tratar de um hospital terciário e estão em conformidade com o padrão observado no país.

Lutte contre les zoonoses helminthiques et élimination de ces ...

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Les infections par des parasites du genre Schistosoma et la douve du foie peuvent entraîner des maladies graves, notamment l'anémie, un retard de croissance, la malnutrition, ainsi que le cancer du foie. Les parasites qui causent ces maladies ont des cycles de vie complexes. Ils se transmettent entre humains, animaux ...

241 Culture de trois espèces fongiques sauvages comestibles du ...

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inflorescences mâles de palmier de palmier à huile trempés dans l'eau de distribution ... agricole par la mise en culture d'espèces fongiques comestibles par des ..... mycélienne est en rapport avec le rendement ou l'efficacité biologique.

Utilisation des espèces du genre Aframomum ( Aframomum ...

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La génération des radicaux libres résultant de l'oxydation des lipides est l'un des problèmes associés à la perte des aliments et des maladies notamment celles liées au surpoids et à l'obésité. Les espèces oxygénées réactives telles que le radical hydroxyle et les hydroperoxydes sont généralement produites par des ...

Complémentation précoce en colostrum de vache Azawak chez la chèvre rousse de Maradi au Niger: effets sur les performances de croissance et de reproduction, et sur la survie au cours de la première année de vie.

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Abdou, Harouna

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L’élevage  des  petits  ruminants  représente  au  Niger,  la  ressource  principale  pour  plus  de  6  millions  de   paysans pauvres, vivant avec moins de 1 dollar US par jour. C'est un trésor important qui contribue à la renommée des familles. Selon le recensement général  de  l’agriculture  et  de  l’élevage  (2007),  le   cheptel Nigérien se chiffre à 31 millions toutes espèces confondues dont 11 millions de caprins (36,21 %)  et  9  millions  d’ovins  (30  %). Bien  qu'il  occupe  u...

Endometritis post-cesárea: factores de riesgo.

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BURGOS SALINAS, Silvia; CARBAJAL ARROYO, Luz; SAONA UGARTE, Pedro

2013-01-01

Objetivo: Determinar los factores de riesgo de endometritis post-cesárea (EPC). Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo caso-control en el Servicio de Obstetricia del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia del 1 de Enero de 1992 al 31 de Julio de1996. Para el análisis estadístico se utilizó análisis bivariado y multivariado de regresión logística. Resultados: Durante este período se detectaron 82 pacientes con diagnóstico clínico de endometritis, seleccionándose aleatoriamente i...

Endometritis post-cesárea: factores de riesgo

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Burgos Salinas, Silvia; Carbajal Arroyo, Luz; Saona Ugarte, Pedro

1999-01-01

Objetivo: Determinar los factores de riesgo de endometritis post-cesárea (EPC). Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo caso-control en el Servicio de Obstetricia del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia del 1 de Enero de 1992 al 31 de Julio de1996. Para el análisis estadístico se utilizó análisis bivariado y multivariado de regresión logística. Resultados: Durante este período se detectaron 82 pacientes con diagnóstico clínico de endometritis, seleccionándose aleatoriamente i...

A longitudinal evaluation of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-D) in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Population using Rasch Analysis

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Covic, Tanya; Pallant, Julie F; Conaghan, Philip G; Tennant, Alan

2007-01-01

Background The aim of this study was to test the internal validity of the total Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale using Rasch analysis in a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) population. Methods CES-D was administered to 157 patients with RA over three time points within a 12 month period. Rasch analysis was applied using RUMM2020 software to assess the overall fit of the model, the response scale used, individual item fit, differential item functioning (DIF) and person separation. Results Pooled data across three time points was shown to fit the Rasch model with removal of seven items from the original 20-item CES-D scale. It was necessary to rescore the response format from four to three categories in order to improve the scale's fit. Two items demonstrated some DIF for age and gender but were retained within the 13-item CES-D scale. A new cut point for depression score of 9 was found to correspond to the original cut point score of 16 in the full CES-D scale. Conclusion This Rasch analysis of the CES-D in a longstanding RA cohort resulted in the construction of a modified 13-item scale with good internal validity. Further validation of the modified scale is recommended particularly in relation to the new cut point for depression. PMID:17629902

A longitudinal evaluation of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-D in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Population using Rasch Analysis

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Tennant Alan

2007-07-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background The aim of this study was to test the internal validity of the total Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D scale using Rasch analysis in a rheumatoid arthritis (RA population. Methods CES-D was administered to 157 patients with RA over three time points within a 12 month period. Rasch analysis was applied using RUMM2020 software to assess the overall fit of the model, the response scale used, individual item fit, differential item functioning (DIF and person separation. Results Pooled data across three time points was shown to fit the Rasch model with removal of seven items from the original 20-item CES-D scale. It was necessary to rescore the response format from four to three categories in order to improve the scale's fit. Two items demonstrated some DIF for age and gender but were retained within the 13-item CES-D scale. A new cut point for depression score of 9 was found to correspond to the original cut point score of 16 in the full CES-D scale. Conclusion This Rasch analysis of the CES-D in a longstanding RA cohort resulted in the construction of a modified 13-item scale with good internal validity. Further validation of the modified scale is recommended particularly in relation to the new cut point for depression.

Synthesis and purification of some alkyl phenanthrenes and presentation of their infrared, ultraviolet, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectra; Synthese et purification de quelques alcoylphenanthrenes et presentation ds leurs spectres d'absorption infrarouge, ultraviolette, de resonance magnetique nucleaire et de masse

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Persaud, K. [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Grenoble (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1965-01-01

We have carried out the synthesis of: - phenanthrene - its five monomethyl derivatives - three dimethyl derivatives - two trimethyl derivatives. We have then purified these products as well as a certain number of others obtained from various sources. We have been able to obtain in the majority of cases, a purity of 99.5 per cent or over, these figures being obtained by low voltage mass spectrometry. Finally we have recorded the infrared, ultraviolet, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectra of these products for which an atlas has been drawn up. (author) [French] Nous avons realise la synthese: - du phenanthrene - de ses cinq derives monomethyles - de trois de ses derives dimethyles - de deux de ses derives trimethyles. Nous avons ensuite purifie ces produits ainsi qu'un certain nombre d'autres que nous avons obtenus de sources differentes. Nous avons pu atteindre, dans la plupart des cas, une purete egale ou superieure a 99,5 pour cent, chiffres determines par la spectrometrie de masse a basse tension. Enfin, nous avons enregistre les spectres infrarouges, ultraviolets, de resonance magnetique nucleaire et de masse de ces produits dont nous avons fait un atlas. (auteur)

Culture de trois espèces fongiques sauvages comestibles du ...

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Des essais de culture de trois souches de trois espèces de champignons lignicoles comestibles: Pleurotus cystidiosus O.K. Miller, Lentinus cladopus Lév. et Marasmius buzungolo Singer isolées sur milieu gélosé PDA et dont les mycéliums ont été repiqués sur substrats de semis de grains de maïs et de sciure de bois ont ...

Computational Ecology and Software (http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/online-version.asp

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Full Text Available Computational Ecology and Software ISSN 2220-721X URL: http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/online-version.asp RSS: http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/ces/rss.xml E-mail: ces@iaees.org Editor-in-Chief: WenJun Zhang Aims and Scope COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY AND SOFTWARE (ISSN 2220-721X is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that considers scientific articles in all different areas of computational ecology. It is the transactions of the International Society of Computational Ecology. The journal is concerned with the ecological researches, constructions and applications of theories and methods of computational sciences including computational mathematics, computational statistics and computer science. It features the simulation, approximation, prediction, recognition, and classification of ecological issues. Intensive computation is one of the major stresses of the journal. The journal welcomes research articles, short communications, review articles, perspectives, and book reviews. The journal also supports the activities of the International Society of Computational Ecology. The topics to be covered by CES include, but are not limited to: •Computation intensive methods, numerical and optimization methods, differential and difference equation modeling and simulation, prediction, recognition, classification, statistical computation (Bayesian computing, randomization, bootstrapping, Monte Carlo techniques, stochastic process, etc., agent-based modeling, individual-based modeling, artificial neural networks, knowledge based systems, machine learning, genetic algorithms, data exploration, network analysis and computation, databases, ecological modeling and computation using Geographical Information Systems, satellite imagery, and other computation intensive theories and methods. •Artificial ecosystems, artificial life, complexity of ecosystems and virtual reality. •The development, evaluation and validation of software and

Efecto del Hierro en el Desarrollo de las Raíces de las Plantas

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Correa Velásquez Jairo

1964-08-01

Full Text Available Se investigó el efecto del hierro en el desarrollo de las raíces del cacao, el café y el fríjol. También se observó la velocidad de recuperación de la clorofila en plantas cloróticas de cacao y café, al agregarles cantidades crecientes de hierro, y el efecto de dicha recuperación sobre el desarrollo radical. Además, se estudió el grado de absorción y movilización de Fe50 en plantas de cacao, y el efecto de distintas dosis de hierro en el crecimiento de raíces aisladas cacao, café y fríjol. Las plantas fueron cultivadas en el invernadero en solución HoagIand N° 2 sin Fe y las raíces para cultivo se obtuvieron de semillas germinadas en el laboratorio. Se usaron plantas de cacao del clon uf 668 de 3 meses y de café (variedad caturra con la misma edad. El hierro radiactivo utilizado fue en forma de cloruro (Fe59 cl 3 y el agregado a la solución o al follaje, en forma de quelato (Fe E. D. T. A.. Las adiciones de este elemento se hicieron cuando las plantas mostraban síntomas característicos de su deficiencia. Hubo una recuperación casi total de la clorosis y tanto el volumen como la longitud radical aumentaron con las aplicaciones crecientes de hierro, aunque la longitud relativa de los tallos mostró una tendencia decreciente. En las hojas de cacao se presentó una acumulación del Fe y su movilización hacia los demás órganos de la planta fue lenta y en proporción reducida en relación con el total absorbido. Igual cosa sucedió con el Fe50 suministrado a las raíces. No se pudieron observar los efectos del Fe en el crecimiento de raíces aisladas de cacao, café y fríjol, pues el desarrollo fue muy reducido, debido a que la rápida oxidación de los tejidos (al separar aquéllas del resto de la planta redujo la viabilidad a unos pocos días.

Fatores Associados à Realização de Cesárea em Primíparas com uma Cesárea Anterior Factors Associated with Cesarean Section in Primipara Women with One Previous Cesarean Section

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José Guilherme Cecatti

2000-04-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: avaliar a via de parto em um grupo de gestantes primíparas de baixa renda com uma cesárea anterior e os fatores associados à repetição da cesárea no segundo parto. Pacientes e Métodos: realizou-se um estudo caso-controle com 356 gestantes atendidas de janeiro de 1993 a janeiro de 1996 na Maternidade do CAISM/UNICAMP. Constituíram os casos as 153 gestantes que tiveram o segundo parto por cesárea, e os controles, as 203 que tiveram o segundo parto vaginal. Para a análise utilizaram-se médias, desvio padrão, teste t de Student, teste de Mann-Whitney, chi² e "odds ratio" (OR e IC 95% para cada possível fator associado à realização de cesárea no segundo parto. Resultados: a via do segundo parto foi vaginal em 57% das vezes. Dentre as diversas variáveis estudadas, as que mostraram estar significativamente associadas à realização de cesárea no segundo parto foram: maior idade materna (para mulheres com 35 anos ou mais, OR = 16,4, antecedente de abortamento (OR = 2,09, indução do trabalho de parto (OR = 3,83, rotura prematura de membranas (OR = 2 ,83, a não-realização de analgesia durante o período de dilatação (OR = 5,3, o diagnóstico de algum sinal de vitalidade fetal alterada (OR = 2,7 e a ocorrência do parto à tarde (OR = 1,92. Conclusões: os resultados indicam que os fatores associados à repetição de cesárea em mulheres com uma cicatriz de cesárea nesta população são predominantemente médicos, mas há a possibilidade de se proporem intervenções dirigidas a diminuir o índice de repetição de cesáreas.Purpose: to evaluate the route of delivery in a group of low-income primipara pregnant women with a previous cesarean section, and the factors associated with the repetition of the cesarean section on the second delivery. Patients and Methods: it was a case-control study including 356 women who were assisted at the Maternity of CAISM/UNICAMP during the period between January 1993 and January

Introductions de nouvelles espèces de poissons dans les eaux douces tropicales : objectifs et conséquences

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LÉVÊQUE C.

1997-01-01

Full Text Available Les introductions d'espèces dans les milieux aquatiques tropicaux ont d'abord eu pour motivation de développer la pêche sportive pour les émigrants européens. Actuellement, les principaux objectifs sont d'améliorer la pêche artisanale locale et de développer l'aquaculture. L'introduction de poissons pélagiques de la famille des clupéidés dans divers lacs naturels ou de barrage apparaît comme un succès, car elle a permis de développer la pêche de manière significative, sans dommages apparents pour la faune indigène. Par contre, l'introduction de prédateurs a toujours eu des conséquences négatives sur la faune autochtone, et divers exemples sont donnés dont la truite (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 en Australie et dans le lac Titicaca, et le capitaine (Lates niloticus Linnaeus, 1758 dans le lac Victoria. Les introductions de tilapias donnent lieu à des bilans plus mitigés, généralement positifs lorsque les cichlidés sont introduits dans des milieux pauvres en espèces autochtones, alors que des disparitions d'espèces ont été constatées pour les introductions réalisées dans les milieux déjà riches en espèces. L'exemple des lacs malgaches montre les conséquences d'introductions successives de diverses espèces sur la faune ichtyologique et la pêche.

Capital-labour-energy substitution in a nested CES framework: A replication and update of Kemfert (1998)

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Henningsen, Arne; Henningsen, Geraldine; van der Werf, Edwin

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) (‘Estimated substitution elasticities of a nested CES production function approach for Germany’, Energy Economics, 20, 249–264). We first use the data and software reported in that article and compare our results with those reported in the original study. We then test the same data and a new, more recent......The ease with which firms can substitute away from energy to other inputs is an important determining factor in the costs of climate change mitigation policies. Climate policy simulation models usually represent this substitutability by using the Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES) function...

Revue bibliographique. Ultrastructure des Monogènes : liste des espèces et des organes étudiés

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JUSTINE J-L.

1993-01-01

Full Text Available Les données bibliographiques (plus de 180 références concernant l'ultrastructure des monogènes, en microscopie électronique à balayage (MEB et microscopie électronique à transmission (MET, sont présentées sous la forme de deux listes. La liste des espèces étudiées indique pour chaque espèce les organes qui ont été décrits en microscopie électronique et la référence; plus de 60 espèces de Monopisthocotylea et 70 espèces de Polyopisthocotylea sont citées. La liste des organes indique pour chaque organe quelles espèces ont été étudiées et la référence. Les structures sont classées en: 1. Organes externes (morphologie externe en MEB, tégument, récepteurs tégumentaires, photorécepteurs, glandes, pièces sclérifiées du hapteur. 2. Organes internes non reproducteurs (appareil digestif, protonéphridies, cellules nerveuses. 3. Organes reproducteurs (canaux génitaux mâles, canaux génitaux femelles, ovogenèse et oeufs, oeufs en MEB, vitellogenèse, spermiogenèse et sperme. 4. Hyperparasites et symbiontes (microsporidies, bactéries et autres procaryotes, virus. Les travaux concernant des oncomiracidia ou des larves sont indiqués.

Costo directo de cesáreas y reembolso del Seguro Integral de Salud: El caso del Hospital de Apoyo Pomabamba, Ancash, Perú

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Gladys Moncada Vega

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Determinar el costo directo de la cesárea y el porcentaje de reembolso realizado por el Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS, en el Hospital de Apoyo Pomabamba (HAP, en Ancash. Material y métodos: Estudio de costos, transversal descriptivo de corte retrospectivo. Se consideraron todos los partos por cesárea en el periodo enero a diciembre 2003, 39 de ellas fueron sin complicaciones y 12 complicadas. Se revisaron las historias clínicas y los reportes operatorios de cada paciente. Se realizó análisis univariado considerando frecuencias, porcentajes y medidas de tendencia central y dispersión. Resultados: La edad media fue 25,57 años (rango: 16-43 años, el índice de cesárea en el periodo fue 5,9%. El costo directo por cesárea no complicada fue 307,64 nuevos soles y de la cesárea complicada 469,61 nuevos soles. La diferencia de 52,65% mayor a la cesárea complicada está relacionada al uso de medicamentos y mayor estancia hospitalaria. El monto por cesárea facturado al SIS en HAP fue 17 633,30 nuevos soles (media: 345,75 nuevos soles. Conclusiones: El porcentaje asumido por el HAP para las cesáreas financiadas por el SIS fue 36,5% (6 435,30 nuevos soles. Los costos directos calculados son propios del HAP y no se puede generalizar a otros hospitales, porque varían según las características y prácticas propias de cada hospital. Es necesario considerar estudios de costos que permitan observar posibles brechas en el financiamiento del SIS.(Rev Med Hered 2009;20:4-10.

Variability in depression prevalence in early rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of the CES-D and HAD-D Scales

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Emery Paul; Cox Sally; Tennant Alan; Pallant Julie F; Covic Tanya; Conaghan Philip G

2009-01-01

Abstract Background Depression is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), however reported prevalence varies considerably. Two frequently used instruments to identify depression are the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The objectives of this study were to test if the CES-D and HADS-D (a) satisfy current modern psychometric standards for unidimensional measurement in an early RA sample; (b) measure the same construc...

La sutura compresiva del útero en cesárea con atonía uterina

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Percy Pacora

2004-12-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Determinar si el empleo de la sutura compresiva del útero (técnica de B-Lynch durante la cesárea en casos de atonía uterina disminuye la pérdida sanguínea y evita la histerectomía posparto. Material y Métodos: Estudio retrospectivo de las cesáreas que cursaron con atonía uterina durante la intervención, desde el 1 de enero de 1990 al 31 de diciembre de 2003, en el Hospital San Bartolomé de Lima. El método estándar de manejo de la atonía uterina en la cesárea consiste en el masaje uterino, el empleo de agentes uterotónicos (ocitocina, prostaglandinas, ligadura de arterias uterinas/hipogástricas y la histerectomía posparto. Las variables maternas y perinatales obtenidas de las historias clínicas fueron ingresadas a una base de datos computarizado (SPSS versión 10. Resultados: Se identificó 46 casos: en 30 se empleó la técnica B-Lynch y en 16 el método estándar. No hubo diferencias en las características maternas entre ambos grupos. El grupo de B-Lynch presentó subjetivamente menor perdida sanguínea, recibió menor número de unidades de sangre transfundida y presentó significativo menor riesgo de histerectomía posparto comparado con el método estándar (promedio ± DE: 1144,4±311,7 mL vs 1666,9±794,4 mL, p<0,05; 0,36±0,66 vs 2,90±3,64, p<0,05; y OR 0,08, IC95% 0,01-0,45, p<0,01, respectivamente. Conclusiones: La sutura compresiva del útero durante la cesárea en la atonía uterina parece reducir el sangrado vaginal, la transfusión sanguínea y el empleo de la histerectomía comparado con el método estándar.

Profil épidémiologique de l'insuffisance rénale terminale à l'hôpital Militaire de Rabat, Maroc

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Asserraji, Mohammed; Maoujoud, Omar; Belarbi, Marouane; Oualim, Zouhir

2015-01-01

L'Insuffisance rénale chronique terminale (IRCT) est un enjeu majeur de sante publique au Maroc à cause de ses conséquences médicales et socioéconomiques. L'objectif de ce travail est d’évaluer le profil épidémiologique de l'IRCT à l'hôpital militaire de rabat, Maroc. Il s'agit d'une enquête rétrospective pendant quatre ans (1er janvier 2007 au 31 décembre 2010). Tous les cas d'IRCT (diminution permanente du débit de filtration glomérulaire (DFG) < 15 ml/min/1.73m2, pendant ≥ 3 mois) ont été inclus. 203 patients ont commencé la dialyse durant cette période, 130 hommes (64%) et 73 femmes (36%), l’âge moyen était de 49,92 ans (06 - 80 ans). la néphropathie d'origine indéterminée représente la première cause d'IRCT dans notre série (27,1%) suivie de la néphropathie diabétique (24,6%), des glomérulonéphrites chroniques (22,7) et de la néphropathie d'origine vasculaire (10,8%). 131 patients (64,5%) n'ont pas eu de suivi néphrologique pré dialytique. une prise en charge globale de cette pathologie est nécessaire. PMID:26309471

Partos cesáreos no Piauí: tendência e fatores associados no período 2000-2011

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Alberto Madeiro

Full Text Available Resumo OBJETIVO: analisar a tendência da proporção de partos cesáreos e fatores associados no Piauí, Brasil, de 2000 a 2011. MÉTODOS: estudo de série temporal e transversal, com dados dos partos hospitalares de primíparas registrados no Sistema de Informações sobre Nascidos Vivos (Sinasc. RESULTADOS: a proporção de partos cesáreos aumentou de 34,4% em 2000 para 52,1% em 2011 (variação percentual anual +4,4; IC95% 3,6;5,1; mulheres brancas (RP=1,72; IC95% 1,63;1,86, com 40 anos ou mais de idade (RP=2,17; IC95% 2,09;2,28, com 12 anos ou mais de estudo (RP=1,86; IC95% 1,77;1,96, que realizaram sete ou mais consultas de pré-natal (RP=2,08; IC95% 1,97;2,18, residentes em municípios com mais de 300 mil habitantes (RP=1,68; IC95% 1,62;1,80 e com índice de desenvolvimento humano mais elevado (RP=1,61; IC95% 1,51;1,73 mostraram maiores proporções de partos cesáreos. CONCLUSÃO: a ocorrência de partos cesáreos foi elevada e mais frequente em mulheres de baixo risco obstétrico.

Patient profiles and their relationship with the CES-D scale at the Diabetes Center for Puerto Rico.

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Rodríguez, José R; Rodríguez, Rosa Janet; Disdier, Orville M

2007-03-01

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Puerto Ricans has been identified and reported as being disproportionately higher as compared to other metabolic pathologies. Recently, diabetes has been identified as the third cause of mortality in Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Health Department, Vital Statistics Annual Report, 1999-2001). The Research Center, Education and Medical Services for Diabetes in Puerto Rico (also known as the "Centro de Diabetes para Puerto Rico" [CDPR]) is a public corporation in the island created by the government to reduce diabetes prevalence, mortality and morbidity. The CDPR offers Diabetes Self Management Educational Training Program Schools for patients (DSMETPS) island wide. The research design was an ex-post facto. As part of the process, patients are administered an extensive sociodemographic and health information questionnaire, which also includes the CES-D (a symptomatology depressive scale). This study pretends to describe the diabetic patient profiles (n=27) using information from the DSMETPS of the CDPR and explore the association with the CES-D. Variables such as patients' needs, knowledge and understanding of the condition (i.e., pathology management, type and medications utilized and exercise and nutritional patterns), patient attitudes to diabetes and their relations with the CES-D were explored. Results show a negative association, controlling for age and gender, between patients diabetic education/knowledge and CES-D score. Diabetes educators in Puerto Rico need to identify depressive symptomatology in order to prevent mental health complications in their patients since this may affect their future treatment and prognosis. An interdisciplinary team is recommended to improve the effectivity of the intervention.

Validation of the 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10) in Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans populations in South Africa.

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Baron, Emily Claire; Davies, Thandi; Lund, Crick

2017-01-09

The 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10) is a depression screening tool that has been used in the South African National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), a national household panel study. This screening tool has not yet been validated in South Africa. This study aimed to establish the reliability and validity of the CES-D-10 in Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans. The CES-D-10's psychometric properties were also compared to the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), a depression screening tool already validated in South Africa. Stratified random samples of Xhosa, Afrikaans and Zulu-speaking participants aged 15 years or older (N = 944) were recruited from Cape Town Metro and Ethekwini districts. Face-to-face interviews included socio-demographic questions, the CES-D-10, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS). Major depression was determined using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. All instruments were translated and back-translated to English. Construct validity was examined using exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation. Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curves were used to investigate the CES-D-10 and PHQ-9's criterion validity, and compared using the DeLong method. Overall, 6.6, 18.0 and 6.9% of the Zulu, Afrikaans and Xhosa samples were diagnosed with depression, respectively. The CES-D-10 had acceptable internal consistency across samples (α = 0.69-0.89), and adequate concurrent validity, when compared to the PHQ-9 and WHODAS. The CES-D-10 area under the Receiver Operator Characteristic curve was good to excellent: 0.81 (95% CI 0.71-0.90) for Zulu, 0.93 (95% CI 0.90-0.96) for Afrikaans, and 0.94 (95% CI 0.89-0.99) for Xhosa. A cut-off of 12, 11 and 13 for Zulu, Afrikaans and Xhosa, respectively, generated the most balanced sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value (Zulu: 71.4, 72.6% and 16.1%; Afrikaans: 84.6%, 84.0%, 53.7%; Xhosa: 81

DISPONIBILIDAD DE RAÍCES ADVENTICIAS DE TRES ESPECIES SILVESTRES COSECHADAS PARA LA ELABORACIÓN DE ARTESANÍAS EN SANTA ELENA, ANTIOQUIA (COLOMBIA

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ANA MARÍA BENAVIDES

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Full Text Available En los Andes colombianos, un gran número de artesanías se fabrican a partir de raíces adventicias de plantas nativas que crecen de forma silvestre. Sin embargo, la deforestación y las prácticas no sustentables han diezmado la disponibilidad de plantas silvestres productoras de fibra. En este estudio evaluamos la disponibilidad de fibras de tres especies en Santa Elena (Antioquia, Colombia: Asplundia sarmentosa, Philodendron aff. sagittifolium y Clusia multiflora. Después de una búsqueda exhaustiva en la zona de estudio ubicamos menos de 30 individuos adultos de cada especie. Para cada planta se midieron las variables asociadas al tamaño de la planta y se registró el número y la longitud de raíces maduras e inmaduras. Se pesaron fragmentos de raíces para estimar la biomasa. El crecimiento de raíces de cada planta fue monitoreado mensualmente durante siete meses. La disponibilidad actual de fibra (raíces maduras es de ca. 3 352 m (Asplundia 1 481 m, Clusia de 952 m, Philodendron 918 m, con esta cantidad de material se pueden elaborar entre 419 a 838 canastos. De acuerdo a la tasa de crecimiento mensual, una nueva raíz podría alcanzar un tamaño para ser cosechado entre el mes 38 y 71. Plantas más grandes tienen mayor cantidad de raíces maduras, sin embargo, la tasa de crecimiento no está asociada al tamaño de la planta. Nuestros resultados proveen evidencia de que las plantas en Santa Elena presentan una relación (tamaño de la planta, número de raíces maduras que es similar a plantas que se encuentran en zonas no intervenidas, no obstante, la cosecha de fibras en Santa Elena no es una actividad sostenible debido al bajo número de individuos susceptibles de ser cosechados, la lenta tasa de crecimiento de raíces y la alta demanda de fibras. Es necesario implementar estrategias como el enriquecimiento del bosque con estas tres especies para garantizar una actividad sustentable para recolectores y artesanos en Santa Elena y

La «loi pêche» (Code rural et l'introduction des espèces piscicoles

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GUEVEL B.

1997-01-01

Full Text Available Les introductions d'espèces piscicoles non représentées et/ou susceptibles de créer des déséquilibres biologiques se développent, ici ou là, pour des considérations halieutiques ou accessoirement scientifiques, ou tout simplement pour se débarrasser de spécimens devenus encombrants. Face à ce phénomène, le droit de la pêche continentale n'offre qu'une réponse partielle qui n'est pas suffisante, à ce jour, pour assurer son contrôle. Ainsi, le chapitre II du titre troisième (pêche en eau douce et gestion des ressources piscicoles du livre II (nouveau du Code rural organise le contrôle des peuplements (section IV : articles L.232-10 à L.232-12, R.*232-3 à R.*232-25 du Code rural. Ce dispositif comporte un ensemble d'interdictions assorties, le cas échéant, d'autorisations : - interdiction d'introduire dans les eaux libres et les piscicultures, et de transporter sans autorisation, des poissons susceptibles de provoquer des déséquilibres biologiques ; - interdiction d'introduire sans autorisation des espèces de poissons qui ne sont pas officiellement représentées dans les eaux douces nationales ; - interdiction d'introduire, dans les eaux classées en 1ère catégorie piscicole, des poissons des espèces carnassières (brochet, perche, sandre et black-bass ; - interdiction d'introduire dans les eaux libres, pour rempoissonner ou aleviner, des poissons qui ne proviennent pas d'établissements agréés. Cette législation est perfectible en tant qu'elle suscite des difficultés d'application : la notion d'introduction n'est pas explicitée par les textes et doit être distinguée de l'emploi d'appâts vifs ou de la remise à l'eau ; le transport des espèces non représentées - autres que celles qui sont de nature à créer des déséquilibres biologiques - n'est pas soumis à autorisation et s'effectue donc librement ; le système de listes d'espèces présente une certaine rigidité et ne permet pas de pr

Efficient Overproduction of Membrane Proteins in Lactococcus lactis Requires the Cell Envelope Stress Sensor/Regulator Couple CesSR

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Pinto, Joao P. C.; Kuipers, Oscar P.; Marreddy, Ravi K. R.; Poolman, Bert; Kok, Jan

2011-01-01

Background Membrane proteins comprise an important class of molecules whose study is largely frustrated by several intrinsic constraints, such as their hydrophobicity and added requirements for correct folding. Additionally, the complexity of the cellular mechanisms that are required to insert membrane proteins functionally in the membrane and to monitor their folding state makes it difficult to foresee the yields at which one can obtain them or to predict which would be the optimal production host for a given protein. Methods and Findings We describe a rational design approach to improve the lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis as a producer of membrane proteins. Our transcriptome data shows that the two-component system CesSR, which senses cell envelope stresses of different origins, is one of the major players when L. lactis is forced to overproduce the endogenous membrane protein BcaP, a branched-chain amino acid permease. Growth of the BcaP-producing L. lactis strain and its capability to produce membrane proteins are severely hampered when the CesSR system itself or particular members of the CesSR regulon are knocked out, notably the genes ftsH, oxaA2, llmg_2163 and rmaB. Overexpressing cesSR reduced the growth defect, thus directly improving the production yield of BcaP. Applying this rationale to eukaryotic proteins, some of which are notoriously more difficult to produce, such as the medically-important presenilin complex, we were able to significantly diminish the growth defect seen in the wild-type strain and improve the production yield of the presenilin variant PS1Δ9-H6 more than 4-fold. Conclusions The results shed light into a key, and perhaps central, membrane protein quality control mechanism in L. lactis. Modulating the expression of CesSR benefited the production yields of membrane proteins from different origins. These findings reinforce L. lactis as a legitimate alternative host for the production of membrane proteins. PMID:21818275

Acerca de dos quipus con características numéricas excepcionales

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Full Text Available À PROPOS DE DEUX QUIPUS AUX CARACTERISTIQUES NUMÉRIQUES EXCEPTIONNELLES. Dans le cadre de leur travail minutieux de description des quipus, Ascher & Ascher ont observé que les chiffres incorporés dans les cordes de deux d’entre eux avaient un lien très précis. Pour que cela ait été possible, ces chiffres auraient dû être calculés grâce à la multiplication de chiffres entiers par des fractions ou des chiffres décimaux, ce qui semble aller bien au-delà des connaissances arithmétiques des Incas. La présente étude expose et commente l’interprétation graphique établie par les auteurs. Une nouvelle interprétation est proposée, selon laquelle les quipus étudiés contiennent une information se référant à des angles, et un modèle géométrique est proposé. On trouvera dans cet article toute l'information numérique nécessaire pour de nouvelles recherches. Dentro de su amplio trabajo de descripción de quipus, Ascher & Ascher observaron en dos de ellos que los números registrados en sus cuerdas cumplen una relación muy especial. Para que tal cosa ocurra, los números debieron haber sido obtenidos mediante la multiplicación de enteros por fracciones o por decimales, operaciones aparentemente fuera del alcance del conocimiento aritmético de los incas. En el presente trabajo se expone y se comenta la interpretación gráfica que elaboraron los autores mencionados. Luego se hace una nueva interpretación, según la cual los quipus estudiados contienen información referente a ángulos y se propone un modelo geométrico. Se incluye toda la información numérica necesaria para cualquier investigación posterior sobre el tema. TWO QUIPUS WITH EXCEPTIONAL NUMERICAL CHARACTERISTICS. In their thorough description of quipus, Ascher & Ascher observed that in two cases the numbers registered in their strings have a very special relationship to each other. For this to occur, the numbers must have been obtained through the

Modèles de maîtrise de risque dans la gestion des pièces de rechange

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bounou , oumaima; EL BARKANY , Abdellah; EL BIYAALI , Ahmed

2015-01-01

International audience; La disponibilité d'un équipement de production est influencée par le temps de sa réparation. Ce dernier est aussi influencé par le temps pour obtenir une pièce de rechange ou de remplacement. Le temps d'obtention des pièces de rechange peut aussi influencer le niveau de l'inventaire des pièces de rechange qui est contraint par le coût de stock et la pénalité d'avoir une rupture de stock. Le jugement d'ingénierie et d'expérience sont utilisés dans l'analyse de risques e...

Validation of the turkish version of the centre for epidemiologic studies depression scale (ces-d in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Karşıdağ Kubilay

2011-07-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Depression is a common co-morbid health problem in patients with diabetes that is underrecognised. Current international guidelines recommend screening for depression in patients with diabetes. Yet, few depression screening instruments have been validated for use in this particular group of patients. Aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods A sample of 151 Turkish outpatients with type 2 diabetes completed the CES-D, the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5, and the Problem Areas in Diabetes scale (PAID. Explanatory factor analyses, various correlations and Cronbach's alpha were investigated to test the validity and reliability of the CES-D in Turkish diabetes outpatients. Results The original four-factor structure proposed by Radloff was not confirmed. Explanatory factor analyses revealed a two-factor structure representing two subscales: (1 depressed mood combined with somatic symptoms of depression and (2 positive affect. However, one item showed insufficient factor loadings. Cronbach's alpha of the total score was high (0.88, as were split-half coefficients (0.77-0.90. The correlation of the CES-D with the WHO-5 was the strongest (r = -0.70, and supported concurrent validity. Conclusion The CES-D appears to be a valid measure for the assessment of depression in Turkish diabetes patients. Future studies should investigate its sensitivity and specificity as well as test-retest reliability.

Estudo das indicações de partos cesáreas entre hospitais de atendimento ao Sistema Único de Saúde: baixo e alto riscos

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Caroline Rosa Pellicciari

2015-10-01

Full Text Available A alta incidência de partos cesáreas  sem indicações precisas é motivo de preocupação mundial.  As cesáreas sem indicações médicas estão associadas a maiores riscos maternos e fetais. De acordo com a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS não há justificativa, para qualquer região do mundo possuir  taxas de partos cesáreas maiores do que 10-15%.  Este projeto investigou  os fatores indicativos para a  realização de partos cesáreas  entre hospitais da rede SUS em Sorocaba-SP: Hospital Santa Lucinda – HSL (baixo risco e Conjunto Hospitalar de Sorocaba – CHS (alto risco. Durante o período de 03/2014 a 03/2015 foi realizada análise retrospectiva de 300 prontuários das pacientes internadas nestes hospitais. Analisou-se parâmetros maternos sócio-epidemiológicos, reprodutivos, clínicos e  indicações dos partos cesáreas.  No CHS prevaleceu o tipo de parto cesárea (56,3%, enquanto no HSL a porcentagem do parto cesárea foi 32,4% (p<0,001.  Em relação ao tipo de parto anterior, o número de pacientes com cesárea anterior prevalece no HSL: 77% (n=83 em comparação com o CHS: 56,4% (n=62, (p=0,0009.   Em relação às indicações de cesárea, as mais prevalentes no HSL foram: sofrimento fetal agudo: 24% (n=36, falha na indução ao parto: 22% (n=33 e desproporção céfalo-pélvica: 18,7% (n=28. No CHS  as maiores proporções foram: sofrimento fetal agudo: 35,3% (n=53  e iteratividade: 25,3% (n=38 (p<0,0001.  A observação dos resultados demonstra a realização de partos cesáreas em porcentagens superiores àquelas preconizadas pela OMS. Sua redução poderá ser conseguida preparando-se e conscientizando-se melhor a mulher perante a futura parturição, com procedimentos precisos de indução ao parto, utilizando a aplicação de procedimentos analgésicos, e, ainda com a devida prática da extração baixa pelo fórcipe de alívio às parturientes.

An assessment of the measurement equivalence of English and French versions of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D Scale in systemic sclerosis.

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Full Text Available Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D Scale scores in English- and French-speaking Canadian systemic sclerosis (SSc patients are commonly pooled in analyses, but no studies have evaluated the metric equivalence of the English and French CES-D. The study objective was to examine the metric equivalence of the CES-D in English- and French-speaking SSc patients.The CES-D was completed by 1007 English-speaking and 248 French-speaking patients from the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Registry. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA was used to assess the factor structure in both samples. The Multiple-Indicator Multiple-Cause (MIMIC model was utilized to assess differential item functioning (DIF.A two-factor model (Positive and Negative affect showed excellent fit in both samples. Statistically significant, but small-magnitude, DIF was found for 3 of 20 CES-D items, including items 3 (Blues, 10 (Fearful, and 11 (Sleep. Prior to accounting for DIF, French-speaking patients had 0.08 of a standard deviation (SD lower latent scores for the Positive factor (95% confidence interval [CI]-0.25 to 0.08 and 0.09 SD higher scores (95% CI-0.07 to 0.24 for the Negative factor than English-speaking patients. After DIF correction, there was no change on the Positive factor and a non-significant increase of 0.04 SD on the Negative factor for French-speaking patients (difference = 0.13 SD, 95% CI-0.03 to 0.28.The English and French versions of the CES-D, despite minor DIF on several items, are substantively equivalent and can be used in studies that combine data from English- and French-speaking Canadian SSc patients.

An assessment of the measurement equivalence of English and French versions of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale in systemic sclerosis.

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Delisle, Vanessa C; Kwakkenbos, Linda; Hudson, Marie; Baron, Murray; Thombs, Brett D

2014-01-01

Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale scores in English- and French-speaking Canadian systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients are commonly pooled in analyses, but no studies have evaluated the metric equivalence of the English and French CES-D. The study objective was to examine the metric equivalence of the CES-D in English- and French-speaking SSc patients. The CES-D was completed by 1007 English-speaking and 248 French-speaking patients from the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Registry. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the factor structure in both samples. The Multiple-Indicator Multiple-Cause (MIMIC) model was utilized to assess differential item functioning (DIF). A two-factor model (Positive and Negative affect) showed excellent fit in both samples. Statistically significant, but small-magnitude, DIF was found for 3 of 20 CES-D items, including items 3 (Blues), 10 (Fearful), and 11 (Sleep). Prior to accounting for DIF, French-speaking patients had 0.08 of a standard deviation (SD) lower latent scores for the Positive factor (95% confidence interval [CI]-0.25 to 0.08) and 0.09 SD higher scores (95% CI-0.07 to 0.24) for the Negative factor than English-speaking patients. After DIF correction, there was no change on the Positive factor and a non-significant increase of 0.04 SD on the Negative factor for French-speaking patients (difference = 0.13 SD, 95% CI-0.03 to 0.28). The English and French versions of the CES-D, despite minor DIF on several items, are substantively equivalent and can be used in studies that combine data from English- and French-speaking Canadian SSc patients.

Análise dos fatores de risco anteparto para ocorrência de cesárea Analysis of the risk factors for cesarean section

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Simone Angélica Leite de Carvalho Silva

2005-04-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVOS: criar um modelo preditivo para ocorrência de cesárea na Maternidade Professor Monteiro de Morais após avaliação dos fatores de risco anteparto das gestantes que pariram no período de 1 de setembro de 1999 a 31 de agosto de 2000, e posteriormente verificar a eficiência do serviço na indicação de cesárea. MÉTODOS: foi realizado estudo longitudinal, do tipo caso-controle com 3626 gestantes, no qual se verificou quais os fatores anteparto foram considerados de risco para cesárea, no período de 1 de setembro de 1999 a 31 de agosto de 2000. Posteriormente, criou-se modelo preditivo ideal, o qual permitiu quantificar o risco de cesárea para cada paciente na presença de um ou mais fatores de risco. A seguir, aplicou-se o modelo à amostra do estudo a fim de verificar o grau de concordância entre o risco previsto de cesárea e a realização do ato cirúrgico, ou seja, a eficácia na indicação de cesariana. RESULTADOS: aplicando-se o modelo preditivo na amostra, verificou-se que na ausência dos fatores de riscos anteparto, o risco basal de cesárea foi de 15,2%. O grau de concordância entre o previsto pelo modelo logístico e a ocorrência de cesárea foi de 86,6%. CONCLUSÕES: o modelo logístico permitiu identificar o risco basal de cesárea e quantificar a probabilidade de cesárea a partir da introdução do fator de risco. O modelo pode ser considerado útil e eficaz, uma vez que houve concordância entre o acerto e o previsto em 86,6% para cesariana, e 53,6% das pacientes submetidas ao parto normal, de fato, não tinham fator de risco para cesárea.PURPOSE: to create a predictive model for cesarean section at the "Professor Monteiro de Morais Maternity" after evaluation of antepartum risk factors of the pregnant women who delivered from September 1, 1999 to August 31, 2000, and then, to verify the efficacy of indication for cesarean section. METHODS: a longitudinal, case control study with 3.626 pregnant women was

Theoretical Models for Orthogonal Cutting

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De Chiffre, Leonardo

This review of simple models for orthogonal cutting was extracted from: “L. De Chiffre: Metal Cutting Mechanics and Applications, D.Sc. Thesis, Technical University of Denmark, 1990.”......This review of simple models for orthogonal cutting was extracted from: “L. De Chiffre: Metal Cutting Mechanics and Applications, D.Sc. Thesis, Technical University of Denmark, 1990.”...

Validation of the Turkish version of the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Lehmann, Vicky; Makine, Ceylan; Karşıdağ, Cagatay

2011-01-01

BACKGROUND: Depression is a common co-morbid health problem in patients with diabetes that is underrecognised. Current international guidelines recommend screening for depression in patients with diabetes. Yet, few depression screening instruments have been validated for use in this particular......-D, the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5), and the Problem Areas in Diabetes scale (PAID). Explanatory factor analyses, various correlations and Cronbach's alpha were investigated to test the validity and reliability of the CES-D in Turkish diabetes outpatients. RESULTS: The original four...... of the total score was high (0.88), as were split-half coefficients (0.77-0.90). The correlation of the CES-D with the WHO-5 was the strongest (r = -0.70), and supported concurrent validity. CONCLUSION: The CES-D appears to be a valid measure for the assessment of depression in Turkish diabetes patients...

RAÍCES: un juego serio social para revalorizar las culturas originarias

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Nomdedeu, Luciano Julián

2015-01-01

En este trabajo se exponen los aspectos más destacados del proceso de creación de Raíces, un juego serio social que sirve como didáctica para la enseñanza, y busca estimular a los niños de hoy, caracterizados por el uso naturalizado de las tecnologías, a adquirir conocimiento a través de las redes sociales. La propuesta de este juego online tiene objetivos pedagógicos escondidos, objetivos que se pretende, posibiliten a los jugadores obtener un conjunto de conocimientos sobre las culturas abo...

Las cesáreas en México: tendencias, niveles y factores asociados Caesarean sections in Mexico: tendencies, levels and associated factors

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Esteban Puentes-Rosas

2004-02-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Describir el comportamiento de las cesáreas en México en los últimos 10 años y medir su relación con distintas variables. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Estudio ecológico en el que se utilizó la base de datos de nacimientos atendidos en instituciones de salud públicas y privadas que concentra la Secretaría de Salud de México. La variable dependiente fue el tipo de atención del parto. Las variables independientes fueron el producto interno bruto per cápita, el índice de desarrollo humano, el porcentaje de analfabetismo de las mujeres, el nivel de marginación y el porcentaje de médicos especialistas, entre otras. La relación entre las variables en estudio se midió con las pruebas de correlación de Pearson y de Spearman. Con los datos de 1999 se realizó un análisis de regresión lineal múltiple para identificar las principales variables asociadas con el porcentaje de cesáreas por entidad federativa. RESULTADOS: El porcentaje de nacimientos por cesárea en el ámbito nacional se incrementó en los últimos 10 años a un ritmo ligeramente superior a 1% anual. El ritmo de crecimiento fue considerablemente mayor en la seguridad social y el sector privado. El porcentaje de cesáreas a escala nacional en 1999 fue ligeramente superior a 35%. Los valores más altos correspondieron al sector privado con 53%. Las instituciones de seguridad social presentaron un porcentaje de cesáreas de 38.2%. Las variables con valores de asociación más intensa con el porcentaje de cesáreas fueron el porcentaje de médicos que son especialistas en el estado y el producto interno bruto per cápita. DISCUSIÓN: Los resultados presentados respaldan las opiniones que defienden la implantación de políticas correctivas específicas, con el fin de impulsar un descenso en la frecuencia de cesáreas. En otros contextos se han producido descensos importantes con requisitos como la solicitud de una segunda opinión antes de realizar una cesárea, la definici

Frecuencia de la cesárea en Andalucía. Relación con factores sociales, clínicos y de los servicios sanitarios (2007-2009

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Soledad Márquez-Calderón

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Fundamento, La tendencia creciente y variabilidad geográfica en el uso de la cesárea sugiere la existencia de factores explicativos no clínicos. El objetivo del estudio es analizar eluso de las cesáreas en Andalucía, explorando el papel de variables sociales, clínicas y de los servicios sanitarios. Métodos, Estudio transversal de todos los nacimientos de Andalucía (2007-2009 utilizando como fuente de información el Movimiento Natural de la Población. La variable dependiente fue la frecuencia de cesáreas y las explicativas se clasificaron en tres grupos, con significado clínico, relacionadas con el funcionamiento de los servicios sanitarios, y con significado social. Se realizó una regresión logística multivariante. Resultados, El 24,8% de los 293.558 nacimientos fue porcesárea. En el análisis multivariante se observó que la variable clínica con la mayor odds ratio (OR fue la existencia de complicaciones (OR=19,36. En cuanto a las variables relacionadas con los servicios sanitarios hubo un 55% más cesáreas de lunes a viernes que en fines de semana y la provincia con mayor uso de cesárea fue Cádiz (OR de 1,21 frente a Almería con unarazón de partos en centros públicos frente a privados de 3,7. La frecuencia de cesáreas fue un 34% superior en las mujeres conestudios de tercer grado que en las que no tenían estudios. Conclusiones, La variable con mayor influencia en la práctica de cesárea fue la existencia de complicaciones. La tasa decesárea estuvo por encima de los estándares aceptados en todas las clases sociales, con mayor incidencia a mayor nivel educativo. Las diferencias interprovinciales reflejan distintos patrones de uso de la medicina privada.

Association between the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D and mortality in a community sample: An artifact of the somatic complaints factor?

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Jeremy W. Pettit

2008-01-01

Full Text Available La mayoría de las investigaciones sobre la asociación entre la depresión y la mortalidad no han examinado distintos grupos de síntomas depresivos. Este estudio ex post facto examinó que aspectos de la depresión explican su asociación con la mortalidad. La Escala de Depresión del Centro de Estudios Epidemiológicos (CES-D fue administrada a 3.867 residentes comunitarios. El riesgo de mortalidad como función del estado depresivo y de cada uno de los 4 factores de la CES-D fue estimado con el modelo de azar proporcional de Cox. Los participantes deprimidos (CES-D > 16 tuvieron un riesgo elevado de mortalidad (HR 1,23, 95% CI 1,03-1,49 después de la corrección de variables sociodemográficos. Quejas somáticas fue el único factor que predijo la mortalidad (HR 1,19, 95% CI 1,03-1,38. Después de excluir Quejas somáticas, la CES-D no predijo la mortalidad (HR 0,98, 95% CI 0,79-1,21. La asociación entre los síntomas depresivos de la CES-D y la mortalidad parece ser una función del factor Quejas somáticas. Es posible que la asociación entre los síntomas depresivos no somáticos y la mortalidad no sea tan robusta como indican los hallazgos anteriores.

Pragmatic fully 3D image reconstruction for the MiCES mouse imaging PET scanner

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Lee, Kisung; Kinahan, Paul E; Fessler, Jeffrey A; Miyaoka, Robert S; Janes, Marie; Lewellen, Tom K

2004-01-01

We present a pragmatic approach to image reconstruction for data from the micro crystal elements system (MiCES) fully 3D mouse imaging positron emission tomography (PET) scanner under construction at the University of Washington. Our approach is modelled on fully 3D image reconstruction used in clinical PET scanners, which is based on Fourier rebinning (FORE) followed by 2D iterative image reconstruction using ordered-subsets expectation-maximization (OSEM). The use of iterative methods allows modelling of physical effects (e.g., statistical noise, detector blurring, attenuation, etc), while FORE accelerates the reconstruction process by reducing the fully 3D data to a stacked set of independent 2D sinograms. Previous investigations have indicated that non-stationary detector point-spread response effects, which are typically ignored for clinical imaging, significantly impact image quality for the MiCES scanner geometry. To model the effect of non-stationary detector blurring (DB) in the FORE+OSEM(DB) algorithm, we have added a factorized system matrix to the ASPIRE reconstruction library. Initial results indicate that the proposed approach produces an improvement in resolution without an undue increase in noise and without a significant increase in the computational burden. The impact on task performance, however, remains to be evaluated

Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of Compulsive Eating Scale (CES in Overweight or Obese Women and its Relationship with Some Body Composition and Dietary Intake Variables

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Seyed-Ali Mostafavi

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Full Text Available Objective: Compulsive or binge eating is a kind of disturbed eating behavior, which is mostly observed among dieting women, and is integrated with appetite disorder, and uncontrolled eating of plenty of junk food. The Compulsive Eating Scale (CES created first by Kagan & Squires in 1984, is an eight-item self-reporting instrument that is made to measure the severity of binge eating disorder. The aim of this study was to provide the reliability and validity of the Persian version of Compulsive Eating Scale (CES among overweight and obese women in Iran. Method: One hundred and twenty six (N = 126 overweight and obese women consented to participate in this study. We estimated the anthropometric indices, including body weight, height, waist and hip circumferences, a total body fat percentage, and visceral fat level with body analyzer all in standard situations. Then, the participants completed the CES. Next, to assess concurrent validity, Beck Depression Inventory, Spielberger anxiety scale, appetite visual analogue rating scale, Food Craving questionnaire, Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R18, and Restraint eating visual analogue rating scale were performed simultaneously. To assess test-retest reliability, CES was repeated for all the participants two weeks later. Moreover, we reported the internal consistency and factor analysis of this questionnaire. Furthermore, we estimated the concurrent correlation of CES with logically relevant questionnaires and body composition and anthropometric indices.Results: Based on the reliability analysis and factor analysis of the principal component by Varimax rotation, we extracted two factors: eating because of negative feelings, and overeating. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of the CES was 0.85 (Cronbach alpha of the factors was 0.85, and 0.74, respectively. The test-retest correlation of the CES was 0.89. Also, the split-half reliability of the questionnaire was established with the correlation

Efecto de la aplicación de elicitores sobre la producción de 4β-hidroxiwithanólido E, en raíces transformadas de Physalis peruviana L.

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Piñeros-Castro, Yineth; Otálvaro-Álvarez, Ángela; Velásquez-Lozano, Mario

2009-01-01

Objetivo: Estudiar la producción del metabolito 4β-hidroxiwithanólido E, mediante el cultivo in vitro de raíces transformadas de uchuva (Physalis peruviana L.) y evaluar el efecto de la influencia de la aplicación de diferentes elicitores sobre la producción de dicho metabolito. Materiales y métodos: Se obtuvieron raíces transformadas de Physalis peruviana L. mediante infección con Agrobacterium rhizogenes C106. Se cultivaron las raíces transformadas en medio líquido Murashige & Skoog, durant...

Gravidez ectópica na cicatriz uterina de cesárea: relato de caso Cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy: a case report

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Maurício de Souza Arruda

2008-10-01

Full Text Available Gravidez ectópica na cicatriz de cesárea é a forma mais rara de gravidez ectópica e provavelmente uma das mais perigosas em função dos riscos de ruptura e hemorragia volumosa. Essa situação deve ser diferenciada da gravidez cervical e de abortamento em curso, para que o tratamento apropriado seja imediatamente oferecido. Desde o advento da ultra-sonografia transvaginal, a gravidez ectópica na cicatriz de cesárea pode ser diagnosticada precocemente na gestação e, para isso o ultra-sonografista deve estar familiarizado com e atento aos critérios diagnósticos, especialmente em mulheres com cicatriz de cesárea prévia. Descrevemos aqui um caso de gravidez ectópica em cicatriz de cesárea, cujo diagnóstico foi tardio, havendo apresentação de involução espontânea.Ectopic pregnancy in a cesarean scar is the rarest form of ectopic pregnancy and probably the most dangerous one because of the risk of uterine rupture and massive hemorrhage. This condition must be distinguished from cervical pregnancy and spontaneous abortion in progress, so that the appropriate treatment can be immediately offered. Since the advent of endovaginal ultrasonography, ectopic pregnancy in a cesarean scar can be diagnosed early in pregnancy if the sonographer is familiarized with the diagnostic criteria of this situation, especially in women with previous cesarean scar. Here we describe a case of ectopic pregnancy in a cesarean scar in which the diagnosis was considerably late, with presentation of spontaneous regression.

Vivência do parto normal ou cesáreo: revisão integrativa sobre a percepção de mulheres

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Manuela Beatriz Velho

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Se realizó una revisión integradora para identificar la contribución de las investigaciones, a nivel nacional e internacional, sobre la percepción que experimentan las mujeres en el parto vaginal y la cesárea. La búsqueda de los artículos se hizo en las bases de datos MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF, CINAHL y INDEXPSI, de 2000 a 2009, con la selección y análisis de 17 estudios, donde se presentan percepciones positivas y negativas de las mujeres sobre los dos tipos de parto: el papel de la mujer y una mejor recuperación en el parto vaginal, la falta de dolor en la cesárea, la insatisfacción con la atención recibida, y recomendaciones para la práctica obstétrica con sugerencias para futuras investigaciones. Los resultados indican aspectos sobre la atención que pueden contribuir a la satisfacción de las mujeres, y la necesidad de realizar otras investigaciones para entender mejor el proceso multidimensional del parto, ya sea por vía vaginal o cesárea.

Validation of a Portuguese version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC

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Camila Carvalho

2015-09-01

Full Text Available Aims: Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in children, and in adolescents, as in adults. Once its occurrence during childhood and adolescence leads to serious consequences in adulthood, its early detection is an important goal. Self-report instruments have a key role on accessing thoughts, feelings and behaviors in an easily, reliably and validly way. The aim of the current study is to assess psychometric properties (reliability and validity of the Portuguese translation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC. Methods: A school-based sample of 417 adolescents aged 12–18 years (M = 15,20, SD = 1,72 was involved in this study. Translation and Back Translation was made. To study convergent and divergent validity there were used the Portuguese versions of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS 21, of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI, and of the Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS which measure, respectively, negative emotional states (depression, anxiety and stress, depressive symptoms and global life satisfaction. Results: Factor analysis revealed three factors (mood, interpersonal relationships and happiness that explain 54% of the variance. The results show that the scale has an excellent internal consistency (α = 0,90, good temporal stability (r = 0,72 as an adequate convergent and divergent validity. Results showed that depressive symptoms varied in function of age and gender. Conclusions: The results of the present study provide initial adequate validity and reliability of the CES-DC. Nevertheless some limitations to this study, the results suggest that CES-DC can be a useful questionnaire in the assessment of depressive symptoms in Portuguese adolescents.

COLONIZACIÓN DE MOLUSCOS Y CRUSTÁCEOS EN RAÍCES DE MANGLE ROJO EN UNA LAGUNA COSTERA DE LA PUNTA NORTE DEL GOLFO DE MORROSQUILLO

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PRÜSMANN JOHANNA

2010-05-01

Full Text Available Se evaluaron la colonización y sucesión de moluscos y crustáceos en un sustrato de raíces de mangle en tres estaciones en la ciénaga La Boquilla, Punta San Bernardo en la parte norte del Golfo de Morrosquillo. Para el seguimiento del proceso de colonización se ubicaron tres sitios en las márgenes occidental, norte y oriental, y se fijaron en cada estación seis raíces aéreas deshojadas de Rhizophora mangle. Luego de 76 y 200 días de exposición, se retiraron tres raíces de cada sitio y se identificaron los organismos por morfoespecie. Después de 200 días de exposición, se determinaron 19 especies de moluscos y cinco de crustáceos. El anfípodo Corophium sp. y el bivalvo Brachidontes exustus fueron las especies mas numerosas y agruparon una fracción muy importante de la totalidad de los individuos recolectados. La mayoría de las especies encontradas son típicas de la fauna acompañante de las raíces de mangle en el Caribe colombiano.

Altered Expression of TFF-1 and CES-2 in Barrett's Esophagus and Associated Adenocarcinomas

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Charles A. Fox

2005-04-01

Full Text Available Identification of biomarkers to recognize individuals with Barrett's esophagus (BE predisposed to develop malignancy is currently a pressing issue. We utilized gene expression profiling to compare molecular signatures of normal esophagus and stomach, BE, and adenocarcinoma (AC to identify such potential biomarkers. Over 22,000 genes were analyzed by oligonucleotide microarrays on 38 unique RNA. Unsupervised and supervised clusterings were performed on a subset of 2849 genes that varied most significantly across the specimens. Unsupervised clustering identified two discernable molecular BE profiles, one of which was similar to normal gastric tissue (“BE1”, and another that was shared by several of the AC specimens (“BE2”. The BE1 profile included expression of several genes that have been described as tumor-suppressor genes, most notably trefoil factor 1 (TFF-1. The BE2 profile included expression of genes previously found overexpressed in cancers, such as carboxylesterase-2 (CES-2. IHC demonstrated the loss of TFF-1 late in the progression of BE to AC. It also revealed CES-2 as being upregulated in AC documented to have arisen in the presence of BE. These potential biomarkers, as well as the relative expression of genes from BE1 versus those from BE2, may be validated in the future to aid in risk stratification and guide treatment protocols in patients with BE and associated AC.

CesRK, a two-component signal transduction system in Listeria monocytogenes, responds to the presence of cell wall-acting antibiotics and affects beta-lactam resistance

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Kallipolitis, Birgitte H; Ingmer, Hanne; Gahan, Cormac G

2003-01-01

Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen that can cause a variety of illnesses ranging from gastroenteritis to life-threatening septicemia. The beta-lactam antibiotic ampicillin remains the drug of choice for the treatment of listeriosis. We have previously identified a response regulator...... of L. monocytogenes to tolerate ethanol and cell wall-acting antibiotics of the beta-lactam family. Furthermore, CesRK controls the expression of a putative extracellular peptide encoded by the orf2420 gene, located immediately downstream from cesRK. Inactivation of orf2420 revealed that it contributes...... to ethanol tolerance and pathogenesis in mice. Interestingly, we found that transcription of orf2420 was strongly induced by subinhibitory concentrations of various cell wall-acting antibiotics, ethanol, and lysozyme. The induction of orf2420 expression was abolished in the absence of CesRK. Our data suggest...

Anestesia general para cesárea. Papel del sugammadex en la calidad y la seguridad del acto anestésico. Reporte de caso

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Tafur B, Luis Alberto; Lema Flórez, Eduardo

2012-01-01

La cesárea es una de las intervenciones quirúrgicas más realizadas en el planeta. En el 5% de los casos se practica bajo anestesia general (7,5 millones de anestesias generales para cesárea cada año). Debido a sus requerimientos particulares (paciente con estómago lleno, necesidad de relajación neuromuscular, bienestar del binomio madre-hijo, expectativas de pronta atención del recién nacido por parte de la madre y relativa corta duración del procedimiento) la anestesia general representa un ...

Efecto de la aplicación de elicitores sobre la producción de 4-hidroxiwithanólido E, en raíces transformadas de Physalis peruviana L.

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Piñeros-Castro, Yineth; Programa de Ingeniería de Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Carrera 4 # 22-60. Bogotá; Otálvaro-Álvarez, Ángela; Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Carrera 30 # 45-03. Bogotá; Velásquez-Lozano, Mario; Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Carrera 30 # 45-03. Bogotá

2009-01-01

Efecto de la aplicación de elicitores sobre la producción de 4b- hidroxiwithanólido E, en raíces transformadas de Physalis peruviana L.  Objetivo: Estudiar la producción del metabolito  4b-hidroxiwithanólido E,  mediante el cultivo in vitro de raíces transformadas de uchuva (Physalis peruviana L.) y evaluar el efecto de la influencia de la aplicación de diferentes elicitores sobre la producción de dicho metabolito.  Materiales y métodos: Se obtuvieron raíces transformadas de Physalis peruvian...

Quelques espèces nouvelles d’hispides de Sumatra appartenant au Musée de Leyde

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Gestro, R.

1897-01-01

Sur le point d’entreprendre l’étude des Hispides recueillies à Sumatra par M. le Doct. E. Modigliani, j’ai demandé à M. Ritsema, le savant conservateur de la collection d’insectes du Musée de Leyde, la communication de quelques espèces dans le but de faciliter mon travail. Mon aimable collègue a

CORRELACIÓN ENTRE LAS CARACTERÍSTICAS DEL SUELO Y LOS NEMATODOS DE LAS RAÍCES DEL BANANO (Musa AAA EN ECUADOR

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C\\u00E9sar Ch\\u00E1vez-Velazco

2009-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente trabajo fue correlacionar las características físico-químicas del suelo con el peso de raíces y su número de nematodos en banano. Se emplearon muestras pareadas de cinco hectáreas de banano en una plantación comercial del Ecuador en el 2006. En 120 unidades de producción se tomaron las muestras de raíces y suelo. Se hizo análisis físico y químico del suelo y sus valores se correlacionaron con peso de raíz total, funcional y número de nematodos presentes en las raíces de banano. De las variables de suelo estudiadas, cuatro se asociaron con peso de raíz total, nueve con el de raíz funcional, cinco con el número de Radopholus similis, seis con el de Helicotylenchus spp., cuatro con el de Pratylenchus spp. y nueve con el de nematodos totales. De las características físicas (contenidos de arena, limo y arcilla estudiadas, un 50 % correlacionaron ya fuera con el peso de raíces o número de nematodos, mientras de las químicas, solamente se encontró correlación en 15 % de las relaciones estudiadas. A pesar de la significancia estadística, el valor de correlación fue bajo o muy bajo, con un máximo de r= 0,53; P< 0,0001 para el contenido de arena y número de nematodos totales. Los resultados sugieren futuros estudios en dos líneas: el efecto de la nutrición en el número y daño de los nematodos y el efecto de los nematodos en la absorción de nutrientes.

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Clément , Wielgus

2013-01-01

Non disponible / Not available; L'insuffisance rénale chronique touche plus de 2,5 millions de français. Parmi eux, plus de 55000 personnes en stade terminal, doivent recourir à un traitement de suppléance, qui, le plus souvent, est l'hémodialyse. Cette insuffisance rénale terminale est souvent associée et attribuable à d'autres maladies. C'est la diminution du nombre de néphrons sains fonctionnels qui entraîne l'apparition des symptômes de l'insuffisance rénale chronique. Ainsi le syndrome n...

EFECTO DE LA EXTRACCIÓN DE RAÍCES AÉREAS SOBRE LAS POBLACIONES DE “TRIPEPERRO” (PHILODENDRON LONGIRRHIZUM, ARACEAE EN LOS ANDES CENTRALES DE COLOMBIA

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García Nestor

2009-06-01

Full Text Available El "tripeperro" (Philodendron longirrhizum es una planta hemiepífi ta de ampliadistribución en Los Andes de Colombia. En la región del Eje Cafetero colombiano seemplean las raíces aéreas de esta especie como fi bra para elaborar canastos y artesanías.Esta actividad tiene una larga tradición en la región y se concentra en el municipiode Filandia (departamento del Quindío. En los últimos años se ha presentado unadisminución en la oferta de raíces adecuadas para la actividad artesanal en todas lasáreas donde tradicionalmente se obtiene el "tripeperro". Se evaluó el efecto de laextracción sobre la estructura de tamaños, la densidad y el rendimiento de las raíces,comparando poblaciones en áreas con extracción del recurso con poblaciones enáreas sin extracción. Los resultados indican que, aunque la extracción parece noafectar la densidad poblacional, sí tiene efectos signifi cativos sobre la estructura detamaños y, en consecuencia, sobre el rendimiento de las raíces. La disponibilidad deeste recurso en las áreas con extracción es hasta cinco o seis veces menor que en delas áreas sin extracción.

Teneurs azotée et minérale des espèces fourragères dominantes et ...

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31 mars 2016 ... sous abri, bien aérés, sans contact direct avec le soleil. Ils doivent être compacts et durs. RESULTATS. Teneur en Matières Azotées : Les résultats des analyses de la teneur en matières azotées des espèces. Bulbostylis laniceps,. Hyparrhenia wombaliensisi, Trachypogon spicatus et Ctenium newtonii.

Estructura comunitaria de bivalvos y gasterópodos en raíces del mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae en isla Larga, bahía de Mochima, Venezuela

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Vanessa Acosta Balbas

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Las raíces del mangle rojo forman un complejo ecosistema donde se reproducen, refugian y establecen de manera permanente una gran diversidad de organismos. En este estudio, se evaluó la diversidad de bivalvos y gasterópodos que habitan las raíces del mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle, en isla Larga, Bahía de Mochima, estado Sucre Venezuela. Se realizaron recolectas bimensuales desde enero 2007 hasta mayo 2008, en cuatro zonas de estudio denominadas: zona sur, norte, este y oeste. En cada zona se muestrearon cinco raíces de mangle, de donde se obtuvieron los especímenes. Se analizaron un total 180 raíces y se contabilizaron 35 especies de bivalvos y 25 de gasterópodos. Los bivalvos más abundantes fueron: Isognomon alatus, Isognomon bicolor, Ostrea equestris, Crassostrea rhizophorae y Brachidontes exustus, mientras que los gasterópodos más frecuentes: Littorina angulifera, Cymatium pileare y Diodora cayenensis. Los meses donde se observaron las mayores abundancias de especies y número de individuos fueron enero y julio 2007 y marzo 2008. El ecosistema de manglar en isla Larga, presentó un número de individuos y especies superior al reportado en otros trabajos realizados en Venezuela y otras regiones del Caribe.

Cross-Language Measurement Equivalence of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale in Systemic Sclerosis: A Comparison of Canadian and Dutch Patients

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Kwakkenbos, Linda; Arthurs, Erin; van den Hoogen, Frank H. J.; Hudson, Marie; van Lankveld, Wim G. J. M.; Baron, Murray; van den Ende, Cornelia H. M.; Thombs, Brett D.

2013-01-01

Objectives Increasingly, medical research involves patients who complete outcomes in different languages. This occurs in countries with more than one common language, such as Canada (French/English) or the United States (Spanish/English), as well as in international multi-centre collaborations, which are utilized frequently in rare diseases such as systemic sclerosis (SSc). In order to pool or compare outcomes, instruments should be measurement equivalent (invariant) across cultural or linguistic groups. This study provides an example of how to assess cross-language measurement equivalence by comparing the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale between English-speaking Canadian and Dutch SSc patients. Methods The CES-D was completed by 922 English-speaking Canadian and 213 Dutch SSc patients. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the factor structure in both samples. The Multiple-Indicator Multiple-Cause (MIMIC) model was utilized to assess the amount of differential item functioning (DIF). Results A two-factor model (positive and negative affect) showed excellent fit in both samples. Statistically significant, but small-magnitude, DIF was found for 3 of 20 items on the CES-D. The English-speaking Canadian sample endorsed more feeling-related symptoms, whereas the Dutch sample endorsed more somatic/retarded activity symptoms. The overall estimate in depression scores between English and Dutch was not influenced substantively by DIF. Conclusions CES-D scores from English-speaking Canadian and Dutch SSc patients can be compared and pooled without concern that measurement differences may substantively influence results. The importance of assessing cross-language measurement equivalence in rheumatology studies prior to pooling outcomes obtained in different languages should be emphasized. PMID:23326538

Complicaciones maternas de la cesárea en gestantes a término en periodo expulsivo en un hospital general de Lima, Perú

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Javier Puma

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Describir las complicaciones maternas de la cesárea en gestantes a término en periodo expulsivo en un hospital general. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, observacional, retrospectivo, tipo serie de casos, realizado en el Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia entre el 1 de enero de 2011 hasta el 31 diciembre de 2012. Se incluyeron 67 gestantes a término operadas en periodo expulsivo. Se revisaron las historias clínicas de las pacientes, se registraron las características clínicas y las complicaciones maternas. Resultados: En el periodo de estudio se realizaron 4 218 cesáreas, siendo el 1,84% hechas en periodo expulsivo. En general, 59/ 67 (88,1% presentaron algún tipo de complicación. Se observaron 8 casos de hipotonía uterina (11,9% y 2 (2,9% de atonía. En 5 (7,4% pacientes ocurrieron desgarros de segmento adyacente a la histerotomía, siendo 2 de ellos asociados a compromiso de cuerpo uterino y vagina, y 4 (5,9% casos a laceración de arteria uterina, uno fue bilateral. No se produjeron lesiones en tracto urinario ni digestivo y tampoco hubo necesidad de reintervención quirúrgica. Cuatro pacientes presentaron hemorragia puerperal, dos asociados a hipotonía uterina post cesárea. En 56 (83,5% casos ocurrió anemia post operatoria. Hubo 1 (1,5% caso de endometritis, 3 (4,5% infecciones de herida operatoria. Conclusiones: La cesárea realizada en período expulsivo ocasiona complicaciones frecuentes, algunas muy severas.

Welfare Effects of Tax and Price Changes and the CES-UT Utility Function

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Munk, Knud Jørgen

Dixit's 1975 paper "Welfare Effects of Tax and Price Changes" constitutes a seminal contribution to the theory of tax reform within a second-best general equilibrium framework. The present paper clarifies ambiguities with respect to normalisation which has led to misinterpretation of some of Dixit......'s analytical results. It proves that a marginal tax reform starting from a proportional tax system will improve social welfare if it increases the supply of labour, whatever the rule of normalisation adopted. In models which impose additive separability between consumption and leisure in household preferences...... elasticities can be derived from the parameters of the CES-UT and how it may be used for applied tax reform analysis...

Fatores prognósticos para o parto transvaginal em pacientes com cesárea anterior Prognostic factors for vaginal delivery after cesarian section

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Luiz Carlos Santos

1998-07-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar os fatores prognósticos para a ultimação do parto por via transpélvica em gestantes com cesárea anterior admitidas em trabalho de parto no CAM-IMIP. Foi realizado um estudo tipo caso-controle, analisando os partos de pacientes com cesárea prévia assistidos no CAM-IMIP no período de janeiro/1991 a dezembro/1994. Foram considerados casos as pacientes com cesárea anterior (n=156 e controles as que tiveram parto transvaginal (n=338. Os critérios de inclusão foram: idade gestacional > 36 semanas, cesárea anterior há pelo menos 1 ano, concepto vivo, trabalho de parto espontâneo e apresentação cefálica fletida. Foram excluídas as gestações de alto risco, os casos de sofrimento fetal anteparto e pacientes com história de parto transpélvico anterior depois da cesárea. A análise estatística foi realizada em Epi-Info 6.0 e Epi-Soft, utilizando-se os testes chi² de associação, teste exato de Fisher e "t" de Student, bem como a odds ratio e seu intervalo de confiança a 95%. Análise de regressão logística múltipla foi efetuada para controle das variáveis confundidoras. O percentual de cesáreas no grupo estudado foi de 31,6%. Os fatores maternos que apresentaram associação significativa com o parto transvaginal foram a idade materna 35 anos (OR = 0,54, IC a 95% = 0,36-0,82, a história de parto vaginal anterior (OR = 1,6, IC a 95% = 1,01-2,55 e a indicação da cesárea anterior por doenças da gestação (OR = 3,67, IC a 95% = 1,19-12,02. Fatores como intervalo entre a cesárea anterior e o parto atual, outras indicações de cesárea e o tipo de histerorrafia não apresentaram associação significativa com o parto transpélvico. No modelo de regressão logística múltipla, persistiram como variáveis associadas significativamente ao parto vaginal a idade materna e a história de parto vaginal anterior. Os autores concluíram que sendo a idade materna Objectives: to determine

Original Paper Evaluation de la fonction rénale chez les patients ...

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Evaluation de la fonction rénale chez les patients atteints de maladie cardio vasculaire (MCV) : comparaison entre ... Mots clés : Cystatine C, créatinine, insuffisance rénale, débit de filtration glomérulaire, maladies cardiovasculaires. Evaluation of the ... L'insuffisance rénale chronique (IRC) et les maladies cardiovasculaires ...

The Factor Structure, Predictors, and Percentile Norms of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D Scale in the Dutch-speaking Adult Population of Belgium

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Qian Wu

2016-01-01

Full Text Available The Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D is a commonly used self-report scale to measure depressive symptoms in the general population. In the present study, the Dutch version of the CES-D was administered to a sample of 837 Dutch-speaking adults of Belgium to examine the factor structure of the scale. Using confirmatory factory analysis (CFA, four first-order models and two second-order models were tested, and the second-order factor model with three pairs of correlated error terms provided the best fit to the data. Second, five socio-demographic variables (age, gender, education level, relation status, and family history of depression were included as covariates to the second-order factor model to explore the associations between background characteristics and the latent factor depression using a multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC approach. Age had a significantly negative effect on depression, but the effect was not substantial. Female gender, lower education level, being single or widowed, and having a family history of depression were found to be significant predictors of higher levels of depression symptomatology. Finally, percentile norms on the CES-D raw scores were provided for subgroups of gender by education level for the general Dutch-speaking adult population of Belgium.

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Principales espèces médicinales utilisées en médecine vétérinaire au Bénin: disponibilité et caractéristiques dendrométriques. Irvine Yèïnou Minaflinou Sacca Sidi, Pascal Abiodoun Olounladé, Alain Yaoitcha, Vidjinnangni Fifamè Grâce Nadège Dedehou, Géorcelin Goué Alowanou, Erick Virgile Bertrand Azando, Mawulé ...

Efficacité des méthodes de lutte contre le développement de cinq espèces de plantes invasives amphibies : Crassula helmsii , Hydrocotyle ranunculoides , Ludwigia grandiflora , Ludwigia peploides et Myriophyllum aquaticum (synthèse bibliographique)

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Delbart, Emmanuel; Mahy, Grégory; Monty, Arnaud

2013-01-01

Parmi les espèces invasives connaissant une expansion rapide en Europe, les plantes dites « amphibies » sont particulièrement problématiques. Elles sont capables de former des populations très denses à la surface des plans d’eau, se développant à la fois sous l’eau et hors de l’eau. La lutte contre ces espèces, en vue de l’éradication totale ou du ralentissement de l’invasion, représente un défi de taille pour les gestionnaires. Une synthèse bibliographique des méthodes de lutte existantes po...

The Natural History of Kidney Graft Cortical Microcirculation Determined by Real-Time Contrast-Enhanced Sonography (RT-CES).

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Jiménez, Carlos; López, María Ovidia; Ros, Amaia; Aguilar, Ana; Menendez, David; Rivas, Begoña; Santana, María José; Vaca, Marco Antonio; Escuin, Fernando; Madero, Rosario; Selgas, Rafael

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Kidney transplantation is the therapy of choice for end-stage kidney disease. Graft's life span is shorter than expected due in part to the delayed diagnosis of various complications, specifically those related to silent progression. It is recognized that serum creatinine levels and proteinuria are poor markers of mild kidney lesions, which results in delayed clinical information. There are many investigation looking for early markers of graft damage. Decreasing kidney graft cortical microcirculation has been related to poor prognosis in kidney transplantation. Cortical capillary blood flow (CCBF) can be measured by real-time contrast-enhanced sonography (RT-CES). Our aim was to describe the natural history of CCBF over time under diverse conditions of kidney transplantation, to explore the influence of donor conditions and recipient events, and to determine the capacity of CCBF for predicting renal function in medium term. RT-CES was performed in 79 consecutive kidney transplant recipients during the first year under regular clinical practice. Cortical capillary blood flow was measured. Clinical variables were analyzed. The influence of CCBF has been determined by univariate and multivariate analysis using mixed regression models based on sequential measurements for each patient over time. We used a first-order autoregression model as the structure of the covariation between measures. The post-hoc comparisons were considered using the Bonferroni correction. The CCBF values varied significantly over the study periods and were significantly lower at 48 h and day 7. Brain-death donor age and CCBF levels showed an inverse relationship (r: -0.62, p<0.001). Living donors showed higher mean CCBF levels than brain-death donors at each point in the study. These significant differences persisted at month 12 (54.5 ± 28.2 vs 33.7 ± 30 dB/sec, living vs brain-death donor, respectively, p = 0.004) despite similar serum creatinine levels (1.5 ± 0.3 and 1.5 ± 0.5 mg/dL). A

Factors associated with cesarean sections in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fatores associados à realização de cesáreas em uma maternidade pública do Município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

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Eleonora D'Orsi

2006-10-01

Full Text Available Brazil has one of the world's highest cesarean section rates. Contributing factors include the organization of obstetric practice, physicians' attitudes, and women's preferences and decisions. This study aimed to identify factors associated with cesarean sections in a public maternity hospital in Rio de Janeiro. A case-control study was conducted with 231 cesarean sections (cases and 230 vaginal deliveries (controls. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis was performed, based on a conceptual model. Factors associated with increased odds of cesarean section were: primiparity; mother's age 20-34; last birth by cesarean; cervical dilatation 41 weeks. Factors associated with lower odds of cesarean were: gestational age O Brasil apresenta uma das maiores proporções de cesáreas do mundo. Fatores contribuintes para este fenômeno incluem organização da prática obstétrica, atitudes dos obstetras, preferências e decisões das mulheres. Com o objetivo de identificar fatores associados à realização de cesáreas, foi realizado estudo de caso-controle em uma maternidade pública do Município do Rio de Janeiro. Incluíram-se 231 partos por cesárea (casos e 230 partos vaginais (controles. Utilizou-se análise multivariada com regressão logística, as variáveis foram incluídas no modelo obedecendo à ordem hierárquica definida em modelo conceitual. Fatores associados à maior chance de cesárea: primiparidade; idade 20-34 anos; último parto por cesárea; dilatação cervical 41 semanas. Fatores associados à menor chance de cesárea: prematuridade; sinais de trabalho de parto ao sair de casa; uso de ocitocina e amniotomia. Propostas de modificação nos fatores estudados podem contribuir para redução da proporção de cesáreas.

Somatic, positive and negative domains of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.

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Demirkan, A; Lahti, J; Direk, N; Viktorin, A; Lunetta, K L; Terracciano, A; Nalls, M A; Tanaka, T; Hek, K; Fornage, M; Wellmann, J; Cornelis, M C; Ollila, H M; Yu, L; Smith, J A; Pilling, L C; Isaacs, A; Palotie, A; Zhuang, W V; Zonderman, A; Faul, J D; Sutin, A; Meirelles, O; Mulas, A; Hofman, A; Uitterlinden, A; Rivadeneira, F; Perola, M; Zhao, W; Salomaa, V; Yaffe, K; Luik, A I; Liu, Y; Ding, J; Lichtenstein, P; Landén, M; Widen, E; Weir, D R; Llewellyn, D J; Murray, A; Kardia, S L R; Eriksson, J G; Koenen, K; Magnusson, P K E; Ferrucci, L; Mosley, T H; Cucca, F; Oostra, B A; Bennett, D A; Paunio, T; Berger, K; Harris, T B; Pedersen, N L; Murabito, J M; Tiemeier, H; van Duijn, C M; Räikkönen, K

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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is moderately heritable, however genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for MDD, as well as for related continuous outcomes, have not shown consistent results. Attempts to elucidate the genetic basis of MDD may be hindered by heterogeneity in diagnosis. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale provides a widely used tool for measuring depressive symptoms clustered in four different domains which can be combined together into a total score but also can be analysed as separate symptom domains. We performed a meta-analysis of GWAS of the CES-D symptom clusters. We recruited 12 cohorts with the 20- or 10-item CES-D scale (32 528 persons). One single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs713224, located near the brain-expressed melatonin receptor (MTNR1A) gene, was associated with the somatic complaints domain of depression symptoms, with borderline genome-wide significance (p discovery = 3.82 × 10-8). The SNP was analysed in an additional five cohorts comprising the replication sample (6813 persons). However, the association was not consistent among the replication sample (p discovery+replication = 1.10 × 10-6) with evidence of heterogeneity. Despite the effort to harmonize the phenotypes across cohorts and participants, our study is still underpowered to detect consistent association for depression, even by means of symptom classification. On the contrary, the SNP-based heritability and co-heritability estimation results suggest that a very minor part of the variation could be captured by GWAS, explaining the reason of sparse findings.

Foraminíferos epibióticos en la comunidad Sesil de las raíces de mangle

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Losada Muñoz Diego

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Full Text Available Se presenta la composición específica de la biocenosis de foraminíferos epibióticos sobre la comunidad de las raíces de mangle rojo (Rhizophora mangle. Tal biocenosis se encuentra dominada por Planorbulina mediterranensis.  Sobre la base de las observaciones realizadas, se plantea un modelo hipotético en el cual la eficiencia de conversión de energía y superación de la competencia por espacio, por parte de los componentes de la comunidad sésil, explican su estructura.

Evaluación de un sistema de biorreacción para la producción de escopolamina por cultivo de raíces de Brugmansia candida / Evaluation of a bioreaction system to produce scopolamine from Brugmansia candida root culture

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Otálvaro Álvarez, Ángela María

2009-01-01

Esta investigación permitió establecer cultivos de raíces normales de Brugmansia candida a nivel de biorreactor con el fin de producir escopolamina. En primera instancia se caracterizaron cultivos de raíces normales en Erlenmeyer estableciendo variables como la velocidad de crecimiento de las raíces y su producción de escopolamina (7,8 mg/g de raíz seca) además de relaciones que permitieran caracterizar de manera indirecta el crecimiento celular. Los ensayos a nivel de biorreactor se desarrol...

Posfolklore: Raíces y globalización en la música popular chilena

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González, Juan Pablo

2011-10-01

Full Text Available This article discusses the development of the concept of folk roots, introduced by Chilean singer-songwriters in the mid-seventies, as a strategy to legitimize their divergent practice from the norm of folklore in times of military rule. The institutionalization of this concept with the return of democracy in the early nineties and its continued tightening from a third generation of Chilean singersongwriters and bands derivatives from theater companies, allow us to discuss the problem of folk roots in times of globalization. We propose the concepts of posfolklore and hydroponic roots, attached to the trend of Chilean listeners and musicians to incorporate world music to their artistic practices and consumption. These concepts would facilitate the discussion of the mixing of influences in Chilean music and the consequent proliferation of intermediate rather than hegemonic identities in contemporary Chilean culture.

Este artículo aborda el desarrollo del concepto de raíz folklórica, introducido por cantautores chilenos a mediados de los años setenta, como estrategia para legitimar corrientes divergentes del folklore de la norma imperante en tiempos del régimen militar. La institucionalización de este concepto con el retorno a la democracia y su continuo tensionamiento desde una tercera generación de cantautores nacionales y desde los nuevos grupos musicales derivados de compañías teatrales, permite reflexionar sobre el problema de las raíces en tiempos de globalización. Se proponen los conceptos de posfolklore y de raíces hidropónicas, adscritos a la permanente tendencia del músico y del auditor chileno a incorporar músicas del mundo a su práctica y consumo musical. Estos conceptos permiten discutir las mezclas en la música chilena y la consiguiente multiplicación de identidades intermedias más que hegemónicas en la cultura chilena contemporánea.

Mensuração e características de dor após cesárea e sua relação com limitação de atividades Medida y características del dolor después de una cesárea y su relación con la limitación de actividades Measurement and characteristics of post-cesarean section pain and the relationship to limitation of physical activities

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Lígia de Sousa

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Mensurar ecaracterizar a dor após cesárea e verificar sua relação com a limitação de atividades. Métodos: pesquisa descritiva com 60 puérperas após cesárea. Para avaliação da dor foram usadas a Escala Numérica e o Questionário de Dor McGill. As limitações de atividades foram avaliadas por instrumento elaborado pelas pesquisadoras. Resultados: a dor após a cesárea apresenta maiores escores no movimento de sentar e levantar. A dor é caracterizada como "incômoda", "que prende" e "que repuxa". Todas as participantes relataram que a dor limitava o movimento de sentar e levantar. Conclusão: foi possível observar que a dor após a cesárea é caracterizada como moderada. A dor promove limitação principalmente nas atividades de sentar e levantar e caminhar.Objetivo: Medir y caracterizar el dolor después de una cesárea y verificar su relación con la limitación de actividades cotidianas. Métodos: Investigación descriptiva con 60 puérperas después de una cesárea. Para evaluar el dolor fueron usadas la Escala Numérica y el Cuestionario del Dolor McGill. Las limitaciones de actividades fueron evaluadas por un instrumento elaborado por las investigadoras. Resultados: El dolor después de la cesárea presenta mayores puntajes en los movimientos de sentarse y levantarse. El dolor es caracterizado como "incomodo", "que sujeta" y "que se estira". Todas las participantes relataron que el dolor limitaba los movimientos de sentarse y levantarse. Conclusión: Fueposible observar que el dolor después de la cesárea es caracterizado como moderado. El dolor promueve limitaciones principalmente en las actividades de sentarse, levantarse y caminar.Objectives: To measure and characterize post cesarean section pain and to verify its relationship with limitations of physical activities. Methods: Descriptive study with 60 women in the post-operative period of cesarean section. Pain was measured with both the Numeric Scale and the

Morningness-eveningness and depressive symptoms: Test on the components level with CES-D in Polish students.

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Jankowski, Konrad S

2016-05-15

The study aimed to elucidate previously observed associations between morningness-eveningness and depressive symptomatology in university students. Relations between components of depressive symptomatology and morningness-eveningness were analysed. Nine hundred and seventy-four university students completed Polish versions of the Centre for Epidemiological Studies - Depression scale (CES-D; Polish translation appended to this paper) and the Composite Scale of Morningness. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to test the structure of depressive symptoms. Pearson and partial correlations (with age and sex controlled), along with regression analyses with morning affect (MA) and circadian preference as predictors, were used. PCA revealed three components of depressive symptoms: depressed/somatic affect, positive affect, interpersonal relations. Greater MA was related to less depressive symptoms in three components. Morning circadian preference was related to less depressive symptoms in depressed/somatic and positive affects and unrelated to interpersonal relations. Both morningness-eveningness components exhibited stronger links with depressed/somatic and positive affects than with interpersonal relations. Three CES-D components exhibited stronger links with MA than with circadian preference. In regression analyses only MA was statistically significant for positive affect and better interpersonal relations, whereas more depressed/somatic affect was predicted by lower MA and morning circadian preference (relationship reversed compared to correlations). Self-report assessment. There are three groups of depressive symptoms in Polish university students. Associations of MA with depressed/somatic and positive affects are primarily responsible for the observed links between morningness-eveningness and depressive symptoms in university students. People with evening circadian preference whose MA is not lowered have less depressed/somatic affect. Copyright © 2016

Xe CONGRES INTERNATIONAL SUR LE COLZA Développement et impacts des OGM

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Chevre Anne-Marie

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Le dernier congrès du Groupe consultatif international de recherches sur le colza s’est déroulé à Canberra (Australie du 26 septembre au 1er octobre 1999. Pour sa dixième édition, cette manifestation, quadriennale, a réuni plus de 600 participants originaires de 28 pays. La délégation australienne mise en part (35 % des participants, le Canada (15 % et l’Allemagne (14 % étaient les pays producteurs les mieux representés suivis de la Grande-Bretagne (6 %, de la France (6 % et de la Chine (5 %. Résumé en chiffre, le contenu scientifique de ces journées a été apporté par 550 présentations de résultats sous forme d’exposés (166 et de posters (384. Parmi les différents thèmes développés, le thème « amélioration des plantes et biotechnologies » a occupé en nombre d’interventions, à peu près la moitié du congrès (44 %. Les notes suivantes reviennent sur les aspects significatifs de ces présentations. Elles seront suivies dans une prochaine livraison des comptes rendus des thèmes « agronomie », « protection des cultures » et « nutrition ». (Les références au sein des articles renvoient aux textes du CDrom du colloque disponible auprès du Dr Rodney Mailer  : mailerr@agric.nsw.gov.au

Inorganic Species Behaviour in Thermochemical Processes for Energy Biomass Valorisation Comportement des espèces inorganiques dans les procédés thermochimiques de valorisation énergétique de la biomasse

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Froment K.

2013-09-01

difficulties (corrosion, fouling, etc.: a detailed summary of the specific behaviour of the inorganic compounds in biomass thermal conversion facilities will be given, going from the description of inorganic species included in biomass up to the prevention and the solution, as far as possible. The following topics will therefore be developed: inventory of inorganic species in different biomasses; general review of the inorganic speciation during thermal conversion processes; technological barriers to overcome for economic and technological process improvements; specific aspects related to inorganic species behaviour investigated at CEA: inorganic species release and condensation; aerosol behaviour and deposits; hot particles filtration; slag formation and interactions with reactor wall. Les espèces inorganiques de la biomasse (bois, déchets agricoles, déchets ménagers voire boues d’épuration présentent un large spectre en compositions et quantités, dépendant de l’origine de la biomasse (nature, lieux et conditions de sa croissance, etc.. Les différents procédés de conversion (combustion, pyrolyse, gazéification, etc. et les différentes technologies associées (fours à grille, lits fixes ou fluidisés, réacteurs à flux entraînés, etc. utilisant l’énergie de la biomasse, fournissent des conditions opératoires très variées en atmosphère, température, pression, etc. Au cours de chacun de ces procédés thermiques de conversion, en fonction de la composition initiale de la biomasse, de l’atmosphère et la température du procédé (la pression est un paramètre de second ordre par rapport aux précédents, certaines espèces inorganiques réagissent pour former des composés liquides ou gazeux, seuls ou combinés à d’autres espèces : celles-ci peuvent être soit piégées à différents endroits dans le procédé, soit relâchées avec le gaz. Les interactions potentielles de ces espèces inorganiques avec les parois des réacteurs, les mat

ADAPTACIÓN Y VALIDACIÓN DE LA ESCALA DE CLIMA SOCIAL ESCOLAR (CES ( ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION TO THE SCALE OF SCHOOL SOCIAL CLIMATE (CES

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Ortiz Clavijo Magda Sofía

2010-08-01

Full Text Available Resumen:El clima social escolar ha sido objeto de estudio de diversas disciplinas entre ellas: la sociología, psicología y pedagogía, dada su complejidad y multifactorialidad. El presente artículo aborda la adaptación y validación de la Escala de Clima Social Escolar (CES desarrollada originalmente por Moos & Trickett (1979, cuyo objetivo se orienta a la construcción de instrumentos fiables para el análisis de variables relacionadas con los procesos de formación en un escenario escolar. Se trata de un estudio psicométrico no experimental. La muestra la constituyen 204 estudiantes de los grados 6º, 7º, 8º, de dos Instituciones Educativas de la ciudad de Bogotá (una pública y una privada, con edades entre los 10 y 14 años. El proceso de validación se realiza mediante estudio piloto previo al diseño y análisis de reactivos cuidando aspectos semánticos y verbales y su valoración por criterio de jueces expertos. La confiabilidad se obtuvo a partir del modelo de las dos mitades, con la ecuación alternativa propuesta por Rulón alcanzando valores que oscilaron entre 0.8 y 1 para el conjunto de categorías; este índice se corrobora con el Alpha de Cronbach que alcanzó un valor de 0.9. El análisis de validez de contenido se realizó a través del criterio de siete jueces expertos, encontrándose un nivel de acuerdo inter jueces del 95% al ubicar los ítems en el dominio conceptual que les correspondía y los índices de concordancia de Kappa alcanzaron valores de 0.74.Abstract:The School social climate has been object study by various disciplines including: The sociology, psychology and pedagogy, given its complexity and multifactorial nature. This article discusses the adaptation and validation of School Social Climate Scale (CES originally developed by Moos & Trickett (1979, whose objective is oriented to the construction of reliable tools for the analysis of variables related with formation process in a school setting. This is

Nouvelles espèces d’Orchomene s.l. (Crustacea-Amphipoda) des fonds abyssaux. Affinités avec les autres Orchomene profonds

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Bellan-Santini, D.

1990-01-01

Deux espèces d’ Orchomene aveugles appartenant aux communautés benthiques abyssales sont décrites. O. kaikoi a été récolté dans le grand bivalve Calyptogena (Ectenagena) phaseoliformis provenant des fosses de subduction du Japon. O. stocki provient du lavage d’épongés du genre Cladorhiza récoltées

Experiencia de mujeres con cesárea en Uruguay: el derecho a estar acompañada por una persona de su elección y las dificultades en su cumplimiento

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Carolina Farías

2018-02-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el acompañamiento durante la cesárea, por parte de una persona de confianza de la mujer, consagrado por la Ley nº 17.386 de “acompañamiento en el parto”, aprobada en Uruguay en el año 2001. Los resultados forman parte de una investigación mayor sobre la vivencia y el significado de la cesárea para las mujeres que pasaron por esta experiencia. Para ello se optó por una metodología cualitativa de carácter exploratorio y descriptivo. La técnica utilizada fue la entrevista en profundidad, realizada a un total de 31 mujeres, cuyas cesáreas tuvieron lugar en su primera gestación, en Montevideo y área metropolitana (Uruguay. De los resultados obtenidos, se concluye que el acompañamiento en el proceso de trabajo de parto y nacimiento es vivido por las mujeres como un factor de protección emocional ante las ansiedades que genera la experiencia de una cirugía mayor como es la cesárea. Sin embargo, para las mujeres entrevistadas, el “acompañamiento” más que continuo se caracterizó por una serie de separaciones, tanto de sus acompañantes, como de sus hijos/as, lo cual provocó ansiedad, angustia, sentimientos de ambivalencia ante el recién nacido, dificultades en el establecimiento del vínculo materno-filial, sobre todo en el puerperio inmediato.

Efeitos do laser na cicatrização de cesárea em pacientes com diabetes gestacional

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Santos, Hugo Campos Oliveira

2013-01-01

A cesárea é uma técnica cirúrgica utilizada para retirar o feto do útero, nota-se atualmente um aumento dessa cirurgia em todo o mundo. No Brasil, aproximadamente 40% do total de partos são realizados por essa via, estima-se que a cesariana corresponda a 80% dos partos na assistência privada entre 2008 a 2012 . O diabetes complica a gestação, e, a gravidez complica o diabetes, essa combinação aumenta as chances de falhas no processo de cicatrização, o que pode acarretar problemas estéticos, p...

LES PROLIFÉRATIONS VÉGÉTALES AQUATIQUES EN FRANCE : CARACTÈRES BIOLOGIQUES ET ÉCOLOGIQUES DES PRINCIPALES ESPÈCES ET MILIEUX PROPICES. I. BILAN D’UNE SYNTHÈSE BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE.

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PELTRE M. C.

2002-04-01

Full Text Available La gestion des milieux aquatiques touchés par des proliférations végétales rencontre de nombreuses difficultés liées à l’appréciation des déséquilibres induits. Parmi celles-ci figure l’évaluation de l’intensité des phénomènes, tant à l’échelle spatiale que temporelle, et celle des nuisances qui réduisent la satisfaction des usages. Un inventaire des principaux groupes de végétaux concernés, considérés comme des « espèces à risque de prolifération » a été dressé après examen de divers constats recensés sur le territoire français. Ce sont notamment des macro-algues, des cyanobactéries, des phanérogames hydrophytes autochtones comme Ranunculus sp., Potamogeton sp., Myriophyllum sp., Ceratophyllum sp., Lemna sp., et des hydrophytes introduits comme Elodea sp., Lagarosiphon sp., Ludwigia sp., Myriophyllum aquaticum, certains hélophytes et deux espèces rivulaires exotiques (Fallopia japonica et Impatiens glandulifera. Leurs potentialités importantes de développement et de propagation s’expliquent par leurs stratégies biologiques, dont certaines adaptations morphologiques et physiologiques et divers moyens de multiplication végétative. Les milieux propices aux proliférations présentent des conditions environnementales particulières : fort éclairement souvent lié à une faible profondeur et à un échauffement des eaux, conditions hydrologiques stables, minéralisation moyenne à forte, niveau trophique souvent élevé. La conjonction de ces deux composantes (espèce à risque et milieu propice, crée ainsi les conditions d’une prolifération et définit des situations à risque minimal ou maximal. Ces connaissances concourent à une meilleure définition des situations de risque de prolifération et peuvent fournir des informations utiles quant aux conditions et aux limites d’application des techniques de gestion et de contrôle de ces phénomènes.

The evaluation of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale : Depressed and Positive Affect in cancer patients and healthy reference subjects

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Schroevers, MJ; Sanderman, R; van Sonderen, E; Ranchor, AV

2000-01-01

This study examined the reliability and validity of a two-factor structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. The study was conducted in a large group of cancer patients (n = 475) and a matched reference group (n = 255). Both groups filled in a questionnaire at two

Génomique comparative et évolutive au sein du complexe d’espèces Leptosphaeria maculans-Leptosphaeria biglobosa

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Grandaubert, Jonathan

2013-01-01

Leptosphaeria maculans ‘brassicae’ (Lmb) est un champignon filamenteux de la classe des Dothideomycètes faisant partie du complexe d’espèces Leptosphaeria maculans-Leptosphaeria biglobosa composé d’agents pathogènes des crucifères. Lmb est particulièrement adapté au colza (Brassica napus) et provoque la maladie qui lui est la plus dommageable : la nécrose du collet. Dans le but de mieux comprendre et contrôler cette maladie, l’équipe d’accueil a initié un projet de génomique visant à identifi...

[Confirmatory factor analysis of the short French version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale (CES-D10) in adolescents].

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Cartierre, N; Coulon, N; Demerval, R

2011-09-01

Screening depressivity among adolescents is a key public health priority. In order to measure the severity of depressive symptomatology, a four-dimensional 20 items scale called "Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale" (CES-D) was developed. A shorter 10-item version was developed and validated (Andresen et al.). For this brief version, several authors supported a two-factor structure - Negative and Positive affect - but the relationship between the two reversed-worded items of the Positive affect factor could be better accounted for by correlated errors. The aim of this study is triple: firstly to test a French version of the CES-D10 among adolescents; secondly to test the relevance of a one-dimensional structure by considering error correlation for Positive affect items; finally to examine the extent to which this structural model is invariant across gender. The sample was composed of 269 French middle school adolescents (139 girls and 130 boys, mean age: 13.8, SD=0.65). Confirmatory Factorial Analyses (CFA) using the LISREL 8.52 were conducted in order to assess the adjustment to the data of three factor models: a one-factor model, a two-factor model (Positive and Negative affect) and a one-factor model with specification of correlated errors between the two reverse-worded items. Then, multigroup analysis was conducted to test the scale invariance for girls and boys. Internal consistency of the CES-D10 was satisfying for the adolescent sample (α=0.75). The best fitting model is the one-factor model with correlated errors between the two items of the previous Positive affect factor (χ(2)/dl=2.50; GFI=0.939; CFI=0.894; RMSEA=0.076). This model presented a better statistical fit to the data than the one-factor model without error correlation: χ(2)(diff) (1)=22.14, pstatistic for the model with equality-constrained factor loadings was 121.31. The change in the overall Chi(2) is not statistically significant. This result implies that the model is

Une quête d’identité par le détour : ''Dans ces bras-là'', de Camille Laurens

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Dominique Almeida Rosa de Faria

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Scholarly linking between autobiographical elements, fiction, and diversion of conventions are characteristic of Camille Laurens’work. Dans ces bras-là (2000 can be described as a search for identity by the detour of the other. Indeed, the novel is built on three dichotomous relations namely autobiography-fiction, woman-man and writing-oral language. The result is a complex and deep look at Camille Laurens’ identity: a woman, an author, but also the narrator of a narrative

Déviance, justice et statistiques

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Aubusson de Cavarlay, Bruno; Bosa, Bastien; Denord, François; François, Aurore; López, Laurent; Machiels, Christine; Margairaz, Dominique; Musin, Aude; Piant, Hervé; Vesentini, Frédéric; Zimnovitch, Henri

2007-01-01

Récidive, taux d’élucidation, enquêtes de victimation, reconduites à la frontière, allongement des peines, durée des procès : les chiffres de la police et de la justice font régulièrement la une des journaux. Cette médiatisation, et les guerres de chiffres qu’elle entraîne, ne sont pourtant pas propres à la France du XXIe siècle. Parmi les premières statistiques officielles publiées, dès le début du XIXe siècle dans certains pays européens, on compte celles des crimes et des procès. Leur pro...

Réinventer la géodiversité

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Denise Pumain

1999-12-01

Full Text Available L'année 1999 s'achève. Dans le passage des chiffres neuf aux chiffres ronds, il n'entre guère semble-t-il de frayeur millénariste, bogues informatiques exceptés ! Espérons que cette nouvelle ligne de changement de date nous épargnera, davantage que les malheureux passagers du navire échoué sur l'île du jour d'avant chez Umberto Eco. L'année écoulée laisse aux rivages de janvier une écume géographique de faits éclectiques, sur fond de mise en réseau - mise au pas planétaire, tant furent portée...

La sexualité des adolescents: quelle évolution ces 40 dernières années?

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Michaud, P.A.; Akre, C.

2009-01-01

Le contexte : Pour comprendre la manière dont a évolué la sexualité des adolescents ces dernières décennies, il importe de tenir compte de plusieurs changements sociaux qui ont considérablement modifié le contexte dans lequel les jeunes se développent du point de vue affectif et sexuel. La famille telle qu’Ariès en a décrit l’avènement au cours du XVIIIème et XIXème siècle cède de plus en plus le pas à une famille nucléarisée voire recomposée(1). Le cadre relativement strict qui prévalait ...

Incontinência urinária no puerpério de parto vaginal e cesárea: revisão de literatura = Urinary incontinence in postpartum of vaginal delivery and cesarean: literature review

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Borba, Alice Rios

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: O estudo objetivou revisar a literatura quanto à presença de incontinência urinária (IU no puerpério de parto normal e cesárea. Materiais e Métodos: Foi realizada uma pesquisa nos bancos de dados PubMed/MedLine, COCHRANE e EMBASE. Foram selecionados os seguintes tipos de estudo: prospectivo multicêntrico, caso-controle, prospectivo, coorte, multicêntrico prospectivo observacional, randomizado controlado, prospectivo observacional, coorte controlado, transversal, base populacional, publicados no período de 2002 a 2012, nos idiomas inglês e português, em que as palavras-chave estivessem no título ou resumo. As palavras-chave utilizadas foram: “parto vaginal”, “cesárea” e “incontinência urinária”. Resultados: Os 14 estudos analisados, avaliaram a presença de IU no puerpério de parto vaginal e cesárea. Observamos que a cesárea para ter seu papel protetor no aparecimento da IU no puerpério deve ser realizada de maneira eletiva. Os distúrbios do assoalho pélvico estão fortemente ligados com idade materna, fumo, obesidade, parto de fórceps, multiparidade, episiotomia, duração da segunda fase do trabalho de parto, gravidez e constipação crônica. Conclusão: Conclui-se que a segunda fase prolongada do trabalho de parto tem papel significativo na presença da IU no puerpério em ambos modos de parto, e que a cesárea teria o seu valor protetor no desenvolvimento da IU no puerpério apenas se fosse realizada de maneira eletiva. Dos 14 artigos, apenas um estudo foi realizado na população brasileira, mostrando a importância de serem realizados mais estudos sobre IU no puerpério no Brasil

Eficacia de la administración de betametasona antes de la cesárea electiva para prevenir el síndrome de distres respiratorio en recién nacidos a término

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Guerrero Domínguez, Lorena Janeth

2016-01-01

Objetivo: Determinar la eficacia de la administración de Betametasona antes de la cesárea electiva para reducir el Síndrome de Distres Respiratorio, en recién nacidos a término. Materiales y Método: Con un estudio clínico experimental aleatorizado, simple ciego, se determinó la eficacia de Betametasona, para reducir la frecuencia de Distres Respiratorio en recién nacidos a término por cesárea electiva. Un total de 166 mujeres embarazadas fueron aleatorizadas a dos grupos: Grupo A o tratami...

Pérdida sanguínea y uso de hemoderivados en casos de cesárea e histerectomía por acretismo placentario

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J.F. Solórzano Vázquez

2017-06-01

Conclusiones: Es una medida adecuada valorar las indicaciones de cesárea para evitar realizar procedimientos innecesarios y otorgar factor de riesgo para acretismo. Se debe realizar detección oportuna de acretismo placentario en pacientes con factor de riesgo para evitar cirugías de urgencia. El uso de hemoderivados es una piedra angular en el manejo de esta patología y debe ser oportuna.

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23 févr. 2015 ... d'une insuffisance mitrale sévère que dans 3,5% des cas [13]. L'insuffisance aortique a été notée chez 30,70% de nos patients. Lung B et al [6] à quant à lui retrouvé un taux plus bas à 10,4% de même que Singh et al [14]. Le rétrécissement aortique a été noté dans notre série chez 26,97% des patients.

MACROINVERTEBRADOS ASOCIADOS A LAS RAÍCES SUMERGIDAS DEL MANGLE ROJO (Rhizophora mangle EN LAS BAHÍAS TURBO Y EL UNO, GOLFO DE URABÁ (CARIBE COLOMBIANO

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GARCÍA PADILLA JESÚS MARÍA

2010-05-01

Full Text Available Con el fin de establecer el comportamiento de la salinidad y las características de la fauna de macroinvertebrados asociados a las raíces de Rhizophora mangle en las Bahías de Turbo y El Uno, se realizaron cuatro muestreos entre septiembre del 2004 y febrero del 2005, en tres sectores de las Bahías. Los valores de salinidad experimentaron cambios muy importantes en el tiempo y fluctuaron entre 2 y 32 unidades. En total, se cuantificaron 26 especies en Bahía Turbo y 28 en Bahía El Uno. Mientras la diversidad en la Bahía Turbo varió entre 0,77 en septiembre y 2,22 noviembre, en Bahía El Uno, los valores fluctuaron entre 1,14 en noviembre y 1,95 en septiembre. La mayoría de las especies son frecuentes en las raíces de mangle de la región caribe y poseen un carácter eurihalino.

Factor Structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) Among Older Men and Women Who Provide Care to Persons with Dementia

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O'Rourke, Norm

2005-01-01

The Center for Epidemiologic Studies?Depression Scale (CES-D) is among the most widely used depression screening measures. Existing research suggests a higher order factor structure of responses among older adults (factors labeled as Depressive Affect, Absence of Well-being, Somatic Symptoms, and Interpersonal Affect each loading on a 2nd-order…

EVALUACIÓN DE UN SISTEMA in vitro PARA ESTUDIOS DE Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea EN RAÍCES DE PAPA (Solanum tuberosum subsp. andigena L. Var. DIACOL CAPIRO

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JULIANA SOLER-ARANGO

2012-07-01

Full Text Available La papa es uno de los principales cultivos de importancia a nivel mundial. Según la Cadena Agroalimentaria de la papa de Colombia, la sarna polvosa está dentro de los siete principales problemas fitosanitarios de este cultivo en las zonas productoras. La enfermedad es causada por el patógeno Spongospora subterranea, que disminuye la producción y calidad de los tubérculos. La naturaleza obligada del patógeno  imposibilita su aislamiento y el mantenimiento de cepas, dificultando su investigación. En este trabajo se  buscó estandarizar el cultivo de raíces de papa in vitro infectadas con el patógeno, para permitir su mantenimiento y proliferación y avanzar así en las investigaciones posteriores sobre biología del patógeno y su interacción con sus hospedantes. En un medio gelificado in vitro y en un ambiente controlado se asociaron las raíces de las plantas al microorganismo, mientras que la parte aérea desarrolló fotosíntesis. Se realizaron evaluaciones durante dos meses después de inoculadas las raíces con quistosoros desinfectados, período de tiempo que fue condicionado por la contaminación del sistema de cultivo. Sin embargo, en observaciones al microscopio, se lograron detectar las estructuras de S. subterranea

Research Note: Equivalence of French and English Language Versions of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) among Caregivers of Persons with Dementia

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O'Rourke, Norm

2003-01-01

The Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) is among the most widely used depression screening measures. Existing research suggests a higher-order factor structure of responses among older adults (factors labelled "depressive affect," "absence of well-being," "somatic symptoms," and "interpersonal affect," each loading upon a…

Socialdemocracia y capital: las raíces neoclásicas del modelo sueco

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Mario del Rosal Crespo

2016-05-01

Full Text Available La socialdemocracia ha tenido en el Modelo Sueco su referente por antonomasia. Sin embargo, las raíces teóricas de esta experiencia histórica, lejos de implementar los principios típicos del keynesianismo, se asentaron sobre unas bases de marcado carácter neoclásico. A través del conocido como Modelo Rehn-Meidner, posteriormente afianzado por el llamado Modelo EFO, la socialdemocracia sueca estableció un marco de política fiscal y monetaria restrictiva en el que se desarrolló una política salarial solidaria cimentada en un poderoso sindicalismo y un sólido sistema corporativista de negociación colectiva centralizada. Así, mediante la paulatina igualación y la contención de los salarios, se buscaba estimular la productividad, mantener a raya los costes laborales y facilitar la concentración y la centralización del capital. El objetivo final era favorecer la competitividad del sector exportador sueco con el fin de asegurar una rentabilidad y un ritmo de acumulación adecuados.

Variabilidad y confiabilidad de los tiempos registrados de procesos operatorios de cesáreas realizadas en una clínica particular de Lima, Perú, 2011

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Manuel André Virú-Loza

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Introducción: La evaluación de la eficiencia es una herramienta útil para una correcta toma de decisiones en los centros de salud. Esta incluye conocer la variabilidad y confiabilidad de los tiempos de procedimientos médicos y quirúrgicos registrados. Objetivos: Determinar la variabilidad y confiabilidad de los tiempos registrados de procesos operatorios de cesáreas. Diseño: Estudio transversal. Institución: Clínica Centenario Peruano Japonesa. Participantes: Registros de pacientes con cesáreas. Intervenciones: A partir del registro operatorio y del registro de las historias clínicas se obtuvo datos médicos y de tiempos operatorios, durante el año 2011. Principales medidas de resultados: Medidas de dispersión de todos los indicadores y coeficientes de correlación intraclases (CCIs entre los registros evaluados. Resultados: El tiempo de traslado del paciente a sala de operaciones presentó la mayor variabilidad y los CCIs entre los registros utilizados con respecto al tiempo de inicio y finalización de las cesáreas fueron 0,902 y 0,901, respectivamente. Conclusiones: En la clínica estudiada, el tiempo de traslado del paciente a sala de operaciones fue el más variable, existiendo un buen grado de confiabilidad entre los registros estudiados. Los análisis de eficiencia y productividad para mejorar procesos quirúrgicos en nuestro medio deben ser publicados para que sirvan de utilidad en otros centros de salud.

Diagnostic tardif d'une hyperoxalurie primitive au stade d'insuffisance rénale chronique terminale avec hypoparathyroïdie sévère

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El Ghali, Zineb; Lahcen, Zineb Ait; Fadili, Wafaa; Kaitouni, Abderrahim Idrissi; Hakkou, Mohamed; Hamdaoui, Abderrachid; Laouad, Inass

2014-01-01

L'hyperoxalurie primitive est une anomalie métabolique congénitale rare caractérisée par un excès de production avec accumulation d'oxalate secondaire à un déficit enzymatique hépatique. Nous rapportons le cas d'un patient de 18 ans qui avait comme antécédent des lithiases rénales récidivantes depuis l'enfance évoluant vers l'insuffisance rénale chronique terminale, mis en hémodialyse périodique depuis 4 ans avec apparition d'une anémie résistante à l’érythropoïétine pour laquelle il a été multitransfusé et qui était admis pour prise en charge de douleurs osseuses invalidantes d'aggravation progressive associées à un syndrome tumoral fait d'adénopathies périphériques et de splénomégalie avec dyspnée et altération de l’état général. Le bilan réalisé avait objectivé de multiples images lytiques lacunaires et condensantes au niveau des poignets et des mains avec des petits reins calcifiés, une pleurésie avec péricardite de grande abondance drainée, une ascite de moyenne abondance avec splénomégalie homogène, une anémie normochrome normocytaire à 7.2 g/dl avec hyperferritinémie à 1129 μg/l et un syndrome inflammatoire biologique. La calcémie était spontanément normale à 97 mg/l avec hyperphosphorémie à 83 mg/l et hypoparathyroïdie à 74,85 pg/ml. Les PAL étaient à 136 UI/l, l'aluminium sérique à 13μg/l et la Vitamine D native à 20,87ng/ml. Le diagnostic d'hyperoxalurie a été retenu sur les données de la biopsie ostéomédullaire objectivant des dépôts de cristaux d'oxalate de calcium avec fibrose médullaire et réaction macrophagique à corps étranger. L’évolution a été marquée par la survenue de fractures spontanées récidivantes au niveau de l’épaule et des 2 hanches. PMID:25328593

Application of resistivity measurements to the control of protein elutions using cellulose ion-exchangers; Application de la mesure de resistivite au controle d'une elution de proteines a partir de celluloses echangeuses d'ions

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Duplaa, A M; Brandolin, G [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Grenoble (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1969-07-01

The eluate obtained by chromatography of a mixture of proteins on columns of cellulose ion-exchangers (DEAE-cellulose and CM-cellulose) sometimes have very low proteins concentrations. The resistivity measurement gives more information than the UV control which is often inadequate. The modifications undergone by elution buffers are recorded and the best conditions for the extraction of an enzymatic protein are determined. The tests are performed without proteins on the columns; they consist in a double control of resistivity and ph of elution buffers after they pass on the exchangers columns. (author) [French] Apres chromatographie d'un melange de proteine; sur colonnes d'echangeurs d'ions tels que DEAE-cellulose et CM-cellulose, les eluats obtenus ont quelquefois des concentrations en proteines tres faibles. Au controle en UV souvent insuffisant, on a ajoute la mesure de resistivite apportant des donnees complementaires. Des essais, realises en l'absence de proteines et consistant a effectuer un double controle de resistivite et de pH des tampons d'elution apres leur passage sur colonnes d'echangeurs, ont permis d'enregistrer les modifications subies par ces tampons et de determiner leurs meilleures conditions d'utilisation pour l'extraction d'une proteine enzymatique. (auteur)

A novel phylogeny of the Gelidiales (Rhodophyta) based on five genes including the nuclear CesA, with descriptions of Orthogonacladia gen. nov. and Orthogonacladiaceae fam. nov.

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Boo, Ga Hun; Le Gall, Line; Miller, Kathy Ann; Freshwater, D Wilson; Wernberg, Thomas; Terada, Ryuta; Yoon, Kyung Ju; Boo, Sung Min

2016-08-01

Although the Gelidiales are economically important marine red algae producing agar and agarose, the phylogeny of this order remains poorly resolved. The present study provides a molecular phylogeny based on a novel marker, nuclear-encoded CesA, plus plastid-encoded psaA, psbA, rbcL, and mitochondria-encoded cox1 from subsets of 107 species from all ten genera within the Gelidiales. Analyses of individual and combined datasets support the monophyly of three currently recognized families, and reveal a new clade. On the basis of these results, the new family Orthogonacladiaceae is described to accommodate Aphanta and a new genus Orthogonacladia that includes species previously classified as Gelidium madagascariense and Pterocladia rectangularis. Acanthopeltis is merged with Gelidium, which has nomenclatural priority. Nuclear-encoded CesA was found to be useful for improving the resolution of phylogenetic relationships within the Gelidiales and is likely to be valuable for the inference of phylogenetic relationship among other red algal taxa. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Integration of Physical, Genetic, and Cytogenetic Mapping Data for Cellulose Synthase (CesA) Genes in Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.).

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Yurkevich, Olga Y; Kirov, Ilya V; Bolsheva, Nadezhda L; Rachinskaya, Olga A; Grushetskaya, Zoya E; Zoschuk, Svyatoslav A; Samatadze, Tatiana E; Bogdanova, Marina V; Lemesh, Valentina A; Amosova, Alexandra V; Muravenko, Olga V

2017-01-01

Flax, Linum usitatissimum L., is a valuable multi-purpose plant, and currently, its genome is being extensively investigated. Nevertheless, mapping of genes in flax genome is still remaining a challenging task. The cellulose synthase ( CesA ) multigene family involving in the process of cellulose synthesis is especially important for metabolism of this fiber crop. For the first time, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)-based chromosomal localization of the CesA conserved fragment (KF011584.1), 5S, and 26S rRNA genes was performed in landrace, oilseed, and fiber varieties of L. usitatissimum . Intraspecific polymorphism in chromosomal distribution of KF011584.1 and 5S DNA loci was revealed, and the generalized chromosome ideogram was constructed. Using BLAST analysis, available data on physical/genetic mapping and also whole-genome sequencing of flax, localization of KF011584.1, 45S, and 5S rRNA sequences on genomic scaffolds, and their anchoring to the genetic map were conducted. The alignment of the results of FISH and BLAST analyses indicated that KF011584.1 fragment revealed on chromosome 3 could be anchored to linkage group (LG) 11. The common LG for 45S and 5S rDNA was not found probably due to the polymorphic localization of 5S rDNA on chromosome 1. Our findings indicate the complexity of integration of physical, genetic, and cytogenetic mapping data for multicopy gene families in plants. Nevertheless, the obtained results can be useful for future progress in constructing of integrated physical/genetic/cytological maps in L. usitatissimum which are essential for flax breeding.

Marché des catalyseurs d'hydrogénation des corps gras Market of Hydrogenation Catalysts for Fats and Derivatives

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Barraque M.

2006-11-01

Full Text Available L'institut Français du Pétrole (IFP ayant acquis une grande expérience dans le domaine des catalyseurs, notamment d'hydrogénation, le Département Evaluation a effectué à diverses reprises des études qui en évaluent les marchés potentiels. L'analyse qui suit a été réalisée en vue de déterminer les débouchés possibles des catalyseurs utilisés dans l'hydrogénation des corps gras; elle couvre l'industrie alimentaire, l'hydrogénation des acides gras d'origine animale ou végétale, la production d'alcools gras et d'amines grasses. Ce marché dépasse 60 millions de dollars/an et correspond à près de 11 000 t/an de catalyseurs utilisés. Ces valeurs tiennent compte des consommations captives de catalyseurs produits par les compagnies utilisatrices. Ce chiffre d'affaires est du même ordre que celui des catalyseurs d'hydrogénation utilisés dans la synthèse des grands intermédiaires pétrochimiques. Plus de 64 % des applications concernent l'industrie alimentaire : production de margarine et shortening, hydrogénation d'huiles de salade et de friture aux États-Unis. Alors que la consommation de catalyseurs utilisés en lipochimie est très fortement concentrée dans les principales régions industrialisées : États-Unis, Europe occidentale et Japon, celle de I'lindustrie alimentaire est beaucoup plus dispersée : les 3 régions précitées représentent moins de 64 % de la consommation mondiale. Les débouchés estimés représentent des chiffres d'affaires annuels de 41×10·6 dollars pour l'industrie alimentaire, 8,3×10·6 dollars pour la production d'acide gras, 11×10·6 dollars pour la production d'alcools gras et 1,3×10·6 dollars pour la production d'amines grasses. Ces hydrogénations sont effectuées en présence de nickel sur support (industrie alimentaire, production d'acides gras et d'amines secondaires et tertiaires, en présence de nickel de Raney (production d'amines primaires ou de chromite de cuivre

Langue et culture : l'indispensable association dans l'enseignement du FLE à des arabophones

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Dupont Ilham

2014-07-01

Parmi ces sources, nous trouvons la « nativisation », la « dénativisation », la période intermédiaire de « l'interlangue » (l'apprenant substitue ses propres connaissances à celles de la langue apprise et évolue dans une période transitoire jusqu'à ne plus y faire référence et la proximité interlinguistique parmi les langues connues par l'apprenant (transferts. Une source importante d'erreurs, notamment lexicales, vient de la confrontation entre L1 et L2 dans l'esprit de l'apprenant. Ces erreurs sont majoritairement dues à la méconnaissance ou à l'insuffisance de connaissance du contexte culturel de la langue apprise. Il est évident qu'une simple conversation entre deux personnes ayant la même culture peut être incompréhensible ou même inaccessible à un étranger. Notre travail met ainsi en exergue que langue et culture sont intimement liés et que l'acquisition de l'une ne peut se faire sans la compréhension de l'autre. Selon le concept de la « lexiculture », leur enseignement doit donc être simultané ce qui présente en outre, de nombreux avantages. L'étudiant est motivé à apprendre car il comprend la langue qu'il peut pratiquer concrètement. Le contact entre les deux cultures (L1 et L2, comme par un effet de miroir, va lui permettre aussi de se situer par rapport à un autre univers culturel.

Boom aurifère et dynamiques économiques entre Sénégal, Mali et Guinée

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Faty B. Mbodj

2009-03-01

Full Text Available La conjoncture mondiale et les réformes minières entreprises par des pays comme la Guinée (1995, le Mali (1999 et le Sénégal (2003 ont créé les conditions favorables à l’investissement de multinationales de l’or dans un espace transfrontalier situé entre l’est du Sénégal, l’ouest du Mali et le nord-est de la Guinée. A travers les activités annexes et les investissements directs occasionnés, ces multinationales apparaissent comme un facteur d’intégration nationale et sous régionale de ces zones aurifères jusqu’ici en marge. Toutefois, l’insuffisance de leurs contributions financières, la gestion peu efficace de celles-ci, ainsi que la concurrence directe et indirecte que subissent les économies agricoles soulèvent des interrogations sur l’avenir économique des régions étudiées face aux activités extractives.The mining reforms undertaken by countries like Guinea (1995, Mali (1999 and Senegal (2003 have created favorable conditions for the investment of gold multinationals in a transborder area located between the east of Senegal, the west of Mali and the north-east of Guinea. Through the side activities and direct investments brought about, these firms appear as an opportunity to integrate these marginalized zones within the national and regional economies. However, their financial contributions are insufficient and they provoke direct and indirect competition on local agricultural economies, raising questions on the role of extractive activities for the economic future of the areas studied.

Respiración microbial y de raíces en suelos de bosques tropicales primarios y secundarios (porce, colombia).

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Ramírez Palacio, Álvaro Andrés; Moreno Hurtado, Flavio Humberto

2011-01-01

Los suelos son el mayor reservorio de carbono en los ecosistemas terrestres y a su vez la mayor fuente de CO2 atmosférico, el cual es producido mediante un proceso denominado respiración del suelo. El objetivo de este trabajo fue estimar las tasas de respiración del suelo y sus componentes (respiración de raíces y de microorganismos), y evaluar el control que sobre las tasas de emisión de CO2 ejercen factores como la humedad y la temperatura del suelo, en bosques primarios (BP) y secundarios ...

A prova de trabalho de parto aumenta a morbidade materna e neonatal em primíparas com uma cesárea anterior?

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Matias Jacinta Pereira

2003-01-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: comparar a morbidade materna e os resultados neonatais, bem como algumas características clínicas e epidemiológicas de primíparas com uma cesárea anterior, segundo a realização de cesárea eletiva (CE ou prova de trabalho de parto (PTP no segundo parto. PACIENTES E MÉTODO: trata-se de estudo de corte transversal retrospectivo do segundo parto em mulheres com uma cesárea prévia, atendidas no Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde da Mulher (CAISM/UNICAMP, no período de 1986 a 1998. Os dados foram obtidos de 2068 prontuários clínicos que correspondiam a 322 casos de CE e 1746 de PTP. A análise dos dados foi realizada pela distribuição percentual dos casos de CE e PTP e das categorias das variáveis nestes dois grupos, com a diferença estatística avaliada pelos testes chi2, chi2 para tendência (chi2 trend e exato de Fisher, com nível de significância de 95%. RESULTADO: a indicação de CE diminuiu progressivamente com o tempo, passando de 22,6% em 1986 para 5% em 1998. A morbidade materna foi semelhante e reduzida nos dois grupos (1,24 e 1,21%. Não houve diferença significativa entre os grupos quanto ao índice de Apgar e natimortalidade, mas notou-se proporção significativamente maior de RN prematuros e com peso 4.000 g no grupo submetido à CE. A prevalência de CE foi significativamente maior em mulheres com idade >35 anos, história pregressa ou atual de síndrome hipertensiva, diabetes ou primeiro filho morto, bem como com alterações no volume do líquido amniótico. CONCLUSÕES: A realização da PTP aumentou progressivamente ao longo dos treze anos, sem aumento na morbidade materna e/ou neonatal. As indicações de CE obedeceram critério médico relacionado às condições clínicas maternas e/ou fetais desfavoráveis ao parto vaginal.

Integration of Physical, Genetic, and Cytogenetic Mapping Data for Cellulose Synthase (CesA Genes in Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.

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Olga Y. Yurkevich

2017-08-01

Full Text Available Flax, Linum usitatissimum L., is a valuable multi-purpose plant, and currently, its genome is being extensively investigated. Nevertheless, mapping of genes in flax genome is still remaining a challenging task. The cellulose synthase (CesA multigene family involving in the process of cellulose synthesis is especially important for metabolism of this fiber crop. For the first time, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH-based chromosomal localization of the CesA conserved fragment (KF011584.1, 5S, and 26S rRNA genes was performed in landrace, oilseed, and fiber varieties of L. usitatissimum. Intraspecific polymorphism in chromosomal distribution of KF011584.1 and 5S DNA loci was revealed, and the generalized chromosome ideogram was constructed. Using BLAST analysis, available data on physical/genetic mapping and also whole-genome sequencing of flax, localization of KF011584.1, 45S, and 5S rRNA sequences on genomic scaffolds, and their anchoring to the genetic map were conducted. The alignment of the results of FISH and BLAST analyses indicated that KF011584.1 fragment revealed on chromosome 3 could be anchored to linkage group (LG 11. The common LG for 45S and 5S rDNA was not found probably due to the polymorphic localization of 5S rDNA on chromosome 1. Our findings indicate the complexity of integration of physical, genetic, and cytogenetic mapping data for multicopy gene families in plants. Nevertheless, the obtained results can be useful for future progress in constructing of integrated physical/genetic/cytological maps in L. usitatissimum which are essential for flax breeding.

Correlation of Cesarean rates to maternal and infant mortality rates: an ecologic study of official international data Correlación de la tasa de cesáreas con las tasas de mortalidad materna e infantil: estudio ecológico basado en datos oficiales internacionales

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Fernando Madalena Volpe

2011-05-01

Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: To correlate international official data on Cesarean delivery rates to infant and maternal mortality rates and low weight-at-birth rates; and to test the hypothesis that Cesarean rates greater than 15% correlate to higher maternal and infant mortality rates. METHODS: Analyses were based on the most recent official data (2000-2009 available for 193 countries. Exponential models were compared to quadratic models to regress infant mortality rates, neonatal mortality rates, maternal mortality rates, and low weight-at-birth rates to Cesarean rates. Separate regressions were performed for countries with Cesarean rates greater than 15%. RESULTS: In countries with Cesarean rates less than 15%, higher Cesarean rates were associated to lower infant, neonatal, and maternal mortality rates, and to lower rates of low weightat-birth. In countries with Cesarean rates greater than 15%, Cesarean rates were not significantly associated with infant or maternal mortality rates. CONCLUSIONS: There is an inverse exponential relation between countries' rates of Cesarean deliveries and infant or maternal mortality rates. Very low Cesarean rates (less than 15% are associated with poorer maternal and child outcomes. Cesarean rates greater than 15% were neither correlated to higher maternal nor child mortality, nor to low weight-at-birth.OBJETIVO: Correlacionar los datos oficiales internacionales sobre las tasas de parto por cesárea con las tasas de mortalidad materna e infantil y con la tasa de bajo peso al nacer, y someter a prueba la hipótesis que sostiene que una tasa de cesáreas mayor de 15% se correlaciona con tasas de mortalidad materna e infantil más elevadas. MÉTODOS: Los análisis se basaron en los datos oficiales más recientes disponibles (2000-2009 de 193 países. Se compararon modelos exponenciales con modelos cuadráticos para hacer un análisis de regresión de las tasas de mortalidad infantil, neonatal y materna, así como de las tasas de

The Intensity of using production factors in Romania. Estimates from Cobb-Douglas and CES Models

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Gheorghe Zaman

2007-12-01

Full Text Available The production function explains the mechanism through which inputs are changed into outputs and the partial efficiency of labour and capital. It also allows for understanding the elasticity of substitution, which measures the percentage change in factor proportions due to a percentage change in the marginal rate of technical substitution. In this research we have used aggregate production functions of Cobb-Douglas type in different time-series and cross-section analysis of Romania’s economic growth from the standpoint of the intensity of using capital and labour factors, as determinant elements for the level of production and GDP. We have also applied the two factor Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES production function, which is considered to be the generalised form of the Cobb-Douglas function. Using the available statistical data regarding Romania’s economy in the 1990-2005 period, we have performed time-series and cross-section analysis based on the aggregated production functions at the national level.

DOMMAGES CAUSÉS À LA MOLECULE D’ADN PAR LES EFFETS CONJUGUÉS DE DEUX DISTRIBUTIONS D’ESPÈCES RADIOLYTIQUES

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M.E.K ABDELMOUMENE

2009-06-01

Full Text Available L’ADN, support de l’information génétique de la cellule, est la cible la plus importante lors d’une exposition à un rayonnement ionisant (radiothérapie, scintigraphie…. Sa dégradation est à l’origine de désordres cellulaires dramatiques comme la cancérisation. Pour quantifier ces effets, nous avons considéré deux électrons d’énergie incidente 1 KeV qui traversent un milieu aqueux fournissant chacun une distribution de  radicaux libres (e-aq, H,OH, H+aq, H2, H2O2, OH-, O2, O-2, OH2, OH2- que nous avons fait évoluer selon un ensemble de codes informatiques élaborés sur un modèle déterministe jusqu’à leur collision et estimer ainsi la concentration et le rendement de chaque espèce. Dans cette étude, nous n’avons considéré queles espèces les plus agressives vis à vis des molécules biologiques e-aq, H et plus particulièrement l’hydroxyle OH. Nous avons ainsi estimé le nombre moyensde diverses lésions portées à l’ADN. L’intérêt essentiel de cette étude est lamise au point d’un modèle simple d’adaptation facile du point de vue applications qui peut renseignersur les dommages causés à une molécule aussi importante que l’ADN.

Vers de profonds bouleversements demographiques. 2040, la Suisse en vases communicants

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2004-01-01

"Geneve, Fribourg et Zurich seront les grands beneficiaires des changements demographiques spectaculaires qui devraient affecter la Suisse d'ici a 2040, selon des chiffres inedits publies vendredi par l'Office federal de la statistique (OFS)" (1 page)

Présence de trois espèces de grégarines (Apicomplexa : Eugregarinorida chez l’Annélide Polychete Marphysa sanguinea (Montagu, 1815 dans le lac de Tunis

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Elbarhoumi M.

2010-03-01

Full Text Available Trois espèces de grégarines ont été trouvées dans des spécimens de l’annélide polychète Marphysa sanguinea récoltés dans le lac de Tunis : Bhatiella marphysae Setna, 1931, parasite de Marphysa sanguinea (Inde, Europe; Ferraria cornucephala iwamusi H. Hoshide, 1956, parasite de Marphysa iwamusi (Japon ; et Viviera sp. qui présente des similitudes avec Viviera marphysae Schrével, 1963, aussi décrite chez Marphysa sanguinea (France. Ces grégarines sont rapportées pour la première fois chez ce dernier hôte en Tunisie. Bhatiella marphysae et Viviera sp. appartiennent à la famille des Lecudinidae (Aseptatorina. La présence d’un septum proto-deutoméritique est confirmée chez Ferraria cornucephala qui doit être maintenue dans les Polyrhabdinae.

Embarazo ectópico en cicatriz de cesárea. Presentación de un caso

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Martha Lucía Marrugo-Flórez

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El embarazo ectópico en cicatriz de cesárea anterior corresponde aproximadamente al 6,1 % de todos los embarazos ectópicos y tiene una incidencia mayor que el embarazo cervical dentro del grupo mencionado. Consiste en la implantación del blastocito en la cicatriz uterina, rodeado de miometrio y tejido conectivo. El manejo de esta patología ha sido controversial a lo largo de los años, debido a que ocurre en muchas mujeres que desean conservar su paridad. Presentamos un caso atendido en marzo en nuestra institución, en el que se realizó manejo médico con metrotexate sistémico e intraamniótico y presentó una evolución satisfactoria. Se realiza una revisión del tema y se explican los diferentes manejos propuestos para esta patología.

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2010-01-01

Non disponible / Not available; La préservation du capital vasculaire est un challenge permanent dans la prise en charge des patients insuffisants rénaux chroniques. Cette démarche doit être systématique, précoce, même en situation d'insuffisance rénale aiguë. La mise en place de cathéters pour l'hémodialyse doit être encadrée. Tout dysfonctionnement réduit l'efficacité d'une séance de dialyse avec une morbidité non négligeable. Dans une étude rétrospective de 62 patients hémodialysés inciden...

Producción de metabolitos secundarios en cultivo de raíces in vitro y suspensiones celulares de Ipomoea carnea spp. carnea Jacq.

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2014-01-01

Ipomoea carnea spp. carnea Jacq. es un arbusto dominante en el bosque estacionalmente seco del Perú y Ecuador. Los cultivos de raíces fueron establecidos en medio MS con diferentes concentraciones de AIB, sacarosa y combinaciones de AIB-sacarosa. Diversos explantes obtenidos de plántulas in vitro y plantas silvestres se cultivaron en diferentes combinaciones de 2,4-D, AIA, ANA y BAP, para inducir callos friables, dependiendo del tipo de explante y los reguladores de creci...

10. Temadag indenfor Koordinatmåling

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Larsen, Erik; De Chiffre, Leonardo

2004-01-01

Temadag om Optisk koordinatmåling, 3D digitalisering og Reverse Engineering Conference on Optical Coordinate Metrology, 3D Digitisation and Reverse Engineering Konferencemappe Oktober 2004 Editorer: Leonardo De Chiffre & Erik Larsen Institut for Produktion og Ledelse Danmarks Tekniske Universitet...

L'aventure du grand collisionneur LHC du big bang au boson de Higgs

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Denegri, Daniel; Hoecker, Andreas; Roos, Lydia; Rubbia, Carlo

2014-01-01

Qu'est-ce que la physique des particules élémentaires, le LHC, et le boson de Higgs ? Ce livre présente de manière simple le monde des quarks, des leptons et de leurs interactions, gouvernées par des symétries fondamentales de la nature, ainsi que le lien entre ce monde de l'infiniment petit et celui de l'infiniment grand. Cette conjonction entre la physique des particules élémentaires et l'évolution de la matière dans les premiers instants de l Univers qui ont suivi le Big-Bang est un des plus beaux acquis de la science de ces cinquante dernières années. Après une description du cadre théorique, le modèle standard, et de son élaboration durant la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle, l'accent est mis sur ses grands succès expérimentaux, mais aussi sur ses faiblesses ou insuffisances telles que nous les percevons aujourd'hui. La passionnante histoire du grand collisionneur de hadrons du CERN, le LHC, le plus grand projet purement scientifique jamais réalisé, est présentée à la fois sous ses...

An Analysis of the Substitution Effect and of Revenue Effect in the Case of the Consumer’s Theory Provided with a CES Utility Function

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Catalin Angelo Ioan

2012-02-01

Full Text Available In the consumer’s theory, a crucial problem is to determine the substitution effect and therevenue effect in the case of one good price’s modifing. There exists two theories due to John RichardHicks and Eugen Slutsky which allocates differentsshares of the total change of the consumption tothese effects. The paper makes an analysis betweenthe two effects, considering the general case of aCES utility function and introduces three indicators which will characterize these shares.

Abundancia y riqueza de moluscos y crustáceos asociados a las raíces sumergidas del mangle rojo (Rhizophora mangle en la laguna de Bocaripo, Sucre, Venezuela

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Jennellis Cedeño

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Las raíces de mangle son un importante hábitat para muchas especies. Se estudió la abundancia y riqueza de moluscos y crustáceos asociadas a las raíces sumergidas de Rhizophora mangle. Las muestras fueron recolectadas entre febrero 2005 y enero 2006, en la laguna de Bocaripo, costa norte del estado Sucre, Venezuela. Se establecieron cinco estaciones en la laguna; al azar en cada estación se escogieron dos raíces de mangle, fueron introducidas en bolsas plásticas; los organismos fueron obtenidos de la raíz raspando la superficie con un cuchillo, luego fueron separados y fijados en formalina al 10% para su posterior identificación. Se recolectaron 1 092 especimenes de moluscos, distribuidos en dos clases: Bivalvia y Gastropoda. La clase Bivalvia fue la más abundante con 943 individuos. La familia más representativa fue Mytilidae con 6 especies, siendo Musculus lateralis la especie dominante. Los crustáceos estuvieron representados por 372 organismos, pertenecientes a la clase Malacostraca, donde Panopeus herbstii (169 ind. fue la especie más abundante. Las familias Panopeidae, Porcellanidae y Majidae presentaron el mayor número de especies. La máxima abundancia se encontró en febrero (224 ind. con una riqueza de 25 especies y la mínima en noviembre (45 ind. con 12. Las estaciones 1 y 5 presentaron la mayor abundancia y riqueza de organismos, lo cual pudiera estar relacionado con condiciones ambientales favorables, como la mayor disponibilidad de microhábitats y oferta alimenticia; por el contrario la estación 4, presentó un ambiente más inhóspito, debido a los altos valores en la salinidad y temperatura, lo cual contribuye con la menor abundancia y riqueza de las especies presentes.

Les complications chirurgicales de la transplantation rénale à partir du donneur vivant: expérience du CHU Ibn Sina de Rabat

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Intissar Haddiya

2010-09-01

Full Text Available INTRODUCTION: La transplantation rénale (TR est actuellement considérée comme un traitement de choix de l’insuffisance rénale chronique terminale (IRCT. Ses résultats se sont améliorés au cours des dernières années. Cependant, les complications chirurgicales demeurent graves car elles touchent un rein unique et surviennent sur un terrain fragilisé par l’insuffisance rénale et l’immunosuppression. L’objectif de ce travail est d’évaluer la fréquence des complications chirurgicales lors de l’activité de TR au CHU Ibn Sina de Rabat, et de dégager les facteurs ayant influé l’apparition de ces complications. METHODES: Étude rétrospective des patients transplantés rénaux à partir de donneurs vivants apparentés (DVA de Juin 1999 à Décembre 2008 dans notre centre hospitalo-universitaire. Nous avons recensé les caractéristiques propres au receveur, au prélèvement, au donneur ainsi qu’au greffon. Les complications chirurgicales ont été colligées ainsi que leur prise en charge et évolution. RESULTATS: Soixante sept dossiers ont été analysés avec un suivi moyen de 55 +/- 28 mois. 38 complications chirurgicales ont été recensées : sténose des artères rénales (38,7%, lymphocèle (21%, hématome (12,7%, thrombose vasculaire (7,8%, reflux vésico-urétéral (4,8%, rupture du greffon (3,2%, calcul (1 cas, éventration (1 cas, L’analyse statistique de notre série n’a pas mis en évidence de facteurs de risque significatifs semblant influer sur l’incidence des complications chirurgicales. CONCLUSION: La morbidité liée aux complications chirurgicales de la TR reste élevée nécessitant un diagnostic et un traitement adéquat afin d’éviter les répercussions sur la survie des patients et des greffons.

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Descomposición y liberación de nutrimentos desde las raíces finas de los sistemas agroforestales de cacao con sombras de poró y laurel, en Turrialba, Costa Rica Descomposición y liberación de nutrimentos desde las raíces finas de los sistemas agroforestales de cacao con sombras de poró y laurel, en Turrialba, Costa Rica

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Muñoz Arboleda Fernando

2006-06-01

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Se usó el método de bolsas de descomposición para estudiar la pérdida de biomasa y liberación de N, P, K, Ca y Mg desde las raíces finas (<2 mm en los sistemas agroforestales de cacao con sombras de poró y laurel. Se muestrearon bolsas a las 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 18 y 25 semanas en las épocas seca y lluviosa. Las tasas de descomposición y liberación de nutrimentos fueron bien descritas por un modelo exponencial doble. Se observó alta relación entre las tasas de pérdida de biomasa y liberación de N de las tres especies. Las tasas de liberación de nutrimentos fueron K > Mg > P > N > Ca. Después de una semana de incubación cerca del 90% del K fue liberado mientras que el Ca tendió a la acumulación. Las raíces de poró fueron las de más rápida descomposición y liberación de nutrimentos, excepto de K. El poró sería la especie de sombra adecuada para sistemas de producción que requieran rápida recirculación de nutrimentos. El laurel exhibió tasas lentas de descomposición y liberación de nutrimentos.

Palabras claves: Agroforestería, Theobroma cacao, Erythrina poeppigiana, Cordia alliodora, recirculación de nutrimentos, descomposición de raíces finas.

Prova de Trabalho de Parto Após uma Cesárea Anterior The Trial of Labor After one Cesarean Section

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Iracema de Mattos Paranhos Calderon

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: estudar a validade da prova de trabalho de parto (PTP em gestantes com uma cesárea anterior. Métodos: estudo retrospectivo, tipo coorte, incluindo 438 gestantes com uma cesárea anterior ao parto em estudo e seus 450 recém-nascidos (RN, divididas em dois grupos - com e sem PTP. O tamanho amostral mínimo foi de 121 gestantes/grupo. Considerou-se variável independente a PTP e as dependentes relacionaram-se à ocorrência de parto vaginal e à freqüência de complicações maternas e perinatais. Foram efetuadas análises uni e multivariada, respectivamente. A comparação entre as freqüências (% foi analisada pelo teste do qui-quadrado (chi² com significância de 5% e regressão logística com cálculo do odds ratio (OR e do intervalo de confiança a 95% (IC95%. Resultados: a PTP associou-se a 59,2% de partos vaginais. Foi menos indicada nas gestantes com mais de 40 anos (2,7% vs 6,5% e nas portadoras de doenças associadas e complicações da gravidez: síndromes hipertensivas (7,0% e hemorragias de 3º trimestre (0,3%. A PTP não se relacionou às complicações maternas e perinatais. As gestantes que tiveram o parto por cesárea, independente da PTP, apresentaram maior risco de complicações puerperais (OR = 3,53; IC95% = 1,57-7,93. A taxa de mortalidade perinatal foi dependente do peso do RN e das malformações fetais e não se relacionou à PTP. Ao contrário, as complicações respiratórias foram mais freqüentes nos RN de mães não testadas quanto à PTP (OR = 1,92; IC95% = 1,20-3,07. Conclusões: os resultados comprovaram que a PTP em gestantes com uma cesárea anterior é estratégia segura - favoreceu o parto vaginal em 59,2% dos casos e não interferiu com a morbimortalidade materna e perinatal. Portanto, é recurso que deve ser estimulado.Purpose: to study trial of labor (TOL for vaginal birth after one previous cesarean section. Methods: this is a retrospective cohort study that included 438 pregnant women with

Measurement equivalence of the CES-D 8 depression-scale among the ageing population in eleven European countries.

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Missinne, Sarah; Vandeviver, Christophe; Van de Velde, Sarah; Bracke, Piet

2014-07-01

Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in later life. However, despite considerable research attention, great confusion remains regarding the association between ageing and depression. There is doubt as to whether a depression scale performs identically for different age groups and countries. Although measurement equivalence is a crucial prerequisite for valid comparisons across age groups and countries, it has not been established for the eight-item version of the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D8). Using multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, we assess configural, metric, and scalar measurement equivalence across two age groups (50-64 years of age and 65 or older) in eleven European countries, employing data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement (SHARE). Results indicate that the construct of depression is comparable across age and country groups, allowing the substantive interpretation of correlates and mean levels of depressive symptoms. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Hypocalcémie

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Fong, Jeremy; Khan, Aliya

2012-01-01

Résumé Objectif Présenter aux médecins de famille une approche fondée sur des données probantes pour le diagnostic et la prise en charge de l’hypocalcémie. Qualité des données On a fait une recherche documentaire dans MEDLINE et EMBASE pour cerner des articles parus de 2000 à 2010 portant sur le diagnostic et la prise en charge de l’hypocalcémie. Les niveaux des données (de I à III) sont indiqués, le cas échéant et, dans la plupart des études, les données se situent aux niveaux II et III. On a aussi examiné les références des ouvrages appropriés pour trouver des articles pertinents. Message principal L’hypocalcémie est habituellement attribuable à des taux insuffisants d’hormones parathyroïdes ou de vitamine D ou à une résistance à ces hormones. Le traitement consiste surtout à administrer des suppléments de calcium et de vitamine D par voie orale, ainsi que de magnésium s’il y a carence. On peut intensifier davantage le traitement avec des diurétiques thiazidiques, des chélateurs de phosphore et un régime à faible teneur en sel et en phosphore quand on traite une hypocalcémie secondaire à une hypoparathyroïdie. Une carence en calcium aiguë et dangereuse pour la vie exige un traitement au moyen de calcium intraveineux. Les recommandations thérapeutiques actuelles se fondent largement sur l’opinion d’experts cliniciens et de rapports de cas publiés, car il n’y a pas suffisamment de données probantes disponibles tirées d’études cliniques contrôlées. Au nombre des complications des thérapies actuelles, on peut mentionner l’hypercalciurie, la néphrocalcinose, l’insuffisance rénale et la calcification des tissus mous. La thérapie actuelle est limitée par les fluctuations du calcium sérique. Quoique ces complications soient bien reconnues, les effets sur le bien-être général, l’humeur, la fonction cognitive et la qualité de vie, ainsi que les risques de complications, n’ont pas été ad

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Comparison of some methods for analyzing the optical properties of molecular aggregates; Comparaison de quelques methodes d'analyse des proprietes optiques des agregats moleculaires

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Thiery, J [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1965-07-01

This report compares the application both of the exciton theory and of the polarizability theory to the study of the optical properties of dimers made up of two identical molecules having only one excited level when separate, and which are held together in the dimer only by Van der Waals forces to the exclusion of any covalent bonding. Using this theoretical basis, the author gives an interpretation of the changes in the spectrum of aqueous NN' diethyl-cyanine solutions as a function of concentration, and stresses the present lack of experimental data necessary for understanding of the mechanism of the hypochromia of nucleic acids. (author) [French] Ce rapport compare l'application, d'une part de la theorie des excitons, d'autre part de la theorie des polarisabilites a l'etude des proprietes optiques de dimeres composees de deux molecules identiques ne possedant, lorsqu'elles sont prises isolement, qu'un seul niveau excite, et qui sont unies l'une a l'autre, au sein du dimere, par des forces de Van der Waals a l'exclusion de toute liaison covalente. Sur ces bases theoriques, l'auteur donne une interpretation de l'evolution du spectre de solutions aqueuses de NN' diethylcyanine en fonction de la concentration et souligne l'insuffisance actuelle des donnees experimentales necessaires a la comprehension du mecanisme de l'hypochromisme des acides nucleiques. (auteur)

Mental health (GHQ12; CES-D and attitudes towards the value of work among inmates of a semi-open prison and the long-term unemployed in Luxembourg

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Le Bihan Etienne

2008-06-01

Full Text Available Abstract Aim To analyse the relationships between mental health and employment commitment among prisoners and the long-term unemployed (LTU trying to return to work. Method Fifty-two of 62 male inmates of a semi-open prison (Givenich Penitentiary Centre, the only such unit in Luxembourg, and 69 LTU registered at the Luxembourg Employment Administration completed a questionnaire exploring: 1 mental health (measured by means of scales GHQ12 and CES-D; 2 employment commitment; 3 availability of a support network, self-esteem, empowerment; and 4 socio-demographic characteristics. Results Compared with LTU, inmates were younger, more had work experience (54.9% vs 26.1%, and more were educated to only a low level (71.1% vs 58.0%. The link between employment commitment and mental health in the LTU was the opposite of that seen among the prisoners: the more significant the perceived importance of employment, the worse the mental health (GHQ12 p = 0.003; CES-D p Conclusion The two groups clearly need professional support. Future research should further investigate the link between different forms of professional help and mental health. Randomized controlled trials could be carried out in both groups, with interventions to improve work commitment for prisoners and to help with getting a job for LTU. For those LTU who value employment but cannot find it, the best help may be psychological support.

Clonación del cDNA del gen de la insulina humana en raíces aéreas de Brassica oleracea var italica (brócoli)

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Berenice García Reyes; María del Carmen Montes Horcasitas; Emma Gloria Ramos Ramírez; Armando Ariza Castolo; Josefina Pérez Vargas; Octavio Gómez Guzmán; Graciano Calva Calva

2010-01-01

La insulina humana es una proteína de actividad hormonal que regula los niveles de glucosa en sangre. Cuando la insulina falla se desarrolla el padecimiento conocido como diabetes. La insulina se ha expresado en bacterias, levaduras, hongos, células animales y sistemas vegetales por biotecnología vegetal. En este trabajo presentamos los resultados del uso de raíces transformadas de Brassica oleracea var italica (Brocoli) para producir insulina humana. Materiales y Métodos: El cDNA del corresp...

Essai de classement typo-technologique des araires à partir des pièces métalliques découvertes en Gaule romaine en vue de leur reconstitution Setting up of a typological-technological classification method to try to reconstruct ards from metallic pieces found in Roman Gaul

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André Marbach

2008-04-01

Full Text Available Les pièces métalliques d’instruments aratoires sont, pour la Gaule romaine, pratiquement les seuls éléments archéologiques à notre disposition nous permettant de reconstruire ces outils. Des auteurs tels que S.E. Rees (G.B., R. Pohanka (Autriche et surtout J. Henning (Europe du sud-est ont fait des propositions de reconstitution des instruments aratoires de cette époque. Que faut-il en penser ? Une méthode de recherche a été élaborée à partir d’une analyse fine des pièces métalliques d’un catalogue de ces pièces pour les Gaules. Les socs ont été classés en fonction de leur surface utile, de la forme de leur douille de fixation et de l’angle d’usure de la pièce avec le sol, quand il est observable. Pour les reilles, le classement est identique et la longueur de la soie est ici prise en compte. À partir des valeurs retenues pour ces pièces et d’une étude technique avec modélisation de l’instrument aratoire, les possibilités de reconstruction des araires ont été étudiées. On souhaite ainsi rappeler aux chercheurs combien il est important de publier les pièces retrouvées avec le maximum de précision, dans les dessins et les mesures. En conclusion, pour les araires à soc à douille, de nombreuses incertitudes demeurent, sauf pour les socs de petites surfaces utiles, qui sont généralement des araires manche-sep. Pour les araires à reille, la reconstruction des instruments semble accessible, y compris la longueur du timon de traction ou chambige. Quelques exemples concrets de reconstitution sont présentés, dont un araire tourne-oreille.Metallic pieces of tilling implements from Roman Gaul, are practically the only archaeological elements at our disposal to reconstruct the tools. Authors such as S.E. Rees (GB, R. Pohanka (Austria, and above all J. Henning (South East of Europe have made proposals concerning the reconstruction of tilling implements of that period. What is to be thought of these

Palpitando la modernidad: el negocio de bienes raíces en Cali (Colombia) a partir del caso de Jorge Garcés Borrero, 1900-1944

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María Fernanda Erazo Obando

2014-01-01

El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar el movimiento de compra y venta de bienes raíces en Cali (Colombia) durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. Para ello, se toma como referencia la empresa del comerciante Jorge Garcés Borrero, la cual, se enfocó principalmente en la ejecución de este tipo de negocios. Dicha empresa, a pesar de no haberse constituido legal y jurídicamente, presentó las características de una compañía como tal, generando importantes inversiones y ganancias a partir de...

Cultivo de raíces aéreas de brócoli transformadas con la proteína L1 del virus del Papiloma humano

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Juan Manuel Jiménez Antaño; María del Carmen Montes Horcasitas; Emma Gloria Ramos Ramírez; Armando Ariza Castolo; Josefina Pérez Vargas; Octavio Gómez Guzmán; Graciano Calva Calva

2010-01-01

El cáncer cervicouterino está asociado a la infección del virus del papiloma humano (HPV). La proteína L1es el componente principal de la cápside del HPV y forma partículas semejantes a virus (VLP) altamente antigénicas. Existen vacunas a base de VLP pero los altos costos han motivado la búsqueda de procesos de producción alternativa. Los cultivos de raíces aéreas, biotecnología basada en plantas, ofrece una alternativa viable porque pueden propagarse en biorreactores o regenerarse a plantas ...

Théories à processus duaux et théories de l’éducation : le cas de l’enseignement de la pensée critique et de la logique

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Guillaume Beaulac

2011-05-01

Full Text Available Plusieurs théories de l’enseignement de la logique et de la pensée critique prennent pour acquis que l’apprentissage théorique, celui des règles formelles par exemple, et son application pratique sont suffisants pour maîtriser les outils enseignés et pour prendre l’habitude de les mettre en usage. Toutefois, tout indique que cet enseignement n’est pas efficace, une conclusion supportée par plusieurs travaux en sciences cognitives. Approcher l’étude de la cognition évolutionnairement avec les théories à processus duaux permet une explication de ces insuffisances, tout en offrant des pistes pour aborder l’enseignement de la pensée critique et de la logique de manière plus efficace. Dans cet article, nous souhaitons présenter cette approche et explorer ces pistes de solution afin de faire quelques recommandations pédagogiques et mettre en place un cadre théorique. Nous présenterons un exemple d’application de ce programme de recherche avec la philosophie pour enfants.Many theories about the teaching of logic and critical thinking take for granted that theoretical learning, the learning of formal rules for example, and its practical application are sufficient to master the tools taught and to take the habit of using them. However, this way of teaching is not efficient, a conclusion supported by much work in cognitive science. Approaching cognition evolutionarily with dual-process theories allows for an explanation of these insufficiencies and offers clues on how we could teach critical thinking and logic more efficiently. In this article, we want to present this approach and explore these leads in order to make some pedagogical recommendations and lay the foundations of a framework. We will put forward an example of the application of this research program with philosophy for children

L'eau en Afrique, les paradoxes d'une ressource très convoitée

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développement, lie la situation de sous développement du continent africain par rapport à la mauvaise répartition de cette ressource hydrique sur le continent. 4. Karen Franken (sous la direction de) «L'irrigation en Afrique en chiffre. », Enquêtes AQUASTAT, FAO 2005,. 5. Analyse Multidisciplinaire de la mousson africaine.

Polihidroxialcanoatos de cepas de Azospirillum spp. aisladas de raíces de Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. “tomate” y Oryza sativa L. “arroz” en Lambayeque

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Katty Baca

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Full Text Available En este trabajo se determinó la concentración de polihidroxialcanoatos (PH As de cepas de Azospirillum aisladas de raíces de Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. “tomate” y Oryza sativa L. “arroz”, como una alternativa ante la acumulación de plásticos derivados del petróleo. R aíces previamente desinfectadas se sembraron en medio Nfb se misólido, donde las bacterias fijadoras de nitrógeno se reconocieron por una película blanquecina bajo la superficie y el viraje del indicador al azul. El género Azospirillum se identificó en medio rojo de Congo, obteniéndose 96 cepas de A. lipoferum y A. brasilense en tomate y arroz. Se realizó una fermentación discontinua con caldo Azotobacter modificado, alimentando con una solución saturada de ácido málico cada 12 horas y se realizaron tinciones con Sudán Negro B. Se seleccionaron las cepas con mayor nú mero de gránulos de PHAs (en tomate , 18 de A. lipoferum y 2 de A. brasilense y en arroz, 10 de A. lipoferum y 10 de A. brasilense y se cuantificó la biomasa y PHAs. La concentración de PHAs alcanzó 0 . 661 gL - 1 en A. lipoferum KM(T - 73 y 0 . 738 gL - 1 en A. br asilense KM(T - 19. Las cepas de A. lipoferum y A. brasilense aisladas de tomate alcanzaron una mayor concentración de biomasa y PHAs frente a las cepas aisladas de arroz.

Patterns of deliveries in a Brazilian birth cohort: almost universal cesarean sections for the better-off Padrones de partos en una cohorte de nacimientos: cesáreas casi universales para los riesgos Padrões dos partos em uma coorte de nascimentos: cesarianas quase universais para os ricos

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Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: To describe the patterns of deliveries in a birth cohort and to compare vaginal and cesarean section deliveries. METHODS: All children born to mothers from the urban area of Pelotas, Brazil, in 2004, were recruited for a birth cohort study. Mothers were contacted and interviewed during their hospital stay when extensive information on the gestation, the birth and the newborn, along with maternal health history and family characteristics was collected. Maternal characteristics and childbirth care financing - either private or public healthcare (SUS patients - were the main factors investigated along with a description of C-sections distribution according to day of the week and delivery time. Standard descriptive techniques, Χ² tests for comparing proportions and Poisson regression to explore the independent effect of C-section predictors were the methods used. RESULTS: The overall C-section rate was 45%, 36% among SUS and 81% among private patients, where 35% of C-sections were reported elective. C-sections were more frequent on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, reducing by about a third on Sundays, while normal deliveries had a uniform distribution along the week. Delivery time for C-sections was markedly different among public and private patients. Maternal schooling was positively associated with C-section among SUS patients, but not among private patients. CONCLUSIONS: C-sections were almost universal among the wealthier mothers, and strongly related to maternal education among SUS patients. The patterns we describe are compatible with the idea that C-sections are largely done to suit the doctor's schedule. Drastic action is called for to change the current situation.OBJETIVO: Describir el padrón de los partos en una cohorte de nacimientos, comparando partos normales y cesáreos. MÉTODOS: Todos los recién nacidos de moradoras de área urbana de Pelotas (Sur de Brasil en 2004 fueron reclutados para una cohorte de nacimientos. Las madres

The effects of duration of pre-soaking treatments on the frequency and spectrum of mutations induced by sodium azide in CES 14 Mungbean variety

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1982-04-01

Seeds of mungbean variety CES 14 were treated with 10 - 3 sodium azide for 2 hours buffered at pH 3 after various pre-soaking treatment durations of 0, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 hours. The biological parameters that were significantly affected by the treatments in the M 1 were germination, seedling height and survival. The chlorophyll and other morphological mutations in the M 2 gradually increased with increasing pre-soaking time. The treatment that had the lowest mutation rate was the 16-hour pre-soaked seeds. No chlorophyll mutation was noted in both the water and buffer control. One variant was noted, however, in the buffer control. (author)

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Les relations économiques États-Unis / Amérique latine pendant les années Bush : la nouvelle donne Economic Relations between the United States and Latin America in the Bush Years: Changing Course

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Martine Azuelos

2010-03-01

Full Text Available Alors que l’élection de George B. Bush à la présidence des États-Unis avait pu autoriser certains à nourrir l’espoir d’une relance du processus d’intégration économique entre l’Amérique latine et l’Amérique du Nord, le bilan de ces huit années est mitigé et bien des incertitudes pesaient sur l’avenir de ce processus au moment de l’entrée en fonction de Barack Obama. Pour éclairer cette évolution, l’article replace les années Bush dans le contexte du recentrage sur la dimension économique de la relation qui fut consécutif à la fin de la guerre froide. La première partie, fondée sur l’étude des données chiffrées disponibles concernant les échanges commerciaux et des mouvements de capitaux, met en évidence une progression en trompe l’œil de ces flux, suggérant un désintérêt relatif des États-Unis pour leur traditionnelle arrière-cour. Pour rendre compte de cette nouvelle donne, la seconde partie revient sur le cadre géopolitique et géoéconomique dans laquelle s’inscrit la relation à partir de 2001.While George W. Bush’s election had promised to revive the drive towards further economic integration in the Americas, as he was leaving office eight years later the achievements of his presidency seemed rather mixed and the future of U.S.-Latin America relations uncertain. To shed light on this turnaround, this paper sets the Bush years in the wider context of post-Cold War renewed U.S. emphasis on the economic dimension of its relationship to Latin America. The first part, which focuses on quantitative data, concludes that although two-way trade and capital flows did grow significantly between 2000 and 2007, the momentum of the 1990s was largely lost. In an attempt to account for this trend, the second part focuses on the geopolitical and geoeconomic background which led to the United States’ relations with Latin America taking a new direction after 2001.

Cesárea prévia como fator de risco para o descolamento prematuro da placenta Previous cesarean section as a risk factor for abruptio placentae

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Fábio Roberto Cabar

2004-10-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: investigar a relação entre o antecedente de cesárea e a ocorrência do descolamento prematuro da placenta (DPP. MÉTODOS: estudo retrospectivo em que foram avaliados os dados referentes a 6495 partos realizados no período entre abril de 2001 e janeiro de 2004. Foram adotados como critérios de inclusão: diagnóstico de DPP confirmado por exame da placenta após o parto, gestação única, peso do recém-nascido superior a 500 g e idade gestacional acima de 22 semanas e ausência de história de trauma abdominal na gestação atual. Para cada caso de DPP incluído no estudo foram selecionados cinco controles, obedecendo ao seguinte pareamento: paridade, idade gestacional (30 semanas, diagnóstico materno de síndrome hipertensiva na gestação índice, antecedente de cicatriz uterina prévia não relacionada à operação cesariana, diagnóstico de rotura prematura de membranas ou diagnóstico de polidrâmnio. A análise univariada das variáveis contínuas foi realizada utilizando-se o teste t de Student e as variáveis categóricas foram avaliadas por meio de teste exato de Fisher ou teste de chi2, com níveis descritivos (p menores que 0,05 considerados significantes. RESULTADOS: 34 casos de pacientes com diagnóstico de DPP preencheram os critérios de inclusão (incidência de 0,52%. Para o grupo controle foram selecionadas 170 pacientes que obedeceram aos critérios de pareamento propostos. No grupo de pacientes com DPP, 26,5% apresentavam antecedente de parto cesárea (9 casos, ao passo que, no grupo controle, esse antecedente foi observado em 21,2% das pacientes (36 casos. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa na incidência de cesárea prévia entre os dois grupos estudados (p=0,65, OR=1,34, IC 95%=0,53-3,34. CONCLUSÃO: o aspecto abordado neste estudo, isto é, a associação do DPP em pacientes com cicatriz uterina de cesárea, não pôde ser confirmado com a presente casuística.PURPOSE: to study the

Etude théorique et expérimentale d'un processus thermique dans un limiteur supraconducteur de courant

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Lévêque, J.; Netter, D.; Rezzoug, A.; Caron, J. P.

1995-12-01

The increasing of fault current level in electrical networks leads to a new interest for superconducting current limiters since 1983 when an ac wire with low losses has been developed. They are based on the natural transition from the superconducting state to the normal resistive state. In order to study the transition usual models are not sufficient. This paper deals with a numerical resolution of the electro-thermical coupled problem. Computed and experimental results are favorably compared. Some factors which affect the transition as well as the influence of the starting instant are studied. L'accroissement des courants de court-circuit dans les réseaux électriques a ravivé l'intérêt pour les limiteurs supraconducteurs de courant depuis la mise au point en 1983 de fil supraconducteur à faibles pertes en régime variable. Le principe de fonctionnement de ces limiteurs est fondé sur la transition vers l'état normal du matériau supraconducteur. Les modèles simplifiés s'avèrent insuffisants pour l'étude de la transition, une méthode de résolution numérique du problème électrothermique est donc faite. Les résultats des simulations sont comparés à ceux d'expérimentation puis deux études, l'une de facteurs influant sur la propagation de la transition, l'autre du type de court-circuit, sont menées.

Variación espacio-temporal de la comunidad de macroinvertebrados epibiontes en las raíces del mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae en la laguna costera de La Mancha, Veracruz, México

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Marcela Ruiz

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Full Text Available La laguna de La Mancha está conectada al Golfo de México a través de una boca estuarina efímera, una barra arenosa, la cual se abre durante la época de lluvias y se cierra durante el otoño y la temporada de vientos invernales. Cuando la laguna se llena con la entrada de agua proveniente de un arroyo permanente, ubicado en la parte sur, el nivel del agua se incrementa y la barra arenosa se abre, descargando grandes volúmenes de agua hacia el océano y dejando expuesta a la desecación la zona intermareal previamente inundada. En este estudio, se describen las variaciones espacio-temporales de la estructura y composición de la comunidad de epibiontes que vive en la superficie de las raíces del mangle rojo,y su relación con la dinámica hidrológica de la boca estuarina. Se recolectaron cuatro raíces trimestralmente, durante un año, en diez estaciones de muestreo. También se midió la temperatura del agua, salinidad, oxígeno disuelto, profundidad y transparencia en cada muestreo. Se determinó la abundancia, la biomasa y la riqueza específica, a lo largo de las raíces en segmentos verticales de 10cm llamados horizontes. Se registraron un total de 59 632 especímenes y una biomasa total de 172g/cm2, y un máximo de once horizontes presentaron al menos una especie de epibionte. Se identificaron dos especies de poliquetos, 12 de moluscos y 14 de crustáceos, siendo Mytilopsis leucophaeata la más abundante, Ficopomatus miamiensis la más común y Crassostrea rhizophorae la de mayor contribución a la biomasa. Se evaluó la eficiencia del muestreo mediante curvas de acumulación de especies, resultando que la eficiencia fue, en general, >90% de la riqueza estimada por modelos asintóticos. La hidrodinámica de la boca estuarina tuvo gran influencia en las condiciones ambientales de la laguna y en las variaciones espacio-temporales de la comunidad de epibiontes: (a cuando la boca estuarina está cerrada son más claros los gradientes

Les politiques de développement élaborées par la Banque ...

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Sur le plan biologique, l'anémie était présent chez 100% de nos patients. La classification de l'IRC montrait que 71,7% des cas étaient diagnostiqués au stade 5 de la maladie rénale chronique. La lésion causale la plus retrouvée était representée par les glomérulopathies chroniques acquises (52,8%). La survie globale à ...

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En Inde, les crimes contre les femmes sont à la hausse. Selon des chiffres récents de l'office national de statistiques sur la criminalité (National Crime Records Bureau), un viol est perpétré toutes les 26 minutes; une agression sexuelle, toutes les 14 minutes; un acte de cruauté de la part du mari ou de la famille, toutes les 6 ...

La chevalerie de Judas Macabé

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1955-01-01

La Chevalerie de Judas Macabé que nous éditions nous a été conservée dans un seul Ms.; Paris Bibl. nat. fr. 15104 (Notre Ms. E.). C'est un parchemin du XIIIes., de 73 feuillets numérotés, à 2 col., 238 sur 155 millimètres. Reliure veau rac. au chiffre de Napoléon sur le dos. Zie: Introduction

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Key figures. Year 2006; Chiffres cles. Annee 2006

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This document summarizes in a series of tables the key data of the petroleum industry and of the other energies for the year 2006. Data of the two previous years are given for comparison: 1 - petroleum, France: exploration, reserves, production, transports (tankers, pipelines, crude and refined products), storage capacities, status of resources and uses, foreign trade (imports, prices, exports), refining (capacities, facilities), evolution of supplies, automotive fuels consumption; 2 - energies, France: production, consumption and trade data for coal, natural gas, electricity; total production and consumption of primary energy; consumption per sector of use; 3 - petroleum, world: crude production and reserves per geographical area, OPEC production, imports/exports and refining/consumption per geographical area, international quotation for crudes and refined products; 4 - energies, world: reserves, production and consumption data for coal, natural gas and electricity; uranium production and resources; total primary energy production and consumption per energy source and geographical area. (J.S.)

Key figures. Year 2005; Chiffres cles. Annee 2005

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This document summarizes in a series of tables the key data of the petroleum industry and of the other energies for the year 2005. Data of the two previous years are given for comparison: 1 - petroleum, France: exploration, reserves, production, transports (tankers, pipelines, crude and refined products), storage capacities, status of resources and uses, foreign trade (imports, prices, exports), refining (capacities, facilities), evolution of supplies, automotive fuels consumption; 2 - energies, France: production, consumption and trade data for coal, natural gas, electricity; total production and consumption of primary energy; consumption per sector of use; 3 - petroleum, world: crude production and reserves per geographical area, OPEC production, imports/exports and refining/consumption per geographical area, international quotation for crudes and refined products; 4 - energies, world: reserves, production and consumption data for coal, natural gas and electricity; uranium production and resources; total primary energy production and consumption per energy source and geographical area. (J.S.)

Quelques conséquences de l'introduction de deux espèces de macrophytes, Elodea canadensis Michaux et Elodea nuttallii St. John, dans les écosystèmes aquatiques continentaux : exemple de la plaine d'Alsace et des Vosges du Nord (Nord-Est de la France

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THIEBAUT G.

1997-01-01

Full Text Available L'introduction au XIXème et XXème siècle, de deux espèces d'élodées Elodea canadensis Michaux et Elodea nuttallii St. John, dans les cours d'eau du nord-est de la France, a induit des modifications dans la composition floristique et le fonctionnement des écosystèmes aquatiques. L'analyse comparative de la distribution géographique de ces deux hydrophytes dans les eaux calcaires (plaine d'Alsace et acides (Vosges du Nord a permis de préciser leur écologie. Après des phases successives d'expansion des deux espèces, celles-ci se sont intégrées dans les phytocénoses aquatiques. L'introduction dans les écosystèmes aquatiques d'Elodea canadensis et d'E. nuttallii a induit des phénomènes de compétition interspécifique, en faveur essentiellement d'Elodea nuttallii. Cette dernière apparaît comme l'espèce la plus compétitive dans les cours d'eau eutrophes de la plaine d'Alsace (aptitude à accumuler le phosphore, sensibilité moindre à l'azote ammoniacal. Les élodées peuvent réaliser une épuration biologique, mais provoquent, lors de leur décomposition, une eutrophisation secondaire des eaux en absence de faucardage.

Don Quijote, Hamlet y el cogito. Sobre las raíces de la estética en la filosofía moderna

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Serrano, Vicente

2012-12-01

Full Text Available The article compares the two main characters of Shakespeare and Cervantes with Cartesian cogito, to find out if they express aspects of modernity that cartesian cogito hides. In particular are analyzed from the point of view of the absence, whose expression is compared with the loss of the metaphysics of being and the pre-modern notion of nature. It explores the possibility that the aesthetic is rooted in modern philosophyEl artículo compara los dos grandes personajes de Shakespeare y Cervantes con el cogito cartesiano a fin de averiguar si expresan aspectos de lo moderno que este último oculta. En particular se analizan desde la perspectiva de la ausencia, cuya expresión se compara con la pérdida de la metafísica del ser y de la noción de naturaleza premodernas. Se indaga la posibilidad de que en esa ausencia hunda sus raíces la estética de la filosofía moderna.

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apparition de plusieurs complications du diabète (hypertension artérielle, cataracte, insuffisance rénale,…). C'est ainsi que, la présente étude a été entreprise pour évaluer l'effet antioxydant de l'extrait hydro-éthanolique de cette plante chez les ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal infection in two morphological root types of Araucaria araucana (Molina K. Koch Infección por micorrizas arbusculares en dos tipos de raíces de Araucaria araucana (Molina K. Koch

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P. Diehl

2010-06-01

Full Text Available Araucaria araucana (Molina K. Koch is a conifer distributed in the Andean-Patagonian forests in the south of Argentina and Chile. The main objective of this work was to relate the different root classes appearing in A. araucana to mycorrhizal behavior. Samples were collected in three different sites in the Lanín National Park (NW Patagonia, Argentina. Two different root classes were present in A. araucana: longitudinal fine roots (LFR and globular short roots (GSR. Both had extensive mycorrhizal arbuscular symbiosis (AM and presented abundant hyphae and coils in root cells, a characteristic of the anatomical Paris-type. Dark septate fungal endophytes were also observed. Values of total AM colonization were high, with similar partial AM% values for each root class. Seasonal differences were found for total and partial colonization, with higher values in spring compared to autumn. Regarding the percentage of fungal structures between root classes, values were similar for vesicles and arbuscules, but higher coil percentages were observed in GSR compared to LFR. The percentages of vesicles increased in autumn, whereas the arbuscule percentages increased in spring, coinciding with the plant growth peak. Results show that both root classes of A. araucana in Andean-Patagonian forests are associated with AM fungi, which may have ecological relevance in terms of the importance of this symbiosis, in response to soil nutrient-deficiencies, especially high P-retention.La conífera Araucaria araucana (Molina K. Koch se encuentra distribuida en los bosques Andino-Patagónicos de Argentina y Chile. En este trabajo se relacionaron las diferentes clases morfológicas de raíces presentes en la especie con el comportamiento micorrícico. Las muestras fueron tomadas en tres sitios del Parque Nacional Lanín (NO de Patagonia, Argentina. Se observaron dos clases diferentes de raíces: raíces finas longitudinales (RFL y raíces cortas globulares (RCG. Ambas clases

Women, war and cinema, 1939-1945: blitz on gender stereotypes? Femmes, guerre et cinéma au Royaume-Uni de 1939 à 1945 : une remise en question radicale des stéréotypes liés au genre ?

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Elizabeth de Cacqueray

2009-08-01

Full Text Available La Deuxième Guerre mondiale constitue une période clé, au Royaume-Uni, dans l’histoire des femmes et de leur représentation cinématographique. A travers l’analyse de chiffres officiels concernant les femmes et l’emploi pendant la guerre cet article montre à quel point les femmes jouaient un rôle essentiel dans l’« effort de guerre ». Il examine ensuite quelles réponses le cinéma a apporté par rapport à cet appel aux femmes, mettant en avant à l’écran les nouveaux rôles sollicités auprès des femmes mais aussi, parfois, continuant à appuyer des attitudes plus traditionnelles. En analysant une grande variété de films produits pendant la guerre, de genres cinématographiques différents – films de fiction, documentaires, films émanant des forces armées – on est témoin de l’émergence d’un nouveau type d’héroïne cinématographique, l’« héroïne de guerre », innovatrice dans le courage et l’esprit d’initiative dont elle peut faire preuve mais, en fin de compte, respectueuse des frontières des rôles traditionnels associés aux genres masculins et féminin. En conclusion, l’article se demande dans quelle mesure ces rôles cinématographiques innovateurs dans le domaine du genre ont pu se perpétuer dans la période d’après guerre.

Alecto - results obtained with homogeneous critical experiments on plutonium 239, uranium 235 and uranium 233; Alecto - resultats des experiences critiques homogenes realisees sur le plutonium 239, l'uranium 235 et l'uranium 233

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Bruna, J G; Brunet, J P; Caizegues, R; Clouet d' Orval, Ch; Kremser, J; Tellier, H; Verriere, Ph [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

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In this report are given the results of the homogeneous critical experiments ALECTO, made on plutonium 239, uranium 235 and uranium 233. After a brief description of the equipment, the critical masses for cylinders of diameters varying from 25 to 42 cm, are given and compared with other values (foreign results, criticality guide). With respect to the specific conditions of neutron reflection in the ALECTO experiments the minimal values of critical masses are: Pu239 M{sub c} = 910 {+-} 10 g, U235 M{sub c} = 1180 {+-} 12 g and U233 M{sub c} = 960 {+-} 10 g. Experiments relating to cross sections and constants to be used on these materials are presented. Lastly, kinetic experiments allow to compare pulsed neutron methods to fluctuation methods. [French] On presente dans ce rapport les resultats des experiences critiques homogenes ALECTO, effectuees sur le plutonium 239, l'uranium 235 et l'uranium 233. Apres avoir rappele la description des installations, on donne les masses critiques pour des cylindres de diametres variant entre 25 et 42 cm, qui sont comparees avec d'autres chiffres (resultats etrangers, guide de criticite). Dans les gammes des diametres etudies pour des cuves a fond plat reflechies lateralement, la valeur minimale des masses critiques est la suivante: Pu239 M{sub c} = 910 {+-} 10 g, U235 M{sub c} = 1180 {+-} 12 g et U233 M{sub c} 960 {+-} 10 g. Des experiences portant sur les sections efficaces et les constantes a utiliser sur ces milieux sont ensuite presentees. Enfin des experiences de cinetique permettent une comparaison entre la methode des neutrons pulses et la methode des fluctuations. (auteur)

Prototipo de vivienda de adobe con energías renovables: caso de estudio localidad de Raíces, Área Natural Protegida del Parque Nacional del Nevado de Toluca, Estado de México

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Como una alternativa a la construcción de la vivienda, este artículo introduce una nueva tecnología para edificar un prototipo de casa de adobe con energías renovables. Se muestrauna metodología para su diseño que se establece a partir de las características de las viviendas de la localidad de Raíces, ubicada en el municipio de Zinacantepec, dentro del territorio del Parque Nacional del Nevado de Toluca, espacio natural protegido por Decreto en 1936.

Bangalore, ville des nouvelles technologies

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Full Text Available Bangalore est devenue la Silicon Valley de l’Inde. Une partie de ses habitants y vit à l’occidentale mais le reste de la population souffre de la croissance spectaculaire de la ville. Face à l’insuffisance des infrastructures, Bangalore devient de moins en moins attractive pour les entreprises internationales.

Modélisation numérique de la minéralisation polymétallifère du ...

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Le gisement de Tighza est le 1er site producteur de concentré de plomb et le 2nd fournisseur d'argent au Maroc. Sa durée de vie s'étale sur 15 ans .en effet, la Compagnie minière de Touissit (CMT) a réalisé, en 2008, un chiffre d'affaires de 291,4 MMDH contre 247,3 en 2007, soit une progression de plus 17%.

Prototipo de vivienda de adobe con energías renovables: caso de estudio localidad de Raíces, Área Natural Protegida del Parque Nacional del Nevado de Toluca, Estado de México

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Full Text Available Como una alternativa a la construcción de la vivienda, este artículo introduce una nueva tecnología para edificar un prototipo de casa de adobe con energías renovables. Se muestrauna metodología para su diseño que se establece a partir de las características de las viviendas de la localidad de Raíces, ubicada en el municipio de Zinacantepec, dentro del territorio del Parque Nacional del Nevado de Toluca, espacio natural protegido por Decreto en 1936.

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Los análisis del surgimiento y desarrollo de Sendero Luminoso (SL) han tenido siempre que afrontar duras críticas fuera del mundo académico peruano. Estas opiniones negativas son una de las tantas expresiones de las dificultades que existen en el Perú para reflexionar sobre los años de violencia y terrorismo que sacudieron este país entre 1980 y el año 2000. Las polémicas y escándalos desatados por la publicación del libro Profetas del odio. Raíces culturales y líderes de Sendero Luminoso del...

Estratégias dirigidas aos profissionais para a redução das cesáreas desnecessárias no Brasil Strategies directed to professionals for reducing unnecessary cesarean sections in Brazil

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Full Text Available O Brasil está entre os países com as mais elevadas taxas de cesárea, sobretudo na saúde suplementar. No entanto, tanto no setor público, como no privado, algumas características são semelhantes para os anseios e expectativas das gestantes em relação ao parto. Existe preferência para o parto vaginal entre as mulheres de todos os níveis social, econômico ou cultural, o que desloca o foco da influência negativa da mulher para os outros sujeitos envolvidos na assistência ao parto. Nenhum fator isoladamente é capaz de justificar a complexidade da decisão pelo parto por cesárea, porém o médico e o tipo de hospital são os maiores fatores associados. Os diversos efeitos prejudiciais da realização não criteriosa de parto cesárea são cientificamente comprovados. É fundamental a conscientização de médicos e demais profissionais sobre as consequências reais dessa decisão, os desvios éticos quando condutas são tomadas sem que o foco seja exclusivamente a saúde do paciente e a necessidade de capacitação e atualização constantes para o manejo das diversas situações possíveis para o nascimento.Brazil is among the countries with the highest cesarean section rates, especially in the supplementary health sector. However, some characteristics are similar in both the public and private sectors in terms of the wishes and expectations of pregnant women regarding their delivery. There is a preference for vaginal delivery among women of all social, economic, and cultural levels, a fact that shifts the focus of the negative influence of this variable from women to other subjects involved in delivery care. No isolated factor is able to justify the complexity of making a decision for cesarean section, but the physician and the type of hospital are the main associated factors. The several harmful effects of a non-judicious performance of cesarean section are scientifically recognized. It is important to raise the awareness of doctors

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La fistule artério veineuse a présenté très peu de complications chez les patients. Mots clés : Abord vasculaire, Hémodialyse, insuffisance rénale chronique. English abstract. Monitoring of vascular access in chronic hemodialysis patients at the National Hospital of Niamey Lamordé The purpose of this cross-sectional study ...

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Il ressort que les femmes mahou de la ville de Bouaké associent les connaissances scientifiques et culturelles pour déterminer l'étiologie des maladies infantiles. Le non-respect des consultations prénatales, la mauvaise alimentation de la mère et l'insuffisance de repos favorisent les maladies infantiles. Dans la culture ...

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Cardiomyopathies (85.7%), valvular heart disease (68%) and arterial hypertension (59.6) were the most frequent causes. ACE inhibitors, diuretics, antialdosterone and cardiac glycoside were respectively prescribed in 61.5%, 97.4%, 9.6% and 51.9%. Beta-blockers were not introduced in the management of in-patients.

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%) were the main symptoms found. The rate of laboratory explorations achievement is very low due to the financial straits. Cardiomyopathies (85.7%), valvular heart disease (68%) and arterial hypertension (59.6) were the most frequent causes.

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There was a male predominance with malefemale ratio of 1.48. Exertional dyspnea (75%), pulmonary rales (62.5%), edema (60.6%) were the main symptoms found. The rate of laboratory explorations achievement is very low due to the financial straits. Cardiomyopathies (85.7%), valvular heart disease (68%) and arterial ...

Les clients des services d'escorte tels que perçus par des femmes offrant ces services

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Full Text Available La discussion de projets de loi criminalisant l'achat des services sexuels constitue un sujet brûlant d'actualité dans plusieurs pays, dont le Canada. Pourtant, bon nombre d'études indiquent que la plupart des clients agissent de manière civilisée envers la personne travailleuse du sexe, alors que seule une infime minorité de clients présentent des comportements violents. Interviewant 16 femmes offrant des services d'escorte, quant à leur expérience de sexualité dans le cadre du travail, celles-ci ont beaucoup discuté des besoins qu'elles percevaient chez leurs clients, de même que des attitudes de ces derniers envers elles. Les participantes décrivent ceux-ci comme étant le plus souvent respectueux, la plupart recherchant un contact chaleureux avec elle et agissant en conséquence. En outre, ceux des clients qui ne recherchent qu'une expérience sexuelle tendent à être également respectueux envers l'escorte. Par contre, certains clients présentent une attitude ou un comportement désagréable. Quelques participantes ont également eu affaire à un client violent au cours de leur parcours comme escorte. La plupart des participantes étaient en mesure de choisir leurs clients, ce qui leur a permis de surtout rencontrer des clients aimables et qui, à l'occasion, leur procure également du plaisir sexuel. Par contre, les participantes plus vulnérables et moins capables de choisir et de maintenir leurs limites ont rencontré plus de clients désagréables ou agressifs.

Producción de ácido indol-3-acético por Pseudomonas veronii R4 y formación de raíces en hojas de vid “Thompson seedless” in vitro

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Rizobacterias con actividad antagonista son empleadas a problemas patológicos y promueven el desarrollo de tejido radicular de especies vegetales El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la capacidad en síntesis de ácido indol-3-acetico (AIA) y la formación de raíces en hojas de vid “Thompson Seedless”, por el empleo de Pseudomonas veronii R4 in vitro. La bacteria, fue incubada en medio mínimo M9 y se verificó la producción de AIA a 24, 48 y 72 h de muestreo, los sobrenadantes fueron analizandos p...

Desarrollo y validación de un método de cromatografía líquida para la determinación de biflorina obtenida de las raíces de Capraria biflora

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Se desarrolló y validó un método de Cromatografía Líquida para la cuantificación de biflorina obtenida de las raíces de Capraria biflora. El análisis fue realizado utilizando una columna C18 en condiciones isocráticas utilizando metanol-agua como solvente, con detección UV a 510 nm. Se obtuvo un coeficiente de determinación alto para biflorina (0,9993). El método presentó buena repetibilidad (R.S.D. = 1,68 %), reproducibilidad (R.S.D. = 2,13 %) y exactitud para el pico de biflorina (99,13 %, ...

Demande de sécurité des véhicules et normes automobiles depuis les années 1960

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2008-12-01

Full Text Available Ce papier met l’accent sur l’émergence de la sécurité routière au plan communautaire comme un enjeu important de société, en réponse au problème criant du nombre des morts sur la route (qui connaît un pic au début des années 1970. Ce moment de prise de conscience correspond à une irruption des pouvoirs publics sur ces questions tant au plan national qu’au plan communautaire. Toutefois, les traductions en termes de réglementations sont lentes à apparaître. La Commission européenne doit inventer de nouvelles procédures pour obtenir des avancées en la matière. Depuis que des gains importants ont été chiffrés en termes de pénétration des innovations de sécurité des véhicules sur les marchés automobiles européens (impliquant une amélioration de compétitivité pour cette industrie, les pressions pour adopter une réglementation uniforme (notamment entre les standards communautaires et internationaux se font plus fortes et les investissements dans la R&D se font plus lourds (même s’ils restent loin des niveaux américains. L’obstacle réside surtout à présent dans l’absence de demande de la part des consommateurs européens pour ces technologies et la méconnaissance par les utilisateurs des outils de sécurité présents à bord des véhicules.Au plan de la gouvernance, ces thématiques sont prises en charge par un nombre croissant d’acteurs (il est intéressant de noter que les premiers intervenants sur ces dossiers sont les constructeurs, puis les pouvoirs publics et enfin les associations de consommateurs. Les travaux évoluent vers une approche intégrée faisant intervenir les différents acteurs bien en amont de la décision finale au sein de forums de discussion.This paper focuses on the emergence of road safety at the Community level as an important societal stake, answering the very urgent problem of number of deaths on the roads (which was particularly high at the beginning of the 1970s. This

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L'explosion démographique, l'accroissement des activités urbaines, l'insuffisance des ressources financières des pouvoirs publics au niveau local et l'absence de réelles politiques environnementales sont parmi les facteurs qui expliquent la présence des déchets le long des grandes artères des villes de l'Afrique sub-.

La cardiomyopathie dilatee au centre hospitalier Universitaire ...

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But : Afin d'améliorer la prise en charge, d'éviter l'évolution rapide vers une insuffisance cardiaque réfractaire au traitement, nous avons entrepris cette étude en milieu hospitalier. Méthode : il s'est agi d'une étude rétrospective et descriptive dans le service de cardiologie du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tokoin de Lomé.

Long-term outcome of posterior urethral valves ablation using the ...

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Les problemes remarqués au cours d'examens de contrôles a long terme sont: infections urinaire périodique en 35% des cas, insuffisance rénale aigue et chronique en 5% et 15% respectivement, rachitisme, anémie, sousalimentation et rétrécissement urétral. Conclusion: Les enfants qui ont subi une ablation des valves ...

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4 sept. 2015 ... rapport avec la stase urinaire (infection urinaire, lithiase vésicale). [12] des complications plus rares ont été rapportées telles que la survenue d'une tumeur vésicale intraherniaire [13] ou une insuffisance rénale secondaire à la compression du trigone [5]. En cas de diagnostic pré-opératoire le traitement ...

Desigualdade de oportunidades e resultados educacionais no Brasil

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Carlos Antonio Costa Ribeiro

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Dans cet article, on examine l'inégalité de chances et les résultats dans l'éducation au Brésil. Les résultats viennent confirmer ceux de précédentes recherches sur le thème, étant donné qu'ils montrent, dans le système éducatif brésilien, l'existence d'inégalités durables quant à la race et à la classe sociale. L'analyse montre que le niveau de vie (richesse des parents et le type d'école (publique ou privée sont des facteurs primordiaux pour comprendre ces inégalités tenaces. Les parents des classes nanties choisissent l'école privée pour leurs enfants jusqu'à l'âge de 15 ans, de façon à faciliter leur progression dans le système éducatif. En d'autres termes, à l'inégalité née des caractéristiques familiales, s'ajoute celle qui dérive du système éducatif. On présente ici des analyses de sensibilité pour rendre compte du possible effet de variables non chiffrées, ainsi que d'une méthodologie montrant l'effet des transitions éducatives sur l'inégalité des résultats scolaires. On conclut que pour faciliter l'accès et la progression des élèves dans le système éducatif brésilien il faut non seulement améliorer la qualité des écoles mais aussi les conditions de vie des familles.

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14 oct. 2017 ... Résumé. La thrombopénie néonatale représente l'anomalie d'hémostase du nouveau-né la plus fréquente. Elle est définie par un chiffre de plaquettes inférieur à 150 000/mm3. Le risque de thrombopénie néonatale concerne 40% des nouveau-nés de mère ayant des antécédents de thrombopénie.

Sistemas de labranza y densidades de la batata: calidad del suelo y de las raíces tuberosas.

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Maiby Pérez-Darniz

2016-12-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar el efecto de sistemas de labranza y densidades de siembra en la calidad de las raíces tuberosas de batata (Ipomoea batata (L Lamb.. El estudio se realizó en la Universidad Central de Venezuela, en el año 2014. Se determinaron los grados de severidad de la degradación del suelo y su correspondencia con las escalas de preferencia basadas en el peso unitario y dimensiones de la raíz tuberosa. Se usó un arreglo en franjas, donde los sistemas de labranza (SL fueron asignados a las parcelas, y las densidades de siembra (Ds a las franjas. Los SL consistieron en labranza vertical con cincel (LC, con arado de disco (LA, convencional con tres pases de rastra de disco (LCo y mínima con un pase de rastra de disco (LM. Las Ds fueron de 0,25 cm (D1 y 0,15 cm (D2 en la hilera. La calidad física del suelo fue superior en los tratamientos de LA. De estos, la combinación con la distancia de siembra más larga (LA-D1 favoreció la mayor calidad postcosecha del cultivo. Al contrario, en los tratamientos con cincel se promovió la menor aceptación del consumidor. La ligera a moderada severidad de la degradación del suelo no explicó la variación de la calidad postcosecha. Se in ere sobre la menor tasa de movimiento de agua en LC, que promovió un exceso de humedad y la más baja calidad de la raíz tuberosa.

Les tumeurs desmoides de la paroi thoracique : à propos de 12 cas Dermoid tumors of the thoracic wall: about 12 cases

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Abdellatif Benosman

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Full Text Available Les tumeurs desmoides sont des tumeurs rares des tissus mous qui peuvent être très agressives localement. A travers l’expérience de notre service, nous analyserons les résultats du traitement chirurgical de ces tumeurs. De 1980 à 2008, 12 patients ont été opérés pour tumeur desmoide de la paroi thoracique. Le diagnostic a été suspecté sur la base des signes cliniques et radiologiques. Aucun patient n’avait un syndrome de Gardner. L’abord chirurgical a été souvent électif à l’aplomb de la tumeur. La résection a été complète dans 11 cas. La confirmation diagnostique a été apportée par l’étude histologique de la pièce opératoire. La durée du suivi post opératoire variait entre 24 et 180 mois. Une patiente était décédée par insuffisance cardiaque et rénale. 7 cas avaient récidivé, et qui ont été traités par simple résection complète dans 5 cas, dont un avait nécessité une greffe myocutanée ; par ailleurs, deux cas ont été traités par résection incomplète associée à une radiothérapie adjuvante. La chirurgie des tumeurs desmoides de la paroi thoracique doit être aussi large que possible pour diminuer le risque de récidive.

Abundancia y riqueza de moluscos y crustáceos asociados a las raíces sumergidas del mangle rojo (Rhizophora mangle en la laguna de Bocaripo, Sucre, Venezuela

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Jennellis Cedeño

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Las raíces de mangle son un importante hábitat para muchas especies. Se estudió la abundancia y riqueza de moluscos y crustáceos asociadas a las raíces sumergidas de Rhizophora mangle. Las muestras fueron recolectadas entre febrero 2005 y enero 2006, en la laguna de Bocaripo, costa norte del estado Sucre, Venezuela. Se establecieron cinco estaciones en la laguna; al azar en cada estación se escogieron dos raíces de mangle, fueron introducidas en bolsas plásticas; los organismos fueron obtenidos de la raíz raspando la superficie con un cuchillo, luego fueron separados y fijados en formalina al 10% para su posterior identificación. Se recolectaron 1 092 especimenes de moluscos, distribuidos en dos clases: Bivalvia y Gastropoda. La clase Bivalvia fue la más abundante con 943 individuos. La familia más representativa fue Mytilidae con 6 especies, siendo Musculus lateralis la especie dominante. Los crustáceos estuvieron representados por 372 organismos, pertenecientes a la clase Malacostraca, donde Panopeus herbstii (169 ind. fue la especie más abundante. Las familias Panopeidae, Porcellanidae y Majidae presentaron el mayor número de especies. La máxima abundancia se encontró en febrero (224 ind. con una riqueza de 25 especies y la mínima en noviembre (45 ind. con 12. Las estaciones 1 y 5 presentaron la mayor abundancia y riqueza de organismos, lo cual pudiera estar relacionado con condiciones ambientales favorables, como la mayor disponibilidad de microhábitats y oferta alimenticia; por el contrario la estación 4, presentó un ambiente más inhóspito, debido a los altos valores en la salinidad y temperatura, lo cual contribuye con la menor abundancia y riqueza de las especies presentes.Abundance and richness of mollusks and crustaceans associated to the submerged roots of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle at Bocaripo Lagoon, Sucre, Venezuela. Mangrove roots are important habitats for many species. The abundance and richness of

Caractérisation des différents types de fibres musculaires dans plusieurs espèces : production et utilisation d'anticorps monoclonaux dirigés contre les chaînes lourdes de myosine rapide IIa et IIb

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Des anticorps monoclonaux dirigés contre les chaînes lourdes de myosine (MHC : myosin heavy chain) de différentes espèces d’animaux : bovin, porc, poisson, poulet, dinde, cheval ont été produits. Ils ont été testés par immunohistologie sur des coupes de muscle squelettique chez le bovin, le porc, le poisson, le poulet et la dinde et par ELISA chez le cheval. Les différents anticorps retenus dans ce projet permettent de nouvelles applications pour l’étude du muscle squelettique. En particulier...

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La «malnutrition» se rapporte à un déséquilibre nutritionnel. (protéique, vitaminique, lipidique…) de la ration alimentaire, souvent associé à un apport calorique insuffisant (de la faim) ou à une maladie, au contraire de la "faim cachée" ou "inappa- rente", qui désigne l'état d'une population qui consommerait suffisamment de ...

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La maladie rénale chronique constitue un problème de santé publique avec une incidence croissante, une prévalence, de mauvais résultats et un coût élevé. La sensibilisation et le dépistage de l'insuffisance rénale chronique demeurent faibles partout dans le monde. Ainsi, des millions de personnes à travers le monde ...

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Communications en cas de catastrophe faisant appel aux TIC pour les collectivités vulnérables des Caraïbes. De récents événements survenus dans les Caraïbes ont mis en relief les insuffisances des mesures régionales et nationales de préparation aux catastrophes. On manque particulièrement de systèmes d'alerte ...

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Il ressort d'études récentes que les pénuries d'eau en Amérique centrale et dans les Caraïbes seront aggravées par la croissance urbaine, les taux de pauvreté élevés, la faiblesse des institutions et l'insuffisance des investissements dans les infrastructures hydrauliques et sanitaires. On prévoit également que des ...

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Plus de la moitié des résidents de Nairobi, au Kenya, occupent des établissements spontanés, ou bidonvilles, dans des conditions difficiles. Leurs logements sont inadéquats et ils ont un accès insuffisant à l'eau potable, aux services d'assainissement, aux services de santé, à l'école et à d'autres services publics essentiels ...

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The effect of gum Arabic oral treatment on the iron and protein status in chronic renal failure patients under regular hemodialysis in Central Sudan L'effet du traitement oral par de la gomme arabe sur le statut martial et de protéinémie chez les patients en insuffisance rénale chronique sous hémodialyse régulière au Soudan ...

Complications liees a la fibroscopie bronchique au CHU Sylvanus ...

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Les principaux incidents et accidents étaient représentés par une exacerbation de la toux (17,5%), de la dyspnée (22,1%), une hémoptysie de moyenne abondance (2,7%), des vertiges (45,1%) des sensations de lipothymie (5,5%), un cas d'épistaxis important et un cas de décès chez un insuffisant cardiaque. Conclusion: ...

Effet des touffes de Guiera senegalensis (J.F. Gmel) sur la fertilité ...

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31 oct. 2015 ... Les cultures dominantes sont le mil, le sorgho, le niébé et l'arachide et secondairement le sésame, le voandzou et l'oseille. Cependant, cette activité connait plusieurs contraintes notamment la baisse de la fertilité des sols, une crise foncière agricole, l'insuffisance et l'irrégularité des pluies et des pressions ...

Acquisitions de la Bibliothèque de l’Institut de Géographie

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Bernadette Joseph

2009-02-01

Full Text Available AfriqueALIOU BARRY, Mamadou, PARIS, Le commerce moderne des armes en Afrique : données chiffrées, circuits et acteurs, Paris, l’Harmattan, DL 2008, G 19-3427 BARRAT, Jacques, Géopolitique du Burkina Faso, Paris, SEM, DL 2008, G 19-3428 BRÉDELOUP, BERTONCELLO, LOMBARD, CRÉPIN, OSMONT, LANGUMIER, Abidjan, Dakar : des villes à vendre? : la privatisation made in Africa des services urbains, Paris, Ed. l’Harmattan, DL 2008, G 19-3421 GARY-TOUNKARA, Daouda, COQUERY-VIDROVITCH, Migrants soudanais-ma...

Simultaneous Study of Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine ({sup 125}I-T{sub 4} and {sup 131}I T{sub 3}) Metabolism: Diagnostic Value in Thyroid and Metabolic Diseases; Etude Simultanee du Metabolisme de la Thyroxine et de la Triiodothyronine ({sup 125}I-T{sub 4} - {sup 131}I T{sub 3}) - Interet Diagnostique dans les Maladies Thyroiediennes et Metaboliques

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Jaffiol, C.; Pastorello, R.; Baldet, L.; Robin, M.; Mirouze, J. [Clinique des Maladies Metaboliques et Endocriniennes, Montpellier (France)

1971-02-15

anomalies of the thyroid function in various metabolic diseases. (author) [French] Les parametres caracteristiques du metabolisme des deux hormones thyroiediennes (periode biologique, vitesse de renouvellement, espace de dilution, pool, quantite quotidiennement consommee d'hormones), sont etudies apres injection intraveineuse simultanee de 200 {mu}Ci de {sup 125}I T{sub 4} et de {sup 131}I T3. Les echantillons de plasma sont soumis a une chromatographie prealable pour separer la fraction hormonale des iodures. Sont ainsi etudies 10 sujets temoins, 3 hyperthyroidiens, 6 hypothroidiens, 41 diabetiques, 2 syndromes nephrotiques, 5 insuffisants renaux. Dans les maladies thyroiediennes, l'analyse des resultats confirme une difference significative entre les sujets temoins, les hypo et les hyperthyroidiens chez lesquels la consommation quotidienne d'hormones est tres abaissee ou au contraire augmentee. L'etude parallele de la capacite de transport de la thyroxine par la TBG et la TBPA autorise l'interpretation de ces variations qui semblent inversement proportionnelles a la quantite de thyroxine liee aux proteines vectrices du plasma. L'interet pratique de ce test doit etre souligne chez les sujets soumis as une surcharge par produit de contraste organo-iode et dans les formes atypiques de la maladie ou les investigations biologiques classiques sont d'interpretation difficile. Dans le diabete sucre, l'insulinotherapie augmente la quantite quotidiennement consommee de T{sub 4} et surtout de T{sub 3} tandis que les sulfamides hypoglycemiants ne paraissent avoir aucune incidence. Dans les syndromes nephrotiques, la vitesse de renouvellement de la T{sub 4} est accrue tandis que la clearance renale de cette hormone est tres elevee, a l'inverse de celle de la T{sub 3} moins liee aux proteines. Au cours de l'insuffisance renale, la vitesse de renouvellement de la T{sub 4} est tres abaissee tandis que son espace de dilution et son pool sont accrus. Ces resultats confirment l'interet de

Improving Agricultural Water Use Efficiency: A Quantitative Study of Zhangye City Using the Static CGE Model with a CES Water−Land Resources Account

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Yu Liu

2017-02-01

Full Text Available Water resources play a vital role in human life and agriculture irrigation, especially for agriculture-dominant developing countries and regions. Improving agricultural water use efficiency has consequently become a key strategic choice. This study, based on Zhangye City’s economic characteristics and data, applies a static Computable General Equilibrium (CGE model with a constant elasticity of substitution (CES composited water−land resources account to assess the impact of improving agricultural water use efficiency on economy, water conservation and land reallocation. Results reveal that: Zhangye City’s GDP increases by 0.10% owing to an increasing average technical level by improving agricultural water use efficiency; total water consumption decreases by 122 million m3, 69% of which comes from a reduction of surface water use; and land demand increases by 257.43 hectares mainly due to agricultural land demands. With respect to the sectors’ output, export-oriented sectors with higher water intensities in the agricultural sectors benefit most. In contrast, land-intensive sectors contract the most, as the rental price of land rises. Therefore, agricultural water conservation technology should be introduced considering more in surface water. Furthermore, higher demand for agricultural land would reduce land availability for other sectors, thus inhibiting urbanization pace on a small scale.

L'introduction d'espèces allochtones de grenouilles vertes en France, deux problèmes différents : celui de R. Catesbeiana et celui des taxons non présents du complexe Esculenta

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NEVEU A.

1997-01-01

Full Text Available Depuis quelques années, la grenouille taureau (Rana catesbeiana est signalée en France dans une zone limitée de gravières près de Bordeaux. Elle est aussi présente depuis peu aux Pays-Bas et, dans les deux cas, la reproduction est effective. Cette espèce existe déjà en Europe depuis les années 30, à la suite d'introductions volontaires en Italie, sans pour cela avoir été signalée dans la partie ouest. La grenouille taureau est la plus grande des espèces nord-américaines et est considérée comme un prédateur éclectique. De ce fait, elle peut présenter un danger pour d'autres animaux, en particulier les grenouilles autochtones. Mais aucune donnée ne permet d'estimer cet éventuel impact en France et les données de la littérature ont souvent surestimé ce dernier. Par précaution, des mesures pourraient être prises pour réduire les populations actuelles présentes dans une aire pour le moment limitée. Les importations de grenouilles vivantes pour la consommation humaine, surtout à partir des pays du sud de l'Europe, sont l'occasion d'introductions de nouveaux taxons. Mais ces grenouilles font partie du même complexe et sont proches sur le plan morphologique, biologique et écologique. Les risques potentiels pour les populations locales sont les introductions de gènes, mais en ce qui concerne un éventuel avantage compétitif aucune donnée ne permet de conclure.

7. Article_Yahyed_Valvulopathies rhumatismales à Lomé cvja, 14.2 ...

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l'insuffisance aortique est moins fréquente, et la fréquence du rétrécissement mitral diminuerait progressivement de l'enfance à l'âge adulte [1]. Par contre dans l'Euro Heart survey [5], le RM venait en première position des étiologies des VR (47,7%) suivi du retrecissement aortique (22,3%) puis de l'IM. (20,7%) et enfin ...

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5 déc. 2017 ... Résumé. Nous rapportons ici le cas d'un patient âgé de 60 ans présentant une insuffisance cardiaque globale dans le cadre d'une atteinte cardiaque de la maladie de Fabry (MF). Ce cas clinique offre l'opportunité de parcourir la littérature sur l'atteinte cardiaque liée à cette affection ainsi que la.

Syndrome hémolytique et urémique de l'enfant au Centre ...

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Le traitement était essentiellement symptomatique et comprenait la restriction hydrique, la transfusion de concentrés érythrocytaires, les diurétiques, la dialyse péritonéale et l'hémodialyse. L'évolution était marquée par la survenue d'une insuffisance rénale chronique (1 patient) après 6 mois de suivi et la guérison (1 cas).

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7 juil. 2016 ... retarder sa progression vers l'Insuffisance rénale chronique par l'inhibition du système rénine angiotensine (SRA) [11] et par un bon contrôle glycémique, de prévenir ou de limiter l'iatrogénie mais également de traiter les éventuelles complications. Au Tchad, nous ne disposons pas de données statistiques ...

Le Syndrome de Denys-Drash, une Cause Rare de Syndrome ...

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avec mise en dialyse et transplantation précoce. Cette thérapie agressive pratiquée avant la survenue de toute insuffisance rénale permet d'éviter toutes les complications du syndrome néphrotique qui en général ne récidive pas sur le greffon. Elle évite également l'évolution vers le néphroblastome. L'ablation des gonades ...

Maladie de hodgkin a propos de 40 cas colliges a l'hopital national ...

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Journal de la Recherche Scientifique de l'Université de Lomé. Journal Home ... La sérologie VIH était positive dans 5,60% des cas. A l'imagerie, le ... Le diagnostic était souvent réalisé à un stade avancé de la maladie. L'extension de la maladie est sous-estimée du fait de l'insuffisance du plateau technique. Mots clés ...

Tarras Wanheim 1965-2005

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Bay, Niels; De Chiffre, Leonardo

students, graduate students, and post docs. The second part presents a selection of his research publications in international scientific journals and conference proceedings. During his career, Professor Wanheim has founded and directed for 30 years the Laboratory of Mechanical Processing of Materials...... at the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Management, placing it as one of the internationally renown research centres for metal forming. The undersigned, Leonardo De Chiffre and Niels Bay, have prepared this book as an acknowledgement from the laboratory to Professor Wanheim in connection with his...

Dinámica del carbono en sistemas agrícolas bajo siembra directa : nuevas evidencias obtenidas mediante el uso de 13 C sobre la importancia de las raíces, la calidad de los residuos y el laboreo

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Mazzilli, Sebastián

2015-01-01

El carbono orgánico del suelo (COS) es uno de los principales determinantes de la productividad de los ecosistemas, afectando la fertilidad del suelo y su capacidad de secuestrar CO2. La agricultura es uno de los principales cambios de uso del suelo que afecta significativamente el COS. En esta tesis se examinan, mediante experimentos de campo y usando al 13C como trazador isotópico, tres aspectos de la dinámica de C en sistemas agrícolas: 1) la importancia de las raíces en la formación de CO...

Proteinuria among adult sickle cell anemia patients in Nigeria

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et dépistage systématique de la protéinurie peut aider à déceler ceux à risque accru de maladie rénale. Prévalence de l'IRC est élevée chez les patients de la SCA avec protéinurie significative. Mots clés: Insuffisance rénale chronique, protéinurie, anémie falciforme. Introduction. The prevalence of the hemoglobin S gene ...

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25 mars 2016 ... Une insuffisance rénale sévère a été découverte fortuitement nécessitant une hémodialyse, associée à une anémie inflammatoire confirmée par la férritinémie et le myélogramme. Le dosage ... turgescence des veines jugulaires, sans notion de douleurs thoraciques, le tout dans un contexte d'apyrexie et ...

Piqures massives par un essaim d�abeilles chez un enfant

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Mohamed Adnane Berdai

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Les piqures multiples d�abeilles sont responsables d�envenimation severe. Nous rapportons un cas d�une attaque massive par un essaim d�abeilles chez un enfant de sept ans. Sa gravite est liee a la localisation cephalique et au nombre important des piqures qui etait d�environ 270. Ses complications etaient l�insuffisance renale, l�anemie et une conjonctivite. La prise en charge etait symptomatique avec bonne evolution clinique et biologique.

Adénome de prostate révélé par des hypoglycémies profondes: A propos d'un cas

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M. Asseban

2013-03-01

Conclusion: L'insuffisance rénale obstructive peut constituer une complication de l'adénome de la prostate à un stade ultime. Elle est responsable d'accumulation dans le sang de médicaments y compris les antidiabétiques oraux. L'hypoglycémie qui en résulte est délétère pour la qualité de vie du patient et peut être responsable d'accidents neurologiques.

Qualité de vie et consommation soutenable : une perspective pratique

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Patrick Mardellat

2010-06-01

Full Text Available Ce texte tente de parvenir à une meilleure compréhension du rôle de la consommation relativement à l’objectif de soutenabilité de nos modes de vie. À cette fin, on croise deux thématiques : consommation et bonheur, consommation et soutenabilité. Les paradigmes standard et institutionnalistes de la consommation soutenable sont questionnés du point de vue de la tradition pratique – aristotélicienne – qui en montre les limites et les insuffisances. L’approche quantitative de la limitation de la consommation caractéristique de ces deux approches conduit à une impasse. La réception de cette notion de consommation soutenable dans la tradition pratique est ensuite esquissée, faisant apparaître l’existence d’une vertu propre à l’économie, d’un lieu et d’une institution de la consommation accueillis dans une constellation de régimes politiques possibles.This text aims to reach a better understanding of the role of consumption with regard to the objective of sustainability of our lifestyles. We cross two themes: consumption and happiness, consumption and sustainability. The standard and institutionalist paradigms of sustainable consumption are questioned parts from the viewpoint of the Aristotelian tradition which shows their limits and failures. The quantitative approach of the limitation of consumption specific of these two approaches leads to a dead end. Then the reception of this notion of sustainable consumption in the practical tradition is sketched. The existence of an appropriate virtue for the economy, a place and an institution of the consumption welcomed in a constellation of possible political regimes clearly appear as the keystones of the practical conception of sustainable consumption.  

CES_EHP_Figure_2

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — The increasing number of chemicals for which SHEDS probabilistic exposure assessment has been performed over the years. This dataset is associated with the following...

Antagonistic Interfa(e)ces

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Cox, Geoff; Jackson, Robert

2011-01-01

the logic of encapsulation. As a rule, encapsulation reduces system complexity between the user and the platform's influence mediated by the formal behaviour of code and the representative interface. In turn, this has led to the constraint of expression within the public realm by suppressing the political......If platform applications have become the primary mode of accessing online information and communication, it should come as no surprise that the political motivations for doing so emerge from an antagonism inherent in the Object Oriented paradigm of encapsulation. Following ‘Platform Studies......’ (Bogost and Montfort), the paper will assume that 'platforms' are the foundational hardware or software system environments where programs are executed. However, what constitutes the increasingly proprietary level of privatised service platforms are the forced removals of complexity implemented through...

Public Interfa(e)ces

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Cox, Geoff

2011-01-01

In the work of Hannah Arendt, the political realm arises out of acting together, in the sharing of speech and action. There has been much recent interest in revisiting Arendt’s ideas, in relation to a reconceptualisation of publicness. In Virno’s work, for instance, this is emphasized because...... as in speech or writing but also something that performs actions? For Kelty, again referring to Arendt, the free software movement is an example of what he calls a “recursive pubic”, to draw attention to emergent and self-organizing public actions. Moreover, publicness is constituted not simply by speaking......, writing, and protesting, but also through modification of the domain or platform through which these practices are enacted. And ordure? The quirky intervention of Dominique Laporte, in History of Shit (first published in French in 1978) verifies that modern power is founded on the aesthetics of the public...

IDEAS Pamphlet for CES

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Miranda, David J.; Santora, Joshua D.; Hochstadt, Jake

2017-01-01

Pamphlet on the IDEAS project for the Game Changing Development programs NASA booth at the Consumer Electronics Show. Pamphlet covers a high level overview of the technology developed and its capabilities. The technology being developed for the Integrated Display and Environmental Awareness System (IDEAS) project is a wearable computer system with an optical heads-up display (HUD) providing various means of communication and data manipulation to the user. The wearable computer, in the form of smart glasses, would allow personnel to view and modify critical information on a transparent, interactive display. This is presented in their unobstructed field of view, without taking their eyes or hands away from their critical work. The product is being designed in a modular manner so that the user can adjust the capabilities of the device depending on need. IDEAS is a full featured hardware and softwaresystem built to enhance the capabilities of theNASA work force on the ground and in space.

Análisis de la distribución de raíces de 12 patrones injertados con naranja "frost valencia" Citrus sinensis L. oesbeck de 14 años de edad, en condiciones climáticas de Palmira, Valle del Cauca Analysis of root distribution in 12 citrus rootstocks grown in Palmira, the Cauca Valley

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Escobar T. William

1992-12-01

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En el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones del ICA, Palmira, se estudió el sistema de raíces de 12 patrones injertados con naranja Frost Valencia, de 14 años de edad, sembrados en un suelo Franco-Arcilloso. Se tomaron muestras a 1.0, 1,5, 2.0 y 3.0 m de distancia de la base del árbol y a profundidades de 0-20, 20-40, 40-60, 60-80 Y 80-100 cm, considerando cada distancia. Los patrones que mostraron la mayor densidad de raíces fueron: Amblycarpa, Citrange Carrizo y Mandarina Cleopatra. Se encontró correlación directa y altamente significativa entre el sistema de raíces menores de 2 mm de diámetro con la altura y diámetro del árbol, lo mismo que con el volumen de la copa. Estos aspectos son de especial importancia para evaluar el grado de adaptación a diferentes condiciones de suelo, al momento de plantar un huerto.

At the ICA National Research Center in Palmira a study of the root system of 12 rootstocks grafted with "Frost Valencia" orange 14 years old grown on clay-loam soil was conducted. Root samples were taken at distances of 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 3.0 m from stem and a depth of 0-20, 20-40, 40-60, 60-80 and 80-100 cm in each distances. The rootstocks Amblycarpa, Citrange Carrizo and Cleopatra Mandarin presented the greater root densities. The height, diameter and the foliage tree volume showed positive correlation whit a diameter lesser than two millimeter. That's special importance for the adaptation several soil's conditions.

Analysis of carboxylesterase 2 transcript variants in cynomolgus macaque liver.

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Uno, Yasuhiro; Igawa, Yoshiyuki; Tanaka, Maori; Ohura, Kayoko; Hosokawa, Masakiyo; Imai, Teruko

2018-04-27

Carboxylesterase (CES) is important for the detoxification of a wide range of drugs and xenobiotics. In this study, the hepatic level of CES2 mRNA was examined in cynomolgus macaques used widely in preclinical studies for drug metabolism. Three CES2 mRNAs were present in cynomolgus macaque liver. The mRNA level was highest for cynomolgus CES2A (formerly CES2v3), much lower for cynomolgus CES2B (formerly CES2v1) and extremely low for cynomolgus CES2C (formerly CES2v2). Most various transcript variants produced from cynomolgus CES2B gene did not contain a complete coding region. Thus, CES2A is the major CES2 enzyme in cynomolgus liver. A new transcript variant of CES2A, CES2Av2, was identified. CES2Av2 contained exon 3 region different from wild-type (CES2Av1). In cynomolgus macaques expressing only CES2Av2 transcript, CES2A contained the sequence of CES2B in exon 3 and vicinity, probably due to gene conversion. On genotyping, this CES2Av2 allele was prevalent in Indochinese cynomolgus macaques, but not in Indonesian cynomolgus or rhesus macaques. CES2Av2 recombinant protein showed similar activity to CES2Av1 protein for several substrates. It is concluded that CES2A is the major cynomolgus hepatic CES2, and new transcript variant, CES2Av2, has similar functions to CES2Av1.

Conformisme à la norme et performance : la franchise dans le mix organisationnel

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Daniel, Christophe; Dumoulin, Régis; Gauzente, Claire

2016-01-01

En conciliant les approches économiques traditionnelles et le néo-institutionnalisme sociologique par l’introduction du « conformisme à une norme » comme variable d’intérêt, nous en analysons l’impact sur la performance de réseaux de franchise. Á partir de données françaises recueillies sur six ans, nos résultats montrent que le non-conformisme accroît le chiffre d’affaires et diminue la rentabilité économique, mais ce uniquement jusqu’à certains seuils. Ce résultat nous permet de mesurer l’i...

Validation and industrial application of AFM

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Kofod, Niels

This thesis has been prepared as one of the requirements of the industrial researcher and Ph.D- degree. This thesis represented the 2 nd version of this thesis. The work has been carried out from January 1999 to January 2002 at The Danish Institute of Fundamental Metrology (DFM) and The Institute...... of Manufacturing Engineering and Management (IPL), Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The work has been carried out under supervision from Dr. Jørgen Garnæs, DFM, Dr. Techn. Leonardo De Chiffre, IPL/DTU and Dr. Hans Nørgaard Hansen. I would like to thank my supervisors for their inspiration and valuable...

Travailler auprès de la personne âgée atteinte de démence: observations de huit jours à l'EMS "Les Tilleuls" : travail de Bachelor effectué dans le cadre de la formation à la Haute école de travail social de Genève

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Wissmann, Christine; Armbruster Elatifi, Ulrike

2014-01-01

Ce travail de Bachelor a été distingué par le Prix Marie-Louise Cornaz 2014. À l’heure actuelle, la personne âgée atteinte de démence s’inscrit dans un contexte de peur. En effet, les pouvoirs publics s’alarment quant à l’augmentation incessante de cette maladie incurable ; les statistiques démontrent que les chiffres vont tripler dans les décennies à venir, s’élevant à 300’000 personnes atteintes en Suisse d’ici 2050. Force est de constater que cette thématique touche de près les EMS ; alors...

Les défis de la gouvernance urbaine à Manille

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Boquet, Yves

2018-01-01

La région capitale des Philippines est une des plus grandes aires urbaines du monde en termes de population. Le périmètre officiel du Grand Manille (17 municipalités) abrite environ 12 millions d’habitants et l’expansion périmétropolitaine porte le chiffre réel de Manille à 15 ou 16 millions d’habitants.La rapide croissance de l’aire urbaine depuis les années 1960 a conduit à de gros problèmes de gestion du logement, de la circulation, des déchets et des risques d’inondation, entre autres. Le...

Prise en charge de l'anemie en pre-dialyse: experience d'un service ...

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... réelle de cette complication et d'évaluer sa prise en charge chez les patients en pré-dialyse. Méthodes: Nous avons inclus tous les patients âgés de plus de 15 ans, ayant une insuffisance rénale chronique avec un débit de filtration glomérulaire compris entre 15 et 90 ml/min/1,73 m3, non traité par hémodialyse et ayant ...

PENGARUH KONSENTRASI ANTIMIKROORGANISME, MEDIA FERMENTASI, DAN WAKTU INKUBASI TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN Absidia corymbifera (Cohn Sacc. & Trotter DARI JAMUR ENDOFIT Fusarium nivale (Fr. Ces.

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Suciatmih Suciatmih

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Fusarium nivale (Fr. Ces., an endophytic fungi from Dendrobium crumenatum Sw. (pigeon orchidshowed an antimicroorganism activity against Absidia corymbifera (Cohn Sacc. & Trotter, causing of human zygomycosis. The aim of this study is to find out the effect of concentration of antimicroorganism agent, fermentation medium, and incubation time to control A. corymbifera by F. nivale; and to make curve of F. nivale growth and curve of its antimicrobial production. Five different concentrations of antimicroorganism agent (0, 75, 150, 225, and 300 ul, four different fermentation media (PotatoDextrose Yeast, Tauge Extract Broth , Kedelai Extract Broth , and Jagung Extract Broth, and eight different incubation times (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 days were chosen for this experiment. Parameters of the study were change of filtrate pH, dry weight of mycelial cell of F. nivale, and percentage inhibition of mycelial growth of A. corymbifera. The results indicated that antimicroorganism agent concentration of 150 ul applied and potato dextrose yeast medium were the most effective to inhibit A.corymbifera. The antimicroorganism agent was produced during growth of the fungi. The production of antimicroorganism agent coinced with the decrease in pH from 6.0 to 4.81; and the increase in pH from4,81 to 7.24-8.01. A optimum activity of antimicroorganism agent (31,23 during growth of fungi occurred on the 2th day of incubation. Keywords: A. corymbifera; aktivitas antimikroorganisme; F. nivale; persentase hambatan pertumbuhan miselium A. corymbifera

La préservation du capital vasculaire au CHU Ibn Sina de Rabat ...

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Introduction: Tout patient ayant une maladie chronique nécessitant des prélèvements sanguins répétés ou des traitements par voie veineuse ou susceptible d'évoluer vers l'insuffisance rénale chronique, doit bénéficier d'une stratégie de préservation de son réseau veineux. Le but de ce travail était de déterminer le rôle de ...

Choc hémorragique suite à une ponction biopsie rénale (PBR): à ...

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Nous rapportons l'observation d'un patient âgé de 27 ans ayant bénéficié d'une PBR pour un diagnostic étiologique d'une insuffisance rénale aigue, l'évolution après la biopsie a été marquée par l'installation d'un choc hémorragique d'où la prise en charge en réanimation avec une néphrectomie d'hémostase. Pan African ...

Genre et scolarisation à Madagascar Gender and schooling in Madagascar

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Noro Ravaozanany

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Malgré des progrès récents, le taux de scolarisation des filles reste inférieur à celui des garçons dans la majorité des pays d’Afrique subsaharienne. Les causes de la sous-scolarisation des filles sont nombreuses. Elles tiennent tant à des facteurs d’offre (écoles en nombre insuffisant, éloignées, etc. qu’à des facteurs de demande (investissement dans la scolarisation des filles jugée comme non rentable, crainte de l’émancipation des femmes éduquées, etc.. Dans ce contexte, Madagascar est souvent présentée comme une exception : les taux de scolarisation sont élevés et on observe une grande parité entre les filles et les garçons. Toutefois, au sein même des écoles, les filles et les garçons ne sont pas traités de la même façon. Douze écoles ont été observées, des entretiens ont été menés auprès d’enseignants et des focus group avec des élèves ont été réalisés. Les analyses de ces données montrent que les discours et les pratiques perpétuant des stéréotypes de genre sont nombreux et que ces stéréotypes sont intégrés par les enseignants et par les élèves.Despite rising educational levels across much of the African world, gender inequities in education persist. Girls are less likely to attend school than boys. Researchers have suggested various explanations for the gender gap in education in Africa. The lack of primary schools in many developing countries and norms regarding female education discourage parents from investing in their daughters’ education. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar is an exception: most children receive education; boys and girls are enrolled in primary schools in equal numbers. However, our objective is to explore gender segregation, and the treatment of boys and girls in primary schools during the lessons and playtime. Twelve schools were included in the study; teachers completed in-depth interviews and focus groups with students were interviewed. Our findings

[Cellulose synthase genes that control the fiber formation of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)].

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Galinovskiĭ, D V; Anisimova, N V; Raĭskiĭ, A P; Leont'ev, V N; Titok, V V; Hotyleva, L V

2014-01-01

Four cellulose synthase genes were identified by analysis of their class-specific regions (CSRII) in plants of fiber flax during the "rapid growth" stage. These genes were designated as LusCesA1, LusCesA4, LusCesA7 and LusCesA9. LusCesA4, LusCesA7, and LusCesA9 genes were expressed in the stem; LusCesA1 and LusCesA4 genes were expressed in the apex part of plants, and the LusCesA4 gene was expressed in the leaves of fiber flax. The expression of the LusCesA7 and LusCesA9 genes was specific to the stems of fiber flax. These genes may influence the quality of the flax fiber.

Alliés ou ennemis ? Le GUPVI-NKVD, le Komintern et les « malgré-nous »

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Moullec, Gaël

2007-01-01

Il est encore très difficile d’établir un bilan chiffré du sort des 130 000 Alsaciens-Lorrains incorporés de force dans l’armée allemande durant le second conflit mondial et dont plus de 21 000 reviendront des camps de prisonniers en URSS. Aujourd’hui – aux travers de documents conservés dans divers centres d’archives russes – il devient clair que leur destin à été modelé à la fois par les autorités soviétiques, mais aussi par les responsables du mouvement communiste international présents à ...

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Tesnière, Valérie

2017-01-01

TOUT NUMÉRIQUE ? LE LIVRE CONCURRENCÉ ? LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE CONCURRENCÉE ? La fracture numérique reste une réalité comme l’attestent encore des chiffres cités par Le Monde : une évolution de la couverture Internet dans le monde à l’horizon 2009-2030 donnerait la projection suivante : 24,7 % des 6,8 milliards d’habitants de la planète sont connectés en 2009 et l’on atteindrait 50 % pour 8,2 milliards d’habitants en 2030. Cela interroge indirectement le statut futur du papier : sera-t-il l’apanage ...

Adolphe Nicolas, Énergies : une pénurie au secours du climat ?, Paris, Belin, 2011, 160 p.

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Mathilde Szuba

2012-05-01

Full Text Available Géologue et professeur émérite à l’université de Montpellier, Adolphe Nicolas signe ici un court ouvrage, très facile d’accès, sur la pénurie des ressources énergétiques fossiles. On peut saluer ce travail de vulgarisation qui, en dépit de sa modestie, contribue activement à rendre possible un débordement des frontières disciplinaires, en traduisant les données de la controverse sur le pic pétrolier dans un langage très accessible, avec juste ce qu’il faut de graphiques et de chiffres. C’est ...

Silvio Pellico, Mes prisons : un “best-seller” de l'édification

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2012-06-01

Full Text Available La France réserva un accueil enthousiaste à la traduction du récit de Silvio Pellico (1789-1854, Le mie prigioni. Les mémoires romantiques de ce « martyr de la liberté » italien, incarcéré pendant dix années sous les Plombs de Venise et dans la geôle autrichienne du Spielberg, furent réédités plus de cent cinquante fois en langue française de 1833 à 1914 . Nous cumulons pour atteindre ce chiffre, les traductions de Mes prisons, les traductions augmentées de chapitres inédits, les traductions...

Hématologie du rat : hémogramme et myélogramme

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Descat, Fleur

2002-01-01

Le rat, Rattus norvegicus, rongeur de laboratoire consacré comme modèle expérimental dans de nombreux domaines de la recherche biomédicale, présente des caractèristiques hématologiques qualitatives et quantitatives particulières. La détermination de valeurs chiffrées de référence est toutefois délicate parce qu'il existe de très nombreux facteurs de variations physiologiques dépendant non seulement des qualités intrinsèques du sujet étudié mais aussi des techniques de prélèvements sanguins ou...

Étude de cas : la consommation d'alcool et sa représentation sociale dans les séries télévisées américaines et françaises ces 15 dernières années.

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Mentior, Nathalie

2017-01-01

Ce mémoire a comme objectif principal de comprendre la représentation sociale de la consommation d'alcool dans les séries télévisées américaines et françaises durant ces 15 dernières années. Mais également quelle influence que celles-ci peuvent-elles avoir sur les téléspectateurs. À travers deux volets : une partie théorique et une analyse de contenu. Le volet théorique établit différentes notions telles que : la représentation sociale de l'alcool et de l'alcoolisme, les stéréotypes de la con...

Nouvelles approches ergonomiques de la cartographie des risques industriels

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Éliane Propeck-Zimmermann

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Les cartes actuelles présentent des insuffisances pour une gestion territoriale des risques industriels. En redéfinissant le concept de «situation à risques» et en l'implémentant dans un SIG, on peut disposer à la demande d'informations riches et variées: cartes analytiques, de synthèse, typologies, requêtes spatiales diverses. Les recherches en cours visent à développer une interface ergonomique pour faciliter la concertation entre différents acteurs.

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effet, ces espèces auraient intégré les habitudes alimentaires de ces populations lors de la sécheresse des années 80 où les terres des basses vallées seules offraient des conditions propices à ces espèces. Aujourd'hui, la consommation de ces espèces se fait sans souvenir des conditions qui l'ont engendré ; ce qui de ce ...

EIA-CES Rehabilitation Engineering Seedbed

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Juliana Velásquez Gómez

2016-12-01

Full Text Available La discapacidad es una interacción entre los estados de salud (enfermedades, lesiones, entre otros y los factores contextuales (factores ambientales y personales. En el semillero de Ingeniería de Rehabilitación de la Universidad EIA se evalúan usuarios en situación de discapacidad para realizarles productos de apoyo a la medida. Este semillero es voluntario y cuenta con recursos económicos limitados. Se caracteriza por tratar cada caso individualmente y no generalizar, ya que se tiene claro que cada persona tiene sus particularidades, así tengan el mismo diagnóstico, buscando satisfacer las necesidades que cada paciente tenga. Para la fabricación de los productos de apoyo se desarrolló un protocolo que busca que el producto final cumpla con los criterios de usabilidad (Facilidad de aprendizaje, eficiencia, entre otros.

EIA-CES Rehabilitation Engineering Seedbed

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Juliana Velásquez Gómez; Carolina Sierra Restrepo; María Clara Mejía Jaramillo; Manuela Vargas González; Juan Pablo Arango Velásquez; Paulina Restrepo Arango; Paula Andrea Gómez Vélez; Susana Fuentes Vélez

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La discapacidad es una interacción entre los estados de salud (enfermedades, lesiones, entre otros) y los factores contextuales (factores ambientales y personales). En el semillero de Ingeniería de Rehabilitación de la Universidad EIA se evalúan usuarios en situación de discapacidad para realizarles productos de apoyo a la medida. Este semillero es voluntario y cuenta con recursos económicos limitados. Se caracteriza por tratar cada caso individualmente y no generalizar, ya que se tiene claro...

Prevalencia de síntomas depresivos e invarianza factorial de la Escala de Depresión del Centro de Estudios Epidemiológicos (CES-D) en población indígena mexicana.

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Franco-Díaz, Karen Lizbeth; Fernández-Niño, Julián Alfredo; Astudillo-García, Claudia Iveth

2018-05-01

Introducción. La versión breve de la Escala de Depresión del Centro de Estudios Epidemiológicos (CESD) es un recurso factible para la tamización de los síntomas de depresión en la población general, pero no se ha reportado la prevalencia en la población indígena, ni su invarianza factorial en Latinoamérica.Objetivo. Describir la prevalencia de los síntomas de depresión y la invarianza factorial de la versión breve de la escala CES-D en población indígena mexicana.Materiales y métodos. Se hizo un estudio transversal en una muestra representativa de 37.165 adultos mexicanos de 20 a 59 años de edad. La identidad indígena se determinó mediante el propio reporte de la persona como hablante de una lengua indígena. Se conformaron ocho grupos de análisis según el sexo, el alfabetismo y el ser indígena. Se describió la prevalencia de los síntomas depresivos en cada grupo, así como la invarianza factorial de la configuración de los perfiles mediante un análisis factorial exploratorio. Las matrices de varianza y covarianza se compararon entre pares de perfiles usando el test modificado de Mantel.Resultados. La prevalencia de síntomas depresivos en mujeres indígenas que sabían leer fue de 16,8 % (IC95%: 13,4-20,3); en mujeres indígenas que no sabían leer, de 21,3 % (IC95%: 15,5-27,1); en hombres indígenas que sabían leer de 8,5 % (IC95%: 6,0-11,1), y en hombres indígenas que no sabían leer de 10,4 % (IC95%: 5,2-15,6). No se encontraron diferencias significativas en las cargas factoriales entre los perfiles.Conclusión. Se reportó una menor prevalencia de síntomas depresivos en indígenas que en la población no indígena. La escala CES-D en su versión breve mostró invarianza factorial al emplearla en la población indígena.

Assessment of the inhibitory effects of pyrethroids against human carboxylesterases

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Lei, Wei [The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 110623 (China); Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023 (China); Wang, Dan-Dan; Dou, Tong-Yi [Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023 (China); Hou, Jie [Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044 (China); Feng, Liang; Yin, Heng [Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023 (China); Luo, Qun [Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080 (China); Sun, Jie [The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 110623 (China); Ge, Guang-Bo, E-mail: geguangbo@dicp.ac.cn [Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023 (China); Yang, Ling [Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023 (China)

2017-04-15

Pyrethroids are broad-spectrum insecticides that widely used in many countries, while humans may be exposed to these toxins by drinking or eating pesticide-contaminated foods. This study aimed to investigate the inhibitory effects of six commonly used pyrethroids against two major human carboxylesterases (CES) including CES1 and CES2. Three optical probe substrates for CES1 (DME, BMBT and DMCB) and a fluorescent probe substrate for CES2 (DDAB) were used to characterize the inhibitory effects of these pyrethroids. The results demonstrated that most of the tested pyrethroids showed moderate to weak inhibitory effects against both CES1 and CES2, but deltamethrin displayed strong inhibition towards CES1. The IC{sub 50} values of deltamethrin against CES1-mediated BMBT, DME, and DMCB hydrolysis were determined as 1.58 μM, 2.39 μM, and 3.3 μM, respectively. Moreover, deltamethrin was cell membrane permeable and capable of inhibition endogenous CES1 in living cells. Further investigation revealed that deltamethrin inhibited CES1-mediated BMBT hydrolysis via competitive manner but noncompetitively inhibited DME or DMCB hydrolysis. The inhibition behaviors of deltamethrin against CES1 were also studied by molecular docking simulation. The results demonstrated that CES1 had at least two different ligand-binding sites, one was the DME site and another was the BMBT site which was identical to the binding site of deltamethrin. In summary, deltamethrin was a strong reversible inhibitor against CES1 and it could tightly bind on CES1 at the same ligand-binding site as BMBT. These findings are helpful for the deep understanding of the interactions between xenobiotics and CES1. - Highlights: • The inhibitory effects of six commonly used pyrethroids on human carboxylesterases were investigated. • Deltamethrin displayed strong inhibitory effects against human carboxylesterase 1 (CES1). • Deltamethrin was cell membrane permeable and could inhibit intracellular CES1 in living

Assessment of the inhibitory effects of pyrethroids against human carboxylesterases

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Lei, Wei; Wang, Dan-Dan; Dou, Tong-Yi; Hou, Jie; Feng, Liang; Yin, Heng; Luo, Qun; Sun, Jie; Ge, Guang-Bo; Yang, Ling

2017-01-01

Pyrethroids are broad-spectrum insecticides that widely used in many countries, while humans may be exposed to these toxins by drinking or eating pesticide-contaminated foods. This study aimed to investigate the inhibitory effects of six commonly used pyrethroids against two major human carboxylesterases (CES) including CES1 and CES2. Three optical probe substrates for CES1 (DME, BMBT and DMCB) and a fluorescent probe substrate for CES2 (DDAB) were used to characterize the inhibitory effects of these pyrethroids. The results demonstrated that most of the tested pyrethroids showed moderate to weak inhibitory effects against both CES1 and CES2, but deltamethrin displayed strong inhibition towards CES1. The IC 50 values of deltamethrin against CES1-mediated BMBT, DME, and DMCB hydrolysis were determined as 1.58 μM, 2.39 μM, and 3.3 μM, respectively. Moreover, deltamethrin was cell membrane permeable and capable of inhibition endogenous CES1 in living cells. Further investigation revealed that deltamethrin inhibited CES1-mediated BMBT hydrolysis via competitive manner but noncompetitively inhibited DME or DMCB hydrolysis. The inhibition behaviors of deltamethrin against CES1 were also studied by molecular docking simulation. The results demonstrated that CES1 had at least two different ligand-binding sites, one was the DME site and another was the BMBT site which was identical to the binding site of deltamethrin. In summary, deltamethrin was a strong reversible inhibitor against CES1 and it could tightly bind on CES1 at the same ligand-binding site as BMBT. These findings are helpful for the deep understanding of the interactions between xenobiotics and CES1. - Highlights: • The inhibitory effects of six commonly used pyrethroids on human carboxylesterases were investigated. • Deltamethrin displayed strong inhibitory effects against human carboxylesterase 1 (CES1). • Deltamethrin was cell membrane permeable and could inhibit intracellular CES1 in living cells

La metaphore est-elle la marque de l’insuffisance de l’esprit?

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Isabelle Oliveira

2010-01-01

Full Text Available L’une des caractéristiques les plus communément reconnues à la discipline de la terminologie est sa conceptualité. Au contraire de l’opinion émise sur la métaphore, la terminologie s’efforce de travailler à partir de notions précises dont le sens doit être délimité et l’articulation à d’autres notions explicitée afin de bannir les ambiguïtés et les fausses évidences qu’elles véhiculent. Elle se distingue aussi du texte poétique caractérisé en particulier par la richesse des images et le jeu sur les signifiants. On comprend dès lors pourquoi la métaphore apparaît de prime abord comme une ennemie du champ de la terminologie qu’il faudrait bannir à tout prix. Cette figure de rhétorique consistant en un transport de sens risque à tout moment de rendre inopérant l’effort d’univocité et de rigueur du travail du terminologue. Mais la métaphore n’est pourtant pas absente des textes de spécialité. Il faut dès lors se demander si cette présence est « accidentelle”, contingente, ou si elle est incontournable et signifiante. Pour cela, il nous faudra étudier à la fois la place de la métaphore dans le texte de spécialité, et le discours des scientifiques portant sur elle. Mais une telle démarche nous laisse prisonnier de la dichotomie entre concept et métaphore et masque peutêtre une parenté inaperçue entre eux. Si le concept est habité par la métaphore, qu’en est-il du discours de spécialité? N’est-il pas réduit à n’être qu’un vaste poème qui ne s’avouerait pas comme tel? Est-elle seulement une figure de style ou aurait-elle un impact qui outrepasseraitsa modeste fonction discursive ? Il semble bien, même si le débat sur la métaphore et son usage est loin d’être clos. Notre théorie s’inscrit plutôt dans le sens d’une réévaluation du sens, d’une extension toujours plus grande de l’impact de ce trope qui, plus qu’une simple finalité esthétique, aurait une visée pratique et heuristique.

The Insufficiency of Filipino Nationhood L’insuffisance de la nationalité philippine

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Niels Mulder

2012-11-01

Full Text Available This essay is an exercise in the histoire des mentalités that traces the evolution of the characteristic ethos in relation to State and nation in the Philippines. Whereas State-propagated nationalism and associated rituals are inescapably present, these fail to evoke the sense of belonging to a shared civil world. It seems as if the public sphere of the State and the private sphere of everyday life do not articulate, which is practically enhanced by the systematic exclusion of the ordinary citizen from the oligarchic political process. As it is often expected that a civil society rooted in the emerging middle classes has the potential of bridging the gap and of providing the cultural leadership that moulds the nation, the evolution of their members’ ideas, from militant idealism to current self-centred morality, will be brought into focus against the dynamics of the political economy and of a culture that is increasingly divorced from the practice of everyday life.Cet essai relève de « l’histoire des mentalités » et trace l’évolution du génie spécifique liant l’état et la nation aux Philippines. Tout en étant bien présents, le nationalisme diffusé par l’état et les rituels associés sont incapables de renvoyer à un sentiment d’appartenance à un monde civil partagé. Tout se passe comme si la sphère publique de l’état et la sphère privée de la vie quotidienne n’étaient pas coordonnées, ce qui – en pratique – est renforcé par l’exclusion systématique du citoyen ordinaire d’un processus politique de type oligarchique. Comme il est souvent attendu qu’une société civile enracinée dans les classes moyennes émergentes ait le potentiel de combler l’écart et de produire le leadership culturel modelant la nation, l’évolution des idées des membres de celle-ci – d’un idéalisme militant à l’actuelle moralité nombriliste – sera mise au grand jour, à l’opposé de la dynamique de l’économie politique ainsi que d’une culture de plus en plus séparée de la vie quotidienne.

Les normes comptables et le monde post-Enron

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Mistral, Jacques; de Boissieu, Christian; Lorenzi, Jean-Hervé

2003-01-01

Que révèlent les scandales financiers récents (Enron, Worldcom...) ? Les failles des normes comptables, l'imbrication trop forte de certains métiers (par exemple l'audit et le conseil), l'insuffisance de la "corporate governance" et plus généralement des modes de régulation ? Comment retrouver la confiance dans un mode post-Enron ? Telles sont les questions que les deux rapports, celui de Jacques Mistral et celui de Christian de Boissieu et de Jean-Hervé Lorenzi, abordent. Après avoir mis en ...

Nature et souveraineté. Philosophie politique en temps de crise écologique

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Gérard Mairet

2015-01-01

L’objet de cet essai est de proposer non certes des solutions pratiques immédiates au problème contemporain de la crise écologique, mais d’élaborer une réflexion théorique par où l’on apercevra l’insuffisance du principe de souveraineté. Au fondement de l’Etat, la souveraineté est gardienne du particularisme des Etats alors qu’une politique universaliste seule (mondiale ou régionale) s’impose face au désordre environnemental. Ainsi, en contrepartie, l’ouvrage dessine le passage d’une politiqu...

Differences in root distribution, nutrient acquisition and nutrient utilization by tropical forage species grown in degraded hillside soil conditions¹ Diferencias en la distribución de raíces, absorción y utilización de nutrientes por especies forrajeras tropicales en condiciones de suelos degradados de ladera

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2010-04-01

Full Text Available Low nutrient availability, especially phosphorus (P and nitrogen (N supply is the major limitation to forage production in acid infertile soils of the tropics. A field study was conducted at the farm ‘La Esperanza’ located in Mondomo, Department of Cauca, in the coffee growing zone of Colombia. The main objective was to determine differences in root distribution, nutrient (N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S acquisition and nutrient utilization of one C4 forage grass (Brachiaria dictyoneura and two C3 forage legumes (Arachis pintoi and Centrosema macrocarpum grown under two fertilization levels, cultivated either in monoculture or in association and harvested at four different ages.There were no significant differences in root biomass among the grass and legumes and their combinations. The native vegetation had the lowest root biomass; while the introduced grass (B. dictyoneura had the highest root length density among all materials at all depths and ages and the native vegetation had the highest specific root length. As expected, nutrient uptake increased with age and with high fertilization in all species. Centrosema macrocarpun had the highest N and Ca uptake among all plant materials tested. Uptake of P, K and Mg was greater in the grass B. dictyoneura than in the other plant species and combination planting at all ages. On the other hand, the grass had the lowest Ca uptake. The grass and its mixture with the legumes A. pintoi and C. macrocarpun had the highest S uptake. A highly significant (pLa baja disponibilidad de nutrientes, especialmente fósforo (P y nitrógeno (N es el mayor limitante para la producción de forrajes en los suelos ácidos de baja fertilidad del trópico. En la finca La Esperanza. localizada en Mondomo, departamento del Cauca, zona cafetera de Colombia, se llevo a cabo un estudio con el objeto de determinar las diferencias en la distribución de raíces, absorción y utilización de nutrientes (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, y S de una gram

Inhibition of recombinant human carboxylesterase 1 and 2 and monoacylglycerol lipase by chlorpyrifos oxon, paraoxon and methyl paraoxon

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Crow, J. Allen; Bittles, Victoria; Herring, Katye L.; Borazjani, Abdolsamad; Potter, Philip M.; Ross, Matthew K.

2012-01-01

Oxons are the bioactivated metabolites of organophosphorus insecticides formed via cytochrome P450 monooxygenase-catalyzed desulfuration of the parent compound. Oxons react covalently with the active site serine residue of serine hydrolases, thereby inactivating the enzyme. A number of serine hydrolases other than acetylcholinesterase, the canonical target of oxons, have been reported to react with and be inhibited by oxons. These off-target serine hydrolases include carboxylesterase 1 (CES1), CES2, and monoacylglycerol lipase. Carboxylesterases (CES, EC 3.1.1.1) metabolize a number of xenobiotic and endobiotic compounds containing ester, amide, and thioester bonds and are important in the metabolism of many pharmaceuticals. Monoglyceride lipase (MGL, EC 3.1.1.23) hydrolyzes monoglycerides including the endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). The physiological consequences and toxicity related to the inhibition of off-target serine hydrolases by oxons due to chronic, low level environmental exposures are poorly understood. Here, we determined the potency of inhibition (IC 50 values; 15 min preincubation, enzyme and inhibitor) of recombinant CES1, CES2, and MGL by chlorpyrifos oxon, paraoxon and methyl paraoxon. The order of potency for these three oxons with CES1, CES2, and MGL was chlorpyrifos oxon > paraoxon > methyl paraoxon, although the difference in potency for chlorpyrifos oxon with CES1 and CES2 did not reach statistical significance. We also determined the bimolecular rate constants (k inact /K I ) for the covalent reaction of chlorpyrifos oxon, paraoxon and methyl paraoxon with CES1 and CES2. Consistent with the results for the IC 50 values, the order of reactivity for each of the three oxons with CES1 and CES2 was chlorpyrifos oxon > paraoxon > methyl paraoxon. The bimolecular rate constant for the reaction of chlorpyrifos oxon with MGL was also determined and was less than the values determined for chlorpyrifos oxon with CES1 and CES2

Inhibition of recombinant human carboxylesterase 1 and 2 and monoacylglycerol lipase by chlorpyrifos oxon, paraoxon and methyl paraoxon

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Crow, J. Allen; Bittles, Victoria; Herring, Katye L.; Borazjani, Abdolsamad [Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 (United States); Potter, Philip M. [Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children' s Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105 (United States); Ross, Matthew K., E-mail: mross@cvm.msstate.edu [Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 (United States)

2012-01-01

Oxons are the bioactivated metabolites of organophosphorus insecticides formed via cytochrome P450 monooxygenase-catalyzed desulfuration of the parent compound. Oxons react covalently with the active site serine residue of serine hydrolases, thereby inactivating the enzyme. A number of serine hydrolases other than acetylcholinesterase, the canonical target of oxons, have been reported to react with and be inhibited by oxons. These off-target serine hydrolases include carboxylesterase 1 (CES1), CES2, and monoacylglycerol lipase. Carboxylesterases (CES, EC 3.1.1.1) metabolize a number of xenobiotic and endobiotic compounds containing ester, amide, and thioester bonds and are important in the metabolism of many pharmaceuticals. Monoglyceride lipase (MGL, EC 3.1.1.23) hydrolyzes monoglycerides including the endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). The physiological consequences and toxicity related to the inhibition of off-target serine hydrolases by oxons due to chronic, low level environmental exposures are poorly understood. Here, we determined the potency of inhibition (IC{sub 50} values; 15 min preincubation, enzyme and inhibitor) of recombinant CES1, CES2, and MGL by chlorpyrifos oxon, paraoxon and methyl paraoxon. The order of potency for these three oxons with CES1, CES2, and MGL was chlorpyrifos oxon > paraoxon > methyl paraoxon, although the difference in potency for chlorpyrifos oxon with CES1 and CES2 did not reach statistical significance. We also determined the bimolecular rate constants (k{sub inact}/K{sub I}) for the covalent reaction of chlorpyrifos oxon, paraoxon and methyl paraoxon with CES1 and CES2. Consistent with the results for the IC{sub 50} values, the order of reactivity for each of the three oxons with CES1 and CES2 was chlorpyrifos oxon > paraoxon > methyl paraoxon. The bimolecular rate constant for the reaction of chlorpyrifos oxon with MGL was also determined and was less than the values determined for chlorpyrifos oxon with CES1

EDF at a glance 2003; Groupe EDF - organisation et chiffres cles 2003

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2004-07-01

This document presents the organization and key data of Electricite de France (EdF) group for 2003: business, priorities, values, different branches of the group (continental Europe, western Europe, Mediterranean branch, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Americas, Dalkia energy services, development branch), management, board of directors, market opening in France, human resource strategy, R and D, customers (residential, commercial, business and industrial, local authorities), industrial tool (fossil-fired generation, network management, renewable energy sources), reliability, financial flexibility, sustainable development (role of renewables in generation, CO{sub 2} emissions, radiation protection, nuclear waste, environment, handling fuel poverty, landscape conservation), contacts and affiliates outside France. (J.S.)

Los sustentos científico-filosóficos en las raíces del pensamiento pedagógico cubano. Consideraciones para un debate

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Dr. C. Homero Calixto Fuentes-Gonzáles

2015-10-01

Full Text Available Si bien no se pretende agotar el estudio del pensamiento filosófico cubano, se revelan aspectos relevantes, que constituyen hitos significativos de donde emerge un pensamiento que fue capaz de aunar lo filosófico y lo pedagógico, como factor mediador entre la ciencia y la patria, donde se explayan el método electivo del Padre Caballero, como forma primaria y espontánea de escoger, de resumir y consolidar, desde un reconocimiento lógico a los conocimientos, ascendiendo de forma natural; la estabilidad de los conocimientos adquiridos con la experimentación de Félix Varela; la dialéctica espontánea con la introducción de la práctica en José de la Luz y Caballero, la aparición del humanismo ético universal de José Martí y la proyección gnoseológica, antimetafísica, si bien positivista, de Enrrique José Varona, hasta llegar a la consabida contraposición entre las corrientes del pensamiento filosófico de la década del veinte, que a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XX se inserta, lo que ya desde Julio Antonio Mella se proyecta, el pensamiento Marxista y la Dialéctica Materialista, que con la visión política y educativa de Fidel transforma la Educación Cubana en su quehacer práctico e ideológico, con una mirada de futuro, que debemos integrar a las raíces de un pensamiento pedagógico cubano genuino en una auténtica continuidad histórica, lo cual es una urgencia y reto de nuestros días.

Jeux d’échelles, ou quand la quantité change la qualité

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Denise Pumain

2004-12-01

Full Text Available Les jeux sont faits. La fièvre économique et urbaine s’est emparée de la Chine. Les media ont pris conscience du rôle mondial nouveau de ce pays, au cours de cette année 2004 que la France lui avait dédiée. Après le paradisiaque Luxembourg, mais devant les Etats-Unis, la Chine est devenue en ce début de XXIe siècle la principale destination des investissements étrangers dans le monde. Les taux de croissance à deux chiffres ont toujours fait rêver les spéculateurs et autres adeptes du profit à...

Anthologie de la photographie africaine et de l’océan Indien

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Menut, Nicolas

2007-01-01

Un cliché noir et blanc de petit format, un daguerréotype jauni sur lequel les contours du visage ont quasiment disparu. En haut à gauche, une série de chiffres difficilement lisibles : 1… 8… 4… De quelle date s’agit-il ? 1840 ? 1845 ? 1849 ? À défaut de trancher, le regard se pose à nouveau sur le visage situé au centre de la photographie. L’homme semble entre deux âges, sa peau est sombre, on devine une veste, une cravate. Ses yeux délavés fixent l’obturateur, le port de tête est droit, sér...

Médicaments à base de plantes dans le contexte réglementaire européen

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Sauer, Fernand

2014-01-01

RésuméEn Europe, les médicaments à base de plantes connaissent un regain d’intérêt important : ils représentent, selon des données récentes, un chiffre d’affaire d’environ 4 milliards d’euros dont la moitié pour le marché allemand et un quart pour la France.1400 plantes médicinales ont été recensées dans les diverses préparations autorisées dans les pays de l’Union Européenne. L’intérêt grandissant ne vient pas seulement du grand public mais également des médecins qui prescrivent de plus en p...

Carboxylesterase 1 genes

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Rasmussen, Henrik Berg; Madsen, Majbritt Busk

2018-01-01

The carboxylesterase 1 gene (CES1) encodes a hydrolase that metabolizes commonly used drugs. The CES1-related pseudogene, carboxylesterase 1 pseudogene 1 (CES1P1), has been implicated in gene exchange with CES1 and in the formation of hybrid genes including the carboxylesterase 1A2 gene (CES1A2...

Novel procedure with improved resolution and specificity for amplification and differentiation of variants of the gene encoding carboxylesterase 1

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Bjerre, Ditte; Rasmussen, Henrik Berg

2017-01-01

pseudogene, CES1P1. Variants of CES1A2 with a weak and a strong promoter, respectively, have been reported. In addition, there are chimeric subtypes of CES1A1 that contain a segment of CES1P1. Collectively, this represents challenges to the genotyping of CES1 that previous procedures have had difficulties...

Efecto de cuatro manejos del suelo sobre la densidad de raíces absorbentes en durazno [prunus pérsica (l batsch] a 10 cm de profundidad

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Andrés Gómez

2011-10-01

Full Text Available El árbol de Durazno (P. pérsica está constituido por dos partes estructurales: una epigea, conformada por el tronco que soporta el sistema caulinar, y otra hipogea que constituye el sistema radicular. Este último, de acuerdo con la base morfoanatómica y las funciones específicas, presenta varios tipos de raíces: absorbentes, de transición y de conducción. Las absorbentes (de color blanquecino translúcido son fisiológicamente muy activas y representanentre el 80 y el 85% de la totalidad del sistema radical. Aunque las raícesde los árboles frutales se desarrollan siguiendo un patrón genético, algunas condiciones medio ambientales producen variaciones morfológicas en su desarrollo. En este trabajo se estudió la densidad del aparato radical absorbente en el cultivo de Durazno (variedad Dorado, a 10 cm de profundidad. Se empleó la técnica volumen del cilindro, en función del manejo del suelo, utilizando 2 tipos de coberturas (cobertura viva, cobertura muerta, control dearvenses con herbicida y un referente tradicional con labranza. Los resultados mostraron que la cobertura con material vegetal muerto, sobre el suelo (10 cm de profundidad bajo el diámetro de la copa del árbol (160 cm, generóun mayor desarrollo del sistema radicular, evidente en una mayor densidad.

[BIOINFORMATIC SEARCH AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE CELLULOSE SYNTHASE GENES OF FLAX (LINUM USITATISSIMUM)].

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Pydiura, N A; Bayer, G Ya; Galinousky, D V; Yemets, A I; Pirko, Ya V; Podvitski, T A; Anisimova, N V; Khotyleva, L V; Kilchevsky, A V; Blume, Ya B

2015-01-01

A bioinformatic search of sequences encoding cellulose synthase genes in the flax genome, and their comparison to dicots orthologs was carried out. The analysis revealed 32 cellulose synthase gene candidates, 16 of which are highly likely to encode cellulose synthases, and the remaining 16--cellulose synthase-like proteins (Csl). Phylogenetic analysis of gene products of cellulose synthase genes allowed distinguishing 6 groups of cellulose synthase genes of different classes: CesA1/10, CesA3, CesA4, CesA5/6/2/9, CesA7 and CesA8. Paralogous sequences within classes CesA1/10 and CesA5/6/2/9 which are associated with the primary cell wall formation are characterized by a greater similarity within these classes than orthologous sequences. Whereas the genes controlling the biosynthesis of secondary cell wall cellulose form distinct clades: CesA4, CesA7, and CesA8. The analysis of 16 identified flax cellulose synthase gene candidates shows the presence of at least 12 different cellulose synthase gene variants in flax genome which are represented in all six clades of cellulose synthase genes. Thus, at this point genes of all ten known cellulose synthase classes are identify in flax genome, but their correct classification requires additional research.

Análisis cuantitativos de los principales constituyentes químicos de raíces de Echinacea purpurea y E. Angustifolia producidas en Costa Rica1

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Jorge Loaiza

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Se cuantificó los fenilpropanoides libres: ácido clorogénico y ácido cichórico, glicosídicos (equinacósido; así como las alcamidas presentes en extractos de raíces de las plantas medicinales Echinacea purpurea y E. angustifolia, producidas en 3 localidades de Costa Rica: Los Santos a 1650 msnm, Santa Bárbara de Heredia a 1250 msnm y Ojo de Agua a 850 msnm. Conforme disminuyó la altitud de las zonas de siembra, también disminuyó la concentración de los metabolitos analizados. La concentración de los fenilpropanoides y del equinacósido (sintetizado exclusivamente por E. angustifolia producidos en Costa Rica, fue 100 y 34% mayor, respectivamente, que la concentración reportada para una muestra control proveniente de EE.UU. Las alcamidas se produjeron en un rango de 0,89-2,31% comparado con 0,004-0,36% reportado en EE.UU. En Costa Rica la presencia de alcamidas fue similar para las 3 zonas en estudio. Sin embargo, 2 de ellas presentaron un grado de isomerismo diferente al reportado en muestras de EE.UU. Estos resultados indican que en condiciones tropicales, no solo se puede producir Echinacea en un menor tiempo, sino también que las cantidades de metabolitos secundarios son mayores a las producidas por la planta en sus áreas de origen. La presencia de compuestos con diferente grado de isomerismo podría presentar nuevas alternativas de uso de esos metabolitos.

Prevalence of urinary incontinence and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction in primiparae two years after cesarean section: cross-sectional study Prevalência de incontinência urinária e disfunção muscular do assoalho pélvico em primíparas dois anos após parto cesárea: estudo transversal

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Angélica Mércia Pascon Barbosa

2013-04-01

Full Text Available CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE There is uncertainty in the literature regarding the theory that obstetric events and pelvic floor injuries give rise to lower risk of subsequent urinary incontinence among women delivering via cesarean section than among women delivering vaginally. The objective of this study was to assess the two-year postpartum prevalence of urinary incontinence and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction and the factors responsible for them. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional study, conducted in a public university. METHODS 220 women who had undergone elective cesarean section or vaginal childbirth two years earlier were selected. Their urinary incontinence symptoms were investigated, and their pelvic floor muscle dysfunction was assessed using digital palpation and a perineometer. RESULTS The two-year urinary incontinence prevalences following vaginal childbirth and cesarean section were 17% and 18.9%, respectively. The only risk factor for pelvic floor muscle dysfunction was weight gain during pregnancy. Body mass index less than 25 kg/m 2 and normal pelvic floor muscle function protected against urinary incontinence. Gestational urinary incontinence increased the risk of two-year postpartum urinary incontinence. CONCLUSION Gestational urinary incontinence was a crucial precursor of postpartum urinary incontinence. Weight gain during pregnancy increased the subsequent risk of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, and elective cesarean section did not prevent urinary incontinence. CONTEXTO E OBJETIVO É ainda controversa na literatura a teoria de que eventos obstétricos e traumas no assoalho pélvico representariam menor risco para mulheres submetidas ao parto cesárea do que para aquelas submetidas a parto vaginal, no tocante a subsequente incontinência urinária. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a prevalência de incontinência urinária e disfunção muscular do assoalho pélvico dois anos após o parto e os fatores responsáveis por elas

Prévenir le risque infectieux à l’hôpital ? Preventing the infection risk in hospital?Anthropological reflections on hospital hygiene in a medical ward in Niger

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Eugénie d’Alessandro

2012-05-01

Full Text Available En Afrique, la maîtrise du risque infectieux en milieu hospitalier reste une question cruciale. Bien souvent, les analyses se limitent à une évaluation des décalages entre des normes techniques et des pratiques hospitalières. L’insuffisance des connaissances théoriques est régulièrement invoquée, conduisant à un cycle de formation-évaluation qui semble largement voué à l’échec. Une approche anthropologique peut aider à la résolution de ces problèmes. En proposant une lecture des dimensions sociales et culturelles des risques sanitaires, le rôle de l’anthropologue est d’élargir la compréhension de ces dysfonctionnements. Il s’agit de penser l’hôpital comme un espace où s’articulent diverses dimensions sociales, éthiques, médicales et techniques. Témoignant de cet apport complémentaire dans le champ de la santé, de nouvelles pistes émergent d’une enquête menée à l’Hôpital National de Niamey. D’abord, la superposition d’espaces techniques et sociaux se traduit par une confusion dans les gestes. Les obligations sociales brouillent alors les chaînes gestuelles techniques. Ensuite, la prégnance d’un héritage historique définit un certain mode de délivrance des biens publics dont les manifestations se retrouvent dans le quotidien d’un hôpital. Enfin, des « mondes sensibles » différents et les normes techniques élaborées dans le contexte de la médecine moderne deviennent des abstractions en l’absence de correspondances perceptives. Ici, l’anthropologie jette un pont interdisciplinaire entre les préoccupations de santé publique et les questions d’économie morale et décisionnelle.In Africa, controlling infectious diseases in hospitals remains a major issue. So far, most analyses have assessed the gap between technical norms and hospital practices. These surveys commonly enlighten a lack of theoretical knowledge and, therefore, come up with cycles of training-assessing which

Congenital esophageal stenosis associated with esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula: clinical and radiologic features

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Yoo, Hye Jin; Kim, Woo Sun; Cheon, Jung-Eun; Shin, Su-Mi; Kim, In-One; Yeon, Kyung Mo [Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Department of Radiology, Seoul (Korea); Yoo, So-Young [Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Department of Radiology, Seoul (Korea); Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul (Korea); Park, Kwi-Won; Jung, Sung-Eun [Seoul National University Children' s Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Seoul (Korea)

2010-08-15

Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) can be associated with esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF). Because there are a variety of degrees of obstruction and symptoms of CES, it is frequently difficult to make a pre- and post-operative diagnosis of the distal CES associated with EA/TEF. To evaluate the clinical and radiologic features of congenital esophageal stenosis associated with esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula. We retrospectively reviewed postoperative esophagograms and medical records of 187 children (107 boys, 80 girls) who had primary repair of EA/TEF from 1992 to 2009 at our institution. We evaluated the incidence of CES, clinical findings, radiologic features and management of CES in these children. CES was diagnosed in 22 of 187 EA/TEF children (12%); one child had double CES lesions, for a total of 23 lesions. Ten of those 22 children (45%) had presented with significant symptoms of esophageal obstruction. The diagnosis of CES was delayed in 10 children (45%) until 1-10 years of age. On esophagogram, CES (n = 23) was located in the distal esophagus (n = 20, 87%) or mid-esophagus (n = 3, 13%). The degree of stenosis was severe (n = 6, 26%), moderate (n = 10, 43%), or mild (n = 7, 30%). Eight children, including two with unsuccessful esophageal balloon dilatation of CES, were treated surgically. Histologic examination revealed tracheobronchial remnant (n = 7) or fibromuscular hyperplasia (n = 1). One child with surgically treated CES developed achalasia at the age of 3 years 9 months. Esophagography after EA/TEF repair should be performed with a high index of suspicion for the presence of distal CES, because the diagnosis and adequate management of CES can often be delayed. (orig.)

Colon electrical stimulation: potential use for treatment of obesity.

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Sallam, Hanaa S; Chen, Jiande D Z

2011-09-01

Obesity is one of the most prevalent health problems in the United States. Current therapeutic strategies for the treatment of obesity are unsatisfactory. We hypothesized the use of colon electrical stimulation (CES) to treat obesity by inhibiting upper gastrointestinal motility. In this preliminary study, we aimed at studying the effects of CES on gastric emptying of solid, intestinal motility, and food intake in dogs. Six dogs, equipped with serosal colon electrodes and a jejunal cannula, were randomly assigned to receive sham-CES or CES during the assessment of: (i) gastric emptying of solids, (ii) postprandial intestinal motility, (iii) autonomic functions, and (iv) food intake. We found that (i) CES delayed gastric emptying of solids by 77%. Guanethidine partially blocked the inhibitory effect of CES on solid gastric emptying; (ii) CES significantly reduced intestinal contractility and the effect lasted throughout the recovery period; (iii) CES decreased vagal activity in both fasting and fed states, increased the sympathovagal balance and marginally increased sympathetic activity in the fasting state; (iv) CES resulted in a reduction of 61% in food intake. CES reduces food intake in healthy dogs and the anorexigenic effect may be attributed to its inhibitory effects on gastric emptying and intestinal motility, mediated via the autonomic mechanisms. Further studies are warranted to investigate the therapeutic potential of CES for obesity.

Multiregional Input-Output Analysis of Spatial-Temporal Evolution Driving Force for Carbon Emissions Embodied in Interprovincial Trade and Optimization Policies: Case Study of Northeast Industrial District in China.

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Cheng, Hao; Dong, Suocheng; Li, Fujia; Yang, Yang; Li, Shantong; Li, Yu

2018-01-02

In the counties with rapid economy and carbon emissions (CEs) growth, CEs embodied in interprovincial trade (CEs-PT) significantly impacts the CEs amount and structure and represents a key issue to consider in CEs reduction policies formulation. This study applied EEBT and two-stage SDA model to analyze the characteristics and driving force of spatial-temporal evolution for net CEs-PT outflow in the Northeast Industrial District of China (NID). We found that, during 1997-2007, the net CEs-PT flowed out from NID to 16 south and east provinces, then to 23 provinces all over China, and its amount has increased 216.798Mt (by 211.67% per year). The main driving forces are technology and demand (further decomposed into structure and scale matrix); the contribution are 71.6418 Mt and 145.1562 Mt. Then, we constructed coupling relationship model and took the top three industries with the greatest net CEs-PT outflow (farming, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries, electricity and heat production and supply, petroleum processing, coking, and nuclear fuel processing) as examples, adjusted the interprovincial trade constructions, scales, and objects, to reduce the CEs-PT with lower costs, greater effect, and more equitability. The achievement could provide reference for formulating CEs reduction policies for similar areas in the world characterized by rapid growth of economy and CEs.

Utilisation de la clairance plasmatique de l'iolthalamate pour la détermination du débit de filtration glomérulaire chez le chien : comparaison avec les autres méthodes

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Mourou, M.

2002-01-01

Le diagnostic de l'insuffisance rénale chronique (IRC) est souvent tardif et de pronostic mauvais. Les manifestations cliniques apparaissent lorsque 75% des reins sont lésés. Une exploration fonctionnelle rénale précoce est donc primordiale. Le débit de filtration glomérulaire (DFG) est la variable physiologie d'intérêt pour évaluer la fonction rénale. Après une étude des principales caractéristiques histologiques et physiologiques de la fonction rénale (et plus précisément de la filtration g...

Au XXIème siècle, qui sont les patients dialysés souffrant d'une hyperparathyroïdie secondaire sévère ? Cohorte prospective, multicentrique de patients dialysés, incidents pour l'hyperparathyroïdie secondaire. EPHEYL (Etude PHarmacoEpidémiologique de l'hYperparathyroïdie secondaire en Lorraine)

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2013-01-01

Non disponible / Not available; L'hyperparathyroïdie secondaire (HPTS) est une complication fréquente de l'insuffisance rénale chronique. Mais son diagnostic et sa prise en charge sont encore complexes et mal codifiés. Dans notre étude, nous faisons l'hypothèse que la population de patients atteints d'HPTS est hétérogène. L'objectif de notre étude était d'identifier des sous-groupes de patients présentant un profil d'HPTS commun à partir des données cliniques, biologiques et thérapeutiques di...

Herboristerie : enquête sur les principales demandes à l'officine

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Perry , Marceau

2013-01-01

Non disponible / Not available; Bases de la médecine moderne, les plantes médicinales jouissent actuellementd'une popularité grandissante au sein du public, après avoir longtemps été misesà l'écart face aux progrès de la science moderne.Cette enquête par questionnaire, outil de ce travail, a permis de mettre enévidence les indications thérapeutiques les plus plébiscitées (Troubles dusommeil, stress et anxiété ; troubles de la circulation et insuffisance veineuse ;troubles hépatiques, détoxifi...

Carboxylesterase 1 Is Regulated by Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α and Protects Against Alcohol- and MCD diet-induced Liver Injury.

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Xu, Jiesi; Xu, Yang; Li, Yuanyuan; Jadhav, Kavita; You, Min; Yin, Liya; Zhang, Yanqiao

2016-04-14

The liver is a major organ that controls hepatic and systemic homeostasis. Dysregulation of liver metabolism may cause liver injury. Previous studies have demonstrated that carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) regulates hepatic triglyceride metabolism and protects against liver steatosis. In the present study, we investigated whether CES1 played a role in the development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and methionine and choline-deficient (MCD) diet-induced liver injury. Both hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α) and CES1 were markedly reduced in patients with alcoholic steatohepatitis. Alcohol repressed both HNF4α and CES1 expression in primary hepatocytes. HNF4α regulated CES1 expression by directly binding to the proximal promoter of CES1. Global inactivation of CES1 aggravated alcohol- or MCD diet-induced liver inflammation and liver injury, likely as a result of increased production of acetaldehyde and reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial dysfunctions. Knockdown of hepatic CES1 exacerbated ethanol-induced steatohepatitis. These data indicate that CES1 plays a crucial role in protection against alcohol- or MCD diet-induced liver injury.

Optimization of biohydrogen and methane recovery within a cassava ethanol wastewater/waste integrated management system.

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Wang, Wen; Xie, Li; Luo, Gang; Zhou, Qi; Lu, Qin

2012-09-01

Thermophilic co-fermentation of cassava stillage (CS) and cassava excess sludge (CES) were investigated for hydrogen and methane production. The highest hydrogen yield (37.1 ml/g-total-VS added) was obtained at VS(CS)/VS(CES) of 7:1, 17% higher than that with CS digestion alone. The CES recycle enhanced the substrate utilization and improved the buffer capacity. Further increase the CES fraction led to changed VFA distribution and more hydrogen consumption. FISH analysis revealed that both hydrogen producing bacteria and hydrogen consuming bacteria were enriched after CES recycled, and the acetobacteria percentage increased to 12.4% at VS(CS)/VS(CES) of 6:2. Relatively high efficient and stable hydrogen production was observed at VS(CS)/VS(CES) of 5:3 without pH adjusted and any pretreatment. The highest total energy yield, the highest COD and VS degradation were obtained at VS(CS)/VS(CES) of 7:1. GFC analysis indicated that the hydrolysis behavior was significantly improved by CES recycle at both hydrogen and methane production phase. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Prognostic impact of carboxylesterase 1 gene variants in patients with congestive heart failure treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

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Nelveg-Kristensen, Karl E.; Madsen, Majbritt B.; Torp-Pedersen, Christian

2016-01-01

OBJECTIVE: Most angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are prodrugs activated by carboxylesterase 1 (CES1). We investigated the prognostic importance of CES1 gene (CES1) copy number variation and the rs3815583 single-nucleotide polymorphism in CES1 among ACEI-treated patients with conge...

Expression analysis of cellulose synthase and main cytoskeletal protein genes in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.).

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Galinousky, Dmitry; Padvitski, Tsimafei; Bayer, Galina; Pirko, Yaroslav; Pydiura, Nikolay; Anisimova, Natallia; Nikitinskaya, Tatyana; Khotyleva, Liubov; Yemets, Alla; Kilchevsky, Aleksandr; Blume, Yaroslav

2017-08-09

Fiber flax is an important source of natural fiber and a comprehensive model for the plant fiber biogenesis studies. Cellulose-synthase (CesA) and cytoskeletal genes are known to be important for the cell wall biogenesis in general and for the biogenesis of flax fibers in particular. Currently, knowledge about activity of these genes during the plant growth is limited. In this study, we have investigated flax fiber biogenesis by measuring expression of CesA and cytoskeletal genes at two stages of the flax development (seedlings and stems at the rapid growth stage) in several flax subspecies (elongatum, mediterraneum, crepitans). RT-qPCR has been used to quantify the expression of LusСesA1, LusСesA4, LusСesA7, LusСesA6, Actin, and α-Tubulin genes in plant samples. We report that CesA genes responsible for the secondary cell wall synthesis (LusCesA4, LusCesA7) have different expression pattern compared with CesA genes responsible for the primary cell wall synthesis (LusCesA1, LusCesA6): an average expression of LusCesA4 and LusCesA7 genes is relatively high in seedlings and further increases in stems at the rapid growth stage, whereas an average expression of LusCesA1 and LusCesA6 genes decreases. Interestingly, LusCesA1 is the only studied gene with different expression dynamics between the flax subspecies: its expression decreases by 5.2-10.7 folds in elongatum and mediterraneum but does not change in crepitans subspecies when the rapid growth stage and seedlings are compared. The expression of cytoskeleton genes (coding actin and α-tubulin) is relatively stable and significantly higher than the expression of cellulose-synthase genes in all the studied samples. © 2017 International Federation for Cell Biology.

Profil bactériologique du pied diabétique et son impact sur le choix des antibiotiques

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Zemmouri, Adil; Tarchouli, Mohamed; Benbouha, Abdellatif; Lamkinsi, Tarik; Bensghir, Mustapha; Elouennass, Mostafa; Haimeur, Cherqui

2015-01-01

Introduction Analyse du profil bactériologique des pieds diabétiques pris en charge à l'hôpital militaire de Rabat et son influence sur l'antibiothérapie de première intention. Méthodes Etude prospective non randomisée étalée sur 18 mois, ayant concerné 105 patients. Après recueil des données et en attente des résultats bactériologiques nos patients ont été divisés en deux groupes: un groupe a été mis sous Amoxicilline + Acide clavulanique + Gentamycine (59 patients) et un groupe sous Ertapénème±Gentamycine (46 patients). Résultats L’étude a regroupé 85 hommes et 20 femmes (sexe ratio = 4.26). L’âge moyen est de 64.4 ans. La gangrène a été observée chez 79% des malades; elle était humide-donc surinfectée en principe- dans 43% des cas. Par ailleurs, 67% des malades ont un chiffre de globules blancs 12000 définissant une infection sévère. L'ostéolyse a été mise en évidence chez 27% de nos patients. Parmi les différentes techniques de prélèvements: 81% ont été profonds dont 21% de biopsie osseuse per opératoire et 14% de prélèvements combinés. 42% de ces prélèvements sont poly microbiens et 21% sont stériles. Les résultats bactériologiques viennent confirmer la prédominance des bactéries aérobies à Gram positif. Le taux de remplacement de l'Ertapénème est de 22% contre un taux de 50% pour l'Amoxiclav. Conclusion L'antibiothérapie ne doit être instaurée qu'en cas d'infection du pied diabétique diagnostiquée sur les critères cliniques établis par les consensus internationaux récents. Le respect des mesures de lutte contre la diffusion de la résistance bactérienne s'avère primordiale. PMID:27386024

Influence de la flore ligneuse associée dans la production des parcs ...

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anacardier de faire une bonne pollinisation, ce qui permet d'avoir de bon rendement. Ces espèces associées à l'anacardier constituent une valeur ajoutée pour les ces planteurs, puisque leurs fruits sont commercialisés par ces derniers (Wala et al., ...

Posición comercial regional de los maíces mejorados generados por el INIFAP en Veracruz

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Ana Lid del Angel-Pérez

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Introducción. El maíz es un cereal básico en la alimentación mexicana y el más cultivado por los agricultores. Sin embargo, la demanda de maíz para consumo y de semilla mejorada (SM, ha ocasionado fuertes importaciones, pues en 2012, se importaron 9´515,000 t. Gran parte de la demanda de SM es cubierta por empresas transnacionales, y en menor medida por pequeñas empresas privadas y organismos gubernamentales como el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP. El objetivo del trabajo fue conocer el mercado regional de SM en el estado de Veracruz, la posición comercial del INIFAP y las variables relevantes que motiva la decisión de compra. Método. En 2015 se aplicó un cuestionario a 100 productores de maíz para grano, en ocho municipios del estado de Veracruz, mediante el muestreo Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS. El instrumento consideró preguntas abiertas y cerradas de opción múltiple, para obtener información socioeconómica y perceptual sobre el conocimiento y uso de semillas mejoradas (SM de origen INIFAP o las que acostumbran sembrar. Resultados y discusión. El 75% del mercado regional de SM, las cubre el INIFAP. El mercado lo constituyen productores en pequeña escala (3.4 ha en promedio. La motivación de siembra depende de la Recomendación de amigos o familiares (p<0.0001. El uso de SM de origen INIFAP, está asociado a las variables socioeconómicas: Cercanía del lugar de compra (0.9451** y Conoce las semillas INIFAP (0.9199**, así como con el hecho de que los productores Siembran SM (0.4320** y Prefiere sembrar SM (0.3844** cuyos coeficientes de correlación son bajos pero fortalecidos por la significancia. Las variables de opinión que favorecen el uso de SM fueron: Tiene ventajas sobre los maíces criollos (0.6162** y Planta con buena arquitectura (0.3938**. Las características perceptuales importantes para el productor al consumir el grano fueron Sabor, Nixtamalizaci

Econometric estimation of the “Constant Elasticity of Substitution" function in R

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Henningsen, Arne; Henningsen, Geraldine

for estimating the traditional CES function with two inputs as well as nested CES functions with three and four inputs. Furthermore, we demonstrate how these approaches can be applied in R using the add-on package micEconCES and we describe how the various estimation approaches are implemented in the mic......EconCES package. Finally, we illustrate the usage of this package by replicating some estimations of CES functions that are reported in the literature....

Third quarter 2005 sales figures; Chiffre d'affaires du 3. trimestre 2005

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2005-07-01

With manufacturing facilities in over 40 countries and a sales network in over 100, AREVA offers customers technological solutions for nuclear power generation and electricity transmission and distribution. The group also provides interconnect systems to the telecommunications, computer and automotive markets. This document presents the sales figures of the group for the third quarter of 2005: sales revenues in the front end division, in the reactor and services division, in the back end division and in the transmission and distribution division.

First quarter 2005 sales data; Chiffre d'affaires du 1. trimestre 2005

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2005-04-15

This press release brings information on the AREVA group sales data. First quarter 2005 sales for the group were 2,496 millions of euros, up 3,6% year-on-year from 2,41 millions. The change in foreign exchange rates between the two periods show a negative impact of 22 millions euros, which is much lower than in the first quarter of 2004. It analyzes also in more details the situation of the front end, the reactors and service division, the back end division, the transmission and distribution division and the connectors division. (A.L.B.)

3. quarter 2006 sales revenue; Chiffres d'affaires du 3. trimestre 2006

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2006-10-15

This document presents the sales revenue of the 3. quarter 2006 for the Group AREVA. The sales revenues for the first nine months of 2006 are up by 8,1% to 7,556 millions euros; the nuclear operations are up by 5,2% reflecting strong performance in the front end division; the transmission and distribution division is up by 14%. (A.L.B.)

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alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) estime que, sur près de 250 000 variétés végétales propres à la culture, on n'en cultive aujourd'hui qu'environ 7 000, soit moins de 3 %. Le non-usage mène à l'abandon et, éventuellement, ...

Référenceur et référencement. Cachez ces pratiques que je ne saurais voir

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Guillaume Sire

2014-04-01

Full Text Available A partir d’entretiens réalisés chez des éditeurs de presse en ligne français, nous dressons le portrait de plusieurs employés en charge d’optimiser le référencement des documents produits par les journalistes sur les moteurs de recherche, et en particulier sur les listes de liens hypertextes ordonnées par le leader du marché : Google. Ces employés ont un profil hybride, fruit d’une mise en tension de trois composantes de la production : l’aspect technique, l’aspect marketing et l’aspect éditorial. Nous décrivons leurs parcours, leurs motivations et leur place dans l’organisation. Nous expliquons ensuite pourquoi ce que les référenceurs définissent eux-mêmes comme leur « éthique » n’est ni tout à fait celle de Google ni tout à fait celle des journalistes, mais qu’ils orientent leurs actions de manière à satisfaire autant que possible à la fois les critères d’évaluation de Google et la déontologie des journalistes. D’autre part, nous tâchons de montrer comment cet « invisible » de la production journalistique peut agir. Nous expliquons notamment en quoi son action peut avoir une influence sur la ligne éditoriale d’un site de presse, et en particulier sur le choix des sujets traités par les journalistes. Puis nous décrivons les enjeux liés aux négociations entre le référenceur et la rédaction, de l’issue desquelles dépendent en partie la nature et le résultat du processus de production journalistique. Finalement, deux choses distinctes dépendent de l’action du référenceur : d’une part la maximisation du trafic, d’autre part le contrôle exercé par l’entreprise de presse sur les modalités de publication et de diffusion de ses contenus. Si son action réussit parfaitement, l’internaute ne se doutera pas de la présence de certains éléments destinés à optimiser le référencement, car chacun de ces éléments aura un intérêt, et un sens, à ses yeux

Carboxylesterase 1A2 encoding gene with increased transcription and potential rapid drug metabolism in Asian populations

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Rasmussen, Henrik Berg; Madsen, Majbritt Busk; Lyauk, Yassine Kamal

2017-01-01

The carboxylesterase 1 gene (CES1) encodes a hydrolase implicated in the metabolism of commonly used drugs. CES1A2, a hybrid of CES1 and a CES1-like pseudogene, has a promoter that is weak in most individuals. However, some individuals harbor a promoter haplotype of this gene with two overlapping...

The Relationship between TP53 Gene Status and Carboxylesterase 2 Expression in Human Colorectal Cancer

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Momoko Ishimine

2018-01-01

Full Text Available Irinotecan (CPT-11 is an anticancer prodrug that is activated by the carboxylesterase CES2 and has been approved for the treatment of many types of solid tumors, including colorectal cancer. Recent studies with cell lines show that CES2 expression is regulated by the tumor suppressor protein p53. However, clinical evidence for this regulatory mechanism in cancer is lacking. In this study, we examined the relationship between TP53 gene status and CES2 expression in human colorectal cancer. Most colorectal cancer specimens (70%; 26 of 37 showed lower CES2 mRNA levels (≥1.5-fold lower than the adjacent normal tissue, and only 30% (12 of 37 showed similar (<1.5-fold lower or higher CES2 mRNA levels. However, TP53 gene sequencing revealed no relationship between CES2 downregulation and TP53 mutational status. Moreover, while colorectal cancer cells expressing wild-type p53 exhibited p53-dependent upregulation of CES2, PRIMA-1MET, a drug that restores the transcriptional activity of mutant p53, failed to upregulate CES2 expression in cells with TP53 missense mutations. These results, taken together, suggest that CES2 mRNA expression is decreased in human colorectal cancer independently of p53.

Technique du Micro-Enseignement: Une Approche Pour Enseigner La Pratique de La Lecture aux Apprenants de Niveau A2 et La Perception de Cette Technique Par Les Futurs Enseignants

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Nurten ÖZÇELİK

2017-09-01

Full Text Available Cette étude a été préparée en vue de déterminer les difficultés rencontrées par les futurs enseignants lors de l’enseignement de la lecture aux apprenants de niveau A2 par la technique du micro-enseignement, et de mettre à jour leurs opinions concernant les avantages ainsi que les inconvénients de cette technique. Le groupe de travail est composé de 20 futurs enseignants (14 femmes, 6 hommes du Département de la Didactique du FLE de la Faculté Pédagogique de l’Université Gazi, pour le deuxième semestre de la période 2014-2015. Les données recueillies par les questions à réponses ouvertes ont été évaluées par la méthode de l’analyse descriptive, à la suite des calculs de fréquence. Selon les résultats obtenus, les futurs enseignants ont surtout du mal à prononcer le français, à gérer leurs émotions, à préparer une présentation, des activités de pré-lecture et du dossier de présentation. Augmenter la confiance en soi, apprendre à préparer un plan de cours, donner la possibilité de voir les aspects insuffisants sont les points positifs de la technique. L’insuffisance des participations au cours, l’artificialité du milieu de la classe, la subjectivité des critiques des pairs sont indiqués par les participants comme les inconvénients de cette technique.

Working Paper 48 - Challenges of Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in War - Affected Economies

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Anke Hoeffler

2002-01-01

Dans ce document, nous avons examiné les défis qui se posent aux économies de douze pays africains touchés la guerre, dans le domaine de la réhabilitation et de la construction des infrastructures. Notre étude sur les secteurs de l'eau, des transports, de l'énergie et des télécommunications a révélé l'insuffisance des infrastructures dans les douze pays. En moyenne, 30 pour cent seulement de la population ont accès à l'eau potable et 20 pour cent environ à l'assainissement. En conséquence, il...

Choc hémorragique suite à une ponction biopsie rénale (PBR): à propos d'un cas

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El Hammoumi, Jalal; Boukatta, Brahim; Houari, Nawfal; Elbouazzaoui, Abderrahim; Sbai, Hicham; Kanjaa, Nabil

2015-01-01

La ponction biopsie rénale (PBR) est un examen indispensable en néphrologie mais à risque de complications graves surtout hémorragique. Nous rapportons l'observation d'un patient âgé de 27 ans ayant bénéficié d'une PBR pour un diagnostic étiologique d'une insuffisance rénale aigue, l’évolution après la biopsie a été marquée par l'installation d'un choc hémorragique d'où la prise en charge en réanimation avec une néphrectomie d'hémostase. PMID:26848362

Les thromboses veineuses cérébrales: étiologies, facteurs de risque, stratégie diagnostique, pronostic et évolution vers les fistules artério-veineuses durales étude rétrospective de 52 cas

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Richard , Sébastien

2004-01-01

Non disponible / Not available; Ce travail décrit et commente les résultats d'une étude rétrospective reprenant l'histoire et l'évolution de 52 patients atteints d'une thrombose veineuse cérébrale (TVC). Les étiologies avérées ne sont trouvées que pour 28% des TVC de notre série dont 20% sont dûes à des troubles de la coagulation. La contraception orale concerne 71% des patientes. Nous suspecton l'insuffisance veineuse (51% des patients) comme étant le témoin d'une anomalie de paroi favorisan...

Comparison of Electrospray Ionization and Atmospheric Chemical Ionization Coupled with the Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Cholesteryl Esters

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Hae-Rim Lee

2015-01-01

Full Text Available The approach of two different ionization techniques including electrospray ionization (ESI and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS was tested for the analysis of cholesteryl esters (CEs. The retention time (RT, signal intensity, protonated ion, and product ion of CEs were compared between ESI and APCI. RT of CEs from both ionizations decreased with increasing double bonds, while it increased with longer carbon chain length. The ESI process generated strong signal intensity of precursor ions corresponding to [M+Na]+ and [M+NH4]+ regardless of the number of carbon chains and double bonds in CEs. On the other hand, the APCI process produced a protonated ion of CEs [M+H]+ with a weak signal intensity, and it is selectively sensitive to detect precursor ions of CEs with unsaturated fatty acids. The ESI technique proved to be effective in ionizing more kinds of CEs than the APCI technique.

Book Reviews

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A. Teeuw

1956-07-01

Full Text Available - F.D.K. Bosch, L.-Ch. Damais, Etudes d’épigraphie Indonésienne. I. Méthode de réduction des dates javanaises en dates européennes. - II. La date des inscriptions en ére de Sañjaya. Bulletin de l’Ecole francaise d’ Extrême-Orient, XLV, 1951 pp. 1-63. - III. Liste des principales inscriptions datées de l’Indonésie (avec tableu comparatif des chiffres indonésiens, ibid., XLVI, 1952, pp. 1-105. - IV. Discussion de la date des inscriptions, ibid., XLVII, 1955, pp. 7-290. - C. Tj. Bertling, J. Noorduyn, Een achttiende-eeuwse kroniek van Wadjo. Buginese Historiografie, Acad. proefschrift Leiden, 1955. - A. Teeuw, J. Gonda, Sanskrit in Indonesia (Sarasvati Vihara Series Volume 28, Nagpur, 1952, XXIX & 456 pp.

Moluscos asociados a las raíces sumergidas del mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle, en el Golfo de Santa Fe, Estado Sucre, Venezuela

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B. Márquez

2002-12-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio mensual cualitativo y cuantitativo de la comunidad de moluscos asociados a las raíces sumergidas del mangle rojo, Rhizophora mangle, entre octubre de 1998 y septiembre de 1999, en seis estaciones del Golfo de Santa Fe (Estado Sucre, Venezuela. Se colectaron e identificaron un total de 4 704 individuos pertenecientes a 45 especies de moluscos (22 gasterópodos, 15 bivalvos y 8 polyplacóforos. Las especies más abundantes fueron: Crassostrea rhizophorae, Isognomon bicolor L alatus y Brachidontes exustus. Los valores más altos de diversidad y equitabilidad, y los menores valores de dominancia, se encontraron en las estaciones tres y cuatro, mientras que lo opuesto ocurrió en las estaciones uno y dos. El análisis de afinidad mostró que en las cinco primeras estaciones las variaciones espaciales en la composición de la comunidad son mayores que las variaciones temporales, mientras que en la estación seis priman las diferencias temporales. Se encontraron factores que podrían ser importantes para determinar la estructura de la comunidad, como vecindad a otros ecosistemas y/6 aspectos biológicos específicos de las especies como adaptaciones a condiciones fluctuantes, hábitos alimenticios y migración en busca de ambientes sombreados y protegidos.A qualitative and quantitative monthly study of the mollusks community associated to the submered roots of the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle (L., between October of 1998 and September of 1999, in six stations of the Gulf of Santa Fe. (Suere State, Venezuela. Were collected 4 704 specimens, 45 species of mollusks were identified (22 gastropods, 15 bivalves and 8 chitons. The most abundant species were: Crassostrea rhizophorae, Isognomon bicolor, L alatus and Brachidontes exustus. The highest values in diversity and evenness, and the smallest dominant values, were in the stations three and four, while the opposed happened in the stations one and two. The analysis of likeness

Implementación de un protocolo para la producción de raíces pilosas (hairy roots de uña de gato (Uncaria tomentosa mediante transformación con Agrobacterium rhizogenes Implementation of a protocol for the production of hairy roots of cat’s claw (Uncaria tomentosa by Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated transformation

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Giovanni Garro Monge

2012-11-01

Full Text Available Los beneficios para la salud registrados a partir del uso de metabolitos secundarios de la planta llamada uña de gato (Uncaria tomentosa han generado una fuerte demanda comercial, así como la extracción intensiva de esta especie en los países en los cuales se distribuye, con el consecuente deterioro de este recurso genético en su hábitat natural. Es por eso que resulta necesario implementar protocolos de cultivo de células y tejidos de esta especie, con el fin de lograr la síntesis de los compuestos en forma controlada. La corteza de las raíces es uno de los tejidos en los que se concentra la producción de estos compuestos, razón por la cual la producción de raíces de cabellera (hairy roots resulta ser una técnica alternativa para la producción a escala de los metabolitos de interés. En este proyecto se implementó un protocolo de agroinfección de microestacas de U. tomentosa utilizando cepas silvestres de Agrobacterium rizhogenes (AR1500 y A4RS, así como el mantenimiento en medio líquido de las raíces pilosas obtenidas. En colaboración con el Laboratorio de Biología Molecular del programa PIPRA (UC Davis, se determinó la eficacia del protocolo de agroinfección, así como el uso de otras herramientas moleculares para la detección de expresión génica, las cuales mostraron resultados satisfactorios en los ensayos de agroinfección, bajo las metodologías establecidas en el proyecto.The beneficial health proper ties registered of secondary metabolites produced by the plant cat’s claw (Uncaria tomentosa had generated a strong market demand and intensive extraction of this species in the countries where distributed, with the deterioration of this genetic resource in its natural habitat. Because of this, is necessary to implement protocols for cell and tissue culture of this species in order to achieve the synthesis of compounds in a controlled manner.The root bark is one of the tissues where the production of these

EDF at a glance. EDF group 2002; Organisation et chiffres cles. Groupe EDF 2002

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2003-07-01

This document presents the organization and key data of the Electricite de France (EdF) group for 2002: business (generation and trading, transmission, distribution, supply, energy services), corporate governance (board of directors, executive committee), different branches of the group (continental Europe, western Europe, Middle-East and Africa, Asia-Pacific, Americas), main affiliates, international contacts and addresses, financial performance (consolidated sales, Ebitda), customers (residential, commercial, business and industrial, local authorities), generation (balanced energy mix), human resources, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development indicators. (J.S.)

Apprentissage auto-dirige: Quand les chiffres parlent (Self-Directed Learning: Figures Speak for Themselves).

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Abe, Daniele; Gremmo, Marie-Jose

The functioning of the semi-autonomous learning system (SAAS) at the Centre de Recherches et d'Applications Pedagogiques en Langues (CRAPEL) was surveyed for the academic year 1980-81. Detailed data were collected about learners' aims, language level, and their assessment of the SAAS, as well as about the way they actually used the system. This…

William Butcher, Jules Verne inédit, les manuscrits déchiffrés

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Merello, Ida

2016-01-01

Les textes de Jules Verne sont des palimpsestes. Ils le sont au sens figuré, nous le savions déjà. Mais ils le sont également au sens propre, comme le montre le bel ouvrage de William Butcher. Ce dernier s’est donné pour objectif d’analyser les manuscrits de Verne parvenus jusqu’à nous. La ressource semble inépuisable : des milliers et des milliers de pages autographes à déchiffrer, à défricher. William Butcher s’est plongé dans ce labeur avec enthousiasme et il en tire de nombreuses informat...

Attitudes Toward Cognitive Enhancer Use Among New Zealand Tertiary Students.

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Ram, Sanyogita Sanya; Hussainy, Safeera; Henning, Marcus; Stewart, Kay; Jensen, Maree; Russell, Bruce

2017-09-19

Cognitive enhancement is the use of prescription stimulant medicines by healthy individuals for nonmedical use in academic settings. Commonly used cognitive enhancers (CEs) include methylphenidate, amphetamines, and modafinil. To understand the motivation to use CEs, it is important to look beyond prevalence and explore the extent to which attitudes, beliefs, and intentions predict the decision to use CEs. The study aimed to investigate what factors explain the decision to use CEs among tertiary students in New Zealand, using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). Students from the Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing, Medicine, Law, and Accounting at a university in New Zealand were invited to complete a paper-based questionnaire. The questionnaire elicited students' attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived control toward illicit use of CEs using TPB. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted. Response rate was 88.6% (442/499). Students who perceived CE use to be socially and ethically acceptable were more likely to use CEs (odds ratio, OR: 1.56, 95% confidence interval, 95% CI: 1.153-2.105, p = 0.004). Students who were concerned about the health impact of CE use were less likely to use CEs (OR: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.492-0.826, p = 0.001). Students who believed that CE use was approved were more likely to use them (OR: 1.648, CI: 1.193-2.278, p = 0.002). This research supports the notion that the decision to use CEs is not just an autonomous choice that occurs in isolation. Attitudes on the ethical and social acceptability of CE use were more likely to drive the decision to use CEs. The study provides the impetus for an integrative discussion by health care professionals and academics on the impact of attitudes, social norms, and advocates on the decision to use CEs.

Blunt splenic trauma: Can contrast enhanced sonography be used for the screening of delayed pseudoaneurysms?

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Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre, E-mail: Pierre-Alexandre.Poletti@hcuge.ch [Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14 (Switzerland); Becker, Christoph D.; Arditi, Daniel; Terraz, Sylvain [Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14 (Switzerland); Buchs, Nicolas [Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14 (Switzerland); Shanmuganathan, Kathirkamanathan [Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (United States); Platon, Alexandra [Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14 (Switzerland)

2013-11-01

Purpose: To assess the value of contrast-enhanced sonography (CES) for the detection of delayed post-traumatic splenic pseudo-aneurysms, usually considered an indication for angiographic embolization. Methods: Sixty-three consecutive hemodynamically stable trauma patients in whom admission CT displayed a splenic injury of grade II or higher (AAST classification), without evidence of vascular involvement, were included in the study. CES of the spleen using a second generation contrast agent was systematically performed within 48–72 h after admission, for the detection of a pooling of contrast media suggestive of pseudoaneurysm. Within 6 h after contrast-enhanced sonography, all patients underwent an abdominal CT for control purposes. CES results were compared to CT findings, which were considered the reference standard. This study received approval from the institutional ethical board. Results: CES showed a blush of contrast consistent with a pseudoaneurysm in 6 of the 63 patients. All were confirmed at subsequent control CT. Pooling of contrast was found at CT in 2 patients in whom contrast-enhanced sonography was negative. There was no false positive CES examination for the suspicion of pseudoaneurysms. When compared to CT, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of CES to suggest a pseudoaneurysms, were 75% (6/8), 100% (55/55), 100% (6/6), and 96% (55/57), respectively. Conclusion: Our data suggest that CES may be useful for the screening of delayed traumatic splenic pseudoaneurysms: if a negative CES does not absolutely rule out a pseudoaneurysm, a positive CES warrants an angiography, without need of control CT.

Blunt splenic trauma: Can contrast enhanced sonography be used for the screening of delayed pseudoaneurysms?

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Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre; Becker, Christoph D.; Arditi, Daniel; Terraz, Sylvain; Buchs, Nicolas; Shanmuganathan, Kathirkamanathan; Platon, Alexandra

2013-01-01

Purpose: To assess the value of contrast-enhanced sonography (CES) for the detection of delayed post-traumatic splenic pseudo-aneurysms, usually considered an indication for angiographic embolization. Methods: Sixty-three consecutive hemodynamically stable trauma patients in whom admission CT displayed a splenic injury of grade II or higher (AAST classification), without evidence of vascular involvement, were included in the study. CES of the spleen using a second generation contrast agent was systematically performed within 48–72 h after admission, for the detection of a pooling of contrast media suggestive of pseudoaneurysm. Within 6 h after contrast-enhanced sonography, all patients underwent an abdominal CT for control purposes. CES results were compared to CT findings, which were considered the reference standard. This study received approval from the institutional ethical board. Results: CES showed a blush of contrast consistent with a pseudoaneurysm in 6 of the 63 patients. All were confirmed at subsequent control CT. Pooling of contrast was found at CT in 2 patients in whom contrast-enhanced sonography was negative. There was no false positive CES examination for the suspicion of pseudoaneurysms. When compared to CT, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of CES to suggest a pseudoaneurysms, were 75% (6/8), 100% (55/55), 100% (6/6), and 96% (55/57), respectively. Conclusion: Our data suggest that CES may be useful for the screening of delayed traumatic splenic pseudoaneurysms: if a negative CES does not absolutely rule out a pseudoaneurysm, a positive CES warrants an angiography, without need of control CT

Capture Efficiency of Cooking-Related Fine and Ultrafine Particles by Residential Exhaust Hoods

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Lunden, Melissa M.; Delp, William W.

2014-06-05

Effective exhaust hoods can mitigate the indoor air quality impacts of pollutant emissions from residential cooking. This study reports capture efficiencies (CE) measured for cooking generated particles for scripted cooking procedures in a 121-m3 chamber with kitchenette. CEs also were measured for burner produced CO2 during cooking and separately for pots and pans containing water. The study used four exhaust hoods previously tested by Delp and Singer (Environ. Sci. Technol., 2012, 46, 6167-6173). For pan-frying a hamburger over medium heat on the back burner, CEs for particles were similar to those for burner produced CO2 and mostly above 80percent. For stir-frying green beans in a wok (high heat, front burner), CEs for burner CO2 during cooking varied by hood and airflow: CEs were 34-38percent for low (51?68 L s-1) and 54?72percent for high (109?138 L s-1) settings. CEs for 0.3?2.0 ?m particles during front burner stir-frying were 3?11percent on low and 16?70percent on high settings. Results indicate that CEs measured for burner CO2 are not predictive of CEs of cooking-generated particles under all conditions, but they may be suitable to identify devices with CEs above 80percent both for burner combustion products and for cooking-related particles.

RESPIRACIÓN MICROBIAL Y DE RAÍCES EN SUELOS DE BOSQUES TROPICALES PRIMARIOS Y SECUNDARIOS (PORCE, COLOMBIA MICROBIAL AND ROOT RESPIRATION IN SOILS OF TROPICAL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FORESTS ( PORCE, COLOMBIA

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2008-06-01

Full Text Available Los suelos son el mayor reservorio de carbono en los ecosistemas terrestres y a su vez la mayor fuente de CO2 atmosférico, el cual es producido mediante un proceso denominado respiración del suelo. El objetivo de este trabajo fue estimar las tasas de respiración del suelo y sus componentes (respiración de raíces y de microorganismos, y evaluar el control que sobre las tasas de emisión de CO2 ejercen factores como la humedad y la temperatura del suelo, en bosques primarios (BP y secundarios (BS de la región de Porce, Colombia. Para este fin se midió la emisión de CO2 del suelo durante un año, en 10 parcelas con una cámara de respiración de suelo conectada a un analizador de gases infrarrojo. La tasa promedia anual de respiración fue 15,91 (0,71 e.e. y 14,03 (0,75 e.e. C t · ha-1 · año-1 en BP y BS, respectivamente. La respiración de las raíces representó casi la mitad de la respiración total en ambos tipos de bosque. La variación estacional de la respiración total estuvo asociada principalmente a las diferencias de humedad del suelo. Los resultados sugieren que desde el suelo de los bosques tropicales se emiten cantidades considerables de carbono hacia la atmósfera, y que factores ambientales como la humedad y la temperatura del suelo, ejercen un control importante sobre las tasas de emisión. De este modo, un incremento en la emisión de CO2 desde los suelos de estos ecosistemas, en respuesta a los cambios ambientales, puede tener grandes implicaciones en el balance global del carbono.Soils are the largest carbon pool of terrestrial ecosystems as well as the largest source of atmospheric CO2 through a process called soil respiration. The purpose of this study was to estimate the soil respiration rates and its components (root and microbial respiration, and to evaluate the control of environmental factors such as soil humidity and temperature on emission rates of CO2 in primary (PF and secondary forests (SF of the Porce

Profil des diabétiques en hémodialyse chronique: étude multicentrique au Maroc

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Kabbali, Nadia; Mikou, Souad; El Pardiya, Nada Tazi; El Bardai, Ghita; Arrayhani, Mohamed; Houssaini, Tarik Sqalli

2014-01-01

Introduction Le diabète représente la première cause de mortalité par insuffisance rénale au Maroc. Sa prévalence selon l'Enquête Nationale sur la Population et la Santé Familiale de 2011 est de 3,3% [1]. Le but de ce travail est de déterminer la prévalence et d’étudier le profil clinique des diabétiques en hémodialyse chronique au Maroc. Méthodes Il s'agit d'une étude transversale multicentrique incluant 2066 hémodialysés chroniques dans les 39 centres d'hémodialyse de quatre régions marocaines. Résultats La prévalence du diabète en hémodialyse est 21,6%. L’âge moyen 59±13,2 ans (26-87). Le sex-ratio est de 1,9. L'IMC moyen est de 24,5 ± 4,4 kg/m2 (15-41). 42 patients sont porteurs d′une hépatite virale. La durée moyenne en HD est 39,3± 67 mois. 57% des patients gardent une diurèse résiduelle versus 43% chez les non diabétiques. Par rapport à ces derniers, nous avons noté plus d'HTA (64% versus 45%), plus de complications cardiovasculaires (23% versus 12%), un âge plus avancé à l'initiation de l'hémodialyse (55,5 versus 47 ans) et un taux de FAV proximales plus important. Conclusion La prévalence des diabétiques en hémodialyse est relativement élevée au Maroc sans tenir compte des patients qui ne bénéficient pas d’épuration extra-rénale pour des raisons socio-économiques. Le taux élevé de mortalité est imputable au retard et/ou à l'absence de la prise en charge néphrologique des diabétiques. Dans nos régions où le système sanitaire dispose de faible moyen, l'accent doit être mis sur le dépistage précoce de la néphropathie chez le diabétique. PMID:25374630

Evaluation des indicateurs d’alerte précoce de la résistance du VIH aux ARV en Côte d’Ivoire en 2011

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Yao, Kouadio Jean; Damey, Néto Florence; Konan, Diby Jean Paul; Aka, Joseph; Aka-Konan, Sandrine; Ani, Alex; Bonle, Marguerite Te; Kouassi, Dinard

2016-01-01

Introduction En 2001, l'Organisation des Nations Unies recommandait de rendre disponible les médicaments antirétroviraux dans les pays à ressources limitées. Cependant, l'utilisation de ces médicaments à grande échelle s'accompagne du développement de résistance du virus. En Côte d'Ivoire, plusieurs sites prescrivent les antirétroviraux. Cette étude avait pour objectif d'évaluer les facteurs programmatiques associés à un risque élevé d'émergence de résistance du VIH aux antirétroviraux. Méthodes Il s'agit d'une cohorte rétrospective sur 20 sites de prise en charge des personnes vivant avec le VIH. La population d'étude était constituée des personnes ayant initié leur traitement antirétroviral sur les sites en 2008-2009. L'estimation de la taille de l'échantillon a été faite à partir de la stratégie d'échantillonnage de l'OMS. Résultats Sur 20 sites, 98% des prescriptions initiales étaient conformes aux directives nationales et 20% des sites avaient 100% de prescriptions conformes. Au total, 33% des patients étaient perdus de vue au cours des 12 premiers mois de traitement antirétroviral et 20% des sites avaient moins de 20% de perdus de vue. A 12 mois, 51% des patients demeuraient sous traitement de première intention approprié et 11% des sites ont atteint le seuil d'au moins 70% de patients sous traitement de première intention approprié. Un seul site n'a pas connu de rupture d'antirétroviraux sur les 12 mois. Conclusion Des insuffisances relevées dans la prise en charge des personnes vivant avec le VIH traduisent l'existence d'un risque important de résistance du virus aux antirétroviraux en 2008-2009. Pour minimiser ce risque les pratiques de prescription devraient être améliorées, un système de recherche des absents aux rendez-vous devrait être mis en place et la disponibilité constante des antirétroviraux devraient être assurée. PMID:28250876

Species richness alone does not predict cultural ecosystem service value

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Rose A. Graves; Scott M. Pearson; Monica G. Turner

2017-01-01

Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services are common conservation goals. However, understanding relationships between biodiversity and cultural ecosystem services (CES) and determining the best indicators to represent CES remain crucial challenges. We combined ecological and social data to compare CES value of wildflower communities based on observed...

Profil des diabétiques en hémodialyse chronique: étude multicentrique au Maroc

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Kabbali, Nadia; Mikou, Souad; El Pardiya, Nada Tazi; El Bardai, Ghita; Arrayhani, Mohamed; Houssaini, Tarik Sqalli

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Introduction Le diabète représente la première cause de mortalité par insuffisance rénale au Maroc. Sa prévalence selon l'Enquête Nationale sur la Population et la Santé Familiale de 2011 est de 3,3% [1]. Le but de ce travail est de déterminer la prévalence et d’étudier le profil clinique des diabétiques en hémodialyse chronique au Maroc. Méthodes Il s'agit d'une étude transversale multicentrique incluant 2066 hémodialysés chroniques dans les 39 centres d'hémodialyse de quatre régions marocai...

Le budget du CNRS de 1969 à 2000.

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Marnot, Bruno

2011-01-01

Après avoir abordé l’évolution du budget du CNRS au cours « des années fastes » allant de la Libération à 1968 dans le précédent numéro de cette revue, Bruno Marnot poursuit ici son étude des budgets du Centre sur les trois décennies suivantes. Au cours de cette période, marquée par une conjoncture économique beaucoup moins brillante, les insuffisances budgétaires entraînent une importante diminution des moyens mis à la disposition des laboratoires et mènent à la crise de trésorerie qui sévit...

Analysis and Implementation of an Open Programmable Router Based on Forwarding and Control Element Separation

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Wei-Ming Wang; Li-Gang Dong; Bin Zhuge

2008-01-01

A router architecture based upon ForCES (Forwarding and Control Element Separation), which is being standardized by IETF ForCES working group, gains its competitive advantage over traditional router architectures in flexibility, programmability, and cost-effectiveness. In this paper, design and implementation of a ForCES-based router (ForTER) is illustrated. Firstly, the implementation architecture of ForTER is discussed. Then, a layered software model,which well illustrates ForCES features, is proposed. Based on the model, design and implementation of Control Element (CE) and Forwarding Element (FE) in ForTER are introduced in detail. Moreover, security for ForTER is considered and an algorithm to prevent DoS attacks is presented. Lastly, experiments of ForTER are illustrated for routing and running routing protocols, network management, DoS attack prevention, etc. The experimental results show the feasibility of the ForTER design. Consequently, the ForTER implementation basically testifies the feasibility of ForCES architecture and some IETF ForCES specifications.

Condiciones para el análisis electrofóretico de proteínas apoplásticas de tallos y raíces de clavel (Dianthus caryophyllus L para estudios proteómicos

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Ana Patricia Martinez Gonzalez

2017-05-01

Full Text Available En el presente estudio se describe un flujo de trabajo que puede ser aplicado a diferentes especies vegetales, con el fin de obtener extractos apoplásticos que puedan ser usados para análisis proteómicos. Para ello, usando tallos y raíces de clavel, se evaluaron parámetros claves para la extracción de estas proteínas. Se determinó que para esta especie (Dianthus caryophyllus L se debe usar la solución amortiguadora fosfato de sodio 0,1 M pH 6,5, cloruro de sodio 50 mM y 0,1% β-mercaptoetanol para la infiltración; con tres tiempos de vacío de 20 s a 70 kPa y centrifugación a 1000 x g durante 20 min a 4 ºC, seguido de precipitación y concentración de proteínas con el método (TCA-Ácido tricloroacético/acetona. Bajo estas condiciones, se obtienen extractos que permiten análisis electroforéticos en 2D de proteínas de apoplasto, usando para el isolectroenfoque tiras con gradientes de pH 5-8 para raíz y pH 3-10 para tallo. Las condiciones descritas permitirán profundizar sobre el papel de las proteínas apoplásticas en diversidad de fenómenos biológicos que involucren esta especie vegetal.

Goals of clinical ethics support: perceptions of dutch healthcare institutions

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Dauwerse, L.; Abma, T.A.; Molewijk, A.C.; Widdershoven, G.

2013-01-01

In previous literature, ethicists mention several goals of Clinical Ethics Support (CES). It is unknown what key persons in healthcare institutions see as main- - and sub-goals of CES. This article presents the goals of CES as perceived by board members and members of ethics support staff. This is

Cauda equina syndrome: is the current management of patients presenting to district general hospitals fit for purpose? A personal view based on a review of the literature and a medicolegal experience.

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Todd, N V

2015-10-01

There is no universally agreed definition of cauda equina syndrome (CES). Clinical signs of CES including direct rectal examination (DRE) do not reliably correlate with cauda equina (CE) compression on MRI. Clinical assessment only becomes reliable if there are symptoms/signs of late, often irreversible, CES. The only reliable way of including or excluding CES is to perform MRI on all patients with suspected CES. If the diagnosis is being considered, MRI should ideally be performed locally in the District General Hospitals within one hour of the question being raised irrespective of the hour or the day. Patients with symptoms and signs of CES and MRI confirmed CE compression should be referred to the local spinal service for emergency surgery. CES can be subdivided by the degree of neurological deficit (bilateral radiculopathy, incomplete CES or CES with retention of urine) and also by time to surgical treatment (12, 24, 48 or 72 hour). There is increasing understanding that damage to the cauda equina nerve roots occurs in a continuous and progressive fashion which implies that there are no safe time or deficit thresholds. Neurological deterioration can occur rapidly and is often associated with longterm poor outcomes. It is not possible to predict which patients with a large central disc prolapse compressing the CE nerve roots are going to deteriorate neurologically nor how rapidly. Consensus guidelines from the Society of British Neurological Surgeons and British Association of Spinal Surgeons recommend decompressive surgery as soon as practically possible which for many patients will be urgent/emergency surgery at any hour of the day or night. ©2015 The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Le retour des jeunes diplômés en zone rurale au Maroc: Quelles interactions entre trajectoires individuelles et projets collectifs ?

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Nabila Aroussi Bachari

2015-06-01

Full Text Available l y a, dans les zones rurales du Maroc, une présence de plus en plus affirmée de jeunes diplômés. Ces jeunes peuvent jouer un rôle important pour le développement de ces zones rurales, mais à condition de se construire un rôle économique et social, qui leur permette de fonder un projet de vie en zone rurale. L’étude porte sur 11 jeunes diplômés qui ont initié des projets collectifs en zone rurale dans la province de Séfrou, grâce à des financements publics. Nous étudions les interactions entre les trajectoires individuelles de ces jeunes diplômés et leur projet collectif. Ces jeunes ont étudié voire travaillé pendant un temps en ville avant d’initier un projet collectif en zone rurale, à la fois du fait des difficultés d’insertion en ville mais aussi pour contribuer au développement de leur douar d’origine. Les projets de ces jeunes peuvent être d’ordre purement économique (coopérative de séchage de prune par exemple ou bien d’animation rurale. Plusieurs des jeunes enquêtés sont actifs à la fois dans la sphère économique et dans l’animation rurale, et jugent ces deux acticités comme complémentaires et non en opposition. Ces projets collectifs offrent à leur tour des opportunités de « projets de vie » en zone rurale pour ces jeunes. Si la capacité de ces projets de générer un revenu stable est un critère fort pour que ces jeunes se construisent un tel projet de vie en zone rurale, le rôle d’animateur de développement rural est aussi un élément important. Ces différents projets ont obtenu des financements publics de différents types qui ont, dans deux des quatre cas étudiés, explicitement pris en compte la présence de jeunes diplômés dans les projets. Cependant, ces financements ont souvent été accordés dans le cadre de démarches ponctuelles, qui pourraient être menées de façon plus institutionnalisée.

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2010-03-01

..., LLC, Calpine Power America--CA, LLC, Calpine Power America--OR, LLC,CES Marketing IX, LLC,CES Marketing V, L.P.,CES Marketing X, LLC, PCF2, LLC, Mankato Energy Center, LLC, Riverside Energy Center, LLC... Center, LLC, Pine Bluff Energy, LLC, Pastoria Energy Center, LLC, Morgan Energy Center, LLC, MOBILE...

Capture efficiency of cooking-related fine and ultrafine particles by residential exhaust hoods.

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Lunden, M M; Delp, W W; Singer, B C

2015-02-01

Effective exhaust hoods can mitigate the indoor air quality impacts of pollutant emissions from residential cooking. This study reports capture efficiencies (CE) measured for cooking-generated particles for scripted cooking procedures in a 121-m3 chamber with kitchenette. CEs also were measured for burner produced CO2 during cooking and separately for pots and pans containing water. The study used four exhaust hoods previously tested by Delp and Singer (Environ. Sci. Technol., 2012, 46, 6167-6173). For pan-frying a hamburger over medium heat on the back burner, CEs for particles were similar to those for burner produced CO2 and mostly above 80%. For stir-frying green beans in a wok (high heat, front burner), CEs for burner CO2 during cooking varied by hood and airflow: CEs were 34-38% for low (51-68 l/s) and 54-72% for high (109-138 l/s) settings. CEs for 0.3-2.0 μm particles during front burner stir-frying were 3-11% on low and 16-70% on high settings. Results indicate that CEs measured for burner CO2 are not predictive of CEs of cooking-generated particles under all conditions, but they may be suitable to identify devices with CEs above 80% both for burner combustion products and for cooking-related particles. Published 2014. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.

The Psychometric Properties of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in Chinese Primary Care Patients: Factor Structure, Construct Validity, Reliability, Sensitivity and Responsiveness.

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Chin, Weng Yee; Choi, Edmond P H; Chan, Kit T Y; Wong, Carlos K H

2015-01-01

The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is a commonly used instrument to measure depressive symptomatology. Despite this, the evidence for its psychometric properties remains poorly established in Chinese populations. The aim of this study was to validate the use of the CES-D in Chinese primary care patients by examining factor structure, construct validity, reliability, sensitivity and responsiveness. The psychometric properties were assessed amongst a sample of 3686 Chinese adult primary care patients in Hong Kong. Three competing factor structure models were examined using confirmatory factor analysis. The original CES-D four-structure model had adequate fit, however the data was better fit into a bi-factor model. For the internal construct validity, corrected item-total correlations were 0.4 for most items. The convergent validity was assessed by examining the correlations between the CES-D, the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) and the Short Form-12 Health Survey (version 2) Mental Component Summary (SF-12 v2 MCS). The CES-D had a strong correlation with the PHQ-9 (coefficient: 0.78) and SF-12 v2 MCS (coefficient: -0.75). Internal consistency was assessed by McDonald's omega hierarchical (ωH). The ωH value for the general depression factor was 0.855. The ωH values for "somatic", "depressed affect", "positive affect" and "interpersonal problems" were 0.434, 0.038, 0.738 and 0.730, respectively. For the two-week test-retest reliability, the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.91. The CES-D was sensitive in detecting differences between known groups, with the AUC >0.7. Internal responsiveness of the CES-D to detect positive and negative changes was satisfactory (with p value 0.2). The CES-D was externally responsive, with the AUC>0.7. The CES-D appears to be a valid, reliable, sensitive and responsive instrument for screening and monitoring depressive symptoms in adult Chinese primary care patients. In its original four

Cellular impedance measurement as a new tool for poxvirus titration, antibody neutralization testing and evaluation of antiviral substances

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Witkowski, Peter T.; Schuenadel, Livia; Wiethaus, Julia; Bourquain, Daniel R.; Kurth, Andreas; Nitsche, Andreas

2010-01-01

Research highlights: → Real-time data acquisition by RT-CES requires low operative effort. → Time to result is reduced by using RT-CES instead of conventional methods. → RT-CES enables quantification of virus titers in unknown samples. → RT-CES is a useful tool for high-throughput characterization of antiviral agents. → An RT-CES-based virus neutralization test was established. -- Abstract: Impedance-based biosensing known as real-time cell electronic sensing (RT-CES) belongs to an emerging technology for analyzing the status of cells in vitro. In the present study protocols were developed for an RT-CES-based system (xCELLigence TM , Roche Applied Science, ACEA Biosciences Inc.) to supplement conventional techniques in pox virology. First, proliferation of cells susceptible to orthopoxviruses was monitored. For virus titration cells were infected with vaccinia virus and cell status, represented by the dimensionless impedance-based cell index (CI), was monitored. A virus-dose dependent decrease in electrical impedance could be shown. Calculation of calibration curves at a suitable CI covering a dynamic range of 4 log enabled the quantification of virus titers in unknown samples. Similarly, antiviral effects could be determined as shown for anti-poxviral agents ST-246 and Cidofovir. Published values for the in vitro concentration that inhibited virus replication by 50% (IC 50 ) could be confirmed while cytotoxicity in effective concentrations was excluded in long-term incubation experiments. Finally, an RT-CES-based virus neutralization test was established. Various poxvirus-specific antibodies were examined for their neutralizing activity and a calculation mode for the neutralizing antibody titer was introduced. In summary, the presented RT-CES-based methods outmatch end-point assays by observing the cell population throughout the entire experiment while workload and time to result are reduced.

1033-IJBCS-Article-Lamine Said Baba Moussa

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1Centre de Recherches Agricoles Sud/Institut National des Recherches ... trois espèces de Pseudomonas, trois espèces de Streptomyces, huit espèces de Bacillus et ..... licheniformis ; B. lentus ; B. circulans et B. ..... asiciadas al cultivo del maiz. ... bacteria and their inoculation effects on growth and nitrogen uptake of crop ...

Goals of clinical ethics support: perceptions of Dutch healthcare institutions.

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Dauwerse, L; Abma, T A; Molewijk, B; Widdershoven, G

2013-12-01

In previous literature, ethicists mention several goals of Clinical Ethics Support (CES). It is unknown what key persons in healthcare institutions see as main--and sub-goals of CES. This article presents the goals of CES as perceived by board members and members of ethics support staff. This is part of a Dutch national research using a mixed methods design with questionnaires, focus groups and interviews. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed and combined in an iterative process. Four main clusters of goals were found: 1) encouraging an ethical climate, 2) fostering an accountable and transparent organization, 3) developing professionalism and a final goal, overarching the previous three, 4) good care. Most important sub-goals of CES were: attention for ethical issues, raising awareness of ethical issues, fostering ethical reflection and supporting employees. The article ends with a discussion on the desirability to further operationalize the general goal of good care, the context-boundedness of our findings and the need to relate goals of CES to the features of organizational cultures to further improve the integration of CES in healthcare institutions.

An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions-weighted clean energy standards

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Coffman, Makena; Griffin, James P.; Bernstein, Paul

2012-01-01

This paper quantifies the relative cost-savings of utilizing a greenhouse gas emissions-weighted Clean Energy Standard (CES) in comparison to a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). Using a bottom-up electricity sector model for Hawaii, this paper demonstrates that a policy that gives “clean energy” credit to electricity technologies based on their cardinal ranking of lifecycle GHG emissions, normalizing the highest-emitting unit to zero credit, can reduce the costs of emissions abatement by up to 90% in comparison to a typical RPS. A GHG emissions-weighted CES provides incentive to not only pursue renewable sources of electricity, but also promotes fuel-switching among fossil fuels and improved generation efficiencies at fossil-fired units. CES is found to be particularly cost-effective when projected fossil fuel prices are relatively low. - Highlights: ► Proposes a GHG Emissions-Weighted Clean Energy Standard (CES) mechanism. ► Compares CES to RPS using a case study of Hawaii. ► Finds CES is up to 90% more cost-effective as a GHG abatement tool.

Réflexions sur les rotifères en tant qu'indicateurs biologiques

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POURRIOT R.

1976-01-01

Full Text Available Quelques espèces de Rotifères fournissent un bon exemple d'indicateurs écologiques pour un facteur limitant : Synchaeta lakowitziana, Conochitoides natans, Notholca spp (température, Brachionus plicatilis (salinité. Le système d'indexation des espèces à la qualité des eaux est discuté. Les espèces strictement édaphiques (non aquatiques, les espèces rares appartenant à des genres où la variabilité est grande et les espèces euryoecques, peu caractéristiques, devraient être exclues des listes d'indicateurs établies par SLADECEK (1973, car elles ne facilitent pas l'application de ce système. Il s'avère nécessaire d'améliorer le poids indicatif et la valeur de saprobité des espèces, de ne conserver que les plus caractéristiques par leur constance et leur fidélité. Il serait, de plus, intéressant de se référer à des index plus dynamiques que statiques.

Gatifloxacin phase IV surveillance trial (TeqCES study) utilizing 5000 primary care physician practices: report of pathogens isolated and susceptibility patterns in community-acquired respiratory tract infections.

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Pfaller, Michael A; Jones, Ronald N

2002-09-01

Recently FDA-approved fluoroquinolones like gatifloxacin possess enhanced activity against Gram-positive pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae. However, experience with adverse events among previously used fluoroquinolones has led to expanded post-marketing investigations of clinical efficacy and safety. An open-label gatifloxacin trial was initiated in early 2000, using 2795 (>15000 enrolled cases) primary care providers for treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections (CARTI) such as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (ABECB), acute sinusitis. Microbiology specimens and sputum slides were referred to a reference laboratory, pathogens identified and reference antimicrobial susceptibility tests performed. Results were classified by infection site, geographic census region and patient profile/demographics. The most frequent pathogens were: for CAP (n = 384)-S. pneumoniae (37%) > Hemophilus influenzae (31%) > Moraxella catarrhalis (13%); for ABECB (528)-H. influenzae (37%) > M. catarrhalis (26%) > S. pneumoniae (17%); and for sinusitis (2691)-M. catarrhalis (29%) > H. influenzae (24%) > S. pneumoniae (17%). H. parainfluenzae (ABECB) and S. aureus (sinusitis) were also commonly isolated. CAP S. pneumoniae isolates had significantly less high-level resistance (5% at > or =2 micro g/ml) than those isolates from ABECB or sinusitis (13-15%). United States census zone differences in S. pneumoniae resistance were identified (greatest in West or East South Central, South Atlantic). S. pneumoniae macrolide resistance was high (23-33%) and H. influenzae clarithromycin susceptibility was only 56-62%. beta-lactamase rates in H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis were 21-29% and 88-92%, respectively. Only one S. pneumoniae was not susceptible to gatifloxacin, and this new fluoroquinolone was fourfold more potent than levofloxacin (MIC(50,) 0.25 vs. 1 micro g/ml). This Phase IV surveillance trial (TeqCES

Case report

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1 nov. 2017 ... Japon par Takeuchi et Shimizu. Elle est caractérisée par le développement de ces occlusions induisant la formation de vaisseaux de suppléance. Ces derniers proviennent des collatérales parenchymateuses, perforantes, leptoméningées et autres anastomoses transdurales. Ces vaisseaux collatéraux ont ...

Le statut du genre Barbus Cuvier & Cloquet, 1816. Barbus Kahajani proposé comme nom de substitution pour Barbus tetrazona Bleeker, 1857, un homonyme secondaire de Barbus tetrazona Bleeker, 1955

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Hoedeman, J.J.

1958-01-01

Il existe encore une grande confusion au sujet du nom de genre correct s’appliquant à beaucoup de petits barbeaux de l’Inde orientale, lesquels, à juste titre, semble-t-il, ne devraient pas être maintenus dans le vieux genre Barbus. Pour ces espèces, et en particulier pour les espèces asiatiques, on

Evaluation of the rostral projection of the sacral lamina as a component of degenerative lumbosacral stenosis in German shepherd dogs.

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Saunders, Harvey; Worth, Andrew J; Bridges, Janis P; Hartman, Angela

2018-05-20

To determine the association between a greater rostral projection of the sacral lamina and clinical signs of cauda equina syndrome (CES) in German shepherd dogs (GSD) with presumptive degenerative lumbosacral disease (DLSS). Retrospective cohort study. One hundred forty-three GSD (125 police dogs and 18 pet dogs) presenting for either CES or prebreeding evaluation. Fifty-five were classified as affected by CES and diagnosed with DLSS, and 88 were classified as unaffected on the basis of clinical and imaging findings. The position of the rostral edge of the sacral lamina was measured from radiographs and/or computed tomography (CT) scans. This position was compared between affected and unaffected dogs. In dogs that underwent both radiography and CT scanning, the agreement between sacral lamina localization using each imaging modality was determined. Owners/handlers were contacted to determine whether dogs subsequently developed clinical signs compatible with CES at a mean of 29 months (unaffected). The sacral lamina did not extend as far rostrally in affected dogs, compared to unaffected dogs (P = .04). Among the 88 dogs unaffected by CES at initial evaluation, 2 developed clinical signs consistent with CES at follow-up. Rostral projection of the sacral lamina, previously proposed as a potential risk factor in dogs with CES due to lumbosacral degeneration, was not associated with a diagnosis of DLSS in this study; the opposite was true. Rostral projection of the sacral lamina may not be a predisposing factor in the development of CES due to DLSS in GSD. © 2018 The American College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Relation entre la structure des peuplements et la pollution métallique dans les fonds sableux de la zone littorale. Aspects méthodologiques

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Dessaint, Fabrice

1985-01-01

La pollution marine, et particulièrement l'accumulation de polluants métalliques dans les sédiments, influe non seulement sur la biologie des espèces considérées individuellement, mais aussi (en conséquence) sur la composition qualitative et quantitative des peuplements : les rapports d'équilibre entre les différentes espèces sont en effet modifiées. Ces modifications de peuplement sont plus faciles à décrire, sur la base de la présence ou de l'absence des différentes espèces et de leurs p...

In Vitro Drug Metabolism by Human Carboxylesterase 1

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Thomsen, Ragnar; Rasmussen, Henrik B; Linnet, Kristian

2014-01-01

Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) is the major hydrolase in human liver. The enzyme is involved in the metabolism of several important therapeutic agents, drugs of abuse, and endogenous compounds. However, no studies have described the role of human CES1 in the activation of two commonly prescribed...... a panel of therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse to assess their inhibition of the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl acetate by recombinant CES1 and human liver microsomes. The screening assay confirmed several known inhibitors of CES1 and identified two previously unreported inhibitors: the dihydropyridine...... calcium antagonist, isradipine, and the immunosuppressive agent, tacrolimus. CES1 plays a role in the metabolism of several drugs used in the treatment of common conditions, including hypertension, congestive heart failure, and diabetes mellitus; thus, there is a potential for clinically relevant drug-drug...

Nomenclature for alleles of the human carboxylesterase 1 gene

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Rasmussen, Henrik B.; Madsen, Majbritt B.; Bjerre, Ditte

2017-01-01

The carboxylesterase 1 gene (CES1) in humans encodes a hydrolase, which is implicated in the metabolism of several commonly used drugs 1. This gene is located on chromosome 16 with a highly homologous pseudogene, CES1P1, in its proximity. A duplicated segment of CES1 replaces most of CES1P1 in some...... appears to be low 8,13. The formation of hybrids consisting of a gene and a related pseudogene has been reported for other genes than CES1. This includes the hybrids of the gene encoding cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) and pseudogene CYP2D7, that is, the so-called CYP2D7/D6 hybrids 14......,15. These are categorized as CYP2D6 variants and not as variants of pseudogene CYP2D716....

Rice Cellulose SynthaseA8 Plant-Conserved Region Is a Coiled-Coil at the Catalytic Core Entrance

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Rushton, Phillip S.; Olek, Anna T.; Makowski, Lee; Badger, John; Steussy, C. Nicklaus; Carpita, Nicholas C.; Stauffacher, Cynthia V. (NEU); (Purdue)

2016-11-22

The crystallographic structure of a rice (Oryza sativa) cellulose synthase, OsCesA8, plant-conserved region (P-CR), one of two unique domains in the catalytic domain of plant CesAs, was solved to 2.4 Å resolution. Two antiparallel α-helices form a coiled-coil domain linked by a large extended connector loop containing a conserved trio of aromatic residues. The P-CR structure was fit into a molecular envelope for the P-CR domain derived from small-angle X-ray scattering data. The P-CR structure and molecular envelope, combined with a homology-based chain trace of the CesA8 catalytic core, were modeled into a previously determined CesA8 small-angle X-ray scattering molecular envelope to produce a detailed topological model of the CesA8 catalytic domain. The predicted position for the P-CR domain from the molecular docking models places the P-CR connector loop into a hydrophobic pocket of the catalytic core, with the coiled-coil aligned near the entrance of the substrate UDP-glucose into the active site. In this configuration, the P-CR coiled-coil alone is unlikely to regulate substrate access to the active site, but it could interact with other domains of CesA, accessory proteins, or other CesA catalytic domains to control substrate delivery.

Structure des populations et etat de conservation des principales ...

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Au Bénin, la Réserve de Biosphère de la Pendjari abrite de nombreuses espèces utiles dont certaines sont connues pour leurs actions thérapeutiques. Mais malheureusement, ces espèces sont soumises à une pression grandissante. Cette étude a pour objectif d'analyser dans la zone cynégétique et les terroirs riverains ...

Analyse de la distribution spatiale des Acanthaceae en Afrique ...

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d'échantillons sont: Justicia Lin. avec 1595 échantillons (17,1% des échantillons; 58 espèces), Thunbergia Retz avec 813 échantillons. (8,7% des échantillons; 36 espèces), et. Asystasia Blume avec 638 échantillons (6,8% des échantillons; 11 espèces). La carte de distribution des. 9181 échantillons d'Acanthaceae (Fig.

The Psychometric Properties of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in Chinese Primary Care Patients: Factor Structure, Construct Validity, Reliability, Sensitivity and Responsiveness.

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Full Text Available The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D is a commonly used instrument to measure depressive symptomatology. Despite this, the evidence for its psychometric properties remains poorly established in Chinese populations. The aim of this study was to validate the use of the CES-D in Chinese primary care patients by examining factor structure, construct validity, reliability, sensitivity and responsiveness.The psychometric properties were assessed amongst a sample of 3686 Chinese adult primary care patients in Hong Kong. Three competing factor structure models were examined using confirmatory factor analysis. The original CES-D four-structure model had adequate fit, however the data was better fit into a bi-factor model. For the internal construct validity, corrected item-total correlations were 0.4 for most items. The convergent validity was assessed by examining the correlations between the CES-D, the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9 and the Short Form-12 Health Survey (version 2 Mental Component Summary (SF-12 v2 MCS. The CES-D had a strong correlation with the PHQ-9 (coefficient: 0.78 and SF-12 v2 MCS (coefficient: -0.75. Internal consistency was assessed by McDonald's omega hierarchical (ωH. The ωH value for the general depression factor was 0.855. The ωH values for "somatic", "depressed affect", "positive affect" and "interpersonal problems" were 0.434, 0.038, 0.738 and 0.730, respectively. For the two-week test-retest reliability, the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.91. The CES-D was sensitive in detecting differences between known groups, with the AUC >0.7. Internal responsiveness of the CES-D to detect positive and negative changes was satisfactory (with p value 0.2. The CES-D was externally responsive, with the AUC>0.7.The CES-D appears to be a valid, reliable, sensitive and responsive instrument for screening and monitoring depressive symptoms in adult Chinese primary care patients. In its original

AREVA - first half 2005 sales figures; AREVA - chiffre d'affaires du 1. semestre 2005

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First half 2005 sales for the AREVA group were up 1.1% to 5,396 million euros and 2.6% like-for-like, compared with 5,339 million euros for the same period in 2004.The change in foreign exchange rates had a negative impact of nearly (34) million euros between these two periods, which was much less than between the first half of 2003 and the same period in 2004. Sales are up 1.1% compared with the first half of 2004 (up 2.6% like-for-like); the euros (17.3) M impact of IFRS adoption is limited to the Front End division; Energy is up: Nuclear Power: up 4.4% (up 5.5% like-for-like), driven by the Front End and Reactors and Services divisions; T and D: down 3.9% (-2.1% like-for-like) due to the one time peak observed in early 2004; Connectors sales are stable (+0.3% like-for-like): Automotive performed well, while the communication market continued to be a difficult one.

Areva - First half 2008 sales revenue; Areva - Chiffre d'affaires du 1. semestre 2008

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As of June 30, 2008, AREVA's backlog stood at 38.1 billion euro, for 13.6% growth since June 30, 2007, with 9.9% growth in Nuclear and 40.7% growth in Transmission and Distribution. In Nuclear, the backlog came to 32.3 billion euro as of the end of June 2008. In the front end of the cycle, AREVA signed multi-year contracts in the first half of the year with Japanese and American utilities and with EDF, for a combined total of more than 1 billion euro. Of note in the back end of the cycle is the contract AREVA signed with the U.S. Department of Energy to build a MOX fuel fabrication facility. In Transmission and Distribution, the backlog came to 5.8 billion euro as of the end of period. A total of 3.2 billion euro in orders was booked in the first half, an increase of 20.0% year-on-year. The division won several important contracts, most notably a contract with Dubai Electricity (more than 130 million euro), a contract with National Grid and RTE for the renovation of the IFA 2000 grid interconnection between France and Great Britain (more than 60 million euro), and, in the industrial field, a contract with Rio Tinto Alcan (close to 65 million euro). The group cleared revenue of 6.2 billion euro in the first half of 2008, up 14.8% (+16.4% like-for-like) compared with the first half of 2007. Sales outside France were up 14.3% to 4.2 billion euro or 68.6% of total sales; the latter were stable compared with the first half of 2007. All businesses were up, with growth of 15.9% in Nuclear operations (+19.1% LFL1) - particularly in Reactors and Services (+31.3% LFL1) - and 13.0% growth in Transmission and Distribution operations (+12.0% LFL T 1). Foreign exchange had a negative impact of 155 million euro, primarily due to the change in the U.S. dollar in relation to the euro. Changes in the consolidated group had a positive impact of 97 million euro, mainly reflecting acquisitions in the Transmission and Distribution division and in Renewable Energies. Sales revenue for the 2. quarter of 2008 rose to 3.4 billion euro, for growth of 17.1% (+18.0% like-for-like) compared with the 2. quarter of 2007. Foreign exchange had a negative impact of 85 million euro and changes in consolidation had a positive impact of 79 million euro. The Nuclear divisions were up 16.6% (+19.4% LFL1) and the Transmission and Distribution division was up 17.8% (+15.6% LFL1). For 2008, the AREVA group confirms all of its expectations, including strong growth in backlog and in sales revenue.

The key numbers of the mineral raw materials; Les chiffres cles des matieres premieres minerales

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Mandil, C. [Directeur General de l`Energie et des Matieres Premieres, France (France)]|[Ministere de l`Industrie, des Postes et Telecommunications et du Commerce Exterieur, 75 - Paris (France)

1996-12-31

Mineral raw materials come from fossil reserves or ores resulting from the geologic and climatic history of the Earth. The access to economic development for 80% of the worldwide population and the high rate of demographic growth (probably 8 billions of inhabitants in 2025) are important factors that can greatly multiply the worldwide consumption of ores. In parallel, environmental concerns and the increasing need for a better equilibrium between wildlife preservation and the supply of economic needs, lead to a more reasonable and mastered use of natural resources. The aim of this book is to shade light and give global elements of thoughts on mineral resources, and for the main of those (about 30 metals and mineral substances), to review the most useful data and references about their production and consumption. For each question, chapters are devoted to the situation of France in its worldwide context. One chapter concerns the uranium ores (reserves, production, prices evolution, consumption, economic flux and companies involved). (J.S.).

Los trilobites del Pérmico Inferior de Bolivia

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1983-01-01

Full Text Available On décrit deux espèces nouvelles de trilobites du Permien bolivien, trouvées dans des sédiments du groupe Copacabana, dans les localités fossilifères de Yaurichambi et Yampupata (Copacabana, lors de la réalisation d'une étude biostratigraphique détaillée. On attribue à ces espèces un âge wolfcampien (sakmarien. Resumen Se describen dos especies nuevas de trilobites del Pérmico boliviano, las mismas que fueron ubicadas en sedimentos del grupo Copacabana, en las localidades fosilíferas de Yaurichambi y Yampupata (Copacabana, durante la realización de un estudio bioestratigráfico detallado. A estas especies se les asigna una edad Wolfcampiana. On décrit deux espèces nouvelles de trilobites du Permien bolivien, trouvées dans des sédiments du groupe Copacabana, dans les localités fossilifères de Yaurichambi et Yampupata (Copacabana, lors de la réalisation d'une étude biostratigraphique détaillée. On attribue à ces espèces un âge wolfcampien (sakmarien.

Treatment of Radioactive Effluents at the Saclay Nuclear Research Centre; Traitement des Effluents Radioactifs au Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay; 041e 0414 ; Tratamiento de los Efluentes Radiactivos en el Centro de Energia Nuclear de Saclay

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Wormser, G. [Service de Controle des Radiations et de Genie Radioactif, Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France)

1960-07-01

The Report Gives The Account Of Four Years' Experience In Operating The Treatment Plant For Effluents From The Saclay Nuclear Research Centre. It Contains Data Relating To The Origin, Volume And Treatment Of Waste. (author) [French] Ce rapport presente un bilan d'exploitation de l'installation de traitement des effluents du Centre d'etudes nucleaires de Saclay depuis quatre ans. On donne des chiffres concernant l'origine des residus, leur volume, leur traitement. (author) [Spanish] El autor hace un balance de explotacion de la instalacion de tratamiento de efluentes del centro de Saclay desde hace cuatro anos, dando las cifras correspondientes al origen de los residuos, a su volumen y a su tratamiento. (author) [Russian] V jetom dokumente podvoditsja itog chetyrehletnej jekspluatacii ustanovki po obrabotke zhidkih othotov v Centre jadernyh issledovanij v Sakle. V doklade privodjatsja dannye o proishozhdenii othodov, jh ob'eme i obrabotke. (author)

A precarização do emprego na Europa

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Luísa Oliveira

2008-01-01

Full Text Available Dans cet article, on cherche à poser l'hypothèse du surgissement d'un rapport salarial postfordiste, en examinant l'un des composants de ce concept: la transformation de l'emploi permanent en emploi précaire. À partir des données de l'Eurostat, on examine l'évolution du chiffre du travail temporaire dans les 20 dernières années et les raisons qui mènent les gens à accepter cette situation d'après une matrice générationnelle. Les conclusions vont dans le sens d'un changement structurel, dans la mesure où tous les pays s'orientent vers une plus grande déréglementation des rapports dans l'emploi, soit par la déréglementation des licenciements, soit par l'expansion du travail temporaire, ou par la combinaison des deux.

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31 mars 2014 ... En effet, ces chantiers forestiers ouvrent des voies d'accès à l'intérieur des forêts et facilitent ainsi l'entrée des chasseurs dans les profondeurs des forêts donc, plus près des espèces animales (Auzel, 1999, Moukassa,. 2004). D'autre part, ces chantiers forestiers attirent de plus en plus des populations tant ...

Quantifying Economic Value of Coastal Ecosystem Services: A Review

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Seyedabdolhossein Mehvar

2018-01-01

Full Text Available The complexity of quantifying ecosystem services in monetary terms has long been a challenging issue for economists and ecologists. Many case specific valuation studies have been carried out in various parts of the World. Yet, a coherent review on the valuation of coastal ecosystem services (CES, which systematically describes fundamental concepts, analyzes reported applications, and addresses the issue of climate change (CC impacts on the monetary value of CES is still lacking. Here, we take a step towards addressing this knowledge gap by pursuing a coherent review that aims to provide policy makers and researchers in multidisciplinary teams with a summary of the state-of-the-art and a guideline on the process of economic valuation of CES and potential changes in these values due to CC impacts. The article highlights the main concepts of CES valuation studies and offers a systematic analysis of the best practices by analyzing two global scale and 30 selected local and regional case studies, in which different CES have been valued. Our analysis shows that coral reefs and mangroves are among the most frequently valued ecosystems, while sea-grass beds are the least considered ones. Currently, tourism and recreation services as well as storm protection are two of the most considered services representing higher estimated value than other CES. In terms of the valuation techniques used, avoided damage, replacement and substitute cost method as well as stated preference method are among the most commonly used valuation techniques. Following the above analysis, we propose a methodological framework that provides step-wise guidance and better insight into the linkages between climate change impacts and the monetary value of CES. This highlights two main types of CC impacts on CES: one being the climate regulation services of coastal ecosystems, and the other being the monetary value of services, which is subject to substantial uncertainty. Finally, a

Validation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale among Korean Adolescents.

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Heo, Eun-Hye; Choi, Kyeong-Sook; Yu, Je-Chun; Nam, Ji-Ae

2018-02-01

The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is designed to measure the current level of depressive symptomatology in the general population. However, no review has examined whether the scale is reliable and valid among children and adolescents in Korea. The purpose of this study was to test whether the Korean form of the CES-D is valid in adolescents. Data were obtained from 1,884 adolescents attending grades 1-3 in Korean middle schools. Reliability was evaluated by internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha). Concurrent validity was evaluated by a correlation analysis between the CES-D and other scales. Construct validity was evaluated by exploratory factor and confirmatory factor analyses. The internal consistency coefficient for the entire group was 0.88. The CES-D was positively correlated with scales that measure negative psychological constructs, such as the State Anxiety Inventory for Children, the Korean Social Anxiety Scale for Children and Adolescents, and the Reynold Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, but it was negatively correlated with scales that measure positive psychological constructs, such as the Korean version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-2. The CES-D was examined by three-dimensional exploratory factor analysis, and the three-factor structure of the scale explained 53.165% of the total variance. The variance explained by factor I was 24.836%, that explained by factor II was 15.988%, and that explained by factor III was 12.341%. The construct validity of the CES-D was tested by confirmatory factor analysis, and we applied the entire group's data using a three-factor hierarchical model. The fit index showed a level similar to those of other countries' adolescent samples. The CES-D has high internal consistency and addresses psychological constructs similar to those addressed by other scales. The CES-D showed a three-factor structure in an exploratory factor analysis. The present

Cranial electrotherapy stimulation affects mood state but not levels of peripheral neurotrophic factors or hypothalamic- pituitary-adrenal axis regulation.

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Roh, Hee-Tae; So, Wi-Young

2017-01-01

Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) is reported to aid in relieving symptoms of depression and anxiety, though the mechanism underlying this effect remains unclear. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis response and levels of neurotrophic factors, as well as changes in mood state, in patients undergoing CES therapy. Fifty healthy postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to either a Sham CES group (n = 25) or an Active CES group (n = 25). CES treatment was conducted in 20-minute sessions, three times per week for 8 weeks, using a micro current cranial electrotherapy stimulator. Blood samples were collected prior to and following the 8-week treatment period for measurement of cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and nerve growth factor (NGF) levels. Changes in mood state were also examined at the time of blood collection using the Profile of Mood States (POMS). No significant differences in cortisol, ACTH, BDNF, or NGF were observed between the two participant groups (p > 0.05) following the treatment period. However, those in the Active CES group exhibited significantly decreased Tension-Anxiety and Depression-Dejection scores on the POMS relative to pre-treatment scores (p 0.05). These results suggest that 8 weeks of CES treatment does not induce changes in blood levels of neurotrophic factors or HPA-axis-related hormones, though such treatment may be effective in treating symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Managing Ethical Difficulties in Healthcare: Communicating in Inter-professional Clinical Ethics Support Sessions.

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Grönlund, Catarina Fischer; Dahlqvist, Vera; Zingmark, Karin; Sandlund, Mikael; Söderberg, Anna

2016-12-01

Several studies show that healthcare professionals need to communicate inter-professionally in order to manage ethical difficulties. A model of clinical ethics support (CES) inspired by Habermas' theory of discourse ethics has been developed by our research group. In this version of CES sessions healthcare professionals meet inter-professionally to communicate and reflect on ethical difficulties in a cooperative manner with the aim of reaching communicative agreement or reflective consensus. In order to understand the course of action during CES, the aim of this study was to describe the communication of value conflicts during a series of inter-professional CES sessions. Ten audio- and video-recorded CES sessions were conducted over eight months and were analyzed by using the video analysis tool Transana and qualitative content analysis. The results showed that during the CES sessions the professionals as a group moved through the following five phases: a value conflict expressed as feelings of frustration, sharing disempowerment and helplessness, the revelation of the value conflict, enhancing realistic expectations, seeing opportunities to change the situation instead of obstacles. In the course of CES, the professionals moved from an individual interpretation of the situation to a common, new understanding and then to a change in approach. An open and permissive communication climate meant that the professionals dared to expose themselves, share their feelings, face their own emotions, and eventually arrive at a mutual shared reality. The value conflict was not only revealed but also resolved.

VALEUR PATRIMONIALE DE SERRASALMINAE HERBIVORES DU HAUT MARONI (GUYANE FRANÇAISE : APPROCHES BIOLOGIQUE ET SOCIOCULTURELLE EN PAYS WAYANA.

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PAGEZY H.

2002-01-01

Full Text Available La valeur patrimoniale des kumaru, espèces de poissons appartenant à la sous-famille des Serrasalminae, a été approchée selon des critères faisant référence à leur place au sein de la biodiversité ou de la sociodiversité. Du point de vue de l’anthropologue, les kumaru apparaissent indéniablement comme les espèces de poissons ayant globalement les plus fortes valeurs sociale, hédonique, économique, non seulement chez les Amérindiens Wayana du Haut Maroni, mais aussi chez les Noirs Boni du cours moyen. On peut les qualifier à ce titre d’espèces patrimoniales. Du point de vue du biologiste, les trois espèces de kumaru du Haut Maroni se situent à des niveaux d’endémicité différents, mais toutes participent au fonctionnement du biotope particulier des herbiers à Podostemaceae, au moins dans leurs jeunes stades. Au-delà de la simple conservation des espèces, le mode de distribution de l’asitau (Prosomyleus rhomboidalis et la position du watau yaikë (Tometes lebaili dans la phylogénie des Serrasalminae leur confèrent un ensemble de qualités entrant dans l’évaluation de leur valeur patrimoniale. L’habitat de ces espèces, milieu fragile et très particulier, participe aussi à la patrimonialité.

Evidence - competence - discourse: the theoretical framework of the multi-centre clinical ethics support project METAP.

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Reiter-Theil, Stella; Mertz, Marcel; Schürmann, Jan; Stingelin Giles, Nicola; Meyer-Zehnder, Barbara

2011-09-01

In this paper we assume that 'theory' is important for Clinical Ethics Support Services (CESS). We will argue that the underlying implicit theory should be reflected. Moreover, we suggest that the theoretical components on which any clinical ethics support (CES) relies should be explicitly articulated in order to enhance the quality of CES. A theoretical framework appropriate for CES will be necessarily complex and should include ethical (both descriptive and normative), metaethical and organizational components. The various forms of CES that exist in North-America and in Europe show their underlying theory more or less explicitly, with most of them referring to some kind of theoretical components including 'how-to' questions (methodology), organizational issues (implementation), problem analysis (phenomenology or typology of problems), and related ethical issues such as end-of-life decisions (major ethical topics). In order to illustrate and explain the theoretical framework that we are suggesting for our own CES project METAP, we will outline this project which has been established in a multi-centre context in several healthcare institutions. We conceptualize three 'pillars' as the major components of our theoretical framework: (1) evidence, (2) competence, and (3) discourse. As a whole, the framework is aimed at developing a foundation of our CES project METAP. We conclude that this specific integration of theoretical components is a promising model for the fruitful further development of CES. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

LA SITUATION DES ÉCREVISSES EN FRANCE RÉSULTATS DES ENQUÊTES NATIONALES RÉALISÉES ENTRE 1977 ET 2006 PAR LE CONSEIL SUPÉRIEUR DE LA PÊCHE

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COLLAS M.

2007-07-01

Full Text Available Depuis la fin du XIX° siècle, la distribution des écrevisses en France a connu de profonds bouleversements, et l’introduction d’écrevisses allochtones en provenance essentiellement du continent nord-américain, a irrémédiablement modifié le paysage astacologique français et européen. Les quatre enquêtes réalisées en France par le Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche depuis 1977, ont permis de suivre l’évolution des différentes espèces d’écrevisses recensées sur le territoire national, mettant à chaque fois en évidence la forte expansion des espèces exotiques et le recul des espèces natives. L’enquête de 2006 n’échappe pas à cette tendance et la situation de nos trois espèces d’écrevisses doit désormais être considérée comme alarmante. Deux de ces espèces se caractérisent par un statut de conservation proche de l’extinction (Austropotamobius torrentium et Astacus astacus alors que la troisième, Austropotamobius pallipes est « réfugiée » sur les secteurs apicaux des bassins versants, confinée sur des zones soumises aux premières manifestations du changement climatique et isolées par les espèces exotiques qui progressent de plus en plus vers l’amont. En effet, l’écrevisse du Pacifique (Pacifastacus leniusculus, mais aussi l’écrevisse rouge de Louisiane (Procamabrus clarkii, sont les espèces qui montrent la plus forte expansion géographique durant la période 2001-2006. Partout elles apparaissent comme des concurrents redoutables, plus agressifs, résistants aux pathologies, capables de coloniser des habitats variés…. Ces deux espèces en particulier étendent leur aire de répartition et colonisent chaque année de nouveaux départements, de nouveaux cours d’eau, éliminant par là même, les espèces autochtones. L’expansion des écrevisses introduites, l’arrivée récente en France d’une nouvelle espèce (Orconectes juvenilis et les modifications de la Loi autorisant dor

The function of stilt roots in the growth strategy of Socratea exorrhiza (Arecaceae at two neotropical sites

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Gregory R Goldsmith

2007-12-01

Full Text Available Arboreal palms have developed a variety of structural root modifications and systems to adapt to the harsh abiotic conditions of tropical rain forests. Stilt roots have been proposed to serve a number of functions including the facilitation of rapid vertical growth to the canopy and enhanced mechanical stability. To examine whether stilt roots provide these functions, we compared stilt root characteristics of the neotropical palm tree Socratea exorrhiza on sloped (>20º and flat locations at two lowland neotropical sites. S. exorrhiza (n=80 trees did not demonstrate differences in number of roots, vertical stilt root height, root cone circumference, root cone volume, or location of roots as related to slope. However, we found positive relationships between allocation to vertical growth and stilt root architecture including root cone circumference, number of roots, and root cone volume. Accordingly, stilt roots may allow S. exorrhiza to increase height and maintain mechanical stability without having to concurrently invest in increased stem diameter and underground root structure. This strategy likely increases the species ability to rapidly exploit light gaps as compared to non-stilt root palms and may also enhance survival as mature trees approach the theoretical limits of their mechanical stability. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (3-4: 787-793. Epub 2007 December, 28.Comparamos características físicas de raíces aéreas de la palmera Socratea exorrhiza en sitios inclinados (pendiente>20º y sitios planos, en dos lugares neotropicales. S. exorrhiza (n=80 árboles no muestra diferencias en el número de raíces, la altura vertical de las raíces, la circunferencia y la masa del cono de las raíces, o la posición de las raíces en los sitios con pendiente. Encontramos relaciones positivas entre el crecimiento vertical y la arquitectura de las raíces aéreas, incluso entre el número de raíces, la circunferencia del cono de las raíces, y la masa del

Long Wave Infrared Cavity Enhanced Sensors

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Taubman, Matthew S.; Scott, David C.; Cannon, Bret D.; Myers, Tanya L.; Munley, John T.; Nguyen, Vinh T.; Schultz, John F.

2005-12-01

The principal goal of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's (PNNL's) long wave infrared (LWIR) cavity enhanced sensor (CES) task is to explore ultra-sensitive spectroscopic chemical sensing techniques and apply them to detecting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Our primary application is detecting signatures of WMD production, but LWIR CES techniques are also capable of detecting chemical weapons. The LWIR CES task is concerned exclusively with developing novel point sensors; stand-off detection is addressed by other PNNL tasks and projects. PNNL's LWIR CES research is distinguished from that done by others by the use quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) as the light source. QCLs are novel devices, and a significant fraction of our research has been devoted to developing the procedures and hardware required to implement them most effectively for chemical sensing. This report details the progress we have made on LWIR CES sensor development.

Building a Laboratory Information Management System Using Windows4GL

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Pickens, M.A.; Shaieb, M.R.

1996-05-01

The system discussed is currently implemented at LLNL in the Environmental Services program which operates out of the Chemistry ampersand Materials Science (C ampersand MS) directorate. Responsibility is to provide the C ampersand MS Environmental Services (CES) program with an enterprise-wide information system which will aid CES. The specific portion of the information system is the Sample Tracking, Analysis and Reporting System (STARS). Since CES was formed by merging two analytical laboratory organizations in May 1995, a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) had to be developed. The development of a LIMS in Windows4GL was found to be satisfactory. The product STARS was well received by the user community, and it has improved business practices and efficiency in CES. The CES management staff has seen increased personnel productivity since STARS was release. We look forward to upgrading to CA-OpenROAD and taking advantage of its many improved and innovative features to further enhance STARS

Long-term effects of parental divorce timing on depression: A population-based longitudinal study.

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Chun, Sung-Youn; Jang, Suk-Yong; Choi, Jae-Woo; Shin, Jaeyong; Park, Eun-Cheol

2016-09-08

We examined the long-term effects of parental divorce timing on depression using longitudinal data from the Korean Welfare Panel Study. Depression symptoms were measured using the 11 items of Center for Epidemiologic Scale for Depression (CES-D-11), and we categorized parental divorce timing into 'early childhood', 'adolescent' and 'none'. Although participants who experienced parental divorce during adolescence exhibited a significantly higher CES-D-11 score (p = .0468), 'early childhood' participants displayed the most increased CES-D-11 score compared to the control group (p = .0007). Conversely, among participants who were unsatisfied with their marriage, those who experienced parental divorce in early childhood showed lower CES-D-11 scores, while 'adolescent period' participants exhibited significantly higher CES-D-11 scores (p = .0131). We concluded that timing of parental divorce exerts substantial yet varied effects on long-term depression symptoms and future marriage satisfaction. © The Author(s) 2016.

Using RBF to Enable Circuit Emulation Service over Internet%采用RBF来支撑互联网络上的电路模拟服务

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金涬; 张斌; 赵阳; 王庆波; 陈滢

2009-01-01

Circuit Emulation Service(CES)aims to enable packet switched networks to provide guaranteed services with comparable qualities of circuit switched networks.Our paper addresses the key issue of QoS of CES flows over Internet.Enlightened by the time division idea popularly used in circuit switched networks,we propose a time division based control mechanism to provide guaranteed QoS for the constant-rate CES flows.The control mechanism is able to estimate the arrival times of the coming packets in CES flows,and reserve the time slots for them.ACCOrdingly.it enables the packets to consume the reserved time slots of their own,so the CES flows are guaranteed to be processed.Refreshing Bloom Filter(RBF),an efficient data representation structure,is proposed to support the time division control mechanism.It consists of multiple bloom filters,and can efficiently record the arrival time slots of millions of packets.The proposed control system model could be a practical tool to support Circuit Emulation Services over Intemet.

Building a Laboratory Information Management System Using Windows4GL

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Pickens, M.A.; Shaieb, M.R.

1996-05-01

The system discussed is currently implemented at LLNL in the Environmental Services program which operates out of the Chemistry & Materials Science (C&MS) directorate. Responsibility is to provide the C&MS Environmental Services (CES) program with an enterprise-wide information system which will aid CES. The specific portion of the information system is the Sample Tracking, Analysis and Reporting System (STARS). Since CES was formed by merging two analytical laboratory organizations in May 1995, a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) had to be developed. The development of a LIMS in Windows4GL was found to be satisfactory. The product STARS was well received by the user community, and it has improved business practices and efficiency in CES. The CES management staff has seen increased personnel productivity since STARS was release. We look forward to upgrading to CA-OpenROAD and taking advantage of its many improved and innovative features to further enhance STARS.

Évaluation des esters méthyliques de tournesol isomérisés comme substitut de solvants (COV dans le domaine des peintures et vernis et assimilés

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Chiên Hoang Lê

2003-09-01

peintures (COV <\\; 300 g\\\\l. Cependant, les esters méthyliques conjugués de tournesol classique ont encore quelques lacunes par rapport aux solvants conventionnels. La durée de séchage est longue, la dureté pendulaire est faible et un phénomène marqué de jaunissement. Ces faiblesses sont liées au pouvoir siccatif encore insuffisant des esters. Ce manque de réactivité peut être amélioré en modifiant les formulations actuelles des résines glycérophtaliques qui aujourd’hui ne permettent pas de faire réagir rapidement et complètement les esters conjugués avec celles-ci.

Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease

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Diana H. Rintala

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Objectives. To assess the feasibility of treating musculoskeletal pain in the lower back and/or lower extremities in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD with cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES. Design. Randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Setting. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Community. Participants. Nineteen persons with PD and pain in the lower back and/or lower extremities. Thirteen provided daily pain rating data. Intervention. Of the thirteen participants who provided daily pain data, 6 were randomly provided with active CES devices and 7 with sham devices to use at home 40 minutes per day for six weeks. They recorded their pain ratings on a 0-to-10 scale immediately before and after each session. Main Outcome Measure. Average daily change in pain intensity. Results. Persons receiving active CES had, on average, a 1.14-point decrease in pain compared with a 0.23-point decrease for those receiving sham CES (Wilcoxon Z=−2.20, P=.028. Conclusion. Use of CES at home by persons with PD is feasible and may be somewhat helpful in decreasing pain. A larger study is needed to determine the characteristics of persons who may experience meaningful pain reduction with CES. Guidelines for future studies are provided.

LA RÉÉCRITURE DU MYTHE D’ORPHÉE DANS LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTÈGE D’ORPHÉE DE GUILLAUME LA RÉÉCRITURE DU MYTHE D’ORPHÉE DANS LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTÈGE D’ORPHÉE DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE

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Julie Dekens

2009-04-01

Full Text Available Cette oeuvre se compose de trente courts poèmes – pour l’essentiel des quatrains formés d’octosyllabes ou d’alexandrins – accompagnés chacun d’une gravure sur bois de Raoul Dufy, auxquels sont associés des animaux dont le nom constitue le titre de ces pièces poétiques. Apollinaire joue donc dans ce cadre avec les motifs orphiques, aventure qui semble d’autant plus périlleuse si l’on s’aperçoit que ces thématiques ont été le terrain de jeu de nombreux poètes avant lui…Cette oeuvre se compose de trente courts poèmes – pour l’essentiel des quatrains formés d’octosyllabes ou d’alexandrins – accompagnés chacun d’une gravure sur bois de Raoul Dufy, auxquels sont associés des animaux dont le nom constitue le titre de ces pièces poétiques. Apollinaire joue donc dans ce cadre avec les motifs orphiques, aventure qui semble d’autant plus périlleuse si l’on s’aperçoit que ces thématiques ont été le terrain de jeu de nombreux poètes avant lui…

Les plantations d' Eucalyptus au Sahel: distribution, importance ...

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Grâce à leur plasticité et leur rusticité, les espèces du genre Eucalyptus sont parmi les essences forestières les plus utilisées pour le reboisement en vue de lutter contre la désertification au Sahel. Toutefois, l'expansion rapide de ces espèces originaires d'Australie dans le Sahel, est surtout liée au succès économique de ...

Contribution to diffraction theory; Contribution a la theorie de la diffraction

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Chako, N [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1966-11-01

method of stationary phase. A complete mathematical treatment of this method of evaluating multiple integrals containing a large parameter will be found in our second thesis, including applications. Finally, we have given a detailed development of the diffraction theory of corpuscular waves by an electron optical system, satisfying a Schroedinger equation. (author) [French] Dans une premiere partie nous presentons un expose general de la theorie moderne de la diffraction. La theorie rigoureuse est formulee a partir de l'equation d'onde scalaire et aussi des equations de Maxwell, comme un probleme aux valeurs limites. Cependant, un tel programme n'a pas encore ete realise jusqu'a present, meme pour les plus simples des systemes optiques, a cause de la complexite de ces conditions aux limites. Les developpements recents montrent clairement le caractere approximatif des theories classiques de Fresnel et Young, formulees rigoureusement par Kircnhoff et Rubinowicz. Elles montrent aussi l'insuffisance de ces theories, pour expliquer un certain nombre de phenomenes de diffraction. Nous avons fait l'etude de ces differentes theories approximatives, y compris une tentative recente, pour les ameliorer et nous en avons montre les limites. La deuxieme partie contient une analyse mathematique generale de la diffraction des aberrations. Apres un expose des aberrations geometriques et ondulatoires selon les developpements classiques et modernes (Nijboer), les integrales representant le champ dans l'espace image, ont ete evaluees. Les formules obtenues generalisent tous les resultats des chercheurs anterieurs. Pour la comparer avec la theorie de Zernike-Nijboer, nous avons developpe et generalise notre theorie dans le cas des ouvertures non-circulaires et pour des systemes optiques qui ne sont pas de revolution. La fonction d'aberration est developpee en polyn es orthogonaux sur l'ouverture de la pupille de sortie. La fonction d'image a ete calculee, pour des ouvertures triangulaires et

Contribution to diffraction theory; Contribution a la theorie de la diffraction

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Chako, N. [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1966-11-01

method of stationary phase. A complete mathematical treatment of this method of evaluating multiple integrals containing a large parameter will be found in our second thesis, including applications. Finally, we have given a detailed development of the diffraction theory of corpuscular waves by an electron optical system, satisfying a Schroedinger equation. (author) [French] Dans une premiere partie nous presentons un expose general de la theorie moderne de la diffraction. La theorie rigoureuse est formulee a partir de l'equation d'onde scalaire et aussi des equations de Maxwell, comme un probleme aux valeurs limites. Cependant, un tel programme n'a pas encore ete realise jusqu'a present, meme pour les plus simples des systemes optiques, a cause de la complexite de ces conditions aux limites. Les developpements recents montrent clairement le caractere approximatif des theories classiques de Fresnel et Young, formulees rigoureusement par Kircnhoff et Rubinowicz. Elles montrent aussi l'insuffisance de ces theories, pour expliquer un certain nombre de phenomenes de diffraction. Nous avons fait l'etude de ces differentes theories approximatives, y compris une tentative recente, pour les ameliorer et nous en avons montre les limites. La deuxieme partie contient une analyse mathematique generale de la diffraction des aberrations. Apres un expose des aberrations geometriques et ondulatoires selon les developpements classiques et modernes (Nijboer), les integrales representant le champ dans l'espace image, ont ete evaluees. Les formules obtenues generalisent tous les resultats des chercheurs anterieurs. Pour la comparer avec la theorie de Zernike-Nijboer, nous avons developpe et generalise notre theorie dans le cas des ouvertures non-circulaires et pour des systemes optiques qui ne sont pas de revolution. La fonction d'aberration est developpee en polyn es orthogonaux sur l'ouverture de la pupille de sortie. La fonction d'image a

What Outcomes do Dutch Healthcare Professionals Perceive as Important Before Participation in Moral Case Deliberation?

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de Snoo-Trimp, Janine; Widdershoven, Guy; Svantesson, Mia; de Vet, Riekie; Molewijk, Bert

2017-05-01

There has been little attention paid to research on the outcomes of clinical ethics support (CES) or critical reflection on what constitutes a good CES outcome. Understanding how CES users perceive the importance of CES outcomes can contribute to a better understanding, use of and normative reflection on CES outcomes. To describe the perceptions of Dutch healthcare professionals on important outcomes of moral case deliberation (MCD), prior to MCD participation, and to compare results between respondents. This mixed-methods study used both the Euro-MCD instrument and semi-structured interviews. Healthcare professionals who were about to implement MCD were recruited from nursing homes, hospitals, psychiatry and mentally disabled care institutions. 331 healthcare professionals completed the Euro-MCD instrument, 13 healthcare professionals were interviewed. The outcomes perceived as most important were 'more open communication', 'better mutual understanding', 'concrete actions', 'see the situation from different perspectives', 'consensus on how to manage the situation' and 'find more courses of action'. Interviewees also perceived improving quality of care, professionalism and the organization as important. Women, nurses, managers and professionals in mentally disabled care rated outcomes more highly than other respondents. Dutch healthcare professionals perceived the MCD outcomes related to collaboration as most important. The empirical findings can contribute to shared ownership of MCD and a more specific use of MCD in different contexts. They can inform international comparative research on different CES types and contribute to normative discussions concerning CES outcomes. Future studies should reflect upon important MCD outcomes after having experienced MCD. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Species richness alone does not predict cultural ecosystem service value

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Graves, Rose A.; Pearson, Scott M.; Turner, Monica G.

2017-01-01

Many biodiversity-ecosystem services studies omit cultural ecosystem services (CES) or use species richness as a proxy and assume that more species confer greater CES value. We studied wildflower viewing, a key biodiversity-based CES in amenity-based landscapes, in Southern Appalachian Mountain forests and asked (i) How do aesthetic preferences for wildflower communities vary with components of biodiversity, including species richness?; (ii) How do aesthetic preferences for wildflower communities vary across psychographic groups?; and (iii) How well does species richness perform as an indicator of CES value compared with revealed social preferences for wildflower communities? Public forest visitors (n = 293) were surveyed during the summer of 2015 and asked to choose among images of wildflower communities in which flower species richness, flower abundance, species evenness, color diversity, and presence of charismatic species had been digitally manipulated. Aesthetic preferences among images were unrelated to species richness but increased with more abundant flowers, greater species evenness, and greater color diversity. Aesthetic preferences were consistent across psychographic groups and unaffected by knowledge of local flora or value placed on wildflower viewing. When actual wildflower communities (n = 54) were ranked based on empirically measured flower species richness or wildflower viewing utility based on multinomial logit models of revealed preferences, rankings were broadly similar. However, designation of hotspots (CES values above the median) based on species richness alone missed 27% of wildflower viewing utility hotspots. Thus, conservation priorities for sustaining CES should incorporate social preferences and consider multiple dimensions of biodiversity that underpin CES supply. PMID:28320953

Clinical Experiences and Mediational Activities in Urban Teacher Preparation: Learning and Critical Consciousness

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Craig Willey

2016-11-01

Full Text Available In a longitudinal design experiment conducted within an urban teacher preparation program, we employed ethnographic and auto-ethnographic methods to investigate the following questions: 1 In what ways do clinical experiences (CEs support prospective teachers’ (PTs development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for urban teaching? 2 How is it determined that adjustments need to be made to the design and facilitation of CEs, and what did these adjustments yield in terms of student learning outcomes? The program centers and leverages CEs in order for PTs to connect theory and practice, particularly an awareness of, and skills associated with, equitable teaching practices. In our two-year field-based program, CEs included community explorations, one-on-one and small group work with children, two student teaching practicums, and various school-community events. We describe the process undertaken to maximize the benefits yielded from CEs. After working with three cohorts of PTs for their entire professional training, we found that: 1 focusing attention on the intentional design and assessment of the mediational activities coupled with CEs leads to more nuanced understandings and enactments of culturally relevant teaching among PTs; and 2 CEs afford PTs abundant opportunities to shape complex identities as urban teachers. Specifically, we found that clinical experiences and corresponding mediational activities support PTs’ understanding of families of color, allow them to recognize and address problematic schooling practices, and strengthen PTs’ otherwise fragile critical consciousness. We conclude that strategic interventions can provide clarity for PTs around what has been learned, and what is left to be developed

Remarques sur trois espèces de Gyrinides

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Régimbart, M.

1887-01-01

1. Dineutes Fairmairei Rég., Ann. Soc. Ent. France. 1882. p. 394. — La série d’exemplaires des îles Viti que vient de me communiquer Mr. Ritsema, et qui appartient à Mr. Neervoort van de Poll, se compose d’individus dont la taille, la forme et la coloration varient d’une façon tout à fait

Programme Sahamalaza-Iles Radama de l’AEECL : étude et conservation des espèces menacées d’extinction de lémuriens dans le nord-ouest de Madagascar AEECL’s Sahamalaza-Iles Radama Program: study and conservation of threatened species of lemurs in north-west of Madagascar.

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Alice Dumoulin

2011-10-01

Full Text Available L’AEECL, Association Européenne pour l’Etude et la Conservation des Lémuriens, est un consortium de parcs zoologiques et d’universités européennes mettant en commun leurs connaissances et leurs efforts en faveur de projets de recherche et de protection des lémuriens menacés d’extinction de Madagascar depuis plus de trente ans. Pour ce faire, l’AEECL mène ou finance des études afin d’améliorer les connaissances scientifiques concernant les lémuriens. Ces informations sont indispensables pour mettre en place les mesures concrètes adaptées pour protéger ces animaux. Ses travaux ont notamment aidé à la reconnaissance de la péninsule de Sahamalaza en tant que réserve de biosphère de l’UNESCO, en 2001 et à la création du parc national Sahamalaza-Iles Radama, en 2007, principal site de recherches menées par l’association. De plus l’AEECL met un point d’honneur à impliquer la population locale. Des associations communautaires locales ont été créées dans les villages de quatre communes. Elles ont le pouvoir de gérer les ressources naturelles de leur juridiction de façon durable.The European Association for the Study and Conservation of Lemurs (Association Européenne pour l’Etude et la Conservation des Lémuriens, AEECL is a consortium of European zoological gardens and universities who have joined forces to carry out conservation and research projects for Madagascar’s highly endangered lemurs since more than 30 years. AEECL implements or finances various different research projects to improve the scientific knowledge of lemurs. Information is essential to be able to develop comprehensive conservation and management plans to protect these animals. The work of AEECL has led to the implementation of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Sahamalaza in 2001 and to the creation of the Sahamalaza-Iles Radama National Park in 2007. In addition to the research, AEECL is carrying out a community-based natural resource

Apport à la connaissance de la bioécologie des Coléoptères des milieux salés et humides de l'ouest algérien

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BOUKLI HACENE, Samira; HASSAINE, Karima

2010-01-01

Vingt deux espèces de Coléoptères trouvent gîte et couvert dans les micromilieux des marais salés et humides en périphérie de la Sebkha d’Oran. Un exemple d’organisation du peuplement est établi selon la ségrégation spatiale qui a aboutit à subdiviser celle-ci en entité fonctionnelle composé de deux à trois espèces inféodée à des groupements végétaux qui leur sont associés. Douze espèces dont cinq espèces halophiles sont inféodées au groupement à Suaeda fruticosa, situé dans les poin...

Simulating operator decision processes at SRL

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Hoecker, D.G.; Benhardt, H.C.; Pople, H.E. Jr.

1991-01-01

Cognitive environment simulation (CES) is both a methodology and an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. As a methodology, it denotes a technique that models human operators' cognitive processes to either (a) aid in designing the interface to a complex system (such as nuclear reactor control room) or (b) assess the cognitive causality that effects the likelihood of human error in specific accident scenarios. As an AI tool, CES is an expert system that models human intention formation and errors in a problem-solving context. The immediate objective of the reported work was to demonstrate the feasibility of applying CES to a new domain - that of the defense production reactors, whose design and operating philosophy differ in key areas from power reactors, where CES has already demonstrated interesting results

Notes sur les bourdons pyrénéens du genre Bombus dans les collections néerlandaises

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Kruseman, G.

1958-01-01

Comme plusieurs collections néerlandaises contiennent des bourdons pyrénéens, j’ai pensé, en étudiant le genre Bombus en général, qu’il était utile de publier à part ces quelques notes sur les espèces pyrénéennes de ce genre. La plupart des sous-espèces du genre Bombus ont déjà été décrites par

Ruptures et continuités dans l’écriture a l’université

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2009-07-01

Full Text Available Dans cet article, nous souhaitons montrer l’intérêt de traiter les écrits à l’université en tant que genres de discours spécifiés par les disciplines universitaires dans lesquelles les étudiants inscrivent leur cursus. Cette démonstration s’appuie ici sur la confrontation des résultats de deux recherches sur ces écritures universitaires, menées l’une en France et l’autre aux États-Unis. Plus précisément nous nous centrons sur les ruptures qui jalonnent ces processus – telle celle qu’induit le passage de la licence au master – et sur, au contraire, les continuités qui les stabilisent. Il apparait clairement que ces ruptures et ces continuités sont largement soumises aux “contextes disciplinaires” qui spécifient ces écrits, ce qui renforce notre hypothèse théorique.Mots-clés: Disciplines universitaires; Genres du discours; Didactique du Français; Composition Studies

Economical low-light photovoltaics by using the Pt-free dye-sensitized solar cell with graphene dot/PEDOT:PSS counter electrodes

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Lee, Chuan Pei

2015-10-23

Graphene dots (GDs) are used for enhancing the performance of the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS)-based counter electrodes in Pt-free dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). As compared to PEDOT:PSS CEs, GD-PEDOT:PSS films possess a rough surface morphology, high conductivity and electrocatalytic activity, and low charge-transfer resistance toward I/I redox reaction, pushing cell efficiency to 7.36%, which is 43% higher than that of the cell with PEDOT:PSS CEs (5.14%). Without much impact on efficiency, the DSSCs with GD-PEDOT:PSS CEs work well under low-light conditions (light intensity <13.5mWcm and angle of incidence >60°), such as indoor and low-level outdoor lighting and of the sun while the other traditional cells would fail to work. The concurrent advantage in low cost in Pt-free materials, simple fabrication processes, comparable efficiency with Pt CEs, and high performance under low-light conditions makes the DSSC with GD-PEDOT:PSS CEs suitable to harvest light for a diverse range of indoor and low-level outdoor lighting locations.

Preparation and study of dialkyl nitroxide radicals; Preparation et etude de radicaux nitroxydes diacyles

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Chenavas, P [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Grenoble (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1969-07-01

These radicals are obtained by oxidation of N-hydroxy-imides with lead tetracetate or p-nitro-perbenzoic acid. These imides are prepared by heating dicarboxylic acids anhydrides with benzyloxy-amine followed by catalytic hydrogenation of N-benzyloxy-imides so obtained. Two series of radicals have mainly been studied, the first concerning five-membered cyclic imides, the second six-membered cyclic imides, these molecules having methyls substituents or no on the carbon ring. N. M. R. spectra of some O-benzyl-imides have been analysed. These different results have made it possible to study the conformation and stereochemistry of these imides. (author) [French] Ces radicaux sont obtenus par oxydation d'imides N-hydroxyles par le tetracetate de plomb ou l'acide p-nitroperbenzoique; ces imides sont prepares par chauffage d'anhydrides de diacides en presence de benzyloxyamine suivie d'une hydrogenation catalytique des N-benzyloxyimides ainsi obtenus. Deux series de radicaux ont principalement ete etudies: la premiere relative a des imides cycliques a cinq chainons, la seconde a des imides cycliques a six chainons, ces molecules ayant des substituants methyles ou non sur la chaine carbonee. Les derives O-benzyles de quelques-uns de ces imides ont ete analyses en R. M. N. Ces differents resultats ont permis une etude de la conformation et de la stereochimie de ces imides. (auteur)

Preparation and study of dialkyl nitroxide radicals; Preparation et etude de radicaux nitroxydes diacyles

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Chenavas, P. [Commissariat a l' Energie Atomique, Grenoble (France). Centre d' Etudes Nucleaires

1969-07-01

These radicals are obtained by oxidation of N-hydroxy-imides with lead tetracetate or p-nitro-perbenzoic acid. These imides are prepared by heating dicarboxylic acids anhydrides with benzyloxy-amine followed by catalytic hydrogenation of N-benzyloxy-imides so obtained. Two series of radicals have mainly been studied, the first concerning five-membered cyclic imides, the second six-membered cyclic imides, these molecules having methyls substituents or no on the carbon ring. N. M. R. spectra of some O-benzyl-imides have been analysed. These different results have made it possible to study the conformation and stereochemistry of these imides. (author) [French] Ces radicaux sont obtenus par oxydation d'imides N-hydroxyles par le tetracetate de plomb ou l'acide p-nitroperbenzoique; ces imides sont prepares par chauffage d'anhydrides de diacides en presence de benzyloxyamine suivie d'une hydrogenation catalytique des N-benzyloxyimides ainsi obtenus. Deux series de radicaux ont principalement ete etudies: la premiere relative a des imides cycliques a cinq chainons, la seconde a des imides cycliques a six chainons, ces molecules ayant des substituants methyles ou non sur la chaine carbonee. Les derives O-benzyles de quelques-uns de ces imides ont ete analyses en R. M. N. Ces differents resultats ont permis une etude de la conformation et de la stereochimie de ces imides. (auteur)

Effet des arbres sur la diversité de la végétation herbacée dans les parcours communautaires du Nord - Sénégal (Afrique de l’Ouest

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Léornard-Elle Akpo

2011-11-01

Full Text Available La composition spécifique des pâturages herbacés a été établie sous et hors des arbres de Acacia raddiana, Balanites aegyptiaca, Zizyphus mauriatiana en région sahélienne du Nord - Sénégal, à partir des inventaires de la flore et des relevés de végétation. Ils ont été soumis à différentes méthodes d’analyse multivariée (AFC, ANOVA, Comparaison de moyennes…. Les résultats ont permis de distinguer nettement les relevés effectués sous les arbres de ceux de la zone hors des arbres ; il existe ainsi un effet couvert. Celui-ci est comparable quels que soient l’espèce ligneuse, le type de sol et/ou de parcours. L’effet arbre est associé à un cortège floristique composé d’espèces dites « exclusives », des espèces indifférentes ou des espèces « communes » aux différents biotopes. Le nombre d’espèces indicatrices du couvert des arbres ou espèces sciaphiles est nettement plus élevé que celui des espèces héliophiles. La richesse spécifique est ainsi significativement plus importante sous l’arbre.

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2010-12-15

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Prenatal depression in Latinas in the U.S. and Mexico.

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Lara, Ma Asunción; Le, Huynh-Nhu; Letechipia, Gabriela; Hochhausen, Laila

2009-07-01

The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and their associated risk factors during pregnancy in Latinas in the United States (U.S.) and Mexico. The sample included 108 women in the U.S. whose data were obtained from medical chart reviews in a community clinic in Washington, D.C., and 117 women in Mexico who participated in face-to-face interviews in the waiting rooms of primary care community centers in Mexico City. Variables, chosen to match in both countries for comparisons, were: socio-demographics, pregnancy gestation and order, social support, depressive symptoms, personal history of depression, family psychiatric history, and suicidal thoughts. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 32.4% for pregnant Latinas and 36.8% for Mexicans (CES-D > or = 16), and 15.7% and 23.9% (CES-D > or = 24), respectively, with no differences between groups. Separate multiple logistic regression analyses showed that for U.S. Latinas: (1) being more educated predicted depressive symptoms (CES-D > or = 16), and (2) second trimester, as compared to first, also predicted symptoms (CES-D > or /= 24). (3) History of suicidal thoughts predicted symptoms in Latinas in the U.S. (CES-D > or = 24) and in Mexico (using both definitions of high symptoms), and (4) living with a partner but not formally married and multi-parous condition predicted symptoms (CES-D > or /= 24) among pregnant Mexicans. A high prevalence of depressive symptoms and significant risk factors during pregnancy were found in Latinas in U.S. and Mexico, suggesting increased risk for postpartum major depression. Implications for screening and interventions are discussed.

Vitamin D nutritional status and antenatal depressive symptoms in African American women.

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Cassidy-Bushrow, Andrea E; Peters, Rosalind M; Johnson, Dayna A; Li, Jia; Rao, D Sudhaker

2012-11-01

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with depression; however, no studies have examined the relationship of vitamin D and antenatal depression. Antenatal depression increases the risk of adverse birth outcomes and poorer postpartum maternal and infant health. African American women are at increased risk for vitamin D deficiency and antenatal depression. Thus, we examined if early pregnancy vitamin D nutrition (VDN) was associated with antenatal depressive symptoms among African American women in the second trimester of pregnancy. Women (n=178) were recruited from obstetrics clinics of a large health system. VDN was assessed by serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD). Depression symptoms were measured with the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale; CES-D≥16 equates with criteria for clinical depression. Logistic regression was used to examine the association of log-transformed 25-OHD and elevated depression symptoms (CES-D≥16). Mean 25-OHD was 13.4±8.4 ng/mL; most women (82.6%, n=147) were vitamin D inadequate or deficient (25-OHD<20 ng/mL). Mean CES-D was 15.2±10.7, and 74 (41.6%) women had a CES-D≥16, suggestive of clinical depression. A significant inverse relationship was found between log (25-OHD) and CES-D≥16 (odds ratio [OR] 0.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.29-0.99, p=0.046). For every 1-unit increase in log (25-OHD) (corresponding to ~2.72 ng/mL increase in 25-OHD), the odds of CES-D≥16 decreased by 46%. African American women with lower VDN exhibit increased depressive symptoms. Research on vitamin D supplementation for reducing antenatal depressive symptoms is needed.

The forgotten organ: Contrast enhanced sonography of the spleen

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Goerg, Christian

2007-01-01

Objective: Ultrasound contrast agents in conjunction with contrast specific imaging techniques, are increasingly accepted in clinical use for diagnostic imaging in several organs. Contrast enhanced sonography (CES) of second-generation contrast media have shown a spleen-specific uptake of the microbubble contrast agent. The aim of this review is to illustrate indications for the use of CES in patients with suspected (peri-)splenic pathology. Methods: This review based on the experience of transcutaneous CES in 200 patients with (peri-)splenic pathology diagnosed by B-mode sonography at an internal medicine center. CES studies were performed with a contrast-devoted unit (Acuson, Sequoia, Siemens medical solution) that had contrast-specific, continuous-mode software. A low mechanical index was used. A sulfur hexafluoride-based microbubble contrast medium (Sonovue, Bracco SpA, Milan, Italy) was injected. Results: On our experience, there are several clinical conditions which may show an diagnostic advantage of CES in comparison to B-mode US. CES should be performed to investigate: (1) the perisplenic tumor to diagnose or exclude accessory spleen, (2) the small-sized spleen to diagnose functional asplenia/hyposplenia, (3) the inhomogenous spleen of unknown cause to diagnose focal lesions within the spleen, (4) the incidentally found hypoechoic splenic tumor to diagnose high vascular splenic hemangioma, (5) focal lesions suspect for splenic abscess, hematoma, infarction to confirme diagnosis, and (6) patients with abdominal trauma to diagnose or exclude splenic injuriy. Conclusion: CES is of diagnostic value in several clinical circumstances to diagnose accessory spleen, functional asplenia, small-sized splenic involvement, high vascular splenic hemangioma, and vascular splenic pathology like splenic infarction, splenic abscess, and splenic laceration

The forgotten organ: Contrast enhanced sonography of the spleen

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Goerg, Christian [Medizinische Universitaetsklinik, Baldingerstrasse, 35043 Marburg/Lahn (Germany)], E-mail: goergc@med.uni-marburg.de

2007-11-15

Objective: Ultrasound contrast agents in conjunction with contrast specific imaging techniques, are increasingly accepted in clinical use for diagnostic imaging in several organs. Contrast enhanced sonography (CES) of second-generation contrast media have shown a spleen-specific uptake of the microbubble contrast agent. The aim of this review is to illustrate indications for the use of CES in patients with suspected (peri-)splenic pathology. Methods: This review based on the experience of transcutaneous CES in 200 patients with (peri-)splenic pathology diagnosed by B-mode sonography at an internal medicine center. CES studies were performed with a contrast-devoted unit (Acuson, Sequoia, Siemens medical solution) that had contrast-specific, continuous-mode software. A low mechanical index was used. A sulfur hexafluoride-based microbubble contrast medium (Sonovue, Bracco SpA, Milan, Italy) was injected. Results: On our experience, there are several clinical conditions which may show an diagnostic advantage of CES in comparison to B-mode US. CES should be performed to investigate: (1) the perisplenic tumor to diagnose or exclude accessory spleen, (2) the small-sized spleen to diagnose functional asplenia/hyposplenia, (3) the inhomogenous spleen of unknown cause to diagnose focal lesions within the spleen, (4) the incidentally found hypoechoic splenic tumor to diagnose high vascular splenic hemangioma, (5) focal lesions suspect for splenic abscess, hematoma, infarction to confirme diagnosis, and (6) patients with abdominal trauma to diagnose or exclude splenic injuriy. Conclusion: CES is of diagnostic value in several clinical circumstances to diagnose accessory spleen, functional asplenia, small-sized splenic involvement, high vascular splenic hemangioma, and vascular splenic pathology like splenic infarction, splenic abscess, and splenic laceration.

Carbohydrate Electrolyte Solutions Enhance Endurance Capacity in Active Females

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Feng-Hua Sun

2015-05-01

Full Text Available The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of supplementation with a carbohydrate-electrolyte solution (CES in active females during a prolonged session of submaximal running to exhaustion. Eight healthy active females volunteered to perform a session of open-ended running to exhaustion at 70% of their maximal oxygen consumption on a treadmill during the follicular phase of their menstrual cycle on two occasions. During each run, the subjects consumed either 3mL·kg−1 body mass of a 6% CES or a placebo drink (PL every 20 min during exercise. The trials were administered in a randomized double-blind, cross-over design. During the run, the subjects ingested similar volumes of fluid in two trials (CES: 644 ± 75 mL vs. PL: 593 ± 66 mL, p > 0.05. The time to exhaustion was 16% longer during the CES trial (106.2 ± 9.4 min than during the PL trial (91.6 ± 5.9 min (p < 0.05. At 45 min during exercise, the plasma glucose concentration in the CES trial was higher than that in PL trial. No differences were observed in the plasma lactate level, respiratory exchange ratio, heart rate, perceived rate of exertion, sensation of thirst, or abdominal discomfort between the two trials (p > 0.05. The results of the present study confirm that CES supplementation improves the moderate intensity endurance capacity of active females during the follicular phases of the menstrual cycle. However, the exogenous oxidation of carbohydrate does not seem to explain the improved capacity after CES supplementation.

Public health implications of complex emergencies and natural disasters.

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Culver, Amanda; Rochat, Roger; Cookson, Susan T

2017-01-01

During the last decade, conflict or natural disasters have displaced unprecedented numbers of persons. This leads to conditions prone to outbreaks that imperil the health of displaced persons and threaten global health security. Past literature has minimally examined the association of communicable disease outbreaks with complex emergencies (CEs) and natural disasters (NDs). To examine this association, we identified CEs and NDs using publicly available datasets from the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters and United Nations Flash and Consolidated Appeals archive for 2005-2014. We identified outbreaks from World Health Organization archives. We compared findings to identify overlap of outbreaks, including their types (whether or not of a vaccine-preventable disease), and emergency event types (CE, ND, or Both) by country and year using descriptive statistics and measure of association. There were 167 CEs, 912 NDs, 118 events linked to 'Both' types of emergencies, and 384 outbreaks. Of CEs, 43% were associated with an outbreak; 24% NDs were associated with an outbreak; and 36% of 'Both' types of emergencies were associated with an outbreak. Africa was disproportionately affected, where 67% of total CEs, 67% of 'Both' events (CE and ND), and 46% of all outbreaks occurred for the study period. The odds ratio of a vaccine-preventable outbreak occurring in a CE versus an ND was 4.14 (95% confidence limits 1.9, 9.4). CEs had greater odds of being associated with outbreaks compared with NDs. Moreover, CEs had high odds of a vaccine-preventable disease causing that outbreak. Focusing on better vaccine coverage could reduce CE-associated morbidity and mortality by preventing outbreaks from spreading.

Clinical Experiences and Mediational Activities in Urban Teacher Preparation: Learning and Critical Consciousness

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Craig Willey

2016-11-01

Full Text Available In a longitudinal design experiment conducted within an urban teacher preparation program, we employed ethnographic and auto-ethnographic methods to investigate the following research questions: 1 In what ways do clinical experiences (CEs support prospective teachers’ (PTs development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for urban teaching? 2 How is it determined that adjustments need to be made to the design and facilitation of CEs, and what did these adjustments yield in terms of student learning outcomes? The program centers and leverages CEs in order for PTs to connect theory and practice, particularly an awareness of, and skills associated with, equitable teaching practices. In our two-year field-based program, CEs include community explorations, one-on-one and small group work with children, two student teaching practicums, and various school-community events. We describe the iterative design process undertaken to maximize the benefits yielded from CEs. After working with three cohorts of PTs for their entire professional training, we found that: 1 focusing attention on the intentional design and assessment of the mediational activities coupled with CEs leads to more nuanced understandings and enactments of culturally relevant teaching among PTs; and 2 CEs afford PTs abundant opportunities to shape complex identities as urban teachers. Specifically, we found that clinical experiences and corresponding mediational activities support PTs’ understanding of families of color, allow them to recognize and address problematic schooling practices, and strengthen PTs’ otherwise fragile critical consciousness. We conclude that strategic interventions can provide clarity for PTs around what has, indeed, been learned at particular intervals in the program, and what is left to be developed in the final practicum and beyond.

Prevalence of major depressive disorder among hemodialysis patients compared with healthy people in Japan using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.

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Tomita, Tetsu; Yasui-Furukori, Norio; Sugawara, Norio; Ogasawara, Kohei; Katagai, Koki; Saito, Hisao; Sawada, Kaori; Takahashi, Ippei; Nakamura, Kazuhiko

2016-01-01

We investigated the prevalence of depression in hemodialysis (HD) patients using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies for Depression (CES-D) scale and the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , Fourth Edition (SCID) and compared the rates with those of community dwelling people in Japan. A total of 99 patients undergoing HD were recruited. Blood sampling was performed no later than 2 weeks prior to assessment. As a reference group for SCID and CES-D evaluation, 404 age- and sex-matched healthy controls who had participated in the Iwaki Health Promotion Project were included in this study. The SCID and the CES-D scale were administered to all participants to diagnose their depression. Participants who met the criteria of a major depressive episode according to the SCID were classified as SCID depression and the participants whose CES-D score was 16 or higher were classified as CES-D depression. Ninety-nine HD patients completed the evaluation and data collection. There were no significant differences in age, sex, or CES-D scores between HD patients and controls. There were 12 cases of SCID depression in HD patients and four cases in controls. There was a significant difference between HD patients and controls in the prevalence of SCID depression. There were no significant differences between the two groups with regard to demographic or clinical data. There were 19 HD patients and 24 controls who showed CES-D depression. There was no significant difference between HD patients and controls in the prevalence of CES-D depression. There was a significant difference in potassium level between the two groups, but there were no significant differences in any of the other items. There were significantly more HD patients showing SCID depression than controls in the present study. In clinical settings, the SCID might be useful in surveying cases of depression detected by screening tools among HD patients.

Bilan des introductions récentes d'amphibiens et de reptiles dans les milieux aquatiques continentaux de France métropolitaine

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HAFFNER P.

1997-01-01

Full Text Available En France métropolitaine, on dénombre actuellement 36 amphibiens et 33 reptiles se reproduisant régulièrement. A deux exceptions près, les amphibiens de la faune française sont aquatiques. En revanche, seules quatre espèces de reptiles (2 tortues et 2 serpents fréquentent très régulièrement ou exclusivement les milieux aquatiques. Les introductions en milieux aquatiques effectuées depuis le début du siècle ne concernent qu'une vingtaine d'espèces d'amphibiens ou de reptiles. Le discoglosse peint (Discoglossus pictus et la grenouille taureau (Rana catesbeiana sont les deux seules espèces étrangères dont l'introduction a conduit à une naturalisation. La tortue de «Floride» (Trachemys scripta elegans pourrait bien suivre prochainement la même voie. Certaines espèces françaises ont, par contre, été introduites avec succès en métropole, hors de leurs aires d'indigénat. Les causes connues de ces introductions sont liées à des opérations à but économique (commerce, à caractère socioculturel (loisirs ou à fondement scientifique (expériences. Ces opérations n'ont cependant généralement pas pour but l'introduction volontaire d'une espèce dans le milieu naturel, celle-ci résultant plutôt de négligences. Certaines introductions involontaires ont pu aussi avoir pour origine un transport passif (par exemple, par voie maritime. Des conséquences négatives de ces introductions sont suspectées, mais ne sont généralement pas démontrées. Elles peuvent s'inscrire dans les catégories suivantes : compétition avec une espèce autochtone, prédation excessive sur une ou plusieurs espèces autochtones, pollution génétique, introduction de maladies ou de parasites.

Validation of brief screening tools for depressive and alcohol use disorders among TB and HIV patients in primary care in Zambia

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Patel Vikram

2011-05-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background This study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and determine the optimum cut-off scores for clinical use of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT against a reference psychiatric diagnostic interview, in TB and anti-retroviral therapy (ART patients in primary care in Zambia. Methods This was a cross-sectional study in 16 primary level care clinics. Consecutive sampling was used to select 649 participants who started TB treatment or ART in the preceding month. Participants were first interviewed using the CES-D and AUDIT, and subsequently with a psychiatric diagnostic interview for current major depressive disorder (MDD and alcohol use disorders (AUDs using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI. The diagnostic accuracy was calculated using the Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (AUROC. The optimum cut-off scores for clinical use were calculated using sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV. Results The CES-D and AUDIT had high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.84; 0.98 respectively. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the four-factor CES-D model was not a good fit for the data (Tucker-Lewis Fit Index (TLI = 0.86; standardized root-mean square residual (SRMR = 0.06 while the two-factor AUDIT model fitted the data well (TFI = 0.99; SRMR = 0.04. Both the CES-D and AUDIT demonstrated good discriminatory ability in detecting MINI-defined current MDDs and AUDs (AUROC for CES-D = 0.78; AUDIT = 0.98 for women and 0.75 for men. The optimum CES-D cut-off score in screening for current MDD was 22 (sensitivity 73%, PPV 76% while that of the AUDIT in screening for AUD was 24 for women (sensitivity 60%, PPV 60%, and 20 for men (sensitivity 55%, PPV 50%. Conclusions The CES-D and AUDIT showed high discriminatory ability in measuring MINI-defined current MDD and AUD respectively. They are

High gamma power in ECoG reflects cortical electrical stimulation effects on unit activity in layers V/VI

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Yazdan-Shahmorad, Azadeh; Kipke, Daryl R.; Lehmkuhle, Mark J.

2013-12-01

Objective. Cortical electrical stimulation (CES) has been used extensively in experimental neuroscience to modulate neuronal or behavioral activity, which has led this technique to be considered in neurorehabilitation. Because the cortex and the surrounding anatomy have irregular geometries as well as inhomogeneous and anisotropic electrical properties, the mechanism by which CES has therapeutic effects is poorly understood. Therapeutic effects of CES can be improved by optimizing the stimulation parameters based on the effects of various stimulation parameters on target brain regions. Approach. In this study we have compared the effects of CES pulse polarity, frequency, and amplitude on unit activity recorded from rat primary motor cortex with the effects on the corresponding local field potentials (LFP), and electrocorticograms (ECoG). CES was applied at the surface of the cortex and the unit activity and LFPs were recorded using a penetrating electrode array, which was implanted below the stimulation site. ECoGs were recorded from the vicinity of the stimulation site. Main results. Time-frequency analysis of LFPs following CES showed correlation of gamma frequencies with unit activity response in all layers. More importantly, high gamma power of ECoG signals only correlated with the unit activity in lower layers (V-VI) following CES. Time-frequency correlations, which were found between LFPs, ECoGs and unit activity, were frequency- and amplitude-dependent. Significance. The signature of the neural activity observed in LFP and ECoG signals provides a better understanding of the effects of stimulation on network activity, representative of large numbers of neurons responding to stimulation. These results demonstrate that the neurorehabilitation and neuroprosthetic applications of CES targeting layered cortex can be further improved by using field potential recordings as surrogates to unit activity aimed at optimizing stimulation efficacy. Likewise, the signatures

Le traitement de l’insuffisance rénale chronique par dialyse : une aventure technologique et humaine

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Louis , Marc

2016-01-01

Non disponible / Not available; L'objectif de ce travail est de comprendre le cheminement historique qui a mené à la dialyse contemporaine.Le rein a été un organe longtemps méconnu. Les descriptions macroscopiques à partir de la renaissance, puis microscopiques à partir du XVIIème siècle ont permis aux scientifiques de percer progressivement les secrets de la physiologie rénale. Alors que les mécanismes régissant la fonction rénale n'étaient pas totalement élucidés, Thomas Graham inventa dans...

Évolution des contraintes résiduelles dans la couche de diffusion d’un acier modèle Fe-Cr-C nitruré

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Jegou, Sébastien; Barrallier, Laurent; Somers, Marcel A. J.

2011-01-01

Limiter la fatigue et la corrosion des pièces est possible grâce à une nitruration. Des contraintes résiduelles en découlent. Le rôle de la diffusion du carbone sur le développement de ces contraintes a été étudié sur un acier modèle Fe-3%m.Cr-0.35%m.C.......Limiter la fatigue et la corrosion des pièces est possible grâce à une nitruration. Des contraintes résiduelles en découlent. Le rôle de la diffusion du carbone sur le développement de ces contraintes a été étudié sur un acier modèle Fe-3%m.Cr-0.35%m.C....

Some ways for the investigation of the solar modulation of cosmic electrons; Moyens d'etude de la modulation solaire des electrons cosmiques

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1969-07-01

In this report, we are investigating the solar modulation of cosmic electrons, in different ways. By comparing the calculated intensity with the measured intensity of positrons, we can evaluate the solar modulation of positrons, hence the modulation of negatons, since the modulation of negatons is probably the same that for positrons. By comparing the electron spectrum in interstellar space needed to explain the galactic background radio emission with that observed near the earth, we can deduce information about the modulation of electrons. We can investigate the modulation through the observation of its variations during the solar cycle. This different ways lead us to compatible results. In spite of the fact that the precision of the experimental data is poor, the modulation can be represented by: a constant or a form in exp(- K/Ro{beta}) under the rigidity Ro {approx_equal} 0,5 BV; a form in exp(- K/R) or exp(- K/R{beta}) above this rigidity. In addition, the investigation of both electrons and protons displays that the diffusion-convection theory is inadequate to explain all the features of the solar modulation. (author) [French] Dans le present rapport, nous etudions la modulation solaire des electrons cosmiques a l'aide de plusieurs methodes. Par comparaison entre l'intensite calculee et l'intensite mesuree des positons, on peut evaluer la modulation solaire des positons, et aussi des negatons, puisque la modulation des negatons est probablement la meme que celle des positons. Par le calcul, a partir du bruit de fond radio, du flux des electrons a l'exterieur du systeme solaire et sa confrontation avec le flux observe a l'orbite de la Terre permet l'etude de la modulation solaire des electrons. On peut aussi analyser ce phenomene de modulation pour l'etude de ses variations au cours du cycle solaire. Ces diverses methodes donnent des resultats compatibles. En depit de la precision mediocre des donnees experimentales, on peut caracteriser la modulation par: une

Un paysage de l’industrie : canaux et usines en Val de Germigny (Cher

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Patrick Léon

2012-04-01

Full Text Available Le canal de Berry et le canal latéral à la Loire, qui se rejoignent au port de Marseille-lès-Aubigny, ont été ouverts à la fin des années 1830. Ils constituent un maillon essentiel du réseau de canaux dans la France centrale. Le canal de Berry, voulu par les sidérurgistes berrichons pour approvisionner les forges en charbon, a rapidement joué un rôle déterminant dans l’implantation de nouvelles usines entre le milieu du XIXe siècle et les années 1920, surtout les tuileries-briqueteries et celles produisant de la chaux hydraulique et du ciment naturel. Pour les mêmes raisons, ces dernières ont aussi choisi les bords du canal latéral à la Loire qui a été initialement conçu pour pallier les insuffisances de la navigation sur le fleuve. Les canaux seront d’abord considérés comme des ouvrages hydrauliques, architecturaux et techniques mais on verra aussi le trafic et le fret qui les animent. Ils sont enfin les serviteurs des grandes usines qui en dépendent étroitement pour leur approvisionnement et l’écoulement de leur production. Par conséquent, un paysage particulier s’est constitué, caractérisé par le lien organique entre canal et usines selon une géographie linéaire : formes de la proximité de l’établissement industriel par rapport à la voie d’eau artificielle, embranchements particuliers (canaux, voies ferrées et ponts, ports.The Berry canal and the lateral canal running alongside the Loire, which meet up at the port of Marseille-lès-Aubigny, were cut at the end of the 1830s. They are an essential part of the network of canals in central France. The Berry canal, originally created for the iron and steel producers of the Berry region in order to facilitate coal supplies to their ironworks, became a vital influence in the implantation of new factories, from the middle of the nineteenth century up to the 1920s. Of particular importance were the brick and tile works, and other factories producing

Cauda equina syndrome presenting as abdominal pain: a case report.

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Ellanti, Prasad

2012-09-01

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is an uncommon entity. Symptoms include bowel and bladder dysfunction, saddle anesthesia, and varying degrees of lower limb motor and sensory disturbances. The consequences of delayed diagnosis can be devastating, resulting in bowel and bladder incontinence and lower limb paralysis. There is little in literature regarding abdominal pain as a significant feature of the initial presentation of CES. We present the case of a 32-year-old woman with CES who presented to the emergency department with gradually worsening lower abdominal pain.

El estallido de la controversia arriana

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Gonzalo Fernández

1996-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo estudia el inicio de la disputa arriana. Fuentes: Epifanio de Salamina, Eusebio de Cesárea, Basilio de Cesárea, Filoslorgio, Rufino de Aquileya, Sócrates, Procopio de Cesárea, Sozomeno, Atanasio de Alejandría y Teodoreto de Ciro.This article deals with the beginning of arlan dispute. Sources: Epiphanius of Salamis, Eusebius of Caesarea, Basil of Caesarea, Philostorgius, Rufinus of Aquileia, Sócrates, Procopius of Caesarea, Sozomen, Athanasius of Alexandria and Theodoret of Cyr.

Chinese FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa: Engaging with Large Dragons

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Raphael Kaplinsky; Mike Morris

2009-01-01

Dans le cadre de l'intérêt porté aux impacts des investissements chinois en Afrique sub-saharienne (ASS), cet article porte sur l'engagement de ces pays africains dans un partenariat avec des grandes entreprises d'Etat chinoises qui investissent dans les secteurs d'infrastructures et de ressources naturelles. Après avoir démontré l'ampleur des différents types d'investissements chinois, l'attention porte sur les caractéristiques propres à ces grandes entreprises publiques. Ces investissements...

Short sleep as an environmental exposure: a preliminary study associating 5-HTTLPR genotype to self-reported sleep duration and depressed mood in first-year university students.

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Carskadon, Mary A; Sharkey, Katherine M; Knopik, Valerie S; McGeary, John E

2012-06-01

This study examined whether the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in the SLC6A4 gene is associated with self-reported symptoms of depressed mood in first-year university students with a persistent pattern of short sleep. Students provided DNA samples and completed on-line sleep diaries and a mood scale during the first semester. A priori phenotypes for nocturnal sleep and mood scores were compared for the distribution of genotypes. Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. A sample of 135 first-year students, 54 male, 71 Caucasian, mean age 18.1 (± 0.5) yr. None. Students completed on-line sleep diaries daily across the first term (21-64 days; mean = 51 days ± 11) and Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) mood scale after 8 wk. DNA was genotyped for the triallelic 5-HTTLPR polymorphism. Low-expressing S and L(G)polymorphisms were designated S', and high-expressing L(A) was designated L'. Phenotype groups were identified from a combination of CES-D (median split: high > 12; low sleep time (TST) from diaries: (shorter ≤ 7 hr; longer ≥ 7.5 hr). Three genotypes were identified (S'S', S'L', L'L'); the S'S' genotype was present in a higher proportion of Asian than non-Asian students. FOUR PHENOTYPE GROUPS WERE COMPARED: 40 students with shorter TST/high CES-D; 34 with shorter TST/low CES-D; 29 with longer TST/high CES-D; 32 with longer TST/low CES-D. Female:male distribution did not vary across phenotype groups (chi-square = 1.39; df = 3; P = 0.71). S'S' participants (n = 23) were overrepresented in the shorter TST/high CES-D group (chi- square = 15.04; df = 6; P sleep and higher depressed mood are more likely than others to carry a variant of the SLC6A4 gene associated with low expression of the serotonin transporter.

What Is Being Measured? A Comparison of Two Depressive Symptom Severity Instruments with a Depression Diagnosis in Low-Income High-Risk Mothers.

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Yang, Jenny; Martinez, Maria; Schwartz, Todd A; Beeber, Linda

2017-06-01

Adequate assessment of depressive symptomatology is a necessary step toward decreasing income-related mental health treatment inequity. No studies have focused on comparing instruments used to detect depression in women from low-income backgrounds who are mothers of young children-a period of increased risk for depressive symptoms. To address this gap, two commonly used instruments (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale [CES-D] and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression [Hamilton]) were compared with a depression diagnosis (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition [DSM-V]) in a sample (n = 251) of mothers from low-income backgrounds with children ranging from 1 to 54 months old. Diagnostic utility was examined in light of contextual factors associated with maternal depressive symptoms. In this sample, CES-D had better screening sensitivity and specificity than Hamilton. Our results suggest that Hamilton may underdiagnose cases of major depressive episodes (MDE) as defined by DSM-V among black and low-income mothers compared with CES-D. In addition, we identify items in CES-D, which do not contribute to alignment with DSM-V and are appropriate targets for future improvements. Our analysis identifies interpersonal relationships and mother's age as the primary risk factors, which differentiate between CES-D and Hamilton determinations versus MDE diagnosis. In addition, we find regional differences in CES-D and Hamilton. It is important to tailor the measure to the context, and a calibration sample should be considered for studies of sufficient size.

Mood food: chocolate and depressive symptoms in a cross-sectional analysis.

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Rose, Natalie; Koperski, Sabrina; Golomb, Beatrice A

2010-04-26

Much lore but few studies describe a relation of chocolate to mood. We examined the cross-sectional relationship of chocolate consumption with depressed mood in adult men and women. A sample of 1018 adults (694 men and 324 women) from San Diego, California, without diabetes or known coronary artery disease was studied in a cross-sectional analysis. The 931 subjects who were not using antidepressant medications and provided chocolate consumption information were the focus of the analysis. Mood was assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Cut points signaling a positive depression screen result (CES-D score, >or=16) and probable major depression (CES-D score, >or=22) were used. Chocolate servings per week were provided by 1009 subjects. Chocolate consumption frequency and rate data from the Fred Hutchinson Food Frequency Questionnaire were also available for 839 subjects. Chocolate consumption was compared for those with lower vs higher CES-D scores. In addition, a test of trend was performed. Those screening positive for possible depression (CES-D score >or=16) had higher chocolate consumption (8.4 servings per month) than those not screening positive (5.4 servings per month) (P = .004); those with still higher CES-D scores (>or=22) had still higher chocolate consumption (11.8 servings per month) (P value for trend, chocolate consumption. Whether there is a causal connection, and if so in which direction, is a matter for future prospective study.

Mood Food

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Rose, Natalie; Koperski, Sabrina; Golomb, Beatrice A.

2013-01-01

Background Much lore but few studies describe a relation of chocolate to mood. We examined the cross-sectional relationship of chocolate consumption with depressed mood in adult men and women. Methods A sample of 1018 adults (694 men and 324 women) from San Diego, California, without diabetes or known coronary artery disease was studied in a cross-sectional analysis. The 931 subjects who were not using antidepressant medications and provided chocolate consumption information were the focus of the analysis. Mood was assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Cut points signaling a positive depression screen result (CES-D score, ≥16) and probable major depression (CES-D score, ≥22) were used. Chocolate servings per week were provided by 1009 subjects. Chocolate consumption frequency and rate data from the Fred Hutchinson Food Frequency Questionnaire were also available for 839 subjects. Chocolate consumption was compared for those with lower vs higher CES-D scores. In addition, a test of trend was performed. Results Those screening positive for possible depression (CES-D score ≥16) had higher chocolate consumption (8.4 servings per month) than those not screening positive (5.4 servings per month) (P = .004); those with still higher CES-D scores (≥22) had still higher chocolate consumption (11.8 servings per month) (P value for trend, chocolate consumption. Whether there is a causal connection, and if so in which direction, is a matter for future prospective study. PMID:20421555

ANÁLISE DA FORMAÇÃO CURRICULAR DOS CURSOS DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO OFERECIDOS POR INSTITUIÇÕES FEDERAIS NA ZONA DA MATA MINEIRA À LUZ DA RESOLUÇÃO CNE/CES N° 4 - DE 13 DE JULHO DE 2005

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Gustavo Bastos Braga

2011-12-01

Full Text Available No final do século XIX a administração surge como profissão, no Brasil somente na década de 40 iniciam-se os primeiros cursos. Em voga na nação brasileira pelos os altos salários torna cada vez mais importante a discussão sobre o currículo do administrador. Essa conjuntura contribuiu para o escopo deste artigo, verificar as semelhanças e a adequação a realidade local das matrizes curriculares dos cursos superiores de administração oferecidos por instituições federais na Zona da Mata Mineira. Como uma abordagem teórica fez-se um apanhado histórico dos ciclos dos currículos de administração, sob a luz de autores como Andrade e AMBRONI, culminando em uma análise da legislação vigente. Para tal objetivo, utilizou-se uma abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa, através análise de frequência das cargas horárias dedicadas a cada eixo de competência de acordo com a Resolução CNE/CES n° 4, de 13 de julho de 2005, nos cursos estudados. Os resultados apontaram a presença de grades excessivamente distintas e, em alguns casos, não se preocupando em atender a necessidade local.

Poly(vinyl alcohol) separators improve the coulombic efficiency of activated carbon cathodes in microbial fuel cells

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Chen, Guang; Zhang, Fang; Logan, Bruce E.; Hickner, Michael A.

2013-01-01

enabled high coulombic efficiencies (CEs) in MFCs with activated carbon (AC) cathodes without significantly decreasing power output. MFCs with AC cathodes and PVA separators had CEs (43%-89%) about twice those of AC cathodes lacking a separator (17

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1 Laboratoire de Nutrition et Pharmacologie, UFR Biosciences,. Université ... Ces résultats pourraient présager une pathologie ou une perturbation du métabolisme nutritionnel de ces organes ..... Annales de Biologie Clinique, 62: 165-. 175.

Patients as educators: interprofessional learning for patient-centred care.

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Towle, Angela; Godolphin, William

2013-01-01

Patients with chronic conditions have unique expertise that enhances interprofessional education. Although their active involvement in education is increasing, patients have minimal roles in key educational tasks. A model that brings patients and students together for patient-centred learning, with faculty playing a supportive role, has been described in theory but not yet implemented. To identify issues involved in creating an educational intervention designed and delivered by patients and document outcomes. An advisory group of community members, students and faculty guided development of the intervention (interprofessional workshops). Community educators (CEs) were recruited through community organizations with a healthcare mandate. Workshops were planned by teams of key stakeholders, delivered by CEs, and evaluated by post-workshop student questionnaires. Workshops were delivered by CEs with epilepsy, arthritis, HIV/AIDS and two groups with mental health problems. Roles and responsibilities of planning team members that facilitated control by CEs were identified. Ten workshops attended by 142 students from 15 different disciplines were all highly rated. Workshop objectives defined by CEs and student learning both closely matched dimensions of patient-centredness. Our work demonstrates feasibility and impact of an educational intervention led by patient educators facilitated but not controlled by faculty.

Cell wall composition contributes to the control of transpiration efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana.

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Liang, Yun-Kuan; Xie, Xiaodong; Lindsay, Shona E; Wang, Yi Bing; Masle, Josette; Williamson, Lisa; Leyser, Ottoline; Hetherington, Alistair M

2010-11-01

To identify loci in Arabidopsis involved in the control of transpirational water loss and transpiration efficiency (TE) we carried out an infrared thermal imaging-based screen. We report the identification of a new allele of the Arabidopsis CesA7 cellulose synthase locus designated AtCesA7(irx3-5) involved in the control of TE. Leaves of the AtCesA7(irx3-5) mutant are warmer than the wild type (WT). This is due to reduced stomatal pore widths brought about by guard cells that are significantly smaller than the WT. The xylem of the AtCesA7(irx3-5) mutant is also partially collapsed, and we suggest that the small guard cells in the mutant result from decreased water supply to the developing leaf. We used carbon isotope discrimination to show that TE is increased in AtCesA7(irx3-5) when compared with the WT. Our work identifies a new class of genes that affects TE and raises the possibility that other genes involved in cell wall biosynthesis will have an impact on water use efficiency. © 2010 The Authors. The Plant Journal © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Effects of crown ethers in nanocomposite silica-gel electrolytes on the performance of quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

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Huang, Kuan-Chieh

2010-04-01

The effects of crown ethers (CEs) on the performance of quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been investigated. Nanocomposite silica was used to form gel matrices in the electrolytes, which contained lithium iodide (LiI) and iodine (I2) in 3-methoxypropionitrile (MPN) solvent. Three types of CEs, 12-crown-4 (12-C-4), 15-crown-5 (15-C-5), and 18-crown-6 (18-C-6) were used as additives to the gel electrolytes. DSSCs containing CEs showed enhancements in solar-to-electricity conversion efficiencies (η), with reference to the one without them. The crown ether, 15-C-5, with a size of cavity matching with the size of Li+ in the electrolyte rendered for its DSSC the best performance with an η of 3.60%, under 100 mW/cm2 illumination, as compared to 2.44% for the cell without any CE. Enhancements in the photovoltaic parameters of the cells with the CEs were explained based on the binding abilities of the CEs with lithium ions (Li+) in the electrolyte. Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) measurements and electrochemical impedance spectra were used to substantiate the explanations. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Distribution of neutral lipids in the lipid droplet core

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Chaban, Vitaly V; Khandelia, Himanshu

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Cholesteryl esters (CEs) are a form of cholesterol (CHOL) storage in the living cells, as opposed to free CHOL. CEs are major constituents of low density lipoprotein particles. Therefore, CEs are implicated in provoking atherosclerosis. Arranged into cytoplasmic lipid droplets (LDs), CEs are stored...... intracellularly. They can also be transported extracellularly by means of lipoproteins. In this work, large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are used to characterize the molecular structure of LDs containing various fractions (10-50 mol %) of cholesteryl oleate (CO) with respect to triolein (TO) fraction...... the phospholipid interface, resulting from the structuring of hydrophilic groups. This structuring slowly decays in the direction toward the LD center of mass. No sorting of TO and CO is detected, irrespective of the molar fractions simulated. The distribution of CO within the LDs is significant in determining...

Moluscos; anélidos y crustáceos asociados a las raíces de Rhizophora mangle linnaeus, en la región de Santa Marta, caribe colombiano Moluscos; anélidos y crustáceos asociados a las raíces de Rhizophora mangle Linnaeus, en la región de Santa Marta, caribe colombiano

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Reyes Rosalba

1992-09-01

Full Text Available A qualitative and quantitative study of the community of macro invertebrates associated to the submerged stilt roots of the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle Linnaeus, 1753, was carried out trimonthly between December 1988 and September 1989, in three stations at the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta (CGSM and three at the Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona (PNNT, Bahia de Chengue, Bahia de Nenguange, Colombian Caribbean. 181 species were determined: 99 crustaceans, 50 molluscs and 32 annellids. Most of the 26.729 individuals counted were crustaceans (12.213 moluscs (11.635 and annellids (2.881. The lowest diversity and evenness values, and the highest dominance values were found at the CGSM, while the opposite occurred at the PNNT. Moreover, cluster analysis showed that at the CGSM temporal variations in community composition were greater than spatial ones, while at the PNNT spatial differences were stronger. Other factors that could be importantin determinig community structure were detected, such as vecinity to other ecosystems and/or species- specific biological aspects as adaptations to fluctuating conditions, reproductive acti vities, feeding habits and migration to protected and shaded habitats. Se realizó un estudio trimestral cualitativo y cuantitativo de la comunidad de moluscos, anélidos y crustáceos asociados a las raíces sumergidas del mangle rojo, Rhizophora mangle Linnaeus, entre diciembre de 1988 y septiembre de 1989, en tres estaciones en la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (CGSM y tres en el Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona (PNNT, Bahía de Chengue y Bahía de Nenguange, Caribe colombiano. Se determinaron 181 especies: 99 crustáceos, 50 moluscos y 32 anélidos. En total se contaron 26.729 individuos: 12.213 crustáceos, 11.635 moluscos y 2.881 anélidos. Los valores más bajos de diversidad y equitatividad, y los mayores valores de dominancia, se encontraron en la CGSM, mientras que lo opuesto ocurrió en el PNNT. El análisis de

Comment les moyens actuels en mathématiques sont-ils abordés par les enseignants vaudois ?

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Vagneux, Loïc; Bünzli, Luc-Olivier

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Les moyens en mathématiques COROME sont en place dans le canton de Vaud depuis une dizaine d’années. Ces moyens, basés une conception socio-constructiviste de l’apprentissage, tranchent avec les anciens moyens officiels. Cette recherche, qui s’appuie sur des entretiens menés au cycle primaire et au cycle de transition, a pour objectif de comprendre dans quelle mesure les enseignants en poste appréhendent ces moyens. Nous avons cherché à savoir si ces professionnels de l’éducation conna...

Étude de quelques champignons coprinoïdes de la forêt domaniale ...

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Oct 31, 2014 ... écologique, gastronomique et les conditions de la culture de ces espèces ont été discutées ... whose Coprinellus bipellis and Coprinopsis strossmayeri are new to the fungal flora of Morocco ...... Larousse des champignons.

Gyrodactylidae et Gyrodactylose des Salmonidae

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MALMBERG G.

1993-01-01

Full Text Available Vingt et une espèces de Gyrodactylus de Salmonidae arrangées en six groupes sont présentées. Les observations concernant ces espèces dans les milieux naturels et en pisciculture sont résumées. Sur la base de données générales relatives aux espèces de Gyrodactylus en milieu naturel en Scandinavie et Baltique, les observations biologiques, écologiques et comportementales de G. salaris Malmberg, 1957 et G. derjavini MALMBERG et MALMBERG (1987 des salmonidae sauvages des rivières norvégiennes et suédoises sont présentées. La viviparité unique, la reproduction asexuée et sexuée et le pouvoir de reproduction chez les Gyrodactylus sont développés. La Gyrodactylose à G. salaris est abordée en milieu naturel, dans les rivières norvégiennes et en pisciculture, en Suède et au Danemark. L'étude ultrastructurale des blessures causées par G. salaris ainsi que les résultats expérimentaux sur les espèces norvégiennes et canadiennes sont présentés. La distribution géographique naturelle des Salmonidae, les modifications liées à l'homme et à l'activité économique ainsi que les Salmonidae élevés sont revus. La présence de six groupes d'espèces de Gyrodactylus en Amérique du Nord et Eurasie est discutée en fonction de la distribution géographique des espèces hôtes. Il est souligné qu'une propagation intercontinentale des espèces de Gyrodactylus de Salmonidae a dû être impossible à cause de leur origine limnique d'une part et de la salinité élevée des océans atlantique et pacifique d'autre part. Les exigences micro et macro environnementales des espèces sont discutées dans les conditions naturelles et les variations saisonnières, préférendums et tolérances du parasitisme sont signalés. L'effet des conditions de pisciculture sur les espèces de Gyrocactylus sont discutées : la capacité reproductrice et de propagation ainsi que la spécificité — stricte dans la nature — peuvent être influenc

Sacubitril Is Selectively Activated by Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) in the Liver and the Activation Is Affected by CES1 Genetic Variation

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Shi, Jian; Wang, Xinwen; Nguyen, Jenny; Wu, Audrey H.; Bleske, Barry E.; Zhu, Hao-Jie

2016-01-01

Sacubitril was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in combination with valsartan for the treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. As a prodrug, sacubitril must be metabolized (hydrolyzed) to its active metabolite sacubitrilat (LBQ657) to exert its intended therapeutic effects. Thus, understanding the determinants of sacubitril activation will lead to the improvement of sacubitril pharmacotherapy. The objective of this study was to iden...

Les principaux accidents de déversements pétroliers en mer et la banque de données de l'Institut Français du Pétrole sur les accidents de navires (1955-1979 The Principal Offshore Oil-Spill Accidents and the Tanker Casualties Data-Bank(1955-1979 Compiled by Institut Français du Pétrole

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Bertrand A. R. V.

2006-11-01

Full Text Available Après avoir exposé les principaux problèmes posés par le déversement accidentel de pétrole en mer sous ses aspects qualitatifs et quantitatifs, puis rappelé un certain nombre de données tirées d'études antérieures, nous indiquons les résultats de l'activité documentaire de l'Institut Français du Pétrole dans ce domaine : -liste d'accidents ayant donné lieu à un déversement supérieur à 500 t et d'origines diverses (navires, plates-formes, oléoducs, installations côtières; - banque de données sur les accidents de navires. Cette banque concernant plus de 400 accidents survenus de 1955 à 1979 a permis d'établir plusieurs corrélations et de préciser quelques points. En particulier si le nombre d'accidents « principaux » ne semble pas avoir augmenté d'une façon significative au cours de ces dernières années ainsi que le déversement global dû aux accidents, celui-ci nous paraît avoir été sous-estimé dans les évaluations antérieures. II devrait s'élever à 500 000 t/an au lieu de 300 000 t/an, chiffre donné en 1973 par la National Academy of Sciences américaine et constamment repris depuis dans de nombreux rapports et publications. After describing the main problems raised by occidental offshore oil spills from a qualitative and quantitative standpoint and then reviewing various data token from previous reports, this article goes on to describe the results of documentary activity by Institut Français du Pétrole in this field - list of accidents resulting in a spill of more than 500 t and coming from various origins (ships, platforms, pipelines, coastal installations; - data bank on ship accidents. This data bank includes more thon 400 accidents occurring between 1955 and 1979. It reveals various correlations and specific points. In particular, whereas the number of « principal » accidents does not seem to have appreciably increased in the last few years nor has the overall amount thus spilled, these data

Prise en charge des hypertendus dans la ville de Cotonou (Bénin) en 2011: connaissances attitudes et pratiques des médecins généralistes

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Houenassi, Martin Dèdonougbo; David, Dokoui; Codjo, Léopold Houétondji; Attinsounon, Angelo Cossi; Alassani, Adebayo; Ahoui, Séraphin; Dovonou, Albert Comlan; Adoukonou, Thierry Armel; Dohou, Serge Hugues Mahougnon; Wanvoegbe, Armand; Agbodande, Anthelme

2016-01-01

Summary But: Ce travail vise à évaluer les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des médecins généralistes sur la prise en charge de l’hypertension artérielle à Cotonou. Méthodes: L’étude était transversale et descriptive basée sur une enquête multicentrique du 1er Mai 2011 au 31 Juillet 2011. Un recrutement de tous les médecins généralistes, volontaires exerçant dans les centres de santé privés, publics et confessionnels de la ville de Cotonou, ayant autorisé l’étude, a été fait. Le 7ème rapport de Joint National Committee (JNC7) a été utilisé comme référentiel pour l’évaluation de la prise en charge des hypertendus. Un auto-questionnaire adressé aux généralistes, testé et validé, a été utilisé pour recueillir ces données. Résultats: Au total, 41 médecins généralistes dans huit établissements sanitaires ont été inclus. Près de la moitié des généralistes (48.8%) ne connaissaient pas la définition de l’HTA. Seulement 25 généralistes (61.0%) pouvaient décrire les conditions de mesure de la pression artérielle. Dix généralistes (24.4%) étaient incapables de lister la moitié des examens du bilan minimum de l’hypertension artérielle (HTA). La majorité (92.7%) ne connaissait pas la notion de risque cardiovasculaire global. L’objectif tensionnel (TA ≤ 140/90 mmHg) n’était connu que par 18 (43.9%) médecins. Les mesures hygiéno-diététiques seules (82.9%) et la monothérapie seule (70.7%) étaient les modalités thérapeutiques les plus prescrites. Les classes pharmacologiques antihypertensives prescrites étaient surtout les inhibiteurs calciques (82.9%), les inhibiteurs de l’enzyme de conversion (53.7%) et les diurétiques (36.6%). Les généralistes référaient les hypertendus aux cardiologues principalement pour non-maitrise du chiffres tensionnels (63,4%) et l’apparition de complications aigues (56.1%). Conclusion: Les connaissances des généralistes sur la prise en charge de l�

Relation nappe-rivière dans le bassin versant du Bandama en ...

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'Information Géographique (SIG). Traitement des images. L'objectif ici est de ..... effluents des ouvrages d'assainissement). Une faible connexion entre ces deux aquifères qui ralentirait la continuité hydraulique et donc un mélange de ces deux ...

Peuplement de la faune de crevettes de la Forêt des Marais Tanoé ...

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30 avr. 2017 ... Par ailleurs, le cycle biologique de plusieurs espèces est ... eaux de la FMTE pourraient intervenir dans le cycle biologique de certaines espèces crevettes pour la phase de ..... Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture. Ottawa ...

Factor structure of the Essen Climate Evaluation Schema measure of social climate in a UK medium-security setting.

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Milsom, Sophia A; Freestone, Mark; Duller, Rachel; Bouman, Marisa; Taylor, Celia

2014-04-01

Social climate has an influence on a number of treatment-related factors, including service users' behaviour, staff morale and treatment outcomes. Reliable assessment of social climate is, therefore, beneficial within forensic mental health settings. The Essen Climate Evaluation Schema (EssenCES) has been validated in forensic mental health services in the UK and Germany. Preliminary normative data have been produced for UK high-security national health services and German medium-security and high-security services. We aim to validate the use of the EssenCES scale (English version) and provide preliminary normative data in UK medium-security hospital settings. The EssenCES scale was completed in a medium-security mental health service as part of a service-wide audit. A total of 89 patients and 112 staff completed the EssenCES. The three-factor structure of the EssenCES and its internal construct validity were maintained within the sample. Scores from this medium-security hospital sample were significantly higher than those from earlier high-security hospital data, with three exceptions--'patient cohesion' according to the patients and 'therapeutic hold' according to staff and patients. Our data support the use of the EssenCES scale as a valid measure for assessing social climate within medium-security hospital settings. Significant differences between the means of high-security and medium-security service samples imply that degree of security is a relevant factor affecting the ward climate and that in monitoring quality of secure services, it is likely to be important to apply different scores to reflect standards. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Cognitive Effects and Sedation.

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Dhingra, Lara; Ahmed, Ebtesam; Shin, Jae; Scharaga, Elyssa; Magun, Maximilian

2015-10-01

Cognitive effects and sedation (CES) are prevalent in chronic nonmalignant pain populations receiving long-term opioid therapy and are among the most common reasons patients discontinue opioid use. In this narrative review, we describe the phenomenology, epidemiology, mechanisms, assessment, and management of opioid-related CES. We reviewed the empirical and theoretical literature on CES in opioid-treated populations with chronic pain. Data on long-term opioid therapy (≥ 3 months in duration) in chronic nonmalignant pain patients were sought. The phenomenology of CES includes: inattention, concentration difficulties, memory deficits, psychomotor dysfunction, perceptual distortions, and executive dysfunction and somnolence, sleep disorders, and lethargy. Deficits may be caused by unrelieved pain or opioid therapy alone, or from a combination of these and other factors. Mechanisms include central nervous system effects, for example, direct toxic effects on neurons resulting in decreased consciousness; direct effects on processing and reaction resulting in cognitive or psychomotor impairment, and inhibitory effects on cholinergic activity. Pharmacological management approaches may include opioid dose reduction and rotation or psychostimulant use. Nonpharmacological approaches may include cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, acupuncture, exercise, and yoga. The most prevalent CES include: memory deficits (73-81%), sleep disturbance (35-57%), and fatigue (10%). At its most severe, extreme cognitive dysfunction can result in frank delirium and decreased alertness can result in coma. Emotional distress, sleep disorders, and other comorbidities and treatments can worsen CES, particularly among the elderly. Conclusions about the neuropsychological domains affected by opioids are limited due to the heterogeneity of studies and methodological issues. Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Neck muscle strain when wearing helmet and NVG during acceleration on a trampoline.

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Sovelius, Roope; Oksa, Juha; Rintala, Harri; Huhtala, Heini; Siitonen, Simo

2008-02-01

The helmet-mounted equipment worn by military pilots increases the weight of the helmet system and shifts its center of gravity, increasing the loads on neck structures, especially during acceleration. The aim of this study was to determine neck muscle strain with different head-loads during trampoline-induced G loads (0 to +4 G). Under three conditions [no helmet, helmet, helmet with night vision goggles (NVG)], 14 subjects performed trampoline exercises including basic, hand-and-knee, and back bouncing. EMG activity was measured for the sternocleidomastoid (SCM), cervical erector spinae (CES), trapezoid (TRA), and thoracic erector spinae (TES) muscles. Muscle strain was determined as a percentage of maximal voluntary contraction (%MVC). For the three exercises combined, the following significant changes were found: compared to control, the helmet increased muscle strain by 18%, 28%, and 18% in the SCM, CES, and TRA, respectively; NVG produced a further increase of 11% in the SCM and 6% in the CES. During back bouncing, the helmet increased muscle strain by 14% in the SCM and 19% in the CES, and NVG further increased this strain by 14% in the SCM. Hand-and-knee bouncing loaded extensors: the helmet caused increases of 46% in the CES and 29% in the TES, while NVG produced a further 13% increase in CES activation. Helmet weight alone had a large effect on muscular workload. The additional frontal weight of the NVG caused a further increase in the activity of cervical muscles that were already subjected to high strain.

A Prospective Study of Depression and Weight Change After Kidney Transplant.

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Stanfill, Ansley; Hathaway, Donna; Bloodworth, Robin; Cashion, Ann

2016-03-01

Kidney transplant recipients have great risk for gaining significant weight (upward of 10 kg) in the first year posttransplant. Clinical depression can occur in response to life situations and is associated with weight gain. To explore the association between demographic characteristics, weight change, and depression posttransplantation. Secondary data analysis on longitudinal data collected for a larger observational study. Demographic characteristics, weight, and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) data were obtained at baseline (BL) (time of transplantation), 6, and 12 months posttransplant. The CES-D scores were compared among time points using means, standard deviations, correlations, t tests, and chi-square as well as by multiple regression modeling. Regional transplant center in the mid-south United States. Forty-seven kidney transplant recipients (55% female, 57% African American, mean age 52.5 years). Weight change ranged from -18.1 to +24.8 kg. In all, 62% reported baseline CES-D scores indicative of depression, with lower scores indicating less psychological distress at 6 and 12 months (47% and 49%, respectively). We found no significant differences among CES-D scores at any time point. Regression models found age, race, gender, and weight change to be predictive of CES-D scores at 6 months (P = .04, R (2) = .137). Age was the most influential (P = .008), with older individuals more likely to obtain higher CES-D scores. Since the experience of depression is common at transplant and during the first year, it is important that transplant recipients be evaluated for depression early in the recovery period. © 2016, NATCO.

Journal of Chemical Sciences | Indian Academy of Sciences

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A convenient, eco-friendly and economic method for Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic aldehydes with active methylene compounds using calcined eggshell (CES) as an efficient natural catalyst in aqueous medium has been reported. CES is a new, ecologically safe and inexpensive green catalyst obtained from ...

Analyse complète et systématique des protéines mutantes p53 dans ...

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Une fois l'identification terminée, l'objectif ultime est de cribler des composés qui perturbent ces interactions afin de trouver de nouvelles stratégies thérapeutiques pour traiter les patients qui présentent ces mutations ... Sinai Health System.

Implicit and explicit clinical ethics support in The Netherlands: a mixed methods overview study

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Dauwerse, L.; Weidema, F.C.; Abma, T.; Molewijk, A.C.; Widdershoven, G.

2014-01-01

Internationally, the prevalence of clinical ethics support (CES) in health care has increased over the years. Previous research on CES focused primarily on ethics committees and ethics consultation, mostly within the context of hospital care. The purpose of this article is to investigate the

Diversité floristique et ethnobotanique des plantes sauvages ...

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2016-02-29

Feb 29, 2016 ... La valorisation (préparation de jus ou extraction d'huile) de certains fruits pourrait apporter une valeur ajoutée à ces espèces. ... elles aussi montré le rôle essentiel des plantes ... conservation/protection des plantes sauvages.

Diversité floristique et infiltration humaine de la forêt classée de la ...

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30 juin 2017 ... For hundred seventy for (474) species were recorded in this forest during ..... espèces en danger (EN), espèces qui courent des risques mineurs ''LR'' de ... AA = plantes rares, devenues rares et en voie d'extinction ou ne se ...

Bien-être animal en élevage de poulets de chair

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Arnould, Cécile; Leterrier, Christine

2007-01-01

L’élevage des poulets de chair s’est intensifié ces dernières décennies et de nombreux problèmes de bien-être animal sont apparus, en particulier chez les poulets standards et les reproducteurs à l’origine de ces croisements. Les poulets standards ont un niveau d’activité très faible et ils sont notamment atteints de troubles locomoteurs, de lésions cutanées et de pathologies cardio-vasculaires. Des solutions à ces altérations du bien-être peuvent être apportées en contrôlant des facteurs lié...

Ultra-low background and environmental measurements at Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC).

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Bandac, I; Borjabad, S; Ianni, A; Nuñez-Lagos, R; Pérez, C; Rodríguez, S; Villar, J A

2017-08-01

To support the construction of experiments at the Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC) in Spain, an Ultra-Low Background Service (ULBS) and a Copper Electroforming Service (CES) were created. The measurement technique employed at the ULBS is gamma spectroscopy with high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors. A new anti-radon system is being implemented. The main goal of CES is to obtain high-purity copper pieces. A new electroforming set-up inside LSC underground clean room is planned. Radon and environmental measurements at the LSC are presented. The ULBS and CES are reviewed. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Patients nord-américains et clause d'exclusion de couverture dans les polices d'assurance responsabilité civile professionnelle

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Ducor, Philippe

2015-01-01

Un nombre croissant d'assureurs introduisent dans leurs polices d'assurance responsabilité civile professionnelle pour médecins des clauses visant à exclure de la couverture les litiges jugés selon le droit américain ou canadien, ou devant les tribunaux de ces pays. Ces clauses suscitent l'inquiétude de certains membres de l'AMG, qui craignent d'une part de ne pas être couverts en cas de litiges concernés par ces clauses, et d'autre part d'être sanctionnés faute de disposer d'une couverture r...

Finance

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2008-01-01

Les investisseurs financiers et a fortiori les hedge fonds sont accusés de tous les maux. Ces « sauterelles » tomberaient sur les entreprises allemandes pour s’enrichir en les dépeçant. Un journaliste économique du quotidien des affaires Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung publie là un portrait objectif et factuel de ces « nouvelles stars » de la finance mondiale. Un portrait de branche, doublé d’une analyse de l’impact sur le « capitalisme rhénan » de la montée en puissance de ces nouveaux acteur...

Un premier aperçu de la diversité génétique de cinq microbes eucaryotique de l'océan arctique

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Edgar, Robyn

2015-01-01

Malgré leur abondance, leur diversité et leur importance pour la production primaire et l'écosystème marin arctique, la diversité génétique des microbes marins eucaryotes arctiques reste relativement inconnue. De récentes études moléculaires ont montré que les espèces florissantes dans l'Arctique sont phylogénétiquement divergentes des espèces de protistes marins non-polaires. Pour mieux à comprendre l'histoire évolutive et la diversité des espèces dans l'océan Arctique, cinq cultures de micr...

Interferon-induced depression in patients with hepatitis C: an epidemiologic study

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Lucas Pereira Jorge de Medeiros

2014-02-01

Full Text Available Objective To assess the incidence rate and severity of depressive symptoms in different time points (12, 24 and 48 weeks in Brazilian patients with HCV treated with PEG IFN plus ribavirin. Methods We conducted an observational prospective study using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D. Results Fifty patients were included. The assessments with either scale showed the highest score of depressive symptoms in the 24th week of treatment; the mean BDI score before treatment was 6.5 ± 5.3 and the mean CES-D was 10.9 ± 7.8. After 24 weeks, the mean BDI was 16.1 ± 10.2 and mean CES-D was 18.6 ± 13.0; 46% were diagnosed with depression according to combined BDI and CES-D scores. The somatic/psychomotor subscales were highly correlated with overall scale scores . Subjects with history of substance and alcohol abuse had higher risk for IFN-induced depression. Conclusion Treatment with PEG IFN was associated with a high incidence rate of depressive symptoms in this sample of Brazilian patients, as measured by CES-D and BDI. Alcohol and substance abuse increase the risk of PEG IFN-induced depression.

Estrategias de enraizamiento de genotipos Brachiaria en suelos ácidos y de baja fertilidad en Colombia

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Jaumer Ricaurte

2007-09-01

Full Text Available En un Haplustox de los Llanos Orientales de Colombia se evaluaron durante 41 meses 6 genotipos de Brachiaria con resistencia variable a niveles altos de Al+3 en dos niveles de nutrientes. Los genotipos con resistencia media y alta mantuvieron altas producciones de biomasa aérea en los primeros meses, decrecieron a valores medios y estables hacia los 21 meses. La producción de biomasa y longitud de raíces en los genotipos de Brachiaria y especies de sabana nativa fue mayor en época lluviosa, con alta producción en los primeros 5 cm del perfil de suelo. Las gramíneas de la sabana nativa y B. decumbens CIAT 606 (altamente resistente a Al+3 generaron raíces finas y menor biomasa de raíces. Durante la época seca los genotipos de Brachiaria con resistencia media y alta a aluminio generaron raíces más profundas que la sabana nativa. La época seca indujo una producción de longitud y biomasa de raíces proporcionalmente más profundas que la lluviosa, tanto en genotipos de Brachiaria con resistencia media y alta a aluminio como en especies de la sabana nativa.

Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Related Factors in Japanese Employees: A Comparative Study between Surveys from 2007 and 2010

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Masahito Fushimi

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Aims. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and their related factors in Japan. The results were analyzed to identify the relationship between high scores on the CES-D, sociodemographic status, and employment-related variables. Methods. Employees in Akita prefecture completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D during a survey period between November and December 2010. The cutoff point for the CES-D scores was 16 or above (high scorers. Results. Data from 1,476 employees indicated that 44.2% had high scores on the CES-D. Sociodemographic and occupation-related factors associated with a high risk of depression were being female, young age, fewer hours of sleep on weekdays, and working over 8 hours per day, whereas drinking alcohol one to two days per week, albeit only in men, was significantly associated with a low risk of depression. The present results were consistent with the results of a previous survey completed in 2007; however, the present results regarding job categories and smoking behavior were not significantly associated with depression and thus were inconsistent with the 2007 survey data. Conclusions. These results can be useful as benchmark values for the CES-D and might help predict depressive disorders.

Age-Related Inducibility of Carboxylesterases by the Antiepileptic Agent Phenobarbital and Implications in Drug Metabolism and Lipid Accumulation 1, 2

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Xiao, Da; Chen, Yi-Tzai; Yang, Dongfang; Yan, Bingfang

2014-01-01

Carboxylesterases (CES) constitute a class of hydrolytic enzymes that play critical roles in drug metabolism and lipid mobilization. Previous studies with a large number of human liver samples have suggested that the inducibility of carboxylesterases is inversely related with age. To directly test this possibility, neonatal (10 days of age) and adult mice were treated with the antiepileptic agent phenobarbital. The expression and hydrolytic activity were determined on six major carboxylesterases including ces1d, the ortholog of human CES1. Without exception, all carboxylesterases tested were induced to a greater extent in neonatal than adult mice. The induction was detected at mRNA, protein and catalytic levels. Ces1d was greatly induced and found to rapidly hydrolyze the antiplatelet agent clopidogrel and support the accumulation of neutral lipids. Phenobarbital represents a large number of therapeutic agents that induce drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters in a species-conserved manner. The higher inducibility of carboxylesterases in the developmental age likely represents a general phenomenon cross species including human. Consequently, individuals in the developmental age may experience greater drug-drug interactions. The greater induction of ces1d also provides a molecular explanation to the clinical observation that children on antiepileptic drugs increase plasma lipids. PMID:22513142

Caractérisation physico-chimique et bactériologique des eaux ...

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identification et le dénombrement des coliformes fécaux et totaux, des streptocoques fécaux et des clostridium perfringens. La présence de ces bactéries traduit une pollution d'origine fécale rendant ces eaux impropres à la consommation humaine.

Effects of repetition and temperature on Contingent Electrical Stimulation

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Castrillon, Eduardo E.; Zhou, Xinwen; Svensson, Peter

) activity associated with bruxism. Repetition of the electrical stimulus and skin surface temperature (ST) may affect the perception of CES and possibly also the inhibitory EMG effects.Objectives: To determine the effects of stimulus repetition and skin ST on the perception of CES.  Methods: Healthy...

Pharmacodynamic Impact of Carboxylesterase 1 Gene Variants in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Treated with Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

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Nelveg-Kristensen, Karl Emil; Bie, Peter; Ferrero, Laura

2016-01-01

BACKGROUND: Variation in the carboxylesterase 1 gene (CES1) may contribute to the efficacy of ACEIs. Accordingly, we examined the impact of CES1 variants on plasma angiotensin II (ATII)/angiotensin I (ATI) ratio in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) that underwent ACEI dose titrations. ...

1938-IJBCS-Article-Ismaïla Toko Imorou

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Deux espèces abondantes. Autres espèces caractéristiques. G1 : Loudetiopsis ambiens et Panicum phragmitoides. Dépressions marécageuses. Gleyosols. Argileuse. 50 et 70 cm Savanes herbeuses. Hyparrhenia rufa,. Loudetia arundinacea. Aspilia paludosa,. Hyparrhenia rufa. G2 : Anchomanes welwitschii et Berlinia.