"Die Komödie muss aus werden". Schwellenbewusstsein und Selbstreflexivität bei Arthur Schnitzler: "Die kleine Komödie" von 1895

in Liebrand e.a., Claudia (Ed.) Vielheit und Einheit der Germanistik weltweit: Kongressakten. Sektionen 47, 60 und 34 (in press)

Une approche typo chronologique des charpentes en Europe: de Friedrich Ostendorf à la dendrochronologie

in L'archéologie des bâtiments en question (in press)

This presentation is talking about the typology and the evolution of different techniques to build roofs wooden frames in Europe from the 11th century to the industrial Revolution. Some regional aspects ... [more ▼]

This presentation is talking about the typology and the evolution of different techniques to build roofs wooden frames in Europe from the 11th century to the industrial Revolution. Some regional aspects such as the type of wood, the lifting process, are described inside this typo chronology established with the help of dendrochronology and international exchanges during a European project "Culture 2000" from 2007 to 2009. [less ▲]

MEASUREMENT OF SERUM ALBUMIN BY PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS AND BROMOCRESOL GREEN METHODS IN CANINE AND EQUINE PATIENTS

in Veterinary Clinical Pathology (in press)

Background: Bromocresol green method (BCG) is routinely used in veterinary laboratories to measure albumin. A good agreement between BCG and electrophoresis (SPE) in healthy domestic animals is reported ... [more ▼]

Background: Bromocresol green method (BCG) is routinely used in veterinary laboratories to measure albumin. A good agreement between BCG and electrophoresis (SPE) in healthy domestic animals is reported. However, in human medicine, at low albumin and high globulin concentrations, BCG also binds to α- and β-globulins fractions. Surprisingly, there is no recent literature evaluating the BCG method in diseased domestic animals. Objective: The purpose of the present study was therefore to compare the serum albumin values obtained by SPE and BCG in canine and equine patients. Methods: Albumin measured by BCG and SPE was compared in the serum from 30 canine and 30 equine patients. Results: Good correlation was found (Spearman´s rho rs = 0.91 in dogs and 0.84 in horses). However, Altman and Bland analysis of results showed a positive bias of BCG with SPE (3.41 g/l in horses and 0.41 g/l in dogs) that increased when only hypoalbuminemic patients were considered (4.17 g/l in horses and 1.31 g/l in dogs). Conclusion: Results confirm that, despite good correlation, BCG method tends to overestimate albumin, especially in hypoalbuminemic patients. This is particularly evident in horses. [less ▲]

Approches ergonomiques et approches psychosociologiques de la formation : mise en perspective conceptuelle et praxéologique

in Actes du 16ème Congrès de Psychologie du Travail et des Organisation de Langue Française. (in press)

From both a scientific and a practical point of view, two major trends seem to presently rule the adult training field: the psychosociological trend and the ergonomic trend. Though each one has widely ... [more ▼]

From both a scientific and a practical point of view, two major trends seem to presently rule the adult training field: the psychosociological trend and the ergonomic trend. Though each one has widely contributed in developing training in organizational human resources development, we fail to see any significant level of understanding between the two trends or any dialogue based on scientific objectivity. The aim of this present paper is to hopefully initiate a dialogue with an eye towards development in training practices. A better understanding of these main approaches would bring help to those who seek to train personnel and to better orientate their choice of training. [less ▲]

La richesse du sensible: Stumpf contre les néokantiens

in Calori, François; Foessel, Michael; Pradelle, Dominique (Eds.) De la Sensibilité: les Esthétiques de Kant (in press)

Me focalisant sur la réception de l'esthétique transcendantale de Kant en Allemagne à la fin du XIXe et au début du XXe siècle, je confronte deux lectures concurrentes du kantisme: la lecture ... [more ▼]

Me focalisant sur la réception de l'esthétique transcendantale de Kant en Allemagne à la fin du XIXe et au début du XXe siècle, je confronte deux lectures concurrentes du kantisme: la lecture "déflationiste" des néokantiens, qui aboutit à une conception appauvrie du sensible, et la lecture "inflationiste" de Stumpf, qui fait du sensible un champ richement et intrinsèquement structuré. [less ▲]

His cognitis vs. His cognitis rebus : ordre des constituants et bornage de l’Ablatif absolu

in Haverling, Gerd (Ed.) Proceedings of the 16th Int. Coll. on Latin Linguistics, Uppsala, 6-12 juin 2011 (in press)

Jacques de Coïmbre (1433-1459), un cardinal lusitano-bourguignon

in Évêques et cardinaux princiers et curiaux (XIVe-début XVIe siècle). Des acteurs du pouvoir. Actes du colloque de Lille-Tournai, 18-19 mars 2011 (in press)

Innovative bolted beam-to-column joints for seismic resistant building frames

in CONNECTIONS VII proceedings (in press)

In the present paper, innovative joint configurations leading to more economical solutions for full-strength beam-to-column joints for seismic building frames are detailed. The specificities of these ... [more ▼]

In the present paper, innovative joint configurations leading to more economical solutions for full-strength beam-to-column joints for seismic building frames are detailed. The specificities of these joints are due to the fact that (i) the column is made of high strength steel while the beam are made of mild carbon steel and (ii) the design of some components allows partially neglecting the overstrength factor. Also, methods for the characterisation of specific joint components not directly covered by the Eurocode recommendations are proposed. [less ▲]

Montrer l’invisible. Les dieux et leurs statues dans la céramique grecque

in Borgeaud, Philippe; Fabiano, Doralice (Eds.) Perception et construction du divin dans l'Antiquité (in press)

This contribution examines a group of specific vases, which lead to a number of interesting questions about the status of divine image and the modes of divine representation in ancient Greece. These are ... [more ▼]

This contribution examines a group of specific vases, which lead to a number of interesting questions about the status of divine image and the modes of divine representation in ancient Greece. These are Attic and South Italian items on which deities are shown standing next to their own statues. The issue that immediately arises concerns the meaning of this type of representation, which “doubles” in a sense the divinity. We attempt to show that the “doubling” is not redundant, as these pictures depict two different modes of presence. [less ▲]

Performance of Solmacs, a High PV Solar Concentrator With Efficient Optics

in CPV-8 conference proceedings (in press)

"L'oral et l'écrit: dimensions sémiotiques, développementales et didactiques"

in Defays, Jean-Marc; Dezutter, Olivier; Meunier, Deborah (Eds.) et al Actes du colloque Latinus – « L'oral et l'écrit en didactique des langues romanes : transitions, combinaisons, hybridation » (in press)

De prosodie van het Nederlands (als vreemde taal). Productie en perceptie van accent

in Grucza, F. (Ed.) Vielheit und Einheit der Germanistik weltweit. Akten des XII. Internationalen Germanistenkongress 2010 (in press)

The soundtrack of RR Lyrae in Omega Cen at high-frequency

in Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana : Journal of the Italian Astronomical Society (in press)

Le Service de Surveillance et de Renseignements aux Frontières (SSRF) de l’entre-deux-guerres à la campagne des 18 jours

in Actes du Neuvième Congrès de l'Association des cercles francophones d'histoire et d'archéologie de Belgique, Liège, 23-26 août 2012 (Tome II). (in press)

Le Service de Surveillance et de Renseignements aux Frontières (S.S.R.F.) est un service de surveillance mis en place en théorie sur l’ensemble du périmètre frontalier belge. Il se compose de gendarmes ... [more ▼]

Le Service de Surveillance et de Renseignements aux Frontières (S.S.R.F.) est un service de surveillance mis en place en théorie sur l’ensemble du périmètre frontalier belge. Il se compose de gendarmes, auxquels sont adjoints dans un premier temps des douaniers et des agents des Eaux et Forêts. Le S.S.R.F. connut deux périodes d’existence officielle. La première s’étend de 1896, année de parution de la première ordonnance régissant le service, à l’invasion allemande. La seconde correspond à la réapparition du projet dans les années 1930 qui devait aboutir au fonctionnement du service pendant toute la « drôle de guerre » jusqu’à la campagne de mai 1940. La première période, où le S.S.R.F. fonctionne quelques jours seulement, de la toute fin du mois de juillet 1914 à l’invasion allemande, ayant fait l’objet d’une précédente publication , l’exposé sera consacré à la période postérieure à la Première Guerre mondiale. En effet, un projet théorique de remise sur pied du S.S.R.F. reprend vigueur dans les années 1930. Relativement mieux préparé et organisé dès le temps de paix (retrait des douaniers du service, meilleure coordination avec le réseau de surveillance de l’armée), il fonctionne plusieurs mois durant à partir de la mobilisation de l’armée belge en septembre 1939. Dans le contexte de la « neutralité choisie », le périmètre sur lequel le S.S.R.F. est effectivement en place est considérablement étendu : frontière française, allemande, luxembourgeoise, moins rigoureusement la frontière des Pays-Bas, sont concernées. L’objectif sera donc d’analyser le dispositif en place ainsi que les nuances en fonction de la frontière gardée. Cette communication est basée sur un mémoire de fin d’études défendu en janvier 2010 à l’Université de Liège en vue de l’obtention du grade de Master en Histoire. [less ▲]

"Enjeux et défis du français sur Objectifs Universitaires, à la lumière d’un programme d’urgence dans une université marocaine"

in Actes du Colloque « Le Français sur Objectifs Universitaires », Forum Heracles et Université de Perpignan, (in press)

Do root-emitted volatile organic compounds attract wireworms?

in Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences (in press)

Wireworms are the soil dwelling larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Their importance as crop pests increases since the efficient chemical means to control them cannot be considered anymore ... [more ▼]

Wireworms are the soil dwelling larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Their importance as crop pests increases since the efficient chemical means to control them cannot be considered anymore. Therefore, many integrated pest management strategies have been investigated in the past few years. Most of them rely on the understanding of the ecology of the click beetles during their whole life cycle. We focus our work on the chemical ecology of wireworms, more precisely on the root-emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that might intervene in the food-searching process of the larvae by helping them to find a suitable host-plant or by acting as key factors in the belowground defence mechanism of the plant. Here, we present our first results of dual-choice orientation tests in olfactometric pipes. Wireworms (Agriotes sordidus Illiger) were submitted individually to a variety of olfactory baits ranging from entire barley roots (Hordeum vulgare L. var. Quench) to isolated VOCs identified as part of the emitting profile. The latter was described thanks to HS-SPME samplings and GC-MS analysis, for roots grown in the exact same conditions as for the olfactometric experimentations with entire roots. Most of the experimentations gave significant results. When confronted to volatiles emitted by entire roots, wireworms significantly orientated towards the bait (χ²-goodness-of-fit test, χ²=8, P-value=0.005). This result allowed us to follow up with the same device and to progressively vary the nature of the baits. Our protocol should be used for other plant-wireworm species combinations. Our results should be taken into account in varietal selection, in crop rotation, or in trapping systems aiming at the reduction of the populations of wireworms. [less ▲]

Du destin des archives en Islam. Analyse des données et éléments de réponse

in Aigle, Denise; Péquignot, Stéphane (Eds.) Actes du colloque international La correspondance entre souverains. Rédaction, transmission, modalités d’archivage et ambassades. Approches croisées entre l’Orient musulman, l’Occident latin et Byzance (xiiie-début xvie s.) (in press)

Demisso capite : Ablatif absolu ou épithète détachée ?

in Lehmann, Christian; Concepcion, Cabrillana L. (Eds.) Actes du 14e Colloque international de Linguistique latine, Erfurt, 16 au 21 juillet 2007 (in press)

Another Generalization of Abelian Equivalence: Binomial Complexity of Infinite Words

in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (in press)

The binomial coefficient of two words u and v is the number of times v occurs as a subsequence of u. Based on this classical notion, we introduce the m-binomial equivalence of two words refining the ... [more ▼]

The binomial coefficient of two words u and v is the number of times v occurs as a subsequence of u. Based on this classical notion, we introduce the m-binomial equivalence of two words refining the abelian equivalence. The m-binomial complexity of an infinite word x maps an integer n to the number of m-binomial equivalence classes of factors of length n occurring in x. We study the first properties of m-binomial equivalence. We compute the m-binomial complexity of the Sturmian words and of the Thue-Morse word. We also mention the possible avoidance of 2-binomial squares. [less ▲]

"Les langues à l’université : changements en cours et à venir"

in Actes du Colloque international « Apprendre les langues à l’Université au 21e siècle », DILTEC (Didactique des Langues, des Textes et des Cultures) (in press)

Le système belge des brevets au 19ème siècle

in Actes du colloque "Nouvelles sources, nouvelles approches, nouvelles méthodes dans la recherche historique (in press)

Benveniste serait-il aujourd'hui un linguiste de l'énonciation ?

in Dufaye, Lionel; Gournay, Lucie (Eds.) Les théories de l'énonciation : Benveniste après un demi-siècle (in press)

Dynamic Simulations of Combined Transmission and Distribution Systems using Decomposition and Localization

in Proc. IEEE PES 2013 PowerTech Conference (in press)

Simulating a power system with both transmission and distribution networks modeled is a challenging task. On the one hand, it is difficult to set up equivalents restituting the dynamic behavior of ... [more ▼]

Simulating a power system with both transmission and distribution networks modeled is a challenging task. On the one hand, it is difficult to set up equivalents restituting the dynamic behavior of aggregated loads and distributed generation units. On the other hand, representing all distribution networks in detail is computationally very demanding. In this paper, the combination of a domain-decomposition approach with the exploitation of the localized nature of power system responses to disturbances is proposed. Distribution networks marginally participating to the system dynamics are automatically replaced by simple models, while the others are simulated with full detail, thereby preserving simulation accuracy. [less ▲]

À la croisée des médecines grecque et romaine : l'apport des papyrus latins. I. Les textes médicaux

in Maire, Brigitte (Ed.) Actes du Xe Colloque International sur les textes médicaux latins (in press)

Far fewer Latin medical papyri, whether paraliterary, documentary or magical, have survived compared to Greek medical papyri, but they nonetheless provide interesting information about medical practices ... [more ▼]

Far fewer Latin medical papyri, whether paraliterary, documentary or magical, have survived compared to Greek medical papyri, but they nonetheless provide interesting information about medical practices in the Graeco-Roman world, the relationship between Greek and Latin medical languages, and the choices made to use one rather than the other, a subject that has never been exhaustively studied. As part of the update undertaken by CEDOPAL since 2008 of the Corpus Papyrorum Latinarum, published fifty years ago by the late Robert Cavenaile, we have inventoried Latin papyri containing medical references, classifying them by type or nature of content, provenance, form, layout and writing. We finally analyse their content and what it reveals about the reception of Greek medicine by Latin or Latin-speeking writers. [less ▲]

O insecabilis unitas ? Augustinisme et théologie politiques

in Depreux, Philippe; Esders, Stefan (Eds.) La productivité d'une crise: le règne de Louis le Pieux (814-840) et la transformation de l'Empire carolingien / Produktivität einer Krise: Die Regierungszeit Ludwigs des Frommen (814-840) und die Transformation des karolingischen Imperium » (Limoges, mars 2011) (in press)

Influence of microfabric evolution on the retention behaviour of compacted clayey soils

in Unsaturated Soils: Research & Applications (2014, July)

Les mots pour dire le goût: une construction historique et culturelle?

in Verine, Bertrand (Ed.) Dire le non-visuel (2014)

Corps commun et rupture anthropologique dans la schizophrénie

Conference (2013, November)

S’agissant d’une référence qui demeure incontournable en psychologie clinique et en psychopathologie, nous proposons de partir du cadre psychanalytique. Nous ferons le constat de difficultés tant ... [more ▼]

S’agissant d’une référence qui demeure incontournable en psychologie clinique et en psychopathologie, nous proposons de partir du cadre psychanalytique. Nous ferons le constat de difficultés tant théoriques que techniques concernant les notions d’espace, de temps et, plus fondamentalement, concernant le corps qui est cantonné à sa disposition hystérique. Par ailleurs, nous verrons que la phénoménologie permet de penser ce corps en tant que fondement de notre identité et de notre relation à l’autre. Il s’agit d’une donnée implicite qui n’est pas interrogée, une « sentinelle silencieuse » pour reprendre les propos de Merleau-Ponty. À partir de là, nous pourrons exposer en quoi la problématique schizophrénique se situe au niveau d’une rupture anthropologique quant à la manière de vivre son corps. Nous développerons également la différence qu’il y a entre le corps-pour-soi et le corps-pour-autrui et celle entre le corps paranoïde et le corps paranoïaque. Enfin, en guise de mise en perspective, nous développerons les concepts deleuzien de territorialisation et de ritournelle et montrerons en quoi le clinicien, s’il a à prendre en compte le corps de son patient dans sa réflexion, doit avant tout accepter de mobiliser son propre corps, de toucher son patient, de l’observer et de se laisser toucher par lui. [less ▲]

Industrial hazards and social factors: a question of vulnerability

Conference (2013, October 09)

In order to analyze and try to mitigate the potential consequences of a hazard threatening a complex socio-technical system, the risk analysis framework is classically used. Many risk analysis models ... [more ▼]

In order to analyze and try to mitigate the potential consequences of a hazard threatening a complex socio-technical system, the risk analysis framework is classically used. Many risk analysis models recognize now widely the importance of integrating social aspects into the analysis. Another way to deal with potential consequences of hazards is to analyze the vulnerability of the system considered. This paradigm overcomes the shortcomings of risk analysis in situations when the knowledge about the probabilities and the outcomes is incomplete or insufficient. Studies in the literature considering natural hazards show that socio-economic factors are integrated more often and in a natural way in vulnerability analysis models. Nevertheless, it seems that such considerations are missing into models aiming at evaluating the vulnerability to an industrial hazard, especially at a very local level where the technical aspects seem to be predominant. What can we learn from the analysis of the models addressing vulnerability to natural hazards in terms of the integration of social factors? To answer this question, we realized a systematic literature review from scientific journal papers on vulnerability analysis published in the last two decades. We synthesize this review and we propose an integrated vulnerability analysis model; in order to test this model we use as a case-study the incident reports collected in a nuclear facility in Belgium. This confrontation allows us to highlight important factors to be taken into account for a vulnerability analysis conducted in such a context. [less ▲]

Etude de la conduction nerveuse motrice et sensitive aux membres supérieurs et inférieurs

Conference (2013, October)

Chanter et danser pour Isis

Conference (2013, September 24)

Health related guidelines for wind farms in Belgiu m

Conference (2013, September 15)

In 2011 the Belgian authorities have asked the Supe rior Health Council (SHC) to advise on the health e ffects of wind farms. A working group of experts with diff erent backgrounds was put together to ... [more ▼]

In 2011 the Belgian authorities have asked the Supe rior Health Council (SHC) to advise on the health e ffects of wind farms. A working group of experts with diff erent backgrounds was put together to assess all th e available literature. This group considered the req uest in the context of sustainable development and drafted an advice that was reviewed by two international ex perts. It is expected that the advice will be publi shed in the spring of 2013. The advice mentions direct effects of operational w ind turbines that may have negative consequences fo r the health and well-being of neighbouring people. It st resses the importance of factors such as the change in landscape, the possible intrusion on people’s attac hment to their environment and the effect of local economic benefits and costs associated with a wind energy project. Also, the perception of the future quality of life will determine the social acceptance of a w ind project by a local community. The advice gives a number of recommendations to better deal with all t hese aspects. The paper will give an overview and explanation of these recommendations. [less ▲]

To heal or not to heal: modeling the influence of oxygen during fracture healing.

Conference (2013, September 11)

Mutual inhibition and bistability: two key elements of the endochondral ossification process

Poster (2013, September)

Eurabian Nights: From Narrative Identities to Imagined Communities

Conference (2013, September)

Though the themes of ‘counter-jihad’ and ‘islamofascism’ contributed to somehow renew the far right discourse, it is arguable that the core structure of the underlying political narrative remained ... [more ▼]

Though the themes of ‘counter-jihad’ and ‘islamofascism’ contributed to somehow renew the far right discourse, it is arguable that the core structure of the underlying political narrative remained unchanged – ‘Muslims’ merely taking the place of Jews in the role of ‘enemies from within’, while Islam superseded communism as the major totalitarian threat to the Western world. Taken as a globalised narrative, counter-jihad discourse displays striking differences between its North American and European versions, the former emphasizing Islam as a rather external, terrorist threat, whereas the latter denounces it as a cultural peril, resulting from an alleged failure of multiculturalism both as a policy and as an ideology. The ‘Eurabia’ conspiracy theory often serves as the bedrock of these narratives: a deliberate, albeit covert policy framework set by European and Arab leaders in order to gradually establish a Muslim majority in Europe. Still, the question remains whether these new discursive entities function as pure ‘identity markers’ or reveal original, unprecedented forms of ‘imagined communities’ (B. Anderson). In this respect, the Eurabian scenario contrasts sharply with the traditional far right rhetoric of decline: as it sets a seemingly inescapable, dystopian horizon, it paradoxically presupposes the existence of an organized political community actually able to do something to prevent that dark future from happening. Through ‘heuristics of fear’ (H. Jonas), Eurabia aims at creating a community of politically aware individuals and empowering them for current and future struggles. In our paper, we propose to analyse such ‘imaginary institution’ of a counter-jihad society. Using controversy mapping tools to show the relation between actors of the movement, we will particularly focus on the blogging community and its notably prominent role in the spreading and structuring of the Eurabian dystopia. [less ▲]

Simulation of a cold climate heat pump furnished with a scroll compressor with multiple injection lines

in Proceedings of the International Conference on Compressors and their Systems 2013 (2013, September)

A detailed scroll compressor simulation has been developed as described in a companion paper. In this work, the compressor simulation code is used to investigate vapor injection in scroll compressors for ... [more ▼]

A detailed scroll compressor simulation has been developed as described in a companion paper. In this work, the compressor simulation code is used to investigate vapor injection in scroll compressors for cold climate heat pumps. The required analysis is developed for vapor injection in scroll compressors with one or two injection lines. The improvement in heat pump efficiency at a -20 C evaporation temperature with one injection line is as much as 10% while with two injection lines the increase in efficiency can be as much as 16% [less ▲]

Solar buildings and the urban environment

in The 3rd New Energy Forum-2013. From Green Dream to Reality. (2013, September)

A small overview of available computer software to support computerized adaptive testing

Conference (2013, August 27)

Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is becoming a central tool for testing and assessment. It offers many advantages over fixed (“paper-and-pencil”) methods, such as individualized assessment, reduction ... [more ▼]

Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is becoming a central tool for testing and assessment. It offers many advantages over fixed (“paper-and-pencil”) methods, such as individualized assessment, reduction of fraud, and straightforward estimation of proficiency levels. CAT has been studied for decades and remains an up-to-date research field in psychometrics and educational science. Practical CAT administration, however, is less frequently considered in such studies. Assigning CAT to respondents requires both the sufficient availability of computer machines, and the use of a powerful and easy-to-use CAT software. With the fast increase of computer resources at moderate cost, the availability of computer machines is becoming a less central, yet important, issue in the practical assessment of CAT tests. The choice of an accurate CAT software, on the other hand, should be guided by its flexibility, its underlying statistical modeling, and its user-friendly potential. According to the type of research or data analysis, some CAT software might be preferred to another. It is therefore important for the researcher or the clinician to know about the current availability of such software, in line with current research and practice in the CAT framework. Moreover, these software should allow enough flexibility to incorporate updates and new theoretical developments, such as e.g., new rules for next item selection. This talk proposes a simple and user-oriented presentation of several CAT software that are currently available. The software to be presented are: the Firestar software (Choi, 2009), the R package catR (Magis & Raîche, 2012), the R package catIrt (Nydick, 2012) and the CAT web-platform Concerto (Kosinski & Rust, 2011). The first three are non-commercial software, while Concerto is a web interface between end users (willing to develop computerized assessment tests) and catR (as underlying routine software). Both R packages are written to be most useful for researchers, without end-user interface, and are therefore less appealing for applied researchers who are not familiar with R. Yet, they offer flexible solutions by means of many options to optimize the design of the test and generate many response patterns for further analyses. Also, they can be easily integrated as sub-routines for more sophisticated CAT software. Firestar provides a user interface and makes all necessary computations with underlying R code. This talk aims at focusing on freely available CAT software. For this reason, only the four aforementioned programs will be presented, although it exists other, commercial CAT software such as e.g., the CATSim software (Assessment Systems Corporation, 2012). The different CAT software are briefly presented and their advantages and drawbacks, flexibility and usefulness are compared, mostly from the point of view of the applied researcher and clinician. The following criteria were retained for objective comparison: (a) their main goal of application; (b) the type of data and IRT modeling they can deal with; (c) the type of users they are focusing on; (d) their operating options; (e) their availability and flexibility for further improvements. A small demonstration of the R package catR will be proposed optionally, depending on time limitation. References Assessment Systems Corporation (2012). CATSim: Comprehensive simulation of computerized adaptive testing. St. Paul, MN. URL: http://www.assess.com/. Choi , S. W. (2009). Firestar: Computerized adaptive testing simulation program for polytomous item response theory models. Applied Psychological Measurement, 33, 644-645. Kosinski, M., & Rust, J. (2011). The development of Concerto: An open source online adaptive testing platform. Paper presented at the International Association for Computerized and Adaptive Testing (IACAT), Pacific Grove, CA. Magis, D., & Raîche, G. (2012). Random generation of response patterns under computerized adaptive testing with the R package catR. Journal of Statistical Software, 48, 1-31. Nydick, S. W. (2012). catIrt: An R package for simulating IRT-based computerized adaptive tests. R package version 0.3-0. [less ▲]

Taste analysis. How practice in an industrial and scientific context shapes sturdy sensory categories.

Conference (2013, August 08)

Sensory analysis presents the particular characteristic to be placed in a crossroad, especially when it is about taste. Sensory, which is the most of the time the space of subjective and hedonic judgments ... [more ▼]

Sensory analysis presents the particular characteristic to be placed in a crossroad, especially when it is about taste. Sensory, which is the most of the time the space of subjective and hedonic judgments, meets Science, which has the main goal to establish an objective truth, through sturdy and stable categories. I followed several types of sensory expert panels, and among them a panel who has the mission to discriminate different sorts of carrots and define their respective sensory profile. The judges were specifically teached and trained to taste and analyze carrots. I was interested to observe the period of training to understand how those people had acquired their expertness. In this presentation, I would tempt an analysis of how participants build themselves the tools and tricks to perform a best organoleptic perception, and how they go beyond the rules and formal process to answer to the forms. [less ▲]

Flexibilité au travail et sécurité d’emploi : quelles sont les attentes des travailleurs ?

Conference (2013, August)

Equivalence of weighted likelihood and Jeffreys modal estimation of proficiency under polytomous item response models

Conference (2013, July 23)

This talk focuses on two proficiency level estimators in item response theory (IRT) framework: the weighted likelihood estimator (WLE) and the Jeffreys modal estimator (JME), that is, the usual Bayes ... [more ▼]

This talk focuses on two proficiency level estimators in item response theory (IRT) framework: the weighted likelihood estimator (WLE) and the Jeffreys modal estimator (JME), that is, the usual Bayes modal estimator with Jeffreys’ non-informative prior. With dichotomously scored items, the WLE and the JME are completely equivalent under the two-parameter logistic model, while remarkable relationships were established under the three-parameter logistic model. The purpose of this talk is to extend such comparison to polytomously scored items. It is shown that both WLE and JME are also equivalent for two broad classes of polytomous IRT models, including, among others, the (modified) graded response model, the (generalized) partial credit model, the rating scale model and the nominal response model. Parallelisms with dichotomously scored items are drawn. An example from a real data set is used to illustrate this finding. [less ▲]

Reconstructing historical atmospheric mercury deposition in Western Europe: The case study of the ombrotrophic Misten peat bog (Belgium)

Poster (2013, July 11)

Chemical imaging of small molecules from simple to complex matrices: Quantitative approches based on Surface Enhanced Raman scattering

Conference (2013, July)

Surface Enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) allows to dramatically exalt the Raman diffusion of molecules absorbed or very closed to rough metallic surfaces while keeping their structural information. SERS ... [more ▼]

Surface Enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) allows to dramatically exalt the Raman diffusion of molecules absorbed or very closed to rough metallic surfaces while keeping their structural information. SERS chemical imaging, presenting a high specificity and sensibility, allows acquiring a visual representation of samples combining spectral and spatial measurements. This technique could become a powerful tool in pharmaceutical and biological analysis enabling to identify and quantify molecules thanks to chemometric evaluation while looking at their distribution or their interactions. In this context, SERS chemical imaging is investigated in detection or quantitative determination of molecules in pharmaceutical and biological matrices. The feasibility of making quantitative measurements using SERS is evaluated on small target molecules models such as 4-aminophenol and lactate. Firstly, a SERS method to quantify 4-aminophenol which is the primary impurity of acetaminophen coming from its degradation during the storage or from its synthesis was developed on a real pharmaceutical formulation. The standard addition method was selected as calibration method in order to take into account the matrix effect coming from the different components of the latter. Despite the well-known stability and repeatability problems of SERS, the method was thoroughly validated by means of accuracy profiles as decision tool. Moreover, this validation methodology allowed to define a first estimation of the real analytical performance of the technique. Secondly, the detection of lactate, which is a critical metabolite implicated in several metabolic disorders, was successfully tested in the physiological concentration in a simple matrix. Preliminary results for the determination of this metabolic biomarker were also very promising allowing to consider more complex matrices. Based on these results, SERS chemical imaging was implemented to detect 4-aminophenol in a pharmaceutical tablet formerly pulverised by a SERS substrate. Through this imaging technique, it was not only possible to detect the presence of the impurity at the limit of specification of 0.1% (w/w) but it was also possible to differentiate tablets comprising different concentrations of the latter. These promising results represent the first step towards quantitative measurements using SERS chemical imaging. [less ▲]

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to treat chronic upper patellar tendinopathies

in British Journal of Sports Medicine (2013, July), 47(10 (e3)), 15

Background: Upper patellar tendinopathies remain often chronic and rebel to a thorough conservative treatment. Moreover, the option of a surgical treatment could be disappointing. New treatments are being ... [more ▼]

Background: Upper patellar tendinopathies remain often chronic and rebel to a thorough conservative treatment. Moreover, the option of a surgical treatment could be disappointing. New treatments are being developed. Injection of PRP is one of these. Platelets contain lot of growth factors which would have the potentiality to enhance the healing process of tendons. Even if in vitro and animal experiments have demonstrated this stimulation of tendon healing process1, clinical series are subject to controversy2. Methods: Twenty patients with chronic upper patellar tendinopathy were enrolled. Assessments ［VAS, clinical examination with an algometer, algofunctional scores (IKDC and VISA-P), functional assessments (isokinetic and Optojump) and imagery (ultrasounds and MRI)］were made before infiltration of PRP, and 6 weeks and 3 months after. The PRP was obtained by an apheresis system (COM.TEC, Fresenius). Six millilitres of PRP were injected without local anaesthetic. One week after infiltration, patients started a 6-week standardised sub-maximal eccentric reeducation. Results: We observed a very significant improvement of the algofunctional status as soon as 6 weeks after the infiltration of PRP, and continued to a lesser extent up to 3 months. During functional evaluation, pain decreased as well, but without significant improvement of performances. No significant improvements in the imagery were observed. Interestingly, patients who had a VAS equal or below 1 after 3 months post-infiltration were younger (24.7 vs 32.2 y.o.). Moreover, these younger patients had a significant increase of the IKDC score (p=0.003), a significant improvement of pain during isokinetic evaluations (p<0.05), and during Optojump assessments (p=0.01). Seventy-five percent of subjects were able to return to sport, even if only half of these patients recovered the same level than before the tendinopathy. Discussion / Conclusions: This study demonstrates that a local infiltration of PRP associated with a submaximal eccentric protocol is efficient to improve symptoms of chronic upper patellar tendinopathies, non-responsive to classical conservative treatments. However, up to now, there is no consensus on the method to prepare the PRP. Indeed, each technique could provide a very different PRP (variations in the platelet concentrations and of the amount of red and white cells). [less ▲]

Models and prospects for a sustainable suburban transition.

in Re-engineering the city 2020-2050: Modelling Sustainable Urban Transition Dynamics (2013, July)

This paper addresses the challenges, transformations and conditions of a sustainable suburban transition. Two powerful levers are used: (1) urban form, which is considered in addition to the individual ... [more ▼]

This paper addresses the challenges, transformations and conditions of a sustainable suburban transition. Two powerful levers are used: (1) urban form, which is considered in addition to the individual building scale, and (2) mobility, because sprawl spatially separates activities, resulting in an increase in travel distances and energy used in transportation. Two main indicators (the heating needs of different types of suburban forms and a commute performance index) are developed and discussed. Three scenarios focused on the evolution of the existing building stock are modelled and assessed (the retrofitting of existing neighbourhoods, an increase in the built density and demolition / reconstruction) to answer two main questions: "how to intervene in suburban areas?" and" where to intervene? ". These main results focused on energy efficiency are then studied in a larger framework to highlight the opportunities, limitations, constraints and feasibility of each strategy. Concrete prospects and guidelines for policy makers are finally proposed to operationalize a "sustainable suburban renewal". These findings show that, beyond the traditional polarization of the debates on energy efficiency of our built environment between the “compact city” and the “sprawled city”, a new pragmatic paradigm, focused on the transition of suburban areas by densification, can make suburban areas evolve towards more sustainability. [less ▲]

Risk communication and food safety policies : the case of food risk in Europe

Conference (2013, June 27)

Frequency of exposition effect on noun learning in French-speaking children with specific language impairment: long-term retention.

Poster (2013, June 25)

Sartre en psychopathologie : de Huis-clos à l’« homme en situation

Conference (2013, June 21)

How are we vulnerable? Opening industrial hazards vulnerability analysis to participation

Conference (2013, June 17)

The risk analysis framework has been the dominant theoretical framework used to address the uncertainty of a potential hazard bypassing the system's safeguards and protection. In essence, this involves ... [more ▼]

The risk analysis framework has been the dominant theoretical framework used to address the uncertainty of a potential hazard bypassing the system's safeguards and protection. In essence, this involves the evaluation of the probability and the magnitude of the consequences of the undesired events that can transform the hazard into actual damage. Despite the technical premises, the importance of integrating social aspects into the analysis is now recognized by an increasing number or risk analysis models. Another way to deal with potential consequences of hazards is to analyze the vulnerability of the system considered. This paradigm overcomes the shortcomings of risk analysis in situations when the knowledge about the probabilities and the outcomes is incomplete or insufficient On the one hand, studies in the literature show that socio-economic factors are often integrated in a participative way in vulnerability analysis models especially in the natural hazards research field. On the other hand, it seems that such considerations are rarely integrated in the models aiming at evaluating the vulnerability to an industrial hazard. What can we learn from the analysis of models addressing vulnerability to natural hazards in terms of the participatory integration of social factors? What could be the reasons to apply such participation tools in order to assess the vulnerability to industrial hazards? These are the questions we address in this contribution. To do so, we realized a systematic literature review from scientific journal papers on vulnerability analysis published in the last two decades. From this review, three main arguments can be found arguing for the use of participation for vulnerability analysis. Indeed, participation allows (1) context-based assessments, that may (2) foster the development of adaptative capacities (3) both for short and long-term. Based on those arguments, we identifiy possible paths to foster participation for context-based industrial vulnerability analysis. [less ▲]

AND IF IT WAS NO ALS

Conference (2013, June 15)