Le débat art-industrie dans la deuxième moitié du XIXème siècle en Belgique. Une analyse documentaire

in Actes du Neuvième congrès de l'Association des Cercles francophones d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Belgique - LVIe Congrès de la Fédération des Cercles d'Archéologie et d'Histoire de Belgique - Liège, 23-26 août 2012 (in press)

On-line profiling of Escherichia coli stress response

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

La critique de l’histoire sacrée chez les utopistes français. Le cas de Simon Tyssot de Patot (1655-1738)

in Actes du Neuvième congrès de l'Association des Cercles francophones d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Belgique (in press)

Contrairement au préjugé presque unanime qui veut que l'histoire soit absente de l'utopie car la perfection de cette dernière suppose et nécessite la stabilité, les utopies constituent en réalité une mine ... [more ▼]

Contrairement au préjugé presque unanime qui veut que l'histoire soit absente de l'utopie car la perfection de cette dernière suppose et nécessite la stabilité, les utopies constituent en réalité une mine d'informations sur le rapport au passé de leurs écrivains et sur leur perception de l'histoire. L'influence de l'histoire sacrée se ressent remarquablement dans ces passés imaginés. Cependant, sa place s'explique également par l'envie de l'auteur d'exprimer son scepticisme par rapport à son contenu. Ainsi, nous proposons de nous pencher sur le cas de Simon Tyssot de Patot , protestant français, exilé aux Pays-Bas très jeune, qui se sert de la liberté d'expression que procure l'utopie pour remettre en question le fond comme la forme de l'histoire religieuse. Vies des saints ou dogmes anciens, bien des épisodes sont passés au crible par cet autodidacte dans ses utopies, nous livrant l'occasion de découvrir les limites de pénétration des récits officiels de l'histoire religieuse. [less ▲]

A la recherche d’une doctrine stratégique : L’invasion de la Belgique en 1914 à la lumière de l’environnement intellectuel des stratèges belges depuis 1839

in Cochet, François (Ed.) Expériences combattantes XIXe - XXIe siècles. Tome 3 : Les environnements du combattant (in press)

L’environnement intellectuel des stratèges belges présenté dans cet article ne doit donc pas être considéré comme un corpus doctrinal précis mais plutôt comme une série d’interrogations géopolitiques ... [more ▼]

L’environnement intellectuel des stratèges belges présenté dans cet article ne doit donc pas être considéré comme un corpus doctrinal précis mais plutôt comme une série d’interrogations géopolitiques propres à l’espace belge, son statut de neutralité et ses fortifications. Ainsi, les choix posés par le Roi Albert I depuis l’ordre de mobilisation le 31 juillet 1914 jusqu’au repli de l’armée belge sur Anvers dans la nuit du 18-19 août peuvent être mis en parallèle avec les divers débats, polémiques ou études stratégiques antérieurs concernant la défense de la Belgique. Au cours de ces trois premières semaines de conflit, le souverain belge est en effet confronté à trois dilemmes majeurs : 1)Quand mobiliser ? Faut-il mobiliser avant la France et l’Allemagne ? 2) Quelle attitude adopter après la phase de mobilisation ? Faut-il concentrer les troupes vers la frontière menacée ou au centre du pays ? 3) En cas d’invasion, la jonction de l’armée belge avec une armée de secours est-elle prioritaire ? [less ▲]

"Avatars d'un humoriste: Alphonse Allais chahuteur, diseur, chroniqueur, auteur"

in Pillet, Elisabeth; Thérenty, Marie-Eve (Eds.) Presse, chansons et paroles vives au XIXeme siècle (in press)

"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)

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)

Apports de la luminescence à la chronologie de la basilique Saint-Seurin de Bordeaux

in Apports de la luminescence à la chronologie de la basilique Saint-Seurin de Bordeaux (in press)

Mamlūk literary compendia. The case of al-Maqrīzī and al-Ṣafadī

in Swain, Simon; Wakelnig, Elvira (Eds.) Compendia: Gathering and Conveying Philosophical and Scientific Knowledge in Medieval Islam (in press)

France et Italie à l'époque du Grand Schisme. La politique par les bannières

in Vaillancourt, Luc; Brun, Jenny (Eds.) Rumeurs, propagande et manipulation de l'opinion publique du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Actes du colloque de Québec, 20-21 mai 2011 (in press)

Portrait dévotionnel et ascension spirituelle dans la peinture flamande du XVe siècle : le cas de la Vierge d’Exeter de Petrus Christus

in BERGMANS, Luc (Ed.) La contempplation dans la peinture flamande (14e-16e siècles). Actes de la journée d'études organisée au Centre d'études supérieures de Tours (in press)

Consacré à la célèbre Vierge d’Exeter de Petrus Christus (Berlin, Gemäldegalerie), cet article vise à montrer que le tableau – commandé par le chartreux Jan Vos qui y apparaît en prière devant la Vierge – ... [more ▼]

Consacré à la célèbre Vierge d’Exeter de Petrus Christus (Berlin, Gemäldegalerie), cet article vise à montrer que le tableau – commandé par le chartreux Jan Vos qui y apparaît en prière devant la Vierge – comporte des références au thème de l’ascension spirituelle et visualise ainsi le progrès spirituel de Jan Vos. Ce dernier est représenté à l’entrée du palais céleste, où il est introduit par sa sainte patronne et accueilli par la Vierge. Il s’apprête ainsi à délaisser le monde terrestre, symbolisé par la ville représentée en contrebas, pour rejoindre le Christ et atteindre la béatitude éternelle, comme le préconise Gérard Zerbolt van Zutphen dans son De spiritualibus ascensionibus. Les données historiques relatives au dévot m’ont permis de découvrir qu’il a eu accès à plusieurs ouvrages traitant de l’évolution de la vie intérieure et plus précisément au texte de Zerbolt pendant son séjour long de plusieurs années à la chartreuse de Nieuwlicht. Le lien entre le tableau et le traité de Gérard Zerbolt est ainsi patent. [less ▲]

Les matières colorantes en contexte Solutréen

in Actes du Colloque Colloque : Le Solutréen 40 ans après la publication du Smith’66, Preuilly-sur-Claise (Indre-et-Loire), 28-31 octobre 2007 (in press)

Les bases de données latines du LASLA : un banc d’essai pour tester les théories linguistiques ?

in Della villa, Jesus; Pompei, Anna (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Linguistics and Classical Languages (LCL), February 17-19, 2011 (in press)

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

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

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 ▲]

Ship Manoeuvring Behaviour in Crossing Current Near-by a Lock

in VanTorre, Marc (Ed.) Third International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water (2013, June 03)

Ship behaviour in current is one of the classical problems in ship manoeuvrability. However, it is not yet fully investigated. The study is motivated by an assessment study on the ship navigation near by ... [more ▼]

Ship behaviour in current is one of the classical problems in ship manoeuvrability. However, it is not yet fully investigated. The study is motivated by an assessment study on the ship navigation near by a river lock where relatively strong current exists. It is demonstrated how a ship behaves in the current and relatively large drift angle may happen, if the current is comparative to ship speed. In this situation, the hydrodynamic forces and moment acting on a ship is not any more at the range of lift force/moment, and therefore normal mathematical model cannot be applied. Similar situation may occur in case of rapid river stream condition, when a ship losts its power in current. At East Japan Great Earthquake happened in 2011, many ships without their power were drifting in tsunami. It is urgent matter to investigate on the ship behaviour in such situation. [less ▲]

Comparison of a fluid and a solid approach for the numerical simulation of Friction Stir Welding with a non-cylindrical pin

in Proceedings of "V International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering" (2013, June)

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process is a solid-state joining process during which materials to be joined are not melted. As a consequence, the heat-affected zone is smaller and the quality of the weld is ... [more ▼]

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process is a solid-state joining process during which materials to be joined are not melted. As a consequence, the heat-affected zone is smaller and the quality of the weld is better with respect to more classical welding processes. Because of extremely high strains in the neighbourhood of the tool, classical numerical simulation techniques have to be extended in order to track the correct material deformations. The Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) formulation is used to preserve a good mesh quality throughout the computation. With this formulation the mesh displacement is independent from the material displacement. Moreover, some advanced numerical techniques such as remeshing or a special computation of transition interface is needed to take into account non-cylindrical tools. During the FSW process, the behaviour of the material in the neighbourhood of the tool is at the interface between solid mechanics and fluid mechanics. Consequently, a numerical model of the FSW process based on a solid formulation is compared to another one based on a fluid formulation. It is shown that these two formulations essentially deliver the same results in terms of pressures and temperatures. [less ▲]

Modeling and simulation of the domestic energy use in Belgium following a bottom-up approach

in Proceedings of the CLIMA 2013 11th REHVA World Congress & 8th International Conference on IAQVEC (2013, June)

The present paper presents a “bottom-up” approach dedicated to the modeling and simulation of the domestic energy use. This methodology focuses first on a microanalysis (i.e. modeling and simulation of a ... [more ▼]

The present paper presents a “bottom-up” approach dedicated to the modeling and simulation of the domestic energy use. This methodology focuses first on a microanalysis (i.e. modeling and simulation of a set of representative households). Results from this micro-analysis are then used and extended to allow drawing conclusions at a macro-scale. The methodology can be validated by comparing simulation results to annual national energy consumption indexes or synthetic load profiles (energy consumption profiles generated from values of predefined past periods). Once the method is validated, it can be used to study the impact of different retrofit scenarios on the annual energy use and on the energy demand profiles. This paper describes the methodology developed for Belgium. [less ▲]

Syndromes canalaires rares du membre supérieur - Apport des bilans électrophysiologiques

in 32ème congrès AMDTS (2013, May 27)

Lessons from the Liege Acromegaly Survey (LAS)

in Endocrine Abstracts - 15 the European Congress of Endocrinology (2013, May)

Comparison between Perkin-Elmer and Chromsytem Vitamin D kit on TQ 5500 from AB SCIEX

(2013, May)

Background: Twenty-five hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH) D) determination is now routinely prescribed in the Laboratory. Recently, different new methods have been available for this determination. Among them ... [more ▼]

Background: Twenty-five hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH) D) determination is now routinely prescribed in the Laboratory. Recently, different new methods have been available for this determination. Among them, LCMS/MS methods have emerged in some laboratories. However these methods are generally “home-brewed” and an important variability between them can be seen on different external quality controls, mainly due to a lack of standardization. Recently, Perkin-Elmer (PE) (Turku, Finland) and Chromsystem (CS) (Grafelfing, Germany) launched a standardised method for 25(OH )D determination on LCMS/MS. The aim of our study was to compare these methods on the AB SCIEX TQ5500 (Framingham, Massachusetts, USA) LCMS/MS to measure 25(OH) D3. Methods All the samples were treated according to our preanalyitical procedure: after sampling, they were spun at +4°c at 3500G, aliquoted and kept frozen at -20°c until determination. A method comparison was assessed with CS and PE for the measurement of the 25(OH)D3. We selected 110 remnant samples with 25(OH)D3 levels ranging from 1.6 to 136.7 ng/ml with the PE method to cover the range of usually values Slope and intercept were calculated using Passing and Bablock linear regression and we compared the methods with the Bland and Altman plots. Results For CS, the method is linear up to 250 µg/L, the LOQ is 3.6 µg/L, the intra-assay CV is < 5% and the inter-assay is < 7%. For PE, the method is linear up to 314 µg/L, the LOQ is 3.4 µg/L, the intra-assay CV is < 7.8% and the inter-assay is < 8.5%. On the whole range of measure (n=110), the regression equation is PE = 0.8521+0.9226 (CS) (95%CI of the intercept: (-0.0048;1.37) and 95% CI of the slope (0.89;0.95). The Bland and Altman plot does not show any bias between the two methods (mean difference CS-PE= -2.5 ng/ml) and the standard deviation of the mean is 3,98 ng/ml Conclusion: The performances of these methods are comparable on our new TQ 5500 from AB SCIEX. For now, there is no consensus on a “reference” method for vitamin D quantification. We notice only that the values obtained by CS are systematically a little bit lower than PE’s values, especially for results below 20 ng/ml. However, we have no clear explanation for such behaviour. [less ▲]

Frequency-domain subspace identification of nonlinear mechanical systems

in Proceedings of the 5th International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (2013, May)

The objective of the present paper is to address the identification of a real-life strongly nonlinear space structure, the EADS-Astrium SmallSat spacecraft. To this end, a new nonlinear subspace ... [more ▼]

The objective of the present paper is to address the identification of a real-life strongly nonlinear space structure, the EADS-Astrium SmallSat spacecraft. To this end, a new nonlinear subspace identification method formulated in the frequency domain is exploited, referred to as the FNSI method. The frequency response functions of the underlying linear spacecraft and the amplitudes of the nonlinear internal forces are estimated based on a periodic-random data set corrupted by noise. This application is challenging for several reasons, including high modal density, highly non-proportional damping and the non-smooth nature of the nonlinearities. [less ▲]

Receptor expression in craniopharyngiomas causing tumor growth in pregnancy : case report and review of the literature

in Endocrine Abstracts - 15th European Congress of Endocrinology (2013, May)

"Inspecter un corps mort" : contribution des rapports médicaux conservés sur papyrus (Ier – IVe siècles de notre ère) à l’histoire de la pratique médico-légale antique

in Charlier, Philippe; Gourevitch, Danielle (Eds.) 4e Colloque International de Pathographie (Saint Jean de Côle, 13-15 mai 2011) (2013, May)

Plaisir, jeu et écriture dans la déconstruction derridienne

in Les plaisirs et les jours (2013, May)

Subproblem h-Conform Formulation for Accurate Thin Shell Models Between Conducting and Nonconducting Regions

in Proceeding of the 9th International Symposium on Electric and Magnetic Fields, EMF 2013 (2013, April 23)

A subproblem method (SPM) with h-formulation is developed for correcting the inaccuracies near edges and corners that arise from using thin shell (TS) models to replace thin volume regions by surfaces ... [more ▼]

A subproblem method (SPM) with h-formulation is developed for correcting the inaccuracies near edges and corners that arise from using thin shell (TS) models to replace thin volume regions by surfaces. The developed surface-to-volume correction problem is defined as a step of multiple SPs, with inductors and magnetic or conducting regions, some of them being thin. The TS model assumes that the fields in the thin regions are approximated by a priori 1-D analytical distributions along the shell thickness (C. Geuzaine et al., “Dual formulations for the modeling of thin electromagnetic shells using edge elements,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 799–802, 2000). Their interior is not meshed and ratherextracted from the studied domain, which is reduced to a zero-thickness double layer with interface conditions (ICs) linked to 1-D analytical distributions that however neglect end and curvature effects. This leads to inaccuracies near edges and corners that increase with the thickness. To cope with these difficulties, the authors have recently proposed a SPM based on the h-formulation for a thin region located between non-conducting regions (Vuong Q. Dang et al., “Subproblem Approach for Thin Shell Dual Finite Element Formulations”, IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 407–410, 2012). The magnetic field h is herein defined in nonconducting regions by means of a magnetic scalar potential , i.e. h = -grad{\phi} , with discontinuities of through the TS. In this paper, the SPM is extended to account for thin regions located between conducting regions or between conducting and nonconducting regions, in the general case of multiply connected regions. In these regions, the potential is not defined anymore on both sides of the TS and the problem has to be expressed in terms of the discontinuities of h, possibly involving on one side only, to be strongly defined via an IC through the TS. In the proposed SP strategy, a reduced problem with only inductors is first solved on a simplified mesh without thin and volume regions. Its solution gives surface sources (SSs) as ICs for added TS regions, and volume sources (VSs) for possible added volume regions. The TS solution is further improved by a volume correction via SSs and VSs that overcome the TS assumptions, respectively suppressing the TS model and adding the volume model. Each SP has its own separate mesh, which increases the computational efficiency. Details on the proposed method will be given in the extended paper, with practical applications. [less ▲]

Dynamic Stall and Stall Flutter Simulations for a 2D Airfoil Using Viscous-Inviscid Coupling

in Proceedings of the 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference (2013, April 10)

An interactive boundary layer model has been developed and coupled with a pitch plunge airfoil in 2d in order to solve the unsteady flow around the airfoil when undergoing light dynamic stall. The ... [more ▼]

An interactive boundary layer model has been developed and coupled with a pitch plunge airfoil in 2d in order to solve the unsteady flow around the airfoil when undergoing light dynamic stall. The inviscid problem is solved by means of a panel method, by the discretization of the airfoil into vortex panels. The boundary layer is solved in a mixed manner, starting the solution in a direct way by imposing the external velocity and continuing it in an inverse way by imposing the displacement thickness. The solution of the boundary layer equations is carried out using a finite volume scheme. Viscous-inviscid coupling is preformed through the imposition of a permeation velocity on the skin panels of the airfoil and the addition of a free wake at each separation point. [less ▲]

Modélisation régionale et locale sur base des données de la carte géologique

in Renard, José (Ed.) La carte hydrogéologique de Wallonie : un outil au service de tous - Synthèse des exposés (2013, April)

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

in Abstract Book of the 3rd Congress of the ECOSEP (2013, April)

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 ▲]

A comparison of piston, screw and scroll expanders for small scale Rankine cycle systems

in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Microgeneration and Related Technologies (2013, April)

This paper aims at helping the designer of micro-scale Rankine Cycle heat engines to best select the expander among piston, screw and scroll machines. The first part of the paper presents a state of the ... [more ▼]

This paper aims at helping the designer of micro-scale Rankine Cycle heat engines to best select the expander among piston, screw and scroll machines. The first part of the paper presents a state of the art of these three technologies of positive displacement machines. The technical constraints inherent to each machine (rotational speed, pressure ratios, maximum temperatures, volumetric expansion ratios, etc.) are listed and the performance mentioned in the open technical and scientific literature is presented. The second part of the paper deals with the modeling of such expanders. Different simulation models are proposed: black-box, grey-box and white-box models. These three categories of modeling are specifically adapted to different purposes: design of the expander, design of the micro-CHP system, and dynamic simulation/control of the CHP unit. The last part of the paper presents a graphical methodology of selection of expansion machines and working fluids based on operating maps. It is stressed that the selections of both the expansion machine and working fluid should be conducted simultaneously. [less ▲]

Nonparametric subspace identification of nonlinear structures - Application to a spacecraft

in Proceedings of the 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (2013, April)

The objective of the present paper is to address the identification of a strongly nonlinear satellite structure by exploiting a new nonlinear subspace identification method formulated in the frequency ... [more ▼]

The objective of the present paper is to address the identification of a strongly nonlinear satellite structure by exploiting a new nonlinear subspace identification method formulated in the frequency domain, referred to as the FNSI method. The modal parameters of the underlying linear structure and the coefficients of the nonlinear internal forces will be estimated by this approach. Moreover, because a priori knowledge about nonlinear behaviour may be limited, the paper also proposes a nonparametric spline-based modelling strategy, encapsulated in the FNSI method. The application of interest is the SmallSat spacecraft developed by EADS-Astrium, which possesses an impact-type nonlinear device consisting of eight mechanical stops limiting the motion of an inertia wheel mounted on an elastomeric interface. [less ▲]

Theorical study of a volumetric hot air Joule cycle engine

in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Microgeneration and Related Technologies (2013, April)

Exuberant inflammatory reaction after an infiltration of platelet-rich plasma (PRP)

in Abstract Book of the 3rd Congress of the ECOSEP (2013, April)

Background: PRP, obtained from centrifuged autologous blood, contains a large quantity of growth factors, which may enhance the tissue healing processes. Local infiltration of PRP represents a relatively ... [more ▼]

Background: PRP, obtained from centrifuged autologous blood, contains a large quantity of growth factors, which may enhance the tissue healing processes. Local infiltration of PRP represents a relatively new treatment for tendinopathies. To date, no side effects have been reported after infiltration of PRP to treat tendinopathy. Case report: A 35-year-old patient had a right upper patellar tendinopathy which was resistant to all conservative treatments for more than 6 months. The patient was a type 1 diabetic (well controlled). He had an intratendinous infiltration of 6 mL of PRP (8.105 platelets/mm3, almost no red or white blood cells) after disinfection but without local anaesthetic. Immediately following the infiltration, local cryotherapy was performed for 15 minutes. NSAIDs were avoided, but class-1 or -2 pain-killers were authorised if necessary. A standardised sub-maximal eccentric rehabilitation should have been started 1 week after. However, the patient experienced local swelling with erythema, increased heating and pain which appeared just underneath the patella, but without biological inflammatory syndrome. A great Doppler signal in a thicker patellar tendon was observed by US, but there was no sign of local infectious disease demonstrated by either CT or MRI. However, the local inflammation did not decrease after a progressive 3-week treatment of local cryotherapy, local and oral NSAIDs and colchicine 1 mg. Thus, an insidious infection was suspected, even though there was neither evidence of biological inflammatory syndrome nor sign of infectious lesion on imagery examination. An antibiotic therapy (rifampicine 600 mg + minocycline 100 mg) was initiated for 3 months. Finally, a 3-phase bone scintigraphy suggested the presence of a complex regional pain syndrome type 1 treated by a classical physical therapy and concomitant class-2 pain killers. The evolution was favourable after 6 months of symptomatic treatment, and the pain decreased to a level similar to that before the infiltration of PRP. Discussion/Conclusions: This case report draws attention to potential side effects that are linked to this new therapy by infiltration of platelet rich plasma in case of tendinopathy, in particular when used in patients with type 1 diabetes. Thus, the balance between benefits and risks must be carefully evaluated before using this treatment in patients with type 1 diabetes. Reference: Platelet-rich plasma application in the management of chronic tendinopathies. Acta Orthop Belg 2013; 79: 10-15. [less ▲]

L’indice paysager Caulerpa racemosa “I.Ca.r”

in Ifremer (Ed.) CARtographie des HAbitats Marins Benthiques : de l'Acquisition à la Restitution (2013, March 27)

Depuis 2002, l’algue invasive Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea a été signalée au niveau de la Corse. Elle apparaît pour la première fois, en 2008, au niveau de la baie de Calvi (Corse). Depuis cette ... [more ▼]

Depuis 2002, l’algue invasive Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea a été signalée au niveau de la Corse. Elle apparaît pour la première fois, en 2008, au niveau de la baie de Calvi (Corse). Depuis cette époque, le nombre et la surface des sites envahis augmentent. L'analyse fine de l'évolution spatio-temporelle de sa distribution dans la zone prospectée confirme que C. racemosa colonise d'abord les sites profonds. A partir des différents stades de colonisation, un indice paysager (Indice Caulerpa racemosa: "I.Ca.r") adapté à la plongée en scaphandre autonome a été élaboré. "I.Ca.r" qui tient compte de l'expérience du plongeur, du type de substrat et de la superficie colonisée est un code à 8 caractères. Il permet une comparaison spatiale de sites colonisés et également une analyse de l'évolution temporelle de la colonisation. Mis au point en Baie de Calvi, l'indice paysager "I.Ca.r" peut être appliqué sur la Corse et sur l'ensemble de La Méditerranée. La méthodologie simple, résumée sur une fiche pourrait être distribuée dans les clubs de plongée et les informations envoyées au réseau Caulerpe par exemple. [less ▲]

How to use Diigo for allowing the students from large classes to become active ?

in 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valencia, Spain. 4-5 March, 2013. (2013, March 04)

Teaching in the early bachelor’s degrees at the university often comes down to classical ex cathedra courses for which the students take a passive role leading progressively to the lost of their ... [more ▼]

Teaching in the early bachelor’s degrees at the university often comes down to classical ex cathedra courses for which the students take a passive role leading progressively to the lost of their motivation which may result in school failure. In this work, we demonstrate that the use of a collaborative social bookmarking, such as Diigo, can help for preserving and promoting the student motivation within large classes. Diigo is a free online tool used in a bachelor class of Bio Engineering (270 students) at the Gembloux Agro Bio Tech Faculty (University of Liege, Belgium) in order to allow students to work actively in small groups of 6 students. During this activity, which is supervised by a tutor who is also a teacher, the students prepare themselves the subject of the course. The impacts of this learning activity are clear: the motivation is substantially increased and the teacher can assist each group in its research through the Network rather than merely transmit his knowledge to a large audience without close interactions with the students. bookmarking, such as Diigo, can help for preserving and promoting the student motivation within large classes. Diigo is a free online tool used in a bachelor class of Bio Engineering (270 students) at the Gembloux Agro Bio Tech Faculty (University of Liege, Belgium) in order to allow students to work actively in small groups of 6 students. During this activity, which is supervised by a tutor who is also a teacher, the students prepare themselves the subject of the course. The impacts of this learning activity are clear: the motivation is substantially increased and the teacher can assist each group in its research through the Network rather than merely transmit his knowledge to a large audience without close interactions with the students. [less ▲]

Development of advanced models for transition to turbulence in hypersonic flows and prediction of transition under uncertainties

in Serino, Gennaro (Ed.) Review of the VKI Doctoral Research 2012-2013 (2013, March)

A Verification-Based Approach to Memory Fence Insertion in PSO Memory Systems

in Proceedings of the 19th international conference on Tools and algorithms for the construction and analysis of systems (2013, March)

This paper addresses the problem of verifying and correcting programs when they are moved from a sequential consistency execution environment to a relaxed memory context. Specifically, it considers the ... [more ▼]

This paper addresses the problem of verifying and correcting programs when they are moved from a sequential consistency execution environment to a relaxed memory context. Specifically, it considers the PSO (Partial Store Order) memory model, which corresponds to the use of a store buffer for each shared variable and each process. We also will consider, as an intermediate step, the TSO (Total Store Order) memory model, which corresponds to the use of one store buffer per process. The proposed approach extends a previously developed verification tool that uses finite automata to symbolically represent the possible contents of the store buffers. Its starting point is a program that is correct for the usual Sequential Consistency (SC) memory model, but that might be incorrect under PSO with respect to safety properties. This program is then first analyzed and corrected for the TSO memory model, and then this TSO-safe program is analyzed and corrected under PSO, producing a PSO-safe program. To obtain a TSO-safe program, only store-load fences (TSO only allows store-load relaxations) are introduced into the program. Finaly, to produce a PSO-safe program, only store-store fences (PSO additionally allows store-store relaxations) are introduced. An advantage of our technique is that the underlying symbolic verification tool makes a full exploration of program behaviors possible even for cyclic programs, which makes our approach broadly applicable. The method has been tested with an experimental implementation and can effectively handle a series of classical examples. [less ▲]

5. Les régulateurs de croissance

in Bodson, Bernard; Destain, Jean-Pierre (Eds.) Livre Blanc - Céréales (2013, February 27)

3. Contrôle des populations de mauvaises herbes

in Bodson, Bernard; Destain, Jean-Pierre (Eds.) Livre Blanc - Céréales (2013, February 27)

4. La fumure azotée

in Bodson, Bernard; Destain, Jean-Pierre (Eds.) Livre Blanc - Céréales (2013, February 27)

Quantitative gait assessment using an accelerometer technology as a predictive tool of falls among nursing home residents: a 6-month prospective study

in Proceedings of the meeting (2013, February 22)

Functional screening of a metagenomic library from algal biofilms

in Smagghe, Guy; Boeckx, Pascal; Bossier, Peter (Eds.) et al Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences (2013, February 08)

Macroalgae, and particularly their lignin-free polysaccharides, are increasingly used for their gelling and therapeutic properties and for the production of biofuels and renewable chemical compounds. To ... [more ▼]

Macroalgae, and particularly their lignin-free polysaccharides, are increasingly used for their gelling and therapeutic properties and for the production of biofuels and renewable chemical compounds. To extract, hydrolyze and purify this biomass, algae hydrolyzing enzymes are needed. Our work aims to identify and characterize algal biomass hydrolyzing enzymes expressed by microorganisms living on the surface of algae, by functional metagenomics. Therefore, a microbial DNA extraction method was developed to isolate the gDNA from the microorganisms of the brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum and a metagenomic library was constructed in Escherichia coli. The library was screened for diverse enzymatic activities (esterases, xylanases, cellulases, α-amylases, arabinanases, caseinases and β-glucosidases) on agar plates with specific enzymes substrates. Several new microbial enzymes (esterases, β-glucosidases, α-amylases and cellulases) were identified revealing the wealth of our library. Furthermore, those enzymes had less than 50% sequence identity with known protein sequences; meaning that our approach allows to identify new microbial enzymes expressed by uncultured microorganisms. Plate tests for medium-throughput screening of specific enzymes hydrolyzing algal polysaccharides (agarases, carrageenases and alginate lyases) are currently being developed. Our approach will probably allow us to identify new families of those ill-known enzymes, with particular enzymatic activities. [less ▲]

Children’s Knowledge About Memory: Adaptation and French Validation of a Scale to Assess it.

(2013, February)

The present study aimed at adapting and testing a French version of Kreutzer et al.’s metamemory interview (1975) in a group of 128 children aged of 4, 6, 9, and 12. Following Fritz et al. (2010 ... [more ▼]

The present study aimed at adapting and testing a French version of Kreutzer et al.’s metamemory interview (1975) in a group of 128 children aged of 4, 6, 9, and 12. Following Fritz et al. (2010), adjustments have been made to reduce language skill contamination as well as to increase the developmental appropriateness and sensibility of the scale. Results show the emergence of two sub-scales (“strategy knowledge” and “general memory knowledge”) on the factor analysis and reveal an excellent interrater reliability as well as a good internal consistency for the global scale and two sub-scales (respectively, Cronbach α = .79; .81 and .71). As expected with regard to the literature, a significant correlation has appeared between the metamemory scale and short-term memory capacities (convergent validity). Similarly, the metamemory score has shown its ability to predict children memory performance (predictive validity). Finally, the lack of correlation between most of the scale’s items and vocabulary measurement (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test) and the very good ability of the scale to distinguish between age groups demonstrate that the adaptations made to improve the Kreutzer et al.’s scale in terms of language’s contamination and developmental sensibility have reached their goal. Regarding its psychometric properties, these results suggest that this interview can be considered as a useful and reliable tool for developmental research. Furthermore, they confirm the importance of metamemory knowledge in memory performance. Future studies will have to be carried out to show the utility of this scale in a clinical population. [less ▲]

A Continuum Damage Mechanics Model for the Analysis of the Crashworthiness of Composite Structures: A work in progress

in Proceedings of the 15th Australian Aeronautical Conference (2013, February)

The crashworthiness capability of an aircraft structure is dependent on its ability to attenuate crash loading via the controlled deformation of energy absorbing devices. An energy-based constitutive ... [more ▼]

The crashworthiness capability of an aircraft structure is dependent on its ability to attenuate crash loading via the controlled deformation of energy absorbing devices. An energy-based constitutive relation was employed to model the behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced epoxy resin composite material under crush loading. Each of the damage modes in the fibre and matrix was treated separately with its own damage initiation and progression relationships as well as a damage parameter that tracks damage progression. Each damage parameter dictates the reduction in stiffness in the respective principal loading directions. This model was implemented for a 3D solid brick element in contrast to shell-based formulations currently available. Crushing composite structures were modelled and the results validated against experimental data. The force-displacement response / specific energy absorption and the failure modes obtained from the simulation show that the underlying physics of the crushing have been captured by the proposed model but that further work is required for reliable quantitative correlation. [less ▲]

Blood receivers : another point of view - analysis of data from 5,463 patients transfused during 2011.

in Blood Transfusion (2013, February)

Contexte géologique des sites mésolithiques de la Heid de Fer et de L’Ourlaine à Becco (Theux, Belgique)

in Autour de l'hématite - Circulation et transformation au cours de la préhistoire récente. Méthodes d'analyse (2013, February)

The use of natural resources is a major source of information to study the socio-economic organization of the population from Prehistory to Antiquity, due to the fact that their exchange networks and ... [more ▼]

The use of natural resources is a major source of information to study the socio-economic organization of the population from Prehistory to Antiquity, due to the fact that their exchange networks and behaviors changed together with their lifestyles and know-how. If flint or other materials such as shale have been extensively studied, haematite, and particularly the oolitic haematite, remains hardly investigated as a material in terms of its origin and technical methods of utilization. The mesolithic sites of "L'Ourlaine" and the "Heid de Fer" (Becco, Theux, southern Belgium) are very close to an important Famennian (Upper Devonian) oolitic haematite outcrop. [less ▲]

L'intérêt des races mixtes dans les systèmes laitiers : enseignements du projet BlueSel

in 18ième Carrefour des Productions animales : Nouvelles approches pour une optimisation de nos élevages laitiers (2013, February)

La « Bleue Mixte » (BM) est une race à petit effectif localisée de part et d’autre de la frontière franco-belge. Menacée de disparition, elle bénéficie d’un projet transfrontalier BlueSel soutenu par le ... [more ▼]

La « Bleue Mixte » (BM) est une race à petit effectif localisée de part et d’autre de la frontière franco-belge. Menacée de disparition, elle bénéficie d’un projet transfrontalier BlueSel soutenu par le programme européen INTERREG IV et les autorités françaises et wallonnes. L’objectif de ce projet est d’assurer la conservation, la sélection et la promotion de la BM. L’un des volets du programme a consisté à étudier la rentabilité économique des troupeaux BM. Il s’est appuyé sur un réseau de 16 fermes de références mis en place fin 2008 jusque mi 2012. La collecte des données techniques et économiques sur les 4 années comptables de 2007 à 2010 a reposé sur la méthodologie mise en oeuvre au sein du dispositif français des Réseaux d’élevage. Les exploitations BM ont été regroupées selon deux systèmes, herbivore et polyculture-élevage, et comparées aux exploitations laitières Prim’Holstein (PH) du Réseau d’élevage de Nord-Picardie. Les résultats démontrent la capacité des éleveurs de vaches BM à obtenir de bonnes performances économiques malgré de plus faibles productivité laitière (4225 l/VL) et taux (3,70 % de MG et 3,22 % de protéines), et un moindre prix du lait, grâce notamment à une conduite de troupeaux bien maîtrisée, des surfaces fourragères très bien valorisées, et la mixité lait-viande très affirmée de la race qui atténue les fluctuations du prix du lait. En système herbivore, les exploitations BM s’avèrent économes et autonomes avec une excellente valorisation des prairies. En système de polyculture-élevage, les troupeaux sont conduits de façon à peine plus intensive qu’en système herbivore, contrairement aux troupeaux PH. [less ▲]

Nouveaux modes d’action publique en faveur de la transition des quartiers urbains vers un développement durable.

in Van Ypersele, Jean-Pascal; Hudon, Marek (Eds.) 1er Congrès Interdisciplinaire du Développement Durable - Thème 5: Rôle des pouvoirs publics dans la transition. (2013, January 31)

L’article aborde la question de l’action publique visant à promouvoir le développement durable des quartiers urbains existants. En particulier, il envisage la pertinence de développer cette action à ... [more ▼]

L’article aborde la question de l’action publique visant à promouvoir le développement durable des quartiers urbains existants. En particulier, il envisage la pertinence de développer cette action à partir d’une réorientation de la « politique des quartiers », modalité de l’action publique héritée de la fin du XXème siècle. Les structures publiques de quartier mises en place dans le cadre de cette politique pourraient en effet jouer un rôle d’accélérateurs de la transition de ces quartiers. Elles ont le potentiel pour cela, notamment grâce au réseau social qu’elles développent au sein de la population locale, sans l’engagement de laquelle les pouvoirs publics peuvent bien peu de choses. L’article envisage ensuite la pertinence d’une généralisation de cette politique à tous les quartiers urbains, selon des intensités variables et en complémentarité avec les politiques urbaines plus stratégiques, afin d’assurer un développement équilibré de nos territoires. [less ▲]

A multiaxial constitutive model for concrete in the fire situation

in Proceedings of the 13th Fire and Materials Conference (2013, January 28)

Performance-based design in fire engineering leads to increasing demand for advanced temperature-dependent material models for the load bearing materials used in building structures. These models must be ... [more ▼]

Performance-based design in fire engineering leads to increasing demand for advanced temperature-dependent material models for the load bearing materials used in building structures. These models must be valid in natural fire situations including cooling down phase and must be sufficiently robust for complex numerical calculations such as, for example, the analysis of tensile membrane action in composite slabs. Although structural concrete is widely used in civil engineering, proper modelling of its thermo-mechanical behaviour remains a challenging issue for engineers mainly because of the complexity of the phenomena that result from the microcracking process in this material and because of the necessity to ensure the numerical robustness of the models. This paper presents a new multiaxial concrete model based on a plastic-damage formulation and developed to meet the specific requirements of structural fire engineers and researchers. The model, which incorporates an explicit term for transient creep strain and encompasses a limited number of material parameters, has been implemented in a finite element software dedicated to the nonlinear analysis of structures in fire. The paper presents a series of numerical simulations conducted to highlight the model ability to capture the main phenomena that develop in concrete under fire (permanent strains, degradation of the elastic properties, unilateral effect) as well as its ability to be used for the fire analysis of large-scale structural elements. As an example, the new concrete model is used in the numerical analysis of a full scale fire test on a composite steel-concrete slab and it is shown that the computed and measured results agree. [less ▲]

Massive Non-Thermal Radio Emitters: New Data and their Modeling

in Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series (2013, January 01)

During recent years some non-thermal radio emitting OB stars have been discovered to be binary or multiple systems. The non-thermal emission is due to synchrotron radiation that is emitted by electrons ... [more ▼]

During recent years some non-thermal radio emitting OB stars have been discovered to be binary or multiple systems. The non-thermal emission is due to synchrotron radiation that is emitted by electrons accelerated up to high energies. The electron acceleration occurs at the strong shocks created by the collision of radiatively-driven winds. Here we summarize the available radio data and more recent observations for the binary Cyg OB2 No. 9. We also show a new emission model which is being developed to compare the theoretical total radio flux and the spectral index with the observed radio light curves. This comparison will be useful in order to solve fundamental questions, such as the determination of the stellar mass-loss rates, which are perturbed by clumping. [less ▲]