A-type granite of the ferrobasaltic Sept Iles layered intrusion: a product of large-scale silicate liquid immiscibility

in EOS : Transactions, American Geophysical Union (2009), 90(52), 14-06

Two parent magmas for the same anorthosite pluton? The Egersund-0gna case

in EOS : Transactions, American Geophysical Union (2009), 90(22), 11-02

Functional analysis of an FLC-LIKE gene in root chicory

in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Physiology (2009), 153A(2/Suppl.), 198-199

Vernalization is known to promote flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana by inhibiting the expression of a strong repressor: FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC). The recent cloning of an FLC-LIKE gene in sugar beet (Beta ... [more ▼]

Vernalization is known to promote flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana by inhibiting the expression of a strong repressor: FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC). The recent cloning of an FLC-LIKE gene in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris; BvFL1) and – here – in root chicory (Cichorium intybus; CiFL1) suggests the conservation of FLC biological function during evolution of eudicots. Hence physiological questions that remain difficult to address in Arabidopsis can be studied in other species. We investigated the correlation between CiFL1 expression and plant-age dependent responsiveness to vernalization. We also studied the effect of post-vernalization growing temperature, which can stabilize or erase the vernalized state. [less ▲]

The inside-out transobturator sling for the surgical treatment of post-radical prostatectomy urinary incontinence: Interim results of a prospective, observational study after a 1-year minimum follow-up

in Neurourology and Urodynamics (2009), 28(7), 687-688

Hypothesis / aims of study The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the short-term safety and efficacy of the inside-out transobturator sling procedure for treating post-radical prostatectomy ... [more ▼]

Hypothesis / aims of study The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the short-term safety and efficacy of the inside-out transobturator sling procedure for treating post-radical prostatectomy (RP) stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Study design, materials and methods The sling technique uses specific instruments and a polypropylene mesh with 2 arms that are passed inside to outside through the obturator foramens, pulled for compressing the bulbar urethra upward, and tied to each other across the midline. Intra-operative urodynamic evaluation is performed to record the urethral pressure profile (UPP) and to measure the abdominal leak point pressure (ALPP) and maximal urethral pressure (MUP) before and after sling tensioning. Urodynamic measurements are repeated until tension on both arms of the mesh increases ALPP to approximately 100 cm H2O. In case of associated urethral stenosis, classic endoscopic urethrotomy is performed first. Inclusion criteria were clinically and urodynamically demonstrated SUI, positive bulbar compression test, and signed informed consent. Patients with detrusor overactivity or active urinary infection were excluded. Baseline evaluation included detailed history, physical examination with a bulbar urethra compression test, urine analysis, multichannel urodynamics, administration of self-questionnaires assessing urinary continence (questions 1 through 3 of the urinary section of the UCLA-PCI-SF questionnaire (1)) and quality of life (QoL) (Ditrovie questionnaire (2)), flexible urethrocystoscopy, and urethrocystography. The degree of incontinence was arbitrarily categorized as mild (1–2 pads/day), moderate (3–5 pads/day) or severe (>5 pads/day), as previously described (3). Follow-up evaluation at 1, 6, 12 months, and yearly thereafter included physical examination, uroflowmetry with PVR measurement, and administration of the self-questionnaires assessing urinary continence and QoL. All patients were also asked to self-evaluate their satisfaction with the treatment. Cure was defined by no pad use and improvement by a number of pads/day ≤ 2 and reduced by at least 50%. Peri- and post-operative complications were recorded. Results From April 2006 through March 2009, 95 consecutive patients who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria underwent the sling procedure using the same operative protocol. As of March 2009, 58 patients who consecutively underwent the sling procedure were expected to have a minimum follow-up of 1 year. Mean age of the patients was 67.6 ± 6.5 years (range 52-79). Mean body mass index was 27.0 ± 3.6 (range 21.3 – 39.0). Of the 58 patients, 9 (16%) patients had undergone prior surgery for SUI: bulking agent injection in 5 patients, prior sling implantation in 1 patient and artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation in 4 patients. A previous urethrotomy or urethral dilatation for urethral stenosis had been performed in 8 (14%) patients and 8 (14%) patients had had pelvic irradiation. Preoperatively, 14 (24%), 26 (45%), and 18 (31%) patients were using 2 (mild SUI), 3 to 5 (moderate SUI), and >5 pads/day (severe SUI), respectively. The sling procedure was performed under general and spinal anesthesia in 22 (38%) and 36 (62%) patients, respectively, and was preceded by an endoscopic urethrotomy in 5 (9%) patients. Penile prostheses were implanted concomitantly to the sling in 2 patients. Before sling tensioning, mean MUP and ALPP were 40 ± 21 cm H2O (range 5-101) and 45 ± 22 cm H2O (range 10-100). After sling tensioning, mean MUP and ALPP were 89 ± 24 cm H2O (range 44-141) and 109 ± 26 cm H2O (range 60-165). Mean increase in MUP and ALPP between post- and pre-tensioning of the sling was 49 ± 29 cm H2O (range 1-125) and 64 ± 32 cm H2O (range 20-135), respectively. Mean operative time was 65 ± 18 minutes. No intra-operative complication was noted. Seven (12%) patients required suprapubic catheterization; normal voiding resumed in all 7 patients except 1 who underwent urinary diversion for complete radiation-induced anastomotic stenosis. Mild perineal hematoma not requiring therapy was observed in 6 patients. Six-month and 1-year minimum follow-up was available on 54 (93%) and 56 (96%) of the 58 patients, respectively (Table 1). Two patients were completely lost to follow-up after the 1-month visit. At this 1-month visit, one patient was cured while the other was improved. Table 1. Postoperative pad usage Follow-up 6-month visit 1-year visit Preoperative SUI severity / Outcome Mild to moderate SUI (≤5 pads/d) Severe SUI (> 5 pads/d) Entire cohort (≥ 2 pads/d) Mild to moderate SUI (≤ 5 pads/d) Severe SUI (> 5 pads/d) Entire cohort (≥ 2 pads/d) Cure 22 (55.0%) 9 (50.0%) 31 (53.5%) 23 (57.5%) 8 (44.5%) 31 (53.5%) Improvement 13 (32.5%) 5 (27.8%) 18 (31.0%) 14 (35.0%) 6 (33.3%) 20 (34.4%) Failure 1 (2.5%) 4 (22.2%) 5 (8.6%) 1 (2.5%) 4 (22.2%) 5 (8.6%) Data not available 4 (10.0%) 0 (0.0%) 4 (6.9%) 2 (5.0%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (3.5%) Of note, at 12 months, among the 18 patients with preoperative severe incontinence, 8 (44.5%) were cured and 6 (35%) others were improved. In addition, SUI cure/improvement rates appeared to be similar at the 6 and 12 months time points. The 3 failures included one patient who had undergone post-RP radiation therapy. This man later developed a complete urethral anastomotic closure and underwent cystectomy with transileal ureterostomy 9 months after the sling procedure. The two other failed patients had a vesico-urethral anastomotic stricture before sling implantation. Both patients were implanted with an AUS after the sling procedure. After cutting the mesh arms laterally to the bulb, the AUS cuff was placed without difficulty around the bulbar urethra. The 4th failed patient had undergone previous radiation therapy and had a bulbar urethral stenosis. He is now wearing penile collectors. The 5th patient had a vesico-urethral stenosis that underwent urethrotomy just before the sling implantation. The patient has been offered the placement of an artificial urinary sphincter. Preoperative and postoperative max flow rate and postvoid residual values were not different (Table 2). Overall, QoL was substantially enhanced and 85% patients were satisfied with the procedure. Table 2. Postoperative evolution of QoL scores and voiding parameters QoL and voiding parameters Baseline (mean ± SD [range]) 6-month visit (mean ± SD [range]) 1-year visit (mean ± SD [range]) Ditrovie QoL scores (scale from 10 [best] to 50 [worst]) 32 ± 7 (17-50) 16 ± 8 (10-40) 17 ± 8 (10-42) Max flow rate (mL/sec) 20 ± 9 (6-46) 18 ± 9 (6-44) 17 ± 10 (4-51) Post void residual (mL) 17 ± 32 (0-160) 21 ± 51 (0-243) 6 ± 21 (0-87) No sling infection, urethra erosion, persistent pain or neurological complication was observed. No sling was withdrawn or cut. Interpretation of results The inside-out transobturator sling was associated with a minimal risk of intra- and post-operative complications. Postoperative SUI cure/improvement rates were found to remain stable over a 1-year period. The sling procedure appeared to be efficient at short term even in the group of patients with severe SUI before surgery. The sling procedure does not compromise concomitant penile prostheses or subsequent AUS implantation. Longer follow-up times are required to determine the long-term efficacy of this sling procedure. Concluding message The one-year results of this prospective study suggest that the inside-out transobturator sling is a safe and efficient surgical procedure at short term for the treatment of post-RP SUI. [less ▲]

Effects of aging and daytime recovery sleep on N-REM slow oscillations

in Sleep (2009), 32(Suppl. 1),

Spiders capture attention especially when you are afraid of them

in Perception (2009), 38 Suppl.

Recent studies suggested that fear-related stimuli (such as spiders or snakes) are prioritized during visual selection. However, it remains unclear whether such stimuli capture attention in a bottom - up ... [more ▼]

Recent studies suggested that fear-related stimuli (such as spiders or snakes) are prioritized during visual selection. However, it remains unclear whether such stimuli capture attention in a bottom - up fashion when they are irrelevant for the search task. To investigate this issue we used the additional singleton paradigm (Theeuwes, 1992 Perception & Psychophysics 51(6) 599 - 606), in which participants had to search for a shape singleton (a circle among diamonds) while either a fear-related stimulus (a spider) or a fear-unrelated stimulus (a butterfly) was also present in the display. To determine whether the capture was modulated by the degree of actual fear evoked by the stimuli we compared performance of participants that scored high or low on the Fear of Spiders Questionnaire (Szymanski and O'Donohue, 1995 Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 26 31 - 34). Results indicate that both task-irrelevant spiders and butterflies capture attention. More importantly, however, for high-fear participants the interference caused by spiders was larger than that caused by butterflies, signifying the role of fear as a factor in the capture of attention by fear-related objects. [less ▲]

Neuropsychological analysis of gait disturbances during dual task in MCI patients

in Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging (The) (2009), 13(Supp 1),

Unified Freezing of Gait Rating Scale (UFOGS)

in Movement Disorders : Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2009), 24(Suppl. 1), 432-433

A clinico-pathological report of SCA17 associated with a heterozygote small trinucleotide expansion

in Movement Disorders : Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2009), 24(Suppl. 1), 12-12

Evidence for increased upper brain stem activity following STN-DBS in Parkinson's disease: An (18)FDG-PET study

in Movement Disorders : Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2009), 24(Suppl. 1), 186-187

On the Recognizability of Self-Generating Sets

in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2009), 5734

Let I be a finite set of integers and F be a finite set of maps of the form n->k_i n + l_i with integer coefficients. For an integer base k>=2, we study the k-recognizability of the minimal set X of ... [more ▼]

Let I be a finite set of integers and F be a finite set of maps of the form n->k_i n + l_i with integer coefficients. For an integer base k>=2, we study the k-recognizability of the minimal set X of integers containing I and satisfying f(X)\subseteq X for all f in F. In particular, solving a conjecture of Allouche, Shallit and Skordev, we show under some technical conditions that if two of the constants k_i are multiplicatively independent, then X is not k-recognizable for any k>=2. [less ▲]

Combiner les mesures métaboliques cérébrales et neuropsychologiques permet une meilleure prédiction de la conversion vers une maladie d’Alzheimer chez les patients MCI

in Revue Neurologique (2009), 165

Introduction. Une voie de recherche neurologique importante concerne la capacité de prédire sur base de l’évaluation initiale des patients avec Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) ceux qui vont développer une ... [more ▼]

Introduction. Une voie de recherche neurologique importante concerne la capacité de prédire sur base de l’évaluation initiale des patients avec Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) ceux qui vont développer une maladie d’Alzheimer (MA). Parmi les tests neuropsychologiques, le rappel indicé avec indiçage congruent lors de l’encodage et du rappel (RI48) apparaît comme le meilleur prédicteur du devenir des patients MCI (Ivanoiu et al., 2005). D’autre part, on a montré que les mesures métaboliques cérébrales (TEP-FDG), plus particulièrement l’hypométabolisme du cortex temporopariétal, prédit le déclin cognitif global dans le MCI mieux que des mesures neuropsychologiques (Chételat et al., 2005). Le but de notre étude était d’évaluer le pouvoir de prédiction pour la conversion du MCI vers une MA de deux prédicteurs robustes (performance au RI48 et métabolisme cérébral) pris soit isolément soit ensemble. Méthode. 50 patients MCI ont subi un examen en TEP-FDG au repos et ont réalisé le test de rappel indicé RI48 et le MMSE. Au terme d’un suivi neuropsychologique de 36 mois, 28 patients ont évolué vers une MA et 22 sont restés stables. Le métabolisme cérébral et les performances cognitives ont été comparés entre « convertisseurs » et MCI-stables. Des analyses discriminantes ont ensuite permis d’évaluer la capacité de classification de l’âge, du MMSE et des mesures métaboliques et mnésiques considérés individuellement ou selon diverses combinaisons. Résultat. Par comparaison avec les MCI-stables, les « convertisseurs » montraient un hypométabolisme du cortex temporal moyen bilatéralement, du cortex pariétal inférieur droit et du précuneus droit, et de plus faibles performances initiales au RI48. Prises individuellement, les différentes mesures permettaient le même taux de classification correcte (métabolisme cérébral = 76%, RI48 = 76%). L’âge et le MMSE étaient de faibles prédicteurs (exactitude de classification = 62% et 66% respectivement). Par contre, la combinaison des mesures métaboliques et des scores au RI48 prédisaient le mieux la progression vers la MA (88%). Conclusion. Les résultats suggèrent que la stratégie optimale pour identifier quels patients MCI ont plus de risque de développer une MA est de combiner les mesures métaboliques cérébrales et la performance à un test de mémoire très sensible. [less ▲]

Comparison of BNP and NT-proBNP performances for assessing heart failure in a population of patients with high incidence of with renal insufficiency

in Annales de Biologie Clinique (2009), 67(1),

Relations entre les variations de densité minérale osseuse et l'incidence des fractures vertébrales: analyse des 3 dernières années d'un traitement de 8 ans sous ranélate de strontium.

in Revue du Rhumatisme (2009), 76

Analyses coût-efficacité du sulfate de glucosamine chez des patients gonarthrosiques : comparaison avec le paracétamol.

in Revue du Rhumatisme (2009), 76

Genetic variability of test-day stearoyl coenzyme-A desaturase 9 activity

in Journal of Dairy Science (2009), 92(E-suppl.1), 353-354

Milk fatty acid (FA) profile is far from the optimal fat composition in regards to human health. Different natural sources of variation such as feeding or genetics could be used to modify the contents of ... [more ▼]

Milk fatty acid (FA) profile is far from the optimal fat composition in regards to human health. Different natural sources of variation such as feeding or genetics could be used to modify the contents of unsaturated fatty acids. The impact of feeding is well described; however, genetics effects on the milk FA composition are not well studied. Increasing the unsaturated fatty acids contents of bovine milk could have the potential to raise the nutritive and therapeutic values of dairy products. The stearoyl Coenzyme-A desaturase 9 (delta-9) gene was identified as a potential functional candidate gene affecting milk fat composition in dairy cattle. The objective of this research was to study the genetic variability on this enzyme activity across lactations. A total of 199,977 test-day records were obtained from 29,603 Holstein cows in first lactation, 154,267 records from 23,453 Holstein cows in second lactation, and 173,244 records from 75,887 Holstein cows in third and later lactations. The used model was a multiple-trait random regressions test-day model. Fixed effects were: herd × date of test, and class of age. Random effects were: herd × year of calving, permanent environmental, additive genetic, and residual effects. The studied traits were milk yield, protein content, percentage of fat, monounsaturated fatty acids estimated by mid-infrared spectrometry, and the ratios reflecting the delta-9 activity. Obtained heritability estimates of delta-9 as well as the genetic and phenotypic correlations varied across lactations. These results suggest potential improvements of milk fat composition based on delta-9 activity using animal selection and appropriate management practices. [less ▲]

Les corrélats neuronaux de l’acquisition et de la consolidation en mémoire dans la maladie d’Alzheimer et le trouble de mémoire isolé

in Revue Neurologique (2009), 165

Introduction : Un déficit en mémoire épisodique est caractéristique dans la maladie d’Alzheimer (AD) et chez les patients âgés présentant une altération cognitive légère (MCI). Cette altération peut ... [more ▼]

Introduction : Un déficit en mémoire épisodique est caractéristique dans la maladie d’Alzheimer (AD) et chez les patients âgés présentant une altération cognitive légère (MCI). Cette altération peut s’expliquer par un déficit d’acquisition et/ou un déficit de consolidation. Toutefois, les modifications cérébrales responsables de ces déficits ne sont pas encore parfaitement élucidées. L’objectif de notre étude était de mettre en relation le profil d’apprentissage déficitaire de ces patients avec leur métabolisme cérébral au repos. Méthode : L’épreuve du California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) a été administrée à 51 patients AD, 18 patients MCI qui sont restés stables (suivi longitudinal de 18 mois, MCI-S), 16 patients MCI qui ont développé la maladie d’Alzheimer (MCI-C) durant les 18 mois de suivi et 12 participants de contrôle. La mesure d’acquisition est la proportion moyenne de gain à travers les 5 essais d’apprentissage du CVLT. La mesure de consolidation est la proportion totale de pertes à travers ces 5 essais. La mesure du métabolisme cérébral au repos a été effectuée en tomographie par émission de positions (18FDG-TEP). Les mesures de corrélation cognitivo-métabolique ont été réalisées au moyen du logiciel SPM8 (p non-corrigé avec hypothèse a priori <0.001). Résultats : Les groupes AD et MCI-C ont un gain moyen moindre que les groupes MCI-S et contrôles. L’ampleur du gain inter-essais est positivement corrélée à l’activité métabolique au niveau de l’hippocampe postérieur chez les patients AD, à l’activité pariétale inférieure chez les patients MCI-S, et à l’activité frontale postérieure dans le groupe contrôle. Par ailleurs, le groupe AD présente plus de pertes inter-essais que les trois autres groupes. Toutefois, aucune corrélation significative n’apparait entre le total des pertes inter-essais et le métabolisme cérébral. Discussion : Ces données suggèrent que les patients AD, même à un stade très précoce (MCI-C) présentent un déficit d’acquisition de l’information. Ce déficit pourrait être sous-tendu par des perturbations métaboliques dans les réseaux d’apprentissage fronto-pariétaux et hippocampique. Il existe de plus un déficit de consolidation inter-essais spécifique aux patients AD mais ce déficit n’est corrélé à aucune région cérébrale au seuil statistique utilisé. [less ▲]

Levels of dioxin in serum of pregnant women living nearby a paper mill industry, in the province of Valdivia, Chili

in Organohalogen Compounds (2009), 71

Phosphate mineral associations in the Cema pegmatite (San Luis Province, Argentina) : Paragenesis, chemistry and significance in the pegmatite evolution

in Estudios Geologicos (2009), 19(2), 300-304

Le double produit “PAS x FC” s’accroît davantage avec l’âge lors d’un test postural (squatting ») chez le patient diabétique de type 1.

in Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux (2009), 102(hors série), 199-100-125

Augmentation de la pression pulsée (PP) et du double produit « PP x fréquence cardiaque » chez le patient diabétique de type 1 en fonction de l’âge.

in Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux (2009), 102(h), 199-124

Modulation of fMRI assessed brain responses to blue and green light by sleep homeostasis, circadian phase and PER3 polymorphism

in Sleep (2009), 32(Suppl. 1),

Information delivery to patients with acute low back pain: a longitudinal observational randomized survey

in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2009), 68(Suppl 3), 700

Detection of placental lactogens in Swamp buffalo by radioimmunoassay technique.

in Reproduction, Fertility, & Development (2009), 21(1), 152-153

Risks assessment of water pollution by pesticides at local scale (Pesteaux Project): study of polluting pressure

in Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences (2009), 74(1), 165-170

Pollution of water resources (surface waters and ground waters) by pesticide uses is one of the key point of the European policy with the imptementation of the Water Frame Work Directive (2000/60/EC) and ... [more ▼]

Pollution of water resources (surface waters and ground waters) by pesticide uses is one of the key point of the European policy with the imptementation of the Water Frame Work Directive (2000/60/EC) and the thematic Strategy on the Sustainable use of pesticides. According to this Legislation, the Member States must initiale measures to limit environmental and toxicologieal effects caused by pesticide uses. The Agricultural Research Centre of Wallonia (CRA-W) emphasized the need of a toot for spatial risk analysis and develops it within the framework of PESTEAUX project. The originality of the approach proposed by the CRA-W is to generate maps to identify the risk of pollution at locale scale (agricultural parcel). The risk will be assessed according to the study of different factors, grouped under 3 data's tayers: polluting pressure, vulnerability of the physical environment (soil) and meteorological data. This approach is directly based on the risk's definition which takes into account the polluting pressure, linked te the human activities, and the vulnerabitity of the soil, defined by factors of physical environment which characterize the water flow in the parcel. Moreover, meteorological data influence the intensity and likelihoad flow of water, and indirectly pesticide by leaching or runoff. The PESTEAUX's approach to study the pollution is based on the model "source-vector-target". The source is the polluting pressure, in other words, the pesticides which could reach the targets. The main vector is the water which vehicles the pesticide on and trough the soil until the target which are the surface waters or ground waters. ln this paper we introduce the factors contributing to the polluting pressure. These factors are linking to the human activities and more precisely, to the pesticide uses. The factors considered have an influence on pesticide's transport by water (in its solid state or in dissolved state by leaching, run-off, or erosion) but also on a set of process controlling pesticide behavior in the environment such as degradation, sorption, .... [less ▲]

Detection of placental lactogens in swamp buffalo by radioimmunoassay technique

in Reproduction, Fertility, & Development (2009), 21(1), 152-153

Ruminant placental lactogens (PL) are members of the growth factor/prolactin (GH/PRL) family. They are synthesized by trophectodermal binucleate cells. There is evidence to suggest that PL is involved in ... [more ▼]

Ruminant placental lactogens (PL) are members of the growth factor/prolactin (GH/PRL) family. They are synthesized by trophectodermal binucleate cells. There is evidence to suggest that PL is involved in control of fetal growth, through actions in both the maternal and fetal compartments, as well as in influencing mammary growth during pregnancy (Byatt JC et al. 1992 J. Anim. Sci. 70, 2911–2923). The structure and biology of PL have been studied in the cow, sheep, goat, human, and mice. The maternal concentration of PL is 100- to 1 000-fold greater in pregnant sheep and goats than in cows but no information exists about PL concentration in buffalo. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the ability to detect PL in buffalo fluids by using bovine PL antibody. Samples were collected in the slaughterhouse immediately after animal slaughter. The fetuses were measured after heart blood collection. A bPL RIA system was used to determine the bPL concentrations in the buffalo samples (Alvarez-Oxiley AV et al. 2007 Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 19, 877–885). The rbPL molecules were radio-iodinated with [125]I-Na by using the lactoperoxidase method (Thorell JI and Johansson BG 1971 Biochim. Biophys. Acta 251, 363–369). Concentrations of buffalo PL are presented in Table 1. In this RIA system, the minimum detected value was 0.068 ng mL–1, and the binding competition curves of bovine PL standard and buffalo fluids dilution using bovine PL antibody were paralleled in all kinds of samples. The lowest concentration was detected in allantoid fluid and the greatest concentration in fetal plasma (P < 0.05). Study of the biology of PL in buffalo has proved difficult because the concentration of PL in all buffalo fluids is very low. Furthermore, the research concerning buffalo PL function required in vivo experiments. Existing data suggest that at least the concentration of buffalo PL is different from cattle and other smaller domestic ruminants. In conclusion, our results provide preliminary information about concentrations of PL in buffalo fluids. [less ▲]

Embryo transfer as a tool for experimental reproduction of ovine herds.

in Ciência Animal Brasileira (2009), Suppl 1

Influence de la largeur des pores des membranes utilisées au cours de l’hémofiltration et du débit d’ultrafiltration sur la clairance plasmatique de l’interleukine 6 dans un modèle porcin de choc septique.

in Réanimation (2009), 18(1), 037

Notions d’identité(s) et monde régulier : quelques réflexions au regard d’une communauté de contemplatives à l’époque moderne

in Trajecta (2009), 18(3), 195-208

PepLook: An innovative in silico tool for determination of structure, polymorphism and stability of peptides

in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (2009), 611

Retrieving episodic memories when recognizing familiar faces and names

in Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society. (2009)

Main characteristics of hypertensive patients seen in academic hospitals from Belgium: Preliminary analysis

in Acta Clinica Belgica (2009), 64-2(6), 165

Studying the sivers function by model calculations

in AIP Conference Proceedings (2009), 1105

A formalism is presented to evaluate the Sivers function in constituent quark models. A non-relativistic reduction of the scheme is performed and applied to the Isgur-Karl model. The sign for the u and d ... [more ▼]

A formalism is presented to evaluate the Sivers function in constituent quark models. A non-relativistic reduction of the scheme is performed and applied to the Isgur-Karl model. The sign for the u and d flavor contributions that we obtained turns out to be opposite. The Burkardt Sum Rule is fulfilled to a large extent. After the estimate of the QCD evolution of the results from the momentum scale of the model to the experimental one, a reasonable agreement with the available data is obtained. © 2009 American Institute of Physics. [less ▲]

Abnormal neural filtering of irrelevant visual information in depression

in NeuroImage (2009), 45(Suppl. 1),

Time-of-day changes in brain motor activity

in Sleep (2009), 32(Suppl. 1),

GCxGC coupled to fast scanning quadrupole MS for trace analysis of POPs

in Organohalogen Compounds (2009), 70

Model-Based Assessment of Dynamic FRC (DFRC)

in Intensive Care Medicine (2009), 35(suppl. 1), 52

Identification of Metabolites in a Human Plasma Standard Reference Material by Comprehensive two Dimensional Gas Chromatography-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

in 57th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics (2009)

Interpreted Active Packets for Ephemeral State Processing Routers

in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2009), 4388

We propose WASP (lightweight and World-friendly Active packets for ephemeral State Processing), a new active platform based on Ephemeral State designed to allow bytecode interpretation on programmable ... [more ▼]

We propose WASP (lightweight and World-friendly Active packets for ephemeral State Processing), a new active platform based on Ephemeral State designed to allow bytecode interpretation on programmable datapath elements. We designed WASP to be a good compromise between flexibility (e.g. offering solutions in quality-adaptive multimedia flows, service discovery or mobility support) and safety (i.e. protection of router and network resource). [less ▲]

Patient specific model of the cardiovascular system during septic shock

in Intensive Care Medicine (2009), 35(suppl. 1), 80

Neurobiological bases of suicidality in major depression

in World Journal of Biological Psychiatry (2009), 9(Suppl. 1),

Retrieving episodic memories when recognizing familiar faces and names.

in N. Taatgen, & H. van Rijn (Eds.), Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (2009)

This study was aimed at investigating whether the recognition of familiar faces is more likely to be associated with an experience of Remembering than the recognition of familiar names. Using the Remember ... [more ▼]

This study was aimed at investigating whether the recognition of familiar faces is more likely to be associated with an experience of Remembering than the recognition of familiar names. Using the Remember/Know paradigm the proportions of episodic memories recalled following the recognition of famous faces and names (Conditions) were assessed. Presented faces and names were previously judged by an independent group of participants as eliciting an equivalent level of familiarity. Nevertheless significant differences between the two conditions appeared in hit and false alarm rates. However, present results showed no significant difference in the recollection of personal memories (Remember responses conditionalized on the hits), following familiar faces compared with familiar names recognition. This finding contrasts with recent accounts assuming that faces are more prone to yield episodic memories than other cues to person identity. These results and their implications for current Interactive Activation and Competition person recognition models are discussed. [less ▲]

Compression induces the expression of a sclerotic phenotype in human subchondral osteoblasts

in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (2009), 17(suppl 1), 95

Interaction between Natural Killer and dendritic cells in the presence of vaccine agent of uterine cervical cancer

in European Journal of Immunology (2009), 39

Comparison of two immunoassays for oxidized LDL determination

in Annales de Biologie Clinique (2009), 67(1),

Etude comparative préliminaire entre populations cervicalgique et lombalgique chroniques

in Revue du Rhumatisme (2008, December), 75

Cost-utility of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporotic women

in Osteoporosis International (2008, December), 19(S2), 363

A Self-Organized clustering scheme for overlay networks

in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2008, December), 5343

Hierarchical approaches, where nodes are clustered based on their network distances, have been shown to allow for robust and scalable topology-aware overlays. Moreover, recent research works have shown ... [more ▼]

Hierarchical approaches, where nodes are clustered based on their network distances, have been shown to allow for robust and scalable topology-aware overlays. Moreover, recent research works have shown that cluster-based deployments of Internet Coordinates Systems (ICS), where nodes estimate both intra-cluster and inter-cluster distances, do mitigate the impact of Triangle Inequality Violations (TIVs) on the distance predictions, and hence offer more accurate internet latency estimations. To allow the construction of such useful clusters we propose a self-organized distributed clustering scheme. For better scalability and efficiency, our algorithm uses the coordinates of a subset of nodes, known by running an ICS system, as first approximations of node positions. We designed and evaluated two variants of this algorithm. The first one, based on some cooperation among nodes, aims at reducing the expected time to construct clusters. The second variant, where nodes are selfish, aims at reducing the induced communication overhead. [less ▲]

Internal dynamics from asteroseismology for two sdB pulsators in close binary systems

in Communications in Asteroseismology (2008, December), 157

Since their discovery eleven years ago, short-period pulsating sdB stars have proved their potential for quantitative asteroseismological studies. We have recently updated our astero- seismic diagnostic ... [more ▼]

Since their discovery eleven years ago, short-period pulsating sdB stars have proved their potential for quantitative asteroseismological studies. We have recently updated our astero- seismic diagnostic tools in order to incorporate the effects of stellar rotation on pulsations, assuming various internal rotation laws. It is possible, with these new tools, to determine the internal rotation profile of two short-period pulsating sdB stars residing in close binary systems, namely Feige 48 and PG 1336 -018. They exhibit orbital periods of 9.024 h and 2.424 h respectively, as measured from spectroscopy. For the two stars, we show that spin-orbit synchronism is reached from the surface down to ˜ 0.22 R∗ and 0.55 RxE2x88x97 , respectively. The rotation of deeper layers cannot be inferred with the type of modes p-modes observed in short-period pulsating sdB stars. These results can potentially provide new elements to test tidal friction theories, particularly the angular momentum transport, in close binary systems. [less ▲]

Lake Hazar: a potential high-resolution 150 ka record of climate and tectonic interactions in Anatolia.

in EOS : Transactions, American Geophysical Union (2008, December), 89(53)(Fall Meet. Suppl.), 21-1942