La filiation issue d'une gestation pour autrui Quelles règles de droit international privé pour la Belgique?

in Sosson, Jehanne; Schamps, Geneviève (Eds.) La gestation pour autrui : vers un encadrement? (2013)

Les questions de droit international privé intéressant la gestation pour autrui suscitent un intérêt croissant ces dernières années. Le regain d'attention portée à la gestation pour autrui (GPA) s ... [more ▼]

Les questions de droit international privé intéressant la gestation pour autrui suscitent un intérêt croissant ces dernières années. Le regain d'attention portée à la gestation pour autrui (GPA) s'explique sans doute pour partie par la multiplication des espèces soumises aux cours et tribunaux. Comme dans d'autres pays, ces développements ont retenu l'attention du législateur belge. La gestation pour autrui fait en Belgique l'objet de différentes propositions de loi. L'examen des différentes propositions de loi révèle que les questions de droit international privé n'ont pas retenu, ou en tout cas pas de façon substantielle, l'attention de leurs auteurs. La présente contribution se propose d'examiner quelles pistes de solution le législateur belge pourrait emprunter s'il souhaite envisager les questions de droit international privé. Elle s'appuiera sur les différentes décisions prononcées récemment par les juridictions belges. Avant de s'interroger sur la forme que pourrait prendre une éventuelle règle de droit international privé en matière de gestation pour autrui, la contribution précisera l'influence que peut exercer le droit interne sur cette règle. [less ▲]

Neonates show transient and incomplete anti-inflammatory response to cardiac surgery

Conference (2013)

Equivalence of a single dose (1200 mg) compared to a three-time a day dose (400 mg) of chondroitin 4&6 sulfate in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Results of a randomized double blind placebo controlled study.

in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (2013), 21(1), 22-27

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of a single oral dose of a 1200 mg sachet of chondroitin 4&6 sulfate (CS 1200) vs three daily capsules of chondroitin 4&6 sulfate 400 mg (CS 3*400 ... [more ▼]

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of a single oral dose of a 1200 mg sachet of chondroitin 4&6 sulfate (CS 1200) vs three daily capsules of chondroitin 4&6 sulfate 400 mg (CS 3*400) (equivalence study) and vs placebo (superiority study) during 3 months, in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN: Comparative, double-blind, randomized, multicenter study, including 353 patients of both genders over 45 years with knee OA. Minimum inclusion criteria were a Lequesne index (LI) >/= 7 and pain >/= 40 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS). LI and VAS were assessed at baseline and after 1-3 months. Equivalence between CS was tested using the per-protocol procedure and superiority of CS vs placebo was tested using an intent-to-treat procedure. RESULTS: After 3 months of follow-up, no significant difference was demonstrated between the oral daily single dose of CS 1200 formulation and the three daily capsules of CS 400. Patients treated with CS 1200 or CS 3*400 were significantly improved compared to placebo after 3 months of follow-up in terms of LI (<0.001) and VAS (P < 0.01). No significant difference in terms of security and tolerability was observed between the three groups. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that a daily administration of an oral sachet of 1200 mg of chondroitin 4&6 sulfate allows a significant clinical improvement compared to a placebo, and a similar improvement when compared to a regimen of three daily capsules of 400 mg of the same active ingredient. [less ▲]

Synthesis and fabrication of polyesters as biomaterials

in Popa, Valentin; Dumitriu, Daniela (Eds.) Polymeric biomaterials: structure and function, volume 1 (2013)

Measurement of ultrasensitive troponin T levels in cord blood for the early detection of myocardial cell damage after birth

Conference (2013)

Behaviours Associated with Acoustic Communication in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

in PLoS ONE (2013), 8(4), 61467

Non-local Damage-Enhanced MFH for Multiscale Simulations of Composites

in Patterson, Eann; Backman, David; Cloud, Gary (Eds.) Composite Materials and Joining Technologies for Composites, Volume 7 (2013)

In this work, a gradient-enhanced mean-field homogenization (MFH) procedure is proposed for fiber reinforced materials. In this approach, the fibers are assumed to remain linear elastic while the matrix ... [more ▼]

In this work, a gradient-enhanced mean-field homogenization (MFH) procedure is proposed for fiber reinforced materials. In this approach, the fibers are assumed to remain linear elastic while the matrix material obeys an elasto-plastic behavior enhanced by a damage model. As classical finite element simulations face the problems of losing uniqueness and strain localization when strain softening of materials is involved, we develop the mean-field homogenization in a non-local way. Toward this end we use the so-called non-local implicit approach, reformulated in an anisotropic way to describe the damage in the matrix. As a result we have a multi-scale model that can be used to study the damage process at the meso-scale, and in particular the damaging of plies in a composite stack, in an efficient comput0ational way. As a demonstration a stack with a hole is studied and it is shown that the model predicts the damaging process in bands oriented with the fiber directions. [less ▲]

Improvement of spray retention on barley leaves by adjuvants

Poster (2013)

Adjuvants contribute to change the types of impact and thus the amount of spray retained by the leaves of the treated plant. We have performed tests of retention on barley plants on BBCH 12 stage and ... [more ▼]

Adjuvants contribute to change the types of impact and thus the amount of spray retained by the leaves of the treated plant. We have performed tests of retention on barley plants on BBCH 12 stage and small pieces of barley leaves at the same stage of growth. Spraying was done in three ways: water without adjuvant, water with Break-Thru® S240 and water with Li700®. The three slurries of fluorescein contained in an amount of 0.2 g / l. Fluorescein retained by the leaves in both cases is then measured by a spectrofluoremeter. The retention tests on whole plants show that it is tripled by the first adjuvant and doubled by the second. On the other side, on small pieces of barley leaves, the amount was increased by the use of surfactants but not to the same extend. This study concluded that the use of adjuvants in spray pesticides increases the amount of retention as a function of leaf area and the type of adjuvant. [less ▲]

Genome-wide Determinants of Proviral Targeting, Clonal Abundance and Expression in Natural HTLV-1 Infection.

in PLoS Pathogens (2013), 9(3), 1003271

The regulation of proviral latency is a central problem in retrovirology. We postulate that the genomic integration site of human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) determines the pattern of expression ... [more ▼]

The regulation of proviral latency is a central problem in retrovirology. We postulate that the genomic integration site of human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) determines the pattern of expression of the provirus, which in turn determines the abundance and pathogenic potential of infected T cell clones in vivo. We recently developed a high-throughput method for the genome-wide amplification, identification and quantification of proviral integration sites. Here, we used this protocol to test two hypotheses. First, that binding sites for transcription factors and chromatin remodelling factors in the genome flanking the proviral integration site of HTLV-1 are associated with integration targeting, spontaneous proviral expression, and in vivo clonal abundance. Second, that the transcriptional orientation of the HTLV-1 provirus relative to that of the nearest host gene determines spontaneous proviral expression and in vivo clonal abundance. Integration targeting was strongly associated with the presence of a binding site for specific host transcription factors, especially STAT1 and p53. The presence of the chromatin remodelling factors BRG1 and INI1 and certain host transcription factors either upstream or downstream of the provirus was associated respectively with silencing or spontaneous expression of the provirus. Cells expressing HTLV-1 Tax protein were significantly more frequent in clones of low abundance in vivo. We conclude that transcriptional interference and chromatin remodelling are critical determinants of proviral latency in natural HTLV-1 infection. [less ▲]

First evidence of the possible implication of the 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC) in immune activity of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis, L.): Comparison with cortisol

in Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A : Molecular & Integrative Physiology (2013), 165(2), 149-158