La politique étrangère d'Obama: changement dans la continuité

in Revue Nouvelle (2013), 12

Le présent article propose une réflexion autour de la politique étrangère menée par la première administration Obama. La question qui guide cette recherche est la suivante: la politique étrangère d'Obama ... [more ▼]

Le présent article propose une réflexion autour de la politique étrangère menée par la première administration Obama. La question qui guide cette recherche est la suivante: la politique étrangère d'Obama se distancie t-elle de celle menée sous l'administration Bush? L’hypothèse soutenue est que la politique étrangère d’Obama se distingue par le prolongement voire l’accentuation des politiques antérieures. Afin de vérifier cette hypothèse, l'article revient sur la doctrine Obama (smart power) et la confronte à la réalité en analysant la stratégie de lutte contre le terrorisme, la politique au Proche-Orient (dossier israélo-Palestinien), les rapports avec les puissances émergentes (Russie, Chine-Asie) ainsi qu'avec l'Europe, l'Amérique latine et l'Afrique. [less ▲]

Urban sprawl, commuting and travel energy consumption

in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Energy (2013), 166

Commuting to and from dense urban centres is often believed to be more energy efficient than commuting from more suburban areas. However, quantitative evidence is lacking. In this context, this paper ... [more ▼]

Commuting to and from dense urban centres is often believed to be more energy efficient than commuting from more suburban areas. However, quantitative evidence is lacking. In this context, this paper investigates the interactions between the spatial structure of the territory and transport energy consumption for commuting. Based on empirical surveys carried out every 10 years in Belgium, a quantitative method was developed and applied to assess energy efficiency of home-to-work and home-to-school travels. Our main findings highlight that urban structure acts upon travel energy consumption for commuting and that major cities present low energy consumption. However, a local-scale approach is useful for refining these observations, and this approach highlights the existence of secondary suburban and rural cores that also are characterized by low transport energy consumption. In this respect, the distance from home to a destination is paramount, whereas the mode of transport used has a lower impact. The method is parameterised and reproducible in other territories. [less ▲]

Consumption of Immature Stages of Colorado Potato Beetle by Chrysoperla Carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Larvae in the Laboratory

in American Journal of Potato Research (2013), 90(1), 51-57

The Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), has been an important defoliator of potatoes for 150 years. Although the use of insecticides allowed drastic reductions of CPB ... [more ▼]

The Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), has been an important defoliator of potatoes for 150 years. Although the use of insecticides allowed drastic reductions of CPB populations, resistance development against active substances has been observed. In this context, biological control using predatory larvae of the lacewing may represent a good alternative. CPB egg and larval consumption rates have been evaluated for all Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) instars for 24 h. While first and second C. carnea instars only consumed eggs (1.3 and 1.8), first (1.5 and 2.4) and second (0.6 and 0.8) CPB instars, third instar of lacewing consumed all CPB immature stages: 6.8 CPB eggs, 8.5 first, 4 s, 0.5 third and 0.1 fourth CPB instars. This third instar killed 4-fold more CPB larvae than other larval stages. Handling time for third instar lacewing has been evaluated at 52 min on first instar CPB, 102 min on second instar and 164 min on third instar. Our laboratory assays highlight a potential for lacewing larvae to control CPB immature stages with a greater efficiency on young CPB larval stages. Fields assays are however needed to confirm efficiency of this CPB natural enemy under field conditions. [less ▲]

Osteoporosis

Book published by Future Medicine Ltd (2013)

Epidemiology and genetics of pituitary tumors

Scientific conference (2013, February)

A novel mutation in the CUB sequence of matriptase-2 (TMPRSS6) is implicated in iron-resistant iron deficiency anaemia (IRIDA).

in British Journal of Haematology (2013), 160(4), 564-565

An eYFP Reporter Gene for the Yeast Two-hybrid System

in Protein Journal (2013), 32(2), 126-130

Towards the end of the uniform - Comprehensive approach to basic officer training

in The European Security and Defence Union (2013), 15

Relating Local Permeability Changes to the Deformation of Preforms during the Manufacture of Complex-Shaped Composite Structures

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

The transition to using carbon-fibre composites in the primary structure of passenger aircraft is now well established with focus shifting towards reducing manufacturing costs. This study reports on ... [more ▼]

The transition to using carbon-fibre composites in the primary structure of passenger aircraft is now well established with focus shifting towards reducing manufacturing costs. This study reports on initial results in the development of accurate numerical process modelling tools for resin-infused composite structures. A continuum-based, finite element material model has been developed to simulate the draping of a dry carbon fibre fabric, accurately tracking the changes in the warp and weft fibre orientations. A multiple ply draping example demonstrates the large variation of shear angles that are prevalent in forming processes. The relationship between shear angle and permeability was studied experimentally as it is integral to the accuracy of the resin infusion modelling process. The anisotropic permeability of the plain weave fabric was observed to increase by a factor of five as the shear locking angle was approached, with principal permeability values, K1 and K2, increasing and decreasing by a factor of approximately two, respectively. [less ▲]

PRoNTo: Pattern Recognition for Neuroimaging Toolbox

in Neuroinformatics (2013)

In the past years, mass univariate statistical analyses of neuroimaging data have been complemented by the use of multivariate pattern analyses, especially based on machine learning models. While these ... [more ▼]

In the past years, mass univariate statistical analyses of neuroimaging data have been complemented by the use of multivariate pattern analyses, especially based on machine learning models. While these allow an increased sensitivity for the detection of spatially distributed effects compared to univariate techniques, they lack an established and accessible software framework. The goal of this work was to build a toolbox comprising all the necessary functionalities formultivariate analyses of neuroimaging data, based on machine learning models. The “Pattern Recognition for Neuroimaging Toolbox” (PRoNTo) is open-source, cross-platform, MATLAB-based and SPM compatible, therefore being suitable for both cognitive and clinical neuroscience research. In addition, it is designed to facilitate novel contributions from developers, aiming to improve the interaction between the neuroimaging and machine learning communities. Here, we introduce PRoNTo by presenting examples of possible research questions that can be addressed with the machine learning framework implemented in PRoNTo, and cannot be easily investigated with mass univariate statistical analysis. [less ▲]