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See detailMODELING OF A GLASS WOOL PROCESS IN VIEW OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (L.C.A.)
Gerbinet, Saïcha ULg; Renzoni, Roberto ULg; Briard, Vincent et al

Poster (2012, November)

Taking into account the environmental aspects in the building sector has become unavoidable. In France, environmental and sanitary statements for building products (“Fiches de Déclarations ... [more ▼]

Taking into account the environmental aspects in the building sector has become unavoidable. In France, environmental and sanitary statements for building products (“Fiches de Déclarations Environnementales et Sanitaires” (FDE&S)) have been developed. The environmental part of the statement is based on Life Cycle Assessment. So, KnaufInsulation, glass wool producer for the French market, has started to evaluated the environmental impacts of it process in view of FDE&S realization. The process has been modeling in GaBi with industrial data. Adjustable parameters have been introduced to allow to study the environmental impacts of almost all the KnaufInsulation products. So the FDE&S can be easily done for the different products. This model is also used for eco-conception. The LCA results allow to show the life cycle leaks. More, in modifying the model, the impact of a change in the process on its environmental performances will be highlighted. So relevant improvement will be brought out. The model and the mains results as the eco-conception strategy will be presented. The interest of making a modeling based on the step and process of the life cycle of a product or a product range will be clearly understood. [less ▲]

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See detailTödlich in jedem Alter
Sandersen, Charlotte ULg

in hundkatzepferd (2012)

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See detailDroits fondamentaux en mouvement. Questions choisies d'actualité
Wautelet, Patrick ULg; Van Drooghenbroeck, Sébastien

Book published by Anthemis (2012)

Les droits fondamentaux sont toujours en mouvement, bien souvent en progrès, mais aussi menacés. Pour rendre compte de façon utile au praticien de cette évolution, le présent ouvrage rassemble quatre ... [more ▼]

Les droits fondamentaux sont toujours en mouvement, bien souvent en progrès, mais aussi menacés. Pour rendre compte de façon utile au praticien de cette évolution, le présent ouvrage rassemble quatre contributions qui dressent le portrait de droits fondamentaux à la croisée des chemins. A côté des textes nationaux et internationaux éprouvés que sont la Constitution et la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme, les contributions analysent l'influence marquante d'autres instruments que sont le droit européen et la Charte des droits fondamentaux de l'Union européenne. Cette plongée au coeur de l'actualité des droits fondamentaux permet aux auteurs, tous spécialistes des questions qu'ils analysent, d'aborder quelques unes des libertés individuelles les plus importantes : la liberté d'expression, l'interdiction de la discrimination et la liberté de religion. Les différentes contributions s'attachent à préciser les contours d'une jurisprudence et d'une pratique mouvante, tout en dévoilant les enjeux concrets et en esquissant des réponses aux questions que la pratique devra affronter prochainement. [less ▲]

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See detailDes mots pour parler d'évaluation
Absil, Gaëtan ULg; Vandoorne, Chantal ULg

in Education Santé (2012), (283), 17-22

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See detailRadiotherapy : controversy
Beckers, Albert ULg

Scientific conference (2012, November)

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See detailDirect identification of bacteria from BacT/ALERT anaerobic positive blood cultures by MALDI-TOF MS: MALDI Sepsityper kit versus an in-house saponin method for bacterial extraction.
MEEX, Cécile ULg; Neuville, Florence; DESCY, Julie ULg et al

in Journal of Medical Microbiology (2012), 61

In cases of bacteraemia, a rapid species identification of the causal agent directly from positive blood culture broths could assist clinicians in the timely targeting of empirical antimicrobial therapy ... [more ▼]

In cases of bacteraemia, a rapid species identification of the causal agent directly from positive blood culture broths could assist clinicians in the timely targeting of empirical antimicrobial therapy. For this purpose, we evaluated the direct identification of micro-organisms from BacT/ALERT (bioMérieux) anaerobic positive blood cultures without charcoal using the Microflex matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time of flight MS (Bruker), after bacterial extraction by using two different methods: the MALDI Sepsityper kit (Bruker) and an in-house saponin lysis method. Bruker's recommended criteria for identification were expanded in this study, with acceptance of the species identification when the first three results with the best matches with the MALDI Biotyper database were identical, whatever the scores were. In total, 107 monobacterial cultures and six polymicrobial cultures from 77 different patients were included in this study. Among monomicrobial cultures, we identified up to the species level 67 and 66 % of bacteria with the MALDI Sepsityper kit and the saponin method, respectively. There was no significant difference between the two extraction methods. The direct species identification was particularly inconclusive for Gram-positive bacteria, as only 58 and 52 % of them were identified to the species level with the MALDI Sepsityper kit and the saponin method, respectively. Results for Gram-negative bacilli were better, with 82.5 and 90 % of correct identification to the species level with the MALDI Sepsityper kit and the saponin method, respectively. No misidentifications were given by the direct procedures when compared with identifications provided by the conventional method. Concerning the six polymicrobial blood cultures, whatever the extraction method used, a correct direct identification was only provided for one of the isolated bacteria on solid medium in all cases. The analysis of the time-to-result demonstrated a reduction in the turnaround time for identification ranging from 1 h 06 min to 24 h 44 min, when performing the blood culture direct identification in comparison with the conventional method, whatever the extraction method. [less ▲]

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See detailEvaluation du premier Plan national nutrition santé belge : peut mieux faire
Absil, Gaëtan ULg; Vandoorne, Chantal ULg

in Education Santé (2012), (383), 34-37

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See detailGame species monitoring using road–based distance sampling in association with thermal imagers: a covariate analysis
Morelle, Kevin ULg; Bouché, Philippe; Lehaire, François ULg et al

in Animal Biodiversity and Conservation (2012), 35(2), 253-265

Monitoring of game species populations is necessary to adequately assess culling by hunters in areas where natural large predators are absent. However, game managers have to control several species and ... [more ▼]

Monitoring of game species populations is necessary to adequately assess culling by hunters in areas where natural large predators are absent. However, game managers have to control several species and they often lack of an efficient and convenient survey design method. Monitoring several species at that same time over large areas could thus be cost– and time–effective. We tested the influence of several factors during monitoring of three common game species, (wild boar, roe deer and red fox, using road–based distance sampling in association with thermal imagers. This pilot survey based on 20 night counts in five contrasting sites studied the effect of several covariates (species, thermal imaging, observer, group size, and habitat type) on the detection probabilities. No differences were observed between thermal imagers and group sizes , but we found differences between observers . Expected differences were also observed between species and between habitat type. Our results show that the detectability of low cost thermal imaging equipment is similar to that of more expensive methods, highlighting new possibilities for the use of thermal imagery by game managers. Although adjustments should be made to the study design our findings suggest that large–scale multi–species monitoring could be an efficient method for common game species. [less ▲]

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See detailL'évaluation des politiques publiques
Absil, Gaëtan ULg

in Education Santé (2012), (283), 26

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See detailAn overview of the microbenthic loop in Posidonia oceanica meadows: the good, the bad and the ugly
Pete, Dorothée ULg; Quattrocchi, Loïc; Velimirov, Branko et al

in Creed, J.C.; Oigman-Pszczol, S.S. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 10th International Seagrass Biology Workshop (ISBW10), 25- 30 November 2012, Armação dos Búzios, Brazil (2012, November)

Posidonia oceanica is an endemic seagrass of the Mediterranean Sea. The ecosystem based on this plant is essential from an ecological and economical point of view (commercial species, touristic activities ... [more ▼]

Posidonia oceanica is an endemic seagrass of the Mediterranean Sea. The ecosystem based on this plant is essential from an ecological and economical point of view (commercial species, touristic activities, oxygen production), though very sensitive to environmental perturbations. To detect those perturbations, scientists are trying to find more efficient ecological indicators. Most of the time, those indicators are based on the plant itself. Unfortunately, this seagrass does not react very quickly to perturbations so, when a reaction is noticed, it is often too late to prevent irremediable damages to the ecosystem. The sedimentary compartment of P. oceanica meadows has been less studied than the canopy level. However, it could be a good source of ecological indicators because it is the final container of all the pollution. In this framework, the microbenthic loop has been studied. It is a major subsystem of those meadows and encompasses organic matter, bacteria, microphytobenthos and meiofauna. As those organisms have a rapid turnover and stay almost all their life inside the sediment, they seemed good potential indicators. This presentation will show what is useful or not inside the sediment and more specifically inside the microbenthic loop. Results of a comparison between a fish farm and a reference location will be used, as well as in situ experiments (shading and sediment loading) and small spatial scale variations. At the end of this presentation, you will know what are the good, the bad and the ugly in the sedimentary compartment of a P. oceanica meadow. [less ▲]

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See detailBatavia as Patria: Literary Representations of Batavia in W.J. Hofdijk’s Work
Steyaert, Kris ULg

in Dutch Crossing : a Journal of Low Countries studies (2012), 36(3), 216-227

The depiction of Batavia is examined in W. J. Hofdijk’s long epic poem In ’t harte van Java (In Java’s Heart) published in 1881; a detailed description of the city was incorporated into his narrative ... [more ▼]

The depiction of Batavia is examined in W. J. Hofdijk’s long epic poem In ’t harte van Java (In Java’s Heart) published in 1881; a detailed description of the city was incorporated into his narrative, showing Batavia as seen through Javanese eyes, and thus turning the city into an emblem of the fatherland itself. Founded on the northern coast of Java in 1619, the city of Batavia was admired for its picturesque beauty and its overall European character. The qualities for which it was praised hint at Batavia’s curiously hybrid nature: whilst in many respects it differed dramatically from the Netherlands, it was at the same time portrayed as quintessentially Dutch. It was an exotic, far-away place and yet an integral part of the nation. This dichotomy represented an obvious complication for writers in the Netherlands eager to extol its virtues. [less ▲]

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See detailEuropean Initiative for the Exchange of Young Officers inspired by Erasmus
Paile, Sylvain ULg

in Rehrl, Jochen; Weisserth, Hans-Bernhard (Eds.) Handbook on CSDP (2012)

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See detailVocal Impact of a Prolonged Reading Task in Dysphonic Versus Normophonic Female Teachers
Remacle, Angélique ULg; Morsomme, Dominique ULg; Berrué, Elise et al

in Journal of Voice (2012), 26(6), 8201-82013

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the impact on voice of a 2-hour reading task between 70-75 dB(A) in 16 normophonic and 16 dysphonic female teachers with vocal nodules. METHODS: Objective measurements ... [more ▼]

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the impact on voice of a 2-hour reading task between 70-75 dB(A) in 16 normophonic and 16 dysphonic female teachers with vocal nodules. METHODS: Objective measurements (acoustic analysis, voice range measurements, aerodynamic measurements) and subjective self-ratings were collected before the task and every 30 minutes during the reading to determine the voice evolution in both groups. RESULTS: Fundamental frequency, lowest frequency, highest frequency (F-High), highest intensity and intensity range increase through the reading, whereas Shimmer decreases. Maximum phonation time decreases after 30 minutes. Estimated subglottal pressure (ESP) and sound pressure level increase during the first hour. Afterwards, ESP decreases. Self-ratings worsen through time. When comparing the normophonic and the dysphonic teachers, self-ratings reveal more complaints in the dysphonic group. Few differences in objective measurements are found between both groups: normophonic teachers show lower ESP, higher F-High and greater frequency range. CONCLUSIONS: Frequency modifications from acoustic analysis and voice range measurements suggest an increased laryngeal tension during vocal load, while subjects perceive a worsening of voice. Aerodynamic parameters depict first a deterioration of voice efficiency and then an adaptation to the prolonged reading. The comparison between both groups shows a discrepancy between objective measurements and self-ratings, suggesting that both approaches are necessary to have a complete view of vocal load effects. Surprisingly, both groups behave similarly through vocal load, without more or quicker deterioration of voice in the dysphonic group. [less ▲]

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See detailAgonistes des récepteurs du GLP-1 ou inhibiteurs de la DPP-4 : comment orienter le choix du clinicien ?
SCHEEN, André ULg

Conference given outside the academic context (2012)

Le traitement pharmacologique du diabète de type 2 s’est enrichi, ces dernières années, de l’apport des médicaments à effet incrétine ciblant le glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). Ces médicaments ... [more ▼]

Le traitement pharmacologique du diabète de type 2 s’est enrichi, ces dernières années, de l’apport des médicaments à effet incrétine ciblant le glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). Ces médicaments comprennent soit des agonistes des récepteurs au GLP-1, à courte (injection 1 ou 2 x par jour : exénatide, liraglutide, lixisénatide) ou longue durée d’action (injection hebdomadaire : exénatide à libération prolongée, albiglutide, dulaglutide, taspoglutide) ; soit des agents inhibant l’enzyme inactivant le GLP-1, la dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), actifs par voie orale, les gliptines (sitagliptine, vildagliptine, saxagliptine, linagliptine, alogliptine). Bien que ces approches pharmacologiques ciblent toutes deux le GLP-1, elles se différencient par leur mode d’administration (injection sous-cutanée versus prise orale), leur efficacité (meilleure avec les GLP-1 agonistes), leurs effets sur le poids corporel et sur la pression artérielle systolique (diminution avec les agonistes versus neutralité avec les gliptines), leur profil de tolérance (risque de nausées ou vomissements avec les agonistes) et leur coût (supérieur avec les agonistes du GLP-1). Toutes deux pourraient être bénéfiques sur le plan cardiovasculaire. Il apparaît qu’une gliptine est une excellente alternative à un sulfamide ou une glitazone après échec d’une monothérapie par metformine alors qu’un analogue des récepteurs au GLP-1 est une bonne alternative à l’insuline (surtout chez les sujets obèses) après échec d’une bithérapie orale. Ce schéma est sans doute trop restrictif et les modalités d’utilisation sont nombreuses, à quasi tous les stades du diabète de type 2. Le choix pourra s’orienter selon les caractéristiques cliniques, les objectifs fixés ou simplement les préférences du patient. [less ▲]

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