Le Dieu de Maman Olangi. Ethnographie d'un combat spirituel transnational

Book published by Academia/L'Harmattan (2013)

Avec le « combat spirituel » du couple Olangi (Congo-Kinshasa), l’Afrique centrale revisite le pentecôtisme évangélique et offre une triangulation inédite d’un mouvement aujourd’hui séculaire et ... [more ▼]

Avec le « combat spirituel » du couple Olangi (Congo-Kinshasa), l’Afrique centrale revisite le pentecôtisme évangélique et offre une triangulation inédite d’un mouvement aujourd’hui séculaire et transnational. Une approche ethnographique translocale au plus proche des réalités vécues sur le terrain (Bruxelles-Kinshasa) a permis à l’auteur de rendre compte des imaginaires et des pratiques à l’œuvre dans un espace-temps du religieux qui a généré un ethos spirituel de combat. L’ethnographie des conversions au « Dieu de maman Olangi » révèle une radicalité singulière. Le combat comporte un enjeu fort d’émancipation de la parenté et de la famille. Elle est vécue comme un poids d’obligations à honorer davantage qu’un principe de solidarité qui prend ici des allures de dernier mythe africain. Ce combat spirituel est en prise directe avec l’expérience irréductible de la colonisation ainsi qu’avec les épreuves non moins irréductibles de l’expérience migratoire. Il trouve aujourd’hui à s’exercer dans n’importe quel lieu de la planète où quelques uns de ses disciples sont installés et contribue au développement d’une résilience dans laquelle l’idéologie dominante, capitaliste, fonctionne à plein régime. [less ▲]

Mobile speckle interferometer in the long-wave infrared for aeronautical nondestructive testing in field conditions

in Optical Engineering : The Journal of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (2013), 52(10),

Abstract We present the development of a speckle interferometer based on CO2 laser and using a thermal infrared camera based on uncooled microbolometer array. It is intended to be used for monitoring ... [more ▼]

Abstract We present the development of a speckle interferometer based on CO2 laser and using a thermal infrared camera based on uncooled microbolometer array. It is intended to be used for monitoring deformations as well as flaw detection in aeronautical composites, with a smaller sensitivity to displacement compared to equivalent system using visible lasers. Moreover the long wavelength allows working with such interferometer under out-of-laboratory conditions. A mobile system has been developed on the basis of previous laboratory developments. Then it is validated in a variety of industrial nondestructive testing applications under field working conditions. [less ▲]

Les acteurs des cultes isiaques et leurs images. Bilan historiographique et perspectives

Conference (2013, September 23)

Health related guidelines for wind farms in Belgiu m

Conference (2013, September 15)

In 2011 the Belgian authorities have asked the Supe rior Health Council (SHC) to advise on the health e ffects of wind farms. A working group of experts with diff erent backgrounds was put together to ... [more ▼]

In 2011 the Belgian authorities have asked the Supe rior Health Council (SHC) to advise on the health e ffects of wind farms. A working group of experts with diff erent backgrounds was put together to assess all th e available literature. This group considered the req uest in the context of sustainable development and drafted an advice that was reviewed by two international ex perts. It is expected that the advice will be publi shed in the spring of 2013. The advice mentions direct effects of operational w ind turbines that may have negative consequences fo r the health and well-being of neighbouring people. It st resses the importance of factors such as the change in landscape, the possible intrusion on people’s attac hment to their environment and the effect of local economic benefits and costs associated with a wind energy project. Also, the perception of the future quality of life will determine the social acceptance of a w ind project by a local community. The advice gives a number of recommendations to better deal with all t hese aspects. The paper will give an overview and explanation of these recommendations. [less ▲]

Einleitung

in Nörtemann, Regina; Viehöver, Vera (Eds.) Kolmar übersetzen. Studien zum Problem der Lyrikübertragung (2013)

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 ▲]

Eulerian Formulation for an Extensible Elastic Rod

in Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (2013, September)

This paper reformulates the governing equations of an extensible elastic rod by reference to a given spatial curve. This Eulerian formulation is motivated by the need to solve efficiently the constrained ... [more ▼]

This paper reformulates the governing equations of an extensible elastic rod by reference to a given spatial curve. This Eulerian formulation is motivated by the need to solve efficiently the constrained elastica problem encountered in many medical and engineering applications, in which a thin rod is inserted in a tortuous conduit. The Eulerian reformulation of the equations hinges on the restatement of the rod local equilibrium in terms of derivatives with respect to the curvilinear coordinate associated with the reference curve and the description of the rod deflection as a perturbation of this curve. The originality of the proposed formulation lays in the axially unconstrained character of the resulting system such that the determination of the rod configuration between two fixed points reduces to the resolution of a classical boundary value problem. [less ▲]

Kolmar übersetzen. Studien zum Problem der Lyrikübertragung

Book published by Wallstein (2013)

Von Holunderblüten zum Holunderbusch. Über Wege und Umwege in Wilhelm Raabes "Holunderblüte" und Theodor Storms "Ein Bekenntnis"

Conference (2013, September)

The Oligopoly Problem in EU Competition Law

in GERADIN, D.; LIANNOS, I. (Eds.) Research Handbook in European Competition Law (2013)

This paper offers a complete overview of the oligopoly problem in competition law and economics, with a specific focus on European Union (EU) law. A related purpose of the paper is to challenge the ... [more ▼]

This paper offers a complete overview of the oligopoly problem in competition law and economics, with a specific focus on European Union (EU) law. A related purpose of the paper is to challenge the dominant view that merger control is the ultimate preventive remedy against tacit collusion. On close analysis, the merger-only enforcement paradigm against tacit collusion generates a systemic risk of type II errors. Part of this enforcement gap may, however, be alleviated through a more muscular enforcement of the rules on coordinated conduct (i.e. Article 101 TFEU) and on unilateral conduct (i.e. Article 102 TFEU). In this later respect, the paper formulates a possible theory of harm that would entitle agencies and courts to apply Article 102 TFEU to specific types of conduct by oligopolists. The concept of abuse of collective dominance may in particular be applied to the artificial tactics which oligopolists adopt to protect an observed collusive equilibrium from the natural, disruptive effect caused by an external shock (entry, natural disaster, change in tax rate, etc.). In this sense, the paper is different from other scholarly proposals that recommend applying rules on unilateral conduct to excessive oligopoly prices and/or facilitating practices. [less ▲]