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Étude des mécanismes de déchloruration d'objets archéologiques ferreux d'origine sous-marine

La mise au jour du mobilier archeologique ferreux s'accompagne de degradations si ce dernier n'est pas rapidement stocke en atmosphere inerte ou traite. Dans le cas des objets provenant de fouilles sous-marines, la presence de produits de corrosion chlorures instables au contact de l'air accelere les phenomenes de reprise de corrosion. Afin de limiter ces degradations et de stabiliser l'objet, il est necessaire d'extraire les ions chlorure pieges au sein du systeme de corrosion. Divers traitements de dechloruration ont ete developpes par les ateliers de conservation (immersion dans des solutions alcalines, polarisation cathodique, plasma d'hydrogene, fluide subcritique…). Ces traitements ont une efficacite certaine mais une meilleure comprehension des mecanismes de dechloruration (evolution des phases chlorurees durant le traitement, phenomenes de transport dans la couche, cinetiques d'extractions des chlorures…) permettrait de les optimiser (temps de traitement, fiabilite, reproductibilite…). Les objectifs de cette these sont multiples. En un premier temps la caracterisation fine du systeme de corrosion developpe en milieu marin puis lors de son abandon a l'air a ete realisee a l'aide de techniques multi-echelles sur un corpus experimental compose de lingots en fer forge provenant de fregates gallo-romaines decouvertes au large des Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhone, France) immergees durant 2000 ans. Il a notamment ete mis en evidence que ce facies de corrosion est principalement compose d'hydroxychlorure de fer (β-Fe2(OH)3Cl), phase chloruree contenant pres de 20% en masse de chlore. En un second temps l'evolution du systeme de corrosion developpe en milieu marin a ete suivi lors des etapes constituant un traitement de dechloruration : l'etape de traitement a proprement parle qui consiste en la circulation d'une solution de NaOH aeree ou desaeree, l'etape de lavage puis l'etape de sechage. Ce second axe s'est deroule en deux temps. Tout d'abord le suivi in situ de l'evolution de la couche de corrosion lors de l'etape de traitement a ete realise sous rayonnement synchrotron par diffraction des rayons X. Puis le systeme de corrosion a ete caracterise a l'ssu des etapes de lavage et de sechage. Ainsi le comportement de la couche de corrosion a pu etre apprehendee et une meilleure comprehension des mecanismes de dechloruration proposee. Les objectifs de cette etude sont d'une part de suivre in situ l'evolution du facies de corrosion d'objets archeologiques lors d'un traitement en solution aeree d'hydroxyde de sodium (NaOH) et d'autre part de caracteriser le facies de corrosion apres lavage et sechage de l'objet (…)
Pengaruh Variabel Makro Ekonomi dan Harga Komoditas Terhadap Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan Di Indonesia

Pasar modal adalah indikator makro ekonomi yang sangat penting bagi sebuah negara. Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk menguji seberapa besar pengaruh harga minyak, inflasi, jumlah uang beredar, suku bunga SBI dan harga emas ANTAM terhadap pergerakan Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan. Sampel yang diambil dalam penelitian adalah harga minyak WTI, inflasi, jumlah uang beredar, suku bunga SBI, harga emas ANTAM dan IHSG periode 2009-2012. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah dengan memakai analisa regresi linear berganda. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa secara parsial harga minyak dan jumlah uang beredar berpengaruh signifikan terhadap IHSG dan secara bersama-sama harga minyak, inflasi, jumlah uang beredar, suku bunga SBI dan harga emas ANTAM berpengaruh signifikan terhadap IHSG.
FEI Titan 80-300 TEM

The FEI Titan 80-300 TEM is a high-resolution transmission electron microscope equipped with a field emission gun and a corrector for the spherical aberration ( C S ) of the imaging lens system. The instrument is designed for the investigation of a wide range of solid state phenomena taking place on the atomic scale, which requires true atomic resolution capabilities. Under optimum optical settings of the image C S -corrector (CEOS CETCOR) the point-resolution is extended up to the information limit of well below 100 pm with 200 keV and 300 keV electrons. A special piezo-stage design allows ultra-precise positioning of the specimen in all 3 dimensions. Digital images are acquired with a Gatan 2k x 2k slow-scan charged coupled device camera.
Anytime, Anywhere: Using Mobile Phones for Learning

Using real-world resources for teaching and learning in the classroom can make education more meaningful and relevant to our students. One way in which the school-to-world connection can be made is with one and two-way video-conferencing technology. Traditionally, video-conferencing systems have been expensive, often difficult to use, and as a result, not accessible to many teachers. To address this issue, the Digital Videoconferencing (DVC) Project at Kent State University’s Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET) has been investigating new and unique ways of using videoconferencing for learning with mobile phones. This article starts out with an overview of what we know about cell phone use in education, provides a glimpse at other projects around the world that are pushing the envelope with regards to mobile and connected technology for teaching and learning, and ends with a description of the Video Cell Phone Project at Kent State.
Failure Detectors as Schedulers (An Algorithmically-Reasoned Characterization)

This paper presents a new approach to study unreliable failure detectors. It uses the \emph{iterated immediate snapshot model} (IIS) to capture the precise amount of synchrony achievable by a failure detector. The IIS model is a round-based model consisting of one-shot objects that provide processes with a single operation to atomically write and snapshot the shared memory. In a wait-free asynchronous manner, processes access a predefined sequence of one-shot immediate snapshot objects. This model is equivalent (for wait-free task solvability) to the usual read/write shared memory model, but its runs are more structured and easier to analyze. It has already been instrumental in other works. The paper studies three known failure detector classes $\{\Diamond {\cal S}_x\}_{1\leq x\leq n}$, $\{\Omega^z\}_{1\leq z\leq n}$, and $\{\Diamond {\psi}^y\}_{1\leq y\leq n}$, via the IIS model ($x, y$ or $z$ are parameters that specify the scope of the corresponding failure detector class). It identifies restrictions of the IIS model that characterize the power of each of these classes. These restrictions are captured as additional properties that the underlying immediate snapshot objects have to satisfy, in essence, obtaining a subset of IIS runs. For each failure detector class $C$, it is shown that the basic read/write model enriched with $C$ and a restricted IIS model have the same computational power for wait-free solvable tasks. Immediate applications of these results are new lower bound proofs for $k$-set agreement in asynchronous systems enriched with a failure detector of each one of these classes. The proofs are simple, using novel distributed simulations, and shed light both to the IIS model and to the nature of the failure detectors.
FACTORES ASOCIADOS AL CONSUMO DE TABACO EN UNA POBLACIÓN DE ADULTOS RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IN AN ADULT POPULATION

The aim of this research was to identify the risk factors associated with tobacco addiction in an adult popu- ODWLRQ��,WZDVWKH�oUVWVWDJHRIDEURDGHULQWHUYHQ WLRQ�oHOG� study. It was based in the articulation between the Transtheoretical Model of Change of Prochaska and the Public Health Community Perspective. The population were members of Public Schools for adults settled on the Avellaneda's district, in Buenos Aires province, 888 individuals composed the whole sample. We worked by census. A meaningful result is that in our population there is a bigger proportion of individuals in the Precontemplation stage (51,8%) than in the U.S.A. Prochaska had demonstrated that approximately 40% of smokers were in this stage in that country. Another oQGLQJKDVEHHQWKDWZLWKLQWKHDEVWLQHQFHV\QGURPH �� the anxiety symptom prevails. Lastly, negative emotion situations are the ones that tempts people to smoke more.
Retinal Alterations Detected Using Optical Coherence Tomography in Children with Strabismus

The aim of this study was to compare the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and fovea of strabismus cases with normal cases and assess the effect of amblyopia on the results. The partipicians were divided into four groups. Group 1 included both eyes (40 eyes) of strabismus patients without amblyopia. Patients eyes, who had stabismic amblyopia, divided in two group as amblyopic eyes (21 eyes in Group 2) and the other eyes ( 21 eyes in Group 3). Group 4 enclosed both eyes (40 eyes) of the controls. The thickness of the RNFL across the superior quadrant in Group 1 was thinner with respect to that of the control group (Group 4) (p<0.05). The mean thickness of the RNFL across the superior and inferior quadrants in Group 2 and Group 3 was thinner in comparison to Group 4 (p<0.05). Moreover, the macular thickness in the nasal quadrant was thicker in Group 3 than Group 1 (p=0.041). The macular thickness in the inferior quadrant was thicker in Group 2 than Group 1 (p=0.043). The thickness of the fovea center and macular temporal quadrant in Group 3 was thicker than Group 4 (p=0.04, p=0.005, respectively). In this study, that was observed the structural changes in the retina of the strabismus patients with and without amblyopia. These retinal alterations may be result of structural changes in lateral geniculate body in cases with amblyopia which has been reported in previous studies. Larger case series are needed to clarify this hypothesis.
The Fabric of Language and Law. Towards an International Research Network for Computer Assisted Legal Linguistics (CAL

Law and language can be described as complex institutions with emergent properties, like intricate fabrics woven from single-colored fibers. This metaphor suggests to think of legal language in terms of “patterns”: Recurrent motifs in the fabric that the individual language user may not (and in most cases cannot) be aware of, though they explain the development of language more coherently than any narrative based on a priori rules. This perspective corresponds with the recent trend towards computer linguistics using “text as data”. To discuss how these approaches might impact research on the language of law, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities hosted the first international conference on “The Fabric of Language and Law” from the perspective of legal corpus linguistics. Selected papers presented at this meeting in March 2016 were subsequently peer-reviewed and published in an eponymous volume of the International Journal of Language & Law (JLL), edited by the present authors as convenors of the conference. This special issue introduction elaborates on the topic of this meeting, summarizes its contributions, and contextualises the publications that resulted from it. The authors hope that this exchange, which has meanwhile been continued across the Atlantic, may help to establish an international network for research on Computer Assisted Legal Linguistics (CAL 2 ). Cite as: Hamann & Vogel , JLL 6 (2017), 101–109, DOI: 10.14762/jll.2017. 101
CHARACTERIZING RISK OF TRANSMISSION OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN USING PROXIES OF INFECTIOUS CONTACT AND GENETIC DATA

School-aged children play an important role in influenza. In this thesis we present a social network analysis of contacts among 746 students in 3 different schools and a genomic analysis of influenza viruses from 180 students in 9 schools. These schools are located in urban and suburban areas in and near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and include elementary, middle, and high schools. We collected a proxy for social contact information using wireless sensor devices worn by the students, programmed so that they regularly record other nearby devices if they are closer than 4 meters. We analyzed these networks to identify the patterns of proximal interactions of children in different classes and grades, identify community structure within schools and examine the impact of the physical environment on proximal contacts between students. We created undirected weighted networks from the data recorded by these devices and conducted social network analyses of these networks. In elementary and middle schools we observe high number of intra-grade and intra-classroom contacts, and relatively low number of inter-grade contacts. However, in high schools, contact networks are well connected and mixed and are difficult to separate into specific grades or classrooms. The high modularity of lower grades suggests that assumptions of homogeneous mixing within schools in epidemic models may be inappropriate whereas lower modularity in high schools suggest that homogenous mixing assumptions may be more acceptable in these settings. Genomic data of the influenza viruses was analyzed via phylogenetic trees. This thesis was advised by Derek Cummings and read by Robert Scharpf. Acknowledgements I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Derek Cummings for providing me with the opportunity to complete this thesis. I would also like to thank my thesis reader, Dr. Robert Scharpf for providing helpful comments on my work. Finally, I would like to thank my family for the support they have provided throughout my life. I would especially like to thank my girlfriend, Ashley, for the encouragement she has given me throughout this program.
A preliminary testability model for object-oriented software

In software quality assurance, two approaches have been used to improve the effectiveness of fault detection. One attempts to find more efficient testing strategies; the other tries to use the design characteristics of the software itself to increase the probability of a fault revealing itself if it does exist. The latter which combines the best feature of fault prevention and fault detection, is also known as the testability approach to software quality assurance. This paper examines the factors that affect software testability in object-oriented software and proposes a preliminary framework for the evaluation of software testability metrics. The ultimate aim is to formulate a set of guidelines in object-oriented design to improve software quality by increasing their testability.
Medial Epicondylalgia (Golfer's Elbow) Treated by Eccentric Exercise

Background Eccentric exercises have been successfully used in the treatment of Achilles and patellar tendinopathies, as well as lateral epicondylalgia. No studies have explored the same treatment for medial epicondylalgia (golfer's elbow). Methods Twenty consecutive adults with a clinical diagnosis of medial epicondylalgia were treated with eccentric exercise over 3 months in this prospective case series. The programme was based on home training. There were 11 women and nine men, with a mean age of 47 years, and a mean duration of symptoms of 19 months. At baseline, at 3 months and after a mean of 11 years, pain was assessed by three independent visual analogue scales (VAS) and grip strength using a Jamar dynamometer (Sammons Preston Inc., Jackson, MI, USA). At the 11-year follow-up, patients also reported their satisfaction on a 100-mm VAS and completed the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire. Results Pain decreased significantly in all measured variables at both assessment occasions (allp < 0.0001). Grip strength in the affected arm/hand increased significantly after 3 months (p = 0.009). Discussion Twelve weeks of eccentric training reduced pain and increased grip strength in patients with medial epicondylalgia. It is a safe, uncomplicated and cost-effective method, with only a minimum contribution from a physiotherapist.
A story, a story : an African tale

Many African stories, whether or not they are about Kwaku Ananse the "spider man," are called, "Spider Stories. " This book is about how that came to be. The African storyteller begins: "We do not really mean, we do not really mean that what we are about to say is true. A Story, a story; let it come, let it go. " And it tells that long, long ago there were no stories on earth for children to hear. All stories belonged to Nyame, the Sky God. Ananse, the Spider man, wanted to buy some of these stories, so he spun a web up to the sky and went up to bargain with the Sky God. The price the Sky God asked was Osebo, the leopard of-the-terrible-teeth, Mmboro the hornet who-stings-like-fire, and Mmoatia the fairy whom-men-never-see. How Ananse paid the price is told in a graceful and clever text, with forceful, lovely woodcut illustrations.
The effectiveness of integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique in the treatment of gluteus medius myofascial pain and dysfunction syndrome

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two different treatment methods for myofascial pain and dysfunction syndrome of the Gluteus Medius muscle. This was done in order to determine whether or not a combined treatment of the integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) and sacroiliac joint (SIJ) adjustive therapy was more effective than the INIT applied in isolation, in the treatment of the Gluteus Medius myofascial pain and dysfunction syndrome (GMMPDS). Participants were recruited using advertisement posters placed throughout the University of Johannesburg Doornfontein Campus and were treated at the University of Johannesburg Chiropractic Day Clinic. Thirty participants, between the ages of eighteen and fifty years, who were suffering from lower back pain and presented with Gluteus Medius myofascial trigger points (TrPs) and an SIJ dysfunction were selected for the study. They were randomly assigned into one of two groups, consisting of fifteen subjects each, as they entered into the study. Group one received the INIT to the affected Gluteus Medius muscle. Group two received a combination of the INIT to the affected Gluteus Medius muscle and an SIJ adjustment. Patients attended four sessions over a period of eight days and were treated on all of these sessions. Subjective and objective data were recorded on all sessions. Subjective data was recorded using the McGill Pain Questionnaire and the Numerical Pain Rating Scale. Objective data was recorded using the Universal Goniometer, to measure hip ranges of motion of the affected Gluteus Medius muscle, and the Wagner Pressure Algometer to measure pain-pressure threshold of the affected Gluteus Medius muscle TrPs. All of the data were statistically analyzed using Repeated Measures and Independent t-Tests. P-values were calculated to determine the statistical significance of the data. The results of the study indicate that both treatment methods are effective in treating GMMPDS, however a combined treatment approach of INIT and SIJ adjustive therapy was more effective in achieving a greater therapeutic response compared to INIT alone.
Investigación de la función cerebral en niños críticamente enfermos mediante neuromonitorización multiparamétrica

La vigilancia continua del paciente grave ingresado en cuidados intensivos (UCI) permite detectar y resolver de forma precoz las alteraciones en las funciones vitales cardiorrespiratoria y neurologica. La monitorizacion cardiorrespiratoria se basa en constantes vitales objetivas, sin embargo, el estado neurologico del paciente se evalua fundamentalmente a traves de la escala de Coma de Glasgow (SCG), reactividad-tamano pupilar y exploracion fisica, la cual puede estar limitada por falta de colaboracion del paciente, como sucede en situaciones con alteracion del nivel de conciencia y pacientes en ventilacion mecanica, sedoanalgesiados y con relajantes musculares. Ademas, los pacientes criticamente enfermos con deterioro del nivel de conciencia con frecuencia presentan crisis epilepticas subclinicas o estatus epileptico no convulsivo derivado de secuelas de lesiones cerebrales, como el infarto, el traumatismo craneoencefalico (TCE), la encefalitis, la hipoxia, o como complicaciones de enfermedades sistemicas (metabolicas, cardiorrespiratorias, shock e intoxicaciones). Estas crisis epilepticas con escasa expresion clinica pueden pasar desapercibidas por el personal sanitario con la consiguiente repercusion sobre el cerebro lesionado si no se detectan y se tratan precozmente. A pesar de la utilidad del electroencefalograma (EEG) continuo para el diagnostico de crisis no convulsivas, ayudar al tratamiento farmacologico de las mismas y a conocer la actividad cerebral basal como factor pronostico, son pocas las UCIPs que lo emplean de rutina en la monitorizacion cerebral, al precisar de un personal experto en la colocacion de los electrodos y en la interpretacion del trazado electroencefalografico. Seria de interes utilizar un sistema de monitorizacion electrica cerebral fiable, sencillo de colocar y de interpretar que pudiera sustituir al EEG continuo al menos de forma temporal. En las unidades de neonatologia este sistema existe, es el electroencefalograma de amplitud integrada (EEGa) o tambien conocido como monitor de funcion cerebral (MFC). Sin embargo, fuera de las unidades neonatales, no existe experiencia en las UCIPs.
Research on Teaching Quality Evaluation Using Data Mining Technique

—In this paper, we employ data mining (DM) technique to analyze various potential factors which impact the in-class teaching quality evaluation. Based on an effective dataset, we first exploit association rule method to mine the relationship between the teacher’s attributions, such as title, degree, age, seniority, and load, and the in-class teaching quality evaluation results. Then, we construct the decision tree of course’s attributions to reveal how the course’s attributions, such as property, credit, week hour, and number of students, impact the in-class teaching quality evaluation results. Our mined rules can provide effective guidance to talent development, teaching management, and input of talent in higher education system. Index Terms—data mining, decision tree, association rule, teaching quality evaluation
The Role of 3.0T MRI in the Assessment of Deep Endometriosis Located on the Uterosacral Ligaments

Purpose To assess the diagnostic accuracy of 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessing the involvement of uterosacral ligaments (USLs) in deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). Methods Between July 2010 and July 2012, 42 women, aged between 19 and 45 years (mean age 28 years), with a diagnosis of cystic ovarian endometriosis and scheduled for laparoscopic treatment, underwent pre-operative 3.0-T MRI examination. USL was considered normal when it was not visible or when it was thin and regular. Results We found USL involvement in 20/42 cases: 4/20 had bilateral involvement, 16/20 had monolateral involvement; in the right ligament in 9/16 cases and in the left in 7/16. Asymmetric morphology was found in 17 patients with an arciform shape associated with increased thickness of the ligament. A thickness >3 mm was considered positive. These patients also presented thickening of the torus uterinus region. In three cases complete cul de sac obliteration led to loss of tissue plane which hindered identification of the USLs. Comparison with laparoscopy findings enabled us to achieve the following statistical values: 94.7% sensitivity, 91.3% specificity, 90.0% positive predictive value, 95.4% negative predictive value, and 93% diagnostic accuracy. Conclusions Optimal visualization of USLs was obtained on para-axial scans on T2W and T1W sequences which allowed an optimal anatomic visualization. In our study we demonstrated that 3.0T imaging enabled an optimal assessment of USL involvement to select patients for the correct kind of surgery or follow-up of these patients.