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Les armes de jet d’Argilos : catalogue typologique

Archaeological sites such as Olympia, Stymphalos and Olynthus have complete catalogs that studied projectile-style weaponry found in a series of archaeological excavations. These so-called directories frequently include arrowheads, lead sling bullets and sauroters (spear or javelin counter-weights) from different Greco-Roman periods. Through the 20th and 21th centuries AD, specialists such as D. Robinson (1931), A. Snodgrass (1964), H. Baitinger (2001) and Haggerman (2014) dedicated some of their expertise to produce synthesises of these formerly ignored objects. Thus, they created some of the biggest commented encyclopaedias composed solely of projectiles found on Greek soil. Until 2015, all the weaponry found on the archaeological site of Argilos had never been the subject of a synthesis study. Firstly, inspired by similar studies, the projectiles were inventoried in a catalog format. In total, two types of lead sling bullets, eleven arrowhead types and one sauroter type were identified. Lastly, this new content was subjected to comparative analyses with sites containing similar data. The resulting conclusions from these analyses gave birth to the first Argilian weapon typology. Needless to say, the analyses ran into obstacles. In particular, the comprehension that there is almost no existence of a typical Greek arrowhead type and the systematic confusion when one has to distinguish a sauroter, a javelin head, and possibly a gastrasphetes bolt (a heavy large-sized crossbow used during sieges in the 4th century BC). In part, this stems from the historical exchanges between Greece and other Mediterranean, Balkan and oriental civilizations. Furthermore, many of the archaic and classical military reforms brought about a constant evolution on strategic and tactical matters. Considering these factors, among others, and the fact that Argilos was a Greek colony within a Thraco-macedonian territory, the possibility of foreign influence becomes predominant on the typology published in this present thesis. With much hope, we believe without a doubt that this work of research will contribute not only to the history of Argilos but also to the study of military projectiles in Northern Greece.

Keyphrases: Projectile, Argilos, Macedonia, Philip II, Throwing weapon, Arrowhead, Lead sling bullet, Typology, Javelin, Catalog
Les timbres amphoriques de Ras el Bassit

In the site of Ras el Bassit, during 1971 to 1984’s excavations plan, 133 amphora stamps have been found principally in the Tell du Meidan. These stamps are precious artefacts. Effectively, this dissertation shows how the amphora stamps help the archeologists to know the history of an archeological site, in this case the site of Ras el Bassit. First of all, the basic terms will be presented to explain what are an amphora and a stamp. Then, the historiography research on the amphora stamps shows that since the discovery of amphorae workshops, some stamp’s categories were dated to the year, contributing to the dating of others sites. The dating is the principal contribution of a stamp, but there are others. For example, by locating the production of stamp categories, the trade is visible. With the analysis of these 133 amphora stamps, the dating of Ras el Bassit can be reevaluated and more accurate. Moreover, knowing the origin of these stamps, it will demonstrate that the exchanges (with the amphorae with stamps) began as early as the fourth century B.C., which corresponds to a resumption of Greek imports. These imports will last throughout the Hellenistic period.

Keyphrases: Ras el Bassit, Commerce, Syria, Archeology, Hellenistic period, Trade, Dating, Amphora, Stamp
Du western au crépusculaire : textualités et narrativités du genre pour une approche de l'image-fin

Our study is centered on the “Twilight western” (western crépusculaire) and is more precisely concerned with the “Twilight” aspect of the genre. The "Twilight" epithet, inherited from the French critical vocabulary of the 1960s and 1970s, encompasses a relatively restrained number of works whose stories, often associated with revisionist discourses, or as “pro-indian westerns”, are dedicated to aging cowboys with a style where aesthetical and psychological realism is put forward in favor of showing how these tired protagonists feel outdated and outmarched by History. By a turn on the literary forms that have for their diegetic background the American West (dime-novels and novels more generally contextualized at the border), our research is structured by a back and forth between the epic and romantic forms of narration, between History and its myths, and moreover between the literary form and the filmic form for a better grasp of the dyadic relationship that the West entertain with its writing of History, both with its more monumental and critical approaches. Less interested towards the aesthetic of these “Twilight” images than the narratological aspects of the film considered as text, our approach is founded on literary analysis to better challenge the classifications which have marked the evolution of the Western film. Based on the intuitions of film critic André Bazin on the “sur-western” (high western), we study the narrative modulations of the genre as much as the emergence of a critical awareness from its mythological heroes (mostly the cowboy). Our approach is epistemological as it is transhistorical since it seeks to conceptualize “Twilight western” as a genre beyond genres, not established on a collection of semantical observations, but on the incitement of a twilight narrativization that emerges from the viewer. We concentrate this narrativization alongside the deleuzian crystal-image as not only an existentialist conception of the western genre in regards to History, but also as a highlighting of cinema’s “hors-cadre” (beyond-frame) perceived as an enlightenment that is both pragmatic and historicizing. We define this precise kind of historiographical image as an “image-fin” (end-image), a chronogenetic image axed on the contemporaneity of theses mythological figures and their authors.

Keyphrases: western, western crépusculaire, dime-novel, mythologies contemporaines, Gilles Deleuze, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, twilight western, historiography, contemporary mythologies, philosophy and cinema
Vivre avec un statut « dangereux » : l’expérience pénale d’hommes déclarés « délinquants dangereux » ou « délinquants à contrôler »

This thesis aims to understand and analyze the penal experiences of people who have been designated as “dangerous offenders” or “long-term offenders”; in virtue of Part XXIV (article 752 and following) of the Canadian Criminal Code. Nineteen men were interviewed as part of this study to get a deeper understanding of their experiences during their legal proceedings, while executing their prison sentence and in some cases during their long term supervision order. An important finding has shown that these individuals go through emotional turmoil; in part due to the crimes they have committed and in part due to the sentence that has been imposed on them. Additionally, some of the men felt that they had a difficult prison life marked by exclusion, rejection, and physical or psychological abuse. Over time they are left with the feeling that they are powerless in trying to improve their situation and in the end convince themselves that their situation is permanent. Labelling someone as “dangerous” appears to be much more than just a “regular” sentence. It immediately discredits them which in the end alters how they view themselves and impacts the way they interact with others.

Keyphrases: Dangerous offender, Long-term offender, Long-term supervision, Indeterminate sentence, Label, Designation
Étude des relations entre le développement professionnel des enseignants du postsecondaire et leur bien-être psychologique au travail

The goal of this study is to contribute to an improved understanding of the professional development (PD) of postsecondary teachers and its link to psychological well-being at work (PWBW). Several studies have shown that numerous personal (knowledge and skill development, attitudes, teacher beliefs, etc.) and professional (professional experience, collaborative exchanges, educational practices, and key student results) factors can have a considerable influence on PD. More specifically, this study will describe the attitudes of teachers who foster their PD, explore the relationship between teachers’ professional experiences and their PWBW, and identify PWBW indicators and their interrelation with PD.  To meet these objectives, we began exploratory research with teachers (n=218) in three French-language CEGEP colleges in Montreal. A questionnaire on the Psychological Well-Being at Work Index (PWBWI) comprised of 25 questions (Dagenais-Desmarais, 2010) was submitted online via Survey Monkey. A principal components factor analysis revealed that the teachers’ PWBW was made up of five factors: fulfillment at work, interpersonal compatibility, feelings of competence, desire to get involved, and perceived recognition at work. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, after which we proceeded to qualitative cross-sectional (n=12) and vertical (n=2) case analyses. The results showed that teachers’ attitudes affect their knowledge and skill development, educational practices, collaborative exchanges, and perceptions regarding key student results. It also appears that professional experience affects various PWBW factors. For example, extensive professional experience is associated with strong feelings of competence and a desire to get involved, but also with low levels of fulfillment and perceived recognition at work.   We can therefore conclude that direct correlations exist between PD and PWBW. In addition, there is a link between teachers’ attitudes towards teaching and the personal and professional factors that affect PD, hence the importance of considering teachers’ attitudes as a vital PD factor. Teachers’ professional experience is another important factor to consider in the college context, particularly for improving the PWBW necessary for teacher PD. Finally, four different PD profiles according to PD and PWBW levels have been identified (Aware-Fixed, Aware-Reserved, Aware-Active, and Perfectionist), and the results of our mixed analyses  demonstrated a correlation between teachers’ PD and their PWBW.

Keyphrases: Professional development, Psychological well-being at work, Psychological distress at work, Fulfillment at work, Feelings of competence, Interpersonal compatibility, Desire to get involved, Recognition at work
Constant Beauty Within and PCOS as Cacti

PCOS as Cacti Cactuses, flowers, spray paint, glitters various sizes and Constant Beauty Within Screen printing (1) 59 x 84 cm Digital prints (3) 42 x 29,50 cm

Keyphrases: art contemporain, création, contemporary art, creation
Na-no-body : De l’oubli du corps sensible en nanomédecine

This article presents the ethical reflexion of a recent art project, Na-no-body, presented at the Montreal gallery Espace Projet in the context of theexposition Art + Bioéthique. Na-no-body is the result of a collaborative work between the artist Stephanie Coleman and the sociologist Mathieu Noury. The aim of this project was to open an ethical dialogue on nanomedicine and its relationship with the body. To do so, the article examines specifically the notion of “personalized medicine” promoted by nanomedicine. This article proposes that, far from developing an approach reintegrating the person and the personal experience of illness at the heart of the care relationship, nanomedicine brings a simple molecular and technical response to caring. It is argued that two major themes constitute the core of this notion: 1) a molecular conception of personalization, conception of personalization.

Keyphrases: nanotechnologies, art, nanomedicine, nanotechnoloy, personalized medicine, theranostics, body, molecularization, transhumanism
Doing Research with Vulnerable Populations: The Case of Intravenous Drug Users

This review article considers ethical concerns when doing research on potentially vulnerable people who inject drugs (PWID) in a Canadian context. The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans broadly addresses many of the traditional ethical principles of research on vulnerable persons, but does so at the cost of clarity and precision. Vulnerability is contextual rather than absolute. When doing research with vulnerable persons, informed consent should be obtained from an independent person, and comprehension should be checked using questioning. Participants can be vulnerable due to many factors, including addiction, chronic disease, socioeconomic and racial status, and lack of education. The ability of PWID to give informed consent can be compromised by undue influence or intoxication, but existing research shows that neither the mode nor the magnitude of compensation has a significant effect on new rates of drug use. Compensation can also help dispel the therapeutic misconception. Intoxication rather than undue influence is the main concern when obtaining informed consent from PWID. The stigmatization of PWID as incapable of consent should be avoided. Paternalistic exclusion from research can harm PWID and exacerbate their vulnerability by reducing our knowledge of and ability to specifically treat them. As such, we must collect better data about the effects of research ethics policies. Studies to this effect should focus on experiences, perspectives and needs of potentially vulnerable research participants. Research ethics boards in Canada should adopt an evidence-based approach when applying discretionary power to proposals for clinical research.

Keyphrases: intraveineux, préjudice, research ethics, informed consent, vulnerable, intravenous, drug users, harm, undue influence
Le sentiment de compétence : modérateur du lien entre le QI et le rendement scolaire en mathématiques

The purpose of the present study was to establish whether students’ self competence beliefs and IQ interact when they need to perform at school and if so, whether this interaction is moderated by age and/or sex. The mean grade in mathematics, selfcompetence beliefs in mathematics, IQ, age, sex and socioeconomic status of 928 French Canadian students from Montreal high schools were analyzed. As predicted, the students’ IQ and self‐competence beliefs in mathematics correlated in a positive and significant way with their average grade in mathematics. Analyses also confirmed a significant correlation between the IQ and students’ self‐competence beliefs. When broken down, this interaction shows that for students with high selfcompetence beliefs, the predictive value of IQ is higher, but for students with low selfcompetence beliefs, the relationship between IQ and performance does not change significantly. Finally, age and sex do not influence the interaction between the IQ and students’ self‐competence beliefs, nor are they correlated with academic performance. Clinical implications are discussed.

Keyphrases: Interaction, Academic achievement in mathematics, IQ, Student’s self‐competence, Beliefs, Moderator, Age, Sex
Contribution de la science forensique dans l’enquête sur les cambriolages résidentiels commis sur le territoire desservi par le SPVM

Tackling residential burglary is not a priority for the police forces which have other crimes considered more serious, to deal with. Several studies have investigated the phenomenon and its judicial treatment. From these studies, some have put their hopes in forensic science to help increase detection rates. This study explores the contribution of forensic science in the investigation of residential burglaries through the testimonies of key stakeholders within the SPVM. Our results suggest that the criminal investigation is not taking full advantage of the use of forensic science and is limited to the detection of individual cases. We argue that to better address burglaries, the police should focus on crime analysis by exploiting the physical evidence and its integration to other law enforcement data in detecting and monitoring volume crime.

Keyphrases: Police, Investigation, Forensic science, Residential burglary
Caractérisation de l’activité Nur77 et de ses complexes en essais BRET par complémentation

In the central nervous system, dopamine plays a critical role in many physiological functions such as learning, voluntary movement, motivation, cognition and hormone production. It was also shown that the dopamine signaling system is altered in many neurological and psychiatric disorders like Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. Studies conducted in the laboratory of Dr. Daniel Lévesque (host laboratory) have shown that nuclear receptors Nur77 (NR4A1, NGFI-B) and RXRγ (retinoid X receptor γ isoform) are involved in the regulation of dopamine effects. These data suggest that the Nur77/RXR complex plays a crucial role in the effect of antipsychotic and anti-parkinsonian drugs. However, very few drugs targeting Nur77 have been identified to date and drugs acting at RXRγ remain poorly characterized. Furthermore, currently available tests cannot recapitulate the complexity of nuclear receptor activities and generate indirect measures of drug activities. To better understand Nur77/RXRγ complex activity we developed a new and original Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer (BRET)-luciferase Protein Complementation Assay (PCA) based on the recruitment of a co-activator motif fused with YFP. The assays have been validated by dose-response curves using different RXR compounds. EC50 obtained were very similar to the values previously reported in the literature. We were also able to identify a compound, SR11237 (BMS649), which appears to have specificity for the complex Nur77/RXRγ compared to Nurr1/RXRγ and RXRγ/RXRγ. Our results indicate that these BRET assays can be used to evaluate the selectivity of compounds at Nur77/RXRγ, Nurr1/RXRγ or RXRγ/RXRγ complexes.  Another aspect of my PhD project was to better understand how Nur77 activity is regulated by post-translational modifications. We were able to highlight the importance of Nur77 SUMOylation in the activity of monomeric, homodimer and heterodimer forms of Nur77 using various BRET assays. We identified that Nur77 preferentially recruits SUMO2 mainly on its lysine 577 residue. It is interesting to note that SUMO2 recruitment by Nur77 is potentiated in the presence of SUMO E3 ligase PIAS4 (PIASγ). Also, the loss of SUMOylation on lysine 577 strongly reduced co-activator motif recruitment by monomeric form of Nur77, but not for homo- and hetero-dimer complexes. However, PIAS4 by itself does not potentiate co-activator recruitment, suggesting that this SUMO E3 ligase is only involved in the recruitment process of SUMO, but not in the co-activator recruitment. Thus, we identified a new post-translational modification on Nur77 that specifically regulates its monomeric activity.  These results provide critical new data that will help to identify new compounds targeting selective nuclear receptor complexes (Nur77/RXR) that may improve the treatment of Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia, as well as to get a better understanding of the mechanisms regulating the activity of Nur77.

Keyphrases: Nur77, RXRγ, Parkinson, Dopamine, SR11237, BRET, SUMOylation, Schizophrenia
Les approches de synthèse exploratoire dans le domaine de la santé

Background: There is currently no consensus on the way scoping studies should be named, defined and oriented. There is also insufficient methodological description on the way they should be conducted. Objective: The objectives of this scoping study are: 1) to describe the extent, range and health domains in which scoping studies were conducted; 2) to examine their definitions, purposes, strengths and weaknesses; and 3) to identify the methodological approaches currently in use. Methods: A systematic search of scoping studies was undertaken until April 2014 in Medline, PubMed, ERIC, PsycINFO, CINAHL, EMBASE, EBM Reviews / Cochrane. Criteria for inclusion and exclusion were applied to select French and English language studies including definitions, methods and knowledge gaps of scoping studies as well as comparisons with other types of literature reviews. Two reviewers examined relevant references independently. A data extraction grid was designed to collect data for each study: contextual data, methodological steps and the definitions, objectives and limits of the exploratory synthesis. Data was identified and classified to obtain an overall picture of scoping studies in narrative and tabular format.  Results: From two hundred and fifty-two identified references, ninety-two relevant references were retained.  Scoping studies were published in 73 journals in 10 health domains of study by 6 countries.  They are intended to be at the same time a support to knowledge, a support for decision-making and a prerequisite for a systematic literature review. Five authors have been referenced and eight others have published on their methodology. Most include three important steps including the literature review, consultation with stakeholders and the overall synthesis with or without validation of results. The scoping studies that we reviewed use a systematic approach, although not always exhaustive, and without formal evaluation of the studies they included. Clear concepts on their definition, goals, strengths and weaknesses were identified. Conclusion: We suggest that further studies should undertake the task of better establishing this research approach as well as clear guidelines for researchers interested in conducting scoping studies.

Keyphrases: Scoping study, Scoping review, Health, Study review, Methodological review