NCube/papyrus huggingface dataset:
Analyse occlusale informatisée, sur une période de six mois post-traitement, comparant des cas traités par orthodontie fixe et par aligneurs amovibles

Objective: Following aligner therapy, a lack of posterior contacts is common and is expected to resolve with settling. The aim of the study was to compare the quality of occlusion and settling, immediately after treatment and during a retention period of six months, in patients treated with fixed appliance therapy or clear aligners.   Materials and Methods: 25 patients treated with fixed appliances and 14 patients treated with aligners were evaluated by a digital occlusal analysis (T-Scan 9) at time of debonding (T0) and 3 and 6 months later (T3 and T6). Subjects (41% female, average age 19.38 ± 5.98) were treated without extraction or maxillofacial surgery using either bonded wires or removable appliances without occlusal coverage as retainers. Contact symmetry, simultaneity and the antero-posterior position of the Center of Force (COF) were assessed at the time of debonding, and after 3 and 6 months of retention.   Results: At all times of evaluation, the COF position was not statistically different for both treatment modalities (p=0.854), but was located more anteriorly in female patients when compared to male patients (p= 0.002). Settling appeared to be completed by 3 months in both groups.   Conclusion: The quality of the occlusion was comparable after 6 months of settling when treated with either treatment modality indicating no short-term effect of treatment type. Females maintained a more anterior COF after six months of retention.

Keyphrases: Occlusion, Settling, Posterior occlusion, Digital occlusal analysis, Center of Force, Aligners, Fixed appliance therapy
Images du temps dans les manuels scolaires : recherche-création pour comprendre les rapports entre représentations et savoirs en physique

Knowledge production and dissemination environments are marked by the omnipresence of visual modes of representation, and physics is no exception. This research-creation project in physics and communication explores the place and functioning of the image, and of the text-image relationship, in knowledge mediation devices belonging to this scientific discipline. After a historical overview on the concept of time in physics, I continue by directing attention to the images of objective time in particular. Objective time, by the plurality of its understandings and representations in physics, but also by its particular relationship to images that we assume to be timeless, fits well with the reasons for this work. Eight standard physics textbooks are analyzed to understand and categorize the types and functions of images. To do this, I first perform a semiotic analysis of the images. With the results, I develop a classification of six categories of images, which allows me to order and highlight their semiotic richness. I then analyze the texts (titles and text segments referring to the images) by two methods: 1) a quantified analysis with the writing of a Python program which automates the research of keywords and 2) a close reading of these texts to extract the way in which the authors qualify their images. I incorporate an additional creative dimension to my approach by making two visualizations of the concepts and emerging themes of the analysis. I thus propose an interpretation of the results by a map of objective time images and an image that addresses the ambiguity of the authors’ discourse, the subordination of textual language as well as the negotiation of the status of the image between devalued representation mode and device objective presentation. Throughout this work, I integrate the questions of my research into my own approach, producing numerous figures to analyze and interpret the concepts, which allows me to experiment with the visual as a modality of knowledge production. Through the pursuit of a better understanding of the epistemological functioning of images in physics, I propose methodological tracks to work at the intersection of natural science, communication and visual culture.

Keyphrases: Scientific images, Objective time, Representation, Research-Creation, Scientific communication, Visual communication, Visual semiotics, Physics textbooks
Les effets du genre sur la charge mentale : une étude sur le mal-être en milieu professionnel

This thesis was developed with the aim of studying how the effect of gender modulates mental burden at work, focusing on the impact of gender relations on the feeling of mental overload and how they influence the expression of individual malaise. The analysis of interviews with seven women and five men reveals various factors contributing to the impression of being mentally overloaded at work: time constraints; unpredictability; economic precariousness and working conditions; the demanding nature of professional responsibilities; the contradictions of work; inadequate organizational support; lack of recognition at work; weak social support; as well as the difficulty of reconciling work and family. These multiple elements colour the participants' discourse both according to their individual gender and according to their type of occupation : they are part of a relatively well-defined division between predominantly female occupations and predominantly male occupations. Following the analysis of the interviews, it was possible to identify trends specific to each type of occupation, which are observed in the relationship between psychological demand and decision latitude. Applied to the model of Karasek (1979), the results indicate an overburdening situation for participants in a predominantly female occupation, where an oppressive organizational framework emerges. Finally, because of the pernicious effects of the non-valorization of the traditionally female work and of the reproductive work associated with family management, the results of this research suggest that women are particularly at risk of being mentally overloaded and experiencing a profound malaise.

Keyphrases: Mental burden, Mental overload, Gender, Gender relations, Work, Malaise, Sociology
Rapport au travail dans le néolibéralisme : étude de cas des représentant.es pharmaceutiques

Neo-liberal principles based on competition between individuals against each other have contributed to the profound changes in the world of work since the 1970s, both in its objective dimensions (working conditions) and in its subjective dimensions (relationship to work). Michel Foucault and later Pierre Dardot and Christian Laval analyzed the genealogy of neo-liberal thought, constructing the idea that a "neo-liberal subject" would emerge, whose characteristic would be the adoption of an entrepreneurial ethos. Using semi-structured interviews, the field of analysis of pharmaceutical representation was selected because it was deemed particularly conducive to the emergence of such an ethos, as companies in this industry encourage the adoption of entrepreneurial initiatives. The analysis of the interview corpus led to the emergence of three ideal-typical ethos, namely "the competitive", "the careerist" and "the family man or woman". These ethos illustrated the diversity of relationships at work that we could find in Quebec society. This research work makes it possible to advance critical reflections on neoliberalism and its repercussions on our individual and collective relationship to work.

Keyphrases: Friedrich Hayek, Michel Foucault, neoliberalism, relationship to work, neoliberal subject, self-entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ethos, pharmaceutical industry, Friedrich Hayek, Michel Foucault, Pierre Dardot and Christian Laval
L’accès aux études postsecondaires chez les Premières Nations et les Métis vivant hors collectivités des Premières Nations au Canada : déterminants contextuels, familiaux et individuels

This research assesses the impact of contextual, family and individual factors in access to postsecondary education of First Nations and Métis people aged between 18 and 34 years old, living outside First Nations communities in Canada. This research examines also the impact of these factors across the three postsecondary types of school systems of Canada, i.e., “exclusive choice”, “progressive choice” and “multiple choice”. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed on the data of the Aboriginal Peoples Survey of 2012. Three groups of factors totaling 24 indicators were examined in order to answer the research questions. The results of this research show that, while contextual factors, such as the social and academic environment and family factors, such as the high academic level of family’s members are determinant in access to postsecondary education among Aboriginals living outside First Nations communities, the individual factors are the main predictors of this access. Among these main predictors, there are academic performance, dropping out of school and age. In addition, the analysis of moderation effects according to the three postsecondary types of systems present in Canada showed significant differences that can be seen, first, in the explained variance and second, in the difference between the importance of the different groups of factors in each system.

Keyphrases: Métis, First Nations, Métis, Post-secondary education access, Social and educational access inequities, Aboriginal peoples survey (APS) 2012, Multinomial logistic regression
Le rapport au travail et le rapport au syndicalisme des enseignant·e·s du secteur scolaire québécois membres d’un syndicat local affilié à la FAE

This dissertation examines the co-construction of the relationship to work and unionism among teachers in the Quebec school sector who are members of a local union affiliated with the Fédération autonome de l'enseignement (FAE). On the one hand, it poses the problem of the "impasse" of North American unionism (MacDonald 2014) from the perspective of a metamorphosis of the "spirit of unionism" (Goldthorpe et al 1972). On the other hand, it operates a dialogue between Christopher McAll's (1999, 2009) conceptions of citizenship and Rolande Pinard's (2000, 2008; 2018) thesis on the mutation of the social-political meaning (worker or trade union) in favour of the managerial invention of the employment category. By mobilizing the concept of relationship to work and the comprehensive approach of the life-course and career perspective (Côté 2013; Demazière 2019), it (re)constructs the work and union experiences of the teachers met in order to identify the meanings that they attribute to their work and to unionism.   The analysis of the research materials partially confirms Pinard's thesis. It shows that the employment category plays a decisive role in the participants understanding of unionism. Moreover, by looking exclusively from "below", i.e. from the experiences of non-elected members (MNEs) and delegates (PDs), the analysis in this dissertation also makes it possible to grasp the transversality and singularity of the events, activities and interpersonal encounters that shape, in space and time, the relationship to work and trade unionism of the persons surveyed, which are traversed by power relationships (inside and between trade union) as well as three socio-semantic universes: 1) related to family; 2) management/expert thought and 3) religion. Three figures have been thought to illustrate the social situations and realities that modulate the relationship to unionism of the teachers interviewed: 1) that of the near-ghost union and the notion of union illusion ; 2) that of the union-manager and 3) that of the taylorized union.

Keyphrases: Christopher McAll, Rolande Pinard, Vocation, FAE, Relationship to work, Relationship to union, Teacher work, Teacher unionism, Teacher precariousness, Trade union, School sector, Education system, Neoliberalism, Professional development and orientation, Employment and work conditions
Les perceptions des mères adoptantes à l’international sur le rôle de soutien de leur réseau immédiat suite à l’arrivée de l’enfant au Québec

International adoptive mothers generally experience great happiness when they meet their child, because their strong desire to start a family or expand it becomes a reality (Duvert, 2007). However, the adjustment period following the arrival of the child can be difficult, even more so when many children adopted internationally have special needs (Dartiguenave, 2012; Martin et al., 2016). The support provided by the immediate network is therefore important (Jeannet, 2017). The objective of this study is to document the role of the immediate network (family, friends, other adoptive parents, co-workers, neighbours) in providing support to mothers who adopted internationally, in the first three years after the child’s arrival. Twelve semi-structured one-on-one interviews were conducted with mothers who adopted in the past three years. At their arrival, the children were between nine months and four and a half years old. The themes of the interview are: adoptive mothers’ needs, the composition of their immediate network, the forms of support received and their satisfaction of support. The conceptual framework is that of social support. A thematic analysis reveals that these mothers’ needs are to have respite, to be listened to, to be encouraged and to be respected in their role as adoptive parents. Their immediate network has a support role that is mainly emotional and informational and occasionally social. Respite and concrete help are rare. The mothers reported that their main sources of support are their parents and their best friend. The adoptive parents stand out within their immediate network in that they have an excellent understanding of adoption. The majority of the mothers are satisfied with the support received. Their dissatisfactions, though few, are the lack of respite and the difficulties of their non-adoptive relatives to understand adoption. The discussion underscores that some mothers are uncomfortable and reluctant to ask for support because they want to be independent and they fear bothering others. However, it emerged that the mothers who are the most supported and satisfied with the support are those who express their needs for support. Some recommendations are suggested: accompanying adoptive mothers in expressing their needs and informing the immediate network about international adoptive parenthood.

Keyphrases: Adoptive mothers, International adoption, Social support, Immediate network, Arrival of the child
The journey from homelessness to housing : exploring harm reduction in a housing first setting

Homelessness is a complex problem that carries disastrous consequences for individuals and societies. To help address the problem, governments have adopted the Housing First (HF) model and the Harm Reduction (HR) approach. HF provides housing and supportive services to people experiencing chronic homelessness who often have co-occurring mental health and substance use problems. HR acknowledges that some people are unable or unwilling to stop using substances, therefore, it focuses on reducing the harmful effects of drug and alcohol use. The purpose of this study is to examine how the HR approach is deployed within a HF project in Montreal, what are the factors that facilitate or hinder its use, how it helps HF residents and workers mitigate risk and understand substance use and what is its contribution to participants’ reinsertion process.  The results demonstrate that HR practices facilitate housing acquisition for people experiencing chronic homelessness and therefore can reduce the adverse effects of homelessness and substance use. For some people finding ontological security means that they no longer need to cope with the dangers of living in the streets and have a better management of substance use.  In a similar manner, long-term support also seems to be a tool that helps people fight isolation, maintain housing and mitigate problems related to substance use. The study concludes that the use of HR in HF requires intervention that takes into account the person’s level of autonomy as well as their right to self-determination with the possibility of opting out of services if they do not feel the need. In addition,  It is important to acknowledge that residents have inherited HR tools based on their knowledge and experiences even though they manifest not being able to define HR principles. From the worker’s perspective, HR is practiced by helping residents maintain their apartments, creating awareness about substance use, and providing support throughout the duration of the program.  Nevertheless, the practice of HR faces several challenges, including the lack of education about the approach as well as the lack of inclusion of drug users in programs that serve them.

Keyphrases: Harm reduction, Housing first, Homelessness, Substance use, Psychosocial intervention, Social reinsertion, Intervention
L'expérience des femmes autochtones avec les services hospitaliers à Montréal

This thesis presents the results of a qualitative study conducted with six indigenous women living in the city of Montreal. The goal of the study was to document their experience with the city’s hospital services. A semi structured interview was held with each of the women in order to gain access to these experiences. Bronfrenbrenner’s ecological model allows us to position the hospital experience within a social and political context by exploring external factors that might influence the way the hospitalization was experienced by the women. The women’s experiences are analysed by exploring three dimensions. First, we present elements surrounding the interactions between the patients and the health professionals. This section reveals the women’s shared perception of stereotypes being present. Second, we present elements belonging to the social and political context. This section shows the gap in the professionals' training on indigenous issues, as well as the influence of media representations on the way they perceive native women. Third, we present different ways and strategies the women have developed in order to confront their experience, such as the use of laughter and invoking the community they belong to. Finally, this section shows the repercussions of negative experiences on the way native women use health services. We conclude by exploring what can be learned from the women’s experiences, with the goal of improving the quality of health services that are being offered.

Keyphrases: Indigenous women, Cultural safety, Health services, Urban setting, Inequalities, Power relationships
Les facteurs influençant l’intégration socioscolaire des adolescents immigrants nouvellement arrivés à Sherbrooke du point de vue d’intervenants socioscolaires

Immigrant teenagers who just arrived in Quebec, even though they form a diverse group, live upheavals, losses and adventures related to their immigration. As they must integrate the school system upon their arrival while adapting to new cultural referents, the socio-educational integration of immigrant teens has an impact in their migration process. Schools must offer a structure of reception to encourage them to adapt to Quebec’s socio-cultural life. Various factors can influence positively or negatively immigrant teenagers in their integration process. This qualitative research aims to identify the factors that promote and those that negatively affect the socio-educational integration of immigrant teenagers newly arrived in Sherbrooke, a city that has been through transformations for several years in terms of immigration. It takes into account the experiences and the findings of the school staff. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with seven professionals from the education system, with different status, who work with immigrant teenagers in the public high schools of Sherbrooke. The theoretical framework, related to the ecological perspective and used in tandem with the structural approach, was used in the qualitative analysis of the data collected. The results of this research shed light on the factors that facilitate and factors that negatively affect the socio-educational integration of immigrant teenagers. These factors of opportunity and risk are related to the individual himself, his family, his peers, his school as well as the structures at play in the process.

Keyphrases: immigration, Sherbrooke, socio-educational integration, teens, high school, school staff
Méta-analyse sur l'efficacité des programmes de préparation à l'autonomie pour les jeunes qui transitent à l'âge adulte à partir d'un milieu de vie substitut

Youth in out-of-home care face an uncertain future and disproportionate difficulties when aging out of care and into independent life as an adult. The difficulties these youth face have prompted governments in several countries to develop programs in order to prepare these youth for this critical period in their life. However, the effectiveness of these programs remains unknown. Objective: The main objective of the present study is to fill this gap in knowledge by measuring the effectiveness of independent living programs to prepare young people aging out of care for adulthood. Methodology: A series of meta-analysis were performed in order to measure the weighed effect sizes on three outcomes related to adulthood: employment, housing, and social support. The effect sizes were calculated using standardized mean differences or Hedge’s g. A fixed effect size model was used to perform the analyses. Results: k = 9 studies including a total of n = 7127 participants met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review and had sufficient data to conduct a meta-analysis. The results of the meta-analysis for the employment outcome (k = 5, n = 5778) and for the housing outcome (k = 5, n = 2467) show a very small effect favoring the treatment group compared to services as usual for these two outcomes, 1 to 4 years post baseline. No significant effect was found for the social support outcome (k = 5, n = 1797). Discussion: Considering the complex trajectories and needs of youth in out-of-home care, it is imperative that independent living programs better reflect today’s socioeconomic realities to better prepare youth for adulthood, and take into consideration the particular needs of these youth. It is recommended to extend the services until 25 years old and to put forward an interdependent vision of autonomy in the interventions provided to these youth.

Keyphrases: Placement, Adolescent, Intervention, Service, Transition to adulthood, Independent living, Adolescent, Youth, Young adult, Leaving care, Aging out of care, Child protection, Child care services, Out-of-home care, Program, Services, Intervention, Effectiveness