bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Universal HIV screening at a major metropolitan TB clinic: HIV prevalence and high-risk behaviors among TB patients.
Authors: Weis S E , Foresman B , Cook P E , Matty K J
Published: December 2011

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the outcome of implementing a policy of universal screening of patients with tuberculosis (TB) for HIV infection at a major metropolitan public health TB clinic. METHODS: HIV serologic testing was completed on 768 (93%) of 825 eligible patients. Ninety-eight HIV-positive cases (13%) were compared with 670 HIV-negative cases. The presence of adult HIV risk factors was determined by structured interview and review of medical records. RESULTS: One or more HIV risk factors were present in 93% of HIV-positive cases and 42% of HIV-negative cases. CONCLUSIONS: The metropolitan TB clinic is well suited for HIV screening, and HIV-antibody testing and counseling should be provided to all TB patients.
Reducing AIDS risk among port workers in Santos, Brazil.
Authors: Hearst N , Lacerda R , Gravato N , Hudes E S , Stall R
Published: December 2011

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the impact of worksite-based AIDS prevention program among port workers in Santos, Brazil, on sexual risk behavior for HIV infection. METHODS: Male port workers (n = 226) were followed in a 3-wave prospective cohort study. A multifaceted intervention costing US $90,000 for 20,000 workers was conducted between waves 2 and 3. RESULTS: Heterosexual risk behavior showed no decline between waves 1 and 2 (before the intervention) but decreased substantially between waves 2 and 3 (after the intervention). This decrease resulted from both a decrease in nonprimary partners and an increase in condom use. CONCLUSIONS: This worksite-based AIDS program produced marked behavior change at modest cost.
On Inspiration and Leadership: A Conversation With Barbara Sabol, MA, RN, and Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD
Authors: Nelson Kathleen M.
Published: December 2011

This article began with Barbara Sabol and Henrie Treadwell’s conversations about public health leadership and their assertion that today’s leaders must take bolder steps to ensure health care for the underserved. They discuss a number of characteristics that they consider essential if leaders are to reach beyond the status quo and create change in their hospitals, health systems, and communities.
Characteristics of Black and White Suicide Decedents in Fulton County, Georgia, 1988–2002
Authors: Abe Karon , Mertz Kristen J. , Powell Kenneth E. , Hanzlick Randy L.
Published: December 2011

Objectives. We compared the prevalence of risk factors for Black and White suicide decedents in Fulton County, Georgia, from 1988–2002.

Methods. We used data from the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office to compile information on suicides that occurred in Fulton County between 1988 and 2002. We used the χ2test and logistic regression to identify associations between suicide risk factors and race.

Results. Black suicide decedents were more likely than White suicide decedents to be male (odds ratio [OR]=2.06; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.38, 3.09), to be younger, (≥24 y [OR = 4.74; 95% CI = 2.88, 7.81]; 25–34 y [OR = 2.79; 95% CI = 1.74, 4.47]; 35–44 y [OR = 1.86; 95% CI = 1.13, 3.07]), and to hurt others in a suicide (OR = 4.22; 95% CI = 1.60, 11.15) but less likely to report depression (OR=0.63; 95% CI=0.48, 0.83), to have a family history of suicide (OR=0.08; 95% CI=0.01, 0.61), or to leave a suicide note (OR=0.37; 95% CI=0.26, 0.52).

Conclusions. Future research should consider that Black suicide decedents are less likely to report depression than White suicide decedents. This suicide risk difference is important when developing effective suicide prevention programs.
The Public Health Approach to Eliminating Disparities in Health
Authors: Satcher David , Higginbotham Eve J.
Published: December 2011

Reducing and eliminating disparities in health is a matter of life and death. Each year in the United States, thousands of individuals die unnecessarily from easily preventable diseases and conditions. It is critical that we approach this problem from a broad public health perspective, attacking all of the determinants of health: access to care, behavior, social and physical environments, and overriding policies of universal access to care, physical education in schools, and restricted exposure to toxic substances. We describe the historical background for recognizing and addressing disparities in health, various factors that contribute to disparities, how the public health approach addresses such challenges, and two successful programs that apply the public health approach to reducing disparities in health. Public health leaders must advocate for public health solutions to eliminate disparities in health.
A “Health Commons” Approach to Oral Health for Low-Income Populations in a Rural State
Authors: Beetstra Stephen , Derksen Daniel , Ro Marguerite , Powell Wayne , Fry Donald E. , Kaufman Arthur
Published: December 2011

Oral health needs are urgent in rural states. Creative, broad-based, and collaborative solutions can alleviate these needs.

“Health commons” sites are enhanced, community-based, primary care safety net practices that include medical, behavioral, social, public, and oral health services. Successful intervention requires a comprehensive approach, including attention to enhancing dental service capacity, broadening the scope of the dental skills of locally available providers, expanding the pool of dental providers, creating new interdisciplinary teams in enhanced community-based sites, and developing more comprehensive oral health policy.

By incorporating oral health services into the health commons primary care model, access for uninsured and underserved populations is increased. A coalition of motivated stakeholders includes community leaders, safety net providers, legislators, insurers, and medical, dental, and public health providers.
Innovations and Lifelong Learning in Sustainable Organization
Authors: Žnidaršič Jasmina , Jereb Eva
Published: December 2011

Innovations and Lifelong Learning in Sustainable Organization

Innovation and knowledge are two of key factors for sustainable development of company or organization. Particularly in the current period of economic crisis it is crucial to promote lifelong learning and creativity to contribute innovative solutions to various problems. Lifelong learning makes a significant contribution to awareness of the importance of innovation and creativity for sustainable development of organization. In this paper we explore if respondents from Slovenian companies think that innovation and lifelong learning is important for sustainable development of company. Presented are the results of a survey conducted in 67 large and medium-sized enterprises in Slovenia where we upon respondents' judgment examine the correlation between the innovativeness level and lifelong learning, investing in innovativeness and competitive advantage and the promotion of lifelong learning and competitive advantage of the organization. Also the answers to the questions if lifelong learning contributes to the sustainable development of organization and if more the organization takes care of sustainable development the bigger is its competitive advantage before equal bidders are given.
Shallow-seated controls on the evolution of the Upper Pliocene Kopasz-hegy nested monogenetic volcanic chain in the Western Pannonian Basin (Hungary)
Authors: Kereszturi Gábor , Németh Károly
Published: December 2011

Shallow-seated controls on the evolution of the Upper Pliocene Kopasz-hegy nested monogenetic volcanic chain in the Western Pannonian Basin (Hungary)

Monogenetic, nested volcanic complexes (e.g. Tihany) are common landforms in the Bakony-Balaton Highland Volcanic Field (BBHVF, Hungary), which was active during the Late Miocene up to the Early Pleistocene. These types of monogenetic volcanoes are usually evolved in a slightly different way than their "simple" counterparts. The Kopasz-hegy Volcanic Complex (KVC) is inferred to be a vent complex, which evolved in a relatively complex way as compared to a classical "sensu stricto" monogenetic volcano. The KVC is located in the central part of the BBHVF and is one of the youngest (2.8-2.5 Ma) volcanic erosion remnants of the field. In this study, we carried out volcanic facies analysis of the eruptive products of the KVC in order to determine the possible role of changing magma fragmentation styles and/or vent migration responsible for the formation of this volcano. The evolution of the KVC started with interaction of water-saturated Late Miocene (Pannonian) mud, sand, sandstone with rising basaltic magma triggering phreatomagmatic explosive maar-diatreme forming eruptions. These explosive eruptions in the northern part of the volcanic complex took place in a N-S aligned paleovalley. As groundwater supply was depleted during volcanic activity the eruption style became dominated by more magmatic explosive-fragmentation leading to the formation of a mostly spatter-dominated scoria cone that is capping the basal maar-diatreme deposits. Subsequent vent migration along a few hundred meters long fissure still within the paleovalley caused the opening of the younger phreatomagmatic southern vent adjacent to the already established northern maar. This paper describes how change in eruption styles together with lateral migration of the volcanism forms an amalgamated vent complex.
Late Quaternary fault activity in the Western Carpathians: evidence from the Vikartovce Fault (Slovakia)
Authors: Vojtko Rastislav , Marko František , Preusser Frank , Madarás Ján , Kováčová Marianna
Published: December 2011

Late Quaternary fault activity in the Western Carpathians: evidence from the Vikartovce Fault (Slovakia)

The Cenozoic structure of the Western Carpathians is strongly controlled by faults. The E-W striking Vikartovce fault is one of the most distinctive dislocations in the region, evident by its geological structure and terrain morphology. This feature has been assumed to be a Quaternary reactivated fault according to many attributes such as its perfect linearity, faceted slopes, the distribution of travertines along the fault, and also its apparent prominent influence on the drainage network. The neotectonic character of the fault is documented herein by morphotectonic studies, longitudinal and transverse valley profile analyses, terrace system analysis, and mountain front sinuosity. Late Pleistocene activity of the Vikartovce fault is now proven by luminescence dating of fault-cut and uplifted alluvial sediments, presently located on the crest of the tilted block. These sediments must slightly pre-date the age of river redirection. Considering the results of both luminescence dating and palynological analyses, the change of river course probably occurred during the final phase of the Riss Glaciation (135 ± 14 ka). The normal displacement along the fault during the Late Quaternary has been estimated to about 105-135 m, resulting in an average slip rate of at least 0.8-1.0 mm · yr-1. The present results identify the Vikartovce fault as one of the youngest active faults in the Central Western Carpathians.
External and internal sport motivations of young adults
Authors: Bollók Sándor , Takács Johanna , Kalmár Zsuzsanna , Dobay Beáta
Published: December 2011

External and internal sport motivations of young adults

Study aim: To determine and evaluate the spectrum of sport motivation of young adults.

Material and methods: A group of 600 subjects, aged 17 - 19 years, participated in the study. An ad hoc questionnaire was applied to assess the 4 motivational factors: competition and success-oriented motivation, external accommodation, physical fitness and health + sportsman-like attitude, and hedonistic.

Results: Competition, contest, victory and beating own benchmark were the important factors for male students. The female students preferred external adequacy and others' opinion. They believed in the importance of healthy living, physical strength and sports give them better appearance. The motivational factors had more importance amongst active than inactive youths. Young active students believed that sport performance would guide them to success.

Conclusions: It is important to keep healthy lifestyle and sport motivation before teenage years since it is a guidance to preserve the health and adequate personality development.
Association between submaximal and maximal measures of aerobic power in female adolescents
Authors: Nikolaïdis Pantelis
Published: December 2011

Association between submaximal and maximal measures of aerobic power in female adolescents

Study aim: To examine the association between two submaximal (physical working capacity at a heart rate of 170 (PWC170) on cycle ergometer test and YMCA Step Test) and maximal measures (maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)) of aerobic power, as well as to study the repeatability of the aforementioned submaximal measures in physically active female adolescents.

Material and methods: Ten female adolescents, aged 13.4 ± 0.7 years old, all members of a local track and field sport club, performed the PWC170 and YMCA Step Test twice. The tests were separated by an interval of one week. During the second laboratory visit, VO2max was measured during a graded exercise test.

Results: Considering the repeatability of submaximal measures, intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.89 (95% CI 0.55-0.97) and 0.91 (95% CI 0.65-0.98) in absolute and relative to body mass values of PWC170, while it was 0.69 (95% CI -0.27-0.92) with regard to heart rate at the end of step test and 0.78 (95% CI 0.11-0.95) at the end of the first minute of recovery after step test. PWC170 was associated significantly with VO2max in absolute values (r = 0.65, p = 0.04), but not with VO2max relative to body mass values (r = 0.44, p = 0.20). The corresponding relationships between relative PWC170 and VO2max were r = 0.39 (p = 0.27) and r = 0.60 (p = 0.06). Heart rate at the end of the step test was non-significantly related to VO2max in both absolute and relative values (r = -0.53, p = 0.12 and r = -0.61, p = 0.06), whereas respective values of heart rate at the end of the first minute after step test were r = -0.72 (p = 0.02) and r = -0.69 (p = 0.03).

Conclusion: These submaximal measures appeared to be valid and reliable, and they were recommended for further use in similar population with the assumption that a familiarization session was preceded.
The Contemporary EU's Notion of Territoriality and External Borders
Authors: Vitale Alessandro
Published: December 2011

The predominant spatial conception of the EU contributes to an evident emergence of a sharpened territorial building of the European space. By all evidence the idea of both the territorial cohesion and territorial continuity shows how relevant the notion of territoriality in the ‘European discourse’ is and consequently how accepted the instrument of hard and closed border and the sharp inside/outside dichotomy are. Due to this pragmatic notion of territoriality, the idea of the EU as a ‘non-Westphalian new empire’ (according to the ‘neo-medieval paradigm’) became at least unrealistic. Its borders are getting more territorial, physical and visible. Hard border policies and practices on the Eastern and Western Balkan borders mirror the existence of a de facto barrier and of a deep ‘Westphalian memory’ in the way of using the territory as support of political unity.
Biochemical variability of forest soils at the range edge of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Poland
Authors: Olszowska Grażyna
Published: December 2011

Zmienność biochemiczna gleb siedlisk leśnych na granicy zasięgu buka zwyczajnegoFagus sylvatica L.w Polsce
The Travels of St. Thomas in the East and the Migration of His Name
Authors: James Robert
Published: December 2011

The Travels of St. Thomas in the East and the Migration of His Name

This paper explores the two competing traditions about St. Thomas' journeys. In the first tradition, he travels to the north of India whereas in the second he travels to the south. Despite the fact that Christians in the south of India hold him to have been their founding father, the proposal made by this paper is that he actually travelled to the north of India and thereafter into the Parthian Empire, never travelling to southern India. Nevertheless, this paper suggests that very soon after Thomas travelled north, others whom he had converted travelled south and that their traditions with their remembrances of their founder are the ones that now persist in the south.
Ethics in Journalism as a Basis for the Journalistic Profession
Authors: Paľa Gabriel
Published: December 2011

Ethics in Journalism as a Basis for the Journalistic Profession

Ethically tense situations which include a conflict of values or various natures or principles commonly appear in the media, as well as within the journalistic profession. In such cases it is very difficult to find ideal solutions. The role of the journalist is to seek solutions that are in the spirit of truth, objectivity, impartiality and at the same time provide a public service. Journalists must act socially responsibly on a whole range of issues, but also remain loyal to their employers. In this context, it is necessary to distinguish between the ethics of journalists of the public service and those of the tabloid media.
The role of magnetoencephalography in children undergoing hemispherectomy
Authors: Torres Cristina V. , Fallah Aria , Ibrahim George M. , Cheshier Samuel , Otsubo Hiroshi , Ochi Ayako , Chuang Sylvester , Snead O. Carter , Holowka Stephanie , Rutka James T.
Published: December 2011

Object

Hemispherectomy is an established neurosurgical procedure for medication-resistant epilepsy in children. Despite the effectiveness of this technique, there are patients who do not achieve an optimum outcome after surgery; possible causes of suboptimal results include the presence of bilateral independent epileptogenic foci. Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is an emerging tool that has been found to be useful in the management of lesional and nonlesional epilepsy. The authors analyzed the relative contribution of MEG in patient selection for hemispherectomy.

Methods

The medical records of children undergoing hemispherectomy at the Hospital for Sick Children were reviewed. Those patients who underwent MEG as part of the presurgical evaluation were selected.

Results

Thirteen patients were included in the study. Nine patients were boys. The mean age at the time of surgery was 66 months (range 10–149 months). Seizure etiology was Rasmussen encephalitis in 6 patients, hemimegalencephaly in 2 patients, and cortical dysplasia in 4 patients. In 8 patients, video-EEG and MEG results were consistent to localize the primary epileptogenic hemisphere. In 2 patients, video-EEG lateralized the ictal onset, but MEG showed bilateral spikes. Two patients had bilateral video-EEG and MEG spikes. Engel Class I, II, and IV outcomes were seen in 10, 2, and 1 patients, respectively. In 2 of the patients who had an outcome other than Engel Class I, the MEG clusters were concentrated in the disconnected hemisphere. The third patient had bilateral clusters and potentially independent epileptogenic foci from bilateral cortical dysplasia.

Conclusions

The presence of unilateral MEG spike waves correlated with good outcomes following hemispherectomy. In some cases, MEG provides information that differs from that obtained from video-EEG and conventional MR imaging studies. Further studies with a greater number of patients are needed to assess the role of MEG in the preoperative assessment of candidates for hemispherectomy.
Correction: Hu, X.; Sun, F. and Zou, Y. Estimation of State of Charge of a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for Electric Vehicles Using an Adaptive Luenberger Observer. Energies 2010, 3, 1586–1603
Authors: Hu Xiaosong , Sun Fengchun , Zou Yuan
Published: December 2011

The authors would like to make the following corrections to their published paper in Energies [1]. [...]
Combined Pharmacophore Modeling, Docking, and 3D-QSAR Studies of PLK1 Inhibitors
Authors: Lu Shuai , Liu Hai-Chun , Chen Ya-Dong , Yuan Hao-Liang , Sun Shan-Liang , Gao Yi-Ping , Yang Pei , Zhang Liang , Lu Tao
Published: December 2011

Polo-like kinase 1, an important enzyme with diverse biological actions in cell mitosis, is a promising target for developing novel anticancer drugs. A combined molecular docking, structure-based pharmacophore modeling and three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) study was performed on a set of 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-h]quinazoline derivatives as PLK1 inhibitors. The common substructure, molecular docking and pharmacophore-based alignment were used to develop different 3D-QSAR models. The comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) and comparative molecule similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA) models gave statistically significant results. These models showed good q2 and r2pred values and revealed a good response to test set validation. All of the structural insights obtained from the 3D-QSAR contour maps are consistent with the available crystal structure of PLK1. The contour maps obtained from the 3D-QSAR models in combination with the structure based pharmacophore model help to better interpret the structure-activity relationship. These satisfactory results may aid the design of novel PLK1 inhibitors. This is the first report on 3D-QSAR study of PLK1 inhibitors.
Use of the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Regions to Examine Symbiont Divergence and as a Diagnostic Tool for Sodalis-Related Bacteria
Authors: Snyder Anna K. , Adkins Kenneth Z. , Rio Rita V. M.
Published: December 2011

Bacteria excel in most ecological niches, including insect symbioses. A cluster of bacterial symbionts, established within a broad range of insects, share high 16S rRNA similarities with the secondary symbiont of the tsetse fly (Diptera: Glossinidae), Sodalis glossinidius. Although 16S rRNA has proven informative towards characterization of this clade, the gene is insufficient for examining recent divergence due to selective constraints. Here, we assess the application of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions, specifically the ITSglu and ITSala,ile, used in conjunction with 16S rRNA to enhance the phylogenetic resolution of Sodalis-allied bacteria. The 16S rRNA + ITS regions of Sodalis and allied bacteria demonstrated significant divergence and were robust towards phylogenetic resolution. A monophyletic clade of Sodalis isolates from tsetse species, distinct from other Enterobacteriaceae, was consistently observed suggesting diversification due to host adaptation. In contrast, the phylogenetic distribution of symbionts isolated from hippoboscid flies and various Hemiptera and Coleoptera were intertwined suggesting either horizontal transfer or a recent establishment from an environmental source. Lineage splitting of Sodalis-allied bacteria into symbiotic and free-living sister groups was also observed. Additionally, we propose an ITS region as a diagnostic marker for the identification of additional Sodalis-allied symbionts in the field. These results expand our knowledge of informative genome regions to assess genetic divergence since splitting from the last common ancestor, of this versatile insect symbiont clade that have become increasingly recognized as valuable towards our understanding of the evolution of symbiosis. These facultative and recently associated symbionts may provide a novel source of traits adaptable to the dynamic ecologies encountered by diverse host backgrounds.
Use of Earth’s Magnetic Field for Mitigating Gyroscope Errors Regardless of Magnetic Perturbation
Authors: Afzal Muhammad Haris , Renaudin Valérie , Lachapelle Gérard
Published: December 2011

Most portable systems like smart-phones are equipped with low cost consumer grade sensors, making them useful as Pedestrian Navigation Systems (PNS). Measurements of these sensors are severely contaminated by errors caused due to instrumentation and environmental issues rendering the unaided navigation solution with these sensors of limited use. The overall navigation error budget associated with pedestrian navigation can be categorized into position/displacement errors and attitude/orientation errors. Most of the research is conducted for tackling and reducing the displacement errors, which either utilize Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR) or special constraints like Zero velocity UPdaTes (ZUPT) and Zero Angular Rate Updates (ZARU). This article targets the orientation/attitude errors encountered in pedestrian navigation and develops a novel sensor fusion technique to utilize the Earth’s magnetic field, even perturbed, for attitude and rate gyroscope error estimation in pedestrian navigation environments where it is assumed that Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) navigation is denied. As the Earth’s magnetic field undergoes severe degradations in pedestrian navigation environments, a novel Quasi-Static magnetic Field (QSF) based attitude and angular rate error estimation technique is developed to effectively use magnetic measurements in highly perturbed environments. The QSF scheme is then used for generating the desired measurements for the proposed Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) based attitude estimator. Results indicate that the QSF measurements are capable of effectively estimating attitude and gyroscope errors, reducing the overall navigation error budget by over 80% in urban canyon environment.
Le dépôt gaulois de Brech (Morbihan)
Authors: Clément Michel , Galliou Patrick
Published: December 2011

The hoard discovered at BRECH (Morbihan) during the nineteenth century comprises a remarkable group of dress ornaments and gaulish coins dating to the end of the Ist century BC. Now in the Musée Archéologique de VANNES, the coins, already published by J.-B. COLBERT de BEAULIEU (1953) are small late billon-statères which date this hoard to between 40 and o BC. This study concerns the other objects of the hoard (78 pièces), which represent a hitherto unpublished document concerning dress ornaments in western Gaul : torques, collars, fibulae, bracelets, rings, in gold, bronze, glass, amber and lignite.
Un vicus gallo-romain, routier et portuaire : Taden (Côtes-du-Nord), sur les bords de la Rance
Authors: Langouet Loïc
Published: December 2011

Air and surface surveys have localized, on a limited area, on the left side of river Rance, more than ten gallo-roman edifices. This group of buildings, with two temples, must be a viens with a double vocation to do with harbour and roads.
Une nouvelle intervention archéologique au camp du Lizo en Carnac (Morbihan)
Authors: Lecerf Yannick
Published: December 2011

Since the first intervention by Dr A. and J. de Closmadeuc in 1866, both learned and amateur

archaeologists hâve visited this spot, either with the goal of protection or with the idea of better understanding

this vast site. None have been deceived by the remains which are numerous and varied.

Following récent topographical modifications, we hâve in our turn intervened on this camp. Even if our study was limited to a double sondage, the information obtained adds to the knowledge that we already have of this

earthwork.
Le plan antique de Jublains (Mayenne)
Authors: Naveau Jacques
Published: December 2011

La ville antique de Jublains, chef-lieu de la ciuitas Diablintum, est caractérisée par le strict alignement de ses bâtiments publics. Des découvertes éparses, prolongées par une enquête systématique récente, montrent que cela correspond à une organisation orthogonale de la voirie. Le plan qui en ressort s'inscrit à partir de deux rues parallèles qui bordent les monuments principaux et est orienté en fonction de la topographie. Des constatations encore incomplètes concernent la structure des voies, l'écoulement de l'eau, l'unité de mesure utilisée et les phases de l'évolution de la trame urbaine. On peut s'interroger sur la nature exacte de ce site de 20 ha, structuré d'une manière très régulière, et sur le rôle qu'y joue un temple édifié en limite nord.
Quelques données nouvelles sur la nécropole gallo-romaine du Grand-Jardin à Lisieux (Calvados) : la collection Delaporte du Musée de Lille
Authors: Blaszkiewicz Patrick , David Patrick , Jigan Claude , Marin Jean-Yves
Published: December 2011

La collection Delaporte, conservée depuis le XIXe siècle au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lille, comprend environ 120 céramiques et verres provenant de la nécropole gallo-romaine du Grand-Jardin à Lisieux. Cette collection jusqu'à maintenant inédite est étudiée ici en regard du matériel céramique découvert en Basse-Normandie.
Un milliaire d'Aurélien réutilisé en sarcophage à Molac (Morbihan)
Authors: Guigon Philippe , Bernier Gildas
Published: December 2011

La récente découverte d'un milliaire d'Aurélien à Molac (Morbihan) provoque des questions sur le tracé des voies romaines locales et sur le rôle de restaurateur de routes qu'est supposé être Aurélien (270-275). Deux éperons barrés appelés Macoer Aurilian, dont l'un est signalé en 849 par le carrulaire de Redon, sont étudiés. Le milliaire a été par la suite creusé pour en faire un sarcophage, peut-être à l'époque carolingienne.
Etude palynologique du complexe mégalithique du Petit-Mont (Arzon, Morbihan)
Authors: Marguerie Dominique
Published: December 2011

The palynogical study of some samples from the Petit-Mont megalithic complex at Arzon shows that as far hack as Middle Neolithic, grubbing and agriculture were widely started.
La céramique de la nécropole gallo-romaine de Bouillé-Courdault (Vendée)
Authors: Pascal Jérôme
Published: December 2011

Used from the second half of the IInd century (A.D.) to the middle of the IVth, the cemetary of Bouillé-Courdault (Vendée) is mostly known for its glass coming from Rheinland (Gendron, 1970). The study of the ceramic ware shows, among the importations (sigillata from Argonne and Lezoux, amphora from Baetica, pottery from Jaulges/Villiers-Vineux, painted ceramic said "à l'éponge" including a new type), the présence of four kinds of local products which may define the same number of workshops.
Les bois de cerfs mésolithiques de Beg-er-Vil à Quiberon (Morbihan)
Authors: Poissonnier Bertrand , Kayser Olivier
Published: December 2011

Le site mésolithique de Beg-er-Vil à Quiberon a livré trois bois de cerf à l'occasion d'un sondage effectué en 1985. Leur étude a montré qu'il s'agit de trois bois de mue appartenant à deux cerfs élaphes adultes. Deux d'entre eux sont des chutes de debitage correspondant à la mue d'une grande tête. L'autre est un marteau brisé d'où l'on a tenté d'extraire une large baguette par rainurage au silex (splint and groove technique). Cette technique héritée du paléolithique supérieur, ainsi que le mode de debitage axé sur le prélèvement des andouillers dénotent une industrie encore typiquement mésolithique.
Une monnaie d'or de Iulius Nepos découverte à Saint-Nicodème (Côtes-du-Nord)
Authors: Galliou Patrick
Published: December 2011

Décourvert dans l'ouest des Côtes-du-Nord, un solidus de Iulius Nepos (474-475 ap.), s'ajoutant à d'autres trouvailles du même type faites dans cette région, constitues une données nouvelle pour l'histoire de la fin de l'époque romaine en Armorique.
Les rouelles en plomb : piège archéologique
Authors: Giot Pierre-Roland
Published: December 2011

Les archéologues et les numismates confondent encore parfois avec les véritables rouelles protohistoriques les fusaïoles médiévales et post-médiévaies en plomb, dont la fabrication a perduré jusqu'au siècle dernier en Bretagne.
Préhistoire récente du Choletais : une exploitation cartographique de la prospection désordonnée
Authors: Cassen Serge
Published: December 2011

Following the mapping of the regional distribution of «Jaspe» de Loublande (Department of Deux-Sèvres), the lithic and ceramic materials recovered from three prospections covering the map area are analysed. The different lithic materials and their correlations with different types of finished objects are reviewed. The study of four «markers» characteristic of recent/final Neolithic reveals a probable two step-historical evolution. Thoug some ceramic material argues in favour of Cerny tradition in the Cholet region, the majority of evidence recalls the Taizé style (2500-2000 BC). The question of the presence of absence of ceramics in individual deposits is discussed in the context of a simple space analysis.
Le tumulus de la Fosse-Yvon à Beaumont-Hague (Manche)
Authors: Vilgrain Gérard , Chancerel Antoine , Coutard Jean-Pierre , Ozouf Jean-Claude
Published: December 2011

La fouille de ce tumulus a révélé que toute la partie centrale du tertre avait été détruite par l'installation d'un four à chaux. Les recherches ont donc porté sur l'enveloppe tumulaire et ont permis de mettre en évidence une phase de construction originale. La masse des terres rapportées a en effet été installée sur une aire épierrée, délimitée par une ligne de petits blocs et surtout remarquablement aplanie et lissée.
Corseul (Côtes-du-Nord). Les premières étapes du développement de la ville antique d'Auguste à Néron
Authors: Fichet de Clairfontaine François , Kerebel Hervé
Published: December 2011

Les fouilles réalisées depuis 1984 sur le site antique de Corseul (FANUM-MARTIS) ont mis au jour des niveaux précoces s'étageant depuis la période de la conquête jusqu'au règne de Néron. Elles permettent de distinguer les premières phases de développement du site urbain qui se caractérisent par des mutations architecturales et mobilières.
Note sur une inscription antique provenant de Caen
Authors: Vipard Pascal
Published: December 2011

Deux notes manuscrites inédites d'E. Lambert ont permis de rendre à Caen une inscription attribuée par erreur à Vieux depuis sa publication en 1933. Cette épitaphe des Vème ou VIème siècles environ, découverte dans l'ancienne chapelle Notre-Dame des Champs, fournit un nouvel élément sur les origines antiques et la constitution de la ville de Caen en confirmant la présence d'une occupation humaine sur le site de la paroisse Saint Julien pendant le haut Moyen Age.
Le gisement paléolithique inférieur de Saint-Malo-de-Phily (Ille-et-Vilaine) : une confirmation géologique et archéologique
Authors: Jumel Guy , Monnier Jean Laurent
Published: December 2011

La trouvaille récente d'un outil sur galet apporte une preuve supplémentaire du caractère anthropique du site de Saint-Malo-de-Phily. Il s'agit d'un chopping-tool très typique. Dans l'état actuel des recherches, la position chronostratigraphique de l'industrie correspondrait au début du Pléistocène moyen.
Le site paléolithique moyen de la Brenière à Montbert (Loire-Atlantique)
Authors: Gouraud Gérard , Tessier Michel
Published: December 2011

Les opérations de recalibrage, dans un secteur non perturbé, d'un ruisseau tributaire de l'Ognon ont occasionné la découverte de diverses industries préhistoriques. L'analyse d'une bonne série d'outils bifaciaux permet de disposer désormais pour les industries moustériennes de Montbert de données comparatives intéressantes. Un sondage limité a mis en évidence la réoccupation de la vallée au Paléolithique moyen.
L'antique statuette tricéphale et ithyphallique de Bais (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Authors: Meuret Jean-Claude
Published: December 2011

The statuette of Bais (Ille-et-Vilaine) has been discovered in a pond, in the early seventies. Carved in a local microgranite, it presents a deterioration that proves its antiquity. It represents, in a primitive style, three ithyphallic figures and, for these reasons, it seems to be fastened to the lapidary tradition of the final second iron Age and of the beginning of the roman-gallic Age.
Les ex-voto anatomiques du sanctuaire de Bû
Authors: Fauduet Isabelle
Published: December 2011

Les fouilles du sanctuaire gallo-romain de Bû ont livré une quinzaine d'ex-voto métalliques en forme d'yeux, bilosangiques et rectangulaires qui s'échelonnent entre les Ier et IVe s.. On observe une nette concentration de ce type d'offrandes d'une part dans le Nord-Ouest et le Centre-Ouest de la Gaule, d'autre part en Bourgogne ; elles ne sont pas spécifiques des sanctuaires liés à l'eau.
Un habitat côtier du XIIe siècle : Le port aux Malades, Guernesey, Iles Anglo-Normandes
Authors: Burns Robert , Batt Michael
Published: December 2011

La fouille d'un groupe de maisons à pignons en abside du Moyen-Age sur l'île de Guernesey, a permis d'établir des parallèles intéressants avec la Bretagne. Construits avec des galets de plage, ces bâtiments sont datables par la céramique de la première moitié du XIIème siècle. La faune associée donne des informations sur les ressources et le mode de vie des habitants.
Présence d'Acheuléen à Guignefolle près de Nuaille (Maine-et- Loire)
Authors: Gouédo Jean-Marc
Published: December 2011

Le matériel est composé d'un petit lot de pièces (32) ramassées en surface et n'a subi aucun tri. Il est donc impossible de le situerchronostratigraphiquement. L'étude techno-typologique montre une parfaite adaptation à un matériau ingrat (rhyolite) basée sur la prise en compte, dans les phases des chaînes opératoires, des plans de clivage de la roche. L'industrie peut être rapportée à un Acheuléen supérieur.
Un gisement moustérien à Noisy près de Cholet (Maine-et-Loire)
Authors: Gouédo Jean-Marc
Published: December 2011

The material of Noisy (Mousterian) cornes from surveys. A part of the artefacts is made in flint, material uncommon to the area but which exists fourty kilometers away. The technological and typological study shows the presence of a few upper evolved paleolithic artefacts. These can be linked to a Levallois Mousterian with small bifaces or possibly a Mousterien de Tradition Acheuleenne.
Le gisement paléolithique moyen de Tréauville dans le Cotentin (Manche)
Authors: Vilgrain Gérard , Cliquet Dominique
Published: December 2011

L'érosion marine de l'hiver 1990-1991 a permis de compléter des observations effectuées en 1986 sur le littoral de Tréauville et de collecter un ensemble lithique intéressant. Attribuable au dernier interglaciaire s.l. (Eémien), cette petite série présente quelques affinités avec les ensembles rapportés au Moustérien à denticulés et à encoches bien représentés dans le Nord Cotentin. La stratégie d'approvisionnement en matière première permet de mieux appréhender les déplacements effectués par les hommes préhistoriques durant cet épisode frais. Enfin, des témoins de combustion sont attestés.
Le site mésolithique d'Arma-Maquette à Argentan, Orne
Authors: Leroy Damien , Ghesquière Emmanuel , Hérard Benjamin
Published: December 2011

The mesolithicsite of Arma-Maquette in Argentan (Orne) was the object of an urgent rescue excavation in june 1990. So a 130 m² area was excavated. There were no built structures, but a significant concentration of materials was identified. A relatively abundant lithic series was collected : the most common tools on bladelets and retouched flakes make up two thirds or the tool-kit. Various types of microliths are represented : points with unretouched bases, geometrical armatures (crescents, scalene triangles), points with transverse retouch on the bases («Tardenois points») ; some types are clearly standardised. Sandstone tools are present. By typological analysis an attribution of the séries to the Middle Tardenoisian, during the Boreal, can be made.
Le site mésolithique du Bois des Jarries (Saint-Mars-La-Réorthe, Vendée)
Authors: Rouillon André , Longuet Daniel
Published: December 2011

Un gisement mésolithique probablement très étendu a été découvert au bois des Jarries (Saint Mars la- Réorthe), sur les collines du Nord-Est vendéen. Les sondages réalisés jusqu'à présent montrent que l'industrie lithique y a été déplacée, non seulement par enfouissement dans le sol mais aussi par glissement de ce sol sur les pentes du site. Cette industrie, apparemment bien homogène, se caractérise essentiellement par une miniaturisation prononcée, une forte proportion de microburins et un grand nombre de pièces fracturées ; en l'état actuel des recherches, compte-tenu notamment de l'absence de pointes à base retouchée et de la répartition par types des armatures microlithiques, elle semble pouvoir être attribuée à un Mésolithique moyen ou ancien avec affinités sauveterriennes.
Découverte d'un four de potier à Sées (Orne)
Authors: Blaszkiewicz Patrick , Churin Thierry
Published: December 2011

A chance discovery has allowed to reveal a potter's oven in Sées (Orne). Its structure is relatively well-known with its oven floor lying on a central column. Its production seems to be turned towards bowls and pitchers, the whole material may date back to the third century.
Vestiges néolithiques découverts à Crécom en Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem (Côtes-d'Armor)
Authors: Le Carduner Jacqueline , Morzadec Hervé , Onnée Yvan , Villard Anne , Le Provost François , Menez Yves
Published: December 2011

Suite à des travaux de terrassements au lieu-dit le Crécom, un ensemble de structures en fosse furent mises au jour. Il s'agit de deux fosses de combustion et d'une fosse contenant du matériel lithique, dont un nucléus en opale résinite, matière peu répandue dans l'ouest de la France. Cet ensemble de structures peut être attribue au Néolithique, l'absence de matériel céramique ne permettant pas d'apporter plus de précision.
Mise en évidence de céramique néolithique dégraissée à l'os en Armorique
Authors: Morzadec Hervé
Published: December 2011

Petro-archaeological studies on temper have put in evidence the use of bone in armorican neolithic ceramics. The present note makes an attempt at relating this use with the typology of the pots and the chronology of the sites.
Le site de l'Age du Fer de Rubiou en Spézet (Finistère)
Authors: Le Goffic Michel
Published: December 2011

La fouille de sauvetage du site de l'Age du Fer de Rubiou a révélé l'existence d'une «tranchée couverte» et d'un souterrain mixte, structure originale, formée d'une partie analogue aux souterrains classiques de l'Age du Fer ouest armoricains et d'une autre creusée en tranchée à partir de la surface. Le mobilier, sans être très abondant, est original et divers.
Ratiatum (Rezé, Loire-Atlantique) : origines et développement de l'organisation urbaine
Authors: Pascal Jérôme , Pirault Lionel , Deschamps Stéphane , Guérin Frédéric
Published: December 2011

Les fouilles menées de 1989 à 1991 dans l'agglomération antique de Rezé (Loire-Atlantique) ont permis d'étudier un quartier d'habitat associant deux domus, des boutiques, des ateliers et un réseau de voirie. Les différentes phases de développement de ce quartier occupé du 1er au Ve siècle de notre ère donnent l'occasion de préciser les origines et l'organisation urbaine de Ratiatum, deuxième ville des Pictons selon Ptolémée.
Un atelier de potiers du haut Moyen-Age (Forêt de La Londe - Seine-Maritime), état de la recherche
Authors: Roy Nathalie
Published: December 2011

La fouille d'un atelier de production de céramique du haut Moyen Age, entre 1987 et 1991, a permis de mettre au jour trois fours circulaires à tirage vertical, et les vestiges d'un quatrième, plus petit, sous l'un d'eux. Près de quatre tonnes de poterie ont été recueillies, permettant rétablissement d'un catalogue de formes intéressant pour la connaissance de la céramique du haut Moyen Age en Normandie. A proximité des fours, des bâtiments liés à la production potière ont été dégagés. Il s'agit d'un atelier de tournage et de deux appentis à usage de séchoirs. Cet ensemble artisanal peut être date du début ou du milieu du VIIIème siècle. Sa production a été diffusée dans la région rouennaise et, par voie fluviale et maritime, vers les côtes méridionales de l'Angleterre, en particulier à Hamwic, le port saxon de l'actuelle ville de Southampton. Les transactions commerciales se faisaient vraisemblablement par l'intermédiaire du port de Rouen.
Une belle pierre oubliée : le granité albitique de Ploujean près de Morlaix (Finistère)
Authors: Chauris Louis
Published: December 2011

Le travail présenté est une illustration de l'aide que peut apporter l'étude pétrographique à la connaissance historique dans le domaine des matériaux de construction. Le granité albitique de Ploujean, pris comme exemple, affleure à Kerscoff et au Menez, près de Morlaix. Cette roche blanche, grenue, a été exploitée au moins depuis le Xle siècle par suite de son extraction facile, sa taille aisée et aussi la proximité de la ville de Morlaix. L'emploi de cette belle pierre dans les églises et les chapelles, les châteaux et les manoirs, les maisons et les fermes et dans diverses autres constructions, fait l'objet d'un inventaire détaillé systématique. L'examen de la répartition chronologique montre que cette roche a été beaucoup moins employée comme pierre de taille après le XVIIe siècle, par suite de la concurrence de plusieurs autres granités régionaux (île de Batz, île Callot, Ile Grande). Les cartes de répartition spatiale des édifices en granité albitique révèlent une remarquable disposition centrifuge autour du Menez. Une telle disposition reflète les lois implacables de l'économie, liées aux difficultés de transport d'un matériau pondéreux, dans le passé. La présente étude pourra s'avérer précieuse lors des travaux de restauration.
Méthodes et techniques de fouille appliquées au site protohistorique de Mez-Notariou à Ouessant
Authors: Le Bihan Jean-Paul , Goalic Y.L. , Robic Jean-Yves
Published: December 2011

The complexity of the protohistoric site of Mez-notariou on Ushant, the duration of the excavation and the fact that it is on an island lead to the setting up of specially adapted and evolutive excavating strategy. A System is developed and continually modified. Appropriated, and often new, techniques of excavating, and of analysing the remains are refined : systematic overhead photography used for the ground plan and for plotting the contour lines, stereoscopic photography and research into methods of surveying in three dimensions, and the used of compressed air. These methods are analyse from the point of view of generalized application, and a review of the implications for the organisation of excavation sites is carried out.
Aspects récents de l'organisation de l'archéologie en Angleterre
Authors: Arbousse-Bastide Tristan
Published: December 2011

This is the summarized translation into French of two official British texts which are important for the organization of Gritish Archaeology. Planning Policy Guidance 16 : Archaeology and Planning (PPG 16 nov. 90 Dept of Environment) and The Management of Archaeological Projects (second édition) (AMAC apr. 91). The first text deals with the protection of the English archaeological heritage, the second text is a model for the organisation of how to lead archaeological projects. Without being laws both texts are largely applied by British archaeologists. In the perspective of a future united European Archaeology we thought it was interesting to inform the French public about thèse two texts.
Eléments sur le peuplement de la basse vallée de la Seine à partir de l'étude de matériaux de dragage
Authors: Billard Cyrille , Desard Bernard , Lajoie Gilles
Published: December 2011

The study of artefacts collected in the flowof the Seine river, below its confluence with the Eure river, brings knowledges about the seulement of the Lower Seine Valley from the Neolithic to historical times. The ground of the study is a non exhauxive inventory of recent discoveries in sediments dredged in the river. We have choosed organic artefacts rarely conserved (antler or bone), artefacts with a clear cultural belonging, exceptionnal artefacts of from the same assemblage. The most important results concern the beginning of the Neolithic, the knowledge of tools on antler and Bronze Age metallurgy.
Le dépôt de l'Age du Bronze moyen découvert rue Victor Lépine à Caen (Calvados)
Authors: Verney Antoine
Published: December 2011

The hoard of Caen is one of the most importants metalwork assemblages for the study of the cross-chanel relations during the middle Bronze Age. This publication contains the study of the 14 objects founded rue Victor Lépine in 1938.