bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Les Don Juan français contemporains : de la crise du héros à celle de l’écriture
Authors: Gournay Aurélia
Published: August 2017

Depuis sa création en Espagne, au 17ème siècle, le mythe de Don Juan a fait l’objet de constantes réécritures. Si le scénario mythique a su s’adapter à l’évolution des mentalités, les critères qui fondaient l’héroïsme donjuanesque ont dû, pour leur part, être redéfinis et c’est, bien souvent, comme un personnage problématique que Don Juan survit dans la littérature des 20ème et 21ème siècles. Cette mise à distance s’étend au champ de l’écriture puisque les œuvres intègrent, au sein de la fiction, des allusions à l’abondant discours critique que le héros inspire. Cette dimension métalittéraire, qui se double parfois d’une réflexion sur l’intertextualité et même sur le langage, en général, semble être une garantie de survie pour le mythe, qui parvient à se nourrir et à se renforcer de toutes les analyses formulées à son sujet, mais ne lui fait-elle pas aussi courir le risque d’une certaine forme de déconstruction ?
Impact de la formation en français sur objectifs spécifiques sur la compétence discursive de l’apprenant scientifique marocain : cas de l’Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture de Meknès
Authors: Tamesna Jamila
Published: August 2017

La méthodologie adoptée repose sur trois outils d’investigation à savoir, le questionnaire, l’analyse de contenu du compte rendu d’un article de vulgarisation scientifique choisi comme support de travail, et l’analyse de contenu du tableau récapitulatif du même texte-support.

Nos instruments d’investigation ont permis de déceler une amélioration des acquis intégrés, mais celle-ci ne touche pas toutes les habiletés. L’étude a démontré notamment que nos options méthodologiques se sont révélées insuffisantes, car la finalité ne saurait se réduire à l’acquisition de compétences méthodologiques ou de savoir-faire, mais doit viser également la maîtrise du système proprement linguistique.
Morin, Marie-Thé et Pier Rodier. Oz. Morin, Marie-Thé. Ti-Jean de partout et Cyrano Tag
Authors: Benchaabane Salwa
Published: August 2017

comptes rendus
Voyage dans la culture indienne à travers quelques échantillons du cinéma bollywoodien
Authors: Cutler Wendy
Published: August 2017

L’objectif de cet article est de déchiffrer les codes spécifiques du cinéma bollywoodien afin de considérer le 7e Art comme une porte d’échanges ainsi qu’une porte d’entrée dans la culture de l’Autre. À travers l’étude d’une sélection de films populaires indiens des années 1970-80, nous souhaitons mettre en lumière la présence de symboles à caractère universel (la chaine, le couteau, le train, le labyrinthe) mais également la présence de symboles spécifiquement liés à la mythologie hindoue. Tout en gardant la mythologie comme fil conducteur, les films bollywoodiens nous permettent de trouver des passerelles entre les différentes civilisations. Néanmoins, cette étude nous permet également d’affirmer que ces films constituaient un outil d’apprentissage de la mythologie hindoue. En cela, les images filmiques témoignent de la façon dont le pays se voit lui-même, mais également de la manière dont il décide de se montrer aux autres.

A Journey in Indian Culture: a Study of a Few Samples of Bollywood Cinema

The aim of this paper is to decipher the specific code of Bollywood cinema in order to consider film as being an open window allowing a glimpse on a whole different culture. Throughout a study of a selection of popular films from the 1970s-80s, we wish to highlight the presence of universal symbols (chain, knife, train, labyrinth) but also the presence of symbols exclusively linked to Hindu mythology. Bearing in mind the important role of mythology in India, Bollywood films allow us to create links between different civilizations. However, this study also highlights the fact that Bollywood films are important tools in order to learn about Hinduism. These specific pictures show us how the country sees itself and how it chooses to show itself to others.
Croquages de langue en formation d’enseignants
Authors: Dinvaut Annemarie
Published: August 2017

Le sensoriel et l’expression plastique sont-ils des outils de formation pertinents pour aller à la rencontre de l’altérité et de la diversité linguistique et culturelle ? Nous nous proposons de répondre à cette question en analysant des productions d’étudiants : ceux-ci rendent compte de leur fréquentation d’une langue par une création plastique qui privilégie les aspects sensoriels de cette expérience. Ce double processus les amène à une réflexion métalinguistique et à une posture d’accueil du plurilinguisme.

We sketch our languages and develop teaching skills

Abstract: Are sensorial and plastic activities appropriate tools to develop language awareness and intercultural skills, in a college of education? To answer this question, we ask students to express their sensorial and affective experience of a language they choose: scrutinizing their productions enables us to see the impact of this activity, regarding their metalinguistic reflection and their receptiveness to linguistic and cultural plurality.
Bouraoui, Hédi. Paris berbère
Authors: Faïgou Nafée
Published: August 2017

compte rendu
Forcier, Céline. La critique
Authors: Brise Pauline
Published: August 2017

compte rendu
L’enfant-soldat : la puissance d’un témoin
Authors: Bulté Marie
Published: August 2017

L’enfant-soldat, qu’il soit victime ou bourreau, bourreau et victime, resterait donc l’infans, celui qui ne peut parler et encore moins témoigner. C’est pourtant bien le choix qu’opère la littérature et ce, dès Allah n’est pas obligé (2000) de l’Ivoirien Ahmadou Kourouma. Ce roman qui inaugure l’entrée de l’enfant-soldat dans la fiction romanesque africaine francophone , fait d’emblée, comme nous le verrons, de son personnage Birahima, qui a entre dix et douze ans, un témoin. Ce statut inaugural trouve une permanence dans les romans francophones et notamment dans deux œuvres de romanciers camerounais : Tarmac des hirondelles (2007) de Georges Yémy, revenant sur le parcours d’enfant-soldat de Muna, un enfant albinos âgé de treize ans, et Les aubes écarlates (2009) de Léonora Miano, avec le personnage d’Epa, n’ayant pas atteint l’âge légal d’enrôlement de dix-huit ans. Il s’agira alors d’analyser, dans ces trois romans, la manière dont la fiction, par des dispositifs narratifs variés, permet d’appréhender l’enfant-soldat comme une figure de témoin et opère ainsi un renversement de paradigme en libérant l’enfant combattant à la fois de son statut de victime paroxystique et de bourreau sanguinaire.
Ah, le cinquième, enfin, plus qu’un étage !
Authors: Nieto Philippe
Published: August 2017

Texte de création.
Le testament de Jasmin Ledoux
Authors: Mikaël Mona
Published: August 2017

nouvelle. Fiction
Brossard, Nicole. Sie wäre der erste Satz meines nächsten Romans / Elle serait la première phrase de mon prochain roman / She would be the First Sentence of my Next Novel
Authors: Parayre Catherine
Published: August 2017

compte rendu. Brossard, Nicole. Sie wäre der erste Satz meines nächsten Romans / Elle serait la première phrase de mon prochain roman / She would be the First Sentence of my Next Novel.

Dir. Ursula Mathis-Moser
Micro-émotions en interaction : « ah merde, ya rien pour maman »
Authors: Plantin Christian
Published: August 2017

L’émotion est abordée non pas sous une perspective individuelle et causale, mais comme un mode de structuration et de développement de l’interaction ; l’unité d’étude est l’épisode émotionnel. On distingue ensuite grandes émotions et micro-émotions, qui naissent et disparaissent dans le flux de l’interaction, comme on le montrera sur une étude de cas avec l’interjection “ah merde”. La conclusion porte sur l’apprentissage de l’émotion comme acquisition d’une compétence langagière et interactionnelle.

Abstract : Micro-emotions in interactions : “oh, shit, there’s nothing for mum”.

Emotions are approached not as individual, causally determined phenomena, but as specific ways of developping social interactions. The emotion episode is defined. “Big” emotions are distinguished from “micro”-emotions, which appear and disappear in the interaction. The French interjection “ah merde!” [“oh shit!”] will be taken as an example of such micro-emotion. The concluding remarks refer to emotion education as the acquisition of a linguistic and interactional capacity.
L’analyse réflexive au service de l’émancipation : Construire des compétences et se construire
Authors: Soubre Valérie
Published: August 2017

Cet article se base sur un travail de réflexion autour de l’évaluation formative dans le cadre de l’enseignement apprentissage du français langue étrangère dans des centres universitaires en France. Il s’appuie sur une analyse des pratiques de classe se réclamant de l’évaluation formative et visant l’autonomisation et l’émancipation de l’apprenant.

Self-assessment experiment is aimed at developing self reliant and self motivated learners.

Abstract: This article is based on a reflexion over formative assessment in the field of language learning and teaching, especially in French as a foreign language taught in French university institutes. It provides an in-depth analysis of classroom practice whose self-assessment experiment is aimed at developing self reliant and self motivated learners.
Les TICE, un moyen d’émancipation didactique au Maroc
Authors: Afnakar Asmaâ
Published: August 2017

Sur la base d’une expérience d’écriture collaborative menée sur un réseau social, nous tentons de démontrer comment un usage des TICE transgressif des textes institutionnels et de la conception de l’activité d’écrire telle qu’elle se présente dans les textes officiels au Maroc pourrait contribuer à une redéfinition des relations stéréotypées entre enseignant et apprenant et à la création d’un espace allié à celui de la classe, où l’on enrichirait les enseignements qui y sont dispensés et qui échapperait à la contrainte du temps.

The ICT, a means of emancipation in Morocco.

Abstract: On the basis of a collaborative writing experiment we led on a social network, we attempt to demonstrate how "informal" use of ICT in a writing classroom activity (beyond official institutional texts) could help redefine the stereotypical relationship between teacher and learner and create a parallel space for classroom, where instruction is enriched and time constraint is bypassed.
Poétique et pensée dans l’œuvre de Bathélemy Bolivar
Authors: Faïgou Nafée Nelly
Published: August 2017

Analyse et comptes rendus des ouvrages poétiques de Bathélemy Bolivar
Dallaire, Michel. Violoncelle pour lune d’automne
Authors: Bonifaci Gabrielle
Published: August 2017

Dallaire, Michel. Violoncelle pour lune d’automne

Fiction

Compte rendu
Peut-on parler d’une littérature post-soviétique ?
Authors: Boursier Axel
Published: August 2017

Le but de cet article est de s’interroger sur la possibilité de parler d’une génération d’auteurs francophones post-soviétiques. La diversité des œuvres paraît si grande que l’on semble forcé de statuer sur la singularité des auteurs de cette génération. Pourtant, une approche communicationnelle de ces récits au travers de la notion d’« auteur impliqué », de discours sur le monde porté par la fiction et d’« identité narrative » offre la possibilité de regrouper ces auteurs.
Dimanche, Thierry. Le milieu de partout
Authors: Jamme Eric
Published: August 2017

compte rendu
Editorial
Authors: Parayre Catherine
Published: August 2017

Editorial
Leclair, Didier. Pour l’amour de Dimitri
Authors: Camara El hadji
Published: August 2017

compte rendu
Catherine Parayre, « Les impostures de l’écriture : “Comment réussir sa vie” de Paul Savoie et La critique de Céline Forcier
Authors: Parayre Catherine
Published: August 2017

En soi, les calculs secrets de tout imposteur ont pour objectif de manipuler autrui et de le convaincre à croire vrai ce qui ne l’est pas. Dans la nouvelle « Comment réussir sa vie » de Paul Savoie (L’empire des rôdeurs, 2004) tout autant que dans le roman La critique (2012) de Céline Forcier, l’imposture consiste chez le protagoniste à s’arroger le rôle d’écrivain sans toutefois se soumettre à la critique, c’est-à-dire à publier un texte en passant outre les règles du monde de l’édition. Savoie et Forcier dressent ainsi le portrait complexe, ni approbateur ni antipathique, d’auteurs isolés mais opiniâtres. Dans une critique sous-jacente, ils n’épargnent pas non plus les excès et autres dysfonctionnements de l’institution littéraire. Au-delà de destins particuliers, « Comment réussir sa vie » et La critique se font surtout l’écho de questions et thèmes volontiers abordés dans l’écriture en milieu minoritaire. L’article entreprend de déterminer dans quelle mesure ces deux textes explorent diverses facettes de la figure de l’écrivain franco-ontarien.
Boisjoli, Jean. La mesure du temps
Authors: Brise Pauline
Published: August 2017

compte rendu
Tremblay, Gaston. La littérature du vacuum. Genèse de la littérature franco-ontarienne
Authors: Falq Armand
Published: August 2017

compte rendu
Throne of Glass, Celaena Sardothien et la violence au féminin
Authors: Demeule Fanie
Published: August 2017

En analysant le cas de l’héroïne de la série de fantasy jeunesse Throne of Glass de Sarah J. Maas, cet article désire réfléchir sur la normativité des représentations de la violence physique chez un personnage littéraire de sexe féminin. Pour ce faire, nous examinerons dans un premier temps les stratégies de négociation de la violence du personnage de Celaena Sardothien à travers le dispositif textuel, puis nous observerons la polémique entourant sa réception au sein du lectorat.
Boisvert, Alain Pierre. Mépapasonlà. Chroniques rurales d’une famille acadienne heureuse. Très heureuse. Et de ces tristes hasards qui viennent éprouver son bonheur
Authors: Falq Armand
Published: August 2017

compte rendu
Groleau Landry, Daniel. Amorragies
Authors: Bonifaci Gabrielle
Published: August 2017

compte rendu
Dallaire, Michel et Aziza Rahmouni. Nomadismes
Authors: Bonifaci Gabrielle
Published: August 2017

compte rendu
Michelucci, Pascal. La métaphore dans l’oeuvre de Paul Valéry
Authors: Novac Fevronia
Published: August 2017

Compte rendu
Aragon inspiré par elle (la guerre? Elsa?)
Authors: Rhéault Sylvain
Published: August 2017

N’est-il pas curieux que Aragon ait apposé le nom de sa bien-aimée sur un recueil de poèmes de la Résistance? La matière du présent article consiste à proposer une lecture stylistique de ces liens qui se tissent chez Aragon entre l’amour de la femme et le patriotisme combattant, en particulier dans la poésie écrite pendant les années de guerre, entre 1939 et 1940.

Nous allons d’abord relever les marques de la présence du guerrier dans le texte, puis nous allons tenter de mettre en lumière les caractéristiques spécifiques à la poésie de la Résistance. Il restera ensuite à conclure cette courte étude en démontrant que s’imposait le choix de la poésie comme moyen d'expression du combat
Écriture du corps: violence et souffrance dans Robert des noms propres d'Amélie Nothomb
Authors: Dusaillant-Fernandes Valérie
Published: August 2017

Cette étude propose d’examiner l’extrême violence des mots et la souffrance physique révélées dans la métamorphose corporelle de Plectrude. Nous montrerons également que la relation étroite entre l’écriture et le corps permet à Nothomb d’explorer le domaine social en dénonçant les tabous et les préjugés. Face à une société qui a tendance à stéréotyper l’image corporelle féminine en imposant une certaine beauté, Nothomb choisit de désacraliser le corps en nous dépeignant des êtres hideux, difformes, physiquement et psychologiquement meurtris. D’autre part, elle s’inscrit dans un courant où écrire le corps s’impose non seulement comme un moyen de «toucher les autres» mais aussi comme une stratégie narrative pour dévoiler ses propres failles, ses propres craintes.
Roman picaresque, exotique et ethnographique : Le complexe de Di de Dai Sijie
Authors: Hsieh Yvonne
Published: August 2017

En ce début du vingt et unième siècle, la scène littéraire française voit la percée de quelques auteurs d’origine chinoise. Gao Xingjian reçoit le prix Nobel en l’an 2000 ; deux ans après s’ouvrent pour François Cheng les portes de l’Académie Française ; plusieurs titres de la jeune Shan Sa figurent sur la liste des bestsellers ; Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise, le premier roman de Dai Sijie, cinéaste devenu romancier, connaît un succès international particulièrement phénoménal.
Editorial
Authors: Cazes Hélène
Published: August 2017

Editorial
Chosification et déchosification chez Simone de Beauvoir
Authors: Rhéault Sylvain
Published: August 2017

En appliquant aux textes de Simone de Beauvoir un modèle d’analyse du combat inspiré des travaux de Martin Buber, la présente étude propose de distinguer les stratégies philosophiques propres à chacun des combats décrits chez Simone de Beauvoir avant de proposer une explication quant à la similitude des stratégies littéraires.
La francophonie et le mouvement de mondialisation libérale : Enjeux, défis et perspectives
Authors: Allouche Bousse
Published: August 2017

Cet article se veut une réflexion sur la propension de la francophonie à embrasser la diversité comme mode d’intégration internationale d’un ensemble géopolitico-culturel et linguistique hétéroclite.
Une littérature du foyer : les livres de travaux manuels amateur
Authors: Le Thomas Claire
Published: August 2017

Au cours du XIX

e siècle naît une littérature entièrement voué au domicile : les manuels de

travaux amateur. A travers ces livres se diffusent des usages dédiés à l’embellissement du logis

ou à son entretien, c’est-à-dire de nouvelles occupations du temps libre qui accompagnent la

transformation des représentations et des usages de l’espace domestique. Le mode d’exposition

du discours sur la maison dans ces ouvrages amateur reflète ainsi l’intensité de l’engagement

affectif et intellectuel concentré autour du foyer et dévoile la manière dont fut pensée et posée la

problématique de l’habitat au cours de la seconde moitié du XIX

e siècle.
LA PASSION DE HALLÂJ : ENTRE LE RÉCIT FACTUEL ET LE RÉCIT FICTIONNEL
Authors: Khalifa Eqbal Samir
Published: August 2017

Hallâj est l’une des personnalités les plus éminentes du soufisme. Un grand procès politique et

religieux, qui opposa, à Bagdad, en 309/922, Shi‘ites et Sunnites, juristes et Soufis, l'excommunia et le

condamna au gibet, pour avoir prêché l’identification du mystique à Dieu, par amour.

L’objectif de ce travail est de faire une comparaison de deux oeuvres française et égyptienne, qui se

sont penchées sur la vie de ce Soufi, en l’occurrence, un récit factuel, le premier tome de « La passion de

Hallâj » de Louis Massignon, et un récit fictionnel, la pièce de théâtre de Salah Abd Al-Sabour, « Le drame de

Hallâj ». Cette étude procède par deux étapes. La première s’attarde sur les stratégies argumentatives

adoptées par Massignon pour réhabiliter Hallâj. La seconde propose une lecture « palimpsestueuse » du

récit fictionnel, qui fait résonner un nouveau discours sur Hallâj.
CONCEPTUALISATION ONTOLOGIQUE DE LA REPRÉSENTATION DU COMBAT
Authors: Rheault Sylvain
Published: August 2017

En adoptant une perspective existentielle, on peut tenter d'expliquer la représentation du combat au moyen de

concepts comme les positions de SOI et de L'AUTRE ainsi que les statuts de l'ÊTRE et de la CHOSE, qui, une fois

combinés, définissent des domaines ontologiques. Le combat devient alors, conceptuellement, l'action de forcer

une conscience à passer d'un domaine à un autre. On observe qu'en modifiant l'intensité des positions

(polarisation), des statuts (hiérarchisation) et des actions (dosage), on peut expliquer les variations possibles des

représentations du combat. Il restera à valider la pertinence de ces concepts en multipliant les analyses.
Doungia et le mobutisme. Comment dire les secrets de la corruption ?
Authors: Beggar Abderrahman
Published: August 2017

Le propos de cet article est d’étudier les modes d’énonciation du secret de la corruption à partir du témoignage d’Emmanuel Dungia dans Mobutu et l’argent du Zaïre. Révélations d’un diplomate, ex-agent des services secrets. Ce récit est considéré à partir de son inscription dans un discours de contre-pouvoir accompagnant le déclin du régime de l’ancien dictateur. Le propos est d’analyser les diverses stratégies adaptées par l’auteur dans son désir d’assurer une certaine autorité à son récit, notamment comment derrière la confession et le voyeurisme se cache le besoin d’affirmer une certaine autorité.
La ville, espace public pour la femme espagnole au XVIIIe siècle : le regard du voyageur français
Authors: Tamarit Valles Inmaculada
Published: August 2017

L’appropriation de l’espace urbain par la femme espagnole au XVIIIe siècle marque le début d’une faible émancipation de la femme et, en même temps, de son adoption de nouveaux rôles dans la société de l’époque. Les voyageurs français en Espagne décrivent avec un mélange d’étrangeté et de fascination les habitudes de ces femmes qui, réduites depuis toujours à la représentation d’un rôle spécifique dans l’espace privé, profitent de la ville en tant qu’espace ouvert où elles peuvent agir en liberté.
Sylvestre, Paul-François. Frousse à Santo Domingo
Authors: Rostaing Maud
Published: August 2017

Sylvestre, Paul-François. Frousse à Santo Domingo. Compte rendu
Le créole haïtien et les créoles des Petites Antilles et de la Guyane
Authors: Damoiseau Robert
Published: August 2017

Dans cette contribution, Robert Damoiseau explique et décrit les domaines de proximité entre le créole haïtien et les créoles de la Martinique, de la Guadeloupe et de la Guyane, de manière à montrer comment ces proximités permettent une intercompréhension entre les communautés concernées. L'auteur y traite les questions du nom et des déterminants, des schèmes prédicatifs, des systèmes aspectuo-temporels et modaux, pour apporter un éclairage général de certaines procédures mises en œuvre par les communautés antillaises et de la Guyane pour répondre aux besoins communicatifs qui s'imposent à elles.
La réception de la littérature en Acadie : sur quelques débats autour de la critique dans L’Évangéline et L’Acadie Nouvelle
Authors: Bélanger David
Published: August 2017

De la naissance d’une littérature acadienne moderne, au commencement puis au développement de son institutionnalisation, moult querelles, polémiques et escarmouches ont éclaté entre les acteurs du milieu culturel acadien. Cet article tente d’en répertorier les tensions et les enjeux, grâce aux outils sociologiques et au savoir littéraire. La querelle de « l’Ancien » contre les modernes (1963), la querelle du chiac et, plus particulièrement, celle autour du Djibou de Laval Goupil (1975) ainsi que la toute récente querelle du Magazine Nuit Blanche (2009) dévoilent effectivement la morphologie d’un champ littéraire en évolution.
Student’s Perception of Academic Courses in B.Sc. Nursing at Nursing Campus Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Authors: Singh Ajanta
Published: August 2017

Background and Objectives: Nursing is practice oriented education where knowledge, skill and attitudes are taught simultaneously. Learning environment, resources and supportive measures are the important factors for determining academic success and learning. The objective of this study was to find out the perception of the B.Sc. level pass out students towards the academic course provided to them.Material and Methods: Descriptive study was conducted to find out the perception of the students. Self-administered questionnaire were used to collect information regarding demographic information of the respondents and their perceptions were viewed in terms of learning environment, resources and supportive measures. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data and findings were presented in tables in terms of frequency and percentage.Results: Almost all (93%) of the respondents were living in Kathmandu permanently, only 41% of them had nursing as their first professional career. Most of them (82.8%) responded that the course content were enough. More than half of the respondent (58.6%) suggested adding more content on FP/MCH/ Immunization. Very few 13% felt that courses like health teaching (13.8%) in first year, nail care (6.9%) and bed making (10.3%) seems unnecessary. Very few that were only 31% of teachers met the student’s expectation and were not satisfied with the teaching strategy of most of the teachers. Senior students were the most (56.7%) helping characters in their learning period. More than ninety percent (93%) had their plan to go abroad for job/study and the choice of country was USA (41.3%).Conclusion: Based on the findings it was concluded that certain changes in the course is necessary and teaching strategies has to be modified for better results. Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences (2017) Vol. 5(1): 49-54
Study of Clinical Profile and Antibiotic Response in Typhoid Fever at Faridpur Medical College Hospital
Authors: Saha Aloke Kumar , Hassan Md Kamrul , Kundu Lakshman Chandra , Saha Shyamal Kumar , Begum Poly
Published: August 2017

The objectives of this present study is to evaluate the clinical profile and pattern of various drugs used in the treatment of typhoid fever. A retrospective analysis of Paediatric patients suffering from typhoid fever was done at Department of Paediatrics, Faridpur Medical College Hospital, Faridpur during the year 2015-2016. Diagnosis of patients was based on clinical features, Widal test and blood culture. The sensitivity pattern of isolates from blood culture was recorded. The mode of presentation, clinical course, treatment history, laboratory investigations reports, antibiotic administered, response to therapy and the complications were recorded. Total number of 50 cases of typhoid fever were studied. Out of these 23 (46%) were males and 27 (54%) were females. Average age of presentation was 8.2 years. Average duration of hospital stay was 10.8 days. Fever was present in all patients. Resistance of S. typhi to amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin and co-trimoxazole were significantly high. Ciprofloxacin also showed resistance in 21.4% of cases. Sensitivity to cephalosporin was 100% in our study. Ciprofloxacin was the most commonly used antibiotic in our study (26 patients). Chloramphenicol alone was used in 2 patients and in 3 patients it was given after 6 days of ciprofloxacin treatment. Third generation cephalosporin (ceftriaxone) alone were used in 10 patients. Indiscriminate use of drugs in typhoid fever should be discouraged. Appropriate antibiotic as indicated by sensitivity tests should be employed to prevent the development of resistant strains of S. typhi.Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jan 2017;12(1): 2-4
Comparative Study between the Effect of Induction Chemotherapy with 66 Gy Three Dimensional Conformal and 46 Gy Conventional Radiotherapy in Stage Iii Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer
Authors: Siddiqua Asma , Haque Md Nizamul , Mostofa Sheikh Golam , Hossain Md Moarraf , Chowdhury Qamruzzaman
Published: August 2017

A quasi experimental study was carried out among 60 stage III NSCLC patients attending at Radiation Oncology Department of National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital, Mohakhali, Dhaka from August 2012 to July 2013. Patients were divided into group A and group B purposively to receive Induction Chemotherapy followed by conventional or 3D CRT respectively. The study was designed to observe the radiological response and acute toxicity of stage III NSCLC with induction CT and 3DCRT. Treatment related morbidity was more observed in the intervention group with 43.3% Grade ?2 Pneumonitis, 43.4% Grade ?2 Oesophagitis, 40% Grade 2 skin toxicity and 6.7% Grade?3 anemia. Regarding metastasis, 33.3% patients in the intervention arm and 30% patients in the control arm had presented with metastasis at different sites within this six months period. No statistically significance was found between these two groups (p = .781). Death during follow up was observed in 6.7% patients in the intervention group and 3.3 % patients in the control arm which was of no statistically significance difference. (p = 1.00). Complete response was found in 23.3 % patients in intervention group while in control group it was only 6.7%. Partial response was 46.7% and 43.3% respectively. No response was seen in 36.6% patients; 13.3% in the intervention group and 23.3% in the control group. More patients in control group (26.7%) were reported with progressive disease. No statistical significance was found regarding the radiological response between these two arms (p=.114). Both complete and overall responses were better in intervention group than control group.Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jan 2017;12(1): 18-24
Frontalis Sling Procedure Using Prolene Material in Severe Ptosis
Authors: Hossain Md Amjad , Ahmed Md Sharfuddin , Uddin Md Saleh
Published: August 2017

Abnormally low position (drooping) of the upper eye lid is called ptosis. Common practices in correction of ptosis are different types of surgical procedures like, Fasanella-Servat procedure, Levator resection, Frontalis brow suspension (sling), Aponeurosis strengthening etc. In sling operation different types of materials are used, like, autogenus fascialata, cadaver fascilata, skin, sclera, collagen and artificial eg. Prolene, ethibond, silicone, supramid, mersilene mesh, goretex etc. The aim of study is to establish that use of prolene in sling operation gives better result. The study was carried out at BSMMU. A total thirty cases were selected for study. Technique of operation was Frontalis brow suspension (sling) procedure using prolene. The follow-up period was three months to six months. Final outcome of ptosis correction was good outcome in 24 (80%) patients out of 30. So prolene use in sling operation has excellent tensile strength, good handling properties, permanent result and better tolerance.Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jan 2017;12(1): 31-33
Operational Details of the Five Domains Model and Its Key Applications to the Assessment and Management of Animal Welfare
Authors: Mellor David
Published: August 2017

In accord with contemporary animal welfare science understanding, the Five Domains Model has a significant focus on subjective experiences, known as affects, which collectively contribute to an animal’s overall welfare state. Operationally, the focus of the Model is on the presence or absence of various internal physical/functional states and external circumstances that give rise to welfare-relevant negative and/or positive mental experiences, i.e., affects. The internal states and external circumstances of animals are evaluated systematically by referring to each of the first four domains of the Model, designated “Nutrition”, “Environment”, “Health” and “Behaviour”. Then affects, considered carefully and cautiously to be generated by factors in these domains, are accumulated into the fifth domain, designated “Mental State”. The scientific foundations of this operational procedure, published in detail elsewhere, are described briefly here, and then seven key ways the Model may be applied to the assessment and management of animal welfare are considered. These applications have the following beneficial objectives—they (1) specify key general foci for animal welfare management; (2) highlight the foundations of specific welfare management objectives; (3) identify previously unrecognised features of poor and good welfare; (4) enable monitoring of responses to specific welfare-focused remedial interventions and/or maintenance activities; (5) facilitate qualitative grading of particular features of welfare compromise and/or enhancement; (6) enable both prospective and retrospective animal welfare assessments to be conducted; and, (7) provide adjunct information to support consideration of quality of life evaluations in the context of end-of-life decisions. However, also noted is the importance of not overstating what utilisation of the Model can achieve.
Research on Performance of a Dense Graded Ultra-Thin Wearing Course Mixture
Authors: Geng Lei , Ma Tao , Zhang Junhui , Huang Xiaoming , Hu Pengsen
Published: August 2017

This paper focused on the design and performance characterization of a modified ultra-thin wearing course mixture (M-UWM). A dense graded ultra-thin wearing course mixture with nominal maximum aggregate size of 10 mm was designed and named as UWM10. A multi-chain polyolefin modifier was used to modify the performance of UWM10 to get M-UWM10. Based on different laboratory performance tests including wheel tracking tests, low-temperature bending beam tests, immersion Marshall tests and freeze-thaw splitting tests, the high temperature rutting resistance, low-temperature cracking resistance and moisture resistance of the designed M-UWM10 were evaluated. The texture depth tests and wheel tracking tests were combined to characterize the degradation behaviour of the surface texture depth of M-UWM10. Based on test roads, the bonding conditions between the wearing course layer that consisted of M-UWM10 and its sublayer were evaluated by computed tomography (CT) scanning test and pull out test. Filed texture depth tests were also conducted on the test roads. It is proved that the designed wearing course mixture M-UWM10 shows excellent pavement performance as well as better wearing resistance and interlayer bonding than the traditional wearing course mixture.
Optimized Fuzzy-Cuckoo Controller for Active Power Control of Battery Energy Storage System, Photovoltaic, Fuel Cell and Wind Turbine in an Isolated Micro-Grid
Authors: Einan Mohsen , Torkaman Hossein , Pourgholi Mahdi
Published: August 2017

This paper presents a new control strategy for isolated micro-grids including wind turbines (WT), fuel cells (FC), photo-voltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESS). FC have been used in parallel with BESSs in order to increase their lifetime and efficiency. The changes in some parameters such as wind speed, sunlight, and consumption, lead to improper performance of droop. To overcome this challenge, a new intelligent method using a combination of fuzzy controller and cuckoo optimization algorithm (COA) techniques for active power controllers in isolated networks is proposed. In this paper, COA is compared with genetic algorithm (GA) and particles swarm optimization algorithm (PSO). In order to show efficiency of the proposed controller, this optimal controller has been compared with droop, optimized droop, and conventional fuzzy methods, the dynamic analysis of the island is implemented to assess the behavior of isolated generations accurately and simulation results are reported.
An Exploratory Study to Develop Korean Food and Wine Pairing Criteria
Authors: Kim Sangmi , Lecat Benoît
Published: August 2017

Despite the increased sales of wine in Korea, fewer Koreans consume wine with Korean food, although many Koreans believe that Western food pairs well with wine. This could reduce wine consumption in Korea and critically influence the future growth of the Korean wine market. Therefore, this study aims to develop Korean food and wine pairing criteria by examining the adaptability of food and wine pairing guidelines to the Korean palate. This exploratory study uses sequential mixed methods. The qualitative study was done by performing 12 one-on-one interviews and one focus group interview. The characteristics influencing Korean food and wine pairing were identified from the qualitative study. The quantitative study was followed by a survey of Korean wine consumers. Of the 151 questionnaires distributed, 138 valid responses were received. The qualitative results were tested and showed the following outcomes: spiciness, strong flavors, and hot food temperature were identified as three specific characteristics that hinder wine pairing. Although wine-friendly Korean dishes did not commonly include those features. Koreans’ daily diet has influenced their different wine preference. A segment of Korean wine consumers enjoy the burning sensation in the mouth and prefer to match tannic red wine to spicy dishes. As a result, nine criteria of Korean food and wine pairing were developed. Among them, two criteria were newly identified from this research, and are the main focus of this study: wine with an oak flavor pairs well with food that has a soy sauce flavor; and dry, tannic wine can be paired with spicy dishes.
Coupling TOR to the Cell Cycle by the Greatwall–Endosulfine–PP2A-B55 Pathway
Authors: Pérez-Hidalgo Livia , Moreno Sergio
Published: August 2017

Cell growth and division are two processes tightly coupled in proliferating cells. While Target of Rapamycin (TOR) is the master regulator of growth, the cell cycle is dictated by the activity of the cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). A long-standing question in cell biology is how these processes may be connected. Recent work has highlighted that regulating the phosphatases that revert CDK phosphorylations is as important as regulating the CDKs for cell cycle progression. At mitosis, maintaining a low level of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A)-B55 activity is essential for CDK substrates to achieve the correct level of phosphorylation. The conserved Greatwall–Endosulfine pathway has been shown to be required for PP2A-B55 inhibition at mitosis in yeasts and multicellular organisms. Interestingly, in yeasts, the Greatwall–Endosulfine pathway is negatively regulated by TOR Complex 1 (TORC1). Moreover, Greatwall–Endosulfine activation upon TORC1 inhibition has been shown to regulate the progression of the cell cycle at different points: the G1 phase in budding yeast, the G2/M transition and the differentiation response in fission yeast, and the entry into quiescence in both budding and fission yeasts. In this review, we discuss the recent findings on how the Greatwall–Endosulfine pathway may provide a connection between cell growth and the cell cycle machinery.
Multicell Interference Management in Device to Device Underlay Cellular Networks
Authors: Katsinis Georgios , Tsiropoulou Eirini , Papavassiliou Symeon
Published: August 2017

In this paper, the problem of interference mitigation in a multicell Device to Device (D2D) underlay cellular network is addressed. In this type of network architectures, cellular users and D2D users share common Resource Blocks (RBs). Though such paradigms allow potential increase in the number of supported users, the latter comes at the cost of interference increase that in turn calls for the design of efficient interference mitigation methodologies. To treat this problem efficiently, we propose a two step approach, where the first step concerns the efficient RB allocation to the users and the second one the transmission power allocation. Specifically, the RB allocation problem is formulated as a bilateral symmetric interaction game. This assures the existence of a Nash Equilibrium (NE) point of the game, while a distributed algorithm, which converges to it, is devised. The power allocation problem is formulated as a linear programming problem per RB, and the equivalency between this problem and the total power minimization problem is shown. Finally, the operational effectiveness of the proposed approach is evaluated via numerical simulations, while its superiority against state of the art approaches existing in the recent literature is shown in terms of increased number of supported users, interference reduction and power minimization.
Ability to Work among Patients with ESKD: Relevance of Quality Care Metrics
Authors: Kutner Nancy , Zhang Rebecca
Published: August 2017

Enabling patient ability to work was a key rationale for enacting the United States (US) Medicare program that provides financial entitlement to renal replacement therapy for persons with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). However, fewer than half of working-age individuals in the US report the ability to work after starting maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Quality improvement is a well-established objective in oversight of the dialysis program, but a more patient-centered quality assessment approach is increasingly advocated. The ESKD Quality Incentive Program (QIP) initiated in 2012 emphasizes clinical performance indicators, but a newly-added measure requires the monitoring of patient depression—an issue that is important for work ability and employment. We investigated depression scores and four dialysis-specific QIP measures in relation to work ability reported by a multi-clinic cohort of 528 working-age maintenance HD patients. The prevalence of elevated depression scores was substantially higher among patients who said they were not able to work, while only one of the four dialysis-specific clinical measures differed for patients able/not able to work. Ability to work may be among patients’ top priorities. As the parameters of quality assessment continue to evolve, increased attention to patient priorities might facilitate work ability and employment outcomes.
Quantifying Postharvest Loss and the Implication of Market-Based Decisions: A Case Study of Two Commercial Domestic Tomato Supply Chains in Queensland, Australia
Authors: McKenzie Tara J. , Singh-Peterson Lila , Underhill Steven J. R.
Published: August 2017

Abstract: Using a multi-disciplinary approach, this study quantifies horticultural postharvest losses of two medium-sized (annual pack volume 4500 t) commercial, domestic, tomato supply chains. Quantification of loss was based on weight or volume, consistent with direct measurement methods of the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard 2016 and qualitative techniques were used to identify the drivers of the loss and contextualise the findings. Postharvest loss was found to be between 40.3% (55.34 t) and 55.9% (29.61 t) of the total harvestable product. It was determined that between 68.6% and 86.7% of undamaged, edible, harvested tomatoes were rejected as outgrades and consequently discarded due to product specifications. Between 71.2% and 84.1% of produced tomatoes were left in the field and not harvested. This study highlights significant factors contributing to high levels of food loss and waste. Edible products are being removed from the commercial food supply chain, rejected as outgrades deemed cosmetically defective due to market-based decisions. With only 44.1% and 59.7% of the harvestable crop reaching the consumers of the two supply chains, respectively, it is perhaps more appropriate to describe a food “waste” chain as opposed to a food “supply” chain.
Compatibility of Ten Elite Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) Clones
Authors: N’Zi Jean-Claude , Kahia Jane , Diby Lucien , Kouamé Christophe
Published: August 2017

One way of boosting cocoa productivity which has plummeted over the last decade in Côte d’Ivoire is to introduce high performing clones. Preliminary observations have indicated that these new clones have differing growth patterns and agronomic traits in the field. Assessing their compatibility is of paramount importance since these clones will be made available to the farmers in the near future. This study was conducted in Soubré, southwest of Côte d’Ivoire, to evaluate the compatibility of ten new cocoa clones (coded as C1, C8, C9, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C20, and C21). A half diallel design consisting of 10 self-pollinations and 45 inter-crosses, replicated three times, was used. Results showed significant differences among clones for pollination success. Out of the ten clones evaluated, six (C1, C8, C9, C15, C17 and C21) were self-compatible. With a 39% mean pollination success, C9 was quite interesting because it has been reported to be among the highest yielding clones. Introduction of improved germplasm will go a long way towards enhancing productivity in Côte d’Ivoire, radically impact farmers’ livelihoods, and contribute significantly to a more reliable supply of cocoa beans for chocolate manufacturers.
Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture through Geospatial (Big) Data Processing
Authors: Řezník Tomáš , Lukas Vojtěch , Charvát Karel , Charvát Karel , Křivánek Zbyněk , Kepka Michal , Herman Lukáš , Řezníková Helena
Published: August 2017

Intensive farming on land represents an increased burden on the environment due to, among other reasons, the usage of agrochemicals. Precision farming can reduce the environmental burden by employing site specific crop management practices which implement advanced geospatial technologies for respecting soil heterogeneity. The objectives of this paper are to present the frontier approaches of geospatial (Big) data processing based on satellite and sensor data which both aim at the prevention and mitigation phases of disaster risk reduction in agriculture. Three techniques are presented in order to demonstrate the possibilities of geospatial (Big) data collection in agriculture: (1) farm machinery telemetry for providing data about machinery operations on fields through the developed MapLogAgri application; (2) agrometeorological observation in the form of a wireless sensor network together with the SensLog solution for storing, analysing, and publishing sensor data; and (3) remote sensing for monitoring field spatial variability and crop status by means of freely-available high resolution satellite imagery. The benefits of re-using the techniques in disaster risk reduction processes are discussed. The conducted tests demonstrated the transferability of agricultural techniques to crisis/emergency management domains.
Farm Level Assessment of Irrigation Performance for Dairy Pastures in the Goulburn-Murray District of Australia by Combining Satellite-Based Measures with Weather and Water Delivery Information
Authors: Abuzar Mohammad , Whitfield Des , McAllister Andy
Published: August 2017

Pasture performance of 924 dairy farms in a major irrigation district of Australia was investigated for their water use and water productivity during the 2015-2016 summer which was the peak irrigation period. Using satellite images from Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2, estimates of crop coefficient (Kc) were determined on the basis of a strong linear relationship between crop evapotranspiration (ETc) and vegetation index (NDVI) of pasture in the region. Utilizing estimates of Kc and crop water requirement (CWR), NDVI-dependent estimates of Irrigation Water Requirement (IWR) were derived based on the soil water balance model. In combination with daily weather information and seasonal irrigation water supply records, IWR was the key component in the understanding of current irrigation status at farm level, and deriving two irrigation performance indicators: (1) Relative Irrigation Water Use (RIWU) and (2) Total Irrigation Water Productivity (TIWP). A slightly higher proportion of farm irrigators were found to be either matching the irrigation requirement or under-watering (RIWU ≤ 1.0). According to TIWP, a few dairy farms (3%) were found to be in the category of high yield potential with excess water use, and very few (1%) in the category of limited water supply to pastures of high yield potential. A relatively high number of farms were found to be in the category where excess water was supplied to pastures of low-medium yield potential (27%), and farms where water supply compromised pastures with a sub-maximal vegetation status (15%). The results of this study will assist in objectively identifying where significant improvement in efficient irrigation water use can be achieved.
Impact of Larger Sputum Volume on Xpert® MTB/RIF Assay Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Smear-Negative Individuals with Suspected Tuberculosis
Authors: Badal-Faesen Sharlaa , Firnhaber Cynthia , Kendall Michelle , Wu Xingye , Grinsztejn Beatriz , Escada Rodrigo , Fernandez Michel , Hogg Evelyn , Sanne Ian , Johnson Pamela , Alland David , Mazurek Gerald , Benator Debra , Luetkemeyer Anne ,   The AIDS Clinical Trials Group A5295,   Tuberculosis Trials Consortium Study 34 Teams
Published: August 2017

As a strategy to improve the sensitivity of nucleic acid-based testing in acid-fast bacilli (AFB) negative samples, larger volumes of sputum (5–10 mL) were tested with Xpert® MTB/RIF from 176 individuals with smear-negative sputum undergoing tuberculosis evaluation. Despite larger volumes, this strategy had a suboptimal sensitivity of 50% (4/8).