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Mysterymania . Essor et limites de la globalisation culturelle au XIX e siècle
Authors: Thérenty Marie-Ève 
Published: June 2013

Il s’agit d’étudier le phénomène de circulation, de traduction et surtout d’adaptation des Mystères de Paris d’Eugène Sue paru dans le Journal des débats en 1842-1843. Ce roman déclenche l’écriture de centaines de romans dérivés dans pratiquement tous les pays du monde : Mysteries of London par G. Reynolds (1844-1848), The mysteries and miseries of New York de Ned Buntline (1848), Os Mistéros de Lisboa de Camilo Castelo Branco (1854)... Nous tentons dans cet article de cerner les modalités et les raisons de ce premier phénomène massif de globalisation culturelle. En quoi cette matrice particulièrement labile des mystères urbains met-elle au jour autant que la mondialisation littéraire la résistance nette des particularités, des logiques et des séries locales ?
Le roman réaliste, historien de lui-même
Authors: Baudry Marie 
Published: June 2013

Dans les romans de Hugo, Stendhal, Balzac ou encore Flaubert, apparaissent des titres de romans, des noms de romanciers – certains connus, d’autres aujourd’hui oubliés – qui permettent de retracer une généalogie romanesque singulière, dont l’héritage sera plus ou moins avoué. En somme, le roman réaliste écrirait en son sein une histoire du roman qui viendrait pallier les difficultés de la critique naissante à le faire. Et cette histoire serait forcément écrite du point de vue des vainqueurs en puissance que les romanciers réalistes entendent être, quitte à contredire en partie les modèles théoriques du roman qu’ils proposent par ailleurs, de telle sorte qu’ils donnent à cette stratégie d’autolégitimation une forme plus contradictoire que ce que l’histoire littéraire en a retenu.
Du malaise existentiel à la panacée économique : Stendhal, Balzac, l'improper , l'argent
Authors: Spandri Francesco 
Published: June 2013

La rencontre de l’ improper et de l’argent permet de tracer une courbe tout à fait intéressante par ses propriétés dialogiques. Cette courbe part de Rome, Naples et Florence (1826) de Stendhal et vient aboutir à La Maison Nucingen de Balzac. Ce sont ici deux cerveaux, deux textes, deux nomenclatures, deux discours qui se répondent, se complètent et se corrigent l’un l’autre. Pour le Voyageur qui parcourt l’Italie, l’ improper , c’est l’empire des convenances, c’est le féroce culte du rang professé par l’Anglais, c’est le culte de l’argent qui l’épuise. Or dans La Maison Nucingen cet improper venu d’Outre-Manche – du pays du crédit et des banques – change nécessairement de statut. Il cesse d’être protestation antisociale, analyse sociologique, esquisse d’un portrait sombre et pessimiste de l’homme moderne pour devenir « omniconvenance », carte blanche donnée à l’argent.
Tumor-Derived Vascular Pericytes Anergize Th Cells
Authors: Bose Anamika , Barik Subhasis , Banerjee Saptak , Ghosh Tithi , Mallick Atanu , Bhattacharyya Majumdar Suchandra , Goswami Kuntal Kanti , Bhuniya Avishek , Banerjee Sayantan , Baral Rathindranath , Storkus Walter J. , Dasgupta Partha Sarathi , Majumdar Subrata 
Published: June 2013

Abstract
Immune evasion within the tumor microenvironment supports malignant growth and is also a major obstacle for successful immunotherapy. Multiple cellular components and soluble factors coordinate to disrupt protective immune responses. Although stromal cells are well-known for their parenchymal supportive roles in cancer establishment and progression, we demonstrate for the first time, to our knowledge, that tumor-derived vascular pericytes negatively influence CD4+ T cell activation and proliferation, and promote anergy in recall response to Ag by CD4+CD44+ T cells via regulator of G protein signaling 5– and IL-6–dependent pathways. Our data support a new specific role for tumor-derived pericytes in the immune evasion paradigm within the tumor microenvironment and suggest the targeting of these cell populations in the context of successful immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer.
The respiratory pyramid: From symptoms to disease in World Trade Center exposed firefighters
Authors: Niles Justin K. , Webber Mayris P. , Cohen Hillel W. , Hall Charles B. , Zeig‐Owens Rachel , Ye Fen , Glaser Michelle S. , Weakley Jessica , Weiden Michael D. , Aldrich Thomas K. , Nolan Anna , Glass Lara , Kelly Kerry J. , Prezant David J. 
Published: June 2013

AbstractBackgroundThis study utilizes a four‐level pyramid framework to understand the relationship between symptom reports and/or abnormal pulmonary function and diagnoses of airway diseases (AD), including asthma, recurrent bronchitis and COPD/emphysema in WTC‐exposed firefighters. We compare the distribution of pyramid levels at two time‐points: by 9/11/2005 and by 9/11/2010.MethodsWe studied 6,931 WTC‐exposed FDNY firefighters who completed a monitoring exam during the early period and at least two additional follow‐up exams 9/11/2005–9/11/2010.ResultsBy 9/11/2005 the pyramid structure was as follows: 4,039 (58.3%) in Level 1, no respiratory evaluation or treatment; 1,608 (23.2%) in Level 2, evaluation or treatment without AD diagnosis; 1,005 (14.5%) in Level 3, a single AD diagnosis (asthma, emphysema/COPD, or recurrent bronchitis); 279 (4.0%) in Level 4, asthma and another AD. By 9/11/2010, the pyramid distribution changed considerably, with Level 1 decreasing to 2,612 (37.7% of the cohort), and Levels 3 (N = 1,530) and 4 (N = 796) increasing to 22.1% and 11.5% of the cohort, respectively. Symptoms, spirometry measurements and healthcare utilization were associated with higher pyramid levels.ConclusionsRespiratory diagnoses, even four years after a major inhalation event, are not the only drivers of future healthcare utilization. Symptoms and abnormal FEV‐1 values must also be considered if clinicians and healthcare administrators are to accurately anticipate future treatment needs, years after initial exposure. Am. J. Ind. Med. 56:870–880, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Design nearly equiripple FIR filter by gradient scheme with dynamic step size
Authors: Hua Jingyu , Kuang Wankun , Wen Jiangang , Huang Chaogen , You Xiaohu 
Published: June 2013

AbstractThis paper proposes a gradient‐based algorithm with dynamic step size to design the nearly equiripple finite impulse response (FIR) filter, which iteratively updates the filter coefficient vector along the negative gradient direction of the peak approximation error. Moreover, besides the direction, the step size for updating is also an important parameter to be determined, and this paper proposes a dynamic method to find an appropriate step size at each round of iteration. Our results show that this dynamic step‐size scheme achieves a fast convergence rate, i.e. it can, i.e. it can design the nearly equiripple filters within a number of iterations. Specifically, by using the proposed method, the updating step size is relatively large at the early stage of iterations, which reduces the peak approximation error significantly. While, at the later stage of iterations, the updating step size becomes relatively small to approach to the equiripple solution as soon as possible. The extensive computer simulation demonstrates that the proposed algorithm outperforms the conventional algorithm in terms of the iteration number, the convergency and the performance. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
When should a trophically transmitted parasite exploit host compensatory responses?
Authors: Dubois Frédérique , Thomas Frédéric , Brodeur Jacques 
Published: June 2013

AbstractParasites are known to manipulate the behavior of their hosts in ways that increase their probability of transmission. Theoretically, different evolutionary routes can lead to host manipulation, but much research has concentrated on the ‘manipulation hypothesis’ sensu stricto. Among the arsenal of host compensatory responses, however, some seem to be compatible with the parasite objectives. Another way for parasites to achieve transmission, therefore, would be to trigger specific host compensatory responses. In order to explore the conditions favoring this manipulative strategy, we developed a simulation model in which parasites may affect their hosts' behavior by using two nonmutually exclusive strategies: a manipulation sensu stricto strategy and a strategy based on the exploitation of host compensatory responses. Our model predicts that the exploitation of host compensatory responses can be evolutionary stable when the alteration improves the susceptibility to predation by final hosts without compromising host survival during parasite development. Inversely, when the behavioral modification resulting from a compensatory response conflicts with the host's interest we expect parasites to use both strategies. From this result, we conclude that the strategy based on the exploitation of host compensatory responses should be more common among nontrophically transmitted parasites. Furthermore, our findings indicate that the transmission rate of parasites in a definitive host is highest when each of the two strategies affects different traits, which supports the hypothesis that host manipulation is a multidimensional phenomenon in which each altered trait contributes independently to increase parasite transmission efficiency.
Liver fat and SHBG affect insulin resistance in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Authors: Kavanagh Kylie , Espeland Mark A. , Sutton‐Tyrrell Kim , Barinas‐Mitchell Emma , Khoudary Samar R. El , Wildman Rachel P. 
Published: June 2013

AbstractObjective:The liver is an insulin‐responsive organ that contributes significantly to both whole body insulin sensitivity and availability of sex steroids through the production of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). Our objective was to explore whether lower SHBG was associated with ectopic liver fat and mediated its effect on insulin resistance in The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).Design and Methods:A subset of midlife African American and Caucasian women from SWAN (n = 208; 50.9 ± 0.18 yrs; 71% Caucasian) had computed tomography scans to quantify visceral, subcutaneous and liver fat. Blood samples were collected and assayed for hormonal and metabolic markers.Results:The cohort, while overweight, was generally healthy, and both liver fat and SHBG were unaffected by menopausal stage or race. Both higher liver fat and lower SHBG levels were significantly associated with higher insulin concentrations after adjustment for adiposity (r = −0.25, P < 0.001 and r = −0.18, P = 0.01). SHBG and liver fat had additive effects on insulin concentrations such that women with the lowest SHBG and the highest fat levels had the highest values (interaction P = 0.09). The association between SHBG and insulin was more apparent among women with fattier livers. SHBG and liver fat appear to have independent effects on insulin levels as adjustment for each other did not diminish the strength of either association (P = 0.023 and 0.001 respectively).Conclusion:These results confirmed the strong independent associations between increased liver fat and decreased SHBG with increased metabolic risk in midlife women. Further these data underscore the need for additional research into the role of liver fat in modifying SHBG's influence on insulin levels.
Breakthrough innovation: the roles of dynamic innovation capabilities and open innovation activities
Authors: Cheng Colin C.J. , Chen Ja‐Shen 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis study aims to examine the roles of dynamic innovation capabilities and open innovation activities in breakthrough innovation. Drawing from the absorptive capacity perspective, organizational inertia theory, and open innovation, the authors seek to argue that dynamic innovation capabilities have a curvilinear effect on breakthrough innovation that is moderated by open innovation activities.Design/methodology/approachA mail survey was sent to the top 1,000 firms in Taiwan, the target respondents being senior managers with experience in developing at least three successful breakthrough innovations in the past five years. A total of 218 usable questionnaires were collected, resulting in a respondent rate of 22.9 percent.FindingsThe findings support the argument that dynamic innovation capabilities have an inverted U‐shape relationship with breakthrough innovation. Meanwhile, open innovation activities strengthen the positive effects of dynamic innovation capabilities on breakthrough innovation.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings enrich the existing literature by proposing and confirming empirically that open innovation activities help firms with effective coordination of dynamic innovation capabilities.Practical implicationsManagers must be aware of the limitations of their existing dynamic innovation capabilities in terms of developing breakthrough innovation.Originality/valueThis study not only resolves the conflicting views about the relationship between dynamic capabilities and innovation but also adds to the existing literature that indicates the failure of leading firms in the face of rapid environmental change.
From flood science to flood policy: the Foresight Future Flooding project seven years on
Authors: Penning‐Rowsell Edmund C. , Evans Edward P. , Hall Jim W. , Borthwick Alistair G.L. 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe Foresight Future Flooding (FFF) project researched flood risk in the UK to the year 2100 for central government, using scenarios and a national risk assessment model backed by qualitative analysis from panels of some 45 senior scientists. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of the project, both nationally and internationally.Design/methodology/approachThis paper assesses the impact of the FFF project, both nationally and internationally, using web searches, document analysis, and a questionnaire survey of key actors in the flood risk management policy field.FindingsIt was found that the penetration of the project into professionals' consciousness was high in relation to other comparable projects and publications, and its impact on policy – both immediately and continuing – was profound. The FFF initiative did not create policy change, however, but facilitated its legitimation, adding impetus to what was already there, as one element of a part‐catalytic and part‐incremental process of policy evolution.Research limitations/implicationsSpecial circumstances, internal and external to the project, mean that this cannot be a simple model for matching research to policymakers' needs in the future.Practical implicationsImportant lessons may be learnt from this project about both the methods of forward‐looking foresight‐type research, and the way that its results are disseminated to its target audiences.Originality/valueThis is an innovative attempt to assess the impact of a new type of foresight project.
Complexity and intellectual capital in organisations
Authors: Iván Tarride Mario , Osorio‐Vega Patricio 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis paper offers a framework based on the key principles of the complexity paradigm proposed by Edgar Morin to review what can be considered the dominant approach towards knowledge management, i.e. the intellectual capital construct. The purpose of this paper is to identify epistemological weaknesses to offer insights for the improvement of the theory and practice on knowledge management.Design/methodology/approachBased on the complexity paradigm and its dialogic and recursive principles, a framework to understand knowledge is offered comprising three interrelated requirements, each of which is based on a pair of opposites, arguably critical for the conceptualisation of a complex knowledge: order and disorder, whole and parts, and non‐logical and logical modes of thinking. This tool is applied to reviewing the epistemological assumptions under the intellectual capital approach, in order to find insights for further research on knowledge management. The task has an interpretative character and is carried out highlighting central aspects of the intellectual capital construct.FindingsAs a result it is possible to point out that the intellectual capital approach does not fulfill the complexity requirements, since it only recognises at the level of human beings their objective and functional aspects of knowledge, given by qualifications and other features that can be measured on the one hand, and driven a priori by a functional strategy, on the other. It ignores, in consequence, the more unstructured and disordered aspect of knowledge which, from a complexity perspective, is constitutive for the creation of innovative ideas.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is fully centered on intellectual capital literature. A complementary review of other less used expressions of knowledge management such as the construct of “communities of practice”, applying the same diagnostic tool, could enrich the conclusions and theoretical proposals.Practical implicationsA framework for the detection of epistemological biases is offered and used in this paper to study the intellectual capital construct, which could be also applied for other knowledge‐based settings. For business managers and consultants dealing with knowledge management, this paper can also give some insights for the improvement of their organisational interventions.Originality/valueA novel approach, the complexity paradigm, is proposed as the epistemological standpoint to improve theory and practice on knowledge management.
Wavelet de‐noising techniques with power spectral density to vibration signal
Authors: Chen Weizhen , Wang Bingwen , Zhan Hao , Zhou Long 
Published: June 2013

PurposeDenoising of the vibration signal is crucial to identify a structure's damage. Based on noise frequency character, the “real” vibration signal can be gotten. The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel method for denoising a signal based on the wavelet transform.Design/methodology/approachThe vibration signal with noise which can be collected by wireless network is decomposed by wavelet transform. In order to select optimal level of wavelet decomposition, based on noise's frequency, power spectral density is used. A soft thresholding method based on minimum mean‐variance is used for vibration signal de‐noising with Gaussian noise.FindingsA novel method has been described in his paper. Based on the relationship between vibration signal's character and noise frequency, the way to get rid of noise is combined wavelet transform with power spectral density.Originality/valueIn order to select optimal level of wavelet decomposition, based on noise's frequency, power spectral density is used. A soft thresholding method based on minimum mean‐variance is used for vibration signal denoising with Gaussian noise.
A giant nonstrangulating mesenteric lipoma as a cause of recurrent colic in a horse
Authors: Verwilghen D. , Hernlund E. , Ekman S. , Pringle J. , Johnston C. , van Galen G. 
Published: June 2013

SummaryColic is a major cause of veterinary attendance in general practice and although most colic episodes remain isolated, recurrence may occur and definitive diagnosis can be difficult to obtain. This report describes an unusual presentation of a lipoma in a middle‐aged horse presented for recurrent colic. A massive lipoma causing a nonstrangulating space occupying obstruction of the small intestine was found during an exploratory celiotomy and was considered to be the most likely cause of the recurrent episodes of abdominal discomfort.
Afterword: reciprocating the hospitality of these pages
Authors: HERZFELD MICHAEL 
Published: June 2013

In accepting the hospitable invitation to respond to this collection, I draw out the themes of ambiguity and potential danger that hospitality entails for all parties. The vast cultural range of case studies, extending even to the role of mosquitoes in human habitations, perhaps owes something to the capacity of hospitality to enable translation among vastly different levels of social organization. But that is only one dimension of its besetting ambiguity, which can disrupt social certainties of many kinds. In particular, it subverts facile distinctions between disinterested and self‐serving actions, and it allows skilled social actors to draw sometimes unexpected degrees of agency from the irony that ritualistic manners and affectations of intimacy both make possible.RésuméDans ma réponse à l'aimable (et hospitalière) invitation de postfacer ce recueil, je reviendrai sur les thèmes de l'ambiguïté et du danger potentiel que l'hospitalité recèle pour toutes les parties. La vaste portée culturelle de ces études de cas, qui s'étend même jusqu'au rôle des moustiques dans les habitations humaines, s'explique peut‐être en partie par la capacité de l'hospitalitéà se manifester à des niveaux très différents de l'organisation sociale. Ce n'est là, cependant, qu'une dimension de son étonnante ambiguïté, capable d'ébranler de nombreuses certitudes sociales. Elle peut, en particulier, subvertir les distinctions faciles entre les actes désintéressés et égoïstes, et permet aux acteurs sociaux compétents d'identifier des niveaux d'agencéité parfois inattendus dans l'ironie rendue possible aussi bien par les gestes ritualisés que par les affectations d'intimité.
Lateral Canthoplasty
Authors: NAUGLE THOMAS C. 
Published: June 2013

background
. Lateral canthoplasty is one of the most valuable procedures in ophthalmic plastic surgery and has a variety of indications. These include the repair of ectropion, paralytic lagophthalmos, and eyelid retraction. The procedure can also be used in the prevention of some of the above entities, in the delivery of orbital tumors, and is a valuable adjunct in lower blepharoplasty. The tarsal strip procedure is probably the most popular technique of horizontal shortening of the eyelid.
objectives
. Indications for this procedure are reviewed. The technique as I perform it is described in detail. J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1992;18:1075–1080.
Use of Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Keloids
Authors: RUSCIANI LUIGI , ROSSI GIUSEPPE , BONO RICCARDO 
Published: June 2013

background. Numerous approaches are used to treat keloids, but none is ideal for all scars and recurrence after treatment is frequent.objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of cryotherapy for treatment of these scars.methods. Sixty‐five lesions of various sizes and ages were treated with a hand‐held liquid nitrogen spray unit; freeze times and number of sessions varied. Scar volume was measured before and after treatment.results. Complete flattening was achieved in 48 scars (73%), most of which were less than 2 years old. Unacceptable responses were seen in six scars. No recurrence was seen during follow‐ups ranging from 17 to 42 months. Side effects were limited to hypopigmentation and slight to moderate atrophy in three cases.conclusion. Cryotherapy is an effective, low‐risk approach to keloid treatment associated with a low rate of recurrence.