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1971 — Studies on C-21 steroid sulfokinases in the ratRésumé
The soluble fraction of a rat liver homogenate incubated in the presence of ATP is capable of sulfurylating a number of 17-deoxy- and 17-hydroxysteroids of the pregn-4-ene series, such as cortisol and 11-deoxycorticosterone. Under the same conditions sulfurylation of 11-deoxycorticosterone occurs in liver, kidney and gut, but is some 3 to 4 times more efficient in the female than in the male liver. This sex linked difference in rat liver sulfokinase activity is further demonstrated by the finding that sulfurylation of corticosterone is decreased by ovariectomy and brought back to the level observed in normal females by injection of estradiol-17β … Lire la suite
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1974 — Glucocorticoids and fetal lung development: a tissue culture approachRésumé
"Des techniques de culture de tissus ont été développées, utilisant des explants ainsi que des cellules en culture: 1) afin d'étudier le role de divers stéroïdes sur la croissance (stimulation de la formation de l'ADN) et la différenciation fonctionelle des cellules pulmonaires (incorporation de précurseurs radioactifs dans la lécithine); 2) et dans l'intention de prouver que l'action des glucocorticoides sur ces cellules représente une entité physiologique. Le cortisol (5.5 x lO-6M) stimule la croissance de cultures de cellules préparées à partir de poumons obtenus soit de foetus de lapin soit de foetus humains à mi-gestation. L'activité des hydroxylases stéroidiennes des … Lire la suite
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1974 — Glucocorticoids And Fetal Lung Development: A Tissue Culture ApproachRésumé
"Tissue culture techniques were developed using organ explants as well as cell mono1ayers (1) with the aim of investigating the role of various steroids on growth (DNA accumulation) and functional differentiation (incorporation of labelled precursors into lecithin) of lung cells and (2) with the hope of providing evidence that the action of glucocorticoids on these paralneters is of physiological significance. Cortisol (5.5 x 10-6M) enhanced the growth of cell cultures prepared from lung tissue obtained at mid-term from either rabbit or human fetuses. In fetal rabbit adrenal cultures, while there was a sequential appearance of steroid hydroxylase activities, as a … Lire la suite
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2018 — Brightness and tempo in foreground/background selection with loudness-equalized audio streamsRésumé
Le mot saillance décrit la capacité du son d'attirer l'attention. Un son saillant se distingue en présence d'autres sons concurrents, qui se fondent dans l'arrière plan de la scène. Le concept de saillance est omniprésent dans les sciences auditives. Néanmoins, malgré l’intérêt des chercheurs envers le sujet, les modèles de calcul de saillance auditive sont loin d'être complets. Le progrès dans ce domaine est entravé par le manque de cohésion entre les paradigmes comportementaux qui approfondissent la nature involontaire de la saillance en tant qu'entité déterminée par le stimulus, ainsi que le manque de jeux de données standards disponibles pour … Lire la suite
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1991 — The scientific origins of the British Eugenics Movement, 1859-1914Résumé
The origins of the British eugenics movement have often been investigated with reference to social, political and economic questions. Eugenics has been seen as a pseudo-scientific explanation for social problems--a response to the perceived imperial and economic decline of Britain in the late nineteenth century--concealing a number of class, racial and other prejudices. But eugenics can also be understood as the product of a certain type of scientific philosophy, derived in part from a Newtonian model of explanation and from scientific discoveries and advances in evolutionary theory, genetics and statistics. This thesis suggests that the credibility of eugenics rested on … Lire la suite
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1948 — The influence of insulin and of blood sugar level on hydropic degeneration of the islets of Langerhans in alloxan diabetes.Résumé
The studies reported in this thesis were undertaken with the principal intent of attempting to evaluate the role of insulin and of the blood sugar level on hydropic degeneration of the islets of Langerhans of rabbits made diabetic by injection of alloxan. It was also hoped that an approach might be made to determining the nature of the hydropic cell. A more remote expectation was that permanent cure or alleviation of the diabetic state might be attained by therapeutic restoration of the islet cells to normal morphological appearance. Lire la suite
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2005 — Growth and nutrition of trembling aspen in harvested black spruce forests in northwestern QuébecRésumé
Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) were observed growing along roads far north from the area where it dominates, in sites dominated by black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) forests. This study examined the distribution of aspen at an early development stage and the conditions in which they are growing in a black spruce/feathermoss forest type in northwestern Abitibi, Quebec six years following harvesting. In this region, aspen are appearing in logged and burned areas that had been previously dominated by black spruce. The relationship of aspen growth with Ca availability and mineral soil access is the main focus of the … Lire la suite
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2016 — Modelling the impacts of sea level rise on tidal wetlandsRésumé
In this century, it is expected that both coastal land development and sea level rise will pose a major threat to tidal wetlands. Historically, tidal salt marshes and mangroves have adjusted to sea level rise, but how they will adjust to the accelerated sea level rise associated with anthropogenic climate change is uncertain. Future adjustments are likely to be limited both by the capacity of the wetlands to accrete, the ability of the vegetation at the seaward edge to tolerate greater hydroperiods and the suitability of inland areas for wetland migration. With the presence of natural and anthropogenic barriers inland, … Lire la suite
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1976 — Industrial Social Work: Theory and PracticeRésumé
The purpose of this research is to describe and analyze social work as it has been practised in industrial organizations. The first step in this task is to impart an understanding of the structures and processes of the private company. This will be accomplished by summarizing seven major organizational theories and integrating the salient concepts of each into a classification system. This paradigm will permit derivation of the essential characteristics of the business organization. Five major areas of industrial social work activity, human relations, community education, research, social resource development, and consultation will then be outlined. A further dimension is … Lire la suite
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2013 — Development of the self-efficacy scale for performing life activities post strokeRésumé
The onset of a stroke can cause limitations in all areas of activities and participation. Self-efficacy, a situation-specific form of self-confidence, is a predictor of functional performance post stroke. Self-efficacy is the perception one has about his or her abilities to execute a given task or behaviour successfully (Bandura 1997). Thus self-efficacy plays a crucial role in shaping an individual's expectations for future achievements and influences the planning and execution of actions required to reach their goals. Given the high prevalence of people experiencing long-term problems in activities and participation post stroke, obtaining information on individuals' self-efficacy for performing activities … Lire la suite
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2025 — I-CARe Program International Civil Aviation Relief ProgramRésumé
Focusing on mental health and emotional suffering, this project aims to create essential enhancements and synergies within the international legal framework of private international air law. Specifically, the I-CARe Program is designed to complement the system of advance payments established under Article 28 of the Montreal Convention 1999, which provides financial support to the families of air crash victims. The I-CARe Program will be offered on a voluntary basis, addressing the unique challenges of pain and suffering while also promoting financial independence for the affected families, simultaneously preserving the longevity and economic viability of the airline industry Lire la suite
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1960 — Momentum transfer in solids-gas flow.Résumé
Gauvin, W. (Supervisor) Lire la suite
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1985 — Studies on the specificity of Pisum glycosyltransferases towards polyprenyl acceptorsRésumé
Total polyprenols prepared from Pisum stem and analyzed by HPLC, possessed chain-lengths equivalent to 15-17 isoprene units and were (alpha)-saturated. Pea membranes were supplied with GDP- ('14)C mannose, UDP- ('14)C GlcNAc and UDP- ('14)C glucose as substrates for glycosyltransfer in the presence or absence of added polyprenyl phosphates. Mono- and pyro-phosphorylated fractions were characterized using chromatographic and hydrolytic criteria. Glucosyl and mannosyl transfer took place to form endogenous polyprenyl-P-saccharide. Dolichyl-P was the only added polyprenyl phosphate which acted as an acceptor for these transferases. In contrast, incorporation of all the supplied sugars into polyprenyl-PP-saccharide was stimulated greatly in the presence … Lire la suite
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2017 — Uncovering novel host factors driving pathological neuroinflammation in a mouse model of cerebral malariaRésumé
Le neuropaludisme est une encéphalite neurologique causée par le parasite Plasmodium falciparum chez l'humain; c'est la première cause de décès chez les enfants en Afrique subsaharienne. Nous décrivons ici une mutagenèse aléatoire du génome entier de souris par N-éthyl-N-nitrosourée (ENU) qui nous a permis d'identifier des gènes qui, lorsque désactivés, entraînent une résistance au neuropaludisme expérimental chez des souris infectées par Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA). Ces mutations protectrices touchent les gènes et les voies responsables des pathologies neuroinflammatoires, et les protéines correspondantes et voies associées pourraient constituer des cibles novatrices précieuses pour la recherche pharmacologique. Les méthodes de séquençage de … Lire la suite
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2004 — Design of novel gas velocity sensors for flotation systemsRésumé
Gas dispersion properties of flotation systems, such as: bubble size (db), gas holdup (epsilong) and gas velocity (Jg) are became increasingly relevant in the past 10 years for optimization of flotation systems. Flotation system kinetics have been related to the bubble surface area flux (Sb), which is known to be derived from gas dispersion properties (Jg, db). Modeling of flotation systems and in particular flotation kinetics requires reliable measurements of Jg and to do this, two novel sensors were developed. The sensors collect bubbles by natural buoyancy, and relate gas flow to either accumulation of the gas bubbles (discontinuous technique) … Lire la suite
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1995 — An object-oriented approach to distributed network managementRésumé
Network management is concerned with monitoring, controlling and coordinating network elements for reliable end-to-end customer services. This thesis presents an object-oriented approach to distributed network management of heterogeneous network elements across multiple telecommunication network service provider domains. Specifically, we present a prototype network management approach using distributed object database management systems as a repository and manager of a standard network information model, and we present the results of object interaction across distributed object-oriented databases. In particular, we provide data which illustrates the advantages of an active and dynamic network management environment over static management information bases for fast and efficient … Lire la suite
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2018 — MicroRNA regulation of the guidance cue receptor DCC and susceptibility to depression: A translational studyRésumé
Les récepteurs aux nétrines-1, DCC (Deleted in Colorectal Cancer), guident la croissance axonale vers les cibles appropriées et contrôlent la maturation du câblage du cortex préfrontal (CPF) chez l’adolescent. Les variations de l’expression du gène DCC sont associées aux pathologies liées au cortex préfrontal (CPF), incluant la dépression. En effet, on observe une surrégulation de l’ARN messager (ARNm) de DCC dans le CPF d’individus dépressifs décédés par suicide comparé à des sujets-contrôles sains d’un point de vue psychiatrique. Cependant, on manque encore d’information sur les mécanismes contrôlant l’expression du gène DCC dans le cerveau ainsi que sur le risque environnemental … Lire la suite
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2024 — A computational modeling framework for public health decision-making: Evaluating vaccine distribution strategiesRésumé
Les modèles informatiques de transmission des maladies infectieuses se sont révélés essentiels pour étudier l’impact des interventions de santé publique visant à atténuer la propagation des agents pathogènes. L’émergence du nouveau virus SARS-CoV-2 en 2019 a mis au défi les systèmes de santé publique et les gouvernements du monde entier. Dans les premiers stades de la pandémie, les décideurs politiques ont dû prendre des décisions dans des conditions d’informations imparfaites et de ressources limitées. Les vaccins sont devenus disponibles fin 2020, mais la pénurie initiale a incité les décideurs à imposer des programmes de priorisation. Au Québec, la vaccination s'est … Lire la suite
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2018 — Neuron types in working memory microcircuits along the dorsal visual pathway of the macaque monkeyRésumé
La mémoire de travail (WM), la capacité de maintenir et de manipuler l'information sur une courte période de temps en l'absence de données sensorielles externes, est considérée comme fondamentale dans la production d'un comportement axé sur les buts. Des études neurophysiologiques antérieures chez les macaques ont montré qu'une activité soutenue robuste représentant le contenu de la mémoire de travail en l'absence de stimuli sensoriel est présente dans les cortex associatifs (LPFC et MST) le long du flux visuel dorsal, mais pas dans les zones sensitives (MT). Les propriétés distinctives d'un microcircuit de surface qui permettent une activité soutenue ne sont … Lire la suite
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2005 — Statistics of visual and partial range data for mobile robot environment modeling : Luz Abril Torres Méndez.Résumé
This thesis presents a statistical learning framework for inferring geometric structures from images. Specifically, the proposed framework computes dense range maps of location sin the environment using only intensity images and very limited amount of range data as an input. This is achieved by integrating and analyzing the statistical relationships between the visual data and the available depth on terms of small patches. The scientific issue is to represent this correlation such that it can be used to recover range data where missing. Markov Random Fields are used as a model to capture the local statistics of the intensity and … Lire la suite
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2019 — Study of the microbiome of a model cooling tower harboring «Legionella pneumophila»Résumé
Faucher, Sebastien (Supervisor1) Lire la suite
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2015 — Evidence of astrocyte and macrophage activation in the anterior cingulate white matter of depressed suicidesRésumé
Contexte: Malgré les données appuyant la théorie neuroinflammatoire de la dépression, on en sait peu sur l'environnement neuroinflammatoire au sein du cerveau de personnes souffrant de dépression. L'objectif principal de cette thèse était de comparer les propriétés morphométriques fines d'astrocytes et de microglies, deux types de cellules gliales impliquées dans la neuroinflammation, dans le cortex cingulaire antérieur doral (dCCA) de dépressifs suicidés par rapport à des témoins appariés. Cette région a été choisie parce qu'elle a déjà été impliquée dans les troubles de l'humeur, mais aussi parce qu'elle module les réponses comportementales à l'inflammation. Méthodes: Des analyses morphométriques d’astrocytes reconstruits … Lire la suite
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2002 — Extensional flow and rupture of molten polyethylenesRésumé
It is well known that the rheological characterization of a polymer melt requires measurement not only of the shear flow properties but also of the extensional flow properties. In the past, extensional flow measurements were not routinely performed because of the difficulties involved in extensional experiments. However, recent innovations have made it easier to study polymers under extensional flow and obtain reliable data. The objective of this research was to characterize polymers with respect to their extensional behavior and failure mechanism. Specifically, long-chain branched polyethylenes produced using constrained geometry catalysts were studied. The research was performed using a Munstedt rheometer, … Lire la suite
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1990 — The economic implications of using planning guidelines in the design of sites and services projects /Résumé
Economic efficiency has traditionally been the major consideration while planning sites and services projects. But, in addition to economic considerations, equal stress needs to be given to social, cultural, and environmental factors. With these concerns in mind, the Centre for Minimum Cost Housing at McGill University has developed a set of planning guidelines for the design of sites and services projects in the Indian context. This thesis assesses the physical and economic implications of using this set of planning guidelines. Following these, four alternative layouts were prepared and evaluated through graphic and quantitative methods of analysis for their land-use and … Lire la suite
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2003 — Design of stabilizing feedback controls for strongly nonlinear systemsRésumé
This work addresses the problem of stabilizing feedback design for strongly nonlinear systems, i.e. systems whose linearization about their equilibria is uncontrollable and for which there does not exist a smooth or even continuous stabilizer. The construction of stabilizing controls for these systems is often further complicated by the presence of a drift term in the differential equation describing their dynamics. This research also considers the development of stabilizing feedback laws for bilinear systems. The relevance of bilinear systems is due to the fact that they result from the linearization of certain nonlinear control systems with respect to the state … Lire la suite
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1994 — Continuous interruption : Picasso, Pound, and the structures of collageRésumé
In this thesis I argue against the conventionally held belief that collage as a form is defined through the mutual differences existing between the inserted material fragment and those signifiers that surround it. Examining works by Pablo Picasso and then turning my attention to Ezra Pound's Cantos, I seek to establish, within the related frameworks of visual and verbal collage respectively, a structural model of these and other such works predicated upon the continuity, not the distinctiveness, of fragment and host-text. Collage, I hope to show, is necessarily organic in structure due to the unstable nature of the linguistic sign, … Lire la suite
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2003 — Kitamori Kazō : theologian of the pain of godRésumé
This study introduces Kitamori's concept of "the Pain of God" and provides an occasion to dialogue between a pioneering Japanese theologian and theologians interested in the theologia crucis. By "the Pain of God," Kitamori attempted to reorient the Christian account of God to the cross of Jesus Christ. As this expression had in the beginning a personal character but later became theological and critical, this study also follows the same line of development. Part I explains how the notion of "the Pain of God" was formulated in Kitamori's personal life. His search for the certainty of faith culminated in a … Lire la suite
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2024 — Just like other girls: socialising conventionally with the Brontës, George Eliot, and Emily DickinsonRésumé
In this dissertation, I develop a definition of “conventional characters” in realist fiction and a more expansive theorisation of social conventionality as a literary construct. To do so, I examine Emily Dickinson’s poems alongside six novels by her favourite Victorian writers: Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, and George Eliot. Methodologically, I position this project against an ongoing scholarly tendency to separate formal studies of narrative and poetry, as well as the widespread critical assumption that literature’s ethical, aesthetic, and political potential primarily rests on the representation of difference. Transatlantic literatures of the nineteenth century have a particularly strong association with … Lire la suite
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2025 — Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Inducibility After Ablation of Paroxysmal Supra Ventricular TachycardiaRésumé
RÉSUMÉLe rôle de l’inductibilité de la fibrillation auriculaire (FA) reste un sujet d’intérêt clinique majeur, en particulier sa valeur après une ablation de tachycardie supraventriculaire (TSV). Des études antérieures ont identifié l’inductibilité de la FA comme un prédicteur de récidive clinique de FA après une ablation du flutter auriculaire (FLA) et comme un potentiel critère de fin d’intervention lors des procédures d’ablation de la FA. Identifier les facteurs prédictifs de l’apparition de la FA après une ablation de TSV est essentiel pour guider les médecins dans le suivi des patients et la gestion des facteurs de risque. En outre, évaluer … Lire la suite
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2016 — Cholinergic modulation of the electrosensory system of weakly electric fishRésumé
Pour qu'un organisme maintienne sa capacité de percevoir et de réagir à un monde toujours en changement, ses neurones sensoriels doivent continuellement ajuster leurs propriétés de réponse en fonction de l'évolution des conditions externes ainsi que les changements dans l'état interne de l'organisme. L'acétylcholine (ACh) joue un rôle majeur comme un neuromodulateur des réponses des neurones sensoriels des différentes modalités et à différents stages de l'information sensorielle. Le but de ce projet était de contribuer à la compréhension du rôle de modulateur de l'ACh dans le traitement de l'information sensorielle, en utilisant le système électrosensoriel du poisson faiblement électrique Apteronotus … Lire la suite
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2025 — The Decisive Battle? Marian Apocalypticism and John Paul II's Defense of Marriage and the FamilyRésumé
Cere, Daniel M. (Supervisor1) Lire la suite
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2008 — Impacts of landuse and runoff water quality on coral reef environments in BarbadosRésumé
Les effets de ruissellement de surface sur l'environnement des récifs de Bellairs ont été évaluer par une étude de la qualité de l'eau. Cette étude est divisée en deux composantes. La premiere documente les déversements terrestres des éléments nutritifs et des sédiments dans les eaux côtières. De plus, la mer est divisée en grille, permettant l'analyse d'échantillons survenant de chaque région et des tendances de ces résultats. Des prélèvements de ruisellement de surface ont également été analysées pour leur turbidité, le totale des matieres solides en suspension (TSS), les nitrates-nitrites-nitrogen (NOX - N), et de phosphore soluble réactif (PSR). La … Lire la suite
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2008 — Classroom working alliance: teacher-student relationship and students' school outcomesRésumé
Les articles présentés dans cette thèse ont examiné l'alliance de travail et les résultats scolaires des élèves. Dans l'article 1, l'association entre la performance des élèves et les perceptions de l'alliance de travail a été explorée dans un échantillon de 53 élèves de l'école primaire (28 garçons, 25 filles). Les résultats soutiennent la valeur de prédiction de l'Inventaire de l'alliance de travail en salle de classe (Classroom Working Alliance Inventory) pour la performance des élèves. De plus, les résultats ont révélé une interaction complexe entre les composantes de l'alliance: la tâche, le lien et le but. L'article 2 a investigué … Lire la suite
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2011 — Reconceptualizing teacher-student relationship: validation and investigation of the working alliance within classroom contextsRésumé
Les relations avec les enseignants sont des facteurs particulièrement saillants pour les étudiants d'âge primaire, et ces relations sont liées à une acclimatation scolaire réussie. Le programme de recherche ci-présent a cherché à valider et étudier un concept plus vaste des relations entre les enseignants et les étudiants. Le concept de l'alliance du travail académique réconceptualise la définition traditionnelle des relations pour inclure des aspects de liens émotionnels, de même que la collaboration et le partenariat qui sont les pierres angulaires quant aux relations de travail efficaces. Cette dissertation consiste de trois manuscrits qui contribuent collectivement à la littérature en … Lire la suite
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2004 — Dynamically adding redundancy for improved error concealment in packet voice codingRésumé
Data is sent in packets of bits over the Internet. However, packets may not arrive in order or in time for playout. Packet loss is a frequently encountered problem in Voice-over-IP (VoIP) applications. Modern speech coders use past information to decode current packets in order to reach very low bit-rates. Therefore, when a packet is lost, the effect of this packet loss propagates over several subsequent packets. In this thesis, a new redundancy-based packet-loss-concealment scheme is presented. Many redundancy-based packet-loss-concealment schemes send a fixed amount of extra information about the current packet as part of the subsequent packet, but not … Lire la suite
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2015 — Evaluation of human papillomavirus type competition and the potential for type replacement postvaccinationRésumé
Introduction: La découverte que l'infection par certains types de virus du papillome humain (VPH) est nécessaire pour le développement du cancer du col de l'utérus a mené à la création de deux vaccins spécifiquement contre les types de VPH (16 et 18) responsables pour la plupart des cas du cancer cervical (~70%). Il existe cependant d'autres types de VPH, qui, suite à la vaccination pour les sortes cibles 6, 11, 16 et 18, peuvent néanmoins augmenter. Si une compétition naturelle existe entre ces vaccins et d'autres types de VPH, le remplacement de types peut être plus probable. Les objectifs principaux … Lire la suite
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2020 — Development of a controlled vacuum ultraviolet light source for the characterization and testing of silicon photomultipliers for nEXORésumé
Le détecteur nEXO est une chambre de projection temporelle contenant 5 tonnes de xénon liquide enrichi visant à observer pour la première fois la double désintégration bêta sans émission de neutrinos ($0\nu\beta\beta$) pour confirmer la nature Majorana des neutrinos. L’observation de cette désintégration représente un exemple de physique hors du Modèle Standard de la Physique des Particules et peut aussi aider a résoudre le mystère concernant l’asymétrie matière-antimatière dans nôtre univers. nEXO utilisera des photomultiplicateurs au silicium (SiPM) pour détecter la scintillation du xénon lors des désintégrations dans son volume. En tant que partie de l’effort pour les essais et … Lire la suite
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1980 — The Human Platelet Shape Change and Procoagulant ActivityRésumé
Frojmovic, M. M. Lire la suite
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2023 — Developing methods to monitor current-use pesticides in headwater streamsRésumé
Challenged to meet the food needs of a growing global population in an environment increasingly impacted by climate change, producers have relied on agricultural intensification to bolster crop yields. However, the proliferation of pesticides in modern agriculture presents a significant threat to freshwater resources and ecosystems. A comprehensive understanding of the presence of agrochemical residues in the environment is critical for assessing sustainable agriculture practices and guidelines for the protection of aquatic life.This research project worked to develop methods for the monitoring of current-use pesticides in agricultural streams: the oft-overlooked small waterways bordering cultivated lands that are the initial point … Lire la suite
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2019 — “Her energy becomes our energy” Examining the self-efficacy beliefs of beginner learners of Japanese learning with native and non-native instructorsRésumé
Japanese as an additional language, while not the most common choice for language learners, enjoys significant popularity around the world thanks in part to media such as manga and anime becoming cultural mainstays even outside of their home country and Japan’s dominance as an economic heavyweight. However, the Japanese language is routinely touted as one of the hardest to learn due to its dissimilarity to popular Germanic and Romance languages such as English and French in areas such as its multiple independent writing systems, complex grammar and differing sentence structure (subject-object-verb). As a result, comprehending the elements that best cultivate … Lire la suite
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2025 — On colouring graphs with forbidden 7-vertex minorsRésumé
En 1943, Hadwiger a conjecturé que tout graphe k-chromatique possède comme mineur le graphe complet K_k. Alors que les cas k = 5 et k = 6 ont été réduits au théorème des quatre couleurs, respectivement par Wagner et par Robertson, Seymour et Thomas, les cas k = 7 et au-delà restent ouverts. Nous montrons que tout graphe 7-chromatique admet comme mineur le graphe complet K_7 privé de deux arêtes adjacentes, en étendant les travaux de Kawarabayashi et Toft et en établissant une nouvelle valeur extrême pour le nombre d'arêtes. Ce résultat améliore ceux de Jakobsen, qui considérait l'élimination de … Lire la suite
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2023 — STAT1 potentiates oxidative stress revealing a targetable vulnerability that sensitizes breast cancers to mitochondrial complex I inhibitors.Résumé
Une meilleure compréhension des modifications métaboliques et des dépendances des cellules néoplasiques peut révéler des vulnérabilités cliniquement ciblables. Les espèces réactives de l'oxygène (ERO) sont produites par de multiples voies métaboliques. Des augmentations modérées de la production d'espèces réactives de l'oxygène favorisent la croissance et la progression néoplasiques, mais celles-ci doivent être maintenues en équilibre avec des augmentations compensatoires des capacités cellulaire antioxydante pour limiter le stress oxydant et la mort cellulaire. La phenformine est un inhibiteur du complexe I mitochondrial qui induit un stress bioénergétique. Nous rapportons que plusieurs lignées cellulaires de cancer du sein humain et models murin … Lire la suite
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2016 — The role of FAS in lymphomaRésumé
Follicular lymphoma (FL) is usually an indolent lymphoma with a median survival of 10 to 15 years. However, ~15% of patients have a very poor outcome because their FL transformed to a more aggressive diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) or developed early resistance to front-line chemotherapy. Identifying these patients with high-risk FL represents a currently unmet clinical need. Recent sequencing efforts have identified recurrent genetic events that contribute to the pathogenesis of FL, but their clinical significance remain unknown. We first identified a FAS mutation in a patient with primary-refractory FL and subsequently found FAS mutations to be associated … Lire la suite