Jeunes et syndicalisme : une intégration réussie? Analyse comparative de deux organisations syndicales du Québec

Cette recherche dresse un portrait de la situation de la relève syndicale au Québec et des tentatives des organisations syndicales pour stimuler la participation de leurs membres de moins de 30 ans. Elle brosse d’abord un aperçu des habitudes sociales, des valeurs et des caractéristiques en emploi des jeunes. Elle nuance et recadre ensuite la problématique des jeunes en ce qui concerne l’identité collective qu’ils partagent instinctivement et les modalités de socialisation à l’interne façonnant leur participation. Cette recherche remet en question la fenêtre de recrutement estimée où les jeunes seraient en mesure d’entâmer leur participation dans les structures syndicales. Au demeurant, elle décrit l’ampleur des innovations syndicales destinées à stimuler la participation des jeunes et démystifie le mandat de l’une d’elle, les comités jeunes, qui peuvent agir à la fois comme porte-parole de leur organisation, comme la voix des jeunes membres et comme pépinière de la relève syndicale. Les données empiriques utilisées pour ce mémoire proviennent d’une vingtaine de groupes de discussion et de huit entretiens semi-dirigés (n=228), tenus dans deux organisations syndicales d’importance au Québec, disposant d’un comité jeunes et organisés par les chercheures d’un projet de recherche plus vaste sur la participation syndicale des jeunes. Nos résultats démontrent en premier lieu une identité collective construite autour de la précarité et des injustices perçues par les nouveaux travailleurs. L’âge ne serait pas significatif dans la construction de l’identité des jeunes qui semblent en phase de conquérir leur identité. En second lieu, le cadre strict de plusieurs modalités de socialisation avait un effet inhibiteur sur la participation, favorisait des relations d’échanges instrumentales et ne tenait pas compte de la sensibilité de cette nouvelle génération pour les interactions réciproques avec leurs représentants syndicaux. Nous avons aussi observé une utilisation limitée des nouvelles technologies, qui présentent des potentialités intéressantes en matière de transfert des connaissances de surcroît. Par ailleurs, nos résultats à l’égard de l’identité collective observée et de la durée du processus de socialisation soulèvent des questionnements sur la pertinence même des structures jeunes dans leurs paramètres actuels. Le parcours d’un jeune vers la militance syndicale apparaît plus tardif qu’escompté. Plus encore, la problématique jeunes met en lumière les tensions intrinsèques au mouvement syndical quant à la libre négociation sociale des intérêts défendus et du consensus interne nécessaire à leur légitimité.This research addresses the situation of Québec’s trade unions’ youth and the trade unions’ attempts to stimulate the participation of those under 30 years old. It also helps to describe social habits, values and characteristics at work of young workers. Then it qualifies and reframes the youth issue in terms of their shared identity and the socialization mechanisms shaping their participation. This research brings into question the actual recruitment window when young members could start participating into their unions. Finally, it describes some trade unions’ strategies to stimulate youth’s participation and clarifies one of the, the youth committees, who not only have the mandate to act as the unions’ spokesperson, but also as the youth’s voice from the inside and as a school for the trade unions’ next generation of members. The chosen qualitative methodology comes from twenty focus groups and eight semi-structured interviews (n=228) held in two notorious trade unions in Québec which had youth committees and organized by the researchers of a larger research project on youth’s participation. Our results show a collective identity built around precariousness and perceived unfair treatments by the newest workers. We found that age was not a significant factor in building collective identity and young members were still battling to express their own collective identity. Besides, it shows how the rigid frame of many socialization mechanisms had inhibiting effects on participation, positionned members in an instrumental relationship with their trade union and did not take into account this generation’s sensitivity for reciprocal interactions with their union representatives. We also observed weak engagement coming from trade unions towards new technologies, which seemed a great opportunity for knowledge transfer regarding the new generations of workers. In addition, our results about the observed collective identity and the actual duration of the socialization process bring into question the relevance of youth structures within their actual parameters. The journey of a young member towards union activism seemed to take more time than estimated. Moreover, the youth issue highlights inherent tensions to the labour movement’s social negotiation of the defended interests and the consensus needed for their legitimacy

Impact of Preoperative Chemotherapy Features on Patient Outcomes after Hepatectomy for Initially Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A LiverMetSurvey Analysis

Liver metastases; Liver resection; Preoperative chemotherapyMetástasis hepáticas; Resección hepática; Quimioterapia preoperatoriaMetàstasis hepàtiques; Resecció hepàtica; Quimioteràpia preoperatòriaBackground: Prognostic factors have been extensively reported after resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM); however, specific analyses of the impact of preoperative systemic anticancer therapy (PO-SACT) features on outcomes is lacking. Methods: For this real-world evidence study, we used prospectively collected data within the international surgical LiverMetSurvey database from all patients with initially-irresectable CLM. The main outcome was Overall Survival (OS) after surgery. Disease-free (DFS) and hepatic-specific relapse-free survival (HS-RFS) were secondary outcomes. PO-SACT features included duration (cumulative number of cycles), choice of the cytotoxic backbone (oxaliplatin- or irinotecan-based), fluoropyrimidine (infusional or oral) and addition or not of targeted monoclonal antibodies (anti-EGFR or anti-VEGF). Results: A total of 2793 patients in the database had received PO-SACT for initially irresectable diseases. Short (<7 or <13 cycles in 1st or 2nd line) PO-SACT duration was independently associated with longer OS (HR: 0.85 p = 0.046), DFS (HR: 0.81; p = 0.016) and HS-RFS (HR: 0.80; p = 0.05). All other PO-SACT features yielded basically comparable results. Conclusions: In this international cohort, provided that PO-SACT allowed conversion to resectability in initially irresectable CLM, surgery performed as soon as technically feasible resulted in the best outcomes. When resection was achieved, our findings indicate that the choice of PO-SACT regimen had a marginal if any, impact on outcomes

A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

Thousands of exoplanets have now been discovered with a huge range of masses, sizes and orbits: from rocky Earth-like planets to large gas giants grazing the surface of their host star. However, the essential nature of these exoplanets remains largely mysterious: there is no known, discernible pattern linking the presence, size, or orbital parameters of a planet to the nature of its parent star. We have little idea whether the chemistry of a planet is linked to its formation environment, or whether the type of host star drives the physics and chemistry of the planet’s birth, and evolution. ARIEL was conceived to observe a large number (~1000) of transiting planets for statistical understanding, including gas giants, Neptunes, super-Earths and Earth-size planets around a range of host star types using transit spectroscopy in the 1.25–7.8 μm spectral range and multiple narrow-band photometry in the optical. ARIEL will focus on warm and hot planets to take advantage of their well-mixed atmospheres which should show minimal condensation and sequestration of high-Z materials compared to their colder Solar System siblings. Said warm and hot atmospheres are expected to be more representative of the planetary bulk composition. Observations of these warm/hot exoplanets, and in particular of their elemental composition (especially C, O, N, S, Si), will allow the understanding of the early stages of planetary and atmospheric formation during the nebular phase and the following few million years. ARIEL will thus provide a representative picture of the chemical nature of the exoplanets and relate this directly to the type and chemical environment of the host star. ARIEL is designed as a dedicated survey mission for combined-light spectroscopy, capable of observing a large and well-defined planet sample within its 4-year mission lifetime. Transit, eclipse and phase-curve spectroscopy methods, whereby the signal from the star and planet are differentiated using knowledge of the planetary ephemerides, allow us to measure atmospheric signals from the planet at levels of 10–100 part per million (ppm) relative to the star and, given the bright nature of targets, also allows more sophisticated techniques, such as eclipse mapping, to give a deeper insight into the nature of the atmosphere. These types of observations require a stable payload and satellite platform with broad, instantaneous wavelength coverage to detect many molecular species, probe the thermal structure, identify clouds and monitor the stellar activity. The wavelength range proposed covers all the expected major atmospheric gases from e.g. H2O, CO2, CH4 NH3, HCN, H2S through to the more exotic metallic compounds, such as TiO, VO, and condensed species. Simulations of ARIEL performance in conducting exoplanet surveys have been performed – using conservative estimates of mission performance and a full model of all significant noise sources in the measurement – using a list of potential ARIEL targets that incorporates the latest available exoplanet statistics. The conclusion at the end of the Phase A study, is that ARIEL – in line with the stated mission objectives – will be able to observe about 1000 exoplanets depending on the details of the adopted survey strategy, thus confirming the feasibility of the main science objectives.Peer reviewedFinal Published versio

2020 WSES guidelines for the detection and management of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy.

Bile duct injury (BDI) is a dangerous complication of cholecystectomy, with significant postoperative sequelae for the patient in terms of morbidity, mortality, and long-term quality of life. BDIs have an estimated incidence of 0.4-1.5%, but considering the number of cholecystectomies performed worldwide, mostly by laparoscopy, surgeons must be prepared to manage this surgical challenge. Most BDIs are recognized either during the procedure or in the immediate postoperative period. However, some BDIs may be discovered later during the postoperative period, and this may translate to delayed or inappropriate treatments. Providing a specific diagnosis and a precise description of the BDI will expedite the decision-making process and increase the chance of treatment success. Subsequently, the choice and timing of the appropriate reconstructive strategy have a critical role in long-term prognosis. Currently, a wide spectrum of multidisciplinary interventions with different degrees of invasiveness is indicated for BDI management. These World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) guidelines have been produced following an exhaustive review of the current literature and an international expert panel discussion with the aim of providing evidence-based recommendations to facilitate and standardize the detection and management of BDIs during cholecystectomy. In particular, the 2020 WSES guidelines cover the following key aspects: (1) strategies to minimize the risk of BDI during cholecystectomy; (2) BDI rates in general surgery units and review of surgical practice; (3) how to classify, stage, and report BDI once detected; (4) how to manage an intraoperatively detected BDI; (5) indications for antibiotic treatment; (6) indications for clinical, biochemical, and imaging investigations for suspected BDI; and (7) how to manage a postoperatively detected BDI

Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors.

Birth weight variation is influenced by fetal and maternal genetic and non-genetic factors, and has been reproducibly associated with future cardio-metabolic health outcomes. In expanded genome-wide association analyses of own birth weight (n = 321,223) and offspring birth weight (n = 230,069 mothers), we identified 190 independent association signals (129 of which are novel). We used structural equation modeling to decompose the contributions of direct fetal and indirect maternal genetic effects, then applied Mendelian randomization to illuminate causal pathways. For example, both indirect maternal and direct fetal genetic effects drive the observational relationship between lower birth weight and higher later blood pressure: maternal blood pressure-raising alleles reduce offspring birth weight, but only direct fetal effects of these alleles, once inherited, increase later offspring blood pressure. Using maternal birth weight-lowering genotypes to proxy for an adverse intrauterine environment provided no evidence that it causally raises offspring blood pressure, indicating that the inverse birth weight-blood pressure association is attributable to genetic effects, and not to intrauterine programming.The Fenland Study is funded by the Medical Research Council (MC_U106179471) and Wellcome Trust

Spatial and Temporal Tumoral Heterogeneity : Description and Therapeutical Consequences in Colorectal Cancer

L’hétérogénéité tumorale (HT) est un trait caractéristique du cancer. Elle peut être rencontrée chez la majorité des tumeurs malignes solides, au travers de la clinique, la biologie, l’histologie, et la génétique. Au-delà de l’hétérogénéité inter-patient, on distingue l’hétérogénéité spatiale, qui regroupe l’hétérogénéité au sein de la tumeur primitive, entre tumeur primitive et métastases, entre métastases, au sein d’une métastase et l’hétérogénéité temporelle, qui fait référence à l’évolution de la tumeur au cours du temps de manière spontanée ou sous l’effet des traitements. L’HT explique la survenue inéluctable de la résistance aux thérapies anticancéreuses actuelles. L’objectif général de cette thèse était d’explorer l’hétérogénéité tumorale au plan clinique, histologique et génétique en utilisant le modèle d’hépatectomies pour métastases d’origine colo-rectales. Dans l’article 1, nous avons étudié la réponse histologique à la chimiothérapie chez des patients opérés de métastases hépatiques colo-rectales après chimiothérapie systémique ou intra-artérielle. Ainsi, nous avons montré que la réponse histologique complète était plus souvent observée après administration d’oxaliplatine par voie intra-artérielle et était associée à un meilleur pronostic. Cependant la réponse histologique complète n’est observée que chez une minorité de patients. Nous avons émis l’hypothèse qu’une réponse histologique incomplète représentent un groupe hétérogène de patients, ayant des pronostics différents. Ceci nous a conduit à proposer dans l’article 2 une méthode reproductible pour évaluer la réponse histologique, incorporant taille et nombre de nodules. La relecture des lames de pièces d’hépatectomie nous a conduit à observer une hétérogénéité de la réponse histologique au sein d’un même patient (hétérogénéité intermétastatique) et de l’aspect histologique (nécrose, fibrose). Nous avons ensuite exploré la valeur pronostique de cette hétérogénéité et chercher à identifier les facteurs prédictifs de cette hétérogénéité. Une réponse dissociée (une différence de réponse histologique > 50% entre deux nodules chez un même patient) a été observée chez 20% des patients et ne modifiait pas le pronostic. Chez les patients ayant une hétérogénéité pathologique, une discordance (mutation et absence de mutation pour les gènes KRAS, BRAF, NRAS et PI3K) entre les métastases a été mis en évidence dans 28% des patients analysés (article 3). Afin d’étudier l’hétérogénéité génétique selon le site tumoral et le type de prélèvements, nous avons utilisé les données disponibles de la plateforme de biologie moléculaire (article 4). Nous avons ainsi mis en évidence que les métastases hépatiques étaient moins souvent mutées pour KRAS, NRAS, BRAF que les tumeurs primitives ou les lésions pulmonaires. Nous avons ensuite recherché une hétérogénéité génétique intra-métastatique pour KRAS, NRAS, BRAF et PI3K au sein d’une métastase hépatique colo-rectale (article 5). Parmi les 54 patients ayant une tumeur unique analysable (2 prélèvements par tumeur), une discordance pour KRAS (N=2) et BRAF (N=1) a été mise en évidence chez 3 patients (5%). L’ensemble de ces travaux confirment que l’HT est observée à travers de nombreux points de vue. L’élaboration de nouvelles stratégies de prise en charge du cancer devra prendre compte cet aspect.Tumor heterogeneity is a typical feature of cancer. It is observed in the majority of solid malignancies regardless of the point of view: clinical, biological, pathological, and genetic. Different levels of heterogeneity have been described: interpatient, spatial heterogeneity (within the primary tumor, between primary and distant lesion) and temporal heterogeneity (tumor evolution under the influence of treatment). Tumor heterogeneity widely explains the emergence of resistant clones to anticancer drugs. The objective of the current thesis was to explore tumor heterogeneity at a clinical, pathological and genetic level, by using the model of hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases (CLM).In the article 1, we studied pathological response to chemotherapy in patients operated on for CLM after either systemic or intra-arterial hepatic oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy. We showed that complete pathological response was more often observed after intra-arterial chemotherapy and yield far better outcomes. However, complete response was observed in a minority of patients. We hypothesized that uncomplete pathological response encompass a large group of patients with different oncological outcomes. This lead us to propose a reproducible method (article 2) to assess pathological response, including size and number of nodules. Pathological review found heterogeneity in the response among nodules within the same patients and in the type of pathological features (necrosis, fibrosis). We then explore the prognostic value of pathological heterogeneity and sought to identify predictors of heterogeneity. A dissociated response (difference in pathological response > 50% between two nodules) was observed in XX and did not impact long-term outcomes. IN patients with dissociated response, genetic heterogeneity (mutation and no mutation for KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PI3K) between metastases was shown in 28% of patients (article 3). To study genetic heterogeneity according to tumor location and the tumor tissue analyzed (specimen, biopsy), we used data from the department of molecular biology (article 4). We found that liver metastases were more often wild type for KRAS, NRAS, BRAF compared to lung metastases or primary tumors. In the article 5, we then sought to evaluate intrametastatic heterogeneity (KRAS, BRAF, NRAS, PI3K) within a single liver metastasis (2 samples per tumor). Among the 54 patients with single lesion analyzed, a discrepancy for KRAS (n=2) and BRAF (n=1) were observed un 3 patients (5%). This work confirms that tumor heterogeneity can be observed at various levels. Elaboration of new therapeutical strategies will have to take this aspect into consideration

Validation prospective de l impact de la pression portale et du gradient porto-cave sur le risque d insuffisance hépatique après hépatectomie majeure sur foie non cirrhotique

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Design and Construction of High Voltage Modulators to Produce Rectangular Pulses

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