Chanterelle finds a family : creating an original book for children

Chanterelle finds a family is an original children\u27s story geared towards children ages five to seven. Following the book, the author includes four sections relating to the making of the book and its developmental appropriateness

Union Education for Workplace Diversity: a Case Study

Canada’s workplaces do not reflect the population’s cultural diversity. Realizing this, a growing number of employers resort to remedial measures and diversity-sensitive policies. In Quebec, where nearly 45% of all workers are unionized, what roles do—and should—unions play in workplace diversity and, more precisely, in workplace diversification? How do unions promote more equal access to employment, considering that workplace diversity depends on it? This case study explores the experiences of diversity training developers and facilitators in a labour union organisation. It also examines the role of union education in promoting workplace diversity and countering hiring discrimination against visible minorities. Data presented are pulled from documents, interviews with diversity programme developers and facilitators, and observation of the first-ever diversity training session organised by the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ), Quebec’s largest union federation. This research highlights the complexities associated with union-organised diversity training sessions. It underscores: (a) the need to measure outcomes and stop training blindly; (b) the need to leverage organisational capacity to include diversity training in long-term planning; (c) the difficulties of dealing with sensitive material and (d) the need to return to the legal definition of visible minorities

Managing Thyroid Microcarcinomas

Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) are the most common form of classic papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). PTMCs are typically discovered by fine-needle-aspiration biopsy (FNAB), usually with sensitive imaging studies, or are found during thyroid surgery in a patient without a previously known history of thyroid carcinoma. However, the definition of PTMC has not always been universally accepted, thus creating controversy concerning the diagnosis and treatment of PTMC. The aim of this review is to summarize the clinical features of PTMC and identify the widely differing opinions concerning the diagnosis and management of these small ubiquitous thyroid tumors

Détermination en atelier de la viscosité des polymères

La viscosité en phase fondue des polymères est un paramètre essentiel de différents domaines de la transformation des matières plastiques. Elle est en général obtenue à l'aide d’un rhéomètre capillaire, appareil très coûteux, qui fournit des résultats dont l’utilisation pour calculer les matériels de production est discutable. Aussi, le groupe « polymères-composites » du Cetim a mis au point un appareillage simple et économique qui permet d’obtenir rapidement et avec une bonne précision les courbes de viscosité des matières plastiques à partir de presses à injecter de production

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Mesure des déformations du sol par interférométrie radar : application à la sismotectonique de l'Iran

High Resolution Radar images regularly acquired by satellites offer the opportunity to measure displacement maps of the ground that are dense (one measurement every about 10m on the ground) and highly accurate (uncertainty is typically better than 1cm). The technique is refereed to as Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (DInSAR). It does open a wide range of application in civil engineering, risk mitigation and Earth sciences. It mainly consists in the phase difference of the phase of radar images acquired at different dates. In this study we apply DInSAR to the highly disputable tectonics deformation rate of Eastern Iran. From our science project accepted by the European Space Agency, we derived 39 interferograms from ERS-1-2 and ENVISAT satellites. Interferograms cover a region over 150*400 km and a 10 years period of time. The results show that the deformation over the faults can not excess a few (2-3mm) per year while some authors suggest velocity larger than 13mm/y from GPS measurements and modeling.Les images radars haute résolution acquises régulièrement par les satellites offrent l'opportunité de mesurer les déformations de la Terre. Les points du sol sont mesurés tous les 10m environ avec une précision typiquement meilleure que 1cm. La technique de l'interférométrie différentielle radar (DInSAR) permet de mesurer ce type de déplacement du sol. Elle est utilisée dans des domaines variés tels que le génie civil, la gestion des risques ou encore les Sciences de la Terre. Son principe consiste à mesurer la différence de phase entre deux images radars acquises à deux instants différents. Cette étude consiste à appliquer la méthode DInSAR aux déformations tectoniques de l'Est de l'Iran, celles-ci étant discutées sur un plan scientifique. Un projet soumis à l'agence Spatiale Européenne a permis d'obtenir 39 interférogrammes à partir d'images radars satellitaires ERS-1-2 et ENVISAT. Les interférogrammes couvrent une zone d'environ 150*400 km sur une période d'une dizaine d'années. Les résultats obtenus montrent que le champ de déplacement des failles n'excède pas 2-3mm/an alors que des mesures GPS suggèrent que celui-ci est d'environ 13mm/an