Les yeux de l’avant-garde cinématographique hispano – française : L’influence de Luis Buñuel sur la trilogie d’Orphée de Jean Cocteau

International audienceA través de esta comunicación intento constatar las influencias que las dos primeras películas de Luis Buñuel, Un chien andalou (1929) y l’Âge d’or (1930) han tenido sobre los comienzos de Jean Cocteau como cineasta, y a posteriori sobre su trilogía órfica. Compuesta por Le sang d’un poète (1930), Orphée (1950) y Le testament d’Orphée (1960), apela a los temas más apreciados por el poeta y representa su obra cinematográfica más personal.Dans cette communication je voudrais constater les influences que les deux premiers films de Luis Buñuel, Un chien andalou (1929) et l’Âge d’or (1930) ont eues sur les débuts de Jean Cocteau comme cinéaste, et à posteriori sur sa trilogie orphique. Composée des films Le sang d’un poète (1930), Orphée (1950) et Le testament d’Orphée (1960), l’ensemble correspond aux sujets les plus appréciés du poète et représente son œuvre la plus personnelle au cinéma

Notes sur la pathologie spontanée du chien de laboratoire. 5e note : Un cas d’aplasie partielle du diaphragme, chez le chien

Vérine Henri, Mandairon Y., Murat J. Notes sur la pathologie spontanée du chien de laboratoire. 5e note : Un cas d’aplasie partielle du diaphragme, chez le chien. In: Bulletin de l'Académie Vétérinaire de France tome 122 n°1, 1969. pp. 41-44

MUTLIBLOT™: Western Blotting Device For Simultaneous Detection Of Several Proteins Species From A Single Electrophoretic Gel

poster abstractWestern blotting is a popular technique for examining expression levels of proteins using gel-based electrophoretic fractionation followed by blotting and antibody reactions. Since most analyses require the detection of multiple protein species, we developed an easy to use device that enables simultaneous detection of several proteins species from a single electrophoretic gel. The Western blotting procedure includes three critical steps: electrophoretic fractionation, blotting to a membrane, and antibody reactions. Although it has been well established for over 30 years, the procedure remains highly labor-and-resource intensive, using various chemical agents and solutions. Our device aims to dramatically improve the second of the three steps (blotting to a membrane). The device contributes to reduction in procedural time and sample amounts, as well as a removal of variations among multiple gels. The technique is so prominent that improving the cost and efficiency of such a widely used technique could have a significant impact on the time and costs of many projects, and such a project could prove to be an astute investment by the institute. A US patent for the technology is pending

Western Multi-blotting Device - Improve the Productivity of Protein Transfer

poster abstractDr. Stanley Chien from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dr. Hiroki Yokota from Department of Biomedical Engineering jointly formed an interdisciplinary research team for the development of new devices to improve the productivity in Biology lab experiments. Western blotting is a common procedure in many biomedical laboratories. The team has developed a novel Western blotting device that can significantly reduce the time and cost for protein transfer experiments. Specifically, it enables the transferring of proteins of various sizes simultaneously to five blotting membranes from a single gel. The other advantage of the device is the resulting membranes are not affected by the variations among gels. A US patent is pending and a company has been formed to attract funding for the commercialization of the device. A spin-off company, YCBioelectric LLC., was created with the support of IURTC for commercialization of the Western Multi-blotting device. A $300,000 NIH STTR phase I grant has been received to further develop the devi

Supernova Environments in Hubble Space Telescope Images

The locations of supernovae in the local stellar and gaseous environment in galaxies contain important clues to their progenitor stars. Access to this information, however, has been hampered by the limited resolution achieved by ground-based observations. High spatial resolution Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of galaxy fields in which supernovae had been observed can improve the situation considerably. We have examined the immediate environments of a few dozen supernovae using archival post-refurbishment HST images. Although our analysis is limited due to signal-to-noise ratio and filter bandpass considerations, the images allow us for the first time to resolve individual stars in, and to derive detailed color-magnitude diagrams for, several environments. We are able to place more rigorous constraints on the masses of these supernovae. A search was made for late-time emission from supernovae in the archival images, and for the progenitor stars in presupernova images of the host galaxies. In particular, we highlight the results for the Type II SN 1979C in M100. In addition, we have identified the progenitor of the Type IIn SN 1997bs in NGC 3627. We also add to the statistical inferences that can be made from studying the association of SNe with recent star-forming regions

Laurant Ropa and Paul Achard : second thoughts on colonial encroachments

Laurent Ropa’s The Song of the Noria (1932) and Paul Achard’s Man from the Sea (1931) are twin novels which deal with the Maltese community that settled in Algeria under French rule. Today, in hindsight, the reader realizes that the Arabs and Berbers, who in colonial literature are treated with paternalism, were later on in 1962 to ‘turn the tables on’ the European community. In this paper, I intend to dwell on a double insularity, that is, on islanders who in the long run turn out to belong to a besieged community.peer-reviewe

Performance Measurement of Vehicle Crash Imminent Braking Systems

poster abstractAs active safety systems have been introduced to passenger vehicles, there is an immediate need to develop a standardized testing protocol and scoring mechanism which enables an objective comparison between the performance of active safety systems implemented across various vehicle platforms. This project proposes a methodology for the establishment of such standards to evaluate and compare the performance of Crash Imminent Braking (CIB) systems. The proposed scoring mechanism is implemented based on track testing data in the evaluation of a 2011 model year passenger vehicle equipped with a CIB system