Ecriture chinoise, écriture occidentale : variantes de l'appréhension du monde

Comparing Western thought and Chinese thought can be quite enriching, at a time when cultures in general can gain contact, as weil as fee!thrcatencd somctimes. l have tried, starting from modes of writings, at their origins, to figure out the advcnt and development ofthought on both sides. The point was also to choose a field ofexpcriment... 1 have thought that 1 could present 'reality', the 'world', from Western and Chinese approaches, with the efiècts of 'logos' and 'Reason' on one side and Taoist and sometimes Buddhist influences on the other. The 'process' of the world that China was conscious of cou id not allow her to apprchend reality such as Greece, very carly, and later Western thought could conceive it. Indeed, the only thing that would not change in this world is the state of 'impermanence' for China. From the yi jing, the Book of Changes, and ideographie patterns and methods, China wanted to show the world, the whole world. That was a vision definitely different from that of the West... Still, one question remains : where does this vision come from ? From thinkers. from Nature itself ? From modes of writings as human responses ? The exposition that I developed offers a few landmarks on both sidcs, but the question is still an open one...Confronter la pensée occidentale à la pensée chinoise est une démarche enrichissante à un moment où les cultures se croisent et peuvent même se sentir menacées. J'ai tenté, en partant de l'étude des écritures et de leurs origines de mieux cerner l'avènement de la pensée et son développement dans les deux cas. Il s'agissait de fixer un champ d'étude, j'ai donc songé à présenter le 'réel', le' monde', selon les deux approches et applications, d'un côté le 'logos\ la Raison et de l'autre les conceptions taoïstes, parfois mêlées de bouddhisme. Le 'procès' du monde dont la Chine était très tôt consciente ne lui permettait pas d'interpréter le réel tel que la Grèce et par voie de conséquence l'Occident le concevait, la seule chose qui ne change pas dans le monde étant précisément pour la Chine l'état 'd'impermanence'. Partant notamment du "yi jing" ou "Livre des Mutations", de la construction idéographique, la Chine a voulu représenter le monde tout entier, elle avait une vision différente de celle de I'Occident...Mais une question demeure posée: quelle est au fond l'origine de cette vision ? Est-ce celle de certains penseurs ? Est-ce la nature elle-même ? Est-ce l'écriture comme manifestation humaine? Ma recherche propose quelques jalons pour chaque civilisation, mais la question reste très ouvert

Extensor-tendons reconstruction using autogenous palmaris longus tendon grafting for rheumatoid arthritis patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The purpose of the study is to retrospectively review the clinical outcome of our study population of middle-aged RA patients who had suffered extensor-tendon rupture. We reported the outcome of autogenous palmaris tendon grafting of multiple extensor tendons at wrist level in 14 middle-aged rheumatoid patients.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Between Feb. 2000 to Feb. 2004, thirty-six ruptured wrist level extensor tendons were reconstructed in fourteen rheumatoid patients (11 women and three men) using autogenous palmaris longus tendon as a free interposition graft. In each case, the evaluation was based on both subjective and objective criteria, including the range of MCP joint flexion after surgery, the extension lag at the metacarpophalangeal joint before and after surgery, and the ability of the patient to work.</p> <p>Results and Discussion</p> <p>The average of follow-up was 54.1 months (range, 40 to 72 months). The average range of MCP joint flexion after reconstruction was 66°. The extension lag at the metacarpophalangeal joint significantly improved from a preoperative mean of 38° (range, 25°–60°) to a postoperative mean of 16° (range, 0°–30°). Subjectively all patients were satisfied with the clinical results, and achieved a return to their level of ability before tendon rupture. We found good functional results in our series of interposition grafting using palmaris longus to reconstruct extensor tendon defects in the rheumatoid patients.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Reconstruction for multiple tendon ruptures is a salvage procedure that is often associated with extensor lag and impairment of overall function. Early aggressive treatment of extensor tendon reconstruction using autogenous palmaris longus tendon as a free interposition graft in the rheumatoid wrist is another viable option to achieve good clinical functional result.</p

How to apprehend the world : approach through chinese writing, approach through western writing

Confronter la pensée occidentale à la pensée chinoise est une démarche enrichissante à un moment où les cultures se croisent et peuvent même se sentir menacées. J'ai tenté, en partant de l'étude des écritures et de leurs origines de mieux cerner l'avènement de la pensée et son développement dans les deux cas. Il s'agissait de fixer un champ d'étude, j'ai donc songé à présenter le 'réel', le' monde', selon les deux approches et applications, d'un côté le 'logos\ la Raison et de l'autre les conceptions taoïstes, parfois mêlées de bouddhisme. Le 'procès' du monde dont la Chine était très tôt consciente ne lui permettait pas d'interpréter le réel tel que la Grèce et par voie de conséquence l'Occident le concevait, la seule chose qui ne change pas dans le monde étant précisément pour la Chine l'état 'd'impermanence'. Partant notamment du "yi jing" ou "Livre des Mutations", de la construction idéographique, la Chine a voulu représenter le monde tout entier, elle avait une vision différente de celle de I'Occident...Mais une question demeure posée: quelle est au fond l'origine de cette vision ? Est-ce celle de certains penseurs ? Est-ce la nature elle-même ? Est-ce l'écriture comme manifestation humaine? Ma recherche propose quelques jalons pour chaque civilisation, mais la question reste très ouverteComparing Western thought and Chinese thought can be quite enriching, at a time when cultures in general can gain contact, as weil as fee!thrcatencd somctimes. l have tried, starting from modes of writings, at their origins, to figure out the advcnt and development ofthought on both sides. The point was also to choose a field ofexpcriment... 1 have thought that 1 could present 'reality', the 'world', from Western and Chinese approaches, with the efiècts of 'logos' and 'Reason' on one side and Taoist and sometimes Buddhist influences on the other. The 'process' of the world that China was conscious of cou id not allow her to apprchend reality such as Greece, very carly, and later Western thought could conceive it. Indeed, the only thing that would not change in this world is the state of 'impermanence' for China. From the yi jing, the Book of Changes, and ideographie patterns and methods, China wanted to show the world, the whole world. That was a vision definitely different from that of the West... Still, one question remains : where does this vision come from ? From thinkers. from Nature itself ? From modes of writings as human responses ? The exposition that I developed offers a few landmarks on both sidcs, but the question is still an open one..

Comparison of Sensor Analysis for Swimming in Different Positions

[[abstract]]Using the sensor to monitor and to evaluate sports performance is a new trend in the future. The experimental results will be affected by the sampling frequency, placement of sensors, setting of the filter and instrumental correction, etc. This study is to explore the effect of different detection of position on swimming stroke. Methods: Three swimmers are participating in this research. Two inertial sensors will be placed on the right hand and forearm, upper and lower back and swimmers have to do a 50 meters freestyle. We have developed a system to read the data from sensors and to measure differences between the two placement locations. Results : (a) Peak value: the sensor data from hand higher than the forearm in freestyle x-axis and z-axis. The peak of the upper back X-axis was significantly higher than the lower back (p <.05). (b) Wave range: the sensor data from hand larger than the forearm in XYZ axis. (c) Wave periods: there are no significant differences between hand-forearm and upper-lower back locations. Conclusions: The sensor data obtained from hand location show a larger amplitude and peak value, and better waveform identification. It is important to place the sensor device on the hand for analyzing swimming stroke motion. Freestyle maximum peak is to show in the z-axis. So the relevant axis should choose carefully when analyzing the waveform data. The back location can provide balance and comfort, the data of upper back had a better effect on recognition, but there may have problems of unstable device placement and water resistance; the lower back sensor was close to body center, so it can examine body acceleration, speed, rotation, and frequency.[[notice]]補正完

Rapid and Highly Sensitive Detection of C-Reaction Protein Using Robust Self-Compensated Guided-Mode Resonance BioSensing System for Point-of-Care Applications

The rapid and sensitive detection of human C-reactive protein (CRP) in a point-of-care (POC) may be conducive to the early diagnosis of various diseases. Biosensors have emerged as a new technology for rapid and accurate detection of CRP for POC applications. Here, we propose a rapid and highly stable guided-mode resonance (GMR) optofluidic biosensing system based on intensity detection with self-compensation, which substantially reduces the instability caused by environmental factors for a long detection time. In addition, a low-cost LED serving as the light source and a photodetector are used for intensity detection and real-time biosensing, and the system compactness facilitates POC applications. Self-compensation relies on a polarizing beam splitter to separate the transverse-magnetic-polarized light and transverse-electric-polarized light from the light source. The transverse-electric-polarized light is used as a background signal for compensating noise, while the transverse-magnetic-polarized light is used as the light source for the GMR biosensor. After compensation, noise is drastically reduced, and both the stability and performance of the system are enhanced over a long period. Refractive index experiments revealed a resolution improvement by 181% when using the proposed system with compensation. In addition, the system was successfully applied to CRP detection, and an outstanding limit of detection of 1.95 × 10−8 g/mL was achieved, validating the proposed measurement system for biochemical reaction detection. The proposed GMR biosensing sensing system can provide a low-cost, compact, rapid, sensitive, and highly stable solution for a variety of point-of-care applications

Polymer-Bound Coumarin–Triphenyliminophosphorane Derivatives as Turn-On Fluorescence Sensors for Water Content Detection via Non-Hydrolytic Staudinger Reaction

Fluorometric optical sensors have recently been developed for analyzing environmental humidity and solvents’ water content. Our group has demonstrated a series of coumarin–triphenyliminophosphorane (TPIPP) derivatives that exhibit a remarkable fluorescence efficiency under photoexcitation. We speculated that these derivatives could be developed into turn-on fluorescent probes suitable for the analysis of water content and humidity. First, the non-hydrolytic Staudinger reaction (NSR) was employed to modify the side chain of a styrene–4-diphenylphosphino styrene (DPPS) copolymer with coumarin–TPIPP fluorophores. When the DPPS content of the copolymer was higher, the fluorophores’ fluorescence was weaker because of their dense packing, causing self-quenching. When the fluorophore-modified copolymer was placed in tetrahydrofuran containing water and a small amount of AcOH, hydrolysis occurred, and highly fluorescent 7-amino-3-cyanocoumarin (coumarin 1) was released in the solvent following the general Staudinger reduction route. The release of some fluorophores from the copolymer also resulted in less self-quenching, thus enhancing the fluorescence intensity. To take full advantage of this emission, we prepared polymer beads with crosslinked poly (styrene) and poly(DPPS) and coumarin fluorophores that were covalently linked to the beads through an efficient NSR. Compared with the nonbead form, the polymer beads required a much lower acid concentration for hydrolysis to occur and solvents’ fluorescence turned on more quickly. The water content in three common solvents, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile, and methanol, was analyzed by immersing the modified beads for 5 min (AcOH concentration = 0.5%); the respective quantitation limits were 0.067, 0.013, and 0.057%, respectively. The proposed polymer material is a promising platform for moisture detection in the chemical refinery industry