CLIC e+e- Linear Collider Studies - Input to the Snowmass process 2013

This paper addresses the issues in question for Energy Frontier Lepton and Gamma Colliders by the Frontier Capabilities group of the Snowmass 2013 process and is structured accordingly. It will be accompanied by a paper describing the Detector and Physics studies for the CLIC project currently in preparation for submission to the Energy Frontier group.Comment: Submitted to the Snowmass process 2013. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1208.140

La formation en organisation : mise en perspective des approches psychosociologiques et ergonomiques

Face aux nouveaux défis que constituent la globalisation, les évolutions technologiques et les évolutions démographiques, la formation revêt aujourd’hui une importance cruciale dans le développement de la ressource humaine en organisation. Ce domaine est actuellement dominé, tant du point de vue scientifique que de celui des pratiques, par deux grands courants : le courant psychosociologique et le courant ergonomique. Si l’apport de l’un comme de l’autre est incontestable, on constate une grande méconnaissance entre ces deux courants, ainsi que l’absence d’un dialogue et d’une mise en perspective scientifique. Cette contribution propose d’initier cette démarche, à la fois dans l’optique de développer les pratiques des formateurs – qu’il s’agisse de professionnels de la formation ou de personnes appelées à jouer ce rôle ponctuellement dans leur carrière –, mais aussi d’aider les commanditaires de formation à mieux orienter leurs choix de formation grâce à une meilleure compréhension des deux approches.De cette mise en perspective réalisée à partir tant des travaux historiques que des recherches les plus récentes, il ressort d’abord plusieurs points communs. (1) Une volonté de développer de nouveaux modes d’apprentissage, nourris par des recherches scientifiques, et qui rompent avec les approches scolaires. (2) Un lien fort établi entre théorie et action, avec des pratiques qui articulent la pratique et la connaissance, l’intervention sur l’organisation et l’apprentissage individuel. (3) Une vision de l’apprentissage comme résultant de l’action combinée avec la réflexion sur l’action.En contraste avec ces fondements communs, plusieurs points de divergences se prêtant à de fructueux échanges sont identifiés. (1) Un ancrage prioritaire sur le groupe pour les approches psychosociologiques, sur le travail pour les approches ergonomiques. (2) Une centration sur les aspects plutôt fonctionnels et spécifiques du travail pour l’approche ergonomique, plutôt sur les aspects relationnels et transversaux pour l’approche psychosociologique. (3) Quatre points sur lesquels des échanges de techniques seraient profitables. (4) Une controverse sur la question du lien – nécessaire ou non – entre travail et formation. En prenant acte de la complémentarité des deux approches (à la fois compatibles et différentes), il apparaît utile d’entreprendre un dialogue tant dans une optique de lisibilité des pratiques de formation en organisation que d’efficacité. Un tel constat invite donc les formateurs à intensifier leurs échanges, et les commanditaires à mobiliser les apports conjoints des deux approches afin de développer au mieux les ressources humaines de leurs organisations.Faced with new challenge from globalization, technological and demographic changes, today organizational training takes a crucial importance in the development of human resources in organizations. From both a scientific and practical point of view, two major currents presently seem to rule this field : a psychosociological current and an ergonomic current. The contributions of each of them in organizational human resources development are unquestionable, but we have observed significant levels of misunderstanding between the two, as well as a lack of dialogue and scientific objectivity. The present paper intends to initiate this dialogue with an eye towards developing training practices. Thanks to a better understanding of these main approaches, our aim is to help those who seek to train personnel to better orientate their choice of training.From this perspective, based as much on historical research as on more recent works, several common points are obvious. (1) There is a wish to develop new learning strategies which draws substance from scientific research, and which breaks with school-based models. (2) There is a strong link between theory and action, together with practices that combine doing and knowledge. (3) There is also a vision of learning as the result of action combined with reflection on action.In contrast with these shared foundations, several differences leading to fruitful exchange have been identified. (1) Focus on group from psychosociological approaches, as opposed to focus on work from ergonomic perspectives; (2) concentration on functional and specific aspects of work in the ergonomic approach and emphasis on relational and transversal aspects in the psychosociological approach; (3) four points on which technical exchanges would be profitable; (4) a major controversy on the question of whether the link between work and training is necessary or not. By becoming aware of the complementarity of the two approaches (compatible and different), we become convinced that it is essential to begin a dialogue in order to make organizational training practices more understandable and more effective.Frente a los nuevos desafíos que constituyen la globalización, las evoluciones tecnológicas y las evoluciones demográficas, hoy en día la formación reviste una importancia crucial en el desarrollo del recurso humano en organización. Tanto desde el punto de vista científico como de las prácticas, este sector está actualmente dominado por dos grandes corrientes : la corriente psicosociológica y la corriente ergonómica. Aunque el aporte de la una y de la otra es incontestable, se constata una gran falta de conocimiento entre estas dos corrientes, así como una ausencia de diálogo y de una puesta en perspectiva científica. Esta contribución propone iniciar el diálogo con una óptica doble : la de desarrollar las prácticas de los formadores – que se trate de profesionales de la formación o de personas llamadas a ejercer este papel de forma puntual en su carrera – y a la vez, la de ayudar a los comanditarios de formación a que, gracias a un mejor comprensión de los dos enfoques, orienten mejor su selección de formación.Desde esta puesta en perspectiva realizada a partir tanto de los trabajos históricos como de las investigaciones más recientes, se desprenden para empezar varios puntos comunes. (1) Una voluntad de desarrollar nuevos modos de aprendizaje, sustentados por investigaciones científicas y que rompen con los enfoques escolares. (2) Un vínculo sólido establecido entre teoría y acción, con prácticas que articulan la práctica y el conocimiento, la intervención sobre la organización y el aprendizaje individual. (3) Una visión del aprendizaje resultado de la acción combinada con la reflexión sobre la acción.En contraste con estos fundamentos comunes, se identifican varios puntos de divergencias que se prestan a fructíferos intercambios. (1) El enfoque psicosociológico se concentra de forma prioritaria en el grupo, en tanto que el enfoque ergonómico se concentra en el trabajo. (2) El enfoque ergonómico se centra más bien en los aspectos funcionales y específicos del trabajo, en tanto que el enfoque psicosociológico se centra en los aspectos relacionales y transversales. (3) Cuatro puntos sobre los cuales los intercambios de técnicas serían sumamente provechosos. (4) Existe una controversia sobre el tema del vínculo – necesario o no – entre trabajo y formación. Al tomar conciencia de la complementariedad de los dos enfoques (compatibles y diferentes a la vez), se revela la utilidad de emprender un diálogo tanto en una óptica de legibilidad de las prácticas de formación en organización como de eficacia. Esta constatación debería entonces incitar a los formadores a intensificar sus intercambios y a los comanditarios a movilizar los aportes comunes de los dos enfoques con objeto de desarrollar lo mejor posible los recursos humanos de sus organizaciones

Les petits producteurs sont-ils des acteurs obligés du commerce équitable pour les consommateurs ?

De récentes études ont montré que les motivations à acheter des produits issus du commerce équitable pouvaient être hétérogènes. Les consommateurs achèteraient des produits équitables non seulement pour des motivations altruistes, telles que le soutien des petits producteurs du Sud ou la participation à un mouvement global de changement des règles du commerce international, mais aussi pour des motivations plus égocentrées comme le goût des produits, l'attirance pour un produit exotique, ethnique. Cette hétérogénéité des motivations des consommateurs pose la question du lien entre ces motivations et les mentions sur les produits. Plus précisément nous nous intéresserons ici aux liens entre les motivations du consommateur et les deux mentions " commerce équitable " (CE) et " petits producteurs " (PP). Une revue de littérature suivie d'une étude exploratoire qualitative puis quantitative sur 228 individus nous permettent de montrer que la perception que certains consommateurs ont de ces produits est moins en cohérence avec les principes fondamentaux du commerce équitable qu'avec la mention " petits producteurs " qui connote le soutien des plus pauvres mais aussi la recherche d'un produit fait avec soin, de meilleure qualité gustative voire même plus authentique. (Résumé d'auteur

Modelling of Grey Wolf Optimization Algorithm Using 2D P Colonies

In this paper, we investigate a possibility of Grey wolf optimization algo- rithm simulation by 2D P colonies. We introduce a new kind of 2D P colony equipped with a blackboard. It is used by agents to store information that is reachable by all the agents from every place in the environment

Project #67: Pre-Scheduling Protocol

Nonuniform processes result in patients receiving different experiences across the Radiology product line. We observed continuous rescheduled patients over Henry Ford Health\u27s Radiology history due to incorrect scheduling/scanning of a patient\u27s high tech modality order. In 2019, 2 of 5 business units had implemented a process to review orders prior to scheduling, however this was only done by medical group radiologists.https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/qualityexpo2023/1003/thumbnail.jp

Tonalite-dominated magmatism in the Abitibi Subprovince, Canada, and significance for Cu-Au magmatic-hydrothermal systems

In Archean greenstone belts, magmatism is dominated by intrusive and volcanic rocks with tholeiitic affinities, as well as tonalite- and granodiorite-dominated large-volume batholiths, i.e., tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) suites. These intrusions are associated with poorly documented mineralization (Cu-Au porphyries) that, in the Neoarchean Abitibi Subprovince (>2.79 to ~2.65 Ga), Superior Province, Canada, are associated with diorite bearing plutons, i.e., tonalite–trondhjemite–diorite (TTD) suites. The importance of TTG versus TTD suites in the evolution of greenstone belts and of their magmatic-hydrothermal systems and related mineralization is unconstrained. The aim of this study was to portray the chemistry and distribution of these suites in the Abitibi Subprovince. The study used data compiled by the geological surveys of Québec and Ontario to evaluate the chemistry of TTG and TTD suites and uncovered two coeval magmas that significantly differentiated (fractional crystallization mostly): 1) a heavy rare earth elements (HREE)-depleted tonalitic magma from high pressure melting of an hydrated basalt source; and 2) a hybrid HREE-undepleted magma that may be a mixture of mantle-derived (tholeiite) and tonalitic melts. The HREE-depleted rocks (mostly tonalite and granodiorite) display chemical characteristics of TTG suites (HREE, Ti, Nb, Ta, Y, and Sr depletion, lack of mafic unit, Na-rich), while the other rocks (tonalite and diorite) formed TTD suites. Tonalite-dominated magmatism, in the Abitibi Subprovince, comprises crustal melts as well as a significant proportion of mantle-derived magmas and this may be essential for Cu-Au magmatic-hydrothermal mineralizing systems

CLIC e+e- Linear Collider Studies

This document provides input from the CLIC e+e- linear collider studies to the update process of the European Strategy for Particle Physics. It is submitted on behalf of the CLIC/CTF3 collaboration and the CLIC physics and detector study. It describes the exploration of fundamental questions in particle physics at the energy frontier with a future TeV-scale e+e- linear collider based on the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) two-beam acceleration technique. A high-luminosity high-energy e+e- collider allows for the exploration of Standard Model physics, such as precise measurements of the Higgs, top and gauge sectors, as well as for a multitude of searches for New Physics, either through direct discovery or indirectly, via high-precision observables. Given the current state of knowledge, following the observation of a \sim125 GeV Higgs-like particle at the LHC, and pending further LHC results at 8 TeV and 14 TeV, a linear e+e- collider built and operated in centre-of-mass energy stages from a few-hundred GeV up to a few TeV will be an ideal physics exploration tool, complementing the LHC. Two example scenarios are presented for a CLIC accelerator built in three main stages of 500 GeV, 1.4 (1.5) TeV, and 3 TeV, together with the layout and performance of the experiments and accompanied by cost estimates. The resulting CLIC physics potential and measurement precisions are illustrated through detector simulations under realistic beam conditions.Comment: Submitted to the European Strategy Preparatory Grou

Urban agriculture and place-making : Narratives about place and space in Ghent, Brno and Bristol

Despite rising enthusiasm for food growing among city dwellers, local authorities struggle to find space for urban agriculture (UA), both literally and figuratively. Consequently, UA often arises, sometimes temporarily, in marginal areas that are vulnerable to changes in planning designation. In the literature, spatial issues in relation to UA have either addressed structural questions of land use, governance and planning, or have highlighted social and personal benefits of UA. This paper aims to revisit and combine both streams of inquiry, viewing them as two co-constitutive forces that shape places through UA. The paper analyses three case studies in Brno, Ghent and Bristol, using a spatial lens that exposes important tensions as inherent characteristics of UA and conceptualises them as tensions within two space-narratives, namely abstract space and concrete place. It is suggested that UA, as a collective socio-cultural process, can transform functionally replicable spaces into unique places and thus contributes to place-making. This function should be recognised within urban planning circles, which should not only secure physical spaces to develop urban agriculture, but also create possibilities for local autonomous governance

Using environmental segmentation to perform ecodesign with users

International audienceMarket segmentation has been a crucial point for enhancing the success of new products. By grouping users with similar needs, manufacturers have been able to design products with much more appeal to a specific typology of users. Moreover, ecodesign process strives at developing products with lower impact on the environment. Actual ecodesigned products however do not completely fit with users needs. This contribution proposes to use the segmentation approach to drive the process of product ecodesign. By differencing the users according to their sensitivity to environmental issues, this approach enables to design environmentally friendly products for a specific group. To this end, we intend to couple an existing segmentation definition for environmental policy with the Rokeach Values System. The result is a seven group representation of users with a specific set of values for each group that will allow developing products that match user needs with the environmental consciousness. This segmentation and its benefits are applied to the adaptation of ecodesign strategies according to each users group. We illustrate our proposal with an application to the design of a coffee machine