Plaute, Les Bacchides scène 5 vers 235-367

Il s’agit d’une scène de ruse et de tromperie, scène attendue par le public, où l’esclave principal, qui est maître du jeu, invente une histoire rocambolesque pour détourner l’argent de Nicobule au profit de son fils Mnésiloque qui en a besoin pour payer sa ruineuse maîtresse, la courtisane Bacchis, et la racheter à un soldat qui a loué ses services pour un an. La scène est parlée, et non chantée ou dansée, et les acteurs n’utilisent que leur voix, sans jouer physiquement leur rôle. C’est do..

La matrone, la louve et le soldat : pourquoi des prostitué(e)s « ingénues » à Rome ?

Le problème historique majeur posé par l’étude de la prostitution à Rome est celui de l’existence de prostitué(e)s libres dans une société esclavagiste. Puisque des corps serviles, ou affranchis, masculins et féminins étaient disponibles en grand nombre, aussi bien dans les demeures des hommes libres que dans les maisons de prostitution, comment se fait-il que des femmes nées libres aient renoncé à leurs privilèges et statut de matrones ? Comment se fait-il aussi que la société ait institutionnalisé ce renoncement en prévoyant d’enregistrer officiellement ces prostituées d’origine libre ? L’explication proposée ici est que les prostitué(e)s libres assument une fonction symbolique qui est d’être l’autre du soldat comme l’acteur est l’autre de l’orateur. Ces « parias » de la société romaine, toujours « efféminés » servent à marquer les marges de l’humanité civilisée dans la continuité, à définir les hommes, libres et adultes et donc « masculins » par ce qu’ils ne sont pas mais ce qu’ils pourraient par malheur, devenir des « effeminés » ou leur équivalent, des prostituées libres.The main historical problem that occurs when studying prostitution in Rome is the existence of free prostitutes in a slave State. Since servile bodies as well as male and female freed slaves were available in large numbers, in the homes of free men and in brothels, why did born-free women give up their privilege and their status of wives of Roman citizens ? How could society institutionalise this renouncement by officially registering these prostitutes of free origin ? The explanation given here is that free prostitutes took on a symbolic function which was to be the Other of the soldier just like the actor is the Other of the speaker. Always “ feminine ”, these society outcasts were used to define the margins of civilised mankind in its continuity. They were used to define the free and adult men, who were thus “ masculine ” through what they were not, but what they might unfortunately have become, “ feminine ” or their equivalent, free prostitutes

A Variant of the Sciatic Nerve and its Clinical Implications.

Variants of gluteal neural anatomy are important to consider, especially during surgical approaches to the hip. During the routine dissection of the gluteal region, a variant of the sciatic nerve was found where the nerve left the pelvis fully split into its tibial and common fibular components. Intrapelvically and extrapelvically, there was no splitting of the two components by the piriformis muscle. Distally, the two parts of the nerve were draped over the medial and lateral edges of the ischial tuberosity. To avoid iatrogenic injury to the sciatic nerve during invasive or surgical approaches to this region, all possible anatomical variations, such as the one presented herein, should be appreciated by the clinician

Rome au présent : ici ou ailleurs ? Entretien avec Florence Dupont

Dans son ouvrage L’Invention de la littérature, Florence Dupont, professeure de langue et de littérature latines à l’université Paris Diderot, évoque l’étude des mondes anciens comme une « invitation au voyage », les voyages géographiques actuels ne nous emmenant que fort rarement « ailleurs ». L’étrangeté des Anciens reste encore à découvrir, dans des domaines que contribuent à mettre au jour l’anthropologie culturelle et l’ethnopoétique. Traductions ancrées dans la contemporanéité, pratique de la dramaturgie, étude des pratiques musicales et rituelles : Florence Dupont ouvre un champ, développe des méthodes et, surtout, propose une nouvelle posture de l’historien et de l’intellectuel « au présent »

Effect of adiponectin on bovine granulosa cell steroidogenesis, oocyte maturation and embryo development

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adiponectin is an adipokine, mainly produced by adipose tissue. It regulates several reproductive processes. The protein expression of the adiponectin system (adiponectin, its receptors, AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 and the APPL1 adaptor) in bovine ovary and its role on ovarian cells and embryo, remain however to be determined.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Here, we identified the adiponectin system in bovine ovarian cells and embryo using RT-PCR, immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, we investigated in vitro the effects of recombinant human adiponectin (10 micro g/mL) on proliferation of granulosa cells (GC) measured by [3H] thymidine incorporation, progesterone and estradiol secretions measured by radioimmunoassay in the culture medium of GC, nuclear oocyte maturation and early embryo development.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We show that the mRNAs and proteins for the adiponectin system are present in bovine ovary (small and large follicles and corpus luteum) and embryo. Adiponectin, AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 were more precisely localized in oocyte, GC and theca cells. Adiponectin increased IGF-1 10(-8) M-induced GC proliferation (P < 0.01) but not basal or insulin 10(-8) M-induced proliferation. Additionally, adiponectin decreased insulin 10(-8) M-induced, but not basal or IGF-1 10(-8) M-induced secretions of progesterone (P < 0.01) and estradiol (P < 0.05) by GC. This decrease in insulin-induced steroidogenesis was associated with a decrease in ERK1/2 MAPK phosphorylation in GC pre-treated with adiponectin. Finally, addition of adiponectin during in vitro maturation affected neither the percentage of oocyte in metaphase-II nor 48-h cleavage and blastocyst day 8 rates.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>In bovine species, adiponectin decreased insulin-induced steroidogenesis and increased IGF-1-induced proliferation of cultured GC through a potential involvement of ERK1/2 MAPK pathway, whereas it did not modify oocyte maturation and embryo development in vitro.</p

Guide pratique pour le développement d’une offre RFID et automates prêt/retour en bibliothèque

Ce guide propose de façon très pratique le déroulement d’un processus d’automatisation d’une bibliothèque de la présentation du système RFID à la mise en place d’automates de prêt/retour en passant par les boîtes de retour extérieures

Centre Louis-Gernet de recherches comparées sur les sociétés anciennes

Emmanuelle Cagnac et Valérie Huet, maîtres de conférences à l’Université de Paris-VIIPierre Cordier, maître de conférences à l’Université de PoitiersFlorence Dupont, professeur à l’Université de Paris-VII Façons romaines de faire le Grec Les chercheurs du Centre Louis-Gernet (historiens de Rome et de la Grèce anciennes) avaient décidé d’engager pour deux ans une étude sur les relations interculturelles dans l’espace gréco-romain. Les Romains appellent « grecques » ou désignent d’un terme exhi..

Coxiella burnetii in Humans and Ticks in Rural Senegal

Q fever is a zoonotic disease known since 1937. The disease may be severe, causing pneumonia, hepatitis and endocarditis. Q fever agent has been described as a possible biological weapon. Animals—especially domestic cows, goats and sheep—are considered reservoirs for this infection. They are capable of sustaining the infection for long periods and excreting viable bacteria, infecting other animals and, occasionally, humans. Here we studied the distribution of Q fever in a poorly studied region, Senegal. We studied the agent of Q fever both in ticks parasitizing domestic animals and in humans (antibodies in serum, bacteria in feces, saliva and milk). We found from the studied regions the bacterium is highly prevalent in rural Senegal. Up to 37.6% of five different and most prevalent tick species may carry the bacterium. Humans living in such areas, as other mammals, may occasionally excrete Q fever agent through feces and milk

Improved performance of crystal structure solution from powder diffraction data through parameter tuning of a simulated annealing algorithm

Significant gains in the performance of the simulated annealing algorithm in the DASH software package have been realised by using the irace automatic configuration tool to optimise the values of three key simulated annealing parameters. Specifically, the success rate in finding the global minimum in intensity chi squared space is improved by up to an order of magnitude. The general applicability of these revised simulated annealing parameters is demonstrated using the crystal structure determinations of over 100 powder diffraction data sets

Bacterial Zoonoses and Infective Endocarditis, Algeria

Blood culture–negative endocarditis is common in Algeria. We describe the etiology of infective endocarditis in this country. Samples from 110 cases in 108 patients were collected in Algiers. Blood cultures were performed in Algeria. Serologic and molecular analysis of valves was performed in France. Infective endocarditis was classified as definite in 77 cases and possible in 33. Causative agents were detected by blood cultures in 48 cases. All 62 blood culture–negative endocarditis cases were tested by serologic or molecular methods or both. Of these, 34 tested negative and 28 had an etiologic agent identified. A total of 18 infective endocarditis cases were caused by zoonotic and arthropodborne bacteria, including Bartonella quintana (14 cases), Brucella melitensis (2 cases), and Coxiella burnetii (2 cases). Our data underline the high prevalence of infective endocarditis caused by Bartonella quintana in northern Africa and the role of serologic and molecular tools for the diagnosis of blood culture–negative endocarditis