51 research outputs found
Vers une évolution des services aux usagers à la Haute Ecole Arc Santé
Auparavant, les bibliothĂšques Ă©taient orientĂ©es vers le dĂ©veloppement des collections destinĂ©es Ă des usagers qui connaissaient les codes de la bibliothĂšque. Mais de nos jours, les choses ont changĂ©. Les usagers peuvent accĂ©der aux informations quâils veulent de façon bien plus aisĂ©e. Les bibliothĂšques se doivent de rĂ©agir et offrir une plus-value pour conserver leurs usagers, mais Ă©galement pour en attirer dâautres. Elles doivent donc offrir des services de qualitĂ©, rĂ©pondant aux besoins de ces usagers. Le modĂšle selon lequel la collection prĂ©domine est terminĂ© au bĂ©nĂ©fice de celui oĂč les services rendus au public prennent une plus grande place. AprĂšs avoir dĂ©fini certaines notions thĂ©oriques - quâest-ce quâun service ou assurer un dĂ©veloppement de nos services, ce travail identifie les Ă©tapes nĂ©cessaires pour assurer une Ă©volution positive de lâoffre. Jâexamine notamment le suivi des services par la mise en place dâindicateurs, afin quâils restent toujours en adĂ©quation avec les besoins des usagers. Pour finir, jâamĂšne quelques pistes de rĂ©flexions suite Ă cette analys
PrĂ©sence numĂ©rique du Cedoc du CollĂšge et Ăcole de Commerce Ămilie-Gourd: proposition dâamĂ©liorations de lâespace web
Ce travail a Ă©tĂ© rĂ©alisĂ© pour le Cedoc du CollĂšge et Ăcole de Commerce Ămilie-Gourd, dans le canton de GenĂšve. Le Cedoc aimerait repenser sa prĂ©sence web au sein du site web du CollĂšge et Ăcole de Commerce, sur lequel il possĂšde une page web unique. Afin dâeffectuer une proposition dâamĂ©liorations, une Ă©tude de lâexistant genevois et du rĂ©seau BiblioDIP (rĂ©seau des bibliothĂšques scolaires) est effectuĂ©e, menant Ă un inventaire de la prĂ©sence web cantonale des bibliothĂšques scolaires. Ces rĂ©sultats ont permis de dĂ©terminer des tendances rĂ©gionales afin de sâen inspirer. LâĂ©tude de la littĂ©rature et le contact avec divers experts externes de la rĂ©gion de Suisse romande ont soulevĂ© plusieurs caractĂ©ristiques semblables aux sites web de bibliothĂšques scolaires. Les bibliothĂšques scolaires couvrent un large spectre dâĂ©tablissements, allant de lâenseignement primaire au secondaire. De ce fait, ce travail regroupe des sources diverses concernant les sections scolaires au sens large, en Suisse et Ă lâinternational. Lâanalyse et la synthĂšse de ces informations ont amenĂ© Ă une proposition dâĂ©lĂ©ments dâinformation Ă ajouter Ă lâespace web du Cedoc. Afin de vĂ©rifier la pertinence de ceux-ci, un test de tri de cartes est effectuĂ© avec un Ă©chantillon du public cible du Cedoc. Celui-ci a permis dâavoir le retour des usagers en direct, de cerner leurs besoins et de crĂ©er une arborescence et des maquettes visuelles pour le futur espace web du Cedoc. Cette analyse globale mĂšne Ă divers rĂ©sultats : une sĂ©lection dâinformations Ă ajouter, dont la pertinence et les dĂ©nominations ont Ă©tĂ© validĂ©es, diverses maquettes des futures pages web, des recommandations de crĂ©ation, de structure, dâagencement ou de contenu. Deux documents de travail ont aussi Ă©tĂ© crĂ©Ă©s, un guide des Ă©lĂ©ments et un tableau de bord, destinĂ©s uniquement Ă lâĂ©quipe du Cedoc pour un travail Ă lâinterne. Bien que non figĂ©es, ces recommandations permettent Ă lâĂ©quipe du Cedoc de crĂ©er un espace web correspondant Ă leurs besoins ainsi quâĂ ceux de leurs usagers, mais Ă©tant assez flexible pour Ă©voluer avec le temps et se dĂ©velopper au grĂ© des modifications du Cedoc et de son environnement
On the lack of stratospheric dynamical variability in low-top versions of the CMIP5 models
We describe the main differences in simulations of stratospheric climate and variability by models within the fifth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) that have a model top above the stratopause and relatively fine stratospheric vertical resolution (high-top), and those that have a model top below the stratopause (low-top). Although the simulation of mean stratospheric climate by the two model ensembles is similar, the low-top model ensemble has very weak stratospheric variability on daily and interannual time scales. The frequency of major sudden stratospheric warming events is strongly underestimated by the low-top models with less than half the frequency of events observed in the reanalysis data and high-top models. The lack of stratospheric variability in the low-top models affects their stratosphere-troposphere coupling, resulting in short-lived anomalies in the Northern Annular Mode, which do not produce long-lasting tropospheric impacts, as seen in observations. The lack of stratospheric variability, however, does not appear to have any impact on the ability of the low-top models to reproduce past stratospheric temperature trends. We find little improvement in the simulation of decadal variability for the high-top models compared to the low-top, which is likely related to the fact that neither ensemble produces a realistic dynamical response to volcanic eruptions
Renal artery sympathetic denervation:observations from the UK experience
Background:
Renal denervation (RDN) may lower blood pressure (BP); however, it is unclear whether medication changes may be confounding results. Furthermore, limited data exist on pattern of ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) responseâparticularly in those prescribed aldosterone antagonists at the time of RDN.
Methods:
We examined all patients treated with RDN for treatment-resistant hypertension in 18 UK centres.
Results:
Results from 253 patients treated with five technologies are shown. Pre-procedural mean office BP (OBP) was 185/102 mmHg (SD 26/19; n = 253) and mean daytime ABP was 170/98 mmHg (SD 22/16; n = 186). Median number of antihypertensive drugs was 5.0: 96 % ACEi/ARB; 86 % thiazide/loop diuretic and 55 % aldosterone antagonist. OBP, available in 90 % at 11 months follow-up, was 163/93 mmHg (reduction of 22/9 mmHg). ABP, available in 70 % at 8.5 months follow-up, was 158/91 mmHg (fall of 12/7 mmHg). Mean drug changes post RDN were: 0.36 drugs added, 0.91 withdrawn. Dose changes appeared neutral. Quartile analysis by starting ABP showed mean reductions in systolic ABP after RDN of: 0.4; 6.5; 14.5 and 22.1 mmHg, respectively (p < 0.001 for trend). Use of aldosterone antagonist did not predict response (p < 0.2).
Conclusion:
In 253 patients treated with RDN, office BP fell by 22/9 mmHg. Ambulatory BP fell by 12/7 mmHg, though little response was seen in the lowermost quartile of starting blood pressure. Fall in BP was not explained by medication changes and aldosterone antagonist use did not affect response
SNAPSHOT USA 2019 : a coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.With the accelerating pace of global change, it is imperative that we obtain rapid inventories of the status and distribution of wildlife for ecological inferences and conservation planning. To address this challenge, we launched the SNAPSHOT USA project, a collaborative survey of terrestrial wildlife populations using camera traps across the United States. For our first annual survey, we compiled data across all 50 states during a 14-week period (17 August - 24 November of 2019). We sampled wildlife at 1509 camera trap sites from 110 camera trap arrays covering 12 different ecoregions across four development zones. This effort resulted in 166,036 unique detections of 83 species of mammals and 17 species of birds. All images were processed through the Smithsonian's eMammal camera trap data repository and included an expert review phase to ensure taxonomic accuracy of data, resulting in each picture being reviewed at least twice. The results represent a timely and standardized camera trap survey of the USA. All of the 2019 survey data are made available herein. We are currently repeating surveys in fall 2020, opening up the opportunity to other institutions and cooperators to expand coverage of all the urban-wild gradients and ecophysiographic regions of the country. Future data will be available as the database is updated at eMammal.si.edu/snapshot-usa, as well as future data paper submissions. These data will be useful for local and macroecological research including the examination of community assembly, effects of environmental and anthropogenic landscape variables, effects of fragmentation and extinction debt dynamics, as well as species-specific population dynamics and conservation action plans. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite this paper when using the data for publication.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe
Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape
Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to understand species responses to humans in different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens to view mammal responses to changes in human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across 163 species sampled in 102 projects around the world, changes in the amount and timing of animal activity varied widely. Under higher human activity, mammals were less active in undeveloped areas but unexpectedly more active in developed areas while exhibiting greater nocturnality. Carnivores were most sensitive, showing the strongest decreases in activity and greatest increases in nocturnality. Wildlife managers must consider how habituation and uneven sensitivity across species may cause fundamental differences in humanâwildlife interactions along gradients of human influence.Peer reviewe
E-réputation et réseaux sociaux: améliorer l'image et la stratégie de communication en ligne des restaurants genevois
Ce travail de Bachelor est rĂ©alisĂ© en rĂ©ponse Ă un mandat proposĂ© par Sur Mesure concept, une entreprise active dans la communication et la gestion de lâinformation en ligne et qui propose divers services web (crĂ©ation web, rĂ©seaux sociaux, formation). En vue dâune prestation particuliĂšre destinĂ©e aux restaurants genevois, une Ă©tude sur lâe-rĂ©putation dans le domaine de la restauration mâa Ă©tĂ© demandĂ©e. Ainsi, jâai effectuĂ© un Ă©tat des lieux afin dâoffrir un panorama de ce qui se fait en terme dâe-rĂ©putation par les entreprises et plus particuliĂšrement par les restaurants. AprĂšs une prĂ©sentation des diffĂ©rents outils du web 2.0 existants, tels que les rĂ©seaux sociaux et les sites dâavis de consommateurs, avec leurs particularitĂ©s, jâai pris soin de relever certaines pratiques intĂ©ressantes pouvant ĂȘtre soutenues et relayĂ©es par ces diffĂ©rentes plateformes. Jâai Ă©galement menĂ© une enquĂȘte auprĂšs des restaurants genevois dans le but dâĂ©valuer lâutilisation du web par les restaurateurs et de dĂ©finir leur perception de lâe-rĂ©putation. Cette enquĂȘte mâa Ă©galement permis de relever et dâĂ©tudier plus en profondeur certains restaurants se dĂ©marquant en termes de communication sur Internet. Cette rĂ©flexion a abouti Ă une liste de recommandations Ă destination des restaurateurs souhaitant amĂ©liorer la prĂ©sence en ligne de leur Ă©tablissement. Ces recommandations seront par ailleurs accessibles sur un site web sur lequel pourra sâappuyer Sur Mesure concept pour dĂ©velopper son offre de service, spĂ©cifique aux restaurateurs de la rĂ©gion
Oral History Interview with Katie Bowman by Tiffany Gerber
This interview is part of an oral history project conducted in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Oral History Interview with Carol Fairbanks by Tiffany Gerber
This interview is part of an oral history project conducted in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
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