The Nature-Society Controversy in France: Epistemological and Political Implications

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Corps, genre et nouvelles technologies biomédicales : reconfigurations antinaturalistes au sein des théories féministes

The biological materiality of the human body has become an object of unprecedented interventions through “new biomedical technologies” as medically assisted procreation, genetic tests, or hormonal contraception. This thesis interrogates the difficulties inherent to anti-naturalist approaches in order to address the biological dimension of sexed bodies. “One is not born a woman, one becomes one”, but is this also true for the body? The analytical frames of materialist or deconstructivist feminism cannot cease the modalities through which biomedical technologies invest the flesh. Do biomedical technologies make constructivist approaches obsolete through the revenge of a biological – hormonal, genetic, molecular – ground that tops the anatomical effects of socialization? Partisans of a feminist “material turn” seem to think so. After analyzing how the molecular biology revolution changes the very concept of nature in defining it as “life itself”, I offer an alternative interpretation by defining biomedical technologies as technologies of power that stem from a molecular biopolitics of gender. Instead of overturning constructivist perspectives, these new social mediations (residing on a new epistemic paradigm) help understanding a shift in what has been seen as the limits of gender. This shift creates unprecedented identities, experiences and subjectivities of gender. In exposing the coordinates of the biomedical apparatus, this comparative study between disciplinary techniques and molecular biopolitics of gender pleads for a renewed anti-naturalist critique that takes the form of a critique of technology in order to allow for a collective appropriation of biomedical technologies.La matérialité biologique du corps humain est devenue l'objet d'interventions inédites au moyen de nouvelles technologies biomédicales, comme la procréation médicalement assistée, les tests génétiques, la contraception hormonale. Cette thèse part des difficultés inhérentes à une approche antinaturaliste pour aborder la dimension biologique des corps sexués. “On ne naît pas femme, on le devient” : mais qu'en est-il des corps ? Les technologies biomédicales investissent la chair selon des modalités qui échappent aux grilles d'analyses matérialiste et butlérienne. Faut-il y voir une réfutation du constructivisme, la revanche d'un socle biologique – hormonal, génétique, moléculaire – primant sur les effets anatomiques de la socialisation, comme le suggèrent les partisan·e·s d'un material turn féministe ? À partir d'une analyse de l'évolution de la notion de nature, définie comme "vie elle-même" depuis la révolution moléculaire de la biologie, cette thèse propose une autre interprétation, en définissant les technologies biomédicales comme des technologies de pouvoir relevant d’une biopolitique moléculaire de genre. Sans infirmer la perspective constructiviste, ces médiations sociales originales (adossées au nouveau paradigme épistémique) permettent de comprendre comment les frontières et limites du genre sont déplacées, tout en produisant des identités, des expériences et des subjectivités genrées inédites. En dégageant les coordonnées d'un véritable dispositif biomédical, notre étude comparative entre techniques disciplinaires et biopolitique moléculaire de genre plaide pour une critique antinaturaliste renouvelée, s’articulant à une critique de la technique qui permette d'inventer collectivement des moyens pour se réapproprier démocratiquement les technologies biomédicales

Analisa Pertimbangan Hakim dalam Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tertentu pada Putusan Hakim Tingkat Pertama Nomor 32/PHI.G/2014/PN.JKT.PST

Tidak diijinkan karya tersebut diunggah ke dalam aplikasi Repositori Perpustakaan Universitas karena di scan lembar pengesahan tidak dibubuhi cap fakultas.Skripsi ini membahas tentang Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tertentu bagi Tenaga Kerja Asing di Indonesia pada Putusan Nomor 32/PHI.G/2014/PN.JKT.PST. Inti dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bahwa Perjanjian Kerja bagi Tenaga Kerja Asing di Indonesia harus memenuhi syarat-syarat Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tertentu yang diatur dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 13 Tahun 2003 tentang Ketenagakerjaan, apabila perjanjian kerja tidak memenuhi syarat maka demi hukum berubah menjadi Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tidak Tertentu. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian hukum normatif karena penelitian ini meneliti Putusan Pengadilan Negeri dan mengacu pada Undang-Undang Nomor 13 Tahun 2003 tentang Ketenagakerjaan yang dikaji untuk menemukan kebenaran hukum. Dari hasil penelitian, hakim menyatakan dalam pertimbangannya bahwa Tenaga Kerja Asing di Indonesia harus Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tertentu yang berlandaskan Pasal 42 Undang-Undang Nomor 13 Tahun 2003 tentang Ketenagakerjaan. Disini penulis membahas dan meneliti bahwa Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tertentu apabila tidak memenuhi syarat sesuai dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 13 Tahun 2003 tentang Ketenagakerjaan akan berubah menjadi Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tidak Tertentu

An adaptive observer-based controller design for active damping of a DC network with a constant power load

This article explores a nonlinear, adaptive controller aimed at increasing the stability margin of a direct-current (dc), small-scale, electrical network containing an unknown constant power load (CPL). Due to its negative incremental impedance, this load reduces the effective damping of the network, which may lead to voltage oscillations and even to voltage collapse. To overcome this drawback, we consider the incorporation of a controlled dc-dc power converter in parallel with the CPL. The design of the control law for the converter is particularly challenging due to the existence of unmeasured states and unknown parameters. We propose a standard input-output linearization stage, to which a suitably tailored adaptive observer is added. The good performance of the controller is validated through experiments on a small-scale network

An Adaptive Observer-Based Controller Design for Active Damping of a DC Network with a Constant Power Load

© 2021 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting /republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other worksThis article explores a nonlinear, adaptive controller aimed at increasing the stability margin of a direct-current (dc), small-scale, electrical network containing an unknown constant power load (CPL). Due to its negative incremental impedance, this load reduces the effective damping of the network, which may lead to voltage oscillations and even to voltage collapse. To overcome this drawback, we consider the incorporation of a controlled dc-dc power converter in parallel with the CPL. The design of the control law for the converter is particularly challenging due to the existence of unmeasured states and unknown parameters. We propose a standard input-output linearization stage, to which a suitably tailored adaptive observer is added. The good performance of the controller is validated through experiments on a small-scale network.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft

Data set for: Mo-doped TiO2 photoanodes using [Ti4Mo2O8(OEt)10]2 bimetallic oxo cages as a single source precursor

The data provided in this data set includes all the raw data collected during the characterization of Mo:TiO2 films: raw data of X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Electrochemically active surface area (ECSA), X-Ray Diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), UV-Vis spectroscopy, Photocurrent–Potential curves (J-V), Photocurrent–Time (J-t), Nyquist plots, IPCE (Incident photon-to-current efficiency) and Faradaic efficiency.See document attached for specific details of the data collection method.The data, with the exception of the EPR data, are presented as tab-separated value (TSV) files. The convention used for the headings of the columns is Mo:TiO2-XXX where XXX is the annealing temperature employed during the preparation of the samples (as described in the experimental section of the manuscript). The detailed convention method used for each technique, with the corresponding units, is as follows: - X-Ray diffraction: x_Mo-TiO2-XXX (x axis, Units: 2theta), y_Mo:TiO2-XXX (y axis, Units: Intensity/arbitrary units) - Raman spectroscopy: Mo:TiO2-XXX_W (x axis, Units: Raman Shift/cm^-1), Mo:TiO2-XXX-I (y axis, Units: Intensity/arbitrary units) - XPS_single scan: Mo:TiO2-XXX_Y_BE where Y is the corresponding element analysed (i.e. Ti, O or Mo) (x axis, Units: Binding Energy/eV), Mo:TiO2-XXX_Y_I (y axis, Units: Intensity/arbitrary units). In this set of data there are additional columns belonging to the deconvoluted peaks of each element studied, labelled as Mo:TiO2-XXX-Y-P1 - XPS Survey Analysis: Mo:TiO2-XXX_BE (x axis, Units: Binding Energy/eV), Mo:TiO2-XXX-Survey (y axis, Units: Intensity/arbitrary units) - EPR: There is one file per sample studied. These files contain tables with fixed-width fields, and are therefore best viewed as plain text with a fixed-width typeface. - UV-Vis: eV (x axis, Units: Energy/eV) , Mo:TiO2-XXX_KM (y axis, Units: F(R)E^1/2) - J-V curves: E_Mo-TiO2-XXX (x axis, Units: E vs RHE), J_Mo:TiO2_XXX (y axis, Units: Photocurrent density/mA cm^-2) - J-Time curves: Time (x axis, Units: Time/seconds), J_Mo:TiO2-XXX (y axis, Units: Photocurrent density/mA cm^-2) - Nyquist plots: Mo:TiO2-XXX_ R (x axis, Units: Real part/ohms), Mo:TiO2-XXX-I (y axis, Units: Imaginary part/ohms

Meta-analysis of Androgen Insensitivity in Preoperative Hormone Therapy in Hypospadias.

OBJECTIVE: To define androgen insensitivity prevalence in hypospadias patients treated with preoperative hormone therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched databases that were published in English and Chinese up to September 10, 2014 for our studies. Eligibility criteria were pre-established. Title, abstract, and full-text screenings were conducted by 2 authors independently. Discrepancies were resolved by consensus. Quality assessment of included studies was completed. Meta-analysis was done when appropriate using R, version 3.1.1 for Windows. Heterogeneity among individual studies was tested using the Cochran chi-square Q test and quantified by calculating the I(2) index. RESULTS: Thirteen of 1278 publications met inclusion criteria and were incorporated into this study. Of 306 patients with preoperative hormone therapy, 25 displayed androgen resistance. Meta-analysis demonstrated that the random-effects model generates a pooled estimate of 7.14% (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.16%-15.31%), whereas the fixed-effect model provides an estimate of 14.61% (95% CI, 10.00%-20.85%). Heterogeneity among included studies was found above medium (I(2) = 67.1% [95% CI, 41.2%-81.6%]; P = .0003]. After exclusion of the heterogeneity, both random-effects and fixed-effect models produce a consistent pooled estimate of 6.95% (95% CI, 0%-47.8%). CONCLUSION: We have defined that the prevalence of androgen resistance in hypospadias is 7.14% (95% CI, 3.16%-15.31%). To distinguish isolated hypospadias from patients with androgen insensitivity syndrome, we recommend that androgen-resistant patients should be specifically targeted by molecularly focused diagnosis. Management strategies should include identification of mutations in the androgen receptor gene, timely surgery to repair hypospadias, and long-term follow-up of sexual function and fertility later in life