Une brève introduction à la matière molle

A short introduction to soft condensed matter (polymers, colloids, surfactants) is presented, with particular emphasis to recent progres and applications of small angle scattering. The text is in French

Binaural sound rendering improves immersion in a daily usage of a smartphone video game

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Associations between cortisol stress responses and limbic volume and thickness in young adults: an exploratory study

The investigation of the relationship between neural measures of limbic structures and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis responses to acute stress exposure in healthy young adults has so far focused in particular on task-based and resting state functional connectivity studies. Thus, the present study examined the association between limbic volume and thickness measures and acute cortisol responses to the psychosocial stress paradigm ScanSTRESS. Using Permutation Analysis of Linear Models controlling for sex, age, and total brain volume, the associations between (sex-specific) cortisol increases and human connectome project style anatomical variables of limbic structures (i.e., volume and thickness) were investigated in 66 healthy and young (18-33 years) subjects (35 men, 31 women taking oral contraceptives). In addition, exploratory (sex-specific) bivariate correlations between cortisol increases and structural measures were conducted. The present data provide interesting new insights into the involvement of striato-limbic structures in psychosocial stress processing, suggesting that acute cortisol stress responses are also associated with mere structural measures of the human brain. Thus, our pre-liminary findings suggest that not only situation- and contextdependent reactions of the limbic system (i.e., blood oxygenation level dependent reactions) are related to acute (sex-specific) cortisol stress responses, but also basal and somewhat more constant structural measures. Our study hereby paves the way for further analyses in this context and highlights the relevance of the topic

UK general election preview: what to look out for as Britain goes to the polls

The UK’s snap election on 8 June initially looked like being a comfortable victory for Theresa May and the Conservatives, but with the polls tightening in the last few weeks, there is now far more uncertainty about the outcome. We asked some of our contributors for their reflections on the campaign and the key things to watch out for when the results come in. Patrick Dunleavy: Three things we’ve learned already from the 2017 campaign turnaround Eunice Goes: Corbyn will lose the election, but he has already changed British politics Thomas J. Leeper: The Brexit election that never was Eleanor Knott: EU citizens – taxation, but no representation Isabelle Hertner: The Liberal Democrats’ pro-EU campaign has fallen flat Stuart Brown: The SNP will win in Scotland, but the story of the night might well be the revival of Scottish Labour Julian Göpffarth: The view from Germany – a longing for British pragmatis

Evaluation of the Cochrane tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized clinical trials:Overview of published comments and analysis of user practice in Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews

Appendices - Evaluation of the Cochrane tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized clinical trials. (DOCX 229 kb

Pd-η3-C6H 9 complexes of the Trost modular ligand: high nuclearity columnar aggregation controlled by concentration, solvent and counterion

Pd-η3-C6H9 cations bearing the Trost ligand (2) undergo two-stage oligomerisation-aggregation to form high nuclearity aggregates (up to 56 Pd centres), with aggregation strongly modulated by concentration, solvent and counter-anion.</p

A scoping review of Fit in medical education: a guaranteed success, or a threat to inclusivity?

Background: Finding applicants that fit in with educational environments is a goal of many educators in hopes that it will lead to successful training. “Fit” is used colloquially to describe a general feeling, however the field of study has grown to include specific terms describing the compatibility between people and their environments, organizations, and jobs. Despite common use, the term is used often but non-specifically in medical education. This review aims to examine the current literature of fit in medical education, how fit is defined, measured and whether it correlates to educational outcomes. Methods: A systematic database search was conducted in 2024 with Medline, Embase, APA PsychINFO, ERIC and Education Source from 1970 to April 23, 2024. Key search terms included fit, student, medicine, clinical, education. Relevant data included definitions of fit, measurement tools, and correlation with educational outcomes. The standard six-step scoping review framework and PRISMA-ScR reporting guidelines were used. Results: The search identified 1960 non-duplicate articles, 11 of which were included in the review after screening. Fit was specifically defined in only threearticles and was measured primarily through personality and value testing with interviews and surveys. Educational outcomes correlated positively with fit, however were studied in just three articles. Conclusions: Person-organization fit may correlate positively with medical education outcomes however there is limited research in this field. Further research should explore methods in evaluating for fit in trainee selection while focusing on the risk of discrimination based on intrinsic biases

Albe 1998 - La grande Motte 2009 : quelles avanc\'ees en diffusion de neutrons aux petits angles en 10 ans ?

The importance of neutron scattering techniques for the characterization of samples in soft condensed matter has been demonstrated all along the present book. The fine understanding of the physical properties is closely linked to progress in the field of instrumentation. This chapter describes the advances over the last decade in technical domains, such as neutron detection, electronics and sample environment. The news software for data reduction and analysis are also discussed before to conclude with the ILL and LLB projects for new instruments