Ferveur religieuse et convictions politiques : la transformation de la culture politique saskatchewannaise

Le paysage politique dans la Saskatchewan a bien changé ces dernières années. Autrefois symbole du « socialisme agraire », la province est devenue un bastion du parti conservateur. Ce basculement politique s’est accompagné d’un autre changement au niveau des pratiques religieuses. Les grandes églises protestantes, autrefois proches du CCF/NPD, subissent les effets de la sécularisation tandis qu’un renouveau religieux bénéficie aux petites sectes protestantes dont les valeurs politiques se situent à droite. Cet article cherchera donc à corréler ces deux phénomènes pour avancer que la transformation de la culture politique régionale est liée au changement des pratiques religieuses. Aujourd’hui, comme par le passé, la ferveur chrétienne se révèle être un élément important de la culture politique saskatchewannaise.The political landscape in Saskatchewan has greatly changed in the past few years. The province used to be seen as a symbol of “agrarian socialism” but it has become a Conservative Party stronghold. This political swing has been accompanied by another change with regard to religious practice : the mainstream Protestant churches that used to support the CCF/NDP are suffering from the secularization trend while a religious revival has been benefitting the small Evangelical churches which espouse conservative political values. This article will attempt to correlate these two phenomena and will show that the transformation of the regional political culture is linked to the changes in religious practice. Today, as in the past, Christian fervor is an important element of Saskatchewan’s political culture

Pan-Canadian nationalism since 1867: precarious nation-building revisited in light of the writings of George Grant and Eric Hobsbawm

The author here proposes a broad study of pan-Canadian nationalism that demonstrates, first, that economic forces were the dominant structuring element in the nation-building narrative, thereby reinforcing the neo-Marxist theses of Eric Hobsbawm and Ernest Gellner. Secondly, the article revisits the thesis presented in George Grant’s seminal work Lament for a Nation, and concludes that his writing on pan-Canadian nationalism was remarkably premonitory.Cet article propose un retour sur le nationalisme pancanadien dans ses grandes lignes qui démontrera dans un premier temps que les forces économiques ont toujours été l’élément structurant du nationalisme canadien, renforçant ainsi les thèses néo-marxistes d’Eric Hobsbawm et Ernest Gellner. Ensuite l’auteur revisite la thèse présentée par George Grant dans son livre influent Lament for a Nation, et tire la conclusion que ses écrits sur les limites du nationalisme pancanadien sont remarquablement prémonitoires

Donald Abelson, Northern Lights : Exploring Canada’s Think Tank Landscape

Scroll down to find a succinct English version of the French language book review below Northern Lights, de l’universitaire canadien Donald E. Abelson, se targue de décortiquer le réseau des groupes de réflexion (Think tanks) au Canada. On garde malheureusement un sentiment d’inachevé de cette esquisse malgré sa longueur. Les groupes de réflexion se sont installés durablement dans le paysage politique en Occident, et ils jouent aujourd’hui un rôle important aussi bien pour façonner l’opinion ..

Electric motors for the farm

20 pages; includes photographs and drawings. This archival publication may not reflect current scientific knowledge or recommendations. Current information available from the University of Minnesota Extension: https://www.extension.umn.edu

Shared decision making:a need for honesty?

In this analysis we challenge the conceptual honesty of ‘shared decision-making’, arguing that whilst it is held up as an ideal decision-making standard, it is used too often to describe (and justify) decision-making practices that are not shared at all. This is problematic because if the legitimacy of a decision relies on it being ‘shared’, but it is not in fact shared, the decision loses legitimacy, or is falsely legitimised by the appearance of being shared. We argue that the realities of clinical practice mean that genuinely shared decision-making is not completely impossible but difficult to achieve in a sincere and just manner. We articulate an intentionally controversial stance, with the aim of generating thought and debate

Associations of Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Levels During Young Adulthood With Later Cardiovascular Events.

BackgroundBlood pressure (BP) and cholesterol are major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but effects of exposures during young adulthood on later life CVD risk have not been well quantified.ObjectiveThe authors sought to evaluate the independent associations between young adult exposures to risk factors and later life CVD risk, accounting for later life exposures.MethodsThe authors pooled data from 6 U.S. cohorts with observations spanning the life course from young adulthood to later life, and imputed risk factor trajectories for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterols, systolic and diastolic BP starting from age 18 years for every participant. Time-weighted average exposures to each risk factor during young (age 18 to 39 years) and later adulthood (age ≥40 years) were calculated and linked to subsequent risks of coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure (HF), or stroke.ResultsA total of 36,030 participants were included. During a median follow-up of 17 years, there were 4,570 CHD, 5,119 HF, and 2,862 stroke events. When young and later adult risk factors were considered jointly in the model, young adult LDL ≥100 mg/dl (compared with <100 mg/dl) was associated with a 64% increased risk for CHD, independent of later adult exposures. Similarly, young adult SBP ≥130 mm Hg (compared with <120 mm Hg) was associated with a 37% increased risk for HF, and young adult DBP ≥80 mm Hg (compared with <80 mm Hg) was associated with a 21% increased risk.ConclusionsCumulative young adult exposures to elevated systolic BP, diastolic BP and LDL were associated with increased CVD risks in later life, independent of later adult exposures

Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis in a Child Presenting in the United Kingdom with Fever and Chest Pain: A Brief Report and Discussion on Management

Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonosis caused by the larvae of Echinococcus granulosus. Pulmonary disease may be asymptomatic until the cyst ruptures or becomes secondarily infected. We report a case of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis presenting in the United Kingdom, with discussion on management: optimum antihelminthic agent, length of treatment and type of operative intervention. Treatment should be individualized to the clinical scenario

Differential power of placebo across major psychiatric disorders: a preliminary meta-analysis and machine learning study

The placebo effect across psychiatric disorders is still not well understood. In the present study, we conducted meta-analyses including meta-regression, and machine learning analyses to investigate whether the power of placebo effect depends on the types of psychiatric disorders. We included 108 clinical trials (32,035 participants) investigating pharmacological intervention effects on major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SCZ). We developed measures based on clinical rating scales and Clinical Global Impression scores to compare placebo effects across these disorders. We performed meta-analysis including meta-regression using sample-size weighted bootstrapping techniques, and machine learning analysis to identify the disorder type included in a trial based on the placebo response. Consistently through multiple measures and analyses, we found differential placebo effects across the three disorders, and found lower placebo effect in SCZ compared to mood disorders. The differential placebo effects could also distinguish the condition involved in each trial between SCZ and mood disorders with machine learning. Our study indicates differential placebo effect across MDD, BD, and SCZ, which is important for future neurobiological studies of placebo effects across psychiatric disorders and may lead to potential therapeutic applications of placebo on disorders more responsive to placebo compared to other conditions