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    L'auto-dĂ©termination: intĂ©gration de la thĂ©orie Ă  la pratique professionnelle : comment les professionnels mettent en Ɠuvre les principes de l'autodĂ©termination et de la motivation auprĂšs des rĂ©sidents ?

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    Ce Travail de Bachelor tente de mettre en lien la thĂ©orie de l’autodĂ©termination et la thĂ©orie de la motivation avec la rĂ©alitĂ© du terrain, c’est-Ă -dire les concepts institutionnels, les outils Ă  disposition, les contraintes institutionnelles, l’hĂ©tĂ©rogĂ©nĂ©itĂ© des personnes accompagnĂ©es, etc

    Tentative detection of ethylene glycol toward W51/e2 and G34.3+0.2

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    How complex organic - and potentially prebiotic - molecules are formed in regions of low- and high-mass star-formation remains a central question in astrochemistry. In particular, with just a few sources studied in detail, it is unclear what role environment plays in complex molecule formation. In this light, a comparison of relative abundances of related species between sources might be useful to explain observed differences. We seek to measure the relative abundance between three important complex organic molecules, ethylene glycol ((CH2_2OH)2_2), glycolaldehyde (CH2_2OHCHO) and methyl formate (HCOOCH3_3), toward high-mass protostars and thereby provide additional constraints on their formation pathways. We use IRAM 30-m single dish observations of the three species toward two high-mass star-forming regions - W51/e2 and G34.3+0.2 - and report a tentative detection of (CH2OH)2 toward both sources. Assuming that (CH2_2OH)2_2, CH2_2OHCHO and HCOOCH3_3 spatially coexist, relative abundance ratios, HCOOCH3_3/(CH2_2OH)2_2, of 31 and 35 are derived for G34.3+0.2 and W51/e2, respectively. CH2_2OHCHO is not detected, but the data provide lower limits to the HCOOCH3_3/CH2_2OHCHO abundance ratios of ≄\ge193 for G34.3+0.2 and ≄\ge550 for W51/e2. A comparison of these results to measurements from various sources in the literature indicates that the source luminosities may be correlated with the HCOOCH3_3/(CH2_2OH)2_2 and HCOOCH3_3/CH2_2OHCHO ratios. This apparent correlation may be a consequence of the relative timescales each source spend at different temperatures-ranges in their evolution. Furthermore, we obtain lower limits to the ratio of (CH2_2OH)2_2/CH2OHCHO for G34.3+0.2 (≄\ge6) and W51/e2 (≄\ge16). This result confirms that a high (CH2_2OH)2_2/CH2_2OHCHO abundance ratio is not a specific property of comets, as previously speculated.Comment: Accepted for publication by A&

    Conception et identification Ă  partir de donnĂ©es biologiques d’un modĂšle dĂ©diĂ© aux interactions entre cellules souches hĂ©matopoĂŻĂ©tiques et stromales

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    International audienceCe rapport a pour but de donner un aperçu du travail rĂ©alisĂ© lors du stage requis pour le Master en IngĂ©nierie mathĂ©matique Ă  l'EPFL, qui a eu lieu entre octobre 2016 et fĂ©vrier 2017 au sein du Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions Ă  Paris et de l'Ă©quipe MAMBA de l'INRIA. Ce stage s'inscrivait dans le cadre d'un appel Ă  projets national sur le thĂšme de l'HĂ©tĂ©rogĂ©nĂ©itĂ© des Tumeurs dans leur EcosystĂšme (HTE), projet qui durera quatre ans et dont le but est de mieux comprendre l'hĂ©tĂ©rogĂ©nĂ©itĂ© entre les cellules dans la population tumorale, avec ou sans traitement mĂ©dicamenteux, et comment les Ă©changes avec le micro-environnement tumoral dĂ©terminent la croissance et l’hĂ©tĂ©rogĂ©nĂ©itĂ© des populations de cellules, afin de dĂ©finir des schĂ©mas thĂ©rapeutiques prenant en compte ces Ă©changes et Ă©vitant l’émergence de populations cellulaires tumorales rĂ©sistantes. Initialement, le stage consistait Ă  utiliser le matĂ©riel et les donnĂ©es provenantdu laboratoire Migration et DiffĂ©renciation des Cellules Souches HĂ©matopoĂŻĂ©tiques pour faire le lien avec un modĂšle EDP ayant pour but de reprĂ©senter les Ă©changes entre les cellules souches hĂ©matopoĂŻĂ©tiques, saines ou leucĂ©miques, et les cellules stromales de soutien. Ce rapport rĂ©sume les diffĂ©rentes notions thĂ©oriques nĂ©cessaires Ă  ce projet, les objectifs qui ont pu ĂȘtre atteints ainsi que les raisons possibles pour lesquelles certains aspects du travail n'Ă©taient pas rĂ©alisables

    Boosting spatial resolution by incorporating periodic boundary conditions into single-distance hard-x-ray phase retrieval

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    A simple coherent-imaging method due to Paganin et al. is widely employed for phase-amplitude reconstruction of samples using a single paraxial x-ray propagation-based phase-contrast image. The method assumes that the sample-to-detector distance is sufficiently small for the associated Fresnel number to be large compared to unity. The algorithm is particularly effective when employed in a tomographic setting, using a single propagation-based phase-contrast image for each projection. Here we develop a simple extension of the method, which improves the reconstructed contrast of very fine sample features. This provides first-principles motivation for boosting fine spatial detail associated with high Fourier frequencies, relative to the original method, and was inspired by several recent works employing empirically-obtained Fourier filters to a similar end

    The ANTENATAL multicentre study to predict postnatal renal outcome in fetuses with posterior urethral valves: objectives and design

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    Abstract Background Posterior urethral valves (PUV) account for 17% of paediatric end-stage renal disease. A major issue in the management of PUV is prenatal prediction of postnatal renal function. Fetal ultrasound and fetal urine biochemistry are currently employed for this prediction, but clearly lack precision. We previously developed a fetal urine peptide signature that predicted in utero with high precision postnatal renal function in fetuses with PUV. We describe here the objectives and design of the prospective international multicentre ANTENATAL (multicentre validation of a fetal urine peptidome-based classifier to predict postnatal renal function in posterior urethral valves) study, set up to validate this fetal urine peptide signature. Methods Participants will be PUV pregnancies enrolled from 2017 to 2021 and followed up until 2023 in >30 European centres endorsed and supported by European reference networks for rare urological disorders (ERN eUROGEN) and rare kidney diseases (ERN ERKNet). The endpoint will be renal/patient survival at 2 years postnatally. Assuming α = 0.05, 1–ÎČ = 0.8 and a mean prevalence of severe renal outcome in PUV individuals of 0.35, 400 patients need to be enrolled to validate the previously reported sensitivity and specificity of the peptide signature. Results In this largest multicentre study of antenatally detected PUV, we anticipate bringing a novel tool to the clinic. Based on urinary peptides and potentially amended in the future with additional omics traits, this tool will be able to precisely quantify postnatal renal survival in PUV pregnancies. The main limitation of the employed approach is the need for specialized equipment. Conclusions Accurate risk assessment in the prenatal period should strongly improve the management of fetuses with PUV

    Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

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    Funder: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013347Funder: Flemish Society for Critical Care NursesAbstract: Purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU patients. Methods: International 1-day point-prevalence study; follow-up for outcome assessment until hospital discharge (maximum 12 weeks). Factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injury and hospital mortality were assessed by generalised linear mixed-effects regression analysis. Results: Data from 13,254 patients in 1117 ICUs (90 countries) revealed 6747 pressure injuries; 3997 (59.2%) were ICU-acquired. Overall prevalence was 26.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.9–27.3). ICU-acquired prevalence was 16.2% (95% CI 15.6–16.8). Sacrum (37%) and heels (19.5%) were most affected. Factors independently associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries were older age, male sex, being underweight, emergency surgery, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Braden score 3 days, comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency), organ support (renal replacement, mechanical ventilation on ICU admission), and being in a low or lower-middle income-economy. Gradually increasing associations with mortality were identified for increasing severity of pressure injury: stage I (odds ratio [OR] 1.5; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), stage II (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.4–1.9), and stage III or worse (OR 2.8; 95% CI 2.3–3.3). Conclusion: Pressure injuries are common in adult ICU patients. ICU-acquired pressure injuries are associated with mainly intrinsic factors and mortality. Optimal care standards, increased awareness, appropriate resource allocation, and further research into optimal prevention are pivotal to tackle this important patient safety threat

    Élastodynamique linĂ©aire pour problĂšme gĂ©ophysique et dispersion numĂ©rique

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    Dans ce travail, on cherche Ă  utiliser des mĂ©thodes capables de simuler la propagation des ondes Ă©lastiques en deux dimensions. Pour cela, nous avons utilisĂ© les Ă©quations Ă©lastodynamiques linĂ©aires et nous y avons appliquĂ© des mĂ©thodes numĂ©riques. Ici, la mĂ©thode des Ă©lĂ©ments finis de Galerkin a Ă©tĂ© utilisĂ©e pour la semi-discrĂ©tisation en espace, et la discrĂ©tisation en temps a, quant Ă  elle, Ă©tĂ© faite Ă  l’aide des mĂ©thodes d’Euler rĂ©trograde, Leapfrog et Runge Kutta 4. Les objectifs de ce travail consistaient tout d’abord Ă  comparer ces mĂ©thodes en termes de convergence et de stabilitĂ©, puis d’appliquer la plus adaptĂ©e Ă  la simulation des ondes. Cette comparaison a montrĂ© que la mĂ©thode de Runge Kutta 4 avait une condition de stabilitĂ© moins forte que celle de la mĂ©thode Leapfrog, et nous a finalement menĂ© Ă  choisir une mĂ©thode inconditionnellement stable, la mĂ©thode d’Euler rĂ©trograde, pour simuler un scĂ©nario rĂ©el de propagation d’ondes sismiques en utilisant des conditions aux limites non-rĂ©flĂ©chissantes. Les rĂ©sultats concernant cette simulation semblent satisfaisants et pertinents, notamment du point de vue des conditions aux limites utilisĂ©es, qui sont apparues comme Ă©tant tout Ă  fait appropriĂ©es. Enfin, le dernier objectif de ce travail Ă©tait de procĂ©der Ă  une analyse de la dispersion numĂ©rique, qui nous a montrĂ© l’importance d’un haut degrĂ© polynĂŽmiale pour obtenir de bons rĂ©sulats ainsi que l’influence de certains paramĂštres sur les erreurs obtenues

    Les rÎles du pharmacien d officine dans la prise en charge des cancers (prévention, dépistage et soins)

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    Le cancer reste un problĂšme majeur de santĂ© publique en France. Cette pathologie tendant vers la chronicitĂ© et l attente des patients devenant de plus en plus grande, le pharmacien d officine a un rĂŽle Ă  jouer dans sa prise en charge. Il peut intervenir Ă  toutes les Ă©tapes : la prĂ©vention, le dĂ©pistage et les soins. Le pharmacien participe Ă  la communication de messages de prĂ©vention et devient un relais de l information: arrĂȘt du tabac, protection solaire En terme de dĂ©pistage, il aide les gens Ă  intĂ©grer cette notion et participe aux campagnes d information. Enfin, dans les soins c est un acteur clĂ© Ă  la fois compĂ©tent et proche de ses patients. Il participe Ă  la thĂ©rapie, Ă  la minimisation des effets indĂ©sirables, Ă  l Ă©ducation thĂ©rapeutique, Ă  la prise en charge de la douleur et Ă  l hospitalisation Ă  domicile. En intĂ©grant les rĂ©seaux de santĂ©, il permettrait une meilleure coordination des soins et pourrait Ă©panouir son art pharmaceutique. Ses rĂŽles vont Ă©voluer en cancĂ©rologie et c est pourquoi l analyse du questionnaire rĂ©alisĂ© dans cette Ă©tude permet de cibler les avis et les attentes des pharmaciens Ă  propos de l Ă©volution de leur profession dans ce nouveau domaine.TOULOUSE3-BU SantĂ©-Centrale (315552105) / SudocSudocFranceF
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