Rêver le nouveau monde

" This book accompanies Michel Goulet’s work Rêver le nouveau monde, given by the City of Montreal to the citizens of Quebec City to mark the 400th anniversary of the founding of the province’s capital. Goulet’s work consists of 40 “chair-poems” in stainless steel, on which appear excerpts from poems written by Quebec poets since 1608. Four chairs, ornamented with bronze depictions of a house, a globe and the St. Lawrence River, complete the work. This finely illustrated volume includes a text by the artist and an essay by Louise Déry. It was co-produced by the City of Montreal and the Galerie Simon Blais in collaboration with the Galerie de l’UQAM. " -- Publisher's website

La science réfléchie. Quelques empreintes de l'épistémologie des sciences de l'administration

La science réfléchie.Quelques empreintes de l'épistémologie des sciences de l'administrationEnvisagée comme l'étude de la constitution des connaissances, l'épistémologie a pour objet une activité humaine et ses conséquences : pour cette raison, elle met en jeu la double herméneutique inhérente à toute étude de l'humain ou du social. Il ne faut donc pas s'étonner que l'épistémologie laisse quelques empreintes sur ses objets. Dans le présent article, c'est précisément ce type d'empreinte qui nous intéresse; notre propos sera consacré au cas des usages et effets sociaux d'une épistémologie locale particulière, celle des sciences de l'administration. Dans un premier temps, nous campons le décor en esquissant les traits saillants du champ contemporain de l'épistémologie et les linéaments de la structuration du champ des sciences de l'administration au cours du présent siècle. Ensuite, nous caractérisons l'émergence et le développement de l'épistémologie des sciences de l'administration en mettant au jour les quatre couches sédimentaires qui ponctuent son développement. Enfin. nous consacrons une section à chacune de ces quatre couches en explorant chaque fois la forme nouvelle que prend le travail épistémologique. en particulier ses fondements, ses champs d'appui, ses objets et ses méthodes, puis la représentation du champ qui accompagne cette forme nouvelle de travail et. enfin, les incidences principales de ce travail sur la structuration du champ des sciences de l'administration.Mots clés : Audet. Déry. épistémologie. réflexivité. pratiques scientifiques, sciences de l'administration.A Reflection of Science. Some Traces of the Epistemology of Administrative SciencesConceiving epistemology as the study of the constitution of knowledge. ils object is a type of human activity and its consequences. Therefore it involves the double hermeneutic that is inherent to any human or social study. Hence it is no surprise if epistemology leaves traces on ils objects of study. In this article, we are interested by those traces and we shall concentrate on one case, the epistemology of administrative sciences. First, we shall describe in broad outline the main forms of work in the field of epistemology today and the key moments of the structuration of the field of administrative sciences. Second, the emergence and the development of the epistemology of administrative sciences will be characterized by four sedimentary layers of forms of work. Then, we shall examine more closely each laver in order to display the distinctive features of these forms of work and their conséquences on thé structuration of thé field of administrative sciences.Key words : Audet. Déry. epistemology. reflexivity. scientific practices. administrative sciences

Multilevel analysis of childhood nonviral gastroenteritis associated with environmental risk factors in Quebec, 1999–2006

Childhood nonviral gastroenteritis is a priority for various public health authorities. Given that waterborne transmission is sometimes incriminated during investigation of gastroenteritis outbreaks, the authors hypothesized that watershed characteristics may influence the occurrence of this disease and could contribute additional insights for better prevention and control. The study described here aimed to investigate watershed characteristics in relation to nonviral gastroenteritis and specifically three bacterial and parasitic forms of childhood gastroenteritis to assess their relative importance in the province of Quebec, Canada. Information on children aged 0–4 years with bacterial or parasitic enteric infections reported through ongoing surveillance between 1999 and 2006 in the province of Quebec was collected. Factors measured at the municipal and watershed levels were analyzed using multilevel models with a Poisson distribution and log link function. Childhood nonviral gastroenteritis, giardiasis, and campylobacteriosis were positively associated with small ruminants and cattle density. Childhood salmonellosis was positively associated with cattle density. Also, childhood campylobacteriosis incidence was positively associated with larger watershed agricultural surface. In addition to local agroenvironmental factors, this analysis revealed an important watershed effect

Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Hospitalized Children1

We evaluated the percentage of hospitalizations for acute respiratory tract infections in children <3 years of age attributable to human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and other respiratory viruses in a prospective study during winter and spring 2002. We used real-time polymerase chain assays and other conventional diagnostic methods to detect HMPV, human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV), and influenza viruses in nasopharyngeal aspirates of children. HMPV was detected in 12 (6%) of the 208 children hospitalized for acute respiratory tract infections, HRSV in 118 (57%), and influenza A in 49 (24%). Bronchiolitis was diagnosed in 8 (68%) and pneumonitis in 2 (17%) of HMPV-infected children; of those with HRSV infection, pneumonitis was diagnosed in 99 (84%) and bronchiolitis in 30 (25%). None of the HMPV-infected children was admitted to an intensive-care unit, whereas 15% of those with HRSV or influenza A infections were admitted. HMPV is an important cause of illness in young children with a similar, although less severe, clinical presentation to that of HRSV

Organic matter remineralization in marine sediments : A Pan-Arctic synthesis

Natural Environment Research Council (GrantNumber(s): NE/J023094/1; Grant recipient(s): Ursula Witte) ArcticNet (GrantNumber(s): Hotspot biodiversity project; Grant recipient(s): Philippe Archambault)Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Discordance between testosterone measurement methods in castrated prostate cancer patients

Failure to suppress testosterone below 0.7 nM in castrated prostate cancer patients is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Testosterone levels in castrated patients are therefore routinely measured. Although mass spectrometry is the gold standard used to measure testosterone, most hospitals use an immunoassay method. In this study, we sought to evaluate the accuracy of an immunoassay method to measure castrate testosterone levels, with mass spectrometry as the reference standard. We retrospectively evaluated a cohort of 435 serum samples retrieved from castrated prostate cancer patients from April to September 2017. No follow-up of clinical outcomes was performed. Serum testosterone levels were measured in the same sample using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry and electrochemiluminescent immunoassay methods. The mean testosterone levels were significantly higher with immunoassay than with mass spectrometry (0.672 ± 0.359 vs 0.461 ± 0.541 nM; P 0.7 nM was significantly higher with immunoassay (22.1%) than with mass spectrometry (13.1%; P 0.7 nM by immunoassay can result in an inaccurately identified castration status. Suboptimal testosterone levels in castrated patients should be confirmed by either mass spectrometry or an immunoassay method validated at low testosterone levels and interpreted with caution before any changes are made to treatment management