Les capteurs de rêves

L’auteur témoigne de son parcours comme psychoéducateur auprès de jeunes en difficulté, métier qu’il exerce en parallèle à celui de psychanalyste, et qui lui a permis de se familiariser avec des modes de fonctionnements psychiques particuliers. Ses deux métiers se nourrissent l’un de l’autre

A Method for the Study of Human Factors in Aircraft Operations

A method for the study of human factors in the aviation environment is described. A conceptual framework is provided within which pilot and other human errors in aircraft operations may be studied with the intent of finding out how, and why, they occurred. An information processing model of human behavior serves as the basis for the acquisition and interpretation of information relating to occurrences which involve human error. A systematic method of collecting such data is presented and discussed. The classification of the data is outlined

Le paiement symbolique, monnaie du désir

L'intervention dans le réseau de la santé et des services sociaux présente des difficultés inhérentes au contexte particulier dans lequel elle s'effectue. Les auteurs exposent d'abord au niveau des concepts la notion de paiement symbolique, qui vient résoudre une partie de ces difficultés, le tout étayé de quelques vignettes cliniques. Enfin, en conclusion, quelques pistes de réflexion sont données en vue d'une conceptualisation plus approfondie de cet outil clinique.Because of the "free" therapy provided in the health and social services network, it is often difficult to make patients realize they ought to invest in their treatment. The authors first introduce the concepts supporting the idea of a "symbolic payment", designed to help solve some of these difficulties. Also, they recount anecdotes resulting from the application of this approach in clinics. In conclusion, the authors point to avenues that could lead to a broadening of the concepts underlying this clinical tool

Coronary artery bypass grafting: Part 2—optimizing outcomes and future prospects

Since first introduced in the mid-1960s, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has become the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease. Surprisingly, the fundamental surgical technique itself did not change much over time. Nevertheless, outcomes after CABG have dramatically improved over the first 50 years. Randomized trials comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to CABG have shown converging outcomes for select patient populations, providing more evidence for wider use of PCI. It is increasingly important to focus on the optimization of the short- and long-term outcomes of CABG and to reduce the level of invasiveness of this procedure. This review provides an overview on how new techniques and widespread consideration of evolving strategies have the potential to optimize outcomes after CABG. Such developments include off-pump CABG, clampless/anaortic CABG, minimally invasive CABG with or without extending to hybrid procedures, arterial revascularization, endoscopic vein harvesting, intraprocedural epiaortic scanning, graft flow assessment, and improved secondary prevention measures. In addition, this review represents a framework for future studies by summarizing the areas that need more rigorous clinical (randomized) evaluatio

The Web of Corruption:A Tardean Analysis of the Shifting Constructions of the Elios Scandal in the Hungarian Online News Media

Although corruption portrayals within the news media have become a regularly analysed topic in Organisation and Management Studies, the construction of scandals within the online realm is still under-researched. Organisational scholars call for studies to analyse corruption in online media due to the highly participatory sense- making processes that distinguish this context from traditional press. Analysing scandalisation online is important because interactions in this realm define and curb corruption.This thesis responds to these points by exploring the co-production of corruption scandals within online news articles as occurring through narrative developments and hyperlink relations. To address the processual and participatory aspects of online corruption scandalisation, it engages with the theories of Gabriel Tarde. Particularly, the Tardean lens allows this thesis to analyse articles with their embedded hyperlinks as sense-making crossroads of information flows that accumulate into the rhythmical meanderings of scandal narratives.Empirically, the thesis focuses on the Hungarian organisational and political Elios scandal. It investigates the articles of the news outlets of Origo and Index, and their hyperlinks. Thematic analysis is used for studying the textual data, and argumentation analysis for the hyperlink interactions.This results in the identification of three narrative-construction periods: (1) scandalisation, (2) anti-scandalisation and moderation, and (3) counter- scandalisation. The thesis shows that hyperlinks play an important role in these meaning constructions. On the one hand, hyperlinks represent online sense-making channels, leading to reliable and relevant sources. However, through the avoidance of hyperlinking opposing arguments, these contribute to one-sided, meaning- constructions. Furthermore, the thesis demonstrates how the corruption scandal is gradually diverted and replaced with the sensationalist counter-scandalising Soros- narrative that provokes social currents, such as Antisemitism. Overall, this thesis contributes to the literature on corruption within the media by illustrating how hyperlinks and gradual narrative-developments are strategically used to shape the meaning-constructions around scandals

A simple Monte Carlo method for modeling arborescent polymer production in continuous stirred tank reactor

A dynamic mathematical model was developed to predict the molecular weight distribution (MWD) and branching distribution for arborescent polyisobutylene (arbPIB) in a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR). ArbPIB a promising biomaterial for human implantation [1] made by copolymerization of isobutylene and an inimer [2]. An inimer is a special molecule that contains an initiating group (initiator) and a vinyl group (monomer), which can form a T-shaped branch on a polymer chain. The model builds on a previous kinetic Monte Carlo (MC) algorithm developed for arbPIB production in a batch reactor [3]. A key innovation of our proposed MC approach is that inflow and outflow events are treated separately from reaction events, so that simulations are faster than would be obtained using existing approaches where inflow and outflow are treated as if they were reactions [4]. As such, we anticipate that the proposed methodology will be useful for other polymerization systems. To our knowledge, this is the first dynamic MC model for branched polymer production in a CSTR and the first model to predict the MWD of arbPIB in a CSTR, which tends to be much broader than the MWD of the corresponding batch copolymer. Model predictions are verified using a multi-dimensional method-of-moments model that predicts number and weight-average molecular weights, but not the MWD [5]. CSTR start-up was simulated beginning with fresh monomer and inimer in the reactor (no polymer at time zero). The model shows how the MWD continuously shifts to the high molecular weight region as time passes. For some operating conditions with relatively high inimer concentration or long residence times, the MWD does not reach steady state because larger and larger molecules that would eventually clog the reactor tend to form over time. Please click Additional Files below to see the full abstract

1-D confinement

The addition of a nonlinear confinement term to one dimensional advection and wave equations was studied. This confinement allowed pulses concentrated over only two or three grid cells to be convected over long distances without spreading, even on a coarse grid, and with only first order finite difference schemes. The confinement term was found to conserve the total integral of the convected quantity if it was of the form of the derivative of a function. If the confinement term was of the form of the second derivative of a function it was also found not to alter the convection velocity. Forms of the confinement term with these properties were found; even the form that did not have the second property was found to alter the velocity by only a negligible amount. Through a simple mathematic transformation, the confinement term could be altered to allow step discontinuities to propagate with behavior similar to the pulses. Travelling waves created by adding a confinement term to the wave equation had the same propogation characteristics as the advection case. Further, they were found to remain unchanged after interacting with each other, as solutions to the continuum wave equation do. By understanding how confinement functioned in these situations, the results of application to other problems such as vorticity confinement in two or three dimensions should be better understood

Measure 37\u27s Federal Law Exception: A Critical Protection for Oregon\u27s Federally Approved Land Use Laws

Ballot Measure 37, a property rights initiative passed by Oregon voters in November 2004, requires Oregon\u27s state and local governments to compensate landowners for any reduction in the value of real property due to land use regulation or else to waive the offending regulations. This Note addresses the scope of an important exception to Measure 37: the law does not apply to the extent that the land use regulation is required to comply with federal law. The ambit of this exception is questionable because many federal environmental laws, some with significant land use implications, involve a partnership approach called cooperative federalism where federal agencies set broad goals and states are responsible for on-the-ground implementation. This Note surveys Measure 37\u27s federal law exception in its textual, regulatory, and constitutional contexts and concludes that the most tenable interpretation is a broad one: Measure 37 does not apply to land use regulations in federally approved plans and programs that represent Oregon\u27s efforts to comply with federal law. This interpretation is reinforced by a clarifying definition of federal law in Ballot Measure 49, an initiative subject to a November 2007 special election vote