L’élaboration du matériau musical dans les dernières oeuvres vocales de Claude Vivier

Les mêmes principes stylistiques animent les cinq dernières oeuvres vocales de Claude Vivier (Lonely Child, Bouchara, Prologue pour un Marco Polo, Wo bist du Licht !, Trois airs pour un opéra imaginaire). Le concept de dyade, soit un intervalle formé d’une note de basse et d’une note mélodique, joue un rôle primordial dans l’élaboration du matériau musical. Les mélodies sont construites à partir de bassins de hauteurs d’inspiration diatonique. Généralement soutenus par une note de basse, ils peuvent être décalés par rapport à celle-ci, ou encore varier de façon à créer un univers polytonal. L’harmonie repose largement sur des algorithmes de construction spectrale précis. La présentation de ces spectres sonores varie d’oeuvre en oeuvre. L’analyse réductionnelle révèle que le déploiement des oeuvres est sous-tendu par des pratiques harmoniques diatoniques, sinon franchement tonales.The last five vocal works (Lonely Child, Bouchara, Prologue pour un Marco Polo, Wo bist du Licht!, Trois airs pour un opéra imaginaire) of Claude Vivier are all governed by the same stylistic principles. The concept of a dyad, that is, an interval formed by a bass note and a melodic one, plays a fundamental role in the elaboration of the musical material. Melodies are constructed from a reservoir of diatonically-inspired pitches. Generally subtended by a bass note, these melodies can also be out of step with them, or varied in such a way as to create a polytonal universe. The harmony largely results from algorithms of precise spectral construction. The way these spectra are presented varies from work to work. A reductive analysis reveals that the works progress according to diatoni

Étude descriptive et comparative de la condition physique chez les adolescents de niveau secondaire de Saguenay et Montréal

Protocole d'entente en médecine expérimentale offert en extension entre l'Université Laval et l'Université du Québec à ChicoutimiÀ la demande du Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec, la batterie de tests « En forme au secondaire » a été développée. Un total de 1626 élèves de niveau secondaire à Montréal et Saguenay ont été testés par une série d’épreuves d’évaluation de la condition physique : la course navette de 20 mètres avec palier de 1 minute, le test anaérobie RSEQ, le sprint 2 x 15 mètres, le saut vertical, les pompes et semi-redressement assis sur rythme imposé et le V-test. Des analyses multivariées avec distinctions des disparités sexuelles et régionales ont permis de dresser un portrait de la condition physique. Il y a corroboration que les garçons ont des résultats supérieurs aux tests musculaires et que les filles ont des résultats supérieurs à la flexibilité. Quarante-quatre pour cent (44 %) des participants ont un bilan de santé à risque relié à l’obésité. Entre 1981 et 2014, les jeunes sont plus grands (♀ +1,67 cm, ♂ +2,25 cm), sont plus lourds (♀ +5,8 kg, ♂ +5,6 kg) et leur VO2max a chuté de 13 % (♀ -5 ml min-1 kg-1, ♂ -7 ml min-1 kg-1). Le VO2max régresse entre 12 et 17 ans chez les Québécois. Des normes préliminaires ont été bâties avec la méthode LMS pour l’ensemble des tests. La recherche démontre que la batterie du RSEQ évalue et suit l’évolution de la condition physique au secondaire. Notre étude démontre également que la condition physique des jeunes est vraissemblablement affectée par l'épidémie mondiale d'obésité et que des changements importants à leurs habitudes de vie seront nécessaires afin de renverser la situation.At the request of the “Réseau du Sport étudiant du Québec”, the “En forme au secondaire” fitness test (B-EFAS) was developed. A total of 1626 high school students in Montreal and Saguenay were tested through a series of physical fitness tests : the 20-metre shuttle run test with 1 minute stage, the RSEQ anaerobic test, the fifteen-metre sprint round trip, the vertical jump, the paced push-ups, the paced sit-ups and the V-test. Multivariate analysis with distinctions of sexual and regional disparities was used to obtain a portrait of fitness. It is corroborated that boys get higher score at muscular tests and that girls perform better in flexibility. Forty-four percent (44%) of participants have obesity-related health risk. Between 1981 and 2014, the young were taller (♀ +1.67 cm, ♂ +2.25 cm), heavier (♀ +5.8 kg, ♂ + 5.6 kg) and their VO2max fell 13% (♀ -5 ml min-1 kg-1, ♂ -7 ml min-1 kg-1). The VO2max regresses between the ages of 12 and 17 among Quebeckers. Preliminary norms were built using LMS methods for all tests. Our research demonstrate that the RSEQ battery is evaluating and monitoring the progress of fitness at the High School level. Our study also shows that the physical condition of young people is likely to be affected by the global obesity epidemic and that significant changes in their lifestyle will be needed in order to reverse the situation

An asynchronous and task-based implementation of Peridynamics utilizing HPX -- the C++ standard library for parallelism and concurrency

On modern supercomputers, asynchronous many task systems are emerging to address the new architecture of computational nodes. Through this shift of increasing cores per node, a new programming model with the focus on handle the fine-grain parallelism of this increasing amount of cores per computational node is needed. Asynchronous Many Task (AMT) run time systems represent an emerging paradigm for addressing fine-grain parallelism since they handle the increasing amount of threads per node and concurrency. HPX, a open source C++ standard library for parallelism and concurrency, is one AMT which is confirm with the C++ standard. Which means that HPX's Application Programming Interface (API) is confirm with its definition by the C++ standard committee. For example for the concept of futurization the hpx:future can be replaced by std::future without breaking the API. Peridynamics is a non-local generalization of continuum mechanics tailored to address discontinuous displacement fields arising in fracture mechanics. As many non-local approaches, peridynamics requires considerable computing resources to solve practical problems. This paper investigates the implementation of a peridynamics EMU nodal discretization in an asynchronous task-based fashion. The scalability of asynchronous task-based implementation is to be in agreement with theoretical estimations. In addition, to the scalabilty the code is convergent for implicit time integration and recovers theoretical solutions. Explicit time integration, convergence results are presented to showcase the agreement of results with theoretical claims in previous works

Using a self-determination theory approach to understand student perceptions of inquiry-based learning

Inquiry-based laboratory activities, as a part of science curricula, have been advocated to increase students’ learning outcomes and improve students’ learning experiences, but students sometimes struggle with open-inquiry activities. This study aims to investigate students’ perceptions of inquiry-based learning in a set of laboratory activities, specifically from a psychological (i.e., Self-Determination Theory) perspective. Students’ ratings of the level of inquiry in these activities indicate that students’ perceptions of inquiry align with the instructor-intended amount of inquiry in each exercise. Students’ written responses, explaining their ratings, indicate that students’ perceptions of the amount of inquiry in a given lab exercise relate to their feeling of freedom (or autonomy), competence, and relatedness (or support), during the inquiry-based learning activities. The results imply that instructors implementing inquiry-based learning activities should consider student motivation, and Self-Determination Theory can be a useful diagnostic tool during teaching development.publishedVersio

WIDEBAND VALIDATION OF A PHASE RETRIEVAL PROCESS APPLIED TO INFRARED PLANAR NEAR-FIELD MEASUREMENTS

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A parallel-group, randomised controlled trial of a multimedia, self-directed, coping skills training intervention for patients with cancer and their partners: design and rationale

Introduction:Coping skills training interventions have been found to be efficacious in helping both patients and their partners manage the physical and emotional challenges they face following a cancer diagnosis. However, many of these interventions are costly and not sustainable. To overcome these issues, a self-directed format is increasingly used. The efficacy of self-directed interventions for patients has been supported; however, no study has reported on the outcomes for their partners. This study will test the efficacy of Coping-Together&mdash;a multimedia, self-directed, coping skills training intervention for patients with cancer and their partners.Methods and analysis:The proposed three-group, parallel, randomised controlled trial will recruit patients diagnosed in the past 4 months with breast, prostate, colorectal cancer or melanoma through their treating clinician. Patients and their partners will be randomised to (1) a minimal ethical care (MEC) condition&mdash;selected Cancer Council New South Wales booklets and a brochure for the Cancer Council Helpline, (2) Coping-Together generic&mdash;MEC materials, the six Coping-Together booklets and DVD, the Cancer Council Queensland relaxation audio CD and login to the Coping-Together website or (3) Coping-Together tailored&mdash;MEC materials, the Coping-Together DVD, the login to the website and only those Coping-Together booklet sections that pertain to their direct concerns. Anxiety (primary outcome), distress, depression, dyadic adjustment, quality of life, illness or caregiving appraisal, self-efficacy and dyadic and individual coping will be assessed before receiving the study material (ie, baseline) and again at 3, 6 and 12 months postbaseline. Intention-to-treat and per protocol analysis will be conducted.Ethics and dissemination:This study has been approved by the relevant local area health and University ethics committees. Study findings will be disseminated not only through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations but also through educational outreach visits, publication of lay research summaries in consumer newsletters and publications targeting clinicians.</div

A systematic review and meta-analysis of written self-administered psychosocial interventions among adults with a physical illness

This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This author accepted manuscript is made available following 12 month embargo from date of publication (July 2017) in accordance with the publisher’s archiving policyObjective The cost of implementing professionally-led psychosocial interventions has limited their integration into routine care. To enhance the translation of effective psychosocial interventions in routine care, a self-administered format is sometimes used. The meta-analysis examined the efficacy of written self-administered, psychosocial interventions to improve outcomes among individuals with a physical illness. Methods Studies comparing a written self-administered intervention to a control group were identified through electronic databases searching. Pooled effect sizes were calculated across follow-up time points using random-effects models. Studies were also categorised according to three levels of guidance (self-administered, minimal contact, or guided) to examine the effect of this variable on outcomes. Results Forty manuscripts were retained for the descriptive review and 28 for the meta-analysis. Findings were significant for anxiety, depression, distress, and self-efficacy. Results were not significant for quality of life and related domains as well as coping. Purely self-administered interventions were efficacious for depression, distress, and self-efficacy; only guided interventions had an impact on anxiety. Conclusions Findings showed that written self-administered interventions show promise across a number of outcomes. Practice implications Self-administered interventions are a potentially efficacious and cost-effective approach to address some of the most common needs of patients with a physical illness