Temporalities, ritual, and drinking in Mass Observation's Worktown.

In Bolton's pubs at the end of the 1930s, the research organization Mass Observation pursued answers to big abstract questions about time by studying small concrete actions. Drawing on field notes, draft manuscripts, and published works, this article sets out the different understandings and experiences of time documented by the team of investigators. Outside the ‘time-clock factory-whistle dimension of living’ and inside ‘pub-time’, individuals bought drinks for their companions, drank at the same pace, and engaged with everyone around them on an equal footing. Mass Observation presented such behaviours as proof that the pub fostered a socially harmonious, egalitarian community from a pre-industrial age. However, this article shows that the pub study's archive contains material that goes against the published findings. Observers turned in reports about authoritarian conduct, hierarchical power structures, and the intrusion of contemporary politics. Blurring the research subject and object, it was sometimes the investigators themselves who broke the spell of the pub. These moments of tension, confusion, and contradiction offer insights into the observers’ own perspectives on modern temporalities and subjective experiences of time. All the people in the pubs were caught up in a state of flux

Queer History, This: An American Synthesis

This paper is a reflection and interpretation of a poem written by Steven Blevins. The author gives an insight to a different aspect of sustainability, incorporating themes of equity and economic justice - two apparently distant narratives

Stéréotypes et renouvellement des représentations masculines et féminines dans deux romans de Benoit Dutrizac

Dans la foulée de l'intérêt récent en sciences humaines pour la question du « genre », en tant que construction et non simplement comme équivalent du sexe biologique, notre mémoire se donne pour objectif d'analyser les représentations masculine et féminine dans deux romans de Benoit Dutrizac : Le karma de Kafka Kalmar et Meurs, mon amour, meurs. Notre étude s'emploie à démontrer que les représentations de l'identité proposées dans ces Oeuvres participent à une évolution vers une perméabilité du masculin et féminin tout en conservant certains stéréotypes propres au roman noir. Au chapitre 1, à l'aide de certaines théories féministes, masculinistes et queer, nous définissons les concepts de sexe et de genre ainsi que les trois modèles conceptuels du genre (patriarcal, féministe/études sur les hommes et postmoderne). Au chapitre II, après avoir vu le cadre normatif dans lequel le genre se développe, nous voyons les stéréotypes \ud masculins et féminins. Il appert que le masculin se révèle être la norme, l'universel. Le féminin est donc perçu comme son opposé. Le stéréotype est un jugement s'appuyant sur une idée préconçue, un cliché mental. Nos protagonistes masculins, Kafka Kalmar et Bernard Biron, sont analysés selon leurs traits de caractère masculins et féminins, leur sexualité et leur travail au chapitre III. Nous constatons alors que Kafka n'est viril que par son travail et que Bernard représente le héros typique du roman noir tout en ayant quelques traits de caractère féminins. Le chapitre IV étudie Ève Adam et Élaine Leclerc selon les mêmes critères. Il est possible de remarquer que Ève est à la fois féminine et masculine, tant par ses traits de caractère que par sa sexualité. Quant à Élaine, elle a un côté masculin très développé pour ce qui est de ses traits de caractère, de sa sexualité et de son travail tout en étant extérieurement très féminine. Au chapitre V, l'interaction entre nos personnages de sexe masculin et de sexe féminin se révèle étonnante. Entre Kafka et Ève, les rôles sont inversés: Ève fait figure de héros et Kafka de victime. Par ailleurs, Bernard s'humanise au contact d'Élaine, qui, elle, développe des habiletés de tueuse. La conclusion reprend les lignes directrices de notre étude et tente d'élargir la discussion en évaluant la portée respective des représentations masculines et féminines dans le dépassement de la binarité sexe/genre. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Représentation masculine et féminine, Stéréotype, Genre, Benoit Dutrizac, Roman noir, Littérature québécoise

Physical Activity and Obesity: Biomechanical and Physiological Key Concepts

Overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) are often associated with low levels of physical activity. Physical activity is recommended to reduce excess body weight, prevent body weight regain, and decrease the subsequent risks of developing metabolic and orthopedic conditions. However, the impact of OW and OB on motor function and daily living activities must be taken into account. OW and OB are associated with musculoskeletal structure changes, decreased mobility, modification of the gait pattern, and changes in the absolute and relative energy expenditures for a given activity. While changes in the gait pattern have been reported at the ankle, knee, and hip, modifications at the knee level might be the most challenging for articular integrity. This review of the literature combines concepts and aims to provide insights into the prescription of physical activity for this population. Topics covered include the repercussions of OW and OB on biomechanical and physiological responses associated with the musculoskeletal system and daily physical activity. Special attention is given to the effect of OW and OB in youth during postural (standing) and various locomotor (walking, running, and cycling) activities

Freiner la radicalisation et favoriser l'intégration par le soccer

À la suite du départ de huit de ses étudiants pour la Syrie en 2015, le Collège de Maisonneuve a mis sur pied, en septembre dernier, une ligue de soccer amicale. L’activité vise les étudiants préoccupés par les conditions de vie des victimes de conflits politiques ou religieux et qui ne trouvent que peu d’espaces d’expression ou de mobilisation. Elle leur offre une avenue constructive pour canaliser leurs efforts et pour résister à certaines influences susceptibles de profiter de leur sensibilité

Center of Mass Compensation during Gait in Hip Arthroplasty Patients: Comparison between Large Diameter Head Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hip Resurfacing

Objective. To compare center of mass (COM) compensation in the frontal and sagittal plane during gait in patients with large diameter head total hip arthroplasty (LDH-THA) and hip resurfacing (HR). Design. Observational study. Setting. Outpatient biomechanical laboratory. Participants. Two groups of 12 patients with LDH-THA and HR recruited from a larger randomized study and 11 healthy controls. Interventions. Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures. To compare the distance between the hip prosthetic joint center (HPJC) and the COM. The ratio (RHPJC-COM) and the variability (CVHPJC-COM) were compared between groups. Hip flexor, abductor, and adductor muscle strength was also correlated between groups while radiographic measurements were correlated with the outcome measures. Results. In the frontal plane, HR shows less variability than healthy controls at push-off and toe-off and RHPJC-COM is correlated with the muscle strength ratios (FRABD) at heel contact, maximal weight acceptance, and mid stance. In the sagittal plane, LDH-THA has a higher RHPJC-COM than healthy controls at push-off, and CVHPJC-COM is significantly correlated with FRFLEX. Conclusions. One year after surgery, both groups of patients, LDH-THA and HR, demonstrate minor compensations at some specific instant of the gait cycle, in both frontal and sagittal planes. However, their locomotion pattern is similar to the healthy controls

Romidepsin for the treatment of relapsed/refractory peripheral T cell lymphoma: prolonged stable disease provides clinical benefits for patients in the pivotal trial.

BACKGROUND: Achievement of durable responses in patients with relapsed/refractory peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL) is challenging with current therapies, and there are few data regarding the potential benefits of continuing treatment in patients with the best response of stable disease (SD). Histone deacetylase inhibitors are a novel class of drugs with activity in T cell malignancies. Romidepsin was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of relapsed/refractory PTCL based on a pivotal trial demonstrating an objective response rate of 25 % (33/130), including 15 % with confirmed/unconfirmed complete response and a median duration of response of 28 months. Our objective was to further study the clinical benefits of romidepsin in patients that had the best response of SD. METHODS: Patients with PTCL relapsed/refractory to ≥1 prior therapy were treated with the approved dose of 14 mg/m(2) romidepsin on days 1, 8, and 15 of six 28-day cycles; patients with SD or response after cycle 6 were allowed to continue on study until progression. By protocol amendment, patients treated for ≥12 cycles could receive maintenance dosing twice per cycle; after cycle 24, dosing could be further reduced to once per cycle in those who had received maintenance dosing for ≥6 months. RESULTS: Of the 32 patients (25 %) with the best response of SD, 22 had SD for ≥90 days (SD90; cycle 4 response assessment). The longest SD was \u3e3 years in a patient who received maintenance dosing of 14 mg/m(2) on days 1 and 15 beginning in cycle 13. Patients with the best response of SD90 or partial response achieved similar overall and progression-free survival. Prolonged dosing of romidepsin was well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that patients who achieve SD may consider continuing treatment because the clinical benefits of romidepsin may extend beyond objective responses. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT00426764

Necrotizing Enterocolitis: An Update on the Benefits of Breast Milk

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of death for preterm infants resulting from gastrointestinal disease. This review will focus on several components of human breast milk that may be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of NEC. The severe pathological features of NEC include inflammation, mucosal ulceration and disruption of the intestinal barrier. Despite maximal neonatal intensive care, the incidence and mortality rate of the disease remains high. Administration of breast milk, as well as donor breast milk, to preterm infants has been shown to reduce the incidence of NEC. Beyond this, there is no disease specific treatment for NEC. The immunomodulatory and protective properties of human breast milk have been evaluated in search of key components that may be utilized for the effective prevention and treatment of NEC