La prison de Montréal de 1865 à 1913 : évolution en longue période d'une population pénale

La prison de Montréal est un des principaux moyens d'administration de la justice pénale montréalaise au XIXe siècle. Elle a été construite à une époque où l'augmentation de la criminalité contemporaine s'amorçait à peine. Le présent article a pour but de donner une première mesure du fonctionnement de l'établissement, de 1865 à 1913, soit au coeur du processus d'industrialisation qui laissera une marque si nette sur le paysage montréalais. Après une brève présentation historique de la prison des hommes et de celle des femmes, nous ferons l'analyse des principales caractéristiques de la population pénale. Cette mesure sera faite principalement en puisant dans la banque de données informatisées constituée à partir des registres de la prison de Montréal.During the XlXth century, the Montreal prison was one of the main means for administering Montreal penal justice. It was built at a time when the development of contemporary criminality was in its infancy. The purpose of this article is to provide a first evaluation of the operations of this institution —namely from 1865 to 1913—in the middle of the industrialization process which would so clearly mark the Montreal landscape. After a brief historical presentation of the men's prison and the women's prison, an analysis is presented of the main characteristics of the penal population. This evaluation is primarily based on the automated data base composed of the Montreal prison registers

La contribution des Acadiens au peuplement des régions du Québec

Les Acadiens sont des descendants d’immigrants français qui se sont établis principalement au xviie siècle en Nouvelle-Écosse et au Nouveau-Brunswick. En 1755, les autorités britanniques ont ordonné la déportation des Acadiens qui ont été dispersés dans les colonies anglaises d’Amérique, en France et en Angleterre. On estime que de 2 000 à 4 000 Acadiens se sont établis au Québec. L’objectif de cette étude est de mesurer et de caractériser l’impact de l’apport migratoire acadien sur le pool génique québécois contemporain. Les données utilisées proviennent d’un corpus généalogique comprenant 2 340 ascendances. Les lieux d’origine des ancêtres, la fréquence de leurs mentions dans les généalogies ainsi que leur contribution génétique aux différentes populations régionales du Québec ont été analysés. Les résultats révèlent que de 46 % à 100 % des ascendances, selon la région, comprennent au moins un ancêtre d’origine acadienne. La contribution des fondateurs acadiens est particulièrement élevée aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine, où 86 % du pool génique leur est attribuable. Les populations de la Gaspésie (27 %) et de la Côte-Nord (14 %), affichent aussi une importante contribution acadienne.The Acadians are descendants of French immigrants who settled mainly in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick during the xviith century. In 1755, the British authorities ordered the deportation of Acadians who were then dispersed in France, England and the English colonies of America. It is estimated that between 2 000 and 4 000 Acadians settled in Quebec. The purpose of this study was to measure and characterize the impact of Acadian migration on the contemporary Quebec gene pool. Data was obtained from a genealogical corpus consisting of 2 340 ascendances. Place of origin of founding ancestors, frequency of their mention in the genealogies and their genetic contribution to the various regional populations of Quebec were analysed. Results show that, depending on the region, 46 % to 100 % of ascendances contain at least one Acadian ancestor. The contribution of Acadian founders is particularly high in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, where 86 % of the gene pool is explained by Acadians. Gaspésie (27 %) and Côte-Nord (14 %) populations also display an important Acadian contribution

La responsabilidad social de las empresas: ¿un nuevo valor para las cooperativas?

Integrating economic, social and environmental dimensions into business dynamics from the stakeholders’ point of view is becoming increasingly important as a strategic business value shared by European institutions. However, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not a challenge for all economic organizations; for cooperatives, CSR represents an integral part of their values and the dynamics with which they operate. In the particular case of financial service cooperatives, this type of company makes it possible to prevent banking exclusion, which still exists in developed countries. This article aims, primarily, to analyze the concept of CSR from the point of view of cooperatives by studying the characteristics of social responsibility reports as instruments of measurement and communication of their behaviour in this aspect. This preliminary phase allows us to then conduct a comparative study of the social, economic and environmental results of 134 cooperative and non-cooperative financial institutions worldwide.credit unions, commercial banking, corporate social responsibility, cooperative identity, financial service cooperatives, triple bottom line, sustainable reports.

Identification of a novel herpesvirus associated with cutaneous ulcers in a fisher (Martes pennanti)

On December 8, 2008, a male fisher (Martes pennanti) housed in a quarantine enclosure at the St-Félicien Zoo was found dead with multiple skin ulcers on the muzzle and plantar pads. At necropsy, no major findings were found, and a specific cause of death was not determined microscopically. However, at the borders of ulcerated sites, there were increased numbers of koilocytes, with perinuclear vacuolation and nuclear enlargement. A pan-herpesvirus nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was conducted, and an expected PCR product of 230 nucleotides was obtained within tissues collected from around the skin ulcers. Other tissues, including intestines and pool of lung, liver, and kidney, tested negative. The obtained PCR amplicon was sequenced and was highly related to the partial viral DNA polymerase (DPOL) gene of Mustelid herpesvirus 1. Virus isolation was negative, and no virion was detected by electron microscopy. The pathogenic potential of this novel herpesvirus and its role in the death of the fisher are unknown

Development and use of a multiplex real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for detection and differentiation of Porcine circovirus-2 genotypes 2a and 2b in an epidemiological survey

By the end of 2004, the Canadian swine population had experienced a severe 2 increase in the incidence of Porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD), a problem that was 3 associated with the emergence of a new Porcine circovirus-2 genotype (PCV-2b), previously 4 unrecovered in North America. Thus it became important to develop a diagnostic tool that could 5 differentiate between the old and new circulating genotypes (PCV-2a and -2b, respectively). 6 Consequently, a multiplex real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (mrtqPCR) assay that 7 could sensitively and specifically identify and differentiate PCV-2 genotypes was developed. A 8 retrospective epidemiological survey that used the mrtqPCR assay was performed to determine if 9 cofactors could affect the risk of PCVAD. From 121 PCV-2–positive cases gathered for this 10 study, 4.13%, 92.56% and 3.31% were positive for PCV-2a, PCV-2b, and both genotypes, 11 respectively. In a data analysis using univariate logistic regressions, PCVAD compatible 12 (PCVAD/c) score was significantly associated with the presence of Porcine reproductive and 13 respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), PRRSV viral load, PCV-2 viral load, and PCV-2 14 immunohistochemistry (IHC) results. Polytomous logistic regression analysis revealed that 15 PCVAD/c score was affected by PCV-2 viral load (P = 0.0161) and IHC (P = 0.0128), but not by 16 the PRRSV variables (P > 0.9); suggesting that mrtqPCR in tissue is a reliable alternative to IHC. 17 Logistic regression analyses revealed that PCV-2 increased the odds ratio of isolating 2 major 18 swine pathogens of the respiratory tract, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Streptococcus 19 suis serotypes 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7, which are serotypes commonly associated with clinical 20 diseases

Valeur des collégiens et réussite scolaire filles et garçons au collège : des univers parallèles ? : étude sur la problématique des genres et la réussite scolaire en milieu collégial /

"Recherche subventionnée par le ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport dans le cadre du Programme d'aide à la recherche sur l'enseignement et l'apprentissage (PAREA)"Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 20 sept. 2010)Également disponible en version papier.Bibliogr