Predicting the Position of Attributive Adjectives in the French NP

Cet article est une version révisée de l'article paru dans Student session of the European Summer School for Logic, Language and Information, Copenhague : Danemark (2010)International audienceThis article proposes a quantitative study of the placement alternation for the adjective within the noun phrase in French. Taking the hypothesis that position constraints are mostly preferential as a starting point, we develop a methodology based on statistical inference in order to provide a formal account of the relative importance of different groups of constraints. Results show the relative importance of lexical constraints and that frequency-based and length constraints are the best predictors. This suggests that the placement of adjectives not only depends on our knowledge of lexical items but also on the knowledge of the way in which we use them in discourse, i.e. on usage

The conservation value of human-modified landscapes for the world's primates

Land-use change pushes biodiversity into human-modified landscapes, where native ecosystems are surrounded by anthropic land covers (ALCs). Yet, the ability of species to use these emerging covers remains poorly understood. We quantified the use of ALCs by primates worldwide, and analyzed species' attributes that predict such use. Most species use secondary forests and tree plantations, while only few use human settlements. ALCs are used for foraging by at least 86 species with an important conservation outcome: those that tolerate heavily modified ALCs are 26% more likely to have stable or increasing populations than the global average for all primates. There is no phylogenetic signal in ALCs use. Compared to all primates on Earth, species using ALCs are less often threatened with extinction, but more often diurnal, medium or large-bodied, not strictly arboreal, and habitat generalists. These findings provide valuable quantitative information for improving management practices for primate conservation worldwide

Etude prospective de la prévalence de l'allaitement maternel dans la Province du Hainaut (Belgique)

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Measurements of fetal kidney growth on ultrasound.

Renal length, width, and thickness were measured in 261 normal fetuses, and the volume of the kidney was calculated. Normal values of these parameters are given for gestational age. Applications to the detection of congenital malformations are discussed, and a case report of renal polycystic disease is presented.Case ReportsJournal ArticleSCOPUS: NotDefined.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

Crystal structure of the new A2SnTa6X18 (A = K, Rb, Cs; X = Cl, Br) cluster compounds

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Socio-cultural factors associated with breast-feeding in Belgium: Part II :Duration

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Facteurs prédictifs de la mortalité des patients admis aux urgences médicales des cliniques universitaires de Kinshasa

Background: The management of medical emergencies is poorly organized in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition, the mortality of patients attending the medical emergency unit of Kinshasa University Hospital is relatively high, with death of patients occurring rather early. To date, factors associated with this mortality have been poorly elucidated. This study aimed to identify predictive factors of all-cause mortality in patients admitted to the medical emergency unit of the Kinshasa University Hospital. Methods: Analytical prospective study of all patients admitted from 15th January to 15th February 2011 in the emergency unit of the internal medicine department of Kinshasa University Hospital (427 patients). Among these patients, 13 were dead at arrival and were excluded from this study. The 414 patients included were followed until discharge from the hospital. Demographic, clinical, biological, diagnostic, therapeutical and evolutive data were collected. Four multivariate logistic regression models were used to identify risk factors associated with mortality. Results: Patients' median age was 40. years (interquartile range, 28-58 years), 54.5% were male, and 15.9% had a life-threatening pathological condition on admission. The overall mortality was 12.3%. According to multivariate analyses, transfer from other health care structures (OR: 3.5; 95% CI: 1.7-7.1), Glasgow Coma Scale score less than 14 on admission (OR: 11.1; 95% CI: 4.7-26.3), high creatinine level (OR: 4.2; 95% CI: 1.8-9.7), presence of cardiovascular (OR: 2.9; 95% CI: 1.5-5.7), renal (OR: 7.4; 95% CI: 3.2-17.3), hematologic and/or respiratory (OR: 6.1; 95% CI: 1.7-21.4) diseases, presence of sepsis and/or meningitis and encephalitis (OR: 5.2; 95% CI: 1.6-17.0) were significantly associated with a high risk of death. However, the Glasgow Coma Scale score less than 14 on admission and renal disease were the only predictive factors of mortality remaining after including demographic, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutical variables in the logistic regression model. Conclusion: Our study showed that transfer from another health care structure, low Glasgow Coma Scale score on admission, high creatinine level, cardiovascular, renal, hematologic and/or respiratory diseases, sepsis and/or meningitis and encephalitis were associated with an increased risk of death in Kinshasa University Hospital patients admitted in the medical emergency unit. © 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

Transparent tantalum cluster-based UV and IR blocking electrochromic devices

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Clinical Malaria and Nutritional Status in Children Admitted in Lwiro Hospital, Democratic Republic of Congo

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