Des passions monumentales à l’âge de l’idéologie : Edward Gordon Craig et Norman Bel Geddes

Durant toute leur carrière, Craig and Bel Geddes ont été préoccupés par un immense projet. Celui de Craig était la Passion selon saint Matthieu de Bach, tandis que pour Bel Geddes, c’était La divine comédie de Dante. Pour réaliser ces projets, chacun a non seulement créé un espace théâtral spécifique, mais a également conçu un éclairage et des scénarios élaborés. Examiner ces deux projets éclaire non seulement le mouvement moderniste — dans lequel les deux ont joué un rôle majeur —, mais ouvre aussi de nouvelles perspectives sur la politique de la période de l’entre-deux-guerres, relativement au fascisme et au communisme.Craig and Bel Geddes each had a mammoth project that preoccupied them for their whole careers. For Craig it was the Bach St Matthew Passion, for Bel Geddes it was Dante's Divine Comedy, and each not only designed a specific performance space, but also worked out elaborate lighting and scenarios for their project. Examining these two projects not only illuminates the modernist movement, in which both played major roles, but also provides insights into the politics of the interwar period, relating as they do to Fascism and Communism

A stochastic method for representation, modelling and fusion of excavated material in mining

The ability to safely and economically extract raw materials such as iron ore from a greater number of remote, isolated and possibly dangerous locations will become more pressing over the coming decades as easily accessible deposits become depleted. An autonomous mining system has the potential to make the mining process more efficient, predictable and safe under these changing conditions. One of the key parts of the mining process is the estimation and tracking of bulk material through the mining production chain. Current state-of-the-art tracking and estimation systems use a deterministic representation for bulk material. This is problematic for wide-scale automation of mine processes as there is no measurement of the uncertainty in the estimates provided. A probabilistic representation is critical for autonomous systems to correctly interpret and fuse the available data in order to make the most informed decision given the available information without human intervention. This thesis investigates whether bulk material properties can be represented probabilistically through a mining production chain to provide statistically consistent estimates of the material at each stage of the production chain. Experiments and methods within this thesis focus on the load-haul-dump cycle. The development of a representation of bulk material using lumped masses is presented. A method for tracking and estimation of these lumped masses within the mining production chain using an 'Augmented State Kalman Filter' (ASKF) is developed. The method ensures that the fusion of new information at different stages will provide statistically consistent estimates of the lumped mass. There is a particular focus on the feasibility and practicality of implementing a solution on a production mine site given the current sensing technology available and how it can be adapted for use within the developed estimation system (with particular focus on remote sensing and volume estimation)

Justice or Pleasure?

Dr. Robert Ford confides to Dolores that his father would not agree with his creation of robots for the enjoyment of humans. My father told me to be satisfied with my lot in life. That the world owed me nothing. And so, I make my own world ( Contrapasso ). This tells us at once that Dr. Ford\u27s father had a Platonic notion of justice

Directors/Directing: Conversations on Theatre

Insightful, in-depth and evocative, this is a collection of conversations with nine of the most innovative theatre directors of our time in Europe and North America: • Eugenio Barba • Lev Dodin • Declan Donnellan • Elizabeth LeCompte • Robert LePage • Simon McBurney • Katie Mitchell • Peter Sellars • Max Stafford-Clark. All these directors have developed their own highly individual theatre language and have been influential, nationally and internationally, across a wide range of theatre practices. The length, depth and scope of the discussions distinguishes this collection from others, each director providing a fascinating insight into his/her particular working processes. The book reveals the complex world of directors and their creative relationships with actors, in rehearsal and performance, and playwrights. Each conversation is framed by an introduction to the work of the director, a detailed chronology of productions and an indicative bibliography to inspire further reading and research

The use of chlorhexidine in the prevention of alveolar osteitis after third molar extractions

Data sources: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline through PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, ISI Web of Science, Evidence-Based Dentistry, ClinicalTrials.gov, the European Union Clinical Trials Register, the Spanish General University Board database of doctoral theses in Spain (TESEO), the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) bibliographic databases, and the Spanish Medical Index (IME).Study selection: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) (with or without placebo) of patients of any age or gender who underwent maxillary or mandibular third molar extractions. Studies were required to have analysed the efficacy of only chlorhexidine in any concentration, formulation or treatment regimen for preventing alveolar osteitis (AO). There was no language restriction.Data extraction and synthesis: Data extraction was carried out independently by two researchers, and a third researcher was consulted in case of disagreements. When explicit data were not stated in the text, they were calculated using data from the tables where possible. In addition, authors were contacted to obtain any necessary missing information. Datasets were assessed for heterogeneity, and meta-analysis was conducted on homogenous datasets. Publication bias was assessed through funnel plots. The research was conducted and is reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement.Results: Twenty-three studies published from 1979 to 2015, corresponding to 18 trials (16 parallel-group and two split-mouth RCTs), that reported on 2,824 third molar extractions (1,458 in experimental group and 1,366 in control group) were included. The overall relative risk (RR) was 0.53 (95% CI, 0.45-0.62; PConclusions: The use of chlorhexidine, in any formulation (rinse or gel), concentration (0.12% or 0.20%), or regimen (before, during and/or after surgery), is efficacious and effective in preventing AO in patients who have undergone third molar extraction. The findings showed that in order to prevent one case of AO, eight patients would have to be treated with chlorhexidine. Chlorhexidine gel was found to be moderately more efficacious than the rinse formulation.</p

Randomised controlled trial of paracetamol or ibuprofen, as required for fever and pain in the first year of life, for prevention of asthma at age 6 years : paracetamol or ibuprofen in the primary prevention of asthma in Tamariki (PIPPA Tamariki) protocol

Introduction Asthma is one of the most common diseases in the world and is a global public health burden. There is an urgent need for research that leads to evidenced-based primary prevention strategies to reduce the prevalence of asthma. One novel risk factor that might have a role in the pathogenesis of asthma is the use of paracetamol in early life. This trial aims to determine if paracetamol, compared with ibuprofen use, as required for fever and pain in the first year of life, increases the risk of asthma at age 6 years. Methods and analysis The Paracetamol and Ibuprofen in Primary Prevention of Asthma in Tamariki trial is a multicentre, open-label, two-Arm parallel randomised controlled trial. 3922 infants born at ≥32 weeks' gestation will be randomly allocated to receive only paracetamol or only ibuprofen for treatment of fever and pain, if required in the first year of life. The primary outcome is asthma at 6 years of age, defined as the presence of wheeze in the preceding 12 months. Secondary outcomes include hospital admissions for bronchiolitis, wheeze or asthma in the first year of life, and within the first 6 years of life; wheeze at 3 years of age; eczema within the first year and at 3 and 6 years of age; atopy at 3 and 6 years of age. Ethics and dissemination The trial has been approved by the Northern A Health and Disability Ethics Committee of New Zealand (17/NTA/233). Dissemination plans include publication in international peer-reviewed journals, and presentation at national and international scientific meetings, assimilation into national and international guidelines, and presentation of findings to lay audiences through established media links. Trial registration number ACTRN12618000303246; Pre-results