La critique et l'exercice de la philosophie chez Émile Cioran

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Lecture de la pédagogie et pédagogie de la lecture : la lecture dans l'Émile de Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

La représentation de la femme hystérique dans le roman naturaliste (L'Hystérique de Camille Lemonnier et Lourdes d'Émile Zola)

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

La critique et l'exercice de la philosophie chez Émile Cioran

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Lecture de la pédagogie et pédagogie de la lecture : la lecture dans l'Émile de Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

La représentation de la femme hystérique dans le roman naturaliste (L'Hystérique de Camille Lemonnier et Lourdes d'Émile Zola)

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Verdad y conciencia social : Un diálogo entre Émile Durheim y John Dewey

El siguiente trabajo tiene como propósito establecer un dialogo con algunos críticos de Dewey. Russell y Durkheim realizan una serie de críticas en relación a la noción de verdad de Dewey. El problema central del pragmatismo es el de la verdad. Para el pragmatismo la verdad es humana, diversa y variable y no puede ser una copia de una realidad dada. En el siguiente trabajo nos proponemos analizar las siguientes críticas realizadas por los autores antes citados desde la perspectiva de la filosofía de la experiencia de Dewey. Consideramos que para Dewey el conocimiento es instrumentalidad, expresividad y realidad. A través de una reconstrucción lógica, imaginativa y real de la experiencia pretendemos alcanzar una noción clara y completa de conocimiento e igualmente de conciencia por parte de Dewey y de esta manera dar una breve respuesta al argumento de que el pragmatismo de Dewey negó el carácter específico del conocimiento, consecuentemente del pensamiento y con ello de la conciencia

Inbound logistics, the last mile and intermodal high capacity transport – the case of Jula in Sweden

Some of the biggest challenges for intermodal transport competitiveness are the extra handling costs and pre- and post-haulage costs. This paper investigates the use of Intermodal High Capacity Transport (IHCT) for the intermodal transport chain in general and to pre-and post-haulage in particular. The aim is not only to measure the cost reductions from using larger vehicles but to understand how better management of inbound flows through increased integration of logistics processes can increase the efficiency of the last mile. The paper analyses the haulage of two 40 foot containers simultaneously when part of an intermodal transport chain. Data were collected from a demonstration project in Sweden, where permission was obtained to use longer vehicles on an approved route to and from the nearest intermodal terminal. Results indicate substantial cost savings from using longer vehicles for pre- and post-haulage. In addition, the business model whereby the shipper purchased their own chassis and permission was obtained to access the terminal after hours for collecting pre-loaded chassis brought additional cost and planning benefits. The total cost saving was significant and potentially eliminates the cost deficit associated with the last mile.

Inbound logistics, the last mile and intermodal high capacity transport.

Some of the biggest challenges for intermodal transport competitiveness are the extra handling costs and pre- and post-haulage costs. This paper investigates the use of Intermodal High Capacity Transport (IHCT) for the intermodal transport chain in general and to pre-and post-haulage in particular. The aim is not only to measure the cost reductions from using larger vehicles but to understand how better management of inbound flows through increased integration of logistics processes can increase the efficiency of the last mile. The paper analyses the haulage of two 40 foot containers simultaneously when part of an intermodal transport chain. Data were collected from a demonstration project in Sweden, where permission was obtained to use longer vehicles on an approved route to and from the nearest intermodal terminal. Results indicate substantial cost savings from using longer vehicles for pre- and post-haulage. In addition, the business model whereby the shipper purchased their own chassis and permission was obtained to access the terminal after hours for collecting pre-loaded chassis brought additional cost and planning benefits. The total cost saving was significant and potentially eliminates the cost deficit associated with the last mile.

"Last-Mile" preparation for a potential disaster - Interdisciplinary approach towards tsunami early warning and an evacuation information system for the coastal city of Padang, Indonesia

Extreme natural events, like e.g. tsunamis or earthquakes, regularly lead to catastrophes with dramatic consequences. In recent years natural disasters caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, destruction of infrastructure, disruption of economic activity and loss of billions of dollars worth of property and thus revealed considerable deficits hindering their effective management: Needs for stakeholders, decision-makers as well as for persons concerned include systematic risk identification and evaluation, a way to assess countermeasures, awareness raising and decision support systems to be employed before, during and after crisis situations. The overall goal of this study focuses on interdisciplinary integration of various scientific disciplines to contribute to a tsunami early warning information system. In comparison to most studies our focus is on high-end geometric and thematic analysis to meet the requirements of smallscale, heterogeneous and complex coastal urban systems. Data, methods and results from engineering, remote sensing and social sciences are interlinked and provide comprehensive information for disaster risk assessment, management and reduction. In detail, we combine inundation modeling, urban morphology analysis, population assessment, socioeconomic analysis of the population and evacuation modeling. The interdisciplinary results eventually lead to recommendations for mitigation strategies in the fields of spatial planning or coping capacity. © Author(s) 2009.

Optimizing last mile delivery using public transport with multiagent based control

The majority of research work carried out in the field of Operations-Research uses methods and algorithms to optimize the pick-up and delivery problem. Most studies aim to solve the vehicle routing problem, to accommodate optimum delivery orders, vehicles etc. This paper focuses on green logistics approach, where existing Public Transport infrastructure capability of a city is used for the delivery of small and medium sized packaged goods thus, helping improve the situation of urban congestion and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. It carried out a study to investigate the feasibility of the proposed multi-agent based simulation model, for efficiency of cost, time and energy consumption. Multimodal Dijkstra Shortest Path algorithm and Nested Monte Carlo Search have been employed for a two-phase algorithmic approach used for generation of time based cost matrix. The quality of the tour is dependent on the efficiency of the search algorithm implemented for plan generation and route planning. The results reveal a definite advantage of using Public Transportation over existing delivery approaches in terms of energy efficiency.

Los jardines "pintados" de Émile Zola, lugares de encuentro entre literatura y arte

The thesis here presented, entitled “PAINTED” GARDENS BY ÉMILE ZOLA, MEETING PLACES OF LITERATURE AND ART, aims to analyze the treatment of the theme of garden in La Curée, the second of the twenty novels that make up the cycle of Les Rougon-Macquart, series published between 1871 and 1893. In this story, the author, an ardent republican, bluntly attacks the imperial regime, emphasizing the confusion of high society, the immorality of speculation occurred under the Haussmann's renovation of Paris, the profusion of luxury and pleasure, and, in short, a dynamism geared exclusively to the sense of destruction or perversion. Hence we have devoted an entire chapter to argue the presentation of this novel as a chronicle of Parisian society of the Second Empire. Also, because reading Zola is to recognize the profusion of metaphorical language, the analysis of the poetic discourse has played an important role in the body of this thesis. This analysis focuses on the two major descriptions of the greenhouse of hôtel Saccard, in chapters I and IV, both aiming to present this garden as a disturbing space, favorable to the discovery of unsuspected amorous capabilities, according to the mentality of the nineteenth century, so full of puritan principles, for which the tropical world of greenhouses meant a sexual freedom which did not understand bans or limitations. The sexual corruption that occurs in this greenhouse, is not only indicative of moral laxity in personal relationships, but also works as a symbolic image of decay and breakdown of society as a whole...

Verdad y conciencia social : Un diálogo entre Émile Durheim y John Dewey

El siguiente trabajo tiene como propósito establecer un dialogo con algunos críticos de Dewey. Russell y Durkheim realizan una serie de críticas en relación a la noción de verdad de Dewey. El problema central del pragmatismo es el de la verdad. Para el pragmatismo la verdad es humana, diversa y variable y no puede ser una copia de una realidad dada. En el siguiente trabajo nos proponemos analizar las siguientes críticas realizadas por los autores antes citados desde la perspectiva de la filosofía de la experiencia de Dewey. Consideramos que para Dewey el conocimiento es instrumentalidad, expresividad y realidad. A través de una reconstrucción lógica, imaginativa y real de la experiencia pretendemos alcanzar una noción clara y completa de conocimiento e igualmente de conciencia por parte de Dewey y de esta manera dar una breve respuesta al argumento de que el pragmatismo de Dewey negó el carácter específico del conocimiento, consecuentemente del pensamiento y con ello de la conciencia

Verdad y conciencia social : Un diálogo entre Émile Durheim y John Dewey

El siguiente trabajo tiene como propósito establecer un dialogo con algunos críticos de Dewey. Russell y Durkheim realizan una serie de críticas en relación a la noción de verdad de Dewey. El problema central del pragmatismo es el de la verdad. Para el pragmatismo la verdad es humana, diversa y variable y no puede ser una copia de una realidad dada. En el siguiente trabajo nos proponemos analizar las siguientes críticas realizadas por los autores antes citados desde la perspectiva de la filosofía de la experiencia de Dewey. Consideramos que para Dewey el conocimiento es instrumentalidad, expresividad y realidad. A través de una reconstrucción lógica, imaginativa y real de la experiencia pretendemos alcanzar una noción clara y completa de conocimiento e igualmente de conciencia por parte de Dewey y de esta manera dar una breve respuesta al argumento de que el pragmatismo de Dewey negó el carácter específico del conocimiento, consecuentemente del pensamiento y con ello de la conciencia

Head and eye movements and lane keeping in drivers with hemianopia and quadrantanopia compared to controls

Purpose: To compare the eye and head movements and lane-keeping of drivers with hemianopia and quadrantanopia with that of age-matched controls when driving under real world conditions. Methods: Participants included 22 hemianopes and 8 quadrantanopes (M age 53 yrs) and 30 persons with normal visual fields (M age 52 yrs) who were ≥ 6 months from the brain injury date and either a current driver or aiming to resume driving. All participants drove an instrumented dual-brake vehicle along a 14-mile route in traffic that included non-interstate city driving and interstate driving. Driving performance was scored using a standardised assessment system by two “backseat” raters and the Vigil Vanguard system which provides objective measures of speed, braking and acceleration, cornering, and video-based footage from which eye and head movements and lane-keeping can be derived. Results: As compared to drivers with normal visual fields, drivers with hemianopia or quadrantanopia on average were significantly more likely to drive slower, to exhibit less excessive cornering forces or acceleration, and to execute more shoulder movements off the seat. Those hemianopic and quadrantanopic drivers rated as safe to drive by the backseat evaluator made significantly more excursive eye movements, exhibited more stable lane positioning, less sudden braking events and drove at higher speeds than those rated as unsafe, while there was no difference between safe and unsafe drivers in head movements. Conclusions: Persons with hemianopic and quadrantanopic field defects rated as safe to drive have different driving characteristics compared to those rated as unsafe when assessed using objective measures of driving performance.