La chaîne rompue : lecture et relecture de Né à Québec d'Alain Grandbois de 1933 à nos jours

Ce mémoire s'intéresse à la réception critique de Né à Québec, première œuvre d'Alain Grandbois et aux relectures de ce récit à travers le temps. Cette étude a pour point de départ le paradoxe entre le futur prometteur de l'œuvre que laissait augurer la réception initiale et le rôle bien secondaire que joue désormais Né à Québec dans l'histoire de la littérature québécoise. Le mémoire est divisé en trois chapitres structurés chronologiquement et couvre la réception de l'œuvre de sa publication en 1933 jusqu'à nos jours. Le premier chapitre se penche sur le contexte de réception initial ainsi que sur l'élaboration d'un discours critique dominant sur Né à Québec. Cette partie de l'étude a aussi pour but de rappeler les conclusions de Marcel Fortin sur la réception immédiate de l'œuvre en question telles que décrites dans son ouvrage Histoire d'une célébration, publié il y a maintenant plus de vingt ans. Ce rappel est primordial afin de bien comprendre comment la pensée critique a évolué au-delà de la décennie 1930. À noter que l'analyse présente dans ce mémoire offre une perspective différente que celle de Fortin sur les commentaires de cette période puisqu'elle s'organise autour de concepts théoriques nouveaux, en particulier la notion de stéréotype telle que définie par Jean-Louis Dufays. Les deux autres chapitres traitent de textes critiques sur Né à Québec qui n'ont jamais dans le passé été directement le sujet d'une étude de réception. Tout au long de cette étude, le discours sur l'œuvre de Grandbois est décrit, analysé et comparé afin de comprendre comment ce récit historique en est venu à être aujourd'hui délaissé par le public et les littérateurs du Québec et d'ailleurs.

Commande d'un anti-bruit harmonique généré par un écoulement pulsé

Le contrôle de bruit est un domaine de recherche très fertile. Que ce soit pour du contrôle actif ou passif, de nombreuses recherches sont menées pour améliorer les méthodes existantes ou pour trouver de nouveaux procédés. Ainsi, dans le domaine du contrôle actif, de nouveaux moyens de production d’anti-bruit sont développés en vue de les substituer aux duos amplificateur/haut-parleur fragiles, gourmands en énergie et encombrants. Le sujet abordé ici est la conception et la réalisation d’un prototype capable de générer de forts niveaux de bruit à partir d’une source d’écoulement d’air à fort débit. Le prototype servira ensuite de source pour le contrôle actif du bruit d’un ventilateur. Pour atteindre ces performances, un design simple a été développé : l’obstruction périodique de l’écoulement d’air comprimé génère une source acoustique harmonique à la fréquence d’obstruction de l’écoulement. Le contrôle de la vitesse de l’obstruction gère la fréquence et la phase de l’anti-bruit émis. Le dispositif conçu dans ce projet permet de générer un bruit tonal réglé en phase et en fréquence sur une référence, pour une pression acoustique de 110 dB à 1 m.

La divination par les sorts dans le monde oriental méditerranéen du IIe au VIe siècle après J.-C. : étude comparative des sortes Homericae, sortes Astrampsychi et tables d'astragalomancie en Asie mineure

Cette thèse se propose de comparer exhaustivement trois systèmes de divination par voie de tirage au sort qui ont été contemporains dans l’antiquité tardive. À l’aide d’une analyse rigoureuse des thèmes évoqués, des stratégies rhétoriques employées, du vocabulaire présent et des probabilités d’obtention des réponses offertes, plusieurs points communs ressortent. Les énoncés positifs et négatifs se veulent, dans tous les cas, équilibrés et ils optent souvent pour des variantes temporelles afin de tempérer les prédictions. Lorsqu’ils ne s’appliquent pas à des questions spécifiques, ils misent sur l’imaginaire des consultations littéraires qui allie proverbes et éléments épiques, sans toutefois déroger des thèmes communs liés aux préoccupations quotidiennes des consultants. La rhapsodomancie s’inscrit dans cette mouvance et prouve à quel point l’épopée est une source propice à l’élaboration de systèmes oraculaires, sans jamais que le contexte narratif et littéraire des vers sélectionnés n’entre en jeu.

"Jazz is Back": Alternative Jazz Venues and Gentrification in Washington, D.C.

Gentrification has dramatically changed the urban landscape of Washington, D.C. Non-profit alternative jazz venues have become important sites for negotiating this complex process that is re-shaping the city. Each such venue aligns itself with one of the two primary factions of gentrification: new urban migrants or long-term residents. Westminster Presbyterian Church’s Jazz Night in Southwest fosters a community of repeat-attendees resisting social displacement. The Jazz and Cultural Society unabashedly foregrounds ties to long-term residents in highlighting a black identity and its local interconnectedness. CapitolBop’s Jazz Loft demonstrates the difficulties that come with trying to cater to a young audience, and at the same time, resist gentrification. These venues present three perspectives on gentrification and together bring light to the overlapping complexity of gentrification.

Diccionario etimológico del idioma bascongado / por Pedro Novia de Salcedo ; con un prólogo biográfico del Ilmo. Sr. D. Arístides de Artiñano.

1. ed.

Diccionario etimológico del idioma bascongado / por Pedro Novia de Salcedo ; con un prólogo biográfico del Ilmo. Sr. D. Arístides de Artiñano.

Tít. del lomo: Diccionario etimólogico bascongado

Unfavorable Outcomes During Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis With High Doses Of Vitamin D.

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Convergence Of Soil Nitrogen Isotopes Across Global Climate Gradients.

Quantifying global patterns of terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycling is central to predicting future patterns of primary productivity, carbon sequestration, nutrient fluxes to aquatic systems, and climate forcing. With limited direct measures of soil N cycling at the global scale, syntheses of the (15)N:(14)N ratio of soil organic matter across climate gradients provide key insights into understanding global patterns of N cycling. In synthesizing data from over 6000 soil samples, we show strong global relationships among soil N isotopes, mean annual temperature (MAT), mean annual precipitation (MAP), and the concentrations of organic carbon and clay in soil. In both hot ecosystems and dry ecosystems, soil organic matter was more enriched in (15)N than in corresponding cold ecosystems or wet ecosystems. Below a MAT of 9.8°C, soil δ(15)N was invariant with MAT. At the global scale, soil organic C concentrations also declined with increasing MAT and decreasing MAP. After standardizing for variation among mineral soils in soil C and clay concentrations, soil δ(15)N showed no consistent trends across global climate and latitudinal gradients. Our analyses could place new constraints on interpretations of patterns of ecosystem N cycling and global budgets of gaseous N loss.

Caracterização físico-química de filmes comestíveis de amido adicionado de acerola (Malphigia emarginata D.C.)

Edibles films are an alternative to synthetic materials used for packing food products. Barbados cherry is rich in vitamin C and carotenoids. The aim of this study was to characterize and develop films by casting from cassava starch, lyophilized Barbados cherry pulp and glycerol. The films were characterized with respect to thickness, water vapor permeability (WVP), water solubility, vitamin C, carotene and mechanical properties. The interaction of pulp and glycerol reduced film thickness. An increase in pulp concentration up to 60% increased WVP but beyond this concentration reduced both WVP and solubility leading to an increased level of vitamin C and β carotene in the films.

Estudo inicial da degradação in vivo de poli(L-co-D,L ácido lático), sintetizado em laboratório, aplicado como prótese tibial em coelhos

The copolymer poly (L-co-D,L lactic acid), PLDLA, has gained prominence in the field of temporary prostheses due to the fact that their time of degradation is quite compatible with the requirement in the case of osseous fracture. In this work the in vivo degradation of devices from copolymer, as a system of plates and screws, used in fixation of the tibia of rabbits was studied. The devices were implanted in 15 adult rabbits, albinos, New Zealand race, and they were used as control devices of alloys of titanium (Ti-6Al-4V/ V grade). The use of copolymers, synthesized in the laboratory, was tested in the repair of fracture in rabbits'tibias, being assessed in the following times: 2 weeks, 2 months and 3 months. Morphological analysis of tissue surrounding the plate and screw system, for 2 weeks of implantation, showed the presence of osteoblasts, indicating a pre bone formation. After 2 months there was new bone formation in the region in contact with the polymer. This bone growth occurred simultaneously with the process of PLDLA degradation, invading the region where there was polymer and after 3 months there was an intense degradation of the copolymer and hence greater tissue invasion compared to 2 months which characterized bone formation in a region where the polymer degraded. The in vivo degradation study of the devices for PLDLA by means of histological evaluations during the period of consolidation of the fracture showed the efficiency of plate and screw system, and it was possible to check formation of bone tissue at the implantation site, without the presence of inflammatory reaction

Educação fisica na educação infantil : concepções e praticas de professores

Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Educação Física

Vitaminas D e C para poedeiras na fase inicial de produção de ovos

Um experimento foi conduzido com o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos de duas fontes de vitamina D e três níveis de vitamina C sobre as características de desempenho, a qualidade interna e externa dos ovos, os níveis de cálcio total e iônico séricos e a resistência óssea de poedeiras. Foram utilizadas 288 galinhas da linhagem ISA Babcock B300® com 23 semanas de idade, durante um período experimental de 12 semanas. Utilizou-se o delineamento inteiramente ao acaso em arranjo fatorial 2 × 3, com os fatores: fontes de vitamina D (colecalciferol e 25-hidroxicolecalciferol - 25(OH)D3) e de vitamina C (0, 100 e 200 ppm), totalizando seis tratamentos com oito repetições de seis aves. O nível basal de colecalciferol foi de 2.756 UI/kg, correspondendo a 5,51 g do produto comercial Hy.D®/t de ração, como fonte de 25(OH)D3. Os fatores estudados não influenciaram o consumo de ração, a produção, o peso e a massa de ovos. Observou-se efeito da interação de fontes de vitamina sobre a conversão alimentar, que foi melhor quando utilizado metabólito 25(OH)D3 na ausência de vitamina C. Interações foram observadas para porcentagem de albúmen e porcentagem de gema, que aumentaram na presença de 200 ppm de vitamina C. O peso específico dos ovos, as concentrações de cálcio sérico, cinzas ósseas e a resistência à quebra não foram influenciadas pelas fontes de vitamina D e C. Houve interação para porcentagem e espessura de casca, cujos maiores valores foram obtidos com a suplementação de vitamina C na presença de 25(OH)D3. Em poedeiras na fase inicial de produção, a conversão alimentar é melhor com a utilização do 25(OH)D3 e a espessura e porcentagem de casca também melhoram com a utilização de 25(OH)D3 e a suplementação de vitamina C nas dietas (100 ou 200 ppm, respectivamente).

Farelo de canola em dietas para o pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg 1987): efeitos sobre o crescimento e a composição corporal

Avaliaram-se os efeitos da inclusão de farelo de canola em dietas de juvenis de pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) sobre parâmetros de crescimento e composição corporal. Um total de 192 alevinos (9 a 15g) foram estocados em 24 tanques de cimento, de 100l de capacidade, durante 103 dias. O farelo de canola foi utilizado em quatro proporções: zero; 9,5%; 19% e 38% da dieta, com ou sem farinha de peixe (12%/dieta), totalizando oito tratamentos. A presença de farinha de peixe não afetou os parâmetros de crescimento avaliados. A inclusão de 38% de farelo de canola na dieta diminuiu o ganho de peso dos peixes, valores médios de 28,74g a 50,70g, e piorou a conversão alimentar aparente, de 1,66 para 2,85. A taxa de eficiência protéica também foi menor nos peixes alimentados com 38% de farelo de canola. As várias proporções de farelo de canola das dietas alteraram os teores de umidade, proteína bruta e lipídios dos peixes. A presença da farinha de peixe, nas dietas, somente influiu no teor de lipídios dos peixes alimentados com dietas contendo 9,5% de farelo de canola. Conclui-se que até 19% de farelo de canola pode ser adicionado às dietas de juvenis de pacu, sem que seu desenvolvimento seja prejudicado.

Synthesis of novel O-acylated-D-ribono-1,5-lactones and structural assignment supported by conventional NOESY-NMR and x-ray analysis

A practical method for the structural assignment of 3,4-O-benzylidene-D-ribono-1,5-lactones and analogues using conventional NMR techniques and NOESY measurements in solution is described. 2-O-Acyl-3,4-O-benzylidene-D-ribono-1,5-lactones were prepared in good yields by acylation of Zinner’s lactone with acyl chlorides under mildly basic conditions. Structural determination of 2-O-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-3,4-O-benzylidene-D-ribono-1,5-lactone was achieved by single crystal x-ray diffraction, which supports the results based on spectroscopic data.

High resolution study of 104Pd(d,t)103Pd

Information collected in the present high resolution study of 104Pd(d,t)103Pd is interpreted within the systematics of the A ~ 100 region. The paper complements data previously presented by the S.Paulo Group, which were taken with the Pelletron-Enge-Spectrograph facility. A one-to-one correspondence to gamma ray results for 103Pd, collected by the Nuclear Data Sheets (NDS), was achieved and at least four open questions were settled. More reliable spectroscopic strengths were extracted in the present study.