[Collection Jules Beau. Photographie sportive] : T. 13. Année 1900 / Jules Beau

Donateur : Touring-Club de France

[Collection Jules Beau. Photographie sportive] : T. 15. Année 1901 / Jules Beau

Donateur : Touring-Club de France

[Collection Jules Beau. Photographie sportive] : T. 34. Années 1907 et 1908 / Jules Beau

Donateur : Touring-Club de France

Lipid and energy contents in the bodies of queens of Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): pre-and post-nuptial flight

The nuptial flight allows males and females to meet and copulate and both need energy to perform this activity. Before leaving the nest, males and females are well nourished and ready to mate. However, little is known about the lipid and energy contents in females before the nuptial flight (virgins) and after it (mated females). In this work we measured lipid concentrations in relation to body weight in these individuals. Our results showed that 16.82% of the bodies of young virgin females one month before mating flight are composed of lipids, contrasting with the 32.62% lipid content in mated females who had not excavated their nest yet, and 32.88% in those who had. The energy content measured for virgin females was 2942.63 J, contrasting with 6110.01 J for queens before excavating the nest and 5677.51 J after excavation. Based on our results, we conclude that the body mass, and therefore the lipid and energy contents in the bodies of Atta sexdens rubropilosa queens double during the last month before the nuptial flight. This energy resource is fundamental to the activities required during the nuptial flight, digging the nest and the founding of the colony.

Oedeme pulmonaire chez un jeune homme sportif [Acute pulmonary oedema in a young sportive man]

This article reports the case of a 31 years old man who suffered from an acute pulmonary oedema after laryngospasma following extubation. This pathology, better known by anesthesiologists than internists, results primarly from a rapid rise in negative intrapleural pressure. It is not associated with previous cardio-pulmonary illness and has a begnin course with resolution within 48 hours with oxygen and positive end expiratory pressure support.

[Collection Jules Beau. Photographie sportive] : T. 35. Années 1908, 1909 et 1910 / Jules Beau

Donateur : Touring-Club de France

Radionuclides and heavy metal contents in phosphogypsum samples in comparison to cerrado soils

Phosphogysum (PG) or agricultural gypsum, a solid waste from the phosphate fertilizer industry, is used as soil amendment, especially on soils in the Cerrado region, in Brazil. This material may however contain natural radionuclides and metals which can be transferred to soils, plants and water sources. This paper presents and discusses the results of physical and chemical analyses that characterized samples of PG and compares them to the results found in two typical soils of the Cerrado, a clayey and sandy one. These analyses included: solid waste classification, evaluation of organic matter content and of P, K, Ca, Mg, and Al concentrations and of the mineralogical composition. Natural radionuclides and metal concentrations in PG and soil samples were also measured. Phosphogypsum was classified as Class II A - Not Dangerous, Not Inert, Not Corrosive and Not Reactive. The organic matter content in the soil samples was low and potential acidity high. In the mean, the specific 226Ra activity in the phosphogypsum samples (252 Bq kg-1) was below the maximum level recommended by USEPA, which is 370 Bq kg-1 for agricultural use. In addition, this study verified that natural radionuclides and metals concentrations in PG were lower than in the clayey Oxisol of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. These results indicated that the application of phosphogypsum as soil amendment in agriculture would not cause a significant impact on the environment.

Carrière sportive et socialisation secondaire en cyclisme sur route : les cas de la Belgique, la France et la Suisse. Rapport de fin de recherche financé par l'Agence Mondiale Antidopage

Le projet s'intéresse aux socialisations des jeunes cyclistes sur route dans la phase de la carrière où ils deviennent des espoirs nationaux. Pour certains, cela correspond au passage d'une structure sportive amateur de haut niveau vers une équipe professionnelle. Cette phase semble constituer un moment clé de la consommation de produits dopants. Ces espoirs sont exposés à un nouvel environnement et une nouvelle logique professionnelle s'impose à eux, avec ses espoirs de carrière et de profits et ses risques. Ils sont confrontés à de nouveaux groupes sociaux avec lesquels s'établit un système d'interactions. Avec le temps, ces groupes vont notamment inculquer aux jeunes coureurs de nouvelles normes en matière de santé, de fatigue, d'expériences, d'éthique et d'entraînement.Il s'agit plus particulièrement d'observer les modes de socialisation des jeunes espoirs du cyclisme pour comprendre comment s'immiscent les pratiques de dopage dans les biographies des sportifs. Dans une optique de prévention, ce travail se propose d'étudier les effets de la socialisation. Comme le souligne H. Becker (1985), la déviance est le fruit d'un acte collectif. Il s'agit alors de comprendre comment, au contact de divers groupes encadrants (pairs, entraîneurs, dirigeants, médecins), les savoir-faire mais aussi les normes, les valeurs se construisent au cours de la phase de socialisation professionnelle. Il est important de comprendre les effets des interactions entre ces groupes et le jeune espoir. Cette socialisation semble correspondre à l'inculcation d'une culture cycliste qu'il s'agira de décrire en prenant en compte deux formes de transmission des normes : une explicite, à certains moments de la journée, où sont abordées les techniques de course, les tactiques, les modes d'entraînement et une implicite, pendant laquelle sont diffusées des valeurs qui conduisent le sportif à faire le choix du dopage. Dans le cas du dopage, nous nous intéresserons notamment aux normes de santé, d'éthique, aux conceptions de la pratique sportive en adéquation avec le suivi médical pendant la phase amateur puis néo-professionnelle. La formation, ou transformation, de ces représentations sera appréhendée à travers les interactions entre coureurs et encadrement lors des différents moments de leur quotidien. Il s'agira également d'étudier le cadre social de ces interactions. A partir des récits de vie collectés, nous essayerons de déterminer les moments où les choix s'opèrent et nous y analyserons les conduites.L'acquisition des représentations associées au dopage est le produit du double mouvement de l'action sociale des individus et des effets des structures organisationnelles et institutionnelles. En conséquence, nous nous intéresserons également à l'influence des différents dispositifs tels que la famille, l'école, le club, la structure médicale, la fédération nationale, sur les représentations des coureurs.Cette étude reposera sur une analyse comparée des cyclistes belges, français et suisses. Les carrières seront analysées à partir d'entretiens semi-directifs (75) auprès de (1) jeunes athlètes (18-23 ans) qui vivent les phases de professionnalisation, (2) d'anciens cyclistes ayant vécu les normes de socialisation du milieu et (3) des acteurs clefs de l'organisation des différents dispositifs (entraîneurs, dirigeants, médecins). Notre démarche méthodologique s'adosse à celles déjà expérimentées dans des travaux antérieurs (notamment, Brissonneau, 2003).

Brachiaria sp yield and nutrient contents after nitrogen and sulphur fertilization

Among the production factors, adequate fertilization is an important tool to raise the productivity of pastoral systems and consequently increase the share of Brazil in the supply chain of primary agricultural products at the global level. The objective of this study was to evaluate the interaction of nitrogen and sulfur fertilization in BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS: Stapf. The experiment in pots with Dystrophic Oxisol was evaluated in a completely randomized design with four replications in a 5 x 3 factorial arrangement, involving five N doses (0, 100, 200, 400, and 800 mg dm-3) in the form of ammonium nitrate and three S doses (0, 20 and 80 mg dm-3) in the form of calcium sulfate, with a total of 15 treatments. In the treatments with low S dose, calcium was provided as calcium chloride, to ensure a homogeneous Ca supply in all treatments. The results showed that the tiller production and dry weight of green leaves and of stems + sheaths and total dry weight were favored by the combination of N and S fertilizer, while the proportion of dry leaves was reduced. Nitrogen fertilization raised the N contents in green leaves and stems + sheaths and reduced K contents in fresh and dry leaves. The response to S rates in the N content of green leaves was quadratic.

Influence of digestion methods on the recovery of Iron, Zinc, Nickel, Chromium, Cadmium and Lead contents in 11 organic residues

There are currently many devices and techniques to quantify trace elements (TEs) in various matrices, but their efficacy is dependent on the digestion methods (DMs) employed in the opening of such matrices which, although "organic", present inorganic components which are difficult to solubilize. This study was carried out to evaluate the recovery of Fe, Zn, Cr, Ni, Cd and Pb contents in samples of composts and cattle, horse, chicken, quail, and swine manures, as well as in sewage sludges and peat. The DMs employed were acid digestion in microwaves with HNO3 (EPA 3051A); nitric-perchloric digestion with HNO3 + HClO4 in a digestion block (NP); dry ashing in a muffle furnace and solubilization of residual ash in nitric acid (MDA); digestion by using aqua regia solution (HCl:HNO3) in the digestion block (AR); and acid digestion with HCl and HNO3 + H2O2 (EPA 3050). The dry ashing method led to the greatest recovery of Cd in organic residues, but the EPA 3050 protocol can be an alternative method for the same purpose. The dry ashing should not be employed to determine the concentration of Cr, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn in the residues. Higher Cr and Fe contents are recovered when NP and EPA 3050 are employed in the opening of organic matrices. For most of the residues analyzed, AR is the most effective method for recovering Ni. Microwave-assisted digestion methods (EPA3051 and 3050) led to the highest recovery of Pb. The choice of the DM that provides maximum recovery of Zn depends on the organic residue and trace element analyzed.