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Oncologie, 2011
Résumé Le dépistage de la détresse est proposé comme une première étape pour optimiser la répons... more Résumé Le dépistage de la détresse est proposé comme une première étape pour optimiser la réponse aux besoins des patients atteints de cancer. Ce changement de pratique peut contribuer à une meilleure coordination des soins, une fonction clé des intervenants pivots en oncologie. Objectif Décrire les perceptions d’acteurs clés face à l’implantation du dépistage de la détresse par des intervenants pivots en
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Frontiers of Earth Science, 2013
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La Revue de Médecine Interne, 2002
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Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2013
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Floodplains are complex ecological systems that fulfil different ecological, economic and social ... more Floodplains are complex ecological systems that fulfil different ecological, economic and social functions related to physical, chemical, and biological processes. The fluvial dynamics of most rivers in industrialized countries have been altered to such an extent that floodplains are now one of the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. This adverse impact has been widely recognized and, nowadays, extensive attempts are underway
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Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2009
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Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2011
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Materials at High Temperatures, 2010
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Journal of ASTM International, 2006
ABSTRACT
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Journal of Process Control, 2006
... [18] used the normal power family, Lin and Chou [19] the Burr distribution and Johnson [20] i... more ... [18] used the normal power family, Lin and Chou [19] the Burr distribution and Johnson [20] introduced the use of Johnson's family in capability analysis. ... For more details, the reader should refer to the recent monograph written by Karian and Dudewicz [31]. ...
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Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2011
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International Journal of Fatigue, 2010
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International Journal of Fatigue, 2008
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International Journal of Fatigue, 2006
Dealing with fatigue lifetime prediction, this paper aims to report on a new statistical method c... more Dealing with fatigue lifetime prediction, this paper aims to report on a new statistical method combining the Lambda Distributions and the Bootstrap technique. This method is first applied for determining the Probability Density Function (PDF) of the C and n coefficients in the Paris relationship of a fatigue crack propagation curve. Then, introducing the initial crack's length distribution, the fatigue
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Forensic Science International, 2014
Estimation of the post-mortem interval (PMI, the time interval between death and recovery of a bo... more Estimation of the post-mortem interval (PMI, the time interval between death and recovery of a body) can be crucial in solving criminal cases. Today minimum PMI calculations rely mainly on medical and entomological evidence. However, beyond 4-6 weeks even entomological methods become less accurate. Thus additional tools are needed. Cadaveric fluids released by decomposing cadavers modify the soil environment and thus impact soil organisms, which may thus be used to estimate the PMI. Although the response of bacteria or fungi to the presence of a corpse has been studied, to the best of our knowledge nothing is known about other soil organisms. Testate amoebae, a group of shelled protozoa, are sensitive bioindicators of soil physico-chemical and micro-climatic conditions and are therefore good potential PMI indicators. We investigated the response of testate amoebae to three decomposing pig cadavers, and compared the pattern to two controls each, bare soils and fake cadavers, in a beach-oak forest near Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Forest litter samples collected in the three treatments over 10 months were analysed by microscopy. The pig treatment significantly impacted the testate amoeba community: after 22 and 33 days no living amoeba remained underneath the pig cadavers. Communities subsequently recovered but 10 months after the beginning of the experiment recovery was not complete. The fake cadavers also influenced the testate amoeba communities by altering the soil microclimate during a dry hot period, but less than the cadavers. These results confirm the sensitivity of soil testate amoebae to micro-climatic conditions and show that they respond fast to the presence of cadavers - and that this effect although decreasing over time lasts for months, possibly several years. This study therefore confirms that soil protozoa could potentially be useful as forensic indicators, especially in cases with a longer PMI.
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Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, 2007
When calculating independently the false alarm rate of the eight usual runs rules used in SPC con... more When calculating independently the false alarm rate of the eight usual runs rules used in SPC control chart, it appears that the proposed rule designed to detect mixture patterns corresponds to a Type-I error strongly lower than the seven other rules. This discrepancy is underlined and the mixture rule is showed to be useless both for in-control and out-of-control processes.
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Cement and Concrete Research, 2003
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Oncologie, 2011
Résumé Le dépistage de la détresse est proposé comme une première étape pour optimiser la répons... more Résumé Le dépistage de la détresse est proposé comme une première étape pour optimiser la réponse aux besoins des patients atteints de cancer. Ce changement de pratique peut contribuer à une meilleure coordination des soins, une fonction clé des intervenants pivots en oncologie. Objectif Décrire les perceptions d’acteurs clés face à l’implantation du dépistage de la détresse par des intervenants pivots en
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Forensic Science International, 2014
Estimation of the post-mortem interval (PMI, the time interval between death and recovery of a bo... more Estimation of the post-mortem interval (PMI, the time interval between death and recovery of a body) can be crucial in solving criminal cases. Today minimum PMI calculations rely mainly on medical and entomological evidence. However, beyond 4-6 weeks even entomological methods become less accurate. Thus additional tools are needed. Cadaveric fluids released by decomposing cadavers modify the soil environment and thus impact soil organisms, which may thus be used to estimate the PMI. Although the response of bacteria or fungi to the presence of a corpse has been studied, to the best of our knowledge nothing is known about other soil organisms. Testate amoebae, a group of shelled protozoa, are sensitive bioindicators of soil physico-chemical and micro-climatic conditions and are therefore good potential PMI indicators. We investigated the response of testate amoebae to three decomposing pig cadavers, and compared the pattern to two controls each, bare soils and fake cadavers, in a beach-oak forest near Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Forest litter samples collected in the three treatments over 10 months were analysed by microscopy. The pig treatment significantly impacted the testate amoeba community: after 22 and 33 days no living amoeba remained underneath the pig cadavers. Communities subsequently recovered but 10 months after the beginning of the experiment recovery was not complete. The fake cadavers also influenced the testate amoeba communities by altering the soil microclimate during a dry hot period, but less than the cadavers. These results confirm the sensitivity of soil testate amoebae to micro-climatic conditions and show that they respond fast to the presence of cadavers - and that this effect although decreasing over time lasts for months, possibly several years. This study therefore confirms that soil protozoa could potentially be useful as forensic indicators, especially in cases with a longer PMI.
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Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, 2007
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