Objective To determine whether inadequate housing is the main barrier to the provision of home dialysis treatment. Design Prospective observational study. Participants All patients attending a predialysis clinic between 2006 and 2009 deemed medically suitable for home dialysis and not active on the preemptive transplant list. Setting A predialysis clinic in a London teaching hospital. Main outcome measure Assessment of patient9s accommodation for suitability for home-based dialysis using departmental guidelines and the Government9s Housing Health and Safety Rating System regulations 2005. Results A lack of adequate housing prohibited the provision of home haemodialysis to all but one of these patients. Moreover, only 29% of homes assessed were suitable for peritoneal dialysis, despite the lower spatial demands of this form of renal replacement therapy. In addition to the specific requirements of dialysis, we also found that only 33% of the homes visited fulfilled the minimum standard of housing as defined in the Government9s Decent Homes Standard, with multiple specific hazards identified across the properties. Conclusions This study illustrates that the lack of suitable housing is a major barrier to the provision of home-based dialysis and underscores the need for this to be addressed urgently at both the central government and local authority levels. We suggest that it should be considered as a major priority to rehouse medically suitable patients with a view to enabling home-based therapy.
This CRC research paper of MINES ParisTech is setting the scene for an ambitious study programme to study films (documentaries, fictions, advertisements, etc.) that deal with civil nuclear in France and internationally. The ambition is to analyse the myths and representations conveyed by these works on a controversial technology. This report is made up of five contributions which present very briefly ongoing work and which prepare for future results which will be the subject of more elaborate publications. The first is the testimony of Aurélien Portelli, a historian of science and technology, who explains and motivates the interests in film research. The second is a quick, but not exhaustive, panorama of the films that have marked the history of both civilian and military nuclear since the 1970s. The third is the report by The Land of Hope, a film produced by Sono Sion in 2012, which discusses the consequences of a nuclear accident on the inhabitants of a small city in Japan. The fourth illustrates the documentary film, taking the example of one of them, produced in 2013, which deals with the issue of decommissioning of nuclear power plants. Finally, the latest contribution provides a more elaborate analysis of the Grand Central film of Rebecca Zlotowski, presented at the Cannes Festival in 2013 and released in the rooms at the end of August 2013. ; Ce papier de recherche du CRC de MINES ParisTech entrouvre la voie d'un ambitieux programme d'étude visant à étudier les films (documentaires, fictions, publicités.) qui traitent du nucléaire civil en France et à l'international. L'ambition est d'analyser les mythes et représentations véhiculées par ces oeuvres sur une technologie controversée. Ce rapport est composé de cinq contributions qui présentent très brièvement des travaux en cours et qui préfigurent de futurs résultats qui feront l'objet de publications plus élaborées. La première est le témoignage d'Aurélien Portelli, historien des sciences et des techniques, qui explique et motive les intérêts à prendre ...
On 11 February 1975 Heath lost the election as leader of the Conservative Party and transferred his place to Margaret Thatcher. This date marks the anchor of a process of voluntary marginalisation through which Heath opposed Thatcher and rejected thatcherism. During the fifteen years of the Thatcher era, Heath took on the role of the revolted dissident and, according to John Campbell, became "the embodiment of anti-Thatcherism." We will see on this occasion that if his dissent company follows traditional mechanisms — denial of leadership, denial of legitimacy, systematic criticism of his action — it nevertheless offers an interesting reversal of the codes. Her entry into dissent was much more than an opposition to a political adversary, she was a means of life and renaissance. Power muted Heath, the dissent released him. Heath opposed himself and turned out to rebel. His dissent experience thus provides original insights into a concept too often associated with the concepts of oppression or clandestine. Heath was the only real resistance to Thatcher and there is still a key feature of dissent and rebellion in the British political landscape. It will be interesting to look at his years of revolt — not yet studied to date — and to see how he built his opposition to a leader that nothing seemed to reach and how it operated within a party known to be untolerant of acts of dissension and disloyalty. ; Le 11 février 1975 Heath perdit l'élection au poste de chef du Parti Conservateur et céda sa place à Margaret Thatcher. Cette date marque le point d'ancrage d'un processus de marginalisation volontaire au travers duquel Heath marqua son opposition à Thatcher et son refus du Thatchérisme. Pendant les quinze ans de l'ère Thatcher, Heath endossa le rôle du dissident révolté et devint selon John Campbell "the embodiment of anti-Thatcherism." Nous verrons à cette occasion que si son entreprise de dissidence suivit des mécanismes classiques – négation de l'autorité du leader, refus de sa légitimité, critique systématique de ...
mapping of: Abdallah Last, Stéphanie (coord.) (2010). 'Islamic feminism today'. International criticism, No. 46, pp. 7-100. Abdallah Last, Stéphanie (coord.) (2010). File "Islamic feminism". Review of Muslim worlds and the Mediterranean, No 128, pp. 11-228. ; Recension de: Latte Abdallah, Stéphanie (coord.) (2010). Dossier " Le féminisme islamique aujourd'hui ". Critique internationale, n°46, p. 7-100. Latte Abdallah, Stéphanie (coord.) (2010). Dossier " Féminismes islamiques ". Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée, n°128, p. 11-228.
International audience This article introduces the theme issue devoted to tourism in Latin America and the authors explain the approach of the international and interdisciplinary research. Interest in tourism is twofold: 1/ tourism allows the study of specific places, types of development and consumption, 2/ analysis of the tourism phenomenon helps to understand the world, highlighting the socio -Latin American economic. The phenomenon of tourism must be understood in all its complexity and must introduce the political dimension. The Tourism Studies on Latin America cannot ignore the political strategies associated with the dominant economic model or the restructuring of power relations behind it. Tourism development is not apolitical. The development of tourism is not apolitical. ; Dans le cadre de cet article qui introduit le dossier thématique consacré au tourisme en Amérique latine, les auteurs expliquent la démarche de cette recherche transdisciplinaire et internationale. L'intérêt pour le tourisme est double : 1/ il permet d'étudier des lieux, des types d'aménagements et de consommations ; 2/ il permet de lire le monde, de mettre en évidence les réalités socio-économiques de l'Amérique latine. Il faut étudier le phénomène touristique dans toute sa complexité et introduire la dimension politique. Les études touristiques sur l'Amérique latine ne peuvent pas ignorer les stratégies politiques associées au modèle économique dominant ni la recomposition des relations de pouvoir qu'il sous-tend. Le développement du tourisme n'est pas apolitique. ; En este artículo se presenta el número temático dedicado al turismo en América Latina y los autores explican el enfoque de la investigación internacional e interdisciplinaria. El interés por el turismo es doble: 1 / es el estudio de sitios específicos, tipos de planificación y el consumo; 2 /el fenómeno del turismo también se explica el mundo y se puede destacar la realidad socioeconómica de América Latina. Debe estudiar el fenómeno turístico en toda su complejidad e ...
International audience The French Atlases of landscapes or the difficulties of reconciling the sensitive and scientific approach. - About fifty landscape atlases cover two thirds of the national French territory today. Initiated by the Minister of the environment in its national political setting for landscape and in the application of article 6c of the European Convention on Landscape, these documents are drawn up on the departmental or regional scale (depending on the case). These are above all tools of knowledge (they do not have any statutory value) and for the awareness of local actors at the stakes of landscape. The purpose of this article is, drawing from a specific atlas example in the construction of which we have participated, to expose the methodological difficulties encountered in reconciling the sensitive and the scientific approach. In other words to conciliate the different landscape interpretation generated by landscape architects and geographies that usually work in the atlas production. ; Gli atlanti del paesaggio francesi o le difficoltà di conciliazione tra l'approccio sensibile e l'approccio scientifico. - Gli atlanti del paesaggio prodotti in Francia fino ad oggi sono circa una cinquantina. Essi coprono quasi i tre quarti del territorio nazionale. Realizzati su iniziativa del Ministero dell'Ambiente, nell'ambito della politica nazionale per i paesaggi e in applicazione de l'articolo 6 della Convenzione Europea del Paesaggio, questi documenti sono elaborati, a seconda dei casi, su scala dipartimentale o regionale. Si tratta innanzitutto di strumenti di conoscenza (che non hanno valore regolamentare) e di sensibilizzazione degli attori locali agli enjeux del paesaggio. A partire dall'esempio preciso della costruzione di un atlante al quale si è partecipato, questo articolo si propone di illustrare le difficoltà di ordine metodologico che si sono incontrate nel tentativo di conciliare l'approccio sensibile e l'approccio scientifico, ossia le differenti letture dei paesaggisti e dei geografi ...
Fragments of the Ark, published in 1994 by the Afro-American romancier Louise Meriwether paid tribute to Robert Smalls (1839-1915), a widely unknown black slave of South Carolina, including audacity and bravoure, as well as military and political engagement during the Sécession War (1861-1865), followed by the period of Reconstruction, testifying to his active and decisive contribution to the abolition of slavery and the civic and social advancement of a newly emancipated black community. I will focus here on demonstrating the romancian's approach, the historical intentionality and memory of her narrative. In addition to the historicity of his characters and their anchoring in the historical time revealed by the author, it is necessary to examine the arrangements for fiction of the event, which are part of a commemorative rewriting. ; International audience ; Fragments of the Ark, published in 1994 by the Afro-American romancier Louise Meriwether paid tribute to Robert Smalls (1839-1915), a widely unknown black slave of South Carolina, including audacity and bravoure, as well as military and political engagement during the Sécession War (1861-1865), followed by the period of Reconstruction, testifying to his active and decisive contribution to the abolition of slavery and the civic and social advancement of a newly emancipated black community. I will focus here on demonstrating the romancian's approach, the historical intentionality and memory of her narrative. In addition to the historicity of his characters and their anchoring in the historical time revealed by the author, it is necessary to examine the arrangements for fiction of the event, which are part of a commemorative rewriting. ; Fragments of the Ark, publié en 1994 par la romancière afro-américaine Louise Meriwether rend hommage à Robert Smalls (1839-1915), esclave noir de Caroline du Sud largement méconnu, dont l'audace et la bravoure ainsi que l'engagement tant militaire que politique lors de la guerre de Sécession (1861-1865), puis la période de la ...
'Philosophy of science: Auguste Comte', Studies gathered by Annie Petit published with the 'Maison Auguste Comte' and the competition of the University of Paris IV, Revue philosophique de la France et de l'tranger, Paris, Publishing PUF, 2007, 132th year, Tome CXCVII, pp. 419-525. National audience The book is not intended as a report or hagiographic reading of Auguste Comte's work, 150 years after his death. The objective is to analyse the categories used by Auguste Comte in its philosophy of science. The collective book consists of an introduction and six chapters, the first two analysing Auguste Comte's difficult report to the academic institution and in particular to the Academy of Sciences. The other four contributions discuss the relevance of certain Comtian epistemological categories, which sometimes demonstrate a desire to form a coherent view on the classification of science and sometimes create obstacles in the scientific field concerned. ; Recension d'ouvrage : « Philosophie des sciences : Auguste Comte », Études réunies par Annie Petit publiées avec le concours de la « Maison Auguste Comte » et le concours de l'université de Paris IV, Revue Philosophique de la France et de l'étranger, Paris, éditions PUF, 2007, 132e année, tome CXCVII, pp. 419-525. National audience Le livre n'est pas conçu comme un compte-rendu ou une lecture hagiographique de l'œuvre d'Auguste Comte, 150 ans après sa mort. L'objectif est d'analyser les catégories utilisées par Auguste Comte dans sa philosophie des sciences. L'ouvrage collectif est constitué d'une introduction et de six chapitres, les deux premiers analysant le rapport difficile d'Auguste Comte à l'institution universitaire et en particulier à l'académie des sciences. Les quatre autres contributions discutent la pertinence de certaines catégories épistémologiques comtiennes qui tantôt témoignent d'une volonté de former un point de vue cohérent sur la classification des sciences et tantôt créent des obstacles dans la branche scientifique concernée.
"The civil war in El Salvador (1980-1992) ended with negotiations between the government and the FMLN guerrilla. An analysis of the texts of the peace agreements shows an implicit strategy of euphemisation of violence in order not to give a partisan interpretation of the texts. However, celebration speeches during the signing of peace make it possible to see that particular partisan memories of the peace process are being built. The commemoration speeches of the most recent peace agreements confirm this idea: the agreements now serve as a reference to legitimise criticism of the opponent, not to build a national unit." ; "La guerre civile au Salvador (1980-1992) a pris fin par une négociation entre le gouvernement et la guérilla du FMLN. L'analyse des textes des accords de paix montre une stratégie implicite d'euphémisation de la violence pour ne pas donner prise à une interprétation partisane des textes. Or les discours de célébration lors de la signature de la paix permettent de voir que se construisent des mémoires partisanes particulières du processus de paix. Les discours de commémoration lors des anniversaires des accords de paix les plus récents confirment cette idée : les accords servent désormais de référence pour légitimer la critique de l'adversaire, non pour construire une unité nationale"
this document, which is under development, attempts to pave the way for a reflection on the socio-political and socio-cognitive question of writing, variations affecting complex orality-relations, writing, subjective processes and complex reports of 'dein' and 'outside' science. It is partly subject to critical discussion and is just an extract of ongoing work, in collaboration with a number of researchers around Baudouin Jurdant, Brigitte Juanals. Fragments of this text are available, in an uncertain and temporary form, on the 'arsindustrialis.org' site, thanks to the compassionate and work of Caroline and Bernard Stiegler. This work is subject to a lot of criticism. He also announced a seminar on the future of writing and the concept of collective thought (e-er) today. This proposed text is binding only on the author. ; Ce document en cours de développement, tente de poser les premiers jalons d'une réflexion concernant la question socio-politique et socio-cognitive des écritures, des variations qui affectent les relations complexes oralités, écritures, les processus de subjectivation et les rapports complexes des "dedans" et des "dehors" des sciences. Il est pour partie soumis à discusion critique et n'est qu'un extrait d'un travail en cours, en collaboration avec un certain nombre de chercheurs autour de Baudouin Jurdant, Brigitte Juanals. Des fragments de ce texte sont disponibles, sous une forme incertaine et provisoire, sur le site "arsindustrialis.org", grâce à la bienveillance et au travail de Caroline et de Bernard Stiegler. Ce travail est soumis à de rudes critiques. Il annonce encore un séminaire sur l'avenir des écritures et la notion de collectif de pensé(e-er) aujourd'hui. Ce texte ici proposé n'engage que son auteur.
"Der Beitrag skizziert am Beispiel der Urheberrechtsdiskussionen um die Musikin-dustrie und das wissenschaftliche Publizieren die sozialen Prozesse, in denen die Grenzen zwischen Märkten und Öffentlichkeiten, zwischen Recht, Wirtschaft, Technik und Kultur gezogen und verhandelt werden. Dies geschieht zur Zeit bei der Novellierung des Urheberrechts, aber auch in den globalen öffentlichen Debatten um Patente auf "Leben" oder auf Software, um Privatkopien und Piraterie. In Prozessen der Regulierung geistigen Eigentums handeln Wissensgesellschaften ihren Umgang mit den mutmaßlich zentralen Ressourcen Wissen, Kultur, Innovation und Innovativität aus. In der hier vertretenen Perspektive geht es darum, diese Prozesse nicht von vornherein als marktlich, als strukturiert durch Interessen und Eigentumsrechte zu begreifen. Wissenssoziologisch und sozialkonstruktivistisch betrachtet, spezifizieren die Akteure diese Ressourcen im Prozess der Aushandlung erst als solche – und sie spezifizieren nicht nur die Ressourcen, sondern unterschiedliche Akteure konfigurieren Ensembles aus Regulierungen und Praxen des Schaffens und Konsumierens aus sozialen und ökonomischen Tauschbeziehungen, aus Produkten, Diensten und Leistungen. Die Diskussion um das geistige Eigentum wird dabei bislang nicht in erster Linie in den Sozialwissenschaften geführt. Damit befassen sich eher JuristInnen, Rechts- und WirtschaftswissenschaftlerInnen, aber auch AutorInnen aus den Informations- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (Kuhlen 1995; 2002a; 2002b; Grassmuck 2000; Lutterbeck 2002). In der Soziologie findet sich das Thema bislang verstreut. In der sozialwissenschaftlichen Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung gibt es eine Diskussion über "commodification of knowledge" (zum Beispiel die Beiträge in den Science Studies 2/2001, prokla 126; Nentwich 2003) in kritischer Abgrenzung zur These eines vernetzten und konextoffenen "mode 2" der Wissensproduktion (Gibbons u.a. 1994; Nowotny u.a. 2001). In der Untersuchung von Märkten, Institutionen und Governancebeziehungen um das Internet herum (Hofmann 2002; Lieckweg 2002) taucht es auf, in Untersuchungen von Interessen, Diskursen und Verhandlungsprozessen (Döbert/van den Daele 2002) und bei der Analyse wissens-intensiver Industrien (Giesecke 2001), in denen geistiges Eigentum zum Produkt wird. Das hat zur Folge, dass diese Diskussion überwiegend in Begriffen von Gütern stattfindet, also von "Dingen", auf die sich dann Verfügungsrechte beziehen können. Die These dieses Beitrags ist dabei: "Die" public domain löst sich, soziologisch betrachtet, auf in heterogene Ensembles von marktlichen, staatlichen, zivilgesellschaftlichen und professionellen Akteuren, Praxen und Orientierungen. Wissen und Informationsgüter sind kontextuiert und situiert. Sie stellen einstweilige Resultate technisch-institutioneller Einklammerungen dar, die im Fluss von Wissen, Kultur und Sinn immer wieder de- und rekontextuiert werden. Geistige Eigentumsrechte bilden jedoch nicht einfach einen institutionellen Rahmen, sondern greifen tief in die Produktion und Nutzung von Wissen und Kultur ein. Die rechtliche und zu-nehmend technische Ausgestaltung geistiger Eigentumsrechte prämiert deutlich be-stimmte Strategien und Produktionsweisen auf Kosten anderer, macht bestimmte Nebenfolgen und Strukturbildungen wahrscheinlicher." (Textauszug)
