Characterization of Influenza D Virus Reassortant Strain in Swine from Mixed Pig and Beef Farm, France.

Influenza D virus was isolated from pigs on a mixed pig and beef farm in France. Investigation suggested bull-to-pig transmission and spread among pigs. The swine influenza D virus recovered was a reassortant of D/660 and D/OK lineages.

Using low voltage ionization chamber (LVIC) in current mode for energy spectrum reconstruction: Experiments and validation.

Due to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) radiative environment, in particular during high D-T power phase, classic x-ray detectors, such as semiconductor diodes, might be too fragile and are thus not viable. Instead, robust detectors, such as gas-filled detectors, are nowadays considered. The Low Voltage Ionization Chamber (LVIC) is one of the most promising candidates for x-ray measurement during the ITER nuclear phase.

A New Sampling Approach for the Detection of Swine Influenza a Virus on European Sow Farms.

Swine influenza A virus (swIAV), which plays a major role in the porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC), is eliminated from the respiratory tract within 7-9 days after infection. Therefore, diagnosis is complicated in endemically infected swine herds presenting no obvious clinical signs. This study aimed to investigate the right time point for sampling to detect swIAV.

Conceptual study of energy resolved x-ray measurement and electron temperature reconstruction on ITER with low voltage ionization chambers.

In tokamaks with tungsten-based plasma facing components, such as ITER, pollution of the plasma by heavy impurities is a major concern as it can lead to radiative breakdown. The radiation emitted by such impurities is mainly composed of x-rays in the [0.1; 100] keV range.

Modeling a low voltage ionization chamber based tomography system on ITER.

Soft x-ray (SXR) tomography is a key diagnostic method for impurity transport study in tokamaks since it allows for local impurity density reconstruction. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) radiative environment in deuterium-deuterium and deuterium-tritium phases will limit the choices of SXR detector technologies, and gas detectors are one of the most promising solutions. In this paper, we, thus, investigate the SXR tomography possibilities on ITER using Low Voltage Ionization Chambers (LVICs).

Incorporating magnetic equilibrium information in Gaussian process tomography for soft X-ray spectroscopy at WEST.

Gaussian process tomography (GPT) [J. Svensson, JET Internal Report EFDA-JET-PR(11)24, 2011 and D. Li, J.

The software-defined fast post-processing for GEM soft x-ray diagnostics in the Tungsten Environment in Steady-state Tokamak thermal fusion reactor.

This article presents a novel software-defined server-based solutions that were introduced in the fast, real-time computation systems for soft X-ray diagnostics for the WEST (Tungsten Environment in Steady-state Tokamak) reactor in Cadarache, France. The objective of the research was to provide a fast processing of data at high throughput and with low latencies for investigating the interplay between the particle transport and magnetohydrodynamic activity. The long-term objective is to implement in the future a fast feedback signal in the reactor control mechanisms to sustain the fusion reaction.

Gaussian process tomography for soft x-ray spectroscopy at WEST without equilibrium information.

Gaussian process tomography (GPT) is a recently developed tomography method based on the Bayesian probability theory [J. Svensson, JET Internal Report EFDA-JET-PR(11)24, 2011 and Li et al., Rev.

Polycapillary lenses for soft x-ray transmission in ITER: Model, comparison with experiments, and potential application.

Measuring Soft X-Ray (SXR) radiation [0.1 keV; 15 keV] in tokamaks is a standard way of extracting valuable information on the particle transport and magnetohydrodynamic activity. Generally, the analysis is performed with detectors positioned close to the plasma for a direct line of sight.

Gaseous electron multiplier-based soft x-ray plasma diagnostics development: Preliminary tests at ASDEX Upgrade.

A Gaseous Electron Multiplier (GEM)-based detector is being developed for soft X-ray diagnostics on tokamaks. Its main goal is to facilitate transport studies of impurities like tungsten. Such studies are very relevant to ITER, where the excessive accumulation of impurities in the plasma core should be avoided.

René Küss (1913-2006)-a transplant pioneer in Paris.

René Küss (1913-2006), an outstanding urologic surgeon, was one of the leading pioneers in kidney transplantation. He suggested and perfected the retroperitoneal placement of the donor kidney into the iliac fossa and its anastomosis to the iliac vessels in the early 1950s. He was one of the first to introduce an immunosuppressive regimen in kidney transplantation a decade later.

[Early assessment of the hearing of newborns: a national challenge].

For the last five years, the maternity ward at the Robert-Debré hospital in Paris (AP-HP, 75) has been experimenting with an early testing system for newborn babies' hearing. This test makes it possible to determine whether an appointment at the deafness diagnosis and guidance centre is necessary. Development and language acquisition are thus facilitated.

Prognostic model for total mortality in patients with haemodialysis from the Assessments of Survival and Cardiovascular Events (AURORA) study.

Objectives: Risk factors of mortality in patients with haemodialysis (HD) have been identified in several studies, but few prognostic models have been developed with assessments of calibration and discrimination abilities. We used the database of the Assessment of Survival and Cardiovascular Events study to develop a prognostic model of mortality over 3-4 years.

Methods: Five factors (age, albumin, C-reactive protein, history of cardiovascular disease and diabetes) were selected from experience and forced into the regression equation.

A medical simulator for subcutaneous contraceptive implant insertion.

New contraceptive methods like the subcutaneous implant offers a new kind of comfort for women with an efficiency similar to the contraceptive pill. Unfortunately the few numbers of unintended pregnancies that have been reported are generally due to a bad insertion of the implant. In order to give more security to patients, we have designed, in close collaboration with physicians, a new kind of medical simulator.

Design of a medical simulator for subcutaneous contraceptive implant insertion.

New contraceptive methods like the subcutaneous implant offers a new kind of comfort for women with an efficiency similar to the contraceptive pill. Unfortunately, the few numbers of unintended pregnancies that have been reported, are generally due to a bad insertion of the implant. In order to give more security to patients, we have designed, in close collaboration with physicians, a new kind of medical simulator.

A new kind of training for obstetric residents: simulator training.

This paper presents work resulting from a collaboration between obstetricians and researchers. It shows the benefits from the use of an instrumented childbirth simulator for the training of obstetricians and midwives. This new tool allows to surpass the constraints linked to the traditional training in a childbirth ward.

[Management of priapism in patients with sickle-cell anaemia].

Sickle-cell anaemia is an autosomal recessive hereditary haemoglobinopathy. Patients with sickle-cell anaemia present a high risk of priapism. At least 40% of sickle-cell patients report episodes of priapism.

[Scrotal angiofibroblastoma].

Angiomyofibroblastoma of the scrotum is a rare and benign tumour which affect old patient. It's treatment is surgical. A case of angiomyofibroblastoma of the scrotum is reported in a 34 years old man.

Morphological study of the spinal motoneurons controlling the urethral sphincter of female rats: role of androgens in a menopausal model.

Purpose: In this study in a menopausal rat model we describe the effect of androgen withdrawal on motoneurons innervating 2 muscles involved in female urinary continence, namely the intrinsic urethral sphincter and the pubococcygeus muscle.

Materials And Methods: The 5 groups studied were 2 ovariectomized groups and their sham operated controls plus 1 ovariectomized group with dihydrotestosterone supplementation. Blood testosterone assays were performed.

Identification of androgen receptors in the motoneurons of the external urethral sphincter in the spinal cord of female rats.

Objectives: In women, aging is associated with profound hormonal changes. Menopause has been implicated in the etiology of urinary tract complaints including incontinence, urgency and recurrent urinary tract infections. However, the use of hormone replacement therapy for these conditions has given conflicting and disappointing results.