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Clinical and Functional Outcome After Abdominal Wall Incisional Hernia Repair: Evaluation of Quality-of-Life Improvement and Comparison of Assessment…
2019
Background Hernias severely impact patient quality of life (QoL), and 80% of patients need surgical operation. The primary outcome of the study is to assess improvements in balance, posture and deambulation after abdominal hernia repair. Moreover, the study investigated the improvement in the postoperative QoL. Methods Patients operated at the Policlinico “Paolo Giaccone” at Palermo University Hospital between June 2015 and June 2017 were identified in a prospective database. The functional outcome measures and QoL assessment scales used were numeric rating scale for pain, performance-oriented mobility assessment (POMA) scale, Quebec back pain disability scale, center of gravity (barycenter…
Collective defence portfolios of ant hosts shift with social parasite pressure
2014
Host defences become increasingly costly as parasites breach successive lines of defence. Because selection favours hosts that successfully resist parasitism at the lowest possible cost, escalating coevolutionary arms races are likely to drive host defence portfolios towards ever more expensive strategies. We investigated the interplay between host defence portfolios and social parasite pressure by comparing 17 populations of two Temnothorax ant species. When successful, collective aggression not only prevents parasitation but also spares host colonies the cost of searching for and moving to a new nest site. However, once parasites breach the host's nest defence, host colonies should resor…
Translation as a measure of literary domination: the case of Quebec literature translated in Spain (1975-2004)
2010
Recent literary manifestos claim that “the center is no longer the center” (Le Devoir 2007). Indeed, it is generally admitted that Quebec literature has been more or less independent from the French field since the 1970’s. However, the analysis of the translation of this literature –its international circulation, and the almost compulsory stopover in France before being selected for translation by the agents of other literary fields– reveals various mechanisms through which the French symbolic center still exerts its power. Drawing on the application of Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology of culture to the international space (Casanova 1999; Sapiro 2007, 2008; etc.), this article argues that transl…
De l'homosexuel au queer : art et différence dans l'oeuvre de Michel Tremblay
2015
El objetivo de esta tesis es mostrar la interacción entre sexualidades minoritarias y arte en la obra del escritor quebequés Michel Tremblay. Basándonos en un corpus en que se habla de amores gais, hemos querido plantear la existencia misma del género literario gay y describir sus características, para analizar a continuación el rol de la presencia del arte en esta obra donde los personajes conviven en los márgenes sociales. Desde el punto de vista lingüístico, los intercambios entre sus personajes ya dejan al descubierto un primer marcador de marginalidad. En efecto, se trata de hablantes francófonos del dialecto quebequés, el joual, denostado por la clase burguesa de una comunidad que has…
La féminisation des noms de métiers, fonctions, grades et titres en France et au Québec
2012
Naisen asema länsimaisissa yhteiskunnissa on muuttunut huomattavalla tavalla viime vuosikymmeninä. Ammatit ja erilaiset arvonimet eivät ole enää samalla tavalla sukupuolisidonnaisia kuin ennen. Nainen voi halutessaan ryhtyä vaikkapa palomieheksi tai kouluttautua hävittäjälentäjäksi. Näin asia ei aina ole ollut, mistä juontuu se, että suurin osa erityisesti arvostettujen ammattien nimikkeistä on ranskan kielessä perinteisesti maskuliinisukuisia. Feminiinimuotoa ei ole ollut tai se saattoi aiemmin tarkoittaa esimerkiksi tieteenalaa (la médecine), konetta (une balayeuse) tai arvostettua työtä tekevän miehen vaimoa (une ambassadrice). Muun muassa näistä syistä feminiinisukuisten ammattinimikkei…