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Rac1 protein signaling is required for DNA damage response stimulated by topoisomerase II poisons.
2012
To investigate the potency of the topoisomerase II (topo II) poisons doxorubicin and etoposide to stimulate the DNA damage response (DDR), S139 phosphorylation of histone H2AX (γH2AX) was analyzed using rat cardiomyoblast cells (H9c2). Etoposide caused a dose-dependent increase in the γH2AX level as shown by Western blotting. By contrast, the doxorubicin response was bell-shaped with high doses failing to increase H2AX phosphorylation. Identical results were obtained by immunohistochemical analysis of γH2AX focus formation, comet assay-based DNA strand break analysis, and measuring the formation of the topo II-DNA cleavable complex. At low dose, doxorubicin activated ataxia telangiectasia m…
Somaliland's investment in peace : analysing the diaspora's economic engagement in peace building
2010
Introduction: Since 1991 the people of Somaliland have successfully established a peaceful and relatively stable state and community. They have managed a process of reconciliation, demobilized the local militias, restored law and order, and held three rounds of peaceful elections. Much of the urban infrastructure and basic social services destroyed during the war (1988-1991) have been re-established. Peace and stability allowed normal patterns of trade and other economic activities to resume, and thousands of refugees came back from neighbouring countries. However, despite being the most stable polity within the territory of the former Somali Republic, Somaliland has not been recognized int…
Diasporic engagement in the educational sector in post-conflict Somaliland : a contribution to peacebuilding
2010
This working paper provides a background to the rebuilding of the educational sector in Somaliland, which had been completely destroyed during the civil war, developed again from very modest beginnings in the early 1990s, and includes manifold offers up to tertiary education a decade later. Arguably, the educational boom in the country is part of the second phase of peacebuilding, which began around 1997 and still continues. It involves extensive diasporic investments in the form of economic and social remittances. The case-study section in the second half of the paper presents two universities founded by diaspora and local actors. These universities are located in quite different regions o…
Diasporas and their role in the homeland conflicts and peacebuilding : the case of Somali diaspora
2010
I began collecting data for this paper almost two years ago at a time when the role of the Somali diaspora was intensely debated both within and outside the country. In these debates the potential contribution of Somali diaspora is presented in two forms. Firstly, within and outside the academic circles, the role of Somali diaspora is described as potential contributors to the ongoing conflict in Somalia and as spoilers. There are several reasons for this assertion. Proponents of this argument see the enormous size of remittances sent by the Somali diaspora to their country of origin coupled with the lack of oversight and absence of monitoring capabilities of these remittances both at the s…
Engagement dynamics between diasporas and settlement country institutions : Somalis in Italy and Finland
2010
This study presents a comparative work on engagement dynamics occurring between the Somali diaspora1 and authorities in two countries of settlement, namely Italy and Finland. The analysis focuses on cooperation dynamics, on the one hand looking at how ‘external actors’ (governmental and non governmental)2 attempt to engage diaspora in development and peacebuilding in Somalia, and on the other hand how the diaspora3 attempts to get support from external actors for their efforts in development and peacebuilding in the country of origin4 The cross country comparison between Somali diaspora engagement strategies in Italy and Finland responds to the following three research questions: . 1. Which…
Potential-assisted deposition of mixed alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers
2010
Abstract Preparation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) usually involves passive incubation. The recently developed potential-assisted deposition is indeed more selective as well as 100-fold faster than passive adsorption, thereby enhancing the reproducibility of the monolayer deposition. This article aims to identify the electrodeposition conditions necessary to prepare mixed alkanethiol SAMs on gold surface. Parameters such as concentrations in solution, electrode polarization and deposition time were examined for two chain lengths, C 3 (mercaptopropionic acid, MPA) and C 18 (octadecanethiol, ODT). The kinetics and composition of the SAMs were systematically characterized by reductive st…
Comment positionner l'offre culturelle ? De la compréhension de la relation personne – objet à l'intégration du lieu de consommation
2005
This article seeks to answer the strategic question of the cultural institutions positioning by insisting on the need, on the one hand, for analyzing the total relation between the consumer and the cultural object (central road of positioning definition) and, on the other hand, for considering the role of the cultural place (peripheral road). We will be able to consider that the ways of differentiation are multiple and correspond to a conceptualization of the ambivalent cultural experience.
Rendimiento académico, condición física y hábitos de actividad física: una aproximación a través de mapas auto-organizados
2016
La relación entre la actividad física, la condición física y el rendimiento académico en adolescentes se ha estudiado ampliamente; sin embargo, la controversia en relación con este tema persiste. Los métodos utilizados hasta ahora para analizar la relación entre estas variables se han llevado a cabo análisis lineales tradicional mayormente según la literatura disponible. El objetivo de este estudio fue realizar un análisis visual de esta relación con mapas auto-organizados y supervisar la evolución de los estudiantes durante los 4 años de la escuela secundaria. Cuatrocientos cuarenta y cuatro estudiantes participaron en el estudio. Se midió la actividad física y la condición física de los p…
Le plaisir à manger en EHPAD : point de vue du senior consommateur
2016
Revue; Le plaisir à manger en EHPAD : point de vue du senior consommateur
Impacts et effets du choix du repas sur la consommation et la représentation des patients en milieu hospitalier.
2016
International audience; Introduction et but de l’étude. L’hospitalisation survient comme étant une rupture dans la vie d’une personne. Projetée dans un environnement parfois inconnu, avec un rythme imposé par une organisation établie, les habitudes et rituels peuvent être bousculés lors de l’arrivée dans l’institution de santé. Le repas, qui représente une valeur forte dans notre société et un repère avec la vie précédant l’hospitalisation, est totalement redéfini. Il perd ses dimensions identitaire et commensale au profit des dimensions médicale et nutritionnelle. Les prises alimentaires peuvent alors diminuer, entrainer une diminution des apports énergétiques pouvant aller jusqu’à l’appar…