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The French conception of information science: "Une exception française"?

The French conception of Information science is often compared to the Anglophone one which is perceived as different and rooted mainly in Shannon's mathematical theory of communication. While there is such thing as a French conception of information science, this conception is not totally divorced from the Anglophone one. Unbeknown to researchers from the two geographical and cultural regions, ...

Are There Mental Health Differences Between Francophone and Non-Francophone Populations in Manitoba?

OBJECTIVE Francophones may experience poorer health due to social status, cultural differences in lifestyle and attitudes, and language barriers to health care. Our study sought to compare mental health indicators between Francophones and non-Francophones living in the province of Manitoba. METHODS Two populations were used: one from administrative datasets housed at the Manitoba Centre for H...

Un système de détection de thématiques populaires sur Twitter

Analyse de réseaux sociaux et Recommandation de contenus non populaires

Résumé. Nous présentons une méthode adressant le problème de la recommandation dans la Longue Traîne, et plus généralement celui du démarrage à froid. Les contenus non populaires, peu annotés, sont difficiles à recommander. Notre originalité est duale et repose sur le fait de capturer la richesse d’annotations du Web Social d’une part, et d’autre part, d’exploiter le fait que les internautes, v...

The francophone network on neglected tropical diseases

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are communicable diseases that affect the world’s poorest populations living in endemic areas and having no or little access to prevention means, diagnosis, or treatment. WHO recognizes 18 NTDs endemic in 149 countries, affecting approximately a billion people (WHO, http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2017/ntdreport/en/). Despite their massive impact,...