Mines Saint-Étienne

A two-scale approach for sampling local free energy minimisers

Abstract When a free energy admits several local minimisers, the associated mean-field particle system exhibits a metastable behavior, undergoing random transitions between these minimisers. However, when the number of particles is large, these transitions are rare events and typ...

Capturing Thermal and Hydrodynamic Heterogeneity in Polymorphic Crystallization Scale-Up via Physics-Inspired Multicompartmental Population Balance Models

Abstract Scaling up crystallization processes is notoriously difficult for polymorphic systems, where spatial heterogeneities in temperature and hydrodynamics dictate nucleation, growth, agglomeration, and solid-form selection. Conventional population balance models (PBMs) genera...

How brain pulsations drive solute transport in the cranial subarachnoid space: insights from a toy model

Abstract Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulates around and through the brain, supporting neural homeostasis by regulating the extracellular chemical environment. Yet, the physical mechanisms governing CSF-driven solute transport remain poorly understood, limiting the design of diag...

Transarterial embolization in musculoskeletal care: an indication-stratified narrative review

Abstract Background Transarterial embolization (TAE) is increasingly used across a broad spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions, ranging from established hemostatic and tumor-related indications to emerging pain-directed procedures for degenerative joint disease and chronic infla...

Tight (Double) Exponential Bounds for Identification Problems: Locating-Dominating Set and Test Cover

Abstract. We investigate fine-grained algorithmic aspects for classical identification problems in graphs, namely, Locating-Dominating Set, and in set systems, namely, Test Cover. In the first problem, an input is a graph [Formula: see text] on [Formula: see text] vertices and an...

Burnout syndrome, sleep quality and the effect of the practice of physical activities among community pharmacists in Douala, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Burnout is a human psychological response to work stress, evolving more prevalent among healthcare professionals and associated with many contributing factors. Aim The present study aimed to determine burnout prevalence and its associations with physical activ...

Oral health, oral follow-up and infectious risk management of rheumatoid arthritis patients on anti-TNF drugs: a survey of a French e-cohort

Abstract Background As periodontitis is a recognized risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it should be adequately treated before the initiation of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs), along with any concomitant acute oral infection. bDMARDs remains a co...