Publications related to British Doctors Study

Harmonization of multi-scanner in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy: ENIGMA consortium task group considerations

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a powerful, non-invasive, quantitative imaging technique that allows for the measurement of brain metabolites that has demonstrated utility in diagnosing and characterizing a broad range of neurological diseases. Its impa ...

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA2023

Electrification and digitalization effects on sectoral energy demand and consumption: A prospective study towards 2050

François Maréchal, Fabian Heymann, Xiang Li

Energy transition is blurring the boundaries between the demand and supply sides with growing participation of prosumer resources. The intensifying pace of electrification and digitalization during the past decade tends to continue, leading to potential te ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2023

Prospective study on the cost evolution for key energy technologies

François Maréchal, Xiang Li

Drastic variations of energy costs are witnessed in past decades, especially for low-carbon technologies, where decreasing and increasing trends co-existed. Estimating the cost evolution in the future is hence essential in long-term energy planning. Despit ...

2022

Optimization of operational decisions for on-demand shared mobility systems

Martin Jean Marie Joseph Repoux

This thesis introduces new operational management policies for two types of on-demand shared mobility systems, the now well-studied one-way carsharing systems and a new innovative semi-autonomous last-mile transportation system. In addition, two associated ...

EPFL2021

NovelT2Mapping for Evaluating Cervical Cancer Features by Providing QuantitativeT2Maps and Synthetic Morphologic Images: A Preliminary Study

Tobias Kober, Tom Hilbert, Yong Zhang, Meng Yang, Jie Liu

Background The application value of T(2)mapping in evaluating cervical cancer (CC) features remains unclear. Purpose To investigate the role of T(2)values in evaluating CC classification, grade, and lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) in comparison to app ...

WILEY2020

Differentiating Parkinson's disease motor subtypes using automated volume-based morphometry incorporating white matter and deep gray nuclear lesion load

Bénédicte Marie Maréchal

Background Periventricular leukoaraiosis may be an important pathological change in postural instability gait disorder (PIGD), a motor subtype of Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinical diagnosis of PIGD may be challenging for the general neurologist. Purpose T ...

2020

Longitudinal analysis of white matter and cortical lesions in multiple sclerosis

Meritxell Bach Cuadra, Tobias Kober, Cristina Granziera, Mario Joao Fartaria de Oliveira

Purpose: The goals of this study were to assess the performance of a novel lesion segmentation tool for longitudinal analyses, as well as to validate the generated lesion progression map between two time points using conventional and non-conventional MR se ...

2019

Laser doppler imaging as additional monitoring after digital replanting: A prospective study

Dimitri Nestor Alice Van De Ville

BackgroundDespite various exisiting monitoring methods, there is still a need for new technologies to improve the quality of post-operative evaluation of digital replantation. The purpose of the study is using a laser Doppler imaging device (Easy-LDI) as a ...

WILEY2018

Peri-urban communities in transition: transformation scenarios of neighbourhoods towards sustainability

Sophie Lufkin, Judith Elisa Drouilles, Emmanuel Rey

The paper outlines the theoretical context and preliminary outputs of the investigation on the prospective evolution of existing peri-urban neighborhoods of single-family houses toward lower carbon and more resilient communities, for 2050, in Switzerland. ...

2017

From weak signals to mobility scenarios: A prospective study of France in 2050

Vincent Kaufmann, Emmanuel Pierre Jean Ravalet

Prospective analyses, be they in the field of transport or other areas, are generally developed based on a retrospective of the preceding decades. The trends highlighted are then followed, changed, brought out, accentuated, etc. However, a recent look at m ...

Elsevier2016

Design of novel radiating elements for SATCOM phased arrays in Ku-Band

Baptiste Fernand Hornecker

The present thesis deals with the design of a planar antenna array for the communication between a civil aircraft (Dassault's Falcon) and an Inmarsat satellite. The final goal is to provide high speed Internet access in X/Ku-Band (8-12GHz / 12-18GHz), and ...

EPFL2016

A preliminary study on the sensitivity of people to visual and thermal parameters in office environments

Marilyne Andersen, Jan Wienold, Giorgia Chinazzo

The evaluation of indoor comfort requires a thorough understanding of how human occupants perceive four indoor environmental factors: visual conditions, air quality, acoustic ambience and thermal conditions. Recent studies have found that overall comfort i ...

2016

Surgical Anatomy of the Human Round Window Region: Implication for Cochlear Endoscopy Through the External Auditory Canal

Demetri Psaltis, Simon Nessim Henein

Objective: To enable development of an endoscope for cellular-level optical imaging of the inner ear. Study Design: A prospective study of 50 cadaveric human temporal bones to define detailed surgical anatomy of the round window (RW) region and the range o ...

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins2016

Small effects of smoking on visual spatiotemporal processing

Michael Herzog

Nicotine is an important stimulant that is involved in modulating many neuronal processes, including those related to vision. Nicotine is also thought to play a key role in schizophrenia: A genetic variation of the cholinergic nicotine receptor gene, alpha ...

Nature Publishing Group2014

On performance scaling and speed of junctionless transistors

Jean-Michel Sallese, Adil Koukab

A prospective study of the junctionless transistors (JLTs) scaling performances based both on TCAD and analytical evaluations of the intrinsic delay after considering on/off voltage constraints is proposed. The tradeoffs between speed and switching power p ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2013

Tangible Paper Interfaces: Interpreting Pupils' Manipulations

Pierre Dillenbourg, Frédéric Kaplan, Patrick Jermann, Quentin Bonnard

Paper interfaces merge the advantages of the digital and physical world. They can be created using normal paper augmented by a camera+projector system. They are particularly promising for applications in education, because paper is already fully integrated ...

2012

Preclinically assessed optimal control of postprandial glucose excursions for type 1 patients with diabetes

Denis Gillet, Grégory François, Alain Bock, Thierry Prud'Homme

Type 1 Patients with Diabetes (Type 1 PwDs) have to frequently adjust their insulin dosage to keep their Blood Glucose concentration (BG) within normal bounds. Meal intakes represent the most important disturbance that has to be accounted for. Its effect d ...

2011

Is migraine a lateralization defect?

Nouchine Hadjikhani

Migraine often co-occurs with patent foramen ovale (PFO), and some people have suggested surgical closure as an efficient treatment for migraine. Prospective studies, however, do not report radical effect of PFO surgery on migraine. Here, we examined the h ...

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins2008