Identification des situations à risques de Troubles musculosquelettiques par un indice d'inconfort articulaire biomécanique. : Application clinique aux utilisateurs de fauteuil roulant manuel

The main objective of this work was to evaluate MD risk situations in manual wheelchair users (MWU). To do a biomechanical joint discomfort index based on a fuzzy quote was created. It was then used in three common use cases of MWU: propulsion, transfer and curb ascent. The secondary objective of this study was to identify the most deleterious joints within each activity.The study 1 helped highlight the discomfort Articular is medium during propulsion on level ground and increases with the slope. The study 2 emphasizes that the positioning strategy of the trunk during a pivot transfer does not affect the already high level of risk transfer but the level of discomfort varies between the two arms. Finally, the third study to show a higher level of risk in the curb ascent that during propulsion. The rise of the rear wheels is the most demanding phase.Analysis of the daily activities (DA) aims to assess the most deleterious DA for MWU in order to "guide" the MW use to preserve their UL by limiting the most risky activities. The focused articular discomfort index of each activity helped to highlight the most at-risk joints in each activity: the wrist and shoulder. The high prevalence of MDs among MWU and possible occurrence throughout their lifetime requires the establishment of a monitoring with the primary objective to prevent the development of MDs. We observed in these studies that the level of risk varies from one skill to another as well as joint stress. However, to be complete analysis of the risk level should be taking into account environmental aspects.L’objectif principal de ce travail était d’évaluer les situations à risque de TMS chez les utilisateurs de fauteuil roulant manuel (FRM). Pour cela un indice d’inconfort articulaire biomécanique basé sur une cotation par logique floue a été créé. Il fut ensuite utilisé dans trois situations d’usage courant du FRM : propulsion, transfert et franchissement. L’objectif secondaire de ce travail était d’identifier les articulations les plus délétères au sein de chaque activité. L’étude 1 a permis de mettre en évidence que l’Inconfort Articulaire est moyen lors de la propulsion sur sol plat et augmente avec la pente. L’étude 2 souligne que la stratégie de positionnement du tronc lors d’un transfert par pivot n’influence pas le niveau de risque déjà important du transfert mais que le niveau d’inconfort varie entre les deux bras. Enfin la troisième étude a permis de mettre en évidence un niveau de risque plus important au cours du franchissement d’obstacle que lors de la propulsion. La montée des roues arrière étant la phase la plus exigeante. L’analyse des activités de la vie quotidienne a pour objectif d’évaluer les AVQ les plus délétères pour les utilisateurs de FRM afin « d’orienter » l’utilisation du FRM pour préserver leurs MS en limitant les activités les plus à risques. L’Indice d’Inconfort Articulaire focal de chaque activité a permis de mettre en évidence les articulations les plus à risques au cours de chaque activité : le poignet et l’épaule. La prévalence importante des TMS chez les utilisateurs de FRM et la survenue possible tout au long de leur vie nécessite la mise en place d’un suivi avec pour objectif premier de prévenir l’apparition des TMS

Search for dark matter produced in association with bottom or top quarks in √s = 13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

A search for weakly interacting massive particle dark matter produced in association with bottom or top quarks is presented. Final states containing third-generation quarks and miss- ing transverse momentum are considered. The analysis uses 36.1 fb−1 of proton–proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS experiment at √s = 13 TeV in 2015 and 2016. No significant excess of events above the estimated backgrounds is observed. The results are in- terpreted in the framework of simplified models of spin-0 dark-matter mediators. For colour- neutral spin-0 mediators produced in association with top quarks and decaying into a pair of dark-matter particles, mediator masses below 50 GeV are excluded assuming a dark-matter candidate mass of 1 GeV and unitary couplings. For scalar and pseudoscalar mediators produced in association with bottom quarks, the search sets limits on the production cross- section of 300 times the predicted rate for mediators with masses between 10 and 50 GeV and assuming a dark-matter mass of 1 GeV and unitary coupling. Constraints on colour- charged scalar simplified models are also presented. Assuming a dark-matter particle mass of 35 GeV, mediator particles with mass below 1.1 TeV are excluded for couplings yielding a dark-matter relic density consistent with measurements