Michel Sorine

Bio: Michel Sorine is an academic researcher from French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Inverse scattering problem & Population. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 100 publications receiving 1704 citations. Previous affiliations of Michel Sorine include Renault.

A Biomechanical Model of Muscle Contraction

Abstract: Models of the electro-mechanical activity of the cardiac muscle can be very useful in computing stress, strain and action potential fields from three-dimensional image processing. We designed a chemically-controlled constitutive law of cardiac myofibre mechanics, acting on the mesoscopic scale and devoted to be embedded into a macroscopic model. This law ensues from the modelling of the collective behaviour of actin-myosin molecular motors, acting on the nanoscopic scale to convert chemical into mechanical energy. The resulting dynamics of sarcomeres, acting on the microscopic scale, is shown to be consistent with the “sliding filament hypothesis”, which was first introduced by A. F. Huxley [1].

Tight computerized versus conventional glucose control in the ICU: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: The blood glucose target range and optimal method to reach this range remain a matter of debate in the intensive care unit (ICU). A computer decision support system (CDSS) might improve the outcome of ICU patients through facilitation of a tighter blood glucose control. We conducted a multi-center randomized trial in 34 French ICU. Adult patients expected to require treatment in the ICU for at least 3 days were randomly assigned without blinding to undergo tight computerized glucose control with the CDSS (TGC) or conventional glucose control (CGC), with blood glucose targets of 4.4–6.1 and <10.0 mmol/L, respectively. The primary outcome was all-cause death within 90 days after ICU admission. Of the 2,684 patients who underwent randomization to the TGC and CGC treatment groups, primary outcome was available for 1,335 and 1,311 patients, respectively. The baseline characteristics of these treatment groups were similar in terms of age (61 ± 16 years), SAPS II (51 ± 19), percentage of surgical admissions (40.0 %) and proportion of diabetic patients (20.3 %). A total of 431 (32.3 %) patients in the TGC group and 447 (34.1 %) in the CGC group had died by day 90 (odds ratio for death in the TGC 0.92; 95 % confidence interval 0.78–1.78; p = 0.32). Severe hypoglycemia (<2.2 mmol/L) occurred in 174 of 1,317 patients (13.2 %) in the TGC group and 79 of 1,284 patients (6.2 %) in the CGC group (p < 0.001). Tight computerized glucose control with the CDSS did not significantly change 90-day mortality and was associated with more frequent severe hypoglycemia episodes in comparison with conventional glucose control.

Dynamic Tire Friction Models for Combined Longitudinal and Lateral Vehicle Motion

Abstract: SUMMARY An extension to the LuGre dynamic friction model from longitudinal to longitudinal/lateral motion is developed in this paper. Application of this model to a tire yields a pair of partial differential equations that model the tire-road contact forces and aligning moment. A comparison of the steady-state behavior of the dynamic model with existing static tire friction models is presented. This comparison allows one to determine realistic values of the parameters for the new dynamic model. By the introduction of a set of mean states we reduce the partial differential equation to a lumped model governed by a set of three ordinary differential equations. Such a lumped form describes the aggregate effect of the friction forces and moments and it can be useful for control design and on-line estimation. A method to incorporate wheel rim rotation is also discussed. The proposed model is evaluated by comparing both its steady-state as well as its dynamic characteristics via a series of numerical simulations. The results of the simulations corroborate steady-state and dynamic/transient tire characteristics found in the literature.

Phd by thesis

Abstract: Deposits of clastic carbonate-dominated (calciclastic) sedimentary slope systems in the rock record have been identified mostly as linearly-consistent carbonate apron deposits, even though most ancient clastic carbonate slope deposits fit the submarine fan systems better. Calciclastic submarine fans are consequently rarely described and are poorly understood. Subsequently, very little is known especially in mud-dominated calciclastic submarine fan systems. Presented in this study are a sedimentological core and petrographic characterisation of samples from eleven boreholes from the Lower Carboniferous of Bowland Basin (Northwest England) that reveals a >250 m thick calciturbidite complex deposited in a calciclastic submarine fan setting. Seven facies are recognised from core and thin section characterisation and are grouped into three carbonate turbidite sequences. They include: 1) Calciturbidites, comprising mostly of highto low-density, wavy-laminated bioclast-rich facies; 2) low-density densite mudstones which are characterised by planar laminated and unlaminated muddominated facies; and 3) Calcidebrites which are muddy or hyper-concentrated debrisflow deposits occurring as poorly-sorted, chaotic, mud-supported floatstones. These

Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016

Abstract: To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. A consensus committee of 55 international experts representing 25 international organizations was convened. Nominal groups were assembled at key international meetings (for those committee members attending the conference). A formal conflict-of-interest (COI) policy was developed at the onset of the process and enforced throughout. A stand-alone meeting was held for all panel members in December 2015. Teleconferences and electronic-based discussion among subgroups and among the entire committee served as an integral part of the development. The panel consisted of five sections: hemodynamics, infection, adjunctive therapies, metabolic, and ventilation. Population, intervention, comparison, and outcomes (PICO) questions were reviewed and updated as needed, and evidence profiles were generated. Each subgroup generated a list of questions, searched for best available evidence, and then followed the principles of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system to assess the quality of evidence from high to very low, and to formulate recommendations as strong or weak, or best practice statement when applicable. The Surviving Sepsis Guideline panel provided 93 statements on early management and resuscitation of patients with sepsis or septic shock. Overall, 32 were strong recommendations, 39 were weak recommendations, and 18 were best-practice statements. No recommendation was provided for four questions. Substantial agreement exists among a large cohort of international experts regarding many strong recommendations for the best care of patients with sepsis. Although a significant number of aspects of care have relatively weak support, evidence-based recommendations regarding the acute management of sepsis and septic shock are the foundation of improved outcomes for these critically ill patients with high mortality.

Linear and nonlinear waves, by G. B. Whitham. Pp.636. £50. 1999. ISBN 0 471 35942 4 (Wiley).

Abstract: to be done in this area. Face recognition is a problem that scarcely clamoured for attention before the computer age but, having surfaced, has involved a wide range of techniques and has attracted the attention of some fine minds (David Mumford was a Fields Medallist in 1974). This singular application of mathematical modelling to a messy applied problem of obvious utility and importance but with no unique solution is a pretty one to share with students: perhaps, returning to the source of our opening quotation, we may invert Duncan's earlier observation, 'There is an art to find the mind's construction in the face!'.

Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016.

Abstract: Objective:To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012.”Design:A consensus committee of 55 international experts representing 25 international organizations was convened. Nominal groups were assembled at key international meetings (for