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Caylux, Odile. "Arles et la peste de 1720-1721 /." Aix-en-Provence : Publications de l'Université de Provence, 2009. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb414350840.
Full textBenedictow, Ole Jørgen. "Plague in the late medieval nordic countries : epidemiological studies /." Oslo : Middelalderforlaget, 1992. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb35552740m.
Full textFiscella, Gabriela N. "Bioarchéologie appliquée aux séries anthropologiques de peste." Aix-Marseille 2, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007AIX20680.
Full textThe human skeleton is dynamically sensitive to the environment, which includes factors like nutrition, illness, and subsistence, and therefore it keeps a record of the numerous stressors that can affect a person’s growth and development. The bioarchaeological study of human remains from archaeological settings allows us to read this record of environmental constraints that once caused physiological disruption and thus, through the analysis of skeletal and dental indicators, the level of stress that affected past populations can be estimated. Transverse lines and linear enamel hypoplasias are stress markers informative about levels of environmental disruption and thus considered as indicative of physiological disruption reflecting episodes of non-specific stress during childhood. Dovetailed with these health data, the analysis of age-at-death profiles from osteoarchaeological series can allow us to make inferences on the interplay between human social dynamics and biological phenomena within past human populations. In this study, bioarchaeological analyses were undertaken in four plague skeletal populations from France and Denmark spanning the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries A. D. The results of the paleodemographic study show that the plague series included in this study have specific demographic patterns that reflect abnormal mortality and differ from the expected mortality of normal wastage assemblages. Likewise, results of the paleopathological examination allow the determination of frequencies of transverse lines and enamel hypoplasias. These provide evidence of developmental instability that may be linked to episodes of environmental and nutritional stress and disease load. Although interpretation of stress indicator frequencies is complex and must acknowledge confounding factors -such as remodeling, individual susceptibility to stress and sampling error, these results can be accepted as evidence for some measure of childhood stress in the four skeletal populations studied. From an epidemiological standpoint and on the macrocosmic level, the insights gained from this bioarchaeological analysis of the plague osteoarchaeological record can broaden our understanding on the significance of historic plagues and of the impact of environment and health in historic contexts of infectious epidemic diseases
Nougaret, Roger. "Hôpitaux, léproseries et bodomies de Rodez : de la Grande peste à l'hôpital général : vers 1340-1676 /." Rodez : Subervie, 1986. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb35006033g.
Full textAicardi-Chevé, Dominique. "Les corps de la contagion : étude anthropologique des représentations iconographiques de la peste (XVIème-XXème siècles en Europe)." Aix-Marseille 2, 2003. http://www.theses.fr/2003AIX20688.
Full textCoste, Joël. "Représentations et comportements en temps d'épidémie dans la littérature imprimée de peste (1490-1725) : contribution à l'histoire culturelle de la peste en France à l'époque moderne." Paris 4, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004PA040038.
Full textThis work is a contribution to the cultural history of plague in modern france based on the comprehensive analysis of the corpus of french books concerned with plague printed between 1490 and 1725 and collected by the bibliothèque nationale de france. Introduced by a preliminary chapter, which briefly presents the biopathological substrate and the epidemiological context of that time, the first part of this work allows discovering the printed plague literature, its variety and history, especially through a quantitative serial study of the corpus of one hundred ninety-one published books. The second part describes the process of production and dissemination of representations and behavioural norms for the time of epidemic from medicine, religion and administrations. The third part proposes a reconstruction of the individual and collective experience of plague, thanks to the many authors' testimonies included in the plague literature
Martin, Hervé. "Le Ministère de la parole en France septentrionale de la Peste Noire à la Réforme." Lille 3 : ANRT, 1988. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37599654t.
Full textMartin, Hervé. "Le ministere de la parole en france septentrionale, de la peste noire a la reforme." Paris 4, 1986. http://www.theses.fr/1986PA040119.
Full textThis thesis deals with the society and labour of the preachers, between the black death and reformation, in a great northern france. The study of the preachers is built upon a list of 2. 800 mendicant friars clerks and monks, who are only the first ranks of the crowd of the professional and occasional preachers. They are frequently graduate of the universities and they enjoy an advantageous condition in the society of the late middle ages. Preaching is regarded as a profession which deserves wages in the towns of northern france between 1420 and 1520. We have studied the content of about 800 semons written between 1380 and 1520 at nantes, tours, angers, paris, auxerre, cambrai etc. , to teach religion to the people. These sermons prefigure the catechisms of modern ages. By reading them, it's possible to see what was the relation between the preachers and christian people. No doubt that the religious behaviours of the masses have been influenced by the preachers' speeches
Chandelier, Joël. "La réception du Canon d'Avicenne : médecine arabe et milieu universitaire en Italie avant la Peste noire." Paris, EPHE, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007EPHE4186.
Full textThis study attempts to understand how the Canon, an encyclopedia written by Avicenna in the early eleventh century and translated into latin in the late twelfth century, became for several centuries the conrnerstone manual of medical teaching in Italy. After a slow start, the book by Ibn Sīnā gradually made its mark on the academic programs of the fledging universities, asserting its intellectual preferences and its philosophical views. Indeed, the slow but steady integration of the book into the curriculum , happening in an italian scientific community characterized by the competition between masters and universities, starts with Taddeo Alderotti (d. 1295), first commentator of the Canon, to reach its peak with the work of Gentile da Foligno (d. 1348), who examined almost the entire work. The analysis of remaining texts as well as of medical teaching institutions sheds light on the crucial role of pedagogy in this process, but also on the importance of the circulation of commentaries under manuscript or printed form, thus explaining the longevity of this work, which, more so than in other parts of Europe, superseded greek and arabic authorities. Finally, the study of several major themes shows how the Canon was able to influence for the long run the medieval conception of medicine. From an epistemological point of view, the perspectives and innovations it contained helped spring the birth of ideas and new debates in the discipline, often forecasting shifts of the late Middles Ages and the early modern era
Dounovetz, Pierre. "La peste noire de 1349 en Alsace : maladie et épidémies, légendes et croyances populaires, représentation artistique." Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 1985. http://www.theses.fr/1985STR1M310.
Full textBarry, Stéphane. "Préventions et réactions face à la peste en Bordelais et en moyenne Garonne aux XVIe-XVIIe siècles." Bordeaux 3, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008BOR30005.
Full textBETWEEN THE EARLU 16th CENTURY AND THE SECONBD HALF OK THE 17th CENTURY, THE BORDEAUX AND MIDDLE GARONNE REGIONS WERE HIT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY THE PLAGUE, AN ENDEMIC DISEASE IN THESE AREAS EVER SINCE THE BLACK PLAGUE, WHICH FIRST APPEARED HERE IN 1348. THIS DISEASE CONTRIBUTED TO SHAPING POPULATIONS, SOCIETY AND MENTALITIES. ADDRESSING A THESIS AIMS TO CONDUCT A STUDY COVERING A LONG PERIOD – MORE THAN 150 YEARS - TO LOOK AT THE PERCEPTIONS THAT THE POPULATIONS HAD OK THE PLAGUE AND THEIR RESULTANT REACTIONS IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF GLOBAL HISTORY, A STDY OF THIS EXCEPTIONAL DISEASE RAISES QUESTIONS NOT ONLY ABOUT THE ECONOMIC, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SPIRITUAL CONSEQUENCES THAT IT CAUSED, BUT ALSO ABOUT THE BIRTH AND GRADUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF A HEALTH POLICY THAT WE CAN STILL FIND TRACES OF TODAY
Kacki, Sacha. "Influence de l’état sanitaire des populations anciennes sur la mortalité en temps de peste : contribution à la paléoépidémiologie." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016BORD0058/document.
Full textFrom the 6th century onwards, plague caused recurring mortality crises in the Western world. Such epidemics hadprofound biological, cultural, economic and political impacts on European societies. Some aspects of the history ofplague epidemics are currently well known, but many questions remain unanswered, such as the preciseepidemiological pattern of the disease in ancient times. It is unclear whether plague killed people indiscriminately orwhether this disease was selective with respect to age, sex and health. This research contributes to this debate.It consists of an anthropological and paleopathological study of skeletal remains of 1090 individuals, including plaguevictims from four medieval and post-medieval burial grounds, and individuals from two parochial cemeteries in useduring periods of normal mortality. Results from the four plague-related assemblages reveal a peculiar demographicsignature. Age and sex distribution differs clearly from what is expected in non-epidemic periods, when it is shown tocorrespond closely to the demographic structure of the living population. Moreover, the study of various non-specificskeletal stress markers shows that plague victims were in a better health before they passed away than people who diedin non-epidemic periods. The results demonstrate that individuals who suffered stress and disease had a reducedchance of survival in non-epidemic periods, whereas they were not at a higher risk to die during plague epidemics.This study provides evidence that plague was not selective, and that it killed regardless of sex, age, and pre-existing health
Braid, Robert. "Peste, prolétaires et politiques : la Législation du travail et les politiques économiques en Angleterre aux XIIIème et XIVe siècles (concepts, réalités et contexte européen)." Paris 7, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008PA070053.
Full textImmediately after the Black Death of 1348-49, the central government in England established a series of labour regulations in an attempt to limit the effects of the crisis caused by the loss of almost half of the population. Although this sort of regulation had existed only at the local level prior to the epidemic, establishing labour legislation became a main function of the central government for centuries afterwards. If secular authorities everywhere in Europe enacted similar statutes in response to the same crisis, English labour policy was unique in its approach to regulating economic activity and in its evolution. Labour ordinances and the court records that attest to their enforcement have been studied by many historians, but none has analysed how these first measures, which established an important precedent for all subsequent central labour legislation, were conceived and drafted. This study seeks to fill the gap in the historiography by examining in detail the precise conceptual, economic and social context in which this legislation was developed, by investigating various ways in which central and local authorities in England and elsewhere in Europe regulated economic activity prior to the plague, by tracing the development of this first series of measures and by comparing them with attempts to control the labour market faced with a similar crisis on the continent. This study reveals the emergence of central labour policy in England, a primary characteristic of modem states, and evaluates the impact of the Black Death on the process
Tollenaere, Charlotte. "Génétique et évolution du rat noir (Rattus rattus), réservoir de la peste à Madagascar." Montpellier 2, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009MON20205.
Full textSelective pressure applied by pathogens can lead to extremely rapid evolutionary changes on their hosts. It could be the case for the black rat (Rattus rattus), which presents populations resistant to plague (Yersinia pestis infection), where plague have been endemic since about one century, whereas low altitude zone (where the disease is absent) populations are plague susceptible. The black rat is the only possible plague reservoir in Madagascar. This work aims to study plague resistance in R. Rattus, as this trait has important consequences for the disease transmission and maintenance. Neutral genetic patterns agree with a unique colonization of Madagascar by the the black rat, 1000-2000 years ago, from Arabian Peninsula. As for humans, rat settlement would have begun by coastal regions, and latter expanded to the central highlands. Experimental work (controlled infestations and crosses) allowed the study of the resistance phenotype and its offspring transmission. Resistance level variation between plague focus and plague-free zone was confirmed and extended to other localities. Finally candidate gene and genomic approaches lead to detect genetic markers potentially undergoing divergent selection between plague focus and plague free zone than neutral loci and/or associated with experimental plague challenge issue
Konik, Stéphane. "Les dépôts de pente du Périgord noir : distribution et mise en place : origine des matériaux et étapes de l'évolution des versants." Paris 1, 1999. http://www.theses.fr/1999PA010666.
Full textAndrianaivoarimanana, Voahangy Michèle. "Réponse immunitaire de Rattus rattus contre Yersinia pestis : implication dans la stabilisation des foyers pesteux à Madagascar." Versailles-St Quentin en Yvelines, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013VERS0022.
Full textThe reasons for plague persistence in Madagascar remain unclear. Rattus rattus is the main reservoir. The aim of this work is to describe the immune response to infection and its role in the persistence of the disease. Healthy field and bred (F1) rats were inoculated with Yersinia pestis to follow-up their survival and the occurrence of immunity. Natural resistance in rats from plague focus is described and is transmitted to offspring. Transcriptome analysis of PBMC at day5 post-infection showed a differential activation of inflammatory pathways and apoptosis according to the geographical origin of the rat that may explain this resistance. Similarly, the inoculation of very low doses of bacteria induced a rapid immune response that increases the survival of rats and protects against subsequent reinfection. Plague resistance in black rats has both a genetic and immunological basis and allows the persistence of the disease
Dogba, Ahidje. "La perte ou l'affaiblissement de l'identité socio-culturelle ancestrale de l’Afrique noire : exemple du groupe ethnique Dida : le cas précis de la région de Zikisso en Côte d'Ivoire." Paris 4, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2000PA040278.
Full textRegnard, Jean-Philippe. "Développement d’un concept d’isolant éco-acoustique." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/6737.
Full textGodet, Marie. "Jaunissement de la pierre par laser : origines et remèdes." Thesis, Paris, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017MNHN0001/document.
Full textNd:YAG Q-Switched laser cleaning of soiled stone at 1064 nm can sometimes result in yellower appearances than other conventional cleaning techniques. This yellowing effect can lead to unsightly colour contrasts if different cleaning techniques are used on the same architectural complex, as is the case for the Valois Portal of the Saint-Denis basilica near Paris. One argument made to explain the phenomenon is that the laser yellowing is linked to the creation of nano-sized irradiation residues through the laser beam interaction with soiling matter such as black gypseous crusts. In this study, a multi-scale analytical method extending to the nanoscale has been used to observe and characterize the neo-formed compounds accountable for the yellow discoloration. Samples of model crusts containing hematite and reconstituted crusts prepared with natural black crust have been synthetized. The natural black crust has been characterized in order to identify the compounds that may react under the laser beam and thus contribute to the yellowing effect. Iron oxides (hematite, magnetite and maghemite) and aluminosilicate fly-ashes originating from coal combustion have been discovered. The chemical and structural nature of irradiation products has then been investigated by several techniques including in particular transmission electron microscopy (TEM) coupled with electronic diffraction and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) and electron energy-loss (EELS) spectroscopies. Iron containing nanostructures crystallized in the form of nano-spheres and nano-residues have been evidenced and characterized. By studying thoroughly the colour, the colorimetric properties of the yellowing process have been linked to the nature of the neo-formed compounds. Furthermore a case study on the Valois Portal has completed the research while setting it within the reality of the conservation world. Finally experiments with UV light have shown the promising potentiality of this tool as a remedy to the yellowing effect. In summary, this study has demonstrated that the yellowing phenomenon observed at the macroscale is intimately linked to matter transformations occurring at the nanoscale, induced by the interaction between the laser beam and the iron oxides and fly-ashes found in black crusts
Karasad, Mohamed. "Tatouage des images médicales partagées." Thesis, Ecole nationale supérieure Mines-Télécom Atlantique Bretagne Pays de la Loire, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018IMTA0076.
Full textThe rapid evolution of multimedia and communications technologies is emerging in the healthcare field by providing new means of sharing and remote access to patient data. This plays an important role in daily medical practice since it facilitates the care of patients and improves the management of medical information. In this context, the issue of data security is particularly sensitive, in terms of integrity, authenticity and traceability. Nowadays, the most existing security mechanisms, such as cryptographic techniques and access control, provide protection to prevent unauthorized users from accessing data content; images in ours case. However, they offer only an "a priori" protection; which means that the image is only protected before the access to its content is given. Digital watermarking has been proposed as a safety mechanism complementary to these "a priori" solutions. It provides a "posterior" protection, allowing the user to access the content of the image while keeping it protected by an imperceptible "mark". Indeed, in the case of images, the watermark modifies, or modulates, the pixels values in order to encode, or insert, a message (i.e. a mark). This message can be used to check the integrity of the image, its authenticity, or for traceability purposes. Because of the sensitivity of medical images content, imperceptibility is obviously the strongest constraint to consider for watermarking medical images. Indeed, changing the gray levels of the image may introduce a doubt about its validity.The research work carried out in this thesis falls within this context. The objective is to develop new watermarking methods, more appropriate to medical images, which preserve the quality of the image. We have proposed three original solutions, which take advantage of the acquisition noise inherent in radiographic images in order to mask a mark of the same power as the noise. In this manner, the image will be protected and the information, which is useful for the diagnosis, remains unchanged. The first solution aims to globally identify the noise in the image, based on denoising techniques. Afterwards, a mark is inserted, taken in consideration the noise distribution. Updating the mark in this solution may introduce new distortions. To overcome this problem, we have proposed a second solution, which improves our system by making it reversible. Moreover, the mark's extraction will be performed without any loss of data. Our third proposed solution relies on local noise modeling in radiographic images in the purpose of locally adapting the mark in the image. We are referring here to psychovisual masking. This type of watermarking was applied in the case of natural images only. A subjective validation protocol has been performed, in collaboration with radiologists, to study the impact of watermarking on the diagnostic quality of watermarked images
Sethi, Shipra. "Secondary microseisme Love wave generation." Thesis, Université de Paris (2019-....), 2019. https://theses.md.univ-paris-diderot.fr/SETHI_Shipra_va2.pdf.
Full textSeismic noise is the continuous oscillation of the Earth recorded at every station in the absence of earthquakes . The interaction of atmosphere, ocean waves and earth creates them. The dominant signal, called secondary microseisms in the frequency band 0.1-0.3 Hz have known to be formed due to the non-linear interaction between two oppositely traveling ocean gravity waves. The resulting pressure fluctuations close to the ocean surface generates a seismic signal which is dominantly Rayleigh waves (R). Many authors reported the observations of Love wave content (L) in the seismic signal. However the L/R amplitude ratio is shown to vary depending on the area investigated. The generation mechanism of Rayleigh waves due to these noise sources interacting with the sea-bottom is well understood and modeled. The explanation why Love waves are generated is unclear because the source in the ocean cannot generate shear motion. We have shown the existence of Rayleigh and Love waves recorded by the Alaska and California network. We then investigate the effect of ocean-continental slope boundary on the seismic noise amplitude of secondary microsiesm and quantify the Rayleigh-to-Love wave conversion. In order to do that, we use the spectral element method to numerically simulate the seismic wave field in 3D media. The primary focus of this study is on investigating several factors that can influence the seismic noise amplitude recorded on the continent in the frequency band 0.1-1 Hz. Those factors are a) the ocean-thickness, b) the source-site effect i.e., source close to the boundary and far from the boundary, c) the sedimentary layer beneath the sea-bottom and d) the effect of ocean-continental slope angle. We observe that Love waves can be generated at the ocean-continental boundary, however the amplitude change is frequency dependent. We observe energy in the transverse direction in a model that cannot generate Love waves as a result of conversion at the ocean-continental slope boundary. The strongest Love wave amplitude is recorded in a model with 6 km deep ocean at resonant frequencies in the ocean when the source is far from the coast. However at other frequencies, shallow oceans and source close to the boundary generates highest Love wave amplitude. In the presence of sediments, the amplification of Love waves is higher at shorter periods for both sources. The reduction in slope angle diminishes the Love wave amplitude. For both source close and far from the boundary, the L/R amplitude ratio vary strongly with frequency and ocean thickness. Among all the factors, highest L/R amplitude ratios are generated due to sediments when the source is close to the boundary
Giesen, Gaelle. "Dark Matter Indirect Detection with charged cosmic rays." Thesis, Paris 11, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA112160/document.
Full textOverwhelming evidence for the existence of Dark Matter (DM), in the form of an unknownparticle filling the galactic halos, originates from many observations in astrophysics and cosmology: its gravitational effects are apparent on galactic rotations, in galaxy clusters and in shaping the large scale structure of the Universe. On the other hand, a non-gravitational manifestation of its presence is yet to be unveiled. One of the most promising techniques is the one of indirect detection, aimed at identifying excesses in cosmic ray fluxes which could possibly be produced by DM annihilations or decays in the Milky Way halo. The current experimental efforts mainly focus in the GeV to TeV energy range, which is also where signals from WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) are expected. Focussing on charged cosmic rays, in particular antiprotons, electrons and positrons, as well as their secondary emissions, an analysis of current and forseen cosmic ray measurements and improvements on astrophysical models are presented. Antiproton data from PAMELA imposes contraints on annihilating and decaying DM which are similar to (or even slightly stronger than) the most stringent bounds from gamma ray experiments, even when kinetic energies below 10 GeV are discarded. However, choosing different sets of astrophysical parameters, in the form of propagation models and halo profiles, allows the contraints to span over one or two orders of magnitude. In order to exploit fully the power of antiprotons to constrain or discover DM, effects which were previously perceived as subleading turn out to be relevant especially for the analysis of the newly released AMS-02 data. In fact, including energy losses, diffusive reaccelleration and solar modulation can somewhat modify the current bounds, even at large DM masses. A wrong interpretation of the data may arise if they are not taken into account. Finally, using the updated proton and helium fluxes just released by the AMS-02 experiment, the astrophysical antiproton to proton ratio and its uncertainties are reevaluated and compared to the preliminarly reported AMS-02 measurements. No unambiguous evidence for a significant excess with respect to expectations is found. Yet, some preference for thicker halos and a flatter energy dependence of the diffusion coefficient starts to emerge. New stringed constraints on DM annihilation and decay are derived. Secondary emissions from electrons and positrons can also be used to constrain DM annihilation or decay in the galactic halo. The radio signal due to synchrotron radiation of electrons and positrons on the galactic magnetic field, gamma rays from bremsstrahlung processes on the galactic gas densities and from Inverse Compton scattering processes on the interstellar radiation field are considered. With several magnetic field configurations, propagation scenarios and improved gas density maps and interstellar radiation field, state-of-art tools allowing the computaion of synchrotron and bremssttrahlung radiation for any WIMP DM model are provided. All numerical results for DM are incorporated in the release of the Poor Particle Physicist Coookbook for DM Indirect Detection (PPPC4DMID). Finally, the possible GeV gamma-ray excess identified in the Fermi-LAT data from the Galactic Center in terms of DM annihilation, either in hadronic or leptonic channels is studied. In order to test this tantalizing interprestation, a multi-messenger approach is used: first, the computation of secondary emisison from DM with respect to previous works confirms it to be relevant for determining the DM spectrum in leptonic channels. Second, limits from antiprotons severely constrain the DM interpretation of the excess in the hadronic channel, for standard assumptions on the Galactic propagation parameters and solar modulation. However, they considerably relax if more conservative choices are adopted
Wright, Dominique. "Acclimatation aux appareils auditifs par les personnes âgées avec perte auditive." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/25551.
Full textHearing aids (HAs) are the primary rehabilitation intervention recommended for older adults with hearing loss, as they provide a wide range of benefits. However, a large proportion of individuals who own HAs does not use or underuse them. The most recurring reason reported by non-HA users is their difficulty to understand conversations in noisy environments even when they use HAs. It is unclear if these individuals tried to use their HAs for an extended period of time before abandoning their use. If they gave up too soon after being fitted with their HAs they may not have benefited from an auditory adaptation to the new auditory stimulation, referred to as auditory acclimatization. The main objective of this thesis is to evaluate the contribution of HA experience on auditory acclimatization. The first study aimed to determine, by means of a systematic review, if an acclimatization effect occurs after HA use and if so, to establish the magnitude and time-course of this effect. Fourteen articles that assessed acclimatization through behavioural, self-reported and physiological outcomes met the inclusion and the exclusion criteria. Although their general scientific quality was low or very low, the results of systematic review support the existence of an acclimatization effect as calculated by all three types of outcome measures. For speechrecognition- in-noise performance, improvement ranged from 2 to 3 dB in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) over a minimum period of 1-month. This study highlights the importance of using the HAs on a regular basis after being fitted with HAs. The goal of the second study was to conduct a longitudinal investigation in order to determine whether acclimatization to HAs by older adults can be assessed data obtained on a speech-recognition-in-noise task and by measures of listening effort. Thirty-two new HA users and 15 experienced HA users were tested over a 38-week period using a dual-task paradigm. For new HA users, the results showed a significant improvement of 2 dB SNR on a speech-recognitionin- noise task after 4 weeks of using the HAs post fitting. Based on the proportional dual-task cost data and by the response time measures recorded on the secondary task. No improvement of speech perception performance in noise was observed for the experienced HA users. 8 The general findings from this thesis support the presence of an acclimatization effect as measured by behavioural, self-reported and physiological measures following regular HA use. Specifically, new HA users show a clinically significant change of 2 and 3 dB SNR on speechrecognition- in noise tasks following their initial fitting. Therefore, new HA users should be informed of the possible improvement in speech recognition over time, as it could entice them to pursue the use of their HAs for a longer period of time before deciding to abandon them.