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See detailFunction, diversity and therapeutic potential of the N-terminal domain of human chemokine receptors
Szpakowska, Martyna ULg; Fievez, Virginie; Arumugan, Karthik et al

in Biochemical Pharmacology (2012)

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See detailThe neuroscience of tinnitus: Perspectives from human neuroimaging studies.
Maudoux, Audrey ULg; Vanneste, Sven; De Ridder, Dirk et al

Conference (2012, November)

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See detailThe neuroscience of tinnitus: Perspectives from human neuroimaging studies
Maudoux, Audrey ULg; Vanneste, Sven; De Ridder, Dirk et al

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See detailAméliorer le dynamisme et la qualité de la ville par une politique urbaine ambitieuse pour renforcer son rôle de moteur économique (Dynamique "Horizon 2022" : Mobilisation du territoire, les communautés de territoire et leur organisation)
Halleux, Jean-Marie ULg

Report (2012)

Tous les spécialistes du domaine de l’économie régionale s’accordent à reconnaître l’importance des villes sur le développement économique, l’innovation et la création d’emplois. Etonnement, l’importance ... [more ▼]

Tous les spécialistes du domaine de l’économie régionale s’accordent à reconnaître l’importance des villes sur le développement économique, l’innovation et la création d’emplois. Etonnement, l’importance des villes n’était pourtant pas soulignée explicitement par la liste de questions soumise au printemps 2012 au collège d’experts de la démarche Wallonie 2022. Depuis lors, elle est toutefois régulièrement réapparue, en particulier lors des réunions du groupe de travail chargé de la ligne de force relative à la mobilisation du territoire. Dans cette perspective, il est opportun de mieux cerner comment les dynamiques urbaines sont susceptibles de s’inscrire dans la stratégie « Horizon 2022 », ce que vise précisément cette note structurée en quatre chapitres. Le premier de ces quatre chapitres est dédié au rôle moteur des villes sur le développement économique. Nous y passons en revue les thématiques des économies d’agglomération, de la métropolisation et du rôle de la qualité des centres urbains sur l’attractivité des territoires. Le second chapitre est ensuite consacré aux sujets de l’étalement urbain et de la dégradation des espaces urbains traditionnels. Sans conteste, ces évolutions lourdes sont bien plus problématiques en Wallonie qu’au sein des régions voisines, ce qui ne manque pas d’entraîner de nombreux problèmes qui risquent de devenir de plus en plus difficilement gérables. Au troisième chapitre, nous focalisons notre réflexion sur le sujet de la politique de la ville. Nous y présentons en particulier les dispositifs imaginés en Flandre afin de répondre aux grands enjeux que pose le monde urbain. Au quatrième et dernier chapitre, nous nous appuyons sur les éléments rassemblés dans les trois premières parties du document afin de mettre en avant des pistes de réflexions et de propositions qui pourraient permettre à la dynamique « Horizon 2022 » de prendre le meilleur parti du potentiel urbain de la Wallonie. Ces pistes visent à rencontrer les trois objectifs suivants : mieux intégrer la donne métropolitaine dans l’aménagement stratégique du territoire wallon, développer une politique des villes digne de ce nom et mieux limiter l’étalement urbain. [less ▲]

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See detailLimitations of the current practice in neonatal PN across Europe
SENTERRE, Thibault ULg

in 3rd International Congress of Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies (2012, November)

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See detailThe containment strategy of extreme right wing parties : a failure ?
Italiano, Patrick ULg; Pieters, Jérôme ULg; Kovincic, Petar ULg et al

Conference (2012, November)

When confronted to data from European social Survey, there seems to be no link between the acceptance of immigration by public opinion in a sample of western Europe countries and the presence of extreme ... [more ▼]

When confronted to data from European social Survey, there seems to be no link between the acceptance of immigration by public opinion in a sample of western Europe countries and the presence of extreme right parties in those countries. This contradicts various political analysis and some other data. The paper states this possible discrepancy and tries to find explanations [less ▲]

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See detailAb initio thermoelectric properties
Xu, Bin ULg; Diakhate, Momar ULg; Fillippetti, Alessio et al

Conference (2012, November)

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See detailStructural fire design and optimisation of a building
Tonicello, Eric; Vassart, Olivier; Zanon, Riccardo et al

in Structural Engineering International (2012), 22(4), 541-544

The "Maison de la Paix" building will be built for the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva (IHEID). At its heart will be a library, numerous auditoriums and seminar rooms ... [more ▼]

The "Maison de la Paix" building will be built for the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva (IHEID). At its heart will be a library, numerous auditoriums and seminar rooms, and a cafeteria. A complete fire analysis has been performed to optimise the steel structures. [less ▲]

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See detailManuel d'enseignement de la LPC chez des enfants sourds en début de scolarité primaire
Lejeune, Brigitte ULg; Miesse, Gabrielle

Book published by Elsevier Masson (2012)

Cet ouvrage présente des exercices ludiques en vue d'enseigner à l'enfant sourd le décodage de la LPC (Langue française Parlée Complétée). Les exercices sont adaptés aux enfants de 5-9 ans. CD-rom inclus ... [more ▼]

Cet ouvrage présente des exercices ludiques en vue d'enseigner à l'enfant sourd le décodage de la LPC (Langue française Parlée Complétée). Les exercices sont adaptés aux enfants de 5-9 ans. CD-rom inclus. Exercies et planches de jeu du livre imprimables en couleurs. [less ▲]

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See detailPerformances isocinétiques et risque lésionnel de l’épaule chez le joueur de handball de haut niveau
Forthomme, Bénédicte ULg; Schiettecatte, Delphine; GAULT, Clément ULg et al

in Abstract book des XIVèmes Rencontres isocinétiques MEDIMEX / ROTHSCHILD (2012, November)

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See detailActes de la Conférence internationale de Géomatique et Analyse Spatiale 2012
Billen, Roland ULg; Binard, Marc ULg; Hallot, Pierre ULg et al

Book published by Unité de Géomatique (2012)

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See detailAccurate h-Conform Finite Element Model of Multiply Connected Thin Regions via a Subproblem Method
Dang, Quoc Vuong ULg; Dular, Patrick ULg; Vazquez Sabariego, Ruth ULg et al

in Proceedings of the 15th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC2012) (2012, November)

A subproblem method for solving eddy current finite element is developed to correct the inaccuracies near edges and corners arising from thin shell models. Such models replace thin volume regions by ... [more ▼]

A subproblem method for solving eddy current finite element is developed to correct the inaccuracies near edges and corners arising from thin shell models. Such models replace thin volume regions by surfaces but neglect border effects in the vicinity of their edges and corners. A thin shell solution, performed by a simplified mesh near the thin structures, serves as a source of a correction problem consisting of the actual volume thin regions alone and concentrating the meshing effort on the thin regions. The general case of multiply connected thin regions is considered. [less ▲]

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See detailHomogenisation of Windings and Laminations in Time-Domain Finite-Element Modeling of Electrical Machines
Gyselinck, Johan; Geuzaine, Christophe ULg; Vazquez Sabariego, Ruth ULg

in Proceedings of the 15th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC2012) (2012, November)

This paper deals with time-domain homogenisation of multi-turn windings and laminated cores in 2D and 3D finite- element (FE) modelling of rotating electrical machines. Herein the number of additional ... [more ▼]

This paper deals with time-domain homogenisation of multi-turn windings and laminated cores in 2D and 3D finite- element (FE) modelling of rotating electrical machines. Herein the number of additional degrees of freedom (auxiliary field variables) in the homogenised regions can be fixed depending on the extent of the eddy current effects and on the desired accuracy. The homogenisation technique is illustrated and validated by means of a 2D model of a switched reluctance motor. Global quantities, such as the phase impedance, converge very well to those produced by a precise but very expensive 3D model. [less ▲]

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See detailThe influence of western corn rootworm – Diabrotica Virgifera Virgifera Le Conte attack, upon quality of corn seeds
Florian, Teodora; Oltean, Ion; Bunescu, Horia et al

in Journal of Biotechnology (2012), 161S(Supplement), 16

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte is considered one of the most important pests of corn grown in monoculture. Damage caused by the Western Corn Rootworm is considerable. The attack is produced by ... [more ▼]

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte is considered one of the most important pests of corn grown in monoculture. Damage caused by the Western Corn Rootworm is considerable. The attack is produced by larvae and adults, serious affecting the grain production. Following laboratory analyzes may notice a decrease in the values of all track quality indicators for ears harvested from plants attacked by Diabrotica virgifera virgifera compared with the cobs from the healthy plants. Values of fat content of attacked cobs ranged from 2.76 and 4.23%, protein content ranged from 9.1 to 10.6% and starch between 69.7 and 70.5%. The average fat content of the cobs attacked percentage decreased by 11%, protein content by 16% and starch content dropped by less than one percent. [less ▲]

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See detailComputational Homogenization for Laminated Ferromagnetic Cores in Magnetodynamics
Niyonzima, Innocent ULg; Vazquez Sabariego, Ruth ULg; Henrotte, François et al

in Proceedings of the 15th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC2012) (2012, November)

In this paper, we investigate the modeling of fer- romagnetic multiscale materials. We propose a computational homogenization method based on the heterogeneous multiscale method (HMM) that includes eddy ... [more ▼]

In this paper, we investigate the modeling of fer- romagnetic multiscale materials. We propose a computational homogenization method based on the heterogeneous multiscale method (HMM) that includes eddy currents and hysteretic losses at the mesoscale. The HMM comprises: 1) a macroscale problem that captures the slow variations of the overall solution; 2) many microscale problems that allow to determine the constitutive law at the macroscale. As application example, a laminated iron core is considered. [less ▲]

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See detailTime-domain finite-element modelling of laminated iron cores – Large skin effect homogenization considering the Jiles-Atherton hysteresis model
Vazquez Sabariego, Ruth ULg; Niyonzima, Innocent ULg; Geuzaine, Christophe ULg et al

in Proceedings of the 15th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC2012) (2012, November)

This paper deals with the incorporation of the Jiles- Atherton (J-A) hysteresis model in a time-domain finite-element homogenization technique for laminated iron cores. The separate discretization of each ... [more ▼]

This paper deals with the incorporation of the Jiles- Atherton (J-A) hysteresis model in a time-domain finite-element homogenization technique for laminated iron cores. The separate discretization of each lamination is avoided by using dedicated skin-effect basis functions, which also serve to interpolate the J- A hysteretic material law. As validation test case, a stacked ring core surrounded by a toroidal coil is considered. [less ▲]

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See detailWhat is the best use of sugar crops? Environmental assessment of two potential applications : biofuels vs. bioproducts
Belboom, Sandra ULg; Léonard, Angélique ULg

Conference (2012, November)

Agricultural crops became through years an attractive option to increase European energy independence. Brazil has taken this opportunity since the seventies by using sugar cane bioethanol as vehicle fuel ... [more ▼]

Agricultural crops became through years an attractive option to increase European energy independence. Brazil has taken this opportunity since the seventies by using sugar cane bioethanol as vehicle fuel. The development of biofuels production is more recent in Europe. Due to temperate climates, bioethanol production is mostly based on wheat and sugar beet, this latter being considered as the ‘equivalent’ sugar crop to sugar cane for Europe. Biofuel is the most common application of bioethanol but its transformation into bioethylene through a dehydration step and then its polymerization into bioplastic can be an alternative as already found in Brazil. This paper will consider both potential uses and compare them using Life Cycle Assessment methodology. Common boundaries of the systems comprise the cultivation step for both crops, i.e. sugar cane and sugar beet, with all associated energetic and fertilizer consumptions, the transportation step from field to the industrial plant, the sugar crops transformation into hydrate bioethanol, the by-products valorisation and the specific end-of-life. For the biofuel scenario, a dehydration step using molecular sieve is added to get anhydrous bioethanol. For the bioethylene scenario, industrial dehydration and polymerization steps are added. Direct comparison between both scenarios is not possible due to different products uses. The comparison was then performed for both scenarios between the bio-based product and its fossil equivalent. ReCiPe 2008 method was used at midpoint level to get the environmental impacts. As expected, the impact of bio-based products in climate change and fossil fuel depletion categories decreases compared to the fossil counterparts. For other categories, difference is less significant and results are often better for fossil products. Land use change impact was implemented to assess its importance. Depending on assumptions, the greenhouse gas emissions from crop implementation on a natural land can counteract the previous mentioned benefits. To get an idea of the performance of each considered bioethanol use, a single score relative to the amount of sugar cane and sugar beet cultivated on one hectare was calculated using the endpoint level of ReCiPe 2008 methodology. The environmental gain was then evaluated comparing the bio-based product use with the classical one. The highest performance was obtained for the bioplastic scenario based on sugar cane followed by the sugar beet bioplastic. The E5 biofuel based on sugar beet reaches a slightly lower gain. The E85 fuel obtains less gain due to the higher amount of biofuel needed to drive the same distance as using fossil fuel. When taking the land use change into account, the best gain is given by the sugar beet bioplastic. On the one hand, this study shows the importance of assumptions, especially in the agricultural field, on the obtained results. On the other hand, it points out that considering bioethanol as a chemical intermediate and not a fuel can be better from an environmental point of view. [less ▲]

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See detailRegards croisés sur la foresterie communautaire : l'expérience camerounaise
Doucet, Jean-Louis ULg; Vermeulen, Cédric ULg; De Vleeschouwer, Jean-Yves ULg et al

Book published by Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux (2012)

Le Cameroun est le pays pionnier de la foresterie communautaire en Afrique centrale. En promulguant, en 1994, une loi autorisant les communautés locales à gérer elles-mêmes leurs forêts, l’Etat ... [more ▼]

Le Cameroun est le pays pionnier de la foresterie communautaire en Afrique centrale. En promulguant, en 1994, une loi autorisant les communautés locales à gérer elles-mêmes leurs forêts, l’Etat s’engageait dans un long processus de décentralisation. L’asbl Nature +, l’ONG SNV et Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (Université de Liège) furent parmi les premiers acteurs à accompagner les communautés rurales dans leurs démarches d’auto-gestion. En 2010, ces trois organisations, grâce à un financement du Fonds des Forêts du Bassin du Congo, ont mis en commun leurs expériences au sein du projet « Partenariats pour le Développement des Forêts Communautaires ». Ce projet a appuyé le développement technique, institutionnel et organisationnel de regroupements de forêts communautaires dans trois zones (Ngambé Tikar, Lomié et Ebolowa). Visant le renforcement des capacités selon le principe de « l’apprentissage par l’action encadrée », le projet a permis de rendre les associations locales davantage autonomes. Ce livre nous fait découvrir le quotidien des forêts communautaires dont il expose sans ambages les forces et les faiblesses. Richement illustré, il prend le pari que la beauté des images suscitera intérêt et questionnement. [less ▲]

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