J. Maes

Publication List Details

Period

1990 - 2009

Number

143

Co-Authors

Performance studies of the CMS Strip Tracker before installation (2009)

Adam, W, Bergauer, T, Dragicevic, M, Friedl, M, Frühwirth, R, Hansel, S, ...

In March 2007 the assembly of the Silicon Strip Tracker was completed at the Tracker Integration Facility at CERN. Nearly 15% of the detector was instrumented using cables, fiber optics, power...

The effect of Agri-Environment Schemes on amphibian diversity and abundance (2008)

Maes, J., Musters, C.J.M.

The Western Peat District of The Netherlands has a characteristic Dutch landscape. It consists mainly of meadows for dairy farming, crisscrossed by a dense network of ditches. Its biodiversity is...

CMS Monte Carlo production in the WLCG computing Grid (2008)

Hernandez, J. M., Kreuzer, P., Mohapatra, A., De Filippis, N., De Weirdt, S., Hof, C., ...

Monte Carlo production in CMS has received a major boost in performance and scale since the past CHEP06 conference. The production system has been re-engineered in order to incorporate the experience...

Exciton confinement in InAs/InP quantum wires and quantum wells in the presence of a magnetic field (2007)

Sidor, Y., Partoens, B., Peeters, F.M., Maes, J., Hayne, M., Fuster, D., ...

The charge confinement in InAs/InP based quantum wells and self-assembled quantum wires is investigated theoretically and experimentally through the study of the exciton diamagnetic shift. The...

Exciton confinement in InAs/InP quantum wires and quantum wells in the presence of a magnetic field (2007)

Sidor, Y., Partoens, B., Peeters, F.M., Maes, J., Hayne, M., Fuster, D., ...

The charge confinement in InAs/InP based quantum wells and self-assembled quantum wires is investigated theoretically and experimentally through the study of the exciton diamagnetic shift. The...

Exciton confinement in InAs/InP quantum wires and quantum wells in the presence of a magnetic field. (2007)

Sidor, Y., Partoens, B., Peeters, F.M., Maes, J., Hayne, M., Fuster, D., ...

The charge confinement in InAs/InP based quantum wells and self-assembled quantum wires is investigated theoretically and experimentally through the study of the exciton diamagnetic shift. The...

Exciton confinement in InAs/InP quantum wires and quantum wells in the presence of a magnetic field (2007)

Sidor, Y., Partoens, B., Peeters, F.M., Maes, J., Hayne, M., Fuster, David, ...

The charge confinement in InAs/InP based quantum wells and self-assembled quantum wires is investigated theoretically and experimentally through the study of the exciton diamagnetic shift. The...

In vitro accumulation and permeation of hypericin and lipophilic analogues in 2-D and 3-D cellular systems (2007)

Crnolatac, Ivo; U0041507, Huygens, Ann; U0034962, Agostinis, Patrizia; U0002757, Kamuhabwa, Appolinary R, Maes, J, Van Aerschot, Arthur; U0002172, ...

Previous studies have shown that hypericin is an excellent diagnostic tool for the fluorescence detection of carcinoma in situ in the human bladder. The present work was performed to get a better...

Properties of ALD HfTaxOy high-k layers deposited on chemical silicon oxide (2007)

Witters, T, Breimer, P, Maes, J, Caymax, M

HfTaxOy high-k dielectric layers with different compositions were deposited using ALD on 1 nm SiO2 generated by ozone based cleaning of 200 mm Si(l 0 0) surface. Physical characterization of blanket...

Changes in delta C-13 and delta N-15 in different tissues of juvenile sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus: a laboratory diet-switch experiment (2007)

Guelinckx, J, Maes, J, Geysen, B, Dehairs, F, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Studies on diet or migration of organisms based on stable isotopes require precise estimates of how quickly stable isotope ratios change in the investigated tissues. Isotopic turnover rates in fish,...

An investigation of structural and electrical properties of boron doped and undoped nanocrystalline diamond films (2006)

Hikavyy, A, Clauws, P, Maes, J, Moshchalkov, V. V, Butler, J. E, Feygelson, T, ...

Nanocrystalline and microcrystalline undoped and boron doped diamond films are investigated by means of SEM, Raman and photocurrent techniques. SEM measurements on nanocrystalline diamond show the...

Evaluation of the mutagenic and antimutagenic effects of South African plants (2006)

Reid, K A, Maes, J, Maes, A, Van Staden, J, De Kimpe, N, Mulholland, D A, ...

Dichloromethane and 90% methanol extracts of 42 South African plants were screened for mutagenicity and antimutagenicity using the Salmonella/microsome mutagenicity assay (Ames) against Salmonella...

Measurements of the dynamic railpad properties (2006)

Maes, J, Sol, H, Guillaume, P

Numerical models of a railway track rarely take the nonlinear dynamic component behaviour of the railpad into account due to three important problems: first, the considerable amount of calculation...

Comparison of the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond and nanocrystalline diamond (2006)

Williams, O. A, Daenen, M, D'Haen, J, Haenen, K, Maes, J, Moshchalkov, V. V, ...

In this paper we compare and contrast the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) and nanocrystalline (NCD) diamond. These two structures, grown from hydrogen poor and hydrogen rich...

A bioenergetics model for juvenile flounder Platichthys flesus (2006)

Stevens, M, Maes, J, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Despite the numerous physiological studies on flatfish and their economic and ecologic importance, only a few attempts have been made to construct a bioenergetics model for these species. Here we...

Migration dynamics of clupeoids in the Schelde estuary: A stable isotope approach (2006)

Guelinckx, J, Maes, J, De Brabandere, L, Dehairs, F, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Large numbers of young of the year herring (Clupea harengus L.) and sprat (Sprattus sprattus (L.)) typically enter and remain within North Sea estuaries during the winter months. The main purpose of...

Comparison of the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond and nanocrystalline diamond (2006)

Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V.V., ...

In this paper we compare and contrast the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) and nanocrystalline (NCD) diamond. These two structures, grown from hydrogen poor and hydrogen rich...

An investigation of structural and electrical properties of boron doped and undoped nanocrystalline diamond films (2006)

Hikavyy, A., Clauws, P., Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V.V., Butler, J.E., Feygelson, T., ...

Nanocrystalline and microcrystalline undoped and boron doped diamond films are investigated by means of SEM, Raman and photocurrent techniques. SEM measurements on nanocrystalline diamond show the...

Comparison of the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond and nanocrystalline diamond (2006)

Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V.V., ...

In this paper we compare and contrast the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) and nanocrystalline (NCD) diamond. These two structures, grown from hydrogen poor and hydrogen rich...

An investigation of structural and electrical properties of boron doped and undoped nanocrystalline diamond films (2006)

Hikavyy, A., Clauws, P., Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V.V., Butler, J.E., Feygelson, T., ...

Nanocrystalline and microcrystalline undoped and boron doped diamond films are investigated by means of SEM, Raman and photocurrent techniques. SEM measurements on nanocrystalline diamond show the...

Comparison of the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond and nanocrystalline diamond (2006)

WILLIAMS, Oliver, DAENEN, Mieke, D'HAEN, Jan, HAENEN, Ken, Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V.V., ...

In this paper we compare and contrast the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) and nanocrystalline (NCD) diamond. These two structures, grown from hydrogen poor and hydrogen rich...

An investigation of structural and electrical properties of boron doped and undoped nanocrystalline diamond films (2006)

Hikavyy, A., Clauws, P., Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V.V., Butler, J.E., Feygelson, T., ...

Nanocrystalline and microcrystalline undoped and boron doped diamond films are investigated by means of SEM, Raman and photocurrent techniques. SEM measurements on nanocrystalline diamond show the...

Norms for the simplified Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-V) in a non-clinical population (2006)

Schmitt, M, Altstotter-Gleich, C, Hinz, A, Maes, J, Brahler, E

Based on a sample of N = 4494 participants (2,418 men, 2,076 women), norm values (percentiles, t-values, z-values) were determined for the simplified Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-V). Analyses of...

The motivational bases of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation: Relations to values and attitudes in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 (2005)

Cohrs, JC, Moschner, B, Maes, J, Kielmann, S

Research suggests that different motivational dynamics undo-lie right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO). These differences may be framed in the theory of basic human...

New evidence from a Roman context in Belgium for fish sauce locally produced in northern Gaul (2005)

Wouters, W, Ervynck, A, Maes, J

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kolenmuseum, Ch. De Bériotstraat 32, 3000 Leuven

Growth and characterization of near-atomically flat, thick homoepitaxial CVD diamond films (2005)

Bogdan, G, Nesladek, M, D'Haen, J, Maes, J, Moshchalkov, VV, Haenen, K, ...

Diamond films were grown in an ASTeX MW PE CVD reactor. The effect of pre-growth etching with a O-2/H-2 plasma and the influence of the methane concentration on growth on type Ib (100) HPHT synthetic...

Removal of dioxins and PCB from fish oil by activated carbon and its influence on the nutritional quality of the oil (2005)

Maes, J, De Meulenaer, B, Van Heerswynghels, P, De Greyt, W, Eppe, G, De Pauw, Evelien; U0053365, ...

Fish oils are well-known sources of nutritionally valuable components such as the n-3 FA EPA and DHA as well as the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, and E. However, some fish oils can be contaminated with...

The predation impact of juvenile herring Clupea harengus and sprat Sprattus sprattus on estuarine zooplankton (2005)

Maes, J, Tackx, M, Soetaert, K

The consumption of estuarine copepods by juvenile herring and sprat during estuarine residency was estimated using fish biomass data and daily rations calculated from two models of feeding in fish: a...

The composition and community structure of the ichthyofauna of the upper Scheldt estuary: synthesis of a 10-year data collection (1991-2001) (2005)

Maes, J, Stevens, M, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Fish collections on the cooling water filter screens of the Doel power plant were used to analyse temporal trends in estuarine fish populations of the upper Scheldt estuary, Belgium. Between 1991 and...

A spatially explicit, individual-based model to assess the role of estuarine nurseries in the early life history of North Sea herring, Clupea harengus (2005)

Maes, J, Limburg, KE, Van De Putte, Anton; U0042971, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Herring (Clupea harengus) enter and remain within North Sea estuaries during well-defined periods of their early life history. The costs and benefits of the migrations between offshore spawning...

Growth and characterization of near-atomically flat, thick homoepitaxial CVD diamond films (2005)

Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V.V., ...

Diamond films were grown in an ASTeX MW PE CVD reactor. The effect of pre-growth etching with a O2/H2 plasma and the influence of the methane concentration on growth on type Ib (100) HPHT synthetic...

Growth and characterization of near-atomically flat, thick homoepitaxial CVD diamond films (2005)

Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V.V., ...

Diamond films were grown in an ASTeX MW PE CVD reactor. The effect of pre-growth etching with a O2/H2 plasma and the influence of the methane concentration on growth on type Ib (100) HPHT synthetic...

Growth and characterization of near-atomically flat, thick homoepitaxial CVD diamond films (2005)

BOGDAN, Anna, NESLADEK, Milos, D'HAEN, Jan, Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V.V., HAENEN, Ken, ...

Diamond films were grown in an ASTeX MW PE CVD reactor. The effect of pre-growth etching with a O2/H2 plasma and the influence of the methane concentration on growth on type Ib (100) HPHT synthetic...

Justice sensitivity: Assessment and location in the personality space (2005)

Schmitt, M, Gollwitzer, M, Maes, J, Arbach, D

Scales for justice sensitivity from three perspectives (victim, observer, perpetrator) were developed. A latent state-trait analysis revealed high reliabilities (approximate to.95). Trait...

Statistical modeling of seasonal and environmental influences on the population dynamics of an estuarine fish community (2004)

Maes, J, Van Damme, S, Meire, P, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

A statistical modeling study was performed on the population fluctuations of the 15 commonest fish species frequenting the tidal Scheldt estuary in Belgium. These included marine juvenile and...

Electron wave-function spillover in self-assembled InAs/InP quantum wires (2004)

Maes, J, Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Sidor, Y, Partoens, B, Peeters, FM, Gonzalez, Y, ...

Charge confinement in InAs/InP self-assembled quantum wires is studied experimentally using photoluminescence in pulsed magnetic fields and theoretically using adiabatic theory within the...

Magnetophotoluminescence study of the influence of substrate orientation and growth interruption on the electronic properties of InAs/GaAs quantum dots (2004)

Godefroo, Stefanie; U0043928, Maes, J, Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Moshchalkov, VV, Henini, M, Pulizzi, F, ...

We have used photoluminescence in pulsed (less than or equal to50 T) and dc (less than or equal to12 T) magnetic fields to investigate the influence of substrate orientation and growth interruption...

Diamond as a magnetic field calibration probe (2004)

Maes, J, Iakoubovskii, Konstantin; U0013498, Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Moshchalkov, VV

An optical method is proposed for the calibration of pulsed magnetic fields using photoluminescence from synthetic diamond. Generally, the pulsed magnetic field profile is reconstructed by measuring...

Micropogonias undulatus (L.), another exotic arrival in European waters (2004)

Stevens, M, Rappe, G, Maes, J, Van Asten, B, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Two living specimens of the Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus have been caught during recent years in Belgian waters (Southern Bight of the North Sea): one in August 1998 as a by-catch of the...

Field evaluation of a sound system to reduce estuarine fish intake rates at a power plant cooling water inlet (2004)

Maes, J, Turnpenny, AWH, Lambert, DR, Nedwell, JR, Parmentier, A, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

An acoustic deterrent system producing 20-600 Hz sound was used to repel estuarine fishes away from a power station cooling water inlet. During sound emission, total fish impingement decreased by...

Magneto-photoluminescence of stacked self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots (2004)

Maes, J, Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Henini, M, Pulizzi, F, Patane, A, Eaves, L, ...

We studied ten-fold stacked layers of self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots by photoluminescence in pulsed magnetic fields. When the interlayer distance is reduced from 9.8 to 5.5 nm, a doubling of...

Pulsed magnetic fields as a probe of self-assembled semiconductor nanostructures (2004)

Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Maes, J, Bersier, S, Henini, M, Muller-Kirsch, L, Heitz, R, ...

Pulsed magnetic fields are used to study a variety of self-assembled semiconductor nanostructures. We illustrate the power of the technique with two recent examples. In the first, we study...

Confinement in self-assembled InAs/InP quantum wires studied by magneto-photoluminescence (2004)

Maes, J, Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Gonzalez, Y, Gonzalez, L, Fuster, D, Garcia, JM, ...

We studied two InAs/InP quantum wire samples with different growth conditions. The photoluminescence of the first sample reveals up to six distinct peaks, while the second has only two pronounced...

Magneto-photoluminescence study of type-II charge confinement in epitaxially grown GaInP2 (2004)

Hayne, A, Maes, J, Manz, YM, Schmidt, OG, Moshchalkov, VV

We have studied the photoluminescence from GaInP2 grown by molecular beam epitaxy as a function of laser power, magnetic field and temperature. We show that the single luminescence peak observed in...

Coulomb binding of electrons to multiply charged GaSb/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots (2004)

Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Maes, J, Bersier, S, Schliwa, A, Muller-Kirsch, L, Kapteyn, C, ...

We explore the Coulomb binding of electrons to holes confined to type-II GaSb self-assembled quantum dots. We demonstrate that at low laser power electrons are more weakly bound to holes trapped by...

Magneto-photoluminescence study of type-II charge confinement in epitaxially grown GaInP2 (2004)

Hayne, A., Maes, J., Manz, Y. M., Schmidt, O. G., Moshchalkov, V. V.

We have studied the photoluminescence from GaInP2 grown by molecular beam epitaxy as a function of laser power, magnetic field and temperature. We show that the single luminescence peak observed in...

Electrical and structural characterization of defects introduced in p-SiGe during low energy erbium implantation (2003)

Mamor, Mohammed; U0040543, Pipeleers, Bert; U0034664, Auret, FD, Maes, J, Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Moshchalkov, VV, ...

We have used electrical measurements Deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) complemented by high-resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD) and Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) measurements...

The impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). II. Species diversity (2003)

Brendonck, Luc; U0010969, Maes, J., Rommens, Wouter; U0006830, Dekeza, N., Nhiwatiwa, T., Barson, M., ...

We compared abundance and diversity of phytoplankton, zooplankton, and fishes among limnetic (P: always without macrophytes) and littoral habitats with (L+) and without (L-) hyacinths in Lake...

The impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). I. Water quality (2003)

Maes, J., Dekeza, N., Inghelbrecht, P., Nhiwatiwa, T., ...

We assessed the impact of water hyacinth on the water quality of Lake Chivero, a highly eutrophic man-made reservoir near Harare (Zimbabwe). We compared water quality among limnetic (always without...

A double tuned rail damper - increased damping at the two first pinned-pinned frequencies (2003)

Maes, J, Sol, H

Railway-induced vibrations are a growing matter of environmental concern. The rapid development of transportation, the increase of vehicle speeds and vehicle weights have resulted in higher vibration...

Electron localization by self-assembled GaSb/GaAs quantum dots. (2003)

Hayne, Manus, Bersier, S., Maes, J., Moshchalkov, V. V.

We have studied the photoluminescence from type-II GaSb/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots in magnetic fields up to 50 T. Our results show that at low laser power, electrons are more weakly bound to...

Electron localization by self-assembled GaSb/GaAs quantum dots (2003)

Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Maes, J, Bersier, Stéphane; U0037876, Moshchalkov, VV, Schliwa, A, Muller-Kirsch, L, ...

We have studied the photoluminescence from type-II GaSb/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots in magnetic fields up to 50 T. Our results show that at low laser power, electrons are more weakly bound to...

The diet and consumption of dominant fish species in the upper Scheldt estuary, Belgium (2003)

Maes, J, De Brabandere, L, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657, Mees, J

Seasonal changes in the diet composition and trophic niche overlap were examined for the dominant members of the fish assemblage of the turbid low-salinity zone of the Scheldt estuary (Belgium)....

Magneto-photoluminescence studies of the influence of substrate orientation on the growth of InAs/GaAs quantum dots (2003)

Maes, J, Henini, M, Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Patane, A, Pulizzi, F, Eaves, L, ...

We have investigated the formation of InAs quantum dots grown by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs substrates with different orientations using photoluminescence spectroscopy in pulsed magnetic fields...

Surface preparation and interfacial stability of high-k dielectrics deposited by atomic layer chemical vapor deposition (2003)

Tsai, W., Carter, R.J., Nohira, H., Caymax, M., Conard, T., Cosnier, W., ...

The effects of various interface preparations on atomic layer chemical vapor deposition (ALCVD) deposited Al2O3 and ZrO2 dielectrics properties were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy...

Synergistic person x situation interaction in distributive justice behavior (2003)

Schmitt, M, Eid, M, Maes, J

A person x situation interaction is synergistic when a personality trait amplifies the effect of a situational factor The present study tested how individuals' justice attitudes and situational...

Validity of the simplified Beck Depression Inventory (2003)

Schmitt, M, Beckmann, M, Dusi, D, Maes, J, Schiller, A, Schonauer, K

A simplified version of the Beck Depression Inventory was administered to participants of a demographically heterogenous sample (n = 200) and to three clinical samples (Major Depressive Disorder, n =...

Size structure and feeding dynamics in estuarine clupeoid fish schools: field evidence for the school trap hypothesis (2002)

Maes, J, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

An analysis of 273 samples taken at the filter screens of an estuarine power plant cooling water intake showed that herring and sprat were strongly associated with each other and formed mixed species...

Gate-drive circuit for zero-voltage-switching half-and full-bridge converters (2002)

Van De Sype, DM, Van Den Bossche, APM, Maes, J, Melkebeek, JA

Resonant techniques like zero-voltage switching (ZVS) and zero-current switching (ZCS) are widely applied to raise the switching frequency and efficiency of converters. An important subclass of...

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the cavernous sinus (2002)

Vande Broek, I, Stadnik, T, Meurs, A, Maes, J, Van Camp, B, Schots, R

We present the case of an 80-year-old male with an history of multiple myeloma (MM) stage I with extramedullary plasmacytoma of the neck, diagnosed 18 months before and in complete remission after...

Dependence of quantum-dot formation on substrate orientation studied by magnetophotoluminescence (2002)

Maes, J, Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Moshchalkov, VV, Patane, A, Henini, M, Eaves, L, ...

We have investigated the substrate orientation-dependence of InAs/GaAs quantum dot growth by photoluminescence spectroscopy in very high magnetic fields. An abrupt change from one-dimensional to...

Stereotypic ingroup bias as self-defense against relative deprivation: evidence from a longitudinal study of the German unification process (2002)

Schmitt, M, Maes, J

In a longitudinal questionnaire field study on psychological consequences of German unification, the intergroup situation between East and West Germans was investigated. Data were collected in 1996...

Charge confinement and uniformity of stacked InP quantum dots studied by magneto-optical spectroscopy (2002)

Maes, J, Hayne, Manus; U0009263, Manz, YM, Schmidt, OG, Eberl, K, Moshchalkov, VV

We have studied the magneto-photo luminescence (PL) of triply stacked layers of self-assembled InP quantum dots, For a small separation of the uppermost dot in (he triple stack from the other two...

Characterisation of ALCVD Al2O3-ZrO2 nanolaminates, link between electrical and structural properties (2002)

Young, E., Conard, T., Zhao, C., Carter, R., ...

Al2O3 and ZrO2 mixtures for gate dielectrics have been investigated as replacements for silicon dioxide aiming to reduce the gate leakage current and reliability in future CMOS devices. Al2O3 and...

Characterization of ALCVD-Al2O3 and ZrO2 layer using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (2002)

Tsai, W., Besling, W., Young, E., Petry, J., Conard, T., ...

The atomic layer chemical vapor deposition (ALCVD) deposited Al2O3 and ZrO2 films were investigated by ex situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The thickness dependence of band gap and valence band...

Charge confinement and uniformity of stacked InP quantum dots studied by magneto-optical spectroscopy (2002)

Maes, J., Hayne, M., Manz, Y. M., Schmidt, O. G., Eberl, K., Moshchalkov, V. V.

We have studied the magneto-photo luminescence (PL) of triply stacked layers of self-assembled InP quantum dots, For a small separation of the uppermost dot in (he triple stack from the other two...

Magneto-optical study of electron occupation and hole wave functions in stacked self-assembled InP quantum dots. (2001)

Hayne, Manus, Maes, J., Manz, Y. M., Moshchalkov, V. V.

We have studied the magnetophotoluminescence of doubly stacked layers of self-assembled InP quantum dots in a GaInP matrix. 4.0±0.1 monolayers of InP were deposited in the lower layer of each...

Controlled circular magnetization of electrical steel in rotational single sheet testers (2001)

Makaveev, D, Maes, J, Melkebeek, J

A new waveform control algorithm for Rotational Single Sheet Testers (RSST) is presented. The new algorithm achieves circular magnetization for high induction levels even in samples of grain-oriented...

Chromatin remodeling at the Ig loci prior to V(D)J recombination (2001)

Maes, J, O'Neill, LP, Cavelier, P, Turner, BM, Rougeon, F, Goodhardt, M

Rearrangement of Ig H and L chain genes is highly regulated and takes place sequentially during B cell development. Several lines of evidence indicate that chromatin may modulate accessibility of the...

Magneto-optical study of electron occupation and hole wave functions in stacked self-assembled InP quantum dots (2001)

Hayne, M, Maes, J, Moshchalkov, VV, Manz, YM, Schmidt, OG, Eberl, K

We have studied the magnetophotoluminescence of doubly stacked layers of self-assembled InP quantum dots in a GaInP matrix. 4.0 +/-0.1 monolayers of InP were deposited in the lower layer of each...

NSPc1, a novel mammalian Polycomb gene, is expressed in neural crest-derived structures of the peripheral nervous system (2001)

Nunes, M, Blanc, I, Maes, J, Fellous, M, Robert, B, McElreavey, K

Anterior-posterior (A-P) patterning is a key element in early embryonic development. Polycomb group (PcG) genes act as transcriptional repressors to regulate A-P patterning by either directly or...

Electron and hole confinement in stacked self-assembled InP dots of different sizes (2001)

Hayne, M, Maes, J, Manz, YM, Schmidt, OG, Eberl, K, Moshchalkov, VV

We report photoluminescence (PL) measurements on doubly-stacked Layers of self-assembled InP quantum dots. The amount of material in the lower layer is kept constant. whilst in the upper layer it is...

Sampling of fish and crustaceans at the cooling water intake of an estuarine power plant: a comparison with stow net fishery (2001)

Maes, J, Pas, J, Taillieu, A, Van Damme, PA, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Fish and crustaceans were sampled in November 1995 in the cooling water intake of the nuclear power plant Doel (Zeeschelde Estuary, Belgium) and by stow nets, to determine possible differences in...

The effect of Pb stiochiometry on switching behavior of Pt/lead zirconate titanate/Pt ferroelectric capacitors (2000)

Norga, GJ, Maes, J, Coppye, E, Fe, L, Wouters, D, Van Der Biest, Omer; U0007516

A promising approach to control Pb stoichiometry during crystallization of sol-gel-derived lead zirconate titanate (PZT) layers is presented. Pyrolyzed layers were encapsulated in a quartz ampoule...

Computation of the Preisach distribution function based on a measured Everett map (2000)

De Wulf, M, Vandevelde, L, Maes, J, Dupre, L, Melkebeek, J

Modeling the hysteresis behavior of soft magnetic materials based on Preisach theory, requires a Preisach distribution function characterising the material. Although it is possible to obtain all the...

Biomass transport to and from an upper estuarine area by migration of juvenile Atlantic herring Clupea harengus (2000)

Maes, J, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

A model describing fish abundance resulting from fish migration and mortality in an upper estuary is presented. This model can be used to estimate biomass transports by fish migrations between...

Secondary V(D)J rearrangements and B cell receptor-mediated down-regulation of recombination activating gene-2 expression in a murine B cell line (2000)

Maes, J, Caspi, Y, Rougeon, F, Haimovich, J, Goodhardt, M

It has recently become clear that recombination of Ig genes is not restricted to B cell precursors but that secondary rearrangements can also occur under certain conditions in phenotypically immature...

Speed-sensorless direct torque control of induction motors using an adaptive flux observer (2000)

Maes, J, Melkebeek, JA

This paper presents a new sensorless induction motor drive. The drive uses an adaptive flux observer for speed estimation and the discrete-time direct torque control technique for torque and stator...

Nonparametric estimation for expanding dynamical processes (2000)

Maes, J

Let {X-t, t is an element of N} be a real interval valued stochastic process defined by Xt+1 = phi(X-t) + epsilon(n)xi(t), where phi is a piecewise expanding map, preserving a probability measure mu...

Waveform control algorithm for rotational single sheet testers using system identification techniques (2000)

Makaveev, D, Maes, J, Melkebeek, J

In rotational single sheet testers (RSST), the magnetic properties of electrical steel sheet are measured for well-defined one- or two-dimensional induction waveforms over a large frequency range...

Organometallic complexes for nonlinear optics Part 21. Syntheses and quadratic hyperpolarizabilities of alkynyl complexes containing optically active 1,2-bis(methylphenylphosphino)benzene ligands (2000)

McDonagh, AM, Cifuentes, MP, Humphrey, MG, Houbrechts, Stephan; U0012557, Maes, J, Persoons, Andre; U0018323, ...

The preparation of the chloro complex trans-[FeCl2{(R,R)-diph}(2)] (1) and the alkynyl complexes trans-[M(4-C=CC6H4R)Cl{(R,R)-diph}(2)] [M=Fe, R=NO2 (2); M=Ru, R=H (4) NO, (5), (E)-CH=CH-4-C6H4NO2...

Simplification of the Beck-Depression-Inventory (BDI) (2000)

Schmitt, M, Maes, J

In order to improve the economy of the Beck Depression Inventory, the number of items was reduced from 54 to 20. Only one item is used for each symptom. Losing weight as a symptom was dropped....

Diet changes in the vertical distribution of juvenile fish in the Zeeschelde Estuary (1999)

Maes, J, Pas, J, Taillieu, A, Van Damme, PA, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

By use of stow netting in the Zeeschelde Estuary, evidence is presented that the vertical distribution of fish changed at night. Demersal fish remained on the bottom during the day while at least a...

Seasonal patterns in the fish and crustacean community of a turbid temperate estuary (Zeeschelde Estuary, Belgium) (1998)

Maes, J, Taillieu, A, Van Damme, PA, Cottenie, Karl; U0017122, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Fish and crustaceans were sampled for 1 year ic the upper reaches of a temperate estuary characterized by high turbidity and a tidal range of up to 5 m. Samples were taken in the cooling-water...

Effect of different environmental variables on the synthesis of Hsp70 in Raphidocelis subcapitata (1998)

Bierkens, J, Maes, J

Heat-shock proteins (Hsp) or stress proteins are strong candidates for biomarkers of environmental pollution since they are activated very early in the cascade of cellular events that follow toxic...

Fish communities along an oxygen-poor salinity gradient (Zeeschelde Estuary, Belgium) (1998)

Maes, J, Van Damme, PA, Taillieu, A, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Fish living in the tidal fresh and brackish water reaches of the Zeeschelde Estuary were studied in samples collected from the cooling-water inlets of three power stations. Between July 1994 and June...

Dose-dependent induction of heat shock protein 70 synthesis in Raphidocelis subcapitata following exposure to different classes of environmental pollutants (1998)

Bierkens, J, Maes, J, Vander Plaetse, F

In this study an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to detect the stress protein Hsp70 in the green alga Raphidocelis subcapitata. Using this ELISA, the response to a variety of...

The composition of the fish and crustacean community of the Zeeschelde estuary (Belgium) (1997)

Maes, J, Taillieu, A, VanDamme, PA, Ollevier, Frans; U0015657

Fykes were used to monitor the fish and crustacean fauna of the mudflats of the Zeeschelde between April 1995 and December 1996. Overall 38 species were recorded; the number of species was greater in...

Polysulfone inhibits final differentiation steps of osteogenesis in-vitro (1995)

Vanloon, Jjwa, Bierkens, J, Maes, J, Schoeters, Ger, Ooms, D, Doulabi, Bz, ...

Biocompatibility is an important factor in the development of orthopedic implants as well as in the development of new tissue culture devices. Polysulphone has been used for orthopedic implants...

Gerechtigkeit als innerdeutsches Problem: Auswahl von Indikatoren seelischer Gesundheit (1995)

Schmitt, M., Maes, J., Schmal, A.

Im Rahmen des längsschnittlich angelegten Forschungsprojekts "Gerechtigkeit als innerdeutsches Problem" (GiP) wird seelische Gesundheit als Bedingung und Folge der Wahrnehmung sozialer...

Gerechtigkeit als innerdeutsches Problem: Einstellungen zu Verteilungsprinzipien, Ungerechtigkeitssensibilität und Glaube an eine gerechteWelt als Kovariate (1995)

Schmitt, M., Maes, J., Schmal, A.

Im Rahmen des längsschnittlich angelegten Forschungsprojekts "Gerechtigkeit als innerdeutsches Problem" (GiP) sollen Präferenzen für Prinzipien distributiver Gerechtigkeit,...

Gerechtigkeit als innerdeutsches Problem: Kernvariablen (1995)

Schmitt, M., Maes, J., Schmal, A.

Im Rahmen des längsschnittlich angelegten Forschungsprojekts "Gerechtigkeit als innerdeutsches Problem" (GiP) werden Kognitionen, Emotionen und Handlungsbereitschaften erhoben, die sich auf...

Non parametric-estimation of the chaotic function and lyapunov exponents of a dynamical system (1994)

Maes, J

Let (X(t)), t epsilon Z be a R(s)-valued stochastic process defined by a discrete time dynamical system as X(t) = phi (X(t-1)), where phi is some non linear function preserving a probability measure,...

Multiitem lotsizing in capacitated multistage serial systems (1994)

Billington, P, Blackburn, J, Maes, J, Millen, R, Vanwassenhove, Ln

This research deals with the capacitated, multi-item, multi-stage lotsizing problem for serial systems by examining the performance of heuristics found effective for the capacitated multiple-product,...

Gerechtigkeit als innerdeutsches Problem: Skizze eines Forschungsvorhabens (1994)

Schmitt, Manfred, Maes, J., Neuman, R.

Für die innerdeutsche Situation ist auch fünf Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung ein deutliches Gefälle in der durchschnittlichen Qualität der Lebensbedingungen von West nach Ost kennzeichnend....

Linear-programming, simulated annealing and tabu search heuristics for lotsizing in bottleneck assembly systems (1993)

Kuik, R, Salomon, M, Vanwassenhove, Ln, Maes, J

Multilevel lotsizing is one of the most challenging subjects in production planning, especially in the presence of capacity constraints. In this paper we investigate lotsizing heuristics for assembly...

A dss for optimizing the aggregate production planning at monsanto antwerp (1992)

Bloemen, R, Maes, J

A Decision Support System, the core of which is a linear programming model, has been developed to optimize the production planning in the herbicide department at Monsanto Antwerp. Given the highly...

Multilevel capacitated lotsizing complexity and lp-based heuristics (1991)

Maes, J, Mcclain, Jo, Vanwassenhove, Ln

This paper presents the first heuristics capable of solving multilevel lotsizing problems with capacity constraints on more than one level. Moreover, the form of the heuristics is quite general so...

Optimal Rate for Nonparametric Estimation in Deterministic Dynamical Systems

Guerre, E., Maes, J.

We propose a minimax statistical framework adapted to nonparametric estimation in deterministic dynamical system, which highlights the importance of the recurrence property of the observed process....

Optimal Rate for Nonparametric Estimation in Deterministic Dynamical Systems

Guerre, E., Maes, J.

We propose a minimax statistical framework adapted to nonparametric estimation in deterministic dynamical system, which highlights the importance of the recurrence property of the observed process....