M. Desmet

Publication List Details

Period

1987 - 2009

Number

66

Co-Authors

CoRoT photometry and high-resolution spectroscopy of the interacting eclipsing binary AU Mon (2009)

Desmet, M., Fr'emat, Y., Baudin, F., Harmanec, P., Lampens, P., Pacheco, E. Janot, ...

Analyses of very accurate CoRoT space photometry, past Johnson V photoelectric photometry and high-resolution \'echelle spectra led to the determination of improved and consistent fundamental stellar...

An asteroseismic study of the beta Cephei star 12 Lacertae: multisite spectroscopic observations, mode identification and seismic modelling (2009)

Desmet, M., Briquet, M., Thoul, A., Zima, W., De Cat, P., Handler, G., ...

We present the results of a spectroscopic multisite campaign for the beta Cephei star 12 (DD) Lacertae. Our study is based on more than thousand high-resolution high S/N spectra gathered with 8...

The origin of the 1500-year climate cycles in Holocene North-Atlantic records (2007)

Debret, M., Bout-Roumazeilles, V., Grousset, F., Desmet, M., McManus, J. F., Massei, N., ...

© 2007 Author(s) et al. This is an open-access article distributed under a Creative Commons License. The definitive version was published in Climate of the Past 3 (2007): 569-575.

High-Precision Spectroscopy of Pulsating Stars (2007)

Aerts, C., Hekker, S., Desmet, M., Carrier, F., Zima, W., Briquet, M., ...

We review methodologies currently available to interprete time series of high-resolution high-S/N spectroscopic data of pulsating stars in terms of the kind of (non-radial) modes that are excited. We...

The origin of the 1500-year climate cycles in Holocene North-Atlantic records (2007)

Debret, M., Bout-Roumazeilles, V., Grousset, F., Desmet, M., Mcmanus, J. F., Massei, N., ...

Since the first suggestion of 1500-year cycles in the advance and retreat of glaciers (Denton and Karlen, 1973), many studies have uncovered evidence of repeated climate oscillations of 2500, 1500,...

The origin of the 1500-year climate cycles in Holocene North-Atlantic records (2007)

Debret, M., Bout-Roumazeilles, V., Grousset, F., Desmet, M., Mcmanus, J. F., Massei, N., ...

Since the first suggestion of 1500-year cycles in the advance and retreat of glaciers (Denton and Karlen, 1973), many studies have uncovered evidence of repeated climate oscillations of 2500, 1500,...

The origin of the 1500-year climate cycles in Holocene North-Atlantic records (2007)

Debret, M., Bout-Roumazeilles, V., Grousset, F., Desmet, M., Mcmanus, J. F., Massei, N., ...

Since the first suggestion of 1500-year cycles in the advance and retreat of glaciers (Denton and Karlen, 1973), many studies have uncovered evidence of repeated climate oscillations of 2500, 1500,...

The origin of the 1500-year climate cycles in Holocene North-Atlantic records (2007)

Debret, M., Bout-Roumazeilles, V., Grousset, F., Desmet, M., Mcmanus, J. F., Massei, N., ...

Since the first suggestion of 1500-year cycles in the advance and retreat of glaciers (Denton and Karlen, 1973), many studies have uncovered evidence of repeated climate oscillations of 2500, 1500,...

The origin of the 1500-year climate cycles in Holocene North-Atlantic records (2007)

M. Debret, V. Bout-Roumazeilles, F. Grousset, M. Desmet, J. F. McManus, N. Massei, ...

Since the first suggestion of 1500-year cycles in the advance and retreat of glaciers (Denton and Karlen, 1973), many studies have uncovered evidence of repeated climate oscillations of 2500, 1500,...

The origin of the 1500-year climate cycles in Holocene North-Atlantic records (2007)

M. Debret, V. Bout-Roumazeilles, F. Grousset, M. Desmet, J. F. McManus, N. Massei, ...

Since the first suggestion of 1500-year cycles in the advance and retreat of glaciers (Denton and Karlen, 1973), many studies have uncovered evidence of repeated climate oscillations of 2500, 1500,...

Spectrophotometer analysis of Holocene sediments from an anoxic fjord: Saanich Inlet, British Columbia, Canada (2006)

Debret, M, Desmet, M, Balsam, W, Copard, Y, Francus, P, Laj, C

A borehole core through the Holocene sediments of Saanich Inlet (British Columbia, Canada) was analyzed using high-resolution spectrophotometry to determine whether spectral-signal variations can be...

Determination of bruise susceptibility of tomato fruit by means of an instrumented pendulum (2006)

Van Linden, Veerle; U0034211, De Ketelaere, Bart; U0006697, Desmet, M, De Baerdemaeker, Josse; U0002071

Tomato fruit quality is substantially reduced by bruise damage. The occurrence of bruising depends on the direct mechanical damaging of the tomato and the subsequent action of cell wall-related...

Core transference themes in depression (2006)

Vanheule, S, Desmet, M, Rosseel, Y, Meganck, R

Background: Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theories assume that depression is concomitant with typical transference patterns. We tested whether depression can indeed be understood in these terms,...

The factorial structure of the Dutch translation of the inventory of interpersonal problems: A test of the long and short versions (2006)

Vanheule, S, Desmet, M, Rosseel, Y

In this article, the authors study the factorial structure of 2 versions (64 items and 32 items) of the Dutch translation of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP; L. M. Horowitz, L. E. Alden,...

Lead pollution in antique Savoy (2nd-3rd centuries AD) in relation with a metallurgical settlement of the city of Vienne (2006)

Arnaud, F, Serralongue, J, Winiarski, T, Desmet, M, Paterne, M

In Lake Anterne (NW French Alps), the Roman period is characterised by a lead contamination more important than that of the 1970s, due to the use of leaded gasoline. The maximum of this contamination...

Feelings of subjective emotional loneliness: An exploration of attachment (2006)

Bogaerts, S., Vanheule, S., Desmet, M.

This study examines the relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment, and subjective feelings of emotional loneliness. Three alternative models were tested in a group of 440 graduating...

Which core conflictual relationship themes are consistent with depressive symptoms? An exploratory study (2006)

Vanheule, S, Desmet, M, Rosseel, Y, Meganck, R

Objectives: We study the pattern of interpersonal alliances typical of depressive symptoms by means of the Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT) method. In an exploratory manner we examine which...

Sr and Nd isotopes as tracers of clastic sources in Lake Le Bourget sediment (NW Alps, France) during the Little Ice Age: Palaeohydrology implications (2005)

Revel-Rolland, M, Arnaud, F, Chapron, E, Desmet, M, Givelet, N, Alibert, C, ...

Geochemical methods (major elements and Sr, Nd isotopes) have been used to (1) characterize Lake Le Bourget sediments in the French Alps, (2) identify the current sources of the clastic sediments and...

Rhone river flood deposits in Lake Le Bourget: a proxy for Holocene environmental changes in the NW Alps, France (2005)

Chapron, E, Arnaud, F, Noel, H, Revel, M, Desmet, M, Perdereau, L

The Holocene evolution of Rhone River elastic sediment supply in Lake Le Bourget is documented by sub-bottom seismic profiling and multidisciplinary analysis of well-dated sediment cores. Six...

Reconstructing historical seismicity from lake sediments (Lake Laffrey, western Alps, France) (2005)

Nomade, J, Chapron, E, Desmet, M, Reyss, JL, Arnaud, F, Lignier, V

Sediment archives from a mountain lake are used as indicators of seismotectonic activity in the Grenoble area (French western Alps, 45 degrees N). Sedimentological analysis (texture and grain-size...

Abolition of cost-sharing is pro-poor: evidence from Uganda (2005)

Nabyonga, J, Desmet, M, Karamagi, H, Kadama, PY, Omaswa, FG, Walker, O

Objective: To document the effects of the abolition of user fees on utilization of health services in Uganda with emphasis on poor and vulnerable groups.

7200 years of Rhone river flooding activity in Lake Le Bourget, France: a high-resolution sediment record of NW Alps hydrology (2005)

Arnaud, F, Revel, M, Chapron, E, Desmet, M, Tribovillard, N

Magnetic susceptibility (MS) was measured with high resolution (5 mm) on a 9 m long, C-14 dated core from Lake Le Bourget (Savoie, France), spanning the last 7200 years. The strong correlation (R =...

Speleothem organic matter content imaging. The use of a Fluorescence Index to characterise the maximum emission wavelength (2005)

Perrette, Y, Delannoy, JJ, Desmet, M, Lignier, V, Destombes, JL

The study of palacoenvironments, especially pedologic and biologic environments, is fundamental to a complete understanding of continental climate changes. Many types of sediment contain organic...

7200 years of Rhône river flooding activity in Lake Le Bourget, France: a high-resolution sediment record of NW Alps hydrology. (2005)

Arnaud, F., Revel, M., Chapron, Emmanuel, Desmet, M., Tribovillard, N.

Magnetic susceptibility (MS) was measured with high resolution (5 mm) on a 9 m long, 14C dated core from Lake Le Bourget (Savoie, France), spanning the last 7200 years. The strong correlation (R =...

7200 years of Rhône river flooding activity in Lake Le Bourget, France: a high-resolution sediment record of NW Alps hydrology. (2005)

Arnaud, Fabien, Revel, M., Chapron, Emmanuel, Desmet, M., Tribovillard, Nicolas

Magnetic susceptibility (MS) was measured with high resolution (5 mm) on a 9 m long, 14C dated core from Lake Le Bourget (Savoie, France), spanning the last 7200 years. The strong correlation (R =...

7200 years of Rhône river flooding activity in Lake Le Bourget, France: a high-resolution sediment record of NW Alps hydrology. (2005)

Arnaud, Fabien, Revel, M., Chapron, Emmanuel, Desmet, M., Tribovillard, Nicolas

Magnetic susceptibility (MS) was measured with high resolution (5 mm) on a 9 m long, 14C dated core from Lake Le Bourget (Savoie, France), spanning the last 7200 years. The strong correlation (R =...

Abolition of cost-sharing is pro-poor: evidence from Uganda (2005)

Nabyonga, J, Desmet, M, Karamagi, H, Kadama, PY, Omaswa, FG, Walker, O

Objective: To document the effects of the abolition of user fees on utilization of health services in Uganda with emphasis on poor and vulnerable groups. Methods: A longitudinal study using...

The impact of biological variation on postharvest behaviour of tomato fruit (2004)

Hertog, Maarten; U0040603, Lammertyn, Jeroen; U0002118, Desmet, M, Scheerlinck, Nico; U0008782, Nicolai, Bart; U0014537

Using colour change of tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) as a case study, a probabilistic kinetic approach is developed to interpret postharvest batch behaviour combining kinetic models...

Micromechanical and geometrical properties of tomato skin related to differences in puncture injury susceptibility (2004)

Allende, A, Desmet, M, Vanstreels, Elisabeth; U0016906, Verlinden, BE, Nicolai, Bart; U0014537

To better understand puncture injury susceptibility of tomatoes during handling, the relationship between micromechanical properties (e.g., rupture stress and rupture strain) of different sections of...

Instrumented sphere prediction of tomato stem-puncture injury (2004)

Desmet, M, Van Linden, Veerle; U0034211, Hertog, Maarten; U0040603, Verlinden, Bert; U0003519, De Baerdemaeker, Josse; U0002071, NicolaÏ, Bart; U0014537

In the long chain of handling operations, tomatoes are subjected to many short-time mechanical forces, called impacts, which can lead to puncture injury causing qualitative and quantitative losses....

The relative influence of stem and fruit properties on stem puncture injury in tomatoes (2004)

Desmet, M, Lammertyn, Jeroen; U0002118, Van Linden, Veerle; U0034211, Verlinden, Bert; U0003519, Darius, Paul; U0018615, Nicolai, Bart; U0014537

The effect of stem properties on the Susceptibility to puncture injury of tomato cultivars was determined. Four cultivars were considered: Tradiro (De Ruiter seeds) and S&G 49-333 (Syngenta seeds),...

Modelling fruit characteristics during apple maturation: A stochastic approach (2004)

Scheerlinck, Nico; U0008782, Peirs, Ann; U0018017, Desmet, M, Schenk, Ann; U0033498, Nicolai, Bart; U0014537

At present, mathematical models to predict the change of fruit quality attributes during apple maturation are deterministic and do not take into account the large natural variability of fruit quality...

Tomato cultivar grouping based on firmness change, shelf life and variance during postharvest storage (2004)

De Ketelaere, B, Lammertyn, J, Desmet, M, Nicolai, B, De Baerdemaeker, J, MOLENBERGHS, Geert

The firmness of 13 loose tomato cultivars was followed during a 2-week storage experiment using a non-destructive commercial acoustic firmness sensor. The same experiment was later repeated for a...

Tomato cultivar grouping based on firmness change, shelf life and variance during postharvest storage (2004)

De Ketelaere, B, Lammertyn, J, Desmet, M, Nicolai, B, De Baerdemaeker, J, MOLENBERGHS, Geert

The firmness of 13 loose tomato cultivars was followed during a 2-week storage experiment using a non-destructive commercial acoustic firmness sensor. The same experiment was later repeated for a...

A 300 year history of lead contamination in northern French Alps reconstructed from distant lake sediment records (2004)

Arnaud, F, Revel-Rolland, M, Bosch, D, Winiarski, T, Desmet, M, Tribovillard, N, ...

Lead concentrations and isotopic ratios were measured along two well-dated sediment cores from two distant lakes: Anterne (2100 m a.s.l.) and Le Bourget (270 m a.s.l.), submitted to low and high...

Lead fall-out isotopic signal over French northern Alps: Timing and sources constraints from distant lake sediment records (2003)

Arnaud, F, Revel, M, Winiarski, T, Bosch, D, Chapron, E, Desmet, M, ...

We present time-series of lead concentration and isotopic ratio in sediments from two French alpine lakes: Lac du Bourget, a suburban lake, and Lac d'Anterne, a mountain take nearby the Mont-Blanc...

Determination of puncture injury susceptibility of tomatoes (2003)

Desmet, M, Lammertyn, Jeroen; U0002118, Scheerlinck, Nico; U0008782, Verlinden, Bert; U0003519, Nicolai, Bart; U0014537

Puncture injury leads to large qualitative and quantitative losses of loose tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) when they pass through handling operations. Some cultivars are less susceptible to...

Mechanical properties of tomatoes as related to puncture injury susceptibility (2002)

Desmet, M, Lammertyn, Jeroen; U0002118, Verlinden, Bert; U0003519, Nicolai, Bart; U0014537

The relation between mechanical properties of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and puncture injury susceptibility was investigated using two cultivars: Tradiro, which is moderately resistant...

The potential for social mobilisation in Bangladesh: the organisation and functioning of two health insurance schemes (1999)

Desmet, M., Chowdhury, A.Q., Islam, Md. K.

Health insurance schemes are usually assessed according to technical indicators. This approach, however, neglects the dynamic perspective of insurance schemes as an element of people's mobilisation...

Acute bronchodilation with an intravenously administered leukotriene-d(4) antagonist, mk-679 (1993)

Reiss, Tf, Teahan, Ja, Desmet, M, Rossing, Th, Shingo, S, ...

Descriptive studies suggest an association between the release of the cysteinyl leukotrienes and clinical asthma. To help clarify this association, we tested the hypothesis that an intravenous...

Immunohistochemistry of terriens and moorens corneal degeneration (1991)

Price, Fw, Whitcup, Sm, Desmet, M, Chan, Cc

Lamellar keratoplasty specimens from a patient with Terrien's marginal degeneration and a patient with Mooren's ulcer were compared using routine histopathologic and immunohistochemical staining with...