peer reviewed / Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) mass loss is predominantly driven by increased solid ice discharge, but its variability is governed by surface processes. Snowfall fluctuations control the surface mass balance (SMB) of the grounded AIS, while meltwater ponding can trigger ice shelf collapse potentially accelerating discharge. Surface proce...
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peer reviewed / Background This study examines how leadership is provided at the operational level of a health system in a protracted crisis context. Despite advances in medical science and technology, health systems in low- and middle-income countries struggle to deliver quality care to all their citizens. The role of leadership in fostering resil...
Afin d’atteindre les objectifs prévus par la transition environnementale et énergétique, les technologies vertes, et notamment celles qui visent à produire de l’hydrogène, sont souvent présentées comme les solutions les plus pertinentes. Pourtant, derrière des promesses attirantes, largement vantées dans les médias, les scientifiques pointent du do...
peer reviewed / Invasive species are characterized by their ability to establish and spread in a new environment. In alien populations of anurans, dispersal and fitness-related traits such as endurance, burst performance, and metabolism are keys to their success. However, few studies have investigated inter-individual variation in these traits and ...
Cette thèse de doctorat vise à jeter la lumière sur le processus d’évangélisation et de christianisation du bassin de la Meuse moyenne entre le début du IVe siècle et le début du IXe siècle, par une relecture des sources écrites et une mobilisation des sources matérielles, de plus en plus nombreuses. Quatre hypothèses principales y sont défendues, ...
This Ph.D. thesis is a comprehensive exploration of the impact of climate change on heating and cooling energy demands, final energy consumption, thermal comfort, and greenhouse gas emissions for residential buildings in Belgium. It encompasses both short-term (recurrent heatwaves) and long-term (global warming) climate change effects, with a speci...
peer reviewed / Recent upwards developments of the power grid requests lead to use of high strength steels (HSS) for the design and construction of higher and heavier loaded steel lattice transmission towers, or to strengthen the existing ones. Usually star-battened sections are preferred for the strengthening of individual members or in case of ve...
peer reviewed / Motivated by the lack of empirical evidence in favor of the uncovered interest rate parity rule, we revisit the informational content of interest rate differentials (IRD) to explain daily exchange rates variations. Proposing a novel version of a GARCH model, we allow for the IRD to impact on the time-varying conditional asymmetry of...
