Projects
Belgian Research Group on Financing for Development (BeFinD). University of Antwerp
Affymetrix microarray genomics-transcriptomics platform. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
TRACE: TRafficking as A Criminal Enterprise Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Mass spectrometry platform for the mapping and quantification of volatile low-molecular-mass microbial metabolites during food fermentation processes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Biological Safety Level-3 facility for in vitro research with human respiratory pathogens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
VIND: Flemish Impulse Funding for Networks for Dementia research. University of Antwerp
The burden of musculosceletal disorders in multi-ethnic Suriname: with a closer look at attitudes and beliefs about low back pain KU Leuven
The general aim of this research project is to assess the prevalence and nature of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders (RMSD’s) in the Surinamese multi-ethnic society. The Community Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) survey will be used in order to conduct a cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence, the level of disability, and the health related quality of life associated ...
Improving adolescent sexual health: studying the process of gender socialization in early adolescence and its association with sexual health in late-adolescence. The cases of Flanders and South Africa Ghent University
The need to address the U+201CupstreamU+201D antecedents of sexual health risks of adolescent and young adult women is increasingly reflected in international declarations. For example, the 2011 United Nations General Assembly declaration on HIV/AIDS, called for elimination of U+201Cgender inequalities and gender-based abuse and violence and increase the capacity of women and girls to protect themselves from HIVU+201D (41). The World Health ...
Enemies, partners or friends? Employer’s perspectives on conflict management by employee representatives in Europe KU Leuven
In organizations, a constructive dialogue between management and representatives of employees is essential to come to optimal decision making, prevent escalation of conflicts, and find integrative solutions for problems in the organization, related to the interests of employees. This social dialogue is in many countries, and specially within the European Union institutionalized. Elected and protected employee representatives (ERs), engage in ...