Projects
Sport Policies in Active Cities - An international comparative governance perspective KU Leuven
Although there is an increasing amount of literature on public sport policies, most of this research concentrates on high performance and elite sport, national sport systems and sport organizations. Even with the significant changes and challenges that the urbanization process brings to planners, administrators and policy-makers and the emergent use of the term 'active cities' by local governments and organizations, most of the investigations ...
IN SEARCH FOR SUGAR, BASE OR PHOSPHATE MODIFIED NUCLEOSIDES ACTIVE AGAINST RNA VIRUSES KU Leuven
Nucleoside and nucleotide analogues obtained from the chemical modification of naturally occurring building blocks may exhibit interesting biological properties, such as potent antitumor, antiviral, and immunosuppressive activities. In particular, nucleoside analogues and their prodrugs constitute a well-established and essential class of antiviral drugs used in the clinic for the treatment of certain infectious diseases caused by DNA and RNA ...
Model-based active thermography for contactless quality assessment in the agro-food industry KU Leuven
In the agro-food industry, there is an increasing demand for non-destructive quality inspection tools that allow to inspect every individual product. This is the result of an increased focus on food safety and quality over the past decades. Several fast, non-destructive and contactless technologies have been studied for food quality inspection, many of them based on the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with the food product. ...
Healthy and active aging: effects of a cognitively enriched walking intervention on cognitive function in older adults and the role of expectations regarding aging for health behaviors KU Leuven
This PhD will contribute to the understanding of healthy and active aging, all the more important given the increasing number of older adults in the population. Dementia currently affects more than 47 million people worldwide, is forecasted to triple by 2050 and has been reported to be one of the most costly disorders in Belgium.
There is good scientific evidence that the cognitive impairments associated with the development of ...
Active Microfluidic Components with Semiconductor Technology Compatible Materials and Methods KU Leuven
Lab-on-chip and micro total analysis systems have attracted great interest from both research communities and the commercial sectors over the past 30 years after the first introduction of microfluidics as an individual subject in the 1980s. A typical integrated active lab-on-chip device consists of fluidic parts represented by micropumps and microvalves to precisely drive and control the routing, timing, and mixing of fluids, and of ...
Synthesis and spectroscopic elucidation of low coordinate, catalytically active Fe(II) sites n siliceous zeolites KU Leuven
Methane is mainly valorized via a conversion to syngas, a mixture of H2 and CO, which serves as an intermediate towards useful chemicals such as methanol and hydrocarbons. These processes operate under harsh and energy-intensive conditions and are therefore only profitable when carried out on a large scale. This impedes an on-site valorization of small-scale, remote natural gas sources. The alternative solution of transporting methane to ...
Assistance Strategies for Quasi-passive and Active Occupational Exoskeletons based on Intention Estimation KU Leuven
Around the world, workers in various industries suffer from musculoskeletal injuries at the shoulder and lower back due to repeatedly lifting of (heavy) weights. Occupational exoskeletons, robotic devices that support workers during weight lifting tasks, are one solution to reduce prevalence of these musculoskeletal injuries. Currently, some passive occupational exoskeletons (using spring-based mechanisms to support a user) have already been ...
IDEAL - Intellectual Disability and Equal Opportunity for Active and Long Term Participation in Sport KU Leuven
In an IDEAL world, everyone has the right to participate on an equal basis with others in society. However, the reality in many EU countries is that the majority of young people with an intellectual disability (ID) still find it hard to access sport (European Commission White Paper on Sport, 2010). They have fewer opportunities for full and equal participation, and limited opportunity to specialize/excel in the activity of their choice. Being ...
Fascinating oxidation chemistry with iron: from active site to catalysis. KU Leuven
Fe- and Cu-zeolites are active catalysts for direct catalytic decomposition of NO and N2O and for selective oxidation of hydrocarbons. While bent [Cu-O-Cu]2+ cores were recently identified as the active sites in direct NO and N2O decomposition and in selective oxidation chemistry, Fe sites though very active, have not been characterized in such detail. It is the goal of this project to do so in a joint effort between COK, CCC and Stanford. ...