Projects
Optimising the training and theoretical understanding of relational reasoning Ghent University
Many subfields of psychological science have recently converged on the idea that relational reasoning skills are foundational to human cognitive abilities. This critically implies that training relational responding might improve a range of cognitive skills. Indeed, a relational training tool known as SMART has recently shown substantial promise; increasing IQ by 10-15 points across several studies, as well as preliminary evidence showing far ...
The relative contribution of controlled and automated reasoning processes associative learning human causal. Ghent University
Bayesian methods for the inclusion of historical data in Phase I and Phase II clinical studies Hasselt University
Balancing Innovation With Optimization in Oncology: Avenues for Bridging the Cancer Clinical Research Gap KU Leuven
Cancer is an umbrella term referring to a group of debilitating and potentially fatal diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and eventual spread of cells that have undergone genetic mutations. Together, these diseases pose an enormous burden on healthcare systems worldwide, killing millions of people each year, and costing the global economy close to a trillion dollars annually. There are various therapeutic modalities available to ...
Clinical translation and evaluation of a novel prone crawl technique in the search for offering older women short, efficient and non-toxic adjuvant breast radiotherapy Ghent University
Adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer improves loco-regional control and survival. Elder patients
with breast cancer are frequently undertreated leading to a strongly decreased breast cancer
specific survival. Adjuvant radiotherapy is omitted for various reasons including:
• frailty of the patient
• reduced threshold for and tolerance of toxicity
• impaired mobility, rendering optimal radiotherapy positioning more ...
Optimize clinical in-vitro maturation of oocytes by Translational Molecular Research. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The fundamental reasons are that the classification of the different maturation stages are still only based on morphological evaluation in the clinics, although we have at our disposal ...
An advanced clinical examination platform for the examination of the diabetic foot. KU Leuven
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable, metabolicdiseases; characterized by hyperglycaemia. Alterations in the neurological, vascular and musculoskeletal system caused by diabetes mellitus are frequent and may, among others, result in the well-known diabetic foot, leading to foot ulcers in about 12-25% of the patients. These ulcerscause substantial morbidity, impair quality of life, engender high treatment costs and ...
DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS FOR PERSONALIZED MENTAL HEALTH CARE - Clinical use of Experience Sampling Methods KU Leuven
This PhD thesis aimed to address challenges in the development and implementation of clinically-oriented tools for using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) in routine clinical practice. The ESM is a technique for capturing and quantifying mental states and symptoms as they occur in daily life. It involves prompting individuals to fill out a questionnaire multiple times per day for several days in order to measure present ‘in-the-moment’ ...