Projects
Experience sampling – the next big thing in dietary assessment? KU Leuven
Backup mandate Research Council: Through Bared Teeth: Using Incremental Dentine and Enamel Sampling and Isotopic Analyses to Recreate In-Life Mobility Patterns and Diet in Prehistoric Humans. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Micro-macro accelerated Markov chain Monte Carlo methods with applications in molecular dynamics and data assimilation KU Leuven
Computational science has emerged as a ‘third pillar of science’, complementing theory and experiments in disciplines. This evolution is not only due to increased computing power, but also to mathematical advances that led to more efficient computational algorithms. This proposal connects two remaining challenges concerning the modeling and simulation of systems of interacting particles. First, many interacting particle systems exhibit ...
New machine-vision and automation methods for high throughput combinatorial drug screening KU Leuven
Backup mandate Research Council: The stalled fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study of Congolese women A mixed methods approach of fertility among Congolese women in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Belgium since the 1960s Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Multi-tracer methods to assess soil redistribution for soil conservation, sustainable production and environmental protection Ghent University
The project aims to develop validated fallout radio nuclide (137Cs, 210Pbex, 7Be) sampling, measurement and interpretation protocols to measure spatial distribution of siol erosion and sedimentation, improve soil erosion modeling, and evaluate its impact on soil functioning at field and watershed scales. its experimental set-up comprises laboratiory and field experiments, soil erosion modeling and soil quality assessments.
Topics in discrete choice experiments: Screening, framing, and sample size selection KU Leuven
Discrete Choice Experiments are now used in almost all fields to study choice behavior. The methods to design and analyze those experiments have been investigated and improved over the years, allowing researchers to yield more accurate and reliable information without putting a larger burden on the respondents. Despite these advancements, the literature on choice modeling recognizes that several areas are still open for improvement. In this ...
Planar Biaxial Testing of Soft Biological Tissues KU Leuven
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the developed countries. Since mechanics take a part in the onset, progression and treatment of these diseases, a good understanding of the biomechanical behavior of cardiovascular tissue can help to reduce the mortality associated with these diseases. To this end, mechanical testing of arterial tissue can provide a valuable insight. Moreover, the result of a subsequent parameter ...
Can high-resolution optical projection tomography of the interplay between cryptococci and macrophages unravel the enigmas in pulmonary and cerebral cryptococosis pathogenesis? KU Leuven
Scientific state-of-the-art & aims of this proposal:
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are encapsulated yeasts that can cause life-threatening disease in both immune-competent and immune-suppressed individuals (e.g. cancer therapy patients or patients with AIDS). Cryptococcosis affects the lung and may spread to the brain, manifesting itself by meningitis or pseudocystic brain lesions. It ...