Projects
Exploring the feasibility of biopolymers as potential carriers in the formulation of amorphous solid dispersions - Gelatin 50PS & BSA KU Leuven
Adequate aqueous solubility of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is a crucial factor for therapeutic effectiveness. Today, more than fifty percent of the new potential APIs are exhibiting poor aqueous solubility/dissolution rate, leading to low and erratic absorption from the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract and hence low bioavailability. This presents a challenge for pharmaceutical scientists, as many chemicals are abandoned early in the ...
NDC-ASPECTS & 4I-TRACTION (OZR EU BONUS) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
potential revision of existing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the PA’s parties, as well as development of new
NDCs for the post 2030 period.
4I-TRACTION: To achieve climate neutrality by 2050, EU policy will have to be reoriented. It needs work simultaneously towards climate neutrality across ...
Apps for cops: a realist evaluation of the impact of mobile information technology on police decision-making and on police-citizen interactions KU Leuven
Police services have increasingly embraced digitalization in recent years, and the offered technologies have become more sophisticated. The digitalization of the police is a frequently discussed topic in academic literature as well. While there is already a considerable amount of research on the impact of various technologies, this primarily focuses on their impact in terms of performance (e.g. effectiveness or efficiency). Much less is known ...
The DUCK project: Distraction from learning by Unrelated auditory events assessed by Computational modeling and Knowledge extraction from single-trial electroencephalography (EEG) Ghent University
The human brain is remarkable capable to suppress, focus on, and switch between auditory streams, but the underlying interplay of neurophysiology and acoustics remains unclear. The DUCK project aims to develop a human-mimicking computational approach applicable in real-world learning conditions. To assess and validate the included stages of auditory processing, single-trial electroencephalography (EEG) will be used in ecological valid ...
Literature study effect LED advertising signs. Hasselt University
Medically Intractable Tachyarrhymias Mediated by Novel Sodium Ion Channel Mutations and Sympathetic Overexcitation Ghent University
There are patients with cardiac arrhythmias for whom no medication is effective. When these patients undergo a thoracic sympathectomy, where the part of the sympathetic nerve that innervates the heart is removed on both sides of the chest, their symptoms can go away completely. Since the same standardized sympathectomy procedure is used in every patient, no one knows why the surgery works in only some patients and no one can predict based on ...
Listen very carefully! Online tracking of auditory attention via electroencephalography (EEG) in individuals and groups of learners KU Leuven
Getting through the storm and stress of adolescence: A closer look at adaptive emotion regulation in at-risk youth Ghent University
Adolescence is a turbulent period. One skill for helping youth in dealing with negative affect is adaptive emotion regulation (ER). First, we study the efficacy of ER strategies (ERS) in dealing with everyday stress. Second, we study the attentional and physiological changes underlying the effects of ERS using a computerized ER training for three ERS: distraction, cognitive reappraisal, and self-compassion.
(Mis-)Informed by Social Media Influencers? Benefits and Risks of Following Political Social Media Influencers and the Moderating Role of Media Literacy KU Leuven
Social media influencers who were initially known for marketing and advertising increasingly use their popularity on platforms like TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat to communicate their opinions on political and societal topics to a large network of followers. This increasing political engagement of social media influencers can be seen in a positive light as it may raise political interest and participation among young people who are often not ...