Projects
AquaGlance - Unravelling human health risks of endocrine disrupting compounds in drinking water Ghent University
Endocrine disrupting compound (EDC) contamination of drinking water has been inevitable since existing treatment technologies are not designed to eliminate EDCs from wastewater. EDCs are substances that alter the function of the endocrine system, resulting in metabolic disorders, hormonal cancers and neurotoxicity, amongst others. Examples include hormonal contraceptives, personal care products, pesticides and industrial chemicals. Sporadic ...
Revisiting health and social care in the community for disadvantaged elderly citizens: developing a socio-spatial professional orientation Ghent University
Little attention has been paid to the changing professional role of frontline community-based health and social care professionals throughout the transition towards a spatial rescaling of state responsibilities towards local communities. The research project will tackle 3 interrelated theoretical and empirical knowledge gaps, taking into account how health and social care professionals can shape community care for disadvantaged elderly ...
Flemish participation to the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). University of Antwerp
Integrating tactical and operational decision-making in home health care services Hasselt University
Internet-of-animals: Design and development of an integrated health and welfare monitoring system for dairy cows Ghent University
Dairy farms worldwide are increasing in size. This makes the health monitoring of individual cows and the timely detection of anomalies a very labour-intensive task, leading to significant additional costs for the farmer. To manage the intensification of livestock production in an economically efficient way, the modern dairy farms have to rely on automated systems for the collection and the interpretation of animal behavioural data. The ...
Tackling fraud at the border. Understanding the changing nature, role and place of customs in protecting the security, safety and health of the Belgian state. Ghent University
Over the past decades, the activities, responsibilities, and powers of customs authorities have evolved significantly. As ‘gatekeepers’ in today’s international trade environment, they are no longer exclusively engaged in the collection of revenue, but also increasingly in the protection of the broader safety, security and health of the state and its citizens. Surprisingly, however, where criminological debates and theories on non-traditional ...
Optogenetic analysis of circuitry formation in the enteric nervous system in health and in a model of gastrointestinal dysmotility. KU Leuven
Digestive function relies on the orchestrated activity of the enteric nervous system, a precisely wired network of neurons and their support cells embedded in the wall of the gut. The enteric nervous system is vital for coordinating the muscle contractions that control the mixing and propulsion of food in the gut, and is able to do this without input from the brain. In order to do this, enteric neurons must be meticulously wired together in a ...
Translational research to improve health care for hearing impairment: from etiological studies to awareness campaigns and implementation of technological improvements such as image guided and robotic assisted surgery. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
in a world that’s increasingly focused on fast communications. It
poses an important health concern with substantial economic and
societal costs. A cochlear implant (CI) is the most efficient neuroprosthesis in medicine and a humble but state of the art remedy for
profound SNHL. Restored hearing with a CI allows verbal
communication but poor ...