Projects
Research on a qualitative medication management in Flemish nursing homes KU Leuven
The quality of medication processes in Flemish nursing homes is not always optimal: residents frequently use inappropriate medicines, medication is not correctly stored, medication is not correctly administered, … In this project, which is subsidized by the Department Care of the Flemish Government, will be researched what exactly the quality of the medication processes in Flemish nursing homes is, how the quality of these processes varies ...
Investigating signatures of quantum gravity via classical and quantum corrections in black holes KU Leuven
One outstanding challenge in fundamental physics pertains to finding a consistent theory of quantum gravity - the intersection of gravitational physics and quantum physics. Black holes are interesting models to understand the quantum structure of gravity. As technology has advanced and there have been more experimental probes for gravity, it is then time to provide additional theoretical predictions that may ultimately be observed. Of ...
Fixing the holes in Europe's social safety nets: understanding the nature and causes of minimum income inadequacy in the EU. University of Antwerp
Leadership and leadership development in nursing homes KU Leuven
Healthcare organizations are facing numerous challenges, but perhaps nursing homes will be challenged the most. Because of a demographic shift through ageing and more complex chronic care, nursing homes and other elderly care institutions are getting under severe pressure. In Flanders, the number of people with the age of 80 and more will increase by 89,6% between 2020-2050 (from +/- 210.900, to +/- 400.000 persons). We can thus presume that ...
Agent-Based Orchestration on a Swarm of Edge Devices for health monitoring in elderly care homes KU Leuven
During the past two decades, the proliferation of sensors, smart devices, unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous robots, and other similar instruments have significantly changed the way of implementing and deploying systems in industrial and home environments, for diverse scenarios such as healthcare, smart agriculture, or manufacturing. Devices in these settings are not only limited to observe and acquire data for monitoring, but they are also ...
Sabbatical Nikolay Bobev: Exact holography, string theory, and black holes KU Leuven
In the past several years there have been rapid advances in our understanding of black hole physics in string theory driven by new developments in quantum field theory and the AdS/CFT (or holographic) correspondence. A central role in these developments is played by new calculational techniques both on the quantum field theory and the gravitational sides of the correspondence. My research group has contributed important and foundational ...
Residents’ expierences of quality of care and staff experiences of a positive working environment in Flemish nursing homes KU Leuven
This project aims to investigate the relation between staffing variables, work environment variables, rationing of care, and the outcomes of nursing home residents and care workers. The study recognizes the challenges faced by nursing home care workers in providing high-quality care to an aging and increasingly frail population, while coping with limited resources and workforce shortages. The research objectives include exploring the ...
AdS/CFT beyond the classical supergravity paradigm: Strongly coupled gauge theories and black holes KU Leuven
The AdS/CFT, or holographic, correspondence offers new technical and conceptual insights into the dynamics of strongly interacting quantum systems, such as those underlying the strong nuclear force or superconductors, and the physics of black holes. With this proposal we aim at utilizing novel developments in string theory, supergravity and quantum field theory to answer some of the challenging open questions in this research area. In ...
Development, evaluation and implementation of a COMplex INtervention to support the rational use of ANtimicrobial Drugs for Older people in nursing homes (COMINANDO) KU Leuven
Resistance to antimicrobials (AMR), as a result of their widespread use, poses a major threat to human health. Nursing home (NH) residents, who are most vulnerable to infections, are at high risk for antimicrobial misuse. The aim of COMINANDO is to improve the rational use of antimicrobials in NHs by developing and evaluating a complex antimicrobial stewardship intervention, involving the pharmacist. As a proof of concept, the intervention ...