Projects
Clinical and functional assessment of Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) patients in Kinshasa and the effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on exercise performance and quality of life in this population KU Leuven
Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) affect all age groups in all regions of the world. People with CRD suffer from significant limitations in functioning and disability due to secondary morbidities, such as peripheral muscular, cardiac, nutritional, and psychosocial disorders, which can be alleviated with Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR). The ATS/ERS Pulmonary Rehabilitation Statement (2013) defines PR as “a comprehensive intervention based on a ...
Development and validation of automatic methods for the assessment of the voice quality of patients in treatment and aftercare / rehabilitation for cancer in the head and neck area Ghent University
This project will help improve the long-term quality of life of patients in treatment for cancer in the main hall area. These patients typically have difficulty in speaking, and need speech rehabilitation. The development of new techniques for the automatic evaluation of speech quality, this project will provide a new instrument that is essential for the development of effective evidence-based selection and monitoring of voice rehabilitation. ...
Study of preharvest sprouting of wheat and assessment of postharvest technologies to reduce its impact on wheat and bread quality KU Leuven
Wheat is an important raw material for the production of staple food in the Western world. Therefore, uncontrolled variations in wheat yield and quality are of major concern for farmers and the wheat processing industry. Such variations are often caused by adverse climatological conditions like repeated and prolonged rainfall shortly before or during harvest. Preharvest sprouting (PHS) of wheat is the germination of the seed in the ear of the ...
Effects of Air Quality on Health in Ship Accommodation: Environmental Parameter Monitoring, Risk Assessment and Recommendations Antwerp Maritime Academy (AMA)
Ultrasonographic assessment of muscle: early screening for sarcopenia to prevent functional decline in older people and improve their quality of life. University of Antwerp
Assessment of electrode pressure and signal quality of improved wearable EEG headset prototypes University of Antwerp
ASSESSMENT OF THE FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN SARCOMA PATIENTS KU Leuven
Primary bone and soft tissue sarcomas are an exceptionally rare form of cancer, collectively accounting for only 1% of all malignancies diagnosed. There have been dramatic improvements in the survival rate of sarcoma patients in the past 40 years owing to increasing effectiveness of chemo-therapy. This, along with developments in imaging techniques have led to earlier diagnosis and more accurate preoperative staging. It is estimated that ...
CLINICAL VALIDATION OF CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING FOR OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF JAW BONE QUALITY AND QUANTITY KU Leuven
Radiological bone evaluation has been considered an essential element during oral and maxillofacial pre-surgical planning and follow-up. Clinical evaluation of bone quality is to a large extent still based on linear measurements and subjective visual interpretation of two-dimensional (2D) images of bone structure, which are not reproducible and lead to interpretation errors . With the development of high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) ...
Evaluation and assessment of the quality of the donor lungs during the initial phase of the transplantation to improve the results after transplantation. KU Leuven
Different approaches to further investigate the mechanisms of development of the primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after long transplantation. We will focus on different strategies how to prevent a development of PGD. We will work with large animal models (porcine) to perform experiments.