Projects
HAVANA-project: IUC Cross-Cutting Initiative: Training for use of ICT in Education (Organisation of a training regarding use of ICT in the education on the 'Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas (CUBA)' VLIR-year program for institutional universi Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Organisation of a training regarding use of ICT in the education on the 'Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas (CUBA)' VLIR-year program for institutional universitary cooperation 2009
The novel and mild RCF lignocellulose biorefinery and the use of RCF lignin in thermosets KU Leuven
Changing Tactics? Optimizing ECT in difficult-to-treat depression University of Antwerp
Changing Tactics? Optimizing ECT in difficult-to-treat depression KU Leuven
This project entails the first-ever RCT comparing antidepressant efficacy and cognitive effects of an- ongoing treatment technique (unilateral ECT) with a change of treatment technique (from unilateral
to bitemporal ECT). This project will have an impact on the clinical practice, guiding clinical decision making. The project addresses a clinical conundrum ECT clinicians are faced with on a daily basis: what
to do in case a severely ...
Ab initio simulations of novel 2D materials and interfaces for advanced ICT applications KU Leuven
To continue the development and miniaturization of transistors, new materials and device concepts are required to be developed. This thesis provides a study of two new classes of materials, superlattices and two-dimensional (2D) materials, to assess their potential as a replacement for silicon in the transistor channel. To perform this analysis, modern modeling techniques are used to provide an atomistic description (molecular dynamics, ...
CHaT - Changing Tactics? Changing treatment technique in case of early nonresponse during ECT for major depression: a randomized trial. KU Leuven
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects one in six adults in their lifetime and imposes a considerable burden of disease on the patient. Despite the widespread use of antidepressant medication, after several treatment steps, at least a third of patients will fail to achieve remission. For patients with so-called difficult-to-treat depression, not responding to several augmentation or combination attempts, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has ...
Assessment of Mechanical Dyssynchrony as Selection Criterion for CRT Treatment KU Leuven
Cardiac resynchronization therapy is an accepted treatment for patients with heart failure and conduction delays, where the contraction of the left ventricular chamber is re-synchronized by means of a dedicated pacemaker device with several electrodes. Current guideline criteria for selecting patients, however, result in a non-responder rate of approximately 35%. Some studies suggest that such non-responders are even at higher risk because of ...
From Age to Age You Gather a People: A Historical, Liturgical and Theological Investigation of the Act of Gathering for Liturgical Celebrations KU Leuven
Since the earliest years of the Church, Christians have gathered in community to celebrate their Christ experience. This is attested in scripture and early Christian sources as well as in liturgical sources and in records of liturgical practices. The gathering of the faithful is the inmost reality and foundation of the Church. The liturgy is performed and accomplished through actions, signs and symbols, not only through prayers. The act of ...
Developing ICT competences in primary education: exploring the added value of behavioral teacher and school characteristics Ghent University
Educational systems increasingly expect schools and teachers to take responsibility regarding the development of their pupils' ICT competences. As such, the identification of teacher and school characteristics that support or hamper the learning of pupils' ICT competences becomes an important question in the research on ICT integration. A first research objective (RO1) of this project is to empirically test and validate the multidimensional ...