Projects
The backbone of the state: the Four Members and the Clergy of Flanders, ca. 1585-1700. Ghent University
Today's parliamentary democracy has a long history. During the Ancien Regime, representative institutions known as "Estates," "Diet", "Riksdag", "Parliament" or "Cortes" existed in many European countries. They were the counterparts of the sovereign and defended the interests of politically emancipated groups in society. Their composition and political role varied from state to state, and was subject to change over time. The aim of this ...
Racial discrimination in pain care: an examination of the role of healthcare providers' racial evaluations and enacted behaviors, as well as pain sufferer's perceptions and expectations about racial discrimination Ghent University
Receiving quality pain care is a human right. Unfortunately, evidence suggests that the extent to which pain sufferers can appeal to this right often depends on their race. Indeed, extant evidence indicates that, compared to the racial majority, racial minorities are less likely to receive appropriate pain care. In countries where the racial majority is White, such disparities have been frequently found when comparisons were made between ...
From SEM to SAM: extending and evaluating the structural-after-measurement (SAM) approach to structural equation modeling. Ghent University
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is a widely used technique in the behavioral and social sciences to study the relationships between latent constructs (such as depression, personality traits, attitudes, ...). In the world of SEM, of model typically consists of two parts: a measurement part (relating the latent variables to observed indicators), and a structural part (relating the latent variables to each other). In practice, the primary ...
Self-other distinction in borderline personality disorder: Integrating behavioral and neuroscientific approaches KU Leuven
Problems in interpersonal relationships are a key feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Specifically, individuals with BPD struggle to tease apart their feelings, thoughts, beliefs, and desires from the mental states of others. During social interaction, individuals are prone to automatically mirror the bodily posture of their counterparts and reflect their thoughts, beliefs and emotions, with the goal to better understand what ...
Coloring white habits: case studies on (dis)regard for white normativity and racial diversity in parishes in Belgium and Austria KU Leuven
Attention for racial diversity is growing in Europe. Several social movements have played a role is this increased awareness. Still, could it be that this openness for diversity is more limited within Roman Catholic parishes in Belgium and Austria? The Roman Catholic Church is a worldwide organization with a diverse membership. Yet, there is a tendency to suggest that conservative groups which identify as religious may be the same groups that ...
Sodium channelopathies as a possible cause of Primary Focal Hyperhidrosis Ghent University
Primary focal hyperhidrosis (PFH) is a prevalent, mostly hereditary disorder characterized by sweating in excess of what is needed to sustain normal body temperature. PFH can range in severity from mild dampness to severe dripping of certain body areas and can result in a considerable impairment of quality of life. Current treatments available to dermatologists to manage PFH are often inadequate and consist of an amalgamation of topical, ...
Racial(ized) Queer Activism: Practices and Experiences of Intersectional Mobilizations in Belgium. University of Antwerp
Putting Adolescents’ Porn Use in Perspective: Introducing Porn Themes and Literacy to Understand Potential Empowering Effects KU Leuven
Research has primarily applied a harm-focused perspective to examine the effects of adolescents’ pornography use. To overcome this negativity bias in the field, recent voices in sexology and communication literature have called for the exploration of pornography's positive potential in youth’s sexual socialization. As a response to these calls, this project theorizes the Adolescents, Pornography, and Positive Sexuality (APPS) Model. The APPS ...
Graphs, Association schemes and Geometries: structures, algorithms and computation. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
edges). The vertices can represent places, objects, computers, etc. and two vertices are connected by an
edge if there is a certain relation between them. Graphs can represent computer networks, social networks,
transportation networks, but also language structures, airline routes, power grids, recommendation
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