Projects
Short and long term effects of light pollution on the great tit (Parus major) and the effectiveness of mitigating strategies. University of Antwerp
Short and long term effects of light pollution on the great tit (Parus major) and the effectiveness of mitigating strategies. University of Antwerp
Erasmus+ Key Action 2 : The Sport Transparency Index (Sport T-Index) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
(Sport T-Index) has been devised to help support integrity interventions at the most fundamental level. It will help by benchmarking
sport stakeholders including clubs, leagues, national associations and international governing bodies using universally applicable and
appropriate criteria to evaluate, compare and contrast them against basic integrity-related transparency indicators. This ...
Bouncing back together: the impact of sport relationships on social error monitoring Ghent University
In sports, it is crucial to adapt to errors of teammates to achieve a good performance. However, despite the large literature on social error monitoring, the social error monitoring processes of athletes and coaches have received little attention. Moreover, the mechanisms underlying the processing of observed errors are still debated. A crucial factor which can shed further light on these theoretical accounts, is the relationship between ...
Sport on the European agenda: a research into the dynamics behind the growing influence of the European Union Ghent University
The European Union gradually gains competences in the field of sports policy. This research tries to shed a light on the process behind the growing competences of the European Union by studying the dynamics behind the europeanisation of sports policy from the perspective of competing theories such as liberal intergovernementalism, neofunctionalism and sociological new instituionalism.
Applied comfort and health in light leisure equipment Ghent University
The project focuses on the development and demonstration of new skin care microencapsulated compounds based on lignans and probiotics. The project should provide a better understanding of the delivery mechanism, kinetics, and the interaction with the skin. To access the widest possible functionality, different contexts will be highlighted: sport, protective equipment, bed linen, both men and women of all ages, and all chronic skin ...
Stand Up, Stay Top - a theory-based mHealth intervention aimed at the reduction of sedentary behavior in older adults Ghent University
The population of older adults is expected to increase considerably in the coming decades. This increase poses a major public health challenge, as aging is associated with a reduction in physical and cognitive functioning. The decline impedes older adults to live independently, and to maintain their quality-of-life. As a result, the demand for health care will rise dramatically. Emerging evidence shows that sedentary behavior contributes to ...
Family-life, difference and practices of citizenship. A longitudinal ethnography on families’ experiences in the Belgian and Dutch asylum regime KU Leuven
This research investigates how families are living with and navigating the asylum procedure in Belgium – within “camps” and beyond – in order to shine light on the affective, embodied process of seeking access to legal status. The monograph is based on a longitudinal, follow-along ethnography of families’ trajectories through the asylum regime in Belgium. It follows a number of families throughout the various phases of their asylum procedure: ...
Role of (epi-)genetics in lifestyle and training-induced responses in muscular fitness. KU Leuven
Age-related decline in muscular fitness leads to high degrees of frailty. As our Western society is getting increasingly old, this is associated with high healthcare costs. However, loss of muscle mass and function with age is individually different which places a part of older individuals at high risk for sarcopenia at an earlier age. Similarly, high interindividual differences are observed in the responses of muscle to (resistance) ...