Projects
The cross-linguistic application of grammatical categories: The early modern genesis of a contemporary problem, with specific reference to the relevance of ‘typically Ancient Greek’ categories (ca. 1470–1800) KU Leuven
Is it justified to describe different languages by means of the same grammatical categories? The cross-linguistic application of categories is still a thorny issue in current linguistics, the roots of which lie in the early modern period, when West-European scholars started to produce on a large scale grammars of languages other than Latin. Although the Latin tradition remained the main descriptive framework, the Renaissance rediscovery of ...
Study of the role of iodothyronine deiodinases in early brain development using gain and loss of function studies in the chick embryo. KU Leuven
Behavioural change based on the self-categorisation theory: promotion of physical activity among sedentary older adults (intervention study among older adults on intrinsic and social determinants of physical activity and health-related behaviour). KU Leuven
De memorie van de deught wordt door de Poësije verlenght. Literature of rhetoricians in het Southern Netherlands in the second half of the 17th century. The works of rhetorician Cornelis de Bie from Lier as case study. KU Leuven
Study of the role of adult neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb by optogenetic neuromodulation. KU Leuven
It is established that neurogenesis persists in the adult brain of all mammals including humans. Interestingly, this phenomenon is restricted to two specific brain areas consisting of the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricles and the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus (HC). The existence of adult neurogenesis throughout adult life created the hope for brain repair by cell replacement of the cells lost during neurodegenerative ...
In-depth study of the structure-function relation of pectin as emulsifier KU Leuven
Pectin is considered a group of heteropolymers rich in galacturonic acid present in the cell wall of higher plants. It is one of the most complex polymers occurring in nature. This complexity results in a multifunctional character of pectin polymers both in planta as well as in situ in food systems and in extracted form. Extracted pectin has been studied for many years and has found industrial application, among others, for its gelling ...
Federalism, nationality and justice: a politico-philosophical study of the value of federalism in the present political constellation. KU Leuven
Numerical and Experimental Study of Various Innovative Jet Mixing Ventilation Concepts for Improved Ventilation Efficiency KU Leuven
Ventilation has an important impact on the quality of indoor environments, regarding e.g. the air quality or thermal comfort, but may contribute considerably to the energy use as well. In particular in airplane cabins, ventilation is indispensable due to the high occupant density within a confined air volume. Typically, the cabin main air distribution system supplies fresh (conditioned) ventilation air above the passenger zone (mixing ...
Study of gyroscopic devices for harvesting with focus on a novel wave energy application. KU Leuven
This thesis investigates efficient formulations and methods to solve
robust periodic optimal control problems.
We assume that systems are essentially nonlinear over the broad range of state space spanned by a limit cycle,
requiring nonlinear programming techniques, yet behave as time varying linear systems along that limit cycle.
The existing Lyapunov framework is taken as a given.
This framework introduces the ...