Projects
Preliminary NT2 training for fast learning non-native non-working job seekers Ghent University
Disadvantaged residents of the City of Ghent who want to follow an intensive NT2 program at UGent are screened by In-Gent, commissioned by the City of Ghent, and forwarded to UCT. These are highly educated people who on the one hand want to prepare themselves for academic studies in Dutch and on the other hand want to increase their chances on the labor market through a better command of Dutch.
The role of ketone bodies in physiological and muscular adaptations to exercise and training KU Leuven
Ketone bodies are naturally occurring chemical compounds produced from fatty acids in the liver in response to low blood glucose and insulin levels. Under physiological conditions, they are only present at minimal levels in humans, whereas a substantial increment has been observed during energetic stress, including starvation and intensive exercise. Under such conditions, ketone bodies can provide an alternative energy supply for brain, heart ...
The 'critical power' concept: in search of a model to enhance training strategies and predict performance. Ghent University
The CP concept is a relevant model in almost any (sporting) situation in which activities are spent at high intensities. This projects aims to facilitate the direct monitoring of energy balance during exercise in individuals by means of accurate quantification of W’ reconstitution kinetics, and based on CP and W’ of the individual.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) speech training programs on velopharyngeal closure, speech intelligibility, hypernasality and health-related quality of life inpatients with cleft palate. Ghent University
This project meets the need for evidence-based, cost-effective logopaedic practice in patients with an isolated cleft palate to eliminate passive speech disorders resulting from velopharyngeal insufficiency. The effectiveness of short-term intensive speech therapy programs using CPAP or SOVT exercises with a ventilation mask on velopharyngeal closure, speech intelligibility, hypernasality and HRQoL will be evaluated using a blocked-randomized ...
Sabbatical Geert Brône: Developing a research program on eye gaze in face-to-face interaction KU Leuven
In recent years I, together with colleagues from my research group and in various interdisciplinary partnerships, have been working on a methodological testing ground for the study of viewing behavior in face-to-face interaction, using mobile eye-tracking technology. This method plays a central role in: (a) an ongoing KUL-C1 project of which I am the PI and will be completed in September 2020 (project no. 3H160232: “Eye gaze in multimodal ...
Motor control therapy in haemodynamic, structural and activation -based phenotypes for people with non-specific low back pain. KU Leuven
Low back pain (LBP) is very prevalent, affecting more than 510 million people worldwide. Moreover, LBP is the leading cause of years lived with disability, and it is responsible for major socio-economic costs. In most people, LBP is non-specific, meaning that a pathological cause, such as trauma, cannot be determined. Since the underlying mechanisms of non-specific LBP remain poorly understood, it is a major challenge to provide personalized ...
Towards Optimized Virtual Reality Interventions for Improving Balance and Muscle Strength in Healthy Elderly KU Leuven
Summary
Independence at older age is compromised on a large scale by fall-related injuries. About 40% of those aged 65 and older, fall at least once per year. The high incidence of falls is attributable to risk factors such as age-related decreases in postural control and muscle strength. However, balance training programs can improve postural control and muscle strength and thereby reduce the risk of falls. Challenging weight shifts ...