Projects
Identifying prognostic variables for persistent upper limb dysfunctions after breast cancer treatment: body functions, personal and environmental factors according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disease and Health (ICF) KU Leuven
In the mind's eye: does the effect of real versus stylized eye cues on cooperative behavior vary according to context and one's intrinsic motivation? A behavioral and fMRI study. University of Antwerp
Optimal design of steel structures according to the Eurocodes using mixed-integer linear programming methods KU Leuven
In structural design, achieving minimum cost is the main goal. Structural design optimization plays a crucial role in reaching this goal. It can reduce both the consumption of natural resources by the construction industry and the engineering effort and therefore cost by automation of some of the most repetitive tasks in the design process. However, practicing structural engineers are reluctant to adopt optimization as a daily design tool. ...
The use of biofuels according to international law: a comparison between the EU and Chinese implementation Ghent University
Biofuels, as renewable energy source, can contribute to the reduction of green house gas emissions, but also have an effect on the food production and forest management. In this research the implementation by the EU and China of international rules on biofuels, such as those in the Climate Change Convention, the Kyoto Protocol, the Convention on Biodiversity and decision-making by the Food and Agriculture Organization will be assessed.
Innovation (bid'a), apostasy (irtidad) and blasphemy (sabb) according to Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328): A diachronic study of an influential doctrine. Ghent University
The diachronic study and reconstruction of the ideas about innovation (bid'a), apostasy (irtidad) and blasphemy (sabb) of Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328), one of the most influential Islamic thinkers until the present, by means of a reconstruction of his related doctrine, its evolution and background, as found in his own works and in their confrontation with the intellectual and sociopolitical context.