Projects
Unraveling the role of invariant Natural Killer T-cells in the immune response to Streptococcus pneumoniae. KU Leuven
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of life threatening infections like meningitis, pneumonia and septicaemia and the main pathogen involved in otitis and bronchitis. Pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides are the most important virulence factor of S. pneumoniae. Anti-polysaccharide antibodies have shown to be crucial for opsonisation and effective phagocytosis of S. pneumoniae, thereby providing protection ...
Re-configuring 'NPs' in Australian languages: Towards an alternative typology KU Leuven
Languages are traditionally classified as either having classic noun phrases (NPs), or not having phrasal construal at all. However, there are strong indications that many languages lie in between these two extremes, and that they have more than one type of construal available (e.g. 'classic' NP, discontinuous expressions, expressions with alternating positions for case markers, etc.). Findings from my previous research suggest that ...
Bacteriophages as alternative to antimicrobial treatments of bovine mastitis caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS), with emphasis on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus TaOurPeIuCs (MRSA) Ghent University
Antimicrobial treatment of mastitis has led to the selection of resistant staphylococci, among which the Methicillin Resistant S. aureus (MRSA) are the most frequently studied ones. Still, MR has also been described for non-S. aureus (NSA) species. Bovine veterinary MR(N)SA represent not only a problem in the treatment of mastitis, but also a potential hazard in public health via the inter-Staphylococcus transferability of the mobile genetic ...
Bisphenol A alternatives: transfer from food contact materials, fate and human exposure. University of Antwerp
What is the optimal alternative training protocol for boosting neuroplasticity of the nervous system? The influence of tDCS and an optimized supplemental intervention on functional recovery of chronic stroke patients KU Leuven
What is the optimal alternative training protocol for boostingneuroplasticity of the nervous system? The influence of tDCS and an optimized supplemental intervention on functional recovery of chronic stroke patients.
Description
This project addresses whethertranscranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) of the brain can enhance neuroplasticity in healthy adults and stroke survivors when applied during physical training or ...
Investigating (pro-refugee) housing alternatives as integrative and political tools for (re)building egalitarian urbanities in times of crises. The cases of Brussels, Vienna, Madrid and Athens. KU Leuven
A main outcome of the recent housing cum refugee crisis in Europe are socially innovative, solidarity-inspired and pro-refugee approaches to social cohesion featured in alternative forms of housing commons (Community Land Trusts, co-housing, housing associations). These housing alternatives are increasingly taken up by civil society movements and occasionally supported by institutional structures, yet their integrative role and ...
Bio-economic potential of alternative biofuel trees KU Leuven
Liquid biofuels are considered as a strategy for achieving energy security, stimulating rural development and mitigating climate change. Low-income countries largely focus on biofuel production from non-food crops and trees grown on underutilized lands, in order to minimize food, fuel and environmental trade-offs. Unfounded claims on the potential of such alternative biofuel crops led to large-scale investments, especially in jatropha ...
Alternations between direct and prepositional objects in Dutch. An in-depth, data-driven approach to variation in argument realization. KU Leuven
ith a large number of quite diverse Dutch verbs, the language user has a choice to express the object argument as a direct object (1) or a prepositional object (2).
(1) Dirk zoekt zijn sleutels.
(2) Dirk zoekt naar zijn sleutels.
‘Dirk is searching his keys.’
(1) De koning regeert zijn volk.
(2) De koning regeert over zijn volk
‘The king rules his people.’
This project will ...
Design for Dialogue: Interpolating civic engagement, ecology and urban design in Brussels KU Leuven
Brussels, as many cities world-wide, faces a double challenge. On the one hand, the demand for housing and office space results in a continuous increase in built-up area. On the other hand, the Brussels Capital Region needs more open space for recreation and environmental needs, such as water management and biodiversity. This duality recently came to the fore in the debate about the so-called Friche Josaphat, a wasteland on a former ...