Projects
Advance care planning (ACP) with people with dementia and their caregivers: development of an ACP communication in dementia skills training for physicians Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Enabling coverage-Bounding Communication with visible light for secure proximity interactions KU Leuven
BoundCom targets at conceiving a Visual and Coverage-bounding wireless communication system for secure proximity interactions. “Visual” means that the communication range and process are visible to users, representing an important and user-friendly side-channel for secure wireless communication. “Coverage-bounding” means that the communication coverage can be controlled accurately in 3-dimensions. BoundCom will provide secure wireless ...
Photoporation as platform technology to study intercellular communication by Extracellular Vesicles and to facilitate their therapeutic use Ghent University
Since it became evident that Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) have the ability to functionally exchange
biomolecular signals between cells, interest in these nanosized vesicles has grown exponentially,
leading to the identification of a plethora of physiological processes in which EVs are involved.
Because of their natural function as carriers of macromolecular components, they also have
attracted the interest of drug ...
Towards a taxonomy of (in)susceptible media users: The different roles of adolescent peer communication in media effects. KU Leuven
Average effects sizes in studies on the influence of media in large, heterogeneous samples are rather small, suggesting some individuals may be more susceptible to media effects than others. Yet, scholars have difficulty identifying well-defined groups of individuals who are consistently more susceptible to media effects. This raises the question whether traditional moderation analyses, focusing on a priori-derived risk factors, are ...
Radiation hardened high-speed digital circuits with multi-cell upset mitigation techniques for reliable communication links in nanoscale technologies KU Leuven
In this research project, innovative circuit techniques will be developed to enable low power, extremely high-speed radiation hardened digital communication links. Such communication channels are required in complex nuclear facilities such as the Large Hadron Collider, nuclear fusion power plants and high-performance satellites. Generally, digital chips become faster each year with smaller transistors, but they also become more sensitive to ...
An intercultural communication circuit of books: The establishment of an in-between textual community in China in the seventeenth century KU Leuven
A unique characteristic of the cultural contacts between China and Europe in the seventeenth century is the intercultural communication circuit of books: European books travelling to China and being translated and published into Chinese, and in return Chinese books travelling to Europe and being stored into European libraries. What shape did this communication circuit take? What are the characteristics of the intercultural books produced ...
Errors outside the lab: the interaction of psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic variables in the production of verb spelling errors in informal computer-mediated communication. University of Antwerp
Adaptive indoor route guidance: linking space syntax, building complexity, user perception and route communication Ghent University
By using navigation aids, users are supported in their decision on where to go next during an
(indoor) wayfinding task. However, the complexity of these decision points may vary, which has an
influence on how easy the correct route can be selected by the user. Therefore, the
communication of route instructions by the navigation aid should be as effective and efficient as
possible, and thus keyed to ...
Refugee for sale. A multi-methodological research project on international refugee organizations' public communication strategies on the Syrian and Central African refugee crises (2011-2018). Ghent University
This multi-methodological project investigates the complex dimensions of international refugee organizations’ public communication strategies towards the recent Syrian and Central African crises, thereby focusing on (1) the production process by means of interviews with these organizations, (2) the discursive practices of representing refugees, and (3) the reception of the public communication efforts by citizens, refugees and relevant ...