Projects
The direct and indirect effects of preferential trade agreements. Ghent University
The formation of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) experienced an enormous growth in the last decades. Starting from an average of three PTAs in 1990, every member of the WTO is now part of an average of 10 PTAs. Trade agreements have thus undeniably become an important feature of globalization. More importantly, recent data show that the institutional content of the PTAs has experienced an evolution that goes beyond the traditional trade ...
Unraveling the radiative de-excitation of metal clusters by direct and indirect characterization of recurrent fluorescence KU Leuven
Even though small clusters have been investigated for decades, properties that directly depend on their excited states are poorly understood, with many cases in that experiment and theory fail to agree. One such property is the emission of photons as a deexcitation mechanism of hot clusters, a fundamental process with severe consequences on the production of mass-selected nanoparticles and even astrophysics. While such photons have been ...
Impact of (hemi)-parasitic plants on plant community dynamics by direct changes in vegetation structure and indirect biogeochemical N feedback Ghent University
Parasitic plants affect the population dynamics, community structure and plant species diversity through direct impacts on host growth and indirectly through the redistribution of nitrogen in the ecosystem (through their nitrogen rich litter). The relative importance of this indirect effect would increase in more nitrogen limited ecosystems. This will be studied in ecosystems which vary in the level of intrinsic nitrogen availability.
Detect Then ACT: Taking Direct Action against Online Hate Speech by Turning Bystanders into Upstanders (DeTACT). University of Antwerp
Individual variation and evolutionary potential of parasite traits in a songbird-tick system: direct and indirect genetic effects. University of Antwerp
Can the role of macrophytes on downstream C-N-P-Si fluxes in river basins be neglected? An integrated measurement, experimental and model approach quantifying direct and indirect vegetation effects. University of Antwerp
PLASTOX: Direct and indirect ecotoxicological impact of microplastics on marine organisms Ghent University
The PLASTOX project will investigate the ingestion, food-web transfer, and ecotoxicological impact of microplastics (MPs), together with the persistent organic pollutants (POPs), metals and plastic additive chemicals associated with them, on key European marine species and ecosystems. We will also study the temporal dynamics of MP colonisation by microbial communities in the field and the influence of microbial biofilms on ingestion rates and ...
Cultural evolution, sexual selection, and the case of art appreciation: integrating direct and indirect selection pressures KU Leuven
A central issue in cultural evolution theory which is whether we, humans, adopt cultural traits on the basis of their match with our evolved psychology or whether we adopt traits on account of the context in which they are embedded (e.g., whether they are associated with a successful individual). The issue is equivalent to the question Darwin already posed about the peahen: does she admire the peacocks tail (or train in jargon) on account of ...
ORC module with single screw expander and direct heat exchangers for heat recovery rest with the possibility of direct mechanical drive Ghent University
ORC module with single-screw expander Investigation ORC module with single-screw expander and direct heat exchangers for residual heat recovery with the possibility of direct mechanical drive IWT R & D - BEP EUROPE NV - Carpenter & Heat Energy Solutions NV 130468