Projects
In vivo PET of synaptic density as potential diagnostic marker for AD and DLB: Prospective comparison with current imaging markers for neuronal dysfunction and relation to symptomatology KU Leuven
The main objective of this research project is to determine the added value for clinical use of synaptic density imaging using a multimodal simultaneous PET-MR approach in patients with dementia, in particular AD or DLB, and persons developing cognitive dysfunction, by: • assessing the functional burden of disease on the level of the synapse instead synaptic activity/glucose metabolism, • identifying an optimal combination of synaptic density ...
Markers and Makers of Tradition: The Serially Published Modernist "Little" Anthology (1912-1930) Ghent University
The magazine and the anthology were two important vehicles for the dissemination of poetry
during the early twentieth century. In modernist studies, much focus has been given to the
magazine and its seminal role in the creation of literary modernism. In contrast, much less work
exists on the modernist poetry anthology. This is surprising since many modernist poetry
anthologies and modernist ...
Protein crystals in asthma : markers or makers of eosinophilic inflammation Ghent University
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects up to 300 million people. Allergic asthma is controlled by a type 2 immune response rich in Th2 cells, innate lymphocytes type 2, basophils, alternatively activated macrophages and mostly eosinophils. Since 1850 it is known that the airways of asthmatics contain Charcot-Leyden crystals. Charcot-Leyden crystals are unconventional crystals as they are made up of the eosinophil-derived ...
Housing Dualization: Divided Housing Careers and the Financialization of Housing Markets KU Leuven
Recent years have seen a transformation of housing careers. Significant homeownership declines among young adults is evident across Europe, with growing shares in rental or staying on in the parental home. These are not merely symptoms of a temporary recession, but are outcomes of fundamental changes in labour and housing markets alongside shifting state roles. Even in so-called ‘homeowner societies,’ a future of mass homeownership appears ...
Chair in Migration, Integration and Labour Markets with specific focus on labour market position of women and effectiveness of (labour market) integration programmes targeting recent migrants. University of Antwerp
Peasants, farmers and the rise of rural commodity markets. Test-case: the 18th century Land van Waas University of Antwerp
Pragmatic markers in native and non-native Englishes: A study into the use of and attitudes to pragmatic markers KU Leuven
The project is set to contribute to our understanding of the use of pragmatic markers (such as so, well, you know, like) by three different types of language users: native speakers of English, learners of English as a foreign language whose mother tongue is Dutch, and speakers who use English as a means of communication on a day-to-day basis. Its main research objective is to compare these three types of speakers of English in terms of their: ...
Pragmatic markers in native and non-native Englishes: A study into the use of and attitudes to pragmatic markers KU Leuven
The project is set to contribute to our understanding of the use of pragmatic markers (such as so, well, you know, like) by three different types of language users: native speakers of English, learners of English as a foreign language whose mother tongue is Dutch, and speakers who use English as a means of communication on a day-to-day basis. Its main research objective is to compare these three types of speakers of English in terms of their: ...