Projects
Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of how mechanical force triggers inflammatory arthritis Ghent University
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a family of chronic inflammatory diseases of the spine and peripheral joints. Systemic inflammation often precedes joint inflammation, although it is not known what precipitates tissue specificity. The mechanical stress theory posits that microtrauma associated with overloading at the enthesis initiates inflammation in the joint which fails to resolve in the context of systemic inflammation. Unpublished data from ...
Mechanisms of local resource mobilisation: Study into contributory social protection schemes for informal workers as alternative mechanism of domestic resource mobilisation and critical review of decentralised cooperation in support of local taxation syst KU Leuven
A new mechanism for generating on-chip optical frequency combs: the mechanical Kerr nonlinearity Ghent University
THE SCIENCE of light seeks to manipulate photons. It has done so with great success in the past decades: photons are ideal messengers given their low propagation loss and high bandwidth [1U+20133]. Thus they are already the dominant long-haul information carriers, transmitting data at everincreasing rates under the oceans. Photonics has now begun taking over chipto-chip communication too [4], solving major issues U+2013such as heat ...
The role of attentional mechanism and cognitive control in depression: an experimental investigation of underlying neurobiological working mechanisms Ghent University
Recent neuro-cognitive research has related mood disorders to a deficit in strategic attentional processes within a frontocortical-subcortical network. The aim of this project is to explore these prefrontal attentional problems through rTMS and ERP during experimental attention paradigms, to investigate the functional relation between cognitive control and clinical symptomatology.
Interaction between muscle mechanics and reflex hyperactivity in CP: from animal experiments to model-based diagnosis of joint hyper-resistance KU Leuven
The Mechanics of Canon Formation and the Transmission of Knowledge from Graeco-Roman Antiquity KU Leuven
In literature, the notion of a canonical text or author holds profound significance, conferring prestige and authority upon certain works. Yet, canons are not fixed entities, but rather subject to perpetual evolution. The enigmatic forces shaping these canons and their influence remain elusive. In this context, the MSCA-funded MECANO project seeks to shed light on the mechanics of canon formation and knowledge transmission in ancient Greek ...
The Mechanics of Canon Formation and Knowledge Transmission from Graeco-Roman Antiquity KU Leuven
The Mechanics of Canon Formation and the Transmission of Knowledge from Graeco-Roman Antiquity KU Leuven
To consider a text or author canonical is to invest it with prestige, authority or even timeless value. Canons set standards and define what is deemed worthy of transmission, but at the same time they are constantly undergoing change. The distinction between those who belong to the canon and those who do not inevitably operates a dynamics of inclusion and exclusion. It is not clear, however, who if anyone is the agent of such operations and ...