Projects
Scientific empirical research on non-audit fees and the impact on audit quality. University of Antwerp
Mountains of care: Organisational redesign and quality of working life in nursing homes KU Leuven
One out of two care workers experience excessive workload in nursing homes. Besides this, other worrying statistics were found in the Flemish Workability Monitor (2016) of the Social and Economic Council of Flanders as well. Similar results were found in other countries and regions. Issues with the quality of working life in the nursing home sector present a significant roadblock towards finding resolutions for the predicted labour shortages. ...
Clinical image quality targets in dental cone-beam CT, set and controlled with anthropomorphic test objects, virtual observers, and big data KU Leuven
Improved shrimps fisheries by creating value through quality improvement Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The main objective of this short-term practical research project is to answer the question of how to have a high-quality (Belgian) brown shrimp without preservatives or additives with a sufficiently long shelf life, which stand out from the other brown shrimp now available. This project aims for improved qualtiy, an increase in the market value and valorisation for the fisheries sector and a ...
QUALITY MEASURES IN TRANSITIONAL CARE FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE KU Leuven
Due to the improvements in treatment concepts, today more than 90% of the children born with a congenital heart defect (CHD) can reach adulthood. Although often operated in childhood, these patients are not cured, but carry the risk for sequelae as well as residua on the long-term. Therefore, most patients born with CHD need regular cardiology follow-up. During childhood, these patients and their families are best treated and followed-up at ...
VIONA chair project "Quality of work" Ghent University
Quality of work is a key challenge that is gaining urgency and is broader than the debate around workable work. While the werkbaarheidsmonitor of the Stichting Innovatie en Arbeid is an important representative and large-scale tool for measuring 'workable work' and has formed the basis for academic and policy analysis around quality of work, there are reasons to review this measurement. After all, the nature of work and work organisation are ...
Macrophyte patches as biogeochemical hotspots: impact on river water quality? University of Antwerp
Study of preharvest sprouting of wheat and assessment of postharvest technologies to reduce its impact on wheat and bread quality KU Leuven
Wheat is an important raw material for the production of staple food in the Western world. Therefore, uncontrolled variations in wheat yield and quality are of major concern for farmers and the wheat processing industry. Such variations are often caused by adverse climatological conditions like repeated and prolonged rainfall shortly before or during harvest. Preharvest sprouting (PHS) of wheat is the germination of the seed in the ear of the ...