Publicaties
Controlling swine influenza viruses through assessments of a live attenuated vaccine strain and their relative zoonotic risk Universiteit Gent
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are a major cause of respiratory disease in swine as well as in humans. In swine, multiple distinct lineages of IAVs circulate, and currently available vaccines fail to protect against all variants. Therefore, more broadly protective influenza vaccines for swine are needed. Most IAVs of swine are derived from influenza viruses that circulated in humans in the past. Due to a separate IAV evolution in both species, ...
One size does not fit all Integrating ethical and legal guidance into pediatric clinical research KU Leuven
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Junot Díaz y el canon Universiteit Antwerpen
Inlet sluices for flood control areas with controlled reduced tide in the Scheldt estuary Universiteit Antwerpen
Flood Control Areas (FCAs) are one of the measures to protect the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary against storm surges. Recently, in some of these FCAs a Controlled Reduced Tide (CRT) was introduced by means of simple sluice constructions, aiming at a combination of flood control with nature development and the ecological functions of intertidal areas. This paper gives an overview of the different types of inlet sluices and energy ...
Lateral flow assays are essential tools in the battle against infectious diseases and are crucial in the long-term control of sleeping sickness Universiteit Antwerpen
Sleeping Sickness or Human African Trypanosomosis (HAT), and related Animal African Trypanosomosis (AAT) diseases, are parasitic infections that are still causing significant human suffering in sub-Sahara Africa. Through the introduction of point-of-care lateral flow diagnostic assays (LFAs), the surveillance of trypanosomosis has improved in recent years, leading to a significant reduction in the number of human infections. While this in itself ...
When conscience wavers: some reflections on the normalization of euthanasia in Belgium Universiteit Antwerpen
This chapter evaluates from a philosophical perspective the ongoing discussions in the Belgian civil society on the euthanasia law and its implementation since 2002. The author challenges the idea that the normalization of euthanasia is an established fact: he contends that discussions on the possible abuses of the law will continue for at least three reasons. First, in contrast with what some think, euthanasia can never become a ‘normal’ ...