Projecten
Joint Communication and Sensing in 6G Networks KU Leuven
SRP-Onderzoekszwaartepunt: Het aanpakken van de uitdagingen rond ernstige ziekten, palliatieve zorg en het levenseinde: public health, health services en klinische innovaties Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A qualitative study to investigate the use of complex perspectives in policy evaluation in public health Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Several, complex public health problems, such as obesity, are failing to respond to current public health interventions 1 . A different approach is required to tackle such issues: complexity science offers a holistic approach involving a more comprehensive framework than traditional, reductionist methods 2 . Taking such an approach can offer insights and pointers towards interventions that may lead to effective, beneficial ...
Patiënten en verzorgers verbinden met behulp van draagbare sensortechnologie KU Leuven
Safest, reliable, individualised care of patients at-risk of deterioration needs patients themselves to play an active role in their care whenever possible: late detection or escalation of deterioration causes avoidable harms, and deaths. In this project we will challenge industry to develop robust monitoring and communications systems that connect patients, carers and health professionals, provide early warning of acute deterioration in and ...
Ontwikkeling, diagnostiek en preventie van gendergerelateerde somatische en mentale comorbiditeiten bij het prikkelbare darm syndroom in Europa KU Leuven
Mental (anxiety and depression) and non-mental (fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome) comorbidities are highly prevalent in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with over 60 million Europeans affected, mostly women, by devastating manifestations, impaired treatment and quality of life. Estimated costs are €43 billion/year for IBS, mostly derived from comorbid IBS. Our hypothesis is that comorbid IBS represents a distinct clinical entity, ...
Communicatie voor kinderen met gehoorbeschadiging om de taalontwikkeling te optimaliseren KU Leuven
The World Health Assembly adopted a 2017 resolution recognising Hearing Impairment (HI) as a priority worldwide health issue. Children with HI present significant risks for language acquisition, educational achievement, socio-emotional development, and well-being. Current intervention plans fail to prepare those children for academic achievement and social participation in contemporary society where the diversity of their needs is increasing. ...
Speenmorfologie: invloedsfactoren en de relatie met uiergezondheid in Holstein koeien Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek
Ondanks vele inspanningen blijft mastitis economisch gezien de belangrijkste aandoening bij melkvee. Literatuur geeft aan dat speendimensies, en in het bijzonder de combinatie met tepelvoeringen, medebepalend zijn voor uiergezondheid. Om het bedrijfsmanagement met betrekking tot speendimensies te verbeteren (vb. keuze tepelvoering, selectie koeien) is inzicht in de bestaande variatie in ...
Bestrijding van ondervoeding in Afrika door diversificatie van het voedselsysteem KU Leuven
Various forms of malnutrition, including hunger, micronutrient deficiencies and non-communicable diseases caused by unbalanced nutrition, threaten food security in Africa. The project HealthyDiest4Africa is based on the central hypothesis that diversification of the food system helps to combat all forms of malnutrition while minimizing its environmental footprint. To this aim, we will monitor dietary diversity in eight African countries ...