Projects

PREBEBIOLEG addressed the problem of worm infections in the laying hen industry. This project focused primarily on organic layer farming, with the aim of developing better prevention and control of these infections. New insights were gained regarding feasible procedures for ensuring optimal health and welfare while simultaneously maintaining technical results and return on investment of the farms. Due to recent ...

We show the benefits of incorporating additional aspects, e.g., options, approaches, and dimensions, into known mixed integer programming problems. The motivation stems from the recognition that solutions obtained by disregarding some relevant aspects may not always be able to handle restricted resources and uncertain parameter realizations while achieving advantageous values. As we include additional aspects, we comprehensively analyze ...

Specific, more strict theories of product liability, which are today in the EU mostly maximally harmonised, have been developed on the basis of a linear economic model. By using doctrinal and economic legal research, this thesis examines the current state of EU product liability law and how it is tested by alternative, circular economic methods of distributing and producing durable consumer goods, like product reuse, ...

Today 'social mix' is the dominant concept in urban planning (policy) to tackle issues of diversity, also in Flanders. The key assumption is that the propinquity of well-off and poor residents will lead to an upward social mobility of the poor and an increased social interaction and thus can bring a solution to urban inequality and segregation. Yet, there is little evidence of any real effect of ‘social mix’ to those supposed to benefit ...

IWT / SB-2014 batch of IWT / SB / Verplanken Kate / 131420 Development of alternative detection methods for boar taint to the slaughter line,