Projects
In silico simulation of the degradation of wood and wood products byIn silico simulation of the degradation of wood and wood products by Fungi. Ghent University
As wood is prone to biological degradation, it is necessary to gather knowledge concerning its susceptibility to fungal attack to strengthen its position as a building material. By using state-of-the-art techniques such as confocal microscopy and X-ray computed tomography, combined with advanced processing and simulation tools, fundamental insight can be acquired in the wood decay processes.
Assessing how food systems can guarantee the right to adequate food for vulnerable groups: the case of street children Ghent University
The right to adequate food is a fundamental human right. It is realized when every person has physical and economic access at all times to adequate food or means for its procurement. Nonetheless, food systems currently are not guaranteeing the right to adequate food for all individuals resulting in global hunger and food insecurity. Notably, vulnerable populations are among the most affected. This study will explore how food systems can be ...
Building resilience in Urban Food Systems. The challenge of scaling-up alternative food distribution networks. An exploration through comparative case-study analysis. KU Leuven
This dissertation focuses on the governance of alternative food networks (AFNs). The aim is to identify, conceptualize and empirically investigate the critical governance tensions conditioning the genesis and the life-course of alternative food initiatives. To this purpose this dissertation develops a Hybrid Governance Approach (HGA) which identifies three types of governance tensions - i.e. organizational, resource and institutional - and ...
Shock cities. Food Prices and Access to Food in Flemish Cities during the Age of Shocks (1280-1370). University of Antwerp
Where is the comfort in comfort foods: unraveling the neurophysiological underpinnings of human food reward in health and food intake disorders KU Leuven
Although of great public health interest, the neurophysiological underpinnings of reward-based eating and their interplay with homeostatic mechanisms implicated in energy balance regulation are poorly understood, particularly when it comes to the role of different neurotransmitters. Dopamine (DA) and the endocannabinoid system (ECS) are considered key mediators of reward system responses to palatable foods, but human evidence is limited. The ...
The good universe and the universal good. Cosmology and its ethical implications in the Platonic tradition: the case of Plutarch of Chaeronea KU Leuven
The good universe and the universal good. Cosmology and its ethical implications in the Platonic tradition: the case of Plutarch of Chaeronea.
The idea that the cosmos is intrinsically good pervades the history of Western thought. It was the standard view until the 17th century and still it plays a role in some religious or metaphysical contexts or is felt, e contrario, in accounts on the precarious role of humankind in a mechanistic ...
Longitudinal study on food habits of young children and primary socialisation of food habits, starting at the age of 3 Ghent University
A cohort of young children (n>1000, age +/- 3 years) will be followed every 2 years, regarding their food habits and influencing factors. Evolutions in food habits during early childhood will be investigated and the influence of the family (primary socialisation) on their food habits and preferences will be investigated.
Changing conceptions of the good. MacIntyre and Kierkegaard on the virtues and the good life. University of Antwerp
Myrmecophile metacommunities: integrating dispersal and food web interactions into spatial food web networks Ghent University
The characteristics and dynamics of ecological communities can be analytically explored by using network analysis. The implications of space on the ecological network functioning has only recently been fully considered and virtually no studies have exami