Projects
FAIRification of multiOmics data to link databases and create knowledge graphs for fermented foods KU Leuven
A transition towards sustainable food systems is urgently needed to face challenges such as climate change or scarcity of resources. Food impact accounts for 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Animal-based food products in the European diet is the most important factor determining the footprint of food consumption. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including ...
Complex microbial ecosystems multiscale modelling: mechanistic and data driven approaches integration. KU Leuven
European dairy industry is an important agri-food sector; it represents more than 300,000 jobs and 10 billion € positive trade balance. Five out of the ten top global dairy companies are European and more than 80% of European companies are SMEs. More than 300 cheeses and dairy products are sold all over the world and are protected as geographical indications or traditional specialties. Mastering cheese-ripening processes to avoid sanitary ...
Occupation Insecurity: Conceptualization, Scale Development, and International Application and Validation KU Leuven
Driverless cars on the roads, packages delivered by drones and robot lecturers–these prospects give rise to worry that occupations may disappear or significantly change. Despite the increasing prevalence of occupation insecurity in Europe and worldwide, there is no clear conceptualization and both academics and practitioners lack a measurement tool.
The aims of INCISIVE are one) to provide a clear definition of the phenomenon, ...
Genetic translation studies. KU Leuven
After centuries of neglect, the translator is now recognised as a crucial negotiator in the international exchange of ideas. Accessing reliable versions of foreign texts is absolutely vital for international dialogue and establishing common grounds for the exchange of culture. Within this process, translators are regularly held accountable for their perceived fidelity to the translated text and for the success of its adaptation to the target ...
Study on transition and exclusion in society of single-mums (STRESS-mums). University of Antwerp
Mediating Islam in the Digital Age. Present issues and past experiences of technological revolutions KU Leuven
We are witnessing the emergence of what is in very important ways essentially a new religion. Digitisation and globalisation have influenced not only social and political practices and organisation, but also religious beliefs and practices. Islam, the Islamic commonwealth and the Muslims, are at the forefront of the most recent developments. Hitherto relatively marginal theological and ideological trends have acquired new prominence within ...
Shaping the Social brain through early interactions Ghent University
The first three years of life are critical for children’ long-term development, health and wellbeing, since core brain functions are formed during this period and the brain is much more vulnerable to adversity, which is key for the emergence of developmental disorders (autism, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder). Identifying the mechanisms that act during early childhood to shape individual long-term social development is essential for ...
PATHACOV KU Leuven
Today, the detection of serious diseases such as lung cancer relies on recording the onset of clinical symptoms of the disease in which a radiological anomaly is detected as part of a lung disease (lung infection for example). The support of patients requires the introduction of sometimes complex care paths in specialized centers that are mainly located in large cities with heavy image processing equipment such as CT scan. Inequalities in ...