Development of a neurovascular coupling biomarker for cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis by a novel multimodal data fusion framework Vrije Universiteit Brussel
impairment in multiple sclerosis by a novel multimodal data fusion
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Most of today’s commercial short-reach optical interconnects within datacentres employ Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting lasers (VCSELs), because of their low cost, small footprint, and capability for large-scale fabrication. Additionally, they can be directly modulated with a low modulation voltage so that power consumption can be further reduced. In order to cope with the increasing demands for higher capacity, dense wavelength division ...
The Carantanians have been the first Slavic people to be converted to Christendom. Their conversion dates to the 8th century, one hundred years before the advent of Cyrillus and Methodius. Unlike their famous successors, the Bavarian missionaries of the Carantani did not leave behind a body of literature of liturgic and pastoral texts in vernacular Slavic. The only linguistic remains of the Bavarian missionary efforts are the so-called ...
Lumbar fusion shows an international rising trend. Despite high fusion rates of more than 80%, approximately 40% of patients report suboptimal functional recovery and postoperative return to work is underwhelming, thereby further increase the socio-economic impact. This draws the attention towards rehabilitation in both the pre- and postoperative period. To date, high variability exists among health care providers in availability and content ...
At present, surface quality of metals parts produced by laser powder bed fusion is often limited and hence time- and cost-expensive post-processing is required in many cases. This limits the breakthrough of Additive Manufacturing for a variety of applications. This PhD research aims to address this by developing new strategies for improved precision of metal parts produced by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). On the one hand, in-depth process ...
Simulation of systems of interacting particles is ubiquitous in science and engineering, but still poses significant computational challenges. In this project, we will study systems of this type that are modeled via Boltzmann-type kinetic equations that describe the evolution of a distribution of particles in position-velocity phase space as a sequence of free flights and collisions. In high-collisional regimes, simulating processes becomes ...
Fertilization is an important process for species survival. In mammals, fertilization requires the recognition and fusion of the sperm and oocyte to produce a new organism. Recent discoveries have identified the recognition of sperm expressed Izumo to its receptor Juno on the egg to be crucial for fertilization. However, this binding alone is insufficient for fusion, indicating other factors are involved. The host lab has conducted ...
Social media has over the past decade seen an undeniable increase in politicization and subsequent association with populist right-wing political actors. As a result, specialized jargon such as 'alt-right', 'fachosphère' or the Japanese 'Netto-Uyoku' (lit. 'Net-Right')—referring to a phenomenon of Internet-facilitated neo-nationalism—have in their respective languages entered the mainstream discourse. In the case of Japan, one pillar of ...