Projects
Biocompatibility and cariogenicity of resin-based dental materials. KU Leuven
Biocompatibility of resin-based dental materials: Relating exposure to cell responses KU Leuven
Every year, resin-based dental restorative materials are used as the standard material in hundreds of millions of patients to restore tooth tissue lost due to trauma or caries. With their increased use, concerns about their potential health risks have been raised. Even though adverse effects induced by dental materials are believed to be infrequent and mild, many individuals potentially may be affected considering the number of patients ...
Sustainable use of natural fibres of local origin as reinforcement for composite materials for low cost and thermal insulated housing in the Peruvian Andean region: implementing a research group on composite materials at National University of Central Per KU Leuven
This project aims to improve the material living conditions of the inhabitants of the central Peru region, in particular the construction of inexpensive housing in rural Andean areas via the development of low cost building materials made of composites reinforced with ichu fibres, which are locally available. These local fibres serve not only as the reinforcing phase of the composite material, but also add thermal insulation properties, ...
Analytical Research on toxic materials in the ethnographic collection [of the Royal Museum for Central Africa] to obtain knowledge about handling and preservation of the collection (EPITOX#2). University of Antwerp
PERINATAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH: SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD KU Leuven
This longitudinal epidemiological study will investigate clinical patterns of perinatal suicidal thoughts and behaviors among women in the perinatal period (pregnancy and up to first postnatal year). The target population consists of all expectant mothers referred to the OBGYN outpatient clinic at the University Hospital Leuven in the period from conception to the second year after birth. The purpose of this study is (1) To better identify ...
Pregnancy- and Childbirth-Related Media Use to Support Maternal Mental Health KU Leuven
This project is situated on the crossroads of women’s health and media psychology. I will combine my expertise as a media scholar with a focus on health communication with the expertise of my supervisor (a professor of midwifery) to study how exposure to pregnancy- and childbirth-related content on the popular social media platform YouTube can play a role in pregnancy-related anxiety (PRA). This project will build on the literature on health ...
Maternal perinatal mental health and child behaviour: : the interaction between psychosocial and biological factors KU Leuven
The proposed study will analyze data on the mother's mental health in the perinatal period and the behavior and development of her child in the postpartum period and up to preschool age. In the context of this study, 'perinatal' means; the period of pregnancy, birth and until the offspring is one year old. By 'postpartum period' we mean: the period from childbirth to 1 year after delivery'
The focus is on the functioning of the stress ...