Projects
Imitation, understanding of intengionality and joint attention in autism spectrum disorders: mutual connections and the role of the mirror neuron system Ghent University
Imitation, understanding of intentionality and joint attention are early deficits in autism spectrum disorders, and have also been linked to the mirror neuron system. The current research investigates possible malfunctions of the mirror neuron system in young children with autism spectrum disorder, and the relation to their problems in imitation, understanding of intentionality and joint attention.
Brain mechanisms of involuntary and directed attention to simple visual objects in optimal and noisy environments. KU Leuven
The Impact of the Best Interests of the Child on Shared Parenting and Joint Custody. University of Antwerp
Joint modelling of multiple longitudinal outcomes with application to mental health cluster symptoms and HIV status in rape victims. Hasselt University
"Taxing for equality" in the personal income tax: the choice for a separate or joint tax unit? An interdisciplinary an explanatory study on the effect of international norms and organisations on the individualisation of personal income tax.. Hasselt University
Aberrant mechanical loading in knee osteoarthritis KU Leuven
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and one of the most prevalent chronic joint disease that especially affects the knee joint. Roughly, knee OA affects 12% of people aged 60 years or older. Although a well-documented joint disorder, the cause of OA is not fully understood, and despite medical advances, there is no effective treatment for OA. Excessive knee loading and/or changes in the normal load bearing contact can ...
Instrumented dystonia and choreoathetosis assessment protocol (IDCA) of upper limb movements in cerebral palsy KU Leuven
The general aim of this doctoral project was to increase our insights into the qualitative and quantitative assessment methods for childhood-onset dystonia and choreoathetosis. Dystonia and choreoathetosis are movement disorders that interfere with activities of daily living and have a tremendous impact on quality of life. Dystonia and choreoathetosis can occur in children after a brain lesion near birth, as a consequence of a genetic defect, ...
Training of early social-communicative abilities in young children with autism spectrum disorder Ghent University
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show deficits in early social-communicative abilities: joint attention, imitation and symbolic play. The aim of this research is to investigate the effectivity of short interventions to train these abitities in you children with ASD. The ultimate goal is to develop an integrated therapy programme.
Entrepreneurial orientation in large firms: strategic, organizational design, and institutional considerations. KU Leuven
In today’s intense global competition, and a rapidly shifting technological landscape, firms need to nurture their entrepreneurial activities in order to survive and grow.
In the revealing meta-analysis Rauch et al., (2009) showed that entrepreneurship, as captured by the popular concept of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), has a substantial positive impact on a number of aspects of firm performance. The researchers concluded ...