Publicaties
An open access benchmark dataset on pedestrian-induced vibrations collected on the Eeklo footbridge KU Leuven
Maternity waiting homes as component of birth preparedness and complication readiness for rural women in hard-to-reach areas in Ethiopia KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: In rural areas of Ethiopia, 57% of births occur at home without the assistance of skilled birth attendants, geographical inaccessibility being one of the main factors that hinder skilled birth attendance. Establishment of maternity waiting homes (MWH) is part of a strategy to improve access to skilled care by bringing pregnant women physically close to health facilities. This study assessed barriers to MWHs in Arba Minch Zuria ...
COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey dataset on psychological and behavioural consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This N = 173,426 social science dataset was collected through the collaborative COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey – an open science effort to improve understanding of the human experiences of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic between 30th March and 30th May, 2020. The dataset allows a cross-cultural study of psychological and behavioural responses to the Coronavirus pandemic and associated government measures like cancellation of public functions and stay ...
TREM1 regulates antifungal immune responses in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. KU Leuven
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) are responsible for Aspergillus fumigatus recognition by innate immunity and its subsequent immune signaling. The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM1) is a recently characterized pro-inflammatory receptor constitutively expressed on the surface of neutrophils and macrophages. A soluble form (sTREM1) of this protein that can be detected in human body fluids has been identified. Here we ...
Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In the 19th century iron and steel were worldwide applied to construct halls, markets, stations and bridges. Belgium, being an early industrialised country on the European mainland, was famous for its iron and steel construction workshops and the export of iron and steel structures. Yet, the majority of the early Belgian construction workshops is hardly studied. As company archives of Belgian construction workshops are seldom preserved, we ...
The History of Chinese Feudal Society Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Feudalism is one of the most studied topics in the field of history but without a consensus on its central characteristics, it remains a slippery concept.
The History of Chinese Feudal Society provides a comprehensive analysis on the rise and fall of feudalism in China. Drawing on a vast resource of archival materials, it is the first study to investigate feudalism in China from the perspective of sociology and to compare feudalism ...
The History of Chinese Feudal Society provides a comprehensive analysis on the rise and fall of feudalism in China. Drawing on a vast resource of archival materials, it is the first study to investigate feudalism in China from the perspective of sociology and to compare feudalism ...
Arsenic anomalies in soils and rocks occurring in the southwestern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg KU Leuven
Developing legislation on soil protection, including soil quality standards, is not straightforward for areas with high geogenic metal(loid) concentrations in rocks and soils. Several rock types in southern Luxembourg (laterally continuous into Northern France and Southern Belgium) contain elevated potentially toxic element concentrations. Toarcian and Aalenian Minette ironstones, and soils on top, possess high As concentrations (average of ~100 ...