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• Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Cons Researchers: • Filip Volckaert • Luc De Meester • Luc Brendonck • Olivier Honnay • Robby Stoks REACTION - Remote Accessibility to Diabetes Management and Therapy in Operational healthcare Networks Vrije Universiteit Brussel Abstract: Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterised by hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar) resulting from defects in the production of or in the body's response to insulin. There are two types of the disease, type one and type two, but both can cause many complications if the disease itself and associated risk factors (e.g. raised blood pressure and cholesterol) are not adequately controlled. Good glucose control requires frequent measurement of blood glucose levels and complicated algorithms for assessing the insulin dose needed to adjust for short term variations in activity, diet and stress. On the other hand, good control of diabetes, as well as increased emphasis on blood pressure control and lifestyle factors, may reduce the risk of complications substantially and allow people to enjoy a good quality of life. Description This project aims to research and develop an intelligent service platform that can provide professional, remote monitoring and therapy management to diabetes patients in different healthcare regimes across Europe. The REACTION platform can execute various clinical applications for monitoring of vital signs, context awareness, feed-back to the point of care, integrative risk assessment, event and alarm handling. People with diabetes will be given electronic plasters ('e-patches') which will monitor their glucose levels and data will be sent via a wireless area network to a central store where it can be interrogated by healthcare professionals. Objective The monitoring system will be used both in diabetes clinics in hospitals and in people's own homes. In the case of the latter, personalised feedback will be provided about the impact of lifestyle changes Organisations: • Law Science Technology and Society • Metajuridica Researchers: • Eugenio MANTOVANI • Paul QUINN • SERGE GUTWIRTH • PAUL DE HERT Droplet based microfluidics for single cell analysis.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; K.U.Leuven Abstract: No English Abstract Organisations: • Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics Researchers: • Jeroen Lammertyn • Robert Puers • Annemie Geeraerd • Herman Ramon • Geert Baggerman • Bart Nicolai Record of fees and compensations: judicial DNA-research Universiteit Hasselt Abstract: This project represents a formal service agreement between the parties BIOMED (research institute at Hasselt University), and on the other hand, 'het Gerecht van Brussel'. BIOMED provides 'het Gerecht van brussel' research results on the judicial DNA-research under the conditions as stipulated in the present contract. The work covers all states of the month March 2010 Organisations: • Immunology - Biochemistry • Biomedical Research Institute Researchers: • Luc MICHIELS The Photonovel: intercultural appropriation, genre hybridisation and technological remediation of an intermedial practice. K.U.Leuven Abstract: No English Abstract Organisations: • Literature and Culture @ Leuven Researchers: • Jan Baetens The active blind spot camera: hard real-time recognition of moving objects from a moving camera K.U.Leuven Abstract: This PhD research focuses on visual object recognition under specific demanding conditions. The object to be recognized as well as the camera move, and the time available for the recognition task is extremely short.This generic problem is applied here on a specific problem: the active blind spot camera.Statistics show a large number of accidents with trucks are related to the so-called blind spot, the area around the vehicle in which vulnerable road users are hard to perceive by the truck driver. A simple solution, as the blind spot mirrors - now enforced by EU-law - unfortunately show not to be able to decrease the number of accidents per year. Another solution must be found, in which a detection system actively warns the driver.The purpose of this PhD research therefore is the realization of an active blind spot camera, which can detect vulnerable road users in the camera image using image processing, and warns the driver about this. To achieve this, two detection modalities will be Organisations: • ESAT - PSI, Processing Speech and Images Researchers: • Tinne Tuytelaars • Toon Goedemé
• Kristof Van Beeck EXPEKT - Photonics Explorer - Developing a photonics educational kit for Europe's secondary schools. Vrije Universiteit Brussel Abstract: EXPEKT aims to achieve a lasting, positive impact on the way photonics is taught in Europe's secondary schools. Teaming up experts in photonics, scientists in pedagogy, specialists in gender-sensitive science teaching and experienced teachers from 10 European countries, EXPEKT will develop an intra-curricula photonics educational kit for secondary schools, namely the 'Photonics Explorer'. This kit will be designed to excite, engage and educate pupils about working with light and showcase prospective photonics careers. It will contain class-sets of industry sponsored components for hands-on experiments along with a comprehensive didactic framework and a multimedia collection. The material will be designed to be easily integrated into the existing teaching syllabus. It will thus help teachers to reach their educational targets set by national curricula in a way that is more engaging and appealing for students. Organisations: • Applied Physics and Photonics Researchers: • HUGO THIENPONT Fetal gene therapy for bronchopulmonary dysplasia. K.U.Leuven Abstract: In vivo delivery of therapeutic genes to the diseased airway epitheliumis an option for the genetic treatment of various confenital or in utero acquired lung diseases. We have developed a mouse model for fetal pulmonary gene therapy using adeno-associated viral vector serotype 6.2 (AAV6.2), a serotype with a high tropism for airway epithelium. The viral vector is injected into the fetal trachea, which in mice is feasible by hysterotomy at E17. Ultrasound guided puncture allows delivery earlier in gestation. Pups are delivered by caesarean section and followed up by serial BLI. We have recently shown that intratracheal administration of AAV6.2 results in efficient, titer dependent transduction of the conducting airway epithelium. Delivery of AAV6.2 into the trachea is verified by non-invasive, bimodel in vivo imaging (BLI/MRI). In this project, the PhD student will use this model to investigate the potential of gene therapy in the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Organisations: • Molecular Virology and Gene Therapy Researchers: • Zeger Debyser • Jan Deprest • Uwe Himmelreich Record of fees and compensations: judicial DNA-research Universiteit Hasselt Abstract: This project represents a formal service agreement between the parties BIOMED (research institute at Hasselt University), and on the other hand, 'het Gerecht van Antwerpen'. BIOMED provides 'het Gerecht van Antwerpen' research results on the judicial DNA-research under the conditions as stipulated in the present contract. The work covers all states of the month March 2010 Organisations: • Immunology - Biochemistry • Biomedical Research Institute Researchers: • Luc MICHIELS Graphite research Vrije Universiteit Brussel Abstract: A new formulation for expandable strips used in fire hoses is looked for Organisations: • Materials and Chemistry Researchers: • HUBERT RAHIER A DNA methylation signature as biomarker for prognosis in children with neuroblastoma Ghent University Abstract: We wish to validate a DNA methylation prognostic classifier that can differentiate between high-risk and low-risk neuroblastoma patients. To select candidate markers, MBD2-sequencing will be performed on primary tumor samples, combined with an integrative analysis of earlier research results. Using MSP, these markers will then be validated in independent patient sets and on patient bone marrow and serum samples. Organisations: • Departement of Pediatrics and medical genetics Researchers: • Franki Speleman Identity Management for Mobile Devices K.U.Leuven Abstract: Mobile devices such as cell phones, PDA's and RFID tags offer a technological platform that can help solving identity management problems of roaming users, as they can be employed as a trusted control interface for applications requiring personal and privacy sensitive information. The aim of the phd research is to contribute to a solution that gives the user full control over his mobile identities (i.e., digital identities of an entity when using mobile devices), in a flexible and privacy-friendly manner. This is realized by relying on their mobile devices as identity proxy, identity agent and terminal. Multiple challenges are tackled in this thesis: 1) exploiting trusted modules for identity management (such as SIM cards and trusted modules on mobile devices). 2) mechanisms for a controlled release of identity information (including context basedpolicies and enforcement mechanisms). 3) optimization of anonymous credential systems for devices with limited resources (in terms of p Organisations: • Informatics Section Researchers: • Bart De Decker • Vincent Naessens
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