Ghent University Hospital

Beyond a Technocentric Transition: A Diverse Economies Perspective for Social Justice in Circular Economy Business Models

ABSTRACT The circular economy, dominated by capitalocentric, technocentric, and eco‐modernist discourses, risks perpetuating systemic injustice because of its limited consideration of the social and of what is possible. In this article, we examine how social justice can be embedd...

Interaction of walking activity and long-term air pollution on exacerbation rate in COPD

Background Regular walking activity can improve the prognosis in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, its benefit may be reduced when living in highly polluted areas. Aim To assess the combined effects of walking activity and air pollution on the rat...

Stable sentiment and persistent dynamics in U.S. economic news over 45 years

Abstract Collective emotion is often inferred from the tone of mass media, but such emotion is not directly observed. One approximation is to extract sentiment from text and use sentiment indexes as proxies to study the temporal organization of news sentiment. Using a daily index...

Machine learning-based rescoring with MS²Rescore boosts peptide identification and taxonomic specificity in metaproteomics

Abstract Background Metaproteomics, the study of the collective proteome within microbial ecosystems, has gained increasing interest over the past decade. However, peptide identification rates in metaproteomics remain low compared to single-species proteomics. A key challenge is...

3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol, glycidol, their fatty esters, and mineral oil hydrocarbons in baby food on the Belgian market and risk assessment

3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol, its fatty acid esters, glycidol and its fatty acid esters, and mineral oil saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, being harmful compounds, can be present in certain ingredients of baby food products, but little information is available on their occurre...

The Core Concepts Express: Belgian Railways as a Teaching Case Connecting Policymaking, Governance, and Strategic Planning

Public affairs programs teach policymaking, governance, and strategic planning as core concepts, yet they are often taught in silos across separate courses. This separation, mostly reinforced by the legacy of the politics-administration dichotomy, leaves many learners able to def...

Necessity and exception: rethinking the Belgian state of siege in World War I

Abstract This article takes a closer look at the creation of the Royal Decree of 11 October 1916, which regulated the state of war and the state of siege during World War I. It gave the government the power to restrict certain fundamental rights to such an extent that it effectiv...

Graphene-based Photodetector with Engineered Hot-Carrier Cooling Dynamics

Abstract Graphene has emerged as a promising material for integration into silicon photonics, owing to its ultrafast and broadband photoresponse without the need for an external bias voltage. This photoresponse relies on the photo-thermoelectric effect created by hot carriers. A...

Historical, clinical and nasal endoscopic findings in 1600 cases of equine sinonasal disease and associations with case outcome

Abstract Background No large study has described the signalment, pre‐referral management or clinical and nasal endoscopic findings in equine sinonasal disease. Objectives To explore associations between case outcome and signalment, pre‐referral treatments, clinical and nasal endo...

Effects of heat exposure on self-reported heat strain symptoms among pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa

Abstract Heat exposure can harm pregnant and postpartum women, yet heat strain symptoms in this population remain underexplored. This study implemented a novel mobile application and assessed the environmental context of five self-reported heat strain symptoms: skin rashes, sleep...

Teachers’ perceptions and self-reported practices regarding teaching personal and social skills in primary physical education: A survey study

Personal and social development constitutes an important goal of physical education (PE) curricula worldwide. PE teachers aiming to implement the intended personal and social development goals may benefit from employing specific teaching strategies such as encouraging peer collab...

“You Have to Make It on Your Own:” A Person‐Centered Narrative Analysis of Neoliberal Capitalist Values in Adolescent Identity Experiences

INTRODUCTION: Neoliberal capitalist ideals are omnipresent today and have important consequences for how adolescents develop an identity. However, we know little about the ways in which adolescents engage with these ideals and the neoliberal capitalist structures they are subject...

Living and sacred Territory is a victim of Colombia's armed conflict: Indigenous legal systems, self-determination and co-theorising law beyond the eco-centric turn

This article examines the recognition of Indigenous Territory as a living, sacred, and sentient victim within Colombia's transitional justice process, centred on the landmark 2019 decision of Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) recognising the Awá Territory, Katsa Su...

Diagnosed causes of sinonasal disease in 1600 horses and associations with clinical signs, computed tomographic findings and case outcome

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of equine sinonasal disorders has been greatly enhanced by using computed tomographic (CT) imaging. OBJECTIVES: To explore associations between specific diagnoses and clinical and CT findings and between specific diagnoses and case outcome in equine sino...

Optimizing efficacy to safety ratio of glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis models by leveraging PPARα agonism

ABSTRACT Objectives Glucocorticoids remain essential therapies for several immune- and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but are notorious for their (metabolic) side effects. Given the anti-inflammatory and metabolically favorable actions of peroxisome-proli...

Metoprolol in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Cardiovascular Disease

BACKGROUND: Beta-blockers may improve outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without cardiovascular disease, but randomized trials have been inconclusive. METHODS: This was a multicenter, open-label, pragmatic, phase 4 randomized trial. Patients 40...

Morphology-Based Surgery for Chronic Pancreatitis Across Europe: Toward the Next Generation of Unified Guidelines

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use and impact of current surgical guidelines for chronic pancreatitis (CP) across Europe. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Current guidelines recommend morphology-based surgery for CP, but international studies evaluating their use and impact are lacking. METH...

Been around the block: The sustained influence of efficacy on cognitive effort allocation over time

Abstract Background Modern accounts of cognitive effort posit that it is actively controlled based on a cost-benefit analysis, integrating (subjective) costs and possible rewards, which is furthermore moderated by efficacy (i.e., whether there is a clear relationship between succ...

Psychological Need Satisfaction During Physical Activity: Differences Across Physical and Social Contexts in a Large-Scale Study

Physical inactivity is a public health problem. Accordingly, there is growing interest in whether engaging in physical activity (PA) that satisfies psychological needs (e.g. safety, novelty) is more likely to be sustained. Physical and social PA contexts (e.g. where, with whom, l...

Long-Term Outcomes and Paired Immune and Genomic Exploratory Analyses After Neoadjuvant Dose-Dense MVAC in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Single-Centre Case Series

Background/Objectives: Cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by radical cystectomy has been the standard of care for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) for two decades, yet a substantial proportion of patients derive no benefit. As antibody–drug conjugates an...