Ghent University

Proximity biotinylation at the host-Shigella interface reveals UFMylation as an antibacterial pathway

Abstract Host cells contest invasion by intracellular bacterial pathogens with multiple strategies that recognise and/or damage the bacterial surface. To identify host defence factors targeted to intracellular bacteria, we developed a proximity biotinylation approach coupled to q...

Age‐dependent expression and heritability of owner‐reported dermatological symptoms in Labrador retrievers: Implications for breeding strategies

Objectives In decentralised breeding programmes, consistent health monitoring can be challenging, yet accurate phenotyping is essential for informed selection. This study evaluated whether a concise owner‐based online survey could capture clinically relevant dermatologic signs in...

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...

Coupling CO2 Capture with Organic Pollutant Removal in an Integrated Indoor Air Treatment System

Abstract Indoor air pollution due to elevated CO2 levels and the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and biological agents is increasingly considered as a major health concern. Current strategies to ventilate buildings are mainly oriented at CO2 levels, although the imp...

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...

A Robust and Lubricating Hydrogel through a High‐Energy‐Storage and Low‐Dissipative Network Design

ABSTRACT Hydrogels are promising joint‐lubrication materials because of their similarity to cartilage. However, most tough hydrogels rely on sacrificial bonds or dissipative networks to improve mechanical strength. These mechanisms inevitably introduce additional bulk energy diss...

Evaluating Marker-Assisted Selection for Varroa Resistance in Flanders Using a Three-Variant Model

Selective breeding for Varroa resistance is an important strategy to improve honey bee colony survival against Varroa destructor, which remains a major threat to their health. However, phenotyping resistance traits is often labor-intensive. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) offers...

Gut–brain axis alterations suggest a low feed intake syndrome in weanling pigs

Abrupt weaning imposes highly variable physiological stress on pigs, yet the mechanisms underlying this variability remain poorly understood. We applied an integrative approach combining transcriptomics, gastrointestinal phenotyping, and blood biomarkers to characterize gut–brain...

Aggregation framework for continuous digital health measures and application to walking activity data

Abstract No standardized procedures for aggregating continuous digital health measures exist. Using a modified Delphi approach, we developed a framework to standardize the selection of aggregations that provide clinically meaningful, stable values. This was applied to aggregate s...

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...

Oral RNAi in Euschistus heros: Evaluation of Gene Silencing Using Cationic Polymer-Stabilized dsRNA

Abstract Euschistus heros , a key pest of soybean in the Neotropical region, represents a growing challenge to sustainable agricultural production. With the urgent need for more targeted and environmentally safe control strategies, RNA interference (RNAi) emerges as an innovative...

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...

Semisimplifying Frank Lie algebras

The Frank Lie algebras are simple Lie algebras that only occur over fields of characteristic 3. These come equipped with distinguished inner derivations that make them algebras in the category Rep ( α 3 ) . We apply the semisimplification functor to these Frank Lie algebras and o...

Study of Supernova Neutrinos at ESSnuSB

In this paper, we have studied the sensitivity of the ESSnuSB far detector to supernova neutrinos. ESSnuSB is a proposed long-baseline neutrino experiment in Sweden, which will use a 538 kt water Cherenkov detector to probe the leptonic phase δCP by studying the second oscillatio...

Craniofacial Education in Accredited Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Programs: National Patterns in Coursework and Clinical Training

PURPOSE: This study provides an updated national examination of craniofacial education across accredited graduate speech-language pathology programs in the United States. METHOD: A survey was distributed to 289 accredited graduate speech-language pathology programs. Ninety-nine p...

Bryozoan‐Rich Carbonate Units of the Erfoud Area ( SE Morocco) Record Latest Katian to Early Hirnantian Interglacial Intervals

ABSTRACT Carbonate intervals form distinctive units distributed throughout the Upper Ordovician stratal record of the clastic‐dominated Mediterranean Province of the Gondwana platform. In southern Morocco (eastern Anti‐Atlas), bryozoan‐rich deposits comprise the mixed carbonate‐s...

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...

The power of the dish for demand-driven dietary shifts towards biodiversity restoration and sustainable food systems

Abstract Food systems drive a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, half of habitat loss and the bulk of diet-related non-communicable disease, yet sustainability agendas continue to prioritise supply-side interventions over demand-side ones. We argue that dietary shifts cons...

To disappear or to hold on – the fate of Europe's mountain flora in a warming world

Europe's largest mountain ranges are hotspots of climate change with potentially profound consequences for its rich and unique flora. Recent evidence is pointing towards strong compositional changes in mountain plant assemblages and the loss of cold‐adapted species. Yet, other st...

Sexual, mental, and multidimensional determinants of health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease using the revised Wilson and Cleary model

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global disability burden associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD) has increased by 81% in recent decades. Consequently, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has become a crucial patient-reported outcome measure. Due to the m...