Ghent University

Galaxy luminosity functions from far-UV to submillimetre at z = 0 in the COLIBRE simulations

Abstract We present predictions from the colibre cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation for the present-day galaxy luminosity functions (LFs) at wavelengths ranging from the far-ultraviolet (FUV) to the submillimetre. The simulations are post-processed with t...

“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...

Measurement Invariance of the Brief State Rumination Inventory Across Administration Methods, National Samples, and Sex

State rumination is a temporary activation of repetitive, negative, self-focused thinking in response to specific situational triggers or mood states. We present the results of two studies that examined the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Italian version...

European Association of Palliative Care White Paper on research priorities for family caregiving in palliative care: A systematic review of reviews

BACKGROUND: Family carers are central to providing high quality palliative care. However, gaps remain in our understanding of how best to support carers. In 2010, the European Association for Palliative Care published a White Paper on 'Improving Support for Family Caregivers'. Th...

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...

BIOCOST: A Costing Tool for Belgian Biobanks

BACKGROUND: Biobanks are essential infrastructures for biomedical research, yet their long-term sustainability is increasingly challenged by complex and often underestimated costs. While numerous cost-accounting approaches have been proposed over the past decade, comparable empir...

A CRISPR‐Based Rapid Detection Assay for Crayfish Plague ( Aphanomyces astaci ) From Environmental Samples

Crayfish plague, caused by Aphanomyces astaci (Aa), is an infectious disease invasive in Europe, where its rapid spread has resulted in sharp declines of native crayfish species. Monitoring currently relies on a highly sensitive, but costly and time-consuming qPCR approach. Here,...

Relative burden of neglected tropical diseases among school-age children in rural and urban slum settings in Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract Introduction: Despite the determination to succeed in eliminating neglected tropical diseases, these have been increasing within certain endemicities, particularly in depriving region. Objective: This study aimed to assess the relative burden of neglected tropical diseas...

Associations Between Types of Imitation and Receptive and Expressive Language Skills in Preschoolers With Autism

Purpose: Imitation and language are associated in autistic children. However, imitation involves various types. This cross-sectional study examined the associations between different imitation abilities and receptive and expressive language skills in autistic preschoolers while c...

Spray Deposition and Coverage in Potato and Brussels Sprouts Using Drift-Reducing Spray Configurations

In dense or structurally complex canopies, spray applications often fail to adequately reach the specific plant sites where pest organisms reside, typically the lower canopy and abaxial leaf surfaces. An additional challenge is balancing drift mitigation while providing adequate...

Dynamic Evolution and Stability of Ketenes in MAPO-18 (M = Si or Mg): Molecular Insights into the Reaction Mechanism for CO2-to-Hydrocarbons

AEI topology molecular sieves (MAPO-18) have shown promising properties as components of OX-ZEO type tandem catalysts, where the Brønsted acid sites (BAS) introduced by different framework substitutions lead to distinct catalytic mechanisms on the CO2-to-hydrocarbons conversion....

Facebook as a Lifeboat: An Interview Study Exploring the Role of Facebook in Supporting Parents of Children with Rare Diseases

Parents of children with rare diseases face unique challenges due to scarce medical expertise and limited information sources. Social media, particularly Facebook, have become a vital (and sometimes the only) space for parents to access information, share experiences, and find em...

ThermoLIB─A Python Library for Constructing and Post-Processing Free-Energy Surfaces to Extract Thermodynamic and Kinetic Properties

Abstract ThermoLIB is a Python/Cython library designed to be used as a postprocessing tool for constructing free-energy surfaces, including adequate error estimation from the output of molecular simulations, transforming them between different collective variables (CVs), and extr...

Luminescence dating of offshore tsunami deposits from the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

Abstract. With onshore geological evidence of three tsunami events, the Shetland Islands (UK) yield the most-detailed Holocene tsunami record in the North Sea region. Lately, tsunami deposits were also identified in shallow waters offshore the Shetland Islands. These offshore tsu...

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...

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...

Microsynteny Analysis Clarifies the Early Diversification of Cypriniform Fishes

While genomic data are powerfully informative for phylogenetic inference, traditional sequence-based analyses can be confounded by issues like homoplasy and incomplete lineage sorting, leaving deep nodes unresolved. Synteny, the conservation of gene order along a chromosome, pres...

The interplay of time pressure and AI assistance reveals moral responsibility recalibration in high-stakes decisions

As artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly integrated into high-stakes decision-making environments, understanding how humans interact with these systems under time pressure is critical for ethical and effective human-AI teaming. While previous research has shown th...

Research Opportunities and Challenges of the EU’s Digital Services Act

Proposing practical measures to ensure the Digital Services Act fulfills its transparency and accountability goals.

Interprofessional identity development: awareness as the beginning of change

Abstract Background: Developing an interprofessional identity (IPI) generates an intrinsic motivation for interprofessional collaboration owing to pro-diversity beliefs that mitigate identity threat within dynamic teams. However, personal experiences and contextual changes such a...