Doordat de primaire grondstoffen van de aarde steeds verder uitgeput raken en er steeds meer CO2 in de lucht terecht komt, dient er nagedacht te worden over het gebruik van circulaire materialen die niet verloren gaan als het product gerecycled wordt. Als grote opdrachtgever van infraprojecten heeft …

The aim of this bachelor thesis was the formulation of actionable recommendations that can easily be translated into METRO’s strategies going forward. Implementing these recommendations can assist in the protection of biodiversity worldwide. The results are based on current scientific …

Background: The diagnosis of sarcopenia is essential for early treatment of sarcopenia in older adults, for which assessment of appendicular lean mass (ALM) is needed. Multi-frequency bio-electrical impedance analysis (MF-BIA) may be a valid assessment tool to assess ALM in older adults, but the evidences …

International Conference “Groundwater, key to the Sustainable Development Goals”. Paris, May 18-20th, 2022ClimateCafé is a multi-, trans-, interdisciplinary and international event of several days in which young professionals, stakeholders and scientist come together to collect data and design (potential) …

It’s late April 2022 in Bologna and we meet in Franco’s apartment. He shows me his collection of collages he produced in the Covid period, his art therapy to fight off depression. The paintings can be found here and there online, exhibited under the pseudonym Istubalz. We’ve come together to discuss …

The fields of pharmacology, biotechnology and chemistry are becoming increasingly reliant on high throughput screening (HTS). HTS is a method to perform systematic large numbers of automated biochemical experiments. A newer development of HTS is high content screening (HCS). In HCS experiments, images …

Following the signature of the Paris Climate Agreement, governments developed policy to limit the anticipated warming of the climate. For the construction industry, this mostly involves economic use of raw materials and reducing power consumption in the production and use of buildings. In order to achieve …

Door de ondertekening van het klimaatakkoord van Parijs hebben overheden beleid ontwikkeld om de voorziene opwarming van het klimaat te beperken. Voor de bouwsector gaat het dan vooral om zuinig omgaan met grondstoffen en minder energieverbruik in de productie en het gebruik van gebouwen. Om de doelstellingen …

En signant l’accord de Paris sur le climat, les gouvernements ont élaboré des politiques visant à limiter le réchauffement prévu du climat. Pour le secteur de la construction, cela implique principalement une utilisation économique des matières premières et une moindre consommation d’énergie dans la …