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IDEA-l, a prototype of a natural lighting design tool for the early stages of the design process
No full textThis paper discusses IDEA-l, a new natural-lighting design tool, currently under development, that is meant to offer the architect/designer a digital equivalent for scale models, artificial sky simulators and heliodons. The program is part of the IDEA+ research project at K.U.L. This project, under guidance of Prof. H. Neuckermans, aims at developing a new integrated design environment for architects. The paper starts with a discussion of lighting as a design issue. Next the specifications for the new tool are given. The paper ends with a brief development status
Tick-borne diseases in Belgium : the incidence and economic burden of Lyme borreliosis and the occurrence of other tick-borne infections
No full textLyme borreliosis (LB) is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Europe. The most common clinical manifestation is an erythema migrans, a red expanding rash at the site of the tick bite. If left untreated, the infection can disseminate, causing more severe disease. In addition, patients may report persisting non-specific symptoms after treatment, a syndrome often referred to as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). Although, in Belgium, different surveillance systems have been in place to follow-up LB trends since many years, knowledge gaps have remained. This thesis aims to contribute to the assessment of the burden of LB in Belgium, amongst others, by setting up a prospective cohort study. This work resulted in estimations of the incidence of the clinical manifestations of LB, the proportion of patients developing PTLDS and the costs related to the disease. In addition, the occurrence of other tick-borne infections in patients with a tick bite in Belgium was investigated.(SP - Sciences de la santé publique) -- UCL, 202
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