101 research outputs found
AURORA, multimodal messaging framework for ubiquitous web context
No full text@inproceedings{AI-CHUFFART-2006, author = {Chuffart, F. and Van Gool, F. and Courval, L.}, title = {AURORA, multimodal messaging framework for ubiquitous web context}, booktitle = {W3C Ubiquitous Web Workshopal Conference on Multimodal Interfaces}, year = {2006}, address = {Tokyo, Japan}, month = {March}, note = {http://www.w3.org/2006/02/ubiweb-position-papers.html} }International audienc
AURORA, a framework enabling multimodal interactions
No full text@inproceedings{AI-CHUFFART-2005, author = {Chuffart, F. and Van Gool, F. and Courval, L.}, title = {AURORA, a framework enabling multimodal interactions}, booktitle = {International Worshop Multimodal Multiparty Meeting Processing co-located with the Seventh International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces}, year = {2005}, address = {Trento, Italy}, month = {October} }International audienc
De Beste Eventyrene
No full textFirst created and published by Creations for Children International in Belgium. This was a desperate purchase at a fine new book shop in Oslo when I seemed unable to find any fable books at all. A later visit to Oslo would change that perception. In the meantime, the saleswoman was very understanding: These Norwegians don't know what fables are. We don't get many fable books here. In this version, the Kaiser gets down to a nightshirt. The title-page is clever by hiding him from our view behind a full-size mirror into which he must be gazing. The artistry follows the style of comics or bandes dessinées. His deceivers seem to be a fox and a duck, but then apparently all the townsfolk except the Kaiser are animals. The minister and servants, for example, seem to be dogs. The child here seems to be a male, and his comment brings laughter out of the population. What I can perceive of the book does not rate high marks.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Language note: NorwegianHans Christian Andersen; oversatt og gjenfortalt av Conrad Howar
Nieuwe perspectieven voor Verenigingen van Eigenaren
No full textOTB Research Institute for the Built Environmen
Differentiation potential of human postnatal mesenchymal stem cells, mesoangioblasts, and multipotent adult progenitor cells reflected in their transcriptome and partially influenced by the culture conditions
No full textSeveral adherent postnatal stem cells have been described with different phenotypic and functional properties. As many of these cells are being considered for clinical therapies, it is of great importance that the identity and potency of these products is validated. We compared the phenotype and functional characteristics of human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSC), Mesoangioblasts (hMab) and Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells (hMAPC) using uniform standardized methods. Human MAPC could be expanded significantly longer in culture. Differences in cell surface marker expression were found among the three cell populations with CD140b being a distinctive marker among the three cell types. Differentiation capacity towards adipocytes, osteoblasts, chondrocytes and smooth muscle cells in vitro, using established protocols, was similar among the three cell types. However, only hMab differentiated to skeletal myocytes, while only hMAPC differentiated to endothelium in vitro and in vivo. A comparative transcriptome analysis confirmed that the three cell populations are distinct and revealed gene signatures that correlated with their specific functional properties. Furthermore, we assessed whether the phenotypic, functional and transcriptome features were mediated by the culture conditions. Human MSC and hMab cultured under MAPC conditions became capable of generating endothelial-like cells, whereas hMab lost some of their ability to generate myotubes. By contrast, hMAPC cultured under MSC conditions lost their endothelial differentiation capacity, while this was retained when cultured under Mab conditions, however myogenic capacity was not gained under Mab conditions. These studies demonstrate that hMSC, hMab and hMAPC have different properties that are partially mediated by the culture conditions.sponsorship: We thank Nele Peersman, Lotte Vanbrabant, and Ellen Konings for the excellent technical assistance with cell culture and RT-qPCR. We also thank Kristel Eggermont for the help with fluorescence microscopy. We are thankful to Dr. Anja Van Campenhout for providing us with the bone and skeletal muscle fragments. We thank Kris Van Den Bogaert for her critical review of this article to assure accuracy of the data. This work was supported by the Center of Excellence funding K.U.Leuven, an Odysseus award, research funding from Athersys Inc., and a grant from the European Commission (EC-FP6-STREP-STRO-KEMAP; to C.M.V.); the Center of Excellence funding K.U.Leuven (EF/05/13) (to A.L.); a CAF-DCF chair for stem cell research (to M.D.), and a OT (ETH-C0420-OT/09/053) and GOA (EME-C2161-GOA/11/012) grant from the K.U.Leuven (to C.M.V., M.S., and A.L.). V.D.R. is funded by a grant from the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT Vlaanderen). S.C. is a research assistant of the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO Vlaanderen). S.W.V.G. and M.D. are senior clinical investigators of FWO Vlaanderen. (Center of Excellence funding K.U.Leuven|EF/05/13, Athersys Inc., European Commission|EC-FP6-STREP-STRO-KEMAP, CAF-DCF, K.U.Leuven|ETH-C0420-OT/09/053, K.U.Leuven|EME-C2161-GOA/11/012, Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT Vlaanderen))status: Publishe
Choice-Building: Incremental conversion as a means to combat office vacancy
No full textArchitectural Engineering and TechnologyArchitecture and The Built Environmen
Developing a servitization framework - helping capital equipment manufacturers develop a sustainable and healthy business through services
No full textThis research presents a servitization framework that can provide capital equipment manufacturers a helpfull tool for developing a sustainable and healthy business through services.Infrastructure Systems & ServicesTechnology, Policy and Managemen
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