What Are Fungal Infections?

Yeasts and moulds now rank amongst the 10 most frequently isolated pathogens in febrile patients with an impaired immune system. Fungi are mainly opportunistic pathogens that only invade the body if a severely weakened natural defense permits them to do so. Most factors facilitating an invasive fungal infection are unavoidable because they are directly connected to the underlying diseases as well as to their treatment

Fast and low cost analysis of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in marine matrices: final report

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'Policing' in Europese Metropolen

In dit nummer van de Orde van de Dag worden de allereerste resultaten gepresenteerd van het internationaal onderzoeksproject ‘Policing European Metropolises’, een comparatief project in grote wereldsteden, dat door Prof. Em. P. Ponsaers en Dr. E. Devroe werd opgezet in april 2013. U vindt in dit nummer resultaten voor Londen, Berlijn, Rome, Parijs, Barcelona,Sofia en Amsterdam. We schetsen in deze inleiding het onderzoeksthema, de doelstellingen van dit project, de methode en het procesmatige verloop. In tweede instantie lichten we de verschillende bijdragen kort toe.The politics and administration of institutional chang

'Policing' in Europese Metropolen

In dit nummer van de Orde van de Dag worden de allereerste resultaten gepresenteerd van het internationaal onderzoeksproject ‘Policing European Metropolises’, een comparatief project in grote wereldsteden, dat door Prof. Em. P. Ponsaers en Dr. E. Devroe werd opgezet in april 2013. U vindt in dit nummer resultaten voor Londen, Berlijn, Rome, Parijs, Barcelona,Sofia en Amsterdam. We schetsen in deze inleiding het onderzoeksthema, de doelstellingen van dit project, de methode en het procesmatige verloop. In tweede instantie lichten we de verschillende bijdragen kort toe.The politics and administration of institutional chang

Parenting a child with Down syndrome:A qualitative study on parents' experiences and behaviors from a self-determination theory perspective

Purpose: Raising a child with Down syndrome (DS) brings unique challenges to parents' psychological functioning. Extensive quantitative research has shown that these parents tend to experience higher levels of parental stress and lower well-being. However, a more in-depth and balanced insight is essential to fully grasp the complexity of parenting a child with DS. To address this gap, this study uses a qualitative approach to explore the experiences and behaviors of parents raising a child with DS. Design and methods: By adopting the Self-Determination Theory as a comprehensive theoretical framework, this study attends to both opportunities and challenges for parents' psychological needs of autonomy, relatedness, and competence, and provides insights into how they support the psychological needs of their child with DS. Eleven in-depth interviews were conducted with parents of a child with DS (aged 4 to 23 years). Results: Through thematic analysis, six themes of parental experiences and three themes of parenting behaviors were distinguished. Conclusions: The findings indicated that parents experience many opportunities for need satisfaction, predominantly in their need for relatedness. However, raising a child with DS also involves challenges for the parents' family relationships, personal freedom, professional ambitions, and feelings of competence. Regarding their parenting behaviors, parents considered stimulating independence, tuning into the child's mental world, and being patient as essential practices when raising a child with DS. Practical implications: This study provides important clues to promote parents' well-being as well as their engagement in need-supportive parenting practices towards their child with DS.</p

Parenting a child with Down syndrome:A qualitative study on parents' experiences and behaviors from a self-determination theory perspective

Purpose: Raising a child with Down syndrome (DS) brings unique challenges to parents' psychological functioning. Extensive quantitative research has shown that these parents tend to experience higher levels of parental stress and lower well-being. However, a more in-depth and balanced insight is essential to fully grasp the complexity of parenting a child with DS. To address this gap, this study uses a qualitative approach to explore the experiences and behaviors of parents raising a child with DS. Design and methods: By adopting the Self-Determination Theory as a comprehensive theoretical framework, this study attends to both opportunities and challenges for parents' psychological needs of autonomy, relatedness, and competence, and provides insights into how they support the psychological needs of their child with DS. Eleven in-depth interviews were conducted with parents of a child with DS (aged 4 to 23 years). Results: Through thematic analysis, six themes of parental experiences and three themes of parenting behaviors were distinguished. Conclusions: The findings indicated that parents experience many opportunities for need satisfaction, predominantly in their need for relatedness. However, raising a child with DS also involves challenges for the parents' family relationships, personal freedom, professional ambitions, and feelings of competence. Regarding their parenting behaviors, parents considered stimulating independence, tuning into the child's mental world, and being patient as essential practices when raising a child with DS. Practical implications: This study provides important clues to promote parents' well-being as well as their engagement in need-supportive parenting practices towards their child with DS.</p