In Belgium, language diversity in the classroom is often perceived as a problem. It is necessary, however, to recognize the importance of students' home languages in order to work with this wealth in a constructive manner. Teachers need to be…

Graduate students are an important part of the academic workforce. However, little is known on their overall contribution to science. Using the participation in Web of Science indexed peer-reviewed publications of the complete population of doctoral students in Quebec over…

This randomized controlled trial determined whether the delivery of a telehealth program after discharge from hospital for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery made a difference in the post-surgical adjustment and health service use of patients and caregivers. Patients and…

Stochastic models of discrete populations appear in a broad range of contexts. In this thesis, three of these modelling settings are considered: epidemics which spread through both blood transfusion and surgery, stochastic gene expression, and the accumulation of error in…

Formation of precise neuronal networks during development is fundamental for the normal function of the nervous system. As two important domains of a neuron, the axon and the dendrite are required to grow, correctly navigate, and accurately target to their…

The Accurate Mass and Time (AMT) tag approach to high-throughput proteomics uses reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) coupled to high accuracy mass spectrometry to measure both the masses and chromatographic retention-times of tryptic peptides in complex mixtures. These measurements are matched…

This study develops a higher-order conceptual model of benevolent leadership based on four paradigms of common good in organizational research: Morality, spirituality, positivity, and community. This study is based on the assumption that these four areas of research can provide…

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) currently infects over 33 million individuals worldwide. The development of a protective HIV vaccine would provide the ideal tool to fight this pandemic. Recent clinical trials testing candidate T- and B-cell based vaccine strategies have…

AIDS in the shack settlements of Durban, South Africa, takes on all kinds of forms. In this thesis I tell the stories of a mother facing her death from AIDS-related illnesses, an HIV-positive orphan left to die in the shacks,…

This thesis consists of three studies with the general aim of investigating controlled attention and working memory in the visual and auditory modalities in monolingual and bilingual children equated in visual and verbal working memory as well in bilingual children…