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Comparing the effectiveness and safety of additional low-dose glucocorticoid in treatment strategies for elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (GLORIA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

GLORIA aims to prove that the addition of chronic low dose glucocorticoids (GC) to current antirheumatic therapy is highly cost-effective and safe in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a frequent (affecting > 2% of the elderly population), painful and disabling chronic disease with high societal costs. RA is associated with multiple comorbidities, polypharmacy and adverse event...
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PREvention of Complications to Improve OUtcome in elderly patients with acute Stroke (PRECIOUS)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2020,

Every year, 1.3 million Europeans have a stroke and one million ultimately die of stroke. One third of stroke patients remain dependent on the help of others. The annual costs for stroke care in Europe are estimated at € 64.1 billion. Stroke incidence increases almost exponentially with age, and the personal, societal, and economic burden of stroke is therefore largely driven by its frequent occur...
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CEreal REnaissance in Rural Europe: embedding diversity in organic and low-input food systems (CERERE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

Organic/low input cereal food systems in the EU are emerging in answer to the sustainability crisis of the conventional agri-food sector. “Alternative” systems are based on local, decentralized approaches to production and processing, regard to quality and health, and short supply chains for products with strong local identities. Diversity is deeply embedded in these food systems, from the agro-bi...
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Psychological, social and financial barriers to energy efficiency (PENNY)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

The project aims at improving our understanding on behavioural mechanisms in energy efficiency, following an interdisciplinary and broad behavioural science approach. The project will provide an empirical and numerical assessment of the psychological, social, economic and financial factors that influence energy efficiency in the residential and industry sectors By paring with energy utilities and ...
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Developing and implementing a community-based intervention to create a more supportive social and physical environment for lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes in vulnerable families across Europe (Feel4Diabetes)

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

The Feel4Diabetes project addresses “HCO5-2014: Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases: prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes”. The aim of this project is to develop, implement and evaluate a community-based intervention aiming to create a more supportive social and physical environment to promote lifestyle and behaviour change to prevent type 2 diabetes among families from low and middle inco...
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Knowledge triangle for food innovation by harnessing the tradition and assuring sustainability

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

European education system is facing reinventing education. There is a new imperative to add innovation in education, based on using digital and online media combined with practical work to obtain skills. Another challenge for Europe is to reinvent the notion of industrial innovation by coupling the three components of the Knowledge Triangle: the HIGH EDUCATION as knowledge producer, the academic R...
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Accelerate co-creation by setting up a multi-actor platform for impact from Social Sciences and Humanities (ACCOMPLISSH)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

Traditional valorisation approaches focus on linear processes: from academia to society. In order to bring valorisation to a higher level, all relevant actors need to cooperate in an equal setting: co-creation. Co-creation transcends boundaries, but it does not happen naturally. Therefore, the ACCOMPLISSH consortium, consisting of 14 universities from 12 countries (representing all the sub discipl...
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Molecular recognition of bacterial cell wall peptidoglycans and related molecules by innate immune receptors (PGN-INNATE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Jan 1, 2019,

The immune system of higher organisms is using pattern recognition receptors (PPR) of the host cell to fight pathogenic bacteria by recognizing molecular signatures called Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMP) unique to the bacteria but absent from the host. Bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan (PGN), a polymer of disaccharide-pentapeptide repeating units is one of the most important PAMPs. F...
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Personalized PREvention of Chronic DIseases (PRECeDI)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

The aim of the Personalized pREvention of Chronic DIseases consortium (PRECeDI) is to provide high-quality, multidisciplinary knowledge through training and research in Personalized Medicine (PM), with specific reference to prevention of chronic diseases. There is a large consensus that PM is a driver of innovation for research and health care, and also for the health care system and industry as a...
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FORMACIÓN DIGITAL PARA EL EMPRENDIMIENTO EN SECTOR AGROALIMENTARIO EN AREAS RURALES

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

The project is conceived as a tool to foster entrepreneurship in the agri-food industry in rural areas, through integration into the digital training of young people , by learning business management specifically adapted to the food industry in rural areas, and analysis and exchange of best practices.The Partners countries are developing initiatives at local and regional level , y usually carried ...
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Experimental investigation and modelling of nanoscale solid state reactions with high technological impact (EXMONAN)

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

"Competition between phases occurring in solid-state reactions in metallic nanosystems is of critical importance in advanced materials technologies. The present Project focuses on materials already being used or are being considered as candidates for application in advanced joining technologies. The principal goals of application are: (i) to tune interface reactions in nano-structured Ni/Al, Ti/Al...
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Freely Accessible Central European Soil

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Globalization and global environmental issues, as well as unification of scientific researches and teaching on EU level necessitate harmonization and correlation of technical languages, such as the one used in soil science. Despite the passage of years and the development of unified European system of soil description it is still not used in a satisfactory manner among teaching staff at EU univers...
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Agrof-MM

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

The Agrof-MM project in Agroforestry Education, Mediterranean & Mountains ereas, is aimed at farmers, future farmers, advisors and stakeholders in Agroforestry. This agricultural system has experienced a strong abandonment in the 20th century, to count today only a few million ha in Europe. Following the work of scientific research, development structures-agencies, and the experiments of some pro...
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Teachers’ Assessment Literacy Enhancement

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

There is evidence that Language Testing and Assessment (LTA) can have a strong impact on the quality of the learning outcomes. Yet, English Language Teachers (ELTs) cannot deliver professional results if they are not sufficiently trained in the area of LTA. Unfortunately, research has shown that in many educational systems across Europe, ELTs are unable to create good quality assessment materials...
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Tools for Teaching Quantitative Thinking

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Quantitative thinking is at the heart of modern societies. Skills and programming competences related to quantitative thinking increase a student's employability and allow an enlightened citizen to make informed decisions. Every day we are bombarded and challenged by quantitative information: How long will a journey be delayed due to traffic? What are the chances of a change in weather conditio...
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European Excellence

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

The last 15 years Aventus invested much into sustainable relations with European partners. Reciprocal projects and knowledge exchange especially concerned:- Improvement of the quality of preparation and tutoring of international work placements by both Aventus and the foreign training companies.- Building up (formal) European networks of partners designing policies as to contents and validation of...
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Voices for truth and dignity - Combatting sexual violence in European sport through the voices of those affected

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

Many European communities have been shaken by revelations of sexual abuse through trusted members of their community. Rates of sexual violence against children and adults in Europe are clearly unacceptable, and sexual violence is still a hidden deed often surrounded by silence and denial.Sport enhances the lives of individuals in many ways, however, reports of sexual violence within sport are more...
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Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe 2020 (OpenAIRE2020)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

OpenAIRE2020 represents a pivotal phase in the long-term effort to implement and strengthen the impact of the Open Access (OA) policies of the European Commission (EC), building on the achievements of the OpenAIRE projects. OpenAIRE2020 will expand and leverage its focus from (1) the agents and resources of scholarly communication to workflows and processes, (2) from publications to data, software...
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Towards the elimination of iodine deficiency and preventable thyroid-related diseases in Europe (EUthyroid)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2018,

Despite the fact that iodine deficiency (ID) can easily be prevented by iodine fortification of table salt, industrial salt and cattle food, Europe belongs to the worst regions in terms of access to iodized salt and is seriously ID, resulting in the perpetuation of the single most important, preventable cause of brain damage. European ID is due to significant heterogeneity in prevention and monito...
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Concerted Action EPBD IV (CAIV_EPBD)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

The 'Concerted Action EPBD IV', supporting transposition and implementation of Directive 2010/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings, is an activity which aims to foster exchange of information and experience among Member States and participating countries with regards to the implementation of the specific Community legislation and...
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Human Brain Project Specific Grant Agreement 1 (HBP SGA1)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

Understanding the human brain is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time. Such an understanding can provide profound insights into our humanity, leading to fundamentally new computing technologies, and transforming the diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders. Modern ICT brings this prospect within reach. The HBP Flagship Initiative (HBP) thus proposes a unique strategy that uses I...
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Poszukiwanie skarbu - Treasure Hunt

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

The project "Poszukiwanie skarbu - Treasure Hunt" is a 2,5-year plan for cooperation of 6 schools from Germany, Finland, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Poland as a coordinator. The main priority of the project is - Developing basic and transversal skills using innovative methods. Project activities are focused on as wide a topic as water. They cover its artistic aspect as well as economical, healthy...
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Social Inclusion and Volunteering in Sports Clubs in Europe

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

There is only a limited knowledge on the political conditions for and structural characteristics of sports clubs that promote social inclusion and volunteering in sport. Most of the existing knowledge is, furthermore, context-specific tied to individual member states within the EU. There is, therefore, a distinct lack of knowledge on social inclusion and volunteering that is comparable across Euro...
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Innovative Social Investment: Strengthening communities in Europe (InnoSI) (InnoSI)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

There is growing consensus in Europe that an active set of approaches to welfare known as Social Investment will improve human capital, enable more people to participate in society, and reduce intergenerational deprivation, yet implementation has been uneven across member states and much remains to be learned, especially with regard to regional and local realities of Social Investment. This propos...
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Project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

This is a project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries. Please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Quantitative Biology for Fungal Secondary Metabolite Producers (QuantFung)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

QuantFung represents the first European training platform for the production of novel bioactive compounds based on fungal synthetic biology. The ITN will train 11 early-stage (ESR) and 4 experienced researchers (ER) as new problem-solving, creative European scientists in interdisciplinary and intersectorial biotechnological research ranging from modelling, network analysis, systems biology (genomi...
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Blende-N-d Branding: Die Spur stimmt!

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

The participating schools objective is the promotion of horizontal priorities and field-specific priorities that are relevant for the working environment. This is complemented by training and learning activities in the cooperating countries and is supposed to enable access for our students to highly qualified jobs within the EU and the international job market. As the Generation Z is our target gr...
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Innovative ICT Solutions for the Societal Challenges

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

Fast proliferation of information and communication technologies (ICT) caused certain negative side effects for society (e.g., increased energy usage or CO2 emmisions). However, "innovation in ICT"and especially "innovation with ICT" offer potential solutions for some of the biggest societal challenges (e.g., reports "Smart 2020" and "Smarter 2020" by Global e-Sustainability Initiative). These are...
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Fit for work in Europe

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

Europe's political future will largely be judged on its ability of overcoming unequal opportunities for education and jobs. This is why the EU declared increasing employment and decreasing the number of high school drop-outs their major aims in their strategic paper for 2020. Many European states make great efforts to fight the high youth unemployment rates in their countries. However, results of ...
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Control of metabolic and inflammatory pathways by nuclear receptors (NR-NET)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

NR-NET is a multidisciplinary consortium, whose activities are directed towards the understanding of the role of Nuclear Receptors (NRs) and coregulators in metaflammatory disease. Metaflammation - metabolic disorders linked to chronic inflammation – is an emerging concept explaining the pathogenesis of a wide-spectrum of diseases. Since several nuclear receptors can directly sense metabolic alter...
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Project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2017,

This is a project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries. Please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

This is a project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries. Please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Angolra hangolva - hangolj az angolra

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

Our kindergarten is located in the second largest city of Hungary, maintained by the long-standing University of Debrecen. The teachers’ and the parents’ community of the kindergarten as well proposed the enhancement of the intensity of the early English language teaching. The main goal of our application, according to the European Development Plan, accommodate with the pedagogic activities of the...
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Knowledge, Skills and Attitudinal Competences for Quality Early childhood Education and Care (ECECWorkforce)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

The education and training of the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) workforce is of prime importance as it equips practitioners with the knowledge, skills and attitudinal competences needed to work with children. Training supports them in creating quality environments for children to enhance the quality of provision and subsequent child outcomes. The research is timely with the increased i...
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Interactions between ANTs and LABoulbeniales fungi (AntLab)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Biodiversity on Earth ultimately depends on the origin of species by natural selection. Important driving forces of diversification are the evolutionary processes between parasites and their hosts.The obligate ectoparasitic Laboulbeniales fungi are associated with arthropods. Only some ant species are known hosts, and of only five species of these fungi. Of these five species, only Rickia wasmanni...
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Global analysis of R-loop structures (RNA-DNA hybrids) by advanced microscopic and genetic approaches (GLORI)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

"Genetic alterations from point mutations to chromosome rearrangements are usually associated with pathological disorders. Unraveling the origin of such events was greatly enhanced by the discovery of cis-acting factors (e.g. chromosomal fragile sites, G quadruplexes)behaving as chromosomal hotspots for genomic instability, but a detailed mechanistic understanding of their mode of action has remai...
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Innovative Radiochemistry to Advance Molecular Imaging (RADIOMI)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

The RADIOMI Initial Training Network (ITN) has the goal of providing training in a superbly suited academic and industrial environment uniquely equipped to conduct a scientific research program that addresses one of the key aspects of functional imaging, the underpinning radiochemistry essential for preparation of radiotracers currently difficult or not possible to access. This will be exploited f...
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