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Promoting Adolescent health through an intervention aimed at improving the quality of their participation in Physical Activity (PAPA)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

The background of this project is related to the role of sport in two recent White Papers from the Commission on an integrated EU approach to reducing ill health and enhancing public health, the White Paper on A Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity related health issues and the White Paper on Sport. The project centres on the development and validation of a new method in healt ...
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Efficient Location-Aware Audio-Visual Delivery of High-Quality Content to Mobile Devices (AVID-MODE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2009, End date: May 31, 2013,

"At the dawn of the new millennium, we have witnessed a proliferation of mobile devices whose functionality goes well beyond their initial use as telephones. Nowadays, apart from mobile phones, we have in our disposal geographic positioning devices, personal organisers, email and text communication assistants, music players which can store thousands of songs, and video players with medium-definiti ...
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2-WHEELER BEHAVIOUR AND SAFETY (2-BE-SAFE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

"Powered Two Wheeler (PTW) users are greatly over-involved in serious and fatal crashes. They have between 5 and 25 times the risk of having a fatal crash compared to car drivers, depending on the country. The number of PTWs on European roads has more than doubled over the last two decades. The recent MAIDS (Motorcycle Accident In-Depth Study) study of PTW crashes in Europe found that behavioural ...
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Micro Scale Flows in Fibrous Media during Liquid Molding of High Performance Composites (Micro Scale Flows)

Start date: Oct 1, 2007, End date: Sep 30, 2011,

This research project will focus on a detailed investigation of micro-scale flows occurring during composites manufacturing with special emphasis on the filling of preform-containing mold cavities with low-viscosity resins, as encountered in the area of liquid molding of composites. This work will provide a clearer understanding of the detailed nature of micro-scale flow patterns that are specific ...
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Digital support for Inquiry, Collaboration, and Reflection on Socio-Scientific Debates (CoReflect)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2011,

Citizens are increasingly being asked to deal with socio-scientific issues and make informed decisions on the basis of scientific data. At the same time, there is disconcert with the current status of science education, a disconcert that relates to issues such as student motivation, educational curricula, existing tools, as well as how to best support teachers in adopting new learning and teachin ...
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The effects of agronomic practices conducive to organic agriculture on the diversity and function of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (ECOMYCORRHIZA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2007, End date: Sep 30, 2010,

"Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) extensively form symbiotic relations with most plants which in most cases result in benefits to the plant including improved nutrition, amelioration of drought stress, improved soil structure, and protection from soil pathogens. AMF are considered key microbial players in low-input agricultural systems like organic farms. Selected efficient AMF could be used as ...
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2008 Researchers' Night: The Greek Events (ReN2008)

Start date: Jun 15, 2008, End date: Jan 14, 2009,

The main objective of the ReN2008 project is the continuation of the efforts carried out in previous years in order to bring closer researchers with the Greek society aiming to attract more young people into research careers and to contribute in creating a more favorite environment for the researchers. Therefore, the aim of the ReN2008 project is to enhance public recognition of researchers and th ...
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