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Gas and Dust from the Stars to the Laboratory: Exploring the NanoCosmos (NANOCOSMOS)

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2020,

Evolved stars are the factories of interstellar dust. This dust is injected into the interstellar medium and plays a key role in the evolution of astronomical objects from galaxies to the embryos of planets. However, the processes involved in dust formation and evolution are still a mystery. The increased angular resolution of new generation telescopes, will provide for the first time a detailed v ...
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European Archival Records and Knowledge Preservation (E-ARK)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

The goal of the E-ARK Project is to pilot archival services to keep records authentic and usable based on current best-practices. These will address the three main endeavours of an archive – acquiring, preserving and enabling re-use of information. E-ARK will demonstrate the potential benefits for public administrations, public agencies, public services, citizens and business by providing easy and ...
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Innovative Packaging for the Detection of Fresh Meat Quality and Prediction of Shelf-Life (TOXDTECT)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

In the last 10 years, EU beef production has declined nearly 15% due to decreased consumer demand because of animal disease issues. As the concern about food poisoning is growing among consumers and Food Standard and safety agencies, the food industry is called to bring in changes. On the other hand, current consume by and best before dates are confusing for consumers. A recent survey indicates th ...
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Operationalising Psychosocial Support in Crisis (OPSIC)

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

Complex emergencies such as earthquakes, flooding, bombings, and the recent massacre in Utøya (Norway) can seriously affect entire populations and rip nations apart, with long-term psychosocial consequences impacting the most vulnerable as well as the helpers for years following the disaster.A large number of high quality European guidelines and tools for psychosocial support interventions in cris ...
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Sustainable Water treatment and Nutrient reuse options (SUWANU)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

Agricultural practices put the biggest pressure on fresh water resources for irrigation (55% of the water use in Europe) and on fertilizer usage. The European farmers face serious problems such as freshwater scarcity and nutrient availability, extreme climate conditions and the growing demand of the increasing population. This results in rising prices for mineral fertilizers and food, risky measur ...
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Non-Invasive high power ultrasound (HPU) processing method for meat tenderization (ULTRATENDER)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Meat tenderness has long being recognized as the most important attribute of meat, greatly influencing consumer acceptability. After meat slaughtering, shortening of the muscle protein fibers causes the meat to become tough (“rigor mortis”). For meat to become enough tender to be sold to the final consumer, it has to be under chilling storage for a period ,between 7-90 days, resulting in high meat ...
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Governments ENabled with IPv6 (GEN6)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2015,

The pilot GEN6 will have 4 different national experiments (also called pilots), some of them replicated in a complementary way in different countries, considering different existing approaches with IPv4:1.\tIPv6 upgrade of eGovernment Network Infrastructures, e-Identification, Services and Applications (Germany, Spain, Netherlands and Turkey).2.\tIPv6 upgrade of Secure Cloud Services (Luxembourg). ...
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PROmotion of an Ict Dialogue between Europe and America Latina – extension towards Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica (PRO-IDEAL PLUS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

PRO-IDEAL PLUS – PROmotion of an ICT Dialogue between Europe and America Latina – extension towards Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and Costa Rica aims to strengthen the research dimension of Information Society policy dialogues in the target region, establishing a sustainable ICT research community and developing synergies. PRO-IDEAL PLUS will equally enhance the international cooperation of stakeholders ...
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