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Synthesis of systematic resources (SYNTHESYS3)
Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,
SYNTHESYS3 will create an accessible, integrated European resource for researchers in the natural sciences in Europe and globally. Building on the success of the previous SYNTHESYS IA, the NA will focus on improving collections management of new physical and virtual collections. By focusing the JRA on extracting and enhancing data from digitised collections, SYNTHESYS3 will increase the accessibil ...
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Opening up the Natural History Heritage for Europeana (OpenUp!)
Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2014,
European natural history collections manage and give access to over 1.5 bn objects from the world's biodiversity heritage, covering most of the species described worldwide. These are reference objects for all the common and famous species in the world, incl. those of high economic importance and even those that have already gone extinct. Many have great cultural value as they were collected during ...
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Indexing for Life (i4Life)
Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2013,
Partners to this proposal include the six major global programmes exploring the full extent of species diversity, a core dimension in human knowledge of global biodiversity.They are: GBIF and distribution modelling, the EBI/INDSC, and Barcode of Life initiatives and molecular diversity, IUCN Red Lists and the species conservation movement, and the Species 2000 Catalogue of Life taxonomic framework ...
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Synthesis of Systematic Resources (SYNTHESYS)
Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Aug 31, 2013,
SYNTHESYS IA will aid in the evolution of a European resource through the creation an accessible, integrated infrastructure for researchers in the natural sciences in Europe and globally. By focusing the JRA on DNA extraction, SYNTHESYS IA will increase the opportunities for Users to exploit a largely untapped facet of the 337 million strong collections. Users will be able to play an active role ...
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Human behaviour in crisis situations: A cross cultural investigation to tailor security-related communication (BeSeCu)
Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2011,
The aim of the proposed project is to investigate cross-cultural and ethnic differences of human behaviour in crisis situations in order to better tailor security related communication, instructions and procedures with a view to improving evacuation and protection. The project will provide evidence that will be useful to first responders, building designers and those involved in the development of ...
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