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Sustainable C-X and C-H Functionalization Catalyzed by Copper(III) Species (SUSCATCU3)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

On the basis of recent PI’s findings, this project aims to take advantage of the Cu(I)/Cu(III) redox pair chemistry to perform a wide range of copper catalyzed organic transformations under very mild conditions, i.e. aryl-heteroatom cross coupling, aryl-halide exchange, aryl fluorination, and direct C-H functionalization reactions. The development of new sustainable methodologies alternative to Pd ...
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Development of new non-empirical DFT functionals (NewDFTfunct)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

Nowadays the application of computational chemistry extends to the realm of bioinorganic, organic and nanotechnology molecules, whose size impedes the use of purely ab initio methods, leaving density functional theory (DFT) as the only recourse to model chemical reactions. The accuracy of DFT calculations depends critically on the quality of functionals used and, as a result, in the last years the ...
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Adapting Breast Cancer Screening Strategy Using Personalised Risk Estimation (ASSURE)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

"While early detection of breast cancer by screening appears effective, many women derive little or no benefit from screening, due to the way it is currently organized: as a one-size-fits all approach irrespective of personalised risk factors. It is known, however, that some women are at a much higher risk of getting the disease than others, and that mammography is unsuitable for cancer detection ...
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Study of the molecular mechanisms that regulate SCN5A expression (sodium channel)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Sudden cardiac death syndromes are an important cause of mortality in young individuals in developed countries. The SCN5A gene, which encodes the alpha subunit of the cardiac sodium channel, plays a key role in controlling the sodium currents during the action potential. When malfunctioning due to loss-of-function genetic defects, SCN5A may be responsible for lethal diseases like Brugada syndrome ...
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Chemical bonding and aromaticity in novel inorganic and organometallic clusters (CANIOC)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

"Clusters behave as a link between the atom and the bulk material. They exhibit characteristics of both forms of matter, depending on their size and their molecular and electronic structures. Such molecules can be potentially useful for technical applications as specific and very efficient catalysts, drugs, and other novel materials with as yet unimagined properties. As an example, the continued m ...
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Climate Change and Inland Seas: Phenomena, Feedback and Uncertainties. The Physical Science Basis (CLIMSEAS)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

The overall aim of this proposal is to create an international network of scientists working on climate change in inland sea areas, which are sensitive environments capable of providing key information about global climate change. Although inland seas and large lakes are very vulnerable to anthropogenic and climatic stressors and require special attention, there is not a single, easily identifiabl ...
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Modular Ligands for Water Splitting (WaterSplit)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

This project aims at addressing several key issues in the highly importance and challenged topic of water splitting by solar energy, an alternative energy source. Additionally, the designed systems will provide a starting point explore further catalytic applications. Its originality and timeliness lies in the design and study of two highly modular families of ligands which will be use as platforms ...
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INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EXCHANGE FOR BIOMEDICAL DEVICES DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING (IREBID)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

"During the last five to ten years, the healthcare sector is increasing its research activity, not only because final terminal cases are looking for solutions, but also diagnosis, treatment and life-long care are becoming ways to reduce costs of health care. Also, doctors and patients are constantly looking for better technologies in products such as orthopedic prosthesis, diagnostics, surgery ins ...
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Enzyme Design of Medical Interest (MedEnzymeDesign)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

Enzymes are the most efficient, specific and selective catalysts known up to date. Despite the enzyme advantages, not all synthetic processes present a natural enzyme to catalyze and accelerate the reactions. Hence, the design of new stable enzymes for those processes where no biocatalyst is known represents a major challenge for protein engineering and a stringent test to understand how natural e ...
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The effects of invasive fish on native species (invasive fish)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2013,

Invasive introduced species are a leading cause of biodiversity loss and global change. Understanding the ecological impacts of introduced species and how abiotic factors mediate their invasive success is of enormous conceptual and applied importance. The mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) is among the 100 worst invasive species and has been shown to displace a number of native amphibian and fish s ...
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Probabilistic 3D surface matching for bathymetry based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping of underwater vehicles (Surf3DSLAM)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

The development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) has offered numerous advantages, but has also presented new challenges. Free from the burden of an umbilical cable connecting them to the support ship, they are a quantum leap from widely used Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) providing a stable platform for the new high resolution scientific sensors and reducing the operational costs. One o ...
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Effects of global warming and alien species invasions on high diverse communities of NW Mediterranean Sea (CoralChange)

Start date: Nov 13, 2009, End date: Nov 12, 2012,

Climate change and alien species invasions are leading to significant diversity loss and affect ecosystem functioning worldwide. In the NW Mediterranean the occurrence of unprecedented mass mortality events have been related to strong positive temperature anomalies possibly linked to climate change. On the other hand, in the Mediterranean there is an increasing number of invasive species. Up to no ...
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Advanced Underwater Image Mosaicing through Imaging Polarimetry (POLMOSAIC)

Start date: Aug 1, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

"The goal of the proposed research project is the development of a robust image enhancing tool, which will significantly improve underwater imagery for construction of high-resolution ocean-floor photo-mosaics. Image degradation issues due to strong light scattering present a great challenge for underwater imaging and existing image processing methods cannot provide a real solution for these probl ...
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Chemists Everywhere (ChemEve)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2011,

The ChemEve: Chemistry EveryWhere proposal consists in two different activities. The first activity consists of seven main Events on the 23rd September 2011, which will gather around 15000 people, organised by seven public entities around Spain: Girona, Murcia, Burgos, Las Palmas, Oviedo, Valladolid, and Mallorca. The second activity consists on a Drawing Competition, which will be performed befo ...
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Researchers in the Kitchen (RESKITCHLAB)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

"The ResKitchLab: Researchers in the Kitchen proposal consists in two different activities which are very relate to each other. First, six main Events on the 24th September 2010, which will gather around 15000 people, organised by seven public entities: UdG, UMU, CNIEH, CSIC in Galicia, FULP and UniOvi. Second, a whole project period event starting at the very beginning of the project. The differe ...
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Formations professionnelles supérieures sanitaires et sociales dans un cadre transfrontalier

Ce projet a l’objectif de :mettre en place des actions de formation professionnelle supérieure transfrontaliere articulant les domaines sanitaire et socialCréer de nouveaux diplomes transfrontaliers dans le domaine sanitaire et social associant instituts de formations professionnelles et université : master et licence professionnelle en intervention sanitaire et sociale
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