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PanCare Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivor Care and Follow-up Studies (PanCareSurFup)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

Over the last 40 years, treatment for childhood and adolescent cancer has improved greatly; 5- year survival after childhood cancer is now 80% in developed countries. Approximately 1 individual in 750 of young adults is now a childhood cancer survivor. Epidemiologic data on the number of European childhood cancer long-term survivors are not available, but estimates suggest a number between 300,000 ...
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European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumours - Structuring clinical research on adrenal cancers in adults (ENS@T-CANCER)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

Among patients with adrenal masses Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) and malignant pheochromocytomas (MPH) are found with a low incidence but very unfavorable prognosis. Due to this poor clinical outcome, concomitant hormone dysregulation and limited treatment options the two cancer entities severely impact on affected patients. However, the rarity of the tumors also impedes clinical studies which ar ...
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Cooling, AGN Feedback and Evolution in Groups (CAFEGROUPS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

This proposal aims to facilitate close collaboration between researchers in the UK, Italy, USA and India to study the nature and consequences of the energy transferred from supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies to the surrounding intergalactic medium (IGM) in groups of galaxies. The research combines data from opposite ends of the electromagnetic spectrum: low-frequency radio observa ...
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Towards Neutral-atom Space Optical Clocks: Development of high-performance transportable and breadboard optical clocks and advanced subsystems (SOC2)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

"A range of new applications will be enabled by ultra-precise optical clocks, some of which by using them in space, near or far distant from Earth. They cover the fields of fundamental physics (tests of General Relativity), time and frequency metrology (comparison of distant terrestrial clocks, operation of a master clock in space), geophysics (mapping of the gravitational potential of the Earth), ...
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Open Collaborative Model for Tuberculosis Lead Optimisation (ORCHID)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

"Early stage Drug Discovery efforts over the last 5 years have resulted in the identification of a number of promising lead compounds in the fight against TB. These leads need to be further progressed and optimised into candidates for pre-clinical development through the Drug Development progression cascade.Three compound families are of particular interest: 1) InhA Inhibitors, 2) New potent whole ...
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Transitions to the Urban Water Services of Tomorrow (TRUST)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

The European project initiative TRUST will produce knowledge and guidance to support TRansitions to Urban Water Services of Tomorrow, enabling communities to achieve sustainable, low-carbon water futures without compromising service quality. We deliver this ambition through close collaboration with problem owners in ten participating pilot city regions under changing and challenging conditions in ...
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Nature Inspired Computation and its Applications (NICaiA)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

The proposed exchange programme will allow us to strengthen the infrastructure of intellectual exchange between the EU (UK, Netherlands and Spain) and China. The short-term transfer of academic staff will facilitate the mutual exchange of domain specific knowledge and know-how, and by means of seminars and workshops, we intend to widen the scope of the programme, including as many (self-supported) ...
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Sustainable Urbanisation in China : Historical and Comparative Perspectives, Mega-trends towards 2050 (URBACHINA)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

"""Sustainable Urbanisation in China : Historical and Comparative Perspectives, Mega-trends towards 2050 (URBACHINA) combines the knowledge and expertise from a number of different disciplines to provide new and innovative insights and scenarios that can be used guide urbanization in China over the next 40 years. A key strength of the proposal is the use of 'thematic pairs' of European and Chine ...
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Designing Safer Urban Spaces (DESURBS)

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

The DESURBS project makes significant and novel advances with the following developments: 1) An urban space security event database that includes incidents or ‘near misses’ that have (or might have) resulted in injury or loss of life, damage to urban spaces, the auxiliary infrastructures supporting those spaces, or the surrounding natural environment 2) An integrated security and resilience (ISR) ...
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Protein citrullination as a link between periodontal diseases and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and target for development of novel drugs to treat RA (GUMS AND JOINTS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

Autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by an antibody response to citrullinated proteins. Periodontitis (PD) is largely caused by infection, in whichPorphyromonas gingivalis is a major pathogen. The two diseases combine specific HLA-DRB1alleles and smoking as risk factors, and have a similar pathophysiology characterised by destructive inflammation. A possible causative link be ...
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"Evidence-based Medicine COllaboratioN NEtwork for guideline development, teaChing and disseminaTion" (EBM CONNECT)

Start date: Oct 15, 2010, End date: Oct 14, 2014,

"EBM CONNECT aims to harness the combined research expertise of several centres in evidence-based medicine or EBM. We will focus on development of state-of-the-art methodology for systematic reviews and practice guidelines in maternal health. These will be employed for improving research skills throughout the European Union and the developing world and for promoting effective healthcare through re ...
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Novel characterization of crop wild relative and landrace resources as a basis for improved crop breeding (PGR Secure)

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

The goal of agrobiodiversity conservation, unlike other forms of conservation, is not only the conservation of species and intra-specific genetic diversity related to agriculture, but also to promote its sustainable use in facilitating agricultural production. Although significant progress has been made in the conservation and management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) ...
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NMR for Structural Biology (Bio-NMR)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

In the past two decades spectacular insight into basic principles of life has been obtained from paradigmatic high-resolution structural investigations providing a rational basis for biological experiments. NMR is an indispensable enabling technology for determining such structures and their interactions in solution, the immobilized state and living cells. The power of NMR to link structural, dyna ...
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Development of Foundry Casting Methods for Cost-Effective Manufacture of Medical Implants (MEDCAST)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

This project will aim to advance the state of art in investment casting processes for medical devices by intersectoral cooperation between DePuy Ireland and University of Birmingham to develop the concept of the automated “Foundry of the Future”. Research would be carried out into the constituent process technologies, the workflow between them and the impact on the constituent materials. The objec ...
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Engineering Proprioception in Computing Systems (EPiCS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

The EPiCS project aims at laying the foundation for engineering the novel class of proprioceptive computing systems. Proprioceptive computing systems collect and maintain information about their state and progress, which enables self-awareness by reasoning about their behaviour, and self-expression by effectively and autonomously adapt their behaviour to changing conditions. Concepts of self-aware ...
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Systematic analysis of factors controlling meiotic recombination in higher plants (MEIOsys)

Start date: Jul 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

Meiotic recombination has underpinned plant breeding for the generation of new traits of agronomic, environmental and economic importance, although we still have little understanding of the controlling mechanisms involved in this process. We will combine approaches in genomics and systems biology to obtain a detailed understanding of the factors that control recombination and will provide a basis ...
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Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C (HEPACUTE)

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

Chronic hepatitis C is one of the most common chronic viral infections of humans and a major cause of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and liver cancer. Still about 4 million new infections occur world-wide each year with 50-85% of patients progressing to chronic hepatitis C. Currently there is no marker to predict spontaneous viral clearance and to guide treatment decisions.The major objectives o ...
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Word Wide NMR (WW-NMR)

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

and institutions specialised in all aspects of NMR spectroscopy in Europe with newly developed laboratories in five other countries. It builds on EU-funded infrastructures and will enable the creation of strategic and sustainable links with nine Partners from countries outside Europe. In return Third Country Partners will gain access to highly sophisticated NMR equipment. NMR spectroscopy is a bro ...
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Assessment of Climatic change and impacts on the Quantity and quality of Water (ACQWA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

As the evidence for human induced climate change becomes clearer, so too does the realization that its effects will have impacts on natural environment and socio-economic systems. Some regions are more vulnerable than others, both to physical changes and to the consequences for ways of life. The proposal will assess the impacts of a changing climate on the quantity and quality of water in mountain ...
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Hybrid Molecule-Nanocrystal Assemblies for Photonic and Electronic Sensing Applications (HYSENS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

Functional organic molecules and metal and semiconductor nanocrystals represent attractive building blocks due to their composition-, size- and structure-dependent electronic properties, and the ability to design and manipulate these properties via low-cost and established chemical synthesis. Building from the pressing need of the European market to develop novel, scalable and cheaper technologies ...
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"Augmented Usage of Track by Optimisation of Maintenance, Allocation and Inspection of railway Networks" (AUTOMAIN)

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

"Rail traffic has increased much in the last decade. This development and the need for model shift from road to rail to decrease CO2 emission, creates a challenge for the railway industry to improve capacity in the network while the need of capacity for maintenance also increases.The challenge of the project is to do more effective inspection and maintenance in less time.Therefore the project focu ...
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Making Sense of Nonsense (iSense)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Description The emergence of networked embedded systems and sensor/actuator networks has made possible the collection of large amount of real-time data about a monitored environment. In many cases the collected data may be incomplete, or it may not make sense, thus compromising the sensor-environment interaction and possibly affecting the ab ...
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Neuroendocrine Immune Networks in Ageing (NINA)

Start date: Dec 1, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

Current demographic trends indicate that by the year 2020 almost 1 in 5 of the European population will be aged over 65. However, although life expectancy is increasing in the developed world, the period of good health enjoyed by its people is not keeping pace. The ageing population is thus a major health and economic issue for Europe. Although ageing is a complex process, we know much about its a ...
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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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Re-conceptualizing party democracy (PARTYDEMOCRACY)

Start date: Oct 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

The aim of this project is to provide an empirical and theoretical re-conceptualization of political parties and party democracy. The challenge of democratic legitimacy faced by political parties in modern democracies derives principally from their deteriorating relationship with society, which has been accentuated by a growing disengagement of citizens from conventional party politics. However, w ...
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Advanced Magnetic nanoparticles deliver smart Processes and Products for Life (MagPro²Life)

Start date: Jul 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

Biotechnologically derived substances for large scale feed, food and pharma applications represent one of the most important sources of new products due to their precisely controlled structural and functional properties, potential for economic and responsible production and overall broad benefits to society through biocompatibility and sustainability. The costs of producing biomaterials are in man ...
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Understanding inflammation-associated tumorigenesis for the rational design of novel anti-cancer therapeutic strategies (INFLA-CARE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

Epidemiological and experimental evidence supports a link between chronic inflammation and cancer and indicates a role for inflammatory cells in the initiation, progression and metastasis of malignancy. The objective of the collaborative integrated project INFLA-CARE is to structure a European collective of scientific and technological excellence in the field of ‘Inflammation & Cancer’ which will ...
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Learning from International Networks about Errors and Understanding Safety in Primary Care (LINNEAUS EURO -PC)

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

There is a deficit in activity related to patient safety in primary care and the primary care/secondary care interface in Europe. This deficit relates to research, to sharing of information, to learning and to collaboration.This co-ordination action will specifically address issues addressed in the call through: (1)The development of a taxonomy of adverse events and errors. (2) Identifying best cl ...
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Development of a Novel Integrated Inspection System for the Accurate Evaluation of the Structural Integrity of Rail Tracks (INTERAIL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

"The European rail industry is showing signs of steady recovery after a long period of decline. The technological advances in train design have led to the manufacturing of faster, greener and more comfortable trains making rail transport a more attractive option for passengers in comparison with other means of transportation. The ever growing need for the society to employ more environmentally fri ...
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The Impact of Service Sector Innovation and Internationalisation on Growth and Productivity (SERVICEGAP)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

The primary objective of this research project is to produce a comprehensive study on the impact of market services on aggregate economic growth in the EU and its comparative performance relative to competitor regions, especially the US. The research is divided into three areas: Productivity and its drivers in service industries; Firm strategies in the knowledge-based economy and Internationalisat ...
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Generalising Robot Manipulation Task (GeRT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

Description Teaching the use of functional object classes through learning by doing In order to work naturally in human environments such as offices and homes, robots of the future will need to be much more flexible and robust in the face of novelty than those of today. GeRT will develop new metho ...
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The European Digital Mathematics Library (EuDML)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jan 31, 2013,

In the light of mathematicians reliance on their discipline's rich published heritage and the key role of mathematics in enabling other scientific disciplines, the European Digital Mathematics Library strives to make the significant corpus of mathematics scholarship published in Europe available online, in the form of an authoritative and enduring digital collection, developed and curated by a net ...
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Indicators for evaluating international performance in service sectors (INDICSER)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

"The objective of the INDICSER project is to develop indicators which provide information on the performance of service sectors in the EU. At the heart of the project are concerns that such indicators should be valid in terms of concepts, measurement methods and feasibility but should also have value in terms of their usefulness for policy. Therefore the approach adopted is to include both an EU-w ...
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GReener Aeronautics International Networking (GRAIN)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

"Aerochina1&2 have been networking projects co-funded by FP7 and AVIC (China) and coordinated by CIMNE. Many of the GRAIN partners have participated in them. These collaborative projects gathered experts on the two Europe (13) and China (17) sides to foster cooperation and debate future trends in the field of integrated multi physics modeling, computer simulations and code validation, experimental ...
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Visual-spatiotemporal integration for recognition (V-STIR)

Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

"Detecting and identifying targets in cluttered scenes is critical for successful interactions in the complex and dynamic environments we inhabit. Despite the ease and speed with which we recognize objects, visual recognition entails the computationally challenging task of binding relevant features together for the perception of coherent meaningful objects. Most work on visual integration focuses ...
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Development and Demonstration of a Novel Integrated Condition Monitoring System for Wind Turbines (NIMO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

Wind energy is the most developed of a number of renewable energy technologies, with several thousands of wind turbines already operating or being planned for construction across Europe. Wind turbines can be deployed individually to power a single site or installation, but are most commonly grouped together as wind farms to provide power to the electricity grid. The energy output from wind turbine ...
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Co-ordination for optimal decisions in dynamic environments (CODDE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

"Everyday actions and social interactions depend on making prompt decisions in a dynamic world. Despite the seeming ease with which we are able to recognise targets for attention and direct our actions, understanding how the brain extracts the key information from the complex input of the natural world to support successful behaviour is one of the greatest open scientific challenges. Meeting this ...
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Surface Electrochemical Reactivity in Electrocatalysis: A combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach (ELCAT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

"The aim of ELCAT is to train a new generation of young researchers in experimental and theoretical research methods in electrocatalysis. The scientific objectives are to address the problem of achieving specific reactivity in electrochemical transformations and to establish predictive tools based on quantum chemical calculations and computational modelling. The electrocatalytic properties of nano ...
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Patient Centric Approach for an Integrated, Adaptive, Context Aware Remote Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases (BRAVEHEALTH)

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

BRAVEHEALTH proposes a patient-centric vision to CVD management and treatment, providing people already diagnosed as subjects at risk with a sound solution for continuous and remote monitoring and real time prevention of malignant events. The solution proposed will be made up of the following sub-systems: 1)WEARABLE UNIT: it is an innovative concept of miniaturised multi-parameter sensor, able to ...
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Molecular Networks of Dopaminergic Neurons in Chordates (DOPAMINET)

Start date: Feb 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

"Background. Parkinson Disease is the second most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The selective degeneration of subsets of midbrain dopaminergic neurons is believed to be the primary cause for disruption of the ability to control movements. Objective. We propose to apply a highly interdisciplinary approach to construct complex networks consisting of protein coding genes, non-protein ...
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