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"The Emergence of Relativism -- Historical, Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives" (RELATIVISM)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2019,

"Although philosophers as well as scientists are frequently involved in debates over the threat or promise of relativism, there has been little detailed historical, philosophical or sociological work on its emergence and early development. This project addresses this lacuna in a fundamentally new way: it investigates the history of relativism in the German-speaking world (and to some degree, beyon ...
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Quantifying Aerosol Nanoparticle Dynamics by High Time Resolution Experiments (NANODYNAMITE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

"The formation of aerosol nanoparticles by vapour nucleation and condensational growth is currently considered the dominant source of cloud condensation nuclei on global scale, hence impacting radiative properties of the atmosphere and precipitation patterns of clouds. Despite considerable experimental and theoretical efforts, the mechanisms of the gas-to-particle conversion are still poorly under ...
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Challenges in Graph Algorithms with Applications (GraphAlgApp)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

This project has two thrusts of equal importance. Firstly, it aims to develop new graph algorithmic techniques, specifically in the areas of dynamic graph algorithms, online algorithms and approximation algorithms for graph-based optimization problems. Thus, it proposes to solve long-standing, fundamental problems that are central to the field of algorithms. Secondly, it plans to apply these techn ...
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Molecular neurobiology of a moonlight entrained circalunar clock (LUNAR.CLOCK)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

"Numerous scientific studies have established that the lunar cycle synchronizes reproductive behaviour and sexual maturation of animals as diverse as corals, polychaetes and fishes. Classical and recent work shows that in animals such as the annelid Platynereis dumerilii, dim nocturnal light serves as entrainment cue for an endogenous oscillator – a circalunar clock – that orchestrates reproductiv ...
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Interdisciplinary Cancer Research (INDICAR)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

"The crucial role of postdoctoral fellows for the advancement of science and innovation is well understood at the University of Vienna. In order to further strengthen their role as critically thinking, independent, autonomous and risk taking researchers and innovators, who will contribute to the benefit of academia and society at large, the University of Vienna will launch an initiative, the INDIC ...
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Processing of biomolecular targets for interferometric quantum experiments (Probiotiqus)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

Recent studies in Vienna have shown that surprising quantum phenomena, such as matter-wave interferometry with molecules composed of hundreds of covalently bound atoms, are actually feasible.PROBIOTIQUS will now be the first project world-wide to develop experimental tools for matter-wave physics with large biomolecules from amino acid clusters up to proteins and self-replicating molecules.First, ...
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"FLUOR21 : Synthesis, structure and function of fluorinated systems" (FLUOR21)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

"Organofluorine chemistry has played a significant role in the majority of the spectacular scientific and technological developments of thepast century although this is not widely recognised even by the scientific community. Fluoroorganic molecules are key components in anever increasing number of high-value commercially important products particularly in the life science industries. The use of fl ...
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Collaboration on the Optimisation of Macromolecular Pharmaceutical Access to Cellular Targets (COMPACT)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

Most biopharmaceuticals (BP) currently on the market are recombinant proteins which are parenterally administered. These would benefit from more patient-friendly routes of administration. Moreover, new classes of BP (e.g. siRNA, miRNA, DARPins) with specificity for intracellular targets hold promise but await the advent of efficient delivery systems before their potential can be realised into ther ...
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Kinetics for Drug Discovery (K4DD) (K4DD)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

There is mounting evidence that the often ignored kinetic aspects of the interaction between a drug and its target are highly relevant for clinical success. This ignorance may be one of the reasons for the high attrition rates in drug discovery, as it has been analyzed that many recently marketed drugs had indeed improved kinetic profiles. This hindsight knowledge needs to be converted into data-d ...
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Nitrification Reloaded - a Single Cell Approach (NITRICARE)

Start date: May 1, 2012, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

"Nitrification is a central component of the Earth’s biogeochemical nitrogen cycle. This process is driven by two groups of microorganisms, which oxidize ammonia via nitrite to nitrate. Their activities are of major ecological and economic importance and affect global warming, agriculture, wastewater treatment, and eutrophication. Despite the importance of nitrification for the health of our plane ...
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Towards a quantitative framework for understanding protein-protein interactions: from specific effects to protein ecology (PROTINT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

Non-covalent protein-protein interactions underlie most of biological activity on the molecular level. A binding event between two proteins typically consists of two stages: 1) a diffusional, non-specific search of the binding partners for each other, and 2) specific recognition of the compatible contact surfaces followed by complex-formation. Despite significant progress in studying these proce ...
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Taking Nanotechnological Remediation Processes from Lab Scale to End User Applications for the Restoration of a Clean Environment (NANOREM)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

NANOREM is designed to unlock the potential of nanoremediation and so support both the appropriate use of nanotechnology in restoring land and aquifer resources and the development of the knowledge-based economy at a world leading level for the benefit of a wide range of users in the EU environmental sector.NANOREM uniquely takes a holistic approach to examining how the potential for nanoremediati ...
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"Extension, enhancement and strengthening of established collaborations to create a knowledgebase for biomarker based research on aging" (BIOAGE)

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

"BIOAGE is collaboration between five distinguished universities and research institutes in Europe, New Zealand and Australia. The overall aim of the proposed staff exchange programme is to build, extend and strengthen sustainable collaborations between the partners so as to create a knowledge base for biomarker based research with focus on ageing.Within this aim the exchange objective is to provi ...
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From Flat to Chiral: A unified approach to converting achiral aromatic compounds to optically active valuable building blocks (FLATOUT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

"The stereoselective preparation of enantioenriched organic compounds of high structural complexity and synthetic value, in an economically viable and expeditious manner, is one of the most important goals in contemporary Organic Synthesis. In this proposal, I present a unified and conceptually novel approach for the conversion of flat, aromatic heterocycles into highly valuable compounds for a v ...
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The Evolution of the Chlamydiae - an Experimental Approach (EVOCHLAMY)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

"Chlamydiae are a unique group of obligate intracellular bacteria that comprises symbionts of protozoa as well as important pathogens of humans and a wide range of animals. The intracellular life style and the obligate association with a eukaryotic host was established early in chlamydial evolution and possibly also contributed to the origin of the primary phototrophic eukaryote. While much has be ...
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Moonlight-dependent Hormones Orchestrating Lunar Reproductive Periodicity and Regeneration (HOR.MOON)

Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

"The moon governs reproductive cycles in a broad range of marine animals, including cnidarians, polychaetes, crustaceans, echinoderms and fishes. Even outside the animals, lunar reproductive cycles have been described, such as in brown algae or foraminifers. Despite their fundamental nature, and decades of classical observations, close to nothing is known about the molecular processes that underly ...
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Microbial Ecology of the DEep Atlantic pelagic realm (MEDEA)

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

"The project aims at elucidating a major enigma in microbial ecology, i.e., the metabolic activity of prokaryotic communities in the deep sea under in situ pressure conditions, rather than under surface pressure conditions, as commonly done. Analysis of the global data set of prokaryotic abundance indicates that about 40% of prokaryotes reside in depth below 1000m depth with a phylogenetic composi ...
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"Social Cohesion, Identity and Religion in Europe, 400-1200" (SCIRE)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

"The period between 400 and 1200 AD saw the emergence of new fundamental modes of identification in Europe. Firstly, strong religious identities took shape and became hegemonial over vast regions where Christian communities developed. And secondly, new kingdoms with ethnic denominations were formed, and the Roman empire gave way to a pluralistic political landscape. Most ethnic designations for me ...
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"ANALYTIC PROPERTIES OF INFINITE GROUPS: limits, curvature, and randomness" (ANALYTIC)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

"The overall goal of this project is to develop new concepts and techniques in geometric and asymptotic group theory for a systematic study of the analytic properties of discrete groups. These are properties depending on the unitary representation theory of the group. The fundamental examples are amenability, discovered by von Neumann in 1929, and property (T), introduced by Kazhdan in 1967.My ma ...
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Quantum Integrated Light Matter Interface (QuILMI)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

This project brings together an interdisciplinary team of young, ambitious and internationally recognized researchers. The aim of the proposed research is to create a highly integrated device, which permits to manipulate, store and control light on a single-photon level using tailored quantum matter. Specifically, we will implement a three-dimensional optical lattice on an atom chip together with ...
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Nonlinear studies of water flows with vorticity (NWFV)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

"The aim of the project is to build and promote a team of excellence in the mathematical theory of water flows, with emphasis on nonlinear aspects. Our aim is to advance the state-of-the-art of water flows with vorticity. Flows within a fixed fluid domain as well as free surface flows will be considered and we strive to provide an accurate description of the entire flow; for example, the flow bene ...
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Analysis and Modelling of Multi-wavelength Observational Data from Protoplanetary Discs (DISCANALYSIS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

"The search for planets outside of the solar system, related to the question ""are we alone in the universe?"", is undoubtedly one of the main science drivers for the current design of telescopes and astronomical instrumentation. In this FP7 project, we will study the birth-places of such exo-planets, the so-called protoplanetary discs, by combining multi-wavelength space data (HERSCHEL, XMM, HST, ...
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Molecular mechanisms of autophagosome formation (MMAF)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

During autophagy initially small double membrane-bound structures expand and adopt cup-like shapes. These cup-shaped structures fuse at their rims to give rise to autophagosomes within which cytoplasmic material is enclosed. Subsequently autophagosomes fuse with endosomes and lysosomes and the content and the inner membrane are degraded. Autophagy serves to recycle essential building blocks during ...
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Innovative integrative tools and platforms to be prepared for radiological emergencies and post-accident response in Europe (PREPARE)

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

This proposal aims to close gaps that have been identified in nuclear and radiological preparedness following the first evaluation of the Fukushima disaster. It addresses the call Fission-2010-3.3.1: Update of emergency management and rehabilitation strategies and expertise in Europe. The consortium intends to review existing operational procedures in dealing with long lasting releases, address th ...
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Managing Risks of Nanoparticles (MARINA)

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

While there are standard procedures for product life cycle analysis, exposure, hazard, and risk assessment for traditional chemicals, is not yet clear how these procedures need to be modified to address all the novel properties of nanomaterials. There is a need to develop specific reference methods for all the main steps in managing the potential risk of ENM. The aim of MARINA is to develop such ...
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Novel biomimetic strategy for bone regeneration (INNOVABONE)

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

The importance of developing novel approaches for bone repair is underscored by the heavy burden on health care costs and patient suffering caused by traumatic, osteoporotic and osteolytic metastatic bone lesions. To address these health challenges, we will develop optimally performing bioinspired biomaterials mimicking the natural physiological processes underlying bone repair. Our overall approa ...
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Distortions of Normativity: The NS-System and Morality (NS-MORALITY)

Start date: Jul 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

The Nazi system was not amoralism in the classical textbook sense but a specific, though contorted normative order. The basic argument was that political emergency conditions made it necessary to replace the unstable liberal-democratic framework of the Weimar Republic by a 'new source of law : the authority and political will of the Führer. The claim to correctly interpret the Führer s will and in ...
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Risk and Valuation of Financial Assets: A Robust Approach (RIVAL)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

The recent financial crisis has brought to light the importance of correctly evaluating financial assets and their underlying risk. Any such valuation should be robust, i.e., should not be overly sensitive to the modelling assumptions. According to the Black--Scholes theory, which lies at the heart of most current valuation methods, the risk involved by a financial asset can be perfectly eliminate ...
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ONLINE PORTAL FOR E-LEARNING AND SUPPORTING SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DYSLEXIA (LITERACY)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

The objective of the LITERACY project is to create an advanced online portal, which will aid both dyslexic youths and adults. The Portal will provide personalized e-learning programs, useful tools and methods for helping people with dyslexia to improve their abilities in reading, writing and then function in society. The Portal will also provide entry to an accessible online community of peers. Em ...
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Academic-Industrial Initial Training Network on Innovative Biocompatible Titanium-base Structures for Orthopaedics (BIOTINET)

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

BioTiNet ITN is an inter-disciplinary, inter-sectoral and multinational initiative, which has the primary goal of training researchers who will help to improve the overall efficiency of metallic implants in orthopedic treatment by minimizing the stress shielding effect, and promote technical, biological and clinical developments at a pan-European level, for the benefit of all European inhabitants. ...
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Quantum entanglement and the renormalization group (QUERG)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

"Among the most defining events in physics during the last decade were the spectacular advances in the field of strongly correlated quantum many body systems: the observation of quantum phase transitions in optical lattices and the realization that many body entanglement can be exploited to build quantum computers are only two of the notable breakthroughs. The description of strongly correlated qu ...
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Quantum Optomechanics: quantum foundations and quantum information on the micro- and nanoscale (QOM)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

Quantum states of mechanical resonators promise access to completely new experimental regimes of physics: from unprecedented levels of force sensitivity to the generation of macroscopic quantum superpositions of massive objects containing up to 10^20 atoms. This opens up not only exciting possibilities for novel applications but also allows to (re)address fundamental questions of quantum physics, ...
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The Syntax of the Mind: A Comparative Computational Approach (SOMACCA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

"Does a shared computational basis underlie human artistic and linguistic accomplishments? Why do humans create and enjoy orderly patterns in music and visual arts? Are the mechanisms involved uniquely human or shared with other species? This project explores the cognitive underpinnings of language, music & visual art in humans, directly comparing them with the pattern perception abilities of othe ...
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European Re-Analysis of global CLIMate observations (ERA-CLIM)

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

"ERA-CLIM will develop observational datasets suitable for global climate studies, with a focus on the past 100 years. These datasets will include atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial observations from a variety of sources, high-resolution global reanalysis products of the observations, and associated data quality information needed for climate applications. The project will use existing climate ...
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Photonic Quantum Information Technology and the Foundations of Quantum Physics in Higher Dimensions (QIT4QAD)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

"One of the most important developments in modern physics was the recent emergence of quantum information science, which by its very nature is broadly multidisciplinary. It was started by investigations of the foundations of quantum mechanics, and fundamental quantum concepts, most notably, entanglement, play a key role. We are now at an historic moment where a major qualitative step, both in deve ...
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Generalized Homological Mirror Symmetry and Applications (GEMIS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

"Mirror symmetry arose originally in physics, as a duality between $N = 2$ superconformal field theories. Witten formulated a more mathematically accessible version, in terms of topological field theories. Both conformal and topological field theories can be defined axiomatically, but more interestingly, there are several geometric ways of constructing them. A priori, the mirror correspondence is ...
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The production of work. Welfare, labour-market and the disputed boundaries of labour (1880-1938) (production of work)

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

Since the late 19th century modern social welfare policy has established social insurances in certain formalized cases of non-work: in case of old age, illness, invalidity, and unemployment. Doing so, it gained importance to control the entitlement to social welfare, national affiliation, willingness or (in-)ability to work. These new regulations of work and non-work also manifested new concepts o ...
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Crystalline Mirror Solutions (CMS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

The precise measurement of time and frequency is a critical technology in many different areas from fundamental sciences to sensing and communications applications. This project aims to explore and to secure the innovation potential of a new mirror technology that is targeted to improve on current standards of time- and frequency measurement.
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