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Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience (iSQAPER)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2020,

Knowledge regarding the complex interplay between agricultural land use and management and soil quality and function is fragmented and incomplete, in particular with regard to underlying principles and regulating mechanisms. The main aim of iSQAPER is to develop an interactive soil quality assessment tool (SQAPP) for agricultural land users that integrates newly derived process understanding and a ...
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The Crosstalk Between Red And White Blood Cells: The Case Of Fish (BLOODCELLSCROSSTALK)

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

Fish are the phylogenetically oldest vertebrate group with an immune system with clear similarities to the immune system of mammals. However, it is an actual matter of fact that the current knowledge of the fish immune system seems to lack the key piece to complete the puzzle. In 1953 Nelson described a new role of human red blood cells (RBCs) which would go beyond the simple transport of O2 to th ...
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Advanced Regenerative and REStorative Therapies to combat corneal BLINDNESS (ARREST BLINDNESS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Over 30 million Europeans are blind or visually impaired, leading to reduced quality of life and a tremendous loss of productivity in society. Corneal blindness is the second largest cause of blindness globally and while treatable, millions remain unnecessarily blind due to issues of access to transplantable tissue, lack of standardized treatments, and the lag in translating new regenerative medic ...
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Wireless Autonomous, Reliable and Resilient ProductIon Operation ARchitecture for Cognitive Manufacturing (AUTOWARE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

Current practice is such that a production system is designed and optimized to execute the exact same process over and over again. The planning and control of production systems has become increasingly complex regarding flexibility and productivity, as well as the decreasing predictability of processes. The full potential of open CPS has yet to be fully realized in the context of cognitive autonom ...
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MEMTRAIN: Memory Training for Older Adults (55+) Linking Physical Exercise and Brain Training to Promote Healthy Ageing

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

The project will conduct a scientific study on the benefits of linking exercise with brain training to promote healthy ageing and good memory for older adults (55+). At the same time experts in the fields of sport and brain training, who have specific experience in creating programmes for older adults will share their knowledge and create a training manual. This manual will be tested throughout Eu ...
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Reducing Injury in Sport with Kids: youth injury prevention programme for grass-root coaches

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

RISK grass-root coach education programme encompasses, and is directly related to, the EU Youth Strategy which aims to support the health and well-being of young people. There are serious short and long-term health-related consequences of sustaining a sport injury in childhood, however, injury prevention programmes have been shown to reduce injury incidence in youth participants. Such programmes a ...
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Adaptive Multimodal Interfaces to Assist Disabled People in Daily Activities (AIDE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

Around 80 million people in the EU, a sixth of its population, have a disability. Beside this, accessibility is a basic right for all persons with disabilities according to the article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities signed by the European Commission in 2010. The purpose of accessibility is to enable persons with disabilities to live independently and ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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FOOD QUALITY AND CONSUMER STUDIES

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

Project " Quality Food & Consumer Studies" thematically follows the " European Consumer Agenda - Boosting confidence and growth for 2012 - 2020 " that identifies the key measures needed to empower consumer and boost their trust. In the field of research and innovation it pays attention to deeper scientific understanding of consumer behavior and the health , safety and sustainability aspects of the ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Smart Wearable Robots with Bioinspired Sensory-Motor Skills (BioMot)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

Wearable robots (WR) are person-oriented devices, usually in the form of exoskeletons. These devices are worn by human operators to enhance or support a daily function, such as walking. WRs find applications in the enhancement of intact operators or in clinical environments, e.g. rehabilitation of gait function in neurologically injured patients. Most advanced WRs for human locomotion still fail t ...
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Sensory Gymnastic for the Elderly: program for the maintenance of sensory capacities in the elderly

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Sensory Gymnastic for the Elderly, GYMSEN is a training project which aims the maintenance of sensory capacities for the elderly with the consequences for the improvement of their wellness and quality of life. Aging is accompanied by changes in both physiological and psychological level that lead to loss of sensory abilities of individuals. This can trigger changes in diet and lifestyle. Inappropr ...
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Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications (MACUMBA)

Start date: Aug 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

Marine microorganisms form an almost untapped resource of biotechnological potential. However, its use is hindered by the low success rate of isolation of novel microorganisms and often by poor growth efficiency. Hence, the vast majority of marine microorganisms has not been cultivated and is often considered as ‘unculturable’. MaCuMBA aims at improving the isolation rate and growth efficiency of ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

The student and personnel (faculty and staff) mobility project of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (hereinafter UMH) was developed in accordance with the ERASMUS Policy Statement of the UMH and is marked by the actions that have been taking place since 1999, with the first student exchange project, subsequent to the founding of the UMH (the 1997-98 academic year). Included among this proj ...
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Empowering root-targeted strategies to minimize abiotic stress impacts on horticultural crops (ROOTOPOWER)

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

ROOTOPOWER aims to develop a multidisciplinary suite of new tools targeted to the root system to enhance agronomic stability and sustainability of dicotyledonous crops under multiple and combined abiotic stresses: salinity, water stress, soil compaction and low fertilizer (N, P, K) input. Central to our approach is the use of tomato as a model species since it can be very easily grafted (usual com ...
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EUCOMM: Tools for Functional Annotation of the Mouse Genome (EUCOMMTOOLS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The EUCOMMTOOLS Collaborative Project responds to the topic ‘HEALTH.2010.2.1.1-1: Large-scale efforts in mouse functional genomics to determine the functions of genes and their involvement in disease.’ EUCOMMTOOLS will provide, in a systematic high-throughput way, genetic tools and resources contributing to the determination of every gene’s function in any cell type of the entire organism at any g ...
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Uncovering conserved proliferation pathways between plants and animals (ARABIGANS)

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

"The study of plant biology is useful in two ways. Under a basic research perspective, it yields basic knowledge on processes that are specific to plants and distinguish them from animals. From an applied perspective, this knowledge can lead to an improvement in the quality or the productivity of crops. Any given aspect of plant biology can be considered to be fully dissected only after the genes ...
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Synapses: from molecules to higher brain function and diseases (SYMBAD)

Start date: Dec 1, 2009, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

SyMBaD aims to move forward our knowledge on synapse structure and function in the normal and pathological brain. Brain diseases represent a considerable social and economic burden in Europe. Emerging evidence indicates that synaptic dysfunction is associated with a majority of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Novel therapeutical approaches relie on a better knowledge of the synapse and its ...
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European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development (ECHORD)

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

Description Strengthening the knowledge transfer between scientific research and industry in robotics and stimulating their cooperation In Europe the robotics industry is strong, but still fragmented and dispersed. The objective of ECHORD is to provide new opportunities for coordinated and target- ...
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Uncovering the postembryonic function of embryonic lethal genes in Arabidopsis thaliana (CLONAL)

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

"Genes with essential functions have been identified in plants through the isolation of gametophytic-lethal and embryonic-lethal mutations. If lethality is a sign of the important metabolic, cellular or developmental function of a given gene, then we may expect some of these genes to also play crucial roles later in plant development. Because homozygotes are not viable or cannot be obtained, the f ...
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Molecular coding and subset specification of dopamine neurons generating the the meso-limbic and nigro-striatal system (mdDANEURODEV)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

This project aims to elucidate the molecular coding of meso-diencephalic dopaminergic (mdDA) neurons forming the complex meso-limbic and nigro-striatal dopaminergic system in the vertebrate central nervous system. Recent advances in molecular and developmental biology have shown that this system harbors u multitude of functional units that are defined by spatial and temporal cues and are represen ...
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Establishing links to augment research in Europe with network in Sudoe (ELIARE NETWORK SUDOE)

Start date: Mar 29, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2012,

El objetivo final del proyecto radica en la implantación de una red, a nivel del SUDOE, de actores de la investigación (Universidades, Centros de Investigación, Institutos de investigación públicos o privados), de Polos de competitividad y de autoridades públicas locales y regionales, con vistas a intercambiar y a capitalizar las prácticas adecuadas en materia de acompañamiento de los investigador ...
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Combating Antibiotics Resistant Pneumococci by Novel Strategies Based on in vivo and in vitro Host – Pathogen Interactions (CAREPNEUMO)

Start date: Mar 1, 2009, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

"The diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae are a major public health problem all over the world. Children, elderly people and immuno-compromised individuals are the high-risk targets for pneumococcal diseases. In spite of the availability of a large number of antibiotics the mortality and morbidity due to S. pneumoniae infections remain very high. There are two reasons for this: Firstly, the ...
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Developmental Molecular Pathways in Drosophila as a Model for Human Cancer (CancerPathways)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

Cancer is often characterized as a disease of signal transduction pathways, since it is frequently associated with inappropriate activation of such pathways. Indeed, new therapeutic approaches in cancer therapy, such as Herceptin, frequently target signaling pathway components to revert their pathophysiological aberrations. Most oncogenic pathways have been highly conserved throughout evolution wi ...
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Circadian regulation in the control of insulin and glucagon release and its role in Type 2 diabetes (Circadian Regulation)

Start date: May 15, 2009, End date: May 14, 2011,

Diabetes Mellitus is considered a bihormonal disorder that involves insulin resistance and insulin deficiency as well as relative or absolute high levels of glucagon. Recently, a strong association has been found between disturbances in circadian rhythms and metabolic disorders such as Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity. In this proposal we will use in vitro techniques to knockdown several clock genes ...
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Small Area Methods for Poverty and Living Condition Estimates (SAMPLE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2011,

It is well known that in order to ensure a good allocation of public funds and to guarantee the rights of final users of the statistics (government, research institutes and citizens) statistical data on monetary and supplementary poverty indicators have to be timely and effective. Effectiveness of statistical data is a function of their spatial relevance and accuracy. Often official data are refer ...
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An Integrated Wireless and Traffic Platform for Real-Time Road Traffic Management Solutions (iTETRIS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2008, End date: Jan 31, 2011,

Wireless vehicular cooperative systems have been identified as an attractive solution to improve road traffic management, thereby contributing to the European goal of safer, cleaner, and more efficient and sustainable traffic solutions. The use of V2V and V2I communication technologies can not only help reducing road fatalities but also a more efficient and adaptive traffic management that contrib ...
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In vivo studies and screens for new factors that promote or suppress tumor metastasis (FINDMETASTASIS)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2010,

"Metastasis is the process whereby a primary tumor (usually highly malignant in nature) spreads to distant locations in the body. Understanding step-by-step how particular confined tumors acquire invasiveness and/or spreading potential is a scientific challenge that can help us to develop new strategies for metastatic cancer prevention or treatment. In mouse models and in humans, the inactivation ...
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Analysis of Neuregulin-1 function in the maturation of cortical GABAergic interneurons: Implications for the etiology of schizophrenia (GABACORT)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2010,

"Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness affecting nearly 1% of the population that is though to arise as a consequence of abnormal brain development. Structural deficits are relatively subtle in schizophrenia; however, there is evidence for a reduced volume of the neocortex, probably linked to perturbed development of the neuropil, and significant alterations in GABAergic neurotransmission in pat ...
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HOPE: Giving hope to victims of abuse through vocational guidance and counselling

Start date: Oct 1, 2011,

There has been a number of successful European projects, still being used by vocational guidance counsellors, on target groups with labour market difficulties. These include migrants, refugees, older and younger people, women, low-paid workers and, more generally, people at risk of social exclusion. There is, however, a very large group that cross-cuts all social groups: victims of abuse, both me ...
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Developing Employability Programmes using Interactive Curriculum Technologies

Start date: Oct 1, 2011,

Developing Employability Programmes using Interactive Curriculum Technologies (DEPICT) seeks to understand how new communication technologies can be used to deliver enhanced employability in direct response to the needs of employers. DEPICT is a follow up to ERASMUS IP funded Creative Enterprise Futures Enterprise Bootcamps which involved students from universities in Europe helping them to devel ...
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