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Mapping the cosmic expansion history with Type Ia supernovae
Observations of distant Type Ia supernovae indicate that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, driven by a mysterious cosmic component called dark energy.Since the discove...
Agent-Based Modelling to assess the quality and bias of the archaeological record
Archaeological data is often biased and incomplete. This is a well-known issue for most archaeologists.Although studies of specific sites and small regions can have this into accou...
Functional Organic Nanocrystals for Ultralong Phosphorescence Lifetime Bioimaging Applications
Recently, organic room-temperature phosphorescence materials (ORTPs) have gathered tremendous interest due to their high brightness and ultra-long lifetime (ULL) features, and ORTP...
Exploring new genetic causes and pathological mechanisms of epileptic focal cortical dysplasia
Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a rare, genetic, non-syndromic developmental malformation of the cerebral cortex that accounts for 5-10% of patients with focal epilepsy.FCD repre...
Low-cost Reliable Indoor Positioning in Smart Factories
We are clearly on the verge of Industry 4.0.The European Commission is investing on European Industry digitalisation not only to improve competitiveness but also to reach climate-n...
Multicentric Language Markers of NeuroDegeneration
By 2030, people aged 65 and over are expected to account for more than 25% of the European population.This fact foreshadows a dramatic growth of aging-related neurodegenerative dis...
The molecular mechanisms of sex determination in a malaria parasite
Sexual reproduction is an obligate stage in the complex life cycle of Plasmodium parasites, the causative agent of malaria.While cyclic asexual replication of the parasite in the v...
PRocurEments of innoVativE, advaNced systems to support security in public Transport – Pre-Commercial Procurment
The global aim of PREVENT Pre-Commercial Procurement is to augment the security in public transport through innovative procurement of technology solutions.The proposed technologies...
Extensions of Temporal Representations for Ontology-based and Holistic Reasoning in the Mobile Quality of Life Domain
The concept of Quality of Life (QoL) involves several dimensions, such as physical health and psychological state, which can be assessed by mobile resources and integrated to suppo...
Megakines - novel tools for structural insight into receptor:chemokine complexes
Chemokines are small, secreted cytokines that activate membrane receptors belonging to the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily.The chemokine-receptor interactions control...
Optoacoustic sensors for early disease detection and monitoring
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are responsible for the majority of the morbidity and mortality in the EU.However, to date there is no technology available that offers a...
The ZOOarchaeology of Historical CRETE: A Multiscalar Approach to Animals in Ancient Greece
ZOOCRETE adopts an interdisciplinary approach to examine the development and resilience of citizen-states in ancient Crete through the lens of communal feasting and food production...
hSpindly, a new regulatory protein of the SAC mechanism and its implication in tumour therapy
During mitosis a sophisticated surveillance system, known as the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), is crucial to make sure that the cell does not separate its sister chromatids un...
Fighting the X. fastidiosa threat to EU agriculture - Novel smart biopesticides based on bacterial spores
EU agriculture is facing an unparalleled threat by the pest Xylella fastidiosa, potentially causing an annual production loss of 5.5 billion euros and putting at risk 300.000 jobs...
Trans in Translation: Multilingual practices and local/global gender and sexuality discourses in Polish transition narratives
The project Trans in Translation (acronym: TRANSlation) focuses on Polish gender transition narratives published on selected social media in order to investigate their use of multi...
Networking Ecologically Smart Territories
The principal aim of Networking Ecologically Smart Territories (NEST) will be to test the hypothesis that digital diversification, which will be explored as noodiversification and...
Carbonate boundstone as a geochronometer
Recent analytical developments are reinvigorating the study of carbonate as a geochronometer in deep time (>1 Ma) using the U-Pb system.Boundstone, a type of carbonate rock made...
Mass cytometry nanotools for intracellular target engagement. Towards precision medicine.
Cancer is the second highest cause of death in Europe and one of the biggest challenges facing humanity. The discovery of multi-kinase inhibitors has emerged as a strong alternativ...
Titan’s Lakes and Lower Clouds: investigation of the enigmatic methane cycle with a new advanced model.
Saturn’s moon Titan is the only world in the Solar System besides Earth where rains reach the surface. Due to the cryogenic temperatures, these rains are not made of water but of m...
Surface for Urban Innovation: The Politics of Designing Poverty in Colombia and Czechia
The SURBANIN project explores the global operation of social innovations that tackle urban poverty through architecture, art or design (AAD).Various schools, collectives and studio...