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2. EU COST Action CA21130 PRESTO 'P2X receptors as therapeutic targets' inaugural meeting report.
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Tattersall, Luke, Agrawal, Ankita, Adinolfi, Elena, and Gartland, Alison
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The inaugural meeting of the EU COST Action CA21130 PRESTO was held in February 2023, at the University of Ferrara, Italy. Our meeting report provides an overview of PRESTO, a tribute to Professor Jim Wiley, overviews of the talk, and a speaker synopsis that discusses the resources, models, equipment, and techniques available in different lab groups throughout Europe, increasing the prospect of collaborative research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Promoting Underground Cultural Heritage through Sustainable Practices: A Design Thinking and Audience Development Approach.
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Lo Presti, Olga and Carli, Maria Rosaria
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This paper examines two sustainability practices in complex and uncertain processes such as the case of the promotion of the underground built heritage (UBH). Convinced that the sustainability of a UBH valorisation project is only guaranteed by its survival over time, the authors argue that the decision-making process must be bottom-up, i.e., promoted and developed by the actors of the territory—communities and stakeholders—who share a strategic objective. They assume that they have already defined the value of the asset to be enhanced through heritage interpretation. At this point, two practices are proposed. The first is aimed at enhancing the UBH for the territory itself and involves the application of design thinking; the second, in the interest of the economic agents, is aimed at promoting the territory externally—promoting sustainable tourism—through the application of audience development. The work is a theoretical proposal and has not yet been tested in the field. The authors reserve the right to test it in a subsequent case study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Bridge Management System Based on Cost Action TU1406 Findings
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Kušar, Matej, Srdić, Aleksander, di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, Pellegrino, Carlo, editor, Faleschini, Flora, editor, Zanini, Mariano Angelo, editor, Matos, José C., editor, Casas, Joan R., editor, and Strauss, Alfred, editor
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- 2022
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5. Improving biomedical research by automated behaviour monitoring in the animal home cage – action needed for networking.
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Hölter, Sabine M, Wells, Sara, and Voikar, Vootele
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ANIMAL habitations , *ANIMAL behavior , *MEDICAL research , *ANIMAL cages , *ANIMAL models in research - Abstract
The key goal in biomedical research is a better understanding of disease aetiologies, which ideally results in strategies and recommendations for the prevention of diseases before they arise, and in the development of effective therapies. However, many concerns have been expressed about the reproducibility and the translational validity of preclinical research in animal models to inform clinical trials in humans. It has been proposed that improving internal, external and construct validity of animal studies will lead to improved translatability. Automated behaviour monitoring in the animal's home cage, which allows for longitudinal assessment of individual trajectories over sufficiently long intervals for (chronic) drug treatment or phenotype progression, is a promising solution to these problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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6. A COST Action on microbial responses to low pH: Developing links and sharing resources across the academic-industrial divide.
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Azizi, Tamir, De Araujo, Laurine Carvalho, Cetecioglu, Zeynep, Clancy, Aisha J., Feger, Marie L., Liran, Oded, O'Byrne, Conor, Sanka, Immanuel, Scheler, Ott, Sedlakova-Kadukova, Jana, Ziv, Carmit, De Biase, Daniela, and Lund, Peter A.
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EUROPEAN integration , *ACADEMIC-industrial collaboration , *MICROBIAL biotechnology , *COMMUNITIES , *COST - Abstract
We present work of our COST Action on "Understanding and exploiting the impacts of low pH on micro-organisms". First, we summarise a workshop held at the European Federation of Biotechnology meeting on Microbial Stress Responses (online in 2020) on "Industrial applications of low pH stress on microbial bio-based production", as an example of an initiative fostering links between pure and applied research. We report the outcomes of a small survey on the challenging topic of developing links between researchers working in academia and industry that show that, while people in different sectors strongly support such links, barriers remain that obstruct this process. We present the thoughts of an expert panel held as part of the workshop above, where people with experience of collaboration between academia and industry shared ideas on how to develop and maintain links. Access to relevant information is essential for research in all sectors, and because of this we have developed, as part of our COST Action goals, two resources for the free use of all researchers with interests in any aspects of microbial responses to low pH. These are (1) a comprehensive database of references in the literature on different aspects of acid stress responses in different bacterial and fungal species, and (2) a database of research expertise across our network. We invite the community of researchers working in this field to take advantage of these resources to identify relevant literature and opportunities for establishing collaborations. • Summary of workshop on "Industrial applications of low pH stress on microbial bio-based production". • Summary of survey and discussion section on barriers to developing effective academic-industrial collaborations. • Database of papers discussing mechanistic aspects of acid stress responses in diverse bacteria and fungi. • Database of expertise in COST Action CA18113. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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7. EnetCollect – European Network for Combining Language Learning with Crowdsourcing Techniques (COST Action CA16105)
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Lionel Nicolas and Verena Lyding
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enetCollect ,COST Action ,crowdsourcing ,language learning ,Philology. Linguistics ,P1-1091 - Abstract
This article reviews the European Network for Combining Language Learning with Crowdsourcing Techniques (enetCollect), an extensive network project created to foster research and innovation (R&I) on the combination of crowdsourcing and language learning. Accordingly, we explain how it began, introduce its overall logic and organization, and discuss its achievements in terms of both (1) creating a new R&I community through a concluded large network project, and (2) fostering R&I on a high-potential and mostly unexplored subject. We also discuss the challenges involved and lessons learned, whether in orchestrating and leading a new R&I community or the challenges we faced and generally observed in the efforts of enetCollect members, as they explored the many facets of such a versatile enterprise.
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- 2022
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8. Evolution of New Working Spaces
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Mariotti, Ilaria, Tomaz, Elisabete, Micek, Grzegorz, and Méndez-Ortega, Carles
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coworking spaces ,hybrid working spaces ,New Working Spaces ,urban planning ,CA18214 ,COST Action ,urban policy ,thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPR Regional, state and other local government ,thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology ,thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities - Abstract
This open access book provides multidisciplinary perspectives on the changing dynamics of new working spaces, with insights from various European countries and observing critical theoretical approaches. Divided into two main parts, the first part focuses on the different typologies of new working spaces, identifying the changing nature of these spaces and associated concepts, taxonomies, and specific approaches to this phenomenon. The second part analyzes the location of new working spaces, examining its recent evolution and identifying new factors and geographies, offering an additional empirical analysis of different European realities. The research included in this book contributes to the current discussion of new forms and geographies of work and their impact on the territories and related policies.
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- 2024
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9. INDEPTH (Impact of Nuclear Domains on Gene Expression and Plant Traits) Academy: a community resource for plant science.
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Tatout, Christophe, Mougeot, Guillaume, Parry, Geraint, Baroux, Célia, Pradillo, Mónica, and Evans, David
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BOTANY , *GENE expression , *PLANT genes , *PLANT communities , *COMMUNITY life , *CELL nuclei - Abstract
This Community Resource paper introduces the range of materials developed by the INDEPTH (Impact of Nuclear Domains on Gene Expression and Plant Traits) COST Action made available through the INDEPTH Academy. Recent rapid growth in understanding of the significance of epigenetic controls in plant and crop science has led to a need for shared, high-quality resources, standardization of protocols, and repositories for open access data. The INDEPTH Academy provides a range of masterclass tutorials, standardized protocols, and teaching webinars, together with a rapidly developing repository to support imaging and spatial analysis of the nucleus and deep learning for automated analysis. These resources were developed partly as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also driven by needs and opportunities identified by the INDEPTH community of ~200 researchers in 80 laboratories from 32 countries. This community report outlines the resources produced and how they will be extended beyond the INDEPTH project, but also aims to encourage the wider community to engage with epigenetics and nuclear structure by accessing these resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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10. Introduction
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Cander, Ljiljana R. and Cander, Ljiljana R.
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- 2019
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11. ProteoCure: A European network to fine-tune the proteome.
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Coux O and Farràs R
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Proteins are essential molecular actors in every cellular process. From their synthesis to their degradation, they are subject to continuous quality control mechanisms to ensure that they fulfil cellular needs in proper and timely fashion. Proteostasis is a key process allowing cells or organisms to maintain an appropriate but dynamic equilibrium of their proteome (the ensemble of all their proteins). It relies on multiple mechanisms that together control the level, fate and function of individual proteins, and ensure elimination of abnormal ones. The proteostasis network is essential for development and adaptation to environmental changes or challenges. Its dysfunctions can lead to accumulation of deleterious proteins or, conversely, to excessive degradation of beneficial ones, and are implicated in many diseases such as cancers, neurodegeneration, or developmental and aging disorders. Manipulating this network to control abundance of selected target proteins is therefore a strategy with enormous therapeutic or biotechnological potential. The ProteoCure COST Action gathers more than 350 researchers and their teams (31 countries represented) from the academic, clinical, and industrial sectors, who share the conviction that our understanding of proteostasis is mature enough to develop novel and highly specific therapies based on selective tuning of protein levels. Towards this objective, the Action organizes community-building activities to foster synergies among its participants and reinforce training of the next generation of European researchers. Its ambition is to function as a knowledge-based network and a creative exchange hub on normal and pathologic proteostasis, focusing on developing innovative tools modulating the level of specific protein(s)., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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12. KEYSTONE Activities and Results Overview on Enabling Mobility & Fostering Collaborations Through STSM
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Mahdi, Abdulhussain E., Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, Szymański, Julian, editor, and Velegrakis, Yannis, editor
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- 2018
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13. European Network for blood pressure research in children and adolescents (COST Action CA 19115)
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Empar Lurbe, Fernando Fernandez-Aranda, and Elke Wühl
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Niños ,Adolescentes ,Presión arterial ,COST Action ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 - Abstract
High blood pressure is a clearly established modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular and renal disease. Although most of its adverse effects develop in adulthood, it has become clear that high BP is a lifelong problem that can manifest early in life. While few would dispute the importance of taking effective steps to identify and manage this condition in middle-aged and elderly individuals, relatively little attention has been paid to the problem of high BP in children and adolescents.Therefore, the development of actions focused on early childhood, childhood and adolescence and the investigation of the underlying causes of this epidemic are of utmost importance. There is a pressing need for comprehensive pan-European action to increase the knowledge on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents, the current scarcity of which impedes the development of consensus across different research fields and hinders efforts to introduce changes in clinical practice. There are some aspects that demand urgent action: the definition of hypertension, the prevalence of high BP in Europe, accurate measurement for early identification, the assessment of hypertension-mediated organ damage and the development and implementation of prevention strategies. In order to provide answers to all of these unanswered questions and challenges, a multidisciplinary network was established, maintained and funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Association. COST is a funding organization for the creation of research networks known as COST Actions. In this case, the network will promote coordinated and collaborative activities on personalized preventive measures for children and adolescents across Europe. Resumen: La hipertensión arterial es un factor de riesgo cardiovascular y renal modificable. Aunque la mayoría de los resultados adversos ocurren en la edad adulta, la hipertensión arterial puede estar presente en etapas tempranas de la vida. Mientras pocos cuestionan la importancia de implementar medidas para identificar y manejar esta afección en personas adultas, se ha prestado relativamente poca atención al problema de la hipertensión arterial en niños y adolescentes.Conocer los orígenes de la hipertensión arterial es un tema que cada vez está más presente en los foros de debate. En este sentido, es absoluta la necesidad de una acción paneuropea con el fin de profundizar en los conocimientos sobre la prevención, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial en niños y adolescentes. En particular, existen algunas áreas urgentes de intervención tales como la definición de hipertensión, su prevalencia en Europa, la medición precisa para la identificación temprana de valores anormales, la evaluación del daño orgánico mediado por la hipertensión y cómo llevar a cabo estrategias de prevención. Con el fin de proporcionar respuestas a todas estas preguntas, la Comisión Europea ha aprobado y financiado una Asociación de Cooperación Europea en Ciencia y Tecnología (COST). La COST financia la creación de redes de investigación, que en nuestro caso promoverán actividades coordinadas y colaborativas sobre los problemas que presenta la hipertensión arterial en niños y adolescentes.
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- 2021
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14. EUROLAN 2021: Introduction to Linked Data for Linguistics Online Training School.
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Dojchinovski, Milan, Gil, Julia Bosque, Gracia, Jorge, and Stanković, Ranka
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ONLINE education , *LINKED data (Semantic Web) , *LINGUISTICS , *COMPUTATIONAL linguistics - Published
- 2021
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15. The European COST Action VascAgeNet Fostering Innovation – When Industry Comes to Science
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Christopher C. Mayer, Rachel E. Climie, Bernhard Hametner, and Rosa-Maria Bruno
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COST action ,VascAgeNet ,vascular ageing ,innovation ,Specialties of internal medicine ,RC581-951 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
VascAgeNet is a new European network which will join forces in order to refine, harmonize and promote the vascular ageing concept. It aims to bring innovations in cardiovascular research from bench to bedside and to establish assessment of vascular ageing in clinical practice. The interdisciplinary, inter-country and intersectional approach will enable all important players at the different stages of the innovation process to come together, as recommended in the triple or quadruple helix model of innovation, in order to guarantee best solutions. This is deemed necessary in order for economic and revolutionary solutions to be fit for wide-spread clinical use, especially in low-income and inclusiveness target countries. Thus, a clear case exists for a strong collaboration between science and industry, to foster innovations and breakthroughs in vascular ageing in order to improve clinical practice and to reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases globally.
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- 2020
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16. Addressing the Unmet Needs of Measuring Vascular Ageing in Clinical Practice–European COoperation in Science and Technology Action VascAgeNet
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Rachel Emma Climie, Christopher Clemens Mayer, Rosa Maria Bruno, and Bernhard Hametner
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COST Action ,VascAgeNet ,network ,vascular ageing ,study protocol ,Specialties of internal medicine ,RC581-951 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, regardless of gender, ethnicity or income. Evidence that vascular age, as opposed to chronological age, is better related to the prognosis of CVD is convincing. Despite recent technological advances for the measurement of vascular ageing, unmet needs remain which currently limit the assessment of vascular ageing in routine clinical practice. These unmet needs include: (1) lack of easy-to-use, affordable techniques/devices, (2) insufficient validation in clinical settings, (3) fragmentation of expertise in few research laboratories globally, and (4) lack of investigator/research driven intervention studies and head-to-head comparisons between different measurement techniques. This paper summarises how a recently awarded European COoperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action on Vascular Ageing (VascAgeNet) will address these unmet needs. The broad aim of the COST Action VascAgeNet is to establish a network which will work to refine, harmonize and promote the use of vascular ageing biomarkers, in order to improve clinical practice and to reduce the burden of CVD globally.
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- 2020
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17. The European COST Action VascAgeNet Fostering Innovation — When Industry Comes to Science.
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Mayer, Christopher C., Climie, Rachel E., Hametner, Bernhard, and Bruno, Rosa-Maria
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CARDIOVASCULAR diseases ,INTERDISCIPLINARY research ,INTERSECTIONALITY - Abstract
VascAgeNet is a new European network which will join forces in order to refine, harmonize and promote the vascular ageing concept. It aims to bring innovations in cardiovascular research from bench to bedside and to establish assessment of vascular ageing in clinical practice. The interdisciplinary, inter-country and intersectional approach will enable all important players at the different stages of the innovation process to come together, as recommended in the triple or quadruple helix model of innovation, in order to guarantee best solutions. This is deemed necessary in order for economic and revolutionary solutions to be fit for wide-spread clinical use, especially in low-income and inclusiveness target countries. Thus, a clear case exists for a strong collaboration between science and industry, to foster innovations and breakthroughs in vascular ageing in order to improve clinical practice and to reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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18. A Year in the Life of the EU-CardioRNA COST Action: CA17129 Catalysing Transcriptomics Research in Cardiovascular Disease.
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Robinson, Emma Louise, da Costa Gomes, Clarissa Pedrosa, Potoˇcnjak, Ines, Hellemans, Jan, Betsou, Fay, de Gonzalo-Calvo, David, Stoll, Monika, Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan, Ágg, Bence, Beis, Dimitris, Carmo-Fonseca, Maria, Enguita, Francisco J., Dogan, Soner, Tuna, Bilge G., Schroen, Blanche, Ammerlaan, Wim, Kuster, Gabriela M., Carpusca, Irina, Pedrazzini, Thierry, and Emanueli, Costanza
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CARDIOVASCULAR diseases , *NON-coding RNA , *RESEARCH grants , *KNOWLEDGE transfer , *TEAMS in the workplace - Abstract
The EU-CardioRNA Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action is a European-wide consortium established in 2018 with 31 European country members and four associate member countries to build bridges between translational researchers from academia and industry who conduct research on non-coding RNAs, cardiovascular diseases and similar research areas. EU-CardioRNA comprises four core working groups (WG1-4). In the first year since its launch, EU-CardioRNA met biannually to exchange and discuss recent findings in related fields of scientific research, with scientific sessions broadly divided up according to WG. These meetings are also an opportunity to establish interdisciplinary discussion groups, brainstorm ideas and make plans to apply for joint research grants and conduct other scientific activities, including knowledge transfer. Following its launch in Brussels in 2018, three WG meetings have taken place. The first of these in Lisbon, Portugal, the second in Istanbul, Turkey, and the most recent in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Each meeting includes a scientific session from each WG. This meeting report briefly describes the highlights and key take-home messages from each WG session in this first successful year of the EU-CardioRNA COST Action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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19. Addressing the Unmet Needs of Measuring Vascular Ageing in Clinical Practice—European COoperation in Science and Technology Action VascAgeNet.
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Climie, Rachel Emma, Mayer, Christopher Clemens, Bruno, Rosa Maria, and Hametner, Bernhard
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CARDIOVASCULAR disease diagnosis ,AGING ,EUROPEAN cooperation - Abstract
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, regardless of gender, ethnicity or income. Evidence that vascular age, as opposed to chronological age, is better related to the prognosis of CVD is convincing. Despite recent technological advances for the measurement of vascular ageing, unmet needs remain which currently limit the assessment of vascular ageing in routine clinical practice. These unmet needs include: (1) lack of easy-to-use, affordable techniques/devices, (2) insufficient validation in clinical settings, (3) fragmentation of expertise in few research laboratories globally, and (4) lack of investigator/research driven intervention studies and head-to-head comparisons between different measurement techniques. This paper summarises how a recently awarded European COoperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action on Vascular Ageing (VascAgeNet) will address these unmet needs. The broad aim of the COST Action VascAgeNet is to establish a network which will work to refine, harmonize and promote the use of vascular ageing biomarkers, in order to improve clinical practice and to reduce the burden of CVD globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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20. How Do Stakeholders Working on the Forest–Water Nexus Perceive Payments for Ecosystem Services?
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Báliková, Klára, Červená, Tereza, Meo, Isabella De, Vreese, Rik De, Deniz, Tuğba, Mokaddem, Abdelmohssin El, Kayacan, Bekir, Larabi, Fadila, Lībiete, Zane, Lyubenova, Mariyana, Malovrh, Špela Pezdevšek, Potočki, Kristina, Pelyukh, Oksana, Rugani, Benedetto, Sarvasova, Zuzana, Šálka, Jaroslav, Stevanov, Mirjana, Stojnic, Srdjan, Jarský, Vilém, and Vuletić, Dijana
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PAYMENTS for ecosystem services ,LAND management ,ECOSYSTEM services ,STAKEHOLDERS ,LOCAL knowledge - Abstract
Nowadays, great emphasis is placed on the relationship between forest and water because forests are considered as substantial sources of many water ecosystem services. The aim of this paper is to analyze the stakeholder opinions towards the relationship between forests and water and the potential development of water-related payments for ecosystem services (PES) schemes. The study is developed in the context of COST Action CA15206–PESFOR-W (Forests for Water) aimed at synthesizing current knowledge about the PES schemes across Europe. The stakeholder opinions were mapped out using a structured questionnaire consisting of 20 questions divided into four thematic sections. The data were collected through an online survey. The results showed opinions of 142 stakeholders from 23 countries, mainly from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. In order to analyze the collected data, the stakeholders were grouped in buyers, sellers, intermediaries, and knowledge providers. The survey results indicated that the most important category of water ecosystem services according to our sample of stakeholders is regulating services followed by provisioning services. Further findings pointed out the highest importance that shared values and direct changes in land management can have when designing water-related PES schemes. The role of public authorities and collective collaboration of different stakeholders, with emphasis on local and expert knowledge, are also identified as of crucial importance. The results show that stakeholder opinions can serve as a starting point when designing PES schemes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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21. Incorporating Ecosystems in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Current Perspective and Future Directions
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Lucca, E., Avellán, T., Kofinas, D., Baganz, G. F. M., Baubekova, A., Blicharska, M., Calheiros, C., Castelli, G., Dašić, T., Đorđević, D., el Jeitany, J., Fader, M., Hassan, R., Kleemann, J., Liu, H.-Y., Masia, S., Merheb, M., Milliken, S., Mooren, C. E., Oinonen, S., Oral, H. V., Pagano, A., Pineda-Martos, R., Psomas, A., Rađenović, T., Das, S. S., Sambo, B., Sperotto, A., Spyropoulou, A., Stefanakis, A., Suškevičs, M., Sušnik, J., Taiwo Temitope, B., Teutschbein, C., Vasilić, V., Munaretto, S., Brouwer, F., Laspidou, C., Lucca, E., Avellán, T., Kofinas, D., Baganz, G. F. M., Baubekova, A., Blicharska, M., Calheiros, C., Castelli, G., Dašić, T., Đorđević, D., el Jeitany, J., Fader, M., Hassan, R., Kleemann, J., Liu, H.-Y., Masia, S., Merheb, M., Milliken, S., Mooren, C. E., Oinonen, S., Oral, H. V., Pagano, A., Pineda-Martos, R., Psomas, A., Rađenović, T., Das, S. S., Sambo, B., Sperotto, A., Spyropoulou, A., Stefanakis, A., Suškevičs, M., Sušnik, J., Taiwo Temitope, B., Teutschbein, C., Vasilić, V., Munaretto, S., Brouwer, F., and Laspidou, C.
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Integrated approaches for managing natural resources are needed to meet the increasing demand for freshwater, energy and food, while, in parallel, mitigating and adapting to climate change, maintaining the integrity of ecosystems, and ensuring equitable access to resources. The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus has been proposed as a cross-sectoral approach to understand, analyse, and manage the complex trade-offs and exploit synergies that arise among these resource sectors. Although not initially included as a component of the Nexus, the importance of ecosystems in supporting water, energy and food security is increasingly recognised by the Nexus community of researchers and practitioners. However, attempts to conceptually integrate Ecosystems into the Nexus have yet to converge into a common framework. A group of natural resources management researchers, system thinkers and ecosystem services experts from the European network COST Action CA20138 NEXUSNET have compiled and investigated the various approaches for integrating ecosystems in the WEF Nexus. By combining literature analysis with interdisciplinary workshops – one of which was held in a hybrid format (in person and online) at the University of Oulu, Finland, in September 2022 – we reveal a multiplicity of concepts utilised to represent, partially or fully, ecosystems in the Nexus, namely “natural environment”, “ecosystem services” and “biodiversity”. Disparity was also found in the role attributed to ecosystems in the Nexus framework, being it an underlying layer from which resources for Nexus sectors are extracted or the pillar of an expanded Nexus system – i.e., the WEF-Ecosystems Nexus. Through this collaborative effort, we present possible advantages and disadvantages of adopting differential WEF-Ecosystems Nexus approaches, highlighting their potential complementarity and integration to support future advancement of Nexus research. In the oral presentation, we will show our preliminary findings and encou
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- 2023
22. Mapping biosecurity measures applied on different animal producton systems across Europe – Progress of COST Acton BETTER
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Prodanov-Radulović, Jasna, Nunes, Telmo, Chantziaras, Ilias, Kureljušić, Branislav, Piccirillo, Alessandra, Tilli, Giudita, Allepuz, Alberto, Prodanov-Radulović, Jasna, Nunes, Telmo, Chantziaras, Ilias, Kureljušić, Branislav, Piccirillo, Alessandra, Tilli, Giudita, and Allepuz, Alberto
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Biosecurity is of paramount importance to prevent the introduction and spread of pathogens and to preserve the animal health. The new COST Action BETTER has started in 2021, with the aim to evaluate how biosecurity is currently used across Europe and will use participative approaches to understand motivators and barriers for biosecurity implementation. The overall aim of the COST Action is to reduce the risk of infectious disease introduction and spread by improving the implementation of biosecurity measures in animal production systems. At present, the COST Action is composed of 265 participants from 46 different countries. Within the four different working groups, working group 1 (WG1) has the task to map how biosecurity is applies across Europe and neighbouring countries in different animal production systems. This working group will address the challenge of understanding how biosecurity measures are applied in the different cattle, pig and poultry production systems across Europe in order to identify existing knowledge gaps and ways for improvement. At the end of 2022 a data collection tool based on excel has been created to capture biosecurity practices applied in different animal production systems (poultry, cattle and pigs). The created database is related to biosecurity measures (mandatory by law and by other than law) and their implementation rate in different countries. At the moment, data collection toll for terrestrial animals has been initiated and the phase of active data collection is in progress. Besides addressing how biosecurity measures are applied in Europe and neighbouring countries, in the frame of COST Action network, WG1 members will try to identify ways for biosecurity improvement, especially in production systems where there is a lower level of implementation or in settings where biosecurity is more challenging to carry out.
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- 2023
23. European Narratives on Remote Working and Coworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Undetermined, U. (author) and Undetermined, U. (author)
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This open access book offers a multidisciplinary and comprehensive perspective regarding the immediate and long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on coworking spaces in the European Region. The current pandemic has imposed several effects on work and spaces for work. Some are immediate effects and will last for a short time (such as the closing down of the space), some will last longer (namely, the reorganisation of the space to meet the physical distancing), and some will stay for a long time (remote working and hybrid working). Although the literature on coworking spaces and the effects of the pandemic is growing fast, empirical studies are yet limited. Within this context, this book seeks a twofold aim: (i) to contribute to the fast-growing literature on coworking space and their effects at different scales; (ii) to present a multidisciplinary perspective about the effects of the yet-lasting Corona-pandemic effects on the patterns of remote working and consequently on coworking spaces, as the most diffused form of new working spaces., History, Form & Aesthetics
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- 2023
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24. Promoting Underground Cultural Heritage through Sustainable Practices: A Design Thinking and Audience Development Approach
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Carli, Olga Lo Presti and Maria Rosaria
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underground built heritage ,COST action ,heritage interpretation ,design thinking ,audience development - Abstract
This paper examines two sustainability practices in complex and uncertain processes such as the case of the promotion of the underground built heritage (UBH). Convinced that the sustainability of a UBH valorisation project is only guaranteed by its survival over time, the authors argue that the decision-making process must be bottom-up, i.e., promoted and developed by the actors of the territory—communities and stakeholders—who share a strategic objective. They assume that they have already defined the value of the asset to be enhanced through heritage interpretation. At this point, two practices are proposed. The first is aimed at enhancing the UBH for the territory itself and involves the application of design thinking; the second, in the interest of the economic agents, is aimed at promoting the territory externally—promoting sustainable tourism—through the application of audience development. The work is a theoretical proposal and has not yet been tested in the field. The authors reserve the right to test it in a subsequent case study.
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25. European Narratives on Remote Working and Coworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Akhavan, Mina, Hölzel, Marco, and Leducq, Divya
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Covid-19 ,coworking spaces ,remote working ,urban policy ,urban planning ,COST Action ,CA18214 ,thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVS Regional / urban economics ,thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPP Public administration ,thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology ,thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences - Abstract
This open access book offers a multidisciplinary and comprehensive perspective regarding the immediate and long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on coworking spaces in the European Region. The current pandemic has imposed several effects on work and spaces for work. Some are immediate effects and will last for a short time (such as the closing down of the space), some will last longer (namely, the reorganisation of the space to meet the physical distancing), and some will stay for a long time (remote working and hybrid working). Although the literature on coworking spaces and the effects of the pandemic is growing fast, empirical studies are yet limited. Within this context, this book seeks a twofold aim: (i) to contribute to the fast-growing literature on coworking space and their effects at different scales; (ii) to present a multidisciplinary perspective about the effects of the yet-lasting Corona-pandemic effects on the patterns of remote working and consequently on coworking spaces, as the most diffused form of new working spaces.
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26. Scholarships, Grants for Young Researchers under the Umbrella of the CA19104 COST Action.
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SIK-LANYI, Cecilia, ARA, Jinat, LEADER, Geraldine, and ŞAHİN TIMAR, Zeynep
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The presentation introduces the short study and conference attendance support opportunities for young researchers and Ph.D. students in Europe. The Marie Sklodovska-Curie Actions (MSCA), OeAD, DAAD, ERASMUS programs, Campus Mundi, Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship, and COST Action grand awarding are the scholarship programs whose aim is to serve the growth of the EU's intellectual capital. Since the European Union has realized the importance of intangible assets, such as intellectual capital, they started to provide a supportive environment for student mobility. Therefore, addressing the importance of the offered scholarship in Europe, in this conference lecture, we attempted to present the potentiality of the addressed scholarship programs connected with the EU and help them improve their policy. Moreover, an example from the COST Action, CA19104-advancing Social inclusion through Technology and EmPowerment (a-STEP) has introduced addressing various supporting activities [1]. The main objectives of the Action a-STEP are to (i) evaluate and synthesize research among PanEuropean network and beyond on enhancing social inclusion through AT in an international context, (ii) connect and promote knowledge transfer between the users, researchers, practitioners, and SMEs, (iii) integrate ongoing research in an interdisciplinary (social sciences, rehabilitation, psychology, medical, engineering, technology), inter-country, and intersectoral (research, industry, policy) network, (iv) bring together research projects in a collaborative activity among pan-European network and beyond [2]. This Cost Action has several awards: • Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM), • Virtual Mobility, • Virtual Networking, • Inclusive Target Countries (ITC) Conference Grant. The goal of the CA19104 COST Action, the Conference Grants, and STSM Grants will be presented during the conference in more detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Unifying European Biodiversity Informatics (BioUnify)
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Dimitrios Koureas, Alex Hardisty, Rutger Vos, Donat Agosti, Christos Arvanitidis, Peter Bogatencov, Pier Luigi Buttigieg, Yde de Jong, Ferenc Horvath, Georgios Gkoutos, Quentin Groom, Tomas Kliment, Urmas Kõljalg, Ioannis Manakos, Arnald Marcer, Karol Marhold, David Morse, Patricia Mergen, Lyubomir Penev, Lars Pettersson, Jens-Christian Svenning, Anton van de Putte, and Vincent Smith
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28. Estimating species relative abundances from museum records
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Faith A. M. Jones, Sandra M. Rehan, David J. Russell, Douglas B. Booher, Cristina Fiera, Corrie S. Moreau, Rebecca J. Rowe, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Mark C. Urban, Richard B. Primack, Andrew V. Suarez, Ulrich Burkhardt, Werner Ulrich, David K. Skelly, Gary R. Graves, Anne E. Magurran, Nelson Rios, George Ni, Matthew Rothendler, The Leverhulme Trust, University of St Andrews. School of Biology, University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity, University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences, University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling, University of St Andrews. Fish Behaviour and Biodiversity Research Group, and University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland
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AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General) ,GC ,business.industry ,plants ,Ecological Modeling ,QH301 Biology ,Environmental resource management ,relative abundance ,DAS ,fishes ,invertebrates ,AM ,QH301 ,museum records ,Cost action ,GC Oceanography ,mammals ,Soil protection ,business ,GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries) ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,biodiversity - Abstract
Funding: C.F., U.B. and D.J.R. acknowledge COST Action ‘European Soil-Biology Data Warehouse for Soil Protection’ (EUdaphobase), CA18237, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). AEM thanks the Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2019-401). D.B.B. was supported by an NSF Postdoc Research Fellowship in Biology (NSF 000733206), S.M.R. was supported by an NSERC Discovery Grant Author Contributions, A.V.S. was supported by NSF 1755336, C.S.M was supported by NSF 1398620 and N.J.G was supported by NSF 2019470. 1. Dated, geo-referenced museum specimens are a rich data source for reconstructing species' distribution and abundance patterns. However, museum records are potentially biased towards over-representation of rare species, and it is unclear whether museum records can be used to estimate relative abundance in the field. 2. We assembled 17 coupled field and museum datasets to quantitatively compare relative abundance estimates with the Dirichlet distribution. Collectively, these datasets comprise 73,039 museum records and 1,405,316 field observations of 2,240 species. 3. Although museum records of rare species overestimated relative abundance by 1-fold to over 100-fold (median study = 9.0), the relative abundance of species estimated from museum occurrence records was strongly correlated with relative abundance estimated from standardized field surveys (r2 range of 0.10-0.91, median study = 0.43). 4. These analyses provide a justification for estimating species relative abundance with carefully curated museum occurrence records, which may allow for the detection of temporal or spatial shifts in the rank ordering of common and rare species. Publisher PDF
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29. European Narratives on Remote Working and Coworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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open access ,urban policy ,coworking spaces ,remote working ,COST Action ,Covid-19 ,CA18214 ,urban planning - Abstract
This open access book offers a multidisciplinary and comprehensive perspective regarding the immediate and long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on coworking spaces in the European Region. The current pandemic has imposed several effects on work and spaces for work. Some are immediate effects and will last for a short time (such as the closing down of the space), some will last longer (namely, the reorganisation of the space to meet the physical distancing), and some will stay for a long time (remote working and hybrid working). Although the literature on coworking spaces and the effects of the pandemic is growing fast, empirical studies are yet limited. Within this context, this book seeks a twofold aim: (i) to contribute to the fast-growing literature on coworking space and their effects at different scales; (ii) to present a multidisciplinary perspective about the effects of the yet-lasting Corona-pandemic effects on the patterns of remote working and consequently on coworking spaces, as the most diffused form of new working spaces.
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30. European Narratives on Remote Working and Coworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Akhavan, M., Hölzel, Marco, Leducq, Divya, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Technische Universität Munchen - Université Technique de Munich [Munich, Allemagne] (TUM), and University of Lille
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open access ,urban policy ,coworking spaces ,remote working ,COST Action ,Covid-19 ,CA18214 ,urban planning ,[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences - Abstract
This open access book offers a multidisciplinary and comprehensive perspective regarding the immediate and long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on coworking spaces in the European Region. The current pandemic has imposed several effects on work and spaces for work. Some are immediate effects and will last for a short time (such as the closing down of the space), some will last longer (namely, the reorganisation of the space to meet the physical distancing), and some will stay for a long time (remote working and hybrid working). Although the literature on coworking spaces and the effects of the pandemic is growing fast, empirical studies are yet limited. Within this context, this book seeks a twofold aim: (i) to contribute to the fast-growing literature on coworking space and their effects at different scales; (ii) to present a multidisciplinary perspective about the effects of the yet-lasting Corona-pandemic effects on the patterns of remote working and consequently on coworking spaces, as the most diffused form of new working spaces.
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31. A Year in the Life of the EU-CardioRNA COST Action: CA17129 Catalysing Transcriptomics Research in Cardiovascular Disease
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Emma Louise Robinson, Clarissa Pedrosa da Costa Gomes, Ines Potočnjak, Jan Hellemans, Fay Betsou, David de Gonzalo-Calvo, Monika Stoll, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz, Bence Ágg, Dimitris Beis, Maria Carmo-Fonseca, Francisco J. Enguita, Soner Dogan, Bilge G. Tuna, Blanche Schroen, Wim Ammerlaan, Gabriela M. Kuster, Irina Carpusca, Thierry Pedrazzini, Costanza Emanueli, Fabio Martelli, and Yvan Devaux
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COST Action ,network ,non-coding RNA ,cardiovascular disease ,translational research ,interdisciplinary ,Genetics ,QH426-470 - Abstract
The EU-CardioRNA Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action is a European-wide consortium established in 2018 with 31 European country members and four associate member countries to build bridges between translational researchers from academia and industry who conduct research on non-coding RNAs, cardiovascular diseases and similar research areas. EU-CardioRNA comprises four core working groups (WG1–4). In the first year since its launch, EU-CardioRNA met biannually to exchange and discuss recent findings in related fields of scientific research, with scientific sessions broadly divided up according to WG. These meetings are also an opportunity to establish interdisciplinary discussion groups, brainstorm ideas and make plans to apply for joint research grants and conduct other scientific activities, including knowledge transfer. Following its launch in Brussels in 2018, three WG meetings have taken place. The first of these in Lisbon, Portugal, the second in Istanbul, Turkey, and the most recent in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Each meeting includes a scientific session from each WG. This meeting report briefly describes the highlights and key take-home messages from each WG session in this first successful year of the EU-CardioRNA COST Action.
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32. Women's career for a lifetime SESSION (NO. 5) in partnership with Association for Women's Career Development in Hungary (AWCDH)/2 Hungary Country report on digitalization and international comparison within the frameworks of the CA21107 COST Action Work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalization (DIGI-net)
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Modla, Mónika, Görgényi, Ildikó Modláné, and Ferenczi, Andrea
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SEXISM ,EMPLOYEE rights ,DIGITAL technology ,EMPLOYMENT of older people ,WORK-life balance ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,VOCATIONAL guidance ,WOMEN'S employment - Published
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33. GliMR: Cross-Border Collaborations to Promote Advanced MRI Biomarkers for Glioma
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Clement, Patricia, Booth, Thomas, Borovečki, Fran, Emblem, Kyrre E., Figueiredo, Patrícia, Hirschler, Lydiane, Jančálek, Radim, Keil, Vera C., Maumet, Camille, Özsunar, Yelda, Pernet, Cyril, Petr, Jan, Pinto, Joana, Smits, Marion, and Warnert, Esther A. H.
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- 2021
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34. Balancing restrictions and access to maternity care for women and birthing partners during the COVID-19 pandemic
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J Celleja Agius, K Hartmann, JD Turner, Marianne Nieuwenhuijze, Susan Ayers, Soo Downe, O Gouni, Joan Lalor, M Oosterman, Antje Horsch, Sigfridur Inga Karlsdottir, Educational and Family Studies, LEARN! - Child rearing, and APH - Mental Health
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,BF ,B720 ,Health Services Accessibility ,Maternity care ,Nursing ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,Pregnancy ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Childbirth ,maternity care ,Humans ,Cost action ,Family ,Maternal Health Services ,COVID-19/prevention & control ,Europe ,Family/psychology ,Female ,Health Services Accessibility/ethics ,Infection Control ,Maternal Health Services/ethics ,Maternal Health Services/organization & administration ,Parturition/psychology ,Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology ,Pregnant Women/psychology ,Quality of Health Care/ethics ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Women's Rights/ethics ,Quality of Health Care ,business.industry ,covid-19 pandemic ,Parturition ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,COVID-19 ,SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities ,Patient Acceptance of Health Care ,medicine.disease ,Work (electrical) ,Commentary ,Women's Rights ,Pregnant Women ,RG ,business ,Psychosocial ,RA - Abstract
Key points1 Maternity services across Europe during the pandemic has undergone changes to limit virus transmission; however, many changes are not evidence-based.2 Although these changes were introduced to keep women, babies and healthcare staff safe, the exclusion of companions and the separation of mothers and babies is particularly antithetical to a human rights-based approach to quality care.3 A poll of COST Action 18211 network members showed that inconsistency in the application of restrictions was high, and there were significant deviations from the recommendations of authoritative bodies.4 Concerns have emerged that restrictions in practice may have longer term negative impacts on mothers and their families and, in particular, may impact on the long-term health of babies.5 When practice changes deviate from evidence-based frameworks that underpin quality care, they must be monitored, appraised and evaluated to minimise unintended iatrogenic effects.
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35. MINES (SALT AND GOLD) AND INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERGROUND BUILT HERITAGE SURVEY: ROMANIA, CONTRIBUTION TO THE COST ACTION
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M. Anghelache, M. Bostenaru Dan, Ș. Halmagi, and A. Petrisor
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Engineering ,Environmental protection ,Salt (cryptography) ,business.industry ,Cost action ,Built heritage ,business - Abstract
Book Chapter in Insights of Geosciences for hazards and education Editor: Florina Chitea ISBN –print 9788-606-537-563-5 ISBN –e-book 9788-606-537-564-2
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- 2022
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36. Capacity Building In Phytotechnologies
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Marmiroli, N., Samotokin, B., Marmiroli, M., Maestri, E., Yanchuk, V., Kulakow, Peter A., editor, and Pidlisnyuk, Valentina V., editor
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- 2010
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37. Summary of Accomplishments
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Tomppo, Erkki, Gabler, Karl, Schadauer, Klemens, Gschwantner, Thomas, Lanz, Adrian, Ståhl, Göran, McRoberts, Ronald E., Chirici, Gherardo, Cienciala, Emil, Winter, Susanne, Tomppo, Erkki, editor, Gschwantner, Thomas, editor, Lawrence, Mark, editor, and McRoberts, Ronald E., editor
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- 2010
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38. Comparisons of National Forest Inventories
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Lawrence, Mark, McRoberts, Ronald E., Tomppo, Erkki, Gschwantner, Thomas, Gabler, Karl, Tomppo, Erkki, editor, Gschwantner, Thomas, editor, Lawrence, Mark, editor, and McRoberts, Ronald E., editor
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39. Introduction
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Tomppo, Erkki, Schadauer, Klemens, McRoberts, Ronald E., Gschwantner, Thomas, Gabler, Karl, Ståhl, Göran, Tomppo, Erkki, editor, Gschwantner, Thomas, editor, Lawrence, Mark, editor, and McRoberts, Ronald E., editor
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40. Introduction
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Pröbstl, Ulrike, Wirth, Veronika, Elands, Birgit, Bell, Simon, Pröbstl, Ulrike, editor, Wirth, Veronika, editor, Elands, Birgit H. M., editor, and Bell, Simon, editor
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- 2010
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41. enetCollect: A New European Network for combining Language Learning with Crowdsourcing Techniques.
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Agerri, Rodrigo, Maritxalar, Montse, Lyding, Verena, and Nicolas, Lionel
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FOREIGN language education ,CROWDSOURCING ,LANGUAGE & languages - Abstract
Copyright of Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural is the property of Sociedad Espanola para el Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2018
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42. Maristem—Stem Cells of Marine/Aquatic Invertebrates: From Basic Research to Innovative Applications.
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Ballarin, Loriano, Rinkevich, Baruch, Bartscherer, Kerstin, Burzynski, Artur, Cambier, Sebastien, Cammarata, Matteo, Domart-Coulon, Isabelle, Drobne, Damjana, Encinas, Juanma, Frank, Uri, Geneviere, Anne-Marie, Hobmayer, Bert, Löhelaid, Helike, Lyons, Daniel, Martinez, Pedro, Oliveri, Paola, Peric, Lorena, Piraino, Stefano, Ramšak, Andreja, and Rakers, Sebastian
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The “stem cells” discipline represents one of the most dynamic areas in biomedicine. While adult marine/aquatic invertebrate stem cell (MISC) biology is of prime research and medical interest, studies on stem cells from organisms outside the classical vertebrate (e.g., human, mouse, and zebrafish) and invertebrate (e.g., Drosophila, Caenorhabditis) models have not been pursued vigorously. Marine/aquatic invertebrates constitute the largest biodiversity and the widest phylogenetic radiation on Earth, from morphologically simple organisms (e.g., sponges, cnidarians), to the more complex mollusks, crustaceans, echinoderms, and protochordates. These organisms contain a kaleidoscope of MISC-types that allow the production of a large number of novel bioactive-molecules, many of which are of significant potential interest for human health. MISCs further participate in aging and regeneration phenomena, including whole-body regeneration. For years, the European MISC-community has been highly fragmented and has established scarce ties with biomedical industries in an attempt to harness MISCs for human welfare. Thus, it is important to (i) consolidate the European community of researchers working on MISCs; (ii) promote and coordinate European research on MISC biology; (iii) stimulate young researchers to embark on research in MISC-biology; (iv) develop, validate, and share novel MISC tools and methodologies; (v) establish the MISC discipline as a forefront interest of biomedical disciplines, including nanobiomedicine; and (vi) establish collaborations with industries to exploit MISCs as sources of bioactive molecules. In order to fill the recognized gaps, the EC-COST Action 16203 “MARISTEM” has recently been launched. At its initial stage, the consortium unites 26 scientists from EC countries, Cooperating countries, and Near Neighbor Countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. Report of the International Society for Zinc Biology 5th Meeting, in Collaboration with Zinc-Net (COST Action TD1304)--UCLan Campus, Pyla, Cyprus.
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Lowe, Nicola M. and Moran, Victoria Hall
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From 18 to 22 June 2017, the fifth biennial meeting of the International Society for Zinc Biology was held in conjunction with the final dissemination meeting of the Network for the Biology of Zinc (Zinc-Net) at the University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus campus. The meeting attracted over 160 participants, had 17 scientific symposia, 4 plenary speakers and 2 poster discussion sessions. In this report, we give an overview of the key themes of the meeting and some of the highlights from the scientific programme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. Cost Action 636 Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle – A Network for Collaboration within Europe
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Ledin, A., Patureau, D., and Kümmerer, Klaus, editor
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45. Liver Metastases of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Implications for an Updated Staging System
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Jorge Adeva, Alvaro Santos-Laso, Vincenzo Cardinale, Marcin Krawczyk, Simone Stock, Alejandro Forner, Rocio I.R. Macias, Marek Krawczyk, Juan W. Valle, Adelaida La Casta, Domenico Alvaro, Chiara Braconi, Luca Fabris, Matthias Evert, Angela Lamarca, Trine Folseraas, Jesus M. Banales, Kirsten Utpatel, and European Commission
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Adult ,Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Library science ,Cholangiocarcinoma ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Political science ,Hepatobiliary Malignancies ,Humans ,media_common.cataloged_instance ,Neoplasm Invasiveness ,Cost action ,European union ,Staging system ,Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma ,Aged ,Neoplasm Staging ,media_common ,Aged, 80 and over ,Funding Agency ,Hepatology ,Liver Neoplasms ,Original Articles ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,Survival Analysis ,3. Good health ,Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic ,030104 developmental biology ,Bile Duct Neoplasms ,Female ,Original Article ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,SEER Program - Abstract
[EN] BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) with liver metastases is perceived to have a poor prognosis, but the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) classifies them as early stage in the absence of lymph nodes or extrahepatic spread. APP ROA CH AND RESULT S: Patients with iCCA from the European Network for the Study of Cholangiocarcinoma (ENS-CCA) and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries with survival/staging (AJCC v.7) data were eligible. Modified staging was used (mAJCC v.7): group A: stages I-III (excluding T2bN0); group B: stage IVa (excluding T2bN1M0); group C: liver metastases (T2bN0/1); and group D: stage IVb (extrahepatic metastases). Survival analysis (Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression) was performed in an ENS-CCA training cohort (TC) and findings internally (ENS-CCA iVC) and externally (SEER) validated. The aim was to assess whether liver metastases (group C) had a shorter survival compared to other early stages (group A) to propose a modified version of AJCC v.8 (mAJCC v.8). A total of 574 and 4,171 patients from the ENS-CCA and SEER registries were included. Following the new classification, 19.86% and 17.31% of patients from the ENS-CCA and SEER registries were reclassified into group C, respectively. In the ENS-CCA TC, multivariable Cox regression was adjusted for obesity (p = 0.026) and performance status (P < 0.001); patients in group C (HR, 2.53; 95% CI, 1.18-5.42; P = 0.017) had a higher risk of death (vs. group A). Findings were validated in the ENS-CCA iVC (HR, 2.93; 95% CI, 2.04-4.19; P < 0.001) and in the SEER registry (HR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.68-2.09; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: iCCA with liver metastases has a worse outcome than other early stages of iCCA. Given that AJCC v.8 does not take this into consideration, a modification of AJCC v.8 (mAJCC v.8), including “liver metastases: multiple liver lesions, with or without vascular invasion” as an “M1a stage,” is suggested. (Hepatology 2021;73:2311-2325). The authors of this article are members of the European Network for the Study of Cholangiocarcinoma (ENS-CCA) and participate in the initiative European H2020 COST Action EURO-CHOLANGIO- NET granted by the COST Association (CA18122). The ENS-CCA registry is supported by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL: Registry Grant Awards 2016 and 2019), the Spanish Association of Gastroenterology (AEG: RedCap access) and Incyte® (grant 2020). This article/publication is based upon work from COST Action European Cholangiocarcinoma Network, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology: www.cost.eu) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Drs. Angela Lamarca, Juan Valle and Jesus M. Banales also received funding from The Christie Charity and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme [grant number 825510, ESCALON]. Some of the authors of this manuscript are members of the European Reference Network (ERN)-Liver (Liver Tumor Working Group) (European H2020 project).
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46. DNAqua‐Net conference unites participants from around the world with the quest to standardize and implement DNA‐based aquatic biomonitoring
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Bohmann, Kristine, Chua, Physilia, Holman, Luke E., and Lynggaard, Christina
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Aquatic biomonitoring ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Microbial ecology ,Genetics ,GE1-350 ,Environmental DNA ,Cost action ,Relevance (information retrieval) ,freshwater ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Ecology ,business.industry ,QR100-130 ,Environmental resource management ,marine ,environmental DNA ,Environmental sciences ,Geography ,Work (electrical) ,biomonitoring ,metabarcoding ,business - Abstract
The EU COST Action DNAqua‐Net has since its start in 2016 gathered European researchers with the quest to standardize and implement DNA‐based aquatic biomonitoring. On March 9–11, 2021, their work culminated in their first conference. Here, an astounding 1500 participants from around the world gathered virtually to share their research on DNA‐based aquatic biomonitoring encompassing DNA reference databases, field and laboratory protocols, data analyses and storage, implementation strategy and legal issues, and biotic indices and metrics. The overwhelming interest in DNA‐based aquatic bioassessment and monitoring strongly underlines its relevance and timeliness.
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47. PHYTOREMEDIATION AND PHYTOTECHNOLOGIES: A REVIEW FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
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Marmiroli, Nelson, Marmiroli, Marta, Maestri, Elena, Twardowska, Irena, editor, Allen, Herbert E., editor, Häggblom, Max M., editor, and Stefaniak, Sebastian, editor
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- 2006
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48. Introduction
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Brazio, Jose, editor, Tran-Gia, Phuoc, editor, Akar, Nail, editor, Beben, Andrzej, editor, Burakowski, Wojciech, editor, Fiedler, Markus, editor, Karasan, Ezhan, editor, Menth, Michael, editor, Philippe, Olivier, editor, Tutschku, Kurt, editor, and Wittevrongel, Sabine, editor
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49. Introduction
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Konijnendijk, Cecil, editor, Nilsson, Kjell, editor, Randrup, Thomas, editor, and Schipperijn, Jasper, editor
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50. Transition of patients with interstitial lung disease from paediatric to adult care
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Václav Koucký, Petr Pohunek, Martina Vasakova, and Andrew Bush
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Interstitial lung disease ,Translational research ,Original Articles ,Adult care ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,Interstitial Lung Disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030225 pediatrics ,medicine ,Medicine ,Cost action ,Intensive care medicine ,business - Abstract
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is a funding organisation for the creation of research networks, called COST Actions. COST Action 16125 was dedicated to European network for translational research in children's and adult interstitial lung disease. Working Group 5 of the COST Action CA16125 focussed on the problems of transition of children with interstitial lung diseases from paediatric to adult care. Results of this survey performed among members of the Working Group and some affiliated specialists showed highly variable and inadequate current system of transitions of these patients to adult care in most centres. In most centres there is no established and consistent procedure to guarantee appropriate transfer of information and prepare the patient for transition to a new specialist and a new team. Immediate action is therefore required. The Working Group has prepared a model procedure for the transition, based on protocols from several centres with established pathways, either for childhood interstitial lung disease or other chronic respiratory diseases., Transition of children with interstitial lung disease to adult care is a critical part of long-term follow-up and care. There is a lack of standardised procedures across European centres. This article suggests a structured procedure for this transition. https://bit.ly/2M2Y7EV
- Published
- 2021
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