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NOVEMBER 2021 Highlights 

BBC Brazil reports on E-READ What is deep reading and why it does good for the brain and picked by many other Brazilian media outlets such as Bol Noticias, Head Topics, Ultradicas, Agência Tribuna União…

Pernette Verschure from COST Action CA18127 appointed professor by special appointment of Functional Dynamics of the Epigenome

COST Action GliMR releases video to underline the crucial importance of sharing medical data

The University and the General Hospital lead the first European week against childhood hypertension HyperChildNET

LITHME COST Action reported in Novaciencia Speech and language recognition, a new scenario for human-machine communication

SEA-UNICORN COST Action endorsed "Decade Action" of the United Nations

Phys.org & Korean ecomedia reports on GBiKE COST Action Research gaps identified for next-generation conservation technologies to reduce biodiversity loss

femicide.gr: The site of the Hellenic Department of the European Observatory for Gynecology begins its "journey" today


Science Business reports : COST backs South African research community


And more…

 
COST Actions in the News
 
BBC Brasil (PT) | 1/11/2021  
A pesquisa da neurocientista Maryanne Wolf aponta que "não há nada menos natural do que ler" para os seres humanos — e isso não é de forma ...
Cooperação Europeia em Ciência e Tecnologia (ou COST, sigla para European Cooperation in Science and Technology), que considera a leitura um
G1 | 1/11/2021  
Esse tipo de leitura estimula o pensamento crítico e a capacidade de análise, mas vem sofrendo cada vez mais a concorrência das plataformas ...
Cooperação Europeia em Ciência e Tecnologia (ou COST, sigla para European Cooperation in Science and Technology), que considera a leitura um
Agência Tribuna União | 4/11/2021  
Esse tipo de leitura estimula o pensamento crítico e a capacidade de análise, mas vem sofrendo cada vez mais a concorrência das plataformas ...
Cooperação Europeia em Ciência e Tecnologia (ou COST, sigla para European Cooperation in Science and Technology), que considera a leitura um
Mirage News | 2/11/2021  
Pernette Verschure has been appointed professor by special appointment of Functional Dynamics of the Epigenome at the UvA’s Faculty of ...
the EU H2020 EpiPredict , working group leader in the COST Action International Nucleosome INC network and associate editor of Springer
India Education Diary | 3/11/2021  
Pernette Verschure has been appointed professor by special appointment of Functional Dynamics of the Epigenome at the UvA’s Faculty of ...
of the EU H2020 EpiPredict, working group leader in the COST Action International Nucleosome INC network and associate editor of Springer
Alpha Galileo | 5/11/2021  
The COST Action ‘Glioma MR Imaging 2.0’ released an animation video to explain patients about the importance of medical information for ...
The COST Action ‘Glioma MR Imaging 2.0’ released an animation video to explain patients about the importance of medical information for
Novaciencia.es | 8/11/2021  
El avance tecnológico traerá consigo nuevos dispositivos que se integrarán con los sentidos humanos. Este nuevo escenario requiere la ...
las máquinas, financiados mediante la acción COST CA19102 a través del European Cooperation in Science and Technology. El propósito de esta
Alpha Galileo | 9/11/2021  
The COST Action Unifying Approaches to Marine Connectivity for improved Resource Management for the Seas , SEA-UNICORN has just been ...
-based solutions to achieve the 2030. The SEA-UNICORN COST Action - Decade Action 221 This vast international networking initiative aims
Elperiodic.com | 15/11/2021  
Empar Lurbe, catedrática de Pediatría de la UV y jefa del servicio de Pediatría del Hospital General Universitario de València, coordina ...
la mejora de la calidad de vida de niños y adolescentes. La COST Action HyperChildNET: “Network for Blood Pressure Research in Children and
Daily Star | 15/11/2021  
SM Sohel Murshed, a Bangladeshi professor at the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) of the University of Lisbon in Portugal, has been named ...
to 2020 he served as a delegate of Portugal to the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action where he was also a group
Phys.org | 16/11/2021  
More investment and support for research into emerging genomic tools for conservation is needed to prevent further biodiversity loss, ...
G-BIKE (Genomic Biodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems) project funding by the COST Action program of the European Union. "It is
Mirage News | 18/11/2021  
“When we are talking about modern climate change, including a three- or four-degree temperature increase, we have no recent analogue to ...
more working together than apart”, this is the motto of the COST Action programme of the EU, bringing together scientists from all over
Universität Wien Medienportal | 18/11/2021  
The aim of the Sea-Unicorn project, funded by the EU, is to unify scientific approaches to "Marine Functional Connectivity" – i.e. the ...
more working together than apart", this is the motto of the COST Action programme of the EU, bringing together scientists from all over
환경미디어-ecomedia | 21/11/2021  
[이미디어= 황원희 기자] '컨버세이션 제네틱스(Conversation Genetics)'에 게재된 새로운 논문에 따르면, 더 이상의 생물 다양성 손실을 막기 위해서는 보존을 위한 새로운 게놈 도구에 대한 더 많은 투자와 연구가 필요하다고 한다.
수 있을지 예측하는 데 도움이 되길 바란다"며 환영하는 입장을 밝혔다. 이 논문은 유럽연합(EU)의 COST Action 프로그램이 자금을 지원하는 G-Bike(복원 생태계를 위한 게놈 생물다양성 지식) 프로젝트의 일환으로 2020년 3월 조직된
Το Κουτί της Πανδώρας | 25/11/2021  
H ιστορία της Αγγελικής, της Μαργαρίτας, της Ελένης και δεκάδων άλλων γυναικών, πολλών εκ των οποίων δεν μάθαμε ποτέ το όνομά τους, ...
Ελλάδα. Κομμάτι μιας ευρύτερης προσπάθειας στον Ευρωπαϊκό χώρο που ξεκίνησε με το πρόγραμμα COST Action Femicide across Europe (2013-17), το
Alpha Galileo | 25/11/2021  
It gives me a great sense of pleasure to address you on the occasion of this special anniversary, COST’s fiftieth birthday; an outstanding ...
, it exceeds all expectations. by President of the COST Association, Prof. Alain Beretz Here’s to another 50 years! Further reading
Science Business | 30/11/2021  
On 25 to 29 October 2021, the Southern African Research & Innovation Management Association Leadership in Research & Innovation Management ...
and Innovation.” On 28 October 2021, Dr Ronald de Bruin, the Director of the COST Association was invited by the representatives of the
 
 
COST in Specialised Publications
 
MDPI | 1/11/2021  
Common themes of EU social policy include: the promotion of employment; improved living and working conditions; the equal treatment of ...
based upon work from COST Action CA18213 Rural NEET Youth Network, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology); https
Springer | 2/11/2021  
Abstract A new symmetry for Newtonian Dynamics is analyzed, this corresponds to going to an accelerated frame, which introduces a constant ...
supported by COST Action CA15117 “Cosmology and Astrophysics Network for Theoretical Advances and Training Action” (CANTATA) of the COST (
MDPI | 2/11/2021  
Facial expression is a key aspect in observational scales developed to improve pain assessment in individuals with cognitive impairments. ...
Funding This research was funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology; funding number: EU COST-Action TD1005. Institutional
MDPI | 2/11/2021  
According to EU goals and the Paris Agreement, an urgent need exists for reducing CO2 emissions while still securing energy supply. Thus, ...
on the EU’s climate and energy policy organised by Working Group 2 of the COST Action (CA17119) and RouteCCS project funded by the Swedish
MDPI | 2/11/2021  
A diverse supply of pollen is an important factor for honey bee health, but information about the pollen diversity available to colonies at ...
and 2012, COLOSS was funded by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) through the COST Action FA0803. COLOSS is now funded by
Springer | 3/11/2021  
Abstract Water bodies are being contaminated daily due to industrial, agricultural and domestic effluents. In the last decades, harmful ...
article is based upon work from COST Action PLAGRI - CA19110, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), www.cost.
MDPI | 3/11/2021  
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are a group of multifunctional growth factors that belong to the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) ...
COST Action CA 17140 “Cancer Nanomedicine from the Bench to the Bedside” supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
MDPI | 5/11/2021  
Multilayer flexible food packaging is under pressure to redesign for recyclability. Most multilayer films are not sorted and recycled with ...
. Further, this publication was supported by the network project COST Action 19124, RETHINKING PACKAGING FOR CIRCULAR AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD
MDPI | 5/11/2021  
Recent work showed that κ-deformations can describe the quantum deformation of several relativistic models that have been proposed in the ...
well as by the Action CA18108 QG-MM from the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). Institutional Review Board Statement Not
Nature | 5/11/2021  
Abstract The common pheasant, a game species widely introduced throughout the world, can be considered as an ideal model to study the ...
the support from EU Framework Horizon 2020 through the COST Action 18134 ‘Genomic Biodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems’-GBIKE. C.
MDPI | 5/11/2021  
We study the behavior of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) exposed to femtosecond pulses of extreme ultraviolet and X-ray laser radiation in ...
work benefited from networking activities carried out within the EU funded COST Action CA17126 (TUMIEE) and represents a contribution to it.
Springer | 6/11/2021  
Abstract Purpose Despite evidence of myocardial infarct size reduction in animal studies, remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) failed to ...
is based upon work from COST Action EU-CARDIOPROTECTION CA16225 supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Author
MDPI | 6/11/2021  
Excessive sun exposure during childhood increases the risk of skin cancer. This study characterized the knowledge and attitudes of ...
is based upon COST Action IC1303—AAPELE—Architectures, Algorithms and Protocols for Enhanced Living Environments and COST Action CA16226—
MDPI | 6/11/2021  
The early cosmology, driven by a single scalar field, both massless and massive, in the context of Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld gravity, ...
article is based on work from COST Action CA18108, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Acknowledgments D.B.
MDPI | 6/11/2021  
The genetic architecture of methane (CH4) production remains largely unknown. We aimed to estimate its heritability and to perform genome- ...
in the networks of COST Action FA1302 “Large-scale methane measurements on individual ruminants for genetic evaluations” (COST Association).
Springer | 9/11/2021  
Abstract The very high statistics, low backgrounds and clean back-to-back kinematics of a TeraZ facility would provide an optimal ...
programme [Grant agreement 824093] and by the COST Action CA16201 PARTICLEFACE. Open Access This article
MDPI | 9/11/2021  
Cities are producers of high quantities of secondary liquid and solid streams that are still poorly utilized within urban systems. In order ...
previous contributions of the COST Action Circular City since it expands on their findings. A previous COST Action Circular City publication
Springer | 9/11/2021  
Abstract Na+,K+-ATPase (NKA) is essential for maintenance of cellular and whole-body water and ion homeostasis. In the kidney, a major site ...
#19-15-00118). SP and KD were also supported by the COST Action CA15203 MitoEAGLE. Author information Affiliations Faculty of Medicine,
MDPI | 9/11/2021  
Tubular halloysite (HNT) is a naturally occurring aluminosilicate clay with a unique combination of natural availability, good ...
. Research of Ivo Šafařík was performed in the frame of the COST Action CA17107 (European Network to connect research and innovation efforts
Springer | 9/11/2021  
Abstract Radioactive components of the interstellar medium provide an entirely-different and new aspect to the studies of the interstellar ...
the Max Planck Society, by DLR and ESA, and through EU COST Action 160117. Funding Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL
MDPI | 12/11/2021  
Epidermolysis bullosa is a group of genetic skin conditions characterized by abnormal skin (and mucosal) fragility caused by pathogenic ...
to A.M.G.P., P.C.v.d.A.). J.B. is part of COST Action CA17103 (https://www.antisenserna.eu). This project has also received funding from the
Springer | 12/11/2021  
Abstract The double stream gas puff-based laser-produced plasma is studied as a source of soft X-ray radiation in nm wavelength spectral ...
based upon work from COST Action TUMIEE (CA17126), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Open
Science Direct | 13/11/2021  
Abstract An important goal of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action UNGAP (UNderstanding Gastrointestinal ...
Abstract An important goal of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action UNGAP (UNderstanding Gastrointestinal
MDPI | 15/11/2021  
Various COx species formed upon the adsorption and oxidation of CO on palladium and silver single atoms supported on a model ceria ...
. K.M.N. thanks the European Cooperation in Science and Technology program via the COST Action 18234. Conflicts of Interest The authors
Springer | 15/11/2021  
Abstract The particular structure and configuration of the Venice lagoon represents a paramount case study concerning coastal flooding ...
-Lecce (Italy) is acknowledged. The support of the European COST Action CA17109 “DAMOCLES” (Understanding and Modeling Compound Climate and
MDPI | 16/11/2021  
Objectives: To describe lessons learned during the first COVID-19 outbreak in developing urgent interventions to strengthen healthcare ...
.G., J.A. and S.L.-M. were funded by COST Association (CA19113). Institutional Review Board Statement The study protocol was approved by the
MDPI | 16/11/2021  
The present study was undertaken to investigate the presence of Salmonella spp. in the faeces of client-owned cats in urban areas and to ...
/2018–2020. One part of this research was supported by COST Action CA18217—European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial
MDPI | 16/11/2021  
A set of CALUX in vitro bioassays was applied for long-term toxicity monitoring at an advanced wastewater treatment plant comprising ...
on the existing knowledge with regard to wastewater and biological hazards. In NEREUS COST Action ES 1403; Deliverable of WG3; 2018; 20p,
Nature | 17/11/2021  
Abstract The response to visual stimulation of population receptive fields (pRF) in the human visual cortex has been modelled with a ...
This article is based upon work from COST Action CA18106, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). We thank D. S.
Nature | 17/11/2021  
Ion storage rings allow reactions to be studied over orders of magnitude in time, bridging the gap between typical experimental and ...
from COST Action CA18212—Molecular Dynamics in the GAS phase (MD-GAS), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).
MDPI | 17/11/2021  
Rationale: The resting-state paradigm is frequently applied in electroencephalography (EEG) research; however, it is associated with the ...
the work from COST Action CA18106 Neural architecture of consciousness, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).
MDPI | 18/11/2021  
Complex lasso proteins are a recently identified class of biological compounds that are present in considerable fraction of proteins with ...
abbreviations are used in this manuscript: COST European Cooperation in Science and Technology EMBO European Life Scientist Organisation
Springer | 18/11/2021  
Abstract Molecular structure is often considered as emerging from the decoherence effect of the environment. Electrons are part of the ...
was initiated within a Short Term Scientific Mission of the MOLIM COST Action. EM acknowledges financial support from a PROMYS Grant (no.
MDPI | 18/11/2021  
Biofilm formation on food-contact surfaces is a matter of major concern causing food safety and spoilage issues to this sector. The aim of ...
publication is based upon work from COST Action CA19110—PlAgri, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology-www.cost.
Springer | 18/11/2021  
Abstract Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by genomic instability, developmental defects, and bone marrow (BM) ...
(TUBITAK; project no: 110S021) in conjunction with EU COST Action BM0805 designated as ‘HOX and TALE transcription factors in Development
Springer | 18/11/2021  
Abstract 3D printing is an emerging technology that offers the ability to produce tailor-made foods. This work addresses the physical ...
are supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). COST is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. COST
MDPI | 21/11/2021  
Non-photosynthetic vegetation (NPV) biomass has been identified as a priority variable for upcoming spaceborne imaging spectroscopy ...
spatiotemporal sensing of scalable ecophysiological traits) funded by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology, www.cost.eu (
MDPI | 22/11/2021  
Obesity has become a major epidemic in the 21st century. It increases the risk of dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, which ...
on the work of the COST Action HyperChildNET (CA19115), with the support of COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) and the
Springer | 23/11/2021  
Abstract We report a novel and comprehensive analysis of the chlorine anion (Cl−)Cl−) kinetic energy release distributions (KERDs) from ...
from COST Action CA18212-Molecular Dynamics in the GAS phase (MD-GAS), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).
MDPI | 23/11/2021  
Protein aerogel particles prepared by supercritical-CO2-drying (SCD) of ground whey protein (WP) hydrogels (20% w/w, pH 5.7) were converted ...
of the manuscript. Funding Work carried out in the framework of COST Action CA18125 “Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for
MDPI | 24/11/2021  
Kojic acid is a fungal metabolite and one of the strongest tyrosinase inhibitors. Its esters are used as lipid-compatible skin whitening ...
acknowledge the contribution of COST Action Greenering (CA18224), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), in
MDPI | 24/11/2021  
Prior studies of the thin film deposition of the metal-organic compound of Fe(pz)Pt[CN]4 (pz = pyrazine) using the matrix-assisted pulsed ...
. Acknowledgments This research was conducted in the frame of the COST Action CA17123. Particular thanks to Tadeusz Czech for statistical
MDPI | 24/11/2021  
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have been proven to effectively mitigate and solve resource depletion and climate-related challenges in urban ...
A provided. Acknowledgments The work was carried out within the COST Action CA17133 Circular City (“Implementing nature-based solutions for
MDPI | 24/11/2021  
There is a strong need to develop and implement appropriate alternatives to replace formaldehyde-based adhesive systems, such as phenol– ...
(FCT-UIDB/04028/2020). This article was developed under COST Action CA18120-CERTBOND-Reliable roadmap for certification of bonded primary
PLOS Computational Biology | 24/11/2021  
Abstract Transmembranal G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) transduce extracellular chemical signals to the cell, via conformational change ...
eSSENCE is acknowledged. The authors participate in the European COST Action CA18133 (ERNEST). References 1. Rosenbaum DM,
MDPI | 25/11/2021  
Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) respond to the characteristics of their surrounding microenvironment, i.e., their extracellular matrix ...
PLASENS (C15/MS/10459961), and discussions within COST Action BIONECA. The authors thank Murielle Rémy for the constructive discussions over
MDPI | 25/11/2021  
Hungary has one of the highest incidences of energy poverty in the European Union, and a high share of Hungarian low-income households rely ...
is based upon work from COST Action CA16232-European Energy Poverty: Agenda Co-Creation and Knowledge Innovation, supported by COST (the
Nature | 25/11/2021  
[2Fe-2S] protein cofactors are essential for life and are synthesized on ISCU2 scaffolds. Here, the authors show that hydrophobic ...
the LOEWE program of state Hessen. We acknowledge networking support from the COST Action FeSBioNet (Contract CA15133). M.C. acknowledges
MDPI | 29/11/2021  
Obesity, eating disorders and unhealthy dieting practices among children and adolescents are alarming health concerns due to their high ...
on the work of the COST Action HyperChildNET (CA19115), with the support of COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) and the
Springer | 30/11/2021  
Abstract We introduce a family of equations of state (EoS) for hybrid neutron star (NS) matter that is obtained by a two-zone parabolic ...
references Acknowledgements We acknowledge the partial support by the COST Action CA16214 ”PHAROS” for our international networking
Springer | 30/11/2021  
Abstract In this paper, we study the role of narratives in stock markets with a particular focus on the relationship with the ongoing COVID ...
under grant number 16/SPP/3347 and the support of H2020 COST Action CA19130, “Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance—Towards a
MDPI | 30/11/2021  
Investigating the coil–magnet structure plays a significant role in the design process of the electromagnetic energy harvester due to the ...
Foundation under grant NIIT 20180170, and the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action CA18203 “Optimising Design for
Nature | 30/11/2021  
Abstract Superoxide anions colliding with benzene molecules at impact energies from 200 to 900 eV are reported for the first time to form ...
from COST action CA18212—Molecular Dynamics in the GAS phase (MD-GAS), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).
MDPI | 30/11/2021  
The urgent need to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels drives the demand for renewable energy and has been attracting the interest of ...
Not applicable. Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank the COST Action CA15107–MULTICOMP (MULTI−FUNCTIONAL NANO−CARBON COMPOSITE
MDPI | 30/11/2021  
The binding ability of five bifunctional 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinones towards Cu2+ and Fe3+ was studied by means of potentiometric and UV–Vis ...
/00100/2019, and COST Action CA18202, NECTAR, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Institutional Review Board