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December 2021 Highlights

Video done by COST Action CA15224 showing chest bone damage in cast hens

COST celebrates 50th anniversary: a look at the organization and its COST Actions highlighted by Dutch Neth-ER and Science Business

Latvian scientists work on developing green seaweed

New COST Action CA20109 - Assoc. Dr Ahmet Can has been appointed as a member of the Working Group (WG) to the COST Programme reported in 77 Turkish outlets such as Haberler; Nehaber 24; Istanbul Haber; Ege press; Gözlem TV…reaching millions

Science Business: Europe’s most empowering research programme and the European Commission sign the COST Horizon Europe Framework Partnership Agreement

New Podcast on Mental Health in Academia an ongoing COST Action (CA19117) focussing on well-being and mental health

Publico in Portugal reports on What to Know Before Applying for a Research Fellowship

SAPO news focuses on Portugal as a Widening Country

Insects: How farmers can be better engaged in species conservation - FA1307 COST Action 


Machine learning approach could help avoid computing crunch by Labmate Online

Akta in Bosnia and Herzegovina promotes the COST Programme: EU grants - how to get grants for the private and public sector

And more…





 
COST in the News
 
Fréttablaðið | 1/12/2021  
Bringubeinsskaði í varphænum er orðið alvarlegt vandamál. Ástæðan er sú að hænan verpir svo mörgum eggjum að hún hefur nægan kalkforða í ...
. Hér fyrir neðan má sjá kennslumyndband sem gefið var út af COST Action sem sýnir hvernig greina má bringubeinsskaða. Stefán Símonarsson,
Neth-ER | 2/12/2021  
De financieringsorganisatie voor Europese onderzoeksnetwerken European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) viert haar vijftigste verjaardag. Ooit opgericht om bruggen te slaan in het gefragmenteerde Europese onderzoekslandschap van na WOII richt het programma zich nog altijd op het financie
Science Business | 7/12/2021  
Prof. Alain Beretz, President of the COST Association: "It gives me a great sense of pleasure to address you on the occasion of this ...
Prof. Alain Beretz, President of the COST Association: "It gives me a great sense of pleasure to address you on the occasion of this special
Invest in Latvia | 10/12/2021  
Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in the development of marine coastal areas as a source of alternative, sustainable ...
in this COST Action is represented by researcher Karīna Bāliņa (PhD). The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Association
Міністерство освіти і науки України | 11/12/2021  
Опубліковано 11 грудня 2021 року о 13:08
межами), даючи поштовх для розвитку досліджень та інновацій. COST Action міждисциплінарна дослідницька мережа, яка об’єднує дослідників та
Haber Turk | 13/12/2021  
Bartın Üniversitesi Bartın Orman Fakültesi öğretim üyesi Doç. Dr. Ahmet Can, bilim ve teknolojide Avrupa iş birliği için ...
adı, “Bilim ve Teknolojide Avrupa İş birliği (European Cooperation in Science and TechnologyCOST)” olan COST, 1971 yılında kurulmuştur ve
Haber16 | 13/12/2021  
Bartın Üniversitesi Bartın Orman Fakültesi öğretim üyesi Doç. Dr. Ahmet Can, bilim ve teknolojide Avrupa iş birliği için oluşturulan COST ...
adı, "Bilim ve Teknolojide Avrupa İş birliği (European Cooperation in Science and TechnologyCOST)" olan COST, 1971 yılında kurulmuştur ve
EuroScientist | 13/12/2021  
Academia is more than a workplace. People choose to pursue a career in academia because they are passionate about science, eager to keep ...
ReMO podcast ReMO is the Researcher Mental Health Observatory, an ongoing COST Action (CA19117) focussing on well-being and mental health
Público | 15/12/2021  
O P3 esteve em directo no Instagram com Catarina Liberato, bolseira de doutoramento no Reino Unido, para dar respostas e dicas úteis sobre ...
(conferências, reuniões, trabalho de campo, entre outros), como a COST Action. “A procura de oportunidades depende muito da área, mas o mais
EurekAlert! | 16/12/2021  
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
graduate school and by SUPER-B, an action of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology COST. Study : Osterman J. et al. On-farm
Scienmag Science Magazine | 16/12/2021  
While farmers have the capacity to drive species conservation worldwide, their true potential is yet to be fully realised. An international ...
graduate school and by SUPER-B, an action of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology COST. Study : Osterman J. et al. On-farm
ScienceDaily | 17/12/2021  
Date: December 16, 2021 Source: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Summary: While farmers have the capacity to ...
and by SUPER-B, an action of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology COST. Story Source: Materials provided by Martin-
Science Business | 20/12/2021  
On 10 November 2021, COST and the European Commission signed a Framework Partnership Agreement, marking the start of a new period of seven ...
, marking the start of a new period of seven years for the COST Programme to continue and expand its activities under Horizon Europe. The
SAPO | 21/12/2021  
O Horizonte Europa é o principal programa de financiamento da Comissão Europeia (CE) para investigação, desenvolvimento e inovação (ID&I), ...
internacionalmente na sua área de conhecimento; European Cooperation in Science and Technology ( COST ) – dinamizar redes europeias e
Gastronomiturkey | 21/12/2021  
...
Bilim ve Teknolojide Avrupa İş birliği Kuruluşu’nun (COST Association), “Sürdürülebilir Ekosistemler, Gıda ve Tarım: Gezegenimize saygı
Science Business | 21/12/2021  
On 10 November 2021, COST and the European Commission signed a Framework Partnership Agreement, marking the start of a new period of seven ...
, marking the start of a new period of seven years for the COST Programme to continue and expand its activities under Horizon Europe. The
Labmate Online | 21/12/2021  
Since the first detection in 2015 of ripples caused by the collision of blackholes in spacetime, astronomers have used powerful computers ...
), the Science and Technology Research Council, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) action, Amazon Research and the
Gabot.de | 22/12/2021  
Landwirte haben ein großes Potenzial, den Artenschutz weltweit voranzutreiben. Bislang wird dieses noch zu wenig genutzt.
ESCALATE und durch SUPER-B, eine Maßnahme im Rahmen der European Cooperation in Science and Technology COST. (MLU) mail 08.06.2020 - NRW:
Akta | 23/12/2021  
Cjelodnevni interaktivni seminar na temu EU grantovi - kako do bespovratnih sredstava za privatni i javni sektor.
više apliciraju i koriste bespovratna sredstva iz Horizon Europe, Eureka, COST Action, Erasmus, IPA III i EIC Accelerator programa. KOME JE
 
 
COST in Specialised Publications
 
MDPI | 2/12/2021  
The inherent biases of different long-term gridded surface soil moisture (SSM) products, unconstrained by the in situ observations, implies ...
Joint call of the Water Works 2017 ERA-NET Cofund and COST Action CA16219 “HARMONIOUS—Harmonization of UAS techniques for agricultural and
Science Direct | 2/12/2021  
Highlights • ELPI®+ can be used to measure pollution by atmospheric nanoparticles. • Negative charge is predominant in the smallest ...
presents a pilot project developed within the framework of the COST Action 15,211 in which atmospheric nanoparticles were measured in July
MDPI | 3/12/2021  
The use of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technology has led to significant progress in the identification of many viruses and their ...
. Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of the COST Action FA 1407–DIVAS (Deep Investigation of Virus-
MDPI | 3/12/2021  
Peritumoral budding and intratumoral budding (ITB) are important prognostic factors for colorectal cancer patients. Scientists worldwide ...
article is partly based upon work from COST Action CA17118, supported by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST; www.cost.
MDPI | 4/12/2021  
The Upper Vistula Basin is a flood-prone region in the summer season (May–October) due to intensive rainfall. From the point of view of ...
HUMDROUGHT project No. 2018/30/Q/ST10/00654 and the COST Action CA17109, “Understanding and modeling compound climate and weather events”.
MDPI | 4/12/2021  
In the last twenty years there has been a proliferation of articles on the therapeutic use of ozone. As it is well-known, the term ozone ...
The authors would like to acknowledge networking support by the COST Action CA16122 “Biomaterials and advanced physical techniques for
MDPI | 5/12/2021  
During hyperthermia cancer treatments, especially in semi-deep hyperthermia in the head and neck (H&N) region, the induced temperature ...
manuscript. Funding This work was developed within the framework of COST Action MyWAVE CA17115 and was supported by the Dutch Cancer Society
MDPI | 6/12/2021  
Armenia is an important country of origin of cultivated Vitis vinifera subsp. vinifera and wild Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris and has ...
16GE-042 project), COST Action CA 17111 INTEGRAPE, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), DAAD 57552334 project
Nature | 6/12/2021  
Abstract miRNAs have been extensively studied in pathological conditions, including viral infections, such as those provoked by HIV-1. ...
COST Action CA 17140 "Cancer Nanomedicine from the Bench to the Bedside" supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).
Nature | 6/12/2021  
Interaction with light can be used to precisely control motional states. This Review surveys recent progress in the preparation of non- ...
), the DfE-SFI Investigator Programme (15/IA/2864), COST Action CA15220, the Royal Society Wolfson Research Fellowship (RSWF\R3\183013), the
Springer | 7/12/2021  
Abstract The experimental study of the static and dynamic femtosecond laser ablation of the multilayer 15x(Ti/Zr)/Si system is reported. ...
of Serbia. Support from COST Action CA17126 - TUMIEE (supported by COST-European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is also acknowledged
MDPI | 7/12/2021  
Vasculature plays a key role in bone development and the maintenance of bone tissue throughout life. The two organ systems are not only ...
in the Prevention of Vascular Calcification: A Consensus Statement From the COST Action EuroSoftCalcNet. Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 2018, 5,
MDPI | 8/12/2021  
Multiple non-aggregatory functions of human platelets (PLT) are widely acknowledged, yet their functional examination is limited mainly due ...
of these procedures are the aims of the European COST project MitoEAGLE (COST Action CA15203) [5]. Mitochondrial respiration of PLT obtained
Science.org | 8/12/2021  
Metabolism, DNA duplication, and heart cell hypertrophy In response to stress, cardiomyocytes reduce their mitochondrial metabolism and ...
of Health (“Ricerca Corrente” and “5x1000”), EU-CardioRNA COST Action CA17129, EU COVIRNA Agreement no. 101016072, Telethon-Italy no.
MDPI | 9/12/2021  
Salt preparation via a solid-state reaction offers a solution to challenges posed by current pharmaceutical research, which include ...
corresponding author. Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge COST Action CA18112 “Mechanochemistry for Sustainable Industry”.
Nature | 9/12/2021  
Abstract The naiads, large freshwater mussels (Unionida), have very long life spans, are large-bodied, and produce thousands to millions of ...
is based upon work from COST Action CA18239, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Author information
Nature | 10/12/2021  
Abstract Selective photochemical oxidation of styrene was performed in an active acetonitrile medium, using H2O2 with or without ...
researcher Grant for J. K., The networking support by the COST Action CA15106 (CHAOS). The authors acknowledge the financial support from
Nature | 10/12/2021  
Abstract Early warning tools are crucial for the timely application of intervention strategies and the mitigation of the adverse health, ...
//harmony-net.eu/). This work was funded by COST Action CA18208: HARMONY—Novel tools for test evaluation and disease prevalence estimation (
MDPI | 13/12/2021  
Epithelioid trophoblastic tumours are rare neoplasms showing differentiation towards the chorion leave-type intermediate cytotrophoblast, ...
from the European Cooperation in Science & Technology program (EU COST)—COST Action CA18117: GYNOCARE: “European network for Gynaecological
MDPI | 13/12/2021  
Herein we demonstrate the specifics of using the positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) method for the study of free volume ...
H.K. and A.I.P. are grateful for the support from the COST Action CA17126. H.K. was also supported by the Ministry of Education and Science
MDPI | 14/12/2021  
Fermented dairy products are the good source of different species of live lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which are beneficial microbes well ...
”, and is supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) (https://www.cost.eu/ accessed on 19 October 2021). COST is a
MDPI | 14/12/2021  
1 Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Jamova 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 Institute of Sanitary ...
Issue is based upon work from COST Action CA17133 Circular City, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). www.
MDPI | 14/12/2021  
Polystyrene (PS) is a plastic polymer extensively used for food packaging. PS is difficult to decompose and has low recycling rates, ...
that this work was supported by the framework of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) “Circul-a-bility” action, and
Springer | 14/12/2021  
Abstract We review the equation of state (EoS) models covering a large range of temperatures, baryon number densities and electron ...
PNCDI III. This work has been partially funded by the European COST Action CA16214 PHAROS “The multi-messenger physics and astrophysics of
Springer | 14/12/2021  
Abstract We present the development of the method for the refitting the ReaxFF parameters for a system consisting of the mixed transition ...
article is based upon work from COST Action 18234, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Author information
MDPI | 15/12/2021  
Cellular quality control systems have gained much attention in recent decades. Among these, autophagy is a natural self-preservation ...
doctoral position. S.M. also acknowledges the support of the TRANSAUTOPHAGY COST Action (CA15138), the French-language autophagy club (CFATG
MDPI | 15/12/2021  
High-resolution episcopic microscopy (HREM) is a three-dimensional (3D) episcopic imaging modality based on the acquisition of two- ...
is based upon work from the COST Action COMULIS (CA17121), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology): www.cost.eu,
Nature | 15/12/2021  
Abstract Background Post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers (PCCRCs) pose challenges in clinical practice. PCCRCs occur due to a combination of ...
performed within the frame of the COST Action [CA17118], supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). We thank the
MDPI | 15/12/2021  
Tyrosol (T) and hydroxytyrosol (HOT) and their glycosides are promising candidates for applications in functional food products or in ...
Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin,” supported by European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), in promoting interaction, exchange
Nature | 17/12/2021  
Spherically-symmetric lenses can create sharp virtual images, but a general expression for their refractive index profiles had not yet been ...
T.T. and O.Q.-T. was supported by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action SyMat CA18223 (www.cost.eu). The work of
Springer | 17/12/2021  
Abstract Cancer therapy for both central nervous system (CNS) and non-CNS tumors has been previously associated with transient and long- ...
is part of the COST Action CA18206 Glioma MR Imaging 2.0, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) www.cost.eu;
Springer | 17/12/2021  
Abstract The standard argument for the Lorentz invariance of the thermodynamic entropy in equilibrium is based on the assumption that it is ...
ST9/00942. Partial support comes from PHAROS, COST Action CA16214. Author information Affiliations Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
Springer | 17/12/2021  
Abstract Fireworks pollute the local atmosphere with various air pollutants, which can pose a health hazard for the local population. Mass ...
Article Google Scholar Download references Acknowledgements COST Action CA16109 Chemical On-Line
Springer | 18/12/2021  
Abstract We propose a new possible detection strategy to reveal the fermion–fermion interaction mediated by axions and axion-like particles ...
Nucleare (INFN). A.C. also thanks the COST Action CA1511 Cosmology and Astrophysics Network for Theoretical Advances and Training Actions (
MDPI | 20/12/2021  
Underground Built Heritage (UBH) is a distinct class of cultural heritage providing a focal point for community pride and engagement to ...
declare no conflict of interest. References COST Action CA18110 (2018), Memorandum of Understanding, Decision COST 091/18. Available online
MDPI | 20/12/2021  
Mono-, and bimetallic Ni-, Ru-, and Pt-modified nanosized Beta zeolite catalysts were prepared by the post synthesis method and ...
-0008. M. Popova and M. Mihályi thank for the support of the COST Action CA17128: Establishment of a Pan-European Network on the Sustainable
Nature | 20/12/2021  
A method for estimating the source properties of gravitational-wave events shows a speed-up of six orders of magnitude over established ...
Council (grant ST/ L000946/1) and the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) action CA17137. F.T. acknowledges support from
MDPI | 21/12/2021  
Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms that are able to produce a large number of secondary metabolites. In freshwaters, under ...
the article or Supplementary Material. Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge COST Action ES 1105 “CYANOCOST—Cyanobacterial blooms and
MDPI | 21/12/2021  
Glucocorticoids are used widely on a long-term basis in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Their adverse effects include the development ...
D.V.C.) funded by European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action CA16112 (NutRedOx), and by COST Action CA18139 (GEMSTONE) (to
MDPI | 21/12/2021  
We report the results of the measurements and calculations of the absolute differential elastic electron scattering cross-sections (DCSs) ...
from COST Action CA18212—Molecular Dynamics in the GAS phase (MD-GAS), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology.
MDPI | 21/12/2021  
Fungal secondary metabolites (SMs) comprise a vast collection of compounds expendable for these organisms under laboratory conditions. They ...
CaRed Excellence Network (BIO2017-90877-REDT) and the European COST Action CA15113 EUROCAROTEN. Conflicts of Interest The authors declare no
MDPI | 23/12/2021  
Background and Aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an excessive accumulation of fat in the liver without alcohol abuse. It ...
/0045/1004), CIBEROBN (CB12/03/30038), EU-COST Action CA16112, which are co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The funders
MDPI | 23/12/2021  
SB269,652 has been described as the first negative allosteric modulator (NAM) of the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R), however, the binding mode ...
. Acknowledgments R.Å. and K.S. participate in the European COST Action CA18133 (ERNEST). Conflicts of Interest The authors declare that the
MDPI | 23/12/2021  
The Estremadura Spur pockmarks are a unique and unexplored ecosystem located in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Portugal. A total of ...
is based upon work from COST Action CA18238 (Ocean4Biotech), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) programme.
Nature | 23/12/2021  
By combining scanning tunnelling microscopy and attosecond technologies, the coherent electronic motion generated in molecules by carrier- ...
W. Stiepany for technical support. Work supported by the European COST Action AttoChem CA18222. All calculations were performed at the Mare
MDPI | 24/12/2021  
Fibropolycystic liver disease is characterized by hyperproliferation of the biliary epithelium and the formation of multiple dilated cysts ...
/P04, SFB 1382-403224013/A02 and DFG NE 2128/2-1), and COST Action CA17112. T.B. was supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) (
MDPI | 24/12/2021  
Plastics recycling remains a challenge due to the relatively low quality of the recycled material, since most of the developed recycling ...
COST Action FUR4Sustain- European network of FURan based chemicals and materials FOR a Sustainable development, CA18220, supported by COST (
MDPI | 24/12/2021  
Recent advances in the control of overground exoskeletons are being centered on improving balance support and decreasing the reliance on ...
facility. This work benefited from work/discussions in the COST Action Wearable Robots CA16116, and the project Discover2Walk under Grant
Springer | 24/12/2021  
Abstract Keratin 8 (K8) is the main intestinal epithelial intermediate filament protein with proposed roles for colonic epithelial cell ...
Foundation, ÅAU Center of Excellence of Cellular Mechanostasis, EuroCellNet COST Action (CA15214) (DMT); by Medicinska Understödsföreningen
Springer | 28/12/2021  
Abstract The science objectives of the LISA mission have been defined under the implicit assumption of a 4-years continuous data stream. ...
-1912578. The authors would like to acknowledge networking support by the GWverse COST Action CA16104, “Black holes, gravitational waves and
Bio Med Central | 29/12/2021  
Erkes et al. BMC Genomics (2021) 22:914 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-08210-z RESEARCH Open Access Epigenetic features improve TALE ...
.de) (BO 1496/8-1 to JB and GR 4587/1-1 to JG) and COST Action CA16107 “EuroXanth” (https://euroxanth.eu) to JB. The funders had no role in
MarketWatch | 31/12/2021  
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content.
farming in the organic produce industry, the European-funded COST Action FA1305 "The European Union Aquaponics Hub-Realising Sustainable