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April 2022 highlights

The breakthrough series: atomic layer depositions

University of Bucharest, partner in the COST - Researcher Mental Health Observatory

The Loughs Agency welcomed Europe’s top marine scientists to the Northwest for the European Tracking Network’s (ETN) annual meeting

Filip Ivanović elected a member of the Young Academy of Europe. The Academy was founded in 2012 with the financial and logistical support of the European COST program (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)

How mechanical stimuli trigger cellular signalling highlights COST Action Adher´n Rise CA18240 and reported in numerous outlets

CA19141 - In the middle of Zagreb you can see and study the life and appearance of Neanderthals, open in April and May

BETTER COST Action story picked by several outlets across the Atlantic: FOOD SECURITY - New Network to Improve Biosecurity in Livestock

Global Digital Human Rights Network with Tallinn University organised a webinar:  Foreign Minister Liimets: journalists are risking their lives to document crimes against humanity in Ukraine

EIT & COST: Connecting the innovation chain by reinforcing synergies

EU innovator and researcher networks team up to boost support in eastern and central Europe by Science Business

The hidden potential of aquatic parasites – introducing ParAqua COST Action

Pursuing the transition to a more sustainable Europe by 2030

The Mayor of Nicosia, Konstantinos Giorkatzis, welcomed the start of the second plenary session of the " Women on the move " network (WEMov) , which is hosted in Cyprus
 
COST Actions in the News
 
Alpha Galileo | 4/04/2022  
Each month, COST highlights a COST Action which has had a significant scientific and societal breakthrough. In the summer of 2021, COST ...
Each month, COST highlights a COST Action which has had a significant scientific and societal breakthrough. In the summer of 2021, COST
UniBuc | 7/04/2022  
Alături de instituții din 35 de țări, Facultatea de Psihologie și Științele Educației a Universității din București este prezentă în cadrul ...
European Cooperation in Science and Technology ) CA19117 Researcher Mental Health Observatory (ReMO). Universitatea din București este
Afloat | 8/04/2022  
Loughs Agency Hosts Prestigious Marine Science Conference in Derry
day event in Derry. The conference, which is funded by the EU’s COST Action programme, took place in the City Hotel Derry from Tuesday 5 to
Vijesti | 11/04/2022  
Ivanović je prošle godine imenovan za ambasadora pri Svetoj Stolici, za šta je dobio agreman. Predsjednik Crne Gore još uvijek nije dao ...
. godine uz finansijsku i logističku podršku evropskog COST programa (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Ciljevi Akademije su
RTL Televizija | 13/04/2022  
Projekt uključuje 30 zemalja i 60 stručnjaka, objedinjuje istraživanja diljem zapadne Europe, posebno Hrvatske, bogate, ostacima naših ...
zanimljive populacije široj javnosti smatraju aktualni projekt Integrating Neandertal Legacy: From Past to Present (iNEAL), na čijem je
Phys.org | 14/04/2022  
Breathing, seeing, hearing—the family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is involved in a variety of physiological processes and is ...
. She is a member of the steering committee in the EU-funded COST Action Adher´n Rise CA18240, which she successfully secured in 2019. This
Mirage News | 14/04/2022  
/Public Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) may be of a point-in-time nature, edited for clarity, style and ...
. She is a member of the steering committee in the EU-funded COST Action Adher´n Rise CA18240, which she successfully secured in 2019. This
Homeland Security News Wire | 16/04/2022  
Health and welfare, safety and sustainability are crucial elements for ensuring the future of livestock production. Biosecurity aims to ...
, results in better welfare, increased food safety and better sustainability. In addition, biosecurity measures act as a barrier against the
European Institute of Innovation and Technology | 19/04/2022  
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) are teaming up to ...
boost cooperation between scientists, businesses and innovators. Ronald de Bruin, COST Association Director, and Martin Kern, EIT Director
Alpha Galileo | 19/04/2022  
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) signed a Memorandum ...
businesses, and innovators. On 24 February 2022, Dr Ronald de Bruin, the COST Association Director, and Martin Kern, EIT Director signed a
Republic of Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 20/04/2022  
Yesterday 19 April, Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets opened a discussion on media freedom at Tallinn University, noting that sanctions on ...
the minister noted. The panel was organised by the Global Digital Human Rights Network with Tallinn University. The panel is available for
Mundo Agropecuario | 21/04/2022  
La salud, el bienestar, la seguridad y la sostenibilidad son elementos cruciales para asegurar el futuro de la producción ganadera.
exóticas). . Para abordar estos desafíos, el nuevo COST Action Biosecurity Enhanced Through Training Evaluation and Raising Awareness (
Science Business | 21/04/2022  
COST and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology want their grantees in less innovative regions to benefit from a wider range ...
their grantees in less innovative regions to benefit from a wider range of support Ronald de Bruin, director of COST. Photo: www.cost.eu
Innovation News Network | 25/04/2022  
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is developing inactivates to back the European Green Deal to create a more ...
habitats that cause an accelerated decline in species and biodiversity. COST Action Conserveplants (CA18201 – a n integrated approach to
Offsite | 27/04/2022  
Ο Δήμαρχος Λευκωσίας Κωνσταντίνος Γιωρκάτζης χαιρέτησε την έναρξη των εργασιών της δεύτερης συνεδρίασης της ολομέλειας του δικτύου «Women ...
στην οικοδόμηση της Ευρώπης και χρηματοδοτείται από το ευρωπαϊκό πρόγραμμα COST (CA19112). /**/ // 11136859 // 645885
 
 
COST Actions in specialised publications
 
MDPI | 2/04/2022  
There is a need for new, cost-effective drugs to treat leishmaniasis. A strategy based on traditional medicine practiced in Bolivia led to ...
. In Proceedings of the 2nd Conference of the European COST Action CM1307 “Targeted Chemotherapy towards Diseases Caused by Endoparasites”,
MDPI | 3/04/2022  
Microbial metabolites have proven effects to inhibit food spoilage microbiota, without any development of antimicrobial resistance. This ...
and is supported by COST (the European Cooperation in Science and Technology) (https://www.cost.eu/) (accessed on 1 January 2020). COST is a
MDPI | 4/04/2022  
Psoriasis vulgaris (PsV) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are inflammatory diseases with unresolved pathophysiological aspects. Extracellular ...
PRG1189. The work presented has received support from the CellFit COST Action (CA16119). Institutional Review Board Statement The study was
MDPI | 6/04/2022  
Findings that Zn and fibre source affected the nutrient apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD), made us hypothesize that interactions ...
is based upon work from COST Action FA1401 (PiGutNet), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Institutional
MDPI | 6/04/2022  
This study aimed to design a hybrid oral liposomal delivery system for selenium nanoparticles (Lip-SeNPs) to improve the bioavailability of ...
COST Action CA 17140 “Cancer Nanomedicine from the Bench to the Bedside” supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).
MDPI | 7/04/2022  
The impaired production of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins by airway smooth muscle cells (ASMC) and pulmonary fibroblasts (PF) is a ...
. Moreover, this work was performed within the framework of COST Action CA15214: “An integrative action for multidisciplinary studies on
MDPI | 7/04/2022  
CdS nanoparticles were successfully synthesized using cadmium acetate and sodium sulfide as Cd and S precursors, respectively. The effect ...
. The support of COST Action CA18112 MechSustInd (www.mechsustind.eu (accessed on 5 April 2022), supported by the COST Association (European
MDPI | 8/04/2022  
Using a phenomenological Ginzburg–Landau model that includes entrainment, we identify the possible ground states for the neutron and proton ...
de Excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2020-001058-M, and by the PHAROS COST Action (No. CA16214). Data Availability Statement The data used to
MDPI | 8/04/2022  
Glaucoma is a chronic optic neuropathy characterized by irreversible damage to the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), resulting in changes ...
upon work from COST Action IC1303-AAPELE—Architectures, Algorithms, and Protocols for Enhanced Living Environments, and COST Action CA16226,
MDPI | 8/04/2022  
In this paper, we study the design aspects of an indoor visible light positioning (VLP) system that uses an artificial neural network (ANN ...
no 764461, Northumbria University Ph.D. Scholarship, EU COST Action NEWFOCUS CA19111. Institutional Review Board Statement Not applicable.
MDPI | 9/04/2022  
Space-based cropland phenology monitoring substantially assists agricultural managing practices and plays an important role in crop yield ...
for spatiotemporal sensing of scalable ecophysiological traits) funded by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology, www.cost.eu,
MDPI | 9/04/2022  
Air pollution is a major concern, particularly in developing countries. Road transport and mobile sources are considered the root causes of ...
in the IEA—EBC Annex 83 Positive Energy Districts and in the COST Action: CA19126—Positive Energy Districts European Network. Those bodies
MDPI | 11/04/2022  
Since the ban in January 2012 of conventional cages for egg production in the European Union (Council Directive 1999/74/EC), alternative ...
in the COST Action CA15134—Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens (GroupHouseNet), supported by COST (
MDPI | 12/04/2022  
During sepsis, the imbalance between oxidative insult and body antioxidant response causes the dysfunction of organs, including the brain ...
the COST Action CA 16,112 NutRedOx (Personalized Nutrition in aging society: redox control of major age-related diseases), supported by COST
MDPI | 13/04/2022  
Viruses and virus-like organisms are a major problem in viticulture worldwide. They cannot be controlled by standard plant protection ...
Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of the COST Action CA 17111 INTEGRAPE (short-term scientific mission-
MDPI | 13/04/2022  
Cocaine is one of the most consumed stimulants throughout the world, as official sources report. It is a naturally occurring ...
.04999.BD. This publication is also based upon work from COST Action EUVEN CA19144, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and
Frontiers | 14/04/2022  
Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide ( 1 , 2 ). The incidence of ...
based upon work from COST Action EU-CARDIOPROTECTION CA16225, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Conflict
MDPI | 14/04/2022  
Patients with double stranded DNA repair disorders (DNARDs) (Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT) and Nijmegen Breakage syndrome (NBS)) are at a very ...
and lymphoma in AT and NBS, who are collaborating within the LEGEND COST Action and Host Genomic Variation I-BFM Study Group. The group
MyScience - EN | 14/04/2022  
International GPCR research collaboration deciphers structure of active receptors Breathing, seeing, hearing - the family of G protein- ...
. She is a member of the steering committee in the EU-funded COST Action Adher’n Rise CA18240, which she successfully secured in 2019. This
Informations Dienst Wissenschaft | 14/04/2022  
Susann Huster Stabsstelle Universitätskommunikation / Medienredaktion Universität Leipzig
. She is a member of the steering committee in the EU-funded COST Action Adher´n Rise CA18240, which she successfully secured in 2019. This
ScienceDaily | 14/04/2022  
Breathing, seeing, hearing -- the family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is involved in a variety of physiological processes and is ...
. She is a member of the steering committee in the EU-funded COST Action Adher´n Rise CA18240, which she successfully secured in 2019. This
DoveMed | 20/04/2022  
Last updated April 20, 2022 Approved by: Krish Tangella MD, MBA, FCAP Breathing, seeing, hearing -- the family of G protein-coupled ...
. She is a member of the steering committee in the EU-funded COST Action Adher´n Rise CA18240, which she successfully secured in 2019. This
Phys.org | 14/04/2022  
Breathing, seeing, hearing—the family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is involved in a variety of physiological processes and is ...
. She is a member of the steering committee in the EU-funded COST Action Adher´n Rise CA18240, which she successfully secured in 2019. This
MDPI | 15/04/2022  
Since its discovery in 1911, superconductivity has represented an equally inciting and fascinating field of study in several areas of ...
: Spanish Nanolito (RED2018-102627-T) and COST-FIT4NANO (action CA19140). Authors would like to acknowledge the use of Servicio General de
MDPI | 15/04/2022  
One of the most varied species of lactic acid bacteria is Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (Lb. plantarum), formerly known as Lactobacillus ...
”, and is supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) (https://www.cost.eu/ accessed on 28 March 2022). COST is a
MDPI | 15/04/2022  
Nanoparticles are playing an increasing role in biomedical applications. Excitotoxicity plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of ...
. and J.-P.M.; and Action Nano2Clinic (CA17140), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), to V.C. and M.M-F. J-P.
MDPI | 18/04/2022  
Loco-regional recurrences and metastasis represent the leading causes of death in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients, ...
/00232, PI20/00400, PI18/00650, PIE15/00028, PI15/00378, EU COST Action CA 17140, PI19/01661, PI17/00584, and CP19/00028); Agencia Estatal
MDPI | 19/04/2022  
Recent studies have highlighted that gut microbiota can alter colorectal cancer susceptibility and progression due to its impact on ...
upon work from the COST Action CA18131-Statistical and machine learning techniques in human microbiome studies, supported by COST (European
MDPI | 19/04/2022  
The purpose of this research was to develop formulations of chewing candies (CCs) in a sustainable manner by using berry by-products in ...
” and is supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology; https://www.cost.eu/ (accessed on 8 March 2021)). COST is a
MDPI | 19/04/2022  
Background: When trying to modify urinary stents, certain pre-clinical steps have to be followed before clinical evaluation in humans. ...
) is supported by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). It is a four-year project (COST action). COST is a funding
RSC Publishing - Royal Society of Chemistry | 20/04/2022  
Challenges of modeling nanostructured materials for photocatalytic water splitting
is based upon work from COST Action CA18234 (CompNanoEnergy) and is supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) www.
Nature | 20/04/2022  
Phase Change Memory (PCM) is an emerging technology exploiting the rapid and reversible phase transition of certain chalcogenides to ...
/publication is based upon work from COST Action IC1401, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Weblink: www.
Nature | 20/04/2022  
Nova explosions are caused by global thermonuclear runaways triggered in the surface layers of accreting white dwarfs1,2,3. It has been ...
, from INAF ‘SKA/CTA projects’, Presidential Decree 70/2016, and from PHAROS COST Action N.16214. C.D. and K.I. acknowledge funding from the
Nature | 21/04/2022  
Long-term treatment of cancer with chemotherapeutics leads to the development of resistant forms that reduce treatment options. The main ...
). This article is based upon work from COST Action 17104 , supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), ( www.cost.
MDPI | 22/04/2022  
In this study, a 41-day experiment was conducted using 300 (21-day-old) Large White/Norwegian Landrace piglets (100 piglets in each group ...
/) and is supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) (https://www.cost.eu/ accessed on 28 March 2022). COST is a
BMJ Open | 22/04/2022  
Abstract Introduction An online interactive repository of available medication adherence technologies may facilitate their selection and ...
delays adoption of best practices across countries.4 7 The ENABLE COST Action (‘European Network to Advance Best practices and technoLogy on
MDPI | 26/04/2022  
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a poorly treatable type of cancer and its incidence is dramatically increasing. The lack of understanding of ...
participates in the COST Action EURO-CHOLANGIO-NET granted by the COST Association (CA18122). OGG is STSM recipient of COST Association (
MDPI | 28/04/2022  
DNA-binding proteins from starved cells (Dps) are homododecameric nanocages, with N- and C-terminal tail extensions of variable length and ...
COVID/BD/152498/2022). This work benefited from STSM funding by COST Action (CA15126 MOBIEU) and by the project CALIPSOplus, under the Grant
MDPI | 28/04/2022  
The use of battery tools is very common in many fields of work. In fact, the electric engine and batteries have several advantages over ...
toughness, chip types and the mechanics of cutting wood. A review. COST Action E35 2004–2008: Wood machining—Micromechanics and fracture.