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General KH2019TEA481A102 01/01/2019 - 31/08/2024 Cambodia is confronted with a growing diabetes epidemic, translated in an increase of the prevalence of deaths attributable to this chronic disease by 42.9% between 2005 and 2016. The diabetes epidemic is projected to severely hamper the country’s much needed developmental progress. The country’s public health system has been primarily designed to tackle acute diseases and is therefore not capable of comprehensively addressing this public health problem. The proposed project intends to address this problem by joining forces with two local…
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General CU2024TEA542A101 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2029 Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) speeds up software development and boosts its quality. However, the Cuban software industry does not have yet exploited MDE expertise. We aim to improve the MDE capacities within the University of Holguin and Central University of Las Villas with three doctoral and six master's theses. They will enhance education and research in MDE and in turn will improve the understanding of the use of MDE and its impact on increasing efficiency within the Cuban software industry. We also aim to stablish a Cuban software…
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General CU2023SIN369A103 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2025 Cancer is among the leading causes of death in Cuba. This project aims to develop a novel cancer experimental immunotherapy based on two proteins (sticholysins I and II, StI/II) obtained and characterized by the Cuban team from a Caribbean Sea anemone. StII induces the expression of biomarkers in several model tumour cell lines prompting their study as potential tools for novel therapeutic strategies against cancer. The collaboration with the top research group from UGent (Belgium) and other Belgian teams will allow a profound characterization…
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General ET2024TEA549A102 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2029 The CARES project focuses on the innovative utilization of coffee by-products for bioenergy and high-value bio products, promoting sustainable development in the Coffee Value Chain Agricultural sector of Ethiopia, Africa's leading coffee producer. This initiative will boost the economy of big and smallholder farmers and help to establish a research network to explore the most sustainable methods for producing marketable, value added, eco-friendly products, involving stakeholders from societal, political and academic spheres. Addis Ababa…
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General KE2024TEA556A104 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2029 In Kenya, cervical cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer related deaths in women. Most women are diagnosed with advanced stages 3 and 4 disease where radiotherapy (RT) is the main treatment. Studies suggest that advanced stage disease is associated with poor quality of life while patients receiving RT are more likely to suffer adverse events. A clinical audit on RT services is proposed to generate evidence to inform strategies for improving care, outcomes and quality of life for CC patients
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General CU2022TEA497A104 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2027 In the South-Eastern region of Cuba, medicinal plants are used by the local population in rural areas for their medical care. However, climate change is threatening plant biodiversity and crop production and hence will impact human health in these areas. Therefore, this project aims to gain knowledge on (1) the pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of medicinal plants in these areas and (2) how agroecological practices can support the production of medicinal plants, mitigating the impact of climate change. Through an interdisciplinary…
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General KE2019TEA486A101 01/01/2019 - 31/08/2023 With this intervention an urgent need for integrating isolated approaches towards sustainable intensification of agricultural productivity in the Central Highlands of Kenya is answered by simultaneously addressing soil and water conservation and soil fertility issues. Through the process, farming communities are given the floor to select (combinations of) well-targeted interventions, ranked according to their potential to create resilience in the farming systems. These interventions will be scrutinized by novel, state-of-the-art methodologies,…
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General BO2024TEA539A103 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2029 While farming in high-Andean Bolivian populations faces severe challenges due to climate change, understanding and support of both innovation adoption and innovation marketability is very poor, leading to low yields and limited trade in traditional farming systems. Through urgently needed research in, and co-creation with communities, our multi-stakeholder project will address climate change and barriers to increase sustainable innovation, market insertion and socio-ecological resilience.
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General ZA2022SIN354B101 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2024 In this project, we develop “collaborative drawing technology” in HEI (creative arts) and local community centres. With open source software and low tech digital devices, we bridge the gap between the “digital survival skills” of disadvantaged youth and the regional frontrunner position of the creative industries in Durban, improving the inclusivity of education, the quality of needs oriented research, the uptake of digital applications for grassroots education and awareness campaigns. In this manner, we support the digital arts as a powerful…
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General BI2023SIN367A102 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2025 National parks in Africa are essential to protect megafauna, associated biodiversity and landscape. Park authorities hence restrict the use of natural resources by local communities, to avoid illegal land encroachment, poaching and ecosystem degradation. Yet, the persistent poverty, and the need for natural resources for their livelihood results in conflicts 1) between local communities and park authorities, and 2) between humans and wildlife. The RUBICOM project aims to provide the basis for a knowledge driven, sustainable human-bioversity…