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General PH2022TEA520A101 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2027 Several rural areas in the Philippines have low agricultural productivity due to phosphorus (P) deficiency and lack of access to affordable fertilizers. In contrast, urban areas and areas with intensive agricultural practices are increasingly faced with excess nutrients and eutrophication of waterways. This project wants to address this local nutrient imbalance and, at the same time, overcome poverty. The original idea is to use novel low-cost methods to trap and concentrate P from urban waste streams (e.g. urine) and from drainage water of…
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General RW2022SIN352A103 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2024 The main objective of this pilot project is to strengthen the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) at University of Rwanda (UR) to conduct research on a pilot project testing an innovative eHealth technology (HeartCare@Home system) to support the control and management of hypertension in outpatient non-communicable disease (NCDs) clinics in Rwanda. This scalable new way of healthcare delivery will substantially improve the healthcare system in Rwanda. The proposed eHealth technology is composed by an innovative mobile health (mHealth…
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General EC2022SIN343A101 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2024 Reducing the risks and alleviating the impacts of extreme meteorological events in urban contexts have become increasingly important. Trees and forests have proven to have protective effects when their locations and species are determined based on sensible technical and multi-dimensional scientific evidence. This project will further elaborate methods and tools that have been developed in the past, to contribute to appropriate urban forest planning. The focus is on urban areas in mountainous regions and is new. These tools will be introduced to…
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General UG2022SIN361A102 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2024 Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is a major route for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Uganda. The risk of developing chronic hepatitis, subsequent liver fibrosis and/or hepatocellular carcinoma is higher in MTCT compared to horizontal transmission acquired later in life. Interruption of early transmission is essential to break the cycle of ongoing HBV infection. As there is no funding by GAVI for birth-dose hepatitis B vaccines in Uganda, focus on administration of antiviral treatment from the late second or early third trimester of…
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General CU2024TEA543A105 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2029 Primary medical assistance in Cuba requires transformations to reach the UN SDGs. The lack of technological support is one of the factors to be tackled. The current project combines, in a multi-stakeholder approach, the introduction of Cuban medical technologies with educational actions in close connection with the national industry as a way of change. New scientific results obtained from joint research activities will lead to high added value technologies. Expertise domains from different actors (hospitals, industry as well as Cuban and…
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General UG2024TEA572A105 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2029 Flash floods frequently occur in the Rwenzori Mountains - Uganda, causing fatalities and socio-economic damage. Despite existing local knowledge to reduce risk, capacities are lacking to monitor floods, enhance community response mechanisms and design and implement sustainable risk reduction. In cooperation with district authorities and Join for Water, B-SaFFeR will enhance interdisciplinary academic capacities to build socio-ecological resilience for all within Rwenzori communities against flash floods. A low-cost sensor network will monitor…
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General PH2023SIN393B135 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2025 This project aims to pave the way for effective interprofessional telerehabilitation for adult Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Philippine remote areas by empowering both local stakeholders and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Santo Tomas (UST-CRS), through a multi-HEI partnership of Thomas More and KU Leuven. By determining (so far) unidentified disability profiles of adult PWDs living in Binangonan’s 17 Island barangays (= villages or the smallest administrative division) and exploring facilitators/barriers to…
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General VN2023SIN404A103 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2025 Inclusive digital transformation is becoming a norm in applying digital strategies in agriculture and rural development, where the principle of “leave no one behind” (or in short LNOB) is seriously considered for developmental and sustainable activities in rural areas of Vietnam. In that context, digital agricultural extension and rural development activities will play a crucial role in rural and inclusive digital transformation. One of the most important tools for professional and rural people in consuming the technical and professional…
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General CD2023SIN374A102 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2025 Conservation projects in the DR Congo are typically pursued through top-down, coercive approaches, which lead to considerable tensions with the people that live around protected areas, as well as poor conservation outcomes. To deliver more environmentally and socially sustainable conservation governance, we need to create a new approach to conservation that recognises the interlinkages between local/indigenous communities and their ancestral lands and resources. Hence, this project aims to catalyse a more socially just 'biocultural'…
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General BO2023SIN365A104 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2025 The dropout of students in higher education institutions is high in Bolivia. Therefore, an important number of people try to resume studies later in life in order to improve their living conditions. This a reason why the Universidad Simon y Patino (USIP) created a few years ago a special evening program for these students ("working study program"). This program represents 70% of the students enrolled in USIP. Up to now, this program is organised in a classical way (mainly presential face-to-face ex cathedra courses), which makes it difficult…