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COPLASMAVID -Atmospheric plasma treatments on textiles for virus decontamination and for increase...
In the context of the COVID19 pandemic, many countries in Europe suffer from critical shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as 'Filtering Face Piece' (FFP) masks and lab coats. In order to address this challenge, several initiatives throughout Western Europe are carried out to re-use the available equipment through decontamination or even sterilisation processes. So far, technologies such as chemical sterilization, irradiation technologies, UV exposure, supercritical CO2 or vacuum plasma have been tested and proved to be efficient against COVID19 contamination. However, they...
TraAct-DD - Track and Act with Data Donation #getout #stayout
Luxembourg is entering a gradual deconfinement phase. For this to be successful, it is critical that the country protect vulnerable people and build the trust of the population in going back to work, to school safely. It is also vital to identify asymptomatic COVID-positive patients and to wisely direct the (scarce) tests. If Luxembourg can manage this, epidemiological models indicate that a gradual release of the population may stem the pandemic and enable return to normal (#getout, #stayout). The ongoing debate at the government level indicates hesitation between blue-tooth tracing, ma...
Rapid large-scale decontamination of viruses using Engineered Water Nanostructures
Engineered Water Nanostructures (EWNS) are nanometer-sized droplets of ionized or charged water containing reactive oxygen species (ROS) which provide a highly effective, low cost, green, non-toxic of humans solution for rapid decontamination of microbes. Unlike harmful chemicals currently used in disinfectants, charged water has no effect on humans and has been found to be a safer alternative. Additionally, CDC has already added superoxidized (containing EWNS) water among the list of disinfectants found to be effective against viruses. In this project, we propose design, development, ...
Mobilizing science education: Examining responsive remote methodologies during a time of crisis (...
The MobilSci study will construct a case study of the adaptations of an education research team in response to and during the COVID-19 school closures, with a goal of elaborating a process of adaptation and gaining new understandings on the applicability of responsive pedagogies at a time of crisis. Children, teachers, and families internationally are navigating a new terrain of remote learning and teaching. This extends to the University of Luxembourg's SciTeach Center team, a multidisciplinary group of educators and researchers dedicated to supporting science education. The interactions i...
Rapid Development and Initial Preclinical Evaluation of an Effective Candidate Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
The current pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is a threat not only to global health but also to the economy since it is dramatically affecting the socioeconomic layers of societies around the planet. Thus, it will be critically important to advance in the production of an effective vaccine, which will be crucial for building up sufficient population-based immunity to efficiently curb the pandemic. While SARS-CoV-2 can infect everyone at all ages, it is mainly the elderly population that is most at risk of a fatal outcome. Elderly persons are charecterized by a declining immune function, known a...
Pocket Rehab - mHealth-based Rehabilitation Program for patients with cardiovascular disease as p...
Cardiovascular diseases remain the major cause of mortality with an estimated prevalence of 422.7 million cases worldwide at high cost for the public health. Recently, the pathophysiological mechanism of the coronavirus uses the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a functional receptor, increasing the risk of contamination and the mortality rate in this population, aggravating this scenario. According to the epidemiological bulletin of COE-COVID19 of the Ministry of Health of Brazil, among the 1124 deaths recorded until 11 April 2020, in those under the age of 60, 82.5% had illness a...
FAREWELL to C19 (FAmily REsponse and WELL-Being impact of Covid-19
Lockdowns and the economic crisis induced by Covid-19 are imposing unprecedented constraints on families in terms of freedom of choice, consumption opportunities, time use, and social interaction. While working from home has become the norm, it also implies a dramatic increase in inequality among families, since people most likely to be working from home were already better off. The FAREWELL to C19 project aims to analyse how these effects concur with individual traits (such as age, gender, economic status, and resilience under uncomfortable circumstances) to shape people's preferences, eco...
Boosting COVID-19 protection with metal-free biocompatible antimicrobial coatings
As shown with the Covid-19 pandemic, coronavirus such as SARS-COV-2 are presenting a major threat due to their high transmission efficiency, their long lifetime on solid supports and their strong effect on human health. The deposition of antiviral coatings on surfaces like facemasks or door handles is a promising approach to fight against the contamination and transmission of SARS-COV-2. This idea addresses the field of 'surfaces with antiviral and antibacterial properties' for metal parts and protective facemasks. It is proposed to use metal-free coatings deposited via wet deposition techn...
