Focus: Corona
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Public health, epidemics and urban planning: reinstating the connection
After waves of epidemic outbreaks in rapidly growing cities in Europe during the 19th century, public health concerns and the containment of epidemics became a key informant for housing provision, urban planning and urban design.
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Virtual conferencing to promote research and scholarly exchange during the current pandemic and possible future disruptions
In this pilot project researchers at Malmö University and Georgia Tech conduct preliminary research, design and tests to examine the role for virtual and mixed reality (VR/MR) conferencing and academic meetings within a hybrid virtual conferencing...
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Quick course in Corona: Covid-19 and digitization-implications for higher education, teaching and learning
The Covid-19-situation has brought rapid change to what it means to be a university teacher. At the level of everyday work, it has changed spaces, practices and potentially also the identity of individuals who work with teaching and research in higher...
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The outermost safety net in times of pandemic — Women's refuge put under pressure
The ongoing corona pandemic has affected the work of women's shelters throughout Sweden. Increased violence against women in connection with the pandemic has attracted international attention both at the UN and at national government level.
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Exploring viral interactions targeting mammalian cells – in vitro studies for developing advanced 3D models of cell cultures and tools for...
In this project, interactions between viral proteins and human cells will be investigated in vitro to get a better understanding of the crucial interaction processes. Relevant 3D models of cell cultures will be established in vitro and investigated for th...
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Towards More Reliable Predictions: Multi-model Ensembles for Simulating the Corona Pandemic
The corona pandemic has hit most countries unprepared, affects the health of many people, determines our everyday life, and leads to a high burden on the health sector. Also, the economic sector is affected by the crisis which results in financial distres...
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mHealth in pandemic situations: Smartphone based portable and wearable sensors for COVID-19 diagnostic
Demographic changes, the abundance of multiple and chronic diseases, as well as possibilities provided by recent electronics, especially combined with information technology, to evaluate and benchmark personal health parameters using connected devices and...
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Biomimetic surfaces and sensors for detection and inhibition of Covid-19 virus and antibodies
Improved testing technologies are in urgent demand to address current and future pandemics. Current assays for Covid-19 are divided into direct assays targeting the virus per se or indirect serological assays for detecting immunity - neither of these are...