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## UJI researchers contribute with their proposals to the search of solutions to alleviate the coronavirus pandemic

20/07/2020 |
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The UJI research staff has submitted 23 projects in competitive calls at regional and national level.

Twenty researchers from the Universitat Jaume I in the areas of Natural Sciences, Medicine and Health, Social Sciences and Humanities and Technology and Information Technology have presented twenty-three research proposals on aspects related to the COVID-19 in different competitive calls at the regional and national level, with the aim of contributing with their work in search of solutions to address the coronavirus pandemic.

The Rector of the Universitat Jaume I, Eva Alcón, has highlighted the "key role of science and research in improving the public health response and developing new preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic tools" in the face of the pandemic caused by the COVID-19. In this sense, Alcón has thanked the effort of the teaching and research staff as well as the research groups of the Universitat Jaume I that "are working to find innovative solutions to mitigate the effects of this pandemic".

"This response is the best example of what the UJI can do for society and the need to intensify the transfer of knowledge generated on our campus", said the Rector of the Universitat Jaume I, who once again recognised the collective effort of the university community to address the pandemic.

The eight proposals presented in the area of Natural Sciences are related to inhibitory properties of certain substances, different diagnostic tools and the study of actions aimed at mitigating the impact of the virus, the reduction of pathogens or the detection of antigens. In the area of Medicine and Health, the four proposals presented cover issues such as the modulation of brain stem centres involved in breathing; prevention and psychological intervention in health professionals; the psychological consequences of confinement or the study of wastewater in the detection of the virus.

In the area of Social Sciences and Humanities, the three proposals presented propose to study the discourses of the pandemic in the media and social networks; the evolution of the state of mind during confinement and a predictive analysis of irrational beliefs and threat perception by the use of mobile devices to track the COVID-19. Finally, in the area of Technology and Information Technology, the eight proposals formulate different alternatives for new materials with barrier effect for the virus on surfaces and masks; the use of artificial intelligence in image processing for diagnosis; and geolocation by analysis of the impact of mobility and containment measures on virus infection.

In addition to offering its infrastructure and material to the health authorities, the research staff of the Universitat Jaume I has continued with its projects and has opened new avenues of study to learn more about the disease, such as stopping it or facilitating the task of health personnel with the necessary tools. The scientific staff also offers, from different fields of knowledge, proposals to explain and support this crisis situation, providing, with their specialized vision, the data and recommendations of the latest scientific studies.

Further information: <https://www.uji.es/com/investigacio/docs/estudis-articles-covid-19/>

UJI researchers contribute with their proposals to the search of solutions to alleviate the coronavirus pandemic

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