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When your child does not eat

In the rich flora of literature aimed at parents, there are today many books about WHAT children should eat and HOW to prepare the food. However, it is difficult to find research-based knowledge about what parents need to do when children eat far too little, or do not dare to

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Commercialization of integrated aquaculture

Globally, aquaculture is by far the fastest growing sector of food production and has been for the past few decades. In Sweden, aquaculture has, however, decreased in recent years. We want to create a sustainable integrated aquaculture seafood production in the countryside of Skåne and pursue a process for a

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Aquaponic CSA

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture (share cultivation/farming). By buying a share of the cultivation the consumer will get locally produced vegetables in return. In order to grow vegetables in a sustainable way, we have chosen to utilize aquaponics.  Aquaponic cultivation/farming reduces the use of fertilizers to a minimum by

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ALC – Auto-release Lifejacket Container

Marsafe is developing a new system for the release of lifejackets on board ships; the Auto-Release Lifejacket Container, ALC. Today’s lifejacket containers are sealed and the problem arises if a ship sinks without anyone opening the containers manually, resulting in several hundred lifejackets going down with the ship. Marsafe has

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Cyclicor – Scaling up the production of toxic-free polymers

Cyclicor AB is a spin-off company from Lund University, based on patent pending technology utilizing a green chemistry approach for producing building blocks for industrial polymers, polycarbonates and polyurethanes that are totally free of bisphenols and isocyanates, typically used in commercially available polymers.

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Automated ECG Analysis Software for Screening and Decision Support

Cardiolund Research is a small software company based in Lund. We develop specialised algorithms for analysing the electrical activity in the heart, ECG signals. Our software reduces the physical strain associated with screening for the critical heart condition “atrial fibrillation” by almost 90%, making broad screening initiatives feasible. This reduces

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Personalisation & adaptation of wheelchairs

The project aims to test and develop production technologies and products to create a new generation of accessories for wheelchairs. Our products can provide improved opportunities, among other, for disabled sports –  in the form of sponsorship money, for hospitals – cut costs (currently some SEK 1million wheelchairs are stolen

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Analysis of mycobacterial strains with whole genome sequencing

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that obligates the tracing of the contagion which is transmittable among both children and adults. Quick detection of the disease, including forms which are resistant to one or more major antibiotics, is essential for the proper management and efficient tracing of the contagion. The primary

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