BGU Corona Task Force Projects : תגובות לטופס 1
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חותמת זמןProject NameProject Leader (Full name and affiliation)
Expertise description (Max 3 sentences)
Email addressProject Description (Max. Three Sentences)Needed resources, skills, and expertise
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17/03/2020 15:32:35Efficient high throughput COVID-19 testing to detect asymptomatic carriersTomer Hertz (Immunology, BGU), Angel Porgador (Immunology, BGU) and Noam Shental (CS, Open university)thertz@bgu.ac.il , angel@bgu.ac.ilDevelop a novel high-throughput testing approach for asymptomatic COVID-19 infections using a group-testing approach.PCR expertise, automated RNA extraction
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17/03/2020 15:39:38Automatic Sanitizer For Public ObjectsGuy Bitton (MA student, ME department, BGU)guybit@post.bgu.ac.ilWe will build a device that can be attached near any door handle, elevator buttons, rails etc and automatically sanitize them. For example, after touching a door handle, the device will wait a few seconds then spray it with alcohol or a different sanitizing substance. This device can be relatively cheap and can be easily integrated into public institutions, hospitals and malls to help minimize the spreading of viruses through the public objects.
The project will be done in collaboration with Prof. Ilana Nisky and Dr. David Zarrouk.
Funding for electronics, 3d printing materials, other manufacturing.
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17/03/2020 15:43:10Test your immune-response to COVid19Roi Gazit, BGU; YOUR NAME HEREgazitroi@bgu.ac.ilProject 1: develop flow-assay for COVid19 antibodies: express several antigens on yeast+reporter and FACS analyze for antibodies+isotype. Project 2: immune-profile patients; following Katherine Kedzierska paper 16-3-2020 we can predict efficient immune-response, may further modulate immune-polarization for anti-viral.Project 1 = yeast expression systems; project 2 = clinical-FACS for patients.
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17/03/2020 15:45:09Antibacterial and Antiviral air filterChristopher Arnusch, Dept. Desalination and Water Treatmentarnusch@bgu.ac.ilHere we have developed electrically conductive laser-induced graphene water filters that could be adapted to air filtration. The goal is to develop an electrically active air filter that might be incorporated into masks, air-conditioning, ventilation etc. to actively purify air. Toxicity testing of nanomaterial, antiviral testing (airborne)
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17/03/2020 16:40:44Identification of human neutralizing antibodies against coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)Ran Taube - The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology Immunology and Genetics. Faculty of Health Sciences. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Israelrantaube@bgu.ac.ilThe overall goal of this study is to identify novel inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 entry. Resources for personal and reagents
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17/03/2020 19:45:09
Corona OParC Work-group (Older Persons at risk in the Community)
Dr. Stav Shapira, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
stavshap@bgu.ac.il
Our aim is to build a model of community care for older persons by using technological means such as GIS, social media, etc. and by establishing collaborations and managing data flow between various community institutions.
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17/03/2020 19:46:49
Innovative Systems Safety model for the Corona Pandemic
Daniel Hartmann, Ph.D., Management & Safety Engineering Unit
danielh@bgu.ac.il
We suggest applying STAMP, an innovative system safety model, to addresses the complexity of any socio-technical system dealing with hazardous processes such as the Corona pandemic, by using its ability to more effectively bridge the gap between system's complexity, hazards, and social and human capabilities to manage these risks and making the system immune and more resilient to failures. STAMP safety model and its methods regard systems as a hierarchical control structure, and by doing so contributing to a systematic understanding of the entire system and its accident-related details and facts, ranging from factors related to high systemic levels including legislation and regulation, through management level and its complexity, up to "project" or incident level, where the accident or incident occurred.
Research students and suitable research budget
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17/03/2020 20:28:07
Using non-invasive AI analysis of non-verbal vocal characteristics in real time or taped conversations between health care personnel and Corona infected to aid in early diagnosis
Prof. Julie Cwikel, BGU Center for Women's Health Studies and Promotion & Dr. Tal Sobal Shikler
jcwikel@bgu.ac.il
Vocal characteristics of speech are affected by emotional and physical states. We propose a new technology based on AI to identify in real time, changes in vocal patterns that can be used as an early warning system for emotional or physical changes that require rapid intervention, of either the medical personnel who are working at over capacity or persons in isolation who may be developing symptoms.
While the technology has been tested in different populations (in English and Hebrew speech), we are in need of programmers who can help us adapt the technology for the systems being used to monitor Corona patients or those in isolation. We would like to get this project rolling in Soroka or in Belinson in order to maximize its usefulness.
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17/03/2020 21:23:48
Geospatial distribution of COVID-19 and corona viromes in the urban sewage system and treated water cycle
Prof. Ariel Kushmaro, Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
arielkus@bgu.ac.il
This study seeks to understand the general distribution of COVID-19 and corona viruse viromes abundance and diversity in in the urban sewage system and the water cycle.

Viromics, PCR, qPCR, bioinformatic , HiSeq illumina and nanopore sequencing
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17/03/2020 22:24:01
Minority Under Stress: Trust and reciprocity among the Arab Bedouin community during COVID-19 outbreak
Haneen Shibli (Phd Candidate, School of public health)shiblih@post.bgu.ac.il
The over goal is to evaluate the extensive social impact of the outbreak of an epidemic among the Bedouin minority. The occurrence of COVID-19 in Israel provides a rare opportunity to understand the social functioning of a minority group during the outbreak of an epidemic.
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18/03/2020 23:00:44Rapid COVID-19 samples detection
Prof. Gabby Sarusi, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
sarusiga@bgu.ac.il
Rapid and portable detection system of COVID-19 using resonance spectroscopy. The design is based on the resonance of the COVID-19 with specific radiation frequency. The project includes design of a special disposable chip that will carry the viruses and a fixed system that will illuminate this chip and analyze the results within seconds. (collaboration with a German group)
Bio-viruses lab. Skilled bio-technology workers. technician, students, Buying of the shelf a specific spectroscope and some accessories
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18/03/2020 23:09:14
Using lectins to reduce Coronavirus infectivity
Natalie Elia, Department of Life Scienceselianat@post.bgu.ac.il
Lectins are proteins that binds glycoproteins. Several lectins, which are abundant in red algae, have been shown to reduce coronavirus and other RNA viruses infectivity by binding to the glycoprotein coat of the virus. My idea is to produce an aerosol that contain lectins, which will trap the viruses and by that reduce the viral transmission and infectivity.
pharmacologists, virologists, agritech
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19/03/2020 06:45:13
Psychology and Economics of Epidemic Containment
Ada Gonzalez-Torres, PhD, Department of Economicsadagt@bgu.ac.il
Psychological impacts of intrusive coercive containment measures and their effectiveness on compliance and reporting, relative to less intrusive ones combined with economic incentives, intrinsic motivation, trust in leaders and peer effects.
Psychologists, Public health experts, Medical anthropologists (specialized in communities in Israel).
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19/03/2020 06:29:51
Fever Multiplex Point-of-care test kit for patient triage
Robert Marksrsmarks@bgu.ac.il
We have developed a proprietary paper-based multiplex point-of-care test system that enables with one sample to test for several fever causing viruses and thus enable patient triage
Access to clinical samples, funding, ...
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19/03/2020 06:43:06
Single fully self-contained integrated corona POCT
Robert Marksrsmarks@bgu.ac.ilA swab-integrated fiber-optic based test kit enabling nasopharynx-friendly testingFunding, commercial prototyping
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19/03/2020 06:52:51
Quantitative viral load screening for patient triage at the point-if-care
Robert Marksrsmarks@bgu.ac.il
Determine viral load cutoff point so as to enable triage of patients for disease outcome and resource allocation using a proprietary capture flow quantitative test kit in an outbreak
Funding, clinical samples, commercial prototyping
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19/03/2020 07:17:53
Sample collection to detection to sample destruction in a fully integrated dispatchable case
Robert Marks, Department of Biotechnology Engineeringrsmarks@bgu.ac.il
A dispatchable case containing RT-PCR and immunoassays to screen putative patients at airports, cruise ships so as to triage at difficult sites and enable safety during sample testing
Funding, prototyping, polymer chemistry, monoclonal development
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19/03/2020 07:59:55
Mucus-Removal from the Respiratory System by a Combination of Oscillatory Flow and Acoustic Waves
David Katoshevski, Environmental Eng. Unitdavidk@bgu.ac.il
Corona virus results in increased mucus production and blockage of the respiratory system. Also the virus is part of that mucus. We have developed a method that penetrates the mucus and removes it out. see at:
https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/2019/12/05/israeli-us-researchers-develop-new-device-eliminate-mucus-secretion-from-obstructed-airways-cf/
respiratory system experts, marketing skills.
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19/03/2020 08:07:13
A novel technology for partiles and virus filtration
David Katoshevskidavidk@bgu.ac.il
We have developed a new idea and run a preliminary lab system for efficient detection and capturing of hazardous particles and bio-organisms / virus . we can produce a standalone system for rooms and work places as well as hospitals.
We need some measurement systems (applied for inner grant for institutional equipment), and a well trained technician and workshop skills.
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19/03/2020 09:07:22
Epidemiological-economical modeling of COVID19 spread in Israel
Dr. Shai Pilosof, Department of Life Sciencespilos@post.bgu.ac.il
Build an integrated model that considers the COVID19 epidemiology, health care and economical consequences of different intervention strategies. The idea is to come up with a solution that balances epidemiological and economical consequences, specifically for Israel to be able to recommend it to policy makers.
Researchers from economics, public health; some funding.
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19/03/2020 09:15:53COVID-19 in wastewaterOded Nir, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Researchodni@bgu.ac.il
The project has two goals: 1) To test the occurrence of COVID-19 in wastewater treatment plants as a complementary method to assess the progress and dynamics of the epidemic; 2) to test the effectiveness of standard and advanced wastewater treatment methods in mitigating the virus. This is based on an existing research infrastructure we have in Shoket wastewater treatment plant.
1) Testing the occurrence of the virus in wastewater and treated wastewater samples; 2) testing the activity of the virus after chlorination
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19/03/2020 09:47:46
Rapid and low-cost portable biosensor for point-of-care testing of COVID-19
Hadar Ben-Yoav, Department of Biomedical Engineeringbenyoav@bgu.ac.il
The biosensor is based on an electrochemical immunosensor integrated with sample handling microfluidic system. Microelectrodes will be modified with antibodies that are specific to the virus. The detection of the virus will be performed by using a label-free electrochemical impedance spectroscopy method.
Scientists how are expert in: immunology, biochemistry, virology, microfluidics modeling, electronic hardware development, internet-of-things data transfer
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19/03/2020 10:55:28
Non-Pharmaceutical treatment for COVID-19 infection
Rivka Ofirrivir@bgu.ac.il
Rational: Secondary Metabolites of medicinal herbs may serve as plant derived protease inhibitors for effective controlling virus-induced infection.
The methodology: Bioinformatical research based on plant metabolites structure and COVID-19 protease structure.
The aim: identifying compounds that have high bond and high affinity to COVID-19 protease.
bioinformatic expert
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19/03/2020 11:06:56BGU Radio Live Coronavirus Studio
Prof. Simon Barak, J. Blaustein Insts. for Desert Research; Dr, Buzi Raviv, Director of BGU Radio
simon@bgu.ac.il and buziraviv@gmail.com
To support BGU staff and students during the coronavirus period, BGU Radio has upgraded their studios for live broadcasting including a web camera. The broadcasts in Hebrew, Arabic and English are via the BGU Radio Facebook page, and are also recorded. Services include official updates and question and answer sessions with the University management and BGU Student union, cultural and student wellbeing programs, and interviews, and a platform for course lectures.
We already have all the necessary resources, more participants for broadcasts, lecture courses etc. are welcome
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19/03/2020 12:37:46
Data driven optimisation of resource allocation to mitigate and manage epidemic spread
Rami Pugatchrpugatch@bgu.ac.il
Based on graph of known locations and contacts, I propose to model the spread of infection, using stochastic spread on random graphs and associated mean field delay differential equations. Using calibration to existing continuously updated measurements we will propose the optimal allocation of resources to contain the spread.
Stochastic modeling, GIS, Google map API's, optimal sampling on branching processes
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19/03/2020 12:54:32
Identify the next Coronavirus patients by tracking the changes in their behavior (movement patterns)
Vered Tzin and Tirza Routtenberg
vtzin@bgu.ac.il; tirzar@bgu.ac.il
Increasing evidence shows that host behavior, as such animal movement, often changes upon virus infection. The change in host behavior is either induced by the virus to enhance its transmission or is a response of the host to avoid the spread of infection in the host population. We suggest learning the track of Coronavirus patients’ movement prior to the appearance of the symptoms by using signal processing and optimization graph signal processing, estimation, and detection theory. This information can be used to predict who will be the next Coronavirus patients before the symptoms appear.
Needed: get premission from current pationts to get their tracks using the information for theh electric devise two weeks prier to the appearances of the virus symptoms.
What we have: signal processing and optimization graph signal processing, estimation, and detection theory, and, animal behavior studies.
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19/03/2020 13:02:00
Increasing health professionals' cultural competence in dealing with the corona crisis: A randomized controlled trial.
Odeya Cohen, Nursing department, Ortal Slobodin, Education department
odeyac@bgu.ac.il,ortalslo@bgu.ac.il,
Empirical evidence shows that underserved populations, such as low status economic groups and ethnic minorities, are disproportionately vulnerable to disasters and crises. Therefore, healthcare providers must develop a sensitivity to the unique experiences of individuals from different cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. The objective of the proposed project is to develop a culturally informed education program for increasing cultural competence of healthcare students and professionals during the corona crisis and to examine its effectiveness, using a randomized controlled trial.
1-2 Research assistants, internal and external academic collaboration that will enable the incorporation of the on-line educational program into their courses.
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19/03/2020 14:24:39The ethics of triage during a pandemic Alan Jotkowitz Faculty of Health Sciences
Director Jakobovits Center for Jewish Medical Ethics
Alanjot@bgu.ac.il
There is a danger that the coronavirus pandemic can overwhelm the healthcare resources of many countries and difficult decisions will have to be made on how to prioritize. This project will look at the s Jewish ethical response to these dilemmas.
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19/03/2020 14:54:26
Drug repurposing for coronavirus 2019-nCoV using multimodal deep learning
Lior Rokach, Software and Information Systems Engineering
liorrk@bgu.ac.il
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, also known as SARS-CoV-2) causes a global epidemic with high morbidity and mortality. Currently, no effective drugs targeting 2019-nCoV exists. Drug repositioning aims at using existing drugs for new therapeutic purposes. Applying drug repositioning to target 2019-nCoV could dramatically shorten the time and reduce the cost compared to de novo drug discovery. Synergistic compound interactions have the potential to improve drug efficacy, particularly in complex disease states. Various artificial intelligence-based methods were proposed to detect potential drugs and drug combinations for specific diseases based on different aspects of representations of existing drugs. In this study, we intend to develop supervised antiviral drug repurposing and combinations multimodal machine learning model, the model will use as input various known aspects of drugs such as molecular structure, drug targets, related human proteins, known indications, side effects, ATC code, and more. Potential drugs and drug combinations will be ranked by the model. From a practical point of view, using such model effective treatment strategies could be developed for 2019-nCoV or for other emerging viral infections.
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19/03/2020 14:56:39Home made sewing masksRafi Glick, senior teaching Associate
Department of Managament
Faculty of Managment
BGU
rafi.glick@gmail.com
Integrated communities in creating and production of home made masks and other product needed for protecting public health like home made masks by sewing masks at home.
Budget and technical specs to be distributed to homes own sewing machines and to textile work shops, volunteers and group leader based on geographic areas .
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19/03/2020 16:04:32Antiviral components from microalgae Inna Khozin-Goldbergkhozin@bgu.ac.il
Microalgae is a potent and renewable resource of antiviral compounds. We propose to produce, fractionate and test the activities of microalgae-derived compounds .
Collaboration and assess to testing assays, funding
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19/03/2020 16:23:48A mechanistic model of COVID19 spread
Jose C. Merchuk, Professor Emeritus, De. of Chemical Engineering
jcm@bgu.ac.il

The model will describe the dynamics of viral spread in a society that consist of 4 different sub populations. The variables will be the history of the number of infected, recovered and deceased persons in each sub-population. The parameters will represent the characteristic of the virus, and the methods used to confront the epidemic onset: Limitations in public gatherings and desplacement, schooling and public transport.
My group is interested in being joined by an expert in epidemiology and epidemiologic data.
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19/03/2020 20:25:49Disease spread simulationAmir Shapiroashapiro@bgu.ac.il
Simulating the mobility of people and the virus spread over time. A decision making tool to simulate and advise how to control the spreading.
My expertise is in robotics. I need experts in multi agents, simulations, human behavior, disease spread models, GIS, mapping, etc.
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19/03/2020 20:28:18Lab tests automationAmir Shapiroashapiro@bgu.ac.ilAutomating the Corona lab tests procedure to be able to conduct more tests with less labor.
Industrial engineering process optimization, robotics, computer vision, virology lab experts, and more
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19/03/2020 21:43:03
Sampling Strategies for Covid19 Population Monitoring
Bracha Shapira, Lior Rokach (Software Eng.), Jacob Moran-Gilad (Health Systems Management)
liorrk@bgu.ac.il
Bayesian approaches to multi-armed bandit (MAB) problems allow incorporating prior knowledge into the exploration/exploitation sampling strategies. In the case of monitoring the Covid epidemic, the cost and capacity of testing is limited which leads to testing only a sample of the possible carriers. The standard approach is to prioritize testing using a policy based on the government epidemiology expert knowledge and current perceived threats. However, this leads to skewing the statistical modeling as most possible carriers don’t get tested and therefore the result further bias the policy towards the current policy. This problem exists in other domains where each training sample is expensive or requires an expert to produce or tag such as cyber security. We suggest modeling a dynamic sampling strategy that can be updated daily borrowing a MAB approach for Capacity Sampling for exploring the population without degrading tests recall. Such a system allows the experts to allocate exploration budget and recalibrate as needed and is more robust to policy mistakes or new trends.
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20/03/2020 18:35:29
COVID-19 Intracellular Active Transport using In-Vitro Motility Assays
Itay Rousso, Anne Bernheim, Rony Granek
rgranek@bgu.ac.il (Rony Granek)
We hypothesize that, similar to HIV, this is achieved by harnessing the dynein machinery using nuclear localization signal peptides (NLSs) to perform active transport towards the centrosome. If so, inhibiting this mode of transport may slow down or perhaps even prevent cellular infection, despite the cellular invasion.
Bioinformatics search for NLS coding sequences in COVID-19 genome. Requires collaboration with a bioinformatics specialist.
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21/03/2020 10:37:46
Diagnosing elderly individuals at risk and potential treatment
Alon Monsonegoalonmon@bgu.ac.il
Our recent study demonstrate a detailed and novel view of lymphocyte changes in aging which prone to immune deficiency and chronic inflammation. since this trajectory of the immune system underlies the high risk for infection in elderly individuals, we will use blood samples to diagnose individuals at a higher risk. Based on the diagnostic markers we identified, we also have ideas for treatment of these individuals.
Our lab routinely analyze blood samples for immune phenotyping
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21/03/2020 14:18:00
Evaluate contamination though food packaging
Julie Cwikel, Michal Linder
linderzm@post.bgu.ac.il, jcwikel@bgu.ac.il
In these days of plague, all of us go food shopping. Attention is gives to distance, masks and gloves. But no attention is given to the things we buy at the supermarket. Question: Are food packages (e.g. dry food packages like cornflakes, chilled damp bottles like milk) contaminated? Do they require disinfection at home? Question: Is fresh unpackaged food (like tomatoes) safe?
A laboratory for indentifying viral contamination on surfaces (paper, plastic, vegetables)
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21/03/2020 15:57:43
Crowdtech Platform to halt COVID-19 and mitigate its economic and social impacts worldwide.
Ada Gonzalez-Torres, Department of Economics, BGUadaigtf@gmail.com
Governments, public and private firms across the world are experiencing shocks they are not prepared to deal with, and people across the spectrum are losing their jobs. We can expand the BGU Corona taskforce to a centralized system (like https://www.crowdhelix.com/) where governments, public and private firms write down their current needs and researchers/tech people/individuals who were laid off, can sign up to provide their skills, resources, and manpower. Examples: develop online platform, hire people for delivery, create facemasks, halt rumors on social media, etc.
Web developper, institutional contacts.
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22/03/2020 03:30:33
OCD exacerbation or triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluation of treatment by brain stimulation
Abraham Zangen, Dept Life Science and the Zlotowski center for Neuroscience
azangen@bgu.ac.il
One of the long-term damages induced by this pandemic is the triggering and exacerbation of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This mental illness causes long-term personal and thereby public economic loss. Localized brain stimulation was shown to be effective in treatment of resistant OCD and should be evaluated in this sub-population of patients exacerbating or triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ph.D. student, brain imaging costs
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22/03/2020 09:40:55
Search Coronavirus: Assessing the Quality of Search Results about Coronavirus around the World
Nir Grinberg (SISE, BGU); Ayelet Baram-Tsabari (SciComm, Technion)
nirgrn@bgu.ac.il
What is the quality of information available right now to people around the world regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)? We are interested in assessing the quality of Google search results through surveys. In the past week, we've already collected responses in more than 20 languages and more than 40 countries around the world, help us cover the entire globe!
Recruiting participants in multiple languages; Analyze survey results
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22/03/2020 18:06:28
כיצד ניתן לייעל העברת מסרים הקשורים בבריאות האישית והציבורית לפרטים בחברות מיעוט? פיתוח מודלים לקידום בריאות מותאמי תרבות
Orna Braun-Lewensohn & Sarah Abu-Kaf (Conflict Management & Resolution Program), Tehila Kalagy (Public Policy & Administration)
ornabl@bgu.ac.il, aks@bgu.ac.il, kalagy@bgu.ac.il
בימים האחרונים, בעקבות התפרצות מגיפת הקורונה, אנו עדים לכך, ששימוש בכלים סטנדרטים, של הודעות באמצעי המדיה השונים לכלל האוכלוסייה ללא אבחנה בין קבוצות אוכלוסייה שונות הנבדלות באופיין ובתרבותן, אינן נותנות מענה מיטבי לגיוס האוכלוסיות השונות להתמודדות מיטבית עם התפרצות המגיפה במדינה. גיוון הכלים, כגון, הסברה והנעה על בסיס ערכים מחד, והכרה באפקטיביות של התייחסות מותאמת תרבות, עשויים לתת מענה מיטבי לגיוס אוכלוסיות מיעוט, המשתייכות לחברות קולקטיביסטיות, להיענות למדיניות הנדרשת. כצוות רב תרבותי, מטרתנו במחקר הנוכחי לאמוד את הפוטנציאל הטמון בפנייה מותאמת תרבות בכל הנוגע למסרים הקשורים בבריאות האישית והציבורית, בעת משבר בריאותי חריף, עבור שתי חברות מיעוט בחברה הישראלית, החברה החרדית והחברה הערבית-בדואית.
פסיכולוגיה בין-תרבותית, מדיניות ציבורית
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22/03/2020 23:11:09
Motivating individuals to comply with COVID-19 behavioural recommendations
Dr. Galia Fuchs and Dr. Dorit Treister
GaliaF@som.bgu.ac.il, tdorit@bgu.ac.il
Examining the effectivity of various methods to change people's mindset in order to more accurately perceive the actual risk of the COVID-19, and in turn, change their behaviour as recommended by authorities
Payment to subjects, statistical software, english editing.
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22/03/2020 23:24:53
Motivating individuals to comply with COVID-19 behavioural recommendations
Dr. Galia Fuchs and Dr. Dorit Treister, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business & Management.
GaliaF@som.bgu.ac.il, tdorit@bgu.ac.il
Examining the effectivity of various methods to change people's mindset in order to more accurately perceive the actual risk of the COVID-19, and in turn, change their behaviour as recommended by authorities
Payment to subjects, statistical software, english editing.
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23/03/2020 18:37:24
Effective Response Strategies under Uncertainty
Dr. Michal Linder, School of Public Health
linderzm@post.bgu.ac.il
Organizational response to crisis situations ranges from instances of spontaneous activities and improvisation to the precise execution of previously adopted plans. This study will address the benefit of improvisation in managing the pandemic and the relationship to planning as well as to other disaster phenomena as they emergence.
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24/03/2020 15:55:43
Giving and volunteering during the Coronavirus crisis
Hagai Katz, Business Administrationkatzh@bgu.ac.il
a series of national weekly surveys of giving and volunteering in the Israeli public. Adds additional weeks to a project that was conducted throughout 2019, to allow comparing the current scope of philanthropy to regular rates.
ILS10,000 to provide 3 more months of surveys.
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25/03/2020 20:21:51Low Cost Emergency Ventilator
Sahar Rubin and Raz Ayzex Director of Engineers Without Borders - BGU
ayzex@post.bgu.ac.il ; rubis@post.bgu.ac.il
We have launched an emergency research project to design low cost medical ventilator.
Funding,Control Engineer Expert, medical doctor and 3D printer
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26/03/2020 09:04:11
Low-cost automatic human temperature monitoring system
Naftali Lazarovitch, BIDRlazarovi@bgu.ac.il
Develop a low-cost high-throughput system to measure human temperature with infra-red sensor and face recognition. Such system will be implemented in every business entrance to allow employers to follow the ministry of health regulations (“All people with a temperature of 38 Celsius or more and respiratory symptoms must stay home for two days after the fever has dropped”)
Funding for building and testing a prototype system
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26/03/2020 20:59:41Quick LabHamze Bagheri
hamzebagherii@gmail.com
We can feed blood samples with and without Coronavirus to Neural Net and it learns the FTIR spectra with coronavirus.
Coronavirus: yes, Coronavirus: No, and as more you feed the FTIR spectra as better and the learning is more reliable. The Neural Net learn the Coronavirus in FTIR spectra and the next one you give to the program it tell you is contains coronavirus or not.
Please look at my website: www.quicklabspectrum.com
Spectrophotometer. Super Computer. Coronavirus patient blood samples(as more as better). Healthy Blood Samples(as more as better). Staff
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26/03/2020 21:05:05Ultrasonic Resonance&CoronavirusHamze Bagheri
hamzebagherii@gmail.com
Suppose that we can find the natural frequency of different part of a corona virus. All the viruses have the same shape. Thus, if we radiate two part of the coronavirus natural frequency on a patient body, it kills the viruses.
Actually I am not sure about the idea, but I just came up with that and I thought that,s good to share that.
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27/03/2020 11:13:27Ayurvedic basic treatment for coronaDr. Abhilasha Ramchandra patil
11pabhilasha@gmail.com
Can use home sanitizer as campher and alum stone
Medicated Green tea- holy basil, been, cinnamon, dry and wet ginger
And medication - turmeric with hot water in the morning empty stomach
Home quarantine with availability of above said product supplied till home
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28/03/2020 15:28:59Stress-related COVID-19Golan Shahar, PhD
golan.shahar878@gmail.com
We assessed stress responses prior to the entry of COVID-19 to Israel. We assess then each week in a nationally representative sample of 1000 Jewish adults. We examine predictors and consequences of the stress.
Data collection, stats consultation
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28/03/2020 20:27:10
Promoting future oriented behaviour during the COVID 19 crisis, a comprehensive survey and a behavioural intervention.
Naomi Gershoni, Ada Gonzalez-Torres, Miri Stryjan (Dept. Economics), Saroni Aharoni (Dept. Gender Studies)
adagt@bgu.ac.il
The project aims to (1) map socio-economic impacts of Covid19 through a multiple-round nationally representative, large-scale survey, that targets different groups in the Israeli population, and (2) design and implement targeted behavioral interventions that encourage people to take more forward looking actions that can improve their labor market prospects post-epidemic.
Expenses to conduct the survey and the intervention.
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28/03/2020 21:39:06
Rapid Development of Versatile Platforms to Predict, Track and Real-time Monitoring of Viral Infections in Large Populations
Professor Gonen Ashkenasygonenash@bgu.ac.il
We propose the development of an easy-to-handle simulation platform that will allow researchers (students and PIs), as well as physicians and policy makers from the governmental sector, to follow the progress of the Coronavirus spread, to monitor how certain measures made to slow down the outbreak succeed, and most importantly to predict future progress of the disease based on the variable enforced actions. The proposed simulation will provide an accurate and much more elaborate platform in comparison to currently exist tools, and as such will allow very rapid assessment of the effects of various inherent (viral infectivity), environmental (e.g., temperature), and social (e.g., isolation) changes on the disease progress.
Resources: salary for a part time (50%) research associate coworker - a world leader in modeling and simulation of replication processes.
Additional expertise: we look for a collaborator that can provide knowledge and data on the effect of social distancing measures taken now to prevent the Coronavirus spread. The collaborator could be from behavioral sciences or public health policy.
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28/03/2020 22:05:40
Performance of directives, access to and use of healthcare services during the Coronavirus outbreak among Arab and Jewish populations in Israel
Dr. Nihaya Daoud, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
daoud@bgu.ac.il
The study aims to examine accessibility, availability, and use of HCS among the Jewish and Arab population during the COVID-19 outbreak. It will examine whether these differ by compliance with the Ministry of Health campaign regarding the COVID-19 restrictions and compare the access and use of the HCS by socio-demographic variables, and geographic area of residence.
Research coordinator, research assistant, translation (Arabic and Hebrew), computer programmer for the electronic questionnaire
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28/03/2020 22:48:47
Intimate partner violence during the Coronavirus outbreak
Dr. Nihaya Daoud, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences.
daoud@bgu.ac.il
Previous research shows that violence against women increases during emergency situations and events. The current study aims to examine the prevalence of intimate partner violence during the social isolation at home related to Coronavirus outbreak among women in Israel, and whether it increases by the length of staying at home. The study will also explore the coping strategies women employ to deal with intimate partner violence during the time they stay at home with an abusive partner, and compare these strategies in different ethnic and socioeconomic groups of women.
Research coordinator, research assistant, computer programmer, translation services, statistician.
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29/03/2020 10:57:15
Coping with the Corona crisis: a salutogenic approach
Prof. Shifra Sagy, Martin Springer Center for Conflict Studies
shifra@bgu.ac.il
The purpose of this study is to examine individual, community, and national resources (mainly sense of coherence on individual and national level) as explaining well-being, level of anxiety, and compliance with governmental instructions, in national and international samples. A special focus of the project will be about comparing different groups according to national, ethnic, religious, and political orientation (and more), in Israel and in other countries (Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and New Zealand).
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29/03/2020 11:36:05
Communtiy Fighting the Corona -Scavengers way
pankaj kumar
gaurpankaj35@gmail.com
We may cringe at the thought of diving our heads into a rotting carcass. But vultures relish such putrid meals.The immune system genes associated with vultures could be useful targets in humans for protection against infection.
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30/03/2020 13:54:50
UAV FOR DETECTING PUBLIC GATHERINGS TO PREVENT SPREAD OF COVID19
Purnashis Hazra, BTech, National Institute of Technology,Nagpur,Maharashtra,India
lobrockyl@gmail.com
AI based autonomous drone looks for public gatherings and not-masked people to help avoid spread of COVID19. Drone autonomously plans path and avoids dynamic/static obstacles. As it detects a gathering it sends info to user and alerts/warns the people going near it. Further details and paper: shorturl.at/jprt3
ROS/Gazebo, Python, Artificial Intelligence
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30/03/2020 15:30:03Mobile daignostic facilityDr Arjunkumar
arjunkumar@mgims.ac.in
To avoid transport of patient from periphery to Tertiary care centre for daignosis of Corona, Mobile daignostic facility should be introduced, especially in peripheral rural areas.
Mobile van with disinfection tool, team of doctor
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01/04/2020 22:30:00
COVID-19 Snapshot MOnitoring (COSMO Standard)
Dr. Galia Fuchsgaliaf@som.bgu.ac.il
The project is part of the World Health Organization 2020 initiative. Its aim is to monitor variables that are critical for behaviour change in the population to avoid transmission of COVID-19, including risk perceptions, trust, use of information sources, knowledge, as well as barriers and drivers to recommended behaviours – allowing adjustment of measures aiming to change behaviours.
The research protocol is set by the World Health Organization 2020. According to the protocol, data from 1000 respondents are supposed to be collected from each country on a weekly basis. We have already adapted the questionnaire into Hebrew and Arabic. The cost of weekly data collection is about NIS 15000. We were able to raise funding for three rounds. We request financing for another two rounds, so we can monitor for at least 5 weeks.
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02/04/2020 08:35:07Sterilizer for ffp2/3 (N95/N99)
respirator mask (Reuse)
Tobias Werner CEO i-formula.comt.werner@mac.com
I have engineered an sterilizer, which can be easily rebuild. It uses an 11 Watt UV-C lamp 50 Hz, wavelength: 250 ~ 270nm.
Is is capable to disinfect, to sterilize one ffp2/3, N95/ N99 mask within a period of time (~ 12 min).
Testing the prototype, mass production support
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11/04/2020 05:30:56Pankaj KumarNA
gaurpankaj35@gmail.com


Mixing sanitize particle and using it in cloud seeding technology can clean the
corona hotspots at one go and can be very effective.

Aerospace
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12/04/2020 12:16:16
THEORY FOR DISCOVERY OF CORONAVIRUS AND AIDS MEDICINE
PIYUSH JOSHI
PIYUSHJOSHI5353@gmail.com
DRUGS CAN BE DEVELOP BY EVOLUTION THEORY THAT HUMAN IS NOT EVOLVED FROM MONKEY BUT FROM COLLECTION ANIMALS.
AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE SPECIFIC SOLUTION OF CORONAVIRUS AND AIDS THROUGH THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION.THIS BOOK DEALS WITH-

HOW THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION CAN BE USEFUL FOR TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS.

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15/04/2020 04:13:51
Inactivation and removal of SARS-CoV-2 from water using reactive electrochemcial membranes
Avner Ronen, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research
avnerronen@gmail.com
This project aims to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 spread through water sources, including sewer and reclaimed wastewater. To address this critical challenge, we will fabricate reactive electrochemical membranes (REMs), based on carbon nanomaterials (CNMs).
REMs utilize mechanisms resulting from physicochemical and electrochemical reactions at the membrane-virus and membrane-water interface to eliminate SARS-CoV-2.
We address the following specific goals: (1) evaluate removal and inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by carbon-based REMs thought contact-inhibition. (2) enhancing SARS-CoV-2 inactivation and removal by externally poising the REM’s surface potential
Virology experts, material engineers, elechtrochemistry experts
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18/04/2020 23:41:21
production of a NanoMask with electrospining
darioush khodabakhshi "Department of Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Technologies, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"
darioush1373@gmail.com
In this project, we want electrospining technology for fabrication of nanomask. We use a hydrophobic polymer for outer layer of mask and a hydrophil layer for inner layer of mask. we will coat one of the layer with copper nano particle.
electrospining, copper nano particle
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23/04/2020 17:30:08Fyre propeller Muhammad Aamir Khan
Amirkhan_phdr@hotmail.com
Fyre propeller is a plastic C-shaped device. Worn around neck and which flush out warm air to expel virus around nose and mouth.
It is an idea but very easy to build a prototype with in a week.
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01/05/2020 08:10:46
Use of Xylitol in treating COVID-19 patients
Abby Aronowitz, Ph.D. (Independent) and
Sunil Palchaudhuri,Ph.D. and D. Sc.Prof Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State U. School of Medicine
AskDrAbby@aol.com
Xylitol disabled S. Pneumoniae in vitro, and we are eager to test it's effectiveness on pulmonary symptoms in COVID-19 patients, since it may be more effective than antibiotics: references available. Xylitol might also disable the coronavirus, since it has proven effective against two other viruses, and if injected disabled coronavirus elicits immunity, it could be a vaccine. Xylitol neutralizes the ph of the lysosome much faster than Chloroquine, which is likely to prevent virus from fusing, invading the cell, and multiplying, without serious side effects, and since xylitol is inexpensive, widely available, demonstrates results in a few days, and is already GRAS (generally recognized as safe by the U.S. FDA), it doesn't need lengthy testing/ approval.
Medical staff to administer our solution using a nasal spray and lung atomizer, twice per day for several days. and record symptoms. Also need a lab to count colonies of S. Pneumoniae and Coronavirus, pre and post test.. If xylitol disables the virus, discuss creating and testing a vaccine.
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09/07/2020 17:42:51
Contamination air clean or reduce risk of corona
samuel
wubeze.11@gmail.com
ideareaserch
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26/08/2020 15:06:38
Non-ionizing Radiation Therapy for SARS-CoV-2
Ayan Barbora, Israel Free Electronic Laser Center
ayan.barbora@yahoo.com
A 15 minutes procedure to enable rapid patient recovery via which the pandemic can be effectively controlled.