VRS (from the Spanish Virus Respiratorio Sincitial) is a BOINC-based project which main aim is to simulate the behaviour of the human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Main facts:
- It is the major cause of lower respiratory tract infection and hospital visits during infancy and childhood.
- In Spain, it causes more than 15.000 padiatrician visits per year. It is responsible for more than 18% of the pneumonia elderly hospitalizations.
- In the United States, 60% of infants are infected during their first RSV season. Nearly all children will have been infected with the virus by 2-3 years of age. Of those infected with RSV, 23% will develop bronchiolitis necessitating hospitalization.
Our project simulations of the RSV contagion mechanisms will allow:
- Better understanding of the contagion evolution and its relevant parameters.
- Faster predictions of the virus population evolution.
- Designing more accurate vaccination campaigns.
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Virus Respiratorio Sincitial (VRS)
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Start |
2010
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End |
2011
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Status |
finished
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Admin |
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Institution |
Instituto I4 - CES Felipe II- UCM
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Country |
Spain
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Area |
Biology
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Apps
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Win |
VRS: Virus Respiratorio Sincitial 1.00
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Linux |
VRS: Virus Respiratorio Sincitial 1.01
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Mac |
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64bit |
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PS3 |
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ATI |
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CUDA |
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Intel |
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Android |
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RPi |
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NCI |
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System-Specs
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VRAM |
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SP |
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DP |
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RAM |
440MB
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Runtime |
1h-1,5h
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HDD |
1,3MB
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Traffic dl/ul |
kb / 4,71MB
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Deadline |
7 days
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Checkpoints |
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