Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet IMAGICS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The "Isotope iMAGing for Ice Core Science" (IMAGICS) project aims at pushing the resolution of water stable isotopes analysis of ice cores down to the millimiter-scale for detecting fast and abrupt climate signals imprinted in the 3D isotopic features of the ice. Recent studies on shallow cores and on snowfalls showed large variability of the snow isotopic composition during buildup of the snowpack. Such spatial and temporal features are then archived in the cross sectional and longitudinal components of the ice core. However, there are no published attempt aimed at investigating whether and how different climate conditions imprint both the horizontal and vertical isotopic composition variability of ice cores. Indeed, such high-resolution features can't be detected with current state-of-the-art techniques like Continuous Flow Analsys coupled to Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), because the analysis can be performed only on the longitudinal component of the core with limited resolution. Instead, an innovative combination of CRDS and the micro-destructive technique Laser Ablation (LA) can be used to probe the isotopic composition of the ice both vertically and horizontally. An important feature given by LA is that almost the entire sample can be retained after analysis, allowing preservation of the ice for future analysis. IMAGICS will bridge CRDS and LA technologies to develop an innovative analytical framework to study ice cores. After an initial phase focused on coupling optimisation between the instruments, the project will be focused on detecting spatial features of the isotopic composition of real ice core samples from different historical periods. The results of IMAGICS will not only impact on the glaciology and paleoclimate research communities, by providing a better tool to identify past abrupt climate changes, but will also open the possibility to use different CRDS gas analysers with LA systems on different matrixes, such as speleothems and meteorites.

Mots clés : ice core imaging, water stable isotopes, laser ablation, cavity ring down spectroscopy

Participants :
- Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 188590.08 €
Projet MMARe (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Contrary to conventional narratives on the history of archaeology and official museum narratives, arguing that Mediterranean states and societies neglected antiquities, archaeological legislation was adopted for the first time in the European North and in the Mediterranean. Modern Mediterranean Archaeological Regimes in a Global Context (MMARe) investigates the Mediterranean legal archaeological regimes from 1789 to 1945, individually and comparatively. It similarly traces their influence at the international level, through the League of Nations (LN). MMARe contributes with novel approaches and substantive arguments to the debate on decolonizing the museum, and suggests concrete tools for provenance research and ways forward in the discussion on the restitution of antiquities. It is hosted by Ca’ Foscari University (UNIVE) in Italy and Columbia University (CU) in the US, and includes a secondment at Brown University (BU), also in the US. It is supervised by Dr Konstantina Zanou (CU) and Dr Yannis Hamilakis (BU), who are experts on the debates on Mediterranean heritage, as well as Dr Matteo Legrenzi (UNIVE), who specializes in international organizations and the modern Middle East. It also benefits from the specialized courses, library resources, skills training and communications opportunities, as well as the vibrant academic communities, of these three institutions.

Mots clés : mediterranean history, archaeological legislation, league of nations

Participants :
- Université Columbia (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Brown (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 265099.2 €
Projet WIMECS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Wave propagation is a crucial tool for media imaging; well known applications include medical ultrasounds, geophysical seismic tomography, oceanic sonar, atmospheric radar. Within geophysics, seismic wave sounding has revolutionised our ability to image snapshots of the deep interior structure of the solid Earth. In this proposal, I outline a new but related approach using magnetic sounding to produce new insights into the dynamics of the Earth’s fluid interior. My proposal builds on two recent advances: the current data-rich era of high quality satellite geomagnetic measurements, and new discoveries from my research on hydromagnetic waves in the electrically conducting Earth’s liquid core. Together, they will allow me for the first time to realise Wave-based IMaging of Earth’s liquid Core from Space (WIMECS). Unlike seismic waves, hydromagnetic waves are sensitive to the magnetic field in the liquid core, acting as a waveguide. Probing this otherwise inaccessible property of the core will advance our understanding of the geodynamo, the mechanism that generates the Earth’s magnetic field. These advances will not only improve our knowledge of the structure and history of the Earth including the dynamics of the planetary-scale magnetic field, but also of how the magnetic field shields life on the Earth’s surface from harmful solar radiation. This novel imaging method will be made possible through my move to the University of Leeds, hosting one of the world-leading hubs of geophysical fluid dynamics and geomagnetism.

Mots clés : geomagnetism, hydromagnetic waves, earth s core

Participants :
- Université de Leeds (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 276187.92 €
Projet MASChonourability (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

This pioneering research takes a unique approach to analyse the male gender identity of the upper and middle classes in Spain, Cuba, Ireland, and England during the nineteenth century. The project proposes a comparative study of male honour and its associated practices among the dominant classes in these four countries. The concept of honour was a powerful symbol of respectable masculinity, encompassing moral virtue, social and political precedence, the mandates of self-control for men, patriarchal power in the family, and legitimate use of violence. The analysis of honour thus provides an exceptional means of understanding the normative masculinity of the social elite. This project will investigate a little-explored topic by historiography, the shared and distinguishing aspects that defined the manliness of the self-appointed gentlemen (in England and Ireland) and “caballeros” (in Spain and Cuba) relying on a transnational approach. So far, research has analysed male honour in each nation separately, without considering enough the nuances that defined it in each territory. Moreover, how the gentlemen of these countries mutually aligned themselves as equals in honour and respectability has also yet to be studied. Additionally, the issue of “race” has not been sufficiently considered in previous studies on elite male honour. With its interdisciplinary approach, this project aims to analyse all these crucial aspects to complicate our understanding of middle and upper-class masculinity in the nineteenth century, along with the overall gender relations and the incumbent political and social context. In this way, we will gain a deeper understanding of the structural nature and historical roots of the violent and discriminatory practices based on gender, race, and class that persist nowadays, helping to eradicate them. This work will focus on the ritual of duelling, which was the most emblematic practice of the male code of honour since the Middle Ages.

Mots clés : masculinities, honour, elite cultures, transnational history, race

Participants :
- Université de Leeds (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260347.92 €
Projet IWFM (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Many practical applications related to biomedical, wind, seismic or noise excitations require reconstructing structural properties from the knowledge of some appropriate output responses. In the field of biomedical engineering, the importance of the topic can easily be demonstrated by the significant impact on organs malfunctioning caused by abnormalities within biological tissues, such as tumour formation and growth. These disorders must be detected and treated early in order to save lives and improve the general health. Understanding the heat transfer in biological tissues and, in particular, the determination of tissue’s properties and the blood perfusion rate are important yet difficult tasks, and, in such sense, this project will seek to maximise the efficiency in providing rapid, intelligent and cost-effective solutions to unexplored impactful challenges. To contribute to achieving such an admirable goal, this proposal aims to accomplish, for the first time, the nonlinear identification of biological properties in thermal-wave heat transfer using inverse methods that are non-invasive and non-destructive. More concretely, reconstructions of the time- or space-dependent blood perfusion coefficient in the hyperbolic thermal-wave equation from transient measurements of the temperature at tissue’s boundary will be investigated. This analysis requires understanding the ill-posedness of the new inverse nonlinear problems for hyperbolic partial differential equations that are formulated to govern the heat propagation in biological tissues. Proving the uniqueness and stability of solution using the technique of Carleman estimates will be challenged, and developing globally convergent and stable methods of reconstruction will be attempted. Moreover, to add practical significance to the research in a way that may ultimately help to monitor and control the integrity of biological tissues, noisy numerically simulated and experimentally measured data will be inverted.

Mots clés : inverse problems coefficient identification partial differential equations regularization thermal wave modelling

Participants :
- Université de Leeds (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 276187.92 €
Projet POLiN (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The POLiN project’s aim is to explore the political condition of interoperability in European digital health policies. ‘Interoperability’ refers to the ability of computer systems to work together, even if they are created by different business or state organizations. Interoperability standards are key to the creation of efficient digital health infrastructures, in particular at the European level. For instance, Electronic Health Records are expected to be available everywhere in the European Union, flowing within a harmonized ‘European Health Data Space’. If the technical conditions of interoperability have been extensively explored, little is known about the political conditions under which various actors pursuing complex agendas may be willing to adopt common standards. Indeed, standard selection in digital health is guided by many different industrial, medical, political, legal, and ethical considerations. Therefore, the aim of this project is to explore the political conditions favoring or impeding the adoption of interoperability standards in EU digital health. As digital cooperation marks a turning point for the future of EU integration, this proposal will contribute to open a new research agenda, aiming to explore how the EU is able to govern through project cooperation. Furthermore, interoperability choices reflect highly sensitive and political decisions which are not trivial and are likely to deeply transform the lives of EU citizens. This project therefore intends to contribute to the adoption of better, inclusive digital health standards. This MSC fellowship will be key in strengthening my skills in European studies, as I will be guided by a renowned expert in European decision-making processes, Prof. Stephanie Novak. In addition, the host institution, Ca’ Foscari University, will provide me with many opportunities to acquire new transferrable skills and to develop the interdisciplinary aspect of my research.

Mots clés : european governance digital health cooperation interoperability european health data space

Participants :
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 188590.08 €
Projet POPINLAT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

POPINLAT scrutinises the oft-contested and under-theorised relationship between populism and institutions through a comparative analysis of the recent left-of-centre processes in Ecuador (2007-2017) and Argentina (2003-2015). This research innovatively brings into the analysis also the post-populist phase in order to assess the resilience and embeddedness of the institutionality left behind by the populist rule (2017-2020 and 2015-2019, respectively) and, as a result, allows to theorise on the possibility and conditions of emergence of a "republican populism". In this sense, the current moment is particularly well-suited to carry out the proposed research. POPINLAT is situated at the crossroads of different disciplines, namely political theory, comparative politics and institutional analysis, thus using and integrating diverse methodologies. POPINLAT will be based at the University of Venice Ca’ Foscari, with the outgoing phase taking place at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales FLACSO-Ecuador in Quito. It also envisages a secondment at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and a short stay at the National University of La Matanza, in the province of Buenos Aires. By looking at the institutional merits and shortcomings of the two cases, the project will cast light on the Latin American pink tide as a whole, and more importantly, provide a novel approach in populism studies, which can be applied to the European case as well. Having an excellent competence in populism and discourse analysis, and having worked in the Ecuadorian institutions during the period under scrutiny, I think of being in a favourable position to successfully complete this research and obtain professional maturity so as to become a leading academic in the field of populism studies.

Mots clés : populism, latin american politics, left radicalism, hegemony, republicanism, institutions

Participants :
- Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences Ecuador (Équateur) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 0.0 €
- Institut technologique de Buenos Aires (Argentine) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260939.52 €
Projet WomenAndTheBaths (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Despite the growing interest in women’s contribution to texts, works of art, and cultural strata of society during the Renaissance, research has focused disproportionately on their roles as patrons, purchasers, and creators of art. Less attention has been paid to the connections between women’s agency and one of the most popular medical practices of the time: bathing. Baths and daily exercise were recognised as an essential part of the health routine of the ancients, and this routine was revived by early modern physicians and prescribed for all sorts of ailments. Yet, recent works on baths in Renaissance Italy dedicate only a few paragraphs to women within broader discussions of aristocratic bathing practices. This project will re-evaluate women’s experience of baths in Renaissance Italy, revealing their prominent role as consumers and patrons of balneological treatises as well as users of spas. It will also highlight how women’s influence spurred physicians to mine ancient medical texts in search of gender-specific medical knowledge, an exceptional innovation, especially if one considers the widespread gender bias still affecting medical curricula today. Building on my postdoctoral research on ancient balneology and its reception, this multidisciplinary project will use a neglected scattered body of primary data, including several letters that will be edited and published for the first time in an open-access database, to construct a picture of how doctors’ and female patients’ experiences of bathing were shaped by their readings (Greco-Roman, medieval, and contemporary texts); the establishments they chose (spas, private and public baths); and contemporary moral bias. Through this investigation, I will address broader questions concerning the nature and extent of physician-patient networks in Renaissance Italy and women’s agency in disseminating medical knowledge.

Mots clés : renaissance women classical reception baths medicine balneology hydrotherapy

Participants :
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 188590.08 €
Projet LACONC (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : TERMINATED

This project focusses on highly endangered hybrid Chinese dialects spoken in the Gansu-Qinghai aera, namely Wutun, Zhoutun, Gangou, Xining, Linxia and Tangwang, which are reputed to have been highly “Altaicised”. The main objective is to determine their position within the North-Western branch by identifying the different strata of Altaic influence found on the morphonological level. It aims at demonstrating the high degree of heterogeneity of certain specific features that are reputed to have been induced by contact with Mongolic and Turkic languages, namely nominal case markers, pronominal forms (third person and demonstratives) , and tense and aspectual markers. As several Mongolic languages are spoken by different minorities in this region, many scholars thought that these non-Sinitic traits have been induced through contacts with these populations and that a linguistic area has formed, leading to their areal diffusion. However, many of those are also found in dialects that have not been in direct contact with Altaic languages in recent time, including those spoken along the Yellow river spread between the Shanxi and Shaanxi regions. Therefore, a certain continuity between the dialects of these 2 regions exists, while secondary influence of Mongolic languages has further developed the changes in those dialects. By comparing this selection of forms, the project will 1. Document the typological diversity found in the hybrid Chinese dialects of the Gansu-Qinghai area (suggesting different source of borrowing or a different reanalysis process) 2. Link the contact-induced traits and forms identified in the Gansu-Qinghai hybrid dialects with those of the dialects spoken in he Shaanxi-Shanxi region. 3. Identify the different strata of Altaic influence in the hybrid dialects 4. Show that the secondary contact-induced features have been transferred through direct contacts with Mongolic languages, and that several isoglosses can be identified rather than a linguistic area

Mots clés : gansu qinghai dialects, language contact, hybrid dialects, mongolic languages of china

Participants :
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172750.08 €
Projet MESMERISE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Deep ice cores from ice sheets are unique climate archives. Chemical impurities, deposited initially on the ice sheets, are used to reconstruct the climate of the past. Despite being investigated for several decades, the processes affecting impurities after their deposition, i.e. in the microstructure of ice, still need to be clarified, especially in the oldest parts of the cores. While the quest for the oldest ice in Antarctica has just started, many open questions remain before analysing ice up to 1.5 Myr old. The MESMERISE project aims at investigating the oldest sections of the NGRIP, NEEM, and RECAP ice cores from Greenland, which reach back to the last interglacial, the Eemian, and thus enable important insights into the conditions of a warmer world. In NGRIP ice, annual layers and impurities seem unaffected by relocation, diffusion, and deformational processes. MESMERISE will test this hypothesis by comparing chemical impurities in Holocene and Eemian ice using two state-of-the-art laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) 2D Imaging systems. The recent refinement of the LA-ICP-MS technique by Assist. Prof. Pascal Bohleber at the University of Venice enables the analysis of impurities in ice in ultra-high resolution and two dimensions. It is thus the most promising tool to distinguish annual layers and the localisation of different chemical elements in the microstructure of deep polar ice to investigate post-depositional processes affecting the climate signal. Assist. Prof. Bohleber and Assoc. Prof Anders Svensson, an ice core analysis expert from the Center for Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, guarantee high-quality research and education at the host institutions. MESMERISE will further build a bridge between the two ERC projects AiCE and Green2Ice, and thus benefits from possibilities such as applying machine learning and modelling to experimental and observational data.

Mots clés : ice core, impurities, laser ablation, imaging, localisation, greenland, eemian

Participants :
- Université de Copenhague (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172750.08 €