Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Controlled Environment Agriculture Development for Space and Earth (CEADSE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF, 2012)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 168794.4
EU funding (EUR): 168794.4
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

As astronauts stay for extended periods away from Earth, material recycling becomes ever more essential. As present regenerative Life Support Systems (LSS) are physical-chemical based, they have no capacity to produce food and, thus, do not provide for closure of the human crew inputs and outputs. Bioregenerative LSS become more advantageous in comparison to traditional based LSS especially for distant and long duration missions where resupply becomes too costly. Their benefit stems from the ability to provide edible biomass production, carbon dioxide absorption, oxygen generation, water recycling and waste degradation. Evidence also suggests that the use of higher plants could provide the crew with psychological benefits on long duration space missions. The achievement of closed bioregenerative LSS will only be possible through the continued advancement of a number of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technologies. These technologies attempt to better monitor and control the various environmental variables that influence plant growth. Efficient lighting and advanced nutrient control systems are two CEA technologies that would provide considerable benefit from the perspective of generating high yield, low waste bioregenerative LSS and better permit sustained human presence in extreme environments such as Antarctica or on other planetary surfaces e.g. Moon or Mars. The overall objectives of the CEADSE IIF-Proposal are to develop and test innovative technologies that will significantly enhance the reliability of controlled environment food production while providing deep insight into plant-environment interactions not yet available to plant researchers. In particular, we propose to utilize the pull of space technology by advancing the readiness of CEA technologies, developed to meet the critical requirements of plant production systems for space missions, and transfer these technologies terrestrially to provide direct benefits to Europe.

Keywords: human spaceflight,bioregenerative life support,greenhouse modules,controlled environment agriculture,closed-loop habitats,nutrient delivery systems,ion-selective sensors,par-specific lighting
The Post-Theory Moment of Body: Re-materializing the Corporeal, Bridging Critical Idioms, Conceptualizing Art (THEORY/BODY/POST)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Outgoing Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Cyprus
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IOF, 2012)
Start date: 2014-01-02
End date: 2017-11-15
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 327410.9
EU funding (EUR): 327410.9
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project seeks to study the role, uses and transformations of the body within the contemporary reflection on post-Theory. It builds on contemporary work on post-Theory and on body-related issues in Anglo-American academic context, and it opens up to the French post-Theory movement, the German Kulturwissenschaft, philosophical life-narratives, body-oriented art discourses, and theoretical reflection on the senses. The project examines the body as a perpetually re-theorized political entity, as a common denominator of different types of literary and cultural criticism, and as a way of overcoming the divide not only among academic discourses, artistic practices and textual genres, but also between different intellectual traditions. The issues the project investigates range among the following: How is the body construed in the current post-theoretical phase of the humanities? Is reflection on the body a strategy shared by different post-theories? What does post-Theory gain or lose through its preoccupation with the body? To what extent does the body facilitate post-Theory’s mingling with explicitly political issues? Is this a convenient way to interdisciplinarity? How does the theorized body relate to the biological body and its senses? And in what ways is it reminiscent of its continued remodeling through art? In order to grapple with such issues, the project reads across a number of corpora: fundamental theoretical texts, as well as the vulgate of body studies, Readers, Histories and Introductions to Cultural Studies; texts “parasitic” to artworks’; philosophical life-narratives; seminal texts about the senses from the philosophy and the hard sciences. The analysis is based on systematic close readings, as well as on combined approaches and contextualized interpretations in an interdisciplinary and meta-theoretical perspective. It aims to address the specificity of each corpus, historicize it, and propose a narrative of the post-Theory moment of the body.

Keywords: theory,post-theory,body,corporeality,post-structuralism,philosophy,criticism,french thought,german kulturwissenschaft,conceptual art,life narratives,senses
Experimental Philosophical Aesthetics and Human Nature (X-PHI AESTHETICS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF, 2012)
Start date: 2014-01-15
End date: 2016-01-14
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 231283.2
EU funding (EUR): 231283.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The project is a work of philosophical psychology that investigates aesthetic processes in the context of human nature. Our basic hypothesis is that aesthetics is fundamentally intertwined with morality and language. What sets this project apart from previous philosophical efforts in this realm is the project’s central commitment to empirical investigations and its robust interdisciplinarity. We will tackle classic problems that connect aesthetics to morality and language with both traditional philosophical tools and empirical methods from the cognitive sciences. Hence, in addition to providing a deepened understanding of human nature, the project will also transfer a new philosophical methodology into Europe. Our project will be the first to show how and why the philosophical application of empirical methods will illuminate the non-perceptual aspects of our aesthetic engagement with the world. By focusing on the interactions between aesthetic processes and the capacities that underlie morality and communication, we aim to uncover relationships between aesthetic value, moral value, and the human mind that may be too subtle to detect through the use of traditional philosophical tools alone. The Fellow, Dr. Shen-yi (Sam) Liao, is ideally suited to drive this project to success because he has a unique background that includes both expertise in philosophical aesthetics and experience in empirical methodology. The Host, Dr. Aaron Meskin of University of Leeds, heads up the world-leading Centre of Aesthetics, which possesses a special strength in approaching philosophical aesthetics from a naturalistic perspective. Through knowledge transfer activities such as a summer school and workshops, the fellow will transfer his unique knowledge and skills to European academics. Through outreach activities such as a podcast and collaborations with museums, the project will enrich European citizens' intellectual and cultural lives.

Keywords: aesthetics,experimental philosophy,s212 ethics and morality - bioethics,s203 neuropsychology and cognitive psychology
The role of adaptive evolution in the success of transposable elements (ADAPTED)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF, 2012)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 299558.4
EU funding (EUR): 299558.4
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

All eukaryotic genomes contain transposable elements (TEs), sequences that duplicate themselves semi-autonomously. Although TEs can have beneficial effects, the vast majority of TE insertions are thought to be either neutral or deleterious. TEs can be harmful because they disrupt important sequences, such as regulatory elements and protein-coding sequences, attract epigenetic markers that can alter expression, and lead to duplication, deletion and rearrangement of DNA through ectopic recombination. Hosts therefore have mechanisms to repress the transposition of TEs, repression that TEs are under selection to avoid. To accomplish this, it is expected that TEs should be undergoing adaptive evolution. In this project we propose to test (i) whether TEs are undergoing adaptive evolution at the primary sequence level, (ii) whether TEs assimilate host gene fragments as a means to escape host silencing, and (iii) whether either strategy leads to an increase in TE success. We will investigate these questions in plants using examples of the two broad classes of TEs: the Sireviruses (class I LTR retrotransposon), and Mutator (class II DNA transposon). We will consider the evolution of these two families in maize and Arabidopsis thaliana, species that have very different genome sizes and numbers of TEs. To the best of our knowledge, the project represents the first attempt to elucidate the correlation between TE evolution and TE success, and only the second attempt to analyze patterns of adaptive evolution in either plant or animal TEs. Based in a highly successful research group in a worldwide recognized institute, and among a network of collaborators across Europe and USA, it will allow the applicant to obtain a strong background in population genetics theory, molecular evolution, and the implementation of state of the art statistical analysis and mathematical modeling.

Keywords: transposable elements,adaptive evolution,population genetics,evolutionary biology,plant genomes,bioinformatics,maize,arabidopsis,epigenetics,sireviruses,mutator
Flowering Time Pathways Underlying Quantitative variation in heading date of wheat (FTPUQ)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF, 2012)
Start date: 2013-03-01
End date: 2015-02-28
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 221606.4
EU funding (EUR): 221606.4
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Flowering time plays a key role in determining yield performance as it is key for both crop adaptation and yield potential. Flowering time reflects the adaptation of a plant to its environment by tailoring vegetative and reproductive growth phases to local climatic effects. Therefore, in any given environment, flowering time affects the ability of a crop to maximally exploit good growing conditions and to avoid stresses that reduce yield and grain quality. Genes that control the flowering time (photoperiod (Ppd), vernalization (Vrn) and ‘earliness per se’ (eps)) are critical to this wide adaptation. The general objective of this proposal is to extend the analysis of the eps gene located on chromosome 3AS combining molecular and phenotypical strategies to determine the gene’s effect on plant development. At the end of this project we will have the necessary knowledge and tools to understand what components of the network of genes that control flowering time are affected by allelic variation on 3A. In addition, genetic interactions of this QTL with other genes including Ppd-1, Vrn-1, and 1DL QTL will be defined, informing breeders of what alleles can be selected simultaneously for additive or interactive effects on heading date and pleiotropic phenotypes.

Keywords: wheat,flowering time,earliness per se,fine mapping,genetic pathways
The role of multinational firms in the diffusion of green technologies to developing countries (GREENSPILL)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF, 2012)
Start date: 2013-04-08
End date: 2015-04-07
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 256364.2
EU funding (EUR): 256364.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project aims to study the role of multinational firms in the diffusion of green technologies to developing countries. This project has three main objectives: 1) to study the extent and motives of multinational firms to conduct green R&D activities in developing countries 2) to explore the impact of green technology transfers by multinationals on the environmental performance of developing countries 3) to draw policy implications on the role of multinationals. The economic literature has long recognized the role of multinationals for the transfer of technologies to developing countries. Yet, the motivation for this project stems from the fact that the role of multinationals has not been much studied within the context of green technologies transfers, despite the immediate relevance of this topic on the international policy agenda. This research project aims thus to provide novel empirical evidence on the role of multinationals in green technology transfers and to build bridges between well-established methodologies from the field of international trade to the field of environmental economics. The research project will make a number of important contributions for the economic literature and for the design of European climate and innovation policies. First, by considering the number of foreign green patents invented (and not only filed) in developing countries, the research project proposes a novel indicator of technology transfers, thereby improving on the existing literature. The analysis will also examine how much and why multinational firms conduct green R&D outside their home country. Second, the analysis will use the newest methods from international economics to estimate the impact of green technology transfers by multinationals on the energy productivity of the receiving countries. Finally, the project will conclude by drawing policy implications on the role of multinational firms in the international diffusion of green technologies

Keywords: e106 natural resources and environmental economics,e105 competitiveness - innovation - research and development,e116 international trade - economic geography
Understanding non-spherical droplet vaporisation of single-component hydrocarbon fuels and multi-component biofuel blends (NONSPHERICALDROPLET)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF, 2012)
Start date: 2014-02-02
End date: 2016-02-01
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 309235.2
EU funding (EUR): 309235.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed project seeks a thorough investigation of the vaporisation of single- and multi-component non-spherical fuel droplet blends from first principles, using detailed computational fluid dynamics. The liquid will be considered as a two-phase fluid consisting of many liquid components and their corresponding vapour species. The full Navier-Stokes, energy and transport equations for each of the liquid and vapour species inside and outside the droplet will be solved simultaneously, together with the VOF equation that will be employed for the prediction of droplet shape under convective flow conditions. Various modes of droplet deformation as reported in the literature will be considered. A local vaporisation rate model will be further utilised for the prediction of phase-change without considering empirical correlations for the droplet shape. Thus, the bias of the widely used assumption of spherical droplets will be removed. Model validation will be performed by utilising experimental data of fuel droplets with well known properties. However, fast depletion of fossil fuel resources and increased demand for petroleum based fuels have led to the development and widespread use of alternative sources of renewable and environmentally friendly fuels (biofuels), like vegetable oils, alcohols and bio-Diesels. Understanding in more detail their effect on vaporisation of droplets is prerequisite for their effective use. In this study, computer simulation of fuel vaporisation utilising properties for a wide range of fuels will be performed which will be representative of conditions realised in automotive, marine, aeronautical and power generation industries.

Keywords: g305 fluid mechanics - hydraulic- - turbo- - and piston engines,g309 transport engineering
Safe green solvents for the future: in silico predictive chemometric models for selected toxicity endpoints of ionic liquids (IONTOX)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF, 2012)
Start date: 2013-08-14
End date: 2015-08-13
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 309235.2
EU funding (EUR): 309235.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Ionic liquids (ILs) are a modern addition to the world of chemical compounds, deployed in areas ranging from electrochemistry, over organic synthesis, to cleaning, extraction and separation technology. Their unique negligible vapor pressure, non-flammability, enhanced thermal stability and outstanding solvation potential make them ‘‘green’’ solvents. However, their toxicity needs to be understood and controlled, which is a challenge. Indeed, countless possible cation-anion combinations create billions of possible ILs, which calls for a rapid and reliable toxicity prediction. This can only be achieved through computation. Quantitative structure-property relationships (QSPR) solve the problem created by the current stringent environmental regulations and the impossibility of costly and time consuming experimental determination. This is why the EU-implemented REACH regulation recommends valid QSPRs for predicting ecotoxicity when experimental data are not available. In the present project, ecotoxicological models for ILs will be developed in silico, obeying OECD principles, based on available toxicity data against various endpoints. Considering the ever growing interest in ILs, truly predictive QSPR models will be highly advantageous in designing desired ILs. We emphasize proper external validation, partially through new and stringent statistical measures. We combine this attitude with our two complementary strengths: physicochemical parameters rooted in quantum chemistry and rigorous chemometrics. Both the host and researcher have long experience in ecotoxicological QSAR modelling and they have expertise in complementary areas ensuring true transfer of knowledge. The project also aims to establish collaboration with experimental toxicologists of the University of Manchester for experimental validation of the developed models. This will deliver innovative QSPR models and expert systems for predicting toxicity of ILs, ready for European regulatory purposes.
Well-defined Conjugated Block Copolymer Nanofibers and their Applications in Photovoltaic Devices (XLIM)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF, 2012)
Start date: 2013-04-08
End date: 2015-04-07
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 231283.2
EU funding (EUR): 231283.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal for a Marie Curie Fellowship focuses on the preparation of well-defined nanofibers from conjugated polymers and their use in photovoltaic devices. This project will be highly interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary, involving polymer synthesis, polymer self-assembly in the solution state, polymer crystallography, polymer physics, the physics of semiconducting materials, the fabrication and characterization of photovoltaic devices, and nanoscience. Therefore, this research is expected to have a substantial multidisciplinary impact ranging from polymer chemistry to polymer physics, to materials science, and to expand our knowledge of photovoltaic devices. To achieve the project goals it will be vital to combine the expertise of the applicant, Xiaoyu Li, on nanofibers and polymer-based device fabrication, with that of the host, Prof. Ian Manners, on polymer synthesis and crystallization-driven self-assembly of block copolymers in solution. Mr. Li is completing his Ph.D. in Canada and after working with Prof. Manners in the UK he aims to find a faculty position in China, his country of origin.

Keywords: conjugated polymers,polythiophene,crystallization,self-assembly,photovoltaic devices