Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Social Information Processing and Exposure to Political Violence: Relations to Maladaptive Behavior in Preschool Children (SIP IN ISRAEL)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Israel
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2010-11-01
End date: 2014-10-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 100000.0
EU funding (EUR): 100000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The project proposed here aims to expand our understanding of the origins of maladjusted behaviors in children exposed to political violence by examining the complex set of links among levels of exposure to political violence, Social Information Processing patterns, and disruptive behavior in preschool children in Israel. Exposure to political violence refers here to constant and unpredictable exposure to rocket attacks which are the result of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Social Information Processing (SIP) refers to the internal representational processes that guide social behavior; finally, disruptive behaviors refer to the externalizing and internalizing symptoms of preschool children. To the best of our knowledge, this will be the first time that SIP is investigated in children exposed to political violence. The following hypotheses will be tested in this study: a) more exposure to both political violence and to violence at the home will be related to less adaptive SIP patterns. However, it is expected that because of the differences between the two types of exposure, the distortion in SIP patterns may be exhibited in different processes (i.e., SIP steps); b) less adaptive SIP patterns will be related to higher externalizing and internalizing problems; c) SIP will mediate the link between violence exposure and preschool children’s externalizing and internalizing behaviors; and d) the quality of the mother-child relationship and the parents' psychological functioning will have a moderating affect on the complex set of links between exposure to political violence, SIP, and problem behavior. In other words, the relationships between exposure and SIP and problem behavior will be weaker in families characterized with higher dyadic emotional availability and in families where parents report of lower levels of psychological symptoms.

Keywords: developmental psychology,social information processing,preschool children,political violence,problem behavior
Toxicological impact of nanomaterials derived from processing, weathering and recycling of polymer nanocomposites used in various industrial applications (NANOPOLYTOX)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,Greece,France,Spain,Denmark,Italy,Italy
Call:  (FP7-NMP-ENV-2009, 2009)
Start date: 2010-05-01
End date: 2013-05-31
Duration (months): 37.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3298278.99
EU funding (EUR): 2433555.07
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The project NANOPOLYTOX will evaluate the toxicological impact of nanomaterials included in polymer nanocomposites, highly used in various industrial sectors, during their life cycle. The toxicological profile will be correlated with the changes in the physical and chemical properties of the nanomaterials during the artificial aging/weathering process of the polymeric nanocomposites. Raw nanomaterials and extracted nanomaterials will be characterized at different stages of their life cycle and their toxicity profiles will be obtained via in vitro and in vivo toxicity studies. The results from the in vivo studies will be used for the evaluation of the biological and environmental fate of nanomaterials. All the data generated during the project (physical, chemical and toxicological data) will be considered for the development of the novel LCIA methodology to apply to nanomaterials. These studies will also be taken into account for the selection of adequate digestion and extraction methods to separate the nanomaterials from the polymeric matrices. Moreover, optimization of these methods will facilitate the development of recycling techniques that will be applied in the end-stage of polymer nanocomposites. Disposal of the extracted toxic and/or innocuous nanomaterials will be carried out by mechanical and chemical recycling techniques. The chemical recycling technique will be based on a new separation method consisting of nanofiber filters to separate efficiently the raw nanomaterials from the polymeric matrices and re-use them in new applications. Finally, the nanofiber filters containing toxic nanomaterials will be immobilized in xerogel matrices by sol-gel processes and sintering.

Keywords: nanomaterials,toxicology,nanocomposites,polymeric matrix
Multilingual On-Line Translation (MOLTO)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Sweden,Finland,Spain,Bulgaria,Switzerland,Austria,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2009-4, 2009)
Start date: 2010-03-01
End date: 2013-05-31
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3786900.0
EU funding (EUR): 2975000.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

MOLTO's goal is to develop a set of tools for translating texts between multiple languages in real time with high quality. Languages are separate modules in the tool and can be varied; prototypes covering a majority of the EU's 23 official languages will be built. As its main technique, MOLTO uses domain-specific semantic grammars and ontology-based interlinguas. These components are implemented in GF (Grammatical Framework), which is a grammar formalism where multiple languages are related by a common abstract syntax. GF has been applied in several small-to-medium size domains, typically targeting up to ten languages but MOLTO will scale this up in terms of productivity and applicability. A part of the scale-up is to increase the size of domains and the number of languages. A more substantial part is to make the technology accessible for domain experts without GF expertise and minimize the effort needed for building a translator. Ideally, this can be done by just extending a lexicon and writing a set of example sentences. The most research-intensive parts of MOLTO are the two-way interoperability between ontology standards (OWL) and GF grammars, and the extension of rule-based translation by statistical methods. The OWL-GF interoperability will enable multilingual natural-language-based interaction with machine-readable knowledge. The statistical methods will add robustness to the system when desired. New methods will be developed for combining GF grammars with statistical translation, to the benefit of both. MOLTO technology will be released as open-source libraries which can be plugged in to standard translation tools and web pages and thereby fit into standard workflows. It will be demonstrated in web-based demos and applied in three case studies: mathematical exercises in 15 languages, patent data in at least 3 languages, and museum object descriptions in 15 languages.

Keywords: machine translation,semantic web,interlingua,multilinguality
Deployment of Brain-Computer Interfaces for the Detection of Consciousness in Non-Responsive Patients (DECODER)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for Independent Living, Inclusion and Governance
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,Austria,United Kingdom,Netherlands,Belgium,Germany,France,Canada
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2009-4, 2009)
Start date: 2010-02-01
End date: 2013-04-30
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3699145.0
EU funding (EUR): 2799921.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

The deployment of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) for non-responsive patients will provide access to modern information and communication technology such as internet, personal computer or home appliances when only a single response of a person is available. In this extreme case, no current assistive technology can help the patient interact with the environment. This situation poses serious ethical issues, since medical treatment can prolong the patients’ life, but leave them in a state of unacceptable quality of life. DECODER will develop a BCI into single-switch based systems to practically enhance inclusion of patients who are otherwise only little or not at all able to interact with their environment and share ICT. This achievement will move on from the improvement of three components of state-of-the-art BCIs, i.e. signal acquisition (input), signal classification and signal translation (output) and adapt them to the specificities of non-responsive patients such as low arousal, short attention span, and altered electrical activity of the brain. A forth component is the application; existing assistive technology will be adapted to a single-switch control. Besides classic EEG paradigms near-infrared spectroscopy will be used for signal acquisition due to its higher spatial resolution. Potential and automated software will identify the best signal for each user and will optimize signal translation. Prior to providing such patients with ICT an unequivocal diagnosis is of utmost importance to define the most appropriate rehabilitation strategy and most suitable supportive technology for interaction. A hierarchical diagnostic approach starting with simple presentation of stimuli to intentional control of BCI will be developed, validated and disseminated. By implementing existing well-established and currently developed tools at all levels of the BCI and bringing together a multidisciplinary team we can ensure the achievement of the goals of DECODER.

Keywords: brain-computer interface,single-switch application,locked-in syndrome,disorders of consciousness,communication,interaction
GNSS-based metering for vehicle applications and value added road services (GNSSMETER)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Support to the European global satellite navigation system (Galileo) and EGNOS
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Austria,Not available,Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-GALILEO-2008-GSA-1, 2008)
Start date: 2010-01-04
End date: 2012-01-03
Duration (months): 22.0
Total project cost (EUR): 633225.0
EU funding (EUR): 493081.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

The project develops a road pricing and pay per use insurance application system based on a vehicle on-board technology that can be integrated rapidly to an existing market product. At present, GPS is used as the primary positioning technology and is the key enabler of the present application. Within GNSSmeter, the existing system concept is extended by integrating EGNOS/EDAS integrity and augmentation data as well as Galileo measurements. The first Galileo signals will be processed and in the near future significantly increase the ability for metering calculation especially in urban canyons. Thus, the existing GPS-only receiver chipset will be replaced by an innovative miniaturised GPS/EGNOS/Galileo chipset supporting a tailored acquisition aiding functionality. Furthermore, PVT software which incorporates GPS, EGNOS and Galileo raw measurements, will handle and process several satellite signals and additionally will carry out several integrity checks to improve the necessary charging integrity which is required for liability critical services. The PVT solution will incorporate augmentation data from EGNOS signal in space as well as EDAS and consider regional ERDS (EGNOS Regional Data System) data. The regional augmentation data has the advantage that it improves the standard EDAS data by the use of regional corrections to further improve the quality of the augmentation data. The metering calculation software will use the GNSS (GPS/EGNOS/Galileo) raw data forwarded by the PVT software for the already patent protected metering calculation which is further used for road pricing calculation. The calculated position, velocity, and time from the PVT software will be used to validate the extended metering calculation. Thus, the project proposes some significant advantages over the status quo that will be detailed in the remainder of this proposal. The scope of GNSSmeter addresses the topics vehicle applications with high public utility and vehicle value added services.

Keywords: gnss-based road pricing,galileo,egnos,edas,integrity
INTelligent Electrical Grid Sensor communications (INTEGRIS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for mobility, environmental sustainability and energy efficiency
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,Spain,France,Italy,Finland,Spain,Switzerland,Italy,Italy
Call:  (FP7-ICT-ENERGY-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-02-01
End date: 2012-12-31
Duration (months): 35.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5789200.0
EU funding (EUR): 3398601.0
Participants: 15
Project status: CLOSED

INTEGRIS project proposes the development of a novel and flexible ICT infrastructure based on a hybrid Power Line Communication-wireless integrated communications system able to completely and efficiently fulfill the communications requirements foreseen for the Smart Electricity Networks of the future. This includes encompassing applications such as monitoring, operation, customer integration, demand side management, voltage control, quality of service control, control of Distributed Energy Resources and asset management and can enable a variety of improved power system operations, some of which are to be implemented in field trials that must proof the validity of the developed ICT infrastructure. Focus is on interoperability of the PLC, Wireless Sensor Network and Radio Frequency Identification, technologies that together are able to achieve the indicated goal with reasonable cost. The system will require an adequate management system that is also an objective of the project. Such system will be based on beyond the state-of-the-art cognitive techniques to provide the system with the adequate flexibility, scalability, availability, security, enhanced system life-time and self-healing properties as is necessary in complex and dynamic systems. A further objective is to research on the limits and benefits of distributing smart grid applications in the newly designed INTEGRIS system. This will have an impact on the availability of those applications and influence the developed devices and platforms since they will require a certain level of storage and computing capabilities. The final aim of the INTEGRIS project is to provide an ICT system that enables the improvement of the performance of the electricity distribution grid in agreement with the impact foreseen in the work program. The INTEGRIS project is a cross thematic research approach integrating knowledge and partners from ICT and Energy fields and aims to create and consolidate such a cross-thematic team.

Keywords: smart electricity networks,plc,wsn,rfid,distributed computing,security,voltage and quality control
UNIVERsal open platform and reference Specification for Ambient Assisted Living (UNIVERSAAL)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for Independent Living, Inclusion and Governance
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Norway,Austria,Greece,Italy,Croatia,Germany,Germany,Israel,Spain,Netherlands,Denmark,Spain,Germany,Germany,Poland,Taiwan, Province of China,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2009-4, 2009)
Start date: 2010-02-01
End date: 2014-01-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 14921152.0
EU funding (EUR): 10775000.0
Participants: 21
Project status: CLOSED

As the European population ages, more support is needed with fewer hands to cater for their needs. There is a huge market potential for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) solutions, but adoption is limited because they require significant resources for implementation. To address this, universAAL will produce an open platform that provides a standardised approach making it technically feasible and economically viable to develop AAL solutions. The platform will be produced by a mixture of new development and consolidation of state-of-the-art results from existing initiatives. We recognise that this not only poses technical challenges but also raises issues of adoption and uptake. So work on establishing and running a sustainable community will achieve attention right from the start, with promotion of existing results gradually evolving into promotion of the universAAL platform, as it develops into one consolidated, validated and standardised European open AAL platform. The platform will provide runtime support for the execution of AAL applications in accordance with a reference architecture, development support through core AAL services and an online developer depot of various development resources. It will provide community support, including an online uStore providing a one-stop-shop for AAL services and other resources. The general public will browse the uStore to find what they need; developers will use it as the one marketplace where they make their services available. The consortium is built of major industrial and research players in the field, including key participants from earlier projects. universAAL results will be standardised in European (CEN) and international (OMG, Continua) standardisation bodies. We will work to build a community of European industry interested in keeping the universAAL platform alive after project completion. The project duration will be 48 months with an overall budget of 13.9 M euro and a requested grant of 10.5 M euro.

Keywords: consolidated european aal platform,runtime support,aal services,development tools,community building and standardisation
Development of sustainable solutions for nanotechnology-based products based on hazard characterization and LCA (NANOSUSTAIN)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Denmark,Finland,Germany,Italy,European organisations area,Lithuania,Romania,Sweden,Germany,Sweden
Call:  (FP7-NMP-ENV-2009, 2009)
Start date: 2010-05-01
End date: 2013-05-31
Duration (months): 37.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3299957.8
EU funding (EUR): 2475054.4
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

Objective of the NanoSustain project is to develop innovative solutions for the sustainable design, use, recycling and final treatment of nanotechnology-based products This will be achieved by a comprehensive data gathering and generation of relevant missing data, as well as their evaluation and validation, for specific nanoproducts or product groups in relation to their human health and environmental hazards and possible impacts that may occur during after-production stages. Although production of nanomaterials is rapidly increasing, our knowledge about possible health and environmental effects associated with these materials is still rather poor. This lack of knowledge calls for more research. Due to their small size, nanoparticles behave different than their chemical analogues. They can be taken up easily and in a unique way with possible adverse effects in man and organisms. Assessing their hazard is complex and needs new approaches and a close international cooperation. NanoSustain will address the questions, (1) how and to what degree society and the environment will be exposed to nanomaterials and associated products, and (2) where do these particles end up? Expected results will improve our present knowledge on the impact and fate of these particles after entering economic and natural cycles. NanoSustain has mobilized the critical mass of expertise, resources and skills to tackle this complex issue. Based on results from hazard characterization, impact assessment and LCA, we will explore on a lab-scale new solutions for the design of selected nanomaterials and associated products and their sustainable use, recycling and final treatment. As the concerned nanotech industry will actively participate in the planned project, NanoSustain will set the ground for the development of new sustainable products and industrial applications, and hence help to strengthen competitiveness of the European nanotechnology industry.

Keywords: nanoproducts,nanomaterials,nanotoxicology,toxicology,ecotoxicology,hazard,impact,exposure,transport,transformation,fate,sustainability,use,re-use,recycling,treatment,disposal.
PLAsmonic Innovative Sensing in the IR (PLAISIR)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Switzerland,Poland,Belgium,United Kingdom,Spain,Germany,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2009-4, 2009)
Start date: 2010-01-01
End date: 2012-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3671858.0
EU funding (EUR): 2850000.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of this project is to transfer the latest advances in plasmonics achieved in the visible to the mid-IR. The main objectives of the project are (1) to look at the fundamental limits and develop new simulation tools for plasmons in the mid-IR, (2) to develop plasmon enhanced surfaces for spectroscopic chemical sensing (SCS), and (3) to use plasmon enhanced surfaces for light harvesting technology. The result of the project will include new software, SCS surfaces for infra-red spectroscopy and smart, cheaper, mid-IR photodetectors. The term plasmonics refers to the investigation, development and application of enhanced electromagnetic properties of metallic (nano-) structures and is starting to find applications in a range of photonic devices such as VCSELs and high speed photodetectors. While the promise of plasmonics photonic components in the visible and NIR is very promising, this project will exploit the huge potential for plasmonics in the IR (i.e. the 1.6-16 µm range) that could be truly disruptive. In the mid-IR (a) plasmon losses are much lower than in the visible so the range of possible devices is much larger (b) this area is largely unexplored for applied plasmonics, and (c) IR technology is undergoing a quiet revolution due to key advances such as such room temperature Quantum Cascade Lasers and miniature Fourier transform spectrometers (FTS). This project will help launch the IR revolution by enabling both SCS surfaces and better mid-IR detectors. PLAISIR will develop SCS with sensitivity more than 200 times larger than that of a simple surface. This will be combined with microfluidics and integrated into a FTS. The project will work with both InGaAs and HgCdTe photodetectors, by using LHT to improve their noise performance, and tailor their spectral and polarization response. This project includes 4 major actors in fundamental and applied plasmon research, 3 SMEs and an external advisory board made up of strategic end users and key academics

Keywords: plasmonics,infrared,chemical sensing,ir detectors,light harvesting technology