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ecologies of indigenous filmmaking in the democratic republic of congo

environmental films by indigenous filmmakers are circulating increasingly widely on small screens and at major film festivals they have proved empowering thanks to their potential to rethink the environmental crisis from experiencebased perspectives despite this they remain largely unexamined among scholars this goes especially for indigenous filmmaking in the dr congo where communities living in mineralrich areas crucial for the transition to green economies are being instrumentalised for greenwashing purposes and subjected to environmental racism their filmmaking exposes these abuses and reflects upon the environmental crisiss uneven effects they contribute to the environmental imagination and their worldviews are crucial for the animist turn in contemporary film studies this action explores these neglected mediations of the environmental crisis and aims to enrich film studies and the environmental humanities by studying ecological imaginaries through critical content analysis fieldwork involving participative action research and practicebased analyses of audiovisual practices i probe how these films articulate indigenous perspectives and build agency the action will be embedded in the amsterdam school of cultural analysis at the university of amsterdam prof patricia pisters the projects supervisor is a leading voice in film studies and the ascas research groups stand to enhance the research significantly it will benefit from a secondment for additional training at munichs rachel carson centre for environment and society ensuring that the project is informed and debated a nonacademic placement at cobra films will allow me to build on my participative action research method to deliver a documentary that bridges theory and practice the project will enable the transfer of scientific knowledge and skills among these three institutions leverage my future academic career and facilitate further research publication and outreach
grammar learning across languages

children learn how subjects objects and verbs combine into sentences irrespective of the language the cognitive mechanisms underlying this incredible flexibility however are still poorly understood current theories suggest that pattern tracking and cognitive biases underlie grammar learning but fail to account for the full breadth of grammatical diversity in this project i will set aside common theories and assumptions and use a datadriven approach to investigate the mechanisms for grammar learning by sampling a diverse set of twenty languages from this larger representative perspective i will recharacterize the roles of 1 pattern tracking and 2 cognitive biases to advance theory and synthesize my findings into 3 a database to facilitate crosslinguistic research i leverage cuttingedge technological advances in natural language processing and online experimentation to provide a window into the early flexibility of human cognition
advancing frontier research in the arts and humanities

advancing frontier research in the arts and humanities atrium will exploit and strengthen complementarities between leading european infrastructures dariah ariadne clarin and operas in order to provide vastly improved access to a rich portfolio of stateoftheart services available to researchers across countries languages domains and media building on a shared understanding and interoperability principles established in the sshoc cluster project and other previous collaborationsarts and humanities is a very diverse field covering a range of disciplines and communities of practice that have different epistemological and methodological foundations an archaeologist and an art historian studying a mycenaean fresco will have distinct goals and use different approaches to describing their objects of research a literary scholar and a linguist will come to a textual corpus with radically different senses of what a corpus is and what questions can be asked of it yet research infrastructures in the arts and humanities domain must cater to a very wide range of stakeholders and offer services that cut across disciplinespecific boundariesatrium will tackle this heterogeneity within the arts and humanities by going deep and wide at the same time on the one hand atrium will make a groundbreaking contribution to the consolidation and expansion of services including data services specifically in the field of archaeology while on the other hand facilitating access to a wide array of essential text image and soundbased services that benefit a number of other disciplines within the arts and humanities and cover all phases of the research data lifecycle creating processing analyzing preserving providing access to and reusing
liposomes as nanoreactors for the bottomup assembly of supramolecular structures in confined space

nanoreactors are attractive systems for emerging technologies because they allow the manipulation of matter on a molecular scale to fabricate macroscale products consequently nanoreactors have been used to carry out molecular synthesis and catalysis where such processes are controlled and stimulated by confined space however the current nanoreactors suffer from a lack in the flowcontrol of substrate that can access their interior and they have not been used to build large supramolecular structures to overcomes these disadvantages and improve the application of nanoreactors in this project we propose a novel design of a nanoreactor based on the combination of liposomes and molecular transporters liponanoreactors we envisage that by a controlled transport of ions metal cations or organic anions through phospholipid membranes we will be able to build supramolecular structures inside liposomes where the final structure could be modulated by the rate of ion flow and confinement effects as a result this strategy will allow us to control the physical and chemical properties of such structures on a nanometric scale further than achieving supramolecular assembly inside liposomes the present proposal looks to facing challenges as supramolecular isomerism crystalline phase purity and particle size control accordingly this project opens new horizons in the field of crystal engineering solidstate chemistry and material sciences
enabling circular value chains via production digitization and human empowerment

humanity has exceeded planetary boundaries as is evident by the ongoing climate crisis the linear economic model of produceusedispose has a major role in this having driven manufacturing to operate in openloop and even disregard for the environment the transition to circularity is an imperative goal yet there is a very slow uptake of circular practices and business models encircle aspires to accelerate this transition through technologies and solutions that optimize manufacturing towards sustainability and incentivize companies and consumers to think and act circularly encircle proposes a novel framework for environmental impact assessment via digital twins and soft sensors incorporated in a virtual production line utilizing this virtual environment as a simulation and training space for ai encircle will decarbonize manufacturing searching for sustainable production configurations and designs that reduce environmental footprint without compromising quality this virtual space will be used for workforce training through gamification cultivating new skills and fostering a new circular mindset encircle will follow a humancentered design and propose a symbiotic ecosystem of humans and ai through explainable humanintheloop methodologies building on the digital product passport concept and product traceability via iot and blockchain encircle will support circular business cases through a digital marketplace on the producers side a circular crm will enable companies to track their products and offer personalized circular products and services on the consumers side a mobile app will empower users with sustainable consumption choices expanding the lifespan or salvaging the remaining value of old products encircle will also explore the legal and ethical implications of its research validating its research outcomes and hypotheses through a series of demonstrators across the entire value chain
for trustful participatory and inclusive public policies

involve for trustful participatory and inclusive public policies across europe there is evidence of the existing distrust in political institutions and the increased stratification of political involvement across europe with more vulnerable citizens having less access and influence in the decisionmaking process the covid 19 pandemic has exposed and reinforced these trends these shifts pose a great challenge to the democratic welfare state involves main objective is to help design scalable and generalizable strategies to reduce social economic and political inequalities the project builds on systematic quantitative research into the trends causes and complex relationships between democracy and inequalities the project also focuses on how public and social services engage with vulnerable groups of citizens especially in the age of digitalization it will involve vulnerable groups in 8 european countries as coresearchers to complement and refine the results in a series of concrete pilots of actionresearch their aspirational capacity and their power of voice are strengthened to bring about concrete change in public services and social policies involve will not only involve vulnerable citizens facing multiple inequalities but also political and public decisionmakers ngos representing vulnerable groups and experts to develop viable political strategies in order to achieve more trustbased governance in public services to contribute to the development of a more participatory and socially responsible society the final stage of involve aims to contribute to democratic participation in social policies at local national transnational and european level through campaigns with viable policy recommendations involve also aims to enrich future research with an encompassing and innovative perspective on inequality and democracy based on an alliance of knowledge
connecting prey attacks and cell cycle switches in predatory bacteria

bacterial predators offer a unique avenue to identify novel molecular weapons that could be harnessed against antibioticresistant pathogens obligate predatory bacteria thrive by consuming other bacteria either vampirizing prey from inside endobiotic predation or from the surface epibiotic predation however critical aspects of predatory attacks and predator proliferation remain enigmatic the vampire project aims to fill this gap by elucidating the molecular devices used for prey attack and digestion and the pathways controlling predator proliferation during these key predation stages building on stateoftheart livecell imaging tools and insights on endobiotic predation from the erc stg predator vampire takes a significant leap further by addressing longstanding gaps in mechanistic understanding of bacterial predation investigation in vampire is consolidated by studying both endobiotic and epibiotic predation modes leveraging two closely related predator species as model systems bdellovibrio bacteriovorus endobiotic and b exovorus epibiotic this proposal specifically aims to i examine the roles of conserved molecular nanomachines pili and secretion systems in predatory attacks ii uncover the intriguing macromolecular feeding complex clamping predators to prey during vampirization iii unravel the significance of secondary messengers in coordinating the start and end of predator growth with prey attack and consumption strong preliminary data indicate spatial confinement of these mechanisms to the preyinvasive pole in the predator cell emphasizing subcellular organization as a key determinant for coupling attacks and cell cycle control in bacterial predators combining singlecell live imaging genetics proteomics and structural approaches vampire will comprehensively explore predatory lifecycles extending beyond the textbook classics of bacterial proliferation while offering insights into novel antibacterial mechanisms
laser interference lithography based 4dprinting of nanomaterials

by tackling the limitations of the current 4dprinting of nanomaterials this project seeks to initiate a new process paradigm laser interference lithograph lil based 4dprinting for rapidly and accurately producing truly 3d structural and large volume 4d nanomaterials it achieves this by combining the advantages of laser interference lithograph with the advanced intelligent inks producing stateoftheart capacity of 4d nanomaterials manufacturing this new method has the potential to the massproduction of 4d nanomaterials and to the market intake of the nanomaterials in our approach lil patterning is applied and the patterns are stitched to form truly 3d nanostructures and then the infiltration of intelligent inks is performed the approach is based on some established principles and prior art gained within the consortium but is yet to be further exploredthe project creates new knowledge on lil and metalens for 3d patterning and nanometrology bioactivitytoxicity of 4d nanomaterials and microstructures influence to battery performancelifethe research and innovation objectives are to integrate volumetric laser interference lithograph scanning and deep exposure for rapid accurate truly 3d structures fabrication to develop optimal alignment between interference pattern units and across patterned layers based on the stateoftheart nanometrology and characterisation for accurate formation of large volume 3d nanostructures and to accomplish controlled infiltration for the formation the 4th dimension of nanomaterials the new technique will be pioneered on biomedicine and engineering applications the objectives are ambitious and require international level collaborations the project addresses the collaborations by initiating a longterm collaboration platform among consortium members and beyond it also emphasis staff development via various joint research and innovation and training activities particularly the carefully arranged secondments
revivable insect preservation technologies pausing the life cycle of insects at egg or neonate larvae stages for empowering the insect farming industry

freezem is making insect farming sustainable steady scalable by providing readytouse bsf eggs or neonates to rearing facilities worldwide through its novel technologies insect eggs cryopreservation and suspended animation of neonate larvae freezem enables for the first time to decouple the breeding reproduction from the rearing larva growth processing steps in the insect protein production supply chain and by that makes insect farming more efficient and accessible to everyone largescale factories smes or sole farmersfreezem creates new products in the market readytouse insect eggs and neonates with extended shelflife to be shipped worldwide enhancing the insect protein industrythe novel patentpending technology retains the insects traits allowing them to complete their life cycle and function normally after exiting the preservation state this makes freezem the equivalent of an agriculture seed company in the emerging market of insect farming
evolving increased vertebral counts developmental mechanisms underpinning phenotypic evolution in the lake malawi cichlid radiation

one of the fundamental and most longstanding questions in biology is how phenotypes evolve to generate the incredible diversity of forms that surround us in the natural world vertebrate body shape is a good example of this with species forms ranging from the rounded ocean sunfish to elongated snakes and everything in between the evolution of vertebrate body shapes has been accompanied by significant variation to the axial skeleton and the vertebrae that compose it which can vary in size and morphology but crucially also in number ranging from less than 10 to several hundred in counts i propose an interdisciplinary approach to uncover the developmental drivers of phenotypic diversity in vertebrates by using lake malawi cichlid fishes as a model system to investigate the evolution of increased vertebral countsthe diverse morphology conserved genomes closerelatedness and ability to hybridise of these fishes makes them the ideal system in which to study how the evolutionary modification of developmental mechanisms has led to phenotypic diversity in this case by evolving increased vertebral counts the counts project will combine stateoftheart experimental embryology single cell technologies microscopy and mathematical modelling to ask how developmental processes differ in three lake malawi cichlid species that have convergently evolved increased vertebral counts and two that retain ancestral numbers specifically we will characterise differences in two developmental processes known to play important roles determining total vertebral counts gastrulation and somitogenesis and use datadriven mathematical modelling to ask how these differences might have evolved counts will increase our fundamental understanding of how phenotypic diversity is generated informing how phenotypes might evolve when faced with a rapidly changing climate and potentially contributing to practical applications such as organoid design for regenerative medicine
management orchestration and supervision of aiagent communities for reliable ai in software engineering

the reliable application of llmbased agents to se requires a tremendous increase in their accuracy and minimisation of their bias while llms continue increasing in size and performance it seems that phenomena like hallucinations of a single agent are substantially inevitable since they are linked to the fundamental inference mechanism in generative models on the other hand evidence starts accumulating about the possibility of achieving the required performance by collaboration and debate among groups of agents as it happens among humans quality of work increases with specialisation of workers on tasks organised collaboration and discussion among workers with different backgrounds differently from humans the instantiation of multiple required ai agents and the collaboration and discussion among them are very fast and cheap making this approach particularly convenientmosaico proposes the theoretical and technical framework to implement this approach and to scale it to very large groups of collaborating agents ie aiagent communities the developed solutions are composed into an integrated mosaico platform handling communication orchestration governance quality assessment benchmarking and reuse of ai agents mosaico is integrated with existing development environments to present the results to software engineers and allow expert users to intervene in the ai decisionsthe performance and reliability of mosaico technologies and tools to achieve given software engineering tasks are assessed within 4 different use cases scenarios coming from immersive technologies bankfinancing aerospace and internet of things sectorsthe longterm adoption of mosaico results and technologies will be ensured by open sourcing the code and fostering an open collaboration such as opensource initiatives to enhance user engagement in the mosaico community
a 3dprintable biomimetic bone regeneration material

criticalsize bone defects do not heal spontaneously over the patients lifetime and cause substantial individual societal and economic burden current treatment options are hampered by associated complications poor functional or aesthetic outcomes a limited availability of tissue for bone grafts and high financial costs worldwide more than 4 million surgeries per year require bone grafts or substitute materials consequently there is a significant clinical and economic need for novel treatments for criticalsize bone defects in priobone we propose the validation and steps towards exploitation of our newly developed bonemimetic 3dprintable material for bone repair our priobone material has the potential to outperform current treatments and alternative solutions on the market due to its biomimetic composition excellent cytocompatibility osteoinductive capacity ideal mechanical properties and its 3d printability into any desired shape this allows us to create implants optimized for clinical and individual patient needs this includes eg the possibility to print the material into foldable and deployable 3d designs that allow a minimally invasive insertion of the material into defect sites where it can reexpand the use of wellestablished components and our materialsonly approach will enable a faster track to clinical application and regulatory approval in comparison to approaches containing biologicals such as cells or previously unknown components in priobone we will validate our material for bone regeneration undertake a comprehensive market analysis explore target leads and transfer pathways and elaborate our ip strategy towards commercialization following successful validation we expect that priobone will provide a costefficient individualizable alternative to current treatments with the potential to significantly lower the economic individual and social burden of criticalsize bone defects
environmental stressors as causal determinants for immunemediated diseases mapping and prioritising evidence for knowledgebased policy making

in a large majority of noncommunicable diseases ncds including the immunemediated diseases imds complex geneenvironmental interactions contribute to the onset and development of disease through the modulation of biological pathways imds are characterized by abnormal immune responses have limited therapeutic options and require lifelong treatment if not detected during the preclinical stageexposim will provide a strong evidence base to better understand the impact of combined environmental stressors on immune health with a focus on air pollution noise and hazardous waste in urban areas more specifically we will investigate the impact of environmental stressors the external exposome on imds and immune health at different stages in life pregnancy childhood and adulthood we will identify biological pathways and molecular mechanisms mediating the effect of combined exposures on imds through case studies and topical reviews we will demonstrate the effectiveness of exposurereducing and healthpromoting interventions with a focus on vulnerable and highly exposed individuals this knowledge will be translated into policy recommendations and informed decisionsupport tools moreover the project emphasises on scientific collaborations and stakeholder engagement involving cocreation of healthpromoting actions education training and communication exposim will build a userfriendly toolbox for regional national and eu policymakers health professionals researchers and citizens to reach its ambitious objectives exposim brings together a geographically balanced experienced interdisciplinary consortium active in parc eximious ehen meteor of ten european partners with complementary expertise in exposome research epidemiology immunology omics novel data analytics health economics and social sciences and humanities ultimately exposim will contribute to a healthy environment and healthy lives for all eu citizens