Dragon09/odtu_chatbot huggingface dataset:
conquering new strategies to prevent and reduce packaging pollution

as europe shifts to a biobased circular economy a plethora of new packaging restrictions have emerged magno seeks to improve packaging effectiveness sustainability efficient usage endoflife reuse and recycling and innovative business practices in eu food systems through revolutionary strategies shaped for the ecological transition required by the european green deal and eu 2030 climate target plan these strategies will strengthen the eu food and packaging policy frameworks at a local and regional level they will also increase social innovation consumer participation and acceptance of new packaging designs and production models in crossborder food value chains through a web platform and a series of citizen science tools at the beginning of the project an overview of europes ecosystems and value chains for different kinds of plastic packaging will be studied a detailed quantification of impacts and solutions in terms of health environment raw materials and sustainability will then be developed to set the basis of an ecosystem digital twin software the digital twin will be programmed to support the analysis of different scenarios which contributes by not only providing groundbreaking strategies for improving the packaging sector but also identifying the best options in terms of innovative business the whole project will be supported by the active participation of food multiactors researchers food business operators food packaging producers developers of sustainable packaging packaging converters and recyclers consumers and local and regional authorities their contribution to the creation of results and validation of the final strategies will prevent and reduce plastic packaging pollution for the food and packaging sectors
laferia landscape features reintroduction in intensive agricultural land

agricultural intensification in eu farmland led to the loss of landscape features lf which provide ecosystem services es and support for biodiversity to tackle this the eu biodiversity strategy for 2030 aims to increase the prevalence of lf to 10 of the agricultural area but there are several technical administrative economic and social barriers to achieve this the overall goal of laferia is to identify the key factors that can promote the reintroduction of lf in intensive agricultural areas and develop strategies to overcome key barriers to achieving the eu objective specific objectives include i quantify lf coverage and connectivity across different agricultural systems ii establish a comprehensive picture of the benefits and costs of lf for biodiversity es climate change adaptation yields incomes and society at large iii explore the drivers and challenges for the reintroduction of lf iv develop strategies and business models to reintroduce lf the research plan is organised around three major thematic blocks a first block focuses on environmental sciences and addresses the current prevalence of lf across distinct agricultural systems in the eu their importance for ecological connectivity and their potential for biodiversity and ecosystem benefits a second block builds on social sciences and focuses on the key factors which may lead to the reintroduction of lf in areas of intensive agriculture through a colearning process with stakeholders analysing factors of success and failure in existing initiatives complemented with detailed research at regional case study level in a final block we will translate the results into the design and development of strategies encompassing the identification of priority regions and agricultural systems to reintroduce lf the maximisation of the biodiversity and es potential from lf and the development of policy tools business models and marketbased solutions taking advantage of lf
fostering internetbased values of the environment

natureexperiences are on the decline but does that mean environmental values are as well where the decrease of experiences of nature is often cited as a cause for dwindling appreciation of nature and consequently less commitment to environmental stewardship i argue that the internet is an overlooked factor in multiplying nature experiences creating nature values and fostering environmental stewardship thus counteracting the extinction of experiences of nature with more than half of the global population already using social media the big5 project utilizes five of the worlds largest social media platforms to better understand the fostering of physicalvirtual nature interactions that support sustainable global transitions in a rapidly changing world the big5 project introduces digital relational values drvs as fundamental and eudemonic values that are developed within virtual communities triggered by indirect experiences of nature it will trace these values across five landscape types five large social media networks and in five european languages through qualitative and quantitative big data approaches in an inductivedeductive manner furthermore the big5 project will develop and apply innovative empirical approaches that allow to a identify drvs across different social media platforms b understand how they spread across virtual communities and c examine the relationship between virtually produced drvs and physical environmental stewardship big5 will thereby challenge the assumption of an extinction of experiences and the consecutive decline of nature values and care for the environmental it will further strengthen the importance of relational values as a foundation for environmental stewardship and contribute to a novel understanding of a physicalvirtual continuum in the generation of nature values finally big5 will also advance on ethical consideration regarding the use of social media socioenvironmental research
distinct regional identities in upper mesopotamia at the onset of sedentism revealing new data from lithic technical traditions and models of sociocultural interaction

neoidentity investigates the social dynamics behind the formation of regional identities in the fertile crescent at one of the turning point of human history when the fundamental economic social and ideological changes constituting the neolithic occurred in the beginning of holocene the project is designed to examine ways of doing in the domain of subsistence 1 symbolic context 2 and regional connectivity 3 by studying lithics and models of sociocultural interactions this research will greatly enrich our understanding of the transition to sedentism and emergence of agriculture by exploring the technical traditions and cultural affinities of prepottery neolithic ppn groups in upper mesopotamia neoidentity studies the evidence from ppna and ppnb 100007500 bc archaeological sites in se turkey which exhibit distinct settlement organization characterized by communal spaces that have been described as the earliest monumental architecture in southwest asia the main aim of the project is to establish a research framework based on the recognition of material expressions forming cultural identities while challenging traditional conceptual views neoidentity employs a novel integrated scientific outline resulting in merging method and theory project will use the methodological approach which combines advanced lithic technological usewear analyses and cuttingedge quantitative analyses through the study of microwear texture by confocal scanning microscopy with the analytical techniques and models for examining spatiotemporal distribution of technical traits interaction and transmission of skills and innovations
resource efficient steel recycled aggregate concrete composite floor systems

in the global construction industry the consumption of aggregates ie sands gravels or crushed stones for concrete is everincreasing accompanied by the growing outputs of construction and demolition waste cdw immoderate exploitation of natural resources and the disposal of cdw on land landfill both jeopardize sustainable development recycling cdw into recycled aggregate is a feasible and economical way to close the loop of supply and waste chains in such context recompose intends to contribute towards the european green deal launched in 2019 by promoting a largescale use of recycled aggregate concrete rac for stimulating a circular economy in the european construction sector reducing landfills and saving natural resources due to the inferior mechanical properties and large variability of rac it has been mainly used in nonstructural construction such as pavement to promote wider applications of rac building slabs as a kind of secondary structural member are a good destination for rac by using steelconcrete composite floor systems the resource efficiency is double strengthened by consuming recycled concrete and reducing the material consumption co2 emission due to the superior loadbearing performance shear connections between steel sheetingrac composite slabs and steel beams are vital to the performance of composite beams and further to the entire building the fellow will identify and model the behaviour of commonlyused headedstud shear connections addressing stochastic responses caused by high variability of rac properties owing to the supervisor prof markus schfers broad scientific and industrial network and his leadership role as a eurocode developer the dissemination and exploitation of the outputs will trigger the development of eurocode 4 considering profiled sheetingrac composite floor systems this will have a huge impact making possible a largescale application of rac in buildings in the following decades
harnessing byproducts for the creation of ecofriendly and sustainable diesel fuel

as global energy consumption continues to rise resulting in higher energy demand the inadequate supply of fossil fuels becomes apparent conventional diesel fuel which is produced by distilling crude oil is essential for driving automobiles renewable energy sources could be a viable substitute for conventional diesel that comes from fossil fuels triglycerides and alcohol can be converted into biodiesel a sustainable liquid fuel using a straightforward procedure called transesterification after conducting research the international energy agency iea concluded that approximately 80 of the worlds total primary energy comes from fossil fuels with oil accounting for 328 followed by coal at 272 and natural gas ranking third at 209 verdedrive harnessing byproducts for the creation of ecofriendly and sustainable diesel fuel rationale lies in suggesting investigating and examination of the possibility of utilizing byproducts for the production of renewable and green diesel specifically the project aims to conduct a comparative study of oils derived from alternative natural crops and raw materialsroses petals sour cherries variety oblainska vinja maize local soybean variates and cynara cardunculuswith the objective of identifying the most suitable raw material for the production of green diesel verdedrive encompasses a comprehensive approach to biofuel production from byproducts integrating precision agriculture and surveillance technologies in the collection and processing stages in conjunction with stateoftheart methodologies from the fields of chemical engineering environmental science agriculture biotechnology modelling computer engineering and environment engineering aims to demonstrate a scientificallysound approach to biofuel production verdedrive activities are strategically positioned to drive innovation in response to demand in the biofuels sector
enabling intelligent omnisurfaces for smart and efficient wireless communication

wireless technology has become a fundamental component of human daily life in societies it is expected that by 2030 the demand for data rates will reach 1 tbs due to the increase in simultaneous wireless connections almost 1000 times more than 5g technology although 5g wireless networks are now a reality and undoubtedly a transformative factor for both society and the economy by delivering an unprecedented fabric of massive connectivity to millions of users and interconnected devices they cannot efficiently support such high data traffic in the future due to their limited spectral efficiency around 30 bpshz to tackle this issue 6g technology is envisioned to attain spectral efficiencies of around 100 bpshz with ultralow latency to support diverse applications one of the most promising approaches to enable true smart radio environments with 360 coverage is based on the concept of simultaneous transmitting and reflecting intelligent omnisurfaces starioss in starioss the incident wireless signals on a patcharray or a metasurfacebased structure can be at the same time reflected by and transmitted through the starios while starios technology has the potential to be a key enabler for new use cases in 6g it is yet to be understood how its true electromagnetic nature will affect the fundamental limits of starios communications and impact their practical applicationsthe key goal of enios project is to create and validate physicallymotivated mathematical models and tools for starios communications that can be used for realistic system design in 6g communications this will be accomplished by integrating tools from multivariate statistics electromagnetics and information theory aspects like i accurate modeling for practical starios communicationsii mathematical tools for performance analysis and system design of practical starios communications and iii new architectures for starios communication will be addressed in enios
sharing researchers passion for education and rights the european researchers night in italy 20242025

sharper means sharing researchers passion for education and rights and it is the european researchers night and the researchers at schools program in 15 cities of 9 regions in italy in 2024 and 2025 a diverse set of public engagement actions created by a community of more than 300 stakeholders from all over italy researchers from universities communicators teachers and students entrepreneurs and cultural bodies this increasing network works together as one to build a better desirable and peaceful future based on shared knowledge generated jointly by researchers and citizens the core philosophy of sharper is inclusion and accessibility to reliable information quality education for all the cities involved ancona bari cagliari camerino catania genova laquila nuoro palermo pavia perugia sassari urbino terni and trieste and their territories are transformed into accessible labs where everyone side by side with researchers can explore complex issues summarized by the five mission areas of the horizon europe program a multiactor and multidisciplinary approach are the key used by communicator and researchers to engage citizens of all ages both those who are interested into these topics and want to know more about the role of researchers in building the future or those who are skeptical and rarely or never get involved in cultural initiatives about research students teachers and the school community that also includes families are a central actor of sharper that engage them in a rich and wide set of activities organized locally nationally and internationally all year round from open and accessible labs to workshops and games from talks to performances that involve students in their schools or online to meet young researchers from all over the world and discover how wide is the researchers job in terms of topics interests and skills that young generation can practice becoming responsible citizens
rehabilitation and diagnosis of hearing loss based on electric acoustic interaction

hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit in the elderly and it is becoming a severe social as well as a health problem across the whole lifespan from newborns to the elderly hearing loss impairs the exchange of information thus significantly impacting everyday life causing loneliness isolation dependence frustration and communication disorders cochlear implants cis are hearing prosthetics that stimulate the auditory nerve with electrodes placed inside the cochlea cis are gradually being implanted in subjects retaining lowfrequency residual hearing in general these subjects obtain large benefits in speech perception from electric acoustic stimulation although large variability exists and some subjects do not benefit therefore it is highly desirable to create objective diagnostics to assess acoustic lowfrequency hearing to indicate cochlear implantation to monitor and preserve hearing during the implantation procedure and to understand the mechanisms related to electric acoustic stimulation benefits the groundbreaking nature of the readihear project is to investigate the fundamental interaction mechanisms between electric and acoustic stimulation across the auditory pathway from the cochlea up to the auditory cortex the fundamental understanding will set the basis for a new generation of diagnostic devices of hearing loss that combine for the first time minimally invasive electric acoustic stimulation moreover readihear will assay a novel auditory prosthetic that makes use of the interaction mechanisms between acoustic and electric stimulation delivered through minimally invasive electrodes these developments will be beneficial for a large population suffering from hearing loss across the whole lifespan from young children who will benefit from improved hearing diagnostics to the elderly population who will benefit from minimally invasive electric acoustic stimulation technology as the treatment for agerelated hearing loss
optimization and data aggregation for netzero power systems

one of the fundamental problems of using optimization models that represent complex systems eg power systems on their path towards achieving netzero emissions is the tradeoff between model accuracy and computational tractability many applied optimization models that use different time series as data input have become increasingly challenging to solve due to the large time horizons they span and the high complexity of technical constraints with short and longterm time dynamics to overcome computational intractability of these optimization models the dimension of input data and model size is commonly reduced through time series aggregation tsa methods however applying tsa for optimization models that are governed by varying time dynamics simultaneously is quite challenging tsa methods mostly focus on shortterm dynamics and rarely include longterm dynamics due to the inherent limitations of tsa as a result longerterm dynamics are not captured well by aggregated models which is imperative for reliably modelling many complex systems moreover traditional tsa methods are based on the common belief that the clusters that best approximate the input data also lead to the aggregated model that best approximates the full model while the metric that really matters the resulting output error in optimization results is not well addressed this belief is mainly based on the lack of theoretical underpinning relating inputs and output error rendering existing methods trialanderror heuristics at best we plan to challenge this belief by discovering the currently unknown relation between input and output error and to overcome existing tsa shortcomings by developing the novel theoretical tsa framework for optimization models with varying time dynamics thereby tapping into unprecedented potential of computational efficiency and accuracy if this project is successful it would have untangled the gordian knot of data aggregation in optimization
magnetoacoustic waves in complex spin systems

spintronic devices perform information storage and processing based on the spin degree of freedom materials with complex magnetic order such as ferrimagnets antiferromagnets and chiral magnets are promising candidates for nextgeneration spintronic devices with ultrafast speed enhanced robustness and unique functionalities however several fundamental obstacles prevent their efficient control with established approaches based on magnetic fields and electrical currentsmawics will overcome these obstacles by introducing the magnetoacoustic control of magnetization in these complex spin systems the advantage of mawics approach is based on the following hypotheses microwave frequency phonons can excite and control antiferromagnetic spin waves and magnetic skyrmions lattices with high efficiency the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy induced by magnetoacoustic interactions can be used for full modulation of antiferromagnetic resonance frequencies magnetoacoustic waves can propagate in topologically protected skyrmion lattice edgestates with reduced magnetic damping mawics will develop innovative experimental approaches to take advantage of symmetry topology and exchangeenhancement effects for highly efficient control of spin dynamics in complex spin systems consequently mawics results will allow for the first time to1 generate nanoscale spin waves from acoustic pulses in ferrimagnets and antiferromagnets 2 control skyrmions by acoustic lattices and realize nanoscale topological acoustics3 excite and detect antiferromagnetic spin waves by acoustic twotone modulation mawics results will pave the way for the technological realization of magnetoacoustic spintronic devices enable antiferromagnetic magnonics and realize topological magnon transport ultimately mawics will thus pioneer a new class of information technology concepts that do not only offer increased performance but also novel functionalities
deep ultraviolet laser for quantum technology

lasers are the heart of todays quantum science and technology since their first invention they have been a flourishing research area and in a few decades have found application in an enormous variety of fields eventually populating many aspects of our everyday life also outside of the research laboratory since the beginning there has been a natural push towards extending the accessible frequency range of coherent radiation eventually covering the whole infrared ir visible vis and ultraviolet uv spectrum the large energy and momenta of uv photons offers enormous potential for novel applications however for the same reason deep technological challenges remain before they can be used effectively in science and technology uvquant will tackle this challenge by developing the necessary industrial and scientific expertise to realise newera costeffective lasers and laser optics for the uv and duv region positioning the eu as the frontrunner in this technology uvquant will focus on new ways of increasing the production of coherent radiation in the uv and duv region developing and testing lower cost more rugged and practical solutions and will test these novel systems in a range of experiments targeting quantum technology applications combining the talent and expertise of industrial and academic partners uvquant will build strong relationships for establishing a path for nextgeneration quantum technologies