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postcolonial cattle frontiers capitalism science and empire in southern and central africa 1890s1970s

this project explores the transformations in cattle production in southern and central africa during the colonial and early postcolonial period during this period postcolonial governments scientists entrepreneurs and settlers promoted a broad range of interventions to overcome the allegedly uneconomic attitudes of african pastoralists and turn cattle into profitable commodities contested adapted or eluded by african cattle herders and owners these interventions transformed preexisting cattle economies pastoralist societies rural ecologies and animal populations in many and often unexpected ways this history however is still understudied only partially understood and marginalised in both african and global history this project breaks new ground by offering the first history of these transformation processes from hoof to table for multiple empires and over a long time frame and by integrating them into global history through the concept of commodity frontiersit pursues these objectives through a series of interlocking case studies on french portuguese and belgian postcolonies in southern and central africa these draw on multisited and multilingual archival work and combine methodological approaches from african social economic environmental colonial and global history as well as the history of science the project not only rewrites and rethinks the history of africas postcolonial cattle economies in so doing it will also write livestock back into the agricultural and socioeconomic history of africa thus far focused on cash crops and minerals integrate african cattle in global economic and commodity history and greatly enhance our knowledge of veterinary science and knowledgeby analysing how the interplay of global capitalism science and empire transformed cattle regimes in africa and beyond it will also enhance our understanding of current debates on the social and ecological costs of livestock production
towards excellent robotics and artificial intelligence at a slovak university

the terais project aims at transforming the department of applied informatics dai at comenius university in bratislava ukba to a workplace of international academic excellence and an outstanding example for other heis in slovakia to achieve this the project aims to 1 prepare conditions for systematic development of human capital and research capacity of dai ukba 2 establish sustainable networking and collaboration links with partner institutionswithin ukba 3 boost scientific profile of dai towards mitigating the research and innovation gap 4 establish institutional research support structures at ukba the partnership will comprise in addition to dai ukba the knowledge technology team at universitt hamburg in germany with exceptional expertise in neural networks deep learning and crossmodal learning for developmental robotics and two units at istituto italiano di tecnologia in italy with excellent experience in humanoid robotics control using physical and simulated robots and humanrobot interaction the project will be based on 4 pillars 1 people aiming at creating a lifelong career development system at ukba 2 networking focusing on strengthening collaboration links with international partners and the business community 3 research focusing on cognitive robotics a part of embodied artificial intelligence in which all project partners have outstanding expertise and 4 support directed towards building the necessary research support structures at ukba the project will leverage a broad range of channels such as staffstudent exchanges joint eventsproposalspublications and specific disseminationcommunication tools the project is expected to contribute to promoting research excellence at different levels ukba dai faculty university slovakia international scientific community and achieving wider economic and social impacts with ukba serving as a key agent of transformation
natureinspired prophylactic lubricants against hiv1 and hsv2

currently there are no vaccines against hiv human immunodeficiency virus and hsv herpes simplex virus infections condom when used properly are the most effective means of prophylaxis against viral transmission however there is a significant gender imbalance in condom use because women are not always in control over their use in addition women are at least twice as likely as men to contract sexually transmitted infections stis from infected partners several stis including hiv are underdiagnosed due to asymptomatic infections andor lack of testing facilities this is particularly problematic for women from african countries who are at high risk of contracting stis but have poor access to testing facilities alternatives to condoms that use established antivirals for hiv prophylaxis come with issues such as antimicrobial resistance and low adherence in practice in highrisk groups there are also no means other than condoms for prophylaxis against hsv coinfection with hivhsv results in a vicious cycle of mutual facilitation as individuals who are carriers of hsv have a three to fourfold increased risk of contracting hiv inspired by nature natprolub develops a radically novel prophylactic approach to hiv and hsv prophylaxis through the use of lubricants by targeting women who are particularly at risk natprolub has a clear vision for a userfriendly prophylactic product that can redress the gender imbalance in sexual health while offering a low risk of side effects and avoiding the risk of developing antimicrobial resistance the members of the natprolub consortium have very strong backgrounds in relevant but complementary scientific disciplines that will contribute to the development of prophylactic lubricants for end users and have previous successful experience in managing large scientific projects the creation of spinoff companies and maintaining welldeveloped professional networks in academia industry and healthcare
towards pediatric molecular imaging development of a lowdose and highperformance total body pet scanner

positrpositron emission tomography pet constitutes the imaging modality of excellence in nuclear medicine conventional whole body wb pet are used for both adult and pediatric studies however these scanners are not large enough to image the entire infant body are not optimized in terms of sensitivity imposing the injection of high radiotracer doses and their spatial resolution is as best 35 mm at the center of scanner which is not enough for visualizing small lesions moreover since pet imaging requires the injection of a radiotracer compound its use is compromised in pediatric due to radiation regulations and patient safetyto overcome these limitations i aim to develop an affordable highperformance highsensitivity total body tbpet for pediatric imaging the system named phoenix targets for a high effective sensitivity of x2530 the one of clinical wbpet to achieve this goal we propose a large axial scanner of 545 cm with a bore diameter of 32 cm to cover all organs of children without becoming claustrophobic and thus permitting for dynamic multiorgan studiesfor the best costperformance tradeoff the phoenix detectors would be based on semimonolithic bgo crystals coupled to sipms this design allows characterizing the light distribution profiles to retrieve photon depth of interaction information resulting in a uniform image spatial resolution 3 mm while simultaneously providing timeofflight tof capabilities to offer significant tof information i aim to exploit the low cherenkov light yield produced in bgo we will implement a scalable custom readout circuit composed of 3 stages i signal multiplexing ii event classification cherenkov and scintillation and iii commercial asic adaptation for digitizationdeveloping the phoenix scanner constitutes a major research and technological challenge if successful will promote pet imaging of children improve its diagnostic capabilities staging and response assessment
nonionizing metabolic imaging for predicting the effect of and guiding therapeutic interventions

miti will develop and mature a novel groundbreaking technology for high precision nonionizing metabolic imaging enabling fast and noninvasive detection of the markers of metabolic processes eg cell proliferation and energy metabolism using the results of metabolic imaging medical specialists will be able to establish the effectiveness of therapies and determine the specific disease months sooner than is possible with currently available technologies this will increase patient wellbeing and reduce the costs of healthcare as unsuccessful therapies can be stopped and replaced earlier by more effective personalised therapies this solution addresses an enormous market with millions of patients worldwide miti builds on the results of nici in which the basic key marker molecules for metabolic imaging on mri platforms were successfully discovered 1h 2h 31p and 23na including the capability to detect these by inserts on 7t mri platforms miti comprises 1 the further development and testing of a basic double tuned metabolic imaging set detecting 1h and one of the following molecules 2h or 31p or 23na 2 validation of the basic technology to detect metabolic markers in specific use cases cell proliferation metabolism after treatment of lung tumours and pancreatic cancer with liver metastases cardiac drug mechanisms energy metabolism of muscle dystrophy 3 development of an advanced quadruple tuned metabolic imaging set that will broaden the spectrum of metabolic processes that can be successfully viewed in parallel the results of the use cases will be used for power calculations for clinical trials to be conducted after miti the miti partners aim to commercialize the technology directly after miti by providing it to clinicians in research centres and within 3 years after miti to general medical centres
quartz onchip for virus detection

the globalscale pandemic crisis of covid19 requires precise and immediate technological solutions for virological and serologicaldiagnosis tests these tests must be accurate rapid intelligent and costefficient to prevent future rebounds of infections and helpcontrol the pandemic in this context the microelectromechanical systems mems industry especially piezoelectric resonators of allshapes and sizes is a promising strategy to revolutionize the biological detection market ultrahigh sensitive nanomechanicalresonators showed the potential of this technology for mass loading unfortunately applying mems to the biomedical sector requireschallenging qualities making it often unattainable to material scientists and engineers qovid offers a solution to fill this gapbetween mems and biomedicine by developing a commercialization solution for piezoelectric quartz resonating devices to detectthe mass response of sarscov2 spike molecular interactions as an original readout of viral loads qovid builds on the technologydeveloped during the erc starting grant sensisoft to provide a userfriendly versatile biomems sensor prototype that will giveresearchers in the life sciences and biomedical sector without an engineering or electronic training a reliable diagnostic tool to detectsarscov2 and other respiratory virusesqovid will scale up a new generation of onchip epitaxial piezoelectric quartzsi mems manufactured exclusively by softchemistrywith cmoscompatible processes offering costefficient singlechip solutions not only for biomedical applications but also for manyother fields these quartz biomems will have thicknesses between 200 nm and 1 m this is between 10 to 50 times thinner and 10to 100 times more sensitive than those obtained by traditional topdown technologies on bulk crystalsqovid will pursue commercialization and market solutions both within academia and the biotechnology and biomedical among other sectors
the role of microaerationbased processes for the valorisation of polluted sludge to valueadded chemicals

industrial and municipal biological wastewater treatment plants wwtp generate vast amounts of sludge ss as a byproduct the total annual production of sludge currently surpasses 13 million tonnes of dry solids ds in the eu even excluding sludge production from industrial onsite wwtp sewage sludge ss mainly contains nontoxic organic matter that can be converted to valueadded compounds such as carboxylic acids alcohols and energy carriers furthermore macronutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus and micronutrients eg potassium and iron that are essential for crop growth are present as well making sludge an interesting organic fertiliser however mainly depending on the composition of the wastewater and the pollutants biodegradability ss typically contains various potential hazardous contaminants omp such as adsorbable halogenated organic compounds eg pfas aox phenols sulfates aromatics active pharmaceutical ingredients apis eg antibiotics endocrine disruptors pathogens viruses bacteria etc microplastics and heavy metals hm it is clear that there is an urgent need for technological strategies that tackle both the increasing presence of contaminants in sludge and allow efficient resource recovery from sludge however current alternative sludge management strategies fall short to properly respond to the growing demands of a sustainable society and unfortunately a significant amount of sludge is incinerated or even worse landfilledoxycon will therefore explore the use of microaeration as an innovative technique to simultaneously i degrade selected omp ii remove hms and iii enhance carboxylic acid production as biobased chemical building block during subsequent anaerobic fermentation of the treated sludge the potential of air will be researched via two different techniques airassisted ultrasonication and microaerationbased anaerobic fermentation
bioinspired electroactive aeronautical multiscale liveskin

inspired from the highly efficient aerodynamics of birds the versatility of the jellymoon fringes the manta ray and sharks the multidisciplinary project bealive introduces a new science and technology at the interface between aeronautics and bioengineering the project creates a live skin composed of an innovative moving interface between an airvehicle and the surrounding turbulence applied around a body eg around an aircrafts wing this contributes to increase the aerodynamic performance and reduce noise far beyond all systems currently under study the solidfluid interface is composed of a large number of electroactive fringes made of an optimized combination of carbonnanotubes and graphene with high sensing and actuation capacity able to deform and vibrate this allows the skin to interact with the surrounding inhomogeneous turbulent flow the interface between the solid and the fluid consists of the active fringes shells forming a porousmedium modeled by poroelastic theory the interaction and manipulation of the fluidstructure and fluidfluid turbulent interfaces will create an optimal new medium with no distinction between the fluid and the solid structure the live skin and the overall design will contain big data and rely on artificial intelligence and on a controller that will define and optimise the dynamics of the system in real time and in large scale the optimization will be based on data assimilation from wind tunnel experiments and from hifi cfdsm computational fluiddynamics structural mechanics using a triple solver coupling structural modelling sm porous layer and turbulent flow the design has as kernel a hierarchy of the interfaces from micro to macroscale between materialmaterial materialflow and flowflow such enhanced levels of manipulation will allow drastic increases of aerodynamic performance and energy efficiency in all flight phases beyond any currently foreseeable targets
software enabled fiber optic multisensing network

todays fiber optical sensor systems show very promising performance and are well suited for numerous sensing tasks despite the enormous progress that has been made for fiber sensors these systems are still more of a niche solution adaptive modular sensor systems with flexibility regarding the sensing concept fiberbased sensor type sensor or sensor network configuration and measured quantities are highly desired but not available at this time for example already installed fiber infrastructure along railroad tracks or in buildings are hardly used in such systems nevertheless there is an enormous potential to realize sensing networks by using the existing fiber infrastructure for both purposes carrying data and perform sensing furthermore a cloudbased digital control software defined setup advanced signal processing with methods of machine learning digital twin technologies and cloudbased interfacing to monitor the system performance are required and motivate further research and development in this field there are though specific challenges to be addressedsofin addresses these challenges contributing to adaptive photonic multisensing systems with focus onadeveloping testing a novel flexible adaptive modular softwaredefined sensor platformbstudying ways to establish sensing options in existing communication fiber networks cdeveloping new laser types sensor elements sensing approaches compatible with fiber sensingdstudying concepts for mlbased signal processing and digital twin sensor system modelling edeveloping machine learning tools that can handle large amounts of incoming datafresearching on ml tools that can enhance the signaltonoiseratio snr and provide ultimate sensitivitygdeveloping centralized processing unit that integrates all sensory input data hdeveloping and implementing concepts for cloudbased system controliperforming a system test in a near to operational environment in different case studies
multidisciplinary approaches and software technologies for engagement recruitment and participation in innovative energy communities in europe

masterpiece aims at creating a digital coordination and cooperation arena that will facilitate the creation and operation of energy communities throughout europe the facilities given to members of the community to contribute to services and other developments will represent the distinction of the solution offered in this proposal making it participativebydesign the projects objectives are i to develop technical and social innovations to empower traditional energy consumers and to make them active agents of collaborative energy communities paving the way towards a new energy market paradigm ii to create usercentric solutions that are based on participatory approaches such as cocreation and naturally accelerate citizens involvement iii to propose new business strategies and incentive mechanisms that activate the reactions of market participants craving for business opportunities that imply energy use and cost reduction iv to configure a standardised and sound cybersecurity infrastructure so the active citizens are protected against cyberattacks at the same time that privacy is defended in accordance with the revised epbd and the gdpr law and v to demonstrate the applicability and replicability of methodological technical and business innovations in a variety of real life pilots in different geographical locations with heterogeneous social and economic environments and different regulatoryadministrative frameworks masterpiece will follow a staged implementation approach utilizing use cases with different maturity and trls to demonstrate and evaluate the proposed innovations it will leverage 4 pilot cases in different geographical areas and within different operationalpolicy frameworks france italy sweden and turkey
humancentred rapid reconfiguration of production and value chain in fast changing scenarios

the global objective of rare2 project is to create a flexible and resilient holistic ecosystem platform enabled by the interaction among many european organizations cooperating in the fast reconfiguration of process chains through collaborative systems and adaptable workforce upskilling rare2 will help make the european manufacturing landscape sustainably robust to unexpected market change sudden disruption legal change or every kind of crisis and changing scenario including climate and weather related rare2 has set strategic and operational objectives which include innovative digital solutions and knowledge about standards and methodologies which can support the quickness in reconfiguration and certifications at early stages rare2 will enable the generation of a green wave that will early detect an upcoming issue alert the decision maker quickly propose simulations about potential new destinations adjacent reasonable sectors and products new routes how to produce it with internal reconfiguration and supply chain involvement the plan to put the change in place the expected speed of each connected node of the new route robustness key pillars i aibased early detection of reconfiguration needs from internal and external sources ii rapid adaptation of products processes and supply chain to the changed situations iii empowering and upskilling humans supporting decision makers to make fast and concrete decisions and quickly ramp up of the workforce rare2 will be exploited to create a strong and reliable network of organizations interested in cooperating in rapid reconfiguration events able to take into account social market legal sustainability and economical factors the consortium is based on 22 european partners which will develop and validate the solution in four industrial pilots plus one value chain oriented demonstrator the international cooperation is guaranteed by a pilot which has the main headquarter in japan
resourceefficient processes for the production and circularization of innovative recyclablebydesign fresh meat smart packaging from wood

thanks to the development and implementation of several innovative technologies which focus strongly on the efficient use of energy water and chemicals a ubiquitous complex multimaterial product the fresh meat packaging consumed by the millions every day will be thoroughly redesigned to make it fully biobased smart and recyclable at conventional paper recycling mills to achieve such remarkable goal every intermediate product contained in that complex product ie the tray the barrier coating the absorbing pad and the transparent film will be made almost exclusively of wood constituents fibres micronanofibres lignin and sugars which have been chemically or enzymatically modified and integrated with two foodquality sensors rotting and coldchain finally several innovations will be brought to the existing recycling stages both oriented to increase the overall efficiency of the process incorporation of specific identification markers to allow precise sorting of the biocontaminated products advanced oxidation treatments to both sanitize and decrease energy consumption of the process and chemoenzymatic revalorization of the recalcitrant fractions
first of a kind bio nbutanol industrial facility

catalyxx possesses an innovative patented thermochemical catalytic biorefinery technology that transforms bioethanol into highvalue biobased chemicals such as bio nbutanol bio nhexanol and bio noctanol offering sustainable alternatives to fossilbased feedstocks with over a decade of technology development and 50000 hours of testing leading to trl7 catalyxx has demonstrated success with its demonstrator plant operating for over 8000 hours the next milestone is the construction of the groundbreaking firstofakind foak 15000 tons per year plant positioned uniquely in the market with sustainable production methods catalyxx aims to cater to the rising demand for lowcarbon chemicals providing a costcompetitive and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional methodsindependent lca analysis showcases our environmentally friendly approach with a carbon footprint of 10 kg co2 eqkg butanol compared to 25 kg co2 eqkg for oxo butanol our intermediate chemicals play a pivotal role in decarbonizing downstream value chains support from the eic is essential to expedite technology scaleup showcase performance at scale attract further investment and facilitate the transition towards sustainable petrochemistry