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exclusionary environments of the emerging energy and political transitions

exclusionary environments of the emerging energy and political transitions exempt looks at the underpinning exclusions evident in different ideological varieties of environmentalism and environmental policies through an interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological approach building on insights from environmental sociology politics psychology anthropology and economics exempt will examine the understudied contexts of serbia and montenegro as epistemic semiperipheries in which a wide array of environmental concerns has only recently become recognized at a larger scale the fundamental aim of exempt is thus to examine the environmental imaginaries and their related ideological underpinnings in light of the explicit and implicit exclusions in the emerging contexts of environmental activism and policy to reach this aim exempt builds on three fundamental building blocks objectives the first is to conceptualize exclusionary environmentalisms by explaining how different imaginaries and ideologies underpin exclusion developing an environmental imaginaries scale in the process a tool that could be used in future quantitative or mixedmethods inquiries the second objective is to explore through the use of digital ethnography and qualitative interviews how microfascism silent exclusion and tacit elimination of the unwanted elements in an imaginary occurs in the everyday environmental activism and policy much as exclusion is a constitutive part of identity building hence of politics the third and final objective of exempt is also to explore and test the communicative ways in which exclusion can be mitigated in an attempt to open environmentalism to different imaginaries experiences and geographies as such this project points to both theoretical and practical ways of identifying examining and addressing activist and policy exclusion
near natural hearing restoration through waveguidebased optical cochlear implants

optowavepro aims to develop a human prototype for an optical stimulator for optogenetic hearing restoration in individuals with profound hearing impairment leveraging optogenetics and biomedical engineering we strive to restore nearnatural hearing by precise optogenetic control of the auditory nerve for which we obtained preclinical proof our multidisciplinary team will design fabricate and validate the stimulator emphasizing safety efficacy and regulatory compliance preclinical studies will validate efficacy reliability and biocompatibility to prepare clinical trials the optowavepro consortium will introduce a new paradigm of integrating arrays of laser diodes microlenses and polymerbased waveguides on minimal space for the optical stimulator to meet the required form factor of the optical cochlear implant we will facilitate the upscaling of optical stimulation channels by combining customdesigned and complementary elements with lateral channel pitches of only 100 micrometers throughout the optical pathway our biomedical engineering focusses on achieving efficacy and safety by housing all electronic components in a hermetically sealed titanium housing with optical feedthroughs and efficient and stable light in and outcoupling of the waveguide array the optical cochlear implant has the potential to revolutionize hearing restoration merging scientific innovation with clinical impact and transforming lives globally
electroconductive polymeric 3d scaffolds as novel strategies for biomedical applications

esculape project is targeted to building a strong interdisciplinary partnership in order to support joint research and innovative activities in the fields of biomaterials polymer science nanotechnology tissue engineering microbiology and medicine with the aim to explore development and implementation of new medical engineering solutions for regenerative medicine and wearable electronicsthe project will offer novel solutions from the manufacturing stage to exploitation strategies using mxenes a new class of two dimensional 2d materials consisting of transition metal carbidescarbonitrides mxenes will be employed to modify properties and qualities of porous 3d electrospun nanoscaffolds which will be used in tissue engineering for regenerative biomedicine and development of wearable electronics on both woven and nonwoven fabricsthe main goal of the esculape project is to build a new training partnership to develop innovative strategies to achieve advanced biomaterials with targetoriented properties electrical conductivity biocompatibility etc that will be able to deliver specific features for regeneration of heart and nerve tissues regulation of homeostasis in ipscs as well as in development of wearable electronicsinterdisciplinary and intersectoral secondments will be the main tool for project realization with the aim of strengthening research training communication and networking capacities of participant organizations and knowledge transfer from academia to industry and vice versa proposed research and training goals will lead to enhance research and transferable skills of the esrs as well as their competences with the aim of improving competitive employability and career prospects in both academic and industrial sectors public dissemination of new research results will increase the awareness of general society on the role of researchers and research infrastructure in establishing the eu as a world leading ri force
automation towards multimodal transportation and integration of freight

automotif will focus on the development of strategies business and governance models regulatory recommendations and synergies that will enable the integration and interoperability of automated transport systems and solutions towards the operational automation of multimodal cargo flows and logistics supply chains in the intraeuropean network it will list the gaps both regulatory and technological that are currently identified in automated transport technologies and logistics operations between modes and hubs through the analysis of automation demand and supply in multimodal transportation users vs market automotif will follow an inclusive model to ensure that user and community needs are properly addressed and innovations are aligned with their expectations ucs and scenarios will focus on real challenges and gaps in seamless automated logistics that will be simulated in real settings and different geographical locations the results of the ucs will be used to set up a master scenario addressing the endtoend delivery of goods using highest degree of automation possible the outcomes from current practices will be analysed leading to the assessment of benefits that can be gained by exploiting automated transport means to seamless multimodal automatic cargo transport and vice versa these benefits will be defined and analysed based on their social environmental and economic impact such as decreased emissions and congestion improved working conditions and safety as well as reduced logistics and freight transport costs with the ssh aspects being a priority automotif will contribute to the enhancement of synergies among sectors and stakeholders following european priorities strategic partnerships such as ccam zero emission waterborne transport and eu rail ju to ensure that transferability of expected outcomes
quantum complexity from quantum field theories to quantum gravity

quantum field theories qfts are our best models to describe nature from new phases of matter to black holes still to simulate them efficiently we need to know the best ways to create interesting quantum states from the basic building blocks used in computation this problem necessitates a precise definition of quantum complexity to quantify what is hard and what is easy in qfts and its provision is one of the most urgent problems at the interplay between theoretical physics quantum information and computationthis project aims to develop precise measures of the complexity of states and operators in qfts and apply them in the holographic correspondence as new probes of black hole interiors recent attempts to quantify complexity pioneered by pi and his group have explored geometric path integral and krylov methods preparing the ground for a universal approach to complexity in quantum systems building on this the project objectives are to synthesise and develop complexity measures for qfts formulate them in exact holographic models apply them to shed new light on the physics behind blackhole horizons and spacetime singularitiesdeveloping complexity measures in open quantum systems models with additional symmetries and quantum scars and quantifying the complexity of modular evolution are among the key milestones to achieve the objectives our methods will involve analytical and numerical computations in free and interacting qfts including integrability conformal symmetry krylov basis arnoldi algorithm and finally the adscft correspondence and quantum gravity this interdisciplinary and timely project will push the boundaries of our understanding of qfts and black holes the new tools that we will develop will allow us to chart the complexity frontier of quantum manybody systems help to understand thermalisation and shed light on the behaviour of matter near cosmological singularities relevant to our early universe
sciencebased integrated forest mitigation management made operational for europe

forests represent the largest terrestrial carbon sink that can be economically managed to combat climate change in this context sustainable forest management will become a major tool of the eu green deal on the road to an economic growth decoupled from resource use but essential forest functions are increasingly threatened by climate change and related natural disturbances while the knowledge regarding the effects of forest management on biophysical and biogeochemical fluxes exchanged between land and atmosphere are too limited accordingly the overall objective of the informa project is to increase the sciencebased knowledge on multipurpose sustainable forest management under climate change more particularly it will analyse the tradeoffs and synergies between different objectives considering the environmental integrity and climate feedbacks social acceptability and economic feasibility of future european forest practices including zero management options it will identify options for maintaining carbon sinks in addition to fostering productivity supporting genetic diversity biodiversity conservation and maintaining soil and water resources in the different european ecoregions applying a multiactor approach informa will 1 quantify differences in major ecosystem functions affecting climate processes between managed and unmanaged forests across europe 2 analyse socioinstitutional patterns of innovative forestbased mitigation and adaptation strategies 3 search for management alternatives including nomanagement and simulate their effect on a variety of ecosystem functions and 4 improve forest carbon certification for a costeffective operationalisation and integration of climate smart practices in forestry informa main outputs will be best regional management practices implementation pathways for the european forestry sector recommendations for forest carbon certification improvements and for economicinstitutional policy action
restoration of wetland complexes as life supporting systems in the danube basin

restore4life demonstrates the multiple socioeconomic benefits generated by a holistic and transdisciplinary approach for the restoration of freshwater and coastal wetlands in the danube basin that will contribute to new bluegreen infrastructure supporting regional climate change resilience and mitigation restore4life engages in 4 demonstration sites and 6 monitoring sites all across the danube basin to make evident that increased delivery of key ecosystem services as water and pollutant retention carbon sequestration and tourism opportunities as well as improved resilience of waterdependent habitats will produce multiple socioeconomic synergies that also provide opportunities for sustainable businesses and investmentsimplementation of activities basically aiming to restore lateral connectivity in riverine corridors will be supported by a restore4life long term wetland restoration service restore4life wetland reconstruction accelerator that combines timely integrative wetland management with a novel level of societal engagement the accelerator will provide tested indicators monitoring approaches and decision support to identify adapted and futureoriented restoration goals techniques and holistic road maps citizens and stakeholders will be empowered to engage in the codesign of projects by establishing stakeholder communities of practice by twinning of similar projects at different realization stage citizen science thematic mobile apps and the use of multiple communication channels with special focus on visual handson interactive information flow that promotes emotional links to water shaped environment the various tools generated by restore4life also including handbooks for business audiences and targeted restoration roadmaps will secure the efficient replication of restoration activities in associated regions in collaboration with similar mission activities restore4life thus efficiently supports integrative social and economic transitions
human face identity categorization bridging the gap between vision and social semantics

humanface is based on a proposed global theory of human face identity recognition conceptualized as a categorization function ie face identity categorization fic fic is considered as the pinnacle of categorization in human adults who perform this function rapidly and automatically despite a large undetermined and flexible number of categories of identities experienced throughout life the core theoretical hypothesis of humanface is that semantic representations of person identity precede and guide the development of visual face identity representations throughout lifetime hence contrary to standard theoretical models there is no border between visual perception and semantic memory but a posteroanterior gradient of sensitivity to physical and semantic features of identity in the human ventral occipitotemporal cortex votc the theory integrates a number of observations from single neurons to behavior making predictions tested in five work packages in wp1 valid measures of rapid automatic fic in human adults are optimized to be used in wp2 testing the modulation of fic by and integration with social semantics to map the neural basis of fic as constrained by social semantics including its temporal dynamics and critical relation to behavior wp3 consists of intracerebral recordings and stimulation across the votc to show the emergence and strengthening of representations of facial identity by multimodal person knowledge studies in infants and children will be conducted in wp4 finally to test hypotheses about the coding of facial identities across degenerate minicolumns of neurons recordings will be made at the level of single neurons in the votc in wp5 the project will generate a large corpus of data and original methodologies to make decisive progress in understanding one of the most complex functions of the human mindbrain shedding new light on how humans give meaning to their physical and social environment
coherent acceptable low emission cultural heritage efficient renovation

historic buildings represents a considerable share of the european building stock around 25 they contribute to the identity and uniqueness of many cities and will only survive if they are maintained as a living space to preserve a living built heritage it is necessary to find energy renovation approaches and solutions compatible with conservation rules this means that the historical and aesthetic value of these properties must be preserved while increasing the comfort of these living spaces and minimizing their energy consumption and their environmental impactthe project aims to establish new knowledge for the development of sustainable and efficient solutions for historic buildings in order to bring cultural heritage to life and make it open accessible inclusive resilient and lowemission it is part of the pursuit of various projects involving members of the caleche network concerning for example biosourced renovation or custom pv integration the studied solutions will cover all stages of operation prevention monitoring maintenance and renovation setting up the operation design works
joint developments for urban resilience connecting users to public transport through space technology

julia short for joint developments for urban resilience connecting users to public transport through space technology aims atfostering the uptake of eu space services and data in the long lead public transport market at the global scale raising awareness among key decision makers ptas ptos cities on that egnss pays off both from technical and economic perspectives ultimately unlocking significant measurable and durable impact it will do so by advancing existing mature public transportoriented usercentric applications leveraging digital technologies and piloting them to mature marketready trl79 solutions an operating system for public transport operators will be developed building on an already existing demand responsive transit platform enabling new modules for managing public transport operations including artificial intelligence to enhance existing algorithms to match demand and offer apis and webhookswill power different kinds of integrations these include an information layer for travelers and city stakeholders on air quality using copernicus data curated information and kpis will be disseminated to the public transport industry through the global observatory of eu space data services in public transport and selected data sets will be shared in a decentralised way following the eu data spaces reference architecture as a result of julia smes participating in the project are expected to raise their return on investment roi by more than 20 by 2028 while 200000 vehicles will potentially be equipped with galileo advanced features beyond the project outreach of the project results toward the global public transport industry will be maximised through a bold dissemination strategy led by ertico and polis
hightemperature thermochemical heat storage powered by renewable electricity for industrial heating applications

hercules introduces a novel breakthrough approach towards thermal energy storage of surplus renewable energy via a hybrid thermochemicalsensible heat storage with the aid of porous media made of refractory redox metal oxides and electrically powered heating elements the heating elements use surpluscheap renewable electricity eg from pvs wind or other sources to charge the metal oxidebased storage block by heating it to the metal oxide reduction temperature ie chargingenergy storage step and subsequently ie upon demand the fully charged system transfers its energy to a controlled airflow that passes through the porous oxide block which initiated the oxidation of the reduced metal oxide it is an exothermic process thus a hot air stream is produced during this step which can be used to provide exploitable heat for industrial processes the proposed research will be conducted by an interdisciplinary consortium constituting leading research centers universities innovative smes and large enterprises including ancillary service providers and technology endusers
a nanoelectromechanical quantum simulator

electronphonon interactions lead to a plethora of phenomena in strongly correlated solidstate systems such as superconductivity and chargedensity waves however the complex dynamics manifesting these phases can be beyond the reach of computational modelling especially when taking into account electronelectron interaction therefore one of the outstanding challenges in the field of correlatedelectron physics is a widely tuneable model system that can mutually couple several electronic and phononic degrees of freedom to date no such system has been experimentally realized while previous efforts have mostly focused on coldatom configurations nanoelectromechanical systems are naturally suited to address this challenge one of the most challenging requirements to engineering such a system is the achievement of ultrastrong electromechanical coupling which has been recently demonstrated for the first time in a capacitively coupled carbon nanotube leveraging this capability we propose to engineer a model system in which electronic degrees of freedom are defined within four quantum dots and coupled to vibrational modes of a carbon nanotube if successful the project will enable the first experimental platform for quantum simulation of electronphonon coupling the proposal combines techniques from different fields to create a hybrid quantum system that significantly extends the stateoftheart in nanoelectromechanics the quantum nanoelectronics nanomechanics group at icfo is one of the two only research groups to experimentally demonstrate ultrastrong electromechanical coupling to date and is the world leader in the fabrication of ultraclean carbon nanotubes these capabilities combined with my strong background in both experimental and theoretical nanomechanics place us in a unique position to realize this milestone
energy transduction in kinetically asymmetric catalytic networks

endergonic processes are central to life they are achieved by enzymes that change conformation during their catalytic cycle thus biological nonequilibrium processes are catalysisdriven the realization of catalysisdriven processes in artificial systems proved challenging it remains limited to synthetically demanding interlocked structures which were upgraded with catalytic features affecting ring sliding motionwith kinet i want to develop a general biomimetic strategy enabling endergonic processes driven by chemical catalysis i plan to invert the current approach by introducing defined conformational freedom into simple catalytic unitskinet scientific objectives go beyond state of the art in chemicallydriven nonequilibrium systems with the aim toi establish an unconventional theoretical approach based on effective transition states that guides experiments and reveals common underlying principles for catalysisdriven processes and chemical oscillationsii realize endergonic conformation changes powered by catalytic processes including atp hydrolysisiii promote endergonic assembly reactions that will reveal how energy consumption directs chemical adaptationiv realize an artificial synthase a catalyst that harvests energy from one reaction and uses it to drive a different onei will implement a theoryguided experimental approach at the interface between systems chemistry and molecular machines leveraging my broad chemistry background i will address questions that expand towards physics in terms of formalizing models and biology in terms of operating systems to be imitated and unraveledrealizing kinet allows overcoming thermodynamic boundaries unforeseen opportunities become possible in material science and energy management such as the realization of artificial mitochondria indeed kinet pioneers a largely unexplored area of science at the roots of dissipative systems complex phenomena and ultimately life