Dragon09/odtu_chatbot huggingface dataset:
shift to direct current

shift2dc project aims to propose and implement a topdown applicationagnostic approach for the design simulation test validation and application of both medium mv and low voltage lv direct current dc solutions thirtytwo partners including affiliated and associated partners from twelve countries will join expertise to develop test and demonstrate the technical feasibility costbenefit life cycle and environmental impact of the proposed dc solutions in data centres buildings industry and ports across europe germany france and portugal the fieldtests and demonstrators will allow an evaluation of the advanced control methodologies and tools the definition of the appropriate implementation conditions and a consolidation of the most promising solutions and corresponding business models for mv and lv dc systems beyond the dc solutions that will be tested and demonstrated shift2dc will also evaluate the consumersperspective regarding dc solutions and propose new tools that promote the faster adoption of dc solutions all the solutions and tools that will be developed in the shift2dc project will be caseagnostic allowing the use of its results in most applications in a second stage of the development specific libraries for buildings datacentres industry and ports will be proposed allowing a better and more detailed simulation of the mentioned environments the dc solutions proposed and developed in the shift2dc project will be designed taking into consideration the interoperability requirements the scalability opportunities and the security and privacy needs in addition the project results will contribute to the development of standards in compliance with the needs of dc solutions finally a regulatory framework that promotes the adoption of mvdc and lvdc solutions and assures secure and economic power systems management under hybrid acdc grids will be proposed
exploiting plasmidbacteria interactions to fight the evolution of antimicrobial resistance

the discovery of antibiotics revolutionised the fight against infectious diseases and paved the way for modern medicine however widespread use of antibiotics has driven rampant evolution of antimicrobial resistance amr in bacteria the main route for amr acquisition in clinically important bacteria is the horizontal transfer of plasmids conjugationcompetent mobile genetic elements carrying resistance genes amr plasmids allow bacteria to survive antibiotics but they also entail physiological alterations in the host cell recent results from my group and others reveal that amr plasmids i produce a shared set of physiological alterations in the bacterial host and ii induce changes in host antibiotic susceptibility profiles the goal of plasfighter is to exploit plasmidinduced physiological effects in bacteria to develop new ecology and evolutioninformed strategies against plasmidmediated amr first we will use genomewide crispri screening technology to dissect the molecular basis and functional consequences of plasmidinduced physiological effects in clinical bacteria at an unprecedented level of resolution revealing new specific targets in amr plasmidcarrying cells second we will perform highthroughput susceptibility assays using inhibitors of the targets revealed in the first objective and a wide range of antibiotics in a collection of paired isogenic plasmidcarrying plasmidfree bacterial strains of the highest clinical relevance crucially we will perform experiments and test candidate treatments in a gradient of increasing ecological complexity in terms both of community composition from monocultures to human gut communities and habitat structure from in vitro lab cultures to the mouse gut in plasfighter i will build on my established expertise and pioneering results to develop a novel multidisciplinary groundbreaking project that will open up new research avenues towards ecology and evolutioninformed antiamr strategies
mechanical impact on nonsilicon devices stress effects on technology

this project aims to imply the cointegrated externally applied mechanical stress ms up to gpa levels by nanoindentation with electrical characterization setup and onchip heating capability to study the properties of nonsilicon devices nd specifically twodimensional transition metal dichalcogenides 2d tmd and indium gallium zinc oxide igzo based devices to explore the multitudinous electrical physical and reliability characteristics and creating accuratelycalibrated models to predict the stress effects on technology set the project encompasses three objectives which are further subdivided into five work packages wps for easy flow and achievement of the goal the first objective is to integrate nonsilicon fets with an onchip heating to cointegrated electromechanical setup the first objective paves the way to lead us to our second objective in which the dual assessment with electromechanical and reliability characterization of 2d tmd and igzo fets with ms and heating is performed finally to corroborate the understanding and the physics of devices accurate modelling and simulation will be performed in the third objective using the finite element method fem and technology computeraided design tcad which will be calibrated with experimental data as obtained in the second objective this project will be valuable for gaining insights into the factors that influence the behaviour of nonsiliconbased fets including an additional factor like mechanical stress in addition to heating
reslient rapid reconfigurable production process chains

covid19 has shown that unpredictable events can disrupt supply chains demand and induce work restrictions which can be detrimental to the manufacturing sector significantly affecting growth especially when medium or highvolume manufacturing is considered resilience can only be achieved through rapid reconfigurability and digitalization rapid reconfigurability must be addressed in all production levels ranging from the factory to the machinery and to each individual process step as well as the interaction with the supply chain the objective of r3group is to develop and demonstrate resilience strategies for reconfiguration the project will carry out industrial demonstrators in diverse manufacturing sectors automotive fabricated metal products rubber and plastics wearing apparel home appliances facing various reconfiguration issues scale up or down introduction of new suppliers accommodation of multiple product variants resilience to unforeseen events engaging endusers operating with different business models b2b b2c and on different positions in the value chain oem tier 1 r3group will follow the 6 reconfigurability principles to develop technologies in 5 pillars towards resilience through reconfigurability i release an aasenabled platform for horizontal and vertical integrability for reconfigurability ii develop production tools and technologies through the reconfigurable machine tool concept iii deploy a digital toolkit supporting rapid evaluation of reconfiguration impacts using multilevel digital twins iv integrate innovative tools to capture the trigger for reconfiguration that provide awareness on the status of the rest of the value chain supply chain market v multilevel monitoring control and quality assessment to mitigate the reconfiguration impact finally r3group will develop humancentred solutions and put special focus on reskilling to support the adoption of novel technologies
spinbased quantum memory coupled to superconducting qubits in a hybrid quantum architecture

hyquarch aims to provide toplevel scientific outputs and training in the field of solidstate quantum technologies its main goal is to setup the technical foundations of a hybrid quantum architecture that couples a randomaccess quantum memory the spins of nitrogenvacancy nv centres in a diamond crystal to several superconducting flux qubits acting as quantum processors superconducting cavities will turn on and off the communication between these components and perform operation and readout protocols the outgoing phase will take place at the ustc in shanghai while the return phase will develop at inma in zaragoza first several strategies will be combined to a enhance the ensemblequbit coupling and b minimize the environmental noise suffered by nv spins the former goal will be addressed by fabricating the superconducting circuits onto diamond substrates and by using superconducting lumped element resonators to confine and enhance the microwave magnetic fields that mediate the transfer of quantum information longer storage lifetimes thus higher state transfer fidelities will be achieved by lowering the nvs concentration next the focus will be on designing and implementing complex microwave pulse sequences to operate the quantum components and to exchange quantum information between them attaining these targets will enable storing entangled quantum states of two flux qubits in the quantum memory a milestone that has remained elusive up to now the return phase will be centred on the standardization of the technologies developed in shanghai via collaboration with private stakeholders the use of fpga integrated circuits will lead to the development of low latency libraries for operating qrams these advances will also enrich other quantum technologies pursued at csic in particular the final prototype will be applied to introduce a qram unit and tuneable couplers to boost the computational power of a quantum processor based on spin qudits
the flexible brain reshaping adaptation in semantic cognition

the human brain is flexible neural networks adapt to cognitive demands by flexibly recruiting different regions and connections flexible network adaptation enables cognitive functions such as semantic cognition the ability to use manipulate and generalize knowledge when key nodes suffer damage networks can adapt to recover function yet brain lesions often severely impair semantic cognition how the semantic network adapts to lesions is poorly understood my hypothesis is that disruption of the semantic network can be compensated for by recruitment of domaingeneral networks this notion is based on findings that disruption of semantic nodes inhibits semantic activity but increases activity in domaingeneral nodes yet the behavioral relevance of domaingeneral recruitment is unclear compensation means that behavior can be preserved as other nodes work harder can domaingeneral networks effectively compensate for disruption of specialized nodes is this a common principle of flexible adaptation in the healthy young aging and lesioned brain unprecedented inhibitory and facilitatory neurostimulation will be used to unbalance and rebalance network adaptation in semantic cognition importantly a novel network stimulation approach will target multiple nodes simultaneously i ask three questions i can domaingeneral networks compensate for semantic network disruption ii is domaingeneral recruitment in the aging brain adaptive iii do domaingeneral networks drive flexible adaptation to lesions perturbing young brains will elucidate the relevance of network adaptation perturbing aging brains will probe compensatory reorganization facilitating lesioned brains will reshape flexible adaptation benefitting from my strong neurostimulation experience we will elucidate the way the brain compensates for disruption the potential impact of the project on current conceptions of brain plasticity and for rehabilitative medicine in particular is immense
holistic approach to foster circular and resilient transport infrastructures and support the deployment of green and innovation public procurement and innovative engineering practices

the overall objective of circuit is to develop a holistic approach supported by digital solutions and guidelines to foster the introduction of innovative engineering practices in the whole construction supplyvalue chain to foster the overall objective of circuit is to develop a holistic approach supported by digital solutions and guidelines to foster the introduction of innovative engineering practices in the whole construction supplyvalue chain enabling circular sustainable resilient and smart transport infrastructure and a wider deployment of green public and innovation procurement this will be achieved byideveloping and deploying an innovative opensource digital platform with advanced circularity analytics and supplyvalue chain matchmaking tools interoperable with traditional engineeringdesign bim digital twinm lcc lca and traffic simulation tools iiintroducing modular solutions ecodesign and reusing concepts as alternative to traditional designs iiimaximizing the use of biobased secondary raw materials srm and secondary construction elements sce as alternative to traditional ones ivincluding in the decision making process of transport infrastructures design and route planning information from updated traffic simulation tools to reduce incidents accidents congestion and future scenarios with autonomous vehicles new elements and technologies for circular smart resilient and sustainable transport will be included in the design process to facilitate infrastructures upgrading and a quick adaptation to smart mobility and operations circuit will also provide knowledge and technical solutions by exploiting the potential of four strategic pillars digitalisation recycle reuse and energy different technologies will be validated in each of the pillars to deliver a holistic approach suitable for different transport modes the urban and interurban environment and the different stages of the life cycle of infrastructures
power storage in d ocean

poseidon main objective is to demonstrate the applicability of 3 innovative fastresponse ess in waterborne transport supercapacitors flywheels and smes addressing their onboard integration costcompetitiveness efficiency and safety in relevant environments to achieve it the following specific objectives have been definedso 1 to build and marinize 3 innovative ess smes supercapacitors and flywheelso 2 to demonstrate their operation in a maritime environment of a containerized system including the 3 developed ess systemsso 3 to establish a refined metrics levelized cost of storage lcos tool for cost assessment and comparison of ess for different waterborne segmentsso 4 to elaborate a complete lifecycle analysis of the 3 developed essso 5 to analyse potential integration with other disruptive technologies such as hydrogen rigid sails and reversible hydrokinetic generatorsso 6 to determine safety issues potential longterm risks and to propose regulatory solutions for the 3 essto achieve so1 and 2 poseidon will contribute with 3 innovative outputs io that will demonstrate the potential applicability of fast response energy storage systems fress in the maritime industryio1 marinized smes based on cern highfield superconducting magnetsio2 slow flywheel for waterborne transportio3 supercapacitor based ess for marine applications so3 4 5 and 6 are focused on the main barriers that must be overcome to achieve the penetration of alternative ess in the maritime industry to this purpose poseidon will develop 3 innovative toolstool1 a refined metrics levelized cost of storage lcos tool for ess cost assessment and comparison applicability report of fress to different waterborne segmentstool2 lcc and lca analysis of fress technologies applied to the waterborne segmenttool3 disruptive technologies assessment complementarity with hydrogen and solid sails
the actuation of sound change

in william shakespeares times knee and knot were pronounced with a k just like german does today but why did english and not german drop the k this question is part of the actuation of sound change recognised as one of the greatest challenges in linguistics and which is about explaining why sound change happens and why languages can follow such different paths of sound change the actuation puzzle remains unsolved principally because the beginning of sound change is so gradual that it is undetectable even with modern instrumentation yet a breakthrough is essential for explaining why languages split and diversify the project remedies this deficiency by determining how the cognitive mechanisms that control human speech processing the social factors that bind individuals together and the phonetic properties that shape a communitys dialect can in combination cause the sounds of the worlds languages to become unstable and change the methodological innovation is to recast the elusive actuation puzzle as an empirically tractable transformation of an input a into an output b here a and b are two closely related geographically proximal living dialects whose sound patterns differ in whether one or more common sound changes have taken place the actuation puzzle is then solved with experiments in human speech imitation and computational modelling in order to estimate which combination of cognitive social and phonetic factors transforms a into b generalisation is achieved by selecting dialect pairs from bantu indoeuropean and japanese languages that differ markedly in their sound patterns and sociocultural background the wider scientific impact lies in the commonality with many disciplines including ecology economics and geoscience in understanding complex systems here language in which interactions between subcomponents here communicating speakers cause transitions here sound change that are unevenly distributed in time
formal methods for secure blockchainoriented programming

despite their tender age blockchain technologies are bringing a profound impact on the society and economy the swift technological advancements in this domain however are not always accompanied by solid scientific foundations which often follow and try to catch up a posteriori with the proposed engineering solutions the most prominent examples are smart contracts the total value locked in decentralized finance defi nears 50b usd and yet vulnerabilities leading to dramatic financial loss regularly plague virtually all smart contract platforms the fundamental issue is that security properties for defi applications are yet not well understood and existing verification techniques support basic reachability properties for individual smart contracts falling short of capturing the gametheoretic and crosslayer security requirements of the defi ecosystem miner bribery miner extractable value etc blocksec will develop the first framework to enforce gametheoretic security in defi applications to achieve this goal we advocate a holistic approach based on formal methods embracing verification synthesis and consensus techniques and we establish an interdisciplinary research program with groundbreaking results at the intersection among cryptography semantics verification and game theory on a highlevel we plan to formalize the gametheoretic security properties of defi applications develop synthesis and verification methods for smart contracts including the first type system for game theoretic security devise compositionality theorems whose assumptions will be captured in the smart contract typed interfaces and finally complement the static type system with a proofcarrying code architecture in which security types are checked at runtime by miners thereby going beyond what can be enforced at compilation time and enabling the secure composition and refinement of smart contracts
exploring ephemeral feminisms on portuguese instagram

social media platforms like instagram allow for a wide range of people including those outside traditional activist circles to create or engage with feminist content within quotidian social media practices with political content coexisting with personal mundane or aestheticallyoriented content this project will explore how online feminist practices take shape in increasingly popular yet underresearched practices of ephemeral social media by focusing on instagram stories exploring the new dynamics these carry this project explores the understudied local context of portugal portugal is experiencing a moment of political polarisation which is reflected in its social media landscape feminist and political discourses are common on instagram yet often met with backlash from conservative or rightwing voices this is a rich and novel site for the analysis of these dynamics revealing local particularities that are absent from anglosaxon contexts this project addresses three research objectives analyse how feminisms are expressed through ephemeral social media affordances explore what conventions and concerns underly the creation of feminist content and examine how audiences engage with feminisms on instagram this project proposes an innovative ethicsdriven multimethodological approach it combines qualitative strategies with the use of digital tools for an exploratory analysis of feminist instagram stories indepth interviews with feminist contentcreators and focus groups with social media users who engage with feminist content on instagram
embodied airobotics applications for a safe humanoriented industry

despite a decrease since the 90s 31m nonfatal accidents still happen at work with at least four days of absence from work and around 3 300 fatal accidents in the eu27 these workrelated accidents and illnesses cost the eu economy 460 b in 2019 ie 33 of gdp annually production machines are one of the accident causes in france 10 to 15 of accidents at work are related to their use leading to working day lost equivalent to a company of 15000 people that do not work for a whole yearin 2021 the ec proposed a new strategic framework for health and safety at work hsw to protect health incl mental and safety of its 170 million workers and achieve sustained decent working conditions for all workers especially in the new world of work brought about by the digital transitions and industry 50 digital transition is driven by the introduction of robots ai and remote work that reduce the risks of dangerous tasks and increases productivity but cognitive overload digital fatigue mental exhaustion and various forms of technostress are also increasing and shall be tackled to ensure hsw earashi will support startups and smes in the uptake of advanced digital ecoresponsible technologies in particular ai data and robotics to help workers in their daily activities and improve their working conditions safety health and wellbeing leading to productivity increase through open calls 10 beneficiaries will access to leading edge technologies and test facilities from rtos and industrial partners business support mentoring by industrial pairs support in ethics system integration and user acceptance selected projects will focus on improving work conditions and worker trust and acceptance of collaborative embodied ai in robotic systems for the production machine application fieldby investing early in and sustaining competitive emerging enabling technologies earashi will contribute to accelerate an ecoresponsible digital transition by 2030