Dragon09/odtu_chatbot huggingface dataset:
perceptual foundations of relational thinking

classic models of visual perception pose that the ultimate goal of vision is object recognition recentresearch suggests that visual perception is more sophisticated representing the objects as well as therelations holding between them relational representations are a major research focus in cognitivescience as they play a central role in human reasoning language and social life yet how they comeabout in the human mindbrain remains largely unknown in visyrelper i study the role of the visualsystem in encoding relations under the hypothesis that perception realizes the early stages of relationalrepresentation i focus on two categories of relations causal and socialinteract first i use frequencytagging electroencephalography fteeg to measure the automatic neural response of the visual systemto visual stimulation and study whether a such response is evoked during observation of relationalevents eg for causal relation collision events and b generalizes to different instantiations of the samerelation eg for causal relation launching and pulling events generalization would imply that the visualresponse reflects the representation of a relation above and beyond the specific objects involvedsecond i use transcranial magnetic stimulation to interfere with activity in visuoperceptual brain areaswhile participants perform judgments on relational events this study proves a causal role of visual areasin relation processing thus substantiating the hypothesis of relation perception third i use the abovefteeg approach to study perception of social and causal relations in individuals with autism spectrumdisorder i will investigate whether alterations in the visuoperceptual stages of relation representationcould be a marker of difficulties in the disorder as raised in latest research this program will offer newavenues to discover the perceptual groundings of relational thinking underlying the complexity of human cognition
advancing aeronautics and aerosol research to accelerate climate neutral aviation

the mitigation of aviation nonco2 effects in particular contrails could cut the radiative forcing from aviation by half in the next decade furthermore the european commission requires the monitoring reporting and verification of nonco2 forcing agents by 2027 however large uncertainties currently prevent the implementation of dedicated mitigation measuresa4climate directly targets the complex challenge of reducing aviation nonco2 effects by advancing knowledge on engine particle emissions contrails and their climate impact specifically a4climate improves weather and contrail predictions and integrates new information on contrail predictability accuracy climate impact and cost in a real time software the contrail prediction tool will be validated on 400 contrail avoidance flights thereby leveraging the consortiums expertise in the air transport system weather and climate research a4climate creates further knowledge on contrail formation in the lowsoot regime through dedicated lab measurements and models filling gaps towards the assessment of the climate impact of modern lean burn and future hydrogenbased propulsion systems ultimately a4climate provides unique new atmospheric data on humidity aerosols and contrails from an exceptional campaign with a research aircraft to improve process and climate models and to investigate fuel sulfur effects on contrails and low cloudsengaging policy and stakeholders early in the process a4climate will accelerate the evidencebased implementation of measures to reduce aviation nonco2 effects the 17 partners across academia authorities and industry from 9 countries will collaborate over 4 years to ensure the success of the project with an overall budget of 81m including 48m ec contribution
multimodal 3d holographic tool and realtime guidance system with pointofcare diagnostics for surgical planning and interventions on liver and pancreatic cancers

perioperative care is an intricate process that encompasses 1 preoperative evaluation surgical planning and preparation 2 intraoperative procedure and 3 postoperative management perioperative care depends on clinical decisionmaking a continuous process that involves many healthcare professionals incl radiologists surgeons anaesthesiologists nurses and others who based on the best available evidence clinical experience and the patients individual circumstances make informed decisions on the best course of action even though advancements in medical imaging modalities ct mri ultrasound have greatly improved surgical outcomes their interpretation towards deciding a specific course of action remains subjective in addition these modalities have several limitations when used alone eg missed lesions cannot provide a 3d visualization of key structures such as vessels ultimately failing to provide a full picture of the patients anatomy that is shared and unambiguously understood by all in the assigned team due to these limitations there are often suboptimal decisions that add to a cumulative risk of surgical complications in perioperative care holosurge is a joint undertaking that brings european scientists and clinicians from hightech companies clinical centres and research institutions in a consortium to deploy an innovative aibased medical system that i enables automatic fusion and segmentation of stateoftheart imaging modalities for interactive 3d holographic visualization of patients organs ii provides realtime surgical navigation and iii allows realtime celllevel cancer diagnostics the solution will provide surgical teams with an unmatched holistic view of the patients anatomy and pathology in realtime at point of care before and during surgery this innovation will be validated for cancer interventions while creating a trail of betterinformed perioperative decisionmaking that can save countless lives
science4future festival der wissenschaft kiel region 20242025

approaching its 10th anniversary in 2025 the hugely popular european researchers night will return in 202425 to the kiel region as a true science festival with a new scope in terms of geography duration and activities not only will it bring together all of kiel regions 12 research organisations comprising all academic disciplines showcasing their scientists and work to the public but will also include for the first time activities organised by our european twinned cities from france and poland in close collaboration with the european university of the seas seaeu another novelty will be an extended programme of preevents as well as the rentascientist and rentasciencefilm formats across the regions four major cities and the biggest sea resort kiel rendsburg eckernfrde pln laboe this will enhance awareness of the project and its messages beyond the region as well as attract more visitors to the night itself finally the night will showcase for the first time not only the careers of researchers in and outside of academia but also employment opportunities in research for nonacademic research support staff to ensure the longterm viability of the research sector in our region science4future will focus on the locallyrelevant internationally significant and interdisciplinary themes of climate change mobility health and growth as well as europethrough more than 100 different activities in preevents and during the night in kiel region the general publicyoung people and educators will learn about the the researchers work their careers and their achievements with the support of over 40 german french and polish institutions partners from seaeu from the public private and nongovernmental sector and the active involvement of over 300 researchers science4future thus establishes itself as a truly european night and the largest public event dedicated to sciencecommunication and scienceeducation in northern germany
european robotics for space ecosystems

the maturation of space robotics has paved the way for new capabilities for inspace servicing assembly and manufacturing isam these capabilities offer significant business opportunities and promise to increase the efficiency and resilience of the orbital infrastructure it will open a completely new market with the potential to shape a new ecosystem in space in order to seize this opportunity and prevent us companies from monopolizing the market a european isam capacity must be built upthe project has two distinct goals first to undertake a market analysis of inspace services inspace assembly and manufacturing and related domains and develop two reference scenarios that will be further analysed and used to define an endtoend demonstration scenario second to use the demonstration scenario to mature the building blocks and relevant robotic elements that have been started to be developed in europe during the last years and to establish an opensource process for the continuing maturation of these building blocks the establishment of a european isma capacity and defining the future space ecosystem will have a significant impact on europe by developing and implementing these new capabilities europe can maintain its competitiveness on the global stage create new jobs and drive economic growth through increased investment in the space industry furthermore the development of a sustainable space ecosystem will have a positive impact on the environment reducing the amount of waste and pollution in space and contributing to a more sustainable and cleaner space environment overall the projects impact on europe is multifaceted and farreaching including economic growth job creation technological innovation and environmental sustainability by creating a european isam capacity and defining the future space ecosystem europe can position itself as a leader in the global space industry and pave the way for a more sustainable and prosperous future
design study for a european infrastructure on advanced genomics technologies

innovation in the genomics field is extremely intense and requires high upfront investments the toolbox of sequencing platforms with unique features that require specialized training and leverage extensive crossfunctional expertise is rapidly expanding the easigends project evolves from two eu infrastructure projects that have proven to be very successful in providing access to cuttingedge dna sequencing technologies to hundreds of researchers here we propose to carry out a design study for establishing a new european research infrastructure on advanced genomics technologies easigen in order to develop an excellent scientific technological and operational design we will conduct landscape studies stakeholder consultations and community surveying in parallel we will seek for the support and commitment of several national and eu stakeholders and user communities through a multifaceted dissemination plan we envision that easigen will encompass 1 a technology platform that will offer stateoftheart genomic analysis methods such as singlecell genomics spatial genomics and longread sequencing as well as populationscale genomics capacity and 2 a support platform that will provide standardization tools training coinnovation with industry and consulting for smaller facilities including those in widening countries both platforms will serve a vast community of users from the health biomedical and life science fields the consortium brings together 1 a network of eleven genomics facilities with distinct application specialities and an aggregated sequencing capacity of 450000 human genomes per year 2 four partners with specific and crucial expertise data stewardship ethical legal and social implications socioeconomic impact and innovation the new infrastructure will strengthen the european research area promote interconnections within the esfri landscape and boost an innovative biotechnologybased industry
astrocytes in reward and their bidirectional relationship with the dopaminergic system

astrocytes are currently investigated in a range of questions extending far beyond their traditional housekeeping functions we have contributed to expanding the horizon of functions attributable to astrocytes and have recently identified a novel and unexpected role for hippocampal astrocytes in signaling the location of reward this pioneering erc project will drive considerable progress in an important and completely unknown facet of rewardrelated information processing the roles of hippocampal astrocytes in signaling reward and their interaction with dopamine the main player in the reward system in aim 1 we will define the role of hippocampal astrocytes in the perception of reward we will test whether astrocytes can encode the presences of reward irrespective of its location based on nonspatial auditory cues by simultaneously imaging both astrocytes and neurons we will delineate the spatiotemporal interplay between them in reward representation and examine the projectionspecific effect of astrocytes in rewarded behavior work on aim 2 will delineate the effects of the dopaminergic system on astrocytes we will comprehensively analyse the distribution of dopamine receptors on astrocytes and the astrocytic response to tonic vs phasic dopaminergic signals we will also perform simultaneous imaging of dopamine levels and astrocyte ca2 dynamics in different behavioral states aim 3 will determine how astrocytes mediate the effects of the dopaminergic system we will do that by manipulating astrocytic activity measure presynaptic dopamine axonal release in the hippocampus and its influence on the poorly understood phenomenon of overrepresentation of reward locations by neuronal place cellsour published work and our new unpublished results generate the conceptual basis for this proposal and demonstrate its technical feasibility achieving our goals will provide fundamental insights into the roles of astrocytes in information processing
silicon cycle in the mediterranean and black seas an isotopic approach sicymbsia

the sicymbsia silicon cycle in the mediterranean and black seas an isotopic approach project will be carried out by dr diksha sharma an experienced researcher at the centre national de la recherche scientifique cnrs in france under the supervision of prof damien cardinal this project aims to unravel the intricate biogeochemical silicon si cycling in the mediterranean sea ms and the black sea bs these two distinct marine environments offer unique opportunities for scientific exploration the ms with its unique oceanic characteristics diverse ecosystems and trophic regimes provides an excellent opportunity for climate change research diatoms an important phytoplankton group play a crucial role in primary production and carbon export in this region however our understanding of their si sources and limitations remains incomplete by employing stable silicon isotopes 30si to analyze dissolved silicic acid and biogenic silica in the deep biogenic silica maxima and deep chlorophylla maxima layers this project will quantify the role of diatoms and si as nutrients and investigate processes governing dissolved silicic acid concentrations and biogenic silica dissolution in the intermediate and deeper layers of the ms along with this understanding the seasonal pattern of exported biogenic silica from sediment traps will also be a novel aspect of this project in contrast the bs characterized by its anoxic conditions and complex stratification presents a unique challenge this project will delve into the si uptake by diatoms subsurface remineralization and biogenic silica release through 30si analyses shedding light on nutrientdriven diatom growth and biogenic silica production through hypoxic anoxic and h2s rich deep environments of the bs ultimately this project promises to make a significant contribution to the international geotraces programme and enhance our comprehension of si cycling in these critical marine ecosystems
diverging patterns of reproductive behavior within countries across the globe

sweeping transformations in reproductive behavior are taking place worldwide the divrep project investigates an unanticipated yet critical dimension of these changes increasing withincountry disparities in childbearing age and fertility levels identified primarily in nations with high levels of socioeconomic inequality such divergences and growing heterogeneity in reproductive behavior are vital aspects of social stratification that remain poorly understood and have never been scrutinized from a global perspectivedivrep goes beyond the state of the art by being the first comprehensive global study of the patterns trends and determinants of withincountry heterogeneity in two key aspects of reproduction the age at first birth and fertility levels through the novel application of powerfulyet neglected in research on reproductive behaviormeasures of distributional variation and by leveraging data from over 120 nations divrep will make innovative contributions to our understanding of global fertility change divrep will1 assemble microdata on the age at first birth and fertility levels for all countries with available information and estimate novel indicators of heterogeneity in reproduction comparable across time and space 2 develop theories of fertility change by investigating global patterns and longterm trends in these indicators to uncover where and under what conditions reproductive trajectories diverge within countries3 uncover the role of individuallevel socioeconomic factors in driving divergences in reproduction by performing decomposition analyses4 empirically study for the first time the links between macrolevel factors related to socioeconomic inequality and reproductive divergencesthanks to its pioneering scope depth and application of methods divrep will develop a global framework to theorize about the future of population change amidst a paramount societal challenge of our times growing socioeconomic inequality
flexible system extending automated border surveillance by increased situational awareness adaptable to uncertain times with unforseen events

the eu has experienced a surge in fixed border surveillance solutions including physical barriers covering 13 of external land borders the borderforce project responds to evolving threats by enhancing realtime surveillance capabilities it introduces a dynamic system featuring selfsufficient transportable command and control c2 stations with configurable and extendable capabilities these stations incorporate versatile surveillance towers with antidrone features integrating data from autonomous monitoring sensors and uav systemsdedicated satellite resources including cubesat strategically positioned at highrisk spots ensure frequent revisits to critical areas to enable early threat assessment borderforce leverages opensource intelligence osint processing online data for border security threats the project emphasizes ethical legal and social aspects safeguarding fundamental rights in border surveillance capability developmentborderforce collaborates with eu and candidate country border authorities customs and common security and defense policy csdp entities it defines scenarios gathers architecture feedback and validates end user feedback the project emphasizes data exchange novel user interfaces eg xr and immersive training for collaborative threat assessment promoting safety and security while upholding fundamental rightsthis solution enhances resource sustainability by improving the coordination and deployment of reusable security measures the borderforce solution will be validated in 2 field trials to become trl7 it ensures seamless operations in monitoring the flow of goods people and information addressing challenges like migration smuggling and geopolitical tensions borderforce contributes to regional stability particularly in crises overall it combines technological innovation and international collaboration to bolster border security prioritizing fundamental rights and ethical considerations
certification of real time guarrantees for reactive applications

the complexity to design iot networks increases with the number of devices sometimes even exponentially when each node is connected through the network to all other nodes as a consequence a local change in one of the nodes can have global implications on the emerging properties of the network for instance in the case of an automatic industrial process machines operate in series on a product and the time and physical effect of each operation needs to be properly calibrated to get the expected result there comes two main challenges give a design framework with sufficient expressiveness to specify real time effects of programs interaction with physical object and provide formal tools to analyze the individual properties of each node and the resulting property of the networkideally the design of an application should be close enough to the programmers way of thinking so that few errors are made at specification then a compiler automatically transforms a program to a binary that a machine can executes the correctness of a compiler lays in the semantic preservation theorem the generated binary has the same behavior as the specification that the programmer wrotethe focus however has mostly been done on the preservation of memory properties but not on time properties my idea is therefore to extend the theoretical and practical tools used in compiler correctness to provide timing guarantees in the semantic preservation theorem this challenge is ambitious as it would provide a new spectrum of certifications for hard real time applications and is seen as the next big step for current compiler design i will use some advance techniques from reactive programming and current knowledge in compiler correctness to provide real time certificates
from one closed door to another cumulative discrimination and prejudice against marginalised groups in europe

the main contribution of equalstrength is to investigate cumulative and structural forms of discrimination outgroup prejudice and hate crimes against ethnic racial and religious minorities from a crosssetting and intersectional perspective we deploy innovative targetted and effective methods which include field experiments populationlevel secondary survey data mesolevel policy analysis and targeted data collection to include the perspective of minority groups who directly confront discrimination our approach allows us to meet five interrelated research objectives first we reveal structural and cumulative forms of ethnic and racial discrimination in europe focusing on the experience of muslim roma and black minorities second we assess the systemic nature of prejudice across life domains targetting antimuslim antiblack and antiroma attitudes third we analyse policy and institutional factors that contribute to structural discrimination and prejudices fourth we document the lived experiences and coping strategies adopted to confront everyday discrimination and finally we highlight the intersection of race ethnicity and religion with other dimensions of inequality such as gender sexual orientation and socioeconomic position in meeting these objectives we promise three key contributions first we shift the paradigm moving from a focus on individuals at risk to a family perspective second we reveal cumulative structural and intersectional disadvantage pushing beyond settingspecific and singlegroup discrimination third we provide a multiactor and multilevel perspective that simultaneously considers multiple actors ie gatekeepers ethnic racial and religious minorities majority groups and levels of analysis ie the microlevel of individual decisions the mesolevel of organisations neighbourhoods rental agencies and childcare facilities the macrolevel of countries and nationwide institutions