RCaz/eu-funding-proposals-sft huggingface dataset:
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Describe the specific objectives and expected outcomes for 'Semantic interfaces for mobile services' in the context of a Sixth Framework call.

assistant: **Objectives**

This project is about a novel technology, dubbed semantic interfaces, enabling rapid development, dynamic discovery, and composition of mobile services. Compared to the well known static interfaces currently in use, semantic interfaces also define the dynamic behaviour and the goals of the collaboration across an interface. This enables safety and liveness properties to be checked effectively and to support service discovery and service composition at runtime with compatibility guarantees.SIMS will provide tools for design and validation of service components with semantic interfaces. SIMS will provide middleware that enables discovery and validation of service opportunities between peers in ad-hoc interactions. The middleware will support efficient deployment of service components through runtime composition of applications from service components.Enabling technologies for rapid service design and deployment is a special priority of the 2.4.5 Strategic Objective, specifically focusing on interoperability. Advances in design tools and methods developed by this project address the design problem, while new middleware mechanisms address deployment. Interoperability is addressed by mechanisms for runtime discovery of service opportunities between ad-hoc peers, across terminal, network and operator boudaries. By making it possible to discover service component interoperability at runtime, SIMS will enable a new model for rapid deployment and delivery of reliable services.SIMS is based on recent basic research within modelling and validation of teleservices exploiting semantic interfaces and service ontologies. The core idea of SIMS is that semantic interfaces provide new means to specify and design service components and to guarantee compatibility in static and dynamic comp
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Write the concept and methodology overview for 'SPATIAL AND WORST-CASE ECONOMETRIC TECHNIQUES, WITH APPLICATION TO MANAGEMENT MODELLING' under Sixth Framework.

assistant: **Concept**

This proposal is concerned with two research lines: spatial econometrics and worst-case estimation. Spatial Statistics is a set of techniques for the analysis of spatially located data.The main characteristic of spatial data is that the nearer observations tend to be more dependent. When these techniques are mainly concerned with economic problems, they are know as Spatial Econometrics. A large proportion of the Spatial Statistics work is appearing outside statistical journal (see e.g. Cresses, 1993 Preface). In fact, some inference techniques seem to be heuristic and could be improved. One of the aims of these research projects is to develop a wide range of statistical techniques for the analysis of spatial data, providing a formal mathematical basis for their use. This research project extends previous work of the applicant, supported by a Marie Curie Fellowship. The previous research focused on spatial data regularly sampled on a network. In this project we stress the estimation of random fields aggregated in small areas. An additional aim is the development of estimation techniques for econometric models with absence of empirical information about some of the involved variables. We propose a worst-case approach that is robust against the worst possible outcome of the unobserved variables. This methodology could be especially useful in management modelling, where firms often do not have available all the information required to estimate a decision model.
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Describe the specific objectives and expected outcomes for 'Indicator-based Interactive Decision Support and Information Exchange Platform for Smart Cities' in the context of a Seventh Framework call.

assistant: **Objectives**

INDICATE proposes a novel city-wide decision support system which accounts for all major systems and activities relevant to developing energy-efficient cities. To create a 'Smart Economy', integrated smart urban planning tools including architectural masterplanning and detailed energy optimisation and environmental analysis will be required.  If this is not addressed, we will be unable to deliver the Millennium Development Goals as agreed by each of the UN member states.<br/>INDICATE addresses these issues through the development of a decision support tool that is used in all stages of urban development of a city.  The tool can be used to (i) inform masterplanning at early stages of urban development; (ii) help make decisions with respect to best technologies to integrate and their economic and environmental impact to the urban environment; and (iii) optimise existing Smart Technologies to further reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.  This is achieved through the integration of Dynamic Simulation Modelling, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), 3D Urban CAD Modelling Tools, Sustainable Urban Indicators and algorithms for Demand Side Management and local balancing of energy use into a single software package.<br/>Existing tools tend to address single sub-systems and don't examine the city in a holistic manner with respect to all city sub-systems and their interactions.  The few tools that address this do not have the Dynamic Simulation Modelling capability to simulate the environment and show the 'ripple effect' that a decision will have in the overall urban context.<br/>The consortium includes world leaders in Dynamic Simulation Modelling & GIS, experts in urban planning, sustainable indicators, algorithm development and demand side management and Public Auth
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Explain how 'Fronts and Atlantic storm-track experiment-cloud system study' goes beyond current state-of-the-art under Fourth Framework.

assistant: **Innovation**

Clouds represent the largest uncertainty in the climate system and much greater understanding of cloud processes and cloud systems is essential if this uncertainty is to be reduced. The importance of describing and improving our scientific understanding of the climate system is to provide a 'healthier planet for tomorrow' by allowing government policy to be informed by accurate scientific assessments. In particular extra tropical oceanic storm-track cloud systems have been little studied yet represent a major component of the climate system. The Fronts and Atlantic Storm Track Experiment (FASTEX) is taking place during January and February 1997 to provide a unique data-set in what is the largest international experiment of its type ever undertaken. Funding for some of the observational facilities in FASTEX has been provided by the KU. The aim of FASTEX-CSS is to exploit the FASTEX data to describe, in as complete a way as possible, the cloud systems associated with the cyclones which are predominant in mid and high latitudes in producing cloud and precipitation. This will produce a comprehensive picture of the full life-cycle of FASTEX cyclone-cloud systems. This project has clear links with the GEWEX cloud system study in emphasizing the European regional aspects. The specific objective is to produce a complete life-cycle description and understanding of the FASTEX cloud-cyclone system examining: - initiation and evolution of the cloud-cyclone system in the Atlantic storm-track including the role of the synoptic environment in that development - intercomparison of mesoscale numerical models of FASTEX cyclones, exploiting sophisticated cloud physics representations - multiscale synthesis of the cloud-cyclone system enabling tuning of cloud parameterization and validatio
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Explain how 'The Claustrum: A Circuit Hub for Attention' goes beyond current state-of-the-art under Horizon 2020.

assistant: **Innovation**

Our senses face a constant barrage of information. Hence, understanding how our brain enables us to attend to relevant stimuli, while ignoring distractions, is of increasing biomedical importance. Recently, I discovered that the claustrum, a multi-sensory hub and recipient of extensive neuromodulatory input, enables resilience to distraction.In my ERC project, I will explore the mechanisms underlying claustral mediation of resilience to distraction and develop novel approaches for assessing and modulating attention in mice, with implications for humans. Transgenic mouse models that I identified as enabling selective access to claustral neurons overcome its limiting anatomy, making the claustrum accessible to functional investigation. Using this novel genetic access, I obtained preliminary results strongly suggesting that the claustrum functions to filter distractions by adjusting cortical sensory gain.My specific aims are: 1) To delineate the mechanisms whereby the claustrum achieves sensory gain control, by applying in-vivo cell-attached, multi-unit and fiber photometry recordings from claustral and cortical neurons during attention-demanding tasks. 2) To discriminate between the functions of the claustrum in multi-sensory integration and implementation of attention strategies, by employing multi-sensory behavioral paradigms while modulating claustral function. 3) To develop validated complementary physiological and behavioral protocols for adjusting claustral mediation of attention via neuromodulation.This study is unique in its focus and aims: it will provide a stringent neurophysiological framework for defining a key mechanism underlying cognitive concepts of attention, and establish a novel platform for studying the function of the claustrum and manipulating its ac
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Write clear, measurable objectives and define the scope for the project 'Hydrophobicity, lipophilicity and bio-availability of trace metals in coastal systems' (HOMER) under Sixth Framework.

assistant: **Objectives**

It is widely accepted that the most chemically reactive and biologically available form of trace metal in natural environments is the free ion. For many metals, organic complexes dominate metal speciation in natural waters and the free ion comprises a relatively small fraction of total metal.Some complexes of trace metals are, however, thought to display toxic characteristics when they are sufficiently small and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) to cross the plasma membrane directly. The partitioning of a chemical between water and n-octanol is a widely used and internationally accepted standard test for determining the lipophilicity and bioavailability of organic contaminants.In this study, we propose to apply this approach to examine the hydrophobicity, lipophilicity and bioavailability of trace metals in estuarine environments of European coastal areas. Water samples from contaminated freshwater and brackish water environments will be filtered through a series of standard and ultra filters in the range 1000 Da to 0.5 µm in order to distinguish the size fractionation of hydrophobic metals.Fractionated samples will be incubated with n-octanol and the two phases then separated and analysed for metals (Al, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Pb, Zn) by ICP-MS or AAS. Additional experiments will involve the addition of toxic platinum group metals (Pt; Rh; Pd) to natural samples and the kinetics of formation of lipophilic platinum group metals will be examined.The results will be presented in terms of conditional octanol-water water partition coefficients, Dow, representing hydrophobicity, and Kow, representing lipophilicity and specific to metal species that are small enough to penetrate the cell membrane.The results of this study will afford a novel, yet invaluable insight into the speciation
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Compose the 'State of the Art and Innovation' section for a Horizon 2020 proposal on 'VIRTUAL REALITY BASED EVALUATION OF MENTAL DISORDERS'.

assistant: **Innovation**

Mental disorders and neurological conditions affect to at least 20% of worldwide population during lifetime. NESPLORA has developed a new ICT system for the evaluation of a range of mental disorders, called “VRMIND”, based on the use of virtual reality (VR) environments. This technology is characterised by the ability to develop, clinically validate and perform innovative diagnosis procedures that simply cannot be done up to now. The patient, wearing virtual reality glasses and headphones, is introduced in different virtual environments specifically designed to diagnose a family of mental disorders. These virtual environments put the patient through multiple expected and unexpected stimuli, propose to execute different actions and ask to respond different questions. At the same time the system monitors the reactions of the patient and registers multiple variables.
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Describe how 'Septins: from bacterial entrapment to cellular immunity' will create measurable scientific, societal and economic impact aligned with Horizon 2020.

assistant: **Impact**

The intracellular bacterium Shigella flexneri is an exceptional model pathogen to address key issues in biology, including how bacteria can move inside host cells and escape the immune system. The cytoskeleton has recently emerged to occupy a central role in innate immunity by promoting bacterial sensing and executing antibacterial functions. I discovered that host cells employ septins, a poorly understood component of the cytoskeleton, to restrict the actin-based motility of Shigella and target them for destruction by autophagy, an important mechanism of innate immune defence. However, the processes underlying septin cage assembly, and the breadth of roles for septins in bacterial infection control, remain to be established. I developed zebrafish (Danio rerio) infection models to study the cell biology of Shigella infection in vivo, and to discover new roles for septins in host defence against bacterial infection. This approach has enabled a cutting edge platform for in vivo studies both at the single cell and whole animal level, and provides unprecedented opportunities to follow cytoskeleton dynamics and innate immunity at a resolution that cannot be achieved using any other animal model. I will now exploit the novelty of septin biology, and its direct link to host defence, as the foundation for this research programme. Using Shigella I will: (1) Discover new roles for the cytoskeleton in host defence against bacterial infection, and (2) Investigate the role of septin-mediated host defence mechanisms in vivo using zebrafish models of infection. The results generated from this research programme will provide fundamental advances in understanding septin biology and cellular immunity. They could also suggest the development of new strategies aimed at combating infectious
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Describe the novelty, innovation potential and advance beyond the state of the art for 'A real-time and continuous brain monitoring system to record and track brain activity and extract biomarkers for neurological conditions' (2014-2020).

assistant: **Innovation**

Neurological disorders, ranging from epilepsy, autism, dementias, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases affect 1B people worldwide. Currently, Europe has the greatest percentage of population aged 65 or over (25%) and these numbers are expected to drastically grow (3% per year) increasing the population affected by brain disorders. Many neurological disorders can be prevented and treated using brain monitoring systems that assume a crucial role in the diagnosis of these diseases. Current monitoring technologies include sub-hairline electroencephalography (EEG)-based systems, EEG caps with gel electrodes and imaging techniques such as functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). However, these solutions are not portable presenting uncomfortable and poor measurement accuracy (EEG cap), no real-time extraction of brain parameters and dynamics (sub-hairline EEG systems) and expensive solutions (imaging techniques).Neurosteer has developed NS System, a forehead-wearable real-time and continuous brain monitoring system with a dedicated software component that interprets brain signals producing biomarkers for level of anesthesia, cognitive load, epilepsy and disorders of consciousness. Doctors and caregivers have direct access to the recorded biomarkers through a customized cloud application and they can modify the therapy if needed, based on the recordings. NS system guarantees effective brain monitoring, real-time extraction of brain biomarkers and brain dynamics prediction with an extremely affordable price for the customers. During the feasibility assessment, a go-to-market strategy and a supply chain will be established, as well as further development plan will be drafted.  During the second phase of innovation project, Neurosteer will optimize hardware and software compo
system: You are an expert grant writer specializing in European Union research funding proposals. You write compelling, well-structured proposal sections that demonstrate excellence, impact, and implementation quality, using precise EU terminology and following best practices for Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, and earlier framework programmes.

user: Draft the 'Objectives and Scope' section of a Horizon 2020 proposal for the project 'The first eco-friendly technology for greasy mixed plastics recycling'.

assistant: **Objectives**

Owing to their combination of unrivaled properties and low cost, plastics are the workhorse material of the modern economy. While delivering many benefits, the current plastics economy has drawbacks that are becoming more apparent by the day. The primary problem is the high material waste rate and poor closed-loop recycling in plastics manufacturing. Today, just 14% of plastics are used for recycling. To cope this problem, the European Commission has tried to implement increasingly stringent regulations, such as reducing landfilling or incineration, by increasing the taxes for waste disposal and promoting recycling. Nevertheless, the current inefficient recycling technologies make plastics recycled uncompetitive as raw material for many plastics converters. At TUSTI. BV. (Eindhoven, Netherlands) we have developed a smart solution to overcome these barriers. EGREMPLARE high-tech recycling process is a novel process that makes recycling of mixed plastics possible, allowing to increase to 60-85% the collected plastics to be recycled. We use our proprietary cleaning process that uses a bio-based material without not generation of new waste streams and with a low energy consumption. Companies have to pay less than landfilling taxes, contributing to the achievement of objectives set by the European Commission and reducing disposal cost. Since our foundation in 2015, we have invested over 350,000 euros to develop pilots tests, the bio-based cleaner, and process improvements. Now, based on the good results of our system, we aim to speed-up the technology to introduce our solution in the plastic recycled market. This market with such growth potential (predicted to increase at 6% CAGR up to 2022 reaching €42B), could greatly benefit from our eco-friendly and low-energy solution.