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COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS INCORPORATING PHOTOCATALYSTS

The present invention includes compositions comprising an active material having groups capable of covalent attachment to a substrate in the presence of an acid or a base, a photocatalyst capable of generating an acid or a base upon exposure to light, and a vehicle. Also included herein is a method for treating a substrate with these compositions. The method includes the steps of applying at least one active material having functional groups to the substrate, applying a photocatalyst to the substrate, and exposing the photocatalyst and the at least one active material to light for forming covalent attachments between the functional groups and constituent groups on the substrate. The compositions and methods described herein are useful in consumer care and personal care product applications.
Sustainable heritage management of WAterway REgions

The waterway regions involved in SWARE all share unique natural and cultural heritage: protected areas with rich biodiversity and a bunch of enticing historic cities and buildings connected to water. These amenities make them more and more attractive for leisure activities resulting in an ever growing number of visitors (30-50% increase in the past 10 years) which causes tensions with heritage conservation aspects. All SWARE partners recognize that the socio-economic future of their regions is fundamentally depending on finding the synergies between preserving the cultural and natural values for the next generations and at the same time "opening their gates" with a controlled visitor management. By demonstrating the economic value that a „green” leisure industry can bring to a region, it can build strong public and political support both for heritage protection and sustainable valorisation thereof. What SWARE strives for is achieving a better balance between protection and sustainable exploitation of the valuable natural and cultural resources through improving the development programmes and policies of the partner regions, based on the transfer of good practices of other participating regions. Partners share the common bottleneck of fragmented governance structures without proper cooperation forms, therefore SWARE will stimulate the establishment of new participatory governance schemes having a much better potential to implement efficient policies contributing to the sustainable regional development. As an overall result, decision-makers, public and private players, as well as inhabitants will gain a better knowledge and commitment towards protecting and sustainably “using” their environmental and cultural assets.
Adaptive vector control of an induction motor on the basis of the method of recurrent objective inequalities

The problem is considered for control of an electromagnetic moment of the induction motor with a squirrel-cage rotor without the measurement of its rotational speed. By means of the principle of vector control, this problem reduces to developing an adaptive observer of values of the vector of the rotor magnetic-flux linkage. The method of recurrent objective inequalities (ROIs) is used, which enables one to reduce adaptation problems to counting systems of inequalities relative to the vector of the parameters estimated. For the control problem under consideration, these inequalities prove to be nonconvex, which makes it impossible to use directly the projection algorithms developed in the framework of the method of ROIs. In this connection, the common method for the stepwise reduction of the dimension of the nonlinear portion of inequalities is suggested in this work. On condition that the processes of a closed system display a certain natural property of nondegeneracy, this method permits reducing nonconvex inequalities to convex ones and ensures the achievement of the control aim on completion of the transient processes.
High-Speed integrated satellite data systems for leading eu industry

The Hi-FLY project aims to develop and validate innovative technologies to remarkably improve space on-board data handling and transfer capabilities, primarily for Earth Observation and partly also for Telecom future missions. To achieve this goal, Hi-FLY will make substantial advances in all major elements of the data chain including inter-satellite and on-board network, payload processing, data compression, protection, storage and transmission. Whilst individual advances can only enable incremental improvements, the breakthroughs in satellite data management required to support the next generation of data intensive missions can be achieved only by jointly designing the complete data chain architecture and considering the overall system performance. .
The Hi-FLY project will provide a comprehensive demonstration incorporating all the critical elements of the payload data chain from instrument to ground-station; aiming to substantially increase the payload data-rates that can be supported in future space-based data networks and Earth Observation missions. It will allow an aggregate instrument data-rate of at least 50 Gbps to be supported in the near term together with a roadmap to achieve even higher performance in the future.
The Hi-FLY consortium brings together world-leading experienced experts in all the required fields to deliver the objectives and outputs of the project. Industrial leaders, large organisations and SMEs, are joining forces with influential academic to ensure that the research efforts translate into market-ready and industry-aligned technologies. By delivering breakthrough innovation designed to respond to the future space missions’ needs, the Hi-FLY project will ensure that the internationally competitive position of European spacecraft primes and equipment manufacturers is maintained and enhanced in the strategically important area of satellite systems.
Tpa-Nanoconstructs for treating acute ischemic stroke: a technical and commercial analysis

Acute ischemic strokes result from the occlusion of cerebral vessels by blood clots causing neurological complications, brain damage and death. Based on WHO reports, stroke affects 17M people per year worldwide, with 6M deaths and 5M survivors suffering long-lasting disabilities. Recent statistics estimate an EU direct healthcare cost for stroke of €20B and indirect costs, due to disabilities and lost productivity, of €25B. The two current treatments – thrombolysis and thrombectomy – come with limitations and considerable side effects. Thrombolysis can be safely administered only to a small cohort of patients (about 5%) whereas thrombectomy induces disabilities in 50% of the cases. Moved by the societal, economical, and emotional burden associated with stroke, this proposal aims at developing and validating more effective and less toxic therapies via the combination of the clinically approved molecule tPA and rationally-designed, discoidal polymeric nanoconstructs (DPNs). As compared to tPA, the proposed thrombolytic nano-agents (tPA-DPNs) are expected to provide faster blood clot dissolution; safer administration profile; longer blood circulation and stability. On the technical side, tPA-DPNs will be re-designed to improve their biodegradation and excretion profiles; validated in FDA-recognized stroke models for neurotoxicity and therapeutic efficacy. On the commercial side, a patent portfolio covering the fabrication and utilization of tPA-DPNs will be secured, together with thorough market and business analyses. This will facilitate the interaction with pharmaceutical companies that are investing in the fast growing markets of high-tech drug delivery systems and stroke diagnostics and therapies. tPA-DPNs are expected to alleviate the economic burden on healthcare systems, increase the total sale of thrombolytic agents, revolutionize the medical protocols for stroke management, and diminish the societal and emotional impact of stroke.
Hybrid volumetric optoacoustic-ultrasound tomography for noninvasive large-scale recording of brain activity with high spatiotemporal resolution

Non-invasive observation of fast spatiotemporal activity patterns of large neural populations distributed over entire brains is a longstanding goal of neuroscience. Not only would such abilities significantly promote our knowledge on brain function and its pathophysiology but they are also expected to accelerate development of novel therapies targeting neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. The progress is hampered by the limited capacity of state-of-the-art functional neuroimaging tools, which do not permit simultaneous monitoring of whole-brain activity with an adequate spatiotemporal resolution. Our recently developed five-dimensional optoacoustic tomography technique is ideally poised to overcome these limitations – it has shown excellent capacity for imaging intrinsic contrast in entire brains of vertebrates and rodents non-invasively; delivers unmatched temporal resolution in the milliseconds range for true volumetric imaging in real time; capable of label-free observations of hemodynamic changes and sensitive to genetic markers of neural activity. 
Yet, several fundamental challenges ought to be addressed before true potential of optoacoustic functional neuroimaging is unveiled. First, optoacoustic monitoring of fast neural activation under physiologically relevant stimuli and in real disease models has not been achieved. Furthermore, a variety of acoustic effects introduced by the skull compromise performance of optoacoustics in transcranial imaging of murine models, further hindering its clinical translation potential. Finally, technology needs to be developed that can deliver information from single neurons while maintaining high volumetric imaging speed. By resolving those challenges, the current project will yield a unique and groundbreaking functional neuroimaging method that can truly transform the existing paradigms in neuroscience by delivering real time information from hundreds of thousands or even millions of neurons simultaneously.
Supair spectroscopy: single-use process analytical infrared spectroscopy

The biopharmaceutical industry is poised to reach an impressive market size of more than €300 billion by 2025. The production of biologic drugs is usually performed by cultivating mammalian cells within bioreactors. Those reactors are increasingly being monitored online by means of Process Analytical Technologies (PAT). However state-of-the-art techniques render both sub-optimal product quality and product efficiency. A complete mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy system using online Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) probes is highly expensive costing around €200,000, €20,000 only for the probes that are not robust enough, requiring consecutive sterilization to be reused (raising water and energy consumption). 
IRUBIS GmbH team goal is to make online monitoring of (single-use) bioreactors affordable. IRUBIS innovation comprises a single-use patent-pending silicon ATR crystal integrated in a single-use ATR Flow Cell which is read out by a compact Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer. IRUBIS Analytical Technology offers a system that will allow for the first time real-time process control (online) in single-use bioreactors. This means a flexible, highly automated system solution that costs half the price of the competing solutions. Furthermore, it eliminates sterilization requirements allowing for important energy savings.
IRUBIS has been awarded an accelerator program promoted by Merck; Company recent merits also include the Medical valley award (€500,000) and the Exist scholarship (€150,000). 
Our business model will be based in two revenue streams: B2B direct sales of developed IRUBIS optical sensors to biopharma companies and sales through partnerships with distributors. The feasibility study we will carry out under this SME Phase 1 project, will define the technical, market and commercial roadmap allowing to offer customers a higher value product.
Efficient and cost-effective plasma surface treatment method efficient and cost-effective plasma surface treatment method for flexible filtration materials used in the separation of immiscible liquids

PLUME Srl is an innovative company founded in 2016 as a spin-off from the Plasma Prometeo Centre of the University of Milano-Bicocca. Our main business thrust is developing and marketing innovative and high-tech products based on plasma processing. Although a start-up, Plume has a combined experience of more than 20 years of applied research carried out in plasma treatment, deposition and material functionalization. Over the past year, we have focused our work on plasma processes that modify the hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties of textile, technical textile and polymeric films, gaining sound experience in surface treatment and characterisation in various fields of applications.

After identifying a gap in water-oil filtration systems, we have developed PLASMAFIL, an innovative plasma surface treatment process for flexible filtration materials for the separation of immiscible liquids such as oil and water. Applied on polymeric fabric or polymeric membranes, our plasma treatment modifies the surface tension, altering both chemical properties and morphology of the filtering material surface. This improves the efficiency and durability of water filtration systems. This is done in a cost-effective manner, as PLASMAFIL does not require heat, nor solvent or coatings, therefore saving energy, materials and money.

This is particularly of relevance for the oil and chemical sector where industrials are under economic, environmental and regulatory pressure to improve their oily wastewater treatment. 

With PLASMAFIL, we have a vision of expanding our influence and becoming renowned global suppliers of surface treatment processes and treated materials. This will see us grow sustainably, generating €9.48M cumulative revenue by 2024, with a ROI of 2.45.
BIM-Based Human Machine Interface (HMI) Framework for Energy Management

This study proposes a Building Information Modeling (BIM)-based Human Machine Interface (HMI) framework for intuitive space-based energy management. The BIM-based HMI supports building managers with a method of linking data between BIM and Building Energy Management System (BEMS), which are heterogeneous systems, and provides space-based real-time energy monitoring. This study also proposes a BIM and BEMS data linking framework for systematic BIM-based HMI development. Towards this end, the BIM-based HMI framework was defined after deriving the considerations and requirements necessary for linking the energy control point and BIM through a questionnaire designed by practitioners. Through case analysis, the authors implemented BIM-based HMI and analyzed its effects. The results of the analysis confirmed the positive effects (3.9/5.0) on the connectivity of BIM-based HMI, the benefits (4.3/5.0) for real-time data monitoring, the system function expandability, and the BIM-based spatial intuitiveness.
Efficient Workload Distribution Bridging HTC and HPC in Scientific Computing

GriF is a Workflow Management System designed to support users of the Molecular and Materials Sciences and Technologies COMPCHEM Virtual Organization. In particular, GriF manages the results of the parameter sweeping studies submitted to the Grid. This service has been recently extended to implement seamless access to both High Performance and High Throughput Computing architectures. To this end, the Workflow execution is splitted into single blocks whose execution is most suited to one or the other platform. This has been obtained by implementing a communication channel allowing interoperability between the gLite middleware operating on the Italian Grid Initiative segment accessible to COMPCHEM and the software stack operating on the CINECA machines. As a prototype application a high level ab initio calculation of the potential energy surface of few atom system has been implemented.
Transfer of care and offload delay: continued resistance or integrative thinking?

The disciplines of paramedicine and emergency medicine have evolved synchronously over the past four decades, linked by emergency physicians with expertise in prehospital care. Ambulance offload delay (OD) is an inevitable consequence of emergency department overcrowding (EDOC) and compromises the care of the patient on the ambulance stretcher in the emergency department (ED), as well as paramedic emergency medical service response in the community. Efforts to define transfer of care from paramedics to ED staff with a view to reducing offload time have met with resistance from both sides with different agendas. These include the need to return paramedics to serve the community versus the lack of ED capacity to manage the patient. Innovative solutions to other system issues, such as rapid access to trauma teams, reducing door-to-needle time, and improving throughput in the ED to reduce EDOC, have been achieved by involving all stakeholders in an integrative thinking process. Only by addressing this issue in a similar integrative process will solutions to OD be realized.
Flexible optical injection moulding  of optoelectronic devices

FLOIM will develop an automated process for optical assembly of optoelectronic devices, based on optical quality injection overmoulding. Freeform and microstructured optical surfaces are generated directly on the components through thermoplastic microreplication, using microstructured inserts.   The technology aims to simplify the assembly routes for heterogeneously integrated optoelectronics, with drastic cost reduction, high productivity and improved device performance. Such advantages are demonstrated by three case studies (Datacom transceiver, Optical encoder and OLCD display), showing the flexibility of the processing route and the superior quality of the produced parts.   Two control strategies will be tested for improving the yield: process monitoring/actuation, and functional quality assessment of the produced optoelectronic assembly. The mould cavity will be instrumented to verify the quality of the injected material and monitor the components alignment with respect to the optical features of the mould. On the other hand, the manufacturing path will incorporate an in-line optical and functional quality inspection system, with complete traceability of each produced part. The project will incorporate data-based quality awareness computing, supported by process abstraction, for predictive quality assurance and process adjustment based on cognitive control.   A pilot optical assembly line will incorporate all the advances in the project. Extended pilot test runs will allow to evaluate the robustness, quality and differential advantages of process and products, and quantify the productivity and effectiveness of the control strategies. Economic and eco-efficiency indicators will be evaluated, in terms of operational costs, recycling, material and energy efficiency, and use of critical materials.   The capability of the consortium partners and the relevance of the selected demonstrators ensure a high impact of the project results and its market uptake.
Software framework for high precision motion control applications

Developing a motion control system requires much effort in different domains. Namely control, electronics and software engineering. In addition to these, there are the system requirements which may be completely different to these spanning from biomedical engineering to psychology. Collaboration between these fields is vital, however these fields should be involved only as much as they are needed to be in the fields of expertise of the others. Several software frameworks exist for the creation of robotics applications. But currently there is no standard for the creation of mechatronics systems nor is there a complete software package that can deal with all aspects in the programming of such systems. Existing frameworks each have their advantages and disadvantages, however they generally have limited or no dedicated structure for the development of the motion control aspect of the problem and deal extensively with the robotenvironment interactions and inter mechanism communications. Dealing with the higher levels of the problem, they are usually not well suited for hard realtime; since the interactions can run on soft realtime constraints. The software framework proposed in this study aims to achieve a level of abstraction between the different domains utilized within a system. The aim in using the framework is to achieve a sustainable software structure for the system. Sustainability is an important part of systems, as it permits a system to evolve with changing requirements and variable hardware, with the ultimate goal of having robust software that can be utilized on different platforms and with other systems using an abstraction layer between the hardware and the software. This ensures that the system can be migrated from a processing platform to any other platform and also from one set of hardware to another. The framework was tested on several systems that have precision motion control requirements such as a 10 degree of freedom micro assembly workstation, a modular micro factory and a haptic system with time delay. Each of the systems works in di erent processing platforms and have different motion control requirements. The achieved results from the implementations show that the software framework is an important tool for the development of motion control software.
Study of the relation between VHF and Rules of the Roads

In recent years, the utilization of Automatic Identification System (AIS) and very high frequency (VHF) is recognized as being effective for preventing collisions at sea. Although VHF communication is useful for seagoing navigation, research on the relation between VHF and Rules of the Roads in Japan is relatively scarce. This study considers the relation between VHF and Rules of the Roads through the analysis of collision case data. This results of this study showed clear VHF-communicated agreements which can lead to an easy departure from Rules of the Roads dangerous, and VHF must be used diligently and in careful agreement with the collision avoidance action. One of VHF communication's main strong points lies in its importance as a tool that informs mariners of other vessels in the vicinity. This study concludes that the use of VHF by mariners should not take avoidance action against Rules of the Roads.