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Detecting critical patterns of change in social-ecological systems based on agroforestry in Equatorial America – D-Critical
In our context, we define the Critical Transition as ‘periods when agroforestry production fails causing land abandonment, rural exodus and/or the emergence of land uses different from agroforestry’. The overall objective of this project is to examine how the combined effects of cyclical drought
Prevention and control of new and invasive geminiviruses infecting vegetables in the Mediterranean – GeMed
Prevention and control of geminiviruses is the major objective of GeMed project. The specific objectives, tackled by virologists, entomologists, geneticists, breeders, biologists and computer scientists are to: A. broaden the knowledge of the ecology of new and potentially invasive geminiviruses w
Self-sufficient Integrated Multi-Trophic AquaPonic systems for improving food production sustainability and brackish water use and recycling – SIMTAP
This project moves from the IMTA approach towards an innovative self-sufficient integrated multi-trophic aquaponic system (SIMTAP) for small scale, labour-intensive and environmentally-friendly marine fish and halophytic plants production adapted to the typical socio-economic and climatic condition
Multiscale study of social learning and memory in Drosophila melanogaster: from genes to animal culture – MoleCulture
Research on mate-copying (MC) in Drosophila aims to elucidate its neurobiological, molecular, and behavioral underpinnings, as well as its evolutionary consequences. This study focuses on observational social learning. This process, which involves extracting information from observed actions (potent
Spread of Pathogens on Healthcare Institutions Networks: a modeling study – SPHINx
Mathematical modeling and computer simulations are powerful tools for public health deciders. However, while the successful diffusion of a pathogen in a healthcare system results from a combination of processes operating at different scales, previous models were typically limited to a single scale,
Quantum-Assisted inertial sensors through Confocal Optical Levitation of nAnopartiCles – QACOLAC
Through the measurement of dynamical motions, inertial sensors lay at the core of multiple civilian and military applications, such as autonomous navigation (i.e., GPS-free). Project QACOLAC offers to develop a new technology of optomechanical inertial sensors of high performance, which relies on th
CHECKing Membranes And Twisted bilayer oxides for Exotic polar stabilization and Emergent phenomena in multifunctional nanomaterials – CHECKMATE
CHECKMATE aims to fabricate free-standing oxide membranes (OM) and twisted oxide bilayers (TOB) to explore emergent polarization phenomena. By engineering interfacial interactions between ferroelectric (FE) and antiferroelectric (AFE) materials, the project seeks to stabilize novel polar phases at t
An original public service between past and future: Public baths in France and Western Europe – THERMAPOLIS
While the issue of access to water is mainly analysed in southern countries, THERMAPOLIS addresses it in European cities through the example of public baths and community showers. Indeed, while easy access to water and sanitation in Northern countries is one of the indicators of their economic and s
Ambivalent Spaces of Hope: New Mining for Sustainable Futures in Left-Behind Places – ASH
This research examines the ‘landing’ of new mining projects in marginalized towns and regions in Europe, focusing on the intersections of extractivism, peripheralization, and future imaginaries. These projects are tied to sustainable development and reducing reliance on imports, further incentivized
Optimized on-demand ultrafast and broadband light sources using machine learning – OPTIMAL
The generation of coherent light by lasers was one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century. Lasers have revolutionised almost every field of science and paved the way for entirely new applications in industry and technology. Of particular importance is the ultrafast laser, c
