The main objective of boDEREC is the design of an integrated management of water works that guarantees increased quality of drinking water. The more or less unknown type of pollution from the category of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP) find their way into the environment through excretion, household waste, waste and sewage, bathing and wastewater, and direct disposal. While many of these compounds are broken down and degraded, many will not, and will persist in the soil and reclaimed water, and create potential hazards to environmental and human life. Most waste water treatment plants are not able to eliminate PPCP. To achieve this goal, the PPCP contents will be monitored from their sources, via the watercourse, the aquifer to the waterworks at selected pilot sites. Waterworks operators will get a tool to optimize their activities, depending on the current quality of source water. The outputs of the project will also include recommendations for changes to legislation on drinking and wastewater standards and technical solutions. The specific objective of the project is dissemination activities, aimed at organizing international workshops and training. In view of the cross-border dimension of the problem addressed, the professional public will be informed about the results achieved and the ways of solving them.
Symbiosis research is currently in the midst of a revolution as molecular techniques are leading to major breakthroughs in our understanding of interactions between animals and microbes. There is an emerging recognition that all animals are intimately associated with a complex community of beneficial microbes that are essential for their development, nutrition, and health. Thus, modern symbiosis research has become a newly emerging supra-disciplinary field with novel and innovative methods for examining microbial symbiosis, the vast majority of which remain as yet uncultivable. As so often when novel technologies open up new areas of research, training for students lags behind. We propose to close this gap by offering a comprehensive and innovative training in the microbial ecology and evolution of animal symbionts. The proposed ITN Symbiomics will include 14 leading research groups as well as 4 top-tier participants from the private sector to provide 14 early stage researchers (ESRs) and 1 experienced research (ER) with an interdisciplinary and synergistic training. Cutting edge methods in molecular biology and image analysis will be used to analyze a broad range of hosts from protozoan and invertebrate animal groups. Symbiomics will provide training through a combination of local and network-wide activities that will include research, secondments, workshops and courses including soft skills training, networking and meetings, regular thesis committee meetings, and mentoring. By pooling the scientific, technological, and entrepreneurial expertise of the Symbiomics partners, this ITN will provide a synergistic research environment and training that extends far beyond what each partner would be able to offer with local training alone. At the end of their training, the early stage researchers will have the skills they need for successful careers in academia and industry in a broad range of disciplines in the fields of environmental, applied, and medical microbiology.
Project abstract: This knowledge transfer project will be centered in the San Francisco valley in the South Ecuadorian Andes. However, the problem of abandoning pastures because of heavy infestation by weeds, in particular by bracken fern (Pteridium spec.), is a general issue in the tropical Andes. Pastures which have been abandoned for that reason amount meanwhile to 11Prozent of the area of the San Francisco valley. Infestation by bracken fern and shrubs is a consequence of the traditional use of fire for clearing of the natural forest and pasture management. Growth of both, bracken and woody weeds, is fostered by recurrent burning. In a 2-phase experiment on a heavily bracken-infested slope at c. 2000 m altitude, substantial control of the weed and subsequent pasture rehabilitation could be achieved. In the planned project, this procedure shall be scaled-up to farm level and the altitudinal range of repasturisation shall be extended from 1000 m to 2400 m altitude. To that end local farmers will put respective parts of their land to the projects disposal and public authorities will provide man-power. There are several challenges to be met: (i) Long-term bracken infestation has depleted the soils from nutrients, in particular P and N. Therefore targeted fertilization is needed for profitable grass productivity. (ii) Since bracken can never be completely eradicated, its regrowth must be suppressed by trampling, i.e. frequent grazing. A sustainable grazing management has to be developed which corresponds to soil fertility. (iii) The dominating pasture grass is the C4-type grass Setaria sphacelata. It is growing well in a warm climate but its competitive strength in the harsher climate above 2000 m is low. Bracken as a C3-type plant is less dependent on the temperature. To this adds that it occurs in 2 species in the area, one of which is an upland type. Thus the climate gradient over the elevational transect will influence the competitive strength of both competitors. Therefore the suitability of the traditional monoculture of this grass species for pasture rehabilitation shall be tested in the context of a comprehensive pasture management experiment which the farmers will be involved. (iv) A special problem is the high oxalate concentration in the growing parts of the Setaria leaves which can cause calcaemia in cattle. In a pot experiment which will be run in collaboration with a research team of the UTPL, feeding quality and toxicity of a monotonous diet of Setaria will be tested. Beside the experimental areas, demonstration sites will be installed where regular training workshops will be organized to encourage the farmers to apply the developed rehabilitation and management strategy to their own farms.
During the last decade, networks with complex topology have become a very powerful approach for understanding large complex systems in various fields of applications ranging from Neuroscience, via Engineering to Sociology and Economy. So far, most studies have concentrated on fixed topology, i.e. were strongly restricted in their applicability. Therefore, we intend to study in this IRTG principles of self-organization in evolving complex networks. To bring these principles closer to various applications, we will in addition investigate the influence of heterogeneity in the network structure, multiscale time delays and stochasticity. These theoretical studies will be intimately connected with the investigation of experimental and natural dynamical networks of increasing complexity starting from lasers, via hybrid networks of neurons to the Earth system. The latter one is a special challenge for the network theory and it will be a focus of this IRTG. In this context, the main topic will be to understand the functioning of the Earth s subsystems under changing conditions, especially global warming and deforestation in Amazonia. A key goal of this interdisciplinary IRTG will be to develop a structured PhD program which will enable young researchers to work in network theory as well as across various fields of network applications. It comprises education on modern theoretical concepts and training on network applications, even involving 'hands-on' experience with the corresponding experiments. The training program includes dual supervision of each student, annual schools, workshops and on-site learning, but innovative forms of learning and communication such as teleconferences, e-learning, or wikiversity will be extensively used too. Special emphasis will be devoted to soft skills education by making use of the Humboldt Graduate School and the University of Sao Paulo.
During the last decade, networks with complex topology have become a very powerful approach for understanding large complex systems in various fields of applications ranging from Neuroscience, via Engineering to Sociology and Economy. So far, most studies have concentrated on fixed topology, i.e. were strongly restricted in their applicability. Therefore, we intend to study in this IRTG principles of self-organization in evolving complex networks. To bring these principles closer to various applications, we will in addition investigate the influence of heterogeneity in the network structure, multiscale time delays and stochasticity. These theoretical studies will be intimately connected with the investigation of experimental and natural dynamical networks of increasing complexity starting from lasers, via hybrid networks of neurons to the Earth system. The latter one is a special challenge for the network theory and it will be a focus of this IRTG. In this context, the main topic will be to understand the functioning of the Earth s subsystems under changing conditions, especially global warming and deforestation in Amazonia. A key goal of this interdisciplinary IRTG will be to develop a structured PhD program which will enable young researchers to work in network theory as well as across various fields of network applications. It comprises education on modern theoretical concepts and training on network applications, even involving 'hands-on' experience with the corresponding experiments. The training program includes dual supervision of each student, annual schools, workshops and on-site learning, but innovative forms of learning and communication such as teleconferences, e-learning, or wikiversity will be extensively used too. Special emphasis will be devoted to soft skills education by making use of the Humboldt Graduate School and the University of Sao Paulo.
During the last decade, networks with complex topology have become a very powerful approach for understanding large complex systems in various fields of applications ranging from Neuroscience, via Engineering to Sociology and Economy. So far, most studies have concentrated on fixed topology, i.e. were strongly restricted in their applicability. Therefore, we intend to study in this IRTG principles of self-organization in evolving complex networks. To bring these principles closer to various applications, we will in addition investigate the influence of heterogeneity in the network structure, multiscale time delays and stochasticity. These theoretical studies will be intimately connected with the investigation of experimental and natural dynamical networks of increasing complexity starting from lasers, via hybrid networks of neurons to the Earth system. The latter one is a special challenge for the network theory and it will be a focus of this IRTG. In this context, the main topic will be to understand the functioning of the Earth's subsystems under changing conditions, especially global warming and deforestation in Amazonia. A key goal of this interdisciplinary IRTG will be to develop a structured PhD program which will enable young researchers to work in network theory as well as across various fields of network applications. It comprises education on modern theoretical concepts and training on network applications, even involving 'hands-on' experience with the corresponding experiments. The training program includes dual supervision of each student, annual schools, workshops and on-site learning, but innovative forms of learning and communication such as teleconferences, e-learning, or wikiversity will be extensively used too. Special emphasis will be devoted to soft skills education by making use of the Humboldt Graduate School and the University of Sao Paulo.
Die Projektpartner werden ein hochschulübergreifendes modulares Fort- und Weiterbildungsangebot zu den Themenfeldern der Elektromobilität erforschen. Ziel ist die Entwicklung neuartiger Weiterbildungskonzepte mit Unterstützung durch virtuelle Labore und physisch erlebbare Bildungswerkstätten für akademische Berufsfelder wie Ingenieure, Techniker und Management. An Universitäten und Hochschulen der Metropolregion werden dazu exemplarisch hochschulübergreifende praxisorientierte und flexibel kombinierbare Fort- und Weiterbildungsangebote zu wichtigen Themenfeldern der eMobilität geschaffen. Neben den physisch erlebbaren Bildungswerkstätten wird eine Softwareumgebung (Konfigurator) den Einsatz, die Konfiguration und Wechselwirkungen von einzelnen Komponenten und auch ganzen Systemen der eMobilität darstellen und einer größeren Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. Die Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen werden dabei die Bildungswerkstätten, den Konfigurator nutzen. Darüber hinaus werden aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse und neuste Versuchs- und Technikaufbauten interessierten Teilnehmern zugänglich gemacht. Evaluierungen überprüfen zum Ende der Projektlaufzeit die Wirksamkeit der neuen Verfahren und ermöglichen Empfehlungen für die Verwertung zu geben.
Die Projektpartner werden ein hochschulübergreifendes modulares Fort- und Weiterbildungsangebot zu den Themenfeldern der Elektromobilität erforschen. Ziel ist die Entwicklung neuartiger Weiterbildungskonzepte mit Unterstützung durch virtuelle Labore und physisch erlebbare Bildungswerkstätten für akademische Berufsfelder wie Ingenieure, Techniker und Management. An Universitäten und Hochschulen der Metropolregion werden dazu exemplarisch hochschulübergreifende praxisorientierte und flexibel kombinierbare Fort- und Weiterbildungsangebote zu wichtigen Themenfeldern der eMobilität geschaffen. Neben den physisch erlebbaren Bildungswerkstätten wird eine Softwareumgebung (Konfigurator) den Einsatz, die Konfiguration und Wechselwirkungen von einzelnen Komponenten und auch ganzen Systemen der eMobilität darstellen und einer größeren Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. Die Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen werden dabei die Bildungswerkstätten, den Konfigurator nutzen. Darüber hinaus werden aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse und neuste Versuchs- und Technikaufbauten interessierten Teilnehmern zugänglich gemacht. Evaluierungen überprüfen zum Ende der Projektlaufzeit die Wirksamkeit der neuen Verfahren und ermöglichen Empfehlungen für die Verwertung zu geben.
Die Projektpartner werden ein hochschulübergreifendes modulares Fort- und Weiterbildungsangebot zu den Themenfeldern der Elektromobilität erforschen. Ziel ist die Entwicklung neuartiger Weiterbildungskonzepte mit Unterstützung durch virtuelle Labore und physisch erlebbare Bildungswerkstätten für akademische Berufsfelder wie Ingenieure, Techniker und Management. An Universitäten und Hochschulen der Metropolregion werden dazu exemplarisch hochschulübergreifende praxisorientierte und flexibel kombinierbare Fort- und Weiterbildungsangebote zu wichtigen Themenfeldern der eMobilität geschaffen. Neben den physisch erlebbaren Bildungswerkstätten wird eine Softwareumgebung (Konfigurator) den Einsatz, die Konfiguration und Wechselwirkungen von einzelnen Komponenten und auch ganzen Systemen der eMobilität darstellen und einer größeren Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. Die Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen werden dabei die Bildungswerkstätten, den Konfigurator nutzen. Darüber hinaus werden aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse und neuste Versuchs- und Technikaufbauten interessierten Teilnehmern zugänglich gemacht. Evaluierungen überprüfen zum Ende der Projektlaufzeit die Wirksamkeit der neuen Verfahren und ermöglichen Empfehlungen für die Verwertung zu geben.
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