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{"title":"Impact of recyclability on the tensile and Impact properties of coated plastic materials for the automotive and electronic sectors.","authors":"Vanessa Ventosinos Louzao, Denise García Murias, Miguel Ángel De Dios Álvarez, Pablo Alberto Acuña Domínguez, Esteban Paredes Barros, Raquel Ledo Bañobre","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.16888.4","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.16888.4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research focuses on the study of the tensile modulus and impact resistance of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and its blends with polycarbonate (ABS/PC) including recycled and painted material. A comprehensive assessment was done to determine the impact of reprocessing cycles, remaining coating and their combined effect in the final properties of the recycled polymer. Post-consumer materials are in an already-aged state, lowering their initial properties. Mechanical recycling methods showed that the reprocessing cycles have a higher impact on the mechanical performance than the amount of recycling material content. Also, the material is often coated when they are about to be recycled. The remaining coating impurities play a major role in the recycling process, losing up to 42% of the impact resistance for ABS and 28% for ABS/PC. It was demonstrated that below a 10% of remaining paint, both materials retained is performance as a neat product. Impurities was declared to be the most pernicious element on the recycling process and their elimination must be a priority regarding this objective. These results provide a better knowledge of the recycling effect and can be used to decide the potential recyclability of plastic. The ascribed project of this study (DECOAT) aims to develop efficient systems to remove coatings at the end-of-life of the part, to reduce the damage and promote the use of recycled material in high-tech applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"4 ","pages":"51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11976218/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143813027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Co-designing ab initio electronic structure methods on a RISC-V vector architecture.","authors":"Rogeli Grima Torres, Pablo Vizcaíno, Filippo Mantovani, José Julio Gutiérrez Moreno","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.18321.4","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.18321.4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Ab initio</i> electronic structure applications are among the most widely used in High-Performance Computing (HPC), and the eigenvalue problem is often their main computational bottleneck. This article presents our initial efforts in porting these codes to a RISC-V prototype platform leveraging a wide Vector Processing Unit (VPU). Our software tester is based on a mini-app extracted from the ELPA eigensolver library. The user-space emulator Vehave and a RISC-V vector architecture implemented on an FPGA were tested. Metrics from both systems and different vectorisation strategies were extracted, ranging from the simplest and most portable one (using autovectorisation and assisting this by fusing loops in the code) to the more complex one (using intrinsics). We observed a progressive reduction in the number of vectorised instructions, executed instructions and computing cycles with the different methodologies, which will lead to a substantial speed-up in the calculations. The obtained outcomes are crucial in advancing the porting of computational materials and molecular science codes to (post)-exascale architectures using RISC-V-based technologies fully developed within the EU. Our evaluation also provides valuable feedback for hardware designers, engineers and compiler developers, making this use case pivotal for co-design efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"4 ","pages":"165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11358678/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142115666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ERGA-BGE genome of <i>Stigmatoteuthis arcturi</i> Robson, 1948: the jewelled squid.","authors":"Fernando Ángel Fernández-Álvarez, Ainhoa Bernal-Bajo, Nuria Escudero, María Conejero, Ana Riesgo, Rosa Fernández, Rita Monteiro, Astrid Böhne, Laura Aguilera, Marta Gut, Tyler S Alioto, Francisco Câmara Ferreira, Fernando Cruz, Jèssica Gómez-Garrido, Leanne Haggerty, Fergal Martin, Tom Brown","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.20439.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.20439.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The <i>Stigmatoteuthis arcturi</i> reference genome offers a valuable resource for understanding the evolutionary patterns of oceanic squids, who perform important ecological roles as both predators and prey in mesopelagic and deep-sea environments, while their genomes remain understudied. The entirety of the genome sequence was assembled into 46 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules. This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 3.25 Gb, composed of 1,268 contigs and 497 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 11.0 Mb and 74.6 Mb, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"5 ","pages":"270"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12475895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From plant genetic resources to cosmetic active ingredients: when science meets regulation and market rules.","authors":"F Bourgaud, R M Twyman, K-M Oksman-Caldentey","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.20113.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.20113.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of plants as a source of cosmetic ingredients has a long history, but has become increasingly important over the last three decades as consumers become more aware of the provenance of cosmetic products and their impact on the environment. Modern cosmetic ingredients must not only be safe, effective and sustainable, but must also comply with a complex framework of regulations, only some of which are internationally standardized. Consumers are also presented with an overlapping and poorly defined set of certification schemes offering claims of sustainability and environmental benefits. In this brief review article, we look at the regulations governing plant-based ingredients in the cosmetics industry, and how these intersect with modern biotechnological approaches for the development of ingredients with proven efficacy and sustainability. We showcase the example of <i>InnCoCells</i>, the first Horizon project dedicated to the development of cosmetic ingredients based on sustainable plant-based resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"5 ","pages":"165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12495392/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145234147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tourism, Real Estate, and Urban Pressures: The case of Marsascala, Malta.","authors":"Karl Agius, Michael Briguglio, Jorge Luis Bermúdez Pérez","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.17641.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.17641.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper examines the urban transformation of Marsascala, a coastal town in Malta, through the lens of tourism development and its social repercussions. Engaging with Young's (1983) model of touristization and landscape change, and drawing from qualitative interviews, field observations, orthophoto analysis, and secondary data, the study traces the town's evolution from a fishing village to a site of intensive tourism consolidation. Findings reveal how population growth-driven by tourism and foreign labour-has led to overdevelopment, infrastructural strain, and a declining quality of life. Building on empirical insights, the authors propose a novel seventh stage in Young's model: real estateisation, wherein real estate speculation and short-term rentals reconfigure coastal localities beyond tourism. Marsascala thus becomes a case study in understanding the entanglements between tourism, migration, housing, and urban change. The paper contributes to debates on sustainable tourism, the Blue Economy, and the need for integrated social impact assessments in coastal governance.This paper is linked to the EU Cost Action CA221222 Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities (RethinkBlue), in relation to the themes covered by Working Group 3 - Port cities & coastal communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"4 ","pages":"183"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12413615/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145016900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Qualitative-archival research on migration is not just preservation.","authors":"Federica Manzoli, Matteo Al Kalak, Maria Chiara Rioli","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.17804.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.17804.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Qualitative-archival research is not just \"preservation\": it shows the potential of providing dynamic and interlinked information, including legal frameworks, policy documents, historical context, and original narratives, capable of supporting policies in the long term. Besides this, it is a potential tool to foster the agency of migrants. Morover, qualitative-archival research can be a powerful tool for social innovation, as conducting qualitative research, based on individual and collective narratives, is a necessary basis to non-emergency policies and to social work planning and evaluation. It helps to explain the reasons behind the migration phenomena and to contextualise them where it is most needed, whether in political, educational, labour, health or reception settings. <i>Space, time and people</i> are the three main enablers of better qualitative and archival research-policy relations: qualitative archival research offers contextual and comparative tools to investigate in-depth local features and to possibly extend them to the national and international levels. These results emerge from a consultation with more than 150 stakeholders among researchers, policymakers, practitioners, migrant associations, governments, civil society/non-governmental organisations and migrants in seven countries around the Mediterranean, in the frame of the H2020 project ITHACA - Interconnected Histories and Archives for Migrant Agency.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"4 ","pages":"149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12409257/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145016837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The DECIDE project: from monitoring and surveillance data to decision-support for farmers and veterinarians.","authors":"Gerdien van Schaik, Miel Hostens, Céline Faverjon, Dan B Jensen, Anders R Kristensen, Pauline Ezanno, Jenny Frössling, Fernanda Dórea, Britt-Bang Jensen, Luis Pedro Carmo, Wilma Steeneveld, Jonathan Rushton, William Gilbert, Angela Bearth, Michael Siegrist, Jasmeet Kaler, Johannes Ripperger, Jamuna Siehler, Sjaak de Wit, Beatriz Garcia-Morante, Joaquim Segalés, Bart Pardon, Jade Bokma, Mirjam Nielen","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.15988.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.15988.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Farmers, veterinarians and other animal health managers in the livestock sector are currently missing sufficient information on the prevalence and burden of contagious endemic animal diseases. They need adequate tools for risk assessment and prioritization of control measures for these diseases. The DECIDE project develops data-driven decision-support tools, which present (i) robust and early signals of disease emergence and options for diagnostic confirmation; and (ii) options for controlling the disease along with their implications in terms of disease spread, economic burden and animal welfare. DECIDE focuses on respiratory and gastro-intestinal syndromes in the three most important terrestrial livestock species (pigs, poultry, cattle) and on reduced growth and mortality in two of the most important aquaculture species (salmon and trout). For each of these, we (i) identify the stakeholder needs; (ii) determine the burden of disease and costs of control measures; (iii) develop data sharing frameworks based on federated data access and meta-information sharing; (iv) build multivariate and multi-level models for creating early warning systems; and (v) rank interventions based on multiple criteria. Together, all of this forms decision-support tools to be integrated in existing farm management systems wherever possible and to be evaluated in several pilot implementations in farms across Europe. The results of DECIDE lead to improved use of surveillance data and evidence-based decisions on disease control. Improved disease control is essential for a sustainable food chain in Europe with increased animal health and welfare and that protects human health.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":" ","pages":"82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11109551/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42501550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A roadmap for managing an ageing workforce in the manufacturing sector: An Italian case study.","authors":"Niloofar Katiraee, Giulia Caprari, Ajay Das, Daria Battini","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.20511.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.20511.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Managing an aging workforce presents increasing challenges across industries, particularly in physically demanding sectors such as manufacturing. Key issues include knowledge transfer, worker retention, and maintaining productivity in operational environments that strain older workers. Northern Italy, a region with a strong manufacturing base, provides a relevant context for examining these challenges. This study applies the \"Models and Methods for an Active Ageing Workforce\" (MAIA) framework, which addresses six domains critical to supporting older workers: organizational culture, work design, health management, knowledge transfer, intergenerational coexistence and retirement pathway.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>A case-based methodology was employed within a multinational manufacturing company in Northern Italy. Data were collected through qualitative and quantitative approaches, including stakeholder interviews, workplace observations, and targeted surveys assessing physical and mental workload. Analysis of this data, combined with discussions involving managers, foremen, and HR representatives, informed the development of a comprehensive roadmap for managing the aging workforce. The roadmap identifies key addressed areas and critical gaps and proposes targeted tools and actions to improve work conditions for older employees. This approach demonstrates the practical application of the MAIA framework and the ISO 25550:2022 standard in an industrial aging workforce context.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study highlights the importance of a structured framework for managing aging workers in physically demanding environments. By identifying specific challenges and proposing actionable solutions, the developed roadmap supports effective workforce planning and management. The results contribute valuable insights into optimizing organizational culture, health management, knowledge transfer, and retirement planning to promote sustainable employment for older workers in manufacturing.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"5 ","pages":"253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12444273/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145115052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Redefining the concept of interoperability: A multidimensional approach for the energy sector.","authors":"Joep van Genuchten, Laia Guitart, Carlos Aynon Mac Gregor, René Kuchenbuch, Thomas I Strasser","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.20755.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.20755.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Interoperability is a foundational concept in the development of modern energy systems, yet its traditional definitions, centered on technical compatibility and information exchange, fail to capture the complexity of the energy transition. As energy infrastructure becomes increasingly decentralized, digitalized, and governed by diverse actors, a broader understanding of interoperability is required.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study draws on insights from the European Horizon Europe project int:net, and conducts a comprehensive analysis of 40 definitions of interoperability across sectors, languages, and periods. The definitions were evaluated using both lexical and temporal approaches and mapped against the Smart Grid Architecture Model, which was extended with a sixth \"Framework Layer\" to incorporate governance and institutional dimensions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings reveal that existing definitions predominantly emphasize technical aspects, with limited attention paid to organizational, social, and regulatory factors. The analysis demonstrates a semantic shift in the term 'interoperability' over time and highlights the need for a multidimensional approach. A revised definition is proposed, framing interoperability as an emergent property of systems shaped by shared standards, collaboration, and contextual alignment across technical and nontechnical domains.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study presents a holistic redefinition of interoperability tailored to the energy transition, supported by an extended Smart Grid Architecture Model framework. It offers practical recommendations for implementation, including stakeholder engagement, flexible standardization, and interdisciplinary capacity-building. This approach aims to support the development of resilient, inclusive, future-ready energy systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"5 ","pages":"250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12441666/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145088402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stakeholder Perspectives on EU Regulatory Frameworks: Navigating Critical Raw Materials, Battery Innovation, and Recycling Challenges.","authors":"Anish Patil, Willem Arie Vonk","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.19634.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.19634.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The European Union's Green Deal Industrial Plan (GDIP), introduced in 2023, aims to advance sustainability, energy independence, and carbon neutrality by 2050. Supported by the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) and the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), the GDIP seeks to boost clean technology manufacturing, particularly in sectors like electric vehicles (EVs), while ensuring a secure supply of critical raw materials. Additionally, the EU Battery Regulation 2023 establishes strict lifecycle management requirements to promote circularity in the battery sector. However, policy fragmentation, regulatory complexity, and stakeholder concerns pose challenges to achieving these objectives.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study examines the coherence of the GDIP and its associated policies, assessing whether they form a unified framework or introduce contradictions that hinder progress. Through stakeholder analysis, the research explores perceptions of regulatory effectiveness, industrial competitiveness, and the role of workforce skills in facilitating the green transition.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings indicate that while these policies share common objectives, they exhibit overlaps and inconsistencies that create barriers to investment and innovation. Stakeholders express concerns about regulatory clarity and feasibility, emphasizing the need for realistic targets, streamlined processes, and greater social acceptance of industrial projects. The research also highlights a critical skills gap in green technologies, underlining the necessity of workforce development initiatives to support the transition.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>For the GDIP to achieve its full potential, EU policies must be better aligned, with clearer regulatory frameworks and stronger stakeholder engagement. Addressing the skills shortage, promoting industrial careers, and leveraging tools like the European battery passport will be crucial in fostering collaboration and ensuring successful implementation of the EU's green industrial ambitions.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"5 ","pages":"104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12375183/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144981827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}