Projects and Publications School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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Projects
The specialist knowledge offered by our institutes provides a solid basis for problem-solving with partners and clients. We adopt a highly practical and tailored approach to implementing research proposals, whether in the form of individual undergraduate dissertations investigating specific topics or interdisciplinary projects lasting many years and dealing with complex issues.
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Fire Blight App for Central Asia
Based on the existing tick app in Switzerland, we will develop an app for smartphones that can inform local populations in Central Asia about fire blight, simultaneously allowing a citizen science approach for mapping the spread of this dangerous pome fruit disease. Utilizing the gathered data, a more precise field ...
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Plants and Minerals in Byzantine Popular Pharmacy. A New Multidisciplinary Approach
Historical texts containing information of the medicinal use of plants, minerals and other natural products are highly interesting study objects for various disciplines, in sciences as well as in humanities. In particular, historical texts can provide rewarding starting points for natural product drug discovery, as ...
Publications
Publications are another key aspect of knowledge transfer between research and industry, and relevant outcomes are published in suitable outlets with the agreement of our partners.
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Ollier, Maxime; Jayet, Pierre-Alain; Humblot, Pierre,
2024.
Ecological Economics.
222(108221).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108221
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Mirzaei, Marzieh; Jazini, Mohammadhadi; Aminiershad, Ghazaleh; Refardt, Dominik,
2024.
Desalination.
581(117564).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.117564