All projects from the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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Generic Simulation and Scheduling Tool for Powder Spray Coating Facilities
Powder spray coating facilities belong to the largest energy consumers in Swiss industry. The plant configuration and the production sequence must be optimized for economical and ecological operation. As yet there is no satisfactory tool for this. Our goal is to solve this optimization problem by combining methods ...
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New drugs for the treatment of protozoal infections derived from natural products
Development of natural product derived drug for the treatment of protozoal infections, and optimisation of its active principle.
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EAT-IT
Based on long-standing work and a unique market position, Eaternity successfully distributes a solution for managing CO2 transparency covering the entire value added chain, from food product to full menu. This CTI project enables Eaternity to use the results of its groundwork and turn it into an attractive, scalable ...
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Installation of a TCM Medicinal Plants Learning and Research Garden
The aim of the 1000m2 TCM Medicinal Plants Learning & Research Garden is to present more than 120 TCM Medicinal Plants in a modern and effective way. Through innovative experience concepts, classical teaching and learning methods are expanded and learning success is made more effective and sustainable. The garden ...
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New Atlas of Mammals of Switzerland and Liechtenstein
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Scheduling & Simulation USM
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Success control of a reservoir flushing using remote sensing and photogrammetry
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Informal mountain bike trails in the city forest of Zurich
Mountain biking is nowadays one of the most important leisure activities in Switzerland. In urban areas, trails and paths in the forest are preferred. As a result of the increased usage pressure, illegal and informal trails are sometimes built off the official routes. This development can lead to soil compaction, ...
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Process innovation for the semi-automatic creation of BIM objects for planning, construction and operation
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Conservation biology of cryptogam communities on erratic boulders in the Swiss Plateau and Jura Mountains
Pleistocene erratic boulders sometimes harbour exclusive rock-dwelling cryptogams (bryophytes, ferns and lichens) and thereby contribute to the biodiversity of landscapes. This is especially the case where erratic boulders constitute the only natural rock habitats or where the chemical composition of boulders ...
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Microbial Hydrolysis of fibre-rich Biomass prior to Anaerobic Digestion
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New Markets for liquid digestate
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Implementation of aquaponic technology in Romania to benefit health and sustainable livelihood in deprived areas (AQUA-ROM)
Aquaponic is an innovative technology that combines aquaculture (fish farming) with hydroponics (soilless plant culture) to create a sustainable, low-impact food production unit. The project aims to introduce Aquaponics to Romania and thus contribute to poverty reduction in Romanian mountain areas and modify the ...
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Systemic disease response of Solanum lycopersicon
This project is part of COST Action FA1208 "Pathogen-informed strategies for sustainable broad-spectrum crop resistance". Late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, is one of the major threats in potato (Solanum tuberosum) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) production. Facing the goals of COST ...
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AneuX
Aneurysm is a disease of blood vessel walls that causes deformation and enlargement of the vascular lumen. Clinical decision-making is currently based on the location and size of the aneurysm and on empirical clinical observations. Changes in the vessel wall result in shape modifications that can be analyzed by ...
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Hydroecology and Floodplain Sustainability in Application - HyApp NRP70
Die Wasserkraft ist ein wichtiger Baustein der Energiestrategie der Zukunft. Sie muss aber nachhaltig entwickelt werden. Die Umsetzung einer angepassten Abflussregulierung sowie die Renaturierung von Flüssen und Überflutungsgebieten werden immer zwingender und sogar zu einer Verpflichtung. Ausserdem müssen wir davon ...
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iCareCooperatives
The iCareCoops project tackles the increasing demand for elderly care at a time of limited resources. Eight partners from seven European countries aimed to create novel ICT-driven solutions to empower care givers and older people in need of care to extend the time they can live in their preferred environment by ...
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BIOPAC (Biopolymer based bioactive food packaging)
The aim of this project is to design and investigate new biopolymer systems as carriers of natural bioactive compounds with antioxidant and/or antimicrobial properties, to apply them for food packaging and assess their performance. The polysaccharide matrices will be obtained by the means of chemical modification of ...
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Elucidating Ice Nucleation Mechanisms Relevant to the Atmosphere
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Fast joint estimation of alignment and phylogeny from genomics sequences in a frequentist framework
The availability of large molecular data demands accurate and fast bioinformatics methods to analyze these data. Molecular sequences of common origin are used to infer phylogenetic trees, which help to test various biological hypotheses or to support subsequent analyses. Phylogeny inference relies on sequence ...
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Sustainability assessment of the CO2 methanation value chain: environmental impacts and socio-economic drivers and barriers
This project aims at evaluating the sustainability of the joint project’s “Reduction and reuse of CO2” value chain, i.e. the carbon dioxide methanation value chain – from the production of hydrogen through photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting (partner project 2), through the methanation of carbon dioxide from ...
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Gräserland - an innovative scientific experience
The grassland in the gardens of the ZHAW in Wädenswil focuses on the fundamental importance of grasses for our society and the problem of sustainable food and raw material production for a growing population. Aims of the project: Enter into a dialogue with the public on topics of sustainability in agriculture, ...
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Eco-confession-chair
Life holds temptations ready, which make each one of us to be carried away to a greater or lesser sin. But what are the truly ecologically relevant sins, what are they doing, and what can each individual do to avoid them and thus contribute to a more sustainable society? The "Ökobeichtstuhl" is an innovative ...
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Effect of ladle slag from steel recycling on soil fertility and plant growth
The ZHAW conducts a four-year field trial with simplified crop rotation to investigate the effect of ladle slag on various parameters of soil fertility and plant growth. Ladle slag contains various nutrients and has a calcifying effect, which could be used to stabilize or increase the soil pH. The effect of three ...
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Formation and future evolution of glacier lakes in Austria (FUTURELAKES)
Glacier retreat is one of the most visible consequences of climate change and models suggest that temperature increase of 3°C in Austria will lead to glacier extents less than 20% of today's extent within the next century. Information on future changes of the high alpine landscape is currently not available for the ...