All projects from the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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orchid green roof Natur- und Tierpark Goldau
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AQUA-SAFE: Enhancing safety and security of Aquaponics technology for fish and vegetable cultivation
The development of sustainable aquaculture is highly appreciated and supported by the EU and is also one of the priorities of the National Strategic Plan for Fisheries and Aquaculture of Bulgaria. Aquaponics is a sustainable aquaculture techology which combines fish and plant production in one recirculating system. ...
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Close-range & low-cost Remote Sensing for the Environmental Sciences
In the context of climate change, changing environmental conditions and increasing as well as conflicting demands on land use, environmental monitoring is of great importance at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. The main objective of this project is the development of a Remote Sensing Monitoring Competence ...
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Development of antifungal protective cultures for cocoa bean fermentation
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High-throughput proteomics of Thiodictyon synthrophicum strain Cad16T
Our goal is to elucidate the proteome of Thiodictyon synthrophicum, a purpur sulphur Gram-negative bacterium, by a shotgun/bottom-up nanoUHPLC-MS/MS approach to better understand its role in the Cadagno Lake ecosystem.
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HIT to LEAD to Preclinical Candidate development of a Transcription Repressor Inhibitory Compound (TRIC) that increases antibiotic susceptibility of multidrug resistant staphylococci
A new and highly innovative treatment will be realized by a novel and patentable small molecule combinatorial drug candidate for the treatment of antibiotic resistance in multi-resistant, pathogenic staphylococci. The consortium integrates a screening platform, biophysical characterization of small molecules, ...
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OPTIFEL
Optilfel has as its ultimate goal to contribute to elders’ health by combating denutrition due to both physical capacities diminution and appetite loss. The concept of Optifel is to translate the knowledge on nutritional needs, food preferences and physical capacities into accurate specifications for food products ...
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Optimization of an anaerobic membrane digester
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Genomics and transcriptomics of Erwinia and Pantoea
We study the diversity, plasmid diversity and functionality, and evolution of the invasive bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora, cause of fire blight disease, and all related Erwinia species. Additionally, we investigate the biocontrol bacteria Pantoea agglomerans and Pantoea vagans using genomics and ...
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Occurence of grape phylloxera (Dactulosphaira vitifoliae) in Switzerland
Grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, Fitch) was a major pest in European grape production until the consequent use of resistant rootstocks. Today phylloxera is found mostly on derelict vineyards and interspecific hybrids used mainly in organic grapewine production. This project aims to map the occurence of ...
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Comparative genomics of the plant pathogen Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni and related xanthomonads
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Xap) causes bacterial spot and canker on a wide range of Prunus spp. (e.g., apricot, peach, plum, al-mond, cherry). Outbreaks on stone fruits can result in severe economic losses to fruit quality and yield, branch/tree dieback, and orchard devastation. Xap is endemic in the USA, NZ ...
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In-depth molecular analysis of stool and water samples collected in Kampala, Uganda
A novel approach, combining next-generation sequencing and comparison to custom databases is being tested to assess the impact of wastewater use in agriculture in the city of Kampala, Uganda. The overarching goal of this project is to bring epidemiological studies, classically targeting only one or a few pathogens ...
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MALDI-TOF MS for microorganism identification: from pattern recognition towards marker based approaches
In collaboration with Mabritec AG, we have developed a database of an unprecedented nature, the PAPMID (putative assigned protein masses for identification database). Based on over 12,000 sequences of bacterial genomes, it contains the molecular masses of the ribosomal proteins of these microorganisms and this ...
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Visitor management national parc Adula
Switzerland has the oldest national park in Central Europe and in the Alps – the Swiss National Park in the Engadin Valley. Established in 1914 and with an area of 170 km2, the park is well known, and has strict but well accepted rules for visitors (Backhaus and Rupf, 2014). The Swiss National Park is not classified ...
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Environmental impact report by-pass road Sta. Maria, Kt. GR
Sta. Maria is located in the municipality of Val Müstair GR on a main connecting axis between the Engadine and South Tyrol. The cantonal main road leads through the narrow centre of the village, where passage is very difficult due to the limited space available. In order to eliminate the traffic bottleneck, a bypass ...
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Indian Coffee in Switzerland by improved quality, labeling and positioning for the socio economic betterment of coffe
Coorg district in Southern India in the Western Ghats is known for its exceptional biodiversity and unique agroforestry farming systems maintained by smallholder coffee farmers. Due to the rapid transformation of the market and the increase in production costs, the environmental friendly farming practices are at ...
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Potential of use of biomass from alpine grassland
Agricultural policy 14/17 cancels or cuts animal contributions. This can lead to a reduction in livestock numbers in areas where production is often profitable only with direct payments (Alpine area). Meadows and pastures that are no longer used for fodder production can thus be put into a new recycling channel. A ...
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Visitor management and nature monitoring Ruinaulta
A visitor management concept has been developed for the area of the natural monument "Ruinaulta" in the Rheinschlucht gorge. The concept consists of the two sections "Nature monitoring" and "Visitor guidance". The report is divided into the chapters on leisure use, nature monitoring and visitor management and is ...
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COST Action – Eco-sustainable Food Packaging Based on Polymer Nanomaterials
The main objective of this Action is to constitute an international scientific and technology network on issues related to eco-sustainable Polymer Nanocomposites Food Packaging for the preservation, conservation and distribution of high quality and safe food. The Action will constitute an international scientific ...
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COST Action – Electrospun Nano-fibres for bio inspired composite materials and innovative industrial applications
Electrospinning, an electro-hydrodynamic process is a versatile and promising platform technology for the production of electrospun nanofibrous materials consisting of diverse polymers and polymer composites. This platform process can provide bio- or oil based polymer nanofibrous materials for the fabrication of ...
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Intelligent sensor-based assistance system for retail
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Prevention of undesired interactions between biocides and additives in synthetic materials to improve efficacy and to reduce the necessary amount of biocides
Biocides are used to protect materials against undesired decomposition by microorganisms and to improve hygiene protection. Many biocides are deactivated in presence of plastic-additives. Therefore, a large excess of biocides is often necessary. Within this project, the better understanding of chemical interactions ...
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Analysis and Evaluation of the garden design of the housing development Glancenberg no.12 and 26-28 in Dietikon belonging to the housing association Eigengrund
The outdoor spaces of the housing estate Glanzenberg 12 and 26-28 were re-designed according to the outcomes of qualitative interviews with inhabitants and other stakeholders and taking aethetic, ecological and economic aspects into consideration. The goal was to enhance the possibilities for appropiation of the ...
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Ink Corrosion
Ink corrosion - caused by acids and metal ions such as iron and copper - threatens manuscripts that form much of our written cultural heritage from the 3rd century BC to the 19th century AD. The paper is simply breaking apart in the areas where there is writing in ink. Whole texts are being lost in this manner. ...
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