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Safety Analysis for the Structural Integrity of Ageing Airplanes
This Engineering Investigation will ensure the structural integrity of the ageing airplanes in Switzerland. For most data any data from the manufacturer is available because there is no TCM holder. Therefore flight measurements will be done for the loads development and Details structural Analysis followed by ...
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An integrated modelling and learning framework for real-time online decision assistance in Swiss agriculture
We are developing an agricultural risk decision assistant based on a unique model that can assess and visualize reliable weather and seasonal climate forecasts, soil data, and crop growth forecasts. Based on real-time and historical weather, climate, soil and crop data and novel learning algorithms, the system ...
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Community Based Survey in DSGS
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AuSuM – Automatic Supply Chain Monitoring
The project implements an online service for companies to monitor suppliers for violations of environmental, social, or governance norms. To do so, a vast variety of sources, such as news outlets, is monitored using machine learning and natural language processing with near human-level accuracy. ...
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AMANDA – AutonoMous self powered miniAturized iNtelligent sensor for environmental sensing anD asset tracking in smArt IoT environments
The AMANDA project aims to stretch the limits of Electronic Smart Systems’ (ESS) autonomy (in terms of energy, decision making & maintenance-free lifetime extension) and miniaturization (by applying high aspect ratio design architecture). Its ultimate goal is to develop and validate a cost-attractive next ...
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Aroma recovery from coffee roasting
Aroma recovery from coffee roasting.
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Corporate Innovation R&D Project
Corporate Innovation Mgmt. and R&D Mgmt. Project with Focus on Business Model Innovation with an international team Setup.
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Development of a Modular All-in-One System for the Optimized Use of Flat Roofs
Development of a Modular All-in-One System for the Optimized Use of Flat Roofs
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Doing good with Virtual Reality?
Information dissemination, access, and comprehension are key components for citizen involvement in democratic processes. The broad dissemination and respective ease of comprehension of voting relevant information in election/voting booklet provided by, for example, the Federal Chancellery is a key prerequisite for ...
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Evaluation of perceived transparency, trust, openness and office culture in the public administration of the municipality of Risch
The municipal council of Risch stipulated several actions in light of the strategy 2017 to 2019 within the first goal of a «citizen-centric municipality». This goal includes the strategic actions “communications orientation toward transparency and trust» and «action plan to promote a supportive and open ...
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Microalgae for large-scale CO2 re-mediation: Integrated concepts
Conceptual evaluation of microalgae-based CO2-remediation strategies for a Swiss-based company on the engineering sector.
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Novartis Cloud Simulation
Stirred reactors play an essential role in preparation of chemical mixtures in the pharmaceutical industry. Hence efficient simulation methods to assess the performance of these reactors are of utmost importance in this field. In this study, an MRF based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodology is developed ...
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Persistence of STEC in grain, milling by-products, flour, and raw follow up products
Shiga Toxin producing E.coli (STEC, syn. VTEC) have been detected by the FSVO laboratories in swiss wheat and spelt flours. The isolated strains (except one) do not belong to serovars typically associated with human infections. To better understand the entry, horizontal transfer, and persistence of these bacteria in ...
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Reduction of pesticides input in horticulture
This study examines the effects of "pesticide-free" cultivation methods of vegetables in comparison to IP production or cultivation according to BioSuisse guidelines by determining the effective production costs. In the ornamental part, the study compares the production costs of selected ornamental plants from ...
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Research Epistemologies in Text-based Digital Humanities
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Resilience and efficiency of smart and sustainable power grids: mesoscopic modelling and stochastic simulation
Modern power grids are currently affected by major changes in terms of technology, resiliency and efficiency, among others, as exemplified by the use of renewable energy sources and smart technology. Modelling and optimisation of large energy grids will be complicated by the changes mentioned above. To address ...
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Smartstones - AI for plant breeding
Goal of the project is a feasibility study to evaluate the potential of diverse AI techniques for opimising plant breeding on the basis of morphological characteristics.
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The influence of parental use of smartphones on maternal and paternal sensitivity to the infant
Smartphones have become an integral part of our everyday lives. During pregnancy, they often serve as an important tool for accessing information and entertainment and for keeping in touch with others. However, with the birth of a child many things change in the lives of parents. There is still little research ...
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Unleashing the hidden potential of the anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigomycota)
The microorganisms thriving in the ruminant’s digestive tract deliver the metabolic potential for degrading recalcitrant lignocellulose-rich organic matter and rendering it digestible. Amongst the microbiota thriving in the rumen, anaerobic fungi (AF) with the unpronounceable name Neocallimastigomycota host a ...
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3D chemistry - platform and app for classroom use and teaching - digitalization
Three-dimensional imagination is highly relevant for understanding the fundamentals of chemistry at university level. Especially when drawing molecular structures, it is important that students are able to imagine molecules/salts with the right geometry, so that the correct functioning ...