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Digital Insurance Broking
The goal of the research project is to develop an application that enables the statistical comparison of risk- and insurance profiles. With this information at hand, users of the e-Broker platform can compare themselves against peers and identify coverage gaps and unnecessary insurance coverages. ...
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Estimation of hourly efforts for projects of architects, landscape architects, engineers and building technicians
Calculators allow to estimate the costs of building projects with regard to the price determination. They are an important guide for engineers and architects in setting their fees. A calculation aid should be based on empirical data collected in the form of a survey by the SIA. Statistical modeling of hourly working ...
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HYKOM – Combination of Hygienisation and Hydrolysis as Pretreatment steps for liquid Substrates prior to Anaerobic Digestion.
The HYKOM project demonstrates on a technical scale in the biogas plant of Klaus and Urs Wittwer the energetically and microbiologically optimized combination of hygienization, hydrolysis and anaerobic biogas production in the agricultural co-fermentation plant for liquid substrates. In a primary thermal treatment ...
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isi - BioCat - In Situ Immobilized Biocatalysts
This project aims at developing new strategies for the production of biocatalysts in the form of inclusion bodies with optimized physicochemical properties. Bioprocess layouts specifically designed for the enrichment and activity enhancement of recombinant enzymes in intracellular compartments and the associated ...
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Off Flavour control in land-based salmon production
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The impact of delayed retirement on health outcomes
In light of the rising life expectancy and financial pressure on old age pension systems, many European countries have increased or plan to increase the eligibility age for retirement pension. The consequences of these policy reforms in terms of elderly people’s health are difficult to predict. On the one hand, ...
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Office of the Soil Science Society of Switzerland
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Seamless Writing: Expanding Technologies to Support Thesis Writing
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Stress, mental health and work among young adults
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3rd European COST Conference on Mathematics for Industry in Switzerland
The aim of this conference is to bring together European academics, young researchers, students and industrial practitioners to discuss the application of Artificial Intelligence in Industry and Finance within the COST research network. We have two thematic workshops, focusing on Artificial Intelligence challenges ...
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Adhesive for sports equipment with broad adhesion range and optimal curing process
In the project, a new adhesive system with optimum curing characteristics and a wide adhesion spectrum for a wide range of materials is being developed to produce durable and long-lasting bonds in the sports sector. Process times are to be shortened and production capacities increased. New innovative materials ...
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Biocatalytic Production - Engineering of terpene cyclases for the production of R-alpha-Ionone
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Dynamic combinatorial chemistry in drug discovery
Das Ziel des Projekts ist die Etablierung einer Technik zur Auffindung neuartiger Wirkstoffmoleküle gegen biologische Zielenzyme durch die Anwendung und Erweiterung von dynamischen kombinatorischen Bibliotheken (DCL).
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Effects of hydropower exploitation on spatio-temporal variability of temperature in downstream rivers
The energy strategy 2050 of the Swiss government (BFE, 2016), which includes the phase-out of nuclear power and its replacement with mostly new renewable electricity sources, requires an increase in both the absolute amount of hydropower production (by 1.5-3 TWh yr-1) and the flexibility to produce power at times ...
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Expert surveys ADHD
In the context of the research project "Promoting Children", two online surveys with experts on the subject of ADHD were conducted to take their perspectives into account. 1) Survey of teachers and curative educators On the one hand, teachers and curative educators (n=223) in German-speaking Switzerland were ...
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Graphology as valid observer-assessment - Regression function and explained variance of NEO-PI-R Big Five
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Implementation of public health recommendations on physical activity in axSpA exercise groups.
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Iron therapy for iron deficiency without anaemia: Cost-comparison and budget impact analysis
Our role in this project was to perform a health economic evaluation of parenteral versus oral iron therapy in populations identified with iron deficiency non anaemia (IDNA) in the Swiss population. The economic evaluation was restricted to a cost-comparison analysis and a budget impact analysis from a health care ...
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OGT – Optical Ground Terminal
In the future, communication between the ground station and the satellites will take place optically. This will substancially increase the amount of data transmitted compared to current methods. The prerequisite for this are extremely precise ground telescopes that can track satellites exactly. In the OGT ...
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Reliable automatic determination of fish personality to improve aquaculture and re-stocking management
Taking into account different personality types in aquaculture and re-stocking measures for open water is important, since the specific characteristics of the animals determine their fate. But different personalities are assumed to be important for the different purposes for which fish are raised. ...