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Multispectral imaging: key to early leaf disease detection
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A Fitness Barometer for Municipalities. A Playful Approach to Organizational Learning
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BREADMOD – Set-up of a Collection of bakery relevant moulds
In this project, ca. 300 moulds will be isolated in the bakery environment (air, bread) and identified aming at representative strains for screening and challenge test. The selected fungal strains will support selecting antifungal protective cultures with specific and broad spectrum of activity agains moulds from ...
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Calcium carbonate based active packaging
The aim of this project is to develop antimicrobial and oxygen scavenging materials for food packaging applications. Both antimicrobial and oxygen scavenging functions will be developed using ground or modified calcium carbonate which has a very high potential to incorporate active ingredients into packaging and ...
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Discourse analysis on Antibiotic Resistance (German linguistic usage)
Due to the increase in antimicrobial resistance in Switzerland and in the light of the health policy priorities "Health 2020", the Confederation has launched a national strategy against antibiotic resistance (StAR strategy) in cooperation with the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Food Safety and Veterinary ...
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EuroBioTox – European programme for the establishment of validated procedures for the detection and identification of biological toxins
Recent incidents in Europe and worldwide have threatened civil society by the attempted use of different biological toxins and have thereby shown that increased vigilance and adequate preparation is of increasing importance in a world facing growing risks of man-made disasters. Previous studies which the ...
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Swiss Home Care Data: Better data on the quality of home care
Little is known in Switzerland about the availability, demand for, and quality of home care services. This study, which is scheduled to start in mid-2017, aims to fill the gap. The study will analyse as well as further develop the database HomeCareData (HCD) operated by the Swiss Home Care Association ...
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What does the Swiss population eat?
MenuCH data will be analysed in order to assess cultural differences between language regions of Switzerland with respect to consumption, dietary patterns, and associated lifestyle factors. Differences in consumption of meat and meat products; milk and dairy; and beverages, will be compared to ...
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Wind energy potential in close proximity to the rail network of the Rhaetian Railway RhB
This applied research project aims to identify and prioritise suitable areas for wind energy production in close proximity to the railway network of the Rhaetian Railway AG. The study refers to the vertical wind turbine A32 of the Vertical Sky series (Agile Windpower AG). Wind conditions, topographical restrictions ...
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Workplace strategy for public administration
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Fluidanalysis Roche
Simulation based analysis of the impact of vibration on pharmaceutical fluids
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Simulation-based CRM training for air rescue service
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Conditioning of Green Coffee Prior to Roasting
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Decision Support System for Predictive Maintenance of Laser Cutting Machines
A new decision support system for predictive maintenance of laser cutting machines is developed. The system provides a platform for condition monitoring, fault detection and prediction of the remaining useful life of systems and components as well as data-driven decision support and prescriptive recommendations ...
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From Prisons to Probation - Cooperation between Social Workers in Prisons and Probation Service
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Integrating Cyber Physical Systems - Service Robotic
The integration of "cyber-physical systems" into the service ecosystems and processes of facility services and facility management "FM" represents a future challenge that we are already dealing with today at the research level. In this project we want to investigate how far the first generation of humanoid service ...
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Multimodal Porous Particles
Ordered silicate-based porous materials have been at the forefront of research efforts in various fields, including heterogeneous catalysis, drug delivery, adsorption and separation, environmental remediation, photonics, optoelectronics, and sensing. Conventional ordered porous materials, such as zeolites ...
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PhD in Applied Linguistics – Swiss AL Tools
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The Relevance and Significance of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in Switzerland
In order to fulfill their social responsibility and meet the expectations of stakeholders with regard to sustainable corporate governance, companies often refer to internationally accepted and legitimized standards. Among these standards, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises occupy a special position. ...
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Longitudinal progression of White Matter Hyperintensities (WMH)
According to the latest figures from Alzheimer Switzerland, there are currently 48,242 women and 15,711 men aged 85 years and older living with dementia in Switzerland. So-called White Matter Hyperintensities (WMH), which can be measured in MRI images of the brains white matter, are distinct biomarkers of dementia ...