All projects from the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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Synthesis of peptidic active ingredients
In this project a compound library of peptidic drugs will be synthesized.
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Therapy for the NRAS melanoma subtype
Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in Switzerland and the most lethal skin cancer. NRAS (neuroblastoma ras viral oncogene homolog)-mutated melanoma is the most aggressive subtype, with no effective therapy after immunotherapy failure. The goal of this project is to develop the first effective targeted therapy ...
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ToViPoRe: massive detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus by high-throughput sequencing
Swiss agriculture is at risk with the emergence of a new viral disease epidemic caused by the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), also know as Jordan virus. This plant disease attacking tomato and peppers can lead to a complete yield loss thus generating significant economic losses for Swiss growers. This ...
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Data and Team Sports
The project will assess the feasibility of automatic quantification of two very important aspects of a team game: fatigue, and quality of decision making. If successful, we intend to develop the idea further by creating a well-coordinated consortium of academics and companies in Switzerland and create a cutting edge ...
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Digital Physio: prescriptive rehabilitation for pediatric patients with cerebral palsy
This project aims at creating a machine learning-based tool for predicting success in functionalmobility treatment with Lokomat device for children with cerebral palsy (CP).
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FM 4.0
The degree of digitalisation in the facility management (FM) and real estate (RE) sector is still relatively low. However, there are significant potential opportunities that digital transformation (DT) offers FM and RE.The complexity of understanding DT and its many interrelated factors present a considerable ...
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Compensation Study Universities of Applied Sciences Switzerland 2023
Every two years, FH SCHWEIZ conducts a cross-sectional and longitudinal study in all national languages (G, F, I) among its members and graduates of universities of applied sciences on the topic of salary and its influencing factors, as well as other supplementary key topics. The data collection is designed as a ...
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Development of a hemp bitter extract and application in beer production
This project aims at brewing beer with hemp instead of hops, without changing the sensorial characteristics of the beer. The project proposed is seen as a collaborative work between the different research groups of ILGI institute. The goals are: to develop a hemp bitter extract that could be used in beer brewing to ...
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Development of analytical methods specific to aquaculture
The aim of this project is to establish and further develop analytical methods specific to aquaculture so that they can be used in future projects. The methods to be established are: Trace analysis for off-flavour detection: an existing method for measuring geosmin and 2-MIB in water samples (using HS-SPME-GC/MS) ...
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DSembedded: Integrating discipline-specific Know How into Data Stewardship
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Endotoxin Quantification
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Evaluation of methods for monitoring the quality of treated domestic grey water for water re-use
The first step of the project is to test and evaluate existing methods for monitoring the quality of treated domestic grey water for water reuse. These include both sensor-based methods (e.g. SAC254 probes) and newer methods. In a second step, the most promising methods will be tested in ongoing water reuse projects ...
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INtegrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable city region FOOD systems in Africa (INCiTiS-FOOD)
INCiTiS-FOOD (Integrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable city region FOOD systems in Africa) is a 4-year project that aims to improve food and nutrition security (FNS) in African city regions and reduce the food-system-related environmental footprint while contributing to circularity. Furthermore, the ...
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Modeling of multicentric and dynamic stroke health data
The aim of the project is the further development of probabilistic and dynamic modeling of diseases in the form of Bayesian networks in the field of digital health as a central strategic pillar of the newly formed specialist group "Medical Image Analysis and Data Modeling" of the "Computational Health" focus. To ...
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Nudging for Sustainability
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Platform for drug target identification
A major problem in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery projects is the unknown identity of the molecular biological target, even when very potent ligands are available, such as those discovered in a phenotypic screen. Therefore, methods for hit optimization, such as structure-based design, or better understanding ...
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Soluble Coffee
The goal of this Project is to Conduct an Aroma audit of an instant coffee production line.
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Student Requirements in Hybrid Learning Environments
An interdisciplinary and international research project is being developed as part of a PhD research collaboration between ZHAW and NTNU. The project aims to investigate the impact of hybrid learning environments on student requirements in universities. It was prompted by changes in university learning environments ...
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Sustainable nutrition
The aim of this project is an interface between a database of protein-rich foods (DaPro), the Food Chain Model (FCM) and the Menu Sustainability Index (MNI) (for more details, please see the Further Information section below). The interface creates synergies between the three tools by, on the one hand, avoiding ...
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BioVaR – Assessing and Digitizing Risk Exposure Resulting from Biodiversity Loss
We propose a fully digital, science-based solution that can provide forward-looking guidance for companies regarding the financial risks associated with biodiversity loss. We intend to communicate understandable risk metrics using User Interface to a biodiversity-committed network of stakeholders. ...
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Phosphorus in fish farms
Phosphorus is one of the most important emission parameters of fish farms, because phosphorus is the limiting element in freshwaters. If phosphorus enters the water body, even small amounts lead to strong plant and algal growth, which in turn causes a decline in biodiversity and a restriction in the use of habitats. ...
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Spatial sustainable finance: Satellite-based ratings of company footprints in biodiversity and water
We develop and adopt geoprocessing workflows to analyze and model the spatial footprints of companies representing company venues, production sites, or in general areas where companies are active. We combine the spatial environmental assessments with LCA methods to transform non-spatialized into spatialized ...
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Development of an effective extraction method of insect-pathogenic granuloviruses for innovative and sustainable plant protection
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AI for colorectal cancer: towards the improved CMS classification and interpretability
Access to large complex biomedical data today allows scientists to take full advantage of AI-driven approaches in a variety of applications with high societal impact. One such application is precision medicine, which is gradually becoming reality for some cancers. Unfortunately, for colorectal cancer (CRC) ...
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CarNe – Carbon Negative Biochar-based Building Insulation Materials
This research project proposes the development of bio-based, carbon negative building insulation material building upon a successful previous feasibility study. The material development is based on the use of organic waste material which is further processed using natural binders and a subsequent carbonization step. ...