Projects of the ZHAW Departement Life Sciences and Facility Management
In the project database you will find all current projects in chronological order in descending order of time. Specific projects of the ZHAW can also be found via the search engine.
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RobotCare - User experience in development of service robots for elderly care
Objectives of the project: Establish a systematic dialogue between the technology developers and researchers and the elderly/healthcare institution stakeholders (including medical, care, and service personnel, management, patients, and their families) in both regions and develop a suitable international community ...
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Decoding of flavour properties of selectecd cocoa liquors
Cocoa liquors with flavour properties will be investigated by the methodologies of the Sensomics apporach and Sensory evaluation. The results of the investigation will be used for process and product development.
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National Competence Center of Research Catalysis
Within the National Competence Centre of Research (NCCR) Catalysis (Phase II), we will work on the following two topics: Algorithm-aided directed evolution of biocatalysis Biocatalytic C-H functionalization of sustainable building blocks
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VegChangeCH – A comprehensive picture of anthropogenic changes in the vegetation of Switzerland
Preparatory Phase Proposal for the Project "VegChangeCH – A comprehensive picture of anthropogenic changes in the vegetation of Switzerland"
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Developing a farmers’ happiness index with smallholder coffee and tea farmers in Sri Lanka and India
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Imaging of CAR macrophage efficacy
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More efficient cleaning of glass containers labeled with self-adhesive labels
The objective of the project is to develop a process that has the potential to result in more efficient cleaning of glass containers labeled with self-adhesive labels. This should lead to more resource-efficient and cost-effective washing processes. The aim is to increase the share of containers in the circular ...
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Digitising Environmental Impacts using Geospatial Analytics
Biodiversity loss and water scarcity are increasing at an unprecedented rate. Small and large companies in agriculture, extractive and other industrial sectors have the greatest negative impact on ecosystems and water. Governments, international regulators, trade associations, non-governmental organizations and the ...
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From Toilet to Field: Ecological Sanitation & Soil Regeneration in Guatemala
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Review of Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Inventory models for Food Side Stream Utilisation and Valorisation Pathways
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BRIDGE Small Molecules against Leukemia
The aim of this project is to develop small molecules for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
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Catering in care and nursing homes: Challenges and solutions
Our mission is to contribute to the highest possible quality and flexibility (individualisation and intolerances) of catering services for residents in order to support homes today and in the future. With this interdisciplinary project, we want to find out what challenges Swiss care and nursing homes are currently ...
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Development of a kit for the detection of leaf spot in turf grass
The objective is to develop a real-time pathogen detection kit for a range of turf grass leaf spot diseases. This kit will feature a straightforward process for DNA extraction and amplification through loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). It will enable semi-quantitative assessment of pathogen presence in ...
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Evaluation of the potential of PROTACs
The goal of this project is to evaluate within a SNF Spark project the potential of Protacs.
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Evaluation of the potential of targeting the IFN1 pathway
The goal of this project is to evaluate within a SNF Spark project the potential of targeting the IFN1 pathway.
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FiberSustain – upcycling and targeted processing to improve the potential of selected side streams as high-fiber, unfractionated ingredients
We aim to investigate upcycling and targeted processing to valorize and improve the potential of three regional side streams, apple pomace, yellow-pea hulls and wheat-bran, as high-fiber, unfractionated functional ingredients with an outlook to added-value bakery and other food applications. ...
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Value Next – Transdisciplinary Research for a Circular Water Future
Support to overcome a number of regulatory challenges on safe greywater reuse on building and community level. By providing a) insights from lighthouse projects, to which extent safe greywater reuse is currently technically possible and b) important points to consider for future guidelines. ...
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Atmospheric Aging Impacts on Particles for Cirrus Cloud Seeding
Cirrus cloud thinning is a potential framework to mitigate climate warming via short lived climate forcers. Cirrus clouds forming at high altitudes in the troposphere composed only of ice crystals, produce a net warming effect on the Earth's climate because they are optically thin and their ability to shield ...
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Neuromorphic Technology for Embodied AI
Automation in dynamic environments - in agriculture, healthcare, or small-scale production - is limited. Rigid industrial robots fail in these complex environments. The key towards more flexible, adaptive, and safe automation is better perception. Robots need to assess their environment visually fast enough to track ...
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Peptidic active ingredients II
The aim of this project is to synthesize peptidic active ingredients.