ZHAW European Projects
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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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Sustainable Carotenoids from Microalgae
Development of methods for the sustainable production of carotenoids from microalgae. Strengthening the existing partnership with the Iranian project partner.
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Mobile assessment of free-weight back squats to understand muscle-specific contribution to net joint moment and movement at the turning point
Resistance training (RT) is widely known to improve health and athlete performance by increasing muscle mass, maximal strength and power output (Beattie et al., 2014; Schoenfeld et al., 2016; Suchomel et al., 2016). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends RT at least twice a week for adults. RT is crucial ...
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Strategies for a Secure Operation of Net Zero Power Systems
Switzerland is under an ongoing energy transition exemplified by the enforcement of its Swiss Energy Strategy 2050, the long term climate policy and the 2050 net?zero target, which are policies tailored to reach a net?zero power grid by 2050. Although similar trends are followed worldwide, emerging nations such as ...
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Developing a farmers’ happiness index with smallholder coffee and tea farmers in Sri Lanka and India
The project aims to develop a Farmers' Happiness Index with smallholder coffee and tea farmers in Sri Lanka and India using a participatory approach. This tool will systematically assess the factors that influence farmers' well-being and help policy makers focus on areas where improvements are needed. The final ...