ZHAW European Projects
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Discovering evolutionary innovations by assessing variation and natural selection in protein tandem repeats
Tandem repeats (TRs) are abundant in proteomes across all kingdoms of life. Having an impressive variety of sizes, structures and functions, TRs often offer enhanced binding properties and are associated with disease and immunity related functions. While mechanisms generating protein TRs are poorly understood, ...
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Mathematics and Fintech: The next revolution in the digital transformation of the finance industry
Our focus will be on the digitization and transformation of the finance industry. In recent years, Fintech companies, defined as organizations that combine innovative business models and technology to enable, enhance and disrupt financial services, have gained substantial funding and are the main drivers of ...
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European government bond dynamics and stability policies: taming contagion risks
From 2004 to 2015, the market perception of the sovereign risks of euro area government bonds experienced several different phases, reflected in a clear time structure of the correlation matrix between the yield changes. “Core” and “peripheral” bonds cluster in a bloc-like structure, but the correlations between the ...
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Rationing – Missed Nursing care: An international and multidimensional problem
Background: Rationing of nursing care occurs when resources are not sufficient to provide necessary care to all patients. The reasons that lead to this phenomenon include staff reductions, in-creased demands for care due to the technological advancements, more treatment options, more informed service users, all ...
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H-DisNet – Intelligent Hybrid Thermo-Chemical District Network
The project develops a new technology for district and heating network which combines district heating and cooling with drying and humidification services. While coventional district heating networks transports thermal energy, "chemical potential" is transported in thermochemical networks in form of a ...