All projects from the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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Sustainable Food Chain Model
The value of the food wasted today as food waste in retail and the food industry in Switzerland can be estimated at over 1 billion francs and pollutes the environment with around 10 trillion ecopoints, which corresponds to half of motorized private transport. The federal government is currently developing an action ...
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BIOMAT (Integrated Bio-based Materials Value Chains)
The aim of the project is to develop sustainable bio-based materials to replace the fossil based counterparts. On the one hand, biomaterials will be produced from side-stream products of agro-food industry. On the other hand, green technologies such as cultivation of microalgae will be used to produce biomaterials. ...
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Extending the lifespan of mobile devices
Extending the service life of smartphones and other Internet-enabled mobile devices could significantly reduce their ecological footprint. In pursuit of this, it will be necessary to develop innovative approaches that are both economically viable and appealing to consumers.
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Fine motor skills in school-aged Children with ADHD: A case-control study using digital pens (FAST)
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Microbial Epimerases: A Toolbox for the Synthesis of Novel Peptide-Based Drugs
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Acceptance study in the Regional Parks ELa and Beverin
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Citizens, bees, biodiversity
Bürger - Bienen -Biodiversität Vorarlberg (BBB-V) is part of the Interreg project ABH83 Bürger - Bienen - Biodiversität with the project partners Bodenseestiftung (Leadpartner), BUND Naturschutz Ökostation Schwaben e.V. and Umwelt- und Klimaschutzabteilung im Amt der Vlbg Landesregierung. The project Bürger - Bienen ...
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Evaluation Parc Ela
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Impulse - Digitalization in biofabrication: Design, recombinant production and testing of innovative Protein scaffolds as inks for 3D bioprinting
The goal of the project is the development of novel protein-based bioinks for 3D bioprinting. A range of natural and rationally designed protein structures will be produced recombinantly and used as next generation scaffolds for additive manufacturing of 3D biomaterials.
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Plasmid-Toolbox for enzyme cascades
The goal of the start-up project is to build up a toolbox of different vectors for enzyme cascades. For this purpose, modular cloning using Golden Gate cloning will be established within the project. This will be used to evaluate the interaction of different ribosome binding sites, promoters and terminators for ...
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Thixotropic gels manufacturing process investigation for cell therapy appllication
The objective of the innosuisse project is the development and scale up (1 l – 10 l – 100 l) of the production of thixotropic gels with focus on suitable reaction systems. The goal is demonstration of the production of different products on 100 l scale and process transfer to the implementation partner. ...
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Tourism Audits Biosfera Val Müstair
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Biochar in greenroof substrates
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Evaluation of Fish and Feed Quality
The nutrition of less commonly reared fish species, such as the European perch (Perca fluviatilis), in aquaculture systems is not an easy task and suitable feed designed for this fish species are not available so far. Thus, feeds designed for other fish species are used which may not be healthy for the perches. A ...
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Floristic and vegetation-ecological analyses of the green roofs of the lake water plant
The water supply system of the city of Zurich is planning major construction works at the Moos plant. The green roofs with nature conservation value (> 100 years old, with botanical values of cantonal importance (Landolt 2001)) are to be preserved wherever possible. The Urban Ecology Research Group has developed a ...
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Morbillivirus cell entry machinery: mechanisms, structures and antiviral drug discovery
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REFRACT – Repeat protein Function, Refinement, Annotation and Classification of Topologies
REFRACT is an international consortium aiming to extend our knowledge on the mechanism of tandem repeat protein (TRP) function and evolution, establishing a common classification and best practices. Starting from available state of the art computational tools and databases, it aims to drive a new level of TRP ...
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CarbonATE - microbiological methanation
The European Union aims at a transition towards a renewable energy system by strengthening biomass exploitation. Within P2G concept bio-methanation of CO2 from biomass conversion systems with H2 enables an overall emission reduction. For this methanation process the amount of gases serving as potential CO2 sources ...
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SmartCareNet
The players in the Swiss healthcare system are facing major challenges. Overall, they are experiencing a transformation of the care system in two ways: On the one hand, through a shift from a purely supply-oriented to a demand-oriented system, and on the other hand, through digitalisation and the associated ...
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The effect of programmed ribosomal frameshifting on codon usage bias
The discovery of synonymous codon usage bias (CUB) –the unequal use of codons that code for the same amino-acid– has strengthened the notion that synonymous mutations can alter the fitness of organisms. Synonymous or silent mutations are mutations in DNA that do not alter the encoded amino acid sequence. Since CUB ...
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Vegan Agriculture
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Suntory - R&D Collaboration on Coffee
Aroma Fortification of Roasted Whole Bean Coffee - Proof of Principle.
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Endless spheroid
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Workplace Experience
Aim is to develop new theory for Workplace Experience according to scientific standards. The purpose of the development of new theory under inclusion of various experience topics is on the one hand the thematic expansion or the further development of the Facility Management (FM) and the competences. So far, FM has ...
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Exhibition on Nutrition
Conception, planning and realisation of the public exhibition "Nutrition" 2020 at Vögele Kultur Zentrum in Pfäffikon SZ. In presenting IUNR Research topics, objects and artworks, the exhibition illustrates the effects and interrelationships of our food choices.