All projects from the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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Local bioColours
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MyFoodChoice: Personal values for sustainable consumption
Consumption decisions are personal and based on one's own preferences, possibilities and values. Everyone has his or her own consumer ethical values and ideas according to which he or she wishes to act. But are they being implemented? A large proportion of Swiss people state that they also pay attention to ...
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Neuronal Growth Modelling (BioDynaMo Initial Project)
The aim of the project is to create a simulation module in the BioDynaMo framework for three-dimensional modeling of the structural development of a part of the human cortex. The implementation is based on an existing model. This project serves an initial contribution to the BioDynaMo consortium. ...
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Swiss UAS-Compensation Study 2019
Longitudinal study in all three national languages on the wages of university graduates in Switzerland, primarily the graduates form the Universities of Applied Sciences. It is based on a quantitatively online survey with about 10,000 participants, designed as a a multi-factor analysis, which is based on a survey ...
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Assessment of mineral oil tax relief for synthetic fuels from biological methanation
The debates in 2004-2007 on the tax exemption of fuels from renewable raw materials focused mainly on 1st generation fuels. Consequently, the instruments are also geared to this type of fuel. At that time, however, the legislator made it possible for fuels from renewable energy sources to also benefit from the tax ...
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Drone brood as an income
The harvest of drone brood of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) will be studied, documented and the additional income for beekeepers will be assessed. Finally, a model process for different beekeeping systems will be evaluated.
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Eco Missions
Escape Rooms and Outdoor Missions are booming: Electronic scavenger hunts, foxtrails, geocaching, or mobile phone trails are a popular leisure activity among young families or young people. Our new "Eco Missions" offer is designed to do justice to these new leisure activities. In an eco mission, the various aspects ...
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Extension of the study on life cycle assessments for alternative substrates to peat
The aim of the research study is to extend the study by Eymann et al. (2015) of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) by selected substrate components and substrate mixtures which, based on defined criteria, have a high potential as peat substitutes. Analogous to the 2015 study, the present research ...
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Bioprinting of vascular structures
Bioprinting of vascular structures based on enzymatically crosslinked gelatin. Tests involved core-shell extrusion of tubular structures and postprinting xlinking using various transglutaminase preparations.
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BioCat Nutrient supplementation
Regular (approximately monthly, depending on requirements) preparation of two standardised nutrient supplements in the environmental biotechnology laboratories and their delivery to the Electrochaea pilot plant. There the supplements are used in the experimental reactor for biological methanisation (BioCat ...
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Biocatalytic oxidation processes with alpha-ketoglutarate dependent enzymes for sustainable chemical synthesis
Development of biocatalytic oxidation processes with alpha-ketoglutarate dependent enzymes for sustainable chemical synthesis.
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enjoy biodiversity - reality laboratory
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Foodscape.ch
Agricultural production, consumption, trade of food, etc -- the Swiss food system is as complex as it is central to our daily lives. Our food supply has a greater impact on the environment, economy and society than almost any other area of life. And yet we are not very familiar with the structures and mechanisms ...
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Local Water Loop
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Preservation of Central Asian fruit tree forest ecosystems from bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora (fire blight)
Fire blight is a severe bacterial disease of apple and pear that can quickly destroy whole orchards. In the last few years it arrived also in Central Asia, where pomaceous fruit plants represent the dominant species in mid-altitude forests and constitute a critical foundation for the entire ecosystem. Fire blight is ...
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The Coffee Blockchain – From Field to Cup
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Validation of crude and mineral oil life cycle inventory datasets
ESU-services Ltd. has updated the Life Cycle Inventory models for crude and mineral oil products. Before the Life Cycle Inventory models are implemented in the KBOB database v2.2:2016 of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), it is necessary to validate ...
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Behavioral Design for Sustainable Development
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InnoBUN - Development and application of a multifunctional sourdough in buns
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MinION2FixID: fast and reliable legume root nodule bacteria identification using nanopore sequencing technology
Rhizobia are bacterial symbionts associated with legumes that are of paramount importance for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen in the soil. The success of this process (and ultimately the performance of the plant) depends on the type of root nodule bacteria, which should be adequate to each plant species. The ...
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Regionalised Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment
The start-up financed project is a research cooperation of the research groups Life Cycle Assessment, Geography of Food and Geoinformatics for the development of a competence focus "Regionalised Agricultural LCA". The feasibility of a regionalised life cycle assessment will be examined with regard to technical and ...
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Bringing Real Estate Portfolios on a Climate-Friendly Track
With the entry into force of the Paris Climate Convention of the United Nations on 4 November 2016, the coun-tries of the world have set themselves the ambitious goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, or better still below 1.5 degrees Celsius compared with pre-industrial levels. If the ...
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Implementation of aquaponic technology in Kunming, China: Construction of prototype for cultivation of fish and vegetables
This project proposes to introduce the Aquaponic technology (AP) to China’s urban population. The objective is to devise AP systems suitable for efficient food production on smallest surfaces, which will be implemented in urban areas. Two solutions should be developed: (i) a prototype greenhouse facility for the ...
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MOSTCH4: Mini Onsite System To valorize manure in methane
In the project MOSTCH4; Mini Onsite System To valorize manure in methane, a miniaturized fermentation system for farmyard manure and other agricultural residues is being developed in cooperation with SUPSI, the University of Applied Sciences for Technology and Architecture of Southern Switzerland and the company ...
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Workplace Concept for industrial maintenance