All projects from the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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Potential of use of biomass from alpine grassland
Agricultural policy 14/17 cancels or cuts animal contributions. This can lead to a reduction in livestock numbers in areas where production is often profitable only with direct payments (Alpine area). Meadows and pastures that are no longer used for fodder production can thus be put into a new recycling channel. A ...
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Visitor management and nature monitoring Ruinaulta
A visitor management concept has been developed for the area of the natural monument "Ruinaulta" in the Rheinschlucht gorge. The concept consists of the two sections "Nature monitoring" and "Visitor guidance". The report is divided into the chapters on leisure use, nature monitoring and visitor management and is ...
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COST Action – Eco-sustainable Food Packaging Based on Polymer Nanomaterials
The main objective of this Action is to constitute an international scientific and technology network on issues related to eco-sustainable Polymer Nanocomposites Food Packaging for the preservation, conservation and distribution of high quality and safe food. The Action will constitute an international scientific ...
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COST Action – Electrospun Nano-fibres for bio inspired composite materials and innovative industrial applications
Electrospinning, an electro-hydrodynamic process is a versatile and promising platform technology for the production of electrospun nanofibrous materials consisting of diverse polymers and polymer composites. This platform process can provide bio- or oil based polymer nanofibrous materials for the fabrication of ...
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Intelligent sensor-based assistance system for retail
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Prevention of undesired interactions between biocides and additives in synthetic materials to improve efficacy and to reduce the necessary amount of biocides
Biocides are used to protect materials against undesired decomposition by microorganisms and to improve hygiene protection. Many biocides are deactivated in presence of plastic-additives. Therefore, a large excess of biocides is often necessary. Within this project, the better understanding of chemical interactions ...
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Analysis and Evaluation of the garden design of the housing development Glancenberg no.12 and 26-28 in Dietikon belonging to the housing association Eigengrund
The outdoor spaces of the housing estate Glanzenberg 12 and 26-28 were re-designed according to the outcomes of qualitative interviews with inhabitants and other stakeholders and taking aethetic, ecological and economic aspects into consideration. The goal was to enhance the possibilities for appropiation of the ...
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Ink Corrosion
Ink corrosion - caused by acids and metal ions such as iron and copper - threatens manuscripts that form much of our written cultural heritage from the 3rd century BC to the 19th century AD. The paper is simply breaking apart in the areas where there is writing in ink. Whole texts are being lost in this manner. ...
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Orthoptera-App and Wiki
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Detection of Bois noir phytoplasma in the vectoring ciciid Hyalethes obsoletus.
Bois noir is a yellow disease of grapevines (Vitis vinifera) caused by phytoplasmas belonging to the class 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'. These phytoplasmas live mostly on bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). By accident they are transmitted by the ciciid Hyalesthes obsoletus to V. ...
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Expression of Vitis vinifera genes during downy mildew infection
Plasmopara viticola, an oomycete causing downy mildew of grapevines (Vitis vinifera), is one of the major pathogenes in grape production in many grape growing regions world wide. We are interested in genes of V. vinifera expressed during the first 24 h post inoculation.
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Nature- and culture based touristic packages in the Nationalpark Slovensky Rai
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Design of an online expert system based on Bayes’ian Networks and its first market implementation
On a scientific basis, an online expert system for the B2B business is being developed, which enables significant cost savings in the sales process and an increase in the quality of processing. Using the example of a highly fragmented niche market (promotional items), the new approach will be tested by taking into ...
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Remote sensing for grape ripeness analysis
Precision viticulture is precision farming applied to optimize vineyard performance, in particular maximizing grape yield and quality while minimizing environmental impacts and risk. This preliminary study seeks to determine the extent to which infra-red data from remote sensing can be used to determine decision ...
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Allotment Gardens
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AQUAVET: Introducing Aquaponic in VET: Tools, Teaching Units and Teacher Training
Today, as a result of rapid population growth, increased food requirements and proceeding urbanization, the area of agricultural land is rapidly declining and our oceans are over-fished. To meet future demands for food, there is need for new innovative, space-saving and ecological techniques in food production. ...
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Clustering of high-throughput flow-cytometry data
Flow cytometry (FC) devices count and measure cells in fluids in an automated procedure. We examine and develop computational methods for the identification of different phytoplankton species on the basis of FC measurements.
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Molecular Alignment Chips (MACs)
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Real-time Visualization in Spatial Planning
Scenarios of future periurban landscape development were created within the WSL research program "Spatial Requirements of Man and Nature". Development scenarios were created in workshops with representatives of case study areas and visualized in real time to allow first order estimates of (unexpected) consequences ...
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senpan: Wädenswil's senior panel
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Zero Emission Buildings: Integrating Sustainable Technologies and Infrastructure Systems
So-called “Zero-Emission” buildings (ZEB) do not produce harmful emissions. In contrast, they may even have positive environmental impacts because they can produce energy, water and resources. Decentralized innovative technologies and systems for the realization of ZEB were developed and successfully applied in ...
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Ecological expertise for a micro-hydro unit in St. Moritz
St. Moritz Energy will try to use water which leaks in the area Sur Chaunt Blais for producing electricity with a micro-hydro turbine. The idea is not new, since old documents and project plans as well as existing water intakes fwere found, showing similar considerations in the seventies. The area shows from the ...
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Hygiene Risk of liquid Digestate
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Service Allocation Model for Non-medical Support Services
LemoS illustrates the scope of Facility Management in Healthcare (FM in HC) and is based on the SN EN 15221-4 norm. The Service Allocation Model for non-medical Support Services in Hospitals (LemoS) was developed in interdisciplinary consortial collaboration with partners in business and science. As new finding ...
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Service Catalogue for Non-medical Support Services in Hospitals (LekaS)
For a long time, little attention had been given to the non-medical support services in hospitals. The importance of Facility / Infrastructure Management became clear after the introduction of SwissDRG and the resulting sensitivity to effectiveness and cost. Especially when taking a more exact, holistic approach to ...