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Precipitation causes quality losses of large economic relevance in wheat production
(2024)Q OpenAdverse weather conditions can affect both crop yield quantity and yield quality. In wheat production, especially the risk of a downgrading due to low baking quality, as indicated by the Hagberg Falling Number, can cause large economic losses after precipitation events. We here estimate precipitation effects on the risk of such a downgrading and quantify the resulting economic losses. To this end, we leverage a panel dataset from the Swiss ...Journal Article -
Magnetoelectric Effect in Hydrogen Harvesting: Magnetic Field as a Trigger of Catalytic Reactions
(2022)Advanced MaterialsMagnetic fields have been regarded as an additional stimulus for electro- and photocatalytic reactions, but not as a direct trigger for catalytic processes. Multiferroic/magnetoelectric materials, whose electrical polarization and surface charges can be magnetically altered, are especially suitable for triggering and control of catalytic reactions solely with magnetic fields. Here, it is demonstrated that magnetic fields can be employed ...Journal Article -
Spectroscopic Investigations of Complex Electronic Interactions by Elemental Doping and Material Compositing of Cobalt Oxide for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity
(2024)Advanced Functional MaterialsDoping and compositing are two universal design strategies used to engineer the electronic state of a material and mitigate its disadvantages. These two strategies are extensively applied to design efficient electrocatalysts for water splitting. Using cobalt oxide (CoO) as a model catalyst, it is proven that the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance can be progressively improved, first by Fe-doping to form Fe-CoO solid solution, and ...Journal Article -
Smartphone-based cough monitoring as a near real-time digital pneumonia biomarker
(2023)ERJ Open ResearchBackground: Cough represents a cardinal symptom of acute respiratory tract infections. Generally associated with disease activity, cough holds biomarker potential and might be harnessed for prognosis and personalised treatment decisions. Here, we tested the suitability of cough as a digital biomarker for disease activity in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other lower respiratory tract infections. Methods: We conducted a ...Journal Article -
Assessment of Decontamination and Reuse of Disposable Filter Funnels Used in Microbiological Water Quality Tests
(2021)Environmental Health InsightsTo monitor safely managed drinking water services, an increasing number of countries have integrated water quality testing for Escherichia coli into nationally-representative household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). However, plastic waste generated during such water quality testing programs, mostly through the use of pre-sterilized disposable materials, is non-negligible. The objective of this study was to ...Journal Article -
Effects of tall man lettering on the visual behaviour of critical care nurses while identifying syringe drug labels: a randomised in situ simulation
(2023)BMJ Quality & SafetyBackground Patients in intensive care units are prone to the occurrence of medication errors. Look-alike, sound-alike drugs with similar drug names can lead to medication errors and therefore endanger patient safety. Capitalisation of distinct text parts in drug names might facilitate differentiation of medication labels. The aim of this study was to test whether the use of such ‘tall man’ lettering (TML) reduces the error rate and to ...Journal Article -
Learning with multiple external representations in physics: Concreteness fading versus simultaneous presentation
(2024)Journal of research in science teachingMultiple external representations (MERs) are useful for teaching complex content in science education. An open question is whether there is an especially effective way to sequence MERs. On the one hand, the so-called concreteness fading approach suggests starting instruction with more concrete representations and proceeding stepwise to more idealized representations. The effectiveness of this fading approach is, however, supported mainly ...Journal Article -
Controls and relationships of soil organic carbon abundance and persistence vary across pedo-climatic regions
(2024)Global Change BiologyOne of the largest uncertainties in the terrestrial carbon cycle is the timing and magnitude of soil organic carbon (SOC) response to climate and vegetation change. This uncertainty prevents models from adequately capturing SOC dynamics and challenges the assessment of management and climate change effects on soils. Reducing these uncertainties requires simultaneous investigation of factors controlling the amount (SOC abundance) and ...Journal Article -
Empowering a sustainable urban future: The key role of coordinated settlement development for optimising energy efficiency and socio-economic welfare
(2024)Sustainable Cities and SocietyThe nexus between urbanisation and energy transition represents a critical juncture in the pursuit of sustainable development. As cities continue to grow and expand, their energy needs rise, driving consumption and emissions. Simultaneously, efforts to transition towards renewable energy sources and improve energy efficiency are underway to mitigate climate change and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. However, urbanisation poses a challenge ...Journal Article -
Qualify-as-you-go: sensor fusion of optical and acoustic signatures with contrastive deep learning for multi-material composition monitoring in laser powder bed fusion process
(2024)Virtual and Physical PrototypingGrowing demand for multi-material Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) faces process control and quality monitoring challenges, particularly in ensuring precise material composition. This study explores optical and acoustic emission signals during LPBF processes with multiple materials, addressing challenges in process control and ensuring accurate material composition. Experimental data from processing five powder compositions were collected ...Journal Article