Beurteilung der Fruchtqualität beim Apfel im Rahmen des EU-Projekts Hidras

The EU project Hidras (High Quality Disease Resistant Apples for a sustainable agriculture, QLK5-CT-2002-01-01492) aims to identify genetic factors controlling apple fruit quality with the objective of increasing the acceptability of disease resistant apples. At Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil (ACW) we are performing ex-pert panel tests and consumer tests. The consumer inquiry during the public fair BEA 2005, end of April 2005 in Bern, Switzerland, resulted in comprehensive information on consumption trends in apple for dif-ferent age groups. This work is coordinated with partners in Poland and Belgium. All the age groups consid-ered flavour, juiciness and firmness as very important quality criteria for apples. The preference of apples to other fruit such as pears, bananas or citrus is more significant with adults and especially elder people. How-ever, apple was the most favourite fruit species for all age classes. Almost one third of the adults prefer an apple to other snacks. On the other hand, children prefer chips and popcorn and only 12% prefer an apple to other snacks. The overall appearance and eating quality of scab resistant varieties (Ariane, Topaz and Goldrush) and non-resistant varieties (Gala, FAW 5878 and La Flamboyante) evaluated by the same consumers con-firmed, that the resistant varieties were competitive in respect to fruit quality with the non-resistant varieties

Tours et détours de la conversation dans le cinéma de Michel Soutter : Les arpenteurs

Est-ce un effet de réel que vise la conversation — par opposition au dialogue — dans une oeuvre cinématographique ? Cet article tente de montrer que, dans le cas des Arpenteurs, film de Michel Soutter, ses propriétés linguistiques et symboliques lui confèrent des fonctions plus créatrices : elle s’y révèle non seulement matériau, mais aussi moteur actanciel et modèle formel de l’oeuvre. L’étude se fonde sur une analyse, rhétorique notamment, de la représentation filmique, propose une interprétation originale et revient sur les propriétés théoriques de l’échange conversationnel. Réalisateur et scénariste suisse (1932-1991), Michel Soutter est l’auteur d’une vingtaine de films pour le cinéma et la télévision. Les arpenteurs a reçu le Prix du Jury à Cannes en 1972.Does conversation—as opposed to dialogue—aim for authenticity in an audiovisual work? This article attempts to demonstrate that, in the case of Les arpenteurs, a film by Michel Soutter, conversation’s linguistic and symbolic properties invest it with more creative functions: here it reveals itself to be not only a material, but also the actantial engine and formal model of the work. This study is based on an analysis—notably rhetorical—of film representation, proposes an original interpretation and reexamines the theoretical properties of conversational exchange. A Swiss director and screenwriter, Michel Soutter (1932-1991) made some twenty films for movies and television. Les arpenteurs was awarded the Grand Prize of the Jury in Cannes in 1972

Pregnancy Based Learning - Werkstattbericht

Zu Beginn des Studiums BSc Hebamme erarbeiten die Studierenden mit der Siebensprung-Methode die Begleitung eines fiktiven Paares anhand einer sich über sechs Episoden erstreckenden Fallgeschichte. Dadurch erwerben sie die Kompetenz, eine regelrichtige Schwangerschaft selbständig zu betreuen. Um den Praxistransfer zu fördern, nehmen die Studierenden am Studienprojekt „Lernen von Schwangeren“ teil. Dabei erfahren sie im direkten Austausch mit schwangeren Frauen, wie diese ihre Schwangerschaft erleben. Das problembasierte Lernen mittels fortlaufender Fallgeschichte, unterstützt durch das Transferangebot, sichert einen hohen Praxisbezug und einen nachhaltigen Kompetenzerwerb

Influenceof measuring conditions on the quantification of spectroscopic signals inTA-FTIR-MS systems

Simultaneous thermal analysis (TA) and evolved gas analysis by mass spectrometry (MS) and/or Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a powerful hyphenated technique combining direct measurement of mass loss and sensitive spectroscopic analysis. In the present study the influence of several experimental parameters which may affect the quantification of FTIR signals have been studied using a combined TA-FTIR-MS system. Parameters studied include: sample mass (1-400 mg), carrier gas flow rate (25-200 mL min-1), resolution of the FTIR spectrometer (1-32 cm-1), and location of injection of the calibrating gas. MS analysis, which was not significantly affected by the experimental conditions, was used as a reference for assessing the accuracy of quantification by FTIR. The quantification of the spectroscopic signals was verified by the decomposition (NaHCO3) or dehydration (CuSO4·5H2O) of compounds with well-known stoichiometry. The systematic study of the parametric sensitivity revealed that spectral resolution and carrier gas flow rate, which affect the acquisition time in the IR-cell, are key parameters that must be adjusted carefully for reliable quantification. The dependence of the reliability of quantification on these parameters is illustrated and conditions leading to proper quantification are discussed. As an example, for a standard spectral resolution of 4 cm-1 and a FTIR gas cell volume of 8.7 mL, the carrier gas flow must be lower than 100 mL min-1 for warranting accurate results (relative deviation <2%). The concentration range of analyzed species is limited but can be extended by proper selection of the wavenumber regions for molecules giving strong IR signal

Exzellenz und/oder vielfältige Lebensentwürfe. 7 Aspekte des Lebens und Arbeitens an der philosophisch-historischen Fakultät der Universität Basel

Was bedeutet „Exzellenz“ für die Mitarbeitenden und Studierenden an der Universität Basel? Welche Lebensentwürfe sind momentan möglich, und inwiefern hat das mit dem Exzellenzdiskurs und den gegenwärtigen Rahmenbedingungen im universitären Kontext zu tun? In einem einjährigen Forschungsprojekt zu den Bedingungen wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens an der Universität Basel und ihrer Wirkung auf Lebensentwürfe ist eine Broschüre entstanden. Die darin festgehaltenen Ergebnisse werden an dieser Veranstaltung kurz vorgestellt. Die Forschung wurde unter dem Titel „Exzellenz und/oder vielfältige Lebensentwürfe“ im Rahmen der fakultären Projekte des Ressorts Chancengleichheit durchgeführt. Ziel des Projekts ist, die Diskussion um Exzellenz - an der Universität Basel und mit einem Fokus auf die Phil.-Hist. Fakultät - auf eine produktive Weise anzuregen. Wir haben dazu Interviews mit Studierenden, Assistierenden und Professor_innen der philosophisch-historischen Fakultät geführt, um die konkreten Lebensrealitäten in die Debatte einzubringen

Prevalence of ragweed allergy in rural Geneva - a pilot study.

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of ragweed allergy is increasing worldwide. Ragweed distribution and abundance is spreading in Europe in a wide area ranging from the Rhone valley in France to Hungary and Ukraine, where the rate of the prevalence can peak at as high as 12%. Low-grade ragweed colonisation was seen in Geneva and Ticino, less than two decades ago. There were fears that allergies to ragweed would increase Switzerland. The intent of this study was to assess the rate of prevalence of sensitisation and allergy to ragweed in the population living in the first rural Swiss setting where ragweed had been identified in 1996, and to evaluate indirectly the efficacy of elimination and containment strategies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In 2009, 35 adults in a rural village in the Canton of Geneva were recruited. Data were collected by means of questionnaires and skin-prick tests were done on each participant. The study was approved by the local Ethics Committee. RESULTS: Based on questionnaires, 48.6% had rhinitis (95% confidence interval [CI] 32.9-64.4; n = 17/35) and 17.1% asthma (95% CI 8.1-32.6; n = 6/35). Atopy was diagnosed in 26.4% (95% CI 12.9-44.4) of the sample (n = 9/34). Ragweed sensitisation was found in 2.9% (95% CI 0.7-19.7; n = 1/34), mugwort sensitisation in 2.9% (95% CI 0.1-14.9; n = 1/35), alder sensitisation in 17.1% (95% CI 6.6-33.6; n = 6/35), ash sensitisation in 12.5% (95% CI 3.5-29.0; n = 4/32) and grass sensitisation in 22.9% (95% CI 10.4-40.1; n = 8/35). Ragweed (95% CI 0.1-14.9; n = 1/34) and mugwort allergies (95% CI 0.1-14.9; n = 1/35) were both found in 2.9% of the population. CONCLUSION: This study showed a surprisingly low incidence of ragweed sensitisation and allergy, of 2.9% and 2.9%, respectively, 20 years after the first ragweed detection in Geneva. The feared rise in ragweed allergy seems not to have happened in Switzerland, compared with other ragweed colonised countries. These results strongly support early field strategies against ragweed

On the way to gender equality? Reports from Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States

Questions of gender and family occupy a central place in public and political debate today. Discussions about gender roles and family benefits are often conducted in a highly emotional and polarising tone. One consequence of this is an instrumentalisation of family and gender questions by populist political parties, seeking to whip up support with anti-emancipatory slogans. This development is not only observed in Germany, but affects many other societies too. The growing centrality of family and gender issues also needs to be understood in the context of changing gender roles and growing female economic participation. In many cases the successes have been driven by progressive political forces. This study summarises the latest developments and centre-left discourses in concise contributions from nine countries and supplies a basis for comparison (including France, Germany, Sweden and the United States)