Die zunehmende bauliche Verdichtung setzt das Grün und damit die Lebensbedingungen für Flora, Fauna und Menschen unter Druck. Es braucht neue Wege für qualitativ hochwertige Frei- und Grünräume innerhalb einer nachhaltigen Stadt- und Siedlungsentwicklung. Hierbei kommt der Begrünung von Gebäuden (Fassade und Dächer) und Massnahmen, welche die Ansiedlung von Tieren ermöglichen (Animal-Aided Design), eine bedeutende Rolle zu. Im Auftrag des BAFU wurden Handlungsanleitungen erarbeitet, die es sowohl Kantons- und Gemeindeverwaltungen als auch den Akteuren des privaten Planungs- und Bausektors erleichtern, das Potenzial von Gebäuden zur Förderung von Biodiversität und Landschaftsqualität besser auszuschöpfen.

Interpreting accuracy is one of the most commonly used indicators of cognitive demands in experimental interpreting studies. One possibility to assess interpreting performance is to analyse interpreting accuracy based on meaning units. The methodological approaches used thus far, however, have some drawbacks: (a) they are limited to an assessment of sense consistency with no indication of the logical cohesion of the rendition, (b) they do not take into account the difference between unintended and strategic omissions or, more generally, the prioritization of source speech information as an interpreting strategy, and (c) they do not allow for the observation of fluctuations of cognitive load or effects of fatigue. In this article, we will present a refined approach to unit-based accuracy analysis that may contribute to solving the issues mentioned above. The new method will be illustrated by means of an example data set from a larger project consisting of the renditions of ten profes...

Leisure travel is often highly car-based. In Switzerland, the research area of our study, more than 60% of all kilometers traveled for leisure purposes are traveled by car, and an increase is predicted. As traveling by car comes with many negative side-effects, a more sustainable transportation system calls for a shift to less car-based forms of (leisure) travel. This paper reports an online choice experiment, testing the effectiveness of two financial and three non-financial treatments to reduce car-based leisure travel, all which are currently being discussed in the research and political domains in Switzerland. Additionally, we control for a wide range of determinants proven to be relevant for mode choice. We asked 737 participants to imagine they are visiting family or friends living a short distance (5 km) and longer-distance (100 km) away and to report their mode choice for such trips. Findings show the tested treatments will likely have a limited effect on reducing car-based ...

Broad application of antibiotics gave rise to increasing numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Therefore, effective alternatives are currently investigated. Bacteriophages, natural predators of bacteria, could work as such an alternative. Although phages can be highly effective at eliminating specific bacteria, phage resistance can be observed after application. The nature of this resistance, however, can differ depending on the phage. Exposing Erwinia amylovora CFBP 1430, the causative agent of fire blight, to the different phages Bue1, L1, S2, S6, or M7 led to transient resistance. The bacteria reversed to a phage sensitive state after the phage was eliminated. When wild type bacteria were incubated with Y2, permanently resistant colonies (1430 Y2R ) formed spontaneously. In addition, 1430 Y2R revealed cross-resistance against other phages (Bue1) or lowered the efficiency of plating (L1, S2, and S6). Pull down experiments revealed that Y2 is no longer able to bind to the mutan...

Introduction: The admission procedure (EAV) of the bachelor's degree program in occupational therapy was newly developed on the basis of defined entry criteria and evaluated for the first time with regard to quality criteria. The aim of this article is to describe the procedure for the development and to report on the initial results concerning reliability and predictive validity. Further interests were, whether previous education has an influence on the performance achieved in the procedure and how cost-intensive the new procedure is. Method: First, the entry criteria were defined, and in the next step valid methods were identified to collect the entry criteria, including the so-called multiple mini-interviews to test social skills. In a final step, the results were statistically verified. Results: The procedure showed moderate internal consistency. Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between the overall result of the admission procedure and the assessment grade,...