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Antimony mobility in soils: current understanding and future research directions
No full textAntimony (Sb) has gained increased attention over the past few decades due to its possible detrimental effects on biota and its potential to leach and disperse from contaminated soils. The fate of Sb in the environment is largely controlled by its chemical speciation, as well as the speciation of solid phases (e.g. Mn/Fe-oxyhydroxides) that interact with Sb in soils. Microbes have the capacity to facilitate a multitude of oxidation and reduction reactions in soils. Therefore, they exert control over the reactivity of Sb in the environment, either directly and/or indirectly, by changing Sb speciation and/or affecting the redox state of soil solid phases. Here, we outline processes that determine the behaviour of Sb in soils. We conclude that based on laboratory studies there is a good theoretical understanding of pure soil components interacting with Sb species. However, comparatively little is known concerning the contribution of these interactions in complex natural systems that are dynamic in terms of biogeochemical conditions and that can hardly be simulated using laboratory incubations. We note that important biochemical foundations of microbially driven Sb conversions (i.e. molecular constraints on organisms, genes and enzymes involved) have emerged recently. Again, these are based on laboratory incubations and investigations in environments high in Sb. In this regard, an important remaining question is which microorganisms actively impact Sb speciation under real-world conditions, in particular where Sb concentrations are low. Multiple dissolved Sb species have been described in the literature. We note that more analytical development is needed to identify and quantify possible key Sb species in natural systems, as well as anthropogenically impacted environments with only moderate Sb concentrations. With these research needs addressed, we believe that the Sb fate in the environment can be more accurately assessed, and remediation options can be developed. © 2025 The Royal Society of Chemistry
Vortrag und Podiumsdiskussion zu Herausforderungen und Chancen globalgeschichtlicher Forschung und Lehre
No full textAm 25.06.2025 findet der Tag der globalen Vormoderne statt. Diese Veranstaltung ist in einer Kooperation der Lehrstühle für Alte Geschichte, Mittelalter, Frühe Neuzeit sowie Didaktik der Geschichte entstanden und umfasst neben Vorträgen von Raimund Schulz (Bielefeld), Thomas Ertl (Berlin), Kim Siebenhüner (Jena) und Dominic Studer (Aarau) eine Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema "Herausforderungen und Chancen globalgeschichtlicher Forschung und Lehre"
Erarbeitung eines Gesamtraumparkmanagementkonzepts
No full textGAG's parking system faces significant challenges due to unstructured allocation, unauthorized use, and growing demand. These issues disrupt operational efficiency, create logistical bottlenecks, and fail to meet the sustainability goals of the organization
Widersprüche und Spannungsfelder der integrativen Schule in einem selektiven Bildungssystem
No full textSanté mentale des apprenti·e·s durant l'apprentissage. Biographie, stress, croissance et facteurs de réussite des apprenti·e·s dans la formation professionnelle duale en Suisse
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Aus- und Weiterbildung in der Kundenleistung im Zusammenhang mit dem Fachkräftemangel neu denken
No full textDie Schweizer Bevölkerung ist in den letzten Jahren gewachsen, wobei 2020 61,3 % im erwerbsfähigen Alter waren. Sinkende Sterblichkeit und steigende Lebenserwartung führen zu einer Alterung der Gesellschaft, was den Anteil der Erwerbstätigen verringert und den Fachkräftemangel verschärft. Diese Arbeit untersucht, wie die Aus- und Weiterbildung der Baloise im Bereich der Kundenleistung im Hinblick auf den Fachkräftemangel aus externer Sicht neu gedacht werden kann. Ziel ist es, Handlungsempfehlungen für die Baloise Versicherung abzuleiten
Headless E-Commerce Platform Comparison
No full textEdge5 AG is a software development agency based in Zurich, Switzerland. They offer web and mobile application development to corporations, organisations and startups. Recently, Edge5 has often been contacted by customers or project leads regarding web shops. As e-commerce is currently not an area of expertise, they would like to have a market overview of different e-commerce solutions and gain experience implementing those platforms. Shopify and Saleor have been selected for the comparison by Edge5
The reproducibility of structured functional assessments in a social security setting. A pre-specified explanatory analysis of the RELY-studies
No full texthttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1643221/abstrac
Collaborative online international learning for the development of intercultural competences among Swiss and Chinese university students
No full textThere has been an increased interest in higher education institutions to develop students’ intercultural skills. One such approach is the development and integration of collaborative international learning (COIL) courses into curriculum offers. COIL covers a range of teaching and learning approaches that focus on online intercultural interaction, communication and collaboration. Studies found that COIL has a positive impact on students’ acquisition of content knowledge. In addition, COIL increases students’ intercultural competence, consisting of three elements: sensitivity, awareness, and adroitness. Still, best practices to address all different dimensions of intercultural competence are limited.
This paper presents a COIL course design that ensures the development of intercultural competence. The course connects students from Switzerland and China, introducing concepts and practical approaches to cross-cultural aspects of business. A three-stage approach fosters, intercultural sensitivity (emotional dimension), intercultural awareness (cognitive dimension), and intercultural adroitness (behavioural dimension) with aim to increase students’ intercultural competence. Thus, our approach acknowledges that the acquisition of intercultural competence is not a one-off activity.
The first stage focuses on the development of intercultural sensitivity, the openness to engage with different cultures, through self-assessment and a case study. The second stage promotes intercultural awareness, the understanding of cultural similarities and differences, through group assignments requiring cross-country collaboration to analyse marketing communication. The final stage fosters intercultural adroitness, the effective behaviour in intercultural interactions, through a cross-cultural negotiation exercise. Our experience shows that this course design can increase students’ intercultural competence
“A good physician works full-time?” – a mixed-methods study on (mis)conceptions about part-time work in hospitals
No full textWhile part-time employment is commonly discussed as a way to recruit and retain physicians, the average workload of hospital physicians has barely decreased in the past decade, and hospitals face persistent difficulties in adopting part-time work. This study aims to examine the attitudes of hospital physicians across various specialties and positions towards part-time employment, and to identify factors that hinder or facilitate the successful implementation of part-time arrangements in hospital settings