Weiss auf Rot. Das Schweizer Kreuz zwischen nationaler Identität und Corporate Identity

Das Schweizer Kreuz hat als Zeichen ausserordentliche Qualitäten und ein enormes Potenzial. Seine Verwendung geht weit über den unmittelbaren Bereich von Staat und Nation hinaus. Die Publikation der Hochschule der Künste Bern HKB erschliesst dieses Phänomen mit illustrierten Beiträgen von Fachleuten aus verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Fachrichtungen. Für Nation, Staat, Politik und im Sport steht es als Symbol, im Kontext Wirtschaft ist es Teil von Logos, im Zusammenhang von Lifestyle und Zeitgeist tritt es als modisches Ornament auf. Das Schweizer Kreuz macht TrägerInnen und AbsenderInnen identifizierbar: Abstimmungsunterlagen als staatliche Dokumente, die Sportlerin als Mitglied des Nationalteams, den Inhaber eines Pas-ses oder einer Identitätskarte als Schweizer Bürger; Post oder SBB als schweizerische Dienstleister; die Besitzerin einer Tasche als Vertreterin einer Lifestyle-Gruppe oder Nachzüglerin eines sinkenden Trends; das Mineralwasser als natürliches, gesundes Produkt; eine Alu-Trinkflasche als flottes Qualitätsprodukt. Interdisziplinärer Zugang «Weiss auf Rot. Das Schweizer Kreuz zwischen nationaler Identität und Corporate Identity» ist eine Textsammlung, die entsprechend der Vielfältigkeit des Themas auch eine Vielfalt von Annäherungen an den Gegenstand bietet. Die 13 wissenschaftlichen Texte werden ergänzt durch fünf Interviews mit VertreterInnen aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Sportwissenschaft und Gestaltung, die in ihrem berufli-chen Alltag einen praktischen Bezug zum Schweizer Kreuz haben.

Outbreak of severe foot rot associated with benign Dichelobacter nodosus in an Alpine ibex colony in the Swiss Prealps.

An outbreak of foot rot occurred in the ibex colony "Vanil Noir" in Switzerland from May to December 2014. This article describes field observations and the analyses carried out on the limbs of 3 animals submitted for postmortem examination. Disease signs observed in the field included lameness, poor body condition and overgrown hooves. Macroscopic examination of selected limbs revealed severe lesions in all of them, including interdigital inflammation with ulceration and malodorous exudation. Histological changes were consistent with chronic laminitis with bone resorption, which was not detected at radiographical examination. Grocott-positive organisms compatible with Dichelobacternodosus were detected in the lesions. Samples collected from the lesions were positive by polymerase chain reaction for benign D. nodosus, which is typically associated with only mild lesions in domestic sheep. Whether D. nodosus is endemic in the colony or had previously been transmitted from sympatric domestic livestock is unclear. The unusual warm and humid weather conditions in 2014 may well have contributed to the outbreak.

The Chemical Mechanism of a Brown-Rot Decay Mimtic System and its Application in Paper Recycling Processes

This work is aimed at improving our current knowledge of the non-enzymatic inecl~anisins involved in brown-rot decay, as well as the exploration of potential applications of a brown-rot mimetic model system in paper recycling processes. The study was divided into two parts. The first part focussed on the chemical mechanisms involved in chelation and reduction of iron by a low molecular weight chelator (isolated from the brown-rot fungus Gloeophyllz~m tmbeum) and its model compound 2,3- dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHBA). Chelation as well as free radical generation mediated by this system were studied by ESR measurement. The results indicate that the effects of the chelator/iron ratio, the pH, and other reaction parameters on hydroxyl radical generation by a Fenton type system could be determined using ESR spin-trapping techniques. The results also support the hypothesis that superoxide radicals are involved in the chelator-mediated Fenton process. In the second part of the study, the effect of a chelator-mediated Fenton system for the improvement of deinking efficiency and the n~odification of fiber and paper properties was studied. For the deinking study, copy paper was laser printed with an identical standard pattern. Then repulping and flotation operations were performed to remove ink particles. Under properly controlled deinking conditions, the chelator mediated treatment (CMT) resulted in a reduction in dirt count over that of conventional deinking procedures with no significant loss of pulp strength. To study the effect of the chelator system treatment on the quality of pulp with different fines content, a fully bleached hardwood kraft pulp was beaten to different freeness levels and treated with the chelator-mediated free radical system. The result shows that virgin fiber and heavily beaten fiber respond differently to the free radical treatment. Unbeaten fibers become more flexible and easier to collapse after free radical treatment, while beaten fibers show a reduction in fines and small materials after mild free radical treatment.

Testing a Warning System for Anthracnose Fruit Rot on Day-neutral Strawberry

Anthracnose fruit rot (AFR) of strawberry is caused by three Colletotrichum spp. In the Midwest, however, only Colletotrichum acutatum is found. This fungus can attach itself to apparently healthy plants and spread throughout without causing symptoms on the foliage. When fruit begin to ripen and weather conditions are rainy and warm, AFR can suddenly cause great damage to the fruit. To protect against AFR where it has appeared in the past, growers need to spray every 7 to 10 days beginning at the start of bloom until harvest.

Las otras organizaciones político-militares : Reseña de: Esteban Campos y Gabriel Rot (2010), La Guerrilla del Ejército Libertador. Vicisitudes políticas de una guerrilla urbana. Colección Guerrillas olvidadas de la Argentina, Talleres Gráficos Su Impres S.A.

Fil: Stavale, Mariela. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina.

Las otras organizaciones político-militares : Reseña de: Esteban Campos y Gabriel Rot (2010), La Guerrilla del Ejército Libertador. Vicisitudes políticas de una guerrilla urbana. Colección Guerrillas olvidadas de la Argentina, Talleres Gráficos Su Impres S.A.

Fil: Stavale, Mariela. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina.

Las otras organizaciones político-militares : Reseña de: Esteban Campos y Gabriel Rot (2010), La Guerrilla del Ejército Libertador. Vicisitudes políticas de una guerrilla urbana. Colección Guerrillas olvidadas de la Argentina, Talleres Gráficos Su Impres S.A.

Fil: Stavale, Mariela. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina.

First report of Fusarium verticillioides causing stalk and root rot of sorghum in Spain

Podredumbre del tallo y la raíz del sorgo causada por Fusarium verticillioides en España