Trends in diabetes mellitus and related costs among hospital admissions in Switzerland, 2012–2020 by Hassan Abu Obaid, Pedro Marques-Vidal

“…Abstract Background In Switzerland, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has increased in the general population, but little is known regarding DM-related hospitalizations and their impact on mortality and health costs. …”
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Formation and development of the Acquis Communautaire in France, Germany and Switzerland: A comparative legal analysis by N. O. Rastorhuieva

“…The difference in the formation and development of the acquis between France and Germany, as well as Switzerland, is manifested in the mechanism and consequences of the implementation of the new acquis: Switzerland participates in the development process, but not in decision-making. …”
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Estimating the reproduction number from the initial phase of the Spanish flu pandemic waves in Geneva, Switzerland by Gerardo Chowell, Catherine E. Ammon, Nicolas W. Hengartner, James M. Hyman

Subjects: “…spanish flu; 1918 influenza pandemic; reproduction number;boot- strapping; nonlinear curve fitting; uncertaintyquantification; geneva; switzerland.…”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…Objective To determine whether the strong increase in assisted suicides in Switzerland since 2008 is linked to a shift in the socioeconomic factors associated with assisted suicide and its related diagnoses.Methods In a population-based longitudinal study, we investigated assisted suicides in Switzerland over the period 2003–2014. …”
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Insights from a Decade of Optimizing Emergency Medical Services Across Three Major Regions in Switzerland by Christoph Strauss, Michael Schmid, Daniel Kliem, Martin Müller

“…This paper draws on almost ten years of improvement in EMS’ key performance indicators such as response time or overtime in Switzerland, using Discrete Event Simulation. Three representative simulation studies are used to reflect on the optimization potential of alternative bases and rosters, methodological limitations, and the uptake of the derived recommendations. …”
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E-Bike Injuries: Experience from an Urban Emergency Department—A Retrospective Study from Switzerland by Sylvana Papoutsi, Luca Martinolli, Christian Tasso Braun, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

“…Between 2005 and 2012, annual sales of E-bikes in Switzerland increased from 1,792 to 52,941. This continuous and rapid transition from human-powered bicycles to an electric bicycle technology may indicate the increasing demand for low-cost transportation technology in combination with a healthy lifestyle. …”
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Trente ans d'exil en Suisse. José Herrera Petere (Genève, 1947-1977) by Rose Duroux

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The impact of cultural origin on the psychiatric expertise in Switzerland: a focus on sexual violence illustrated by two criminal cases by Marco De Pieri, Neva Suardi

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A longitudinal study on the professional identity formation of health promotion practitioners: evidence from undergraduate students in Switzerland by Verena Biehl, Verena Biehl, Andreas Bänziger, Frank Wieber, Frank Wieber

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Persistent functional and taxonomic groups dominate an 8,000-year sedimentary sequence from Lake Cadagno, Switzerland by Paula Rodriguez, Jasmine S. Berg, Longhui Deng, Longhui Deng, Hendrik Vogel, Michal Okoniewski, Mark A. Lever, Mark A. Lever, Cara Magnabosco

“…Here, we reconstruct the microbial functional and taxonomic composition of an 8,000-year Holocene sedimentary succession from meromictic Lake Cadagno (Switzerland) using shotgun metagenomics and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. …”
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García-Ruiz, J. M., Arnáez, J., Lasanta, T., Nadal-Romero, E., López-Moreno, J.I., 2024. Mountain Environments: Changes and Impacts. Natural Landscapes and Human Adaptations to Diversity. Chalm, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 462 pp. by Asunción Romero-Díaz

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What are the characteristics of disposable electronic cigarettes users in Switzerland? A quantitative study among 14–25 year olds by Luc Lebon, Karin Zürcher, Lorraine Chok, Diana Fernandes-Palhares, Jérémy Cros, Alexandre Dubuis, Cathy Berthouzoz, Yara Barrense-Dias

“…Introduction Disposable electronic cigarettes (DEC) appeared in Switzerland in 2020. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of DEC use among youth (14–25 year olds) living in French-speaking Switzerland and their characteristics.Methods Data were obtained from a web‐based survey conducted in August 2022. …”
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Digital competencies for municipalities – Findings from Switzerland as a role model for smart regions within the European Union member states by Christian SCHACHTNER, Nadine BAUMANN

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Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Cardiac Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: (Re)evaluation of the Current State in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland 2010 by Dirk Bandorski, Ralf Jakobs, Martin Brück, Reinhard Hoeltgen, Marcus Wieczorek, Martin Keuchel

“…Overall 580 questionnaires were sent to the users. 26/5% (Germany/Austria + Switzerland) of the questionnaires were sent back anonymously to the authors. 114 centers (82 hospitals, 11 surgeries, 21 without specification) replied. …”
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How do individuals with mental health disorder and spinal cord injury gain access to participate in voluntary sport groups in Switzerland? by Florence Epiney, Siegfried Nagel, Christopher Klenk

“…Participants were recruited via the Swiss Paraplegic association, offering adaptive VSGs for wheelchair users, and PluSport, offering adaptive VSGs for IMHDs in Switzerland. A purposive sampling approach was applied to achieve maximum variation sampling (Smith & Sparkes, 2020). …”
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“Sustainable security” through river enlargements: A political ecology of nature-based solutions and flood control in the Rhone Valley, Switzerland by Alexis Metzger, René Véron

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New or poorly known Neocomitidae (Ammonitina, Ammonoida) from the lower Hauterivian sedimentary series of the Jura platform and the Vocontian trough (France and Switzerland) by Antoine Pictet, Luc Georges Bulot

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Assessing tick attachments to humans with citizen science data: spatio-temporal mapping in Switzerland from 2015 to 2021 using spatialMaxent by Lisa Bald, Nils Ratnaweera, Tomislav Hengl, Patrick Laube, Jürg Grunder, Werner Tischhauser, Netra Bhandari, Dirk Zeuss

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Laurent Tissot, Switzerland discovers itself. Three centuries of tourism in review (from 1730 to the present day), ed. Livreo-Alphil, 2023 by Christophe Gauchon

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Et si nous pouvions interviewer le boson de Higgs ? by Giulia Gaddi

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