A new high-resolution habitat distribution map for Austria, Liechtenstein, southern Germany, South Tyrol and Switzerland

A High-Resolution Map of Emerald Ash Borer Invasion Risk for Southern Central Europe

Ash species (Fraxinus spp.) in Europe are threatened by the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis, EAB), an invasive wood boring beetle native to East Asia and currently spreading from European Russia westwards. Based on a high-resolution habitat distribution map (grid cell size: 25 × 25 m) and data on distribution and abundance of Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior), the most widespread and highl...

A History of Women’s Writing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Mitochondrial and Microsatellite Dna Analyses of Austropotamobius Pallipes Populations in South Tyrol \(italy\) and Tyrol \(austria\)

Historical data show that the native white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, was once widespread throughout South Tyrol (northern Italy), whereas recent studies identified only half a dozen remaining populations. In order to implement conservation strategies based on knowledge of genetic diversity, each of the six remaining populations in South Tyrol and one population in Tyrol (Austr...

New guidelines for hospitals in Switzerland and in Germany

This article gives an overview over the Guideline VDI 2167 'Building services in hospitals – Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning' which is based on the Swiss Guideline 'Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in hospitals (Planning, construction, operation)' of the SWKI 'Schweizerischen Verein von Wärmeund Klima-Ingenieuren'. Other than editorial changes which were carried out w...

Fairness Opinions and Capital Markets: Evidence from Germany, Switzerland and Austria

In this paper, we provide the first empirical evidence of fairness opinions in Europe. Legal requirements concerning the use of fairness opinions in mergers and acquisitions are significantly different in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We examine the determinants of target fairness opinions in these various regulatory settings and, moreover, investigate the impact of such opinions on abnorm...