Analytical science in Switzerland and ANAKON 2011

Inheritance flows in Switzerland, 1911–2011

We estimate the size of inheritance flows in Switzerland as a share of total wealth and of national income over a long span of data, in close analogy to the study for France by Piketty (2011). We find that the relative importance of inheritance had been falling slightly up until the 1970s, but has been increasing strongly since. According to our central estimates, the annual flow of inheritance...

Highlights of Analytical Chemistry in Switzerland.

Analytical science in France.

Analytical balance is at the heart of work by the famous French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who relied on advanced instruments of the time that can still be discovered at the Arts et Métiers Museum in Paris. Analytical chemistry has been one of the fields of the Société Chimique de France (SCF) since its creation in 1857. The SCF was the owner of the journal Analusis , which merged with other na...

Tick related diseases in Switzerland, 2008 to 2011.

QUESTION UNDER STUDY To determine the incidence and determinants of tick related diseases in Switzerland, for example tick bites and Lyme borreliosis in primary care and tick borne encephalitis. METHODS Analysis of the Swiss data collected by mandatory and facultative surveillance systems for the reporting period of 2008 to 2011. RESULTS Tick related diseases in Switzerland are common. Abou...

Epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis in Switzerland, 2005 to 2011.

We provide an update on the epidemiology and disease characteristics of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Switzerland. Data were collected through the mandatory notification system of the Federal Office of Public Health. Between 2005 and 2011, a total of 1,055 TBE cases were reported, with a peak of 244 cases in 2006. The average yearly incidence was 2.0/100,000 inhabitants nationwide, with the ...