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Guiding the scan: how AI could make portable ultrasound more accessible

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A portable ultrasound device can bring imaging closer to patients, but obtaining a useful image still takes skill. At Bern University of Applied…
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A complement, not a replacement, in residential long-term care: How an AI reminiscence radio is experienced in everyday care

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Since July 2026, seven Swiss care institutions have been testing the AI-supported reminiscence radio VRENI for the first time in the care of…
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Detecting stress without adding to nurses’ workload

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Work-related stress can affect nurses' health, their ability to work and whether they remain in the profession. Conventional surveys, however,…
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Digital and AI Literacy in Nursing Education: How Students Assess Themselves

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Nurses are expected to help shape digital tools and AI in their everyday work. How well prepared do nursing students feel for this? For the first…
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Before the first model: How a challenge brief gets AI initiatives ready

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What makes an AI initiative ready to move forward? Researchers from Bern University of Applied Sciences, the University of Liechtenstein and…
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The cooling capacity of trees: from measurement to digital twin

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On hot summer days, temperatures on sealed surfaces climb above 40 °C. In the shade of a tree, the perceived temperature is 13 to 19 °C lower.…
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AI on our own terms

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Artificial intelligence often feels like a service that takes place somewhere else. The Machine Learning Management Platform (MLMP) at BFH-TI…
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Digital transformation of public administration – how do we become more efficient, more secure and more sovereign?

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The 18th «Informatik und Recht» conference of the Swiss association eJustice.ch, held on 18 August at the Rathaus in Bern, was devoted to government…
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AI as relief or a new source of stress? Why humans remain in the loop despite GenAI

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How is generative AI changing the work of software developers, and does it actually reduce the strain on them? Researchers at the Institute Digital…
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