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- Works
- 1
Top works
- 50 Jahre Frauenstimmrecht
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5 total works indexed
- Rapid object detection using a boosted cascade of simple features
· cited 10,279x
- Robust Real-Time Face Detection
· 2004 · cited 9,915x
- Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 4,491x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
· 2016 · cited 4,417x
- Baseline Characteristics and Outcomes of 1591 Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Admitted to ICUs of the Lombardy Region, Italy
· 2020 · cited 4,269x
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Karin Keller-Sutter
- Preceded by
- Alain Berset
- Succeeded by
- Karin Keller-Sutter
- President
- Alain Berset
- Department
- Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
- Born
- Viola Patricia Amherd , ( 1962-06-07 ) 7 June 1962 (age 63) , Brig-Glis , Valais , Switzerland
- Party
- The Centre (since 2021)
- Other political affiliations
- Christian Democratic People's (until 2021)
- Alma mater
- University of Fribourg
- Occupation
- Politician notary lawyer
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Viola Patricia Amherd (born 7 June 1962) is a Swiss politician who served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2019 to 2025, and as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2024 between 1 January and 31 December. She was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport. Amherd was a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) before it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre (DM/LC) in 2021, which she joined.
Biography
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