@article{GoetzYeungKrasotkinaetal.2018, author = {G{\"o}tz, Antonia and Yeung, H. Henny and Krasotkina, Anna and Schwarzer, Gudrun and H{\"o}hle, Barbara}, title = {Perceptual Reorganization of Lexical Tones}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {9}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation}, address = {Lausanne}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00477}, pages = {1 -- 16}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Findings on the perceptual reorganization of lexical tones are mixed. Some studies report good tone discrimination abilities for all tested age groups, others report decreased or enhanced discrimination with increasing age, and still others report U-shaped developmental curves. Since prior studies have used a wide range of contrasts and experimental procedures, it is unclear how specific task requirements interact with discrimination abilities at different ages. In the present work, we tested German and Cantonese adults on their discrimination of Cantonese lexical tones, as well as German-learning infants between 6 and 18 months of age on their discrimination of two specific Cantonese tones using two different types of experimental procedures. The adult experiment showed that German native speakers can discriminate between lexical tones, but native Cantonese speakers show significantly better performance. The results from German-learning infants suggest that 6- and 18-month-olds discriminate tones, while 9-month-olds do not, supporting a U-shaped developmental curve. Furthermore, our results revealed an effect of methodology, with good discrimination performance at 6 months after habituation but not after familiarization. These results support three main conclusions. First, habituation can be a more sensitive procedure for measuring infants' discrimination than familiarization. Second, the previous finding of a U-shaped curve in the discrimination of lexical tones is further supported. Third, discrimination abilities at 18 months appear to reflect mature perceptual sensitivity to lexical tones, since German adults also discriminated the lexical tones with high accuracy.}, language = {en} } @article{GranacherKissLueder2018, author = {Granacher, Urs and Kiss, Rainer and L{\"u}der, Benjamin}, title = {Single- and Dual-Task Balance Training Are Equally Effective in Youth}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {9}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation}, address = {Lausanne}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00912}, pages = {1 -- 12}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Due to maturation of the postural control system and secular declines in motor performance, adolescents experience deficits in postural control during standing and walking while concurrently performing cognitive interference tasks. Thus, adequately designed balance training programs may help to counteract these deficits. While the general effectiveness of youth balance training is well-documented, there is hardly any information available on the specific effects of single-task (ST) versus dual-task (DT) balance training. Therefore, the objectives of this study were (i) to examine static/dynamic balance performance under ST and DT conditions in adolescents and (ii) to study the effects of ST versus DT balance training on static/dynamic balance under ST and DT conditions in adolescents. Twenty-eight healthy girls and boys aged 12-13 years were randomly assigned to either 8 weeks of ST or DT balance training. Before and after training, postural sway and spatio-temporal gait parameters were registered under ST (standing/walking only) and DT conditions (standing/walking while concurrently performing an arithmetic task). At baseline, significantly slower gait speed (p < 0.001, d = 5.1), shorter stride length (p < 0.001, d = 4.8), and longer stride time (p < 0.001, d = 3.8) were found for DT compared to ST walking but not standing. Training resulted in significant pre-post decreases in DT costs for gait velocity (p < 0.001, d = 3.1), stride length (-45\%, p < 0.001, d = 2.4), and stride time (-44\%, p < 0.01, d = 1.9). Training did not induce any significant changes (p > 0.05, d = 0-0.1) in DT costs for all parameters of secondary task performance during standing and walking. Training produced significant pre-post increases (p = 0.001; d = 1.47) in secondary task performance while sitting. The observed increase was significantly greater for the ST training group (p = 0.04; d = 0.81). For standing, no significant changes were found over time irrespective of the experimental group. We conclude that adolescents showed impaired DT compared to ST walking but not standing. ST and DT balance training resulted in significant and similar changes in DT costs during walking. Thus, there appears to be no preference for either ST or DT balance training in adolescents.}, language = {en} } @article{vanVelzenGaedke2018, author = {van Velzen, Ellen and Gaedke, Ursula}, title = {Reversed predator}, series = {Ecology and Evolution}, journal = {Ecology and Evolution}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {2045-7758}, doi = {10.1002/ece3.4184}, pages = {1 -- 13}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Ecoevolutionary feedbacks in predator-prey systems have been shown to qualitatively alter predator-prey dynamics. As a striking example, defense-offense coevolution can reverse predator-prey cycles, so predator peaks precede prey peaks rather than vice versa. However, this has only rarely been shown in either model studies or empirical systems. Here, we investigate whether this rarity is a fundamental feature of reversed cycles by exploring under which conditions they should be found. For this, we first identify potential conditions and parameter ranges most likely to result in reversed cycles by developing a new measure, the effective prey biomass, which combines prey biomass with prey and predator traits, and represents the prey biomass as perceived by the predator. We show that predator dynamics always follow the dynamics of the effective prey biomass with a classic ¼-phase lag. From this key insight, it follows that in reversed cycles (i.e., ¾-lag), the dynamics of the actual and the effective prey biomass must be in antiphase with each other, that is, the effective prey biomass must be highest when actual prey biomass is lowest, and vice versa. Based on this, we predict that reversed cycles should be found mainly when oscillations in actual prey biomass are small and thus have limited impact on the dynamics of the effective prey biomass, which are mainly driven by trait changes. We then confirm this prediction using numerical simulations of a coevolutionary predator-prey system, varying the amplitude of the oscillations in prey biomass: Reversed cycles are consistently associated with regions of parameter space leading to small-amplitude prey oscillations, offering a specific and highly testable prediction for conditions under which reversed cycles should occur in natural systems.}, language = {en} } @article{BoernertRinglebWilbert2018, author = {B{\"o}rnert-Ringleb, Moritz and Wilbert, J{\"u}rgen}, title = {The Association of Strategy Use and Concrete-Operational Thinking in Primary School}, series = {Frontiers in Education}, volume = {3}, journal = {Frontiers in Education}, publisher = {Frontiers Media}, address = {Lausanne}, issn = {2504-284X}, doi = {10.3389/feduc.2018.00038}, pages = {1 -- 11}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Concrete-operational thinking depicts an important aspect of cognitive development. A promising approach in promoting these skills is the instruction of strategies. The construction of such instructional programs requires insights into the mental operations involved in problem-solving. In the present paper, we address the question to which extent variations of the effect of isolated and combined mental operations (strategies) on correct solution of concrete-operational concepts can be observed. Therefore, a cross-sectional design was applied. The use of mental operations was measured by thinking-aloud reports from 80 first- and second-graders (N = 80) while solving tasks depicting concrete-operational thinking. Concrete-operational thinking was assessed using the subscales conservation of numbers, classification and sequences of the TEKO. The verbal reports were transcribed and coded with regard to the mental operations applied per task. Data analyses focused on tasks level, resulting in the analyses of N = 240 tasks per subscale. Differences regarding the contribution of isolated and combined mental operations (strategies) to correct solution were observed. Thereby, the results indicate the necessity of selection and integration of appropriate mental operations as strategies. The results offer insights in involved mental operations while solving concrete-operational tasks and depict a contribution to the construction of instructional programs.}, language = {en} } @article{Sitnik2018, author = {Sitnik, Aleksander}, title = {Правовое регулирование финансового контроля в сфере денежного обращения в Российской Федерации}, series = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, journal = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-411519}, pages = {75 -- 80}, year = {2018}, language = {ru} } @article{Sitnik2018, author = {Sitnik, Aleksander}, title = {Rechtliche Aspekte der Finanzkontrolle des Geldverkehrs in der Russischen F{\"o}deration}, series = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, journal = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-411506}, pages = {69 -- 73}, year = {2018}, language = {de} } @article{Tarasenko2018, author = {Tarasenko, Olga}, title = {Внедрение инструмента bail-in в России}, series = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, journal = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-411497}, pages = {61 -- 67}, year = {2018}, language = {ru} } @article{Tarasenko2018, author = {Tarasenko, Olga}, title = {Die Einf{\"u}hrung des Bail-In-Instrumentes in Russland}, series = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, journal = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-411487}, pages = {53 -- 59}, year = {2018}, language = {de} } @article{Zenin2018, author = {Zenin, Sergej}, title = {Последствия привлечения к уголовной ответственности при реализации субъективного избирательного права}, series = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, journal = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-411473}, pages = {47 -- 52}, year = {2018}, language = {ru} } @article{Zenin2018, author = {Zenin, Sergej}, title = {Auswirkung der Vorstrafe auf das subjektive Wahlrecht}, series = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, journal = {Vierte Woche des Russischen Rechts, Potsdam, 31.05.-03.06.2016 mit der Moskauer Staatlichen Juristischen O. E. Kutafin Universit{\"a}t (Akademie)}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-411460}, pages = {41 -- 46}, year = {2018}, language = {de} }