@article{PabloMoffat2015, author = {Pablo, H. and Moffat, Anthony F. J.}, title = {WR Time Series Photometry}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88031}, pages = {205 -- 208}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We take a comprehensive look at Wolf Rayet photometric variability using the MOST satellite. This sample, consisting of 6 WR stars and 6 WC stars defies all typical photometric analysis. We do, however, confirm the presence of unusual periodic signals resembling sawtooth waves which are present in 11 out of 12 stars in this sample.}, language = {en} } @article{GrassitelliLangerSanyaletal.2015, author = {Grassitelli, L. and Langer, N. and Sanyal, D. and Fossati, Luca and Bestenlehner, J. M.}, title = {Instabilities in the envelope of Wolf-Rayet stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88024}, pages = {201 -- 204}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Wolf-Rayet stars are very hot stars close to the Eddington limit. In the conditions encountered in their radiation pressure dominated outer layers several instabilities are expected to arise. These instabilities could influence both the dynamic of their optically thick winds and the observed spectral lines introducing small and large scale variability. We investigate the conditions in the convective envelopes of our helium star models and relate them to the appearance of a high number of stochastic density inhomogeneities, i.e. clumping in the optically thick wind. We also investigate the pulsational stability of these envelope, considering the effect of the high stellar wind mass loss rates.}, language = {en} } @article{McClellandEldridge2015, author = {McClelland, L. A. S. and Eldridge, J. J.}, title = {Helium stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88010}, pages = {197 -- 200}, year = {2015}, abstract = {There are outstanding problems in trying to reproduce the observed nature of Wolf-Rayet stars from theoretical stellar models. We have investigated the effects of uncertainties, such as composition and mass-loss rate, on the evolution and structure of Wolf-Rayet stars and their lower mass brethren. We find that the normal Conti scenario needs to be altered, with different WR types being due to different initial masses as well as different stages of evolution.}, language = {en} } @article{ShenarHamannTodt2015, author = {Shenar, Tomer and Hamann, Wolf-Rainer and Todt, Helge Tobias}, title = {The impact of rotation on the line profiles of Wolf-Rayet stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88008}, pages = {193 -- 196}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The distribution of angular momentum in massive stars is a critical component of their evolution, yet not much is known on the rotation velocities of Wolf-Rayet stars. There are various indications that rapidly rotating Wolf-Rayet stars should exist. Unfortunately, due to their expanding atmospheres, rotational velocities of Wolf-Rayet stars are very difficult to measure. In this work, we model the effects of rotation on the atmospheres of Wolf-Rayet stars by implementing a 3D integration scheme in the PoWR code. We further investigate whether the peculiar spectra of five Wolf-Rayet stars may imply rapid rotation, infer the corresponding rotation parameters, and discuss the implications of our results. We find that rotation helps to reproduce the unique spectra analyzed here. However, if rotation is indeed involved, the inferred rotational velocities at the stellar surface are large (∼ 200 km/s), and the implied co-rotation radii (∼ 10R∗) suggest the existence of very strong photospheric magnetic fields (∼ 20 kG).}, language = {en} } @article{SzecsiLangerSanyaletal.2015, author = {Sz{\´e}csi, D. and Langer, N. and Sanyal, D. and Evans, C. J. and Bestenlehner, J. M. and Raucq, F.}, title = {Do rapidly-rotating massive stars at low metallicity form Wolf-Rayet stars?}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87997}, pages = {189 -- 192}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The evolution of massive stars is strongly influenced by their initial chemical composition. We have computed rapidly-rotating massive star models with low metallicity (∼1/50 Z⊙) that evolve chemically homogeneously and have optically-thin winds during the main sequence evolution. These luminous and hot stars are predicted to emit intense mid- and far-UV radiation, but without the broad emission lines that characterize WR stars with optically-thick winds. We show that such Transparent Wind UV-Intense (TWUIN) stars may be responsible for the high number of He ii ionizing photons observed in metal-poor dwarf galaxies, such as IZw 18. We find that these TWUIN stars are possible long-duration gamma-ray burst progenitors.}, language = {en} } @article{MeynetGeorgyMaederetal.2015, author = {Meynet, G. and Georgy, C. and Maeder, A. and Ekstr{\"o}m, S. and Groh, J. H. and Barblan, F. and Song, H. F. and Eggenberger, P.}, title = {Physics of massive stars relevant for the modeling of Wolf-Rayet populations}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87971}, pages = {183 -- 188}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Key physical ingredients governing the evolution of massive stars are mass losses, convection and mixing in radiative zones. These effects are important both in the frame of single and close binary evolution. The present paper addresses two points: 1) the differences between two families of rotating models, i.e. the family of models computed with and without an efficient transport of angular momentum in radiative zones; 2) The impact of the mass losses in single and in close binary models.}, language = {en} } @article{EldridgeMcClellandXiaoetal.2015, author = {Eldridge, J. J. and McClelland, L. A. S. and Xiao, L. and Stanway, E. R. and Bray, J.}, title = {The importance of getting single-star and binary physics correct}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87966}, pages = {177 -- 182}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We discuss the uncertainties that need to be considered when creating numerical models of WR stars. We pay close attention to inflation and duplicity of the stellar models, highlighting several observational tests that show these are key to understanding WR stellar populations.}, language = {en} } @article{Koenigsberger2015, author = {Koenigsberger, C.}, title = {HD5980}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87954}, pages = {171 -- 174}, year = {2015}, abstract = {HD5980 is a multiple system containing at least 3 very massive and luminous stars. Located in the Small Magellanic Cloud, it is an ideal system for studying the massive star structure and evolutionary processes in low-metallicity environments. Intensely observed over the past few decades, HD5980 is a treasure trove of information on stellar wind structure, on wind-wind collisions and on the formation of wind-blown circumstellar structures. In addition, its characteristics suggest that the eclipsing WR+LBV stars of the system are the product of quasihomogeneous chemical evolution, thus making them candidate pair production supernovae or GRB progenitors. This paper summarizes some of the outstanding results derived from half a century of observations and recent theoretical studies.}, language = {en} } @article{Weis2015, author = {Weis, K.}, title = {Family ties of WR to LBV nebulae yielding clues for stellar evolution}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87949}, pages = {167 -- 170}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs) are stars is a transitional phase massive stars may enter while evolving from main-sequence to Wolf-Rayet stars. The to LBVs intrinsic photometric variability is based on the modulation of the stellar spectrum. Within a few years the spectrum shifts from OB to AF type and back. During their cool phase LBVs are close to the Humphreys-Davidson (equivalent to Eddington/Omega-Gamma) limit. LBVs have a rather high mass loss rate, with stellar winds that are fast in the hot and slower in the cool phase of an LBV. These alternating wind velocities lead to the formation of LBV nebulae by wind-wind interactions. A nebula can also be formed in a spontaneous giant eruption in which larger amounts of mass are ejected. LBV nebulae are generally small (< 5 pc) mainly gaseous circumstellar nebulae, with a rather large fraction of LBV nebulae being bipolar. After the LBV phase the star will turn into a Wolf-Rayet star, but note that not all WR stars need to have passed the LBV phase. Some follow from the RSG and the most massive directly from the MS phase. In general WRs have a large mass loss and really fast stellar winds. The WR wind may interact with winds of earlier phases (MS, RSG) to form WR nebulae. As for WR with LBV progenitors the scenario might be different, here no older wind is present but an LBV nebula! The nature of WR nebulae are therefore manifold and in particular the connection (or family ties) of WR to LBV nebulae is important to understand the transition between these two phases, the evolution of massive stars, their winds, wind-wind and wind-nebula interactions. Looking at the similarities and differences of LBV and WR nebula, figuring what is a genuine LBV and WR nebula are the basic question addressed in the analysis presented here.}, language = {en} } @article{MaduraClementelGulletal.2015, author = {Madura, T. I. and Clementel, N. and Gull, T. R. and Kruip, C. J. H. and Paardekooper, J.-P. and Icke, V.}, title = {3D hydrodynamical and radiative transfer modeling of η Carinae's colliding winds}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87930}, pages = {163 -- 166}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We present results of full 3D hydrodynamical and radiative transfer simulations of the colliding stellar winds in the massive binary system η Carinae. We accomplish this by applying the SimpleX algorithm for 3D radiative transfer on an unstructured Voronoi-Delaunay grid to recent 3D smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) simulations of the binary colliding winds. We use SimpleX to obtain detailed ionization fractions of hydrogen and helium, in 3D, at the resolution of the original SPH simulations. We investigate several computational domain sizes and Luminous Blue Variable primary star mass-loss rates. We furthermore present new methods of visualizing and interacting with output from complex 3D numerical simulations, including 3D interactive graphics and 3D printing. While we initially focus on η Car, the methods employed can be applied to numerous other colliding wind (WR 140, WR 137, WR 19) and dusty `pinwheel' (WR 104, WR 98a) binary systems. Coupled with 3D hydrodynamical simulations, SimpleX simulations have the potential to help determine the regions where various observed time-variable emission and absorption lines form in these unique objects.}, language = {en} } @article{HamaguchiCorcoran2015, author = {Hamaguchi, K. and Corcoran, M. F.}, title = {Extremely Hard X-ray Emission from η Car Observed with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR around Periastron in 2014.6}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87926}, pages = {159 -- 162}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The super massive binary system, η Car, experienced periastron passage in the summer of 2014. We observed the star twice around the maximum (forb =0.97, 2014 June 6) and just before the minimum (ϕorb =0.99, 2014 July 28) of its wind-wind colliding (WWC) X-ray emis-sion using the XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observatories, the latter of which is equipped with extremely hard X-ray (>10 keV) focusing mirrors. In both observations, NuSTAR detected the thermal X-ray tail up to 40-50 keV. The hard slope is consistent with an electron tem- perature of ∼6 keV, which is significantly higher than the ionization temperature (kT ∼4 keV) measured from the Fe K emission lines, assuming collisional equilibrium plasma. The spectrum did not show a hard power-law component above this energy range, unlike earlier detections with INTEGRAL and Suzaku. In the second NuSTAR observation, the X-ray flux above 5 keV declined gradually in ∼1 day. This result suggests that the WWC apex was gradually hidden behind the optically thick primary wind around conjunction.}, language = {en} } @article{Morris2015, author = {Morris, P. W.}, title = {Measuring η Carinae's High Mass Ejecta in the Infrared and Sub-millimeter}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87895}, pages = {155 -- 158}, year = {2015}, abstract = {I address uncertainties on the spatial distribution and mass of the dust formed in η Carinae's Homunculus nebula with data being combined from several space- and ground-based facilities spanning near-infrared to sub-mm wavelengths, in terms of observational constraints and modeling. Until these aspects are better understood, the mass loss history and mechanisms responsible for η Car's enormous eruption(s) remain poorly constrained.}, language = {en} } @article{Gull2015, author = {Gull, T. R.}, title = {Eta Carinae}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87876}, pages = {149 -- 154}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Since Augusto Damineli's demonstration in 1996 that Eta Carinae is a binary with a 5.52 year period, many innovative observations and increasingly advanced three-dimensional models have led to considerable insight on this massive system that ejected at least ten, possibly forty, solar masses in the nineteenth century. Here we present a review of our current understanding of this complex system and point out continuing puzzles.}, language = {en} } @article{Kueker2015, author = {K{\"u}ker, Manfred}, title = {Magnetospheres of massive stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87864}, pages = {143 -- 146}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We study the interaction of line-driven winds from massive stars with the magnetic field rooted in these stars by carrying out numerical simulations using the Nirvana MHD code in 2D in spherical polar coordinates. The code's adaptive mesh refinement feature allows high spatial resolution across the whole simulation box. We study both O and Wolf-Rayet stars for a range of magnetic field strengths from weak to strong as measured by the confinement parameter. For weak fields our simulations show that the initially dipolar field opens up far away from the star and a thin disk-like structure forms in the equatorial plane of the magnetic field. For stronger fields the disk is disrupted close to the stellar surface and closed field lines persist at low latitudes. For very strong fields a pronounced magnetosphere forms where the gas is forced to move along the field lines and eventually falls back to the stellar surface.}, language = {en} } @article{SanderHamannHainichetal.2015, author = {Sander, A. and Hamann, Wolf-Rainer and Hainich, Rainer and Shenar, Tomer and Todt, Helge Tobias}, title = {Hydrodynamic modeling of massive star atmospheres}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87857}, pages = {139 -- 142}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In the last decades, stellar atmosphere codes have become a key tool in understanding massive stars, including precise calculations of stellar and wind parameters, such as temperature, massloss rate, and terminal wind velocity. Nevertheless, for these models the hydrodynamic equation is not solved in the wind. Motivated by the results of the CAK theory, the models typically use a beta velocity law, which however turns out not to be adequate for stars with very strong winds, and treat the mass-loss rate as a free parameter. In a new branch of the Potsdam Wolf-Rayet model atmosphere (PoWR) code, we solve the hydrodynamic equation consistently throughout the stellar atmosphere. The PoWR code performs the calculation of the radiative force without approximations (e.g. Sobolev). We show the impact of hydrodynamically consistent modelling on OB and WR stars in comparison to conventional models and discuss the obtained velocity fields and their impact on the observed spectral lines.}, language = {en} } @article{Vink2015, author = {Vink, J. S.}, title = {The True origin of Wolf-Rayet stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87848}, pages = {133 -- 138}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The Wolf-Rayet (WR) phenomenon is widespread in astronomy. It involves classical WRs, very massive stars (VMS), WR central stars of planetary nebula CSPN [WRs], and supernovae (SNe). But what is the root cause for a certain type of object to turn into an emission-line star? In this contribution, I discuss the basic aspects of radiation-driven winds that might reveal the ultimate difference between WR stars and canonical O-type stars. I discuss the aspects of (i) self-enrichment via CNO elements, (ii) high effective temperatures (Tₑff), (iii) an increase in the helium abundance (Y ), and finally (iv) the Eddington factor Γₑ. Over the last couple of years, we have made a breakthrough in our understanding of Γₑ -dependent mass loss, which will have far-reaching consequences for the evolution and fate of the most massive stars in the Universe. Finally, I discuss the prospects for studies of the WR phenomenon in the highest redshift Lyα and He ii emitting galaxies.}, language = {en} } @article{Liermann2015, author = {Liermann, A.}, title = {Evolution of Wolf-Rayet spectra}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87830}, pages = {129 -- 132}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Wolf-Rayet stars are important sources for the enrichment of the ISM with nuclear processed elements, UV photons and momentum. They are descendants of high-mass stars for which short lifetimes and transition times can hamper the spectral classification of the stars in their different evolutionary phases. The expanded stellar atmospheres of Wolf-Rayet stars can show spectra which seem inconsistent with the anticipated underlying evolution phase, for example in late hydrogen-burning WN stars and Of/WN transition stars. We present a sequence of synthetic spectra of the Potsdam Wolf-Rayet models based on the latest Geneva stellar evolution models. This will visualize the changes in stellar spectra over a full stellar lifetime. Direct comparison with observed stellar spectra, as well as the evolution of diagnostic line ratios will improve the connection of spectral classification and evolution phase.}, language = {en} } @article{KubatovaHamannTodtetal.2015, author = {Kub{\´a}tov{\´a}, Brankica and Hamann, Wolf-Rainer and Todt, Helge Tobias and Sander, A. and Steinke, M. and Hainich, Rainer and Shenar, Tomer}, title = {Macroclumping in WR 136}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87823}, pages = {125 -- 128}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Macroclumping proved to resolve the discordance between different mass-loss rate diagnostics for O-type stars, in particular between Hα and the P v resonance lines. In this paper, we report first results from a corresponding investigation for WR stars. We apply our detailed 3-D Monte Carlo (MC) line formation code to the P v resonance doublet and show, for the Galactic WNL star WR136, that macroclumping is require to bring this line in accordance with the mass-loss rate derived from the emission-line spectrum.}, language = {en} } @article{KourniotisBonanosNajarro2015, author = {Kourniotis, M. and Bonanos, A. and Najarro, F.}, title = {Accurate parameters of massive binaries in the Danks clusters}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87819}, pages = {121 -- 124}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We present results from our near-infrared spectroscopy with VLT/ISAAC of four, massive eclipsing binary systems in the young, heavily reddened, massive Danks clusters. We derive accurate fundamental parameters and the distance to these massive systems, which comprise of OIf+, WR and O-type stars. Our goal is to increase the sample of well-studied WR stars and constrain their physics by comparison with evolutionary models.}, language = {en} } @article{HainichRuehlingPasemannetal.2015, author = {Hainich, Rainer and R{\"u}hling, U. and Pasemann, D. and Hamann, Wolf-Rainer}, title = {The WN population in the Magellanic Clouds}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87806}, pages = {117 -- 120}, year = {2015}, abstract = {A detailed and comprehensive study of the Wolf-Rayet stars of the nitrogen sequence (WN stars) in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is presented. We derived the fundamental stellar and wind parameters for more than 100 massive stars, encompassing almost the whole WN population in the Magellanic Clouds (MCs). The observations are fitted with synthetic spectra, using the PotsdamWolf-Rayet model atmosphere code (PoWR). For this purpose, large grids of line-blanket models for different metallicities have been calculated, covering a wide range of stellar temperatures, mass-loss rates, and hydrogen abundances. Our comprehensive sample facilitates statistical studies of the WN properties in the MCs without selection bias. To investigate the impact of the low LMC metallicity and the even lower SMC metallicity, we compare our new results to previous analyses of the Galactic WN population and the late type WN stars from M31. Based on these studies we derived an empirical relation between the WN mass-loss rates and the metallicity. Current stellar evolution tracks, even when accounting for rotationally induced mixing, partly fail to reproduce the observed ranges of luminosities and initial masses.}, language = {en} } @article{NajarrodelaFuenteGeballeetal.2015, author = {Najarro, F. and de la Fuente, D. and Geballe, T. R. and Figer, D. F. and Hillier, D. J.}, title = {The WR population in the Galactic Center}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87794}, pages = {113 -- 116}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The Galactic Center (GC) hosts three of the most massive WR rich, resolved young clusters in the Local Group as well as a large number of apparently isolated massive stars. Therefore, it constitutes a test bed to study the star formation history of the region, to probe a possible top-heavy scenario and to address massive star formation (clusters vs isolation) in such a dense and harsh environment. We present results from our ongoing infrared spectroscopic studies of WRs and other massive stars at the Center of the Milky Way.}, language = {en} } @article{TramperStraalSanyaletal.2015, author = {Tramper, F. and Straal, S. M. and Sanyal, D. and Sana, Hugues and de Koter, A. and Gr{\"a}fener, G. and Langer, N. and Vink, J. S. and de Mink, S. E. and Kaper, L.}, title = {Massive Wolf-Rayet stars on the verge to explode}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87786}, pages = {109 -- 112}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The enigmatic oxygen-sequence Wolf-Rayet stars represent a rare stage in the evolution of massive stars. Their properties can provide unique constraints on the pre-supernova evolution of massive stars. This work presents the results of a quantitative spectroscopic analysis of the known single WO stars, with the aim to obtain the key stellar parameters and deduce their evolutionary state.X-Shooter spectra of the WO stars are modeled using the line-blanketed non-local thermal equilibrium atmosphere code cmfgen. The obtained stellar parameters show that the WO stars are very hot, with temperatures ranging from 150 kK to 210 kK. Their chemical composition is dominated by carbon (>50\%), while the helium mass fraction is very low (down to 14\%). Oxygen mass fractions reach as high as 25\%. These properties can be reproduced with dedicated evolutionary models for helium stars, which show that the stars are post core-helium burning and very close to their eventual supernova explosion. The helium-star masses indicate initial masses or approximately 40 - 60M⊙.Thus, WO stars represent the final evolutionary stage of stars with estimated initial masses of 40 - 60M⊙. They are post core-helium burning and may explode as type Ic supernovae within a few thousand years.}, language = {en} } @article{RossloweCrowtherClarketal.2015, author = {Rosslowe, C. K. and Crowther, P. A. and Clark, J. S. and Negueruela, I.}, title = {Physical properties of the WR stars in Westerlund 1}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87779}, pages = {105 -- 108}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The Westerlund 1 (Wd1) cluster hosts a rich and varied collection of massive stars. Its dynamical youth and the absence of ongoing star formation indicate a coeval population. As such, the simultaneous presence of both late-type supergiants and Wolf-Rayet stars has defied explanation in the context of single-star evolution. Observational evidence points to a high binary fraction, hence this stellar population offers a robust test for stellar models accounting for both single-star and binary evolution. We present an optical to near-IR (VLT \& NTT) spectroscopic analysis of 22 WR stars in Wd 1, delivering physical properties for the WR stars. We discuss how these differ from the Galactic field population, and how they may be reconciled with the predictions of single and binary evolutionary models.}, language = {en} } @article{NeugentMasseyHillieretal.2015, author = {Neugent, K. F. and Massey, P. and Hillier, D. J. and Morrell, N. I.}, title = {The Discovery and Physical Parameterization of a New Type of Wolf-Rayet Star}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87766}, pages = {101 -- 104}, year = {2015}, abstract = {As part of our ongoing Wolf-Rayet (WR) Magellanic Cloud survey, we have discovered 13 new WRs. However, the most exciting outcome of our survey is not the number of new WRs, but their unique characteristics. Eight of our discoveries appear to belong to an entirely new class of WRs. While one might naively classify these stars as WN3+O3V binaries, such a pairing is unlikely. Preliminary CMFGN modeling suggests physical parameters similar to early-type WNs in the Large Magellanic Cloud except with mass-loss rates three to five times lower and slightly higher temperatures. The evolution status of these stars remains an open question.}, language = {en} } @article{CheneWyrickBorissovaetal.2015, author = {Chen{\´e}, A.-N. and Wyrick, D. and Borissova, J. and Kuhn, M. and Herv{\´e}, A. and Ram{\´i}rez Alegr{\´i}a, S. and Bonatto, C. and Bouret, J.-C. and Kurtev, R.}, title = {Improving distances to Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87759}, pages = {97 -- 100}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Before GAIA improves the HIPPARCOS survey, direct determination of the distance via parallax is only possible for γ Vel, but the analysis of the cluster or association to which WR stars are associated can give distances with a 50\% to a 10\% accuracy. The list of Galactic clusters, associations and clusters/association candidates has grown significantly in the last decade with the numerous deep, high resolution surveys of the Milky Way. In this work, we revisit the fundamental parameters of known clusters with WR stars, and we present the search for new ones. All our work is based on the catalogs from the VVV (from the VISTA telescope) and the UKIDS (from the UKIRT telescope) near infrared surveys. Finally, the relations between the fundamental parameters of clusters with WR stars are explored.}, language = {en} } @article{Hamann2015, author = {Hamann, Wolf-Rainer}, title = {Wind models and spectral analyses}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87748}, pages = {91 -- 96}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The emission-line dominated spectra of Wolf-Rayet stars are formed in expanding layers of their atmosphere, i.e. in their strong stellar wind. Adequate modeling of such spectra has to face a couple of difficulties. Because of the supersonic motion, the radiative transfer is preferably formulated in the co-moving frame. The strong deviations from local thermodynamical equilibrium (LTE) require to solve the equations of statistical equilibrium for the population numbers, accounting for many hundred atomic energy levels and thousands of line transitions. Moreover, millions of lines from iron-group elements must be taken into account for their blanketing effect. Model atmospheres of the described kind can reproduce the observed WR spectra satisfyingly, and have been widely applied for corresponding spectral analyses.}, language = {en} } @article{HoffmanLomax2015, author = {Hoffman, J. L. and Lomax, J. R.}, title = {Structure and fate of binary WR stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87737}, pages = {85 -- 88}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Because most massive stars have been or will be affected by a companion during the course of their evolution, we cannot afford to neglect binaries when discussing the progenitors of supernovae and GRBs. Analyzing linear polarization in the emission lines of close binary systems allows us to probe the structures of these systems' winds and mass flows, making it possible to map the complex morphologies of the mass loss and mass transfer structures that shape their subsequent evolution. In Wolf-Rayet (WR) binaries, line polarization variations with orbital phase distinguish polarimetric signatures arising from lines that scatter near the stars from those that scatter far from the orbital plane. These far-scattering lines may form the basis for a "binary line-effect method" of identifying rapidly rotating WR stars (and hence GRB progenitor candidates) in binary systems.}, language = {en} } @article{StLouis2015, author = {St-Louis, N.}, title = {Studying Large and Small Scale Wind Asymmetries with Spectroscopy and Polarimetry}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87726}, pages = {79 -- 84}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In this paper, I review observational evidence from spectroscopy and polarimetry for the presence of small and large scale structure in the winds of Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars. Clumping is known to be ubiquitous in the winds of these stars and many of its characteristics can be deduced from spectroscopic time-series and polarisation lightcurves. Conversely, a much smaller fraction of WR stars have been shown to harbour larger scale structures in their wind (∼ 1/5) while they are thought to be present is the winds of most of their O-star ancestors. The reason for this difference is still unknown.}, language = {en} } @article{AldorettaStLouisRichardsonetal.2015, author = {Aldoretta, E. J. and St-Louis, N. and Richardson, N. D. and Moffat, Anthony F. J. and Eversberg, T. and Hill, G. M.}, title = {The Results of the 2013 Pro-Am Wolf-Rayet Campaign}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87713}, pages = {75 -- 78}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Professional and amateur astronomers around the world contributed to a 4-month long campaign in 2013, mainly in spectroscopy but also in photometry, interferometry and polarimetry, to observe the first 3 Wolf-Rayet stars discovered: WR 134 (WN6b), WR 135 (WC8) and WR 137 (WC7pd+O9). Each of these stars are interesting in their own way, showing a variety of stellar wind structures. The spectroscopic data from this campaign were reduced and analyzed for WR 134 in order to better understand its behavior and long-term periodicity in the context of CIRs in the wind. We will be presenting the results of these spectroscopic data, which include the confirmation of the CIR variability and a time-coherency of ∼ 40 days (half-life of ∼ 20 days).}, language = {en} } @article{EversbergAldorettaKnapenetal.2015, author = {Eversberg, T. and Aldoretta, E. J. and Knapen, J. H. and Moffat, Anthony F. J. and Morel, T. and Ramiaramanantsoa, T. and Rauw, G. and Richardson, N. D. and St-Louis, N. and Teodoro, M.}, title = {World-wide amateur observations}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87705}, pages = {71 -- 74}, year = {2015}, abstract = {For some years now, spectroscopic measurements of massive stars in the amateur domain have been fulfilling professional requirements. Various groups in the northern and southern hemispheres have been established, running successful professional-amateur (ProAm) collaborative campaigns, e.g., on WR, O and B type stars. Today high quality data (echelle and long-slit) are regularly delivered and corresponding results published. Night-to-night long-term observations over months to years open a new opportunity for massive-star research. We introduce recent and ongoing sample campaigns (e.g. ∊ Aur, WR 134, ζ Pup), show respective results and highlight the vast amount of data collected in various data bases. Ultimately it is in the time-dependent domain where amateurs can shine most.}, language = {en} } @article{Hillier2015, author = {Hillier, D. J.}, title = {Spectrum formation in Wolf-Rayet stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87669}, pages = {65 -- 70}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We highlight the basic physics that allows fundamental parameters, such as the effective temperature, luminosity, abundances, and mass-loss rate, of Wolf-Rayet (W-R) stars to be determined. Since the temperature deduced from the spectrum of a W-R star is an ionization temperature, a detailed discussion of the ionization structure of W-R winds, and how it is set, is given. We also provide an overview of line and continuum formation in W-R stars. Mechanisms that contribute to the strength of different emission lines, such as collisional excitation, radiative recombination, dielectronic recombination, and continuum uorescence, are discussed.}, language = {en} } @article{SrivastavaKehrigKanthariaetal.2015, author = {Srivastava, S. and Kehrig, C. and Kantharia, N. G. and P{\´e}rez-Montero, E. and V{\´i}lchez, J. M. and Iglesias-P{\´a}ramo, J. and Janardhan, P.}, title = {A 2D view of Wolf-Rayet Galaxies}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87650}, pages = {59 -- 62}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The main objective of this work is to investigate the evolution of massive stars, and the interplay between them and the ionized gas for a sample of local metal-poor Wolf-Rayet galaxies. Optical integral field spectrocopy was used in combination with multi-wavelength radio data. Combining optical and radio data, we locate Wolf-Rayet stars and supernova remnants across the Wolf-Rayet galaxies to study the spatial correlation between them. This study will shed light on the massive star formation and its feedback, and will help us to better understand distant star-forming galaxies.}, language = {en} } @article{KehrigVilchezPerezMonteroetal.2015, author = {Kehrig, C. and V{\´i}lchez, J. M. and P{\´e}rez-Montero, E. and Iglesias-P{\´a}ramo, J. and Brinchmann, Jarle and Crowther, P. A. and Durret, F. and Kunth, D.}, title = {PopIII-star siblings in IZw18 and metal-poor WR galaxies unveiled from integral field spectroscopy}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87648}, pages = {55 -- 58}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Here, we highlight our recent results from the IFS study of Mrk178, the closest metal-poor WR galaxy, and of IZw18, the most metal-poor star-forming galaxy known in the local Universe. The IFS data of Mrk178 show the importance of aperture effects on the search for WR features, and the extent to which physical variations in the ISM properties can be detected. Our IFS data of IZw18 reveal its entire nebular HeIIλ4686-emitting region, and indicate for the very first time that peculiar, hot (nearly) metal-free ionizing stars (called here PopIII-star siblings) might hold the key to the HeII-ionization in IZw18.}, language = {en} } @article{BomansBeckerKleemannetal.2015, author = {Bomans, Dominik J. and Becker, Andrew C. and Kleemann, B. and Weis, K. and Pasquali, A.}, title = {Luminous Wolf-Rayet stars at low metallicity}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87635}, pages = {51 -- 54}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The evolution of massive stars in very low metallicity galaxies is less well observationally constrained than in environments more similar to the Milky Way, M33, or the LMC. We discuss in this contribution the current state of our program to search for and characterize Wolf-Rayet stars (and other massive emission line stars) in low metallicity galaxies in the Local Volume.}, language = {en} } @article{BeckerBomansWeis2015, author = {Becker, Andrew C. and Bomans, Dominik J. and Weis, K.}, title = {Finding new Wolf-Rayet stars in the Magellanic Clouds}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87618}, pages = {47 -- 50}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Obtaining a complete census of massive, evolved stars in a galaxy would be a key ingredient for testing stellar evolution models. However, as the evolution of stars is also strongly dependent on their metallicity, it is inevitable to have this kind of data for a variety of galaxies with different metallicities. Between 2009 and 2011, we conducted the Magellanic Clouds Massive Stars and Feedback Survey (MSCF); a spatially complete, multi-epoch, broad- and narrow-band optical imaging survey of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. With the inclusion of shallow images, we are able to give a complete photometric catalog of stars between B ≈ 18 and B ≈ 19 mag. These observations were augmented with additional photometric data of similar spatial res- olution from UV to IR (e.g. from GALEX, 2MASS and Spitzer) in order to sample a large portion of the spectral energy distribution of the brightest stars (B < 16 mag) in the Magel- lanic Clouds. Using these data, were are able to train a machine learning algorithm that gives us a good estimate of the spectral type of tens of thousands of stars. This method can be applied to the search for Wolf-Rayet-Stars to obtain a sample of candi- dates for follow-up observations. As this approach can, in principle, be adopted for any resolved galaxy as long as sufficient photometric data is available, it can form an effective alternative method to the classical strategies (e.g. He II filter imaging).}, language = {en} } @article{GomezGonzalezMayyaRosaGonzalez2015, author = {G{\´o}mez-Gonz{\´a}lez, V{\´i}ctor Mauricio Alfonso and Mayya, Yalia Divakara and Rosa-Gonz{\´a}lez, D.}, title = {Detection and Characterization of Wolf-Rayet stars in M81 with GTC/OSIRIS spectra and HST images}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87604}, pages = {43 -- 46}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Here we investigate a sample of young star clusters (YSCs) and other regions of recent star formation with Wolf-Rayet (W-R) features detected in the relatively nearby spiral galaxy M81 by analysing long-slit (LS) and Multi-Object Spectroscopy (MOS) spectra obtained with the OSIRIS instrument at the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). We take advantage of the synergy between GTC spectra and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images to also reveal their spatial localization and the environments hosting these stars. We finally discuss and comment on the next steps of our study.}, language = {en} } @article{MasseyNeugentMorrell2015, author = {Massey, P. and Neugent, K. F. and Morrell, N. I.}, title = {Finding Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Local Group}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87592}, pages = {35 -- 42}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We summarize past and current surveys for WRs among the Local Group galaxies, empha- sizing both the why and how. Such studies are invaluable for helping us learn about massive star evolution, and for providing sensitive tests of the stellar evolution models. But for such surveys to be useful, the completeness limits must be well understood. We illustrate that point by following the "evolution" of the observed WC/WN ratio in nearby galaxies. We end by examining our new survey for WR stars in the Magellanic Clouds, which has revealed a new type of WN star, never before seen.}, language = {en} } @article{RomanLopesFrancoSanmartin2015, author = {Roman-Lopes, A. and Franco, G. A. P. and Sanmartin, D.}, title = {SOAR Near-Infrared and Optical Survey of OIf* and OIf*/WN Stars in the Periphery of Galactic Massive Star Forming Regions}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87585}, pages = {31 -- 34}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In this contribution we present some preliminary results obtained from a SOAR-Goodman optical spectroscopic survey aimed to confirm the OIf* - OIf*/WN nature of a sample of Galactic candidates that were previously confirmed as massive stars based on near-infrared spectra taken with OSIRIS at SOAR. With only a few of such stars known in the Galaxy to date, our study significantly contributes to improve the number of known Galactic O2If* stars, as well as almost doubling the number of known members of the galactic sample of the rare type OIf*/WN.}, language = {en} } @article{MarstonMauerhanMorrisetal.2015, author = {Marston, A. P. and Mauerhan, J. and Morris, P. W. and Van Dyk, S.}, title = {Finding Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Milky Way}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87577}, pages = {27 -- 30}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The total population of Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars in the Galaxy is predicted by models to be as many as ~6000 stars, and yet the number of catalogued WR stars as a result of optical surveys was far lower than this (~200) at the turn of this century. When beginning our WR searches using infrared techniques it was not clear whether WR number predictions were too optimistic or whether there was more hidden behind interstellar and circumstellar extinction. During the last decade we pioneered a technique of exploiting the near- and mid-infrared continuum colours for individual point sources provided by large-format surveys of the Galaxy, including 2MASS and Spitzer/GLIMPSE, to pierce through the dust and reveal newly discovered WR stars throughout the Galactic Plane. The key item to the colour discrimination is via the characteristic infrared spectral index produced by the strong winds of the WR stars, combined with dust extinction, which place WR stars in a relatively depopulated area of infrared colour-colour diagrams. The use of the Spitzer/GLIMPSE 8µm and, more recently, WISE 22µm fluxes together with cross-referencing with X-ray measurements in selected Galactic regions have enabled improved candidate lists that increased our confirmation success rate, achieved via follow-up infrared and optical spectroscopy. To date a total of 102 new WR stars have been found with many more candidates still available for follow-up. This constitutes an addition of ~16\% to the current inventory of 642 Galactic WR stars. In this talk we review our methods and provide some new results and a preliminary review of their stellar and interstellar medium environments. We provide a roadmap for the future of this search, including statistical modeling, and what we can add to star formation and high mass star evolution studies.}, language = {en} } @article{Moffat2015, author = {Moffat, Anthony F. J.}, title = {General overview of Wolf-Rayet stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87552}, pages = {13 -- 18}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Although we all use the name Wolf-Rayet to refer to specific groups of stars, "Wolf-Rayet" per se is really an astrophysical phenomenon of fast-moving, hot plasma, normally expanding around a hot star. However, expediency demands that we follow established traditions by referring to three specific kinds of WR stars: (1) cWR, "classical" He-burning descendants of massive, O-type stars, presumably all of which pass through a WR stage; (2) WNh, the most massive and luminous hydrogen-rich main-sequence stars with strong winds; and (3) [WR], the central stars of some 15 \% of Planetary Nebulae. Wolf-Rayet stars are the epitome of relatively stable stars with the highest mass-loss rates for their kind. It behooves us to understand the what, how and why of this circumstance, along with its manyfold and fascinating consequences.}, language = {en} } @article{Crowther2015, author = {Crowther, P. A.}, title = {Wolf-Rayet content of the Milky Way}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87562}, pages = {21 -- 26}, year = {2015}, abstract = {An overview of the known Wolf-Rayet (WR) population of the Milky Way is presented, including a brief overview of historical catalogues and recent advances based on infrared photometric and spectroscopic observations resulting in the current census of 642 (vl.13 online catalogue). The observed distribution of WR stars is considered with respect to known star clusters, given that ≤20\% of WR stars in the disk are located in clusters. WN stars outnumber WC stars at all galactocentric radii, while early-type WC stars are strongly biased against the inner Milky Way. Finally, recent estimates of the global WR population in the Milky Way are reassessed, with 1,200±100 estimated, such that the current census may be 50\% complete. A characteristic WR lifetime of 0.25 Myr is inferred for an initial mass threshold of 25 M⊙.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kaempf2015, author = {K{\"a}mpf, Lucas}, title = {Extreme events in geoarchives}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85961}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {xii, 94}, year = {2015}, abstract = {A main limitation in the field of flood hydrology is the short time period covered by instrumental flood time series, rarely exceeding more than 50 to 100 years. However, climate variability acts on short to millennial time scales and identifying causal linkages to extreme hydrological events requires longer datasets. To extend instrumental flood time series back in time, natural geoarchives are increasingly explored as flood recorders. Therefore, annually laminated (varved) lake sediments seem to be the most suitable archives since (i) lake basins act as natural sediment traps in the landscape continuously recording land surface processes including floods and (ii) individual flood events are preserved as detrital layers intercalated in the varved sediment sequence and can be dated with seasonal precision by varve counting. The main goal of this thesis is to improve the understanding about hydrological and sedimentological processes leading to the formation of detrital flood layers and therewith to contribute to an improved interpretation of lake sediments as natural flood archives. This goal was achieved in two ways: first, by comparing detrital layers in sediments of two dissimilar peri-Alpine lakes, Lago Maggiore in Northern Italy and Mondsee in Upper Austria, with local instrumental flood data and, second, by tracking detrital layer formation during floods by a combined hydro-sedimentary monitoring network at Lake Mondsee spanning from the rain fall to the deposition of detrital sediment at the lake floor. Successions of sub-millimetre to 17 mm thick detrital layers were detected in sub-recent lake sediments of the Pallanza Basin in the western part of Lago Maggiore (23 detrital layers) and Lake Mondsee (23 detrital layers) by combining microfacies and high-resolution micro X-ray fluorescence scanning techniques (µ-XRF). The detrital layer records were dated by detailed intra-basin correlation to a previously dated core sequence in Lago Maggiore and varve counting in Mondsee. The intra-basin correlation of detrital layers between five sediment cores in Lago Maggiore and 13 sediment cores in Mondsee allowed distinguishing river runoff events from local erosion. Moreover, characteristic spatial distribution patterns of detrital flood layers revealed different depositional processes in the two dissimilar lakes, underflows in Lago Maggiore as well as under- and interflows in Mondsee. Comparisons with runoff data of the main tributary streams, the Toce River at Lago Maggiore and the Griesler Ache at Mondsee, revealed empirical runoff thresholds above which the deposition of a detrital layer becomes likely. Whereas this threshold is the same for the whole Pallanza Basin in Lago Maggiore (600 m3s-1 daily runoff), it varies within Lake Mondsee. At proximal locations close to the river inflow detrital layer deposition requires floods exceeding a daily runoff of 40 m3s-1, whereas at a location 2 km more distal an hourly runoff of 80 m3s-1 and at least 2 days with runoff above 40 m3s-1 are necessary. A relation between the thickness of individual deposits and runoff amplitude of the triggering events is apparent for both lakes but is obviously further influenced by variable influx and lake internal distribution of detrital sediment. To investigate processes of flood layer formation in lake sediments, hydro-sedimentary dynamics in Lake Mondsee and its main tributary stream, Griesler Ache, were monitored from January 2011 to December 2013. Precipitation, discharge and turbidity were recorded continuously at the rivers outlet to the lake and compared to sediment fluxes trapped close to the lake bottom on a basis of three to twelve days and on a monthly basis in three different water depths at two locations in the lake basin, in a distance of 0.9 (proximal) and 2.8 km (distal) to the Griesler Ache inflow. Within the three-year observation period, 26 river floods of different amplitude (10-110 m3s-1) were recorded resulting in variable sediment fluxes to the lake (4-760 g m-2d-1). Vertical and lateral variations in flood-related sedimentation during the largest floods indicate that interflows are the main processes of lake internal sediment transport in Lake Mondsee. The comparison of hydrological and sedimentological data revealed (i) a rapid sedimentation within three days after the peak runoff in the proximal and within six to ten days in the distal lake basin, (ii) empirical runoff thresholds for triggering sediment flux at the lake floor increasing from the proximal (20 m3s-1) to the distal lake basin (30 m3s-1) and (iii) factors controlling the amount of detrital sediment deposition at a certain location in the lake basin. The total influx of detrital sediment is mainly driven by runoff amplitude, catchment sediment availability and episodic sediment input by local sediment sources. A further role plays the lake internal sediment distribution which is not the same for each event but is favoured by flood duration and the existence of a thermocline and, therewith, the season in which a flood occurred. In summary, the studies reveal a high sensitivity of lake sediments to flood events of different intensity. Certain runoff amplitudes are required to supply enough detrital material to form a visible detrital layer at the lake floor. Reasonable are positive feedback mechanisms between rainfall, runoff, erosion, fluvial sediment transport capacity and lake internal sediment distribution. Therefore, runoff thresholds for detrital layer formation are site-specific due to different lake-catchment characteristics. However, the studies also reveal that flood amplitude is not the only control for the amount of deposited sediment at a certain location in the lake basin even for the strongest flood events. The sediment deposition is rather influenced by a complex interaction of catchment and in-lake processes. This means that the coring location within a lake basin strongly determines the significance of a flood layer record. Moreover, the results show that while lake sediments provide ideal archives for reconstructing flood frequencies, the reconstruction of flood amplitudes is a more complex issue and requires detailed knowledge about relevant catchment and in-lake sediment transport and depositional processes.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Feldbusch2015, author = {Feldbusch, Elvira}, title = {Geochemische Charakterisierung eines Formationsfluids im Unteren Perm}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87402}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {x, 116, XIII}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit der ganzheitlichen Betrachtung der Fluideigenschaften eines unterpermischen Reservoirs am Geothermie Forschungsstandort Groß Sch{\"o}nebeck (GrSk) bei Reservoirbedingungen und im Betrieb der Geothermieanlage. Die Untersuchungen zur Fluidherkunft ergeben, dass es sich um ein konnates Wasser meteorischen Ursprungs ohne den Einfluss der dar{\"u}berliegenden Zechsteinw{\"a}sser handelt. Die Ionen und Isotopenverh{\"a}ltnisse im Formationswasser gel{\"o}ster Komponenten in GrSk belegen einen gemeinsamen Genesepfad mit W{\"a}ssern anderer Rotliegend-Reservoire des Nordostdeutschen Beckens (NEGB). Die Isotopenverh{\"a}ltnisse von ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ≈ 0,7158 und von δ³⁴SV CDT ≈ 4,1 per mille des Sulfats weisen auf die Anreicherung des Fluids mit schweren Isotopen durch die Fluid Gestein-Wechselwirkung mit Vulkaniten und Rotliegend Sandsteinen des Unteren Perms hin. Das im Formationswasser bei Reservoirbedingungen gel{\"o}ste Gas (Gas/Wasser ≤ 2 bei STP) enth{\"a}lt Stickstoff (δ¹⁵NAir ≈ 0,6 per mille) und thermogenes Methan (δ¹³CV-PDB ≈ - 18 per mille) aus organischen Karbonablagerungen (Kerogen Typ - III Kohlen) hoher Reife. Die Isotopenverh{\"a}ltnisse der Edelgase belegen eine krustale Herkunft des Gasgemisches. Die berechnete Verweilzeit τ (⁴He) der Gase im Reservoir liegt zwischen 275 und 317 Ma und {\"u}berschreitet damit bei gegebener Konzentration von Mutternukliden im Reservoirgestein das allgemein angenommene Zeitalter der Sedimentgruppe. Das l{\"a}sst sich durch eine Zuwanderung von Gasen aus {\"a}lteren Sedimentfolgen erkl{\"a}ren. Die Ver{\"a}nderungen der physikochemischen Fluidparameter w{\"a}hrend des Anlagenbetriebs sind haupts{\"a}chlich temperaturbedingt. Bei stabilen Produktionsbedingungen und einer Temperatur von ca. 100 °C stabilisieren sich auch die Fluideigenschaften. Bei In situ Bedingungen {\"u}bertage betr{\"a}gt die Dichte ρ = 1,1325 ± 0,0002 g ∙ mL⁻¹, das Redoxpotential Eh = -105,5 ± 1,3 mV und der pH = 6,61 ± 0,002. Die relative Zusammensetzung der Gasphase bei stabilen Produktionsbedingungen zeigt dagegen eine geringe Erh{\"o}hung des Stickstoffanteils sowie des Anteils der Kohlenwasserstoffe (Ethan, Propan, usw.) und Abnahme des relativen Methananteils im Laufe des Betriebs. Die quantitative Untersuchung der sekund{\"a}ren mineralischen Ausf{\"a}llungen im Fluid mittels sequentieller Extraktion zeigte, dass Schwermetalle als eine Hauptkomponente der Fluidfestphase gr{\"o}ßtenteils in Verbindung mit organischen Molek{\"u}len vorliegen. Experimente zum Einfluss organischer Verbindungen unterschiedlicher Substanzklassen auf eine Mobilisierung der Schwermetalle aus dem Reservoirgestein ergaben, dass die Verbindungen wie Fetts{\"a}uren und PAK (polyzyklische aromatische Kohlenwasserstoffe) die Freisetzung von Kupfer, Nickel, Chrom und Blei verhindern bzw. zu derer Immobilisierung beitragen. Im Gegensatz dazu wird die Mobilit{\"a}t von Zink in Anwesenheit von diesen Verbindungen erh{\"o}ht. Niedermolekulare Monocarbons{\"a}uren und stickstoffhaltige Heteroaromaten tragen, mit Ausnahme von Blei, zur Freisetzung bzw. Mobilisierung von Schwermetallen aus dem Reservoirgestein bei. Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse dieser Arbeit best{\"a}tigen das Risiko massiver Ausf{\"a}llungen auf der kalten Seite der Geothermieanlage bei Inbetriebnahme des Kraftwerks, wenn keine an den Fluidchemismus angepassten Pr{\"a}ventionsmethoden eingesetzt werden. Die Isotopenzusammensetzung der Fluidkomponenten sowie geringf{\"u}gige Schwankungen der Gaszusammensetzung im kontinuierlichen Anlagenbetrieb l{\"a}sst eine Kommunikation des unterpermischen Reservoirs mit dem darunter liegenden Oberkarbon vermuten, was eine nachtr{\"a}gliche Ver{\"a}nderung der Fluidzusammensetzung beim Dauerbetrieb der Anlage bedeuten kann.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Papendiek2015, author = {Papendiek, Franka}, title = {Fodder legumes for Green Biorefineries}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87198}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {XI, 111}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Peak oil is forcing our society to shift from fossil to renewable resources. However, such renewable resources are also scarce, and they too must be used in the most efficient and sustainable way possible. Biorefining is a concept that represents both resource efficiency and sustainability. This approach initiates a cascade use, which means food and feed production before material use, and an energy-related use at the end of the value-added chain. However, sustainability should already start in the fields, on the agricultural side, where the industrially-used biomass is produced. Therefore, the aim of my doctoral thesis is to analyse the sustainable feedstock supply for biorefineries. In contrast to most studies on biorefineries, I focus on the sustainable provision of feedstock and not on the bioengineering processing of whatever feedstock is available. Grasslands provide a high biomass potential. They are often inefficiently used, so a new utilisation concept based on the biorefining approach can increase the added value from grasslands. Fodder legumes from temporary and permanent grasslands were chosen for this study. Previous research shows that they are a promising feedstock for industrial uses, and their positive environmental impact is an important byproduct to promote sustainable agricultural production systems. Green Biorefineries are a class of biorefineries that use fresh green biomass, such as grasses or fodder legumes, as feedstock. After fractionation, an organic solution (press juice) forms; this is used for the production of organic acids, chemicals and extracts, as well as fertilisers. A fibre component (press cake) is also created to produce feed, biomaterials and biogas. This thesis examines a specific value chain, using alfalfa and clover/grass as feedstock and generating lactic acid and one type of cattle feed from it. The research question is if biomass production needs to be adapted for the utilisation of fodder legumes in the Green Biorefinery approach. I have attempted to give a holistic analysis of cultivation, processing and utilisation of two specific grassland crops. Field trials with alfalfa and clover/grass at different study sites were carried out to obtain information on biomass quality and quantity depending on the crop, study site and harvest time. The fresh biomass was fractionated with a screw press and the composition of press juices and cakes was analysed. Fermentation experiments took place to determine the usability of press juices for lactic acid production. The harvest time is not of high importance for the quality of press juices as a fermentation medium. For permanent grasslands, late cuts, often needed for reasons of nature conservation, are possible without a major influence on feedstock quality. The press cakes were silaged for feed-value determination. Following evidence that both intermediate products are suitable feedstocks in the Green Biorefinery approach, I developed a cost-benefit analysis, comparing different production scenarios on a farm. Two standard crop rotations for Brandenburg, producing either only market crops or market crops and fodder legumes for ruminant feed production, were compared to a system that uses the cultivated fodder legumes for the Green Biorefinery value chain instead of only feed production. Timely processing of the raw material is important to maintain quality for industrial uses, so on-site processing at the farm is assumed in Green Biorefinery scenario. As a result, more added value stays in the rural area. Two farm sizes, common for many European regions, were chosen to examine the influence of scale. The cost site of farmers has also been analysed in detail to assess which farm characteristics make production of press juices for biochemical industries viable. Results show that for large farm sizes in particular, the potential profits are high. Additionally, the wider spectrum of marketable products generates new sources of income for farmers. The holistic analysis of the supply chain provides evidence that the cultivation processes for fodder legumes do not need to be adapted for use in Green Biorefineries. In fact, the new utilisation approach even widens the cultivation and processing spectrum and can increase economic viability of fodder legume production in conventional farming.}, language = {en} } @misc{LadwigNaegelerRichteretal.2015, author = {Ladwig, Bernd and N{\"a}geler, Pascal and Richter, Dagmar and Schmitz, Friederike and Volger, Helmut and Weiß, Norman}, title = {MenschenRechtsMagazin : Informationen | Meinungen | Analysen}, series = {MenschenRechtsMagazin}, volume = {20}, journal = {MenschenRechtsMagazin}, number = {2}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1434-2820}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87182}, pages = {73 -- 131}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Aus dem Inhalt: - Themenschwerpunkt: Tierrechte - Warum manche Tiere Rechte haben - und wir nicht die einzigen sind - Tierschutz, Tierrechte oder Tierbefreiung? - Recht des Tieres und menschliche Interessen - Die St{\"a}rkung der Vertragsorgane im UN-Menschenrechtssystem}, language = {de} } @book{DyckGiese2015, author = {Dyck, Johannes and Giese, Holger}, title = {Inductive invariant checking with partial negative application conditions}, number = {98}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-333-6}, issn = {1613-5652}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-77748}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {43}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Graph transformation systems are a powerful formal model to capture model transformations or systems with infinite state space, among others. However, this expressive power comes at the cost of rather limited automated analysis capabilities. The general case of unbounded many initial graphs or infinite state spaces is only supported by approaches with rather limited scalability or expressiveness. In this report we improve an existing approach for the automated verification of inductive invariants for graph transformation systems. By employing partial negative application conditions to represent and check many alternative conditions in a more compact manner, we can check examples with rules and constraints of substantially higher complexity. We also substantially extend the expressive power by supporting more complex negative application conditions and provide higher accuracy by employing advanced implication checks. The improvements are evaluated and compared with another applicable tool by considering three case studies.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Mai2015, author = {Mai, Michael}, title = {Migrationsdiskurse in der deutschen Grenzregion zu Polen}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87015}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {294}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In der vorliegenden Dissertation werden Migrationsdiskurse in der deutschen Grenzregion zu Polen im Vorfeld der EU-Erweiterung zum 1. Mai 2004 exemplarisch in drei deutschen Grenzst{\"a}dten, der jeweils westliche Teil der ehemals gemeinsamen, seit 1945 durch eine nationalstaatliche Grenze mit dem jeweils zeitspezifischen Grenzregime geteilten, deutsch-polnischen Zwillingsst{\"a}dte Frankfurt (Oder) - Słubice, Guben - Gubin und G{\"o}rlitz - Zgorzelec, analysiert. Ausgew{\"a}hlt wurde der Untersuchungsraum mit Blick auf die tiefgreifenden europ{\"a}ischen Transformationsprozesse seit den sp{\"a}ten 1980er Jahren, die f{\"u}r die {\"o}rtliche Bev{\"o}lkerung gravierende lebensweltliche Strukturumbr{\"u}che zur Folge hatten. Die Region wurde mit der Vereinigung der beiden deutschen Staaten {\"u}berdies zu einem zentralen Aktionsraum nationaler und internationaler Migrationspolitik; ihr wurde eine wichtige stellvertretende Funktion betreffend die Zutrittsregelung zugewiesen. Mit der EU-Erweiterung waren f{\"u}r die Region neuerliche, unmittelbare Ver{\"a}nderungen verbunden, die vor Ort gerade auch aufgrund damit (mutmaßlich) einhergehender Migration eher als Bedrohung denn als Chance gedeutet wurden. Den diskurstheoretischen Hintergrund der Untersuchungen stellen in erster Linie die Arbeiten von Michel Foucault und die von Siegfried J{\"a}ger darauf aufruhend konzipierte Kritische Diskursanalyse bereit. Diskurs wird - grob vereinfacht - als Fluss von sozialen Wissensbest{\"a}nden und Bewusstseinsinhalten durch die Zeit verstanden, der individuelles und kollektives Handeln von Menschen bestimmt; Diskurse sind der Ort, an dem (Be-)Deutungen von Menschen ausgehandelt, ver{\"a}ndert und der Wirklichkeit zugewiesen werden. Der Forschungszugang versteht sich als Teil der Neuen Kulturgeographie, die konsequent nicht-essentialistisch und erkenntnistheoretisch nicht-fundamentalistisch ist. Die Datenbasis der empirischen Analysen repr{\"a}sentieren zwei Ebenen bzw. Teilsektoren des Diskurses. Zum einen die Berichterstattung der jeweils monopolartigen regionalen Tageszeitung in Frankfurt (Oder), Guben und G{\"o}rlitz (M{\"a}rkische Oderzeitung/Frankfurter Stadtbote, Lausitzer Rundschau/Lokalausgabe Guben, S{\"a}chsische Zeitung/G{\"o}rlitzer Zeitung). Zum anderen ein Sample von insgesamt 17 Experteninterviews mit lokalen Funktionstr{\"a}gern, die mit Blick auf ihr, an ihre spezifische professionelle und/oder ehrenamtliche T{\"a}tigkeit gebundenes, praxisges{\"a}ttigtes Sonder- bzw. Insiderwissen zum Thema Migration ausgew{\"a}hlt und befragt wurden. Die durchgef{\"u}hrten Analysen verdeutlichen unter anderem die Bedeutung diskurssemantischer Grundfiguren des deutschen Migrationsdiskurses im Sinne politisch und alltagskulturell konservierter migrationskritischer Vorstellungsinhalte und Bedeutungszuweisungen zu Kategorien des Fremden und Konstruktionen von Wir und/vs. Sie. Ebenso explizieren sie eine gravierende Diskrepanz zwischen dem lokalen Staat und der Lebenswelt der lokalen Bev{\"o}lkerung.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{OPUS4-8426, title = {Wolf-Rayet Stars}, editor = {Hamann, Wolf-Rainer and Sander, Andreas Alexander Christoph and Todt, Helge Tobias}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-84268}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Nearly 150 years ago, the French astronomers Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet described stars with very conspicuous spectra that are dominated by bright and broad emission lines. Meanwhile termed Wolf-Rayet Stars after their discoverers, those objects turned out to represent important stages in the life of massive stars. As the first conference in a long time that was specifically dedicated to Wolf-Rayet stars, an international workshop was held in Potsdam, Germany, from 1.-5. June 2015. About 100 participants, comprising most of the leading experts in the field as well as as many young scientists, gathered for one week of extensive scientific exchange and discussions. Considerable progress has been reported throughout, e.g. on finding such stars, modeling and analyzing their spectra, understanding their evolutionary context, and studying their circumstellar nebulae. While some major questions regarding Wolf-Rayet stars still remain open 150 years after their discovery, it is clear today that these objects are not just interesting stars as such, but also keystones in the evolution of galaxies. These proceedings summarize the talks and posters presented at the Potsdam Wolf-Rayet workshop. Moreover, they also include the questions, comments, and discussions emerging after each talk, thereby giving a rare overview not only about the research, but also about the current debates and unknowns in the field. The Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) included Alceste Bonanos (Athens), Paul Crowther (Sheffield), John Eldridge (Auckland), Wolf-Rainer Hamann (Potsdam, Chair), John Hillier (Pittsburgh), Claus Leitherer (Baltimore), Philip Massey (Flagstaff), George Meynet (Geneva), Tony Moffat (Montreal), Nicole St-Louis (Montreal), and Dany Vanbeveren (Brussels).}, language = {en} } @misc{SchwarzBuffonEtteetal.2015, author = {Schwarz, Ingo and Buffon, Giuseppe and Ette, Ottmar and Garrido, Elisa and Heyd, Thomas and Lundberg, Karin and Werner, Petra}, title = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz}, series = {HIN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; international review for Humboldtian studies}, volume = {XVI}, journal = {HIN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; international review for Humboldtian studies}, number = {30}, editor = {Ette, Ottmar and Knobloch, Eberhard}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1617-5239}, doi = {10.18443/hinvol16iss302015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86895}, pages = {101}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Ingo Schwarz: „Uebrigens verbleibe ich mit besonderer Werthsch{\"a}tzung Euer gn{\"a}diger K{\"o}nig". Zum Briefwechsel Alexander von Humboldts mit Friedrich Wilhelm III. im September 1804 Giuseppe Buffon: The Franciscans in Cathay: memory of men and places. A Contribution for the genealogy of geographical knowledge of Alexander von Humboldt Ottmar Ette: Icono-graf{\´i}a, cali-graf{\´i}a, auto-graf{\´i}a. Sobre el arte de la visualizaci{\´o}n en los diarios del viaje americano de Alexander von Humboldt Elisa Garrido: Arte, ciencia y cultura visual en el atlas pintoresco: Vista de la Plaza Mayor de Mexico Thomas Heyd: Ascensi{\´o}n al Teide de Alexander von Humboldt Karin Lundberg: Networking Knowledge: Considering Alexander von Humboldt's Legacy in a New Shared Space in Education Petra Werner: In der Naturgeschichte „etwas H{\"o}heres suchen". Zu Humboldts Konzept der Pflanzengeographie}, language = {mul} } @article{OPUS4-8698, title = {{\"U}ber die Autoren}, series = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, volume = {XVI}, journal = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, number = {30}, editor = {Ette, Ottmar and Knobloch, Eberhard}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1617-5239}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86985}, pages = {99 -- 101}, year = {2015}, language = {mul} } @article{Werner2015, author = {Werner, Petra}, title = {In der Naturgeschichte „etwas H{\"o}heres suchen"}, series = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, volume = {XVI}, journal = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, number = {30}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1617-5239}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86975}, pages = {84 -- 98}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Der Erwerb der s{\"u}damerikanischen Reisetageb{\"u}cher Alexander von Humboldts durch die Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz war 2014 ein bedeutendes Ereignis. In einem ersten Schritt wertet der Artikel unver{\"o}ffentlichte Teile der Tageb{\"u}cher und Dokumente aus dem Nachlass aus, um den „Kosmos Humboldt´scher Interessen" zum Thema Pflanzengeographie zu umreißen, darunter auch seine {\"U}berlegungen zum Einfluss von Mensch und Tier auf die Ausbreitung von Pflanzen und die Ver{\"a}nderung von Vegetation. Die Einsichten des Gelehrten zur Abh{\"a}ngigkeit Europas von der sogenannten „Neuen Welt" hinsichtlich der Nahrungsmittel werden ebenso behandelt. So vertrat Humboldt in seinen Ausf{\"u}hrungen zum Thema „Was sind Barbaren?" die These, dass Isolierung von Menschen aus der Gemeinschaft, Elend, Nahrungsmangel, klimatische Ursachen usw. „die Spuren von Zivilisation vertilgen". Er betonte, dass es n{\"o}tig sein, in einem weltweiten Wettstreit intellektueller Kr{\"a}fte die Ressourcenknappheit zu {\"u}berwinden.}, language = {de} } @article{Lundberg2015, author = {Lundberg, Karin}, title = {Networking knowledge}, series = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, volume = {XVI}, journal = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, number = {30}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1617-5239}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86968}, pages = {78 -- 83}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Global citizenship and diversity are well-represented concepts in today's higher education. Learning outcomes and competencies are designed to sensitize students to the many cultural backgrounds of U.S. learning institutions. Nevertheless, true globality, as represented through diverse discourses and perspectives of the world, still seems neglected in curricula and course assignments. This article explores the possibilities offered through a new shared space in education where different forms of networked knowledge and multifaceted perspectives can build a global platform of exchange in a diverse student population. The universal science concept described by Alexander von Humboldt at the beginning of the 19th Century illuminates this intertwined approach to knowledge of the world, which has the potential to positively impact contemporary curricula and course design. Von Humboldt's writings emphasize inclusion and interplay among cultures and natural phenomena. By inviting our students to be active representatives of diverse discourses, these interconnecting links will become more transparent. In turn, productive forms of knowing about the world may enrich current learning objectives and thereby reflect a true global citizenship as it evolves in a new shared space of education. Keywords: global citizenship, plurality, diverse discourses, multicultural education.}, language = {en} } @article{Heyd2015, author = {Heyd, Thomas}, title = {Ascensi{\´o}n al Teide de Alexander von Humboldt}, series = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, volume = {XVI}, journal = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, number = {30}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1617-5239}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86956}, pages = {68 -- 77}, year = {2015}, abstract = {En este breve ensayo propongo que en la ascensi{\´o}n al Teide Alexander von Humboldt pudo adquirir una perspectiva integral, que le sirvi{\´o} como marco de comunicaci{\´o}n cient{\´i}fica para aunar la multitud de datos que se hab{\´i}a dispuesto a recoger en su breve estancia en la isla. M{\´a}s aun, de ah{\´i} en adelante este marco adem{\´a}s le servir{\´i}a para darle sentido de conjunto a las incontables y diversas informaciones que recoger{\´i}a en los restantes cinco a{\~n}os de viaje. Para poner en evidencia el enfoque de la visita a Tenerife de Humboldt, analizo su relato de la ascensi{\´o}n al Teide suponiendo que est{\´a} estructurado seg{\´u}n los relatos de viajes {\´e}picos y peregrinaciones.}, language = {es} } @article{Garrido2015, author = {Garrido, Elisa}, title = {Arte, ciencia y cultura visual en el atlas pintoresco}, series = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, volume = {XVI}, journal = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, number = {30}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1617-5239}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86949}, pages = {54 -- 67}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Lo pintoresco se puede definir como un sentimiento que invita al espectador de una escena particular a reproducirla en un cuadro, algo que permiti{\´o} a los viajeros del siglo XIX transportar las im{\´a}genes como posesiones, especialmente a trav{\´e}s de la publicaci{\´o}n de un Atlas Pittoresque. Cada una de esas im{\´a}genes es un testimonio de los viajes y sus historias cruzadas. Este es el caso de la l{\´a}mina III, Vista de la Plaza Mayor de M{\´e}xico, que forma parte de la obra Vues des Cordill{\`e}res et Monuments des Peuples Indig{\`e}nes de l'Am{\´e}rique, una imagen que ilustra las redes de intercambio que se suced{\´i}an entre artistas y cient{\´i}ficos a trav{\´e}s de los viajes y expediciones.}, language = {es} } @article{Ette2015, author = {Ette, Ottmar}, title = {Icono-graf{\´i}a, cali-graf{\´i}a, auto-graf{\´i}a}, series = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, volume = {XVI}, journal = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, number = {30}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1617-5239}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86938}, pages = {29 -- 53}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In Gem{\"a}lden, die den sp{\"a}ten Alexander von Humboldt zeigen, finden sich bildlich verdichtete Zeichen seines wissenschaftlichen Lebens. So erinnert das Bild des von Humboldt nicht ganz bestiegenen Chimborazo an die epistemische Funktion des Unabgeschlossenen in seiner Arbeit, w{\"a}hrend Karte, Globus und die charakteristische K{\"o}rperhaltung auf die zentrale Bedeutung der Bewegung und auf das „Schreiben im Angesicht der Dinge" verweisen. Auff{\"a}llig ist die Pr{\"a}senz des Schreibmaterials in den Bildern, das als Verweis auf die lebenslange Bedeutung der Amerikanischen Reisetageb{\"u}cher verstanden werden kann. In diesen kommen wiederum die zentralen Momente der Humboldtian Science zum Ausdruck. Der Charakter des work in progress und die konsequente Relationalit{\"a}t der Darstellung zeigen die epistemologischen Konstanten dieser Wissenschaft genauso an wie die in der Handschrift erkennbare Dimension der K{\"o}rper-Leiblichkeit.}, language = {es} } @article{Buffon2015, author = {Buffon, Giuseppe}, title = {The Franciscans in Cathay}, series = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, volume = {XVI}, journal = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, number = {30}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1617-5239}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86920}, pages = {13 -- 28}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The study analyzes the process that leads to the elaboration of the thesis of a continuity between the Medieval Asia mission and the New World mission. This effort, undertaken by the Catholic historiography of the mission during the XIX century, is the result of the impulse provided by Alexander von Humboldt's studies about the discovery of America (Examen critique). The data about the geography of Asia collected by the missionaries-travelers working in the territory between Karakorum and Khanbalik during the XIII e XIV century reaches Christopher Colombus with the mediation of Roger Bacon, whom Humboldt himself esteems as a true cultural mediator. The conclusion of the article tries to identify reasons and modalities of the secularization of the missionary concept, i.e. the shift from the ideal of the propagation of the Christian message to a prevailing interest for cartography and topography, transformations arranged by a late medieval historiography that introduces into martyrolagia the loca toponomastica.}, language = {en} } @article{Schwarz2015, author = {Schwarz, Ingo}, title = {„Uebrigens verbleibe ich mit besonderer Werthsch{\"a}tzung Euer gn{\"a}diger K{\"o}nig"}, series = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, volume = {XVI}, journal = {HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies}, number = {30}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {1617-5239}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.18443/218}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86913}, pages = {7 -- 12}, year = {2015}, language = {de} } @misc{LamannaKirschbaumWauricketal.2015, author = {Lamanna, Francesco and Kirschbaum, Frank and Waurick, Isabelle and Dieterich, Christoph and Tiedemann, Ralph}, title = {Cross-tissue and cross-species analysis of gene expression in skeletal muscle and electric organ of African weakly-electric fish (Teleostei; Mormyridae)}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86997}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Background African weakly-electric fishes of the family Mormyridae are able to produce and perceive weak electric signals (typically less than one volt in amplitude) owing to the presence of a specialized, muscle-derived electric organ (EO) in their tail region. Such electric signals, also known as Electric Organ Discharges (EODs), are used for objects/prey localization, for the identification of conspecifics, and in social and reproductive behaviour. This feature might have promoted the adaptive radiation of this family by acting as an effective pre-zygotic isolation mechanism. Despite the physiological and evolutionary importance of this trait, the investigation of the genetic basis of its function and modification has so far remained limited. In this study, we aim at: i) identifying constitutive differences in terms of gene expression between electric organ and skeletal muscle (SM) in two mormyrid species of the genus Campylomormyrus: C. compressirostris and C. tshokwe, and ii) exploring cross-specific patterns of gene expression within the two tissues among C. compressirostris, C. tshokwe, and the outgroup species Gnathonemus petersii. Results Twelve paired-end (100 bp) strand-specific RNA-seq Illumina libraries were sequenced, producing circa 330 M quality-filtered short read pairs. The obtained reads were assembled de novo into four reference transcriptomes. In silico cross-tissue DE-analysis allowed us to identify 271 shared differentially expressed genes between EO and SM in C. compressirostris and C.tshokwe. Many of these genes correspond to myogenic factors, ion channels and pumps, and genes involved in several metabolic pathways. Cross-species analysis has revealed that the electric organ transcriptome is more variable in terms of gene expression levels across species than the skeletal muscle transcriptome. Conclusions The data obtained indicate that: i) the loss of contractile activity and the decoupling of the excitation-contraction processes are reflected by the down-regulation of the corresponding genes in the electric organ's transcriptome; ii) the metabolic activity of the EO might be specialized towards the production and turn-over of membrane structures; iii) several ion channels are highly expressed in the EO in order to increase excitability; iv) several myogenic factors might be down-regulated by transcription repressors in the EO.}, language = {en} } @misc{LaubrockKliegl2015, author = {Laubrock, Jochen and Kliegl, Reinhold}, title = {The eye-voice span during reading aloud}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86904}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Although eye movements during reading are modulated by cognitive processing demands, they also reflect visual sampling of the input, and possibly preparation of output for speech or the inner voice. By simultaneously recording eye movements and the voice during reading aloud, we obtained an output measure that constrains the length of time spent on cognitive processing. Here we investigate the dynamics of the eye-voice span (EVS), the distance between eye and voice. We show that the EVS is regulated immediately during fixation of a word by either increasing fixation duration or programming a regressive eye movement against the reading direction. EVS size at the beginning of a fixation was positively correlated with the likelihood of regressions and refixations. Regression probability was further increased if the EVS was still large at the end of a fixation: if adjustment of fixation duration did not sufficiently reduce the EVS during a fixation, then a regression rather than a refixation followed with high probability. We further show that the EVS can help understand cognitive influences on fixation duration during reading: in mixed model analyses, the EVS was a stronger predictor of fixation durations than either word frequency or word length. The EVS modulated the influence of several other predictors on single fixation durations (SFDs). For example, word-N frequency effects were larger with a large EVS, especially when word N-1 frequency was low. Finally, a comparison of SFDs during oral and silent reading showed that reading is governed by similar principles in both reading modes, although EVS maintenance and articulatory processing also cause some differences. In summary, the EVS is regulated by adjusting fixation duration and/or by programming a regressive eye movement when the EVS gets too large. Overall, the EVS appears to be directly related to updating of the working memory buffer during reading.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Golle2015, author = {Golle, Kathleen}, title = {Physical fitness in school-aged children}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85949}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {xi, 147, xii}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Physical fitness is an important marker of health that enables people to carry out activities of daily living with vigour and alertness but without undue fatigue and with sufficient reserve to enjoy active leisure pursuits and to meet unforeseen emergencies. Especially, due to scientific findings that the onset of civilization diseases (e.g., obesity, cardiovascular disease) begins in childhood and that physical fitness tracks (at least) into young adulthood, the regular monitoring and promotion of physical fitness in children is risen up to a public health issue. In relation to the evaluation of a child's physical fitness over time (i.e., development) the use of longitudinally-based percentile values is of particular interest due to their underlined dedication of true physical fitness development within subjects (i.e., individual changes in timing and tempo of growth and maturation). Besides its genetic determination (e.g., sex, body height), physical fitness is influenced by factors that refer to children's environment and behaviour. For instance, disparities in physical fitness according to children's living area are frequently reported concerning the fact that living in rural areas as compared to urban areas seems to be more favourable for children's physical fitness. In addition, cross-sectional studies found higher fitness values in children participating in sports clubs as compared to non-participants. However, up to date, the observed associations between both (i.e., living area and sports club participating) and children's physical fitness are unresolved concerning a long-term effect. In addition, social inequality as determined by the socioeconomic status (SES) extends through many areas of children's life. While evidence indicates that the SES is inversely related to various indices of child's daily life and behaviour like educational success, nutritional habits, and sedentary- and physical activity behaviour, a potential relationship between child's physical fitness and the SES is hardly investigated and indicated inconsistent results. The present thesis addressed three objectives: (1) to generate physical fitness percentiles for 9- to 12- year-old boys and girls using a longitudinal approach and to analyse the age- and sex-specific development of physical fitness, (2) to investigate the long-term effect of living area and sports club participation on physical fitness in third- to sixth-grade primary school students, and (3) to examine associations between the SES and physical fitness in a large and representative (i.e., for a German federal state) sample of third grade primary school students. Methods (i/ii) Healthy third graders were followed over four consecutive years (up to grade 6), including annually assessment of physical fitness and parental questionnaire (i.e., status of sports club participation and living area). Six tests were conducted to estimate various components of physical fitness: speed (50-m sprint test), upper body muscular power (1-kg ball push test), lower body muscular power (triple hop test), flexibility (stand-and-reach test), agility (star agility run test), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) (9-min run test). (iii) Within a cross-sectional study (i.e., third objective), physical fitness of third graders was assessed by six physical fitness tests including: speed (20-m sprint test), upper body muscular power (1-kg ball push test), lower body muscular power (standing long jump [SLJ] test), flexibility (stand-and-reach test), agility (star agility run test), and CRF (6-min run test). By means of questionnaire, students reported their status of organized sports participation (OSP). Results (i) With respect to percentiles of physical fitness development, test performances increased in boys and girls from age 9 to 12, except for males' flexibility (i.e., stable performance over time). Girls revealed significantly better performance in flexibility, whereas boys scored significantly higher in the remaining physical fitness tests. In girls as compared to boys, physical fitness development was slightly faster for upper body muscular power but substantially faster for flexibility. Generated physical fitness percentile curves indicated a timed and capacity-specific physical fitness development (curvilinear) for upper body muscular power, agility, and CRF. (ii) Concerning the effect of living area and sports club participation on physical fitness development, children living in urban areas showed a significantly faster performance development in physical fitness components of upper and lower body muscular power as compared to peers from rural areas. The same direction was noted as a trend in CRF. Additionally, children that regularly participated in a sports club, when compared to those that not continuously participated in a sports club demonstrated a significantly faster performance development in lower body muscular power. A trend of faster performance development in sports club participants occurred in CRF too. (iii) Regarding the association of SES with physical fitness, the percentage of third graders that achieved a high physical fitness level in lower body muscular power and CRF was significantly higher in students attending schools in communities with high SES as compared to middle and low SES, irrespective of sex. Similar, students from the high SES-group performed significantly better in lower body muscular power and CRF than students from the middle and/or the low SES-group. Conclusion (i) The generated percentile values provide an objective tool to estimate childrenʼs physical fitness within the frame of physical education (e.g., age- and sex-specific grading of motor performance) and further to detect children with specific fitness characteristics (low fit or high fit) that may be indicative for the necessity of preventive health promotion or long term athlete development. (ii) It is essential to consider variables of different domains (e.g., environment and behavior) in order to improve knowledge of potential factors which influence physical fitness during childhood. In this regard, the present thesis provide a first input to clarify the causality of living area and sports club participation on physical fitness development in school-aged children. Living in urban areas as well as a regular participation in sports clubs positively affected children´s physical fitness development (i.e., muscular power and CRF). Herein, sports club participation seems to be a key factor within the relationship between living area and physical fitness. (iii) The findings of the present thesis imply that attending schools in communities with high SES refers to better performance in specific physical fitness test items (i.e., muscular power, CRF) in third graders. Extra-curricular physical education classes may represent an important equalizing factor for physical activity opportunities in children of different SES backgrounds. In regard to strong evidence of a positive relationship between physical fitness - in particular muscular fitness/ CRF - and health, more emphasis should be laid on establishing sports clubs and extra-curricular physical education classes as an easy and attractive means to promote fitness-, and hence health- enhancing daily physical activity for all children (i.e. public health approach).}, language = {en} } @misc{BanerjeeStuekerSaalfrank2015, author = {Banerjee, Shiladitya and St{\"u}ker, Tony and Saalfrank, Peter}, title = {Vibrationally resolved optical spectra of modified diamondoids obtained from time-dependent correlation function methods}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86826}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Optical properties of modified diamondoids have been studied theoretically using vibrationally resolved electronic absorption, emission and resonance Raman spectra. A time-dependent correlation function approach has been used for electronic two-state models, comprising a ground state (g) and a bright, excited state (e), the latter determined from linear-response, time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). The harmonic and Condon approximations were adopted. In most cases origin shifts, frequency alteration and Duschinsky rotation in excited states were considered. For other cases where no excited state geometry optimization and normal mode analysis were possible or desired, a short-time approximation was used. The optical properties and spectra have been computed for (i) a set of recently synthesized sp2/sp3 hybrid species with C[double bond, length as m-dash]C double-bond connected saturated diamondoid subunits, (ii) functionalized (mostly by thiol or thione groups) diamondoids and (iii) urotropine and other C-substituted diamondoids. The ultimate goal is to tailor optical and electronic features of diamondoids by electronic blending, functionalization and substitution, based on a molecular-level understanding of the ongoing photophysics.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Zakharova2015, author = {Zakharova, Olga}, title = {Analysis and modeling of transient earthquake patterns and their dependence on local stress regimes}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86455}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {XVI, 94}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Investigations in the field of earthquake triggering and associated interactions, which includes aftershock triggering as well as induced seismicity, is important for seismic hazard assessment due to earthquakes destructive power. One of the approaches to study earthquake triggering and their interactions is the use of statistical earthquake models, which are based on knowledge of the basic seismicity properties, in particular, the magnitude distribution and spatiotemporal properties of the triggered events. In my PhD thesis I focus on some specific aspects of aftershock properties, namely, the relative seismic moment release of the aftershocks with respect to the mainshocks; the spatial correlation between aftershock occurrence and fault deformation; and on the influence of aseismic transients on the aftershock parameter estimation. For the analysis of aftershock sequences I choose a statistical approach, in particular, the well known Epidemic Type Aftershock Sequence (ETAS) model, which accounts for the input of background and triggered seismicity. For my specific purposes, I develop two ETAS model modifications in collaboration with Sebastian Hainzl. By means of this approach, I estimate the statistical aftershock parameters and performed simulations of aftershock sequences as well. In the case of seismic moment release of aftershocks, I focus on the ratio of cumulative seismic moment release with respect to the mainshocks. Specifically, I investigate the ratio with respect to the focal mechanism of the mainshock and estimate an effective magnitude, which represents the cumulative aftershock energy (similar to Bath's law, which defines the average difference between mainshock and the largest aftershock magnitudes). Furthermore, I compare the observed seismic moment ratios with the results of the ETAS simulations. In particular, I test a restricted ETAS (RETAS) model which is based on results of a clock advanced model and static stress triggering. To analyze spatial variations of triggering parameters I focus in my second approach on the aftershock occurrence triggered by large mainshocks and the study of the aftershock parameter distribution and their spatial correlation with the coseismic/postseismic slip and interseismic locking. To invert the aftershock parameters I improve the modified ETAS (m-ETAS) model, which is able to take the extension of the mainshock rupture into account. I compare the results obtained by the classical approach with the output of the m-ETAS model. My third approach is concerned with the temporal clustering of seismicity, which might not only be related to earthquake-earthquake interactions, but also to a time-dependent background rate, potentially biasing the parameter estimations. Thus, my coauthors and I also applied a modification of the ETAS model, which is able to take into account time-dependent background activity. It can be applicable for two different cases: when an aftershock catalog has a temporal incompleteness or when the background seismicity rate changes with time, due to presence of aseismic forces. An essential part of any research is the testing of the developed models using observational data sets, which are appropriate for the particular study case. Therefore, in the case of seismic moment release I use the global seismicity catalog. For the spatial distribution of triggering parameters I exploit two aftershock sequences of the Mw8.8 2010 Maule (Chile) and Mw 9.0 2011 Tohoku (Japan) mainshocks. In addition, I use published geodetic slip models of different authors. To test our ability to detect aseismic transients my coauthors and I use the data sets from Western Bohemia (Central Europe) and California. Our results indicate that: (1) the seismic moment of aftershocks with respect to mainshocks depends on the static stress changes and is maximal for the normal, intermediate for thrust and minimal for strike-slip stress regimes, where the RETAS model shows a good correspondence with the results; (2) The spatial distribution of aftershock parameters, obtained by the m-ETAS model, shows anomalous values in areas of reactivated crustal fault systems. In addition, the aftershock density is found to be correlated with coseismic slip gradient, afterslip, interseismic coupling and b-values. Aftershock seismic moment is positively correlated with the areas of maximum coseismic slip and interseismically locked areas. These correlations might be related to the stress level or to material properties variations in space; (3) Ignoring aseismic transient forcing or temporal catalog incompleteness can lead to the significant under- or overestimation of the underlying trigger parameters. In the case when a catalog is complete, this method helps to identify aseismic sources.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kieling2015, author = {Kieling, Katrin}, title = {Quantification of ground motions by broadband simulations}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85989}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {XIV, 118}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In many procedures of seismic risk mitigation, ground motion simulations are needed to test systems or improve their effectiveness. For example they may be used to estimate the level of ground shaking caused by future earthquakes. Good physical models for ground motion simulation are also thought to be important for hazard assessment, as they could close gaps in the existing datasets. Since the observed ground motion in nature shows a certain variability, part of which cannot be explained by macroscopic parameters such as magnitude or position of an earthquake, it would be desirable that a good physical model is not only able to produce one single seismogram, but also to reveal this natural variability. In this thesis, I develop a method to model realistic ground motions in a way that is computationally simple to handle, permitting multiple scenario simulations. I focus on two aspects of ground motion modelling. First, I use deterministic wave propagation for the whole frequency range - from static deformation to approximately 10 Hz - but account for source variability by implementing self-similar slip distributions and rough fault interfaces. Second, I scale the source spectrum so that the modelled waveforms represent the correct radiated seismic energy. With this scaling I verify whether the energy magnitude is suitable as an explanatory variable, which characterises the amount of energy radiated at high frequencies - the advantage of the energy magnitude being that it can be deduced from observations, even in real-time. Applications of the developed method for the 2008 Wenchuan (China) earthquake, the 2003 Tokachi-Oki (Japan) earthquake and the 1994 Northridge (California, USA) earthquake show that the fine source discretisations combined with the small scale source variability ensure that high frequencies are satisfactorily introduced, justifying the deterministic wave propagation approach even at high frequencies. I demonstrate that the energy magnitude can be used to calibrate the high-frequency content in ground motion simulations. Because deterministic wave propagation is applied to the whole frequency range, the simulation method permits the quantification of the variability in ground motion due to parametric uncertainties in the source description. A large number of scenario simulations for an M=6 earthquake show that the roughness of the source as well as the distribution of fault dislocations have a minor effect on the simulated variability by diminishing directivity effects, while hypocenter location and rupture velocity more strongly influence the variability. The uncertainty in energy magnitude, however, leads to the largest differences of ground motion amplitude between different events, resulting in a variability which is larger than the one observed. For the presented approach, this dissertation shows (i) the verification of the computational correctness of the code, (ii) the ability to reproduce observed ground motions and (iii) the validation of the simulated ground motion variability. Those three steps are essential to evaluate the suitability of the method for means of seismic risk mitigation.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Vossenkuhl2015, author = {Vossenkuhl, Birgit}, title = {Transmission of MRSA along the meat supply chain}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85918}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {141}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Methicillin-resistente Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) z{\"a}hlen zu den bedeutendsten antibiotikaresistenten Pathogenen, die vor allem in Krankenh{\"a}usern aber auch außerhalb von Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens weit verbreitet sind. Seit einigen Jahren ist eine neue Generation von MRSA auf dem Vormarsch, die vor allem Nutztierbest{\"a}nde als neue Nische besiedelt. Diese sogenannten Nutztier-assoziierten MRSA wurden wiederholt bei wirtschaftlich bedeutenden Nutztieren sowie daraus gewonnenem Fleisch nachgewiesen. Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde ein methodischer Ansatz verfolgt, um die Hypothese einer m{\"o}glichen {\"U}bertragung von Nutztier-assoziierten MRSA entlang der Lebensmittelkette vom Tier auf dessen Fleisch zu best{\"a}tigen. Angepasst an die Unterschiede in den verf{\"u}gbaren Daten wurden daf{\"u}r zwei neue Konzepte erstellt. Zur Analyse der {\"U}bertragung von MRSA entlang der Schlachtkette wurde ein mathematisches Modell des Schweineschlachtprozesses entwickelt, welches dazu geeignet ist, den Verlauf der MRSA-Pr{\"a}valenz entlang der Schlachtkette zu quantifizieren sowie kritische Prozessschritte f{\"u}r eine MRSA-{\"U}bertragung zu identifizieren. Anhand von Pr{\"a}valenzdaten ist es dem Modell m{\"o}glich, die durchschnittlichen MRSA-Eliminations- und Kontaminationsraten jedes einzelnen Prozessschrittes zu sch{\"a}tzen, die anschließend in eine Monte-Carlo-Simulation einfließen. Im Ergebnis konnte gezeigt werden, dass es generell m{\"o}glich ist, die MRSA Pr{\"a}valenz im Laufe des Schlachtprozesses auf ein niedriges finales Niveau zwischen 0,15 bis 1,15\% zu reduzieren. Vor allem das Br{\"u}hen und Abfl{\"a}mmen der Schlachtk{\"o}rper wurden als kritische Prozesse im Hinblick auf eine MRSA-Dekontamination identifiziert. In Deutschland werden regelm{\"a}ßig MRSA-Pr{\"a}valenz und Typisierungsdaten auf allen Stufen der Lebensmittelkette verschiedener Nutztiere erfasst. Um die MRSA-Daten dieser Querschnittstudie hinsichtlich einer m{\"o}glichen {\"U}bertragung entlang der Kette zu analysieren, wurde ein neuer statistischer Ansatz entwickelt. Hierf{\"u}r wurde eine Chi-Quadrat-Statistik mit der Berechnung des Czekanowski-{\"A}hnlichkeitsindex kombiniert, um Unterschiede in der Verteilung stammspezifischer Eigenschaften zwischen MRSA aus dem Stall, von Karkassen nach der Schlachtung und aus Fleisch im Einzelhandel zu quantifizieren. Die Methode wurde am Beispiel der Putenfleischkette implementiert und zudem bei der Analyse der Kalbfleischkette angewendet. Die durchgehend hohen {\"A}hnlichkeitswerte zwischen den einzelnen Proben weisen auf eine m{\"o}gliche {\"U}bertragung von MRSA entlang der Lebensmittelkette hin. Die erarbeiteten Methoden sind nicht spezifisch bez{\"u}glich Prozessketten und Pathogenen. Sie bieten somit einen großen Anwendungsbereich und erweitern das Methodenspektrum zur Bewertung bakterieller {\"U}bertragungswege.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Krause2015, author = {Krause, Tobias Alexander}, title = {Erkl{\"a}rungsfaktoren f{\"u}r die Managementautonomie in kommunalen Mehrheitsbeteiligungen}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86503}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {XIII, 214, XL}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In den letzten Jahrzehnten ist der Trend der Verselbstst{\"a}ndigung in vielen Kommunen zu beobachten. Ein Großteil der {\"o}ffentlichen Leistungserbringer wird mittlerweile als privatrechtliche Gesellschaften in einem wettbewerbsorientierten Umfeld gef{\"u}hrt. W{\"a}hrend viele Forscher Ausgliederungen in Form von nachgeordneten Beh{\"o}rden auf Bundesebene untersuchen und diese Reformwelle als einen faktischen Autonomisierungsprozess beschreiben, gibt es nur einige wenige Studien, die sich explizit mit den Autonomisierungstendenzen auf Kommunalebene auseinandersetzen. Daher fehlt es an empirischen Erkenntnissen zur Steuerung der kommunalen Beteiligungen. In dieser Arbeit werden die Steuerungsarrangements deutscher Großst{\"a}dte erstmals aus Sicht der Gesteuerten beleuchtet. Das Untersuchungsziel der vorliegenden Forschungsarbeit besteht darin, Flexibilisierungstendenzen in mehrheitlich kommunalen Unternehmen zu identifizieren und hierf{\"u}r Erkl{\"a}rungsfaktoren zu identifizieren. Die Forschungsfrage lautet: Welche instrumentellen und relationalen Faktoren beeinflussen die Managementautonomie in kommunalen Mehrheitsbeteiligungen? Dabei interessiert insbesondere die Einflussnahme der Kommunen auf verschiedene T{\"a}tigkeitsbereiche ihrer Ausgliederungen. {\"U}ber diese unternehmensspezifischen Sachverhalte ist in Deutschland fast nichts und international nur sehr wenig Empirisches bekannt. Zur Beantwortung der Forschungsfrage hat der Autor auf Basis der Transaktionskosten- und der Social-Exchange-Theorie einen Analyserahmen erstellt. Die aufgestellten Hypothesen wurden mit einer großfl{\"a}chigen Umfrage bei 243 Unternehmen in den 39 gr{\"o}ßten deutschen St{\"a}dten empirisch getestet. Im Ergebnis zeigen sich mehrere empirische Erkenntnisse: Erstens konnten mittels Faktorenanalyse vier unabh{\"a}ngige Faktoren von Managementautonomie in kommunalen Unternehmen identifiziert werden: Personalautonomie, Generelles Management, Preisautonomie und Strategische Fragen. W{\"a}hrend die Kommunen ihren Beteiligungen einen hohen Grad an Personalautonomie zugestehen, unterliegen vor allem strategische Investitionsentscheidungen wie die finanzielle Beteiligung an Tochterfirmen, große Projektvorhaben, Diversifikationsentscheidungen oder Kreditautfnahmen einem starken politischen Einfluss. Zweitens f{\"u}hrt eine Rechtsform{\"a}nderung und die Platzierung in einem Wettbewerbsumfeld (auch bekannt als Corporatisation) vor allem zu einer gr{\"o}ßeren Flexibilisierung der Personal- und Preispolitik, wirkt sich allerdings wenig auf die weiteren Faktoren der Managementautonomie, Generelles Management und Strategische Entscheidungen, aus. Somit behalten die Kommunen ihre M{\"o}glichkeit, auf wichtige Unternehmensfragen der Beteiligung Einfluss zu nehmen, auch im Fall einer Formalprivatisierung bei. Letztlich k{\"o}nnen zur Erkl{\"a}rung der Autonomiefaktoren transaktionskostenbasierte und relationale Faktoren erg{\"a}nzend herangezogen werden. In den Transaktionsspezifika wirken vor allem der wahrgenommene Wettbewerb in der Branche, die Messbarkeit der Leistung, Branchenvariablen, die Anzahl der Politiker im Aufsichtsrat und die eingesetzten Steuerungsmechanismen. In den relationalen Faktoren setzen sich die Variablen gegenseitiges Vertrauen, Effektivit{\"a}t der Aufsichtsr{\"a}te, Informationsaustausch, Rollenkonflikte, Rollenambivalenzen und Gesch{\"a}ftsf{\"u}hrererfahrung im Sektor durch.}, language = {de} } @misc{PulkkinenMetzler2015, author = {Pulkkinen, Otto and Metzler, Ralf}, title = {Variance-corrected Michaelis-Menten equation predicts transient rates of single-enzyme reactions and response times in bacterial gene-regulation}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86632}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Many chemical reactions in biological cells occur at very low concentrations of constituent molecules. Thus, transcriptional gene-regulation is often controlled by poorly expressed transcription-factors, such as E.coli lac repressor with few tens of copies. Here we study the effects of inherent concentration fluctuations of substrate-molecules on the seminal Michaelis-Menten scheme of biochemical reactions. We present a universal correction to the Michaelis-Menten equation for the reaction-rates. The relevance and validity of this correction for enzymatic reactions and intracellular gene-regulation is demonstrated. Our analytical theory and simulation results confirm that the proposed variance-corrected Michaelis-Menten equation predicts the rate of reactions with remarkable accuracy even in the presence of large non-equilibrium concentration fluctuations. The major advantage of our approach is that it involves only the mean and variance of the substrate-molecule concentration. Our theory is therefore accessible to experiments and not specific to the exact source of the concentration fluctuations.}, language = {en} } @misc{GolleMuehlbauerWicketal.2015, author = {Golle, Kathleen and M{\"u}hlbauer, Thomas and Wick, Ditmar and Granacher, Urs}, title = {Physical Fitness Percentiles of German Children Aged 9-12 Years}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86613}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Background Generating percentile values is helpful for the identification of children with specific fitness characteristics (i.e., low or high fitness level) to set appropriate fitness goals (i.e., fitness/health promotion and/or long-term youth athlete development). Thus, the aim of this longitudinal study was to assess physical fitness development in healthy children aged 9-12 years and to compute sex- and age-specific percentile values. Methods Two-hundred and forty children (88 girls, 152 boys) participated in this study and were tested for their physical fitness. Physical fitness was assessed using the 50-m sprint test (i.e., speed), the 1-kg ball push test, the triple hop test (i.e., upper- and lower- extremity muscular power), the stand-and-reach test (i.e., flexibility), the star run test (i.e., agility), and the 9-min run test (i.e., endurance). Age- and sex-specific percentile values (i.e., P10 to P90) were generated using the Lambda, Mu, and Sigma method. Adjusted (for change in body weight, height, and baseline performance) age- and sex-differences as well as the interactions thereof were expressed by calculating effect sizes (Cohen's d). Results Significant main effects of Age were detected for all physical fitness tests (d = 0.40-1.34), whereas significant main effects of Sex were found for upper-extremity muscular power (d = 0.55), flexibility (d = 0.81), agility (d = 0.44), and endurance (d = 0.32) only. Further, significant Sex by Age interactions were observed for upper-extremity muscular power (d = 0.36), flexibility (d = 0.61), and agility (d = 0.27) in favor of girls. Both, linear and curvilinear shaped curves were found for percentile values across the fitness tests. Accelerated (curvilinear) improvements were observed for upper-extremity muscular power (boys: 10-11 yrs; girls: 9-11 yrs), agility (boys: 9-10 yrs; girls: 9-11 yrs), and endurance (boys: 9-10 yrs; girls: 9-10 yrs). Tabulated percentiles for the 9-min run test indicated that running distances between 1,407-1,507 m, 1,479-1,597 m, 1,423-1,654 m, and 1,433-1,666 m in 9- to 12-year-old boys and 1,262-1,362 m, 1,329-1,434 m, 1,392-1,501 m, and 1,415-1,526 m in 9- to 12-year-old girls correspond to a "medium" fitness level (i.e., P40 to P60) in this population. Conclusions The observed differences in physical fitness development between boys and girls illustrate that age- and sex-specific maturational processes might have an impact on the fitness status of healthy children. Our statistical analyses revealed linear (e.g., lower-extremity muscular power) and curvilinear (e.g., agility) models of fitness improvement with age which is indicative of timed and capacity-specific fitness development pattern during childhood. Lastly, the provided age- and sex-specific percentile values can be used by coaches for talent identification and by teachers for rating/grading of children's motor performance.}, language = {en} } @misc{RoderHille2015, author = {Roder, Phillip and Hille, Carsten}, title = {A Multifunctional Frontloading Approach for Repeated Recycling of a Pressure-Controlled AFM Micropipette}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86592}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Fluid force microscopy combines the positional accuracy and force sensitivity of an atomic force microscope (AFM) with nanofluidics via a microchanneled cantilever. However, adequate loading and cleaning procedures for such AFM micropipettes are required for various application situations. Here, a new frontloading procedure is described for an AFM micropipette functioning as a force- and pressure-controlled microscale liquid dispenser. This frontloading procedure seems especially attractive when using target substances featuring high costs or low available amounts. Here, the AFM micropipette could be filled from the tip side with liquid from a previously applied droplet with a volume of only a few μL using a short low-pressure pulse. The liquid-loaded AFM micropipettes could be then applied for experiments in air or liquid environments. AFM micropipette frontloading was evaluated with the well-known organic fluorescent dye rhodamine 6G and the AlexaFluor647-labeled antibody goat anti-rat IgG as an example of a larger biological compound. After micropipette usage, specific cleaning procedures were tested. Furthermore, a storage method is described, at which the AFM micropipettes could be stored for a few hours up to several days without drying out or clogging of the microchannel. In summary, the rapid, versatile and cost-efficient frontloading and cleaning procedure for the repeated usage of a single AFM micropipette is beneficial for various application situations from specific surface modifications through to local manipulation of living cells, and provides a simplified and faster handling for already known experiments with fluid force microscopy.}, language = {en} } @misc{WarschburgerCalvanoRichteretal.2015, author = {Warschburger, Petra and Calvano, Claudia and Richter, Eike M. and Engbert, Ralf}, title = {Analysis of Attentional Bias towards Attractive and Unattractive Body Regions among Overweight Males and Females}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86570}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Background Body image distortion is highly prevalent among overweight individuals. Whilst there is evidence that body-dissatisfied women and those suffering from disordered eating show a negative attentional bias towards their own unattractive body parts and others' attractive body parts, little is known about visual attention patterns in the area of obesity and with respect to males. Since eating disorders and obesity share common features in terms of distorted body image and body dissatisfaction, the aim of this study was to examine whether overweight men and women show a similar attentional bias. Methods/Design We analyzed eye movements in 30 overweight individuals (18 females) and 28 normalweight individuals (16 females) with respect to the participants' own pictures as well as gender- and BMI-matched control pictures (front and back view). Additionally, we assessed body image and disordered eating using validated questionnaires. Discussion The overweight sample rated their own body as less attractive and showed a more disturbed body image. Contrary to our assumptions, they focused significantly longer on attractive compared to unattractive regions of both their own and the control body. For one's own body, this was more pronounced for women. A higher weight status and more frequent body checking predicted attentional bias towards attractive body parts. We found that overweight adults exhibit an unexpected and stable pattern of selective attention, with a distinctive focus on their own attractive body regions despite higher levels of body dissatisfaction. This positive attentional bias may either be an indicator of a more pronounced pattern of attentional avoidance or a self-enhancing strategy. Further research is warranted to clarify these results.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Lamanna2015, author = {Lamanna, Francesco}, title = {Adaptive radiation and speciation in African weakly-electric fish}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-80097}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {114}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The rise of evolutionary novelties is one of the major drivers of evolutionary diversification. African weakly-electric fishes (Teleostei, Mormyridae) have undergone an outstanding adaptive radiation, putatively owing to their ability to communicate through species-specific Electric Organ Discharges (EODs) produced by a novel, muscle-derived electric organ. Indeed, such EODs might have acted as effective pre-zygotic isolation mechanisms, hence favoring ecological speciation in this group of fishes. Despite the evolutionary importance of this organ, genetic investigations regarding its origin and function have remained limited. The ultimate aim of this study is to better understand the genetic basis of EOD production by exploring the transcriptomic profiles of the electric organ and of its ancestral counterpart, the skeletal muscle, in the genus Campylomormyrus. After having established a set of reference transcriptomes using "Next-Generation Sequencing" (NGS) technologies, I performed in silico analyses of differential expression, in order to identify sets of genes that might be responsible for the functional differences observed between these two kinds of tissues. The results of such analyses indicate that: i) the loss of contractile activity and the decoupling of the excitation-contraction processes are reflected by the down-regulation of the corresponding genes in the electric organ; ii) the metabolic activity of the electric organ might be specialized towards the production and turnover of membrane structures; iii) several ion channels are highly expressed in the electric organ in order to increase excitability, and iv) several myogenic factors might be down-regulated by transcription repressors in the EO. A secondary task of this study is to improve the genus level phylogeny of Campylomormyrus by applying new methods of inference based on the multispecies coalescent model, in order to reduce the conflict among gene trees and to reconstruct a phylogenetic tree as closest as possible to the actual species-tree. By using 1 mitochondrial and 4 nuclear markers, I was able to resolve the phylogenetic relationships among most of the currently described Campylomormyrus species. Additionally, I applied several coalescent-based species delimitation methods, in order to test the hypothesis that putatively cryptic species, which are distinguishable only from their EOD, belong to independently evolving lineages. The results of this analysis were additionally validated by investigating patterns of diversification at 16 microsatellite loci. The results suggest the presence of a new, yet undescribed species of Campylomormyrus.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Mucha2015, author = {Mucha, Anne}, title = {Temporal interpretation and cross-linguistic variation}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85935}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {x, 249}, year = {2015}, abstract = {This thesis investigates temporal and aspectual reference in the typologically unrelated African languages Hausa (Chadic, Afro-Asiatic) and Medumba (Grassfields Bantu). It argues that Hausa is a genuinely tenseless language and compares the interpretation of temporally unmarked sentences in Hausa to that of morphologically tenseless sentences in Medumba, where tense marking is optional and graded. The empirical behavior of the optional temporal morphemes in Medumba motivates an analysis as existential quantifiers over times and thus provides new evidence suggesting that languages vary in whether their (past) tense is pronominal or quantificational (see also Sharvit 2014). The thesis proposes for both Hausa and Medumba that the alleged future tense marker is a modal element that obligatorily combines with a prospective future shifter (which is covert in Medumba). Cross-linguistic variation in whether or not a future marker is compatible with non-future interpretation is proposed to be predictable from the aspectual architecture of the given language.}, language = {en} } @book{Holtmann2015, author = {Holtmann, Dieter}, title = {Wohlstands- und Wohlfahrtsdimensionen im Wandel}, issn = {1612-6602}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86474}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {110}, year = {2015}, language = {de} } @book{StedeMamprinPeldszusetal.2015, author = {Stede, Manfred and Mamprin, Sara and Peldszus, Andreas and Herzog, Andr{\´e} and Kaupat, David and Chiarcos, Christian and Warzecha, Saskia}, title = {Handbuch Textannotation}, editor = {Stede, Manfred}, isbn = {978-3-86956-343-5}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82761}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {xvii, 209}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Das Potsdamer Kommentarkorpus ist eine Sammlung von Zeitungstexten, die dem Genre 'Kommentar' zuzuordnen sind. Der {\"o}ffentlich verf{\"u}gbare Teil besteht aus 175 Texten aus der M{\"a}rkischen Allgemeinen Zeitung, die hinsichtlich Syntax, Koreferenz, Konnektoren und Rhetorische Struktur manuell annotiert wurden. Weitere Ebenen werden bei zuk{\"u}nftigen Korpusversionen hinzukommen. Dieses Buch enth{\"a}lt die Annotationsrichtlinien, die der Bearbeitung des {\"o}ffentlichen Teils des Korpus zugrunde lagen, sowie auch anderer Teile, bei denen mit weiteren Annotationsebenen experimentiert wurde. Die meisten der Richtlinien werden auch f{\"u}r {\"a}hnliche Text-Genres und f{\"u}r andere Sprachen verwendbar sein.}, language = {de} } @misc{Krah2015, author = {Krah, Markus}, title = {Henry L. Feingold: American Jewish Political Culture and the Liberal Persuasion / rezensiert von Markus Krah}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86388}, pages = {265 -- 268}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Rezensiertes Werk: Henry L. Feingold: American Jewish Political Culture and the Liberal Persuasion. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press 2014. XV, 304 S.}, language = {de} } @misc{Groezinger2015, author = {Gr{\"o}zinger, Elvira}, title = {Benjamin M. Grilj (Hrsg.): Schwarze Milch. Zur{\"u}ckgehaltene Briefe aus den Todeslagern Transnistriens / rezensiert von Elvira Gr{\"o}zinger}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86360}, pages = {262 -- 265}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Rezensiertes Werk: Benjamin M. Grilj (Hrsg.): Schwarze Milch. Zur{\"u}ckgehaltene Briefe aus den Todeslagern Transnistriens. In Kooperation mit Serhij Osatschuk und Dmytro Zhmundyljak. Innsbruck - Wien - Bozen: Studien Verlag 2013. 1077 S.}, language = {de} } @misc{Groezinger2015, author = {Gr{\"o}zinger, Elvira}, title = {Die Verfolgung und Ermordung der europ{\"a}ischen Juden durch das nationalsozialistische Deutschland 1933-1945. Bd. 9: Polen. Generalgouvernement August 1941-1945 / rezensiert von Elvira Gr{\"o}zinger}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86334}, pages = {259 -- 262}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Rezensiertes Werk: Die Verfolgung und Ermordung der europ{\"a}ischen Juden durch das nationalsozialistische Deutschland 1933-1945. Bd. 9: Polen. Generalgouvernement August 1941-1945. Bearbeitet von Klaus-Peter Friedrich. M{\"u}nchen: Oldenbourg 2014. 878 S.}, language = {de} } @misc{HeywoodJones2015, author = {Heywood-Jones, David}, title = {Tobias Metzler: Tales of Three Cities. Urban Jewish Cultures in London, Berlin, and Paris (c. 1880-1940) (= J{\"u}dische Kultur, Bd. 28) / reviewed by David Heywood-Jones}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86301}, pages = {255 -- 259}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Reviewed work: Tobias Metzler: Tales of Three Cities. Urban Jewish Cultures in London, Berlin, and Paris (c. 1880-1940) (= J{\"u}dische Kultur, Bd. 28). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 2014. 412 S.}, language = {en} } @misc{Denz2015, author = {Denz, Rebekka}, title = {Christian Dietrich: Verweigerte Anerkennung. Selbstbestimmungsdebatten im „Centralverein deutscher Staatsb{\"u}rger j{\"u}dischen Glaubens" vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg / rezensiert von Rebekka Denz}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86258}, pages = {252 -- 255}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Rezensiertes Werk: Christian Dietrich: Verweigerte Anerkennung. Selbstbestimmungsdebatten im „Centralverein deutscher Staatsb{\"u}rger j{\"u}dischen Glaubens" vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Berlin: Metropol 2014. 240 S.}, language = {de} } @misc{Schulz2015, author = {Schulz, Michael Karl}, title = {Marion Schulte: {\"U}ber die b{\"u}rgerlichen Verh{\"a}ltnisse der Juden in Preußen. Ziele und Motive der Reformzeit (1787-1812) / rezensiert von Michał Szulc}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-86247}, pages = {250 -- 252}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Rezensiertes Werk: Marion Schulte: {\"U}ber die b{\"u}rgerlichen Verh{\"a}ltnisse der Juden in Preußen. Ziele und Motive der Reformzeit (1787-1812) (= Europ{\"a}isch-j{\"u}dische Studien, Bd. 11). Berlin - Boston: de Gruyter 2014. 589 S.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Neugebauer2015, author = {Neugebauer, Ina}, title = {Reconstructing climate from the Dead Sea sediment record using high-resolution micro-facies analyses}, series = {Dissertation}, journal = {Dissertation}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85266}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {xiv, 97, XXIII}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The sedimentary record of the Dead Sea is a key archive for reconstructing climate in the eastern Mediterranean region, as it stores the environmental and tectonic history of the Levant for the entire Quaternary. Moreover, the lake is located at the boundary between Mediterranean sub-humid to semi-arid and Saharo-Arabian hyper-arid climates, so that even small shifts in atmospheric circulation are sensitively recorded in the sediments. This DFG-funded doctoral project was carried out within the ICDP Dead Sea Deep Drilling Project (DSDDP) that intended to gain the first long, continuous and high-resolution sediment core from the deep Dead Sea basin. The drilling campaign was performed in winter 2010-11 and more than 700 m of sediments were recovered. The main aim of this thesis was (1) to establish the lithostratigraphic framework for the ~455 m long sediment core from the deep Dead Sea basin and (2) to apply high-resolution micro-facies analyses for reconstructing and better understanding climate variability from the Dead Sea sediments. Addressing the first aim, the sedimentary facies of the ~455 m long deep-basin core 5017-1 were described in great detail and characterised through continuous overview-XRF element scanning and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Three facies groups were classified: (1) the marl facies group, (2) the halite facies group and (3) a group involving different expressions of massive, graded and slumped deposits including coarse clastic detritus. Core 5017-1 encompasses a succession of four main lithological units. Based on first radiocarbon and U-Th ages and correlation of these units to on-shore stratigraphic sections, the record comprises the last ca 220 ka, i.e. the upper part of the Amora Formation (parts of or entire penultimate interglacial and glacial), the last interglacial Samra Fm. (~135-75 ka), the last glacial Lisan Fm. (~75-14 ka) and the Holocene Ze'elim Formation. A major advancement of this record is that, for the first time, also transitional intervals were recovered that are missing in the exposed formations and that can now be studied in great detail. Micro-facies analyses involve a combination of high-resolution microscopic thin section analysis and µXRF element scanning supported by magnetic susceptibility measurements. This approach allows identifying and characterising micro-facies types, detecting event layers and reconstructing past climate variability with up to seasonal resolution, given that the analysed sediments are annually laminated. Within this thesis, micro-facies analyses, supported by further sedimentological and geochemical analyses (grain size, X-ray diffraction, total organic carbon and calcium carbonate contents) and palynology, were applied for two time intervals: (1) The early last glacial period ~117-75 ka was investigated focusing on millennial-scale hydroclimatic variations and lake level changes recorded in the sediments. Thereby, distinguishing six different micro-facies types with distinct geochemical and sedimentological characteristics allowed estimating relative lake level and water balance changes of the lake. Comparison of the results to other records in the Mediterranean region suggests a close link of the hydroclimate in the Levant to North Atlantic and Mediterranean climates during the time of the build-up of Northern hemisphere ice sheets during the early last glacial period. (2) A mostly annually laminated late Holocene section (~3700-1700 cal yr BP) was analysed in unprecedented detail through a multi-proxy, inter-site correlation approach of a shallow-water core (DSEn) and its deep-basin counterpart (5017-1). Within this study, a ca 1500 years comprising time series of erosion and dust deposition events was established and anchored to the absolute time-scale through 14C dating and age modelling. A particular focus of this study was the characterisation of two dry periods, from ~3500 to 3300 and from ~3000 to 2400 cal yr BP, respectively. Thereby, a major outcome was the coincidence of the latter dry period with a period of moist and cold climate in Europe related to a Grand Solar Minimum around 2800 cal yr BP and an increase in flood events despite overall dry conditions in the Dead Sea region during that time. These contrasting climate signatures in Europe and at the Dead Sea were likely linked through complex teleconnections of atmospheric circulation, causing a change in synoptic weather patterns in the eastern Mediterranean. In summary, within this doctorate the lithostratigraphic framework of a unique long sediment core from the deep Dead Sea basin is established, which serves as a base for any further high-resolution investigations on this core. It is demonstrated in two case studies that micro-facies analyses are an invaluable tool to understand the depositional processes in the Dead Sea and to decipher past climate variability in the Levant on millennial to seasonal time-scales. Hence, this work adds important knowledge helping to establish the deep Dead Sea record as a key climate archive of supra-regional significance.}, language = {en} } @article{Schulz2015, author = {Schulz, Michael Karl}, title = {Bericht {\"u}ber die sechste Konferenz des Polnischen Vereins f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien (Polskie Towarzystwo Studi{\´o}w Żydowskich) unter dem Titel „Juden und Judentum in den gegenw{\"a}rtigen polnischen Forschungen" („Żydzi i judaizm we wsp{\´o}łczesnych badaniach polskich"), Krak{\´o}w, 29. September bis 01. Oktober 2014}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85904}, pages = {241 -- 248}, year = {2015}, language = {de} } @article{Degen2015, author = {Degen, Andreas}, title = {„Die Juden sind der Adel der Bewegung."}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85895}, pages = {215 -- 239}, year = {2015}, abstract = {W{\"a}hrend des Ersten Weltkrieges kam der deutsche Dramatiker und Erz{\"a}hler Alfred Brust mit dem chassidischen Judentum im litauischen Kowno und Wilna in Ber{\"u}hrung. So wie Sammy Gronemann, Arnold Zweig und andere Autoren, die in der Zensur- Abteilung von ‚Ober Ost' besch{\"a}ftigt waren, war Brust tief beeindruckt von dessen archaischer Kultur. Diese schien ihm im Gegensatz zur Dekadenz der modernen Welt zu stehen. Beeinflusst vom expressionistischen Topos einer inneren Wandlung des Menschen entwickelte er in den folgenden Jahren die Idee einer Translation spiritueller und moralischer Werte von den osteurop{\"a}ischen Juden auf die (deutschen) Ostpreußen. F{\"u}r ihn galt: Die „Juden sind der Adel der Bewegung". Brust stand in Kontakt mit Richard Dehmel, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Florens Christian Rang und Martin Buber, selbst Walter Benjamin war zeitweise an ihm interessiert.}, language = {de} } @article{Rosenzweig2015, author = {Rosenzweig, Claudia}, title = {When Jesus Spoke Yiddish}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85881}, pages = {199 -- 214}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Im folgenden Artikel sollen exemplarische Passagen eines der jiddischen "Toldot- Yeshu"-Manuskripte diskutiert werden, das bis zum gegenw{\"a}rtigen Zeitpunkt noch nicht wissenschaftlich untersucht wurde: Die Handschrift mit der Signatur MS. G{\"u}nzburg 1730 wird in der Russischen Staatsbibliothek in Moskau aufbewahrt und in das 17. Jahrhundert datiert. Das Manuskript ist in die sogenannte ‚Herodes Tradition' der "Toledot Yeshu" einzuordnen. Demzufolge ist die vorliegende jiddische Handschrift MS. G{\"u}nzburg 1730 mit der hebr{\"a}isch gedruckten Version verwandt, die zusammen mit einer lateinischen {\"U}bersetzung von dem Schweizer Pastoren und Theologen Johann Jacob Uldrich (Huldricus, 1683-1731) im Jahre 1705 in Leiden unter dem Titel "Historia Jeschuae Nazareni" publiziert wurde. Obschon die genaue Datierung der jiddischen Handschrift nicht m{\"o}glich ist, erlauben exemplarische Vergleiche zwischen den hebr{\"a}ischen und den jiddischen Texten dennoch spezifische Merkmale der jiddischen Version herauszustellen, und Fragen {\"u}ber die {\"U}bermittlung und der Rezeption dieses anspruchsvollen und interessanten Textes aufzuwerfen.}, language = {en} } @article{Pallitsch2015, author = {Pallitsch, Lukas}, title = {Der Erinnerungsindex eines Verzweiflers in der Lyrik von Nelly Sachs}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85873}, pages = {181 -- 197}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In diesem Beitrag soll es darum gehen, anhand der Distinktion von Jetztzeit und Erinnerung scheinbare Einheiten im lyrischen Werk der Nelly Sachs zu hinterfragen. Ein Nexus der Jesusfigur zur Shoah ist in den Gedichten nicht zu {\"u}bersehen; inwieweit eine Korrelation beider Diskurse zwischen dem perennierenden Leiden der Opfer und dem am Kreuz Gemarterten besteht, ist der Gegenstand dieser Untersuchung. Jesus wird im lyrischen Oeuvre auf der zeitlichen wie inhaltlichen Ebene neu figuriert: nicht als christologisch-dogmatische Erl{\"o}serfigur, sondern als der qualvoll gemarterte Mann, dessen Schrei im 20. Jahrhundert eine neue Lesbarkeit generiert: als leidender Mit-Bruder. Der historische Index der Jesus-Gestalt wird in der Passionsszenerie, die jedoch transformativ modifiziert wird, manifest.}, language = {de} } @article{Hoffmann2015, author = {Hoffmann, Daniel}, title = {„Sie haben zweifellos Interessantes am Kreuz erlebt."}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85869}, pages = {165 -- 179}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Carl Einsteins Drama „Die schlimme Botschaft" (1921), das ihm einen Prozess wegen Gottesl{\"a}sterung einbrachte, steht mit seiner kritischen Haltung gegen{\"u}ber der christlichen Lehre von der Kreuzigung und Auferstehung im Trend einer seinerzeit von j{\"u}dischen Theologen gef{\"u}hrten Diskussion mit Adolf Harnacks Modernisierungsprojekt des Christentums. J{\"u}dische Theologen wie Joseph Eschelbacher entwarfen ein Judentum, das, anders als von Harnack dargestellt, bereits jene moderne Gestalt einer Religion erf{\"u}llt, die Harnack f{\"u}r das Christentum erst zu erreichen versuchte. Einsteins „vom Dogma abweichende[r] Standpunkt", der ihm vor Gericht von einem katholischen Geistlichen als Standpunkt eines dissidenten Juden vorgeworfen wurde, h{\"a}tte durchaus als Beitrag eines j{\"u}dischen Literaten zur Apologie des Judentums gelten k{\"o}nnen, wenn Einstein nicht selbst seine Glaubensbr{\"u}der im Verbund mit der von ihm abgelehnten b{\"u}rgerlichen Ideologie des kapitalistischen Marktes gesehen h{\"a}tte.}, language = {de} } @article{Bischoff2015, author = {Bischoff, Doerte}, title = {Passion und Gemeinschaft oder der andere Kosmopolitismus}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85851}, pages = {141 -- 164}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Bereits in der aufkl{\"a}rerischen Auseinandersetzung um Jesus' Judentum finden sich Tendenzen, dieses als Ausgangspunkt einer universalisierenden Vermittlung zwischen Judentum und Christentum zu entwerfen, wie auch - zumeist von j{\"u}discher Seite - Einspr{\"u}che gegen einen derartigen Universalismus, der entscheidende Differenzen und die Geschichte ausgrenzender Gewalt verleugne. Nach einem kurzen Blick auf den j{\"u}dischen Christus bei Heine analysiert der Beitrag Stefan Zweigs im Horizont des Ersten Weltkriegs und zionistischer Debatten entstandenes, 1917 publiziertes Drama „Jeremias". Die f{\"u}r die Konzeption des St{\"u}ckes zentrale {\"U}berblendung der Prophetenfigur Jeremias mit Christus treibt, so die These, die problematische Logik einer Opferstellvertretung hervor, die mit der Vorstellung einer durch (Opfer-)Blut konstituierten Gemeinschaft die Frage nach der Schuld (Christusmord) auf Andere verschiebt. Demgegen{\"u}ber entwirft das St{\"u}ck in Motiven der einbrechenden ‚Schrecknis', der Fremdheit im Eigenen, des Exils und der Weltwanderschaft einen anderen Kosmopolitismus.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Reibis2015, author = {Reibis, Robert Alexander}, title = {Regionale Versorgungsaspekte des aktuten Myokardinfarktes im Nordosten Deutschlands}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85713}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {VI, 92}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Hintergrund: In Deutschland stellt der akute Myokardinfarkt (MI) eine der h{\"a}ufigsten Todesursachen dar. Als Ursache f{\"u}r regionale Unterschiede bei den Mortalit{\"a}tsraten werden divergente Versorgungsstrukturen vermutet. Ziel der Untersuchung war, diese Fragestellung anhand anonymisierter krankenkassenbasierter Abrechnungsdaten zu evaluieren. Methodik: Standardisierte Hospitalisierungs- sowie Krankenhaus- und Ein-Jahres-Mortalit{\"a}tsraten nach MI wurden anhand anonymisierter Versichertendaten einer gesetzlichen Krankenkasse f{\"u}r das Jahr 2012 und die Bundesl{\"a}nder Berlin, Brandenburg und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ermittelt (n=1.387.084, 46.3\% male, 60.9 ± 18,2 years). Weiterhin wurden pr{\"a}diktive Einflussfaktoren auf die Ein-Jahres-Mortalit{\"a}t, auf die Durchf{\"u}hrung invasiver Prozeduren und auf eine leitliniengerechte pharmakotherapeutische Sekund{\"a}rpr{\"a}vention analysiert. Ergebnisse: 6.733 Patienten (73,7 ±13,0 Jahre, 56,7\% m{\"a}nnlich) wurden identifiziert. Obwohl f{\"u}r das Bundesland Berlin eine h{\"o}here Hospitalisierungsrate als in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ermittelt werden konnte, ließen sich bei der Krankenhaus- und 1-Jahres-Mortalit{\"a}t keine signifikant abweichenden Raten zwischen den Bundesl{\"a}ndern beobachten. Die Durchf{\"u}hrung einer Koronarangiographie (OR: 0,42 [0,35-0,51]) und eine leitliniengerechte Pharmakotherapie (OR: 0,14 [0,12-0,17] waren mit einer geringeren 1-Jahres-Mortalit{\"a}t assoziiert. Die Durchf{\"u}hrung einer Koronarangiographie und eine leitliniengerechte Pharmakotherapie von Patienten nach Myokardinfarkt wurde hingegen prim{\"a}r durch Alter und Geschlecht, nicht aber durch das Bundesland determiniert. Folgerung: Eine regional divergierende station{\"a}re und postinfarzielle Versorgung auf Bundesland-Ebene kann anhand der vorliegenden Daten nicht nachgewiesen werden.}, language = {de} } @article{Kosuch2015, author = {Kosuch, Carolin}, title = {„Ein Jude zog aus von Nazareth…"}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85848}, pages = {123 -- 140}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Der deutsch-j{\"u}dische Dichter und Anarchist Erich M{\"u}hsam (1878-1934) rekurrierte in seinem schriftstellerischen OEuvre wiederholt auf die Figur Jesus'. Im Versuch, diese Beziehungsgeschichte zu rekonstruieren und zu deuten, r{\"u}cken Einflussgeber aus dem Umfeld der literarischen Avantgarde Berlins sowie der Lebensreformbewegung in den Blick. In einer Verschr{\"a}nkung von quasireligi{\"o}ser Renaissance und Aufbruchstimmung hin zum ‚Neuen Menschen' war Jesus in diesen Zirkeln um die Jahrhundertwende ein beliebtes Motiv und pr{\"a}gte sich, vermittelt {\"u}ber Freundschaften und Wegmarken, auch in M{\"u}hsams Schreiben ein. Neben Kain ist es Jesus, der bei M{\"u}hsam zur den f{\"u}nften Stand revolutionierenden Lichtgestalt wird. In diese Bezugnahme spielen M{\"u}hsams konfliktreiches Verh{\"a}ltnis zu seinem Vater und dessen Assimilation an das deutsche B{\"u}rgertum mit hinein, das keineswegs g{\"a}nzlich jene aufgekl{\"a}rten Werte lebte, auf die es sich nominell berief: Statt Freiheit und Gleichheit pr{\"a}valierten neue Zw{\"a}nge, Begrenzungen und Ressentiments, wie M{\"u}hsam bemerkte. {\"U}ber Gustav Landauer fand er nicht nur zum Anarchismus, sondern auch zu einer neuen Sprache f{\"u}r die versch{\"u}ttete Tradition und pr{\"a}gte hier{\"u}ber seiner Jesusfigur sein Verst{\"a}ndnis eines rebellischen Judentums ein, das M{\"u}hsam selbst als Revolution{\"a}r verk{\"o}rperte.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{TabaresJimenez2015, author = {Tabares Jim{\´e}nez, Adri{\´a}n de Jes{\´u}s}, title = {Palabras de fundadores, forasteros y cachacos}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85630}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {227}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Die vorliegende Dissertation analysiert die Mentalit{\"a}ten der b{\"u}rgerlichen Bewohner Bogotas 19. Jahrhundert. Einblicke in die Fremd- und Eigenperspektiven der Bogotaner werden durch die Analyse von Reiseliteratur gewonnen. Methodologisch st{\"u}tzt sich die Arbeit auf den Vergleich zwischen europ{\"a}ischen Reiseberichten aus dem 19. Jh., Chroniken aus dem 16. Jh. sowie zwei kolumbianische Romane aus dem fr{\"u}hen 20.. Jh. Die Texte werden historiographisch behandelt; obwohl sie unterschiedlichen literarischen Genres angeh{\"o}ren, weisen sie einen gemeinsamen autobiographischen Charakter auf. Aus den Erfahrungen und Gedanken der Reisenden werden v.a. die Auswirkungen der geographischen und sozialen Isolation thematisiert, sowie die Einfl{\"u}sse von politischen und religi{\"o}sen Diskursen auf die Bildung von b{\"u}rgerlichem Gedankengut.}, language = {es} } @article{Bosco2015, author = {Bosco, Lorella}, title = {„Wir haben Jesus gekreuzigt, […] aber ohne das w{\"a}re er nicht Jesus."}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85835}, pages = {105 -- 121}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Jakob Wassermanns Roman „Die Juden von Zirndorf" (1897), ein Sittengem{\"a}lde deutsch-j{\"u}dischen Lebens, ist von diversen messianischen Vorstellungen getragen, die nur zum Teil auf die j{\"u}dische Tradition zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hren sind. Folglich vereint der j{\"u}dische Knabe Agathon, die Hauptgestalt des zweiten Romanteils, Z{\"u}ge sowohl des j{\"u}dischen Messias als auch des christlichen Heilands. Die hohe Anzahl von Anspielungen auf die Figur Jesu und die {\"a}sthetische Funktionalisierung christologischer Motive im Roman ist in den Kontext jener „Heimholung Jesu in das Judentum" einzubetten, die ab dem 19. Jahrhundert mit der Wissenschaft des Judentums einsetzte. Der vorliegende Beitrag wird - vor dem Hintergrund zeitgen{\"o}ssischer Jesus-Deutungen - sowohl auf die Spuren Jesu in der Charakterisierung Agathons als auch auf die Aneignung christologischer Motive vor allem im 2. Romanteil eingehen. Dabei soll insbesondere auf Lou von Salom{\´e}s Aufsatz „Jesus der Jude" (1896) als m{\"o}gliche Quelle verwiesen werden.}, language = {de} } @article{Lenhart2015, author = {Lenhart, Markus Helmut}, title = {Jesus als Jude bei Maurycy Gottlieb und Marc Chagall}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85819}, pages = {87 -- 104}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Die j{\"u}dischen K{\"u}nstler Maurycy Gottlieb (1856-1879) und Marc Chagall (1887-1985) stellten Jesus als gl{\"a}ubigen Juden, eingebettet in die j{\"u}dische Umwelt seiner Zeit, dar. Der j{\"u}dische Jesus wird f{\"u}r sie zu einer Auseinandersetzung mit den j{\"u}dischen Wurzeln des Christentums und mit dem Antisemitismus, und sein Martyrium zu einem Symbol des j{\"u}dischen Leidens. Der vorliegende Aufsatz untersucht, wie ihre Bilder diese Botschaften transportieren und analysiert Kontinuit{\"a}ten und Br{\"u}che {\"u}ber einen langen Zeitraum hinweg.}, language = {de} } @article{Rajner2015, author = {Rajner, Mirjam}, title = {Zinovii Tolkatchev's „Jesus in Majdanek"}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85794}, pages = {59 -- 85}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Zinovii Shenderovich Tolkatchev (1903-1977), ein sowjetischer K{\"u}nstler j{\"u}discher Herkunft, kreierte 1945 eine eindrucksvolle Serie von f{\"u}nf Bildern mit dem Titel "Jesus in Majdanek". Die Serie war der H{\"o}hepunkt von Tolkatchevs intensiver Auseinandersetzung mit den Erfahrungen, die er als Soldat der Roten Armee, w{\"a}hrend der Befreiung der Konzentrationslager Majdanek und Auschwitz gemacht hatte. Schockiert von dem dort Gesehenen, zeigt er Jesus als Lagerinsassen, der eine gestreifte Uniform tr{\"a}gt, die alle nur m{\"o}glichen Diffamierungszeichen aufweist - den j{\"u}dischen gelben Stern, das rote Dreieck politischer Gefangener und die individuelle Gefangenennummer. Die numerische T{\"a}towierung am Unterarm ist auch zu sehen. Die verschiedenen Abschnitte des Lagerlebens werden als die der traditionellen Passion Christi dargestellt. W{\"a}hrend der K{\"u}nstler die verschiedenen Phasen des Leidens Jesu kanonisch portraitiert, basiert sein k{\"u}nstlerisches Schaffen auf den der bekannten Malereien der europ{\"a}ischen Renaissance. Der Artikel platziert Tolkatchevs Bilderserie in einem breiteren kulturellen und visuellen Kontext, da er sowohl die Entwicklung des ‚historischen Jesu' typisch f{\"u}r das Denkbild des Europas des 19. Jahrhunderts und der Kunst des Russischem Realismus als auch den Einfluss der deutschen Avantgarde, untersucht. Dadurch bietet sich ein tiefsinnigeres Verstehen von Tolkatchevs Arbeit und ihrer universellen Botschaft.}, language = {en} } @article{DalBo2015, author = {Dal Bo, Federico}, title = {The Theological and Cultural Challenge of Messianic Jews}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85762}, pages = {33 -- 58}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Messianische Juden sind Juden, die den messianischen Charakter Jesus sowohl wie den in traditionelles Judentum {\"u}bermittelten Kult synkretistisch annehmen. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Entstehung dieser synkretistischen und im heutigen Israel marginalen Bewegung und behauptet, dass sie eine radikale Entwicklung in der zweitausendj{\"a}hrigen Geschichte der j{\"u}disch-christlichen Beziehungen darstellt. Dieser Beitrag bietet eine allgemeine Einf{\"u}hrung in den Begriff der j{\"u}disch-christlichen Identit{\"a}t, eine kurze Geschichte von der ersten Gruppe der messianischen Juden im Land Israels, einen {\"U}berblick {\"u}ber den religi{\"o}sen Synkretismus der messianischen Juden und ihren den kulturellen Einfluss auf den modernen Israel und, schließlich, die Implikation, dass das messianische Judentum f{\"u}r ein neues Paradigma innerhalb der verschiedenen Hauptstr{\"o}mungen des Judentums gehalten werden sollte.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Sommerfeld2015, author = {Sommerfeld, Anja}, title = {Quantification of internal variability of the arctic summer atmosphere based on HIRHAM5 ensemble simulations}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85347}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {VII, 110, vi}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The non-linear behaviour of the atmospheric dynamics is not well understood and makes the evaluation and usage of regional climate models (RCMs) difficult. Due to these non-linearities, chaos and internal variability (IV) within the RCMs are induced, leading to a sensitivity of RCMs to their initial conditions (IC). The IV is the ability of RCMs to realise different solutions of simulations that differ in their IC, but have the same lower and lateral boundary conditions (LBC), hence can be defined as the across-member spread between the ensemble members. For the investigation of the IV and the dynamical and diabatic contributions generating the IV four ensembles of RCM simulations are performed with the atmospheric regional model HIRHAM5. The integration area is the Arctic and each ensemble consists of 20 members. The ensembles cover the time period from July to September for the years 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012. The ensemble members have the same LBC and differ in their IC only. The different IC are arranged by an initialisation time that shifts successively by six hours. Within each ensemble the first simulation starts on 1st July at 00 UTC and the last simulation starts on 5th July at 18 UTC and each simulation runs until 30th September. The analysed time period ranges from 6th July to 30th September, the time period that is covered by all ensemble members. The model runs without any nudging to allow a free development of each simulation to get the full internal variability within the HIRHAM5. As a measure of the model generated IV, the across-member standard deviation and the across-member variance is used and the dynamical and diabatic processes influencing the IV are estimated by applying a diagnostic budget study for the IV tendency of the potential temperature developed by Nikiema and Laprise [2010] and Nikiema and Laprise [2011]. The diagnostic budget study is based on the first law of thermodynamics for potential temperature and the mass-continuity equation. The resulting budget equation reveals seven contributions to the potential temperature IV tendency. As a first study, this work analyses the IV within the HIRHAM5. Therefore, atmospheric circulation parameters and the potential temperature for all four ensemble years are investigated. Similar to previous studies, the IV fluctuates strongly in time. Further, due to the fact that all ensemble members are forced with the same LBC, the IV depends on the vertical level within the troposphere, with high values in the lower troposphere and at 500 hPa and low values in the upper troposphere and at the surface. By the same reason, the spatial distribution shows low values of IV at the boundaries of the model domain. The diagnostic budget study for the IV tendency of potential temperature reveals that the seven contributions fluctuate in time like the IV. However, the individual terms reach different absolute magnitudes. The budget study identifies the horizontal and vertical 'baroclinic' terms as the main contributors to the IV tendency, with the horizontal 'baroclinic' term producing and the vertical 'baroclinic' term reducing the IV. The other terms fluctuate around zero, because they are small in general or are balanced due to the domain average. The comparison of the results obtained for the four different ensembles (summers 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012) reveals that on average the findings for each ensemble are quite similar concerning the magnitude and the general pattern of IV and its contributions. However, near the surface a weaker IV is produced with decreasing sea ice extent. This is caused by a smaller impact of the horizontal 'baroclinic' term over some regions and by the changing diabatic processes, particularly a more intense reducing tendency of the IV due to condensative heating. However, it has to be emphasised that the behaviour of the IV and its dynamical and diabatic contributions are influenced mainly by complex atmospheric feedbacks and large-scale processes and not by the sea ice distribution. Additionally, a comparison with a second RCM covering the Arctic and using the same LBCs and IC is performed. For both models very similar results concerning the IV and its dynamical and diabatic contributions are found. Hence, this investigation leads to the conclusion that the IV is a natural phenomenon and is independent from the applied RCM.}, language = {en} } @article{Goldblum2015, author = {Goldblum, Sonia}, title = {Der andere Weg zur Wahrheit}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85748}, pages = {17 -- 31}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Vorliegender Aufsatz befasst sich mit der Auseinandersetzung des Philosophen Franz Rosenzweig mit der Jesus-Figur. Dabei werden zwei Texte Rosenzweigs in den Blick genommen: „Atheistische Theologie" (1914) und „Der Stern der Erl{\"o}sung" (1921). Hinzu kommen der Briefwechsel, den er mit Margrit und Eugen Rosenstock zwischen 1917 und 1929 f{\"u}hrt und ein Text von Eduard Strauß, den letzterer im Rahmen seiner T{\"a}tigkeit im Frankfurter J{\"u}dischen Lehrhaus entworfen hat. Durch diese Texte wird gezeigt, wie die Analyse der Jesus-Figur zur Auseinandersetzung mit seiner Historisierung durch die protestantische Theologie wird. Neben Rosenzweig, Buber und Strauß tragen weitere j{\"u}dische Gelehrte zu dieser Debatte bei. Diese Debatten um die Geschichtlichkeit Jesu werden auch in den Kontext des Verh{\"a}ltnisses zwischen Christentum und Judentum und ferner in Rosenzweigs Bem{\"u}hungen um einen christlichj{\"u}dischen Dialog eingebettet.}, language = {de} } @unpublished{MeraShlapunovTarkhanov2015, author = {Mera, Azal and Shlapunov, Alexander and Tarkhanov, Nikolai Nikolaevich}, title = {Navier-Stokes equations for elliptic complexes}, volume = {4}, number = {12}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, issn = {2193-6943}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85592}, pages = {27}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We continue our study of invariant forms of the classical equations of mathematical physics, such as the Maxwell equations or the Lam{\´e} system, on manifold with boundary. To this end we interpret them in terms of the de Rham complex at a certain step. On using the structure of the complex we get an insight to predict a degeneracy deeply encoded in the equations. In the present paper we develop an invariant approach to the classical Navier-Stokes equations.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kappel2015, author = {Kappel, David}, title = {Multi-spectrum retrieval of maps of Venus' surface emissivity in the infrared}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85301}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {xix, 226}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The main goal of this cumulative thesis is the derivation of surface emissivity data in the infrared from radiance measurements of Venus. Since these data are diagnostic of the chemical composition and grain size of the surface material, they can help to improve knowledge of the planet's geology. Spectrally resolved images of nightside emissions in the range 1.0-5.1 μm were recently acquired by the InfraRed Mapping channel of the Visible and InfraRed Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS-M-IR) aboard ESA's Venus EXpress (VEX). Surface and deep atmospheric thermal emissions in this spectral range are strongly obscured by the extremely opaque atmosphere, but three narrow spectral windows at 1.02, 1.10, and 1.18 μm allow the sounding of the surface. Additional windows between 1.3 and 2.6 μm provide information on atmospheric parameters that is required to interpret the surface signals. Quantitative data on surface and atmosphere can be retrieved from the measured spectra by comparing them to simulated spectra. A numerical radiative transfer model is used in this work to simulate the observable radiation as a function of atmospheric, surface, and instrumental parameters. It is a line-by-line model taking into account thermal emissions by surface and atmosphere as well as absorption and multiple scattering by gases and clouds. The VIRTIS-M-IR measurements are first preprocessed to obtain an optimal data basis for the subsequent steps. In this process, a detailed detector responsivity analysis enables the optimization of the data consistency. The measurement data have a relatively low spectral information content, and different parameter vectors can describe the same measured spectrum equally well. A usual method to regularize the retrieval of the wanted parameters from a measured spectrum is to take into account a priori mean values and standard deviations of the parameters to be retrieved. This decreases the probability to obtain unreasonable parameter values. The multi-spectrum retrieval algorithm MSR is developed to additionally consider physically realistic spatial and temporal a priori correlations between retrieval parameters describing different measurements. Neglecting geologic activity, MSR also allows the retrieval of an emissivity map as a parameter vector that is common to several spectrally resolved images that cover the same surface target. Even applying MSR, it is difficult to obtain reliable emissivity maps in absolute values. A detailed retrieval error analysis based on synthetic spectra reveals that this is mainly due to interferences from parameters that cannot be derived from the spectra themselves, but that have to be set to assumed values to enable the radiative transfer simulations. The MSR retrieval of emissivity maps relative to a fixed emissivity is shown to effectively avoid most emissivity retrieval errors. Relative emissivity maps at 1.02, 1.10, and 1.18 μm are finally derived from many VIRTIS-M-IR measurements that cover a surface target at Themis Regio. They are interpreted as spatial variations relative to an assumed emissivity mean of the target. It is verified that the maps are largely independent of the choice of many interfering parameters as well as the utilized measurement data set. These are the first Venus IR emissivity data maps based on a consistent application of a full radiative transfer simulation and a retrieval algorithm that respects a priori information. The maps are sufficiently reliable for future geologic interpretations.}, language = {en} } @misc{BischoffBoscoDalBoetal.2015, author = {Bischoff, Doerte and Bosco, Lorella and Dal Bo, Federico and Degen, Andreas and Denz, Rebekka and Goldblum, Sonia and Gr{\"o}zinger, Elvira and Heywood-Jones, David and Hoffmann, Daniel and Kosuch, Carolin and Krah, Markus and Lenhart, Markus Helmut and Lipsker, Avidov and Pallitsch, Lukas and Rajner, Mirjam and Riemer, Nathanael and Rosenzweig, Claudia and Szulc, Michał}, title = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {2015}, number = {21}, editor = {Riemer, Nathanael and Lipsker, Avidov and Schulz, Michael Karl}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-76383}, year = {2015}, abstract = {PaRDeS. Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien e.V., m{\"o}chte die fruchtbare und facettenreiche Kultur des Judentums sowie seine Ber{\"u}hrungspunkte zur Umwelt in den unterschiedlichen Bereichen dokumentieren. Daneben dient die Zeitschrift als Forum zur Positionierung der F{\"a}cher J{\"u}dische Studien und Judaistik innerhalb des wissenschaftlichen Diskurses sowie zur Diskussion ihrer historischen und gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung.}, language = {de} } @misc{BodrovaChechkinCherstvyetal.2015, author = {Bodrova, Anna and Chechkin, Aleksei V. and Cherstvy, Andrey G. and Metzler, Ralf}, title = {Quantifying non-ergodic dynamics of force-free granular gases}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85200}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Brownianmotion is ergodic in the Boltzmann-Khinchin sense that long time averages of physical observables such as the mean squared displacement provide the same information as the corresponding ensemble average, even at out-of-equilibrium conditions. This property is the fundamental prerequisite for single particle tracking and its analysis in simple liquids. We study analytically and by event-driven molecular dynamics simulations the dynamics of force-free cooling granular gases and reveal a violation of ergodicity in this Boltzmann-Khinchin sense as well as distinct ageing of the system. Such granular gases comprise materials such as dilute gases of stones, sand, various types of powders, or large molecules, and their mixtures are ubiquitous in Nature and technology, in particular in Space. We treat—depending on the physical-chemical properties of the inter-particle interaction upon their pair collisions—both a constant and a velocity-dependent (viscoelastic) restitution coefficient e. Moreover we compare the granular gas dynamics with an effective single particle stochastic model based on an underdamped Langevin equation with time dependent diffusivity. We find that both models share the same behaviour of the ensemble mean squared displacement (MSD) and the velocity correlations in the limit of weak dissipation. Qualitatively, the reported non-ergodic behaviour is generic for granular gases with any realistic dependence of e on the impact velocity of particles.}, language = {en} } @misc{MaiBoyeYuanetal.2015, author = {Mai, Tobias and Boye, Susanne and Yuan, Jiayin and V{\"o}lkel, Antje and Gr{\"a}wert, Marlies and G{\"u}nter, Christina and Lederer, Albena and Taubert, Andreas}, title = {Poly(ethylene oxide)-based block copolymers with very high molecular weights for biomimetic calcium phosphate mineralization}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85299}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The present article is among the first reports on the effects of poly(ampholyte)s and poly(betaine)s on the biomimetic formation of calcium phosphate. We have synthesized a series of di- and triblock copolymers based on a non-ionic poly(ethylene oxide) block and several charged methacrylate monomers, 2-(trimethylammonium)ethyl methacrylate chloride, 2-((3-cyanopropyl)-dimethylammonium)ethyl methacrylate chloride, 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt, and [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide. The resulting copolymers are either positively charged, ampholytic, or betaine block copolymers. All the polymers have very high molecular weights of over 106 g mol-1. All polymers are water-soluble and show a strong effect on the precipitation and dissolution of calcium phosphate. The strongest effects are observed with triblock copolymers based on a large poly(ethylene oxide) middle block (nominal Mn = 100 000 g mol-1). Surprisingly, the data show that there is a need for positive charges in the polymers to exert tight control over mineralization and dissolution, but that the exact position of the charge in the polymer is of minor importance for both calcium phosphate precipitation and dissolution.}, language = {en} }