@book{SchedlerProeller2011, author = {Schedler, Kuno and Proeller, Isabella}, title = {New Public Management}, series = {UTB ; 2132}, journal = {UTB ; 2132}, edition = {5., korrigierte Aufl.}, publisher = {Haupt Verlag}, address = {Bern}, isbn = {978-3-8252-3638-0}, pages = {XXIV, 353}, year = {2011}, abstract = {New Public Management hat in den vergangenen Jahren die Ans{\"a}tze und das Verst{\"a}ndnis moderner Verwaltungsf{\"u}hrung maßgebend beeinflusst. Stossrichtungen und Grundanliegen dieses Modells wurden zum Teil in die F{\"u}hrungspraxis {\"u}bernommen und stellen in vielerlei Hinsicht nach wie vor Entwicklungsziele und Leitlinien f{\"u}r die Steuerung und F{\"u}hrung der {\"o}ffentlichen Verwaltung dar. NPM soll die {\"o}ffentliche Verwaltung an geforderte Neuausrichtungen anpassen und effizienter gestalten. Ziele und Gestaltung der {\"o}ffentlichen Verwaltung unter NPM und die dazu notwendigen Instrumente werden in diesem Lehrbuch umfassend und strukturiert erl{\"a}utert. Besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auf die Ver{\"a}nderungslinien und -ans{\"a}tze f{\"u}r die Verwaltungsf{\"u}hrung gelegt.}, language = {en} } @misc{WagnerPywellKnoppetal.2011, author = {Wagner, Markus and Pywell, Richard F. and Knopp, Tatjana and Bullock, James M. and Heard, Matthew S.}, title = {The germination niches of grassland species targeted for restoration}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {675}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-41343}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413438}, pages = {117 -- 131}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Restoration of semi-natural grassland communities involves a combination of (1) sward disturbance to create a temporal window for establishment, and (2) target species introduction, the latter usually by seed sowing. With great regularity, particular species establish only poorly. More reliable establishment could improve outcome of restoration projects and increase cost-effectiveness. We investigated the abiotic germination niche of ten poorly establishing calcareous grassland species by simultaneously exploring the effects of moisture and light availability and temperature fluctuation on percentage germina- tion and speed of germination. We also investigated the effects of three different pre-treatments used to enhance seed germination - cold-stratification, osmo- tic priming and priming in combination with gibberellic acid (GA 3 ) - and how these affected abiotic germination niches. Species varied markedly in width of abiotic germination niche, ranging from Carex flacca with very strict abiotic requirements, to several species reliably germinating across the whole range of abiotic conditions. Our results suggest pronounced differ- ences between species in gap requirements for establishment. Germination was improved in most species by at least one pre-treatment. Evidence for positive effects of adding GA 3 to seed priming solutions was limited. In several species, pre-treated seeds germinated under a wider range of abiotic conditions than untreated seeds. Improved knowledge of species-specific germination niches and the effects of seed pre-treatments may help to improve species establishment by sowing, and to identify species for which sowing at a later stage of restoration or introduction as small plants may represent a more viable strategy.}, language = {en} } @misc{Vicente2011, author = {Vicente, Luis}, title = {{\´A}ngel J. Gallego, Phase theory}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {539}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-41311}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413116}, pages = {719 -- 724}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @misc{MickelssonPaycha2011, author = {Mickelsson, Jouko and Paycha, Sylvie}, title = {The logarithmic residue density of a generalized Laplacian}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {649}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-41368}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413680}, pages = {28}, year = {2011}, abstract = {We show that the residue density of the logarithm of a generalized Laplacian on a closed manifold defines an invariant polynomial-valued differential form. We express it in terms of a finite sum of residues of classical pseudodifferential symbols. In the case of the square of a Dirac operator, these formulas provide a pedestrian proof of the Atiyah-Singer formula for a pure Dirac operator in four dimensions and for a twisted Dirac operator on a flat space of any dimension. These correspond to special cases of a more general formula by Scott and Zagier. In our approach, which is of perturbative nature, we use either a Campbell-Hausdorff formula derived by Okikiolu or a noncommutative Taylor-type formula.}, language = {en} } @misc{SandinSteffenJacobetal.2011, author = {Sandin, Christer and Steffen, Matthias and Jacob, Ralf and Sch{\"o}nberner, Detlef and R{\"u}hling, Ute and Hamann, Wolf-Rainer and Todt, Helge Tobias}, title = {The role of heat conduction to the formation of [WC]-type planetary nebulae}, series = {Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union}, journal = {Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union}, number = {582}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-41370}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413702}, pages = {494 -- 495}, year = {2011}, abstract = {X-ray observations of young Planetary Nebul{\ae} (PNe) have revealed diffuse emission in extended regions around both H-rich and H-deficient central stars. In order to also repro-duce physical properties of H-deficient objects, we have, at first, extended our time-dependent radiation-hydrodynamic models with heat conduction for such conditions. Here we present some of the important physical concepts, which determine how and when a hot wind-blown bubble forms. In this study we have had to consider the, largely unknown, evolution of the CSPN, the slow (AGB) wind, the fast hot-CSPN wind, and the chemical composition. The main conclusion of our work is that heat conduction is needed to explain X-ray properties of wind-blown bubbles also in H-deficient objects.}, language = {en} } @misc{StraubePikovskij2011, author = {Straube, Arthur V. and Pikovskij, Arkadij}, title = {Pattern formation induced by time-dependent advection}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {575}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-41314}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413140}, pages = {138-147}, year = {2011}, abstract = {We study pattern-forming instabilities in reaction-advection-diffusion systems. We develop an approach based on Lyapunov-Bloch exponents to figure out the impact of a spatially periodic mixing flow on the stability of a spatially homogeneous state. We deal with the flows periodic in space that may have arbitrary time dependence. We propose a discrete in time model, where reaction, advection, and diffusion act as successive operators, and show that a mixing advection can lead to a pattern-forming instability in a two-component system where only one of the species is advected. Physically, this can be explained as crossing a threshold of Turing instability due to effective increase of one of the diffusion constants.}, language = {en} } @misc{SeissSpahn2011, author = {Seiß, Martin and Spahn, Frank}, title = {Hydrodynamics of Saturn's dense rings}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Postprint Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Postprint Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-41313}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413139}, pages = {191 -- 218}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The space missions Voyager and Cassini together with earthbound observations re-vealed a wealth of structures in Saturn's rings. There are, for example, waves being excited at ring positions which are in orbital resonance with Saturn's moons. Other structures can be assigned to embedded moons like empty gaps, moon induced wakes or S-shaped propeller features. Further-more, irregular radial structures are observed in the range from 10 meters until kilometers. Here some of these structures will be discussed in the frame of hydrodynamical modeling of Saturn's dense rings. For this purpose we will characterize the physical properties of the ring particle ensemble by mean field quantities and point to the special behavior of the transport coefficients. We show that unperturbed rings can become unstable and how diffusion acts in the rings. Additionally, the alternative streamline formalism is introduced to describe perturbed regions of dense rings with applications to the wake damping and the dispersion relation of the density waves.}, language = {en} } @misc{Terhalle2011, author = {Terhalle, Maximilian}, title = {Understanding the limits of power}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {102}, issn = {1867-5808}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-41372}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413722}, pages = {631 -- 640}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The main thread of this review article is to identify the reasons of how to account for the trajectory of American power in the region. Leaving behind the vast amount of highly politicised and hastily compiled volumes of recent years (notwithstanding valuable exceptions), the monographs composed by Lawrence Freedman, Trita Parsi and Oliver Roy attempt to subtly disentangle the intricacies of US involvement in the region from highly distinct perspectives. One caveat for International Relations theorists is that none of the aforementioned authors intends to provide theoretical frameworks for his examination. However, since IR theory has damagingly neglected history in the last decades, the works under review here, at least in part, compensate for this disciplinary and intellectual failure. In conclusion, Freedman's in-depth approach as a diplomatic historian, with its under-lying reference to the various traditions in US foreign policy thinking, is most illuminating, while Parsi's contestable account focuses too narrowly on the Iran-Israel relationship. Roy's explications fail to show how and why the 'ideological' element in US foreign policy came to carry exceedingly more weight after 2001 than it did in the 1990s.}, language = {en} } @misc{RailaRohnSchweigertetal.2011, author = {Raila, Jens and Rohn, Sascha and Schweigert, Florian J. and Abraham, Getu}, title = {Increased antioxidant capacity in the plasma of dogs after a single oral dosage of tocotrienols}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {571}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-41308}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413085}, pages = {4}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The intestinal absorption of tocotrienols (TCT) in dogs is, to our knowledge, so far unknown. Adult Beagle dogs (n 8) were administered a single oral dosage of a TCT-rich fraction (TRF; 40 mg/kg body weight) containing 32 \% a-TCT, 2 \% b-TCT, 27 \% g-TCT, 14 \% d-TCT and 25 \% a-tocopherol (a-TCP). Blood was sampled at baseline (fasted), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 12 h after supplementation. Plasma and chylomicron concentrations of TCT and a-TCP were measured at each time point. Plasma TAG were measured enzymatically, and plasma antioxidant capacity was assessed by the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assay. In fasted dogs, levels of TCT were 0·07 ( SD 0·03) mmol/l. Following the administration of the TRF, total plasma TCT peaked at 2 h (7·16 ( SD 3·88) mmol/l; P, 0·01) and remained above baseline levels (0·67 ( SD 0·44) mmol/l; P, 0·01) at 12 h. The TCT response in chylomicrons paralleled the increase in TCT in plasma with a maximum peak (3·49 ( SD 2·06) mmol/l; P, 0·01) at 2 h post-dosage. a-TCP was the major vitamin E detected in plasma and unaffected by TRF supplementation. The Trolox equivalent values increased from 2 h (776 ( SD 51·2) mmol/l) to a maximum at 12 h (1130 ( SD 7·72) mmol/l; P,0·01). The results show that TCT are detected in postprandial plasma of dogs. The increase in antioxidant capacity suggests a potential beneficial role of TCT supplementation in the prevention or treatment of several diseases in dogs.}, language = {en} } @misc{ShawGafosHooleetal.2011, author = {Shaw, Jason A. and Gafos, Adamantios I. and Hoole, Philip and Zeroual, Chakir}, title = {Dynamic invariance in the phonetic expression of syllable structure}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {516}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-41247}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-412479}, pages = {455 -- 490}, year = {2011}, abstract = {We asked whether invariant phonetic indices for syllable structure can be identified in a language where word-initial consonant clusters, regardless of their sonority profile, are claimed to be parsed heterosyllabically. Four speakers of Moroccan Arabic were recorded, using Electromagnetic Articulography. Pursuing previous work, we employed temporal diagnostics for syllable structure, consisting of static correspondences between any given phonological organisation and its presumed phonetic indices. We show that such correspondences offer only a partial understanding of the relation between syllabic organisation and continuous indices of that organisation. We analyse the failure of the diagnostics and put forth a new approach in which different phonological organisations prescribe different ways in which phonetic indices change as phonetic parameters are scaled. The main finding is that invariance is found in these patterns of change, rather than in static correspondences between phonological constructs and fixed values for their phonetic indices.}, language = {en} }