@article{KaeterZiemannBoettgeretal.2017, author = {Kaeter, David and Ziemann, Martin Andreas and B{\"o}ttger, Ute and Weber, Iris and Hecht, Lutz and Voropaev, Sergey A. and Korochantsev, Alexander V. and Kocherov, Andrey V.}, title = {The Chelyabinsk meteorite}, series = {Meteoritics \& planetary science : journal of the Meteoritical Society}, volume = {53}, journal = {Meteoritics \& planetary science : journal of the Meteoritical Society}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {1086-9379}, doi = {10.1111/maps.13027}, pages = {416 -- 432}, year = {2017}, abstract = {We present results of petrographic, mineralogical, and chemical investigations of three Chelyabinsk meteorite fragments. Three distinct lithologies were identified: light S3LL5, dark S4-S5LL5 material, and opaque fine-grained former impact melt. Olivine-spinel thermometry revealed an equilibration temperature of 703 +/- 23 degrees C for the light lithology. All plagioclase seems to be secondary, showing neither shock-induced fractures nor sulfide-metal veinlets. Feldspathic glass can be observed showing features of extensive melting and, in the dark lithology, as maskelynite, lacking melt features and retaining grain boundaries of former plagioclase. Olivine of the dark lithology shows planar deformation features. Impact melt is dominated by Mg-rich olivine and resembles whole-rock melt. Melt veins (<2mm) are connected to narrower veinlets. Melt vein textures are similar to pegmatite textures showing chilled margins, a zone of inward-grown elongated crystals and central vugs, suggesting crystallization from supercooled melt. Sulfide-metal droplets indicate liquid immiscibility of both silicate and sulfide as well as sulfide and metal melts. Impact melting may have been an important factor for differentiation of primitive planetary bodies. Graphite associated with micrometer-sized melt inclusions in primary olivine was detected by Raman mapping. Carbon isotopic studies of graphite could be applied to test a possible presolar origin.}, language = {en} } @article{RosenkranzSchildgenWittmannetal.2017, author = {Rosenkranz, Ruben and Schildgen, Taylor F. and Wittmann, Hella and Spiegel, Cornelia}, title = {Coupling erosion and topographic development in the rainiest place on Earth}, series = {Earth \& planetary science letters}, volume = {483}, journal = {Earth \& planetary science letters}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0012-821X}, doi = {10.1016/j.epsl.2017.11.047}, pages = {39 -- 51}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The uplift of the Shillong Plateau, in northeast India between the Bengal floodplain and the Himalaya Mountains, has had a significant impact on regional precipitation patterns, strain partitioning, and the path of the Brahmaputra River. Today, the plateau receives the highest measured yearly rainfall in the world and is tectonically active, having hosted one of the strongest intra-plate earthquakes ever recorded. Despite the unique tectonic and climatic setting of this prominent landscape feature, its exhumation and surface uplift history are poorly constrained. We collected 14 detrital river sand and 3 bedrock samples from the southern margin of the Shillong Plateau to measure erosion rates using the terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide 10Be. The calculated bedrock erosion rates range from 2.0 to 5.6 m My-1, whereas catchment average erosion rates from detrital river sands range from 48 to 214 m My-1. These rates are surprisingly low in the context of steep, tectonically active slopes and extreme rainfall. Moreover, the highest among these rates, which occur on the low-relief plateau surface, appear to have been affected by anthropogenic land-use change. To determine the onset of surface uplift, we coupled the catchment averaged erosion rates with topographic analyses of the plateau's southern margin. We interpolated an inclined, pre-incision surface from minimally eroded remnants along the valley interfluves and calculated the eroded volume of the valleys carved beneath the surface. The missing volume was then divided by the volume flux derived from the erosion rates to obtain the onset of uplift. The results of this calculation, ranging from 3.0 to 5.0 Ma for individual valleys, are in agreement with several lines of stratigraphic evidence from the Brahmaputra and Bengal basin that constrain the onset of topographic uplift, specifically the onset of flexural loading and the transgression from deltaic to marine deposition. Ultimately, our data corroborate the hypothesis that surface uplift was decoupled from the onset of rapid exhumation, which occurred several millions of years earlier.}, language = {en} } @article{HoffmannWirthBessleretal.2017, author = {Hoffmann, Mathias and Wirth, Stephan J. and Bessler, Holger and Engels, Christof and Jochheim, Hubert and Sommer, Michael and Augustin, J{\"u}rgen}, title = {Combining a root exclusion technique with continuous chamber and porous tube measurements for a pin-point separation of ecosystem respiration in croplands}, series = {Journal of plant nutrition and soil science = Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Pflanzenern{\"a}hrung und Bodenkunde}, volume = {181}, journal = {Journal of plant nutrition and soil science = Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Pflanzenern{\"a}hrung und Bodenkunde}, number = {1}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1436-8730}, doi = {10.1002/jpln.201600489}, pages = {41 -- 50}, year = {2017}, abstract = {To better assess ecosystem C budgets of croplands and understand their potential response to climate and management changes, detailed information on the mechanisms and environmental controls driving the individual C flux components are needed. This accounts in particular for the ecosystem respiration (R-eco) and its components, the autotrophic (R-a) and heterotrophic respiration (R-h) which vary tremendously in time and space. This study presents a method to separate R-eco into R-a [as the sum of R-a (shoot) and R-a (root)] and R-h in order to detect temporal and small-scale spatial dynamics within their relative contribution to overall R-eco. Thus, predominant environmental drivers and underlying mechanisms can be revealed. R-eco was derived during nighttime by automatic chamber CO2 flux measurements on plant covered plots. R-h was derived from CO2 efflux measurements, which were performed in parallel to R-eco measurements on a fallow plot using CO2 sampling tubes in 10 cm soil depth. R-a (root) was calculated as the difference between sampling tube CO2 efflux measurements on a plant covered plot and R-h. R-a (shoot) was calculated as R-eco - R-a (root) - R-h. Measurements were carried out for winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during the crop season 2015 at an experimental plot located in the hummocky ground moraine landscape of NE Germany. R-eco varied seasonally from < 1 to 9.5 g C m(-2) d(-1), and was higher in adult (a) and reproductive (r) than juvenile (j) stands (gC m(-2) d(-1): j = 1.2, a = 4.6, r = 5.3). Observed R-a and R-h were in general smaller compared to the independently measured R-eco, contributing in average 58\% and 42\% to R-eco. However, both varied strongly regarding their environmental drivers and particular contribution throughout the study period, following the seasonal development of soil temperature and moisture (R-h) as well as crop development (R-a). Thus, our results consistently revealed temporal dynamics regarding the relative contribution of R-a (root) and R-a (shoot) to R-a, as well as of R-a and R-h to R-eco. Based on the observed results, implications for partitioning of R-eco in croplands are given.}, language = {en} } @article{ErbersdoblerBarthJahreis2017, author = {Erbersdobler, Helmut F. and Barth, Christian A. and Jahreis, Gerhard}, title = {K{\"o}rnerleguminosen in der Humanern{\"a}hrung}, series = {Ern{\"a}hrungs-Umschau : Forschung \& Praxis}, volume = {64}, journal = {Ern{\"a}hrungs-Umschau : Forschung \& Praxis}, number = {10}, publisher = {Umschau-Zeitschriftenverl.}, address = {Frankfurt, Main}, issn = {0174-0008}, doi = {10.4455.eu.2017.034}, pages = {140 -- 144}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Fortsetzung aus Ern{\"a}hrungs Umschau Heft 9/2017 Fetts{\"a}urenverteilung Die Gehalte an den wichtigsten Fetts{\"a}uren (FS) sind in • Tabelle 4 und 5 aufgef{\"u}hrt, in g/100 g sowie in Prozent des Fettanteils (Etherextrakt bzw. g FS-Methylester pro 100 g der Summe der FS-Methylester). Erbsen und Ackerbohnen spielen als Fett- und FS-Quelle praktisch keine Rolle. Sojabohnen sind eine wesentliche Quelle f{\"u}r Linols{\"a}ure, die h{\"a}ufigste n-6-FS. An zweiter Stelle steht die {\"O}ls{\"a}ure. Aber auch der Gehalt an der n-3-FS α-Linolens{\"a}ure (ALA) ist hoch, womit sich Soja{\"o}l in die Reihe der Fette mit mittlerem ALA-Gehalt, wie Raps- und Walnuss{\"o}l einreiht. Im Gegensatz zu Raps{\"o}l entspricht jedoch das Linols{\"a}ure/α-Linolens{\"a}ure- Verh{\"a}ltnis nicht dem empfohlenen Verh{\"a}ltnis von 5:1 in der Gesamt- Di{\"a}t [13]. Zum Ausgleich f{\"u}r die Fette aus der {\"u}brigen Nahrung (Getreide, Lebensmittel tierischer Herkunft) sollten Pflanzen{\"o}le besser noch ein engeres Verh{\"a}ltnis als 5:1 aufweisen. Das trifft f{\"u}r Lupinen-{\"O}l schon eher zu, wenngleich der absolute Beitrag an ALA hier eher gering ist.}, language = {de} } @article{SprengerErbanSeddigetal.2017, author = {Sprenger, Heike and Erban, Alexander and Seddig, Sylvia and Rudack, Katharina and Thalhammer, Anja and Le, Mai Q. and Walther, Dirk and Zuther, Ellen and Koehl, Karin I. and Kopka, Joachim and Hincha, Dirk K.}, title = {Metabolite and transcript markers for the prediction of potato drought tolerance}, series = {Plant Biotechnology Journal}, volume = {16}, journal = {Plant Biotechnology Journal}, number = {4}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {1467-7644}, doi = {10.1111/pbi.12840}, pages = {939 -- 950}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the most important food crops worldwide. Current potato varieties are highly susceptible to drought stress. In view of global climate change, selection of cultivars with improved drought tolerance and high yield potential is of paramount importance. Drought tolerance breeding of potato is currently based on direct selection according to yield and phenotypic traits and requires multiple trials under drought conditions. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is cheaper, faster and reduces classification errors caused by noncontrolled environmental effects. We analysed 31 potato cultivars grown under optimal and reduced water supply in six independent field trials. Drought tolerance was determined as tuber starch yield. Leaf samples from young plants were screened for preselected transcript and nontargeted metabolite abundance using qRT-PCR and GC-MS profiling, respectively. Transcript marker candidates were selected from a published RNA-Seq data set. A Random Forest machine learning approach extracted metabolite and transcript markers for drought tolerance prediction with low error rates of 6\% and 9\%, respectively. Moreover, by combining transcript and metabolite markers, the prediction error was reduced to 4.3\%. Feature selection from Random Forest models allowed model minimization, yielding a minimal combination of only 20 metabolite and transcript markers that were successfully tested for their reproducibility in 16 independent agronomic field trials. We demonstrate that a minimum combination of transcript and metabolite markers sampled at early cultivation stages predicts potato yield stability under drought largely independent of seasonal and regional agronomic conditions.}, language = {en} } @article{HohmZohselSchmidtetal.2017, author = {Hohm, Erika and Zohsel, Katrin and Schmidt, Martin H. and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Brandeis, Daniel and Banaschewski, Tobias and Laucht, Manfred}, title = {Beeintr{\"a}chtigter Start ins Leben}, series = {Kindheit und Entwicklung}, volume = {26}, journal = {Kindheit und Entwicklung}, publisher = {Hogrefe}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, issn = {0942-5403}, doi = {10.1026/0942-5403/a000234}, pages = {210 -- 220}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Postpartale Depressionen sind h{\"a}ufige und schwerwiegende psychische Erkrankungen mit ung{\"u}nstigem Einfluss auf die kindliche Entwicklung. Als Haupttransmissionsweg gilt die fr{\"u}he Mutter-Kind-Interaktion. {\"U}ber die langfristigen Auswirkungen auf die Kinder im Erwachsenenalter und die Rolle der Interaktion liegen kaum Ergebnisse vor. Im Rahmen der Mannheimer Risikokinderstudie wurden postpartale Depressionen bis zwei Jahre nach der Geburt erfasst. Die kindliche Entwicklung wurde fortlaufend und die Mutter-Kind-Interaktion im Alter von 3 Monaten standardisiert erhoben. 28 Kinder postpartal depressiver und 107 Kinder gesunder M{\"u}tter konnten mit 25 Jahren untersucht werden. Beeintr{\"a}chtigungen der kognitiven und psychischen Entwicklung bei Kindern postpartal depressiver M{\"u}tter waren bis ins Erwachsenenalter nachweisbar. Responsives bzw. sensitives m{\"u}tterliches Verhalten wirkte der negativen Entwicklung entgegen. Dies betont die Bedeutung einer hohen Qualit{\"a}t der Mutter-Kind-Interaktion f{\"u}r die Entwicklung von Risikokindern.}, language = {de} } @article{ZohselHohmSchmidtetal.2017, author = {Zohsel, Katrin and Hohm, Erika and Schmidt, Martin H. and Brandeis, Daniel and Banaschewski, Tobias and Laucht, Manfred}, title = {Die langfristigen Auswirkungen von Fr{\"u}hgeburtlichkeit auf kognitive Entwicklung und Schulerfolg}, series = {Kindheit und Entwicklung}, volume = {26}, journal = {Kindheit und Entwicklung}, publisher = {Hogrefe}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, issn = {0942-5403}, doi = {10.1026/0942-5403/a000235}, pages = {221 -- 229}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In einer prospektiven L{\"a}ngsschnittstudie wurde der Zusammenhang zwischen fr{\"u}her Responsivit{\"a}t der Mutter und kognitiver Entwicklung ihrer fr{\"u}h- bzw. reifgeborenen Kinder untersucht. Im Alter von drei Monaten wurde daf{\"u}r die Mutter-Kind-Interaktion mittels Verhaltensbeobachtung erfasst. Bei n=351 der teilnehmenden Kinder (101 fr{\"u}hgeboren) wurde die allgemeine Intelligenz (IQ) im Alter von 11 Jahren und bei n=313 (85 fr{\"u}hgeboren) zus{\"a}tzlich der h{\"o}chste erreichte Schulabschluss bis 25 Jahren erhoben. Fr{\"u}hgeborene wiesen mit 11 Jahren einen signifikant niedrigeren IQ als Reifgeborene auf, nachdem f{\"u}r m{\"o}gliche konfundierende Faktoren kontrolliert worden war. Nur bei Fr{\"u}h-, nicht aber bei Reifgeborenen zeigte sich ein signifikanter positiver Zusammenhang zwischen m{\"u}tterlicher Responsivit{\"a}t und IQ. F{\"u}r die Wahrscheinlichkeit einen h{\"o}heren Schulabschluss (mind. Fachabitur) zu erreichen, fand sich weder ein signifikanter Effekt von Fr{\"u}hgeburtlichkeit noch von m{\"u}tterlicher Responsivit{\"a}t.}, language = {de} } @article{TorranceNottbuschAlvesetal.2017, author = {Torrance, Mark and Nottbusch, Guido and Alves, Rui A. and Arfe, Barbara and Chanquoy, Lucile and Chukharev-Hudilainen, Evgeny and Dimakos, Ioannis and Fidalgo, Raquel and Hyona, Jukka and Johannesson, Omar I. and Madjarov, George and Pauly, Dennis Nikolas and Uppstad, Per Henning and van Waes, Luuk and Vernon, Michael and Wengelin, Asa}, title = {Timed written picture naming in 14 European languages}, series = {Behavior research methods : a journal of the Psychonomic Society}, volume = {50}, journal = {Behavior research methods : a journal of the Psychonomic Society}, number = {2}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {1554-351X}, doi = {10.3758/s13428-017-0902-x}, pages = {744 -- 758}, year = {2017}, abstract = {We describe the Multilanguage Written Picture Naming Dataset. This gives trial-level data and time and agreement norms for written naming of the 260 pictures of everyday objects that compose the colorized Snodgrass and Vanderwart picture set (Rossion \& Pourtois in Perception, 33, 217-236, 2004). Adult participants gave keyboarded responses in their first language under controlled experimental conditions (N = 1,274, with subsamples responding in Bulgarian, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish). We measured the time to initiate a response (RT) and interkeypress intervals, and calculated measures of name and spelling agreement. There was a tendency across all languages for quicker RTs to pictures with higher familiarity, image agreement, and name frequency, and with higher name agreement. Effects of spelling agreement and effects on output rates after writing onset were present in some, but not all, languages. Written naming therefore shows name retrieval effects that are similar to those found in speech, but our findings suggest the need for cross-language comparisons as we seek to understand the orthographic retrieval and/or assembly processes that are specific to written output.}, language = {en} } @article{BhatMilicicThieulinPardoetal.2017, author = {Bhat, Javaid Y. and Milicic, Goran and Thieulin-Pardo, Gabriel and Bracher, Andreas and Maxwell, Andrew and Ciniawsky, Susanne and M{\"u}ller-Cajar, Oliver and Engen, John R. and Hartl, F. Ulrich and Wendler, Petra and Hayer-Hartl, Manajit}, title = {Mechanism of Enzyme Repair by the AAA(+) Chaperone Rubisco Activase}, series = {Molecular cell}, volume = {67}, journal = {Molecular cell}, publisher = {Cell Press}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1097-2765}, doi = {10.1016/j.molcel.2017.07.004}, pages = {744 -- 756}, year = {2017}, abstract = {How AAA(+) chaperones conformationally remodel specific target proteins in an ATP-dependent manner is not well understood. Here, we investigated the mechanism of the AAA(+) protein Rubisco activase (Rca) in metabolic repair of the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco, a complex of eight large (RbcL) and eight small (RbcS) subunits containing eight catalytic sites. Rubisco is prone to inhibition by tight-binding sugar phosphates, whose removal is catalyzed by Rca. We engineered a stable Rca hexamer ring and analyzed its functional interaction with Rubisco. Hydrogen/deuterium exchange and chemical crosslinking showed that Rca structurally destabilizes elements of the Rubisco active site with remarkable selectivity. Cryo-electron microscopy revealed that Rca docks onto Rubisco over one active site at a time, positioning the C-terminal strand of RbcL, which stabilizes the catalytic center, for access to the Rca hexamer pore. The pulling force of Rca is fine-tuned to avoid global destabilization and allow for precise enzyme repair.}, language = {en} } @article{BrandEkkekakis2017, author = {Brand, Ralf and Ekkekakis, Panteleimon}, title = {Affective-Reflective Theory of physical inactivity and exercise}, series = {German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research}, volume = {48}, journal = {German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {2509-3142}, doi = {10.1007/s12662-017-0477-9}, pages = {48 -- 58}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This article introduces a new theory, the Affective-Reflective Theory (ART) of physical inactivity and exercise. ART aims to explain and predict behavior in situations in which people either remain in a state of physical inactivity or initiate action (exercise). It is a dual-process model and assumes that exercise-related stimuli trigger automatic associations and a resulting automatic affective valuation of exercise (type-1 process). The automatic affective valuation forms the basis for the reflective evaluation (type-2 process), which can follow if self-control resources are available. The automatic affective valuation is connected with an action impulse, whereas the reflective evaluation can result in action plans. The two processes, in constant interaction, direct the individual towards or away from changing behavior. The ART of physical inactivity and exercise predicts that, when there is an affective-reflective discrepancy and self-control resources are low, behavior is more likely to be governed by the affective type-1 process. This introductory article explains the underlying concepts and main theoretical roots from which the ART of physical inactivity and exercise was developed (field theory, affective responses to exercise, automatic evaluation, evaluation-behavior link, dual-process theorizing). We also summarize the empirical tests that have been conducted to refine the theory in its present form.}, language = {en} } @article{LachmuthHenrichmannHornetal.2017, author = {Lachmuth, Susanne and Henrichmann, Colette and Horn, Juliane and Pagel, J{\"o}rn and Schurr, Frank M.}, title = {Neighbourhood effects on plant reproduction}, series = {The journal of ecology}, volume = {106}, journal = {The journal of ecology}, number = {2}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0022-0477}, doi = {10.1111/1365-2745.12816}, pages = {761 -- 773}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Density dependence is of fundamental importance for population and range dynamics. Density-dependent reproduction of plants arises from competitive and facilitative plant-plant interactions that can be pollination independent or pollination mediated. In small and sparse populations, conspecific density dependence often turns from negative to positive and causes Allee effects. Reproduction may also increase with heterospecific density (community-level Allee effect), but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood and the consequences for community dynamics can be complex. Allee effects have crucial consequences for the conservation of declining species, but also the dynamics of range edge populations. In invasive species, Allee effects may slow or stop range expansion. Observational studies in natural plant communities cannot distinguish whether reproduction is limited by pollination-mediated interactions among plants or by other neighbourhood effects (e.g. competition for abiotic resources). Even experimental pollen supply cannot distinguish whether variation in reproduction is caused by direct density effects or by plant traits correlated with density. Finally, it is unknown over which spatial scales pollination-mediated interactions occur. To circumvent these problems, we introduce a comprehensive experimental and analytical framework which simultaneously (1) manipulates pollen availability and quality by hand pollination and pollinator exclusion, (2) manipulates neighbourhoods by transplanting target plants, and (3) analyses the effects of con- and heterospecific neighbourhoods on reproduction with spatially explicit trait-based neighbourhood models. Synthesis. By manipulating both pollen availability and target plant locations within neighbourhoods, we can comprehensively analyse spatially explicit density dependence of plant reproduction. This experimental approach enhances our ability to understand the dynamics of sparse populations and of species geographical ranges.}, language = {en} } @article{LesurWardinskiBaerenzungetal.2017, author = {Lesur, Vincent and Wardinski, Ingo and B{\"a}renzung, Julien and Holschneider, Matthias}, title = {On the frequency spectra of the core magnetic field Gauss coefficients}, series = {Physics of the earth and planetary interiors}, volume = {276}, journal = {Physics of the earth and planetary interiors}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0031-9201}, doi = {10.1016/j.pepi.2017.05.017}, pages = {145 -- 158}, year = {2017}, abstract = {From monthly mean observatory data spanning 1957-2014, geomagnetic field secular variation values were calculated by annual differences. Estimates of the spherical harmonic Gauss coefficients of the core field secular variation were then derived by applying a correlation based modelling. Finally, a Fourier transform was applied to the time series of the Gauss coefficients. This process led to reliable temporal spectra of the Gauss coefficients up to spherical harmonic degree 5 or 6, and down to periods as short as 1 or 2 years depending on the coefficient. We observed that a k(-2) slope, where k is the frequency, is an acceptable approximation for these spectra, with possibly an exception for the dipole field. The monthly estimates of the core field secular variation at the observatory sites also show that large and rapid variations of the latter happen. This is an indication that geomagnetic jerks are frequent phenomena and that significant secular variation signals at short time scales - i.e. less than 2 years, could still be extracted from data to reveal an unexplored part of the core dynamics.}, language = {en} } @article{HustedtSeyfried2017, author = {Hustedt, Thurid and Seyfried, Markus}, title = {Inside the EU Commission}, series = {JCMS - Journal of common market studies}, volume = {56}, journal = {JCMS - Journal of common market studies}, number = {2}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0021-9886}, doi = {10.1111/jcms.12605}, pages = {368 -- 384}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This article studies the perception of the EU Commission's Secretariat General in policy-making. Recently, research on EU institutions devotes increasing attention to analyzing structures and procedures of decision-making in EU institutions, most notably the EU Commission. Conventionally, the EU Commission is portrayed as a fragmented organization, divided along the lines of staff nationality, sectoral responsibilities and cabinets and General Directorates (DGs). The Secretariat General has long been viewed a weak actor that is hardly able or motivated to steer internal decision-making. However, recent research indicates a changing role of the Secretariat General as a pro-active broker and last arbiter. This article studies how the Secretariat General is perceived by the DGs in policy coordination and argues that this perception depends on the pattern of political authority, bureaucratic roles and the relevance and the alternatives prevailing in the policy field. The article is based on data from a survey among Commission officials.}, language = {en} } @article{Rheinberg2017, author = {Rheinberg, Falko}, title = {Von Bochum {\"u}ber Heidelberg bis Potsdam}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r p{\"a}dagogische Psychologie}, volume = {31}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r p{\"a}dagogische Psychologie}, number = {3-4}, publisher = {Hogrefe}, address = {Bern}, issn = {1010-0652}, doi = {10.1024/1010-0652/a000206}, pages = {175 -- 189}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Dem Text liegt ein Vortrag zugrunde, der auf dem 31. Motivationspsychologischen Kolloquium (MPK) in Heidelberg 2015 gehalten wurde. Im ersten Teil bietet er einen {\"U}berblick {\"u}ber die Motivationsforschung am Bochumer Heckhausen-Lehrstuhl in den 70er-Jahren („Bochumer Schule"). Dabei werden neben Heinz Heckhausen einzelne Mitarbeiter und ihre Schwerpunkte vorgestellt sowie das stimulierende Arbeitsklima an diesem Lehrstuhl beschrieben. Entsprechend der Vortragseinladung wird im Anschluss die Entwicklung der eigenen Forschungsschwerpunkte skizziert. Noch unter Heckhausens Leitung waren dies zun{\"a}chst die Forschung zur Bezugsnormorientierung und die Einzelfallanalysen zur Lernmotivation mit dem Erweiterten Kognitiven Motivationsmodell. Danach geht der Vortrag auf Forschungsthemen ein, die dann in Heidelberg und Potsdam dazukamen. Hier geht es um die Erforschung von T{\"a}tigkeitsanreizen und um das Flow-Erleben. Abschließend wird der Potsdamer Versuch skizziert, herauszufinden, auf welche Weise unterschiedliche Motivationsqualit{\"a}ten den Lernprozess und seine Resultate beeinflussen.}, language = {de} } @article{WeithoffTaubeBolius2017, author = {Weithoff, Guntram and Taube, Anne and Bolius, Sarah}, title = {The invasion success of the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in experimental mesocosms}, series = {Aquatic Invasions}, volume = {12}, journal = {Aquatic Invasions}, publisher = {Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions centre-reabic}, address = {Helsinki}, issn = {1798-6540}, doi = {10.3391/ai.2017.12.3.07}, pages = {333 -- 341}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The potentially toxic, invasive cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, originating from sub-tropical regions, has spread into temperate climate zones in almost all continents. Potential factors in its success are temperature, light and nutrient levels. Grazing losses through zooplankton have been measured in the laboratory but are typically not regarded as a factor in (failed) invasion success. In some potentially suitable lakes, C. raciborskii has never been found, although it is present in water bodies close by. Therefore, we tested the invasive potential of three different isolates introduced into natural plankton communities using laboratory mesocosm experiments under three grazing levels: ambient zooplankton densities, removal of large species using 100 mu m mesh and a ca. doubling of large species. Three C. raciborskii isolates originating from the same geographic region (North-East Germany) were added separately to the four replicates of each treatment and kept in semi-continuous cultures for 21 days. Two isolates disappeared from the mesocosms and were also not viable in filtered lake water indicating that the lake water itself or the switch from culture medium to lake water led to the decay of the inoculated C. raciborskii. Only one out of the three isolates persisted in the plankton communities at a rather low level and only in the treatment without larger zooplankton. This result demonstrates that under potentially suitable environmental conditions, top-down control from zooplankton might hamper the establishment of C. raciborskii. Non-metric multidimensional scaling showed distinct variation in resident phytoplankton communities between the different grazing levels, thus differential grazing impact shaped the resident community in different ways allowing C. raciborskii only to invade under competitive (= low grazing pressure) conditions. Furthermore, even after invasion failure, the temporary presence of C. raciborskii influenced the phytoplankton community.}, language = {en} } @article{CarusHeunerPauletal.2017, author = {Carus, Jana and Heuner, Maike and Paul, Maike and Schr{\"o}der, Boris}, title = {Plant distribution and stand characteristics in brackish marshes}, series = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science}, volume = {196}, journal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {London}, issn = {0272-7714}, doi = {10.1016/j.ecss.2017.06.038}, pages = {237 -- 247}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Due to increasing pressure on estuarine marshes from sea level rise and river training, there is a growing need to understand how species-environment relationships influence the zonation and growth of tidal marsh vegetation. In the present study, we investigated the distribution and stand characteristics of the two key brackish marsh species Bolboschoenus maritimus and Phragmites australis in the Elbe estuary together with several abiotic habitat factors. We then tested the effect of these habitat factors on plant growth and zonation with generalised linear models (GLMs). Our study provides detailed information on the importance of single habitat factors and their interactions for controlling the distribution patterns and stand characteristics of two key marsh species. Our results suggest that flow velocity is the main factor influencing species distribution and stand characteristics and together with soil-water salinity even affects the inundation tolerance of the two specie investigated here. Additionally, inundation height and duration as well as interspecific competition helped explain the distribution patterns and stand characteristics. By identifying the drivers of marsh zonation and stand characteristics and quantifying their effects, this study provides useful information for evaluating a future contribution of tidal marsh vegetation to ecosystem-based shore protection.}, language = {en} } @article{Hickmann2017, author = {Hickmann, Thomas}, title = {The reconfiguration of authority in global climate governance}, series = {International Studies Review}, volume = {19}, journal = {International Studies Review}, publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {1521-9488}, doi = {10.1093/isr/vix037}, pages = {430 -- 451}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Much of the literature in the field of international relations is currently concerned with the changing patterns of authority in world politics. This is particularly evident in the policy domain of climate change, where a number of authors have observed a relocation of authority in global climate governance. These scholars claim that multilateral treaty making has lost much of its spark, and they emphasize the emergence of transnational governance arrangements, such as city networks, private certification schemes, and business self-regulation. However, the different types of interactions between the various transnational climate initiatives and the intergovernmental level have not been studied in much detail and only recently attracted growing scholarly interest. Therefore, the present article addresses this issue and focuses on the interplay between three different transnational climate governance arrangements and the international climate regime. The analysis in this article underscores that substate and nonstate actors have attained several authoritative functions in global climate policy making. Nevertheless, the three case studies also demonstrate that this development does not imply that we are witnessing a general shift of authority away from the intergovernmental level toward transnational actors. Instead, what can be observed in global climate governance is an ongoing reconfiguration of authority, which apparently reaffirms the centrality of the international climate regime. Thus, this article points to the need for a more nuanced perspective on the changing patterns of authority in global climate governance. In a nutshell, this study shows that the international climate regime is not the only location where the problem of climate change is addressed, while it highlights the persistent authority of state-based forms of regulation.}, language = {en} } @article{Ehrensperger2017, author = {Ehrensperger, Kathy}, title = {Narratives of Belonging}, series = {Early Christianity}, volume = {8}, journal = {Early Christianity}, publisher = {Mohr Siebeck}, address = {T{\"u}bingen}, issn = {1868-7032}, doi = {10.1628/186870317X15017545210233}, pages = {373 -- 392}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Die Darstellungen genealogischer Netzwerke waren in der Antike Ausdruck der Weltsicht ihrer Erz{\"a}hler, mit deren Hilfe N{\"a}he und Distanz zwischen verschiedenen Gruppen und V{\"o}lkern ausgedr{\"u}ckt und hergestellt werden konnte. Auch Paulus bedient sich genealogischer Argumente, um die Beziehung nicht-j{\"u}discher Christus-Gl{\"a}ubiger zu Israel und ihrem Gott zu verdeutlichen. Es handelt sich um eine ethnozentrische Argumentation, deren Fokus aber gleichzeitig eindeutig theozentrisch ist.}, language = {en} } @article{SchwarzReike2017, author = {Schwarz, Wolfgang and Reike, Dennis}, title = {Regression away from the mean}, series = {British journal of mathematical and statistical psychology / British Psychological Society}, volume = {71}, journal = {British journal of mathematical and statistical psychology / British Psychological Society}, number = {1}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0007-1102}, doi = {10.1111/bmsp.12106}, pages = {186 -- 203}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Using a standard repeated measures model with arbitrary true score distribution and normal error variables, we present some fundamental closed-form results which explicitly indicate the conditions under which regression effects towards (RTM) and away from the mean are expected. Specifically, we show that for skewed and bimodal distributions many or even most cases will show a regression effect that is in expectation away from the mean, or that is not just towards but actually beyond the mean. We illustrate our results in quantitative detail with typical examples from experimental and biometric applications, which exhibit a clear regression away from the mean ('egression from the mean') signature. We aim not to repeal cautionary advice against potential RTM effects, but to present a balanced view of regression effects, based on a clear identification of the conditions governing the form that regression effects take in repeated measures designs.}, language = {en} } @misc{JavanainenMartinezSearaMetzleretal.2017, author = {Javanainen, Matti and Martinez-Seara, Hector and Metzler, Ralf and Vattulainen, Ilpo Tapio}, title = {Diffusion of Proteins and Lipids in Protein-Rich Membranesa}, series = {Biophysical journal}, volume = {114}, journal = {Biophysical journal}, number = {3}, publisher = {Cell Press}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {0006-3495}, doi = {10.1016/j.bpj.2017.11.3009}, pages = {551A -- 551A}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @misc{FuhrHickmannKern2017, author = {Fuhr, Harald and Hickmann, Thomas and Kern, Kristine}, title = {The role of cities in multi-level climate governance}, series = {Current opinion in environmental sustainability}, volume = {30}, journal = {Current opinion in environmental sustainability}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {1877-3435}, doi = {10.1016/j.cosust.2017.10.006}, pages = {1 -- 6}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The past two decades have witnessed widespread scholarly interest in the role of cities in climate policy-making. This research has considerably improved our understanding of the local level in the global response to climate change. The present article synthesizes the literature on local climate policies with respect to the 1.5 degrees C target. While most studies have focused on pioneering cities and networks, we contend that the broader impacts of local climate actions and their relationship to regional, national, and international policy frameworks have not been studied in enough detail. Against this backdrop, we introduce the concept of upscaling and contend that local climate initiatives must go hand in hand with higher-level policies and be better integrated into the multi-level governance system.}, language = {en} } @article{PillitteriFossatiRodriguezetal.2017, author = {Pillitteri, Ignazio and Fossati, Luca and Rodriguez, N. Castro and Oskinova, Lida and Wolk, Scott J.}, title = {Detection of magnetic field in the B2 star rho Ophiuchi A with ESO FORS2}, series = {Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal}, volume = {610}, journal = {Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal}, publisher = {EDP Sciences}, address = {Les Ulis}, issn = {1432-0746}, doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/201732078}, pages = {4}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Circumstantial evidence suggests that magnetism and enhanced X-ray emission are likely correlated in early B-type stars: similar fractions of them (similar to 10\%) are strong and hard X-ray sources and possess strong magnetic fields. It is also known that some B-type stars have spots on their surface. Yet up to now no X-ray activity associated with spots on early-type stars was detected. In this Letter we report the detection of a magnetic field on the B2V star rho Oph A. Previously, we assessed that the X-ray activity of this star is associated with a surface spot, herewith we establish its magnetic origin. We analyze spectra of rho Oph A obtained with the FORS2 spectrograph at ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) at two epochs, and detect a longitudinal component of the magnetic field of the order of similar to 500 G in one of the datasets. The detection of the magnetic field only at one epoch can be explained by stellar rotation which is also invoked to explain observed periodic X-ray activity. From archival HARPS ESO VLT high resolution spectra we derived the fundamental stellar parameters of rho Oph A and further constrained its age. We conclude that rho Oph A provides strong evidence for the presence of active X-ray emitting regions on young magnetized early type stars.}, language = {en} } @article{HuettelZiesemerPeyeretal.2017, author = {H{\"u}ttel, Alexandra and Ziesemer, Florence and Peyer, Mathias and Balderjahn, Ingo}, title = {To purchase or not?}, series = {Journal of Cleaner Production}, volume = {174}, journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0959-6526}, doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.019}, pages = {827 -- 836}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Although ecologically and socially responsible consumption helps to reduce the harmful effects of resource use for both nature and society, all types of consumption (whether green or fair) deplete valuable resources. At the same time, to maintain household financial sustainability, spending should not exceed a household's financial resources. Thus, economically sustainable consumption is related to the consumer's decision to not buy products and the disposition to forgo specific purchases. Based on a means-end chain approach, this study investigates consumer cognitive decision-making structures related to six distinct options for economically (non-)sustainable consumption. Whereas saving motives, waste concerns, and avoidance motivations support economically sustainable decisions, economically non-sustainable decision-making is directly linked to attaining overall life goals. By clustering respondents based on the elicited means-end chains, the study discloses four consumer groups with distinctive motivational structures. The study also reveals several obstacles to promoting economic sustainability, indicates methods to overcome such obstacles, and suggests avenues for future research.}, language = {en} } @article{HohmLauchtZohseletal.2017, author = {Hohm, Erika and Laucht, Manfred and Zohsel, Katrin and Schmidt, Martin H. and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Brandeis, Daniel and Banaschewski, Tobias}, title = {Resilienz und Ressourcen im Verlauf der Entwicklung}, series = {Kindheit und Entwicklung}, volume = {26}, journal = {Kindheit und Entwicklung}, publisher = {Hogrefe}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, issn = {0942-5403}, doi = {10.1026/0942-5403/a000236}, pages = {230 -- 239}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Anhand von Daten der Mannheimer Risikokinderstudie, die sich mit der langfristigen Entwicklung von Kindern mit unterschiedlichen Risikobelastungen besch{\"a}ftigt, wird gezeigt, wie Schutzfaktoren aufseiten des Kindes und seines famili{\"a}ren Umfelds im Verlauf der Entwicklung wirksam werden und zur Entstehung von Resilienz beitragen k{\"o}nnen. Eine besondere Rolle kommt dabei positiven fr{\"u}hen Eltern-Kind-Beziehungen zu (sowohl Mutter- als auch Vater-Kind-Interaktionen). Daneben spielen auch Interaktionserfahrungen im Alter von zwei Jahren des Kindes eine bedeutsame Rolle; diese sch{\"u}tzen Risikokinder davor, eine ung{\"u}nstige Entwicklung zu nehmen und tragen dazu bei, dass sich Kinder, die in psychosozialen Hochrisikofamilien aufwachsen, trotz ung{\"u}nstiger „Startbedingungen" positiv entwickeln. Neben Merkmalen der sozialen Umwelt nehmen auch sprachliche, sozial-emotionale und internale Kompetenzen des Kindes im Entwicklungsverlauf eine wichtige Rolle ein. Diese Kompetenzen erm{\"o}glichen es Risikokindern auch unter widrigen Lebensumst{\"a}nden (psychosoziale Hochrisikofamilien, Aufwachsen in Armutsverh{\"a}ltnissen) erfolgreich zu bestehen. Dar{\"u}ber hinaus zeigt die Arbeit, dass Resilienz ein Pers{\"o}nlichkeitsmerkmal ist, das ab dem fr{\"u}hen Erwachsenenalter eine hohe Stabilit{\"a}t besitzt. Mit diesen Befunden verweist die Arbeit auf die große Bedeutung der Resilienz bei der Vorhersage der langfristigen Entwicklung von Risikokindern.}, language = {de} } @misc{GudowskaNowakLindenbergMetzler2017, author = {Gudowska-Nowak, Ewa and Lindenberg, Katja and Metzler, Ralf}, title = {Preface: Marian Smoluchowski's 1916 paper—a century of inspiration}, series = {Journal of physics : A, Mathematical and theoretical}, volume = {50}, journal = {Journal of physics : A, Mathematical and theoretical}, number = {38}, publisher = {IOP Publ. Ltd.}, address = {Bristol}, issn = {1751-8113}, doi = {10.1088/1751-8121/aa8529}, pages = {8}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @article{BrungsGraeter2017, author = {Brungs, Hans H. and Gr{\"a}ter, Joachim}, title = {On central extensions of SL(2, F) admitting left-orderings}, series = {Journal of Algebra}, volume = {486}, journal = {Journal of Algebra}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {San Diego}, issn = {0021-8693}, doi = {10.1016/j.jalgebra.2017.05.025}, pages = {288 -- 327}, year = {2017}, abstract = {For an arbitrary euclidean field F we introduce a central extension (G(F), Phi) of SL(2, F) admitting a left-ordering and study its algebraic properties. The elements of G(F) are order preserving bijections of the convex hull of Q in F. If F = R then G(F) is isomorphic to the classical universal covering group of the Lie group SL(2, R). Among other results we show that G(F) is a perfect group which possesses a rank 1 cone of exceptional type. We also prove that its centre is an infinite cyclic group and investigate its normal subgroups.}, language = {en} } @misc{ReichetzederHocher2017, author = {Reichetzeder, Christoph and Hocher, Berthold}, title = {DPP4 inhibition prevents AKI}, series = {Oncotarget}, volume = {8}, journal = {Oncotarget}, publisher = {Impact Journals LLC}, address = {Orchard Park}, issn = {1949-2553}, doi = {10.18632/oncotarget.20212}, pages = {64655 -- 64656}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @article{SadowskaTouliHitzletal.2017, author = {Sadowska, Aleksandra and Touli, Ermioni and Hitzl, Wolfgang and Greutert, Helen and Ferguson, Stephen J. and W{\"u}rtz-Kozak, Karin and Hausmann, Oliver N.}, title = {Inflammaging in cervical and lumbar degenerated intervertebral discs}, series = {European Spine Journal}, volume = {27}, journal = {European Spine Journal}, number = {3}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0940-6719}, doi = {10.1007/s00586-017-5360-8}, pages = {564 -- 577}, year = {2017}, abstract = {To investigate and compare the occurrence of inflammatory processes in the sites of disc degeneration in the lumbar and cervical spine by a gene array and subsequent qPCR and to investigate the mechanistic involvement of transient receptor potential channels TRPC6 and TRPV4. The gene expression of inflammatory cytokines and TRP channels was measured in human disc samples obtained from patients undergoing discectomy at the cervical (n = 24) or lumbar (n = 27) spine for degenerative disc disease (DDD) and disc herniation (DH) and analyzed for differences with regard to spinal level, IVD degeneration grade, Modic grade, age, sex, disc region and surgical extent. Aside from genes with known implication in DDD and DH, four previously unreported genes from the interferon and TRP families (IFNA1, IFNA8, IFNB1, TRPC6) could be detected. A correlation between gene expression and age (IL-15) and IVD degeneration grade (IFNA1, IL-6, IL-15, TRPC6), but not Modic grade, was identified. Significant differences were detected between cervical and lumbar discs (IL-15), nucleus and annulus (IL-6, TNF-alpha, TRPC6), single-level and multi-level surgery (IL-6, IL-8) as well as DDD and DH (IL-8), while sex had no effect. Multiple gene-gene pair correlations, either between different cytokines or between cytokines and TRP channels, exist in the disc. This study supports the relevance of IL-6 and IL-8 in disc diseases, but furthermore points toward a possible pathological role of IL-15 and type I interferons, as well as a mechanistic role of TRPC6. With limited differences in the inflammatory profile of cervical and lumbar discs, novel anti-inflammatory or TRP-modulatory strategies for the treatment of disc pathologies may be applicable independent of the spinal region.}, language = {en} } @article{HaniSparreEllisonetal.2017, author = {Hani, Maan H. and Sparre, Martin and Ellison, Sara L. and Torrey, Paul and Vogelsberger, Mark}, title = {Galaxy mergers moulding the circum-galactic medium}, series = {Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society}, volume = {475}, journal = {Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society}, number = {1}, publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0035-8711}, doi = {10.1093/mnras/stx3252}, pages = {1160 -- 1176}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Galaxies are surrounded by sizeable gas reservoirs which host a significant amount of metals: the circum-galactic medium (CGM). The CGM acts as a mediator between the galaxy and the extragalactic medium. However, our understanding of how galaxy mergers, a major evolutionary transformation, impact the CGM remains deficient. We present a theoretical study of the effect of galaxy mergers on the CGM. We use hydrodynamical cosmological zoom-in simulations of a major merger selected from the Illustris project such that the z = 0 descendant has a halo mass and stellar mass comparable to the Milky Way. To study the CGM we then re-simulated this system at a 40 times better mass resolution, and included detailed post-processing ionization modelling. Our work demonstrates the effect the merger has on the characteristic size of the CGM, its metallicity, and the predicted covering fraction of various commonly observed gas-phase species, such as H I, C IV, and O VI. We show that merger-induced outflows can increase the CGM metallicity by 0.2-0.3 dex within 0.5 Gyr post-merger. These effects last up to 6 Gyr post-merger. While the merger increases the total metal covering fractions by factors of 2-3, the covering fractions of commonly observed UV ions decrease due to the hard ionizing radiation from the active galactic nucleus, which we model explicitly. Our study of the single simulated major merger presented in this work demonstrates the significant impact that a galaxy interaction can have on the size, metallicity, and observed column densities of the CGM.}, language = {en} } @article{OguntundeLischeidDietrich2017, author = {Oguntunde, Philip G. and Lischeid, Gunnar and Dietrich, Ottfried}, title = {Relationship between rice yield and climate variables in southwest Nigeria using multiple linear regression and support vector machine analysis}, series = {International Journal of Biometeorology}, volume = {62}, journal = {International Journal of Biometeorology}, number = {3}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0020-7128}, doi = {10.1007/s00484-017-1454-6}, pages = {459 -- 469}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This study examines the variations of climate variables and rice yield and quantifies the relationships among them using multiple linear regression, principal component analysis, and support vector machine (SVM) analysis in southwest Nigeria. The climate and yield data used was for a period of 36 years between 1980 and 2015. Similar to the observed decrease (P < 0.001) in rice yield, pan evaporation, solar radiation, and wind speed declined significantly. Eight principal components exhibited an eigenvalue > 1 and explained 83.1\% of the total variance of predictor variables. The SVM regression function using the scores of the first principal component explained about 75\% of the variance in rice yield data and linear regression about 64\%. SVM regression between annual solar radiation values and yield explained 67\% of the variance. Only the first component of the principal component analysis (PCA) exhibited a clear long-term trend and sometimes short-term variance similar to that of rice yield. Short-term fluctuations of the scores of the PC1 are closely coupled to those of rice yield during the 1986-1993 and the 2006-2013 periods thereby revealing the inter-annual sensitivity of rice production to climate variability. Solar radiation stands out as the climate variable of highest influence on rice yield, and the influence was especially strong during monsoon and post-monsoon periods, which correspond to the vegetative, booting, flowering, and grain filling stages in the study area. The outcome is expected to provide more in-depth regional-specific climate-rice linkage for screening of better cultivars that can positively respond to future climate fluctuations as well as providing information that may help optimized planting dates for improved radiation use efficiency in the study area.}, language = {en} } @article{HennigSchrammLinderkamp2017, author = {Hennig, Timo and Schramm, Satyam Antonio and Linderkamp, Friedrich}, title = {Cross-informant disagreement on behavioral symptoms in adolescent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and its impact on treatment effects}, series = {European Journal of Psychological Assessment}, volume = {34}, journal = {European Journal of Psychological Assessment}, number = {2}, publisher = {Hogrefe}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, issn = {1015-5759}, doi = {10.1027/1015-5759/a000446}, pages = {79 -- 86}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In assessing adolescent behavior difficulties, parents, teachers, and the adolescents themselves are key informants. However, substantial disagreement has been found between informants. Specifically, children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tend to overestimate their competencies, also known as "positive (illusionary) bias." This study compared parent, teacher, and adolescent ratings of ADHD and other behavioral symptoms in a sample of 114 adolescents with ADHD. Further, the effect of cross-informant disagreement (CID) on treatment outcomes was investigated in a subsample of 54 adolescents who had undergone a training and coaching intervention. Overall, there was moderate agreement among informants. Parent and adolescent ratings were more strongly correlated with each other than with teacher ratings. The strongest discrepancy was found between teacher and adolescent ratings on prosocial behavior. This discrepancy explained 12\% of the variance in parent-rated ADHD symptom severity after the intervention. The treatment was less effective in participants with high teacher-adolescent disagreement on prosocial behavior (d = 0.41) than with low disagreement (d = 0.98). These findings suggest that professionals working with adolescents with ADHD should consider multiple sources of information before initiating treatment and pay attention to cross-informant disagreements because these may indicate a risk of diminished treatment effects.}, language = {en} } @article{DavydchykMehlhausenPriesmeyerTkocz2017, author = {Davydchyk, Maria and Mehlhausen, Thomas and Priesmeyer-Tkocz, Weronika}, title = {The price of success, the benefit of setbacks}, series = {Futures : the journal of policy, planning and futures studies}, volume = {97}, journal = {Futures : the journal of policy, planning and futures studies}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0016-3287}, doi = {10.1016/j.futures.2017.06.004}, pages = {35 -- 46}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This article explores the various futures of relations between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine. After distilling two major drivers we construct a future compass in order to conceive of four futures of relations between the EU and Ukraine. Our scenarios aim to challenge deep-rooted assumptions on the EU's neighbourhood with Ukraine: How will the politico-economic challenges in the European countries influence the EU's approach towards the East? Will more EU engagement in Ukraine contribute to enduring peace? Does peace always come with stability? Which prospects does the idea of Intermarium have? Are the pivotal transformation players in Ukraine indeed oligarchs or rather small- and medium-sized entrepreneurs? After presenting our scenarios, we propose indicators to know in the years to come, along which path future relations do develop. By unearthing surprising developments we hope to provoke innovative thoughts on Eastern Europe in times of post truth societies, confrontation between states and hybrid warfare.}, language = {en} } @misc{SiskaJonesJeonetal.2017, author = {Siska, Veronika and Jones, Eppie Ruth and Jeon, Sungwon and Bhak, Youngjune and Kim, Hak-Min and Cho, Yun Sung and Kim, Hyunho and Lee, Kyusang and Veselovskaya, Elizaveta and Balueva, Tatiana and Gallego-Llorente, Marcos and Hofreiter, Michael and Bradley, Daniel G. and Eriksson, Anders and Pinhasi, Ron and Bhak, Jong and Manica, Andrea}, title = {Genome-wide data from two early Neolithic East Asian individuals dating to 7700 years ago}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {791}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43997}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-439977}, pages = {11}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Ancient genomes have revolutionized our understanding of Holocene prehistory and, particularly, the Neolithic transition in western Eurasia. In contrast, East Asia has so far received little attention, despite representing a core region at which the Neolithic transition took place independently similar to 3 millennia after its onset in the Near East. We report genome-wide data from two hunter-gatherers from Devil's Gate, an early Neolithic cave site (dated to similar to 7.7 thousand years ago) located in East Asia, on the border between Russia and Korea. Both of these individuals are genetically most similar to geographically close modern populations from the Amur Basin, all speaking Tungusic languages, and, in particular, to the Ulchi. The similarity to nearby modern populations and the low levels of additional genetic material in the Ulchi imply a high level of genetic continuity in this region during the Holocene, a pattern that markedly contrasts with that reported for Europe.}, language = {en} } @misc{MohandesanSpellerPetersetal.2017, author = {Mohandesan, Elmira and Speller, Camilla F. and Peters, Joris and Uerpmann, Hans-Peter and Uerpmann, Margarethe and De Cupere, Bea and Hofreiter, Michael and Burger, Pamela A.}, title = {Combined hybridization capture and shotgun sequencing for ancient DNA analysis of extinct wild and domestic dromedary camel}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {789}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43995}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-439955}, pages = {300 -- 313}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The performance of hybridization capture combined with next-generation sequencing (NGS) has seen limited investigation with samples from hot and arid regions until now. We applied hybridization capture and shotgun sequencing to recover DNA sequences from bone specimens of ancient-domestic dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and its extinct ancestor, the wild dromedary from Jordan, Syria, Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula, respectively. Our results show that hybridization capture increased the percentage of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) recovery by an average 187-fold and in some cases yielded virtually complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes at multifold coverage in a single capture experiment. Furthermore, we tested the effect of hybridization temperature and time by using a touchdown approach on a limited number of samples. We observed no significant difference in the number of unique dromedary mtDNA reads retrieved with the standard capture compared to the touchdown method. In total, we obtained 14 partial mitochondrial genomes from ancient-domestic dromedaries with 17-95\% length coverage and 1.27-47.1-fold read depths for the covered regions. Using whole-genome shotgun sequencing, we successfully recovered endogenous dromedary nuclear DNA (nuDNA) from domestic and wild dromedary specimens with 1-1.06-fold read depths for covered regions. Our results highlight that despite recent methodological advances, obtaining ancient DNA (aDNA) from specimens recovered from hot, arid environments is still problematic. Hybridization protocols require specific optimization, and samples at the limit of DNA preservation need multiple replications of DNA extraction and hybridization capture as has been shown previously for Middle Pleistocene specimens.}, language = {en} } @article{SchmidtKorbAbell2017, author = {Schmidt, Marco F. and Korb, Oliver and Abell, Chris}, title = {Antagonists of the miRNA-Argonaute 2 Protein Complex}, series = {Drug Target miRNA: Methods and Protocols}, volume = {1517}, journal = {Drug Target miRNA: Methods and Protocols}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, isbn = {978-1-4939-6563-2}, issn = {1064-3745}, doi = {10.1007/978-1-4939-6563-2_17}, pages = {239 -- 249}, year = {2017}, abstract = {microRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified as high-value drug targets. A widely applied strategy in miRNA inhibition is the use of antisense agents. However, it has been shown that oligonucleotides are poorly cell permeable because of their complex chemical structure and due to their negatively charged backbone. Consequently, the general application of oligonucleotides in therapy is limited. Since miRNAs' functions are executed exclusively by the Argonaute 2 protein, we therefore describe a protocol for the design of a novel miRNA inhibitor class: antagonists of the miRNA-Argonaute 2 protein complex, so-called anti-miR-AGOs, that not only block the crucial binding site of the target miRNA but also bind to the protein's active site. Due to their lower molecular weight and, thus, more drug-like chemical structure, the novel inhibitor class may show better pharmacokinetic properties than reported oligonucleotide inhibitors, enabling them for potential therapeutic use.}, language = {en} } @article{Schmidt2017, author = {Schmidt, Marco F.}, title = {miRNA Targeting Drugs}, series = {Drug Target miRNA: Methods and Protocols}, volume = {1517}, journal = {Drug Target miRNA: Methods and Protocols}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, isbn = {978-1-4939-6563-2}, issn = {1064-3745}, doi = {10.1007/978-1-4939-6563-2_1}, pages = {3 -- 22}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Only 20 years after the discovery of small non-coding, single-stranded ribonucleic acids, so-called microRNAs (miRNAs), as post-transcriptional gene regulators, the first miRNA-targeting drug Miravirsen for the treatment of hepatitis C has been successfully tested in clinical Phase II trials. Addressing miRNAs as drug targets may enable the cure, or at least the treatment of diseases, which presently seems impossible. However, due to miRNAs' chemical structure, generation of potential drug molecules with necessary pharmacokinetic properties is still challenging and requires a re-thinking of the drug discovery process. Therefore, this chapter highlights the potential of miRNAs as drug targets, discusses the challenges, and tries to give a complete overview of recent strategies in miRNA drug discovery.}, language = {en} } @book{OPUS4-56684, title = {Drug target miRNA}, series = {Methods in Molecular Biology}, journal = {Methods in Molecular Biology}, editor = {Schmidt, Marco F.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, isbn = {978-1-4939-6561-8}, issn = {1064-3745}, doi = {10.1007/978-1-4939-6563-2}, pages = {320}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This volume provides a concise and technical discussion of recently developed approaches to overcome challenges in miRNA drug discovery. Drug Target miRNA: Methods and Protocols explores strategies to overcome pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics challenges. These strategies cover anti-sense agents targeting miRNA that are applied in advanced formulations or are chemically optimized to increase delivery; small molecule miRNA modulators to overcome anti-sense agents' limitations; general enhancers of miRNA maturation; and Argonaute 2 protein and its pharmacokinetic parameters. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.Cutting-edge and thorough, Drug Target miRNA: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the ever-evolving field of miRNA drug discovery.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Schmidt2017, author = {Schmidt, Marco F.}, title = {Preface}, series = {Drug target miRNA}, volume = {1517}, booktitle = {Drug target miRNA}, editor = {Schmidt, Marco F.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, isbn = {978-1-4939-6563-2}, issn = {1064-3745}, doi = {10.1007/978-1-4939-6563-2}, pages = {V -- V}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @article{Haag2017, author = {Haag, Johannes}, title = {A kantian critique of sellars transcendental realism}, series = {Wilfrid Sellars, Idealism, and Realism: Understanding Psychological Nominalism}, journal = {Wilfrid Sellars, Idealism, and Realism: Understanding Psychological Nominalism}, publisher = {Bloomsbury}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-1-4742-3895-3}, pages = {149 -- 171}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @misc{NeubauerWankoSchaubetal.2017, author = {Neubauer, Kai and Wanko, Philipp and Schaub, Torsten H. and Haubelt, Christian}, title = {Enhancing symbolic system synthesis through ASPmT with partial assignment evaluation}, series = {Proceedings of the Design, Automation \& Test in Europe Conference \& Exhibition (DATE), 2017}, journal = {Proceedings of the Design, Automation \& Test in Europe Conference \& Exhibition (DATE), 2017}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {New York}, isbn = {978-3-9815370-9-3}, issn = {1530-1591}, doi = {10.23919/DATE.2017.7927005}, pages = {306 -- 309}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The design of embedded systems is becoming continuously more complex such that efficient system-level design methods are becoming crucial. Recently, combined Answer Set Programming (ASP) and Quantifier Free Integer Difference Logic (QF-IDL) solving has been shown to be a promising approach in system synthesis. However, this approach still has several restrictions limiting its applicability. In the paper at hand, we propose a novel ASP modulo Theories (ASPmT) system synthesis approach, which (i) supports more sophisticated system models, (ii) tightly integrates the QF-IDL solving into the ASP solving, and (iii) makes use of partial assignment checking. As a result, more realistic systems are considered and an early exclusion of infeasible solutions improves the entire system synthesis.}, language = {en} } @misc{BeniniSchenkel2017, author = {Benini, Marco and Schenkel, Alexander}, title = {Quantum field theories on categories fibered in groupoids}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {895}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43154}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-431541}, pages = {48}, year = {2017}, abstract = {We introduce an abstract concept of quantum field theory on categories fibered in groupoids over the category of spacetimes. This provides us with a general and flexible framework to study quantum field theories defined on spacetimes with extra geometric structures such as bundles, connections and spin structures. Using right Kan extensions, we can assign to any such theory an ordinary quantum field theory defined on the category of spacetimes and we shall clarify under which conditions it satisfies the axioms of locally covariant quantum field theory. The same constructions can be performed in a homotopy theoretic framework by using homotopy right Kan extensions, which allows us to obtain first toy-models of homotopical quantum field theories resembling some aspects of gauge theories.}, language = {en} } @misc{HartungBenaryWolfetal.2017, author = {Hartung, Niklas and Benary, Uwe and Wolf, Jana and Kofahl, Bente}, title = {Paracrine and autocrine regulation of gene expression by Wnt-inhibitor Dickkopf in wild-type and mutant hepatocytes}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {886}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43077}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-430778}, pages = {18}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Background Cells are able to communicate and coordinate their function within tissues via secreted factors. Aberrant secretion by cancer cells can modulate this intercellular communication, in particular in highly organised tissues such as the liver. Hepatocytes, the major cell type of the liver, secrete Dickkopf (Dkk), which inhibits Wnt/ β-catenin signalling in an autocrine and paracrine manner. Consequently, Dkk modulates the expression of Wnt/ β-catenin target genes. We present a mathematical model that describes the autocrine and paracrine regulation of hepatic gene expression by Dkk under wild-type conditions as well as in the presence of mutant cells. Results Our spatial model describes the competition of Dkk and Wnt at receptor level, intra-cellular Wnt/ β-catenin signalling, and the regulation of target gene expression for 21 individual hepatocytes. Autocrine and paracrine regulation is mediated through a feedback mechanism via Dkk and Dkk diffusion along the porto-central axis. Along this axis an APC concentration gradient is modelled as experimentally detected in liver. Simulations of mutant cells demonstrate that already a single mutant cell increases overall Dkk concentration. The influence of the mutant cell on gene expression of surrounding wild-type hepatocytes is limited in magnitude and restricted to hepatocytes in close proximity. To explore the underlying molecular mechanisms, we perform a comprehensive analysis of the model parameters such as diffusion coefficient, mutation strength and feedback strength. Conclusions Our simulations show that Dkk concentration is elevated in the presence of a mutant cell. However, the impact of these elevated Dkk levels on wild-type hepatocytes is confined in space and magnitude. The combination of inter- and intracellular processes, such as Dkk feedback, diffusion and Wnt/ β-catenin signal transduction, allow wild-type hepatocytes to largely maintain their gene expression.}, language = {en} } @misc{Hoffmann2017, author = {Hoffmann, Dierk}, title = {The GDR's Westpolitik and everyday anticommunism in West Germany}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Philosophische Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Philosophische Reihe}, number = {167}, issn = {1866-8380}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43518}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-435184}, pages = {17}, year = {2017}, abstract = {West German anticommunism and the SED's Westarbeit were to some extentinterrelated. From the beginning, each German state had attemted to stabilise itsown social system while trying to discredit its political opponent. The claim tosole representation and the refusal to acknowledge each other delineated governmentalaction on both sides. Anticommunism inWest Germany re-developed under theconditions of the Cold War, which allowed it to become virtually the reason ofstate and to serve as a tool for the exclusion of KPD supporters. In its turn, theSED branded the West German State as'revanchist'and instrumentalised itsanticommunism to persecute and eliminate opponents within the GDR. Bothphenomena had an integrative and exclusionary element.}, language = {en} } @misc{JapBorleffsMaassen2017, author = {Jap, Bernard A. J. and Borleffs, Elisabeth and Maassen, Ben A. M.}, title = {Towards identifying dyslexia in Standard Indonesian}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {586}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43625}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-436251}, pages = {1729 -- 1751}, year = {2017}, abstract = {With its transparent orthography, Standard Indonesian is spoken by over 160 million inhabitants and is the primary language of instruction in education and the government in Indonesia. An assessment battery of reading and reading-related skills was developed as a starting point for the diagnosis of dyslexia in beginner learners. Founded on the International Dyslexia Association's definition of dyslexia, the test battery comprises nine empirically motivated reading and reading-related tasks assessing word reading, pseudoword reading, arithmetic, rapid automatized naming, phoneme deletion, forward and backward digit span, verbal fluency, orthographic choice (spelling), and writing. The test was validated by computing the relationships between the outcomes on the reading-skills and reading-related measures by means of correlation and factor analyses. External variables, i.e., school grades and teacher ratings of the reading and learning abilities of individual students, were also utilized to provide evidence of its construct validity. Four variables were found to be significantly related with reading-skill measures: phonological awareness, rapid naming, spelling, and digit span. The current study on reading development in Standard Indonesian confirms findings from other languages with transparent orthographies and suggests a test battery including preliminary norm scores for screening and assessment of elementary school children learning to read Standard Indonesian.}, language = {en} } @book{OPUS4-40153, title = {Das Kulturerbe deutschsprachiger Juden}, series = {Europ{\"a}isch-j{\"u}dische Studien / Beitr{\"a}ge ; 9}, journal = {Europ{\"a}isch-j{\"u}dische Studien / Beitr{\"a}ge ; 9}, editor = {Kotowski, Elke-Vera}, publisher = {de Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-11-055395-6}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {814}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @misc{KuehneMaasWiesenthaletal.2017, author = {K{\"u}hne, Franziska and Maas, Jana and Wiesenthal, Sophia and Weck, Florian}, title = {Supervision in der Verhaltenstherapie}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {540}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-42694}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-426943}, pages = {32}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Theoretischer Hintergrund:Supervision spielt eine zentrale Rolle zum Wissens- und Kompetenzerwerb sowie in der Qualit{\"a}tssicherung. Fragestellung:Ziel war es, den aktuellen Forschungsstand zur Supervision im Rahmen der kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie abzubilden, um daraus Schlussfolgerungen f{\"u}r die zuk{\"u}nftige Forschung abzuleiten. Methode:Zur Evidenzsynthese wurde ein Scoping Review durchgef{\"u}hrt, das die Darstellung zentraler Konzepte, aktueller Evidenz und m{\"o}glicher Forschungsbedarfe erm{\"o}glichte. Neben einer systematischen Literaturrecherche wurden Vorw{\"a}rts- und R{\"u}ckw{\"a}rtssuchstrategien eingesetzt. Ergebnisse:Eingeschlossen wurden zw{\"o}lf Publikationen basierend auf zehn empirischen Studien. Alle Studien beschrieben Ausbildungssettings, aber nur wenige untersuchten {\"u}bende Interventionen (z. B. Rollenspiele). H{\"a}ufig wurden Effekte subjektiv erfasst, die methodische Qualit{\"a}t der Begleitstudien variierte. Schlussfolgerungen:Notwendig sind weitere methodisch hochwertige Studien, experimentell orientiert oder in der klinischen Praxis, die die Supervisionsforschung bereichern k{\"o}nnen.}, language = {de} } @article{Daviter2017, author = {Daviter, Falk}, title = {Coping, taming or solving}, series = {Policy studies}, volume = {38}, journal = {Policy studies}, number = {6}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {0144-2872}, doi = {10.1080/01442872.2017.1384543}, pages = {571 -- 588}, year = {2017}, abstract = {One of the truisms of policy analysis is that policy problems are rarely solved. As an ever-increasing number of policy issues are identified as an inherently ill-structured and intractable type of wicked problem, the question of what policy analysis sets out to accomplish has emerged as more central than ever. If solving wicked problems is beyond reach, research on wicked problems needs to provide a clearer understanding of the alternatives. The article identifies and explicates three distinguishable strategies of problem governance: coping, taming and solving. It shows that their intellectual premises and practical implications clearly contrast in core respects. The article argues that none of the identified strategies of problem governance is invariably more suitable for dealing with wicked problems. Rather than advocate for some universally applicable approach to the governance of wicked problems, the article asks under what conditions different ways of governing wicked problems are analytically reasonable and normatively justified. It concludes that a more systematic assessment of alternative approaches of problem governance requires a reorientation of the debate away from the conception of wicked problems as a singular type toward the more focused analysis of different dimensions of problem wickedness.}, language = {en} } @article{ArslanGuerFelser2017, author = {Arslan, Se{\c{c}}kin and G{\"u}r, Eren and Felser, Claudia}, title = {Predicting the sources of impaired wh-question comprehension in non-fluent aphasia}, series = {Cognitive neuropsychology}, volume = {34}, journal = {Cognitive neuropsychology}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {0264-3294}, doi = {10.1080/02643294.2017.1394284}, pages = {312 -- 331}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This study investigates the comprehension of wh-questions in individuals with aphasia (IWA) speaking Turkish, a non-wh-movement language, and German, a wh-movement language. We examined six German-speaking and 11 Turkish-speaking IWA using picture-pointing tasks. Findings from our experiments show that the Turkish IWA responded more accurately to both object who and object which questions than to subject questions, while the German IWA performed better for subject which questions than in all other conditions. Using random forest models, a machine learning technique used in tree-structured classification, on the individual data revealed that both the Turkish and German IWA's response accuracy is largely predicted by the presence of overt and unambiguous case marking. We discuss our results with regard to different theoretical approaches to the comprehension of wh-questions in aphasia.}, language = {en} } @article{Apelojg2017, author = {Apelojg, Benjamin}, title = {Innovationen als Element einer zukunftsweisenden {\"o}konomischen und technischen Bildung}, series = {Technische Bildung und berufliche Orientierung im Wandel - R{\"u}ckblicke, Einblicke, Ausblicke}, volume = {133/134}, journal = {Technische Bildung und berufliche Orientierung im Wandel - R{\"u}ckblicke, Einblicke, Ausblicke}, editor = {Apelojg, Benjamin and Banse, Gerhard}, publisher = {Trafo-Verlag}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-86464-156-5}, pages = {95 -- 107}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Innovationen sind wie ein Motor, der unser {\"o}konomisches, soziales und ge-sellschaftliches Leben antreibt und laufend ver{\"a}ndert. Ob in der Medizin-technik, Luft- und Raumfahrt, Energiegewinnung, im Netz oder in der Schule: In allen Bereichen sorgen Innovationen f{\"u}r die stetige Weiterent-wicklung unser Gesellschaft. Bernd Meier hat die Bedeutung von Innova-tionen und innovativem Denken f{\"u}r die technische Bildung und Schule fr{\"u}h erkannt. Mit einer kurzen R{\"u}ckschau auf sein Wirken hinsichtlich der Be-deutung von Innovationen f{\"u}r die technische und {\"o}konomische Bildung soll ein wichtiger Bereich seiner Arbeit gew{\"u}rdigt werden. Zu Beginn wird der Innovationsbegriff allgemein umrissen und dann mit Blick auf Schule pr{\"a}zi-siert. Danach wird dargestellt, welchen Stellenwert die Thematik Innovation und Technologie nicht nur in den Publikationen von Bernd Meier, sondern auch in seinen Lehrkonzeptionen eingenommen hat. Im Anschluss daran wird diskutiert, warum es gerade im Bildungsbereich so schwer ist, innova-tiv zu sein oder dauerhaft Innovationen durchzusetzen.1 Der Beitrag endet mit einem Ausblick, inwiefern Innovationen auch in Zukunft f{\"u}r Schule und das Fach Wirtschaft-Arbeit-Technik (kurz: WAT) eine wichtige Thematik darstellen sollten.}, language = {de} } @article{ApelojgBieniok2017, author = {Apelojg, Benjamin and Bieniok, Majken}, title = {Eine Kurzvorstellung der Felix-App und deren Einsatz im PSI-Projekt der Qualit{\"a}tsoffensive Lehrerbildung}, series = {Technik und Technologie : Techne cum episteme et commune bonum. Ehrenkolloquium anl{\"a}sslich des 70. Geburtstages von Gerhard Banse}, volume = {131}, journal = {Technik und Technologie : Techne cum episteme et commune bonum. Ehrenkolloquium anl{\"a}sslich des 70. Geburtstages von Gerhard Banse}, editor = {Fleischer, Lutz and Meier, Bernd}, publisher = {Trafo-Verlag}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-86464-154-1}, pages = {223 -- 234}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @article{DoraniArvinOberhaenslietal.2017, author = {Dorani, Maryam and Arvin, Mohsen and Oberh{\"a}nsli, Roland and Dargahi, Sara}, title = {P-T evolution of metapelites from the Bajgan complex in the Makran accretionary prism, south eastern Iran}, series = {Chemie der Erde : interdisciplinary journal for chemical problems of the geo-sciences and geo-ecology = Geochemistry}, volume = {77}, journal = {Chemie der Erde : interdisciplinary journal for chemical problems of the geo-sciences and geo-ecology = Geochemistry}, number = {3}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0009-2819}, doi = {10.1016/j.chemer.2017.07.004}, pages = {459 -- 475}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The Bajgan Complex, one of the basement constituents of the arc massif in Iranian Makran forms a rugged, deeply incised terrain. The complex consists of pelitic schists with minor psammitic and basic schists, calc silicate rocks, amphibolites, marbles, metavolcanosediments, mafic and felsic intrusives as well as ultramafic rocks. Metapelitic rocks show an amphibolite facies regional metamorphism and contain garnet, biotite, white mica, quartz, albite ± rutile ± apatite. Thermobarometry of garnet schist yields pressure of more than 9 kbar and temperatures between 560 and 675 °C. The geothermal gradient obtained for the peak of regional metamorphism is 19 °C/km, corresponding to a depth of ca. 31 km. Replacement of garnet by chlorite and epidote suggest greenschist facies metamorphism due to a decrease in temperature and pressure through exhumation and retrograde metamorphism (370-450 °C and 3-6 kbar). The metapelitic rocks followed a 'clockwise' P-T path during metamorphism, consistent with thermal decline following tectonic thickening. The formation of medium-pressure metamorphic rocks is related to presence of active subduction of the Neotethys Oceanic lithosphere beneath Eurasia in the Makran.}, language = {en} } @article{PospisilCzernitzkiScheffler2017, author = {Pospisil, Christina and Czernitzki, Anna-Franziska and Scheffler, Christiane}, title = {No association between nutrition and body height in German kindergarten children}, series = {Journal of biological and clinical anthropology : Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Mitteilungsorgan der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Anthropologie}, volume = {74}, journal = {Journal of biological and clinical anthropology : Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Mitteilungsorgan der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Anthropologie}, number = {3}, publisher = {Schweizerbart}, address = {Stuttgart}, issn = {0003-5548}, doi = {10.1127/anthranz/2017/0704}, pages = {199 -- 202}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Anthropologists all over the world are discussing influences on individual height including quantity and quality of nutrition. To examine whether a relationship between nutritional components and height can be found this pilot study has been developed. The research samples consisted of 44 children (age 3-6 years) attending two different kindergartens in Germany. Height measurements were taken for each child. Furthermore the parents had to fill out a 24-hour questionnaire to document their children's eating habits during the weekend. In order to standardize the measured height values z-scores were calculated with reference to the average height of the overall cohort. The results of correlation analysis indicate that height is not significantly related to any of the main nutritional components as protein (r = -0.148), carbohydrates (r = 0.126), fat (r = 0.107), fibre (r = -0.289), vitamin (r = 0.050), calcium (r = 0.110), potassium (r = 0.189) and overall calorie intake (r = 0.302). In conclusion, it can be stated that the quality of nutrition may not have a strong influence on individual height. However, due to the small sample size further research should be provided with a larger cohort of children to verify the present results.}, language = {en} } @article{Martykanova2017, author = {Martykanova, Darina}, title = {A Gateway to the World}, series = {Diasporas : circulations, migrations, histoire}, volume = {29}, journal = {Diasporas : circulations, migrations, histoire}, publisher = {Presses Universitaires du Midi}, address = {Toulouse}, issn = {1637-5823}, doi = {10.4000/diasporas.718}, pages = {33 -- 51}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In the second half of the 19th century, the French {\´E}cole centrale des arts et manufactures became one of the engineering schools that enjoyed a worldwide reputation. There were many foreigners among its students. This article focuses on the graduates born in the Ottoman Empire, particularly on Jews and Armenians. It analyses their backgrounds, their common features and their professional careers, tracing their links with other centraliens. The patterns in the Ottoman centraliens' professional trajectories help us picture a world full of opportunities where highly qualified men could cross borders and build careers with ease, but where, at the same time, origins, allegiances, contacts and credentials mattered greatly.}, language = {en} } @article{HerbstVoethDotanStoehr2017, author = {Herbst - Voeth, Uta and Dotan, Hilla and St{\"o}hr, Sina}, title = {Negotiating with work friends}, series = {The journal of business \& industrial marketing}, volume = {32}, journal = {The journal of business \& industrial marketing}, publisher = {Emerald Group Publishing Limited}, address = {Bingley}, issn = {0885-8624}, doi = {10.1108/JBIM-12-2015-0250}, pages = {558 -- 566}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Purpose - This study aims to investigate whether a team of females negotiates differently than a team of males, and whether (workplace) friendship moderates the relationship between single-gender team composition and negotiation outcomes. Design/methodology/approach - The authors used two laboratory studies and paired 216 MBA students into single-gender teams of friends and non-friends, and then engaged them in several dyadic multi-issue negotiations. Findings - The results show that on average, male teams of non-friends reached significantly better outcomes than female teams of non-friends. However, and interestingly, female teams of friends perform equally to male teams of friends. Research limitations/implications - The authors contribute both to the negotiations and the workplace friendship literature because very little research has examined negotiation among friends at work and in particular team negotiations. In addition, the authors also contribute to the literature on gender differences in negotiations because existing research has rarely examined the differences between all-male and all-female teams and especially the relationship between same-sex teams and their effects on negotiation outcomes. Practical implications - This research has clear implications to managers with regard to team composition. Specifically, a winning all-female team should not be changed! Originality/value - This is the first study to examine the relationship between workplace friendship, gender and negotiation outcomes.}, language = {en} } @article{ReifegersteHauerFelser2017, author = {Reifegerste, Jana and Hauer, Franziska and Felser, Claudia}, title = {Agreement processing and attraction errors in aging}, series = {Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition : a journal on normal and dysfunctional development}, volume = {24}, journal = {Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition : a journal on normal and dysfunctional development}, number = {6}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {1382-5585}, doi = {10.1080/13825585.2016.1251550}, pages = {672 -- 702}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Effects of aging on lexical processing are well attested, but the picture is less clear for grammatical processing. Where age differences emerge, these are usually ascribed to working-memory (WM) decline. Previous studies on the influence of WM on agreement computation have yielded inconclusive results, and work on aging and subject-verb agreement processing is lacking. In two experiments (Experiment 1: timed grammaticality judgment, Experiment 2: self-paced reading + WM test), we investigated older (OA) and younger (YA) adults' susceptibility to agreement attraction errors. We found longer reading latencies and judgment reaction times (RTs) for OAs. Further, OAs, particularly those with low WM scores, were more accepting of sentences with attraction errors than YAs. OAs showed longer reading latencies for ungrammatical sentences, again modulated by WM, than YAs. Our results indicate that OAs have greater difficulty blocking intervening nouns from interfering with the computation of agreement dependencies. WM can modulate this effect.}, language = {en} } @article{CzernitzkiPospisilMusaleketal.2017, author = {Czernitzki, Anna-Franziska and Pospisil, Christina and Musalek, Martin and Mumm, Rebekka and Scheffler, Christiane}, title = {Analysis of longitudinal data of height z-scores in kindergarten children}, series = {Journal of biological and clinical anthropology : Anthropologischer Anzeiger ; Mitteilungsorgan der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Anthropologie}, volume = {74}, journal = {Journal of biological and clinical anthropology : Anthropologischer Anzeiger ; Mitteilungsorgan der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Anthropologie}, number = {2}, publisher = {Schweizerbart science publishers}, address = {Stuttgart}, issn = {0003-5548}, doi = {10.1127/anthranz/2017/0708}, pages = {109 -- 112}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Changes in body height throughout extended historic periods are very complex and dynamic processes. Thispilot study aimed to investigate the pattern of longitudinal height z-scores changes in children before and after entering kindergarten. In summer 2016, we measured height and weight of 32 children from 4 groups of two kindergartens aged 3-6 years. All ages were centered according to the age of entry into the kindergarten. For each child we determined mean z-scores for height before and after entering the kindergarten, and assessed the variances for each kindergarten group. Twenty-two children targeted in height z-scores towards average height of their respective kindergarten group, 10 children did not. Due to the small numbers, the convergence in height variance however, remained insignificant (chi-squared independence test, p = 0.127). Additional studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm this pilot study.}, language = {en} } @misc{ParsonsSchuesslerGarrigouxetal.2017, author = {Parsons, R. D. and Sch{\"u}ssler, F. and Garrigoux, T. and Balzer, A. and F{\"u}ssling, Matthias and Hoischen, Clemens and Holler, M. and Mitchell, A. and P{\"u}hlhofer, G. and Rowell, G. and Wagner, S. and Bissaldi, E. and Tam, P. H. T.}, title = {The HESS II GRB Observation Scheme}, series = {AIP conference proceedings / American Institute of Physics}, volume = {1792}, journal = {AIP conference proceedings / American Institute of Physics}, number = {1}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, organization = {HESS Collaboration}, isbn = {978-0-7354-1456-3}, issn = {0094-243X}, doi = {10.1063/1.4968980}, pages = {5}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are some of the Universe's most enigmatic and exotic events. However, at energies above 10 GeV their behaviour remains largely unknown. Although space based telescopes such as the Fermi-LAT have been able to detect GRBs in this energy range, their photon statistics are limited by the small detector size. Such limitations are not present in ground based gamma-ray telescopes such as the H.E.S.S. experiment, which has now entered its second phase with the addition of a large 600 m2 telescope to the centre of the array. Such a large telescope allows H.E.S.S. to access the sub 100-GeV energy range while still maintaining a large effective collection area, helping to potentially probe the short timescale emission of these events. We present a description of the H.E.S.S. GRB observation programme, summarising the performance of the rapid GRB repointing system and the conditions under which GRB observations are initiated. Additionally we will report on the GRB follow-ups made during the 2014-15 observation campaigns.}, language = {en} } @misc{AnguenerAharonianBordasetal.2017, author = {Ang{\"u}ner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan and Aharonian, Felix A. and Bordas, Pol and Casanova, Sabrina and Hoischen, Clemens and Oya, I. and Ziegler, A.}, title = {HESS J1826-130}, series = {AIP conference proceedings / American Institute of Physics}, volume = {1792}, journal = {AIP conference proceedings / American Institute of Physics}, number = {1}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, organization = {HESS Collaboration}, isbn = {978-0-7354-1456-3}, issn = {0094-243X}, doi = {10.1063/1.4968928}, pages = {6}, year = {2017}, abstract = {HESS J1826-130 is an unidentified hard spectrum source discovered by H.E.S.S. along the Galactic plane, the spectral index being Gamma = 1.6 with an exponential cut-off at about 12 TeV. While the source does not have a clear counterpart at longer wavelengths, the very hard spectrum emission at TeV energies implies that electrons or protons accelerated up to several hundreds of TeV are responsible for the emission. In the hadronic case, the VHE emission can be produced by runaway cosmic-rays colliding with the dense molecular clouds spatially coincident with the H.E.S.S. source.}, language = {en} } @article{BisiBalogunRector2017, author = {Bisi-Balogun, Adebisi and Rector, Michael V.}, title = {Clinical Utility of Ultrasound Measurements of Plantar Fascia Width and Cross-Sectional Area}, series = {Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association}, volume = {107}, journal = {Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association}, number = {5}, publisher = {Amer podiatric med assoc}, address = {Bethesda}, issn = {8750-7315}, doi = {10.7547/16-042}, pages = {375 -- 381}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Background: We sought to develop a standardized protocol for ultrasound (US) measurements of plantar fascia (PF) width and cross-sectional area (CSA), which may serve as additional outcome variables during US examinations of both healthy asymptomatic PF and in plantar fasciopathy and determine its interrater and intrarater reliability. Methods: Ten healthy individuals (20 feet) were enrolled. Participants were assessed twice by two raters each to determine intrarater and interrater reliability. For each foot, three transverse scans of the central bundle of the PF were taken at its insertion at the medial calcaneal tubercle, identified in real time on the plantar surface of the foot, using a fine wire technique. Reliability was determined using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), standard errors of measurement (SEM), and limits of agreement (LOA) expressed as percentages of the mean. Reliability of PF width and CSA measurements was determined using PF width and CSA measurements from one sonogram measured once and the mean of three measurements from three sonograms each measured once. Results: Ultrasound measurements of PF width and CSA showed a mean of 18.6 +/- 2.0 mm and 69.20 +/- 13.6 mm(2) respectively. Intra-reliability within both raters showed an ICC. 0.84 for width and ICC. 0.92 for CSA as well as a SEM\% and LOA\%, 10\% for both width and CSA. Inter-rater reliability showed an ICC of 0.82 for width and 0.87 for CSA as well as a SEM\% and LOA\%, 10\% for width and a SEM\%, 10\% and LOA\%, 20\% for CSA. Relative and absolute reliability within and between raters were higher when using the mean of three sonographs compared to one sonograph. Conclusions: Using this novel technique, PF CSA and width may be determined reliably using measurements from one sonogram or the mean of three sonograms. Measurement of PF CSA and width in addition to already established thickness and echogenicity measurements provides additional information on structural properties of the PF for clinicians and researchers in healthy and pathologic PF.}, language = {en} } @article{PanYanLaubrock2017, author = {Pan, Jinger and Yan, Ming and Laubrock, Jochen}, title = {Perceptual span in oral reading}, series = {Scientific Studies of Reading}, volume = {21}, journal = {Scientific Studies of Reading}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {1088-8438}, doi = {10.1080/10888438.2017.1283694}, pages = {254 -- 263}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The present study explores the perceptual span, that is, the physical extent of the area from which useful visual information is obtained during a single fixation, during oral reading of Chinese sentences. Characters outside a window of legible text were replaced by visually similar characters. Results show that the influence of window size on the perceptual span was consistent across different fixation and oculomotor measures. To maintain normal reading behavior when reading aloud, it was necessary to have information provided from three characters to the right of the fixation. Together with findings from previous research, our findings suggest that the physical size of the perceptual span is smaller when reading aloud than in silent reading. This is in agreement with previous studies in English, suggesting that the mechanisms causing the reduced span in oral reading have a common base that generalizes across languages and writing systems.}, language = {en} } @article{SteinLiuCamelbeecketal.2017, author = {Stein, Seth and Liu, Mian and Camelbeeck, Thierry and Merino, Miguel and Landgraf, Angela and Hintersberger, Esther and K{\"u}bler, Simon}, title = {Challenges in assessing seismic hazard in intraplate Europe}, series = {Seismicity, fault rupture and earthquake hazards in slowly deforming regions}, volume = {432}, journal = {Seismicity, fault rupture and earthquake hazards in slowly deforming regions}, editor = {Landgraf, Angelika and K{\"u}bler, Simon and Hintersberger, Esther and Stein, Seth}, publisher = {The Geological Society}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-1-86239-745-3}, issn = {0305-8719}, doi = {10.1144/SP432.7}, pages = {13 -- 28}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Intraplate seismicity is often characterized by episodic, clustered and migrating earthquakes and extended after-shock sequences. Can these observations - primarily from North America, China and Australia - usefully be applied to seismic hazard assessment for intraplate Europe? Existing assessments are based on instrumental and historical seismicity of the past c. 1000 years, as well as some data for active faults. This time span probably fails to capture typical large-event recurrence intervals of the order of tens of thousands of years. Palaeoseismology helps to lengthen the observation window, but preferentially produces data in regions suspected to be seismically active. Thus the expected maximum magnitudes of future earthquakes are fairly uncertain, possibly underestimated, and earthquakes are likely to occur in unexpected locations. These issues particularly arise in considering the hazards posed by low-probability events to both heavily populated areas and critical facilities. For example, are the variations in seismicity (and thus assumed seismic hazard) along the Rhine Graben a result of short sampling or are they real? In addition to a better assessment of hazards with new data and models, it is important to recognize and communicate uncertainties in hazard estimates. The more users know about how much confidence to place in hazard maps, the more effectively the maps can be used.}, language = {en} } @article{Groth2017, author = {Groth, Detlef}, title = {Modeling a secular trend by Monte Carlo simulation of height biased migration in a spatial network}, series = {Anthropologischer Anzeiger : journal of biological and clinical anthropology ; Mitteilungsorgan der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Anthropologie}, volume = {74}, journal = {Anthropologischer Anzeiger : journal of biological and clinical anthropology ; Mitteilungsorgan der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Anthropologie}, number = {1}, publisher = {Schweizerbart}, address = {Stuttgart}, issn = {0003-5548}, doi = {10.1127/anthranz/2017/0703}, pages = {81 -- 88}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Background: In a recent Monte Carlo simulation, the clustering of body height of Swiss military conscripts within a spatial network with characteristic features of the natural Swiss geography was investigated. In this study I examined the effect of migration of tall individuals into network hubs on the dynamics of body height within the whole spatial network. The aim of this study was to simulate height trends. Material and methods: Three networks were used for modeling, a regular rectangular fishing net like network, a real world example based on the geographic map of Switzerland, and a random network. All networks contained between 144 and 148 districts and between 265-307 road connections. Around 100,000 agents were initially released with average height of 170 cm, and height standard deviation of 6.5 cm. The simulation was started with the a priori assumption that height variation within a district is limited and also depends on height of neighboring districts (community effect on height). In addition to a neighborhood influence factor, which simulates a community effect, body height dependent migration of conscripts between adjacent districts in each Monte Carlo simulation was used to re-calculate next generation body heights. In order to determine the direction of migration for taller individuals, various centrality measures for the evaluation of district importance within the spatial network were applied. Taller individuals were favored to migrate more into network hubs, backward migration using the same number of individuals was random, not biased towards body height. Network hubs were defined by the importance of a district within the spatial network. The importance of a district was evaluated by various centrality measures. In the null model there were no road connections, height information could not be delivered between the districts. Results: Due to the favored migration of tall individuals into network hubs, average body height of the hubs, and later, of the whole network increased by up to 0.1 cm per iteration depending on the network model. The general increase in height within the network depended on connectedness and on the amount of height information that was exchanged between neighboring districts. If higher amounts of neighborhood height information were exchanged, the general increase in height within the network was large (strong secular trend). The trend in the homogeneous fishnet like network was lowest, the trend in the random network was highest. Yet, some network properties, such as the heteroscedasticity and autocorrelations of the migration simulation models differed greatly from the natural features observed in Swiss military conscript networks. Autocorrelations of district heights for instance, were much higher in the migration models. Conclusion: This study confirmed that secular height trends can be modeled by preferred migration of tall individuals into network hubs. However, basic network properties of the migration simulation models differed greatly from the natural features observed in Swiss military conscripts. Similar network-based data from other countries should be explored to better investigate height trends with Monte Carlo migration approach.}, language = {en} } @article{BentsRybakGroth2017, author = {Bents, Dominik and Rybak, Alexander and Groth, Detlef}, title = {Spatial conscript body height correlation of Norwegian districts in the 19th century}, series = {Anthropologischer Anzeiger : journal of biological and clinical anthropology ; Mitteilungsorgan der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Anthropologie}, volume = {74}, journal = {Anthropologischer Anzeiger : journal of biological and clinical anthropology ; Mitteilungsorgan der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Anthropologie}, number = {1}, publisher = {Schweizerbart}, address = {Stuttgart}, issn = {0003-5548}, doi = {10.1127/anthranz/2017/0700}, pages = {65 -- 69}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Background: We investigated height of Norwegian conscripts in view of the hypothesis of a "community effect on height" using autocorrelation analysis of district heights within a time-span of 20 years at the end of the 19th century and correlations between neighboring districts at this time. Material and methods: After digitalizing available body height data of Norwegian draftees in 1877-1878, 1880 (averaged as 1878), and 1895-1897 (averaged as 1896) we calculated the magnitude of autocorrelation of body height within the same municipality at different time points. Furthermore, we generated three different neighborhood networks, (1) based on Euclidean distances, (2) a minimum spanning tree build on those distances, (3) a network founded on real world road connections. The networks were used to determine the correlation between body height of neighboring districts depending on the number of edges required to connect two municipalities. Results: The autocorrelation value for body heights was around r = 0.5 (for all p < 0.001) in the years 1878 and 1896. The correlation between neighboring districts varied in the Euclidean distance based network between 0.47 and 0.27 approximately for both years in a sorted order, descending from nearest (0-50 km) to farthest (150-200 km, for all p < 0.001). First order neighbors in the minimum spanning tree network correlation was 0.36 in 1878 and 0.42 in 1896 (for all p < 0.001). The values of neighbor correlation in the road connection based network ranged in 1878 from 0.42 (first order neighbors) to 0.17 (forth order neighbors, for all p < 0.01) and in 1896 from 0.46 (first order neighbors) to 0.12 (forth order neighbors, for all p < 0.05). Conclusion: This initial study of Norwegian conscript height data from the 19th century showed significant medium sized effects for the within district autocorrelation between 1878 and 1896 as well as medium neighborhood correlation, slightly lower in comparison to a recent study regarding Swiss conscripts. Digitalizing more data from other years in this and later time spans as well as using older road and ship connections instead of the actual road data might stabilize and improve those findings.}, language = {en} } @article{ArrowsmithCrosbyKorzhenkovetal.2017, author = {Arrowsmith, J. Ramon and Crosby, Christopher J. and Korzhenkov, Andrey M. and Mamyrov, Ernest and Povolotskaya, Irina and Guralnik, Benny and Landgraf, Angela}, title = {Surface rupture of the 1911 Kebin (Chon-Kemin) earthquake, Northern Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan}, series = {Seismicity, fault rupture and earthquake hazards in slowly deforming regions}, volume = {432}, journal = {Seismicity, fault rupture and earthquake hazards in slowly deforming regions}, publisher = {The Geological Society}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-1-86239-745-3}, issn = {0305-8719}, doi = {10.1144/SP432.10}, pages = {233 -- 253}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The 1911 Chon-Kemin (Kebin) earthquake culminated c. 30 years of remarkable earthquakes in the northern Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan). Building on prior mapping of the event, we traced its rupture in the field and measured more than 50 offset landforms. Cumulative fault rupture length is >155-195 km along 13 fault patches comprising six sections. The patches are separated by changes of dip magnitude or dip direction, or by 4-10 km-wide stepovers. One <40 km section overlaps and is parallel to the main north-dipping rupture but is 7 km north and dips opposite (south). Both ends of the rupture are along mountain front thrust faults demonstrating late Quaternary activity. We computed the moment from each fault patch using the surface fault traces, dip inferred from the traces, 20 km seismogenic thickness, rigidity of 3.3 x 10(10) N m(-2) and dip slip converted from our observations of the largely reverse sense of motion vertical offsets. The discontinuous patches with c. 3-4 m average slip and peak slip of <14 m yield a seismic moment of 4.6 x 10(20) Nm (M-w 7.78) to 7.4 x 10(20) Nm (M-w 7.91). The majority of moment was released along the inner eastern rupture segments. This geological moment is lower by a factor of 1.5 from that determined from teleseismic data.}, language = {en} } @book{OPUS4-56797, title = {Seismicity, fault rupture and earthquake hazards in slowly deforming regions}, series = {Geological Society of London : Special publications}, journal = {Geological Society of London : Special publications}, number = {432}, editor = {Landgraf, Angela and K{\"u}bler, Simon and Hintersberger, Esther and Stein, Seth}, publisher = {The Geological Society}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-1-86239-745-3}, doi = {10.1144/SP432}, pages = {261}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Palaeoseismic records and seismological data from continental interiors increasingly show that these areas of slow strain accumulation are more subject to seismic and associated natural hazards than previously thought. Moreover, some of our instincts developed for assessing hazards at plate boundaries might not apply here. Hence assessing hazards and drawing implications for the future is challenging, and how well it can be done heavily depends on the ability to assess the spatiotemporal distribution of past large earthquakes. This book explores some key issues in understanding hazards in slowly deforming areas. Examples include classic intraplate regions, such as Central and Northern Europe, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Australia, and North and South America, and regions of widely distributed strain, such as the Tien Shan Mountains in Central Asia. The papers in this volume are grouped into two sections. The first section deals with instrumental and historical earthquake data and associated hazard assessments. The second section covers methods from structural geology, palaeoseismology and tectonic geomorphology, and incorporates field evidence}, language = {en} } @article{WieseOncuBracker2017, author = {Wiese, Heike and Oncu, Mehmet Tahir and Bracker, Philip}, title = {Verb-third-position in Turkish-German Language Contact}, series = {Deutsche Sprache : ds ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Theorie, Praxis, Dokumentation}, volume = {45}, journal = {Deutsche Sprache : ds ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Theorie, Praxis, Dokumentation}, number = {1}, publisher = {Erich Schmidt}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {0340-9341}, pages = {31 -- 52}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In present-day German we find new word order options, particularly well-known from Turkish-German bilingual speakers in the contexts of new urban dialects, which allow violations of the canonical verb-second position in independent declarative clauses. In these cases, two positions are occupied in the forefield in front of the finite verb, usually by an adverbial and a subject, which identify, at the level of information structure, frame-setter and topic, respectively. Our study investigates the influence of verbal versus language -independent information-structural preferences for this linearisation, comparing Turkish-German multilingual speakers who have grown up in Germany with monolingual German and Turkish speakers. For tasks, in which grammatical restrictions were largely minimised, the results indicate a general tendency to place verbs in a position after the frame-setter and the topic; in addition, we found language-specific influences that distinguish Turkish-German and monolingual German speakers from monolingual Turkish ones. We interpret this as evidence for an information-structural motivation for verb-third, and for a clear dominance of German for Turkish-German speakers in Germany.}, language = {en} } @article{LandgrafKueblerHintersbergeretal.2017, author = {Landgraf, Angela and K{\"u}bler, Simon and Hintersberger, Esther and Stein, Seth}, title = {Active tectonics, earthquakes and palaeoseismicity in slowly deforming continents}, series = {Seismicity, fault rupture and earthquake hazards in slowly deforming regions}, volume = {432}, journal = {Seismicity, fault rupture and earthquake hazards in slowly deforming regions}, number = {1}, publisher = {The Geological Society}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-1-86239-745-3}, issn = {0305-8719}, doi = {10.1144/SP432.13}, pages = {1 -- 12}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @misc{HohmZohselSchmidtetal.2017, author = {Hohm, Erika and Zohsel, Katrin and Schmidt, Martin H. and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Brandeis, Daniel and Banaschewski, Tobias and Laucht, Manfred}, title = {Beeintr{\"a}chtigter Start ins Leben}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {692}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43340}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-433406}, pages = {37}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Postpartale Depressionen sind h{\"a}ufige und schwerwiegende psychische Erkrankungen mit ung{\"u}nstigem Einfluss auf die kindliche Entwicklung. Als Haupttransmissionsweg gilt die fr{\"u}he Mutter-Kind-Interaktion. {\"U}ber die langfristigen Auswirkungen auf die Kinder im Erwachsenenalter und die Rolle der Interaktion liegen kaum Ergebnisse vor. Im Rahmen der Mannheimer Risikokinderstudie wurden postpartale Depressionen bis zwei Jahre nach der Geburt erfasst. Die kindliche Entwicklung wurde fortlaufend und die Mutter-Kind-Interaktion im Alter von 3 Monaten standardisiert erhoben. 28 Kinder postpartal depressiver und 107 Kinder gesunder M{\"u}tter konnten mit 25 Jahren untersucht werden. Beeintr{\"a}chtigungen der kognitiven und psychischen Entwicklung bei Kindern postpartal depressiver M{\"u}tter waren bis ins Erwachsenenalter nachweisbar. Responsives bzw. sensitives m{\"u}tterliches Verhalten wirkte der negativen Entwicklung entgegen. Dies betont die Bedeutung einer hohen Qualit{\"a}t der Mutter-Kind-Interaktion f{\"u}r die Entwicklung von Risikokindern.}, language = {de} } @misc{ZohselHohmSchmidtetal.2017, author = {Zohsel, Katrin and Hohm, Erika and Schmidt, Martin H. and Brandeis, Daniel and Banaschewski, Tobias and Laucht, Manfred}, title = {Langfristige Folgen fr{\"u}her psychosozialer Risiken}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {609}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43342}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-433424}, pages = {203 -- 209}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In einer prospektiven L{\"a}ngsschnittstudie wurden Auswirkungen fr{\"u}her psychosozialer Risiken bis ins junge Erwachsenenalter untersucht und dabei die Rolle von affektiver und behavioraler Dysregulation im Kindesalter als vermittelndem Faktor {\"u}berpr{\"u}ft. Drei Monate nach der Geburt wurde das Vorliegen von 11 psychosozialen Belastungsfaktoren erfasst. Im Alter von 8 - 15 Jahren wurde dreimal das Child Behavior Checklist-Dysregulationsprofil (CBCL-DP) erhoben. Mit 25 Jahren wurde ein Strukturiertes Klinisches Interview durchgef{\"u}hrt und 309 der Teilnehmer f{\"u}llten den Young Adult Self-Report aus. Fr{\"u}he psychosoziale Risiken gingen mit einem erh{\"o}hten Risiko f{\"u}r das Vorliegen eines Substanzmissbrauchs im jungen Erwachsenenalter sowie mit erh{\"o}htem externalisierendem und internalisierendem Problemverhalten einher. Der Zusammenhang zwischen fr{\"u}hen psychosozialen Risiken und sp{\"a}terem externalisierendem bzw. internalisierendem Problemverhalten wurde durch das CBCL-DP vermittelt.}, language = {de} } @misc{HohmLauchtZohseletal.2017, author = {Hohm, Erika and Laucht, Manfred and Zohsel, Katrin and Schmidt, Martin H. and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Brandeis, Daniel and Banaschewski, Tobias}, title = {Resilienz und Ressourcen im Verlauf der Entwicklung}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {608}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43307}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-433072}, pages = {230 -- 239}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Anhand von Daten der Mannheimer Risikokinderstudie, die sich mit der langfristigen Entwicklung von Kindern mit unterschiedlichen Risikobelastungen besch{\"a}ftigt, wird gezeigt, wie Schutzfaktoren aufseiten des Kindes und seines famili{\"a}ren Umfelds im Verlauf der Entwicklung wirksam werden und zur Entstehung von Resilienz beitragen k{\"o}nnen. Eine besondere Rolle kommt dabei positiven fr{\"u}hen Eltern-Kind-Beziehungen zu (sowohl Mutter- als auch Vater-Kind-Interaktionen). Daneben spielen auch Interaktionserfahrungen im Alter von zwei Jahren des Kindes eine bedeutsame Rolle; diese sch{\"u}tzen Risikokinder davor, eine ung{\"u}nstige Entwicklung zu nehmen und tragen dazu bei, dass sich Kinder, die in psychosozialen Hochrisikofamilien aufwachsen, trotz ung{\"u}nstiger „Startbedingungen" positiv entwickeln. Neben Merkmalen der sozialen Umwelt nehmen auch sprachliche, sozial-emotionale und internale Kompetenzen des Kindes im Entwicklungsverlauf eine wichtige Rolle ein. Diese Kompetenzen erm{\"o}glichen es Risikokindern auch unter widrigen Lebensumst{\"a}nden (psychosoziale Hochrisikofamilien, Aufwachsen in Armutsverh{\"a}ltnissen) erfolgreich zu bestehen. Dar{\"u}ber hinaus zeigt die Arbeit, dass Resilienz ein Pers{\"o}nlichkeitsmerkmal ist, das ab dem fr{\"u}hen Erwachsenenalter eine hohe Stabilit{\"a}t besitzt. Mit diesen Befunden verweist die Arbeit auf die große Bedeutung der Resilienz bei der Vorhersage der langfristigen Entwicklung von Risikokindern.}, language = {de} } @misc{ZohselHohmSchmidtetal.2017, author = {Zohsel, Katrin and Hohm, Erika and Schmidt, Martin H. and Brandeis, Daniel and Banaschewski, Tobias and Laucht, Manfred}, title = {Die langfristigen Auswirkungen von Fr{\"u}hgeburtlichkeit auf kognitive Entwicklung und Schulerfolg}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {701}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43353}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-433536}, pages = {11}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In einer prospektiven L{\"a}ngsschnittstudie wurde der Zusammenhang zwischen fr{\"u}her Responsivit{\"a}t der Mutter und kognitiver Entwicklung ihrer fr{\"u}h- bzw. reifgeborenen Kinder untersucht. Im Alter von drei Monaten wurde daf{\"u}r die Mutter-Kind-Interaktion mittels Verhaltensbeobachtung erfasst. Bei n=351 der teilnehmenden Kinder (101 fr{\"u}hgeboren) wurde die allgemeine Intelligenz (IQ) im Alter von 11 Jahren und bei n=313 (85 fr{\"u}hgeboren) zus{\"a}tzlich der h{\"o}chste erreichte Schulabschluss bis 25 Jahren erhoben. Fr{\"u}hgeborene wiesen mit 11 Jahren einen signifikant niedrigeren IQ als Reifgeborene auf, nachdem f{\"u}r m{\"o}gliche konfundierende Faktoren kontrolliert worden war. Nur bei Fr{\"u}h-, nicht aber bei Reifgeborenen zeigte sich ein signifikanter positiver Zusammenhang zwischen m{\"u}tterlicher Responsivit{\"a}t und IQ. F{\"u}r die Wahrscheinlichkeit einen h{\"o}heren Schulabschluss (mind. Fachabitur) zu erreichen, fand sich weder ein signifikanter Effekt von Fr{\"u}hgeburtlichkeit noch von m{\"u}tterlicher Responsivit{\"a}t.}, language = {de} } @misc{WiemersBekkeringLindemann2017, author = {Wiemers, Michael and Bekkering, Harold and Lindemann, Oliver}, title = {Two attributes of number meaning}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {587}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43356}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-433566}, pages = {253 -- 261}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Many studies demonstrated interactions between number processing and either spatial codes (effects of spatial-numerical associations) or visual size-related codes (size-congruity effect). However, the interrelatedness of these two number couplings is still unclear. The present study examines the simultaneous occurrence of space- and size-numerical congruency effects and their interactions both within and across trials, in a magnitude judgment task physically small or large digits were presented left or right from screen center. The reaction times analysis revealed that space- and size-congruency effects coexisted in parallel and combined additively. Moreover, a selective sequential modulation of the two congruency effects was found. The size-congruency effect was reduced after size incongruent trials. The space-congruency effect, however, was only affected by the previous space congruency. The observed independence of spatial-numerical and within magnitude associations is interpreted as evidence that the two couplings reflect Different attributes of numerical meaning possibly related to orginality and cardinality.}, language = {en} } @article{OguntundeAbiodunLischeid2017, author = {Oguntunde, Philip G. and Abiodun, Babatunde Joseph and Lischeid, Gunnar}, title = {Impacts of climate change on hydro-meteorological drought over the Volta Basin, West Africa}, series = {Global and planetary change}, volume = {155}, journal = {Global and planetary change}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0921-8181}, doi = {10.1016/j.gloplacha.2017.07.003}, pages = {121 -- 132}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This study examines the characteristics of drought in the Volta River Basin (VRB), investigates the influence of drought on the streamflow, and projects the impacts of future climate change on the drought. A combination of observation data and regional climate simulations of past and future climates (1970-2013, 2046-2065, and 2081-2100) were analyzed for the study. The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Standardized Precipitation and Evapotranspiration (SPEI) were used to characterize drought while the Standardized Runoff Index (SRI) were used to quantify runoff. Results of the study show that the historical pattern of drought is generally consistent with previous studies over the Basin and most part of West Africa. RCA ensemble medians (RMED) give realistic simulations of drought characteristics and area extent over the Basin and the sub-catchments in the past climate. Generally, an increase in drought intensity and spatial extent are projected over VRB for SPEI and SPI, but the magnitude of increase is higher with SPEI than with SPI. Drought frequency (events per decade) may be magnified by a factor of 1.2, (2046-2065) to 1.6 (2081-2100) compared to the present day episodes in the basin. The coupling between streamflow and drought episodes was very strong (P < 0.05) for the 1-16-year band before the 1970 but showed strong correlation all through the time series period for the 4-8 -years band. Runoff was highly sensitive to precipitation in the VRB and a 2-3 month time lag was found between drought indices and streamflow in the Volta River Basin. Results of this study may guide policymakers in planning how to minimize the negative impacts of future climate change that could have consequences on agriculture, water resources and energy supply.}, language = {en} } @article{BetaKruse2017, author = {Beta, Carsten and Kruse, Karsten}, title = {Intracellular oscillations and waves}, series = {Annual review of condensed matter physics}, volume = {8}, journal = {Annual review of condensed matter physics}, publisher = {Annual Reviews}, address = {Palo Alto}, isbn = {978-0-8243-5008-6}, issn = {1947-5454}, doi = {10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-031016-025210}, pages = {239 -- 264}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Dynamic processes in living cells are highly organized in space and time. Unraveling the underlying molecular mechanisms of spatiotemporal pattern formation remains one of the outstanding challenges at the interface between physics and biology. A fundamental recurrent pattern found in many different cell types is that of self-sustained oscillations. They are involved in a wide range of cellular functions, including second messenger signaling, gene expression, and cytoskeletal dynamics. Here, we review recent developments in the field of cellular oscillations and focus on cases where concepts from physics have been instrumental for understanding the underlying mechanisms. We consider biochemical and genetic oscillators as well as oscillations that arise from chemo-mechanical coupling. Finally, we highlight recent studies of intracellular waves that have increasingly moved into the focus of this research field.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AudinDucourtiouxOuedraogoetal.2017, author = {Audin, Mich{\`e}le and Ducourtioux, Catherine and Ou{\´e}draogo, Fran{\c{c}}oise and Schulz, Ren{\´e} and Delgado, Julio and Ruzhansky, Michael and Lebeau, Gilles}, title = {Integral Fourier operators}, editor = {Paycha, Sylvie}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-413-5}, issn = {2199-4951}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-402657}, pages = {xxi, 229}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This volume of contributions based on lectures delivered at a school on Fourier Integral Operators held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 14-26 September 2015, provides an introduction to Fourier Integral Operators (FIO) for a readership of Master and PhD students as well as any interested layperson. Considering the wide spectrum of their applications and the richness of the mathematical tools they involve, FIOs lie the cross-road of many a field. This volume offers the necessary background, whether analytic or geometric, to get acquainted with FIOs, complemented by more advanced material presenting various aspects of active research in that area.}, language = {en} } @article{KolasinskiMenne2017, author = {Kolasinski, Slawomir and Menne, Ulrich}, title = {Decay rates for the quadratic and super-quadratic tilt-excess of integral varifolds}, series = {Nonlinear Differential Equations and Applications NoDEA}, volume = {24}, journal = {Nonlinear Differential Equations and Applications NoDEA}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Basel}, issn = {1021-9722}, doi = {10.1007/s00030-017-0436-z}, pages = {56}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This paper concerns integral varifolds of arbitrary dimension in an open subset of Euclidean space satisfying integrability conditions on their first variation. Firstly, the study of pointwise power decay rates almost everywhere of the quadratic tilt-excess is completed by establishing the precise decay rate for two-dimensional integral varifolds of locally bounded first variation. In order to obtain the exact decay rate, a coercive estimate involving a height-excess quantity measured in Orlicz spaces is established. Moreover, counter-examples to pointwise power decay rates almost everywhere of the super-quadratic tilt-excess are obtained. These examples are optimal in terms of the dimension of the varifold and the exponent of the integrability condition in most cases, for example if the varifold is not two-dimensional. These examples also demonstrate that within the scale of Lebesgue spaces no local higher integrability of the second fundamental form, of an at least two-dimensional curvature varifold, may be deduced from boundedness of its generalised mean curvature vector. Amongst the tools are Cartesian products of curvature varifolds.}, language = {en} } @article{CaliendoKuennMahlstedt2017, author = {Caliendo, Marco and K{\"u}nn, Steffen and Mahlstedt, Robert}, title = {The return to labor market mobility}, series = {Journal of Public Economics}, volume = {148}, journal = {Journal of Public Economics}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Lausanne}, issn = {0047-2727}, doi = {10.1016/j.jpubeco.2017.02.008}, pages = {136 -- 151}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In many European countries, labor markets are characterized by high regional disparities in terms of unemployment rates on the one hand and low geographical mobility among the unemployed on the other hand. In order to counteract the geographical mismatch of workers, the German active labor market policy offers a subsidy covering moving costs to incentivize unemployed job seekers to search/accept jobs in distant regions. Based on administrative data, this study provides the first empirical evidence on the impact of this subsidy on participants' prospective labor market outcomes. We use an instrumental variable approach to take endogenous selection based on observed and unobserved characteristics into account when estimating causal treatment effects. We find that unemployed job seekers who participate in the subsidy program and move to a distant region receive higher wages and find more stable jobs compared to non-participants. We show that the positive effects are (to a large extent) the consequence of a better job match due to the increased search radius of participants.}, language = {en} } @article{Luebking2017, author = {L{\"u}bking, Uwe}, title = {Rechtliche Grundlagen der B{\"u}rgerbeteiligung}, series = {Partizipation in der B{\"u}rgerkommune (KWI Schriften)}, journal = {Partizipation in der B{\"u}rgerkommune (KWI Schriften)}, number = {10}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-371-8}, issn = {1867-951X}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-104725}, pages = {33 -- 44}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @article{BaesSobolev2017, author = {Baes, Marzieh and Sobolev, Stephan Vladimir}, title = {Mantle Flow as a Trigger for Subduction Initiation: A Missing Element of the Wilson Cycle Concept}, series = {Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems}, volume = {18}, journal = {Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems}, publisher = {American Geophysical Union}, address = {Washington}, issn = {1525-2027}, doi = {10.1002/2017GC006962}, pages = {4469 -- 4486}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The classical Wilson Cycle concept, describing repeated opening and closing of ocean basins, hypothesizes spontaneous conversion of passive continental margins into subduction zones. This process, however, is impeded by the high strength of passive margins, and it has never occurred in Cenozoic times. Here using thermomechanical models, we show that additional forcing, provided by mantle flow, which is induced by neighboring subduction zones and midmantle slab remnants, can convert a passive margin into a subduction zone. Models suggest that this is a long-term process, thus explaining the lack of Cenozoic examples. We speculate that new subduction zones may form in the next few tens of millions of years along the Argentine passive margin and the U.S. East Coast. Mantle suction force can similarly trigger subduction initiation along large oceanic fracture zones. We propose that new subduction zones will preferentially originate where subduction zones were active in the past, thus explaining the remarkable colocation of subduction zones during at least the last 400 Myr.}, language = {en} } @article{HoermanndosSantosMorkischetal.2017, author = {H{\"o}rmann, Simon and dos Santos, Luara Ferreira and Morkisch, Nadine and Jettkowski, Katrin and Sillis, Moran and Devan, Hemakumar and Kanagasabai, Parimala S. and Schmidt, Henning and Kr{\"u}ger, J{\"o}rg and Dohle, Christian and Regenbrecht, Holger and Hale, Leigh and Cutfield, Nicholas J.}, title = {Computerised mirror therapy with Augmented Reflection Technology for early stroke rehabilitation}, series = {Disability and rehabilitation : an international, multidisciplinary journal}, volume = {39}, journal = {Disability and rehabilitation : an international, multidisciplinary journal}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {0963-8288}, doi = {10.1080/09638288.2017.1291765}, pages = {1503 -- 1514}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Purpose: New rehabilitation strategies for post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation employing visual stimulation show promising results, however, cost-efficient and clinically feasible ways to provide these interventions are still lacking. An integral step is to translate recent technological advances, such as in virtual and augmented reality, into therapeutic practice to improve outcomes for patients. This requires research on the adaptation of the technology for clinical use as well as on the appropriate guidelines and protocols for sustainable integration into therapeutic routines. Here, we present and evaluate a novel and affordable augmented reality system (Augmented Reflection Technology, ART) in combination with a validated mirror therapy protocol for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke. Results: The results showed that the combination and application of the Berlin Protocol for Mirror Therapy together with ART was feasible for clinical use. This combination was integrated into the therapeutic plan of subacute stroke patients at the two clinical locations where the second part of this research was conducted. Conclusions: Our findings pave the way for using technology to provide mirror therapy in clinical settings and show potential for the more effective use of inpatient time and enhanced recoveries for patients. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Computerised Mirror Therapy is feasible for clinical use Augmented Reflection Technology can be integrated as an adjunctive therapeutic intervention for subacute stroke patients in an inpatient setting Virtual Rehabilitation devices such as Augmented Reflection Technology have considerable potential to enhance stroke rehabilitation}, language = {en} } @article{McElvenny2017, author = {McElvenny, James}, title = {Grammar, typology and the Humboldtian tradition in the work of Georg von der Gabelentz}, series = {Language \& history : journal of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas}, volume = {60}, journal = {Language \& history : journal of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {1759-7536}, doi = {10.1080/17597536.2016.1212580}, pages = {1 -- 20}, year = {2017}, abstract = {A frequently mentioned if somewhat peripheral figure in the historiography of late nineteenth-century linguistics is the German sinologist and general linguist Georg von der Gabelentz (1840-1893). Today Gabelentz is chiefly remembered for several insights that proved to be productive in the development of subsequent schools and subdisciplines. In this paper, we examine two of these insights, his analytic and synthetic systems of grammar and his foundational work on typology. We show how they were intimately connected within his conception of linguistic research, and how this was in turn embedded in the tradition established by Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), especially as it was further developed by H. Steinthal (1823-1899). This paper goes beyond several previous works with a similar focus by drawing on a wider range of Gabelentz' writings, including manuscript sources that have only recently been published, and by examining specific textual connections between Gabelentz and his predecessors.}, language = {en} } @article{WiegmannRutschmannWillemsen2017, author = {Wiegmann, Alex and Rutschmann, Ronja and Willemsen, Pascale}, title = {Empirically investigating the concept of lying}, series = {Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research}, volume = {34}, journal = {Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New Dehli}, issn = {0970-7794}, doi = {10.1007/s40961-017-0112-z}, pages = {591 -- 609}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Lying is an everyday moral phenomenon about which philosophers have written a lot. Not only the moral status of lying has been intensively discussed but also what it means to lie in the first place. Perhaps the most important criterion for an adequate definition of lying is that it fits with people's understanding and use of this concept. In this light, it comes as a surprise that researchers only recently started to empirically investigate the folk concept of lying. In this paper, we describe three experimental studies which address the following questions: Does a statement need to be objectively false in order to constitute lying? Does lying necessarily include the intention to deceive? Can one lie by omitting relevant facts?}, language = {en} } @misc{SerthPodlesnyBornsteinetal.2017, author = {Serth, Sebastian and Podlesny, Nikolai and Bornstein, Marvin and Lindemann, Jan and Latt, Johanna and Selke, Jan and Schlosser, Rainer and Boissier, Martin and Uflacker, Matthias}, title = {An interactive platform to simulate dynamic pricing competition on online marketplaces}, series = {2017 IEEE 21st International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference (EDOC)}, journal = {2017 IEEE 21st International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference (EDOC)}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers}, address = {New York}, isbn = {978-1-5090-3045-3}, issn = {2325-6354}, doi = {10.1109/EDOC.2017.17}, pages = {61 -- 66}, year = {2017}, abstract = {E-commerce marketplaces are highly dynamic with constant competition. While this competition is challenging for many merchants, it also provides plenty of opportunities, e.g., by allowing them to automatically adjust prices in order to react to changing market situations. For practitioners however, testing automated pricing strategies is time-consuming and potentially hazardously when done in production. Researchers, on the other side, struggle to study how pricing strategies interact under heavy competition. As a consequence, we built an open continuous time framework to simulate dynamic pricing competition called Price Wars. The microservice-based architecture provides a scalable platform for large competitions with dozens of merchants and a large random stream of consumers. Our platform stores each event in a distributed log. This allows to provide different performance measures enabling users to compare profit and revenue of various repricing strategies in real-time. For researchers, price trajectories are shown which ease evaluating mutual price reactions of competing strategies. Furthermore, merchants can access historical marketplace data and apply machine learning. By providing a set of customizable, artificial merchants, users can easily simulate both simple rule-based strategies as well as sophisticated data-driven strategies using demand learning to optimize their pricing strategies.}, language = {en} } @article{SeiffertHolsteinSchlosseretal.2017, author = {Seiffert, Martin and Holstein, Flavio and Schlosser, Rainer and Schiller, Jochen}, title = {Next generation cooperative wearables}, series = {IEEE access : practical research, open solutions}, volume = {5}, journal = {IEEE access : practical research, open solutions}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers}, address = {Piscataway}, issn = {2169-3536}, doi = {10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2749005}, pages = {16793 -- 16807}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Currently available wearables are usually based on a single sensor node with integrated capabilities for classifying different activities. The next generation of cooperative wearables could be able to identify not only activities, but also to evaluate them qualitatively using the data of several sensor nodes attached to the body, to provide detailed feedback for the improvement of the execution. Especially within the application domains of sports and health-care, such immediate feedback to the execution of body movements is crucial for (re-) learning and improving motor skills. To enable such systems for a broad range of activities, generalized approaches for human motion assessment within sensor networks are required. In this paper, we present a generalized trainable activity assessment chain (AAC) for the online assessment of periodic human activity within a wireless body area network. AAC evaluates the execution of separate movements of a prior trained activity on a fine-grained quality scale. We connect qualitative assessment with human knowledge by projecting the AAC on the hierarchical decomposition of motion performed by the human body as well as establishing the assessment on a kinematic evaluation of biomechanically distinct motion fragments. We evaluate AAC in a real-world setting and show that AAC successfully delimits the movements of correctly performed activity from faulty executions and provides detailed reasons for the activity assessment.}, language = {en} } @article{Homolka2017, author = {Homolka, Walter}, title = {Truthfulness and the permissibility of falsehood in the Jewish tradition}, series = {Journal of beliefs and values : studies in religion \& education}, volume = {38}, journal = {Journal of beliefs and values : studies in religion \& education}, number = {2}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {1361-7672}, doi = {10.1080/13617672.2017.1291253}, pages = {180 -- 187}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In this article, I deal with the concept of truth and lie in Jewish traditional literature, examining its development in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic literature. An essential aspect in understanding this concept is the dualism of 'good' and 'evil' impulses and the free will of human beings, who were created in the image of God and have the choice to decide between right and wrong.}, language = {en} } @article{Ehrensperger2017, author = {Ehrensperger, Kathy}, title = {Trajectories and future avenues in Pauline Studies and Jewish-Christian relations}, series = {Journal of beliefs and values : studies in religion \& education}, volume = {38}, journal = {Journal of beliefs and values : studies in religion \& education}, number = {2}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {1361-7672}, doi = {10.1080/13617672.2017.1314988}, pages = {153 -- 158}, year = {2017}, abstract = {William S. Campbell's research on the apostle Paul has been at the forefront of overcoming anti-Jewish interpretations. His career has been characterised by academic rigour and social and interfaith engagement. His interpretive approach is committed to formulating Christian identity in positive relation to others and thus contributes to provide a vital basis for Jewish-Christian and Interfaith relations in general for the future.}, language = {en} } @article{GarciaCamachoMetzBiltonetal.2017, author = {Garc{\´i}a-Camacho, Ra{\´u}l and Metz, Johannes and Bilton, Mark C. and Tielboerger, Katja}, title = {Phylogenetic structure of annual plant communities along an aridity gradient}, series = {Israel Journal of Plant Sciences}, volume = {64}, journal = {Israel Journal of Plant Sciences}, number = {1-2}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {0792-9978}, doi = {10.1080/07929978.2017.1288477}, pages = {122 -- 134}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The phylogenetic structure of communities (PSC) reveals how evolutionary history affects community assembly processes. However, there are important knowledge gaps on PSC patterns for annual communities and there is a need for studies along environmental gradients in dry ecosystems where several processes shape PSC. Here, we investigated the PSC of annual plants along an aridity gradient in Israel, including eight years, two spatial scales, the effects of shrubs on understory, and the phylogenetic signal of important traits. Increasing drought stress led to overdispersed PSC at the drier end of the gradient, indicating that species were less related than expected by chance. This was supported at a smaller spatial scale, where within the drier sites, communities in open- more arid- habitats were more overdispersed than those under nurse shrubs. Interestingly, some key traits related to drought resistance were not conserved in the phylogeny. Together, our findings suggested that while habitat filtering selected for drought resistance strategies, these strategies evolved independently along multiple contrasting evolutionary lineages. Our comprehensive PSC study provides strong evidence for the interacting effects of habitat filtering and plant- plant interactions, particularly highlighting that the conservative evolution of traits should not be assumed in future interpretations of PSC patterns.}, language = {en} } @article{KurzeBareitherMetz2017, author = {Kurze, Susanne and Bareither, Nils and Metz, Johannes}, title = {Phenology, roots and reproductive allocation, but not the LHS scheme, shape ecotypes along an aridity gradient}, series = {Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics}, volume = {29}, journal = {Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Jena}, issn = {1433-8319}, doi = {10.1016/j.ppees.2017.09.004}, pages = {20 -- 29}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This study tested systematically at two spatial scales for key traits shaping within-species ecotypic differentiation under increasing aridity. It assessed different plant strategy theories and considered potential implications for climate change. We studied the widespread Mediterranean grass Brachypodium hybridum. At large scale, we tested 14 populations along a steep natural aridity gradient (114-954 mm annual rainfall). At small scale, we tested the microclimatic contrast between plants originating from corresponding north (more mesic) and south (more arid) exposed hillslopes. Fifteen traits were measured in the greenhouse, including the popular traits of the LeafHeight- Seed scheme (SLA, plant height, seed mass), several traits on phenology, architecture, growth, fitness, and rarely measured root traits. Clear trait shifts indicated ecotypic differentiation along the large-scale gradient. Earlier phenology, higher reproductive allocation and reduced root investment characterized arid ecotypes. Surprisingly, no trait of the Leaf-Height-Seed scheme shifted with aridity and root responses were opposite to the theory of optimal resource partitioning. Trait differences between north and south exposures were small, often inconsistent between sites, and poorly matched the trends across the large-scale gradient. South exposures thus appeared unlikely to harbour distinct ecotypes better adapted to aridity. Our findings highlight ecotypes as a crucial way how species span environmental gradients, yet underpinning their restriction at small spatial scales. In combination, this possibly renders populations more vulnerable to climate change. We draw attention to specific, partly unexpected traits and pose the question whether the LeafHeight- Seed scheme has limited applicability for intraspecific investigations in drylands.}, language = {en} } @article{LampeiMetzTielboerger2017, author = {Lampei, Christian and Metz, Johannes and Tielboerger, Katja}, title = {Clinal population divergence in an adaptive parental environmental effect that adjusts seed banking}, series = {New phytologist : international journal of plant science}, volume = {214}, journal = {New phytologist : international journal of plant science}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0028-646X}, doi = {10.1111/nph.14436}, pages = {1230 -- 1244}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Bet-hedging via between-year seed dormancy is a costly strategy for plants in unpredictable environments. Theoretically, fitness costs can be reduced through a parental environmental effect when the environment is partly predictable. We tested whether populations from environments that differ in predictability diverged in parental effects on seed dormancy. Common garden-produced seeds of the two annual plant species Biscutella didyma and Bromus fasciculatus collected along an aridity gradient were grown under 12 irrigation treatments. Offspring germination was evaluated and related to environmental correlations between generations and their fitness consequences at the four study sites. One species exhibited strong seed dormancy that increased with unpredictability in seasonal precipitation. The parental effect on seed dormancy also increased proportionally with the environmental correlation between precipitation in the parental season and seedling density in the following season; this correlation increased from mesic to arid environments. Because fitness was negatively related to density, this parental effect may be adaptive. However, the lack of dormancy in the second species indicates that bet-hedging is not the only strategy for annual plants in arid environments. Our results provide the first evidence for clinal variation in the relative strength of parental effects along environmental gradients.}, language = {en} } @misc{ThoelertHoermannAntreichetal.2017, author = {Thoelert, Steffen and H{\"o}rmann, Ulrich and Antreich, Felix and Meurer, Michael}, title = {Ionospheric effects on high gain antenna GNSS measurements}, series = {Proceedings of the 30th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2017)}, journal = {Proceedings of the 30th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2017)}, publisher = {Instituite of Navigation}, address = {Washington}, issn = {2331-5911}, doi = {10.33012/2017.15343}, pages = {3368 -- 3374}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The ionospheric delay of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) signals typically is compensated by adding a single correction value to the pseudorange measurement of a GNSS receiver. Yet, this neglects the dispersive nature of the ionosphere. In this context we analyze the ionospheric signal distortion beyond a constant delay. These effects become increasingly significant with the signal bandwidth and hence more important for new broadband navigation signals. Using measurements of the Galileo E5 signal, captured with a high gain antenna, we verify that the expected influence can indeed be observed and compensated. A new method to estimate the total electron content (TEC) from a single frequency high gain antenna measurement of a broadband GNSS signal is proposed and described in detail. The received signal is de facto unaffected by multi-path and interference because of the narrow aperture angle of the used antenna which should reduce the error source of the result in general. We would like to point out that such measurements are independent of code correlation, like in standard receiver applications. It is therefore also usable without knowledge of the signal coding. Results of the TEC estimation process are shown and discussed comparing to common TEC products like TEC maps and dual frequency receiver estimates.}, language = {en} } @article{LangeSchumacherSvorencik2017, author = {Lange, Jerome and Schumacher, Reinhard and Svorencik, Andrej}, title = {From antiquity to modern macro}, series = {History of economic ideas}, volume = {25}, journal = {History of economic ideas}, number = {2}, publisher = {Fabrizio Serra Editore}, address = {Pisa}, issn = {1122-8792}, doi = {10.19272/201706102007}, pages = {171 -- 205}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This survey provides an overview of topics related to the history of economics that have been discussed within the last two years in journal articles. The survey format has been started by History of Economic Ideas last year with the survey by Giulia Bianchi (2016) and is aimed to increase the visibility of research in the history of economics. The emphasis of our survey is on the big three journals in the history of economics: the European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, the Journal of the History of Economic Thought and History of Political Economy. We also included additional journals that frequently publish articles related to the history of economics. These include, in alphabetical order, the Cambridge Journal of Economics, Contributions to Political Economy, Economic Thought, the Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, History of Economic Thought and Policy, the History of Economics Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, the Journal of Economic Methodology, the Journal of Economic Perspectives, OE conomia, Oxford Economic Papers and Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology.}, language = {en} } @article{Wyrwa2017, author = {Wyrwa, Ulrich}, title = {Zum Hundertsten nichts Neues}, series = {Deutsche Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Geschichtswissenschaft}, volume = {65}, journal = {Deutsche Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Geschichtswissenschaft}, number = {11}, publisher = {Metropol-Verl.}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {0044-2828}, pages = {955 -- 976}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @article{Ludwig2017, author = {Ludwig, Joachim}, title = {A subject-theoretical perspective on transformative learning and transformative Bildung}, series = {Transformative learning meets Bildung : an international exchange}, volume = {21}, journal = {Transformative learning meets Bildung : an international exchange}, publisher = {Sense Publishers}, address = {Rotterdam}, isbn = {978-94-6300-795-5}, doi = {10.1007/978-94-6300-797-9_4}, pages = {43 -- 55}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The German theory on transformative Bildung (Koller, Marotzki, \& Sanders, 2007; Koller, 2012; Nohl, 2014) deals with transformation processes in human thinking. Bildung is defined as self and world reference, causing change in the fundamental orientation of people in the course of their biography.}, language = {en} } @article{Kunow2017, author = {Kunow, R{\"u}diger}, title = {The biology of geography disease disease and disease ecologies in the Americas}, series = {The Routledge companion to inter-American studies}, journal = {The Routledge companion to inter-American studies}, publisher = {Routledge}, address = {Abingdon}, isbn = {978-1-315-64498-1}, pages = {296 -- 307}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @article{BalderasValadezAntunezOliveMendezetal.2017, author = {Balderas-Valadez, Ruth Fabiola and Antunez, E. E. and Olive-Mendez, Sion Federico and Pacholski, Claudia and Campos-Alvarez, Jose and Bokhimi, Xim and Agarwal, V.}, title = {Porous silicon pillar and bilayer structure as a nucleation center for the formation of aligned vanadium pentoxide nanorods}, series = {Ceramics International}, volume = {43}, journal = {Ceramics International}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0272-8842}, doi = {10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.03.114}, pages = {8023 -- 8030}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Porous silicon single layer (PSM), bilayer (PSB) and pillar (PSP) structures have been evaluated as nucleation centers for vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) crystals. Deposition of vanadium precursor over different substrates (drop casting technique), followed by annealing treatment under Ar-H-2 (5\% H-2) atmosphere, induced crystallization of vanadium oxide. With respect to c-Si/SiO2 substrate, V2O5 nanorods with relatively large aspect ratio were formed over and within PSP structures. On the other hand, pores in PSM and PSB were found to be filled with relatively smaller crystals. Additionally, PSB provided a nucleation substrate capable to align the nanocrystals in a preferential orientation, while V2O5 crystals grown on PSP were found to be randomly aligned around the nanoporous pillar microstructure. Nanorods and nanocrystals were identified as V2O5 by temperature-controlled XRD measurements and evidence of their crystalline nature was observed via transmission electron microscopy. A careful analysis of electronic microscopy images allows the identification of the facets composing the ends of the crystals and its corresponding surface free energy has been evaluated employing the Wulff theorem. Such high surface area composite structures have potential applications as cathode material in Lithium-ion batteries.}, language = {en} } @article{DominguezTiedemannReboredaetal.2017, author = {Dominguez, Marisol and Tiedemann, Ralph and Reboreda, Juan C. and Segura, Luciano and Tittarelli, Fabian and Mahler, Bettina}, title = {Genetic structure reveals management units for the yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata), endangered by habitat loss and illegal trapping}, series = {Conservation genetics}, volume = {18}, journal = {Conservation genetics}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Dordrecht}, issn = {1566-0621}, doi = {10.1007/s10592-017-0964-4}, pages = {1131 -- 1140}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @article{ZhuSchluppTiedemann2017, author = {Zhu, Fangjun and Schlupp, Ingo and Tiedemann, Ralph}, title = {Allele-specific expression at the androgen receptor alpha gene in a hybrid unisexual fish, the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)}, series = {PLoS one}, volume = {12}, journal = {PLoS one}, number = {10}, publisher = {PLoS}, address = {Lawrence, Kan.}, issn = {1932-6203}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0186411}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The all-female Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) is the result of a hybridization of the Atlantic molly (P. mexicana) and the sailfin molly (P. latipinna) approximately 120,000 years ago. As a gynogenetic species, P. formosa needs to copulate with heterospecific males including males from one of its bisexual ancestral species. However, the sperm only triggers embryogenesis of the diploid eggs. The genetic information of the sperm donor typically will not contribute to the next generation of P. formosa. Hence, P. formosa possesses generally one allele from each of its ancestral species at any genetic locus. This raises the question whether both ancestral alleles are equally expressed in P. formosa. Allele-specific expression (ASE) has been previously assessed in various organisms, e.g., human and fish, and ASE was found to be important in the context of phenotypic variability and disease. In this study, we utilized Real-Time PCR techniques to estimate ASE of the androgen receptor alpha (arα) gene in several distinct tissues of Amazon mollies. We found an allelic bias favoring the maternal ancestor (P. mexicana) allele in ovarian tissue. This allelic bias was not observed in the gill or the brain tissue. Sequencing of the promoter regions of both alleles revealed an association between an Indel in a known CpG island and differential expression. Future studies may reveal whether our observed cis-regulatory divergence is caused by an ovary-specific trans-regulatory element, preferentially activating the allele of the maternal ancestor.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Nagel2017, author = {Nagel, Rebecca}, title = {Genetic and behavioral investigations into African weakly electric fish (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) speciation}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {121}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @article{ZhuSchluppTiedemann2017, author = {Zhu, Fangjun and Schlupp, Ingo and Tiedemann, Ralph}, title = {Allele-specific expression at the androgen receptor alpha gene in a hybrid unisexual fish, the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)}, series = {PLoS one}, volume = {12}, journal = {PLoS one}, publisher = {PLoS}, address = {San Fransisco}, issn = {1932-6203}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0186411}, pages = {14}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The all-female Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) is the result of a hybridization of the Atlantic molly (P. mexicana) and the sailfin molly (P. latipinna) approximately 120,000 years ago. As a gynogenetic species, P. formosa needs to copulate with heterospecific males including males from one of its bisexual ancestral species. However, the sperm only triggers embryo genesis of the diploid eggs. The genetic information of the sperm donor typically will not contribute to the next generation of P. formosa. Hence, P. formosa possesses generally one allele from each of its ancestral species at any genetic locus. This raises the question whether both ancestral alleles are equally expressed in P. formosa. Allele-specific expression (ASE) has been previously assessed in various organisms, e.g., human and fish, and ASE was found to be important in the context of phenotypic variability and disease. In this study, we utilized Real-Time PCR techniques to estimate ASE of the androgen receptor alpha (ara) gene in several distinct tissues of Amazon mollies. We found an allelic bias favoring the maternal ancestor (P. mexicana) allele in ovarian tissue. This allelic bias was not observed in the gill or the brain tissue. Sequencing of the promoter regions of both alleles revealed an association between an Indel in a known CpG island and differential expression. Future studies may reveal whether our observed cis-regulatory divergence is caused by an ovary-specific trans-regulatory element, preferentially activating the allele of the maternal ancestor.}, language = {en} } @article{ValenteIlleraHavensteinetal.2017, author = {Valente, Luis and Illera, Juan Carlos and Havenstein, Katja and Pallien, Tamara and Etienne, Rampal S. and Tiedemann, Ralph}, title = {Equilibrium Bird Species Diversity in Atlantic Islands}, series = {Current biology}, volume = {27}, journal = {Current biology}, publisher = {Cell Press}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {0960-9822}, doi = {10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.053}, pages = {1660 -- +}, year = {2017}, language = {en} }