TY - JOUR A1 - Arnold, Rafael D. T1 - Yaacob Dweck: The scandal of Kabbalah Leon Modena, Jewish mysticism, early modern Venice \ [rezensiert von] Rafael Arnold JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien e.V. N2 - rezensiertes Werk: Yaacob Dweck: The scandal of Kabbalah. Leon Modena, Jewish mysticism, early Modern Venice. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011. - 280 S. ISBN 978-0-691-14508-2 Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-61592 SN - 1614-6492 SN - 1862-7684 VL - 18 SP - 154 EP - 158 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Beck, Jan A1 - Ballesteros-Mejia, Liliana A1 - Buchmann, Carsten M. A1 - Dengler, Jürgen A1 - Fritz, Susanne A. A1 - Gruber, Bernd A1 - Hof, Christian A1 - Jansen, Florian A1 - Knapp, Sonja A1 - Kreft, Holger A1 - Schneider, Anne-Kathrin A1 - Winter, Marten A1 - Dormann, Carsten F. T1 - What's on the horizon for macroecology? JF - Ecography : pattern and diversity in ecology ; research papers forum N2 - Over the last two decades, macroecology the analysis of large-scale, multi-species ecological patterns and processes has established itself as a major line of biological research. Analyses of statistical links between environmental variables and biotic responses have long and successfully been employed as a main approach, but new developments are due to be utilized. Scanning the horizon of macroecology, we identified four challenges that will probably play a major role in the future. We support our claims by examples and bibliographic analyses. 1) Integrating the past into macroecological analyses, e.g. by using paleontological or phylogenetic information or by applying methods from historical biogeography, will sharpen our understanding of the underlying reasons for contemporary patterns. 2) Explicit consideration of the local processes that lead to the observed larger-scale patterns is necessary to understand the fine-grain variability found in nature, and will enable better prediction of future patterns (e.g. under environmental change conditions). 3) Macroecology is dependent on large-scale, high quality data from a broad spectrum of taxa and regions. More available data sources need to be tapped and new, small-grain large-extent data need to be collected. 4) Although macroecology already lead to mainstreaming cutting-edge statistical analysis techniques, we find that more sophisticated methods are needed to account for the biases inherent to sampling at large scale. Bayesian methods may be particularly suitable to address these challenges. To continue the vigorous development of the macroecological research agenda, it is time to address these challenges and to avoid becoming too complacent with current achievements. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07364.x SN - 0906-7590 SN - 1600-0587 VL - 35 IS - 8 SP - 673 EP - 683 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbian, Sabine T1 - Variation in the grammar of black south African English JF - Southern African linguistics and applied language studies Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2989/16073614.2012.693721 SN - 1607-3614 VL - 30 IS - 1 SP - 131 EP - 135 PB - NISC CY - Grahamstown ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerber, Thomas T1 - Tresnak, E.; Theodor Fontane, Wegbereiter für weibliche Emanzipation um 1900? Vergleichende Untersuchung literarischer Weiblichlichkeitskonzepte in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts am Beispiel Theodor Fontane "Cicile" und Helene Böhlaus "Der Rangierbahnhof"; Igel Verlag, Hamburg, 2011 BT - Theodor Fontane, Wegbereiter für weibliche Emanzipation um 1900? Vergleichende Untersuchung literarischer Weiblichlichkeitskonzepte in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts am Beispiel Theodor Fontane "Cicile" und Helene Böhlaus "Der Rangierbahnhof" Y1 - 2012 SN - 0015-6175 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kissling, W. D. A1 - Dormann, Carsten F. A1 - Groeneveld, Juergen A1 - Hickler, Thomas A1 - Kühn, Ingolf A1 - McInerny, Greg J. A1 - Montoya, Jose M. A1 - Römermann, Christine A1 - Schiffers, Katja A1 - Schurr, Frank Martin A1 - Singer, Alexander A1 - Svenning, Jens-Christian A1 - Zimmermann, Niklaus E. A1 - O'Hara, Robert B. T1 - Towards novel approaches to modelling biotic interactions in multispecies assemblages at large spatial extents JF - Journal of biogeography N2 - Aim Biotic interactions within guilds or across trophic levels have widely been ignored in species distribution models (SDMs). This synthesis outlines the development of species interaction distribution models (SIDMs), which aim to incorporate multispecies interactions at large spatial extents using interaction matrices. Location Local to global. Methods We review recent approaches for extending classical SDMs to incorporate biotic interactions, and identify some methodological and conceptual limitations. To illustrate possible directions for conceptual advancement we explore three principal ways of modelling multispecies interactions using interaction matrices: simple qualitative linkages between species, quantitative interaction coefficients reflecting interaction strengths, and interactions mediated by interaction currencies. We explain methodological advancements for static interaction data and multispecies time series, and outline methods to reduce complexity when modelling multispecies interactions. Results Classical SDMs ignore biotic interactions and recent SDM extensions only include the unidirectional influence of one or a few species. However, novel methods using error matrices in multivariate regression models allow interactions between multiple species to be modelled explicitly with spatial co-occurrence data. If time series are available, multivariate versions of population dynamic models can be applied that account for the effects and relative importance of species interactions and environmental drivers. These methods need to be extended by incorporating the non-stationarity in interaction coefficients across space and time, and are challenged by the limited empirical knowledge on spatio-temporal variation in the existence and strength of species interactions. Model complexity may be reduced by: (1) using prior ecological knowledge to set a subset of interaction coefficients to zero, (2) modelling guilds and functional groups rather than individual species, and (3) modelling interaction currencies and species effect and response traits. Main conclusions There is great potential for developing novel approaches that incorporate multispecies interactions into the projection of species distributions and community structure at large spatial extents. Progress can be made by: (1) developing statistical models with interaction matrices for multispecies co-occurrence datasets across large-scale environmental gradients, (2) testing the potential and limitations of methods for complexity reduction, and (3) sampling and monitoring comprehensive spatio-temporal data on biotic interactions in multispecies communities. KW - Community ecology KW - ecological networks KW - global change KW - guild assembly KW - multidimensional complexity KW - niche theory KW - prediction KW - species distribution model KW - species interactions KW - trait-based community modules Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02663.x SN - 0305-0270 VL - 39 IS - 12 SP - 2163 EP - 2178 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tom Segev: Simon Wiesenthal : Die Biographie \ [rezensiert von] Cornelius Lehnguth JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien e.V. N2 - rezensiertes Werk: Tom Segev: Simon Wiesenthal : Die Biographie. - [Übers. von Markus Lemke]. - München : Siedler, 2010. - 576 S. ISBN 978-3-570-55156-1 Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-61714 SN - 1614-6492 SN - 1862-7684 IS - 18 SP - 190 EP - 193 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stecker, Christian T1 - The role of governments in legislative agenda setting JF - Politische Vierteljahresschrift : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft Y1 - 2012 SN - 0032-3470 VL - 53 IS - 4 SP - 703 EP - 705 PB - Nomos CY - Hannover ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koss, Michael T1 - The role of governments in legislative agenda setting JF - West European politics Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2011.648482 SN - 0140-2382 VL - 35 IS - 2 SP - 436 EP - 437 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ganghof, Steffen T1 - The order of public reason a theory of freedom and morality in a diverse and bounded world JF - Politische Vierteljahresschrift : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft Y1 - 2012 SN - 0032-3470 VL - 53 IS - 4 SP - 692 EP - 695 PB - Nomos CY - Hannover ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kaplan, Aaron A1 - Harel, Moshe A1 - Kaplan-Levy, Ruth N. A1 - Hadas, Ora A1 - Sukenik, Assaf A1 - Dittmann-Thünemann, Elke T1 - The languages spoken in the water body (or the biological role of cyanobacterial toxins) JF - Frontiers in microbiology N2 - Although intensification of toxic cyanobacterial blooms over the last decade is a matter of growing concern due to bloom impact on water quality, the biological role of most of the toxins produced is not known. In this critical review we focus primarily on the biological role of two toxins, microcystins and cylindrospermopsin, in inter- and intra-species communication and in nutrient acquisition. We examine the experimental evidence supporting some of the dogmas in the field and raise several open questions to be dealt with in future research. We do not discuss the health and environmental implications of toxin presence in the water body. KW - aoa KW - cylindrospermopsin KW - microcystin KW - cyr KW - mcy Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00138 SN - 1664-302X VL - 3 PB - Frontiers Research Foundation CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Baumann, Otto A1 - Walz, Bernd T1 - The blowfly salivary gland - A model system for analyzing the regulation of plasma membrane V-ATPase JF - Journal of insect physiology N2 - Vacuolar H+-ATPases (V-ATPases) are heteromultimeric proteins that use the energy of ATP hydrolysis for the electrogenic transport of protons across membranes. They are common to all eukaryotic cells and are located in the plasma membrane or in membranes of acid organelles. In many insect epithelia, V-ATPase molecules reside in large numbers in the apical plasma membrane and create an electrochemical proton gradient that is used for the acidification or alkalinization of the extracellular space, the secretion or reabsorption of ions and fluids, the import of nutrients, and diverse other cellular activities. Here, we summarize our results on the functions and regulation of V-ATPase in the tubular salivary gland of the blowfly Calliphora vicina. In this gland, V-ATPase activity energizes the secretion of a KCl-rich saliva in response to the neurohormone serotonin (5-HT). Because of particular morphological and physiological features, the blowfly salivary glands are a superior and exemplary system for the analysis of the intracellular signaling pathways and mechanisms that modulate V-ATPase activity and solute transport in an insect epithelium. KW - Vacuolar-type H+-ATPase KW - Insect epithelia KW - Reversible assembly KW - cAMP KW - Phosphorylation KW - Calliphora vicina Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.11.015 SN - 0022-1910 VL - 58 IS - 4 SP - 450 EP - 458 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dallapiazza, Michael T1 - Susanne Schönborn: Im Wandel – : Entwürfe jüdischer Identität in den 1980er und 1990er Jahren. - (Forum Deutsche Geschichte ; 22) \ [rezensiert von] Michael Dallapiazza JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien e.V. N2 - rezensiertes Werk: Susanne Schönborn: Im Wandel – : Entwürfe jüdischer Identität in den 1980er und 1990er Jahren. - München : Martin Meidenbauer Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2010. - 301 S. - (Forum Deutsche Geschichte ; Bd. 22) ISBN 978-3-89975-729-3 Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-61707 SN - 1614-6492 SN - 1862-7684 IS - 18 SP - 187 EP - 190 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bobrowski, Johannes A1 - Behre, Maria A1 - Degen, Andreas A1 - Fabritz, Christian T1 - Spuren der Stimmen : ausgewählte Texte aus dem Werk Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-3-507-47432-1 PB - Schroedel CY - Braunschweig ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Keesstra, Saskia Deborah A1 - Geissen, Violetta A1 - Mosse, K. A1 - Piiranen, S. A1 - Scudiero, E. A1 - Leistra, M. A1 - van Schaik, Loes T1 - Soil as a filter for groundwater quality JF - Current opinion in environmental sustainability N2 - The filtering function of soil is an important ecosystem service for groundwater and surface water protection. The efficiency of soils as a filter depends on the behaviour of pollutants in the soil and the hydrological transport processes. This paper aims to identify knowledge gaps in processes influencing pollutant behaviour in soils and their potential transport to groundwater. Currently most soil-filter function research is approached from two disciplines, one originating from agronomical/environmental sciences; one from more fundamental hydrological process research. Combining insights and approaches from both disciplines through collaboration could lead to better understanding of this complex system and enhance assessments of management strategy changes, both over the long term as well as in different climatic settings. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2012.10.007 SN - 1877-3435 SN - 1877-3443 VL - 4 IS - 5 SP - 507 EP - 516 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tiedemann, Paul T1 - Schwarzburg, K., Die Menschenwürde im Recht der Europäischen Union / [rezensiert von] Paul Tiedemann JF - MenschenRechtsMagazin : MRM ; Informationen, Meinungen, Analysen N2 - Rezensiertes Werk: Schwarzburg, K.: Die Menschenwürde im Recht der Europäischen Union. - Nomos Verlag, 2012. - 463 S. - ISBN 978-3-8329-7092-5 Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-63996 SN - 1434-2820 VL - 17 IS - 2 SP - 277 EP - 280 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schippers, Jos H. M. A1 - Nguyen, Hung M. A1 - Lu, Dandan A1 - Schmidt, Romy A1 - Müller-Röber, Bernd T1 - ROS homeostasis during development: an evolutionary conserved strategy JF - Cellular and molecular life sciences N2 - The balance between cellular proliferation and differentiation is a key aspect of development in multicellular organisms. Recent studies on Arabidopsis roots revealed distinct roles for different reactive oxygen species (ROS) in these processes. Modulation of the balance between ROS in proliferating cells and elongating cells is controlled at least in part at the transcriptional level. The effect of ROS on proliferation and differentiation is not specific for plants but appears to be conserved between prokaryotic and eukaryotic life forms. The ways in which ROS is received and how it affects cellular functioning is discussed from an evolutionary point of view. The different redox-sensing mechanisms that evolved ultimately result in the activation of gene regulatory networks that control cellular fate and decision-making. This review highlights the potential common origin of ROS sensing, indicating that organisms evolved similar strategies for utilizing ROS during development, and discusses ROS as an ancient universal developmental regulator. KW - Evolution KW - Reactive oxygen species KW - Development Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-012-1092-4 SN - 1420-682X VL - 69 IS - 19 SP - 3245 EP - 3257 PB - Springer CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Faber, Eike T1 - Rezension zu: Jorge Martínez-Pinna Nieto: Las leyendas de fundación de Roma. De Eneas a Rómulo, Barcelona: Publicacions. Universitat de Barcelona, 2011. - 186 S. - ISBN 978-84-475-3502-6 JF - Sehepunkte : Rezensionsjournal für die Geschichtswissenschaften Y1 - 2012 UR - http://www.sehepunkte.de /2012/03/19737.html SN - 1618-6168 VL - 12 IS - 3 PB - Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. CY - München ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schwarz, Wolfgang A1 - Miller, Jeff T1 - Response time models of delta plots with negative-going slopes JF - Psychonomic bulletin & review : a journal of the Psychonomic Society N2 - Delta plots (DPs) graphically compare reaction time (RT) quantiles obtained under two experimental conditions. In some research areas (e.g., Simon effects), decreasing delta plots (nDPs) have consistently been found, indicating that the experimental effect is largest at low quantiles and decreases for higher quantiles. nDPs are unusual and intriguing: They imply that RT in the faster condition is more variable, a pattern predicted by few standard RT models. We describe and analyze five classes of well-established latency mechanisms that are consistent with nDPs-exhaustive processing models, correlated stage models, mixture models, cascade models, and parallel channels models-and discuss the implications of our analyses for the interpretation of DPs. DPs generally do not imply any specific processing model; therefore, it is more fruitful to start from a specific quantitative model and to compare the DP it predicts with empirical data. KW - Delta plot KW - RT models KW - Simon effect KW - Activation suppression model Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-012-0254-6 SN - 1069-9384 VL - 19 IS - 4 SP - 555 EP - 574 PB - Springer CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dallapiazza, Michael T1 - Renate Heuer, Ludger Heid (Hrsg.): Deutsche Kultur – jüdische Ethik : Abgebrochene Lebenswege deutsch-jüdischer Schriftsteller nach 1933. - (Campus Judaica ; Bd. 27) \ [rezensiert von] Michael Dallapiazza JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien e.V. N2 - rezensiertes Werk: Renate Heuer, Ludger Heid (Hrsg.): Deutsche Kultur – jüdische Ethik : Abgebrochene Lebenswege deutsch-jüdischer Schriftsteller nach 1933. - (Campus Judaica ; 27). Frankfurt [u.a.]: Campus 2011. 221 S. Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-61732 SN - 1614-6492 SN - 1862-7684 IS - 18 SP - 200 EP - 202 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hocher, Berthold A1 - Reichetzeder, Christoph A1 - Alter, Markus L. T1 - Renal and cardiac effects of DPP-4 inhibitors - from preclinical development to clinical research JF - Kidney & blood pressure research : official organ of the Gesellschaft für Nephrologie N2 - Inhibitors of type 4 dipeptidyl peptidase (DDP-4) were developed and approved for the oral treatment of type 2 diabetes. Its mode of action is to inhibit the degradation of incretins, such as type 1 glucagon like peptide (GLP-1), and GIP. GLP-1 stimulates glucose-dependent insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells and suppresses glucagon release from alpha-cells, thereby improving glucose control. Besides its action on the pancreas type 1 glucagon like peptide has direct effects on the heart, vessels and kidney mainly via the type 1 glucagon like peptide receptor (GLP-1R). Moreover, there are substrates of DPP-4 beyond incretins that have proven renal and cardiovascular effects such as BNP/ANP, NPY, PYY or SDF-1 alpha. Preclinical evidence suggests that DPP-4 inhibitors may be effective in acute and chronic renal failure as well as in cardiac diseases like myocardial infarction and heart failure. Interestingly, large cardiovascular meta-analyses of combined Phase II/III clinical trials with DPP-4 inhibitors point all in the same direction: a potential reduction of cardiovascular events in patients treated with these agents. A pooled analysis of pivotal Phase III, placebo-controlled, registration studies of linagliptin further showed a significant reduction of urinary albumin excretion after 24 weeks of treatment. The observation suggests direct renoprotective effects of DPP-4 inhibition that may go beyond its glucose-lowering potential. Type 4 dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitors have been shown to be very well tolerated in general, but for those excreted via the kidney dose adjustments according to renal function are needed to avoid side effects. In conclusion, the direct cardiac and renal effects seen in preclinical studies as well as meta-analysis of clinical trials may offer additional potentials - beyond improvement of glycemic control - for this newer class of drugs, such as acute kidney failure, chronic kidney failure as well as acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. KW - DDP-4 inhibition KW - Diabetes KW - GLP-1 KW - Cardiovascular effects KW - Myocardial infarction KW - Kidney KW - Diabetic nephropathy KW - Acute renal failure Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1159/000339028 SN - 1420-4096 VL - 36 IS - 1 SP - 65 EP - 84 PB - Karger CY - Basel ER -