TY - BOOK A1 - Karg, Detlef A1 - Schopper, Franz A1 - Paschke, Ralph A1 - Meyer, Michael A1 - Ackermann, Irmgard A1 - Baxmann, Matthias A1 - Buchinger, Marie-Luise A1 - Cante, Marcus A1 - Dreger, Hans-Joachim A1 - Gramlich, Sybille A1 - Schwarz, Ulrike A1 - Hübener, Dieter A1 - Metzler, Matthias A1 - Niemann, Alexander A1 - Rohowski, Ilona A1 - Senst, Ingetraud A1 - Groß, Wera ED - Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologisches Landesmuseum, T1 - Denkmalentdeckungen BT - Bilder aus dem Land Brandenburg N2 - »Wenn du reisen willst, mußt du die Geschichte dieses Landes kennen und lieben. Das ist ganz unerläßlich. [...] Wag’ es getrost und du wirst es nicht bereuen. Eigentümliche Freuden und Genüsse werden dich begleiten. Du wirst Entdeckungen machen, denn überall wohin du kommst, wirst du, vom Touristenstandpunkt aus, eintreten wie in ›jungfräuliches Land‹. Du wirst Klosterruinen begegnen, von deren Existenz höchstens die nächste Stadt eine leise Kenntnis hatte; du wirst inmitten alter Dorfkirchen, deren zerbröckelter Schindelturm nur auf Elend deutete, große Wandbilder oder in den treppenlosen Grüften reiche Kupfersärge mit Kruzifix und vergoldeten Wappenschildern finden; du wirst Schlachtfelder überschreiten, Wendenkirchhöfe, Heidengräber, von denen die Menschen nichts mehr wissen.« Die in diesem Bildband gesammelten »Denkmalentdeckungen« verstehen sich als Einladung zu einer Reise durch das Land Brandenburg. Theodor Fontane hatte für ein solches Unternehmen genau den richtigen Blick, als er in seinen »Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg« 1864 diese Sätze schrieb. Auch heute noch sollten wir seiner Anregung zu Begegnungen mit der Geschichte und der Kunstgeschichte des Landes folgen, die uns im Dialog der Kulturen und der Zeiten eine Standortbestimmung in der Gegenwart und eine Orientierung für die Zukunft zugleich bietet. KW - Brandenburg KW - Denkmal KW - Denkmalpflege KW - Bildband KW - Tourismus Y1 - 2007 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-72290 SN - 978-3-88462-244-5 PB - Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft CY - Worms ET - 1200 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Duydu, Yalcin A1 - Basaran, Nursen A1 - Aydin, Sevtap A1 - Ustundag, Aylin A1 - Yalcin, Can Özgür A1 - Anlar, Hatice Gul A1 - Bacanli, Merve A1 - Aydos, Kaan A1 - Atabekoglu, Cem Somer A1 - Golka, Klaus A1 - Ickstadt, Katja A1 - Schwerdtle, Tanja A1 - Werner, Matthias A1 - Meyer, Sören A1 - Bolt, Hermann M. T1 - Evaluation of FSH, LH, testosterone levels and semen parameters in male boron workers under extreme exposure conditions JF - Archives of toxicology : official journal of EUROTOX N2 - Boric acid and sodium borates are currently classified in the EU-CLP regulation as "toxic to reproduction" under "Category 1B", with hazard statement of H360FD. However, so far field studies on male reproduction in China and in Turkey could not confirm such boron-associated toxic effects. As validation by another independent study is still required, the present study has investigated possible boron-associated effects on male reproduction in workers (n = 212) under different boron exposure conditions. The mean daily boron exposure (DBE) and blood boron concentration of workers in the extreme exposure group (n = 98) were 47.17 +/- 17.47 (7.95-106.8) mg B/day and 570.6 +/- 160.1 (402.6-1100) ng B/g blood, respectively. Nevertheless, boron-associated adverse effects on semen parameters, as well as on FSH, LH and total testosterone levels were not seen, even within the extreme exposure group. With this study, a total body of evidence has accumulated that allows to conclude that male reproductive effects are not relevant to humans, under any feasible and realistic conditions of exposure to inorganic boron compounds. KW - Boron exposure KW - Boric acid KW - Reproductive toxicity KW - FSH KW - LH KW - Testosterone KW - Semen parameters Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-018-2296-7 SN - 0340-5761 SN - 1432-0738 VL - 92 IS - 10 SP - 3051 EP - 3059 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Moustakas, Aristides A1 - Günther, Matthias A1 - Wiegand, Kerstin A1 - Müller, Karl-Heinz A1 - Ward, David A1 - Meyer, Katrin M. A1 - Jeltsch, Florian T1 - Long-term mortality patterns of the deep-rooted Acacia erioloba BT - The middle class shall die! JF - Journal of vegetation science N2 - Question: Is there a relationship between size and death in the Iona-lived, deep-rooted tree, Acacia erioloba, in a semi-arid savanna? What is the size-class distribution of A. erioloba mortality? Does the mortality distribution differ from total tree size distribution? Does A. erioloba mortality distribution match the mortality distributions recorded thus far in other environments? Location: Dronfield Ranch, near Kimberley, Kalahari, South Africa. Methods: A combination of aerial photographs and a satellite image covering 61 year was used to provide long-term spatial data on mortality. We used aerial photographs of the study area from 1940, 1964, 1984, 1993 and a satellite image from 2001 to follow three plots covering 510 ha. We were able to identify and individually follow ca. 3000 individual trees from 1940 till 2001. Results: The total number of trees increased over time. No relationship between total number of trees and mean tree size was detected. There were no trends over time in total number of deaths per plot or in size distributions of dead trees. Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests showed no differences in size class distributions for living trees through time. The size distribution of dead trees was significantly different from the size distribution of all trees present on the plots. Overall, the number of dead trees was low in small size classes, reached a peak value when canopy area was 20 - 30 m(2), and declined in lamer size-classes. Mortality as a ratio of dead vs. total trees peaked at intermediate canopy sizes too. Conclusion: A. erioloba mortality was size-dependent, peaking at intermediate sizes. The mortality distribution differs from all other tree mortality distributions recorded thus far. We suggest that a possible mechanism for this unusual mortality distribution is intraspecific competition for water in this semi-arid environment. KW - competition KW - long-term data KW - remote sensing KW - savanna KW - size dependent mortality KW - size distribution KW - tree death Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2006.tb02468.x SN - 1100-9233 VL - 17 SP - 473 EP - 480 PB - Blackwell CY - Malden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Young, Linda A1 - Ueda, Kiyoshi A1 - Gühr, Markus A1 - Bucksbaum, Philip H. A1 - Simon, Marc A1 - Mukamel, Shaul A1 - Rohringer, Nina A1 - Prince, Kevin C. A1 - Masciovecchio, Claudio A1 - Meyer, Michael A1 - Rudenko, Artem A1 - Rolles, Daniel A1 - Bostedt, Christoph A1 - Fuchs, Matthias A1 - Reis, David A. A1 - Santra, Robin A1 - Kapteyn, Henry A1 - Murnane, Margaret A1 - Ibrahim, Heide A1 - Legare, Francois A1 - Vrakking, Marc A1 - Isinger, Marcus A1 - Kroon, David A1 - Gisselbrecht, Mathieu A1 - Wörner, Hans Jakob A1 - Leone, Stephen R. T1 - Roadmap of ultrafast x-ray atomic and molecular physics JF - Journal of physics : B, Atomic, molecular and optical physics N2 - X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) and table-top sources of x-rays based upon high harmonic generation (HHG) have revolutionized the field of ultrafast x-ray atomic and molecular physics, largely due to an explosive growth in capabilities in the past decade. XFELs now provide unprecedented intensity (10(20) W cm(-2)) of x-rays at wavelengths down to similar to 1 Angstrom, and HHG provides unprecedented time resolution (similar to 50 attoseconds) and a correspondingly large coherent bandwidth at longer wavelengths. For context, timescales can be referenced to the Bohr orbital period in hydrogen atom of 150 attoseconds and the hydrogen-molecule vibrational period of 8 femtoseconds; wavelength scales can be referenced to the chemically significant carbon K-edge at a photon energy of similar to 280 eV (44 Angstroms) and the bond length in methane of similar to 1 Angstrom. With these modern x-ray sources one now has the ability to focus on individual atoms, even when embedded in a complex molecule, and view electronic and nuclear motion on their intrinsic scales (attoseconds and Angstroms). These sources have enabled coherent diffractive imaging, where one can image non-crystalline objects in three dimensions on ultrafast timescales, potentially with atomic resolution. The unprecedented intensity available with XFELs has opened new fields of multiphoton and nonlinear x-ray physics where behavior of matter under extreme conditions can be explored. The unprecedented time resolution and pulse synchronization provided by HHG sources has kindled fundamental investigations of time delays in photoionization, charge migration in molecules, and dynamics near conical intersections that are foundational to AMO physics and chemistry. This roadmap coincides with the year when three new XFEL facilities, operating at Angstrom wavelengths, opened for users (European XFEL, Swiss-FEL and PAL-FEL in Korea) almost doubling the present worldwide number of XFELs, and documents the remarkable progress in HHG capabilities since its discovery roughly 30 years ago, showcasing experiments in AMO physics and other applications. Here we capture the perspectives of 17 leading groups and organize the contributions into four categories: ultrafast molecular dynamics, multidimensional x-ray spectroscopies; high-intensity x-ray phenomena; attosecond x-ray science. KW - ultrafast molecular dynamics KW - x-ray spectroscopies and phenomena KW - table-top sources KW - x-ray free-electron lasers KW - attosecond phenomena Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/aa9735 SN - 0953-4075 SN - 1361-6455 VL - 51 IS - 3 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abdalla, Hassan E. A1 - Abramowski, Attila A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, Faiçal Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Arrieta, M. A1 - Aubert, Pierre A1 - Backes, Michael A1 - Balzer, Arnim A1 - Barnard, Michelle A1 - Becherini, Yvonne A1 - Tjus, Julia Becker A1 - Berge, David A1 - Bernhard, Sabrina A1 - Bernlöhr, K. A1 - Birsin, E. A1 - Blackwell, R. A1 - Bottcher, Markus A1 - Boisson, Catherine A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Bregeon, Johan A1 - Brun, Francois A1 - Brun, Pierre A1 - Bryan, Mark A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Capasso, M. A1 - Carr, John A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Chakraborty, N. A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, Ryan C. G. A1 - Chen, Andrew A1 - Chevalier, J. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, Sergio A1 - Cologna, Gabriele A1 - Condon, B. A1 - Conrad, Jan A1 - Couturier, C. A1 - Cui, Y. A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Degrange, B. A1 - Deil, Christoph A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Djannati-Atai, Arache A1 - Domainko, Wilfried A1 - Donath, Axel A1 - Dubus, Guillaume A1 - Dutson, Kate A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, T. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, P. A1 - Ernenwein, J. -P. A1 - Eschbach, S. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, Stuart A1 - Fernandes, M. V. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Funk, S. A1 - Füßling, Matthias A1 - Gabici, Stefano A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Garrigoux, T. A1 - Giavitto, Gianluca A1 - Giebels, B. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Gottschall, Daniel A1 - Goyal, A. A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Grudzinska, M. A1 - Hadasch, Daniela A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Hawkes, J. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, Gilles A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hervet, Olivier A1 - Hillert, A. A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, Werner A1 - Hoischen, Clemens A1 - Holler, M. A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Ivascenko, Alex A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jamrozy, Marek A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, D. A1 - Jankowsky, Felix A1 - Jingo, M. A1 - Jogler, Tobias A1 - Jouvin, Lea A1 - Jung-Richardt, Ira A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, Krzysztof A1 - Katz, Uli A1 - Kerszberg, D. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, M. A1 - King, J. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, Dmitry A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kolitzus, D. A1 - Komin, Nu. A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Krakau, S. A1 - Kraus, Michael A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Kruger, P. P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lau, Jeanie A1 - Lees, J. -P. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lefranc, V. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Leser, Eva A1 - Lohse, Thomas A1 - Lorentz, M. A1 - Lui, R. A1 - Lypova, Iryna A1 - Marandon, Vincent A1 - Marcowith, Alexandre A1 - Mariaud, C. A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, N. A1 - Mayer, Michael A1 - Meintjes, Petrus Johannes A1 - Menzler, U. A1 - Meyer, Manuel A1 - Mitchell, A. M. W. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Mora, K. A1 - Moulin, E. A1 - Murach, T. A1 - de Naurois, Mathieu A1 - Niederwanger, F. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - Odaka, Hirokazu A1 - Ohm, Stefan A1 - Oettl, S. A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Padovani, Marco A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Arribas, M. Paz A1 - Pekeur, N. W. A1 - Pelletier, G. A1 - Petrucci, P. -O. A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poon, Helen A1 - Prokhorov, Dmitry A1 - Prokoph, Heike A1 - Puehlhofer, Gerd A1 - Punch, Michael A1 - Quirrenbach, Andreas A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Reimer, Anita A1 - Reimer, Olaf A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - de los Reyes, R. A1 - Rieger, Frank A1 - Romoli, Carlo A1 - Rosier-Lees, S. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Rulten, C. B. A1 - Sahakian, V. A1 - Salek, David A1 - Sanchez, David A. A1 - Santangelo, Andrea A1 - Sasaki, Manami A1 - Schlickeiser, Reinhard A1 - Schussler, F. A1 - Schulz, Andreas A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Seyffert, A. S. A1 - Shafi, N. A1 - Simoni, R. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Spanier, Felix A1 - Spengler, G. A1 - Spiess, F. A1 - Stawarz, Lukasz A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Stinzing, F. A1 - Stycz, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Tavernet, J. -P. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tluczykont, Martin A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Tuffs, R. A1 - van der Walt, Johan A1 - van Eldik, Christopher A1 - van Soelen, Brian A1 - Vasileiadis, Georges A1 - Veh, J. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Viana, A. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Vink, Jacco A1 - Voisin, F. A1 - Voelk, Heinrich J. A1 - Vuillaume, Thomas A1 - Wadiasingh, Z. A1 - Wagner, Stefan J. A1 - Wagner, P. A1 - Wagner, R. M. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, Alicja A1 - Willmann, P. A1 - Woernlein, A. A1 - Wouters, Denis A1 - Yang, R. A1 - Zabalza, Victor A1 - Zaborov, D. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Andreas A1 - Zefi, F. A1 - Ziegler, A. A1 - Zywucka, Natalia T1 - Search for Dark Matter Annihilations towards the Inner Galactic Halo from 10 Years of Observations with HESS JF - Physical review letters N2 - The inner region of the Milky Way halo harbors a large amount of dark matter (DM). Given its proximity, it is one of the most promising targets to look for DM. We report on a search for the annihilations of DM particles using gamma-ray observations towards the inner 300 pc of the Milky Way, with the H.E.S.S. array of ground-based Cherenkov telescopes. The analysis is based on a 2D maximum likelihood method using Galactic Center (GC) data accumulated by H.E.S.S. over the last 10 years (2004-2014), and does not show any significant gamma-ray signal above background. Assuming Einasto and Navarro-Frenk-White DM density profiles at the GC, we derive upper limits on the annihilation cross section . These constraints are the strongest obtained so far in the TeV DM mass range and improve upon previous limits by a factor 5. For the Einasto profile, the constraints reach values of 6 x 10(-26) cm(3) s(-1) in the W+W- channel for a DM particle mass of 1.5 TeV, and 2 x 10(-26) cm(3) s(-1) in the tau(+)tau(-) channel for a 1 TeV mass. For the first time, ground-based gamma-ray observations have reached sufficient sensitivity to probe values expected from the thermal relic density for TeV DM particles. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.111301 SN - 0031-9007 SN - 1079-7114 VL - 117 PB - American Physical Society CY - College Park ER - TY - THES A1 - Meyer, Matthias F. T1 - Character Merchandising : der Schutz fiktiver Figuren als Marke T2 - Europäische Hochschulschriften : Reihe 2, Rechtswissenschaften Y1 - 2003 SN - 3-631-50877-8 SN - 0531-7312 VL - 3668 PB - Lang CY - Frankfurt am Main ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Samereier, Matthias A1 - Baumann, Otto A1 - Meyer, Irene A1 - Gräf, Ralph T1 - Analysis of dictyostelium TACC reveals differential interactions with CP224 and unusual dynamics of dictyostelium microtubules JF - Cellular and molecular life sciences N2 - We have localized TACC to the microtubule-nucleating centrosomal corona and to microtubule plus ends. Using RNAi we proved that Dictyostelium TACC promotes microtubule growth during interphase and mitosis. For the first time we show in vivo that both TACC and XMAP215 family proteins can be differentially localized to microtubule plus ends during interphase and mitosis and that TACC is mainly required for recruitment of an XMAP215-family protein to interphase microtubule plus ends but not for recruitment to centrosomes and kinetochores. Moreover, we have now a marker to study dynamics and behavior of microtubule plus ends in living Dictyostelium cells. In a combination of live cell imaging of microtubule plus ends and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) experiments of GFP-alpha-tubulin cells we show that Dictyostelium microtubules are dynamic only in the cell periphery, while they remain stable at the centrosome, which also appears to harbor a dynamic pool of tubulin dimers. KW - Dictyostelium KW - TACC KW - DdCP224 KW - XMAP215 KW - Microtubules KW - Centrosome Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-010-0453-0 SN - 1420-682X VL - 68 IS - 2 SP - 275 EP - 287 PB - Springer CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Duydu, Yalcin A1 - Basaran, Nursen A1 - Ustundag, Aylin A1 - Aydin, Sevtap A1 - Yalcin, Can Ozgur A1 - Anlar, Hatice Gul A1 - Bacanli, Merve A1 - Aydos, Kaan A1 - Atabekoglu, Cem Somer A1 - Golka, Klaus A1 - Ickstadt, Katja A1 - Schwerdtle, Tanja A1 - Werner, Matthias A1 - Meyer, Sören A1 - Bolt, Hermann M. T1 - Birth weights of newborns and pregnancy outcomes of environmentally boron-exposed females in Turkey JF - Archives of toxicology : official journal of EUROTOX N2 - Boric acid and sodium borates are currently classified as being toxic to reproduction under "Category 1B" with the hazard statement of "H360 FD" in the European CLP regulation. This has prompted studies on boron-mediated reprotoxic effects in male workers in boron mining areas and boric acid production plants. By contrast, studies on boron-mediated developmental effects in females are scarce. The present study was designed to fill this gap. Hundred and ninety nine females residing in Bandirma and Bigadic participated in this study investigating pregnancy outcomes. The participants constituted a study group covering blood boron from low (< 100 ng B/g blood, n = 143) to high (> 150 ng B/g blood, n = 27) concentrations. The mean blood boron concentration and the mean estimated daily boron exposure of the high exposure group was 274.58 (151.81-975.66) ng B/g blood and 24.67 (10.47-57.86) mg B/day, respectively. In spite of the high level of daily boron exposure, boron-mediated adverse effects on induced abortion, spontaneous abortion (miscarriage), stillbirth, infant death, neonatal death, early neonatal death, preterm birth, congenital anomalies, sex ratio and birth weight of newborns were not observed. KW - Boric acid KW - Boron exposure KW - Biological monitoring KW - Developmental toxicity KW - Pregnancy outcomes Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-018-2238-4 SN - 0340-5761 SN - 1432-0738 VL - 92 IS - 8 SP - 2475 EP - 2485 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Basaran, Nursen A1 - Duydu, Yalcin A1 - Ustundag, Aylin A1 - Taner, Gokce A1 - Aydin, Sevtap A1 - Anlar, Hatice Gul A1 - Yalcin, Can Özgür A1 - Bacanli, Merve A1 - Aydos, Kaan A1 - Atabekoglu, Cem Somer A1 - Golka, Klaus A1 - Ickstadt, Katja A1 - Schwerdtle, Tanja A1 - Werner, Matthias A1 - Meyer, Sören A1 - Bolt, Hermann M. T1 - Evaluation of the DNA damage in lymphocytes, sperm and buccal cells of workers under environmental and occupational boron exposure conditions JF - Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis N2 - Industrial production and use of boron compounds have increased during the last decades, especially for the manufacture of borosilicate glass, fiberglass, metal alloys and flame retardants. This study was conducted in two districts of Balikesir; Bandirma and Bigadic, which geographically belong to the Marmara Region of Turkey. Bandirma is the production and exportation zone for the produced boric acid and some borates and Bigadic has the largest B deposits in Turkey. 102 male workers who were occupationally exposed to boron from Bandirma and 110 workers who were occupationally and environmentally exposed to boron from Bigadic participated to our study. In this study the DNA damage in the sperm, blood and buccal cells of 212 males was evaluated by comet and micronucleus assays. No significant increase in the DNA damage in blood, sperm and buccal cells was observed in the residents exposed to boron both occupationally and environmentally (p = 0.861) for Comet test in the sperm samples, p = 0.116 for Comet test in the lymphocyte samples, p = 0.042 for micronucleus (MN) test, p = 0.955 for binucleated cells (BN), p = 1.486 for condensed chromatin (CC), p = 0.455 for karyorrhectic cells (KHC), p = 0.541 for karyolitic cells (KLY), p = 1.057 for pyknotic cells (PHC), p = 0.331 for nuclear bud (NBUD)). No correlations were seen between blood boron levels and tail intensity values of the sperm samples, lymphocyte samples, frequencies of MN, BN, KHC, KYL, PHC and NBUD. The results of this study came to the same conclusions of the previous studies that boron does not induce DNA damage even under extreme exposure conditions. KW - Boric acid KW - Boron exposure KW - DNA damage KW - Comet assay Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrgentox.2018.12.013 SN - 1383-5718 SN - 1879-3592 VL - 843 SP - 33 EP - 39 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - GEN A1 - Alter, S. Elizabeth A1 - Meyer, Matthias A1 - Post, Klaas A1 - Czechowski, Paul A1 - Gravlund, Peter A1 - Gaines, Cork A1 - Rosenbaum, Howard C. A1 - Kaschner, Kristin A1 - Turvey, Samuel T. A1 - van der Plicht, Johannes A1 - Shapiro, Beth A1 - Hofreiter, Michael T1 - Climate impacts on transocean dispersal and habitat in gray whales from the Pleistocene to 2100 T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Arctic animals face dramatic habitat alteration due to ongoing climate change. Understanding how such species have responded to past glacial cycles can help us forecast their response to today's changing climate. Gray whales are among those marine species likely to be strongly affected by Arctic climate change, but a thorough analysis of past climate impacts on this species has been complicated by lack of information about an extinct population in the Atlantic. While little is known about the history of Atlantic gray whales or their relationship to the extant Pacific population, the extirpation of the Atlantic population during historical times has been attributed to whaling. We used a combination of ancient and modern DNA, radiocarbon dating and predictive habitat modelling to better understand the distribution of gray whales during the Pleistocene and Holocene. Our results reveal that dispersal between the Pacific and Atlantic was climate dependent and occurred both during the Pleistocene prior to the last glacial period and the early Holocene immediately following the opening of the Bering Strait. Genetic diversity in the Atlantic declined over an extended interval that predates the period of intensive commercial whaling, indicating this decline may have been precipitated by Holocene climate or other ecological causes. These first genetic data for Atlantic gray whales, particularly when combined with predictive habitat models for the year 2100, suggest that two recent sightings of gray whales in the Atlantic may represent the beginning of the expansion of this species' habitat beyond its currently realized range. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 965 KW - ancient DNA KW - climate change KW - last glacial maximum KW - marine mammal Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-438920 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 965 SP - 1510 EP - 1522 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Meyer, Matthias A1 - Palkopoulou, Eleftheria A1 - Baleka, Sina Isabelle A1 - Stiller, Mathias A1 - Penkman, Kirsty E. H. A1 - Alt, Kurt W. A1 - Ishida, Yasuko A1 - Mania, Dietrich A1 - Mallick, Swapan A1 - Meijer, Tom A1 - Meller, Harald A1 - Nagel, Sarah A1 - Nickel, Birgit A1 - Ostritz, Sven A1 - Rohland, Nadin A1 - Schauer, Karol A1 - Schüler, Tim A1 - Roca, Alfred L. A1 - Reich, David A1 - Shapiro, Beth A1 - Hofreiter, Michael T1 - Palaeogenomes of Eurasian straight-tusked elephants challenge the current view of elephant evolution T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - The straight-tusked elephants Palaeoloxodon spp. were widespread across Eurasia during the Pleistocene. Phylogenetic reconstructions using morphological traits have grouped them with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), and many paleontologists place Palaeoloxodon within Elephas. Here, we report the recovery of full mitochondrial genomes from four and partial nuclear genomes from two P. antiquus fossils. These fossils were collected at two sites in Germany, Neumark-Nord and Weimar-Ehringsdorf, and likely date to interglacial periods similar to 120 and similar to 244 thousand years ago, respectively. Unexpectedly, nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses suggest that P. antiquus was a close relative of extant African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis). Species previously referred to Palaeoloxodon are thus most parsimoniously explained as having diverged from the lineage of Loxodonta, indicating that Loxodonta has not been constrained to Africa. Our results demonstrate that the current picture of elephant evolution is in need of substantial revision. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 790 KW - genome sequence KW - woolly mammoth KW - Palaeoloxodon-antiquus KW - phylogenetic analysis KW - African elephants KW - DNA KW - Pleistocene KW - alignment KW - ancient KW - reveal Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-440139 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 790 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmid, Karl J. A1 - Torjek, Otto A1 - Meyer, Rhonda C. A1 - Schmuths, Heike A1 - Hoffmann, Matthias H. A1 - Altmann, Thomas T1 - Evidence for a large-scale population structure of Arabidopsis thaliana from genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism markers N2 - Population-based methods for the genetic mapping of adaptive traits and the analysis of natural selection require that the population structure and demographic history of a species are taken into account. We characterized geographic patterns of genetic variation in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana by genotyping 115 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers in 351 accessions from the whole species range using a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight assay, and by sequencing of nine unlinked short genomic regions in a subset of 64 accessions. The observed frequency distribution of SNPs is not consistent with a constant-size neutral model of sequence polymorphism due to an excess of rare polymorphisms. There is evidence for a significant population structure as indicated by differences in genetic diversity between geographic regions. Accessions from Central Asia have a low level of polymorphism and an increased level of genome-wide linkage disequilibrium (LD) relative to accessions from the Iberian Peninsula and Central Europe. Cluster analysis with the structure program grouped Eurasian accessions into K=6 clusters. Accessions from the Iberian Peninsula and from Central Asia constitute distinct populations, whereas Central and Eastern European accessions represent admixed populations in which genomes were reshuffled by historical recombination events. These patterns likely result from a rapid postglacial recolonization of Eurasia from glacial refugial populations. Our analyses suggest that mapping populations for association or LD mapping should be chosen from regional rather than a species-wide sample or identified genetically as sets of individuals with similar average genetic distances Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www.springerlink.com/content/d1683r7455648841/fulltext.html U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-006-0212-7 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Young, Linda A1 - Ueda, Kiyoshi A1 - Gühr, Markus A1 - Bucksbaum, Philip H. A1 - Simon, Marc A1 - Mukamel, Shaul A1 - Rohringer, Nina A1 - Prince, Kevin C. A1 - Masciovecchio, Claudio A1 - Meyer, Michael A1 - Rudenko, Artem A1 - Rolles, Daniel A1 - Bostedt, Christoph A1 - Fuchs, Matthias A1 - Reis, David A. A1 - Santra, Robin A1 - Kapteyn, Henry A1 - Murnane, Margaret A1 - Ibrahim, Heide A1 - Légaré, François A1 - Vrakking, Marc A1 - Isinger, Marcus A1 - Kroon, David A1 - Gisselbrecht, Mathieu A1 - L'Huillier, Anne A1 - Wörner, Hans Jakob A1 - Leone, Stephen R. T1 - Roadmap of ultrafast x-ray atomic and molecular physics T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) and table-top sources of x-rays based upon high harmonic generation (HHG) have revolutionized the field of ultrafast x-ray atomic and molecular physics, largely due to an explosive growth in capabilities in the past decade. XFELs now provide unprecedented intensity (1020 W cm−2) of x-rays at wavelengths down to ~1 Ångstrom, and HHG provides unprecedented time resolution (~50 attoseconds) and a correspondingly large coherent bandwidth at longer wavelengths. For context, timescales can be referenced to the Bohr orbital period in hydrogen atom of 150 attoseconds and the hydrogen-molecule vibrational period of 8 femtoseconds; wavelength scales can be referenced to the chemically significant carbon K-edge at a photon energy of ~280 eV (44 Ångstroms) and the bond length in methane of ~1 Ångstrom. With these modern x-ray sources one now has the ability to focus on individual atoms, even when embedded in a complex molecule, and view electronic and nuclear motion on their intrinsic scales (attoseconds and Ångstroms). These sources have enabled coherent diffractive imaging, where one can image non-crystalline objects in three dimensions on ultrafast timescales, potentially with atomic resolution. The unprecedented intensity available with XFELs has opened new fields of multiphoton and nonlinear x-ray physics where behavior of matter under extreme conditions can be explored. The unprecedented time resolution and pulse synchronization provided by HHG sources has kindled fundamental investigations of time delays in photoionization, charge migration in molecules, and dynamics near conical intersections that are foundational to AMO physics and chemistry. This roadmap coincides with the year when three new XFEL facilities, operating at Ångstrom wavelengths, opened for users (European XFEL, Swiss-FEL and PAL-FEL in Korea) almost doubling the present worldwide number of XFELs, and documents the remarkable progress in HHG capabilities since its discovery roughly 30 years ago, showcasing experiments in AMO physics and other applications. Here we capture the perspectives of 17 leading groups and organize the contributions into four categories: ultrafast molecular dynamics, multidimensional x-ray spectroscopies; high-intensity x-ray phenomena; attosecond x-ray science. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 668 KW - ultrafast molecular dynamics KW - x-ray spectroscopies and phenomena KW - table-top sources KW - x-ray free-electron lasers KW - attosecond phenomena Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-424238 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 668 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Alter, S. Elizabeth A1 - Meyer, Matthias A1 - Post, Klaas A1 - Czechowski, Paul A1 - Gravlund, Peter A1 - Gaines, Cork A1 - Rosenbaum, Howard C. A1 - Kaschner, Kristin A1 - Turvey, Samuel T. A1 - van der Plicht, Johannes A1 - Shapiro, Beth A1 - Hofreiter, Michael T1 - Climate impacts on transocean dispersal and habitat in gray whales from the Pleistocene to 2100 JF - Molecular ecology N2 - Arctic animals face dramatic habitat alteration due to ongoing climate change. Understanding how such species have responded to past glacial cycles can help us forecast their response to today's changing climate. Gray whales are among those marine species likely to be strongly affected by Arctic climate change, but a thorough analysis of past climate impacts on this species has been complicated by lack of information about an extinct population in the Atlantic. While little is known about the history of Atlantic gray whales or their relationship to the extant Pacific population, the extirpation of the Atlantic population during historical times has been attributed to whaling. We used a combination of ancient and modern DNA, radiocarbon dating and predictive habitat modelling to better understand the distribution of gray whales during the Pleistocene and Holocene. Our results reveal that dispersal between the Pacific and Atlantic was climate dependent and occurred both during the Pleistocene prior to the last glacial period and the early Holocene immediately following the opening of the Bering Strait. Genetic diversity in the Atlantic declined over an extended interval that predates the period of intensive commercial whaling, indicating this decline may have been precipitated by Holocene climate or other ecological causes. These first genetic data for Atlantic gray whales, particularly when combined with predictive habitat models for the year 2100, suggest that two recent sightings of gray whales in the Atlantic may represent the beginning of the expansion of this species' habitat beyond its currently realized range. KW - ancient DNA KW - climate change KW - last glacial maximum KW - marine mammal Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13121 SN - 0962-1083 SN - 1365-294X VL - 24 IS - 7 SP - 1510 EP - 1522 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer, Matthias A1 - Palkopoulou, Eleftheria A1 - Baleka, Sina Isabelle A1 - Stiller, Mathias A1 - Penkman, Kirsty E. H. A1 - Alt, Kurt W. A1 - Ishida, Yasuko A1 - Mania, Dietrich A1 - Mallick, Swapan A1 - Meijer, Tom A1 - Meller, Harald A1 - Nagel, Sarah A1 - Nickel, Birgit A1 - Ostritz, Sven A1 - Rohland, Nadin A1 - Schauer, Karol A1 - Schueler, Tim A1 - Roca, Alfred L. A1 - Reich, David A1 - Shapiro, Beth A1 - Hofreiter, Michael T1 - Palaeogenomes of Eurasian straight-tusked elephants challenge the current view of elephant evolution JF - eLife N2 - The straight-tusked elephants Palaeoloxodon spp. were widespread across Eurasia during the Pleistocene. Phylogenetic reconstructions using morphological traits have grouped them with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), and many paleontologists place Palaeoloxodon within Elephas. Here, we report the recovery of full mitochondrial genomes from four and partial nuclear genomes from two P. antiquus fossils. These fossils were collected at two sites in Germany, Neumark-Nord and Weimar-Ehringsdorf, and likely date to interglacial periods similar to 120 and similar to 244 thousand years ago, respectively. Unexpectedly, nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses suggest that P. antiquus was a close relative of extant African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis). Species previously referred to Palaeoloxodon are thus most parsimoniously explained as having diverged from the lineage of Loxodonta, indicating that Loxodonta has not been constrained to Africa. Our results demonstrate that the current picture of elephant evolution is in need of substantial revision. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.25413 SN - 2050-084X VL - 6 PB - eLife Sciences Publications CY - Cambridge ER - TY - GEN A1 - Gärtner, Tanja A1 - Steinfath, Matthias A1 - Andorf, Sandra A1 - Lisec, Jan A1 - Meyer, Rhonda C. A1 - Altmann, Thomas A1 - Willmitzer, Lothar A1 - Selbig, Joachim T1 - Improved heterosis prediction by combining information on DNA- and metabolic markers N2 - Background: Hybrids represent a cornerstone in the success story of breeding programs. The fundamental principle underlying this success is the phenomenon of hybrid vigour, or heterosis. It describes an advantage of the offspring as compared to the two parental lines with respect to parameters such as growth and resistance against abiotic or biotic stress. Dominance, overdominance or epistasis based models are commonly used explanations. Conclusion/Significance: The heterosis level is clearly a function of the combination of the parents used for offspring production. This results in a major challenge for plant breeders, as usually several thousand combinations of parents have to be tested for identifying the best combinations. Thus, any approach to reliably predict heterosis levels based on properties of the parental lines would be highly beneficial for plant breeding. Methodology/Principal Findings: Recently, genetic data have been used to predict heterosis. Here we show that a combination of parental genetic and metabolic markers, identified via feature selection and minimum-description-length based regression methods, significantly improves the prediction of biomass heterosis in resulting offspring. These findings will help furthering our understanding of the molecular basis of heterosis, revealing, for instance, the presence of nonlinear genotype-phenotype relationships. In addition, we describe a possible approach for accelerated selection in plant breeding. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 142 Y1 - 2009 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-45132 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer, Rhonda C. A1 - Witucka-Wall, Hanna A1 - Becher, Martina A1 - Blacha, Anna Maria A1 - Boudichevskaia, Anastassia A1 - Dörmann, Peter A1 - Fiehn, Oliver A1 - Friedel, Svetlana A1 - von Korff, Maria A1 - Lisec, Jan A1 - Melzer, Michael A1 - Repsilber, Dirk A1 - Schmidt, Renate A1 - Scholz, Matthias A1 - Selbig, Joachim A1 - Willmitzer, Lothar A1 - Altmann, Thomas T1 - Heterosis manifestation during early Arabidopsis seedling development is characterized by intermediate gene expression and enhanced metabolic activity in the hybrids JF - The plant journal N2 - Heterosis-associated cellular and molecular processes were analyzed in seeds and seedlings of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions Col-0 and C24 and their heterotic hybrids. Microscopic examination revealed no advantages in terms of hybrid mature embryo organ sizes or cell numbers. Increased cotyledon sizes were detectable 4 days after sowing. Growth heterosis results from elevated cell sizes and numbers, and is well established at 10 days after sowing. The relative growth rates of hybrid seedlings were most enhanced between 3 and 4 days after sowing. Global metabolite profiling and targeted fatty acid analysis revealed maternal inheritance patterns for a large proportion of metabolites in the very early stages. During developmental progression, the distribution shifts to dominant, intermediate and heterotic patterns, with most changes occurring between 4 and 6 days after sowing. The highest incidence of heterotic patterns coincides with establishment of size differences at 4 days after sowing. In contrast, overall transcript patterns at 4, 6 and 10 days after sowing are characterized by intermediate to dominant patterns, with parental transcript levels showing the largest differences. Overall, the results suggest that, during early developmental stages, intermediate gene expression and higher metabolic activity in the hybrids compared to the parents lead to better resource efficiency, and therefore enhanced performance in the hybrids. KW - heterosis KW - seedlings KW - metabolite profiling KW - transcript profiling KW - morphological analysis KW - Arabidopsis thaliana KW - biomass Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2012.05021.x SN - 0960-7412 VL - 71 IS - 4 SP - 669 EP - 683 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Hoboken ER - TY - GEN A1 - Steinfath, Matthias A1 - Gärtner, Tanja A1 - Lisec, Jan A1 - Meyer, Rhonda C. A1 - Altmann, Thomas A1 - Willmitzer, Lothar A1 - Selbig, Joachim T1 - Prediction of hybrid biomass in Arabidopsis thaliana by selected parental SNP and metabolic markers T2 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - A recombinant inbred line (RIL) population, derived from two Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, and the corresponding testcrosses with these two original accessions were used for the development and validation of machine learning models to predict the biomass of hybrids. Genetic and metabolic information of the RILs served as predictors. Feature selection reduced the number of variables (genetic and metabolic markers) in the models by more than 80% without impairing the predictive power. Thus, potential biomarkers have been revealed. Metabolites were shown to bear information on inherited macroscopic phenotypes. This proof of concept could be interesting for breeders. The example population exhibits substantial mid-parent biomass heterosis. The results of feature selection could therefore be used to shed light on the origin of heterosis. In this respect, mainly dominance effects were detected. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 1324 KW - Quantitative Trait Locus KW - feature selection KW - Partial Little Square KW - recombinant inbred line KW - Quantitative Trait Locus analysis Y1 - 2009 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-431115 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 1324 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer, Rhonda Christiane A1 - Kusterer, Barbara A1 - Lisec, Jan A1 - Steinfath, Matthias A1 - Becher, Martina A1 - Scharr, Hanno A1 - Melchinger, Albrecht E. A1 - Selbig, Joachim A1 - Schurr, Ulrich A1 - Willmitzer, Lothar A1 - Altmann, Thomas T1 - QTL analysis of early stage heterosis for biomass in Arabidopsis JF - Theoretical and applied genetics N2 - The main objective of this study was to identify genomic regions involved in biomass heterosis using QTL, generation means, and mode-of-inheritance classification analyses. In a modified North Carolina Design III we backcrossed 429 recombinant inbred line and 140 introgression line populations to the two parental accessions, C24 and Col-0, whose F 1 hybrid exhibited 44% heterosis for biomass. Mid-parent heterosis in the RILs ranged from −31 to 99% for dry weight and from −58 to 143% for leaf area. We detected ten genomic positions involved in biomass heterosis at an early developmental stage, individually explaining between 2.4 and 15.7% of the phenotypic variation. While overdominant gene action was prevalent in heterotic QTL, our results suggest that a combination of dominance, overdominance and epistasis is involved in biomass heterosis in this Arabidopsis cross. KW - Quantitative Trait Locus KW - recombinant inbred line KW - Quantitative Trait Locus analysis KW - dominance effect KW - recombinant inbred line population Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-009-1074-6 SN - 1432-2242 SN - 0040-5752 VL - 129 IS - 2 SP - 227 EP - 237 PB - Springer Nature CY - Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Meyer, Rhonda Christiane A1 - Kusterer, Barbara A1 - Lisec, Jan A1 - Steinfath, Matthias A1 - Becher, Martina A1 - Scharr, Hanno A1 - Melchinger, Albrecht E. A1 - Selbig, Joachim A1 - Schurr, Ulrich A1 - Willmitzer, Lothar A1 - Altmann, Thomas T1 - QTL analysis of early stage heterosis for biomass in Arabidopsis T2 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - The main objective of this study was to identify genomic regions involved in biomass heterosis using QTL, generation means, and mode-of-inheritance classification analyses. In a modified North Carolina Design III we backcrossed 429 recombinant inbred line and 140 introgression line populations to the two parental accessions, C24 and Col-0, whose F 1 hybrid exhibited 44% heterosis for biomass. Mid-parent heterosis in the RILs ranged from −31 to 99% for dry weight and from −58 to 143% for leaf area. We detected ten genomic positions involved in biomass heterosis at an early developmental stage, individually explaining between 2.4 and 15.7% of the phenotypic variation. While overdominant gene action was prevalent in heterotic QTL, our results suggest that a combination of dominance, overdominance and epistasis is involved in biomass heterosis in this Arabidopsis cross. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 1330 KW - Quantitative Trait Locus KW - recombinant inbred line KW - Quantitative Trait Locus analysis KW - dominance effect KW - recombinant inbred line population Y1 - 2009 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-431272 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 1330 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steinfath, Matthias A1 - Gärtner, Tanja A1 - Lisec, Jan A1 - Meyer, Rhonda Christiane A1 - Altmann, Thomas A1 - Willmitzer, Lothar A1 - Selbig, Joachim T1 - Prediction of hybrid biomass in Arabidopsis thaliana by selected parental SNP and metabolic markers JF - Theoretical and applied genetics : TAG ; international journal of plant breeding research N2 - A recombinant inbred line (RIL) population, derived from two Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, and the corresponding testcrosses with these two original accessions were used for the development and validation of machine learning models to predict the biomass of hybrids. Genetic and metabolic information of the RILs served as predictors. Feature selection reduced the number of variables (genetic and metabolic markers) in the models by more than 80% without impairing the predictive power. Thus, potential biomarkers have been revealed. Metabolites were shown to bear information on inherited macroscopic phenotypes. This proof of concept could be interesting for breeders. The example population exhibits substantial mid-parent biomass heterosis. The results of feature selection could therefore be used to shed light on the origin of heterosis. In this respect, mainly dominance effects were detected. KW - Quantitative Trait Locus KW - feature selection KW - Partial Little Square KW - recombinant inbred line KW - Quantitative Trait Locus analysis Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-009-1191-2 SN - 0040-5752 SN - 1432-2242 VL - 120 SP - 239 EP - 247 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merks, Anne Margarete A1 - Swinarski, Marie A1 - Meyer, Alexander Matthias A1 - Müller, Nicola Victoria A1 - Özcan, Ismail A1 - Donat, Stefan A1 - Burger, Alexa A1 - Gilbert, Stephen A1 - Mosimann, Christian A1 - Abdelilah-Seyfried, Salim A1 - Panakova, Daniela T1 - Planar cell polarity signalling coordinates heart tube remodelling through tissue-scale polarisation of actomyosin activity JF - Nature Communications N2 - Development of a multiple-chambered heart from the linear heart tube is inherently linked to cardiac looping. Although many molecular factors regulating the process of cardiac chamber ballooning have been identified, the cellular mechanisms underlying the chamber formation remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that cardiac chambers remodel by cell neighbour exchange of cardiomyocytes guided by the planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway triggered by two non-canonical Wnt ligands, Wnt5b and Wnt11. We find that PCP signalling coordinates the localisation of actomyosin activity, and thus the efficiency of cell neighbour exchange. On a tissue-scale, PCP signalling planar-polarises tissue tension by restricting the actomyosin contractility to the apical membranes of outflow tract cells. The tissue-scale polarisation of actomyosin contractility is required for cardiac looping that occurs concurrently with chamber ballooning. Taken together, our data reveal that instructive PCP signals couple cardiac chamber expansion with cardiac looping through the organ-scale polarisation of actomyosin-based tissue tension. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04566-1 SN - 2041-1723 VL - 9 PB - Nature Publ. Group CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abdalla, Hassan E. A1 - Adam, R. A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, F. Ait A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Arakawa, M. A1 - Arcaro, C. A1 - Armand, C. A1 - Ashkar, H. A1 - Backes, M. A1 - Martins, V. Barbosa A1 - Barnard, M. A1 - Becherini, Y. A1 - Berge, D. A1 - Bernloehr, K. A1 - Blackwell, R. A1 - Böttcher, M. A1 - Boisson, C. A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bonnefoy, S. A1 - Bregeon, J. A1 - Breuhaus, M. A1 - Brun, F. A1 - Brun, P. A1 - Bryan, M. A1 - Büchele, M. A1 - Bulik, T. A1 - Bylund, T. A1 - Capasso, M. A1 - Caroff, S. A1 - Carosi, A. A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Chand, T. A1 - Chandra, S. A1 - Chen, A. A1 - Colafrancesco, S. A1 - Curylo, M. A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Deil, C. A1 - Devin, J. A1 - DeWilt, P. A1 - Dirson, L. A1 - Djannati-Ata, A. A1 - Dmytriiev, A. A1 - Donath, A. A1 - Doroshenko, V A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Emery, G. A1 - Ernenwein, J-P A1 - Eschbach, S. A1 - Feijen, K. A1 - Fegan, S. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Funk, S. A1 - Füßling, Matthias A1 - Gabici, S. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Gate, F. A1 - Giavitto, G. A1 - Glawion, D. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Gottschall, D. A1 - Grondin, M-H A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Haupt, M. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, G. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, W. A1 - Hoischen, Clemens A1 - Holch, Tim Lukas A1 - Holler, M. A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Huber, D. A1 - Iwasaki, H. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Jankowsky, D. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jardin-Blicq, A. A1 - Jung-Richardt, I A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katsuragawa, M. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Khangulyan, D. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - King, J. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Komin, Nu A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Kostunin, D. A1 - Kraus, M. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lau, J. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J-P A1 - Leser, Eva A1 - Levy, C. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lypova, I A1 - Mackey, J. A1 - Majumdar, J. A1 - Malyshev, D. A1 - Marandon, V A1 - Marcowith, A. A1 - Mares, A. A1 - Mariaud, C. A1 - Marti-Devesa, G. A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Meintjes, P. J. A1 - Mitchell, A. M. W. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Mohrmann, L. A1 - Moore, C. A1 - Moulin, E. A1 - Muller, J. A1 - Murach, T. A1 - Nakashima, S. A1 - de Naurois, M. A1 - Ndiyavala, H. A1 - Niederwanger, F. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - Odaka, H. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Wilhelmi, E. de Ona A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Perennes, C. A1 - Petrucci, P-O A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Piel, Q. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poireau, V A1 - Priyana Noel, A. A1 - Prokhorov, D. A. A1 - Prokoph, H. A1 - Pühlhofer, G. A1 - Punch, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Rauth, R. A1 - Reimer, A. A1 - Reimer, O. A1 - Remy, Q. A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - Rieger, F. A1 - Rinchiuso, L. A1 - Romoli, C. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Ruiz-Velasco, E. A1 - Sahakian, V A1 - Saito, S. A1 - Sanchez, David M. A1 - Santangelo, A. A1 - Sasaki, M. A1 - Schlickeiser, R. A1 - Schüssler, F. A1 - Schulz, A. A1 - Schutte, H. A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Seglar-Arroyo, M. A1 - Senniappan, M. A1 - Seyffert, A. S. A1 - Shafi, N. A1 - Shiningayamwe, K. A1 - Simoni, R. A1 - Sinha, A. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Specovius, A. A1 - Spir-Jacob, M. A1 - Stawarz, L. A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Steppa, Constantin Beverly A1 - Takahashi, T. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tiziani, D. A1 - Tluczykont, M. A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Tsirou, M. A1 - Tsuji, N. A1 - Tuffs, R. A1 - Uchiyama, Y. A1 - van Der Walt, D. J. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - van Rensburg, C. A1 - van Soelen, B. A1 - Vasileiadis, G. A1 - Veh, J. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Vink, J. A1 - Voisin, F. A1 - Voelk, H. J. A1 - Vuillaume, T. A1 - Wadiasingh, Z. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Yang, R. A1 - Yoneda, H. A1 - Zacharias, Michael A1 - Zanin, R. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Ziegler, A. A1 - Zorn, J. A1 - Zywucka, N. A1 - Meyer, M. T1 - Constraints on the emission region of 3C 279 during strong flares in 2014 and 2015 through VHE gamma-ray observations with HESS JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - The flat spectrum radio quasar 3C 279 is known to exhibit pronounced variability in the high-energy (100MeV < E < 100 GeV) gamma-ray band, which is continuously monitored with Fermi-LAT. During two periods of high activity in April 2014 and June 2015 target-of-opportunity observations were undertaken with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) in the very-high-energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray domain. While the observation in 2014 provides an upper limit, the observation in 2015 results in a signal with 8 : 7 sigma significance above an energy threshold of 66 GeV. No VHE variability was detected during the 2015 observations. The VHE photon spectrum is soft and described by a power-law index of 4.2 +/- 0.3. The H.E.S.S. data along with a detailed and contemporaneous multiwavelength data set provide constraints on the physical parameters of the emission region. The minimum distance of the emission region from the central black hole was estimated using two plausible geometries of the broad-line region and three potential intrinsic spectra. The emission region is confidently placed at r greater than or similar to 1 : 7 X 1017 cm from the black hole, that is beyond the assumed distance of the broad-line region. Time-dependent leptonic and lepto-hadronic one-zone models were used to describe the evolution of the 2015 flare. Neither model can fully reproduce the observations, despite testing various parameter sets. Furthermore, the H.E.S.S. data were used to derive constraints on Lorentz invariance violation given the large redshift of 3C 279. KW - radiation mechanisms: non-thermal KW - quasars: individual: 3C 279 KW - galaxies: active KW - relativistic processes Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935704 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 627 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - GEN A1 - Paijmans, Johanna L. A. A1 - Barlow, Axel A1 - Förster, Daniel W. A1 - Henneberger, Kirstin A1 - Meyer, Matthias A1 - Nickel, Birgit A1 - Nagel, Doris A1 - Worsøe Havmøller, Rasmus A1 - Baryshnikov, Gennady F. A1 - Joger, Ulrich A1 - Rosendahl, Wilfried A1 - Hofreiter, Michael T1 - Historical biogeography of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and its extinct Eurasian populations T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Background Resolving the historical biogeography of the leopard (Panthera pardus) is a complex issue, because patterns inferred from fossils and from molecular data lack congruence. Fossil evidence supports an African origin, and suggests that leopards were already present in Eurasia during the Early Pleistocene. Analysis of DNA sequences however, suggests a more recent, Middle Pleistocene shared ancestry of Asian and African leopards. These contrasting patterns led researchers to propose a two-stage hypothesis of leopard dispersal out of Africa: an initial Early Pleistocene colonisation of Asia and a subsequent replacement by a second colonisation wave during the Middle Pleistocene. The status of Late Pleistocene European leopards within this scenario is unclear: were these populations remnants of the first dispersal, or do the last surviving European leopards share more recent ancestry with their African counterparts? Results In this study, we generate and analyse mitogenome sequences from historical samples that span the entire modern leopard distribution, as well as from Late Pleistocene remains. We find a deep bifurcation between African and Eurasian mitochondrial lineages (~ 710 Ka), with the European ancient samples as sister to all Asian lineages (~ 483 Ka). The modern and historical mainland Asian lineages share a relatively recent common ancestor (~ 122 Ka), and we find one Javan sample nested within these. Conclusions The phylogenetic placement of the ancient European leopard as sister group to Asian leopards suggests that these populations originate from the same out-of-Africa dispersal which founded the Asian lineages. The coalescence time found for the mitochondrial lineages aligns well with the earliest undisputed fossils in Eurasia, and thus encourages a re-evaluation of the identification of the much older putative leopard fossils from the region. The relatively recent ancestry of all mainland Asian leopard lineages suggests that these populations underwent a severe population bottleneck during the Pleistocene. Finally, although only based on a single sample, the unexpected phylogenetic placement of the Javan leopard could be interpreted as evidence for exchange of mitochondrial lineages between Java and mainland Asia, calling for further investigation into the evolutionary history of this subspecies. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 505 KW - Ancient DNA KW - Hybridisation capture KW - Leopards KW - Mitochondrial genomes KW - Mitogenomes KW - mtDNA KW - Palaeogenetics KW - Panthera pardus Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-422555 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 505 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Paijmans, Johanna L. A. A1 - Barlow, Axel A1 - Förster, Daniel W. A1 - Henneberger, Kirstin A1 - Meyer, Matthias A1 - Nickel, Birgit A1 - Nagel, Doris A1 - Worsøe Havmøller, Rasmus A1 - Baryshnikov, Gennady F. A1 - Joger, Ulrich A1 - Rosendahl, Wilfried A1 - Hofreiter, Michael T1 - Historical biogeography of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and its extinct Eurasian populations JF - BMC Evolutionary Biology N2 - Background Resolving the historical biogeography of the leopard (Panthera pardus) is a complex issue, because patterns inferred from fossils and from molecular data lack congruence. Fossil evidence supports an African origin, and suggests that leopards were already present in Eurasia during the Early Pleistocene. Analysis of DNA sequences however, suggests a more recent, Middle Pleistocene shared ancestry of Asian and African leopards. These contrasting patterns led researchers to propose a two-stage hypothesis of leopard dispersal out of Africa: an initial Early Pleistocene colonisation of Asia and a subsequent replacement by a second colonisation wave during the Middle Pleistocene. The status of Late Pleistocene European leopards within this scenario is unclear: were these populations remnants of the first dispersal, or do the last surviving European leopards share more recent ancestry with their African counterparts? Results In this study, we generate and analyse mitogenome sequences from historical samples that span the entire modern leopard distribution, as well as from Late Pleistocene remains. We find a deep bifurcation between African and Eurasian mitochondrial lineages (~ 710 Ka), with the European ancient samples as sister to all Asian lineages (~ 483 Ka). The modern and historical mainland Asian lineages share a relatively recent common ancestor (~ 122 Ka), and we find one Javan sample nested within these. Conclusions The phylogenetic placement of the ancient European leopard as sister group to Asian leopards suggests that these populations originate from the same out-of-Africa dispersal which founded the Asian lineages. The coalescence time found for the mitochondrial lineages aligns well with the earliest undisputed fossils in Eurasia, and thus encourages a re-evaluation of the identification of the much older putative leopard fossils from the region. The relatively recent ancestry of all mainland Asian leopard lineages suggests that these populations underwent a severe population bottleneck during the Pleistocene. Finally, although only based on a single sample, the unexpected phylogenetic placement of the Javan leopard could be interpreted as evidence for exchange of mitochondrial lineages between Java and mainland Asia, calling for further investigation into the evolutionary history of this subspecies. KW - Ancient DNA KW - Hybridisation capture KW - Leopards KW - Mitochondrial genomes KW - Mitogenomes KW - mtDNA KW - Palaeogenetics KW - Panthera pardus Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1268-0 SN - 1471-2148 VL - 18 IS - 156 PB - BioMed Central und Springer CY - London, Berlin und Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abramowski, Attila A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, Faical Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Anton, Gisela A1 - Backes, Michael A1 - Balenderan, Shangkari A1 - Balzer, Arnim A1 - Barnacka, Anna A1 - Becherini, Yvonne A1 - Tjus, J. Becker A1 - Bernlöhr, K. A1 - Birsin, E. A1 - Bissaldi, E. A1 - Biteau, Jonathan A1 - Boettcher, Markus A1 - Boisson, Catherine A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Brucker, J. A1 - Brun, Francois A1 - Brun, Pierre A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Carrigan, Svenja A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Chadwick, Paula M. A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, Ryan C. G. A1 - Cheesebrough, A. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, Sergio A1 - Cologna, Gabriele A1 - Conrad, Jan A1 - Couturier, C. A1 - Cui, Y. A1 - Dalton, M. A1 - Daniel, M. K. A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Degrange, B. A1 - Deil, C. A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Dickinson, H. J. A1 - Djannati-Ataï, A. A1 - Domainko, W. A1 - Dubus, G. A1 - Dutson, K. A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, T. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, P. A1 - Espigat, P. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, S. A1 - Feinstein, F. A1 - Fernandes, M. V. A1 - Fernandez, D. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Füßling, Matthias A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Garrigoux, T. A1 - Giavitto, G. A1 - Giebels, B. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Grudzinska, M. A1 - Haeffner, S. A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Harris, J. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, G. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hervet, O. A1 - Hillert, A. A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, W. A1 - Hofverberg, P. A1 - Holler, Markus A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jahn, C. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jung, I. A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kaufmann, S. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, M. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, D. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kneiske, T. A1 - Kolitzus, D. A1 - Komin, Nu. A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Krakau, S. A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Krueger, P. P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lopatin, A. A1 - Lu, C. -C. A1 - Marandon, V. A1 - Marcowith, A. A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, N. A1 - Mayer, Markus A1 - McComb, T. J. L. A1 - Mehault, J. A1 - Meintjes, P. J. A1 - Menzler, U. A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Moulin, E. A1 - Murach, T. A1 - Naumann, C. L. A1 - de Naurois, M. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Nolan, S. J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - Odaka, H. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Wilhelmi, E. de Ona A1 - Opitz, B. A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Arribas, M. Paz A1 - Pekeur, N. W. A1 - Pelletier, G. A1 - Perez, J. A1 - Petrucci, P. -O. A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poon, H. A1 - Puehlhofer, G. A1 - Punch, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Raue, M. A1 - Reichardt, I. A1 - Reimer, A. A1 - Reimer, O. A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - Reyes, R. de los A1 - Rieger, F. A1 - Rob, L. A1 - Romoli, C. A1 - Rosier-Lees, S. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Rulten, C. B. A1 - Sahakian, V. A1 - Sanchez, David M. A1 - Santangelo, A. A1 - Schlickeiser, R. A1 - Schuessler, F. A1 - Schulz, A. A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwarzburg, S. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Spengler, G. A1 - Spies, F. A1 - Stawarz, L. A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Stinzing, F. A1 - Stycz, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Tavernet, J. -P. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tluczykont, M. A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Valerius, K. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - van Soelen, B. A1 - Vasileiadis, G. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Viana, A. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Voelk, H. J. A1 - Volpe, F. A1 - Vorster, M. A1 - Vuillaume, T. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wagner, P. A1 - Wagner, R. M. A1 - Ward, M. A1 - Weidinger, M. A1 - Weitzel, Q. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Willmann, P. A1 - Woernlein, A. A1 - Wouters, D. A1 - Yang, R. A1 - Zabalza, V. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zechlin, H. -S. A1 - Acero, F. A1 - Casandjian, J. M. A1 - Cohen-Tanugi, J. A1 - Giordano, F. A1 - Guillemot, L. A1 - Lande, J. A1 - Pletsch, H. A1 - Uchiyama, Y. T1 - Probing the gamma-ray emission from HESS J1834-087 using HESS and Fermi LAT observations JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - Aims. Previous observations with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) have revealed an extended very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray source, HESS J1834-087, coincident with the supernova remnant (SNR) W41. The origin of the gamma-ray emission was investigated in more detail with the H.E.S.S. array and the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Methods. The gamma-ray data provided by 61 h of observations with H.E.S.S., and four years with the Fermi LAT were analyzed, covering over five decades in energy from 1.8 GeV up to 30 TeV. The morphology and spectrum of the TeV and GeV sources were studied and multiwavelength data were used to investigate the origin of the gamma-ray emission toward W41. Results. The TeV source can be modeled with a sum of two components: one point-like and one significantly extended (sigma(TeV) = 0.17 degrees +/- 0.01 degrees), both centered on SNR W41 and exhibiting spectra described by a power law with index Gamma(TeV) similar or equal to 2.6. The GeV source detected with Fermi LAT is extended (sigma(GeV) = 0.15 degrees +/- 0.03 degrees) and morphologically matches the VHE emission. Its spectrum can be described by a power-law model with an index Gamma(GeV) = 2.15 +/- 0.12 and smoothly joins the spectrum of the whole TeV source. A break appears in the gamma-ray spectra around 100 GeV. No pulsations were found in the GeV range. Conclusions. Two main scenarios are proposed to explain the observed emission: a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) or the interaction of SNR W41 with an associated molecular cloud. X-ray observations suggest the presence of a point-like source (a pulsar candidate) near the center of the remnant and nonthermal X-ray diffuse emission that could arise from the possibly associated PWN. The PWN scenario is supported by the compatible positions of the TeV and GeV sources with the putative pulsar. However, the spectral energy distribution from radio to gamma-rays is reproduced by a one-zone leptonic model only if an excess of low-energy electrons is injected following a Maxwellian distribution by a pulsar with a high spin-down power (> 10(37) erg s(-1)). This additional low-energy component is not needed if we consider that the point-like TeV source is unrelated to the extended GeV and TeV sources. The interacting SNR scenario is supported by the spatial coincidence between the gamma-ray sources, the detection of OH (1720 MHz) maser lines, and the hadronic modeling. KW - acceleration of particles KW - ISM: supernova remnants KW - ISM: clouds KW - cosmic rays Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322694 SN - 0004-6361 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 574 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abramowski, Attila A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, Faical Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Backes, Michael A1 - Balenderan, Shangkari A1 - Balzer, Arnim A1 - Barnacka, Anna A1 - Becherini, Yvonne A1 - Tjus, J. Becker A1 - Berge, David A1 - Bernhard, Sabrina A1 - Bernlöhr, K. A1 - Birsin, E. A1 - Biteau, Jonathan A1 - Boettcher, Markus A1 - Boisson, Catherine A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Bregeon, Johan A1 - Brun, Francois A1 - Brun, Pierre A1 - Bryan, Mark A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Carrigan, Svenja A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Chadwick, Paula M. A1 - Chakraborty, N. A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, Ryan C. G. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, Sergio A1 - Cologna, Gabriele A1 - Conrad, Jan A1 - Couturier, C. A1 - Cui, Y. A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Degrange, B. A1 - Deil, C. A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Djannati-Ataï, A. A1 - Domainko, W. A1 - Donath, A. A1 - Dubus, G. A1 - Dutson, K. A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, T. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, P. A1 - Espigat, P. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, S. A1 - Feinstein, F. A1 - Fernandes, M. V. A1 - Fernandez, D. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Füssling, Matthias A1 - Gabici, S. A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Garrigoux, T. A1 - Giavitto, G. A1 - Giebels, B. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Gottschall, D. A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Grudzinska, M. A1 - Hadasch, D. A1 - Haeffner, S. A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Harris, J. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, G. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hervet, O. A1 - Hillert, A. A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, W. A1 - Hofverberg, P. A1 - Holler, Maraike A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Ivascenko, A. A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jahn, C. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jung-Richardt, I. A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kaufmann, S. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, M. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, D. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kolitzus, D. A1 - Komin, Nu. A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Krakau, S. A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Krueger, P. P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lefranc, V. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lopatin, A. A1 - Lu, C. -C. A1 - Marandon, V. A1 - Marcowith, A. A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, N. A1 - Mayer, Michael A1 - McComb, T. J. L. A1 - Mehault, J. A1 - Meintjes, P. J. A1 - Menzler, U. A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Mitchell, A. M. W. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Mora, K. A1 - Moulin, E. A1 - Murach, T. A1 - de Naurois, M. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Nolan, S. J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - Odaka, H. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Opitz, B. A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Arribas, M. Paz A1 - Pekeur, N. W. A1 - Pelletier, G. A1 - Petrucci, P. -O A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poon, H. A1 - Puehlhofer, G. A1 - Punch, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Reichardt, I. A1 - Reimer, A. A1 - Reimer, O. A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - de los Reyes, R. A1 - Rieger, F. A1 - Romoli, C. A1 - Rosier-Lees, S. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Rulten, C. B. A1 - Sahakian, V. A1 - Salek, D. A1 - Sanchez, David M. A1 - Santangelo, A. A1 - Schlickeiser, R. A1 - Schuessler, F. A1 - Schulz, A. A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwarzburg, S. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Spanier, F. A1 - Spengler, G. A1 - Spies, F. A1 - Stawarz, L. A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Stinzing, F. A1 - Stycz, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Tavernet, J. -P. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tluczykont, M. A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Valerius, K. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - van Soelen, B. A1 - Vasileiadis, G. A1 - Veh, J. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Viana, A. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Vink, J. A1 - Voelk, H. J. A1 - Volpe, F. A1 - Vorster, M. A1 - Vuillaume, T. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wagner, P. A1 - Wagner, R. M. A1 - Ward, M. A1 - Weidinger, M. A1 - Weitzel, Q. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Willmann, P. A1 - Woernlein, A. A1 - Wouters, D. A1 - Yang, R. A1 - Zabalza, V. A1 - Zaborov, D. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zechlin, H. -S. T1 - HESS reveals a lack of TeV emission from the supernova remnant Puppis A (Research Note) JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - Context. Puppis A is an interesting similar to 4 kyr-old supernova remnant (SNR) that shows strong evidence of interaction between the forward shock and a molecular cloud. It has been studied in detail from radio frequencies to high-energy (HE, 0.1-100 GeV) gamma-rays. An analysis of the Fermi-LAT data has shown extended HE gamma-ray emission with a 0.2-100 GeV spectrum exhibiting no significant deviation from a power law, unlike most of the GeV-emitting SNRs known to be interacting with molecular clouds. This makes it a promising target for imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) to probe the gamma-ray emission above 100 GeV. Aims. Very-high-energy (VHE, E >= 0.1 TeV) gamma-ray emission from Puppis A has been, for the first time, searched for with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS.). Methods. Stereoscopic imaging of Cherenkov radiation from extensive air showers is used to reconstruct the direction and energy of the incident gamma-rays in order to produce sky images and source spectra. The profile likelihood method is applied to find constraints on the existence of a potential break or cutoff in the photon spectrum. Results. The analysis of the HESS. data does not reveal any significant emission towards Puppis A. The derived upper limits on the differential photon flux imply that its broadband gamma-ray spectrum must exhibit a spectral break or cutoff. By combining Fermi-LAT and HESS. measurements, the 99% confidence-level upper limits on such a cutoff are found to be 450 and 280 GeV, assuming a power law with a simple exponential and a sub-exponential cutoff, respectively. It is concluded that none of the standard limitations (age, size, radiative losses) on the particle acceleration mechanism, assumed to be continuing at present, can explain the lack of VHE signal. The scenario in which particle acceleration has ceased some time ago is considered as an alternative explanation. The HE/VHE spectrum of Puppis A could then exhibit a break of non-radiative origin (as observed in several other interacting SNRs, albeit at somewhat higher energies), owing to the interaction with dense and neutral material, in particular towards the NE region. KW - gamma rays: ISM KW - ISM: individual objects: Puppis A KW - radiation mechanisms: non-thermal KW - cosmic rays KW - acceleration of particles Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/2014424805 SN - 0004-6361 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 575 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abramowski, Attila A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, Faical Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Anton, Gisela A1 - Balenderan, Shangkari A1 - Balzer, Arnim A1 - Barnacka, Anna A1 - Becherini, Yvonne A1 - Tjus, J. Becker A1 - Bernlöhr, K. A1 - Birsin, E. A1 - Bissaldi, E. A1 - Biteau, Jonathan A1 - Boettcher, Markus A1 - Boisson, Catherine A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Brucker, J. A1 - Brun, Francois A1 - Brun, Pierre A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Carrigan, Svenja A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Chadwick, Paula M. A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, Ryan C. G. A1 - Cheesebrough, A. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, Sergio A1 - Cologna, Gabriele A1 - Conrad, Jan A1 - Couturier, C. A1 - Cui, Y. A1 - Dalton, M. A1 - Daniel, M. K. A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Degrange, B. A1 - Deil, C. A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Dickinson, H. J. A1 - Djannati-Ataï, A. A1 - Domainko, W. A1 - Dubus, G. A1 - Dutson, K. A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, T. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, P. A1 - Espigat, P. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, S. A1 - Feinstein, F. A1 - Fernandes, M. V. A1 - Fernandez, D. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Fuessling, Matthias A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Garrigoux, T. A1 - Giavitto, G. A1 - Giebels, B. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Grudzinska, M. A1 - Haeffner, S. A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Harris, J. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, G. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hervet, O. A1 - Hillert, A. A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, W. A1 - Hofverberg, P. A1 - Holler, M. A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jahn, C. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jung, I. A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kaufmann, S. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, M. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, D. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kneiske, T. A1 - Kolitzus, D. A1 - Komin, Nu A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Krakau, S. A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Krueger, P. P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Lennarz, D. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lopatin, A. A1 - Lu, C. -C. A1 - Marandon, V. A1 - Marcowith, A. A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, N. A1 - Mayer, M. A1 - McComb, T. J. L. A1 - Mehault, J. A1 - Meintjes, P. J. A1 - Menzler, U. A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Moulin, E. A1 - Murach, T. A1 - Naumann, C. L. A1 - de Naurois, M. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Nolan, S. J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Wilhelmi, E. de Ona A1 - Opitz, B. A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Arribas, M. Paz A1 - Pekeur, N. W. A1 - Pelletier, G. A1 - Perez, J. A1 - Petrucci, P. -O. A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poon, H. A1 - Puehlhofer, G. A1 - Punch, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Raue, M. A1 - Reimer, A. A1 - Reimer, O. A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - de los Reyes, R. A1 - Rieger, F. A1 - Rob, L. A1 - Romoli, C. A1 - Rosier-Lees, S. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Rulten, C. B. A1 - Sahakian, V. A1 - Sanchez, David M. A1 - Santangelo, A. A1 - Schlickeiser, R. A1 - Schuessler, F. A1 - Schulz, A. A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwarzburg, S. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Spengler, G. A1 - Spies, F. A1 - Stawarz, L. A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Stinzing, F. A1 - Stycz, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Szostek, A. A1 - Tavernet, J. -P. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tluczykont, M. A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Valerius, K. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - van Soelen, B. A1 - Vasileiadis, G. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Viana, A. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Voelk, H. J. A1 - Volpe, F. A1 - Vorster, M. A1 - Vuillaume, T. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wagner, P. A1 - Ward, M. A1 - Weidinger, M. A1 - Weitzel, Q. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Willmann, P. A1 - Woernlein, A. A1 - Wouters, D. A1 - Zabalza, V. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zajczyk, A. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zechlin, H. -S. T1 - TeV gamma-ray observations of the young synchrotron-dominated SNRs G1.9+0.3 and G330.2+1.0 with HESS JF - Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society N2 - The non-thermal nature of the X-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnants (SNRs) G1.9+0.3 and G330.2+1.0 is an indication of intense particle acceleration in the shock fronts of both objects. This suggests that the SNRs are prime candidates for very-high-energy (VHE; E > 0.1 TeV) gamma-ray observations. G1.9+0.3, recently established as the youngest known SNR in the Galaxy, also offers a unique opportunity to study the earliest stages of SNR evolution in the VHE domain. The purpose of this work is to probe the level of VHE gamma-ray emission from both SNRs and use this to constrain their physical properties. Observations were conducted with the H. E. S. S. (High Energy Stereoscopic System) Cherenkov Telescope Array over a more than six-year period spanning 2004-2010. The obtained data have effective livetimes of 67 h for G1.9+0.3 and 16 h for G330.2+1.0. The data are analysed in the context of the multiwavelength observations currently available and in the framework of both leptonic and hadronic particle acceleration scenarios. No significant gamma-ray signal from G1.9+0.3 or G330.2+1.0 was detected. Upper limits (99 per cent confidence level) to the TeV flux from G1.9+0.3 and G330.2+1.0 for the assumed spectral index Gamma = 2.5 were set at 5.6 x 10(-1)3 cm(-2) s(-1) above 0.26 TeV and 3.2 x 10(-12) cm(-2) s(-1) above 0.38 TeV, respectively. In a one-zone leptonic scenario, these upper limits imply lower limits on the interior magnetic field to B-G1.9 greater than or similar to 12 mu G for G1.9+0.3 and to B-G330 greater than or similar to 8 mu G for G330.2+1.0. In a hadronic scenario, the low ambient densities and the large distances to the SNRs result in very low predicted fluxes, for which the H.E.S.S. upper limits are not constraining. KW - radiation mechanisms: non-thermal KW - ISM: individual objects: SNR G1.9+0.3 KW - ISM: individual objects: SNR G330.2+1.0 KW - ISM: magnetic fields KW - ISM: supernova remnants KW - gamma-rays: ISM Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu459 SN - 0035-8711 SN - 1365-2966 VL - 441 IS - 1 SP - 790 EP - 799 PB - Oxford Univ. Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abramowski, Attila A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, Faical Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Anton, Gisela A1 - Backes, Michael A1 - Balenderan, Shangkari A1 - Balzer, Arnim A1 - Barnacka, Anna A1 - Becherini, Yvonne A1 - Tjus, J. Becker A1 - Bernlöhr, K. A1 - Birsin, E. A1 - Bissaldi, E. A1 - Biteau, Jonathan A1 - Boettcher, Markus A1 - Boisson, Catherine A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Brucker, J. A1 - Brun, Francois A1 - Brun, Pierre A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Carrigan, Svenja A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Chadwick, Paula M. A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, Ryan C. G. A1 - Cheesebrough, A. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, Sergio A1 - Cologna, Gabriele A1 - Conrad, Jan A1 - Couturier, C. A1 - Cui, Y. A1 - Djannati-Ataï, A. A1 - Domainko, W. A1 - Dubus, G. A1 - Dutson, K. A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, T. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, P. A1 - Espigat, P. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, S. A1 - Feinstein, F. A1 - Fernandes, M. V. A1 - Fernandez, D. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Fussling, Matthias A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Garrigoux, T. A1 - Giavitto, G. A1 - Giebels, B. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Grudzinska, M. A1 - Haeffner, S. A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Harris, J. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, G. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hervet, O. A1 - Hillert, A. A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, W. A1 - Hofverberg, P. A1 - Holler, M. A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jahn, C. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jung, I. A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kaufmann, S. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, M. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, D. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kneiske, T. A1 - Kolitzus, D. A1 - Komin, Nu. A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Krakau, S. A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Krueger, P. P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lopatin, A. A1 - Lu, C. -C. A1 - Marandon, V. A1 - Marcowith, A. A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, N. A1 - Mayer, M. A1 - McComb, T. J. L. A1 - Mehault, J. A1 - Meintjes, P. J. A1 - Menzler, U. A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Moulin, E. A1 - Murach, T. A1 - Naumann, C. L. A1 - de Naurois, M. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Nolan, S. J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - Odaka, H. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Wilhelmi, E. de Ona A1 - Opitz, B. A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Arribas, M. Paz A1 - Pekeur, N. W. A1 - Pelletier, G. A1 - Perez, J. A1 - Petrucci, P. -O. A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poon, H. A1 - Puehlhofer, G. A1 - Punch, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Raue, M. A1 - Reichardt, I. A1 - Reimer, A. A1 - Reimer, O. A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - Reyes, R. de los A1 - Rieger, F. A1 - Rob, L. A1 - Romoli, C. A1 - Rosier-Lees, S. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Rulten, C. B. A1 - Sahakian, V. A1 - Sanchez, David M. A1 - Santangelo, A. A1 - Schlickeiser, R. A1 - Schuessler, F. A1 - Schulz, A. A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwarzburg, S. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Spengler, G. A1 - Spies, F. A1 - Stawarz, L. A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Stinzing, F. A1 - Stycz, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Tavernet, J. -P. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tluczykont, M. A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Valerius, K. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - van Soelen, B. A1 - Vasileiadis, G. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Viana, A. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Voelk, H. J. A1 - Volpe, F. A1 - Vorster, M. A1 - Vuillaume, T. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wagner, P. A1 - Wagner, R. M. A1 - Ward, M. A1 - Weidinger, M. A1 - Weitzel, Q. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Willmann, P. A1 - Woernlein, A. A1 - Wouters, D. A1 - Yang, R. A1 - Zabalza, V. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zechlin, H. -S. A1 - Malyshev, D. T1 - Search for extended gamma-ray emission around AGN with HESS and Fermi-LAT JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - Context. Very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from blazars inevitably gives rise to electron-positron pair production through the interaction of these gamma-rays with the extragalactic background light (EBL). Depending on the magnetic fields in the proximity of the source, the cascade initiated from pair production can result in either an isotropic halo around an initially- beamed source or a magnetically- broadened cascade :aux. Aims. Both extended pair-halo (PH) and magnetically broadened cascade (MBC) emission from regions surrounding the blazars 1ES 1101-232, IRS 0229+200, and PKS 2155-304 were searched for using VHE y-ray data taken with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS.) and high-energy (HE; 100 MeV < E < 100 GeV) gamma-ray data with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). Methods. By comparing the angular distributions of the reconstructed gamma-ray events to the angular profiles calculated from detailed theoretical models, the presence of PH and MBC was investigated. Results. Upper limits on the extended emission around lES 1101-232, lES 0229+200, and PKS 2155-304 are found to be at a level of a few per cent of the Crab nebula flux above 1 TeV, depending on the assumed photon index of the cascade emission. Assuming strong extra-Galactic magnetic field (EGME) values, >10(-12) G, this limits the production of pair haloes developing from electromagnetic cascades. For weaker magnetic fields, in which electromagnetic cascades would result in MBCs. EGMF strengths in the range (0.3-3) x 10(-15) G were excluded for PKS 2155-304 at the 99% confidence level, under the assumption of a 1 Mpc coherence length. KW - gamma rays: galaxies KW - galaxies: magnetic fields KW - intergalactic medium KW - BL Lacertae objects: individual: PKS 2155-304 KW - BL Lacertae objects: individual: lES 1101-232 KW - BL Lacertae objects: individual: lES 0229+200 Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322510 SN - 0004-6361 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 562 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abramowski, Attila A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, Faical Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Anton, Gisela A1 - Balenderan, Shangkari A1 - Balzer, Arnim A1 - Barnacka, Anna A1 - Becherini, Yvonne A1 - Tjus, J. Becker A1 - Bernlöhr, K. A1 - Birsin, E. A1 - Bissaldi, E. A1 - Biteau, Jonathan A1 - Boettcher, Markus A1 - Boisson, Catherine A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Brucker, J. A1 - Brun, Francois A1 - Brun, Pierre A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Carrigan, Svenja A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Chadwick, Paula M. A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, Ryan C. G. A1 - Cheesebrough, A. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, Sergio A1 - Cologna, Gabriele A1 - Conrad, Jan A1 - Couturier, C. A1 - Dalton, M. A1 - Daniel, M. K. A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Degrange, B. A1 - Deil, C. A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Dicldnson, H. J. A1 - Djannati-Ataï, A. A1 - Domainko, W. A1 - Dubus, G. A1 - Dutson, K. A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, T. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, P. A1 - Espigat, P. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, S. A1 - Feinstein, F. A1 - Fernandes, M. V. A1 - Fernandez, D. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Fuessling, Matthias A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Garrigoux, T. A1 - Giebels, B. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Grondin, M-H A1 - Grudzinska, M. A1 - Haeffner, S. A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Harris, J. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, G. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hervet, O. A1 - Hillert, A. A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, W. A1 - Hofverberg, P. A1 - Holler, Markus A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jahn, C. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jung, I. A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kaufmann, S. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, M. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, D. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kneiske, T. A1 - Kolitzus, D. A1 - Komin, Nu A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Krakau, S. A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Krueger, P. P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J-P A1 - Lennarz, D. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lopatin, A. A1 - Lu, C-C A1 - Marandon, V. A1 - Marcowith, A. A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, N. A1 - Mayer, M. A1 - McComb, T. J. L. A1 - Mehault, J. A1 - Menzler, U. A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Moulin, E. A1 - Murach, T. A1 - Naumann, C. L. A1 - de Naurois, M. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Nolan, S. J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Wilhelmi, E. de Ona A1 - Opitz, B. A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Arribas, M. Paz A1 - Pekeur, N. W. A1 - Pelletier, G. A1 - Perez, J. A1 - Petrucci, P-O A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poon, H. A1 - Puehlhofer, G. A1 - Punch, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Raue, M. A1 - Reimer, A. A1 - Reimer, O. A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - de los Reyes, R. A1 - Rieger, F. A1 - Rob, L. A1 - Romoli, C. A1 - Rosier-Lees, S. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Rulten, C. B. A1 - Sahakian, V. A1 - Sanchez, David M. A1 - Santangelo, A. A1 - Schlickeiser, R. A1 - Schuessler, F. A1 - Schulz, A. A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwarzburg, S. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Spengler, G. A1 - Spies, F. A1 - Stawarz, L. A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Stinzing, F. A1 - Stycz, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Szostek, A. A1 - Tam, P. H. T. A1 - Tavernet, J-P A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tluczykont, M. A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Valerius, K. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - Vasileiadis, G. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Viana, A. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Voelk, H. J. A1 - Volpe, F. A1 - Vorster, M. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wagner, P. A1 - Ward, M. A1 - Weidinger, M. A1 - Weitzel, Q. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Willmann, P. A1 - Woernlein, A. A1 - Wouters, D. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zajczyk, A. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zechlin, H-S T1 - Search for TeV Gamma-ray emission from GRB 100621A, an extremely bright GRB in X-rays, with HESS JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - The long gamma-ray burst (GRB) 100621A, at the time the brightest X-ray transient ever detected by Swift-XRT in the 0.3-10 keV range, has been observed with the H.E.S.S. imaging air Cherenkov telescope array, sensitive to gamma radiation in the very-high-energy (VHE, >100 GeV) regime. Due to its relatively small redshift of z similar to 0.5, the favourable position in the southern sky and the relatively short follow-up time (<700 s after the satellite trigger) of the H.E.S.S. observations, this GRB could be within the sensitivity reach of the HESS. instrument. The analysis of the HESS. data shows no indication of emission and yields an integral flux upper limit above similar to 380 GeV of 4.2 x 10(-12) cm(-2) s(-1) s (95% confidence level), assuming a simple Band function extension model. A comparison to a spectral-temporal model, normalised to the prompt flux at sub-MeV energies, constraints the existence of a temporally extended and strong additional hard power law, as has been observed in the other bright X-ray GRB 130427A. A comparison between the HESS. upper limit and the contemporaneous energy output in X-rays constrains the ratio between the X-ray and VHE gamma-ray fluxes to be greater than 0.4. This value is an important quantity for modelling the afterglow and can constrain leptonic emission scenarios, where leptons are responsible for the X-ray emission and might produce VHE gamma rays. KW - gamma rays: general KW - gamma-ray burst: individual: GRB 100621A KW - gamma rays: stars KW - X-rays: stars Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322984 SN - 0004-6361 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 565 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - GEN A1 - Abramowski, Attila A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, Faical Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Backes, Michael A1 - Balenderan, Shangkari A1 - Balzer, Arnim A1 - Barnacka, Anna A1 - Becherini, Yvonne A1 - Tjus, Julia Becker A1 - Berge, David A1 - Bernhard, Sabrina A1 - Bernlöhr, Konrad A1 - Birsin, E. A1 - Biteau, Jonathan A1 - Böttcher, Markus A1 - Boisson, Catherine A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Bregeon, Johan A1 - Brun, Francois A1 - Brun, Pierre A1 - Bryan, Mark A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Carrigan, Svenja A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Chadwick, Paula M. A1 - Chakraborty, Nachiketa A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, Ryan C. G. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, Sergio A1 - Cologna, Gabriele A1 - Conrad, Jan A1 - Couturier, Claire A1 - Cui, Yudong A1 - Davids, Isak Delberth A1 - Degrange, Bernhard A1 - Deil, Christoph A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Djannati-Ataï, A. A1 - Domainko, Wilfried A1 - Donath, Axel A1 - Dubus, G. A1 - Dutson, K. A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, Tanya A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, Peter A1 - Espigat, P. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, Stephen A1 - Feinstein, Fabrice A1 - Fernandes, Milton Virgilio A1 - Fernandez, Diane A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, Gerard A1 - Förster, Andreas A1 - Fuessling, M. A1 - Gabici, S. A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Yves A. A1 - Garrigoux, Tania A1 - Giavitto, G. A1 - Giebels, Berrie A1 - Glicenstein, Jean-Francois A1 - Gottschall, Daniel A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Grudzinska, M. A1 - Hadasch, Daniela A1 - Haeffner, S. A1 - Hahn, Joachim A1 - Harris, Jonathan A1 - Heinzelmann, Götz A1 - Henri, G. A1 - Hermann, German A1 - Hervet, O. A1 - Hillert, Andreas A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, Werner A1 - Hofverberg, Petter A1 - Holler, Markus A1 - Horns, Dieter A1 - Ivascenko, Alex A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jahn, C. A1 - Jamrozy, Marek A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jung-Richardt, I. A1 - Kastendieck, Max Anton A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kaufmann, S. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, Michel A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, Dmitry A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kolitzus, David A1 - Komin, Nu A1 - Kosack, Karl A1 - Krakau, Steffen A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Krueger, Pat P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lefranc, Valentin A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Lohse, Thomas A1 - Lopatin, A. A1 - Lu, Chia-Chun A1 - Marandon, Vincent A1 - Marcowith, Alexandre A1 - Marx, Ramin A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, Nigel A1 - Mayer, Michael A1 - McComb, T. J. Lowry A1 - Mehault, J. A1 - Meintjes, P. J. A1 - Menzler, Ulf A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Mitchell, Alison M. W. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Mora, K. A1 - Moulin, Emmanuel A1 - Murach, Thomas A1 - de Naurois, Mathieu A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Nolan, Sam J. A1 - Oakes, Louise A1 - Odaka, Hirokazu A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Optiz, Björn A1 - Ostrowski, Michal A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Panter, Michael A1 - Parsons, R. Daniel A1 - Arribas, M. Paz A1 - Pekeur, Nikki W. A1 - Pelletier, G. A1 - Petrucci, P. -O. A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poon, Helen A1 - Pühlhofer, Gerd A1 - Punch, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Reichardt, I. A1 - Reimer, Anita A1 - Reimer, Olaf A1 - Renaud, Metz A1 - de los Reyes, Raquel A1 - Rieger, Frank A1 - Romoli, C. A1 - Rosier-Lees, S. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Rulten, C. B. A1 - Sahakian, Vardan A1 - Salek, D. A1 - Sanchez, David M. A1 - Santangelo, Andrea A1 - Schlickeiser, Reinhard A1 - Schuessler, F. A1 - Schulz, A. A1 - Schwanke, Ullrich A1 - Schwarzburg, S. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Spanier, Felix A1 - Spengler, G. A1 - Spies, Franziska A1 - Stawarz, Lukasz A1 - Steenkamp, Riaan A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Stinzing, F. A1 - Stycz, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Tavernet, J. -P. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tluczykont, Martin A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Valerius, K. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - van Soelen, B. A1 - Vasileiadis, Georges A1 - Veh, J. A1 - Venter, Christo A1 - Viana, Aion A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Vink, Jacco A1 - Völk, Heinrich J. A1 - Volpe, Francesca A1 - Vorster, Martine A1 - Vuillaume, T. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wagner, P. A1 - Wagner, R. M. A1 - Ward, Martin A1 - Weidinger, Matthias A1 - Weitzel, Quirin A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Willmann, P. A1 - Woernlein, A. A1 - Wouters, D. A1 - Yang, Ruizhi A1 - Zabalza, Victor A1 - Zaborov, Dmitry A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zechlin, Hannes -S. T1 - H.E.S.S. detection of TeV emission from the interaction region between the supernova remnant G349.7+0.2 and a molecular cloud (vol 574, A100, 2015) T2 - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal KW - gamma rays: general KW - ISM: supernova remnants KW - ISM: clouds KW - errata, addenda Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425070e SN - 1432-0746 VL - 580 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abdalla, Hassan E. A1 - Abramowski, A. A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, F. Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Andersson, T. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Arrieta, M. A1 - Aubert, P. A1 - Backes, M. A1 - Balzer, A. A1 - Barnard, M. A1 - Becherini, Y. A1 - Tjus, J. Becker A1 - Berge, D. A1 - Bernhard, S. A1 - Bernlohr, K. A1 - Blackwell, R. A1 - Bottcher, M. A1 - Boisson, C. A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Bregeon, J. A1 - Brun, F. A1 - Brun, P. A1 - Bryan, M. A1 - Bulik, T. A1 - Capasso, M. A1 - Carr, J. A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Cerruti, M. A1 - Chakraborty, N. A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, R. C. G. A1 - Chen, A. A1 - Chevalier, J. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, S. A1 - Cologna, G. A1 - Condon, B. A1 - Conrad, J. A1 - Cui, Y. A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Decock, J. A1 - Degrange, B. A1 - Deil, C. A1 - Devin, J. A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Dirson, L. A1 - Djannati-Atai, A. A1 - Domainko, W. A1 - Donath, A. A1 - Dubus, G. A1 - Dutson, K. A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, T. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, P. A1 - Ernenwein, J. -P. A1 - Eschbach, S. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, S. A1 - Fernandes, M. V. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Forster, A. A1 - Funk, S. A1 - Fussling, Matthias A1 - Gabici, S. A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Garrigoux, T. A1 - Giavitto, G. A1 - Giebels, B. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Gottschal, D. A1 - Goya, A. A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Hadasch, D. A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Haupt, M. A1 - Hawkes, J. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, G. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hervet, O. A1 - Hinton, J. A. A1 - Hofmann, W. A1 - Hoischen, Clemens A1 - Holler, M. A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Ivascenko, A. A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, D. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jingo, M. A1 - Jogler, T. A1 - Jouvin, L. A1 - Jung-Richardt, I. A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kerszberg, D. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, M. A1 - King, J. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, D. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kolitzus, D. A1 - Komin, Nu. A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Krakau, S. A1 - Kraus, M. A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Kruger, P. P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lau, J. A1 - Lees, J. -P. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lefranc, V. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. - P. A1 - Leser, Eva A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lorentz, M. A1 - Liu, R. A1 - Lopez-Coto, R. A1 - Lypova, I. 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A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zefi, F. A1 - Ziegler, A. A1 - Zywucka, N. T1 - HESS discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission from PKS 0625-354 JF - Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society N2 - PKS 0625-354 (z = 0.055) was observed with the four High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) telescopes in 2012 during 5.5 h. The source was detected above an energy threshold of 200 GeV at a significance level of 6.1 sigma. No significant variability is found in these observations. The source is well described with a power-law spectrum with photon index Gamma = 2.84 +/- 0.50(stat) +/- 0.10(syst) and normalization (at E-0 = 1.0 TeV) N-0(E-0)=(0.58 +/- 0.22(stat) +/- 0.12(syst)) x 10(-12) TeV-1 cm(-2) s(-1). Multiwavelength data collected with Fermi-LAT, Swift-XRT, Swift-UVOT, ATOM and WISE are also analysed. Significant variability is observed only in the Fermi-LAT gamma-ray and Swift-XRT X-ray energy bands. Having a good multiwavelength coverage from radio to very high energy, we performed a broad-band modelling from two types of emission scenarios. The results from a one zone lepto-hadronic and a multizone leptonic models are compared and discussed. On the grounds of energetics, our analysis favours a leptonic multizone model. Models associated to the X-ray variability constraint support previous results, suggesting a BL Lac nature of PKS 0625-354 with, however, a large-scale jet structure typical of a radio galaxy. KW - radiation mechanisms: non-thermal KW - galaxies: active KW - galaxies: individual: PKS 0625-354 KW - galaxies: jets KW - gamma-rays: galaxies Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty439 SN - 0035-8711 SN - 1365-2966 VL - 476 IS - 3 SP - 4187 EP - 4198 PB - Oxford Univ. Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abdalla, H. A1 - Adam, R. A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, F. Ait A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Arcaro, C. A1 - Armand, C. A1 - Armstrong, T. A1 - Ashkar, H. A1 - Backes, M. A1 - Baghmanyan, V. A1 - Martins, V. Barbosa A1 - Barnacka, A. A1 - Barnard, M. A1 - Becherini, Y. A1 - Berge, D. A1 - Bernlohr, K. A1 - Bi, B. A1 - Bottcher, M. A1 - Boisson, C. A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - de Lavergne, M. de Bony A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Breuhaus, M. A1 - Brun, F. A1 - Brun, P. A1 - Bryan, M. A1 - Buchele, M. A1 - Bulik, T. A1 - Bylund, T. A1 - Caroff, S. A1 - Carosi, A. A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Chand, T. A1 - Chandra, S. A1 - Chen, A. A1 - Cotter, G. A1 - Curylo, M. A1 - Mbarubucyeye, J. Damascene A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Davies, J. A1 - Deil, C. A1 - Devin, J. A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Dirson, L. A1 - Djannati-Atai, A. A1 - Dmytriiev, A. A1 - Donath, A. A1 - Doroshenko, V. A1 - Duffy, C. A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eichhorn, F. A1 - Einecke, S. A1 - Emery, G. A1 - Ernenwein, J. -P. A1 - Feijen, K. A1 - Fegan, S. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - de Clairfontaine, G. Fichet A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Funk, S. A1 - Fussling, Matthias A1 - Gabici, S. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Giavitto, G. A1 - Giunti, L. A1 - Glawion, D. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Gottschall, D. A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Haupt, M. A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hinton, J. A. A1 - Hofmann, W. A1 - Hoischen, Clemens A1 - Holch, T. L. A1 - Holler, M. A1 - Horbe, M. A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Huber, D. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Jankowsky, D. A1 - Jankowsky, F. A1 - Jardin-Blicq, A. A1 - Joshi, V. A1 - Jung-Richardt, I. A1 - Kasai, E. A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, K. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Khangulyan, D. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Komin, Nu. A1 - Konno, R. A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Kostunin, D. A1 - Kreter, M. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Levy, C. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lypova, I. A1 - Mackey, J. A1 - Majumdar, J. A1 - Malyshev, D. A1 - Malyshev, D. A1 - Marandon, V. A1 - Marchegiani, P. A1 - Marcowith, A. A1 - Mares, A. A1 - Marti-Devesa, G. A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Meintjes, P. J. A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Mitchell, A. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Mohrmann, L. A1 - Montanari, A. A1 - Moore, C. A1 - Morris, P. A1 - Moulin, E. A1 - Muller, J. A1 - Murach, T. A1 - Nakashima, K. A1 - Nayerhoda, A. A1 - de Naurois, M. A1 - Ndiyavala, H. A1 - Niederwanger, F. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - O'Brien, Patrick A1 - Odaka, H. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Olivera-Nieto, L. A1 - Wilhelmi, E. de Ona A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Panny, S. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Peron, G. A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Piel, Q. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poireau, V. A1 - Noel, A. Priyana A1 - Prokhorov, D. A. A1 - Prokoph, H. A1 - Puhlhofer, G. A1 - Punch, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Rauth, R. A1 - Reichherzer, P. A1 - Reimer, A. A1 - Reimer, O. A1 - Remy, Q. A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - Rieger, F. A1 - Rinchiuso, L. A1 - Romoli, C. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Ruiz-Velasco, E. A1 - Sahakian, V. A1 - Sailer, S. A1 - Sanchez, D. A. A1 - Santangelo, A. A1 - Sasaki, M. A1 - Scalici, M. A1 - Schussler, F. A1 - Schutte, H. M. A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Seglar-Arroyo, M. A1 - Senniappan, M. A1 - Seyffert, A. S. A1 - Shafi, N. A1 - Shiningayamwe, K. A1 - Simoni, R. A1 - Sinha, A. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Specovius, A. A1 - Spencer, S. A1 - Spir-Jacob, M. A1 - Stawarz, L. A1 - Sun, L. A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, C. A1 - Steinmassl, S. A1 - Steppa, C. A1 - Takahashi, T. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tiziani, D. A1 - Tluczykont, M. A1 - Tomankova, L. A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Tsirou, M. A1 - Tuffs, R. A1 - Uchiyama, Y. A1 - van der Walt, D. J. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - van Rensburg, C. A1 - van Soelen, B. A1 - Vasileiadis, G. A1 - Veh, J. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Vink, J. A1 - Volk, H. J. A1 - Vuillaume, T. A1 - Wadiasingh, Z. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Watson, J. A1 - Werner, F. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Wong, Yu Wun A1 - Yusafzai, A. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zanin, R. A1 - Zargaryan, D. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Alraune A1 - Zhu, S. J. A1 - Ziegler, A. A1 - Zorn, J. A1 - Zouari, S. A1 - Zywucka, N. T1 - An extreme particle accelerator in the Galactic plane BT - HESS J1826-130 JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - The unidentified very-high-energy (VHE; E > 0.1 TeV) gamma -ray source, HESS J1826-130, was discovered with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) in the Galactic plane. The analysis of 215 h of HESS data has revealed a steady gamma -ray flux from HESS J1826-130, which appears extended with a half-width of 0.21 degrees +/- 0.02
(stat)degrees
stat degrees +/- 0.05
(sys)degrees sys degrees . The source spectrum is best fit with either a power-law function with a spectral index Gamma = 1.78 +/- 0.10(stat) +/- 0.20(sys) and an exponential cut-off at 15.2
(+5.5)(-3.2) -3.2+5.5 TeV, or a broken power-law with Gamma (1) = 1.96 +/- 0.06(stat) +/- 0.20(sys), Gamma (2) = 3.59 +/- 0.69(stat) +/- 0.20(sys) for energies below and above E-br = 11.2 +/- 2.7 TeV, respectively. The VHE flux from HESS J1826-130 is contaminated by the extended emission of the bright, nearby pulsar wind nebula, HESS J1825-137, particularly at the low end of the energy spectrum. Leptonic scenarios for the origin of HESS J1826-130 VHE emission related to PSR J1826-1256 are confronted by our spectral and morphological analysis. In a hadronic framework, taking into account the properties of dense gas regions surrounding HESS J1826-130, the source spectrum would imply an astrophysical object capable of accelerating the parent particle population up to greater than or similar to 200 TeV. Our results are also discussed in a multiwavelength context, accounting for both the presence of nearby supernova remnants, molecular clouds, and counterparts detected in radio, X-rays, and TeV energies. KW - ISM: supernova remnants KW - ISM: clouds KW - gamma rays: general KW - gamma rays: KW - ISM Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038851 SN - 0004-6361 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 644 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - THES A1 - Meyer, Matthias T1 - PIPOX-PEP : kontrollierte Synthese und Aggregationsverhalten von Blockcopolymeren mit schaltbarer Hydrophilie T1 - PIPOX-PEP : controlled synthesis and aggregation behaviour of blockcopolymers with switchable hydrophilicity N2 - Es wurden Poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazolin)-Makroinitiatoren mit terminaler Ammoniumtrifluoracetat-Endgruppe synthetisiert, die anschließend für die Ammonium vermittelte NCA Polymerisation in NMP eingesetzt wurden. Die hierbei synthetisierten Poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazolin)-block-poly(L-glutamat) (PIPOX-PEP) Blockcopolymere hatten eine Molekulargewichtsverteilung von 1,2 (UZ). Es wurde beobachtet, dass Poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazolin) bei langen Zeiten oberhalb der LCST irreversibel sphärische Strukturen bildet, die eine hierarchische Struktur besitzen und bei denen es sich möglicherweise um "large compound micelles" handelt. PIPOX-PEP kann in wässeriger Lösung bei langen Zeiten oberhalb der LCST "cottonball" Strukturen bilden. Die Aggregate wurden mittels Lichtstreuung, NMR und TEM charakterisiert. Im Rahmen der Arbeit wurden Strukturbildungsmodelle entwickelt. N2 - A convenient procedure for the synthesis of well-defined poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline)-block-poly(L-glutamate) (PIPOX-PEP) through combined cationic/anionic ring-opening polymerization is described. The key step is the preparation of an ω-(ammonium trifluoroacetate)-poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline), which is used as a macroinitiator for the “ammonium-mediated” polymerization of γ-benzyl L-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride (NCA). PIPOX is a thermoresponsive polymer exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) near human body temperature, while PEP responds to changes in pH (helix-to-coil transition). The phase behavior of aqueous PIPOX and PIPOX-PEP solutions has been characterized by means of light scattering, NMR spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Phase transition is usually reversible, but renders irreversible when solution are annealed for longer times at 65 °C, far above the LCST. Coagulate particles with hierarchical ordering in the range of nanometers to micrometers, considered as “large compound micelles” or “cottonballs”, are then produced. A tentative mechanism for the formation of such particles is described. KW - Polymer KW - Polyoxazolin KW - Polypeptid KW - Aggregate KW - polyoxazoline KW - polypeptide KW - aggregate Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-10832 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lisec, Jan A1 - Steinfath, Matthias A1 - Meyer, Rhonda C. A1 - Selbig, Joachim A1 - Melchinger, Albrecht E. A1 - Willmitzer, Lothar A1 - Altmann, Thomas T1 - Identification of heterotic metabolite QTL in Arabidopsis thaliana RIL and IL populations N2 - Two mapping populations of a cross between the Arabidopsis thaliana accessions Col-0 and C24 were cultivated and analyzed with respect to the levels of 181 metabolites to elucidate the biological phenomenon of heterosis at the metabolic level. The relative mid-parent heterosis in the F-1 hybrids was <20% for most metabolic traits. The first mapping population consisting of 369 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) and their test cross progeny with both parents allowed us to determine the position and effect of 147 quantitative trait loci (QTL) for metabolite absolute mid-parent heterosis (aMPH). Furthermore, we identified 153 and 83 QTL for augmented additive (Z(1)) and dominance effects (Z(2)), respectively. We identified putative candidate genes for these QTL using the ARACYC database (http://www.arabidopsis.org/ biocyc), and calculated the average degree of dominance, which was within the dominance and over-dominance range for most metabolites. Analyzing a second population of 41 introgression lines (ILs) and their test crosses with the recurrent parent, we identified 634 significant differences in metabolite levels. Nine per cent of these effects were classified as over-dominant, according to the mode of inheritance. A comparison of both approaches suggested epistasis as a major contributor to metabolite heterosis in Arabidopsis. A linear combination of metabolite levels was shown to significantly correlate with biomass heterosis (r = 0.62). Y1 - 2009 UR - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/issn?DESCRIPTOR=PRINTISSN&VALUE=0960-7412 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.03910.x SN - 0960-7412 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hartmann, Stefanie A1 - Helm, Conrad A1 - Nickel, Birgit A1 - Meyer, Matthias A1 - Struck, Torsten H. A1 - Tiedemann, Ralph A1 - Selbig, Joachim A1 - Bleidorn, Christoph T1 - Exploiting gene families for phylogenomic analysis of myzostomid transcriptome data JF - PLoS one N2 - Background: In trying to understand the evolutionary relationships of organisms, the current flood of sequence data offers great opportunities, but also reveals new challenges with regard to data quality, the selection of data for subsequent analysis, and the automation of steps that were once done manually for single-gene analyses. Even though genome or transcriptome data is available for representatives of most bilaterian phyla, some enigmatic taxa still have an uncertain position in the animal tree of life. This is especially true for myzostomids, a group of symbiotic ( or parasitic) protostomes that are either placed with annelids or flatworms. Methodology: Based on similarity criteria, Illumina-based transcriptome sequences of one myzostomid were compared to protein sequences of one additional myzostomid and 29 reference metazoa and clustered into gene families. These families were then used to investigate the phylogenetic position of Myzostomida using different approaches: Alignments of 989 sequence families were concatenated, and the resulting superalignment was analyzed under a Maximum Likelihood criterion. We also used all 1,878 gene trees with at least one myzostomid sequence for a supertree approach: the individual gene trees were computed and then reconciled into a species tree using gene tree parsimony. Conclusions: Superalignments require strictly orthologous genes, and both the gene selection and the widely varying amount of data available for different taxa in our dataset may cause anomalous placements and low bootstrap support. In contrast, gene tree parsimony is designed to accommodate multilocus gene families and therefore allows a much more comprehensive data set to be analyzed. Results of this supertree approach showed a well-resolved phylogeny, in which myzostomids were part of the annelid radiation, and major bilaterian taxa were found to be monophyletic. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029843 SN - 1932-6203 VL - 7 IS - 1 PB - PLoS CY - San Fransisco ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Amberg, Maximilian A1 - aus dem Moore, Nils A1 - Bekk, Anke A1 - Bergmann, Tobias A1 - Edenhofer, Ottmar A1 - Flachsland, Christian A1 - George, Jan A1 - Haywood, Luke A1 - Heinemann, Maik A1 - Held, Anne A1 - Kalkuhl, Matthias A1 - Kellner, Maximilian A1 - Koch, Nicolas A1 - Luderer, Gunnar A1 - Meyer, Henrika A1 - Nikodinoska, Dragana A1 - Pahle, Michael A1 - Roolfs, Christina A1 - Schill, Wolf-Peter T1 - Reformoptionen für ein nachhaltiges Steuer- und Abgabensystem BT - wie Lenkungssteuern effektiv und gerecht für den Klima- und Umweltschutz ausgestaltet werden können JF - Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik N2 - Steuern und Abgaben auf Produkte oder Verbrauch mit gesellschaftlichen Folgekosten (externe Kosten) – sogenannte Pigou- oder Lenkungssteuern – sind ein gesellschaftliches „Win-Win-Instrument“. Sie verbessern die Wohlfahrt und schützen gleichzeitig die Umwelt und das Klima. Dies wird erreicht, indem umweltschädigende Aktivitäten einen Preis bekommen, der möglichst exakt der Höhe des Schadens entspricht. Eine konsequente Bepreisung der externen Kosten nach diesem Prinzip könnte in Deutschland erhebliche zusätzliche Einnahmen erbringen: Basierend auf bisherigen Studien zu externen Kosten wären zusätzliche Einnahmen in der Größenordnung von 348 bis 564 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr (44 bis 71 Prozent der gesamten Steuereinnahmen) möglich. Die Autoren warnen allerdings, dass die Bezifferung der externen Kosten mit erheblichen Unsicherheiten verbunden ist. Damit Lenkungssteuern und -abgaben ihre positiven Lenkungs- und Wohlstandseffekte voll entfalten können, seien zudem institutionelle Reformen notwendig. KW - Externalitäten KW - Pigou-Steuern KW - Nachhaltige Steuerreform KW - Energiewende Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/pwp-2021-0051 SN - 1465-6493 SN - 1468-2516 VL - 23 IS - 3 SP - 165 EP - 199 PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Merks, Anne Margarete A1 - Swinarski, Marie A1 - Meyer, Alexander Matthias A1 - Müller, Nicola Victoria A1 - Özcan, Ismail A1 - Donat, Stefan A1 - Burger, Alexa A1 - Gilbert, Stephen A1 - Mosimann, Christian A1 - Abdelilah-Seyfried, Salim A1 - Panáková, Daniela T1 - Planar cell polarity signalling coordinates heart tube remodelling through tissue-scale polarisation of actomyosin activity T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Development of a multiple-chambered heart from the linear heart tube is inherently linked to cardiac looping. Although many molecular factors regulating the process of cardiac chamber ballooning have been identified, the cellular mechanisms underlying the chamber formation remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that cardiac chambers remodel by cell neighbour exchange of cardiomyocytes guided by the planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway triggered by two non-canonical Wnt ligands, Wnt5b and Wnt11. We find that PCP signalling coordinates the localisation of actomyosin activity, and thus the efficiency of cell neighbour exchange. On a tissue-scale, PCP signalling planar-polarises tissue tension by restricting the actomyosin contractility to the apical membranes of outflow tract cells. The tissue-scale polarisation of actomyosin contractility is required for cardiac looping that occurs concurrently with chamber ballooning. Taken together, our data reveal that instructive PCP signals couple cardiac chamber expansion with cardiac looping through the organ-scale polarisation of actomyosin-based tissue tension. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 849 KW - convergent extension KW - branching morphogenesis KW - actin cytoskeleton KW - zebrafish heart KW - mouse heart KW - drosophila KW - cadherin KW - gene KW - differentiation KW - proliferation Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-427026 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 849 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jeltsch, Florian A1 - Blaum, Niels A1 - Brose, Ulrich A1 - Chipperfield, Joseph D. A1 - Clough, Yann A1 - Farwig, Nina A1 - Geissler, Katja A1 - Graham, Catherine H. A1 - Grimm, Volker A1 - Hickler, Thomas A1 - Huth, Andreas A1 - May, Felix A1 - Meyer, Katrin M. A1 - Pagel, Jörn A1 - Reineking, Björn A1 - Rillig, Matthias C. A1 - Shea, Katriona A1 - Schurr, Frank Martin A1 - Schroeder, Boris A1 - Tielbörger, Katja A1 - Weiss, Lina A1 - Wiegand, Kerstin A1 - Wiegand, Thorsten A1 - Wirth, Christian A1 - Zurell, Damaris T1 - How can we bring together empiricists and modellers in functional biodiversity research? JF - Basic and applied ecology : Journal of the Gesellschaft für Ökologie N2 - Improving our understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and our capacity to inform ecosystem management requires an integrated framework for functional biodiversity research (FBR). However, adequate integration among empirical approaches (monitoring and experimental) and modelling has rarely been achieved in FBR. We offer an appraisal of the issues involved and chart a course towards enhanced integration. A major element of this path is the joint orientation towards the continuous refinement of a theoretical framework for FBR that links theory testing and generalization with applied research oriented towards the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. We further emphasize existing decision-making frameworks as suitable instruments to practically merge these different aims of FBR and bring them into application. This integrated framework requires joint research planning, and should improve communication and stimulate collaboration between modellers and empiricists, thereby overcoming existing reservations and prejudices. The implementation of this integrative research agenda for FBR requires an adaptation in most national and international funding schemes in order to accommodate such joint teams and their more complex structures and data needs. KW - Biodiversity theory KW - Biodiversity experiments KW - Conservation management KW - Decision-making KW - Ecosystem functions and services KW - Forecasting KW - Functional traits KW - Global change KW - Monitoring programmes KW - Interdisciplinarity Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2013.01.001 SN - 1439-1791 VL - 14 IS - 2 SP - 93 EP - 101 PB - Elsevier CY - Jena ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Nierhaus, Michael A1 - Ebinger, Falk A1 - Bogumil, Jörg A1 - Bull, Hans Peter A1 - Dombert, Matthias A1 - Meyer, Hubert A1 - Rolfes, Manfred A1 - Seitz, Helmut A1 - Stüer, Bernhard A1 - Thieme, Werner A1 - Tessmann, Jens ED - Büchner, Christiane ED - Franzke, Jochen ED - Nierhaus, Michael T1 - Verfassungsrechtliche Anforderungen an Kreisgebietsreformen BT - zum Urteil des Landesverfassungsgerichts Mecklenburg-Vorpommern N2 - Das Urteil des Landesverfassungsgerichts Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in dem die geplante Kreisgebietsreform für verfassungswidrig erklärt wurde, hat Auswirkungen über dieses Bundesland hinaus. Es setzt den weiterhin anstehenden Kreisstrukturreformen auch in anderen Bundesländern bestimmte verfassungsrechtliche Grenzen. Angesichts der Bedeutung dieses Urteils halten die Herausgeber es für sinnvoll, in der vorliegenden Publikation des Kommunalwissenschaftlichen Institutes der Universität Potsdam erste Stellungnahmen der Fachwissenschaften einzuholen. Profunde Kenner verschiedener Fachdisziplinen – aus Rechts-, Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaft sowie Finanzund Regionalwissenschaft – legen ihre Sicht zu dem Urteil dar. Diese Meinungsäußerungen spiegeln die vielschichtige und zugleich auch kontroverse Debatte zu den Wirkungen der verfassungsgerichtlichen Entscheidung wider. T3 - KWI-Gutachten - 2 Y1 - 2008 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-15765 SN - 978-3-940793-06-5 SN - 1439-8907 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zimmermann, Matthias A1 - Kampe, Heike A1 - Engel, Silke A1 - Scholz, Jana A1 - Horn-Conrad, Antje A1 - Meyer-Oldenburg Torres, Valentina A1 - Mikulla, Stefanie T1 - Portal Wissen = Zusammen BT - Das Forschungsmagazin der Universität Potsdam N2 - Darüber, was den Menschen zum Menschen macht – und von anderen Lebewesen auf der Erde unterscheidet – wird schon lange und bis heute eifrig diskutiert. Als „Homo sapiens“ ist die wissenschaftliche Selbstbeschreibung unserer Art schon die Charakterisierung als „verstehender, weiser, wissender Mensch“. Dieses Mehr an Wissen verdanken wir, so ließe sich argumentieren, dem Wesenszug, dass wir unseresgleichen (grundsätzlich) besonders verbunden sind. Wir sind, was wir sind, vor allem, vielleicht sogar ausschließlich: zusammen. Die Entwicklung, durch die aus Gemeinschaften irgendwann Gesellschaften wurden, in deren Zuge Kultur und Wissen entstanden, ließe sich durchaus als eine Geschichte des mehr oder weniger Zusammens erzählen. Erfolgreich waren Menschen immer dann, wenn sie miteinander statt gegeneinander lebten, später Bestauntes entstand, wenn sie zusammenarbeiteten, Wissen, das als Fortschritt Geschichte machte, wurde von Köpfen entwickelt, die ins Gespräch kamen. Umso verwunderlicher, dass dieses „Erfolgsrezept“ in Zeiten, wo es mehr denn je gebraucht wird, in den Hintergrund gedrängt wird. Wir leben infolge der Corona- Pandemie in einer Zeit, in der die Welt vor eine – wörtlich genommen – allumfassende Aufgabe gestellt ist, die sie, wie bereits vielfach geäußert, nur zusammen bewältigen kann. Und doch sorgen sich viele Menschen auf vielfältige Weise vor allem um ihr eigenes Wohl – nicht selten ohne zu reflektieren, dass auf diesem Wege das Wohl vieler anderer leidet und möglicherweise letztlich sogar ihr eigenes. Wenn es mehr Zusammen braucht, wo viel über Spaltung gesprochen wird, zeigt sich, dass der Erfolg des Miteinander kein Selbstläufer ist: Wenn wir zusammen etwas erreichen wollen, müssen wir über die Ziele und den Weg dorthin immer im Gespräch bleiben. Was Menschen miteinander erreichen können und wie Wissenschaft das „Geheimnis des Zusammens“ an vielen Stellen zu ergründen versucht, haben wir für dieses Heft zusammengetragen. Wir haben ein Team von Umweltwissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftlern besucht, die gemeinsam mit engagierten Bürgerinnen und Bürgern Waldgärten entwickeln – als grüne Oasen mitten in der Stadt. Wir haben Psychologinnen über die Schulter geschaut, die untersuchen, wie sich sexuelle Aggression unter jungen Menschen verringern lässt, und zwar gemeinsam. Eine Altphilologin hat uns erklärt, warum Mensch und Tier in antiken Fabeln eine ganz besondere Beziehung eingehen, und wir haben einen ersten Blick auf den Prototypen einer nationalen Bildungsplattform geworfen, die digitales Lernen aller Art künftig bündeln soll. Außerdem stellen wir zwei Modellprojekte vor, die auf unterschiedlichen Wegen Lehrenden sowie Schülerinnen und Schülern dabei helfen wollen, antidemokratischen Tendenzen und Hatespeech vorzubeugen. Nicht zuletzt präsentiert das Heft eine kleine Auswahl aus der Vielfalt der Kooperationen über Fach- und Ländergrenzen: Wir zeigen, wie Forschende aus der Rechtsund der Politikwissenschaft zusammen das Auf und Ab des Völkerrechts in den Blick nehmen, warum Religionswissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftler aus Potsdam und dem Irak voneinander profitieren und wie die Uni Potsdam und die Europauniversität Viadrina in Frankfurt/Oder gemeinsam jüdische Friedhöfe in Brandenburg und Westpolen wiederentdecken. Natürlich bringt das Heft darüber hinaus die ganze Breite der Forschung an der Uni Potsdam zusammen, versprochen! Wir haben uns schlau gemacht, wie aus Starkregen „flash floods“ werden und wie man sich darauf vorbereiten kann. Wir haben mit der Vizepräsidentin für Forschung Prof. Barbara Höhle über Anfänge und Zukünfte gesprochen, einen Migrationsforscher befragt und einen Geoforscher besucht, den es auf Berg und Tal gleichermaßen zieht. Es geht um – oft ungeschriebene – „body rules“ im Alltag, die höfische Minne und was sie uns heute noch zu sagen hat, die Erforschung unseres Blicks mithilfe Künstlicher Intelligenz, 33 Antworten voller Komplexität und die Mathematik im Unendlichen. Genug der Worte. Lesen Sie selbst – allein oder zusammen. Wie Sie wollen! T3 - Portal Wissen: Das Forschungsmagazin der Universität Potsdam [Deutsche Ausgabe] - 01/2022 Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-544240 SN - 2194-4237 IS - 01/2022 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Thieken, Annegret A1 - Bessel, Tina A1 - Callsen, Ines A1 - Falter, Daniela A1 - Hasan, Issa A1 - Kienzler, Sarah A1 - Kox, Thomas A1 - Kreibich, Heidi A1 - Kuhlicke, Christian A1 - Kunz, Michael A1 - Matthias, Max A1 - Meyer, Volker A1 - Mühr, Bernhard A1 - Müller, Meike A1 - Otto, Antje A1 - Pech, Ina A1 - Petrow, Theresia A1 - Pisi, Sebastian A1 - Rother, Karl-Heinz A1 - Schröter, Kai T1 - Das Hochwasser im Juni 2013 BT - Bewährungsprobe für das Hochwasserrisikomanagement in Deutschland T3 - Schriftenreihe des DKKV ; 53 Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-3-933181-62-6 PB - Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge CY - Bonn ER -