@article{GlerumBruneStampsetal.2020,
author = {Glerum, Anne and Brune, Sascha and Stamps, D. Sarah and Strecker, Manfred},
title = {Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift},
series = {Nature Communications},
volume = {11},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = {1},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
address = {London},
issn = {2041-1723},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-020-16176-x},
pages = {15},
year = {2020},
abstract = {The Victoria microplate between the Eastern and Western Branches of the East African Rift System is one of the largest continental microplates on Earth. In striking contrast to its neighboring plates, Victoria rotates counterclockwise with respect to Nubia. The underlying cause of this distinctive rotation has remained elusive so far. Using 3D numerical models, we investigate the role of pre-existing lithospheric heterogeneities in continental microplate rotation. We find that Victoria's rotation is primarily controlled by the distribution of rheologically stronger zones that transmit the drag of the major plates to the microplate and of the mechanically weaker mobile belts surrounding Victoria that facilitate rotation. Our models reproduce Victoria's GPS-derived counterclockwise rotation as well as key complexities of the regional tectonic stress field. These results reconcile competing ideas on the opening of the rift system by highlighting differences in orientation of the far-field divergence, local extension, and the minimum horizontal stress. One of the largest continental microplates on Earth is situated in the center of the East African Rift System, and oddly, the Victoria microplate rotates counterclockwise with respect to the neighboring African tectonic plate. Here, the authors' modelling results suggest that Victoria microplate rotation is caused by edge-driven lithospheric processes related to the specific geometry of rheologically weak and strong regions.},
language = {en}
}
@book{OPUS4-56471,
title = {Vienna},
series = {Built environment city studies},
journal = {Built environment city studies},
editor = {Kazepov, Yuri and Verwiebe, Roland},
publisher = {Routledge},
address = {London},
isbn = {978-0-367-68011-4},
doi = {10.4324/9781003133827},
pages = {161},
year = {2021},
abstract = {This book explores and debates the urban transformations that have taken place in Vienna over the past 30 years and their consequences in policy fields such as labour and housing, political and social participation and the environment. Historically, European cities have been characterised by a strong association between social cohesion, quality of life, economic ambition and a robust State. Vienna is an excellent example for that. In more recent years, however, cities were pressured to change policy principles and mechanisms in the context of demographic shifts, post-industrial transformations and welfare recalibration which have led to worsened social conditions in many cities. Each chapter in this volume discusses Vienna's responses to these pressures in key policy arenas, looking at outcomes from the context-specific local arrangements. Against a theoretical framework debating the European city as a model of inclusion and social justice, authors explore the local capacity to innovate urban policies and to address new social risks, while paying attention to potential trade-offs. The book questions and assesses the city's resilience using time series and an institutional analysis of four key dimensions that characterise the European city model within the context of post-industrial transition: redistribution, recognition, representation and sustainability. It offers a multiscalar perspective of urban governance through labour, housing, participatory and environmental policies, bringing together different levels and public policy types.},
language = {en}
}
@article{SchefflerNguyenHermanussen2021,
author = {Scheffler, Christiane and Nguyen, Thi Hong and Hermanussen, Michael},
title = {Vietnamese migrants are as tall as they want to be},
series = {Human biology and public health},
journal = {Human biology and public health},
number = {2},
publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
address = {Potsdam},
issn = {2748-9957},
doi = {10.52905/hbph.v2.12},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Background: Members of the same social group tent to have the same body height. Migrants tend to adjust in height to their host communities. Objectives: Social-Economic-Political-Emotional (SEPE) factors influence growth. We hypothesized that Vietnamese young adult migrants in Germany (1) are taller than their parents, (2) are as tall as their German peers, and (3) are as tall as predicted by height expectation at age 13 years. Sample: The study was conducted in 30 male and 54 female Vietnamese migrants (mean age 26.23 years. SD=4.96) in Germany in 2020. Methods: Information on age, sex, body height, school and education, job, height and ethnicity of best friend, migration history and cultural identification, parental height and education, and recalled information on their personal height expectations at age 13 years were obtained by questionnaire. The data were analyzed by St. Nicolas House Analysis (SNHA) and multiple regression. Results: Vietnamese young adults are taller than their parents (females 3.85cm, males 7.44cm), but do not fully attain height of their German peers. The body height is positively associated with the height of best friend (p < 0.001), the height expectation at age 13 year (p < 0.001), and father's height (p=0.001). Conclusion: Body height of Vietnamese migrants in Germany reflects competitive growth and strategic growth adjustments. The magnitude of this intergenerational trend supports the concept that human growth depends on SEPE factors.},
language = {en}
}
@article{PawassarTiberius2021,
author = {Pawassar, Christian Matthias and Tiberius, Victor},
title = {Virtual reality in health care},
series = {JMIR Serious Games},
volume = {9},
journal = {JMIR Serious Games},
edition = {4},
publisher = {JMIR Publications},
address = {Toronto, Kanada},
issn = {2291-9279},
doi = {10.2196/32721},
pages = {1 -- 19},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Background: Research into the application of virtual reality technology in the health care sector has rapidly increased, resulting in a large body of research that is difficult to keep up with. Objective: We will provide an overview of the annual publication numbers in this field and the most productive and influential countries, journals, and authors, as well as the most used, most co-occurring, and most recent keywords. Methods: Based on a data set of 356 publications and 20,363 citations derived from Web of Science, we conducted a bibliometric analysis using BibExcel, HistCite, and VOSviewer. Results: The strongest growth in publications occurred in 2020, accounting for 29.49\% of all publications so far. The most productive countries are the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain; the most influential countries are the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The most productive journals are the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), JMIR Serious Games, and the Games for Health Journal; the most influential journals are Patient Education and Counselling, Medical Education, and Quality of Life Research. The most productive authors are Riva, del Piccolo, and Schwebel; the most influential authors are Finset, del Piccolo, and Eide. The most frequently occurring keywords other than "virtual" and "reality" are "training," "trial," and "patients." The most relevant research themes are communication, education, and novel treatments; the most recent research trends are fitness and exergames. Conclusions: The analysis shows that the field has left its infant state and its specialization is advancing, with a clear focus on patient usability.},
language = {en}
}
@article{WitteLinnemannstoensHonemannCapitoetal.2021,
author = {Witte, Leonie and Linnemannstoens, Karen and Honemann-Capito, Mona and Groß, Julia Christina},
title = {Visualization and quantitation of Wg trafficking in the Drosophila wing imaginal epithelium},
series = {Bio-protocol},
volume = {11},
journal = {Bio-protocol},
number = {11},
publisher = {bio-protocol.org},
address = {Sunnyvale, CA},
issn = {2331-8325},
doi = {10.21769/BioProtoc.4040},
pages = {16},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Secretory Wnt trafficking can be studied in the polarized epithelial monolayer of Drosophila wing imaginal discs (WID). In this tissue, Wg (Drosophila Wnt-I) is presented on the apical surface of its source cells before being internalized into the endosomal pathway. Long-range Wg secretion and spread depend on secondary secretion from endosomal compartments, but the exact post-endocytic fate of Wg is poorly understood. Here, we summarize and present three protocols for the immunofluorescencebased visualization and quantitation of different pools of intracellular and extracellular Wg in WID: (1) steady-state extracellular Wg; (2) dynamic Wg trafficking inside endosomal compartments; and (3) dynamic Wg release to the cell surface. Using a genetic driver system for gene manipulation specifically at the posterior part of the WID (EnGal4) provides a robust internal control that allows for direct comparison of signal intensities of control and manipulated compartments of the same WID. Therefore, it also circumvents the high degree of staining variability usually associated with whole-tissue samples. In combination with the genetic manipulation of Wg pathway components that is easily feasible in Drosophila, these methods provide a tool-set for the dissection of secretory Wg trafficking and can help us to understand how Wnt proteins travel along endosomal compartments for short-and long-range signal secretion.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{GarciaBonillas2021,
author = {Garc{\´i}a Bonillas, Rodrigo},
title = {Viva Babel : Long live Babel},
series = {Alea : estudos neolatinos},
volume = {23},
journal = {Alea : estudos neolatinos},
number = {2},
publisher = {Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Letras},
address = {Rio de Janeiro RJ},
issn = {1517-106X},
doi = {10.1590/1517-106X/2021232344350},
pages = {344 -- 350},
year = {2021},
language = {pt}
}
@article{RubertusNoiray2020,
author = {Rubertus, Elina and Noiray, Aude},
title = {Vocalic activation width decreases across childhood},
series = {Laboratory Phonology},
volume = {11},
journal = {Laboratory Phonology},
number = {1},
publisher = {de Gruyter Mouton},
address = {Berlin, New York},
issn = {1868-6346},
doi = {10.5334/labphon.228},
pages = {27},
year = {2020},
abstract = {This study is the first to use kinematic data to assess lingual carryover coarticulation in children. We investigated whether the developmental decrease previously attested in anticipatory coarticulation, as well as the relation between coarticulatory degree and the consonantal context, also characterize carryover coarticulation. Sixty-two children and 13 adults, all native speakers of German, were recruited according to five age cohorts: three-year-olds, four-year-olds, five-year-olds, seven-year-olds, and adults. Tongue movements during the production of ə.CV.Cə utterances (C = /b, d, g/, V = /i, y, e, a, o, u/) were recorded with ultrasound. We measured vowel-induced horizontal displacement of the tongue dorsum within the last syllable and compared the resulting coarticulatory patterns between age cohorts and consonantal contexts. Results indicate that the degree of vocalic carryover coarticulation decreases with age. Vocalic prominence within an utterance as well as its change across childhood depended on the postvocalic consonant's articulatory demands for the tongue dorsum (i.e., its coarticulatory resistance): Low resistant /b/ and /g/ allowed for more vocalic perseveration and a continuous decrease, while the highly resistant /d/ displayed lower coarticulation degrees and discontinuous effects. These findings parallel those in anticipation suggesting a similar organization of anticipatory and carryover coarticulation. Implications for theories of speech production are discussed.},
language = {en}
}
@article{HeckerSteckhanEybenetal.2022,
author = {Hecker, Pascal and Steckhan, Nico and Eyben, Florian and Schuller, Bj{\"o}rn Wolfgang and Arnrich, Bert},
title = {Voice Analysis for Neurological Disorder Recognition - A Systematic Review and Perspective on Emerging Trends},
series = {Frontiers in Digital Health},
journal = {Frontiers in Digital Health},
publisher = {Frontiers Media SA},
address = {Lausanne, Schweiz},
issn = {2673-253X},
doi = {10.3389/fdgth.2022.842301},
pages = {16},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Quantifying neurological disorders from voice is a rapidly growing field of research and holds promise for unobtrusive and large-scale disorder monitoring. The data recording setup and data analysis pipelines are both crucial aspects to effectively obtain relevant information from participants. Therefore, we performed a systematic review to provide a high-level overview of practices across various neurological disorders and highlight emerging trends. PRISMA-based literature searches were conducted through PubMed, Web of Science, and IEEE Xplore to identify publications in which original (i.e., newly recorded) datasets were collected. Disorders of interest were psychiatric as well as neurodegenerative disorders, such as bipolar disorder, depression, and stress, as well as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease, and speech impairments (aphasia, dysarthria, and dysphonia). Of the 43 retrieved studies, Parkinson's disease is represented most prominently with 19 discovered datasets. Free speech and read speech tasks are most commonly used across disorders. Besides popular feature extraction toolkits, many studies utilise custom-built feature sets. Correlations of acoustic features with psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders are presented. In terms of analysis, statistical analysis for significance of individual features is commonly used, as well as predictive modeling approaches, especially with support vector machines and a small number of artificial neural networks. An emerging trend and recommendation for future studies is to collect data in everyday life to facilitate longitudinal data collection and to capture the behavior of participants more naturally. Another emerging trend is to record additional modalities to voice, which can potentially increase analytical performance.},
language = {en}
}
@article{ErmolinaTiberius2021,
author = {Ermolina, Alena and Tiberius, Victor},
title = {Voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants in health care},
series = {Journal of medical internet research : international scientific journal for medical research, information and communication on the internet ; JMIR},
volume = {23},
journal = {Journal of medical internet research : international scientific journal for medical research, information and communication on the internet ; JMIR},
number = {4},
publisher = {Healthcare World},
address = {Richmond, Va.},
issn = {1438-8871},
doi = {10.2196/25312},
pages = {11},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Background: Voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants (VIPAs), such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, involve artificial intelligence-powered algorithms designed to simulate humans. Their hands-free interface and growing capabilities have a wide range of applications in health care, covering off-clinic education, health monitoring, and communication. However, conflicting factors, such as patient safety and privacy concerns, make it difficult to foresee the further development of VIPAs in health care.
Objective: This study aimed to develop a plausible scenario for the further development of VIPAs in health care to support decision making regarding the procurement of VIPAs in health care organizations. Methods: We conducted a two-stage Delphi study with an internationally recruited panel consisting of voice assistant experts, medical professionals, and representatives of academia, governmental health authorities, and nonprofit health associations having expertise with voice technology. Twenty projections were formulated and evaluated by the panelists. Descriptive statistics were used to derive the desired scenario.
Results: The panelists expect VIPAs to be able to provide solid medical advice based on patients' personal health information and to have human-like conversations. However, in the short term, voice assistants might neither provide frustration-free user experience nor outperform or replace humans in health care. With a high level of consensus, the experts agreed with the potential of VIPAs to support elderly people and be widely used as anamnesis, informational, self-therapy, and communication tools by patients and health care professionals. Although users' and governments' privacy concerns are not expected to decrease in the near future, the panelists believe that strict regulations capable of preventing VIPAs from providing medical help services will not be imposed.
Conclusions: According to the surveyed experts, VIPAs will show notable technological development and gain more user trust in the near future, resulting in widespread application in health care. However, voice assistants are expected to solely support health care professionals in their daily operations and will not be able to outperform or replace medical staff.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{Struss2024,
author = {Struß, Lukas},
title = {Von Koscher bis Frutarismus},
series = {Du sollst nicht essen: Warum Menschen auf Nahrung verzichten - interdisziplin{\"a}re Zug{\"a}nge},
journal = {Du sollst nicht essen: Warum Menschen auf Nahrung verzichten - interdisziplin{\"a}re Zug{\"a}nge},
editor = {Kollodzeiski, Ulrike and Hafner, Johann Evangelist},
publisher = {Ergon Verlag},
address = {Baden-Baden},
isbn = {978-3-98740-007-0},
doi = {10.5771/9783987400087},
pages = {161 -- 168},
year = {2024},
language = {de}
}
@article{Ambuehl2020,
author = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie},
title = {Vorwort: tessellae},
series = {thersites 11: tessellae - Birthday Issue for Christine Walde},
volume = {2020},
journal = {thersites 11: tessellae - Birthday Issue for Christine Walde},
number = {11},
editor = {Amb{\"u}hl, Annemarie},
issn = {2364-7612},
doi = {10.34679/thersites.vol11.185},
pages = {i -- vi},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Prolegomena to thersites 11, "tessellae - Birthday Issue for Christine Walde"},
language = {de}
}
@article{HaenelSchuppert2022,
author = {H{\"a}nel, Hilkje C. and Schuppert, Fabian},
title = {Was ist Geschlechtergerechtigkeit?},
series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Praktische Philosophie},
volume = {9},
journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Praktische Philosophie},
number = {1},
publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Salzburg},
address = {Salzburg},
issn = {2409-9961},
doi = {10.22613/zfpp/9.1.13},
pages = {315 -- 328},
year = {2022},
abstract = {In Decolonizing Universalism: A Transnational Feminist Ethic zielt Serene Khader auf eine Neuausrichtung der feministischen Perspektive, welche es schafft, dekolonial und anti-imperialistisch zu sein, ohne gleichzeitig dem Universalismus komplett abzuschw{\"o}ren. Die Motivation hinter dieser Neuorientierung ist die Einsicht, dass der liberale moralische Universalismus oftmals kulturelle Vorherrschaft und Imperialismus verst{\"a}rkt. In diesem Kommentar wollen wir (a) uns mit der Frage besch{\"a}ftigen, was genau unter Geschlechtergerechtigkeit verstanden werden soll und welcher Maßstab zur Beantwortung der Frage nach Gerechtigkeit angebracht ist und (b) einige Ideen zum Unterschied zwischen idealer und nicht-idealer Theorie liefern.},
language = {de}
}
@article{FranckeFoersterBrosinskyetal.2018,
author = {Francke, Till and F{\"o}rster, Saskia and Brosinsky, Arlena and Sommerer, Erik and Lopez-Tarazonl, Jose Andres and G{\"u}ntner, Andreas and Batalla, Ramon J. and Bronstert, Axel},
title = {Water and sediment fluxes in Mediterranean mountainous regions},
series = {Earth System Science Data},
volume = {10},
journal = {Earth System Science Data},
number = {2},
publisher = {Copernicus},
address = {G{\"o}ttingen},
issn = {1866-3508},
doi = {10.5194/essd-10-1063-2018},
pages = {1063 -- 1075},
year = {2018},
abstract = {A comprehensive hydro-sedimentological dataset for the Isabena catchment, northeastern (NE) Spain, for the period 2010-2018 is presented to analyse water and sediment fluxes in a Mediterranean mesoscale catchment. The dataset includes rainfall data from 12 rain gauges distributed within the study area complemented by meteorological data of 12 official meteo-stations. It comprises discharge data derived from water stage measurements as well as suspended sediment concentrations (SSCs) at six gauging stations of the River Isabena and its sub-catchments. Soil spectroscopic data from 351 suspended sediment samples and 152 soil samples were collected to characterize sediment source regions and sediment properties via fingerprinting analyses. The Isabena catchment (445 km(2)) is located in the southern central Pyrenees ranging from 450 m to 2720 m a.s.l.; together with a pronounced topography, this leads to distinct temperature and precipitation gradients. The River Isabena shows marked discharge variations and high sediment yields causing severe siltation problems in the downstream Barasona Reservoir. The main sediment source is badland areas located on Eocene marls that are well connected to the river network. The dataset features a comprehensive set of variables in a high spatial and temporal resolution suitable for the advanced process understanding of water and sediment fluxes, their origin and connectivity and sediment budgeting and for the evaluation and further development of hydro-sedimentological models in Mediterranean mesoscale mountainous catchments.},
language = {en}
}
@article{MiddelanisWillnerOttoetal.2021,
author = {Middelanis, Robin and Willner, Sven N. and Otto, Christian and Kuhla, Kilian and Quante, Lennart and Levermann, Anders},
title = {Wave-like global economic ripple response to Hurricane Sandy},
series = {Environmental research letters : ERL / Institute of Physics},
volume = {16},
journal = {Environmental research letters : ERL / Institute of Physics},
number = {12},
publisher = {IOP Publ. Ltd.},
address = {Bristol},
issn = {1748-9326},
doi = {10.1088/1748-9326/ac39c0},
pages = {11},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Tropical cyclones range among the costliest disasters on Earth. Their economic repercussions along the supply and trade network also affect remote economies that are not directly affected. We here simulate possible global repercussions on consumption for the example case of Hurricane Sandy in the US (2012) using the shock-propagation model Acclimate. The modeled shock yields a global three-phase ripple: an initial production demand reduction and associated consumption price decrease, followed by a supply shortage with increasing prices, and finally a recovery phase. Regions with strong trade relations to the US experience strong magnitudes of the ripple. A dominating demand reduction or supply shortage leads to overall consumption gains or losses of a region, respectively. While finding these repercussions in historic data is challenging due to strong volatility of economic interactions, numerical models like ours can help to identify them by approaching the problem from an exploratory angle, isolating the effect of interest. For this, our model simulates the economic interactions of over 7000 regional economic sectors, interlinked through about 1.8 million trade relations. Under global warming, the wave-like structures of the economic response to major hurricanes like the one simulated here are likely to intensify and potentially overlap with other weather extremes.},
language = {en}
}
@techreport{GagrčinSchaetzRakowskietal.2021,
author = {Gagrčin, Emilija and Schaetz, Nadja and Rakowski, Niklas and Toth, Roland and Renz, Andr{\´e} and Vladova, Gergana and Emmer, Martin},
title = {We and AI},
publisher = {Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society - the German Internet},
address = {Berlin},
doi = {10.34669/wi/1},
pages = {70},
year = {2021},
language = {en}
}
@inproceedings{ErmakovaFabianBenderetal.2018,
author = {Ermakova, Tatiana and Fabian, Benjamin and Bender, Benedict and Klimek, Kerstin},
title = {Web Tracking},
series = {Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 51)},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 51)},
publisher = {HICSS Conference Office University of Hawaii at Manoa},
address = {Maile Way},
issn = {2572-6862},
doi = {10.24251/HICSS.2018.596},
pages = {4732 -- 4741},
year = {2018},
abstract = {Web tracking seems to become ubiquitous in online business and leads to increased privacy concerns of users. This paper provides an overview over the current state of the art of web-tracking research, aiming to reveal the relevance and methodologies of this research area and creates a foundation for future work. In particular, this study addresses the following research questions: What methods are followed? What results have been achieved so far? What are potential future research areas? For these goals, a structured literature review based upon an established methodological framework is conducted. The identified articles are investigated with respect to the applied research methodologies and the aspects of web tracking they emphasize.},
language = {en}
}
@article{WagnerRosenbergHofmannetal.2020,
author = {Wagner, Birgit and Rosenberg, Nicole and Hofmann, Laura and Maaß, Ulrike},
title = {Web-based bereavement care},
series = {Frontiers in psychiatry},
volume = {11},
journal = {Frontiers in psychiatry},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
address = {Lausanne},
issn = {1664-0640},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00525},
pages = {13},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Background: Web-based interventions have been introduced as novel and effective treatments for mental disorders and, in recent years, specifically for the bereaved. However, a systematic summary of the effectiveness of online interventions for people experiencing bereavement is still missing. Objective: A systematic literature search was conducted by four reviewers who reviewed and meta-analytically summarized the evidence for web-based interventions for bereaved people. Methods: Systematic searches (PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, PsycArticles, Medline, and CINAHL) resulted in seven randomized controlled trials (N= 1,257) that addressed adults having experienced bereavement using internet-based interventions. We used random effects models to summarize treatment effects for between-group comparisons (treatmentvs.control at post) and stability over time (postvs.follow-up). Results: All web-based interventions were based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). In comparison with control groups, the interventions showed moderate (g= .54) to large effects (g= .86) for symptoms of grief and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), respectively. The effect for depression was small (g= .44). All effects were stable over time. A higher number of treatment sessions achieved higher effects for grief symptoms and more individual feedback increased effects for depression. Other moderators (i.e.dropout rate, time since loss, exposure) did not significantly reduce moderate degrees of heterogeneity between the studies. Limitations: The number of includable studies was low in this review resulting to lower power for moderator analyses in particular. Conclusions: Overall, the results of web-based bereavement interventions are promising, and its low-threshold approach might reduce barriers to bereavement care. Nonetheless, future research should further examine potential moderators and specific treatment components (e.g.exposure, feedback) and compare interventions with active controls.},
language = {en}
}
@article{HoffmannHoelkerEccard2022,
author = {Hoffmann, Julia and H{\"o}lker, Franz and Eccard, Jana},
title = {Welcome to the dark side},
series = {Frontiers in ecology and evolution},
volume = {9},
journal = {Frontiers in ecology and evolution},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
address = {Lausanne},
issn = {2296-701X},
doi = {10.3389/fevo.2021.779825},
pages = {11},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Differences in natural light conditions caused by changes in moonlight are known to affect perceived predation risk in many nocturnal prey species. As artificial light at night (ALAN) is steadily increasing in space and intensity, it has the potential to change movement and foraging behavior of many species as it might increase perceived predation risk and mask natural light cycles. We investigated if partial nighttime illumination leads to changes in foraging behavior during the night and the subsequent day in a small mammal and whether these changes are related to animal personalities. We subjected bank voles to partial nighttime illumination in a foraging landscape under laboratory conditions and in large grassland enclosures under near natural conditions. We measured giving-up density of food in illuminated and dark artificial seed patches and video recorded the movement of animals. While animals reduced number of visits to illuminated seed patches at night, they increased visits to these patches at the following day compared to dark seed patches. Overall, bold individuals had lower giving-up densities than shy individuals but this difference increased at day in formerly illuminated seed patches. Small mammals thus showed carry-over effects on daytime foraging behavior due to ALAN, i.e., nocturnal illumination has the potential to affect intra- and interspecific interactions during both night and day with possible changes in personality structure within populations and altered predator-prey dynamics.},
language = {en}
}
@article{HoffmannHoelkerEccard2022,
author = {Hoffmann, Julia and H{\"o}lker, Franz and Eccard, Jana},
title = {Welcome to the Dark Side},
series = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution},
volume = {9},
journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
address = {Lausanne},
issn = {2296-701X},
doi = {10.3389/fevo.2021.779825},
pages = {11},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Differences in natural light conditions caused by changes in moonlight are known to affect perceived predation risk in many nocturnal prey species. As artificial light at night (ALAN) is steadily increasing in space and intensity, it has the potential to change movement and foraging behavior of many species as it might increase perceived predation risk and mask natural light cycles. We investigated if partial nighttime illumination leads to changes in foraging behavior during the night and the subsequent day in a small mammal and whether these changes are related to animal personalities. We subjected bank voles to partial nighttime illumination in a foraging landscape under laboratory conditions and in large grassland enclosures under near natural conditions. We measured giving-up density of food in illuminated and dark artificial seed patches and video recorded the movement of animals. While animals reduced number of visits to illuminated seed patches at night, they increased visits to these patches at the following day compared to dark seed patches. Overall, bold individuals had lower giving-up densities than shy individuals but this difference increased at day in formerly illuminated seed patches. Small mammals thus showed carry-over effects on daytime foraging behavior due to ALAN, i.e., nocturnal illumination has the potential to affect intra- and interspecific interactions during both night and day with possible changes in personality structure within populations and altered predator-prey dynamics.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{BoekerHermanussenScheffler2021,
author = {Boeker, Sonja and Hermanussen, Michael and Scheffler, Christiane},
title = {Westernization of self-perception in modern affluent Indonesian school children},
series = {Human Biology and Public Health},
volume = {2021},
journal = {Human Biology and Public Health},
number = {1},
editor = {Scheffler, Christiane and Koziel, Slawomir and Hermanussen, Michael and Bogin, Barry},
publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
address = {Potsdam},
issn = {2748-9957},
doi = {10.52905/hbph.v1.4},
pages = {1 -- 13},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Background Subjective Social Status is used as an important predictor for psychological and physiological findings, most commonly measured with the MacArthur Scale (Ladder Test). Previous studies have shown that this test fits better in Western cultures. The idea of a social ladder itself and ranking oneself "higher" or "lower" is a concept that accords to the Western thinking. Objectives We hypothesize that in a culture where only the elites have adapted to a Western lifestyle, the test results reflect a higher level of accuracy for this stratum. We also expect that self-perception differs per sex. Sample and Methods We implemented the Ladder Test in a study of Indonesian schoolchildren aged between 5 and 13 years (boys N = 369, girls N= 364) from non-private and private schools in Kupang in 2020. Results Our analysis showed that the Ladder Test results were according to the Western expectations only for the private school, as the Ladder Scores significantly decreased with age (LM: p = 0.04). The Ladder Test results are best explained by "Education Father" for the non-private school pupils (p = 0.01) and all boys (p = 0.04), by "School Grades" for the private school cohort (p = 0.06) and by "Household Score" for girls (p =0.09). Conclusion This finding indicates that the concept of ranking oneself "high" or "low" on a social ladder is strongly implicated with Western ideas. A ladder implies social movement by "climbing" up or down. According to that, reflection of self-perception is influenced by culture.},
language = {en}
}
@article{MuenchLaepple2018,
author = {M{\"u}nch, Thomas and Laepple, Thomas},
title = {What climate signal is contained in decadal- to centennial-scale isotope variations from Antarctic ice cores?},
series = {Climate of the past : CP},
volume = {14},
journal = {Climate of the past : CP},
number = {12},
publisher = {Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH},
address = {G{\"o}ttingen},
issn = {1814-9324},
doi = {10.5194/cp-14-2053-2018},
pages = {2053 -- 2070},
year = {2018},
abstract = {Ice-core-based records of isotopic composition are a proxy for past temperatures and can thus provide information on polar climate variability over a large range of timescales. However, individual isotope records are affected by a multitude of processes that may mask the true temperature variability. The relative magnitude of climate and non-climate contributions is expected to vary as a function of timescale, and thus it is crucial to determine those temporal scales on which the actual signal dominates the noise. At present, there are no reliable estimates of this timescale dependence of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Here, we present a simple method that applies spectral analyses to stable-isotope data from multiple cores to estimate the SNR, and the signal and noise variability, as a function of timescale. The method builds on separating the contributions from a common signal and from local variations and includes a correction for the effects of diffusion and time uncertainty. We apply our approach to firn-core arrays from Dronning Maud Land (DML) in East Antarctica and from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). For DML and decadal to multi-centennial timescales, we find an increase in the SNR by nearly 1 order of magnitude (similar to 0.2 at decadal and similar to 1.0 at multi-centennial scales). The estimated spectrum of climate variability also shows increasing variability towards longer timescales, contrary to what is traditionally inferred from single records in this region. In contrast, the inferred variability spectrum for WAIS stays close to constant over decadal to centennial timescales, and the results even suggest a decrease in SNR over this range of timescales. We speculate that these differences between DML and WAIS are related to differences in the spatial and temporal scales of the isotope signal, highlighting the potentially more homogeneous atmospheric conditions on the Antarctic Plateau in contrast to the marine-influenced conditions on WAIS. In general, our approach provides a methodological basis for separating local proxy variability from coherent climate variations, which is applicable to a large set of palaeoclimate records.},
language = {en}
}
@article{DuyHeidbuechelMeyeretal.2018,
author = {Duy, Nguyen Le and Heidb{\"u}chel, Ingo and Meyer, Hanno and Merz, Bruno and Apel, Heiko},
title = {What controls the stable isotope composition of precipitation in the Mekong Delta?},
series = {Hydrology and earth system sciences : HESS},
volume = {22},
journal = {Hydrology and earth system sciences : HESS},
number = {2},
publisher = {Copernicus},
address = {G{\"o}ttingen},
issn = {1027-5606},
doi = {10.5194/hess-22-1239-2018},
pages = {1239 -- 1262},
year = {2018},
abstract = {This study analyzes the influence of local and regional climatic factors on the stable isotopic composition of rainfall in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) as part of the Asian monsoon region. It is based on 1.5 years of weekly rainfall samples. In the first step, the isotopic composition of the samples is analyzed by local meteoric water lines (LMWLs) and single-factor linear correlations. Additionally, the contribution of several regional and local factors is quantified by multiple linear regression (MLR) of all possible factor combinations and by relative importance analysis. This approach is novel for the interpretation of isotopic records and enables an objective quantification of the explained variance in isotopic records for individual factors. In this study, the local factors are extracted from local climate records, while the regional factors are derived from atmospheric backward trajectories of water particles. The regional factors, i.e., precipitation, temperature, relative humidity and the length of backward trajectories, are combined with equivalent local climatic parameters to explain the response variables delta O-18, delta H-2, and d-excess of precipitation at the station of measurement. The results indicate that (i) MLR can better explain the isotopic variation in precipitation (R-2 = 0.8) compared to single-factor linear regression (R-2 = 0.3); (ii) the isotopic variation in precipitation is controlled dominantly by regional moisture regimes (similar to 70 \%) compared to local climatic conditions (similar to 30 \%); (iii) the most important climatic parameter during the rainy season is the precipitation amount along the trajectories of air mass movement; (iv) the influence of local precipitation amount and temperature is not sig-nificant during the rainy season, unlike the regional precipitation amount effect; (v) secondary fractionation processes (e.g., sub-cloud evaporation) can be identified through the d-excess and take place mainly in the dry season, either locally for delta O-18 and delta H-2, or along the air mass trajectories for d-excess. The analysis shows that regional and local factors vary in importance over the seasons and that the source regions and transport pathways, and particularly the climatic conditions along the pathways, have a large influence on the isotopic composition of rainfall. Although the general results have been reported qualitatively in previous studies (proving the validity of the approach), the proposed method provides quantitative estimates of the controlling factors, both for the whole data set and for distinct seasons. Therefore, it is argued that the approach constitutes an advancement in the statistical analysis of isotopic records in rainfall that can supplement or precede more complex studies utilizing atmospheric models. Due to its relative simplicity, the method can be easily transferred to other regions, or extended with other factors. The results illustrate that the interpretation of the isotopic composition of precipitation as a recorder of local climatic conditions, as for example performed for paleorecords of water isotopes, may not be adequate in the southern part of the Indochinese Peninsula, and likely neither in other regions affected by monsoon processes. However, the presented approach could open a pathway towards better and seasonally differentiated reconstruction of paleoclimates based on isotopic records.},
language = {en}
}
@article{KloseWunderlingWinkelmannetal.2021,
author = {Klose, Ann Kristin and Wunderling, Nico and Winkelmann, Ricarda and Donges, Jonathan},
title = {What do we mean, 'tipping cascade'?},
series = {Environmental research letters : ERL},
volume = {16},
journal = {Environmental research letters : ERL},
number = {12},
publisher = {IOP Publ. Ltd.},
address = {Bristol},
issn = {1748-9326},
doi = {10.1088/1748-9326/ac3955},
pages = {11},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Based on suggested interactions of potential tipping elements in the Earth's climate and in ecological systems, tipping cascades as possible dynamics are increasingly discussed and studied. The activation of such tipping cascades would impose a considerable risk for human societies and biosphere integrity. However, there are ambiguities in the description of tipping cascades within the literature so far. Here we illustrate how different patterns of multiple tipping dynamics emerge from a very simple coupling of two previously studied idealized tipping elements. In particular, we distinguish between a two phase cascade, a domino cascade and a joint cascade. A mitigation of an unfolding two phase cascade may be possible and common early warning indicators are sensitive to upcoming critical transitions to a certain degree. In contrast, a domino cascade may hardly be stopped once initiated and critical slowing down-based indicators fail to indicate tipping of the following element. These different potentials for intervention and anticipation across the distinct patterns of multiple tipping dynamics should be seen as a call to be more precise in future analyses of cascading dynamics arising from tipping element interactions in the Earth system.},
language = {en}
}
@article{SchefflerHermanussen2023,
author = {Scheffler, Christiane and Hermanussen, Michael},
title = {What does stunting tell us?},
series = {Human biology and public health},
volume = {2022},
journal = {Human biology and public health},
number = {3},
publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
address = {Potsdam},
issn = {2748-9957},
doi = {10.52905/hbph2022.3.36},
pages = {1 -- 15},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Stunting is commonly linked with undernutrition. Yet, already after World War I, German pediatricians questioned this link and stated that no association exists between nutrition and height. Recent analyses within different populations of Low- and middle-income countries with high rates of stunted children failed to support the assumption that stunted children have a low BMI and skinfold sickness as signs of severe caloric deficiency. So, stunting is not a synonym of malnutrition. Parental education level has a positive influence on body height in stunted populations, e.g., in India and in Indonesia. Socially disadvantaged children tend to be shorter and lighter than children from affluent families. Humans are social mammals; they regulate growth similar to other social mammals. Also in humans, body height is strongly associated with the position within the social hierarchy, reflecting the personal and group-specific social, economic, political, and emotional environment. These non-nutritional impact factors on growth are summarized by the concept of SEPE (Social-Economic-Political-Emotional) factors. SEPE reflects on prestige, dominance-subordination, social identity, and ego motivation of individuals and social groups.},
language = {en}
}
@article{BrandTimmeNosrat2020,
author = {Brand, Ralf and Timme, Sinika and Nosrat, Sanaz},
title = {When pandemic hits},
series = {Frontiers in psychology},
volume = {11},
journal = {Frontiers in psychology},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
address = {Lausanne},
issn = {1664-1078},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2020.570567},
pages = {10},
year = {2020},
abstract = {The governmental lockdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic have forced people to change their behavior in many ways including changes in exercise. We used the brief window of global lockdown in the months of March/April/May 2020 as an opportunity to investigate the effects of externally imposed restrictions on exercise-related routines and related changes in subjective well-being. Statistical analyses are based on data from 13,696 respondents in 18 countries using a cross-sectional online survey. A mixed effects modeling approach was used to analyze data. We tested whether exercise frequency before and during the pandemic would influence mood during the pandemic. Additionally, we used the COVID-19 pandemic data to build a prediction model, while controlling for national differences, to estimate changes in exercise frequency during similar future lockdown conditions depending on prelockdown exercise frequency. According to the prediction model, those who rarely exercise before a lockdown tend to increase their exercise frequency during it, and those who are frequent exercisers before a lockdown tend to maintain it. With regards to subjective well-being, the data show that those who exercised almost every day during this pandemic had the best mood, regardless of whether or not they exercised prepandemic. Those who were inactive prepandemic and slightly increased their exercise frequency during the pandemic, reported no change in mood compared to those who remained inactive during the pandemic. Those who reduced their exercise frequency during the pandemic reported worse mood compared to those who maintained or increased their prepandemic exercise frequency. This study suggests that under similar lockdown conditions, about two thirds of those who never or rarely exercise before a lockdown might adopt an exercise behavior or increase their exercise frequency. However, such changes do not always immediately result in improvement in subjective well-being. These results may inform national policies, as well as health behavior and exercise psychology research on the importance of exercise promotion, and prediction of changes in exercise behavior during future pandemics.},
language = {en}
}
@article{LadleifWeske2021,
author = {Ladleif, Jan and Weske, Mathias},
title = {Which event happened first?},
series = {Frontiers in blockchain},
volume = {4},
journal = {Frontiers in blockchain},
publisher = {Frontiers in Blockchain},
address = {Lausanne, Schweiz},
issn = {2624-7852},
doi = {10.3389/fbloc.2021.758169},
pages = {1 -- 16},
year = {2021},
abstract = {First come, first served: Critical choices between alternative actions are often made based on events external to an organization, and reacting promptly to their occurrence can be a major advantage over the competition. In Business Process Management (BPM), such deferred choices can be expressed in process models, and they are an important aspect of process engines. Blockchain-based process execution approaches are no exception to this, but are severely limited by the inherent properties of the platform: The isolated environment prevents direct access to external entities and data, and the non-continual runtime based entirely on atomic transactions impedes the monitoring and detection of events. In this paper we provide an in-depth examination of the semantics of deferred choice, and transfer them to environments such as the blockchain. We introduce and compare several oracle architectures able to satisfy certain requirements, and show that they can be implemented using state-of-the-art blockchain technology.},
language = {en}
}
@article{HaasShpritsAllisonetal.2022,
author = {Haas, Bernhard and Shprits, Yuri and Allison, Hayley and Wutzig, Michael and Wang, Dedong},
title = {Which parameter controls ring current electron dynamics},
series = {Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences},
volume = {9},
journal = {Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
address = {Lausanne},
issn = {2296-987X},
doi = {10.3389/fspas.2022.911002},
pages = {11},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Predicting the electron population of Earth's ring current during geomagnetic storms still remains a challenging task. In this work, we investigate the sensitivity of 10 keV ring current electrons to different driving processes, parameterised by the Kp index, during several moderate and intense storms. Results are validated against measurements from the Van Allen Probes satellites. Perturbing the Kp index allows us to identify the most dominant processes for moderate and intense storms respectively. We find that during moderate storms (Kp < 6) the drift velocities mostly control the behaviour of low energy electrons, while loss from wave-particle interactions is the most critical parameter for quantifying the evolution of intense storms (Kp > 6). Perturbations of the Kp index used to drive the boundary conditions at GEO and set the plasmapause location only show a minimal effect on simulation results over a limited L range. It is further shown that the flux at L \& SIM; 3 is more sensitive to changes in the Kp index compared to higher L shells, making it a good proxy for validating the source-loss balance of a ring current model.},
language = {en}
}
@article{HoffmannHoppeZiemann2022,
author = {Hoffmann, Christin and Hoppe, Julia Amelie and Ziemann, Niklas},
title = {Who has the future in mind?},
series = {Environmental research letters},
volume = {17},
journal = {Environmental research letters},
number = {10},
publisher = {Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP)},
address = {Bristol},
issn = {1748-9326},
doi = {10.1088/1748-9326/ac9296},
pages = {9},
year = {2022},
abstract = {An individual's relation to time may be an important driver of pro-environmental behaviour. We studied whether young individual's gender and time-orientation are associated with pro-environmental behaviour. In a controlled laboratory environment with students in Germany, participants earned money by performing a real-effort task and were then offered the opportunity to invest their money into an environmental project that supports climate protection. Afterwards, we controlled for their time-orientation. In this consequential behavioural setting, we find that males who scored higher on future-negative orientation showed significantly more pro-environmental behaviour compared to females who scored higher on future-negative orientation and males who scored lower on future-negative orientation. Interestingly, our results are completely reversed when it comes to past-positive orientation. These findings have practical implications regarding the most appropriate way to address individuals in order to achieve more pro-environmental behaviour.},
language = {en}
}
@article{RaatzPirhoferWalzlMuelleretal.2021,
author = {Raatz, Larissa and Pirhofer-Walzl, Karin and M{\"u}ller, Marina E.H. and Scherber, Christoph and Joshi, Jasmin Radha},
title = {Who is the culprit: Is pest infestation responsible for crop yield losses close to semi-natural habitats?},
series = {Ecology and Evolution},
volume = {11},
journal = {Ecology and Evolution},
edition = {19},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
address = {Oxford},
issn = {1467-6435},
doi = {10.1002/ece3.8046},
pages = {13232 -- 13246},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Semi-natural habitats (SNHs) are becoming increasingly scarce in modern agricultural landscapes. This may reduce natural ecosystem services such as pest control with its putatively positive effect on crop production. In agreement with other studies, we recently reported wheat yield reductions at field borders which were linked to the type of SNH and the distance to the border. In this experimental landscape-wide study, we asked whether these yield losses have a biotic origin while analyzing fungal seed and fungal leaf pathogens, herbivory of cereal leaf beetles, and weed cover as hypothesized mediators between SNHs and yield. We established experimental winter wheat plots of a single variety within conventionally managed wheat fields at fixed distances either to a hedgerow or to an in-field kettle hole. For each plot, we recorded the fungal infection rate on seeds, fungal infection and herbivory rates on leaves, and weed cover. Using several generalized linear mixed-effects models as well as a structural equation model, we tested the effects of SNHs at a field scale (SNH type and distance to SNH) and at a landscape scale (percentage and diversity of SNHs within a 1000-m radius). In the dry year of 2016, we detected one putative biotic culprit: Weed cover was negatively associated with yield values at a 1-m and 5-m distance from the field border with a SNH. None of the fungal and insect pests, however, significantly affected yield, neither solely nor depending on type of or distance to a SNH. However, the pest groups themselves responded differently to SNH at the field scale and at the landscape scale. Our findings highlight that crop losses at field borders may be caused by biotic culprits; however, their negative impact seems weak and is putatively reduced by conventional farming practices.},
language = {en}
}
@article{Streck2020,
author = {Streck, Charlotte},
title = {Who owns REDD+?},
series = {Forests},
volume = {11},
journal = {Forests},
number = {9},
publisher = {MDPI},
address = {Basel},
issn = {1999-4907},
doi = {10.3390/f11090959},
pages = {15},
year = {2020},
abstract = {The question of who is entitled to benefit from transactions under the United Nations framework to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) remains one of the most controversial issues surrounding cooperative efforts to reduce deforestation in developing countries. REDD+ has been conceived as an international framework to encourage voluntary efforts in developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon removals from forest activities. It was designed as an international framework under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to enable the generation of emission reductions and removals (ERRs) at the national-and, provisionally, the subnational-level and is, thus, primarily a creature of international law. However, in defining forest carbon ERRs, the international framework competes with national emission trading systems and domestic REDD+ legislation as well as private standards that define units traded on the voluntary carbon market. As results-based and carbon market systems emerge, the question remains: Who can claim participation in REDD+ and voluntary carbon market projects? The existence of different international, national and private standards that value ERRs poses a challenge to countries that participate in REDD+ as well as to communities and private actors participating in voluntary carbon market projects. This paper seeks to clarify the nature and limitation of rights pertaining to REDD+ market transactions. It also links the notion of carbon rights to both carbon markets and government's decision on benefit sharing. Applying a legal lens, this paper helps to understand the various claims and underlying rights to participate in REDD+ transactions and addresses ambiguities that can lead to conflict around REDD+ implementation. The definition of carbon rights and the legal nature of carbon credits depend on local law and differ between countries. However, by categorizing carbon rights, the paper summarizes several legal considerations that are relevant for regulating REDD+ and sharing the financial benefits of transacting ERRs.},
language = {en}
}
@article{RichterKunterMarxetal.2021,
author = {Richter, Eric and Kunter, Mareike and Marx, Alexandra and Richter, Dirk},
title = {Who participates in content-focused teacher professional development?},
series = {Frontiers in education},
journal = {Frontiers in education},
number = {6},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
address = {Lausanne, Schweiz},
issn = {2504-284X},
doi = {10.3389/feduc.2021.722169},
pages = {1 -- 10},
year = {2021},
abstract = {This study investigates the relationship between teacher quality and teachers' engagement in professional development (PD) activities using data on 229 German secondary school mathematics teachers. We assessed different aspects of teacher quality (e.g. professional knowledge, instructional quality) using a variety of measures, including standardised tests of teachers' content knowledge, to determine what characteristics are associated with high participation in PD. The results show that teachers with higher scores for teacher quality variables take part in more content-focused PD than teachers with lower scores for these variables. This suggests that teacher learning may be subject to a Matthew effect, whereby more proficient teachers benefit more from PD than less proficient teachers.},
language = {en}
}
@article{LiBuenningKaiseretal.2022,
author = {Li, Jianghong and B{\"u}nning, Mareike and Kaiser, Till and Hipp, Lena},
title = {Who suffered most?},
series = {Journal of family research},
volume = {34},
journal = {Journal of family research},
number = {1},
publisher = {University of Bamberg Press},
address = {Bamberg},
issn = {2699-2337},
doi = {10.20377/jfr-704},
pages = {281 -- 309},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Objective: This study examines gender and socioeconomic inequalities in parental psychological wellbeing (parenting stress and psychological distress) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Background: The dramatic shift of childcare and schooling responsibility from formal institutions to private households during the pandemic has put families under enormous stress and raised concerns about caregivers' health and wellbeing. Despite the overwhelming media attention to families' wellbeing, to date limited research has examined parenting stress and parental psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in Germany. Method: We analyzed four waves of panel data (N= 1,771) from an opt-in online survey, which was conducted between March 2020 and April 2021. Multivariable OLS regressions were used to estimate variations in the pandemic's effects on parenting stress and psychological distress by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Results: Overall, levels of parenting stress and psychological distress increased during the pandemic. During the first and third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, mothers, parents with children younger than 11 years, parents with two or more children, parents working from home as well as parents with financial insecurity experienced higher parenting stress than other sociodemographic groups. Moreover, women, respondents with lower incomes, single parents, and parents with younger children experienced higher levels of psychological distress than other groups. Conclusion: Gender and socioeconomic inequalities in parents' psychological wellbeing increased among the study participants during the pandemic.},
language = {en}
}
@article{VerchStollHadzicetal.2021,
author = {Verch, Ronald and Stoll, Josefine and Hadzic, Miralem and Quarmby, Andrew James and V{\"o}ller, Heinz},
title = {Whole-Body EMS Superimposed Walking and Nordic Walking on a Treadmill—Determination of Exercise Intensity to Conventional Exercise},
series = {Frontiers in physiology / Frontiers Research Foundation},
volume = {12},
journal = {Frontiers in physiology / Frontiers Research Foundation},
publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation},
address = {Lausanne, Schweiz},
issn = {1664-042X},
doi = {10.3389/fphys.2021.715417},
pages = {1 -- 9},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) is an increasingly popular training method and has become the focus of research in recent years. New EMS devices offer a wide range of mobile applications for whole-body EMS (WB-EMS) training, e.g., the intensification of dynamic low-intensity endurance exercises through WB-EMS. The present study aimed to determine the differences in exercise intensity between WB-EMS-superimposed and conventional walking (EMS-CW), and CON and WB-EMS-superimposed Nordic walking (WB-EMS-NW) during a treadmill test. Eleven participants (52.0 ± years; 85.9 ± 7.4 kg, 182 ± 6 cm, BMI 25.9 ± 2.2 kg/m2) performed a 10 min treadmill test at a given velocity (6.5 km/h) in four different test situations, walking (W) and Nordic walking (NW) in both conventional and WB-EMS superimposed. Oxygen uptake in absolute (VO2) and relative to body weight (rel. VO2), lactate, and the rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured before and after the test. WB-EMS intensity was adjusted individually according to the feedback of the participant. The descriptive statistics were given in mean ± SD. For the statistical analyses, one-factorial ANOVA for repeated measures and two-factorial ANOVA [factors include EMS, W/NW, and factor combination (EMS*W/NW)] were performed (α = 0.05). Significant effects were found for EMS and W/NW factors for the outcome variables VO2 (EMS: p = 0.006, r = 0.736; W/NW: p < 0.001, r = 0.870), relative VO2 (EMS: p < 0.001, r = 0.850; W/NW: p < 0.001, r = 0.937), and lactate (EMS: p = 0.003, r = 0.771; w/NW: p = 0.003, r = 0.764) and both the factors produced higher results. However, the difference in VO2 and relative VO2 is within the range of biological variability of ± 12\%. The factor combination EMS*W/NW is statistically non-significant for all three variables. WB-EMS resulted in the higher RPE values (p = 0.035, r = 0.613), RPE differences for W/NW and EMS*W/NW were not significant. The current study results indicate that WB-EMS influences the parameters of exercise intensity. The impact on exercise intensity and the clinical relevance of WB-EMS-superimposed walking (WB-EMS-W) exercise is questionable because of the marginal differences in the outcome variables.},
language = {en}
}
@article{BetaGovYochelis2020,
author = {Beta, Carsten and Gov, Nir S. and Yochelis, Arik},
title = {Why a Large-Scale Mode Can Be Essential for Understanding Intracellular Actin Waves},
series = {Cells},
volume = {9},
journal = {Cells},
number = {6},
publisher = {MDPI},
address = {Basel},
issn = {2073-4409},
doi = {10.3390/cells9061533},
pages = {18},
year = {2020},
abstract = {During the last decade, intracellular actin waves have attracted much attention due to their essential role in various cellular functions, ranging from motility to cytokinesis. Experimental methods have advanced significantly and can capture the dynamics of actin waves over a large range of spatio-temporal scales. However, the corresponding coarse-grained theory mostly avoids the full complexity of this multi-scale phenomenon. In this perspective, we focus on a minimal continuum model of activator-inhibitor type and highlight the qualitative role of mass conservation, which is typically overlooked. Specifically, our interest is to connect between the mathematical mechanisms of pattern formation in the presence of a large-scale mode, due to mass conservation, and distinct behaviors of actin waves.},
language = {en}
}
@article{GluecklerHerzschuhKruseetal.2021,
author = {Gl{\"u}ckler, Ramesh and Herzschuh, Ulrike and Kruse, Stefan and Andreev, Andrei and Vyse, Stuart Andrew and Winkler, Bettina and Biskaborn, Boris and Pestryakova, Luidmila Agafyevna and Dietze, Elisabeth},
title = {Wildfire history of the boreal forest of south-western Yakutia (Siberia) over the last two millennia documented by a lake-sediment charcoal record},
series = {Biogeosciences : BG / European Geosciences Union},
volume = {18},
journal = {Biogeosciences : BG / European Geosciences Union},
number = {13},
publisher = {Copernicus},
address = {G{\"o}ttingen},
issn = {1726-4170},
doi = {10.5194/bg-18-4185-2021},
pages = {4185 -- 4209},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Wildfires, as a key disturbance in forest ecosystems, are shaping the world's boreal landscapes. Changes in fire regimes are closely linked to a wide array of environmental factors, such as vegetation composition, climate change, and human activity. Arctic and boreal regions and, in particular, Siberian boreal forests are experiencing rising air and ground temperatures with the subsequent degradation of permafrost soils leading to shifts in tree cover and species composition. Compared to the boreal zones of North America or Europe, little is known about how such environmental changes might influence long-term fire regimes in Russia. The larch-dominated eastern Siberian deciduous boreal forests differ markedly from the composition of other boreal forests, yet data about past fire regimes remain sparse. Here, we present a high-resolution macroscopic charcoal record from lacustrine sediments of Lake Khamra (southwest Yakutia, Siberia) spanning the last ca. 2200 years, including information about charcoal particle sizes and morphotypes. Our results reveal a phase of increased charcoal accumulation between 600 and 900 CE, indicative of relatively high amounts of burnt biomass and high fire frequencies. This is followed by an almost 900-year-long period of low charcoal accumulation without significant peaks likely corresponding to cooler climate conditions. After 1750 CE fire frequencies and the relative amount of biomass burnt start to increase again, coinciding with a warming climate and increased anthropogenic land development after Russian colonization. In the 20th century, total charcoal accumulation decreases again to very low levels despite higher fire frequency, potentially reflecting a change in fire management strategies and/or a shift of the fire regime towards more frequent but smaller fires. A similar pattern for different charcoal morphotypes and comparison to a pollen and non-pollen palynomorph (NPP) record from the same sediment core indicate that broad-scale changes in vegetation composition were probably not a major driver of recorded fire regime changes. Instead, the fire regime of the last two millennia at Lake Khamra seems to be controlled mainly by a combination of short-term climate variability and anthropogenic fire ignition and suppression.},
language = {en}
}
@article{RusakTanentzapKlugetal.2018,
author = {Rusak, James A. and Tanentzap, Andrew J. and Klug, Jennifer L. and Rose, Kevin C. and Hendricks, Susan P. and Jennings, Eleanor and Laas, Alo and Pierson, Donald C. and Ryder, Elizabeth and Smyth, Robyn L. and White, D. S. and Winslow, Luke A. and Adrian, Rita and Arvola, Lauri and de Eyto, Elvira and Feuchtmayr, Heidrun and Honti, Mark and Istvanovics, Vera and Jones, Ian D. and McBride, Chris G. and Schmidt, Silke Regina and Seekell, David and Staehr, Peter A. and Guangwei, Zhu},
title = {Wind and trophic status explain within and among-lake variability of algal biomass},
series = {Limnology and oceanography letters / ASLO, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography},
volume = {3},
journal = {Limnology and oceanography letters / ASLO, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography},
number = {6},
publisher = {Wiley},
address = {Hoboken},
issn = {2378-2242},
doi = {10.1002/lol2.10093},
pages = {409 -- 418},
year = {2018},
abstract = {Phytoplankton biomass and production regulates key aspects of freshwater ecosystems yet its variability and subsequent predictability is poorly understood. We estimated within-lake variation in biomass using high-frequency chlorophyll fluorescence data from 18 globally distributed lakes. We tested how variation in fluorescence at monthly, daily, and hourly scales was related to high-frequency variability of wind, water temperature, and radiation within lakes as well as productivity and physical attributes among lakes. Within lakes, monthly variation dominated, but combined daily and hourly variation were equivalent to that expressed monthly. Among lakes, biomass variability increased with trophic status while, within-lake biomass variation increased with increasing variability in wind speed. Our results highlight the benefits of high-frequency chlorophyll monitoring and suggest that predicted changes associated with climate, as well as ongoing cultural eutrophication, are likely to substantially increase the temporal variability of algal biomass and thus the predictability of the services it provides.},
language = {en}
}
@article{WergerBergmannWeberetal.2020,
author = {Werger, Luise and Bergmann, Joana and Weber, Ewald and Heinze, Johannes},
title = {Wind intensity affects fine root morphological traits with consequences for plant-soil feedback effects},
series = {Annals of Botany Plants},
volume = {12},
journal = {Annals of Botany Plants},
number = {5},
publisher = {Oxford University Press},
address = {Oxford},
issn = {2041-2851},
doi = {10.1093/aobpla/plaa050},
pages = {12},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Wind influences the development, architecture and morphology of plant roots and may modify subsequent interactions between plants and soil (plant-soil feedbacks—PSFs). However, information on wind effects on fine root morphology is scarce and the extent to which wind changes plant-soil interactions remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the effects of two wind intensity levels by manipulating surrounding vegetation height in a grassland PSF field experiment. We grew four common plant species (two grasses and two non-leguminous forbs) with soil biota either previously conditioned by these or other species and tested the effect of wind on root:shoot ratio, fine root morphological traits as well as the outcome for PSFs. Wind intensity did not affect biomass allocation (i.e. root:shoot ratio) in any species. However, fine-root morphology of all species changed under high wind intensity. High wind intensity increased specific root length and surface area and decreased root tissue density, especially in the two grasses. Similarly, the direction of PSFs changed under high wind intensity in all four species, but differences in biomass production on the different soils between high and low wind intensity were marginal and most pronounced when comparing grasses with forbs. Because soils did not differ in plant-available nor total nutrient content, the results suggest that wind-induced changes in root morphology have the potential to influence plant-soil interactions. Linking wind-induced changes in fine-root morphology to effects on PSF improves our understanding of plant-soil interactions under changing environmental conditions.},
language = {en}
}
@article{VoigtKaiserLooketal.2022,
author = {Voigt, Christian C. and Kaiser, Klara and Look, Samantha and Scharnweber, Inga Kristin and Scholz, Carolin},
title = {Wind turbines without curtailment produce large numbers of bat fatalities throughout their lifetime},
series = {Global ecology and conservation},
volume = {37},
journal = {Global ecology and conservation},
publisher = {Elsevier},
address = {Amsterdam},
issn = {2351-9894},
doi = {10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02149},
pages = {10},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Bats are protected by national and international legislation in European countries, yet many species, particularly migratory aerial insectivores, collide with wind turbines which counteracts conservation efforts. Within the European Union it is legally required to curtail the operation of wind turbines at periods of high bat activity, yet this is not practiced at old wind turbines. Based on data from the national carcass repository in Germany and from our own carcass searches at a wind park with three turbines west of Berlin, we evaluated the magnitude of bat casualties at old, potentially poor-sited wind turbines operating without curtailment. We report 88 documented bat carcasses collected by various searchers over the 20-year operation period of this wind park from 2001 to 2021. Common noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) and common pipistrelles (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) were most often found dead at these turbines. Our search campaign in August and September 2021 yielded a total of 18 carcasses. We estimated that at least 209 bats were likely killed during our field survey, yielding more than 70 casualties/wind turbine or 39 casualties/ MW in two months. Since our campaign covered only part of the migration season, we consider this value as an underestimate. The 20-year period of the wind park emphasises the substantial impact old turbines may have on bat individuals and populations when operating without curtailments. We call for reconsidering the operation procedures of old wind turbines to stop the continuous loss of bats in Germany and other countries where turbine curtailments are even less practiced than in Germany.},
language = {en}
}
@article{FernandezFernandezMoyaRamonSantosRosaetal.2021,
author = {Fernandez-Fernandez, Jaime and Moya-Ramon, Manuel and Santos-Rosa, Francisco Javier and Gantois, Petrus and Nakamura, Fabio Yuzo and Sanz-Rivas, David and Granacher, Urs},
title = {Within-session sequence of the tennis serve training in youth elite players},
series = {International journal of environmental research and public health},
volume = {18},
journal = {International journal of environmental research and public health},
number = {1},
publisher = {MDPI},
address = {Basel},
issn = {1660-4601},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph18010244},
pages = {15},
year = {2021},
abstract = {The influence of muscular fatigue on tennis serve performance within regular training sessions is unclear. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the within-session sequence of the tennis serve in youth tennis. Twenty-five young male (14.9 +/- 0.9 years) and female (14.5 +/- 0.9 years) players participated in this within-subject crossover study, and they were randomly but sex-matched assigned to different training sequences (serve exercise before tennis training (BTS) or after tennis training (ATS)). Pre- and post-tests included serve velocity performance and accuracy, shoulder strength, and range-of-motion (ROM) performance (internal/external rotation). Results showed that after one week of serve training conducted following the ATS sequence, significant decreases were found in serve performance (e.g., speed and accuracy), with standardized differences ranging from d = 0.29 to 1.13, as well as the shoulder function (strength [d = 0.20 to 1.0] and ROM [d = 0.17 to 0.31]) in both female and male players, compared to the BTS sequence. Based on the present findings, it appears more effective to implement serve training before the regular tennis training in youth players. If applied after training, excessive levels of fatigue may cause shoulder imbalances that could be related to an increased injury risk.},
language = {en}
}
@misc{AmbosBockGeneussetal.2024,
author = {Ambos, Kai and Bock, Stefanie and Geneuss, Julia and Jeßberger, Florian and Kreß, Claus and Oeter, Stefan and Paulus, Andreas and Talmon, Stefan and Zimmermann, Andreas},
title = {Without fear or favour},
series = {Verfassungsblog : on matters constitutional},
journal = {Verfassungsblog : on matters constitutional},
publisher = {Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH},
address = {Berlin},
issn = {2366-7044},
doi = {10.59704/eea458648230c9df},
pages = {5},
year = {2024},
language = {en}
}
@article{SauermannHoehle2018,
author = {Sauermann, Antje and H{\"o}hle, Barbara},
title = {Word order in German child language and child-directed speech},
series = {Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics},
volume = {3},
journal = {Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics},
number = {1},
publisher = {Ubiquity Press LTD},
address = {London},
issn = {2397-1835},
doi = {10.5334/gjgl.281},
pages = {32},
year = {2018},
abstract = {We report two corpus analyses to examine the impact of animacy, definiteness, givenness and type of referring expression on the ordering of double objects in the spontaneous speech of German-speaking two- to four-year-old children and the child-directed speech of their mothers. The first corpus analysis revealed that definiteness, givenness and type of referring expression influenced word order variation in child language and child-directed speech when the type of referring expression distinguished between pronouns and lexical noun phrases. These results correspond to previous child language studies in English (e.g., de Marneffe et al. 2012). Extending the scope of previous studies, our second corpus analysis examined the role of different pronoun types on word order. It revealed that word order in child language and child-directed speech was predictable from the types of pronouns used. Different types of pronouns were associated with different sentence positions but also showed a strong correlation to givenness and definiteness. Yet, the distinction between pronoun types diminished the effects of givenness so that givenness had an independent impact on word order only in child-directed speech but not in child language. Our results support a multi-factorial approach to word order in German. Moreover, they underline the strong impact of the type of referring expression on word order and suggest that it plays a crucial role in the acquisition of the factors influencing word order variation.},
language = {en}
}
@article{EiteljoergeAdamElsneretal.2019,
author = {Eiteljoerge, Sarah F. V. and Adam, Maurits and Elsner, Birgit and Mani, Nivedita},
title = {Word-object and action-object association learning across early development},
series = {PLoS one},
volume = {14},
journal = {PLoS one},
number = {8},
publisher = {PLoS},
address = {San Fransisco},
issn = {1932-6203},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0220317},
pages = {22},
year = {2019},
abstract = {Successful communication often involves comprehension of both spoken language and observed actions with and without objects. Even very young infants can learn associations between actions and objects as well as between words and objects. However, in daily life, children are usually confronted with both kinds of input simultaneously. Choosing the critical information to attend to in such situations might help children structure the input, and thereby, allow for successful learning. In the current study, we therefore, investigated the developmental time course of children's and adults' word and action learning when given the opportunity to learn both word-object and action-object associations for the same object. All participants went through a learning phase and a test phase. In the learning phase, they were presented with two novel objects which were associated with a distinct novel name (e.g., "Look, a Tanu") and a distinct novel action (e.g., moving up and down while tilting sideways). In the test phase, participants were presented with both objects on screen in a baseline phase, then either heard one of the two labels or saw one of the two actions in a prime phase, and then saw the two objects again on screen in a recognition phase. Throughout the trial, participants' target looking was recorded to investigate whether participants looked at the target object upon hearing its label or seeing its action, and thus, would show learning of the word-object and action-object associations. Growth curve analyses revealed that 12-month-olds showed modest learning of action-object associations, 36-month-olds learned word-object associations, and adults learned word-object and action-object associations. These results highlight how children attend to the different information types from the two modalities through which communication is addressed to them. Over time, with increased exposure to systematic word-object mappings, children attend less to action-object mappings, with the latter potentially being mediated by word-object learning even in adulthood. Thus, choosing between different kinds of input that may be more relevant in their rich environment encompassing different modalities might help learning at different points in development.},
language = {en}
}
@article{BoschDeCesareDemskeetal.2023,
author = {Bosch, Sina and De Cesare, Ilaria and Demske, Ulrike and Felser, Claudia},
title = {Word-order variation and coherence in German infinitival complementation},
series = {The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics},
volume = {26},
journal = {The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics},
number = {1},
publisher = {Springer},
address = {New York},
issn = {1572-8552},
doi = {10.1007/s10828-023-09140-8},
pages = {43},
year = {2023},
abstract = {This study provides a synthesis of corpus-based and experimental investigations of word-order preferences in German infinitival complementation. We carried out a systematic analysis of present-day German corpora to establish frequency distributions of different word-order options: extraposition, intraposition, and 'third construction'. We then examined, firstly, whether and to what extent corpus frequencies and processing economy constraints can predict the acceptability of these three word-order variants, and whether subject raising and subject control verbs form clearly distinguishable subclasses of infinitive-embedding verbs in terms of their word-order behaviour. Secondly, our study looks into the issue of coherence by comparing acceptability ratings for monoclausal coherent and biclausal incoherent construals of intraposed infinitives, and by examining whether a biclausal incoherent analysis gives rise to local and/or global processing difficulty. Taken together, our results revealed that (i) whilst the extraposition pattern consistently wins out over all other word-order variants for control verbs, neither frequency nor processing-based approaches to word-order variation can account for the acceptability of low-frequency variants, (ii) there is considerable verb-specific variation regarding word-order preferences both between and within the two sets of raising and control verbs under investigation, and (iii) although monoclausal coherent intraposition is rated above biclausal incoherent intraposition, the latter is not any more difficult to process than the former. Our findings indicate that frequency of occurrence and processing-related constraints interact with idiosyncratic lexical properties of individual verbs in determining German speakers' structural preferences.},
language = {en}
}
@article{NobariMahmoudzadehKhaliliDencheZamoranoetal.2022,
author = {Nobari, Hadi and Mahmoudzadeh Khalili, Sara and Denche Zamorano, Angel Manuel and Bowman, Thomas G. and Granacher, Urs},
title = {Workload is associated with the occurrence of non-contact injuries in professional male soccer players: A pilot study},
series = {Frontiers in Psychology},
journal = {Frontiers in Psychology},
publisher = {Frontiers},
address = {Lausanne, Schweiz},
issn = {1664-1078},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2022.925722},
pages = {1 -- 9},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Injuries in professional soccer are a significant concern for teams, and they are caused amongst others by high training load. This cohort study describes the relationship between workload parameters and the occurrence of non-contact injuries, during weeks with high and low workload in professional soccer players throughout the season. Twenty-one professional soccer players aged 28.3 ± 3.9 yrs. who competed in the Iranian Persian Gulf Pro League participated in this 48-week study. The external load was monitored using global positioning system (GPS, GPSPORTS Systems Pty Ltd) and the type of injury was documented daily by the team's medical staff. Odds ratio (OR) and relative risk (RR) were calculated for non-contact injuries for high- and low-load weeks according to acute (AW), chronic (CW), acute to chronic workload ratio (ACWR), and AW variation (Δ-Acute) values. By using Poisson distribution, the interval between previous and new injuries were estimated. Overall, 12 non-contact injuries occurred during high load and 9 during low load weeks. Based on the variables ACWR and Δ-AW, there was a significantly increased risk of sustaining non-contact injuries (p < 0.05) during high-load weeks for ACWR (OR: 4.67), and Δ-AW (OR: 4.07). Finally, the expected time between injuries was significantly shorter in high load weeks for ACWR [1.25 vs. 3.33, rate ratio time (RRT)] and Δ-AW (1.33 vs. 3.45, RRT) respectively, compared to low load weeks. The risk of sustaining injuries was significantly larger during high workload weeks for ACWR, and Δ-AW compared with low workload weeks. The observed high OR in high load weeks indicate that there is a significant relationship between workload and occurrence of non-contact injuries. The predicted time to new injuries is shorter in high load weeks compared to low load weeks. Therefore, the frequency of injuries is higher during high load weeks for ACWR and Δ-AW. ACWR and Δ-AW appear to be good indicators for estimating the injury risk, and the time interval between injuries.},
language = {en}
}
@incollection{Zimmermann2021,
author = {Zimmermann, Andreas},
title = {Would the world be a better place if one were to adopt a European approach to state immunity?},
series = {Remedies against immunity?},
volume = {297},
booktitle = {Remedies against immunity?},
editor = {Volpe, Valentina and Peters, Anne and Battini, Stefano},
publisher = {Springer},
address = {Berlin ; Heidelberg},
isbn = {978-3-662-62303-9},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-662-62304-6_12},
pages = {219 -- 233},
year = {2021},
abstract = {This chapter argues not only that there is no European Sonderweg (or 'special way') when it comes to the law of state immunity but that there ought not to be one. Debates within The Hague Conference on Private International Law in the late 1990s and those leading to the adoption of the 2002 UN Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States, as well as the development of the EU Brussels Regulation on Jurisdiction and Enforcement, as amended in 2015, all demonstrate that state immunity was not meant to be limited by such treaties but 'safeguarded'. Likewise, there is no proof that regional European customary law limits state immunity when it comes to ius cogens violations, as Italy and (partly) Greece are the only European states denying state immunity in such cases while the European Court of Human Rights has, time and again, upheld a broad concept of state immunity. It therefore seems unlikely that in the foreseeable future a specific European customary law norm on state immunity will develop, especially given the lack of participation in such practice by those states most concerned by the matter, including Germany. This chapter considers the possible legal implications of the jurisprudence of the Italian Constitutional Court for European military operations (if such operations went beyond peacekeeping). These implications would mainly depend on the question of attribution: if one where to assume that acts undertaken within the framework of military operations led by the EU were to be, at least also, attributable to the troop-contributing member states, the respective troop-contributing state would be entitled to enjoy state immunity exactly to the same degree as in any kind of unilateral military operations. Additionally, some possible perspectives beyond Sentenza 238/2014 are examined, in particular concerning the redress awarded by domestic courts 'as long as' neither the German nor the international system grant equivalent protection to the victims of serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during World War II. In the author's opinion, strengthening the jurisdiction of international courts and tribunals, bringing interstate cases for damages before the International Court of Justice, as well as providing for claims commissions where individual compensation might be sought for violations of international humanitarian law would be more useful and appropriate mechanisms than denying state immunity.},
language = {en}
}
@article{KayhanHeilKwisthoutetal.2019,
author = {Kayhan, Ezgi and Heil, Lieke and Kwisthout, Johan and van Rooij, Iris and Hunnius, Sabine and Bekkering, Harold},
title = {Young children integrate current observations, priors and agent information to predict others' actions},
series = {PLOS ONE / Public Library of Science},
volume = {14},
journal = {PLOS ONE / Public Library of Science},
number = {5},
publisher = {PLOS},
address = {San Fransisco},
issn = {1932-6203},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0200976},
pages = {16},
year = {2019},
abstract = {From early on in life, children are able to use information from their environment to form predictions about events. For instance, they can use statistical information about a population to predict the sample drawn from that population and infer an agent's preferences from systematic violations of random sampling. We investigated whether and how young children infer an agent's sampling biases. Moreover, we examined whether pupil data of toddlers follow the predictions of a computational model based on the causal Bayesian network formalization of predictive processing. We formalized three hypotheses about how different explanatory variables (i.e., prior probabilities, current observations, and agent characteristics) are used to predict others' actions. We measured pupillary responses as a behavioral marker of 'prediction errors' (i.e., the perceived mismatch between what one's model of an agent predicts and what the agent actually does). Pupillary responses of 24-month-olds, but not 18-month-olds, showed that young children integrated information about current observations, priors and agents to make predictions about agents and their actions. These findings shed light on the mechanisms behind toddlers' inferences about agent-caused events. To our knowledge, this is the first study in which young children's pupillary responses are used as markers of prediction errors, which were qualitatively compared to the predictions by a computational model based on the causal Bayesian network formalization of predictive processing.},
language = {en}
}
@article{KilercikUcalSerdaretal.2022,
author = {Kilercik, Meltem and Ucal, Yasemin and Serdar, Muhittin and Serteser, Mustafa and Ozpinar, Aysel and Schweigert, Florian J.},
title = {Zinc protoporphyrin levels in COVID-19 are indicative of iron deficiency and potential predictor of disease severity},
series = {PLoS ONE},
volume = {17},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
number = {2},
publisher = {PLOS},
address = {San Francisco, California, US},
issn = {1932-6203},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0262487},
pages = {16},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has a severe impact on all aspects of patient care. Among the numerous biomarkers of potential validity for diagnostic and clinical management of COVID-19 are biomarkers at the interface of iron metabolism and inflammation. Methods The follow-up study included 54 hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 with a moderate and severe/critical form of the disease. Iron deficiency specific biomarkers such as iron, ferritin, transferrin receptor, hepcidin, and zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) as well as relevant markers of inflammation were evaluated twice: in the first five days when the patient was admitted to the hospital and during five to 15 days; and their validity to diagnose iron deficiency was further assessed. The regression and Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) analyses were performed to evaluate the prognosis and determine the probability for predicting the severity of the disease in the first five days of COVID-19. Results Based on hemoglobin values, anemia was observed in 21 of 54 patients. Of all iron deficiency anemia-related markers, only ZnPP was significantly elevated (P<0.001) in the anemic group. When patients were grouped according to the severity of disease, slight differences in hemoglobin or other anemia-related parameters could be observed. However, the levels of ZnPP were significantly increased in the severely ill group of patients. The ratio of ZnPP to lymphocyte count (ZnPP/L) had a discrimination power stronger than the neutrophil to lymphocyte count ratio (N/L) to determine disease severity. Additionally, only two markers were independently associated with the severity of COVID-19 in logistic regression analysis; D-dimer (OR (5.606)(95\% CI 1.019-30.867)) and ZnPP/L ratio (OR (74.313) (95\% CI 1.081-5108.103)). Conclusions For the first time ZnPP in COVID-19 patients were reported in this study. Among all iron-related markers tested, ZnPP was the only one that was associated with anemia as based on hemoglobin. The increase in ZnPP might indicate that the underlying cause of anemia in COVID-19 patients is not only due to the inflammation but also of nutritional origin. Additionally, the ZnPP/L ratio might be a valid prognostic marker for the severity of COVID-19.},
language = {en}
}
@article{Lampart2023,
author = {Lampart, Fabian},
title = {Zukunftswissen?},
series = {Kellers Welten : Territorien - Ordnungen - Zirkulatione},
volume = {3},
journal = {Kellers Welten : Territorien - Ordnungen - Zirkulatione},
editor = {Meixner, Sebastian and Keller, Sophie and K{\"o}nig, Andreas and Walser, Seraina},
publisher = {de Gruyter},
address = {Berlin, Boston},
isbn = {978-3-11-072242-0},
doi = {10.1515/9783110722857-014},
pages = {219 -- 233},
year = {2023},
language = {de}
}
@article{BuergerPfisterBronstert2021,
author = {B{\"u}rger, Gerd and Pfister, Angela and Bronstert, Axel},
title = {Zunehmende Starkregenintensit{\"a}ten als Folge der Klimaerw{\"a}rmung},
series = {Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung : HyWa = Hydrology and water resources management, Germany / Hrsg.: Fachverwaltungen des Bundes und der L{\"a}nder},
volume = {65},
journal = {Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung : HyWa = Hydrology and water resources management, Germany / Hrsg.: Fachverwaltungen des Bundes und der L{\"a}nder},
number = {6},
publisher = {Bundesanst. f{\"u}r Gew{\"a}sserkunde},
address = {Koblenz},
issn = {1439-1783},
doi = {10.5675/HyWa_2021.6_1},
pages = {262 -- 271},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Extreme rainfall events of short duration in the range of hours and below are increasingly coming into focus due to the resulting damage from flash floods and also due to their possible intensification by anthropogenic climate change. The current study investigates possible trends in heavy rainfall intensities for stations from Swiss and Austrian alpine regions as well as for the Emscher-Lippe area in North Rhine-Westphalia on the basis of partly very long (> 50 years) and temporally highly resolved time series (<= 15 minutes). It becomes clear that there is an increase in extreme rainfall intensities, which can be well explained by the warming of the regional climate: the analyses of long-term trends in exceedance counts and return levels show considerable uncertainties, but are in the order of 30 \% increase per century. In addition, based on an "average" climate simulation for the 21st century, this paper describes a projection for extreme precipitation intensities at very high temporal resolution for a number of stations in the Emscher-Lippe region. A coupled spatial and temporal "downscaling" is applied, the key innovation of which is the consideration of the dependence of local rainfall intensity on air temperature. This procedure involves two steps: First, large-scale climate fields at daily resolution are statistically linked by regression to station temperature and precipitation values (spatial downscaling). In the second step, these station values are disaggregated to a temporal resolution of 10 minutes using a so-called multiplicative stochastic cascade model (MC) (temporal downscaling). The novel, temperature-sensitive variant additionally considers air temperature as an explanatory variable for precipitation intensities. Thus, the higher atmospheric moisture content expected with warming, which results from the Clausius-Clapeyron (CC) relationship, is included in the temporal downscaling.
For the statistical evaluation of the extreme short-term precipitation, the upper quantiles (99.9 \%), exceedance counts (P > 5mm), and 3-yr return levels of the <= 15-min duration step has been used. Only by adding temperature is the observed temperature observed of the extreme quantiles ("CC scaling") well reproduced. When comparing observed data and present-day simulations of the model cascade, the temperature-sensitive procedure shows consistent results. Compared to trends in recent decades, similar or even larger increases in extreme intensities are projected for the future. This is remarkable in that these appear to be driven primarily by local temperature, as the projected trends in daily precipitation values are negligible for this region.},
language = {de}
}
@article{BreternitzLehmannBarnettetal.2019,
author = {Breternitz, Joachim and Lehmann, Frederike and Barnett, Sarah A. and Nowell, Harriott and Schorr, Susan},
title = {Zur Rolle der Iodid-Methylammonium-Interaktion in der Ferroelektrizit{\"a}t in CH3NH3PbI3},
series = {Angewandte Chemie},
volume = {132},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie},
number = {1},
publisher = {John Wiley \& Sons, Inc.},
address = {New Jersey},
pages = {5},
year = {2019},
abstract = {Ihre außergew{\"o}hnlich hohen Konversionseffizienzen von {\"u}ber 20 \% und die einfache Zellherstellung machen Hybridperowskite zu heißen Kandidaten f{\"u}r alternative Solarzellenmaterialien. CH3NH3PbI3 als Archetyp dieser Materialklasse besitzt außergew{\"o}hnliche Eigenschaften wie eine sehr effiziente Umwandlung von Solarenergie, wobei besonders Ferroelektrizit{\"a}t als m{\"o}gliche Erkl{\"a}rung in den Fokus ger{\"u}ckt ist. Diese erfordert allerdings eine nicht-zentrosymmetrische Kristallstruktur als notwendige Voraussetzung. Wir stellen hier eine Erkl{\"a}rung des Symmetriebruchs in diesem Material auf kristallographischem, d. h. fernordnungs-basiertem, Wege vor. W{\"a}hrend das Molek{\"u}lkation CH3NH3+ intrinsisch polar ist, ist es extrem fehlgeordnet und kann deshalb nicht die einzige Erkl{\"a}rung darstellen. Es verzerrt allerdings das umgebende Kristallgitter und ruft dadurch eine Verschiebung der Iod-Atome von den zentrosymmetrischen Positionen hervor.},
language = {de}
}