cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Breathable Dry Silver/Silver Chloride Electronic Textile Electrodes for Electrodermal Activity Monitoring
Creators: name: Haddad, Peter A.
name: Servati, Amir
name: Soltanian, Saeid
name: Ko, Frank K.
name: Servati, Peyman
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: The focus of this study is to design and integrate silver/silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) electronic textile (e-textile) electrodes into different textile substrates to evaluate their ability to monitor electrodermal activity (EDA). Ag/AgCl e-textiles were stitched into woven textiles of cotton, nylon, and polyester to function as EDA monitoring electrodes. EDA stimulus responses detected by dry e-textile electrodes at various locations on the hand were compared to the EDA signals collected by dry solid Ag/AgCl electrodes. 4-h EDA data with e-textile and clinically conventional rigid electrodes were compared in relation to skin surface temperature. The woven cotton textile substrate with e-textile electrodes (0.12 cm² surface area, 0.40 cm distance) was the optimal material to detect the EDA stimulus responses with the highest average Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.913 ± 0.041 when placed on the distal phalanx of the middle finger. In addition, differences with EDA waveforms recorded on various fingers were observed. Trends of long-term measurements showed that skin surface temperature affected EDA signals recorded by non-breathable electrodes more than when e-textile electrodes were used. The effective design criteria outlined for e-textile electrodes can promote the development of comfortable and unobtrusive EDA monitoring systems, which can help improve our knowledge of the human neurological system.
Verfahren zur Beurteilung und Festlegung von lärmmindernden Flugstrecken
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Fluglärm
subject: Fluglärmminderung
subject: Fluglärmbewertung
subject: Flugverkehr
subject: Lärm
subject: Transport

description: Zur Verbesserung der Fluglärmsituation wurde 2007 durch eine Änderung des § 32 des Luftverkehrsgesetzes festgelegt, dass das Umweltbundesamt bei der Festlegung von Flugrouten und -verfahren zu beteiligen ist. Bisher stützte sich die Bewertung von Vorschlägen zur Änderung von Flugrouten primär auf operationelle und sicherheitsrelevante Kriterien. Von den Fluglärm-Betroffenen wurde in den letzten Jahren geringe Transparenz des Bewertungsverfahrens und unzureichende Berücksichtigung des Lärmschutzes kritisiert. Im Rahmen dieser Studie soll in Vorschlag für ein verbessertes Beurteilungsverfahren ausgearbeitet werden, das diesen Kritikpunkten Rechnung trägt. Zunächst wird in der Studie auf die gesetzlichen Grundlagen und das derzeitige Verfahren zur Festlegung von Flugrouten und -verfahren eingegangen. Dabei werden die beteiligten Akteure ebenso vorgestellt wie Fallbeispiele, um die aktuellen Aktivitäten und Urteile zu verdeutlichen. An- und Abflugverfahren und deren Potential zur Minderung von Fluglärm werden erläutert und in Einblick in die aktuellen Bewertungskriterien und -verfahren vermittelt. Eine Vergleichsanalyse von international anerkannten Bewertungsverfahren dient der Ermittlung von "Best Practice"-Beispielen. Zudem werden aktuelle Tendenzen und Entwicklungen in die Studie einbezogen. Schwerpunkt dieser Studie ist die Ermittlung eines Kriterienkatalogs, der die verschiedenen kapazitiven, umweltbezogenen und operationellen Aspekte vereint. In dem entwickelten 5-phasigen Modell zur Bewertung von Flugrouten wird eine eindeutige Definition der Kriterien getroffen. Die quantitative Einteilung und Normierung der Aspekte ist entscheidend, um eine objektive Beurteilung zu gewährleisten. Die Bewertungsmethode stützt sich auf den Züricher Fluglärmindex. Abschließend wird die praktische Anwendung anhand eines Beispiels erläutert.
description: Bei der Festlegung von Flugrouten wurden bisher vor allem operationelle und sicherheitsbezogene Kriterien beachtet. Fluglärmgegner kritisieren auch eine geringe Transparenz des Bewertungsverfahrens und geringe Beachtung des Lärmschutzes.  In dieser Studie werden die wichtigsten kapazitiven, umweltbezogenen und operationellen Kriterien erörtert und mit einem quantitativen Verfahren bewertet.
Sciendo, docendo, curando - Ulm University magazine, Nr. 01/January 2016
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Ulm University
subject: DDC 050 / General serial publications
subject: Research; Ulm
subject: Universities; Germany; Ulm
subject: Universität Ulm

description: First issue of Ulm University´s English-language magazine, published in January 2016
Biota monitoring under the Water Framework Directive: On tissue choice and fish species selection
Creators: name: Fliedner, Annette
name: Koschorreck, Jan
name: Rüdel, Heinz
name: Lohmann, Nina
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018

description: The study addresses the topic of suitable matrices for chemical analysis in fish monitoring and discusses the effects of data normalization in the context of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). Differences between species are considered by comparing three frequently monitored species of different trophic levels, i.e., chub (Squalius cephalus, nâ€¯=â€¯28), (bream, Abramis brama, nâ€¯=â€¯11), and perch (Perca fluviatilis, n = 19) sampled in the German Danube. The WFD priority substances dioxins, furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCDD/F + dl-PCB), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), ÎÌ-hexabromocyclododecane (ÎÌ-HBCDD), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), mercury (Hg), and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as well as non-dioxin-like (ndl)-PCB were analyzed separately in fillet and carcass and whole body concentrations were calculated. Hg was analyzed in individual fish fillets and carcasses, all other substances were determined in pool samples, which were compiled on the basis of fish size (3 chub pools, 1 bream pool, 2 perch pools). The data were normalized to 5% lipid weight (or 26% dry mass in the case of Hg and PFOS) for comparison between matrices and species. Hg concentrations were generally higher in fillet than in whole fish (mean whole fish-to-fillet ratio: 0.7) whereas all other substances were mostly higher in whole fish. In the case of lipophilic substances these differences leveled after lipid normalization. Significant correlations (pâ€¯â ¤â€¯.05) were detected between Hg and fish weight and age. Hg concentrations varied least among younger fish. PCDD/F, dl-PCB, ndl-PCB, PBDE, ÎÌ-HBCDD and HCB correlated significantly (pâ€¯â ¤â€¯.05) with lipid concentrations. Fillet-to-whole fish conversion equations and/or conversion factors were derived for all substances except ÎÌ-HCBDD. Although more data also for individual fish would be desirable the results are nevertheless a step on the way to translate fillet concentrations of priority substances to whole fish concentrations. © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Phenomenology of Adherence to Asthma Medication in Young Adults
Creators: name: Al Wadhahi, Amal
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Asthma is a significant public health problem worldwide that affects a large number of people of different ages. It is the cause for major burden of illness encompassing premature death, health economics, and drop in quality of life of adults with asthma. Adherence to asthma medications is commonly poor and it is the primary cause for the worsening health outcomes for patients with asthma. Worldwide, qualitative investigations that examine the adherence of young adults (18-34 years) to their asthma medication are limited. This research explored the phenomenon of adherence from the perspective of young adults with asthma in Melbourne Australia.
Conventional partial pancreatoduodenectomy versus an extended pancreatoduodenectomy (triangle operation) for pancreatic head cancers—study protocol for the randomised controlled TRIANGLE trial
Creators: name: Heger, Patrick
name: Hackert, Thilo
name: Diener, Markus K.
name: Feißt, Manuel
name: Klose, Christina
name: Dörr-Harim, Colette
name: Möhlenbrock, Friedhelm
name: Büchler, Markus W.
name: Mihaljevic, André Leopold
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Randomised controlled trial
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Pancreas; Cancer
subject: Pancreatic neoplasms
subject: Pancreaticoduodenectomy
subject: Pancreatic ducts
subject: Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs
subject: Duodenopankreatektomie
subject: Ductus pancreaticus

description: Background Pancreatic ductal carcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth most frequent cause of cancer-related death in the Western world, and its incidence is rising. In patients that undergo curative resection, local recurrence (LR) is frequent. A recently described surgical technique of extended pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) termed the TRIANGLE operation has been proposed as a promising approach to reduce LR and improve disease-free survival in PDAC patients. Methods The TRIANGLE trial is a multicentre confirmatory randomised controlled superiority trial with two parallel study groups. A total of 270 patients with suspected or histologically confirmed pancreatic head cancer scheduled for PD will be included in the trial and randomly assigned to the intervention group (extended PD defined as Inoue level 3 dissection along the superior mesenteric and celiac artery as well as removal of all soft tissue in the so-called triangle between the celiac artery, the SMA and the mesenterico-portal axis) or the control group (conventional PD with lymphadenectomy and removal of soft tissue according to current guidelines). The primary endpoint of the trial will be the disease-free survival of patients. Other perioperative outcomes as well as oncological parameters and patient-reported outcomes will be analysed as secondary outcomes. Discussion Despite multimodal treatment, LR remains high and disease-free survival is limited following PD for PDAC. The TRIANGLE operation could address these shortcomings of conventional PD as indicated in several retrospective studies. However, this technique could be associated with more adverse events for patients including intractable diarrhoea. The TRIANGLE trial will close the evidence gap as well as offer a risk-benefit assessment of this more radical approach to PD. Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00030576 (UTN U1111-1243-4412) 19th December 2022.
Briefverzeichnis zum Nachlass Joseph Anton Felix von Balthasar
Creators: name: Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek Luzern
Publisher: name: Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek Luzern
Year: 2024
Subjects: Nachlass
Balthasar, Joseph Anton Felix <>

description: Findbuch zum Nachlass Joseph Anton Felix von Balthasar
Der Nachlass umfasst Unterlagen zur Person, Briefe, Materialien zum Werk, Diverses, Arbeiten, Kollektaneen, Werke
Umfang: 5.6 Lfm
description: Standort: [ZHB] Sempacherstrasse / Luzern (Tresor BB), Signatur: Ms.252.4
title: Patología de espacio perirrenal
Creators: name: Navarro-Sanchis, Eugenio
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: Anatomy
subject: Kidney
subject: CT

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
1) Recordar la anatomía del espacio perirrenal,
sus límites y contenido,
que condicionan la diferente patología que se localiza en este espacio. 2) Dar a conocer la diversa patología del espacio perirrenal y las características de cada entidad....
The role of sex-related functional brain differences in the predisposition to psychosis
Creators: name: Gaillard, Alexandra
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Some evidence suggests that an individuals’ sex may affect their executive control abilities, however the current literature is inconclusive. This research explored the influence of sex on the neurobiological and cognitive mechanisms of executive control. The findings provide insight into the magnitude of sex differences on the performance of executive control tasks, as well as the underlying brain processes that may be involved. This thesis improves the understanding of sex differences and will inform research on neuropsychiatric illness where sex differences are prevalent, such as schizophrenia.
Bahnhöfe und Stadtentwicklung - Großprojekte oder behutsame Erneuerung?
Creators: name: Monheim, Heiner
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: DDC 320 / Political science
subject: Cities and towns; Development
subject: Bahnhof
subject: Großprojekt
subject: Online-Publikation
subject: Ringvorlesung
subject: Stadtentwicklung
subject: Stuttgart 21
subject: Verkehrspolitik

description: Prof. Monheim vertritt in Trier an der Universität das Fachgebiet Raumentwicklung und Landesplanung seit 1995. Er hat vorher 10 Jahre im Landesministerium für Stadtentwicklung und Verkehr des Landes NRW gearbeitet und war davor 10 Jahre lang im Städtebau- und Raumordnungsministerium des Bundes bzw. dessen wissenschaftlicher Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landeskunde und Raumordnung als Referatsleiter tätig (heißt heute BBSR, Sitz in Bonn). Prof. Monheim hat im Jahr 2007 eine Studie über die Rolle von Großprojekten in der Verkehrspolitik veröffentlicht (in: Monheim/ Zöpel (Hg.): Raum für Zukunft. Essen). Dabei analysiert er kritisch die Transrapid- und ICE-Hochgeschwindigkeitsplanungen sowie die kommunalen U-Bahn-Projekte und die Großbahnhofsplanungen der 21er Serie. Behandelt werden die Renaissance der Bahnhöfe, das Wechselspiel von Bahn- und Stadtentwicklung, der Kontrast von behutsamer, bestandsorientierter, kleinteiliger Stadtentwicklung und Stadterneuerung und überdimensionierter, pharaonenhafter Großprojektstadtentwicklung. Am Rande wird auch auf die Partizipations- und Legitimationsfragen des konkreten Projekts S 21 eingegangen.
Automatic vs. human recognition of pain intensity from facial expression on the X-ITE pain database
Creators: name: Othman, Ehsan
name: Werner, Philipp
name: Saxen, Frerk
name: Al-Hamadi, Ayoub
name: Gruss, Sascha
name: Walter, Steffen
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: pain recognition
subject: CNN
subject: multi task learning
subject: random forest
subject: DDC 620 / Engineering & allied operations
subject: Facial expression
subject: Mimik

description: Prior work on automated methods demonstrated that it is possible to recognize pain intensity from frontal faces in videos, while there is an assumption that humans are very adept at this task compared to machines. In this paper, we investigate whether such an assumption is correct by comparing the results achieved by two human observers with the results achieved by a Random Forest classifier (RFc) baseline model (called RFc-BL) and by three proposed automated models. The first proposed model is a Random Forest classifying descriptors of Action Unit (AU) time series; the second is a modified MobileNetV2 CNN classifying face images that combine three points in time; and the third is a custom deep network combining two CNN branches using the same input as for MobileNetV2 plus knowledge of the RFc. We conduct experiments with X-ITE phasic pain database, which comprises videotaped responses to heat and electrical pain stimuli, each of three intensities. Distinguishing these six stimulation types plus no stimulation was the main 7-class classification task for the human observers and automated approaches. Further, we conducted reduced 5-class and 3-class classification experiments, applied Multi-task learning, and a newly suggested sample weighting method. Experimental results show that the pain assessments of the human observers are significantly better than guessing and perform better than the automatic baseline approach (RFc-BL) by about 1%; however, the human performance is quite poor due to the challenge that pain that is ethically allowed to be induced in experimental studies often does not show up in facial reaction. We discovered that downweighting those samples during training improves the performance for all samples. The proposed RFc and two-CNNs models (using the proposed sample weighting) significantly outperformed the human observer by about 6% and 7%, respectively.
title: FLIMB: fluorescence lifetime microendoscopy for metabolic and functional imaging of femoral marrow at subcellular resolution
Creators: name: Fiedler, Alexander F.
name: Leben, Ruth
name: Stürmer, Herbert
name: Günther, Robert
name: Matthys, Romano
name: Nützi, Reto
name: Hauser, Anja E.
name: Niesner, Raluca A.
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: cellular dynamics
classificationCode: 500
subject: Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik

description: Intravital imaging of bone marrow provides a unique opportunity to study cellular dynamics and their interaction with the tissue microenvironment, which governs cell functions and metabolic profiles. To optically access the deep marrow of long bones, we previously developed a microendoscopy system for longitudinal two-photon fluorescence imaging of the murine femur. However, this does not provide information on cell functions or metabolism, for which quantification fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) has proven to be a versatile tool. We present and characterize FLIMB, an adapted GRIN-based microendoscopic system capable of performing reliable, co-registered TCSPC-based two-photon excited FLIM and fluorescence imaging in the femur of fluorescent reporter mice, at sub-cellular resolution. Using FLIMB, we demonstrate metabolic imaging via NAD(P)H-FLIM and intracellular Ca2+ signaling via FRET-FLIM in immune cell subsets, in the femoral marrow. This method retains the power to study molecular mechanisms underlying various cell functions in tissue context thus providing new insights into bone biology.
title: Bultos y bultitos: Diagnóstico ecográfico de la Patología del proceso vaginal
Creators: name: Soto Verdugo, Verónica
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Paediatric
subject: Genital / Reproductive system male
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Computer Applications-Detection, diagnosis
subject: Screening
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Pathology
subject: Congenital
subject: Hernia

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
• La amplia utilización de los US ha permitido aumentar la detección de la patología escrtotal,
siendo la mayor parte alteraciones extratesticulares y originadas en la túnica vaginal.
La túnica vaginal debe cerrarse durante el desarrollo...
Alterations in resting state networks following in utero SSRI exposure in the neonatal brain
Creators: name: Rotem‐Kohavi, Naama
name: Williams, Lynne J.
name: Virji-Babul, Naznin
name: Bjornson, Bruce H.
name: Brain, Ursula
name: Werker, Janet Feldman, 1951-
name: Grunau, Ruth E.
name: Miller, Steven P.
name: Oberlander, Tim F.
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2019

description: Background: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly used to treat depression during pregnancy. SSRIs cross the placenta, inhibit serotonin (5HT) reuptake, thereby altering central fetal 5HT signaling. Both prenatal maternal mood disturbances and in utero SSRIs have been associated with altered fetal and infant behavior. Advances in resting-state (rs)fMRI have identified resting-state networks (RSNs) in newborns reflecting functional capacity of auditory and visual networks providing opportunities to examine the impact of early experience on neurodevelopment. We sought to examine the effect of in utero SSRI exposure on neonatal RSN functional organization, accounting for prenatal maternal mood symptoms. We hypothesized that prenatal SSRI-exposure would affect neonatal RSN development independent of prenatal maternal mood disturbances. Methods: Non-exposed (n = 33) and SSRI-exposed (n = 20) 6-day-old neonates underwent (rs)fMRI scan. Clinician-rated, maternal prenatal mood (Hamilton Rating Scales for Depression (HAM-D) and self-report Pregnancy Experiences Scale (PES) were completed during third trimester. Independent component analysis (ICA) was used to extract twenty-two RSNs. Results: SSRI-exposed neonates had higher blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signal in auditory RSN compared with non-exposed neonates, P=0.033 (corrected for multiple comparisons), controlling for maternal mood disturbances and self-reported pregnancy experiences. Conclusions: Increased functional connectivity in auditory RSN in neonates with in utero SSRI exposure, independent of maternal mood disturbances and pregnancy negative experiences, may offer an insight into the functional organization origins of shifts in language perception and altered language development previously reported in infants and children with prenatal SSRI exposure.
Diagnostic Confidence of Run-Off CT-Angiography as the Primary Diagnostic Imaging Modality in Patients Presenting with Acute or Chronic Peripheral Arterial Disease
Creators: name: Werncke, Thomas
name: Ringe, Kristina Imeen
name: Falck, Christian Von
name: Kruschewski, Martin
name: Wacker, Frank
name: Meyer, Bernhard Christian
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Objectives To investigate the reliability of CT-angiography of the lower extremities (run-off CTA) to derive a treatment decision in patients with acute and chronic peripheral artery disease (PAD). Materials and Methods 314 patients referred for run-off CTA were includ-ed in this retrospective study. First, diagnostic confidence of run-off CTA to derive a treat-ment decision was assessed in an interdisciplinary vascular conference using a 2 point scale (sufficient or not sufficient diagnostic confidence) and compared with the image quality eval-uated by two readers in consensus in four different levels (abdominopelvic, thigh, calf, foot arteries). Second, reliability of treatment decision was verified in all patients undergoing re-vascularization therapy. Results Diagnostic confidence of run-off CTA to derive a treatment deci-sion was sufficient in all patients with acute and in 97% of patients (215/221) with chronic PAD, whereas the rate of run-off CTA with non-diagnostic image quality was considerably higher in the calf and foot level (acute vs. chronic; calf: 28% vs.17%; foot: 52% vs. 20%). Reliability of treatment decision was superior for patients with chronic (123/133 = 92%) than for patients with acute PAD (64/78 = 82%, P = 0.02). Conclusion Run-off CTA is a reliable imaging modality for primary diag-nostic work-up of patients with acute and chronic PAD.
title: Trasplante pancreático: Revisión de complicaciones.
Creators: name: Requena Santos, Maria
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: Anatomy
subject: Pancreas
subject: CT-Angiography
subject: Ultrasound-Colour Doppler
subject: Surgery
subject: Transplantation

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
1-El conocimiento de la anatomía del injerto pancreático y del procedimiento quirúrgico es básico para una correcta interpretación de los hallazgos radiológicos.
El objetivo es conocer la técnica quirúrgica del trasplante pancreático en...
title: Open reaction-diffusion systems: bridging probabilistic theory and simulations across scales
Creators: name: Del Razo, Mauricio J.
name: Kostre, Margarita
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: multiscale reaction-diffusion
subject: particle-based reaction-diffusion
subject: chemical diffusion master equation
subject: open system
subject: mean field limit
subject: multiscale reaction-diffusion simulation
subject: complex systems in multiple scales
classificationCode: 530
subject: Physik

description: Reaction-diffusion processes are the foundational model for a diverse range of complex systems, ranging from biochemical reactions to social agent-based phenomena. The underlying dynamics of these systems occur at the individual particle/agent level, and in realistic applications, they often display interaction with their environment through energy or material exchange with a reservoir. This requires intricate mathematical considerations, especially in the case of material exchange since the varying number of particles/agents results in 'on-the-fly' modification of the system dimension. In this work, we first overview the probabilistic description of reaction-diffusion processes at the particle level, which readily handles varying number of particles. We then extend this model to consistently incorporate interactions with macroscopic material reservoirs. Based on the resulting expressions, we bridge the probabilistic description with macroscopic concentration-based descriptions for linear and nonlinear reaction-diffusion systems, as well as for an archetypal open reaction-diffusion system. Using these mathematical bridges across scales, we finally develop numerical schemes for open reaction-diffusion systems, which we implement in two illustrative examples. This work establishes a methodological workflow to bridge particle-based probabilistic descriptions with macroscopic concentration-based descriptions of reaction-diffusion in open settings, laying the foundations for a multiscale theoretical framework upon which to construct theory and simulation schemes that are consistent across scales.
Environmental impacts on biogenic emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Creators: name: Grote, Rüdiger
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: biogenic VOC
subject: BVOC
subject: volatile organic hydrocarbons
subject: troposheric ozone
subject: creation of aerosols
subject: Air

description: Die vorliegende Literaturstudie fasst den Stand des Wissens über die Funktionen, Triebkräfte, und Auswirkungen von biogenen VOCs zusammen. Insbesondere wird untersucht, welche Einflüsse zusätzlich zu Temperatur und Strahlung - welche seit langem bekannt sind und in Modellen abgebildet werden können - als bedeutsam angesehen werden. Dies sind vor allem ein direktes Einwirken von Luftschadstoffen und Trockenheit, sowie indirekte Faktoren wie das Auftreten von Insekten. Von allen diesen Einflüssen wird erwartet, dass sie sich im Rahmen des Klimawandels und der Luftreinhaltepolitik ändern. Allerdings wird keine dieser Triebkräfte in regionalen Emissionsabschätzungen berücksichtigt. Existierende Ansätze, die Wirkung des Trockenstresses in Modellen abzubilden vernachlässigen artspezifische Unterschiede und Veränderungen in der Zusammensetzung der Emissionen. Zusätzlich wird untersucht, inwiefern sich die existierenden Unsicherheiten bei der Bestimmung biogener Emissionen auf die Abschätzung der Luftqualität und des regionalen Klimas auswirken. Entsprechende Informationen aus der Literatur sind jedoch kaum verfügbar. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: This review summarizes the current knowledge about functions, drivers and impacts of biogenic VOCs. A particular focus is put on influencing factors other than direct temperature and radiation, which are known to be positively correlated with emissions and which are conventionally used for modelling the release of VOCs. Reactive air pollutants, drought stress and interaction with insects and diseases have been identified as major additional driving forces. However, none of these are currently considered in regional emission inventories. Nevertheless, first attempts have been made to implement drought stress as a linear relation to relative available soil water, disregarding differences in species and plant types as well as shifting compound composition. In addition, it is investigated how the existing uncertainty in determining biogenic emissions is influencing the estimation of air quality and regional climate. However, literature information on this is rudimentary and inconclusive. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: Volatile organic hydrocarbons, which are released to the atmosphere by plants (biogenic ⁠VOC⁠, BVOC), have large influence on atmospheric chemistry and thus air quality. They are beside nitrogen oxides and anthropogenic VOC eminent precursors for tropospheric ozone and may also foster the creation of aerosols. This literature review summarizes the current knowledge about functions, drivers and impacts of BVOC and analyses which environmental factors influence their formation.
title: Resonancia magnética y Tomografía computarizada multidetector en la evaluación del colesteatoma del oído medio.
Creators: name: Fernández Taranilla, María Teresa
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: Ear / Nose / Throat
subject: CT
subject: MR
subject: Complications
subject: Surgery
subject: Inflammation
subject: Pathology

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Revisar el papel de los hallazgos radiológicos de la TCMD y la RM en el diagnóstico,
valoración de complicaciones y seguimiento postquirúrgico del colesteatoma de oído medio. Valorar las ventajas y limitaciones de las nuevas técnicas de imagen...
The role of NR2A- and NR2B-containing NMDA receptors in innate anxiety
Creators: name: Li, Xuesheng
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Biology, Neuroscience.

description: Anxiety disorders are very common mental health diseases affecting millions of people worldwide and cost billions of dollars in medical care each year. However, the exact biological mechanism underlying the occurrence of anxiety disorders is still not clear. Accumulating studies have shown that N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) type of glutamate receptors (NMDARs) are involved in anxiety disorders in animal models, but the roles of NR2A- and NR2B-containing NMDARs in anxiety disorders remain controversial, and it is completely unknown whether NMDAR-mediated LTP or LTD are involved in anxiety disorders. This project was designed to further investigate the roles of NR2A- and NR2B-containing NMDARs and NMDAR-mediated LTP and LTD in anxiety disorders. The effects of NR2A specific antagonist NVP-AAM077 (1.2mg/kg and 2.4mg/kg), NR2B specific antagonists Ro25-6981 (6mg/kg) and ifenprodil (5mg/kg), and LTD blocking peptides Tat-G1uR2-3Y and Tat-NR2B9c (1.5mumol/kg) were assessed with Elevated Plus-Maze (EPM) and/or modified Novelty Suppressed Feeding (NSF) tests in rats. The effect of bilateral infusion of Ro25-6981 (100muM, 1mu1) into the basolateral amygdaloid nuclei (BLA) was also examined. Our results showed that NVP-AAM077 and LTD-blocking peptides produced no significant effects on innate anxiety both in the EPM and NSF tests. Systemic administration of Ro25-6981 and ifenprodil produced anxiogenic effect, whereas intra-BLA injection of Ro25-6981 produced anxiolytic effect in the EPM test. These results reveal that NR2A-containing NMDARs and NMDAR-mediated LTP are not involved in anxiety disorders, and that NR2B-containing NMDARs play an important role in the development of anxiety disorders through an unknown pathway other than LTD production.
title: Voltage detected single spin dynamics in diamond at ambient conditions
Creators: name: Trofimov, Sergei
name: Lips, Klaus
name: Naydenov, Boris
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Electronic properties and materials
subject: Magnetic properties and materials
subject: Qubits
classificationCode: 530
subject: Physik

description: Defect centres in crystals like diamond or silicon find a wide application in quantum technology, where the detection and control of their quantum states is crucial for their implementation as quantum sensors and qubits. The quantum information is usually encoded in the spin state of these defect centres, but they also often possess a charge which is typically not utilized. We report here the detection of elementary charges bound to single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centres several nanometres below the diamond surface using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) under laser illumination. Moreover, the measured signal depends on the NV’s electron spin state, thus allowing to perform a non-optical single spin readout, a technique we refer to as “Surface Voltage Detected Magnetic Resonance” (SVDMR). Our method opens a way of coherent spin dynamics detection for quantum sensing applications and could be potentially applied to other solid state systems. We believe that this voltage-based readout would help to simplify the design of devices for quantum technology.
Rolling Versus Closed Group Treatment of Sexual Offenders
Creators: name: Stevenson, Emily
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Sexual offending has serious consequences for victims and communities. For decades, research has been concerned with evaluating whether sexual offender treatment programs have the capacity to reduce reoffending, with a number of meta-analyses indicating that sexual offender treatment works. The aim of this study was to explore outcomes for two variations of group treatment delivery, rolling and closed group programs, in relation to within-treatment change, treatment completion, and recidivism. Results show no difference in outcomes by group type. Correctional services can therefore choose the group variant with confidence that outcomes are comparable.
Investigating the role of MafK subnuclear relocalization during erythroid differentiation
Creators: name: Awan, Zeshawn
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: MafK, a transcription factor that regulates beta-globin gene expression, undergoes subnuclear relocalization from heterochromatic to euchromatic regions during erythroid differentiation. As a first step to deciphering the role of MafK subnuclear relocalization, we investigated the characteristics of MafK heterochromatic localization before differentiation. Immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry experiments indicate that MafK exists as a homodimer in the heterochromatic fraction, distinguishing it from MafK at the beta-globin locus. Immunofluorescence microscopy results demonstrate that a functional DNA-binding domain is necessary for MafK heterochromatic targeting. Native chromatin immunoprecipitation and quantitative PCR results suggest that MafK localizes to heterochromatin by binding pericentromeric major satellite DNA. A bioinformatics search for known Maf recognition elements indicates that pericentromeric heterochromatin contains novel MafK binding site(s). Our results support a role for subnuclear relocalization in regulating the spatial distribution and local concentration of MafK, presumably as an additional level of control over beta-globin gene expression, during erythroid differentiation.
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a guided internet- and mobile-based depression intervention for individuals with chronic back pain: protocol of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: Lin, Jiaxi
name: Sander, Lasse
name: Paganini, Sarah
name: Schlicker, Sandra
name: Ebert, David Daniel
name: Berking, Matthias
name: Bengel, Jürgen
name: Nobis, Stephanie
name: Lehr, Dirk
name: Mittag, Oskar
name: Riper, Heleen
name: Baumeister, Harald
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: chronic back pain (CBP)
subject: mobile-based interventions (IMI)
subject: acceptance facilitating intervention
subject: behavioral activation treatments
subject: comorbid mental-disorders
subject: oswestry disability index
subject: primary-care patients
subject: quality-of-life
subject: psychological treatments
subject: ill patients
subject: metaanalysis
subject: efficacy
subject: DDC 150 / Psychology
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health
subject: Depression
subject: Back pain
subject: Mental disorders
subject: Comorbidity
subject: Quality of life
subject: Rückenschmerz
subject: Depression
subject: Sekundärkrankheit
subject: Lebensqualität

description: Introduction: Depression often co-occurs with chronic back pain (CBP). Internet and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) might be a promising approach for effectively treating depression in this patient group. In the present study, we will evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a guided depression IMI for individuals with CBP (eSano BackCare-D) integrated into orthopaedic healthcare. Methods and analysis: In this multicentre randomised controlled trial of parallel design, the groups eSano BackCare-D versus treatment as usual will be compared. 210 participants with CBP and diagnosed depression will be recruited subsequent to orthopaedic rehabilitation care. Assessments will be conducted prior to randomisation and 9 weeks (post-treatment) and 6 months after randomisation. The primary outcome is depression severity (Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression-17). Secondary outcomes are depression remission and response, health-related quality of life, pain intensity, pain-related disability, self-efficacy and work capacity. Demographic and medical variables as well as internet affinity, intervention adherence, intervention satisfaction and negative effects will also be assessed. Data will be analysed on an intention-to-treat basis with additional per-protocol analyses. Moreover, a cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis will be conducted from a societal perspective after 6 months. Ethics and dissemination: All procedures are approved by the ethics committee of the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg and the data security committee of the German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung). The results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented on international conferences. Trial registration number: DRKS00009272; Pre-results.
title: A Coalition for Change? Role Orientations in the 12th Parliament of Botswana
Creators: name: Osei, Anja
name: Seabo, Batlang
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Botswana
subject: parliament
subject: parliamentary reforms
subject: role orientations
subject: coalition for change
classificationCode: 320
subject: Politikwissenschaft

description: Botswana’s parliamentary democracy features a weak parliament that is ineffective in law making and executive oversight. Conventional explanations emphasise a dominant party system that emerged following independence, lack of operational independence from the executive, and the poor capacity of parliament as factors that undermine its effectiveness. Using a novel dataset that is based on interviews with Members of Parliament (MPs) on a wide range of issues, including their role orientations, this article tests several interrelated hypotheses to investigate whether there is an emerging coalition for change. The article finds that there is a group of opposition MPs that constitutes a coalition for change because they are reform oriented, discuss parliamentary affairs and exercise executive oversight. We argue that this coalition for change is marked by a connected communication structure. The study furthers our understanding of the functioning of parliament as a core institution of Botswana’s democracy.
Klimawandel und Pollenallergie:Wie können Städte und Kommunen allergene Pflanzen im öffentlichen Raum reduzieren?
Creators: name: Bergmann, Karl-Christian
name: Straff, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015

description: Der Klimawandel führt zu Veränderungen der Pollenexposition der Bevölkerung. Besonders betroffen sind davon unter anderem Pollenallergiker, die auf Haselnuss, Erle und Birke reagieren, denn diese Bäume blühen früher im Jahr und produzieren Pollen in tendenziell höheren Konzentrationen. Dieser Trend verstärkt sich durch die Neuanpflanzung allergener Baumarten in Städten. Bisher gibt es in Deutschland keine Empfehlung zur Neupflanzung von Bäumen im öffentlichen Raum, die Rücksicht auf die Belange von Pollenallergikern nimmt. Vorgelegt wird hier ein Vorschlag, welche Baumarten bei Anpflanzungen in Städten zu vermeiden sind, um einer weiteren Erhöhung der Menge an Baumpollen gerade im Lebensraum vieler Menschen mit Allergien vorzubeugen. Beigefügt ist außerdem eine Auflistung allergologisch unbedenklicher Baumsorten, die aus diesem Grund zur Anpflanzung geeignet wären.
Quelle: UMID : Umwelt und Mensch - Informationsdienst ; Umwelt & Gesundheit, Umweltmedizin, Verbraucherschutz. - Berlin.S. 5
description: The climate change leads to changes in pollen exposure of the population. In particular, allergic individuals who react to the pollen of hazelnut, alder and birch are affected because these appear earlier in the year and tend to be in higher concentrations. This trend is reinforced by the new planting of allergenic tree species in cities. Up to now there is no recommendation in Germany for the new planting of trees in public spaces which considers the needs of pollen allergy sufferers. Here we propose which tree species should be avoided for new plantations in towns. Following these considerations could prevent a further increase in the amount of allergenic tree pollen. A list of allergologic safe tree species suitable for cultivation is also added.
UMID : Umwelt und Mensch - Informationsdienst ; Umwelt & Gesundheit, Umweltmedizin, Verbraucherschutz. - Berlin.S. 5
Supplementary document for Observation of rogue events in non-Markovian light - 4662763.pdf
Creators: name: Frostig, Hadas
name: de Lima, Itamar Silva
name: Fischer, Robert
name: Sheinfux, Hanan Herzig
name: Silberberg, Yaron
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary information
Symmetrizing matrices.
Creators: name: Desautels, E. J.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1963
Subjects: subject: Mathematics.

description: A symmetrizing matrix of an arbitrary n-square matrix M is defined as an n-square symmetric matrix B such that BM = M'B. Elementary properties of symmetrizing matrices are established, and an interpretation of a symmetrizing matrix B of M is given with B as the representation of a scalar-product, not necessarily positive definite, with respect to which the arbitrary matrix M, symmetrized by B, represents a self-adjoint operator. Some basic concepts of linear algebra are discussed, leading to a complete derivation of the Jordan canonical form theorem. By considering an arbitrary square matrix in its Jordan canonical form, a complete solution of the symmetrization problem is given, arriving at the results of M. Marcus and N. A. Khan [Pacific J. Math., 10 (1960) 1337-1346]. For the class of nonderogatory matrices it is shown that the symmetrizing matrices are congruent to direct sums of persymmetric matrices. Examples are given of symmetrizing matrices for a companion matrix. References are provided for the construction of symmetrizing matrices of arbitrary matrices.
title: Ultrasonographic examination of the patellar ligament after capsular and fascial imbrication for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs
Creators: name: Candela Andrade, Mario
name: Hoffmann, Senta Maria
name: Slunsky, Pavel
name: Rus Aznar, Ignacio De
name: Brunnberg, Leo
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: knee
subject: sonography
subject: canine
subject: anterior
subject: surgery
classificationCode: 630
subject: Landwirtschaft und verwandte Bereiche

description: Introduction: Cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture is the most common orthopedic condition in dogs, with many surgical options available for its treatment. Thickening of the patellar ligament after capsular and fascial imbrication (CFI) is a frequently reported complication, but its clinical significance remains unclear. Method: This prospective study evaluated patellar ligament structural and thickness changes after CCL repair using CFI. Forty-six dogs with CCL ruptures treated at the Small Animal Clinic of Freie Universität Berlin between July 2013 and April 2015 were included. Clinical, radiographic, and sonographic assessments were performed pre-surgery and at 2–3 months and 8–10 months post-surgery. Parameters assessed included lameness scores, joint effusion, stability, extension pain, muscular atrophy, and arthritis. Uninjured contralateral joints from 20 dogs served as controls. Results: Postoperative improvements included reduced lameness scores, joint effusion, instability, and extension pain. Patellar ligament thickness increased from 1.6 mm pre-surgery to 5.4 mm at 2–3 months, then decreased to 3.9 mm by 8–10 months. Structural changes peaked at the first follow-up (52.9%) and decreased by the second (6.4%). No significant correlations were found between ligament changes and clinical outcomes, patient demographics, or adjunct treatments like NSAIDs or physical therapy. Conclusion: Patellar ligament alterations following CFI appear temporary and largely unrelated to clinical signs, patient factors, or treatment variables. These findings suggest that such changes do not significantly impact postoperative outcomes, underscoring the reliability of CFI as a treatment option for CCL rupture in dogs.
Three-dimensional super-resolution longitudinal magnetization spot arrays
Creators: name: Nie, Zhong Quan
name: Lin, Han
name: Liu, Xiao Fei
name: Zhai, Ai Ping
name: Tian, Yan Ting
name: Wang, Wen Jie
name: Li, Dong Yu
name: Ding, Wei Qiang
name: Zhang, Xue Ru
name: Song, Ying Lin
name: Jia, Baohua
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We demonstrate an all-optical strategy for realizing spherical three-dimensional (3D) super-resolution (~7phi; 3 /22) spot arrays of pure longitudinal magnetization by exploiting a 4π optical microscopic setup with two high numerical aperture (NA) objective lenses, which focus and interfere two modulated vectorial beams. Multiple phase filters (MPFs) are designed via an analytical approach derived from the vectorial Debye diffraction theory to modulate the two circularly polarized beams. The system is tailored to constructively interfere the longitudinal magnetization components, while simultaneously destructively interfering the azimuthal ones. As a result, the magnetization field is not only purely longitudinal but also super-resolved in all three dimensions. Furthermore, the MPFs can be designed analytically to control the number and locations of the super-resolved magnetization spots to produce both uniform and nonuniform arrays in a 3D volume. Thus, an all-optical control of all the properties of light-induced magnetization spot arrays has been demonstrated for the first time. These results open up broad applications in magnetic-optical devices such as confocal and multifocal magnetic resonance microscopy, 3D ultrahigh-density magneto-optic memory, and light-induced magneto-lithography.
Ultra-Cold Atoms With Synthetic Spin-Orbit Coupling in Two and Three-Dimensions
Creators: name: Hougaard, Christiaan
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In this work we study how a unique form of magnetic interaction influences a system of scattering particles. The interaction arises due to the presence of the quantum mechanical property of particles known as their spin, interfering with the electric field of the atomic core. The behaviour of the system is studied when the scattering can be considered to be both three dimensional and two dimensional. This research provides tools which allow for a better understanding of topological matter; as well as an outline for unique experimental parameters to be investigated, laying groundwork for future experiments, both theoretical and experimental.