cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Assessing Indicators and Limits for a Sustainable Everyday Nutrition
Creators: name: Lukas, Melanie
name: Rohn, Holger
name: Lettenmeier, Michael
name: Liedtke, Christa
name: Wirges, Monika
name: Wiesen, Klaus
name: Schweißinger, Johanna
name: Von Lenthe, Charlotte
Publisher: name: CentMa, Intern Center for Management, Communication, and Research
Year: 2016

description: Human nutrition is responsible for about 30% of the global natural resource use. In order to decrease resource use to a level in line with planetary boundaries, a resource use reduction in the nutrition sector by a factor 2 is suggested. A large untapped potential to increase resource efficiency and improve consumers’ health status is assumed, but valid indicators and general guidelines to assess these impacts and limits can barely be found. Therefore we will have a try to define sustainable limits towards the individuals’ daily diet and therefore stimulate current available scientific debate.
Within the paper an examination of existing indicators and assessment methods is carried out. We set the focus on health indicators, such as energy intake, and environmental indicators, such as the carbon or material footprint. The paper aims to provide first, an assessment of core indicators to explore the sustainability impact of foodstuff, and second, a deeper understanding and a discussion of sustainable limits for those dimensions of food and nutrition. Therefore we will discuss several ecological and health indicators which may be suitable to assess the sustainabilty impact and indicate differences or similarities. As a result it becomes obvious that several ecological indicators “point in the same direction” and therefore a discussion about the variability and the variety of these indicators has to be faced in the future. Further the definition of sustainable levels per indicator is an essential aspect to get an idea about the needed barriers for a sustainable nutrition, by now first steps had been made, but no binding guidelines are available yet. Therefore the paper suggests a few indications to set up sustainable levels for health and environmental indicators, based on the idea to reduce the resource use level up to 30-50% in 2030.
description: Proceedings in Food System Dynamics, 2016: Proceedings in System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks 2016
Pros and Cons of Introducing a Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling for Dairy Products in Germany
Creators: name: Salamon, Petra
name: Weible, Daniela
name: Weber, Sascha
name: Christoph-Schulz, Inken
Publisher: name: CentMa, Intern Center for Management, Communication, and Research
Year: 2016

description: In Germany, different voluntary labelling schemes are in place to describe the origin of dairy products covering varying degrees of binding conditions, for example, brands with geographical information privately defined combined with relatively vague obligations, private label initiatives (e.g., Regionalfenster)1
In contrast to other products, like most meats, fruit and vegetables, provision of information on the country of origin or place of provenance is not mandatory for milk and milk as an ingredient. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers identifies the need to explore the possibility to extend mandatory origin labelling for selected foodstuff categories, i.e. dairy. Thus the EU issued a study aiming to evaluate cost and benefits of introducing a mandatory country of origin labelling (MCOOL) for dairy products (EU Commission, 2015). The study intended to analyse a range of issues covering the need of consumers to be informed, the feasibility of providing mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance, and, an analysis of the measures’ economic implications, including the aspects concerning the common market and likely impacts on international trade.
description: Proceedings in Food System Dynamics, 2016: Proceedings in System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks 2016
Comparative analysis of existing building information modelling (BIM) guides
Creators: name: Keenliside, Susan
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The current approach to development of building information modelling (BIM) guides has catered to each specific client in a unique way. There has been no universal standard format or standardized content employed in the development of these guides from one organization to the next. Conversely, many organizations have pioneered the development of their guides to support the need for standardized methodologies in developing and deploying BIM capability within their organization and/or supported by industry deliverables. Further, published BIM guides around the world define similar or the same terms and concepts in unique ways (and vice versa). The BIM guides project is the first project to leverage existing publications within an open process of consensus standardization, in pursuit of harmonization of concepts, definitions, terms and the organization of how this content is delivered. It uses a review template to capture common metadata fields for comparative analysis within a database. A database of BIM guide information can inform on real-world procedures and requirements from industry. Guidelines are for the user, and this project gives insight and direction to those needing, using and creating BIM guidelines. It is hypothesized that this approach will deliver guides more efficiently, contribute to BIM adoption and standardized use within industry and provide a needed baseline from which the end-user can effectively build their knowledge, skills and abilities.
An image-based data model for subway condition assessment
Creators: name: Dawood, Thikra
name: Zhu, Zhenhua
name: Zayed, Tarek
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: The Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) estimated that transit infrastructure needed a total of 53 Billion Canadian Dollars in 2013. Subway networks form an essential part of the public transportation infrastructure. Several surface defects may develop on subway infrastructure facilities, of which the most commonly identified are cracks, scaling, spalling, delamination, moisture marks, and efflorescence. These distresses participate not only in degrading the structure aesthetically, but in increasing the deterioration mechanisms of its components, taking into account the severe environmental conditions and continuous heavy loads that the structure is subjected to during its service life. High deterioration rates may cause the closure of subway system, therefore condition assessment of subway networks represents a crucial yet challenging task in the sustainability of a sound concrete infrastructure. Visual inspection techniques are considered the principal methods used in the condition evaluation of civil infrastructure. These methods are time-consuming, expensive, and depend inherently on subjective criteria. Several models have been proposed by previous researchers to assess the condition of subway systems. However, all of the developed methods were dependent on the visual inspection reports, hence they lacked the objectivity in quantifying and estimating the severity of defects. Therefore, a robust model that can detect the distresses and compute their severity needs to be developed. This paper defines the details of the recently introduced procedure based on image processing and assessment techniques. A five phased process is presented for accurate condition assessment of subway networks. The developed methodology utilizes data acquisition tools for collecting images of different elements in subway networks. Multiple algorithms are utilized to detect, interpret and measure surface defects, such as binary transformation, histogram equalization, image dilation, and hole filling. A case study from Montreal subway system was used to exemplify the application of the developed method. The results prove the potential benefits of the proposed methodology in identifying and quantifying surface defects. This research concludes the reliability of image-based data model in terms of accuracy, efficiency, and ease of analysis.
Design and development of 3D-CAD engine
Creators: name: Tanaka, Shigenori
name: Froese, Thomas M.
name: Kubota, Satoshi
name: Nakamura, Kenji
name: Monobe, Kantaro
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Civil infrastructure drawing data are normally generated by computer-aided design (CAD) software in the design phase, and are also frequently needed during the construction and maintenance phases. An environment would be provided in which 3D construction information can efficiently and smoothly be used throughout the project lifecycle. Then, a 3D-CAD engine should be developed and operated to create and modify 3D structure information, but Japan’s CAD venders have not had a product of the 3D-CAD software. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to spread 3D-CAD rapidly and at low cost throughout the construction industry in Japan. To achieve this purpose, we designed and developed a 3D-CAD engine. Our research and development made progress step by step with the research, the outline design, the primary design, and the detailed design. To verify the designed algorithm, we developed a prototype. After this we developed a 3D-CAD engine, and also simple 3D-CAD software equipped with this engine.
Testicular Feminization - Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Creators: name: Gala, Foram
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Anatomy
subject: MR
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Congenital

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: female, 19 years
description: Clinical History: 19 yr old female patient presented because of primary amenorrhea with absent pubic hair. She had normal breasts with scanty axillary hair Final Diagnosis: Testicular Feminization - Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Exploring the behavioral pattern of stakeholders in construction projects which used best-value selection
Creators: name: Hasanzadeh, Sogand
name: Esmaeili, Behzad
name: Molenaar, Keith
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Best-value is a procurement method that combine price and non-price factors when selecting a contractor or design-builder. While, several researchers have evaluated the impact of best-value selection on project outcomes—such as cost, schedule, and quality—there are a limited number of studies that qualitatively evaluate the experience of different parties on projects that have been procured through best-value. To address this knowledge gap, this study aims to explore project stakeholders’ experience, team interactions, and behavioral patterns during best-value project execution. To achieve these objectives, three healthcare-construction case studies were selected and in-depth phone interviews were conducted with representatives of owners and contractors. The interviews were transcribed and a content analysis was implemented to explore the relationship between the procurement method and the team’s behavior in those projects. Three themes of team behavior emerged from the study, including innovation, partnering, and problem solving. The results of the interviews indicate that best-value selection encourages innovation, enhances partnering, and facilitates problem solving. The results also demonstrate that the time required to go through contractor selection and project scope development are major challenges of projects procured using best-value selection. To achieve successful completion of a project, one should: provide early project planning that includes clear definition of each party’s responsibilities; provide proper training; involve end users; and provide proper details in request-for-proposals. This research makes a cross comparison between the findings of this study and the existing literature related to best-value. The results of the study provide new insights regarding the team-building process through best-value selection. Furthermore, this study provides a basis for future data collection and quantitative analysis to compare various procurement methods and provides a foundation for exploring team integration in construction projects.
Small villages and their sanitary infrastructure—an unnoticed influence on water quantity and a threat to water quality in headwater catchments
Creators: name: Spill, Caroline
name: Ditzel, Lukas
name: Gaßmann, Matthias
Publisher: name: Universität Kassel
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
subject: nitrate
subject: ammonium
subject: phosphorus
subject: high-frequency data
subject: combined sewer overflow (CSO)
subject: 500
subject: 540
subject: Kläranlage
subject: Nitrate
subject: Ammoniumverbindungen
subject: Phosphor
subject: Wassergüte
subject: Mischkanalisation
subject: Abwasser

description: Gefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEAL
Supplementary document for Optimization of the Conversion Efficiency and Noise Figure of an Optical Frequency Converter based on a Dual-Pump Fiber Phase Sensitive Amplifier - 6107344.pdf
Creators: name: Chatterjee, Debanuj
name: Bouasria, Yousra
name: Goldfarb, Fabienne
name: HASSOUNI, Yassine
name: Bretenaker, Fabien
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
title: Gravity survey in delineating geologic features of interest for deep geothermal use at Campus North of KIT.
Creators: name:  Pavez ,   Maximiliano
name:  Cornejo ,   Natalia
name:  Bauer ,   Florian
name:  Schill ,   Eva
Publisher: name: Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft - Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (DGGV)
Year: 2021

description: The seasonal mismatch of the thermal energy demand can be addressed by thermal energy storage systems of high capacity (e.g. Lee 2013). In this scenario, High-temperatures aquifer thermal energy storage systems (HT-ATES), which commonly supply domestic needs could expand to meet heating or industrial processes demands by storing excess heat. DeepStor is a planned scientific infrastructure that address the demonstration the concept of HT-ATES in former hydrocarbon reservoirs of deep sedimentary rocks. Specifically, the concept development of the use of deep geothermal energy at Campus North (CN) of KIT. The latter is located on the largest known thermal anomaly in Germany (up to 140°C at 2 km depth), and in the central part of the Upper Rhine Graben (URG). In order to improve the understanding of the depleted oil reservoir conditions, a gravity survey is being carried out to support the modeling of geological structures. The gravity data in and around the CN is being acquired in an area of ~10 km2 using a CG-6 Autograv Gravity Meter (Scintrex Ltd) has a measurement range of over 8000 mGals and a resolution of 0.0001 mGal. This enable to study in both detailed local and large scale regional structures. Previous works in the URG have shown that temperatures above 100°C located in the central part of the graben superpose with areas of low values of Bouguer anomaly (Baillieux et al., 2013). On the other hand, the gravity observations on the URG have been interpreted in terms of subsurface density variation due to lithological heterogeneities. The results of the new gravity data at a local scale will improve the understanding of the local lithological heterogeneities and fracture porosity, giving feedback for the improvement of the new geological model in this area.
Scientometrics by Zipf-Mandelbrot distribution on Wikipedia
Creators: name: Brunet, Luc Emile
Publisher: name: R&D Mediation
Year: 2016
Subjects: Datamining
Zipf
Mandelbrot
scientometrics

description: This paper presents an application of the zip-Mandelbrot law to a large (655000) set of scientific publications in Wikipedia. The Zipf-Mandelbrot distribution shows a very good fit to the number of citations versus rank curve.
Neuroprotective role of natural polyphenols: a look to the potentiality of elderberry extracts
Creators: name: Spagnuolo, Carmela
name: Tedesco, Idolo
name: Moccia, Stefania
name: Luigi Russo, Gian
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: Neurodegenerative diseases cause a progressive functional alteration of neuronal systems often resulting in a state of dementia considered one of the most common psychiatric disorders of the elderly. The most common form of dementia is the Alzheimer’s disease (AD), characterized by accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles that causes memory loss and impairment of multiple cognitive functions. The limited effectiveness of current therapies against AD highlights the need to intensify research aimed to develop new agents able to prevent or retard the disease progression.
Polyphenols behave as potential neuroprotective agents since their ability to influence and modulate important cellular processes, such as signaling, proliferation, apoptosis, redox balance, and differentiation. A growing body of evidence suggest that the intake of polyphenols may contribute to counteract the neuronal injuries that trigger neurodegeneration, slowing the progression of the disease. Several studies support the neuroprotective abilities of pure herbal compounds (e.g., green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate, resveratrol, curcumin, quercetin) and extracts enriched in polyphenols. In this contest, we demonstrated that an extract derived from elderberry, Sambucus nigra, possessing elevated polyphenolic content and antioxidant capacity is able to protect neuronal cells against oxidizing agents. In order to reproduce in vitro the characteristics of AD, we differentiated a human neuroblastoma cell line, the IMR-32 and subsequently, cells were treated with Beta amyloid peptide (fragment 25-35) or hydrogen peroxide. The pretreatment of differentiated cells with the Sambucus nigra extract reduced significantly the cell death induced by Aβ and H2O2.
These results represent an initial indication that Sambucus nigra extract may find a space in future clinical trials addressed to prove the preventive and/or therapeutic potential of this natural extract against neurodegenerative disease.
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 4 (2016)
A data analysis framework for optimizing occupant energy use while sustaining indoor environmental quality
Creators: name: Sharmin, Tanzia
name: Gül, Mustafa
name: Al-Hussein, Mohamed
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Sustaining standard indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is a crucial factor in promoting occupant health and comfort, and a significant proportion of a facility’s energy use is directed toward indoor climate control. Meanwhile, because operation of facilities accounts for a large share of the world’s energy consumption, it has warranted increased interest in efforts to design facility energy management systems that reduce energy consumption. In this context, facility managers aim to achieve the optimal balance between occupant comfort and overall energy consumption. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate a framework that assists facility managers in identifying residential occupant activities that influence energy consumption and also ascertaining any correlation or sequential activities patterns and their association with respect to IEQ. This work is facilitated by the installation of various sensors in a case study, the “Stony Mountain Plaza” project in Fort McMurray, Canada. It is expected that the extracted information and strategies acquired from the framework can be implemented within the facility management system to achieve financial, environmental, and health benefits.
title: A Gaussian process regression model to determine solubility of calcium sulfate in aqueous fluids
Creators: name:  Sadighi ,   Ali
name:  Taherdangkooi ,   Reza
name:  Butscher ,   Christoph
Publisher: name: Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft - Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (DGGV)
Year: 2021

description: The swelling of clay-sulfate rocks is a well-known phenomenon often causing threats to the success of different projects, for instance, geothermal drillings triggered swelling and ground heave with dramatic damages in Staufen, Germany. The origin of clay-sulfate swelling is usually explained by physical swelling due to clay expansion combined with chemical swelling associated with the transformation of anhydrite (CaSO4) into gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O). The swelling leads to about 60% of the volume increase of the rock mass. Numerical models simulating rock swelling must consider hydraulic, mechanical, and chemical processes. The simulation of the chemical processes is performed by solving thermodynamic equations usually contributing a significant portion of the overall simulation time. This contribution presents a Gaussian process regression (GPR) model as an alternative approach to determine the solubility of mineral phases, i.e., anhydrite and gypsum, in pore water. The GPR model is developed using the experimental data collected from the literature. The GPR predicts the solubility of the sulfate minerals with a degree of accuracy needed for typical subsurface engineering applications.
Neurotoxins From Marine Dinoflagellates And Diatoms: Source,  Structure and Toxic Effects
Creators: name: Abhisek Mishra
Publisher: name: Bio vet innovator magazine
Year: 2025

description: In recent decades, the occurrence and distribution of harmful algal blooms (HABs) have escalated, resulting in significant economic and public health challenges globally. Certain HAB species produce potent toxins that can contaminate shellfish and marine fish, leading to various seafood poisoning syndromes, including Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP), Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning (NSP), and Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP). The principal culprits diatoms and dinoflagellates produce toxins like saxitoxin, brevetoxins, azaspiracid, and domoic acid, which impact human health through neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms. Specific toxins, such as palytoxins and yessotoxins, reveal complex mechanisms of action, targeting ion channels in neurons. The widespread and increasing toxicity across marine ecosystems poses risks not only to human consumers but also to sea mammals and birds. With the urgency of rapid diagnosis and treatment, as well as prevention measures for algal blooms, understanding these neurotoxins is crucial for future health strategies and potential therapeutic applications.Keywords: Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), Domoic acid, Algal blooms, ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP), amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP), neurotoxic shellfish poisoning(NSP), azaspiracid toxins, yessotoxin, palytoxin
title: Transport mechanisms of hydrothermal convection in faulted sandstone reservoir ----- Implications for kilometer-scale thermal anomalies in Piesberg quarry
Creators: name:  Yan ,   Guoqiang
name:  Egert ,   Robert
name:  Korzani ,   Maziar Gholami
name:  Kohl ,   Thomas
Publisher: name: Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft - Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (DGGV)
Year: 2021

description: A transient 3D model obtained from the Piesberg quarry as an illustrative example is based on idealized structural models that characterize all geological features during Late Jurassic rifting (162 Ma) to infer possible transport mechanisms of fluids leading to the formation of kilometer-scale thermal anomaly. Three-dimensional numerical simulations on hydrothermal convection systems in the faulted sedimentary basins are investigated with the aim to assess the lateral heating capacity of hydrothermal convection systems in faults, using realistic rock properties (widths, inclinations, anisotropic permeabilities, etc.), fault dimensions, and fault intersections patterns and using variable parameter suites to assess the effect of lateral heating derived from hydrothermal convection systems. Three kinds of transport mechanisms of hydrothermal convection have been inferred and the effects of geological conditions on the transport mechanisms of hydrothermal convection in faulted sandstone reservoirs have been discovered. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that the local thermal anomalies are presumably provoked by circulating hydrothermal fluids along the fault damage zone of a large NNW-SSE striking fault, laterally heating up the entire exposed sandstone reservoir. Results suggest that this thermal event was reached prior to peak subsidence during Late Jurassic rifting (162 Ma). Owing to the idealized nature of the presented models, the numerical results and the associated analytical solution can be applied to petroleum and geothermal system models to avoid overestimating burial depth and reservoir quality, etc.
Role of polyketide quinone in the maintenance of mycobacterial bioenergetics in oxygen-deficient niches
Creators: name: Amitesh Anand
name: Verma, Priyanka
name: Singh, Anil
name: Shi, Ce
name: Harneet Kaur
name: Manbeena Chawla
name: Dhirendra Kumar
name: Yang, Yong
name: Debasis Dash
name: Singh, Amit
name: Ojha, Anil
name: Aldrich, Courtney
name: Gokhale, Rajesh
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) adaptation to hypoxia is considered crucial to its prolonged latent persistence in humans. Mtb lesions are known to contain physiologically heterogeneous microenvironments that bring about differential responses from bacteria. Herein we exploit metabolic and physiological variability within biofilm cells to identify alternate respiratory polyketide quinones (PkQs) from both Mycobacterium smegmatis (Msmeg) and Mtb. PkQs are specifically expressed in biofilms and other oxygen-deficient niches to maintain cellular bioenergetics. In such conditions, these metabolites function as mobile electron carriers in the respiratory electron transport chain. In the absence of PkQs, mycobacteria escape from the hypoxic core of biofilms and prefer oxygen-rich conditions. Unlike the ubiquitous isoprenoid pathway for the biosynthesis of respiratory quinones, PkQs are produced by type III polyketide synthases using fatty acyl-CoA precursors. The biosynthetic pathway is conserved in several other bacterial genomes and our study reveals a novel redox-balancing chemico-cellular process in microbial physiology. This could be pursued as a potential drug target.
Developing failure age prediction model of hazardous liquid pipelines
Creators: name: Parvizsedghy, L.
name: Zayed, T.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Pipelines are the most common way of transporting the hazardous materials. They are considered to be the safest way of transporting petroleum products; however, there have been several failures with considerable consequences. As a result, the importance of studying failure of pipelines is not covert to anybody. Failure prediction of pipelines has been the subject of some studies from different perspectives. Estimation of failure age has also been studied from the specific points of view. Most of the studies have focused on producing models with data from inspection tools. These tools are very expensive; although, they are considerably accurate. This research aims to develop a model based on the basic attributes of pipelines without data from the inspection tools to predict the probability of failure. The model predicts the age of failure considering the historical data that was gathered on pipelines’ failures. The effect of several variables on the frequency of failures in different age classes is studied in order to identify the effective variables on pipelines’ failure. Then, a regression model is developed to estimate the age of failure. Pipe manufacture year, maximum operating pressure (MOP), specified minimum yield strength (SMYS) and pipe diameter over pipe wall thickness are the variables that are considered in the developed model after significant number of modeling iterations. Statistical parameters of the developed regression model prove its soundness. Validation results prove the accuracy of the model with over 80 percent.
A time-cost-quality trade-off model for nuclear-type projects
Creators: name: Shahtaheri, Maryam
name: Nasir, Hassan
name: Haas, Carl T.
name: Salimi, Tabassom
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The purpose of this paper is to introduce a generalized multi-dimensional joint confidence level model for nuclear refurbishment planning, using the Darlington retube and feeder replacement (RFR) project (which is a multi-billion dollar effort) as a research platform. The intentions of this model are twofold: (1) determining the best set(s) of cost, schedule, and proxies for quality such as radiation expenditures by incorporating the variations of work-shift models on both the activity duration distributions and the logic of the work flow, (2) improve the expected reliability and predictability involved in the resource allocation system (schedule), by “efficiently” integrating the influential project factors, constraints, and labour shift models associated with the schedule. An effective Monte Carlo based time-cost-quality trade-off model is contributed for examining the performance and risk impacts of various work-shift designs and thus supports the choice of an optimal work-shift design.
title: Transition from hydrocarbon production to geothermal heat storage in the Upper Rhine Graben – the DeepStor project
Creators: name:  Schill ,   Eva
name:  Grimmer ,   Jens
name:  Schätzler ,   Katharina
name:  Stricker ,   Kai
name:  Bremer ,   Judith
name:  Kohl ,   Thomas
Publisher: name: Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft - Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (DGGV)
Year: 2021

description: The subsurface conditions of the Upper Rhine Graben are favorable for the development of novel geothermal utilization concepts. In particular, they allow optimization of energy use with flexible heat production and storage scenarios. A first potential analysis revealed an enormous storage potential of formerly used and well-explored oil fields. The involvement of former hydrocarbon reservoirs as components of geothermal concepts perfectly symbolizes the transition from the fossil-fuel age to the use of carbon-neutral renewable energies. The proposed DeepStor concept takes advantage of these preconditions. The comprehensive geothermal concept is tailored to the Campus North of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) that is located in the central-eastern Upper Rhine Graben. It includes multi-level utilization with heat recovery from the deep Mesozoic reservoirs (associated GeoHeat project) and seasonal high-temperature heat storage in the Tertiary Sandstones above (DeepStor project). The KIT Campus North Campus offers good prerequisites for the concept implementation with extraction, seasonal storage and distribution of heat from deep geothermal energy: The underground of the campus is characterized by the largest known heat anomaly in Germany, with temperatures exceeding 100 °C at a depth of 2 km. An existing area-wide local heating network allows for heat distribution. In the long term, the concept provides for the coverage of a significant part of the basic heat load of the KIT Campus North in a climate-neutral way. The scientific DeepStor storage project represents the first stage in the step-by-step development of deep geothermal energy utilization at the KIT Campus North. The targeted reservoirs involve the same Tertiary strata from which hydrocarbons have been extracted until the 1990s. Initially, the high-temperature thermal storage reservoir will be fed from cogeneration as well as current renewable waste heat from scientific infrastructures such as the biomass pilot facility "bioliq". The overarching scientific goal of the first DeepStor phase is the establishment of a scientific demonstrator to validate the technical feasibility of high-temperature heat storage in the deep underground. In the associated GECKO project, a transdisciplinary approach with natural and social sciences is pursued to develop concepts for deep geothermal energy usage on KIT Campus North in a co-design process with the local population.
title: Large hydraulic diffusivity of a single fault
Creators: name:  Deng ,   Qinglin
name:  Blöcher ,   Guido
name:  Schmittbuhl ,   Jean
name:  Cacace ,   Mauro
Publisher: name: Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft - Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (DGGV)
Year: 2021

description: We provided an approach to estimate hydraulic diffusivity of a single fault by solving the linear diffusion equation in a partly open rough fracture under drained conditions when applying small pressure drop fluctuations (10^-5 Pa) along the fault. In contrast to the traditional calculation for the fracture hydraulic diffusivity using parameters such as hydraulic aperture, fluid compressibility, fluid viscosity, we here directly used time-dependent pressure profile p(x, y, t) to match the analytical solution for an equivalent parallel plate model, which contains hydraulic diffusivity as unknown. The method considered transient pressure diffusion process, which might give a more accurate value for hydraulic diffusivity compared to traditionally calculated one. Our results under large closure (hydraulic diffusivities are of orders 10^2 m2/s – 10^4 m^2/s) are consistent with the values derived from analysis of some earthquake sequences (Noir et al., 1997; Antonioli et al., 2005; Malagnini et al., 2012; Dempsey and Riffault, 2019; Schmittbuhl et al, 2021). Those earthquakes were assumed to be triggered by the diffusion of pore pressure perturbation in a fractured medium, and the seismicity migration was then evidenced to be compatible with pore pressure relaxation. The hydraulic diffusivity estimated by Noir et al. (1997) for the 1989 Dobi earthquake sequence of Central Afar ranges between 10^3 – 10^4 m^2/s, which corresponds to the characteristic width (i.e., effective aperture) 1 mm - 3 cm. The consistency with our results indicates that our model might be used to predict potential earthquake migration, in particular, when a single fault path dominates the fluid flow. Compared to diffusivities estimated from direct hydraulic tests, the values obtained from our simulations are somehow large. The discrepancy could be attributed to several aspects: the diffusivity from direct hydraulic test is commonly affected by fracture networks instead of a single fault, and combines matrix diffusivity and fracture diffusivity (Ortiz R et al., 2013; Sayler et al., 2018), which lower the value. In addition, it also depends on temperature, mineral sealing, fault movement and tested methods, e.g., lower hydraulic diffusivities were observed in constant rate tests than periodic tests (Guiltinan and Becker, 2015). In cases that fluid flow was dominated by a constrained planar fracture., e.g., Sayler et al. (2018), it was evidenced that flow between an interval with large diffusivities (up to 10^3 m^2/s). We also compare our results to the hydraulic diffusivity assessment for the recent Strasbourg earthquake sequence: 25 m^2/s (Schmittbuhl et al, 2021). Our approach can be extended to estimate hydraulic diffusivity for fracture networks when considering roughness (varied aperture distribution) for each fracture (Haagenson and Rajaram, 2021).
title: Energy analysis of microseismicity induced byfluid-injection in the Soultz-sous-Forˆets geothermalreservoir
Creators: name:  Drif ,   Kamel
name:  Lengliné ,   Olivier
name:  Kinscher ,   Jannes
name:  Schmittbuhl ,   Jean
Publisher: name: Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft - Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (DGGV)
Year: 2021

description: Between 1993 and 2005, the Soultz-sous-Forˆets reservoir was stimulated through 4 different wells crossing the reservoir at two different levels R3 (about 3km deep) and R5 (about 5km deep). The figure below represents the N-S section of the reservoir with the geometry of the 4 wells. During these stimulation episodes, seismic and hydraulic data were recorded. Using hydraulic data (pressure and flow rate) and available seismic catalogs of the stimulation episodes in the Soultz-sous-Forˆets reservoir, an analysis of the evolution of the injected energy and seismic energy was made. The analysis revealed two seismic behaviors of the reservoir. First, the seismic energy grows linearly with the energy injected from a certain level of energy injected with a similar slope for wells stimulated a first time. The parts of the reservoir which are stimulated a second time (GPK1 in 1993 and 1996 and GPK4 in 2004 and 2005) show a more rapid growth of the seismic energy which can be explained by the Kaiser effect (a reservoir stimulated a first time will have to reach at least the maximum pressure level reached during the first stimulation to generate seismic activity again). Secondly, the seismic response of the deepest part of the reservoir (R5) is greater than the shallowest one (R3). Indeed, the injection efficiency, which is calculated by the ratio between the cumulated seismic energy and the cumulated injected energy shows a convergence towards 10−5 for R3 and 10−2 for R5.
Annemarie Esche/Eberhardt Richter unter Mitarbeit von Khin Maung Saw: Burmesisches Übungsbuch
Creators: name: Feistel, Hartmut-Ortwin
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 32 (1989): ASIEN (Juli)
Supplementary document for A model of dynamic speckle evolution for evaluating laser speckle contrast measurements of tissue dynamics - 6107708.pdf
Creators: name: Zilpelwar, Sharvari
name: Postnov, Dmitry
name: Chen, Anderson
name: Zimmerman, Bernhard
name: Sie, Edbert
name: Marsili, Francesco
name: Boas, David
name: Cheng, Xiaojun
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Material
Development of an automated 3D/4D as-built model generation system for construction progress monitoring and quality control
Creators: name: Maalek, Reza
name: Lichti, Derek
name: Ruwanpura, Janaka
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Automating the progress monitoring and control process is of great interest to industry practitioners to help improve the limitations associated with the current manual data collection and analysis practices. Two remote sensing technologies, namely, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and digital camera, are widely used to acquire 3D point clouds as a means of measuring the “scope of the work performed” of structural elements. However, to assign the collected 3D point clouds to their corresponding structural element, current object-based recognition models use the as-planned 4D model, which may not be reliable in cases where the locations of the as-built structure differ from those of the planned, and/or the planned 4D model is not available with sufficient detail. Here, a novel method is proposed to eliminate the dependency on the as-planned data by automatically generating the 3D/4D as-built model through a robust Principal Component Analysis-based (PCA) segmentation algorithm. The proposed system is also independent of the technology used to capture the 3D point clouds. To evaluate the reliability of the proposed automated as-built model generation procedure, two sets of LiDAR data from the "Mechanics of Materials" laboratory and the "Graduate Student Hall of Residence" construction site at the University of Calgary were collected. A novel method of automated registration of the as-built model to the planned model coordinate system is also proposed through which the compliance of the planned vs. actual dimensions of corresponding structural elements are examined. The results of the two experiments demonstrate the applicability of the proposed methods for the automatic generation of the 3D/4D as-built model and the dimension compliance control of structural elements.
Efficacy of volunteer clinician educational interventions in international resource limited settings
Creators: name: Muchatuta, Monalisa
name: Ajala Osagie
name: Smith, Teresa
name: Bloem, Christina
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: International medicine opportunities for residents provide unique cultural and professional experiences in the developing world and offer symbiotically beneficial relationships between volunteers and host medical facilities. International medical volunteerism has often been criticized, however, as providing temporary solutions in resource-limited medical settings.  Bernard Mevs Hospital is Haiti’s only trauma, critical care, and rehabilitation hospital and is located in the heart of the capital, Port au Prince. Canadian and American practitioners volunteer from varying specialties on a weekly basis to provide trauma and critical care for this population. Despite the constant influx of clinician volunteers, the challenge remains in creating sustainable systems that will better equip the permanent local healthcare providers to care for patients.. During our two-week stay in Port au Prince, we conducted a brief clinical educational intervention focused on teaching e-FAST exams  to house staff to create long-term improvement in medical knowledge and skill, leading to more informed clinical decision-making.
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Creators: name: Redaktion, Die
name: Simon, H.-R.
name: Qingxiong, Zhang
name: Müller-Hofstede, Christoph
name: Heidhues, Mary Somers
name: Röll, Werner
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 32 (1989): ASIEN (Juli)
The 72-hour disposition and mortality of trauma and medical patients transported by a helicopter service in Gauteng
Creators: name: Lindie Van Der Colff
name: Geyser, Mimi
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Background: Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) is an important part of pre-hospital care but an expensive and limited resource. Appropriate utilisation is therefore imperative. Over-triage may expose a system to unjustified costs but underutilization may lead to missed opportunities to have a positive impact.

Aim: Was to assess the profile of patients airlifted with disposition and mortality patterns observed within 72 hours of the flight. Knowledge obtained will aid in determining appropriateness of past HEMS utilisation and aid in decision-making regarding future HEMS dispatch.

Conclusion: The high admission rate to ICU of airlifted patients reflects a low over triage rate and appropriate utilisation of HEMS during this time period.
Economic Feasibility and Climate Effectiveness of  Lithium-ion Battery Recycling in Europe
Creators: name: Zeng, Li
Publisher: name: SSRN
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Battery
subject: Recycling
subject: Regulation
subject: Techno-eoconomic Analysis

description: Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are central to Europe’s expanding electric vehicle (EV) market and renewable energy storage systems, yet questions persist about raw material supply security and the environmental footprint of battery production. This thesis evaluates four commercially practiced recycling routes—Conventional Hydrometallurgy, Combined Pyro-Hydrometallurgy (two variants), and Direct Recycling—to determine their economic viability and climate effectiveness from 2020 to 2035 under evolving EU regulations. At the micro level, the analysis reverse-engineers each pathway’s cost and resource demands using an aggregate techno-economic (TEA) and life-cycle (LCA) model. Results show that for nickel- and cobalt-rich chemistries (NMC, NCA), hydrometallurgy and direct recycling meet mandated recovery rates and achieve positive margins, whereas pyro-hydro processes often incur losses and yield lower greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions. For lower-value LFP batteries, all existing processes remain unprofitable, although direct recycling narrows losses and offers higher GHG savings than alternatives.

At the macro level, a scenario-based analysis of end-of-life (EoL) LIB stocks in the EU indicates a significant shortfall in LFP recycling capacity by 2035, potentially undermining new regulatory targets. Policy interventions—particularly targeted subsidies for LFP recycling or R&D support for direct recycling—could resolve this gap. Additionally, standardizing battery design and digital traceability via “battery passports” would enhance the scalability of direct recycling. Overall, the findings highlight a strong interplay between technology selection, policy mechanisms, and market dynamics, emphasizing direct recycling’s long-term promise for both profitability and emissions mitigation in Europe’s emerging circular battery economy.
Tracking construction projects progress using mobile hand-held devices
Creators: name: Marzouk, Mohamed M.
name: Zaher, Mohamed M.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Recent studies have attempted to automate monitoring progress of construction projects using 3D laser scanning or image based reconstruction methods. This paper presents a new methodology for monitoring using mobile hand-held devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. This is done by proposing a new developed android application called “BIM track” that the end-user can use to record the progress of activities (actual dates, percentage complete, and actual cost) from a remote location. BIM track is cloud-based which ads in speeding up the production of construction progress reports and improves data accuracy as it’s connected with Google drive using fusion tables that make the user able to combine/edit the data on the internet. As such, it is capable to collaborate, visualize, and share data through the internet to export the results into an Excel spreadsheet from the mobile application to a remote computer. In addition, the data can be imported to the Navisworks to update the project’s 5D model. Accordingly, time schedules, cost performance (CPI) and schedule performance index (SPI) can be calculated easily. In addition, such results can be shown in 5D model using Navisworks to compare actual progress versus the planned progress. BIM track android application can have an access to any uploaded project’s 3D model using Autodesk 360 as this application is integrated with BIM track. A case study is presented below to demonstrate the use of the proposed methods to track the project and to make a comparison between the actual and the planned progress of the project.
2. Kolloquium Japanisch-Unterricht Berlin 1988; Arbeitsstelle Lehrmaterialien Japanisch, FU Berlin, 26.-27. November 1988
Creators: name: Genenz, Kay
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 32 (1989): ASIEN (Juli)
1. wissenschaftliche Konferenz der Vereinigung für sozialwissenschaftliche Japan-Forschung; Evangelische Akademie Loccum, 21.-23. Oktober 1988: Eurozentrismus in der sozialwissenschaftlichen Japan-Forschung
Creators: name: Deutschmann, Christoph
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 32 (1989): ASIEN (Juli)
LOW-TEMPERATURE SEPARATION OF NATURAL GAS
Creators: name: Makhmudov, M.J.
name: Yomgurov, S.A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Transportation of gas through a gas pipeline is accompanied by a change in its pressure and temperature, which may result in the formation of a liquid phase in the system consisting of water and hydrocarbons. There are several technical methods for the simultaneous removal of water (drying) and heavy hydrocarbons C5+ (stripping).