@article{BlockViebahnJungbluth2024,
  author    = {Block, Simon and Viebahn, Peter and Jungbluth, Christian},
  title     = {Analysing direct air capture for enabling negative emissions in Germany: an assessment of the resource requirements and costs of a potential rollout in 2045},
  series = {Frontiers in Climate},
  volume    = {6},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Climate},
  publisher = {Frontiers},
  address   = {Lausanne},
  issn      = {2624-9553},
  doi       = {10.3389/fclim.2024.1353939},
  pages     = {18 Seiten},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Direct air capture (DAC) combined with subsequent storage (DACCS) is discussed as one promising carbon dioxide removal option. The aim of this paper is to analyse and comparatively classify the resource consumption (land use, renewable energy and water) and costs of possible DAC implementation pathways for Germany. The paths are based on a selected, existing climate neutrality scenario that requires the removal of 20 Mt of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year by DACCS from 2045. The analysis focuses on the so-called "low-temperature" DAC process, which might be more advantageous for Germany than the "high-temperature" one. In four case studies, we examine potential sites in northern, central and southern Germany, thereby using the most suitable renewable energies for electricity and heat generation. We show that the deployment of DAC results in large-scale land use and high energy needs. The land use in the range of 167-353 km2 results mainly from the area required for renewable energy generation. The total electrical energy demand of 14.4 TWh per year, of which 46\% is needed to operate heat pumps to supply the heat demand of the DAC process, corresponds to around 1.4\% of Germany's envisaged electricity demand in 2045. 20 Mt of water are provided yearly, corresponding to 40\% of the city of Cologne's water demand (1.1 million inhabitants). The capture of CO2 (DAC) incurs levelised costs of 125-138 EUR per tonne of CO2, whereby the provision of the required energy via photovoltaics in southern Germany represents the lowest value of the four case studies. This does not include the costs associated with balancing its volatility. Taking into account transporting the CO2 via pipeline to the port of Wilhelmshaven, followed by transporting and sequestering the CO2 in geological storage sites in the Norwegian North Sea (DACCS), the levelised costs increase to 161-176 EUR/tCO2. Due to the longer transport distances from southern and central Germany, a northern German site using wind turbines would be the most favourable.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GollandSchroeer2024,
  author    = {Golland, Alexander and Schr{\"o}er, Jan-Erik},
  title     = {No risk, no fun? Ber{\"u}cksichtigung datenschutzrechtlicher Risiken im Vergabeverfahren},
  series = {DSB Datenschutz-Berater},
  journal   = {DSB Datenschutz-Berater},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {DFV Mediengruppe},
  address   = {Frankfurt a.M.},
  isbn      = {0170-7256},
  issn      = {No risk, no fun? Ber{\"u}cksichtigung datenschutzrechtlicher Risiken im Vergabeverfahren},
  pages     = {114 -- 117},
  year      = {2024},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{HafidiElHatkaSchmitzetal.2024,
  author    = {Hafidi, Youssef and El Hatka, Hicham and Schmitz, Dominik and Krauss, Manuel and Pettrak, J{\"u}rgen and Biel, Markus and Ittobane, Najim},
  title     = {Sustainable soil additives for water and micronutrient supply: swelling and chelating properties of polyaspartic acid hydrogels utilizing newly developed crosslinkers},
  series = {Gels},
  volume    = {10},
  journal   = {Gels},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2310-2861},
  doi       = {10.3390/gels10030170},
  pages     = {Artikel 170},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Drought and water shortage are serious problems in many arid and semi-arid regions. This problem is getting worse and even continues in temperate climatic regions due to climate change. To address this problem, the use of biodegradable hydrogels is increasingly important for the application as water-retaining additives in soil. Furthermore, efficient (micro-)nutrient supply can be provided by the use of tailored hydrogels. Biodegradable polyaspartic acid (PASP) hydrogels with different available (1,6-hexamethylene diamine (HMD) and L-lysine (LYS)) and newly developed crosslinkers based on diesters of glycine (GLY) and (di-)ethylene glycol (DEG and EG, respectively) were synthesized and characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and regarding their swelling properties (kinetic, absorbency under load (AUL)) as well as biodegradability of PASP hydrogel. Copper (II) and zinc (II), respectively, were loaded as micronutrients in two different approaches: in situ with crosslinking and subsequent loading of prepared hydrogels. The results showed successful syntheses of di-glycine-ester-based crosslinkers. Hydrogels with good water-absorbing properties were formed. Moreover, the developed crosslinking agents in combination with the specific reaction conditions resulted in higher water absorbency with increased crosslinker content used in synthesis (10\% vs. 20\%). The prepared hydrogels are candidates for water-storing soil additives due to the biodegradability of PASP, which is shown in an exemple. The incorporation of Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions can provide these micronutrients for plant growth.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Golland2024,
  author    = {Golland, Alexander},
  title     = {Datenschutz beim Einsatz k{\"u}nstlicher Intelligenz im Unternehmen},
  series = {NWB},
  journal   = {NWB},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {NWB},
  address   = {Herne},
  issn      = {0028-3460},
  pages     = {425 -- 432},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Seit Ende 2022 pr{\"a}gt das Schlagwort „K{\"u}nstliche Intelligenz" (KI) nicht nur den rechtswissenschaftlichen Diskurs. Die allgemeine Verf{\"u}gbarkeit von generativen KI-Modellen, allen voran die großen Sprachmodelle (Large Language Models, kurz: LLM) wie ChatGPT von OpenAI oder Bing AI von Microsoft, erfreuen sich gr{\"o}ßter Beliebtheit: LLM sind in der Lage, auf Grundlage statistischer Methoden - eine entsprechende Schnittstelle (Interface) vorausgesetzt - auch technisch wenig versierten Nutzern verst{\"a}ndliche Antworten auf ihre Fragen zu liefern. Dabei werden nicht nur umfassend Nutzerdaten verarbeitet, sondern auch auf weitere personenbezogene Daten zugegriffen sowie neue Daten erzeugt. Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, welche spezifischen datenschutzrechtlichen Herausforderungen sich f{\"u}r Unternehmen beim Einsatz solcher LLM stellen.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{EngelmannSimsekShalabyetal.2024,
  author    = {Engelmann, Ulrich M. and Simsek, Beril and Shalaby, Ahmed and Krause, Hans-Joachim},
  title     = {Key contributors to signal generation in frequency mixing magnetic detection (FMMD): an in silico study},
  series = {Sensors},
  volume    = {24},
  journal   = {Sensors},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {1424-8220},
  doi       = {10.3390/s24061945},
  pages     = {Artikel 1945},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Frequency mixing magnetic detection (FMMD) is a sensitive and selective technique to detect magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) serving as probes for binding biological targets. Its principle relies on the nonlinear magnetic relaxation dynamics of a particle ensemble interacting with a dual frequency external magnetic field. In order to increase its sensitivity, lower its limit of detection and overall improve its applicability in biosensing, matching combinations of external field parameters and internal particle properties are being sought to advance FMMD. In this study, we systematically probe the aforementioned interaction with coupled N{\´e}el-Brownian dynamic relaxation simulations to examine how key MNP properties as well as applied field parameters affect the frequency mixing signal generation. It is found that the core size of MNPs dominates their nonlinear magnetic response, with the strongest contributions from the largest particles. The drive field amplitude dominates the shape of the field-dependent response, whereas effective anisotropy and hydrodynamic size of the particles only weakly influence the signal generation in FMMD. For tailoring the MNP properties and parameters of the setup towards optimal FMMD signal generation, our findings suggest choosing large particles of core sizes dc > 25 nm nm with narrow size distributions (σ < 0.1) to minimize the required drive field amplitude. This allows potential improvements of FMMD as a stand-alone application, as well as advances in magnetic particle imaging, hyperthermia and magnetic immunoassays.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{AkimbekovDigelTastambeketal.2024,
  author    = {Akimbekov, Nuraly S. and Digel, Ilya and Tastambek, Kuanysh T. and Kozhahmetova, Marzhan and Sherelkhan, Dinara K. and Tauanov, Zhandos},
  title     = {Hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis in coal-bearing environments: Methane production, carbon sequestration, and hydrogen availability},
  series = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy},
  volume    = {52},
  journal   = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy},
  number    = {Part D},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {1879-3487 (online)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.223},
  pages     = {1264 -- 1277},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Methane is a valuable energy source helping to mitigate the growing energy demand worldwide. However, as a potent greenhouse gas, it has also gained additional attention due to its environmental impacts. The biological production of methane is performed primarily hydrogenotrophically from H2 and CO2 by methanogenic archaea. Hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis also represents a great interest with respect to carbon re-cycling and H2 storage. The most significant carbon source, extremely rich in complex organic matter for microbial degradation and biogenic methane production, is coal. Although interest in enhanced microbial coalbed methane production is continuously increasing globally, limited knowledge exists regarding the exact origins of the coalbed methane and the associated microbial communities, including hydrogenotrophic methanogens. Here, we give an overview of hydrogenotrophic methanogens in coal beds and related environments in terms of their energy production mechanisms, unique metabolic pathways, and associated ecological functions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PieronekKleefeld2024,
  author    = {Pieronek, Lukas and Kleefeld, Andreas},
  title     = {On trajectories of complex-valued interior transmission eigenvalues},
  series = {Inverse problems and imaging : IPI},
  volume    = {18},
  journal   = {Inverse problems and imaging : IPI},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {AIMS},
  address   = {Springfield, Mo},
  issn      = {1930-8337 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.3934/ipi.2023041},
  pages     = {480 -- 516},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {This paper investigates the interior transmission problem for homogeneous media via eigenvalue trajectories parameterized by the magnitude of the refractive index. In the case that the scatterer is the unit disk, we prove that there is a one-to-one correspondence between complex-valued interior transmission eigenvalue trajectories and Dirichlet eigenvalues of the Laplacian which turn out to be exactly the trajectorial limit points as the refractive index tends to infinity. For general simply-connected scatterers in two or three dimensions, a corresponding relation is still open, but further theoretical results and numerical studies indicate a similar connection.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{OehlenschlaegerVolkmarStiefelmaieretal.2024,
  author    = {Oehlenschl{\"a}ger, Katharina and Volkmar, Marianne and Stiefelmaier, Judith and Langsdorf, Alexander and Holtmann, Dirk and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {New insights into the influence of pre-culture on robust solvent production of C. acetobutylicum},
  series = {Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology},
  volume    = {108},
  journal   = {Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin, Heidelberg},
  issn      = {1432-0614},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00253-023-12981-8},
  pages     = {10 Seiten},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Clostridia are known for their solvent production, especially the production of butanol. Concerning the projected depletion of fossil fuels, this is of great interest. The cultivation of clostridia is known to be challenging, and it is difficult to achieve reproducible results and robust processes. However, existing publications usually concentrate on the cultivation conditions of the main culture. In this paper, the influence of cryo-conservation and pre-culture on growth and solvent production in the resulting main cultivation are examined. A protocol was developed that leads to reproducible cultivations of Clostridium acetobutylicum. Detailed investigation of the cell conservation in cryo-cultures ensured reliable cell growth in the pre-culture. Moreover, a reason for the acid crash in the main culture was found, based on the cultivation conditions of the pre-culture. The critical parameter to avoid the acid crash and accomplish the shift to the solventogenesis of clostridia is the metabolic phase in which the cells of the pre-culture were at the time of inoculation of the main culture; this depends on the cultivation time of the pre-culture. Using cells from the exponential growth phase to inoculate the main culture leads to an acid crash. To achieve the solventogenic phase with butanol production, the inoculum should consist of older cells which are in the stationary growth phase. Considering these parameters, which affect the entire cultivation process, reproducible results and reliable solvent production are ensured.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WindmuellerSchapsZantisetal.2024,
  author    = {Windm{\"u}ller, Anna and Schaps, Kristian and Zantis, Frederik and Domgans, Anna and Taklu, Bereket Woldegbreal and Yang, Tingting and Tsai, Chih-Long and Schierholz, Roland and Yu, Shicheng and Kungl, Hans and Tempel, Hermann and Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E. and H{\"u}ning, Felix and Hwang, Bing Joe and Eichel, R{\"u}diger-A.},
  title     = {Electrochemical activation of LiGaO2: implications for ga-doped garnet solid electrolytes in li-metal batteries},
  series = {ACS Applied Materials \& Interfaces},
  volume    = {16},
  journal   = {ACS Applied Materials \& Interfaces},
  number    = {30},
  publisher = {ACS Publications},
  address   = {Washington, DC},
  issn      = {39181-3919},
  doi       = {10.1021/acsami.4c03729},
  pages     = {14 Seiten},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Ga-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 garnet solid electrolytes exhibit the highest Li-ion conductivities among the oxide-type garnet-structured solid electrolytes, but instabilities toward Li metal hamper their practical application. The instabilities have been assigned to direct chemical reactions between LiGaO2 coexisting phases and Li metal by several groups previously. Yet, the understanding of the role of LiGaO2 in the electrochemical cell and its electrochemical properties is still lacking. Here, we are investigating the electrochemical properties of LiGaO2 through electrochemical tests in galvanostatic cells versus Li metal and complementary ex situ studies via confocal Raman microscopy, quantitative phase analysis based on powder X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron energy loss spectroscopy. The results demonstrate considerable and surprising electrochemical activity, with high reversibility. A three-stage reaction mechanism is derived, including reversible electrochemical reactions that lead to the formation of highly electronically conducting products. The results have considerable implications for the use of Ga-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 electrolytes in all-solid-state Li-metal battery applications and raise the need for advanced materials engineering to realize Ga-doped Li7La3Zr2O12for practical use.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EichlerBalcBremenetal.2024,
  author    = {Eichler, Fabian and Balc, Nicolae and Bremen, Sebastian and Nink, Philipp},
  title     = {Investigation of laser powder bed fusion parameters with respect to their influence on the thermal conductivity of 316L samples},
  series = {Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2504-4494},
  doi       = {10.3390/jmmp8040166},
  pages     = {12 Seiten},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {The thermal conductivity of components manufactured using Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), also called Selective Laser Melting (SLM), plays an important role in their processing. Not only does a reduced thermal conductivity cause residual stresses during the process, but it also makes subsequent processes such as the welding of LPBF components more difficult. This article uses 316L stainless steel samples to investigate whether and to what extent the thermal conductivity of specimens can be influenced by different LPBF parameters. To this end, samples are set up using different parameters, orientations, and powder conditions and measured by a heat flow meter using stationary analysis. The heat flow meter set-up used in this study achieves good reproducibility and high measurement accuracy, so that comparative measurements between the various LPBF influencing factors to be tested are possible. In summary, the series of measurements show that the residual porosity of the components has the greatest influence on conductivity. The degradation of the powder due to increased recycling also appears to be detectable. The build-up direction shows no detectable effect in the measurement series.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KohlKraemerFohryetal.2024,
  author    = {Kohl, Philipp and Kr{\"a}mer, Yoka and Fohry, Claudia and Kraft, Bodo},
  title     = {Scoping review of active learning strategies and their evaluation environments for entity recognition tasks},
  series = {Deep learning theory and applications},
  journal   = {Deep learning theory and applications},
  editor    = {Fred, Ana and Hadjali, Allel and Gusikhin, Oleg and Sansone, Carlo},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-031-66694-0 (online ISBN)},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-031-66694-0_6},
  pages     = {84 -- 106},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {We conducted a scoping review for active learning in the domain of natural language processing (NLP), which we summarize in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR guidelines as follows: Objective: Identify active learning strategies that were proposed for entity recognition and their evaluation environments (datasets, metrics, hardware, execution time). Design: We used Scopus and ACM as our search engines. We compared the results with two literature surveys to assess the search quality. We included peer-reviewed English publications introducing or comparing active learning strategies for entity recognition. Results: We analyzed 62 relevant papers and identified 106 active learning strategies. We grouped them into three categories: exploitation-based (60x), exploration-based (14x), and hybrid strategies (32x). We found that all studies used the F1-score as an evaluation metric. Information about hardware (6x) and execution time (13x) was only occasionally included. The 62 papers used 57 different datasets to evaluate their respective strategies. Most datasets contained newspaper articles or biomedical/medical data. Our analysis revealed that 26 out of 57 datasets are publicly accessible. Conclusion: Numerous active learning strategies have been identified, along with significant open questions that still need to be addressed. Researchers and practitioners face difficulties when making data-driven decisions about which active learning strategy to adopt. Conducting comprehensive empirical comparisons using the evaluation environment proposed in this study could help establish best practices in the domain.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BergmannMoehrenBraunetal.2023,
  author    = {Bergmann, Ole and M{\"o}hren, Felix and Braun, Carsten and Janser, Frank},
  title     = {On the influence of elasticity on swept propeller noise},
  series = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum},
  journal   = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum},
  publisher = {AIAA},
  address   = {Reston, Va.},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2023-0210},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {High aerodynamic efficiency requires propellers with high aspect ratios, while propeller sweep potentially reduces noise. Propeller sweep and high aspect ratios increase elasticity and coupling of structural mechanics and aerodynamics, affecting the propeller performance and noise. Therefore, this paper analyzes the influence of elasticity on forward-swept, backward-swept, and unswept propellers in hover conditions. A reduced-order blade element momentum approach is coupled with a one-dimensional Timoshenko beam theory and Farassat's formulation 1A. The results of the aeroelastic simulation are used as input for the aeroacoustic calculation. The analysis shows that elasticity influences noise radiation because thickness and loading noise respond differently to deformations. In the case of the backward-swept propeller, the location of the maximum sound pressure level shifts forward by 0.5 °, while in the case of the forward-swept propeller, it shifts backward by 0.5 °. Therefore, aeroacoustic optimization requires the consideration of propeller deformation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ThomaThomessenGardietal.2023,
  author    = {Thoma, Andreas and Thomessen, Karolin and Gardi, Alessandro and Fisher, A. and Braun, Carsten},
  title     = {Prioritising paths: An improved cost function for local path planning for UAV in medical applications},
  series = {The Aeronautical Journal},
  journal   = {The Aeronautical Journal},
  number    = {First View},
  publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
  address   = {Cambridge},
  issn      = {0001-9240 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1017/aer.2023.68},
  pages     = {1 -- 18},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Even the shortest flight through unknown, cluttered environments requires reliable local path planning algorithms to avoid unforeseen obstacles. The algorithm must evaluate alternative flight paths and identify the best path if an obstacle blocks its way. Commonly, weighted sums are used here. This work shows that weighted Chebyshev distances and factorial achievement scalarising functions are suitable alternatives to weighted sums if combined with the 3DVFH* local path planning algorithm. Both methods considerably reduce the failure probability of simulated flights in various environments. The standard 3DVFH* uses a weighted sum and has a failure probability of 50\% in the test environments. A factorial achievement scalarising function, which minimises the worst combination of two out of four objective functions, reaches a failure probability of 26\%; A weighted Chebyshev distance, which optimises the worst objective, has a failure probability of 30\%. These results show promise for further enhancements and to support broader applicability.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RuebbelkeVoegeleGrajewskietal.2023,
  author    = {R{\"u}bbelke, Dirk and V{\"o}gele, Stefan and Grajewski, Matthias and Zobel, Luzy},
  title     = {Cross border adjustment mechanism: Initial data for the assessment of hydrogen-based steel production},
  series = {Data in Brief},
  volume    = {47},
  journal   = {Data in Brief},
  number    = {Article 108907},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {2352-3409},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.dib.2023.108907},
  pages     = {1 -- 5},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Ambitious climate targets affect the competitiveness of industries in the international market. To prevent such industries from moving to other countries in the wake of increased climate protection efforts, cost adjustments may become necessary. Their design requires knowledge of country-specific production costs. Here, we present country-specific cost figures for different production routes of steel, paying particular attention to transportation costs. The data can be used in floor price models aiming to assess the competitiveness of different steel production routes in different countries (R{\"u}bbelke, 2022).},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{CheenakulaGriebelMontagetal.2023,
  author    = {Cheenakula, Dheeraja and Griebel, Kai and Montag, David and Gr{\"o}mping, Markus},
  title     = {Concept development of a mainstream deammonification and comparison with conventional process in terms of energy, performance and economical construction perspectives},
  series = {Frontiers in Microbiology},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Microbiology},
  number    = {11155235},
  editor    = {Huang, Xiaowu},
  publisher = {Frontiers},
  issn      = {1664-302X},
  doi       = {10.3389/fmicb.2023.1155235},
  pages     = {1 -- 15},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Deammonification for nitrogen removal in municipal wastewater in temperate and cold climate zones is currently limited to the side stream of municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWWTP). This study developed a conceptual model of a mainstream deammonification plant, designed for 30,000 P.E., considering possible solutions corresponding to the challenging mainstream conditions in Germany. In addition, the energy-saving potential, nitrogen elimination performance and construction-related costs of mainstream deammonification were compared to a conventional plant model, having a single-stage activated sludge process with upstream denitrification. The results revealed that an additional treatment step by combining chemical precipitation and ultra-fine screening is advantageous prior the mainstream deammonification. Hereby chemical oxygen demand (COD) can be reduced by 80\% so that the COD:N ratio can be reduced from 12 to 2.5. Laboratory experiments testing mainstream conditions of temperature (8-20°C), pH (6-9) and COD:N ratio (1-6) showed an achievable volumetric nitrogen removal rate (VNRR) of at least 50 gN/(m3∙d) for various deammonifying sludges from side stream deammonification systems in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, where m3 denotes reactor volume. Assuming a retained Norganic content of 0.0035 kgNorg./(P.E.∙d) from the daily loads of N at carbon removal stage and a VNRR of 50 gN/(m3∙d) under mainstream conditions, a resident-specific reactor volume of 0.115 m3/(P.E.) is required for mainstream deammonification. This is in the same order of magnitude as the conventional activated sludge process, i.e., 0.173 m3/(P.E.) for an MWWTP of size class of 4. The conventional plant model yielded a total specific electricity demand of 35 kWh/(P.E.∙a) for the operation of the whole MWWTP and an energy recovery potential of 15.8 kWh/(P.E.∙a) through anaerobic digestion. In contrast, the developed mainstream deammonification model plant would require only a 21.5 kWh/(P.E.∙a) energy demand and result in 24 kWh/(P.E.∙a) energy recovery potential, enabling the mainstream deammonification model plant to be self-sufficient. The retrofitting costs for the implementation of mainstream deammonification in existing conventional MWWTPs are nearly negligible as the existing units like activated sludge reactors, aerators and monitoring technology are reusable. However, the mainstream deammonification must meet the performance requirement of VNRR of about 50 gN/(m3∙d) in this case.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RingersBialonskiEgeetal.2023,
  author    = {Ringers, Christa and Bialonski, Stephan and Ege, Mert and Solovev, Anton and Hansen, Jan Niklas and Jeong, Inyoung and Friedrich, Benjamin M. and Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie},
  title     = {Novel analytical tools reveal that local synchronization of cilia coincides with tissue-scale metachronal waves in zebrafish multiciliated epithelia},
  series = {eLife},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {eLife},
  publisher = {eLife Sciences Publications},
  issn      = {2050-084X},
  doi       = {10.7554/eLife.77701},
  pages     = {27 Seiten},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Motile cilia are hair-like cell extensions that beat periodically to generate fluid flow along various epithelial tissues within the body. In dense multiciliated carpets, cilia were shown to exhibit a remarkable coordination of their beat in the form of traveling metachronal waves, a phenomenon which supposedly enhances fluid transport. Yet, how cilia coordinate their regular beat in multiciliated epithelia to move fluids remains insufficiently understood, particularly due to lack of rigorous quantification. We combine experiments, novel analysis tools, and theory to address this knowledge gap. To investigate collective dynamics of cilia, we studied zebrafish multiciliated epithelia in the nose and the brain. We focused mainly on the zebrafish nose, due to its conserved properties with other ciliated tissues and its superior accessibility for non-invasive imaging. We revealed that cilia are synchronized only locally and that the size of local synchronization domains increases with the viscosity of the surrounding medium. Even though synchronization is local only, we observed global patterns of traveling metachronal waves across the zebrafish multiciliated epithelium. Intriguingly, these global wave direction patterns are conserved across individual fish, but different for left and right noses, unveiling a chiral asymmetry of metachronal coordination. To understand the implications of synchronization for fluid pumping, we used a computational model of a regular array of cilia. We found that local metachronal synchronization prevents steric collisions, i.e., cilia colliding with each other, and improves fluid pumping in dense cilia carpets, but hardly affects the direction of fluid flow. In conclusion, we show that local synchronization together with tissue-scale cilia alignment coincide and generate metachronal wave patterns in multiciliated epithelia, which enhance their physiological function of fluid pumping.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BergPostweilerSteuerDankertLeichtScholten2023,
  author    = {Berg-Postweiler, Julia and Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen},
  title     = {One size does not fit all: Applying antibias trainings in academia},
  series = {The International Journal of Organizational Diversity},
  volume    = {24},
  journal   = {The International Journal of Organizational Diversity},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Common Ground Research Networks},
  issn      = {2328-6261 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.18848/2328-6261/CGP/v24i01/1-23},
  pages     = {1 -- 23},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Antibias training is increasingly demanded and practiced in academia and industry to increase employees' sensitivity to discrimination, racism, and diversity. Under the heading of "Diversity Management," antibias trainings are mainly offered as one-off workshops intending to raise awareness of unconscious biases, create a diversity-affirming corporate culture, promote awareness of the potential of diversity, and ultimately enable the reflection of diversity in development processes. However, coming from childhood education, research and scientific articles on the sustainable effectiveness of antibias in adulthood, especially in academia, are very scarce. In order to fill this research gap, the article aims to explore how sustainable the effects of individual antibias trainings on participants' behavior are. In order to investigate this, participant observation in a qualitative pre-post setting was conducted, analyzing antibias training in an academic context. Two observers actively participated in the training sessions and documented the activities and reflection processes of the participants. Overall, the results question the effectiveness of single antibias trainings and show that a target-group adaptive approach is mandatory owing to the background of the approach in early childhood education. Therefore, antibias work needs to be adapted to the target group's needs and realities of life. Furthermore, the study reveals that single antibias trainings must be embedded in a holistic diversity management approach to stimulate sustainable reflection processes among the target group. This article is one of the first to scientifically evaluate antibias training effectiveness, especially in engineering sciences and the university context.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HaegerGrankinWagner2023,
  author    = {Haeger, Gerrit and Grankin, Alina and Wagner, Michaela},
  title     = {Construction of an Aspergillus oryzae triple amylase deletion mutant as a chassis to evaluate industrially relevant amylases using multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 editing technology},
  series = {Applied Research},
  journal   = {Applied Research},
  number    = {Early View},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  issn      = {2702-4288},
  doi       = {10.1002/appl.202200106},
  pages     = {1 -- 15},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Aspergillus oryzae is an industrially relevant organism for the secretory production of heterologous enzymes, especially amylases. The activities of potential heterologous amylases, however, cannot be quantified directly from the supernatant due to the high background activity of native α-amylase. This activity is caused by the gene products of amyA, amyB, and amyC. In this study, an in vitro CRISPR/Cas9 system was established in A. oryzae to delete these genes simultaneously. First, pyrG of A. oryzae NSAR1 was mutated by exploiting NHEJ to generate a counter-selection marker. Next, all amylase genes were deleted simultaneously by co-transforming a repair template carrying pyrG of Aspergillus nidulans and flanking sequences of amylase gene loci. The rate of obtained triple knock-outs was 47\%. We showed that triple knockouts do not retain any amylase activity in the supernatant. The established in vitro CRISPR/Cas9 system was used to achieve sequence-specific knock-in of target genes. The system was intended to incorporate a single copy of the gene of interest into the desired host for the development of screening methods. Therefore, an integration cassette for the heterologous Fpi amylase was designed to specifically target the amyB locus. The site-specific integration rate of the plasmid was 78\%, with exceptional additional integrations. Integration frequency was assessed via qPCR and directly correlated with heterologous amylase activity. Hence, we could compare the efficiency between two different signal peptides. In summary, we present a strategy to exploit CRISPR/Cas9 for gene mutation, multiplex knock-out, and the targeted knock-in of an expression cassette in A. oryzae. Our system provides straightforward strain engineering and paves the way for development of fungal screening systems.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Pfaff2023,
  author    = {Pfaff, Raphael},
  title     = {Braking distance prediction for vehicle consist in low-speed on-sight operation: a Monte Carlo approach},
  series = {Railway Engineering Science},
  volume    = {31},
  journal   = {Railway Engineering Science},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {SpringerOpen},
  issn      = {2662-4753 (eISSN)},
  doi       = {10.1007/s40534-023-00303-7},
  pages     = {135 -- 144},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {The first and last mile of a railway journey, in both freight and transit applications, constitutes a high effort and is either non-productive (e.g. in the case of depot operations) or highly inefficient (e.g. in industrial railways). These parts are typically managed on-sight, i.e. with no signalling and train protection systems ensuring the freedom of movement. This is possible due to the rather short braking distances of individual vehicles and shunting consists. The present article analyses the braking behaviour of such shunting units. For this purpose, a dedicated model is developed. It is calibrated on published results of brake tests and validated against a high-definition model for low-speed applications. Based on this model, multiple simulations are executed to obtain a Monte Carlo simulation of the resulting braking distances. Based on the distribution properties and established safety levels, the risk of exceeding certain braking distances is evaluated and maximum braking distances are derived. Together with certain parameters of the system, these can serve in the design and safety assessment of driver assistance systems and automation of these processes.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DellmannGloriusLitvinovetal.2023,
  author    = {Dellmann, Sophia Florence and Glorius, J. and Litvinov, Yu A. and Reifarth, R. and Al-Khasawneh, Kafa and Aliotta, M. and Bott, L. and Br{\"u}ckner, Benjamin and Bruno, C. G. and Chen, Ruijiu and Davinson, T. and Dickel, T. and Dillmann, Iris and Dmytriev, D. and Erbacher, P. and Freire-Fern{\´a}ndez, D. and Forstner, Oliver and Geissel, H. and G{\"o}bel, K. and Griffin, Christopher J. and Grisenti, R. and Gumberidze, Alexandre and Haettner, Emma and Hagmann, Siegbert and Heil, M. and Heß, R. and Hillenbrand, P.-M. and Joseph, R. and Jurado, B. and Kozhuharov, Christophor and Kulikov, I. and L{\"o}her, Bastian and Langer, Christoph and Leckenby, Guy and Lederer-Woods, C. and Lestinsky, M. and Litvinov, S. A. and Lorenz, B. A. and Lorenz, E. and Marsh, J. and Menz, Esther Babette and Morgenroth, T. and Petridis, N. and Pibernat, Jerome and Popp, U. and Psaltis, Athanasios and Sanjari, Shahab and Scheidenberger, C. and Sguazzin, M. and Sidhu, Ragandeep Singh and Spillmann, Uwe and Steck, M. and St{\"o}hlker, T. and Surzhykov, A. and Swartz, J. A. and T{\"o}rnqvist, H. and Varga, L. and Vescovi, Diego and Weick, H. and Weigand, M. and Woods, P. and Xing, Y. and Yamaguchi, Taiyo},
  title     = {Proton capture on stored radioactive ¹¹⁸Te ions},
  series = {EPJ Web of Conferences},
  volume    = {279},
  journal   = {EPJ Web of Conferences},
  number    = {Article Number: 11018},
  publisher = {EDP Sciences},
  issn      = {2100-014X},
  doi       = {10.1051/epjconf/202327911018},
  pages     = {1 -- 5},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Experimental determination of the cross sections of proton capture on radioactive nuclei is extremely difficult. Therefore, it is of substantial interest for the understanding of the production of the p-nuclei. For the first time, a direct measurement of proton-capture cross sections on stored, radioactive ions became possible in an energy range of interest for nuclear astrophysics. The experiment was performed at the Experimental Storage Ring (ESR) at GSI by making use of a sensitive method to measure (p,γ) and (p,n) reactions in inverse kinematics. These reaction channels are of high relevance for the nucleosyn-thesis processes in supernovae, which are among the most violent explosions in the universe and are not yet well understood. The cross section of the ¹¹⁸Te(p,γ) reaction has been measured at energies of 6 MeV/u and 7 MeV/u. The heavy ions interacted with a hydrogen gas jet target. The radiative recombination process of the fully stripped ¹¹⁸Te ions and electrons from the hydrogen target was used as a luminosity monitor. An overview of the experimental method and preliminary results from the ongoing analysis will be presented.},
  language  = {en}
}