@article{RuppSchulzeKuperjans2018,
  author    = {Rupp, Matthias and Schulze, Sven and Kuperjans, Isabel},
  title     = {Comparative life cycle analysis of conventional and hybrid heavy-duty trucks},
  series = {World electric vehicle journal},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {World electric vehicle journal},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2032-6653},
  doi       = {10.3390/wevj9020033},
  pages     = {Article No. 33},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Heavy-duty trucks are one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in German traffic. Drivetrain electrification is an option to reduce tailpipe emissions by increasing energy conversion efficiency. To evaluate the vehicle's environmental impacts, it is necessary to consider the entire life cycle. In addition to the daily use, it is also necessary to include the impact of production and disposal. This study presents the comparative life cycle analysis of a parallel hybrid and a conventional heavy-duty truck in long-haul operation. Assuming a uniform vehicle glider, only the differing parts of both drivetrains are taken into account to calculate the environmental burdens of the production. The use phase is modeled by a backward simulation in MATLAB/Simulink considering a characteristic driving cycle. A break-even analysis is conducted to show at what mileage the larger CO2eq emissions due to the production of the electric drivetrain are compensated. The effect of parameter variation on the break-even mileage is investigated by a sensitivity analysis. The results of this analysis show the difference in CO2eq/t km is negative, indicating that the hybrid vehicle releases 4.34 g CO2eq/t km over a lifetime fewer emissions compared to the diesel truck. The break-even analysis also emphasizes the advantages of the electrified drivetrain, compensating the larger emissions generated during production after already a distance of 15,800 km (approx. 1.5 months of operation time). The intersection coordinates, distance, and CO2eq, strongly depend on fuel, emissions for battery production and the driving profile, which lead to nearly all parameter variations showing an increase in break-even distance.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HorbachStaat2018,
  author    = {Horbach, Andreas and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Optical strain measurement for the modeling of surgical meshes and their porosity},
  series = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering},
  volume    = {Band 4},
  journal   = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {De Gruyter},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {2364-5504},
  doi       = {10.1515/cdbme-2018-0045},
  pages     = {181 -- 184},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The porosity of surgical meshes makes them flexible for large elastic deformation and establishes the healing conditions of good tissue in growth. The biomechanic modeling of orthotropic and compressible materials requires new materials models and simulstaneoaus fit of deformation in the load direction as well as trannsversely to to load. This nonlinear modeling can be achieved by an optical deformation measurement. At the same time the full field deformation measurement allows the dermination of the change of porosity with deformation. Also the socalled effective porosity, which has been defined to asses the tisssue interatcion with the mesh implants, can be determined from the global deformation of the surgical meshes.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BhattaraiStaat2018,
  author    = {Bhattarai, Aroj and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Computational comparison of different textile implants to correct apical prolapse in females},
  series = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering},
  volume    = {4},
  journal   = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {De Gruyter},
  address   = {Berlin},
  doi       = {10.1515/cdbme-2018-0159},
  pages     = {661 -- 664},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Prosthetic textile implants of different shapes, sizes and polymers are used to correct the apical prolapse after hysterectomy (removal of the uterus). The selection of the implant before or during minimally invasive surgery depends on the patient's anatomical defect, intended function after reconstruction and most importantly the surgeon's preference. Weakness or damage of the supporting tissues during childbirth, menopause or previous pelvic surgeries may put females in higher risk of prolapse. Numerical simulations of reconstructed pelvic floor with weakened tissues and organ supported by textile product models: DynaMesh®-PRS soft, DynaMesh®-PRP soft and DynaMesh®-CESA from FEG Textiletechnik mbH, Germany are compared.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HueningHeuermannWacheetal.2018,
  author    = {H{\"u}ning, Felix and Heuermann, Holger and Wache, Franz-Josef and Jajo, Rami Audisho},
  title     = {A new wireless sensor interface using dual-mode radio},
  series = {Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems : JSSS},
  volume    = {Volume 7},
  journal   = {Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems : JSSS},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Copernicus Publ.},
  address   = {G{\"o}ttingen},
  doi       = {10.5194/jsss-7-507-2018},
  pages     = {507 -- 515},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The integration of sensors is one of the major tasks in embedded, control and "internet of things" (IoT) applications. For the integration mainly digital interfaces are used, starting from rather simple pulse-width modulation (PWM) interface to more complex interfaces like CAN (Controller Area Network). Even though these interfaces are tethered by definition, a wireless realization is highly welcome in many applications to reduce cable and connector cost, increase the flexibility and realize new emerging applications like wireless control systems. Currently used wireless solutions like Bluetooth, WirelessHART or IO-Link Wireless use dedicated communication standards and corresponding higher protocol layers to realize the wireless communication. Due to the complexity of the communication and the protocol handling, additional latency and jitter are introduced to the data communication that can meet the requirements for many applications. Even though tunnelling of other bus data like CAN data is generally also possible the latency and jitter prevent the tunnelling from being transparent for the bus system. Therefore a new basic technology based on dual-mode radio is used to realize a wireless communication on the physical layer only, enabling a reliable and real-time data transfer. As this system operates on the physical layer it is independent of any higher layers of the OSI (open systems interconnection) model. Hence it can be used for several different communication systems to replace the tethered physical layer. A prototype is developed and tested for real-time wireless PWM, SENT (single-edge nibble transmission) and CAN data transfer with very low latency and jitter.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{AlhwarinFerreinScholl2018,
  author    = {Alhwarin, Faraj and Ferrein, Alexander and Scholl, Ingrid},
  title     = {CRVM: Circular Random Variable-based Matcher - A Novel Hashing Method for Fast NN Search in High-dimensional Spaces},
  series = {Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods, ICPRAM 2018},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods, ICPRAM 2018},
  isbn      = {978-989-758-276-9},
  doi       = {10.5220/0006692802140221},
  pages     = {214 -- 221},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{AlhwarinSchifferFerreinetal.2018,
  author    = {Alhwarin, Faraj and Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander and Scholl, Ingrid},
  title     = {Optimized KinectFusion Algorithm for 3D Scanning Applications},
  series = {Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: BIOIMAGING},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: BIOIMAGING},
  isbn      = {978-989-758-278-3},
  doi       = {10.5220/0006594700500057},
  pages     = {50 -- 57},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{HofmannMatareSchifferetal.2018,
  author    = {Hofmann, Till and Matar{\´e}, Victor and Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander and Lakemeyer, Gerhard},
  title     = {Constraint-based online transformation of abstract plans into executable robot actions},
  series = {Proceedings of the 2018 AAAI Spring Symposium on Integrating Representation, Reasoning, Learning, and Execution for Goal Directed Autonomy},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2018 AAAI Spring Symposium on Integrating Representation, Reasoning, Learning, and Execution for Goal Directed Autonomy},
  pages     = {549 -- 553},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FerreinSchifferKallweit2018,
  author    = {Ferrein, Alexander and Schiffer, Stefan and Kallweit, Stephan},
  title     = {The ROSIN Education Concept - Fostering ROS Industrial-Related Robotics Education in Europe},
  series = {ROBOT 2017: Third Iberian Robotics Conference},
  booktitle = {ROBOT 2017: Third Iberian Robotics Conference},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-70836-2},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-70836-2_31},
  pages     = {370 -- 381},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{HofmannMatareNeumannetal.2018,
  author    = {Hofmann, Till and Matar{\´e}, Victor and Neumann, Tobias and Sch{\"o}nitz, Sebastian and Henke, Christoph and Limpert, Nicolas and Niemueller, Tim and Ferrein, Alexander and Jeschke, Sabina and Lakemeyer, Gerhard},
  title     = {Enhancing Software and Hardware Reliability for a Successful Participation in the RoboCup Logistics League 2017},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-030-00308-1},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-030-00308-1_40},
  pages     = {486 -- 497},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchifferFerrein2018,
  author    = {Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander},
  title     = {ERIKA—Early Robotics Introduction at Kindergarten Age},
  series = {Multimodal Technologies Interact},
  volume    = {2},
  journal   = {Multimodal Technologies Interact},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2414-4088},
  doi       = {10.3390/mti2040064},
  pages     = {15},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {In this work, we report on our attempt to design and implement an early introduction to basic robotics principles for children at kindergarten age. One of the main challenges of this effort is to explain complex robotics contents in a way that pre-school children could follow the basic principles and ideas using examples from their world of experience. What sets apart our effort from other work is that part of the lecturing is actually done by a robot itself and that a quiz at the end of the lesson is done using robots as well. The humanoid robot Pepper from Softbank, which is a great platform for human-robot interaction experiments, was used to present a lecture on robotics by reading out the contents to the children making use of its speech synthesis capability. A quiz in a Runaround-game-show style after the lecture activated the children to recap the contents they acquired about how mobile robots work in principle. In this quiz, two LEGO Mindstorm EV3 robots were used to implement a strongly interactive scenario. Besides the thrill of being exposed to a mobile robot that would also react to the children, they were very excited and at the same time very concentrated. We got very positive feedback from the children as well as from their educators. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of only few attempts to use a robot like Pepper not as a tele-teaching tool, but as the teacher itself in order to engage pre-school children with complex robotics contents.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchwabedalSippelBrandtetal.2018,
  author    = {Schwabedal, Justus T. C. and Sippel, Daniel and Brandt, Moritz D. and Bialonski, Stephan},
  title     = {Automated Classification of Sleep Stages and EEG Artifacts in Mice with Deep Learning},
  doi       = {10.48550/arXiv.1809.08443},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Sleep scoring is a necessary and time-consuming task in sleep studies. In animal models (such as mice) or in humans, automating this tedious process promises to facilitate long-term studies and to promote sleep biology as a data-driven f ield. We introduce a deep neural network model that is able to predict different states of consciousness (Wake, Non-REM, REM) in mice from EEG and EMG recordings with excellent scoring results for out-of-sample data. Predictions are made on epochs of 4 seconds length, and epochs are classified as artifactfree or not. The model architecture draws on recent advances in deep learning and in convolutional neural networks research. In contrast to previous approaches towards automated sleep scoring, our model does not rely on manually defined features of the data but learns predictive features automatically. We expect deep learning models like ours to become widely applied in different fields, automating many repetitive cognitive tasks that were previously difficult to tackle.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TeumerCapitainRossJonesetal.2018,
  author    = {Teumer, T. and Capitain, C. and Ross-Jones, J. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and R{\"a}dle, M. and Methner, F.-J.},
  title     = {In-line Haze Monitoring Using a Spectrally Resolved Back Scattering Sensor},
  series = {BrewingScience},
  volume    = {71},
  journal   = {BrewingScience},
  number    = {5/6},
  publisher = {Fachverlag Hans Carl},
  address   = {N{\"u}rnberg},
  issn      = {1613-2041},
  pages     = {49 -- 55},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {In the present work an optical sensor in combination with a spectrally resolved detection device for in-line particle-size-monitoring for quality control in beer production is presented. The principle relies on the size and wavelength dependent backscatter of growing particles in fluids. Measured interference structures of backscattered light are compared with calculated theoretical values, based on Mie-Theory, and fitted with a linear least square method to obtain particle size distributions. For this purpose, a broadband light source in combination with a process-CCD-spectrometer (charge ? coupled device spectrometer) and process adapted fiber optics are used. The goal is the development of an easy and flexible measurement device for in-line-monitoring of particle size. The presented device can be directly installed in product fill tubes or vessels, follows CIP- (cleaning in place) and removes the need of sample taking. A proof of concept and preliminary results, measuring protein precipitation, are presented.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{DuweTippkoetterUlber2018,
  author    = {Duwe, A. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Ulber, R.},
  title     = {Lignocellulose-Biorefinery: Ethanol-Focused},
  series = {Biorefineries},
  booktitle = {Biorefineries},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  doi       = {10.1007/10_2016_72},
  pages     = {177 -- 215},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The development prospects of the world markets for petroleum and other liquid fuels are diverse and partly contradictory. However, comprehensive changes for the energy supply of the future are essential. Notwithstanding the fact that there are still very large deposits of energy resources from a geological point of view, the finite nature of conventional oil reserves is indisputable. To reduce our dependence on oil, the EU, the USA, and other major economic zones rely on energy diversification. For this purpose, alternative materials and technologies are being sought, and is most obvious in the transport sector. The objective is to progressively replace fossil fuels with renewable and more sustainable fuels. In this respect, biofuels have a pre-eminent position in terms of their capability of blending with fossil fuels and being usable in existing cars without substantial modification. Ethanol can be considered as the primary renewable liquid fuel. In this chapter enzymes, micro-organisms, and processes for ethanol production based on renewable resources are described.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{deBloisdeZangerPaulssenetal.2018,
  author    = {de Blois, Eric and de Zanger, Rory M. S. and Paulßen, Elisabeth and Sze Chan, Ho and Breeman, Wouter A. P.},
  title     = {Semi-automated system for concentrating 68Ga-eluate to obtain high molar and volume concentration of 68Ga-Radiopharmaca for preclinical applications},
  series = {Nuclear Medicine and Biology},
  volume    = {64-65},
  journal   = {Nuclear Medicine and Biology},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2018.06.006},
  pages     = {16 -- 21},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {68Ga-radiopharmaceuticals are common in the field of Nuclear Medicine to visualize receptor-mediated processes. In contrast to straightforward labeling procedures for clinical applications, preclinical in vitro and in vivo applications are hampered for reasons like e.g. volume restriction, activity concentration, molar activity and osmolality. Therefore, we developed a semiautomatic system specifically to overcome these problems. A difficulty appeared unexpectedly, as intrinsic trace metals derived from eluate (Zn, Fe and Cu) are concentrated as well in amounts that influence radiochemical yield and thus lower molar activity.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RittwegerAlbrachtFluecketal.2018,
  author    = {Rittweger, J{\"o}rn and Albracht, Kirsten and Fl{\"u}ck, Martin and Ruoss, Severin and Brocca, Lorenza and Longa, Emanuela and Moriggi, Manuela and Seynnes, Olivier and Di Giulio, Irene and Tenori, Leonardo and Vignoli, Alessia and Capri, Miriam and Gelfi, Cecilia and Luchinat, Claudio and Franceschi, Claudio and Bottinelli, Roberto and Cerretelli, Paolo and Narici, Marco},
  title     = {Sarcolab pilot study into skeletal muscle's adaptation to longterm spaceflight},
  series = {npj Microgravity},
  volume    = {4},
  journal   = {npj Microgravity},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Nature Portfolio},
  issn      = {2373-8065},
  doi       = {10.1038/s41526-018-0052-1},
  pages     = {1 -- 9},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MiyamotoSekiSutoetal.2018,
  author    = {Miyamoto, Koichiro and Seki, Kosuke and Suto, Takeyuki and Werner, Frederik and Wagner, Torsten and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Yoshinobu, Tatsuo},
  title     = {Improved spatial resolution of the chemical imaging sensor with a hybrid illumination that suppresses lateral diffusion of photocarriers},
  series = {Sensor and Actuators B: Chemical},
  volume    = {273},
  journal   = {Sensor and Actuators B: Chemical},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0925-4005},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.snb.2018.07.016},
  pages     = {1328 -- 1333},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The chemical imaging sensor is a semiconductor-based chemical sensor capable of visualizing pH and ion distributions. The spatial resolution depends on the lateral diffusion of photocarriers generated by illumination of the semiconductor substrate. In this study, two types of optical setups, one based on a bundle of optical fibers and the other based on a binocular tube head, were developed to project a hybrid illumination of a modulated light beam and a ring-shaped constant illumination onto the sensor plate. An improved spatial resolution was realized by the ring-shaped constant illumination, which suppressed lateral diffusion of photocarriers by enhanced recombination due to the increased carrier concentration.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BungValero2018,
  author    = {Bung, Daniel B. and Valero, Daniel},
  title     = {Re-aeration on stepped spillways with special consideration of entrained and entrapped air},
  series = {Geosciences},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {Geosciences},
  number    = {9},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2076-3263},
  pages     = {Article number 333},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {As with most high-velocity free-surface flows, stepped spillway flows become self-aerated when the drop height exceeds a critical value. Due to the step-induced macro-roughness, the flow field becomes more turbulent than on a similar smooth-invert chute. For this reason, cascades are oftentimes used as re-aeration structures in wastewater treatment. However, for stepped spillways as flood release structures downstream of deoxygenated reservoirs, gas transfer is also of crucial significance to meet ecological requirements. Prediction of mass transfer velocities becomes challenging, as the flow regime differs from typical previously studied flow conditions. In this paper, detailed air-water flow measurements are conducted on stepped spillway models with different geometry, with the aim to estimate the specific air-water interface. Re-aeration performances are determined by applying the absorption method. In contrast to earlier studies, the aerated water body is considered a continuous mixture up to a level where 75\% air concentration is reached. Above this level, a homogenous surface wave field is considered, which is found to significantly affect the total air-water interface available for mass transfer. Geometrical characteristics of these surface waves are obtained from high-speed camera investigations. The results show that both the mean air concentration and the mean flow velocity have influence on the mass transfer. Finally, an empirical relationship for the mass transfer on stepped spillway models is proposed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EckertRudolphGuoetal.2018,
  author    = {Eckert, Alexander and Rudolph, Tobias and Guo, Jiaqi and Mang, Thomas and Walther, Andreas},
  title     = {Exceptionally Ductile and Tough Biomimetic Artificial Nacre with Gas Barrier Function},
  series = {Advanced Materials},
  volume    = {30},
  journal   = {Advanced Materials},
  number    = {32},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  doi       = {10.1002/adma.201802477},
  pages     = {Article number 1802477},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Synthetic mimics of natural high-performance structural materials have shown great and partly unforeseen opportunities for the design of multifunctional materials. For nacre-mimetic nanocomposites, it has remained extraordinarily challenging to make ductile materials with high stretchability at high fractions of reinforcements, which is however of crucial importance for flexible barrier materials. Here, highly ductile and tough nacre-mimetic nanocomposites are presented, by implementing weak, but many hydrogen bonds in a ternary nacre-mimetic system consisting of two polymers (poly(vinyl amine) and poly(vinyl alcohol)) and natural nanoclay (montmorillonite) to provide efficient energy dissipation and slippage at high nanoclay content (50 wt\%). Tailored interactions enable exceptional combinations of ductility (close to 50\% strain) and toughness (up to 27.5 MJ m⁻³). Extensive stress whitening, a clear sign of high internal dynamics at high internal cohesion, can be observed during mechanical deformation, and the materials can be folded like paper into origami planes without fracture. Overall, the new levels of ductility and toughness are unprecedented in highly reinforced bioinspired nanocomposites and are of critical importance to future applications, e.g., as barrier materials needed for encapsulation and as a printing substrate for flexible organic electronics.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LapitanRogatkinPersheyevetal.2018,
  author    = {Lapitan, Denis G. and Rogatkin, Dmitrii A. and Persheyev, Sydulla K. and Kotliar, Konstantin},
  title     = {False spectra formation in the differential two-channel scheme of the laser Doppler flowmeter},
  series = {Biomedizinische Technik},
  volume    = {63},
  journal   = {Biomedizinische Technik},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {De Gruyter},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {0013-5585},
  doi       = {10.1515/bmt-2017-0060},
  pages     = {439 -- 444},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Noise in the differential two-channel scheme of a classic laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) instrument was studied. Formation of false spectral components in the output signal due to beating of electrical signals in the differential amplifier was found out. The improved block-diagram of the flowmeter was developed allowing to reduce the noise.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MuellerBeckersMussmannetal.2018,
  author    = {M{\"u}ller, Janina and Beckers, Mario and Mußmann, Nina and Bongaerts, Johannes and B{\"u}chs, Jochen},
  title     = {Elucidation of auxotrophic deficiencies of Bacillus pumilus DSM 18097 to develop a defined minimal medium},
  series = {Microbial Cell Factories},
  volume    = {17},
  journal   = {Microbial Cell Factories},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {BioMed Central},
  issn      = {1475-2859},
  doi       = {10.1186/s12934-018-0956-1},
  pages     = {Article No. 106},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Background Culture media containing complex compounds like yeast extract or peptone show numerous disadvantages. The chemical composition of the complex compounds is prone to significant variations from batch to batch and quality control is difficult. Therefore, the use of chemically defined media receives more and more attention in commercial fermentations. This concept results in better reproducibility, it simplifies downstream processing of secreted products and enable rapid scale-up. Culturing bacteria with unknown auxotrophies in chemically defined media is challenging and often not possible without an extensive trial-and-error approach. In this study, a respiration activity monitoring system for shake flasks and its recent version for microtiter plates were used to clarify unknown auxotrophic deficiencies in the model organism Bacillus pumilus DSM 18097. Results Bacillus pumilus DSM 18097 was unable to grow in a mineral medium without the addition of complex compounds. Therefore, a rich chemically defined minimal medium was tested containing basically all vitamins, amino acids and nucleobases, which are essential ingredients of complex components. The strain was successfully cultivated in this medium. By monitoring of the respiration activity, nutrients were supplemented to and omitted from the rich chemically defined medium in a rational way, thus enabling a systematic and fast determination of the auxotrophic deficiencies. Experiments have shown that the investigated strain requires amino acids, especially cysteine or histidine and the vitamin biotin for growth. Conclusions The introduced method allows an efficient and rapid identification of unknown auxotrophic deficiencies and can be used to develop a simple chemically defined tailor-made medium. B. pumilus DSM 18097 was chosen as a model organism to demonstrate the method. However, the method is generally suitable for a wide range of microorganisms. By combining a systematic combinatorial approach based on monitoring the respiration activity with cultivation in microtiter plates, high throughput experiments with high information content can be conducted. This approach facilitates media development, strain characterization and cultivation of fastidious microorganisms in chemically defined minimal media while simultaneously reducing the experimental effort.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RoehlenPilasDahmenetal.2018,
  author    = {R{\"o}hlen, Desiree and Pilas, Johanna and Dahmen, Markus and Keusgen, Michael and Selmer, Thorsten and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Toward a Hybrid Biosensor System for Analysis of Organic and Volatile Fatty Acids in Fermentation Processes},
  series = {Frontiers in Chemistry},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Chemistry},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Frontiers},
  address   = {Lausanne},
  doi       = {10.3389/fchem.2018.00284},
  pages     = {Artikel 284},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Monitoring of organic acids (OA) and volatile fatty acids (VFA) is crucial for the control of anaerobic digestion. In case of unstable process conditions, an accumulation of these intermediates occurs. In the present work, two different enzyme-based biosensor arrays are combined and presented for facile electrochemical determination of several process-relevant analytes. Each biosensor utilizes a platinum sensor chip (14 × 14 mm²) with five individual working electrodes. The OA biosensor enables simultaneous measurement of ethanol, formate, d- and l-lactate, based on a bi-enzymatic detection principle. The second VFA biosensor provides an amperometric platform for quantification of acetate and propionate, mediated by oxidation of hydrogen peroxide. The cross-sensitivity of both biosensors toward potential interferents, typically present in fermentation samples, was investigated. The potential for practical application in complex media was successfully demonstrated in spiked sludge samples collected from three different biogas plants. Thereby, the results obtained by both of the biosensors were in good agreement to the applied reference measurements by photometry and gas chromatography, respectively. The proposed hybrid biosensor system was also used for long-term monitoring of a lab-scale biogas reactor (0.01 m³) for a period of 2 months. In combination with typically monitored parameters, such as gas quality, pH and FOS/TAC (volatile organic acids/total anorganic carbonate), the amperometric measurements of OA and VFA concentration could enhance the understanding of ongoing fermentation processes.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RodriguesMoraisNordietal.2018,
  author    = {Rodrigues, Raul T. and Morais, Paulo V. and Nordi, Cristina S. F. and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Siqueira Jr., Jos{\´e} R. and Caseli, Luciano},
  title     = {Carbon Nanotubes and Algal Polysaccharides To Enhance the Enzymatic Properties of Urease in Lipid Langmuir-Blodgett Films},
  series = {Langmuir},
  volume    = {34},
  journal   = {Langmuir},
  number    = {9},
  publisher = {ACS Publications},
  address   = {Washington, DC},
  issn      = {1520-5827},
  doi       = {10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b04317},
  pages     = {3082 -- 3093},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Algal polysaccharides (extracellular polysaccharides) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were adsorbed on dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide Langmuir monolayers to serve as a matrix for the incorporation of urease. The physicochemical properties of the supramolecular system as a monolayer at the air-water interface were investigated by surface pressure-area isotherms, surface potential-area isotherms, interfacial shear rheology, vibrational spectroscopy, and Brewster angle microscopy. The floating monolayers were transferred to hydrophilic solid supports, quartz, mica, or capacitive electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (EIS) devices, through the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique, forming mixed films, which were investigated by quartz crystal microbalance, fluorescence spectroscopy, and field emission gun scanning electron microscopy. The enzyme activity was studied with UV-vis spectroscopy, and the feasibility of the thin film as a urea sensor was essayed in an EIS sensor device. The presence of CNT in the enzyme-lipid LB film not only tuned the catalytic activity of urease but also helped to conserve its enzyme activity. Viability as a urease sensor was demonstrated with capacitance-voltage and constant capacitance measurements, exhibiting regular and distinctive output signals over all concentrations used in this work. These results are related to the synergism between the compounds on the active layer, leading to a surface morphology that allowed fast analyte diffusion owing to an adequate molecular accommodation, which also preserved the urease activity. This work demonstrates the feasibility of employing LB films composed of lipids, CNT, algal polysaccharides, and enzymes as EIS devices for biosensing applications.},
  language  = {en}
}
@book{SchoeningPoghossian2018,
  author    = {Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Poghossian, Arshak},
  title     = {Label-free biosensing: advanced materials, devices and applications},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-75219-8},
  pages     = {xii, 480 Seiten ; Illustrationen, Diagramme},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{YoshinobuKrauseMiyamotoetal.2018,
  author    = {Yoshinobu, Tatsuo and Krause, Steffi and Miyamoto, Ko-ichiro and Werner, Frederik and Poghossian, Arshak and Wagner, Torsten and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {(Bio-)chemical Sensing and Imaging by LAPS and SPIM},
  series = {Label-free biosensing: advanced materials, devices and applications},
  booktitle = {Label-free biosensing: advanced materials, devices and applications},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-75219-8},
  pages     = {103 -- 132},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) and scanning photo-induced impedance microscopy (SPIM) are two closely related methods to visualise the distributions of chemical species and impedance, respectively, at the interface between the sensing surface and the sample solution. They both have the same field-effect structure based on a semiconductor, which allows spatially resolved and label-free measurement of chemical species and impedance in the form of a photocurrent signal generated by a scanning light beam. In this article, the principles and various operation modes of LAPS and SPIM, functionalisation of the sensing surface for measuring various species, LAPS-based chemical imaging and high-resolution sensors based on silicon-on-sapphire substrates are described and discussed, focusing on their technical details and prospective applications.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BungTullis2018,
  author    = {Bung, Daniel B. and Tullis, Blake},
  title     = {Hydraulic Structures - ISHS2018 in Perspective},
  series = {7th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Aachen, Germany, 15-18 May},
  booktitle = {7th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Aachen, Germany, 15-18 May},
  isbn      = {978-0-692-13277-7},
  doi       = {10.15142/T3WH2B},
  pages     = {9 seiten},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{ValeroVogelSchmidtetal.2018,
  author    = {Valero, Daniel and Vogel, Jochen and Schmidt, Daniel and Bung, Daniel B.},
  title     = {Three-dimensional flow structure inside the cavity of a non-aerated stepped chute},
  series = {7th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Aachen, Germany, 15-18 May},
  booktitle = {7th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Aachen, Germany, 15-18 May},
  isbn      = {978-0-692-13277-7},
  doi       = {10.15142/T3GH17},
  pages     = {12 Seiten},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{LudowicyRingsFingeretal.2018,
  author    = {Ludowicy, Jonas and Rings, Ren{\´e} and Finger, Felix and Braun, Carsten},
  title     = {Sizing Studies of Light Aircraft with Serial Hybrid Propulsion Systems},
  series = {Luft- und Raumfahrt - Digitalisierung und Vernetzung : Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018. 4. - 6. September 2018 - Friedrichshafen},
  booktitle = {Luft- und Raumfahrt - Digitalisierung und Vernetzung : Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018. 4. - 6. September 2018 - Friedrichshafen},
  pages     = {11 S.},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FingerGoettenBraun2018,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and G{\"o}tten, Falk and Braun, Carsten},
  title     = {Initial Sizing for a Family of Hybrid-Electric VTOL General Aviation Aircraft},
  series = {67. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018},
  booktitle = {67. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018},
  pages     = {14 S.},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{LudowicyRingsFingeretal.2018,
  author    = {Ludowicy, Jonas and Rings, Ren{\´e} and Finger, Felix and Braun, Carsten},
  title     = {Sizing Studies of Light Aircraft with Parallel Hybrid Propulsion Systems},
  series = {Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018},
  booktitle = {Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018},
  doi       = {10.25967/480227},
  pages     = {15 S.},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GoettenFingerHavermannetal.2018,
  author    = {G{\"o}tten, Falk and Finger, Felix and Havermann, Marc and Braun, Carsten and Gomez, Francisco and Bill, C.},
  title     = {On the flight performance impact of landing gear drag reduction methods for unmanned air vehicles},
  series = {Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018},
  journal   = {Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018},
  publisher = {DGLR},
  address   = {Bonn},
  doi       = {10.25967/480058},
  pages     = {11 S.},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The flight performance impact of three different landing gear configurations on a small, fixed-wing UAV is analyzed with a combination of RANS CFD calculations and an incremental flight performance algorithm. A standard fixed landing gear configuration is taken as a baseline, while the influence of retracting the landing gear or applying streamlined fairings is investigated. A retraction leads to a significant parasite drag reduction, while also fairings promise large savings. The increase in lift-to-drag ratio is reduced at high lift coefficients due to the influence of induced drag. All configurations are tested on three different design missions with an incremental flight performance algorithm. A trade-off study is performed using the retracted or faired landing gear's weight increase as a variable. The analysis reveals only small mission performance gains as the aerodynamic improvements are negated by weight penalties. A new workflow for decision-making is presented that allows to estimate if a change in landing gear configuration is beneficial for a small UAV.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Keinz2018,
  author    = {Keinz, Jan},
  title     = {Optimization of a Dry Low NOx Micromix Combustor for an Industrial Gas Turbine Using Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Fuel},
  publisher = {Universit{\´e} Libre de Bruxelles - Brussels School of Engineering Aero-Thermo-Mechanics},
  address   = {Br{\"u}ssel},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{RichterBraunsteinStaeudleetal.2018,
  author    = {Richter, Charlotte and Braunstein, Bjoern and St{\"a}udle, Benjamin and Attias, Julia and Suess, Alexander and Weber, T. and Rittweger, Joern and Green, David A. and Albracht, Kirsten},
  title     = {In vivo fascicle length of the gastrocnemius muscle during walking in simulated martian gravity using two different body weight support devices},
  series = {23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Dublin, Irland},
  booktitle = {23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Dublin, Irland},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BerneckerKlierSternetal.2018,
  author    = {Bernecker, Andreas and Klier, Julia and Stern, Sebastian and Thiel, Lea},
  title     = {Sustaining high performance beyond public-sector pilot projects.},
  number    = {September 2018},
  organization    = {McKinsey\&Company},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{BerneckerBoyerGathmann2018,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Bernecker, Andreas and Boyer, Pierre and Gathmann, Christina},
  title     = {The Role of Electoral Incentives for Policy Innovation: Evidence from the US Welfare Reform},
  series = {CESifo Working Paper},
  journal   = {CESifo Working Paper},
  number    = {No. 6964},
  organization    = {CESifo Group Munich},
  issn      = {ISSN 2364-1428 (electronic version)},
  pages     = {60},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TekinAshikagaHorikawaetal.2018,
  author    = {Tekin, Nurettin and Ashikaga, Mitsugu and Horikawa, Atsushi and Funke, Harald},
  title     = {Enhancement of fuel flexibility of industrial gas turbines by development of innovative hydrogen combustion systems},
  series = {Gas for energy},
  journal   = {Gas for energy},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Vulkan-Verlag},
  address   = {Essen},
  pages     = {4},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {For fuel flexibility enhancement hydrogen represents a possible alternative gas turbine fuel within future low emission power generation, in case of hydrogen production by the use of renewable energy sources such as wind energy or biomass. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) has research and development projects for future hydrogen society; production of hydrogen gas, refinement and liquefaction for transportation and storage, and utilization with gas turbine / gas engine for the generation of electricity. In the development of hydrogen gas turbines, a key technology is the stable and low NOx hydrogen combustion, especially Dry Low Emission (DLE) or Dry Low NOx (DLN) hydrogen combustion. Due to the large difference in the physical properties of hydrogen compared to other fuels such as natural gas, well established gas turbine combustion systems cannot be directly applied for DLE hydrogen combustion. Thus, the development of DLE hydrogen combustion technologies is an essential and challenging task for the future of hydrogen fueled gas turbines. The DLE Micro-Mix combustion principle for hydrogen fuel has been in development for many years to significantly reduce NOx emissions. This combustion principle is based on cross-flow mixing of air and gaseous hydrogen which reacts in multiple miniaturized "diffusion-type" flames. The major advantages of this combustion principle are the inherent safety against flashback and the low NOx-emissions due to a very short residence time of the reactants in the flame region of the micro-flames.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BalakirskiKotliarPaulyetal.2018,
  author    = {Balakirski, Galina and Kotliar, Konstantin and Pauly, Karolin J. and Krings, Laura K. and R{\"u}bben, Albert and Baron, Jens M. and Schmitt, Laurenz},
  title     = {Surgical Site Infections After Dermatologic Surgery in Immunocompromised Patients: A Single-Center Experience},
  series = {Dermatologic Surgery},
  journal   = {Dermatologic Surgery},
  number    = {44 (12)},
  publisher = {Wolters Kluwer},
  doi       = {10.1097/DSS.0000000000001615},
  pages     = {1525 -- 1536},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {BACKGROUND Immunosuppression is often considered as an indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) while performing skin surgery. However, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients of the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the University Hospital of RWTH Aachen in Aachen, Germany, who underwent hospitalization for a dermatologic surgery between June 2016 and January 2017 (6 months), were followed up after surgery until completion of the wound healing process. The follow-up addressed the occurrence of SSI and the need for systemic antibiotics after the operative procedure. Immunocompromised patients were compared with immunocompetent patients. The investigation was conducted as a retrospective analysis of patient records. RESULTS The authors performed 284 dermatologic surgeries in 177 patients. Nineteen percent (54/284) of the skin surgery was performed on immunocompromised patients. The most common indications for surgical treatment were nonmelanoma skin cancer and malignant melanomas. Surgical site infections occurred in 6.7\% (19/284) of the cases. In 95\% (18/19), systemic antibiotic treatment was needed. Twenty-one percent of all SSI (4/19) were seen in immunosuppressed patients. CONCLUSION According to the authors' data, immunosuppression does not represent a significant risk factor for SSI after dermatologic surgery. However, larger prospective studies are needed to make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis while performing skin surgery in these patients. The available data on complications after dermatologic surgery have improved over the past years. Particularly, additional risk factors have been identified for surgical site infections (SSI). Purulent surgical sites, older age, involvement of head, neck, and acral regions, and also the involvement of less experienced surgeons have been reported to increase the risk of the SSI after dermatologic surgeries.1 In general, the incidence of SSI after skin surgery is considered to be low.1,2 However, antibiotics in dermatologic surgeries, especially in the perioperative setting, seem to be overused,3,4 particularly regarding developing antibiotic resistances and side effects. Immunosuppression has been recommended to be taken into consideration as an additional indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent SSI after skin surgery in special cases.5,6 However, these recommendations do not specify the exact dermatologic surgeries, and were not specifically developed for dermatologic surgery patients and treatments, but adopted from other surgical fields.6 According to the survey conducted on American College of Mohs Surgery members in 2012, 13\% to 29\% of the surgeons administered antibiotic prophylaxis to immunocompromised patients to prevent SSI while performing dermatologic surgery on noninfected skin,3 although this was not recommended by Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Advisory Statement. Indeed, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited. However, it is possible that due to the insufficient evidence on the risk of SSI occurrence in this patient group, dermatologic surgeons tend to overuse perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis. To make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in immunosuppressed patients in the field of skin surgery, more information about the incidence of SSI after dermatologic surgery in these patients is needed. The aim of this study was to fill this data gap by investigating whether there is an increased risk of SSI after skin surgery in immunocompromised patients compared with immunocompetent patients.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FingerBraunBil2018,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and Braun, Carsten and Bil, Cees},
  title     = {Case studies in initial sizing for hybrid-electric general aviation aircraft},
  series = {2018 AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio},
  booktitle = {2018 AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2018-5005},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{RendonDieckmannWeidleetal.2018,
  author    = {Rendon, Carlos and Dieckmann, Simon and Weidle, Mathias and Dersch, J{\"u}rgen and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Polklas, Thomas and Kuschel, Marcus and Herrmann, Ulf},
  title     = {Retrofitting of existing parabolic trough collector power plants with molten salt tower systems},
  series = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
  volume    = {2033},
  booktitle = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
  number    = {1},
  doi       = {10.1063/1.5067030},
  pages     = {030014-1 -- 030014-8},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FingerBraunBil2018,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and Braun, Carsten and Bil, Cees},
  title     = {Impact of electric propulsion technology and mission requirements on the performance of VTOL UAVs},
  series = {CEAS Aeronautical Journal},
  volume    = {10},
  journal   = {CEAS Aeronautical Journal},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Springer},
  issn      = {1869-5582 print},
  doi       = {10.1007/s13272-018-0352-x},
  pages     = {843},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {One of the engineering challenges in aviation is the design of transitioning vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Thrust-borne flight implies a higher mass fraction of the propulsion system, as well as much increased energy consumption in the take-off and landing phases. This mass increase is typically higher for aircraft with a separate lift propulsion system than for aircraft that use the cruise propulsion system to support a dedicated lift system. However, for a cost-benefit trade study, it is necessary to quantify the impact the VTOL requirement and propulsion configuration has on aircraft mass and size. For this reason, sizing studies are conducted. This paper explores the impact of considering a supplemental electric propulsion system for achieving hovering flight. Key variables in this study, apart from the lift system configuration, are the rotor disk loading and hover flight time, as well as the electrical systems technology level for both batteries and motors. Payload and endurance are typically used as the measures of merit for unmanned aircraft that carry electro-optical sensors, and therefore the analysis focuses on these particular parameters.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{EssingholtMeyerKuhnetal.2018,
  author    = {Essingholt, Felix and Meyer, Frederic and Kuhn, Peter and Schmidt, Philip and Benkner, Thorsten and Grabmaier, Anton},
  title     = {Non-invasive heart beat measurement using microwave resonators},
  series = {Proceedings, Vol. 2, Eurosensors 2018 Conference, Graz, Austria, 9-12 September 2018},
  booktitle = {Proceedings, Vol. 2, Eurosensors 2018 Conference, Graz, Austria, 9-12 September 2018},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2504-3900},
  doi       = {10.3390/proceedings2131002},
  pages     = {1002},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EngelHoltmannUlberetal.2018,
  author    = {Engel, Mareike and Holtmann, Dirk and Ulber, Roland and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Increased Biobutanol Production by Mediator-Less Electro-Fermentation},
  series = {Biotechnology Journal},
  journal   = {Biotechnology Journal},
  number    = {Volume 14, Issue 4},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  issn      = {1860-7314},
  doi       = {10.1002/biot.201800514},
  pages     = {Artikel 1800514},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {A future bio-economy should not only be based on renewable raw materials but also in the raise of carbon yields of existing production routes. Microbial electrochemical technologies are gaining increased attention for this purpose. In this study, the electro-fermentative production of biobutanol with C. acetobutylicum without the use of exogenous mediators is investigated regarding the medium composition and the reactor design. It is shown that the use of an optimized synthetic culture medium allows higher product concentrations, increased biofilm formation, and higher conductivities compared to a synthetic medium supplemented with yeast extract. Moreover, the optimization of the reactor system results in a doubling of the maximum product concentrations for fermentation products. When a working electrode is polarized at -600 mV vs. Ag/AgCl, a shift from butyrate to acetone and butanol production is induced. This leads to an increased final solvent yield of Yᴀᴃᴇ = 0.202 gg⁻¹ (control 0.103 gg⁻¹), which is also reflected in a higher carbon efficiency of 37.6\% compared to 23.3\% (control) as well as a fourfold decrease in simplified E-factor to 0.43. The results are promising for further development of biobutanol production in bioelectrochemical systems in order to fulfil the principles of Green Chemistry.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FingerBraunBil2018,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and Braun, Carsten and Bil, Cees},
  title     = {An Initial Sizing Methodology for Hybrid-Electric Light Aircraft},
  series = {AIAA AVIATION Forum 2018 Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June 25 - 29, 2018},
  booktitle = {AIAA AVIATION Forum 2018 Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June 25 - 29, 2018},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2018-4229},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HueningHeuermannWache2018,
  author    = {H{\"u}ning, Felix and Heuermann, Holger and Wache, Franz-Josef},
  title     = {Wireless CAN without WLAN or Bluetooth},
  series = {CAN Newsletter},
  journal   = {CAN Newsletter},
  number    = {December 2018},
  pages     = {44 -- 46},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {In two developed concepts, dual-mode radio enables CAN participants to be integrated wirelessly into a CAN network. Constructed from a few components, a protocol-free, real-time transmission and thus transparent integration into CAN is provided.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BaaderReiswichBartschetal.2018,
  author    = {Baader, Fabian and Reiswich, M. and Bartsch, M. and Keller, D. and Tiede, E. and Keck, G. and Demircian, A. and Friedrich, M. and Dachwald, Bernd and Sch{\"u}ller, K. and Lehmann, R. and Chojetzki, R. and Durand, C. and Rapp, L. and Kowalski, Julia and F{\"o}rstner, R.},
  title     = {VIPER - Student research on extraterrestrical ice penetration technology},
  series = {Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on Space Educational Activities},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on Space Educational Activities},
  pages     = {1 -- 6},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Recent analysis of scientific data from Cassini and earth-based observations gave evidence for a global ocean under a surrounding solid ice shell on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Images of Enceladus' South Pole showed several fissures in the ice shell with plumes constantly exhausting frozen water particles, building up the E-Ring, one of the outer rings of Saturn. In this southern region of Enceladus, the ice shell is considered to be as thin as 2 km, about an order of magnitude thinner than on the rest of the moon. Under the ice shell, there is a global ocean consisting of liquid water. Scientists are discussing different approaches the possibilities of taking samples of water, i.e. by melting through the ice using a melting probe. FH Aachen UAS developed a prototype of maneuverable melting probe which can navigate through the ice that has already been tested successfully in a terrestrial environment. This means no atmosphere and or ambient pressure, low ice temperatures of around 100 to 150K (near the South Pole) and a very low gravity of 0,114 m/s^2 or 1100 μg. Two of these influencing measures are about to be investigated at FH Aachen UAS in 2017, low ice temperature and low ambient pressure below the triple point of water. Low gravity cannot be easily simulated inside a large experiment chamber, though. Numerical simulations of the melting process at RWTH Aachen however are showing a gravity dependence of melting behavior. Considering this aspect, VIPER provides a link between large-scale experimental simulations at FH Aachen UAS and numerical simulations at RWTH Aachen. To analyze the melting process, about 90 seconds of experiment time in reduced gravity and low ambient pressure is provided by the REXUS rocket. In this time frame, the melting speed and contact force between ice and probes are measured, as well as heating power and a two-dimensional array of ice temperatures. Additionally, visual and infrared cameras are used to observe the melting process.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WilsonDickieSchreiteretal.2018,
  author    = {Wilson, C. E. and Dickie, A. P. and Schreiter, K. and Wehr, R. and Wilson, E. M. and Bial, J. and Scheer, Nico and Wilson, I. D. and Riley, R. J.},
  title     = {The pharmacokinetics and metabolism of diclofenac in chimeric humanized and murinized FRG mice},
  series = {Archives of Toxicology},
  volume    = {92},
  journal   = {Archives of Toxicology},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Springer},
  issn      = {1432-0738},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00204-018-2212-1},
  pages     = {1953 -- 1967},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The pharmacokinetics of diclofenac were investigated following single oral doses of 10 mg/kg to chimeric liver humanized and murinized FRG and C57BL/6 mice. In addition, the metabolism and excretion were investigated in chimeric liver humanized and murinized FRG mice. Diclofenac reached maximum blood concentrations of 2.43 ± 0.9 µg/mL (n = 3) at 0.25 h post-dose with an AUCinf of 3.67 µg h/mL and an effective half-life of 0.86 h (n = 2). In the murinized animals, maximum blood concentrations were determined as 3.86 ± 2.31 µg/mL at 0.25 h post-dose with an AUCinf of 4.94 ± 2.93 µg h/mL and a half-life of 0.52 ± 0.03 h (n = 3). In C57BL/6J mice, mean peak blood concentrations of 2.31 ± 0.53 µg/mL were seen 0.25 h post-dose with a mean AUCinf of 2.10 ± 0.49 µg h/mL and a half-life of 0.51 ± 0.49 h (n = 3). Analysis of blood indicated only trace quantities of drug-related material in chimeric humanized and murinized FRG mice. Metabolic profiling of urine, bile and faecal extracts revealed a complex pattern of metabolites for both humanized and murinized animals with, in addition to unchanged parent drug, a variety of hydroxylated and conjugated metabolites detected. The profiles in humanized mice were different to those of both murinized and wild-type animals, e.g., a higher proportion of the dose was detected in the form of acyl glucuronide metabolites and much reduced amounts as taurine conjugates. Comparison of the metabolic profiles obtained from the present study with previously published data from C57BL/6J mice and humans revealed a greater, though not complete, match between chimeric humanized mice and humans, such that the liver humanized FRG model may represent a model for assessing the biotransformation of such compounds in humans.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BindzusBragard2018,
  author    = {Bindzus, Manuel and Bragard, Michael},
  title     = {Motivating Intuitive Understanding of the Switched Reluctance Machine in the Education of Undergraduate Students},
  series = {2018 IEEE 59th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)},
  booktitle = {2018 IEEE 59th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)},
  isbn      = {978-1-5386-6903-7},
  doi       = {10.1109/RTUCON.2018.8659870},
  pages     = {1 -- 6},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BragardHoekHoegenetal.2018,
  author    = {Bragard, Michael and Hoek, Hauke van and Hoegen, Anne von and Doncker, Rik W. De},
  title     = {Motivation-based Learning: Teaching Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering with an LED Spinning Top},
  series = {2018 IEEE 59th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)},
  booktitle = {2018 IEEE 59th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)},
  isbn      = {978-1-5386-6903-7},
  doi       = {10.1109/RTUCON.2018.8659810},
  pages     = {1 -- 6},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{RuettersWeinheimerBragard2018,
  author    = {R{\"u}tters, Ren{\´e} and Weinheimer, Marius and Bragard, Michael},
  title     = {Teaching Control Theory with a Simplified Helicopter Model and a Classroom Fitting Hardware Test-Bench},
  series = {2018 IEEE 59th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)},
  booktitle = {2018 IEEE 59th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)},
  isbn      = {978-1-5386-6903-7},
  doi       = {10.1109/RTUCON.2018.8659871},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SerrorHenzeHacketal.2018,
  author    = {Serror, Martin and Henze, Martin and Hack, Sacha and Schuba, Marko and Wehrle, Klaus},
  title     = {Towards in-network security for smart homes},
  series = {13th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, ARES 2018; Hamburg; Germany; 27 August 2018 through 30 August 2018},
  booktitle = {13th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, ARES 2018; Hamburg; Germany; 27 August 2018 through 30 August 2018},
  isbn      = {978-145036448-5},
  doi       = {10.1145/3230833.3232802},
  pages     = {Article numer 3232802},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LauraDrechslerErdtetal.2018,
  author    = {Laura, C.O. and Drechsler, Klaus and Erdt, M. and Wesarg, S. and Bale, R.},
  title     = {Intervention assessment tool for primary tumors in the liver},
  series = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering},
  volume    = {4},
  journal   = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {De Gruyter},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {2364-5504},
  doi       = {10.1515/cdbme-2018-0081},
  pages     = {337 -- 340},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {After a liver tumor intervention the medical doctor has to compare both pre and postoperative CT acquisitions to ensure that all carcinogenic cells are destroyed. A correct assessment of the intervention is of vital importance, since it will reduce the probability of tumor recurrence. Some methods have been proposed to support the medical doctors during the assessment process, however, all of them focus on secondary tumors. In this paper a tool is presented that enables the outcome validation for both primary and secondary tumors. Therefore, a multiphase registration (preoperative arterial and portal phases) followed by a registration between the pre and postoperative CT images is carried out. The first registration is in charge of the primary tumors that are only visible in the arterial phase. The secondary tumors will be incorporated in the second registration step. Finally, the part of the tumor that was not covered by the necrosis is quantified and visualized. The method has been tested in 9 patients, with an average registration error of 1.41 mm.},
  language  = {en}
}