@article{Laack2017,
  author    = {Laack, Walter van},
  title     = {Neurophysiologisch ist das nicht alles zu erkl{\"a}ren : Nahtoderfahrungen aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht},
  series = {Der Allgemeinarzt},
  volume    = {38},
  journal   = {Der Allgemeinarzt},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Universimed Deutschland GmbH},
  address   = {Mainz},
  issn      = {0172-7249},
  pages     = {4 -- 7},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{LeversStaatLaack2016,
  author    = {Levers, A. and Staat, Manfred and Laack, Walter van},
  title     = {Analysis of the long-term effect of the MBST® nuclear magnetic resonance therapy on gonarthrosis},
  series = {Orthopedic Practice},
  volume    = {47},
  journal   = {Orthopedic Practice},
  number    = {11},
  pages     = {521 -- 528},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KnobeGiesenPlateetal.2016,
  author    = {Knobe, M. and Giesen, M. and Plate, S. and Gradl-Dietsch, G. and Buecking, B. and Eschbach, D. and Laack, Walter van and Pape, H.-C.},
  title     = {The Aachen mobility and balance index to measure physiological falls risk: a comparison with the Tinetti POMA scale},
  series = {European Journal Of Trauma And Emergency Surgery},
  volume    = {42},
  journal   = {European Journal Of Trauma And Emergency Surgery},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1863-9941},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00068-016-0693-2},
  pages     = {537 -- 545},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Purpose The most commonly used mobility assessments for screening risk of falls among older adults are rating scales such as the Tinetti performance oriented mobility assessment (POMA). However, its correlation with falls is not always predictable and disadvantages of the scale include difficulty to assess many of the items on a 3-point scale and poor specificity. The purpose of this study was to describe the ability of the new Aachen Mobility and Balance Index (AMBI) to discriminate between subjects with a fall history and subjects without such events in comparison to the Tinetti POMA Scale. Methods For this prospective cohort study, 24 participants in the study group and 10 in the control group were selected from a population of patients in our hospital who had met the stringent inclusion criteria. Both groups completed the Tinetti POMA Scale (gait and balance component) and the AMBI (tandem stance, tandem walk, ten-meter-walk-test, sit-to-stand with five repetitions, 360° turns, timed-up-and-go-test and measurement of the dominant hand grip strength). A history of falls and hospitalization in the past year were evaluated retrospectively. The relationships among the mobility tests were examined with Bland-Altmananalysis. Receiver-operated characteristics curves, sensitivity and specificity were calculated. Results The study showed a strong negative correlation between the AMBI (17 points max., highest fall risk) and Tinetti POMA Scale (28 points max., lowest fall risk; r = -0.78, p < 0.001) with an excellent discrimination between community-dwelling older people and a younger control group. However, there were no differences in any of the mobility and balance measurements between participants with and without a fall history with equal characteristics in test comparison (AMBI vs. Tinetti POMA Scale: AUC 0.570 vs. 0.598; p = 0.762). The Tinetti POMA Scale (cut-off <20 points) showed a sensitivity of 0.45 and a specificity of 0.69, the AMBI a sensitivity of 0.64 and a specificity of 0.46 (cut-off >5 points). Conclusion The AMBI comprises mobility and balance tasks with increasing difficulty as well as a measurement of the dominant hand-grip strength. Its ability to identify fallers was comparable to the Tinetti POMA Scale. However, both measurement sets showed shortcomings in discrimination between fallers and non-fallers based on a self-reported retrospective falls-status.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{Laack2016,
  author    = {Laack, Walter van},
  title     = {Schnittstelle Tod: Wo stehen wir nach 40 Jahren NTE-Forschung?},
  publisher = {van Laack GmbH},
  address   = {Aachen},
  isbn      = {978-3-936624-30-4 (Print-Ausgabe)},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:101:1-201603132912},
  pages     = {92 Seiten},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {de}
}
@book{Laack2015,
  author    = {Laack, Walter van},
  title     = {Unser Schl{\"u}ssel zur Ewigkeit},
  publisher = {van Laack},
  address   = {Aachen},
  isbn      = {978-3-936624-16-8},
  pages     = {316 S.},
  year      = {2015},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Laack2014,
  author    = {Laack, Walter van},
  title     = {Nahtoderfahrungen aus medizinischer Sicht},
  series = {Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift : DMW},
  volume    = {Jg. 139},
  journal   = {Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift : DMW},
  number    = {H. 51/52},
  publisher = {Thieme},
  address   = {Stuttgart},
  issn      = {1439-4413 (E-Journal); 0012-0472 (Print); 1437-5982 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1055/s-0034-1387363},
  pages     = {2651 -- 2654},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Nah- versus Nachtoderfahrungen Nahtoderfahrungen (NTE) sind ein Ph{\"a}nomen aus der Kategorie „außergew{\"o}hnliche Bewusstseinserfahrungen". Sie treten in unmittelbarer N{\"a}he des eigenen Todes auf. Oft, aber nicht immer, handelt es sich dabei um Erfahrungen von Personen, die durch {\"a}rztliche Maßnahmen wiederbelebt wurden und sp{\"a}ter davon berichten (NTE-ler). Jedoch kommen solche Ph{\"a}nomene auch bei Menschen vor, die w{\"a}hrend einer schweren Erkrankung eine lebensbedrohliche Krise haben, hiervon aber spontan genesen. Den NTE {\"a}hnlich sind auch sogenannte Nachtod-erfahrungen sowie spontane Erlebnisse, die im Rahmen anderer außergew{\"o}hnlicher Stresssituationen auftreten. Von Nachtoderfahrungen spricht man, wenn die Betroffenen anl{\"a}sslich des Todes von geliebten Angeh{\"o}rigen oder Freunden Erlebnisse haben, die inhaltlich ebenfalls, zumindest aber teilweise, denen von NTE entsprechen. Nachtoderfahrungen sowie spontane NTE-{\"a}hnliche Erlebnisse unterscheiden sich jedoch von den echten NTE zumeist sowohl quantitativ als auch qualitativ. Unter einem quantitativen Unterschied versteht man in diesem Zusammenhang eine in der Regel geringer ausgepr{\"a}gte Komplexit{\"a}t, als sie sehr vielen NTE zu eigen ist. Da sich aber auch viele NTE selbst bez{\"u}glich ihrer Komplexit{\"a}t unterscheiden, ist der Hauptunterschied qualitativer Natur: Echte NTE besitzen gegen{\"u}ber den anderen hier erw{\"a}hnten Ph{\"a}nomenen eine gr{\"o}ßere inhaltliche und emotionale Tiefe. Sie begleiten die Betroffenen anschließend ein Leben lang - zumeist mit positiven, in Einzelf{\"a}llen aber auch mit negativen Folgen, die bis zu einem sp{\"a}teren Suizid reichen k{\"o}nnen. Die genannten außergew{\"o}hnlichen Bewusstseinsph{\"a}nomene lassen sich in ihrer Gesamtheit bei rund 5 \% der Bev{\"o}lkerung finden. NTE im Speziellen haben hiervon einen durchaus bedeutenden Anteil. Je nach Studie geben zwischen 18 \% und 40 \% aller Personen, die reanimiert wurden, an, w{\"a}hrenddessen eine NTE erlebt zu haben. Dass nicht alle eine solche Erfahrung machen, wird von Kritikern gern dahingehend interpretiert, NTE seien rein physiologischer und keineswegs spiritueller Natur. Jedoch sollte man bedenken, dass im Fall einer rein neurophysiologischen Grundlage von NTE dann bei jedem ein solches Ph{\"a}nomen zu erwarten w{\"a}re, so wie beispielsweise auch die Symptome einer Hypoglyk{\"a}mie im Wesentlichen immer dieselben sind.},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{Laack2014,
  author    = {Laack, Walter van},
  title     = {Zu neuen wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen zur Vereinbarkeit von Vernunft und Glaube},
  series = {Ethik und Moral in Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft : 5. Rotary-Tag, 14.-15.2.2014, Kleve},
  booktitle = {Ethik und Moral in Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft : 5. Rotary-Tag, 14.-15.2.2014, Kleve},
  publisher = {Edition Virgines},
  address   = {Lingen},
  organization    = {Rotary-Tag <5, 2014, Kleve>},
  isbn      = {978-3-944011-21-9},
  pages     = {152 -- 162},
  year      = {2014},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{Laack2014,
  author    = {Laack, Walter van},
  title     = {Gefahren heutiger neurologischer Schlussfolgerungen f{\"u}r ethische Verantwortung},
  series = {Ethik und Moral in Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft : 5. Rotary-Tag, 14.-15.2.2014, Kleve},
  booktitle = {Ethik und Moral in Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft : 5. Rotary-Tag, 14.-15.2.2014, Kleve},
  publisher = {Edition Virgines},
  address   = {Lingen},
  organization    = {Rotary-Tag <5, 2014, Kleve>},
  isbn      = {978-3-944011-21-9},
  pages     = {98 -- 114},
  year      = {2014},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Laack2014,
  author    = {Laack, Walter van},
  title     = {Therefore Fermat is right},
  series = {American journal of humanities and social sciences : AJHSS},
  volume    = {2},
  journal   = {American journal of humanities and social sciences : AJHSS},
  number    = {2},
  issn      = {2329-079X (E-Journal); 2329-0781 (Print)},
  pages     = {117 -- 120},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {It was Fernat's idea to investigate how many numbers would fulfill the equation according to the Pythagorean Theorem if the exponent were increased to random, e.g. to a3 + b3 = c3. His question became therefore: are there two whole numbers the cubes of which add up to the volume of the cube of a third whole number? He posed this same question, of course, for all kinds of higher exponents, so that the equation could be generalized: is there an integral solution for the equation an + bn = cn, if the exponent n is higher than 2? Although in 1993, the English mathematician Andrew Wiles was able to produce an arithmetical proof for Fermat's famous theorem, I will show that there is a simple logical explanation which is also pragmatic and plausible and what is the result of a fundamental alternative idea how our world seems to be constructed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@book{Laack2014,
  author    = {Laack, Walter van},
  title     = {Schnittstelle Tod: Was spricht f{\"u}r unser Weiterleben?},
  publisher = {van Laack},
  address   = {Aachen},
  isbn      = {978-3-936624-19-9},
  pages     = {100 S.},
  year      = {2014},
  language  = {de}
}