@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} } @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} } @inproceedings{FateriGebhardtRenftle2015, author = {Fateri, Miranda and Gebhardt, Andreas and Renftle, Georg}, title = {Additive manufacturing of drainage segments for cooling system of crucible melting furnaces}, series = {Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials II, International Symposium on Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials, ICACC 15, 39th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Daytona Beach, FL, US, Jan 25-30, 2015}, booktitle = {Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials II, International Symposium on Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials, ICACC 15, 39th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Daytona Beach, FL, US, Jan 25-30, 2015}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0196-6219}, doi = {10.1002/9781119211662.ch14}, pages = {123 -- 131}, year = {2015}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StopforthDavrajhFerrein2017, author = {Stopforth, Riaan and Davrajh, Shaniel and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {Design considerations of the duo fugam dual rotor UAV}, series = {2017 Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics (PRASA-RobMech)}, booktitle = {2017 Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics (PRASA-RobMech)}, isbn = {978-1-5386-2314-5}, doi = {10.1109/RoboMech.2017.8261115}, pages = {7 -- 13}, year = {2017}, 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} } @article{Olbertz2012, author = {Olbertz, Klaus}, title = {{\"U}bergang von Leiharbeitnehmern bei {\"U}bertragung des Entleiherbetriebs - Entscheidung des EuGH zum Recht des Betriebs{\"u}bergangs}, series = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, journal = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, number = {5}, publisher = {NWB-Verlag}, address = {Herne}, issn = {1860-9449}, pages = {398 -- 403}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Wieder einmal hat eine Entscheidung des Europ{\"a}ischen Gerichtshofs (EuGH) das bisherige nationale Verst{\"a}ndnis zu einer Frage des Rechts des Betriebs{\"u}bergangs erheblich ins Wanken gebracht. Bisher entsprach es allgemeiner Auffassung, dass die Arbeitsverh{\"a}ltnisse von Zeit- bzw. Leiharbeitnehmern bei einem Betriebs(teil){\"u}bergang des die Leiharbeitnehmer entleihenden Betriebs nicht auf den Betriebserwerber {\"u}bergehen. Der EuGH hat in der Rechtssache Albron Catering mit Urteil vom 21.10.2010 jedoch entschieden, dass auch Leiharbeitnehmer von einem Betriebs(teil){\"u}bergang erfasst sein k{\"o}nnen. Folglich kann der Erwerber eines Betriebs oder Betriebsteils gem. \S 613a BGB zuk{\"u}nftig verpflichtet sein, auch die an den Betriebsver{\"a}ußerer verliehenen Leiharbeitnehmer zu {\"u}bernehmen. Die Entscheidung des EuGH hat somit zur Konsequenz, dass der {\"U}bergang von Leiharbeitsverh{\"a}ltnissen auf den Erwerber eines Betriebs jedenfalls nicht mehr pauschal ausgeschlossen werden kann. Dies gilt es bei k{\"u}nftigen Betriebs(teil){\"u}bertragungen zu ber{\"u}cksichtigen, um unliebsame {\"U}berraschungen zu vermeiden.}, language = {de} } @article{Olbertz2015, author = {Olbertz, Klaus}, title = {Abschlagsfreie Rente mit 63 - Die wichtigsten Fragestellungen und L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r die Praxis}, series = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, journal = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, number = {15}, publisher = {NWB Verlag}, address = {Herne}, issn = {1860-9449}, pages = {1263 -- 1270}, year = {2015}, language = {de} } @article{Olbertz2010, author = {Olbertz, Klaus}, title = {Kurzarbeit und betriebsbedingte K{\"u}ndigungen - Wissenswertes f{\"u}r die betriebliche Praxis}, series = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, journal = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, number = {37}, publisher = {NWB-Verlag}, address = {Herne}, issn = {1860-9449}, pages = {2966 -- 2972}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Kurzarbeit war und ist eines der wesentlichen Elemente der Unternehmen, um dem durch die Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise begr{\"u}ndeten Arbeitskr{\"a}fte{\"u}berhang begegnen zu k{\"o}nnen. Laut statistischer Mitteilung der Bundesagentur f{\"u}r Arbeit waren im Mai 2009 ca. 1,52 Mio. Arbeitnehmer in Kurzarbeit, im M{\"a}rz 2010 waren es immer noch 830.000 Arbeitnehmer, die Kurzarbeitergeld bezogen haben. Bis Ende 2010 k{\"o}nnen Arbeitgeber Kurzarbeit noch f{\"u}r die verl{\"a}ngerte H{\"o}chstbezugsdauer von bis zu 18 Monaten beantragen. Zudem hat der Bundestag am 8.7.2010 eine nochmalige Verl{\"a}ngerung der Erstattung der Sozialversicherungsbeitr{\"a}ge bis M{\"a}rz 2012 verabschiedet. Trotzdem m{\"u}ssen zahlreiche Arbeitgeber inzwischen feststellen, dass sie allein mit dem Mittel der Kurzarbeit nicht um einen Personalabbau herumkommen. Dies gilt insbesondere f{\"u}r diejenigen Unternehmen, die gleich zu Beginn der Krise im Herbst 2008 Kurzarbeit eingef{\"u}hrt haben und bei denen deshalb die damals noch geltende 24-monatige H{\"o}chstbezugsdauer im Herbst 2010 auslaufen wird}, language = {de} } @article{OlbertzSturm2013, author = {Olbertz, Klaus and Sturm, Nora}, title = {Arbeitsrecht in der Insolvenz - Was gilt, wenn nichts mehr geht?}, series = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, journal = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, number = {45}, publisher = {NWB Verlag}, address = {Herne}, issn = {1860-9449}, pages = {3552 -- 3559}, year = {2013}, language = {de} } @article{StefanOlbertz2010, author = {Stefan, Middendorf and Olbertz, Klaus}, title = {Betriebsratswahlen 2010}, series = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, journal = {NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht}, number = {4}, publisher = {NWB-Verlag}, address = {Herne}, issn = {1860-9449}, pages = {290 -- 297}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Die n{\"a}chsten regelm{\"a}ßigen Wahlen zum Betriebsrat (BR) stehen vor der T{\"u}r. Sie finden in der Zeit vom 1.3.2010 bis 31.5.2010 statt. Die Wahlen sind zwar vornehmlich Sache der Arbeitnehmer, allerdings sollten auch die Arbeitgeber darauf achten, dass die Wahlen korrekt ablaufen, schließlich haben die Arbeitgeber die Kosten der Wahlen zu tragen. Kommt es hierbei zu Fehlern, die schlimmstenfalls eine Wiederholung der Wahlen erfordern, hat auch f{\"u}r die hierdurch zus{\"a}tzlich entstehenden Kosten der Arbeitgeber aufzukommen. Zudem bietet die aktive und unterst{\"u}tzende Begleitung der Wahlen f{\"u}r die Arbeitgeber die Chance, die Grundlagen f{\"u}r eine konstruktive Zusammenarbeit mit dem k{\"u}nftigen Betriebsrat zu legen. Der vorliegende Beitrag erl{\"a}utert die wesentlichen Abl{\"a}ufe des Wahlverfahrens sowie die hierbei zwingend zu beachtenden Fristen.}, language = {de} }