@article{HeinzeMangPopescuetal.2016,
  author    = {Heinze, D. and Mang, Thomas and Popescu, C. and Weichold, O.},
  title     = {Effect of side chain length and degree of polymerization on the decomposition and crystallization behaviour of chlorinated poly(vinyl ester) oligomers},
  series = {Thermochimica Acta},
  volume    = {637},
  journal   = {Thermochimica Acta},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0040-6031 (electronic)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.tca.2016.05.015},
  pages     = {143 -- 153},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Four members of a homologous series of chlorinated poly(vinyl ester) oligomers CCl₃-(CH₂CH (OCO(CH₂)ₘCH₃))ₙ-Cl with degrees of polymerization of 10 and 20 were prepared by telomerisation using carbon tetrachloride. The number of side chain carbon atoms ranges from 2 (poly(vinyl acetate) to 18 (poly(vinyl stearate)). The effect of the n-alkyl side chain length and of the degree of polymerization on the thermal stability and crystallization behaviour of the synthesized compounds was investigated. All oligomers degrade in two major steps by first losing HCl and side chains with subsequent breakdown of the backbone. The members with short side chains, up to poly(vinyl octanoate), are amorphous and show internal plasticization, whereas those with high number of side chain carbon atoms are semi-crystalline due to side-chain crystallization. A better packing for poly(vinyl stearate) is also noticeable. The glass transition and melting temperatures as well as the onset temperature of decomposition are influenced to a larger extent by the side chain length than by the degree of polymerization. Thermal stability is improved if both the size and number of side chains increase, but only a long side chain causes a significant increase of the resistance to degradation. This results in a stabilization of PVAc so that oligomers from poly(vinyl octanoate) on are stable under atmospheric conditions. Thus, the way to design stable, chlorinated PVEs oligomers is to use a long n-alkyl side chain.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KotliarLanzl2016,
  author    = {Kotliar, Konstantin and Lanzl, I. M.},
  title     = {Mit Statistik gemeistert: perfekte Augentropfen und idealer Screeningtest : M{\"o}glichkeiten und Grenzen statistischer Methoden beim Glaukom},
  series = {Der Ophthalmologe: Zeitschrift Der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft},
  journal   = {Der Ophthalmologe: Zeitschrift Der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft},
  number    = {113},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {0941-293X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00347-016-0312-y},
  pages     = {838 -- 843},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Hintergrund Die Anwendung und das Verst{\"a}ndnis von Statistik sind sehr wichtig f{\"u}r die biomedizinische Forschung und f{\"u}r die klinische Praxis. Dies gilt insbesondere auch zur Absch{\"a}tzung der M{\"o}glichkeiten unterschiedlichster Diagnostik- und Therapieoptionen beim Glaukom. Die scheinbare Komplexit{\"a}t der Statistik, die zum Teil dem „gesunden Menschenverstand" zu widersprechen scheint, zusammen mit der nur vorsichtigen Akzeptanz der Statistik bei vielen Medizinern k{\"o}nnen zu bewussten und unbewussten Manipulationen bei der Datendarstellung und -interpretation f{\"u}hren. Ziel der Arbeit Ziel ist die verst{\"a}ndliche Darstellung einiger typischer Fehler in der medizinisch-statistischen Datenbehandlung. Material und Methoden Anhand hypothetischer Beispiele aus der Glaukomdiagnostik erfolgen die Darstellung der Wirkung eines hypotensiven Medikamentes sowie die Beurteilung der Ergebnisse eines diagnostischen Tests. Es werden die typischsten statistischen Einsatzbereiche und Irrtumsquellen ausf{\"u}hrlich und verst{\"a}ndlich analysiert Ergebnisse Mechanismen von Datenmanipulation und falscher Dateninterpretation werden aufgekl{\"a}rt. Typische Irrtumsquellen bei der statistischen Auswertung und Datendarstellung werden dabei erl{\"a}utert. Schlussfolgerungen Die erl{\"a}uterten praktischen Beispiele zeigen die Notwendigkeit, die Grundlagen der Statistik zu verstehen und korrekt anwenden zu k{\"o}nnen. Fehlendes Grundlagenwissen und Halbwissen der medizinischen Statistik k{\"o}nnen zu folgenschweren Missverst{\"a}ndnissen und falschen Entscheidungen in der medizinischen Forschung, aber auch in der klinischen Praxis f{\"u}hren.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Lind2016,
  author    = {Lind, Thorsten Patric},
  title     = {Zurechenbarkeit des als Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats einer Aktiengesellschaft erlangten Wissens des Prokuristen einer Bank : BGH, Urteil vom 26.04.2016 - XI ZR 108/15 (OLG M{\"u}nchen)},
  series = {LMK : kommentierte BGH-Rechtsprechung ; in Zsarb. mit der Neuen Juristischen Wochenschrift / Lindenmaier-M{\"o}hring},
  journal   = {LMK : kommentierte BGH-Rechtsprechung ; in Zsarb. mit der Neuen Juristischen Wochenschrift / Lindenmaier-M{\"o}hring},
  publisher = {Beck},
  address   = {M{\"u}nchen},
  issn      = {1611-1095},
  pages     = {380532},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Mit der vorliegenden, parallel entsprechend in 10 weiteren Verfahren ergangenen Entscheidung behandelte der BGH zum wiederholten Male das Gesch{\"a}ftsmodell der Accessio Wertpapierhandelshaus AG („A AG", fr{\"u}her: Wertpapierhandelshaus Driver \& Bengsch AG). Die klagenden Anleger, zun{\"a}chst nur akquiriert durch ein Tagesgeldkonto mit besonders attraktiven Zinsen, schlossen im Weiteren mit dieser einen Verm{\"o}gensverwaltungsvertrag ab. Zur Abwicklung der Wertpapiergesch{\"a}fte er{\"o}ffneten sie {\"u}ber die A AG zugleich ein Depotkonto bei der beklagten Discount-Brokerin. F{\"u}r dieses erhielt die A AG eine Transaktionsvollmacht. Die Discount-Brokerin schuldete nach den Vertragsdokumenten {\"u}ber die gesetzlichen Aufkl{\"a}rungs- und Erkundigungspflichten bei Auftragsausf{\"u}hrung hinaus keine Anlageberatung („execution-only-business"). Durch nach ihrer Behauptung fehlerhafte Anlageberatung der A AG erlitten die Anleger einen Schaden. In dem Rechtsstreit verlangten sie dessen Ersatz von der Discount-Brokerin, da die A AG zwischenzeitlich insolvent wurde.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Kern2016,
  author    = {Kern, Alexander},
  title     = {Blitz- und {\"U}berspannungsschutz von Kernkraftwerken - Nachweisf{\"u}hrung der ausreichenden Sicherheit f{\"u}r leittechnische Einrichtungen auch bei Blitzeinschl{\"a}gen mit extremen Parametern},
  series = {Atw. International Journal for Nuclear Power},
  volume    = {61},
  journal   = {Atw. International Journal for Nuclear Power},
  number    = {8/9},
  publisher = {Inforum},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1431-5254},
  pages     = {534 -- 543},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {F{\"u}r das Auftreten extremer Wetterereignisse werden f{\"u}r Kernkraftwerke Eintrittsh{\"a}ufigkeiten f{\"u}r nicht mehr beherrschbare Zust{\"a}nde von unter 10⁻⁴/a gefordert. Dies gilt auch f{\"u}r die Einwirkung von Blitzeinschl{\"a}gen. Die bisherige Nachweisf{\"u}hrung zu Blitz- und {\"U}berspannungsschutz eines KKW in Deutschland ist deterministisch. In diesem Bericht werden das Vorgehen f{\"u}r einen entsprechenden Nachweis f{\"u}r leittechnische Einrichtungen der Sicherheitstechnik von KKW, der zur geforderten Zielgr{\"o}ße der Eintrittsh{\"a}ufigkeit f{\"u}hrt. Die Ergebnisse werden zusammenfassend bewertet.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{FerreinSchifferBooysenetal.2016,
  author    = {Ferrein, Alexander and Schiffer, Stefan and Booysen, T. and Stopforth, R.},
  title     = {Why it is harder to run RoboCup in South Africa: Experiences from German South African collaborations},
  series = {International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems},
  number    = {5},
  issn      = {1729-8806},
  doi       = {10.1177/1729881416662789},
  pages     = {1 -- 13},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Robots are widely used as a vehicle to spark interest in science and technology in learners. A number of initiatives focus on this issue, for instance, the Roberta Initiative, the FIRST Lego League, the World Robot Olympiad and RoboCup Junior. Robotic competitions are valuable not only for school learners but also for university students, as the RoboCup initiative shows. Besides technical skills, the students get some project exposure and experience what it means to finish their tasks on time. But qualifying students for future high-tech areas should not only be for students from developed countries. In this article, we present our experiences with research and education in robotics within the RoboCup initiative, in Germany and South Africa; we report on our experiences with trying to get the RoboCup initiative in South Africa going. RoboCup has a huge support base of academic institutions in Germany; this is not the case in South Africa. We present our 'north-south' collaboration initiatives in RoboCup between Germany and South Africa and discuss some of the reasons why we think it is harder to run RoboCup in South Africa.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WagnerVornholtWerneretal.2016,
  author    = {Wagner, Torsten and Vornholt, Wolfgang and Werner, Frederik and Yoshinobu, Tatsuo and Miyamoto, Ko-Ichiro and Keusgen, Michael and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) combined with magnetic beads for pharmaceutical screening},
  series = {Physics in medicine},
  volume    = {2016},
  journal   = {Physics in medicine},
  number    = {1},
  issn      = {2352-4510},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.phmed.2016.03.001},
  pages     = {2 -- 7},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {The light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) has the unique feature to address different regions of a sensor surface without the need of complex structures. Measurements at different locations on the sensor surface can be performed in a common analyte solution, which distinctly simplifies the fluidic set-up. However, the measurement in a single analyte chamber prevents the application of different drugs or different concentrations of a drug to each measurement spot at the same time as in the case of multi-reservoir-based set-ups. In this work, the authors designed a LAPS-based set-up for cell culture screening that utilises magnetic beads loaded with the endotoxin (lipopolysaccharides, LPS), to generate a spatially distributed gradient of analyte concentration. Different external magnetic fields can be adjusted to move the magnetic beads loaded with a specific drug within the measurement cell. By recording the metabolic activities of a cell layer cultured on top of the LAPS surface, this work shows the possibility to apply different concentrations of a sample along the LAPS measurement spots within a common analyte solution.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DollWagnerWagneretal.2016,
  author    = {Doll, Theodor and Wagner, Torsten and Wagner, Patrick and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Engineering of functional interfaces / Theodor Doll ; Torsten Wagner ; Patrick Wagner ; Michael J. Sch{\"o}ning (eds.)},
  series = {Physica status solidi (a)},
  volume    = {213},
  journal   = {Physica status solidi (a)},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1862-6319},
  doi       = {10.1002/pssa.201670641},
  pages     = {1393 -- 1394},
  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}
}
@article{MolinnusSorichBartzetal.2016,
  author    = {Molinnus, Denise and Sorich, Maren and Bartz, Alexander and Siegert, Petra and Willenberg, Holger S. and Lisdat, Fred and Poghossian, Arshak and Keusgen, Michael and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Towards an adrenaline biosensor based on substrate recycling amplification in combination with an enzyme logic gate},
  series = {Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical},
  volume    = {237},
  journal   = {Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0925-4005},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.snb.2016.06.064},
  pages     = {190 -- 195},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {An amperometric biosensor using a substrate recycling principle was realized for the detection of low adrenaline concentrations (1 nM) by measurements in phosphate buffer and Ringer's solution at pH 6.5 and pH 7.4, respectively. In proof-of-concept experiments, a Boolean logic-gate principle has been applied to develop a digital adrenaline biosensor based on an enzyme AND logic gate. The obtained results demonstrate that the developed digital biosensor is capable for a rapid qualitative determination of the presence/absence of adrenaline in a YES/NO statement. Such digital biosensor could be used in clinical diagnostics for the control of a correct insertion of a catheter in the adrenal veins during adrenal venous-sampling procedure.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ValeroBung2016,
  author    = {Valero, Daniel and Bung, Daniel B.},
  title     = {Development of the interfacial air layer in the non-aerated region of high-velocity spillway flows: Instabilities growth, entrapped air and influence on the self-aeration onset},
  series = {International Journal of Multiphase Flow},
  volume    = {84},
  journal   = {International Journal of Multiphase Flow},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0301-9322},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2016.04.012},
  pages     = {66 -- 74},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Self-aeration is traditionally explained by the water turbulent boundary layer outer edge intersection with the free surface. This paper presents a discussion on the commonly accepted hypothesis behind the computation of the critical point of self-aeration in spillway flows and a new formulation is proposed based on the existence of a developing air flow over the free surface. Upstream of the inception point of self-aeration, some surface roughening has been often reported in previous studies which consequently implies some entrapped air transport and air-water flows coupling. Such air flow is proven in this study by presenting measured air velocities and computing the air boundary layer thickness for a 1V:2H smooth chute flow. Additionally, the growth rate of free surface waves has been analysed by means of Ultrasonic Sensors measurements, obtaining also the entrapped air concentration. High-speed camera imaging has been used for qualitative study of the flow perturbations.},
  language  = {en}
}