@masterthesis{Dereli2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Dereli, Aziz}, title = {[NON]HUMAN}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {50 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {"[NON]HUMAN" ist ein 3D-animierter Kurzfilm, der in einer Zombieapokalypse spielt und sich mit dem Thema der Menschlichkeit befasst. Welche Taten k{\"o}nnen gerechtfertigt werden und welche nicht? Die Handlungsm{\"o}glichkeiten der Menschen im Zuge des Ausbruchs eines neuen Virus werfen viele moralische Fragen auf, mit denen zwischen den Zeilen gerungen wird. Denn in diesem Film bestimmen sie Leben und Tod. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, eine simple Geschichte spannend zu erz{\"a}hlen, indem das Publikum durch eindrucksstarke Bilder gefesselt wird. Dabei er{\"o}ffnen 3D-Animationen neue M{\"o}glichkeiten, die insbesondere in den Aufnahmen der zerst{\"o}rten Stadt zur Geltung kommen. Diese Arbeit zeigt spielerisch, wie sich mit etwas technischem Know-How auch ohne großem Budget hochwertige Filme drehen l{\"a}sst, indem man das Potential smart aussch{\"o}pft.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Eberhardt2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Eberhardt, Dag Norman}, title = {"I Was Here!"}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {77 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Die Menschheit erlebt aktuell Zeiten drastischen Wandels. Deswegen k{\"o}nnte es wohltun, einen Blick in die Vergangenheit zu werfen und sich darauf zu besinnen, wo die Menschen herkommen, wer sie waren und was seitdem bereits erreicht wurde. In dieser Grafiknovelle wird ein kleiner Steinzeitjunge namens Muami begleitet, der vor 35.000 Jahren die Verg{\"a}nglichkeit des Lebens kennenlernt. Im Verlauf des folgenden Jahres erfindet er die Selbstverewigung in der H{\"o}hlenmalerei. Mit seiner Figur soll aufgezeigt werden, dass die fr{\"u}hen Europ{\"a}er eben keine primitiven Halbaffen, sondern intelligente und außerdem zutiefst kreative Menschen waren. Trotz ihrer rauen Umwelt waren ihre Sorgen und Freuden den unseren gar nicht so un{\"a}hnlich. „I Was Here!" ist ein Versuch, ein authentisches Portr{\"a}t jener Menschen zu schaffen und dabei ihrer Welt, ihrem Leben und ihrer Kunst gerecht zu werden.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Ebert2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Ebert, Julia}, title = {Die unsichtbare Gefahr : Mikroplastik}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, school = {Fachhochschule Aachen}, pages = {23 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Bereits ein einziger pr{\"u}fender Blick in einen klassischen Privathaushalt vermittelt einen ersten Eindruck davon, wie allgegenw{\"a}rtig Kunststoff im menschlichen Leben ist. H{\"a}ufig {\"u}bersehen wird dabei Mikroplastik, welches im Verh{\"a}ltnis zu seinen gravierenden Auswirkungen auf Mensch und Umwelt in der {\"o}ffentlichen Diskussion bislang noch wenig Beachtung findet. Das f{\"u}hrt dazu, dass die Problematik durch unaufgekl{\"a}rten Konsum weiter angefacht wird. Die Gestaltung des visuellen Magazins m{\"o}chte {\"u}ber die Konsequenzen von Mikroplastik aufkl{\"a}ren und das Bewusstsein {\"u}ber das pers{\"o}nliche Konsumverhalten sch{\"a}rfen. Mithilfe kurzer Infotexte wird die Problematik aus der wissenschaftlichen Perspektive der Umweltorganisationen beleuchtet und durch ausgew{\"a}hlte Mikroskop-Aufnahmen illustriert. Hiermit werden unsichtbare Krisentreiber endlich sichtbar gemacht.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Frank2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Frank, Jemima Leonie}, title = {Falling in love with the female gaze}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, school = {Fachhochschule Aachen}, pages = {81 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Der „Male Gaze" bezeichnet das typische Erleben der Umwelt aus m{\"a}nnlicher Perspektive und pr{\"a}gt in den sogenannten Mainstream-Medien die Gestaltung von Film, Fernsehen und Werbung. Dadurch werden von dargestellten Personen h{\"a}ufig die k{\"o}rperlichen Aspekte hervorgehoben. Im Gegensatz dazu gilt das weibliche Pendant, der „Female Gaze", als besonders emotionsbetont. Weil Medien einen enormen Einfluss auf gesellschaftliches und individuelles Denken haben, stellt die Dominanz des „Male Gaze" eine Unausgeglichenheit dar, die sich in verschiedenen Bereichen des gesellschaftlichen Lebens widerspiegelt. Deswegen m{\"o}chte dieses Projekt die Medien um die weibliche Sichtweise erweitern und damit die dort transportierten Bilder diverser und ausgewogener machen. Die Fotografie fokussiert sich dabei auf die Gef{\"u}hlswelt der Protagonistin, womit die Betrachter:Innen schrittweise in ihre Position hineinversetzt werden sollen. Mit Augen des Mitgef{\"u}hls und eigenem Sch{\"o}nheitsbegriff l{\"a}sst „Falling in love with the female gaze" endlich auch die Frau zu Wort kommen.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Guth2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Guth, Katharina}, title = {aco : eine digitale Anwendung zur Verbesserung der Lebensqualit{\"a}t von Neurodermitis-Patient:innen}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, school = {Fachhochschule Aachen}, pages = {267 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Neurodermitis hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten deutlich zugenommen. Etwa 10 bis 15 Prozent der Kinder und 2,5 bis 3,5 Prozent der Erwachsenen sind davon betroffen. F{\"u}r sie stellen Auswirkungen der Hautkrankheit auf K{\"o}rper und Psyche eine enorme Einschr{\"a}nkung der Lebensqualit{\"a}t dar. Die App „aco" m{\"o}chte Neurodermitis-Patient:Innen dabei unterst{\"u}tzen, ihre Behandlung selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Eine ganzheitliche Therapie umfasst eben nicht nur Fachpersonen, sondern auch Patient:Innen selbst. Durch eine regelm{\"a}ßige Dokumentation erm{\"o}glicht die Anwendung eine aktive Auseinandersetzung mit der Krankheit. Triggerfaktoren werden ausgewertet und es wird Wissen {\"u}ber Behandlungsm{\"o}glichkeiten vermittelt. Zudem wird ein Austausch erm{\"o}glicht, der emotionale und praktische Unterst{\"u}tzung bieten soll. Damit m{\"o}chte „aco" Betroffenen eine M{\"o}glichkeit geben, das Ruder selbst in die Hand zu nehmen und leistet damit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Therapie von Neurodermitis.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Hambloch2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Hambloch, Antonia}, title = {Wie ein Stier im Porzellanladen}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {35 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Menschliche Kommunikation ist gepr{\"a}gt von Sprichw{\"o}rtern und Redewendungen. Von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben, spiegeln sie Lebenserfahrungen, Traditionen und Moralvorstellungen wider, die sich im Laufe der Zeit im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch etabliert haben. Redensarten werden von Menschen auf der ganzen Welt verwendet. H{\"a}ufig stammen diese bildhaften Vergleiche aus dem Tierreich, was auf die lange gemeinsame Vergangenheit von Tier und Mensch zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hren ist. Bis heute spielen Tiere eine besondere Rolle im Alltag vieler Menschen. Die Ausdr{\"u}cke, die in dem Sachbuch „Wie ein Stier im Porzellanladen" illustrativ und textlich veranschaulicht werden, sind Redensarten {\"u}ber Tiere aus verschiedenen Zeiten, Sprachen und L{\"a}ndern. Manche werden Lesenden bekannt vorkommen, andere {\"o}ffnen den Blick f{\"u}r neue Ausdrucksweisen. Sie am{\"u}sieren in ihrer faszinierenden Vielfalt durch erfrischenden Humor. Das Buch offenbart auf unterhaltsame Weise, wie {\"a}hnlich die Gedanken der Menschen, die sich in spannenden Analogien zwischen Sprachen und Kulturen widerspiegeln, bei n{\"a}herer Betrachtung eigentlich sind.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Herzog2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Herzog, Nathalie}, title = {Willkommen, heimische Wildtiere! : eine Kampagne zum Thema Artenschutz}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, school = {Fachhochschule Aachen}, pages = {81 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Tierpatenschaften bilden einen notwendigen Bestandteil, um Gelder f{\"u}r den Artenschutz zu akquirieren und sowohl in Tierschutzprojekte als auch in die Erhaltung der Lebensr{\"a}ume zu investieren. Doch um weiterhin Pat:Innen zu gewinnen und die Spendenbereitschaft zu steigern, m{\"u}ssen Patenschaften pers{\"o}nlicher werden. Daf{\"u}r schafft dieses Projekt eine neue Form der Patenschaft, die in einer vorwiegend digitalen Kampagne beworben wird. Mithilfe von Kooperationen {\"u}ber Instagram gewinnt das Thema an Reichweite. Unter dem Motto "ganz nah dran" {\"u}berwindet die Kampagne die physische Distanz zwischen Wildtier und Pat:In durch virtuelle Erlebnisse und schafft somit eine emotionale Verbindung. Dadurch steigt nicht die Spendenbereitschaft f{\"u}r das Patentier an sich, sondern ihm zuliebe eben auch f{\"u}r den Schutz des Lebensraums. Damit {\"o}ffnet dieses Konzept den Blick f{\"u}r unkonventionelle L{\"o}sungen zum Erhalt der Wildtiere in Deutschland.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Schnitzler2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Schnitzler, Nora}, title = {Identifikation und Bewertung geeigneter Mikrostrukturierungen zum Schutz von Biohybridbeschichtungen von Zahnimplantaten vor Abrasion beim Z{\"a}hneputzen}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, school = {Fachhochschule Aachen}, pages = {67 S.}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Die Oberfl{\"a}chen dentaler Implantate sind definiert durch eine raue Oberfl{\"a}che, um die Integration in den menschlichen Knochen zu optimieren. Entz{\"u}ndungen des umgebenden Zahnfleisches z{\"a}hlen dabei zu den h{\"a}ufigsten Komplikationen nach einer Implantation. Diese Entz{\"u}ndungen entstehen haupts{\"a}chlich durch bakterielle Infektionen des Weichgewebes an der Implantations-Stelle. Die raue Oberfl{\"a}che tr{\"a}gt jedoch zu einer solchen Infektion bei. Da der Implantat-Kopf zum Teil aus dem Knochen herausragt, erfolgt beispielsweise beim Z{\"a}hneputzen eine Freilegung der Implantat-Oberfl{\"a}che. Die durch die Rauheit vergr{\"o}ßerte Oberfl{\"a}che bietet dabei ideale Voraussetzungen f{\"u}r eine Bakterienansiedlung. In der aktuellen Forschung steht die Entwicklung einer Oberfl{\"a}che im Vordergrund, die eine antibakterielle Funktionalisierung erzeugt. Diese verhindert die Bakterienansiedlung und wirkt einer Entz{\"u}ndung entgegen. Um die Beschichtung vor Verschleiß zu sch{\"u}tzen und ihre Lebensdauer der antibakteriellen Wirkung zu erh{\"o}hen, ist es m{\"o}glich die Oberfl{\"a}che mit einer Mikrostruktur zu versehen. Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Identifikation geeigneter Mikrostrukturierungen, die der antibakteriellen Beschichtung einen optimalen Schutz vor Verschleiß bieten. Am Beispiel von Titan-Zahnimplantaten wird der Schutz der aufgetragenen Biohybridbeschichtung gegen abrasiven Verschleiß untersucht. Im Vorfeld wird eine Analyse der fertigungstechnischen M{\"o}glichkeiten mit Blick auf dentale Implantate und Mikrostrukturen durchgef{\"u}hrt, um das ein passendes Verfahren zu identifizieren. Die Analogiebauteile als Probenk{\"o}rper werden, mithilfe des zuvor ausgew{\"a}hlten Verfahrens, mit verschiedenen Mikrostrukturen versehen. Im Rahmen einer Versuchsdurchf{\"u}hrung, die die mechanische Belastung bei einem Zahnputzdurchgang imitiert, werden die verschiedenen Mikrostrukturen auf ihre Eignung f{\"u}r diese Anwendung {\"u}berpr{\"u}ft. Ein Vorversuch dient zur Identifizierung eines geeigneten Ankerpeptids, welches den bindenden Bestandteil der Biohybridbeschichtung darstellt. Aus drei zuvor ausgew{\"a}hlten Ankerpeptiden wird das mit der besten Adh{\"a}sionsf{\"a}higkeit herausgestellt. Im finalen Versuchsdurchlauf wird das Ankerpeptid auf die Oberfl{\"a}chen, die mit den Mikrostrukturen versehen sind, aufgetragen. Dabei ist das Ziel eine Mikrostruktur herauszustellen, die den h{\"o}chstm{\"o}glichen Schutz bietet. Durch eine Fluoreszenzpr{\"u}fung mithilfe eines Flourescence Plate Readers wird jede Kombination nach den Belastungsversuchen auf den Restanteil der Beschichtung {\"u}berpr{\"u}ft. Das Ergebnis stellt eine Mikrostruktur dar, die den bestm{\"o}glichen Schutz bietet. Dies ist erkennbar durch den h{\"o}chsten Anteil an Restbeschichtung. Eine Strukturierung mit sogenannten Micro-Grooves in Kombination mit dem MacHis-Ankerpeptid erzielte in der Analyse der Belastungssimulationen die besten Ergebnisse bez{\"u}glich des Schutzes der Beschichtung. Durch die Versuche best{\"a}tigte sich eine weitere Annahme. Die Strukturierung der Oberfl{\"a}che erzielt einen deutlich h{\"o}heren Schutz im Vergleich zu einer unstrukturierten Oberfl{\"a}che. Zudem hat sich herausgestellt, dass eine Beschichtung mit dem sogenannten PEO-Verfahren eine deutlich gr{\"o}ßere Adh{\"a}sion der Biohybridbeschichtung erzielt. Dies wird jedoch Thema weiterf{\"u}hrender Forschungen sein und kein Bestandteil der vorliegenden Arbeit.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Traut2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Traut, Eva Melina}, title = {Vom {\"O}ko-Dino zur Lifestyle-Marke : Rebranding f{\"u}r die Bio-Lebensmittelmarke Alnatura}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {49 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Das Thema „Bio" ist auf dem Markt l{\"a}ngst zu einem Mainstream geworden und vor allem bei j{\"u}ngeren Zielgruppen sehr gefragt. Umso wichtiger ist es f{\"u}r Bio-Marken wie ALNATURA, sich zu definieren, um neben innovativen, nachhaltigen Start-up-Marken noch aufzufallen. Aktuell ist ALNATURA vorwiegend aufgrund der hochwertigen Produkte sowie einer transparenten Kommunikation bekannt. Jedoch fehlt es den Produkten an einheitlichem Design mit Wiedererkennungswert. Diese Arbeit zeigt einen Ansatz f{\"u}r ein neues, zeitgem{\"a}ßes Gestaltungskonzept. Im Zuge dessen wurde das Unternehmenslogo modifiziert sowie Farben, Schrift und Gestaltungsraster neu definiert. Um das neue Image der Marke bekannt zu machen, wurde zudem eine Plakatkampagne entwickelt. Das Projekt zeigt, wie sich eine Bio-Marke weg vom {\"O}ko-Image und hin zu einer modernen Lifestyle-Marke mit Relevanz entwickeln kann.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Vornewald2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Vornewald, Klara Franziska}, title = {Graphic Novel : Konzeptionierung und Umsetzung einer Graphic Novel f{\"u}r Kinder}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {147 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Die Graphic Novel „Traumspiel" erz{\"a}hlt eine kindgerechte Fantasiegeschichte zum Thema Traum. Ansatz des Projektes war die Frage, wie wohl eine Welt auss{\"a}he, in der Tr{\"a}ume eine greifbare Entit{\"a}t darstellen. Ziel war es, diese Welt und eine dort spielende Geschichte zu erschaffen und beides visuell in einer Graphic Novel zum Leben zu erwecken. In „Traumspiel" werden Menschen unwissentlich nachts in ein Traumland entf{\"u}hrt, wo ihnen die Tr{\"a}ume als Marionettentheater vorgespielt werden. Erz{\"a}hlt wird die Geschichte eines Kindes, das auf diese Weise je einen Traum und Albtraum erlebt. Die Illustrationen sind mit Tusche gemalt. Durch die Beschr{\"a}nkung auf drei Farben werden verschiedene Aspekte der Geschichte visuell unterschieden. Entstanden ist eine Graphic Novel, in der alle konzeptionellen und gestalterischen Entscheidungen aufeinander aufbauen, um eine spannende Geschichte zu erz{\"a}hlen.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Wick2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Wick, Dorian}, title = {Konzeption und Gestaltung einer mobilen Anwendung eines nachhaltigen Unverpackt-Lieferservice}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {171 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Die Welt wird wortw{\"o}rtlich von Plastik {\"u}berschwemmt - und trotzdem ist kein Ende des trivialen Verpackungsmaterials in Sicht. Die, die sich den Konsequenzen ihres Konsumverhaltens bewusst sind, haben immer noch keinen fl{\"a}chendeckenden Zugang zu Unverpacktl{\"a}den und es mangelt schlicht an praktischen Alternativen. Hier kn{\"u}pft die App „bulk" an und schl{\"a}gt ausschließlich unverpackte Lebensmittel vor - bequem bis zur Haust{\"u}r geliefert. Das Angebot ist qualitativ hochwertig und meist regional. F{\"u}r ein positives Kauferlebnis veranschaulicht „bulk", wie viel Plastik mit den Produkten im Vergleich zu einem konventionellen Wocheneinkauf eingespart werden kann. Das gibt Nutzer:Innen eine Grundlage, ihre Entscheidungen kritisch zu hinterfragen und schult den Blick f{\"u}r den Impact sich summierender Kleinigkeiten.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{WiegnerVolkerMainzetal.2022, author = {Wiegner, Jonas and Volker, Hanno and Mainz, Fabian and Backes, Andreas and L{\"o}ken, Michael and H{\"u}ning, Felix}, title = {Wiegand-effect-powered wireless IoT sensor node}, series = {Sensoren und Messsysteme 2022}, booktitle = {Sensoren und Messsysteme 2022}, publisher = {VDE Verlag GmbH}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-8007-5835-7}, pages = {255 -- 260}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In this article we describe an Internet-of-Things sensing device with a wireless interface which is powered by the oftenoverlooked harvesting method of the Wiegand effect. The sensor can determine position, temperature or other resistively measurable quantities and can transmit the data via an ultra-low power ultra-wideband (UWB) data transmitter. With this approach we can energy-self-sufficiently acquire, process, and wirelessly transmit data in a pulsed operation. A proof-of-concept system was built up to prove the feasibility of the approach. The energy consumption of the system is analyzed and traced back in detail to the individual components, compared to the generated energy and processed to identify further optimization options. Based on the proof-of-concept, an application demonstrator was developed. Finally, we point out possible use cases.}, language = {en} } @misc{Franke2022, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Franke, Robert}, title = {Runica : Ein schriftgestalterischer Beitrag zur typografischen Darstellung historischer Runeninschriften in wissenschaftlichen Publikationen}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Die Runen wurden in einem Zeitraum vom 2. Jahrhundert bis ins sp{\"a}te Mittelalter und dar{\"u}ber hinaus von den Germanen genutzt, um Sprache in Schrift zu fixieren. Heute bilden die epigraphisch {\"u}berlieferten Schriftzeichen eine unverzichtbare Informationsquelle f{\"u}r die Entwicklung der germanischen Sprachen. Sie stellen die Grundlage immer umfangreicherer wissenschaftlicher Studien dar. Die digitale Schriftsippe „Runica" ist als Universalrunenschrift f{\"u}r das wissenschaftliche Publizieren konzipiert. Im Rahmen dieser Masterarbeit wurde die erste Schriftfamilie der Runica zur Darstellung der Zeichen der {\"a}lteren Runenreihe (Futhark) sowie eine begleitende Publikation als Ergebnis einer umfangreichen Recherche entwickelt. Ihr umfangreiches Zeicheninventar und die Einbindung einer Vielzahl alternativer Zeichenformen soll k{\"u}nftig die typografische Wiedergabe komplexer historischer Runeninschriften vereinfachen.}, language = {de} } @misc{Seifert2022, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Seifert, Maren}, title = {Natura Urbis : evolution{\"a}re Prozesse in St{\"a}dten}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {315 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Leider zieht es nicht nur uns in die St{\"a}dte. Weil das Wachstum urbaner Gebiete immer tiefer in ihre nat{\"u}rlichen Lebensr{\"a}ume einschneidet, sind viele Tiere und Pflanzen gezwungen, sich den Raum mit dem Menschen zu teilen. Und die, die dort den rauen Bedingungen nicht standhalten k{\"o}nnen, laufen Gefahr, auszusterben. Das Verhalten der Gesellschaft tr{\"a}gt somit zunehmend mehr Verantwortung f{\"u}r den Erhalt der Artenvielfalt, und die Entwicklung von Stadtlandschaften ist l{\"a}ngst zu einer {\"o}kologischen Herausforderung geworden. Je gr{\"o}ßer die Stadt, desto mehr Menschen. Je mehr Menschen, desto schneller auch die evolution{\"a}ren Prozesse, die die Zukunft formen. Diese Masterarbeit m{\"o}chte das Bewusstsein {\"u}ber die Konsequenzen und Chancen unserer Entscheidungen schulen. Der edukative N{\"a}hrwert der Erlebnis-App "Natura Urbis" wird {\"u}ber {\"u}ber zahlreiche informative Beitr{\"a}ge und interaktive Stationen geschaffen. Letztere zeigen spielerisch die faszinierende Sch{\"o}nheit und Harmonie der Natur auf und sind so konzipiert, dass sie auch im Ausstellungskontext Verwendung finden k{\"o}nnten. Denn um Leben zu retten, m{\"u}ssen St{\"a}dte endlich gr{\"u}ner gestaltet werden.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Berger2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Berger, Fabian}, title = {Ford Horizon : Sustainable, Electrical, Autonomus}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, school = {Fachhochschule Aachen}, pages = {165 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Wie k{\"o}nnte sich das Automobil in den n{\"a}chsten Jahren entwickeln? Das Fahrzeugkonzept „Ford Horizon" wagt einen Blick in die Zukunft. Nachhaltigkeit, Elektrifizierung und autonomes Fahren sind zurzeit treibende Themen der Automobilbranche und sollen vom Konzept aufgegriffen werden. Der „Ford Horizon" {\"u}berzeugt optisch durch eine {\"a}sthetische, minimalistische Designsprache, die ruhig und kraftvoll wirkt. Es werden moderne, nachhaltige Materialalternativen f{\"u}r den Innen- und Außenbereich verwendet. Durch Elektromobilit{\"a}t wird weniger Platz f{\"u}r technische Bauteile ben{\"o}tigt, was mehr Freiraum im Innenbereich schafft. Dieser entstandene Freiraum f{\"u}hrt in Kombination mit autonomem Fahren zu neuen M{\"o}glichkeiten, die in dem Fahrzeugkonzept intelligent genutzt wurden. Ob zum Arbeiten, entspannen oder auch einfach nur, um die Zeit mit den anderen Fahrg{\"a}sten mehr zu genießen - Mit dem smarten Konzept „Ford Horizon" kann Fahrzeit zur Freizeit werden.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Bleeck2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Bleeck, Sophie}, title = {Trabic : zukunftsorientiertes Liefersystem f{\"u}r den urbanen Raum - Optimierte Paketlieferung auf der letzten Meile}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {187 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Der Onlinehandel boomt und die Anzahl an Paketsendungen w{\"a}chst stetig. Aktuelle Zustellmethoden sind jedoch nicht nachhaltig und st{\"o}ren den ohnehin schon {\"u}berlasteten innerst{\"a}dtischen Verkehr. Hier m{\"o}chte „TRABIC" Abhilfe schaffen. „TRABIC" ist ein nachhaltiges und zukunftsf{\"a}higes Liefersystem f{\"u}r den urbanen Raum. Die Kombination von innerst{\"a}dtischen Microhubs mit einem neuen Lieferfahrzeug schafft die Basis des Systems. Die den Lieferprozess begleitende KI erm{\"o}glicht einen effizient aufeinander abgestimmten Lieferprozess. Das Lieferfahrzeug bildet das Herz des Konzeptes und wurde auf der Basis eines Lastenrads entwickelt. Um eine effiziente Zustellung zu gew{\"a}hrleisten, wurde es an die Bed{\"u}rfnisse des Lieferprozesses und der Paketzusteller/innen angepasst. Damit erm{\"o}glicht „TRABIC" die Nutzung alternativer Verkehrswege, ist emissionsfrei und bietet somit eine attraktive Alternative zu verrufenen Zustellmethoden.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Braun2022, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Braun, Linus}, title = {Faces - Lebenswerte Mobilit{\"a}t in St{\"a}dten}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {173 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Mobilit{\"a}t stellt oftmals ein Problem in St{\"a}dten dar. Es sind Staus, Abgase, Platzmangel, die sich negativ auf die urbane Lebensqualit{\"a}t auswirken. Dies sind externe Auswirkungen der von Autos dominierten Mobilit{\"a}t. Ziel von „Faces" war es, eine effiziente und vor allem attraktive Alternative zum Automobil zu bieten. Daf{\"u}r denkt das Projekt die Straßenbahn neu. Durch kompaktes Design und die Verwendung autonomer Systeme wird eine h{\"o}here Taktung erm{\"o}glicht. Zudem werden die Bahnen flexibler und k{\"o}nnen den Einsatz am Mobilit{\"a}tsbedarf anpassen. Um den Bed{\"u}rfnissen der Fahrg{\"a}ste gerecht zu werden, l{\"a}sst sich das modulare Interior an die Reisedistanz anpassen. Hier wird ein Mobilit{\"a}tskonzept gezeichnet, das einem mit einem hoffnungsvollen Blick auf das Leben in den St{\"a}dten der Zukunft zur{\"u}ckl{\"a}sst.}, language = {de} } @article{UlmerBraunChengetal.2022, author = {Ulmer, Jessica and Braun, Sebastian and Cheng, Chi-Tsun and Dowey, Steve and Wollert, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Gamification of virtual reality assembly training: Effects of a combined point and level system on motivation and training results}, series = {International Journal of Human-Computer Studies}, volume = {165}, journal = {International Journal of Human-Computer Studies}, number = {Art. No. 102854}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1071-5819}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijhcs.2022.102854}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Virtual Reality (VR) offers novel possibilities for remote training regardless of the availability of the actual equipment, the presence of specialists, and the training locations. Research shows that training environments that adapt to users' preferences and performance can promote more effective learning. However, the observed results can hardly be traced back to specific adaptive measures but the whole new training approach. This study analyzes the effects of a combined point and leveling VR-based gamification system on assembly training targeting specific training outcomes and users' motivations. The Gamified-VR-Group with 26 subjects received the gamified training, and the Non-Gamified-VR-Group with 27 subjects received the alternative without gamified elements. Both groups conducted their VR training at least three times before assembling the actual structure. The study found that a level system that gradually increases the difficulty and error probability in VR can significantly lower real-world error rates, self-corrections, and support usages. According to our study, a high error occurrence at the highest training level reduced the Gamified-VR-Group's feeling of competence compared to the Non-Gamified-VR-Group, but at the same time also led to lower error probabilities in real-life. It is concluded that a level system with a variable task difficulty should be combined with carefully balanced positive and negative feedback messages. This way, better learning results, and an improved self-evaluation can be achieved while not causing significant impacts on the participants' feeling of competence.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{EggertKriska2022, author = {Eggert, Mathias and Kriska, Melina}, title = {Gamification for software development processes - relevant affordances and design principles}, series = {Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences}, publisher = {HICSS Publishing}, address = {Honolulu}, isbn = {978-0-9981331-5-7}, doi = {10.24251/HICSS.2022.200}, pages = {1614 -- 1623}, year = {2022}, abstract = {A Gamified Information System (GIS) implements game concepts and elements, such as affordances and game design principles to motivate people. Based on the idea to develop a GIS to increase the motivation of software developers to perform software quality tasks, the research work at hand aims at investigating relevant requirements from that target group. Therefore, 14 interviews with software development experts are conducted and analyzed. According to the results, software developers prefer the affordances points, narrative storytelling in a multiplayer and a round-based setting. Furthermore, six design principles for the development of a GIS are derived.}, language = {en} } @incollection{HoffschmidtAlexopoulosRauetal.2022, author = {Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Alexopoulos, Spiros and Rau, Christoph and Sattler, Johannes, Christoph and Anthrakidis, Anette and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and O'Connor, B. and Chico Caminos, R.A. and Rend{\´o}n, C. and Hilger, P.}, title = {Concentrating solar power}, series = {Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications}, booktitle = {Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, isbn = {978-0-12-819734-9}, pages = {670 -- 724}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The focus of this chapter is the production of power and the use of the heat produced from concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) systems. The chapter starts with the general theoretical principles of concentrating systems including the description of the concentration ratio, the energy and mass balance. The power conversion systems is the main part where solar-only operation and the increase in operational hours. Solar-only operation include the use of steam turbines, gas turbines, organic Rankine cycles and solar dishes. The operational hours can be increased with hybridization and with storage. Another important topic is the cogeneration where solar cooling, desalination and of heat usage is described. Many examples of commercial CSP power plants as well as research facilities from the past as well as current installed and in operation are described in detail. The chapter closes with economic and environmental aspects and with the future potential of the development of CSP around the world.}, language = {en} } @incollection{HoffschmidtAlexopoulosGoettscheetal.2022, author = {Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Alexopoulos, Spiros and G{\"o}ttsche, Joachim and Sauerborn, Markus and Kaufhold, O.}, title = {High Concentration Solar Collectors}, series = {Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications}, booktitle = {Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, isbn = {978-0-12-819734-9}, doi = {10.1016/B978-0-12-819727-1.00058-3}, pages = {198 -- 245}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Solar thermal concentrated power is an emerging technology that provides clean electricity for the growing energy market. To the solar thermal concentrated power plant systems belong the parabolic trough, the Fresnel collector, the solar dish, and the central receiver system. For high-concentration solar collector systems, optical and thermal analysis is essential. There exist a number of measurement techniques and systems for the optical and thermal characterization of the efficiency of solar thermal concentrated systems. For each system, structure, components, and specific characteristics types are described. The chapter presents additionally an outline for the calculation of system performance and operation and maintenance topics. One main focus is set to the models of components and their construction details as well as different types on the market. In the later part of this article, different criteria for the choice of technology are analyzed in detail.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StaatTran2022, author = {Staat, Manfred and Tran, Ngoc Trinh}, title = {Strain based brittle failure criteria for rocks}, series = {Proceedings of (NACOME2022) The 11th National Conference on Mechanics, Vol. 1. Solid Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching and Training, Hanoi, December 2-3, 2022}, booktitle = {Proceedings of (NACOME2022) The 11th National Conference on Mechanics, Vol. 1. Solid Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching and Training, Hanoi, December 2-3, 2022}, publisher = {Nha xuat ban Khoa hoc tu nhien va Cong nghe (Verlag Naturwissenschaft und Technik)}, address = {Hanoi}, isbn = {978-604-357-084-7}, pages = {500 -- 509}, year = {2022}, abstract = {When confining pressure is low or absent, extensional fractures are typical, with fractures occurring on unloaded planes in rock. These "paradox" fractures can be explained by a phenomenological extension strain failure criterion. In the past, a simple empirical criterion for fracture initiation in brittle rock has been developed. But this criterion makes unrealistic strength predictions in biaxial compression and tension. A new extension strain criterion overcomes this limitation by adding a weighted principal shear component. The weight is chosen, such that the enriched extension strain criterion represents the same failure surface as the Mohr-Coulomb (MC) criterion. Thus, the MC criterion has been derived as an extension strain criterion predicting failure modes, which are unexpected in the understanding of the failure of cohesive-frictional materials. In progressive damage of rock, the most likely fracture direction is orthogonal to the maximum extension strain. The enriched extension strain criterion is proposed as a threshold surface for crack initiation CI and crack damage CD and as a failure surface at peak P. Examples show that the enriched extension strain criterion predicts much lower volumes of damaged rock mass compared to the simple extension strain criterion.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Fissabre2022, author = {Fissabre, Anke}, title = {kirchen-bauhaus? - Die Kunstgewerbeschule in Aachen unter Rudolf Schwarz}, series = {Zwischen den Zeiten - Besatzung und Aufbruch in Aachen, 1919-1932}, booktitle = {Zwischen den Zeiten - Besatzung und Aufbruch in Aachen, 1919-1932}, editor = {Soldwisch, Ines and Schmitz, Stefan}, publisher = {Aachener Karnevalsverein (AKV)}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {978-3-9825016-0-4}, pages = {54 -- 65}, year = {2022}, language = {de} } @book{Tuennemann2022, author = {T{\"u}nnemann, Thomas}, title = {Formine 2022 : Concezione I}, publisher = {FH Aachen, Fachbereich Architektur}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {3-9811003-9-5}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Aachen}, pages = {116 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Der diesj{\"a}hrige Workshop steht im Zeichen der r{\"a}umlichen Konzeption. Das Definieren und Erfahren des engsten, ganz eigenen Betrachtungsraums, bis hin zur weitl{\"a}ufigen {\"o}ffentlichen Umgebung des Ortes ist hierbei der erste Schritt. Hierzu stehen alle konzeptionellen Werkzeuge - von der Entwicklung vereinzelter Skizzenabfolgen, bis hin zur Collage - in den ersten Tagen des Workshops zur Verf{\"u}gung. Abschließend gilt es, den Aufbau - das „Sichzusammenf{\"u}gen" aus Form, Relation und Material - in einer Plastik zu vereinen.}, language = {de} } @article{MuellerSeginWeigandetal.2022, author = {Mueller, Tobias and Segin, Alexander and Weigand, Christoph and Schmitt, Robert H.}, title = {Feature selection for measurement models}, series = {International journal of quality \& reliability management}, journal = {International journal of quality \& reliability management}, number = {Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print.}, publisher = {Emerald Group Publishing Limited}, address = {Bingley}, issn = {0265-671X}, doi = {10.1108/IJQRM-07-2021-0245}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Purpose In the determination of the measurement uncertainty, the GUM procedure requires the building of a measurement model that establishes a functional relationship between the measurand and all influencing quantities. Since the effort of modelling as well as quantifying the measurement uncertainties depend on the number of influencing quantities considered, the aim of this study is to determine relevant influencing quantities and to remove irrelevant ones from the dataset. Design/methodology/approach In this work, it was investigated whether the effort of modelling for the determination of measurement uncertainty can be reduced by the use of feature selection (FS) methods. For this purpose, 9 different FS methods were tested on 16 artificial test datasets, whose properties (number of data points, number of features, complexity, features with low influence and redundant features) were varied via a design of experiments. Findings Based on a success metric, the stability, universality and complexity of the method, two FS methods could be identified that reliably identify relevant and irrelevant influencing quantities for a measurement model. Originality/value For the first time, FS methods were applied to datasets with properties of classical measurement processes. The simulation-based results serve as a basis for further research in the field of FS for measurement models. The identified algorithms will be applied to real measurement processes in the future.}, language = {en} } @article{RoethenbacherCesariDoppleretal.2022, author = {R{\"o}thenbacher, Annika and Cesari, Matteo and Doppler, Christopher E.J. and Okkels, Niels and Willemsen, Nele and Sembowski, Nora and Seger, Aline and Lindner, Marie and Brune, Corinna and Stefani, Ambra and H{\"o}gl, Birgit and Bialonski, Stephan and Borghammer, Per and Fink, Gereon R. and Schober, Martin and Sommerauer, Michael}, title = {RBDtector: an open-source software to detect REM sleep without atonia according to visual scoring criteria}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {12}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, number = {Article number: 20886}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {London}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-25163-9}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2022}, abstract = {REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) is a key feature for the diagnosis of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD). We introduce RBDtector, a novel open-source software to score RSWA according to established SINBAR visual scoring criteria. We assessed muscle activity of the mentalis, flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS), and anterior tibialis (AT) muscles. RSWA was scored manually as tonic, phasic, and any activity by human scorers as well as using RBDtector in 20 subjects. Subsequently, 174 subjects (72 without RBD and 102 with RBD) were analysed with RBDtector to show the algorithm's applicability. We additionally compared RBDtector estimates to a previously published dataset. RBDtector showed robust conformity with human scorings. The highest congruency was achieved for phasic and any activity of the FDS. Combining mentalis any and FDS any, RBDtector identified RBD subjects with 100\% specificity and 96\% sensitivity applying a cut-off of 20.6\%. Comparable performance was obtained without manual artefact removal. RBD subjects also showed muscle bouts of higher amplitude and longer duration. RBDtector provides estimates of tonic, phasic, and any activity comparable to human scorings. RBDtector, which is freely available, can help identify RBD subjects and provides reliable RSWA metrics.}, language = {en} } @incollection{BensbergCzarneckiGrob2022, author = {Bensberg, Frank and Czarnecki, Christian and Grob, Heinz Lothar}, title = {Wirtschaftlichkeitsbewertung von Smart Services mit vollst{\"a}ndigen Finanzpl{\"a}nen}, series = {Smart Services: Band 1: Konzepte - Methoden - Prozesse}, booktitle = {Smart Services: Band 1: Konzepte - Methoden - Prozesse}, editor = {Bruhn, Manfred and Hadwich, Karsten}, publisher = {Springer Gabler}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-658-37344-3 (Online)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-658-37344-3_6}, pages = {225 -- 251}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Dieser Beitrag stellt einen Bewertungsrahmen f{\"u}r Smart Services vor, der auf dem Konzept vollst{\"a}ndiger Finanzpl{\"a}ne (VOFI) basiert. Zun{\"a}chst wird eine IoT-Architektur f{\"u}r Smart Services eingef{\"u}hrt, die die Grundlage f{\"u}r deren Betrachtung aus Sicht der Unternehmensplanung liefert. Hierauf aufbauend wird ein Bewertungsrahmen f{\"u}r die finanzplanorientierte Wirtschaftlichkeitsbewertung von Smart Services geschaffen, mit dem die relevanten Zahlungsfolgen differenziert erfasst werden. Mithilfe des entwickelten VOFI-Systems wird anschließend aufgezeigt, wie mithilfe einer Risikoanalyse die Unsicherheit von Modellparametern ber{\"u}cksichtigt werden kann.}, language = {de} } @article{TranTrinhDaoetal.2022, author = {Tran, Ngoc Trinh and Trinh, Tu Luc and Dao, Ngoc Tien and Giap, Van Tan and Truong, Manh Khuyen and Dinh, Thuy Ha and Staat, Manfred}, title = {FEM shakedown analysis of structures under random strength with chance constrained programming}, series = {Vietnam Journal of Mechanics}, volume = {44}, journal = {Vietnam Journal of Mechanics}, number = {4}, publisher = {Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)}, issn = {0866-7136}, doi = {10.15625/0866-7136/17943}, pages = {459 -- 473}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Direct methods, comprising limit and shakedown analysis, are a branch of computational mechanics. They play a significant role in mechanical and civil engineering design. The concept of direct methods aims to determine the ultimate load carrying capacity of structures beyond the elastic range. In practical problems, the direct methods lead to nonlinear convex optimization problems with a large number of variables and constraints. If strength and loading are random quantities, the shakedown analysis can be formulated as stochastic programming problem. In this paper, a method called chance constrained programming is presented, which is an effective method of stochastic programming to solve shakedown analysis problems under random conditions of strength. In this study, the loading is deterministic, and the strength is a normally or lognormally distributed variable.}, language = {en} } @article{BaringhausGaigall2022, author = {Baringhaus, Ludwig and Gaigall, Daniel}, title = {A goodness-of-fit test for the compound Poisson exponential model}, series = {Journal of Multivariate Analysis}, volume = {195}, journal = {Journal of Multivariate Analysis}, number = {Article 105154}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0047-259X}, doi = {10.1016/j.jmva.2022.105154}, year = {2022}, abstract = {On the basis of bivariate data, assumed to be observations of independent copies of a random vector (S,N), we consider testing the hypothesis that the distribution of (S,N) belongs to the parametric class of distributions that arise with the compound Poisson exponential model. Typically, this model is used in stochastic hydrology, with N as the number of raindays, and S as total rainfall amount during a certain time period, or in actuarial science, with N as the number of losses, and S as total loss expenditure during a certain time period. The compound Poisson exponential model is characterized in the way that a specific transform associated with the distribution of (S,N) satisfies a certain differential equation. Mimicking the function part of this equation by substituting the empirical counterparts of the transform we obtain an expression the weighted integral of the square of which is used as test statistic. We deal with two variants of the latter, one of which being invariant under scale transformations of the S-part by fixed positive constants. Critical values are obtained by using a parametric bootstrap procedure. The asymptotic behavior of the tests is discussed. A simulation study demonstrates the performance of the tests in the finite sample case. The procedure is applied to rainfall data and to an actuarial dataset. A multivariate extension is also discussed.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{EvansBraunUlmeretal.2022, author = {Evans, Benjamin and Braun, Sebastian and Ulmer, Jessica and Wollert, J{\"o}rg}, title = {AAS implementations - current problems and solutions}, series = {20th International Conference on Mechatronics - Mechatronika (ME)}, booktitle = {20th International Conference on Mechatronics - Mechatronika (ME)}, publisher = {IEEE}, isbn = {978-1-6654-1040-3}, doi = {10.1109/ME54704.2022.9982933}, pages = {6 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The fourth industrial revolution presents a multitude of challenges for industries, one of which being the increased flexibility required of manufacturing lines as a result of increased consumer demand for individualised products. One solution to tackle this challenge is the digital twin, more specifically the standardised model of a digital twin also known as the asset administration shell. The standardisation of an industry wide communications tool is a critical step in enabling inter-company operations. This paper discusses the current state of asset administration shells, the frameworks used to host them and their problems that need to be addressed. To tackle these issues, we propose an event-based server capable of drastically reducing response times between assets and asset administration shells and a multi-agent system used for the orchestration and deployment of the shells in the field.}, language = {en} } @incollection{WeberBomholtButenweg2022, author = {Weber, Felix and Bomholt, Frederik and Butenweg, Christoph}, title = {Erdbeben- und Schwingungsschutz von Bauwerken}, series = {2023 BetonKalender: Wasserundurchl{\"a}ssiger Beton, Br{\"u}ckenbau}, booktitle = {2023 BetonKalender: Wasserundurchl{\"a}ssiger Beton, Br{\"u}ckenbau}, editor = {Bergmeister, Konrad and Fingerloos, Frank and W{\"o}rner, Johann-Dietrich}, publisher = {Ernst \& Sohn}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {9783433611180}, doi = {10.1002/9783433611180.ch16}, pages = {779 -- 859}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Dieser Beitrag beschreibt die herk{\"o}mmlichen Maßnahmen wie die Kapazit{\"a}tsbemessung der Tragwerksstruktur, die Isolation des Bauwerks mittels Basisisolatoren, die D{\"a}mpfungserh{\"o}hung der Struktur mittels Inter-Story-D{\"a}mpfern und die Schwingungsreduktion mittels Schwingungstilgern gegen Einwirkungen durch Erdbeben, Wind, Verkehr und Personen auf die Bauwerke. Erg{\"a}nzend wird die erdbebengerechte Auslegung und Isolation von nichttragenden Bauteilen behandelt. F{\"u}r die betrachteten Systeme werden die Bewegungsdifferenzialgleichungen unter Ber{\"u}cksichtigung der wesentlichen Nichtlinearit{\"a}ten angegeben. Die vorgestellten Weiterentwicklungen in den Bereichen der Basisisolatoren, D{\"a}mpfern und Schwingungstilgern zeigen, dass das modellbasierte Design mittels Simulation ein sehr effektives, {\"o}konomisches und dank der heutigen Computerleistung auch zeiteffizientes Werkzeug darstellt.}, language = {de} } @incollection{GkatzogiasVeljkovivPohorylesetal.2022, author = {Gkatzogias, Konstantinos and Veljkoviv, Ana and Pohoryles, Daniel A. and Tsionis, Georgios and Bournas, Dionysios A. and Crowley, Helen and Norl{\´e}n, Hedvig and Butenweg, Christoph and Gervasio, Helena and Manfredi, Vincenzo and Masi, Angelo and Zaharieva, Roumiana}, title = {Policy practice and regional impact assessment for building renovation}, series = {REEBUILD Integrated Techniques for the Seismic Strengthening \& Energy Efficiency of Existing Buildings}, booktitle = {REEBUILD Integrated Techniques for the Seismic Strengthening \& Energy Efficiency of Existing Buildings}, editor = {Gkatzogias, Konstantinos and Tsionis, Georgios}, publisher = {Publications Office of the European Union}, address = {Luxembourg}, isbn = {978-92-76-60454-9}, issn = {1831-9424}, doi = {10.2760/883122}, pages = {1 -- 68}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The work presented in this report provides scientific support to building renovation policies in the EU by promoting a holistic point of view on the topic. Integrated renovation can be seen as a nexus between European policies on disaster resilience, energy efficiency and circularity in the building sector. An overview of policy measures for the seismic and energy upgrading of buildings across EU Member States identified only a few available measures for combined upgrading. Regulatory framework, financial instruments and digital tools similar to those for energy renovation, together with awareness and training may promote integrated renovation. A framework for regional prioritisation of building renovation was put forward, considering seismic risk, energy efficiency, and socioeconomic vulnerability independently and in an integrated way. Results indicate that prioritisation of building renovation is a multidimensional problem. Depending on priorities, different integrated indicators should be used to inform policies and accomplish the highest relative or most spread impact across different sectors. The framework was further extended to assess the impact of renovation scenarios across the EU with a focus on priority regions. Integrated renovation can provide a risk-proofed, sustainable, and inclusive built environment, presenting an economic benefit in the order of magnitude of the highest benefit among the separate interventions. Furthermore, it presents the unique capability of reducing fatalities and energy consumption at the same time and, depending on the scenario, to a greater extent.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Butenweg2022, author = {Butenweg, Christoph}, title = {Seismic design and evaluation of industrial facilities}, series = {Progresses in European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology - Bucharest, 2022}, booktitle = {Progresses in European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology - Bucharest, 2022}, editor = {Vacareanu, Radu and Ionescu, Constantin}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-031-15103-3}, issn = {2524-342X}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-15104-0}, pages = {449 -- 464}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Industrial facilities must be thoroughly designed to withstand seismic actions as they exhibit an increased loss potential due to the possibly wideranging damage consequences and the valuable process engineering equipment. Past earthquakes showed the social and political consequences of seismic damage to industrial facilities and sensitized the population and politicians worldwide for the possible hazard emanating from industrial facilities. However, a holistic approach for the seismic design of industrial facilities can presently neither be found in national nor in international standards. The introduction of EN 1998-4 of the new generation of Eurocode 8 will improve the normative situation with specific seismic design rules for silos, tanks and pipelines and secondary process components. The article presents essential aspects of the seismic design of industrial facilities based on the new generation of Eurocode 8 using the example of tank structures and secondary process components. The interaction effects of the process components with the primary structure are illustrated by means of the experimental results of a shaking table test of a three story moment resisting steel frame with different process components. Finally, an integrated approach of digital plant models based on building information modelling (BIM) and structural health monitoring (SHM) is presented, which provides not only a reliable decision-making basis for operation, maintenance and repair but also an excellent tool for rapid assessment of seismic damage.}, language = {en} } @incollection{EngelmannBaumann2022, author = {Engelmann, Ulrich M. and Baumann, Martin}, title = {Moderationsexpertise f{\"u}r QMBs - das Mindset}, series = {Qualit{\"a}tsmanagement im Gesundheitswesen}, booktitle = {Qualit{\"a}tsmanagement im Gesundheitswesen}, editor = {Herbig, Nicola and Poppelreuter, Stefan}, edition = {59. Update}, publisher = {T{\"U}V-Verlag}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, isbn = {978-3-8249-0714-4}, pages = {Kapitel 10814}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Teamsitzungen, Arbeitsgruppentreffen, Kickoffs und Meetings - sie alle werden mit dem Ziel durchgef{\"u}hrt, innerhalb einer vorgegebenen Zeitspanne ein gemeinsames Arbeitsziel zu erreichen. Damit die Zielerreichung auch bei komplexeren Arbeitsauftr{\"a}gen nicht vom Zufall abh{\"a}ngt, empfiehlt es sich, die Leitung des Ablaufs einem Moderator zu {\"u}bertragen. In diesem Beitrag einer mehrteiligen Serie wird beschrieben, {\"u}ber welches Mindset der Moderator verf{\"u}gen sollte, welche grunds{\"a}tzlichen Methoden hilfreich sind und was bei der Onlinemoderation im Besonderen zu beachten ist.}, language = {de} } @misc{HueningBackes2022, author = {H{\"u}ning, Felix and Backes, Andreas}, title = {Wiegand-Modul}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Ein Wiegand-Modul (110;210;310) umfassend- eine Sensorspule (112;212;312),- einen ersten Wiegand-Draht (116a;216a;316a), der zumindest teilweise innerhalb der Sensorspule (112;212;312) angeordnet ist, und- einen zweiten Wiegand-Draht (116b;216b;316b), der zumindest teilweise innerhalb der Sensorspule (112;212;312) angeordnet ist und sich im Wesentlichen parallel zu dem ersten Wiegand-Draht (116a;216a;316a) erstreckt, ist bekannt.Um eine effiziente Ausnutzung der durch die Ummagnetisierung der Wiegand-Dr{\"a}hte (116a,116b;216a,216b;316a,316b) in die Sensorspule (112;212;312) induzierten elektrischen Energie zu erm{\"o}glichen, sind der erste Wiegand-Draht (116a;216a;316a) und der zweite Wiegand-Draht (116b;216b;316b) bezogen auf eine axiale Richtung der Sensorspule (112;212;312) versetzt zueinander angeordnet.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{Gaigall2022, author = {Gaigall, Daniel}, title = {On Consistent Hypothesis Testing In General Hilbert Spaces}, publisher = {Avestia Publishing}, address = {Orl{\´e}ans, Kanada}, doi = {10.11159/icsta22.157}, pages = {Paper No. 157}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Inference on the basis of high-dimensional and functional data are two topics which are discussed frequently in the current statistical literature. A possibility to include both topics in a single approach is working on a very general space for the underlying observations, such as a separable Hilbert space. We propose a general method for consistently hypothesis testing on the basis of random variables with values in separable Hilbert spaces. We avoid concerns with the curse of dimensionality due to a projection idea. We apply well-known test statistics from nonparametric inference to the projected data and integrate over all projections from a specific set and with respect to suitable probability measures. In contrast to classical methods, which are applicable for real-valued random variables or random vectors of dimensions lower than the sample size, the tests can be applied to random vectors of dimensions larger than the sample size or even to functional and high-dimensional data. In general, resampling procedures such as bootstrap or permutation are suitable to determine critical values. The idea can be extended to the case of incomplete observations. Moreover, we develop an efficient algorithm for implementing the method. Examples are given for testing goodness-of-fit in a one-sample situation in [1] or for testing marginal homogeneity on the basis of a paired sample in [2]. Here, the test statistics in use can be seen as generalizations of the well-known Cram{\´e}rvon-Mises test statistics in the one-sample and two-samples case. The treatment of other testing problems is possible as well. By using the theory of U-statistics, for instance, asymptotic null distributions of the test statistics are obtained as the sample size tends to infinity. Standard continuity assumptions ensure the asymptotic exactness of the tests under the null hypothesis and that the tests detect any alternative in the limit. Simulation studies demonstrate size and power of the tests in the finite sample case, confirm the theoretical findings, and are used for the comparison with concurring procedures. A possible application of the general approach is inference for stock market returns, also in high data frequencies. In the field of empirical finance, statistical inference of stock market prices usually takes place on the basis of related log-returns as data. In the classical models for stock prices, i.e., the exponential L{\´e}vy model, Black-Scholes model, and Merton model, properties such as independence and stationarity of the increments ensure an independent and identically structure of the data. Specific trends during certain periods of the stock price processes can cause complications in this regard. In fact, our approach can compensate those effects by the treatment of the log-returns as random vectors or even as functional data.}, language = {en} } @article{PoghossianKarschuckWagneretal.2022, author = {Poghossian, Arshak and Karschuck, Tobias and Wagner, Patrick and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef}, title = {Field-Effect Capacitors Decorated with Ligand-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles: Modeling and Experiments}, series = {Biosensors}, volume = {12}, journal = {Biosensors}, number = {5}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2079-6374}, doi = {10.3390/bios12050334}, pages = {Artikel 334}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Nanoparticles are recognized as highly attractive tunable materials for designing field-effect biosensors with enhanced performance. In this work, we present a theoretical model for electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor capacitors (EISCAP) decorated with ligand-stabilized charged gold nanoparticles. The charged AuNPs are taken into account as additional, nanometer-sized local gates. The capacitance-voltage (C-V) curves and constant-capacitance (ConCap) signals of the AuNP-decorated EISCAPs have been simulated. The impact of the AuNP coverage on the shift of the C-V curves and the ConCap signals was also studied experimentally on Al-p-Si-SiO₂ EISCAPs decorated with positively charged aminooctanethiol-capped AuNPs. In addition, the surface of the EISCAPs, modified with AuNPs, was characterized by scanning electron microscopy for different immobilization times of the nanoparticles.}, language = {en} } @article{PourshahidiAchtsnichtOffenhaeusseretal.2022, author = {Pourshahidi, Ali Mohammad and Achtsnicht, Stefan and Offenh{\"a}usser, Andreas and Krause, Hans-Joachim}, title = {Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection Setup Employing Permanent Ring Magnets as a Static Offset Field Source}, series = {Sensors}, volume = {22}, journal = {Sensors}, number = {22}, editor = {Offenh{\"a}usser, Andreas}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {1424-8220}, doi = {10.3390/s22228776}, pages = {12 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Frequency mixing magnetic detection (FMMD) has been explored for its applications in fields of magnetic biosensing, multiplex detection of magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) and the determination of core size distribution of MNP samples. Such applications rely on the application of a static offset magnetic field, which is generated traditionally with an electromagnet. Such a setup requires a current source, as well as passive or active cooling strategies, which directly sets a limitation based on the portability aspect that is desired for point of care (POC) monitoring applications. In this work, a measurement head is introduced that involves the utilization of two ring-shaped permanent magnets to generate a static offset magnetic field. A steel cylinder in the ring bores homogenizes the field. By variation of the distance between the ring magnets and of the thickness of the steel cylinder, the magnitude of the magnetic field at the sample position can be adjusted. Furthermore, the measurement setup is compared to the electromagnet offset module based on measured signals and temperature behavior.}, language = {en} } @article{HoffmannRohrbachUhletal.2022, author = {Hoffmann, Andreas and Rohrbach, Felix and Uhl, Matthias and Ceblin, Maximilian and Bauer, Thomas and Mallah, Marcel and Jacob, Timo and Heuermann, Holger and Kuehne, Alexander J. C.}, title = {Atmospheric pressure plasma-jet treatment of polyacrylonitrile-nonwovens—Stabilization and roll-to-roll processing}, series = {Journal of Applied Polymer Science}, volume = {139}, journal = {Journal of Applied Polymer Science}, number = {37}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {0021-8995 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/app.52887}, pages = {1 -- 9}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Carbon nanofiber nonwovens represent a powerful class of materials with prospective application in filtration technology or as electrodes with high surface area in batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors. While new precursor-to-carbon conversion processes have been explored to overcome productivity restrictions for carbon fiber tows, alternatives for the two-step thermal conversion of polyacrylonitrile precursors into carbon fiber nonwovens are absent. In this work, we develop a continuous roll-to-roll stabilization process using an atmospheric pressure microwave plasma jet. We explore the influence of various plasma-jet parameters on the morphology of the nonwoven and compare the stabilized nonwoven to thermally stabilized samples using scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and infrared spectroscopy. We show that stabilization with a non-equilibrium plasma-jet can be twice as productive as the conventional thermal stabilization in a convection furnace, while producing electrodes of comparable electrochemical performance.}, language = {en} } @techreport{GhinaiyaLehmannGoettsche2022, author = {Ghinaiya, Jagdishkumar and Lehmann, Thomas and G{\"o}ttsche, Joachim}, title = {LOCAL+ - ein kreislauff{\"a}higer Holzmodulbau mit nachhaltigem Energie- und Wohnraumkonzept}, series = {Bauphysik}, volume = {44}, journal = {Bauphysik}, number = {3}, publisher = {Ernst \& Sohn}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0171-5445 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/bapi.202200010}, pages = {136 -- 142}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Mit dem Beitrag des Teams der FH Aachen zum SDE 21/22 wird im Projekt LOCAL+ ein kreislauff{\"a}higer Holzmodulbau mit einem innovativen Wohnraumkonzept geplant und umgesetzt. Ziel dieses Konzeptes ist die Verringerung des stetig steigenden Wohnfl{\"a}chenbedarfs durch ein Raum-in-Raum Konzept. Geb{\"a}udetechnisch wird in dem Projekt nicht nur das Einzelgeb{\"a}ude betrachtet, sondern unter Ber{\"u}cksichtigung des Geb{\"a}udebestandes wird f{\"u}r das Quartier ein innovatives und nachhaltiges Energiekonzept entwickelt. Ein zentrales Wasserstoffsystem ist f{\"u}r ein Quartier geplant, um den Stromverbrauch aus dem Netz im Winter zu reduzieren. Zentraler Bestandteil des TGA-Konzepts ist ein unterirdischer Eisspeicher, eine PVT und eine W{\"a}rmepumpe mit intelligenter Regelstrategie. Ein Teil des neuen Geb{\"a}udes (Design Challenge DC) wird in Wuppertal als Hausdemonstrationseinheit (HDU) pr{\"a}sentiert. Eine hygrothermische Simulation der HDU wurde mit der WUFI-Software durchgef{\"u}hrt. Da im Innenraum Lehmmodule und -platten als Feuchtigkeitspuffer verwendet werden, spielen die Themen Feuchtigkeit, Holzf{\"a}ule und Schimmelwachstum eine wichtige Rolle.}, language = {de} } @article{VahidpourGuthmanArreolaetal.2022, author = {Vahidpour, Farnoosh and Guthman, Eric and Arreola, Julia and Alghazali, Yousef H. M. and Wagner, Torsten and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef}, title = {Assessment of Various Process Parameters for Optimized Sterilization Conditions Using a Multi-Sensing Platform}, series = {Foods}, volume = {11}, journal = {Foods}, number = {5}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2304-8158}, doi = {10.3390/foods11050660}, pages = {Artikel 660}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In this study, an online multi-sensing platform was engineered to simultaneously evaluate various process parameters of food package sterilization using gaseous hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The platform enabled the validation of critical aseptic parameters. In parallel, one series of microbiological count reduction tests was performed using highly resistant spores of B. atrophaeus DSM 675 to act as the reference method for sterility validation. By means of the multi-sensing platform together with microbiological tests, we examined sterilization process parameters to define the most effective conditions with regards to the highest spore kill rate necessary for aseptic packaging. As these parameters are mutually associated, a correlation between different factors was elaborated. The resulting correlation indicated the need for specific conditions regarding the applied H₂O₂ gas temperature, the gas flow and concentration, the relative humidity and the exposure time. Finally, the novel multi-sensing platform together with the mobile electronic readout setup allowed for the online and on-site monitoring of the sterilization process, selecting the best conditions for sterility and, at the same time, reducing the use of the time-consuming and costly microbiological tests that are currently used in the food package industry.}, language = {en} } @article{AngermannGuenthnerHanssenetal.2022, author = {Angermann, Susanne and G{\"u}nthner, Roman and Hanssen, Henner and Lorenz, Georg and Braunisch, Matthias C. and Steubl, Dominik and Matschkal, Julia and Kemmner, Stephan and Hausinger, Renate and Block, Zenonas and Haller, Bernhard and Heemann, Uwe and Kotliar, Konstantin and Grimmer, Timo and Schmaderer, Christoph}, title = {Cognitive impairment and microvascular function in end-stage renal disease}, series = {International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (MPR)}, volume = {31}, journal = {International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (MPR)}, number = {2}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {1049-8931 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/mpr.1909}, pages = {1 -- 10}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Objective Hemodialysis patients show an approximately threefold higher prevalence of cognitive impairment compared to the age-matched general population. Impaired microcirculatory function is one of the assumed causes. Dynamic retinal vessel analysis is a quantitative method for measuring neurovascular coupling and microvascular endothelial function. We hypothesize that cognitive impairment is associated with altered microcirculation of retinal vessels. Methods 152 chronic hemodialysis patients underwent cognitive testing using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Retinal microcirculation was assessed by Dynamic Retinal Vessel Analysis, which carries out an examination recording retinal vessels' reaction to a flicker light stimulus under standardized conditions. Results In unadjusted as well as in adjusted linear regression analyses a significant association between the visuospatial executive function domain score of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the maximum arteriolar dilation as response of retinal arterioles to the flicker light stimulation was obtained. Conclusion This is the first study determining retinal microvascular function as surrogate for cerebral microvascular function and cognition in hemodialysis patients. The relationship between impairment in executive function and reduced arteriolar reaction to flicker light stimulation supports the involvement of cerebral small vessel disease as contributing factor for the development of cognitive impairment in this patient population and might be a target for noninvasive disease monitoring and therapeutic intervention.}, language = {en} } @article{RossiWinandsButenweg2022, author = {Rossi, Leonardo and Winands, Mark H. M. and Butenweg, Christoph}, title = {Monte Carlo Tree Search as an intelligent search tool in structural design problems}, series = {Engineering with Computers : An International Journal for Simulation-Based Engineering}, volume = {38}, journal = {Engineering with Computers : An International Journal for Simulation-Based Engineering}, number = {4}, editor = {Zhang, Jessica}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Cham}, issn = {1435-5663}, doi = {10.1007/s00366-021-01338-2}, pages = {3219 -- 3236}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) is a search technique that in the last decade emerged as a major breakthrough for Artificial Intelligence applications regarding board- and video-games. In 2016, AlphaGo, an MCTS-based software agent, outperformed the human world champion of the board game Go. This game was for long considered almost infeasible for machines, due to its immense search space and the need for a long-term strategy. Since this historical success, MCTS is considered as an effective new approach for many other scientific and technical problems. Interestingly, civil structural engineering, as a discipline, offers many tasks whose solution may benefit from intelligent search and in particular from adopting MCTS as a search tool. In this work, we show how MCTS can be adapted to search for suitable solutions of a structural engineering design problem. The problem consists of choosing the load-bearing elements in a reference reinforced concrete structure, so to achieve a set of specific dynamic characteristics. In the paper, we report the results obtained by applying both a plain and a hybrid version of single-agent MCTS. The hybrid approach consists of an integration of both MCTS and classic Genetic Algorithm (GA), the latter also serving as a term of comparison for the results. The study's outcomes may open new perspectives for the adoption of MCTS as a design tool for civil engineers.}, language = {en} } @article{MarinkovićButenweg2022, author = {Marinković, Marko and Butenweg, Christoph}, title = {Experimental testing of decoupled masonry infills with steel anchors for out-of-plane support under combined in-plane and out-of-plane seismic loading}, series = {Construction and Building Materials}, volume = {318}, journal = {Construction and Building Materials}, number = {1}, editor = {Ford, Michael C.}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1879-0526}, doi = {10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.126041}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Because of simple construction process, high energy efficiency, significant fire resistance and excellent sound isolation, masonry infilled reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures are very popular in most of the countries in the world, as well as in seismic active areas. However, many RC frame structures with masonry infills were seriously damaged during earthquake events, as the traditional infills are generally constructed with direct contact to the RC frame which brings undesirable infill/frame interaction. This interaction leads to the activation of the equivalent diagonal strut in the infill panel, due to the RC frame deformation, and combined with seismically induced loads perpendicular to the infill panel often causes total collapses of the masonry infills and heavy damages to the RC frames. This fact was the motivation for developing different approaches for improving the behaviour of masonry infills, where infill isolation (decoupling) from the frame has been more intensively studied in the last decade. In-plane isolation of the infill wall reduces infill activation, but causes the need for additional measures to restrain out-of-plane movements. This can be provided by installing steel anchors, as proposed by some researchers. Within the framework of European research project INSYSME (Innovative Systems for Earthquake Resistant Masonry Enclosures in Reinforced Concrete Buildings) the system based on a use of elastomers for in-plane decoupling and steel anchors for out-of-plane restrain was tested. This constructive solution was tested and deeply investigated during the experimental campaign where traditional and decoupled masonry infilled RC frames with anchors were subjected to separate and combined in-plane ‬and out-of-plane loading. Based on a detailed evaluation and comparison of the test results, the performance and effectiveness of the developed system are illustrated.}, language = {en} } @article{FiedlerOrzadaFloeseretal.2022, author = {Fiedler, Thomas M. and Orzada, Stephan and Fl{\"o}ser, Martina and Rietsch, Stefan H. G. and Schmidt, Simon and Stelter, Jonathan K. and Wittrich, Marco and Quick, Harald H. and Bitz, Andreas and Ladd, Mark E.}, title = {Performance and safety assessment of an integrated transmitarray for body imaging at 7 T under consideration of specificabsorption rate, tissue temperature, and thermal dose}, series = {NMR in Biomedicine}, volume = {35}, journal = {NMR in Biomedicine}, number = {5}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {0952-3480 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/nbm.4656}, pages = {1 -- 17}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In this study, the performance of an integrated body-imaging array for 7 T with 32 radiofrequency (RF) channels under consideration of local specific absorption rate (SAR), tissue temperature, and thermal dose limits was evaluated and the imaging performance was compared with a clinical 3 T body coil. Thirty-two transmit elements were placed in three rings between the bore liner and RF shield of the gradient coil. Slice-selective RF pulse optimizations for B1 shimming and spokes were performed for differently oriented slices in the body under consideration of realistic constraints for power and local SAR. To improve the B1+ homogeneity, safety assessments based on temperature and thermal dose were performed to possibly allow for higher input power for the pulse optimization than permissible with SAR limits. The results showed that using two spokes, the 7 T array outperformed the 3 T birdcage in all the considered regions of interest. However, a significantly higher SAR or lower duty cycle at 7 T is necessary in some cases to achieve similar B1+ homogeneity as at 3 T. The homogeneity in up to 50 cm-long coronal slices can particularly benefit from the high RF shim performance provided by the 32 RF channels. The thermal dose approach increases the allowable input power and the corresponding local SAR, in one example up to 100 W/kg, without limiting the exposure time necessary for an MR examination. In conclusion, the integrated antenna array at 7 T enables a clinical workflow for body imaging and comparable imaging performance to a conventional 3 T clinical body coil.}, language = {en} } @article{Timme2022, author = {Timme, Michael}, title = {Beweislast beim gutgl{\"a}ubigen Erwerb eines Kraftfahrzeugs ohne Erhalt der Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II — Zugleich eine Besprechung von BGH, Urt. v. 23.9.2022 - V ZR 148/21, MDR 2022, 1542}, series = {Monatsschrift f{\"u}r Deutsches Recht}, volume = {77}, journal = {Monatsschrift f{\"u}r Deutsches Recht}, number = {1}, publisher = {Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, issn = {0340-1812}, doi = {doi.org/10.9785/mdtr-2023-770102}, pages = {r5 -- r7}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Im Handel mit Kraftfahrzeugen geh{\"o}ren Aspekte des gutgl{\"a}ubigen Erwerbs zu den beinahe allt{\"a}glichen Standardproblemen. Der BGH f{\"u}gt in seiner Entscheidung v. 23.9.2022-VZR148/21, MDR 2022, 1541 diesem im Detail breit gef{\"a}cherten Themenfeld einen weiteren Mosaikstein hinzu: Der Erwerber erhielt das verkaufte Kfz ohne {\"U}bergabe einer Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II, behauptet aber, diese Bescheinigung sei dem vom ihm eingeschalteten Vermittler bei Erwerb (als F{\"a}lschung) vorgelegt worden. Tats{\"a}chlich befand sich das Original durchg{\"a}ngig beim wahren Eigent{\"u}mer, der nunmehr Herausgabe des Fahrzeugs verlangt. Der BGH sch{\"u}tzt in dieser Gestaltung im Ergebnis den Erwerber. Die Entscheidung ist in mehrfacher Hinsicht bemerkenswert.}, language = {de} } @article{MorandiButenwegBreisetal.2022, author = {Morandi, Paolo and Butenweg, Christoph and Breis, Khaled and Beyer, Katrin and Magenes, Guido}, title = {Latest findings on the behaviour factor q for the seismic design of URM buildings}, series = {Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering}, volume = {20}, journal = {Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering}, number = {11}, editor = {Ansal, Atilla}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Cham}, issn = {1573-1456}, doi = {10.1007/s10518-022-01419-7}, pages = {5797 -- 5848}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Recent earthquakes as the 2012 Emilia earthquake sequence showed that recently built unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings behaved much better than expected and sustained, despite the maximum PGA values ranged between 0.20-0.30 g, either minor damage or structural damage that is deemed repairable. Especially low-rise residential and commercial masonry buildings with a code-conforming seismic design and detailing behaved in general very well without substantial damages. The low damage grades of modern masonry buildings that was observed during this earthquake series highlighted again that codified design procedures based on linear analysis can be rather conservative. Although advances in simulation tools make nonlinear calculation methods more readily accessible to designers, linear analyses will still be the standard design method for years to come. The present paper aims to improve the linear seismic design method by providing a proper definition of the q-factor of URM buildings. These q-factors are derived for low-rise URM buildings with rigid diaphragms which represent recent construction practise in low to moderate seismic areas of Italy and Germany. The behaviour factor components for deformation and energy dissipation capacity and for overstrength due to the redistribution of forces are derived by means of pushover analyses. Furthermore, considerations on the behaviour factor component due to other sources of overstrength in masonry buildings are presented. As a result of the investigations, rationally based values of the behaviour factor q to be used in linear analyses in the range of 2.0-3.0 are proposed.}, language = {en} } @article{ButenwegMarinkovicPhlippetal.2022, author = {Butenweg, Christoph and Marinkovic, Marko and Phlipp, Michel and Lins, Robin and Renaut, Philipp}, title = {Isolierung und BIM-basiertes Bauwerksmonitoring des neuen Geb{\"a}udekomplexes f{\"u}r das BioSense-Institut in Novi Sad, Serbien}, series = {Bauingenieur}, volume = {97}, journal = {Bauingenieur}, number = {6}, editor = {Haghsheno, Shervin}, publisher = {VDI Fachmedien}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {1436-4867}, doi = {10.37544/0005-6650-2022-06-28}, pages = {S3 -- S5}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Im Norden von Serbien erfolgt in Novi Sad der Neubau eines modernen Forschungsgeb{\"a}udes f{\"u}r das BioSense-Institut mit finanzieller Unterst{\"u}tzung durch die Eu-rop{\"a}ische Union. Der Geb{\"a}udeteil mit Laboren wird zum Schutz und zur Sicherstellung des reibungslosen Betriebs der sensiblen und kapitalintensiven technischen Einbauten mit ei-ner Erdbebenisolierung mit integrierter K{\"o}rperschallisolation versehen. Zus{\"a}tzlich wird der entkoppelte Laborteil des For-schungsgeb{\"a}udes mit einem BIM-basierten Bauwerksmonito-ring versehen, um {\"A}nderungen des Geb{\"a}udezustands jederzeit abfragen und beurteilen zu k{\"o}nnen.}, language = {de} } @misc{TopcuMadabhushiStaat2022, author = {Topcu, Murat and Madabhushi, Gopal Santana Phani and Staat, Manfred}, title = {Datasets from FEM Simulations done with COMSOL Multiphysics and Code_Aster}, doi = {10.6084/m9.figshare.19333295.v2}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Datasets from FEM Simulations done with COMSOL Multiphysics and Code_Aster for an elastic stress transfer between matrix and fibres having a variable radius.}, language = {en} } @article{KubalskiButenwegElDeib2022, author = {Kubalski, Thomas and Butenweg, Christoph and El-Deib, Khaled}, title = {Vereinfachte Ber{\"u}cksichtigung der Rahmentragwirkung in Mauerwerksgeb{\"a}uden}, series = {Bautechnik}, volume = {99}, journal = {Bautechnik}, number = {12}, editor = {Jesse, Dirk}, publisher = {Ernst \& Sohn}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {0932-8351}, doi = {10.1002/bate.202200081}, pages = {865 -- 928}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Aufgrund der gestiegenen Anforderungen durch h{\"o}here Ein-wirkungen aus Wind und Erdbeben ist eine Verbesserung und Optimierung der Berechnungs- und Bemessungsans{\"a}tze f{\"u}r Mauerwerksbauten erforderlich. Eine bessere Ausnutzung der Tragwerksreserven ist durch die Ber{\"u}cksichtigung der Rah-mentragwirkung mit einer Aktivierung der Deckenscheiben in den Rechenmodellen m{\"o}glich, die in der Praxis aufgrund der Komplexit{\"a}t der Wand-Decken-Interaktion bislang nicht aus-genutzt wird. Im vorliegenden Aufsatz wird ein vereinfachter Ansatz auf Grundlage der mitwirkenden Plattenbreite von Schubw{\"a}nden aus Mauerwerk vorgestellt, der die wesentli-chen Einfl ussfaktoren in parametrisierten Tabellen erfasst. Damit steht den Tragwerksplanern ein einfach anwendbares Werkzeug zur Verf{\"u}gung, um die Rahmentragwirkung in der Mauerwerksbemessung anzusetzen.}, language = {de} } @article{PennerUsherovichNiedermeieretal.2022, author = {Penner, Crystal and Usherovich, Samuel and Niedermeier, Jana and B{\´e}langer-Champagne, Camille and Trinczek, Michael and Paulßen, Elisabeth and Hoehr, Cornelia}, title = {Organic Scintillator-Fibre Sensors for Proton Therapy Dosimetry: SCSF-3HF and EJ-260}, series = {electronics}, volume = {12}, journal = {electronics}, number = {1}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2079-9292}, doi = {10.3390/electronics12010011}, pages = {12 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In proton therapy, the dose from secondary neutrons to the patient can contribute to side effects and the creation of secondary cancer. A simple and fast detection system to distinguish between dose from protons and neutrons both in pretreatment verification as well as potentially in vivo monitoring is needed to minimize dose from secondary neutrons. Two 3 mm long, 1 mm diameter organic scintillators were tested for candidacy to be used in a proton-neutron discrimination detector. The SCSF-3HF (1500) scintillating fibre (Kuraray Co. Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) and EJ-260 plastic scintillator (Eljen Technology, Sweetwater, TX, USA) were irradiated at the TRIUMF Neutron Facility and the Proton Therapy Research Centre. In the proton beam, we compared the raw Bragg peak and spread-out Bragg peak response to the industry standard Markus chamber detector. Both scintillator sensors exhibited quenching at high LET in the Bragg peak, presenting a peak-to-entrance ratio of 2.59 for the EJ-260 and 2.63 for the SCSF-3HF fibre, compared to 3.70 for the Markus chamber. The SCSF-3HF sensor demonstrated 1.3 times the sensitivity to protons and 3 times the sensitivity to neutrons as compared to the EJ-260 sensor. Combined with our equations relating neutron and proton contributions to dose during proton irradiations, and the application of Birks' quenching correction, these fibres provide valid candidates for inexpensive and replicable proton-neutron discrimination detectors}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MorandiButenwegBreisetal.2022, author = {Morandi, Paolo and Butenweg, Christoph and Breis, Khaled and Beyer, Katrin and Magenes, Guido}, title = {Behaviour factor q for the seismic design of URM buildings}, series = {The Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology September 4 - September 9, 2022, Bucharest}, booktitle = {The Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology September 4 - September 9, 2022, Bucharest}, editor = {Arion, Christian and Scupin, Alexandra and Ţigănescu, Alexandru}, isbn = {978-973-100-533-1}, pages = {1184 -- 1194}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Recent earthquakes showed that low-rise URM buildings following codecompliant seismic design and details behaved in general very well without substantial damages. Although advances in simulation tools make nonlinear calculation methods more readily accessible to designers, linear analyses will still be the standard design method for years to come. The present paper aims to improve the linear seismic design method by providing a proper definition of the q-factor of URM buildings. Values of q-factors are derived for low-rise URM buildings with rigid diaphragms, with reference to modern structural configurations realized in low to moderate seismic areas of Italy and Germany. The behaviour factor components for deformation and energy dissipation capacity and for overstrength due to the redistribution of forces are derived by means of pushover analyses. As a result of the investigations, rationally based values of the behaviour factor q to be used in linear analyses in the range of 2.0 to 3.0 are proposed.}, language = {en} } @techreport{KlugeKirschBudach2022, author = {Kluge, Katharina and Kirsch, Ansgar and Budach, Christoph}, title = {Digitale Lehre in der Geotechnik: Aktueller Stand und weitere Entwicklungen}, series = {geotechntik}, journal = {geotechntik}, number = {Early View}, publisher = {Ernst \& Sohn}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {0172-6145 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/gete.202200013}, pages = {8 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Digitale Lehrmaterialien werden seit mehreren Jahren in den Hochschulen eingesetzt und er{\"o}ffnen ganz neue Wege zur Vermittlung des Lehrstoffs. Die Erstellung dieser Lehrmaterialien kann allerdings je nach Art und Qualit{\"a}t sehr zeitintensiv sein und f{\"u}r Lehrende einen großen Mehraufwand bedeuten. Im Rahmen eines Kooperationsprojekts zur Erstellung von Lehrvideos f{\"u}r geotechnische Feld- und Laborversuche haben die Autoren dieses Beitrags allerdings die Erfahrung gemacht, dass das gemeinsame, hochschul{\"u}bergreifende Erstellen von Lehrmaterialien viele Vorteile mit sich bringt. Dadurch inspiriert, f{\"u}hrten die Autoren dieses Berichts eine Umfrage unter den deutschsprachigen Geotechnik-Lehrst{\"u}hlen der (Technischen) Universit{\"a}ten und (Fach-)Hochschulen durch. Nach drei Semestern, in denen Lehrveranstaltungen an den Hochschulen aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie {\"u}berwiegend digital durchgef{\"u}hrt werden mussten, war es ein Ziel dieser Umfrage, den Bestand und den Einsatz digitaler Lehrmaterialien im Fachgebiet Geotechnik zu erheben. Ein weiteres Ziel war die Initiierung eines Netzwerks, in dem sich Geotechnik-Professorinnen und -Professoren zu Lehrthemen austauschen k{\"o}nnen und gemeinsam (digitale) Lehrmaterialien erstellen und nutzen. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt das gemeinsame Lehrprojekt der Autoren vor, pr{\"a}sentiert die Ergebnisse der durchgef{\"u}hrten Umfrage und berichtet {\"u}ber die ersten Aktivit{\"a}ten des neuen Netzwerks.}, language = {de} } @article{SchulteTiggesFoersterNikolovskietal.2022, author = {Schulte-Tigges, Joschua and F{\"o}rster, Marco and Nikolovski, Gjorgji and Reke, Michael and Ferrein, Alexander and Kaszner, Daniel and Matheis, Dominik and Walter, Thomas}, title = {Benchmarking of various LiDAR sensors for use in self-driving vehicles in real-world environments}, series = {Sensors}, volume = {22}, journal = {Sensors}, number = {19}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {1424-8220}, doi = {10.3390/s22197146}, pages = {20 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Abstract In this paper, we report on our benchmark results of the LiDAR sensors Livox Horizon, Robosense M1, Blickfeld Cube, Blickfeld Cube Range, Velodyne Velarray H800, and Innoviz Pro. The idea was to test the sensors in different typical scenarios that were defined with real-world use cases in mind, in order to find a sensor that meet the requirements of self-driving vehicles. For this, we defined static and dynamic benchmark scenarios. In the static scenarios, both LiDAR and the detection target do not move during the measurement. In dynamic scenarios, the LiDAR sensor was mounted on the vehicle which was driving toward the detection target. We tested all mentioned LiDAR sensors in both scenarios, show the results regarding the detection accuracy of the targets, and discuss their usefulness for deployment in self-driving cars.}, language = {en} } @article{AkimbekovDigelTastambeketal.2022, author = {Akimbekov, Nuraly S. and Digel, Ilya and Tastambek, Kuanysh T. and Marat, Adel K. and Turaliyeva, Moldir A. and Kaiyrmanova, Gulzhan K.}, title = {Biotechnology of Microorganisms from Coal Environments: From Environmental Remediation to Energy Production}, series = {Biology}, volume = {11}, journal = {Biology}, number = {9}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2079-7737}, doi = {10.3390/biology11091306}, pages = {47 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {It was generally believed that coal sources are not favorable as live-in habitats for microorganisms due to their recalcitrant chemical nature and negligible decomposition. However, accumulating evidence has revealed the presence of diverse microbial groups in coal environments and their significant metabolic role in coal biogeochemical dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The high oxygen content, organic fractions, and lignin-like structures of lower-rank coals may provide effective means for microbial attack, still representing a greatly unexplored frontier in microbiology. Coal degradation/conversion technology by native bacterial and fungal species has great potential in agricultural development, chemical industry production, and environmental rehabilitation. Furthermore, native microalgal species can offer a sustainable energy source and an excellent bioremediation strategy applicable to coal spill/seam waters. Additionally, the measures of the fate of the microbial community would serve as an indicator of restoration progress on post-coal-mining sites. This review puts forward a comprehensive vision of coal biodegradation and bioprocessing by microorganisms native to coal environments for determining their biotechnological potential and possible applications.}, language = {en} } @article{HoffmannUhlCeblinetal.2022, author = {Hoffmann, Andreas and Uhl, Matthias and Ceblin, Maximilian and Rohrbach, Felix and Bansmann, Joachim and Mallah, Marcel and Heuermann, Holger and Jacob, Timo and Kuehne, Alexander J.C.}, title = {Atmospheric pressure plasma-jet treatment of PAN-nonwovens—carbonization of nanofiber electrodes}, series = {C - Journal of Carbon Research}, volume = {8}, journal = {C - Journal of Carbon Research}, number = {3}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2311-5629}, doi = {10.3390/c8030033}, pages = {8 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Carbon nanofibers are produced from dielectric polymer precursors such as polyacrylonitrile (PAN). Carbonized nanofiber nonwovens show high surface area and good electrical conductivity, rendering these fiber materials interesting for application as electrodes in batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors. However, thermal processing is slow and costly, which is why new processing techniques have been explored for carbon fiber tows. Alternatives for the conversion of PAN-precursors into carbon fiber nonwovens are scarce. Here, we utilize an atmospheric pressure plasma jet to conduct carbonization of stabilized PAN nanofiber nonwovens. We explore the influence of various processing parameters on the conductivity and degree of carbonization of the converted nanofiber material. The precursor fibers are converted by plasma-jet treatment to carbon fiber nonwovens within seconds, by which they develop a rough surface making subsequent surface activation processes obsolete. The resulting carbon nanofiber nonwovens are applied as supercapacitor electrodes and examined by cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. Nonwovens that are carbonized within 60 s show capacitances of up to 5 F g⁻¹.}, language = {en} } @article{VahidpourAlghazaliAkcaetal.2022, author = {Vahidpour, Farnoosh and Alghazali, Yousef and Akca, Sevilay and Hommes, Gregor and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef}, title = {An Enzyme-Based Interdigitated Electrode-Type Biosensor for Detecting Low Concentrations of H₂O₂ Vapor/Aerosol}, series = {Chemosensors}, volume = {10}, journal = {Chemosensors}, number = {6}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2227-9040}, doi = {10.3390/chemosensors10060202}, pages = {Arikel 202}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This work introduces a novel method for the detection of H₂O₂ vapor/aerosol of low concentrations, which is mainly applied in the sterilization of equipment in medical industry. Interdigitated electrode (IDE) structures have been fabricated by means of microfabrication techniques. A differential setup of IDEs was prepared, containing an active sensor element (active IDE) and a passive sensor element (passive IDE), where the former was immobilized with an enzymatic membrane of horseradish peroxidase that is selective towards H₂O₂. Changes in the IDEs' capacitance values (active sensor element versus passive sensor element) under H₂O₂ vapor/aerosol atmosphere proved the detection in the concentration range up to 630 ppm with a fast response time (<60 s). The influence of relative humidity was also tested with regard to the sensor signal, showing no cross-sensitivity. The repeatability assessment of the IDE biosensors confirmed their stable capacitive signal in eight subsequent cycles of exposure to H₂O₂ vapor/aerosol. Room-temperature detection of H₂O₂ vapor/aerosol with such miniaturized biosensors will allow a future three-dimensional, flexible mapping of aseptic chambers and help to evaluate sterilization assurance in medical industry.}, language = {en} } @article{DitzhausGaigall2022, author = {Ditzhaus, Marc and Gaigall, Daniel}, title = {Testing marginal homogeneity in Hilbert spaces with applications to stock market returns}, series = {Test}, volume = {2022}, journal = {Test}, number = {31}, publisher = {Springer}, issn = {1863-8260}, doi = {10.1007/s11749-022-00802-5}, pages = {749 -- 770}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This paper considers a paired data framework and discusses the question of marginal homogeneity of bivariate high-dimensional or functional data. The related testing problem can be endowed into a more general setting for paired random variables taking values in a general Hilbert space. To address this problem, a Cram{\´e}r-von-Mises type test statistic is applied and a bootstrap procedure is suggested to obtain critical values and finally a consistent test. The desired properties of a bootstrap test can be derived that are asymptotic exactness under the null hypothesis and consistency under alternatives. Simulations show the quality of the test in the finite sample case. A possible application is the comparison of two possibly dependent stock market returns based on functional data. The approach is demonstrated based on historical data for different stock market indices.}, language = {en} } @article{GaigallGerstenbergTrinh2022, author = {Gaigall, Daniel and Gerstenberg, Julian and Trinh, Thi Thu Ha}, title = {Empirical process of concomitants for partly categorial data and applications in statistics}, series = {Bernoulli}, volume = {28}, journal = {Bernoulli}, number = {2}, publisher = {International Statistical Institute}, address = {Den Haag, NL}, issn = {1573-9759}, doi = {10.3150/21-BEJ1367}, pages = {803 -- 829}, year = {2022}, abstract = {On the basis of independent and identically distributed bivariate random vectors, where the components are categorial and continuous variables, respectively, the related concomitants, also called induced order statistic, are considered. The main theoretical result is a functional central limit theorem for the empirical process of the concomitants in a triangular array setting. A natural application is hypothesis testing. An independence test and a two-sample test are investigated in detail. The fairly general setting enables limit results under local alternatives and bootstrap samples. For the comparison with existing tests from the literature simulation studies are conducted. The empirical results obtained confirm the theoretical findings.}, language = {en} } @article{StaeudleSeynnesLapsetal.2022, author = {St{\"a}udle, Benjamin and Seynnes, Olivier and Laps, Guido and Br{\"u}ggemann, Gert-Peter and Albracht, Kirsten}, title = {Altered gastrocnemius contractile behavior in former achilles tendon rupture patients during walking}, series = {Frontiers in Physiology}, volume = {13}, journal = {Frontiers in Physiology}, publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation}, address = {Lausanne}, issn = {1664-042X}, doi = {10.3389/fphys.2022.792576}, pages = {12 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) remains associated with functional limitations years after injury. Architectural remodeling of the gastrocnemius medialis (GM) muscle is typically observed in the affected leg and may compensate force deficits caused by a longer tendon. Yet patients seem to retain functional limitations during—low-force—walking gait. To explore the potential limits imposed by the remodeled GM muscle-tendon unit (MTU) on walking gait, we examined the contractile behavior of muscle fascicles during the stance phase. In a cross-sectional design, we studied nine former patients (males; age: 45 ± 9 years; height: 180 ± 7 cm; weight: 83 ± 6 kg) with a history of complete unilateral ATR, approximately 4 years post-surgery. Using ultrasonography, GM tendon morphology, muscle architecture at rest, and fascicular behavior were assessed during walking at 1.5 m⋅s-1 on a treadmill. Walking patterns were recorded with a motion capture system. The unaffected leg served as control. Lower limbs kinematics were largely similar between legs during walking. Typical features of ATR-related MTU remodeling were observed during the stance sub-phases corresponding to series elastic element (SEE) lengthening (energy storage) and SEE shortening (energy release), with shorter GM fascicles (36 and 36\%, respectively) and greater pennation angles (8° and 12°, respectively). However, relative to the optimal fascicle length for force production, fascicles operated at comparable length in both legs. Similarly, when expressed relative to optimal fascicle length, fascicle contraction velocity was not different between sides, except at the time-point of peak series elastic element (SEE) length, where it was 39 ± 49\% lower in the affected leg. Concomitantly, fascicles rotation during contraction was greater in the affected leg during the whole stance-phase, and architectural gear ratios (AGR) was larger during SEE lengthening. Under the present testing conditions, former ATR patients had recovered a relatively symmetrical walking gait pattern. Differences in seen AGR seem to accommodate the profound changes in MTU architecture, limiting the required fascicle shortening velocity. Overall, the contractile behavior of the GM fascicles does not restrict length- or velocity-dependent force potentials during this locomotor task.}, language = {en} } @article{QuittmannAbelAlbrachtetal.2022, author = {Quittmann, Oliver J. and Abel, Thomas and Albracht, Kirsten and Str{\"u}der, Heiko K.}, title = {Biomechanics of all-out handcycling exercise: kinetics, kinematics and muscular activity of a 15-s sprint test in able-bodied participants}, series = {Sports Biomechanics}, volume = {21}, journal = {Sports Biomechanics}, number = {10}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {1752-6116 (Onlineausgabe)}, doi = {10.1080/14763141.2020.1745266}, pages = {1200 -- 1223}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This study aims to quantify the kinematics, kinetics and muscular activity of all-out handcycling exercise and examine their alterations during the course of a 15-s sprint test. Twelve able-bodied competitive triathletes performed a 15-s all-out sprint test in a recumbent racing handcycle that was attached to an ergometer. During the sprint test, tangential crank kinetics, 3D joint kinematics and muscular activity of 10 muscles of the upper extremity and trunk were examined using a power metre, motion capturing and surface electromyography (sEMG), respectively. Parameters were compared between revolution one (R1), revolution two (R2), the average of revolution 3 to 13 (R3) and the average of the remaining revolutions (R4). Shoulder abduction and internal-rotation increased, whereas maximal shoulder retroversion decreased during the sprint. Except for the wrist angles, angular velocity increased for every joint of the upper extremity. Several muscles demonstrated an increase in muscular activation, an earlier onset of muscular activation in crank cycle and an increased range of activation. During the course of a 15-s all-out sprint test in handcycling, the shoulder muscles and the muscles associated to the push phase demonstrate indications for short-duration fatigue. These findings are helpful to prevent injuries and improve performance in all-out handcycling.}, language = {en} } @article{vonHaefenKrautwaldStolleetal.2022, author = {von H{\"a}fen, Hajo and Krautwald, Clemens and Stolle, Jacob and Bung, Daniel Bernhard and Goseberg, Nils}, title = {Overland flow of broken solitary waves over a two-dimensional coastal plane}, series = {Coastal Engineering}, volume = {175}, journal = {Coastal Engineering}, number = {August}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1872-7379}, doi = {10.1016/j.coastaleng.2022.104125}, pages = {14 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Landslides, rock falls or related subaerial and subaqueous mass slides can generate devastating impulse waves in adjacent waterbodies. Such waves can occur in lakes and fjords, or due to glacier calving in bays or at steep ocean coastlines. Infrastructure and residential houses along coastlines of those waterbodies are often situated on low elevation terrain, and are potentially at risk from inundation. Impulse waves, running up a uniform slope and generating an overland flow over an initially dry adjacent horizontal plane, represent a frequently found scenario, which needs to be better understood for disaster planning and mitigation. This study presents a novel set of large-scale flume test focusing on solitary waves propagating over a 1:14.5 slope and breaking onto a horizontal section. Examining the characteristics of overland flow, this study gives, for the first time, insight into the fundamental process of overland flow of a broken solitary wave: its shape and celerity, as well as its momentum when wave breaking has taken place beforehand.}, language = {en} } @article{MarinkovicButenweg2022, author = {Marinkovic, Marko and Butenweg, Christoph}, title = {Numerical analysis of the in-plane behaviour of decoupled masonry infilled RC frames}, series = {Engineering Structures}, volume = {272}, journal = {Engineering Structures}, number = {1}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0141-0296}, doi = {10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114959}, pages = {18 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Damage of reinforced concrete (RC) frames with masonry infill walls has been observed after many earthquakes. Brittle behaviour of the masonry infills in combination with the ductile behaviour of the RC frames makes infill walls prone to damage during earthquakes. Interstory deformations lead to an interaction between the infill and the RC frame, which affects the structural response. The result of this interaction is significant damage to the infill wall and sometimes to the surrounding structural system too. In most design codes, infill walls are considered as non-structural elements and neglected in the design process, because taking into account the infills and considering the interaction between frame and infill in software packages can be complicated and impractical. A good way to avoid negative aspects arising from this behavior is to ensure no or low-interaction of the frame and infill wall, for instance by decoupling the infill from the frame. This paper presents the numerical study performed to investigate new connection system called INODIS (Innovative Decoupled Infill System) for decoupling infill walls from surrounding frame with the aim to postpone infill activation to high interstory drifts thus reducing infill/frame interaction and minimizing damage to both infills and frames. The experimental results are first used for calibration and validation of the numerical model, which is then employed for investigating the influence of the material parameters as well as infill's and frame's geometry on the in-plane behaviour of the infilled frames with the INODIS system. For all the investigated situations, simulation results show significant improvements in behaviour for decoupled infilled RC frames in comparison to the traditionally infilled frames.}, language = {en} } @article{Finkenberger2022, author = {Finkenberger, Isabel Maria}, title = {Transformatives Forschen, Lehren und Handeln im Rheinischen Braunkohlerevier}, series = {Forum Wohnen und Stadtentwicklung}, volume = {2022}, journal = {Forum Wohnen und Stadtentwicklung}, number = {2}, publisher = {vhw}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1439-7242}, pages = {69 -- 72}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Die Institution Hochschule hat das Potenzial, {\"u}ber transformatives Forschen und Lehren und den entsprechenden Wissenstransfer in den lokalen Kontext strategisch-verl{\"a}ssliche Partnerin der Großen Transformation zur Nachhaltigkeit zu werden und bei der Ausbildung von Pionierinnen und Pionieren des Wandels mitzuwirken. Der Lehr- und Forschungsschwerpunkt „Zukunftsf{\"a}hige Transformation" am Fachbereich Architektur der FH Aachen widmet sich seit 2020 dem Tagebauumfeld Hambach im Rheinischen Revier, um dort angewandt und in Kooperation neue Narrative, innovative Prozesse, ortsbezogene Konzepte und strategische Projekte zu entwickeln und umzusetzen.}, language = {de} } @incollection{MoorkampPetersonUibel2022, author = {Moorkamp, Wilfried and Peterson, Leif Arne and Uibel, Thomas}, title = {Nachhaltige Holzbr{\"u}cken f{\"u}r Geh- und Radwege}, series = {Bauphysik Kalender 2022: Holzbau, 22. Jahrgang}, booktitle = {Bauphysik Kalender 2022: Holzbau, 22. Jahrgang}, editor = {Fouad, Nabil A.}, publisher = {Ernst \& Sohn}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {9783433033609 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/9783433611081.ch17}, pages = {574 -- 592}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Am Lehr- und Forschungsgebiet Holzbau der Fachhochschule Aachen wurden im Rahmen des Forschungsvorhabens „Nachhaltige Standardbr{\"u}cken in Holzbauweise" Standardtypen f{\"u}r Geh- und Radwegbr{\"u}cken entwickelt. Die Br{\"u}cken sind durch konsequente Umsetzungen von Maßnahmen des konstruktiven Holzschutzes f{\"u}r eine Nutzung von mehr als 80~Jahren konzipiert. Innovative L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r Bauteile und Anschl{\"u}sse sowie Materialalternativen im Bereich des Belages und der Gel{\"a}nder erm{\"o}glichen eine wartungsarme Konstruktion und tragen somit zur Wirtschaftlichkeit und Nachhaltigkeit bei. Um den Einsatz der entwickelten Standardbr{\"u}ckentypen in der Praxis zu erleichtern, wurden Leistungsverzeichnisse, Musterstatiken, Musterzeichnungen und umfangreiche Detailkataloge als Unterst{\"u}tzung f{\"u}r Planer und Bauherren erstellt. Damit die Randbedingungen f{\"u}r eine lange Lebensdauer w{\"a}hrend der Nutzung der Br{\"u}cke erhalten bleiben, wurden Leitf{\"a}den f{\"u}r die Pflege und Wartung sowie f{\"u}r die Br{\"u}ckenpr{\"u}fung erarbeitet. Der Beitrag gibt Einblicke in das Forschungsvorhaben und seine Resultate.}, language = {de} } @article{Finkenberger2022, author = {Finkenberger, Isabel Maria}, title = {Strukturwandel als transformative Wende}, series = {disP: The Planning Review}, volume = {58}, journal = {disP: The Planning Review}, number = {3}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {0251-3625}, doi = {10.1080/02513625.2022.2158603}, pages = {86 -- 94}, year = {2022}, language = {de} } @incollection{Finkenberger2022, author = {Finkenberger, Isabel Maria}, title = {R{\"a}umliche Transformation als Planungsaufgabe}, series = {Zur{\"u}ck in die Zukunft. Denkmalpflege und Strukturwandel im Rheinischen Revier}, booktitle = {Zur{\"u}ck in die Zukunft. Denkmalpflege und Strukturwandel im Rheinischen Revier}, editor = {Pufke, Andrea}, publisher = {LVR-Amt f{\"u}r Denkmalpflege im Rheinland}, address = {Pulheim}, pages = {70 -- 77}, year = {2022}, language = {de} } @article{FunkeEschRoosen2022, author = {Funke, Harald and Esch, Thomas and Roosen, Petra}, title = {Powertrain Adaptions for LPG Usage in General Aviation}, series = {MTZ worldwide}, volume = {2022}, journal = {MTZ worldwide}, number = {83}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.1007/s38313-021-0756-6}, pages = {58 -- 62}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In general aviation, too, it is desirable to be able to operate existing internal combustion engines with fuels that produce less CO₂ than Avgas 100LL being widely used today It can be assumed that, in comparison, the fuels CNG, LPG or LNG, which are gaseous under normal conditions, produce significantly lower emissions. Necessary propulsion system adaptations were investigated as part of a research project at Aachen University of Applied Sciences.}, language = {en} } @article{PeereBlanke2022, author = {Peere, Wouter and Blanke, Tobias}, title = {GHEtool: An open-source tool for borefield sizing in Python}, series = {Journal of Open Source Software}, volume = {7}, journal = {Journal of Open Source Software}, number = {76}, editor = {Vernon, Chris}, issn = {2475-9066}, doi = {10.21105/joss.04406}, pages = {1 -- 4, 4406}, year = {2022}, abstract = {GHEtool is a Python package that contains all the functionalities needed to deal with borefield design. It is developed for both researchers and practitioners. The core of this package is the automated sizing of borefield under different conditions. The sizing of a borefield is typically slow due to the high complexity of the mathematical background. Because this tool has a lot of precalculated data, GHEtool can size a borefield in the order of tenths of milliseconds. This sizing typically takes the order of minutes. Therefore, this tool is suited for being implemented in typical workflows where iterations are required. GHEtool also comes with a graphical user interface (GUI). This GUI is prebuilt as an exe-file because this provides access to all the functionalities without coding. A setup to install the GUI at the user-defined place is also implemented and available at: https://www.mech.kuleuven.be/en/tme/research/thermal_systems/tools/ghetool.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BlankeSchmidtGoettscheetal.2022, author = {Blanke, Tobias and Schmidt, Katharina S. and G{\"o}ttsche, Joachim and D{\"o}ring, Bernd and Frisch, J{\´e}r{\^o}me and van Treeck, Christoph}, title = {Time series aggregation for energy system design: review and extension of modelling seasonal storages}, series = {Energy Informatics}, volume = {5}, booktitle = {Energy Informatics}, number = {1, Article number: 17}, editor = {Weidlich, Anke and Neumann, Dirk and Gust, Gunther and Staudt, Philipp and Sch{\"a}fer, Mirko}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2520-8942}, doi = {10.1186/s42162-022-00208-5}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Using optimization to design a renewable energy system has become a computationally demanding task as the high temporal fluctuations of demand and supply arise within the considered time series. The aggregation of typical operation periods has become a popular method to reduce effort. These operation periods are modelled independently and cannot interact in most cases. Consequently, seasonal storage is not reproducible. This inability can lead to a significant error, especially for energy systems with a high share of fluctuating renewable energy. The previous paper, "Time series aggregation for energy system design: Modeling seasonal storage", has developed a seasonal storage model to address this issue. Simultaneously, the paper "Optimal design of multi-energy systems with seasonal storage" has developed a different approach. This paper aims to review these models and extend the first model. The extension is a mathematical reformulation to decrease the number of variables and constraints. Furthermore, it aims to reduce the calculation time while achieving the same results.}, language = {en} } @incollection{FissabreWilson2022, author = {Fissabre, Anke and Wilson, Ariane}, title = {Hypotheses on the Tower of Monthoiron: A Built Design of Italian and Leonardian Inspiration in France}, series = {Leonardo da Vinci: l'architettura / Léonard de Vinci : l'architecture}, booktitle = {Leonardo da Vinci: l'architettura / Léonard de Vinci : l'architecture}, editor = {Di Teodoro, Francesco P. and Ferretti, Emanuela and Frommel, Sabine and Schlimme, Hermann}, publisher = {Campisano Editore}, address = {Roma}, isbn = {979-12-80956-00-2}, pages = {287 -- 300}, year = {2022}, language = {mul} } @misc{OPUS4-10711, title = {Dimensionen 2-2022: Magazin der FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences - Werkstatt Zukunft}, address = {Aachen}, organization = {Fachhochschule Aachen}, pages = {63 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Werkstatt Zukunft - Die FH Aachen versteht sich als interdisziplin{\"a}re Ideenschmiede 04| Aufbruch ins Ungewisse 08| Mit Altpapierresten aus der Energiekrise 14| Mehr Power f{\"u}r die Energiewende 20| Pfadfinder im Datendschungel 23| Ein historischer Schritt 24| Gemeinsam vorw{\"a}rts 30| F{\"u}r eine gerechte Hochschule. F{\"u}r alle. 32| Der gr{\"u}ne Reiter 34| Vom Flugsimulator bis zum Roboter 36| Unsere Azubis sind top! 38| WIR sind ein Sportteam! 40| Effizient und sicher: Der Bergbau der Zukunft 46| Mit Sonnenlicht zu sauberem Trinkwasser 48| Neue Brandmeldeanlage f{\"u}r den Dom zu Aachen 50| Auszeichnung f{\"u}r außergew{\"o}hnliches Engagement 52| Neue Ideen f{\"u}r Schloss Lichtenburg 55| Kopfnuss 56| One-Man-Show 60| K{\"a}mpferin f{\"u}r das Sch{\"o}ne 61| Ein charmanter Diplomat 62| Teamplay f{\"u}r die Zukunft 63| Impressum}, language = {de} } @techreport{SiegertBongaertsWagneretal.2022, author = {Siegert, Petra and Bongaerts, Johannes and Wagner, Torsten and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Selmer, Thorsten}, title = {Abschlussbericht zum Projekt zur {\"U}berwachung biotechnologischer Prozesse mittels Diacetyl-/Acetoin-Biosensor und Evaluierung von Acetoin-Reduktasen zur Verwendung in Biotransformationen}, address = {Aachen}, organization = {FH Aachen}, pages = {16 Seiten}, year = {2022}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{ChavezBermudezCruzCastanonRuchayetal.2022, author = {Chavez Bermudez, Victor Francisco and Cruz Castanon, Victor Fernando and Ruchay, Marco and Wollert, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Rapid prototyping framework for automation applications based on IO-Link}, series = {Tagungsband AALE 2022}, booktitle = {Tagungsband AALE 2022}, editor = {Leipzig, Hochschule f{\"u}r Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur}, address = {Leipzig}, isbn = {978-3-910103-00-9}, doi = {10.33968/2022.28}, pages = {8 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The development of protype applications with sensors and actuators in the automation industry requires tools that are independent of manufacturer, and are flexible enough to be modified or extended for any specific requirements. Currently, developing prototypes with industrial sensors and actuators is not straightforward. First of all, the exchange of information depends on the industrial protocol that these devices have. Second, a specific configuration and installation is done based on the hardware that is used, such as automation controllers or industrial gateways. This means that the development for a specific industrial protocol, highly depends on the hardware and the software that vendors provide. In this work we propose a rapid-prototyping framework based on Arduino to solve this problem. For this project we have focused to work with the IO-Link protocol. The framework consists of an Arduino shield that acts as the physical layer, and a software that implements the IO-Link Master protocol. The main advantage of such framework is that an application with industrial devices can be rapid-prototyped with ease as its vendor independent, open-source and can be ported easily to other Arduino compatible boards. In comparison, a typical approach requires proprietary hardware, is not easy to port to another system and is closed-source.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{UlmerMostafaWollert2022, author = {Ulmer, Jessica and Mostafa, Youssef and Wollert, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Digital Twin Academy: From Zero to Hero through individual learning experiences}, series = {Tagungsband AALE 2022 / Herausgegeben von der Hochschule f{\"u}r Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig}, booktitle = {Tagungsband AALE 2022 / Herausgegeben von der Hochschule f{\"u}r Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig}, isbn = {978-3-910103-00-9}, doi = {10.33968/2022.33}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:l189-qucosa2-776097}, pages = {1 -- 9}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Digital twins are seen as one of the key technologies of Industry 4.0. Although many research groups focus on digital twins and create meaningful outputs, the technology has not yet reached a broad application in the industry. The main reasons for this imbalance are the complexity of the topic, the lack of specialists, and the unawareness of the twin opportunities. The project "Digital Twin Academy" aims to overcome these barriers by focusing on three actions: Building a digital twin community for discussion and exchange, offering multi-stage training for various knowledge levels, and implementing realworld use cases for deeper insights and guidance. In this work, we focus on creating a flexible learning platform that allows the user to select a training path adjusted to personal knowledge and needs. Therefore, a mix of basic and advanced modules is created and expanded by individual feedback options. The usage of personas supports the selection of the appropriate modules.}, language = {en} } @article{CollPeralesSchulteTiggesRondinoneetal.2022, author = {Coll-Perales, Baldomero and Schulte-Tigges, Joschua and Rondinone, Michele and Gozalvez, Javier and Reke, Michael and Matheis, Dominik and Walter, Thomas}, title = {Prototyping and evaluation of infrastructure-assisted transition of control for cooperative automated vehicles}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems}, volume = {23}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems}, number = {7}, publisher = {IEEE}, issn = {1524-9050 (Print)}, doi = {10.1109/TITS.2021.3061085}, pages = {6720 -- 6736}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Automated driving is now possible in diverse road and traffic conditions. However, there are still situations that automated vehicles cannot handle safely and efficiently. In this case, a Transition of Control (ToC) is necessary so that the driver takes control of the driving. Executing a ToC requires the driver to get full situation awareness of the driving environment. If the driver fails to get back the control in a limited time, a Minimum Risk Maneuver (MRM) is executed to bring the vehicle into a safe state (e.g., decelerating to full stop). The execution of ToCs requires some time and can cause traffic disruption and safety risks that increase if several vehicles execute ToCs/MRMs at similar times and in the same area. This study proposes to use novel C-ITS traffic management measures where the infrastructure exploits V2X communications to assist Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) in the execution of ToCs. The infrastructure can suggest a spatial distribution of ToCs, and inform vehicles of the locations where they could execute a safe stop in case of MRM. This paper reports the first field operational tests that validate the feasibility and quantify the benefits of the proposed infrastructure-assisted ToC and MRM management. The paper also presents the CAV and roadside infrastructure prototypes implemented and used in the trials. The conducted field trials demonstrate that infrastructure-assisted traffic management solutions can reduce safety risks and traffic disruptions.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchopenShabaniEschetal.2022, author = {Schopen, Oliver and Shabani, Bahman and Esch, Thomas and Kemper, Hans and Shah, Neel}, title = {Quantitative evaluation of health management designs for fuel cell systems in transport vehicles}, series = {2nd UNITED-SAIG International Conference Proceedings}, booktitle = {2nd UNITED-SAIG International Conference Proceedings}, editor = {Rahim, S.A. and As'arry, A. and Zuhri, M.Y.M. and Harmin, M.Y. and Rezali, K.A.M. and Hairuddin, A.A.}, pages = {1 -- 3}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Focusing on transport vehicles, mainly with regard to aviation applications, this paper presents compilation and subsequent quantitative evaluation of methods aimed at building an optimum integrated health management solution for fuel cell systems. The methods are divided into two different main types and compiled in a related scheme. Furthermore, different methods are analysed and evaluated based on parameters specific to the aviation context of this study. Finally, the most suitable method for use in fuel cell health management systems is identified and its performance and suitability is quantified.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{VeettilRakshitSchopenetal.2022, author = {Veettil, Yadu Krishna Morassery and Rakshit, Shantam and Schopen, Oliver and Kemper, Hans and Esch, Thomas and Shabani, Bahman}, title = {Automated Control System Strategies to Ensure Safety of PEM Fuel Cells Using Kalman Filters}, series = {Proceedings of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM 2021), Melaka, Malaysia}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM 2021), Melaka, Malaysia}, editor = {Bin Abdollah, Mohd Fadzli and Amiruddin, Hilmi and Singh, Amrik Singh Phuman and Munir, Fudhail Abdul and Ibrahim, Asriana}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Singapore}, isbn = {978-981-19-3178-9}, issn = {2195-4356}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-19-3179-6_55}, pages = {296 -- 299}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Having well-defined control strategies for fuel cells, that can efficiently detect errors and take corrective action is critically important for safety in all applications, and especially so in aviation. The algorithms not only ensure operator safety by monitoring the fuel cell and connected components, but also contribute to extending the health of the fuel cell, its durability and safe operation over its lifetime. While sensors are used to provide peripheral data surrounding the fuel cell, the internal states of the fuel cell cannot be directly measured. To overcome this restriction, Kalman Filter has been implemented as an internal state observer. Other safety conditions are evaluated using real-time data from every connected sensor and corrective actions automatically take place to ensure safety. The algorithms discussed in this paper have been validated thorough Model-in-the-Loop (MiL) tests as well as practical validation at a dedicated test bench.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{TamaldinMansorMatYaminetal.2022, author = {Tamaldin, Noreffendy and Mansor, Muhd Rizuan and Mat Yamin, Ahmad Kamal and Bin Abdollah, Mohd Fazli and Esch, Thomas and Tonoli, Andrea and Reisinger, Karl Heinz and Sprenger, Hanna and Razuli, Hisham}, title = {Development of UTeM United Future Fuel Design Training Center Under Erasmus+ United Program}, series = {Proceedings of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM 2021), Melaka, Malaysia}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM 2021), Melaka, Malaysia}, editor = {Bin Abdollah, Mohd Fadzli and Amiruddin, Hilmi and Singh, Amrik Singh Phuman and Munir, Fudhail Abdul and Ibrahim, Asriana}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Singapore}, isbn = {978-981-19-3178-9}, issn = {2195-4356}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-19-3179-6_50}, pages = {274 -- 278}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The industrial revolution IR4.0 era have driven many states of the art technologies to be introduced especially in the automotive industry. The rapid development of automotive industries in Europe have created wide industry gap between European Union (EU) and developing countries such as in South-East Asia (SEA). Indulging this situation, FH Joanneum, Austria together with European partners from FH Aachen, Germany and Politecnico Di Torino, Italy is taking initiative to close the gap utilizing the Erasmus+ United grant from EU. A consortium was founded to engage with automotive technology transfer using the European ramework to Malaysian, Indonesian and Thailand Higher Education Institutions (HEI) as well as automotive industries. This could be achieved by establishing Engineering Knowledge Transfer Unit (EKTU) in respective SEA institutions guided by the industry partners in their respective countries. This EKTU could offer updated, innovative, and high-quality training courses to increase graduate's employability in higher education institutions and strengthen relations between HEI and the wider economic and social environment by addressing Universityindustry cooperation which is the regional priority for Asia. It is expected that, the Capacity Building Initiative would improve the quality of higher education and enhancing its relevance for the labor market and society in the SEA partners. The outcome of this project would greatly benefit the partners in strong and complementary partnership targeting the automotive industry and enhanced larger scale international cooperation between the European and SEA partners. It would also prepare the SEA HEI in sustainable partnership with Automotive industry in the region as a mean of income generation in the future.}, language = {en} } @article{KemptFreyerNagel2022, author = {Kempt, Hendrik and Freyer, Nils and Nagel, Saskia K.}, title = {Justice and the normative standards of explainability in healthcare}, series = {Philosophy \& Technology}, volume = {35}, journal = {Philosophy \& Technology}, number = {Article number: 100}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Berlin}, doi = {10.1007/s13347-022-00598-0}, pages = {1 -- 19}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Providing healthcare services frequently involves cognitively demanding tasks, including diagnoses and analyses as well as complex decisions about treatments and therapy. From a global perspective, ethically significant inequalities exist between regions where the expert knowledge required for these tasks is scarce or abundant. One possible strategy to diminish such inequalities and increase healthcare opportunities in expert-scarce settings is to provide healthcare solutions involving digital technologies that do not necessarily require the presence of a human expert, e.g., in the form of artificial intelligent decision-support systems (AI-DSS). Such algorithmic decision-making, however, is mostly developed in resource- and expert-abundant settings to support healthcare experts in their work. As a practical consequence, the normative standards and requirements for such algorithmic decision-making in healthcare require the technology to be at least as explainable as the decisions made by the experts themselves. The goal of providing healthcare in settings where resources and expertise are scarce might come with a normative pull to lower the normative standards of using digital technologies in order to provide at least some healthcare in the first place. We scrutinize this tendency to lower standards in particular settings from a normative perspective, distinguish between different types of absolute and relative, local and global standards of explainability, and conclude by defending an ambitious and practicable standard of local relative explainability.}, language = {en} } @article{FunkeEschRoosen2022, author = {Funke, Harald and Esch, Thomas and Roosen, Petra}, title = {Antriebssystemanpassungen zur Verwendung von LPG als Flugkraftstoff}, series = {Motortechnische Zeitschrift (MTZ)}, volume = {2022}, journal = {Motortechnische Zeitschrift (MTZ)}, number = {83}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.1007/s35146-021-0778-2}, pages = {58 -- 62}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Auch in der allgemeinen Luftfahrt w{\"a}re es w{\"u}nschenswert, die bereits vorhandenen Verbrennungsmotoren mit weniger CO₂-tr{\"a}chtigen Kraftstoffen als dem heute weit verbreiteten Avgas 100LL betreiben zu k{\"o}nnen. Es ist anzunehmen, dass im Vergleich die unter Normalbedingungen gasf{\"o}rmigen Kraftstoffe CNG, LPG oder LNG deutlich weniger Emissionen produzieren. Erforderliche Antriebssystemanpassungen wurden im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts an der FH Aachen untersucht.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{Maurer2022, author = {Maurer, Florian}, title = {Framework to provide a simulative comparison of different energy market designs}, series = {Energy Informatics}, volume = {5}, booktitle = {Energy Informatics}, number = {2}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2520-8942}, doi = {10.1186/s42162-022-00215-6}, pages = {18 -- 20}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Useful market simulations are key to the evaluation of diferent market designs existing of multiple market mechanisms or rules. Yet a simulation framework which has a comparison of diferent market mechanisms in mind was not found. The need to create an objective view on different sets of market rules while investigating meaningful agent strategies concludes that such a simulation framework is needed to advance the research on this subject. An overview of diferent existing market simulation models is given which also shows the research gap and the missing capabilities of those systems. Finally, a methodology is outlined how a novel market simulation which can answer the research questions can be developed.}, language = {en} } @article{UysalFiratCreutzetal.2022, author = {Uysal, Karya and Firat, Ipek Serat and Creutz, Till and Aydin, Inci Cansu and Artmann, Gerhard and Teusch, Nicole and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l}, title = {A novel in vitro wound healing assay using free-standing, ultra-thin PDMS membranes}, series = {membranes}, volume = {2023}, journal = {membranes}, number = {13(1)}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/membranes13010022}, pages = {Artikel 22}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Advances in polymer science have significantly increased polymer applications in life sciences. We report the use of free-standing, ultra-thin polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membranes, called CellDrum, as cell culture substrates for an in vitro wound model. Dermal fibroblast monolayers from 28- and 88-year-old donors were cultured on CellDrums. By using stainless steel balls, circular cell-free areas were created in the cell layer (wounding). Sinusoidal strain of 1 Hz, 5\% strain, was applied to membranes for 30 min in 4 sessions. The gap circumference and closure rate of un-stretched samples (controls) and stretched samples were monitored over 4 days to investigate the effects of donor age and mechanical strain on wound closure. A significant decrease in gap circumference and an increase in gap closure rate were observed in trained samples from younger donors and control samples from older donors. In contrast, a significant decrease in gap closure rate and an increase in wound circumference were observed in the trained samples from older donors. Through these results, we propose the model of a cell monolayer on stretchable CellDrums as a practical tool for wound healing research. The combination of biomechanical cell loading in conjunction with analyses such as gene/protein expression seems promising beyond the scope published here.}, language = {en} } @article{ThiebesKleinZingsheimetal.2022, author = {Thiebes, Anja Lena and Klein, Sarah and Zingsheim, Jonas and M{\"o}ller, Georg H. and G{\"u}rzing, Stefanie and Reddemann, Manuel A. and Behbahani, Mehdi and Cornelissen, Christian G.}, title = {Effervescent atomizer as novel cell spray technology to decrease the gas-to-liquid ratio}, series = {pharmaceutics}, volume = {14}, journal = {pharmaceutics}, number = {11}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/pharmaceutics14112421}, pages = {Artikel 2421}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Cell spraying has become a feasible application method for cell therapy and tissue engineering approaches. Different devices have been used with varying success. Often, twin-fluid atomizers are used, which require a high gas velocity for optimal aerosolization characteristics. To decrease the amount and velocity of required air, a custom-made atomizer was designed based on the effervescent principle. Different designs were evaluated regarding spray characteristics and their influence on human adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells. The arithmetic mean diameters of the droplets were 15.4-33.5 µm with decreasing diameters for increasing gas-to-liquid ratios. The survival rate was >90\% of the control for the lowest gas-to-liquid ratio. For higher ratios, cell survival decreased to approximately 50\%. Further experiments were performed with the design, which had shown the highest survival rates. After seven days, no significant differences in metabolic activity were observed. The apoptosis rates were not influenced by aerosolization, while high gas-to-liquid ratios caused increased necrosis levels. Tri-lineage differentiation potential into adipocytes, chondrocytes, and osteoblasts was not negatively influenced by aerosolization. Thus, the effervescent aerosolization principle was proven suitable for cell applications requiring reduced amounts of supplied air. This is the first time an effervescent atomizer was used for cell processing.}, language = {en} } @misc{FeldmannFranckeEspeetal.2022, author = {Feldmann, Marco and Francke, Gero and Espe, Clemes and Chen, Qian and Baader, Fabian and Boxberg, Marc S. and Sustrate, Anna-Marie and Kowalski, Julia and Dachwald, Bernd}, title = {Performance data of an ice-melting probe from field tests in two different ice environments}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.6094866}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This dataset was acquired at field tests of the steerable ice-melting probe "EnEx-IceMole" (Dachwald et al., 2014). A field test in summer 2014 was used to test the melting probe's system, before the probe was shipped to Antarctica, where, in international cooperation with the MIDGE project, the objective of a sampling mission in the southern hemisphere summer 2014/2015 was to return a clean englacial sample from the subglacial brine reservoir supplying the Blood Falls at Taylor Glacier (Badgeley et al., 2017, German et al., 2021). The standardized log-files generated by the IceMole during melting operation include more than 100 operational parameters, housekeeping information, and error states, which are reported to the base station in intervals of 4 s. Occasional packet loss in data transmission resulted in a sparse number of increased sampling intervals, which where compensated for by linear interpolation during post processing. The presented dataset is based on a subset of this data: The penetration distance is calculated based on the ice screw drive encoder signal, providing the rate of rotation, and the screw's thread pitch. The melting speed is calculated from the same data, assuming the rate of rotation to be constant over one sampling interval. The contact force is calculated from the longitudinal screw force, which es measured by strain gauges. The used heating power is calculated from binary states of all heating elements, which can only be either switched on or off. Temperatures are measured at each heating element and averaged for three zones (melting head, side-wall heaters and back-plate heaters).}, language = {en} } @article{HerssensCowburnAlbrachtetal.2022, author = {Herssens, Nolan and Cowburn, James and Albracht, Kirsten and Braunstein, Bjoern and Cazzola, Dario and Colyer, Steffi and Minetti, Alberto E. and Pavei, Gaspare and Rittweger, J{\"o}rn and Weber, Tobias and Green, David A.}, title = {Movement in low gravity environments (MoLo) programme - the MoLo-L.O.O.P. study protocol}, series = {PLOS ONE / Public Library of Science}, volume = {17}, journal = {PLOS ONE / Public Library of Science}, number = {11}, editor = {Cattaneo, Luigi}, publisher = {Plos}, address = {San Francisco}, issn = {1932-6203}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0278051}, pages = {e0278051}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Exposure to prolonged periods in microgravity is associated with deconditioning of the musculoskeletal system due to chronic changes in mechanical stimulation. Given astronauts will operate on the Lunar surface for extended periods of time, it is critical to quantify both external (e.g., ground reaction forces) and internal (e.g., joint reaction forces) loads of relevant movements performed during Lunar missions. Such knowledge is key to predict musculoskeletal deconditioning and determine appropriate exercise countermeasures associated with extended exposure to hypogravity.}, language = {en} }