@article{BhattaraiStaat2018, author = {Bhattarai, Aroj and Staat, Manfred}, title = {Computational comparison of different textile implants to correct apical prolapse in females}, series = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering}, volume = {4}, journal = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering}, number = {1}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, doi = {10.1515/cdbme-2018-0159}, pages = {661 -- 664}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Prosthetic textile implants of different shapes, sizes and polymers are used to correct the apical prolapse after hysterectomy (removal of the uterus). The selection of the implant before or during minimally invasive surgery depends on the patient's anatomical defect, intended function after reconstruction and most importantly the surgeon's preference. Weakness or damage of the supporting tissues during childbirth, menopause or previous pelvic surgeries may put females in higher risk of prolapse. Numerical simulations of reconstructed pelvic floor with weakened tissues and organ supported by textile product models: DynaMesh®-PRS soft, DynaMesh®-PRP soft and DynaMesh®-CESA from FEG Textiletechnik mbH, Germany are compared.}, language = {en} } @article{BhattaraiMayStaatetal.2022, author = {Bhattarai, Aroj and May, Charlotte Anabell and Staat, Manfred and Kowalczyk, Wojciech and Tran, Thanh Ngoc}, title = {Layer-specific damage modeling of porcine large intestine under biaxial tension}, series = {Bioengineering}, volume = {9}, journal = {Bioengineering}, number = {10, Early Access}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2306-5354}, doi = {10.3390/bioengineering9100528}, pages = {1 -- 17}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The mechanical behavior of the large intestine beyond the ultimate stress has never been investigated. Stretching beyond the ultimate stress may drastically impair the tissue microstructure, which consequently weakens its healthy state functions of absorption, temporary storage, and transportation for defecation. Due to closely similar microstructure and function with humans, biaxial tensile experiments on the porcine large intestine have been performed in this study. In this paper, we report hyperelastic characterization of the large intestine based on experiments in 102 specimens. We also report the theoretical analysis of the experimental results, including an exponential damage evolution function. The fracture energies and the threshold stresses are set as damage material parameters for the longitudinal muscular, the circumferential muscular and the submucosal collagenous layers. A biaxial tensile simulation of a linear brick element has been performed to validate the applicability of the estimated material parameters. The model successfully simulates the biomechanical response of the large intestine under physiological and non-physiological loads.}, language = {en} } @article{BhattaraiJabbariAndingetal.2018, author = {Bhattarai, Aroj and Jabbari, Medisa and Anding, Ralf and Staat, Manfred}, title = {Surgical treatment of vaginal vault prolapse using different prosthetic mesh implants: a finite element analysis}, series = {tm - Technisches Messen}, volume = {85}, journal = {tm - Technisches Messen}, number = {5}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2196-7113}, doi = {10.1515/teme-2017-0115}, pages = {331 -- 342}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Particularly multiparous elderly women may suffer from vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy due to weak support from lax apical ligaments. A decreased amount of estrogen and progesterone in older age is assumed to remodel the collagen thereby reducing tissue stiffness. Sacrocolpopexy is either performed as open or laparoscopic surgery using prosthetic mesh implants to substitute lax ligaments. Y-shaped mesh models (DynaMesh, Gynemesh, and Ultrapro) are implanted in a 3D female pelvic floor finite element model in the extraperitoneal space from the vaginal cuff to the first sacral (S1) bone below promontory. Numerical simulations are conducted during Valsalva maneuver with weakened tissues modeled by reduced tissue stiffness. Tissues are modeled as incompressible, isotropic hyperelastic materials whereas the meshes are modeled either as orthotropic linear elastic or as isotropic hyperlastic materials. The positions of the vaginal cuff and the bladder base are calculated from the pubococcygeal line for female pelvic floor at rest, for prolapse and after repair using the three meshes. Due to mesh mechanics and mesh pore deformation along the loaded direction, the DynaMesh with regular rectangular mesh pores is found to provide better mechanical support to the organs than the Gynemesh and the Ultrapro with irregular hexagonal mesh pores. Insbesondere {\"a}ltere, mehrgeb{\"a}hrende Frauen leiden h{\"a}ufiger an einem Scheidenvorfall nach einer Hysterektomie aufgrund der schwachen Unterst{\"u}tzung durch laxe apikale B{\"a}nder. Es wird angenommen, dass eine verringerte Menge an {\"O}strogen und Progesteron im h{\"o}heren Alter das Kollagen umformt, wodurch die Gewebesteifigkeit reduziert wird. Die Sakrokolpopexie ist eine offene oder laparoskopische Operation, die mit prothetischen Netzimplantaten durchgef{\"u}hrt wird, um laxe B{\"a}nder zu ersetzen. Y-f{\"o}rmige Netzmodelle (DynaMesh, Gynemesh und Ultrapro) werden in einem 3D-Modell des weiblichen Beckenbodens im extraperitonealen Raum vom Vaginalstumpf bis zum Promontorium implantiert. Numerische Simulationen werden w{\"a}hrend des Valsalva-Man{\"o}vers mit geschw{\"a}chtem Gewebe durchgef{\"u}hrt, das durch eine reduzierte Gewebesteifigkeit modelliert wird. Die Gewebe werden als inkompressible, isotrop hyperelastische Materialien modelliert, w{\"a}hrend die Netze entweder als orthotrope linear elastische oder als isotrope hyperlastische Materialien modelliert werden. Die Positionen des Vaginalstumpfs, der Blase und der Harnr{\"o}hrenachse werden anhand der Pubococcygeallinie aus der Ruhelage, f{\"u}r den Prolaps und nach der Reparatur unter Verwendung der drei Netze berechnet. Aufgrund der Netzmechanik und der Netzporenverformung bietet das DynaMesh mit regelm{\"a}ßigen rechteckigen Netzporen eine bessere mechanische Unterst{\"u}tzung und eine Neupositionierung des Scheidengew{\"o}lbes, der Blase und der Urethraachse als Gynemesh und Ultrapro mit unregelm{\"a}ßigen hexagonalen Netzporen.}, language = {en} } @article{BhattaraiHorbachStaatetal.2022, author = {Bhattarai, Aroj and Horbach, Andreas and Staat, Manfred and Kowalczyk, Wojciech and Tran, Thanh Ngoc}, title = {Virgin passive colon biomechanics and a literature review of active contraction constitutive models}, series = {Biomechanics}, volume = {2}, journal = {Biomechanics}, number = {2}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2673-7078}, doi = {10.3390/biomechanics2020013}, pages = {138 -- 157}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The objective of this paper is to present our findings on the biomechanical aspects of the virgin passive anisotropic hyperelasticity of the porcine colon based on equibiaxial tensile experiments. Firstly, the characterization of the intestine tissues is discussed for a nearly incompressible hyperelastic fiber-reinforced Holzapfel-Gasser-Ogden constitutive model in virgin passive loading conditions. The stability of the evaluated material parameters is checked for the polyconvexity of the adopted strain energy function using positive eigenvalue constraints of the Hessian matrix with MATLAB. The constitutive material description of the intestine with two collagen fibers in the submucosal and muscular layer each has been implemented in the FORTRAN platform of the commercial finite element software LS-DYNA, and two equibiaxial tensile simulations are presented to validate the results with the optical strain images obtained from the experiments. Furthermore, this paper also reviews the existing models of the active smooth muscle cells, but these models have not been computationally studied here. The review part shows that the constitutive models originally developed for the active contraction of skeletal muscle based on Hill's three-element model, Murphy's four-state cross-bridge chemical kinetic model and Huxley's sliding-filament hypothesis, which are mainly used for arteries, are appropriate for numerical contraction numerical analysis of the large intestine.}, language = {en} } @article{BeverungenEggertVoigtetal.2013, author = {Beverungen, Daniel and Eggert, Mathias and Voigt, Matthias and Rosemann, Michael}, title = {Augmenting Analytical CRM Strategies with Social BI}, series = {International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR)}, volume = {4}, journal = {International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR)}, number = {3}, publisher = {IGI Global}, address = {Hershey}, issn = {1947-3591}, doi = {10.4018/ijbir.2013070103}, pages = {32 -- 49}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{BertzSchoeningMolinnusetal.2024, author = {Bertz, Morten and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Molinnus, Denise and Homma, Takayuki}, title = {Influence of temperature, light, and H₂O₂ concentration on microbial spore inactivation: in-situ Raman spectroscopy combined with optical trapping}, series = {Physica status solidi (a) applications and materials science}, journal = {Physica status solidi (a) applications and materials science}, number = {Early View}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1862-6319 (Online)}, doi = {10.1002/pssa.202300866}, pages = {8 Seiten}, year = {2024}, abstract = {To gain insight on chemical sterilization processes, the influence of temperature (up to 70 °C), intense green light, and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) concentration (up to 30\% in aqueous solution) on microbial spore inactivation is evaluated by in-situ Raman spectroscopy with an optical trap. Bacillus atrophaeus is utilized as a model organism. Individual spores are isolated and their chemical makeup is monitored under dynamically changing conditions (temperature, light, and H₂O₂ concentration) to mimic industrially relevant process parameters for sterilization in the field of aseptic food processing. While isolated spores in water are highly stable, even at elevated temperatures of 70 °C, exposure to H₂O₂ leads to a loss of spore integrity characterized by the release of the key spore biomarker dipicolinic acid (DPA) in a concentration-dependent manner, which indicates damage to the inner membrane of the spore. Intensive light or heat, both of which accelerate the decomposition of H₂O₂ into reactive oxygen species (ROS), drastically shorten the spore lifetime, suggesting the formation of ROS as a rate-limiting step during sterilization. It is concluded that Raman spectroscopy can deliver mechanistic insight into the mode of action of H₂O₂-based sterilization and reveal the individual contributions of different sterilization methods acting in tandem.}, language = {en} } @article{BertzMolinnusSchoeningetal.2023, author = {Bertz, Morten and Molinnus, Denise and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Homma, Takayuki}, title = {Real-time monitoring of H₂O₂ sterilization on individual bacillus atrophaeus spores by optical sensing with trapping Raman spectroscopy}, series = {Chemosensors}, volume = {8}, journal = {Chemosensors}, number = {11}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2227-9040}, doi = {10.3390/chemosensors11080445}, pages = {Artikel 445}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), a strong oxidizer, is a commonly used sterilization agent employed during aseptic food processing and medical applications. To assess the sterilization efficiency with H₂O₂, bacterial spores are common microbial systems due to their remarkable robustness against a wide variety of decontamination strategies. Despite their widespread use, there is, however, only little information about the detailed time-resolved mechanism underlying the oxidative spore death by H₂O₂. In this work, we investigate chemical and morphological changes of individual Bacillus atrophaeus spores undergoing oxidative damage using optical sensing with trapping Raman microscopy in real-time. The time-resolved experiments reveal that spore death involves two distinct phases: (i) an initial phase dominated by the fast release of dipicolinic acid (DPA), a major spore biomarker, which indicates the rupture of the spore's core; and (ii) the oxidation of the remaining spore material resulting in the subsequent fragmentation of the spores' coat. Simultaneous observation of the spore morphology by optical microscopy corroborates these mechanisms. The dependence of the onset of DPA release and the time constant of spore fragmentation on H₂O₂ shows that the formation of reactive oxygen species from H₂O₂ is the rate-limiting factor of oxidative spore death.}, language = {en} } @article{BerretzSkorupaSanderetal.2011, author = {Berretz, Frank and Skorupa, Sasche and Sander, Volker and Belloum, Adam and Bubak, Marian}, title = {Actor-Driven Workflow Execution in Distributed Environments}, series = {Euro-Par 2010 Parallel Processing Workshops : HeteroPAR, HPCC, HiBB, CoreGrid, UCHPC, HPCF, PROPER, CCPI, VHPC ; Ischia, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2010 ; revised selected papers / Mario R. Guarracino ... (eds.)}, journal = {Euro-Par 2010 Parallel Processing Workshops : HeteroPAR, HPCC, HiBB, CoreGrid, UCHPC, HPCF, PROPER, CCPI, VHPC ; Ischia, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2010 ; revised selected papers / Mario R. Guarracino ... (eds.)}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-642-21877-4}, pages = {287 -- 294}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @article{BerretzSkorupaSanderetal.2010, author = {Berretz, F. and Skorupa, S. and Sander, Volker and Belloum, A.}, title = {Towards an actor-driven workflow management system for grids}, series = {International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTS), 2010 : 17 - 21 May 2010, Chicago, Illinois, USA / IEEE}, journal = {International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTS), 2010 : 17 - 21 May 2010, Chicago, Illinois, USA / IEEE}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4244-6619-1}, pages = {611 -- 616}, year = {2010}, language = {en} } @article{BerneckerKlierSternetal.2018, author = {Bernecker, Andreas and Klier, Julia and Stern, Sebastian and Thiel, Lea}, title = {Sustaining high performance beyond public-sector pilot projects.}, number = {September 2018}, organization = {McKinsey\&Company}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{BerneckerBoyerGathmann2021, author = {Bernecker, Andreas and Boyer, Pierre C. and Gathmann, Christina}, title = {The Role of Electoral Incentives for Policy Innovation: Evidence from the US Welfare Reform}, series = {American Economic Journal: Economic Policy}, volume = {13}, journal = {American Economic Journal: Economic Policy}, number = {2}, publisher = {American Economic Association}, address = {Nashville, Tenn.}, issn = {1945-774X}, doi = {10.1257/pol.20190690}, pages = {26 -- 57}, year = {2021}, language = {en} } @article{Bernecker2010, author = {Bernecker, Andreas}, title = {A European Private Company: Is Europe's single legal form for SMEs close to approval?}, series = {Research Briefing}, journal = {Research Briefing}, publisher = {Deutsche Bank Research}, address = {Frankfurt a. M.}, issn = {2193-5955}, year = {2010}, abstract = {This Research Briefing, issued in July 2010, concluded that: - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe have long called for a matching legal form valid across the EU (similar to that of the European company (SE) for large firms) - The main benefits would be the availability of uniform Europe-wide company structures, significant cost reductions for businesses and further integration of the internal market - Given the differing national views regarding the concrete features of the new legal form there is currently no sign of an agreement being reached at the European level in the short term; however, it is possible that progress will be made in negotiations during the year - The key issues being discussed in depth are company formation, transnationality and employee participation rights in the new European private company (SPE).}, language = {en} } @article{Bernecker2016, author = {Bernecker, Andreas}, title = {Divided we reform? Evidence from US welfare policies}, series = {Journal of Public Economics}, volume = {142}, journal = {Journal of Public Economics}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0047-2727}, doi = {10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.08.003}, pages = {24 -- 38}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Divided government is often thought of as causing legislative deadlock. I investigate the link between divided government and economic reforms using a novel data set on welfare reforms in US states between 1978 and 2010. Panel data regressions show that, under divided government, a US state is around 25\% more likely to adopt a welfare reform than under unified government. Several robustness checks confirm this counter-intuitive finding. Case study evidence suggests an explanation based on policy competition between governor, senate, and house.}, language = {en} } @article{Bernecker2014, author = {Bernecker, Andreas}, title = {Do politicians shirk when reelection is certain? Evidence from the German parliament}, series = {European Journal of Political Economy}, volume = {36}, journal = {European Journal of Political Economy}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0176-2680}, doi = {10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2014.07.001}, pages = {55 -- 70}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Does stiffer electoral competition reduce political shirking? For a micro-analysis of this question, I construct a new data set spanning the years 2005 to 2012 covering biographical and political information about German Members of Parliament (MPs), including their attendance rates in voting sessions. For the parliament elected in 2009, I show that indeed opposition party MPs who expect to face a close race in their district show significantly and relevantly lower absence rates in parliament beforehand. MPs of governing parties seem not to react significantly to electoral competition. These results are confirmed by an analysis of the parliament elected in 2005, by several robustness checks, and also by employing an instrumental variable strategy exploiting convenient peculiarities of the German electoral system. The study also shows how MPs elected via party lists react to different levels of electoral competition.}, language = {en} } @article{Bernecker2014, author = {Bernecker, Andreas}, title = {Divided Government and the Adoption of Economic Reforms}, series = {CESifo DICE Report - Journal for Institutional Comparison}, volume = {12}, journal = {CESifo DICE Report - Journal for Institutional Comparison}, number = {4}, publisher = {Ifo Institute for Economic Research}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, issn = {1612-0663}, pages = {47 -- 52}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @article{BerndtZahn1975, author = {Berndt, Heinz and Zahn, Helmut}, title = {Peptide, 99 : Monomere cyclische Cystinpeptidderivate, III ; Synthese der Schafinsulin-A-Kettensequenzen A2-21 und A1-21 als monomere cyclische Dicystinpeptidderivate}, series = {Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie}, volume = {1975}, journal = {Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie}, number = {9}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1099-0690}, doi = {10.1002/jlac.197519750908}, pages = {1601 -- 1612}, year = {1975}, abstract = {Die Synthese der Sequenzen A2—21 (13) und A1—21 (15) der Schafinsulin-A-Kette als monomere cyclische Dicystinpeptidderivate wird beschrieben. Die intrachenaren Cystinbr{\"u}cken A6—7 und A 11 —20 vermitteln die L{\"o}slichkeit dieser Derivate in Dimethylformamid und erm{\"o}glichen erstmalig die Reindarstellung vollgesch{\"u}tzter Insulin-A-Kettenderivate. Die w{\"a}hrend der Synthese eingesetzten Schutzgruppen lassen sich mittels Trifluoressigs{\"a}ure und 2-Mercapto{\"a}thanol quantitativ entfernen.}, language = {de} } @article{BerndtKrueger1985, author = {Berndt, Heinz and Kr{\"u}ger, G{\"o}tz}, title = {Resolution of enantiomeric amino acid derivatives by high-performance liquid chromatography on chiral stationary phases}, series = {Journal of chromatography A}, volume = {1985}, journal = {Journal of chromatography A}, number = {348}, issn = {0021-9673}, doi = {10.1016/S0021-9673(01)92461-6}, pages = {275 -- 279}, year = {1985}, language = {en} } @article{BerndtKlostermeyerZahn1972, author = {Berndt, Heinz and Klostermeyer, Henning and Zahn, Helmut}, title = {Zur Synthese monomerer cyclischer Cystinpeptidderivate, I : Synthese der Sequenz A 6-9 des Schafinsulins als Cyclocystinylderivat}, series = {Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie}, volume = {759}, journal = {Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie}, number = {1}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1099-0690}, doi = {10.1002/jlac.19727590109}, pages = {114 -- 120}, year = {1972}, abstract = {Es wird die Synthese der Sequenz A 6-9 des Schafinsulins in der gesch{\"u}tzten Form Boc-Cys-Cys-Ala-Gly-OBuᵗ (5) sowie das Verhalten dieses monomeren cyclischen Cystinpeptidderivates gegen{\"u}ber den in der Peptidchemie gebr{\"a}uchlichen Reagenzien Bortrifluorid/Eisessig, Tri{\"a}thylamin und Hydrazinhydrat beschrieben.}, language = {de} } @article{BerndtGattnerZahn1975, author = {Berndt, Heinz and Gattner, Hans-Gregor and Zahn, Helmut}, title = {Semisynthetisches Des-A1-glycin-Schafinsulin}, series = {Biological Chemistry}, volume = {356}, journal = {Biological Chemistry}, number = {2}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1437-4315}, doi = {10.1515/bchm2.1975.356.2.1455}, pages = {1469 -- 1472}, year = {1975}, language = {de} } @article{Berndt1979, author = {Berndt, Heinz}, title = {Synthese der Sequenz 71—86 des Humanproinsulins, I : Synthese der Sequenz 71—86 als monomeres cyclisches Biscystinpeptidderivat und als Tetra-S-tritylderivat}, series = {Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift f{\"u}r physiologische Chemie}, volume = {360}, journal = {Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift f{\"u}r physiologische Chemie}, number = {1}, issn = {1437-4315}, doi = {10.1515/bchm2.1979.360.1.747}, pages = {747 -- 760}, year = {1979}, language = {de} }