@misc{DegeringWielandIslametal.2024, author = {Degering, Christian and Wieland, Susanne and Islam, Shohana and Lindner, Claudia and Siegert, Petra and Falkenberg, Fabian and Bongaerts, Johannes}, title = {Wasch- und Reinigungsmittel enthaltend Protease (aus Fictibacillus arsenicus)}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Die Erfindung liegt auf dem Gebiet der Enzymtechnologie. Die Erfindung betrifft Proteasen aus Fictibacillus arsenicus, die insbesondere im Hinblick auf den Einsatz in Wasch- und Reinigungsmitteln verwendet werden k{\"o}nnen, alle hinreichend {\"a}hnlichen Proteasen mit einer entsprechend {\"a}hnlichen Sequenz zu SEQ ID NO:1 und f{\"u}r sie codierende Nukleins{\"a}uren. Die Erfindung betrifft ferner deren Herstellung sowie Verfahren zur Verwendung dieser Proteasen, deren Verwendung als solche sowie diese enthaltende Mittel, insbesondere Wasch- und Reinigungsmittel.}, language = {de} } @misc{DegeringWielandIslametal.2024, author = {Degering, Christian and Wieland, Susanne and Islam, Shohana and Lindner, Claudia and Bongaerts, Johannes and Siegert, Petra and Falkenberg, Fabian}, title = {Wasch- und Reinigungsmittel enthaltend Protease (aus Metabacillus indicus)}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Die Erfindung liegt auf dem Gebiet der Enzymtechnologie. Die Erfindung betrifft Proteasen aus Metabacillus indicus, die insbesondere im Hinblick auf den Einsatz in Wasch- und Reinigungsmitteln verwendet werden k{\"o}nnen, alle hinreichend {\"a}hnlichen Proteasen mit einer entsprechend {\"a}hnlichen Sequenz zu SEQ ID NO:1 und f{\"u}r sie codierende Nukleins{\"a}uren. Die Erfindung betrifft ferner deren Herstellung sowie Verfahren zur Verwendung dieser Proteasen, deren Verwendung als solche sowie diese enthaltende Mittel, insbesondere Wasch- und Reinigungsmittel.}, language = {de} } @book{StaatHeitzer2003, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, Michael}, title = {Numerical methods for limit and shakedown analysis. Deterministic and probabilistic problems.}, publisher = {John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC)}, address = {J{\"u}lich}, isbn = {3-00-010001-6}, pages = {2, xiii, 282 Seiten}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @incollection{Stapenhorst2019, author = {Stapenhorst, Carolin}, title = {Werkzeuge und ihre Wirkungsmacht}, series = {Werkbund Akademiereihe. hefte 19-20 / 2017-2018}, booktitle = {Werkbund Akademiereihe. hefte 19-20 / 2017-2018}, editor = {Deutscher Werkbund NW e.V.,}, isbn = {978-3-00-062587-9}, pages = {62 -- 74}, year = {2019}, language = {de} } @article{GraesslRenzHezeletal.2013, author = {Gr{\"a}ßl, Andreas and Renz, Wolfgang and Hezel, Fabian and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Winter, Lukas and {\"O}zerdem, Celal and Rieger, Jan and Kellmann, Peter and Santoro, Davide and Lindel, Tomasz Dawid and Frauenrath, Tobias and Pfeiffer, Harald and Niendorf, Thoralf}, title = {Modular 32-channel transceiver coil array for cardiac MRI at 7.0T}, series = {Magnetic Resonance in Medicine}, volume = {72}, journal = {Magnetic Resonance in Medicine}, number = {1}, publisher = {Wiley-Liss}, address = {New York}, issn = {1522-2594}, doi = {10.1002/mrm.24903}, pages = {276 -- 290}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Purpose To design and evaluate a modular transceiver coil array with 32 independent channels for cardiac MRI at 7.0T. Methods The modular coil array comprises eight independent building blocks, each containing four transceiver loop elements. Numerical simulations were used for B1+ field homogenization and radiofrequency (RF) safety validation. RF characteristics were examined in a phantom study. The array's suitability for accelerated high spatial resolution two-dimensional (2D) FLASH CINE imaging of the heart was examined in a volunteer study. Results Transmission field adjustments and RF characteristics were found to be suitable for the volunteer study. The signal-to-noise intrinsic to 7.0T together with the coil performance afforded a spatial resolution of 1.1 × 1.1 × 2.5 mm3 for 2D CINE FLASH MRI, which is by a factor of 6 superior to standardized CINE protocols used in clinical practice at 1.5T. The 32-channel transceiver array supports one-dimensional acceleration factors of up to R = 4 without impairing image quality significantly. Conclusion The modular 32-channel transceiver cardiac array supports accelerated and high spatial resolution cardiac MRI. The array is compatible with multichannel transmission and provides a technological basis for future clinical assessment of parallel transmission techniques at 7.0T.}, language = {en} } @article{HoehrPaulssenBenardetal.2014, author = {Hoehr, Cornelia and Paulßen, Elisabeth and Benard, Francois and Lee, Chris Jaeil and Hou, Xinchi and Badesso, Brian and Ferguson, Simon and Miao, Qing and Yang, Hua and Buckley, Ken and Hanemaayer, Victoire and Zeisler, Stefan and Ruth, Thomas J. and Celler, Anna and Schaffer, Paul}, title = {⁴⁴ᶢSc production using a water target on a 13 MeV cyclotron}, series = {Nuclear medicine and biology}, volume = {41}, journal = {Nuclear medicine and biology}, number = {5}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1872-9614}, doi = {10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2013.12.016}, pages = {401 -- 406}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Access to promising radiometals as isotopes for novel molecular imaging agents requires that they are routinely available and inexpensive to obtain. Proximity to a cyclotron center outfitted with solid target hardware, or to an isotope generator for the metal of interest is necessary, both of which can introduce significant hurdles in development of less common isotopes. Herein, we describe the production of ⁴⁴Sc (t₁⸝₂ = 3.97 h, Eavg,β⁺ = 1.47 MeV, branching ratio = 94.27\%) in a solution target and an automated loading system which allows a quick turn-around between different radiometallic isotopes and therefore greatly improves their availability for tracer development. Experimental yields are compared to theoretical calculations.}, language = {en} } @article{OrzadaFiedlerBitzetal.2020, author = {Orzada, Stephan and Fiedler, Thomas M. and Bitz, Andreas and Ladd, Mark E. and Quick, Harald H.}, title = {Local SAR compression with overestimation control to reduce maximum relative SAR overestimation and improve multi-channel RF array performance}, series = {Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine}, journal = {Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine}, number = {34 (2021)}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Heidelberg}, isbn = {1352-8661}, doi = {10.1007/s10334-020-00890-0}, pages = {153 -- 164}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Objective In local SAR compression algorithms, the overestimation is generally not linearly dependent on actual local SAR. This can lead to large relative overestimation at low actual SAR values, unnecessarily constraining transmit array performance. Method Two strategies are proposed to reduce maximum relative overestimation for a given number of VOPs. The first strategy uses an overestimation matrix that roughly approximates actual local SAR; the second strategy uses a small set of pre-calculated VOPs as the overestimation term for the compression. Result Comparison with a previous method shows that for a given maximum relative overestimation the number of VOPs can be reduced by around 20\% at the cost of a higher absolute overestimation at high actual local SAR values. Conclusion The proposed strategies outperform a previously published strategy and can improve the SAR compression where maximum relative overestimation constrains the performance of parallel transmission.}, language = {en} } @article{SchollPalmLehmannetal.1998, author = {Scholl, Ingrid and Palm, Christoph and Lehmann, Thomas Martin and Spitzer, Klaus}, title = {Nutzung eines Farbkonstanz-Algorithmus zur Entfernung von Glanzlichtern in laryngoskopischen Bildern. Palm, Christoph; Scholl, Ingrid, Lehmann, Thomas; Spitzer, Klaus.}, series = {Methoden der Medizinischen Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie in der modernen Informationsgesellschaft}, journal = {Methoden der Medizinischen Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie in der modernen Informationsgesellschaft}, publisher = {MVV, Medien und Medizin}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, isbn = {3-8208-1335-7}, pages = {300 -- 303}, year = {1998}, language = {de} } @article{ZiemonsKleinesErkenetal.1997, author = {Ziemons, Karl and Kleines, H. and Erken, I. and Knoben, J. and Zwoll, K.}, title = {IME-DV Projekt: M-FIRBe, Multi-Modality Functional Imaging for Brain Research}, series = {Bildverarbeitung f{\"u}r die Medizin : Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen}, journal = {Bildverarbeitung f{\"u}r die Medizin : Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen}, editor = {Lehmann, Thomas Martin}, publisher = {Verl. der. Augustinus-Buchh.}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {3-86073-519-5}, pages = {363 -- 366}, year = {1997}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{MuellerFischerLehmann2006, author = {M{\"u}ller, Karsten and Fischer, Benedikt and Lehmann, Thomas Martin}, title = {Einsatzm{\"o}glichkeiten von Bilderkennungsverfahren zur Zustandserfassung von Kanalisationen}, series = {7. K{\"o}lner Kanal Kolloquium : 06. und 07. September 2006 im Maternushaus, K{\"o}ln / hrsg. von J. Pinnekamp. Aachener Schriften zur Stadtentw{\"a}sserung. Bd. 9}, booktitle = {7. K{\"o}lner Kanal Kolloquium : 06. und 07. September 2006 im Maternushaus, K{\"o}ln / hrsg. von J. Pinnekamp. Aachener Schriften zur Stadtentw{\"a}sserung. Bd. 9}, publisher = {Ges. zur F{\"o}rderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {3-938996-02-1}, pages = {16/1 -- 16/18}, year = {2006}, language = {de} } @article{KleinesErkiZiemonsetal.1997, author = {Kleines, H. and Erki, I. and Ziemons, Karl and Zwoll, K.}, title = {ATM- und Multimedia Pilotsystem im Rahmen des Projektes M-FIBRe Aufbau und Erfahrungen}, series = {Bildverarbeitung f{\"u}r die Medizin : Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen}, journal = {Bildverarbeitung f{\"u}r die Medizin : Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen}, editor = {Lehmann, Thomas Martin}, publisher = {Verl. der. Augustinus-Buchh.}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {3-86073-519-5}, pages = {241 -- 248}, year = {1997}, language = {de} } @article{ErkiKleinesZiemonsetal.1997, author = {Erki, I. and Kleines, H. and Ziemons, Karl and Zwoll, K.}, title = {Interaktives System zur Darstellung funktionaler Bilddaten}, series = {Bildverarbeitung f{\"u}r die Medizin : Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen}, journal = {Bildverarbeitung f{\"u}r die Medizin : Algorithmen - Systeme - Anwendungen}, editor = {Lehmann, Thomas Martin}, publisher = {Verl. der. Augustinus-Buchh.}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {3-86073-519-5}, pages = {249 -- 254}, year = {1997}, language = {de} } @article{FiedlerLaddBitz2017, author = {Fiedler, Thomas M. and Ladd, Mark E. and Bitz, Andreas}, title = {SAR Simulations \& Safety}, series = {NeuroImage}, journal = {NeuroImage}, number = {Epub ahead of print}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1053-8119}, doi = {10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.03.035}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @article{BayerTemizArtmannDigeletal.2020, author = {Bayer, Robin and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Digel, Ilya and Falkenstein, Julia and Artmann, Gerhard and Creutz, Till and Hescheler, J{\"u}rgen}, title = {Mechano-pharmacological testing of L-Type Ca²⁺ channel modulators via human vascular celldrum model}, series = {Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry}, volume = {54}, journal = {Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry}, publisher = {Cell Physiol Biochem Press}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {1421-9778}, doi = {10.33594/000000225}, pages = {371 -- 383}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background/Aims: This study aimed to establish a precise and well-defined working model, assessing pharmaceutical effects on vascular smooth muscle cell monolayer in-vitro. It describes various analysis techniques to determine the most suitable to measure the biomechanical impact of vasoactive agents by using CellDrum technology. Methods: The so-called CellDrum technology was applied to analyse the biomechanical properties of confluent human aorta muscle cells (haSMC) in monolayer. The cell generated tensions deviations in the range of a few N/m² are evaluated by the CellDrum technology. This study focuses on the dilative and contractive effects of L-type Ca²⁺ channel agonists and antagonists, respectively. We analyzed the effects of Bay K8644, nifedipine and verapamil. Three different measurement modes were developed and applied to determine the most appropriate analysis technique for the study purpose. These three operation modes are called, particular time mode" (PTM), "long term mode" (LTM) and "real-time mode" (RTM). Results: It was possible to quantify the biomechanical response of haSMCs to the addition of vasoactive agents using CellDrum technology. Due to the supplementation of 100nM Bay K8644, the tension increased approximately 10.6\% from initial tension maximum, whereas, the treatment with nifedipine and verapamil caused a significant decrease in cellular tension: 10nM nifedipine decreased the biomechanical stress around 6,5\% and 50nM verapamil by 2,8\%, compared to the initial tension maximum. Additionally, all tested measurement modes provide similar results while focusing on different analysis parameters. Conclusion: The CellDrum technology allows highly sensitive biomechanical stress measurements of cultured haSMC monolayers. The mechanical stress responses evoked by the application of vasoactive calcium channel modulators were quantified functionally (N/m²). All tested operation modes resulted in equal findings, whereas each mode features operation-related data analysis.}, language = {en} } @misc{WiesenTippkoetterMuffleretal.2012, author = {Wiesen, S. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Muffler, K. and Sohling, U. and Ruf, F. and Ulber, Roland}, title = {Nutzung von Rohglycerin: Rohglycerin-Aufarbeitung, Herstellung von 1, 3-Propandiol und R{\"u}ckgewinnung von Fetts{\"a}uren}, series = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik}, volume = {84}, journal = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik}, number = {8}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {0009-286X}, doi = {10.1002/cite.201250265}, pages = {1296}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Die fermentative Verwertung von Rohglycerin setzt je nach Herstellungsmethode und Produktionsorganismus eine Vorbehandlung des Glycerins zur Entfernung von Produktinhibitoren voraus. Durch den Einsatz von Hydrotalcit-Adsorbern k{\"o}nnen die im Rohglycerin enthaltenen Fetts{\"a}uren entfernt werden. Durch diese einfache Aufarbeitungsmethode ist ein mit reinem Glycerin vergleichbarer Umsatz von stark mit Fetts{\"a}uren verunreinigtem Rohglycerin zu 1,3-Propandiol (PDO) m{\"o}glich. Die durch den Hydrotalcit gebundenen Fetts{\"a}uren lassen sich mit einem Ethanol-Wasser-Gemisch eluieren. Somit kann der Adsorber regeneriert und die Fetts{\"a}uren wieder der Wertsch{\"o}pfungskette zugef{\"u}hrt werden. Im Fed-Batch-Experiment kann mit C. diolis eine PDO-Konzentration von {\"u}ber 50 g L⁻¹ unter Verwendung des aufgereinigten Rohglycerins erzielt werden. In der industriellen Produktion wird PDO momentan destillativ aufgearbeitet. Ein adsorptives Aufarbeitungsverfahren kann den Energiebedarf des Herstellungsprozesses drastisch senken. Auf der Suche nach einem geeigneten Material wurde ein Adsorberscreening in Bezug auf die Bindungseigenschaften durchgef{\"u}hrt. Mit einem b-Zeolith der Firma S{\"u}d ChemieAG konnte bisher die h{\"o}chste Beladung im Modellsystem von 120 mg PDO/gAdsorber erreicht werden.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SattlerAttiAlexopoulosetal.2022, author = {Sattler, Johannes Christoph and Atti, Vikrama Naga Babu and Alexopoulos, Spiros and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Herrmann, Ulf and Dutta, Siddharth and Kioutsioukis, Ioannis}, title = {DNI forecast tool for the smart operation of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage: Theory, results and outlook}, series = {SolarPACES 2022 conference proceedings}, booktitle = {SolarPACES 2022 conference proceedings}, number = {1}, publisher = {TIB Open Publishing}, address = {Hannover}, issn = {2751-9899 (online)}, doi = {10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.731}, pages = {9 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This work presents a basic forecast tool for predicting direct normal irradiance (DNI) in hourly resolution, which the Solar-Institut J{\"u}lich (SIJ) is developing within a research project. The DNI forecast data shall be used for a parabolic trough collector (PTC) system with a concrete thermal energy storage (C-TES) located at the company KEAN Soft Drinks Ltd in Limassol, Cyprus. On a daily basis, 24-hour DNI prediction data in hourly resolution shall be automatically produced using free or very low-cost weather forecast data as input. The purpose of the DNI forecast tool is to automatically transfer the DNI forecast data on a daily basis to a main control unit (MCU). The MCU automatically makes a smart decision on the operation mode of the PTC system such as steam production mode and/or C-TES charging mode. The DNI forecast tool was evaluated using historical data of measured DNI from an on-site weather station, which was compared to the DNI forecast data. The DNI forecast tool was tested using data from 56 days between January and March 2022, which included days with a strong variation in DNI due to cloud passages. For the evaluation of the DNI forecast reliability, three categories were created and the forecast data was sorted accordingly. The result was that the DNI forecast tool has a reliability of 71.4 \% based on the tested days. The result fulfils SIJ's aim to achieve a reliability of around 70 \%, but SIJ aims to still improve the DNI forecast quality.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DuranParedesMottaghyHerrmannetal.2020, author = {Duran Paredes, Ludwin and Mottaghy, Darius and Herrmann, Ulf and Groß, Rolf Fritz}, title = {Online ground temperature and soil moisture monitoring of a shallow geothermal system with non-conventional components}, series = {EGU General Assembly 2020}, booktitle = {EGU General Assembly 2020}, year = {2020}, abstract = {We present first results from a newly developed monitoring station for a closed loop geothermal heat pump test installation at our campus, consisting of helix coils and plate heat exchangers, as well as an ice-store system. There are more than 40 temperature sensors and several soil moisture content sensors distributed around the system, allowing a detailed monitoring under different operating conditions.In the view of the modern development of renewable energies along with the newly concepts known as Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 (high-tech strategy from the German government), we created a user-friendly web application, which will connect the things (sensors) with the open network (www). Besides other advantages, this allows a continuous remote monitoring of the data from the numerous sensors at an arbitrary sampling rate.Based on the recorded data, we will also present first results from numerical simulations, taking into account all relevant heat transport processes.The aim is to improve the understanding of these processes and their influence on the thermal behavior of shallow geothermal systems in the unsaturated zone. This will in turn facilitate the prediction of the performance of these systems and therefore yield an improvement in their dimensioning when designing a specific shallow geothermal installation.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SattlerChicoCaminosUerlingsetal.2020, author = {Sattler, Johannes Christoph and Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander and {\"U}rlings, Nicolas and Dutta, Siddharth and Ruiz, Victor and Kalogirou, Soteris and Ktistis, Panayiotis and Agathokleous, Rafaela and Jung, Christian and Alexopoulos, Spiros and Atti, Vikrama Naga Babu and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Herrmann, Ulf}, title = {Operational experience and behaviour of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage for process steam generation in Cyprus}, series = {AIP Conference Proceedings}, booktitle = {AIP Conference Proceedings}, number = {2303}, doi = {10.1063/5.0029278}, pages = {140004-1 -- 140004-10}, year = {2020}, abstract = {As part of the transnational research project EDITOR, a parabolic trough collector system (PTC) with concrete thermal energy storage (C-TES) was installed and commissioned in Limassol, Cyprus. The system is located on the premises of the beverage manufacturer KEAN Soft Drinks Ltd. and its function is to supply process steam for the factory's pasteurisation process [1]. Depending on the factory's seasonally varying capacity for beverage production, the solar system delivers between 5 and 25 \% of the total steam demand. In combination with the C-TES, the solar plant can supply process steam on demand before sunrise or after sunset. Furthermore, the C-TES compensates the PTC during the day in fluctuating weather conditions. The parabolic trough collector as well as the control and oil handling unit is designed and manufactured by Protarget AG, Germany. The C-TES is designed and produced by CADE Soluciones de Ingenier{\´i}a, S.L., Spain. In the focus of this paper is the description of the operational experience with the PTC, C-TES and boiler during the commissioning and operation phase. Additionally, innovative optimisation measures are presented.}, 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} } @incollection{DuffnerUibelPetersonetal.2023, author = {Duffner, Markus and Uibel, Thomas and Peterson, Leif Arne and Moorkamp, Wilfried}, title = {Cross Layers Light - Ein ressourceneffizientes und recyclebares Holz-Wandsystem}, series = {Bauphysik Kalender 2023: Nachhaltigkeit}, booktitle = {Bauphysik Kalender 2023: Nachhaltigkeit}, editor = {Fouad, Nabil A.}, publisher = {Ernst \& Sohn}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {9783433033890 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/9783433611289.ch13}, pages = {483 -- 501}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Ein neues tragendes, lagenweise aufgebautes Holzbau-Wandsystem und seine {\"o}konomische und statische Entwicklung werden vorgestellt. Randbedingungen wie Nachhaltigkeit, Ressourceneffizienz und eine beanspruchungsadaptive Konstruktionsweise sind f{\"u}r diese innovative Bauteilentwicklung von zentraler Bedeutung. Eine wesentliche Herausforderung ist die Herstellung der Verbindung der Lagen untereinander zu einem bauphysikalisch und statisch leistungsf{\"a}higen Wandsystem. Die Tragf{\"a}higkeit und Steifigkeit verschiedener Verbindungsvarianten wurden ebenso wie die Eigenschaften der Wandelemente analytisch, numerisch und experimentell untersucht.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SattlerChicoCaminosAttietal.2020, author = {Sattler, Johannes Christoph and Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander and Atti, Vikrama Naga Babu and {\"U}rlings, Nicolas and Dutta, Siddharth and Ruiz, Victor and Kalogirou, Soteris and Ktistis, Panayiotis and Agathokleous, Rafaela and Alexopoulos, Spiros and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Herrmann, Ulf}, title = {Dynamic simulation tool for a performance evaluation and sensitivity study of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage}, series = {AIP Conference Proceedings 2303}, booktitle = {AIP Conference Proceedings 2303}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville, NY}, issn = {0094-243X}, doi = {10.1063/5.0029277}, pages = {160004}, year = {2020}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Stapenhorst2012, author = {Stapenhorst, Carolin}, title = {The concept as an operant instrument within the interdisciplinarity of the architectural design process}, publisher = {Politecnico di Torino}, address = {Turin}, pages = {242 Seiten}, year = {2012}, abstract = {In the introduction to their book "What is philosophy?" Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari deplore the inflationary and trivialised use of the term concept: "Finally, the most shameful moment came when computer science, marketing, design and advertising, all the disciplines of communication, seized hold of the word concept itself and said: 'This is our concern, we are the creative ones, we are the ideas men! We are the friends of the concept, we put in our computers.' " This doctoral thesis shares the concern of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, but still, it is a thesis in architecture and thus collocated within the field of the representatives of the "ideas men". It engages in architectural design theory, and refers in particular to the investigation of methodological approaches within the design process. Therefore, the thesis will not contribute to the philosophical dimension of the term, but intends to overcome its imprecise use within the architectural discourse, in compliance with Eug{\`e}ne Viollet-le-Duc's admonition relative to vague definitions: "Dans les arts, et dans l'architecture en particulier, les d{\´e}finitions vagues ont caus{\´e} bien des erreurs, ont laiss{\´e} germer bien des pr{\´e}jug{\´e}s, enraciner bien des id{\´e}es fausses. On met un mot en avant, chacun y attache un sens diff{\´e}rent." The term concept in architecture is very often used as pure marketing collateral, it serves to sell an idea, a product, a design. Its functional applicability is reduced to a special manner of illustration, produced as one of the various design presentation documents at the end of the design process. In contrast, the original contribution of this thesis aims to give a precise, instrumental dimension to the term concept: the concept is the expression of a specific logic, capable to guide the decisional sequences of the process and thus to improve the quality of the designed projects. The motivation to define a specific instrumentality of the concept is closely connected to the issue of interdisciplinarity in the architects' profession. The interdisciplinary character of the architectural field is widely accepted and discussed as such, but the thesis intends to give a more precise definition of the various kinds of competences involved by classifying them into either the internal or the external group. The traditional notion of interdisciplinarity, predominantly seen as collaboration between architects and technical experts, and, most notably, the historical, sometimes contentious, relationship between architects and engineers is described. Referring to recent developments, the transformation of the architect's role within the professional sphere, marked by an increasing importance of diverse influences and linked to a growing risk of marginalisation, is illustrated. The thesis describes different ways to adapt to this specific kind of interdisciplinarity, which generally requires the architect's ability to connect and to integrate various contents, different points of view and diverse scales. On the other hand, the big potential which is implicit in the interdisciplinary field is exposed: architects can inform their core competence, the design, by extracting contents of different disciplinary competences, pertaining or not pertaining to their own professional field. They have the possibility to cross fields of external competences in a selective way and by doing so they can build up a corpus of knowledge capable to generate and communicate guidelines and systematic methodologies for their design. At the end, the analysis of these two aspects allows the definition of a more specific professional profile of the architect as specialist of interdisciplinarity. The thesis is concerned with the theories around the design process. The design process is seen as open to inspection and critical evaluation, with major focus on the decisional sequences which characterise it. It concentrates on the process' descriptiveness and the degree of self-conscious approaches applied within it. The importance of regulative, strategic mechanisms is illustrated by testimonies taken from a series of design researches and leads to the functional definition of the figure of the concept as representation of a coherent set of ideas, as generator of a project-specific system of rules and as communicator of decisional strategies. The concept's function is furthermore defined as communicative interface which generates and transmits the system of rules authoritative for all the disciplinary competences involved in the design process, a communicative interface which constitutes a basis of shared convictions capable to increase the efficiency of collaboration. Furthermore, the concept's capacity to explore and elaborate the contents of external disciplines is identified as a possible methodological approach to innovative design thinking. The approach to a specific functional definition of the concept is continued by the description of a series of instruments that are simultaneously generating and communicating it. It is outlined to which degree the concept itself is already the result of an ideational process, collocated within the initial phase of the design proceedings, serving as a guideline to them, but still continuously evolving and adapting in its progression. In addition, it is illustrated how all the diverse instruments of the concept are operational media through which the knowledge transition between different disciplines can occur. The considerations about the concept as operational instrument of design are elaborated with regard to a number of examples of didactical applications that are particularly involved in the development and teaching of specific design methods. These examples illustrate the interrelations between design theory and design education. They are derived from very different schools of architecture and diverse mindsets, but all of them transmit models of conceptual design thinking.}, language = {en} } @misc{FrauenrathFuchsHezeletal.2012, author = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Fuchs, Katharina and Hezel, Fabian and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Rieger, Jan and Niendorf, Thoralf}, title = {Improved cardiac triggering by combining multiple physiological signals: a cardiac MR feasibility study at 7.0 T}, series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, journal = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, issn = {1545-4428}, year = {2012}, abstract = {In current clinical cardiovascular MR (CMR) practice cardiac motion is commonly dealt with using ECG based synchronization. However, ECG is corrupted by magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) effects in magnetic fields. This leads to artifacts in the ECG trace and evokes severe T-wave elevations, which might be misinterpreted as R-waves resulting in erroneous triggering. At (ultra)high field strengths, the propensity of ECG recordings to MHD effects is further pronounced. Pulse oximetry (POX) being inherently sensitive to blood oxygenation provides an alternative approach for cardiac gating. However, due to the travel time of the blood the peak of maximum oxygenation and hence the trigger is delayed by approx. 300 ms with respect to the ECG's R-wave. Also the peak of maximum oxygenation shows a jitter of up to 65 ms. Alternative triggering approaches include acoustic cardiac triggering (ACT). In current clinical practice cardiac gating / triggering commonly relies on using single physiological signals only. Realizing this limitation this study proposes a combined triggering approach which exploits multiple physiological signals including ECG, POX or ACT to track cardiac activity. The feasibility of the coupled approach is examined for LV function assessment at 7.0 T. For this purpose, breath-held 2D-CINE imaging in conjunction with cardiac synchronization was performed paralleled by real time logging of physiological waveforms to track (mis)synchronization between the cardiac cycle and data acquisition. Combinations of the ECG, POX and ACT signals were evaluated and processed in real time to facilitate reliable trigger information.}, language = {en} } @misc{GraesslRenzHezeletal.2012, author = {Gr{\"a}ßl, Andreas and Renz, Wolfgang and Hezel, Fabian and Frauenrath, Tobias and Pfeiffer, Harald and Hoffmann, Werner and Kellmann, Peter and Martin, Conrad and Niendorf, Thoralf}, title = {Design, evaluation and application of a modular 32 channel transmit/receive surface coil array for cardiac MRI at 7T}, series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, journal = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, issn = {1545-4428}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Cardiac MR (CMR) at ultrahigh (≥7.0 T) fields is regarded as one of the most challenging MRI applications. At 7.0 T image quality is not always exclusively defined by signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Detrimental effects bear the potential to spoil the signal-to-noise (SNR) and contrast-to-noise (CNR) benefits of cardiac MR (CMR) at 7.0 T. B₁⁺-inhomogeneities and signal voids represent the main challenges. Various pioneering coil concepts have been proposed to tackle these issues, enabling cardiac MRI at 7.0 T. This includes a trend towards an ever larger number of transmit and receive channels. This approach affords multi-dimensional B₁⁺ modulations to improve B₁⁺ shimming performance and to enhance RF efficiency. Also, parallel imaging benefits from a high number of receive channels enabling two-dimensional acceleration. Realizing the limitations of existing coil designs tailored for UHF CMR and recognizing the opportunities of a many element TX/RX channel architecture this work proposes a modular, two dimensional 32-channel transmit and receive array using loop elements and examines its efficacy for enhanced B¹+ homogeneity and improved parallel imaging performance.}, language = {en} } @misc{TkachenkovonKnobelsdorffBrenkenhoffKleindienstetal.2012, author = {Tkachenko, Valeriy and von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, Florian and Kleindienst, Denise and Winter, Lukas and Rieger, Jan and Frauenrath, Tobias and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Santoro, Davide and Niendorf, Thoralf and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette}, title = {Cardiovasular MR at 7Tesla: assessment of the right ventricle}, series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, journal = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, issn = {1545-4428}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The assessment of the right ventricle (RV) is a challenge in today's cardiology, but of growing clinical impact regarding patient prognosis in different cardiac diseases. The detection and differentiation of small wall motion abnormalities may help to enhance the differentiation of cardiomyopathies including Arrhythmogenic Rightventricular Cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) at 1.5T is the accepted gold standard for RV quantification. The higher spatial resolution achievable at ultrahigh field strength (UHF) offers the potential to gain new insights into the structure and function of the RV. To approach this goal accurate RV chamber quantification at 7T has to be proven. Consequently this study examines the feasibility of assessment of RV dimensions and function at 7T using improved spatial resolution enabled by the intrinsic sensitivity gain of UHF CMR. For this purpose, a dedicated 16 channel TX/RX RF coil array is used together with 2D CINE fast gradient echo (FGRE) imaging. For comparison RV chamber quantification is conducted at 1.5T using a SSFP based state of the art clinical protocol.}, language = {en} } @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} } @incollection{MoorkampPetersonUibel2023, author = {Moorkamp, Wilfried and Peterson, Leif Arne and Uibel, Thomas}, title = {Standardholzbr{\"u}cken f{\"u}r kommunale Geh- und Radwege}, series = {Strukturen, Formen und Prinzipien : Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Trautz}, booktitle = {Strukturen, Formen und Prinzipien : Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Trautz}, editor = {Wehren, Cedric}, publisher = {RWTH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {978-3-95886-500-6}, pages = {140 -- 165}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BedburMoorkampPetersonetal.2020, author = {Bedbur, Christian and Moorkamp, Wilfried and Peterson, Leif Arne and Uibel, Thomas}, title = {Holzbr{\"u}cken mit Natursteinbel{\"a}gen - Untersuchungen zur Aktivierung der Verbundwirkung}, series = {Doktorandenkolloquium Holzbau Forschung + Praxis 2020}, booktitle = {Doktorandenkolloquium Holzbau Forschung + Praxis 2020}, editor = {Kuhlmann, Ulrike}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Stuttgart, Institut f{\"u}r Konstruktion und Entwurf}, address = {Stuttgart}, pages = {53 -- 60}, year = {2020}, language = {de} } @book{UibelPeterson2023, author = {Uibel, Thomas and Peterson, Leif Arne}, title = {Tagungsband Aachener Holzbautagung 2023}, editor = {Uibel, Thomas and Peterson, Leif Arne}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, issn = {2197-4489}, year = {2023}, language = {de} } @misc{FrauenrathPfeifferHezeletal.2012, author = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Pfeiffer, Harald and Hezel, Fabian and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Winter, Lukas and Gr{\"a}ßl, Andreas and Santoro, Davide and {\"O}zerdem, Celal and Renz, Wolfgang and Greiser, Andreas and Niendorf, Thoralf}, title = {Lessons learned from cardiac MRI at 7.0 T: LV function assessment at 3.0 T using local multi-channel transceiver coil arrays}, series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, journal = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, issn = {1545-4428}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Cardiac MR (CMR) is of proven clinical value but also an area of vigorous ongoing research since image quality is not always exclusively defined by signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Recent developments of CMR at 7.0 T have been driven by pioneering explorations into novel multichannel transmit and receive coil array technology to tackle the challenges B1+-field inhomogeneities, to offset specific-absorption rate (SAR) constraints and to reduce banding artifacts in SSFP imaging. For this study, recognition of the benefits and performance of local surface Tx/Rx-array structures recently established at 7.0 T inspired migration to 3.0 T, where RF inhomogeneities and SAR limitations encountered in routine clinical CMR, though somewhat reduced versus the 7.0 T situation, remain significant. For all these reasons, this study was designed to build and examine the feasibility of a local four channel Tx/Rx cardiac coil array for anatomical and functional cardiac imaging at 3.0 T. For comparison, a homebuilt 4 channel Rx cardiac coil array exhibiting the same geometry as the Tx/Rx coil and a Rx surface coil array were used.}, language = {en} } @misc{LindelGreiserWaxmanetal.2012, author = {Lindel, Tomasz Dawid and Greiser, Andreas and Waxman, Patrick and Dietterle, Martin and Seifert, Frank and Fontius, Ulrich and Renz, Wolfgang and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Frauenrath, Tobias and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette and Niendorf, Thoralf and Ittermann, Bernd}, title = {Cardiac CINE MRI at 7 T using a transmit array}, series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, journal = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, issn = {1545-4428}, year = {2012}, abstract = {With its need for high SNR and short acquisition times, Cardiac MRI (CMR) is an intriguing target application for ultrahigh field MRI. Due to the sheer size of the upper torso, however, the known RF issues of 7T MRI are also most prominent in CMR. Recent years brought substantial progress but the full potential of the ultrahigh field for CMR is yet to be exploited. Parallel transmission (pTx) is a promising approach in this context and several groups have already reported B1 shimming for 7T CMR. In such a static pTx application amplitudes and phases of all Tx channels are adjusted individually but otherwise imaging techniques established in current clinical practice 1.5 T and 3 T are applied. More advanced forms of pTx as spatially selective excitation (SSE) using Transmit SENSE promise additional benefits like faster imaging with reduced fields of view or improved SAR control. SSE requires the full dynamic capabilities of pTx, however, and for the majority of today's implemented pTx hardware the internal synchronization of the Tx array does not easily permit external triggering as needed for CMR. Here we report a software solution to this problem and demonstrate the feasibility of CINE CMR at 7 T using a Tx array.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Buedenbender2012, author = {B{\"u}denbender, Martin}, title = {Entflechtungskonzepte f{\"u}r Strom{\"u}bertragungsnetze : ein {\"o}konomischer Vergleich}, series = {M{\"u}nstersche Schriften zur Kooperation ; Bd. 101}, journal = {M{\"u}nstersche Schriften zur Kooperation ; Bd. 101}, publisher = {Shaker}, address = {D{\"u}ren}, isbn = {978-3-8440-1460-0}, pages = {XVII, 401 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Netzsektoren und deren ad{\"a}quate Regulierung sind ein sehr relevantes und aktuelles Thema. Dies gilt sowohl f{\"u}r die {\"o}konomische Theorie, die sich sehr intensiv damit auseinandersetzt und in den letzten Jahrzehnten zahlreiche neue Erkenntnisse gewonnen hat. Es gilt ebenso f{\"u}r die Politik, in der Regulierungsfragen kontrovers diskutiert werden und dies nicht nur unter {\"o}konomischen Gesichtspunkten. Es gilt selbstverst{\"a}ndlich f{\"u}r die regulierten Unternehmen selbst, deren T{\"a}tigkeit durch die staatlichen Regulierungsvorgaben markant beeinflusst wird. Nicht nur die konkreten Inhalte der Regulierungsregime sowie die verbleibenden Freiheitsgrade in der Ausgestaltung sind von Bedeutung, sondern ebenso die Umsetzung durch die Regulierungsbeh{\"o}rden. All dies gilt f{\"u}r den Strommarkt und seinen regulatorischen Hintergrund in besonderer Weise. Die Entflechtung der Strom{\"u}bertragungsnetze von der Stromproduktion und damit die Vorgaben f{\"u}r die Organisation der Wertsch{\"o}pfungsketten in den Elektrizit{\"a}tsunternehmen sind seit dem Beginn des europ{\"a}ischen Liberalisierungsprozesses der Stromm{\"a}rkte ein wichtiges und kontrovers diskutiertes Regulierungselement. Den Fokus bildet das vertikale Unbundling, das letztlich die Diskriminierung von Wettbewerbern durch Anbieter mit aggregierten Wertsch{\"o}pfungsketten verhindern soll, indem diese gezwungen werden, ihren "Netzteil" anders zu organisieren oder zu verkaufen. Den Mitgliedsstaaten blieben Freir{\"a}ume in der Ausgestaltung, die in Deutschland erst vor kurzem konkretisiert wurden, und die f{\"u}r die regulierten Unternehmen die Nutzung eines Wahlrechts beinhalten. Der wirtschaftspolitischen folgt nun eine unternehmerische Abw{\"a}gungsentscheidung.}, language = {de} } @article{ButenwegFehling2012, author = {Butenweg, Christoph and Fehling, Ekkehard}, title = {Hintergrund f{\"u}r die vereinfachten Regeln bei Mauerwerksgeb{\"a}uden im Erdbebenfall}, series = {Mauerwerk : European journal of masonry}, volume = {16}, journal = {Mauerwerk : European journal of masonry}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1437-1022 (E-Journal); 1432-3427 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/dama.201200537}, pages = {127 -- 137}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Bei der Ausarbeitung des nationalen Anwendungsdokumentes zur DIN EN 1998-1 waren die in der ENV-Fassung enthaltenen vereinfachten Regeln im Lichte aktueller Forschungsergebnisse zu {\"u}berpr{\"u}fen und zu {\"u}berarbeiten. Die gleiche Aufgabe stellte sich auch f{\"u}r die Neufassung der DIN 4149. In beiden F{\"a}llen sind neben konstruktiven Regeln f{\"u}r die Art und Anordnung der zur Geb{\"a}udeaussteifung heranzuziehenden W{\"a}nde im Grundriss Tabellen enthalten, die unter bestimmten Bedingungen den Entfall eines rechnerischen Nachweises der Tragw{\"a}nde im Erdbebenfall erm{\"o}glichen. Dies ist f{\"u}r Schwachbebengebiete, wie sie in Deutschland und anderen L{\"a}ndern Mitteleuropas anzutreffen sind, sinnvoll, um unn{\"o}tigen Rechenaufwand sowie Probleme mit der F{\"u}hrbarkeit von Nachweisen so weit wie m{\"o}glich auszuschalten. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Hintergr{\"u}nde der vereinfachten Regeln diskutiert und die Ergebnisse der Anwendung mit verschiedenen Rechenverfahren verglichen und bewertet.}, language = {de} } @article{ButenwegGellert2012, author = {Butenweg, Christoph and Gellert, Christoph}, title = {Integrale Geb{\"a}udeplanung am Beispiel eines Geschossbaus in Ziegelmauerwerk}, series = {Mauerwerk : European journal of masonry}, volume = {16}, journal = {Mauerwerk : European journal of masonry}, number = {5}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1437-1022 (E-Journal); 1432-3427 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/dama.201200550}, pages = {247 -- 254}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Moderne Mauerwerksbauten m{\"u}ssen nach heutigen Anforderungen architektonisch, statisch, energetisch sowie schall- und brandschutztechnisch optimal ausgelegt sein. Aufgrund der Komplexit{\"a}t und engen Verzahnung der einzelnen Anforderungen ist eine integrale Geb{\"a}udeplanung zur Erzielung einer qualitativ hochwertigen Bauwerksl{\"o}sung unbedingt notwendig. Diese erfordert von den Fachplanern vertieftes Spezialwissen in den verschiedenen Bereichen, um insbesondere die Schnittstellen und Bauwerksdetails korrekt zu planen und auszuf{\"u}hren. Der Beitrag stellt die integrale Geb{\"a}udeplanung am Beispiel eines Geschossbaus in Ziegelbauweise mit L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r wesentliche Detailpunkte vor}, language = {de} } @book{Gell2012, author = {Gell, Sebastian}, title = {Determinants of earnings forecast error, earnings forecast revision and earnings forecast accuracy}, publisher = {Springer Gabler}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-8349-3936-4}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-8349-3937-1}, pages = {XXIV, 125 Seiten}, year = {2012}, abstract = {​Earnings forecasts are ubiquitous in today's financial markets. They are essential indicators of future firm performance and a starting point for firm valuation. Extremely inaccurate and overoptimistic forecasts during the most recent financial crisis have raised serious doubts regarding the reliability of such forecasts. This thesis therefore investigates new determinants of forecast errors and accuracy. In addition, new determinants of forecast revisions are examined. More specifically, the thesis answers the following questions: 1) How do analyst incentives lead to forecast errors? 2) How do changes in analyst incentives lead to forecast revisions?, and 3) What factors drive differences in forecast accuracy?}, language = {en} } @article{ButenwegHoltschoppen2012, author = {Butenweg, Christoph and Holtschoppen, Britta}, title = {Neuer VCI-Leitfaden f{\"u}r die erdbebensichere Auslegung von Industrieanlagen}, series = {Bauingenieur : die richtungsweisende Zeitschrift im Bauingenieurswesen ; offizielle Zeitschrift der VDI-Gesellschaft Bautechnik}, volume = {87}, journal = {Bauingenieur : die richtungsweisende Zeitschrift im Bauingenieurswesen ; offizielle Zeitschrift der VDI-Gesellschaft Bautechnik}, publisher = {VDI Fachmedien}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {1436-4867 (E-Journal); 0005-6650 (Print)}, pages = {18}, year = {2012}, language = {de} } @article{LeidingerNoistenWollert2012, author = {Leidinger, Rafael and Noisten, Thomas and Wollert, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Realtime automation networks in moVing industrial environments}, series = {Journal of systemics, cybernetics and informatics}, volume = {10}, journal = {Journal of systemics, cybernetics and informatics}, number = {2}, publisher = {IIIC}, address = {Orlando}, issn = {1690-4532}, pages = {52 -- 56}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The radio-based wireless data communication has made the realization of new technical solutions possible in many fields of the automation technology (AT). For about ten years, a constant disproportionate growth of wireless technologies can be observed in the automation technology. However, it shows that especially for the AT, conventional technologies of office automation are unsuitable and/or not manageable. The employment of mobile services in the industrial automation technology has the potential of significant cost and time savings. This leads to an increased productivity in various fields of the AT, for example in the factory and process automation or in production logistics. In this paper technologies and solutions for an automation-suited supply of mobile wireless services will be introduced under the criteria of real time suitability, IT-security and service orientation. Emphasis will be put on the investigation and development of wireless convergence layers for different radio technologies, on the central provision of support services for an easy-to-use, central, backup enabled management of combined wired / wireless networks and on the study on integrability in a Profinet real-time Ethernet network.}, language = {en} } @article{KirchhofKraft2012, author = {Kirchhof, Michael and Kraft, Bodo}, title = {Hybrides Vorgehensmodell : Agile und klassische Methoden im Projekt passend kombinieren}, series = {ProjektMagazin}, journal = {ProjektMagazin}, number = {11}, publisher = {Berleb Media}, address = {Taufkirchen}, pages = {11 Seiten}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Agil ist im Trend und immer mehr Unternehmen, die ihre Projekte bisher nach klassischen Prinzipien durchf{\"u}hrten, denken {\"u}ber den Einsatz agiler Methoden nach. Doch selbst wenn die Organisation bereits beide Philosophien unterst{\"u}tzt, gilt f{\"u}r ein Projekt meist die klare Vorgabe: agil oder klassisch. Es gibt aber noch einen anderen Ansatz, mit diesen "unterschiedlichen Welten" umzugehen: Und zwar die beiden Philosophien innerhalb eines Projekts zu kombinieren. Wie dies in der Praxis aussehen und gelingen kann, zeigen Dr. Michael Kirchhof und Prof. Dr. Bodo Kraft in diesem Beitrag.}, language = {de} } @article{Lind2012, author = {Lind, Thorsten Patric}, title = {Rechtsprobleme bei der Liquidation der GmbH und der Gewinnaussch{\"u}ttung trotz bestehenden Anspruchs gegen den Gesellschafter : BGH, Urteil vom 23.04.2012 - II ZR 252/10 : Anmerkung}, series = {Fachdienst Zivilrecht - LMK - Kommentierte BGH-Rechtsprechung, Lindenmaier-M{\"o}hring}, journal = {Fachdienst Zivilrecht - LMK - Kommentierte BGH-Rechtsprechung, Lindenmaier-M{\"o}hring}, number = {10}, publisher = {Beck}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, issn = {1611-1095}, pages = {338415}, year = {2012}, language = {de} } @article{Lind2012, author = {Lind, Thorsten Patric}, title = {Zur Rechtsscheinhaftung bei Handeln einer Unternehmergesellschaft unter dem Rechtsformzusatz „GmbH" : Urteil vom 12.06.2012 - II ZR 256/11 : Anmerkung}, series = {Fachdienst Zivilrecht - LMK - Kommentierte BGH-Rechtsprechung, Lindenmaier-M{\"o}hring}, journal = {Fachdienst Zivilrecht - LMK - Kommentierte BGH-Rechtsprechung, Lindenmaier-M{\"o}hring}, number = {11}, publisher = {Beck}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, issn = {1611-1095}, pages = {339268}, year = {2012}, language = {de} } @article{Lind2012, author = {Lind, Thorsten Patric}, title = {Vollzug der Schenkung einer Unterbeteiligung : BGH, Urteil vom 29.11.2011 - II ZR 306/09 : Anmerkung}, series = {Fachdienst Zivilrecht - LMK - Kommentierte BGH-Rechtsprechung, Lindenmaier-M{\"o}hring}, journal = {Fachdienst Zivilrecht - LMK - Kommentierte BGH-Rechtsprechung, Lindenmaier-M{\"o}hring}, number = {4}, publisher = {Beck}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, issn = {1611-1095}, pages = {330150}, year = {2012}, language = {de} } @article{SchoeningBaecker2012, author = {Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and B{\"a}cker, Matthias}, title = {Chip-basierte Sensoren f{\"u}r die Biotechnik}, volume = {13}, number = {2}, publisher = {BIOCOM}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1611-0854}, pages = {4 Seiten}, year = {2012}, language = {de} } @article{Lind2012, author = {Lind, Thorsten Patric}, title = {Die Kostentragungspflicht bei der Aussonderung von Gegenst{\"a}nden, insbesondere bei Aufwendungen f{\"u}r den Ausbau einer Sache}, series = {Insb{\"u}ro : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Insolvenzsachbearbeitung und Entschuldungsverfahren}, journal = {Insb{\"u}ro : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Insolvenzsachbearbeitung und Entschuldungsverfahren}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wolters Kluwer}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, issn = {1863-0731}, pages = {88 -- 89}, year = {2012}, language = {de} } @article{MartiusMischke2012, author = {Martius, Alexander and Mischke, Winfried}, title = {Die Vernehmung des Wohnungseigent{\"u}mers : wann ist der Wohnungseigent{\"u}mer als Partei, wann als Zeuge zu vernehmen?}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r die Anwaltspraxis : ZAP}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r die Anwaltspraxis : ZAP}, number = {7}, publisher = {ZAP Verlag}, address = {Bonn}, issn = {0936-7292}, pages = {431 -- 434}, year = {2012}, language = {de} } @article{Alexopoulos2012, author = {Alexopoulos, Spiros}, title = {Biogas systems: basics, biogas multifunction, principle of fermentation and hybrid application with a solar tower for the treatment of waste animal manure}, series = {Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review}, volume = {5}, journal = {Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review}, number = {4}, publisher = {Kavala Institute of Technology}, address = {Kavala}, issn = {1791-2377}, pages = {48 -- 55}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Two of the main environmental problems of today's society are the continuously increasing production of organic wastes as well as the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the related green house effect. A way to solve these problems is the production of biogas. Biogas is a combustible gas consisting of methane, carbon dioxide and small amounts of other gases and trace elements. Production of biogas through anaerobic digestion of animal manure and slurries as well as of a wide range of digestible organic wastes and agricultural residues, converts these substrates into electricity and heat and offers a natural fertiliser for agriculture. The microbiological process of decomposition of organic matter, in the absence of oxygen takes place in reactors, called digesters. Biogas can be used as a fuel in a gas turbine or burner and can be used in a hybrid solar tower system offering a solution for waste treatment of agricultural and animal residues. A solar tower system consists of a heliostat field, which concentrates direct solar irradiation on an open volumetric central receiver. The receiver heats up ambient air to temperatures of around 700°C. The hot air's heat energy is transferred to a steam Rankine cycle in a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The steam drives a steam turbine, which in turn drives a generator for producing electricity. In order to increase the operational hours of a solar tower power plant, a heat storage system and/ or hybridization may be considered. The advantage of solar-fossil hybrid power plants, compared to solar-only systems, lies in low additional investment costs due to an adaptable solar share and reduced technical and economical risks. On sunny days the hybrid system operates in a solar-only mode with the central receiver and on cloudy days and at night with the gas turbine only. As an alternative to methane gas, environmentally neutral biogas can be used for operating the gas turbine. Hence, the hybrid system is operated to 100\% from renewable energy sources}, language = {en} } @article{HasanKeilStaatetal.2012, author = {Hasan, Istabrak and Keil, Ludger and Staat, Manfred and Wahl, Gerhard and Bourauel, Christoph}, title = {Determination of the frictional coefficient of the implant-antler interface : experimental approach}, series = {Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik}, volume = {57}, journal = {Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik}, number = {5}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1862-278X}, pages = {359 -- 363}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The similar bone structure of reindeer antler to human bone permits studying the osseointegration of dental implants in the jawbone. As the friction is one of the major factors that have a significant influence on the initial stability of immediately loaded dental implants, it is essential to define the frictional coefficient of the implant-antler interface. In this study, the kinetic frictional forces at the implant-antler interface were measured experimentally using an optomechanical setup and a stepping motor controller under different axial loads and sliding velocities. The corresponding mean values of the static and kinetic frictional coefficients were within the range of 0.5-0.7 and 0.3-0.5, respectively. An increase in the frictional forces with increasing applied axial loads was registered. The measurements showed an evidence of a decrease in the magnitude of the frictional coefficient with increasing sliding velocity. The results of this study provide a considerable assessment to clarify the suitable frictional coefficient to be used in the finite element contact analysis of antler specimens.}, language = {en} } @article{ReisgenSchleserAbdurakhmanovetal.2012, author = {Reisgen, Uwe and Schleser, Markus and Abdurakhmanov, Aydemir and Gumenyuk, Andrey}, title = {Measuring of plasma properties induced by non-vacuum electron beam welding}, series = {Physics of plasma}, volume = {19}, journal = {Physics of plasma}, number = {1}, publisher = {AIP Publishing}, address = {Melville, NY}, issn = {1089-7674 (E-Journal); 1070-664X (Print)}, doi = {10.1063/1.3675874}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Electron beam plasma measurement was realised by means of DIABEAM system invented by ISF RWTH Aachen. The Langmuir probe method is used for measurement. The relative simplicity of the method and the possibility of dispersion of high power on the probe allow its application for the investigation of high-power electron beams. The key element of the method is a rotating thin tungsten wire, which intersects the beam transversely on its axis and collects part of the current by itself. The signals, which are registered in the DIABEAM as a voltage, were taken in the form of amplitude. The conversion of the probe current into the distribution along the beam radius was realised using the Abel's method. A voltage-current characteristic was built for the beam current. The local electron density as well as the electron temperature, the floating potential and the plasma potential were measured and calculated by means of this characteristic.}, language = {en} } @article{ReisgenOlschokJakobsetal.2012, author = {Reisgen, Uwe and Olschok, Simon and Jakobs, Stefan and Schleser, Markus and Mokrov, Oleg and Rossiter, Eduardo}, title = {Laser beam submerged arc hybrid welding}, series = {Physics procedia}, volume = {39}, journal = {Physics procedia}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1875-3892}, doi = {10.1016/j.phpro.2012.10.016}, pages = {75 -- 83}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The laser beam-submerged arc hybrid welding method originates from the knowledge that, with increasing penetration depth, the laser beam process has a tendency to pore formation in the lower weld regions. The coupling with the energy-efficient submerged-arc process improves degassing and reduces the tendency to pore formation. The high deposition rate of the SA process in combination with the laser beam process offers, providing the appropriate choice of weld preparation, the possibility of welding plates with a thickness larger than 20° mm in a single pass, and also of welding thicker plates with the double-sided single pass technique.}, language = {en} } @article{ScheikSchleserReisgen2012, author = {Scheik, Sven and Schleser, Markus and Reisgen, Uwe}, title = {Thermisches Direktf{\"u}gen von Metall und Kusntstoff: eine Alternative zur Klebtechnik}, series = {Adh{\"a}sion : Kleben \& Dichten}, volume = {56}, journal = {Adh{\"a}sion : Kleben \& Dichten}, number = {11}, publisher = {Springer Vieweg}, address = {Wiesbaden}, issn = {0001-8198 (E-Journal); 0001-8198 (Print)}, doi = {10.1007/s35145-012-0005-x}, pages = {36 -- 40}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Im Rahmen des Exzellenzclusters „Integrative Produktionstechnik f{\"u}r Hochlohnl{\"a}nder" der RWTHAachen University werden derzeit alternative Verfahren zur Herstellung von Metall/Kunststoff- Verbindungen untersucht. Eines davon ist das thermische Direktf{\"u}gen, das eine stoffschl{\"u}ssige Verbindung zwischen Kunststoff und Metall erm{\"o}glicht und ohne die Verwendung von Klebstoffen, Haftvermittlern oder mechanischen Verbindungshilfen auskommt.}, language = {de} } @article{SchifferFerreinLakemeyer2012, author = {Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Caesar: an intelligent domestic service robot}, series = {Intelligent service robotics}, volume = {5}, journal = {Intelligent service robotics}, number = {4}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1861-2776}, doi = {10.1007/s11370-012-0118-y}, pages = {259 -- 276}, year = {2012}, abstract = {In this paper we present CAESAR, an intelligent domestic service robot. In domestic settings for service robots complex tasks have to be accomplished. Those tasks benefit from deliberation, from robust action execution and from flexible methods for human-robot interaction that account for qualitative notions used in natural language as well as human fallibility. Our robot CAESAR deploys AI techniques on several levels of its system architecture. On the low-level side, system modules for localization or navigation make, for instance, use of path-planning methods, heuristic search, and Bayesian filters. For face recognition and human-machine interaction, random trees and well-known methods from natural language processing are deployed. For deliberation, we use the robot programming and plan language READYLOG, which was developed for the high-level control of agents and robots; it allows combining programming the behaviour using planning to find a course of action. READYLOG is a variant of the robot programming language Golog. We extended READYLOG to be able to cope with qualitative notions of space frequently used by humans, such as "near" and "far". This facilitates human-robot interaction by bridging the gap between human natural language and the numerical values needed by the robot. Further, we use READYLOG to increase the flexible interpretation of human commands with decision-theoretic planning. We give an overview of the different methods deployed in CAESAR and show the applicability of a system equipped with these AI techniques in domestic service robotics}, language = {en} }