TY - CHAP A1 - Czarnecki, Christian A1 - Dietze, Christian ED - Maedche, Alexander ED - vom Brocke, Jan ED - Hevner, Alan T1 - Domain-Specific reference modeling in the telecommunications industry T2 - DESRIST 2017: Designing the Digital Transformation N2 - The telecommunications industry is currently going through a major transformation. In this context, the enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM) is a domain-specific process reference model that is offered by the industry organization TM Forum. In practice, eTOM is well accepted and confirmed as de facto standard. It provides process definitions and process flows on different levels of detail. This article discusses the reference modeling of eTOM, i.e., the design, the resulting artifact, and its evaluation based on three project cases. The application of eTOM in three projects illustrates the design approach and concrete models on strategic and operational levels. The article follows the Design Science Research (DSR) paradigm. It contributes with concrete design artifacts to the transformational needs of the telecommunications industry and offers lessons-learned from a general DSR perspective. KW - enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM) KW - Process reference model KW - Process design KW - Map (eTOM) Process reference model Process design Telecommunications industry Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-319-59144-5 SN - 978-3-319-59143-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59144-5_19 N1 - Designing the Digital Transformation 12th International Conference, DESRIST 2017, Karlsruhe, Germany, May 30 - June 1, 2017. SP - 313 EP - 329 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Suryoputri, Nathania A1 - Ghaderi, Aydin A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Göttler, Jens A1 - Sorg, Christian A1 - Grimmer, Timo ED - Erni, Daniel ED - Fischerauer, Alice ED - Himmel, Jörg ED - Seeger, Thomas ED - Thelen, Klaus T1 - Does hemodynamic response function change in Alzheimer disease? T2 - 2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-9814801-9-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/43984 N1 - A young researchers track of the 7th IEEE Workshop & SENSORICA 2017 SP - 92 PB - Universität Duisburg-Essen CY - Duisburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gamella, Maria A1 - Zakharchenko, Andrey A1 - Guz, Nataliia A1 - Masi, Madeline A1 - Minko, Sergiy A1 - Kolpashchikov, Dmitry M. A1 - Iken, Heiko A1 - Poghossian, Arshak A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Katz, Evgeny T1 - DNA computing system activated by electrochemically triggered DNA realease from a polymer-brush-modified electrode array JF - Electroanalysis N2 - An array of four independently wired indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes was used for electrochemically stimulated DNA release and activation of DNA-based Identity, AND and XOR logic gates. Single-stranded DNA molecules were loaded on the mixed poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA)/poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) brush covalently attached to the ITO electrodes. The DNA deposition was performed at pH 5.0 when the polymer brush is positively charged due to protonation of tertiary amino groups in PDMAEMA, thus resulting in electrostatic attraction of the negatively charged DNA. By applying electrolysis at −1.0 V(vs. Ag/AgCl reference) electrochemical oxygen reduction resulted in the consumption of hydrogen ions and local pH increase near the electrode surface. The process resulted in recharging the polymer brush to the negative state due to dissociation of carboxylic groups of PMAA, thus repulsing the negatively charged DNA and releasing it from the electrode surface. The DNA release was performed in various combinations from different electrodes in the array assembly. The released DNA operated as input signals for activation of the Boolean logic gates. The developed system represents a step forward in DNA computing, combining for the first time DNA chemical processes with electronic input signals. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201600389 SN - 1521-4109 VL - 29 IS - 2 SP - 398 EP - 408 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steuer-Dankert, Linda A1 - Sharma, Mamta Rameshwarlal A1 - Bleck, Wolfgang A1 - Leicht-Scholten, Carmen T1 - Diversity and innovation management in large research groups JF - International Journal of Innovation Management N2 - Contemporary research appreciates a diverse workforce as a potential source of innovation. Researchers explore the fine details of why diversity management is central for generating innovations in heterogeneous research groups and how it could be effectively implemented into organizations. Complex research associations that discuss topics with a high impact on society increasingly address the necessity of establishing a diverse workforce to confront the challenges of tomorrow. Characterized by complex management structures as well as hierarchies, research associations have not been a subject of investigation until now. For this reason, the presented research project aims to develop a diversity and innovation management strategy with the ultimate goal of inducing change in the corporate culture. The proposed approach consisted of six phases; the first two phases investigated the status quo of diversity in the existing organizational structures of member institutes and the variety of particular working cultures within the research association. The third and the fourth phases utilized qualitative and quantitative studies. The third phase focused on the connection of management level to diversity and innovation, and the need for diversity and innovation management, and tailor-made methods of implementing them. The first three phases have been accomplished successfully; preliminary results are already available. The fourth phase will mainly focus on exploring the mind-set of the employees. The fifth phase will consolidate the findings in the first four phases into an implementable strategy. The final phase will address the implementation of this strategy into the organization. Phases 4 to 6 have not yet been undertaken KW - diversity management KW - innovation management KW - research association KW - change management KW - engineering Y1 - 2017 SN - 1757-5877 VL - 5 IS - 2 SP - 49 EP - 72 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Steuer-Dankert, Linda A1 - Bouffier, Anna A1 - Gaedicke, Sonja A1 - Leicht-Scholten, Carmen T1 - Diversifying engineering education: a transdisciplinary approach from RWTH Aachen University T2 - Strategies for increasing diversity in engineering majors and careers N2 - Engineers and therefore engineering education are challenged by the increasing complexity of questions to be answered globally. The education of future engineers therefore has to answer with curriculums that build up relevant skills. This chapter will give an example how to bring engineering and social responsibility successful together to build engineers of tomorrow. Through the integration of gender and diversity perspectives, engineering research and teaching is expanded with new perspectives and contents providing an important potential for innovation. Aiming on the enhancement of engineering education with distinctive competencies beyond technical expertise, the teaching approach introduced in the chapter represents key factors to ensure that coming generations of engineers will be able to meet the requirements and challenges a changing globalized world holds for them. The chapter will describe how this approach successfully has been implemented in the curriculum in engineering of a leading technical university in Germany. Y1 - 2017 SN - 9781522522126 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2212-6.ch010 SP - 201 EP - 235 PB - IGI Global CY - Hershey, USA ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dantism, Shahriar A1 - Takenaga, Shoko A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Wagner, Patrick A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Differential imaging of the metabolism of bacteria and eukaryotic cells based on light-addressable potentiometric sensors JF - Electrochimica Acta N2 - A light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) is a field-effect-based potentiometric sensor with an electrolyte/insulator/semiconductor (EIS) structure, which is able to monitor analyte concentrations of (bio-)chemical species in aqueous solutions in a spatially resolved way. Therefore, it is also an appropriate tool to record 2D-chemical images of concentration variations on the sensor surface. In the present work, two differential, LAPS-based measurement principles are introduced to determine the metabolic activity of Escherichia coli (E. coli) K12 and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells as test microorganisms. Hereby, we focus on i) the determination of the extracellular acidification rate (ΔpH/min) after adding glucose solutions to the cell suspensions; and ii) recording the amplitude increase of the photocurrent (Iph) related to the produced acids from E. coli K12 bacteria and CHO cells on the sensor surface by 2D-chemical imaging. For this purpose, 3D-printed multi-chamber structures were developed and mounted on the planar sensor-chip surface to define four independent compartments, enabling differential measurements with varying cell concentrations. The differential concept allows eliminating unwanted drift effects and, with the four-chamber structures, measurements on the different cell concentrations were performed simultaneously, thus reducing also the overall measuring time. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.05.196 SN - 0013-4686 VL - 246 SP - 234 EP - 241 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Chen, Chao A1 - Jost, Peter A1 - Volker, Hanno A1 - Kaminski, Marvin A1 - Wirtssohn, Matti R. A1 - Engelmann, Ulrich M. A1 - Krüger, K. A1 - Schlich, Franziska F. A1 - Schlockermann, Carl A1 - Lobo, Ricardo P.S.M. A1 - Wuttig, Matthias T1 - Dielectric properties of amorphous phase-change materials JF - Physical Review B Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.094111 SN - 2469-9950 VL - 95 IS - 9 SP - Article number 094111 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Niethammer, Bernhard A1 - Fissabre, Anke T1 - Die Steiff Spielwarenfabrik in Giengen / Brenz : Ein unbekanntes Meisterwerk der frühen Moderne Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-943164-03-9 PB - Geymüller Verlag für Architektur CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Olbertz, Klaus A1 - Groth, Alexandra T1 - Die Reform des Mutterschutzrechts - Überblick über die wesentlichen Änderungen JF - NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht Y1 - 2018 SN - 1860-9449 IS - 25 SP - 1883 EP - 1891 PB - NWB Verlag GmbH & Co. KG CY - Herne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Butenweg, Christoph T1 - Die neue Erdbebenfibel. Neue Hilfsmittel für die Leichtbetonindustrie JF - Tagungsband 61. Ulmer Beton Tage 2017 Y1 - 2017 ER -