TY - JOUR A1 - Olbertz, Klaus T1 - Vertragsgestaltungen bei der Beschäftigung von Rentnern in Unternehmen : (Befristete) Beschäftigungsverhältnisse als sinnvolles Instrument zum Schließen von Personallücken JF - NWB - Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht Y1 - 2021 SN - 0028-3460 IS - 25 SP - 1810 EP - 1817 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - German, Laura A1 - Mikucki, Jill A. A1 - Welch, Susan A. A1 - Welch, Kathleen A. A1 - Lutton, Anthony A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Kowalski, Julia A1 - Heinen, Dirk A1 - Feldmann, Marco A1 - Francke, Gero A1 - Espe, Clemens A1 - Lyons, W. Berry T1 - Validation of sampling antarctic subglacial hypersaline waters with an electrothermal ice melting probe (IceMole) for environmental analytical geochemistry JF - International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry N2 - Geochemical characterisation of hypersaline waters is difficult as high concentrations of salts hinder the analysis of constituents at low concentrations, such as trace metals, and the collection of samples for trace metal analysis in natural waters can be easily contaminated. This is particularly the case if samples are collected by non-conventional techniques such as those required for aquatic subglacial environments. In this paper we present the first analysis of a subglacial brine from Taylor Valley, (~ 78°S), Antarctica for the trace metals: Ba, Co, Mo, Rb, Sr, V, and U. Samples were collected englacially using an electrothermal melting probe called the IceMole. This probe uses differential heating of a copper head as well as the probe’s sidewalls and an ice screw at the melting head to move through glacier ice. Detailed blanks, meltwater, and subglacial brine samples were collected to evaluate the impact of the IceMole and the borehole pump, the melting and collection process, filtration, and storage on the geochemistry of the samples collected by this device. Comparisons between melt water profiles through the glacier ice and blank analysis, with published studies on ice geochemistry, suggest the potential for minor contributions of some species Rb, As, Co, Mn, Ni, NH4+, and NO2−+NO3− from the IceMole. The ability to conduct detailed chemical analyses of subglacial fluids collected with melting probes is critical for the future exploration of the hundreds of deep subglacial lakes in Antarctica. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2019.1704750 SN - 0306-7319 VL - 101 IS - 15 SP - 2654 EP - 2667 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, Tim M. A1 - Schmitt, Andreas A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Meck, Tobias A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Pelz, Peter F. A1 - Pfetsch, Marc E. T1 - Validation of an optimized resilient water supply system T2 - Uncertainty in Mechanical Engineering N2 - Component failures within water supply systems can lead to significant performance losses. One way to address these losses is the explicit anticipation of failures within the design process. We consider a water supply system for high-rise buildings, where pump failures are the most likely failure scenarios. We explicitly consider these failures within an early design stage which leads to a more resilient system, i.e., a system which is able to operate under a predefined number of arbitrary pump failures. We use a mathematical optimization approach to compute such a resilient design. This is based on a multi-stage model for topology optimization, which can be described by a system of nonlinear inequalities and integrality constraints. Such a model has to be both computationally tractable and to represent the real-world system accurately. We therefore validate the algorithmic solutions using experiments on a scaled test rig for high-rise buildings. The test rig allows for an arbitrary connection of pumps to reproduce scaled versions of booster station designs for high-rise buildings. We experimentally verify the applicability of the presented optimization model and that the proposed resilience properties are also fulfilled in real systems. KW - Optimization KW - Mixed-integer nonlinear programming KW - Water distribution system KW - Resilience KW - Validation Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-77255-0 SN - 978-3-030-77256-7 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77256-7_7 N1 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Uncertainty in Mechanical Engineering (ICUME 2021), June 7–8, 2021 SP - 70 EP - 80 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - THES A1 - Wild, Lisa T1 - UKIYO: Eine Neuinterpretation der fließenden Welt N2 - Ukiyo kommt aus dem Japanischen und bedeutet übersetzt so viel wie: „Den Moment leben, ohne von den Sorgen des Lebens berührt zu werden.“ Gerade in Zeiten der Pandemie verliert man oft den Blick für das Schöne im Leben. Der Fotoband „UKIYO“ soll dazu anregen, alltägliche Dinge aus einem neuen Blickwinkel zu betrachten und die Schönheit im Vergänglichen zu erkennen. Die Fotografien sind inspiriert durch das japanische Kunstgenre Ukiyo-e, was wörtlich übersetzt etwa „Bilder der heiteren, fließenden Welt“ heißt. Die Gestaltung des Bildbandes orientiert sich an verschiedenen japanischen Stilmitteln, wie zum Beispiel Wabi-Sabi (die Schönheit im Unvollkommenen) und Mono no aware (eine melancholische Mischung aus Freude, Trauer und Hinnahme). „UKIYO“ nimmt die Betrachter mit auf eine kleine Reise durch die fließende Welt.  KW - Fotografie KW - Japan KW - Ukiyo KW - Bildband KW - Fotoband Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Kausen, Catharina Marie T1 - Transmission: Ein animiertes Musikvideo illustriert die Liebe und Verbindung zum Genre Techno N2 - Techno ist seit seiner Entstehung mehr als ein Musik-Genre. Es ist ein Lebensgefühl und eine Bewegung. Techno-Partys dienen vielen Menschen als Ventil, um die Sorgen des Alltags für eine Nacht vergessen zu können. „Transmission“ porträtiert anhand der Protagonistin die persönliche Beziehung zum Genre Techno. Das Musikvideo soll die Zuschauenden visuell anregen und mitreißen. Es bietet ihnen die Möglichkeit, sich selbst wieder erkennen zu können und soll Außenstehenden einen Einblick in die Techno-Szene ermöglichen. Mithilfe des Rotoskopie-Verfahrens konnte ein realistischer Animationsstil erreicht werden, welcher durch eine unrealistische Farbgebung der Charaktere gebrochen wird. Der Schwerpunkt der Bachelorarbeit liegt in der kreativ-gestalterischen Ausarbeitung. Die Musikvideo „Transmission“ vermittelt das „Lebensgefühl Techno“ visuell anregend und nachvollziehbar. KW - Animation KW - Musikvideo KW - Techno KW - Rotoskopie KW - Kontrast Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Becht, Alexander A1 - Schollmayer, Curd A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Holzgrabe, Ulrike T1 - Tracing the origin of paracetamol tablets by near-infrared, mid-infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy using principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis JF - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry N2 - Most drugs are no longer produced in their own countries by the pharmaceutical companies, but by contract manufacturers or at manufacturing sites in countries that can produce more cheaply. This not only makes it difficult to trace them back but also leaves room for criminal organizations to fake them unnoticed. For these reasons, it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine the exact origin of drugs. The goal of this work was to investigate how exactly this is possible by using different spectroscopic methods like nuclear magnetic resonance and near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy in combination with multivariate data analysis. As an example, 56 out of 64 different paracetamol preparations, collected from 19 countries around the world, were chosen to investigate whether it is possible to determine the pharmaceutical company, manufacturing site, or country of origin. By means of suitable pre-processing of the spectra and the different information contained in each method, principal component analysis was able to evaluate manufacturing relationships between individual companies and to differentiate between production sites or formulations. Linear discriminant analysis showed different results depending on the spectral method and purpose. For all spectroscopic methods, it was found that the classification of the preparations to their manufacturer achieves better results than the classification to their pharmaceutical company. The best results were obtained with nuclear magnetic resonance and near-infrared data, with 94.6%/99.6% and 98.7/100% of the spectra of the preparations correctly assigned to their pharmaceutical company or manufacturer. KW - IR KW - Manufacturer KW - Linear discriminant analysis KW - Principal component analysis Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-021-03249-z SN - 1618-2650 VL - 413 SP - 3107 EP - 3118 PB - Springer Nature ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Molinnus, Denise A1 - Drinic, Aleksander A1 - Iken, Heiko A1 - Kröger, Nadja A1 - Zinser, Max A1 - Smeets, Ralf A1 - Köpf, Marius A1 - Kopp, Alexander A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Towards a flexible electrochemical biosensor fabricated from biocompatible Bombyx mori silk JF - Biosensors and Bioelectronics Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2021.113204 SN - 0956-5663 VL - 183 IS - Art. 113204 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hugenroth, Kristin A1 - Neidlin, Michael A1 - Engelmann, Ulrich M. A1 - Kaufmann, Tim A. S. A1 - Steinseifer, Ulrich A1 - Heilmann, Torsten T1 - Tipless Transseptal Cannula Concept Combines Improved Hemodynamic Properties and Risk‐Reduced Placement: an In Silico Proof‐of‐Concept JF - Artificial Organs Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aor.13964 SN - 1525-1594 IS - Accepted Article PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köhler, Klemens A1 - Röpke, René A1 - Wolf, Martin T1 - Through a mirror darkly – On the obscurity of teaching goals in game-based learning in IT security JF - ISAGA 2019: Simulation Gaming Through Times and Disciplines N2 - Teachers and instructors use very specific language communicating teaching goals. The most widely used frameworks of common reference are the Bloom’s Taxonomy and the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. The latter provides distinction of 209 different teaching goals which are connected to methods. In Competence Developing Games (CDGs - serious games to convey knowledge) and in IT security education, a two- or three level typology exists, reducing possible learning outcomes to awareness, training, and education. This study explores whether this much simpler framework succeeds in achieving the same range of learning outcomes. Method wise a keyword analysis was conducted. The results were threefold: 1. The words used to describe teaching goals in CDGs on IT security education do not reflect the whole range of learning outcomes. 2. The word choice is nevertheless different from common language, indicating an intentional use of language. 3. IT security CDGs use different sets of terms to describe learning outcomes, depending on whether they are awareness, training, or education games. The interpretation of the findings is that the reduction to just three types of CDGs reduces the capacity to communicate and think about learning outcomes and consequently reduces the outcomes that are intentionally achieved. KW - IT security education KW - Competence Developing Games KW - Game-based learning KW - Keyword analysis KW - Bloom’s Taxonomy Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72132-9_6 N1 - ISAGA 2019 - International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference. 26-30 August 2019. Warsaw, Poland. Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 11988) SP - 61 EP - 73 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kern, Alexander A1 - Imani Vashiani, Anahita A1 - Timmermanns, Tobias T1 - Threat for human beings due to touch voltages and body currents caused by direct lightning strikes in case of non-isolated lightning protection systems using natural components T2 - 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and XVI International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) N2 - For typical cases of non-isolated lightning protection systems (LPS) the impulse currents are investigated which may flow through a human body directly touching a structural part of the LPS. Based on a basic LPS model with conventional down-conductors especially the cases of external and internal steel columns and metal façades are considered and compared. Numerical simulations of the line quantities voltages and currents in the time domain are performed with an equivalent circuit of the entire LPS. As a result it can be stated that by increasing the number of conventional down-conductors and external steel columns the threat for a human being can indeed be reduced, but not down to an acceptable limit. In case of internal steel columns used as natural down-conductors the threat can be reduced sufficiently, depending on the low-resistive connection of the steel columns to the lightning equipotential bonding or the earth termination system, resp. If a metal façade is used the threat for human beings touching is usually very low, if the façade is sufficiently interconnected and multiply connected to the lightning equipotential bonding or the earth termination system, resp. KW - Lightning protection system KW - down-conductor KW - steel columns KW - metal façade KW - touch voltage Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-1-6654-2346-5 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICLPandSIPDA54065.2021.9627465 N1 - 35th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP) and XVI International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA), 20-26 Sept. 2021, Colombo, Sri Lanka PB - IEEE ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bernecker, Andreas A1 - Boyer, Pierre C. A1 - Gathmann, Christina T1 - The Role of Electoral Incentives for Policy Innovation: Evidence from the US Welfare Reform JF - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/pol.20190690 SN - 1945-774X VL - 13 IS - 2 SP - 26 EP - 57 PB - American Economic Association CY - Nashville, Tenn. ER - TY - THES A1 - Huebert, Edgar T1 - The Last Sketch N2 - Das Projekt thematisiert, in Form eines Animationsfilms, den Umgang eines Vaters mit dem Tod seines Kindes und den Versuch den Weg zurück zu sich selbst und ins Leben zu finden. Das Ziel war es die Emotionen der Schauspieler in einen Animationsfilm authentisch zu implementieren. Um den Animationsfilm situationsgerecht erzählen zu können, wurde das Verständnis für Trauer in den Vordergrund gestellt. Dazu wurden digitale Drehs durchgeführt und viele Bereiche der 3D Gestaltung angewendet. Viele der Betroffenen erleben besonders in den ersten Tagen nach dem Verlust ihres Kindes nicht das notwendige Verständnis für ihre Trauer. Diese Projektarbeit möchte aufzeigen, wie unterschiedlich Menschen trauern und wie sie sich in ihrer Verschiedenheit verlieren können, besonders wenn es um das gemeinsame Kind geht. Wenn ein Kind im Sterben liegt, steht für die Eltern sein Wohlbefinden an erster Stelle. Sie wollen alles richtig machen. Der Protagonist des Films (Teo) und seine Frau Mia haben jedoch unterschiedliche Vorstellung davon, was das Richtige ist und auch nach dem Tod ihres Kindes haben sie unterschiedliche Bewältigungsstrategien, um mit diesem Schicksalsschlag umzugehen. Einer der Gründe, warum 80% der Ehepaare sich nach so einem Schicksalsschlag trennen liegt in genau dieser Problematik, weswegen es wichtig ist, diese Thematik zu beleuchten. KW - Trauer KW - Animation KW - Film KW - Blender KW - Zeichnen Y1 - 2021 PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Jonas, Eva Johanna T1 - The future of work: How to create a better User Experience for distributed workforce N2 - Die Nachfrage nach flexiblen Arbeitsmodellen und damit Remote Work steigt und wird zunehmend zum Kriterium bei der Jobauswahl. Trotz der vielen Vorteile gibt es in der „Remote-Arbeitswelt“ aber immer noch einige Herausforderungen. Remote Arbeitende haben eine andere, teils nachteilige Erfahrung gegenüber Kollegen vor Ort. Um dafür eine nutzerzentrierte Lösung zu finden, lag der Fokus bei dieser Arbeit auf den Auswirkungen und Bedürfnissen des arbeitenden Menschen. Basierend hierauf wurde ein Dienstleistungsservice konzipiert. Dieser unterstützt Unternehmen, Selbstständige und Mitarbeitende durch passende Angebote und Dienstleistungen in den Bereichen Ausstattung, Technik, Gesundheit, Corporate Benefits u.Ä. Dies ermöglicht auch Arbeitgebenden Aufgaben auszulagern und die Attraktivität und Konkurrenzfähigkeit auf dem Arbeitsmarkt zu steigern. Das wird zukünftig im „war for digitals talents“ immer wichtiger werden. KW - Remote Work KW - Arbeitswelt KW - UX Design KW - Ui Design KW - User Experience Y1 - 2021 PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Waldvogel, Janice A1 - Ritzmann, Ramona A1 - Freyler, Kathrin A1 - Helm, Michael A1 - Monti, Elena A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Stäudle, Benjamin A1 - Gollhofer, Albert A1 - Narici, Marco T1 - The Anticipation of Gravity in Human Ballistic Movement JF - Frontiers in Physiology N2 - Stretch-shortening type actions are characterized by lengthening of the pre-activated muscle-tendon unit (MTU) in the eccentric phase immediately followed by muscle shortening. Under 1 g, pre-activity before and muscle activity after ground contact, scale muscle stiffness, which is crucial for the recoil properties of the MTU in the subsequent push-off. This study aimed to examine the neuro-mechanical coupling of the stretch-shortening cycle in response to gravity levels ranging from 0.1 to 2 g. During parabolic flights, 17 subjects performed drop jumps while electromyography (EMG) of the lower limb muscles was combined with ultrasound images of the gastrocnemius medialis, 2D kinematics and kinetics to depict changes in energy management and performance. Neuro-mechanical coupling in 1 g was characterized by high magnitudes of pre-activity and eccentric muscle activity allowing an isometric muscle behavior during ground contact. EMG during pre-activity and the concentric phase systematically increased from 0.1 to 1 g. Below 1 g the EMG in the eccentric phase was diminished, leading to muscle lengthening and reduced MTU stretches. Kinetic energy at take-off and performance were decreased compared to 1 g. Above 1 g, reduced EMG in the eccentric phase was accompanied by large MTU and muscle stretch, increased joint flexion amplitudes, energy loss and reduced performance. The energy outcome function established by linear mixed model reveals that the central nervous system regulates the extensor muscles phase- and load-specifically. In conclusion, neuro-mechanical coupling appears to be optimized in 1 g. Below 1 g, the energy outcome is compromised by reduced muscle stiffness. Above 1 g, loading progressively induces muscle lengthening, thus facilitating energy dissipation. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.614060 SN - 1664-042X PB - Frontiers CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinke, Lars N. A1 - Knicker, Axel J. A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Test-retest reliability of the internal shoulder rotator muscles' stretch reflex in healthy men JF - Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology N2 - Until now the reproducibility of the short latency stretch reflex of the internal rotator muscles of the glenohumeral joint has not been identified. Twenty-three healthy male participants performed three sets of external shoulder rotation stretches with various pre-activation levels on two different dates of measurement to assess test-retest reliability. All stretches were applied with a dynamometer acceleration of 104°/s2 and a velocity of 150°/s. Electromyographical response was measured via surface EMG. Reflex latencies showed a pre-activation effect (ƞ2 = 0,355). ICC ranged from 0,735 to 0,909 indicating an overall “good” relative reliability. SRD 95% lay between ±7,0 to ±12,3 ms.. The reflex gain showed overall poor test-retest reproducibility. The chosen methodological approach presented a suitable test protocol for shoulder muscles stretch reflex latency evaluation. A proof-of-concept study to validate the presented methodical approach in shoulder involvement including subjects with clinically relevant conditions is recommended. KW - stretch reflex KW - shoulder KW - test-retest reliability KW - intraclass correlation coefficient KW - standard error of measurement Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102611 SN - 1050-6411 VL - 62 IS - Article 102611 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gaigall, Daniel T1 - Test for Changes in the Modeled Solvency Capital Requirement of an Internal Risk Model JF - ASTIN Bulletin N2 - In the context of the Solvency II directive, the operation of an internal risk model is a possible way for risk assessment and for the determination of the solvency capital requirement of an insurance company in the European Union. A Monte Carlo procedure is customary to generate a model output. To be compliant with the directive, validation of the internal risk model is conducted on the basis of the model output. For this purpose, we suggest a new test for checking whether there is a significant change in the modeled solvency capital requirement. Asymptotic properties of the test statistic are investigated and a bootstrap approximation is justified. A simulation study investigates the performance of the test in the finite sample case and confirms the theoretical results. The internal risk model and the application of the test is illustrated in a simplified example. The method has more general usage for inference of a broad class of law-invariant and coherent risk measures on the basis of a paired sample. KW - Bootstrap KW - Empirical process KW - Functional Delta Method KW - Hadamard differentiability KW - Paired sample Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/asb.2021.20 SN - 1783-1350 VL - 51 IS - 3 SP - 813 EP - 837 PB - Cambridge Univ. Press CY - Cambridge ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seefeldt, Patric A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Temperature increase on folded solar sail membranes JF - Advances in Space Research Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.09.026 SN - 0273-1177 VL - 67 IS - 9 SP - 2688 EP - 2695 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - THES A1 - Dreßen, Samira T1 - Teach and Learn-Platform: eine Applikation für Bildungseinrichtungen, Schüler und Studenten N2 - Die Applikation „Slot“ ist eine lehrbegleitende Kommunikations- und Kooperationsplattform, die eine zeitgemäße Lehre, Studienorganisation und Präsentation zulässt. Slot dient dabei nicht nur als Hilfestellung für Lehrende und Lernende, sondern ermöglicht auch die vollständige Durchführung von effizientem Unterricht. Den Lernenden soll maximale Kontrolle zur Erarbeitung ihres Wissens und Übersichtlichkeit in der Kommunikation geboten werden. Um für die unterschiedlichen Nutzergruppen ein benutzerfreundliches System zu schaffen, steht eine breitgefächerte Funktionsauswahl zur Verfügung: Videochat, Messenger, VR-Raum, Whiteboard, Aufgabenübersicht, Datenabgabe, Kalender, Profil und ToDo-List. Die Nutzungsmöglichkeiten können individuell auf die unterschiedlichen Nutzergruppen und deren entsprechenden Bedürfnissen angepasst werden. KW - Online Lehre KW - E-Learning KW - UI/UX Design KW - Digitale Kommunikation KW - Blended Learning Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Holtschlag, Uli T1 - tape foundry: Eine Distribubutionsplattform für studentische Schriften N2 - Die »tape foundry« ist eine interdisziplinäre Distributionsplattform für studentische Schriften, die Studierende auf dem großen Type-Design Markt neu platziert und einen Raum zur Entfaltung gibt. Besonders durch Instagram ist die heutige Type-Designszene größer denn je und viele Entwürfe gehen in der Maße unter. Um diesem Phänomen entgegenzuwirken wurde die »tape foundry« ins Leben gerufen. Sie versucht mit der Kombination aus Fotografie, Type Design und der Funktion als Kassettenlabel neue interdisziplinäre Wege zu gehen, um sich von der klassischen Ästhetik abzusetzen. Die Webseite stellt sich bewusst gegen gängige UX/UI Standards und setzt auf neue Nutzungsprinzipien kombiniert mit einer lauten kontrastreichen Bildwelt. KW - Schriftgestaltung KW - UX/UI Gestaltung KW - Independent type design KW - UX Design KW - UI Design Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Eßer, Arved A1 - Eichenlaub, Tobias A1 - Schleiffer, Jean-Eric A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Rinderknecht, Stephan A1 - Pelz, Peter F. T1 - Sustainable system design of electric powertrains - comparison of optimization methods JF - Engineering Optimization N2 - The transition within transportation towards battery electric vehicles can lead to a more sustainable future. To account for the development goal ‘climate action’ stated by the United Nations, it is mandatory, within the conceptual design phase, to derive energy-efficient system designs. One barrier is the uncertainty of the driving behaviour within the usage phase. This uncertainty is often addressed by using a stochastic synthesis process to derive representative driving cycles and by using cycle-based optimization. To deal with this uncertainty, a new approach based on a stochastic optimization program is presented. This leads to an optimization model that is solved with an exact solver. It is compared to a system design approach based on driving cycles and a genetic algorithm solver. Both approaches are applied to find efficient electric powertrains with fixed-speed and multi-speed transmissions. Hence, the similarities, differences and respective advantages of each optimization procedure are discussed. KW - Powertrain KW - stochastic optimization KW - global optimization KW - genetic algorithm Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0305215X.2021.1928660 SN - 0305-215X PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hüning, Felix T1 - Sustainable changes beyond covid-19 for a second semester physics course for electrical engineering students T2 - Blended Learning in Engineering Education: challenging, enlightening – and lasting? N2 - The course Physics for Electrical Engineering is part of the curriculum of the bachelor program Electrical Engineering at University of Applied Science Aachen. Before covid-19 the course was conducted in a rather traditional way with all parts (lecture, exercise and lab) face-to-face. This teaching approach changed fundamentally within a week when the covid-19 limitations forced all courses to distance learning. All parts of the course were transformed to pure distance learning including synchronous and asynchronous parts for the lecture, live online-sessions for the exercises and self-paced labs at home. Using these methods, the course was able to impart the required knowledge and competencies. Taking the teacher’s observations of the student’s learning behaviour and engagement, the formal and informal feedback of the students and the results of the exams into account, the new methods are evaluated with respect to effectiveness, sustainability and suitability for competence transfer. Based on this analysis strong and weak points of the concept and countermeasures to solve the weak points were identified. The analysis further leads to a sustainable teaching approach combining synchronous and asynchronous parts with self-paced learning times that can be used in a very flexible manner for different learning scenarios, pure online, hybrid (mixture of online and presence times) and pure presence teaching. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-2-87352-023-6 N1 - SEFI 49th Annual Conference Technische Universität Berlin (online), 13 – 16 September 2021 SP - 1405 EP - 1409 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Pfeiffer, Johann A1 - Balc, N. A1 - Gebhardt, Andreas T1 - Studie zur Untersuchung der Auswirkung von Fräsbahnstrategien auf die Oberflächenqualität von mittels SLM gefertigten Metallteilen T2 - Tagungsband 21. Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innenkonferenz N2 - Für die Herstellung von metallischen Bauteilen wird in der heutigen Zeit eine Vielzahl von Verfahren auf dem Markt angeboten. Dabei stehen die additiven im Wettbewerb zu den konventionellen Verfahren. Die erreichbaren Oberflächenqualitäten der additiven sind nicht mit denen spanender Verfahren vergleichbar. Für diesen Beitrag wurde analysiert, ob sich ein mittels Selektivem Laserschmelzen (SLM) additiv hergestellter Edelstahl hinsichtlich seiner Oberflächenqualität nach der Zerspanung von einem umgeformten konventionell hergestellten Edelstahl gleicher Sorte unterscheidet. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-932886-36-2 N1 - 21. Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innenkonferenz, Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena 26. und 27. Mai 2021 SP - 99 EP - 102 PB - Verlag Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena CY - Jena ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Pfetsch, Marc E. A1 - Abele, Eberhard A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Bölling, Christian A1 - Brötz, Nicolas A1 - Dietrich, Ingo A1 - Gally, Tristan A1 - Geßner, Felix A1 - Groche, Peter A1 - Hoppe, Florian A1 - Kirchner, Eckhard A1 - Kloberdanz, Hermann A1 - Knoll, Maximilian A1 - Kolvenbach, Philip A1 - Kuttich-Meinlschmidt, Anja A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Lorenz, Ulf A1 - Matei, Alexander A1 - Molitor, Dirk A. A1 - Niessen, Pia A1 - Pelz, Peter F. A1 - Rexer, Manuel A1 - Schmitt, Andreas A1 - Schmitt, Johann M. A1 - Schulte, Fiona A1 - Ulbrich, Stefan A1 - Weigold, Matthias T1 - Strategies for mastering uncertainty T2 - Mastering uncertainty in mechanical engineering N2 - This chapter describes three general strategies to master uncertainty in technical systems: robustness, flexibility and resilience. It builds on the previous chapters about methods to analyse and identify uncertainty and may rely on the availability of technologies for particular systems, such as active components. Robustness aims for the design of technical systems that are insensitive to anticipated uncertainties. Flexibility increases the ability of a system to work under different situations. Resilience extends this characteristic by requiring a given minimal functional performance, even after disturbances or failure of system components, and it may incorporate recovery. The three strategies are described and discussed in turn. Moreover, they are demonstrated on specific technical systems. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-78353-2 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78354-9_6 N1 - Part of the Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering book series (STME) SP - 365 EP - 456 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kohl, Philipp A1 - Schmidts, Oliver A1 - Klöser, Lars A1 - Werth, Henri A1 - Kraft, Bodo A1 - Zündorf, Albert T1 - STAMP 4 NLP – an agile framework for rapid quality-driven NLP applications development T2 - Quality of Information and Communications Technology. QUATIC 2021 N2 - The progress in natural language processing (NLP) research over the last years, offers novel business opportunities for companies, as automated user interaction or improved data analysis. Building sophisticated NLP applications requires dealing with modern machine learning (ML) technologies, which impedes enterprises from establishing successful NLP projects. Our experience in applied NLP research projects shows that the continuous integration of research prototypes in production-like environments with quality assurance builds trust in the software and shows convenience and usefulness regarding the business goal. We introduce STAMP 4 NLP as an iterative and incremental process model for developing NLP applications. With STAMP 4 NLP, we merge software engineering principles with best practices from data science. Instantiating our process model allows efficiently creating prototypes by utilizing templates, conventions, and implementations, enabling developers and data scientists to focus on the business goals. Due to our iterative-incremental approach, businesses can deploy an enhanced version of the prototype to their software environment after every iteration, maximizing potential business value and trust early and avoiding the cost of successful yet never deployed experiments. KW - Machine learning KW - Process model KW - Natural language processing Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-85346-4 SN - 978-3-030-85347-1 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85347-1_12 N1 - International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2021, 8-11 September, Algarve, Portugal SP - 156 EP - 166 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - THES A1 - Sorgalla, Jonas T1 - Skidio - die digitale Transformation der Kosmetikindustrie : die Entwicklung eines digitalen Vertriebskanals N2 - Skidio basiert dabei auf dem Konzept, dass das Video für die Kosmetikindustrie das optimale Medium für Produktvorstellungen ist. Der Ausgangspunkt für das Einkaufserlebnis des Nutzers ist daher ein Video-Feed, bestehend aus Kurz- und Live-Videos, die einen direkten Kauf der gezeigten Produkte ermöglichen. So entsteht ein Ort, an dem Nutzer auf eine unterhaltsame Art und Weise Inspiration für die eigene Hautpflege finden können. Dabei ist das Video als Medium nicht nur unterhaltsamer, sondern zugleich auch deutlich informativer als klassische Produktlistings. Die Produktpräsentation wird interaktiver, erlebbarer und deutlich effektiver. Gemeinsam mit Technologien wie einer digitalen Hautanalyse, wird so das Potenzial des E-Commerce für die Beautyindustrie vollständig entfaltet. KW - Kosmetik KW - Einkaufen KW - Ecommerce KW - Digitatlisierung KW - App Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Olderog, M. A1 - Mohr, P. A1 - Beging, Stefan A1 - Tsoumpas, C. A1 - Ziemons, Karl T1 - Simulation study on the role of tissue-scattered events in improving sensitivity for a compact time of flight compton positron emission tomograph T2 - 2020 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC) N2 - In positron emission tomography improving time, energy and spatial detector resolutions and using Compton kinematics introduces the possibility to reconstruct a radioactivity distribution image from scatter coincidences, thereby enhancing image quality. The number of single scattered coincidences alone is in the same order of magnitude as true coincidences. In this work, a compact Compton camera module based on monolithic scintillation material is investigated as a detector ring module. The detector interactions are simulated with Monte Carlo package GATE. The scattering angle inside the tissue is derived from the energy of the scattered photon, which results in a set of possible scattering trajectories or broken line of response. The Compton kinematics collimation reduces the number of solutions. Additionally, the time of flight information helps localize the position of the annihilation. One of the questions of this investigation is related to how the energy, spatial and temporal resolutions help confine the possible annihilation volume. A comparison of currently technically feasible detector resolutions (under laboratory conditions) demonstrates the influence on this annihilation volume and shows that energy and coincidence time resolution have a significant impact. An enhancement of the latter from 400 ps to 100 ps leads to a smaller annihilation volume of around 50%, while a change of the energy resolution in the absorber layer from 12% to 4.5% results in a reduction of 60%. The inclusion of single tissue-scattered data has the potential to increase the sensitivity of a scanner by a factor of 2 to 3 times. The concept can be further optimized and extended for multiple scatter coincidences and subsequently validated by a reconstruction algorithm. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-1-7281-7693-2 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NSS/MIC42677.2020.9507901 N1 - 2020 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 31 Oct.-7 Nov. 2020, Boston, MA, USA PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - El Moussaoui, Noureddine A1 - Kassmi, Khalil A1 - Alexopoulos, Spiros A1 - Schwarzer, Klemens A1 - Chayeb, Hamid A1 - Bachiri, Najib T1 - Simulation studies on a new innovative design of a hybrid solar distiller MSDH alimented with a thermal and photovoltaic energy T2 - Materialstoday: Proceedings Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.03.115 SN - 2214-7853 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Diehl, Bernd W. K. T1 - Simplification of NMR Workflows by Standardization Using 2H Integral of Deuterated Solvent as Applied to Aloe vera Preparations JF - Applied Magnetic Resonance N2 - In this study, a recently proposed NMR standardization approach by 2H integral of deuterated solvent for quantitative multicomponent analysis of complex mixtures is presented. As a proof of principle, the existing NMR routine for the analysis of Aloe vera products was modified. Instead of using absolute integrals of targeted compounds and internal standard (nicotinamide) from 1H-NMR spectra, quantification was performed based on the ratio of a particular 1H-NMR compound integral and 2H-NMR signal of deuterated solvent D2O. Validation characteristics (linearity, repeatability, accuracy) were evaluated and the results showed that the method has the same precision as internal standardization in case of multicomponent screening. Moreover, a dehydration process by freeze drying is not necessary for the new routine. Now, our NMR profiling of A. vera products needs only limited sample preparation and data processing. The new standardization methodology provides an appealing alternative for multicomponent NMR screening. In general, this novel approach, using standardization by 2H integral, benefits from reduced sample preparation steps and uncertainties, and is recommended in different application areas (purity determination, forensics, pharmaceutical analysis, etc.). Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00723-021-01393-4 SN - 1613-7507 VL - 52 IS - 11 SP - 1591 EP - 1600 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Merkens, Torsten A1 - Hebel, Christoph T1 - Sharing mobility concepts – flexible, sustainable, smart T2 - Proceedings of the 1st UNITED – Southeast Asia Automotive Interest Group (SAIG) KW - Sharing mobility KW - electro mobility KW - business models KW - mobility behaviour Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-902103-94-9 N1 - Proceedings of the 1st UNITED – Southeast Asia Automotive Interest Group (SAIG), International Conference, International Collaboration towards Sustainable and Green, Automotive Technology, 21-22 April 2021 Chulalongkorn University, Thailand SP - 43 EP - 44 ER - TY - THES A1 - Tran, Thuy Tien T1 - Shaping the Future of E-Government: Design System zur Implementierung digitaler öffentlicher Services N2 - Der digitale Transformationsprozess ist einer der größten gesellschaftlichen Umbrüche in der Geschichte der Menschheit. Aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie stieg die Nutzung von digitalen Kanälen bei den Bürger:innen wie nie zuvor und führt zu einem sprunghaften Anstieg der Nachfrage nach öffentlichen Services in digitaler Form. Das Ziel dieser Bachelorarbeit ist es, einen digitalen Raum zu gestalten, der den analogen Weg zum Amt größtenteils erspart. Mit geeigneten Kommunikationskanälen kann auf die Bedürfnisse unterschiedlicher Gruppen eingegangen werden. Die Entwicklung der Anwendung IDport bietet sowohl private als auch staatliche Einsparpotenziale. Bürokratische Aufwände sollen durch eine neue Art des E-Government beseitigt werden. Die Konzeption ist infolge der aktuellen Gegebenheit in Deutschland weit entfernt von einer realitätsnahen Umsetzung, weshalb es sich bei der Anwendung um eine revolutionäre Zukunftsvision handelt. KW - E-Government KW - Design System KW - Revolution KW - Zukunftsvision KW - Optimierung Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Givanoudi, Stella A1 - Cornelis, Peter A1 - Rasschaert, Geertrui A1 - Wackers, Gideon A1 - Iken, Heiko A1 - Rolka, David A1 - Yongabi, Derick A1 - Robbens, Johan A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Heyndrickx, Marc A1 - Wagner, Patrick T1 - Selective Campylobacter detection and quantification in poultry: A sensor tool for detecting the cause of a common zoonosis at its source JF - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2021.129484 SN - 0925-4005 IS - In Press, Journal Pre-proof SP - Article 129484 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Butenweg, Christoph A1 - Marinković, Marko A1 - Pavese, Alberto A1 - Lanese, Igor A1 - Hoffmeister, Benno A1 - Pinkawa, Marius A1 - Vulcu, Mihai-Cristian A1 - Bursi, Oreste A1 - Nardin, Chiara A1 - Paolacci, Fabrizio A1 - Quinci, Gianluca A1 - Fragiadakis, Michalis A1 - Weber, Felix A1 - Huber, Peter A1 - Renault, Philippe A1 - Gündel, Max A1 - Dyke, Shirley A1 - Ciucci, M. A1 - Marino, A. T1 - Seismic performance of multi-component systems in special risk industrial facilities T2 - 17. World Conference on Earthquake Engineering , Sendai , Japan , 17WCEE , 2021-09-27 - 2021-10-02 N2 - Past earthquakes demonstrated the high vulnerability of industrial facilities equipped with complex process technologies leading to serious damage of the process equipment and multiple and simultaneous release of hazardous substances in industrial facilities. Nevertheless, the design of industrial plants is inadequately described in recent codes and guidelines, as they do not consider the dynamic interaction between the structure and the installations and thus the effect of seismic response of the installations on the response of the structure and vice versa. The current code-based approach for the seismic design of industrial facilities is considered not enough for ensure proper safety conditions against exceptional event entailing loss of content and related consequences. Accordingly, SPIF project (Seismic Performance of Multi- Component Systems in Special Risk Industrial Facilities) was proposed within the framework of the European H2020 - SERA funding scheme (Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Alliance for Europe). The objective of the SPIF project is the investigation of the seismic behavior of a representative industrial structure equipped with complex process technology by means of shaking table tests. The test structure is a three-story moment resisting steel frame with vertical and horizontal vessels and cabinets, arranged on the three levels and connected by pipes. The dynamic behavior of the test structure and installations is investigated with and without base isolation. Furthermore, both firmly anchored and isolated components are taken into account to compare their dynamic behavior and interactions with each other. Artificial and synthetic ground motions are applied to study the seismic response at different PGA levels. After each test, dynamic identification measurements are carried out to characterize the system condition. The contribution presents the numerical simulations to calibrate the tests on the prototype, the experimental setup of the investigated structure and installations, selected measurement data and finally describes preliminary experimental results. KW - industrial facilities KW - piping KW - installations KW - seismic loading KW - earthquakes Y1 - 2021 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Butenweg, Christoph A1 - Bursi, Oreste S. A1 - Paolacci, Fabrizio A1 - Marinković, Marko A1 - Lanese, Igor A1 - Nardin, Chiara A1 - Quinci, Gianluca ED - Yang, J. T1 - Seismic performance of an industrial multi-storey frame structure with process equipment subjected to shake table testing JF - Engineering Structures N2 - Past earthquakes demonstrated the high vulnerability of industrial facilities equipped with complex process technologies leading to serious damage of process equipment and multiple and simultaneous release of hazardous substances. Nonetheless, current standards for seismic design of industrial facilities are considered inadequate to guarantee proper safety conditions against exceptional events entailing loss of containment and related consequences. On these premises, the SPIF project -Seismic Performance of Multi-Component Systems in Special Risk Industrial Facilities- was proposed within the framework of the European H2020 SERA funding scheme. In detail, the objective of the SPIF project is the investigation of the seismic behaviour of a representative industrial multi-storey frame structure equipped with complex process components by means of shaking table tests. Along this main vein and in a performance-based design perspective, the issues investigated in depth are the interaction between a primary moment resisting frame (MRF) steel structure and secondary process components that influence the performance of the whole system; and a proper check of floor spectra predictions. The evaluation of experimental data clearly shows a favourable performance of the MRF structure, some weaknesses of local details due to the interaction between floor crossbeams and process components and, finally, the overconservatism of current design standards w.r.t. floor spectra predictions. KW - Multi-storey KW - Frame structure KW - Earthquake KW - Tank KW - Piping Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112681 SN - 0141-0296 VL - 243 IS - 15 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Czarnecki, Christian A1 - Fettke, Peter ED - Czarnecki, Christian ED - Fettke, Peter T1 - Robotic process automation : Positioning, structuring, and framing the work T2 - Robotic process automation : Management, technology, applications N2 - Robotic process automation (RPA) has attracted increasing attention in research and practice. This chapter positions, structures, and frames the topic as an introduction to this book. RPA is understood as a broad concept that comprises a variety of concrete solutions. From a management perspective RPA offers an innovative approach for realizing automation potentials, whereas from a technical perspective the implementation based on software products and the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are relevant. RPA is industry-independent and can be used, for example, in finance, telecommunications, and the public sector. With respect to RPA this chapter discusses definitions, related approaches, a structuring framework, a research framework, and an inside as well as outside architectural view. Furthermore, it provides an overview of the book combined with short summaries of each chapter. KW - Robotic process automation KW - management KW - technology KW - applications KW - research framework Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-11-067668-6 (Print) SN - 978-3-11-067669-3 (PDF) SN - 978-3-11-067677-8 (ePub) U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110676693-202 SP - 3 EP - 24 PB - De Gruyter CY - Oldenbourg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Golland, Alexander T1 - Rezension zu: Voskamp, Kipker - Sozialdatenschutz in der Praxis (2021) JF - DSB Datenschutz-Berater Y1 - 2021 SN - 0170-7256 VL - 45 IS - 7-8 SP - 239 EP - 240 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Golland, Alexander T1 - Rezension zu: Voigt – Die räumliche Anwendbarkeit der EU Datenschutz-Grundverordnung auf Auftragsverarbeiter im Drittland (2020) JF - DSB Datenschutz-Berater Y1 - 2021 SN - 0170-7256 VL - 45 IS - 2 SP - 64 ER - TY - THES A1 - Drees, Niklas T1 - Retrieval: Ein experimenteller Film über Erinnerungen und wie sie uns definieren N2 - Welchen Einfluss haben Erinnerungen auf unser Bewusstsein und wie definieren sie uns als Individuum? Erinnerungen gehen verloren — sei es durch einfaches Vergessen, traumatische Erlebnisse oder Krankheit. Aber wie sehr wirkt sich das Vergessen auf unsere Persönlichkeit aus? Wenn wichtige Erlebnisse aus unserer Erinnerung verschwinden, bleiben wir dann noch wir selbst? Für die gestalterische Auseinandersetzung mit diesen Fragen wurde das Medium Film gewählt. Der Film führt uns auf eine Reise durch die Erinnerungs- und Gedankenwelt einer Person, die ihre Erinnerung verloren hat. Mit der Hilfe des Psychologen Dr. Daniel Rose soll ein Memory-Backup durchgeführt werden, um die verlorenen Erinnerungen wiederherzustellen. Dabei sollen ihre Erinnerungen neu aufgesetzt werden, um ihr altes Bewusstsein zurückzugewinnen. Stück für Stück werden die verlorenen Erinnerungen in verschiedenen Bewusstseinsphasen zusammengesetzt und mit ihnen löst sich das Rätsel ihres Verschwindens. KW - Retrieval KW - Kurzfilm KW - experimentell KW - Erinnerungen KW - Bewusstsein Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Neumaier, Felix A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Haeren, Roel Hubert Louis A1 - Temel, Yasin A1 - Lüke, Jan Niklas A1 - Seyam, Osama A1 - Lindauer, Ute A1 - Clusmann, Hans A1 - Hescheler, Jürgen A1 - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander A1 - Schneider, Toni A1 - Albanna, Walid T1 - Retinal Vessel Responses to Flicker Stimulation Are Impaired in Ca v 2.3-Deficient Mice—An in- vivo Evaluation Using Retinal Vessel Analysis (RVA) JF - Frontiers in Neurology Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.659890 VL - 12 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Frontiers ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Leise, Philipp T1 - Resilience as a concept for mastering uncertainty T2 - Mastering Uncertainty in Mechanical Engineering Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-78353-2 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78354-9 N1 - Unterkapitel 6.3.1 des Kapitels "Strategies for Mastering Uncertainty" SP - 412 EP - 417 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Milkova, Kristina A1 - Butenweg, Christoph A1 - Dumova-Jovanoska, Elena T1 - Region-sensitive comprehensive procedure for determination of seismic fragility curves T2 - 1st Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 1CroCEE 22-24 March 2021 Zagreb, Croatia N2 - Seismic vulnerability estimation of existing structures is unquestionably interesting topic of high priority, particularly after earthquake events. Having in mind the vast number of old masonry buildings in North Macedonia serving as public institutions, it is evident that the structural assessment of these buildings is an issue of great importance. In this paper, a comprehensive methodology for the development of seismic fragility curves of existing masonry buildings is presented. A scenario – based method that incorporates the knowledge of the tectonic style of the considered region, the active fault characterization, the earth crust model and the historical seismicity (determined via the Neo Deterministic approach) is used for calculation of the necessary response spectra. The capacity of the investigated masonry buildings has been determined by using nonlinear static analysis. MINEA software (SDA Engineering) is used for verification of the structural safety of the structures Performance point, obtained from the intersection of the capacity of the building and the spectra used, is selected as a response parameter. The thresholds of the spectral displacement are obtained by splitting the capacity curve into five parts, utilizing empirical formulas which are represented as a function of yield displacement and ultimate displacement. As a result, four levels of damage limit states are determined. A maximum likelihood estimation procedure for the process of fragility curves determination is noted as a final step in the proposed procedure. As a result, region specific series of vulnerability curves for structures are defined. KW - seismic risk KW - seismic vulnerability KW - fragility curves KW - masonry structures Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.5592/CO/1CroCEE.2021.158 SP - 121 EP - 128 PB - University of Zagreb CY - Zagreb ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hüning, Felix A1 - Wache, Franz-Josef A1 - Magiera, David T1 - Redundant bus systems using dual-mode radio T2 - Proceedings of Sixth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology N2 - Communication via serial bus systems, like CAN, plays an important role for all kinds of embedded electronic and mechatronic systems. To cope up with the requirements for functional safety of safety-critical applications, there is a need to enhance the safety features of the communication systems. One measure to achieve a more robust communication is to add redundant data transmission path to the applications. In general, the communication of real-time embedded systems like automotive applications is tethered, and the redundant data transmission lines are also tethered, increasing the size of the wiring harness and the weight of the system. A radio link is preferred as a redundant transmission line as it uses a complementary transmission medium compared to the wired solution and in addition reduces wiring harness size and weight. Standard wireless links like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth cannot meet the requirements for real-time capability with regard to bus communication. Using the new dual-mode radio enables a redundant transmission line meeting all requirements with regard to real-time capability, robustness and transparency for the data bus. In addition, it provides a complementary transmission medium with regard to commonly used tethered links. A CAN bus system is used to demonstrate the redundant data transfer via tethered and wireless CAN. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-981-16-2379-0 SN - 978-981-16-2380-6 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2380-6_73 N1 - Proceedings of Sixth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2021, Brunel University, London, February 25–26, 2021 SP - 835 EP - 842 PB - Springer CY - Singapore ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stäudle, Benjamin A1 - Seynnes, Olivier A1 - Laps, Guido A1 - Göll, Fabian A1 - Brüggemann, Gert-Peter A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Recovery from achilles tendon repair: a combination of Postsurgery Outcomes and Insufficient remodeling of muscle and tendon JF - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise N2 - Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) patients have persistent functional deficits in the triceps surae muscle–tendon unit (MTU). The complex remodeling of the MTU accompanying these deficits remains poorly understood. The purpose of the present study was to associate in vivo and in silico data to investigate the relations between changes inMTU properties and strength deficits inATR patients. Methods: Elevenmale subjects who had undergone surgical repair of complete unilateral ATR were examined 4.6 ± 2.0 (mean ± SD) yr after rupture. Gastrocnemius medialis (GM) tendon stiffness, morphology, and muscle architecture were determined using ultrasonography. The force–length relation of the plantar flexor muscles was assessed at five ankle joint angles. In addition, simulations (OpenSim) of the GM MTU force–length properties were performed with various iterations of MTU properties found between the unaffected and the affected side. Results: The affected side of the patients displayed a longer, larger, and stiffer GM tendon (13% ± 10%, 105% ± 28%, and 54% ± 24%, respectively) compared with the unaffected side. The GM muscle fascicles of the affected side were shorter (32% ± 12%) and with greater pennation angles (31% ± 26%). A mean deficit in plantarflexion moment of 31% ± 10% was measured. Simulations indicate that pairing an intact muscle with a longer tendon shifts the optimal angular range of peak force outside physiological angular ranges, whereas the shorter muscle fascicles and tendon stiffening seen in the affected side decrease this shift, albeit incompletely. Conclusions: These results suggest that the substantial changes in MTU properties found in ATR patients may partly result from compensatory remodeling, although this process appears insufficient to fully restore muscle function. KW - Tendon Rupture KW - Stiffness KW - Simulation KW - Muscle Force KW - Muscle Fascicle Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002592 SN - 1530-0315 VL - 53 IS - 7 SP - 1356 EP - 1366 PB - American College of Sports Medicine CY - Philadelphia, Pa. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Kurulgan demirci, Eylem A1 - Fırat, Ipek Seda A1 - Oflaz, Hakan A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - Recombinant activated protein C (rhAPC) affects lipopolysaccharide-induced mechanical compliance changes and beat frequency of mESC-derived cardiomyocyte monolayers JF - SHOCK KW - Septic cardiomyopathy KW - LPS KW - cardiomyocyte biomechanics KW - CellDrum KW - actin cytoskeleton Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000001845 SN - 1540-0514 PB - Wolters Kluwer CY - Köln ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Timme, Michael T1 - Rechtsprechungsübersicht zum Wohnraummietrecht JF - Monatsschrift für Deutsches Recht Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.9785/mdtr-2021-750113 SN - 2194-4202 VL - 75 IS - 1 SP - 6 EP - 11 PB - Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt CY - Köln ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Poghossian, Arshak A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Recent progress in silicon-based biologically sensitive field-effect devices JF - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry N2 - Biologically sensitive field-effect devices (BioFEDs) advantageously combine the electronic field-effect functionality with the (bio)chemical receptor’s recognition ability for (bio)chemical sensing. In this review, basic and widely applied device concepts of silicon-based BioFEDs (ion-sensitive field-effect transistor, silicon nanowire transistor, electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor capacitor, light-addressable potentiometric sensor) are presented and recent progress (from 2019 to early 2021) is discussed. One of the main advantages of BioFEDs is the label-free sensing principle enabling to detect a large variety of biomolecules and bioparticles by their intrinsic charge. The review encompasses applications of BioFEDs for the label-free electrical detection of clinically relevant protein biomarkers, deoxyribonucleic acid molecules and viruses, enzyme-substrate reactions as well as recording of the cell acidification rate (as an indicator of cellular metabolism) and the extracellular potential. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2021.100811 SN - 2451-9103 IS - Article number: 100811 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ritschel, Konstantin A1 - Stenzel, Adina A1 - Czarnecki, Christian A1 - Hong, Chin-Gi ED - Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), T1 - Realizing robotic process automation potentials: an architectural perspective on a real-life implementation case T2 - GI Edition Proceedings Band 314 "INFORMATIK 2021" Computer Science & Sustainability N2 - The initial idea of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the automation of business processes through a simple emulation of user input and output by software robots. Hence, it can be assumed that no changes of the used software systems and existing Enterprise Architecture (EA) is required. In this short, practical paper we discuss this assumption based on a real-life implementation project. We show that a successful RPA implementation might require architectural work during analysis, implementation, and migration. As practical paper we focus on exemplary lessons-learned and new questions related to RPA and EA. KW - Robotic Process Automation KW - Enterprise Architecture KW - Implementation Case Y1 - 2021 SN - 9783885797081 SN - 1617-5468 N1 - INFORMATIK 2021 – 51. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Informatik, 27. September – 01. Oktober 2021 / Virtuell, Berlin. https://informatik2021.gi.de/ SP - 1303 EP - 1311 PB - Köllen CY - Bonn ER - TY - THES A1 - Flohr, Katharina Sophie T1 - Real:ly?: Perspektiven & soziokulturelle Unterschiede in der Berichterstattung N2 - Wie real ist unsere Realität? Wie »wirklich« ist das, was wir wahrnehmen und wie »wahr« kann die »Wahrheit« eigentlich sein? Medial vermittelte Informationen spielen für den Prozess der Meinungsbildung eine entscheidende Rolle. In der Wanderausstellung real:ly? geht es um einen Perspektivwechsel. Am Beispiel der »Atomwaffentests auf den Marshallinseln« wird das medial erzeugte Bild amerikanischer Berichterstattung persönlichen Geschichten der Marshaller*innen gegenübergestellt: Technologischer Fortschritt, das Wettrüsten mit der UdSSR und die Macht über die Atombombe treffen auf Erzählungen über Zwangsumsiedlung, Krankheit, Ausbeutung und Abhängigkeit. real:ly? soll daran erinnern, die andere Seite der Medaille zu bedenken und eine andere Perspektive einzunehmen, bevor man seine Meinung bildet. Denn alles, was wir zu wissen glauben, ist nur ein kleiner Teil der ganzen Geschichte. KW - Atomwaffentests KW - Marshallinseln KW - nukleares Erbe KW - Klimawandel KW - Berichterstattung Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Pieper, Martin T1 - Quantum mechanics: Introduction to mathematical formulation N2 - Anyone who has always wanted to understand the hieroglyphs on Sheldon's blackboard in the TV series The Big Bang Theory or who wanted to know exactly what the fate of Schrödinger's cat is all about will find a short, descriptive introduction to the world of quantum mechanics in this essential. The text particularly focuses on the mathematical description in the Hilbert space. The content goes beyond popular scientific presentations, but is nevertheless suitable for readers without special prior knowledge thanks to the clear examples. KW - Quantenmechanik KW - Hilbert Room KW - Postulates KW - Schrödingers cat KW - Operators Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-658-32644-9 SN - 978-3-658-32645-6 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32645-6 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schmidt, Thomas A1 - Kasch, Susanne A1 - Eichler, Fabian A1 - Thurn, Laura T1 - Process strategies on laser-based melting of glass powder T2 - Lasers in Manufacturing Conference 2021 N2 - This paper presents the laser-based powder bed fusion (L-PBF) using various glass powders (borosilicate and quartz glass). Compared to metals, these require adapted process strategies. First, the glass powders were characterized with regard to their material properties and their processability in the powder bed. This was followed by investigations of the melting behavior of the glass powders with different laser wavelengths (10.6 µm, 1070 nm). In particular, the experimental setup of a CO2 laser was adapted for the processing of glass powder. An experimental setup with integrated coaxial temperature measurement/control and an inductively heatable build platform was created. This allowed the L-PBF process to be carried out at the transformation temperature of the glasses. Furthermore, the component’s material quality was analyzed on three-dimensional test specimen with regard to porosity, roughness, density and geometrical accuracy in order to evaluate the developed L-PBF parameters and to open up possible applications. KW - 3D-printing KW - glass KW - additive manufactureing KW - laser based powder fusion Y1 - 2021 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hoegen, Anne von A1 - Doncker, Rik W. De A1 - Bragard, Michael A1 - Hoegen, Svenja von T1 - Problem-Based Learning in Automation Engineering: Performing a Remote Laboratory Session Serving Various Educational Attainments T2 - 2021 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON46332.2021.9453925 SP - 1605 EP - 1614 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Ringers, Christa A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Solovev, Anton A1 - Hansen, Jan N. A1 - Ege, Mert A1 - Friedrich, Benjamin M. A1 - Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie T1 - Preprint: Local synchronization of cilia and tissue-scale cilia alignment are sufficient for global metachronal waves T2 - bioRxiv N2 - Motile cilia are hair-like cell extensions present in multiple organs of the body. How cilia coordinate their regular beat in multiciliated epithelia to move fluids remains insufficiently understood, particularly due to lack of rigorous quantification. We combine here experiments, novel analysis tools, and theory to address this knowledge gap. We investigate collective dynamics of cilia in the zebrafish nose, due to its conserved properties with other ciliated tissues and its superior accessibility for non-invasive imaging. We revealed that cilia are synchronized only locally and that the size of local synchronization domains increases with the viscosity of the surrounding medium. Despite the fact that synchronization is local only, we observed global patterns of traveling metachronal waves across the multiciliated epithelium. Intriguingly, these global wave direction patterns are conserved across individual fish, but different for left and right nose, unveiling a chiral asymmetry of metachronal coordination. To understand the implications of synchronization for fluid pumping, we used a computational model of a regular array of cilia. We found that local metachronal synchronization prevents steric collisions and improves fluid pumping in dense cilia carpets, but hardly affects the direction of fluid flow. In conclusion, we show that local synchronization together with tissue-scale cilia alignment are sufficient to generate metachronal wave patterns in multiciliated epithelia, which enhance their physiological function of fluid pumping. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.23.469646 N1 - Veröffentlicht in eLife 12:e77701 (https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77701). ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kezerashvili, Roman Ya A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Preface: Solar sailing: Concepts, technology, and missions II JF - Advances in Space Research Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.01.037 SN - 0273-1177 VL - 67 IS - 9 SP - 2559 EP - 2560 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schulte, Maximilian A1 - Eggert, Mathias T1 - Predicting hourly bitcoin prices based on long short-term memory neural networks T2 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI) 2021 N2 - Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and is considered a high-risk asset class whose price changes are difficult to predict. Current research focusses on daily price movements with a limited number of predictors. The paper at hand aims at identifying measurable indicators for Bitcoin price movement s and the development of a suitable forecasting model for hourly changes. The paper provides three research contributions. First, a set of significant indicators for predicting the Bitcoin price is identified. Second, the results of a trained Long Short-term Memory (LSTM) neural network that predicts price changes on an hourly basis is presented and compared with other algorithms. Third, the results foster discussions of the applicability of neural nets for stock price predictions. In total, 47 input features for a period of over 10 months could be retrieved to train a neural net that predicts the Bitcoin price movements with an error rate of 3.52 %. Y1 - 2021 N1 - 16th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, March 2021, Essen, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Stölzle-Feix, Sonja A1 - Thomas, Ulrich A1 - Engelstädter, Max A1 - Goßmann, Matthias A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Raman, Aravind Hariharan A1 - Jung, Alexander A1 - Fertig, Niels T1 - Plattformtechnologie für kardiale Sicherheitspharmakologie basierend auf teilsynthetischem Herzmuskelgewebe (FLEXcyte) : gemeinsamer FuE-Abschlussbericht aller Partner des Verbundprojektes : Projektlaufzeit: 01.10.2018 bis 30.09.2020 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1813208581 N1 - Förderkennzeichen BMBF 02P18K020-021 Verbundnummer 01185221 PB - Nanion Technologies GmbH CY - München ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heiligers, Jeannette A1 - Schoutetens, Frederic A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Photon-sail equilibria in the alpha centauri system JF - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.G005446 SN - 1533-3884 SN - 0731-5090 SN - 0162-3192 VL - 44 IS - 5 SP - 1053 EP - 1061 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Braun, Sebastian A1 - Cheng, Chi-Tsun A1 - Dowey, Steve A1 - Wollert, Jörg T1 - Performance evaluation of skill-based order-assignment in production environments with multi-agent systems JF - IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics N2 - The fourth industrial revolution introduces disruptive technologies to production environments. One of these technologies are multi-agent systems (MASs), where agents virtualize machines. However, the agent's actual performances in production environments can hardly be estimated as most research has been focusing on isolated projects and specific scenarios. We address this gap by implementing a highly connected and configurable reference model with quantifiable key performance indicators (KPIs) for production scheduling and routing in single-piece workflows. Furthermore, we propose an algorithm to optimize the search of extrema in highly connected distributed systems. The benefits, limits, and drawbacks of MASs and their performances are evaluated extensively by event-based simulations against the introduced model, which acts as a benchmark. Even though the performance of the proposed MAS is, on average, slightly lower than the reference system, the increased flexibility allows it to find new solutions and deliver improved factory-planning outcomes. Our MAS shows an emerging behavior by using flexible production techniques to correct errors and compensate for bottlenecks. This increased flexibility offers substantial improvement potential. The general model in this paper allows the transfer of the results to estimate real systems or other models. KW - cyber-physical production systems KW - event-based simulation KW - multi-agent systems KW - digital factory KW - industrial agents Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JESTIE.2021.3108524 SN - 2687-9735 IS - Early Access PB - IEEE CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Valero, Daniel A1 - Schalko, Isabella A1 - Friedrich, Heide A1 - Abad, Jorge D. A1 - Bung, Daniel B. A1 - Donchyts, Gennadii A1 - Felder, Stefan A1 - Ferreira, Rui M. L. A1 - Hohermuth, Benjamin A1 - Kramer, Matthias A1 - Li, Danxun A1 - Mendes, Luis A1 - Moreno-Rodenas, Antonio A1 - Nones, Michael A1 - Paron, Paolo A1 - Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia A1 - Wang, Ruo-Qian A1 - Franca, Mario J. T1 - Pathways towards democratization of hydro-environment observations and data JF - Iahr White Paper Series Y1 - 2021 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spietz, Peter A1 - Spröwitz, Tom A1 - Seefeldt, Patric A1 - Grundmann, Jan Thimo A1 - Jahnke, Rico A1 - Mikschl, Tobias A1 - Mikulz, Eugen A1 - Montenegro, Sergio A1 - Reershemius, Siebo A1 - Renger, Thomas A1 - Ruffer, Michael A1 - Sasaki, Kaname A1 - Sznajder, Maciej A1 - Tóth, Norbert A1 - Ceriotti, Matteo A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Macdonald, Malcolm A1 - McInnes, Colin A1 - Seboldt, Wolfgang A1 - Quantius, Dominik A1 - Bauer, Waldemar A1 - Wiedemann, Carsten A1 - Grimm, Christian D. A1 - Hercik, David A1 - Ho, Tra-Mi A1 - Lange, Caroline A1 - Schmitz, Nicole T1 - Paths not taken – The Gossamer roadmap’s other options JF - Advances in Space Research KW - Solar sail KW - Small spacecraft KW - DLR-ESTEC GOSSAMER roadmap for solar sailing KW - GOSSAMER-1 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.01.044 SN - 0273-1177 VL - 67 IS - 9 SP - 2912 EP - 2956 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hugenroth, Kristin A1 - Borchardt, Ralf A1 - Ritter, Philine A1 - Groß‑Hardt, Sascha A1 - Meyns, Bart A1 - Verbelen, Tom A1 - Steinseifer, Ulrich A1 - Kaufmann, Tim A. S. A1 - Engelmann, Ulrich M. T1 - Optimizing cerebral perfusion and hemodynamics during cardiopulmonary bypass through cannula design combining in silico, in vitro and in vivo input JF - Scientific Reports N2 - Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a standard technique for cardiac surgery, but comes with the risk of severe neurological complications (e.g. stroke) caused by embolisms and/or reduced cerebral perfusion. We report on an aortic cannula prototype design (optiCAN) with helical outflow and jet-splitting dispersion tip that could reduce the risk of embolic events and restores cerebral perfusion to 97.5% of physiological flow during CPB in vivo, whereas a commercial curved-tip cannula yields 74.6%. In further in vitro comparison, pressure loss and hemolysis parameters of optiCAN remain unaffected. Results are reproducibly confirmed in silico for an exemplary human aortic anatomy via computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Based on CFD simulations, we firstly show that optiCAN design improves aortic root washout, which reduces the risk of thromboembolism. Secondly, we identify regions of the aortic intima with increased risk of plaque release by correlating areas of enhanced plaque growth and high wall shear stresses (WSS). From this we propose another easy-to-manufacture cannula design (opti2CAN) that decreases areas burdened by high WSS, while preserving physiological cerebral flow and favorable hemodynamics. With this novel cannula design, we propose a cannulation option to reduce neurological complications and the prevalence of stroke in high-risk patients after CPB. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96397-2 SN - 2045-2322 VL - 11 IS - Art. No. 16800 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schoutetens, Frederic A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Heiligers, Jeannette T1 - Optimisation of photon-sail trajectories in the alpha-centauri system using evolutionary neurocontrol T2 - 8th ICATT (International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques) 23 - 25 June 2021, Virtual N2 - With the increased interest for interstellar exploration after the discovery of exoplanets and the proposal by Breakthrough Starshot, this paper investigates the optimisation of photon-sail trajectories in Alpha Centauri. The prime objective is to find the optimal steering strategy for a photonic sail to get captured around one of the stars after a minimum-time transfer from Earth. By extending the idea of the Breakthrough Starshot project with a deceleration phase upon arrival, the mission’s scientific yield will be increased. As a secondary objective, transfer trajectories between the stars and orbit-raising manoeuvres to explore the habitable zones of the stars are investigated. All trajectories are optimised for minimum time of flight using the trajectory optimisation software InTrance. Depending on the sail technology, interstellar travel times of 77.6-18,790 years can be achieved, which presents an average improvement of 30% with respect to previous work. Still, significant technological development is required to reach and be captured in the Alpha-Centauri system in less than a century. Therefore, a fly-through mission arguably remains the only option for a first exploratory mission to Alpha Centauri, but the enticing results obtained in this work provide perspective for future long-residence missions to our closest neighbouring star system. Y1 - 2021 N1 - 8th ICATT (International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques) 23 - 25 June 2021, Virtual SP - 1 EP - 15 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Pfetsch, Marc E. A1 - Schmitt, Andreas T1 - Optimal design of resilient technical systems on the example of water supply systems T2 - Mastering Uncertainty in Mechanical Engineering Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-78356-3 N1 - Unterkapitel des Kapitels "Strategies for Mastering Uncertainty" SP - 429 EP - 433 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Mohan, Nijanthan A1 - Groß, Rolf Fritz A1 - Menzel, Karsten A1 - Theis, Fabian T1 - Opportunities and Challenges in the Implementation of Building Information Modeling for Prefabrication of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems in Small and Medium-Sized Contracting Companies in Germany – A Case Study T2 - WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, Vol. 205 N2 - FEven though BIM (Building Information Modelling) is successfully implemented in most of the world, it is still in the early stages in Germany, since the stakeholders are sceptical of its reliability and efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the opportunities and obstacles to implementing BIM for prefabrication. Among all other advantages of BIM, prefabrication is chosen for this paper because it plays a vital role in creating an impact on the time and cost factors of a construction project. The project stakeholders and participants can explicitly observe the positive impact of prefabrication, which enables the breakthrough of the scepticism factor among the small-scale construction companies. The analysis consists of the development of a process workflow for implementing prefabrication in building construction followed by a practical approach, which was executed with two case studies. It was planned in such a way that, the first case study gives a first-hand experience for the workers at the site on the BIM model so that they can make much use of the created BIM model, which is a better representation compared to the traditional 2D plan. The main aim of the first case study is to create a belief in the implementation of BIM Models, which was succeeded by the execution of offshore prefabrication in the second case study. Based on the case studies, the time analysis was made and it is inferred that the implementation of BIM for prefabrication can reduce construction time, ensures minimal wastes, better accuracy, less problem-solving at the construction site. It was observed that this process requires more planning time, better communication between different disciplines, which was the major obstacle for successful implementation. This paper was carried out from the perspective of small and medium-sized mechanical contracting companies for the private building sector in Germany. KW - building information modelling KW - HVAC KW - prefabrication KW - construction KW - small and medium scaled companies Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/BIM210101 SN - 1743-3509 N1 - 4th International Conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations, 1–3 September 2021. Santiago de Compostela, Spain SP - 117 EP - 126 PB - WIT Press CY - Southampton ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Handschuh, Nils A1 - Stollenwerk, Dominik A1 - Borchert, Jörg T1 - Operation of thermal storage power plants under high renewable grid penetration T2 - NEIS 2021: Conference on Sustainable Energy Supply and Energy Storage Systems N2 - The planned coal phase-out in Germany by 2038 will lead to the dismantling of power plants with a total capacity of approx. 30 GW. A possible further use of these assets is the conversion of the power plants to thermal storage power plants; the use of these power plants on the day-ahead market is considerably limited by their technical parameters. In this paper, the influence of the technical boundary conditions on the operating times of these storage facilities is presented. For this purpose, the storage power plants were described as an MILP problem and two price curves, one from 2015 with a relatively low renewable penetration (33 %) and one from 2020 with a high renewable energy penetration (51 %) are compared. The operating times were examined as a function of the technical parameters and the critical influencing factors were investigated. The thermal storage power plant operation duration and the energy shifted with the price curve of 2020 increases by more than 25 % compared to 2015. KW - storage optimisation KW - storage dispatch KW - thermal storage Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-8007-5651-3 N1 - NEIS 2021: Conference on Sustainable Energy Supply and Energy Storage Systems. 13-14 September 2021. Hamburg, Germany SP - 261 EP - 265 PB - VDE Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Fiedler, Gerda A1 - Gottschlich-Müller, Birgit A1 - Melcher, Karin ED - Liu-Henke, Xiaobo ED - Durak, Umut T1 - Online-Prüfungen mit STACK Aufgaben T2 - Tagungsband ASIM Workshop STS/GMMS/EDU 2021 N2 - Wir stellen hier exemplarisch STACK Aufgaben vor, die frei von der Problematik sind, welche sich durch diverse Kommunikationswege und (webbasierte) Computer Algebra Systeme (CAS) ergibt. Daher sind sie insbesondere für eine Open-Book Online Prüfung geeignet, da eine faire Prüfungssituation gewährleistet werden kann. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-901608-69-8 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.11128/arep.45 N1 - Virtueller Workshop, ASIM STS/GMMS & EDU 2021, 11.-12. März 2021 PB - ARGESIM Verlag CY - Wien ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Jordan, Frank A1 - Katz, Christiane A1 - Pieper, Martin T1 - Online-Kollaboration in der Mathematik: Ein Design-Based-Research-Projekt T2 - Forschungsimpulse für hybrides Lehren und Lernen an Hochschulen N2 - Die Studie erörtert anhand eines Fallbeispiels aus der Mathematik für Ingenieur*innen, wie didaktische Gestaltungsprinzipien für Soziale Präsenz, Kollaboration und das Lösen von praxisnahen Problemen mit mathematischem Denken in einer Online-Umgebung aussehen können. Hierfür zieht der Beitrag den forschungsmethodologischen Rahmen Design-Based Research (DBR) hinzu und berichtet über Zwischenergebnisse. DBR wird an dieser Stelle als eine systematische Herangehensweise an kurzfristige Lehrveränderungen und als Chance auf dem Weg zu einer neuen Hochschullehre nach der COVID-19-Pandemie dargestellt, die theoretische und empirische Erkenntnisse mit Praxisverknüpfung und -relevanz vereint. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-cos4-9465 SP - 245 EP - 261 PB - TH Köln CY - Köln ER - TY - THES A1 - Koc, Özge Fethiye T1 - OFEKO: Lehrmaterial für sehbehinderte Kinder N2 - In einer Mischklasse, bestehend aus sehenden und nicht-sehenden Kindern, welche nicht schriftlich oder spielerisch miteinander kommunizieren können, gehen einige soziale Aspekte und Lernübungen verloren. Partnerarbeiten und das gegenseitige Kontrollieren der Richtigkeit, beispielsweise bei der Anwendung von Satzzeichen, sind Möglichkeiten, welche die Kinder ohne ein gemeinsames Material nicht wahrnehmen können. Diese Arbeit ermöglicht ein gemeinsames Arbeiten aller Kinder durch dasselbe Material. Hierfür dienen dreidimensionale Objekte, welche im STL-Dateiformat zur Verfügung stehen. Es eignet sich für schriftliche und geografische Arbeiten. Des Weiteren ist ein Memory-Spiel enthalten, welches ebenso von sehenden und nicht-sehenden Kinder gespielt werden kann. Diese STLs können weltweit verschickt werden, sodass diese beliebig mit einem 3D-Drucker gedruckt werden können. KW - Empathie KW - Mischklasse KW - STL Dateiformat KW - Partnerarbeiten KW - Empathy Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin ED - Pallikaris, I. ED - Tsilimbaris, M. K. ED - Dastiridou, A. I. T1 - Ocular rigidity: clinical approach T2 - Ocular Rigidity, Biomechanics and Hydrodynamics of the Eye N2 - The term ocular rigidity is widely used in clinical ophthalmology. Generally it is assumed as a resistance of the whole eyeball to mechanical deformation and relates to biomechanical properties of the eye and its tissues. Basic principles and formulas for clinical tonometry, tonography and pulsatile ocular blood flow measurements are based on the concept of ocular rigidity. There is evidence for altered ocular rigidity in aging, in several eye diseases and after eye surgery. Unfortunately, there is no consensual view on ocular rigidity: it used to make a quite different sense for different people but still the same name. Foremost there is no clear consent between biomechanical engineers and ophthalmologists on the concept. Moreover ocular rigidity is occasionally characterized using various parameters with their different physical dimensions. In contrast to engineering approach, clinical approach to ocular rigidity claims to characterize the total mechanical response of the eyeball to its deformation without any detailed considerations on eye morphology or material properties of its tissues. Further to the previous chapter this section aims to describe clinical approach to ocular rigidity from the perspective of an engineer in an attempt to straighten out this concept, to show its advantages, disadvantages and various applications. KW - Coefficient of ocular rigidity KW - Eyeball KW - Corneo-scleral shell KW - Pressure-volume relationship KW - Differential tonometry Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-64422-2 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64422-2_2 SP - 15 EP - 43 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kroniger, Daniel A1 - Horikawa, Atsushi A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Pfäffle, Franziska T1 - Numerical investigation of micromix hydrogen flames at different combustor pressure levels T2 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Engineering 2021 N2 - This study investigates the influence of pressure on the temperature distribution of the micromix (MMX) hydrogen flame and the NOx emissions. A steady computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis is performed by simulating a reactive flow with a detailed chemical reaction model. The numerical analysis is validated based on experimental investigations. A quantitative correlation is parametrized based on the numerical results. We find, that the flame initiation point shifts with increasing pressure from anchoring behind a downstream located bluff body towards anchoring upstream at the hydrogen jet. The numerical NOx emissions trend regarding to a variation of pressure is in good agreement with the experimental results. The pressure has an impact on both, the residence time within the maximum temperature region and on the peak temperature itself. In conclusion, the numerical model proved to be adequate for future prototype design exploration studies targeting on improving the operating range. KW - Gas turbine combustion KW - Hydrogen KW - NOx emissions KW - Flame temperature KW - Flame residence time Y1 - 2021 N1 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Engineering 2021 (ICOPE-2021). October 17 - 21, 2021. Kobe, Japan (Online) ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Diehl, Bernd W.K. T1 - Novel approach of qNMR workflow by standardization using 2H integral: Application to any intrinsic calibration standard JF - Talanta N2 - Quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) is routinely performed by the internal or external standardization. The manuscript describes a simple alternative to these common workflows by using NMR signal of another active nuclei of calibration compound. For example, for any arbitrary compound quantification by NMR can be based on the use of an indirect concentration referencing that relies on a solvent having both 1H and 2H signals. To perform high-quality quantification, the deuteration level of the utilized deuterated solvent has to be estimated. In this contribution the new method was applied to the determination of deuteration levels in different deuterated solvents (MeOD, ACN, CDCl3, acetone, benzene, DMSO-d6). Isopropanol-d6, which contains a defined number of deuterons and protons, was used for standardization. Validation characteristics (precision, accuracy, robustness) were calculated and the results showed that the method can be used in routine practice. Uncertainty budget was also evaluated. In general, this novel approach, using standardization by 2H integral, benefits from reduced sample preparation steps and uncertainties, and can be applied in different application areas (purity determination, forensics, pharmaceutical analysis, etc.). KW - qNMR KW - Deuterium NMR KW - Deuterated solvents KW - Standardization Y1 - 2021 SN - 0039-9140 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121504 VL - 222 IS - Article number: 121504 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Albanna, Walid A1 - Conzen, Catharina A1 - Weiss, Miriam A1 - Seyfried, Katharina A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Schmidt, Tobias Philip A1 - Kuerten, David A1 - Hescheler, Jürgen A1 - Bruecken, Anne A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno A1 - Neumaier, Felix A1 - Wiesmann, Martin A1 - Clusmann, Hans A1 - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander T1 - Non-invasive assessment of neurovascular coupling after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a prospective observational trial using retinal vessel analysis JF - Frontiers in Neurology N2 - Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is a common complication after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and can lead to infarction and poor clinical outcome. The underlying mechanisms are still incompletely understood, but animal models indicate that vasoactive metabolites and inflammatory cytokines produced within the subarachnoid space may progressively impair and partially invert neurovascular coupling (NVC) in the brain. Because cerebral and retinal microvasculature are governed by comparable regulatory mechanisms and may be connected by perivascular pathways, retinal vascular changes are increasingly recognized as a potential surrogate for altered NVC in the brain. Here, we used non-invasive retinal vessel analysis (RVA) to assess microvascular function in aSAH patients at different times after the ictus. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.690183 SN - 1664-2295 VL - 12 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 15 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Golland, Alexander T1 - Neuregelungen zum Datenschutz: Ein Update für Website-Betreiber. Reform des Telekom-munikations- und Telemedienrechts verabschiedet JF - NWB Rechnungswesen - BBK Y1 - 2021 SN - 0340-9848 IS - 14 SP - 672 EP - 674 ER - TY - THES A1 - Mühl, Leonie T1 - Neues Erscheinungsbild für den APX: Redesign des LVR - Archäologischen Park Xanten und des Römermuseums N2 - Der Archäologische Park Xanten (APX) gilt als Deutschlands einziger archäologischer Freiluftpark. Er zeichnet sich im Verbund mit dem Römermuseum durch seine Lage auf dem historischen Grund einer römischen Metropole und seine kontinuierliche Forschungsaktivität aus und bietet so ein einzigartiges Umfeld von kultureller Relevanz. Ziel dieses Projektes war es, ein neues Erscheinungsbild zu entwickeln, welches klar die Thematik des Parks in den Medien erkennbar macht. Das Corporate Design dient dazu, die Inhalte des Verbundes in einem einheitlichen System medienübergreifend zu präsentieren. Das Design unterstützt den APX in seiner Funktion als Begegnungs- und Bildungsstätte. Aufgrund dessen ist es im Hinblick auf das Ziel relevant, das Interesse an Kulturgeschichte und Forschung zu wecken. KW - Redesign KW - Corporate Design KW - Archäologie KW - Museumsidendität KW - Branding Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Khalaimova, Karina T1 - Neuerfindung der Ligaturen N2 - Gegenstand des Projekts ist, Ligaturen als erweiterte Mittel der Informationsübertragung einzusetzen. Ligaturen als zusätzliches Instrument sollen die visuelle Komponente des Textes unterstützen, ihm die gewisse Frische einhauchen und ihn hiermit insgesamt sichtbarer, origineller und moderner machen. Der Einsatzbereich erstreckt sich hierbei in die verschiedensten Bereiche hin über Design und Werbung, als auch im Handel oder in sozialen Bereichen. Hierbei kann eine große Anzahl an Wörtern neue Formen annehmen und mithin an neuem Leben und Bedeutung gewinnen, was sicherlich die allgemeinen Sprachmittel bereichern wird. Auf einer historischen Basis und mit Hilfe der Dekonstruktion wurden neue Formen der Ligaturen geschaffen — seltsame, kontroverse, auffällige und einzigartige. KW - Typografie KW - Ligaturen KW - Schriftmuster KW - Lateinisch KW - Kyrillisch Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Monti, Elena A1 - Waldvogel, Janice A1 - Ritzmann, Ramona A1 - Freyler, Kathrin A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Helm, Michael A1 - De Cesare, Niccolò A1 - Pavan, Piero A1 - Reggiani, Carlo A1 - Gollhofer, Albert A1 - Narici, Marco Vincenzo T1 - Muscle in variable gravity: “I do not know where I am, but I know what to do” JF - Frontiers in Physiology N2 - Performing tasks, such as running and jumping, requires activation of the agonist and antagonist muscles before (motor unit pre-activation) and during movement performance (Santello and Mcdonagh, 1998). A well-timed and regulated muscle activation elicits a stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) response, naturally occurring in bouncing movements (Ishikawa and Komi, 2004; Taube et al., 2012). By definition, the SSC describes the stretching of a pre-activated muscle-tendon complex immediately followed by a muscle shortening in the concentric push-off phase (Komi, 1984). Given the importance of SSC actions for human movement, it is not surprising that many studies investigated the biomechanics of this phenomenon; in particular, drop jumps (DJs) represent a good paradigm to study muscle fascicle and tendon behavior in ballistic movements involving the SSC. Within a DJ, three main phases [pre-activation, braking, and push-off (PO; Komi, 2000)] have been recognized and extensively studied in common and challenging conditions, such as changes in load, falling height, or simulated hypo-gravity (Avela et al., 1994; Arampatzis et al., 2001; Fukashiro et al., 2005; Ishikawa et al., 2005; Sousa et al., 2007; Ritzmann et al., 2016; Helm et al., 2020). These studies show that the timing and amount of triceps-surae muscle-tendon unit pre-activation in DJs are differentially regulated based on the load applied to the muscle, being optimal in normal “Earth” gravity conditions (Avela et al., 1994), but decreased in simulated hypo-gravity, hyper-gravity (Avela et al., 1994; Ritzmann et al., 2016), or unknown conditions (i.e., unknown falling heights; Helm et al., 2020). Some authors indicated that, when falling from heights different from the optimal one [defined as the drop height giving a maximum DJ performance indicated as peak ground reaction force (GRF) or jump high], electromyographic (EMG) activity of the plantar flexors increases from lower than optimal to higher than optimal heights (Ishikawa and Komi, 2004; Sousa et al., 2007). These findings highlight the ability of the central nervous system to regulate the timing and amount of pre-activation according to different jumping conditions, thus regulating muscle fascicle length, tendon and joint stiffness as well as position, in order to safely land on the ground and quickly re-bounce. Similarly, to pre-activation, also in the braking phase, the plantar flexors are differentially regulated. In optimal height (i.e., load) jumping conditions, gastrocnemius medialis (GM) fascicles shorten at early ground contact (possibly due to the intervention of the stretch reflex; Gollhofer et al., 1992) and behave quasi-isometrically in the late braking phase, enabling tendon elongation, and storage of elastic energy (Gollhofer et al., 1992; Fukashiro et al., 2005; Sousa et al., 2007). When increasing the falling height (augmenting the impact GRF), the quasi-isometric behavior of fascicles disappears, and fast fascicle lengthening occurs (Ishikawa et al., 2005; Sousa et al., 2007). In the third and last PO phase, fascicles shorten and the tendon releases the elastic energy previously stored. Bobbert et al. (1987) reported no influence of jumping height on the work done and on the net vertical impulse assessed during PO; this observation suggests that, despite an optimal DJ performance might be achieved only in specific conditions (falling heights, loads), the central nervous system seems to be able to regulate muscle behavior in order to effectively perform the required task also in challenging situations. Although the regulation of triceps-surae muscle-tendon unit in DJs has been extensively investigated, very few studies focused on sarcomeres behavior during the performance of this SSC movement (Kurokawa et al., 2003; Fukashiro et al., 2005, 2006). Sarcomeres represent muscle contractile units and are known to express different amounts of force depending on their length (Gordon et al., 1966; Walker and Schrodt, 1974); thus, understanding the time course of their responses during DJs is fundamental to gain further insights into muscle force-generating capacity. In vivo measurement of sarcomere length in humans has been so far been performed only in static positions and under highly controlled experimental conditions (Llewellyn et al., 2008; Sanchez et al., 2015). Instead, human sarcomere length estimation (achieved by dividing GM measured fascicle length for a fixed sarcomere number) in dynamic contractions provided an indirect measure of sarcomere operating range during squat jump, countermovement jump, and DJ (Fukashiro et al., 2005, 2006; Kurokawa et al., 2003). The results of these studies showed that sarcomeres operate in the ascending limb of their length-tension (L-T) relationship in all types of jumps, and particularly so in DJ. However, most of the available observations on sarcomere and muscle fascicle behavior were made in condition of constant gravity. Thus, in order to understand how sarcomere and muscle fascicle length are regulated in variable gravity conditions, we performed experiments in a parabolic flight, involving variable gravity levels, ranging from about zero-g to about double the Earth’s gravity (1 g; Waldvogel et al., 2021). Specifically, the aims of the present study were as follows: 1. To investigate the ability of the neuromuscular system in regulating fascicle length in response to conditions of variable gravity. 2. To estimate sarcomere operative length in the different DJ phases, in order to calculate its theoretical force production and its possible modulation in conditions of variable gravity. We hypothesized that muscle fascicles would be differentially regulated in different gravity conditions compared to 1 g, particularly in anticipation of landing and re-bouncing in unknown gravity levels. In addition, we hypothesized that sarcomeres would operate in the upper part of the ascending limb of their L-T relationship, possibly lengthening during the braking phase (especially in hyper-gravity) while operating quasi-isometrically in 1 g. KW - parabolic flight KW - drop jump KW - hypo-gravity KW - hyper-gravity KW - sarcomere operating length Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.714655 SN - 1664-042X VL - 12 PB - Frontiers Research Foundation CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pourshahidi, Ali Mohammad A1 - Achtsnicht, Stefan A1 - Nambipareechee, Mrinal Murali A1 - Offenhäusser, Andreas A1 - Krause, Hans-Joachim T1 - Multiplex detection of magnetic beads using offset field dependent frequency mixing magnetic detection JF - Sensors N2 - Magnetic immunoassays employing Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection (FMMD) have recently become increasingly popular for quantitative detection of various analytes. Simultaneous analysis of a sample for two or more targets is desirable in order to reduce the sample amount, save consumables, and save time. We show that different types of magnetic beads can be distinguished according to their frequency mixing response to a two-frequency magnetic excitation at different static magnetic offset fields. We recorded the offset field dependent FMMD response of two different particle types at frequencies ƒ₁ + n⋅ƒ₂, n = 1, 2, 3, 4 with ƒ₁ = 30.8 kHz and ƒ₂ = 63 Hz. Their signals were clearly distinguishable by the locations of the extremes and zeros of their responses. Binary mixtures of the two particle types were prepared with different mixing ratios. The mixture samples were analyzed by determining the best linear combination of the two pure constituents that best resembled the measured signals of the mixtures. Using a quadratic programming algorithm, the mixing ratios could be determined with an accuracy of greater than 14%. If each particle type is functionalized with a different antibody, multiplex detection of two different analytes becomes feasible. KW - colorization KW - multiplex detection KW - frequency mixing magnetic detection KW - magnetic nanoparticles Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21175859 SN - 1424-8220 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Advanced Nanomaterial-Based Sensors for Biomedical Applications" VL - 21 IS - 17 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Klöser, Lars A1 - Kohl, Philipp A1 - Kraft, Bodo A1 - Zündorf, Albert T1 - Multi-attribute relation extraction (MARE): simplifying the application of relation extraction T2 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Deep Learning Theory and Applications - DeLTA N2 - Natural language understanding’s relation extraction makes innovative and encouraging novel business concepts possible and facilitates new digitilized decision-making processes. Current approaches allow the extraction of relations with a fixed number of entities as attributes. Extracting relations with an arbitrary amount of attributes requires complex systems and costly relation-trigger annotations to assist these systems. We introduce multi-attribute relation extraction (MARE) as an assumption-less problem formulation with two approaches, facilitating an explicit mapping from business use cases to the data annotations. Avoiding elaborated annotation constraints simplifies the application of relation extraction approaches. The evaluation compares our models to current state-of-the-art event extraction and binary relation extraction methods. Our approaches show improvement compared to these on the extraction of general multi-attribute relations. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-989-758-526-5 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0010559201480156 N1 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Deep Learning Theory and Applications, DeLTA2021, July 7-9, 2021 SP - 148 EP - 156 ER - TY - THES A1 - Meiners, Sonja A1 - Schneider, Sophie T1 - MULO - Multifunktionale Objekte: Eine Serie multifunktionaler Wohnobjekte N2 - Mit MULO wurde eine Serie multifunktionaler Objekte für den Wohnbereich entworfen. In Zeiten des Überangebots und des ständigen Wohnraumwechsels soll der Nutzer dieser Objekte mit einem modernen und schlichten Design unterstützt werden, das zu jedem Anlass passt. Die minimalistische Ästhetik mit hohem Komfort orientiert sich dabei an den Bedürfnissen des Endverbrauchers. Als Verwandlungskünstler bereichert MULO jeden Wohnraum. Die gesamte Serie ist unter der Berücksichtigung der schnelllebigen und sich wandelnden Welt entworfen worden. Mit multifunktionalen Objekten ist das Produkt den flexiblen Anforderungen und Bedürfnissen des Menschen gewachsen. Die Bereiche Wohnen, Leben, Arbeiten, Schlafen und Entspannen werden durch das Sofa- , das Tisch- und das Keramik-System optimal abgedeckt. Durch die Verwendung von nachhaltigen und recycelbaren Materialien, setzt MULO ein kleines Statement und hinterlässt nachhaltig Eindruck. KW - Multifunktionale Wohnobjekte KW - Modularität KW - Modern KW - Schlicht KW - Design folgt Funktion Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Grundmann, Jan Thimo A1 - Borella, Laura A1 - Ceriotti, Matteo A1 - Chand, Suditi A1 - Cordero, Federico A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Fexer, Sebastian A1 - Grimm, Christian D. A1 - Hendrikse, Jeffrey A1 - Herčík, David A1 - Herique, Alain A1 - Hillebrandt, Martin A1 - Ho, Tra-Mi A1 - Kesseler, Lars A1 - Laabs, Martin A1 - Lange, Caroline A1 - Lange, Michael A1 - Lichtenheldt, Roy A1 - McInnes, Colin R. A1 - Moore, Iain A1 - Peloni, Alessandro A1 - Plettenmeier, Dirk A1 - Quantius, Dominik A1 - Seefeldt, Patric A1 - Venditti, Flaviane c. F. A1 - Vergaaij, Merel A1 - Viavattene, Giulia A1 - Virkki, Anne K. A1 - Zander, Martin T1 - More bucks for the bang: new space solutions, impact tourism and one unique science & engineering opportunity at T-6 months and counting T2 - 7th IAA Planetary Defense Conference N2 - For now, the Planetary Defense Conference Exercise 2021's incoming fictitious(!), asteroid, 2021 PDC, seems headed for impact on October 20th, 2021, exactly 6 months after its discovery. Today (April 26th, 2021), the impact probability is 5%, in a steep rise from 1 in 2500 upon discovery six days ago. We all know how these things end. Or do we? Unless somebody kicked off another headline-grabbing media scare or wants to keep civil defense very idle very soon, chances are that it will hit (note: this is an exercise!). Taking stock, it is barely 6 months to impact, a steadily rising likelihood that it will actually happen, and a huge uncertainty of possible impact energies: First estimates range from 1.2 MtTNT to 13 GtTNT, and this is not even the worst-worst case: a 700 m diameter massive NiFe asteroid (covered by a thin veneer of Ryugu-black rubble to match size and brightness), would come in at 70 GtTNT. In down to Earth terms, this could be all between smashing fireworks over some remote area of the globe and a 7.5 km crater downtown somewhere. Considering the deliberate and sedate ways of development of interplanetary missions it seems we can only stand and stare until we know well enough where to tell people to pack up all that can be moved at all and save themselves. But then, it could just as well be a smaller bright rock. The best estimate is 120 m diameter from optical observation alone, by 13% standard albedo. NASA's upcoming DART mission to binary asteroid (65803) Didymos is designed to hit such a small target, its moonlet Dimorphos. The Deep Impact mission's impactor in 2005 successfully guided itself to the brightest spot on comet 9P/Tempel 1, a relatively small feature on the 6 km nucleus. And 'space' has changed: By the end of this decade, one satellite communication network plans to have launched over 11000 satellites at a pace of 60 per launch every other week. This level of series production is comparable in numbers to the most prolific commercial airliners. Launch vehicle production has not simply increased correspondingly – they can be reused, although in a trade for performance. Optical and radio astronomy as well as planetary radar have made great strides in the past decade, and so has the design and production capability for everyday 'high-tech' products. 60 years ago, spaceflight was invented from scratch within two years, and there are recent examples of fast-paced space projects as well as a drive towards 'responsive space'. It seems it is not quite yet time to abandon all hope. We present what could be done and what is too close to call once thinking is shoved out of the box by a clear and present danger, to show where a little more preparedness or routine would come in handy – or become decisive. And if we fail, let's stand and stare safely and well instrumented anywhere on Earth together in the greatest adventure of science. Y1 - 2021 N1 - 7th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, Vienna, Austria, 26-30 April 2021 ER - TY - THES A1 - Beil, Franziska T1 - Mobilität im Alter: der Rollator der nächsten Generation N2 - Da die Gesellschaft in Deutschland immer älter wird, steigt auch die Nachfrage nach Gehhilfen wie beispielsweise einem Rollator. Im Alter steigt das Erkrankungsrisiko für Krankheiten, die die Mobilität erschweren können. An diesem Punkt setzt der Rollator MORO an und bietet wieder Sicherheit beim Gehen. Für den MORO sind Hindernisse wie Bordsteinkanten kein Problem, da er sie mit speziellen Rädern spielend überwinden kann. Zusätzlich bietet er ergonomische Handgriffe, die entsprechend der jeweiligen Krankheit angepasst und ausgetauscht werden können sowie einen Sitz und eine Rückenlehne. Da der MORO aus Carbon hergestellt wird, ist er leicht in der Handhabung und somit wird die Mitnahme im Auto oder Bus und Bahn erleichtert. Durch seine verbesserte Ergonomie, individueller Anpassung und Leichtigkeit kann man wieder selbstständig durch die Welt gehen. KW - Mobilität KW - Rollator KW - Krankheit KW - Alter Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schulze-Buxloh, Lina A1 - Groß, Rolf Fritz T1 - Miniature urban farming plant: a complex educational “Toy” for engineering students T2 - The Future of Education 11th Edition 2021 N2 - Urban farming is an innovative and sustainable way of food production and is becoming more and more important in smart city and quarter concepts. It also enables the production of certain foods in places where they usually dare not produced, such as production of fish or shrimps in large cities far away from the coast. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to show students such concepts and systems in real life as part of courses: visits of such industry plants are sometimes not possible because of distance or are permitted by the operator for hygienic reasons. In order to give the students the opportunity of getting into contact with such an urban farming system and its complex operation, an industrial urban farming plant was set up on a significantly smaller scale. Therefore, all needed technical components like water aeriation, biological and mechanical filtration or water circulation have been replaced either by aquarium components or by self-designed parts also using a 3D-printer. Students from different courses like mechanical engineering, smart building engineering, biology, electrical engineering, automation technology and civil engineering were involved in this project. This “miniature industrial plant” was also able to start operation and has now been running for two years successfully. Due to Corona pandemic, home office and remote online lectures, the automation of this miniature plant should be brought to a higher level in future for providing a good control over the system and water quality remotely. The aim of giving the student a chance to get to know the operation of an urban farming plant was very well achieved and the students had lots of fun in “playing” and learning with it in a realistic way. KW - urban farming KW - food production KW - smart engineering KW - 3D printing KW - sustainability Y1 - 2021 N1 - FOE 2021 : The Future of Education International Conference – Fully Virtual Edition; 01.07.2021-02.07.2021; Florence, Italy ER - TY - THES A1 - Thomaschik, Annika T1 - Medical Design for Kids: Integration der Bedürfnisse von Kindern in medizinische Produkte N2 - Kinder im Kontext von medizinischen Einrichtungen. Kinder sind keine kleinen Erwachsenen und erfordern einen auf sie angepassten Zugang zu medizinischen Behandlungsabläufen. Das Konzept basiert auf dem Gestaltungsprinzip des „Child Centered Design“ mit Befragungen von Experten der Pädiatrie und Forschung sowie mit enger Zusammenarbeit mit Kindern. Entstanden ist ein Produkt welches Skepsis und Angst junger Patienten im Alter von 6 bis 14 Jahren bei stationären Aufenthalten in Krankenhäusern mindert und ihren Heilungsprozess positiv unterstützt. Unter Einbezug von digitalen Möglichkeiten wie Augmented Reality erklärt „ViU“, ein Krankenhaus-Companion in Eulen-Optik, den kleinen Patienten Funktionen und das Wirken verschiedenster medizinischer Geräte und Behandlungen. So wird nicht nur der Rate an Traumata durch Krankenhausaufenthalte bei Kindern entgegengewirkt, sondern auch das Krankenhauspersonal im Umgang mit Kindern im Klinikalltag entlastet. KW - Medizin KW - Technik KW - Kinder KW - Krankenhaus KW - Pädiatrie Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Werkhausen, Amelie A1 - Willwacher, Steffen A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Medial gastrocnemius muscle fascicles shorten throughout stance during sprint acceleration JF - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports N2 - The compliant nature of distal limb muscle-tendon units is traditionally considered suboptimal in explosive movements when positive joint work is required. However, during accelerative running, ankle joint net mechanical work is positive. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how plantar flexor muscle-tendon behavior is modulated during fast accelerations. Eleven female sprinters performed maximum sprint accelerations from starting blocks, while gastrocnemius muscle fascicle lengths were estimated using ultrasonography. We combined motion analysis and ground reaction force measurements to assess lower limb joint kinematics and kinetics, and to estimate gastrocnemius muscle-tendon unit length during the first two acceleration steps. Outcome variables were resampled to the stance phase and averaged across three to five trials. Relevant scalars were extracted and analyzed using one-sample and two-sample t-tests, and vector trajectories were compared using statistical parametric mapping. We found that an uncoupling of muscle fascicle behavior from muscle-tendon unit behavior is effectively used to produce net positive mechanical work at the joint during maximum sprint acceleration. Muscle fascicles shortened throughout the first and second steps, while shortening occurred earlier during the first step, where negative joint work was lower compared with the second step. Elastic strain energy may be stored during dorsiflexion after touchdown since fascicles did not lengthen at the same time to dissipate energy. Thus, net positive work generation is accommodated by the reuse of elastic strain energy along with positive gastrocnemius fascicle work. Our results show a mechanism of how muscles with high in-series compliance can contribute to net positive joint work. KW - locomotion KW - muscle mechanics KW - running KW - sprint start KW - ultrasonography Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sms.13956 SN - 0905-7188 (Druckausgabe) SN - 1600-0838 (Onlineausgabe) VL - 31 IS - 7 SP - 1471 EP - 1480 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford ER - TY - THES A1 - Hahn, Veronika T1 - Masculinity: Männlichkeit im 21. Jahrhundert N2 - Was ist „Männlichkeit“ und was verstehen junge Erwachsene unter diesem Begriff? Das Ziel des Projektes war 18 bis 30 jährige Jungen und Männer des biologisch männlichen Geschlechts zu befragen, was ihre Definition von Männlichkeit sei. Diese Arbeit hatte die Intention den Befragten einen sicheren Raum zu geben, damit sie ihre ehrlichen Antworten äußern und ihre wahren Gesichter zeigen können. Die dabei entstandenen Fotografien sollen die Persönlichkeiten und die seelische Verfassung der abgebildeten Personen widerspiegeln. Es handelt sich um eine soziologische Bestandsaufnahme der „Männlichkeiten“ der heutigen Jugend und der heranwachsenden Erwachsenen im 21. Jahrhundert. KW - Männlichkeit KW - Soziologie KW - Geschlechter KW - Geschlechterrollen KW - Gesellschaftskritik Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Engelmann, Ulrich M. A1 - Shasha, Carolyn A1 - Slabu, Ioana T1 - Magnetic nanoparticle relaxation in biomedical application: focus on simulating nanoparticle heating T2 - Magnetic nanoparticles in human health and medicine Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-1-119-75467-1 SP - 327 EP - 354 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Hoboken, New Jeersey ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nikolovski, Gjorgji A1 - Reke, Michael A1 - Elsen, Ingo A1 - Schiffer, Stefan T1 - Machine learning based 3D object detection for navigation in unstructured environments T2 - 2021 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium Workshops (IV Workshops) N2 - In this paper we investigate the use of deep neural networks for 3D object detection in uncommon, unstructured environments such as in an open-pit mine. While neural nets are frequently used for object detection in regular autonomous driving applications, more unusual driving scenarios aside street traffic pose additional challenges. For one, the collection of appropriate data sets to train the networks is an issue. For another, testing the performance of trained networks often requires tailored integration with the particular domain as well. While there exist different solutions for these problems in regular autonomous driving, there are only very few approaches that work for special domains just as well. We address both the challenges above in this work. First, we discuss two possible ways of acquiring data for training and evaluation. That is, we evaluate a semi-automated annotation of recorded LIDAR data and we examine synthetic data generation. Using these datasets we train and test different deep neural network for the task of object detection. Second, we propose a possible integration of a ROS2 detector module for an autonomous driving platform. Finally, we present the performance of three state-of-the-art deep neural networks in the domain of 3D object detection on a synthetic dataset and a smaller one containing a characteristic object from an open-pit mine. KW - 3D object detection KW - LiDAR KW - autonomous driving KW - Deep learning KW - Three-dimensional displays Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-1-6654-7921-9 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IVWorkshops54471.2021.9669218 N1 - 2021 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium Workshops (IV Workshops), 11-17 July 2021, Nagoya, Japan. SP - 236 EP - 242 PB - IEEE ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kasch, Susanne A1 - Schmidt, Thomas A1 - Jahn, Simon A1 - Eichler, Fabian A1 - Thurn, Laura A1 - Bremen, Sebastian T1 - Lösungsansätze und Verfahrenskonzepte zum Laserstrahlschmelzen von Glas JF - Schweissen und Schneiden Y1 - 2021 SN - 0036-7184 VL - 73 IS - Heft 1-2 SP - 32 EP - 39 PB - DVS Verlag CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Akimbekov, Nuraly S. A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Tastambek, Kuanysh T. A1 - Sherelkhan, Dinara K. A1 - Jussupova, Dariya B. A1 - Altynbay, Nazym P. T1 - Low-rank coal as a source of humic substances for soil amendment and fertility management JF - Agriculture N2 - Humic substances (HS), as important environmental components, are essential to soil health and agricultural sustainability. The usage of low-rank coal (LRC) for energy generation has declined considerably due to the growing popularity of renewable energy sources and gas. However, their potential as soil amendment aimed to maintain soil quality and productivity deserves more recognition. LRC, a highly heterogeneous material in nature, contains large quantities of HS and may effectively help to restore the physicochemical, biological, and ecological functionality of soil. Multiple emerging studies support the view that LRC and its derivatives can positively impact the soil microclimate, nutrient status, and organic matter turnover. Moreover, the phytotoxic effects of some pollutants can be reduced by subsequent LRC application. Broad geographical availability, relatively low cost, and good technical applicability of LRC offer the advantage of easy fulfilling soil amendment and conditioner requirements worldwide. This review analyzes and emphasizes the potential of LRC and its numerous forms/combinations for soil amelioration and crop production. A great benefit would be a systematic investment strategy implicating safe utilization and long-term application of LRC for sustainable agricultural production. KW - soil remediation KW - crop yield KW - soil health KW - soil amendment KW - low-rank coal Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11121261 SN - 2077-0472 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "From Waste to Fertilizer in Sustainable Agriculture" VL - 11 IS - 12 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - THES A1 - Zaunbrecher, Fabienne T1 - Living Spaces - By OASE: Konzeption eines Flagship-Stores mit Wohlfühl- und Erlebnis-Spaces N2 - Konzeption eines Flagship-Stores mit Wohlfühl- und Erlebnis-Spaces Die Bedürfnisse von Besuchern und Kunden eines Geschäfts haben sich über die letzten Jahre stark verändert. Sie möchten das ihr Kauf zum Erlebnis wird. Auf Basis dieser Erkenntnis wurde im Rahmen dieser Arbeit zusammen mit den Produkten des Weltmarktführers für Teichtechnik und Aquaristik „OASE – Living Water“ ein Storekonzept geschaffen. Dieses verbindet den Verkaufsraum mit unterschiedlichen Erlebniswelten, welche auf die jeweilig ausgestellte Produktkategorie abgestimmt sind. Zusätzlich eröffnet ein diverser und aufregend gestalteter Gartenbereich der zum Entspannen und Verweilen einlädt. Der herausstechende Aspekt des Konzepts ist, dass die Produkte sowohl als reines Produkt, als auch in verbauter Version in Aktion zu sehen sind. Auf diese Art bietet die Marke „OASE – Living Water“ ein neues Kauf-Erlebnis an. KW - Storekonzept KW - Verkaufsraum KW - Teichtechnik KW - Aquaristik KW - Wasser Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Niederschmidt, Sören T1 - Living product: ein Ansatz, lebendige Organismen mit einem Produkt zu vereinen und nutzbar zu machen N2 - Diese Arbeit setzt sich mit der Frage auseinander, in welcher Form sich lebendige Organismen – hier insbesondere Pilze - in die Produktwelt integrieren lassen. In welcher Art und Weise beeinflusst ein Organismus das Produkterlebnis? Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit sind vier verschiedene Produkte entstanden, die die Stärken des Materials Myzelium demonstrieren. Myzelium bezeichnet das sehr dichte Wurzelnetzwerk eines Pilzes. Dieses lebendige Netzwerk kann dazu genutzt werden, um organische Stoffe miteinander zu verwachsen und somit Formen entstehen zu lassen. Die so entstandenen Produkte sind in eine Konzeptumgebung eingebettet, in der der Verbrauchende die Natur durch naturnähere Produkte (Form, Material und gewachsene Strukturen) neu erlebt. Gezeigt wird ein Packaging für Einmachgläser, ein Kressebeet, ein Wandregal und ein Teelicht. KW - Myzelium KW - biofabrication KW - biodesign KW - fungalmaterials KW - Bioluminszenz Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Bos, Shania T1 - Living Books: ein Event rund um das Thema Lesen N2 - Living Books ist ein in Aachen stationiertes Event der Buchhandlungskette Mayersche, welches Kinder und Jugendliche zum Lesen animieren soll, indem Technik und Unterhaltungsmedien mit dem Buch verbunden werden. Hierzu werden die Möglichkeiten der virtuellen Realität genutzt sowie einzigartige Marketingstrategien, die sich ebenfalls neuartiger Technik bedienen, um das Interesse und die Neugierde junger Menschen zu wecken. Vor Ort wird man zum ersten Mal mit dem Buch konfrontiert. Bis dahin wirkt das Event schlichtweg wie ein Fantreffen zu Buchverfilmungen. Nacheinander betreten die jungen Besucher mithilfe einer VR-Brille eine Welt, die einem Buch entstammt, um ihnen die Geschichte spielerisch näherzubringen. Mithilfe der neuen Welt und einem plötzlichen Ende soll Neugierde für das Buch geweckt werden. Das Interesse für die Geschichte soll am Ende größer sein als die Abneigung gegen das Lesen. KW - Buch KW - VR KW - Mayersche KW - Lesen KW - Hologramm Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Akimbekov, Nuraly A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Abdieva, Gulzhamal A1 - Ualieva, Perizat A1 - Tastambek, Kuanysh T1 - Lignite biosolubilization and bioconversion by Bacillus sp.: the collation of analytical data JF - Biofuels N2 - The vast metabolic potential of microbes in brown coal (lignite) processing and utilization can greatly contribute to innovative approaches to sustainable production of high-value products from coal. In this study, the multi-faceted and complex coal biosolubilization process by Bacillus sp. RKB 7 isolate from the Kazakhstan coal-mining soil is reported, and the derived products are characterized. Lignite solubilization tests performed for surface and suspension cultures testify to the formation of numerous soluble lignite-derived substances. Almost 24% of crude lignite (5% w/v) was solubilized within 14 days under slightly alkaline conditions (pH 8.2). FTIR analysis revealed various functional groups in the obtained biosolubilization products. Analyses of the lignite-derived humic products by UV-Vis and fluorescence spectrometry as well as elemental analysis yielded compatible results indicating the emerging products had a lower molecular weight and degree of aromaticity. Furthermore, XRD and SEM analyses were used to evaluate the biosolubilization processes from mineralogical and microscopic points of view. The findings not only contribute to a deeper understanding of microbe–mineral interactions in coal environments, but also contribute to knowledge of coal biosolubilization and bioconversion with regard to sustainable production of humic substances. The detailed and comprehensive analyses demonstrate the huge biotechnological potential of Bacillus sp. for agricultural productivity and environmental health. KW - humic acid KW - Bacillus sp KW - lignite KW - Biosolubilization Y1 - 2021 SN - 1759-7277 VL - 12 IS - 3 SP - 247 EP - 258 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bergs, Michel A1 - Monakhova, Yulia A1 - Diehl, Bernd W. A1 - Konow, Christopher A1 - Völkering, Georg A1 - Pude, Ralf A1 - Schulze, Margit T1 - Lignins isolated via catalyst-free organosolv pulping from Miscanthus x giganteus, M. sinensis, M. robustus and M. nagara: a comparative study JF - Molecules N2 - As a low-input crop, Miscanthus offers numerous advantages that, in addition to agricultural applications, permits its exploitation for energy, fuel, and material production. Depending on the Miscanthus genotype, season, and harvest time as well as plant component (leaf versus stem), correlations between structure and properties of the corresponding isolated lignins differ. Here, a comparative study is presented between lignins isolated from M. x giganteus, M. sinensis, M. robustus and M. nagara using a catalyst-free organosolv pulping process. The lignins from different plant constituents are also compared regarding their similarities and differences regarding monolignol ratio and important linkages. Results showed that the plant genotype has the weakest influence on monolignol content and interunit linkages. In contrast, structural differences are more significant among lignins of different harvest time and/or season. Analyses were performed using fast and simple methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Data was assigned to four different linkages (A: β-O-4 linkage, B: phenylcoumaran, C: resinol, D: β-unsaturated ester). In conclusion, A content is particularly high in leaf-derived lignins at just under 70% and significantly lower in stem and mixture lignins at around 60% and almost 65%. The second most common linkage pattern is D in all isolated lignins, the proportion of which is also strongly dependent on the crop portion. Both stem and mixture lignins, have a relatively high share of approximately 20% or more (maximum is M. sinensis Sin2 with over 30%). In the leaf-derived lignins, the proportions are significantly lower on average. Stem samples should be chosen if the highest possible lignin content is desired, specifically from the M. x giganteus genotype, which revealed lignin contents up to 27%. Due to the better frost resistance and higher stem stability, M. nagara offers some advantages compared to M. x giganteus. Miscanthus crops are shown to be very attractive lignocellulose feedstock (LCF) for second generation biorefineries and lignin generation in Europe. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26040842 SN - 1420-3049 N1 - Special Issue Lignin – A Natural Resource with Huge Potential https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/lignin_natural VL - 26 IS - 4 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Yoshinobu, Tatsuo A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Light-addressable potentiometric sensors (LAPS) for cell monitoring and biosensing JF - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2021.100727 SN - 2451-9103 IS - In Press, Journal Pre-proof PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Welden, Rene A1 - Jablonski, Melanie A1 - Wege, Christina A1 - Keusgen, Michael A1 - Wagner, Patrick Hermann A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Light-Addressable Actuator-Sensor Platform for Monitoring and Manipulation of pH Gradients in Microfluidics: A Case Study with the Enzyme Penicillinase JF - Biosensors N2 - The feasibility of light-addressed detection and manipulation of pH gradients inside an electrochemical microfluidic cell was studied. Local pH changes, induced by a light-addressable electrode (LAE), were detected using a light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) with different measurement modes representing an actuator-sensor system. Biosensor functionality was examined depending on locally induced pH gradients with the help of the model enzyme penicillinase, which had been immobilized in the microfluidic channel. The surface morphology of the LAE and enzyme-functionalized LAPS was studied by scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, the penicillin sensitivity of the LAPS inside the microfluidic channel was determined with regard to the analyte’s pH influence on the enzymatic reaction rate. In a final experiment, the LAE-controlled pH inhibition of the enzyme activity was monitored by the LAPS. KW - microfluidics KW - enzyme kinetics KW - actuator-sensor system KW - light-addressable electrode KW - light-addressable potentiometric sensor Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bios11060171 SN - 2079-6374 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Selected Papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Biosensors (IECB 2020)" VL - 11 IS - 6 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Croon, Philipp A1 - Czarnecki, Christian ED - Czarnecki, Christian ED - Fettke, Peter T1 - Liability for loss or damages caused by RPA T2 - Robotic process automation : Management, technology, applications N2 - Intelligent autonomous software robots replacing human activities and performing administrative processes are reality in today’s corporate world. This includes, for example, decisions about invoice payments, identification of customers for a marketing campaign, and answering customer complaints. What happens if such a software robot causes a damage? Due to the complete absence of human activities, the question is not trivial. It could even happen that no one is liable for a damage towards a third party, which could create an uncalculatable legal risk for business partners. Furthermore, the implementation and operation of those software robots involves various stakeholders, which result in the unsolvable endeavor of identifying the originator of a damage. Overall it is advisable to all involved parties to carefully consider the legal situation. This chapter discusses the liability of software robots from an interdisciplinary perspective. Based on different technical scenarios the legal aspects of liability are discussed. KW - robotic process automation KW - artificial intelligence KW - liability KW - culpability Y1 - 2021 SN - 9783110676778 SN - 9783110676693 SN - 9783110676686 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110676693-202 SP - 135 EP - 151 PB - De Gruyter CY - Oldenbourg ER - TY - THES A1 - Ernst, Loredana T1 - Let´s change fashion!: Eine Image-Kampagne der Fair Wear Foundation für faire und nachhaltige Mode. N2 - Fast Fashion-Ketten beherrschen die Modewelt. Doch einige Unternehmen, Siegel und Stiftungen versuchen die Textilindustrie neu umzugestalten. Um die Modeindustrie nachhaltig zu verändern, müssen allerdings auch den Kunden die schlechten Arbeitsbedingungen und die negativen Einflüsse der Textilbranche auf die Umwelt bewusst werden. Das konkrete Ziel der erstellten Kampagne ist es, modebewusste Menschen davon zu überzeugen Fast Fashion hinter sich zu lassen. Es soll also ein Umdenken bei den Konsumenten stattfinden. Die Fair Wear Foundation und ihre Mitglieder vertreten die Vision, dass Mode auch fair und nachhaltig sein kann. Genau diese Vision soll mit der Kampagne vermittelt und an die Konsumenten weitergetragen werden. KW - Kampagne KW - Konzept KW - Layout KW - Mode KW - fair Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Schrey, Leander T1 - Less Waste Shelf: Ein Möbel zur Reduzierung der häuslich anfallenden Lebensmittelabfälle N2 - Mit dem Projekt wird sich dem Problem der weltweiten Lebensmittelverschwendung angenommen und versucht Abfälle in Privathaushalten primär industrialisierter Staaten zu reduzieren. Mit jährlich 1,3 Milliarden Tonnen landet circa ein Drittel aller weltweit produzierten Lebensmittel im Müll. Einen Großteil dieser Abfälle ist vermeidbar, besonders dort, wo man im Überfluss lebt. Das konzipierte Möbelstück soll die Lagerungsmöglichkeiten des Nutzers optimieren und somit für die Wertschätzung von Lebensmitteln sensibilisieren. Für das Möbelstück werden ausschließlich natürliche Materialien verwendet, welche in ihrer Charakteristik optimal zum Funktionsumfang passen, der für die Lagerung benötigt wird. Das Material Terracotta ermöglicht es, mittels Verdunstungskühlung stromlos Gemüse kalt zu halten. Antibakterielles Holz tötet schädliche Bakterien ab. Die Konstruktion ermöglicht somit eine fachgerechte Lebensmittelagerung und ermöglicht sowohl sehr flexible Nutzung, wie auch leichte Reparatur. KW - Regal KW - Möbel KW - Holz KW - Keramik KW - Lebensmittel Y1 - 2021 PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Göll, Fabian A1 - Braunstein, Björn A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Lernende roboterassistierte Systeme für das neuromuskuläre Training - RoSylerNT; Teilvorhaben: Entwicklung eines neuromuskuloskelettalen Modells als Basis für die Interaktionsfähigkeiten autonomer Assistenzsysteme KW - Robotik KW - Rehabilitationsmedizin KW - Neuromuskuläres System KW - Rehabilitatives Training KW - Trainingsgerät Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1855318741 N1 - Förderkennzeichen BMBF 16SV7853 Schlussbericht der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln für das Vorhaben RoSylerNT Laufzeit: 01.08.2017-31.07.2021 PB - Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln CY - Köln ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Adenacker, J. A1 - Gerhards, Benjamin A1 - Otten, Christian A1 - Schleser, Markus T1 - Laserstrahlschweißen von Aluminium-Kupfer-Werkstoffkombinationen für die Elektromobilität T2 - DVS CONGRESS 2021 Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-96144-146-4 N1 - DVS CONGRESS 2021, 14. – 17. September 2021, Essen. Große Schweißtechnische Tagung 2021, DVS CAMPUS 2021. DVS Berichte, Band: 371 SP - 31 EP - 38 PB - DVS Media GmbH CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - THES A1 - Sonntag, Jana T1 - Konzeption und Entwicklung einer Corporate Identity und einer Tourismuskampagne für das Siegerland N2 - Im Rahmen meiner Bachelorarbeit werden ich mich mit der Konzeption und Entwicklung einer Corporate Identity für das Siegerland beschäftigen. Weiterhin möchte ich eine Tourismuskampagne für diese Region gestalten. KW - Corporate Identity KW - Tourismuskampagne Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER -