TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A. A1 - Sitnikova, Diana A1 - Ali, Mohammad A1 - Blume, Katharina A1 - Halle, Martin A1 - Hansser, Henner T1 - Dynamic retinal vessel response to flicker in obesity: A methodological approach JF - Microvascular Research Y1 - 2011 SN - 0026-2862 VL - 81 IS - 1 SP - 123 EP - 128 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dashevsky, Alexey V. A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - Non-penetrating intracanalicular partial trabeculectomy via the ostia of Schlemm's canal JF - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Y1 - 2011 SN - 0721-832x VL - 249 IS - 4 SP - 565 EP - 573 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hanssen, H. A1 - Nickel, T. A1 - Drexel, V. A1 - Hertel, G. A1 - Emslander, I. A1 - Sisic, Z. A1 - Lorang, D. A1 - Schuster, T. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Pressler, A. A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A. A1 - Weis, M. A1 - Halle, M. T1 - Exercise-induced alterations of retinal vessel diameters and cardiovascular risk reduction in obesity JF - Atherosclerosis Y1 - 2011 SN - 0021-9150 VL - 216 IS - 2 SP - 433 EP - 439 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Preiß, C. A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Wendt, K. A1 - Krystek, M. A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Gossmann, Matthias A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Porst, Dariusz A1 - Kayser, Peter A1 - Bassam, Rasha A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - Engineering technology for plant physiology and plant stress research N2 - Plant physiology and plant stress: Plant physiology will be much more important for human mankind because of yield and cultivation limits of crops determined by their resistance to stress. To assess and counteract various stress factors it is necessary to conduct plant research to gain information and results on plant physiology. KW - Pflanzenphysiologie KW - Pflanzenstress KW - Pflanzenscanner KW - plant stress KW - plant scanner Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Doorschodt, B. M. A1 - Schreinemachers, M. C. J. M. A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Florquin, S. A1 - Weis, J. A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Tolba, R. H. T1 - Hypothermic machine perfusion of kidney grafts: which pressure is preferred JF - Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 39 (2011), H. 3 Y1 - 2011 SN - 1573-9686 SP - 1051 EP - 1059 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ohndorf, Andreas A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Seboldt, Wolfgang A1 - Schartner, Karl-Heinz T1 - Flight times to the heliopause using a combination of solar and radioisotope electric propulsion T2 - 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference N2 - We investigate the interplanetary flight of a low-thrust space probe to the heliopause,located at a distance of about 200 AU from the Sun. Our goal was to reach this distance within the 25 years postulated by ESA for such a mission (which is less ambitious than the 15-year goal set by NASA). Contrary to solar sail concepts and combinations of allistic and electrically propelled flight legs, we have investigated whether the set flight time limit could also be kept with a combination of solar-electric propulsion and a second, RTG-powered upper stage. The used ion engine type was the RIT-22 for the first stage and the RIT-10 for the second stage. Trajectory optimization was carried out with the low-thrust optimization program InTrance, which implements the method of Evolutionary Neurocontrol,using Artificial Neural Networks for spacecraft steering and Evolutionary Algorithms to optimize the Neural Networks’ parameter set. Based on a parameter space study, in which the number of thrust units, the unit’s specific impulse, and the relative size of the solar power generator were varied, we have chosen one configuration as reference. The transfer time of this reference configuration was 29.6 years and the fastest one, which is technically more challenging, still required 28.3 years. As all flight times of this parameter study were longer than 25 years, we further shortened the transfer time by applying a launcher-provided hyperbolic excess energy up to 49 km2/s2. The resulting minimal flight time for the reference configuration was then 27.8 years. The following, more precise optimization to a launch with the European Ariane 5 ECA rocket reduced the transfer time to 27.5 years. This is the fastest mission design of our study that is flexible enough to allow a launch every year. The inclusion of a fly-by at Jupiter finally resulted in a flight time of 23.8 years,which is below the set transfer-time limit. However, compared to the 27.5-year transfer,this mission design has a significantly reduced launch window and mission flexibility if the escape direction is restricted to the heliosphere’s “nose". KW - low-thrust trajectory optimization KW - heliosphere KW - ion propulsion Y1 - 2011 N1 - IEPC-2011-051 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference,September 11–15, 2011 Wiesbaden, Germany SP - 1 EP - 12 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scholz, Christina A1 - Romagnoli, Daniele A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Theil, Stephan T1 - Performance analysis of an attitude control system for solar sails using sliding masses JF - Advances in Space Research Y1 - 2011 SN - 0273-1177 VL - 48 IS - 11 SP - 1822 EP - 1835 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Levers, A. A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Analyse der Langzeitwirkung der MBST® KernspinResonanzTherapie bei Gonarthrose T1 - Analysis of the Long-term Effect of the MBST® Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Therapy on Gonarthrosis N2 - Originalausgabe: Orthopädische Praxis Jg. 47. 2011 H. 11; S. 536-543. Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Verlags Zusammenfassung: Auf der Basis von Patientenabfragen mittels Fragebogen zum Schmerzempfinden und zur Einschränkung bei Aktivitäten des alltäglichen Lebens wird die Langzeitwirkung der MBST® KernspinResonanz-Therapie bei Gonarthrose untersucht. An der Studie nahmen 39 Patienten teil, bei denen die Therapie bis zu vier Jahre zurückliegt. Neben einer Gesamtbetrachtung wird der Erfolg auch in Abhängigkeit von Alter, Geschlecht und sportlicher Aktivität analysiert. Insgesamt weist die Studie auf eine anhaltende Verbesserung des Gesundheitszustands mit zum Teil deutlicher Schmerzlinderung auch noch nach vier Jahren hin, jedoch mit einer leichten Schmerzzunahme gegen Ende des Untersuchungszeitraums von vier Jahren. Eine tendenziell positivere Wirkung bei Frauen, älteren Menschen oder auch sportlich nicht-aktiven Patienten lässt auf eine mögliche Beeinflussung des Erfolgs der Therapie durch (Über-)Belastung im Alltag schließen. Ein zusätzlich positiver Effekt der Therapie auf die Knochendichte ist ebenfalls denkbar, dies bleibt jedoch offen. N2 - Original edition: Orthopädische Praxis Vol. 47. 2011 Issue 11; P. 536-543. On the friendly authority of the publisher. Abstract: Based upon a questionnaire for patient-queries regarding pain-sensation and activity-restrictions during everyday task, the long-term effect of MBST® nuclear magnetic resonance therapy is studied in osteoarthritis of the knee. 39 patients, whose therapy dates back up to four years, participated in the study. In addition to an overall view, the success of this therapy is also analyzed regarding age, gender and physical activities. Overall, the study pointed out a sustained improvement in the patients´ local health-status with a significant pain-relief even after four years, but also with a slight increase in pain towards the end of that four-year period. There tends to be more positive effect on women, on elderly of also on even non-sports-active patients which suggest a possible influence by daily (over)-stressing on the success of the therapy. An additional positive effect of the therapy on bone density is also conceivable, however, this remains open. KW - Kniegelenkarthrose KW - Gonarthrose KW - MBST KW - Arthosetherapie KW - gonarthrosis KW - MBST KW - arthrosis therapy Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Tran, Thanh Ngoc A1 - Novacek, V. A1 - Tolba, R. A1 - Klinge, U. A1 - Turquier, F. A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Experimental and Computational approach to study colorectal anastomosis. ISB2011, Proceedings of the XXIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, July 3-7, 2011 N2 - Summary: This paper presents a methodology to study and understand the mechanics of stapled anastomotic behaviors by combining empirical experimentation and finite element analysis. Performance of stapled anastomosis is studied in terms of leakage and numerical results which are compared to in vitro experiments performed on fresh porcine tissue. Results suggest that leaks occur between the tissue and staple legs penetrating through the tissue. KW - Anastomose KW - Finite-Elemente-Methode KW - Biomechanik KW - Anastomosis KW - Finite element method KW - Biomechanics Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bassam, Rasha A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Hescheler, Jürgen A1 - Graef, T. A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Porst, Dariusz A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Kayser, Peter A1 - Arinkin, Vladimir A1 - Gossmann, Matthias A1 - Digel, Ilya T1 - Alterations in human hemoglobin structure related to red blood cell storage N2 - The importance of the availability of stored blood or blood cells, respectively, for urgent transfusion cannot be overestimated. Nowadays, blood storage becomes even more important since blood products are used for epidemiological studies, bio-technical research or banked for transfusion purposes. Thus blood samples must not only be processed, stored, and shipped to preserve their efficacy and safety, but also all parameters of storage must be recorded and reported for Quality Assurance. Therefore, blood banks and clinical research facilities are seeking more accurate, automated means for blood storage and blood processing. KW - Hämoglobin KW - Hämoglobinstruktur KW - Blutzellenlagerung KW - Hemoglobin structure KW - Red blood cell storage Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nguyen-Xuan, H. A1 - Rabczuk, T. A1 - Nguyen-Thoi, T. A1 - Tran, Thanh Ngoc A1 - Nguyen-Thanh, N. T1 - Computation of limit and shakedown loads using a node-based smoothed finite element method JF - International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering N2 - This paper presents a novel numerical procedure for computing limit and shakedown loads of structures using a node-based smoothed FEM in combination with a primal–dual algorithm. An associated primal–dual form based on the von Mises yield criterion is adopted. The primal-dual algorithm together with a Newton-like iteration are then used to solve this associated primal–dual form to determine simultaneously both approximate upper and quasi-lower bounds of the plastic collapse limit and the shakedown limit. The present formulation uses only linear approximations and its implementation into finite element programs is quite simple. Several numerical examples are given to show the reliability, accuracy, and generality of the present formulation compared with other available methods. Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.3317 SN - 1097-0207 VL - 90 IS - 3 SP - 287 EP - 310 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Loeb, Horst W. A1 - Schartner, Karl-Heinz A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Ohndorf, Andreas A1 - Seboldt, Wolfgang T1 - An Interstellar – Heliopause mission using a combination of solar/radioisotope electric propulsion T2 - Presented at the 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference N2 - There is common agreement within the scientific community that in order to understand our local galactic environment it will be necessary to send a spacecraft into the region beyond the solar wind termination shock. Considering distances of 200 AU for a new mission, one needs a spacecraft travelling at a speed of close to 10 AU/yr in order to keep the mission duration in the range of less than 25 yrs, a transfer time postulated by ESA.Two propulsion options for the mission have been proposed and discussed so far: the solar sail propulsion and the ballistic/radioisotope electric propulsion. As a further alternative, we here investigate a combination of solar-electric propulsion and radioisotope-electric propulsion. The solar-electric propulsion stage consists of six 22 cm diameter “RIT-22”ion thrusters working with a high specific impulse of 7377 s corresponding to a positive grid voltage of 5 kV. Solar power of 53 kW BOM is provided by a light-weight solar array. The REP-stage consists of four space-proven 10 cm diameter “RIT-10” ion thrusters that will be operating one after the other for 9 yrs in total. Four advanced radioisotope generators provide 648 W at BOM. The scientific instrument package is oriented at earlier studies. For its mass and electric power requirement 35 kg and 35 W are assessed, respectively. Optimized trajectory calculations, treated in a separate contribution, are based on our “InTrance” method.The program yields a burn out of the REP stage in a distance of 79.6 AU for a usage of 154 kg of Xe propellant. With a C3 = 45,1 (km/s)2 a heliocentric probe velocity of 10 AU/yr is reached at this distance, provided a close Jupiter gravity assist adds a velocity increment of 2.7 AU/yr. A transfer time of 23.8 yrs results for this scenario requiring about 450 kg Xe for the SEP stage, jettisoned at 3 AU. We interpret the SEP/REP propulsion as a competing alternative to solar sail and ballistic/REP propulsion. Omiting a Jupiter fly-by even allows more launch flexibility, leaving the mission duration in the range of the ESA specification. Y1 - 2011 N1 - 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, 11-15 September. Wiesbaden, Germany SP - 1 EP - 7 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Karamanidis, Kiros A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Braunstein, Bjoern A1 - Catala, Maria Moreno A1 - Goldmann, Jan-Peter A1 - Brüggemann, Gert-Peter T1 - Lower leg musculoskeletal geometry and sprint performance JF - Gait and Posture N2 - The purpose of this study was to investigate whether sprint performance is related to lower leg musculoskeletal geometry within a homogeneous group of highly trained 100-m sprinters. Using a cluster analysis, eighteen male sprinters were divided into two groups based on their personal best (fast: N = 11, 10.30 ± 0.07 s; slow: N = 7, 10.70 ± 0.08 s). Calf muscular fascicle arrangement and Achilles tendon moment arms (calculated by the gradient of tendon excursion versus ankle joint angle) were analyzed for each athlete using ultrasonography. Achilles tendon moment arm, foot and ankle skeletal geometry, fascicle arrangement as well as the ratio of fascicle length to Achilles tendon moment arm showed no significant (p > 0.05) correlation with sprint performance, nor were there any differences in the analyzed musculoskeletal parameters between the fast and slow sprinter group. Our findings provide evidence that differences in sprint ability in world-class athletes are not a result of differences in the geometrical design of the lower leg even when considering both skeletal and muscular components. Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.03.009 SN - 0966-6362 VL - 34 IS - 1 SP - 138 EP - 141 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - HPBioforce: Integrierte und automatisierte Screening Plattform eines 96-Well-Hochdurchsatz-Testsystems zur funktionellen Kraftmessung an einige um dicken Zell- und Gewebeschichten für die Arzneimittelforschung : gemeinsamer Abschlussbericht der FH Aachen, Hitec Zang GmbH, IKFE Mainz, IKFE Berlin und der Dr. Gerhard Schmidt GmbH zum InnoNet-Projekt ... ; Programm "Förderung von innovativen Netzwerken" (InnoNet) des Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi) ; Laufzeit: 01.05.2007 bis 31.12.2010 Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2314/GBV:68757076X N1 - Förderkennzeichen BMWi 16IN0536. - Verbund-Nr. 01056220 PB - Technische Informationsbibliothek u. Universitätsbibliothek CY - Aachen [u.a.] ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - FhprofUnd EasyBioforce Abschlussbericht : Miniaturisierte, integrierte und automatisierte Screening Plattform eines 36-Well-Hochdurchsatz-Testsystems zur funktionellen Kraftmessung an Zell- und Gewebeschichten für die Arzneimittelforschung : Laufzeit des Vorhabens: 01.03.2007 - 31.12.2010 Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2314/GBV:782964621 N1 - Förderkennzeichen BMBF 1760X07 PB - Technische Informationsbibliothek u. Universitätsbibliothek CY - Aachen ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - Plant mutant scanner : Hochdurchsatzscanner zur Charakterisierung von Pflanzenmutanten. Abschlussbericht ; FHprofUnd ; PhytoScan ; Laufzeit des Vorhabens: 01.07.2008 - 30.06.2011 Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2314/GBV:747569150 N1 - Förderkennzeichen BMBF 1736X08 PB - Technische Informationsbibliothek u. Universitätsbibliothek CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi T1 - Modeling and Simulation of Shear-Dependent Platelet Reactions in Blood Vessels and Blood-Contacting Medical Devices Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-8439-0134-5 PB - Verlag Dr. Hut CY - München ER - TY - THES A1 - Pham, Phu Tinh T1 - Upper bound limit and shakedown analysis of elastic-plastic bounded linearly kinematic hardening structures Y1 - 2011 N1 - Aachen, Techn. Hochsch., Diss., 2011 PB - RWTH Aachen University CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Xu, Changsheng A1 - Feldmann, Marco A1 - Plescher, Engelbert A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - Development and testing of a subsurface probe for detection of life in deep ice : [abstract] N2 - We present the novel concept of a combined drilling and melting probe for subsurface ice research. This probe, named “IceMole”, is currently developed, built, and tested at the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences’ Astronautical Laboratory. Here, we describe its first prototype design and report the results of its field tests on the Swiss Morteratsch glacier. Although the IceMole design is currently adapted to terrestrial glaciers and ice shields, it may later be modified for the subsurface in-situ investigation of extraterrestrial ice, e.g., on Mars, Europa, and Enceladus. If life exists on those bodies, it may be present in the ice (as life can also be found in the deep ice of Earth). KW - Eisschicht KW - Sonde KW - subsurface probe KW - subsurface ice research Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Xu, Changsheng A1 - Feldmann, Marco A1 - Plescher, Engelbert T1 - IceMole : Development of a novel subsurface ice probe and testing of the first prototype on the Morteratsch Glacier T2 - EGU General Assembly 2011 Vienna | Austria | 03 – 08 April 2011 N2 - We present the novel concept of a combined drilling and melting probe for subsurface ice research. This probe, named “IceMole”, is currently developed, built, and tested at the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences’ Astronautical Laboratory. Here, we describe its first prototype design and report the results of its field tests on the Swiss Morteratsch glacier. Although the IceMole design is currently adapted to terrestrial glaciers and ice shields, it may later be modified for the subsurface in-situ investigation of extraterrestrial ice, e.g., on Mars, Europa, and Enceladus. If life exists on those bodies, it may be present in the ice (as life can also be found in the deep ice of Earth). Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Digel, Ilya T1 - Primary thermosensory events in cells JF - Transient receptor potential channels / Md. Shahidul Islam, ed. Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-94-007-0264-6 N1 - (Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; 704) SP - 451 EP - 468 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Wurm, Patrick T1 - Mission analysis and performance comparison for an Advanced Solar Photon Thruster JF - Advances in Space Research Y1 - 2011 SN - 0273-1177 VL - 48 IS - 11 SP - 1858 EP - 1868 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül T1 - The emperor's new body : seeking for a blueprint of limb regeneration in humans JF - Stem cell engineering : principles and applications / Gerhard M. Artmann ... eds. Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-642-11864-7 SP - 3 EP - 37 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül T1 - Biophysical and Engineering Contributions to Plant Research N2 - Tests with palm tree leaves have just started yet and scan data are in the process to be analyzed. The final goal of future project for palm tree gender and species recognition will be to develop optical scanning technology to be applied to date palm tree leaves for in–situ screening purposes. Depending on the software used and the particular requirements of the users the technology potentially shall be able to identify palm tree diseases, palm tree gender, and species of young date palm trees by scanning leaves. KW - Pflanzenphysiologie KW - Dattel KW - Pflanzenscanner KW - plant scanner KW - date palm tree Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seifarth, Volker A1 - Schehl, D. A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Gossmann, Matthias A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Porst, Dariusz A1 - Preiß, C. A1 - Kayser, Peter A1 - Pack, O. A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül T1 - Ureplace: development of a bioreactor for in vitro culturing of cell seeded tubular vessels on collagen scaffolds N2 - The demand of replacements for inoperable organs exceeds the amount of available organ transplants. Therefore, tissue engineering developed as a multidisciplinary field of research for autologous in-vitro organs. Such three dimensional tissue constructs request the application of a bioreactor. The UREPLACE bioreactor is used to grow cells on tubular collagen scaffolds OPTIMAIX Sponge 1 with a maximal length of 7 cm, in order to culture in vitro an adequate ureter replacement. With a rotating unit, (urothelial) cells can be placed homogeneously on the inner scaffold surface. Furthermore, a stimulation is combined with this bioreactor resulting in an orientation of muscle cells. These culturing methods request a precise control of several parameters and actuators. A combination of a LabBox and the suitable software LabVision is used to set and conduct parameters like rotation angles, velocities, pressures and other important cell culture values. The bioreactor was tested waterproof successfully. Furthermore, the temperature controlling was adjusted to 37 °C and the CO2 - concentration regulated to 5 %. Additionally, the pH step responses of several substances showed a perfect functioning of the designed flow chamber. All used software was tested and remained stable for several days. KW - Tissue Engineering KW - Bioreaktor KW - Organkultur KW - Harnleiter Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kurulgan Demirci, Eylem A1 - Demirci, T. A1 - Trzewik, Jürgen A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Karakulah, G. A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Sakizli, M. A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül T1 - Genome-Wide Gene Expression Analysis of NIH 3T3 Cell Line Under Mechanical Stimulation JF - Cellular and molecular bioengineering. 4 (2011), H. 1 Y1 - 2011 SN - 1865-5025 SP - 46 EP - 55 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinzel, Alexander A1 - Schäfer, Ralf A1 - Müller, Hans-Wilhelm A1 - Schieffer, Andre A1 - Ingenhag, Ariane A1 - Eickhoff, Simon B. A1 - Northoff, Georg A1 - Franz, Matthias A1 - Hautzel, Hubertus T1 - Increased Activation of the Supragenual Anterior Cingulate Cortex during Visual Emotional Processing in Male Subjects with High Degrees of Alexithymia: An Event-Related fMRI Study JF - Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics N2 - Background: One of the most prominent neurobiological models of alexithymia assumes an altered function of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) as the crucial neural correlate of alexithymia. So far functional imaging studies have yielded inconclusive results. Therefore, we tested this hypothesis in healthy alexithymics and nonalexithymics in an event-related fMRI study. Methods: Thirty high- and 30 low-alexithymic right-handed male subjects (selected by the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale, TAS-20) were investigated with event-related fMRI using a picture viewing paradigm. The stimuli consisted of happy, fearful and neutral facial expressions (Ekman-Friesen) as well as positive, negative and neutral pictures from the International Affective Picture System. Results: Contrasting the high-alexithymic with the low-alexithymic group we observed increased activation of the supragenual ACC for different emotional valences as well as for different emotional stimuli. Moreover, there was a positive correlation of the ACC with the individual TAS-20 scores but no correlations with the individual Beck Depression Inventory scores. Additionally, there was no difference in activity of the amygdala. Conclusions: We demonstrated that the supragenual ACC is constantly activated more strongly in alexithymic subjects and that this activation is related to the symptoms of alexithymia and not to associated symptoms such as depression. Therefore, our findings support the hypothesis of an altered function of the ACC in alexithymia. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1159/000320121 SN - 0033-3190 VL - 79 IS - 6 SP - 363 EP - 370 PB - Karger CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinzel, Alexander A1 - Schäfer, Ralf A1 - Müller, Hans-Wilhelm A1 - Schieffer, Andre A1 - Ingenhag, Ariane A1 - Northoff, Georg A1 - Franz, Matthias A1 - Hautzel, Hubertus T1 - Differential modulation of valence and arousal in high-alexithymic and low-alexithymic individuals JF - Neuroreport N2 - High-alexithymic individuals are characterized by an impaired ability to identify and communicate emotions whereas low-alexithymic individuals have a wide-ranging ability to deal with emotions. This study examined the hypothesis that valence and arousal modifications of emotional stimuli differentially modulate cortical regions in high-alexithymic and low-alexithymic individuals. To this end, 28 high-alexithymic and 25 low-alexithymic individuals were investigated with event-related fMRI using visual emotional stimuli. We found differential neural activations in the dorsal anterior cingulate, the insula and the amygdala. We suggest that these differences may account for the impaired ability of high-alexithymic individuals to appropriately handle emotional stimuli. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e32833f38e0 SN - 1473-558X VL - 21 IS - 15 SP - 998 EP - 1002 PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Probst, M. A1 - Mai, A. A1 - Tran, L. A1 - Vonderstein, K. A1 - Keschenau, P. A1 - Linde, T. A1 - Steinseifer, U. A1 - Behr, M. A1 - Mottaghy, K. T1 - The influence of high shear on thrombosis and hemolysis in artificial organs JF - Artificial Organs Y1 - 2010 SN - 0391-3988 N1 - Special Issue: SI ; Meeting abstract VL - 33 IS - 7 SP - 426 EP - 426 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jansen, Sebastian A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Laumen, Marco A1 - Kaufmann, Tim A1 - Hormes, Marcus A1 - Schmitz-Rode, Thomas A1 - Behr, Marek A1 - Steinseifer, Ulrich T1 - 3D Stereo-PIV Validation for CFD-Simulation of Steady Flow through the Human Aorta using Rapid-Prototyping techniques Y1 - 2010 N1 - abstract ; IV International Symposium on Modelling of Physiological Flows, Sardinia, Italy, June 02-05, 2010 ; MPF2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Nam, J. A1 - Waluga, C. A1 - Behr, M. A1 - Pasquali, M. A1 - Mottaghy, K. T1 - Modeling and Numerical Analysis of Platelet Activation, Adhesion and Aggregation in Artificial Organs Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mat.0000369377.65122.a3 N1 - Posterpresentation American Society of Artificial Organs (ASAIO), Baltimore, USA, May 27-29, 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jansen, S. V. A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Laumen, M. A1 - Kaufmann, T. A1 - Hormes, M. A1 - Behr, M. A1 - Schmitz-Rode, T. A1 - Steinseifer, U. T1 - Investigation of Steady Flow Through a Realistic Model of the Thoracic Human Aorta Using 3D Stereo PIV and CFD-Simulation Y1 - 2010 N1 - Posterpresentation ; American Society of Artificial Organs (ASAIO), Baltimore, USA, May 27-29, 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nam, J. A1 - Arora, D. A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Probst, M. A1 - Benkowski, R. A1 - Behr, M. A1 - Pasquali, M. T1 - New computational method in hemolysis analysis for artificial heart pump Y1 - 2010 N1 - Posterpresentation ; American Society of Artificial Organs (ASAIO), Baltimore, USA, May 27-29, 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Probst, M. A1 - Mai, A. A1 - Behr, M. A1 - Tran, L. A1 - Vonderstein, K. A1 - Mottaghy, K. T1 - Numerical Prediction of Blood Damage in Biomedical Devices Y1 - 2010 N1 - Posterpresentation ; Biomedica Congress, Aachen, March 17-18, 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Probst, M. A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Borrmann, E. A1 - Elgeti, S. A1 - Nicolai, M. A1 - Behr, M. T1 - Hemodynamic Modeling for Numerical Analysis and Design of Medical Devices Y1 - 2010 N1 - Posterpresentation ; NIC Symposium 2010 ; 24 - 25 February 2010 Jülich, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Mai, A. A1 - Bergmann, B. A1 - Waluga, C. A1 - Behr, M. A1 - Tran, L. A1 - Vonderstein, K. A1 - Mottaghy, K. T1 - Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Blood Damage Y1 - 2010 N1 - Posterpresentation ; Umbrella Symposium "Modelling and Simulation in Medicine, Engineering and Sciences", Forschungszentrum Jülich, January 18-20, 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Mai, A. A1 - Waluga, C. A1 - Bergmann, B. A1 - Tran, L. A1 - Vonderstein, K. A1 - Behr, M. A1 - Mottaghy, K. T1 - Numerical Modeling of Flow-Related Thrombus Formation under Physiological and Non-Physiological Flow Conditions JF - Acta Physiologica Y1 - 2010 SN - 1748-1716 N1 - Joint Congress of the Scandinavian and German Physiological Societies, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 27-30, 2010 VL - 198 IS - Supplement 677 SP - 185 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Nagel, Edgar A1 - Vilser, Walthard A1 - Seidova, Seid-Fatima A1 - Lanzl, Ines T1 - Microstructural alterations of retinal arterial blood column along the vessel axis in systemic hypertension JF - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS N2 - Purpose: Image analysis by the retinal vessel analyzer (RVA) observes retinal vessels in their dynamic state online noninvasively along a chosen vessel segment. It has been found that high-frequency diameter changes in the retinal artery blood column along the vessel increase significantly in anamnestically healthy volunteers with increasing age and in patients with glaucoma during vascular dilation. This study was undertaken to investigate whether longitudinal sections of the retinal artery blood column are altered in systemic hypertension. Methods: Retinal arteries of 15 untreated patients with essential arterial hypertension (age, 50.9 ± 11.9 years) and of 15 age-matched anamnestically healthy volunteers were examined by RVA. After baseline assessment, a monochromatic luminance flicker (530–600 nm; 12.5 Hz; 20 s) was applied to evoke retinal vasodilation. Differences in amplitude and frequency of spatial artery blood column diameter change along segments (longitudinal arterial profiles) of 1 mm in length were measured and analyzed using Fourier transformation. Results: In the control group, average reduced power spectra (ARPS) of longitudinal arterial profiles did not differ when arteries changed from constriction to dilation. In the systemic hypertension group, ARPS during constriction, baseline, and restoration were identical and differed from ARPS during dilation (P < 0.05). Longitudinal arterial profiles in both groups showed significant dissimilitude at baseline and restoration (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The retinal artery blood column demonstrates microstructural alterations in systemic hypertension and is less irregular along the vessel axis during vessel dilation. These microstructural changes may be an indication of alterations in vessel wall rigidity, vascular endothelial function, and smooth muscle cells in this disease, leading to impaired perfusion and regulation. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-3649 SN - 0146-0404 VL - 51 IS - 4 SP - 2165 EP - 2172 PB - ARVO CY - Rockville, Md. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. A1 - Seidova, Seid-Fatima A1 - Erben, A. A1 - Thürmel, K. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - Diffuse stromale Hornhauttrübungen und Veränderungen der Hände JF - Der Ophthalmologe N2 - Bilaterale stromale Hornhauttrübungen sind für den Augenarzt eine differenzialdiagnostische Herausforderung. Im folgenden Beitrag werden 2 Patieninnen (30 und 36 Jahre) mit unterschiedlich stark ausgeprägter stromaler diffuser Hornhauttrübung vorgestellt. Patientin 1 war kleinwüchsig (114 cm) und Patientin 2 normal groß (172 cm). Beide Patientinnen wiesen veränderte Gelenkstrukturen an Hand und Fußgelenken sowie diffuse stromale Hornhauttrübungen auf. Des Weiteren lagen eine Mitral- und Aorteninsuffizienz (Patientin 1) bzw. eine Aorteninsuffizienz (Patientin 2) vor. Die stromalen diffusen Hornhauttrübungen ließen im Zusammenhang mit den Gelenkveränderungen ein Scheie-Syndrom vermuten. Therapeutisch ist bei Patienten mit Visusminderung eine (lamelläre) Keratoplastik sinnvoll. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00347-009-2066-2 SN - 1433-0423 VL - 107 IS - 4 SP - 363 EP - 365 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wiescher, A. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Neuhann, T. A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. T1 - Rasch progrediente Visusminderung beider Augen bei einem jungen Patienten JF - Der Ophthalmologe N2 - Ein 34-jähriger männlicher Patient stellte sich zur Abklärung einer seit dem 9. Lebensjahr bestehenden und im letzten Jahr rasch progredienten Visusminderung beider Augen bei uns vor. Er beschrieb eine subjektiv zunehmende, im Spiegel für ihn selbst sichtbare, weißliche Trübung in der Pupille beidseits und eine starke Blendempfindlichkeit. Nebenbefundlich gab er rezidivierende Konjunktivitiden und morgens verklebte Lider an. Eine Allergie auf Gräserpollen und eine Unverträglichkeit auf Alkohol sowie mehrere Lebensmittel seien ebenfalls bekannt. Zusätzlich leidet der Patient an stark ausgeprägtem atopischem Ekzem. Dieses wurde nie systemisch, sondern nur bei Bedarf mit kortisonhaltiger Salbe therapiert. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00347-007-1586-x SN - 1433-0423 VL - 105 IS - 4 SP - 389 EP - 392 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pressler, Axel A1 - Esefeld, Katrin A1 - Scherr, Johannes A1 - Ali, Mohammad A1 - Hanssen, Henner A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Lanzl, Ines A1 - Halle, Martin A1 - Kaemmerer, Harald A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno A1 - Hager, Alfred T1 - Structural alterations of retinal arterioles in adults late after repair of aortic isthmic coarctation JF - The American Journal of Cardiology N2 - Patients after coarctation repair still have an increased risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events. This has been explained by the persisting hypertension and alterations in the peripheral vessels. However, involvement of the central vessels such as the retinal arteries is virtually unknown. A total of 34 patients after coarctation repair (22 men and 12 women; 23 to 58 years old, age range 0 to 32 years at surgical repair) and 34 nonhypertensive controls underwent structural and functional retinal vessel analysis. Using structural analysis, the vessel diameters were measured. Using functional analysis, the endothelium-dependent vessel dilation in response to flicker light stimulation was assessed. In the patients after coarctation repair, the retinal arteriolar diameter was significantly reduced compared to that of the controls (median 182 μm, first to third quartile 171 to 197; vs 197 μm, first to third quartile 193 to 206; p <0.001). These findings were independent of the peripheral blood pressure and age at intervention. No differences were found for venules. The functional analysis findings were not different between the patients and controls (maximum dilation 3.5%, first to third quartile 2.1% to 4.5% vs 3.6%, first to third quartile 2.2% to 4.3%; p = 0.81), indicating preserved autoregulative mechanisms. In conclusion, the retinal artery diameter is reduced in patients after coarctation repair, independent of their current blood pressure level and age at intervention. As a structural marker of chronic vessel damage associated with past, current, or future hypertension, retinal arteriolar narrowing has been linked to stroke incidence. These results indicate an involvement of cerebral microcirculation in aortic coarctation, despite timely repair, and might contribute to explain the increased rate of cerebrovascular events in such patients. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.10.070 SN - 0002-9149 VL - 105 IS - 5 SP - 740 EP - 744 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Garhofer, Gerhard A1 - Bek, Toke A1 - Boehm, Andreas G. A1 - Gherghel, Doina A1 - Grundwald, Juan A1 - Jeppesen, Peter A1 - Kergoat, Hélène A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Lanzl, Ines A1 - Lovasik, John V. A1 - Nagel, Edgar A1 - Vilser, Walthard A1 - Orgul, Selim A1 - Schmetterer, Leopold T1 - Use of the retinal vessel analyzer in ocular blood flow research JF - Acta Ophthalmol N2 - The present article describes a standard instrument for the continuous online determination of retinal vessel diameters, the commercially available retinal vessel analyzer. This report is intended to provide informed guidelines for measuring ocular blood flow with this system. The report describes the principles underlying the method and the instruments currently available, and discusses clinical protocol and the specific parameters measured by the system. Unresolved questions and the possible limitations of the technique are also discussed. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01587.x SN - 1755-3768 VL - 88 IS - 7 SP - 717 EP - 722 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Stadler, Andreas M. A1 - Embs, Jan P. A1 - Zaccai, Giuseppe A1 - Büldt, Georg A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül T1 - The crucial role of water in a phase transition of hemoglobin at body temperature : [abstract] N2 - The observation of a temperature transition of hemoglobin occurring at a critical temperature close to body temperature KW - Hämoglobin KW - Erythrozyt KW - Körpertemperatur Y1 - 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kozhalakova, A. A. A1 - Zhubanova, Azhar A. A1 - Mansurov, Z. A. A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Tazhibayeva, S. M. A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül T1 - Adsorption of bacterial lipopolysaccharides on carbonized rice shell JF - Science of Central Asia (2010) Y1 - 2010 SP - 50 EP - 54 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kurz, R. A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Trzewik, Jürgen A1 - Rüffer, M. A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Rothermel, A. A1 - Robitzki, A. A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül T1 - Contractile tension and beating rates of self-exciting monolayers and 3D-tissue constructs of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes JF - Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing N2 - The CellDrum technology (The term 'CellDrum technology' includes a couple of slightly different technological setups for measuring lateral mechanical tension in various types of cell monolayers or 3D-tissue constructs) was designed to quantify the contraction rate and mechanical tension of self-exciting cardiac myocytes. Cells were grown either within flexible, circular collagen gels or as monolayer on top of respective 1-mum thin silicone membranes. Membrane and cells were bulged outwards by air pressure. This biaxial strain distribution is rather similar the beating, blood-filled heart. The setup allowed presetting the mechanical residual stress level externally by adjusting the centre deflection, thus, mimicking hypertension in vitro. Tension was measured as oscillating differential pressure change between chamber and environment. A 0.5-mm thick collagen-cardiac myocyte tissue construct induced after 2 days of culturing (initial cell density 2 x 10(4) cells/ml), a mechanical tension of 1.62 +/- 0.17 microN/mm(2). Mechanical load is an important growth regulator in the developing heart, and the orientation and alignment of cardiomyocytes is stress sensitive. Therefore, it was necessary to develop the CellDrum technology with its biaxial stress-strain distribution and defined mechanical boundary conditions. Cells were exposed to strain in two directions, radially and circumferentially, which is similar to biaxial loading in real heart tissues. Thus, from a biomechanical point of view, the system is preferable to previous setups based on uniaxial stretching. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-009-0552-y SN - 1741-0444 VL - 48 IS - 1 SP - 59 EP - 65 PB - Springer Nature CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Leimena, W. A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Porst, Dariusz A1 - Kayser, Peter A1 - Funke, O. A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - In-situ biological decontamination of an ice melting probe : [abstract] N2 - The objective of our study was to investigate the efficacy of different in-situ decontamination protocols in the conditions of thermo-mechanical ice-melting. KW - Sonde KW - Dekontamination KW - Wasserstoffperoxid KW - Natriumhypochlorit Y1 - 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pham, Phu Tinh A1 - Vu, Khoi Duc A1 - Tran, Thanh Ngoc A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - A primal-dual algorithm for shakedown analysis of elastic-plastic bounded linearly kinematic hardening bodies Y1 - 2010 N1 - ECCM 2010, IV European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Paris, France, May 16-21, 2010. SP - 1 EP - 7 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nguyen, N.-H. A1 - Raatschen, Hans-Jürgen A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - A hyperelastic model of biological tissue materials in tubular organs Y1 - 2010 N1 - ECCM 2010, IV European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Paris, France, May 16-21, 2010. SP - 1 EP - 12 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Borggräfe, Andreas A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Mission performance evaluation for solar sails using a refined SRP force model with variable optical coefficients T2 - 2nd International Symposium on Solar Sailing N2 - Solar sails provide ignificant advantages over other low-thrust propulsion systems because they produce thrust by the momentum exchange from solar radiation pressure (SRP) and thus do not consume any propellant.The force exerted on a very thin sail foil basically depends on the light incidence angle. Several analytical SRP force models that describe the SRP force acting on the sail have been established since the 1970s. All the widely used models use constant optical force coefficients of the reflecting sail material. In 2006,MENGALI et al. proposed a refined SRP force model that takes into account the dependancy of the force coefficients on the light incident angle,the sail’s distance from the sun (and thus the sail emperature) and the surface roughness of the sail material [1]. In this paper, the refined SRP force model is compared to the previous ones in order to identify the potential impact of the new model on the predicted capabilities of solar sails in performing low-cost interplanetary space missions. All force models have been implemented within InTrance, a global low-thrust trajectory optimization software utilizing evolutionary neurocontrol [2]. Two interplanetary rendezvous missions, to Mercury and the near-Earth asteroid 1996FG3, are investigated. Two solar sail performances in terms of characteristic acceleration are examined for both scenarios, 0.2 mm/s2 and 0.5 mm/s2, termed “low” and “medium” sail performance. In case of the refined SRP model, three different values of surface roughness are chosen, h = 0 nm, 10 nm and 25 nm. The results show that the refined SRP force model yields shorter transfer times than the standard model. Y1 - 2010 N1 - 2nd International Symposium on Solar Sailing, ISSS 2010, 2010-07-20 - 2010-07-22. New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York, USA SP - 1 EP - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Arampatzis, Adamantios A1 - Peper, Andreas A1 - Bierbaum, Stefanie A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Plasticity of human Achilles tendon mechanical and morphological properties in response to cyclic strain JF - Journal of Biomechanics N2 - The purpose of the current study in combination with our previous published data (Arampatzis et al., 2007) was to examine the effects of a controlled modulation of strain magnitude and strain frequency applied to the Achilles tendon on the plasticity of tendon mechanical and morphological properties. Eleven male adults (23.9±2.2 yr) participated in the study. The participants exercised one leg at low magnitude tendon strain (2.97±0.47%), and the other leg at high tendon strain magnitude (4.72±1.08%) of similar frequency (0.5 Hz, 1 s loading, 1 s relaxation) and exercise volume (integral of the plantar flexion moment over time) for 14 weeks, 4 days per week, 5 sets per session. The exercise volume was similar to the intervention of our earlier study (0.17 Hz frequency; 3 s loading, 3 s relaxation) allowing a direct comparison of the results. Before and after the intervention ankle joint moment has been measured by a dynamometer, tendon–aponeurosis elongation by ultrasound and cross-sectional area of the Achilles tendon by magnet resonance images (MRI). We found a decrease in strain at a given tendon force, an increase in tendon–aponeurosis stiffness and tendon elastic modulus of the Achilles tendon only in the leg exercised at high strain magnitude. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the Achilles tendon did not show any statistically significant (P>0.05) differences to the pre-exercise values in both legs. The results indicate a superior improvement in tendon properties (stiffness, elastic modulus and CSA) at the low frequency (0.17 Hz) compared to the high strain frequency (0.5 Hz) protocol. These findings provide evidence that the strain magnitude applied to the Achilles tendon should exceed the value, which occurs during habitual activities to trigger adaptational effects and that higher tendon strain duration per contraction leads to superior tendon adaptational responses. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.08.014 SN - 0021-9290 VL - 43 IS - 16 SP - 3073 EP - 3079 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -