TY - CHAP A1 - Kohl, Philipp A1 - Freyer, Nils A1 - Krämer, Yoka A1 - Werth, Henri A1 - Wolf, Steffen A1 - Kraft, Bodo A1 - Meinecke, Matthias A1 - Zündorf, Albert ED - Conte, Donatello ED - Fred, Ana ED - Gusikhin, Oleg ED - Sansone, Carlo T1 - ALE: a simulation-based active learning evaluation framework for the parameter-driven comparison of query strategies for NLP T2 - Deep Learning Theory and Applications N2 - Supervised machine learning and deep learning require a large amount of labeled data, which data scientists obtain in a manual, and time-consuming annotation process. To mitigate this challenge, Active Learning (AL) proposes promising data points to annotators they annotate next instead of a subsequent or random sample. This method is supposed to save annotation effort while maintaining model performance. However, practitioners face many AL strategies for different tasks and need an empirical basis to choose between them. Surveys categorize AL strategies into taxonomies without performance indications. Presentations of novel AL strategies compare the performance to a small subset of strategies. Our contribution addresses the empirical basis by introducing a reproducible active learning evaluation (ALE) framework for the comparative evaluation of AL strategies in NLP. The framework allows the implementation of AL strategies with low effort and a fair data-driven comparison through defining and tracking experiment parameters (e.g., initial dataset size, number of data points per query step, and the budget). ALE helps practitioners to make more informed decisions, and researchers can focus on developing new, effective AL strategies and deriving best practices for specific use cases. With best practices, practitioners can lower their annotation costs. We present a case study to illustrate how to use the framework. KW - Active learning KW - Query learning KW - Natural language processing KW - Deep learning KW - Reproducible research Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-031-39058-6 (Print) SN - 978-3-031-39059-3 (Online) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39059-3_16 N1 - 4th International Conference, DeLTA 2023, Rome, Italy, July 13–14, 2023. SP - 235 EP - 253 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nikolovski, Gjorgji A1 - Limpert, Nicolas A1 - Nessau, Hendrik A1 - Reke, Michael A1 - Ferrein, Alexander T1 - Model-predictive control with parallelised optimisation for the navigation of autonomous mining vehicles T2 - 2023 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) N2 - The work in modern open-pit and underground mines requires the transportation of large amounts of resources between fixed points. The navigation to these fixed points is a repetitive task that can be automated. The challenge in automating the navigation of vehicles commonly used in mines is the systemic properties of such vehicles. Many mining vehicles, such as the one we have used in the research for this paper, use steering systems with an articulated joint bending the vehicle’s drive axis to change its course and a hydraulic drive system to actuate axial drive components or the movements of tippers if available. To address the difficulties of controlling such a vehicle, we present a model-predictive approach for controlling the vehicle. While the control optimisation based on a parallel error minimisation of the predicted state has already been established in the past, we provide insight into the design and implementation of an MPC for an articulated mining vehicle and show the results of real-world experiments in an open-pit mine environment. KW - Mpc KW - Control KW - Path-following KW - Navigation KW - Automation Y1 - 2023 SN - 979-8-3503-4691-6 (Online) SN - 979-8-3503-4692-3 (Print) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186806 N1 - IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Vehicle, 4.-7. June 2023, Anchorage, AK, USA. PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Steuer-Dankert, Linda T1 - Training future skills - sustainability, interculturality & innovation in a digital design thinking format T2 - Proceedings of the 19th International CDIO Conference N2 - The complex questions of today for a world of tomorrow are characterized by their global impact. Solutions must therefore not only be sustainable in the sense of the three pillars of sustainability (economic, environmental, and social) but must also function globally. This goes hand in hand with the need for intercultural acceptance of developed services and products. To achieve this, engineers, as the problem solvers of the future, must be able to work in intercultural teams on appropriate solutions, and be sensitive to intercultural perspectives. To equip the engineers of the future with the so-called future skills, teaching concepts are needed in which students can acquire these methods and competencies in application-oriented formats. The presented course "Applying Design Thinking - Sustainability, Innovation and Interculturality" was developed to teach future skills from the competency areas Digital Key Competencies, Classical Competencies and Transformative Competencies. The CDIO Standard 3.0, in particular the standards 5, 6, 7 and 8, was used as a guideline. The course aims to prepare engineering students from different disciplines and cultures for their future work in an international environment by combining a digital teaching format with an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and intercultural setting for solving sustainability challenges. The innovative moment lies in the digital application of design thinking and the inclusion of intercultural as well as trans- and interdisciplinary perspectives in innovation development processes. In this paper, the concept of the course will be presented in detail and the particularities of a digital implementation of design thinking will be addressed. Subsequently, the potentials and challenges will be reflected and practical advice for integrating design thinking in engineering education will be given. KW - Design Thinking KW - Sustainability KW - Future Skills KW - Interculturality KW - Interdisciplinarity Y1 - 2023 N1 - 19th International CDIO Conference, hosted by NTNU, Trondheim, Norway, June 26-29, 2023 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Eggert, Mathias A1 - Weber, Jannik T1 - What drives the purchase decision in Instagram stores? T2 - ECIS 2023 Research Papers N2 - The popularity of social media and particularly Instagram grows steadily. People use the different platforms to share pictures as well as videos and to communicate with friends. The potential of social media platforms is also being used for marketing purposes and for selling products. While for Facebook and other online social media platforms the purchase decision factors are investigated several times, Instagram stores remain mainly unattended so far. The present research work closes this gap and sheds light into decisive factors for purchasing products offered in Instagram stores. A theoretical research model, which contains selected constructs that are assumed to have a significant influence on Instagram user´s purchase intention, is developed. The hypotheses are evaluated by applying structural equation modelling on survey data containing 127 relevant participants. The results of the study reveal that ‘trust’, ‘personal recommendation’, and ‘usability’ significantly influences user’s buying intention in Instagram stores. KW - Instagram store KW - shopping behavior KW - purchase factor KW - PLS KW - structural equation model Y1 - 2023 N1 - ECIS 2023, European Conference on Information Systems, Kristiansand, Norway, June 11.-16. SP - 1 EP - 17 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Engelmann, Ulrich M. A1 - Baumann, Martin ED - Lindinger, Markus ED - Bartsch, Oliver T1 - Moderationsexpertise - das Mindset T2 - IT-Servicemanagement N2 - Teamsitzungen, Arbeitsgruppentreffen, Kickoffs und Meetings – sie alle werden mit dem Ziel durchgeführt, innerhalb einer vorgegebenen Zeitspanne ein gemeinsames Arbeitsziel zu erreichen. Damit die Zielerreichung auch bei komplexeren Arbeitsaufträgen nicht vom Zufall abhängt, empfiehlt es sich, die Leitung des Ablaufs einem Moderator zu übertragen. In diesem Beitrag einer dreiteiligen Serie wird beschrieben, über welches Mindset der Moderator verfügen sollte, welche grundsätzlichen Methoden hilfreich sind und was bei der Onlinemoderation im Besonderen zu beachten ist. Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-8249-1154-7 SP - Kapitel 05530 PB - TÜV-Verlag CY - Köln ET - 54. Update ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Waldvogel, Janice A1 - Freyler, Kathrin A1 - Helm, Michael A1 - Monti, Elena A1 - Stäudle, Benjamin A1 - Gollhofer, Albert A1 - Narici, Marco V. A1 - Ritzmann, Ramona A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Changes in gravity affect neuromuscular control, biomechanics, and muscle-tendon mechanics in energy storage and dissipation tasks JF - Journal of Applied Physiology N2 - This study evaluates neuromechanical control and muscle-tendon interaction during energy storage and dissipation tasks in hypergravity. During parabolic flights, while 17 subjects performed drop jumps (DJs) and drop landings (DLs), electromyography (EMG) of the lower limb muscles was combined with in vivo fascicle dynamics of the gastrocnemius medialis, two-dimensional (2D) kinematics, and kinetics to measure and analyze changes in energy management. Comparisons were made between movement modalities executed in hypergravity (1.8 G) and gravity on ground (1 G). In 1.8 G, ankle dorsiflexion, knee joint flexion, and vertical center of mass (COM) displacement are lower in DJs than in DLs; within each movement modality, joint flexion amplitudes and COM displacement demonstrate higher values in 1.8 G than in 1 G. Concomitantly, negative peak ankle joint power, vertical ground reaction forces, and leg stiffness are similar between both movement modalities (1.8 G). In DJs, EMG activity in 1.8 G is lower during the COM deceleration phase than in 1 G, thus impairing quasi-isometric fascicle behavior. In DLs, EMG activity before and during the COM deceleration phase is higher, and fascicles are stretched less in 1.8 G than in 1 G. Compared with the situation in 1 G, highly task-specific neuromuscular activity is diminished in 1.8 G, resulting in fascicle lengthening in both movement modalities. Specifically, in DJs, a high magnitude of neuromuscular activity is impaired, resulting in altered energy storage. In contrast, in DLs, linear stiffening of the system due to higher neuromuscular activity combined with lower fascicle stretch enhances the buffering function of the tendon, and thus the capacity to safely dissipate energy. KW - electromyography KW - locomotion KW - overload KW - stretch-shortening cycle KW - ultrasound Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00279.2022 SN - 1522-1601 (Onlineausgabe) SN - 8750-7587 (Druckausgabe) VL - 134 IS - 1 SP - 190 EP - 202 PB - American Physiological Society CY - Bethesda, Md. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vögele, Stefan A1 - Josyabhatla, Vishnu Teja A1 - Ball, Christopher A1 - Rhoden, Imke A1 - Grajewski, Matthias A1 - Rübbelke, Dirk A1 - Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm T1 - Robust assessment of energy scenarios from stakeholders' perspectives JF - Energy N2 - Using scenarios is vital in identifying and specifying measures for successfully transforming the energy system. Such transformations can be particularly challenging and require the support of a broader set of stakeholders. Otherwise, there will be opposition in the form of reluctance to adopt the necessary technologies. Usually, processes for considering stakeholders' perspectives are very time-consuming and costly. In particular, there are uncertainties about how to deal with modifications in the scenarios. In principle, new consulting processes will be required. In our study, we show how multi-criteria decision analysis can be used to analyze stakeholders' attitudes toward transition paths. Since stakeholders differ regarding their preferences and time horizons, we employ a multi-criteria decision analysis approach to identify which stakeholders will support or oppose a transition path. We provide a flexible template for analyzing stakeholder preferences toward transition paths. This flexibility comes from the fact that our multi-criteria decision aid-based approach does not involve intensive empirical work with stakeholders. Instead, it involves subjecting assumptions to robustness analysis, which can help identify options to influence stakeholders' attitudes toward transitions. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.128326 SN - 1873-6785 (Online) SN - 0360-5442 (Print) IS - In Press, Article 128326 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rhoden, Imke A1 - Ball, Christopher Stephen A1 - Grajewski, Matthias A1 - Kuckshinrich, Wilhelm T1 - Reverse engineering of stakeholder preferences – A multi-criteria assessment of the German passenger car sector JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews N2 - Germany is a frontrunner in setting frameworks for the transition to a low-carbon system. The mobility sector plays a significant role in this shift, affecting different people and groups on multiple levels. Without acceptance from these stakeholders, emission targets are out of reach. This research analyzes how the heterogeneous preferences of various stakeholders align with the transformation of the mobility sector, looking at the extent to which the German transformation paths are supported and where stakeholders are located. Under the research objective of comparing stakeholders' preferences to identify which car segments require additional support for a successful climate transition, a status quo of stakeholders and car performance criteria is the foundation for the analysis. Stakeholders' hidden preferences hinder the derivation of criteria weightings from stakeholders; therefore, a ranking from observed preferences is used. This study's inverse multi-criteria decision analysis means that weightings can be predicted and used together with a recalibrated performance matrix to explore future preferences toward car segments. Results show that stakeholders prefer medium-sized cars, with the trend pointing towards the increased potential for alternative propulsion technologies and electrified vehicles. These insights can guide the improved targeting of policy supporting the energy and mobility transformation. Additionally, the method proposed in this work can fully handle subjective approaches while incorporating a priori information. A software implementation of the proposed method completes this work and is made publicly available. KW - Regionalization KW - Multi-criteria decision analysis KW - Preference assessment KW - E-Mobility KW - Mobility transition Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113352 SN - 1364-0321 VL - 181 IS - July 2023 SP - Article number: 113352 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heieis, Jule A1 - Böcker, Jonas A1 - D'Angelo, Olfa A1 - Mittag, Uwe A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Schönau, Eckhard A1 - Meyer, Andreas A1 - Voigtmann, Thomas A1 - Rittweger, Jörn T1 - Curvature of gastrocnemius muscle fascicles as function of muscle–tendon complex length and contraction in humans JF - Physiological Reports N2 - It has been shown that muscle fascicle curvature increases with increasing contraction level and decreasing muscle–tendon complex length. The analyses were done with limited examination windows concerning contraction level, muscle–tendon complex length, and/or intramuscular position of ultrasound imaging. With this study we aimed to investigate the correlation between fascicle arching and contraction, muscle–tendon complex length and their associated architectural parameters in gastrocnemius muscles to develop hypotheses concerning the fundamental mechanism of fascicle curving. Twelve participants were tested in five different positions (90°/105°*, 90°/90°*, 135°/90°*, 170°/90°*, and 170°/75°*; *knee/ankle angle). They performed isometric contractions at four different contraction levels (5%, 25%, 50%, and 75% of maximum voluntary contraction) in each position. Panoramic ultrasound images of gastrocnemius muscles were collected at rest and during constant contraction. Aponeuroses and fascicles were tracked in all ultrasound images and the parameters fascicle curvature, muscle–tendon complex strain, contraction level, pennation angle, fascicle length, fascicle strain, intramuscular position, sex and age group were analyzed by linear mixed effect models. Mean fascicle curvature of the medial gastrocnemius increased with contraction level (+5 m−1 from 0% to 100%; p = 0.006). Muscle–tendon complex length had no significant impact on mean fascicle curvature. Mean pennation angle (2.2 m−1 per 10°; p < 0.001), inverse mean fascicle length (20 m−1 per cm−1; p = 0.003), and mean fascicle strain (−0.07 m−1 per +10%; p = 0.004) correlated with mean fascicle curvature. Evidence has also been found for intermuscular, intramuscular, and sex-specific intramuscular differences of fascicle curving. Pennation angle and the inverse fascicle length show the highest predictive capacities for fascicle curving. Due to the strong correlations between pennation angle and fascicle curvature and the intramuscular pattern of curving we suggest for future studies to examine correlations between fascicle curvature and intramuscular fluid pressure. KW - biomechanics KW - connective tissue KW - physiology KW - ultrasound Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15739 SN - 2051-817X VL - 11 IS - 11 SP - e15739, Seite 1-11 PB - Wiley ER - TY - THES A1 - Tschiersch, Lina Sofie T1 - Cooking for wellbeing : Küchensystem für Menschen mit Alzheimer-Demenz N2 - Essen zuzubereiten bedeutet für viele Menschen Normalität, es bestimmt Teile ihrer Identität und ist eng verbunden mit Familie und Kultur. Der Beginn der Alzheimererkrankung erschwert diese Tätigkeit, oft muss sie aus Sicherheitsgründen aufgegeben werden. Kochen als Therapieansatz hat zur Verbesserung der Aktivität und Verringerung von Stress beigetragen. Pila ist ein Küchensystem, das Kochenthusiasten begleitet und Selbstständigkeit sowie Partizipation ermöglicht. Das Kompetenzgefühl, die Autonomie und die Verbundenheit zu betreuenden Personen stärken das Wohlbefinden. Das System führt die Nutzerinnen und Nutzer digital durch alle Phasen von der Vorbereitung bis zum Aufräumen. Aus den Elementen entsteht ein klar organisierter Arbeitsplatz ohne Ablenkungen und mit eindeutigen Aktionspunkten. Die Funktionen der Kocheinheit sind simplifiziert und bedürfnisgerecht angepasst. KW - Industriedesign KW - Küche KW - Inklusiv KW - Kochen KW - Haushaltsgerät Y1 - 2023 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER -