TY - CHAP A1 - Kern, Alexander A1 - Dikta, Gerhard T1 - Probability of damage of electrical and electronic systems due to indirect lightning flashes - investigation of data from German insurance companies N2 - In the presented paper data collected from the field related to damage statistics of electrical and electronic apparatus in household are reported and investigated. These damages (total number approx. 74000 cases), registered by five German insurance companies in 2005 and 2006, were adviced by customers as caused by lightning overvoltages. With the use of stochastical methods it is possible, to reasses the collected data and to distinguish between cases, which are with high probability caused by lightning overvoltages, and those, which are not. If there was an indication for a direct strike, this case was excluded, so the focus was only on indirect lightning flashes, i.e. only flashes to ground near the structure and flashes to or nearby an incoming service line were investigated. The data from the field contain the location of damaged apparatus (residence of the policy holder) and the distances of the nearest cloud-to-ground stroke to the location of the damage registered by the German lightning location network BLIDS at the date of damage. The statistical data along with some complementary numerical simulations allow to verify the correspondence of the Standards rules used for IEC 62305-2 with the field data and to define some correction needs. The results could lead to a better understanding whether a damage reported to an insurance company is really caused by indirect lightning, or not. KW - Blitzschutz KW - lightning flash Y1 - 2009 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Abdelghani, Adnane T1 - Advancements in Nanotechnology and Microelectronics (ANM '09) <2009, Tunisia>: Proceedings book ; Tunisia, November, 13 & 14, 2009 / Humboldt Kolleg. Ed. by Michael J. Schöning ; Adnane Abdelghani N2 - The ANM’09 multi-disciplinary scientific program includes topics in the fields of "Nanotechnology and Microelectronics" ranging from "Bio/Micro/Nano Materials and Interfacing" aspects, "Chemical and Bio-Sensors", "Magnetic and Superconducting Devices", "MEMS and Microfluidics" over "Theoretical Aspects, Methods and Modelling" up to the important bridging "Academics meet Industry". KW - Nanopartikel KW - Biosensor KW - Supraleiter KW - MEMS KW - Biophoton KW - Nanotechnology ; Microelectronics ; Biosensors ; Superconductor ; MEMS Y1 - 2009 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-3113 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Fredebeul-Krein, Markus T1 - Encouraging competition and investment into next generation access networks: The case of long term risk sharing contracts N2 - Working paper distributed at 2nd Annual Next Generation Telecommunications Conference 2009, 13th – 14th October 2009, Brussels 14 pages Abstract Governments all over Europe are in the process of adopting new broadband strategies. The objective is to create modern telecommunications networks based on powerful broadband infrastructures". In doing so, they aim for innovative and investment-friendly concepts. For instance, in a recently published consultation paper on the subject the German regulator BNetzA declared that it will take “greater account of … reducing risks, securing the investment and innovation power, providing planning certainty and transparency – in order to support and advance broadband rollout in Germany”. It further states that when regulating wholesale rates it has to be ensured that “… adequate incentives for network rollout are provided on the one hand, while sustainable and fair competition is ensured on the other”. Also an EC draft recommendation on regulated network access is about to set new standards for the regulation of next generation access networks. According to the recommendation the prices of new assets shall be based on costs plus a projectspecific risk premium to be included in the costs of capital for the investment risk incurred by the operator. This approach has been criticised from various sides. In particular it has been questioned whether such an approach is adequate to meet the objectives of encouraging both competition and investment into next generation access networks. Against this background, the concept of “long term risk sharing contracts” has been proposed recently as an approach which does not only incorporate the various additional risks involved in the deployment of NGA infrastructure, but has several other advantages. This paper will demonstrate that the concept allows for competition to evolve at both the retail and wholesale level on fair, objective, non-discriminatory and transparent terms and conditions. Moreover, it ensures the highest possible investment incentive in line with socially desirable outcome. The paper is organised as follows: The next section will briefly outline the importance of encouraging competition and investment in an NGA-environment. The third section will specify the design of long term risk sharing contracts in view of achieving these objectives. The fourth section will examine potential problems associated with the concept. In doing so a way of how to deal with them will be elaborated. The last section will look at arguments against long term risk sharing contracts. It will be shown that these arguments are not strong enough to build a case against introducing such contracts. KW - Electronic Commerce KW - Breitband Markt KW - Regulierung KW - Internet KW - Bundesnetzagentur KW - broadband market KW - regulation KW - Internet KW - next generation access networks KW - risk sharing Y1 - 2009 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jeromin, Günter Erich T1 - Superabsorbed alcohol dehydrogenase—a new catalyst for asymmetric reductions JF - Biotechnology Letters. 31 (2009), H. 11 Y1 - 2009 SN - 0141-5492 SP - 1717 EP - 1721 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Enning, Manfred A1 - Baier, M. T1 - Energetic and operational use of FlexCargoRail freight wagons in the single wagon load traffic / Baier, M. ; Enning, M. JF - Towards zero emission : EVS 24, the 24th International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition, Stavanger, Norway, May 13 - 16, 2009 ; symposium proceedings / organised by AVERE ... Robert Stüssi [Hrsg.] Y1 - 2009 N1 - European Association of Electric Road Vehicles ; EVS ; (24 : ; 2009.05.13-16 : ; Stavanger) CY - Stavanger ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dikta, Gerhard A1 - Subramanian, Sundarraman T1 - Inverse censoring weighted median regression / Sundarraman Subramanian and Gerhard Dikta JF - Statistical Methodology. 6 (2009), H. 6 Y1 - 2009 SN - 1572-3127 SP - 594 EP - 603 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Musholt, Petra B. A1 - Schöndorf, Thomas A1 - Pfützner, Andreas A1 - Hohberg, Cloth A1 - Kleine, Iris A1 - Fuchs, Winfried A1 - Hehenwarter, Silvia A1 - Dikta, Gerhard A1 - Kerschgens, Benedikt A1 - Forst, Thomas T1 - Combined Pioglitazone and Metformin Treatment Maintains the Beneficial Effect of Short-Term Insulin Infusion in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from a Pilot Study JF - Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 3 (2009), H. 6 Y1 - 2009 SN - 1932-2968 SP - 1442 EP - 1450 PB - Sage Publishing CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hartung, Frank A1 - Noh, Jeonghun A1 - Baccichet, Pierpaolo A1 - Mavlankar, Aditya T1 - Standford Peer-to-Peer Mulicast (SPPM) - Overview and recent Extensions / Noh, Jeonghun ; Baccichet, Pierpaolo ; Hartung, Frank ; Mavlankar, Aditya ; Girod, Bernd Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-1-4244-4593-6 N1 - Picture Coding Symposium, 2009. PCS 2009 ; auch unter IEEE: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PCS.2009.5167392 SP - 1 EP - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hartung, Frank A1 - Horn, Uwe A1 - Huschke, Jörg A1 - Kampmann, Markus T1 - MBMS—IP Multicast/Broadcast in 3G Networks / Hartung, Frank ; Horn, Uwe ; Huschke, Jörg ; Kampmann, Markus ; Lohmar, Thorsten JF - International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting. 2009 (2009) Y1 - 2009 SN - 1687-7586 N1 - Article ID 597848 SP - 1 EP - 25 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Robinson, A. E. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Wagemakers, R. A1 - Grossen, J. A1 - Bosschaerts, W. A1 - Hendrick, P. T1 - Numerical and Experimental Investigation of a Micromix Combustor for a Hydrogen Fuelled μ-Scale Gas Turbine JF - Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2009 : : presented at the 2009 ASME Turbo Expo, June 8 - 12, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA / sponsored by the International Gas Turbine Institute Y1 - 2009 SN - 9780791848869 N1 - GT2009-60061 SP - 253 EP - 262 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pieper, Martin T1 - Vector hyperinterpolation on the sphere JF - Journal of approximation theory. 156 (2009), H. 2 Y1 - 2009 SN - 0021-9045 SP - 173 EP - 186 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jahnke, Siegfried A1 - Menzel, Marion I. A1 - Dusschoten, Dagmar van A1 - Roeb, Gerhard W. A1 - Bühler, Jonas A1 - Minwuyelet, Senay A1 - Blümler, Peter A1 - Temperton, Vicky M. A1 - Hombach, Thomas A1 - Streun, Matthias A1 - Beer, Simone A1 - Khodaverdi, Maryam A1 - Ziemons, Karl A1 - Coenen, Heinz H. A1 - Schurr, Ulrich T1 - Combined MRI–PET dissects dynamic changes in plant structures and functions JF - The Plant Journal N2 - Unravelling the factors determining the allocation of carbon to various plant organs is one of the great challenges of modern plant biology. Studying allocation under close to natural conditions requires non-invasive methods, which are now becoming available for measuring plants on a par with those developed for humans. By combining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), we investigated three contrasting root/shoot systems growing in sand or soil, with respect to their structures, transport routes and the translocation dynamics of recently fixed photoassimilates labelled with the short-lived radioactive carbon isotope 11C. Storage organs of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) and radish plants (Raphanus sativus) were assessed using MRI, providing images of the internal structures of the organs with high spatial resolution, and while species-specific transport sectoralities, properties of assimilate allocation and unloading characteristics were measured using PET. Growth and carbon allocation within complex root systems were monitored in maize plants (Zea mays), and the results may be used to identify factors affecting root growth in natural substrates or in competition with roots of other plants. MRI–PET co-registration opens the door for non-invasive analysis of plant structures and transport processes that may change in response to genomic, developmental or environmental challenges. It is our aim to make the methods applicable for quantitative analyses of plant traits in phenotyping as well as in understanding the dynamics of key processes that are essential to plant performance. Y1 - 2009 SN - 1365-313X VL - 59 IS - 4 SP - 634 EP - 644 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wedrowski, M. A1 - Bruyndonckx, P. A1 - Tavernier, S. A1 - Zhi, L. A1 - Dang, J. A1 - Mendes, P. R. A1 - Perez, J. M. A1 - Ziemons, Karl T1 - Robustness of neural networks algorithm for gamma detection in monolithic block detector, positron emission tomography JF - 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC) N2 - The monolithic scintillator block approach for gamma detection in the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) avoids estimating Depth of Interaction (DOI), reduces dead zones in detector and diminishes costs of detector production. Neural Networks (NN) are very efficient to determine the entrance point of a gamma incident on a scintillator block. This paper presents results on the robustness of the spatial resolution as a function of the random fraction in the data, temperature and HV fluctuations. This is important when implementing the method in a real scanner. Measurements were done with two Hamamatsu S8550 APD arrays, glued on a 20 × 20 × 10 mm3 monolithic LSO crystal block. Y1 - 2009 SN - 1082-3654 SP - 2625 EP - 2628 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Streun, M. A1 - Larue, H. A1 - Parl, C. A1 - Ziemons, Karl T1 - A compact PET detector readout using charge-to-time conversion JF - 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC) N2 - The readout of gamma detectors is considerably simplified when the event intensity is encoded as a pulse width (Pulse Width Modulation, PWM). Time-to-Digital-Converters (TDC) replace the conventional ADCs and multiple TDCs can be realized easily in one PLD chip (Programmable Logic Device). The output of a PWM stage is only one digital signal per channel which is well suited for transport so that further processing can be performed apart from the detector. This is particularly interesting for large systems with high channel density (e.g. high resolution scanners). In this work we present a circuit with a linear transfer function that requires a minimum of components by performing the PWM already in the preamp stage. This allows a very compact and also cost-efficient implementation of the front-end electronics. Y1 - 2009 SN - 1082-3654 SP - 1868 EP - 1870 PB - IEEE CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Werner, Frederik A1 - Miyamoto, K. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Yoshinobu, T. T1 - A high-density multi-point LAPS set-up using a VCSEL array and FPGA control JF - Procedia Chemistry. 1 (2009), H. 1 Y1 - 2009 SN - 1876-6196 N1 - Proceedings of the Eurosensors XXIII conference ; Eurosensors 23 SP - 1483 EP - 1486 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miyamoto, Ko-ichiro A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Mimura, Shuhei A1 - Kanoh, Shin`ichiro A1 - Yoshinobu, Tatsuo A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Constant-phase-mode operation of the light-addressable potentiometric sensor JF - Procedia Chemistry. 1 (2009), H. 1 Y1 - 2009 SN - 1876-6196 N1 - Proceedings of the Eurosensors XXIII conference ; Eurosensors 23 SP - 1487 EP - 1490 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kirchner, Patrick A1 - Li, B. A1 - Spelthahn, H. A1 - Henkel, H. A1 - Friedrich, P. A1 - Kolstad, J. A1 - Keusgen, M. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Thin-film calorimetric H2O2 gas sensor for the validation of germicidal effectivity in aseptic filling processes JF - Procedia Chemistry. 1 (2009), H. 1 Y1 - 2009 SN - 1876-6196 N1 - Proceedings of the Eurosensors XXIII conference ; Eurosensors 23 SP - 983 EP - 986 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scherer, Ulrich W. A1 - Jacobi, M. A1 - Castillo, J. A1 - Foerstel, D. H. T1 - Ultra-low-level measurements of 3H and 14C in wines and champagne / Scherer, U. W. ; Jacobi, M. ; Castillo, J. ; Foerstel, D. H. JF - Radiation effects and defects in solids. 164 (2009), H. 5-6 Y1 - 2009 SN - 1042-0150 SP - 382 EP - 385 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scherer, Ulrich W. A1 - Santana, H. H. S. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - Rodenas, J. T1 - Analysis of mechanical strength in ceramic pellets of nuclear fuel / Santana, H. H. S. ; Maier, G. ; Scherer, U. W. ; Rodenas, J. JF - Radiation effects and defects in solids. 164 (2009), H. 5-6 Y1 - 2009 SN - 1042-0150 SP - 313 EP - 318 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Turek, M. A1 - Heiden, W. A1 - Riesen, A. A1 - Chhabda, T. A. A1 - Schubert, J. A1 - Krüger, P. A1 - Keusgen, M. T1 - Artificial intelligence/fuzzy logic method for analysis of combined signals from heavy metal chemical sensors JF - Electrochimica Acta. 54 (2009), H. 25 Sp. Iss. SI Y1 - 2009 SN - 0013-4686 SP - 6082 EP - 6088 PB - Elsevier CY - New York ER -