TY - JOUR A1 - Weber, Tobias A1 - Arent, Jan-Christoph A1 - Steffen, Lucas A1 - Balvers, Johannes Mattheus A1 - Duhovic, Miro T1 - Thermal optimization of composite autoclave molds using the shift factor approach for boundary condition estimation JF - Journal of Composite Materials Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998317699868 SN - 1530-793X VL - 51 IS - 12 SP - 1753 EP - 1767 PB - Sage CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kern, Alexander A1 - Klöters, Georg A1 - Pferdemenges, Jörg T1 - Optimised protection against lightning for the signalling and safety systems of level crossings on non-electrified railway lines JF - RTR : European Rail Technology Review Y1 - 2010 SN - 0079-9548 VL - 50 IS - 2 PB - DVV Media Group CY - Hamburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Başkurt, Oǧuz Kerim A1 - Edremitlioglu, M. T1 - In vitro effects of in vivo activated leukocytes on red blood cell filterability and lipid peroxidation. Baskurt, O.K.; Edremitlioglu, M.; Temiz, A. JF - Clinical Hemorheology. 14 (1994), H. 4 Y1 - 1994 SP - 591 EP - 596 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sponagel, Stefan A1 - Baroud, Gamal A1 - Steffen, T. A1 - Wu, J. T1 - Parameter identification for cement infiltration of osteoporotic bone JF - Poromechanics II : Proceedings of the Second Biot Conference on Poromechanics Grenoble, France 26 - 28 August 2002 / ed. by J.-L. Auriault ... Y1 - 2002 SN - 90-5809-394-8 SP - 55 EP - 58 PB - Balkema CY - Lisse [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kern, Alexander A1 - Schelthoff, Christof A1 - Mathieu, Moritz T1 - Probability of lightning strikes to air-terminations of structures using the electro-geometrical model theory and the statistics of lightning current parameters N2 - Planning the air-terminations for a structure to be protected the use of the rolling-sphere method (electro-geometrical model) is the best way from the physics of lightning point-of-view. Therefore, international standards prefer this method. However, using the rolling-sphere method only results in possible point-of-strikes on a structure without giving information about the probability of strikes at the individual points compared to others. KW - atmospheric modeling KW - probability distribution KW - lightning protection KW - standards KW - planning Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-88-905519-0-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ICLP.2010.7845757 N1 - 2010 30th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), 13-17 Sept. 2010, Cagliari, Italy SP - 750-1 EP - 750-8 PB - IEEE CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Naujokat, Anke T1 - Ut rhetorica architectura – Leon Battista Alberti´s Technique of Architectural Collage / Leon Battista Albertis architektonische Collagetechnik JF - Candide : journal for architectural knowledge N2 - Leon Battista Alberti, probably the most innovative architect of early Renaissance Italy, has always fascinated scholars by virtue of the striking interpenetration of theory and practice manifest in his work. As an architect, Alberti was an autodidact. Without the benefit of the formative influence of a master or design education, the roots of his conception of architecture lie in his intellectual formation through humanistic rhetoric. The present study demonstrates with reference to a specific project — the Tempietto of the Holy Sepulchre in Florence — how Alberti’s humanist approach conditioned his method of architectural design. Y1 - 2010 SN - 1869-6465 VL - 2 SP - 73 EP - 100 PB - RWTH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Başkurt, Oǧuz Kerim A1 - Meiselman, H. J. T1 - Effect of superoxide anions on red blood cell rheologic properties. Baskurt, O. K.; Temiz, A.; Meiselman, H. J. JF - Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 24 (1998), H. 1 Y1 - 1998 SN - 0891-5849 SP - 102 EP - 110 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Başkurt, Oǧuz Kerim A1 - Meiselman, H. J. T1 - Red blood cell aggregation in experimental sepsis . Baskurt, O. K.; Temiz, A.; Meiselman, H. J. JF - Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 130 (1997), H. 2 Y1 - 1997 SN - 0022-2143 SP - 183 EP - 190 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Başkurt, Oǧuz Kerim A1 - Edremitlioglu, M. T1 - Effect of erythrocyte deformability on myocardial hematocrit gradient. Baskurt, O.K.; Edremitlioglu, M.; Temiz, A. JF - American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 268 (1995), H. 1 Y1 - 1995 SN - 0363-6135 SP - 260 EP - 264 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Miyamoto, Ko-ichiro A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Yoshinobu, Tatsuo T1 - Novel combination of digital light processing (DLP) and light-addressable potentiometric sensors (LAPS) for flexible chemical imaging JF - Procedia Engineering N2 - Chemical imaging systems allow the visualisation of the distribution of chemical species on the sensor surface. This work represents a new flexible approach of read out in a light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) with the help of a digital light processing (DLP) set-up. The DLP, known well for video projectors, consists of a mirror-array MEMS device which allows fast and flexible generation of light patterns. With the help of these light patterns the sensor surface of the LAPS device can be read out sequentially in a raster like scheme (scanning LAPS). The DLP approach has several advantages compared to conventional scanning LAPS set-ups, e.g., the spot size, the shape and the intensity of the light pointer can be changed easily and no mechanical movement is necessary, which reduces the size of the set-up and increases the stability and speed of measurement. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2010.09.161 SN - 1877-7058 N1 - Eurosensor XXIV Conference, 5-8 September 2010, Linz, Austria VL - 5 SP - 520 EP - 523 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abouzar, Maryam H. A1 - Pedraza, A. M. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Poghossian, Arshak T1 - Label-free DNA hybridization and denaturation detection by means of field-effect nanoplate SOI capacitors functionalized with gold nanoparticles JF - Procedia Engineering N2 - A new approach for a label-free electrical detection of DNA hybridization and denaturation using an array of individually addressable field-effect nanoplate SOI (silicon-on-insulator) capacitors functionalized with gold nanoparticles is presented. By using a constant-capacitance measuring setup in a differential mode, signal changes of ∼110 mV and ∼70 mV have been registered after the DNA hybridization and denaturation events, respectively. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2010.09.259 SN - 1877-7058 N1 - Eurosensor XXIV Conference, 5-8 September 2010, Linz, Austria VL - 5 SP - 918 EP - 921 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Berretz, Frank A1 - Skorupa, Sascha A1 - Sander, Volker A1 - Belloum, Adam T1 - Towards an actor-driven workflow management system for grids JF - Proceedings of 2010 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems N2 - Currently, most workflow management systems in Grid environments provide push-oriented job distribution strategies, where jobs are explicitly delegated to resources. In those scenarios the dedicated resources execute submitted jobs according to the request of a workflow engine or Grid wide scheduler. This approach has various limitations, particularly if human interactions should be integrated in workflow execution. To support human interactions with the benefit of enabling inter organizational computation and community approaches, this poster paper proposes the idea of a pull-based task distribution strategy. Here, heterogeneous resources, including human interaction, should actively select tasks for execution from a central repository. This leads to special demands regarding security issues like access control. In the established push-based job execution the resources are responsible for granting access to workflows and job initiators. In general this is done by access control lists, where users are explicitly mapped to local accounts according to their policies. In the pull-based approach the resources actively apply for job executions by sending requests to a central task repository. This means that every resource has to be able to authenticate against the repository to be authorized for task execution. In other words the authorization is relocated from the resources to the repository. The poster paper introduces current work regarding to the mentioned security aspects in the pull-based approach within the scope of the project “HiX4AGWS”. KW - scheduling KW - engines KW - resource management KW - grid computing KW - access control KW - distribution strategy KW - authorization KW - security KW - humans KW - workflow management software Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-1-4244-6619-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/CTS.2010.5478458 N1 - 2010 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems, 17-21 May 2010, Chicago, IL, USA SP - 611 EP - 616 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ziemons, Karl A1 - Heinrichs, U. A1 - Streun, M. A1 - Pietrzyk, Uwe T1 - Validation of GEANT3 simulation studies with a dual-head PMT ClearPET™ prototype JF - 2003 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 5 N2 - The ClearPET™ project is proposed by working groups of the Crystal Clear Collaboration (CCC) to develop a 2nd generation high performance small animal positron emission tomograph (PET). High sensitivity and high spatial resolution is foreseen for the ClearPET™ camera by using a phoswich arrangement combining mixed lutetium yttrium aluminum perovskite (LuYAP:Ce) and lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) scintillating crystals. Design optimizations for the first photomultiplier tube (PMT) based ClearPET camera are done with a Monte-Carlo simulation package implemented on GEANT3 (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland). A dual-head prototype has been built to test the frontend electronics and was used to validate the implementation of the GEANT3 simulation tool. Multiple simulations were performed following the experimental protocols to measure the intrinsic resolution and the sensitivity profile in axial and radial direction. Including a mean energy resolution of about 27.0% the simulated intrinsic resolution is about (1.41±0.11)mm compared to the measured of (1.48±0.06)mm. The simulated sensitivity profiles show a mean square deviation of 12.6% in axial direction and 3.6% in radial direction. Satisfactorily these results are representative for all designs and confirm the scanner geometry. Y1 - 2004 SN - 1082-3654 SP - 3053 EP - 3056 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Khodaverdi, M. A1 - Chatziioannou, A. F. A1 - Weber, S. A1 - Ziemons, Karl A1 - Halling, H. A1 - Pietrzyk, Uwe T1 - Investigation of different MicroCT scanner configurations by GEANT4 simulations JF - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science N2 - This study has been performed to design the combination of the new ClearPET (ClearPET is a trademark of the Crystal Clear Collaboration), a small animal positron emission tomography (PET) system, with a micro-computed tomography (microCT) scanner. The properties of different microCT systems have been determined by simulations based on GEANT4. We will demonstrate the influence of the detector material and the X-ray spectrum on the obtained contrast. Four different detector materials (selenium, cadmium zinc telluride, cesium iodide and gadolinium oxysulfide) and two X-ray spectra (a molybdenum and a tungsten source) have been considered. The spectra have also been modified by aluminum filters of varying thickness. The contrast between different tissue types (water, air, brain, bone and fat) has been simulated by using a suitable phantom. The results indicate the possibility to improve the image contrast in microCT by an optimized combination of the X-ray source and detector material. Y1 - 2005 SN - 0018-9499 VL - 52 IS - 1 SP - 188 EP - 192 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Blome, Hans-Joachim A1 - Chicone, Carmen A1 - Hehl, Friedrich W. A1 - Mashhoon, Bahram T1 - Nonlocal modification of Newtonian gravity JF - Physical Review D N2 - The Newtonian regime of a recent nonlocal extension of general relativity is investigated. Nonlocality is introduced via a scalar “constitutive” kernel in a special case of the translational gauge theory of gravitation, namely, the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity. In this theory, the nonlocal aspect of gravity simulates dark matter. A nonlocal and nonlinear generalization of Poisson’s equation of Newtonian gravitation is presented. The implications of nonlocality for the gravitational physics in the solar system are briefly studied. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.81.065020 SN - 0556-2821 VL - 81 IS - 6 EP - 065020 PB - American Physical Society CY - Melville, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ziemons, Karl A1 - Bruyndonckx, P. A1 - Perez, J. M. A1 - Pietrzyk, Uwe A1 - Rato, P. A1 - Tavernier, S. T1 - Beyond ClearPET: Next Aims JF - 5th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro Symposium Proceedings ISBI 2008 N2 - The CRYSTAL CLEAR collaboration, in short CCC, is a consortium of 12 academic institutions, mainly from Europe, joining efforts in the area of developing instrumentation for nuclear medicine and medical imaging. In the framework of the CCC a high performance small animal PET system, called ClearPET, was developed by using new technologies in electronics and crystals in a phoswich arrangement combining two types of lutetium- based scintillator materials: LSO:Ce and LuYAP:Ce. Our next aim will be the development of hybrid image systems. Hybrid MR-PET imaging has many unique advantages for brain research. This has sparked a new research line within CCC for the development of novel MR-PET compatible technologies. MRI is not as sensitive as PET but PET has poorer spatial resolution than MRI. Two major advantages of PET are sensitivity and its ability to acquire metabolic information. To assess these innovations, the development of a 9.4T hybrid animal MR-PET scanner is proposed based on an existing 9.4T MR scanner that will be adapted to enable simultaneous acquisition of MR and PET data using cutting- edge technology for both MR and PET. Y1 - 2008 SN - 978-1-4244-2003-2 SP - 1421 EP - 1424 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Khodaverdi, M. A1 - Chaziioannou, A. F. A1 - Weber, S. A1 - Ziemons, Karl A1 - Halling, H. A1 - Pietrzyk, Uwe T1 - Investigation of different microCT scanner configurations by GEANT4 simulations JF - 2003 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 4 N2 - This study has been performed to design the combination of the new ClearPET TM (ClearPET is a trademark of the Crystal Clear Collaboration), a small animal Positron Emission Tomography (PET) system, with a microComputed Tomography (microCT) scanner. The properties of different microCT systems have been determined by simulations based on GEANT4. We demonstrate the influence of the detector material and the X-ray spectrum on the obtained contrast. Four different detector materials (selenium, cadmium zinc telluride, cesium iodide and gadolinium oxysulfide) and two X-ray spectra (a molybdenum and a tungsten source) have been considered. The spectra have also been modified by aluminum filters of varying thickness. The contrast between different tissue types (water, air, brain, bone and fat) has been simulated by using a suitable phantom. The results indicate the possibility to improve the image contrast in microCT by an optimized combination of the X-ray source and detector material. Y1 - 2004 SN - 1082-3654 SP - 2989 EP - 2993 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmitt, Robert A1 - Scholl, Ingrid A1 - Cai, Yu A1 - Xia, Ji A1 - Dziwoki, Paul A1 - Harding, Martin A1 - Pavim, Alberto T1 - Machine vision system for inline inspection in carbide insert production JF - Proceedings of the 36th International MATADOR Conference N2 - In steps of the production chain of carbide inserts, such as unloading or packaging, the conformity test of the insert type is done manually, which causes a statistic increase of errors due to monotony and fatigue of the worker and the wide variety of the insert types. A machine vision system is introduced that captures digital frames of the inserts in the production line, analyses inspects automatically and measures four quality features: coating colour, edge radius, plate shape and chip-former geometry. This new method has been tested on several inserts of different types and has shown that the prevalent insert types can be inspected and robustly classified in real production environment and therefore improves the manufacturing automation. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-1-84996-431-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-432-6_77 N1 - 36th MATADOR Conference, University of Manchester, July 2010 SP - 339 EP - 342 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Werner, Frederik A1 - Miyamoto, Ko-ichiro A1 - Ackermann, Hans-Josef A1 - Yoshinobu, Tatsuo A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - FPGA-based LAPS device for the flexible design of sensing sites on functional interfaces JF - Physica Status Solidi (A) N2 - The development of new interfaces for (bio-)chemical sensors requires comprehensive analyses and testing. The light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) can be used as a platform to investigate the sensitivity of a newly developed interface towards (bio-)chemical agents. LAPS measurements are spatially resolved by utilisation of focused light beams to define individual measurement spots. In this work, a new digitally modulated LAPS set-up based on an FPGA design will be introduced to increase the number of measurement spots, to shorten the measurement time and to improve the measurement accuracy. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.200983320 SN - 1862-6300 N1 - Special Issue: Engineering of Functional Interfaces EnFI 2009 VL - 207 IS - 4 SP - 844 EP - 849 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Streun, M. A1 - Al-Kaddoum, R. A1 - Parl, C. A1 - Pietrzyk, Uwe A1 - Ziemons, Karl A1 - Waasen, S. van T1 - Simulation studies of optical photons in monolithic block scintillators T2 - 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC) N2 - The interest in PET detectors with monolithic block scintillators is growing. In order to obtain high spatial resolutions dedicated positioning algorithms are required. But even an ideal algorithm can only deliver information which is provided by the detector. In this simulation study we investigated the light distribution on one surface of cuboid LSO scintillators of different size. Scintillators with a large aspect ratio (small footprint and large height) showed significant position information only for a minimum interaction depth of the gamma particle. The results allow a quantitative estimate for a useful aspect ratio. Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-1-4673-0120-6 (electronic ISBN) SN - 978-1-4673-0118-3 (print ISBN) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154621 SP - 1380 EP - 1382 PB - IEEE CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Berretz, Frank A1 - Skorupa, Sascha A1 - Sander, Volker A1 - Belloum, Adam A1 - Bubak, Marian T1 - Actor-Driven Workflow Execution in Distributed Environments JF - Euro-Par 2010 Parallel Processing Workshops : HeteroPAR, HPCC, HiBB, CoreGrid, UCHPC, HPCF, PROPER, CCPI, VHPC ; Ischia, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2010 ; revised selected papers / Mario R. Guarracino ... (eds.) Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-642-21877-4 N1 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6586 SP - 287 EP - 294 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerhards, M. A1 - Skorupa, Sascha A1 - Sander, Volker A1 - Pfeiffer, P. A1 - Belloum, Adam T1 - Towards a security framework for a WS-HumanTask processor JF - 7th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), 2011 Paris Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-901882-44-9 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - IEEE CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bernau, C. R. A1 - Knödler, Matthias A1 - Emonts, Jessica A1 - Jäpel, Ronald Colin A1 - Buyel, Johannes Felix T1 - The use of predictive models to develop chromatography-based purification processes JF - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology N2 - Chromatography is the workhorse of biopharmaceutical downstream processing because it can selectively enrich a target product while removing impurities from complex feed streams. This is achieved by exploiting differences in molecular properties, such as size, charge and hydrophobicity (alone or in different combinations). Accordingly, many parameters must be tested during process development in order to maximize product purity and recovery, including resin and ligand types, conductivity, pH, gradient profiles, and the sequence of separation operations. The number of possible experimental conditions quickly becomes unmanageable. Although the range of suitable conditions can be narrowed based on experience, the time and cost of the work remain high even when using high-throughput laboratory automation. In contrast, chromatography modeling using inexpensive, parallelized computer hardware can provide expert knowledge, predicting conditions that achieve high purity and efficient recovery. The prediction of suitable conditions in silico reduces the number of empirical tests required and provides in-depth process understanding, which is recommended by regulatory authorities. In this article, we discuss the benefits and specific challenges of chromatography modeling. We describe the experimental characterization of chromatography devices and settings prior to modeling, such as the determination of column porosity. We also consider the challenges that must be overcome when models are set up and calibrated, including the cross-validation and verification of data-driven and hybrid (combined data-driven and mechanistic) models. This review will therefore support researchers intending to establish a chromatography modeling workflow in their laboratory. KW - biopharmaceutical production process KW - Data-driven models KW - downstream processing design KW - experiment quality KW - hybrid model validation Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.1009102 SN - 2296-4185 (online-ressource) IS - 10 PB - Frontiers Media CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fredebeul-Krein, Markus A1 - Knoben, Werner T1 - Long term risk sharing contracts as an approach to establish public–private partnerships for investment into next generation access networks JF - Telecommunications Policy N2 - This paper develops an investment/pricing model for the deployment of basic broadband networks which, along with other applications, is applicable to public–private partnership projects. In particular, a new investment model is suggested to be used for finance deployment over a longer term by enabling both private and public investors to participate in the roll-out of next generation access (NGA) infrastructure. This so-called “long-term risk sharing concept” has several notable benefits compared with the traditional regulatory approach. Above all, the model enables both private operators and public authorities to share the risk of investing in NGA infrastructure. Thus the model offers a way for public authorities to achieve a timely and countrywide roll-out of NGA networks, including in areas where NGA investment would otherwise not occur. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2010.07.011 SN - 0308-5961 N1 - Part of special issue "Public–private interplay in next generation communications" VL - 34 IS - 9 SP - 528 EP - 539 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerhards, M. A1 - Skorupa, Sascha A1 - Sander, Volker A1 - Belloum, Adam A1 - Vesunin, D. A1 - Benabdelkader, A. T1 - HisT/PLIER : A Two-Fold Provenance Approach for Grid-Enabled Scientific Workflows Using WS-VLAM JF - 12th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Grid Computing (GRID), 2011 Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/Grid.2011.39 SP - 224 EP - 225 PB - IEEE CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Emonts, Jessica A1 - Buyel, Johannes Felix T1 - An overview of descriptors to capture protein properties – Tools and perspectives in the context of QSAR modeling JF - Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal N2 - Proteins are important ingredients in food and feed, they are the active components of many pharmaceutical products, and they are necessary, in the form of enzymes, for the success of many technical processes. However, production can be challenging, especially when using heterologous host cells such as bacteria to express and assemble recombinant mammalian proteins. The manufacturability of proteins can be hindered by low solubility, a tendency to aggregate, or inefficient purification. Tools such as in silico protein engineering and models that predict separation criteria can overcome these issues but usually require the complex shape and surface properties of proteins to be represented by a small number of quantitative numeric values known as descriptors, as similarly used to capture the features of small molecules. Here, we review the current status of protein descriptors, especially for application in quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) models. First, we describe the complexity of proteins and the properties that descriptors must accommodate. Then we introduce descriptors of shape and surface properties that quantify the global and local features of proteins. Finally, we highlight the current limitations of protein descriptors and propose strategies for the derivation of novel protein descriptors that are more informative. KW - Prediction of molecular features KW - Protein structure complexity KW - Quantitative structure activity relationship KW - Scalar parameters KW - Shape and surface properties Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2023.05.022 SN - 2001-0370 (online-ressource) IS - 21 SP - 3234 EP - 3247 PB - Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology CY - Gotenburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hirschfeld, Julian A. A1 - Lustfeld, Hans A1 - Reißel, Martin A1 - Steffen, Bernhard T1 - A novel scheme for precise diagnostics and effective stabilization of currents in a fuel cell stack JF - International Journal of Energy Research N2 - A novel scheme for detecting inhomogeneous internal currents in a fuel cell stack is presented. In this paper the scheme is investigated for the case that the flow field plates consist of graphite. Then plates of high conductivity, e.g. aluminium between the flow field plates together with small slits in these plates have three effects: (a) Whenever a local inhomogeneity of the electric current occurs at a particular cell in the stack, this will induce a surface current close to that cell perpendicular to the averaged current. This current can be detected. (b) The plates of high conductivity completely prevent the inhomogeneities from spreading to neighbouring cells. (c) Even at the particular cell the inhomogeneity is suppressed as far as possible. Thus this scheme leads to much better diagnostic possibilities and at the same time reduces electric instabilities to an extent, where they probably become harmless. This scheme will first be explained for a simple model to clarify the idea. However, very precise three dimensional computations using realistic parameters are presented, corroborating the results of the simple model. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/er.1662 SN - 0363-907X VL - 34 IS - 3 SP - 293 EP - 301 PB - Wiley CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scholz, A. A1 - Ley, Wilfried A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Miau, J. J. A1 - Juang, J. C. T1 - Flight results of the COMPASS-1 picosatellite mission JF - Acta Astronautica N2 - The mission of the COMPASS-1 picosatellite is to take pictures of the earth, to validate a space-borne GPS receiver developed by the German Aerospace Center, and to verify the proper operation of the magnetic attitude control system in orbit. The spacecraft was launched on April 28, 2008 from the Indian space port Sriharikota, as part of the PSLV-C9 world record launch that simultaneously brought ten satellites into orbit. The mission operations were carried out from the ground stations in Aachen and Tainan. Arising difficulties in the communication link were overcome with the support of individuals from the amateur radio community. After several months of mission operation, abundant housekeeping and mission data has been commanded, received and analyzed and is presented in this paper. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2010.06.040 SN - 0094-5765 VL - 76 IS - 9-10 SP - 1289 EP - 1298 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hirschfeld, Julian A. A1 - Lustfeld, Hans A1 - Reißel, Martin A1 - Steffen, Bernhard T1 - Tomographic diagnostics of current distributions in a fuel cell stack JF - International Journal of Energy Research N2 - A novel tomographic scheme for analysing the state of any single membrane electrode assembly (MEA) in a stack is suggested. Plates of very high conductivity placed between every fuel cell and slitted in an appropriate manner cause surface currents at well-defined locations of the stack. We show that knowing these surface currents, information about anomalies of the currents in a MEA can be obtained using the methods of tomography. The results are mathematically not unique. However, when assuming plausible defect structures, one can exclude improbable deficiencies by applying a special form of simulated annealing. We present numerical calculations of typical examples demonstrating that the essential defects of the MEA in any single cell of the stack can be detected and their extent can be determined. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/er.1634 SN - 0363-907X VL - 34 IS - 3 SP - 284 EP - 292 PB - Wiley CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinrichs, U. A1 - Pietrzyk, Uwe A1 - Ziemons, Karl T1 - Design optimization of the PMT-ClearPET prototypes based on simulation studies with GEANT3 JF - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science N2 - Within the Crystal Clear Collaboration (CCC), four centers are developing second generation high performance small animal positron emission tomography (PET) scanners for different kinds of animals and medical applications. The first prototypes are photomultiplier tube (PMT)-based systems including depth of interaction (DOI) detection by using a phoswich layer of lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) and lutetium yttrium aluminum perovskite (LuYAP). The aim of these simulation studies is to optimize sensitivity and spatial resolution of given designs, which vary in fields of view (FOVs) caused by different detector configurations (ring/octagon) and sizes. For this purpose the simulation tool GEANT3 (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland) was used. Y1 - 2003 SN - 0018-9499 VL - 50 IS - 5 SP - 1428 EP - 1432 ER - TY - THES A1 - Emonts, Jessica T1 - Searching for many defective edges in hypergraphs Y1 - 2013 N1 - Ist auch als Online-Ausgabe erschienen: Emonts, Jessica: Searching for many defective edges in hypergraphs PB - Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Martin A1 - Hirschfeld, Julian A. A1 - Lambertz, Rita A1 - Schulze Lohoff, Andreas A1 - Lustfeld, Hans A1 - Pfeifer, Heinz A1 - Reißel, Martin T1 - Validation of a novel method for detecting and stabilizing malfunctioning areas in fuel cell stacks JF - Journal of power sources N2 - In this paper a setup for detecting malfunctioning areas of MEAs in fuel cell stacks is described. Malfunctioning areas generate electric cross currents inside bipolar plates. To exploit this we suggest bipolar plates consisting not of two but of three layers. The third one is a highly conducting layer and segmented such that the cross currents move along the segments to the surface of the stack where they can be measured by an inductive sensor. With this information a realistic model can be used to detect the malfunctioning area. Furthermore the third layer will prevent any current inhomogeneity of a malfunctioning cell to spread to neighbouring cells in the stack. In this work the results of measurements in a realistic cell setup will be compared with the results obtained in simulation studies with the same configuration. The basis for the comparison is the reliable characterisation of the electrical properties of the cell components and the implication of these results into the simulation model. The experimental studies will also show the limits in the maximum number of segments, which can be used for a reliable detection of cross currents. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.045 SN - 1873-2755 (E-Journal); 0378-7753 (Print) VL - 272 SP - 225 EP - 232 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mang, Thomas A1 - Hodenius, Michael A. J. A1 - Schmitz-Rode, Thomas A1 - Baumann, Martin A1 - Ivanova, Gergana A1 - Wong, John Erik A1 - Haulena, Friedhelm A1 - Soenen, Stefaan J. H. A1 - de Cuyper, Marcel T1 - Absorption of 10-hydroxycamptothecin into the coat of magnetoliposomes / Hodenius, M. A. J. ; Schmitz-Rode, T. ; Baumann, M. ; Ivoanova, G. ; Wong, J. E. ; Mang, T. ; Haulena, F. ; Soenen, S. J. H. ; De Cuyper, M. JF - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 343 (2009), H. 1-3 Y1 - 2009 SN - 0927-7757 N1 - Colloid and Surface Science for Nanotechnology SP - 20 EP - 23 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reißel, Martin A1 - Lustfeld, Hans A1 - Hirschfeld, Julian A. A1 - Steffen, Bernhard T1 - Uniqueness of magnetotomography for fuel cells and fuel cell stacks / Lustfeld, H. ; Hirschfeld, J. ; Reißel, M ; Steffen, B. JF - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. 42 (2009), H. 495205 Y1 - 2009 SN - 0022-3689 SP - 9 S. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reißel, Martin A1 - Lustfeld, Hans A1 - Steffen, Bernhard A1 - Schmidt, U. T1 - Reconstruction of Electric Currents in a Fuel Cell by Magnetic Field Measurements / Lustfeld, H. ; Reißel, M. ; Steffen, B. ; Schmidt, U. JF - Journal of fuel cell science and technology Y1 - 2009 SN - 1550-624X VL - Vol. 6 IS - Iss. 2 SP - 021012-1 EP - 021012-8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reißel, Martin A1 - Hirschfeld, Julian A. A1 - Lustfeld, Hans A1 - Steffen, Bernhard T1 - Magnetotomography and Electric Currents in a Fuel Cell / Lustfeld, H. ; Reißel, M. ; Steffen, B. JF - Fuel Cells. 9 (2009), H. 4 Y1 - 2009 SN - 1615-6854 SP - 474 EP - 481 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lustfeld, Hans A1 - Hirschfeld, Julian A. A1 - Reißel, Martin A1 - Steffen, Bernhard T1 - Enhancement of precision and reduction of measuring points in tomographic reconstructions JF - Physics Letters A Y1 - 2011 SN - 0375-9601 VL - 375 IS - 8 SP - 1167 EP - 1171 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ortner, Marion A1 - Hauser, Christine A1 - Schmaderer, Christoph A1 - Muggenthaler, Claudia A1 - Hapfelmeier, Alexander A1 - Sorg, Christian A1 - Diehl-Schmid, Janine A1 - Kurz, Alexander A1 - Förstl, Hans A1 - Ikenberg, Benno A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Holger, Poppert A1 - Grimmer, Timo T1 - Decreased vascular pulsatility in Alzheimer’s disease dementia measured by transcranial color-coded duplex sonography JF - Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment N2 - Purpose: Impaired paravascular drainage of β-Amyloid (Aβ) has been proposed as a contributing cause for sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (AD), as decreased cerebral blood vessel pulsatility and subsequently reduced propulsion in this pathway could lead to the accumulation and deposition of Aβ in the brain. Therefore, we hypothesized that there is an increased impairment in pulsatility across AD spectrum. Patients and Methods: Using transcranial color-coded duplex sonography (TCCS) the resistance and pulsatility index (RI; PI) of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) in healthy controls (HC, n=14) and patients with AD dementia (ADD, n=12) were measured. In a second step, we extended the sample by adding patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stratified by the presence (MCI-AD, n=8) or absence of biomarkers (MCI-nonAD, n=8) indicative for underlying AD pathology, and compared RI and PI across the groups. To control for atherosclerosis as a confounder, we measured the arteriolar-venular-ratio of retinal vessels. Results: Left and right RI (p=0.020; p=0.027) and left PI (p=0.034) differed between HC and ADD controlled for atherosclerosis with AUCs of 0.776, 0.763, and 0.718, respectively. The RI and PI of MCI-AD tended towards ADD, of MCI-nonAD towards HC, respectively. RIs and PIs were associated with disease severity (p=0.010, p=0.023). Conclusion: Our results strengthen the hypothesis that impaired pulsatility could cause impaired amyloid clearance from the brain and thereby might contribute to the development of AD. However, further studies considering other factors possibly influencing amyloid clearance as well as larger sample sizes are needed. Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S225754 SN - 1178-2021 IS - 15 SP - 3487 EP - 3499 PB - Dove Medical Press CY - Albany, Auckland ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Knödler, Matthias A1 - Rühl, Clemens A1 - Emonts, Jessica A1 - Buyel, Johannes Felix T1 - Seasonal weather changes affect the yield and quality of recombinant proteins produced in transgenic tobacco plants in a greenhouse setting JF - Frontiers in Plant Science N2 - Transgenic plants have the potential to produce recombinant proteins on an agricultural scale, with yields of several tons per year. The cost-effectiveness of transgenic plants increases if simple cultivation facilities such as greenhouses can be used for production. In such a setting, we expressed a novel affinity ligand based on the fluorescent protein DsRed, which we used as a carrier for the linear epitope ELDKWA from the HIV-neutralizing antibody 2F5. The DsRed-2F5-epitope (DFE) fusion protein was produced in 12 consecutive batches of transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants over the course of 2 years and was purified using a combination of blanching and immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography (IMAC). The average purity after IMAC was 57 ± 26% (n = 24) in terms of total soluble protein, but the average yield of pure DFE (12 mg kg−1) showed substantial variation (± 97 mg kg−1, n = 24) which correlated with seasonal changes. Specifically, we found that temperature peaks (>28°C) and intense illuminance (>45 klx h−1) were associated with lower DFE yields after purification, reflecting the loss of the epitope-containing C-terminus in up to 90% of the product. Whereas the weather factors were of limited use to predict product yields of individual harvests conducted for each batch (spaced by 1 week), the average batch yields were well approximated by simple linear regression models using two independent variables for prediction (illuminance and plant age). Interestingly, accumulation levels determined by fluorescence analysis were not affected by weather conditions but positively correlated with plant age, suggesting that the product was still expressed at high levels, but the extreme conditions affected its stability, albeit still preserving the fluorophore function. The efficient production of intact recombinant proteins in plants may therefore require adequate climate control and shading in greenhouses or even cultivation in fully controlled indoor farms. KW - batch reproducibility KW - environmental correlation KW - fluorescent protein carrier KW - greenhouse cultivation KW - plant molecular farming Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01245 SN - 1664-462X (online-ressource) IS - 10 PB - Frontiers Media CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bandlitz, Stefan A1 - Nakhoul, Makram A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - Daily variations of corneal white-to-white diameter measured with different methods JF - Clinical and experimental optometry N2 - Purpose: A precise determination of the corneal diameter is essential for the diagnosis of various ocular diseases, cataract and refractive surgery as well as for the selection and fitting of contact lenses. The aim of this study was to investigate the agreement between two automatic and one manual method for corneal diameter determination and to evaluate possible diurnal variations in corneal diameter. Patients and Methods: Horizontal white-to-white corneal diameter of 20 volunteers was measured at three different fixed times of a day with three methods: Scheimpflug method (Pentacam HR, Oculus), placido based topography (Keratograph 5M, Oculus) and manual method using an image analysis software at a slitlamp (BQ900, Haag-Streit). Results: The two-factorial analysis of variance could not show a significant effect of the different instruments (p = 0.117), the different time points (p = 0.506) and the interaction between instrument and time point (p = 0.182). Very good repeatability (intraclass correlation coefficient ICC, quartile coefficient of dispersion QCD) was found for all three devices. However, manual slitlamp measurements showed a higher QCD than the automatic measurements with the Keratograph 5M and the Pentacam HR at all measurement times. Conclusion: The manual and automated methods used in the study to determine corneal diameter showed good agreement and repeatability. No significant diurnal variations of corneal diameter were observed during the period of time studied. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S360651 SN - 0816-4622 IS - 14 SP - 173 EP - 181 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinrichs, U. A1 - Pietrzyk, Uwe A1 - Ziemons, Karl T1 - Design optimization of the PMT-ClearPET prototypes based on simulation studies with GEANT3 JF - 2002 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 3 N2 - Within the Crystal Clear Collaboration four centres are developing 2nd generation high performance small animal PET scanners for different kinds of animals and medical applications. The first prototypes are PMT-based systems including depth of interaction (DOI) detection by using a phoswich layer of LSO and LuYAP. The aim of these simulation studies is to optimize sensitivity and spatial resolution of given designs, which vary in FOVs caused by different detector configurations (ring/octagon) and sizes. For this purpose the simulation tool GEANT3 (CERN) was used. The simulations have shown that all PMT designs with one-to-one coupling of crystals have a very nonlinear axial sensitivity profile. By shifting every other PMT 1/4 of a PMT length in axial direction the sampling of the FOVs became more homogeneous. At an energy threshold of 350keV the regression coefficient increases from 0.818 for the non-shifted to 0.993 for the shifted design. Simulations of a point source centred in the FOV (threshold: 350keV) resulted in sensitivities of 4.2% for a 4×20PMT (LSO/LuYAP a 10mm) and 3.8% for a 4×16PMT (LSO/LuYAP a 8mm) ring design. The 3D-MLEM reconstruction of a point source shows the enormous improvement of resolution using a crystal double layer with DOI (3.1mm at 40mm from CFOV) instead of a 20mm single layer (11.9mm). Y1 - 2003 SN - 1082-3654 SP - 682 EP - 686 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lustfeld, Hans A1 - Pithan, C. A1 - Reißel, Martin T1 - Metallic electrolyte composites in the framework of the brick-layer model JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - It is well known that the already large dielectric constants of some electrolytes like BaTiO₃ can be enhanced further by adding metallic (e.g. Ni, Cu or Ag) nanoparticles. The enhancement can be quite large, a factor of more than 1000 is possible. The consequences for the properties will be discussed in the present paper applying a brick-layer model (BLM) for calculating dc-resistivities of thin layers and a modified one (PBLM) that includes percolation for calculating dielectric properties of these materials. The PBLM results in an at least qualitative description and understanding of the physical phenomena: This model gives an explanation for the steep increase of the dielectric constant below the percolation threshold and why this increase is connected to a dramatic decrease of the breakdown voltage as well as the ability of storing electrical energy. We conclude that metallic electrolyte composites like BaTiO₃ are not appropriate for energy storage. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.10.017 SN - 0955-2219 VL - 32 IS - 4 SP - 859 EP - 864 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam 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 - JOUR A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Mikucki, Jill A1 - Tulaczyk, Slawek A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Espe, Clemens A1 - Feldmann, Marco A1 - Francke, Gero A1 - Kowalski, Julia A1 - Xu, Changsheng T1 - IceMole : A maneuverable probe for clean in situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial aquatic ecosystems JF - Annals of Glaciology N2 - There is significant interest in sampling subglacial environments for geobiological studies, but they are difficult to access. Existing ice-drilling technologies make it cumbersome to maintain microbiologically clean access for sample acquisition and environmental stewardship of potentially fragile subglacial aquatic ecosystems. The IceMole is a maneuverable subsurface ice probe for clean in situ analysis and sampling of glacial ice and subglacial materials. The design is based on the novel concept of combining melting and mechanical propulsion. It can change melting direction by differential heating of the melting head and optional side-wall heaters. The first two prototypes were successfully tested between 2010 and 2012 on glaciers in Switzerland and Iceland. They demonstrated downward, horizontal and upward melting, as well as curve driving and dirt layer penetration. A more advanced probe is currently under development as part of the Enceladus Explorer (EnEx) project. It offers systems for obstacle avoidance, target detection, and navigation in ice. For the EnEx-IceMole, we will pay particular attention to clean protocols for the sampling of subglacial materials for biogeochemical analysis. We plan to use this probe for clean access into a unique subglacial aquatic environment at Blood Falls, Antarctica, with return of a subglacial brine sample. KW - Antarctic Glaciology KW - Extraterrestrial Glaciology KW - Glaciological instruments and methods KW - Subclacial exploration KW - Subglacial lakes Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3189/2014AoG65A004 SN - 1727-5644 VL - 55 IS - 65 SP - 14 EP - 22 PB - Cambridge University Press CY - Cambridge ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Sponagel, Stefan A1 - Nguyen, Nhu Huynh T1 - Experiment and material model for soft tissue materials JF - Constitutive models for rubber VI N2 - Biomechanics studies biological soft tissue materials (growth, remodeling) in vivo. For this objective, the detailed information of material properties must be well defined to construct reliable constitutive models. In the paper, the bulge test is carried out with elastomers in order to develop a test method. Then, application of the test for soft tissue materials is straightforward due to the similarities between elastomers with soft tissue materials as proved in Holzapfel 2005, Ogden 2009. It means, after the preliminary experiments and parameter identification with rubber materials has been setup, experiments on soft tissue materials can be similarly carried out. Elastomers have a complex behavior which strongly depends on the largest previous load cycle. For simplicity we consider only the first loading. Y1 - 2010 SN - 9780429206597 (eBook) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1201/NOE0415563277-90 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Katharina A1 - Forkmann, Katarina A1 - Schultz, Heidrun A1 - Gratz, Marcel A1 - Bitz, Andreas A1 - Wiech, Katja A1 - Bingel, Ulrike T1 - Enhanced Neural Reinstatement for Evoked Facial Pain Compared With Evoked Hand Pain JF - The Journal of Pain Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.003 SN - 1526-5900 IS - In Press, Corrected Proof PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Hanssen, Henner A1 - Eberhardt, Karla A1 - Vilser, Walthard A1 - Schmaderer, Christoph A1 - Halle, Martin A1 - Heemann, Uwe A1 - Baumann, Marcus T1 - Retinal pulse wave velocity in young male normotensive and mildly hypertensive subjects JF - Microcirculation Y1 - 2013 SN - 1549-8719 N1 - Accepted Article (Accepted, unedited articles published online and citable. The final edited and typeset version of record will appear in future.) PB - Wiley CY - Malden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kowalski, Julia A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Zierke, S. A1 - Wulfen, B. van A1 - Clemens, J. A1 - Konstantinidis, K. A1 - Ameres, G. A1 - Hoffmann, R. A1 - Mikucki, J. A1 - Tulaczyk, S. A1 - Funke, O. A1 - Blandfort, D. A1 - Espe, Clemens A1 - Feldmann, Marco A1 - Francke, Gero A1 - Hiecker, S. A1 - Plescher, Engelbert A1 - Schöngarth, Sarah A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Eliseev, D. A1 - Heinen, D. A1 - Scholz, F. A1 - Wiebusch, C. A1 - Macht, S. A1 - Bestmann, U. A1 - Reineking, T. A1 - Zetzsche, C. A1 - Schill, K. A1 - Förstner, R. A1 - Niedermeier, H. A1 - Szumski, A. A1 - Eissfeller, B. A1 - Naumann, U. A1 - Helbing, K. T1 - Navigation technology for exploration of glacier ice with maneuverable melting probes JF - Cold Regions Science and Technology N2 - The Saturnian moon Enceladus with its extensive water bodies underneath a thick ice sheet cover is a potential candidate for extraterrestrial life. Direct exploration of such extraterrestrial aquatic ecosystems requires advanced access and sampling technologies with a high level of autonomy. A new technological approach has been developed as part of the collaborative research project Enceladus Explorer (EnEx). The concept is based upon a minimally invasive melting probe called the IceMole. The force-regulated, heater-controlled IceMole is able to travel along a curved trajectory as well as upwards. Hence, it allows maneuvers which may be necessary for obstacle avoidance or target selection. Maneuverability, however, necessitates a sophisticated on-board navigation system capable of autonomous operations. The development of such a navigational system has been the focal part of the EnEx project. The original IceMole has been further developed to include relative positioning based on in-ice attitude determination, acoustic positioning, ultrasonic obstacle and target detection integrated through a high-level sensor fusion. This paper describes the EnEx technology and discusses implications for an actual extraterrestrial mission concept. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.11.006 SN - 0165-232X IS - 123 SP - 53 EP - 70 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Katharina A1 - Forkmann, Katarina A1 - Sinke, C. A1 - Gratz, Marcel A1 - Bitz, Andreas A1 - Bingel, Ulrike T1 - The differential effect of trigeminal vs. peripheral pain stimulation on visual processing and memory encoding is influenced by pain-related fear JF - NeuroImage N2 - Compared to peripheral pain, trigeminal pain elicits higher levels of fear, which is assumed to enhance the interruptive effects of pain on concomitant cognitive processes. In this fMRI study we examined the behavioral and neural effects of trigeminal (forehead) and peripheral (hand) pain on visual processing and memory encoding. Cerebral activity was measured in 23 healthy subjects performing a visual categorization task that was immediately followed by a surprise recognition task. During the categorization task subjects received concomitant noxious electrical stimulation on the forehead or hand. Our data show that fear ratings were significantly higher for trigeminal pain. Categorization and recognition performance did not differ between pictures that were presented with trigeminal and peripheral pain. However, object categorization in the presence of trigeminal pain was associated with stronger activity in task-relevant visual areas (lateral occipital complex, LOC), memory encoding areas (hippocampus and parahippocampus) and areas implicated in emotional processing (amygdala) compared to peripheral pain. Further, individual differences in neural activation between the trigeminal and the peripheral condition were positively related to differences in fear ratings between both conditions. Functional connectivity between amygdala and LOC was increased during trigeminal compared to peripheral painful stimulation. Fear-driven compensatory resource activation seems to be enhanced for trigeminal stimuli, presumably due to their exceptional biological relevance. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.03.026 SN - 1053-8119 VL - 134 SP - 386 EP - 395 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Balakrishnan, Karthikeyan A1 - Andrei-Selmer, Luminita-Cornelia A1 - Selmer, Thorsten A1 - Bacher, Michael A1 - Dodel, Richard T1 - Comparison of intravenous immunoglobulins for naturally occurring autoantibodies against amyloid-β JF - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease N2 - Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) are currently used for therapeutic purposes in autoimmune disorders. Recently, we demonstrated the presence of naturally occurring antibodies against amyloid- β (nAbs-Aβ) within the pool of IVIG. In this study, we compared different brands of IVIG for nAbs-Aβ and have found differences in the specificity of the nAbs-Aβ towards Aβ1–40 and Aβ1–42 . We analyzed the influence of a pH-shift over the course of antibody storage using ELISA and investigated antibody dimerization at acidic and neutral pH as well as differences in the IgG subclass distributions among the IVIG using both HPLC and a nephelometric assay. Furthermore, we investigated the epitope region of purified nAbs-Aβ. The differences found in Aβ specificity are not directly proportionate to the binding nature of these antibodies when administered in vivo. This information, however, may serve as a guide when choosing the commercial source of IVIG for therapeutic applications in Alzheimer's disease Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2010-1353 SN - 1387-2877 VL - 20 IS - 1 SP - 135 EP - 143 PB - IOS Press CY - Amsterdam ER -