TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Konertz, K. A1 - Sasse, T. T1 - Sanierung des ehemaligen Gaswerkgeländes am Bremer Hauptbahnhof / K. Konertz ; E. Biener ; T. Sasse JF - Handbuch Altlastensanierung und Flächenmanagement / hrsg. von Volker Franzius ... Y1 - 2003 SN - 3-7685-0078-0 N1 - Loselbl.-Ausg. ; Publikation des Beitrages: 1997 ; Kz. 5663 ; Nebentitel: HdA SP - 1 EP - 23 PB - C.F. Müller CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Konertz, K. A1 - Mücke, T. von A1 - Wiemann, J. T1 - Kostengünstige Bodensanierung eines LHKW-Schadens bei geringem Grundwasserflurabstand JF - 100 Jahre Bauwesen FH Aachen 1900 - 2000 : Fachbereiche Architektur und Bauingenieurwesen / [Schriftleitung: H. Paschmann] Y1 - 2000 N1 - (FH-Texte ; 70) SP - 71 EP - 82 CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Konertz, K. A1 - Mücke, T. von A1 - Wieman, J. T1 - Kostengünstige Bodensanierung eines LHKW-Schadens bei geringem Grundwasserflurabstand JF - Geotechnik (2000) Y1 - 2000 SN - 0172-6145 SP - 1 EP - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Fänger, B. T1 - Entwurf und Modellversuche für die Sohlsicherung im Bereich des Unterwassertunnels Parana-Santa Fé‚ (Hernandarias) in Argentinien JF - Vorträge der Baugrundtagung 1988 in Hamburg : Congress Centrum Hamburg (CCH) 27. und 28. September 1988 / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erd- und Grundbau e.V Y1 - 1988 N1 - Baugrundtagung <1988, Hamburg> ; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erd- und Grundbau SP - 53 EP - 77 CY - Essen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Boyken, P. A1 - Sasse, T. A1 - Arnold, J. T1 - Geotechnical aspects of the construction of the integrated harbour sludge management system in Bremen-Seehausen / P. Boyken ; E. Biener ; T. Sasse ; J. Arnold JF - Geotechnical engineering for transportation infrastructure : proceedings of the twelfth European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7 - 10 June 1999 ; theory and practice, planning and design, construction and maintenance. - Vol. 2 Y1 - 1999 SN - 90-5809-049-3 N1 - European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering <12, 1999, Amsterdam> SP - 909 EP - 914 PB - Balkema CY - Rotterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Boyken, P. A1 - Sasse, T. T1 - Integrated dredged material management system of Bremen-Seehausen JF - Sardinia 97 : proceedings ; [13 - 17 October 1997, S. Margherita di Pula - Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy] / Sixth International Landfill Symposium. Ed.: Thomas H. Christensen... - Bd. 5 : Landfill regulations, waste characteristics, landfilling in middle and lower income countries, industrial wastes and monolandfills Y1 - 1997 N1 - International Landfill Symposium <6, 1997, Santa Margherita, Pula> SP - 497 EP - 502 PB - CISA, Environmental Sanitary Engineering Centre CY - Cagliari ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Bethke, H. A1 - Sasse, T. A1 - Wernhoff, T. T1 - Alternative landfill capping using locally available recycled material JF - Land contamination & reclamation. 14 (2003), H. 4 Y1 - 2003 SN - 0967-0513 SP - 419 EP - 427 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Bethke, H. A1 - Saase, T. A1 - Wernhoff, T. T1 - Die Eignung von Baggergut als mineralische Komponente in Deponie-Oberflächenabdichtungssystemen JF - Wasser, Luft und Boden : WLB ; Zeitschrift für Umwelttechnik. 47 (2003), H. 9 Y1 - 2003 SN - 0341-2679 N1 - Seitenang.: TT 14 - TT 18 SP - 14 EP - 18 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst A1 - Arnold, J. A1 - Sasse, T. A1 - Boyken, P. T1 - Umgang mit Hafenschlick aus Bremen und Bremerhaven = Treatment of dredged material in Bremen and Bremerhaven / E. Biener ; J. Arnold ; T. Sasse ; P. Boyken ; N. Binder JF - [Tagungsband] Umwelt und Meer - Sea Environment ; Bremerhaven, Germany, July 6 - 8, 2000 Y1 - 2000 N1 - Umwelt und Meer - Sea Environment <2000, Bremerhaven> ; ttz Umweltinstitut Bremerhaven SP - 1 EP - 8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Abfallwirtschaft JF - Bautechnische Zahlentafeln : mit 225 Beispielen / Wendehorst. Hrsg. von Otto W. Wetzell. Bearb. von Hubert Achten ... - 29., neubearb. Aufl. Y1 - 2000 SN - 3-519-35002-5 SP - 1273 EP - 1303 PB - Teubner [u.a.] CY - Stuttgart [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Abfallwirtschaft JF - Bautechnische Zahlentafeln, m. CD-ROM / Wendehorst. Hrsg. von Otto W. Wetzell. Bearb. von: Herwig Baumgartner ... 31., vollst. überarb. und aktualisierte Aufl. Y1 - 2004 SN - 3-519-55002-4 N1 - Abschnitt 16 SP - 1259 EP - 1292 PB - Teubner [u.a.] CY - Stuttgart [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Abfallwirtschaft JF - Bautechnische Zahlentafeln / Wendehorst. Hrsg.: Otto W. Wetzell. Bearb. von: Herwig Baumgartner ... - 30., akt. u. erw. Aufl. Y1 - 2002 SN - 3-519-45002-X SP - 1155 EP - 1187 PB - Teubner CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Wasserwirtschaft JF - Bautechnische Zahlentafeln : mit 245 Beispielen / Wendehorst. Hrsg. von Otto W. Wetzell. Bearb. von Hubert Achten ... - 27., neubearb. und erw. Aufl. Y1 - 1996 SN - 3-519-15002-6 SP - 1145 EP - 1270 PB - Teubner [u.a.] CY - Stuttgart [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Abfallwirtschaft JF - Bautechnische Zahlentafeln : mit 245 Beispielen / Wendehorst. Hrsg. von Otto W. Wetzell. Bearb. von Hubert Achten ... - 27., neubearb. und erw. Aufl. Y1 - 1996 SN - 3-519-15002-6 SP - 1271 EP - 1298 PB - Teubner [u.a.] CY - Stuttgart [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Wasserwirtschaft JF - Bautechnische Zahlentafeln : mit 225 Beispielen / Wendehorst. Hrsg. von Otto W. Wetzell. Bearb. von Hubert Achten ... - 28., neubearb. Aufl. Y1 - 1998 SN - 3-519-25002-0 SP - 1143 EP - 1264 PB - Teubner [u.a.] CY - Stuttgart [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Wasserwirtschaft JF - Bautechnische Zahlentafeln : mit 194 Beispielen / Wendehorst. Hrsg. von Otto W. Wetzell. Bearb. von Hubert Achten ... - 26., neubearb. und erw. Aufl. Y1 - 1994 SN - 3-519-05002-1 SP - 962 EP - 1092 PB - Teubner [u.a.] CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Abfallwirtschaft JF - Bautechnische Zahlentafeln : mit 194 Beispielen / Wendehorst. Hrsg. von Otto W. Wetzell. Bearb. von Hubert Achten ... - 26., neubearb. und erw. Aufl. Y1 - 1994 SN - 3-519-05002-1 SP - 1089 EP - 1102 PB - Teubner [u.a.] CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Anforderungen an die Deponietechnik JF - [Tagungsunterlagen] Euregionale Abfallwirtschaft im Dialog / AWA Entsorgung GmbH Y1 - 1995 N1 - Unterlagen zu einem Workshop der Euregio SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - AWA [Eigenverl.] CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Überblick über Reinigungsverfahren von kontaminierten Böden JF - [Tagungsband] 21. Tiefbaukolloquium / Haus der Technik e.V. Y1 - 1987 N1 - Tiefbaukolloquium <21, 1989, Essen> SP - 5.01 EP - 5.13 PB - Eigenverl. Haus der Technik CY - Essen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Planung neuer Deponien JF - [Tagungsband] 21. Tiefbaukolloquium / Haus der Technik e.V. Y1 - 1987 N1 - Tiefbaukolloquium <21, 1989, Essen> SP - 9.01 EP - 9.08 PB - Eigenverl. Haus der Technik CY - Essen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Zur Sanierung älterer Gewichtsstaumauern JF - Mitteilungen / Institut für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen (1983) Y1 - 1983 SN - 0343-1045 SP - 1 EP - 141 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Sanierung des Geländes einer ehemaligen Maschinenfabrik durch Bodenluftabsaugung und mikrobiologische Bodenreinigung JF - Handbuch der Altlastensanierung / hrsg. von Volker Franzius ... - Losebl.-Ausg. Y1 - 1988 SN - 3-7685-0078-0 N1 - Ab Lfg. 34 der 2. Aufl. u.d.T.: Handbuch Altlastensanierung und Flächenmanagement ; 11 ZFN 189(3) SP - Kap. 5.4.1.1.4 ; 1 EP - 7 PB - v. Decker CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Sanierung von Altlasten JF - Umweltschutz '89 Y1 - 1989 SP - 36 EP - 38 PB - Plus-Verl. CY - Saarlouis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Rehabilitation of old gravity dams JF - [Transactions] : proceedings of fifteenth international congress on large dams ; 24 - 28 Juin 1985, Lausanne, Suisse = Quinzieme Congres International des Grands Barrages. - Bd. 4 Y1 - 1985 N1 - International Congress on Large Dams <15, 1985, Paris> SP - Q 59, R.2, S. 21 EP - 23 PB - Intern. Commission on Large Dams CY - Paris ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Abfallwirtschaft JF - Bautechnische Zahlentafeln / Wendehorst, Reinhard ; Wetzell, Otto W. [Hrsg.] 32., vollst. aktualisierte Aufl. Y1 - 2007 SN - 978-3-8351-0055-8 SP - 1291 EP - 1330 PB - Teubner CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Biener, Ernst T1 - Abfallwirtschaft JF - Wendehorst Beispiele aus der Baupraxis / Wetzell, Otto W. ; Baumgartner, Herwig ; Wendehorst, Reinhard [Hrsg.]. Y1 - 2007 SN - 978-3-8351-0069-5 N1 - Kapitel 15 SP - 433 EP - 463 PB - Teubner CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Wendler, Martin A1 - Lehnertz, Klaus T1 - Unraveling spurious properties of interaction networks with tailored random networks JF - Plos one N2 - We investigate interaction networks that we derive from multivariate time series with methods frequently employed in diverse scientific fields such as biology, quantitative finance, physics, earth and climate sciences, and the neurosciences. Mimicking experimental situations, we generate time series with finite length and varying frequency content but from independent stochastic processes. Using the correlation coefficient and the maximum cross-correlation, we estimate interdependencies between these time series. With clustering coefficient and average shortest path length, we observe unweighted interaction networks, derived via thresholding the values of interdependence, to possess non-trivial topologies as compared to Erdös-Rényi networks, which would indicate small-world characteristics. These topologies reflect the mostly unavoidable finiteness of the data, which limits the reliability of typically used estimators of signal interdependence. We propose random networks that are tailored to the way interaction networks are derived from empirical data. Through an exemplary investigation of multichannel electroencephalographic recordings of epileptic seizures – known for their complex spatial and temporal dynamics – we show that such random networks help to distinguish network properties of interdependence structures related to seizure dynamics from those spuriously induced by the applied methods of analysis. Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022826 VL - 6 IS - 8 PB - Plos CY - San Francisco ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Wellmer, Jörg A1 - Elger, Christian E. A1 - Lehnertz, Klaus T1 - Interictal focus localization in neocortical lesional epilepsies with synchronization cluster analysis JF - Epilepsia Y1 - 2006 SN - 0013-9580 VL - 47 SP - 36 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Schindler, K. A1 - Elger, C. E. A1 - Lehnertz, Klaus T1 - Lateralized characteristics of the evolution of EEG correlation during focal onset seizures: a mechanism to prevent secondary generalization? JF - Epilepsia N2 - Rationale: Previous studies [Topolnik et al., Cereb Cortex 2003; 13: 883; Schindler et al., Brain 2007; 130: 65] indicate that the termination of focal onset seizures may be causally related to an increase of global neuronal correlation during the second half of the seizures. This increase was observed to occur earlier in complex partial seizures than in secondarily generalized seizures. We here address the question whether such an increase of neuronal correlation prior to seizure end is indeed a global phenomenon, involving both hemispheres or whether there are side-specific differences. Methods: We analyzed 20 focal onset seizures (10 complex partial, 10 secondarily generalized seizures) recorded in 13 patients who underwent presurgical evaluation of focal epilepsies of different origin. EEG was recorded intracranially from bilaterally implanted subdural strip and intrahippocampal depth electrodes. Utilizing a moving window approach, we investigated the evolution of the maximum cross correlation for all channel combinations during seizures. For each moving window the mean value of the maximum cross correlation (MCC) between all electrode contacts was computed separately for each hemisphere. After normalization of seizure durations, MCC values of the ipsi- and contralateral hemisphere for all seizures were determined. Results: We observed that the MCC of the contralateral hemisphere in complex partial seizures increased during the first half of the seizure, whereas, for the same time interval, the MCC of the ipsilateral hemisphere even declined below the level of the pre-seizure period. In contrast, no significant differences between both hemispheres could be observed for secondarily generalized seizures where both hemispheres showed a simultaneous increase of MCC during the second half of the seizures. The level of MCC for the contralateral hemisphere was higher for complex partial seizures than for secondarily generalized seizures during the first half of the seizure. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that there are indeed lateralized differences in the evolution of global neuronal correlation during complex partial and secondarily generalized seizures. The observed contralateral increase of neuronal correlation during complex partial seizures might indicate an emerging self-organizing mechanism for preventing the spread of seizure activity. Y1 - 2008 SN - 0013-9580 VL - 49 SP - 11 EP - 11 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Lehnertz, Klaus T1 - Assortative mixing in functional brain networks during epileptic seizures JF - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4821915 VL - 23 IS - 3 SP - 033139 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Lehnertz, Klaus T1 - Identifying phase synchronization clusters in spatially extended dynamical systems JF - Physical Review E Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.74.051909 SN - 2470-0053 VL - 74 IS - 5 SP - 051909 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Horstmann, Marie-Therese A1 - Lehnertz, Klaus T1 - From brain to earth and climate systems: Small-world interaction networks or not? JF - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science N2 - We consider recent reports on small-world topologies of interaction networks derived from the dynamics of spatially extended systems that are investigated in diverse scientific fields such as neurosciences, geophysics, or meteorology. With numerical simulations that mimic typical experimental situations, we have identified an important constraint when characterizing such networks: indications of a small-world topology can be expected solely due to the spatial sampling of the system along with the commonly used time series analysis based approaches to network characterization. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3360561 SN - 1089-7682 VL - 20 IS - 1 PB - AIP Publishing CY - Melville, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Grieger, Niklas T1 - Der KI-Chatbot ChatGPT: Eine Herausforderung für die Hochschulen JF - Die neue Hochschule N2 - Essays, Gedichte, Programmcode: ChatGPT generiert automatisch Texte auf bisher unerreicht hohem Niveau. Dieses und nachfolgende Systeme werden nicht nur die akademische Welt nachhaltig verändern. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7533758 SN - 0340-448X VL - 2023 IS - 1 SP - 24 EP - 27 PB - HLB CY - Bonn ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Caron, David A. A1 - Schloen, Julia A1 - Feudel, Ulrike A1 - Kantz, Holger A1 - Moorthi, Stefanie D. T1 - Phytoplankton dynamics in the Southern California Bight indicate a complex mixture of transport and biology JF - Journal of Plankton Research N2 - The stimulation and dominance of potentially harmful phytoplankton taxa at a given locale and time are determined by local environmental conditions as well as by transport to or from neighboring regions. The present study investigated the occurrence of common harmful algal bloom (HAB) taxa within the Southern California Bight, using cross-correlation functions to determine potential dependencies between HAB taxa and environmental factors, and potential links to algal transport via local hydrography and currents. A simulation study, in which Lagrangian particles were released, was used to assess travel times due to advection by prevailing ocean currents in the bight. Our results indicate that transport of some taxa may be an important mechanism for the expansion of their distributions into other regions, which was supported by mean travel times derived from our simulation study and other literature on ocean currents in the Southern California Bight. In other cases, however, phytoplankton dynamics were rather linked to local environmental conditions, including coastal upwelling events. Overall, our study shows that complex current patterns in the Southern California Bight may contribute significantly to the formation and expansion of HABs in addition to local environmental factors determining the spatiotemporal dynamics of phytoplankton blooms. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbv122 SN - 1464-3774 VL - 38 IS - 4 SP - 1077 EP - 1091 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Ansmann, Gerrit A1 - Kantz, Holger T1 - Data-driven prediction and prevention of extreme events in a spatially extended excitable system JF - Physical Review E Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.042910 SN - 2470-0053 VL - 92 IS - 4 SP - 042910 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Allefeld, C. A1 - Wellmer, J. A1 - Elger, C. A1 - Lehnertz, K. T1 - An approach to identify synchronization clusters within the epileptic network JF - Klinische Neurophysiologie Y1 - 2008 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1072881 VL - 39 IS - 1 SP - A79 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bhattarai, Aroj A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Modelling of Soft Connective Tissues to Investigate Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions JF - Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine N2 - After menopause, decreased levels of estrogen and progesterone remodel the collagen of the soft tissues thereby reducing their stiffness. Stress urinary incontinence is associated with involuntary urine leakage due to pathological movement of the pelvic organs resulting from lax suspension system, fasciae, and ligaments. This study compares the changes in the orientation and position of the female pelvic organs due to weakened fasciae, ligaments, and their combined laxity. A mixture theory weighted by respective volume fraction of elastin-collagen fibre compound (5%), adipose tissue (85%), and smooth muscle (5%) is adopted to characterize the mechanical behaviour of the fascia. The load carrying response (other than the functional response to the pelvic organs) of each fascia component, pelvic organs, muscles, and ligaments are assumed to be isotropic, hyperelastic, and incompressible. Finite element simulations are conducted during Valsalva manoeuvre with weakened tissues modelled by reduced tissue stiffness. A significant dislocation of the urethrovesical junction is observed due to weakness of the fascia (13.89 mm) compared to the ligaments (5.47 mm). The dynamics of the pelvic floor observed in this study during Valsalva manoeuvre is associated with urethral-bladder hypermobility, greater levator plate angulation, and positive Q-tip test which are observed in incontinent females. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9518076 SN - 1748-6718 VL - 2018 IS - Article ID 9518076 SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - Hindawi CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bhattarai, Aroj A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - A computational study of organ relocation after laparoscopic pectopexy to repair posthysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse JF - Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/21681163.2019.1670095 SN - 2168-1171 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bhattarai, Aroj A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Computational comparison of different textile implants to correct apical prolapse in females JF - Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering N2 - Prosthetic textile implants of different shapes, sizes and polymers are used to correct the apical prolapse after hysterectomy (removal of the uterus). The selection of the implant before or during minimally invasive surgery depends on the patient’s anatomical defect, intended function after reconstruction and most importantly the surgeon’s preference. Weakness or damage of the supporting tissues during childbirth, menopause or previous pelvic surgeries may put females in higher risk of prolapse. Numerical simulations of reconstructed pelvic floor with weakened tissues and organ supported by textile product models: DynaMesh®-PRS soft, DynaMesh®-PRP soft and DynaMesh®-CESA from FEG Textiletechnik mbH, Germany are compared. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2018-0159 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 661 EP - 664 PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bhattarai, Aroj A1 - May, Charlotte Anabell A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Kowalczyk, Wojciech A1 - Tran, Thanh Ngoc T1 - Layer-specific damage modeling of porcine large intestine under biaxial tension JF - Bioengineering N2 - The mechanical behavior of the large intestine beyond the ultimate stress has never been investigated. Stretching beyond the ultimate stress may drastically impair the tissue microstructure, which consequently weakens its healthy state functions of absorption, temporary storage, and transportation for defecation. Due to closely similar microstructure and function with humans, biaxial tensile experiments on the porcine large intestine have been performed in this study. In this paper, we report hyperelastic characterization of the large intestine based on experiments in 102 specimens. We also report the theoretical analysis of the experimental results, including an exponential damage evolution function. The fracture energies and the threshold stresses are set as damage material parameters for the longitudinal muscular, the circumferential muscular and the submucosal collagenous layers. A biaxial tensile simulation of a linear brick element has been performed to validate the applicability of the estimated material parameters. The model successfully simulates the biomechanical response of the large intestine under physiological and non-physiological loads. KW - biaxial tensile experiment KW - anisotropy KW - hyperelastic KW - constitutive modeling KW - damage Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9100528 SN - 2306-5354 N1 - Der Artikel gehört zum Sonderheft "Computational Biomechanics" VL - 9 IS - 10, Early Access SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bhattarai, Aroj A1 - Jabbari, Medisa A1 - Anding, Ralf A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Surgical treatment of vaginal vault prolapse using different prosthetic mesh implants: a finite element analysis JF - tm - Technisches Messen N2 - Particularly multiparous elderly women may suffer from vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy due to weak support from lax apical ligaments. A decreased amount of estrogen and progesterone in older age is assumed to remodel the collagen thereby reducing tissue stiffness. Sacrocolpopexy is either performed as open or laparoscopic surgery using prosthetic mesh implants to substitute lax ligaments. Y-shaped mesh models (DynaMesh, Gynemesh, and Ultrapro) are implanted in a 3D female pelvic floor finite element model in the extraperitoneal space from the vaginal cuff to the first sacral (S1) bone below promontory. Numerical simulations are conducted during Valsalva maneuver with weakened tissues modeled by reduced tissue stiffness. Tissues are modeled as incompressible, isotropic hyperelastic materials whereas the meshes are modeled either as orthotropic linear elastic or as isotropic hyperlastic materials. The positions of the vaginal cuff and the bladder base are calculated from the pubococcygeal line for female pelvic floor at rest, for prolapse and after repair using the three meshes. Due to mesh mechanics and mesh pore deformation along the loaded direction, the DynaMesh with regular rectangular mesh pores is found to provide better mechanical support to the organs than the Gynemesh and the Ultrapro with irregular hexagonal mesh pores. Insbesondere ältere, mehrgebährende Frauen leiden häufiger an einem Scheidenvorfall nach einer Hysterektomie aufgrund der schwachen Unterstützung durch laxe apikale Bänder. Es wird angenommen, dass eine verringerte Menge an Östrogen und Progesteron im höheren Alter das Kollagen umformt, wodurch die Gewebesteifigkeit reduziert wird. Die Sakrokolpopexie ist eine offene oder laparoskopische Operation, die mit prothetischen Netzimplantaten durchgeführt wird, um laxe Bänder zu ersetzen. Y-förmige Netzmodelle (DynaMesh, Gynemesh und Ultrapro) werden in einem 3D-Modell des weiblichen Beckenbodens im extraperitonealen Raum vom Vaginalstumpf bis zum Promontorium implantiert. Numerische Simulationen werden während des Valsalva-Manövers mit geschwächtem Gewebe durchgeführt, das durch eine reduzierte Gewebesteifigkeit modelliert wird. Die Gewebe werden als inkompressible, isotrop hyperelastische Materialien modelliert, während die Netze entweder als orthotrope linear elastische oder als isotrope hyperlastische Materialien modelliert werden. Die Positionen des Vaginalstumpfs, der Blase und der Harnröhrenachse werden anhand der Pubococcygeallinie aus der Ruhelage, für den Prolaps und nach der Reparatur unter Verwendung der drei Netze berechnet. Aufgrund der Netzmechanik und der Netzporenverformung bietet das DynaMesh mit regelmäßigen rechteckigen Netzporen eine bessere mechanische Unterstützung und eine Neupositionierung des Scheidengewölbes, der Blase und der Urethraachse als Gynemesh und Ultrapro mit unregelmäßigen hexagonalen Netzporen. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/teme-2017-0115 SN - 2196-7113 VL - 85 IS - 5 SP - 331 EP - 342 PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bhattarai, Aroj A1 - Horbach, Andreas A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Kowalczyk, Wojciech A1 - Tran, Thanh Ngoc T1 - Virgin passive colon biomechanics and a literature review of active contraction constitutive models JF - Biomechanics N2 - The objective of this paper is to present our findings on the biomechanical aspects of the virgin passive anisotropic hyperelasticity of the porcine colon based on equibiaxial tensile experiments. Firstly, the characterization of the intestine tissues is discussed for a nearly incompressible hyperelastic fiber-reinforced Holzapfel–Gasser–Ogden constitutive model in virgin passive loading conditions. The stability of the evaluated material parameters is checked for the polyconvexity of the adopted strain energy function using positive eigenvalue constraints of the Hessian matrix with MATLAB. The constitutive material description of the intestine with two collagen fibers in the submucosal and muscular layer each has been implemented in the FORTRAN platform of the commercial finite element software LS-DYNA, and two equibiaxial tensile simulations are presented to validate the results with the optical strain images obtained from the experiments. Furthermore, this paper also reviews the existing models of the active smooth muscle cells, but these models have not been computationally studied here. The review part shows that the constitutive models originally developed for the active contraction of skeletal muscle based on Hill’s three-element model, Murphy’s four-state cross-bridge chemical kinetic model and Huxley’s sliding-filament hypothesis, which are mainly used for arteries, are appropriate for numerical contraction numerical analysis of the large intestine. KW - virgin passive KW - strain energy function KW - smooth muscle contraction KW - viscoelasticity KW - damage Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics2020013 SN - 2673-7078 VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 138 EP - 157 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Beverungen, Daniel A1 - Eggert, Mathias A1 - Voigt, Matthias A1 - Rosemann, Michael T1 - Augmenting Analytical CRM Strategies with Social BI JF - International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR) Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4018/ijbir.2013070103 SN - 1947-3591 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 32 EP - 49 PB - IGI Global CY - Hershey ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bertz, Morten A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Molinnus, Denise A1 - Homma, Takayuki T1 - Influence of temperature, light, and H₂O₂ concentration on microbial spore inactivation: in-situ Raman spectroscopy combined with optical trapping JF - Physica status solidi (a) applications and materials science N2 - To gain insight on chemical sterilization processes, the influence of temperature (up to 70 °C), intense green light, and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) concentration (up to 30% in aqueous solution) on microbial spore inactivation is evaluated by in-situ Raman spectroscopy with an optical trap. Bacillus atrophaeus is utilized as a model organism. Individual spores are isolated and their chemical makeup is monitored under dynamically changing conditions (temperature, light, and H₂O₂ concentration) to mimic industrially relevant process parameters for sterilization in the field of aseptic food processing. While isolated spores in water are highly stable, even at elevated temperatures of 70 °C, exposure to H₂O₂ leads to a loss of spore integrity characterized by the release of the key spore biomarker dipicolinic acid (DPA) in a concentration-dependent manner, which indicates damage to the inner membrane of the spore. Intensive light or heat, both of which accelerate the decomposition of H₂O₂ into reactive oxygen species (ROS), drastically shorten the spore lifetime, suggesting the formation of ROS as a rate-limiting step during sterilization. It is concluded that Raman spectroscopy can deliver mechanistic insight into the mode of action of H₂O₂-based sterilization and reveal the individual contributions of different sterilization methods acting in tandem. KW - hydrogen peroxide KW - optical spore trapping KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - sterilization conditions KW - temperature Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202300866 SN - 1862-6319 (Online) SN - 1862-6300 (Print) N1 - Corresponding author: Michael J. Schöning IS - Early View PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bertz, Morten A1 - Molinnus, Denise A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Homma, Takayuki T1 - Real-time monitoring of H₂O₂ sterilization on individual bacillus atrophaeus spores by optical sensing with trapping Raman spectroscopy JF - Chemosensors N2 - Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), a strong oxidizer, is a commonly used sterilization agent employed during aseptic food processing and medical applications. To assess the sterilization efficiency with H₂O₂, bacterial spores are common microbial systems due to their remarkable robustness against a wide variety of decontamination strategies. Despite their widespread use, there is, however, only little information about the detailed time-resolved mechanism underlying the oxidative spore death by H₂O₂. In this work, we investigate chemical and morphological changes of individual Bacillus atrophaeus spores undergoing oxidative damage using optical sensing with trapping Raman microscopy in real-time. The time-resolved experiments reveal that spore death involves two distinct phases: (i) an initial phase dominated by the fast release of dipicolinic acid (DPA), a major spore biomarker, which indicates the rupture of the spore’s core; and (ii) the oxidation of the remaining spore material resulting in the subsequent fragmentation of the spores’ coat. Simultaneous observation of the spore morphology by optical microscopy corroborates these mechanisms. The dependence of the onset of DPA release and the time constant of spore fragmentation on H₂O₂ shows that the formation of reactive oxygen species from H₂O₂ is the rate-limiting factor of oxidative spore death. KW - DPA (dipicolinic acid) KW - sterilization KW - Bacillus atrophaeus spores KW - optical trapping KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - optical sensor setup Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11080445 SN - 2227-9040 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Biosensors and Chemical Sensors for Food and Healthcare Monitoring—Celebrating the 10th Anniversary" VL - 8 IS - 11 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Berretz, Frank A1 - Skorupa, Sasche 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 - Berretz, F. A1 - Skorupa, S. A1 - Sander, Volker A1 - Belloum, A. T1 - Towards an actor-driven workflow management system for grids JF - International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTS), 2010 : 17 - 21 May 2010, Chicago, Illinois, USA / IEEE Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-1-4244-6619-1 SP - 611 EP - 616 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bernecker, Andreas A1 - Klier, Julia A1 - Stern, Sebastian A1 - Thiel, Lea T1 - Sustaining high performance beyond public-sector pilot projects. Y1 - 2018 IS - September 2018 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bernecker, Andreas A1 - Boyer, Pierre C. A1 - Gathmann, Christina T1 - The Role of Electoral Incentives for Policy Innovation: Evidence from the US Welfare Reform JF - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20190690 SN - 1945-774X VL - 13 IS - 2 SP - 26 EP - 57 PB - American Economic Association CY - Nashville, Tenn. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bernecker, Andreas T1 - A European Private Company: Is Europe’s single legal form for SMEs close to approval? JF - Research Briefing N2 - This Research Briefing, issued in July 2010, concluded that: - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe have long called for a matching legal form valid across the EU (similar to that of the European company (SE) for large firms) - The main benefits would be the availability of uniform Europe-wide company structures, significant cost reductions for businesses and further integration of the internal market - Given the differing national views regarding the concrete features of the new legal form there is currently no sign of an agreement being reached at the European level in the short term; however, it is possible that progress will be made in negotiations during the year - The key issues being discussed in depth are company formation, transnationality and employee participation rights in the new European private company (SPE). Y1 - 2010 SN - 2193-5955 PB - Deutsche Bank Research CY - Frankfurt a. M. ER -