@phdthesis{Stuerzebecher2024,
  author    = {St{\"u}rzebecher, Paulina Elena},
  title     = {Die Rolle von LASP1 in der Pathogenese der Atherosklerose im murinen Modell},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-23935},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-239353},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Das regulatorische Ger{\"u}st-Protein LASP1, welches aus der Krebsforschung bekannt ist, wurde 2012 in humanen Makrophagen, den Protagonisten der Atherosklerose nachgewiesen. LASP1 ist durch seine Lokalisation an dynamischen Aktinskelettkonstruktionen (vgl. Invadopodien, Podosomen), nachweislich an Zellmigration, Proliferation und Invasionsf{\"a}higkeit bestimmter Tumorzellen beteiligt. Aufgrund einer großen Schnittmenge der Entstehungsmechanismen und zugrundeliegenden Signalwegen von Krebserkrankungen und Atherosklerose wurde LASP1 im Zusammenhang der Atherosklerose untersucht. In einem 16 Wochen Hochfettdi{\"a}tversuch zeigten LASP1.Ldlr-/--M{\"a}use mehr atherosklerotische L{\"a}sionen in der Gesamtaorta als Ldlr-/--Tiere, was eine athero-protektive Rolle von LASP1 nahelegt. Passend hierzu f{\"u}hrte Stimulation mit oxLDL in Makrophagen zu einer Hochregulation von LASP1. Zus{\"a}tzlich internalisierten LASP1-/--Makrophagen signifikant mehr oxLDL im Vergleich zu LASP1-exprimierenden Zellen. Analog zu den Daten aus der Krebsforschung konnte eine reduzierte endotheliale Adh{\"a}sion sowie chemotaktische Migration von Ldlr.LASP1-/--Monozyten im Vergleich zu Ldlr-/-- Monozyten festgestellt werden. Dies ließe isoliert betrachtet eine pro-atherogene Rolle von LASP1 vermuten. Ein Nachweis von LASP1 im Zellkern von BMDMs konnte, zus{\"a}tzlich zum fehlenden Shuttelproteinpartner ZO-2, nicht erbracht werden. Die Interaktion von LASP1 mit Transkriptionsfaktoren scheint daher unwahrscheinlich. Kongruent mit diesen Ergebnissen zeigte sich keine Ver{\"a}nderung der Transkription, der Proteinexpression sowie Sekretion von TNF! und ADAM17 durch den LASP1-KO. Insgesamt kommt LASP1 eine zweifellos komplexe Rolle in der Atherogenese zu. Die Ergebnisse der HFD-Versuche legen nahe, dass die prim{\"a}r anti-atherosklerotischen Einfl{\"u}sse von LASP1 in vivo gegen{\"u}ber den eher pro-atherosklerotischen Effekten des Proteins in vitro {\"u}berwiegen.},
  subject      = {Arteriosklerose},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Weh2024,
  author    = {Weh, Manuel},
  title     = {Chiral Perylene Bisimide Cyclophanes},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-31529},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-315296},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {This work illustrates how the targeted tailoring of supramolecular cavities can not only accomplish high binding due to optimized stereoelectronic shape matches between host and guest but also how molecular engineering of the binding site by a refined substitution periphery of the cavity makes enantiospecific guest recognition and host mediated chirality transfer feasible. Moreover, an enzyme mimic, following the Pauling-Jencks model of enzyme catalysis was realized by the smart design of a PBI host composed of moderately twisted chromophores, which drives the substrate inversion according to the concepts of transition state stabilization and ground state destabilization. The results of this thesis contribute to a better understanding of structure-specific interactions in host-guest complexes as well as the corresponding thermodynamic and kinetic properties and represent an appealing blueprint for the design of new artificial complex structures of high stereoelectronic shape complementarity in order to achieve the goal of sophisticated supramolecular receptors and enzyme mimicry.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Glaser2024,
  author    = {Glaser, Julia},
  title     = {Nachhaltiges Lernen an der Hochschule: Untersuchungen zu Randbedingungen und Transfereffekten von digitalen {\"U}bungstests auf das Behalten von Lehrinhalten},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-35866},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-358665},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Learning accompanies us throughout our lives, from early childhood education through school, training and university to learning at work. However, much of what we learn is quickly forgotten. The use of practice tests is a learning strategy that contributes to the acquisition of sustainable knowledge, i.e. knowledge that is permanently available and can be retrieved when it is needed. This dissertation first presents findings from previous research on testing in real educational contexts and discusses theoretically why certain learner or situational characteristics might influence the effectiveness of the testing effect. Furthermore, a cycle of three experiments is presented, which were used to investigate whether the positive effect of practice tests on retention (testing effect) depends on personal or situational characteristics and also promotes the retention of lecture content that was not directly tested (transfer) in the context of regular psychology lectures in teacher training courses. In an additional chapter, feedback from students on the implementation of the study in the classroom context is examined in more detail. Finally, the results of the three studies are discussed and placed in relation to the theories presented. The central conclusion from the studies presented is that the testing effect appears to be a very effective learning strategy that can be used effectively in university teaching and leads to better learning outcomes regardless of learner characteristics. However, the practice tests should cover the entire range of relevant content, as transfer effects to non-tested content are not to be expected.},
  subject      = {Transfer},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{HuttererneeHerzog2024,
  author    = {Hutterer, n{\´e}e Herzog, Katharina},
  title     = {Treatment-like use of discrimination training to reduce generalization of conditioned fear},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-31728},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-317286},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Anxiety patients overgeneralize fear, also because of an inability to perceptually discriminate threat and safety signals. Therefore, some studies have developed discrimination training that successfully reduced the occurrence of fear generalization. The present work is the first to take a treatment-like approach by using discrimination training after generalization has occurred. Therefore, two studies were conducted with healthy participants using the same fear conditioning and generalization paradigm, with two faces as conditioned stimuli (CSs), and four facial morphs between CSs as generalization stimuli (GSs). Only one face (CS+) was followed by a loud scream (unconditioned stimulus, US). In Study 1, participants underwent either fear-relevant (discriminating faces) or fear-irrelevant discrimination training (discriminating width of lines) or a non-discriminative control training between the two generalization tests, each with or without feedback (n = 20 each). Generalization of US expectancy was reduced more effectively by fear-relevant compared to fear-irrelevant discrimination training. However, neither discrimination training was more effective than non-discriminative control training. Moreover, feedback reduced generalization of US expectancy only in discrimination training. Study 2 was designed to replicate the effects of the discrimination-training conditions in a large sample (N = 244) and examine their benefits in individuals at risk for anxiety disorders. Again, feedback reduced fear generalization particularly well for US expectancy. Fear relevance was not confirmed to be particularly fear-reducing in healthy participants, but may enhance training effects in individuals at risk of anxiety disorder. In summary, this work provides evidence that existing fear generalization can be reduced by discrimination training, likely involving several (higher-level) processes besides perceptual discrimination (e.g., motivational mechanisms in feedback conditions). Its use may be promising as part of individualized therapy for patients with difficulty discriminating similar stimuli.},
  subject      = {Furcht},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Broehl2024,
  author    = {Br{\"o}hl, Kathleen},
  title     = {„Lanfranks ‚Chirurgia parva' in der Abschrift Konrad Schrecks von Aschaffenburg" als Quelle zur sp{\"a}tmittelalterlich-fr{\"u}hneuzeitlichen Traumatologie},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-35922},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-359227},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, „Lanfranks ‚Chirurgia parva' in der Abschrift Konrad Schrecks von Aschaffenburg"1 anhand der von Ralf Vollmuth in seiner Habilitationsschrift „Traumatologie und Feldchirurgie an der Wende vom Mittelalter zur Neuzeit" erarbeiteten Strukturvorgabe inhaltlich zu erschließen. Durch die Aufarbeitung verschiedener chirurgischer Fachb{\"u}cher und Manuale unter Verwendung einer gemeinsamen Strukturvorlage soll erm{\"o}glicht werden, medizinhistorische Quellen kritisch-kontrastiv zu vergleichen. Das bedeutet, dass die Quellen zuerst ediert und anschließend gegebenenfalls {\"u}bersetzt werden m{\"u}ssen. Im n{\"a}chsten Schritt werden die verwendeten Arzneimittel - pflanzlicher, tierischer, mineralischer Herkunft - identifiziert und bestimmt. Im Anschluss werden Monographien mit den bestimmenden Inhaltsstoffen und Eigenschaften erstellt. Anhand dieser Pflanzen- und Arzneistoffmonographien, die im Sinne einer Datenbank aufeinander aufbauen, sollte es dann m{\"o}glich sein, unter modernen pharmakologischen Gesichtspunkten die Wirksamkeit der verwendeten Arzneimittel zu erschließen. Eine ausreichende Zahl von Quellen, die nach einer gemeinsamen Strukturvorlage bearbeitet wurden, kann es schließlich erm{\"o}glichen, zu beurteilen, welche der beschriebenen Anwendungen repr{\"a}sentativ waren, welche Außenseiterstellung einnahmen oder nur theoretische Ans{\"a}tze bildeten, die praktisch keine Verwendung fanden.},
  subject      = {Lanfrancus, Mediolanensis},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Leonhardt2024,
  author    = {Leonhardt, Jonas S.},
  title     = {Entwicklung von Gesundheitskompetenz zur Unterst{\"u}tzung der Lebensqualit{\"a}t - Eine Fragebogen basierte Analyse zur Erfassung des subjektiven Beratungsbedarfs sowie der Motivationslage krebskranker Patienten im Hinblick auf die Etablierung eines tagesklinischen Therapie- und Schulungsangebotes (KOI Tagesklinik) an der Universit{\"a}tsklinik W{\"u}rzburg},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-35713},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-357139},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Komplement{\"a}rmedizinische Angebote in der Onkologie erleben eine hohe Nachfrage. Diese Studie sollte kl{\"a}ren, ob bei Patienten ein Mehrbedarf an ganzheitlichen, tagesklinischen Angeboten besteht. Im Rahmen dieser Fragebogen-basierten Analyse sollten Zielgruppen identifiziert werden, die besonders hiervon profitieren k{\"o}nnten. Mithilfe eines Fragebogens wurden zwischen 08/2019 und 10/2020 294 ambulant behandelte onkologische Patienten des Comprehensive Cancer Centers Mainfranken an der Universit{\"a}tsklinik W{\"u}rzburg befragt. Der Fragebogen ist angelehnt an das etablierte Curriculum Mind-Body-Medizin der Kliniken Essen-Mitte und umfasst zehn Untergruppen. Statistisch signifikante Zusammenh{\"a}nge wurden durch Anwendung des Chi-Quadrat Tests ermittelt. In allen untersuchten Lebensbereichen fanden sich Hinweise auf einen Mehrbedarf an komplement{\"a}rmedizinischen Angeboten. Ein Drittel der Patienten gab an, aus eigener Kraft keine {\"u}berdauernden Lebensstil{\"a}nderungen herbeif{\"u}hren zu k{\"o}nnen. Das h{\"o}chste Gesundheitsbewusstsein zeigte sich in den Bereichen Ern{\"a}hrung, Bewegung und Entspannung. Trotzdem f{\"u}hrte ein Großteil der Befragten empfohlene Maßnahmen nicht durch. Insbesondere die Bereiche Schlaf, Energielevel und psychische Belastung wiesen das gr{\"o}ßte Verbesserungspotential auf. Defizite in diesen Bereichen beeinflussten sich gegenseitig und konnten mit Unzufriedenheit und negativen Gedanken sowie geringer Ver{\"a}nderungsmotivation in Verbindung gebracht werden. Besonders betroffen waren erwerbst{\"a}tige Patienten im Alter zwischen 40-65 Jahren. Frauen zeigten sich deutlich motivierter als M{\"a}nner komplement{\"a}rmedizinische Angebote zu nutzen. Gem{\"a}ß unseren Ergebnissen und evidenzbasierten Empfehlungen der S3-Leitlinie Komplement{\"a}rmedizin ergibt sich ein Mehrbedarf nach folgenden Angeboten: Supervidierte Sportprogramme, MBSR, Tai Chi/ Qigong, individuelle Ern{\"a}hrungsberatung und Selbsthilfegruppen f{\"u}r Angeh{\"o}rige. Durch Vermittlung von Gesundheitsbewusstsein sollten insbesondere Patientengruppen motiviert werden, die aus eigener Kraft ihre Situation nicht verbessern k{\"o}nnen. Um den Erfolg von gesundheitsf{\"o}rdernden Lebensstil{\"a}nderungen {\"u}berdauernd zu sichern, ist weitere Unterst{\"u}tzung n{\"o}tig.},
  subject      = {Onkologie},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Kuehnemundt2024,
  author    = {K{\"u}hnemundt, Johanna},
  title     = {Defined microphysiologic 3D tumour models with aspects from the tumour microenvironment for the evaluation of cellular immunotherapies},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-27667},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-276674},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Adoptive cellular immunotherapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells is highly effective in haematological malignancies. This success, however, has not been achieved in solid tumours so far. In contrast to hematologic malignancies, solid tumours include a hostile tumour microenvironment (TME), that poses additional challenges for curative effects and consistent therapeutic outcome. These challenges manifest in physical and immunological barriers that dampen efficacy of the CAR T cells. Preclinical testing of novel cellular immunotherapies is performed mainly in 2D cell culture and animal experiments. While 2D cell culture is an easy technique for efficacy analysis, animal studies reveal information about toxicity in vivo. However, 2D cell culture cannot fully reflect the complexity observed in vivo, because cells are cultured without anchorage to a matrix and only short-term periods are feasible. Animal studies provide a more complex tissue environment, but xenografts often lack human stroma and tumour inoculation occurs mostly ectopically. This emphasises the need for standardisable and scalable tumour models with incorporated TME-aspects, which enable preclinical testing with enhanced predictive value for the clinical outcome of immunotherapies. Therefore, microphysiologic 3D tumour models based on the biological SISmuc (Small Intestinal mucosa and Submucosa) matrix with preserved basement membrane were engaged and improved in this work to serve as a modular and versatile tumour model for efficacy testing of CAR T cells. In order to reflect a variety of cancer entities, TME-aspects, long-term stability and to enhance the read-out options they were further adapted to achieve scalable and standardisable defined microphysiologic 3D tumour models. In this work, novel culture modalities (semi-static, sandwich-culture) were characterised and established that led to an increased and organised tissue generation and long-term stability. Application of the SISmuc matrix was extended to sarcoma and melanoma models and serial bioluminescence intensity (BLI)-based in vivo imaging analysis was established in the microphysiologic 3D tumour models, which represents a time-efficient read-out method for quality evaluation of the models and treatment efficacy analysis, that is independent of the cell phenotype. Isolation of cancer-associated-fibroblasts (CAFs) from lung (tumour) tissue was demonstrated and CAF-implementation further led to stromal-enriched microphysiologic 3D tumour models with in vivo-comparable tissue-like architecture. Presence of CAFs was confirmed by CAF-associated markers (FAP, α-SMA, MMP-2/-9) and cytokines correlated with CAF phenotype, angiogenesis, invasion and immunomodulation. Additionally, an endothelial cell barrier was implemented for static and dynamic culture in a novel bioreactor set-up, which is of particular interest for the analysis of immune cell diapedesis. Studies in microphysiologic 3D Ewing's sarcoma models indicated that sarcoma cells could be sensitised for GD2-targeting CAR T cells. After enhancing the scale of assessment of the microphysiologic 3D tumour models and improving them for CAR T cell testing, the tumour models were used to analyse their sensitivity towards differently designed receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) CAR T cells and to study the effects of the incorporated TME-aspects on the CAR T cell treatment respectively. ROR1 has been described as a suitable target for several malignancies including triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), as well as lung cancer. Therefore, microphysiologic 3D TNBC and lung cancer models were established. Analysis of ROR1 CAR T cells that differed in costimulation, spacer length and targeting domain, revealed, that the microphysiologic 3D tumour models are highly sensitive and can distinguish optimal from sub-optimal CAR design. Here, higher affinity of the targeting domain induced stronger anti-tumour efficacy and anti-tumour function depended on spacer length, respectively. Long-term treatment for 14 days with ROR1 CAR T cells was demonstrated in dynamic microphysiologic 3D lung tumour models, which did not result in complete tumour cell removal, whereas direct injection of CAR T cells into TNBC and lung tumour models represented an alternative route of application in addition to administration via the medium flow, as it induced strong anti-tumour response. Influence of the incorporated TME-aspects on ROR1 CAR T cell therapy represented by CAF-incorporation and/or TGF-β supplementation was analysed. Presence of TGF-β revealed that the specific TGF-β receptor inhibitor SD-208 improves ROR1 CAR T cell function, because it effectively abrogated immunosuppressive effects of TGF-β in TNBC models. Implementation of CAFs should provide a physical and immunological barrier towards ROR1 CAR T cells, which, however, was not confirmed, as ROR1 CAR T cell function was retained in the presence of CAFs in stromal-enriched microphysiologic 3D lung tumour models. The absence of an effect of CAF enrichment on CAR T cell efficacy suggests a missing component for the development of an immunosuppressive TME, even though immunomodulatory cytokines were detected in co-culture models. Finally, improved gene-edited ROR1 CAR T cells lacking exhaustion-associated genes (PD-1, TGF-β-receptor or both) were challenged by the combination of CAF-enrichment and TGF-β in microphysiologic 3D TNBC models. Results indicated that the absence of PD-1 and TGF-β receptor leads to improved CAR T cells, that induce strong tumour cell lysis, and are protected against the hostile TME. Collectively, the microphysiologic 3D tumour models presented in this work reflect aspects of the hostile TME of solid tumours, engage BLI-based analysis and provide long-term tissue homeostasis. Therefore, they present a defined, scalable, reproducible, standardisable and exportable model for translational research with enhanced predictive value for efficacy testing and candidate selection of cellular immunotherapy, as exemplified by ROR1 CAR T cells.},
  subject      = {Immuntherapie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Prager2024,
  author    = {Prager, Lisa},
  title     = {Spatiotemporale Entwicklung der Immunantwort nach Pneumovirus-Infektion},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-17988},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-179885},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Das humane Respiratorische Synzytial-Virus (RSV) gilt als wichtiger Krankheitserreger f{\"u}r S{\"a}uglinge und Kleinkinder sowie f{\"u}r {\"a}ltere Personen und immunsupprimierte Patienten. Krankheitssymptome und teils schwerwiegende Verl{\"a}ufe werden dabei eher einer Immunpathogenese zugeschrieben als der Virusvermehrung selbst. Aus Ermangelung eines ad{\"a}quaten Tiermodells wird h{\"a}ufig das RSV-verwandte Pneumonievirus der Maus (PVM) als Ersatzmodell f{\"u}r schwere Pneumovirusinfektionen verwendet. In dieser Dissertation wurde zum einen die spatiotemporale Rekrutierung von zellul{\"a}ren Komponenten der angeborenen und adaptiven Immunantwort im Verh{\"a}ltnis zum Verlauf einer PVM-Infektion in immunkompetenten und immunsupprimierten Wirten untersucht. Zum anderen wurde die Pathogenese einer Pneumovirusinfektion anhand des PVM-Modells in Mauslinien mit definierten Immundefizienzen analysiert. Wie bereits in einer fr{\"u}heren Untersuchung ermittelt, korrelierte die Rekrutierung von CD8+ T-Lymphozyten mit der Viruseliminierung (Frey et al., 2008). B-Lymphozyten wurden aktiv in das Lungengewebe PVM infizierter C57BL/6-M{\"a}use rekrutiert, wobei sie perivaskul{\"a}re und peribronchiale Foki, die ebenfalls CD4+ T-Zellen enthielten, bildeten. Dies k{\"o}nnte auf die Bildung terti{\"a}rer lymphoider Gewebe hindeuten. Die Rekrutierung von Zellen der angeborenen Immunantwort (NK-Zellen, neutrophile Granulozyten) geschah parallel bzw. verz{\"o}gert zur Virusvermehrung und damit eher sp{\"a}t w{\"a}hrend der Infektion. Die Rekrutierung von eosinophilen Granulozyten erfolgte erst in der Eliminationsphase der PVM-Infektion zusammen mit CD4+-T-Zellen. Zus{\"a}tzlich wurde ermittelt, dass Alveolarmakrophagen (AMΦ) in vivo mit PVM infiziert und dabei transient depletiert wurden. Die Depletion der AMΦ schien dabei nicht durch Lymphozytenpopulationen zu erfolgen. Die Charakterisierung der PVM-Infektion bei M{\"a}usen mit definierten Immundefizienzen ergab, dass B-Lymphozyten zur partiellen Viruskontrolle in T-Zell-defizienten M{\"a}usen beitragen und dadurch zur Protektion vor letalen Verl{\"a}ufen bei diesen M{\"a}usen f{\"u}hren. Die Letalit{\"a}t bei diesen M{\"a}usen, insbesondere in Abwesenheit von funktionellen B-Zellen, war mit Kontrollverlust {\"u}ber die Virusvermehrung assoziiert. B-Lymphozyten 2 wurden effizient in das infizierte Lungengewebe von T-Zell-defizienten M{\"a}usen rekrutiert. Das Serum T-Zell-defizienter M{\"a}use wies eine PVM-neutralisierende Aktivit{\"a}t auf, die mit dem Erscheinen PVM-spezifischer IgM-Antik{\"o}rper, T-Zell-unabh{\"a}ngig synthetisiert, korrelierte. IgG-Antik{\"o}rper waren jedoch zu diesen Zeitpunkten (14 d.p.i.) nicht nachweisbar. Dies wurde m{\"o}glicherweise durch unvollst{\"a}ndigen oder verz{\"o}gerten Reifungsprozess von B-Lymphozyten in T-Zell-defizienten M{\"a}usen reflektiert, da verschiedene Antik{\"o}rperklassen, wie IgM- und IgG-Antik{\"o}rper zeitgleich exprimiert wurden. Eine hohe Heterogenit{\"a}t bzgl. der klinischen Symptome und dem Ausgang der Infektion schien außerdem ein Kennzeichen von PVM-Infektionen unter bestimmten Immundefizienzen zu sein. Der adoptive B-Zell-Transfer in B6.Rag1-/--M{\"a}use ver{\"a}ndert die Krankheitsverl{\"a}ufe nach PVM-Infektion, da einige B-Zell-transplantierte M{\"a}use ohne klinische Symptome zu zeigen {\"u}berlebten und andere zwar Gewicht verloren und die Versuchsabbruchkriterien erreichten, aber die Heterogenit{\"a}t der Krankheitsverl{\"a}ufe reduziert war. Adoptiv transferierte B-Lymphozyten wurden außerdem in lymphatische Organe und in infiziertes Lungengewebe rekrutiert und waren in der Lage zu Plasmazellen zu reifen. Es gibt somit erste Indizien, dass B-Zellen zu einem Schutz bei einer akuten PVM-Infektion beitragen.},
  subject      = {RS-Virus},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Eck2024,
  author    = {Eck, Philipp},
  title     = {Symmetry Breaking and Spin-Orbit Interaction on the Triangular Lattice},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-35918},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-359186},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Since the prediction of the quantum spin Hall effect in graphene by Kane and Mele, \(Z_2\) topology in hexagonal monolayers is indissociably linked to high-symmetric honeycomb lattices. This thesis breaks with this paradigm by focusing on topological phases in the fundamental two-dimensional hexagonal crystal, the triangular lattice. In contrast to Kane-Mele-type systems, electrons on the triangular lattice profit from a sizable, since local, spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and feature a non-trivial ground state only in the presence of inversion symmetry breaking. This tends to displace the valence charge form the atomic position. Therefore, all non-trivial phases are real-space obstructed. Inspired by the contemporary conception of topological classification of electronic systems, a comprehensive lattice and band symmetry analysis of insulating phases of a \(p\)-shell on the triangular lattice is presented. This reveals not only the mechanism at the origin of band topology, the competition of SOC and symmetry breaking, but sheds also light on the electric polarization arising from a displacement of the valence charge centers from the nuclei, i. e., real-space obstruction. In particular, the competition of SOC versus horizontal and vertical reflection symmetry breaking gives rise to four topologically distinct insulating phases: two kinds of quantum spin Hall insulators (QSHI), an atomic insulator and a real-space obstructed higher-order topological insulator. The theoretical analysis is complemented with state-of-the-art first principles calculations and experiments on trigonal monolayer adsorbate systems. This comprises the recently discovered triangular QSHI indenene, formed by In atoms, and focuses on its topological classification and real-space obstruction. The analysis reveals Kane-Mele-type valence bands which profit from the atomic SOC of the triangular lattice. The realization of a HOTI is proposed by reducing SOC by considering lighter adsorbates. Further the orbital Rashba effect is analyzed in AgTe, a consequence of mirror symmetry breaking, the formation of local angular momentum polarization and SOC. As an outlook beyond topology, the Fermi surface and electronic susceptibility of Group V adsorbates on silicon carbide are investigated. In summary, this thesis elucidates the interplay of symmetry breaking and SOC on the triangular lattice, which can promote non-trivial insulating phase.},
  subject      = {Topologie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Zink2024,
  author    = {Zink, Johannes},
  title     = {Algorithms for Drawing Graphs and Polylines with Straight-Line Segments},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-35475},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-354756},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Graphs provide a key means to model relationships between entities. They consist of vertices representing the entities, and edges representing relationships between pairs of entities. To make people conceive the structure of a graph, it is almost inevitable to visualize the graph. We call such a visualization a graph drawing. Moreover, we have a straight-line graph drawing if each vertex is represented as a point (or a small geometric object, e.g., a rectangle) and each edge is represented as a line segment between its two vertices. A polyline is a very simple straight-line graph drawing, where the vertices form a sequence according to which the vertices are connected by edges. An example of a polyline in practice is a GPS trajectory. The underlying road network, in turn, can be modeled as a graph. This book addresses problems that arise when working with straight-line graph drawings and polylines. In particular, we study algorithms for recognizing certain graphs representable with line segments, for generating straight-line graph drawings, and for abstracting polylines. In the first part, we first examine, how and in which time we can decide whether a given graph is a stick graph, that is, whether its vertices can be represented as vertical and horizontal line segments on a diagonal line, which intersect if and only if there is an edge between them. We then consider the visual complexity of graphs. Specifically, we investigate, for certain classes of graphs, how many line segments are necessary for any straight-line graph drawing, and whether three (or more) different slopes of the line segments are sufficient to draw all edges. Last, we study the question, how to assign (ordered) colors to the vertices of a graph with both directed and undirected edges such that no neighboring vertices get the same color and colors are ascending along directed edges. Here, the special property of the considered graph is that the vertices can be represented as intervals that overlap if and only if there is an edge between them. The latter problem is motivated by an application in automated drawing of cable plans with vertical and horizontal line segments, which we cover in the second part. We describe an algorithm that gets the abstract description of a cable plan as input, and generates a drawing that takes into account the special properties of these cable plans, like plugs and groups of wires. We then experimentally evaluate the quality of the resulting drawings. In the third part, we study the problem of abstracting (or simplifying) a single polyline and a bundle of polylines. In this problem, the objective is to remove as many vertices as possible from the given polyline(s) while keeping each resulting polyline sufficiently similar to its original course (according to a given similarity measure).},
  subject      = {Graphenzeichnen},
  language  = {en}
}