@incollection{Meis2019, author = {Meis, Verena}, title = {"The jellyfish must have precedence!": The Diaphanous Animal as an Optical Medium}, series = {Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics}, booktitle = {Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics}, publisher = {Rombach Druck- und Verlagshaus}, address = {Freiburg i. Br.}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-178039}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, pages = {189-199}, year = {2019}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @article{KrajinovicReimerKudlichetal.2016, author = {Krajinovic, K. and Reimer, S. and Kudlich, T. and Germer, C. T. and Wiegering, A.}, title = {"Rendezvous technique" for intraluminal vacuum therapy of anastomotic leakage of the jejunum}, series = {Surgical Case Reports}, volume = {2}, journal = {Surgical Case Reports}, number = {114}, doi = {10.1186/s40792-016-0243-5}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-147883}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Background Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most common and serious complications following visceral surgery. In recent years, endoluminal vacuum therapy has dramatically changed therapeutic options for AL, but its use has been limited to areas easily accessible by endoscope. Case presentation We describe the first use of endoluminal vacuum therapy in the small intestine employing a combined surgical and endoscopic "rendezvous technique" in which the surgeon assists the endoscopic placement of an endoluminal vacuum therapy sponge in the jejunum by means of a pullback string. This technique led to a completely closed AL after 27 days and 7 changes of the endosponge. Conclusion The combined surgical and endoscopic rendezvous technique can be useful in cases of otherwise difficult endosponge placement.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Rigby2019, author = {Rigby, Kate}, title = {"Piping in their honey dreams": Towards a Creaturely Ecopoetics}, series = {Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics}, booktitle = {Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics}, publisher = {Rombach Druck- und Verlagshaus}, address = {Freiburg i. Br.}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-178108}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, pages = {281-293}, year = {2019}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @article{WoersdoerferErguen2023, author = {W{\"o}rsd{\"o}rfer, Philipp and Erg{\"u}n, S{\"u}leyman}, title = {"Organoids": insights from the first issues}, series = {Organoids}, volume = {2}, journal = {Organoids}, number = {2}, issn = {2674-1172}, doi = {10.3390/organoids2020006}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-313694}, pages = {79 -- 81}, year = {2023}, abstract = {No abstract available}, language = {en} } @article{HauserTiegna2021, author = {Hauser, Anna Si-Lu and Tiegna, Janneke}, title = {"Local self-regulation between democracy and hierarchy. Varieties of structure and values". Digital Mercator Workshop of the DFG Research Unit 2757/Local Self-Governance in the context of Weak Statehood in Antiquity and the Modern Era (LoSAM) from 18-19th March 2021}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft}, volume = {15}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft}, number = {2}, issn = {1865-2654}, doi = {10.1007/s12286-021-00487-4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-270096}, pages = {275-280}, year = {2021}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @article{LambertKauppSchleyer1993, author = {Lambert, Christoph and Kaupp, Martin and Schleyer, Paul von Rague}, title = {"Inverted" Sodium-Lithium Electronegativity: Polarity and Metalation Energies of Organic and Inorganic Alkali-Metal Compounds}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-60054}, year = {1993}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Anorganische Chemie}, language = {en} } @article{AlpermannMalzer2023, author = {Alpermann, Bj{\"o}rn and Malzer, Michael}, title = {"In Other News": China's International Media Strategy on Xinjiang — CGTN and New China TV on YouTube}, series = {Modern China}, journal = {Modern China}, edition = {Online first}, issn = {1552-6836}, doi = {10.1177/00977004231169008}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-314173}, pages = {1-44}, year = {2023}, abstract = {In the Western world China stands accused of severe human rights violations regarding its treatment of the Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in its northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This is the first article to systematically analyze the response of China's international state media to these allegations. By studying the YouTube channels of two leading Chinese state media, China Global Television Network (CGTN) and New China TV (operated by Xinhua News Agency), it presents an indepth understanding of how China's foreign-facing propaganda works in a crucial case. The quantitative content analysis highlights how China reacted to increasing international (mostly United States) pressure regarding its Xinjiang policies by producing higher volumes of videos and putting out new counternarratives. The qualitative analysis that follows provides in-depth treatment of the most important discourses that Chinese media engage in to salvage the nation's international image, namely those on development, culture, nature, and terrorism. It finds several ways of countering criticism, ranging from presenting a positive image of China, in line with traditional propaganda guidelines and President Xi Jinping's assignment to state media to "tell the China story well," to more innovative approaches. Thus the development narrative becomes more personalized, the discourse on culture supports the "heritagization process" to incorporate minority cultures into a harmonized "Chinese civilization," representations of nature firmly tie Xinjiang into the discourse of "beautiful China," the "terror narrative" strategically employs shocking footage in an attempt to gain international "discourse power," etc. The article provides an up-to-date picture of China's state media strategy on a highly contentious international issue.}, language = {en} } @article{CarolusWienrich2022, author = {Carolus, Astrid and Wienrich, Carolin}, title = {"Imagine this smart speaker to have a body": An analysis of the external appearances and the characteristics that people associate with voice assistants}, series = {Frontiers in Computer Science}, volume = {4}, journal = {Frontiers in Computer Science}, issn = {2624-9898}, doi = {10.3389/fcomp.2022.981435}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-297175}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Introduction Modern digital devices, such as conversational agents, simulate human-human interactions to an increasing extent. However, their outward appearance remains distinctly technological. While research revealed that mental representations of technology shape users' expectations and experiences, research on technology sending ambiguous cues is rare. Methods To bridge this gap, this study analyzes drawings of the outward appearance participants associate with voice assistants (Amazon Echo or Google Home). Results Human beings and (humanoid) robots were the most frequent associations, which were rated to be rather trustworthy, conscientious, agreeable, and intelligent. Drawings of the Amazon Echos and Google Homes differed marginally, but "human," "robotic," and "other" associations differed with respect to the ascribed humanness, consciousness, intellect, affinity to technology, and innovation ability. Discussion This study aims to further elaborate on the rather unconscious cognitive and emotional processes elicited by technology and discusses the implications of this perspective for developers, users, and researchers.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Driscoll2019, author = {Driscoll, K{\´a}ri}, title = {"Il n'y a pas de chats": Feline Absence and/as the Space of Zoopoetics}, series = {Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics}, booktitle = {Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics}, publisher = {Rombach Druck- und Verlagshaus}, address = {Freiburg i. Br.}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-178019}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, pages = {159-174}, year = {2019}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @article{Yan2022, author = {Yan, Zhe}, title = {"I tried to control my emotions": nursing home care workers' experiences of emotional labor in China}, series = {Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology}, volume = {37}, journal = {Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology}, number = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s10823-022-09452-4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-324295}, pages = {1-22}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Despite dramatic expansions in the Chinese nursing home sector in meeting the increasing care needs of a rapidly aging population, direct care work in China remains largely devalued and socially unrecognized. Consequently, scant attention has been given to the caregiving experiences of direct care workers (DCWs) in Chinese nursing homes. In particular, given the relational nature of care work, there is little knowledge as to how Chinese DCWs manage emotions and inner feelings through their emotional labor. This article examines the emotional labor of Chinese DCWs through ethnographic data collected with 20 DCWs in one nursing home located in an urban setting in central China. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis and constant comparison. Participants' accounts of sustaining a caring self, preserving professional identity, and hoping for reciprocity revealed implicit meanings about the often-conflicting nature of emotional labor and the nonreciprocal elements of care work under constrained working conditions. Importantly, the moral-cultural notion of bao (报 norm of reciprocity) was found to be central among DCWs in navigating strained resources and suggested their agency in meaning-construction. However, their constructed moral buffers may be insufficient if emotional labor continues to be made invisible by care organizations.}, subject = {Gerontologie}, language = {en} } @article{WetzelPryssBaumeisteretal.2021, author = {Wetzel, Britta and Pryss, R{\"u}diger and Baumeister, Harald and Edler, Johanna-Sophie and Gon{\c{c}}alves, Ana Sofia Oliveira and Cohrdes, Caroline}, title = {"How come you don't call me?" Smartphone communication app usage as an indicator of loneliness and social well-being across the adult lifespan during the COVID-19 pandemic}, series = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, volume = {18}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, number = {12}, issn = {1660-4601}, doi = {10.3390/ijerph18126212}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-241033}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Loneliness and lack of social well-being are associated with adverse health outcomes and have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Smartphone communication data have been suggested to help monitor loneliness, but this requires further evidence. We investigated the informative value of smartphone communication app data for predicting subjective loneliness and social well-being in a sample of 364 participants ranging from 18 to 78 years of age (52.2\% female; mean age = 42.54, SD = 13.22) derived from the CORONA HEALTH APP study from July to December 2020 in Germany. The participants experienced relatively high levels of loneliness and low social well-being during the time period characterized by the COVID-19 pandemic. Apart from positive associations with phone call use times, smartphone communication app use was associated with social well-being and loneliness only when considering the age of participants. Younger participants with higher use times tended to report less social well-being and higher loneliness, while the opposite association was found for older adults. Thus, the informative value of smartphone communication use time was rather small and became evident only in consideration of age. The results highlight the need for further investigations and the need to address several limitations in order to draw conclusions at the population level.}, language = {en} } @article{HetzerOrthHoellerWuerzneretal.2019, author = {Hetzer, Benjamin and Orth-H{\"o}ller, Dorothea and W{\"u}rzner, Reinhard and Kreidl, Peter and Lackner, Michaela and M{\"u}ller, Thomas and Knabl, Ludwig and Geisler-Moroder, Daniel Rudolf and Mellmann, Alexander and Sesli, {\"O}zcan and Holzknecht, Jeanett and Noce, Damia and Akarathum, Noppadon and Chotinaruemol, Somporn and Prelog, Martina and Oberdorfer, Peninnah}, title = {"Enhanced acquisition of antibiotic-resistant intestinal E. coli during the first year of life assessed in a prospective cohort study"}, series = {Antimicrobial Resistance \& Infection Control}, volume = {8}, journal = {Antimicrobial Resistance \& Infection Control}, doi = {10.1186/s13756-019-0522-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-320284}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Background Increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a serious problem worldwide. We sought to record the acquisition of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) in healthy infants in Northern Thailand and investigated potential determinants. Methods Stool samples from 142 infants after birth, at ages 2wk, 2mo, 4 to 6mo, and 1y, and parent stool samples were screened for E. coli resistance to tetracycline, ampicillin, co-trimoxazole, and cefazoline by culture, and isolates were further investigated for multiresistance by disc diffusion method. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was performed to identify persistent and transmitted strains. Genetic comparison of resistant and transmitted strains was done by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and strains were further investigated for extra- and intra-intestinal virulence factors by multiplex PCR. Results Forty-seven (33\%) neonatal meconium samples contained resistant E. coli. Prevalence increased continuously: After 1y, resistance proportion (tetracycline 80\%, ampicillin 72\%, co-trimoxazole 66\%, cefazoline 35\%) almost matched those in parents. In 8 infants (6\%), identical E. coli strains were found in at least 3 sampling time points (suggesting persistence). Transmission of resistant E. coli from parents to child was observed in only 8 families. MLST showed high diversity. We could not identify any virulence genes or factors associated with persistence, or transmission of resistant E. coli. Full-term, vaginal birth and birth in rural hospital were identified as risk factors for early childhood colonization with resistant E. coli. Conclusion One third of healthy Thai neonates harboured antibiotic-resistant E. coli in meconium. The proportion of resistant E. coli increased during the first year of life almost reaching the value in adults. We hypothesize that enhancement of infection control measures and cautious use of antibiotics may help to control further increase of resistance.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Fuchs2018, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Fuchs, Florian}, title = {"Disney Dreams!" - A Nighttime Spectacular in the Tension Field of Crowds, Communion, Emotion, and Religion}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-159949}, pages = {19}, year = {2018}, abstract = {The text deals with the nighttime spectacular of Disneyland Paris´ "Disney Dreams!" from the perspectives of mass, community, religion and emotions. It tries to open up this pop cultural show sociologically and theologically.}, subject = {Soziologie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Hugo2023, author = {Hugo, Julian}, title = {'Signal-close-to-noise' calcium activity reflects neuronal excitability}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-29260}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-292605}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Chronic pain conditions are a major reason for the utilization of the health care system. Inflammatory pain states can persist facilitated by peripheral sensitization of nociceptors. The voltage-gated sodium channel 1.9 (NaV1.9) is an important regulator of neuronal excitability and is involved in inflammation-induced pain hypersensitivity. Recently, oxidized 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphatidylcholine (OxPAPC) was identified as a mediator of acute inflammatory pain and persistent hyperalgesia, suggesting an involvement in proalgesic cascades and peripheral sensitization. Peripheral sensitization implies an increase in neuronal excitability. This thesis aims to characterize spontaneous calcium activity in neuronal compartments as a proxy to investigate neuronal excitability, making use of the computational tool Neural Activity Cubic (NA3). NA3 allows automated calcium activity event detection of signal-close-to-noise calcium activity and evaluation of neuronal activity states. Additionally, the influence of OxPAPC and NaV1.9 on the excitability of murine dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons and the effect of OxPAPC on the response of DRG neurons towards other inflammatory mediators (prostaglandin E2, histamine, and bradykinin) is investigated. Using calcium imaging, the presence of spontaneous calcium activity in murine DRG neurons was established. NA3 was used to quantify this spontaneous calcium activity, which revealed decreased activity counts in axons and somata of NaV1.9 knockout (KO) neurons compared to wildtype (WT). Incubation of WT DRG neurons with OxPAPC before calcium imaging did not show altered activity counts compared to controls. OxPAPC incubation also did not modify the response of DRG neurons treated with inflammatory mediators. However, the variance ratio computed by NA3 conclusively allowed to determine neuronal activity states. In conclusion, my findings indicate an important function of NaV1.9 in determining the neuronal excitability of DRG neurons in resting states. OxPAPC exposition does not influence neuronal excitability nor sensitizes neurons for other inflammatory mediators. This evidence reduces the primary mechanism of OxPAPC-induced hyperalgesia to acute effects. Importantly, it was possible to establish an approach for unbiased excitability quantification of DRG neurons by calcium activity event detection and calcium trace variance analysis by NA3. It was possible to show that signal-close-to-noise calcium activity reflects neuronal excitability states.}, subject = {Entz{\"u}ndung}, language = {en} } @article{AhmedZeeshanHuberetal.2014, author = {Ahmed, Zeeshan and Zeeshan, Saman and Huber, Claudia and Hensel, Michael and Schomburg, Dietmar and M{\"u}nch, Richard and Eylert, Eva and Eisenreich, Wolfgang and Dandekar, Thomas}, title = {'Isotopo' a database application for facile analysis and management of mass isotopomer data}, series = {Database}, volume = {2014}, journal = {Database}, number = {bau077}, doi = {10.1093/database/bau077}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-120102}, year = {2014}, abstract = {The composition of stable-isotope labelled isotopologues/isotopomers in metabolic products can be measured by mass spectrometry and supports the analysis of pathways and fluxes. As a prerequisite, the original mass spectra have to be processed, managed and stored to rapidly calculate, analyse and compare isotopomer enrichments to study, for instance, bacterial metabolism in infection. For such applications, we provide here the database application 'Isotopo'. This software package includes (i) a database to store and process isotopomer data, (ii) a parser to upload and translate different data formats for such data and (iii) an improved application to process and convert signal intensities from mass spectra of \(^{13}C\)-labelled metabolites such as tertbutyldimethylsilyl-derivatives of amino acids. Relative mass intensities and isotopomer distributions are calculated applying a partial least square method with iterative refinement for high precision data. The data output includes formats such as graphs for overall enrichments in amino acids. The package is user-friendly for easy and robust data management of multiple experiments.}, language = {en} } @article{CarolusWienrichToerkeetal.2021, author = {Carolus, Astrid and Wienrich, Carolin and T{\"o}rke, Anna and Friedel, Tobias and Schwietering, Christian and Sperzel, Mareike}, title = {'Alexa, I feel for you!' Observers' empathetic reactions towards a conversational agent}, series = {Frontiers in Computer Science}, volume = {3}, journal = {Frontiers in Computer Science}, doi = {10.3389/fcomp.2021.682982}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-258807}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Conversational agents and smart speakers have grown in popularity offering a variety of options for use, which are available through intuitive speech operation. In contrast to the standard dyad of a single user and a device, voice-controlled operations can be observed by further attendees resulting in new, more social usage scenarios. Referring to the concept of 'media equation' and to research on the idea of 'computers as social actors,' which describes the potential of technology to trigger emotional reactions in users, this paper asks for the capacity of smart speakers to elicit empathy in observers of interactions. In a 2 × 2 online experiment, 140 participants watched a video of a man talking to an Amazon Echo either rudely or neutrally (factor 1), addressing it as 'Alexa' or 'Computer' (factor 2). Controlling for participants' trait empathy, the rude treatment results in participants' significantly higher ratings of empathy with the device, compared to the neutral treatment. The form of address had no significant effect. Results were independent of the participants' gender and usage experience indicating a rather universal effect, which confirms the basic idea of the media equation. Implications for users, developers and researchers were discussed in the light of (future) omnipresent voice-based technology interaction scenarios.}, language = {en} } @article{SchnitzleinZhuShoyamaetal.2022, author = {Schnitzlein, Matthias and Zhu, Chongwei and Shoyama, Kazutaka and W{\"u}rthner, Frank}, title = {π-Extended Pleiadienes by [5+2] Annulation of 1-Boraphenalenes and ortho-Dihaloarenes}, series = {Chemistry - A European Journal}, volume = {28}, journal = {Chemistry - A European Journal}, number = {61}, doi = {10.1002/chem.202202053}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-293919}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Palladium-catalyzed [5+2] annulation of 1-boraphenalenes with ortho-dihaloarenes afforded negatively curved π-extended pleiadienes. Two benzo[1,2-i:4,5-i']dipleiadienes (BDPs) featuring a seven-six-seven-membered ring arrangement were synthesized and investigated. Their crystal structure revealed a unique packing arrangement and theoretical calculations were employed to shed light onto the dynamic behavior of the BDP moiety and its aromaticity. Further, a naphthalene-fused pleiadiene was stitched together by oxidative cyclodehydrogenation to yield an additional five-membered ring. This formal azulene moiety led to distinct changes in optical and redox properties and increased perturbation of the aromatic system.}, language = {en} } @book{MacedoKoelliganBarbieri2021, author = {Macedo, Jos{\´e} Marcos and K{\"o}lligan, Daniel and Barbieri, Pedro}, title = {Πολυώνυμοι - A Lexicon of the Divine Epithets in the Orphic Hymns}, edition = {1. Auflage}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, address = {W{\"u}rzburg}, isbn = {978-3-95826-154-9}, doi = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-155-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-220613}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, pages = {260}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The Orphic Hymns consist of a prooemium and 87 hymns addressed to several deities in a late Orphic initiation of sorts. They were composed probably in Asia Minor during the second or third century CE. The bulk of these hymns are made up of divine epithets often linked together in chains of considerable length. The lexicon attempts to give a comprehensive account of the roughly 850 epithets, bringing together the most relevant information scattered in the scholarly literature and adding others from various sources (literary, epigraphic, lexicographic, scholia etc.) in order to provide an overview of their usage and the main details of their models.}, subject = {Orphica}, language = {en} } @article{TauscherNakagawaVoelkeretal.2018, author = {Tauscher, Sabine and Nakagawa, Hitoshi and V{\"o}lker, Katharina and Werner, Franziska and Krebes, Lisa and Potapenko, Tamara and Doose, S{\"o}ren and Birkenfeld, Andreas L. and Baba, Hideo A. and Kuhn, Michaela}, title = {β Cell-specific deletion of guanylyl cyclase A, the receptor for atrial natriuretic peptide, accelerates obesity-induced glucose intolerance in mice}, series = {Cardiovascular Diabetology}, volume = {17}, journal = {Cardiovascular Diabetology}, number = {103}, doi = {10.1186/s12933-018-0747-3}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-176322}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Background: The cardiac hormones atrial (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP) moderate arterial blood pressure and improve energy metabolism as well as insulin sensitivity via their shared cGMP-producing guanylyl cyclase-A (GC-A) receptor. Obesity is associated with impaired NP/GC-A/cGMP signaling, which possibly contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes and its cardiometabolic complications. In vitro, synthetic ANP, via GC-A, stimulates glucose-dependent insulin release from cultured pancreatic islets and β-cell proliferation. However, the relevance for systemic glucose homeostasis in vivo is not known. To dissect whether the endogenous cardiac hormones modulate the secretory function and/or proliferation of β-cells under (patho)physiological conditions in vivo, here we generated a novel genetic mouse model with selective disruption of the GC-A receptor in β-cells. Methods: Mice with a floxed GC-A gene were bred to Rip-CreTG mice, thereby deleting GC-A selectively in β-cells (β GC-A KO). Weight gain, glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion were monitored in normal diet (ND)- and high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. β-cell size and number were measured by immunofluorescence-based islet morphometry. Results: In vitro, the insulinotropic and proliferative actions of ANP were abolished in islets isolated from β GC-A KO mice. Concordantly, in vivo, infusion of BNP mildly enhanced baseline plasma insulin levels and glucose-induced insulin secretion in control mice. This effect of exogenous BNP was abolished in β GC-A KO mice, corroborating the efficient inactivation of the GC-A receptor in β-cells. Despite this under physiological, ND conditions, fasted and fed insulin levels, glucose-induced insulin secretion, glucose tolerance and β-cell morphology were similar in β GC-A KO mice and control littermates. However, HFD-fed β GC-A KO animals had accelerated glucose intolerance and diminished adaptative β-cell proliferation. Conclusions: Our studies of β GC-A KO mice demonstrate that the cardiac hormones ANP and BNP do not modulate β-cell's growth and secretory functions under physiological, normal dietary conditions. However, endogenous NP/GC-A signaling improves the initial adaptative response of β-cells to HFD-induced obesity. Impaired β-cell NP/GC-A signaling in obese individuals might contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes.}, language = {en} } @article{SchumannEberleinLapaetal.2021, author = {Schumann, S. and Eberlein, U. and Lapa, C. and M{\"u}ller, J. and Serfling, S. and Lassmann, M. and Scherthan, H.}, title = {α-Particle-induced DNA damage tracks in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of [\(^{223}\)Ra]RaCl\(_{2}\)-treated prostate cancer patients}, series = {European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging}, volume = {48}, journal = {European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging}, number = {9}, issn = {1619-7089}, doi = {10.1007/s00259-020-05170-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265462}, pages = {2761-2770}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Purpose One therapy option for prostate cancer patients with bone metastases is the use of [\(^{223}\)Ra]RaCl\(_{2}\). The α-emitter \(^{223}\)Ra creates DNA damage tracks along α-particle trajectories (α-tracks) in exposed cells that can be revealed by immunofluorescent staining of γ-H2AX+53BP1 DNA double-strand break markers. We investigated the time- and absorbed dose-dependency of the number of α-tracks in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients undergoing their first therapy with [\(^{223}\)Ra]RaCl\(_{2}\). Methods Multiple blood samples from nine prostate cancer patients were collected before and after administration of [\(^{223}\)Ra]RaCl\(_{2}\), up to 4 weeks after treatment. γ-H2AX- and 53BP1-positive α-tracks were microscopically quantified in isolated and immuno-stained PBMCs. Results The absorbed doses to the blood were less than 6 mGy up to 4 h after administration and maximally 16 mGy in total. Up to 4 h after administration, the α-track frequency was significantly increased relative to baseline and correlated with the absorbed dose to the blood in the dose range < 3 mGy. In most of the late samples (24 h - 4 weeks after administration), the α-track frequency remained elevated. Conclusion The γ-H2AX+53BP1 assay is a potent method for detection of α-particle-induced DNA damages during treatment with or after accidental incorporation of radionuclides even at low absorbed doses. It may serve as a biomarker discriminating α- from β-emitters based on damage geometry.}, language = {en} } @article{LeiningerLanzendoerferChristl1983, author = {Leininger, H. and Lanzend{\"o}rfer, F. and Christl, Manfred}, title = {{\"U}ber die Reduktion des Benzvalenozonids zum cis-1,3-Cyclobutandimethanol mit LiAlH\(_4\)}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-58130}, year = {1983}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Organische Chemie}, language = {en} } @article{BraunschweigDewhurstSchwabetal.2010, author = {Braunschweig, Holger and Dewhurst, Rian D. and Schwab, Katrin and Wagner, Katharina}, title = {{N ',N ''-Bis[2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-N,N-dimethylguanidinato-kappa N-2 ',N ''}dibromidoborane}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-67622}, year = {2010}, abstract = {In the molecular structure of the title compound, C27H40N3BBr2, the B atom is connected to two bromide substituents and a guanidinate scaffold, forming a four- membered ring. An aryl group is connected to each N atom in the ring that contains two isopropyl groups in positions 2 and 6.}, subject = {Anorganische Chemie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Gregor2008, author = {Gregor, Thomas}, title = {{0,1}-Matrices with Rectangular Rule}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-28389}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2008}, abstract = {The incidence matrices of many combinatorial structures satisfy the so called rectangular rule, i.e., the scalar product of any two lines of the matrix is at most 1. We study a class of matrices with rectangular rule, the regular block matrices. Some regular block matrices are submatrices of incidence matrices of finite projective planes. Necessary and sufficient conditions are given for regular block matrices, to be submatrices of projective planes. Moreover, regular block matrices are related to another combinatorial structure, the symmetric configurations. In particular, it turns out, that we may conclude the existence of several symmetric configurations from the existence of a projective plane, using this relationship.}, subject = {Projektive Ebene}, language = {en} } @article{TackeWuttkeHenke1992, author = {Tacke, Reinhold and Wuttke, F. and Henke, H.}, title = {Zur Stereochemie der mikrobiellen Reduktion von rac-Acetyl( t-butyl)methylphenylsilan mit Trigonopsis variabilis (DSM 70714) und Corynebacterium dioxydans (ATCC 21766): Aufkl{\"a}rung der absoluten Konfiguration der Biotransformationsprodukte (SiR,CR)- und ( SiS ,CR)-t-Butyl( 1-hydroxyethyl)methylphenylsilan}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-64176}, year = {1992}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Anorganische Chemie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Schumm2008, author = {Schumm, Marcel}, title = {ZnO-based semiconductors studied by Raman spectroscopy: semimagnetic alloying, doping, and nanostructures}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-37045}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2008}, abstract = {ZnO-based semiconductors were studied by Raman spectroscopy and complementary methods (e.g. XRD, EPS) with focus on semimagnetic alloying with transition metal ions, doping (especially p-type doping with nitrogen as acceptor), and nanostructures (especially wet-chemically synthesized nanoparticles).}, subject = {Wide-gap-Halbleiter}, language = {en} } @article{ZhangRadackiBraunschweigetal.2021, author = {Zhang, Fangyuan and Radacki, Krzysztof and Braunschweig, Holger and Lambert, Christoph and Ravat, Prince}, title = {Zinc-[7]helicenocyanine and its discrete π-stacked homochiral Dimer}, series = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition}, volume = {60}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition}, doi = {10.1002/anie.202109380}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-256534}, pages = {23656-23660}, year = {2021}, abstract = {In this communication, we demonstrate a novel approach to prepare a discrete dimer of chiral phthalocyanine (Pc) by exploiting the flexible molecular geometry of helicenes, which enables structural interlocking and strong aggregation tendency of Pcs. Synthesized [7]helicene-Pc hybrid molecular structure, zinc-[7]helicenocyanine (Zn-7HPc), exclusively forms a stable dimeric pair consisting of two homochiral molecules. The dimerization constants were estimated to be as high as 8.96×10\(^6\) M\(^{-1}\) and 3.42×107 M\(^{-1}\) in THF and DMSO, respectively, indicating remarkable stability of dimer. In addition, Zn\(^{-7}\)HPc exhibited chiral self-sorting behavior, which resulted in preferential formation of a homochiral dimer also in the racemic sample. Two phthalocyanine subunits in the dimeric form strongly communicate with each other as revealed by a large comproportionation constant and observation of an IV-CT band for the thermodynamically stable mixed-valence state.}, language = {en} } @article{MammadovaBachBraun2019, author = {Mammadova-Bach, Elmina and Braun, Attila}, title = {Zinc homeostasis in platelet-related diseases}, series = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences}, volume = {20}, journal = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences}, number = {21}, issn = {1422-0067}, doi = {10.3390/ijms20215258}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-285554}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Zn\(^{2+}\) deficiency in the human population is frequent in underdeveloped countries. Worldwide, approximatively 2 billion people consume Zn\(^{2+}\)-deficient diets, accounting for 1-4\% of deaths each year, mainly in infants with a compromised immune system. Depending on the severity of Zn\(^{2+}\) deficiency, clinical symptoms are associated with impaired wound healing, alopecia, diarrhea, poor growth, dysfunction of the immune and nervous system with congenital abnormalities and bleeding disorders. Poor nutritional Zn\(^{2+}\) status in patients with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma or with advanced non-Hodgkin lymphoma, was accompanied by cutaneous bleeding and platelet dysfunction. Forcing Zn\(^{2+}\) uptake in the gut using different nutritional supplementation of Zn\(^{2+}\) could ameliorate many of these pathological symptoms in humans. Feeding adult rodents with a low Zn\(^{2+}\) diet caused poor platelet aggregation and increased bleeding tendency, thereby attracting great scientific interest in investigating the role of Zn\(^{2+}\) in hemostasis. Storage protein metallothionein maintains or releases Zn\(^{2+}\) in the cytoplasm, and the dynamic change of this cytoplasmic Zn\(^{2+}\) pool is regulated by the redox status of the cell. An increase of labile Zn\(^{2+}\) pool can be toxic for the cells, and therefore cytoplasmic Zn\(^{2+}\) levels are tightly regulated by several Zn\(^{2+}\) transporters located on the cell surface and also on the intracellular membrane of Zn\(^{2+}\) storage organelles, such as secretory vesicles, endoplasmic reticulum or Golgi apparatus. Although Zn\(^{2+}\) is a critical cofactor for more than 2000 transcription factors and 300 enzymes, regulating cell differentiation, proliferation, and basic metabolic functions of the cells, the molecular mechanisms of Zn\(^{2+}\) transport and the physiological role of Zn\(^{2+}\) store in megakaryocyte and platelet function remain elusive. In this review, we summarize the contribution of extracellular or intracellular Zn\(^{2+}\) to megakaryocyte and platelet function and discuss the consequences of dysregulated Zn\(^{2+}\) homeostasis in platelet-related diseases by focusing on thrombosis, ischemic stroke and storage pool diseases.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Wagner2020, author = {Wagner, Leonard}, title = {Zinc homeostasis in megakaryocytes}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-21452}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214526}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Zinc is an essential trace element for all living organisms. In mammals, including humans and mice, it is required for normal growth, development, hematopoiesis and immune defense. This thesis investigates the influence of zinc on the development of megakaryocytes (MKs), the cells responsible for bone marrow-derived platelet production. Furthermore, a detailed analysis of the expression of zinc import and export transporters (Slc39a/Slc30a genes) is carried out, firstly over the course of MK differentiation and secondly dependent on extracellular zinc.}, subject = {Zink}, language = {en} } @article{GrummtWeinmannDorschSchneiderSchauliesetal.1986, author = {Grummt, F. and Weinmann-Dorsch, C. and Schneider-Schaulies, J{\"u}rgen and Lux, A.}, title = {Zinc as a second messenger of mitogenic induction}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-54799}, year = {1986}, abstract = {DNA synthesis and adenosine(S')tetraphosphate(S ')adenosine (Ap.A) levels decrease in cells treated with EDTA. The inhibitory effect of EDTA can be reversed with micro molar amounts of ZnCI2• ZnCh in micromolar concentrations also inhibits Ap.A hydrolase and stimulates amino acid-dependent Ap.A synthesis, suggesting that Zn2+ is modulating intracellular Ap.A pools. Serum addition to GI-arrested cells enhances uptake of Zn, whereas serum depletion leads to a fivefold decrease of the rates of zinc uptake. These results are discussed by regarding Zn2+ as a putative 'second messenger' of mitogenic induction and Ap.A as a possible 'third messenger' and trigger of DNA synthesis.}, subject = {Immunologie}, language = {en} } @article{RoyAssaadHerbut2014, author = {Roy, Bitan and Assaad, Fakher F. and Herbut, Igor F.}, title = {Zero Modes and Global Antiferromagnetism in Strained Graphene}, series = {Physical Review X}, volume = {4}, journal = {Physical Review X}, number = {2}, issn = {2160-3308}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevX.4.021042}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-116108}, pages = {21042}, year = {2014}, abstract = {A novel magnetic ground state is reported for the Hubbard Hamiltonian in strained graphene. When the chemical potential lies close to the Dirac point, the ground state exhibits locally both the Neel and ferromagnetic orders, even for weak Hubbard interaction. Whereas the Neel order parameter remains of the same sign in the entire system, the magnetization at the boundary takes the opposite sign from the bulk. The total magnetization vanishes this way, and the magnetic ground state is globally only an antiferromagnet. This peculiar ordering stems from the nature of the strain-induced single-particle zero-energy states, which have support on one sublattice of the honeycomb lattice in the bulk, and on the other sublattice near the boundary of a finite system. We support our claim with the self-consistent numerical calculation of the order parameters, as well as by the Monte Carlo simulations of the Hubbard model in both uniformly and nonuniformly strained honeycomb lattice. The present result is contrasted with the magnetic ground state of the same Hubbard model in the presence of a true magnetic field (and for vanishing Zeeman coupling), which is exclusively Neel ordered, with zero local magnetization everywhere in the system.}, language = {en} } @article{BauerMallyLiedtke2021, author = {Bauer, Benedikt and Mally, Angela and Liedtke, Daniel}, title = {Zebrafish embryos and larvae as alternative animal models for toxicity testing}, series = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences}, volume = {22}, journal = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences}, number = {24}, issn = {1422-0067}, doi = {10.3390/ijms222413417}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-284225}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Prerequisite to any biological laboratory assay employing living animals is consideration about its necessity, feasibility, ethics and the potential harm caused during an experiment. The imperative of these thoughts has led to the formulation of the 3R-principle, which today is a pivotal scientific standard of animal experimentation worldwide. The rising amount of laboratory investigations utilizing living animals throughout the last decades, either for regulatory concerns or for basic science, demands the development of alternative methods in accordance with 3R to help reduce experiments in mammals. This demand has resulted in investigation of additional vertebrate species displaying favourable biological properties. One prominent species among these is the zebrafish (Danio rerio), as these small laboratory ray-finned fish are well established in science today and feature outstanding biological characteristics. In this review, we highlight the advantages and general prerequisites of zebrafish embryos and larvae before free-feeding stages for toxicological testing, with a particular focus on cardio-, neuro, hepato- and nephrotoxicity. Furthermore, we discuss toxicokinetics, current advances in utilizing zebrafish for organ toxicity testing and highlight how advanced laboratory methods (such as automation, advanced imaging and genetic techniques) can refine future toxicological studies in this species.}, language = {en} } @article{BudichTrauzettel2013, author = {Budich, Jan Carl and Trauzettel, Bj{\"o}rn}, title = {Z(2) Green's function topology of Majorana wires}, series = {New Journal of Physics}, volume = {15}, journal = {New Journal of Physics}, number = {065006}, doi = {10.1088/1367-2630/15/6/065006}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-129751}, year = {2013}, abstract = {We represent the Z2 topological invariant characterizing a one-dimensional topological superconductor using a Wess-Zumino-Witten dimensional extension. The invariant is formulated in terms of the single-particle Green's function which allows us to classify interacting systems. Employing a recently proposed generalized Berry curvature method, the topological invariant is represented independent of the extra dimension requiring only the single-particle Green's function at zero frequency of the interacting system. Furthermore, a modified twisted boundary conditions approach is used to rigorously define the topological invariant for disordered interacting systems.}, language = {en} } @article{LohWamserPoigneeetal.2022, author = {Loh, Frank and Wamser, Florian and Poign{\´e}e, Fabian and Geißler, Stefan and Hoßfeld, Tobias}, title = {YouTube Dataset on Mobile Streaming for Internet Traffic Modeling and Streaming Analysis}, series = {Scientific Data}, volume = {9}, journal = {Scientific Data}, number = {1}, doi = {10.1038/s41597-022-01418-y}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-300240}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Around 4.9 billion Internet users worldwide watch billions of hours of online video every day. As a result, streaming is by far the predominant type of traffic in communication networks. According to Google statistics, three out of five video views come from mobile devices. Thus, in view of the continuous technological advances in end devices and increasing mobile use, datasets for mobile streaming are indispensable in research but only sparsely dealt with in literature so far. With this public dataset, we provide 1,081 hours of time-synchronous video measurements at network, transport, and application layer with the native YouTube streaming client on mobile devices. The dataset includes 80 network scenarios with 171 different individual bandwidth settings measured in 5,181 runs with limited bandwidth, 1,939 runs with emulated 3 G/4 G traces, and 4,022 runs with pre-defined bandwidth changes. This corresponds to 332 GB video payload. We present the most relevant quality indicators for scientific use, i.e., initial playback delay, streaming video quality, adaptive video quality changes, video rebuffering events, and streaming phases.}, language = {en} } @article{PfisterPohlKieseletal.2012, author = {Pfister, Roland and Pohl, Carsten and Kiesel, Andrea and Kunde, Wilfried}, title = {Your Unconscious Knows Your Name}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-75304}, year = {2012}, abstract = {One's own name constitutes a unique part of conscious awareness - but does this also hold true for unconscious processing? The present study shows that the own name has the power to bias a person's actions unconsciously even in conditions that render any other name ineffective. Participants judged whether a letter string on the screen was a name or a non-word while this target stimulus was preceded by a masked prime stimulus. Crucially, the participant's own name was among these prime stimuli and facilitated reactions to following name targets whereas the name of another, yoked participant did not. Signal detection results confirmed that participants were not aware of any of the prime stimuli, including their own name. These results extend traditional findings on ''breakthrough'' phenomena of personally relevant stimuli to the domain of unconscious processing. Thus, the brain seems to possess adroit mechanisms to identify and process such stimuli even in the absence of conscious awareness.}, subject = {Psychologie}, language = {en} } @article{HerbertSfaerleaBlumenthal2013, author = {Herbert, Cornelia and Sf{\"a}rlea, Anca and Blumenthal, Terry}, title = {Your emotion or mine: labeling feelings alters emotional face perception—an ERP study on automatic and intentional affect labeling}, series = {Frontiers in Human Neuroscience}, journal = {Frontiers in Human Neuroscience}, doi = {10.3389/fnhum.2013.00378}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-97065}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Empirical evidence suggests that words are powerful regulators of emotion processing. Although a number of studies have used words as contextual cues for emotion processing, the role of what is being labeled by the words (i.e., one's own emotion as compared to the emotion expressed by the sender) is poorly understood. The present study reports results from two experiments which used ERP methodology to evaluate the impact of emotional faces and self- vs. sender-related emotional pronoun-noun pairs (e.g., my fear vs. his fear) as cues for emotional face processing. The influence of self- and sender-related cues on the processing of fearful, angry and happy faces was investigated in two contexts: an automatic (experiment 1) and intentional affect labeling task (experiment 2), along with control conditions of passive face processing. ERP patterns varied as a function of the label's reference (self vs. sender) and the intentionality of the labeling task (experiment 1 vs. experiment 2). In experiment 1, self-related labels increased the motivational relevance of the emotional faces in the time-window of the EPN component. Processing of sender-related labels improved emotion recognition specifically for fearful faces in the N170 time-window. Spontaneous processing of affective labels modulated later stages of face processing as well. Amplitudes of the late positive potential (LPP) were reduced for fearful, happy, and angry faces relative to the control condition of passive viewing. During intentional regulation (experiment 2) amplitudes of the LPP were enhanced for emotional faces when subjects used the self-related emotion labels to label their own emotion during face processing, and they rated the faces as higher in arousal than the emotional faces that had been presented in the "label sender's emotion" condition or the passive viewing condition. The present results argue in favor of a differentiated view of language-as-context for emotion processing.}, language = {en} } @article{ScheidelOestreicherMarketal.2022, author = {Scheidel, Sebastian and {\"O}streicher, Laurina and Mark, Isabelle and P{\"o}ppler, Ann-Christin}, title = {You cannot fight the pressure: Structural rearrangements of active pharmaceutical ingredients under magic angle spinning}, series = {Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry}, volume = {60}, journal = {Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry}, number = {6}, doi = {10.1002/mrc.5267}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-318838}, pages = {572 -- 582}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Although solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a versatile analytical tool to study polymorphs and phase transitions of pharmaceutical molecules and products, this work summarizes examples of spontaneous and unexpected (and unwanted) structural rearrangements and phase transitions (amorphous-to-crystalline and crystalline-to-crystalline) under magic angle spinning (MAS) conditions, some of them clearly being due to the pressure experienced by the samples. It is widely known that such changes can often be detected by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD); here, the capability of solid-state NMR experiments with a special focus on \(^{1}\)H-\(^{13}\)C frequency-switched Lee-Goldburg heteronuclear correlation (FSLG HETCOR)/MAS NMR experiments to detect even subtle changes on a molecular level not observable by conventional 1D NMR experiments or XRPD is presented. Furthermore, it is shown that a polymorphic impurity combined with MAS can induce a crystalline-to-crystalline phase transition. This showcases that solid-state NMR is not always noninvasive and such changes upon MAS should be considered in particular when compounds are studied over longer time spans.}, language = {en} } @article{WabbelsFrickeSchittkowskietal.2021, author = {Wabbels, Bettina and Fricke, Julia and Schittkowski, Michael and Gr{\"a}f, Michael and Lorenz, Birgit and Bau, Viktoria and Nentwich, Martin M. and Atili, Abed and Eckstein, Anja and Sturm, Veit and Beisse, Christina and Sterker, Ina and Neppert, Birte and Mauschitz, Matthias M.}, title = {Yokoyama procedure for esotropia associated with high myopia: real-world data from a large-scale multicentre analysis}, series = {Acta Ophthalmologica}, volume = {99}, journal = {Acta Ophthalmologica}, number = {8}, doi = {10.1111/aos.14808}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-239939}, pages = {e1340 -- e1347}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Purpose High myopic patients may develop strabismus due to globe dislocation out of the normal extraocular muscle cone. Surgical correction of this strabismus type is possible by joining the superior and lateral rectus muscles without the need for a scleral suture called the Yokoyama procedure. Data from large patient samples and the evaluation of a potential effect of an additional medial rectus recession (MRR) have been lacking so far. Methods We pooled retrospective patient data of 14 departments of ophthalmology in Germany and Switzerland and analysed determinants of postoperative results using multivariable regression models. Results We included 133 patients (mean age: 59.7 ± 13.4 years, surgery between 2008 and 2017) with a mean preoperative esotropia (both Yokoyama with and without MRR) of 23.8°±4.6°. The angle of preoperative esotropia increased with age. The postoperative esotropia was 8.7° ± 9.9°, and six patients were overcorrected. While preoperative esotropia was highly associated with postoperative results, we found no association of additional MRR with any of our postoperative outcome measures. The Yokoyama procedure had a higher absolute effect in patients with higher preoperative esotropia. Conclusion Our study confirms the positive effect of the Yokoyama procedure on strabismus due to high myopia in large-scale real-world data. In some cases, MRR may be needed because of muscle contracture, although additional MRR statistically did not affect the postoperative outcome. In patients with bilateral high myopic strabismus, correction of both eyes seems beneficial. The effect size of the Yokoyama procedure appears to be mainly driven by preoperative esotropia.}, language = {en} } @article{ZetzlPittigRenneretal.2021, author = {Zetzl, Teresa and Pittig, Andre and Renner, Agnes and van Oorschott, Birgitt and Jentschke, Elisabeth}, title = {Yoga therapy to reduce fatigue in cancer: effects of reminder e-mails and long-term efficacy}, series = {Supportive Care in Cancer}, volume = {29}, journal = {Supportive Care in Cancer}, number = {12}, issn = {1433-7339}, doi = {10.1007/s00520-021-06345-z}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-268415}, pages = {7725-7735}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Objective To examine the efficacy of reminder e-mails to continue yoga therapy on practice frequency and fatigue in cancer patients and long-term effects of yoga on fatigue, depression, and quality of life. Methology One hundred two cancer patients who completed an 8-week yoga therapy were randomly allocated to two groups: reminder (N = 51) vs. no-reminder group (N = 51). After completing yoga therapy, the reminder group received weekly e-mails for 24 weeks, which reminded them of practicing yoga, whereas the no-reminder group did not. Primary outcomes were fatigue and practice frequency, and long-term outcomes were fatigue, depression, and quality of life. Data were assessed using questionnaires after yoga therapy (T1) and 6 months after completing yoga therapy (T2). Result A significantly stronger reduction of general (p = 0.038, d = 0.42) and emotional fatigue (p = 0.004, d = 0.59) and a higher increase of practice frequency (p = 0.015, d = 0.52) between T1 and T2 were found for the reminder group compared to the no-reminder group. In the mediation model, practice frequency as a mediator partially explained the changes in emotional fatigue (indirect effect B =  - 0.10). Long-term effects of yoga therapy regarding fatigue, depression, and quality of life were found (F > 7.46, p < 0.001, d > 0.54). Conclusion Weekly reminder e-mails after yoga therapy can positively affect general and emotional fatigue and help cancer patients with fatigue establish a regular yoga practice at home. However, higher practice frequency did not lead to higher physical or cognitive fatigue improvement, suggesting other factors that mediate efficacy on physical or cognitive fatigue, such as mindfulness or side effects of therapy.}, language = {en} } @article{ZetzlSchulerRenneretal.2019, author = {Zetzl, Teresa and Schuler, Michael and Renner, Agnes and Jentschke, Elisabeth and van Oorschot, Birgitt}, title = {Yoga intervention and reminder e-mails for reducing cancer-related fatigue - a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial}, series = {BMC Psychology}, volume = {7}, journal = {BMC Psychology}, doi = {10.1186/s40359-019-0339-3}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-202268}, pages = {64}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Background Almost 90\% of cancer patients suffer from symptoms of fatigue during treatment. Supporting treatments are increasingly used to alleviate the burden of fatigue. This study examines the short-term and long-term effects of yoga on fatigue and the effect of weekly reminder e-mails on exercise frequency and fatigue symptoms. Methods The aim of the first part of the study will evaluate the effectiveness of yoga for cancer patients with mixed diagnoses reporting fatigue. We will randomly allocate 128 patients to an intervention group (N = 64) receiving yoga and a wait-list control group (N = 64) receiving yoga 9 weeks later. The yoga therapy will be performed in weekly sessions of 60 min each for 8 weeks. The primary outcome will be self-reported fatigue symptoms. In the second part of the study, the effectiveness of reminder e-mails with regard to the exercise frequency and self-reported fatigue symptoms will be evaluated. A randomized allocated group of the participants ("email") receives weekly reminder e-mails, the other group does not. Data will be assessed using questionnaires the beginning and after yoga therapy as well as after 6  months. Discussion Support of patients suffering from fatigue is an important goal in cancer patients care. If yoga therapy will reduce fatigue, this type of therapy may be introduced into routine practice. If the reminder e-mails prove to be helpful, new offers for patients may also develop from this.}, language = {en} } @article{ZetzlRennerPittigetal.2021, author = {Zetzl, Teresa and Renner, Agnes and Pittig, Andre and Jentschke, Elisabeth and Roch, Carmen and van Oorschot, Birgitt}, title = {Yoga effectively reduces fatigue and symptoms of depression in patients with different types of cancer}, series = {Supportive Care in Cancer}, volume = {29}, journal = {Supportive Care in Cancer}, issn = {0941-4355}, doi = {10.1007/s00520-020-05794-2}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-235415}, pages = {2973-2982}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Purpose Examine the effects of an 8-week yoga therapy on fatigue in patients with different types of cancer. Methods A total of 173 cancer patients suffering from mild to severe fatigue were randomly allocated to yoga intervention (n = 84) (IG) versus waitlist control group (CG) (n = 88). Yoga therapy consisted of eight weekly sessions with 60 min each. The primary outcome was self-reported fatigue symptoms. Secondary outcomes were symptoms of depression and quality of life (QoL). Data were assessed using questionnaires before (T0) and after yoga therapy for IG versus waiting period for CG (T1). Results A stronger reduction of general fatigue (P = .033), physical fatigue (P = .048), and depression (P < .001) as well as a stronger increase in QoL (P = .002) was found for patients who attended 7 or 8 sessions compared with controls. Within the yoga group, both higher attendance rate and lower T0-fatigue were significant predictors of lower T1-fatigue (P ≤ .001). Exploratory results revealed that women with breast cancer report a higher reduction of fatigue than women with other types of cancer (P = .016) after yoga therapy. Conclusion The findings support the assumption that yoga therapy is useful to reduce cancer-related fatigue, especially for the physical aspects of fatigue. Women with breast cancer seem to benefit most, and higher attendance rate results in greater reduction of fatigue. Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00016034}, language = {en} } @article{ScherpfSchwarzScharfetal.2018, author = {Scherpf, Thorsten and Schwarz, Christopher and Scharf, Lennart T. and Zur, Jana-Alina and Helbig, Andeas and Gessner, Viktoria H.}, title = {Ylide-Functionalized Phosphines: Strong Donor Ligands for Homogeneous Catalysis}, series = {Angewandte Chemie - International Edition}, volume = {57}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie - International Edition}, number = {39}, doi = {10.1002/anie.201805372}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-228551}, pages = {12859-12864}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Phosphines are important ligands in homogenous catalysis and have been crucial for many advances, such as in cross-coupling, hydrofunctionalization, or hydrogenation reactions. Herein we report the synthesis and application of a novel class of phosphines bearing ylide substituents. These phosphines are easily accessible via different synthetic routes from commercially available starting materials. Owing to the extra donation from the ylide group to the phosphorus center the ligands are unusually electron-rich and can thus function as strong electron donors. The donor capacity surpasses that of commonly used phosphines and carbenes and can easily be tuned by changing the substitution pattern at the ylidic carbon atom. The huge potential of ylide-functionalized phosphines in catalysis is demonstrated by their use in gold catalysis. Excellent performance at low catalyst loadings under mild reaction conditions is thus seen in different types of transformations.}, language = {en} } @misc{Dandekar1991, author = {Dandekar, Thomas}, title = {Yeast U3 localization and correct sequence (snR17a) and promotor activity (snR17b) identified by homology search}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-29781}, year = {1991}, abstract = {No abstract available}, language = {en} } @misc{Kanzow2022, author = {Kanzow, Christian}, title = {Y. Cui, J.-S. Pang: "Modern Nonconvex Nondifferentiable Optimization"}, series = {Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung}, volume = {124}, journal = {Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung}, number = {2}, issn = {0012-0456}, doi = {10.1365/s13291-022-00250-y}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-324346}, pages = {137-143}, year = {2022}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Spenst2017, author = {Spenst, Peter}, title = {Xylylene Bridged Perylene Bisimide Cyclophanes and Macrocycles}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-139015}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This work is concerned with the syntheses and photophysical properties of para-xylylene bridged macrocycles nPBI with ring sizes from two to nine PBI units, as well as the complexation of polycyclic aromatic guest compounds. With a reduced but substantial fluorescence quantum yield of 21\% (in CHCl3) the free host 2PBI(4-tBu)4 can be used as a dual fluorescence probe. Upon encapsulation of rather electron-poor guests the fluorescence quenching interactions between the chromophores are prevented, leading to a significant fluorescence enhancement to > 90\% ("turn-on"). On the other hand, the addition of electron-rich guest molecules induces an electron transfer from the guest to the electron-poor PBI chromophores and thus quenches the fluorescence entirely ("turn-off"). The photophysical properties of the host-guest complexes were studied by transient absorption spectroscopy. These measurements revealed that the charge transfer between guest and 2PBI(4-tBu)4 occurs in the "normal region" of the Marcus-parabola with the fastest charge separation rate for perylene. In contrast, the charge recombination back to the PBI ground state lies far in the "inverted region" of the Marcus-parabola. Beside complexation of planar aromatic hydrocarbons into the cavity of the cyclophanes an encapsulation of fullerene into the cyclic trimer 3PBI(4-tBu)4 was observed. 3PBI(4-tBu)4 provides a tube-like structure in which the PBI subunits represent the walls of those tubes. The cavity has the optimal size for hosting fullerenes, with C70 fitting better than C60 and a binding constant that is higher by a factor of 10. TA spectroscopy in toluene that was performed on the C60@3PBI(4-tBu)4 complex revealed two energy transfer processes. The first one comes from the excited PBI to the fullerene, which subsequently populates the triplet state. From the fullerene triplet state a second energy transfer occurs back to the PBI to generate the PBI triplet state. In all cycles that were studied by TA spectroscopy, symmetry-breaking charge separation (SB-CS) was observed in dichloromethane. This process is fastest within the PBI cyclophane 2PBI(4-tBu)4 and slows down for larger cycles, suggesting that the charge separation takes place through space and not through bonds. The charges then recombine to the PBI triplet state via a radical pair intersystem crossing (RP-ISC) mechanism, which could be used to generate singlet oxygen in yields of ~20\%. By changing the solvent to toluene an intramolecular folding of the even-numbered larger cycles was observed that quenches the fluorescence and increases the 0-1 transition band in the absorption spectra. Force field calculations of 4PBI(4-tBu)4 suggested a folding into pairs of dimers, which explains the remarkable odd-even effect with respect to the number of connected PBI chromophores and the resulting alternation in the absorption and fluorescence properties. Thus, the even-numbered macrocycles can fold in a way that all chromophores are in a paired arrangement, while the odd-numbered cycles have open conformations (3PBI(4-tBu)4, 5PBI(4-tBu)4, 7PBI(4-tBu)4) or at least additional unpaired PBI unit (9PBI(4-tBu)4). With these experiments we could for the first time give insights in the interactions between cyclic PBI hosts and aromatic guest molecules. Associated with the encapsulation of guest molecules a variety of possible applications can be envisioned, like fluorescence sensing, chiral recognition and photodynamic therapy by singlet oxygen generation. Particularly, these macrocycles provide photophysical relaxation pathways of PBIs, like charge separation and recombination and triplet state formation that are hardly feasible in monomeric PBI dyes. Furthermore, diverse compound specific features were found, like the odd-even effect in the folding process or the transition of superficial nanostructures of the tetrameric cycle influenced by the AFM tip. The comprehensive properties of these macrocycles provide the basis for further oncoming studies and can serve as an inspiration for the synthesis of new macrocyclic compounds.}, subject = {Supramolekulare Chemie}, language = {en} } @article{WittbrodtLammersMalitscheketal.1992, author = {Wittbrodt, Joachim and Lammers, Reiner and Malitschek, Barbara and Ullrich, Axel and Schartl, Manfred}, title = {Xmrk receptor tyrosine kinase is activated in Xiphophorus malignant melanoma}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-61699}, year = {1992}, abstract = {Xmrk encodes a putative transmembrane glycoprotein of the tyrosine kinase family and is a melanoma-inducing gene in Xiphophorus. We attempted to investigate the biological function of the putative Xmrk receptor by characterizing its signalling properties. Since a potential Iigand for Xmrk has not yet been identified, it has been difficult to analyse the biochemical properlies and biological function of this cell surface protein. In an approach towards such analyses, the Xmrk extracellular domain was replaced by the closely related Iigand-binding domain sequences of the human epidennal growth factor receptor (HER) and the ligand-induced activity of the chimeric HER-Xmrk proteinwas examined. We show that the Xmrk protein is a functional receptor tyrosine kinase, is highly active in malignant melanoma and displays a constitutive autophosphorylation activity possibly due to an activating mutation in its extracellular or transmembrane domain. In the focus formation assay the HER-Xmrk chimera is a potent transfonning protein equivalent to other tyrosine kinase oncoproteins.}, subject = {Physiologische Chemie}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AndersSchartlBarnekow1984, author = {Anders, Fritz and Schartl, Manfred and Barnekow, Angelika}, title = {Xiphophorus as an in vivo model for studies on oncogenes}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-86398}, year = {1984}, abstract = {The capacity of Xiphophorus to develop neoplasia can be formally assigned to a "tumor gene" (Tu), which appears to be a normal part of the genome of all individuals. The wild fish have evolved population-specific and cell type-specific systems of regulatory genes (R) for Tu that protect the fish from neoplasia. Hybridization of members of different wild populations in the laborstory followed by treatment of the hybrids with carcinogens led to disintegration of the R systems permitting excessive expression of Tu and thus resulting in neoplasia. Certain hybrids developed neoplasia even spontaneously. Observations on the genuine phenotypic effect of the derepressed Tu in the early embryo indicated an essential normal function of this oncogene in cell differentiation, proliferation and cell-cell communication. Tu appeared to be indispensable in the genome but may also be present in accessory copics. Recently, c-src, the cellular homolog of the Rous sarcoma virus oncogene v-src, was detected in Xiphophorus. The protein product of c-src, pp60c-src, was identified and then examined by its associated kinase activity. This pp60c-src was found in all individuals tested, but, depending on the genotype, its kinase activity was different. The genetic characters of c-src, such as linkage relations, dosage relations, expression, etc., correspond to those of Tu. From a systematic study which showed that pp60c-src was present in all metazoa tested ranging from mammals down to sponges, we concluded that c-src has evolved with the multicellular organization of animals. Neoplasia of animals and humans is a characteristic closely related to this evolution. Our data showed that small aquariurn fish, besides being used successfully because they are time-, space-, and money-saving systems for carcinogenicity testing, are also highly suitable for basic studies on neoplasia at the populational, morphological, developmental, cell biological, and molecular levels.}, subject = {Schwertk{\"a}rpfling}, language = {en} } @article{AndersSchartlBarnekowetal.1984, author = {Anders, F. and Schartl., Manfred and Barnekow, A. and Anders, A.}, title = {Xiphophorus as an in vivo model for studies on normal and defective control of oncogenes}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-80721}, year = {1984}, abstract = {The Xiphophorus tumor system has provided the opportunity to reduce the enormous complexity of cancer etiology to a few biological elements basically involved in neoplasia. The development of a tumor requires an oncogene which, after impairment, deletion, or elimination of its regulatory genes is permitted to mediate neoplastic transformation. Emphasis is being placed today in cancer research on the actual oncogenes themselves, but, in our opinion, the most important genes involved in neoplasia are these regulatory genes. However, although detected by c1assical genetics in the Xiphophorus system, th ese genes are not at present open to a more fin ely detailed molecular biological analysis. Their actual mode of action is therefore still far from being understood.}, subject = {Xiphophorus}, language = {en} } @article{EhrenschwenderBittnerSeiboldetal.2014, author = {Ehrenschwender, M. and Bittner, S. and Seibold, K. and Wajant, H.}, title = {XIAP-targeting drugs re-sensitize PIK3CA-mutated colorectal cancer cells for death receptor-induced apoptosis}, series = {Cell Death \& Disease}, volume = {5}, journal = {Cell Death \& Disease}, issn = {2041-4889}, doi = {10.1038/cddis.2014.534}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-114374}, pages = {e1570}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Mutations in the oncogenic PIK3CA gene are found in 10-20\% of colorectal cancers (CRCs) and are associated with poor prognosis. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and agonistic TRAIL death receptor antibodies emerged as promising anti-neoplastic therapeutics, but to date failed to prove their capability in the clinical setting as especially primary tumors exhibit high rates of TRAIL resistance. In our study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying TRAIL resistance in CRC cells with a mutant PIK3CA (PIK3CA-mut) gene. We show that inhibition of the constitutively active phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway only partially overcame TRAIL resistance in PIK3CA-mut-protected HCT116 cells, although synergistic effects of TRAIL plus PI3K, Akt or cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors could be noted. In sharp contrast, TRAIL triggered full-blown cell death induction in HCT116 PIK3CA-mut cells treated with proteasome inhibitors such as bortezomib and MG132. At the molecular level, resistance of HCT116 PIK3CA-mut cells against TRAIL was reflected by impaired caspase-3 activation and we provide evidence for a crucial involvement of the E3-ligase X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) therein. Drugs interfering with the activity and/or the expression of XIAP, such as the second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase mimetic BV6 and mithramycin-A, completely restored TRAIL sensitivity in PIK3CA-mut-protected HCT116 cells independent of a functional mitochondrial cell death pathway. Importantly, proteasome inhibitors and XIAP-targeting agents also sensitized other CRC cell lines with mutated PIK3CA for TRAIL-induced cell death. Together, our data suggest that proteasome-or XIAP-targeting drugs offer a novel therapeutic approach to overcome TRAIL resistance in PIK3CA-mutated CRC.}, language = {en} } @article{UlrichsEcksteinMuellerBuchholtz1994, author = {Ulrichs, Karin and Eckstein, V. and M{\"u}ller-Buchholtz, W.}, title = {Xenogeneic T-cell-mediated immune reactivity in the model of pig-to-humans: first findings with native stimulator cells}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-44755}, year = {1994}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Chirurgie}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HeiserUlrichsEcksteinetal.1992, author = {Heiser, A. and Ulrichs, Karin and Eckstein, V. and M{\"u}ller-Ruchholtz, W.}, title = {Xenogeneic Cellular Response of Human Lymphocytes Against Porcine Lymphocytes and Isolated Pancreatic Islets}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-45479}, year = {1992}, abstract = {no abstract available}, language = {en} } @article{ShenChalopinGarciaetal.2016, author = {Shen, Yingjia and Chalopin, Domitille and Garcia, Tzintzuni and Boswell, Mikki and Boswell, William and Shiryev, Sergey A. and Agarwala, Richa and Volff, Jean-Nicolas and Postlethwait, John H. and Schartl, Manfred and Minx, Patrick and Warren, Wesley C. and Walter, Ronald B.}, title = {X. couchianus and X. hellerii genome models provide genomic variation insight among Xiphophorus species}, series = {BMC Genomics}, volume = {17}, journal = {BMC Genomics}, doi = {10.1186/s12864-015-2361-z}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-164582}, pages = {37}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Background Xiphophorus fishes are represented by 26 live-bearing species of tropical fish that express many attributes (e.g., viviparity, genetic and phenotypic variation, ecological adaptation, varied sexual developmental mechanisms, ability to produce fertile interspecies hybrids) that have made attractive research models for over 85 years. Use of various interspecies hybrids to investigate the genetics underlying spontaneous and induced tumorigenesis has resulted in the development and maintenance of pedigreed Xiphophorus lines specifically bred for research. The recent availability of the X. maculatus reference genome assembly now provides unprecedented opportunities for novel and exciting comparative research studies among Xiphophorus species. Results We present sequencing, assembly and annotation of two new genomes representing Xiphophorus couchianus and Xiphophorus hellerii. The final X. couchianus and X. hellerii assemblies have total sizes of 708 Mb and 734 Mb and correspond to 98 \% and 102 \% of the X. maculatus Jp 163 A genome size, respectively. The rates of single nucleotide change range from 1 per 52 bp to 1 per 69 bp among the three genomes and the impact of putatively damaging variants are presented. In addition, a survey of transposable elements allowed us to deduce an ancestral TE landscape, uncovered potential active TEs and document a recent burst of TEs during evolution of this genus. Conclusions Two new Xiphophorus genomes and their corresponding transcriptomes were efficiently assembled, the former using a novel guided assembly approach. Three assembled genome sequences within this single vertebrate order of new world live-bearing fishes will accelerate our understanding of relationship between environmental adaptation and genome evolution. In addition, these genome resources provide capability to determine allele specific gene regulation among interspecies hybrids produced by crossing any of the three species that are known to produce progeny predisposed to tumor development.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{GraetzgebDittmann2022, author = {Graetz [geb. Dittmann], Jonas}, title = {X-Ray Dark-Field Tensor Tomography : a Hitchhiker's Guide to Tomographic Reconstruction and Talbot Imaging}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-28143}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-281437}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2022}, abstract = {X-ray dark-field imaging allows to resolve the conflict between the demand for centimeter scaled fields of view and the spatial resolution required for the characterization of fibrous materials structured on the micrometer scale. It draws on the ability of X-ray Talbot interferometers to provide full field images of a sample's ultra small angle scattering properties, bridging a gap of multiple orders of magnitude between the imaging resolution and the contrasted structure scale. The correspondence between shape anisotropy and oriented scattering thereby allows to infer orientations within a sample's microstructure below the imaging resolution. First demonstrations have shown the general feasibility of doing so in a tomographic fashion, based on various heuristic signal models and reconstruction approaches. Here, both a verified model of the signal anisotropy and a reconstruction technique practicable for general imaging geometries and large tensor valued volumes is developed based on in-depth reviews of dark-field imaging and tomographic reconstruction techniques. To this end, a wide interdisciplinary field of imaging and reconstruction methodologies is revisited. To begin with, a novel introduction to the mathematical description of perspective projections provides essential insights into the relations between the tangible real space properties of cone beam imaging geometries and their technically relevant description in terms of homogeneous coordinates and projection matrices. Based on these fundamentals, a novel auto-calibration approach is developed, facilitating the practical determination of perspective imaging geometries with minimal experimental constraints. A corresponding generalized formulation of the widely employed Feldkamp algorithm is given, allowing fast and flexible volume reconstructions from arbitrary tomographic imaging geometries. Iterative reconstruction techniques are likewise introduced for general projection geometries, with a particular focus on the efficient evaluation of the forward problem associated with tomographic imaging. A highly performant 3D generalization of Joseph's classic linearly interpolating ray casting algorithm is developed to this end and compared to typical alternatives. With regard to the anisotropic imaging modality required for tensor tomography, X-ray dark-field contrast is extensively reviewed. Previous literature is brought into a joint context and nomenclature and supplemented by original work completing a consistent picture of the theory of dark-field origination. Key results are explicitly validated by experimental data with a special focus on tomography as well as the properties of anisotropic fibrous scatterers. In order to address the pronounced susceptibility of interferometric images to subtle mechanical imprecisions, an efficient optimization based evaluation strategy for the raw data provided by Talbot interferometers is developed. Finally, the fitness of linear tensor models with respect to the derived anisotropy properties of dark-field contrast is evaluated, and an iterative scheme for the reconstruction of tensor valued volumes from projection images is proposed. The derived methods are efficiently implemented and applied to fiber reinforced plastic samples, imaged at the ID19 imaging beamline of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The results represent unprecedented demonstrations of X-ray dark-field tensor tomography at a field of view of 3-4cm, revealing local fiber orientations of both complex shaped and low-contrast samples at a spatial resolution of 0.1mm in 3D. The results are confirmed by an independent micro CT based fiber analysis.}, subject = {Dreidimensionale Rekonstruktion}, language = {en} } @article{WagenhaeuserRickertSommeretal.2022, author = {Wagenh{\"a}user, Laura and Rickert, Vanessa and Sommer, Claudia and Wanner, Christoph and Nordbeck, Peter and Rost, Simone and {\"U}{\c{c}}eyler, Nurcan}, title = {X-chromosomal inactivation patterns in women with Fabry disease}, series = {Molecular Genetics \& Genomic Medicine}, volume = {10}, journal = {Molecular Genetics \& Genomic Medicine}, number = {9}, doi = {10.1002/mgg3.2029}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-312795}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Background Although Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the α-galactosidase A gene (GLA), women may develop severe symptoms. We investigated X-chromosomal inactivation patterns (XCI) as a potential determinant of symptom severity in FD women. Patients and Methods We included 95 women with mutations in GLA (n = 18 with variants of unknown pathogenicity) and 50 related men, and collected mouth epithelial cells, venous blood, and skin fibroblasts for XCI analysis using the methylation status of the androgen receptor gene. The mutated X-chromosome was identified by comparison of samples from relatives. Patients underwent genotype categorization and deep clinical phenotyping of symptom severity. Results 43/95 (45\%) women carried mutations categorized as classic. The XCI pattern was skewed (i.e., ≥75:25\% distribution) in 6/87 (7\%) mouth epithelial cell samples, 31/88 (35\%) blood samples, and 9/27 (33\%) skin fibroblast samples. Clinical phenotype, α-galactosidase A (GAL) activity, and lyso-Gb3 levels did not show intergroup differences when stratified for X-chromosomal skewing and activity status of the mutated X-chromosome. Conclusions X-inactivation patterns alone do not reliably reflect the clinical phenotype of women with FD when investigated in biomaterial not directly affected by FD. However, while XCI patterns may vary between tissues, blood frequently shows skewing of XCI patterns.}, language = {en} } @techreport{ConradMorperBuschNetzbandetal.2019, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Conrad, Christopher and Morper-Busch, Lucia and Netzband, Maik and Teucher, Mike and Sch{\"o}nbrodt-Stitt, Sarah and Schorcht, Gunther and Dukhovny, Viktor}, title = {WUEMoCA Water Use Efficiency Monitor in Central Asia Informed Decision-Making in Land and Water Resources Management}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-19193}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-191934}, pages = {1-12}, year = {2019}, abstract = {WUEMoCA is an operational scientific webmapping tool for the regional monitoring of land and water use efficiency in the irrigated croplands of the transboundary Aral Sea Basin that is shared by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. Satellite data on land use, crop pro-duction and water consumption is integrated with hydrological and economic information to provide of a set indicators. The tool is useful for large-scale decisions on water distribution or land use, and may be seen as demonstrator for numerous applications in practice, that require independent area-wide spatial information.}, subject = {Zentralasien}, language = {en} } @article{DuekingGiessingFrenkeletal.2020, author = {D{\"u}king, Peter and Giessing, Laura and Frenkel, Marie Ottilie and Koehler, Karsten and Holmberg, Hans-Christer and Sperlich, Billy}, title = {Wrist-Worn Wearables for Monitoring Heart Rate and Energy Expenditure While Sitting or Performing Light-to-Vigorous Physical Activity: Validation Study}, series = {JMIR mhealth and uhealth}, volume = {8}, journal = {JMIR mhealth and uhealth}, number = {5}, doi = {10.2196/16716}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-229413}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background: Physical activity reduces the incidences of noncommunicable diseases, obesity, and mortality, but an inactive lifestyle is becoming increasingly common. Innovative approaches to monitor and promote physical activity are warranted. While individual monitoring of physical activity aids in the design of effective interventions to enhance physical activity, a basic prerequisite is that the monitoring devices exhibit high validity. Objective: Our goal was to assess the validity of monitoring heart rate (HR) and energy expenditure (EE) while sitting or performing light-to-vigorous physical activity with 4 popular wrist-worn wearables (Apple Watch Series 4, Polar Vantage V, Garmin Fenix 5, and Fitbit Versa). Methods: While wearing the 4 different wearables, 25 individuals performed 5 minutes each of sitting, walking, and running at different velocities (ie, 1.1 m/s, 1.9 m/s, 2.7 m/s, 3.6 m/s, and 4.1 m/s), as well as intermittent sprints. HR and EE were compared to common criterion measures: Polar-H7 chest belt for HR and indirect calorimetry for EE. Results: While monitoring HR at different exercise intensities, the standardized typical errors of the estimates were 0.09-0.62, 0.13-0.88, 0.62-1.24, and 0.47-1.94 for the Apple Watch Series 4, Polar Vantage V, Garmin Fenix 5, and Fitbit Versa, respectively. Depending on exercise intensity, the corresponding coefficients of variation were 0.9\%-4.3\%, 2.2\%-6.7\%, 2.9\%-9.2\%, and 4.1\%-19.1\%, respectively, for the 4 wearables. While monitoring EE at different exercise intensities, the standardized typical errors of the estimates were 0.34-1.84, 0.32-1.33, 0.46-4.86, and 0.41-1.65 for the Apple Watch Series 4, Polar Vantage V, Garmin Fenix 5, and Fitbit Versa, respectively. Depending on exercise intensity, the corresponding coefficients of variation were 13.5\%-27.1\%, 16.3\%-28.0\%, 15.9\%-34.5\%, and 8.0\%-32.3\%, respectively. Conclusions: The Apple Watch Series 4 provides the highest validity (ie, smallest error rates) when measuring HR while sitting or performing light-to-vigorous physical activity, followed by the Polar Vantage V, Garmin Fenix 5, and Fitbit Versa, in that order. The Apple Watch Series 4 and Polar Vantage V are suitable for valid HR measurements at the intensities tested, but HR data provided by the Garmin Fenix 5 and Fitbit Versa should be interpreted with caution due to higher error rates at certain intensities. None of the 4 wrist-worn wearables should be employed to monitor EE at the intensities and durations tested."}, language = {en} } @techreport{SendtnerKreutzbergJennekens1992, author = {Sendtner, Michael and Kreutzberg, Georg W. and Jennekens, Frans G.}, title = {Workshop on trophic factors in the peripheral nervous system. Capri, October 1991.}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-31451}, year = {1992}, abstract = {No abstract available}, language = {en} } @article{NeuderthSchwarzGerlichetal.2016, author = {Neuderth, Silke and Schwarz, Betje and Gerlich, Christian and Schuler, Michael and Markus, Miriam and Bethge, Matthias}, title = {Work-related medical rehabilitation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: the protocol of a propensity score matched effectiveness study (EVA-WMR, DRKS00009780)}, series = {BMC Public Health}, volume = {16}, journal = {BMC Public Health}, number = {804}, doi = {10.1186/s12889-016-3437-7}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-150015}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Background Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most important causes of work disability. Various rehabilitation services and return-to-work programs have been developed in order to reduce sickness absence and increase sustainable return-to-work. As the effects of conventional medical rehabilitation programs on sickness absence duration were shown to be slight, work-related medical rehabilitation programs have been developed and tested. While such studies proved the efficacy of work-related medical rehabilitation compared with conventional medical rehabilitation in well-conducted randomized controlled trials, its effectiveness under real-life conditions has yet to be proved. Methods/Design The cohort study will be performed under real-life conditions with two parallel groups. Participants will receive either a conventional or a work-related medical rehabilitation program. Propensity score matching will be used to identify controls that are comparable to treated work-related medical rehabilitation patients. Over a period of three months, about 18,000 insured patients with permission to undergo a musculoskeletal rehabilitation program will be contacted. Of these, 15,000 will receive a conventional and 3,000 a work-related medical rehabilitation. We expect a participation rate of 40 \% at baseline. Patients will be aged 18 to 65 years and have chronic musculoskeletal disorders, usually back pain. The control group will receive a conventional medical rehabilitation program without any explicit focus on work, work ability and return to work in diagnostics and therapy. The intervention group will receive a work-related medical rehabilitation program that in addition to common rehabilitation treatments contains 11 to 25 h of work-related treatment modules. Follow-up data will be assessed three and ten months after patients' discharge from the rehabilitation center. Additionally, department characteristics will be assessed and administrative data records used. The primary outcomes are sick leave duration, stable return to work and subjective work ability. Secondary outcomes cover several dimensions of health, functioning and coping strategies. Discussion This study will determine the relative effectiveness of a complex, newly implemented work-related rehabilitation strategy for patients with musculoskeletal disorders.}, language = {en} } @article{KellerSchultz2014, author = {Keller, Daniela Barbara and Schultz, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Word Formation Is Aware of Morpheme Family Size}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0093978}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-112848}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Words are built from smaller meaning bearing parts, called morphemes. As one word can contain multiple morphemes, one morpheme can be present in different words. The number of distinct words a morpheme can be found in is its family size. Here we used Birth-Death-Innovation Models (BDIMs) to analyze the distribution of morpheme family sizes in English and German vocabulary over the last 200 years. Rather than just fitting to a probability distribution, these mechanistic models allow for the direct interpretation of identified parameters. Despite the complexity of language change, we indeed found that a specific variant of this pure stochastic model, the second order linear balanced BDIM, significantly fitted the observed distributions. In this model, birth and death rates are increased for smaller morpheme families. This finding indicates an influence of morpheme family sizes on vocabulary changes. This could be an effect of word formation, perception or both. On a more general level, we give an example on how mechanistic models can enable the identification of statistical trends in language change usually hidden by cultural influences.}, language = {en} } @article{HelfrichFoersterMoneckeSpiousasetal.2021, author = {Helfrich-F{\"o}rster, C. and Monecke, S. and Spiousas, I. and Hovestadt, T. and Mitesser, O. and Wehr, T. A.}, title = {Women temporarily synchronize their menstrual cycles with the luminance and gravimetric cycles of the Moon}, series = {Science Advances}, volume = {7}, journal = {Science Advances}, number = {5}, doi = {10.1126/sciadv.abe1358}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-231479}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Many species synchronize reproductive behavior with a particular phase of the lunar cycle to increase reproductive success. In humans, a lunar influence on reproductive behavior remains controversial, although the human menstrual cycle has a period close to that of the lunar cycle. Here, we analyzed long-term menstrual recordings of individual women with distinct methods for biological rhythm analysis. We show that women's menstrual cycles with a period longer than 27 days were intermittently synchronous with the Moon's luminance and/or gravimetric cycles. With age and upon exposure to artificial nocturnal light, menstrual cycles shortened and lost this synchrony. We hypothesize that in ancient times, human reproductive behavior was synchronous with the Moon but that our modern lifestyles have changed reproductive physiology and behavior.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Heisters2023, author = {Heisters, Anne}, title = {Women as Other? - Women and Other}, series = {Global Cultural Studies? Engaged Scholarship between National and Transnational Frames}, booktitle = {Global Cultural Studies? Engaged Scholarship between National and Transnational Frames}, editor = {Jetter, Tobias}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, address = {W{\"u}rzburg}, doi = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-207-2-59}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-305875}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, pages = {59-72}, year = {2023}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, subject = {Feminismus}, language = {en} } @incollection{Goodbody2019, author = {Goodbody, Axel}, title = {Wolves and Wolf Men as Literary Tropes and Figures of Thought: Eco- and Zoopoetic Perspectives on Jiang Rong's Wolf Totem and Other Wolf Narratives}, series = {Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics}, booktitle = {Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics}, publisher = {Rombach Druck- und Verlagshaus}, address = {Freiburg i. Br.}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-178122}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, pages = {307-324}, year = {2019}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @article{WeichRogollGawlasetal.2021, author = {Weich, Alexander and Rogoll, Dorothee and Gawlas, Sophia and Mayer, Lars and Weich, Wolfgang and Pongracz, Judit and Kudlich, Theodor and Meining, Alexander and Scheurlen, Michael}, title = {Wnt/β-catenin signaling regulates CXCR4 expression and [\(^{68}\)Ga] Pentixafor internalization in neuroendocrine tumor cells}, series = {Diagnostics}, volume = {11}, journal = {Diagnostics}, number = {2}, issn = {2075-4418}, doi = {10.3390/diagnostics11020367}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-228914}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Loss of Somatostatin Receptor 2 (SSTR2) expression and rising CXC Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (CXCR4) expression are associated with dedifferentiation in neuroendocrine tumors (NET). In NET, CXCR4 expression is associated with enhanced metastatic and invasive potential and worse prognosis but might be a theragnostic target. Likewise, activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling may promote a more aggressive phenotype in NET. We hypothesized an interaction of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway with CXCR4 expression and function in NET. The NET cell lines BON-1, QGP-1, and MS-18 were exposed to Wnt inhibitors (5-aza-CdR, quercetin, and niclosamide) or the Wnt activator LiCl. The expressions of Wnt pathway genes and of CXCR4 were studied by qRT-PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. The effects of Wnt modulators on uptake of the CXCR4 ligand [\(^{68}\)Ga] Pentixafor were measured. The Wnt activator LiCl induced upregulation of CXCR4 and Wnt target gene expression. Treatment with the Wnt inhibitors had opposite effects. LiCl significantly increased [\(^{68}\)Ga] Pentixafor uptake, while treatment with Wnt inhibitors decreased radiopeptide uptake. Wnt pathway modulation influences CXCR4 expression and function in NET cell lines. Wnt modulation might be a tool to enhance the efficacy of CXCR4-directed therapies in NET or to inhibit CXCR4-dependent proliferative signaling. The underlying mechanisms for the interaction of the Wnt pathway with CXCR4 expression and function have yet to be clarified.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Heck2005, author = {Heck, Klaus}, title = {Wireless LAN performance studies in the context of 4G networks}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-14896}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Wireless communication is nothing new. The first data transmissions based on electromagnetic waves have been successfully performed at the end of the 19th century. However, it took almost another century until the technology was ripe for mass market. The first mobile communication systems based on the transmission of digital data were introduced in the late 1980s. Within just a couple of years they have caused a revolution in the way people communicate. The number of cellular phones started to outnumber the fixed telephone lines in many countries and is still rising. New technologies in 3G systems, such as UMTS, allow higher data rates and support various kinds of multimedia services. Nevertheless, the end of the road in wireless communication is far from being reached. In the near future, the Internet and cellular phone systems are expected to be integrated to a new form of wireless system. Bandwidth requirements for a rich set of wireless services, e.g.\ video telephony, video streaming, online gaming, will be easily met. The transmission of voice data will just be another IP based service. On the other hand, building such a system is by far not an easy task. The problems in the development of the UMTS system showed the high complexity of wireless systems with support for bandwidth-hungry, IP-based services. But the technological challenges are just one difficulty. Telecommunication systems are planned on a world-wide basis, such that standard bodies, governments, institutions, hardware vendors, and service providers have to find agreements and compromises on a number of different topics. In this work, we provide the reader with a discussion of many of the topics involved in the planning of a Wireless LAN system that is capable of being integrated into the 4th generation mobile networks (4G) that is being discussed nowadays. Therefore, it has to be able to cope with interactive voice and video traffic while still offering high data rates for best effort traffic. Let us assume a scenario where a huge office complex is completely covered with Wireless LAN access points. Different antenna systems are applied in order to reduce the number of access points that are needed on the one hand, while optimizing the coverage on the other. No additional infrastructure is implemented. Our goal is to evaluate whether the Wireless LAN technology is capable of dealing with the various demands of such a scenario. First, each single access point has to be capable of supporting best-effort and Quality of Service (QoS) demanding applications simultaneously. The IT infrastructure in our scenario consists solely of Wireless LAN, such that it has to allow users surfing the Web, while others are involved in voice calls or video conferences. Then, there is the problem of overlapping cells. Users attached to one access point produce interference for others. However, the QoS support has to be maintained, which is not an easy task. Finally, there are nomadic users, which roam from one Wireless LAN cell to another even during a voice call. There are mechanisms in the standard that allow for mobility, but their capabilities for QoS support are yet to be studied. This shows the large number of unresolved issues when it comes to Wireless LAN in the context of 4G networks. In this work we want to tackle some of the problems.}, subject = {Drahtloses lokales Netz}, language = {en} } @article{KuaiGongDingetal.2018, author = {Kuai, Yue and Gong, Xin and Ding, Liya and Li, Fang and Lei, Lizhen and Gong, Yuqi and Liu, Qingmeng and Tan, Huajiao and Zhang, Xinxia and Liu, Dongyu and Ren, Guoping and Pan, Hongyang and Shi, Yaoyao and Berberich-Siebelt, Friederike and Ma, Zhengrong and Zhou, Ren}, title = {Wilms' tumor 1-associating protein plays an aggressive role in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and forms a complex with BCL6 via Hsp90}, series = {Cell Communication and Signaling}, volume = {16}, journal = {Cell Communication and Signaling}, doi = {10.1186/s12964-018-0258-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-230168}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Background Wilms' tumor 1-associating protein (WTAP) is a nuclear protein, which is ubiquitously expressed in many tissues. Furthermore, in various types of malignancies WTAP is overexpressed and plays a role as an oncogene. The function of WTAP in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), however, remains unclear. Methods Immunohistochemistry was applied to evaluate the levels of WTAP expression in DLBCL tissues and normal lymphoid tissues. Overexpression and knock-down of WTAP in DLBCL cell lines, verified on mRNA and protein level served to analyze cell proliferation and apoptosis in DLBCL cell lines by flow cytometry. Finally, co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP), IP, and GST-pull down assessed the interaction of WTAP with Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) and B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) as well as determined the extend of its ubiquitinylation. Results WTAP protein levels were consistently upregulated in DLBCL tissues. WTAP promoted DLBCL cell proliferation and improved the ability to confront apoptosis, while knockdown of WTAP in DLBCL cell lines allowed a significant higher apoptosis rate after treatment with Etoposide, an anti-tumor drug. The stable expression of WTAP was depended on Hsp90. In line, we demonstrated that WTAP could form a complex with BCL6 via Hsp90 in vivo and in vitro. Conclusion WTAP is highly expressed in DLBCL, promoting growth and anti-apoptosis in DLBCL cell lines. WTAP is a client protein of Hsp90 and can appear in a complex with BCL6 and Hsp90 in DLBCL. Down-regulation of WTAP could improve the chemotherapeutic treatments in DLBCL.}, language = {en} } @article{FioreVaccaTuminoetal.2021, author = {Fiore, Piera Filomena and Vacca, Paola and Tumino, Nicola and Besi, Francesca and Pelosi, Andrea and Munari, Enrico and Marconi, Marcella and Caruana, Ignazio and Pistoia, Vito and Moretta, Lorenzo and Azzarone, Bruno}, title = {Wilms' tumor primary cells display potent immunoregulatory properties on NK cells and macrophages}, series = {Cancers}, volume = {13}, journal = {Cancers}, number = {2}, issn = {2072-6694}, doi = {10.3390/cancers13020224}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-222981}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The immune response plays a crucial defensive role in cancer growth and metastasis and is a promising target in different tumors. The role of the immune system in Wilm's Tumor (WT), a common pediatric renal malignancy, is still to be explored. The characterization of the immune environment in WT could allow the identification of new therapeutic strategies for targeting possible inhibitory mechanisms and/or lowering toxicity of the current treatments. In this study, we stabilized four WT primary cultures expressing either a blastematous (CD56\(^+\)/CD133\(^-\)) or an epithelial (CD56\(^-\)/CD133\(^+\)) phenotype and investigated their interactions with innate immune cells, namely NK cells and monocytes. We show that cytokine-activated NK cells efficiently kill WT cells. However, after co-culture with WT primary cells, NK cells displayed an impaired cytotoxic activity, decreased production of IFNγ and expression of CD107a, DNAM-1 and NKp30. Analysis of the effects of the interaction between WT cells and monocytes revealed their polarization towards alternatively activated macrophages (M2) that, in turn, further impaired NK cell functions. In conclusion, we show that both WT blastematous and epithelial components may contribute directly and indirectly to a tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment that is likely to play a role in tumor progression.}, language = {en} } @article{KellerBrandelBeckeretal.2018, author = {Keller, Alexander and Brandel, Annette and Becker, Mira C. and Balles, Rebecca and Abdelmohsen, Usama Ramadan and Ankenbrand, Markus J. and Sickel, Wiebke}, title = {Wild bees and their nests host Paenibacillus bacteria with functional potential of avail}, series = {Microbiome}, volume = {6}, journal = {Microbiome}, number = {229}, doi = {10.1186/s40168-018-0614-1}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-177554}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Background: In previous studies, the gram-positive firmicute genus Paenibacillus was found with significant abundances in nests of wild solitary bees. Paenibacillus larvae is well-known for beekeepers as a severe pathogen causing the fatal honey bee disease American foulbrood, and other members of the genus are either secondary invaders of European foulbrood or considered a threat to honey bees. We thus investigated whether Paenibacillus is a common bacterium associated with various wild bees and hence poses a latent threat to honey bees visiting the same flowers. Results: We collected 202 samples from 82 individuals or nests of 13 bee species at the same location and screened each for Paenibacillus using high-throughput sequencing-based 16S metabarcoding. We then isolated the identified strain Paenibacillus MBD-MB06 from a solitary bee nest and sequenced its genome. We did find conserved toxin genes and such encoding for chitin-binding proteins, yet none specifically related to foulbrood virulence or chitinases. Phylogenomic analysis revealed a closer relationship to strains of root-associated Paenibacillus rather than strains causing foulbrood or other accompanying diseases. We found anti-microbial evidence within the genome, confirmed by experimental bioassays with strong growth inhibition of selected fungi as well as gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Conclusions: The isolated wild bee associate Paenibacillus MBD-MB06 is a common, but irregularly occurring part of wild bee microbiomes, present on adult body surfaces and guts and within nests especially in megachilids. It was phylogenetically and functionally distinct from harmful members causing honey bee colony diseases, although it shared few conserved proteins putatively toxic to insects that might indicate ancestral predisposition for the evolution of insect pathogens within the group. By contrast, our strain showed anti-microbial capabilities and the genome further indicates abilities for chitin-binding and biofilm-forming, suggesting it is likely a useful associate to avoid fungal penetration of the bee cuticula and a beneficial inhabitant of nests to repress fungal threats in humid and nutrient-rich environments of wild bee nests.}, language = {en} } @article{MietchenHagedornFoerstneretal.2011, author = {Mietchen, Daniel and Hagedorn, Gregor and F{\"o}rstner, Konrad U. and Kubke, M Fabiana and Koltzenburg, Claudia and Hahnel, Mark J. and Penev, Lyubomir}, title = {Wikis in scholarly publishing}, doi = {10.3233/ISU-2011-0621}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-87770}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Scientific research is a process concerned with the creation, collective accumulation, contextualization, updating and maintenance of knowledge. Wikis provide an environment that allows to collectively accumulate, contextualize, update and maintain knowledge in a coherent and transparent fashion. Here, we examine the potential of wikis as platforms for scholarly publishing. In the hope to stimulate further discussion, the article itself was drafted on Species-ID - a wiki that hosts a prototype for wiki-based scholarly publishing - where it can be updated, expanded or otherwise improved.}, subject = {Elektronisches Publizieren}, language = {en} } @article{RutkowskiErhardL'Hernaultetal.2015, author = {Rutkowski, Andrzej J. and Erhard, Florian and L'Hernault, Anne and Bonfert, Thomas and Schilhabel, Markus and Crump, Colin and Rosenstiel, Philip and Efstathiou, Stacey and Zimmer, Ralf and Friedel, Caroline C. and D{\"o}lken, Lars}, title = {Widespread disruption of host transcription termination in HSV-1 infection}, series = {Nature Communications}, volume = {6}, journal = {Nature Communications}, number = {7126}, doi = {10.1038/ncomms8126}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-148643}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is an important human pathogen and a paradigm for virus-induced host shut-off. Here we show that global changes in transcription and RNA processing and their impact on translation can be analysed in a single experimental setting by applying 4sU-tagging of newly transcribed RNA and ribosome profiling to lytic HSV-1 infection. Unexpectedly, we find that HSV-1 triggers the disruption of transcription termination of cellular, but not viral, genes. This results in extensive transcription for tens of thousands of nucleotides beyond poly(A) sites and into downstream genes, leading to novel intergenic splicing between exons of neighbouring cellular genes. As a consequence, hundreds of cellular genes seem to be transcriptionally induced but are not translated. In contrast to previous reports, we show that HSV-1 does not inhibit co-transcriptional splicing. Our approach thus substantially advances our understanding of HSV-1 biology and establishes HSV-1 as a model system for studying transcription termination.}, language = {en} } @article{WylerMenegattiFrankeetal.2017, author = {Wyler, Emanuel and Menegatti, Jennifer and Franke, Vedran and Kocks, Christine and Boltengagen, Anastasiya and Hennig, Thomas and Theil, Kathrin and Rutkowski, Andrzej and Ferrai, Carmelo and Baer, Laura and Kermas, Lisa and Friedel, Caroline and Rajewsky, Nikolaus and Akalin, Altuna and D{\"o}lken, Lars and Gr{\"a}sser, Friedrich and Landthaler, Markus}, title = {Widespread activation of antisense transcription of the host genome during herpes simplex virus 1 infection}, series = {Genome Biology}, volume = {18}, journal = {Genome Biology}, doi = {10.1186/s13059-017-1329-5}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-173381}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Background Herpesviruses can infect a wide range of animal species. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is one of the eight herpesviruses that can infect humans and is prevalent worldwide. Herpesviruses have evolved multiple ways to adapt the infected cells to their needs, but knowledge about these transcriptional and post-transcriptional modifications is sparse. Results Here, we show that HSV-1 induces the expression of about 1000 antisense transcripts from the human host cell genome. A subset of these is also activated by the closely related varicella zoster virus. Antisense transcripts originate either at gene promoters or within the gene body, and they show different susceptibility to the inhibition of early and immediate early viral gene expression. Overexpression of the major viral transcription factor ICP4 is sufficient to turn on a subset of antisense transcripts. Histone marks around transcription start sites of HSV-1-induced and constitutively transcribed antisense transcripts are highly similar, indicating that the genetic loci are already poised to transcribe these novel RNAs. Furthermore, an antisense transcript overlapping with the BBC3 gene (also known as PUMA) transcriptionally silences this potent inducer of apoptosis in cis. Conclusions We show for the first time that a virus induces widespread antisense transcription of the host cell genome. We provide evidence that HSV-1 uses this to downregulate a strong inducer of apoptosis. Our findings open new perspectives on global and specific alterations of host cell transcription by viruses.}, language = {en} } @article{LandmannSchrammColditzetal.2010, author = {Landmann, Tobias and Schramm, Matthias and Colditz, Rene R. and Dietz, Andreas and Dech, Stefan}, title = {Wide Area Wetland Mapping in Semi-Arid Africa Using 250-Meter MODIS Metrics and Topographic Variables}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-68628}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Wetlands in West Africa are among the most vulnerable ecosystems to climate change. West African wetlands are often freshwater transfer mechanisms from wetter climate regions to dryer areas, providing an array of ecosystem services and functions. Often wetland-specific data in Africa is only available on a per country basis or as point data. Since wetlands are challenging to map, their accuracies are not well considered in global land cover products. In this paper we describe a methodology to map wetlands using well-corrected 250-meter MODIS time-series data for the year 2002 and over a 360,000 km2 large study area in western Burkina Faso and southern Mali (West Africa). A MODIS-based spectral index table is used to map basic wetland morphology classes. The index uses the wet season near infrared (NIR) metrics as a surrogate for flooding, as a function of the dry season chlorophyll activity metrics (as NDVI). Topographic features such as sinks and streamline areas were used to mask areas where wetlands can potentially occur, and minimize spectral confusion. 30-m Landsat trajectories from the same year, over two reference sites, were used for accuracy assessment, which considered the area-proportion of each class mapped in Landsat for every MODIS cell. We were able to map a total of five wetland categories. Aerial extend of all mapped wetlands (class "Wetland") is 9,350 km2, corresponding to 4.3\% of the total study area size. The classes "No wetland"/"Wetland" could be separated with very high certainty; the overall agreement (KHAT) was 84.2\% (0.67) and 97.9\% (0.59) for the two reference sites, respectively. The methodology described herein can be employed to render wide area base line information on wetland distributions in semi-arid West Africa, as a data-scarce region. The results can provide (spatially) interoperable information feeds for inter-zonal as well as local scale water assessments.}, subject = {Geologie}, language = {en} } @article{BoelchGurokGilbertetal.2021, author = {Boelch, Sebastian P. and Gurok, Anna and Gilbert, Fabian and Weißenberger, Manuel and Rudert, Maximilian and Barthel, Thomas and Reppenhagen, Stephan}, title = {Why compromise the patella? Five-year follow-up results of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with soft tissue patellar fixation}, series = {International Orthopaedics}, volume = {45}, journal = {International Orthopaedics}, issn = {0341-2695}, doi = {10.1007/s00264-020-04922-1}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-235751}, pages = {1493-1500}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Purpose This study investigates the redislocation rate and functional outcome at a minimum follow-up of five years after medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction with soft tissue patellar fixation for patella instability. Methods Patients were retrospectively identified and knees were evaluated for trochlea dysplasia according to Dejour, for presence of patella alta and for presence of cartilage lesion at surgery. At a minimum follow-up of five years, information about an incident of redislocation was obtained. Kujala, Lysholm, and Tegner questionnaires as well as range of motion were used to measure functional outcome. Results Eighty-nine knees were included. Follow-up rate for redislocation was 79.8\% and for functional outcome 58.4\%. After a mean follow-up of 5.8 years, the redislocation rate was 5.6\%. There was significant improvement of the Kujala score (68.8 to 88.2, p = 0.000) and of the Lysholm score (71.3 to 88.4, p = 0.000). Range of motion at follow-up was 149.0° (115-165). 77.5\% of the knees had patella alta and 52.9\% trochlear dysplasia types B, C, or D. Patellar cartilage legions were present in 54.2\%. Redislocations occurred in knees with trochlear dysplasia type C in combination with patella alta. Conclusion MPFL reconstruction with soft tissue patellar fixation leads to significant improvement of knee function and low midterm redislocation rate. Patients with high-grade trochlear dysplasia should be considered for additional osseous correction.}, language = {en} } @article{SchwarzWieserGerdesetal.2013, author = {Schwarz, Katharina A. and Wieser, Matthias J. and Gerdes, Antje B. M. and M{\"u}hlberger, Andreas and Pauli, Paul}, title = {Why are you looking like that? How the context influences evaluation and processing of human faces}, series = {Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience}, volume = {8}, journal = {Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1093/scan/nss013}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-132126}, pages = {438-445}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Perception and evaluation of facial expressions are known to be heavily modulated by emotional features of contextual information. Such contextual effects, however, might also be driven by non-emotional aspects of contextual information, an interaction of emotional and non-emotional factors, and by the observers' inherent traits. Therefore, we sought to assess whether contextual information about self-reference in addition to information about valence influences the evaluation and neural processing of neutral faces. Furthermore, we investigated whether social anxiety moderates these effects. In the present functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, participants viewed neutral facial expressions preceded by a contextual sentence conveying either positive or negative evaluations about the participant or about somebody else. Contextual influences were reflected in rating and fMRI measures, with strong effects of self-reference on brain activity in the medial prefrontal cortex and right fusiform gyrus. Additionally, social anxiety strongly affected the response to faces conveying negative, self-related evaluations as revealed by the participants' rating patterns and brain activity in cortical midline structures and regions of interest in the left and right middle frontal gyrus. These results suggest that face perception and processing are highly individual processes influenced by emotional and non-emotional aspects of contextual information and further modulated by individual personality traits.}, language = {en} } @unpublished{Dandekar2008, author = {Dandekar, Thomas}, title = {Why are nature´s constants so fine-tuned? The case for an escalating complex universe}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-34488}, year = {2008}, abstract = {Why is our universe so fine-tuned? In this preprint we discuss that this is not a strange accident but that fine-tuned universes can be considered to be exceedingly large if one counts the number of observable different states (i.e. one aspect of the more general preprint http://www.opus-bayern.de/uni-wuerzburg/volltexte/2009/3353/). Looking at parameter variation for the same set of physical laws simple and complex processes (including life) and worlds in a multiverse are compared in simple examples. Next the anthropocentric principle is extended as many conditions which are generally interpreted anthropocentric only ensure a large space of different system states. In particular, the observed over-tuning beyond the level for our existence is explainable by these system considerations. More formally, the state space for different systems becomes measurable and comparable looking at their output behaviour. We show that highly interacting processes are more complex then Chaitin complexity, the latter denotes processes not compressible by shorter descriptions (Kolomogorov complexity). The complexity considerations help to better study and compare different processes (programs, living cells, environments and worlds) including dynamic behaviour and can be used for model selection in theoretical physics. Moreover, the large size (in terms of different states) of a world allowing complex processes including life can in a model calculation be determined applying discrete histories from quantum spin-loop theory. Nevertheless there remains a lot to be done - hopefully the preprint stimulates further efforts in this area.}, subject = {Natur}, language = {en} } @article{FroehlichSerflingHiguchietal.2021, author = {Fr{\"o}hlich, Matthias and Serfling, Sebastian and Higuchi, Takahiro and Pomper, Martin G. and Rowe, Steven P. and Schmalzing, Marc and Tony, Hans-Peter and Gernert, Michael and Strunz, Patrick-Pascal and Portegys, Jan and Schwaneck, Eva-Christina and Gadeholt, Ottar and Weich, Alexander and Buck, Andreas K. and Bley, Thorsten A. and Guggenberger, Konstanze V. and Werner, Rudolf A.}, title = {Whole-Body [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT Can Alter Diagnosis in Patients with Suspected Rheumatic Disease}, series = {Diagnostics}, volume = {11}, journal = {Diagnostics}, number = {11}, issn = {2075-4418}, doi = {10.3390/diagnostics11112073}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-250227}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The 2-deoxy-d-[\(^{18}\)F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is widely utilized to assess the vascular and articular inflammatory burden of patients with a suspected diagnosis of rheumatic disease. We aimed to elucidate the impact of [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT on change in initially suspected diagnosis in patients at the time of the scan. Thirty-four patients, who had undergone [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT, were enrolled and the initially suspected diagnosis prior to [18F]FDG PET/CT was compared to the final diagnosis. In addition, a semi-quantitative analysis including vessel wall-to-liver (VLR) and joint-to-liver (JLR) ratios was also conducted. Prior to [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT, 22/34 (64.7\%) of patients did not have an established diagnosis, whereas in 7/34 (20.6\%), polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) was suspected, and in 5/34 (14.7\%), giant cell arteritis (GCA) was suspected by the referring rheumatologists. After [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT, the diagnosis was GCA in 19/34 (55.9\%), combined GCA and PMR (GCA + PMR) in 9/34 (26.5\%) and PMR in the remaining 6/34 (17.6\%). As such, [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT altered suspected diagnosis in 28/34 (82.4\%), including in all unclear cases. VLR of patients whose final diagnosis was GCA tended to be significantly higher when compared to VLR in PMR (GCA, 1.01 ± 0.08 (95\%CI, 0.95-1.1) vs. PMR, 0.92 ± 0.1 (95\%CI, 0.85-0.99), p = 0.07), but not when compared to PMR + GCA (1.04 ± 0.14 (95\%CI, 0.95-1.13), p = 1). JLR of individuals finally diagnosed with PMR (0.94 ± 0.16, (95\%CI, 0.83-1.06)), however, was significantly increased relative to JLR in GCA (0.58 ± 0.04 (95\%CI, 0.55-0.61)) and GCA + PMR (0.64 ± 0.09 (95\%CI, 0.57-0.71); p < 0.0001, respectively). In individuals with a suspected diagnosis of rheumatic disease, an inflammatory-directed [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT can alter diagnosis in the majority of the cases, particularly in subjects who were referred because of diagnostic uncertainty. Semi-quantitative assessment may be helpful in establishing a final diagnosis of PMR, supporting the notion that a quantitative whole-body read-out may be useful in unclear cases.}, language = {en} } @article{BrieseSaalAppenzelleretal.2015, author = {Briese, Michael and Saal, Lena and Appenzeller, Silke and Moradi, Mehri and Baluapuri, Apoorva and Sendtner, Michael}, title = {Whole transcriptome profiling reveals the RNA content of motor axons}, series = {Nucleic Acids Research}, journal = {Nucleic Acids Research}, doi = {10.1093/nar/gkv1027}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-126800}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Most RNAs within polarized cells such as neurons are sorted subcellularly in a coordinated manner. Despite advances in the development of methods for profiling polyadenylated RNAs from small amounts of input RNA, techniques for profiling coding and non-coding RNAs simultaneously are not well established. Here, we optimized a transcriptome profiling method based on double-random priming and applied it to serially diluted total RNA down to 10 pg. Read counts of expressed genes were robustly correlated between replicates, indicating that the method is both reproducible and scalable. Our transcriptome profiling method detected both coding and long non-coding RNAs sized >300 bases. Compared to total RNAseq using a conventional approach our protocol detected 70\% more genes due to reduced capture of ribosomal RNAs. We used our method to analyze the RNA composition of compartmentalized motoneurons. The somatodendritic compartment was enriched for transcripts with post-synaptic functions as well as for certain nuclear non-coding RNAs such as 7SK. In axons, transcripts related to translation were enriched including the cytoplasmic non-coding RNA 7SL. Our profiling method can be applied to a wide range of investigations including perturbations of subcellular transcriptomes in neurodegenerative diseases and investigations of microdissected tissue samples such as anatomically defined fiber tracts.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Saal2017, author = {Saal, Lena}, title = {Whole transcriptome profiling of compartmentalized motoneurons}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-140006}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are the two most common devastating motoneuron diseases. The mechanisms leading to motoneuron degeneration are not resolved so far, although different hypotheses have been built on existing data. One possible mechanism is disturbed axonal transport of RNAs in the affected motoneurons. The underlying question of this study was therefore to characterize changes in transcript levels of distinct RNAs in cell culture models of spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, especially in the axonal compartment of primary motoneurons. To investigate this in detail we first established compartmentalized cultures of Primary mouse motoneurons. Subsequently, total RNA of both compartments was extracted separately and either linearly amplified and subjected to microarray profiling or whole transcriptome amplification followed by RNA-Sequencing was performed. To make the whole transcriptome amplification method suitable for compartmentalized cultures, we adapted a double-random priming strategy. First, we applied this method for initial optimization onto serial dilutions of spinal cord RNA and later on to the compartmentalized motoneurons. Analysis of the data obtained from wildtype cultures already revealed interesting results. First, the RNA composition of axons turned out to be highly similar to the somatodendritic compartment. Second, axons seem to be particularly enriched for transcripts related to protein synthesis and energy production. In a next step we repeated the experiments by using knockdown cultures. The proteins depleted hereby are Smn, Tdp-43 and hnRNP R. Another experiment was performed by knocking down the non-coding RNA 7SK, the main interacting RNA of hnRNP R. Depletion of Smn led to a vast number of deregulated transcripts in the axonal and somatodendritic compartment. Transcripts downregulated in the axons upon Smn depletion were especially enriched for GOterms related to RNA processing and encode proteins located in neuron projections including axons and growth cones. Strinkingly, among the upregulated transcripts in the somatodendritic compartment we mainly found MHC class I transcripts suggesting a potential neuroprotective role. In contrast, although knockdown of Tdp-43 also revealed a large number of downregulated transcripts in the axonal compartment, these transcripts were mainly associated with functions in transcriptional regulation and RNA splicing. For the hnRNP R knockdown our results were again different. Here, we observed downregulated transcripts in the axonal compartment mainly associated with regulation of synaptic transmission and nerve impulses. Interestingly, a comparison between deregulated transcripts in the axonal compartment of both hnRNP R and 7SK knockdown presented a significant overlap of several transcripts suggesting some common mechanism for both knockdowns. Thus, our data indicate that a loss of disease-associated proteins involved in axonal RNA transport causes distinct transcriptome alterations in motor axons.}, subject = {Axon}, language = {en} } @article{BrunetVolffSchartl2016, author = {Brunet, Fr{\´e}d{\´e}ric G. and Volff, Jean-Nicolas and Schartl, Manfred}, title = {Whole Genome Duplications Shaped the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Repertoire of Jawed Vertebrates}, series = {Genome Biology Evolution}, volume = {8}, journal = {Genome Biology Evolution}, number = {15}, doi = {10.1093/gbe/evw103}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-146988}, pages = {1600-1613}, year = {2016}, abstract = {The receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) gene family, involved primarily in cell growth and differentiation, comprises proteins with a common enzymatic tyrosine kinase intracellular domain adjacent to a transmembrane region. The amino-terminal portion of RTKs is extracellular and made of different domains, the combination of which characterizes each of the 20 RTK subfamilies among mammals. We analyzed a total of 7,376 RTK sequences among 143 vertebrate species to provide here the first comprehensive census of the jawed vertebrate repertoire. We ascertained the 58 genes previously described in the human and mouse genomes and established their phylogenetic relationships. We also identified five additional RTKs amounting to a total of 63 genes in jawed vertebrates. We found that the vertebrate RTK gene family has been shaped by the two successive rounds of whole genome duplications (WGD) called 1R and 2R (1R/2R) that occurred at the base of the vertebrates. In addition, the Vegfr and Ephrin receptor subfamilies were expanded by single gene duplications. In teleost fish, 23 additional RTK genes have been retained after another expansion through the fish-specific third round (3R) of WGD. Several lineage-specific gene losses were observed. For instance, birds have lost three RTKs, and different genes are missing in several fish sublineages. The RTK gene family presents an unusual high gene retention rate from the vertebrate WGDs (58.75\% after 1R/2R, 64.4\% after 3R), resulting in an expansion that might be correlated with the evolution of complexity of vertebrate cellular communication and intracellular signaling.}, language = {en} } @article{SchartlShenMaurusetal.2015, author = {Schartl, Manfred and Shen, Yingjia and Maurus, Katja and Walter, Ron and Tomlinson, Chad and Wilson, Richard K. and Postlethwait, John and Warren, Wesley C.}, title = {Whole body melanoma transcriptome response in medaka}, series = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {10}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, number = {12}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0143057}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-144714}, pages = {e0143057}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The incidence of malignant melanoma continues to increase each year with poor prognosis for survival in many relapse cases. To reverse this trend, whole body response measures are needed to discover collaborative paths to primary and secondary malignancy. Several species of fish provide excellent melanoma models because fish and human melanocytes both appear in the epidermis, and fish and human pigment cell tumors share conserved gene expression signatures. For the first time, we have examined the whole body transcriptome response to invasive melanoma as a prelude to using transcriptome profiling to screen for drugs in a medaka (Oryzias latipes) model. We generated RNA-seq data from whole body RNA isolates for controls and melanoma fish. After testing for differential expression, 396 genes had significantly different expression (adjusted p-value <0.02) in the whole body transcriptome between melanoma and control fish; 379 of these genes were matched to human orthologs with 233 having annotated human gene symbols and 14 matched genes that contain putative deleterious variants in human melanoma at varying levels of recurrence. A detailed canonical pathway evaluation for significant enrichment showed the top scoring pathway to be antigen presentation but also included the expected melanocyte development and pigmentation signaling pathway. Results revealed a profound down-regulation of genes involved in the immune response, especially the innate immune system. We hypothesize that the developing melanoma actively suppresses the immune system responses of the body in reacting to the invasive malignancy, and that this mal-adaptive response contributes to disease progression, a result that suggests our whole-body transcriptomic approach merits further use. In these findings, we also observed novel genes not yet identified in human melanoma expression studies and uncovered known and new candidate drug targets for further testing in this malignant melanoma medaka model.}, language = {en} } @article{WallmannSperlichBippBuckschetal.2017, author = {Wallmann-Sperlich, Birgit and Bipp, Tanja and Bucksch, Jens and Froboese, Ingo}, title = {Who uses height-adjustable desks? - Sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of regular users}, series = {International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity}, volume = {14}, journal = {International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity}, number = {26}, doi = {10.1186/s12966-017-0480-4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-157888}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Background: Sit-to-stand height-adjustable desks (HAD) may promote workplace standing, as long as workers use them on a regular basis. The aim of this study was to investigate (i) how common HAD in German desk-based workers are, and how frequently HADs are used, (ii) to identify sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of workday sitting including having a HAD, and (iii) to analyse sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of users and non-users of HADs. Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 680 participants (51.9\% men; 41.0 ± 13.1 years) in a desk-based occupation was interviewed by telephone about their occupational sitting and standing proportions, having and usage of a HAD, and answered questions concerning psycho-social variables of occupational sitting. The proportion of workday sitting was calculated for participants having an HAD (n = 108) and not-having an HAD (n = 573), as well as for regular users of HAD (n = 54), and irregular/non-users of HAD (n = 54). Linear regressions were conducted to calculate associations between socio-demographic, health-related, psychosocial variables and having/not having an HAD, and the proportion of workday sitting. Logistic regressions were executed to examine the association of mentioned variables and participants' usage of HADs. Results: Sixteen percent report that they have an HAD, and 50\% of these report regular use of HAD. Having an HAD is not a correlate of the proportion of workday sitting. Further analysis restricted to participants having available a HAD highlights that only the 'perceived advantages of sitting less' was significantly associated with HAD use in the fully adjusted model (OR 1.75 [1.09; 2.81], p < 0.05). Conclusions: The present findings indicate that accompanying behavioral action while providing an HAD is promising to increase the regular usage of HAD. Hence, future research needs to address the specificity of behavioral actions in order to enhance regular HAD use, and needs to give more fundamental insights into these associations.}, language = {en} } @article{RackFernandoYalcinetal.2023, author = {Rack, Christian and Fernando, Tamara and Yalcin, Murat and Hotho, Andreas and Latoschik, Marc Erich}, title = {Who is Alyx? A new behavioral biometric dataset for user identification in XR}, series = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality}, volume = {4}, journal = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality}, issn = {2673-4192}, doi = {10.3389/frvir.2023.1272234}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-353979}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Introduction: This paper addresses the need for reliable user identification in Extended Reality (XR), focusing on the scarcity of public datasets in this area. Methods: We present a new dataset collected from 71 users who played the game "Half-Life: Alyx" on an HTC Vive Pro for 45 min across two separate sessions. The dataset includes motion and eye-tracking data, along with physiological data from a subset of 31 users. Benchmark performance is established using two state-of-the-art deep learning architectures, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and Gated Recurrent Units (GRU). Results: The best model achieved a mean accuracy of 95\% for user identification within 2 min when trained on the first session and tested on the second. Discussion: The dataset is freely available and serves as a resource for future research in XR user identification, thereby addressing a significant gap in the field. Its release aims to facilitate advancements in user identification methods and promote reproducibility in XR research.}, language = {en} } @article{LapaAriasLozaHayakawaetal.2017, author = {Lapa, Constantin and Arias-Loza, Paula and Hayakawa, Nobuyuki and Wakabayashi, Hiroshi and Werner, Rudolf A. and Chen, Xinyu and Shinaji, Tetsuya and Herrmann, Ken and Pelzer, Theo and Higuchi, Takahiro}, title = {Whitening and impaired glucose utilization of brown adipose tissue in a rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {7}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-017-17148-w}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-159066}, pages = {16795}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is an attractive therapeutic target to combat diabetes and obesity due to its ability to increase glucose expenditure. In a genetic rat model (ZDF fa/fa) of type-2 diabetes and obesity, we aimed to investigate glucose utilization of BAT by \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET imaging. Male Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) and Male Zucker lean (ZL) control rats were studied at 13 weeks. Three weeks prior to imaging, ZDF rats were randomized into a no-restriction (ZDF-ND) and a mild calorie restriction (ZDF-CR) group. Dynamic \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET using a dedicated small animal PET system was performed under hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET identified intense inter-scapular BAT glucose uptake in all ZL control rats, while no focally increased \(^{18}\)F-FDG uptake was detected in all ZDF-ND rats. Mild but significant improved BAT tracer uptake was identified after calorie restriction in diabetic rats (ZDF-CR). The weight of BAT tissue and fat deposits were significantly increased in ZDF-CR and ZDF-ND rats as compared to ZL controls, while UCP-1 and mitochondrial concentrations were significantly decreased. Whitening and severely impaired insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in BAT was confirmed in a rat model of type-2 diabetes. Additionally, calorie restriction partially restored the impaired BAT glucose uptake.}, language = {en} } @article{BurnsGoldsteinNewgreenetal.2016, author = {Burns, Alan J. and Goldstein, Allan M. and Newgreen, Donald F. and Stamp, Lincon and Sch{\"a}fer, Karl-Herbert and Metzger, Marco and Hotta, Ryo and Young, Heather M. and Andrews, Peter W. and Thapar, Nikhil and Belkind-Gerson, Jaime and Bondurand, Nadege and Bornstein, Joel C. and Chan, Wood Yee and Cheah, Kathryn and Gershon, Michael D. and Heuckeroth, Robert O. and Hofstra, Robert M.W. and Just, Lothar and Kapur, Raj P. and King, Sebastian K. and McCann, Conor J. and Nagy, Nandor and Ngan, Elly and Obermayr, Florian and Pachnis, Vassilis and Pasricha, Pankaj J. and Sham, Mai Har and Tam, Paul and Vanden Berghe, Pieter}, title = {White paper on guidelines concerning enteric nervous system stem cell therapy for enteric neuropathies}, series = {Developmental Biology}, volume = {417}, journal = {Developmental Biology}, number = {2}, doi = {10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.04.001}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-187415}, pages = {229-251}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Over the last 20 years, there has been increasing focus on the development of novel stem cell based therapies for the treatment of disorders and diseases affecting the enteric nervous system (ENS) of the gastrointestinal tract (so-called enteric neuropathies). Here, the idea is that ENS progenitor/stem cells could be transplanted into the gut wall to replace the damaged or absent neurons and glia of the ENS. This White Paper sets out experts' views on the commonly used methods and approaches to identify, isolate, purify, expand and optimize ENS stem cells, transplant them into the bowel, and assess transplant success, including restoration of gut function. We also highlight obstacles that must be overcome in order to progress from successful preclinical studies in animal models to ENS stem cell therapies in the clinic.}, language = {en} } @techreport{OPUS4-20232, type = {Working Paper}, title = {White Paper on Crowdsourced Network and QoE Measurements - Definitions, Use Cases and Challenges}, editor = {Hoßfeld, Tobias and Wunderer, Stefan}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-20232}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-202327}, pages = {24}, year = {2020}, abstract = {The goal of the white paper at hand is as follows. The definitions of the terms build a framework for discussions around the hype topic 'crowdsourcing'. This serves as a basis for differentiation and a consistent view from different perspectives on crowdsourced network measurements, with the goal to provide a commonly accepted definition in the community. The focus is on the context of mobile and fixed network operators, but also on measurements of different layers (network, application, user layer). In addition, the white paper shows the value of crowdsourcing for selected use cases, e.g., to improve QoE or regulatory issues. Finally, the major challenges and issues for researchers and practitioners are highlighted. This white paper is the outcome of the W{\"u}rzburg seminar on "Crowdsourced Network and QoE Measurements" which took place from 25-26 September 2019 in W{\"u}rzburg, Germany. International experts were invited from industry and academia. They are well known in their communities, having different backgrounds in crowdsourcing, mobile networks, network measurements, network performance, Quality of Service (QoS), and Quality of Experience (QoE). The discussions in the seminar focused on how crowdsourcing will support vendors, operators, and regulators to determine the Quality of Experience in new 5G networks that enable various new applications and network architectures. As a result of the discussions, the need for a white paper manifested, with the goal of providing a scientific discussion of the terms "crowdsourced network measurements" and "crowdsourced QoE measurements", describing relevant use cases for such crowdsourced data, and its underlying challenges. During the seminar, those main topics were identified, intensively discussed in break-out groups, and brought back into the plenum several times. The outcome of the seminar is this white paper at hand which is - to our knowledge - the first one covering the topic of crowdsourced network and QoE measurements.}, subject = {Crowdsourcing}, language = {en} } @article{SchliewenFrickeSchartletal.1993, author = {Schliewen, U. and Fricke, H. and Schartl, Manfred and Epplen, J{\"o}rg T. and Paabo, S.}, title = {Which home for coelacanth?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-61606}, year = {1993}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Physiologische Chemie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Roemer2014, author = {R{\"o}mer, Daniela}, title = {Where and how to build? Influence of social and environmental cues on nest building behavior in leaf-cutting ants}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-109409}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2014}, abstract = {This thesis explores the influence of social and environmental cues on the nest building behavior of leaf-cutting ants. Especially, the investigations are aimed at evaluating the mechanisms of nest building and how the nest environment can spatially guide building responses that lead to an adaptive nest architecture. The emergence of nest chambers in the nest of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex lundi were evaluated. Rather than excavating nest chambers in advance, at places where workers encounter suitable environmental conditions for brood and fungus rearing, these items have to be present at a site. When presented in the laboratory with a choice between two otherwise identical digging sites, offering suitable environmental conditions, but one containing brood, the workers displayed a higher excavation activity at the site where they encountered the putative content of a chamber. The shape of the excavated cavity was also more round and chamber-like. It is concluded that leaf-cutting ants respond to social cues during nest building. Excavation is a costly process and colonies have to spend a part of their energy stores on nest building, so that regulatory responses for the control of nest excavation are expected to occur. Worker density at the beginning of the digging process influenced digging activity while the presence of in-nest stores did not. Stored brood and fungus did however influence the architecture of the excavated nest, leading to the excavation of larger chambers and smaller tunnels. While self-organized mechanisms appear to be involved in the nest building process, the social cues of the ants' environment during building clearly influence the nest architecture and lead to an adjustment of the nest size to the current space needs of the colony. Workers secondarily regulated nest size by the opportunistic refilling of unused space with excavated soil pellets. As the ants should provide suitable conditions for brood and fungus rearing, they should show a behavioral response to CO2 concentrations, as the gas is known to hinder fungus respiration. Workers of A. lundi did indeed avoid high CO2-levels for fungus rearing but actually preferred CO2-values in the range encountered close to the soil surface, where this species excavates their nests. However, different CO2-levels did not affect their excavation behavior. While fungus chambers make up part of a leaf-cutting ant nest, most leaf-cutting ants of the genus Atta also spent part of the colony's energy on excavating large, voluminous chambers for waste disposal, rather than scattering the material aboveground. It is expected that leaf-cutting ants also show environmental preferences for waste management. In experiments Atta laevigata workers preferred deposition in a warm and dry environment and showed no preference for specific CO2-levels. The continued accumulation of waste particles in a waste chamber seems to be based on the use of volatiles. These originate from the waste itself, and seem to be used as an orientation cue by workers relocating the material. The ensuing large accumulation of waste at one site should result in the emergence of more voluminous chambers for waste disposal.}, subject = {Nestbau}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Karch2002, author = {Karch, Oliver}, title = {Where am I? - Indoor localization based on range measurements}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-8442}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2002}, abstract = {Nowadays, robotics plays an important role in increasing fields of application. There exist many environments or situations where mobile robots instead of human beings are used, since the tasks are too hazardous, uncomfortable, repetitive, or costly for humans to perform. The autonomy and the mobility of the robot are often essential for a good solution of these problems. Thus, such a robot should at least be able to answer the question "Where am I?". This thesis investigates the problem of self-localizing a robot in an indoor environment using range measurements. That is, a robot equipped with a range sensor wakes up inside a building and has to determine its position using only its sensor data and a map of its environment. We examine this problem from an idealizing point of view (reducing it into a pure geometric one) and further investigate a method of Guibas, Motwani, and Raghavan from the field of computational geometry to solving it. Here, so-called visibility skeletons, which can be seen as coarsened representations of visibility polygons, play a decisive role. In the major part of this thesis we analyze the structures and the occurring complexities in the framework of this scheme. It turns out that the main source of complication are so-called overlapping embeddings of skeletons into the map polygon, for which we derive some restrictive visibility constraints. Based on these results we are able to improve one of the occurring complexity bounds in the sense that we can formulate it with respect to the number of reflex vertices instead of the total number of map vertices. This also affects the worst-case bound on the preprocessing complexity of the method. The second part of this thesis compares the previous idealizing assumptions with the properties of real-world environments and discusses the occurring problems. In order to circumvent these problems, we use the concept of distance functions, which model the resemblance between the sensor data and the map, and appropriately adapt the above method to the needs of realistic scenarios. In particular, we introduce a distance function, namely the polar coordinate metric, which seems to be well suited to the localization problem. Finally, we present the RoLoPro software where most of the discussed algorithms are implemented (including the polar coordinate metric).}, subject = {Autonomer Roboter}, language = {en} } @article{ZuernStrack2017, author = {Z{\"u}rn, Michael and Strack, Fritz}, title = {When More Is Better - Consumption Priming Decreases Responders' Rejections in the Ultimatum Game}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {8}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, number = {2226}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02226}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-189989}, year = {2017}, abstract = {During the past decades, economic theories of rational choice have been exposed to outcomes that were severe challenges to their claim of universal validity. For example, traditional theories cannot account for refusals to cooperate if cooperation would result in higher payoffs. A prominent illustration are responders' rejections of positive but unequal payoffs in the Ultimatum Game. To accommodate this anomaly in a rational framework one needs to assume both a preference for higher payoffs and a preference for equal payoffs. The current set of studies shows that the relative weight of these preference components depends on external conditions and that consumption priming may decrease responders' rejections of unequal payoffs. Specifically, we demonstrate that increasing the accessibility of consumption-related information accentuates the preference for higher payoffs. Furthermore, consumption priming increased responders' reaction times for unequal payoffs which suggests an increased conflict between both preference components. While these results may also be integrated into existing social preference models, we try to identify some basic psychological processes underlying economic decision making. Going beyond the Ultimatum Game, we propose that a distinction between comparative and deductive evaluations may provide a more general framework to account for various anomalies in behavioral economics.}, language = {en} } @article{Sequeira2021, author = {Sequeira, Vasco}, title = {When fat meets the engine: implications of dietary rumenic acid on myosin-targeting therapies in heart failure}, series = {Journal of Physiology}, volume = {599}, journal = {Journal of Physiology}, number = {15}, doi = {10.1113/JP281846}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-259693}, pages = {3635-3636}, year = {2021}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @article{LenhardMintenLenhard2023, author = {Lenhard, Alexandra and Minten, Marie-Pierre and Lenhard, Wolfgang}, title = {When biology takes over: TV formats like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette confirm evolutionary theories of partner selection}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {14}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1219915}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-325717}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Introduction: In this study, we investigated the impact of age on mate selection preferences in males and females, and explored how the formation and duration of committed relationships depend on the sex of the person making the selection. Methods: To this end, we utilized data from the television dating shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. In these programs, either a single man ("bachelor") or a woman ("bachelorette") has the opportunity to select a potential long-term partner from a pool of candidates. Our analysis encompassed a total of n = 169 seasons from 23 different countries, beginning with the first airing in 2002. Results: We found that the likelihood of the final couple continuing their relationship beyond the broadcast was higher in The Bachelorette than in The Bachelor, although the duration of these relationships was not significantly influenced by the type of show. On average, women were younger, both when selecting their partner and when being chosen. However, men exhibited a greater preference for larger age differences than women. Furthermore, the age of the chosen male partners significantly increased with the age of the "bachelorettes," whereas "bachelors" consistently favored women around 25.5 years old, regardless of their own age. Discussion: We discuss these findings within the context of parental investment theory and sexual strategies theory.}, language = {en} } @article{EidelKuebler2020, author = {Eidel, Matthias and K{\"u}bler, Andrea}, title = {Wheelchair Control in a Virtual Environment by Healthy Participants Using a P300-BCI Based on Tactile Stimulation: Training Effects and Usability}, series = {Frontiers in Human Neuroscience}, volume = {14}, journal = {Frontiers in Human Neuroscience}, issn = {1662-5161}, doi = {10.3389/fnhum.2020.00265}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-207775}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Tactile stimulation is less frequently used than visual for brain-computer interface (BCI) control, partly because of limitations in speed and accuracy. Non-visual BCI paradigms, however, may be required for patients who struggle with vision dependent BCIs because of a loss of gaze control. With the present study, we attempted to replicate earlier results by Herweg et al. (2016), with several minor adjustments and a focus on training effects and usability. We invited 16 healthy participants and trained them with a 4-class tactile P300-based BCI in five sessions. Their main task was to navigate a virtual wheelchair through a 3D apartment using the BCI. We found significant training effects on information transfer rate (ITR), which increased from a mean of 3.10-9.50 bits/min. Further, both online and offline accuracies significantly increased with training from 65\% to 86\% and 70\% to 95\%, respectively. We found only a descriptive increase of P300 amplitudes at Fz and Cz with training. Furthermore, we report subjective data from questionnaires, which indicated a relatively high workload and moderate to high satisfaction. Although our participants have not achieved the same high performance as in the Herweg et al. (2016) study, we provide evidence for training effects on performance with a tactile BCI and confirm the feasibility of the paradigm.}, language = {en} } @article{Rupp2017, author = {Rupp, Caroline S.}, title = {What's New in European Property Law? An Overview of Publications in 2015/2016}, series = {European Property Law Journal}, volume = {6}, journal = {European Property Law Journal}, number = {1}, issn = {2190-8362}, doi = {10.1515/eplj-2017-0004}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-194449}, pages = {87-110}, year = {2017}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @article{TopolinskiZuernSchneider2015, author = {Topolinski, Sascha and Z{\"u}rn, Michael and Schneider, Iris K.}, title = {What's in and what's out in branding? A novel articulation effect for brand names}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {6}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, number = {585}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00585}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-143036}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The present approach exploits the biomechanical connection between articulation and ingestion-related mouth movements to introduce a novel psychological principle of brand name design. We constructed brand names for diverse products with consonantal stricture spots either from the front to the rear of the mouth, thus inwards (e.g., BODIKA), or from the rear to the front, thus outwards (e.g., KODIBA). These muscle dynamics resemble the oral kinematics during either ingestion (inwards), which feels positive, or expectoration (outwards), which feels negative. In 7 experiments (total N = 1261), participants liked products with inward names more than products with outward names (Experiment 1), reported higher purchase intentions (Experiment 2), and higher willingness-to-pay (Experiments 3a-3c, 4, 5), with the price gain amounting to 4-13\% of the average estimated product value. These effects occurred across English and German language, under silent reading, for both edible and non-edible products, and even in the presence of a much stronger price determinant, namely fair-trade production (Experiment 5).}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Epstude2005, author = {Epstude, Kai}, title = {What you get is what you see? Comparisons influence the social induction of affect}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-14961}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2005}, abstract = {The present research is concerned with the topic of socially induced affect. In previous research the focus was mainly on affective convergence. A prominent topic in that context was "emotional contagion" (Hatfield, Cacioppo, \& Rapson, 1994). Affective divergence has been also been found. However, its influence on the theoretical debate remained weak. Besides research on emotions also social comparison research attended to the topic. In order to explain affective divergence and convergence an integrative model based on social comparison processes is proposed here. Based on the selective accessibility model (Mussweiler, 2003) it is assumed that affective convergence can be seen as assimilation to a comparison standard (the observed model). Therefore, the basic assumption is that a comparison between an observer and the model takes place. Affective divergence corresponds to an affective contrast from that standard. Which of these two phenomena occurs depends on the type of comparison processes that took place. Six experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1 it was shown that comparisons intensify the social induction of affect. The influence of the comparison focus was studied in Experiments 2 and 3. If the perceiver searches for similarities between the self and the model, affective convergence occurs. If differences are searched for, affective divergence is found. The latter is mainly found under special circumstances, e.g. if the model belongs to another social group (Experiment 3). In Experiment 1-3 it was shown comparisons influence the social induction of affect. In Experiment 4-6 the underlying processes were explored. The selective accessibility model (Mussweiler, 2003) attributes a central role to the selective activation of self-knowledge in order to explain judgmental assimilation and contrast. In Experiments 4 and 5 the role of the self was explored more thoroughly. Evidence for socially induced affect (affective convergence) has only been found when the self has been previously activated. When the self was not activated no such effect was found. The assumption that the activation of specific self-knowledge is the basis for socially induced affect was tested in Experiment 5. Results supported the assumption. The present experiments give rise to the assumption that social comparisons are a key element in the social induction of affect. Affective convergence and divergence are explained and processes for the affect induction are defined. The findings also have implications for research on automatic behaviour and especially to explain automatic contrast. In addition implications for social comparison research can be derived.}, language = {en} } @article{EderMitschkeGollwitzer2020, author = {Eder, Andreas B. and Mitschke, Vanessa and Gollwitzer, Mario}, title = {What stops revenge taking? Effects of observed emotional reactions on revenge seeking}, series = {Aggressive Behavior}, volume = {46}, journal = {Aggressive Behavior}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1002/ab.21890}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214686}, pages = {305 -- 316}, year = {2020}, abstract = {What reaction stops revenge taking? Four experiments (total N = 191) examined this question where the victim of an interpersonal transgression could observe the offender's reaction (anger, sadness, pain, or calm) to a retributive noise punishment. We compared the punishment intensity selected by the participant before and after seeing the offender's reaction. Seeing the opponent in pain reduced subsequent punishment most strongly, while displays of sadness and verbal indications of suffering had no appeasing effect. Expression of anger about a retributive punishment did not increase revenge seeking relative to a calm reaction, even when the anger response was disambiguated as being angry with the punisher. It is concluded that the expression of pain is the most effective emotional display for the reduction of retaliatory aggression. The findings are discussed in light of recent research on reactive aggression and retributive justice.}, language = {en} } @article{BasilePuglisiAltierietal.2021, author = {Basile, Vittoria and Puglisi, Soraya and Altieri, Barbara and Canu, Letizia and Lib{\`e}, Rossella and Ceccato, Filippo and Beuschlein, Felix and Quinkler, Marcus and Calabrese, Anna and Perotti, Paola and Berchialla, Paola and Dischinger, Ulrich and Megerle, Felix and Baudin, Eric and Bourdeau, Isabelle and Lacroix, Andr{\´e} and Loli, Paola and Berruti, Alfredo and Kastelan, Darko and Haak, Harm R. and Fassnacht, Martin and Terzolo, Massimo}, title = {What is the optimal duration of adjuvant mitotane therapy in adrenocortical carcinoma? An unanswered question}, series = {Journal of Personalized Medicine}, volume = {11}, journal = {Journal of Personalized Medicine}, number = {4}, issn = {2075-4426}, doi = {10.3390/jpm11040269}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-236507}, year = {2021}, abstract = {A relevant issue on the treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) concerns the optimal duration of adjuvant mitotane treatment. We tried to address this question, assessing whether a correlation exists between the duration of adjuvant mitotane treatment and recurrence-free survival (RFS) of patients with ACC. We conducted a multicenter retrospective analysis on 154 ACC patients treated for ≥12 months with adjuvant mitotane after radical surgery and who were free of disease at the mitotane stop. During a median follow-up of 38 months, 19 patients (12.3\%) experienced recurrence. We calculated the RFS after mitotane (RFSAM), from the landmark time-point of mitotane discontinuation, to overcome immortal time bias. We found a wide variability in the duration of adjuvant mitotane treatment among different centers and also among patients cared for at the same center, reflecting heterogeneous practice. We did not find any survival advantage in patients treated for longer than 24 months. Moreover, the relationship between treatment duration and the frequency of ACC recurrence was not linear after stratifying our patients in tertiles of length of adjuvant treatment. In conclusion, the present findings do not support the concept that extending adjuvant mitotane treatment over two years is beneficial for ACC patients with low to moderate risk of recurrence.}, language = {en} } @article{FoersterMoellerFringsetal.2023, author = {Foerster, Anna and Moeller, Birte and Frings, Christian and Pfister, Roland}, title = {What is left after an error? Towards a comprehensive account of goal-based binding and retrieval}, series = {Attention, Perception, \& Psychophysics}, volume = {85}, journal = {Attention, Perception, \& Psychophysics}, number = {1}, doi = {10.3758/s13414-022-02609-w}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-324851}, pages = {120-139}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The cognitive system readily detects and corrects erroneous actions by establishing episodic bindings between representations of the acted upon stimuli and the intended correct response. If these stimuli are encountered again, they trigger the retrieval of the correct response. Thus, binding and retrieval efficiently pave the way for future success. The current study set out to define the role of the erroneous response itself and explicit feedback for the error during these processes of goal-based binding and retrieval. Two experiments showed robust and similar binding and retrieval effects with and without feedback and pointed towards sustained activation of the unbound, erroneous response. The third experiment confirmed that the erroneous response is more readily available than a neutral alternative. Together, the results demonstrate that episodic binding biases future actions toward success, guided primarily through internal feedback processes, while the erroneous response still leaves detectable traces in human action control.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Schmitt2022, author = {Schmitt, Nadine J. B.}, title = {What is integrity and how do we use it? - Enhancing the validity of integrity by reviewing integrity tests, expanding the nomological network, and reducing faking}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-26046}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-260468}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This dissertation focuses on the construct and criterion validity of integrity tests and aims to enhance both. To accomplish this goal, three approaches were adopted: First, an overview and systematic comparison of integrity tests was conducted with reference to the construction and application of the tests. Second, the nomological network of integrity tests was expanded with reference to honesty-humility and organizational citizenship behavior at their factor and facet level. Third, two promising methods to reduce faking on integrity tests were tested: the double rating method (Hui, 2001) and the indirect questioning technique. In line with previous research, the results of the overview and comparison of integrity measures confirmed that integrity tests are multidimensional and heterogenous. A clear definition of integrity is urgently needed. The personality trait of honesty-humility and its facets of fairness, and modesty revealed the most significant relationships to integrity. Moreover, organizational citizenship behavior and its facets of altruism, conscientiousness, and sportsmanship were found to significantly relate to integrity. Furthermore, integrity tests were able not only to predict organizational citizenship behavior but also to incrementally predict job performance and organizational citizenship behavior beyond the factor and facet level of the personality traits of conscientiousness and honesty-humility. In contrast to the indirect questioning technique, the double rating method, which includes an other rating and a self rating, was shown to be able to significantly reduce faking on integrity tests in an anonymous survey setting. This dissertation makes an important contribution to better explain the construct and nomological network of integrity, provide a more detailed view on integrity tests and their protection against faking, and expand the predictive and incremental validity of these tests. The implications for future research and practice are further discussed.}, subject = {Integrit{\"a}t}, language = {en} } @article{HennighausenHuddersLangeetal.2016, author = {Hennighausen, Christine and Hudders, Liselot and Lange, Benjamin P. and Fink, Hanna}, title = {What If the Rival Drives a Porsche? Luxury Car Spending as a Costly Signal in Male Intrasexual Competition}, series = {Evolutionary Psychology}, volume = {14}, journal = {Evolutionary Psychology}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1177/1474704916678217}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-163481}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Previous research found that men conspicuously consume luxury products to attract a mate and to signal their mate value. However, these studies have yet neglected to investigate the function of male conspicuous consumption in same-sex competition. Given that intersexual selection and intrasexual selection are closely related processes, it stands to reason that a further function of male conspicuous consumption could be to impress and deter same-sex rivals. An 2 (intrasexual competition context vs. control) × 2 (conspicuous luxury vs. inconspicuous nonluxury) between-subjects experimental study conducted with an Amazon Mechanical Turk sample (N = 160) revealed that men reported both higher liking of and an intent to purchase a conspicuous luxury car compared to an inconspicuous nonluxury car due to increased feelings of social status. This effect was stronger in the intrasexual competition than in the control context. An additional perception study using a single-factor between-subjects design (conspicuous luxury vs. inconspicuous nonluxury car) among German men (N = 405) indicated that male participants rated a man who displayed a conspicuous luxury car more as a rival and mate poacher and less as a friend. They further perceived him to be superior on various mate value characteristics (i.e., attractiveness, intelligence, ambition, and status) and rated him as more oriented toward short-term mating. In sum, our findings add to previous research in the field of evolutionary consumer psychology by suggesting that male conspicuous consumption of luxuries may also serve a function in male-male competition.}, language = {en} } @article{HaggeMuellerBirkemoeetal.2021, author = {Hagge, Jonas and M{\"u}ller, J{\"o}rg and Birkemoe, Tone and Buse, J{\"o}rn and Christensen, Rune Haubo Bojesen and Gossner, Martin M. and Gruppe, Axel and Heibl, Christoph and Jarzabek-M{\"u}ller, Andrea and Seibold, Sebastian and Siitonen, Juha and Soutinho, Jo{\~a}o Gon{\c{c}}alo and Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne and Thorn, Simon and Drag, Lukas}, title = {What does a threatened saproxylic beetle look like? Modelling extinction risk using a new morphological trait database}, series = {Journal of Animal Ecology}, volume = {90}, journal = {Journal of Animal Ecology}, number = {8}, doi = {10.1111/1365-2656.13512}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-244717}, pages = {1934 -- 1947}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The extinction of species is a non-random process, and understanding why some species are more likely to go extinct than others is critical for conservation efforts. Functional trait-based approaches offer a promising tool to achieve this goal. In forests, deadwood-dependent (saproxylic) beetles comprise a major part of threatened species, but analyses of their extinction risk have been hindered by the availability of suitable morphological traits. To better understand the mechanisms underlying extinction in insects, we investigated the relationships between morphological features and the extinction risk of saproxylic beetles. Specifically, we hypothesised that species darker in colour, with a larger and rounder body, a lower mobility, lower sensory perception and more robust mandibles are at higher risk. We first developed a protocol for morphological trait measurements and present a database of 37 traits for 1,157 European saproxylic beetle species. Based on 13 selected, independent traits characterising aspects of colour, body shape, locomotion, sensory perception and foraging, we used a proportional-odds multiple linear mixed-effects model to model the German Red List categories of 744 species as an ordinal index of extinction risk. Six out of 13 traits correlated significantly with extinction risk. Larger species as well as species with a broad and round body had a higher extinction risk than small, slim and flattened species. Species with short wings had a higher extinction risk than those with long wings. On the contrary, extinction risk increased with decreasing wing load and with higher mandibular aspect ratio (shorter and more robust mandibles). Our study provides new insights into how morphological traits, beyond the widely used body size, determine the extinction risk of saproxylic beetles. Moreover, our approach shows that the morphological characteristics of beetles can be comprehensively represented by a selection of 13 traits. We recommend them as a starting point for functional analyses in the rapidly growing field of ecological and conservation studies of deadwood.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Krueger1983, author = {Kr{\"u}ger, Hans-Peter}, title = {What differentiates a differential psychopharmacology?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-41248}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {1983}, abstract = {The methodological implications of a differential psychopharmacology are discussed. It is shown that the technique of stratifying subjects with personality scores depends on one basic assumption: the personality score is not affected by the other experimental factors. Two experiments are reported in which pre- and posttest (after the experiment) scores were measured. The pre-post-differences showed themselves to be affected by the medication. It is argued that in psychopharmacological experimentation an additional step must be included. All non-treatment factors must be examined for their stability in the course of the experiment. If they are stable, usual evaluation may take place. If changes are attributable to the treatment, personality scores must be regarded as dependent variables. They have to be evaluated together with the other observables with a multivariate model. Additionally, a procedure like this yields as "experimental differential psychology" a self-reliant contribution to the problems of differential psychology.}, language = {en} }