@phdthesis{Mayer2006,
  author    = {Mayer, Katrin Doris},
  title     = {Visualization of type I immunity using bicistronic IFN-gamma reporter mice in vitro and in vivo},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-19415},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2006},
  abstract  = {Typ I Immunantworten, wie z.B. gegen Influenza Virus, Sendai Virus aber auch gegen intrazellul{\"a}re Erreger wie Toxoplasma gondii sind klassischerweise durch robuste IFN-\&\#947; Expression gekennzeichnet. Th1 und CD8+ Effektor T Zellen z{\"a}hlen zu den Hauptproduzenten von IFN-\&\#947;. Im Zusammenhang mit Autoimmunerkrankungen, Immunpathologie aber auch Impfstoffentwicklung, ist es {\"u}beraus wichtig die Regulierung von IFN-\&\#947; zu verstehen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde die IFN-\&\#947; Expression von CD4+ und CD8+ T Zellen detailliert charakterisiert. Des Weiteren wurde die Rolle des IFN-\&\#947; Rezeptors f{\"u}r die IFN-\&\#947; Expression von T Zellen untersucht. Unter Zuhilfenahme von bicistronischen IFN-\&\#947;-eYFP Reporter M{\"a}usen, welche die direkte Identifizierung und Isolierung von vitalen IFN-\&\#947; exprimierenden Zellen erm{\"o}glichen, wurde die Expression von IFN-\&\#947; in vitro und in vivo, nach Infektion mit den bereits erw{\"a}hnten Erregern,visualisiert. Die Expression des IFN-\&\#947;-eYFP Reporters zeichnete sich, sowohl in vitro als auch in vivo nach Infektion, durch ein {\"a}ußerst heterogenes Fluoreszenzspektrum aus. Die Helligkeit der Reporter Fluoreszenz korrelierte positiv mit der Menge an IFN-\&\#947; Transkripten und mit der Menge des sekretierten IFN-\&\#947; Proteins nach Stimulierung. Die Helligkeit des Reporters reflektierte das Potenzial zur IFN-\&\#947; Produktion, die eigentliche Sekretion war jedoch weitgehend abh{\"a}ngig von zus{\"a}tzlicher Stimulierung durch Antigen. Des Weiteren korrelierte die Helligkeit des Reporters mit der zunehmenden Produktion von weiteren proinflammatorischen Zytokinen und Chemokinen. Hoch fluoreszente Zellen exprimierten zudem vermehrt Marker auf ihrer Oberflache, die auf akute Aktivierung hinweisen. Die am hellsten eYFP fluoreszierenden Zellen waren im Allgemeinen weiter ausdifferenziert und ihre Pr{\"a}senz war auf bestimmte Organe beschr{\"a}nkt. Die anatomische Begrenzung wurde durch den Erreger bestimmt. IFN-\&\#947; exprimierende Zellen wurden nach Infektion mit Sendai Virus oder Toxoplasma gondii in IFN-\&\#947; Rezeptor defizienten Reporter M{\"a}usen generiert. Die Frequenz und die Helligkeit der eYFP Reporter Expression waren jedoch ver{\"a}ndert. Experimente mit dualen Knochenmarks-Chim{\"a}ren M{\"a}usen, welche mit Wild-Typ und IFN-\&\#947; Rezeptor defizientem Knochenmark rekonstituiert wurden, ergaben eine T Zell-intrinsische Abh{\"a}ngigkeit von IFN-\&\#947; Rezeptor vermittelten Signalen f{\"u}r die Expression von IFN-\&\#947;. Die Helligkeit des Reporters dagegen wurde unabh{\"a}ngig von dem IFN-\&\#947; Rezeptor reguliert. Abschließend wurde ein Modell f{\"u}r die Expression von IFN-\&\#947; in CD4+ und CD8+ T Zellen entwickelt. Zusammenfassend f{\"u}hren diese Ergebnisse zu dem Schluss, dass die Expression von IFN-\&\#947; in CD4+ und CD8+ T Zellen und nach viraler oder parasit{\"a}rer Infektion unterschiedlich reguliert wird. Zus{\"a}tzlich wurde gezeigt, dass der IFN-\&\#947; Rezeptor an der \&\#65279;Modulation der IFN-\&\#947; Expression beteiligt ist.},
  subject      = {Interferon <gamma->},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HeckmannPauli2022,
  author    = {Heckmann, Manfred and Pauli, Martin},
  title     = {Visualizing presynaptic active zones and synaptic vesicles},
  series = {Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience},
  issn      = {1663-3563},
  doi       = {10.3389/fnsyn.2022.901341},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-274687},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {The presynaptic active zone (AZ) of chemical synapses is a highly dynamic compartment where synaptic vesicle fusion and neurotransmitter release take place. During evolution the AZ was optimized for speed, accuracy, and reliability of chemical synaptic transmission in combination with miniaturization and plasticity. Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) offers nanometer spatial resolution as well as information about copy number, localization, and orientation of proteins of interest in AZs. This type of imaging allows quantifications of activity dependent AZ reorganizations, e.g., in the context of presynaptic homeostatic potentiation. In combination with high-pressure freezing and optogenetic or electrical stimulation AZs can be imaged with millisecond temporal resolution during synaptic activity. Therefore SMLM allows the determination of key parameters in the complex spatial environment of AZs, necessary for next generation simulations of chemical synapses with realistic protein arrangements.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{CapetianMuellerVolkmannetal.2020,
  author    = {Capetian, Philipp and M{\"u}ller, Lorenz and Volkmann, Jens and Heckmann, Manfred and Erg{\"u}n, S{\"u}leyman and Wagner, Nicole},
  title     = {Visualizing the synaptic and cellular ultrastructure in neurons differentiated from human induced neural stem cells - an optimized protocol},
  series = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences},
  volume    = {21},
  journal   = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences},
  number    = {5},
  issn      = {1422-0067},
  doi       = {10.3390/ijms21051708},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-236053},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The size of the synaptic subcomponents falls below the limits of visible light microscopy. Despite new developments in advanced microscopy techniques, the resolution of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) remains unsurpassed. The requirements of tissue preservation are very high, and human post mortem material often does not offer adequate quality. However, new reprogramming techniques that generate human neurons in vitro provide samples that can easily fulfill these requirements. The objective of this study was to identify the culture technique with the best ultrastructural preservation in combination with the best embedding and contrasting technique for visualizing neuronal elements. Two induced neural stem cell lines derived from healthy control subjects underwent differentiation either adherent on glass coverslips, embedded in a droplet of highly concentrated Matrigel, or as a compact neurosphere. Afterward, they were fixed using a combination of glutaraldehyde (GA) and paraformaldehyde (PFA) followed by three approaches (standard stain, Ruthenium red stain, high contrast en-bloc stain) using different combinations of membrane enhancing and contrasting steps before ultrathin sectioning and imaging by TEM. The compact free-floating neurospheres exhibited the best ultrastructural preservation. High-contrast en-bloc stain offered particularly sharp staining of membrane structures and the highest quality visualization of neuronal structures. In conclusion, compact neurospheres growing under free-floating conditions in combination with a high contrast en-bloc staining protocol, offer the optimal preservation and contrast with a particular focus on visualizing membrane structures as required for analyzing synaptic structures.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ZhangSiPahl2012,
  author    = {Zhang, Shaowu and Si, Aung and Pahl, Mario},
  title     = {Visually guided decision making in foraging honeybees},
  series = {Frontiers in Neuroscience},
  volume    = {6},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Neuroscience},
  number    = {88},
  doi       = {10.3389/fnins.2012.00088},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-124228},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Honeybees can easily be trained to perform different types of discrimination tasks under controlled laboratory conditions. This review describes a range of experiments carried out with free-flying forager honeybees under such conditions. The research done over the past 30 or so years suggests that cognitive abilities (learning and perception) in insects are more intricate and flexible than was originally imagined. It has become apparent that honeybees are capable of a variety of visually guided tasks, involving decision making under challenging situations: this includes simultaneously making use of different sensory modalities, such as vision and olfaction, and learning to use abstract concepts such as "sameness" and "difference." Many studies have shown that decision making in foraging honeybees is highly flexible. The trained animals learn how to solve a task, and do so with a high accuracy, but when they are presented with a new variation of the task, they apply the learnt rules from the earlier setup to the new situation, and solve the new task as well. Honeybees therefore not only feature a rich behavioral repertoire to choose from, but also make decisions most apt to the current situation. The experiments in this review give an insight into the environmental cues and cognitive resources that are probably highly significant for a forager bee that must continually make decisions regarding patches of resources to be exploited.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KueblerBlankertzKleihetal.2014,
  author    = {K{\"u}bler, Andrea and Blankertz, Benjamin and Kleih, Sonja C. and Kaufmann, Tobias and Hammer, Eva M.},
  title     = {Visuo-motor coordination ability predicts performance with brain-computer interfaces controlled by modulation of sensorimotor rhythms (SMR)},
  doi       = {10.3389/fnhum.2014.00574},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-113084},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Modulation of sensorimotor rhythms (SMR) was suggested as a control signal for brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Yet, there is a population of users estimated between 10 to 50\% not able to achieve reliable control and only about 20\% of users achieve high (80-100\%) performance. Predicting performance prior to BCI use would facilitate selection of the most feasible system for an individual, thus constitute a practical benefit for the user, and increase our knowledge about the correlates of BCI control. In a recent study, we predicted SMR-BCI performance from psychological variables that were assessed prior to the BCI sessions and BCI control was supported with machine-learning techniques. We described two significant psychological predictors, namely the visuo-motor coordination ability and the ability to concentrate on the task. The purpose of the current study was to replicate these results thereby validating these predictors within a neurofeedback based SMR-BCI that involved no machine learning.Thirty-three healthy BCI novices participated in a calibration session and three further neurofeedback training sessions. Two variables were related with mean SMR-BCI performance: (1) a measure for the accuracy of fine motor skills, i.e., a trade for a person's visuo-motor control ability; and (2) subject's "attentional impulsivity". In a linear regression they accounted for almost 20\% in variance of SMR-BCI performance, but predictor (1) failed significance. Nevertheless, on the basis of our prior regression model for sensorimotor control ability we could predict current SMR-BCI performance with an average prediction error of M = 12.07\%. In more than 50\% of the participants, the prediction error was smaller than 10\%. Hence, psychological variables played a moderate role in predicting SMR-BCI performance in a neurofeedback approach that involved no machine learning. Future studies are needed to further consolidate (or reject) the present predictors.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RuboGamer2019,
  author    = {Rubo, Marius and Gamer, Matthias},
  title     = {Visuo-tactile congruency influences the body schema during full body ownership illusion},
  series = {Consciousness and Cognition},
  volume    = {73},
  journal   = {Consciousness and Cognition},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.concog.2019.05.006},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-227095},
  pages     = {UNSP 102758, 1-14},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Previous research showed that full body ownership illusions in virtual reality (VR) can be robustly induced by providing congruent visual stimulation, and that congruent tactile experiences provide a dispensable extension to an already established phenomenon. Here we show that visuo-tactile congruency indeed does not add to already high measures for body ownership on explicit measures, but does modulate movement behavior when walking in the laboratory. Specifically, participants who took ownership over a more corpulent virtual body with intact visuo-tactile congruency increased safety distances towards the laboratory's walls compared to participants who experienced the same illusion with deteriorated visuo-tactile congruency. This effect is in line with the body schema more readily adapting to a more corpulent body after receiving congruent tactile information. We conclude that the action-oriented, unconscious body schema relies more heavily on tactile information compared to more explicit aspects of body ownership.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ModicaAltieriD’Anielloetal.2023,
  author    = {Modica, Roberta and Altieri, Barbara and D'Aniello, Francesco and Benevento, Elio and Cannavale, Giuseppe and Minotta, Roberto and Liccardi, Alessia and Colao, Annamaria and Faggiano, Antongiulio},
  title     = {Vitamin D and bone metabolism in adult patients with neurofibromatosis type 1},
  series = {Metabolites},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {Metabolites},
  number    = {2},
  issn      = {2218-1989},
  doi       = {10.3390/metabo13020255},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-303957},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic multisystemic autosomal dominant disorder determining reduced life expectancy due to higher risk of developing benign and malignant tumors. Low levels of vitamin D and reduced bone mineral density (BMD) have been reported in young patients with NF1. However, correlation between vitamin D and NF1 phenotype needs to be elucidated. Aim of this study was to assess vitamin D levels and bone metabolism in NF1 patients, analyzing potential correlations with clinical phenotype. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a monocentric series of NF1 patients, evaluating genotype, clinical phenotype, BMD, biochemical evaluation with focus on serum 25OH-vitamin D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium and phosphate levels. Correlations between clinical manifestations, neurofibromas, and vitamin D status have been studied in comparison with healthy controls. 31 NF1 adult patients were matched for sex, age and body mass index with 31 healthy controls. A significantly difference in vitamin D level emerged in NF1 patients compared to controls. Interestingly low vitamin D levels correlated with a more aggressive phenotype and with a bigger size of neurofibromas. These data underline that vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency may play a role in clinical severity of neurofibromas in patients with NF1, suggesting the need to check bone status and replace vitamin D in these patients.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FoeckerTimmesfeldBuehlmeieretal.2021,
  author    = {F{\"o}cker, Manuel and Timmesfeld, Nina and B{\"u}hlmeier, Judith and Zwanziger, Denise and F{\"u}hrer, Dagmar and Grasemann, Corinna and Ehrlich, Stefan and Egberts, Karin and Fleischhaker, Christian and Wewetzer, Christoph and Wessing, Ida and Seitz, Jochen and Herpertz-Dahlmann, Beate and Hebebrand, Johannes and Libuda, Lars},
  title     = {Vitamin D level trajectories of adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa at inpatient admission, during treatment, and at one year follow up: association with depressive symptoms},
  series = {Nutrients},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {Nutrients},
  number    = {7},
  issn      = {2072-6643},
  doi       = {10.3390/nu13072356},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-242662},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {(1) Background: Evidence has accumulated that patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) are at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency than healthy controls. In epidemiologic studies, low 25(OH) vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels were associated with depression. This study analyzed the relationship between 25(OH)D serum levels in adolescent patients and AN and depressive symptoms over the course of treatment. (2) Methods: 25(OH)D levels and depressive symptoms were analyzed in 93 adolescent (in-)patients with AN from the Anorexia Nervosa Day patient versus Inpatient (ANDI) multicenter trial at clinic admission, discharge, and 1 year follow up. Mixed regression models were used to analyze the relationship between 25(OH)D levels and depressive symptoms assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). (3) Results: Although mean 25(OH)D levels constantly remained in recommended ranges (≥50 nmol/L) during AN treatment, levels decreased from (in)patient admission to 1 year follow up. Levels of 25(OH)D were neither cross-sectionally, prospectively, nor longitudinally associated with the BDI-II score. (4) Conclusions: This study did not confirm that 25(OH)D levels are associated with depressive symptoms in patients with AN. However, increasing risks of vitamin D deficiency over the course of AN treatment indicate that clinicians should monitor 25(OH)D levels.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GrammatikosLangeSusseretal.2014,
  author    = {Grammatikos, Georgios and Lange, Christian and Susser, Simon and Schwendy, Susanne and Dikopoulos, Nektarios and Buggisch, Peter and Encke, Jens and Teuber, Gerlinde and Goeser, Tobias and Thimme, Robert and Klinker, Hartwig and Boecher, Wulf O. and Schulte-Frohlinde, Ewert and Penna-Martinez, Marissa and Badenhoop, Klaus and Zeuzem, Stefan and Berg, Thomas and Sarrazin, Christoph},
  title     = {Vitamin D Levels Vary during Antiviral Treatment but Are Unable to Predict Treatment Outcome in HCV Genotype 1 Infected Patients},
  series = {PLOS ONE},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {PLOS ONE},
  number    = {2},
  issn      = {1932-6203},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0087974},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-117310},
  pages     = {e87974},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Background: Different parameters have been determined for prediction of treatment outcome in hepatitis c virus genotype 1 infected patients undergoing pegylated interferon, ribavirin combination therapy. Results on the importance of vitamin D levels are conflicting. In the present study, a comprehensive analysis of vitamin D levels before and during therapy together with single nucleotide polymorphisms involved in vitamin D metabolism in the context of other known treatment predictors has been performed. Methods: In a well characterized prospective cohort of 398 genotype 1 infected patients treated with pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin for 24-72 weeks (INDIV-2 study) 25-OH-vitamin D levels and different single nucleotide polymorphisms were analyzed together with known biochemical parameters for a correlation with virologic treatment outcome. Results: Fluctuations of more than 5 (10) ng/ml in 25-OH-vitamin D-levels have been observed in 66 (39) \% of patients during the course of antiviral therapy and neither pretreatment nor under treatment 25-OH-vitamin D-levels were associated with treatment outcome. The DHCR7-TT-polymorphism within the 7-dehydrocholesterol-reductase showed a significant association (P = 0.031) to sustained viral response in univariate analysis. Among numerous further parameters analyzed we found that age (OR = 1.028, CI = 1.002-1.056, P = 0.035), cholesterol (OR = 0.983, CI = 0.975-0.991, P<0.001), ferritin (OR = 1.002, CI = 1.000-1.004, P = 0.033), gGT (OR = 1.467, CI = 1.073-2.006, P = 0.016) and IL28B-genotype (OR = 2.442, CI = 1.271-4.695, P = 0.007) constituted the strongest predictors of treatment response. Conclusions: While 25-OH-vitamin D-levels levels show considerable variations during the long-lasting course of antiviral therapy they do not show any significant association to treatment outcome in genotype 1 infected patients.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BorojevićJaukovićKukoljetal.2022,
  author    = {Borojević, Ana and Jauković, Aleksandra and Kukolj, Tamara and Mojsilović, Slavko and Obradović, Hristina and Trivanović, Drenka and Živanović, Milena and Zečević, Željko and Simić, Marija and Gobeljić, Borko and Vujić, Dragana and Bugarski, Diana},
  title     = {Vitamin D3 stimulates proliferation capacity, expression of pluripotency markers, and osteogenesis of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells, partly through SIRT1 signaling},
  series = {Biomolecules},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {Biomolecules},
  number    = {2},
  issn      = {2218-273X},
  doi       = {10.3390/biom12020323},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-262203},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {The biology of vitamin D3 is well defined, as are the effects of its active metabolites on various cells, including mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs). However, the biological potential of its precursor, cholecalciferol (VD3), has not been sufficiently investigated, although its significance in regenerative medicine — mainly in combination with various biomaterial matrices — has been recognized. Given that VD3 preconditioning might also contribute to the improvement of cellular regenerative potential, the aim of this study was to investigate its effects on bone marrow (BM) MSC functions and the signaling pathways involved. For that purpose, the influence of VD3 on BM-MSCs obtained from young human donors was determined via MTT test, flow cytometric analysis, immunocytochemistry, and qRT-PCR. Our results revealed that VD3, following a 5-day treatment, stimulated proliferation, expression of pluripotency markers (NANOG, SOX2, and Oct4), and osteogenic differentiation potential in BM-MSCs, while it reduced their senescence. Moreover, increased sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) expression was detected upon treatment with VD3, which mediated VD3-promoted osteogenesis and, partially, the stemness features through NANOG and SOX2 upregulation. In contrast, the effects of VD3 on proliferation, Oct4 expression, and senescence were SIRT1-independent. Altogether, these data indicate that VD3 has strong potential to modulate BM-MSCs' features, partially through SIRT1 signaling, although the precise mechanisms merit further investigation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EckertRibechiniJaricketal.2021,
  author    = {Eckert, Ina N. and Ribechini, Eliana and Jarick, Katja J. and Strozniak, Sandra and Potter, Sarah J. and Beilhack, Andreas and Lutz, Manfred B.},
  title     = {VLA-1 Binding to Collagen IV Controls Effector T Cell Suppression by Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in the Splenic Red Pulp},
  series = {Frontiers in Immunology},
  volume    = {11},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Immunology},
  issn      = {1664-3224},
  doi       = {10.3389/fimmu.2020.616531},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-222671},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) represent a major population controlling T cell immune responses. However, little is known about their molecular requirements for homing and T cell interaction to mediate suppression. Here, we investigated the functional role of the homing and collagen IV receptor VLA-1 (α1β1-integrin) on in vitro GM-CSF generated murine MDSCs from wild-type (WT) and CD49a/α1-integrin (Itga1\(^{-/-}\)) gene-deficient mice. Here, we found that effector (Teff) but not naive (Tn) CD4\(^+\) T cells express VLA-1 and monocytes further up-regulated their expression after culture in GM-CSF when they differentiated into the monocytic subset of resting MDSCs (R-MDSCs). Subsequent activation of R-MDSCs by LPS+IFN-γ (A-MDSCs) showed increased in vitro suppressor potential, which was independent of VLA-1. Surprisingly, VLA-1 deficiency did not influence A-MDSC motility or migration on collagen IV in vitro. However, interaction times of Itga1\(^{-/-}\) A-MDSCs with Teff were shorter than with WT A-MDSCs on collagen IV but not on fibronectin substrate in vitro. After injection, A-MDSCs homed to the splenic red pulp where they co-localized with Teff and showed immediate suppression already after 6 h as shown by inhibition of T cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis. Injection of A-MDSCs from Itga1\(^{-/-}\) mice showed equivalent homing into the spleen but a reduced suppressive effect. Interaction studies of A-MDSCs with Teff in the subcapsular red pulp with intravital two-photon microscopy revealed also here that MDSC motility and migration parameters were not altered by VLA-1 deficiency, but the interaction times with Teff were reduced. Together, our data point to a new role of VLA-1 adhesion to collagen IV as a prerequisite for extended contact times with Teff required for suppression.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Schneider2024,
  author    = {Schneider, Florian Alexander},
  title     = {Voice Assistants are Social Actors - An Empirical Analysis of Media Equation Effects in Human-Voice Assistant Interaction},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-34670},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-346704},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Ownership and usage of personal voice assistant devices like Amazon Echo or Google Home have increased drastically over the last decade since their market launch. This thesis builds upon existing computers are social actors (CASA) and media equation research that is concerned with humans displaying social reactions usually exclusive to human-human interaction when interacting with media and technological devices. CASA research has been conducted with a variety of technological devices such as desktop computers, smartphones, embodied virtual agents, and robots. However, despite their increasing popularity, little empirical work has been done to examine social reactions towards these personal stand-alone voice assistant devices, also referred to as smart speakers. Thus, this dissertation aims to adopt the CASA approach to empirically evaluate social responses to smart speakers. With this goal in mind, four laboratory experiments with a total of 407 participants have been conducted for this thesis. Results show that participants display a wide range of social reactions when interacting with voice assistants. This includes the utilization of politeness strategies such as the interviewer-bias, which led to participants giving better evaluations directly to a smart speaker device compared to a separate computer. Participants also displayed prosocial behavior toward a smart speaker after interdependence and thus a team affiliation had been induced. In a third study, participants applied gender stereotypes to a smart speaker not only in self-reports but also exhibited conformal behavior patterns based on the voice the device used. In a fourth and final study, participants followed the rule of reciprocity and provided help to a smart speaker device that helped them in a prior interaction. This effect was also moderated by subjects' personalities, indicating that individual differences are relevant for CASA research. Consequently, this thesis provides strong empirical support for a voice assistants are social actors paradigm. This doctoral dissertation demonstrates the power and utility of this research paradigm for media psychological research and shows how considering voice assistant devices as social actors lead to a more profound understanding of voice-based technology. The findings discussed in this thesis also have implications for these devices that need to be carefully considered both in future research as well as in practical design.},
  subject      = {Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Gehring2001,
  author    = {Gehring, Iris},
  title     = {Volcanostratigraphy using geophysical methods on La Fossa di Vulcano (S-Italy)},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-1181941},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2001},
  abstract  = {For many active volcanoes all over the world a civil protection program, normally combined with hazard maps, exists. Optimising of hazard maps and the associated hazard assessment implies a detailed knowledge of the volcanostratigraphy, because the deposits provoke information on the potential behaviour during a new activity cycle. Pyroclastic deposits, however, may vary widely in thickness and distribution over very short lateral distances. High resolution characterisation of single strata often cannot be archived, if solely sedimentological and geochemical methods are used. Gamma-ray measurements taken in the field combined with grain-size depended magnetic susceptibility measurements made in the laboratory are used in this work to optimise the resolution of volcanostratigraphic investigations. The island of Vulcano is part of the Aeolian Archipelago sited of the northern coast of Sicily. La Fossa cone is the active centre of Vulcano, where fumarolic and seismic activity can be observed. The cone was built up during the last 6,000 years, whereby the last eruption period is dated to historic times (1888-1890). For the tuff cone La Fossa the most likely volcanic hazards are the emplacement of pyroclastic deposits as well as gas hazards (especially SOx and CO2), due to this the detailed knowledge of the stratigraphy is mandatory. Most of the population resides in Vulcano Porto and the nearby sited peninsula of Vulcanello, which are highly endangered locations for a future eruption scenario. Measurements, made in standard outcrops, allow a characterisation of the successions Punte Nere, Tufi Varicolori, Palizzi, Commenda, and Cratere Attuale. A discrimination of all successions by solely one of the methods is rarely possible. In some cases, however, the combination of the methods leads to clear results. It can also be noticed that the exposition as well as the sedimentation type (wet-surge or dry-surge deposits) affect the measurements. In general it can be assumed that the higher the magma is evolved the higher the g -ray values and the lower the susceptibility values. Measurements from the Wingertsberg (Laacher See deposits, Eifel, W-Germany) show clearly that a higher degree of magma evolution correlates with lower susceptibility and higher gamma-ray values. Variations of the values can be observed not only by the change of the degree of magmatic evolution but also by the inhomogeneous deposition conditions. Particularly the gamma-ray measurements show lower values for the wet-surge deposits than for the dry-surge deposits, even though the erupted material has the same geochemical composition. This can be explained especially by reactions inside of the moist eruption cloud and short-time after deposition, when easily soluble elements like K, U, and Th can be leached by these aggressive fluids. Even extended exposition and high water content can provoke depletion of various elements within the complete or parts of the outcrop, too. If the deposits are affected by a fumarolic activity especially the susceptibility values show significant variations, whereas in general extreme low values are observed. Contamination of deposits also can occur, if they are overlain by weathered deposits of higher concentration of K, U, and Th. Weathering and mobilisation within the upper deposits can generate an element enrichment within the lower deposits. In general the element ratios of the barried underlying deposits are less affected than the exposed ones. After gauging the values of the well defined succession for standard outcrops undefined outcrops were measured. These outcrops are not clearly classified by sedimentological and geochemical methods, thus a correlation with the combined geophysical methods is useful. In general the combination of the methods allows a correlation, although in some cases more than one interpretation is possible. But in connection with time marker horizons as well as sedimentological features an interpretation is feasible. These situations show that a classification solely based on geophysical methods is possible for many cases but, if the volcanic system is more complex, a combination with sedimentological and geochemical methods may be needed. The investigations on Vulcano, documented in this work, recommend a re-interpretation of the dispersial of some successions of La Fossa cone, especially the presumption that Tufi Varicolori only exist inside of the Caldera of La Fossa. As a consequence the eruption and energy model especially for Tufi Varicolori have to be reviewed.},
  subject      = {Vulcano},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BuchmannBaumannMengetal.2023,
  author    = {Buchmann, J. and Baumann, N. and Meng, K. and Semrau, J. and Kuhl, J. and Pfeifer, K. and Vogel, H. and Faller, H.},
  title     = {Volitional Action Control and Depression in Chronic Pain: Does Action versus State Orientation Moderate the Relations of Pain-Related Cognitions to Depression?},
  series = {Current Psychology},
  volume    = {42},
  journal   = {Current Psychology},
  issn      = {1046-1310},
  doi       = {10.1007/s12144-021-01914-1},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-308508},
  pages     = {7591-7608},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {In this study, we examined the conditional indirect and direct relations of pain-related cognitions to depression. Subjective helplessness was included as presumably mediating the relations of catastrophizing and thought suppression to depression due to motivational deficits. In addition, moderating effects of dispositional action versus state orientation were analyzed, whereby state orientation indicates volitional deficits in coping with distress. The study was based on self-report data from 536 patients with chronic non-specific low back pain at the beginning of inpatient rehabilitation. Moderated mediation analyses were performed. The indirect catastrophizing- and thought suppression-depression relations were (partially) mediated by subjective helplessness; and moderated by failure-related action versus state orientation. Moreover, action versus state orientation moderated the direct relation of thought suppression to depression. Results suggest that catastrophizing, thought suppression, and subjective helplessness do not lead to depression unless associated with self-regulatory inability (i.e., state orientation). In contrast, action-oriented patients more effectively self-regulate pain-related emotions, disengage from rumination, and distract from pain and thus better avoid the debilitating effects of negative pain-related cognitions on depression. Future research and treatment may more strongly focus on the role of motivational and volitional deficits underlying learned helplessness and depression in chronic pain.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{JaślanDreyerLuetal.2019,
  author    = {Jaślan, Dawid and Dreyer, Ingo and Lu, Jinping and O'Malley, Ronan and Dindas, Julian and Marten, Irene and Hedrich, Rainer},
  title     = {Voltage-dependent gating of SV channel TPC1 confers vacuole excitability},
  series = {Nature Communications},
  volume    = {10},
  journal   = {Nature Communications},
  doi       = {10.1038/s41467-019-10599-x},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-202029},
  pages     = {2659},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {In contrast to the plasma membrane, the vacuole membrane has not yet been associated with electrical excitation of plants. Here, we show that mesophyll vacuoles from Arabidopsis sense and control the membrane potential essentially via the K\(^+\)-permeable TPC1 and TPK channels. Electrical stimuli elicit transient depolarization of the vacuole membrane that can last for seconds. Electrical excitability is suppressed by increased vacuolar Ca\(^{2+}\) levels. In comparison to wild type, vacuoles from the fou2 mutant, harboring TPC1 channels insensitive to luminal Ca\(^{2+}\), can be excited fully by even weak electrical stimuli. The TPC1-loss-of-function mutant tpc1-2 does not respond to electrical stimulation at all, and the loss of TPK1/TPK3-mediated K\(^{+}\) transport affects the duration of TPC1-dependent membrane depolarization. In combination with mathematical modeling, these results show that the vacuolar K\(^+\)-conducting TPC1 and TPK1/TPK3 channels act in concert to provide for Ca\(^{2+}\)- and voltage-induced electrical excitability to the central organelle of plant cells.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{VonhofSirenFeuerstein1990,
  author    = {Vonhof, S. and Sir{\´e}n, Anna-Leena and Feuerstein, Giora},
  title     = {Volume-dependent spatial distribution of microinjected thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) into the medial preoptic nucleus of the rat},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-47421},
  year      = {1990},
  abstract  = {The present study was performed to qua ntify the distribution of a peptide neurotransmitter after microinjection into the medial preoptic area (POM), using a technique suitable for conscious animal preparations. The results indicate that only 50-ni volumes of injected tracer were sufficiently localized with 77 ± 9\% recovery in the POM. Injections of higher volumes resulted in an increasing spread of tracer into distant anatomical regions and structures, including the needle tract and cerebral ventricles. The amount of tracer localized in the POM decreased to 38±4\% (200 nl) (P < 0.05) and 41 ±8\% (500 nl) (P <0.05), respectively. The data suggest that the volume of injection is critical for intraparenchymal injections into structures of a diameter of I mm or less, such as the POM and should not exceed 50 nl in conscious animal preparations.},
  subject      = {Neurophysiologie},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WernerBundschuhHiguchietal.2018,
  author    = {Werner, Rudolf A. and Bundschuh, Ralph A. and Higuchi, Takahiro and Javadi, Mehrbod S. and Rowe, Steven P. and Zs{\´o}t{\´e}r, Norbert and Kroiss, Matthias and Fassnacht, Martin and Buck, Andreas K. and Kreissl, Michael C. and Lapa, Constantin},
  title     = {Volumetric and Texture Analysis of Pretherapeutic \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET can Predict Overall Survival in Medullary Thyroid Cancer Patients Treated with Vandetanib},
  series = {Endocrine},
  journal   = {Endocrine},
  issn      = {1355-008X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s12020-018-1749-3},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-167910},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Purpose: The metabolically most active lesion in 2-deoxy-2-(\(^{18}\)F)fluoro-D-glucose (\(^{18}\)F-FDG) PET/CT can predict progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) starting treatment with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) vandetanib. However, this metric failed in overall survival (OS) prediction. In the present proof of concept study, we aimed to explore the prognostic value of intratumoral textural features (TF) as well as volumetric parameters (total lesion glycolysis, TLG) derived by pre-therapeutic \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET. Methods: Eighteen patients with progressive MTC underwent baseline \(^{18}\)F-FDG PET/CT prior to and 3 months after vandetanib initiation. By manual segmentation of the tumor burden at baseline and follow-up PET, intratumoral TF and TLG were computed. The ability of TLG, imaging-based TF, and clinical parameters (including age, tumor marker doubling times, prior therapies and RET (rearranged during transfection) mutational status) for prediction of both PFS and OS were evaluated. Results: The TF Complexity and the volumetric parameter TLG obtained at baseline prior to TKI initiation successfully differentiated between low- and high-risk patients. Complexity allocated 10/18 patients to the high-risk group with an OS of 3.3y (vs. low-risk group, OS=5.3y, 8/18, AUC=0.78, P=0.03). Baseline TLG designated 11/18 patients to the high-risk group (OS=3.5y vs. low-risk group, OS=5y, 7/18, AUC=0.83, P=0.005). The Hazard Ratio for cancer-related death was 6.1 for Complexity (TLG, 9.5). Among investigated clinical parameters, the age at initiation of TKI treatment reached significance for PFS prediction (P=0.02, OS, n.s.). Conclusions: The TF Complexity and the volumetric parameter TLG are both independent parameters for OS prediction.},
  subject      = {Positronen-Emissions-Tomografie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Hoehn2014,
  author    = {H{\"o}hn, Balthasar},
  title     = {Voluntary Interim Auditor Reviews and the Enforcement System in Germany},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-98957},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Diese Dissertation behandelt das Thema der Finanzberichterstattung und Wirtschaftspr{\"u}fung. In einer allgemeinen Einleitung werden die gesetzlichen Grundlagen zur kapitalmarktorientierten Rechnungslegung und deren Kontrollen beschrieben. Als Folge des Bilanzkontrollgesetzes (BilKoG) wurde die Deutsche Pr{\"u}fstelle f{\"u}r Rechnungslegung (DPR) gegr{\"u}ndet. Diese privatrechtlich organisierte Kontrollinstanz pr{\"u}ft seit dem Jahr 2005 die Rechnungslegung von Unternehmen in Deutschland, die am regulierten Kapitalmarkt gelistet sind (Enforcement). Ziel ist es, eine wahrhafte und transparente Rechnungslegung im Interesse des Kapitalmarkts zu gew{\"a}hrleisten. Neben dem BilKoG wurde durch das am 20.01.2007 in Kraft getretene Transparenzrichtlinie-Umsetzungsgesetz (TUG) die Richtlinie 2004/109/EG in deutsches Recht transformiert. Ziel der EU-Transparenzrichtlinie war 'die Schaffung effizienter, integrierter und transparenter Wertpapierm{\"a}rkte, die Anleger und Kapitalgeber besser {\"u}ber die Finanzlage kapitalmarktorientierter Unternehmen informieren' (Henkel et al. (2008), S. 36). In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden in drei Studien spezielle Fragestellungen ausgehend von der gesetzlichen Entwicklung in Deutschland analysiert. Es werden die Zusammenh{\"a}nge zwischen freiwilligen Kontrollen eines Wirtschaftspr{\"u}fers, staatlichem Enforcement, Pr{\"u}fungskosten und Bilanzpolitik untersucht. Die erste Studie befasst sich mit der freiwilligen Kontrolle der Zwischenberichterstattung kapitalmarktorientierter Unternehmen. Die unterj{\"a}hrige Ver{\"o}ffentlichung von Zwischenberichten bietet entscheidungsrelevante und zeitnahe Informationen f{\"u}r Kapitalmarktakteure. Eine pr{\"u}ferische Durchsicht durch einen Wirtschaftspr{\"u}fer kann zus{\"a}tzliches Vertrauen in die Berichterstattung liefern. Bei der Implementierung des TUG wurde eine pflichtm{\"a}ßige pr{\"u}ferische Durchsicht von Zwischenberichten in Deutschland diskutiert. Der Gesetzgeber entschied sich gegen eine gesetzliche Verpflichtung und {\"u}bertrug die Entscheidung einer freiwilligen unterj{\"a}hrigen Kontrolle an Unternehmen und Wirtschaftspr{\"u}fer. Dieser Marktl{\"o}sung in Deutschland steht eine gesetzlich verpflichtete pr{\"u}ferische Durchsicht z.B. in den USA, Frankreich oder Australien gegen{\"u}ber. Es stellt sich folglich die Frage nach Kosten und Nutzen einer solchen Kontrollleistung, um die Vorteilhaftigkeit der gesetzlichen Pflicht oder der Marktl{\"o}sung zu bewerten. Diese erste Studie nutzt ausgehend vom TUG einen neu entstandenen, beobachtbaren Markt f{\"u}r pr{\"u}ferische Durchsichten in Deutschland. Die Kategorisierung der Pr{\"u}fungskosten in ‚Abschlusspr{\"u}fungskosten' und ‚Pr{\"u}fungsnahen Dienstleistungen' erm{\"o}glicht eine detaillierte Untersuchung der Kosten f{\"u}r das Unternehmen. Weiter wird der Nutzen in Bezug auf die Qualit{\"a}t der unterj{\"a}hrigen Berichterstattung analysiert. In der zweiten Studie wird das Angebot und die Nachfrage von pr{\"u}ferischen Durchsichten beleuchtet. In der Literatur werden die Agency-Kosten, die Corporate Governance Struktur und verschiedene Kostentreiber dieser Pr{\"u}fungsleistung als Einflussfaktoren identifiziert. Der positive Nachfrageschock bei pr{\"u}ferischen Durchsichten im Jahr 2007 l{\"a}sst sich durch diese Faktoren jedoch nicht erkl{\"a}ren. Ausgehend von der neu beobachtbaren Nachfrage stellt die Studie einen Zusammenhang zwischen dem erstmaligen Enforcement von Zwischenberichten durch die DPR und dem Inkrafttretens des TUG im Jahr 2007 her. Die gesetzlichen {\"A}nderungen werden dem theoretischen Rahmen von Angebot und Nachfrage freiwilliger externer Kontrollen zugeordnet. Im n{\"a}chsten Schritt wird der Einfluss von Fehlerentdeckungsrisiken durch die DPR f{\"u}r Management und Aufsichtsrat auf die Nachfrage von externen Kontrollen untersucht. Die dritte Studie befasst sich mit der Effektivit{\"a}t des deutschen Enforcement-Systems, dem Einfluss von Bilanzpolitik und dessen Antizipation in den Pr{\"u}fungskosten. Die Untersuchung analysiert den zeitlichen Aspekt von Bilanzpolitik auf Fehlerver{\"o}ffentlichungen in sp{\"a}teren Perioden. Es besteht die M{\"o}glichkeit die Verschlechterung der wirtschaftlichen Situation eines Unternehmens durch Bilanzpolitik zu verdecken. Ohne Verbesserung der wirtschaftlichen Lage des Unternehmens f{\"u}hrt dieses Verhalten zu einem Bilanzpolitikausmaß außerhalb des gesetzlichen Rahmens und folglich zu einer hohen Wahrscheinlichkeit der Fehlerentdeckung bei DPR Untersuchungen. Die Entwicklung der Bilanzpolitik eines solchen Unternehmens m{\"u}sste im zweiten Schritt mit der Risikokomponente in den Pr{\"u}fungskosten des Wirtschaftspr{\"u}fers in Verbindung stehen. Der risikoorientierte Pr{\"u}fungsansatz und die Antizipation von Bilanzpolitik in den Pr{\"u}fungskosten sollte demnach vor Fehlerbekanntmachung zu einem Anstieg der Pr{\"u}fungskosten f{\"u}hren. Zus{\"a}tzlich ist nach offizieller Fehlerver{\"o}ffentlichung und somit durch eine objektiv beobachtbare Schw{\"a}che im Rechnungslegungssystem oder einem hohen Ausmaß an Bilanzpolitik ein Risikoaufschlag zu vermuten. Der letzte Abschnitt fasst die wichtigsten Aussagen der Dissertation zusammen und erl{\"a}utert die Zusammenh{\"a}nge der Ergebnisse.},
  subject      = {Rechnungslegung},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FalkMarohn1993,
  author    = {Falk, Michael and Marohn, Frank},
  title     = {Von Mises condition revisited},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-45790},
  year      = {1993},
  abstract  = {It is shown that the rate of convergence in the von Mises conditions of extreme value theory determines the distance of the underlying distribution function F from a generalized Pareto distribution. The distance is measured in terms of the pertaining densities with the limit being ultimately attained if and only if F is ultimately a generalized Pareto distribution. Consequently, the rate of convergence of the extremes in an lid sample, whether in terms of the distribution of the largest order statistics or of corresponding empirical truncated point processes, is determined by the rate of convergence in the von Mises condition. We prove that the converse is also true.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KraftDrechslerGunrebenetal.2014,
  author    = {Kraft, Peter and Drechsler, Christiane and Gunreben, Ignaz and Nieswandt, Bernhard and Stoll, Guido and Heuschmann, Peter Ulrich and Kleinschnitz, Christoph},
  title     = {Von Willebrand Factor Regulation in Patients with Acute and Chronic Cerebrovascular Disease: A Pilot, Case-Control Study},
  series = {PLoS ONE},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {PLoS ONE},
  number    = {6},
  issn      = {1932-6203},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0099851},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-119588},
  pages     = {e99851},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Background and Purpose In animal models, von Willebrand factor (VWF) is involved in thrombus formation and propagation of ischemic stroke. However, the pathophysiological relevance of this molecule in humans, and its potential use as a biomarker for the risk and severity of ischemic stroke remains unclear. This study had two aims: to identify predictors of altered VWF levels and to examine whether VWF levels differ between acute cerebrovascular events and chronic cerebrovascular disease (CCD). Methods A case-control study was undertaken between 2010 and 2013 at our University clinic. In total, 116 patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transitory ischemic attack (TIA), 117 patients with CCD, and 104 healthy volunteers (HV) were included. Blood was taken at days 0, 1, and 3 in patients with AIS or TIA, and once in CCD patients and HV. VWF serum levels were measured and correlated with demographic and clinical parameters by multivariate linear regression and ANOVA. Results Patients with CCD (158±46\%) had significantly higher VWF levels than HV (113±36\%, P<0.001), but lower levels than AIS/TIA patients (200±95\%, P<0.001). Age, sex, and stroke severity influenced VWF levels (P<0.05). Conclusions VWF levels differed across disease subtypes and patient characteristics. Our study confirms increased VWF levels as a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease and, moreover, suggests that it may represent a potential biomarker for stroke severity, warranting further investigation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SiwkaSchwinnBaczkoetal.1994,
  author    = {Siwka, Wieslaw and Schwinn, Andreas and Baczko, Knut and Pardowitz, Iancu and Mhalu, Fred and Shao, John and Rethwilm, Axel and ter Meulen, Volker},
  title     = {vpu and env sequence variability of HIV-1 isolates from Tanzania},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-61355},
  year      = {1994},
  abstract  = {No abstract available},
  subject      = {Virologie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Scheiner2024,
  author    = {Scheiner, Christin},
  title     = {Vulnerability in adolescence: prevalence, pandemic impact and prevention},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-35164},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-351644},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {This compilation focuses on adolescent mental disorders and their prevention. It comprises three distinct studies, each contributing to a deeper understanding of this critical topic. This work addresses a critical gap in the understanding of, and approach to, adolescent mental health, and as a result reveals a critically important and urgently needed policy implication for action. The thematic structure of these studies begins with an examination of the epidemiology of child and adolescent mental disorders. Baseline data were collected from N = 877 adolescents with a mean age of 12.43 years (SD = 0.65). Mental health problems, such as depressive symptoms, non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation, symptoms of eating disorders, and gender differences, are thoroughly examined. Results revealed a significant portion of our sample displaying mental health problems as early as the 6th and 7th grades, with girls generally being more affected than boys. The findings underscore the importance of early adolescence in the emergence of mental health problems and thereby emphasize the need for preventive measures. Moving beyond prevalence estimates, the compilation delves into the etiology of these disorders, exploring their potential correlation with a COVID-19 infection. Understanding the early signs and risk factors is crucial for timely support. While numerous studies have investigated potential risk and protective factors during the pandemic, our focus shifts to adolescents' coping when an infection with the virus was involved (N = 2,154, M = 12.31, SD = 0.67). We hypothesized that students infected or with close family members infected, would exhibit an increased psychopathology and a decreased functioning of protective factors such as self-efficacy or self-esteem. We found no connection between infection and the mental health status within our sample, but protective factors and mental well-being were positively associated. Thus, universal primary prevention appears to be the preferred approach for promoting mental health. Lastly, the compilation introduces LessStress, a noteworthy contribution to more evidence-based prevention programs. This universal approach is designed to reduce stress in schools, accompanied by a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate its effectiveness (estimated sample size N = 1,894). Existing studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of stress prevention, leading us to introduce a short and easy-to-implement prevention program. There is positive evidence for one-lesson interventions in schools for promoting well-being and health behaviors among adolescents. LessStress is designed based on a life skills approach that not only imparts psychoeducational content but also teaches skills relevant to everyday life and directly applicable. Throughout these studies, a common thread emerges: the pressing need to address mental disorders during childhood and adolescence. These formative years play a pivotal role in the development of mental health problems. These formative years play a crucial role in the development of mental health problems. They highlight the importance of epidemiological data collection and analysis based on the latest models to develop prevention interventions that are not only effective but also reach young people on a global level.},
  subject      = {Jugend},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Keul2022,
  author    = {Keul, Hildegund},
  title     = {Vulnerability, vulnerance and resilience — spiritual abuse and sexual violence in new spiritual communities},
  series = {Religions},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {Religions},
  number    = {5},
  issn      = {2077-1444},
  doi       = {10.3390/rel13050425},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-275264},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {In February 2017, Braz de Aviz, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, acknowledged in an interview that some 70 "new spiritual movements" were under investigation for abusive behavior committed by their founders. The number of cases that remain undetected is probably large. This article uses the example of these communities to analyze the precarious tension between vulnerability, vulnerance, and resilience. It draws on C{\´e}line Hoyeau's excellent study of those founders of new spiritual movements in France who were later exposed as abusers. It also presents my research on the sacred in its dangerous connection to the victimizing sacrifice. My basic thesis is that exploring the link between vulnerability and resilience is not enough. Rather, vulnerance needs to be systematically included in the analyses. This new approach opens up a more complex understanding of abuse, cover-ups, and disclosure. It can tackle both the vulnerant resilience of the perpetrators and the voluntary vulnerability of survivors in disclosing abuse.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RiedlKampfHeroldetal.2020,
  author    = {Riedl, Katharina A. and Kampf, Thomas and Herold, Volker and Behr, Volker C. and Bauer, Wolfgang R.},
  title     = {Wall shear stress analysis using 17.6 Tesla MRI: A longitudinal study in ApoE\(^{-/-}\)mice with histological analysis},
  series = {PLoS One},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {PLoS One},
  number    = {8},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0238112},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-229318},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {This longitudinal study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of detecting the interaction between wall shear stress (WSS) and plaque development. 20 ApoE\(^{-/-}\)mice were separated in 12 mice with Western Diet and 8 mice with Chow Diet. Magnetic resonance (MR) scans at 17.6 Tesla and histological analysis were performed after one week, eight and twelve weeks. Allin vivoMR measurements were acquired using a flow sensitive phase contrast method for determining vectorial flow. Histological sections were stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin, Elastica van Gieson and CD68 staining. Data analysis was performed using Ensight and a Matlab-based "Flow Tool". The body weight of ApoE\(^{-/-}\)mice increased significantly over 12 weeks. WSS values increased in the Western Diet group over the time period; in contrast, in the Chow Diet group the values decreased from the first to the second measurement point. Western Diet mice showed small plaque formations with elastin fragmentations after 8 weeks and big plaque formations after 12 weeks; Chow Diet mice showed a few elastin fragmentations after 8 weeks and small plaque formations after 12 weeks. Favored by high-fat diet, plaque formation results in higher values of WSS. With wall shear stress being a known predictor for atherosclerotic plaque development, ultra highfield MRI can serve as a tool for studying the causes and beginnings of atherosclerosis.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{Schmitz2010,
  author    = {Schmitz, Barbara},
  title     = {War, violence and Tyrannicide in the Book of Judith},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-67058},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {No abstract available},
  subject      = {Judit <Buch>},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Pfister2011,
  author    = {Pfister, Roland},
  title     = {Wardrobe Malfunctions and the Measurement of Internet Behaviour},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-69067},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {The wardrobe malfunction—an unanticipated exposure of bodily parts in the public—has become a prevailing issue in concerts, shows and other celebrity events that is reliably reported by the media. The internet as the fastest source for celebrity gossip allows measuring the impact of such wardrobe malfunctions on the public in-terest in a celebrity. This measurement in turn allows conclusions about intention, motivation, and internet be-haviour of a wide variety of internet users. The present study exemplifies the use of an innovative non-reactive measure of active interest—the Search Volume Index—to assess the impact of a variety of internet-related phe-nomena, including wardrobe malfunctions. Results indicate that interest in a celebrity increases immediately af-ter such an event and stays at a high level for about three weeks (the wardrobe plateau). This special form of ce-lebrity gossip thus meets a constant interest of a substantial proportion of internet users.},
  subject      = {Psychologie},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KehrbergerHolzschuh2019,
  author    = {Kehrberger, Sandra and Holzschuh, Andrea},
  title     = {Warmer temperatures advance flowering in a spring plant more strongly than emergence of two solitary spring bee species},
  series = {PLoS ONE},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {PLoS ONE},
  number    = {6},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0218824},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-201165},
  pages     = {e0218824},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Climate warming has the potential to disrupt plant-pollinator interactions or to increase competition of co-flowering plants for pollinators, due to species-specific phenological responses to temperature. However, studies focusing on the effect of temperature on solitary bee emergence and the flowering onset of their food plants under natural conditions are still rare. We studied the effect of temperature on the phenology of the two spring bees Osmia cornuta and Osmia bicornis, by placing bee cocoons on eleven grasslands differing in mean site temperature. On seven grasslands, we additionally studied the effect of temperature on the phenology of the red-list plant Pulsatilla vulgaris, which was the first flowering plant, and of co-flowering plants with later flowering. With a warming of 0.1°C, the abundance-weighted mean emergence of O. cornuta males advanced by 0.4 days. Females of both species did not shift their emergence. Warmer temperatures advanced the abundance-weighted mean flowering of P. vulgaris by 1.3 days per 0.1°C increase, but did not shift flowering onset of co-flowering plants. Competition for pollinators between P. vulgaris and co-flowering plants does not increase within the studied temperature range. We demonstrate that temperature advances plant flowering more strongly than bee emergence suggesting an increased risk of pollinator limitation for the first flowers of P. vulgaris.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{NghengwaAche2019,
  author    = {Nghengwa Ache, Patience},
  title     = {Waste Management As a Correlate of Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Example of Imo State, Nigeria},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-19224},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-192240},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Summary Introduction. Rapid and uncontrolled industrialisation and urbanisation in most developing countries are resulting in land, air and water pollution at rates that the natural environment cannot fully renew. These contemporary environmental issues have attracted local, national and international attention. The problem of urban garbage management is associated with rapid population growth in developing countries. These are pertinent environmental crises of sustainability and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa and other Third World countries. Despite efforts of the various tiers of government (the case of Nigeria with three tiers: Federal, State and Local governments) in managing solid waste in urban centres, it is still overflowing open dumpsites, litters streets and encroaches into water bodies. These affect the quality of urban living conditions and the natural environment. Sub-Saharan and other developing countries are experiencing an upsurge in the accumulation and the diversity of waste including E-waste, waste agricultural biomass and waste plastics. The need for effective, sustainable and efficient management of waste through the application of 3Rs principle (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) is an essential element for promoting sustainable patterns of consumption and production. This study examined waste management in Imo State, Nigeria as an aspect correlated to the sustainability of its environment. Materials and methods. To analyse waste management as a correlate of environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa, Imo State, in eastern Nigeria was chosen as a study area. Issues about waste handling and its impact on the environment in Imo have been reported since its creation in 1976; passing through the State with the cleanest State capital in 1980 to a 'dunghill' in 2013 and a 'garbage capital' on October 1, 2016. Within this State, three study sites were selected - Owerri metropolis (the State capital) Orlu and Okigwe towns. At these sites, households, commercial areas, accommodation and recreational establishments and schools, as well as dumpsites were investigated to ascertain the composition, quantity, distribution, handling patterns of waste in relation to the sustainability of the State's environment. This was done conveniently but randomly through questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions and non-participant observation; these were all heralded by a detailed deskwork. Data were entered using Microsoft Office Excel and were explored and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences - SPSS. Data were made essentially of categorical variables and were analysed using descriptive statistics. The association between categorical variables was measured using Cramer's V the Chi-Square that makes the power and the reliability of the test. Cramer's V is a measure of association tests directly integrated with cross-tabulation. The Chi-Square test of equal proportions was used to compare proportions for significant differences at 0.05 levels. The statistical package - the Epi Info 6.04d was also used since a contingency table had to be created from several sub-outputs and determine the extent of association between the row and column categories. The scale variable 'quantity of waste generated' was described using measures of central tendency. It was screened for normality using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests for normality; in all context, the normality assumption was violated (P<0.05). Five null hypotheses were tested using Logistic Regression model. The explanatory power of individual conceptual component was calculated using the Cox \& Snell R2 and that of individual indicators was also appraised using the Likelihood Ratio test. In the context of this work, the significance of the variability explained by the model (baseline model) was appraised using the Omnibus Tests of Model Coefficients, the magnitude of this variability explained by the model using the Cox \& Snell R2 and the effects of individual predictors using the Likelihood Ratio test. Qualitatively, data from open-ended items, observations and interviews were analysed using the process of thematic analysis whereby concepts or ideas were grouped under umbrella terms or keywords. The results were presented using tables, charts, graphs, photos and maps. Findings and discussions. The total findings and analyses indicated that proper waste handling in Imo State, Nigeria has a positive impact on the environment. This was assessed by the community's awareness of waste management via sources like the radio and the TV, their education on waste management and schools' integration of environmental education in their program. Although most community members perceived the State's environment as compared to it about 10 years' back has worsened, where they were conscious of proper waste handling measures, the environment was described to be better. This influence of environmental awareness and education on environmental sustainability appraised using Logistic Regression Model, portrayed a significant variability (Omnibus Tests of Model Coefficients: χ2=42.742; P=0.014), inferring that environmental awareness and education significantly predict environmental sustainability. The findings also revealed that organic waste generation spearheaded amongst other waste types like paper, plastic, E-waste, metal, textile and glass. While waste pickers always sorted paper, plastics, aluminium and metal, some of them also sorted out textile and glass. Statistically (P<0.05), in situations where waste was least generated (i.e., 1-2kg per day), community members maintained that the environmental quality was better in comparison to 10 years' back. Waste items like broken glass and textile as well as the remains of E-waste after the extraction of copper and brass were not sorted for and these contributed more to environmental degradation. Similarly, the influence of wealth on environmental sustainability was appraised using Logistic Regression Model including development index related indicators like education, occupation, income and the ability to pay for waste disposal. Harmonising the outcome, farmers, who were mostly the least educated claimed to notice more environmental improvement. In addition, those who did not agree to pay for waste disposal who were mostly those with low income (less than 200,000 Naira, i.e. about 620 Euros monthly) perceived environmental improvement more than those with income above 200,000 Naira. This irony can be attributed to the fact that those with low educational backing lack the capacity to appreciate environmental sustainability pointers well as compared to those with a broader educational background with critical thinking. The employment and poverty reduction opportunities pertaining to waste management on environmental sustainability was appraised using qualitative thematic analysis. All community members involved in sorting, buying and selling of waste items had no second job. They attested that the money earned from their activities sustained their livelihood and families. Some expressed love for the job, especially as they were their own masters. Waste picking and trading in waste items are offering employment opportunities to many communities around the world. For instance, in the waste recycling, waste composting, waste-to-energy plants and die Stadtreiniger in W{\"u}rzburg city. The workers in these enterprises have jobs as a result of waste. Waste disposal influence on environmental sustainability was appraised using the Binary Logistic Regression Model and the variability explained by the model was significant. The validity was also supported by the Wald statistics (P<0.05), which indicates the effect of the predictors is significant. Environmental sustainability was greatly reliant on indicators like the frequency at which community members emptied their waste containers; how/where waste is disposed of, availability of disposal site or public bin near the house, etc. Imolites who asserted to have public waste bins or disposal sites near their houses maintained that the quality of the State's environment had worsened as such containers/disposal sites were always stinking as well as had animals and smoke around them. Imolites around disposal sites complained of traits like diarrhoea, catarrh, insect bites, malaria, smoke and polluted air. Conclusions. The liaison between poor waste management strategies and the sustainability of the Imo State environment was considered likely as statistically significant ineffectiveness, lack of awareness, poverty, insufficient and unrealistic waste management measures were found in this study area. In these situations, the environment was said to have not improved. Such inadequacies in the handling of generated waste did not only expose the citizenry to health dangers but also gave rise to streets and roads characterized by filth and many unattended disposal sites unleashing horrible odour to the environment and attracting wild animals. This situation is not only prevalent in Imo State, Nigeria but in many Sub-Saharan cities. Future Perspectives. To improve the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa, it is imperative to practice an inclusive and integrated sustainable waste management system. The waste quantity in this region is fast growing, especially food/organic waste. The region should aim at waste management laws and waste reduction strategies, which will help save and produce more food that it really needs. Waste management should be dissociated from epidemic outbreaks like cholera, typhoid, Lassa fever and malaria, whose vectors thrive in filthy environments. Water channels and water bodies should not be waste disposal channels or waste disposal sites.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EderDeutsch2015,
  author    = {Eder, Andreas B. and Deutsch, Roland},
  title     = {Watch the target! Effects in the affective misattribution procedure become weaker (but not eliminated) when participants are motivated to provide accurate responses to the target},
  series = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  volume    = {6},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  doi       = {10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01442},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-125982},
  pages     = {1442},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Previous research showed that priming effects in the affective misattribution procedure (AMP) are unaffected by direct warnings to avoid an influence of the primes. The present research examined whether a priming influence is diminished by task procedures that encourage accurate judgments of the targets. Participants were motivated to categorize the affective meaning of nonsense targets accurately by being made to believe that a true word was presented in each trial and by providing feedback on (allegedly) incorrect responses. This condition produced robust priming effects. Priming was however reduced and less reliable relative to more typical AMP conditions in which participants guessed the meaning of openly presented nonsense targets. Affective judgments of nonsense targets were not affected by advance knowledge of the response mapping during the priming phase, which argues against a response-priming explanation of AMP effects. These findings show that affective primes influence evaluative judgments even in conditions in which the motivation to provide accurate responses is high and a priming of motor responses is not possible. Priming effects were however weaker with high accuracy motivation, suggesting that a focus on accurate judgments is an effective strategy to control for an unwanted priming influence in the AMP.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RoellRameshaLinketal.2021,
  author    = {R{\"o}ll, Alexander and Ramesha, Mundre N. and Link, Roman M. and Hertel, Dietrich and Schuldt, Bernhard and Patil, Shekhargouda L. and H{\"o}lscher, Dirk},
  title     = {Water availability controls the biomass increment of Melia dubia in South India},
  series = {Forests},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {Forests},
  number    = {12},
  issn      = {1999-4907},
  doi       = {10.3390/f12121675},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-250150},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Farmland tree cultivation is considered an important option for enhancing wood production. In South India, the native leaf-deciduous tree species Melia dubia is popular for short-rotation plantations. Across a rainfall gradient from 420 to 2170 mm year\(^{-1}\), we studied 186 farmland woodlots between one and nine years in age. The objectives were to identify the main factors controlling aboveground biomass (AGB) and growth rates. A power-law growth model predicts an average stand-level AGB of 93.8 Mg ha\(^{-1}\) for nine-year-old woodlots. The resulting average annual AGB increment over the length of the rotation cycle is 10.4 Mg ha\(^{-1}\) year\(^{-1}\), which falls within the range reported for other tropical tree plantations. When expressing the parameters of the growth model as functions of management, climate and soil variables, it explains 65\% of the variance in AGB. The results indicate that water availability is the main driver of the growth of M. dubia. Compared to the effects of water availability, the effects of soil nutrients are 26\% to 60\% smaller. We conclude that because of its high biomass accumulation rates in farm forestry, M. dubia is a promising candidate for short-rotation plantations in South India and beyond.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Duenkeloh2011,
  author    = {D{\"u}nkeloh, Armin},
  title     = {Water Balance Dynamics of Cyprus - Actual State and Impacts of Climate Change},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-75165},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {A completely revised and enhanced version of the water balance model MODBIL of the regional water balance dynamics of Cyprus was developed for this study. The model is based on a physical, process-oriented, spatially distributed concept and is applied for the calculation of all important water balance components of the island for the time period of 1961-2004. The calibrated results are statistically analysed and visualised for the whole island area, and evaluated with respect to the renewability of natural water resources. Climate variability and changes of the past decades are analysed with regard to their influence on water balances. A further part of the study focusses on the simulation of impacts of potential climate change. The water balances are simulated under changing climatic conditions on the base of theoretical precipitation, temperature and relative humidity changes and the revealed impacts on the water balances and renewable resources are discussed. Furthermore, a first principal water balance scenario is developed for the assessment of the regional hydrological changes expected for Cyprus by the end of the 21st century. The scenarios are based on recently calculated climate change assessments for this part of the Mediterranean, under an assumed further increase of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.},
  subject      = {Wasserhaushalt},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Schindler2022,
  author    = {Schindler, Dorothee},
  title     = {Water Oxidation with Multinuclear Ruthenium Catalysts},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-23309},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-233093},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {In terms of the need of environmentally benign renewable and storable energy sources, splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen by using sunlight is a promising approach. Hereby, water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) are required to perform the water oxidation comprising the transfer of four electrons to provide the reducing equivalents for producing hydrogen. The class of Ru(bda) (bda = 2,2'-bipyridine-6,6'-dicarboxylate) catalysts has proven to be efficient for this reaction. In this thesis, ligand exchange processes in Ru(bda) complexes have been analyzed and the formation of multinuclear macrocyclic WOCs was studied. Based on the knowledge acquired by these studies, new multinuclear cyclic Ru(bda) complexes have been synthesized and their catalytic efficiencies in homogeneous water oxidation have been investigated. Going one step further for setting up functional devices, molecular WOCs have been immobilized on conducting or semiconducting supporting materials. Direct anchoring on carbon nanotubes generated a promising materials for further applications.},
  subject      = {Rutheniumkomplexe},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{QamarAzmatAbbasetal.2018,
  author    = {Qamar, Muhammad Uzair and Azmat, Muhammad and Abbas, Azhar and Usman, Muhammad and Shahid, Muhammad Adnan and Khan, Zahid Mahmood},
  title     = {Water Pricing and Implementation Strategies for the Sustainability of an Irrigation System: A Case Study within the Command Area of the Rakh Branch Canal},
  series = {Water},
  volume    = {10},
  journal   = {Water},
  number    = {4, 509},
  doi       = {10.3390/w10040509},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-224711},
  pages     = {1-24},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The command area of the Rakh branch canal grows wheat, sugarcane, and rice crops in abundance. The canal water, which is trivial for irrigating these crops, is conveyed to the farms through the network of canals and distributaries. For the maintenance of this vast infrastructure; the end users are charged on a seasonal basis. The present water charges are severely criticized for not being adequate to properly manage the entire infrastructure. We use the residual value to determine the value of the irrigation water and then based on the quantity of irrigation water supplied to farm land coupled with the infrastructure maintenance cost, full cost recovery figures are executed for the study area, and policy recommendations are made for the implementation of the full cost recovery system. The approach is unique in the sense that the pricings are based on the actual quantity of water conveyed to the field for irrigating crops. The results of our analysis showed that the canal water is severely under charged in the culturable command area of selected distributaries, thus negating the plan of having a self-sustainable irrigation system.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Mederer2009,
  author    = {Mederer, Joachim},
  title     = {Water Resources and Dynamics of the Troodos Igneous Aquifer-system, Cyprus - Balanced Groundwater Modelling -},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-37306},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {The study investigates the water resources and aquifer dynamics of the igneous fractured aquifer-system of the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus, using a coupled, finite differences water balance and groundwater modelling approach. The numerical water balance modelling forms the quantitative framework by assessing groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration, which form input parameters for the groundwater flow models. High recharge areas are identified within the heavily fractured Gabbro and Sheeted Dyke formations in the upper Troodos Mountains, while the impervious Pillow Lava promontories - with low precipitation and high evapotranspiration - show unfavourable recharge conditions. Within the water balance studies, evapotranspiration is split into actual evapotranspiration and the so called secondary evapotranspiration, representing the water demand for open waters, moist and irrigated areas. By separating the evapotranspiration of open waters and moist areas from the one of irrigated areas, groundwater abstraction needs are quantified, allowing the simulation of single well abstraction rates in the groundwater flow models. Two sets of balanced groundwater models simulate the aquifer dynamics in the presented study: First, the basic groundwater percolation system is investigated using two-dimensional vertical flow models along geological cross-sections, depicting the entire Troodos Mountains up to a depth of several thousands of metres. The deeply percolating groundwater system starts in the high recharge areas of the upper Troodos, shows quasi stratiform flow in the Gabbro and Sheeted Dyke formations, and rises to the surface in the vicinity of the impervious Pillow Lava promontories. The residence times mostly yield less than 25 years, the ones of the deepest fluxes several hundreds of years. Moreover, inter basin flow and indirect recharge of the Circum Troodos Sedimentary Succession are identified. In a second step, the upper and most productive part of the fractured igneous aquifer-system is investigated in a regional, horizontal groundwater model, including management scenarios and inter catchment flow studies. In a natural scenario without groundwater abstractions, the recovery potential of the aquifer is tested. Predicted future water demand is simulated in an increased abstraction scenario. The results show a high sensitivity to well abstraction rate changes in the Pillow Lava and Basal Group promontories. The changes in groundwater heads range from a few tens of metres up to more than one hundred metres. The sensitivity in the more productive parts of the aquifer-system is lower. Inter-catchment flow studies indicate that - besides the dominant effluent conditions in the Troodos Mountains - single reaches show influent conditions and are sub-flown by groundwater. These fluxes influence the local water balance and generate inter catchment flow. The balanced groundwater models form thus a comprehensive modelling system, supplying future detail models with information concerning boundary conditions and inter-catchment flow, and allowing the simulation of impacts of landuse or climate change scenarios on the dynamics and water resources of the Troodos aquifer-system.},
  subject      = {Zypern},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Jiang2004,
  author    = {Jiang, Fan},
  title     = {Water, mineral nutrient and hormone flows and exchanges in the hemiparasitic association between root hemiparasite Rhinanthus minor and the host Hordeum vulgare},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-9863},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2004},
  abstract  = {Summary Using the facultative root hemiparasite Rhinanthus minor and Hordeum vulgare as a host, several aspects of water relations, the flows and partitioning of mineral nutrients, the flows, depositions and metabolism of abscisic acid (ABA) and zeatin type cytokinins (zeatin Z, zeatin riboside ZR, zeatin nucleotide ZN) within the host, the parasite and between host and parasite and the flows and partitioning of the transport metabolites mannitol in the parasite, and of sucrose in the host, have been studied during the study period 41 to 54 days after planting, i.e about 30 to 43 days after successful attachment of the parasite to the host. Water relations Extraction of xylem sap by the parasite from the host's roots is facilitated by considerably higher transpiration per leaf area in the parasite than in the host and by the fact that stomata of attached Rhinanthus were wide open all day and night despite extremely high ABA concentrations in the leaves. By comparison, another related root hemiparasite, Melampyrum arvense, parasitising on various grasses in the field (botanic garden), showed normal diurnal stomatal behaviour. The abnormal behaviour of Rhinanthus stomata was not due to anatomical reasons as closure could be induced by applying high external ABA concentrations. Remarkable differences have been detected between the hydraulic conductance of barley seminal roots showing relatively low values, and that of Rhinanthus the seminal root showing very high values. The latter could be related to the observed high ABA concentrations in these roots. Whole plant water uptake, transpirational losses, growth-dependent deposition and the flows of water within the plants have been measured in singly growing Rhinanthus and Hordeum plants and in the parasitic association between the two. Water uptake, deposition and transpiration in Rhinanthus were dramatically increased after attachment to the barley host; most of the water used by the parasite was extracted as xylem sap from the host, thereby scavenging 20\% of the total water taken up by the host's roots. This water uptake by the parasitised host, however, due to a parasite induced reduction in the hosts growth, was decreased by 22\% as compared to non- parasitised barley. The overall changes in growth-related water deposition in host and parasite pointed to decreased shoot and relatively favoured root growth in the host and to strongly favoured shoot growth and less strongly increased root growth only in the parasite. These changes in the host became more severe, when more than one Rhinanthus was parasitising one barley plant. Mineral nutrients relations 5 mM NO3- supply In parasitising Rhinanthus shoot growth was 12-fold, but root growth only twofold increased compared to the non-parasitising (very small) plants. On the other hand, in the Hordeum host, shoot dry matter growth was clearly reduced, by 33\% in leaf laminae and by 52\% in leaf sheaths, whereas root growth was only slightly reduced as a consequence of parasitism. Growth-dependent increments of total N and P and of K, Ca and Mg in parasitising Rhinanthus shoot were strongly increased, particularly increments of total N and P, which were 18 and 42 times, respectively, higher than in the small solitary Rhinanthus. On the other hand, increments of the above mineral nutrients in leaf sheaths of parasitised Hordeum vulgare were more strongly decreased than in leaf laminae in response to parasitic attack. Estimation of the flows of nutrients revealed that Rhinanthus withdrew from the host xylem sap about the same percentage of each nutrients: 18\% of total N, 22\% of P and 20\% of K. Within the host almost all net flows of nutrient ions were decreased due to parasitism, but retranslocation from shoot to root-as related to xylem flow-was somewhat increased for all nutrients. Quantitative information is provided to show that the substantially increased growth in the shoot of attached Rhinanthus and the observed decrease in Hordeum shoot growth after infection were related to strongly elevated supply of nitrogen and phosphorus in the parasite and to incipient deficiency of these nutrients in the parasitised host. The flows of nutrients between host and parasite are discussed in terms of low selectivity of nutrient abstraction from the host xylem by the hemiparasite Rhinanthus minor. 1 mM NO3- or 1 mM NH4+ supply Rhinanthus shoot growth as measured by dry matter increase, was 19-fold (1 mM NO3-) and 15-fold (1 mM NH4+), but root growth only twofold (1 mM NO3-) and 2.9-fold (1 mM NH4+) increased-relative to singly growing Rhinanthus-when parasitising on host barley. In the Hordeum host, shoot dry matter growth was clearly reduced, whereas root growth was only slightly affected. Growth-dependent increments of total N and P and of K, Ca and Mg in parasitising Rhinanthus shoot were strongly increased, particularly increments of total N or of P, which were 20 or 53 times (1 mM NO3-) and 18 or 51 times (1 mM NH4+) , respectively, higher than those in solitary Rhinanthus. Within the host almost all net flows of nutrient ions were decreased due to parasitism. Flows of mannitol in parasite and sucrose flows in host barley When the plants were supplied with 5 mM NO3-, the biosynthesis of mannitol in Rhinanthus shoots increased 16-fold by parasitism, resulting in a 15-fold higher mannitol flow in the phloem and a 10-fold higher deposition in the shoot. Also the backward transport of mannitol in the xylem were increased 10-fold after attachment. Lower level nitrogen supply increased the deposition of mannitol in both single and attached Rhinanthus shoot and root. No mannitol was found in barley roots even in the direct vicinity of the haustoria. This indicates there are no backward transport of xylem sap from parasite to host. Compared to unparasitised barley, the net biosynthesis and deposition of sucrose in the shoot and the phloem flow was decreased substantially when plants were supplied with 5 mM NO3- or 1 mM NO3-. No sucrose has been detected in barley xylem sap and consequently there was no indication of a sucrose transfer from the host to the parasite. A possible involvement of mannitol in the abscisic acid relations of the parasite is discussed. ABA relations When the plants were supplied with 5 mM NO3-, there were weak or no effects of parasitism on ABA flows, biosynthesis and ABA degradation in barley. However, ABA growth-dependent deposition was significantly increased in the leaf laminae (3 fold) and in leaf sheath (2.4 fold), but not in roots. Dramatic changes in ABA flows, metabolism and deposition on a per plant basis, however, have been observed in Rhinanthus. Biosynthesis in the roots was 12-fold higher after attachment resulting in 14-fold higher ABA flows in the xylem. A large portion of this ABA was metabolised, a small portion was deposited. Phloem flows of ABA were increased 13-fold after attachment. The concentrations of ABA in tissues and xylem sap were higher in attached Rhinanthus by an order of magnitude than in host tissues and xylem sap. Similar dramatic difference existed when comparing the high concentrations in the xylem sap of single Rhinanthus with unparasitised barley. As compared to 5 mM NO3-, lower NO3- or 1 mM NH4+ supply doubled the ABA concentrations in barley leaf laminae, while having only small or no significant effects in the other organs. The possible special functions of ABA for the parasite are discussed. Zeatin type cytokinins relations Parasitism decreased, in the case of zeatin (Z), the synthesis (by 57\%) in the root, xylem flows (by 56\%) and metabolism (by 71\%) in leaf laminae, however, increased the phloem flows of zeatin massively (3-fold) in host barley. The deposition of zeatin in the root of Rhinanthus and the flowing in xylem and phloem were 24, 12, 29-fold, respectively, increased after successfully attaching to the host barley. However, net biosynthesis of zeatin in Rhinanthus roots decreased by 39\% after attachment. This indicates that a large portion (70\%) of xylem flow of zeatin in attached Rhinanthus was extracted from the host. In singly growing Rhinanthus plants, the balance of zeatin deposition in the shoot was negative, i.e. zeatin was metabolised and exported back to root in the phloem. The xylem flows of zeatin riboside (ZR) in barley decreased by 39\% after infected by Rhinanthus; phloem flow, which was 117\% relative to xylem flow was less decreased (by 13\%) after infection. Deposition of ZR has not been significantly affected in the leaf laminae, in leaf sheaths and roots. After parasitising on the host barley depositions in root, xylem flow and phloem flow increased 12, 18, 88-fold respectively in Rhinanthus. A large portion (57\%) of xylem flow of ZR in attached Rhinanthus was extracted from the host. In single Rhinanthus increament of shoot zeatin riboside was negative and a substantial portion was degraded in shoot and the rest was retranslocated back to the root in the phloem. A significant depositions of Z and ZR were detected in the haustoria of the Rhinanthus/barley association. Flows and deposition of zeatin nucleotides also have been investigated. The possible physiological functions of the large quantities of Z and ZR derived from the host barley, for the improved growth and the stomatal opening in the parasitising Rhinanthus are discussed.},
  subject      = {Hemiparasit},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Elbracht2009,
  author    = {Elbracht, Oliver},
  title     = {Wave Extraction in Numerical Relativity},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-40672},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {Diese Arbeit konzentriert sich auf eine fundamentale Problematik der numerischen Relativit{\"a}tstheorie: Die Extraktion von Gravitationswellen in einer eich- und koordinateninvarianten Formulierung, um ein physikalisch interpretierbares Objekt zu erhalten. Es wird eine neue Methodik entwickelt, um die physikalisch relevanten Gr{\"o}ßen aus einer numerisch erzeugten Raumzeit zu extrahieren. Wir pr{\"a}sentieren eine allgemeing{\"u}ltige kanonische Formulierung der Weyl Skalare im Newman-Penrose Formalismus als eine Funktion von fundamentalen Raumzeit-Invarianten. Dadurch zeigt sich, dass mit Hilfe dieser Methodik die explizite Konstruktion eines Vierbeins vollst{\"a}ndig redundant ist. Als weiteren Schwerpunkt charakterisieren wir innerhalb des Newman-Penrose Formalismus eine spezielle Untergruppe von Tetraden, die transversen Frames. Es wird eine bisher unbekannte Verbindung zwischen den prim{\"a}r genutzen Vierbeinen f{\"u}r die Extraktion der Wellenform abgeleitet, dem Gram-Schmidt Vierbein und dem quasi-Kinnersley Vierbein. Abschliessend studieren wir die Abh{\"a}ngigkeit der Gravitationswellen eines gest{\"o}rten Schwarzen Loches vom verwendeten Vierbein. Wir berechnen die Form der Gravitationswellen in dieser Raumzeit und demonstrieren inwieweit unsere neue Methodik robustere und exaktere Ergebnisse liefert, als die gew{\"o}hnlich verwendeten Ans{\"a}tze zur Extraktion des Signals.},
  subject      = {Allgemeine Relativit{\"a}tstheorie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Richter2021,
  author    = {Richter, Julian Alexander J{\"u}rgen},
  title     = {Wave-CAIPI for Accelerated Dynamic MRI of the Thorax},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-23207},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-232071},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {In summary, the wave-CAIPI k-space trajectory presents an efficient sampling strategy for accelerated MR acquisitions. Using wave-CAIPI in parallel imaging reconstructions leads to a reduced noise level in the reconstructed images, compared to the Cartesian standard trajectory. This effect could be quantified by means of noise and SNR calculations. An SNR gain can be traded for a reduced scan time, i.e., additional undersampling, or for an enhanced image quality, keeping scan time constant. Acceleration of MR imaging is especially important in dynamic applications, since these examinations are inherently time-consuming. The impact of wave-CAIPI sampling on image quality and its potential for scan time reduction was investigated for two dynamic applications: self-gated dynamic 3D lung MRI during free breathing and cardiac 4D flow MRI. Dynamic 3D Lung MRI By employing wave-CAIPI sampling in self-gated, free-breathing dynamic 3D lung MRI for the purpose of radiotherapy treatment planning, the image quality of accelerated scans could be enhanced. Volunteer examinations were used to quantify image quality by means of similarity between accelerated and reference images. To this end, the normalized mutual information and the root-mean-square error were chosen as quantitative image similarity measures. The wave-CAIPI sampling was shown to exhibit superior quality, especially for short scan times. The values of the normalized mutual information were (10.2 +- 7.3)\% higher in the wave-CAIPI case -- the root-mean-square error was (18.9 +- 13.2)\% lower on average. SNR calculations suggest an average SNR benefit of around 14\% for the wave-CAIPI, compared to Cartesian sampling. Resolution of the lung in 8 breathing states can be achieved in only 2 minutes. By using the wave-CAIPI k-space trajectory, precise tumor delineation and assessment of respiration-induced displacement is facilitated. Cardiac 4D Flow MRI In 4D flow MRI, acceleration of the image acquisition is essential to incorporate the corresponding scan protocols into clinical routine. In this work, a retrospective 6-fold acceleration of the image acquisition was realized. Cartesian and wave-CAIPI 4D flow examinations of healthy volunteers were used to quantify uncertainties in flow parameters for the respective sampling schemes. By employing wave-CAIPI sampling, the estimated errors in flow parameters in 6-fold accelerated scans could be reduced by up to 55\%. Noise calculations showed that the noise level in 6-fold accelerated 4D flow acquisitions with wave-CAIPI is 43\% lower, compared to Cartesian sampling. Comparisons between Cartesian and wave-CAIPI 4D flow examinations with a prospective acceleration factor R=2 revealed small, but partly statistically significant discrepancies. Differences between 2-fold and 6-fold accelerated wave-CAIPI scans are comparable to the differences between Cartesian and wave-CAIPI examinations at R=2. Wave-CAIPI 4D flow acquisitions of the aorta could be performed with an average, simulated scan time of under 4 minutes, with reduced uncertainties in flow parameters. Important visualizations of hemodynamic flow patterns in the aorta were only slightly affected by undersampling in the wave-CAIPI case, whereas for Cartesian sampling, considerable discrepancies were observed.},
  subject      = {Magnetresonanztomographie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Then2017,
  author    = {Then, Patrick},
  title     = {Waveguide-based single molecule detection in flow},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-140548},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {In this work fluorescence-based single molecule detection at low concetration is investigated, with an emphasis on the usage of active transport and waveguides. Active transport allows to overcome the limits of diffusion-based systems in terms of the lowest detectable threshold of concentration. The effect of flow in single molecule experiments is investigated and a theoretical model is derived for laminar flow. Waveguides on the other hand promise compact detection schemes and show great potential for their possible integration into lab-on-a-chip applications. Their properties in single molecule experiments are analyzed with help of a method based on the reciprocity theorem of electromagnetic theory.},
  subject      = {Optik},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MansourSteigerNageletal.2019,
  author    = {Mansour, Ahmed M. and Steiger, Christoph and Nagel, Christoph and Schatzschneider, Ulrich},
  title     = {Wavelength-dependent control of the CO release kinetics of manganese(I) tricarbonyl PhotoCORMs with benzimidazole coligands},
  series = {European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry},
  volume    = {2019},
  journal   = {European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry},
  number    = {42},
  doi       = {10.1002/ejic.201900894},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-218362},
  pages     = {4572-4581},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {A series of photoactivatable CO-releasing molecules (PhotoCORMs) was prepared from manganese pentacarbonyl bromide and 1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl-(N-phenyl)amine ligands (L) bearing different electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups R = H, 4-CH\(_3\), 4-OCH\(_3\), 4-Cl, 4-NO\(_2\), 2-, 3-, and 4-COOCH\(_3\) on the phenyl substituent to give octahedral manganese(I) complexes of the general formula [MnBr(CO)\(_3\)(L)]. Aerated DMSO solutions of the compounds are stable in the dark for 16 h with no CO release. However, the compounds rapidly release CO upon illumination at 412-525 nm, depending on the substitution pattern. Its influence on the photophysical and photochemical properties was systematically explored using UV/Vis spectroscopy and CO release measurements with a commercial gas sensor system. In the nitro-substituted compound, the electronically excited state switched from benzimidazole- to phenyl-centered, leading to a markedly different photochemical behavior of this visible-light activated PhotoCORM.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GageikStrohmeierMontenegro2013,
  author    = {Gageik, Nils and Strohmeier, Michael and Montenegro, Sergio},
  title     = {Waypoint flight parameter comparison of an autonomous UAV},
  series = {International Journal of Artificial Intelligence \& Applications (IJAIA)},
  journal   = {International Journal of Artificial Intelligence \& Applications (IJAIA)},
  doi       = {10.5121/ijaia.2013.4304},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-96833},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {The present paper compares the effect of different waypoint parameters on the flight performance of a special autonomous indoor UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) fusing ultrasonic, inertial, pressure and optical sensors for 3D positioning and controlling. The investigated parameters are the acceptance threshold for reaching a waypoint as well as the maximal waypoint step size or block size. The effect of these parameters on the flight time and accuracy of the flight path is investigated. Therefore the paper addresses how the acceptance threshold and step size influence the speed and accuracy of the autonomous flight and thus influence the performance of the presented autonomous quadrocopter under real indoor navigation circumstances. Furthermore the paper demonstrates a drawback of the standard potential field method for navigation of such autonomous quadrocopters and points to an improvement.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Helmreich2010,
  author    = {Helmreich, Ernst J. M.},
  title     = {Ways and means of coping with uncertainties of the relationship of the genetic blue print to protein structure and function in the cell},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-68006},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {As one of the disciplines of systems biology, proteomics is central to enabling the elucidation of protein function within the cell; furthermore, the question of how to deduce protein structure and function from the genetic readout has gained new significance. This problem is of particular relevance for proteins engaged in cell signalling. In dealing with this question, I shall critically comment on the reliability and predictability of transmission and translation of the genetic blue print into the phenotype, the protein. Based on this information, I will then evaluate the intentions and goals of today's proteomics and gene-networking and appraise their chances of success. Some of the themes commented on in this publication are explored in greater detail with particular emphasis on the historical roots of concepts and techniques in my forthcoming book, published in German: Von Molek{\"u}len zu Zellen. 100 Jahre experimentelle Biologie. Betrachtungen eines Biochemikers},
  subject      = {Genetik},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Fritze2021,
  author    = {Fritze, Lars},
  title     = {Ways to Novel Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials Applying New B-C Bond Formation Strategies},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-24217},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-242173},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {π-Conjugated oligomers and polymers with tricoordinate boron centers incorporated into the main chain have attracted considerable attention as the interaction of the vacant p orbital on boron with an adjacent π system of the chain leads to conjugated materials with intriguing optical and electronic properties. This enables applicability in organic electronics and optoelectronics (OLEDs, OFETs, photovoltaics) or as sensory materials. The potential of our B-C coupling protocol using metal-free catalytic Si/B exchange condensation is demonstrated by the synthesis of a series of π-conjugated monodisperse (het)aryl oligoboranes. Variation of the (het)aryl moieties allowed for tunability of the optoelectronic properties of the materials. Additionally, catalytic C-C cross-coupling strategies were applied to synthesize oligofuryl-based mono- and bisboranes, as well as polymers. These studies led to very robust and highly emissive compounds (f up to 97 \%), which allow for tuning of their emission color from blue to orange. Furthermore, this work includes investigations of reaction routes to a kinetically stabilized tetraoxaporphyrinogen. Being a key aspect of this work, a full investigation of the mechanism of the catalytic Si/B exchange was carried out. Additionally, this work presents the use of borenium cations to perform B-C coupling via intermolecular electrophilic borylation. Similar to the Si/B exchange, this route is capable of giving access to diaryl(bromo)boranes.},
  subject      = {Konjugierte Polymere},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WeissRodriguesPaeleckeetal.2020,
  author    = {Weiß, Martin and Rodrigues, Johannes and Paelecke, Marko and Hewig, Johannes},
  title     = {We, Them, and It: Dictator Game Offers Depend on Hierarchical Social Status, Artificial Intelligence, and Social Dominance},
  series = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  volume    = {11},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  issn      = {1664-1078},
  doi       = {10.3389/fpsyg.2020.541756},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-218168},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {We investigated the influence of social status on behavior in a modified dictator game (DG). Since the DG contains an inherent dominance gradient, we examined the relationship between dictator decisions and recipient status, which was operationalized by three social identities and an artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, we examined the predictive value of social dominance orientation (SDO) on the behavior of dictators toward the different social and non-social hierarchical recipients. A multilevel model analysis showed that recipients with the same status as the dictator benefited the most and the artificial intelligence the least. Furthermore, SDO, regardless of social status, predicted behavior toward recipients in such a way that higher dominance was associated with lower dictator offers. In summary, participants treated other persons of higher and lower status equally, those of equal status better and, above all, an algorithm worst. The large proportion of female participants and the limited variance of SDO should be taken into account with regard to the results of individual differences in SDO.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Scherz2024,
  author    = {Scherz, Jan},
  title     = {Weak Solutions to Mathematical Models of the Interaction between Fluids, Solids and Electromagnetic Fields},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-34920},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-349205},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {We analyze the mathematical models of two classes of physical phenomena. The first class of phenomena we consider is the interaction between one or more insulating rigid bodies and an electrically conducting fluid, inside of which the bodies are contained, as well as the electromagnetic fields trespassing both of the materials. We take into account both the cases of incompressible and compressible fluids. In both cases our main result yields the existence of weak solutions to the associated system of partial differential equations, respectively. The proofs of these results are built upon hybrid discrete-continuous approximation schemes: Parts of the systems are discretized with respect to time in order to deal with the solution-dependent test functions in the induction equation. The remaining parts are treated as continuous equations on the small intervals between consecutive discrete time points, allowing us to employ techniques which do not transfer to the discretized setting. Moreover, the solution-dependent test functions in the momentum equation are handled via the use of classical penalization methods. The second class of phenomena we consider is the evolution of a magnetoelastic material. Here too, our main result proves the existence of weak solutions to the corresponding system of partial differential equations. Its proof is based on De Giorgi's minimizing movements method, in which the system is discretized in time and, at each discrete time point, a minimization problem is solved, the associated Euler-Lagrange equations of which constitute a suitable approximation of the original equation of motion and magnetic force balance. The construction of such a minimization problem is made possible by the realization that, already on the continuous level, both of these equations can be written in terms of the same energy and dissipation potentials. The functional for the discrete minimization problem can then be constructed on the basis of these potentials.},
  subject      = {Fluid-Struktur-Wechselwirkung},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BistiRogalevKarolaketal.2017,
  author    = {Bisti, F. and Rogalev, V. A. and Karolak, M. and Paul, S. and Gupta, A. and Schmitt, T. and G{\"u}ntherodt, G. and Eyert, V. and Sangiovanni, G. and Profeta, G. and Strocov, V. N.},
  title     = {Weakly-correlated nature of ferromagnetism in nonsymmorphic CrO\(_2\) revealed by bulk-sensitive soft-X-ray ARPES},
  series = {Physical Review X},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {Physical Review X},
  number    = {4},
  doi       = {10.1103/PhysRevX.7.041067},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-172251},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Chromium dioxide CrO\(_2\) belongs to a class of materials called ferromagnetic half-metals, whose peculiar aspect is that they act as a metal in one spin orientation and as a semiconductor or insulator in the opposite one. Despite numerous experimental and theoretical studies motivated by technologically important applications of this material in spintronics, its fundamental properties such as momentumresolved electron dispersions and the Fermi surface have so far remained experimentally inaccessible because of metastability of its surface, which instantly reduces to amorphous Cr\(_2\)O\(_3\). In this work, we demonstrate that direct access to the native electronic structure of CrO\(_2\) can be achieved with soft-x-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy whose large probing depth penetrates through the Cr\(_2\)O\(_3\) layer. For the first time, the electronic dispersions and Fermi surface of CrO\(_2\) are measured, which are fundamental prerequisites to solve the long debate on the nature of electronic correlations in this material. Since density functional theory augmented by a relatively weak local Coulomb repulsion gives an exhaustive description of our spectroscopic data, we rule out strong-coupling theories of CrO\(_2\). Crucial for the correct interpretation of our experimental data in terms of the valence-band dispersions is the understanding of a nontrivial spectral response of CrO\(_2\) caused by interference effects in the photoemission process originating from the nonsymmorphic space group of the rutile crystal structure of CrO\(_2\).},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BonteLanckackerWiersmaetal.2008,
  author    = {Bonte, Dries and Lanckacker, Kjell and Wiersma, Elisabeth and Lens, Luc},
  title     = {Web building flexibility of an orb-web spider in a heterogeneous agricultural landscape},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-48262},
  year      = {2008},
  abstract  = {Abstract: Intensification of land-use in agricultural landscapes is responsible for a decline of biodiversity which provide important ecosystem services like pest-control. Changes in landscape composition may also induce behavioural changes of predators in response to variation in the biotic or abiotic environment. By controlling for environmentally confounding factors, we here demonstrate that the orb web spider Araneus diadematus alters its web building behaviour in response to changes in the composition of agricultural landscapes. Thereby, the species increases its foraging efficiency (i.e. investments in silk and web asymmetry) with an increase of agricultural land-use at intermediate spatial scales. This intensification is also related to a decrease in the abundance of larger prey. A negative effect of landscape properties at similar spatial scales on spider fitness was recorded when controlling for relative investments in capture thread length. This study consequently documents the web building flexibility in response to changes in landscape composition, possibly due to changes in prey availability.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FisselerMuellerWeichert2017,
  author    = {Fisseler, Denis and M{\"u}ller, Gerfrid G. W. and Weichert, Frank},
  title     = {Web-Based scientific exploration and analysis of 3D scanned cuneiform datasets for collaborative research},
  series = {Informatics},
  volume    = {4},
  journal   = {Informatics},
  number    = {4},
  issn      = {2227-9709},
  doi       = {10.3390/informatics4040044},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-197958},
  pages     = {44},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The three-dimensional cuneiform script is one of the oldest known writing systems and a central object of research in Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Hittitology. An important step towards the understanding of the cuneiform script is the provision of opportunities and tools for joint analysis. This paper presents an approach that contributes to this challenge: a collaborative compatible web-based scientific exploration and analysis of 3D scanned cuneiform fragments. The WebGL -based concept incorporates methods for compressed web-based content delivery of large 3D datasets and high quality visualization. To maximize accessibility and to promote acceptance of 3D techniques in the field of Hittitology, the introduced concept is integrated into the Hethitologie-Portal Mainz, an established leading online research resource in the field of Hittitology, which until now exclusively included 2D content. The paper shows that increasing the availability of 3D scanned archaeological data through a web-based interface can provide significant scientific value while at the same time finding a trade-off between copyright induced restrictions and scientific usability.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RufFraunholzOechsneretal.2017,
  author    = {Ruf, Franziska and Fraunholz, Martin and {\"O}chsner, Konrad and Kaderschabeck, Johann and Wegener, Christian},
  title     = {WEclMon - A simple and robust camera-based system to monitor Drosophila eclosion under optogenetic manipulation and natural conditions},
  series = {PLoS ONE},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {PLoS ONE},
  number    = {6},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0180238},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-170755},
  pages     = {e0180238},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Eclosion in flies and other insects is a circadian-gated behaviour under control of a central and a peripheral clock. It is not influenced by the motivational state of an animal, and thus presents an ideal paradigm to study the relation and signalling pathways between central and peripheral clocks, and downstream peptidergic regulatory systems. Little is known, however, about eclosion rhythmicity under natural conditions, and research into this direction is hampered by the physically closed design of current eclosion monitoring systems. We describe a novel open eclosion monitoring system (WEclMon) that allows the puparia to come into direct contact with light, temperature and humidity. We demonstrate that the system can be used both in the laboratory and outdoors, and shows a performance similar to commercial closed funnel-type monitors. Data analysis is semi-automated based on a macro toolset for the open imaging software Fiji. Due to its open design, the WEclMon is also well suited for optogenetic experiments. A small screen to identify putative neuroendocrine signals mediating time from the central clock to initiate eclosion showed that optogenetic activation of ETH-, EH and myosuppressin neurons can induce precocious eclosion. Genetic ablation of myosuppressin-expressing neurons did, however, not affect eclosion rhythmicity.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HerrmannBuckSchusteretal.2014,
  author    = {Herrmann, Ken and Buck, Andreas K. and Schuster, Tibor and Abbrederis, Kathrin and Bl{\"u}mel, Christina and Santi, Ivan and Rudelius, Martina and Wester, Hans-J{\"u}rgen and Peschel, Christian and Schwaiger, Markus and Dechow, Tobias and Keller, Ulrich},
  title     = {Week one FLT-PET response predicts complete remission to R-CHOP and survival in DLBCL},
  series = {Oncotarget},
  volume    = {5},
  journal   = {Oncotarget},
  number    = {12},
  issn      = {1949-2553},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-120659},
  pages     = {4050-59},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Despite improved survival in the Rituximab (R) era, a considerable number of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) ultimately die from the disease. Functional imaging using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose-PET is suggested for assessment of residual viable tumor very early during treatment but is compromised by non-specific tracer retention in inflammatory lesions. The PET tracer [18F]fluorodeoxythymidine (FLT) as surrogate marker of tumor proliferation may overcome this limitation. We present results of a prospective clinical study testing FLT-PET as superior and early predictor of response to chemotherapy and outcome in DLBCL. 54 patients underwent FLT-PET prior to and one week after the start of R-CHOP chemotherapy. Repetitive FLT-PET imaging was readily implemented into the diagnostic work-up. Our data demonstrate that the reduction of FLT standard uptake valuemean (SUVmean) and SUVmax one week after chemotherapy was significantly higher in patients achieving complete response (CR, n=48; non-CR, n=6; p<0.006). Martingale-residual and Cox proportional hazard analyses showed a significant monotonous decrease of mortality risk with increasing change in SUV. Consistent with these results, early FLT-PET response showed relevant discriminative ability in predicting CR. In conclusion, very early FLT-PET in the course of R-CHOP chemotherapy is feasible and enables identification of patients at risk for treatment failure.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchlevogtBoekerMaussetal.2021,
  author    = {Schlevogt, Bernhard and Boeker, Klaus H. W. and Mauss, Stefan and Klinker, Hartwig and Heyne, Renate and Link, Ralph and Simon, Karl-Georg and Sarrazin, Christoph and Serfert, Yvonne and Manns, Michael P. and Wedemeyer, Heiner},
  title     = {Weight gain after interferon-free treatment of chronic hepatitis C — results from the German Hepatitis C-Registry (DHC-R)},
  series = {Biomedicines},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Biomedicines},
  number    = {10},
  issn      = {2227-9059},
  doi       = {10.3390/biomedicines9101495},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-248476},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Chronic hepatitis C can be treated very effectively with direct-acting antivirals (DAA) with only minor side effects compared to an interferon-containing treatment regimen. The significance of metabolic comorbidities after HCV cure is not well defined. This study aims to investigate short- and long-term weight change of patients receiving interferon-free antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C. The German Hepatitis C-registry (DHC-R) is a national multicenter real-world cohort. A total of 5111 patients were followed prospectively after DAA treatment for up to 3 years. Weight change compared to baseline was analyzed at end of treatment and at years 1, 2, and 3 after completion of antiviral therapy. Regression analysis was performed to identify baseline predictors for weight change. While there was no relevant mean weight change (-0.2 kg, SD 4.3 kg) at the end of antiviral treatment, weight started to increase during long-term follow-up reaching +1.7 kg (SD 8.0 kg, p < 0.001) compared to baseline at 3 years (follow-up year 3, FU3) after completion of antiviral therapy. 48\%, 31\%, and 22\% of patients had a weight gain greater than 1, 3, and 5 kg at FU3, respectively. During follow-up, a body mass index (BMI) <30 proved to be the only consistent predictor for weight gain. DAA treatment is followed by a substantial weight gain (+3 kg or more) in one-third of the patients during long-term follow-up. Non-obese patients seemed to be most vulnerable to weight gain. The body compartment involved in weight gain as well as the mechanism of weight gain remain to be elucidated.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BakhtiarizadehHosseinpourShahhoseinietal.2018,
  author    = {Bakhtiarizadeh, Mohammad Reza and Hosseinpour, Batool and Shahhoseini, Maryam and Korte, Arthur and Gifani, Peyman},
  title     = {Weighted gene co-expression network analysis of endometriosis and identification of functional modules associated with its main hallmarks},
  series = {Frontiers in Genetics},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Genetics},
  number    = {453},
  doi       = {10.3389/fgene.2018.00453},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-177376},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Although many genes have been identified using high throughput technologies in endometriosis (ES), only a small number of individual genes have been analyzed functionally. This is due to the complexity of the disease that has different stages and is affected by various genetic and environmental factors. Many genes are upregulated or downregulated at each stage of the disease, thus making it difficult to identify key genes. In addition, little is known about the differences between the different stages of the disease. We assumed that the study of the identified genes in ES at a system-level can help to better understand the molecular mechanism of the disease at different stages of the development. We used publicly available microarray data containing archived endometrial samples from women with minimal/mild endometriosis (MMES), mild/severe endometriosis (MSES) and without endometriosis. Using weighted gene co-expression analysis (WGCNA), functional modules were derived from normal endometrium (NEM) as the reference sample. Subsequently, we tested whether the topology or connectivity pattern of the modules was preserved in MMES and/or MSES. Common and specific hub genes were identified in non-preserved modules. Accordingly, hub genes were detected in the non-preserved modules at each stage. We identified sixteen co-expression modules. Of the 16 modules, nine were non-preserved in both MMES and MSES whereas five were preserved in NEM, MMES, and MSES. Importantly, two non-preserved modules were found in either MMES or MSES, highlighting differences between the two stages of the disease. Analyzing the hub genes in the non-preserved modules showed that they mostly lost or gained their centrality in NEM after developing the disease into MMES and MSES. The same scenario was observed, when the severeness of the disease switched from MMES to MSES. Interestingly, the expression analysis of the new selected gene candidates including CC2D2A, AEBP1, HOXB6, IER3, and STX18 as well as IGF-1, CYP11A1 and MMP-2 could validate such shifts between different stages. The overrepresented gene ontology (GO) terms were enriched in specific modules, such as genetic disposition, estrogen dependence, progesterone resistance and inflammation, which are known as endometriosis hallmarks. Some modules uncovered novel co-expressed gene clusters that were not previously discovered.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Rehberg2020,
  author    = {Rehberg, Martin},
  title     = {Weighted uniform distribution related to primes and the Selberg Class},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-20925},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-209252},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {In the thesis at hand, several sequences of number theoretic interest will be studied in the context of uniform distribution modulo one. <br> <br> In the first part we deduce for positive and real \(z\not=1\) a discrepancy estimate for the sequence \( \left((2\pi )^{-1}(\log z)\gamma_a\right) \), where \(\gamma_a\) runs through the positive imaginary parts of the nontrivial \(a\)-points of the Riemann zeta-function. If the considered imaginary parts are bounded by \(T\), the discrepancy of the sequence \( \left((2\pi )^{-1}(\log z)\gamma_a\right) \) tends to zero like \( (\log\log\log T)^{-1} \) as \(T\rightarrow \infty\). The proof is related to the proof of Hlawka, who determined a discrepancy estimate for the sequence containing the positive imaginary parts of the nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta-function. <br> <br> The second part of this thesis is about a sequence whose asymptotic behaviour is motivated by the sequence of primes. If \( \alpha\not=0\) is real and \(f\) is a function of logarithmic growth, we specify several conditions such that the sequence \( (\alpha f(q_n)) \) is uniformly distributed modulo one. The corresponding discrepancy estimates will be stated. The sequence \( (q_n)\) of real numbers is strictly increasing and the conditions on its counting function \( Q(x)=\\#\lbrace q_n \leq x \rbrace \) are satisfied by primes and primes in arithmetic progessions. As an application we obtain that the sequence \( \left( (\log q_n)^K\right)\) is uniformly distributed modulo one for arbitrary \(K>1\), if the \(q_n\) are primes or primes in arithmetic progessions. The special case that \(q_n\) equals the \(\textit{n}\)th prime number \(p_n\) was studied by Too, Goto and Kano. <br> <br> In the last part of this thesis we study for irrational \(\alpha\) the sequence \( (\alpha p_n)\) of irrational multiples of primes in the context of weighted uniform distribution modulo one. A result of Vinogradov concerning exponential sums states that this sequence is uniformly distributed modulo one. An alternative proof due to Vaaler uses L-functions. We extend this approach in the context of the Selberg class with polynomial Euler product. By doing so, we obtain two weighted versions of Vinogradov's result: The sequence \( (\alpha p_n)\) is \( (1+\chi_{D}(p_n))\log p_n\)-uniformly distributed modulo one, where \( \chi_D\) denotes the Legendre-Kronecker character. In the proof we use the Dedekind zeta-function of the quadratic number field \( \Bbb Q (\sqrt{D})\). As an application we obtain in case of \(D=-1\), that \( (\alpha p_n)\) is uniformly distributed modulo one, if the considered primes are congruent to one modulo four. Assuming additional conditions on the functions from the Selberg class we prove that the sequence \( (\alpha p_n) \) is also \( (\sum_{j=1}^{\nu_F}{\alpha_j(p_n)})\log p_n\)-uniformly distributed modulo one, where the weights are related to the Euler product of the function.},
  subject      = {Zahlentheorie},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NguyenBeetzMerlinetal.2022,
  author    = {Nguyen, Tu Anh Thi and Beetz, M. Jerome and Merlin, Christine and Pfeiffer, Keram and el Jundi, Basil},
  title     = {Weighting of celestial and terrestrial cues in the monarch butterfly central complex},
  series = {Frontiers in Neural Circuits},
  volume    = {16},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Neural Circuits},
  issn      = {1662-5110},
  doi       = {10.3389/fncir.2022.862279},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-279445},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Monarch butterflies rely on external cues for orientation during their annual long-distance migration from Northern US and Canada to Central Mexico. These external cues can be celestial cues, such as the sun or polarized light, which are processed in a brain region termed the central complex (CX). Previous research typically focused on how individual simulated celestial cues are encoded in the butterfly's CX. However, in nature, the butterflies perceive several celestial cues at the same time and need to integrate them to effectively use the compound of all cues for orientation. In addition, a recent behavioral study revealed that monarch butterflies can rely on terrestrial cues, such as the panoramic skyline, for orientation and use them in combination with the sun to maintain a directed flight course. How the CX encodes a combination of celestial and terrestrial cues and how they are weighted in the butterfly's CX is still unknown. Here, we examined how input neurons of the CX, termed TL neurons, combine celestial and terrestrial information. While recording intracellularly from the neurons, we presented a sun stimulus and polarized light to the butterflies as well as a simulated sun and a panoramic scene simultaneously. Our results show that celestial cues are integrated linearly in these cells, while the combination of the sun and a panoramic skyline did not always follow a linear integration of action potential rates. Interestingly, while the sun and polarized light were invariantly weighted between individual neurons, the sun stimulus and panoramic skyline were dynamically weighted when both stimuli were simultaneously presented. Taken together, this dynamic weighting between celestial and terrestrial cues may allow the butterflies to flexibly set their cue preference during navigation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KueblerHautzingerLudolphetal.2014,
  author    = {K{\"u}bler, Andrea and Hautzinger, Martin and Ludolph, Albert and Dickhaus, Thorsten and Real, Ruben G. L.},
  title     = {Well-being in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a pilot experience sampling study},
  doi       = {10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00704},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-113057},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Objective: The aim of this longitudinal study was to identify predictors of instantaneous well-being in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Based on flow theory well-being was expected to be highest when perceived demands and perceived control were in balance, and that thinking about the past would be a risk factor for rumination which would in turn reduce well-being. Methods: Using the experience sampling method, data on current activities, associated aspects of perceived demands, control, and well-being were collected from 10 patients with ALS three times a day for two weeks. Results: Results show that perceived control was uniformly and positively associated with well-being, but that demands were only positively associated with well-being when they were perceived as controllable. Mediation analysis confirmed thinking about the past, but not thinking about the future, to be a risk factor for rumination and reduced well-being. Discussion: Findings extend our knowledge of factors contributing to well-being in ALS as not only perceived control but also perceived demands can contribute to well-being. They further show that a focus on present experiences might contribute to increased well-being.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Klotzky2018,
  author    = {Klotzky, Jens},
  title     = {Well-posedness of a fluid-particle interaction model},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-169009},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {This thesis considers a model of a scalar partial differential equation in the presence of a singular source term, modeling the interaction between an inviscid fluid represented by the Burgers equation and an arbitrary, finite amount of particles moving inside the fluid, each one acting as a point-wise drag force with a particle related friction constant. \begin{align*} \partial_t u + \partial_x (u^2/2) \&= \sum_{i \in N(t)} \lambda_i \Big(h_i'(t)-u(t,h_i(t)\Big)\delta(x-h_i(t)) \end{align*} The model was introduced for the case of a single particle by Lagouti{\`e}re, Seguin and Takahashi, is a first step towards a better understanding of interaction between fluids and solids on the level of partial differential equations and has the unique property of considering entropy admissible solutions and the interaction with shockwaves. The model is extended to an arbitrary, finite number of particles and interactions like merging, splitting and crossing of particle paths are considered. The theory of entropy admissibility is revisited for the cases of interfaces and discontinuous flux conservation laws, existing results are summarized and compared, and adapted for regions of particle interactions. To this goal, the theory of germs introduced by Andreianov, Karlsen and Risebro is extended to this case of non-conservative interface coupling. Exact solutions for the Riemann Problem of particles drifting apart are computed and analysis on the behavior of entropy solutions across the particle related interfaces is used to determine physically relevant and consistent behavior for merging and splitting of particles. Well-posedness of entropy solutions to the Cauchy problem is proven, using an explicit construction method, L-infinity bounds, an approximation of the particle paths and compactness arguments to obtain existence of entropy solutions. Uniqueness is shown in the class of weak entropy solutions using almost classical Kruzkov-type analysis and the notion of L1-dissipative germs. Necessary fundamentals of hyperbolic conservation laws, including weak solutions, shocks and rarefaction waves and the Rankine-Hugoniot condition are briefly recapitulated.},
  subject      = {Hyperbolische Differentialgleichung},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RamlerKrummenacherLichtenberg2020,
  author    = {Ramler, Jacqueline and Krummenacher, Ivo and Lichtenberg, Crispin},
  title     = {Well-Defined, Molecular Bismuth Compounds: Catalysts in Photochemically Induced Radical Dehydrocoupling Reactions},
  series = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
  volume    = {26},
  journal   = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
  number    = {64},
  doi       = {10.1002/chem.202002219},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-224577},
  pages     = {14551 -- 14555},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {A series of diorgano(bismuth)chalcogenides, [Bi(di-aryl)EPh], has been synthesised and fully characterised (E=S, Se, Te). These molecular bismuth complexes have been exploited in homogeneous photochemically-induced radical catalysis, using the coupling of silanes with TEMPO as a model reaction (TEMPO=(tetramethyl-piperidin-1-yl)-oxyl). Their catalytic properties are complementary or superior to those of known catalysts for these coupling reactions. Catalytically competent intermediates of the reaction have been identified. Applied analytical techniques include NMR, UV/Vis, and EPR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and (TD)-DFT calculations.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{Schoenfeld2023,
  author    = {Sch{\"o}nfeld, Sophie},
  title     = {Western Constructions of Disability and Local Systems of Knowledge: A Look at the Problematic Aspects of Intercultural Work},
  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-978-3-95826-207-2-113},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-305910},
  publisher      = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press},
  pages     = {113-128},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {No abstract available.},
  subject      = {Behinderung},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MerglKoburgerHeinrichsetal.2015,
  author    = {Mergl, Roland and Koburger, Nicole and Heinrichs, Katherina and Sz{\´e}kely, Andr{\´a}s and T{\´o}th, M{\´o}nika Ditta and Coyne, James and Quint{\~a}o, S{\´o}nia and Arensman, Ella and Coffey, Claire and Maxwell, Margaret and V{\"a}rnik, Airi and van Audenhove, Chantal and McDaid, David and Sarchiapone, Marco and Schmidtke, Armin and Genz, Axel and Gusm{\~a}o, Ricardo and Hegerl, Ulrich},
  title     = {What Are Reasons for the Large Gender Differences in the Lethality of Suicidal Acts? An Epidemiological Analysis in Four European Countries},
  series = {PLoS ONE},
  volume    = {10},
  journal   = {PLoS ONE},
  number    = {7},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0129062},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-151547},
  pages     = {e0129062},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Background In Europe, men have lower rates of attempted suicide compared to women and at the same time a higher rate of completed suicides, indicating major gender differences in lethality of suicidal behaviour. The aim of this study was to analyse the extent to which these gender differences in lethality can be explained by factors such as choice of more lethal methods or lethality differences within the same suicide method or age. In addition, we explored gender differences in the intentionality of suicide attempts. Methods and Findings Methods. Design: Epidemiological study using a combination of self-report and official data. Setting: Mental health care services in four European countries: Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and Portugal. Data basis: Completed suicides derived from official statistics for each country (767 acts, 74.4\% male) and assessed suicide attempts excluding habitual intentional self-harm (8,175 acts, 43.2\% male). Main Outcome Measures and Data Analysis. We collected data on suicidal acts in eight regions of four European countries participating in the EU-funded "OSPI-Europe"-project (www.ospi-europe.com). We calculated method-specific lethality using the number of completed suicides per method * 100 /(number of completed suicides per method + number of attempted suicides per method). We tested gender differences in the distribution of suicidal acts for significance by using the \(\chi\)\(^{2}\)-test for two-by-two tables. We assessed the effect sizes with phi coefficients (φ). We identified predictors of lethality with a binary logistic regression analysis. Poisson regression analysis examined the contribution of choice of methods and method-specific lethality to gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts. Findings Main Results Suicidal acts (fatal and non-fatal) were 3.4 times more lethal in men than in women (lethality 13.91\% (regarding 4106 suicidal acts) versus 4.05\% (regarding 4836 suicidal acts)), the difference being significant for the methods hanging, jumping, moving objects, sharp objects and poisoning by substances other than drugs. Median age at time of suicidal behaviour (35-44 years) did not differ between males and females. The overall gender difference in lethality of suicidal behaviour was explained by males choosing more lethal suicide methods (odds ratio (OR) = 2.03; 95\% CI = 1.65 to 2.50; p < 0.000001) and additionally, but to a lesser degree, by a higher lethality of suicidal acts for males even within the same method (OR = 1.64; 95\% CI = 1.32 to 2.02; p = 0.000005). Results of a regression analysis revealed neither age nor country differences were significant predictors for gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts. The proportion of serious suicide attempts among all non-fatal suicidal acts with known intentionality (NFSAi) was significantly higher in men (57.1\%; 1,207 of 2,115 NFSAi) than in women (48.6\%; 1,508 of 3,100 NFSAi) (\(\chi\)\(^{2}\) = 35.74; p < 0.000001). Main limitations of the study Due to restrictive data security regulations to ensure anonymity in Ireland, specific ages could not be provided because of the relatively low absolute numbers of suicide in the Irish intervention and control region. Therefore, analyses of the interaction between gender and age could only be conducted for three of the four countries. Attempted suicides were assessed for patients presenting to emergency departments or treated in hospitals. An unknown rate of attempted suicides remained undetected. This may have caused an overestimation of the lethality of certain methods. Moreover, the detection of attempted suicides and the registration of completed suicides might have differed across the four countries. Some suicides might be hidden and misclassified as undetermined deaths. Conclusions Men more often used highly lethal methods in suicidal behaviour, but there was also a higher method-specific lethality which together explained the large gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts. Gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts were fairly consistent across all four European countries examined. Males and females did not differ in age at time of suicidal behaviour. Suicide attempts by males were rated as being more serious independent of the method used, with the exceptions of attempted hanging, suggesting gender differences in intentionality associated with suicidal behaviour. These findings contribute to understanding of the spectrum of reasons for gender differences in the lethality of suicidal behaviour and should inform the development of gender specific strategies for suicide prevention.},
  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}
}
@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}
}
@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}
}
@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{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}
}
@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{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}
}
@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{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}
}
@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{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{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{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{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}
}
@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}
}
@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}
}
@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}
}
@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{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}
}
@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{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{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{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{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}
}
@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{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}
}
@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{MorimotoShimadaSugimotoOtowaetal.2018,
  author    = {Morimoto, Yoshiro and Shimada-Sugimoto, Mihoko and Otowa, Takeshi and Yoshida, Shintaro and Kinoshita, Akira and Mishima, Hiroyuki and Yamaguchi, Naohiro and Mori, Takatoshi and Imamura, Akira and Ozawa, Hiroki and Kurotaki, Naohiro and Ziegler, Christiane and Domschke, Katharina and Deckert, J{\"u}rgen and Umekage, Tadashi and Tochigi, Mamoru and Kaiya, Hisanobu and Okazaki, Yuji and Tokunaga, Katsushi and Sasaki, Tsukasa and Yoshiura, Koh-ichiro and Ono, Shinji},
  title     = {Whole-exome sequencing and gene-based rare variant association tests suggest that PLA2G4E might be a risk gene for panic disorder},
  series = {Translational Psychiatry},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {Translational Psychiatry},
  doi       = {10.1038/s41398-017-0088-0},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-224192},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Panic disorder (PD) is characterized by recurrent and unexpected panic attacks, subsequent anticipatory anxiety, and phobic avoidance. Recent epidemiological and genetic studies have revealed that genetic factors contribute to the pathogenesis of PD. We performed whole-exome sequencing on one Japanese family, including multiple patients with panic disorder, which identified seven rare protein-altering variants. We then screened these genes in a Japanese PD case-control group (384 sporadic PD patients and 571 controls), resulting in the detection of three novel single nucleotide variants as potential candidates for PD (chr15: 42631993, T>C in GANC; chr15: 42342861, G>T in PLA2G4E; chr20: 3641457, G>C in GFRA4). Statistical analyses of these three genes showed that PLA2G4E yielded the lowest p value in gene-based rare variant association tests by Efficient and Parallelizable Association Container Toolbox algorithms; however, the p value did not reach the significance threshold in the Japanese. Likewise, in a German case-control study (96 sporadic PD patients and 96 controls), PLA2G4E showed the lowest p value but again did not reach the significance threshold. In conclusion, we failed to find any significant variants or genes responsible for the development of PD. Nonetheless, our results still leave open the possibility that rare protein-altering variants in PLA2G4E contribute to the risk of PD, considering the function of this gene.},
  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{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}
}
@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{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{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{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{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{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{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{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}
}
@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{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}
}
@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}
}
@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}
}