TY - THES A1 - Appel, Markus T1 - Untersuchungen zur 2H/1H- und 13C/12C-Isotopenfraktionierung bei der Biogenese von Aromastoffen T1 - Investigation of 2H/1H- and 13C/12C-isotopic fractionation during biogenesis of flavour compounds N2 - Für die Authentizitätsbewertung achiraler Aromastoffe ist die gaschromatographische Isotopenverhältnismessung mittels massenspektrometrischer Analyse ein etabliertes Verfahren. Diese Technik ermöglicht es, über geeignete Datenbanken authentischer Referenzproben gesicherte Aussagen hinsichtlich deren Herkunft aus natürlicher oder synthetischer Quelle zu treffen. Zunehmend ins Interesse rückt allerdings auch die Frage, ob es mittels Techniken der Stabilisotopenanalytik ebenso möglich ist, das breite Feld der legislativ als „natürlich“ deklarierten Aromastoffe analytisch weiter in deren Herkunft aus biotechnologischer oder natürlicher („ex plant“) Quelle aufzutrennen. Zwar kann dieser Fragestellung prinzipiell über die Erweiterung bestehender Stabilisotopen-Datenbanken mit authentischen Proben nachgegangen werden, sie scheitert jedoch häufig an der limitierten Verfügbarkeit authentischer biotechnologischer Referenzen oder der eingeschränkten Kenntnis über die der Produktion „natürlicher“ Aromastoffe zugrundeliegenden Verfahrenstechniken. Eine mögliche Vorgehensweise zur Umgehung dieses Sachverhalts stellt daher die in Anlehnung an beschriebene biotechnologische Verfahren im Labormaßstab durchgeführte Produktion ausgewählter und somit auch authentischer Referenz-Aromastoffe dar. Diese Methode hat zudem den Vorteil, dass gegebenenfalls zusätzliche Informationen über mögliche Isotopenfraktionierungen in solchen Systemen ermittelt werden können, welche sich nicht nur zur Authentizitätsprüfung als nützlich erweisen können, sondern auch zur stetig wachsenden Grunderkenntnis über Isotopenfraktionierungen in biologischen Systemen beitragen. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es daher, der geschilderten Fragestellung bezüglich ausgewählter Aromastoffe aus den Gruppen der C6-Aldehyde und -Alkohole („Grünnoten“) sowie der Gärungsalkohole nachzugehen. Zu diesem Zweck erfolgten zum einen im Labormaßstab die biogenetische Bildung von C6-Aldehyden und -Alkoholen ausgehend von den ungesättigten Fettsäuren Linol- und Linolensäure, ferner wurden parallel Edukte, Intermediate und Produkte isoliert und hinsichtlich ihrer Stabilisotopengehalte durch Bestimmung der Delta-2H(V-SMOW)- und Delta-13C(V-PDB)-Werte untersucht. Zum anderen sind auf fermentativem Wege ausgehend von unterschiedlichen Kohlenhydratquellen die Gärungsalkohole 2-Phenylethanol und 2-Methyl-1-propanol dargestellt worden. Des weiteren galt es, die bei den Gärungsalkoholen resultierende Datenlage dahingehend zu prüfen, ob sich diese über eine Korrelation der Delta-2H(V-SMOW)- und Delta-13C(V-PDB)-Werte dazu eignet, eine Authentizitätsbewertung dieser Aromastoffe hinsichtlich natürlicher oder synthetischer Herkunft zu ermöglichen. N2 - For the authenticity assessment of achiral flavor substances gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (HRGC-IRMS) is an established method. Using authentic reference data, this technique allows the differentiation between a “natural” or synthetic origin. The problem, however, to distinguish biotechnologically produced “natural” flavors from other “natural” ones, e.g. “ex plant” origin, is still unsolved. A suitable approach would be to expand the already existing stable isotope databases using authentic samples. However, this often fails due to the limited availability of authentic biotechnological references or restricted knowledge about the production processes for “natural” flavors. An appropriate alternative is the controlled production of authentic reference flavors according to published biotechnological processes on a laboratory scale. With this strategy additional information about eventual isotopic fractionations can be obtained, which is not only useful for authenticity assessment, but also to extend our basic knowledge about isotopic discriminations in biological systems. The aim of the present study was therefore to elucidate this question regarding selected flavor substances from the groups of the C6-aldehydes and -alcohols (“green notes”), as well as some fermentation alcohols. For this purpose, the biogenetic production of C6-aldehydes and -alcohols from the unsaturated fatty acids linoleic and linolenic acid was realized, and, in parallel, educts, intermediates and products were isolated and analysed as to their delta-2H(V-SMOW)- and delta-13C(V-PDB)-values. In addition, the fermentative production of 2-phenylethanol and 2-methyl-1-propanol was performed by using different sources of carbohydrates. Regarding these fermentation alcohols, the resulting data should also be tested, whether the correlation of the delta-2H(V-SMOW)- and delta-13C(V-PDB)-values enables the authenticity assessment of the flavor substances towards their synthetic or “natural” origin. KW - Aroma KW - Authentizität KW - Grünnoten KW - Gärungsalkohole KW - Isotopenverhältnis-Massenspektrometrie KW - flavour KW - green notes KW - fermentation alcohols KW - authenticity KW - isotope ratio mass spectrometry Y1 - 2008 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-28426 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Appel, Markus A1 - Marker, Caroline A1 - Mara, Martina T1 - Otakuism and the appeal of sex robots JF - Frontiers in Psychology N2 - Social robots are becoming increasingly prevalent in everyday life and sex robots are a sub-category of especially high public interest and controversy. Starting from the concept of the otaku, a term from Japanese youth culture that describes secluded persons with a high affinity for fictional manga characters, we examine individual differences behind sex robot appeal (anime and manga fandom, interest in Japanese culture, preference for indoor activities, shyness). In an online-experiment, 261 participants read one out of three randomly assigned descriptions of future technologies (sex robot, nursing robot, genetically modified organism) and reported on their overall evaluation, eeriness, and contact/purchase intentions. Higher anime and manga fandom was associated with higher appeal for all three future technologies. For our male subsample, sex robots and GMOs stood out as shyness yielded a particularly strong relationship to contact/purchase intentions for these new technologies. KW - sex robots KW - anime KW - manga KW - fan culture KW - otakuism KW - shyness KW - uncanny valley Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-195893 SN - 1664-1078 VL - 10 IS - 569 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hruschka, Timon M. J. A1 - Appel, Markus T1 - Learning about informal fallacies and the detection of fake news: an experimental intervention JF - PLoS One N2 - The philosophical concept of informal fallacies–arguments that fail to provide sufficient support for a claim–is introduced and connected to the topic of fake news detection. We assumed that the ability to identify informal fallacies can be trained and that this ability enables individuals to better distinguish between fake news and real news. We tested these assumptions in a two-group between-participants experiment (N = 116). The two groups participated in a 30-minute-long text-based learning intervention: either about informal fallacies or about fake news. Learning about informal fallacies enhanced participants’ ability to identify fallacious arguments one week later. Furthermore, the ability to identify fallacious arguments was associated with a better discernment between real news and fake news. Participants in the informal fallacy intervention group and the fake news intervention group performed equally well on the news discernment task. The contribution of (identifying) informal fallacies for research and practice is discussed. KW - learning KW - human learning KW - reasoning KW - social media KW - psychology KW - psychometrics KW - social psychology KW - statistical data Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-350404 SN - 1932-6203 VL - 18 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rudloff, Jan Philipp A1 - Hutmacher, Fabian A1 - Appel, Markus T1 - Beliefs about the nature of knowledge shape responses to the pandemic: Epistemic beliefs, the Dark Factor of Personality, and COVID‐19–related conspiracy ideation and behavior JF - Journal of Personality N2 - Objective Global challenges such as climate change or the COVID‐19 pandemic have drawn public attention to conspiracy theories and citizens' non‐compliance to science‐based behavioral guidelines. We focus on individuals' worldviews about how one can and should construct reality (epistemic beliefs) to explain the endorsement of conspiracy theories and behavior during the COVID‐19 pandemic and propose the Dark Factor of Personality (D) as an antecedent of post‐truth epistemic beliefs. Method and Results This model is tested in four pre‐registered studies. In Study 1 (N = 321), we found first evidence for a positive association between D and post‐truth epistemic beliefs (Faith in Intuition for Facts, Need for Evidence, Truth is Political). In Study 2 (N = 453), we tested the model proper by further showing that post‐truth epistemic beliefs predict the endorsement of COVID‐19 conspiracies and disregarding COVID‐19 behavioral guidelines. Study 3 (N = 923) largely replicated these results at a later stage of the pandemic. Finally, in Study 4 (N = 513), we replicated the results in a German sample, corroborating their cross‐cultural validity. Interactions with political orientation were observed. Conclusion Our research highlights that epistemic beliefs need to be taken into account when addressing major challenges to humankind. KW - conspiracy theories KW - COVID‐19 KW - Dark Factor of Personality KW - epistemic beliefs KW - post‐truth Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-293793 VL - 90 IS - 6 SP - 937 EP - 955 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rudloff, Jan Philipp A1 - Hutmacher, Fabian A1 - Appel, Markus T1 - Post-truth epistemic beliefs rooted in the Dark Factor of Personality are associated with higher COVID-19 vaccination refusal JF - Scientific Reports N2 - A substantial number of people refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, which prompts the question as to why. We focus on the role of individual worldviews about the nature and generation of knowledge (epistemic beliefs). We propose a model that includes epistemic beliefs, their relationship to the Dark Factor of Personality (D), and their mutual effect on the probability of having been vaccinated against COVID-19. Based on a US nationally representative sample (N = 1268), we show that stronger endorsement of post-truth epistemic beliefs was associated with a lower probability of having been vaccinated against COVID-19. D was also linked to a lower probability of having been vaccinated against COVID-19, which can be explained by post-truth epistemic beliefs. Our results indicate that the more individuals deliberately refrain from adhering to the better argument, the less likely they are vaccinated. More generally, post-truth epistemic beliefs pose a challenge for rational communication. KW - diseases KW - psychology Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-357619 VL - 13 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stein, Jan-Philipp A1 - Cimander, Paula A1 - Appel, Markus T1 - Power-posing robots: the influence of a humanoid robot’s posture and size on its perceived dominance, competence, eeriness, and threat JF - International Journal of Social Robotics N2 - When interacting with sophisticated digital technologies, people often fall back on the same interaction scripts they apply to the communication with other humans—especially if the technology in question provides strong anthropomorphic cues (e.g., a human-like embodiment). Accordingly, research indicates that observers tend to interpret the body language of social robots in the same way as they would with another human being. Backed by initial evidence, we assumed that a humanoid robot will be considered as more dominant and competent, but also as more eerie and threatening once it strikes a so-called power pose. Moreover, we pursued the research question whether these effects might be accentuated by the robot’s body size. To this end, the current study presented 204 participants with pictures of the robot NAO in different poses (expansive vs. constrictive), while also manipulating its height (child-sized vs. adult-sized). Our results show that NAO’s posture indeed exerted strong effects on perceptions of dominance and competence. Conversely, participants’ threat and eeriness ratings remained statistically independent of the robot’s depicted body language. Further, we found that the machine’s size did not affect any of the measured interpersonal perceptions in a notable way. The study findings are discussed considering limitations and future research directions. KW - robot KW - humanoid KW - embodiment KW - body language KW - posture KW - nonverbal communication Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-324502 SN - 1875-4791 VL - 14 IS - 6 ER -