TY - JOUR A1 - van Toor, Mariëlle L. A1 - Newman, Scott H. A1 - Takekawa, John Y. A1 - Wegmann, Martin A1 - Safi, Kamran T1 - Temporal segmentation of animal trajectories informed by habitat use JF - Ecosphere N2 - Most animals live in seasonal environments and experience very different conditions throughout the year. Behavioral strategies like migration, hibernation, and a life cycle adapted to the local seasonality help to cope with fluctuations in environmental conditions. Thus, how an individual utilizes the environment depends both on the current availability of habitat and the behavioral prerequisites of the individual at that time. While the increasing availability and richness of animal movement data has facilitated the development of algorithms that classify behavior by movement geometry, changes in the environmental correlates of animal movement have so far not been exploited for a behavioral annotation. Here, we suggest a method that uses these changes in individual–environment associations to divide animal location data into segments of higher ecological coherence, which we term niche segmentation. We use time series of random forest models to evaluate the transferability of habitat use over time to cluster observational data accordingly. We show that our method is able to identify relevant changes in habitat use corresponding to both changes in the availability of habitat and how it was used using simulated data, and apply our method to a tracking data set of common teal (Anas crecca). The niche segmentation proved to be robust, and segmented habitat suitability outperformed models neglecting the temporal dynamics of habitat use. Overall, we show that it is possible to classify animal trajectories based on changes of habitat use similar to geometric segmentation algorithms. We conclude that such an environmentally informed classification of animal trajectories can provide new insights into an individuals' behavior and enables us to make sensible predictions of how suitable areas might be connected by movement in space and time. KW - Anas crecca KW - animal movement KW - common teal KW - habitat use KW - life history KW - migration KW - niche dynamics KW - random forest models KW - segmentation KW - simulation KW - species distribution model KW - transferability Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-164970 VL - 7 IS - 10 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Grundgeiger, T. A1 - Albert, M. A1 - Reinhardt, D. A1 - Happel, O. A1 - Steinisch, A. A1 - Wurmb, T. T1 - Real-time tablet-based resuscitation documentation by the team leader: evaluating documentation quality and clinical performance JF - Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine N2 - Background Precise and complete documentation of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitations is important but data quality can be poor. In the present study, we investigated the effect of a tablet-based application for real-time resuscitation documentation used by the emergency team leader on documentation quality and clinical performance of the emergency team. Methods Senior anaesthesiologists either used the tablet-based application during the simulated resuscitation for documentation and also used the application for the final documentation or conducted the full documentation at the end of the scenario using the local hospital information system. The latter procedure represents the current local documentation method. All scenarios were video recorded. To assess the documentation, we compared the precision of intervention delivery times, documentation completeness, and final documentation time. To assess clinical performance, we compared adherence to guidelines for defibrillation and adrenaline administration, the no-flow fraction, and the time to first defibrillation. Results The results showed significant benefits for the tablet-based application compared to the hospital information system for precision of the intervention delivery times, the final documentation time, and the no-flow fraction. We observed no differences between the groups for documentation completeness, adherence to guidelines for defibrillation and adrenaline administration, and the time to first defibrillation. Discussion In the presented study, we observed that a tablet-based application can improve documentation data quality. Furthermore, we demonstrated that a well-designed application can be used in real-time by a member of the emergency team with possible beneficial effects on clinical performance. Conclusion The present evaluation confirms the advantage of tablet-based documentation tools and also shows that the application can be used by an active member of an emergency team without compromising clinical performance. KW - cardiac arrest documentation KW - cardiopulmonary resuscitation KW - simulation KW - no-flow fraction Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-146582 VL - 24 IS - 51 ER - TY - THES A1 - Bolaños-Rosales, Alejandro T1 - Low Mach Number Simulations of Convective Boundary Mixing in Classical Novae T1 - Simulationen der konvektiven Mischung in Klassischen Novae im Strömungsbereich kleiner Machzahlen N2 - Classical novae are thermonuclear explosions occurring on the surface of white dwarfs. When co-existing in a binary system with a main sequence or more evolved star, mass accretion from the companion star to the white dwarf can take place if the companion overflows its Roche lobe. The envelope of hydrogen-rich matter which builds on top of the white dwarf eventually ignites under degenerate conditions, leading to a thermonuclear runaway and an explosion in the order of 1046 erg, while leaving the white dwarf intact. Spectral analyses from the debris indicate an abundance of isotopes that are tracers of nuclear burning via the hot CNO cycle, which in turn reveal some sort of mixing between the envelope and the white dwarf underneath. The exact mechanism is still a matter of debate. The convection and deflagration in novae develop in the low Mach number regime. We used the Seven League Hydro code (SLH ), which employs numerical schemes designed to correctly simulate low Mach number flows, to perform two and three- dimensional simulations of classical novae. Based on a spherically-symmetric model created with aid of a stellar evolution code, we developed our own nova model and tested it on a variety of numerical grids and boundary conditions for validation. We focused on the evolution of temperature, density and nuclear energy generation rate at the layers between white dwarf and envelope, where most of the energy is generated, to understand the structure of the transition region, and its effect on the nuclear burning. We analyzed the resulting dredge-up efficiency stemming from the convective motions in the envelope. Our models yield similar results to the literature, but seem to depend very strongly on the numerical resolution. We followed the evolution of the nuclear species involved in the CNO cycle and concluded that the thermonuclear reactions primarily taking place are those of the cold and not the hot CNO cycle. The reason behind this could be that under the conditions generally assumed for multi-dimensional simulations, the envelope is in fact not degenerate. We performed initial tests for 3D simulations and realized that alternative boundary conditions are needed. N2 - Klassische Novae sind thermonukleare Explosionen an der Oberfläche von Weißen Zwergen. Wenn ein solcher sich in einem Doppelsternsystem zusammen mit einem Hauptreihenstern oder einem späteren Stern befindet, kann Akkretion vom Begleiter zum Weißen Zwerg stattfinden, falls der Begleitstern seine Roche-Grenze überschre- itet. Die wasserstoffreiche Hülle, die sich auf der Oberfläche des Sterns bildet, zündet aufgrund des enormen Gravitationsdrucks in einer Deflagration. Aufgrund der Entar- tung des Gases führt das nukleare Brennen zu einem thermonuklearen Durchgehen (engl. runaway)und schließlich zu einer Explosion mit Energien in der Größenord- nung von 1046 erg. Der Weiße Zwerg bleibt dabei unberührt. Spektralanalysen der ausgestoßenen Gase deuten auf Isotope hin, die am heißen CNO-Zyklus beteiligt sind. Dies legt nahe, dass vor oder während der Brennphase eine Durchmischung von Materie zwischen der akkretierten Hülle und dem Weißen Zwerg stattfinden muss. Die Konvektion und Deflagration entwickeln sich im Strömungsbereich kleiner Machzahlen. Wir benutzten den Seven League Hydro code (SLH ), welcher ëber numerische Verfahren verfügt, die auf einen weiten Bereich von Machzahlen anwend- bar sind. Daraus errechneten wir Simulationen von Klassischen Novae in zwei und drei Dimensionen. Basierend auf einem sphärisch-symmetrischen Modell, das wir mit einem Sternentwicklungscode erstellten, entwickelten wir ein eigenes Nova-Modell. Wir testeten dies in Kombination mit eienr Reihe von Gittern und Randbedingun- gen. Anschließend analysierten wir im Detail das Verhalten von Temperatur, Dichte und nuklearer Energieerzeugungsrate in den Schichten zwischen Weißem Zwerg und Wasserstoffhülle, wo die Kernfusion hauptsächlich stattfindet, um die Struktur der Brennzone und deren Einfluss auf die Nukleosynthese zu verstehen. Wir analysierten die Effizienz der Konvektion, welche Elemente aus dem Weißen Zwerg nach oben in die Hülle transportiert. Die Ergebnisse entsprechen denen der Literatur, dennoch hängen sie stark von der numerischen Auflösung ab. Wir untersuchten die Isotopen- häufigkeit der im CNO-Zyklus beteiligten Elemente, und schloßen hieraus, dass das Brennen durch den weniger energetischen “kalten” CNO-Zyklus verläuft. Dies kann darauf zurückgeführt werden, dass unter den Bedingungen, die die Mehrzahl der multi- dimensionalen Modelle aus der Fachliteratur mit sich bringen, die Wasserstoffhülle tatsächlich nicht entartet ist. Abschließend simulierten wir testweise 3D-Modelle, aber neue Randbedingungen sind nötig, um mit den Berechnungen fortfahren zu können. KW - Nova KW - Weißer Zwerg KW - classical novae KW - convection KW - numerical hydrodynamics KW - nuclear reactions KW - stellar evolution KW - simulation KW - low Mach number flows KW - numerische Hydrodynamik KW - thermonukelare Reaktionen KW - Sternentwicklung Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-132863 ER -