TY - JOUR A1 - Morris, E. Kathryn A1 - Caruso, Tancredi A1 - Buscot, Francois A1 - Fischer, Markus A1 - Hancock, Christine A1 - Maier, Tanja S. A1 - Meiners, Torsten A1 - Müller, Caroline A1 - Obermaier, Elisabeth A1 - Prati, Daniel A1 - Socher, Stephanie A. A1 - Sonnemann, Ilja A1 - Wäschke, Nicola A1 - Wubet, Tesfaye A1 - Wurst, Susanne A1 - Rillig, Matthias C. T1 - Choosing and using diversity indices: insights for ecological applications from the German Biodiversity Exploratories JF - Ecology and Evolution N2 - Biodiversity, a multidimensional property of natural systems, is difficult to quantify partly because of the multitude of indices proposed for this purpose. Indices aim to describe general properties of communities that allow us to compare different regions, taxa, and trophic levels. Therefore, they are of fundamental importance for environmental monitoring and conservation, although there is no consensus about which indices are more appropriate and informative. We tested several common diversity indices in a range of simple to complex statistical analyses in order to determine whether some were better suited for certain analyses than others. We used data collected around the focal plant Plantago lanceolata on 60 temperate grassland plots embedded in an agricultural landscape to explore relationships between the common diversity indices of species richness (S), Shannon's diversity (H'), Simpson's diversity (D-1), Simpson's dominance (D-2), Simpson's evenness (E), and Berger-Parker dominance (BP). We calculated each of these indices for herbaceous plants, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, aboveground arthropods, belowground insect larvae, and P.lanceolata molecular and chemical diversity. Including these trait-based measures of diversity allowed us to test whether or not they behaved similarly to the better studied species diversity. We used path analysis to determine whether compound indices detected more relationships between diversities of different organisms and traits than more basic indices. In the path models, more paths were significant when using H', even though all models except that with E were equally reliable. This demonstrates that while common diversity indices may appear interchangeable in simple analyses, when considering complex interactions, the choice of index can profoundly alter the interpretation of results. Data mining in order to identify the index producing the most significant results should be avoided, but simultaneously considering analyses using multiple indices can provide greater insight into the interactions in a system. KW - molecular diversity KW - plant diversity KW - plantago lanceolata KW - shannon index KW - simpson's index KW - arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi KW - Hill's powers KW - chemical diversity KW - Berger-Parker KW - arthropods Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-115462 SN - 2045-7758 VL - 4 IS - 18 ER - TY - THES A1 - Fischer, Markus T1 - Synthese neuartiger siliciumorganischer Wirkstoffe sowie siliciumhaltiger Synthese-Bausteine unter Verwendung der 4-Methoxyphenyl-, 2,6-Dimethoxyphenyl- und 2,4,6-Trimethoxyphenyl-Schutzgruppe T1 - Synthesis of novel organosilicon drugs and silicon-containing building blocks using the 4-methoxyphenyl, 2,6-dimethoxyphenyl, and 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl protecting group N2 - Synthese siliciumhaltiger Wirkstoffe und Synthese-Bausteine des 4-Silapiperidin-Typs: Im Rahmen der systematischen Untersuchungen unseres Arbeitskreises zur C/Si-Bioisosterie wurde für bereits bekannte σ-Rezeptor-Antagonisten eine neue verbesserte Syntheseroute entwickelt, wobei die Endprodukte jeweils in einer sechsstufigen Synthese dargestellt und als entsprechende Hydrochloride isoliert wurden. Ein weiteres Teilprojekt der vorliegenden Arbeit betraf die Entwicklung einer Syntheseroute zur Darstellung von Sila-L-741,626, dem Sila-Analogon des selektiven D2-Dopamin-Rezeptorantagonisten L-741,626. In einem weiteren Teilprojekt der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde ein neuer, säurefreier Weg zu 4 Silapiperidin-Bausteinen mit NH-Funktion entwickelt, der eine Staudinger-Reaktion als ringschließenden Syntheseschritt beinhaltet. Am Beispiel einer Modellverbindung, die in zwei alternativen jeweils fünfstufigen Synthesen ausgehend von Dichlordiphenylsilan dargestellt und als Hydrochlorid isoliert wurde, konnte die neue Syntheseroute erfolgreich ausgearbeitet werden. Die anhand der Modellverbindung erfolgreich getestete Syntheseroute konnte im Folgenden auf ein Zielmolekül angewendet werden, das anstatt einer inerten Phenyl-Gruppe die säurelabilere 4-Methoxyphenyl- (MOP-) Gruppe trägt. Synthese siliciumhaltiger Wirkstoffe und Synthese-Bausteine des 4-Silacyclohexan-1-on- und (4-Silacyclohexan-1-yl)amin-Typs: Im Zusammenhang mit unseren systematischen Untersuchungen zur C/Si-Bioisosterie wurde Sila-pramiverin dargestellt. Dies gelang in einer vierstufigen Synthese, ausgehend von Dichlordiphenylsilan. Im Zuge dieser Synthese fand Brown’s DCME-Prozess Anwendung, um in einer Eintopf-Reaktion das entsprechende 4-Silacyclohexan-1-on und daraus durch anschließende reduktive Aminierung mit Isopropylamin Sila-pramiverin erstmals darzustellen. Analog zur Synthese von Sila-pramiverin konnten ebenfalls Synthese-Bausteine des 4 Silacyclohexan-1-on-Typs sowie des (4-Silacyclohexan-1-yl)amin-Typs unter Verwendung der 4 Methoxyphenyl- (MOP ), 2,6-Dimethoxyphenyl- (DMOP-) bzw. 2,4,6-Trimethoxyphenyl- (TMOP-) Schutzgruppe dargestellt werden. In einer Machbarkeitsstudie wurde zudem unter selektiver Abspaltung der 4 Methoxyphenyl- (MOP ), 2,6-Dimethoxyphenyl- (DMOP-) bzw. 2,4,6-Trimethoxyphenyl- (TMOP-) Schutzgruppe der phenylierten 4 Silacyclohexan-1-one mittels Chlorwasserstoff das entsprechende Chlorsilan dargestellt. Synthese siliciumhaltiger Synthese-Bausteine des 4-Silatetrahydropyran-Typs: Eine fast gänzlich unerforschte Klasse siliciumhaltiger Heterocyclen stellen 4 Silatetrahydropyrane dar. Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit konnte zunächst anhand einer Modellstudie das 4,4-Diphenyl-4-silatetrahydropyran dargestellt werden. Die für die Modellverbindung ausgearbeitete Syntheseroute konnte schließlich auf die Synthese der 4 Methoxyphenyl- (MOP-) und 2,6-Dimethoxyphenyl- (DMOP-) substituierten 4 Silatetra¬hydropyrane übertragen werden. Diese konnten jeweils in einer vierstufigen Synthese dargestellt werden. Lediglich die Synthese der 2,4,6-Trimethoxyphenyl- (TMOP-) substituierten 4 Silatetra¬hyropyrane gelang aufgrund der Instabilität der mesylierten Zwischenstufen nicht. N2 - Synthesis of silicon containing drugs and building blocks of the 4-silapiperidine type: In context with the systematic studies of our research group on C/Si bioisosterism, a novel and improved synthetic route for already reported σ receptor antagonists were established in six-step syntheses, and the final products were isolated as hydrochlorides. Another goal of this work concerned the development of a synthetic route for sila L 741,626, a silicon analogue of the selective D2 dopamin receptor antagonist L 741,626. In another project of this work, a novel acid-free method for the synthesis of 4-silapiperidine building blocks containing a NH function has been developed, using the Staudinger reaction as the key step. As a proof of principle, a model compound, isolated as hydrochloride, could be prepared in two alternative five-step syntheses, starting from dichlorodiphenylsilane. The novel synthetic route for the preparation of the model compound could then be sucessfully applied to the synthesis of a novel target molecule containing the more acid-labile 4 methoxyphenyl (MOP) group instead of the relatively inert phenyl group. Synthesis of silicon containing drugs and building blocks of the 4-silacyclohexan-1-one and the (4-silacyclohexan-1-yl)amine type: In context with our systematic studies on C/Si bioisosterism, sila-pramiverin was synthesized in a four-step synthesis, starting from dichloro¬diphenylsilane. In the course of the synthesis of the 4 silacyclohexan-1-one intermediate, a one-pot synthesis by using Brown’s DCME process was applied. Subsequent reductive amination with isopropylamine led to sila-pramiverin. Analogously to the synthesis of sila-pramiverin, building blocks of the 4 silacyclo¬hexan-1-one type and the (4-silacyclohexan-1-yl)amine type were synthesized by using the 4-methoxyphenyl (MOP), 2,6-dimethoxyphenyl (DMOP), or 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl (TMOP) protecting groups. As a proof of principle, the phenyl-substituted 4 silacyclo¬hexan-1-ones could then be transformed into the corresponding chlorosilane by selective cleavage of the 4-methoxyphenyl (MOP), 2,6-dimethoxyphenyl (DMOP), or 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl (TMOP) protecting group by using hydrogen chloride. Synthesis of silicon containing building blocks of the 4-silatetrahydropyrane type: 4-Silatetrahydropyranes represent a nearly unexplored class of silicon containing heterocycles. Within the scope of this work, the model compound 4,4-diphenyl-4-silatetrahydropyrane could be synthesized in a three-step synthesis, starting from dichlorodiphenylsilane. This synthetic route to the model compound could then also be applied successfully to the 4-methoxyphenyl (MOP) and 2,6-dimethoxyphenyl (DMOP) substituted 4-silatetrahydropyranes. However, the syntheses of the 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl (TMOP) substituted 4 silatetrahydropyranes remained unsuccessful due to the instability of their mesylated precursors. KW - Silicium KW - Wirkstoff KW - Schutzgruppe KW - Sila-Substitution KW - Sila-Wirkstoff KW - Synthese-Baustein KW - Siliciumorganische Verbindungen Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-113987 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Boschert, Verena A1 - Klenk, Nicola A1 - Abt, Alexander A1 - Raman, Sudha Janaki A1 - Fischer, Markus A1 - Brands, Roman C. A1 - Seher, Axel A1 - Linz, Christian A1 - Müller-Richter, Urs D. A. A1 - Bischler, Thorsten A1 - Hartmann, Stefan T1 - The influence of Met receptor level on HGF-induced glycolytic reprogramming in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma JF - International Journal of Molecular Sciences N2 - Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is known to overexpress a variety of receptor tyrosine kinases, such as the HGF receptor Met. Like other malignancies, HNSCC involves a mutual interaction between the tumor cells and surrounding tissues and cells. We hypothesized that activation of HGF/Met signaling in HNSCC influences glucose metabolism and therefore substantially changes the tumor microenvironment. To determine the effect of HGF, we submitted three established HNSCC cell lines to mRNA sequencing. Dynamic changes in glucose metabolism were measured in real time by an extracellular flux analyzer. As expected, the cell lines exhibited different levels of Met and responded differently to HGF stimulation. As confirmed by mRNA sequencing, the level of Met expression was associated with the number of upregulated HGF-dependent genes. Overall, Met stimulation by HGF leads to increased glycolysis, presumably mediated by higher expression of three key enzymes of glycolysis. These effects appear to be stronger in Met\(^{high}\)-expressing HNSCC cells. Collectively, our data support the hypothesized role of HGF/Met signaling in metabolic reprogramming of HNSCC. KW - HNSCC KW - head and neck cancer KW - HGF KW - Met KW - cancer metabolism Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-235995 SN - 1422-0067 VL - 21 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bae, Soyeon A1 - Heidrich, Lea A1 - Levick, Shaun R. A1 - Gossner, Martin M. A1 - Seibold, Sebastian A1 - Weisser, Wolfgang W. A1 - Magdon, Paul A1 - Serebryanyk, Alla A1 - Bässler, Claus A1 - Schäfer, Deborah A1 - Schulze, Ernst-Detlef A1 - Doerfler, Inken A1 - Müller, Jörg A1 - Jung, Kirsten A1 - Heurich, Marco A1 - Fischer, Markus A1 - Roth, Nicolas A1 - Schall, Peter A1 - Boch, Steffen A1 - Wöllauer, Stephan A1 - Renner, Swen C. A1 - Müller, Jörg T1 - Dispersal ability, trophic position and body size mediate species turnover processes: Insights from a multi-taxa and multi-scale approach JF - Diversity and Distribution N2 - Aim: Despite increasing interest in β-diversity, that is the spatial and temporal turnover of species, the mechanisms underlying species turnover at different spatial scales are not fully understood, although they likely differ among different functional groups. We investigated the relative importance of dispersal limitations and the environmental filtering caused by vegetation for local, multi-taxa forest communities differing in their dispersal ability, trophic position and body size. Location: Temperate forests in five regions across Germany. Methods: In the inter-region analysis, the independent and shared effects of the regional spatial structure (regional species pool), landscape spatial structure (dispersal limitation) and environmental factors on species turnover were quantified with a 1-ha grain across 11 functional groups in up to 495 plots by variation partitioning. In the intra-region analysis, the relative importance of three environmental factors related to vegetation (herb and tree layer composition and forest physiognomy) and spatial structure for species turnover was determined. Results: In the inter-region analysis, over half of the explained variation in community composition (23% of the total explained 35%) was explained by the shared effects of several factors, indicative of spatially structured environmental filtering. Among the independent effects, environmental factors were the strongest on average over 11 groups, but the importance of landscape spatial structure increased for less dispersive functional groups. In the intra-region analysis, the independent effect of plant species composition had a stronger influence on species turnover than forest physiognomy, but the relative importance of the latter increased with increasing trophic position and body size. Main conclusions: Our study revealed that the mechanisms structuring assemblage composition are associated with the traits of functional groups. Hence, conservation frameworks targeting biodiversity of multiple groups should cover both environmental and biogeographical gradients. Within regions, forest management can enhance β-diversity particularly by diversifying tree species composition and forest physiognomy. KW - body size KW - dispersal ability KW - environmental filtering KW - forest physiognomy KW - neutral processes KW - plant composition KW - regional species pool KW - species turnover KW - trophic position KW - β-diversity Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-236117 VL - 27 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Peters, Marcell K. A1 - Hemp, Andreas A1 - Appelhans, Tim A1 - Behler, Christina A1 - Classen, Alice A1 - Detsch, Florian A1 - Ensslin, Andreas A1 - Ferger, Stefan W. A1 - Frederiksen, Sara B. A1 - Gebert, Frederike A1 - Haas, Michael A1 - Helbig-Bonitz, Maria A1 - Hemp, Claudia A1 - Kindeketa, William J. A1 - Mwangomo, Ephraim A1 - Ngereza, Christine A1 - Otte, Insa A1 - Röder, Juliane A1 - Rutten, Gemma A1 - Costa, David Schellenberger A1 - Tardanico, Joseph A1 - Zancolli, Giulia A1 - Deckert, Jürgen A1 - Eardley, Connal D. A1 - Peters, Ralph S. A1 - Rödel, Mark-Oliver A1 - Schleuning, Matthias A1 - Ssymank, Axel A1 - Kakengi, Victor A1 - Zhang, Jie A1 - Böhning-Gaese, Katrin A1 - Brandl, Roland A1 - Kalko, Elisabeth K.V. A1 - Kleyer, Michael A1 - Nauss, Thomas A1 - Tschapka, Marco A1 - Fischer, Markus A1 - Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf T1 - Predictors of elevational biodiversity gradients change from single taxa to the multi-taxa community level JF - Nature Communications N2 - The factors determining gradients of biodiversity are a fundamental yet unresolved topic in ecology. While diversity gradients have been analysed for numerous single taxa, progress towards general explanatory models has been hampered by limitations in the phylogenetic coverage of past studies. By parallel sampling of 25 major plant and animal taxa along a 3.7 km elevational gradient on Mt. Kilimanjaro, we quantify cross-taxon consensus in diversity gradients and evaluate predictors of diversity from single taxa to a multi-taxa community level. While single taxa show complex distribution patterns and respond to different environmental factors, scaling up diversity to the community level leads to an unambiguous support for temperature as the main predictor of species richness in both plants and animals. Our findings illuminate the influence of taxonomic coverage for models of diversity gradients and point to the importance of temperature for diversification and species coexistence in plant and animal communities. KW - community ecology KW - macroecology KW - tropical ecology KW - biodiversity Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-169374 VL - 7 ER - TY - THES A1 - Fischer, Markus T1 - Konzentrationsbestimmung von Ampicillin/Sulbactam in humanem Kieferknochengewebe nach intravenöser Applikation bei Patienten mit Kieferosteonekrose T1 - Determination of the concentration of ampicillin/sulbactam in human jawbone tissue after intravenous application in patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw N2 - Kieferosteonekrosen stellen ein relevantes und therapiebedürftiges Krankheitsbild mit steigender Inzidenz dar. Ätiologisch unterscheidet man dabei Osteoradionekrose, Medikamenten-induzierte Osteonekrose und Osteomyelitis. Die jeweiligen pathophysiologischen Entstehungsmechanismen sind noch weitgehend ungeklärt. Sowohl im klinischen Erscheinungsbild, histologisch als auch therapeutisch bestehend starke Gemeinsamkeiten. Eine antibiotische Behandlung spielt bei allen Formen der Kieferosteonekrosen sowohl prophylaktisch, als auch therapeutisch eine entscheidende Rolle. Es ist bisher nicht bekannt, ob bei Patienten/-innen mit Kieferostenekrose nach intravenöser Applikation von Ampicillin/Sulbactam relevante Antibiotikakonzentrationen im Kieferknochen erreicht werden können. Im Zeitraum Dezember 2020 bis November 2021 wurden für diese Studie insgesamt 31 Patienten/-innen an der Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Plastische Gesichtschirurgie des Universitätsklinikums Würzburg rekrutiert. Es wurden dabei die Gewebekonzentrationen von Ampicillin und Sulbactam jeweils in manifest nekrotischen Knochen und angrenzenden klinisch vitalen Bereichen bestimmt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen keine signifikanten Unterschiede in den Konzentrationen zwischen manifest nekrotischem und klinisch vitalem Kieferknochengewebe. Insgesamt können nach intravenöser Applikation von Ampicillin und Sulbactam sowohl in klinisch vitalen, als auch manifest nekrotischen Kieferknochenarealen relevante Wirkstoffkonzentrationen erreicht werden. Im Rahmen einer explorativen Datenanalyse zeigte sich eine inverse Korrelation zwischen Zeitpunkt der letzten Antibiose und den erreichten Konzentrationen Ampicillin/Sulbactam im vitalen Knochengewebe. Auch wenn sich bei Kieferosteonekrosen der Einsatz von Antibiotika in Studien und der klinischen Praxis bewährt hat, bestehen noch große Wissenslücken. Ein besseres Verständnis der pathophysiologischen Mechanismen und der spezifischen Rolle daran beteiligter Mikroorganismen könnte dabei helfen zukünftig den Einsatz von Antibiotika deutlich zielgerichteter und effizienter gestalten. N2 - Osteonecrosis of the jaw is a relevant disease pattern that requires therapy and is increasing in incidence. Etiologically, a distinction is made between osteoradionecrosis, medication related osteonecrosis and osteomyelitis. The respective pathophysiological development mechanisms are still largely unexplained. Both in the clinical appearance, histologically and therapeutically, there are several similarities. Antibiotic treatment plays a decisive role in all forms of osteonecrosis of the jaw, both prophylactically and therapeutically. It is not yet known whether relevant antibiotic concentrations can be reached in the jawbone of patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw after intravenous application of ampicillin/sulbactam. In the period December 2020 to November 2021, a total of 31 patients were recruited for this study at the Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Würzburg. The tissue concentrations of ampicillin and sulbactam were determined in manifestly necrotic bones and adjacent clinically vital areas. The results show no significant differences in the concentrations between manifestly necrotic and clinically vital jawbone tissue. Overall, after intravenous administration of ampicillin and sulbactam, relevant drug concentrations can be achieved in both clinically vital and manifestly necrotic areas of the jawbone. An exploratory data analysis showed an inverse correlation between the time of the last antibiotic treatment and the ampicillin/sulbactam concentrations achieved in the vital bone tissue. Even if the use of antibiotics in studies and clinical practice has proven itself in osteonecrosis of the jaw, there are still large gaps in knowledge. A better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms and the specific role of the microorganisms involved could help to make the use of antibiotics much more targeted and efficient in the future. KW - Knochennekrose KW - Mund-Kiefer-Gesichtsbereich KW - Ampicillin KW - Sulbactam KW - Mund-Kiefer-Gesichts-Chirurgie KW - Kieferosteonekrose KW - Kiefernekrose Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-286915 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seibold, Sebastian A1 - Hothorn, Torsten A1 - Gossner, Martin M. A1 - Simons, Nadja K. A1 - Blüthgen, Nico A1 - Müller, Jörg A1 - Ambarlı, Didem A1 - Ammer, Christian A1 - Bauhus, Jürgen A1 - Fischer, Markus A1 - Habel, Jan C. A1 - Penone, Caterina A1 - Schall, Peter A1 - Schulze, Ernst‐Detlef A1 - Weisser, Wolfgang W. T1 - Insights from regional and short‐term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable: a reply to Daskalova et al. 2021 JF - Insect Conservation and Diversity N2 - Reports of major losses in insect biodiversity have stimulated an increasing interest in temporal population changes. Existing datasets are often limited to a small number of study sites, few points in time, a narrow range of land‐use intensities and only some taxonomic groups, or they lack standardised sampling. While new monitoring programs have been initiated, they still cover rather short time periods. Daskalova et al. 2021 (Insect Conservation and Diversity, 14, 1‐18) argue that temporal trends of insect populations derived from short time series are biased towards extreme trends, while their own analysis of an assembly of shorter‐ and longer‐term time series does not support an overall insect decline. With respect to the results of Seibold et al. 2019 (Nature, 574, 671–674) based on a 10‐year multi‐site time series, they claim that the analysis suffers from not accounting for temporal pseudoreplication. Here, we explain why the criticism of missing statistical rigour in the analysis of Seibold et al. (2019) is not warranted. Models that include ‘year’ as random effect, as suggested by Daskalova et al. (2021), fail to detect non‐linear trends and assume that consecutive years are independent samples which is questionable for insect time‐series data. We agree with Daskalova et al. (2021) that the assembly and analysis of larger datasets is urgently needed, but it will take time until such datasets are available. Thus, short‐term datasets are highly valuable, should be extended and analysed continually to provide a more detailed understanding of insect population changes under the influence of global change, and to trigger immediate conservation actions. KW - Arthropod KW - biodiversity KW - insect decline KW - land use KW - time series Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-228309 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 144 EP - 148 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ziegler, Alice A1 - Meyer, Hanna A1 - Otte, Insa A1 - Peters, Marcell K. A1 - Appelhans, Tim A1 - Behler, Christina A1 - Böhning-Gaese, Katrin A1 - Classen, Alice A1 - Detsch, Florian A1 - Deckert, Jürgen A1 - Eardley, Connal D. A1 - Ferger, Stefan W. A1 - Fischer, Markus A1 - Gebert, Friederike A1 - Haas, Michael A1 - Helbig-Bonitz, Maria A1 - Hemp, Andreas A1 - Hemp, Claudia A1 - Kakengi, Victor A1 - Mayr, Antonia V. A1 - Ngereza, Christine A1 - Reudenbach, Christoph A1 - Röder, Juliane A1 - Rutten, Gemma A1 - Schellenberger Costa, David A1 - Schleuning, Matthias A1 - Ssymank, Axel A1 - Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf A1 - Tardanico, Joseph A1 - Tschapka, Marco A1 - Vollstädt, Maximilian G. R. A1 - Wöllauer, Stephan A1 - Zhang, Jie A1 - Brandl, Roland A1 - Nauss, Thomas T1 - Potential of airborne LiDAR derived vegetation structure for the prediction of animal species richness at Mount Kilimanjaro JF - Remote Sensing N2 - The monitoring of species and functional diversity is of increasing relevance for the development of strategies for the conservation and management of biodiversity. Therefore, reliable estimates of the performance of monitoring techniques across taxa become important. Using a unique dataset, this study investigates the potential of airborne LiDAR-derived variables characterizing vegetation structure as predictors for animal species richness at the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. To disentangle the structural LiDAR information from co-factors related to elevational vegetation zones, LiDAR-based models were compared to the predictive power of elevation models. 17 taxa and 4 feeding guilds were modeled and the standardized study design allowed for a comparison across the assemblages. Results show that most taxa (14) and feeding guilds (3) can be predicted best by elevation with normalized RMSE values but only for three of those taxa and two of those feeding guilds the difference to other models is significant. Generally, modeling performances between different models vary only slightly for each assemblage. For the remaining, structural information at most showed little additional contribution to the performance. In summary, LiDAR observations can be used for animal species prediction. However, the effort and cost of aerial surveys are not always in proportion with the prediction quality, especially when the species distribution follows zonal patterns, and elevation information yields similar results. KW - biodiversity KW - species richness KW - LiDAR KW - elevation KW - partial least square regression KW - arthropods KW - birds KW - bats KW - predictive modeling Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-262251 SN - 2072-4292 VL - 14 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Straub, Anton A1 - Stapf, Maximilian A1 - Fischer, Markus A1 - Vollmer, Andreas A1 - Linz, Christian A1 - Lâm, Thiên-Trí A1 - Kübler, Alexander A1 - Brands, Roman C. A1 - Scherf-Clavel, Oliver A1 - Hartmann, Stefan T1 - Bone concentration of ampicillin/sulbactam: a pilot study in patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health N2 - Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) occurs typically after irradiation of the head and neck area or after the intake of antiresorptive agents. Both interventions can lead to compromised bone perfusion and can ultimately result in infection and necrosis. Treatment usually consists of surgical necrosectomy and prolonged antibiotic therapy, usually through beta-lactams such as ampicillin/sulbactam. The poor blood supply in particular raises the question as to whether this form of antibiosis can achieve sufficient concentrations in the bone. Therefore, we investigated the antibiotic concentration in plasma and bone samples in a prospective study. Bone samples were collected from the necrosis core and in the vital surrounding bone. The measured concentrations in plasma for ampicillin and sulbactam were 126.3 ± 77.6 and 60.2 ± 35.0 µg/mL, respectively. In vital bone and necrotic bone samples, the ampicillin/sulbactam concentrations were 6.3 ± 7.8/1.8 ± 2.0 µg/g and 4.9 ± 7.0/1.7 ± 1.7 µg/g, respectively. These concentrations are substantially lower than described in the literature. However, the concentration seems sufficient to kill most bacteria, such as Streptococci and Staphylococci, which are mostly present in the biofilm of ONJ. We, therefore, conclude that intravenous administration of ampicillin/sulbactam remains a valuable treatment in the therapy of ONJ. Nevertheless, increasing resistance of Escherichia coli towards beta-lactam antibiotics have been reported and should be considered. KW - osteonecrosis of the jaw KW - ARONJ KW - MRONJ KW - ONJ KW - osteoradionecrosis KW - antibiotic bone concentration KW - jaw bone KW - beta-lactam KW - ampicillin Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-297413 SN - 1660-4601 VL - 19 IS - 22 ER -