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Mobile Eye Tracking in Landscape Architecture: Discovering a New Application for Research on Site
(2018)
This chapter presents the process of establishing a laboratory for mobile eye tracking focussing
on real-world, open-space environments within the field of landscape architecture at
the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences (D) as well as the latest results from the feasibility
study ‘Point de Vue’, which defines the basis for qualitative interaction analyses in
landscape architecture. Eye tracking is a tool that has been used extensively in the domains
of psychology, marketing, usability and user experience in remote and mobile applications,
but has rarely been used in real-world open spaces because of technical limitations. To
check the possibilities of mobile eye tracking as a new application in open spaces, several
exploratory tests and a feasibility study with long-term experiments have been carried out
in urban settings as well as in world famous parks such as ‘Grosser Garten’ in Hannover (D)
and ‘Stourhead’ in Wiltshire (GB). These experiments have shown extraordinary results that
enable us to use mobile eye tracking as a new tool in open space research to gain knowledge
about how people act, react and interact in open-space environments. Being able to see and
understand what catches one’s eye and the response to it will be a guide to better design.
Green roofs can mitigate negative environmental effects of urban densifcation to some extent, but they are often covered by species-poor Sedum mixtures with a low value for biodiversity. By combining a habitat template and a seedprovenance approach, we review the suitability of plant species from regionally occurring dry sandy grasslands (Koelerio-Corynophoretea) for extensive roof greening in northwestern Germany. Since 2015, we have studied the effects of species introduction on vegetation dynamics on experimental mini-roofs. Treatments included sowing seeds of regional native origin in two densities (1 g and 2 g/m2) and the transfer of raked material from an ancient dry grassland area classifed as Natura 2000 site. The applied raked material contained diaspores of 27 vascular plant species (including seven threatened species) and vegetative fragments of grasslandspecifc mosses and lichens. Since 2018, we have tested more species-rich seed mixtures in a large-scale experiment on a roof of 500 m2 with different engineered green-roof substrates and layering. In 2019, a green roof of 10,200 m2 was established in cooperation with a local enterprise to support regional native biodiversity.
In this chapter, we summarise the most important results of our studies and discuss how to support regional native biodiversity on green roofs.
This research project focused on the consumers' acceptance of a newly developed apple in order to encourage the purchase behavior in the supermarket. It was enriched with selenium via biofortification in order to address the undersupply with the trace element in the German population. The study included online surveys and a market test in food retail. The results were used as preparation for the design of a marketable apple product. In the online pretest, the most popular apple cultivars, the most popular health benefits of selenium, as well as the respondents' preferences for the name of the new apple: Selstar® were detected. These results were included in an online survey which encompassed n=1042 interviews from German households. The sample was recruited according to national representative distribution of age groups, gender, and regions. The results show that the majority of the respondents were not sure what exactly selenium is and what it is used or needed for. Therefore, the product package included information about the health benefits of selenium, for e.g. the immune system. The stepwise approach of the research and the implementation of the results helped the targeted navigation of the market launch of the Selstar®.
Germany is Europe’s most populated country and it is actual locomotive for growth. The Germans have a positive image in China. However, this appreciation is not mutual. Various polls indicate that Germans are reserved concerning China’s rise; some even dislike outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from Chinese Companies flowing to Germany. Nevertheless, Chinese investments in Germany will accelerate in the near future; already it increased from 600 million € 2 years ago to more than 800 million €. Experts predict a further massive increase. Asian OFDIs in Europe will be an integral part of the Asian Century, transforming the host countries, just as western OFDIs changed Asia during the last decades. This article analyses the German “China readiness” in the field of public economic policy at a local level.
Olive oil holds significant importance in the European diet and is renowned globally for its sensory attributes and health benefits. The effectiveness of producing olive oil is greatly influenced by factors like the maturity and type of olives used, as well as the milling techniques employed. Generally, mechanical methods can extract approximately 80% of the oil contained in the olives. The rest 20% of the oil remains in the olive waste generated at the end of the process. Additionally, significant amounts of bioactive compounds like polyphenols are also lost in the olive pomace. Traditionally, heat treatment, enzymes, and other chemicals are used for the enhancement of oil extraction; however, this approach may impact the quality of olive oil. Therefore, new technology, such as pulsed electric field (PEF), is of great benefit for nonthermal yield and quality improvements.
While the Food and Biotechnology industries often use unit operations that have been known for some time, sometimes these processes are not efficient or sustainable. The need to develop more efficient processing lines to obtain higher quality products is of utmost importance. Over the last years, pulsed electric fields (PEF) processing has attracted the interest of numerous researchers and companies due to its ability to reduce processing time, preserve thermolabile compounds, which are responsible for the aroma, nutritional and bioactive properties of food products.
Therefore, in this article, some of the most important studies regarding the application of PEF technology in food and biotechnology processing is discussed.
This chapter provides an overview of the gender aspects that are relevant to Talent Management, acknowledging gender as a social construction of the purportedly adequate behaviors and traits exhibited by males and females as the result of education and socialization processes. It discusses gendered perspectives and the needs of current and future key players, such as work–family balance and dual-career challenges, because they influence the decisions of talent to join, remain with, or leave organizations. The chapter focuses on well-qualified female professionals who are willing to invest in themselves and value their significant involvement in their work. By applying a gender lens, it addresses a gap in the Talent Management discussion and aims to contribute to the development of Talent Management on both the theoretical and practical level. If Talent Mangement systematically includes employees in mid- and late career and enables them to learn throughout their careers, it will expand its target groups.
Tools for designing riverscapes co-creatively. Walk! Find typologies! Design spatial visions!
(2020)
Developing organizations
(2021)
This chapter reviews organizational development (OD) as networked man-agerial practices and investigates the role these practices play in contemporary strategic management and in management communication. Our analytical overview of studies finds that the literature lacks empirical evidence on the linguistic properties of OD’s practices as these properties have not been researched in OD but in settings where change is solely approached as a planned process. To fill this gap, we propose a research framework to inquire into OD’s verbal, paraverbal, and nonverbal practices. After a tour d’horizon of OD’s and change management’s ontological and epistemological paradigms, we outline the implications of the practice perspective of OD for strategic management, then narrow our focus to empirical studies’ prominent out-comes on discursive practices in change processes, and conclude with a framework for future research
In this paper we want to review and discuss research on the effects of occupational health management activities and services on different outcomes like employee health and well-being or absenteeism and other economic outcomes. In part I we outline goals and functions of occupational health management (OHM), then characterize typical occupational health promotion interventions and describe principles for implementing and organizing OHM. Part II focuses on different OHM activities and services such as creating healthy and safe workplace, reducing work-family conflicts, providing counselling via employee assistance programs and implementing health circles or stress management interventions. We will also discuss intervention design and sample studies as well as meta-analytic data relating to the effectiveness of these interventions. Finally, part III is about the economic impact of OHM. Findings from a management evaluation approach for OHM will be discussed. Then we will concentrate especially on data linking health promotion interventions to absenteeism and financial outcomes expressed as cost savings or cost-benefit ratios. The concluding part summarizes key findings of this paper.
Scientific Entrepreneurship: Raising A wareness of Entrepreneurship - Strategies ans Experiences
(2011)
Older people, across the spectrum of life, experience socio-demographic changes that easily hinder the capacity of health and social care practitioners to promote person-centred care within this group. This chapter aims to share three case studies demonstrating the promotion of person-centred care for people with dementia in Taiwan, Germany and Australia. The case studies demonstrate interdisciplinary implementation of practice development projects by practitioners in medicine, nursing and occupational therapy in community and nursing home care settings. Claims, concerns and issues are used by facilitators to negotiate a shared interpretation among a wide range of stakeholder groups or to reach a consensus on constructions about workplace experiences. The focus on dementia demonstrated that even when working with a vulnerable population group, practitioners, service providers, non-governmental organisations and policymakers can work towards empowering service users and their family carers to achieve person-centred care experiences.