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A floodplain-restoration project along the Danube between Neuburg and Ingolstadt (Germany) aims to bring back water and sediment dynamic to the floodplain. The accompanied long-term monitoring has to document the changes in biodiversity related to this new dynamics. Considerations on and results of the vegetation monitoring concept are documented in this paper. In a habitat rich ecosystem like a floodplain different habitats (alluvial forest, semi-aquatic/aquatic sites) have different demands on the sampling methods.
Therefore, different monitoring designs (preferential, random, systematic, stratified random and transect sampling) are discussed and tested for their use in different habitat types of the floodplain. A stratified random sampling is chosen for the alluvial forest stands, as it guarantees an equal distribution of the monitoring plots along the main driving factors, i.e. influence of water. The parameters distance to barrage, ecological flooding, height above thalweg and distance to the new floodplain river are used for stratifying and the plots are placed randomly into these strata, resulting in 117 permanent plots. Due to small changes at the semi-aquatic/aquatic sites a transect sampling was chosen. Further, a rough stratification (channel bed, river bank adjacent floodplain) was implemented, which was only possible after the start of the restoration project. To capture the small-scale changes due to the restoration measures on the vegetation, 99 additional plots completed the transect sampling. We conclude that hetereogenous study areas need different monitoring approaches, but, later on, a joint analysis must be possible.
Die Direktvermarktung von landwirtschaftlichen Erzeugnissen spielt in Niedersachsen eine bedeutende Rolle zur Einkommensaufwertung der landwirtschaftlichen Betriebe. Das Internet ist dabei mittlerweile ein entscheidendes Medium zur Kundenansprache. Diese Studie hat daher die Zielstellung, die Bildkommunikation der landwirtschaftlichen Direktvermarkter in Niedersachsen im Rahmen der klassischen Homepage zu untersuchen. Entsprechendes Bildmaterial der Erstansicht der Homepages von Direktvermarktungsbetrieben wurde dafür einer qualitativen und quantitativen Analyse unterzogen. 258 Homepages von niedersächsischen Direktvermarktern wurden in die Auswertung einbezogen. Die Auswertung zeigt: Mehr als jeder zweite niedersächsische Direktvermarkter stellt Gebäude auf der Erstansicht seiner Webseite dar. Es handelt sich hierbei überwiegend um historisch aussehende Gebäude. Weiterhin konnte ermittelt werden, dass neben Gebäuden auch Personen, Tiere, Obst, Gemüse, Pflanzen, Produkte sowie Landschaften auf den Erstansichten der Webseiten dargestellt werden.
Using eye-tracking, this study investigates fixation duration of students viewing pictures of pigs, which systematically vary in the facial expression of the pig and in the barn setting. The aim of this study is to analyze which picture elements are viewed and for how long, as well as how fixation times vary with a change of the expression of the pig and the barn type. The results show clear effects of picture composition: pig expression and pen type affect fixation durations of different areas of interest with the influence of the pig being considerably larger. Face regions are viewed longer in the “happy” pig, while floor/bedding and the eyes are viewed longer in pictures showing the “unhappy” pig which might be a hint for infor-mation search. The power of facial expressions, also for the depiction of farm animals, is a new finding of this paper, which might be of importance when select-ing agricultural pictures for different purposes.
Oleamide is used as a lubricant in the manufacturing and application of polypropylene (PP) medical devices. Samples of PP were prepared with 0, 1500, and 15 000 ppm oleamide content as lubricant. The samples were either left non-sterile, sterilized with ethylene oxide (ETO), γ-radiation (γ) or autoclaved (A) and stored for up to 4 weeks. To determine the oleamide bulk-to-surface distribution depending on sterilization method and storage time an extraction method and a washing technique were applied. The oleamide content was determined by gas chromatography (GC-FID) and compared with the coefficient of friction (COF). The COF dependent on the measured lubricant content at the surface. The content of lubricant on the surface depends on the type of sterilization: ETO increased the lubricant content to some extent, γ-sterilization and autoclaving reduced it. After storage, no migration of the lubricant to the surface could be detected.
The biennial plant Gentianella bohemica is a subendemic of the Bohemian Massif, where it occurs in seminatural grasslands. It has become rare in recent decades as a result of profound changes in land use. Using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) fingerprint data, we investigated the genetic structure within and among populations of G. bohemica in Bavaria, the Czech Republic, and the Austrian border region. The aim of our study was (1) to analyze the genetic structure among populations and to discuss these findings in the context of present and historical patterns of connectivity and isolation of populations, (2) to analyze genetic structure among consecutive generations (cohorts of two consecutive years), and (3) to investigate relationships between intrapopulational diversity and effective population size (Ne) as well as plant traits. (1) The German populations were strongly isolated from each other (pairwise FST= 0.29–0.60) and from all other populations (FST= 0.24–0.49). We found a pattern of near panmixis among the latter (FST= 0.15–0.35) with geographical distance explaining only 8% of the genetic variance. These results were congruent with a principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) and analysis using STRUCTURE to identify genetically coherent groups. These findings are in line with the strong physical barrier and historical constraints, resulting in separation of the German populations from the others. (2) We found pronounced genetic differences between consecutive cohorts of the German populations (pairwise FST= 0.23 and 0.31), which can be explained by local population history (land use, disturbance). (3) Genetic diversity within populations (Shannon index, HSh) was significantly correlated with Ne (RS= 0.733) and reflected a loss of diversity due to several demographic bottlenecks. Overall, we found that the genetic structure in G. bohemica is strongly influenced by historical periods of high connectivity and isolation as well as by marked demographic fluctuations in declining populations.
15 δ N signals in plant and soil material integrate over a number of biogeochemical processes
related to nitrogen (N) and therefore provide information on net effects of multiple
processes on N dynamics. In general little is known in many grassland restoration projects
on soil–plant N dynamics in relation to the restoration treatments. In particular, 15 δ N signals
may be a useful tool to assess whether abiotic restoration treatments have produced the
desired result. In this study we used the range of abiotic and biotic conditions provided
by a restoration experiment to assess to whether the restoration treatments and/or plant
functional identity and legume neighborhood affected plant 15 δ N signals. The restoration
treatments consisted of hay transfer and topsoil removal, thus representing increasing
restoration effort, from no restoration measures, through biotic manipulation to major
abiotic manipulation. We measured 15 δ N and %N in six different plant species (two nonlegumes and four legumes) across the restoration treatments. We found that restoration
treatments were clearly reflected in 15 δ N of the non-legume species, with very depleted
15 δ N associated with low soil N, and our results suggest this may be linked to uptake of
ammonium (rather than nitrate). The two non-legume species differed considerably in their
15 δ N signals, which may be related to the two species forming different kinds of mycorrhizal
symbioses. Plant 15 δ N signals could clearly separate legumes from non-legumes, but our
results did not allow for an assessment of legume neighborhood effects on non-legume
15 δ N signals. We discuss our results in the light of what the 15 δ N signals may be telling
us about plant–soil N dynamics and their potential value as an indicator for N dynamics in
restoration.
Körperhaltung und Muskelspannung beeinflussen den Klang der Stimme. Aber gibt es auch einen Zusammenhang zwischen der motorischen Kontrolle der Nacken-, Gesichts- und Kieferregion und der Stimme? Die Pilotstudie mit 12 Sängerinnen ging dieser Frage nach und zeigt: Es ist sinnvoll, die motorische Kontrolle zu testen, wenn Patient*innen mit Stimmproblemen zur Physiotherapie kommen.
Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to determine the motor function of the abdominal muscles in singers with and without functional voice disorders and to examine them for possible differences. Additionally, the breathing behaviour and posture control was investigated.
Study Design
Observational study.
Methods:
Female subjects (n = 20) with differing levels of professional competence were used to provide the data for analysis. By using the Singing Voice Handicap Index (SVHI) the grade of dysphonia could be measured, and the subjects were organized in groups. The change of muscle thickness of the M. transversus abdominis (TVA) and the M. obliquus internus abdominis (OIA) during different singing tasks was measured by using ultrasound. The subjects were then asked to perform the Abdominal Hollowing Test (AHT) with the STABILIZER. Finally, the subjects were all filmed while singing. The videos recordings of the singing sessions were analysed by an independent clinical expert regarding breathing and secondary motor activities (SMA). For the statistical analysis, the Mann-Whitney-U Test and the Chi-Square-Test was mainly used.
Results:
The results showed a significantly thinner TVA in the group with dysphonia in comparison to the group without dysphonia. Ultrasound measurements showed significantly higher changes of muscle thickness of the TVA during singing tasks in the group with dysphonia. Regarding the AHT there was a significant difference between the two groups. The group with dysphonia was not able to increase the pressure by 15mmHg. Furthermore, the healthy subjects demonstrated abdominal breathing, while the group with dysphonia present with thoracic breathing. Additionally, it was noted that the subjects with dysphonia showed a higher level of associated movements especially at and/or on the lumbar spine, cervical spine and the left arm and shoulder.
Conclusion:
Differences in TVA-recruitment, breathing behaviour and secondary motor activities while singing were found. This study sparks new ideas for neuromusculoskeletal assessments and therapy.
Key Words
Transversus abdominis, Abdominal muscles, Dysphonia, Ultrasound, Singing voice, Singers
During recent decades, many studies have shown that the successful restoration of species-rich grasslands is often seed-limited because of depleted seed banks and limited seed dispersal in modern fragmented landscapes. In Europe, commercial seed mixtures, which are widely used for restoration measures, mostly consist of species and varieties of non-local provenance. The regional biodiversity of a given landscape, however, can be preserved only when seeds or plants of local provenance are used in restoration projects. Furthermore, the transfer of suitable target species of local provenance can strongly enhance restoration success.
We review and evaluate the success of currently used near-natural methods for the introduction of target plant species (e.g. seeding of site-specific seed mixtures, transfer of fresh seed-containing hay, vacuum harvesting, transfer of turves or seed-containing soil) on restoration sites, ranging from dry and mesic meadows to floodplain grasslands and fens. Own data combined with literature findings show species establishment rates during the initial phase as well as the persistence of target species during long-term vegetation development on restoration sites.
In conclusion, our review indicates that seed limitation can be overcome successfully by most of the reviewed measures for species introduction. The establishment of species-rich grasslands is most successful when seeds, seed-containing plant material or soil are spread on bare soil of ex-arable fields after tilling or topsoil removal, or on raw soils, e.g. in mined areas. In species-poor grasslands without soil disturbance and on older ex-arable fields with dense weed vegetation, final transfer rates were the lowest. For future restoration projects, suitable measures have to be chosen carefully from case to case as they differ considerably in costs and logistic effort. Long-term prospects for restored grassland are especially good when management can be incorporated in agricultural systems.
The aim of this study is to assess the development of plant species diversity and species composition
over a seven-year period in two calcareous grasslands abandoned for nearly 20 years and to find out
which factors influence vegetation dynamics. In the Abava River valley, Latvia, different calcareous
grasslands were studied, one on the south-west facing slope and another on the north-east facing slope.
Vegetation analyses on permanent plots showed that dry calcareous grasslands can be resistant to deterioration for a long period of time – succession was slower than reported in many cases for Central and
Western Europe. None of the studied communities showed a decrease neither in total species number
recorded per community nor in average species richness per plot. Vascular plant species richness even
increased by 3–4 species per 1-m² plot in the grassland on the south-west facing slope. An unexpected
result of the research was that Calamagrostis epigeios did not expand in this grassland. This fact can be
explained by the influence of disturbances (drought, tree cutting) and local differences in soil parameters
and topography. In parts of the north-east exposed grassland, with deeper soils and better water availability, species diversity (Shannon index) decreased significantly in areas overgrown by Aegopodium
podagraria.
In modern times, closed-loop control systems (CLCSs) play a prominent role in a wide application range, from production machinery via automated vehicles to robots. CLCSs actively manipulate the actual values of a process to match predetermined setpoints, typically in real time and with remarkable precision. However, the development, modeling, tuning, and optimization of CLCSs barely exploit the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). This paper explores novel opportunities and research directions in CLCS engineering, presenting potential designs and methodologies incorporating AI. Combining these opportunities and directions makes it evident that employing AI in developing and implementing CLCSs is indeed feasible. Integrating AI into CLCS development or AI directly within CLCSs can lead to a significant improvement in stakeholder confidence. Integrating AI in CLCSs raises the question: How can AI in CLCSs be trusted so that its promising capabilities can be used safely? One does not trust AI in CLCSs due to its unknowable nature caused by its extensive set of parameters that defy complete testing. Consequently, developers working on AI-based CLCSs must be able to rate the impact of the trainable parameters on the system accurately. By following this path, this paper highlights two key aspects as essential research directions towards safe AI-based CLCSs: (I) the identification and elimination of unproductive layers in artificial neural networks (ANNs) for reducing the number of trainable parameters without influencing the overall outcome, and (II) the utilization of the solution space of an ANN to define the safety-critical scenarios of an AI-based CLCS.
Stainless steel made to rust: a robust water-splitting catalyst with benchmark characteristics
(2015)
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is known as the efficiency-limiting step for the electrochemical cleavage of water mainly due to the large overpotentials commonly used materials on the anode side cause. Since Ni–Fe oxides reduce overpotentials occurring in the OER dramatically they are regarded as anode materials of choice for the electrocatalytically driven water-splitting reaction. We herewith show that a straightforward surface modification carried out with AISI 304, a general purpose austenitic stainless steel, very likely, based upon a dissolution mechanism, to result in the formation of an ultra-thin layer consisting of Ni, Fe oxide with a purity >99%. The Ni enriched thin layer firmly attached to the steel substrate is responsible for the unusual highly efficient anodic conversion of water into oxygen as demonstrated by the low overpotential of 212 mV at 12 mA cm−2 current density in 1 M KOH, 269.2 mV at 10 mA cm−2 current density in 0.1 M KOH respectively. The Ni, Fe-oxide layer formed on the steel creates a stable outer sphere, and the surface oxidized steel samples proved to be inert against longer operating times (>150 ks) in alkaline medium. In addition Faradaic efficiency measurements performed through chronopotentiometry revealed a charge to oxygen conversion close to 100%, thus underpinning the conclusion that no “inner oxidation” based on further oxidation of the metal matrix below the oxide layer occurs. These key figures achieved with an almost unrivalled-inexpensive and unrivalled-accessible material, are among the best ever presented activity characteristics for the anodic water-splitting reaction at pH 13.
Soil versus foliar iodine fertilization as a biofortification strategy for field-grown vegetables
(2015)
Iodine (I) biofortification of vegetables by means of soil and foliar applications was investigated in field experiments on a sandy loam soil. Supply of iodine to the soil in trial plots fertilized with potassium iodide (KI) and potassium iodate directly before planting (0, 1.0, 2.5, 7.5, and 15 kg I ha-1) increased the iodine concentration in the edible plant parts. The highest iodine accumulation levels were observed in the first growing season: In butterhead lettuce and kohlrabi the desired iodine content [50–100 μg I (100 g FM)-1] was obtained or exceeded at a fertilizer rate of 7.5 kg IO3--I ha-1 without a significant yield reduction or impairment of the marketable quality. In contrast, supplying KI at the same rate resulted in a much lower iodine enrichment and clearly visible growth impairment. Soil applied iodine was phytoavailable only for a short period of time as indicated by a rapid decline of CaCl2-extractable iodine in the top soil. Consequently, long-term effects of a one-time iodine soil fertilization could not be observed. A comparison between the soil and the foliar fertilization revealed a better performance of iodine applied aerially to butterhead lettuce, which reached the desired iodine accumulation in edible plant parts at a fertilizer rate of 0.5 kg I--I ha-1. In contrast, the iodine content in the tuber of sprayed kohlrabi remained far below the targeted range. The results indicate that a sufficient spreading of iodine applied on the edible plant parts is crucial for the efficiency of the foliar approach and leafy vegetables are the more suitable target crops. The low iodine doses needed as well as the easy and inexpensive application may favor the implementation of foliar sprays as the preferred iodine biofortification strategy in practice.
Iodine biofortification of butterhead lettuce (Lactuca sativa)viafoliar sprays was investigated infield trials, focusing on assessing the influence of the time and application method. The iodine (I)concentrations in the edible plant parts increased when potassium iodide (KI) and potassiumiodate (KIO3) solutions were sprayed at doses up to 0.25 kg I ha–1on different dates close to har-vest. Crop yield and marketable quality were not significantly affected by I treatments. A greaterefficacy of KI was frequently observed and probably related to its lower point of deliquescenceand smaller anion size in comparison with KIO3. KI sprays on butterhead lettuce at different timesof the day resulted in a higher I enrichment when applied at 11:00 and 15:00 h. The diurnal varia-tion in I uptake may reflect the impact of fluctuating climatic conditions at the time of application.Iodine treatments at different application dates near harvest led to an increasing I concentrationin the vegetable produce that could be related to the rising shoot fresh mass and leaf area.When KI and KIO3were sprayed simultaneously with commercial calcium fertilizers, fungicidesor insecticides, I accumulation in butterhead lettuce was not negatively affected or in some caseseven significantly enhanced. The results show that foliar sprays of KI and KIO3are an effectivemethod to biofortify butterhead lettuce with I and this approach may easily be implemented as aroutine method in commercial cultivation.
Im ökologischen Anbau von Topfbasilikum treten des Öfteren Wachstums- und Qualitätsbeeinträchtigungen auf. Diese machen sich bereits an den Jungpflanzen in Form chlorotischer und nekrotischer Keimblätter bemerkbar. Nachfolgend können Infektionen mit Schwächeparasiten wie Botrytis auftreten. Im Rahmen eines Düngungsversuches sollte geklärt werden, inwieweit diese Probleme im Zusammenhang mit der Anreicherung von Ammonium stehen, welches durch die Mineralisierung organischer Dünger in das Kultursubstrat freigesetzt wird. Versuchsfaktoren waren das Ammonium-N/Nitrat-N-Verhältnis (100/0; 50/50; 0/100) und die Stickstoffkonzentration in der Nährlösung (8, 12 und 16 mmol N/L). Ammonium wurde mittels des Nitrifikationshemmstoffes 3,4-Dimethylpyrazolphosphat (DMPP) stabilisiert. Zusätzlich war in den Versuch eine organische N-Düngevariante einbezogen, die neben einer Grunddüngung mit festen Düngern (Hornspäne und DCM ECO-MIX 4) eine flüssige Nachdüngung (Organic Plant Feed) beinhaltete. Die Kultur der Pflanzen erfolgte in einem Torfsubstrat, das zu Versuchsbeginn auf pH 6,5 eingestellt war.
Mit Nitrat (NO3-) als alleiniger Stickstoffquelle zeigte Basilikum über den gesamten Kulturzeitraum ein vitales Wachstum. Ein reines Ammoniumangebot (NH4+) ging, unabhängig von der N-Stufe, mit einer geringeren Keimrate sowie mit verminderten Pflanzenhöhen- und Frischmassezuwächsen einher. Außerdem waren hier chlorotische Keimblätter und eine verringerte Turgeszenz des Sprosses zu beobachten. In der organischen N-Düngevariante blieb das Pflanzenwachstum zunächst ebenfalls hinter dem mit NO3--Angebot zurück. Des Weiteren waren hier die Schadsymptome an den Keimblättern besonders stark ausgeprägt. Im Zuge der Ammonifikation der organischen N-Dünger kam es in den ersten Versuchswochen zu einer Anreicherung von bis zu 350 mg NH4+-N/L Substrat als alleiniger mineralischer Stickstoffform. Mit fortschreitender Nitrifikation setzte dann ein stimuliertes Pflanzenwachstum ein. Zu Versuchsende wiesen die organisch gedüngten Pflanzen den höchsten NO3--Gehalt im Spross auf. Der kompakteste Wuchs und die höchste Turgeszenz der Pflanzen konnten mit ausgeglichenem NH4+/NO3--Angebot erzielt werden.
Heutzutage möchten Golfspieler ihre sportlichen Aktivitäten saison- und witterungsunabhängig durchführen. Dies führt meistens zu einer Übernutzung der Abschlagflächen und schließlich zu einer stark verminderten Rasenqualität. Der damit verbundene, hohe Pflegeaufwand ist nicht unerheblich. Im Rahmen dieser Studie wurde das Hybridrasensystem CombiGrass der Firma Eurogreen auf verschiedenen Abschlagflächen von vier ausgewählten Golfanlagen mit Naturrasen verglichen. Es wurden die Parameter Ebenflächigkeit, Drehwiderstand, Kraftabbau, Energierückgabe, vertikale Deformation und Bodenfeuchtigkeit bestimmt. Außerdem wurde die projektive Bodendeckung der Rasennarbe vor und nach mehreren Golfabschlägen untersucht, um mögliche Unterschiede im Grünanteil zwischen Natur- und Hybridrasen festzustellen. Zusätzlich wurden eine quantitative Golfspielerbefragung und eine qualitative Expertenbefragung der Head-Greenkeeper durchgeführt. Die Messergebnisse der Untersuchungen wurden direkt mit den Ergebnissen beider Befragungen verglichen. Durch die Verwendung von CombiGrass, insbesondere unter feuchten Bedingungen und in schattigen Lagen, konnten Bespielbarkeit und Standfestigkeit sowie das Erscheinungsbild und die Ebenflächigkeit auf Abschlagflächen verbessert werden. Des Weiteren wurde eine Reduzierung von herausgeschlagenen Divots, Rasenkrankheiten und Materialaufwand zur Pflege und Instandhaltung festgestellt.
Die Bewertung der eigenen Arbeitgeberattraktivität durch externe Dritte hat sich in den letzten Jahren zu einem wesentlichen Instrument des strategischen Personalmarketings entwickelt. Deutliches Anzeichen hierfür ist die rasante Verbreitung von entsprechenden Arbeitgebersiegeln in der Außendarstellung vieler Unternehmen. Gleichzeitig steht dem stetig wachsenden Interesse in der Praxis ein Defizit bezüglich der konkreten Wirkung von Arbeitgebersiegeln aufseiten der Forschung gegenüber. An diesen Punkt anknüpfend wird mithilfe einer Discrete Choice-Analyse der Stellenwert von Arbeitgebersiegeln für potenzielle Bewerber in der Ernährungsindustrie differenziert betrachtet. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Arbeitgebersiegel die Bewerbungsentscheidung zwar signifikant beeinflussen, im Vergleich zu anderen unternehmensspezifischen Kriterien der Arbeitgeberwahl jedoch einen geringeren Stellenwert einnehmen. Als entscheidungsrelevant erweisen sie sich ferner nur unter der Bedingung, dass Befragte mit ihnen bislang nicht vertraut waren. Neben einer wissenschaftlichen Diskussion der Befunde geben die Autoren praxisrelevante Hinweise für einen ökonomisch sinnvollen Einsatz von Arbeitgebersiegeln.
Um zusätzlich zu bestehenden Qualitätsmanagementsystemen im Handel auch den Aspekt der Verbraucherpräferenzen besser berücksichtigen zu können, hat die vorliegende Studie zum Ziel, innerhalb der Laufzeit von zwei Jahren einen Qualitätsindex zu entwickeln, der sensorische Merkmale impliziert. Dazu wurden in der ersten Versuchsphase etwa 4000 Früchte der Sorten ‘Fuji, Yataka’, ‘Elstar, Elshof’, ‘Golden Delicious, Reinders’ und ‘Jonagold, Rubinstar’ in drei Schritten untersucht (etwa 1000 Früchte pro Sorte). Zunächst wurden verschiedene Fruchteigenschaften nicht destruktiv gemessen. Anschließend fand eine sensorische Beurteilung der Äpfel durch Konsumenten an vier verschiedenen Einzelhandelsstandorten statt. Für die geschmackliche Bewertung wurde jeweils ein Achtel jedes Apfels verwendet. Die übrig gebliebenen sieben Achtel des Apfels wurden auf unterschiedliche qualitätsrelevante Parameter mittels destruktiver Methoden untersucht. Zur Überprüfung von Zusammenhängen zwischen nicht destruktiv und destruktiv gemessenen Werten auf der einen Seite und sensorisch ermittelten Werten auf der anderen Seite wurden Korrelationskoeffizienten berechnet. Ein Teilziel besteht darin, die Eignung nicht destruktiver Analyseverfahren nachzuweisen, um sie als Vorhersage für den Konsumentengeschmack anwenden zu können. Nicht erwartungsgemäß sind die Zusammenhänge zwischen physikalischen bzw. chemischen und sensorischen Messwerten gering und bedingt aussagekräftig. Um einen Qualitätsindex dennoch entwickeln zu können, werden in einer weiteren empirischen Projektphase erneut Daten erhoben.
Gebäude beanspruchen Ressourcen und verändern die Umwelt. Die Landwirtschaft benötigt oftmals großvolumige Gebäude. Eine nachhaltigere landwirtschaftliche Baukultur wäre deshalb begrüßenswert. Für das agrarische Bauen könnte eine verstärkte Verwendung des Rohstoffs Holz eine Perspektive darstellen. Holz überzeugt durch zahlreiche ökologische Vorteile wie die langfristige Kohlenstoffbindung oder eine einfache Recycelbarkeit. In Deutschland spielt Holz beim landwirtschaftlichen Bauen allerdings eine immer geringere Rolle. Diese Studie stellt Meinungsbilder deutscher LandwirtInnen zum Holzeinsatz beim Stallbau zusammen. Es wurden zehn Gruppendiskussionen zum Themenfeld landwirtschaftliche Baukultur in verschiedenen deutschen Schwerpunktregionen der Rinderhaltung gestaltet. Die Auswertungen zeigen, dass die LandwirtInnen weitestgehend die optische Wirkung von Holz schätzen, aber häufig an der Dauerhaftigkeit von Holzställen zweifeln.
The present study investigates consumers’ acceptance of Se-biofortified apples, as well as Se health and nutrition claims that have been approved by the European Commission. Despite indications that such statements are more likely to be accepted if the carrier product itself has a healthy image, unprocessed fruits biofortified with Se have not been investigated in this context yet. Apples as the most frequently-consumed type of fresh fruit in Germany may offer the potential to improve the Se status of consumers when the produce is enriched with Se. Therefore, an online survey of 356 German adults was conducted to analyze different aspects that could affect the perception of and preference for the proposed product concept by consumers. The findings indicate a moderate acceptance of Se-biofortified apples, as well as of Se health and nutrition claims among the participants. Additional information about beneficial health effects of Se had a significant impact on consumer acceptance. People who regularly eat convenience food and prefer to buy apples at supermarkets were particularly attracted by the product idea. In conclusion, the results of the study indicate good prospects for a successful introduction of Se-rich apples in the German food market, if the produce is advertised with approved health and nutrition claims.
In the organic production of pot grown basil, yield depressions and quality impairments are often observed. During the early development stage, cotyledons become chlorotic and necrotic. Subsequently, fungal diseases such as botrytis occur. One possible reason for this problem could be the high concentration of ammonium in the growing media released by the mineralization of organic fertilizers. Therefore, a fertilization trial was carried out to investigate the effect of ammonium (NH4+) on basil in comparison to nitrate (NO3-). The experiment included different NH4+-N/NO3--N ratios (100/0, 50/50 and 0/100) and nitrogen (N) concentrations in the nutrient solution (8, 12 and 16 mmol N L‑1). Plants were cultivated in a peat substrate and fertilized with a nutrient solution which, in addition to the different N sources, contained equal concentrations of a base fertilizer as well as the nitrification inhibitor DMPP. Furthermore, an organic fertilization treatment was realized. Basil fertilized solely with NH4+ showed a diminished growth in comparison to well-developed plants receiving NO3- as N source. Germination rate, plant height and fresh matter yield were significantly reduced by NH4+ nutrition. Similar results occur in the organic treatment where the NH4+ concentration rose up to 350 mg NH4+-N L‑1 substrate at the beginning of the cultivation period. Along with a reduction in biomass production, chlorotic cotyledons were observed. These effects might have been caused by NH4+. When N mineralization declined and NH4+ was largely converted to NO3-, plants exhibited improved growth. Within the mineral N treatments, rising NO3- concentration and NO3--N/NH4+-N ratio promoted plant height and reduced plant compactness due to an increased internode elongation. At the end of the experiment, the NO3- content in basil shoots was highest in the organic treatment and lowest with NH4+ as the sole N source. The best herb quality in terms of plant compactness, turgidity and healthiness of cotyledons was observed when basil was fertilized with ammonium nitrate.
Biofortified apples seem to be a suitable produce. In this study, different selenium forms and application levels were applied to the two apple varieties ‘Golden Delicious’ and ‘Jonagold’, grown in the years 2017 and 2018 in order to increase the selenium uptake within a typical Western diet. It was shown that the biofortification, which was performed as a foliar application implemented in usual calcium fertilization, led to significantly increased selenium contents in the fruits. Furthermore, biofortification affected the total phenolic content (TPC), the polyphenol oxidase activity (PPO), as well as the antioxidant activity (AOA), the latter measured with the two well-known assays Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity Assay (TEAC) and Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity Assays (ORAC). The varying selenium forms and application levels showed a differing influence on the parameters mentioned before. Higher fertilizer levels resulted in higher selenium accumulation. It was found that PPO activity fluctuates less in biofortified apples. With regard to TPC, selenate led to higher amounts when compared to the untreated controls and selenite resulted in lower TPC. AOA analysis showed no clear tendencies as a result of the selenium biofortification. In the case of ‘Jonagold’, a higher AOA was generally measured when being biofortified, whereas, in the case of ‘Golden Delicious’, only one form of application led to higher AOA. Additionally, differences in the amount of major phenolic compounds, measured with High Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn), were observed, depending on the conditions of the biofortification and the variety.
Selenium and iodine are essential micronutrients for humans. They are often deficient in food supply due to low phytoavailable concentrations in soil. Agronomic biofortification of food
crops is one approach to overcome micronutrient malnutrition. This study focused on a pre-launch exploration of German consumers’ willingness to purchase selenium- and/or iodine-biofortified apples. For this purpose, an online survey was carried out. In this context, consumers were asked to choose their most preferred apple product from a set card of product alternatives in a discrete choice experiment (DCE). The multinomial logit model results demonstrated that German consumers’ have a particular preference for iodine-biofortified apples. Furthermore, apple choice was mainly influenced by price, health claims, and plastic-free packaging material. Viewed individually, selenium did not exert an effect on product choice whereas positive interactions between both micronutrients exist.
Notable parts of the population in Europe suffer from allergies towards apples. To address this health problem, the analysis of the interactions of relevant allergens with other substances such as phenolic compounds is of particular importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlations between the total phenolic content (TPC), polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity, antioxidant activity (AOA), and the phenolic compound profile and the content of the allergenic protein Mal d 1 in six apple cultivars. It was found that the PPO activity and the content of individual phenolic compounds had an influence on the Mal d 1 content. With regard to the important constituents, flavan-3-ols and phenolic acids, it was found that apples with a higher content of chlorogenic acid and a low content of procyanidin trimers and/or epicatechin had a lower allergenic potential. This is probably based on the reaction of phenolic compounds (when oxidized by the endogenous PPO) with proteins, thus being able to change the conformation of the (allergenic) proteins, which further corresponds to a loss of antibody recognition. When apples were additionally biofortified with selenium, the composition of the apples, with regard to TPC, phenolic profile, AOA, and PPO, was significantly affected. Consequently, this innovative agronomic practice seems to be promising for reducing the allergenic potential of apples.
Background
Spinach is a nitrogen (N) demanding crop with a weekly N uptake of up to 60 kg ha–1. Consequently, a high N supply is required, which can temporarily lead to high quantities of nitrate (NO3–) being at risk of leaching.
Aims
The objective of this study was to develop a N fertilization approach to reduce the risk of NO3– leaching in field-grown spinach production without adversely affecting crop yield and quality at an early and late harvest stage.
Methods
Ten fertilization trials were conducted to compare different base fertilization rates and splits of top dressings. For top dressings, granulated fertilizers or foliar sprays were used. In a further treatment, N supply was reduced by withholding the second top dressing of 50–70 kg ha−1.
Results
Nitrate concentration at risk of leaching was considerably reduced by decreasing the base fertilizer rate as well as by splitting the top dressing. However, at an early harvest stage, total aboveground dry mass was reduced by, on average, 6% by these measures across all seasons. In contrast, at a later harvest stage, spinach was less affected by the fertilizer schedule. Urea foliar sprays proved to be insufficient in promoting plant growth and caused leaf necrosis. A reduced N supply led to impaired plant growth and yellowish leaves in both spring and winter.
Conclusions
Base N fertilization of spinach is only required in spring, but not in other seasons. Despite slight yield reduction, the top dressing should be split to reduce the risk of NO3− leaching after an early harvest.
In open-field vegetable production, high quantities of soil mineral nitrogen (Nmin) and N-rich crop residues often remain in the field at harvest. After the harvest of crops in autumn, this N can lead to considerable nitrate (NO3−) losses during the subsequent winter leaching period. In four field trials, different tillage depths (3–4, 10, 30 cm) and dates (early autumn, late autumn, early spring) were investigated to reduce N losses after growing spinach in the autumn. In a further treatment, the nitrification inhibitor 3,4-Dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) was directly applied to the crop residues. Potential N losses were calculated by a balance sheet approach based on Nmin concentration (0–90 cm), measured N mineralization and N uptake by catch crops. By postponing the tillage date from early to late autumn or spring, resprouting spinach stubbles acted as a catch crop, reducing N losses by up to 61 kg ha−1. However, if the spinach biomass collapsed, the N losses increased by up to 33 kg ha−1 even without tillage. The application of DMPP as well as the tillage depth were less effective. Overall, postponing tillage to spring seems to be the most promising approach for reducing N losses during the off-season.
Osnabrück’s so called “Green Fingers” – eleven landscape corridors reaching from the inner city into the region – structure the regional metropolis’ urban pattern. They supply the city centre with fresh air, serve as recreational destinations for the city’s inhabitants and provide space for close to the city agriculture and forestry. First defined in 1926, the Green Fingers have since been part of various planning documents and programs. However, these open spaces have been diminished bit by bit over time. The city’s growing need for land to build on had its impact just like the development of major traffic routes. On the one hand a lively debate has emerged: the Green Finger’s qualities, their ecological, aesthetical and cultural significance become increasingly important. Yet on the other hand decision makers still tend to put greenfield building activity first. A lot of efforts in striving for inner development are undermined by the ever growing demand for space. The urban sprawl continues, although various kinds of sanctuaries have been added to the urban and landscape planners’ equipment. The growing urban framework with its semidetached and single family houses does not come to a halt.
HRM processes are increasingly AI-driven, and HRM supports the general digital transformation of companies’ viable competitiveness. This paper points out possible positive and negative effects on HRM, workplaces, and workersorganizations along the HR processes and its potential for competitive advantage in regard to managerial decisions on AI implementation regarding augmentation and automation of work.
A systematic literature review that includes 62 international journals across different disciplines and contains top-tier academic and German practitioner journals was conducted. The literature analysis applies the resource-based view (RBV) as a lens through which to explore AI-driven HRM as a potential source of organizational capabilities.
The analysis shows four ambiguities for AI-driven HRM that might support sustainable company development or might prevent AI application: job design, transparency, performance and data ambiguity. A limited scholarly discussion with very few empirical studies can be stated. To date, research has mainly focused on HRM in general, recruiting, and HR analytics in particular.
The four ambiguities’ context-specific potential for capability building in firms is indicated, and research avenues are developed.
This paper critically explores AI-driven HRM and structures context-specific potential for capability building along four ambiguities that must be addressed by HRM to strategically contribute to an organization’s competitive advantage.
Chitin is an abundant waste product from shrimp and mushroom industries and as such, an appropriate secondary feedstock for biotechnological processes. However, chitin is a crystalline substrate embedded in complex biological matrices, and, therefore, difficult to utilize, requiring an equally complex chitinolytic machinery. Following a bottom-up approach, we here describe the step-wise development of a mutualistic, non-competitive consortium in which a lysine-auxotrophic Escherichia coli substrate converter cleaves the chitin monomer N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) into glucosamine (GlcN) and acetate, but uses only acetate while leaving GlcN for growth of the lysine-secreting Corynebacterium glutamicum producer strain. We first engineered the substrate converter strain for growth on acetate but not GlcN, and the producer strain for growth on GlcN but not acetate. Growth of the two strains in co-culture in the presence of a mixture of GlcN and acetate was stabilized through lysine cross-feeding. Addition of recombinant chitinase to cleave chitin into GlcNAc2, chitin deacetylase to convert GlcNAc2 into GlcN2 and acetate, and glucosaminidase to cleave GlcN2 into GlcN supported growth of the two strains in co-culture in the presence of colloidal chitin as sole carbon source. Substrate converter strains secreting a chitinase or a β-1,4-glucosaminidase degraded chitin to GlcNAc2 or GlcN2 to GlcN, respectively, but required glucose for growth. In contrast, by cleaving GlcNAc into GlcN and acetate, a chitin deacetylase-expressing substrate converter enabled growth of the producer strain in co-culture with GlcNAc as sole carbon source, providing proof-of-principle for a fully integrated co-culture for the biotechnological utilization of chitin.
High levels of meat consumption are increasingly being criticised for ethical, environmental, and social reasons. Plant-based meat substitutes have been with reservations identified as healthy sources of protein in comparison to meat. This alternative offers several social, environmental, and probably health benefits, and it may play a role in reducing meat consumption. However, there has been a lack of research on how specific meat substitute attributes can influence consumers to replace or partially replace meat in their diets. Research has demonstrated that, in many countries, consumers are highly attached to meat. They consider it to be an essential and integral element of their daily diet. For the consumers that are not interested in vegan or vegetarian alternatives to meat, so-called meathybrids could be a low-threshold option for a more sustainable food consumption behaviour. In meathybrids, only a fraction of the meat product (e.g., 20% to 50%) is replaced with plant-based proteins. In this paper, the results of an online survey with 500 German consumers are presented with a focus on preferences and attitudes relating to meathyrids. The results show that more than fifty percent of consumers substitute meat at least occasionally. Thus, approximately half of the respondents reveal an eligible consumption behaviour with respect to sustainability and healthiness to a certain degree. Regarding the determinants of choosing either meathybrid or meat, it becomes evident that the highest effect is exerted by the health perception. The healthier meathybrids are perceived, the higher is the choice probability. Thus, this egoistic motive seems to outperform altruistic motives, like animal welfare or environmental concerns, when it comes to choice for this new product category.
Current discussions about the concept of nutritional sustainability show a high complexity of this topic leading to many different definitions. Regarding communication issues of nutritional sustainability between actors of food chains this complexity should be reduced. One opportunity to tackle these challenges of reducing complexity might be the concept of ingredient branding. Therefore, the aim of this mini-review is the identification of conditions for ingredient branding application as a communication strategy for nutritional sustainability which might overcome challenges in communicating the complexity between the different stakeholders of supply chains. In doing so, the specific case of agrifood chains is discussed based on the selected characteristics of globalization, increasing consumer demands, foods incorporating credence attributes and price. Along the agrifood chain, a sourcing strategy reflecting nutritional and sustainable aspects might lead to an ingredient branding strategy implying a brand policy for a special ingredient within the final product which is an important component but cannot be clearly recognized by the user. A “nutritional sustainability inside” strategy should reflect the multifaceted information along the agrifood chain and should be based on standardized criteria for nutritional sustainability.
Integration of nutritional and sustainable aspects is a complex task tackled by a few scientific concepts. They include multiple dimensions and functions of food systems trying to provide solutions for harmonic co-evolution of humanity and planet Earth. “Nutritional Sustainability” is differentiated from other concepts which combine nutrition and sustainability as it not only sets environmental sustaining capacity as a baseline level for balanced nutrition, but also aims for the search of food system driving nodes. It does not aim for the support of solutions of producing enough or more food for increasing population (sustainable nutrition), neither does it contradict other similar concepts [sustainable nutrition security, nutritional life cycle assessment (LCA)]. However, it calls for more definite estimation of the carrying capacity of the environment on personal, local, and national levels for the development of more efficient solutions of nutrition balanced in the limits of environmental carrying capacity. The review is providing a few examples of advances in nutritional science (personalized nutrition, nutrigenetics), food technology (personalized food processing, food ecodesign), and food complex systems (artificial intelligence and gut microbiome), which have a great potential to progress sustainable food systems with Nutritional Sustainability set as a guiding concept.
Functional foods are still of increasing interest among the scientific community. Based on the extensive literature about functional foods, four main research areas can be identified: functional food innovation (1); the scientific background of the health benefits of functional foods (2); the regulation of functional foods (3); and consumer acceptance of functional foods (4). These research areas are not detached from each other, and each presents a consumer perspective. Although multifaceted studies focus on consumer acceptance of functional foods, literature regarding a structured framework of the determinants of functional food acceptance is limited. The aim of this review is to provide the reader with an overview of the recent literature on consumer attitudes towards functional foods and with an extensive structured framework of the determinants of functional food acceptance and their intertwined relationships. The scientific literature discusses a plethora of determinants of consumer acceptance of functional foods. These determinants can be categorized into consumer and market attributes, which show interwoven relationships with each other. On the one hand, consumer attributes are widely discussed in the literature, while on the other hand structured analyses of the market perspective are inadequately represented. Additionally, the ongoing development of new scientific findings regarding health benefits of different functional ingredients leads to a large amount of new functional food products in the market. Consequently, the research area of functional foods and in particular consumer acceptance of functional food innovation will remain an important research field in the coming years.
Convergence processes are based on the activity of distinct industry sectors showing cross-industry collaborations. The aim of this paper is to analyze cross-industry collaborations between the food and pharmaceutical sectors in the convergence area of functional foods. Selected companies from food (Nestlé/Danone) and pharmaceutical (Martek/Bayer HealthCare) sectors are analyzed using the determinants of motivation and industrial scope. The analysis shows that food companies are more active in cross-industry collaborations than pharmaceutical companies. The latter are more active at the front-end of the value chain focusing on research and development, and delivering their ingredients to food companies that due to their higher expertise in consumer marketing launch the products. While the first cross-industry collaborations were based on an exploration motivation, those that follow focus on exploitation. Acquisitions and licensing agreements are dominant in inside-out and outside-in processes, whereas strategic alliances and joint ventures are based on a coupled process between the food and pharmaceutical sectors.
The aim of this paper is to advance the research on innovation at the pharma-nutrition interface by analysing the three steps of science, technology and market convergence in the area of probiotics using a life cycle perspective. Results from a bibliometric analysis drawing upon 8245 scientific publications, 2082 patents and 1357 news reports focussing on product launch announcements from 1990 up to 2009 indicate that the proposed curve shapes of the life cycles in the theory based framework can be transferred to the case of probiotics. There is a time shift considering the life cycles showing the same activities of the industrial sectors at different moments of time. The food sector dominates the field of probiotics by driving science, technology and market convergence showing earlier activities in scientific publications, patents as well as product launches, while presenting a higher clockspeed between the different life cycle phases. While the food sector dominates product launches for food products containing probiotics, the pharmaceutical sector dominates the product launches of the supplement market. In addition, a clear trend towards industry convergence can be identified by the growing number of cross-industry activities.
The relevance of cross-industry innovation has increased in recent decades with a growing number of inter-industry fields emerging on the borderline between formerly distinct industries. The aim of this paper is to analyse industry convergence in four probiotics innovation value chains based on the following indicators: cross-industry relationships along the innovation value chain as well as knowledge, technological, regulatory and competence convergence. In so doing, the study delivers a framework of indicators for scrutinising industry convergence processes. In order to identify industry convergence, we analyse companies in the converging area of foods and drugs based on products containing the four bacteria strains: Lactobacillus caseii DN 114001, Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12, Lactobacillus acidophilus LA5 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus. Hence, the commercial availability of the strains on the market serves as a selection criterion. Altogether 12 companies stemming from four industrial backgrounds, food and agriculture (5), pharmaceutics (5), chemistry (1) and personal care (1), as well as one research organisation are identified. Cross-industry relationships occur along the innovation value chains of the four strains. Clear signs of knowledge and technological convergence are found as companies are not only publishing and patenting in the usual area of their own industrial field but also in the area of other industrial fields. Companies with different industrial backgrounds show activities in obtaining health claims indicating regulatory convergence. Companies' competence bases seem to converge as companies with different industrial backgrounds are involved in acquisitions, licencing agreements and strategic alliances (competence convergence). We contribute to the existing body of literature by assessing industry convergence from an innovation value chain perspective with a set of indicators reflecting the intensity of industry convergence. This framework of indicators stemming from literature has not yet been used in a combined comprehensive analysis. Furthermore, we tried to show the characteristics of strategic types driving industry convergence in probiotics.
What determines ingredient awareness of consumers? : A study on ten functional food ingredients
(2014)
Given the importance of consumer awareness of functional food ingredients for healthy food choices, the aim of this study is to explore consumers’ ingredient awareness and the determinants which influence the awareness about functional food ingredients.
A sample of 200 German consumers was interviewed via CATI (computer aided telephone interview) during September 2011. The participants have been asked about their specific awareness regarding to ten functional food ingredients. Likewise, determinants like health status and health motivation have been assessed and their influence on the construct “consumers’ ingredient awareness” has been tested by employing structural equation modeling.
The study shows that consumers’ ingredient awareness varies throughout the sample. Overall it can be stated, that 19% of consumer awareness about functional food ingredients is explained through the described model based on the following predictors: age, educational level, health status, health motivation and information strategies. Among these factors, consumers’ health motivation seems to have the highest relevance to explain consumer awareness. But also the determinants information strategies as well as the education show a significant influence on consumers’ ingredient awareness. As health motivation shows the highest impact on consumers’ ingredient awareness this study underlines the importance of prevention propensity for healthy food choices.
In the past few years, studies have been carried out to record and analyse the consumer behaviour of manual dishwashing. Manual dishwashing in households is performed in many ways that influence the use of resources. Furthermore, knowledge has been gained on the basis of experiments on how to optimize the use of resources in manual dishwashing. Optimization here means achieving the best possible cleaning performance with a minimum input of resources. This experimental knowledge, combined with the experience of everyday life, was transferred into Best Practice Tips.
The aim of this study is to verify whether it is possible to save resources while applying these Best Practice Tips in comparison with the consumers' previous behaviour.
In a laboratory study, 53 consumers from Europe (23 Germans, 30 other Europeans) were asked to apply the Best Practice Tips while washing up 12 place settings of dishes. The data gained were compared with that of previous studies recording consumers' everyday behaviour while washing up the same amount of dishes. The sample consisted of 113 European consumers and the sample of the second study consisted of 60 Europeans.
On average, the 53 test participants applying the Best Practice Tips used around 60% less water, 70% less energy and 30% less detergent compared with the average everyday behaviour the other subjects used. Additionally, they achieved a slightly better cleaning result. An evaluation questionnaire showed that the Best Practice Tips were, in general, highly accepted; however, some concerns were given about their exact application in everyday life. Because of the wide variation of washing-up habits and resource consumption among individuals, the confidence intervals of the studies are rather large. The results should therefore be seen as tendencies on how resource savings are possible when people are trained how to optimize resources in manual dishwashing. Nevertheless, this study should be the basis for further ones in which the learning is verified in everyday life and over a longer period of time.
USA als Vorbild?
(2013)
Das Gesundheitswesen in den Vereinigten Staaten bekannt für Spitzenforschung und High-end-Medizin. Auch für das Krankenhausmanagement lohnt der Blick über den großen Teich. Unsere Autorin hat im Rahmen eines Forschungsaufenthalts in New York Interviews mit Geschäftsführern und Mitarbeitern an verschiedenen Kliniken geführt. Ergebnis: In puncto Kostenmanagement zeigt sich, dass die Ressourceneffizienz vergleichsweise wenig ausgeprägt ist, die Rahmenbedingungen für eine hohe Prozesseffizienz hingegen vielfach gegeben sind.
While developing traffic-based cognitive enhancement technology (CET), such as bike accident prevention systems, it can be challenging to test and evaluate them properly. After all, the real-world scenario could endanger the subjects’ health and safety. Therefore, a simulator is needed, preferably one that is realistic yet low cost. This paper introduces a way to use the video game Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) and its sophisticated traffic system as a base to create such a simulator, allowing for the safe and realistic testing of dangerous traffic situations involving cyclists, cars, and trucks. The open world of GTA V, which can be explored on foot and via various vehicles, serves as an immersive stand-in for the real world. Custom modification scripts of the game give the researchers control over the experiment scenario and the output data to be evaluated. An off-the-shelf bicycle equipped with three sensors serves as a realistic input device for the subject’s movement direction and speed. The simulator was used to test two early-stage CET concepts enabling cyclists to sense dangerous traffic situations, such as trucks approaching from behind the cyclist. Thus, this paper also presents the user evaluation of the cycling simulator and the CET used by the subjects to sense dangerous traffic situations. With the knowledge of the first iteration of the user-centered design (UCD) process, this paper concludes by naming improvements for the cycling simulator and discussing further research directions for CET that enable users to sense dangerous situations better.
Evaporation from growing media significantly contributes to increasing the humidity in greenhouses. The effects of a pine bark mulch cover on substrate evaporation was evaluated with different pot experiments. The obtained data have been tested within the water balance model HYDRUS-1D, which was originally developed for mineral soils. Objective of this study was to test the performance of HYDRUS-1D to describe evaporation in plant containers and to evaluate the effect of pine bark as cover layer or layers within growing media. Application of pine bark in combination with peat substrate reduced evaporation up to 50% depending on position, thickness of mulch layer and water content of the substrate. The highest reduction in evaporation was measured in a dry substrate which is covered with 4 cm pine bark. The HYDRUS-1D model describes evaporation from growing media in combination with layers of pine bark correctly as long as hysteresis of the water retention curve and vapor flow is considered in the model.
Eine Woche vor Weihnachten 2008 startete die OMT-DVMT-Ausbildung 2008 – 2010 mit einem Kurswochenende und einer Supervision in München. Vor den 8 Studenten lagen 2 Jahre Ausbildung. Die Inhalte und die zu erbringenden Leistungen waren zwar bekannt, aber wie intensiv die Ausbildung sein sollte, zeigte sich erst im Laufe der Zeit. Da alle Teilnehmer im Berufsleben standen und durchaus auch ein Privatleben mit Kindern hatten, war die Fähigkeit zum Spagat zwischen der Weiterbildung und dem Rest des Lebens gefordert.
Langeweile kam nie auf, das Dozententeam lehrte und vertiefte übersichtlich wissenschaftliche und klinische Inhalte. Thomas Schöttker-Königer und Fiona Morrison referierten an mehreren Wochenenden über Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) und Statistik. Den Satz „Traue nur der Statistik, die du selber gefälscht hast”, kann mittlerweile jeder der Studenten gut nachvollziehen, zu viele Beispiele gibt es dazu in veröffentlichten Studien.
Ralf Schesser und Nina Gärtner-Tschacher vermittelten weiterführende und detaillierte Inhalte zum Schmerzmanagement und der Klassifikation von Rückenschmerzen. Abgerundet wurde die Ausbildung durch den ärztlichen Unterricht von Dr. Hans Knorr, einem Medical-Screening-Kurs von Debra Shirley von der University of Sydney und 4 intensiven Supervisionen, die Jan Herman van Minnen, Thomas Horre, Renate Wiesner, Trisha Davies-Knorr, Marc van Liebergen und John Langendoen-Sertel betreuten.
Ende Oktober fand dann die Abschlussprüfung in München statt. Die zu prüfenden Fächer Ärztlicher Unterricht, Verteidigung der Abschlussarbeit, Patientenbehandlung mit anschließender Diskussion und Technikprüfung verlangten den Studenten noch einmal hohe Konzentration und Geduld ab. Alle Prüfungen wurden am selben Tag von 8.00 bis 18.00 Uhr abgehalten. Schlussendlich konnte bei mehreren Gläsern alkoholhaltiger Erfrischungsgetränke ein überaus positives Resümee des mit Höhen und Tiefen gepflasterten Wegs zum OMT-Examen gezogen werden.
Die OMT-Ausbildung macht deutlich, wie wichtig und aktuell die Bedeutung der Verknüpfung von Wissenschaft und Klinik in der täglichen Arbeit ist. Sie sorgt für eine hochwertige Patientenversorgung und fördert die Qualität der Physiotherapie. Es ist zu hoffen, dass noch mehr Physiotherapeuten diesen Weg wählen und sich hochwertig weiterqualifizieren.
Naturentfremdung
(2018)
Kreditfinanzierungen im Krankenhauswesen werden u. a. aufgrund bestehender Investitionsstaus und aktueller Herausforderungen aus dem Umgang mit der COVID-19-Pandemie weiter an Bedeutung gewinnen. Der folgende Beitrag fasst die Ergebnisse einer Anfang 2019 veröffentlichten Dissertation zusammen: eine Bestandsaufnahme und Analyse der heutigen Finanzkommunikation zwischen Krankenhaus und Kreditinstitut, die bestehende Problemfelder und kritische Faktoren der Finanzkommunikation identifiziert und Handlungsempfehlungen für beide Parteien zur Verbesserung der Finanzkommunikation und zur Begegnung der Herausforderungen zukünftiger Kreditfinanzierungen ableitet.
Personalsicherung ist eine gesundheitspolitische und
krankenhausmanagementbezogene Aufgabe. Die Verbindung zwischen Politik und Management kann über geeignete externe, politische Rahmenbedingungen und interne, managementbezogene Struktur- und Steuerungsmaßnahmen hergestellt werden. Dabei stellt sich zur Zeit die Frage, inwieweit über Gesetze und Verordnungen Vorgaben zum Personalbedarf gemacht werden sollen. Aktuelle Diskussionen zum Spannungsfeld zwischen politischer Gestaltung und Freiräumen des Managements bis hin zur Frage, inwieweit der Personalbedarf in einem Preissystem adäquat abgebildet werden kann, bilden den Gegenstand dieses Beitrags.
Aims and Objectives:
Preventive home visits are a low-threshold counselling and support approach. They have been reported to achieve heterogeneous effects. However, preventive home visits have the potential to reduce the risk of becoming dependent on long-term care. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of preventive home visits as a nursing intervention on health-related quality of life of older people in a longitudinal survey and to develop recommendations for which target groups preventive home visits have the highest benefit. The sample consisted of 75 people, aged between 65 and 85, who were able to understand and speak German, had not yet been eligible for benefits from the long-term care insurance and lived in the municipality under study.
Methodological Design and Justification:
A quantitative longitudinal study in order to investigate the effects of preventive home visits.
Ethical Issues and Approval:
There were no ethical concerns. Accordingly, ethical approval was granted.
Research Methods, Results and Conclusions:
The health-related quality of life was recorded four times between 01/2017 and 08/2020 with the Short-Form- Health- Survey- 12 and analysed using descriptive statistics. Results reveal that the physical health status cannot be easily influenced over a short period of time. The main effect, however, is that preventive home visits have a significant positive effect on the mental health status. The main topics during the home visits were mobility, nutrition and social participation. Increased knowledge and motivation for preventive behaviour extended the autonomy of older people. Accordingly, preventive home visits can support a self-determined life in a familiar environment. The results of the present study show that preventive home visits as a nursing intervention in rural areas are successful. In Germany, preventive home visits have not yet been implemented on a regular basis. In order to do so, a general definition of the concept is needed. Preventive home visits should be officially included in the regular health care services in Germany.
Krankenhauskultur – eine Frage der Entscheidung : Warum gelebte Werte und Normen entscheidend sind
(2018)
Führung und Controlling : Ansatzpunkte zur Gestaltung der Beziehung von Manager und Controller
(2021)
Die Wirkkraft des Controllings setzt eine stabile, partnerschaftliche Zusammenarbeit von Manager und Controller voraus, die jedoch in der Praxis häufig nicht anzutreffen ist. Vielmehr ist die Arbeitsbeziehung durch unterschiedliche Positionen zum Führungsverständnis (Führung braucht Freiräume vs. Führung muss systematisiert und quantifiziert werden) und durch unterschiedliche Erwartungen an die Aufgabenerfüllung (Rollenbild des Controllers und des Managers) gekennzeichnet. Die unterschiedlichen Standpunkte und die daraus resultierenden dysfunktionalen Verhaltensweisen (z.B. Slack, Manipulation, Ressortegoismus) bzgl. des Controllings (z.B. keine Nachfrage nach oder Zurückhaltung von Informationen, Widerstand) führen zu Reibungsverlusten, denen entgegenzuwirken ist.
Je reibungsloser das Zusammenspiel von Management und Controlling, desto effektiver können die Entscheidungsprobleme des Krankenhausmanagements gelöst werden. In der Praxis treten allerdings regelmäßg Reibungsverluste in der Zusammenarbeit auf. Die Arbeitsbeziehung zwischen Controller und Manager ist häufig konfliktgeladen und wenig partnerschaftlich. Ursächlich für die negative Dynamik der Beziehung sind unterschiedliche Führungsentwürfe und Rollenbilder zum Controlling. Der Beitrag widmet sich den Anforderungen und der Struktur eines Controllings im Krankenhaus, das den Besonderheiten der Expertenorganisation gerecht werden kann.
Hintergrund
Sprunggelenksverletzungen (SGV) sind die häufigsten Verletzungen des muskuloskeletalen Systems. Neben Schmerz, Schwellung und Funktionseinschränkung werden Zusammenhänge zwischen einem Sprunggelenkstrauma und Veränderungen am Becken bzw. Sakroiliakalgelenk (SIG) diskutiert. In der vorliegenden Studie wird geprüft, ob Wechselwirkungen von SGV und Veränderungen am Becken bzw. SIG bestehen.
Material und Methoden
In dieser Querschnittsstudie ohne Verblindung wurden 18 Probanden mit SGV und 22 gesunde Probanden am Becken und SIG untersucht. Der Zustand nach der SGV wurde anhand des FAAM-G-Fragebogens ermittelt. Die Evaluation der Beckenposition erfolgte mit Photometrie. Dabei wurden die Referenzpunkte SIAS und SIPS zueinander verglichen. Am SIG erfolgten Schmerzprovokationstests, um Veränderungen am SIG zu ermitteln. Die in beiden Gruppen erhobenen Daten wurden statistisch ausgewertet und verglichen.
Ergebnisse
Der funktionelle Zustand der Sprunggelenke unterschied sich zwischen der Kontrollgruppe und der Experimentalgruppe signifikant. Die Unterschiede bei den photometrischen Ergebnissen waren für die Beckensymmetrie nicht signifikant (SIAS p = 0,426; SIPS p = 0,779). Hinsichtlich der Schmerzhaftigkeit des SIG zeigte sich ebenfalls kein signifikanter Unterschied (p = 0,477).
Schlussfolgerung
Es konnten keine Positionsveränderungen des Beckens infolge eines Sprunggelenktraumas beobachtet werden. Auch zeigten sich keine Assoziationen zwischen SGV und Becken- bzw. SIG-Position.
Vergleich der Effekte eines funktionellen Stabilisations- mit einem Standardtraining auf Schmerz, Funktion, Kinematik der unteren Extremität und des Rumpfes, Ausdauerfähigkeit der Rumpfmuskulatur und der Kraft der exzentrischen Kniegelenks- und Hüftmuskultur bei Frauen mit patellofemoralen Schmerzen.
Biomechanische Analysen sind in der Lage, menschliche Bewegungen valide und umfassend zu erfassen und auszuwerten. Neben den beiden großen Bereichen Kinetik und Kinematik bietet die Elektromyografie (EMG) eine zuverlässige Möglichkeit, die neuromuskuläre Aktivität zu analysieren. Mithilfe des EMG können neuromuskuläre Parameter erhoben werden, die präzise Aussagen beispielsweise zur inter- und intramuskulären Koordination, der Muskelfaserverteilung, des Ermüdungsverhaltens oder des Timings zulassen.
Für verlässliche Daten sind im klinischen Setting jedoch einige wichtige Faktoren zu berücksichtigen. Diese sind von großer Bedeutung und sollten vor einer Analyse beachtet werden. Daneben hängt ein effektiver Einsatz des EMG im klinischen Setting von der Integration in den Clinical-Reasoning-Prozess ab. Die jeweilige individuelle Patientensituation benötigt eine klare Fragestellung. Dazu kann auf ein Ebenenmodell aufgebaut werden, welches die biomechanischen Steuerungsgrößen in der klinischen Anwendung berücksichtigt.
Der Artikel stellt die physiologischen Grundlagen der Elektromyografie, die Einflüsse von Verletzungen auf die Muskelfaserzusammensetzung, die grundlegende Signalverarbeitung und Dateninterpretation, ein Ebenenmodell für die klinische Anwendung sowie Einsatzfelder in der Physiotherapie vor.
Das Forschungsprojekt „Dorfgemeinschaft 2.0“ hat zum Ziel, dem Bedürfnis der Bürger_innen nachzukommen, auch im Alter zu Hause wohnen bleiben zu können. Die Gesundheitsversorgung im ländlichen Raum steht im Mittelpunkt. Hierfür werden regional angepasste Lösungsstrategien anhand des Design Science Ansatzes entworfen und individuelle Wünsche und Bedarfe multiperspektivisch in den Blick genommen. Vier der so entstandenen Versorgungskonzepte werden als nutzerorientierte alltags und gesundheitsbezogene Ansätze vorgestellt. Zudem werden die angedachten Kommunikationsstrukturen und das Zusammenwirken der Konzepte als Versorgungsnetz auf dem virtuellen Dorfmarktplatz beschrieben.
Ziel des Beitrags ist die Identifikation von Problemen, Meta-Anforderungen und Designprinzipien für den Einsatz von Mixed und Virtual Reality Brillen zur Unterstützung nicht-ärztlichen Fachpersonals bei zahnmedizinischen Hausbesuchen. Im Rahmen von zwei Gruppendiskussionen und einem Experteninterview wurden zunächst mögliche Einsatzszenarien identifiziert. Anschließend wurde eine systematische Literaturrecherche in den Datenbanken CINAHL, Business Source Premier und MEDLINE durchgeführt. In der gefundenen Literatur konnten 14 Probleme bei der Anwendung von Mixed und Virtual Reality Brillen identifiziert werden. Darauf basierend wurden 14 Meta-Anforderungen abgeleitet und in fünf Designprinzipien zusammengefasst. Abschließend wurden die Ergebnisse mit den Spezifikationen der Microsoft HoloLens 2 abgeglichen, um eine Eignung für die Unterstützung der geplanten Hausbesuche festzustellen. Zudem wurde ein Umsetzungskonzept skizziert. Die Ergebnisse dienen als wichtige Empfehlungen für die praxisnahe Umsetzung zukünftiger Konzepte bezüglich der Anwendung von Mixed und Virtual Reality Brillen im (zahn-)medizinischen Kontext. Die Literaturrecherche zeigt eine Forschungslücke im Bereich zahnmedizinischer Hausbesuche auf. Die Ergebnisse dieses Beitrags schaffen daher eine solide Basis für die zukünftige Forschung.
Flexibility in planning through frequent amendments. The practice of land use planning in Germany
(2022)
How can formal planning deal with uncertainty and rapid change while maintaining high standards of procedural certainty? This paper, using Germany as an example, examines how municipalities handle this dilemma within their existing planning systems. Municipalities use different approaches, ranging from regular redrafting to comprehensive changes or regular amendments. Amendments and complementary informal plans are important components of flexibility in planning. We argue that the choice to make frequent amendments instead of redrafting the preparatory land-use plan does not necessarily lead to a loss of a city-wide, long-term perspective, provided amendments are prepared and justified using informal concepts.
Bericht über das 35. Symposium der Performing Arts Medicine Association in Snowmass, Colorado
(2018)
Objectives: Among varied challenges of COVID-19, challenges in food and nutrition security world-over are critical. We compared the nutritional policy responses in India and Germany since both countries differ on the Human Development Index, yet both have committed to the G20 common policy response to COVID-19, besides the comparability of two large and heterogeneously populated countries, both having democratic governments.
Methods: Policy research publications were reviewed using qualitative meta-policy approach. We used comparative case-study. Recent food and nutrition policies of G20 nations of India and Germany were evaluated.
Results: India has primarily targeted her public distribution system and Germany has primarily targeted her food markets in order to manage the food and nutrition security in response to COVID-19. Both countries are coordinating additional associated nutritional policies, policies and strategies to effect an integrated sectoral approach to COVID-19 management. Both are using corrective measures of the process management strategies as well. However, the Indian management of micronutrient security for her population has over COVID-19 times acerbated and the German loan management to nutrition and agricultural small-scale industry appears to be functioning sub-optimally.
Conclusions: Our analysis indicates both India and Germany have responded to COVID-19 in a timely and appropriate manner regarding the food and nutrition security measures. Even so not all measures employed to tackle COVID-19 food and nutrition security have been effectively implemented, It appears, that both countries are using integrated policy in their nutrition and food security response to COVID-19.
Primary Liver Cancers : Connecting the Dots of Cellular Studies and Epidemiology with Metabolomics
(2023)
Liver cancers are rising worldwide. Between molecular and epidemiological studies, a research gap has emerged which might be amenable to the technique of metabolomics. This review investigates the current understanding of liver cancer’s trends, etiology and its correlates with existing literature for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and hepatoblastoma (HB). Among additional factors, the literature reports dysfunction in the tricarboxylic acid metabolism, primarily for HB and HCC, and point mutations and signaling for CCA. All cases require further investigation of upstream and downstream events. All liver cancers reported dysfunction in the WNT/β-catenin and P13K/AKT/mTOR pathways as well as changes in FGFR. Metabolites of IHD1, IDH2, miRNA, purine, Q10, lipids, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, acylcarnitine, 2-HG and propionyl-CoA emerged as crucial and there was an attempt to elucidate the WNT/β-catenin and P13K/AKT/mTOR pathways metabolomically.
The development of augmented reality glasses is still ongoing and faces barriers in diffusion and concerns about their impact on users, organizations and society. The study aims to find sufficient solutions for this struggling digital innovation and to provide guidance for the implementation of augmented reality glasses in design-oriented projects. During a 3-year consortium research, acceptance and privacy have been identified as major phenomena that influence the adoption of augmented reality glasses in the logistics domain. To forge ahead digital innovation research, the focus of the presented research lies on the diffusion of this technology with design knowledge for the development of augmented reality glasses-based systems. Evidence and artifacts contribute to the still limited knowledge of system design based on augmented reality glasses from a domain-specific instantiation and an implementation framework.
Musikermedizin
(2018)
Smart Glasses haben das Potenzial, die Einarbeitungsphase von Mitarbeitern durch eine kontextsensitive Informationsversorgung und Kommunikation direkt im Blickfeld des Nutzers zu erweitern und zu verbessern. Im Rahmen eines gestaltungsorientierten Ansatzes wird das Einsatzszenario mit Hilfe von Experteninterviews analysiert und durch fachbezogene Literatur strukturiert. Als Resultat liefert dieser Beitrag spezifische Anforderungen an Smart-Glasses-basierte Assistenzsysteme in der Einarbeitungsphase von Mitarbeitern am Beispiel der Logistik-Branche aus Sicht der Praxis. Zusätzlich werden eine entsprechende Konzeption mit anschließender Evaluation eines korrespondierenden Systems sowie die dafür spezifizierten Kollaborationsfunktionen vorgestellt. Die Meta-Anforderungen, die Evaluation des vorgeschlagenen Konzeptes und die identifizierten Kollaborationsfunktionen erweitern die Wissensbasis der Wirtschaftsinformatik hinsichtlich des wenig erforschten Gestaltungswissens für Smart-Glasses-basierte Applikationen. Der Einsatz von Smart Glasses in der Einarbeitung stellt einen nutzenstiftenden Anwendungsfall für diese aktuell noch wenig verbreitete Technologie, sowie eine neue Interaktionsebene und zugehörige Kollaborationsfunktionen in der Einarbeitungsphase von Mitarbeitern dar und ist somit von hoher Relevanz sowohl für die Praxis als auch Wissenschaft.