@article{DickersonAndreasNoessleretal.2026, author = {Dickerson, Ashton L. and Andreas, Jechow and N{\"o}ßler, Michelle and Walles, Tim J. and Berger, Stella A. and H{\"o}lker, Franz and Nejstgaard, Jens C.}, title = {High-resolution in situ imaging reveals size-specific moonlight responses in zooplankton diel vertical migration}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {16}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, number = {1}, publisher = {Nature}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-36105-0}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2026}, abstract = {Light is the primary cue driving zooplankton diel vertical migration (DVM), a strategy that balances predation risk with resource access. However, DVM is often oversimplified, with limited consideration of how light-driven risks and resource needs vary across taxa and life stages. This simplification is partly due to constraints on collecting high-resolution, size-resolved data —especially at night, when subtle shifts in illumination reshape nocturnal risk landscapes. To overcome these limitations, we deployed a high-resolution in situ modular Deep-focus Plankton Imager and an image-recognition approach to quantify fine scale DVM and body sizes of Cladocerans and Copepods in Lake Stechlin, Germany. Data was collected from day into night and across moonrise and was compared with environmental data from vertical profiling sondes. Typical DVM patterns emerged, with deeper daytime distributions, however, moonlight introduced additional behavioural complexity: larger individuals avoided illuminated layers, likely managing predation risk, while smaller individuals moved into these layers, possibly exploiting foraging opportunities and reduced risk. These light-mediated shifts were further shaped by ecological conditions; copepods tracked food-rich layers regardless of light levels at night, while cladocerans showed light-dependent responses to both temperature and food, such that light caused them to avoid otherwise favourable (warm, food-rich) layers. Our approach provides new insight into how zooplankton navigate nocturnal lightscapes, revealing size- and taxon-specific strategies. By establishing size-dependent responses to natural moonlight, this work provides a crucial baseline for predicting how artificial light at night may restructure zooplankton communities and destabilize freshwater food webs.}, language = {en} } @article{DietenbergerJechowKalinkatetal.2024, author = {Dietenberger, Manuel and Jechow, Andreas and Kalinkat, Gregor and Schroer, Sibylle and Saathoff, Birte and H{\"o}lker, Franz}, title = {Reducing the fatal attraction of nocturnal insects using tailored and shielded road lights}, series = {communications biology}, volume = {7}, journal = {communications biology}, publisher = {Nature}, doi = {10.1038/s42003-024-06304-4}, pages = {1 -- 12}, year = {2024}, abstract = {The attraction of insects to artificial light is a global environmental problem with far-reaching implications for ecosystems. Since light pollution is rarely integrated into conservation approaches, effective mitigation strategies towards environmentally friendly lighting that drastically reduce insect attraction are urgently needed. Here, we tested novel luminaires in two experiments (i) at a controlled experimental field site and (ii) on streets within three municipalities. The luminaires are individually tailored to only emit light onto the target area and to reduce spill light. In addition, a customized shielding renders the light source nearly invisible beyond the lit area. We show that these novel luminaires significantly reduce the attraction effect on flying insects compared to different conventional luminaires with the same illuminance on the ground. This underlines the huge potential of spatially optimized lighting to help to bend the curve of global insect decline without compromising human safety aspects. A customized light distribution should therefore be part of sustainable future lighting concepts, most relevant in the vicinity of protected areas.}, language = {en} } @article{DietenbergerJechowSannetal.2025, author = {Dietenberger, Manuel and Jechow, Andreas and Sann, Manuela and H{\"o}lker, Franz}, title = {Shedding light on dark taxa: exploring a cryptic diversity of parasitoid wasps affected by artificial light at night}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {15}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, publisher = {Nature}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-88111-3}, pages = {1 -- 12}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Artificial light at night (ALAN) contributes to the globally observed insect decline. ALAN attracts nocturnal insects from their native ecosystems and disturbs their functions in the food web. Road lights in this context are ubiquitous and relevant ALAN sources that are often not considered in conservation approaches. In a previous study we showed that shielded LED road lights are suited to be part of conservation measures by effectively reducing the attraction of nocturnal insects. Here we show that this positive effect holds true for parasitoid wasps in an experimental BACI design (Before-After-Control-Impact). Combining morphological with molecular and phylogenetic analyses, we identified 106 individuals (62 morphotypes) of a minimum of 45 genera out of 13 Hymenoptera families. We were able to identify 21 species, 11 of which are newly reported in Southern Germany (Baden-W{\"u}rttemberg). Further combining knowledge on life history and host appearance from our data and the literature, we discuss potential impacts of ALAN ranging from an influence on nocturnal pollination via parasitoid pressure on moth species and biological control of invasive pest species to tritrophic interactions between primary and secondary parasitoids. We conclusively think that shielded LED road lights will reduce the ecological impact of ALAN on parasitoid wasps in a large and undescribed number of taxa with different host associations, likely affecting associated ecosystem functions such as biological control.}, language = {en} } @article{Edel2005, author = {Edel, Karl-Otto}, title = {Universit{\"a}re Monokultur verordnet}, series = {Infocus}, volume = {2005}, journal = {Infocus}, number = {September}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:522-opus-546}, pages = {26 -- 27}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Diskussionsbeitrag zum Bologna-Prozess anl{\"a}sslich einer Podiumsdiskussion auf der Hannover-Messe am 11. April 2005}, language = {de} } @article{Edel2004, author = {Edel, Karl-Otto}, title = {Der Bologna Prozess : Anmerkung zur rechtlichen Gestaltung und Umsetzung}, series = {Die neue Hochschule}, volume = {45}, journal = {Die neue Hochschule}, number = {6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:522-opus-347}, pages = {26 -- 29}, year = {2004}, abstract = {Die Bologna-Deklaration ist eine politische Willensbekundung der Unterzeichner, die durch die informelle Versammlung der europ{\"a}ischen Wissenschaftsminister vorangetrieben wird. Wegen des fehlenden Rechtscharakters der Deklaration gibt es keine rechtliche Verpflichtung, die vereinbarten Ziele umzusetzen, keine Rechtsanspr{\"u}che oder Verpflichtungen zwischen den Teilnehmerl{\"a}ndern untereinander, insbesondere auch keinen Anspruch auf Anerkennung der Studien und Abschl{\"u}sse im Ausland. Die platte {\"U}bernahme der US-amerikanischen Abschlußbezeichnungen des gestuften Studiums stellt einen Bruch mit den Traditionen der deutschen Hochschulen dar und steht im offenen Widerspruch zu der im Bologna-Abkommen feierlich unterzeichneten Achtung vor der eigenen Kultur, Sprache und Tradition. W{\"a}hrend die durch das gestufte Studiensystem charakterisierten angels{\"a}chsischen L{\"a}nder von ihrem traditionellen System Abschied nehmen und - teilweise expressis verbis - auf das einhundertj{\"a}hrige bew{\"a}hrte deutsche Diplomstudium zugehen, verordnen Politiker unseren Hochschulen eine Roßkur mit h{\"o}chst fatalen Folgen f{\"u}r die Zukunft. Diesen Bestrebungen sollte Einhalt geboten werden, damit in Ruhe und mit {\"U}berlegung eine inhaltliche Reform begonnen werden kann, die die St{\"a}rken unseres Bildungssystems wieder innerhalb Deutschlands und weltweit zur Geltung bringt, anstatt es auf das niedrigste bekannte Niveau des Bachelors zu reduzieren.}, subject = {Bologna-Prozess}, language = {de} } @article{Edel2005, author = {Edel, Karl-Otto}, title = {Die Auswirkungen des Bologna-Prozesses und seiner Instrumentalisierung auf das akademische Qualifikationsniveau}, volume = {46}, number = {2/3}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:522-opus-356}, pages = {16 -- 18}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Aus einer Gegen{\"u}berstellung der Absolventenzahlen der jeweiligen Abschl{\"u}sse in Deutschland und den USA ergibt sich der Schluß, daß durch die Einf{\"u}hrung der Bologna-Abschl{\"u}sse zusammen mit den konkreten politischen Zielvorgaben das akademische Bildungsniveau in Deutschland in einem f{\"u}r ein Industrieland gef{\"a}hrlichem Maße gesenkt werden wird.}, subject = {Bologna-Prozess ; Auswirkung}, language = {de} } @article{Edel2005, author = {Edel, Karl-Otto}, title = {Ausl{\"a}ndische Erfahrungen mit der Studienstrukturreform}, series = {Die neue Hochschule}, volume = {46}, journal = {Die neue Hochschule}, number = {4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:522-opus-368}, pages = {22 -- 27}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Trotz seiner dringenden Reformbed{\"u}rftigkeit ist auch heute noch das deutsche Diplomstudium grunds{\"a}tzlich erfolgreich und erneuerungsf{\"a}hig. In Kenntnis der neueren internationalen Entwicklungen in D{\"a}nemark, Finnland, Griechenland, Großbritannien, den USA und Indien ist es vorschnell und nicht zu akzeptieren, das seit mehr als einem Jahrhundert existierende deutsche Hochschuldiplom zum Auslaufmodell zu erkl{\"a}ren und die akademische Bildung ausschließlich auf das angeblich international - von wem auch immer - anerkannte Bachelor-Master-System umzustrukturieren.}, subject = {Studienreform}, language = {de} } @article{Edel2015, author = {Edel, Karl-Otto}, title = {Verfemtes Erbe: Die Frakturschrift}, series = {Sprach-Nachrichten}, journal = {Sprach-Nachrichten}, number = {Nr. 66 (II/2015)}, issn = {1868-8748}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:522-opus4-16333}, pages = {6}, year = {2015}, language = {de} } @article{FachetWitteFlassigetal.2020, author = {Fachet, Melanie and Witte, Carina and Flassig, Robert J. and Rihko-Struckmann, Liisa K. and McKie-Krisberg, Zaid and Polle, J{\"u}rgen E. W. and Sundmacher, Kai}, title = {Reconstruction and analysis of a carbon-core metabolic network for Dunaliella salina}, series = {BMC Bioinformatics}, volume = {21}, journal = {BMC Bioinformatics}, number = {1}, publisher = {BioMed Central}, doi = {10.1186/s12859-019-3325-0}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @article{FitzScheeg2025, author = {Fitz, Lukas R. G. and Scheeg, Jochen}, title = {Alternative digital platforms: comparative analysis through the lens of Corporate Aikido}, series = {Information Systems and e-Business Management}, journal = {Information Systems and e-Business Management}, publisher = {Springer}, doi = {10.1007/s10257-025-00703-8}, pages = {1 -- 22}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Competing with dominant players in the digital platform (DP) economy is an increasingly complex and expensive endeavor for alternative digital platform (ADP) providers trying to disrupt established platform ecosystems. Nevertheless, ADPs position themselves deliberately in the competitive space of large competitors, targeting customer groups whose values and mindsets differ from mainstream DPs. Although there are many examples to find in practice, the variety of ADPs across different DP ecosystems and industries, especially in regards of strategic objectives, directions and characteristics, has not been researched in-depth yet. Based on a systematic, practice-based artifact review, this paper analyses and compares 105 ADPs in the competitive space of dominant DP ecosystem players. The study utilizes the theory of Corporate Aikido as an analytical framework, mapping the strategic elements of overthrowing established value propositions and turning a competitors' strengths into weaknesses. Our findings indicate that privacy- and security-awareness, empowerment and inclusivity, premium quality and curation, open source and free access, uncensored, transparent and decentralized platforms as well as ecological and climate-friendly offers shape the landscape of alternative approaches in today's DP economy. The results are subsequently discussed, yielding managerial implications and future opportunities for DP research.}, language = {en} } @article{FitzScheeg2025, author = {Fitz, Lukas R. G. and Scheeg, Jochen}, title = {Coping Practices of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises Facing Power Asymmetry in Digital Platform Business}, series = {Strategic Change}, journal = {Strategic Change}, publisher = {Wiley}, doi = {10.1002/jsc.2657}, pages = {1 -- 21}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Digital platform (DP) enterprises have risen to the top of the global economy by inverting traditional business models. They earn money through matchmaking, transaction facilitation, and efficient orchestration of other stakeholders' resources. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a decisive role in this success story: they offer products and services on many leading DPs and thereby feed platform networks as sellers and suppliers. On the other hand, while DPs enable SMEs to reach new customers and outsource costly managerial tasks, many SMEs struggle with the negative consequences of asymmetric power dynamics and dependency risks in platform business. This paper analyzes 14 cases of SMEs that face power asymmetry as DP value providers, unraveling challenges encountered and coping practices employed in this situation. The findings reveal that power asymmetry between dominant DPs and SMEs creates significant challenges, including exploitative relationships, loss of autonomy, surveillance pressures, and devaluation of SME contributions, while SMEs cope through disintermediation, multi-homing, individual resistance tactics, and striving for more equitable DP models. Moreover, three relationality types are identified: DPs being SMEs' "partners," "tools," and "necessary evil." This article offers a new perspective on boundaries of SME strategies in the DP economy and contributes with empirical insights to the advancing field of entrepreneurial platform research.}, language = {en} } @article{FitzScheegScheeg2022, author = {Fitz, Lukas R. G. and Scheeg, Michaela and Scheeg, Jochen}, title = {Amplifying Human Factors in the Inquiry of SMEs' Needs in Digitalization Collaborations with External Service Providers}, series = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {200}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {1877-0509}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2022.01.257}, pages = {595 -- 601}, year = {2022}, language = {en} } @article{FonvielleBistarelliTaoetal.2025, author = {Fonvielle, Jeremy and Bistarelli, Lukas Thuile and Tao, Yile and Woodhouse, Jason N. and Shatwell, Tom and Villalba, Luis A. and Berger, Stella A. and Kyba, Christopher C. M. and Nejstgaard, Jens C. and Jechow, Andreas and Kupprat, Franziska and Stephan, Susanne and Walles, Tim J. W. and Wollrab, Sabine and Hoelker, Franz and Dittmar, Thorsten and Gessner, Mark O. and Singer, Gabriel A. and Grossart, Hans-Peter}, title = {Skyglow increases cyanobacteria abundance and organic matter cycling in lakes}, series = {Water Research}, journal = {Water Research}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.watres.2025.123315}, pages = {1 -- 11}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Artificial light propagating towards the night sky can be scattered back to Earth and reach ecosystems tens of kilometres away from the original light source. This phenomenon is known as artificial skyglow. Its consequences on freshwaters are largely unknown. In a large-scale lake enclosure experiment, we found that skyglow at levels of 0.06 and 6 lux increased the abundance of anoxygenic aerobic phototrophs and cyanobacteria by 32 (+/- 22) times. An ecosystem metabolome analysis revealed that skyglow increased the production of algal-derived metabolites, which appeared to stimulate heterotrophic activities as well. Furthermore, we found evidence that skyglow decreased the number of bacteria-bacteria interactions. Effects of skyglow were more pronounced at night, suggesting that responses to skyglow can occur on short time scales. Overall, our results call for considering skyglow as a reality of increasing importance for microbial communities and carbon cycling in lake ecosystems.}, language = {en} } @article{FroschLindauer2025, author = {Frosch, Katharina and Lindauer, Friederike}, title = {Learning With Short Bursts: How Effectively Can We Build Competencies in Climate Change-Related Areas Based on Microlearning?}, series = {European Journal of Education}, volume = {60}, journal = {European Journal of Education}, number = {2}, publisher = {Wiley}, doi = {10.1111/ejed.70088}, pages = {1 -- 17}, year = {2025}, abstract = {The study examines the effectiveness of microlearning in developing the capacity to address climate change and adapt to environmental challenges. Conducted as an online field experiment with 140 participants, the study focused on the impacts of smartphone use as an illustrative learning domain for education in climate change-related areas. Using a pre-post research design and simultaneous equation models, the study found improvements in knowledge retention, with a median increase of 38\%. The results indicated that the brief microlearning units also promoted sustainability action competencies, such as confidence in one's influence and willingness to act sustainably. This suggests that higher-order learning processes were also triggered, although to a much lesser extent. Furthermore, learner satisfaction was identified as a mediating variable for these positive outcomes. The study concludes that short bursts of knowledge delivered through microlearning activities can be used alongside traditional training methods to build the critical skills needed for initiatives such as the EU Green Deal.}, language = {en} } @article{GieslerPeschWeirauchetal.2020, author = {Giesler, Jasper and Pesch, Georg R. and Weirauch, Laura and Schmidt, Marc-Peter and Th{\"o}ming, Jorg and Baune, Michae}, title = {Polarizability-Dependent Sorting of Microparticles Using Continuous-Flow Dielectrophoretic Chromatography with a Frequency Modulation Method}, series = {Micromachines}, volume = {11}, journal = {Micromachines}, number = {1}, publisher = {MDPI}, doi = {10.3390/mi11010038}, pages = {38}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @article{GoschinVogelFlassig2022, author = {Goschin, Tobias and Vogel, Mathias and Flassig, Robert}, title = {Energy Technologies For Decarbonizing The Steel Processing Industry - A Numerical Study}, series = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, volume = {55}, journal = {IFAC-PapersOnLine}, number = {9}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.07.001}, pages = {1 -- 5}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This study analyzes approaches to decarbonize the energy supply of the secondary steel processing industry. Therefore, real data from a secondary steel production company is used in combination with state-of-the art low carbon energy supply technologies. Also, the use of waste heat from a pusher furnace for process integration is considered. The developed temporal process model allows holistic optimizing and expanding the steel making process system regarding techno-economic criteria. As we show, implementing the annual heat demand of a municipality shows that a nearly 100 \% self-sufficient heat supply is possible.}, language = {en} } @article{HanXiangGuterding2025, author = {Han-Xiang, Xu and Guterding, Daniel}, title = {Incommensurate spin fluctuations and competing pairing symmetries in La3⁢Ni2⁢O7}, series = {Physical Review B}, volume = {112}, journal = {Physical Review B}, number = {17}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, doi = {10.1103/f6nj-34th}, pages = {8}, year = {2025}, abstract = {The recent discovery of superconductivity in the bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper nickelate La3⁢Ni2⁢O7 under high pressure has generated much interest in the superconducting pairing mechanism of nickelates. Despite extensive work, the superconducting pairing symmetry in La3⁢Ni2⁢O7 remains unresolved, with conflicting results even for identical methods. We argue that different superconducting states in La3⁢Ni2⁢O7 are in close competition and highly sensitive to the choice of interaction parameters as well as pressure-induced changes in the electronic structure. Our study uses a multiorbital Hubbard model, incorporating all Ni 3⁢𝑑 and O 2⁢𝑝 states. We analyze the superconducting pairing mechanism of La3⁢Ni2⁢O7 within the random phase approximation and find a transition between 𝑑-wave and sign-changing 𝑠-wave pairing states as a function of pressure and interaction parameters, which is driven by spin fluctuations with different wave vectors. These spin fluctuations with incommensurate wave vectors cooperatively stabilize a superconducting order parameter with 𝑑𝑥2-𝑦2 symmetry for realistic model parameters. Simultaneously, their competition may be responsible for the absence of magnetic order in La3⁢Ni2⁢O7, demonstrating that magnetic frustration and superconducting pairing can arise from the same set of incommensurate spin fluctuations.}, language = {en} } @article{HarthTrittelMohammadietal.2025, author = {Harth, Kirsten and Trittel, Torsten and Mohammadi, Mahdieh and Puzyrev, Dmitry and Enezz, Mohammad and Cruz Hidalgo, Raul and Stannarius, Ralf}, title = {Granular gases of rough spheres: Velocity, rotation and collision statistics from in-situ measurements, optical data and simulations}, series = {EPJ Web of Conferences}, volume = {340}, journal = {EPJ Web of Conferences}, editor = {Alam, M. and Das, S.L. and Bose, M. and Murthy, T.G. and Chikkadi, V. and Singh, A. and Luding, S.}, publisher = {EDP Sciences}, doi = {10.1051/epjconf/202534003012}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Granular gases are not only of interest in fundamental physics, but they can also serve as a test ensembles for the validity of collision models employed in (loose) granular matter. The theoretical literature mainly addresses spheres under ideal conditions and simulations allow full access to all particle parameters, but experiments cannot fulfill these idealizations. We investigate granular gases of soft, rough spheres by combining microgravity experiments and adjusted simulations. We introduce Smart Particles with embedded autarkic micro-sensors for in-situ measurements of rotation rates and accelerations. Additionally, we extract 3D positions, translations and orientations of the particles from stereoscopic video data using Machine-Learning based algorithms. We address the partition of kinetic energy between the degrees of freedom, the angular and translational velocity as well as collision statistics. A simulation is adjusted to experiment parameters, showing good agreement of translational motion, but qualitative differences in the decay of rotational kinetic energy.}, language = {en} } @article{HascheBenningCreutzburg2020, author = {Hasche, Eberhard and Benning, Dominik and Creutzburg, Reiner}, title = {Using ACES Look Modification Transforms (LMTs) in a Visual Effects Production Environment -Part 1: Rec.709 Inputsand Outputs}, series = {Electronic Imaging}, journal = {Electronic Imaging}, publisher = {Society for Imaging Science and Technology}, address = {Springfield, VA}, issn = {2470-1173}, doi = {10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2020.3.MOBMU-205}, pages = {205-1 -- 205-14}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @article{HascheBenningKaraschewskietal.2020, author = {Hasche, Eberhard and Benning, Dominik and Karaschewski, Oliver and Carstens, Florian and Creutzburg, Reiner}, title = {Creating high-resolution 360-degree single-line 25K video content for modern conference rooms using film compositing techniques}, series = {Electronic Imaging}, journal = {Electronic Imaging}, publisher = {Society for Imaging Science and Technology}, issn = {2470-1173}, doi = {10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2020.3.MOBMU-206}, pages = {206-1 -- 206-14}, year = {2020}, language = {en} }