TY - JOUR A1 - Widjaja, Agnes S. N. A1 - Löwe, Katharina A1 - Costa, Felipe Salerno T1 - Design and simulation of a concentrated solar thermal system with an integrated concrete storage for continuous heat supply JF - Energy Procedia KW - Concentrated solar thermal system KW - process heat supply KW - Concrete storage KW - Economic feasibility Study Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2018.11.062 VL - 155 SP - 121 EP - 135 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pufal, Jakob A1 - Shun, Hanna A1 - Ben Ammar, Rami A1 - Jeckstadt, Janik A1 - Schultheiß, John T1 - The Great Shutdown BT - How disruptive would a military escalation of the China-Taiwan-Conflict be to global economies? N2 - This research aims to examine the potential impact of a military escalation of the China-Taiwan conflict on global economies, with a particular focus on the microchip production industry in Taiwan. The academic paper will analyze the current economic ties between Taiwan and other countries, as well as the potential consequences of a disruption in trade and production caused by a military conflict. The research will also examine the role of Taiwan's microchip industry in the global supply chain and its potential vulnerability to a disruption in the event of a military escalation. Additionally, this scientific paper will explore the possible economic responses of other countries and the international community to a military escalation of the China-Taiwan conflict. The research will use a combination of the systematic literature review and the scenario technique to demonstrate potential impact of a military escalation of the China-Taiwan conflict on global economies, with a specific focus on the microchip production industry in Taiwan. KW - China Taiwan Conflict KW - China KW - Taiwan KW - China Taiwan War KW - microchip KW - semiconductor KW - foundry KW - TSMC KW - microchip manufacturing KW - Weltwirtschaft KW - Internationale Produktion KW - Chip KW - Fallstudie KW - Bewaffneter Konflikt Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:522-opus4-28942 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Baecker, Christoph A1 - Alabbadi, Osama A1 - Yogiputra, Georgius Pradipta A1 - Tien Dung, Nguyen T1 - Threats provided by artificial intelligence that could disrupt the democratic system N2 - This research paper examines the potential consequences of AI technology on democratic systems. The study focuses on two main areas: the weakening of the media and the emergence of "smart dictatorship." The paper examines the ways in which AI can be used to supervise, manipulate, and frustrate the media, thereby weakening its role as a check on government and corporate power. The study also explores how AI technology can be used to create an "omnidirectional monitoring" society, where individuals are constantly monitored and controlled through the use of "panopticon" techniques and "social bots". This can lead to the emergence of a "postdemocratic" society, characterized by growing inequality, dehumanization, and the manipulation of information on online media platforms. The research methodology adopted in the study is qualitative, using expert interviews with three experts who discussed the overall use of AI and its disruptive effects on democracy, such as the creation of fake news, filter bubbles, and algorithm bias. In conclusion, this research highlights the need for increased awareness and regulation of AI technology to ensure its responsible use and to protect democratic values. KW - Künstliche Intelligenz KW - Demokratie KW - Wertordnung Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:522-opus4-28988 PB - Technische Hochschule Brandenburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kraska, Martin T1 - Meclib: Dynamic and Interactive Figures in STACK Questions Made Easy JF - International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) N2 - Making and interpretation of drawings and schematics is an important skill to be developed in engineering education. The question type STACK in the Moodle learning management system combined with the interactive graphics library JSXGraph has a great potential for implementation of e-learning resources addressing these skills in formative and summative settings. The authoring process of such materials is complex due to multiple markup and programming languages like HTML, LaTeX, Maxima and JavaScript (JS) being involved. The Meclib concept mitigates this complexity and allows for efficient bulk production of material with consistent appearance and user experience. The core of Meclib is a set of pre-defined JSXGraph-based objects with an interface to Maxima, such that no problem specific JS code is required at all. The present paper outlines the basic ideas of the implementation and demonstrates the approach for some typical examples of different complexity. The focus is on applications in engineering mechanics, starting from static illustrations up to an editor for free body diagrams, with rich adaptive formative feedback. Y1 - 2022 UR - https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/36501 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v17i23.36501 SN - 1863-0383 VL - 17 IS - 23 SP - 15 EP - 27 PB - International Association of Online Engineering ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tumarkin, Andrey A1 - Tyurnina, Natalya A1 - Mukhin, Nikolay A1 - Tyurnina, Zoya A1 - Sinelshchikova, Olga A1 - Gagarin, Alexander A1 - Sapego, Eugeny A1 - Kretser, Yriy T1 - Glass-ceramic ferroelectric composite material BaTiO3/KFeSi for microwave applications JF - Composite Structures N2 - Glass-ceramic composites consisting of potassium-iron-silicate glass and barium titanate mixed in various proportions were successfully synthesized by low-temperature sintering. The crystal structure of the obtained composite samples, the porosity and the microhardness were studied by the X-ray diffraction, the electron microscopy, the weight method, and the Vickers method. Electrical characteristics (dielectric permittivity, tunability and losses) of as-prepared and annealed in oxygen medium samples were investigated at microwaves. According to structural analysis, the synthesized samples are a mixture of KFeSi glass, ferroelectric BaTiO3, and dielectric barium polytitanates; the ratio of the latter determines the electrical properties of the composites. Depending on the content of barium titanate, the studied composite samples show a permittivity from 50 to 270 with a dielectric loss level of 0,1–0,02 in frequency range from 3 to 10 GHz. Annealing of composite samples in an oxygen-containing environment leads to an increase in their dielectric permittivity and tunability by 10–25% and a twofold decrease in dielectric loss. Y1 - 2022 UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0263822321014161 SN - 0263-8223 VL - 281 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kombe, Emmanuel Yeri A1 - Lang'at, Nickson A1 - Njogu, Paul A1 - Malessa, Reiner A1 - Weber, Christian-Toralf A1 - Njoka, Francis A1 - Krause, Ulrich T1 - Process modeling and evaluation of optimal operating conditions for production of hydrogen-rich syngas from air gasification of rice husks using aspen plus and response surface methodology JF - Bioresource Technology N2 - Biomass gasification is recognized as a viable avenue to accelerate the sustainable production of hydrogen. In this work, a numerical simulation model of air gasification of rice husks is developed using the Aspen Plus to investigate the feasibility of producing hydrogen-rich syngas. The model is experimentally validated with rice husk gasification results and other published studies. The influence of temperature and equivalence ratio on the syngas composition, H2 yield, LHVSyngas, H2/CO ratio, CGE, and PCG was studied. Furthermore, the synchronized effects of temperature and ER are studied using RSM to determine the operational point of maximizing H2 yield and PCG. The RSM analysis results show optimum performance at temperatures between 820 °C and 1090 °C and ER in the range of 0.06–0.10. The findings show that optimal operating conditions of the gasification system can be achieved at a more refined precision through simulations coupled with advanced optimization techniques. Y1 - 2022 UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S096085242201063X SN - 0960-8524 VL - 361 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ruzankina, Iuliia A1 - Mukhin, Nikolay A1 - Mermoul, Ali A1 - Parfenov, Vadim A1 - Fron, Eduard A1 - Ferrini, Gabriele T1 - Surface optical sensitivity enhanced by a single dielectric microsphere JF - Optics Express N2 - Single dielectric microspheres can manipulate light focusing and collection to enhance optical interaction with surfaces. To demonstrate this principle, we experimentally investigate the enhancement of the Raman signal collected by a single dielectric microsphere, with a radius much larger than the exciting laser spot size, residing on the sample surface. The absolute microsphere-assisted Raman signal from a single graphene layer measured in air is more than a factor of two higher than that obtained with a high numerical aperture objective. Results from Mie’s theory are used to benchmark numerical simulations and an analytical model to describe the isolated microsphere focusing properties. The analytical model and the numerical simulations justify the Raman signal enhancement measured in the microsphere-assisted Raman spectroscopy experiments. Y1 - 2022 UR - https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.472720 VL - 30 IS - 24 SP - 43021 EP - 43036 PB - Optica ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Uhl, Roland T1 - Charakterisierung des Erwartungswertes am Graphen der Verteilungsfunktion N2 - Der Erwartungswert einer Zufallsgröße kann generell am Graphen ihrer Verteilungsfunktion durch eine naheliegende Gleichheit zweier Flächeninhalte festgelegt werden. Äquivalent dazu lässt er sich mit zwei uneigentlichen Riemann-Integralen darstellen. Davon ausgehend werden die Tschebyschow-Ungleichung und ihre Modifikation mit strikten Ungleichheitszeichen hergeleitet. KW - Erwartungswert KW - Verteilungsfunktion KW - Čebyšev-Ungleichung KW - Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung KW - Tschebyschow-Ungleichung KW - Zufallsgröße Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:522-opus4-29862 PB - Technische Hochschule Brandenburg CY - Brandenburg an der Havel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Loose, Harald T1 - Autonomous mobile robots for outdoor tasks JF - Mechanika N2 - This paper presents a low-cost hardware platform for outdoor robots, being suitable for education, industrial prototyping and private use. The choice of components is discussed, including platform, sensors and controller as well as GPS and image processing hardware. Furthermore, a software approach is proposed, allowing students and researchers to easily implement own algorithms for localization, navigation and the tasks to fulfill. Several robots can be integrated in a framework which connects various different hardware platforms, called the BOSPORUS network. Together with other components, they form an intelligent network for gathering sensor and image data, sensor data fusion, navigation and control of mobile platforms. The architecture of a reference platform on the campus of the Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences is presented and evaluated. Y1 - 2007 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5755/j02.mech.36230 VL - 68 IS - 6 SP - 70 EP - 73 PB - Kaunas University of Technology CY - Kaunas ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vaher, Ivi A1 - Tamm, Anna-Liisa A1 - Salus, Marit A1 - Reisberg, Kirkke A1 - Vähi, Aleksandra A1 - Pallon, Helena A1 - Paeste, Andra A1 - Pirk, Bäthel-Betty A1 - Merila, Margus A1 - Schrader, Thomas T1 - Effectiveness of massage chair and classic massage in recovery from physical exertion: a pilot study JF - Journal of Novel Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation N2 - Quick and cost-effective recovery is foundational to high-quality training and good competition results in today’s sports. The aim of the research was to elucidate the effects of hand and massage chair massage on the biomechanical parameters of muscles of lower limbs and back, indicators of Pain Pressure Thresholds (PPT) and subjectively perceived fatigue. A total of 32 female recreational athletes (18 – 50 years old) were assigned to a hand massage, massage chair, or lying down the group. They were measured for muscle biomechanical properties (MyotonPro), PPT (Wagner Instruments) and subjectively perceived fatigue (VAS scale) before and after fatigue tests and treatment. The recovery procedure and subjective satisfaction with treatment were rated on a Likert scale. Changes in the median value of m. rectus femoris and m. gastrocnemius stiffness with treatment showed that hand massage could be more effective in reducing stiffness, as compared to chair massage. Hand massage may have benefits for recovery from physical exertion, but due to the individuality of subjects, detailed methodological studies are needed to evaluate the effects of massage chair vs. hand massage. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jnpr.1001050 VL - 2023 IS - 7 SP - 8 EP - 15 PB - HSPI ER -