@incollection{CelikKarabaş2022, author = {{\c{C}}elik, Fatma and Karaba{\c{s}}, Beyza}, title = {You don't talk about that!? - A survey on prospective social worker's knowledge on CSA and their use of media}, series = {Child Sexual Abuse and the Media}, booktitle = {Child Sexual Abuse and the Media}, editor = {Stelzmann, Daniela and Ischebeck, Josephine}, publisher = {Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft}, address = {Baden-Baden}, isbn = {978-3-7489-0440-3}, doi = {10.5771/9783748904403-123}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-44412}, publisher = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, pages = {123 -- 134}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Well-trained professionals, like social workers, are essential for effective prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA). The present study assesses knowledge and knowledge acquisition regarding CSA in social work undergraduate students in a cross-sectional design. Three options for acquisition were assumed: 1) professional education, 2) media consumption, or 3) own experiences of CSA. Results indicated no improvement of knowledge through any of the prior mentioned sources and a high variability in knowledge. In contrast to expectations, personal experiences of CSA were associated with a higher threshold in recognition of CSA incidents. The meaning of the results for prevention and intervention are discussed by highlighting the role of taboos in professional education and the effects of media coverage.}, language = {en} } @article{ZellerVirchow2024, author = {Zeller, Michael C. and Virchow, Fabian}, title = {Far-right leadership in comparison: shifts and continuities in German-speaking movements}, series = {Social Movement Studies}, journal = {Social Movement Studies}, publisher = {Informa}, issn = {1474-2837}, doi = {10.1080/14742837.2024.2430974}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50521}, pages = {1 -- 23}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Leadership has long been acknowledged as a crucial feature of social movement activity. Theorisation has delved into the types of leadership and, more recently, the activities performed by leaders. However, comparative research on leadership and detection of any changes over time is scant. Our paper attends to these tasks by looking at the activities of two German-speaking far-right leaders. For many years, Christian Worch was one of the most active and influential neo-Nazi leaders in Germany, communicating much of his activity and strategy in the mid-2000s through a regular circular (Rundbriefe). Similarly, Martin Sellner, both as leader of the Identitarian movement and independent activist, today exercises an outsized role in the German-speaking far-right scene, including through his regular publications in the magazines Compact and Sezession. Our paper uses data of Worch's and Sellner's writings, scraped from webpages and gathered from archives, in a mixed-methods comparative design to identify the tasks performed by these leaders, and how frequently. Quantitative text analysis techniques guide the qualitative evaluation of leaders' activities and reveal shifts - and continuities - in far-right movement leadership. The paper thereby contributes to scholarship on an important aspect of contemporary far-right movements as well as broader social movement literature on the topic of leadership.}, subject = {Rechtsradikalismus}, language = {en} } @unpublished{YuwonoSchwungSchwung2024, author = {Yuwono, Steve and Schwung, Dorothea and Schwung, Andreas}, title = {Transfer learning of state-based potential games for process optimization in decentralized manufacturing systems}, series = {arXiv}, journal = {arXiv}, publisher = {arXiv}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2408.05992}, pages = {48}, year = {2024}, abstract = {This paper presents a novel transfer learning approach in state-based potential games (TL-SbPGs) for enhancing distributed self-optimization in manufacturing systems. The approach focuses on the practical relevant industrial setting where sharing and transferring gained knowledge among similar-behaved players improves the self-learning mechanism in large-scale systems. With TL-SbPGs, the gained knowledge can be reused by other players to optimize their policies, thereby improving the learning outcomes of the players and accelerating the learning process. To accomplish this goal, we develop transfer learning concepts and similarity criteria for players, which offer two distinct settings: (a) predefined similarities between players and (b) dynamically inferred similarities between players during training. We formally prove the applicability of the SbPG framework in transfer learning. Additionally, we introduce an efficient method to determine the optimal timing and weighting of the transfer learning procedure during the training phase. Through experiments on a laboratory-scale testbed, we demonstrate that TL-SbPGs significantly boost production efficiency while reducing power consumption of the production schedules while also outperforming native SbPGs.}, subject = {Maschinelles Lernen}, language = {en} } @unpublished{YuwonoSchwungSchwung2024, author = {Yuwono, Steve and Schwung, Dorothea and Schwung, Andreas}, title = {Distributed Stackelberg Strategies in State-based Potential Games for Autonomous Decentralized Learning Manufacturing Systems}, publisher = {arXiv}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2408.06397}, pages = {14}, year = {2024}, abstract = {This article describes a novel game structure for autonomously optimizing decentralized manufacturing systems with multi-objective optimization challenges, namely Distributed Stackelberg Strategies in State-Based Potential Games (DS2-SbPG). DS2-SbPG integrates potential games and Stackelberg games, which improves the cooperative trade-off capabilities of potential games and the multi-objective optimization handling by Stackelberg games. Notably, all training procedures remain conducted in a fully distributed manner. DS2-SbPG offers a promising solution to finding optimal trade-offs between objectives by eliminating the complexities of setting up combined objective optimization functions for individual players in self- learning domains, particularly in real-world industrial settings with diverse and numerous objectives between the sub-systems. We further prove that DS2-SbPG constitutes a dynamic potential game that results in corresponding converge guarantees. Experimental validation conducted on a laboratory-scale testbed highlights the efficacy of DS2-SbPG and its two variants, such as DS2-SbPG for single-leader-follower and Stack DS2-SbPG for multi-leader-follower. The results show significant reductions in power consumption and improvements in overall performance, which signals the potential of DS2-SbPG in real-world applications.}, subject = {Maschinelles Lernen}, language = {en} } @article{YuwonoSchwungSchwung2025, author = {Yuwono, Steve and Schwung, Dorothea and Schwung, Andreas}, title = {Automated leaders and followers selection in Stackelberg games for modular manufacturing systems}, series = {Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing}, journal = {Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {0956-5515}, doi = {10.1007/s10845-025-02650-0}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-57990}, year = {2025}, abstract = {We propose an automated data-driven mechanism to evaluate each actuator's influence on modular manufacturing system objectives. This mechanism enables automated leader and follower selection in Stackelberg games, which have gained traction in engineering. While leaders typically hold greater priority or influence, systematic methods for assigning leaders and followers remain limited, especially in large-scale applications. As a result, many rely on empirical analysis to assign leaders and followers, without confirming if the selected setup is optimal. Therefore, in this paper, we develop an automated mechanism to evaluate the influence of each player on the global objectives of modular manufacturing systems, applicable to both single- and multi-objective scenarios. We validate the proposed approach within an industrial control scenario, using a modular Bulk Good System and its larger-scale arrangement with sequential and serial-parallel processes. We focus on three objectives, including production flow disruption prevention, power consumption reduction, and production demand fulfilment. Finally, we implement a self-learning algorithm utilizing Modular State-based Stackelberg Games, where leaders and followers are selected using our approach, which leads to encouraging results.}, subject = {Industrie 4.0}, language = {en} } @unpublished{YuwonoRanaSchwungetal.2025, author = {Yuwono, Steve and Rana, Muhammad Uzair and Schwung, Dorothea and Schwung, Andreas}, title = {Real Time Self-Tuning Adaptive Controllers on Temperature Control Loops using Event-based Game Theory}, series = {arXiv}, journal = {arXiv}, edition = {v1}, address = {arXiv}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2506.13164}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-55462}, pages = {11}, year = {2025}, abstract = {This paper presents a novel method for enhancing the adaptability of Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers in industrial systems using event-based dynamic game theory, which enables the PID controllers to self-learn, optimize, and fine-tune themselves. In contrast to conventional self-learning approaches, our proposed framework offers an event-driven control strategy and game-theoretic learning algorithms. The players collaborate with the PID controllers to dynamically adjust their gains in response to set point changes and disturbances. We provide a theoretical analysis showing sound convergence guarantees for the game given suitable stability ranges of the PID controlled loop. We further introduce an automatic boundary detection mechanism, which helps the players to find an optimal initialization of action spaces and significantly reduces the exploration time. The efficacy of this novel methodology is validated through its implementation in the temperature control loop of a printing press machine. Eventually, the outcomes of the proposed intelligent self-tuning PID controllers are highly promising, particularly in terms of reducing overshoot and settling time.}, subject = {Intelligente Fertigung}, language = {en} } @unpublished{YuwonoLoeppenbergSchwungetal.2024, author = {Yuwono, Steve and L{\"o}ppenberg, Marlon and Schwung, Dorothea and Schwung, Andreas}, title = {Gradient-based Learning in State-based Potential Games for Self-Learning Production Systems}, series = {arxiv}, journal = {arxiv}, publisher = {arxiv}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2406.10015}, year = {2024}, abstract = {In this paper, we introduce novel gradient-based optimization methods for state-based potential games (SbPGs) within self-learning distributed production systems. SbPGs are recognised for their efficacy in enabling self-optimizing distributed multi-agent systems and offer a proven convergence guarantee, which facilitates collaborative player efforts towards global objectives. Our study strives to replace conventional ad-hoc random exploration-based learning in SbPGs with contemporary gradient-based approaches, which aim for faster convergence and smoother exploration dynamics, thereby shortening training duration while upholding the efficacy of SbPGs. Moreover, we propose three distinct variants for estimating the objective function of gradient-based learning, each developed to suit the unique characteristics of the systems under consideration. To validate our methodology, we apply it to a laboratory testbed, namely Bulk Good Laboratory Plant, which represents a smart and flexible distributed multi-agent production system. The incorporation of gradient-based learning in SbPGs reduces training times and achieves more optimal policies than its baseline.}, subject = {Maschinelles Lernen}, language = {en} } @article{YuwonoHussainSchwungetal.2025, author = {Yuwono, Steve and Hussain, Ahmar Kamal and Schwung, Dorothea and Schwung, Andreas}, title = {Self-optimization in distributed manufacturing systems using Modular State-based Stackelberg games}, series = {Journal of Manufacturing Systems}, volume = {80}, journal = {Journal of Manufacturing Systems}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {0278-6125}, doi = {10.1016/j.jmsy.2025.03.025}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-55471}, pages = {578 -- 594}, year = {2025}, abstract = {In this study, we introduce Modular State-based Stackelberg Games (Mod-SbSG), a novel game structure developed for distributed self-learning in modular manufacturing systems. Mod-SbSG enhances cooperative decision-making among self-learning agents within production systems by integrating State-based Potential Games (SbPG) with Stackelberg games. This hierarchical structure assigns more important modules of the manufacturing system a first-mover advantage, while less important modules respond optimally to the leaders' decisions. This decision-making process differs from typical multi-agent learning algorithms in manufacturing systems, where decisions are made simultaneously. We provide convergence guarantees for the novel game structure and design learning algorithms to account for the hierarchical game structure. We further analyse the effects of single-leader/multiple-follower and multiple-leader/multiple-follower scenarios within a Mod-SbSG. To assess its effectiveness, we implement and test Mod-SbSG in an industrial control setting using two laboratory-scale testbeds featuring sequential and serial parallel processes. The proposed approach delivers promising results compared to the vanilla SbPG, which reduces overflow by 97.1\%, and in some cases, prevents overflow entirely. Additionally, it decreases power consumption by 5\%-13\% while satisfying the production demand, which significantly improves potential (global objective) values.}, subject = {Intelligente Fertigung}, language = {en} } @article{YalcınkayaDurmazTepeetal.2024, author = {Yal{\c{c}}{\i}nkaya, Orhan and Durmaz, Ufuk and Tepe, Ahmet {\"U}mit and Benim, Ali Cemal and Uysal, {\"U}nal}, title = {Heat and Flow Characteristics of Aerofoil-Shaped Fins on a Curved Target Surface in a Confined Channel for an Impinging Jet Array}, series = {Energies}, volume = {17}, journal = {Energies}, number = {5}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {1996-1073}, doi = {10.3390/en17051238}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46387}, pages = {21}, year = {2024}, abstract = {The main purpose of this investigation was to explore the heat transfer and flow characteristics of aero-foil-shaped fins combined with extended jet holes, specifically focusing on their feasibility in cooling turbine blades. In this study, a comprehensive investigation was carried out by applying impinging jet array cooling (IJAC) on a semi-circular curved surface, which was roughened using aerofoil-shaped fins. Numerical computations were conducted under three different Reynolds numbers (Re) ranging from 5000 to 25,000, while nozzle-to-target surface spacings (S/d) ranged from 0.5 to 8.0. Furthermore, an assessment was made of the impact of different fin arrangements, single-row (L1), double-row (L2), and triple-row (L3), on convective heat transfer. Detailed examinations were performed on area-averaged and local Nusselt (Nu) numbers, flow properties, and the thermal performance criterion (TPC) on finned and smooth target surfaces. The study's results revealed that the use of aerofoil-shaped fins and the reduction in S/d, along with surface roughening, led to significant increases in the local and area-averaged Nu numbers compared to the conventional IJAC scheme. The most notable heat transfer enhancement was observed at S/d = 0.5 utilizing extended jets and the surface design incorporating aerofoil-shaped fins. Under these specific conditions, the maximum heat transfer enhancement reached 52.81\%. Moreover, the investigation also demonstrated that the highest TPC on the finned surface was achieved when S/d = 2.0 for L2 at Re = 25,000, resulting in a TPC value of 1.12. Furthermore, reducing S/d and mounting aerofoil-shaped fins on the surface yielded a more uniform heat transfer distribution on the relevant surface than IJAC with a smooth surface, ensuring a relatively more uniform heat transfer distribution to minimize the risk of localized overheating.}, subject = {Beschaufelung}, language = {en} } @article{WolfUlrichBraun2023, author = {Wolf, Dominik Werner and Ulrich, Markus and Braun, Alexander}, title = {Novel developments of refractive power measurement techniques in the automotive world}, series = {Metrologia}, volume = {60}, journal = {Metrologia}, number = {064001}, publisher = {IOP Publishing}, issn = {1681-7575}, doi = {10.1088/1681-7575/acf1a4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-41484}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Refractive power measurements serve as the primary quality standard in the automotive glazing industry. In the light of autonomous driving new optical metrics are becoming more and more popular for specifying optical quality requirements for the windshield. Nevertheless, the link between those quantities and the refractive power needs to be established in order to ensure a holistic requirement profile for the windshield. As a consequence, traceable high-resolution refractive power measurements are still required for the glass quality assessment. Standard measurement systems using Moir{\´e} patterns for refractive power monitoring in the automotive industry are highly resolution limited, wherefore they are insufficient for evaluating the camera window area. Consequently, there is a need for more sophisticated refractive power measurement systems that provide a higher spatial resolution. In addition, a calibration procedure has to be developed in order to guarantee for comparability of the measurement results. For increasing the resolution, a measurement setup based on an auto-correlation algorithm is tested in this paper. Furthermore, a calibration procedure is established by using a single reference lens with a nominal refractive power of 100 km-1. For the calibration of the entire measurement range of the system, the lens is tilted by an inclination angle orthogonal to the optical axis. The effective refractive power is then given by the Kerkhof model. By adopting the measurement and calibration procedure presented in this paper, glass suppliers in the automotive industry will be able to detect relevant manufacturing defects within the camera window area more accurately paving the way for a holistic quality assurance of the windshield for future advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) functionalities. Concurrently, the traceability of the measurement results is ensured by establishing a calibration chain based on a single reference lens, which is traced back to international standards.}, language = {en} } @unpublished{WolfBraunUlrich2024, author = {Wolf, Dominik Werner and Braun, Alexander and Ulrich, Markus}, title = {Optical aberrations in autonomous driving: Physics-informed parameterized temperature scaling for neural network uncertainty calibration}, series = {International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV)}, journal = {International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV)}, publisher = {arXiv}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2412.13695}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50120}, year = {2024}, abstract = {'A trustworthy representation of uncertainty is desirable and should be considered as a key feature of any machine learning method' (Huellermeier and Waegeman, 2021). This conclusion of Huellermeier et al. underpins the importance of calibrated uncertainties. Since AI-based algorithms are heavily impacted by dataset shifts, the automotive industry needs to safeguard its system against all possible contingencies. One important but often neglected dataset shift is caused by optical aberrations induced by the windshield. For the verification of the perception system performance, requirements on the AI performance need to be translated into optical metrics by a bijective mapping (Braun, 2023). Given this bijective mapping it is evident that the optical system characteristics add additional information about the magnitude of the dataset shift. As a consequence, we propose to incorporate a physical inductive bias into the neural network calibration architecture to enhance the robustness and the trustworthiness of the AI target application, which we demonstrate by using a semantic segmentation task as an example. By utilizing the Zernike coefficient vector of the optical system as a physical prior we can significantly reduce the mean expected calibration error in case of optical aberrations. As a result, we pave the way for a trustworthy uncertainty representation and for a holistic verification strategy of the perception chain.}, language = {en} } @unpublished{WolfBalajiBraunetal.2024, author = {Wolf, Dominik Werner and Balaji, Prasannavenkatesh and Braun, Alexander and Ulrich, Markus}, title = {Decoupling of neural network calibration measures}, series = {German Conference on Pattern Recognition (GCPR) 2024}, journal = {German Conference on Pattern Recognition (GCPR) 2024}, publisher = {arXiv}, doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2406.02411}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50104}, year = {2024}, abstract = {A lot of effort is currently invested in safeguarding autonomous driving systems, which heavily rely on deep neural networks for computer vision. We investigate the coupling of different neural network calibration measures with a special focus on the Area Under the Sparsification Error curve (AUSE) metric. We elaborate on the well-known inconsistency in determining optimal calibration using the Expected Calibration Error (ECE) and we demonstrate similar issues for the AUSE, the Uncertainty Calibration Score (UCS), as well as the Uncertainty Calibration Error (UCE). We conclude that the current methodologies leave a degree of freedom, which prevents a unique model calibration for the homologation of safety-critical functionalities. Furthermore, we propose the AUSE as an indirect measure for the residual uncertainty, which is irreducible for a fixed network architecture and is driven by the stochasticity in the underlying data generation process (aleatoric contribution) as well as the limitation in the hypothesis space (epistemic contribution).}, language = {en} } @article{WojciechowskiPogscheba2022, author = {Wojciechowski, Manfred and Pogscheba, Patrick}, title = {Building a COVID-Safe Navigation App Using a Meta-Model Based Context Server}, series = {sensors}, volume = {22}, journal = {sensors}, number = {24}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {1424-8220}, doi = {10.3390/s22249890}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-39570}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Building context-aware applications is an already widely researched topic. It is our belief that context awareness has the potential to supplement the Internet of Things, when a suitable methodology including supporting tools will ease the development of context-aware applications. We believe that a meta-model based approach can be key to achieving this goal. In this paper, we present our meta-model based methodology, which allows us to define and build application-specific context models and the integration of sensor data without any programming. We describe how that methodology is applied with the implementation of a relatively simple context-aware COVID-safe navigation app. The outcome showed that programmers with no experience in context-awareness were able to understand the concepts easily and were able to effectively use it after receiving a short training. Therefore, context-awareness is able to be implemented within a short amount of time. We conclude that this can also be the case for the development of other context-aware applications, which have the same context-awareness characteristics. We have also identified further optimization potential, which we will discuss at the conclusion of this article.}, language = {en} } @article{WohlersMuellerBraun2022, author = {Wohlers, Luis Constantin and M{\"u}ller, Patrick and Braun, Alexander}, title = {Original image noise reconstruction for spatially-varying filtered driving scenes}, series = {Electronic Imaging: Society for Imaging Science and Technology}, volume = {34}, journal = {Electronic Imaging: Society for Imaging Science and Technology}, number = {16}, publisher = {Society for Imaging Science and Technology}, issn = {2470-1173}, doi = {10.2352/EI.2022.34.16.AVM-214}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-41479}, pages = {1 -- 7}, year = {2022}, language = {en} } @article{WittpahlDeeganBlacketal.2021, author = {Wittpahl, Christian and Deegan, Brian and Black, Bob and Braun, Alexander}, title = {An analytic-numerical image flicker study to test novel flicker metrics}, series = {Electronic Imaging: Society for Imaging Science and Technology}, journal = {Electronic Imaging: Society for Imaging Science and Technology}, number = {17}, publisher = {Society for Imaging Science and Technology}, issn = {2470-1173}, doi = {10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2021.17.AVM-183}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-35671}, pages = {1 -- 8}, year = {2021}, language = {en} } @article{WinterDiehlTelaaretal.2024, author = {Winter, Franziska Luise and Diehl, Patrick and Telaar, Pascal and Watermann, Clara Maria and Kaluza, Stefan and Muhler, Martin and Apfel, Ulf-Peter and Zeidler-Fandrich, Barbara}, title = {Influence of the catalyst precursor for cobalt on activated carbon applied in ammonia decomposition}, series = {Catalysis Today}, volume = {429}, journal = {Catalysis Today}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {0920-5861}, doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114502}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46600}, pages = {9}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Ammonia is a key compound for storing and transporting green hydrogen. However, the efficient release of stored hydrogen through thermocatalytic ammonia decomposition is achievable only at temperatures around 600 °C, particularly with non-noble metal-based catalysts, which prove to be both ecologically and economically more feasible. In this study, electrically conductive activated carbon was selected as the catalyst support, chosen specifically for its suitability in achieving more energy-efficient direct reactor heating through the ohmic resistance of the catalysts. Cobalt salts were wet impregnated on activated carbon investigating the influence of different precursors (cobalt nitrate and cobalt acetate) and pyrolysis temperatures (400 °C and 600 °C) under N2 flow on the cobalt particle size and the incorporation of cobalt into the carbon matrix. TEM imaging and CO-chemisorption revealed well dispersed cobalt particles with sizes below 10 nm for the catalysts synthesized from the cobalt nitrate precursor. On the other hand, cobalt acetate led to about nine times larger Co agglomerates, which were partially detached from the carbon matrix. Moreover, this substantial difference in the Co particle size results in a significantly higher ammonia conversion for cobalt nitrate-based catalysts, achieving 94 \% of ammonia conversion at 600 °C. Furthermore, the long-term stability test of the cobalt nitrate-based catalyst resulted in a slight deactivation of only 2 \% ammonia conversion at 500 °C.}, subject = {Katalyse}, language = {en} } @article{WeinzierlLepaAckermann2018, author = {Weinzierl, Stefan and Lepa, Steffen and Ackermann, David}, title = {A measuring instrument for the auditory perception of rooms: The Room Acoustical Quality Inventory (RAQI)}, series = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, volume = {144}, journal = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, number = {3}, publisher = {Acoustical Society of America}, issn = {0001-4966}, doi = {10.1121/1.5051453}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-58954}, pages = {1245 -- 1257}, year = {2018}, abstract = {With the Room Acoustical Quality Inventory (RAQI), a measuring instrument for the perceptual space of performance venues for music and speech has been developed. First, a focus group with room acoustical experts determined relevant aspects of room acoustical impression in the form of a comprehensive list of 50 uni- and bipolar items in different categories. Then, n = 190 subjects rated their acoustical impression of 35 binaurally simulated rooms from 2 listening positions, with symphonic orchestra, solo trumpet, and dramatic speech as audio content. Subsequent explorative and confirmative factor analyses of the questionnaire data resulted in three possible solutions with four, six, and nine factors of room acoustical impression. The factor solutions, as well as the related RAQI items, were tested in terms of reliability, validity, and several types of measurement invariance, and were cross-validated by a follow-up experiment with a subsample of 46\% of the original participants, which provided re-test reliabilities and stability coefficients for all RAQI constructs. The resulting psychometrically evaluated measurement instrument can be used for room quality assessment, acoustical planning, and the further development of room acoustical parameters in order to predict primary acoustical qualities of venues for music and speech.}, language = {en} } @article{WeberHewelingFischeretal.2017, author = {Weber, Konradin and Heweling, Georg and Fischer, Christian and Lange, Martin}, title = {The use of an octocopter UAV for the determination of air pollutants - a case study of the traffic induced pollution plume around a river bridge in Duesseldorf, Germany}, series = {International Journal of Environmental Science}, volume = {2}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Science}, issn = {2367-8941}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50805}, pages = {63 -- 66}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Emissions of air pollutants from the road traffic are still a major problem in Germany. It is well known that traffic induced fine particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5, PM1), ultrafine particles (UFPs) and gaseous air pollutants, like e.g. NOx, are adverse to human health. Therefore it is important to monitor these air pollutants in the cities. In this study an octocopter UAV is used as a carrier for measurement systems for UFPs, fine particulate matter and soot. This instrumented octocopter was used for studying the vertical and horizontal variation of the air pollution plume, which originated from the traffic on a river bridge, connecting two parts of Duesseldorf in Germany. This octocopter UAV had been especially designed and built at the Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences for measurements of air pollutants. It was featuring eight 900 W electric propeller drives and was equipped with a pixhawk flight control. Its lift off weight was about 10.5 kg. About 60 measurement flights were performed by the instrumented octocopter throughout this study. These measurement flights could clearly determine the traffic induced air pollution plume originating from the bridge. Moreover, the dispersion of UFPs within the pollution plume could be monitored with the octocopter flights.}, subject = {Flugk{\"o}rper}, language = {en} } @article{WeberFischerPohletal.2015, author = {Weber, Konradin and Fischer, Christian and Pohl, Tobias and B{\"o}hlke, Christoph and Lange, Martin and Scharifi, Emad and Eliasson, Jonas and Yoshitani, Junichi}, title = {The Application of Light Research Aircraft for the Investigation of Volcano Eruption Plumes, Industrial Emissions and Urban Plumes}, series = {WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development}, volume = {11}, journal = {WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development}, publisher = {WSEAS}, issn = {2224-3496}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50892}, pages = {89 -- 94}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Airborne measurements have proved to be an important tool for the investigation of volcanic emission plumes, industrial pollution plumes, fugitive emissions and urban pollution plumes. In this paper several examples are demonstrated, how these investigations can be performed by light and microlight propeller aircraft. Throughout the last years innovative aircraft were developed in the light and microlight class showing an excellent flight performance. This enables airborne measurements, which were performed in former years normally by big jet engine driven research aircraft. Moreover, these light and microlight aircraft are equipped with piston motors, which are sturdy enough to operate even in adverse and harsh flight conditions, e.g. in volcanic plumes with high ash concentration. Additionally, turbo charged versions of these airborne piston motors are available, which allow flight altitudes of 7000m - 9000m enabling a large variety of research missions. Another advantage of light and microlight research aircraft is that they are quite cost effective and have a comparatively short certification process for the installation of new measurement equipment. This made it possible to respond fast to the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallaj{\"o}kull 2010 and Grimsv{\"o}tn 2011 with research flights in volcanic ash plumes over Germany and Iceland. In this way it was possible to deliver real airborne measurements additional to the ash plume model calculations of the London Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC). In this paper examples of airborne measurements in the volcanic plumes of the recent eruptions of Icelandic volcanoes are given. Moreover examples are presented, which highlight the outstanding capabilities of these aircraft for pinpointing industrial emissions and for characterizing urban pollution plumes.}, subject = {Vulkanismus}, language = {en} } @article{VoeckingKarrenbrockBeckmannetal.2024, author = {V{\"o}cking, Mara and Karrenbrock, Anne and Beckmann, Andreas and Vondeberg, Carmen and Obert, Laura and Hemming, Bernhard and Minartz, Peter and Bleck, Christian and C{\"u}rlis, Diana and Kuske, Silke}, title = {Emotional and Psychological Safety in Healthcare Digitalization: A Design Ethnographic Study}, series = {International Journal of Public Health}, volume = {69}, journal = {International Journal of Public Health}, publisher = {Frontiers}, issn = {1661-8564}, doi = {10.3389/ijph.2024.1607575}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46556}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Emotional and psychological safety is important during the use of digital technologies in healthcare. We aimed to gain comprehensive insight into needs, influencing factors and outcomes in the context of perceived safety and digital technologies in healthcare. We employed a participatory, design ethnographic research approach with 16 participants in 10 use cases. The methods included in an iterative process were, think-aloud, guideline-based interviews, process mapping, storyboard creation, and photo documentation. A qualitative, primarily inductive data analysis and synthesis was performed. Perceived safety is influenced by various factors and unmet needs. Increased perceived safety can positively support the use of digital technologies, whereas low perceived safety can limit or even hinder its use. The needs of the different target groups should be considered throughout the entire process of digital technology development and healthcare provision to support their implementation. These findings support further research by providing specific aspects of emotional and psychological safety regarding target groups, settings, and ages and those with different levels of affinity for digital technologies.}, subject = {Digitalisierung}, language = {en} } @article{vonBergWolfSteffens2024, author = {von Berg, Markus and Wolf, Anna-Christina and Steffens, Jochen}, title = {Age- and Sex-Related Differences in Music Requests on a Radio Show for Children}, series = {Music \& Science}, volume = {7}, journal = {Music \& Science}, publisher = {Sage Publications}, issn = {2059-2043}, doi = {10.1177/20592043241288335}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46588}, pages = {1 -- 16}, year = {2024}, abstract = {In research on the development of musical preferences, children are often asked either to evaluate musical pieces that have been previously selected by adult experimenters, or to give self-reports on preferences for different musical styles. This study involved analyzing a sample of 1,412 freely and publicly expressed music requests from children aged between 4 and 11 years taken from a German radio program, with regard to age- and sex-specific differences. The music was categorized into genres, as listed on Spotify, and examined using methods of music information retrieval provided by the Spotify Developer application programming interface. Results showed that, at younger ages, the requests were generally more evenly distributed across different genres. Regarding single genres, we observed small positive relationships between age and the likelihood of requesting the genres pop or electro and small negative relationships between age and the likelihood of requesting A capella, German songwriter, indie, theme songs, or children's music. Furthermore, we found that boys requested significantly more rock or hip-hop, whereas girls had a higher tendency to ask for pop. Finally, age- (but no sex-) related differences regarding the Spotify features of valence and liveness of the requested music were found, which were related to the preference for children's music at younger ages. The results thus suggest that previous findings regarding differences between boys and girls and an increasing formation of distinct genre preferences during infancy also apply to single song requests made on a radio show.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{vonBergSchwoererPrinzetal.2023, author = {von Berg, Markus and Schw{\"o}rer, Paul and Prinz, Lukas and Steffens, Jochen}, title = {Analysis of physical and perceptual properties of room impulse responses: development of an online tool}, series = {Forum Acusticuum 2023: 10th Convention of European Acoustics Association, Turin, Italy, 11th-15th September 2023}, booktitle = {Forum Acusticuum 2023: 10th Convention of European Acoustics Association, Turin, Italy, 11th-15th September 2023}, publisher = {EAA}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-41955}, pages = {8}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Over the past decades, research in room acoustics has established several derivative measures of an impulse response, some of which are incorporated in the ISO 3382 standards. These parameters intend to represent perceptual qualities, but were developed without a consistent modeling of room acoustical perception. More recent research proposed comprehensive inventories of room acoustic perception that are purely based on evaluations by human subjects, such as the Room Acoustical Quality Index (RAQI). In this work RA-QI scores acquired for 70 room impulse responses were predicted from room acoustical parameters. Except for Reverberance, the prediction of RAQI factors performed rather poor. In most cases, the sound source had a greater impact on RAQI scores. All analyses are published in an online tool, where users can upload omnidirectional and binaural impulse responses, and instantly obtain and visualize several physical descriptors, as well as predicted RAQI scores for three different sound sources. So far, acceptable prediction accuracy is achieved for Reverberance, Strength, Irregular Decay, Clarity and Intimacy. Larger data sets of evaluated impulse responses are required to improve the model performance and enable reliable predictions of room acoustical quality. Therefore, the administration of RAQI evaluations within the website is currently being developed.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{VonBergSchwoererPrinzetal.2023, author = {Von Berg, Markus and Schw{\"o}rer, Paul and Prinz, Lukas and Steffens, Jochen}, title = {Analysis of physical and perceptual properties of room impulse responses: development of an online tool}, series = {Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023, September 11 - 15, 2023,Torino, Italy}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023, September 11 - 15, 2023,Torino, Italy}, editor = {Astolfi, Arianna and Asdrubali, Francesco and Shtrepi, Louena}, publisher = {European Acoustics Association}, address = {Turin, Italy}, isbn = {978-88-88942-67-4}, issn = {2221-3767}, doi = {10.61782/fa.2023.0480}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-47929}, pages = {1647 -- 1654}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Over the past decades, research in room acoustics has established several derivative measures of an impulse response, some of which are incorporated in the ISO 3382 standards. These parameters intend to represent perceptual qualities, but were developed without a consistent modeling of room acoustical perception. More recent research proposed comprehensive inventories of room acoustic perception that are purely based on evaluations by human subjects, such as the Room Acoustical Quality Index (RAQI). In this work RAQI scores acquired for 70 room impulse responses were predicted from room acoustical parameters. Except for Reverberance, the prediction of RAQI factors performed rather poor. In most cases, the sound source had a greater impact on RAQI scores. All analyses are published in an online tool, where users can upload omnidirectional and binaural impulse responses, and instantly obtain and visualize several physical descriptors, as well as predicted RAQI scores for three different sound sources. So far, acceptable prediction accuracy is achieved for Reverberance, Strength, Irregular Decay, Clarity and Intimacy. Larger data sets of evaluated impulse responses are required to improve the model performance and enable reliable predictions of room acoustical quality. Therefore, the administration of RAQI evaluations within the website is currently being developed.}, subject = {Raumakustik}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{vonBergPrinzSteffens2022, author = {von Berg, Markus and Prinz, Lukas and Steffens, Jochen}, title = {Comparing individual perception of timbre and reverberance}, publisher = {International Commission for Acoustics}, address = {Gyeoungju, S{\"u}dkorea}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-38706}, pages = {5}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Room reverberation alters the spatial impression and timbre of a sound by modulating its spectral and temporal characteristics. Thus, we argue that, on a perceptual level, reverberation basically breaks down into interaural differences and spectro-temporal cues and that the separation of a perceived timbre into a sound source and a surrounding room is a purely cognitive process. To investigate the connection between the perception of reverberation cues and timbre analysis, the sensitivity for changes in reverberation was compared to timbre perception abilities. The Timbre Perception Test was used to measure the perception of the temporal envelope, spectral centroid, and spectral flux of artificial sounds. Sensitivity for changes in reverberation time was tested with a discrimination task using speech and noise with speech-alike spectral and temporal envelopes as source signals. Musical and acoustical expertise was assessed through the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index and self-reports on experience with and knowledge of acoustics. There was a considerable correlation between timbre and reverberance perception ability, but timbre perception and academic experience predicted only 41\% of the variance in reverberance perception. Still, perception abilities related to similar acoustical phenomena seem to be better indicators of listening skills than self-reports on acoustical or musical expertise.}, language = {en} } @article{vonBergHimmeleinSteffens2024, author = {von Berg, Markus and Himmelein, Hendrik and Steffens, Jochen}, title = {Effects of noise sensitivity and listening effort on perceptual ratings of background noise}, series = {JASA Express Letters}, volume = {8}, journal = {JASA Express Letters}, number = {4}, publisher = {AIP Publishing}, issn = {2691-1191}, doi = {10.1121/10.0028201}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-45747}, pages = {7}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Previous research suggests that noise sensitivity is related to inefficient auditory processing that might increase the mental load of noise and affect noise evaluation. This assumption was tested in an experiment using a dual-task paradigm with a visual primary task and an auditory secondary task. Results showed that participants' noise sensitivity was positively correlated with mental effort. Furthermore, mental effort mediated the effect of noise sensitivity on loudness and unpleasantness ratings. The results thus support the idea that noise sensitivity is related to increased mental effort and difficulties in filtering auditory information and that situational factors should be considered.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Vogel2017, author = {Vogel, Peter}, title = {Investing as Random Trial}, series = {Trading}, journal = {Trading}, number = {1}, publisher = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {2567-2347}, doi = {10.20385/2567-2347/2017.1}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-11118}, pages = {39}, year = {2017}, abstract = {We introduce an investment algorithm for a market of individual securities. The investment algorithm is derived from constraints depending on investment parameters in order to limit the risk and to take into account an individual investor. One constraint is devoted to trading costs. Purchased securities are selected randomly among securities that meet the buy condition, making trading a random trial. Simulations with historical price data are demonstrated for a simple example: The buy condition is evaluated on the basis of the price relationship for two subsequent trading days and the sales condition is defined by holding securities only for one day. A trading expert evaluates the expected return for the investment algorithm with respect to the random selection. Thus, the expert informs precisely on how many market players perform using the same investment algorithm. Its findings are for a parametrized set of buy conditions simultaneously, which makes a trading expert a valuable tool for theorists as well as for practitioners. In our example, the trading expert demonstrated clearly a significant mean reversion effect for a horizon of one day.}, language = {en} } @misc{Vogel2018, author = {Vogel, Peter}, title = {Marktdaten}, series = {Trading}, journal = {Trading}, publisher = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {2567-2347}, doi = {10.20385/2567-2347/2017.1/1}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-15015}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Die in der Schriftenreihe Trading verwendeten Forschungsdaten beinhalten historische Kursdaten, geliefert von Lenz+Partner AG (Deutschland), f{\"u}r eine Auswahl an Aktien. Die Datei „FEBRDUSA_1" zeigt diese Auswahl in Form der deutschen Wertpapierkennnummer (Spalte „Titel"), des Handelszeitraums (Spalten „Beginn" und „Ende") und des Aktiennamens. Kursdaten sind in dieser Datei nicht enthalten, sondern liegen in einer umfangreichen Datenbank vor. Die Marktdaten umfassen 867 Aktien und sind das Ergebnis eines im Jahr 2015 durchgef{\"u}hrten Auswahlprozesses mit dem Ziel, Datenqualit{\"a}t und Handelbarkeit der Aktien zu verbessern. Es wurden folgende Bedingungen gefordert: - Die Aktien werden an der Frankfurter B{\"o}rse gehandelt. - Sie sind in einem der deutschen Aktienindizes DAX, MDAX, TECDAX, SDAX, HDAX, CDAX, Technology All Share, Prime All Share und GEX oder in den amerikanischen Aktienindizes S\&P 500 oder Nasdaq 100 gelistet. - Die Kursdaten der in Frankfurt gehandelten Aktien enden nicht vor dem Jahr 2014. - Der (unbereinigte) Er{\"o}ffnungskurs Ende 2013 betr{\"a}gt mindestens 1 EUR. Diese Bedingung soll dazu beitragen, das Handeln von „penny stocks" zu verhindern. Die vorliegende Marktdefinition resultierte in 867 Aktien, die fr{\"u}hestens am 11. Dezember 2014 enden, sodass eine Auswertung der Marktdaten mit vollst{\"a}ndigen Kurswerten bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt m{\"o}glich ist. Der Markt ist groß genug, um interessante Kaufbedingungen mit einer ausreichend großen Anzahl an Kaufkandidaten zu untersuchen.}, language = {en} } @article{VersuemerSteffensWeinzierl2023, author = {Vers{\"u}mer, Siegbert and Steffens, Jochen and Weinzierl, Stefan}, title = {Day-to-day loudness assessments of indoor soundscapes: Exploring the impact of loudness indicators, person, and situation}, series = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, volume = {153}, journal = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, number = {5}, publisher = {Acoustical Society of America (ASA)}, issn = {0001-4966}, doi = {10.1121/10.0019413}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46127}, pages = {2956 -- 2972}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This study investigates loudness perception in real-world contexts using predictors related to the sound, situation, or person. In the study, 105 participants recorded 6594 sound environments in their homes, which were then evaluated based on the Experience Sampling Method. Hierarchical linear regressions using a loudness level based on ISO 532-1 allowed for obtaining the best model fits for predicting perceived loudness and explaining the highest variance. LAeq and LAF5 provided comparable results and may require less computational effort. However, the analysis shows that only one-third of the variance explained by fixed effects was attributable to the loudness level. Sixteen percent stemmed from perceived properties of the soundscape; 1\% were attributable to relatively temporally stable, person-related predictors like participants' age; non-auditory situational predictors made no additional contribution. The results thus did not confirm previous findings on loudness perception under laboratory conditions, emphasizing the importance of the situational context. Along with the current paper, a comprehensive dataset, including the assessed person-related, situational, and sound-related measures as well as LAeq time-series and third-octave spectrograms, is provided to enable further research on sound perception, indoor soundscapes, and emotion.}, subject = {Lautwahrnehmung}, language = {en} } @article{VersuemerSteffensBlaettermannetal.2020, author = {Vers{\"u}mer, Siegbert and Steffens, Jochen and Bl{\"a}ttermann, Patrick and Becker-Schweitzer, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Modelling evaluations of low-level sounds in everyday situations using linear machine learning for variable selection}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {11}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, publisher = {Frontiers}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2020.570761}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-23779}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @article{VersuemerBlaettermannRosenthaletal.2025, author = {Vers{\"u}mer, Siegbert and Bl{\"a}ttermann, Patrick and Rosenthal, Fabian and Weinzierl, Stefan}, title = {A comparison of methods for modeling soundscape dimensions based on different datasets}, series = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, volume = {157}, journal = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, number = {1}, publisher = {AIP Publishing}, issn = {1520-8524}, doi = {10.1121/10.0034849}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-48849}, pages = {234 -- 255}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Soundscape studies vary considerably in study design, statistical methods, and model fit metrics used. Due to this confounding of data and methods, it is difficult to assess the suitability of statistical modelling techniques used in the literature. Therefore, five different methods and two performance metrics were applied to three existing soundscape datasets to model soundscape Pleasantness and Eventfulness based on seven acoustic and three sociodemographic predictors. Datasets differed in soundscape type (urban outdoor vs indoor), experimental setting (field- vs lab-based), size, and study design (site- vs person-centered). The fixed-effects and mixed-effects methods ranged from linear to nonlinear regression based on advanced machine learning approaches. Results showed that models performed better for Eventfulness than for Pleasantness in most cases, while performance as measured by the out-of-sample R2 was dependent on the total variance of the target, especially in both field studies with imbalanced targets and groups. Nonlinear methods consistently outperformed linear regression, with random forest and extreme gradient boosting performing particularly well, while the performance levels of all nonlinear methods remained comparable. Mixed-effects models provided a more generalized, albeit slightly smaller prediction performance when tested on unknown groups. Finally, this study motivates the use of cross-validation with special splitting for analyzing small imbalanced datasets.}, subject = {Akustische Eigenschaft}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{VersuemerBlaettermann2024, author = {Vers{\"u}mer, Siegbert and Bl{\"a}ttermann, Patrick}, title = {Predicting real indoor soundscapes based on auditory and non-auditory factors across different loudness ranges with linear and nonlinear models}, series = {INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings, Conference Proceeding 8, 4 October 2024}, booktitle = {INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings, Conference Proceeding 8, 4 October 2024}, publisher = {Institute of Noise Control Engineering}, doi = {10.3397/IN_2024_3386}, pages = {3882 -- 3892}, year = {2024}, subject = {Soundscape}, language = {en} } @techreport{vanRiessenvandenBrink2020, author = {van Rießen, Anne and van den Brink, Henning}, title = {From impacts to benefits: User research as a change of perspective for studies on the practice of drama education}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {2509-6958}, doi = {10.20385/2509-6958/2020.6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-21273}, pages = {17}, year = {2020}, abstract = {This essay looks at the potentials and limitations of user research for studies on the practice of drama education. To date, this field has been dominated by impact studies. After illustrating the blind spots that are created by taking this research approach to the practice of drama education, we will present the user research perspective and look at the opportunities that it provides to generate new, differentiated knowledge. User research makes it possible to illuminate the processes of acquiring and using knowledge in terms of its delivery. It also provides a potential framework of analysis for placing these processes in the delivery context, which includes subjective learning types, relevance and institutional and social conditions. This expanded perspective will make it possible to identify the factors that foster and limit benefits and reflect them in practice.}, subject = {Theaterp{\"a}dagogik}, language = {en} } @article{VanRiessenThissenKnopp2023, author = {Van Rießen, Anne and Thissen, Julia and Knopp, Reinhold}, title = {A note on the D{\"u}sseldorfer Model for counting homeless people in a German city}, series = {International Journal of Population Studies}, volume = {9}, journal = {International Journal of Population Studies}, number = {1}, publisher = {AccScience}, issn = {2424-8606}, doi = {10.36922/ijps.397}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46647}, pages = {58 -- 68}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This article describes the D{\"u}sseldorfer Model which was developed for the city's homeless census in 2021. It allows focusing on the number as well as living situations of homeless people with the objective of analyzing their needs to derive concrete recommendations for action. A complete quantitative count of homeless people in the city on a key date was performed according to principles developed together with the actors of the homeless support system in D{\"u}sseldorf. Beyond that, qualitative interviews afforded insights into the living situation of homeless people from the user's perspective. Along with the research methodology, major results are briefly presented in the article, followed by an outlook with recommendations for action.}, subject = {Obdachlosigkeit}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{TriebusDruzeticVogelGeiger2025, author = {Triebus, Charlotte and Druzetic-Vogel, Ivana and Geiger, Christian}, title = {Precious Camouflage - Artistic Research for the Creation of a Dance Piece with Humans and AI}, series = {Proceedings of the Conference on Animation and Interactive Art}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Conference on Animation and Interactive Art}, publisher = {ACM}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, isbn = {979-8-4007-1532-7}, doi = {10.1145/3749893.3749964}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-60099}, pages = {188 -- 198}, year = {2025}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{TiatorGeigerGrimm2020, author = {Tiator, Marcel and Geiger, Christian and Grimm, Paul}, title = {Point Cloud Segmentation with Deep Reinforcement Learning}, series = {ECAI 2020: 24th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 29 August-8 September 2020, Santiago De Compostela, Spain - Including 10th Conference on Prestigious Applications of Artificial Intellig}, booktitle = {ECAI 2020: 24th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 29 August-8 September 2020, Santiago De Compostela, Spain - Including 10th Conference on Prestigious Applications of Artificial Intellig}, editor = {Dilkina, B. and Catala, A. and Giacomo, G. De}, publisher = {IOS Press}, isbn = {978-1-64368-100-9}, doi = {10.3233/FAIA200417}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-30872}, pages = {2768 -- 2775}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @article{ThuemmlerEngelBartz2022, author = {Th{\"u}mmler, Ramona and Engel, Eva-Maria and Bartz, Janieta}, title = {Strengthening Emotional Development and Emotion Regulation in Childhood—As a Key Task in Early Childhood Education}, series = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, volume = {19}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}, number = {7}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {1660-4601}, doi = {10.3390/ijerph19073978}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46655}, pages = {11}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The following article deals with emotional development and the development of emotion regulation skills in children during early childhood education, focusing primarily on the importance of the early childhood teacher. Emotion regulation is important for success and wellbeing in further life. It is developed in interaction with parents as attachment figures. Teachers can also be important persons for the child in the context of bonding. This leads to the question of how early childhood teachers can support children learning to regulate their emotions. We analyze with the content analysis, four programs for promoting social and emotional skills that are currently used in Germany. The main question is if the programs include elements that increase teachers' skills in supporting the children in regulating their emotions. The categories to analyze the programs are derived from theories of teacher-child interaction. In addition to programs for promoting emotional and social development, we will discuss aspects of shaping interaction as essential elements in promoting emotion regulation. The conclusion outlines some key implications for educational practice and the importance of developing professional behavior for qualitative teacher-child interactions.}, subject = {Emotionsregulation}, language = {en} } @article{ThomasVirchow2024, author = {Thomas, Tanja and Virchow, Fabian}, title = {Hegemonic listening and doing memory on right-wing violence: Negotiating German political culture in public spheres}, series = {Philosophy \& Social Criticism}, volume = {50}, journal = {Philosophy \& Social Criticism}, number = {1}, publisher = {Sage}, issn = {0191-4537}, doi = {10.1177/01914537231203534}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46532}, pages = {102 -- 124}, year = {2024}, abstract = {The first section of this chapter illustrates that the pogrom in Rostock-Lichtenhagen in 1992 has not been categorized sufficiently as a substantial milestone of right-wing violence in postwar Germany. This pogrom led to historically significant limitations in the right to asylum, ultimately resulting in a change to the German constitution. We propose to look at Rostock-Lichtenhagen as an example to explain that practices of remembering right-wing violence, a process that we describe with the term 'Doing Memory on right-wing violence', is a central part of creating a society's basic story. This basic story, in turn, contributes to how a society understands itself. In this chapter's second section, we argue first that analyzing practices of memory of right-wing violence, be they acknowledging, forgetting or suppressing those practices, actually make it possible to even expose the persistence of the basic story as a central element of political culture. Second, we want to uncover how potential and publicly effective interventions of and changes to the basic story might look like. Here, we build on Habermas' model of democracy, utilize Susan Bickford's work on listening as an important element in her political philosophy and refer to Benjamin Barber, who articulates that a participatory democracy requires political listening. As a result, our chapter's third section demonstrates how listening can be conceptualized from a supra-individual perspective and how questions that are critical of existing hegemonic structures can prioritize a focus on hegemonic (non)listening. Lastly, we will sketch out strategies to intervene in hegemonic (non)listening. These strategies connect theoretically with concepts of 'counter publics' and 'opinion forming publics' and reference, among others, the work of Seyla Benhabib and Iris Marion Young, thus enabling the creation and execution of resistance practices of Doing Memory on right-wing violence.}, subject = {Rechtsradikalismus}, language = {en} } @misc{Thielen2023, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Thielen, Sven}, title = {Investigating JackTrip's Software Architecture: A Case Study On Prominent Reasons For Architectural Erosion In Open Source Software Originating From Academia}, publisher = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-44153}, school = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, pages = {161}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Sustainable software architecture is crucial for the success of an evolving system that is affected by its context and environment. However, deviations between software design and implementation are often uncontrolled and induce architectural erosion. The literature describes several symptoms and observes this phenomenon in open source software. Prominent reasons for the occurrence of architectural erosion include a rushed evolution, recurring changes, a lack of developers' awareness, time pressures, and the accumulation of design decisions. Architectural erosion is also prevalent in academic projects, but it still needs to be researched in-depth in a real-life setting. In this work, a single case study investigates the symptoms and reasons for architectural erosion in open source software originating from academia by employing a mixed-methods approach. Architectural metrics from a static code analysis using ARCADE Core are contrasted with developers' perspectives sourced from semistructured interviews. The investigated project is JackTrip, a cross-platform application for realtime networked music performances and Internet reverberation research. The first research question aims at assessing the trend of structural symptoms for architectural erosion in JackTrip. The results show a significant increase in link overload smells in the course of the evolution, which reached 11 as of version 1.6.2. This supports the developers' perception of a rushed evolution corresponding to the second research question, which asks to what extent prominent causes for architectural erosion apply. Additionally, the interview data evince time constraints related to tight research funding and the commercialization of the project. Research question 3 investigates how the academic environment and the problem domain relate to the symptoms and reasons for architecture erosion. It has been found that these influences shape the development approach and impact contributor selection. In relation to a certain inexperience and lack of commitment of open source developers as a reason for architectural erosion, the results suggest further studies and opt for ending the discussion regarding skills. Currently, the role of an architect or dedicated architectural work does not seem to be present in the JackTrip project. However, structural issues described in this work should not be considered as categorical statements about its software architecture as they would need to be confirmed on a code level.}, language = {en} } @misc{Thiel2017, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Thiel, Vanessa}, title = {African Artivism: Politically engaged art in Sub-Saharan Africa}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-12035}, school = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, pages = {76}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @techreport{Thiel2009, author = {Thiel, Christoph}, title = {Constructing lattice bases by means of approximations}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-6128}, year = {2009}, abstract = {The construction of a basis of a certain lattice of interest is a basic tool in many fields of algorithmic number theory. All too often we can not compute with the original lattices because of irrational numbers involved but have to work with approximations of them. While helpful bounds were shown about the reduction of lattice bases in cite{buchmann94reducing}, here we introduce the notion of a \$(epsilon,delta)\$-constructable basis of a lattice and determine the precision of vectors that is necessary to extend a set to a \$(epsilon,delta)\$-constructable basis.}, language = {en} } @article{TanHantschkeKaminskietal.2021, author = {Tan, Zhaofeng and Hantschke, Luisa and Kaminski, Martin and Acir, Ismail-Hakki and Bohn, Birger and Cho, Changmin and Dorn, Hans-Peter and Li, Xin and Novelli, Anna and Nehr, Sascha and Rohrer, Franz and Tillmann, Ralf and Wegener, Robert and Hofzumahaus, Andreas and Kiendler-Scharr, Astrid and Wahner, Andreas and Fuchs, Hendrik}, title = {Atmospheric photo-oxidation of myrcene: OH reaction rate constant, gas-phase oxidation products and radical budgets}, series = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics}, volume = {21}, journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics}, number = {20}, publisher = {Copernicus GmbH}, issn = {1680-7324}, doi = {10.5194/acp-21-16067-2021}, pages = {16067 -- 16091}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Abstract. The photo-oxidation of myrcene, a monoterpene species emitted by plants, was investigated at atmospheric conditions in the outdoor simulation chamber SAPHIR (Simulation of Atmospheric PHotochemistry In a Large Reaction Chamber). The chemical structure of myrcene consists of one moiety that is a conjugated π system (similar to isoprene) and another moiety that is a triple-substituted olefinic unit (similar to 2-methyl-2-butene). Hydrogen shift reactions of organic peroxy radicals (RO2) formed in the reaction of isoprene with atmospheric OH radicals are known to be of importance for the regeneration of OH. Structure-activity relationships (SARs) suggest that similar hydrogen shift reactions like in isoprene may apply to the isoprenyl part of RO2 radicals formed during the OH oxidation of myrcene. In addition, SAR predicts further isomerization reactions that would be competitive with bimolecular RO2 reactions for chemical conditions that are typical for forested environments with low concentrations of nitric oxide. Assuming that OH peroxy radicals can rapidly interconvert by addition and elimination of O2 like in isoprene, bulk isomerization rate constants of 0.21 and 0.097 s-1 (T=298 K) for the three isomers resulting from the 3′-OH and 1-OH addition, respectively, can be derived from SAR. Measurements of radicals and trace gases in the experiments allowed us to calculate radical production and destruction rates, which are expected to be balanced. The largest discrepancies between production and destruction rates were found for RO2. Additional loss of organic peroxy radicals due to isomerization reactions could explain the observed discrepancies. The uncertainty of the total radical (ROx=OH+HO2+RO2) production rates was high due to the uncertainty in the yield of radicals from myrcene ozonolysis. However, results indicate that radical production can only be balanced if the reaction rate constant of the reaction between hydroperoxy (HO2) and RO2 radicals derived from myrcene is lower (0.9 to 1.6×10-11 cm3 s-1) than predicted by SAR. Another explanation of the discrepancies would be that a significant fraction of products (yield: 0.3 to 0.6) from these reactions include OH and HO2 radicals instead of radical-terminating organic peroxides. Experiments also allowed us to determine the yields of organic oxidation products acetone (yield: 0.45±0.08) and formaldehyde (yield: 0.35±0.08). Acetone and formaldehyde are produced from different oxidation pathways, so that yields of these compounds reflect the branching ratios of the initial OH addition to myrcene. Yields determined in the experiments are consistent with branching ratios expected from SAR. The yield of organic nitrate was determined from the gas-phase budget analysis of reactive oxidized nitrogen in the chamber, giving a value of 0.13±0.03. In addition, the reaction rate constant for myrcene + OH was determined from the measured myrcene concentration, yielding a value of (2.3±0.3)×10-10 cm3 s-1.}, language = {en} } @article{SzwarcRutzLeeetal.2025, author = {Szwarc, Sarah and Rutz, Adriano and Lee, Kyungha and Mejri, Yassine and Bonnet, Olivier and Hazni, Hazrina and Jagora, Adrien and Mbeng Obame, Rany B. and Noh, Jin Kyoung and Otogo N'Nang, Elvis and Alaribe, Stephenie C. and Awang, Khalijah and Bernadat, Guillaume and Choi, Young Hae and Courdavault, Vincent and Frederich, Michel and Gaslonde, Thomas and Huber, Florian and Kam, Toh-Seok and Low, Yun Yee and Poupon, Erwan and van der Hooft, Justin J. J. and Kang, Kyo Bin and Le Pogam, Pierre and Beniddir, Mehdi A.}, title = {Translating community-wide spectral library into actionable chemical knowledge: a proof of concept with monoterpene indole alkaloids}, series = {Journal of Cheminformatics}, volume = {17}, journal = {Journal of Cheminformatics}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {1758-2946}, doi = {10.1186/s13321-025-01009-0}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-54607}, pages = {15}, year = {2025}, abstract = {With over 3000 representatives, the monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIAs) class is among the most diverse families of plant natural products. The MS/MS spectral space exploration of these complex compounds using chemoinformatic and computational mass spectrometry tools offers a valuable opportunity to extract and share chemical insights from this emblematic family of natural products (NPs). In this work, we first present a substantially updated version of the MIADB, a database now containing 422 MS/MS spectra of MIAs that has been uploaded to the GNPS library versus 172 initial entries. We then introduce an innovative workflow that leverages hundreds of fragmentation spectra to support the FAIRification, extraction and dissemination of chemical knowledge. This workflow aims at the extraction of spectral patterns matching finely defined MIA skeletons. These extracted signatures can then be queried against complex biological extract datasets using MassQL. By applying this strategy to an LC-MS/MS dataset of 75 plant extracts, our results demonstrated the efficiency of this approach in identifying the diversity of MIA skeletons present in the analyzed samples. Additionally, our work enabled the digitization of structural data for diverse MIA skeletons by converting them into machine-readable formats and thereby enhancing their dissemination for the scientific community. Scientific contribution A comprehensive investigation of the monoterpene indole alkaloid chemical space, aiming to highlight skeleton-dependent fragmentation similarity trends and to generate valuable spectrometric signatures that could be used as queries.}, subject = {Computational chemistry}, language = {en} } @article{StuhrmannHuberKaes2011, author = {Stuhrmann, Bj{\"o}rn and Huber, Florian and K{\"a}s, Josef}, title = {Robust organizational principles of protrusive biopolymer networks in migrating living cells}, series = {Plos One}, volume = {6}, journal = {Plos One}, number = {1}, publisher = {Public Library of Science (PLoS)}, issn = {1932-6203}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0014471}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-34901}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Cell migration is associated with the dynamic protrusion of a thin actin-based cytoskeletal extension at the cell front, which has been shown to consist of two different substructures, the leading lamellipodium and the subsequent lamellum. While the formation of the lamellipodium is increasingly well understood, organizational principles underlying the emergence of the lamellum are just beginning to be unraveled. We report here on a 1D mathematical model which describes the reaction-diffusion processes of a polarized actin network in steady state, and reproduces essential characteristics of the lamellipodium-lamellum system. We observe a steep gradient in filament lengths at the protruding edge, a local depolymerization maximum a few microns behind the edge, as well as a differential dominance of the network destabilizer ADF/cofilin and the stabilizer tropomyosin. We identify simple and robust organizational principles giving rise to the derived network characteristics, uncoupled from the specifics of any molecular implementation, and thus plausibly valid across cell types. An analysis of network length dependence on physico-chemical system parameters implies that to limit array treadmilling to cellular dimensions, network growth has to be truncated by mechanisms other than aging-induced depolymerization, e.g., by myosin-associated network dissociation at the transition to the cell body. Our work contributes to the analytical understanding of the cytoskeletal extension's bisection into lamellipodium and lamellum and sheds light on how cells organize their molecular machinery to achieve motility.}, language = {en} } @article{StruweWredeVennegeerts2023, author = {Struwe, Julian and Wrede, Holger and Vennegeerts, Hendrik}, title = {Validation Aspects for Grid-Forming Converters Based on System Characteristics and Inertia Impact}, series = {Energies}, volume = {16}, journal = {Energies}, number = {21}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {1996-1073}, doi = {10.3390/en16217357}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-48751}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Grid-forming converters are considered a key technology for electrical grids with a high share of renewable energy. However, there is a lack of a general, robust and verifiable definition of what constitutes this behaviour. Therefore, this paper presents three simple scenarios that enable such a definition. They are based on simple black-box simulations that allow manufacturers to protect their development work. It can be shown that grid forming can be clearly distinguished from grid-following controls by their grid behaviour in the proposed scenarios. Extensive results illustrate this and also provide suggestions to deepen the understanding of grid-forming grid behaviour and its impact on system inertia. These findings should inspire the development of a clear definition and ultimately new requirements for converter systems.}, subject = {Stromrichter}, language = {en} } @article{StrucksWatermannWeberetal.2021, author = {Strucks, Peter and Watermann, Clara and Weber, Konradin and Kaluza, Stefan}, title = {Systematic Investigations of Vibrational and Fluid-Mechanical Stability of Coated Monolithic Catalysts}, series = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik}, volume = {93}, journal = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik}, number = {5}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {1522-2640}, doi = {10.1002/cite.202000233}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-28930}, pages = {1 -- 6}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Heterogeneous catalysts usually consist of porous, inorganic materials. Especially in the mobile application, e.g., in exhaust gas catalysis as a part of the gas line of an engine, there are loads due to vibrations and high gas velocities. It can be assumed that physical stress will lead to a loss of the catalytically active coating. The present contribution describes experimental setups and methods for a systematic and reproducible investigation of the main influences to the mass loss due to vibrational and fluid-mechanical stress caused by particle-free gas flows.}, language = {en} } @article{StrickerJakobKoehleretal.2022, author = {Stricker, Johannes and Jakob, Louisa and K{\"o}hler, Denis and Pietrowsky, Reinhard}, title = {Six-month stability and predictive validity of the personality inventory for ICD-11}, series = {BMC Psychology}, volume = {10}, journal = {BMC Psychology}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2050-7283}, doi = {10.1186/s40359-022-00979-2}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46626}, pages = {5}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Background The International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) personality disorder model comprises, among other elements, five maladaptive personality trait domains (negative affectivity, detachment, dissociality, disinhibition, anankastia). Recently, the personality inventory for ICD-11 (PiCD) has emerged as one of the most widely used measures of these ICD-11 personality trait domains. Methods The current study contributed to the validation of the PiCD validation by exploring its stability and predictive links with psychological distress over 6 months in a sample of 206 German community adults. Results The PiCD trait domain scales displayed strong differential (all r ≥ .80) and absolute stability (all |d| ≤ .09). Additionally, PiCD negative affectivity predicted depression, anxiety, and stress, and PiCD detachment predicted depression over 6 months beyond baseline. Conclusion In sum, this study demonstrated the stability of the PiCD trait domain scores, supporting their utility for capturing relatively stable traits as described in the ICD-11. Additionally, we provided the first evidence for the predictive validity of some of the PiCD trait domain scores.}, subject = {ICD}, language = {en} } @article{StelzmannCelikGerhold2024, author = {Stelzmann, Daniela and {\c{C}}elik, Fatma and Gerhold, Lars}, title = {Help-seeking Behavior of Adolescents and Emerging Adults with Mental Health Problems During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review}, series = {Kindheit und Entwicklung: Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Klinische Kinderpsychologie}, journal = {Kindheit und Entwicklung: Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Klinische Kinderpsychologie}, publisher = {Hogrefe}, issn = {0942-5403}, doi = {10.1026/0942-5403/a000463}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-44536}, pages = {224 -- 235}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Theoretical Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the mental health of many adolescents and emerging adults (A and EA). Studies from before the COVID-19 pandemic document that A and EA with mental health problems rarely seek help. At the same time, studies suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated framework conditions also negatively impacted the help-seeking process for A and EA. Objective: This study provides a research synthesis on A's and EA's help-seeking process (in particular, help-seeking behavior) during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies potential influencing factors on the help-seeking process. Method: We conducted a scoping review in accordance with the framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) and adhered to the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews Guidelines (Tricco et al., 2018) while analyzing the content of primary studies examining the help-seeking process of A and EA with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Fourteen primary studies met the inclusion criteria. The synthesized data indicate that increased psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic did not automatically lead to increased help-seeking behavior. Furthermore, we identified several factors influencing help-seeking behavior, such as personal factors (e. g., gender), factors linked to the social environment (e. g., open conversation style within the family), and structural factors (e. g., prolonged waiting periods) that influenced the help-seeking process. Notably, many of these factors had already been identified in prepandemic studies (e. g., gender). Discussion and conclusion: We discuss the results concerning possible prevention measures.}, subject = {COVID-19}, language = {en} } @article{SteinKursaweKoehler2023, author = {Stein, Nora and Kursawe, Janet and K{\"o}hler, Denis}, title = {Contesting State-Led Patriarchy—The Drivers, Demands and Dynamics of Women's Participation in the Gezi Uprisings in Turkey 2013}, series = {Societies}, volume = {13}, journal = {Societies}, number = {12}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {2075-4698}, doi = {10.3390/soc13120258}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46020}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The Gezi Park protests in Istanbul (T{\"u}rkiye) gained worldwide attention in 2013. Both men and women took part in the protests, which were heavily cracked down on by the government. The present study examined 273 Turkish women's attitudes and motivations for taking part in the protests. The results show that the following variables had a significant impact on protest participation: lifestyle threats posed by religious values/norms and by the government; feelings of marginalization as a woman; political dissatisfaction; gender discrimination; and affiliations with feminism. Regarding the impact of attitudes on women's political participation and discrimination, this study provides insights into the state of research on gender discrimination and feministic identity.}, subject = {Gezi-Proteste}, language = {en} } @article{SteffensWilczekWeinzierl2021, author = {Steffens, Jochen and Wilczek, Tobias and Weinzierl, Stefan}, title = {Junk Food or Haute Cuisine to the Ear? - Investigating the Relationship Between Room Acoustics, Soundscape, Non-Acoustical Factors, and the Perceived Quality of Restaurants}, series = {Frontiers in Built Environment}, volume = {676009}, journal = {Frontiers in Built Environment}, publisher = {Frontiers}, issn = {2297-3362}, doi = {10.3389/fbuil.2021.676009}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-32115}, pages = {11}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Sound and music are well-studied aspects of the quality of experience in restaurants; the role of the room acoustical conditions, their influence on the visitors' soundscape evaluation and their impact on the overall customer satisfaction in restaurants, however, has received less scientific attention. The present field study therefore investigated whether sound pressure level, reverberation time, and soundscape pleasantness can predict factors associated with overall restaurant quality. In total, 142 persons visiting 12 restaurants in Berlin rated relevant acoustical and non-acoustical factors associated with restaurant quality. Simultaneously, the A-weighted sound pressure level (LA,eq,15) was measured, and the reverberation time in the occupied state (T20,occ) was obtained by measurements performed in the unoccupied room and a subsequent calculation of the occupied condition according to DIN 18041. Results from linear mixed-effects models revealed that both the LA,eq,15 and T20,occ had a significant influence on soundscape pleasantness and eventfulness, whereby the effect of T20,occ was meditated by the LA,eq,15. Also, the LA,eq,15 as well as soundscape pleasantness were significant predictors of overall restaurant quality. A comprehensive structural equation model including both acoustical and non-acoustical factors, however, indicates that the effect of soundscape pleasantness on overall restaurant quality is mediated by the restaurant's atmosphere. Our results support and extend previous findings which suggest that the acoustical design of restaurants involves a trade-off between comfort and liveliness, depending on the desired character of the place.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SteffensWeinzierl2023, author = {Steffens, Jochen and Weinzierl, Stefan}, title = {Noise for dinner - Towards a comprehensive statistical model of the acoustical and overall quality of restaurants}, series = {Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023, September 11 - 15, 2023,Torino, Italy}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023, September 11 - 15, 2023,Torino, Italy}, editor = {Astolfi, Arianna and Asdrubali, Francesco and Shtrepi, Louena}, publisher = {European Acoustics Association}, address = {Turin, Italy}, isbn = {978-88-88942-67-4}, issn = {2221-3767}, doi = {10.61782/fa.2023.0483}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-47908}, pages = {3325 -- 3327}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Studies on noise in restaurants have shown a multitude of potential negative effects, for example related to mood, overall satisfaction, intended revisit, the ability to communicate and the actual behaviour in the room. In this paper, we investigated the complex interplay between room acoustics, soundscape evaluation, non-acoustical aspects of a restaurant visit and overall restaurant quality. Based on acoustical measurements and reports from 142 persons visiting 12 restaurants in Berlin, we propose a structural equation model including both acoustical and non- acoustical factors and yielding a good overall fit. The model, for instance, suggests that the A-weighted sound level negatively impacts the assessment of overall restaurant quality, while the effect of soundscape pleasantness on overall restaurant quality is mediated by the restaurant's perceived atmosphere. Moreover, the reverberation time was found to be effective predominantly through its effect on sound strength, which leads patrons to increasingly raise their speech level to ensure intelligibility. These results thus emphasize the need to design actively the restaurant's acoustical atmosphere beyond pure loudness reduction which involves a specific trade-off between comfort and liveliness, depending on the desired character of the place.}, subject = {European Acoustics Association}, language = {en} } @article{SteffensDinneenDonneretal.2024, author = {Steffens, Jochen and Dinneen, Jesse David and Donner, Sascha and Potthoff, Tom}, title = {'Alexa, play metal': exploring music selection and personal information management via voice assistants}, series = {Information Research an international electronic journal}, volume = {29}, journal = {Information Research an international electronic journal}, number = {2}, publisher = {University of Boras, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT}, issn = {1368-1613}, doi = {10.47989/ir292646}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-44639}, pages = {50 -- 70}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Introduction. Music streaming services have changed how music is played and perceived, but also how it is managed by individuals. Voice interfaces to such services are becoming increasingly common, for example through voice assistants on mobile and smart devices, and have the potential to further change personal music management by introducing new beneficial features and new challenges. Method. To explore the implications of voice assistants for personal music listening and management we surveyed 248 participants online and in a lab setting to investigate (a) in which situations people use voice assistants to play music, (b) how the situations compare to established activities common during non-voice assistant music listening, and (c) what kinds of commands they use. Analysis. We categorised 653 situations of voice assistant use, which reflect differences to non-voice assistant music listening, and established 11 command types, which mostly reflect finding or refinding activities but also indicate keeping and organisation activities. Results. Voice assistants have some benefits for music listening and personal music management, but also a notable lack of support for traditional personal information management activities, like browsing, that are common when managing music. Conclusion. Having characterised the use of voice assistants to play music, we consider their role in personal music management and make suggestions for improved design and future research.}, language = {en} } @article{SteffensBlaettermannSattleretal.2025, author = {Steffens, Jochen and Bl{\"a}ttermann, Patrick and Sattler, Maximilian and Tang, Kevin}, title = {How does a credible voice sound?}, series = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, volume = {157}, journal = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, number = {5}, publisher = {Acoustical Society of America}, issn = {1520-8524}, doi = {10.1121/10.0036646}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-53133}, pages = {3780 -- 3792}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Credibility is a crucial social factor that influences people's perception and decision-making. This study explores the acoustic attributes that define credible speech compared to neutral and ironic speech. A custom-built German corpus was developed, containing speech samples recorded from amateurs to enhance ecological validity. The study extracted a broad set of audio features from these samples, employing recursive feature elimination to identify the most influential attributes. These were then analyzed using a machine-learning-supported multinomial logistic regression model. The results indicated significant differences in the acoustic features associated with credible speech compared to neutral and ironic speech. Key findings include the role of a higher energy level (1st mel-frequency cepstral coefficient) in credible compared to neutral and ironic speech and a higher speaking rate in both credible and ironic compared to neutral speech. Also, irony is characterized by more high-frequency content (mean spectral centroid) compared to credible or neutral speech. Gender differences in spoken irony involve a greater influence of speaking rate in women's speech, while high pitch plays a more significant role in men's speech. This research thus contributes to the understanding of how credibility is conveyed through speech and offers insights for applications in communication, media, and artificial intelligence. The study also highlights the methodological advancements made by incorporating a diverse range of acoustic features and employing a robust machine-learning framework.}, subject = {Sprechen}, language = {en} } @article{Spiegel2018, author = {Spiegel, Thomas}, title = {Impact of Renewable Energy Expansion to the Balancing Energy Demand of Differential Balancing Groups}, series = {Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems}, volume = {6}, journal = {Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems}, number = {4}, publisher = {SDEWES}, issn = {1848-9257}, doi = {10.13044/j.sdewes.d6.0215}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-29207}, pages = {784 -- 799}, year = {2018}, abstract = {The research addresses the present situation on the German electricity market caused by variable renewable energy sources. The increasing number of households with photovoltaic and battery storage systems and their impacts require special attention. These systems change the traditional electricity customer from the sole electricity consumer to an electricity producer and consumer in one person. These so-called prosumers differ in their actual electricity demand from the initially estimated electricity demand with standard load profile. This discrepancy results in deviations within a differential balancing group. Thereby, the main finding of this research is a significant higher balancing energy demand with the expansion of photovoltaic and battery storage systems. Hence, the standard load profile is particularly not suitable for differential balancing groups with a high penetration of solar systems and still less suitable for groups with solar and battery storage systems}, language = {en} } @article{SieberichsGeerkensBraunetal.2024, author = {Sieberichs, Christian and Geerkens, Simon and Braun, Alexander and Waschulzik, Thomas}, title = {ECS: an interactive tool for data quality assurance}, series = {AI and Ethics}, volume = {4}, journal = {AI and Ethics}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2730-5961}, doi = {10.1007/s43681-023-00393-3}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-42908}, pages = {131 -- 139}, year = {2024}, abstract = {With the increasing capabilities of machine learning systems and their potential use in safety-critical systems, ensuring high-quality data is becoming increasingly important. In this paper, we present a novel approach for the assurance of data quality. For this purpose, the mathematical basics are first discussed and the approach is presented using multiple examples. This results in the detection of data points with potentially harmful properties for the use in safety-critical systems.}, language = {en} } @article{ShajahanBenim2026, author = {Shajahan, Mohamed Iqbal and Benim, Ali Cemal}, title = {Granular PCM based heat sink for electronics thermal management}, series = {Applied Thermal Engineering}, volume = {286}, journal = {Applied Thermal Engineering}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {1359-4311}, doi = {10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.129336}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-59649}, year = {2026}, abstract = {This study investigates aluminum heat sinks integrated with GR42 phase change material (PCM), aiming to enhance thermal inertia and stabilize device temperatures. This is important, since the increasing miniaturization and performance demands for electronic devices have led in a growing need for advanced thermal management systems capable of handling rapid transient loads. The novelty of the work lies in examining different heat sink layouts that optimize the heat dissipation capabilities of GR42 PCMs while minimizing size and weight for electronic cooling. The experimental testing was conducted using three configurations, namely no fin, circular fin and hexagonal fin, with three input powers (4 W, 8 W, and 12 W). The experimental results show that the hexagonal-fin heat sink, surface area is 25 \% more than circular fins, exhibited superior thermal performance without significant variation in input power. Notably, the hexagonal-fin heat sink achieved the desired set point temperature of 55 ◦C in 33 \% less time than the circular-fin design and 45 \% less time than the heat sink without fins. Furthermore, the peak temperatures increased up to 21 \% for circular fins. During the charging cycles, the enhancement ratios vary from 72 \% and begin to narrow to 25 \% during discharge cycles. The hexagonal-fin configuration also exhibited superior melting dynamics, completing the phase transition 44 \% faster at higher input power than the circular fins, and established a thermal deviation of nearly 51 \% less than finless heat sinks. These findings underscore the critical role of fin geometry and PCM integration in achieving uniform temperature distribution and improved energy storage efficiency. Overall, the hexagonal-fin heat sink with GR42 PCM shows strong potential as a passive cooling solution for low-power portable electronic devices.}, language = {en} } @article{ShahzadGulistanAlietal.2020, author = {Shahzad, Azeem and Gulistan, Uzma and Ali, Ramzan and Iqbal, Azhar and Benim, Ali Cemal and Kamran, Muhammad and Khan, Salah Ud-Din and Khan, Shahab Ud-Din and Farooq, Aamir}, title = {Numerical Study of Axisymmetric Flow and Heat Transfer in a Liquid Film over an Unsteady Radially Stretching Surface}, series = {Mathematical Problems in Engineering}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Mathematical Problems in Engineering}, publisher = {Hindawi}, doi = {10.1155/2020/6737243}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27755}, pages = {1 -- 9}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @misc{Seidel2021, author = {Seidel, Carl Anton}, title = {Jumping Humanoid Simulink Simulation With Three Hill-Type Muscle Models}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, organization = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-33765}, year = {2021}, abstract = {This paper investigates the implementation of a human body model for the simulation of a jumping motion in Simulink. It contains details to get an insight into modern biomechanics without previous experience. In the simulation, a Hill-Type muscle is used to generate joint momentum with a phenomenologically realistic relationship between muscle length and force. The simulation published with this article is one of many solutions to design a humanoid simulation. The paper guides through the implemented build and explains its range of application.}, language = {en} } @article{Schultz2023, author = {Schultz, Laura}, title = {Methods of Political Influence of Weak Interests Using the Example of the Reform Process of the Bundesteilhabegesetz (Federal Participation Act)}, series = {Journal of Policy Practice and Research}, journal = {Journal of Policy Practice and Research}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2662-1517}, doi = {10.1007/s42972-022-00073-2}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-40488}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2023}, language = {en} } @incollection{Schroeder2023, author = {Schr{\"o}der, Joachim}, title = {Forced Accommodation for Jews in the Context of the Deportations at the D{\"u}sseldorf Abattoir (1939-1944)}, series = {Deportations in the Nazi Era. Sources and Research}, volume = {2}, booktitle = {Deportations in the Nazi Era. Sources and Research}, editor = {Borggr{\"a}fe, Henning and Jah, Akim}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, isbn = {9783110746464}, doi = {10.1515/9783110746464-014}, pages = {229 -- 248}, year = {2023}, abstract = {During the period 1941 to 1944, the former D{\"u}sseldorf abattoir served as an assembly camp for almost 6,000 Jewish men, women and children from the administrative district of D{\"u}sseldorf prior to their deportation. Their deportation was the end of a long process of disenfranchisement and social isolation, the penultimate stage of which was eviction from their own or rented housing and confinement in forced accommodation: a 'Judenhaus' ('Jews house', a tenement building where Jews were housed), communal accommodation or a camp. This paper investigates for the first time the background to and the process of 'residential segregation' in this region. It names the various actors of local municipal authorities and the NSDAP involved and uses examples to describe the situation faced by those who were persecuted.}, subject = {Segregation (Soziologie)}, language = {en} } @article{SchreiberStruminksi2018, author = {Schreiber, Andreas and Struminksi, Regina}, title = {Visualizing the Provenance of Personal Data Using Comics}, series = {Computers}, volume = {7}, journal = {Computers}, number = {1}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {2073-431X}, doi = {10.3390/computers7010012}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-40286}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{SchrammAdam2014, author = {Schramm, Sebastian and Adam, Mario}, title = {Storage in Solar Process Heat Applications}, series = {Energy Procedia}, volume = {48}, journal = {Energy Procedia}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {1876-6102}, doi = {10.1016/j.egypro.2014.02.136}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27244}, pages = {1202 -- 1209}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @article{SchornVerhoevenRidderetal.2021, author = {Schorn, Michelle A. and Verhoeven, Stefan and Ridder, Lars and Huber, Florian and Acharya, Deepa D. and Aksenov, Alexander A. and Aleti, Gajender and Moghaddam, Jamshid Amiri and Aron, Allegra T. and Aziz, Saefuddin and Bauermeister, Anelize and Bauman, Katherine D. and Baunach, Martin and Beemelmanns, Christine and Beman, J. Michael and Berlanga-Clavero, Mar{\´i}a Victoria and Blacutt, Alex A. and Bode, Helge B. and Boullie, Anne and Brejnrod, Asker and Bugni, Tim S. and Calteau, Alexandra and Cao, Liu and Carri{\´o}n, V{\´i}ctor J. and Castelo-Branco, Raquel and Chanana, Shaurya and Chase, Alexander B. and Chevrette, Marc G. and Costa-Lotufo, Leticia V. and Crawford, Jason M. and Currie, Cameron R. and Cuypers, Bart and Dang, Tam and de Rond, Tristan and Demko, Alyssa M. and Dittmann, Elke and Du, Chao and Drozd, Christopher and Dujardin, Jean-Claude and Dutton, Rachel J. and Edlund, Anna and Fewer, David P. and Garg, Neha and Gauglitz, Julia M. and Gentry, Emily C. and Gerwick, Lena and Glukhov, Evgenia and Gross, Harald and Gugger, Muriel and Guill{\´e}n Matus, Dulce G. and Helfrich, Eric J. N. and Hempel, Benjamin-Florian and Hur, Jae-Seoun and Iorio, Marianna and Jensen, Paul R. and Kang, Kyo Bin and Kaysser, Leonard and Kelleher, Neil L. and Kim, Chung Sub and Kim, Ki Hyun and Koester, Irina and K{\"o}nig, Gabriele M. and Leao, Tiago and Lee, Seoung Rak and Lee, Yi-Yuan and Li, Xuanji and Little, Jessica C. and Maloney, Katherine N. and M{\"a}nnle, Daniel and Martin H, Christian and McAvoy, Andrew C. and Metcalf, Willam W. and Mohimani, Hosein and Molina-Santiago, Carlos and Moore, Bradley S. and Mullowney, Michael W. and Muskat, Mitchell and Nothias, Louis-F{\´e}lix and O'Neill, Ellis C. and Parkinson, Elizabeth I. and Petras, Daniel and Piel, J{\"o}rn and Pierce, Emily C. and Pires, Karine and Reher, Raphael and Romero, Diego and Roper, M. Caroline and Rust, Michael and Saad, Hamada and Saenz, Carmen and Sanchez, Laura M. and S{\o}rensen, S{\o}ren Johannes and Sosio, Margherita and S{\"u}ssmuth, Roderich D. and Sweeney, Douglas and Tahlan, Kapil and Thomson, Regan J. and Tobias, Nicholas J. and Trindade-Silva, Amaro E. and van Wezel, Gilles P. and Wang, Mingxun and Weldon, Kelly C. and Zhang, Fan and Ziemert, Nadine and Duncan, Katherine R. and Cr{\"u}semann, Max and Rogers, Simon and Dorrestein, Pieter C. and Medema, Marnix H. and van der Hooft, Justin J. J.}, title = {A community resource for paired genomic and metabolomic data mining}, series = {Nature Chemical Biology}, volume = {17}, journal = {Nature Chemical Biology}, number = {4}, publisher = {Nature}, issn = {1552-4469}, doi = {10.1038/s41589-020-00724-z}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-34708}, pages = {363 -- 368}, year = {2021}, language = {en} } @techreport{SchmidVirchowWinteretal.2026, author = {Schmid, Andreas and Virchow, Fabian and Winter, Jana and Bittner, Jennifer}, title = {Mediator Training: 3rd German Pilot Intervention Assessment Report}, publisher = {DEMOCRAT}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18383656}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-60295}, pages = {13}, year = {2026}, abstract = {The DEMOCRAT Project's work packages are built on each other. This evaluation report is the penultimate stage of the complex Education for democracy (EfD) process designed, tested, evaluated and shared for exploitation by the consortium. DEMOCRAT has outlined a European curriculum for EFD, based on a shared understanding of what democracy means, as well as a competence framework for responsible democratic citizenship (RDC). The curriculum has been piloted in a series of interventions in primary and secondary schools in the six EU member states in which DEMOCRAT has operated: Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Spain. In some countries, the testing stage also included interventions in teacher training at higher education institutes. The national activities were designed on the basis of the DEMOCRAT competence framework (included in D2.1), taking into account preliminary national reports on education inequalities and the state of the art in EfD (D3.1) in the six participating countries. The national and local work that is evaluated in the present deliverable is also based on DEMOCRAT deliverable D5.1. (Design of local pilot projects (LPPs)), as well as on subsequently developed tools (see Annexed Guides) and includes the self-assessment of the pilot participants. A final elaboration of the national pilot interventions will be done when they are compiled into the DEMOCRAT Toolbox (D6.1., under preparation). The results of the assessment of the national intervention were presented in the deliverable D5.2 and the results of the comparison of the intervention in the deliverable D5.3). It is worth noting that the various pilots/interventions, because of their limited scale and duration, are not considered as providing strictly scientific evidence about the efficiency and effectiveness of the learning approaches used in terms of RDC competence development. For the DEMOCRAT Project, the primary objective was to test and further develop the competence framework and the assessment tools, as well as to obtain insights of possible success and hindering factors for novel approaches in Education for Democracy. Pilots show that the school heads and teachers have a crucial role in education for democracy and that they can contribute significantly, as agents of research and development, as well as implementation. Here we present the results of the assessment of the German pilot interventions: Mediator Training.}, subject = {Demokratische Bildung}, language = {en} } @article{SchittkowskiRulandLaudenschlegeretal.2018, author = {Schittkowski, Julian and Ruland, Holger and Laudenschleger, Daniel and Girod, Kai and K{\"a}hler, Kevin and Kaluza, Stefan and Muhler, Martin and Schl{\"o}gl, Robert}, title = {Methanol Synthesis from Steel Mill Exhaust Gases: Challenges for the Industrial Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 Catalyst}, series = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik}, volume = {90}, journal = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik}, number = {10}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {1522-2640}, doi = {10.1002/cite.201800017}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-34526}, pages = {1419 -- 1429}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{ScherpenDraghiciNiemann2018, author = {Scherpen, F. and Draghici, Anca and Niemann, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Customer Experience Management to Leverage Customer Loyalty in the Automotive Industry}, series = {Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences}, volume = {238}, journal = {Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences}, edition = {14th International Symposium in Management, Challenges and Innovation in Management and Entrepreneurship, 27-28 October 2017}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {1877-0428}, doi = {10.1016/j.sbspro.2018.04.014}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-25198}, pages = {374 -- 380}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{SaffellNehr2023, author = {Saffell, John and Nehr, Sascha}, title = {Improving Indoor Air Quality through Standardization}, series = {Standards}, volume = {3}, journal = {Standards}, number = {3}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {2305-6703}, doi = {10.3390/standards3030019}, pages = {240 -- 267}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Human beings experience a large fraction of their exposure to air pollutants in indoor environments. Air pollution is a large environmental health risk, and exposure to ambient air pollution and indoor air pollution contribute equally to the total number of fatalities worldwide. Although legislative authorities have established limit values for ambient outdoor air and stack emissions, there are inconsistent and variable national and regional limit values for gaseous substances and airborne particulate matter in the built environment (schools, homes, healthcare facilities, offices, and other public spaces). This lack of regulation is unsurprising, because indoor spaces are characterized by complex air chemistry, and their construction materials and types of activities vary significantly. The current understanding of indoor pollutants, including short-lived oxidants, degradation of VOCs, particle formation, and particle composition, is incomplete. It is necessary to identify and assess emerging pollutants and their toxicity, and to consider new consumer products and green construction materials and their impact on indoor air quality (IAQ). Learning from IAQ surveys and audit protocols, research methodologies should be regularized for cross-research comparisons. Some indoor air quality guidance and standards have been written, and several more are in development, with the international ISO 16000 series of indoor standards leading the way for improving indoor air data quality. The WHO has established some ambient air limit values which can mostly be translated into indoor limit values. The built environment needs to harmonize energy efficiency, thermal comfort and air quality standards and guidance. In this review, we discuss the next steps for improving international, regional and national standards and guidance, leading to better and more complete indoor air quality regulations.}, language = {en} } @article{SaeedrashedBenim2019, author = {Saeedrashed, Younis Saida and Benim, Ali Cemal}, title = {Validation Methods of Geometric 3D-CityGML Data for Urban Wind Simulations}, series = {E3S Web of Conferences}, volume = {128}, journal = {E3S Web of Conferences}, publisher = {edp sciences}, issn = {2267-1242}, doi = {10.1051/e3sconf/201912810006}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27906}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @article{SaeedrashedBenim2018, author = {Saeedrashed, Younis Saida and Benim, Ali Cemal}, title = {A computational investigation of the hydrodynamics of the Badush dam in northern Iraq}, series = {MATEC Web of Conferences}, volume = {240}, journal = {MATEC Web of Conferences}, publisher = {edp sciences}, issn = {2261-236X}, doi = {10.1051/matecconf/201824004009}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27997}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{RueckertIbrarAhmedetal.2024, author = {R{\"u}ckert, Frank Ulrich and Ibrar, Burhan and Ahmed, Arslan and Allweyer, Benjamin and H{\"u}bner, Dirk and Klinger, Friedrich and Knaus, Hermann and Benim, Ali Cemal}, title = {Fluid flow and heat transfer of a novel passive cooling system for gearless wind turbines with a power range of 3-12 MW}, series = {Energy}, volume = {312}, journal = {Energy}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {0360-5442}, doi = {10.1016/j.energy.2024.133478}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46594}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Today, the gearless horizontal axis wind turbines are mainstream in wind energy industry. High demands of electric power led to bigger systems and active cooling reduces the overall efficiency of the turbines. Passive cooling systems have been examined for the first time for a gearless wind energy generator with power range of 3-12 MW. With further developed heat conductors, it is possible to operate a wind generator in a larger power class with passive cooling components. This is accompanied by enormous cost savings due to elimination of costs for active cooling elements such as the use of fans, pumps, and heat exchangers. An additional factor is the significant reduction in necessary maintenance due to the minimized incidence of corrosion and wear. Design of the cooling fins and an ideal position of the generator within the housing of the wind turbine has been objectives. Mandatory is that maximum temperatures of the generator fins should stay under 155 °C, which could be reached with several designs for different heat exchanger geometries.}, subject = {Windturbine}, language = {en} } @article{RuthHantschelLoepthienetal.2024, author = {Ruth, Nicolas and Hantschel, Florian and Loepthien, Tim and Randall, Will M. and Steffens, Jochen}, title = {The relation between technology acceptance and music listening: An experience sampling study}, series = {Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie}, volume = {32}, journal = {Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie}, publisher = {Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)}, issn = {2569-5665}, doi = {10.5964/jbdgm.181}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-44662}, pages = {1 -- 10}, year = {2024}, abstract = {In the intersection of technology and music listening, understanding user experiences is paramount. This research employed the Experience Sampling Method via the smartphone app MuPsych to continuously capture real-time data on individuals' music listening behaviors and related emotional responses. Over a span of two weeks, participants from Germany were prompted to report on various factors as they engaged in music listening, resulting in a rich dataset. Results indicate that Spotify Premium was the most frequently used music application, with personal playlists being the preferred listening format. To unravel the intricacies of these responses and their determinants, linear mixed-effects model analysis was utilized. Among the critical findings, the Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use, two of the central constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model, emerged as significant predictors for the valence and enjoyment of the music experienced by users during the onset of music listening sessions. This highlights the imperative role of user-friendly interfaces in enhancing positive emotional states even before fully engaging with the music, underscoring the need for designers and developers of music-related apps to prioritise usability and useful functions.}, language = {en} } @article{ReimsTophovenRauch2024, author = {Reims, Nancy and Tophoven, Silke and Rauch, Angela}, title = {Bedingungen f{\"u}r gelingende berufliche Reha-Verl{\"a}ufe von Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen aus der Perspektive verschiedener Akteure}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Sozialreform}, volume = {70}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Sozialreform}, number = {3}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, issn = {2366-0295}, doi = {10.1515/zsr-2024-0006}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46507}, pages = {25}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen sind mit besonderen Herausforderungen bei der Integration und Reintegration in den Arbeitsmarkt konfrontiert. Leistungen zur Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben (LTA) sollen dabei unterst{\"u}tzen. Der vorliegende Beitrag blickt auf die Situation von Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen in LTA der Bundesagentur f{\"u}r Arbeit aus verschiedenen Perspektiven. Auf Grundlage von qualitativen Interviews mit T{\"a}tigen bei Leistungserbringern, in Agenturen f{\"u}r Arbeit und Jobcentern sowie von beruflichen Rehabilitand*innen mit psychischen Erkrankungen selbst werden Gelingensbedingungen f{\"u}r ihre berufliche Rehabilitation und Arbeitsmarktintegration auf verschiedenen Ebenen herausgearbeitet. Mehr Individualit{\"a}t und Flexibilit{\"a}t in der Maßnahmeerbringung, eine kontinuierliche Betreuung und der Faktor Zeit, z. B. durch einerseits zu lange Wartezeiten und andererseits zu wenig Zeit in der Kl{\"a}rungsphase (Diagnostik, Assessment), im Rehabilitationsprozess und f{\"u}r die Nachsorge, stellen sich dabei als zentral heraus.}, subject = {Berufliche Rehabilitation}, language = {en} } @article{ReimsTophoven2021, author = {Reims, Nancy and Tophoven, Silke}, title = {Double Burden of Disability and Poverty: Does Vocational Rehabilitation Ease the School-to-Work Transition?}, series = {Social Inclusion}, volume = {9}, journal = {Social Inclusion}, number = {4}, publisher = {Cogitatio}, issn = {2183-2803}, doi = {10.17645/si.v9i4.4649}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-40131}, pages = {92 -- 102}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Poor young people more often face health difficulties, (learning) disabilities, and are overrepresented in special schools. Consequently, youth from poor households disproportionately frequently participate in disability-specific programs aiming to improve their educational levels and labor market opportunities. They face a double burden of disability and poverty. In our study, we look at poor and non-poor youth with disabilities (YPWD) who participate in vocational rehabilitation (VR) and whether VR helps them (a) in transitioning into employment and (b) in leaving poverty. We examine the association between the receipt of initial basic income support (BIS) as a poverty indicator, later labor market outcomes, and earned vocational qualification using administrative data. We make use of a sample of all persons accepted for VR in 2010 (N = 36,645). We employ logit models on VR attendees' labor market outcomes three and five years after being accepted for VR as well as on their earned vocational qualifications. Beside initial poverty status, we control for educational level, type, and degree of disability and program pattern during the VR process. Our findings show that YPWD from poor households have a decreased likelihood of a vocational certificate and employment. Additionally, they are more likely to receive BIS than young people not from poor households and thus more likely to remain poor. In conclusion, VR seems to support poor YPWD less in their school-to-work transitions. Thus, disability-specific programs should be more tailored to the social situations of participants, and counsellors should be more sensitive to their social backgrounds.}, language = {en} } @article{ReichGottschaldRiegebaueretal.2020, author = {Reich, Marius and Gottschald, Jonas and Riegebauer, Philipp and Adam, Mario}, title = {Predictive Control of District Heating System Using Multi-Stage Nonlinear Approximation with Selective Memory}, series = {Energies}, volume = {13}, journal = {Energies}, number = {24}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {1996-1073}, doi = {10.3390/en13246714}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-33627}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RakowKlessHasleretal.2023, author = {Rakow, Thomas C. and Kless, Andr{\´e} and Hasler, Charlotte and Knolle, Harm and Faeskorn-Woyke, Heide and Saatz, Inga Marina and Lambert, Jens and Focken, Mareike}, title = {Developing OERs for Teaching Database Systems: A Two-Year Effort of Four Universities of Applied Sciences}, series = {GI Edition Proceedings Band 331 "BTW 2023" : 6. - 10. M{\"a}rz 2023 in Dreden}, booktitle = {GI Edition Proceedings Band 331 "BTW 2023" : 6. - 10. M{\"a}rz 2023 in Dreden}, editor = {K{\"o}nig-Ries, Birgitta and Scherzinger, Stefanie and Lehner, Wolfgang and Vossen, Gottfried}, publisher = {K{\"o}llen}, address = {Bonn}, isbn = {9783885797258}, doi = {10.18420/BTW2023-31}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-40611}, year = {2023}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RakowFaeskornWoykeSaatzetal.2022, author = {Rakow, Thomas C. and Faeskorn-Woyke, Heide and Saatz, Inga Marina and Knolle, Harm}, title = {OER Tools and Courses for Teaching Database Systems as Developed in the Project EILD.nrw}, series = {LWDA'22: Lernen, Wissen, Daten, Analysen. October 05-07, 2022, Hildesheim, Germany}, volume = {CEUR Workshop Proceedings: 3341}, booktitle = {LWDA'22: Lernen, Wissen, Daten, Analysen. October 05-07, 2022, Hildesheim, Germany}, editor = {Reuss, Pascal and Eisenstadt, Viktor and Sch{\"o}nborn, Jakob and Sch{\"a}fer, Jero}, publisher = {CEUR-WS}, address = {Aachen}, issn = {1613-0073}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-40622}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In the EILD.nrw project, Open Educational Resources (OER) are being developed for teaching databases. Instructors can use the tools and courses in a variety of learning scenarios. Students of computer science and application subjects learn the complete life cycle of databases. For this purpose, quizzes, interactive tools, instructional videos, and courses for learning management systems are developed and published under a Creative Commons license.}, language = {en} } @misc{Radtke2021, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Radtke, Linn}, title = {Power and Intersectionality Matters! Gender Training in Development}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, organization = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-37462}, school = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, pages = {137}, year = {2021}, subject = {Gender}, language = {en} } @unpublished{PtasczynskiBlaettermannGrebetal.2023, author = {Ptasczynski, Lena Esther and Bl{\"a}ttermann, Patrick and Greb, Fabian and Sterzer, Philipp and Steffens, Jochen}, title = {The vibe of musical and social reward: Listening to beat-based music acts as a surrogate for socioemotional support during the Covid-19 pandemic}, series = {Research Square}, journal = {Research Square}, edition = {v1}, publisher = {Research Square}, doi = {10.21203/rs.3.rs-2529116/v1}, pages = {34}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Music listening is subjectively efficient in surrogating socioemotional needs during the Covid-19 pandemic, although underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We here challenge the generalizability of music-based coping by testing whether the insufficient satisfaction of distinct needs during the first lockdown entails enhanced listening to beat-based music with medium complexity (BBMMC) stimulating the cortico-striatal reward circuit and triggering oxytocinergic propagation. A Quasi-Bayesian mediation analysis on open-source data revealed that, across 11 European countries, more severe social distancing measures evoke a decline in experienced social provision (SP), in turn provoking BBMMC preferences. The latter was best predicted by the SP dimensions of social reward and attachment, suggesting that the partial overlap in neurophysiological processing at dopaminergic and oxytocinergic sites enables BBMMC to specifically alleviate these socioemotional needs, which has important implications for the development of mental health interventions. Finally, a stress-alleviating effect of BBMMC was found pointing towards HPA-activity modulation through music listening.}, subject = {Psychoakustik}, language = {en} } @article{PriesmannMuenchTillmannsetal.2024, author = {Priesmann, Jan and M{\"u}nch, Justin and Tillmanns, Marius and Ridha, E. and Spiegel, Thomas and Reich, Marius and Adam, Mario and Nolting, L. and Praktiknjo, Aaron}, title = {Artificial intelligence and design of experiments for resource adequacy assessment in power systems}, series = {Energy Strategy Reviews}, volume = {53}, journal = {Energy Strategy Reviews}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {2211-467X}, doi = {10.1016/j.esr.2024.101368}, year = {2024}, language = {en} } @article{PreciadoLopezHuberGrigorievetal.2014, author = {Preciado L{\´o}pez, Magdalena and Huber, Florian and Grigoriev, Ilya and Steinmetz, Michel O. and Akhmanova, Anna and Koenderink, Gijsje H. and Dogterom, Marileen}, title = {Actin-microtubule coordination at growing microtubule ends}, series = {Nature Communications}, volume = {5}, journal = {Nature Communications}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2041-1723}, doi = {10.1038/ncomms5778}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-34878}, pages = {4778}, year = {2014}, abstract = {To power dynamic processes in cells, the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons organize into complex structures. Although it is known that cytoskeletal coordination is vital for cell function, the mechanisms by which cross-linking proteins coordinate actin and microtubule activities remain poorly understood. In particular, it is unknown how the distinct mechanical properties of different actin architectures modulate the outcome of actin-microtubule interactions. To address this question, we engineered the protein TipAct, which links growing microtubule ends via end-binding proteins to actin filaments. We show that growing microtubules can be captured and guided by stiff actin bundles, leading to global actin-microtubule alignment. Conversely, growing microtubule ends can transport, stretch and bundle individual actin filaments, thereby globally defining actin filament organization. Our results provide a physical basis to understand actin-microtubule cross-talk, and reveal that a simple cross-linker can enable a mechanical feedback between actin and microtubule organization that is relevant to diverse biological contexts.}, language = {en} } @article{PohlFischerHewelingetal.2017, author = {Pohl, Tobias and Fischer, Christian and Heweling, Georg and B{\"o}hlke, Christoph and Weber, Konradin}, title = {A Comparative Study as a Quality Assurance of Stationary and Portable Hand-Held Ultrafine Particle Monitors}, series = {WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development}, volume = {13}, journal = {WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development}, publisher = {WSEAS}, issn = {2224-3496}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50799}, pages = {6}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In this study we investigated the performance of two portable hand-held measurement devices (Testo DiSCMini, Grimm NanoCheck) under real environmental conditions at an area on the new campus of the University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf, which was influenced by construction activities and traffic. The values were compared to the data from a freshly calibrated SMPS (Grimm SMPS+C) as a reference system. The SMPS measured the particle number concentration as well as the particle number size distribution in a range from 5 nm to 350 nm. This was done as a quality assurance for the use of these portable devices for other measurement campaigns for detecting the particle number concentration in mobile applications by e.g. unmanned aerial systems, bicycles, or small aircraft. The results show a good correlation between all the systems. The agreement between the reference system and the NanoCheck was really good, but lower between the DiSCMini and the reference system. Due to the good correlation the data could be post processed with a correction function to reduce the deviation. Finally, it can be stated, that both systems work well under environmental conditions and are well suited for the mobile use for the investigation of ultrafine particle concentration.}, subject = {Messtechnik}, language = {en} } @article{PohlHewelingFischeretal.2017, author = {Pohl, T. and Heweling, G. and Fischer, C. and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Traffic Influenced Nitrogen Dioxide, Ultrafine Particle and Black Carbon Concentrations at a Busy Urban Street in Duesseldorf, Germany}, series = {International Journal of Environmental Science}, volume = {2}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Science}, issn = {2367-8941}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50355}, pages = {410 -- 417}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In this study the road traffic related air pollution within a busy urban street canyon in the City of Duesseldorf, Germany was investigated. For the investigations the measurement truck of the laboratory for environmental measurement techniques of the HSD was equipped with different measurement devices for gaseous and aerosol species as well as meteorological sensors. The measurement truck was placed next to a stationary air quality measurement container of the Environmental State Agency of North-Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV). The measurement site is located at the Cornelius street, a direct north south connecting street through the city of Duesseldorf, which is highly frequented by road traffic with an daily amount of about 45,000 vehicles. The street is located within the low emission zone (LEZ). Additionally the pass through of vehicles with a higher weight than 7.5 tons is prohibited. Within this study over a period of several weeks the particle mass concentrations PM10, PM2.5 and PM1, and the particle number size distribution (PNSD) were measured over a broad range from 5 nm to 32 µm with a high temporal resolution. Additionally, an aethalometer was used to determine the proportion of black carbon in the particle ensembles. Gaseous pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide were measured as well. Nitrogen dioxide is a typical species originating from combustion processes. In this study the data from NO2 strongly correlate with ultrafine particle and black carbon concentrations and for this reason all three species are clearly influenced by road traffic. However, this effect is not so pronounced for the particle mass concentrations, which are additionally influenced by the varying local background concentrations. During the measurements, the averaged concentration for PM10 was on a moderate level at 20.6 µg/m³ (PM2.5 13.4 µg/m³, PM1 10.7 µg/m³). The averaged NO2 concentration was 54.2 µg/m³ during the measurement period, which is above the yearly limit value of 40 µg/m³. However, the hourly limit value of 200 µg/m³ was not exceeded during the measurement period of this study. The averaged particle number concentration (PNC5-250 nm) and black carbon concentration were on a low level compared with values from other studies at roadsides. The PNC5-250 nm was at 6,400 \#/cm³ and for black carbon at 1.8 µg/m³. The lower values for PNC and BC are possibly explained as a result due to the measures from the clean air plan. The measurements of this study took place in summertime. The air pollution concentrations might be higher during colder times of the year due to domestic fuel burning. After all it can be stated, that the additional monitoring of ultrafine particles and black carbon is relevant and important to characterize the composition of the air quality at roadsides and offer a better understanding for the temporal resolution of air pollutants in cities. Moreover, estimations on the risk of air pollution for the human health can more precisely be specified.}, language = {en} } @article{PfeiffelmannOezmanBenimetal.2019, author = {Pfeiffelmann, Bj{\"o}rn and {\"O}zman, Cansu and Benim, Ali Cemal and Joos, Franz}, title = {Variable temperature effects on TEG performance}, series = {E3S Web of Conferences}, volume = {128}, journal = {E3S Web of Conferences}, publisher = {edp sciences}, issn = {2267-1242}, doi = {10.1051/e3sconf/201912807004}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27893}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @article{PfeiffelmannDiederichGueletal.2020, author = {Pfeiffelmann, Bj{\"o}rn and Diederich, Michael and G{\"u}l, Fethi and Benim, Ali Cemal and Heese, Markus and Hamberger, Andreas}, title = {Computational and Experimental Investigation of an Industrial Biomass Furnace}, series = {Chemical Engineering \& Technology}, volume = {43}, journal = {Chemical Engineering \& Technology}, number = {8}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {1521-4125}, doi = {10.1002/ceat.201900637}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27747}, pages = {1538 -- 1546}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @article{PfeiffelmannDiederichGueletal.2019, author = {Pfeiffelmann, Bj{\"o}rn and Diederich, Michael and G{\"u}l, Fethi and Benim, Ali Cemal and Hamberger, Andreas and Heese, Markus}, title = {Analysis of combustion, heat and fluid flow in a biomass furnace}, series = {E3S Web of Conferences}, volume = {128}, journal = {E3S Web of Conferences}, publisher = {edp sciences}, issn = {2267-1242}, doi = {10.1051/e3sconf/201912803003}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27880}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @article{PfeiffelmannBenimJoos2018, author = {Pfeiffelmann, Bj{\"o}rn and Benim, Ali Cemal and Joos, Franz}, title = {Numerical analysis of liquid jet impingement cooling of a thermoelectric generator}, series = {MATEC Web of Conferences}, volume = {240}, journal = {MATEC Web of Conferences}, publisher = {edp sciences}, issn = {2261-236X}, doi = {10.1051/matecconf/201824001032}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27988}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{PfeiffelmannBenimJoos2021, author = {Pfeiffelmann, Bj{\"o}rn and Benim, Ali Cemal and Joos, Franz}, title = {Water-Cooled Thermoelectric Generators for Improved Net Output Power: A Review}, series = {Energies}, volume = {14}, journal = {Energies}, number = {24}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {1996-1073}, doi = {10.3390/en14248329}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-37323}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) have the ability to convert waste heat into electrical energy under unfavorable conditions and are becoming increasingly popular in academia, but have not yet achieved a broad commercial success, due to the still comparably low efficiency. To increase the efficiency and economic viability of TEGs, research is performed on the materials on one hand and on the system connection on the other. In the latter case, the net output power of the cooling system plays a key role. At first glance, passive cooling seems preferable to active cooling because it does not affect the net electrical output power. However, as shown in the present review, the active cooling is to be preferred for net output power. The situation is similar in air and water-cooling. Even though air-cooling is easier to set up, the water-cooling should be preferred to achieve higher net output power. It is shown that microchannel cooling has similar hydraulic performance to conventional cooling and inserts increase the net output power of TEG. As the review reveals that active water-cooling should be the method of choice to achieve high net output power, it also shows that a careful optimization is necessary to exploit the potential.}, language = {en} } @article{PfeiffelmannBenim2018, author = {Pfeiffelmann, Bj{\"o}rn and Benim, Ali Cemal}, title = {Numerical study of the quenching of a laminar premixed hydrogen flame}, series = {MATEC Web of Conferences}, volume = {240}, journal = {MATEC Web of Conferences}, publisher = {edp sciences}, issn = {2261-236X}, doi = {10.1051/matecconf/201824001031}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27976}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{PangNovelliKaminskietal.2022, author = {Pang, Jacky Yat Sing and Novelli, Anna and Kaminski, Martin and Acir, Ismail-Hakki and Bohn, Birger and Carlsson, Philip T. M. and Cho, Changmin and Dorn, Hans-Peter and Hofzumahaus, Andreas and Li, Xin and Lutz, Anna and Nehr, Sascha and Reimer, David and Rohrer, Franz and Tillmann, Ralf and Wegener, Robert and Kiendler-Scharr, Astrid and Wahner, Andreas and Fuchs, Hendrik}, title = {Investigation of the limonene photooxidation by OH at different NO concentrations in the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR (Simulation of Atmospheric PHotochemistry In a large Reaction Chamber)}, series = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics}, volume = {22}, journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics}, number = {13}, publisher = {Copernicus}, issn = {1680-7324}, doi = {10.5194/acp-22-8497-2022}, pages = {8497 -- 8527}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Abstract. The oxidation of limonene by the hydroxyl (OH) radical and ozone (O3) was investigated in the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR (Simulation of Atmospheric PHotochemistry In a large Reaction Chamber) in experiments performed at different nitric oxide (NO) mixing ratios from nearly 0 up to 10 ppbv. For the experiments dominated by OH oxidation, the formaldehyde (HCHO) yield was experimentally determined and found to be (12 ± 3), (13 ± 3), and (32 ± 5) \% for experiments with low (∼ 0.1 ppbv), medium (∼ 0.3 ppbv), and high NO (5 to 10 ppbv), respectively. The yield in an ozonolysis-only experiment was (10 ± 1) \%, which agrees with previous laboratory studies. The experimental yield of the first-generation organic nitrates from limonene-OH oxidation is calculated as (34 ± 5) \%, about 11 \% higher than the value in the Master Chemical Mechanism (MCM), which is derived from structure-activity relationships (SARs). Time series of measured radicals, trace-gas concentrations, and OH reactivity are compared to results from zero-dimensional chemical box model calculations applying MCM v3.3.1. Modeled OH reactivity is 5 to 10 s-1 (25 \% to 33 \% of the OH reactivity at the start of the experiment) higher than measured values at the end of the experiments under all chemical conditions investigated, suggesting either that there are unaccounted loss processes of limonene oxidation products or that products are less reactive toward OH. In addition, model calculations underestimate measured hydroperoxyl radical (HO2) concentrations by 20 \% to 90 \% and overestimate organic peroxyl radical (RO2) concentrations by 50 \% to 300 \%. The largest deviations are found in low-NO experiments and in the ozonolysis experiment. An OH radical budget analysis, which uses only measured quantities, shows that the budget is closed in most of the experiments. A similar budget analysis for RO2 radicals suggests that an additional RO2 loss rate constant of about (1-6) × 10-2 s-1 for first-generation RO2 is required to match the measured RO2 concentrations in all experiments. Sensitivity model runs indicate that additional reactions converting RO2 to HO2 at a rate constant of about (1.7-3.0) × 10-2 s-1 would improve the model-measurement agreement of NOx, HO2, and RO2 concentrations and OH reactivity. Reaction pathways that could lead to the production of additional OH and HO2 are discussed, which include isomerization reactions of RO2 from the oxidation of limonene, different branching ratios for the reaction of RO2 with HO2, and a faster rate constant for RO2 recombination reactions. As the exact chemical mechanisms of the additional HO2 and OH sources could not be identified, further work needs to focus on quantifying organic product species and organic peroxy radicals from limonene oxidation.}, language = {en} } @article{PaluchWeilerEichelbergetal.2025, author = {Paluch, Richard and Weiler, Tim and Eichelberg, Marco and Hein, Andreas and Huldtgren, Alina and H{\"u}lsken-Giesler, Manfred and Meyer, Sibylle and M{\"u}ller, Claudia}, title = {AI and robotic systems in healthcare}, series = {i-com: Journal of Interactive Media}, journal = {i-com: Journal of Interactive Media}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, issn = {1618-162X}, doi = {10.1515/icom-2025-0010}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-52336}, pages = {3}, year = {2025}, subject = {Maschinelles Lernen}, language = {en} } @article{OcakciNiemannDraghici2025, author = {Ocakci, Elif and Niemann, J{\"o}rg and Draghici, George}, title = {A Method to Evaluate the Life Cycle Sustainability Value of Alternative Solution Designs}, series = {Acta Technica Napocensis; Series: Applied Mathematics, Mechanics and Engineering}, volume = {68}, journal = {Acta Technica Napocensis; Series: Applied Mathematics, Mechanics and Engineering}, number = {1S}, publisher = {Technical University of Cluj-Napoca}, issn = {2393-2988}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-58290}, pages = {277 -- 284}, year = {2025}, abstract = {The paper focuses on developing an integrative methodology to evaluate environmental, economic, and social sustainability of alternative solution design options. Core approach is to extend the classic method of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) towards a holistic integrated model to overall evaluate the different aspects of all three pillars of sustainability (economy, ecology and social) across the product life cycle. The methods identify key aspects and allow users to consider and weigh different life cycle aspects in a overall scoring scheme.}, subject = {Nachhaltigkeit}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Obry2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Obry, Yannick}, title = {Music Streaming Adaption - Drivers of Behavioral Intention}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, organization = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-41326}, school = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, pages = {31}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Music consumption and distribution has changed drastically in the last twenty years due to digitalization. Instead of buying music products, like CDs or even downloaded digital music files, today music is predominantly distributed via online music streaming. Therefore, it is mandatory for the music industry as well as researchers to determine which factors are affecting consumers intention to use music streaming services. This study aims to investigate drivers of Behavioral Intention (BI) to use a music streaming service. Particularly, aspects of social preferences in the context of music streaming will be explored. Therefore, a research model is created, based on the Value-based Adoption Model (VAM) (Kim et al., 2007) with an extension to take social factors into account. An online questionnaire with 102 participants was conducted to test the research model and the corresponding hypotheses. In order to evaluate reliable indications, some adjustments needed to be made resulting in a corrected research model. The final independent variables of the corrected model are Perceived Value (PV) (which is composed of Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Enjoyment (PE)), Perceived Ease of Use (PEU), Perceived Price Value (PPV), Facilitating Conditions (FC), Perceived Fairness (PF), Social Connectivity (SC), and Peer-Effects (PFX). The empirical results show that Perceived Value (PV), Perceived Price Value (PPV), and Perceived Fairness (PF) are determinants of consumers Behavioral Intention (BI) to use a music streaming service.}, language = {en} } @article{NyssenGuillenDeckert2021, author = {Nyssen Guill{\´e}n, Viola Isabel and Deckert, Carsten}, title = {Cultural influence on innovativeness - links between "The Culture Map" and the "Global Innovation Index"}, series = {International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility}, volume = {6}, journal = {International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2366-0074}, doi = {10.1186/s40991-021-00061-x}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-29121}, pages = {7}, year = {2021}, language = {en} } @article{NoltingSpiegelReichetal.2020, author = {Nolting, Lars and Spiegel, Thomas and Reich, Marius and Adam, Mario and Praktiknjo, Aaron}, title = {Can energy system modeling benefit from artificial neural networks? Application of two-stage metamodels to reduce computation of security of supply assessments}, series = {Computers \& Industrial Engineering}, volume = {142}, journal = {Computers \& Industrial Engineering}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {0360-8352}, doi = {10.1016/j.cie.2020.106334}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-26979}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @article{NiemannPisla2018, author = {Niemann, J{\"o}rg and Pisla, Adrian}, title = {Sustainable Potentials and Risks Assess in Automation and Robotization Using the Life Cycle Management Index Tool—LY-MIT}, series = {Sustainability}, volume = {10}, journal = {Sustainability}, number = {12}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {2071-1050}, doi = {10.3390/su10124638}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-27966}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @techreport{NiemannBruckmannKrautzer2020, author = {Niemann, J{\"o}rg and Bruckmann, Julian and Krautzer, Florian}, title = {Green City Deals: A study on the global warming potential of alternative urban transportation systems}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, organization = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, doi = {10.20385/kd43-fz18}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-28972}, pages = {14}, year = {2020}, abstract = {The population is growing constantly in urban areas. This results in an increasing demand for mobility solutions while it is also worldwide aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This paper summarizes the results of a comparative study concerning the greenhouse gas emissions (based on carbon footprint) caused by alternative urban passenger transportation systems. The emissions for the vehicles and their infrastructure are analyszed over the entire life cycle from manufacturing up to their end of life. An existing cable car sytem in La Paz, Bolivia was analysed and evaluated in comparison to other modes of transportation such as small busses, large busses and a tram. According to the system definitions and the considered balance framework the study shows that beside the use of the systems the materials and the manufacturing as well as the infrastructure have a significant impact on the total emissions over the life cycle. To put focus on the „true and real" impacts to the society it is preferable to consider the measurement results in total absolute emissions.}, language = {en} } @article{NeuhausRingfortFelnerFeitschetal.2025, author = {Neuhaus, Robin and Ringfort-Felner, Ronda and Feitsch, Jochen and Kempken, Gabriel and Dakhane, Sarvesh and Hassenzahl, Marc}, title = {"Virtual Unreality": Unreal Augmentation of Perception and Action Must Fit the Task to Be Beneficial}, series = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality}, journal = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality}, publisher = {Frontiers}, issn = {2673-4192}, doi = {10.3389/frvir.2025.1658463}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-58057}, pages = {12}, year = {2025}, abstract = {"Unreal" augmentations of perception and action (e.g., looking through walls, flying) represent a distinctive design opportunity in Virtual Reality (VR), allowing users to transcend real-world limitations. Yet the conditions under which such augmentations yield positive experience remain unclear. In this study, we tested whether the experience of being augmented depends on compatibility with the given task. In a between-subject experimental vignette study (N=120 experienced VR users), participants watched first-person videos in one of three conditions: (1) reality-oriented object manipulation (control), (2) task-compatible augmentation (growing/shrinking), or (3) non-task-compatible augmentation (distant grasping). As expected, the augmentation-oriented design only led to a greater sense of augmentation when it was compatible with the task. In turn, the experience of augmentation was positively related to positive affect, need fulfillment, and hedonic quality. These findings suggest that unreal augmentations are beneficial, but only when the new abilities match the task.}, subject = {Virtuelle Realit{\"a}t}, language = {en} } @misc{Neuhaus2022, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Neuhaus, Annika}, title = {Prokrastination, Stressempfinden und -bew{\"a}ltigung: Eine quantitative Analyse einer Onlinebefragung mit Studierenden}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, organization = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-38638}, school = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, pages = {92}, year = {2022}, language = {en} } @article{NehrJaeckel2023, author = {Nehr, Sascha and J{\"a}ckel, Simon}, title = {Successful Innovation Transfer through Pre-Standardization: A Case Study}, series = {Standards}, volume = {3}, journal = {Standards}, number = {1}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {2305-6703}, doi = {10.3390/standards3010004}, pages = {31 -- 42}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This study presents an approach to structure, analyze and evaluate corporate standardization processes using the example of pre-standardization for the reduction of environmental impacts in product design and development. For this purpose, we give a detailed description of the evolution of the European Standard EN 16524 entitled "Mechanical products—Methodology for reduction of environmental impacts in product design and development". The standardization strategy behind the evolution of EN 16524 is analyzed using the approach of a Business Model Canvas combined with an evaluation using pre-defined success factors. Moreover, we derive general recommendations for corporate standardization professionals in checklists for each field of the underlying Business Model Canvas. With regard to the case study depicted here, we come to the conclusion that pre-standards are especially suited for innovation transfer in the field of emerging and rapidly evolving scientific and technical results.}, language = {en} } @article{NehrDuarteAlmeidaetal.2023, author = {Nehr, Sascha and Duarte, Regina M. B. O. and Almeida, Antoine S. and Baus, Lukas and Bergmann, Karl-Christian}, title = {Assessing the relevance of allergenic pollen in indoor environments—current knowledge base and research needs}, series = {Allergo Journal International}, volume = {32}, journal = {Allergo Journal International}, number = {6}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2197-0378}, doi = {10.1007/s40629-023-00251-y}, pages = {167 -- 175}, year = {2023}, abstract = {SummaryAirborne pollen allergens—a relevant component of bioaerosols and, therefore, of airborne particulate matter—are considered an important metric in air quality assessments. Although the measurement of airborne pollen allergen concentrations in outdoor environments (namely, in urban areas) has been recognized as a key environmental health indicator, no such obligation exists for indoor environments (dwellings or occupational settings). However, people spend most of their daily time (80-90\%) indoors, where the majority of their exposure to air pollution, including pollen allergens, occurs. Nonetheless, the relative importance of airborne pollen allergen exposure indoors differs from outdoors because of differences in pollen loads, sources, dispersion, and degree of penetration from the outdoor surroundings, as well as the differences in the allergenic pollen profiles. In this brief review, we mined the literature over the last 10 years to summarize what existing measurements reveal about the relevance of airborne allergenic pollen in indoor environments. The research priorities on this topic are presented, highlighting the challenges and the motivations for obtaining pollen data in built environments which are key to understand the extent and mechanisms of human exposure to airborne pollen allergens. Thus, we provide a comprehensive assessment of the relevance of airborne allergenic pollen in indoor environments, highlighting knowledge gaps and research needs related to their health effects.}, language = {en} } @article{NehrBausCınaretal.2024, author = {Nehr, Sascha and Baus, Lukas and {\c{C}}{\i}nar, Hasan and Elsen, Ingo and Frauenrath, Tobias}, title = {Indoor environmental quality assessment in passively ventilated classrooms in Germany and estimation of ventilation energy losses}, series = {Journal of Building Engineering}, volume = {97}, journal = {Journal of Building Engineering}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {2352-7102}, doi = {10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110937}, year = {2024}, language = {en} }