@misc{Cosfeld2026, author = {Cosfeld, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Rapid Deployment of Hardware-Accelerated Vision AI Applications on the Xilinx Kria KV260 Platform}, publisher = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, doi = {10.20385/opus4-6081}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-60815}, pages = {119}, year = {2026}, abstract = {This teaching-oriented paper presents a structured introduction to the deployment of hardware-accelerated vision AI applications on the Xilinx Kria KV260 platform. Rather than focusing on low-level hardware design, the material emphasises system integration, runtime configuration, and the interaction between software and reconfigurable logic within a modern heterogeneous embedded system. Using a pre-integrated smart camera application as a guiding example, the paper demonstrates how FPGA-based acceleration can be accessed through standard Linux tools, containerised execution environments, and network-based video streaming. The approach is specifically designed for higher education, enabling students to gain practical insight into adaptive computing platforms while maintaining a clear conceptual understanding of hardware-software co-design principles.}, language = {en} } @article{BergmannHaddadThoelkeJeongetal.2026, author = {Bergmann, Marie and Haddad-Thoelke, Pascale and Jeong, Haeran and Kappeler, Ron and Altug, Hicran and Oberwinster, Lukas and Boogaard, Hanna and Pohl, Tobias and Soppa, Vanessa and Ogurtsova, Katherine and Joss, Meltem Kutlar and Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic and Hoffmann, Barbara}, title = {Systematic review and meta-analysis on the health effects of long-term exposure to ultrafine particles}, series = {European Respiratory Review}, volume = {35}, journal = {European Respiratory Review}, number = {179}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, issn = {1600-0617}, doi = {10.1183/16000617.0156-2025}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-60272}, pages = {39}, year = {2026}, abstract = {Background Ultrafine particles (≤100 nm diameter) may have a higher toxicity than larger particles but are still not regulated nor part of routine air pollution monitoring. So far, health effects of long-term exposure to ambient ultrafine particles are not well understood, owing to a lack of exposure data and epidemiological studies. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the health effects of long-term exposure to ultrafine particles, including studies published until December 2024. A meta-analysis was conducted for outcomes with at least four available effect estimates. Confidence in the body of evidence was evaluated using the Office of Health Assessment and Translation method. Results We identified 85 studies investigating various mortality, morbidity and subclinical outcomes. In meta-analyses of single-pollutant models, we found positive associations with natural mortality (hazard ratio 1.06, 95\% CI 1.04-1.08) and C-reactive protein (10.14\% increase (95\% CI -0.51-21.99\%) per 10 000 pt·cm-3 increase in long-term exposure to ultrafine particles, with low and inadequate levels of evidence, respectively. The remaining studies revealed overall limited evidence for adverse effects on a wide range of outcomes. Less than half of the studies adjusted for co-pollutants. Conclusion The evidence base on long-term health effects of ultrafine particles has increased substantially in the past decade, while the overall evidence for independent effects of long-term ultrafine particle exposure remains inadequate to low. More studies are needed to draw firm conclusions about the independent adverse effects of long-term ultrafine particles on various health end-points, with a special focus on the influence of co-pollutant adjustment.}, subject = {Schadstoffbelastung}, language = {en} } @techreport{KostakosKruegerVirchow2025, author = {Kostakos, Georgios and Kr{\"u}ger, Karsten and Virchow, Fabian}, title = {Policy Brief: Education for Responsible Democratic Citizenship. A European Vision. Submitted Version}, publisher = {DEMOCRAT}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17777838}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-60287}, pages = {17}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Democracy is the cornerstone of European identity, which is complementary to national identities. In view of the challenges democracy is currently facing, at both European and national level, such as growing polarisation, increasing threats to human security and expanding digitalisation, it is important to defend and consolidate it, as a sine-qua-non element of "the European way of life". Education for responsible democratic citizenship (RDC) or education for democracy (EfD) for short is a way of doing so. EfD strategies and tools to strengthen the democratic agency/capacity for action of citizens, the youth in particular, through transformative learning, has been the focus of the DEMOCRAT project (March 2023 to February 2026). This Policy Brief was initially drafted after the seven first months of the DEMOCRAT project but is now being finalised with the experience of two-and-a-half years of project implementation in mind. Key findings and proposed policy actions presented here include: · To safeguard democracy within the European Union, transformative education for democracy must be reinforced, also taking into account fast-moving digitalisation and fast-breached planetary boundaries. · The shift to transformative education for democracy should be based on a coherent competence framework defined in complementarity with the frameworks of citizenship competences proposed by the EU (Key Competences for Lifelong Learning) and the Council of Europe (Competences for Democratic Culture). The four key RDC competences identified by DEMOCRAT are: Solidary Participation, Deliberation, Judgement, and Democratic Resilience. · The above competence framework should be translated by EU member states and schools in different parts of Europe into a sample curriculum for responsible democratic citizenship adjusted to their education systems and societies. · Schools have to be laboratories of democratic practice on a daily basis and across subjects, not just for a few hours of civic education or education for democracy per week, and need to connect with a conducive local, regional, national, European, global and digital environment. · Students need to be aware of both their rights and responsibilities, and be guided to act on both, within their peer groups and in relation to their teachers, parents, local authorities and other relevant stakeholders. A crucial aspect of any approach to education for democracy is the competence of the teacher to create an environment in which the students can learn democracy in action and not just in words}, subject = {Demokratische Bildung}, 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{MarcinkowskideHaasKohler2025, author = {Marcinkowski, Frank and de Haas, Hella and Kohler, Sarah}, title = {Flight or fight? - How the coronavirus pandemic has affected scientists' willingness to engage with the public}, series = {Humanities and Social Sciences Communications}, volume = {12}, journal = {Humanities and Social Sciences Communications}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2662-9992}, doi = {10.1057/s41599-025-05023-3}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-60444}, pages = {11}, year = {2025}, abstract = {During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists who worked to overcome the outbreak received recognition, but also opposition and even hostility. This article examines how the experience of the pandemic has affected the willingness of scientists to engage with the public. Derived from a comprehensive survey of 4207 scientists at German universities and research institutions, animosity towards scientists during the pandemic has created a sense of insecurity that may cause them to withdraw from the public eye. Depending on the relative strength of two cognitive appraisals, the severity of the threat and the appropriateness of the retreat option, the likelihood of respondents engaging with the public varies significantly.}, subject = {COVID-19-Pandemie}, language = {en} } @article{MandalMannaBiswasetal.2026, author = {Mandal, Dipak Kumar and Manna, Nirmal K. and Biswas, Nirmalendu and Rudra, Tansu and Kumar, Rajesh and Benim, Ali Cemal}, title = {Enhanced heat transport in magneto-nanofluidic thermal systems: adiabatic block effects in grooved channels and ANN modeling}, series = {International Journal of Thermofluids}, volume = {31}, journal = {International Journal of Thermofluids}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {2666-2027}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijft.2025.101515}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-60127}, year = {2026}, abstract = {This study investigates heat transfer enhancement in magneto-nanofluidic systems through the strategic placement of adiabatic blocks in grooved channels. Using CuO-H2O nanofluid in a bottom-heated channel with circular expansion, we examine the complex interactions between forced convection, magnetic fields, and uoyancy effects. Through systematic numerical analysis, we explore the combined influences of Rayleigh, Reynolds, and Hartmann numbers on thermal performance. Our findings reveal significant heat transfer enhancement (up to 137 \%) under optimal conditions, particularly with vertical magnetic field orientation at Re = 100 and Ha = 30. The results demonstrate how adiabatic blocks modify flow structures, with larger blocks diminishing vortex intensity while elevated Ra generates secondary vortices that interact with primary circulations. Magnetic field effects show notable dependence on orientation, with vertical fields generally promoting better heat transfer than horizontal configurations. To complement the numerical analysis, we develop a predictive model using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) for Nusselt numbers across various operating conditions, achieving over 99 \% accuracy. The integrated computational-ANN approach offers significant advancements in optimizing thermal systems in various areas, ranging from electronics cooling to microfluidic devices.}, 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{GeigerAliDilchert2025, author = {Geiger, Christian and Ali, Soren and Dilchert, Philipp}, title = {The BildKlangPoet - a Framework for Designing Mixed Reality Painting Experiences Using Generative AI}, series = {Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Culture and Computer Science: Remixing Analog and Digital (KUI '25), September 25, 26, 2025, Berlin, Germany}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Culture and Computer Science: Remixing Analog and Digital (KUI '25), September 25, 26, 2025, Berlin, Germany}, editor = {Olivero, Lucas Fabian and Stark, Maja and Sch{\"u}rrer, Dagmar and Israel, Johann Habakuk}, publisher = {ACM}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, isbn = {979-8-4007-1478-8/2025/09}, doi = {10.1145/3769526.3769653}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-60086}, pages = {1 -- 4}, year = {2025}, language = {en} } @article{CarstenMonikaJoergetal.2018, author = {Carsten, St{\"o}hr and Monika, Janssen and J{\"o}rg, Niemann and Benedikt, Reich}, title = {Smart Services}, series = {Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences}, volume = {238}, journal = {Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences}, edition = {SIM 2017 / 14th International Symposium in Managemen}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {1877-0428}, doi = {10.1016/j.sbspro.2018.03.023}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-59819}, pages = {192 -- 198}, year = {2018}, 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{BrinkmannAspoeckAckermannetal.2019, author = {Brinkmann, Fabian and Asp{\"o}ck, Lukas and Ackermann, David and Lepa, Steffen and Vorl{\"a}nder, Michael and Weinzierl, Stefan}, title = {A Round Robin on Room Acoustical Simulation and Auralization}, series = {Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, volume = {145}, journal = {Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, number = {4}, publisher = {Acoustical Society of America}, issn = {0001-4966}, doi = {10.1121/1.5096178}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-59034}, pages = {2746 -- 2760}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A round robin was conducted to evaluate the state of the art of room acoustic modeling software both in the physical and perceptual realms. The test was based on six acoustic scenes highlighting specific acoustic phenomena and for three complex, "real-world" spatial environments. The results demonstrate that most present simulation algorithms generate obvious model errors once the assumptions of geometrical acoustics are no longer met. As a consequence, they are neither able to provide a reliable pattern of early reflections nor do they provide a reliable prediction of room acoustic parameters outside a medium frequency range. In the perceptual domain, the algorithms under test could generate mostly plausible but not authentic auralizations, i.e., the difference between simulated and measured impulse responses of the same scene was always clearly audible. Most relevant for this perceptual difference are deviations in tone color and source position between measurement and simulation, which to a large extent can be traced back to the simplified use of random incidence absorption and scattering coefficients and shortcomings in the simulation of early reflections due to the missing or insufficient modeling of diffraction.}, language = {en} } @article{AckermannBrinkmannZotteretal.2021, author = {Ackermann, David and Brinkmann, Fabian and Zotter, Franz and Kob, Malte and Weinzierl, Stefan}, title = {Comparative Evaluation of Interpolation Methods for the Directivity of Musical Instruments}, series = {EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing}, volume = {2021}, journal = {EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {1687-4722}, doi = {10.1186/s13636-021-00223-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-58992}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Measurements of the directivity of acoustic sound sources must be interpolated in almost all cases, either for spatial upsampling to higher resolution representations of the data, for spatial resampling to another sampling grid, or for use in simulations of sound propagation. The performance of different interpolation techniques applied to sparsely sampled directivity measurements depends on the sampling grid used but also on the radiation pattern of the sources themselves. Therefore, we evaluated three established approaches for interpolation from a low-resolution sampling grid using high-resolution measurements of a representative sample of musical instruments as a reference. The smallest global error on average occurs for thin plate pseudo-spline interpolation. For interpolation based on spherical harmonics (SH) decomposition, the SH order and the spatial sampling scheme applied have a strong and difficult to predict influence on the quality of the interpolation. The piece-wise linear, spherical triangular interpolation provides almost as good results as the first-order spline approach, albeit with on average 20 times higher computational effort. Therefore, for spatial interpolation of sparsely sampled directivity measurements of musical instruments, the thin plate pseudo-spline method applied to absolute-valued data is recommended and, if necessary, a subsequent modeling of the phase}, language = {en} } @article{AckermannBoehmBrinkmannetal.2019, author = {Ackermann, David and B{\"o}hm, Christoph and Brinkmann, Fabian and Weinzierl, Stefan}, title = {The Acoustical Effect of Musicians' Movements During Musical Performances}, series = {Acta Acustica united with Acustica}, volume = {105}, journal = {Acta Acustica united with Acustica}, number = {2}, publisher = {Hirzel}, issn = {1861-9959}, doi = {10.3813/AAA.919319}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-59024}, pages = {356 -- 367}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Acoustic musical instruments act as dynamic sound sources communicating the expressive intentions of a performer to the audience in a dedicated spatial environment. From an acoustical point of view, the directivity of musical instruments is relevant both for the loudness and timbre of an instrument at a certain position in the audience, as well as for the spatial characteristics of the generated sound field. Musical instruments, however, are dynamic sound sources always moved by musicians as an element of their performance on stage. This work aims at assessing the acoustical effect and the perceptual relevance of these movements. For this purpose, we have recorded solo musical performances with all standard orchestral instruments with an optical motion tracking system, as well as the corresponding audio signals. The effect of the movements was evaluated by analysing the spectral fluctuation and the time-dependence of room acoustical parameters in a virtual acoustic environment in anechoic and reverberant conditions. In a subsequent listening test, an auralization of the static and dynamic musical performance was presented to listeners by binaural synthesis, showing that the signal-related fluctuations are clearly audible both in anechoic and reverberant situations. We discuss different approaches how to consider these effects for the simulation of natural acoustic sources in virtual acoustic reality.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Jendreiko2025, author = {Jendreiko, Christian}, title = {The Simple Generative Logic Grammar: A tool for teaching logical thinking through visual research in art and design}, series = {CEUR Workshop Proceedings: Joint Proceedings of the Workshops and Doctoral Consortium of the 41st International Conference on Logic Programming, September 9-13, 2025, Rende, Italy}, volume = {4117}, booktitle = {CEUR Workshop Proceedings: Joint Proceedings of the Workshops and Doctoral Consortium of the 41st International Conference on Logic Programming, September 9-13, 2025, Rende, Italy}, editor = {Azzolini, Damiano and Batsakis, Sotirios and Borroto Santana, Manuel Alejandro and Bruno, Pierangela and Cecchi, Laura A. and Fandinno, Jorge and Hecher, Markus and Maratea, Marco and Morales, Jos{\´e} F. and Mu{\~n}iz, Brais and Papadakis, Emmanuel and Robaldo, Livio and Serafini, Luciano and Lo Scudo, Fbrizio and Tachmazidis, Ilias and Tarzariol, Alice and Vallati, Mauro and Wyner, Adam}, publisher = {RWTH Aachen}, issn = {1613-0073}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-59231}, pages = {11}, year = {2025}, abstract = {The Simple Generative Logic Grammar (SGLG) is a newly developed, very simply structured type of logic grammar designed for generating structured visual compositions. This paper examines its key features and explores its potential to play a central role in the educational framework Exploring Generative Logic (EGL) that I am currently developing. [1] At the heart of EGL is the idea of using the artistic creation of images composed of discrete elements to introduce students particularly in art and design to fundamental concepts in logic programming, formal grammars, and database systems in an accessible way.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Ackermann2024, author = {Ackermann, David}, title = {Dynamic Sound Sources for Virtual Acoustic Reality: Description, Implementation and Evaluation}, publisher = {TU Berlin}, address = {Berlin}, doi = {10.14279/depositonce-19949}, school = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, year = {2024}, abstract = {terns, especially those presented by natural sources such as musical instruments or human voices, is crucial. While static sound sources, such as loudspeakers, have a relatively consistent acoustic footprint, dynamic sources present a multi-faceted set of challenges. Musical instruments, for example, have dynamic radiation patterns. The directivity of these instruments changes not only with frequency, but also with the specific note being played, and with the performer's gestures. These dynamic effects of directivity influences both the perceived loudness and the timbre at a given location within the audience and shapes the spatial characteristics of the sound field produced. This modulation is crucial when recreating authentic acoustic environments, whether in a virtual environment or in real-world architectural designs. Essentially, for an acoustic simulation to be considered accurate, it must capture these nuances. The intricate interplay of directivity, pitch and motion significantly shapes the listening experience and requires deeper integration of these elements into future simulations and designs.}, subject = {Musikalische Akustik}, language = {en} } @article{AckermannBrinkmannWeinzierl2024, author = {Ackermann, David and Brinkmann, Fabian and Weinzierl, Stefan}, title = {Musical instruments as dynamic sound sources}, series = {Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, volume = {155}, journal = {Journal of the Acoustical Society of America}, publisher = {Acoustical Society of America}, issn = {1520‑8524}, doi = {10.1121/10.0025463}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-58972}, pages = {2302 -- 2313}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Unlike electro-acoustic sound sources, musical instruments have a time-varying, dynamic directivity, due to the note-dependent radiation behavior of the instrument and due to the expressive movements that musicians perform with their instrument. While previous studies have generally examined the directivity of the static, unmoved instrument for specific notes played, we show the individual and combined contributions of these two factors to a temporal modulation of the radiation behavior, based on motion tracking of typical movement patterns for all instruments of a classical symphony orchestra and on the directivity measured for all partials over the entire pitch range of these instruments. The effect of this modulation, which is manifested by changes in timbre and room acoustic excitation, was determined by spectral variations in the free field and under reverberant conditions, as well as by a modulation of room acoustic parameters. Our results show that these effects are well above the just noticeable differences for all musical instruments and all perceptual variables considered. While the effect of motion dominates for brass instruments, string and woodwind instruments exhibit large note-related differences, which should be taken into account in virtual acoustic realities if an auditory liveliness comparable to physical reality is to be achieved.}, 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{AckermannBrinkmannWeinzierl2024, author = {Ackermann, David and Brinkmann, Fabian and Weinzierl, Stefan}, title = {A Database with Directivities of Musical Instruments}, series = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society}, volume = {72}, journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society}, number = {3}, publisher = {Audio Engineering Society}, issn = {1549-4950}, doi = {10.17743/jaes.2022.0128}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-58923}, pages = {170 -- 179}, year = {2024}, language = {en} } @article{MuellerKoehlerHenningetal.2025, author = {M{\"u}ller, Romina and K{\"o}hler, Denis and Henning, Julia and Josupeit, Jan and Neher, Frederic and Hagen, Susanne}, title = {Well-Being, Quality of Life, and Personality in German Heart Transplant Patients}, series = {Open Journal of Medical Psychology}, volume = {14}, journal = {Open Journal of Medical Psychology}, number = {4}, issn = {2165-9389}, doi = {10.4236/ojmp.2025.144016}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-57415}, pages = {286 -- 297}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Background: Heart transplantation constitutes not only a profound physiological impact but also imposes immense psychological strain, necessitating a deeper comprehension and optimal promotion of subjective well-being. Objective: Quantitative data collection of relationships between the subjective well-being of heart transplant patients and selected influencing factors was investigated. Material and Methods: In a random sample of 97 heart transplant patients, quality of life was measured with the MLDL, subjective well-being with the HSWBS, social support with the SUCE-4, social activities, personality traits with the BFI-10 and the UGTS, as well as disease management according to the EFK, and physical complaints with the ERSD-SC TM were determined using an online survey. Results: In addition to physical well-being, social life, personality traits, the type of disease (chronic or spontaneous), and functional capacity have a significant impact on subjective well-being. Conclusion: In addition to physical well-being, psychosocial monitoring should also be established in transplantation medicine, and the long-term involvement of psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and social workers should be considered. After a heart transplantation, caring for the mind is just as essential as caring for the body, as subjective well-being is a product of the reciprocal influences of physical and psychological states.}, subject = {Herztransplantation}, language = {en} } @article{HimmeleinvonBergPoerschmannetal.2025, author = {Himmelein, Hendrik and von Berg, Markus and P{\"o}rschmann, Christoph and Steffens, Jochen}, title = {Influence of mental effort on sound evaluations in virtual and real experimental environments}, series = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality}, volume = {6}, journal = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality}, publisher = {Frontiers Media SA}, issn = {2673-4192}, doi = {10.3389/frvir.2025.1672595}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-57985}, year = {2025}, abstract = {Psychoacoustic research increasingly relies on virtual reality (VR) to account for the complexity of acoustic scenarios and enhance the ecological validity of laboratory findings. However, recent studies suggest that virtual environments can alter mental effort compared to real-world settings, for example, through increased perceptual complexity which in turn may affect auditory perception.This could bias experimental outcomes and compromise the ecological validity of studies conducted in VR. To investigate this, a 2 × 2 between-subjects experiment was conducted to assess whether VR environments increase mental effort and thereby influence auditory perception. A real office environment was visually reconstructed in Unity and presented to the participants via a head-mounted display (HMD) and compared to its real counterpart. Participants in both environments were asked to retrospectively rate the loudness and unpleasantness of dynamically rendered binaural office noise scenarios presented via headphones and to report perceived sound sources. Moreover, participants were divided into two groups to induce different levels of mental effort. One group was asked to listen only to the sounds, while the other performed the Stroop Color-Word interference test in parallel. The results show no significant difference in the overall induced mental effort between environment conditions. Furthermore, performing the Stroop test had an effect on loudness and unpleasantness that was mediated by subjective effort. The results also suggest that auditory jugment depend primarily on individual sound properties, regardless of the visual environment.}, subject = {Psychoakustik}, language = {en} }