TY - BOOK A1 - Kellner, Florian A1 - Lienland, Bernhard A1 - Lukesch, Maximilian T1 - Produktionswirtschaft : Planung, Steuerung und Industrie 4.0 N2 - Dieses Buch bietet eine einsteigerfreundliche Einführung in die für industrielle Betriebe maßgebliche Aufgabe der Produktionswirtschaft. Im Zentrum steht dabei das operative Produktionsmanagement. Hierzu gehören die erfolgswirksame Bewirtschaftung der Produktionsfaktoren Mensch, Betriebsmittel und Material, der Einsatz von Information sowie die Planung und Steuerung der industriellen Produktion. Mithilfe zahlreicher Unternehmensbeispiele und Übungsaufgaben wird der Leser durch produktionswirtschaftliche Grundlagen sowie durch Ablauf und Inhalt zentraler Prozesse in der Industrie geleitet. Auch die aktuelle Diskussion um das Thema Industrie 4.0 und cyber-physische Produktionssysteme werden lesefreundlich und mit konkretem Anwendungsbezug präsentiert. Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-3-662-65802-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65803-1 PB - Springer Gabler CY - Berlin ET - 3., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Kellner, Florian A1 - Lienland, Bernhard A1 - Lukesch, Maximilian T1 - Produktionswirtschaft : Planung, Steuerung und Industrie 4.0 N2 - Dieses Buch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über wichtige Bereiche der Produktionswirtschaft. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf dem operativen Produktionsmanagement. Es zeigt den Einsatz der Produktionsfaktoren Mensch, Betriebsmittel, Material und Information und bietet anhand zahlreicher Beispiele einen ausführlichen Einblick in die Planung und Steuerung industrieller Produktion. Ausführlich werden neben produktionswirtschaftlichen Grundlagen der Ablauf und Inhalt von Planungs- und Steuerungsprozessen erläutert. Auch das aktuelle Thema Industrie 4.0 sowie cyber-physische Systeme werden dargestellt. Y1 - 2018 SN - 9783662543412 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54341-2 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg ER - TY - THES A1 - Florian Kellner, T1 - Distribution Network Analysis for Fast Moving Consumer Goods N2 - This dissertation summarizes three reserach contributions that have been published in academic journals. The reserach analyzes economic and environmental sensitivites of Fast Moving Consumer Goods distribution networks. Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-328237 SN - https://epub.uni-regensburg.de/32823/ PB - University of Regensburg CY - Regensburg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Florian Kellner, A1 - Maximilian Lukesch, ED - Uwe-H. Pradel, ED - Wolfram Süssenguth, ED - Jochem Piontek, ED - Armin F. Schwolgin, T1 - Logistik nachhaltig gestalten: Die Bestimmung von CO2-Emissionen im Straßengütertransport T2 - Praxishandbuch Logistik: Erfolgreiche Logistik in Industrie, Handel und Dienstleistungsunternehmen N2 - Dieser Beitrag gibt eine prägnante Einführung in die Bestimmung von CO2-Emissionen im Straßengütertransport. KW - Grüne Logistik KW - Logistik KW - Treibhausgase Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-87156-340-9 PB - Dt. Wirtschaftsdienst CY - Köln ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Supplier portfolio optimization T2 - Ipsera Conference, April 2017, Balatonfüred/Budapest Y1 - 2017 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kellner, Florian A1 - Otto, Andreas A1 - Lienland, Bernhard T1 - Cost Assignment Paradox: Indirect Tooling Costs and Production Orders T2 - Advances in Management Accounting N2 - Purpose Tooling is a common component of an industrial product’s manufacture. Specific tooling is devised to serve the fabrication of a particular product, while generic tooling can be used in the manufacture of multiple products. In the latter case, companies are confronted with the problem of fairly allocating the indirect costs of the tooling. This article studies how to allocate costs of generic tooling to single production orders. Methodology Ten allocation methods (AMs) are described that are in principle suited to the distribution of generic tooling costs to production orders. Since the presented methods have for the most part been discussed in differing contexts, we apply them to a specified generic tooling problem for comparison. Evaluation of the various methods is based on 16 criteria. Reasoning is supported by a computational Monte Carlo simulation. Furthermore, we suggest using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to elaborate one final proposition concerning the most preferable allocation scheme. Findings The article reports the single allocation rules’ performances for different allocation scenarios. The described characteristics refer to fairness, efficiency, and simplicity as well as to empty-core performance. Using AHP analysis allows for the aggregation of the rules’ criteria ratings. Thus, especially suitable allocation schemes for the problem at hand are identified. Practical implications An allocation is required for budgeting reasons and also for the definition of projects’ bottom-up sales prices. Selecting the “right” AM is important, as a suboptimal AM can result in unfair allocation vectors, which will act as incentives to stop using the common resource, potentially leading to higher total costs. Originality/value of the article Research on the comparison of AMs is typically performed for certain purposes, such as enterprise networks, horizontal cooperative purchasing scenarios, or municipal service units. This article will augment the research evaluating AMs by introducing a novel set of evaluation criteria and by providing an in-depth comparison of AMs suited for the allocation of generic tooling costs. KW - Tooling KW - Cost allocation KW - Indirect cost KW - Overhead cost KW - Joint cost KW - Fairness criteria Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1474-787120140000023007 VL - 23 SP - 211 EP - 251 PB - Emerald ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Business Analytics Anwendungen in der Logistik T2 - Werkstoffe in der Fertigung : das Portal für die Fertigungswelt von morgen N2 - Der Begriff Business Analytics (BA) beschreibt die datengetriebene Analyse von Geschäftsprozessen. Ziel ist es, mittels IT-Einsatz und unter Anwendung mathematischer und statistischer Verfahren vergangenheits- und zukunftsorientierte Einblicke in ein Unternehmen zu erhalten um, darauf aufbauend, möglichst optimale Handlungsempfehlungen abzuleiten. Die folgenden Ausführungen sind dazu gedacht, dem Leser anhand logistischer Fragestellungen ein grundsätzliches Verständnis für den Begriff „Business Analytics“ zu vermitteln. Y1 - 2022 UR - https://werkstoffzeitschrift.de/business-analytics-anwendungen-in-der-logistik/ ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lukesch, Maximilian A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Green Controlling in Logistiknetzwerken JF - Controlling : Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15358/0935-0381-2016-8-9-526 VL - 28 IS - 8-9 SP - 526 EP - 529 PB - C.H. Beck ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Changes in the field of FMCG distribution logistics and their impacts on the cost optimal distribution network - A simulation based case study T2 - 15th European Logistics Association Doctorate Workshop // June 2010, Nantes‐Saint Nazaire, France Y1 - 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lienland, Bernhard A1 - Zeng, Li A1 - Mayrock, Michael A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Operations Research im Controlling JF - Controlling : Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15358/0935-0381-2017-2-55 VL - 29 IS - 2 SP - 55 EP - 57 PB - C.H. Beck ; Vahlen ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Analyzing the greenhouse gas sensitivity of distribution networks T2 - Global Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption Conference // November 2015, Sitges/Barcelona Y1 - 2015 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - GHG network analysis FMCG T2 - Logistikmanagement, September 2013, Bremen Y1 - 2013 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kellner, Florian A1 - Schröder, Nadine T1 - Data Mining mit unsicheren Daten BT - Fallbeispiel OpenStreetMap JF - HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik N2 - Im Zeitalter von Big Data werden immense Informationsbestände aus unterschiedlichen Quellen gesammelt. Die Daten sind häufig unvollständig, unsicher und ungenau. Ein Beispiel hierfür ist das OpenStreetMap Projekt, bei dem Nutzer auf der ganzen Welt einmal mehr und einmal weniger „sauber“ bzw. vollständig Daten beisteuern. In diesem Beitrag wird gezeigt, ob sich diese Daten eignen um ein betriebswirtschaftliches Problem zu lösen. Ein konkretes Fallbeispiel verdeutlicht, wie gut Standortentscheidungen einer Fast Food Kette unter Anwendung fortgeschrittener datenanalytischer Verfahren, wie bspw. Künstlicher Neuronaler Netze, Entscheidungsbäume und Logit-Modelle, nachempfunden werden können. Als Grundlage dienen die Daten des OpenStreetMap Projekts. Im Konkreten geht es darum, potenzielle Filialstandorte hinsichtlich deren Güte mittels OpenStreetMap Daten zu klassifizieren und die prognostizierten Lokationen mit tatsächlichen Standortentscheidungen zu vergleichen. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die Daten des OpenStreetMap Projekts grundsätzlich für die Prognose von Standorten geeignet sind. Allerdings ist die Wahl des datenanalytischen Verfahrens von Bedeutung. Im vorliegenden Fall konnte mit Hilfe der Künstlichen Neuronalen Netze das beste Prognoseergebnis erzielt werden. T2 - Data Mining Based on Uncertain Data : an OpenStreetMap Case Study Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1365/s40702-018-0419-5 VL - 55 IS - 3 SP - 601 EP - 613 PB - Springer Natrure ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kellner, Florian A1 - Goerk, Anna Christina A1 - Lienland, Bernhard T1 - Mit CO2-Kennzahlen die Ökobilanz verbessern JF - Controlling & Management Review N2 - CO-Emissionen sind ein wichtiger Indikator für die Beurteilung der ökologischen Nachhaltigkeit von Unternehmen. In der Praxis sind sie jedoch schwierig zu bestimmen. Insbesondere für Logistik-und Transportaktivitäten, auf die ein Großteil der Emissionen entfällt, sind zuverlässige Methoden zur Ermittlung und Reduktion des Schadstoffausstoßes erforderlich. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12176-017-0118-z VL - 61 IS - 9 SP - 58 EP - 64 PB - Springer ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kellner, Florian A1 - Otto, Andreas A1 - Busch, Andreas T1 - Understanding the robustness of optimal FMCG distribution networks JF - Logistics Research N2 - Distribution network design is about recommending long-term network structures in an environment where logistic variables like transportation costs or retailer order sizes dynamically change over time. The challenge for management is to recommend an optimal network configuration that will allow for longer term optimal results despite of environmental turbulences. This paper studies the robustness of cost-optimized FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) distribution networks. It aims at observing the impact of changing variables/conditions on optimized logistic structures in terms of the optimal number and geographical locations of existing distribution centers. Five variables have been identified as relevant to the network structure. A case study approach is applied to study the robustness of an existing, typical, and optimized FMCG network. First, distribution network data of a German manufacturer of FMCG are recorded and analyzed. A quantitative model is set up to reflect the actual cost structure. Second, a cost optimal network configuration is determined as a benchmark for further analysis. Third, the variables investigated are altered to represent changes, both isolated (ceteris paribus) and in combination (scenario analysis). Each one of the variables investigated proves to be fundamentally able to suggest a change of the optimal network structure. However, the scenario analysis indicates that the expected changes will by and large compensate each other, leaving the network in near optimal condition over an extended period of time. Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12159-012-0097-6 VL - 6 IS - 4 SP - 173 EP - 185 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zeng, Li A1 - Kellner, Florian A1 - Lienland, Bernhard T1 - Rucksackprobleme in der Praxis – schnelle Entscheidungen schwer gemacht JF - HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik N2 - Unternehmen sind häufig mit Situationen konfrontiert, in denen schnell Entscheidungen bezüglich der Auswahl mehrerer Handlungsalternativen gefunden werden müssen. Mathematische Verfahren können hierbei unterstützen, z. B. für die Ermittlung einer ersten Diskussionsbasis. Verfügbare Softwarelösungen errechnen zwar häufig optimale Ergebnisse, zeigen jedoch Schwächen bei der praktischen Anwendbarkeit. So ist eine Einarbeitung in komplexe Optimierungssoftware für die teilweise sporadisch auftretenden Probleme in der Regel für Unternehmen nicht möglich, unter anderem auch unter Anbetracht der teilweise hohen Kosten der Standardsoftware und dem benötigten hohen Einarbeitungsaufwand. Gerade Problemstellungen in Fachbereichen, die nicht auf mathematische Problemlösung spezialisiert sind, münden daher regelmäßig in Ineffizienzen. Basierend auf den in der Literatur diskutierten Lösungsansätzen wurde ein praxisorientierter Ansatz zur Entscheidungsunterstützung für Rucksackprobleme bzw. 0–1 Probleme mithilfe von Genetischen Algorithmen (GA) entwickelt und technisch in Microsoft Excel® umgesetzt. Ein Praxistest bei einem chinesischen Textilunternehmen belegt erhöhte Effektivität und Effizienz. Die Software kann kostenfrei nach MIT Lizenz unter http://www.solvega.de/ heruntergeladen werden. KW - Entscheidungsunterstützung KW - 0–1 Entscheidungen KW - Knapsack KW - Rucksackproblem KW - Optimierungssoftware KW - Gewinnmaximierung KW - Genetische Algorithmen Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1365/s40702-016-0207-z VL - 53 SP - 310 EP - 322 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Analyse logistischer Systeme mittels Online-Navigationsdiensten – Bessere Planung auf Grundlage besserer Daten JF - HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik N2 - Online-Navigationsdienste ermöglichen die Planung einer Reise von einem Start- zu einem Ziel-Ort. Die Berechnung von Reisedauer und Streckenlänge erfolgt auf Grundlage eines detaillierten Straßennetzes und unter Berücksichtigung Orts- und Zeit-typischer Verkehrsaufkommen. Dieser Beitrag zeigt, inwiefern Online-Navigationsdienste die Planung und Analyse logistischer Systeme unterstützen können. Er thematisiert insbesondere die Qualität der zur Verfügung gestellten Verkehrsinfrastrukturdaten und hebt die komparativen Vorteile des Einsatzes von Online-Navigationsdiensten im Vergleich zu ‚herkömmlichen‘ Verkehrsinformationsquellen hervor. Ein Anwendungsfall, bei dem die durch Transportaktivitäten verursachten CO2-Emissionen eines Güternahverkehrsnetzes untersucht werden, verdeutlicht die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse. T2 - Using online navigation services for logistics systems analyses – better planning based on better data Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1365/s40702-016-0245-6 VL - 53 IS - 6 SP - 894 EP - 905 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Lukesch, Maximilian A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Übungsbuch Produktionswirtschaft N2 - Dieses Buch bietet mehr als 60 Übungsaufgaben und Fallstudien inklusive ausführlicher Lösungen zu ausgewählten Themen der Produktionswirtschaft. Jedes Kapitel enthält eine kurze Einleitung sowie zu erreichende Lernziele. Querverweise auf das Lehrbuch „Produktionswirtschaft“ von Kellner/Lienland/Lukesch erleichtern das Selbststudium und eine optimale Prüfungsvorbereitung. Der Inhalt Produktionsfaktoren: Mensch, Betriebsmittel, Material, Information Produktionsplanung: Lineare Programmierung, Bedarfsrechnung, Materialbedarfsplanung Produktionssteuerung: Reihenfolgeplanung Industrie 4.0 Die Autoren Maximilian Lukesch, M. Sc./MBA, ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insb. Controlling und Logistik der Universität Regensburg. Dr. Florian Kellner ist Akademischer Rat am Lehrstuhl für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insb. Controlling und Logistik der Universität Regensburg. Y1 - 2019 SN - 9783662576892 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-57689-2 PB - Springer Gabler CY - Berlin ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Lukesch, Maximilian A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Übungsbuch Produktionswirtschaft : Planung, Steuerung und Industrie 4.0 N2 - Dieses Buch bietet Studierenden über 80 Übungsaufgaben und fünf Fallstudien inklusive ausführlicher Lösungen zu ausgewählten Themen der Produktionswirtschaft und Industrie 4.0. Jedes Kapitel enthält eine kurze Einleitung sowie zu erreichende Lernziele. Querverweise auf das Lehrbuch „Produktionswirtschaft“ von Kellner/Lienland/Lukesch erleichtern das Selbststudium und ermöglichen eine optimale Prüfungsvorbereitung. Die 3. Auflage wurde redigiert und um neue Rechenaufgaben sowie eine weitere Fallstudie zum Themenbereich Industrie 4.0 ergänzt. Y1 - 2024 SN - 978-3-662-68671-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68672-0 PB - Springer Gabler CY - Berlin ET - 3., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lienland, Bernhard A1 - Kellner, Florian T1 - Projektauswahl mit der linearen Optimierung im Mittelstand JF - HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik N2 - Die Projektauswahl stellt eine Herausforderung insbesondere für mittelständische Industrieunternehmen dar. Abhängigkeiten verschiedener Alternativen und vorgegebene Investitionsbudgets führen bei Anwendung von in der Praxis standardmäßig eingesetzten Verfahren regelmäßig zu suboptimalen Projektkombinationen. In enger Abstimmung mit einem Automobilzulieferer wurde ein Ansatz zur Projektauswahl unter Berücksichtigung von Ressourcen und laufenden Projekten entwickelt sowie technisch umgesetzt. Implementierte Praxistests belegen Verbesserungen bei der Projektauswahl, aber auch bei der Budgeteinhaltung, der Fixkostenreduzierung sowie der Angebotspreisbestimmung. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03340699 VL - 49 SP - 52 EP - 62 PB - Springer ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schwägerl, Felix A1 - Uhrig, Sabrina T1 - Tool Support for the Evaluation of Matching Algorithms in the Eclipse Modeling Framework T2 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, February 19-21, 2013, in Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1 N2 - In the field of model-driven development, sophisticated support for comparing model versions is urgently needed. Unfortunately, algorithms for model matching have been rarely evaluated so far. This paper deals with two extensions to the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) that facilitate the evaluation of matching algorithms for EMF models, with the goal to combine user involvement and automated testing in the evaluation process. First a tree editor is presented that allows for the manual and semi-automated creation of match models which formalize the intended matching result. Second a benchmarking procedure is implemented which – given the intended match and the actual results of matching algorithms – automatically derives the number of a and b errors in a target-performance comparison. These results are valuable for drawing conclusions about the specific qualities of matching algorithms or for finding an adequate set of parameters for a configurable algorithm. KW - EMF Models KW - Model Comparison KW - Matching Algorithms KW - Evaluation Y1 - 2013 SN - 978-989-8565-42-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5220/0004310801010110 SN - 2184-4348 SP - 101 EP - 110 PB - SciTePress - Science and and Technology Publications ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Buchmann, Thomas A1 - Schwägerl, Felix T1 - Using Meta-code Generation to Realize Higher-order Model Transformations T2 - Proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, July 29-31, 2013, in Reykjavík, Iceland, Vol. 1 N2 - Model-driven engineering is a wide-spread paradigm in modern software engineering. During the last couple of years, many tools and languages have been developed, which are especially designed for model transformations — a discipline which is needed in many model-driven engineering approaches. While most of the existing model-to-model tools and languages are tailored towards batch transformations for specific model instances, they lack support for generic transformation problems, where the metamodel is unknown beforehand. In this paper we present a two-step meta-code generation approach that derives a metamodel-specific modelto- model transformation from a model-to-text transformation. The approach has been successfully applied to the problem of product derivation in model-driven software product lines. KW - Model-driven Development KW - M2M Transformations KW - Model Transformations KW - Higher-order Transformations KW - Software Product Lines Y1 - 2013 SN - 978-989-8565-68-6 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5220/0004522305360541 SP - 536 EP - 541 PB - SciTePress - Science and and Technology Publications ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pierobon, Chiara A1 - Sharshenova, Aijan T1 - German and Russian Public Diplomacy Efforts in Kyrgyzstan: A Comparative Study of Norm Entrepreneurship JF - Europe-Asia Studies N2 - This article explores Russian and German public diplomacy efforts in Central Asia through the example of Kyrgyzstan. Due to a difficult economic and socio-political situation, Kyrgyzstan remains open to externally funded programmes and projects, including initiatives funded by foreign governments, and thus offers a unique environment for the study of public diplomacy. The article looks at transnational public diplomacy actors such as German political foundations and Russian-sponsored organisations active in the country. Overall, the article offers interesting insights into the nature and substance of the soft power policies pursued by Germany and Russia that are relevant for Kyrgyzstan and beyond. Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-87380 VL - 75 IS - 8 SP - 1384 EP - 1407 PB - Taylor & Francis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pierobon, Chiara T1 - European Union, civil society and local ownership in Kyrgyzstan: analysing patterns of adaptation, reinterpretation and contestation in the prevention of violent extremism (PVE) JF - Central Asian Survey N2 - In the last decade, a growing body of literature has investigated the promotion of good governance, rule of law, democracy and human rights in Central Asia through funding from the European Union (EU). Most of this research has taken an EU-centric approach and is concerned with the supply side of external democratization. As a result, little is known about how EU projects are implemented on the ground and what EU-funded civil society organizations consider to be their priorities. This article investigates the agency of such organizations in Kyrgyzstan by focusing on their contribution to one particular EU instrument: the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), and its programme: Strengthening Resilience to Violence and Extremism (STRIVE). The findings offer new insights into the processes of adaptation, reinterpretation and contestation through which EU-funded organizations exercise ownership while engaging in the prevention of violent extremism (PVE). Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-87378 VL - 41 IS - 4 SP - 752 EP - 769 PB - Taylor & Francis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pierobon, Chiara T1 - EU’s support to civil society in Kazakhstan: A pilot evaluation of the social capital generated JF - Evaluation N2 - In the last decade, several studies have been devoted to the analysis of the EU’s support to civil society abroad, but only recently has scholarly attention turned to Central Asia. Most of the research in this field has adopted a macro-level perspective, concerned with the supply side of external democratization, and has examined external assistance to civil society in terms of democratization ideal types and typologies. The main contribution of this study consists of a meso-level analysis of the outcomes of the EU’s support to civil society in terms of production of social capital, conceived as the raw material of civil society itself. More precisely, the article evaluates the first wave of grants awarded to civil society organizations in Kazakhstan as part of two EU funding schemes—the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and the Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development. The article sheds new light on the use of social capital and its two dimensions-structural and cognitive-as heuristic tools for evaluating civil society support programs. Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-87394 VL - 25 IS - 2 SP - 207 EP - 223 PB - Sage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schwägerl, Felix A1 - Uhrig, Sabrina A1 - Westfechtel, Bernhard T1 - A Graph-based Algorithm for Three-way Merging of Ordered Collections in EMF Models T2 - Science of Computer Programming N2 - In EMF models, ordered collections appear as the values of multi-valued structural features. Traditional, text-based version control systems do not sufficiently support three-way merging of ordered collections inside EMF models since they cannot guarantee a consistent result. The operation three-way merging is defined as follows: based on a common base version b, two alternative versions and were developed by copying and modifying the base version. To reconcile these changes, a merged version m is to be created as a common successor of and . In this paper, we present a graph algorithm to solve the problem of three-way merging of ordered collections in EMF models. Each version of a collection can be represented by means of a linearly ordered graph. To create the merged version, these graphs are combined to a merged collection graph using set formula. To create the merged collection, a generalized topological sort is performed on the merged collection graph. Conflicts occur in case the order of elements cannot be deduced automatically; these conflicts are resolved either interactively or by default rules. We have implemented the merge algorithm in our tool BTMerge, which performs a consistency-preserving three-way merge of versions of EMF models being instances of arbitrary Ecore models. Our implementation relies on an alternative form of representing multiple versions of a collection, namely a versioned collection graph which forms a superimposition of collection versions. The algorithm presented here is purely state-based. Matching and merging of collections are clearly separated sub-problems. Insertions and deletions performed on the elements of the collection are propagated into the merged version in a consistent way. Our algorithm makes only minimal assumptions with regard to the underlying product model and thus may be applied to ordered collections inside plain text or XML files. By taking arbitrary move operations into account, the algorithm considerably goes beyond the functionality of contemporary merge tools which cannot adequately handle move operations. KW - EMF Models KW - Model Merging KW - Graph Algorithms Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scico.2015.02.008 VL - 113 IS - Part 1 SP - 51 EP - 81 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Buchmann, Thomas A1 - Schwägerl, Felix T1 - Breaking the Boundaries of Meta Models and Preventing Information Loss in Model-Driven Software Product Lines T2 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Software Approaches to Software Engineering, Vol 1, 2016, Rome, Italy N2 - Model-driven software product line engineering is an integrating discipline for which tool support has become available recently. However, existing tools are still immature and have several weaknesses. Among others, limitations in variability, caused by meta model restrictions, and unintended information loss are not addressed. In this paper, we present two conceptual extensions to model-driven product line engineering based on negative variability, being alternative mappings and surrogates. Alternative mappings allow for unconstrained variability, mitigating meta model restrictions by virtually extending the underlying multi-variant domain model. Surrogates prevent unintended information loss during product derivation based on a contextsensitive product analysis, which can be controlled by a declarative OCL-based language. Both extensions have been implemented in FAMILE, a model-driven product line tool that is based on EMF, provides dedicated consistency repair mechanisms, and completely automates application engineering. The added value of alternative mappings and surrogates is demonstrated by a running example. KW - Software Product Lines KW - Model-Driven Development KW - Unconstrained Variability KW - Information Loss KW - Negative Variability KW - Application Engineering Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5220/0005789100730083 SP - 83 PB - SCITEPRESS - Science and and Technology Publications ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schwägerl, Felix A1 - Uhrig, Sabrina A1 - Westfechtel, Bernhard T1 - Model-based tool support for consistent three-way merging of EMF models T2 - ACME '13, Proceedings of the workshop on ACadeMics Tooling with Eclipse N2 - Inadequate version control has been identified as a major obstacle to the application of model-driven software engineering. In particular, sophisticated support for merging model versions is urgently needed. We present a tool for merging of EMF models which may be applied to instances of arbitrary Ecore models. The tool advances the state of the art by guaranteeing a consistent merge result. Furthermore, it detects and resolves not only context-free, but also context-sensitive conflicts. Our merge tool is model-based; it relies on EMF for its implementation. Initial experiences gained from its application confirm that the merge tool operates both accurately and efficiently. Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1145/2491279.2491281 PB - ACM CY - New York, NY, USA ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heckner, Markus A1 - Schneidermeier, Tim A1 - Hastreiter, Isabella A1 - Wolff, Christian T1 - Der Newbie, der Fortgeschrittene und der Power-User. Warum es nicht reicht, “einfach mal die Nutzer zu fragen” JF - i-com N2 - Innerbetriebliche Software entwickelt sich häufig über Jahre hinweg inkrementell weiter, sammelt so Schritt für Schritt Funktionen an und verliert an Übersichtlichkeit. Soll diese Software hinsichtlich ihrer Gebrauchstauglichkeit optimiert werden, müssen aus Sicht eines externen Usability-Beraters zunächst die Domäne des Kunden verstanden und die Arbeitsprozesse analysiert werden. In der Analyse muss insbesondere der Umgang unterschiedlicher Nutzergruppen mit der Software berücksichtigt werden, um fundierte Neuvorschläge in einem Redesign erarbeiten zu können. In diesem Erfahrungsbericht beschreiben wir anhand eines konkreten Praxisbeispiels Eigenschaften von Nut-zergruppen und deren Einfluss auf die Analyse, und warum es nicht reicht, die Nutzer „einfach mal zu fragen, wie sie die Software denn finden". Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1524/icom.2012.0038 VL - 11 IS - 3 SP - 47 EP - 50 PB - DeGruyter ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinrich, Bernd A1 - Zellner, Gregor A1 - Leist, Susanne T1 - Service integrators in business networks - The importance of relationship values JF - Electronic Markets N2 - To realise the potentials of CRM (customer relationship management), relationship-specific processes need to be designed and implemented in companies. This is all the more important and complicated in business networks where two or more actors collaborate to serve the customers. A good collaboration within business networks is the basis for understanding the customer process and identifying customer needs. But, even in these days of customer orientation, transaction orientation is still a matter of strong interest, and the following questions remain to be answered: What is the difference between relationship-oriented processes and transaction-oriented processes, and how can relationship-oriented processes be designed for a business network? The authors give first answers to both questions by using a systematic, goal-oriented specialisation of generic actions. To give an example, one relationship-oriented process will be designed and specified for a certain customer process in the course of this paper. Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-011-0075-x VL - 21 IS - 4 SP - 215 EP - 235 PB - Springer ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Griesberger, Philipp A1 - Leist, Susanne A1 - Zellner, Gregor T1 - Analysis of techniques for business process improvement T2 - 19th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2011, Helsinki, Finland, June 9-11, 2011 N2 - This paper is about identifying and analyzing techniques that can be used in a business process improvement (BPI) situation. To determine suitable techniques, the term BPI is defined and criteria are derived to analyze the usability of the selected techniques. Over 300 techniques from various improvement methods were reduced to those techniques which can be applied to help improve business processes and, in particular, to support the act of improvement. Identifying these techniques is helpful, because in most cases the act of improvement is a black box that lacks guidelines or structured procedures. In our research we developed an evaluation scheme to analyze the usability of BPI techniques and give hints about how to select a suitable technique for a certain improvement situation. Y1 - 2011 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221408836_Analysis_of_techniques_for_business_process_improvement ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schöpf, Nicolas T1 - Der Qualifikationsrahmen als Weg in mehr Wettbewerb? Potenziale und Herausforderungen europäischer Bildungspolitik für die Erwachsenenbildung JF - DIE-Zeitschrift für Erwachsenenbildung N2 - Der vorliegende Beitrag sondiert Potenziale und Gefährdungen, die für die Erwachsenenbildung aus dem Prozess der Europäisierung von Bildungspolitik resultieren. Die zugehörigen strukturellen Wirkmechanismen im Spannungsfeld von Kooperation und Konkurrenz belegt der Text am Beispiel des Europäischen Qualifikationsrahmens (EQR). Mit dem Zweck einer besseren Vergleichbarkeit von Bildungssystemen und Bildungsgängen geht vom EQR unweigerlich der Impuls zu mehr Wettbewerb einher, international wie national. Der Autor ordnet diese Dynamik in die übergreifenden bildungspolitischen Prozesse ein, die mit Bolgna, Lissabon und Kopenhagen assoziiert werden. KW - Auswirkung KW - Bildungspolitik KW - Europa KW - Europäischer Qualifikationsrahmen KW - Kompetenz KW - Leistungsmessung KW - Qualifikation KW - Weiterbildung Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3278/DIE1002W045 SN - 0945-3164 IS - 2 SP - 45 EP - 48 PB - Bertelsmann CY - Bielefeld ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schöpf, Nicolas T1 - Stiefkind Weiterbildung? Anmerkungen zur Diskussion um die Europäisierung der Berufsbildung JF - Wirtschaft und Berufserziehung : W & B ; Zeitschrift für Berufsbildung und Bildungspolitik N2 - ECVET wird gegenwärtig hauptsächlich im Zusammenhang mit der Verbesserung und Flexibilisierung des Ausbildungssystems diskutiert, während die berufliche Weiterbildung noch eine untergeordnete Rolle spielt. Der Beitrag beleuchtet Anknüpfungspunkte und Handlungsfelder für die berufliche Weiterbildung. Als Handlungsfelder rücken Transparenz und Vergleichbarkeit der Weiterbildungsergebnisse und Transparenz und Vergleichbarkeit ausländischer Qualifikationen in den Blick. ECVET könnte heterogene Prozesse der Weiterbildung angesichts standardisiert beschriebener Lernergebnisse vergleichbar und erzielte Kompetenzen über regionale und trägerbezogene Grenzen hinweg verwertbar machen. (BIBB-Doku). KW - Berufsausbildung KW - Berufsbildung KW - Europäische Union KW - Kreditpunktesystem KW - Lernergebnis KW - Lernergebnisorientierung KW - Weiterbildung Y1 - 2009 SN - 0341-339X VL - 61 IS - 10 SP - 28 EP - 30 PB - Ziel CY - Augsburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schöpf, Nicolas T1 - Lernergebnisse – Schlüssel für die Verständigung in Europa? Perspektiven für die Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung JF - Bildung für Europa : Journal der Nationalen Agentur beim Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung Y1 - 2011 SN - 1616-5837 IS - 15 SP - 33 EP - 34 PB - Nationale Agentur beim Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schöpf, Nicolas T1 - Die Qual der Wahl. Fragen der Weiterbildungsorganisation und des Einsatzes von eLearning in Unternehmen JF - IT-Mittelstand Y1 - 2005 IS - 12 SP - 54 EP - 58 PB - MEDIENHAUS Verlag GmbH ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schöpf, Nicolas T1 - Anstöße aus Europa JF - Personal Y1 - 2009 IS - 4 SP - 18 EP - 20 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schöpf, Nicolas T1 - Grenzkontrollen. Erleichtert die Öffnung von Bildungswegen kontinuierliches Lernen? JF - Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik Online N2 - "Individuelle Bildungsverläufe sind nur zu einem Teil das Ergebnis aktiver persönlicher Planung und Steuerung. Oftmals sind sie das Resultat von Selektion, systemischen Schranken und Abschottungen zwischen Teilen des Bildungssystems. Die Grenzen, die es auf individuellen Bildungspfaden zu überschreiten gilt, sind vielfältig: Sie existieren zwischen Jahrgangsklassen, zwischen Grund- und weiterführenden Schulen bis hin zur Hochschule oder zwischen Übergangssystem, beruflicher und akademischer Bildung. Gegenwärtig verbindet sich insbesondere mit Ansätzen der Europäisierung der Aus- und Weiterbildung die Hoffnung, Bildungswege zu öffnen und damit die Möglichkeiten lebenslanges Lernen zu erweitern: Die Rede ist dabei von einer Verbesserung der transnationalen Mobilität der Lernenden und der Durchlässigkeit nationaler Bildungssysteme. Es geht dabei also um die Anerkennung von Lernergebnissen, die im Ausland erzielt wurden, und ihre Anrechnung auf deutsche Bildungsgänge und um die Anerkennung und Anrechnung von Lernergebnissen zwischen Subsystemen der Bildung in Deutschland. Die Debatte um Durchlässigkeit macht dabei auf mehrere Aspekte aufmerksam: Die Frage, unter welchen Gesichtspunkten Anerkennung diskutiert wird, verweist unter anderem auf das klassische Verhältnis von Qualifizierung und Bildung, von Speziellem und Allgemeinem der Bildung. Damit verknüpft stellt sich zudem die Frage, inwieweit auch das Thema Durchlässigkeit eine Rolle für Entwicklungen spielt, die gegenwärtig als Neuvermessung des Bildungssystems diskutiert werden." (Autorenreferat; BIBB-Doku). KW - Anerkennung KW - Anrechnung KW - Auslandsaufenthalt KW - Berufsbildungssystem KW - Bildungsabschluss KW - Bildungssystem KW - Durchlässigkeit KW - Mobilität Y1 - 2010 UR - http://www.bwpat.de/ausgabe18/schoepf_bwpat18.pdf SN - 0945-3164 IS - 18 PB - bwp ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zürner, Christian T1 - Religiöse Bildung in der säkularisierten Gesellschaft. Grundsatzüberlegungen mit Bezug auf den Philosophen Jürgen Habermas JF - Freies Christentum : auf der Suche nach neuen Wegen Y1 - 2007 SN - 0931-3834 VL - 59 IS - 3 SP - 67 EP - 69 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thieme, Dorothea A1 - Langer, G. A1 - Behrens, Johann T1 - Das Wissen Pflegender zur Kompressionstherapie - Studie zur Therapie der akuten tiefen Beinvenenthrombose JF - Pflegezeitschrift Y1 - 2009 VL - 62 IS - 5 SP - 296 EP - 301 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thieme, Dorothea A1 - Landenberger, M. T1 - Therapie der akuten tiefen Beinvenenthrombose - eine Literaturrecherche: Verbandtechniken im Vergleich JF - Pflegezeitschrift Y1 - 2009 VL - 62 IS - 4 SP - 206 EP - 209 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thieme, Dorothea A1 - Langer, G. A1 - Behrens, Johann T1 - Befragung Pflegender zur Kompressionstherapie bei akuter tiefer Beinvenenthrombose JF - Pflegezeitschrift Y1 - 2010 VL - 63 IS - 3 SP - 162 EP - 167 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zürner, Christian T1 - ... geheimnisvolle Dinge, die ich in Worten nicht aufsetzen kann : Ästhetik in der religiösen Bildung JF - Evangelische Aspekte Y1 - 2006 VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 27 EP - 30 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zürner, Christian T1 - Auf der Suche nach Identität… JF - Arnoldshainer Akzente : Nachrichten aus der Evangelischen Akademie Y1 - 2009 SN - 0934-7119 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schöpf, Nicolas T1 - Mit Kompetenzpässen die Talente ihrer Mitarbeiter kennen und entwickeln JF - Personal im Fokus Y1 - 2013 IS - 8 SP - 30 EP - 32 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schöpf, Nicolas A1 - Iseler, K. A1 - Sausele, I. T1 - Persistenz und Verschwinden. Pädagogische Organisationen im historischen Kontext JF - Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation Y1 - 2007 SN - 1436-1957 VL - 27 IS - 4 SP - 442 EP - 447 PB - Beltz Juventa ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ott, Christian A1 - Rosengarth, Katharina A1 - Doenitz, Christian A1 - Hoehne, Julius A1 - Wendl, Christina A1 - Dodoo-Schittko, Frank A1 - Lang, Elmar Wolfgang A1 - Schmidt, Nils Ole A1 - Goldhacker, Markus T1 - Preoperative Assessment of Language Dominance through Combined Resting-State and Task-Based Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging JF - Journal of personalized medicine N2 - Brain lesions in language-related cortical areas remain a challenge in the clinical routine. In recent years, the resting-state fMRI (RS-fMRI) was shown to be a feasible method for preoperative language assessment. The aim of this study was to examine whether language-related resting-state components, which have been obtained using a data-driven independent-component-based identification algorithm, can be supportive in determining language dominance in the left or right hemisphere. Twenty patients suffering from brain lesions close to supposed language-relevant cortical areas were included. RS-fMRI and task-based (TB-fMRI) were performed for the purpose of preoperative language assessment. TB-fMRI included a verb generation task with an appropriate control condition (a syllable switching task) to decompose language-critical and language-supportive processes. Subsequently, the best fitting ICA component for the resting-state language network (RSLN) referential to general linear models (GLMs) of the TB-fMRI (including models with and without linguistic control conditions) was identified using an algorithm based on the Dice index. Thereby, the RSLNs associated with GLMs using a linguistic control condition led to significantly higher laterality indices than GLM baseline contrasts. LIs derived from GLM contrasts with and without control conditions alone did not differ significantly. In general, the results suggest that determining language dominance in the human brain is feasible both with TB-fMRI and RS-fMRI, and in particular, the combination of both approaches yields a higher specificity in preoperative language assessment. Moreover, we can conclude that the choice of the language mapping paradigm is crucial for the mentioned benefits. KW - resting-state fMRI KW - task-based fMRI KW - brain mapping KW - language assessment KW - data-driven analysis Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11121342 VL - 11 IS - 12 PB - MDPI ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ott, Christian A1 - Rosengarth, K. A1 - Doenitz, Christian A1 - Hoehne, Julius A1 - Wendl, C. A1 - Dodoo-Schittko, Frank A1 - Lang, Elmar Wolfgang A1 - Schmidt, Nils Ole A1 - Goldhacker, Markus T1 - Preoperative assessment of language dominance through combined resting-state and task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging T2 - Brain and Spine N2 - Background: Brain lesions in language-related cortical areas remain a challenge in the clinical routine. In recent years the resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) was shown to be a feasible method for preoperative language assessment. The aim of this study was to examine whether language-related resting-state components, which have been obtained using a data-driven independent-component-based identification algorithm, can be supportive in determining language dominance in the left or right hemisphere. Methods: Twenty patients suffering from brain lesions close to supposed language relevant cortical areas were included. Rs-fMRI and task-based (tb-fMRI) were performed for the purpose of preoperative language assessment. Tb-fMRI included a verb generation task with an appropriate control condition (a syllable switching task) to decompose language critical and language supportive processes. Subsequently, the best fitting ICA component for the resting-state language network (RSLN) referential to general linear models (GLMs) of the tb-fMRI (including models with and without linguistic control conditions) was identified using an algorithm based on the Dice-index. Results: The RSLNs associated with GLMs using a linguistic control condition led to significantly higher laterality indices than GLM baseline contrasts. LIs derived from GLM contrasts with and without control conditions alone did not differ significantly. Conclusion: In general, the results suggest that determining language dominance in the human brain is feasible both with tb-fMRI and rs-fMRI, and in particular, the combination of both approaches yields a higher specificity in preoperative language assessment. Moreover, we can conclude that the choice of the language mapping paradigm is crucial for the mentioned benefits. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bas.2021.100523 VL - 1 IS - Suppl. 2 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Goldhacker, Markus A1 - Tomé, Ana Maria A1 - Greenlee, Mark W. A1 - Lang, Elmar Wolfgang T1 - Frequency-Resolved Dynamic Functional Connectivity Reveals Scale-Stable Features of Connectivity-States JF - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience N2 - Investigating temporal variability of functional connectivity is an emerging field in connectomics. Entering dynamic functional connectivity by applying sliding window techniques on resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) time courses emerged from this topic. We introduce frequency-resolved dynamic functional connectivity (frdFC) by means of multivariate empirical mode decomposition (MEMD) followed up by filter-bank investigations. In general, we find that MEMD is capable of generating time courses to perform frdFC and we discover that the structure of connectivity-states is robust over frequency scales and even becomes more evident with decreasing frequency. This scale-stability varies with the number of extracted clusters when applying k-means. We find a scale-stability drop-off from k = 4 to k = 5 extracted connectivity-states, which is corroborated by null-models, simulations, theoretical considerations, filter-banks, and scale-adjusted windows. Our filter-bank studies show that filter design is more delicate in the rs-fMRI than in the simulated case. Besides offering a baseline for further frdFC research, we suggest and demonstrate the use of scale-stability as a possible quality criterion for connectivity-state and model selection. We present first evidence showing that connectivity-states are both a multivariate, and a multiscale phenomenon. A data repository of our frequency-resolved time-series is provided. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00253 SN - 1662-5161 VL - 12 SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - Frontiers Research Foundation CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fellner, Marie-Christin A1 - Volberg, Gregor A1 - Wimber, Maria A1 - Goldhacker, Markus A1 - Greenlee, Mark W. A1 - Hanslmayr, Simon T1 - Spatial mnemonic encoding: Theta power decreases and medial temporal lobe BOLD increases co-occur during the usage of the method of loci JF - eNeuro N2 - The method of loci is one, if not the most, efficient mnemonic encoding strategy. This spatial mnemonic combines the core cognitive processes commonly linked to medial temporal lobe (MTL) activity: spatial and associative memory processes. During such processes, fMRI studies consistently demonstrate MTL activity, while electrophysiological studies have emphasized the important role of theta oscillations (3–8 Hz) in the MTL. However, it is still unknown whether increases or decreases in theta power co-occur with increased BOLD signal in the MTL during memory encoding. To investigate this question, we recorded EEG and fMRI separately, while human participants used the spatial method of loci or the pegword method, a similarly associative but nonspatial mnemonic. The more effective spatial mnemonic induced a pronounced theta power decrease source localized to the left MTL compared with the nonspatial associative mnemonic strategy. This effect was mirrored by BOLD signal increases in the MTL. Successful encoding, irrespective of the strategy used, elicited decreases in left temporal theta power and increases in MTL BOLD activity. This pattern of results suggests a negative relationship between theta power and BOLD signal changes in the MTL during memory encoding and spatial processing. The findings extend the well known negative relation of alpha/beta oscillations and BOLD signals in the cortex to theta oscillations in the MTL. KW - EEG KW - fMRI KW - memory encoding KW - method of loci KW - mnemonics KW - theta oscillations Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0184-16.2016 SN - 2373-2822 VL - 3 IS - 6 SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - Society for Neuroscience CY - Washington, DC ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Goldhacker, Markus A1 - Keck, P. A1 - Igel, A. A1 - Lang, Elmar Wolfgang A1 - Tomé, Ana Maria T1 - A multi-variate blind source separation algorithm JF - Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine N2 - Background and objective The study follows the proposal of decomposing a given data matrix into a product of independent spatial and temporal component matrices. A multi-variate decomposition approach is presented, based on an approximate diagonalization of a set of matrices computed using a latent space representation. Methods The proposed methodology follows an algebraic approach, which is common to space, temporal or spatiotemporal blind source separation algorithms. More specifically, the algebraic approach relies on singular value decomposition techniques, which avoids computationally costly and numerically instable matrix inversion. The method is equally applicable to correlation matrices determined from second order correlations or by considering fourth order correlations. Results The resulting algorithms are applied to fMRI data sets either to extract the underlying fMRI components or to extract connectivity maps from resting state fMRI data collected for a dynamic functional connectivity analysis. Intriguingly, our algorithm shows increased spatial specificity compared to common approaches, while temporal precision stays similar. Conclusion The study presents a novel spatiotemporal blind source separation algorithm, which is both robust and avoids parameters that are difficult to fine tune. Applied on experimental data sets, the new method yields highly confined and focused areas with least spatial extent in the retinotopy case, and similar results in the dynamic functional connectivity analyses compared to other blind source separation algorithms. Therefore, we conclude that our novel algorithm is highly competitive and yields results, which are superior or at least similar to existing approaches. KW - Blind source separation KW - Independent component analysis KW - fMRI KW - Resting state KW - Retinotopy KW - Spatio temporal Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2017.08.019 SN - 1872-7565 SN - 0169-2607 VL - 151 SP - 91 EP - 99 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wein, Simon A1 - Deco, Gustavo A1 - Tomé, Ana Maria A1 - Goldhacker, Markus A1 - Malloni, Wilhelm M. A1 - Greenlee, Mark W. A1 - Lang, Elmar Wolfgang T1 - Brain Connectivity Studies on Structure-Function Relationships: A Short Survey with an Emphasis on Machine Learning JF - Computational intelligence and neuroscience N2 - This short survey reviews the recent literature on the relationship between the brain structure and its functional dynamics. Imaging techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) make it possible to reconstruct axonal fiber tracks and describe the structural connectivity (SC) between brain regions. By measuring fluctuations in neuronal activity, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) provides insights into the dynamics within this structural network. One key for a better understanding of brain mechanisms is to investigate how these fast dynamics emerge on a relatively stable structural backbone. So far, computational simulations and methods from graph theory have been mainly used for modeling this relationship. Machine learning techniques have already been established in neuroimaging for identifying functionally independent brain networks and classifying pathological brain states. This survey focuses on methods from machine learning, which contribute to our understanding of functional interactions between brain regions and their relation to the underlying anatomical substrate. KW - Brain Mapping KW - Brain/diagnostic imaging KW - Diffusion Tensor Imaging KW - Machine Learning KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging KW - Nerve Net/diagnostic imaging KW - Neural Pathways/diagnostic imaging KW - Structure-Activity Relationship Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5573740 SP - 1 EP - 31 PB - Hindawi ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wostmann, Rene A1 - Schlunder, Philipp A1 - Temme, Fabian A1 - Klinkenberg, Ralf A1 - Kimberger, Josef A1 - Spichtinger, Andrea A1 - Goldhacker, Markus A1 - Deuse, Jochen T1 - Conception of a Reference Architecture for Machine Learning in the Process Industry T2 - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data): 10.12.2020 - 13.12.2020 Atlanta, GA, USA N2 - The increasing global competition demands continuous optimization of products and processes from companies in the process industry. Where conventional methods of Lean Management and Six Sigma reach their limits, new opportunities and challenges arise through increasing connectivity in the Industrial Internet of Things and machine learning. The majority of industrial projects do not reach the deployment or are isolated solutions, as the structures for data integration, training, deployment and maintenance of models are not established. This paper presents the conception of a reference architecture for machine learning in the process industry to support companies in implementing their own specific structures. The focus is on the development process and an exemplary implementation in the brewing industry. KW - Big data KW - Companies KW - Industrial Internet of Things KW - Industries KW - Machine learning KW - Optimization KW - process industry KW - Production KW - Reference architecture KW - Six sigma KW - Training Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-1-7281-6251-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/bigdata50022.2020.9378290 SP - 1726 EP - 1735 PB - IEEE ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Plank, Tina A1 - Rosengarth, Katharina A1 - Schmalhofer, Carolin A1 - Goldhacker, Markus A1 - Brandl-Rühle, Sabine A1 - Greenlee, Mark W. T1 - Perceptual learning in patients with macular degeneration JF - Frontiers in psychology N2 - Patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or hereditary macular dystrophies (JMD) rely on an efficient use of their peripheral visual field. We trained eight AMD and five JMD patients to perform a texture-discrimination task (TDT) at their preferred retinal locus (PRL) used for fixation. Six training sessions of approximately one hour duration were conducted over a period of approximately 3 weeks. Before, during and after training twelve patients and twelve age-matched controls (the data from two controls had to be discarded later) took part in three functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) sessions to assess training-related changes in the BOLD response in early visual cortex. Patients benefited from the training measurements as indexed by significant decrease (p = 0.001) in the stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) between the presentation of the texture target on background and the visual mask, and in a significant location specific effect of the PRL with respect to hit rate (p = 0.014). The following trends were observed: (i) improvement in Vernier acuity for an eccentric line-bisection task; (ii) positive correlation between the development of BOLD signals in early visual cortex and initial fixation stability (r = 0.531); (iii) positive correlation between the increase in task performance and initial fixation stability (r = 0.730). The first two trends were non-significant, whereas the third trend was significant at p = 0.014, Bonferroni corrected. Consequently, our exploratory study suggests that training on the TDT can enhance eccentric vision in patients with central vision loss. This enhancement is accompanied by a modest alteration in the BOLD response in early visual cortex. KW - perceptual learning KW - fMRI BOLD KW - cortical plasticity KW - visual cortex KW - macular degeneration Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01189 SN - 1664-1078 VL - 5 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Frontiers Research Foundation CY - Lausanne ER -