@masterthesis{Ostrick, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Ostrick, Manuela}, title = {The challenge of professionalization vs. social capital orientation in agricultural cooperatives- A case study of agricultural supply cooperatives in North-Rhine-Westphalia}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, abstract = {Many studies have been conducted in the northern part of Europe, especially in Sweden. This thesis is conducted to get an impression on the actual position of cooperatives in Germany. To be specific in North-Rhine-Westphalia where several cooperatives have been founded and become major player in the agribusiness sector. However, this was not by accident, but a response to the requirements of the famers in this region. Those coops have been developed in the M{\"u}nsterland, a region north-west located in NRW which is famous for their intensive livestock-business and small amount of arable land, and in general is the home of small, structured family-farms. In the past, cooperatives have been the only one to provide information and products to the farmers in this region. Due to those circumstances the farmers in this region have a strong attachment to "their coops". As a result of this specialty several joint ventures of cooperatives have been observed. The objective of this thesis is to examinate the perspective of social capital orientation of two expert-groups which can be shared into two different experts-groups prominent supply cooperatives in North Rhine-Westphalia.}, language = {en} } @book{BrandtTiefenthalZimenkova, author = {Brandt, Kevin and Tiefenthal, Gerrit and Zimenkova, Tatiana}, title = {Wie entsteht Zusammenhalt? Perspektiven aus der Dortmunder Stadtgesellschaft}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-7907}, publisher = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {63}, abstract = {Wie steht es um den Zusammenhalt in der Gesellschaft? Wie wollen wir miteinander leben? Und wer sind ‚Wir' {\"u}berhaupt? Diese und {\"a}hnliche Fragen bestimmen seit einigen Jahren die Diskussionsrunden in Politsendungen, im Feuilleton und an den Stamm- und Abendbrottischen der Republik. Zur Aushandlung dieser Fragen wurden im Rahmen des Praxis-Forschungsprojekts ‚ZuNaMi' B{\"u}rger*innen der Stadt Dortmund dazu eingeladen, miteinander {\"u}ber ihre Vorstellungen von gesellschaftlichem Zusammenhalt in einer vielf{\"a}ltigen und inklusiven Stadtgemeinschaft zu beraten. Innerhalb dieser Ergebnisbrosch{\"u}re sind es somit die B{\"u}rger*innen selbst, die in R{\"u}ckgriff auf ihre geteilten Erfahrungen in einer konkreten Stadtgemeinschaft als lokale Expert*innen zu Wort kommen.}, language = {de} } @misc{CastroRojas, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Castro Rojas, Diego Fernando}, title = {Participatory Virtual Reality. Immersion and presence in digital platforms for serious topics.}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, abstract = {Energy is one of the most important components of our lives. Nevertheless, it is still considered an abstract concept for a great majority of the population. Energy is also responsible for most of the environmental problems we are facing nowadays, therefore, we require more than ever, and by any necessary means, to bring this concept closer to our daily life, not only from a dimension of knowledge, also from those related to our behavior and attitude towards it. This study aims to explore Virtual Reality social platforms as a promising means of communication to address environmental issues. More specifically, to understand their potential to generate participation cultures around serious issues, understanding participation culture as the set of activities, through which people collectively shape a space for expression and learning. For this purpose, a research was conducted analyzing three Virtual Reality social apps (VRChat, Rec Room, and AltSpaceVR) to identify —under the perspective of Jenkins' Convergence Culture— the existing activities and behaviors shaping participatory cultures inside of the platforms. A second research was conducted based on the observation of the main components of the platforms to use them as a reference for the conceptual development of a VR app to present the strategic plan of the European Commission in a participatory environment.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Leufen, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Leufen, Luke}, title = {Arbeit im Homeoffice - eher Fluch als Segen? Eine empirische Untersuchung zum Einfluss von Teleheimarbeit auf das Stressempfinden unter Ber{\"u}cksichtigung weiterer Variablen}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, abstract = {Ziel - Die Corona-Pandemie zwingt viele arbeitst{\"a}tige Personen ins Home-Office. Neben Vorteilen wie dem Wegfall der Anfahrt zum Arbeitsplatz und erh{\"o}hter Job-Autonomie stellt sich die Frage, ob Teleheimarbeit auch negative Konsequenzen mit sich bringt. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, zu untersuchen, wie Teleheimarbeit das Wohlbefinden von arbeitst{\"a}tigen Personen beeinflusst. Methodik - Auf Grundlage von Frageb{\"o}gen wurde eine Online-Befragung entwickelt. Teilnehmende waren Personen, welche seit Ausbruch des Corona-Virus in Deutschland arbeitst{\"a}tig waren (N = 200). Es wurden die Variablen Teleheimarbeit-Intensit{\"a}t, subjektive soziale Isolation, arbeitsbezogene Stressreaktion sowie die dem Work-Family Conflict zuzuordnenden Variablen Family Interference with Work und Work Interference with Family erhoben. Ergebnisse - Es wurde ein positiver Zusammenhang zwischen der Teleheimarbeit-Intensit{\"a}t und subjektiver sozialer Isolation, arbeitsbezogener Stressreaktion sowie Family Interference with Work gefunden. Es zeigte sich eine vollst{\"a}ndige Mediation durch subjektive soziale Isolation beim Einfluss der Teleheimarbeit-Intensit{\"a}t auf die arbeitsbezogene Stressreaktion. Die Anzahl von Kindern unter 18 Jahren, welche w{\"a}hrend der Teleheimarbeit betreut wurden, moderierte den verst{\"a}rkenden Einfluss der Teleheimarbeit-Intensit{\"a}t auf Family Interference with Work, indem dieser durch die Anwesenheit von Kindern verst{\"a}rkt wurde. Relevanz der Untersuchung - Die Arbeit liefert wichtige Erkenntnisse {\"u}ber das Verst{\"a}ndnis von Belastungen w{\"a}hrend der Corona-Pandemie und kann als Grundlage f{\"u}r weitere Untersuchungen dienen. Teleheimarbeit birgt potenzielle Gefahren f{\"u}r das psychische Wohlbefinden, welche es zu kontrollieren gilt. Praktische Implikationen werden geschlussfolgert, welche f{\"u}r Unternehmen bei der Einf{\"u}hrung von Teleheimarbeit von Interesse sind.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Moor, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Moor, Irene}, title = {Character Animation und User Experience Design f{\"u}r eine Virtual Reality-Schulung in Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, abstract = {Die Bereitschaft bei einem Herzstillstand Erste Hilfe zu leisten nimmt ab. Im Jahr 2019 f{\"u}hrten nur 39\% der Notfallzeugen eine Herzdruckmassage durch, 3\% weniger als noch im Jahr davor. (Nur ein Drittel hilft mit Herzdruckmassage, 2019) Sofortige und qualitativ hochwertige Wiederbelebungsmaßnahmen k{\"o}nnen jedoch die {\"U}berlebenschancen des Patienten verdoppeln bis vervierfachen. Vor allem der Einsatz eines Defibrillators innerhalb der ersten 3-5 Minuten nach dem Kollaps kann die {\"U}berlebenschancen auf 50-70 \% erh{\"o}hen. (Perkins et al., 2015) Um die Bereitschaft zur Ersten Hilfe im Falle eines Herzinfarktes zu erh{\"o}hen, wurde in Kooperation mit der secova GmbH \& Co. KG eine Virtual Reality Schulung mit Fokus auf hohe User-Experience entwickelt, in welcher der Anwender in die Rolle eines Notfallzeugen schl{\"u}pft. So soll dem Nutzer das richtige Vorgehen auf spielerische Weise nahegebracht werden.}, language = {de} } @misc{SamuelVarghese, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Samuel Varghese, Bitty}, title = {Development of a Self Learning Agent to control a Gas Network Simulator}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8025}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {88}, abstract = {Natural gas is an indispensable source of energy for industrial and domestic purposes, hence distribution and trade demands competition. In gas distribution, optimizing is a crucial task involving control decision on the network elements with respect to trader's demand at the boundary nodes. The application of artificial intelligence is becoming popular in diverse domains, making its role in gas transport networks more and more interesting. The opposite interest of the players in the network is the reason behind the thought of establishing a game analogy here. The agents as players act on the basis of the opponent's action. Since both agents perform actions from different space, a neural network model is designed for the dispatcher agent to learn to make decisions for active elements based on its experience from the sample gas transport network. Behavior of the network and its elements is depicted using an optimized gas network simulator. The representation of the gas transport network and its state is digitally transformed so that it is able to extract the features by an artificial neural network representing the environment and its rules. With the help of the trained neural network, the dispatcher agent decides the control decisions with less accumulated penalties. The results and findings of the proposed method are subjected to a comparison with the interval halving method. The results of the study will open the door for further research possibilities.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Li, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Li, Yeyang}, title = {Investigation of Acute Toxicity of Urban Surface Water Combined with Luminescent Bacteria Test, TOC and AAS}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8118}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {70}, abstract = {With the acceleration of urbanization, the quality of urban water quality is a serious issue. In this study, three main analytical techniques were used to comprehensively analyse the urban surface water quality. Luminescent bacteria test is a rapid and sensitive bioassay for acute toxicity determination in water. Through the inhibition rate of bacteria, the toxicity of water quality is reflected in a short-term. In this study, Vibrio fischeri bioassay was used to determine the toxicity in urban surface water. However, when the luminescence results of samples have only a slight difference, AAS and TOC can be used as sensitive chemical analytical techniques. atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) can analyse the heavy metal concentration and total organic carbon (TOC) can determine the organic contamination in water. AAS and TOC can quantitatively and qualitatively analyse chemical parameters. In the study, although each technique has a certain limitation, the combination of these three experiments can be detailed explain the cause of toxicity of urban surface water. Therefore, the advantage of these three methods which are fast, highly sensitive, and easy to operate, makes the analysis of water quality more efficiently. In this study, the water samples were analysed after filtration. In case the toxicity being related to substances sorbed to the suspended matter has a significant effect on water quality, it is necessary to conduct unfiltered experiments in future research.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Krawczyk, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Krawczyk, Adrian}, title = {Linux-Simulation als implizites Lernszenario}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8122}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {43}, abstract = {Linux is an operating system, which is used by a limited number of people. The main idea of this project is to develop a game that not only simulates Linux, but also provides an opportunity to learn various things about the use of this operating system. The game, LinuxSimulationGame, is built with Unity and designed by following the requirements of a focus group. While in development, game tests are used to investigate the current state and quality of the game. Game tests provide feedback to the developer, which can be used to plan further changes. By using mechanics like space, objects, actions, rules and skills the game produces various situations in which a user is able to learn. By memorizing information based on a Linux operating system. Both game tests and interviews have proved an interest in this kind of gameplay. LinuxSimulationGame is a game which could result in an increase of knowledge. This would require further testing. This document describes mechanics and data needed for creation of games like LinuxSimulationGame.}, language = {de} } @misc{OPUS4-819, title = {26/2021 Erneute Verschiebung der Wahl zum Allgemeinen Studierendenausschuss der Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, volume = {2021}, number = {26}, organization = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8197}, pages = {2}, language = {de} } @misc{OPUS4-818, title = {25/2021 Zweite {\"A}nderungssatzung zur Pr{\"u}fungsordnung vom 28.03.2018, amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr. 4/2019, f{\"u}r den Bachelorstudiengang International Business and Management der Fakult{\"a}t Gesellschaft und {\"O}konomie an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, volume = {2021}, number = {25}, organization = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8184}, pages = {5}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Jistel, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Jistel, Roland}, title = {Male Refugees \& Prostitution in Germany: Applying Bourdieu's Theory of The Forms of Capital on Sex Work to Analyze Refugees' Integration in German Society}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8106}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {60}, abstract = {Due to the influx of refugee men into Germany over the past years, there is a growing interest in studying how integration can be achieved. This paper joins this conversation on how we can try to measure and understand integration in the context of which possibilities are offered by sex work. Analysing through the lens of Bourdieu's forms of capital, and illustrating how refugee men use sex work to initiate upward social movement. For this paper seven MRSW (Male Refugee Sex Workers) were interviewed. The collected data was evaluated by the method of qualitative content analysis and by taking various important analytical categories (motivations, identity, practice) supported by the existing literature, into consideration. The findings show that MRSW use sex work in diverse ways, in order to generate different kinds of profits: While raising economic capital served as the main motivation, cultural and social capitals were generated as well. Language skills, peer bonding, and being able to understand German culture served as the greatest outcomes of sex work. As the motive, we can see that financial instability drives MRSW to sex work, but that social media plays a huge role in making sex work appear as a efficient and feasible option. For the interviewed MRSW in this research, sex work did show to have a positive impact on their ability and capability to integrate into German society.}, language = {en} } @misc{OPUS4-804, title = {24/2021 Zw{\"o}lfte {\"A}nderungssatzung zur Beitragsordnung der Studierendenschaft der Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, volume = {2021}, number = {24}, organization = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8045}, pages = {4}, language = {de} } @misc{OPUS4-801, title = {23/2021 Zugangsordnung f{\"u}r den Masterstudiengang Information Engineering and Computer Science der Fakult{\"a}t Kommunikation und Umwelt an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, volume = {2021}, number = {23}, organization = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8013}, pages = {7}, language = {de} } @misc{OPUS4-800, title = {22/2021 Pr{\"u}fungsordnung f{\"u}r den Masterstudiengang Information Engineering and Computer Science an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, volume = {2021}, number = {22}, organization = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8007}, pages = {26}, language = {de} } @misc{OPUS4-799, title = {21/2021 Erste {\"A}nderungssatzung zur Pr{\"u}fungsordnung vom 10.07.2019, amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr. 26/2020, f{\"u}r den Bachelorstudiengang Communication and Information Engineering der Fakult{\"a}t Kommunikation und Umwelt der Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, volume = {2021}, number = {21}, organization = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-7992}, pages = {5}, language = {de} } @misc{OPUS4-798, title = {20/2021 Zweite {\"A}nderungssatzung zur Pr{\"u}fungsordnung vom 10.04.2019, amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr.32/2019, f{\"u}r den Bachelorstudiengang Verwaltungsinformatik - E-Government der Fakult{\"a}t Kommunikation und Umwelt der Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, volume = {2021}, number = {20}, organization = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-7986}, pages = {12}, language = {de} } @misc{Thome, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Thom{\´e}, Joanna Sandra}, title = {Internetbasierte Psychotherapie als innovative Behandlungsform bei Depressionen}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, abstract = {Einleitung: Die internetbasierte kognitive Verhaltenstherapie (ICBT) zur Behandlung von Depressionen hat bereits in einigen Ländern Einzug in die Gesundheitsversorgung erhalten. Da in Deutschland ein Psychotherapieplatzmangel besteht werden in dieser Thesis die Fragen erörtert, (1) wie die ICBT als Innovation zu charakterisieren ist, (2) ob sie sich als kosteneffektive Behandlungsform f{\"u}r Menschen mit einer Depression eignet und (3) welche Zielgruppen davon abgesprochen werden könnten. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Bei der Depression handelt es sich um eine häufige und oftmals unzureichend behandelte psychische Erkrankung, was zu hohen Gesundheitskosten f{\"u}hrt. Die Digitalisierung des deutschen Gesundheitssystems ist noch nicht stark ausgeprägt, wird jedoch durch Gesetzgebungen und der Evaluation digitaler Behandlungsformen ausgebaut. Die ICBT basiert auf der kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie, welche bei Depressionen eine hohe Wirksamkeit zeigt. Durch die Erprobung der ICBT in anderen Ländern könnte diese eine wirksame Innovation f{\"u}r die deutsche psychiatrische Gesundheitsversorgung darstellen. Methodik: F{\"u}r die Beantwortung der Fragestellung wurde eine Literaturanalyse von ICBT- Behandlungen bei unipolaren Depressionen im Zeitraum von 2015-2020 in den Datenbanken Pubmed und Cochrane Library durchgef{\"u}hrt. 24 RCT-Studien und Metaanalysen entsprachen den Einschlusskriterien. Zur Analyse der Innovation wurden die in den Studien verwendeten ICBT-Programme als Innovation charakterisiert, mit Erfolgsfaktoren verglichen und die Wirksamkeit erhoben. Zudem wurde eine Kosten-Effektivitätsanalyse (KEA) durchgef{\"u}hrt. Ergebnisse: Bei der ICBT handelt es sich um eine Prozess- sowie marktmäßige Innovation f{\"u}r das deutsche Gesundheitswesen, welche sich als Basistechnologie etabliert hat. In der Wirksamkeitsanalyse konnten in 20 Studien eine Reduktion der depressiven Symptome erhoben werden. Die durchschnittliche Effektstärke der ICBT gegen{\"u}ber der Kontrollgruppe lag bei 0,34. Ein Problem stellte die geringere Adhärenz bei der ICBT-Behandlung dar. Bei der KEA stellte sich die ICBT-Behandlung im Vergleich zur Kontrollbedingung als kostenintensiver heraus. Diskussion: Die ICBT zeigt sich in den meisten Studien als gleichwertig zu einer Face-to- Face-Behandlung. Zur Steigerung der Adhärenz sollten geleitete ICBT-Programme bevorzugt werden. Die Erfolgsfaktoren sind teilweise erf{\"u}llt, jedoch sind diese abhängig von der Art der Implementierung im Gesundheitswesen. Die ICBT hat weiterhin das Potenzial, langfristig Behandlungskosten einzusparen. Zuletzt wurden Möglichkeiten aufgezeigt, welche eine Implementierung der ICBT im deutschen Gesundheitswesen erleichtern könnten. Ausblick: Bei der ICBT handelt es sich um eine wirksame Behandlungsform, welche f{\"u}r bestimmte Patienten im deutschen Gesundheitssystem geeignet sein kann.}, subject = {Depression}, language = {de} } @misc{Ghimire, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Ghimire, Dikshant}, title = {Assessment of the Impact of lockdown on PM 2.5 emission in Nepal}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, abstract = {Air pollution has been one of the main concerns for Nepal for a very long and PM2.5 is one of the most neglected air pollutants in Nepal. Nepal is among the countries most affected by both indoor and outdoor PM2.5 pollution in the world. This thesis is based on the recent lockdown that happened in Nepal during the pandemic of COVID-19 in 2020. This study investigates the impact of lockdown on PM2.5 emission based on the assessment of emission inventories. The annual data for PM2.5 emission was extracted from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) and then the extrapolation was done to calculate the assumed PM2.5 emission for 2019 and 2020 using linear regression. The assumed nationwide monthly emission ercentage was used to calculate the PM2.5 emission during lockdown months. The PM2.5 sources affected during the lockdown were identified and their assumed percentage contribution (6.18\%) was used to calculate the emission during lockdown month. The ambient air PM2.5 concentration data was extracted from the official websites of the government of Nepal. The lockdown months were compared with the preceding year's same month and the percentage change was calculated. The study suggested that in 2020 the PM2.5 emission rate for April was reduced by 4.68\% and for May it was reduced by 4.85\% whereas during an assumed 'no lockdown' year, all the months would have had an increase in PM2.5 emission by ~1.6\%. The concentration of PM2.5 for March was educed by 14.65\%, similarly, for April it was reduced by 13.96\% and for May it was reduced by 50.92\%. The comparison of the percentage change of both the PM2.5 emission and concentration shows that the decrease in concentration was much higher compared to the reduction in emission due to the lockdown. The monthly assessment of PM2.5 during the lockdown suggested that the percentage change in emission of PM2.5 was minor compared to the change in the concentration of PM2.5 which might be due to different reasons including meteorology, underestimation of the contribution of some emission sectors by the emission inventories and the fact that the emission inventories are set up for the whole country whereas the PM2.5 concentration data are collected with monitoring stations located in cities close to major PM2.5 sources.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Dai, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Dai, Chenke}, title = {Testing the Influence of Platinum Load on Performance of Fuel Cells Using Impedance Spectroscopy and Current Voltage Measurement}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-7730}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {67}, abstract = {Increasing Platinum catalyst loading in proton exchange membrane fuel cell is supposed to increase the performance and lifetime. However, Platinum is an extremely expensive material. Therefore, increasing loading could contribute to the price significantly. The aim of this work is to measure the proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance under three different catalyst loading on cathode and determine the optimum loading for performance in these three tested loading levels. The tested cathodic loadings are 0.3 mg/cm2, 0.6 mg/cm2 and 0.9 mg/cm2. By applying two methods: current-voltage measurement and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, the open circuit voltages, polarization, power output and impedance were recorded. From the experiment, it is found that the internal resistance decreased with increasing Platinum loadings on the cathode. The simulation results indicate this change is mostly contributed by decreasing cathodic resistance. With increasing cathodic Platinum loading, the cathodic resistance decreases. It is also found during experiments, the polarization, open circuit voltage and power performance first increased and then stayed at same level. These indicators showed best performance at 0.6 mg/cm2 cathodic loading level. Combined with simulation results, the large impedance value of constant phase element in equivalent model for 0.9 mg/cm2 loading is considered as the reason why the power performance stop improving.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Vaessen, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Vaeßen, Malte}, title = {Market analysis in the industry field of implantable medical devices}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-7844}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {53}, abstract = {This thesis deals with the problem of missing research on market analysis in the specific healthcare market of implantable medical devices. The thesis is done in collaboration with the medical device company, FEG Textiltechnik mbH, which produces medical meshes used in hernia repair. To deal with the problem, the market of mplantable medical devices in the healthcare sector as well as market analysis tools were analysed on the basis of a literature analysis. On the basis of these information a good approach was developed and tested in a case study including two test phases. One is a comparison with a market analysis from the collaborating company, FEG Textiltechnik mbH, while the other one is a theoretical example of a market analysis on the Australian market for the previously named company. The developed good approach aims at a market entry in a foreign market. The case studies showed that the good approach has a valuable potential for companies in the industry of implantable medical devices. However, some points were falsely included, which would have been better fit at later stages of the market entry. However, the good approach can be used by companies in the industry, due to its broad fit and can be further optimised with real world applications or tests and can be used outside of the industry after some modifications.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Gatzke, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Gatzke, Linda}, title = {Die Realisierung von kollaborativen Lernprozessen in computergest{\"u}tzten Umgebungen am Beispiel Microsoft Teams}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, abstract = {Das kollaborative Lernen wird als ein Trend des 21sten Jahrhunderts gesehen. Jedoch hat nicht zuletzt der Ausbruch der COVID-19 Pandemie gezeigt, dass der Austausch Face-To-Face nicht immer gew{\"a}hrleistet werden kann und technologische Alternativen ben{\"o}tigt werden, die explizit kollaboratives Lernen unterst{\"u}tzen. Auf Grund des mangelnden Angebots an Anwendungen f{\"u}r kollaboratives Lernen, besteht die {\"U}berlegung Kollaborationstools zu nutzen, dessen theoretisches Konzept der Kollaboration eine hohe inhaltliche {\"U}bereinstimmung zum kollaborative Lernen aufweist. Um diese Forschungsl{\"u}cke zu f{\"u}llen, k{\"o}nnen demnach zwei Fragen gestellt werden. (1) Was sind zentrale Elemente des kollaborativen Lernens und (2) k{\"o}nnen diese Elemente in dem Kollaborationstool Microsoft Teams realisiert werden? Dazu werden zun{\"a}chst vier unterschiedliche Theorien zum kollaborativen Lernen dargestellt in denen sich 35 zentrale Elemente des kollaborativen Lernens identifizieren lassen. Diese werden zu 10 Faktoren zusammengefasst und mit weiteren Ergebnissen aus der Empirie betrachtet. Abschließend erfolgt der Vergleich zwischen den Faktoren und den Funktionen von Microsoft Teams. Der Vergleich zeigt, dass 6 der 10 Faktoren bereits durch die Anwendung realisiert werden. Bei weiteren 4 Faktoren bedarf es der Optimierung der Anwendung. Infolge der Limitationen, wie der begrenzten Auswahl der Theorien oder dem unstrukturierten methodischen Vorgehen bedarf es weiterer Forschungen. In zuk{\"u}nftigen Studien sind vor allem empirische Untersuchungen und die Interaktion der vorgestellten Faktoren interessant. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit verdeutlichen das Potenzial von Kollaborationstools, wie MS Teams, um kollaboratives Lernen zu initiieren. Zus{\"a}tzlich k{\"o}nnen weitere Entwicklungsfelder der Anwendung identifiziert werden.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Marquardt, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Marquardt, Johanna}, title = {Biodiversity changes in vegetation and insects following the creation of a wildflower strip: A Case Study}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-7061}, school = {Hochschule Rhein-Waal}, pages = {112}, abstract = {With the Global Climate Change, the loss of biodiversity is one of the most current and biggest crises of today and the future. The loss i.e., the decrease of biodiversity, does not only have negative effects on vegetation and animals, but also on humans. If nature is doing well, people are doing well. In order to counteract the loss, this bachelor thesis attempts to increase plant and insect biodiversity at a specific location with insect-friendly seed mixtures and by measuring the change using comparison areas. Accordingly, the two research questions were addressed: (1) "How does plant-biodiversity change in the backyard and front yard on the seed mixture plot compared to plant-biodiversity in the backyard and front yard next to the seed mixture plot?" and (2) "How does insect-biodiversity change in the backyard and front yard on the seed mixture plot compared to insect-biodiversity in the backyard and front yard next to the seed mixture plot?" To answer these research questions and to obtain more suitable data, a wildflower strip was established in the backyard and one in the front yard, each with an adjacent reference field, to ensure equal environmental conditions and to detect changes in flora and fauna. Plants and insects were observed and documented during the flowering period in order to determine differences in biodiversity sizes afterwards. The comparison of the different biodiversity sizes shows that an increase in insect and plant biodiversity can be achieved by planting insect-friendly wildflower strips. As the increase of plant biodiversity also leads to the increase of insect biodiversity. Further research in the field of biodiversity enhancement could be done by collecting more measurement points of the coefficients at additional locations to extend the data set and to improve the applied method of this bachelor thesis. Also, the recordings could be repeated over a longer time period of several years.}, language = {en} }