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Dissertation
Functional characterization of disease-associated mutations in type I cGMP-dependent protein kinase
(2022-08)
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, and while mainly associated with behavioral risk factors, they can also be linked to genetic disorders. The cGMP-dependent protein kinase type I (PKG I) plays a pivotal role in the homeostasis of the vasculature by mediating NO/cGMP-dependent relaxation of vascular smooth muscle cells. A recently described genetic risk factor associated with PKG I results in heritable thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD). Although PKG isoforms Iα and Iβ ...
Habilitation
Numerical Methods for Fluid Flow: High Order SBP Schemes, IMEX Advection-Diffusion Splitting and Positivity Preservation for Production-Destruction PDEs
(2021-01)
The current demands regarding the numerical simulation of fluid flow often require highly accurate computations to obtain a detailed resolution of the occurring physical phenomena. The basic concept for the construction of a fluid solver is to transfer the physical model into a numerical scheme which complies with the underlying physical principles such as conservation and balances of certain quantities. In addition, the numerical methods are required to be stable and efficient. Again, stability is often determined ...
Dissertation
Synthese von [3]Ferrocenophanen und Ferrocen-verbrückten Oligophosphanen zur (elektro-)chemischen Erzeugung Phosphor-basierter Radikale
(2021-12)
Phosphor-basierte Radikale wurden in der Vergangenheit neben der bewährten Verwendung zur Phosphanierung von (an-)organischen Verbindungen auch als Reduktionsmittel in Einzelelektronen-Transfer-Reaktionen, als Radikalstarter oder als Flammschutzmittel eingesetzt. Ein geeigneter Weg, solche Radikale zu erzeugen, führt über eine thermisch induzierte homolytische Spaltung einer zentralen, sterisch abgeschirmten, elektronenreichen Bindung wie in Bisaminodiphosphanen X₂P PX₂ (X = NR₂). Ein Nachteil sind hier die meist ...
Dissertation
Magnetic Textures and Magnetization Reversal Processes in Arrays of Ferromagnetic and Exchange-Biased Hollow Hemispheres
(2022)
The main objective of this thesis is to investigate hemispherical caps prepared by thin film deposition of magnetic material compositions on top of nano- and micrometer sized silica spheres. When compared to flat magnetic discs, these microcaps differ in their magnetic properties due to the curved and therefore three-dimensional shape. However, under certain conditions, both microstructures have previously been proven to express the famous magnetic vortex texture because of the confinement into a circular shape. ...
Preprint
Identifying critical demand scenarios for the robust capacitated network design problem using principal component analysis
(2021-11-30)
In this paper, we consider the single-commodity robust network design problem. Given an undirected graph with capacity installation costs on its edges and a set S of scenarios with associated flow balance vectors that represent different scenarios of node supplies and demands, the goal is to find integer edge capacities that minimize the total installation cost and permit a feasible single commodity flow for each scenario. This problem arises, for example, in the design of power networks, which are dimensioned to ...
Dissertation
Pollen Metabarcoding: Theory and Application
(2022-01)
Der vom Menschen verursachte Verlust der biologischen Vielfalt bedroht die Versorgungssicherheit durch Ökosystemleistungen, wie beispielsweise Bestäubung. Da unser Überleben als Spezies hiervon abhängt, ist es notwendig, unser Wissen über die Biodiversität in beschleunigter Weise zu erweitern, um dieser Bedrohung zu begegnen. Im Gegensatz zu dem Barcoding, bei welchem ein unbestimmter Organismus mit Hilfe eines Teils seiner DNS durch Abgleich mit einer Referenzdatenbank bestimmt wird, handelt es sich beim Metabarcoding ...
Dissertation
Investigation of the functional synergy and involvement of different tRNA modifications in translational control
(2020-07-02)
Transfer RNAs are essential adapter molecules employed in the translational process and are highly modified all over their structure. Specific modification of the four canonical ribonucleotides (A, U, C, G) is accomplished by various proteins and/or protein complexes, ranging from simple isomerisations (e.g. Ψ) and methylations (e.g. m5C) up to complex chemical structures (e.g. mcm5s2U, ct6A). The functions of tRNA modifications are linked to the specific position and may influence translation by supporting the native ...
Dissertation
The tRNA binding protein Kti12 and its role in the regulation of Elongator complex
(2020-06-08)
[Summary] Kti12 is a conserved eukaryotic protein showing sequence homology to O-phosphoseryltRNA kinase (Pstk), which is required for the synthesis of selenocysteine tRNA. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kti12 was originally discovered in a genetic screening for resistance against zymocin, a protein toxin produced by Kluyveromyces lactis. The cytotoxicity of zymocin lies in its anticodon nuclease activity, causing tRNA depletion and cell death in sensitive yeast cells. It recognizes and cleaves a particular wobble uridine ...
Dissertation
Association of neighboring β-Strands to form the β-barrel structure of the voltage-dependent anion channel, human isoform 1 (hVDAC1) precedes membrane insertion and is largely driven by polar interactions between basic and acidic amino acid side-chains
(2020)
To date, all biophysical folding studies on β-barrel membrane proteins from outer membranes (OMPs) indicated a coupled mechanism of folding and membrane insertion. Most of these studies were performed with smaller OMPs from bacteria. Here we have investigated folding and insertion of a mitochondrial OMP, the voltage-dependent anion-selective channel (VDAC), human isoform 1 (hVDAC1). To examine whether folding and insertion are coupled for hVDAC1, the association of neighboring β-strands of the 19-stranded β-barrel ...
Dissertation
Optical Amplification in Disordered Waveguiding Systems
(2020)
Bei dem Phänomen der verstärkten Emission in ungeordneten Systemen handelt es sich um ein wiederentdecktes und über die letzten Jahrzehnte stark debattiertes Themengebiet in der Literatur. Diese Dissertation soll hierzu zwei experimentelle Ansätze bieten, wobei beide in der Lage sind, bei optischer Anregung entweder Random Lasing oder Verstärkte Spontane Emission zu zeigen.
In dieser Arbeit wird thermisch induzierte Faltenbildung (Wrinklebildung) als neuer Ansatz zur Herstellung von Streuzentren in wellenleitenden ...