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Patterns of Practice - Interdisciplinary Negotiation of Cultural Complexity through Practice-Based Methods in Informatics
(2022)
Following the principle of knowing through making, this thesis discusses development and application of a practice-based methodology for construction of digital artefacts within
cultural contexts. It addresses the epistemological diversity and complexity inhering within interdisciplinary projects, suggesting methodological devices able to navigate the variegated disciplinary landscape present within respective development projects. The conceptual pair complexity/complication acts as theoretical point of reference ...
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In the Face of Adversity – Conceptual and Empirical Studies on Team and Organizational Resilience
(2024)
In this cumulative dissertation, the resilience of organizational actors is explored through four independent essays. The focus is on investigating why certain organizations and teams are better equipped to handle adversities than others. At the outset of the project, a comprehensive literature review on current research in the field of organizational resilience was conducted. This review enabled the authors to identify the so-called "Building Blocks" of organizational resilience, which provide essential theoretical ...
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A critical assessment of opportunities and challenges from Blockchain adoption in supply chain management
(2024)
This dissertation explores the role of blockchain technology within the domain of supply chain management. The research navigates the promising and rapidly evolving landscape of blockchain technology, marked by ongoing challenges and supply chain developments. The study comprises four distinct yet interlinked examinations, each focusing on specific aspects of blockchain application in supply chain management, encompassing traceability, transaction costs, digital freight information, and the inherent tensions in ...
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Analysis on Successful Project Completion in Reward-based Crowdfunding
(2023-10)
Project creators often encounter difficulties when trying to secure funding. This is primarily because traditional investors view projects as lacking equity, not attractive enough and carrying high risks. However, with the advent of Web 2.0 crowdfunding has emerged as an alternative financing option in recent years. While crowdfunding continues to foster innovation and creativity the success rate of reward-based crowdfunding campaigns is often below 50%. Consequently, project creators are actively seeking solutions ...
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Functional analyses of Dph1•Dph2 in synthesis of diphthamide, a clinically relevant modification on eEF2
(2024)
Diphthamide is a unique post-translational modification of a conserved histidine on the eukaryotic translation elongation factor 2 (eEF2). During translation elongation, eEF2 induces translocation of codon-anticodon duplexes across the ribosomal decoding center. Diphthamide is involved in fine-tuning of this process by stabilizing the codon-anticodon duplex and maintaining reading frame accuracy. Initially, diphthamide was identified as the target for diphtheria toxin, enabling ADP-ribosylation of eEF2 and resulting ...
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On the Path to Professionalization in Coaching: From Coaches' Attitudes for Participating in Coaching Research to Improving Coachees' Reflective Capacity
(2024)
This dissertation aims to advance the professionalization of coaching by advancing coaching research. It does this by meeting the demand for methodological grounding and examining coaches' motives for participating in coaching research, thereby contributing to the generation of larger and more-realistic samples (Study 1), by conducting theory-driven research based on psychotherapy research, and by using an observer-based method to evaluate behavioral data (Study 2). At the same time, it contributes to improving the ...
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Professionalisierungsprozesse im Lehr-Lern-Labor Sportpädagogik
(2024-03-13)
Mit der Konzeption und Einrichtung des Lehr-Lern-Labors (LLL) Sportpädagogik verfolgt der Arbeitsbereich Erziehung und Unterricht am IfSS der Universität Kassel die Zielsetzung, unterrichtsrelevante Themen an universitären und schulischen Lernorten einer pädagogischen Begründung, didaktischen Erprobung und gemein-samen Reflexion zu unterziehen. Theoretische Bezugspunkte sind zum einen die professionelle Handlungskompetenz und zum anderen die Unterrichtsqualität. Pädagogisches Handeln sollte sich auf wissenschaftliche ...
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Evaluation of Bitumen-Aggregate Adhesion Bond Based on Surface Free Energy and Comparison with Moisture Sensitivity and Asphalt Performance Tests
(2024)
The adhesion bond between aggregate particles and bitumen plays a crucial role in ensuring the durability of asphalt pavement, and it is influenced by factors such as bitumen-aggregate compatibility, moisture exposure, other environmental conditions, and traffic loads. Failure of the adhesion bond results in the detachment of bitumen from the aggregate surface and leads to stripping in the presence of moisture. This, in turn, leads to the development of macro cracks and disintegration within the asphalt pavement, ...
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Consumers’ Disposal Behavior at the Base of the Pyramid
(2024)
This dissertation explores the sources of sustainable waste management by examining the disposal behavior of low-income consumers at the base of the pyramid (BoP). Consumer product and package disposal behavior varies internationally and requires a selective strategy for waste management at the BoP. Uniform approaches to waste management have proven inadequate, as BoP markets are complex and heterogeneous and thus need to be considered individually.
Therefore, this dissertation focuses on identifying factors influence ...
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Static and Dynamic Characterization of MEMS Micromirror and Microshutter arrays: Reliability and Lifetime
(2024)
Buildings are responsible for 40 % of the primary energy consumption and 36 % of the total CO2 emissions. There is a huge potential to decrease energetic consumption for lighting and heating/cooling by substituting the 85 % of inefficient glazing areas in EU’s buildings with energy efficient smart glazing windows. A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) based smart glazing system comprising of millions of micro mirrors (invisible to the bare eye) is investigated here. This concept allows dynamic light steering by ...