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Plastic packaging waste management in Germany: Evaluating and optimizing material flows and environmental impacts
(2023)
Since 1990, the annual plastic packaging consumption by private end users in Germany more than doubled. This trend can be attributed to plastic's advantageous properties such as its low weight, cost-effectiveness, and customizable features. However, plastic packaging is also widely criticized due to its dependency on fossil fuels, short lifespan, and potential contribution to marine littering. The tension between the popularity of plastic packaging and the environ-mental challenges associated with a short-term product ...
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Investigation and Elimination of Substructures in Formal Concept Analysis focusing on Boolean Suborders and Subcontexts
(2023)
In the field of Formal Concept Analysis, data is mainly presented in so-called formal contexts, which assign to a set of objects their respective attributes. From those concept lattices can be generated, where the objects are grouped with respect to their common attributes to represent the relationships in the data in a way that enhances the understandability for humans. However, since a concept lattice can be of exponential size compared to its associated formal context, the presented relationships often become hard ...
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Regulatory mechanisms of Protein kinase A - Isoform mediated fine-tuning
(2023)
cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) is a crucial part in eukaryotic signal transduction and controls biological processes. With a multitude of substrates, a great variety of cellular functions are regulated by PKA. Regulation of metabolism, cell growth and -differentiation, conductivity of ion channels, movement of sperm cells, embryonic development, neuroplasticity as well as conversion of short- to long-term memory are just examples for the many tasks of the kinase. To achieve and coordinate these diverse functions, ...
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Entwicklung und Erprobung einer kognitiv-sensorischen Methodik für die Erhöhung der Reliabilität von erhobenen Daten in Bezug auf Nachhaltigkeit und Konsumentenverhalten in Deutschland und in der Ukraine
(2023)
Die menschlichen Sinne werden als Brücke zwischen der Mitwelt und dem menschlichen Körper sowie als entscheidender Faktor bei der Bildung von Ernährungserfahrungen beginnend schon im Mutterleib betrachtet. Diese Studie zielt darauf ab, wissenschaftlich zu untersuchen, wie der Wandel hin zu einer nachhaltigen Ernährung unterstützt werden kann, indem das Konsumentenverhalten sowie deren Flexibilität und Änderungsbereitschaft mithilfe einer neuen kognitiv-sensorischen Methode bewertet und bemessen wird.
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Lignocellulosic biorefinery with a thermo-biological pretreatment concept
(2023)
There is great interest, not only in technologically advanced societies, in developing innovative sources of raw materials, especially lignocellulosic biomasses such as cereal straw, which do not interfere with food production. In Germany, 4 – 9 million tons of cereal straw, mainly wheat, are utilized annually, corresponding to an energy potential of 57 – 129 PJ/a. Lignocellulose, found in plant cell walls, consists of hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin, and it requires complex fractionation to enable its polymers ...
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Populationsgenetik und Phylogeographie des Großen Immergrüns (Vinca major L.; Apocynaceae) im autochthonen vs. allochthonen Verbreitungsgebiet
(2023-04-21)
Populationsgenetik und Phylogeographie des Großen Immergrüns (Vinca major L.; Apocynaceae) im autochthonen vs. allochthonen Verbreitungsgebiet
Das Große Immergrün (Vinca major L., Apocynaceae) stammt aus dem Mittelmeerraum und wurde durch den Menschen als Nutz-, Arznei- und Zierpflanze sowie wegen seiner mythologischen Bedeutung in zahlreiche zuvor unbesiedelte Gebiete verschleppt. In einigen Regionen des allochthonen Areals (Australien, Neuseeland, USA) gilt V. major als invasiv und wird massiv bekämpft. Ziel ...
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Trajectory Mapping in Physical and Topical Spaces
(2023)
In this dissertation, two different types of trajectories are investigated. In the engfirst part of this work, we investigate methods for the analysis of physical trajectories. We focus on scenarios, in which signal strengths ofWiFi access points are recorded. In detail, they are recorded through smartphone devices by people moving through a building. By means of theWiFi signal strengths, (physical) trajectories of humans are reconstructed, which reflect the locations visited over time. Accurate localization based ...
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An Investigation of the Lie-Telling Personality Type Within Different Social Contexts
(2023)
The present work aimed to further develop and refine the nomological net of personality traits predicting deception within the specific context of romantic relationships, as well as within the academic context. The main findings are that the already established correlation between Honesty-Humility and general deceptive behavior also reliable emerged for relationship-based dishonesty and academic cheating; however, against general deception research, when examining the specific context of romantic relationships, the ...
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Yield performance and weed control efficiency of organically managed silage maize double cropping systems
(2023)
Maize is among the three most important crops worldwide, while its multifunctional nature allows a diversified use. However, the traditional (silage) maize production often has negative side-effects related to the unprotected soil surface — e.g., erosion, weed pressure and related mechanical weed control. There are several alternative management systems to enhance the sustainability of (silage) maize production. However, the means and strength of influence are still unclear in some cases. Therefore, the current thesis ...
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Ultrahochleistungsbetone mit Bewehrung aus Formgedächtnismetallen zur Optimierung der Frisch- und Festbetoneigenschaften
(2023-11)
Formgedächtnislegierungen haben die Eigenschaft sich durch einen thermischen oder spannungsinduzierten Impuls an eine zuvor eingeprägte Form zu „erinnern“. Dies beruht auf einer reversiblen Phasenumwandlung von der Niedrigtemperaturphase Martensit zu der Hochtemperaturphase Austenit. Durch diese Eigenschaft und die sich dadurch gebenden Möglichkeiten finden diese Legierungen auch immer mehr Beachtung im Bauingenieurwesen. Dies ist vor allem im Bereich der Energiedissipation und der externen Vorspannung und dem ...