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2018-08-22ZeitschriftenartikelWeak General but No Specific Habituation in Anticipating Stimuli of Presumed Negative and Positive Valence by Weaned Piglets Positive and negative stimuli have asymmetric fitness consequences. Whereas, a missed opportunity may be compensated, an unattended threat can be fatal. This is why it has been hypothesised that habituation to positive ...
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2018-07-17ZeitschriftenartikelValence and Intensity of Video Stimuli of Dogs and Conspecifics in Sheep: Approach-Avoidance, Operant Response, and Attention Stimuli are often presumed to be either negative or positive. However, animals’ judgement of their negativity or positivity cannot generally be assumed. A possibility to assess emotional states in animals elicited by stimuli ...
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2018-07-09ZeitschriftenartikelToxicity Assay for Citrinin, Zearalenone and Zearalenone-14-Sulfate Using the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as Model Organism To keep pace with the rising number of detected mycotoxins, there is a growing need for fast and reliable toxicity tests to assess potential threats to food safety. Toxicity tests with the bacterial-feeding nematode ...
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2018-11-27ZeitschriftenartikelDoes Intraindividual Variability of Personality States Improve Perspective Taking? An Ecological Approach Integrating Personality and Social Cognition Research integrating cognitive abilities and personality has focused on the role of personality traits. We propose a theory on the role of intraindividual variability of personality states (hereafter state variability) on ...
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2018-07-02ZeitschriftenartikelEffect of the Strawberry Genotype, Cultivation and Processing on the Fra a 1 Allergen Content Birch pollen allergic patients show cross-reactivity to vegetables and fruits, including strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa). The objective of this study was to quantify the level of the Fra a 1 protein, a Bet v 1-homologous ...
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2018-06-11ZeitschriftenartikelPolyphenols from Tamarix nilotica: LC−ESI-MSn Profiling and In Vivo Antifibrotic Activity Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bunge (Tamaricaceae), an indigenous plant to the Middle East region, is well-known as a medicinal plant for treating many human ailments. The current study aimed at exploring the polyphenol profile ...
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2017-10-20ZeitschriftenartikelA Dynamic Programming Approach for Pricing Weather Derivatives under Issuer Default Risk Weather derivatives are contingent claims with payoff based on a pre-specified weather index. Firms exposed to weather risk can transfer it to financial markets via weather derivatives. We develop a utility-based model for ...
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2018-05-17ZeitschriftenartikelSelected Plant Metabolites Involved in Oxidation-Reduction Processes during Bud Dormancy and Ontogenetic Development in Sweet Cherry Buds (Prunus avium L.) Many biochemical processes are involved in regulating the consecutive transition of different phases of dormancy in sweet cherry buds. An evaluation based on a metabolic approach has, as yet, only been partly addressed. ...
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2016-04-19ZeitschriftenartikelJews, Muslims and the Ritual Male Circumcision Debate Religious Diversity and Social Inclusion in GermanyOn 7 May 2012, the Cologne regional court ruled that circumcising young boys was a form of previous bodily harm (körperverletzung). Although both Muslims and Jews circumcise infant boys as a religious practice, the Cologne ...
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2017-07-12ZeitschriftenartikelCode-Switching by Phase We show that the theoretical construct “phase” underlies a number of restrictions on code-switching, in particular those formalized under the Principle of Functional Restriction (González-Vilbazo 2005) and the Phonetic ...
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2018-04-05ZeitschriftenartikelThe Effect of the MEMS Measurement Platform Design on the Seebeck Coefficient Measurement of a Single Nanowire In order to study the thermoelectric properties of individual nanowires, a thermoelectric nanowire characterization platform (TNCP) has been previously developed and used in our chair. Here, we report on a redesigned ...
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2018-02-28ZeitschriftenartikelWithin-Class and Neighborhood Effects on the Relationship between Composite Urban Classes and Surface Temperature Understanding the relationship between urban structure and ecological function - or environmental performance - is important for the planning of sustainable cities, and requires examination of how components in urban systems ...
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2018-03-22ZeitschriftenartikelCrop Upgrading Strategies and Modelling for Rainfed Cereals in a Semi-Arid Climate—A Review Spatiotemporal rainfall variability and low soil fertility are the primary crop production challenges facing poor farmers in semi-arid environments. However, there are few solutions for addressing these challenges. The ...
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2018-03-13ZeitschriftenartikelMicro-Food Web Structure Shapes Rhizosphere Microbial Communities and Growth in Oak The multitrophic interactions in the rhizosphere impose significant impacts on microbial community structure and function, affecting nutrient mineralisation and consequently plant performance. However, particularly for ...
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2018-03-22ZeitschriftenartikelOptimisation of Savannah Land Cover Characterisation with Optical and SAR Data Accurately mapping savannah land cover at the regional scale can provide useful input to policy decision making efforts regarding, for example, bush control or overgrazing, as well as to global carbon emissions models. ...
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2018-01-25ZeitschriftenartikelRaman Imaging of Plant Cell Walls in Sections of Cucumis sativus Raman microspectra combine information on chemical composition of plant tissues with spatial information. The contributions from the building blocks of the cell walls in the Raman spectra of plant tissues can vary in the ...
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2018-02-06ZeitschriftenartikelMicroplastics Reduce Short-Term Effects of Environmental Contaminants. Part I: Effects of Bisphenol A on Freshwater Zooplankton Are Lower in Presence of Polyamide Particles Microplastics can have direct physical effects on organisms in freshwater systems, and are considered as vectors for absorbed environmental pollutants. It is still under discussion if microplastics are relevant pollutant ...
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2017-12-14ZeitschriftenartikelA Review of Ocean/Sea Subsurface Water Temperature Studies from Remote Sensing and Non-Remote Sensing Methods Oceans/Seas are important components of Earth that are affected by global warming and climate change. Recent studies have indicated that the deeper oceans are responsible for climate variability by changing the Earth’s ...
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2017-08-22ZeitschriftenartikelThe Potential of α-Spinasterol to Mimic the Membrane Properties of Natural Cholesterol Sterols play a unique role for the structural and dynamical organization of membranes. The current study reports data on the membrane properties of the phytosterol (3β,5α,22E)-stigmasta-7,22-dien-3-β-ol (α-spinasterol), ...
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2017-08-24ZeitschriftenartikelThermoelectric Measurement of a Single, TiO2-Catalyzed Bi2Te3 Nanowire We report on the functionality of our Thermoelectric Nanowire Characterization Platform (TNCP). As a proof of concept of our design, we present a set of experimental results obtained from the characterization of a single ...