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Publication38th Conference of the German Society for Clinical Microcirculation and Hemorheology (DGKMH)( 2019)
;Wiggermann, PhilippJung, FriedrichThe 38 Conference of the German Society for Clinical Microcirculation and Hemorheology was held at Braunschweig, 21-23 November 2019, organized by Prof. Dr. P. Wiggermann from the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany. Embedded in the DGKMH Conference was the Conference of the German Society for Cellular Biotechnology - the sister society of the DGKMH. In addition, Prof. Dr. B. Hiebl from the Tierhochschule Hannover organized a workshop about ""3R - Alternative Methods to animal testing"" and Prof. EM Jung and DA Clevert held a hands-on workshop on Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. The Conference counted with more than 100 participants mainly from Germany but also from other European countries. A high-level scientific program was produced with excellent scientific presentations contributing to the increase of knowledge of basic and clinical hemorheology and microcirculation. During fruitful discussions new questions arose and new opportunities of networking were initiated. Selected presentations of the Conference are published in this issue of Clinical Microcirculation and Hemorheology. The focus of the conference was traditionally oriented to the scientific interests of the society members, which are physiology and pathophysiology, pre-clinical and clinical studies, interactions of blood and tissue cells with body foreign materials, surgical and conservative therapy of lymph edema, cutaneous microangiopathy of severe vascular diseases as well as the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound. The central features of the conference- according to the profession of the conference President - were interventional radiological procedures. We wish to thank all participants and speakers for this fantastic conference. -
Publication39th Conference of the German Society for Clinical Microcirculation and Hemorheology (DGKMH)( 2020)
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Publication3DTV: Capture, transmission, and display of 3D video. Editorial( 2009)
;Triantafyllidis, G.A. ;Cetin, A.E. ;Smolic, A. ;Onural, L. ;Sikora, T.Watson, J. -
Publication40th Conference of the German Society for Clinical Microcirculation and Hemorheology( 2021)
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Publication60 Years of Fraunhofer ICT: 60 Years of Applied Research and Development in Energetic Materials and Systems( 2019)While the Fraunhofer‐Gesellschaft is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, Fraunhofer ICT proudly looks back on its 60 years of research in the field of propellants, explosives and pyrotechnics. Founded in 1959, Fraunhofer ICT started out with 20 employees, who carried out research projects on rocket propellants. Soon the scope of research was widened to include explosives and gun propellants. Today, Fraunhofer ICT with its 500 employees is the only German research institution working on the entire development chain, ranging from raw energetic material synthesis through to the development and evaluation of energetic prototype systems. The research is focused on the synthesis, development, characterization, simulation, modeling, formulation and manufacturing of rocket propellants, gun propellants, explosives, gas generators and pyrotechnics. Fraunhofer ICT thus helps to ensure the strong analysis and decision‐making capabilities of the German Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg), and supports industrial R&D activities. The key to successful research and the development of improved energetic materials and systems is the long‐standing competence of the institute's employees. Today, Fraunhofer ICT carries out R&D on the performance, insensitivity, functionality, safety and environmental compatibility of new, tailor‐made propellant and explosive systems. Current research topics include environmentally‐friendly, low‐signature, high‐performance rocket propellants for military and civil applications, foamed propellant structures, insensitive high‐performance explosives as well as gel and liquid propellants for rockets enabling controllable thrust phases. To this end, various new energetic components are synthesized and modified in Fraunhofer ICT's laboratories, and appropriate process technologies like continuous and microreactor‐based processes are being developed to allow safe processing and scale‐up of syntheses in the institute's pilot plants. Particle technology plays a key role in the further refinement of solid energetic materials synthesized at Fraunhofer ICT to adjust the shape, size, morphology and functionality of energetic materials prior to the final processing of prototype formulations. Concerning interior ballistics and detonics, all prototype formulations are characterized either in laboratories, detonation chambers or at open‐air testing ranges up to the kilogram scale to gather all relevant data on their reaction behavior, sensitivity and performance. Moreover, the same data are simulated by employing computer codes developed in‐house, which enable the evaluation and prediction of energetic systems. Finally, investigations into the compatibility and stability of energetic substances and formulations as well as the prediction of their aging behavior form an integral part of the extensive characterization work carried out at Fraunhofer ICT. What's next? With our fascination for research, we are continually discovering the R&D requirements and challenges of tomorrow. Looking to the future, digitalization will soon become one of the key drivers in almost all areas of science and technology, thus also in the world of energetic materials and systems. Intelligent algorithms and significantly enhanced computational power will allow more and more digital processing of chemical syntheses, materials processing and prototype formulations. Detailed modeling will provide access to highly precise predictions of performance, system designs and material properties. The quantum mechanical design of energetic molecules and an in‐depth understanding of material interactions are expected to pave the way toward new findings and developments in the field of propellants, explosives and pyrotechnics.
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Publication6th International Conference on Fundamentals and Applications of HIPIMS, 10.-11.6.2015, Braunschweig, Germany. Editorial( 2016)Bandorf, R.The International Conference on Fundamentals and Applications of HIPIMS is a well-established forum on the latest academic and industrial results in the field of high power impulse magnetron sputtering. As a joint undertaking of Sheffield Hallam University SHU, UK, Network of Competence for Industrial Plasma Surface Technology INPLAS, DE, and Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST, DE the 6th HIPIMS conference gathered experts from academia and industry. The technical conference was expanded by an industrial exhibition focusing on plasma generation, plasma diagnostics, coating systems, materials, process control for HIPIMS processes. At the 6th international HIPIMS conference over 120 representatives from industry and academia from 26 different countries all over the world with over 50 oral and poster contributions met in Braunschweig to report on and discuss the latest developments in the field of HIPIMS. After the opening by the conference Chairman Dr. Ralf Bandorf (Fraunhofer IST, DE) and the conference Co-chair Prof. Arutiun Ehiasarian (Sheffield Hallam University, UK) the high level scientific program started. The first session focused on the latest industrial and close to market developments. HIPIMS has matured to an industrial used technology with growing number of commercial applications and products. It was reported on CrN/NbN multilayer coatings for artificial hip implants that were fully evaluated and qualified. Series production was mentioned to start during this year. New sources for higher efficiency and target utilization were presented. Examples for successful application for trench filling and trough via contacts in microelectronics were given. Different system supplier offer today HIPIMS coating machines and commercial HIPIMS coatings. Most applications today are in the hard coating sector. Also still ongoing improvement and development in the field of pulse generation and power supplies was presented. The scientific and application oriented research topics were addressing reactive HIPIMS processes, modeling and simulation, optical coatings, hard coatings, medical applications, and specific process modifications. Development in simulation and modeling showed new approached for better interpreting and understanding HIPIMS discharges in general, and reactive processes especially. The occurrence and limitation of hysteresis free reactive processes were discussed. New modifications and approached leading to coating with superior properties, e.g. hardness, density, corrosion resistance, EL Besides the oral presentations a large number of excellent contributions were discussed during the poster session. Hardware and equipment was presented during the parallel exhibition. The conference dinner was hosted in the soccer stadium of Braunschweig, offering the chance for some physical exercise and networking.
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PublicationA concurrently updatable index structure for predicted paths of moving objects. Editorial( 2014)
;Schmiegelt, P. ;Behrend, A. ;Seeger, B.Koch, W.While location-aware services, both in professional and private context, are widely used today, not all the available knowledge is exploited. The predicted path moving objects follow when being guided e.g. by a smartphone, is not used, instead only the current position is taken into account. In this article, we describe how the exploitation of not only point but also route information can be used to offer a new value to the users as well as a reduction of resource usage. It allows having queries on the future position of moving objects, taking the probability of its estimation into account. An index structure to handle this kind of objects and queries is introduced. Different methods for updating objects are proposed, allowing for even less consumption of resources. A set of experiments shows the performance of our approach. This enables new services to be able to cope with a growing demand, both in quality and quantity, by using sophisticated algorithms and return real value to the user. Furthermore, the communication between server and client is optimized to avoid an overload of the mobile network. -
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PublicationA Spate of Bad Breath: Report from the International Conference on Oral Malodour 2019. Editorial( 2020)
;Saad, SalihaThe International Conference on Oral Malodour took place from 14-16 July 2019 in Tortworth Court near Bristol, UK and was organized and hosted by Saliha Saad and her team from the University of the West of England (UWE). The conference programme set out to stimulate conversation amongst delegates, both formally by way of oral and poster presentations, as well as informally through social events and joint meals that celebrated the food and location of the South West of England (kicking off at the opening evening reception with a tasting of speciality West Country cheeses and ciders). The meeting was the first dedicated international gathering of halitosis researchers in almost a decade, following conferences in Dortmund, Germany in April 2009 and in Salvador, Brazil in May 2011, the former having been jointly organized by the International Society on Breath Odour Research (ISBOR) and the International Association of Breath Research (IABR)i [1]. Due to the extended period without a meeting platform for researchers and practitioners in the field of halitosis science, it was the express intention of the organizer and host of this meeting, Saliha Saad, to reinstate a conference dedicated to breath odour research as a platform to disseminate latest findings and to reignite networking and collaboration in the field. This relaunch, which is intended to be the first in a new series of regular breath odour conferences, was attended by forty delegates from seven countries. The round-table seating arrangements during the oral presentations, as well as the manor house venue, gave the conference an informal feeling that was highly conducive to interaction and debate amongst delegates. This meeting report is intended for the readership of Journal of Breath Research interested in halitosis research and developments; it broadly reports on the topics presented and discussed at the conference, thereby summarizing latest and prospective research, in keeping with similar reports of other topical meetings published in this journal [2-4]. -
PublicationA survey of nematode SmY RNAs. Editorial( 2009)
;Jones, T.A. ;Otto, W. ;Marz, M. ;Eddy, S.R.Stadler, P.F.SmY RNAs are a family of similar to 70-90 nt small nuclear RNAs found in nematodes. In C elegans, SmY RNAs copurify in a small ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) complex related to the SL1 and SL2 snRNPs that are involved in nematode mRNA trans-splicing. Here we describe a comprehensive computational analysis of SmY RNA homologs found in the currently available genome sequences. We identify homologs in all sequenced nematode genomes in class Chromadorea. We are unable to identify homologs in a more distantly related nematode species, Trichinella spiralis (class: Dorylaimia), and in representatives of non-nematode phyla that use trans-splicing. Using comparative RNA sequence analysis, we infer a conserved consensus SmY RNA secondary structure consisting of two stems flanking a consensus Sin protein binding site. A representative seed alignment of the SmY RNA family, annotated with the inferred consensus secondary structure, has been deposited with the Rfam, RNA families database. -
PublicationAccelerating developments in heart failure( 2022)Lam, Carolyn S.P.Heart failure remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Within the last 5 years, many new developments have been seen in the area of heart failure, including completely new therapies, mechanistic insights, as well as novel strategies to phenotype and segment the condition. Ten reviews and two original articles provide an updated overview on specific new developments in the area of heart failure.
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PublicationAccessibility beyond the desktop. Editorial( 2017)
;Weber, G. ;Stiefelhagen, R. ;Büttner, R. ;Reiners, R. ;Puhl, S.Lübbecke, H.