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Ein arabisches Sprichwort sagt, dass uns jede Sprache eine neue Seele schenkt. Das gilt auch für ... more Ein arabisches Sprichwort sagt, dass uns jede Sprache eine neue Seele schenkt. Das gilt auch für unsere Schüler aus Syrien, Afghanistan und Eritrea, die seit Oktober 2015 das Gymnasium Steinmühle in Marburg besuchen. Sie entwickeln eine neue, deutsche Seele, indem sie parallel zum Erwerb der deutschen Sprache über ihre eigene Kultur reflektieren und neue Denk- und Handlungsmuster für ihr Leben in Deutschland verstehen und ausüben lernen. Vor diesem Hintergrund habe ich mit den Schülern ein Unterrichtsprojekt im Fach 'Sprache und Kultur' durchgeführt, das auch im Zentrum dieses Beitrags steht. Ziel des Projektes mit dem Thema "Umgang mit der Zeit" war nicht nur, dass die Schüler pünktlich(er) werden, sondern auch Verständnis für Gründe über kulturelle Unterschiede im Umgang mit dem Wert 'Pünktlichkeit' entwickeln. Damit sie diesen Entwicklungsprozess mit Freude vollziehen, erhielten sie Aufgaben, die ihnen schrittweise Lernerfolge bereiteten und von ihnen al...
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020
Scalar singlet dark matter in anomaly-free composite Higgs models is accompanied by exotic partic... more Scalar singlet dark matter in anomaly-free composite Higgs models is accompanied by exotic particles to which the dark matter annihilates. The latter can therefore freeze out even in the absence of couplings to the Standard Model. In this regime, both current and future direct detection constraints can be avoided. Moreover, due to the different decay modes of the extra particles, the dark matter candidate can even escape indirect detection constraints. Assessing this issue requires dedicated simulations of the gamma ray spectrum, that we provide in the present article in the context of SO(7)/SO(6). For the parameter space region that evades constraints from dark matter experiments, we develop new analyses to be performed at a future 100 TeV collider based on the search of the new particles produced in the decay of heavy vector-like quarks.
Transactions on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, 2016
Solar panel facilities for generating electricity have increased exponentially in the recent year... more Solar panel facilities for generating electricity have increased exponentially in the recent years. Dust and bird droppings on the solar panels inhibit the energy production. Having people to inspect them and, if needed, clean them is expensive and increases the energy cost. In this research paper we introduce a robot-server architecture for the purpose of inspecting the panels and cleaning them if there is a need for it. The general architecture of the robot consists of a mechanical part, an electromechanical part, an electronic part, and a software part. The mechanical and electromechanical parts consist of an all-terrain vehicle, two electric brushless motors, a telescopic vision system, and telescopic cleaning system with a brush, stepper motors controlling the telescopic vision system, and the telescopic vacuum system with a brushless electric motor. The electronic system consists of three electronic speed controllers, navigation sensors, a computer board, a hard disk, a transceiver, and an antenna for wireless communication. The software consists of a scalable operating system, an intelligent vision system with pattern recognition, a communication software system, an intelligent navigation system, and a file server with a database, TLS security, network communication software based on UDP, and internet communication based on websockets and TCP-IP. In addition to that for street solar lights we designed a PCB board with a sensor that activates a mechanism similar to windshield wipers that cleans the glass of the solar panels powering the lights automatically when needed.
Cancer Epidemiology, 2014
The gap in survival between older and younger European cancer patients is getting wider. It is po... more The gap in survival between older and younger European cancer patients is getting wider. It is possible that cancer in the elderly is being managed or treated differently than in their younger counterparts. This study aims to explore age disparities with respect to the clinical characteristics of the tumour, diagnostic pathway and treatment of colorectal cancer patients. We conducted a multicenter cross sectional study in 5 Spanish regions. Consecutive incident cases of CRC were identified from pathology services. From patient interviews, hospital and primary care clinical records, we collected data on symptoms, stage, doctors investigations, time duration to diagnosis/treatment, quality of care and treatment. 777 symptomatic cases, 154 were older than 80 years. Stage was similar by age group. General symptoms were more frequent in the eldest and abdominal symptoms in the youngest. No differences were found regarding perception of symptom seriousness and symptom disclosure between age groups as no longer duration to diagnosis or treatment was observed in the oldest groups. In primary care, only ultrasound is more frequently ordered in those <65 years. Those >80 years had a significantly higher proportion of iron testing and abdominal XR requested in hospital. We observed a high resection rate independently of age but less adjuvant chemotherapy in Stage III colon cancer, and of radiotherapy in stage II and III rectal cancer as age increases. There are no relevant age disparities in the CRC diagnosis process with…
APMIS, 1989
Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against Sraphy/ococcus aurezis thermonuclease (TN) were raised by im... more Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against Sraphy/ococcus aurezis thermonuclease (TN) were raised by immunizing BALB/c mice with a commercial TN preparation. Six monoclones were generated producing MAbs specific for S. aureus TN as tested in Western blots and ELISA. They all combined with a 17 kD and a 2 I kD protein. respectively. both of which showed DNase activity. All MAbs were of IgG I isotype with kappa light chain. Competition ELISA showed that five of the MAbs recognized a total of three different binding sites of TN, designated I, I1 and 111, respectively. Only the anti-site I1 MAbs inhibited the DNase activity. A MAb-based sandwich ELISA showed a lower detection limit for TN of approximately 0.5 ng/ml protein. Only S. aiirezis strains (culture supernatants) showed positive ELISA (3 1 positive/3 I tested), although other tested gram positive cocci produced thermostable nucleases. The MAbs have potentials as reagents for rapid and specific detection of S. aureus.
Journal of Natural History, 2012
The freshwater gastropod genus Pseudamnicola Paulucci, 1878 belongs to the family Hydrobiidae Sti... more The freshwater gastropod genus Pseudamnicola Paulucci, 1878 belongs to the family Hydrobiidae Stimpson, 1865 and has been cited in Europe, Africa and Asia. The Ibero-Balearic region is considered one of the areas showing the greatest diversity of hydrobiids although few works have provided complete morphological descriptions. Seven Pseudamnicola species have been described based only on shells and some features of
Ein arabisches Sprichwort sagt, dass uns jede Sprache eine neue Seele schenkt. Das gilt auch für ... more Ein arabisches Sprichwort sagt, dass uns jede Sprache eine neue Seele schenkt. Das gilt auch für unsere Schüler aus Syrien, Afghanistan und Eritrea, die seit Oktober 2015 das Gymnasium Steinmühle in Marburg besuchen. Sie entwickeln eine neue, deutsche Seele, indem sie parallel zum Erwerb der deutschen Sprache über ihre eigene Kultur reflektieren und neue Denk- und Handlungsmuster für ihr Leben in Deutschland verstehen und ausüben lernen. Vor diesem Hintergrund habe ich mit den Schülern ein Unterrichtsprojekt im Fach 'Sprache und Kultur' durchgeführt, das auch im Zentrum dieses Beitrags steht. Ziel des Projektes mit dem Thema "Umgang mit der Zeit" war nicht nur, dass die Schüler pünktlich(er) werden, sondern auch Verständnis für Gründe über kulturelle Unterschiede im Umgang mit dem Wert 'Pünktlichkeit' entwickeln. Damit sie diesen Entwicklungsprozess mit Freude vollziehen, erhielten sie Aufgaben, die ihnen schrittweise Lernerfolge bereiteten und von ihnen al...
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2020
Scalar singlet dark matter in anomaly-free composite Higgs models is accompanied by exotic partic... more Scalar singlet dark matter in anomaly-free composite Higgs models is accompanied by exotic particles to which the dark matter annihilates. The latter can therefore freeze out even in the absence of couplings to the Standard Model. In this regime, both current and future direct detection constraints can be avoided. Moreover, due to the different decay modes of the extra particles, the dark matter candidate can even escape indirect detection constraints. Assessing this issue requires dedicated simulations of the gamma ray spectrum, that we provide in the present article in the context of SO(7)/SO(6). For the parameter space region that evades constraints from dark matter experiments, we develop new analyses to be performed at a future 100 TeV collider based on the search of the new particles produced in the decay of heavy vector-like quarks.
Transactions on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, 2016
Solar panel facilities for generating electricity have increased exponentially in the recent year... more Solar panel facilities for generating electricity have increased exponentially in the recent years. Dust and bird droppings on the solar panels inhibit the energy production. Having people to inspect them and, if needed, clean them is expensive and increases the energy cost. In this research paper we introduce a robot-server architecture for the purpose of inspecting the panels and cleaning them if there is a need for it. The general architecture of the robot consists of a mechanical part, an electromechanical part, an electronic part, and a software part. The mechanical and electromechanical parts consist of an all-terrain vehicle, two electric brushless motors, a telescopic vision system, and telescopic cleaning system with a brush, stepper motors controlling the telescopic vision system, and the telescopic vacuum system with a brushless electric motor. The electronic system consists of three electronic speed controllers, navigation sensors, a computer board, a hard disk, a transceiver, and an antenna for wireless communication. The software consists of a scalable operating system, an intelligent vision system with pattern recognition, a communication software system, an intelligent navigation system, and a file server with a database, TLS security, network communication software based on UDP, and internet communication based on websockets and TCP-IP. In addition to that for street solar lights we designed a PCB board with a sensor that activates a mechanism similar to windshield wipers that cleans the glass of the solar panels powering the lights automatically when needed.
Cancer Epidemiology, 2014
The gap in survival between older and younger European cancer patients is getting wider. It is po... more The gap in survival between older and younger European cancer patients is getting wider. It is possible that cancer in the elderly is being managed or treated differently than in their younger counterparts. This study aims to explore age disparities with respect to the clinical characteristics of the tumour, diagnostic pathway and treatment of colorectal cancer patients. We conducted a multicenter cross sectional study in 5 Spanish regions. Consecutive incident cases of CRC were identified from pathology services. From patient interviews, hospital and primary care clinical records, we collected data on symptoms, stage, doctors investigations, time duration to diagnosis/treatment, quality of care and treatment. 777 symptomatic cases, 154 were older than 80 years. Stage was similar by age group. General symptoms were more frequent in the eldest and abdominal symptoms in the youngest. No differences were found regarding perception of symptom seriousness and symptom disclosure between age groups as no longer duration to diagnosis or treatment was observed in the oldest groups. In primary care, only ultrasound is more frequently ordered in those <65 years. Those >80 years had a significantly higher proportion of iron testing and abdominal XR requested in hospital. We observed a high resection rate independently of age but less adjuvant chemotherapy in Stage III colon cancer, and of radiotherapy in stage II and III rectal cancer as age increases. There are no relevant age disparities in the CRC diagnosis process with…
APMIS, 1989
Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against Sraphy/ococcus aurezis thermonuclease (TN) were raised by im... more Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against Sraphy/ococcus aurezis thermonuclease (TN) were raised by immunizing BALB/c mice with a commercial TN preparation. Six monoclones were generated producing MAbs specific for S. aureus TN as tested in Western blots and ELISA. They all combined with a 17 kD and a 2 I kD protein. respectively. both of which showed DNase activity. All MAbs were of IgG I isotype with kappa light chain. Competition ELISA showed that five of the MAbs recognized a total of three different binding sites of TN, designated I, I1 and 111, respectively. Only the anti-site I1 MAbs inhibited the DNase activity. A MAb-based sandwich ELISA showed a lower detection limit for TN of approximately 0.5 ng/ml protein. Only S. aiirezis strains (culture supernatants) showed positive ELISA (3 1 positive/3 I tested), although other tested gram positive cocci produced thermostable nucleases. The MAbs have potentials as reagents for rapid and specific detection of S. aureus.
Journal of Natural History, 2012
The freshwater gastropod genus Pseudamnicola Paulucci, 1878 belongs to the family Hydrobiidae Sti... more The freshwater gastropod genus Pseudamnicola Paulucci, 1878 belongs to the family Hydrobiidae Stimpson, 1865 and has been cited in Europe, Africa and Asia. The Ibero-Balearic region is considered one of the areas showing the greatest diversity of hydrobiids although few works have provided complete morphological descriptions. Seven Pseudamnicola species have been described based only on shells and some features of