Migration and traces of religious architecture in European urban areas: perceptions of youths ; part 2, First results from three research sites

'Die Autoren beschreiben die drei Forschungsstandorte des 'The Architecture of Contemporary Religious Transmission'-Projektes: Hamburg-St. Georg, Alt-Oslo/ Grönland und Finsbury Park, London. Hier führten sie ca. 50 Interviews sowohl mit religiösen - christlichen und muslimischen - als auch mit nicht-religiösen jungen Erwachsenen durch. Alle drei urbanen Räume sind stark von Migration und der durch sie mitgebrachten Religionen geprägt. In diese lokalen Kontexte betten die Autoren erste Forschungsergebnisse aus drei Forschungsstandorten ein. Der Teil über Hamburg-St. Georg behandelt eine Moschee als Bildungsstandort und Ort, an dem islamisches Wissen übertragen wird. Die Projektpartner in Alt-Oslo/ Grönland begegnen dem Phänomen der Ethnizität/ Rasse als Mediator und sichtbare Kennzeichnung von Religiosität. Sowohl junge Muslime als auch junge Christen formulieren ihre Narrationen in einer Sprache der Individualität. In Finsbury Park sind die Autoren einer dialogischen Auseinandersetzung der jugendlichen Muslime mit ihrem Glauben und einer Neubewertung des Materialismus bei zugewanderten pentekostalen Christen auf der Spur.' (Autorenreferat)'The authors describe their respective research sites in Hamburg-St. Georg, Old Oslo/ Gronland and the Finsbury Park area of London as part of the 'The Architecture of Contemporary Religious Transmission' project. In these sites they conducted approx. 50 interviews with religious - both Christian and Muslim - and non-religious youth. All three areas have been strongly influenced by migration and the religions it has introduced to these urban areas. In this context the authors embeded preliminary findings from each site. The section on Hamburg-St. Georg deals with a mosque as a space of education and venue of transmission of Islamic knowledge among Muslim youth leading to the objectification of Islam. The project partner researching in Old Oslo/ Gronland encounters the phenomenon of ethinicity/ race as mediator and ocular signifier of religiosity and how both Muslim and Christian youth frame their narratives on religion in a language of individualism. In Finsbury Park the authors find new dialogic engagements with faith amongst Muslim youth and the visibility of re-evaluated materialism amongst migrant and pentecostal Christians.' (author's abstract)

Migration und Spuren religiöser Architektur in europäischen Großstädten: Wahrnehmungen Jugendlicher ; ein international vergleichendes Forschungsprojekt ; T. 1, Übersicht über Fragestellungen und Methoden

'Es werden erste Ergebnisse eines Forschungsprojekts vorgestellt, das den Titel 'The Architecture of Contemporary Religious Transmission' trägt. Dieses Projekt wird von NORFACE gefördert, einer Partnerschaft von 14 hauptsächlich nordeuropäischen nationalen Forschungsgemeinschaften, zu denen u.a. die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) gehört. 2006 schrieb NORFACE das Forschungsprogramm 'Re-emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe?' aus. Hiermit war die Intention verbunden, sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung durch die Etablierung eines gemeinsam getragenen transnationalen Programms zu fördern, dessen Thema für die europäischen Partnerstaaten von großer Bedeutung ist. Voraussetzung für die Förderung von Projekten war es, dass mindestens drei Institutionen aus unterschiedlichen Partnerstaaten einen gemeinsamen Antrag stellen. Ferner musste das angezeigte Vorhaben innovative Methoden der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung einsetzen und eine starke Basis für internationale Zusammenarbeit nachweisen. Erforderlich war auch, dass ein Beitrag zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses geleistet wird. Insgesamt zehn internationale Forschungsvorhaben erfüllten diese Voraussetzungen. Das Projekt 'The Architecture of Contemporary Religious Transmission' gehört dazu. Die Projektpartner sind angesiedelt in London (Centre for Urban and Community Research, Goldsmiths College, principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Roger Hewitt, researchers: Prof. Dr. Caroline Knowles, Vicky Skiftou, visual artist: Britt Hatzius); in Bergen (Unifob at University of Bergen, principal investigator: Associate Prof. Dr. Mette Andersson; researcher: Dr. Anders Vas-senden) und in Hamburg (Institut für International und Interkulturell Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft der Universität Hamburg; principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gogolin, researchers: Ben Hintze, Johannes Bucher). Das Projekt hat eine Laufzeit von 24 Monaten und wird im April 2009 abgeschlossen werden. Im Beitrag wird das Forschungsprojekt kurz in seinem Gesamtansatz vorgestellt. Ein zweiter Beitrag (Hintze, Vassenden, Hewitt mit Skiftou: Migration and Traces of Religious Architecture in European Urban Areas: Perceptions of Youths. Part 2: First Results from Three Research Sites.) konzentriert sich auf die Darstellung von bisher gewonnenen Resultaten der Untersuchung.' (Autorenreferat)'The first findings of a research project titled 'The Architecture of Contemporary Religious Transmission' will be presented. The project is funded by NORFACE, a partnership of 14 mainly northern European national research councils, including the German Research Foundation (DFG). In 2006 NORFACE launched a call for applications for the research programme 'The Re-emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe?'. Connected to the programme was the intention to promote social science research by establishing a transnational programme on a topic of great importance for the European partner states. The prerequisite for receiving funding was that at least three institutions from different partner states drafted a joint proposal. Furthermore the indicated project had to employ innovative social science methods and provide a strong basis for international cooperation. It was also required that the project would make a contribution to promoting junior scientists. All together ten international research projects fulfilled these requirements. The project 'The Architecture of Contemporary Religious Transmission' was one of these. The project partners are based in London (Centre for Urban and Community Research, Goldsmiths College, principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Roger Hewitt, researchers: Prof. Dr. Caroline Knowles, Vicky Skiftou, visual artist: Britt Hatzius); in Bergen (Unifob at University of Bergen, principal investigator: Associate Prof. Dr. Mette Andersson; researcher: Dr. Anders Vassenden) and in Hamburg (Institut fir International and Interkulturell Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft der Universität Hamburg; principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gogolin, researchers: Ben Hintze, Johannes Bucher). The project has a 24 month duration and will be completed April, 2009. The contribution will shortly introduce the approach. A second contribution (Hintze, Vassenden, Hewitt with Skiftou: Migration and Traces of Religious Architecture in European Urban Areas: Perceptions of Youths. Part 2: First Results from Three Research Sites) will concentrate on the presentation of findings gained so far.' (author's abstract)

A Security Engineering Process Approach for the Future Development of Complex Aircraft Cabin Systems

Part 4: Software SecurityInternational audienceDue to increasing functionality associated with rising complexity of aircraft cabin systems which are used by cabin crew, passengers, maintenance staff and other stakeholders, security engineering has to become an integral part of the system engineering process in aviation industry. This paper deals with a security engineering process approach for the development of complex aircraft systems, which is fully integrated into the development process. As an appropriate process model we introduce the so called three-V-model, which represents the governing system engineering process (SEP) associated with the safety engineering process (SafEP) and the security engineering process (SecEP). All three processes are pursued concurrently and are interacting reciprocally on each development level with the predominant SEP. We describe in detail involved security engineering activities and finally demonstrate how the interaction between the SEP and the SecEP is improved and optimized by the use of so called security context parameters (SCPs)

Clinical significance of measuring hepatic venous pressure gradient on transjugular liver biopsy for patients with pre-cirrhotic bridging fibrosis liver disease

PURPOSE: To demonstrate that patients with pre-cirrhotic bridging fibrosis (Meta-analysis of Histological Data in Viral Hepatitis, METAVIR stage F3) and clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH, Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient ≥10 mmHg) experience a higher rate of clinical decompensation than patients without CSPH. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 128 consecutive patients with pathology proven bridging fibrosis without cirrhosis between 2012 and 2019 were reviewed. Inclusion criteria were patients with HVPG measurement obtained during the same outpatient transjugular liver biopsy and clinical follow up of at least two years. Primary endpoint included rate of overall complication related to portal hypertension including evidence of either ascites, presence of varices on imaging or endoscopy, or evidence of hepatic encephalopathy. RESULTS: Among 128 patients with bridging fibrosis (67 females and 61 males; average age 56 years), 42 (33%) and 86 (67%) were with and without CSPH (HVPG ≥10 mmHg). Median follow-up time was 4 years. Rate of overall complication (either ascites, varices or hepatic encephalopathy) in patients with and without CSPH was 36/42 (86%) and 39/86 (45%) (p \u3c .001) respectively. Rate of developing ascites, varices and hepatic encephalopathy in patients with and without CSPH was 21/42 (50%) vs 26/86 (30%) (p = .034), 32/42 (76%) vs 26/86 (30%) (p ≤ .001) and 18/42 (43%) vs 12/86 (14%) (p = .001) respectively. CONCLUSION: Patients with pre-cirrhotic bridging fibrosis and CSPH were associated with higher rates of developing ascites, varices and hepatic encephalopathy. Measuring HVPG during transjugular liver biopsy provides additional prognostic value in anticipating clinical decompensation in patients with pre-cirrhotic bridging fibrosis

Effects of Gamma Irradiation and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Sterilization on Methacrylated Gelatin/Hyaluronan Hydrogels

Biopolymer hydrogels have become an important group of biomaterials in experimental and clinical use. However, unlike metallic or mineral materials, they are quite sensitive to sterilization. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of gamma irradiation and supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) treatment on the physicochemical properties of different hyaluronan (HA)- and/or gelatin (GEL)-based hydrogels and the cellular response of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSC). Hydrogels were photo-polymerized from methacrylated HA, methacrylated GEL, or a mixture of GEL/HA. The composition and sterilization methods altered the dissolution behavior of the biopolymeric hydrogels. There were no significant differences in methacrylated GEL release but increased methacrylated HA degradation of gamma-irradiated samples. Pore size/form remained unchanged, while gamma irradiation decreased the elastic modulus from about 29 kPa to 19 kPa compared to aseptic samples. HBMSC proliferated and increased alkaline phosphatase activity (ALP) particularly in aseptic and gamma-irradiated methacrylated GEL/HA hydrogels alike, while scCO2 treatment had a negative effect on both proliferation and osteogenic differentiation. Thus, gamma-irradiated methacrylated GEL/HA hydrogels are a promising base for multi-component bone substitute materials