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Immobilienunternehmen sind mehr als CO2-Emittenten
Die Finanzierung von umfassenden energetischen Modernisierungen zeichnet sich durch ein hohes Investitionsvolumen und einen hohen Anteil von Fremdkapital aus. Wie können die Modernisierungen umgesetzt werden und welche Rahmenbedingungen des Wohnungsmarktes sind zu berĂŒcksichtigen
Codebook and Documentation of the Panel Study âLabour Market and Social Securityâ (PASS) : Datenreport Wave 3
"This wave-specific Datenreport aims to document the wave-related aspects of the study4. Following a short overview of the innovations and characteristics of the third wave (Chapter 1.3.), the key figures on samples and response rates of the third wave are reported (Chapter 2). Moreover, the steps of data preparation and the decisions made as part of this process are described (Chapter 5) and an overview of the variables generated is presented (Chapter 4). Additionally, the weighing procedure is presented (Chapter 6). The separate table reports list the frequencies of all variables included in the scientific use file that were recorded in wave 3, divided into their respective datasets (Volume II to Volume V)." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en)) Additional Information Table report II table report III table report IV table report V Questionaires third wave working tools further information german version of this "Datenreport"IAB-Haushaltspanel, Datenaufbereitung, Datenorganisation, Datenzugang, DatenqualitÀt, Datensatzbeschreibung, Erhebungsmethode, Stichprobe, personenbezogene Daten, private Haushalte, Alterssicherung
A framework for data-driven structural analysis in general elasticity based on nonlinear optimization: The dynamic case
In this article, we present an extension of the formulation recently developed by the authors to the structural dynamics setting. Inspired by a structure-preserving family of variational integrators, our new formulation relies on a discrete balance equation that establishes the dynamic equilibrium. From this point of departure, we first derive an âexactâ discrete-continuous nonlinear optimization problem that works directly with data sets. We then develop this formulation further into an âapproximateâ nonlinear optimization problem that relies on a general constitutive model. This underlying model can be identified from a data set in an offline phase. To showcase the advantages of our framework, we specialize our methodology to the case of a geometrically exact beam formulation that makes use of all elements of our approach. We investigate three numerical examples of increasing difficulty that demonstrate the excellent computational behavior of the proposed framework and motivate future research in this direction
State transition and electrocaloric effect of BaZrTiO: simulation and experiment
The electrocaloric effect (ECE) of BaZrTiO (BZT) is closely
related to the relaxor state transition of the materials. This work presents a
systematic study on the ECE and the state transition of the BZT, using a
combined canonical and microcanonical Monte Carlo simulations based a
lattice-based on a Ginzburg-Landau-type Hamiltonian. For comparison and
verification, experimental measurements have been carried on BTO and BZT
( and ) samples, including the ECE at various temperatures, domain
patterns by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy at room temperature, and the P-E
loops at various temperatures. Results show that the dependency of BZT behavior
of the Zr-concentration can be classified into three different stages. In the
composition range of , ferroelectric domains are visible,
but ECE peak drops with increasing Zr-concentration harshly. In the range of , relaxor features become prominent, and the decrease of
ECE with Zr-concentration is moderate. In the high concentration range of , the material is almost nonpolar, and there is no ECE peak visible.
Results suggest that BZT with certain low range of Zr-concentration around
can be a good candidate with relatively high ECE and
simutaneously wide temperature application range at rather low temperature
Correlation between ÎČ-catenin mutations and expression of Wnt-signaling target genes in hepatocellular carcinoma
Aberrant Wnt-signaling caused by mutants of ÎČ-catenin, a key regulator of the canonical Wnt-signaling pathway, is frequently detected in cancer. Only recently, it was suggested that in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) the expression of the target gene glutamine synthetase (GS) is a highly reliable marker for the identification of ÎČ-catenin mutations. In order to prove this hypothesis, 52 samples from human hepatocellular carcinomas were analysed for the activation of ÎČ-catenin and the expression of GS. In total, 45 samples stained positive for cytoplasmic/nuclear ÎČ-catenin. A strong correlation between expression of GS and activated ÎČ-catenin (100% of nuclear and 84% of cytosolic) was found. However, among 35 GS positive tumors that were analysed for ÎČ-catenin mutations no mutations were detected in 25 GS-positive carcinomas although 24 out of the 25 carcinomas exhibited at least abnormal expression of ÎČ-catenin. Since the mutational analysis identified 9 different point mutations of the ÎČ-catenin gene including the rare mutation H36P and the yet unknown mutation P44A it was asked whether these mutations may differently effect ÎČ-catenin target genes. Therefore, expression plasmids for different mutations were constructed and cotransfected with the TOP-flash luciferase reporter and a reporter carrying the GS-5'-enhancer. The experiments confirmed that there are differences between different ÎČ-catenin target sequences and different ÎČ-catenin mutations. In addition, the failure that the endogenous expression of GS in GS-negative cells was not induced by the transient transfection experiment indicated that the effect of ÎČ-catenin on the GS-5'-enhancer is only one aspect of gene activation induced by ÎČ-catenin
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Structural and Electric Properties of Epitaxial Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-Based Thin Films
Substantial efforts are dedicated worldwide to use lead-free materials for environmentally friendly processes in electrocaloric cooling. Whereas investigations on bulk materials showed that Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 (NBT)-based compounds might be suitable for such applications, our aim is to clarify the feasibility of epitaxial NBT-based thin films for more detailed investigations on the correlation between the composition, microstructure, and functional properties. Therefore, NBT-based thin films were grown by pulsed laser deposition on different single crystalline substrates using a thin epitaxial La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 layer as the bottom electrode for subsequent electric measurements. Structural characterization revealed an undisturbed epitaxial growth of NBT on lattice-matching substrates with a columnar microstructure, but high roughness and increasing grain size with larger film thickness. Dielectric measurements indicate a shift of the phase transition to lower temperatures compared to bulk samples as well as a reduced permittivity and increased losses at higher temperatures. Whereas polarization loops taken at â100 °C revealed a distinct ferroelectric behavior, room temperature data showed a significant resistive contribution in these measurements. Leakage current studies confirmed a non-negligible conductivity between the electrodes, thus preventing an indirect characterization of the electrocaloric properties of these films
âIâll Take the EâScooter Instead of My Carâ - The Potential of EâScooters as a Substitute for Car Trips in Germany
Considering the controversial discussion about the sustainability and usefulness of eâ
scooters, in this study, we analyzed the substitution potential of eâscooters, especially with regard
to car trips. Based on data from the national mobility survey in Germany (Mobility in Germany,
MiD 2017), we identified trips that could be covered purely by an eâscooter. Thereby, trip length, trip purposes, weather conditions, and other influencing factors were taken into account. Our analâ
ysis showed that, in Germany, 10â15% of the motorized individual transport (MIT) trips could be made by eâscooter. Accompanied by a literature analysis, we then critically reflected on the overall potential of eâscooters and formulated recommendations for urban and transport planning
Cryo-Electron Tomography Elucidates the Molecular Architecture of Treponema pallidum, the Syphilis Spirochete
Cryo-electron tomography (CET) was used to examine the native cellular organization of Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete. T. pallidum cells appeared to form flat waves, did not contain an outer coat and, except for bulges over the basal bodies and widening in the vicinity of flagellar filaments, displayed a uniform periplasmic space. Although the outer membrane (OM) generally was smooth in contour, OM extrusions and blebs frequently were observed, highlighting the structureâs fluidity and lack of attachment to underlying periplasmic constituents. Cytoplasmic filaments converged from their attachment points opposite the basal bodies to form arrays that ran roughly parallel to the flagellar filaments along the inner surface of the cytoplasmic membrane (CM). Motile treponemes stably attached to rabbit epithelial cells predominantly via their tips. CET revealed that T. pallidum cell ends have a complex morphology and assume at least four distinct morphotypes. Images of dividing treponemes and organisms shedding cell envelope-derived blebs provided evidence for the spirocheteâs complex membrane biology. In the regions without flagellar filaments, peptidoglycan (PG) was visualized as a thin layer that divided the periplasmic space into zones of higher and lower electron densities adjacent to the CM and OM, respectively. Flagellar filaments were observed overlying the PG layer, while image modeling placed the PG-basal body contact site in the vicinity of the statorâP-collar junction. Bioinformatics and homology modeling indicated that the MotB proteins of T. pallidum, Treponema denticola, and Borrelia burgdorferi have membrane topologies and PG binding sites highly similar to those of their well-characterized Escherichia coli and Helicobacter pylori orthologs. Collectively, our results help to clarify fundamental differences in cell envelope ultrastructure between spirochetes and gram-negative bacteria. They also confirm that PG stabilizes the flagellar motor and enable us to propose that in most spirochetes motility results from rotation of the flagellar filaments against the PG
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