Scheidungskinder als Herausforderung für den evangelischen Religionsunterricht an Grundschulen

Hat eine Ehescheidung einen Einfluss auf die religiöse Entwicklung des Kindes? Und vor welchen Herausforderungen steht der evangelische Religionsunterricht in der Grundschule durch die Zunahme von Scheidungskindern? In einer empirischen Untersuchung wird das Verhältnis zur Religion von Scheidungskindern und Nicht-Scheidungskindern verglichen, um Elemente darzulegen, welche die religiöse Entwicklung eines Scheidungskindes beeinflussen können. Daraus resultierend werden Überlegungen aufgeführt, wie im Religionsunterricht in der Grundschule mit dieser Thematik umgegangen werden könnte, um die Scheidungskinder in ihrer religiösen Entwicklung zu unterstützen. <br

Shape adaptation of beams (1D) and plates (2D) to maximise eigenfrequencies

Finding the optimal structural design to avoid resonance has been a goal for decades. While recent applied methods often result in using additional active systems or higher mass, structural adaptation enables to shift eigenfrequencies without adding weight. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of the structural adaptation of a beam and a plate on its eigenfrequency change, while varying the height of the structural pre-deformation according to its mode shapes. Besides the maximisation of single eigenfrequencies, also the simultaneous increase of multiple eigenfrequencies is analysed. It is possible to almost exclusively raise the frequency of the targeted i-th mode shape (i = 1–5) of a beam, while the increase of the i-th plate mode shape frequency (i = 1–4) simultaneously alters other eigenfrequencies. Both the eigenfrequencies and specific mode shape frequencies are able to be significantly increased. In conclusion, the investigated, easy applicable method allows a strong eigenfrequency raise of axially constrained 1D and 2D structures by performing only small structural deformations without adding additional weight

The Cadomian Orogeny and the opening of the Rheic Ocean: The diacrony of

Cadomian orogenic processes and their continuum to the opening of the Rheic Ocean were modeled by making use of new LA-ICP-MS U–Pb ages from detrital zircons of sedimentary rocks of Late Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) and Cambro-Ordovician sediments of the Ossa-Morena Zone (Iberian Massif) compared with those from the Saxo-Thuringian Zones (Bohemian Massif). Presented data constrain a diachrony of Cadomian and related geotectonic processes along the northern realm of the Gondwana Supercontinent. Early stage of Cadomian evolution is characterized by a continental magmatic arc at the periphery of the West African Craton and a related back-arc basin opened at c. 590 to 570 Ma. Diacronic arc–continent collision was caused by oblique vector of subduction and started first in the East of Peri-Gondwana at c. 560–570 Ma and resulted at c. 543 Ma in the formation of a short-lived Cadomian retro-arc basin in the Saxo-Thuringian Zone. In contrast, more to the West in the Ossa-Morena Zone, the Cadomian back-arc basin was longer active, at least until c. 545 Ma. In that region, final magmatic pulse of the Cadomian magmatic arc at c. 550 Ma is documented by new zircon data. Closure of the Cadomian back-arc basin and arc–continent collision in the Ossa-Morena Zone occurred between c. 545 Ma and the overall onset of Cambrian plutonism at c. 540 Ma. A mid-oceanic ridge was subducted underneath the Cadomian orogen accompanied by slab break-off of the subducted oceanic plate. Oblique incision of the oceanic ridge into the continent caused the formation of rift basins during the Lower to Middle Cambrian (c. 530–500 Ma). This process continued and finally caused the opening of the Rheic Ocean documented by thick Lower Ordovician siliciclastic sediments and a final magmatic event at c. 490–485 Ma. Opening of the Cambrian rift basin and of the Rheic Ocean again was diachronic and started from the West of Peri-Gondwana and expanded eastward

A Versatile, Portable Intravital Microscopy Platform for Studying Beta-cell Biology In Vivo

The pancreatic islet is a complex micro-organ containing numerous cell types, including endocrine, immune, and endothelial cells. The communication of these systems is lost upon isolation of the islets, and therefore the pathogenesis of diabetes can only be fully understood by studying this organized, multicellular environment in vivo. We have developed several adaptable tools to create a versatile platform to interrogate β-cell function in vivo. Specifically, we developed β-cell-selective virally-encoded fluorescent protein biosensors that can be rapidly and easily introduced into any mouse. We then coupled the use of these biosensors with intravital microscopy, a powerful tool that can be used to collect cellular and subcellular data from living tissues. Together, these approaches allowed the observation of in vivo β-cell-specific ROS dynamics using the Grx1-roGFP2 biosensor and calcium signaling using the GcAMP6s biosensor. Next, we utilized abdominal imaging windows (AIW) to extend our in vivo observations beyond single-point terminal measurements to collect longitudinal physiological and biosensor data through repeated imaging of the same mice over time. This platform represents a significant advancement in our ability to study β-cell structure and signaling in vivo, and its portability for use in virtually any mouse model will enable meaningful studies of β-cell physiology in the endogenous islet niche

Influence of Different Strain Rates on the Flow Curve and the Formability of Thin Aluminium and Tinplate Sheets

Due to this high number of produced units and the very thin sheet metals used for beverage cans, precise production processes with high production volumes are necessary. To save expenses, while optimising these processes, numerical simulation methods are exploited. Considering this, it is indispensable to identify the material behaviour as exactly as possible. In practise, often results of quasi static tensile tests are used, although these are insufficient for the precise modelling of the material behaviour during can production, since strain rates of up to 10³ s-1 can occur, here. Therefore, quasi static and high speed tensile test have been done on specimens featuring the typical materials and thicknesses of semi-finished parts used for beverage can production. The results were compared with similar materials at higher sheet metal thicknesses and authenticated by numerical simulation. It was shown that there is an influence of the strain rate on the material behaviour and it is necessary to determine material characteristics at strain rates, which are close to the process speed. Furthermore, the results were classified in their signification for beverage can production and forming technologies in general

Zircon U-Pb Geochronology from the Wakhan Corridor, NE Afghanistan

Abstract HKT-ISTP 201

Inherited arc signature in Ediacaran and Early Cambrian basins of

Geochemical data from clastic rocks of the Ossa-Morena Zone (Iberian Massif) show that the main source for the Ediacaran and the Early Cambrian sediments was a recycled Cadomian magmatic arc along the northern Gondwana margin. The geodynamic scenario for this segment of the Avalonian-Cadomian active margin is considered in terms of three main stages: (1) The 570–540 Ma evolution of an active continental margin evolving oblique collision with accretion of oceanic crust, a continental magmatic arc and the development of related marginal basins; (2) the Ediacaran–Early Cambrian transition (540–520 Ma) coeval with important orogenic magmatism and the formation of transtensional basins with detritus derived from remnants of the magmatic arc; and (3) Gondwana fragmentation with the formation of Early Cambrian (520–510 Ma) shallow-water platforms in transtensional grabens accompanied by rift-related magmatism. These processes are comparable to similar Cadomian successions in other regions of Gondwanan Europe and Northwest Africa. Ediacaran and Early Cambrian basins preserved in the Ossa-Morena Zone (Portugal and Spain), the North Armorican Cadomian Belt (France), the Saxo-Thuringian Zone (Germany), the Western Meseta and the Western High-Atlas (Morocco) share a similar geotectonic evolution, probably situated in the same paleogeographic West African peri-Gondwanan region of the Avalonian-Cadomian active margin