Bibliografie zu ausgewählten Analysen der Luxembourg Income Study (LIS): "Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich" ; (2. Auflage, Stand: 12/2003)

"Die LIS-Datenbank bietet eine Dateninfrastruktur zur Sekundäranalyse der Einkommenssituation von Haushalten im internationalen Vergleich. Derzeit sind Daten von 26 Ländern aus vier Kontinenten verfügbar. Die vorliegende LIS-Bibliografie wurde von der ZUMA-Abteilung 'Einkommen und Verbrauch' erarbeitet und dokumentiert alle uns bekannten Arbeiten mit Daten der Luxembourg Income Study, die innerhalb des LIS-Projektes entstanden und Deutschland mit in die Analysen miteinbeziehen. Neben den bibliografischen Angaben enthält die LIS-Bibliografie Abstracts der dokumentierten Arbeiten, beginnend mit den aktuellsten Beiträgen." (Autorenreferat)"The Luxembourg Income Study offers a database for secondary analysis of the income situation of households in international comparison. Currently, data from 26 countries is available. The bibliography at hand was elaborated by the department 'Income and Expenditure' and documents all known works with data of the Luxembourg Income Study originated within the LIS-project that include Germany in their analysis. Aside from bibliographic informations one will find abstracts of the documentated works to begin with the latest contributions." (author's abstract

Bibliografie zu ausgewählten Analysen der Luxembourg Income Study (LIS): "Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich" (Stand: 9/2002)

"Die LIS-Datenbank bietet eine Dateninfrastruktur zur Sekundäranalyse der Einkommenssituation von Haushalten im internationalen Vergleich. Derzeit sind Daten von 26 Ländern aus vier Kontinenten verfügbar. Die vorliegende LIS-Bibliografie wurde von der ZUMA-Abteilung 'Einkommen und Verbrauch' erarbeitet und dokumentiert alle uns bekannten Arbeiten mit Daten der Luxembourg Income Study, die innerhalb des LIS-Projektes entstanden und Deutschland mit in die Analysen einbeziehen. Neben den bibliografischen Angaben enthält die LIS-Bibliografie Abstracts der dokumentierten Arbeiten, beginnend mit den aktuellsten Beiträgen." (Autorenreferat)"The Luxembourg Income Study offers a database for secondary analysis of the income situation of households in international comparison. Currently, data from 26 countries is available. The bibliography at hand was elaborated by the department 'Income and Expenditure' and documents all known works with data of the Luxembourg Income Study originated within the LIS-project that include Germany in their analysis. Aside from bibliographic informations one will find abstracts of the documentated works to begin with the latest contributions." (author's abstract

Sociodemographic and subjective belief reasons for inter-EU differences of attitudes towards genetically modified food

'Modern biotechnology is a central issue in the public debate as there are still concerns about possible adverse effects deriving from the use of genetically modified organisms. The public, by influencing decisions on new biotechnology, politically through democratic channels or interest groups, but also as consumers via the market, will constitute the ultimate judge of agricultural biotechnology. The present research paper deals with attitudes towards genetically modified food (GM foods) in the European Union and their change over a given time period, using survey data of the Eurobarometer of 1999 (EB 52.1) and 2002 (EB 58.0). The analysis mainly focuses on the 2002 data trying to explain national differences of attitudes towards GM foods. In a first step, an overview of all European member countries concerning their attitude towards genetically modified (GM) food products in general will be provided. A more detailed approach is applied on selected countries, namely Greece, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. In addition, an effort to explain differences in attitudes towards GM foods through cross-cultural differences will be made using data from the European Social Survey (ESS, 2002).' (author's abstract)

EVS-Bibliographie: (4. Auflage, Stand: Dezember 2004)

"Die vorliegende EVS-Bibliographie wurde innerhalb des German Microdata Labs von dem Bereich Haushaltsbudgetdaten erarbeitet und dokumentiert alle uns bekannten Arbeiten mit Daten der Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe, die in Büchern oder Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht sind oder als 'graue Literatur' (in Form von Arbeitsberichten, Diplom- oder Magisterarbeiten usw.) vorliegen. Neben den bibliographischen Angaben enthält die EVS-Bibliographie Abstracts der dokumentierten Arbeiten. Die Abstracts sind unter besonderer Berücksichtigung derjenigen Teile einer Publikation erstellt worden, in denen EVS-Daten verwendet wurden." (Autorenreferat)"The bibliography at hand documents all known works with data of the Income and Consumer Sample (EVS) published in books, journals, working papers and diploma or doctoral thesis. Beside bibliographic information one will find abstracts of the documented works. The abstracts are created in regard to those parts of the publications in which EVS-data was used." (author's abstract

EVS-Bibliographie: (3. Auflage, Stand: November 2003)

"Die vorliegende EVS-Bibliographie wurde von der ZUMA-Abteilung 'Einkommen und Verbrauch' erarbeitet dokumentiert alle dort bekannten Arbeiten mit Daten der Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe, die in Büchern oder Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht sind oder als 'graue Literatur' (in Form von Arbeitsberichten, Diplom- oder Magisterarbeiten usw.) vorliegen. Neben den bibliographischen Angaben enthält die EVS-Bibliographie Abstracts der dokumentierten Arbeiten. Die Abstracts sind unter besonderer Berücksichtigung derjenigen Teile einer Publikation erstellt worden, in denen EVS-Daten verwendet wurden." (Autorenreferat)"The bibliography at hand was elaborated by the department 'Income and Expenditure' and documents all known works with data of the Income and Consumer Sample (EVS) published in books, journals, working papers and diploma or doctoral thesis. Beside bibliographic informations one will find abstracts of the documentated works. The abstracts are created in regard to those parts of the publications in which EVS-data was used." (author's abstract

EVS-Bibliografie: (2. Auflage, Stand: September 2002)

"Die vorliegende EVS-Bibliografie wurde von der ZUMA-Abteilung 'Einkommen und Verbrauch' erarbeitet. Sie dokumentiert alle dort bekannten Arbeiten mit Daten der Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe, die in Büchern oder Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht sind oder als 'graue Literatur' (in Form von Arbeitsberichten, Diplom- oder Magisterarbeiten usw.) vorliegen. Neben den bibliografischen Angaben enthält die EVS-Bibliografie Abstracts der dokumentierten Arbeiten. Die Abstracts sind unter besonderer Berücksichtigung derjenigen Teile einer Publikation erstellt worden, in denen EVS-Daten verwendet wurden." (Autorenreferat)"The bibliography at hand was elaborated by the department 'Income and Expenditure' and documents all known works with data of the Income and Consumer Sample (EVS) published in books, journals, working papers and diploma or doctoral thesis. Beside bibliographic informations one will find abstracts of the documentated works. The abstracts are created in regard to those parts of the publications in which EVS-data was used." (author's abstract

Microbial activity and particulate matter in the benthic nepheloid layer (BNL) of the deep Arabian Sea.

The distribution of suspended particulate matter as well as bacterial biomass and activity in near-bottom waters was investigated at six stations in the deep Arabian Sea (2000–4500 m water depth). Water samples were obtained from heights between 0.1–1000 m above bottom (m a.b.) with a bottom water sampler or with a CTD-rosette during two cruises in May 1997 and February 1998. The vertical variability in suspended particle concentrations as well as in bacterial activity was higher than the regional and temporal variability. Compared to the deep water column (250–1000 m a.b.; 0.1×108 cells l−1), an increase in bacterial numbers was observed from 40–100 m a.b. (0.24×108 cells l−1) towards the seafloor (0.1–0.6 m a.b.; 0.53×108 cells l−1). Suspended particulate matter () as well as bacterial leucine incorporation () and the activity of different enzymes were highest in the near-bottom water (<1m) and decreased with increasing height above bottom (250–1000 m a.b.: and , respectively). The suspended particles in the BNL had a high chlorophyll a to POC ratio and were of higher organic carbon concentrations than the sinking particles or the particulate matter at the sediment surface. The carbon demand of the bacterial community in the BNL (), which was estimated by leucine incorporation experiments, exceeded the vertical POC flux. Thus, we conclude that the enhanced microbial activity and biomass close to the seafloor is mainly supported by the resuspension of small phytodetrital particles and by the DOC flux

Tick-borne zoonoses and commonly used diagnostic methods in human and veterinary medicine

Around the world, human health and animal health are closely linked in terms of the One Health concept by ticks acting as vectors for zoonotic pathogens. Animals do not only maintain tick cycles but can either be clinically affected by the same tick-borne pathogens as humans and/or play a role as reservoirs or sentinel pathogen hosts. However, the relevance of different tick-borne diseases (TBDs) may vary in human vs. veterinary medicine, which is consequently reflected by the availability of human vs. veterinary diagnostic tests. Yet, as TBDs gain importance in both fields and rare zoonotic pathogens, such as Babesia spp., are increasingly identified as causes of human disease, a One Health approach regarding development of new diagnostic tools may lead to synergistic benefits. This review gives an overview on zoonotic protozoan, bacterial and viral tick-borne pathogens worldwide, discusses commonly used diagnostic techniques for TBDs, and compares commercial availability of diagnostic tests for humans vs. domestic animals, using Germany as an example, with the aim of highlighting existing gaps and opportunities for collaboration in a One Health framework

15-year Borrelia prevalence and species distribution monitoring in Ixodes ricinus/inopinatus populations in the city of Hanover, Germany

Lyme borreliosis, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) spirochaetes, is the most common tick-borne disease (TBD) in the Northern Hemisphere. Rising incidences indicate that its epidemiology may be affected by global changes. Therefore, the current study aimed to assess changes in tick infection rates with Borrelia spp. over a 15-year monitoring period in the city of Hanover, Germany, as a follow-up to previous prevalence studies (years 2005, 2010 and 2015). To assess the epidemiological risk, ticks of the Ixodes ricinus/inopinatus-complex were sampled from April to October 2020 by the flagging method at 10 frequently visited recreation areas in Hanover. Analysis by quantitative real-time PCR of 2100 individual ticks revealed an overall Borrelia prevalence of 25.5% (535/2100). Regarding different tick developmental stages, nymphs showed a significantly lower Borrelia prevalence (18.4% [193/1050]) than adult ticks (32.6% [342/1050]). Comparison with previous years revealed a stable total Borrelia prevalence along with consistent infection rates in the different developmental stages over the 15-year monitoring period. Borrelia species differentiation by Reverse Line Blot was successful in 67.3% of positive ticks collected in 2020, with B. afzelii being the dominating species (59.2% of the differentiated infections), besides B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.), B. garinii, B. valaisiana, B. spielmanii, B. bavariensis and B. bissettiae and the relapsing fever spirochaete B. miyamotoi. Additionally, the proportion of infections attributed to B. afzelii showed a significant increase in 2020 compared to 2005 and 2015 (59.2% vs. 37.6% and 32.0% of successfully differentiated infections, respectively). Coinfections with Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia spp. stayed stable comparing 2020 with previous years. Therefore, although changes in the Borrelia prevalence in questing ticks were not observed throughout the 15-year monitoring period, shifts in Borrelia species distribution may alter the epidemiological risk