Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg

JAHRESHEFTE DER GESELLSCHAFT FÜR NATURKUNDE IN WÜRTTEMBERG Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg (-) Jahreshefte der Gesellschaft für Naturkunde in Württemberg (Bd. 133, 1978) (-) Einband (-) Titelseite (-) Inhalt (-) Aktuelle Beiträge (5) Das Ende der biologischen Evolution (5) Zur Rolle der geothermischen Wärme als Energiequelle der Zukunft (14) Ein Ökosystem auf Karst: Tropischer Regenwald im Nordosten Guatemalas (42) Abhandlungen (53) Die Rolle des Königlichen Bergrates Dr. h. c. Friedrich August von Alberti in der Entwicklung von Geologie, Salinen- und Bergbaukunst (53) Ein pollenführendes Interglazialvorkommen aus dem Neckarbecken bei Leutenbach, Lkr. Waiblingen (88) Veränderungen an der Stirn im Vorland des Morteratsch-Gletschers (Graubünden, Schweiz) (108) Das Waltere-Moor bei Sattelöse (114) Beiträge zur Floristik vom Südwestdeutschland V (125) Über die Federbildung und den Erwerb der Flugfähigkeit bei Vögeln (133) Kleine Mitteilung (144) Nachrufe (146) Berichte (178) Mitgliederverzeichnis 1978 (218) Inhaltsverzeichnis (-

The ResourcePlan—An Instrument for Resource-Efficient Development of Urban Neighborhoods

In Germany, the current sectoral urban planning often leads to inefficient use of resources, partly because municipalities lack integrated planning instruments and argumentation strength toward politics, investors, or citizens. The paper develops the ResourcePlan as (i) legal and (ii) a planning instrument to support the efficient use of resources in urban neighborhoods. The integrative, multi-methodological approach addresses the use of natural resources in the building and infrastructural sectors of (i) water (storm- and wastewater) management, (ii) construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure, (iii) urban energy system planning, and (iv) land-use planning. First, the development as legal instrument is carried out, providing (i) premises for integrating resource protection at all legal levels and (ii) options for implementing the ResourcePlan within German municipal structures. Second, the evaluation framework for resource efficiency of the urban neighborhoods is set up for usage as a planning instrument. The framework provides a two-stage process that runs through the phases of setting up and implementing the ResourcePlan. (Eco)system services are evaluated as well as life cycle assessment and economic aspects. As a legal instrument, the ResourcePlan integrates resource protection into municipal planning and decision-making processes. The multi-methodological evaluation framework helps to assess inter-disciplinary resource efficiency, supports the spatial identification of synergies and conflicting goals, and contributes to transparent, resource-optimized planning decisions.BMBF, 033W102E, RESZ - Verbundvorhaben: R2Q - RessourcenPlan im Quartier - Teilprojekt 5: Ganzheitliche Bewertung der Ressourceneffizienz von Stadtquartiere

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Original Article A prospective, non-randomized comparison of SAPIEN XT and CoreValve implantation in two sequential cohorts of patients with severe aortic stenosis

Abstract: Objectives: Few data is available comparing Edwards SAPIEN XT -SXT (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, California) with Medtronic CoreValve -CoV (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota) in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Methods: We selected consecutive patients undergoing transfemoral TAVR with SXT or CoV at our Institution. Main outcomes were Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC)-combined safety endpoints. Results: A total of 100 patients (SXT, n=50 versus CoV, n=50) were analyzed. Both SXT and CoV showed good device success rates (98% versus 90%, p=0.20). SXT versus CoV reduced the occurrence of paravalvular regurgitation after TAVR (26% versus 90%, p<0.0001) though not affecting the rate of moderate/severe regurgitation (p=0.20). SXT versus CoV required less frequently a permanent pacemaker after TAVR (8% versus 38%, p<0.0001). In-hospital major vascular complications (8% versus 4%, p>0.99), lifethreatening bleedings (2% versus 4%, p>0.99), stroke (4% versus 6%, p>0.99) and death (6% versus 2%, p>0.99) did not differ between SXT and CoV. However, safety endpoints favored SXT (17% versus 34.6%, p=0.01), due to a numerically higher incidence of ischemic stroke and Acute Kidney Injury Stage 3 after CoV. At multivariate analysis, TAVR with SXT (odds ratio=0.21, 95% confidence intervals [0.05-0.84], p=0.03) was predictive of fewer adverse events. Conclusions: Transcatheter valve implantation with Edwards SAPIEN XT was associated with lower VARCcombined safety endpoints as compared with Medtronic CoreValve. More extensive cohorts are needed to confirm these results

The ResourcePlan—An Instrument for Resource-Efficient Development of Urban Neighborhoods

In Germany, the current sectoral urban planning often leads to inefficient use of resources, partly because municipalities lack integrated planning instruments and argumentation strength toward politics, investors, or citizens. The paper develops the ResourcePlan as (i) legal and (ii) a planning instrument to support the efficient use of resources in urban neighborhoods. The integrative, multi-methodological approach addresses the use of natural resources in the building and infrastructural sectors of (i) water (storm- and wastewater) management, (ii) construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure, (iii) urban energy system planning, and (iv) land-use planning. First, the development as legal instrument is carried out, providing (i) premises for integrating resource protection at all legal levels and (ii) options for implementing the ResourcePlan within German municipal structures. Second, the evaluation framework for resource efficiency of the urban neighborhoods is set up for usage as a planning instrument. The framework provides a two-stage process that runs through the phases of setting up and implementing the ResourcePlan. (Eco)system services are evaluated as well as life cycle assessment and economic aspects. As a legal instrument, the ResourcePlan integrates resource protection into municipal planning and decision-making processes. The multi-methodological evaluation framework helps to assess inter-disciplinary resource efficiency, supports the spatial identification of synergies and conflicting goals, and contributes to transparent, resource-optimized planning decisions