Arbeitsbericht Nr. 2006-01, Januar 2006

Ilmenauer Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsinformatik Nr. 2006-01 / Technische Universität Ilmenau, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, ISSN 1861-9223 ISBN 3-938940-05-

Arbeitsbericht Nr. 2008-02, April 2008

Ilmenauer Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsinformatik Nr. 2008-02 / Technische Universität Ilmenau, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, ISSN 1861-9223 ISBN 978-3-938940-20-

Arbeitsbericht Nr. 2007-04, Juli 2007

Ilmenauer Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsinformatik Nr. 2007-04 / Technische Universität Ilmenau, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, ISSN 1861-9223 ISBN 978-3-938940-15-

Arbeitsbericht Nr. 2006-06, Dezember 2006

Ilmenauer Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsinformatik Nr. 2006-06 / Technische Universität Ilmenau, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, ISSN 1861-9223 ISBN 3-938940-09-

Genetic Diversity of Bubalus bubalis in Germany and Global Relations of Its Genetic Background

This is the first study to explore the genetic diversity and population structure of domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in Germany and their potential relations to herds in other parts of Europe or worldwide. To this end, animals from different herds in Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary were genotyped and compared to genotypes from other populations with worldwide distribution and open to the public. The pilot study analyzed population structure, phylogenetic tree, and inbreeding events in our samples. In buffalos from Germany, a mixed genetic make-up with contributions from Bulgaria (Murrah breed), Romania, and Italy was found. All in all, a high degree of genetic diversity was identified in European buffalos, and a novel genotype was described in Hungarian buffalos by this study. We demonstrate that European buffalos stand out from other buffalo populations worldwide, supporting the idea that buffalos have not completely disappeared from the European continent during the late Pleistocene. The high genetic diversity in European buffalos seems to be an excellent prerequisite for the establishment of local breeds characterized by unique traits and features. This study may also be considered as an initial step on the way to genome characterization for the sustainable development of the buffalo economy in Germany and other parts of Europe in the future.</p

Macromolecular organic compounds from the depths of Enceladus

Abstract Saturn’s moon Enceladus harbours a global water ocean¹, which lies under an ice crust and above a rocky core². Through warm cracks in the crust³ a cryo-volcanic plume ejects ice grains and vapour into space⁴–⁷ that contain materials originating from the ocean⁸,⁹. Hydrothermal activity is suspected to occur deep inside the porous core¹⁰–¹², powered by tidal dissipation¹³. So far, only simple organic compounds with molecular masses mostly below 50 atomic mass units have been observed in plume material⁶,¹⁴,¹⁵. Here we report observations of emitted ice grains containing concentrated and complex macromolecular organic material with molecular masses above 200 atomic mass units. The data constrain the macromolecular structure of organics detected in the ice grains and suggest the presence of a thin organic-rich film on top of the oceanic water table, where organic nucleation cores generated by the bursting of bubbles allow the probing of Enceladus’ organic inventory in enhanced concentrations