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1. 1,4-Dioxane pollution at contaminated groundwater sites in western Germany and its distribution within a TCE plume

Author:
Ursula Karges; Johannes Becker; Wilhelm Püttmann
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.619-620 pp. 712-720
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
aquatic environment; aquifers; detergents; drinking water; filtrates; groundwater; landfill leachates; trichloroethylene; Germany
Abstract:
... An effective and sensitive method for the analysis of 1,4-dioxane in water has been available since 2008 (EPA 522). This method is increasingly being applied to investigate the distribution of 1,4-dioxane in the aquatic environment. However, there is a need for more information about the possible occurrence of 1,4-dioxane in groundwater in Europe in general, and in Germany in particular, where vir ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.043

2. 10 patients, 10 years – Long term follow-up of cardiovascular risk factors in Glut1 deficiency treated with ketogenic diet therapies: A prospective, multicenter case series

Author:
Nicole Heussinger; Adela Della Marina; Andreas Beyerlein; Baerbel Leiendecker; Sofia Hermann-Alves; Robert Dalla Pozza; Joerg Klepper
Source:
Clinical nutrition 2018 v.37 no.6 pp. 2246-2251
ISSN:
0261-5614
Subject:
adverse effects; blood lipids; body mass index; brain; carotid arteries; children; diastolic blood pressure; encephalopathy; fasting; glucose; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; hospitals; hyperlipidemia; ketogenic diet; ketones; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; movement disorders; nutritional intervention; patients; risk factors; statistical analysis; triacylglycerols; Germany
Abstract:
... Glut1 Deficiency (Glut1D) is caused by impaired glucose transport into brain. The resulting epileptic encephalopathy and movement disorders can be treated effectively by high-fat carbohydrate-restricted ketogenic diet therapies (KDT) mimicking fasting and providing ketones as an alternative cerebral fuel. Recently 6–24 months follow-ups of epileptic patients reported elevated blood lipids and inti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.clnu.2017.11.001

3. 88 Effect of Follicular Ablation and GnRH on Recipient Synchrony in Holstein Heifers

Author:
J. M. Palomino; F.-X. Grand; C. Vigneault; P. Blondin; M.-A. Sirard
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2018 v.30 no.1 pp. 183-184
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
Holstein; acetates; analysis of variance; cloprostenol; corpus luteum; embryo transfer; estrus; gonadotropin-releasing hormone; heifers; in vitro fertilization; ovulation; ultrasonography; Germany
Abstract:
... In Holstein heifer recipients that are synchronized with a single dose of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), only 65% (on average) are eligible to receive an IVF embryo 7±1 days after oestrus. The high variability in time to onset of oestrus after PGF2α treatment and the small size of the corpus luteum (CL) on the day of embryo transfer (ET) may explain these results. Synchronizing ovulation might decreas ...
DOI:
10.1071/RDv30n1Ab87

4. A Comparison of Five Different Techniques to Determine Hydraulic Conductivity of a Riparian Soil in North Bavaria, Germany

Author:
Edzard HANGEN; Friedhelm VIETEN
Source:
Pedosphere 2018 v.28 no.3 pp. 443-450
ISSN:
1002-0160
Subject:
bulk density; drainage; hydraulic conductivity; macropores; particle size distribution; rain; riparian soils; soil profiles; soil texture; storms; Germany
Abstract:
... Soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) is a predominant input factor when forecasting the vertical transport of contaminants through the soil or when estimating the flood retention capacity of the soil. Displacement of contaminants in the soil over extended periods of time can be attributed mainly to matrix flow, whereas flow through macropores becomes significant under untypically wet conditi ...
DOI:
10.1016/S1002-0160(17)60385-0

5. A DNA barcode library for ground beetles of Germany: the genus Amara Bonelli, 1810 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Author:
Michael J. Raupach; Karsten Hannig; Jérôme Moriniére; Lars Hendrich
Source:
ZooKeys 2018 v.759 pp. 57-80
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Carabidae; DNA barcoding; haplotypes; libraries; species identification; Central European region; Germany
Abstract:
... The genus Amara Bonelli, 1810 is a very speciose and taxonomically difficult genus of the Carabidae. The identification of many of the species is accomplished with considerable difficulty, in particular for females and immature stages. In this study the effectiveness of DNA barcoding, the most popular method for molecular species identification, was examined to discriminate various species of this ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.759.24129

6. A Differentiated Spatial Assessment of Urban Ecosystem Services Based on Land Use Data in Halle, Germany

Author:
Janis Arnold; Janina Kleemann; Christine Fürst
Source:
Land 2018 v.7 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
air pollution; air pollution control; biotopes; cities; climate; cooling; data collection; ecosystem services; food production; hydrologic cycle; land use; models; open space; recreation; soil surface sealing; summer; urban areas; Germany
Abstract:
... Urban ecosystem services (ES) contribute to the compensation of negative effects caused by cities by means of, for example, reducing air pollution and providing cooling effects during the summer time. In this study, an approach is described that combines the regional biotope and land use data set, hemeroby and the accessibility of open space in order to assess the provision of urban ES. Hemeroby e ...
DOI:
10.3390/land7030101

7. A Field Study on the Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Endoparasites in Beef Suckler Cow Herds in Germany

Author:
Kathia Gillandt; Jenny Stracke; Tatiana Hohnholz; Ralf Waßmuth; Nicole Kemper
Source:
Agriculture 2018 v.8 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2077-0472
Subject:
Dictyocaulus viviparus; Eimeria; Fasciola hepatica; Moniezia; beef; cows; deworming; farms; feces; financial economics; gastrointestinal nematodes; herds; hygiene; parasitoses; pasture management; pastures; risk factors; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); statistical analysis; Germany
Abstract:
... Endoparasites are one of the major health issues in beef suckler cows and can cause economic losses. As studies on the parasitological status of beef suckler cow herds are rare, the aim of this study was to evaluate the status quo of the parasite burden in herds at four representative locations in Germany. Additionally, the farmers’ pasture management and deworming strategies were documented ...
DOI:
10.3390/agriculture8090132

8. A Floristic Survey and Comparison of Marsh Vegetation Ranging From Non-Tidal Freshwater To Ocean Salinities Along the Elbe (Germany) and Connecticut (Northeastern USA) Rivers

Author:
Kai Jensen; C. John Burk; Marjorie M. Holland
Source:
Rhodora 2018 v.120 no.983 pp. 202-228
ISSN:
0035-4902
Subject:
Acorus calamus; Asteraceae; Phragmites australis; Spartina anglica; Typha angustifolia; botanical composition; flora; freshwater; introduced species; rivers; salinity; salt marshes; species richness; surveys; vegetation; Connecticut; Germany; New England region; Northern European region
Abstract:
... Relationships between the flora and vegetation of northern Europe and the northeastern United States have been long noted but little studied. Here, quantitative sampling of high, low, and mid-marsh zones was carried out in 20 marshes along a gradient from non-tidal freshwater via tidal freshwater and brackish to salt marshes in each of two large river systems, the Elbe in Europe (Germany) and the ...
DOI:
10.3119/17-26

9. A Global Expected Risk Analysis of Fatalities, Injuries, and Damages by Natural Disasters

Author:
Guoqiang Shen; Long Zhou; Yao Wu; Zhiming Cai
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
databases; death; developed countries; developing countries; disasters; financial economics; geophysics; gross domestic product; humans; hydrology; issues and policy; models; population density; risk; risk assessment; socioeconomics; standard deviation; Bangladesh; Brazil; China; Germany; India; Japan; United States
Abstract:
... Natural disasters are hazardous geophysical, meteorological, hydrological, climatological, and/or biological events that disturb human and natural environments, causing injuries, casualties, property damages, and business interruptions. Sound analysis is required regarding the effective hazard preparedness for, response to, mitigation of, and recovery from natural disasters. This research proposes ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10072573

10. A Household's Burden – The Embodied Resource Use of Household Equipment in Germany

Author:
Jens Teubler; Johannes Buhl; Michael Lettenmeier; Kathrin Greiff; Christa Liedtke
Source:
Ecological economics 2018 v.146 pp. 96-105
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
cluster analysis; cradle-to-gate; electricity; energy; fuels; household equipment; households; material flow analysis; ownership; rural areas; sociodemographic characteristics; socioeconomic status; Germany
Abstract:
... The paper describes patterns of resource use related to German households' equipment. Using cluster analysis and material flow accounting, data on socio-demographic characteristics, and expenditures on fuel, electricity and household equipment allow for a differentiation of seven different household types. The corresponding resource use, expressed in Material Footprint per person and year, is calc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.10.004

11. A Local Gap in Sustainable Food Procurement: Organic Vegetables in Berlin’s School Meals

Author:
Charis Linda Braun; Meike Rombach; Anna Maria Häring; Vera Bitsch
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
case studies; catering; farming systems; guidelines; interviews; marketing strategies; organic foods; organization of work; school meals; supply chain; vegetable industry; vegetables; Germany
Abstract:
... Organic and local food plays an important role in the discussion of sustainable public procurement for school catering services. The present study investigates the value chain supplying school catering with organic produce, using the organic vegetable industry in the Berlin-Brandenburg region in Germany as an example. The qualitative case study employs a structuration theory approach to explore va ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10114245

12. A Model Approach for Yield-Zone-Specific Cost Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation by Nitrogen Fertilizer Reduction

Author:
Yusuf Nadi Karatay; Andreas Meyer-Aurich
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
cost effectiveness; crop yield; fertilizer application; greenhouse gas emissions; income; issues and policy; models; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; pollution control; soil fertility; Germany
Abstract:
... Nitrogen use in agriculture has been intensified to feed the growing world population, which led to concerns on environmental harms, including greenhouse gas emissions. A reduction in nitrogen fertilization can abate greenhouse gas emissions, however, it may result in crop yield penalties and, accordingly, income loss. Assessment tools are necessary to understand the dynamics of nitrogen managemen ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10030710

13. A More Flexible Model or Simply More Effort? On the Use of Correlated Random Parameters in Applied Choice Studies

Author:
Petr Mariel; Jürgen Meyerhoff
Source:
Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 419-429
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
agri-environmental policy; case studies; decision making; ecological value; farmers; logit analysis; models; willingness to pay; Germany
Abstract:
... The random parameter logit model has become the dominating model for analyzing stated choice data in environmental valuation. The unrestricted version of the model with correlated random parameters, however, is rarely applied. An important advantage of this specification is that the correlations between the parameters are not restricted to zero. These correlations can arise due to a behavioural ph ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.020

14. A Multi-Data Approach for Spatial Risk Assessment of Topsoil Compaction on Arable Sites

Author:
Sandra Ledermüller; Marco Lorenz; Joachim Brunotte; Norbert Fröba
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
autumn; corn; farms; field capacity; harvesting; land use; manure spreading; probability distribution; qualitative risk assessment; risk; soil compaction; soil quality; soil water; soil water content; spring; sugar beet; topsoil; water content; weather; Germany
Abstract:
... Soil compaction is a human-induced threat which negatively affects soil functions and is highly dependent on site-specific soil conditions and land use patterns. Proper management techniques are indispensable for sustainable soil protection to ensure its function in the long term. A number of concepts exist to develop risk maps on the basis of soil inherent susceptibility to compaction at a given ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10082915

15. A New Micarea Species from Western Europe, Belonging in the Micarea denigrata Group

Author:
Pieter P.G. van den Boom; A. Maarten Brand; Brian J. Coppins; Emmanuël Sérusiaux
Source:
Herzogia 2018 v.31 no.1 pp. 385-389
ISSN:
0018-0971
Subject:
Micarea; conidia; new species; Belgium; Germany; Netherlands; Scotland; Western European region
Abstract:
... van den Boom P.P.G., Brand A.M., Coppins B.J. & Sérusiaux E. 2018: A new Micarea species from western Europe, belonging in the Micarea denigrata group. – Herzogia 31: 385–389. A new species of Micarea, M. sambuci is described from western Europe. Though it was common in the Netherlands and also present in Belgium, Luxemburg , Germany, and Scotland, it could now be extinct. It differs from M. nitsc ...
DOI:
10.13158/heia.31.1.2018.385

16. A Review of Necrotauliids from the Triassic/Jurassic of England (Trichoptera: Necrotauliidae)

Author:
Richard S. Kelly; Andrew J. Ross; Robert A. Coram
Source:
Psyche 2018 v.2018 pp. -
ISSN:
1687-7438
Subject:
Early Jurassic epoch; Triassic period; Trichoptera; coasts; holotypes; new genus; new species; paraphyly; synapomorphy; England; Germany
Abstract:
... Species previously attributed to Necrotauliidae are revised from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic of England based on examination of type specimens and non-type material. The necrotauliids have been considered as a basal family of caddisflies (Trichoptera) or as a paraphyletic assemblage of stem-amphiesmenopterans. Herein a new genus, Austaulius, is erected which includes all Lilstock Formatio ...
DOI:
10.1155/2018/6706120

17. A Social Norms Intervention Going Wrong: Boomerang Effects from Descriptive Norms Information

Author:
Isabel Richter; John Thøgersen; Christian A. Klöckner
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
food groups; food labeling; groceries; neutralization; sales; seafoods; social behavior; supermarkets; Germany; Norway
Abstract:
... A large body of research supports the idea of social norms communication promoting pro-social and pro-environmental behaviour. This paper investigates social norms communication in the field. Signs prompting consumers about sustainable seafood labels and informing them about other consumers’ sustainable choices were displayed in supermarkets in Norway and Germany. Seafood sales (sustainably ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10082848

18. A Winteraceae pollen tetrad from the early Paleocene of western Greenland, and the fossil record of Winteraceae in Laurasia and Gondwana

Author:
Friðgeir Grímsson; Guido W. Grimm; Alastair J. Potts; Reinhard Zetter; Susanne S. Renner
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2018 v.45 no.3 pp. 567-581
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
Canellaceae; Cretaceous period; Danian age; Drimys; Eocene epoch; Tasmannia; biogeography; climate; deciduous forests; habitats; leaves; microfossils; new species; paleobotany; phylogeny; pollen; scanning electron microscopy; species diversity; wood; xylem vessels; Australia; Germany; Greenland; Madagascar; New Guinea; New Zealand; South Africa; South America
Abstract:
... AIM: Winteraceae comprise c. 130 species in seven genera, with the greatest species diversity in the Pacific (Pseudowintera, Zygogynum), Australia (Bubbia, Tasmannia), New Guinea (Belliolum, Bubbia, Zygogynum, Tasmannia) and Madagascar (Takhtajania). Only Drimys occurs in South America. Because of their Cretaceous leaves, wood and pollen fossils, and their lack of xylem vessels, Winteraceae throw ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbi.13154

19. A case of ocular infection with Onchocerca lupi in a dog from Germany

Author:
A. Hodžić; B. Hinney; S. König; T. J. Naucke; G. Duscher; A. Joachim
Source:
Transboundary and emerging diseases 2018 v.65 no.1 pp. e214
ISSN:
1865-1674
Subject:
Onchocerca; cats; dogs; emerging diseases; genes; humans; onchocerciasis; parasites; polymerase chain reaction; risk factors; sequence analysis; Germany
Abstract:
... Onchocerca lupi is an emerging zoonotic parasite infecting the ocular connective tissue of dogs, cats and humans. The only known case of canine ocular onchocerciasis in Germany was documented in 2002 in a shelter dog. However, the species of Onchocerca causing the infection could not be identified. Here, we report a case of the ocular infection with O. lupi in a dog, confirmed by PCR and sequencin ...
DOI:
10.1111/tbed.12715

20. A combined coastal protection, realignment and wetland restoration scheme in the southern Baltic: planning process, public information and participation

Author:
Gerald Schernewski; Johanna Schumacher; Eva Weisner; Larissa Donges
Source:
Journal of coastal conservation 2018 v.22 no.3 pp. 533-547
ISSN:
1400-0350
Subject:
citizen participation; climate change; coastal zone management; coasts; ecological restoration; interviews; planning; resorts; sea level; storms; surveys; traditions; wetlands; Baltic Sea; Germany
Abstract:
... Markgrafenheide-Hütelmoor covers a total area of 1000 ha (about 490 ha are coastal moor) and a coastline of about 6 km. This touristy area belongs to the city of Rostock in Germany. As response to sea level rise and heavy coastal erosion, the small seaside resort Markgrafenheide received a comprehensive storm surge protection until 2006. Subsequently, the adjacent Hütelmoor was flooded with the ai ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11852-017-0542-4