@inbook{55646, abstract = {{Was bedeutet es, „für“ Robben, Wale oder bedrohte marine Ökosysteme zu sprechen? Diese Frage steht im Zentrum aktueller Debatten um die Rechte der Natur – und sie stellt zugleich eine besondere Herausforderung für die ästhetische Praxis im Anthropozän dar. Der Aufsatz untersucht, welchen spezifischen Beitrag Environmental Sound Art zu gegenwärtigen umweltpolitischen Debatten leisten kann, und nutzt dafür feministische und postkoloniale Theorieansätze als analytisches Werkzeug. Im Zentrum steht dabei die Frage nach der Repräsentationsdynamik zwischen Komponist*in und nichtmenschlichen Subjekten sowie das daraus resultierende Problem der Anwaltschaft. Am Beispiel von Jana Winderens Soundscape-Komposition "Spring Bloom in the Marginal Ice Zone" (2017) diskutiert der Aufsatz die Rolle der Komponistin als Anwältin für ein Ökosystem und dessen Bewohner*innen sowie die Grenzen und Möglichkeiten ästhetischer Positionen, nichtmenschlichen Entitäten ›eine Stimme zu verleihen‹. Der Text unterzieht dabei Gayatri Chakravorty Spivaks Überlegungen zur Repräsentation Subalterner einer Relektüre unter posthumanistischen Vorzeichen und entwickelt daraus abschließend das Konzept des ›subversiven Zuhörens‹, eine kritische Hörpraxis, die anthropozentrische Wahrnehmungsmuster hinterfragt und dem nachspürt, was durch sie unhörbar gemacht wird. }}, author = {{Spieker, Jonas}}, booktitle = {{Non*binär! Sound und Gender im Posthumanismus}}, editor = {{Bartsch, Cornelia and Schürmer, Anna and Spieker, Jonas}}, issn = {{978-3-487-17174-6}}, keywords = {{Environmental Sound Art, Ecological Sound Art, Blue Humanities, Posthumanism, Critical Posthumanism, Environmental Humanities, Soundscape Studies, Ecocriticism, Listening (Music), Ecomusicology, Sound Art, Environmental sounds, Advocacy and Activism, Gayatri Spivak}}, pages = {{113–126}}, publisher = {{Georg Olms Verlag}}, title = {{{Klagende Robben. Environmental Sound Art und das Problem der Anwaltschaft}}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.5771/9783487171746-113}}, volume = {{17}}, year = {{2025}}, } @article{62121, abstract = {{This study explores undergraduate sociology students’ perceptions of conventional pedagogical practices and their aspirations for an ideal learning environment at a regional German university. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 41 students enrolled between 2021 and 2023, the research investigates how students envision the study of sociology and their preferences for pedagogical approaches. The findings reveal that students’ diverse visions converge on common themes aligning with engaged pedagogy and critical pedagogy principles. Students express a desire for learning environments that challenge existing forms of domination, promote active knowledge acquisition, and foster mutual respect. They seek meaningful knowledge that connects theory to practice, facilitates personal growth, and empowers them to effect social change. The study contributes to ongoing debates about pedagogical practices in higher education, especially in sociology, by providing empirical evidence of students’ subjective experiences and desires, emphasising the need for engaged pedagogy that nurtures holistic development and values students’ agency.}}, author = {{Lin-Januszewski, Liang-Wen}}, journal = {{Sociology}}, keywords = {{bell hooks, critical pedagogy, engaged pedagogy, pedagogy of sociology, student voices}}, title = {{{Listening to students' voices: Engaged pedagogy as a pathway to pedagogical possibilities.}}}, doi = {{10.1177/00380385251391586}}, year = {{2025}}, } @article{30932, author = {{Herberg, Artjom and Yu, Xiaoqian and Kuckling, Dirk}}, journal = {{Polymers}}, keywords = {{controlled radical polymerization, atom transfer radical polymerization, end group determination, N-isopropylacrylamide, block copolymerization, smart polymers, temperature sensitive polymers, lower critical solution temperature, ESI-TOF mass spectrometry, ion mobility separation, size exclusion chromatography}}, number = {{4}}, publisher = {{MDPI}}, title = {{{End Group Stability of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)-Synthesized Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): Perspectives for Diblock Copolymer Synthesis}}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11040678}}, volume = {{11}}, year = {{2019}}, } @article{24462, abstract = {{This article offers new insight into students’ responses to Womens’ and Gender Studies (WGS) classes by overcoming the self-selection bias hitherto inherent in the field. Exploring the experiences of 1406 students (770 women, 636 men) of a university with a WGS requirement across all study programmes, we examine the prevailing discourses on WGS, participants’ (dis)agreement as well as personal and professional benefits gained through WGS. Additionally, we evaluate the perceived value of WGS for themselves, in society, and of WGS opportunities in higher education. Findings reveal a gender bias regarding discourses, experience, benefit, and value, with 70.1% women and 32.4% men supporting the idea of WGS as a mandatory subject. Women’s support indicates a need for tools to negotiate gender issues, while men’s resistance serves to defend male privileges. We conclude that a requirement of WGS classes amplifies the potential for both – resistance and change.}}, author = {{Horwath, Ilona and Diabl, Christian}}, issn = {{0954-0253}}, journal = {{Gender and Education}}, keywords = {{Education policy, equality, higher education, critical pedagogies, gender mainstreaming, curriculum}}, pages = {{1109--1126}}, title = {{{Liberating or indoctrinating? Surveying students’ perceptions of a Womens’ and Gender Studies requirement}}}, doi = {{10.1080/09540253.2019.1608355}}, year = {{2019}}, } @article{33391, author = {{Biolo, Gianni and Di Girolamo, Filippo Giorgio and Heer, Martina and Sturma, Mariella and Mazzucco, Sara and Agostini, Francesco and Situlin, Roberta and Vinci, Pierandrea and Giordano, Mauro and Bühlmeier, Judith and Frings-Meuthen, Petra and Mearelli, Filippo and Fiotti, Nicola}}, issn = {{0261-5614}}, journal = {{Clinical Nutrition}}, keywords = {{Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics}}, number = {{2}}, pages = {{652--659}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{Alkalinization with potassium bicarbonate improves glutathione status and protein kinetics in young volunteers during 21-day bed rest}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.clnu.2018.04.006}}, volume = {{38}}, year = {{2018}}, } @article{28354, abstract = {{This paper discusses the findings of an empirical study that explores the relationship between study-abroad experiences, learner identity, and pronunciation. We argue that the role of pronunciation as a personal domain of meaning-making warrants more attention than it has hitherto received. To this end, we investigate the narratives of Canadian learners, studying abroad in Germany, in relation to discourses of language learning, culture, and identity, using a Critical Discourse Analysis approach. Our data, which we gained from semi-structured interviews and e-journals, shows that learners’ perceptions of pronunciation are closely linked to their views of the native-speaker ideal, impacting their self-constructions and interpretations of learning experience. In conclusion, we argue for a more differentiated understanding of pronunciation and its implications for language teaching and study abroad.}}, author = {{Müller, Mareike and Schmenk, Barbara}}, issn = {{0802-6106}}, journal = {{International Journal of Applied Linguistics}}, keywords = {{learner identity, study abroad, pronunciation, native-speaker ideal, critical discourse analysis}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{132--151}}, title = {{{Narrating the sound of self: The role of pronunciation in learners’ self-constructions in study-abroad contexts}}}, doi = {{10.1111/ijal.12109}}, volume = {{27}}, year = {{2017}}, } @inproceedings{10779, author = {{Guettatfi, Zakarya and Kermia, Omar and Khouas, Abdelhakim}}, booktitle = {{25th International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL)}}, issn = {{1946-147X}}, keywords = {{embedded systems, field programmable gate arrays, operating systems (computers), scheduling, μC/OS-II, FPGAs, OS foundation, SafeRTOS, Xenomai, chip utilization ration, complex time constraints, embedded systems, hard real-time hardware task allocation, hard real-time hardware task scheduling, hardware-software real-time operating systems, partially reconfigurable field-programmable gate arrays, resource constraints, safety-critical RTOS, Field programmable gate arrays, Hardware, Job shop scheduling, Real-time systems, Shape, Software}}, publisher = {{Imperial College}}, title = {{{Over effective hard real-time hardware tasks scheduling and allocation}}}, doi = {{10.1109/FPL.2015.7293994}}, year = {{2015}}, } @article{28353, abstract = {{This article aims to reconceptualize pronunciation teaching and learning according to the tenets of the 2007 MLA Report and its call for translingual/transcultural competence. The critical discussion of current teaching and research practices shows that the realm of pronunciation has benefitted little from debates on intercultural language learning. In order to link the teaching of pronunciation with learner needs in intercultural encounters, this article develops the concept of pronunciation‐as‐language. The theoretical exploration of this concept is supported by a narrative analysis of study-abroad learners’ accounts, contrasting learners’ perceptions of teaching practices with the complex role pronunciation plays in second language‐mediated interactions. The results underline the importance of pedagogical approaches that encourage the critical reflection on and creative use of pronunciation beyond structural elements and native‐speaker norms.}}, author = {{Müller, Mareike}}, issn = {{0015-718X}}, journal = {{Foreign Language Annals}}, keywords = {{critical language awareness, native‐speaker ideal, pronunciation, study abroad, translingual and transcultural competence}}, number = {{2}}, pages = {{213--229}}, title = {{{Conceptualizing pronunciation as part of translingual/transcultural competence: New impulses for SLA research and the L2 classroom}}}, doi = {{10.1111/flan.12024}}, volume = {{46}}, year = {{2013}}, } @inproceedings{9760, abstract = {{Self-optimizing systems are able to adapt their behavior autonomously according to their current self-determined objectives. Unforeseen influences could lead to dependability-critical behavior of the system. Methods are required which secure self-optimizing systems during operation. These methods to increase the dependability of the system should already be taken into consideration in the design process. This paper presents a guideline for the dependability-oriented design of self-optimizing systems, which integrates established classical methods like failure mode and effects analysis as well as methods based on self-optimization. On the one hand self-optimization is used to increase the dependability of the system by integrating objectives like safety, availability, and reliability to the objectives of the system. On the other hand methods are required to ensure the self-optimization itself. As basis for this guideline serves the principle solution of the system. The six phases of the guideline extend the design process and lead to an enhanced principle solution. Additionally, the guideline illustrates phases to implement and validate the self-optimizing system. The proposed guideline is applied to an innovative rail-bound vehicle, called RailCab, which is equipped with self-optimizing function modules.}}, author = {{Sondermann-Wölke, Christoph and Hemsel, Tobias and Sextro, Walter and Gausemeier, Jürgen and Pook, Sebastian}}, booktitle = {{Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 2010 8th IEEE International Conference on}}, keywords = {{RailCab, dependability-critical behavior, dependability-oriented design, failure mode, rail-bound vehicle, secure self-optimizing systems, self-optimizing function modules, optimisation, railways, self-adjusting systems}}, pages = {{739 --744}}, title = {{{Guideline for the dependability-oriented design of self-optimizing systems}}}, doi = {{10.1109/INDIN.2010.5549490}}, year = {{2010}}, } @article{35910, abstract = {{The feature of this paper is a critical assessment of the current discourses about quality of life (QoL) and their implications for Social Work. At first it pictures some major historical backgrounds of the discussion on the improvement of life quality as an aim of societal development. In particular three crucial shifts in the politics of QoL - its 'individualisation', its 'informalisation' and its 'culturalisation' - and their implications for Social Work are critically examined theoretically and empirically referring to the results of an own community-study. The paper concludes with an alternative suggestion reflecting the idea of an 'autonomy-based' approach of democratic equality. }}, author = {{Landhäußer, Sandra and Ziegler, Holger}}, journal = {{Social Work & Society}}, keywords = {{Critical, quality, Social}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{30--58}}, publisher = {{Social Work and Society International Online Journal}}, title = {{{Social Work and the Quality of Life Politics - A Critical Assessment }}}, doi = {{https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/206}}, volume = {{3}}, year = {{2005}}, }