@article{46266, author = {{Alizadeh, Bijan and Behnam, Payman and Sadeghi-Kohan, Somayeh}}, issn = {{0018-9340}}, journal = {{IEEE Transactions on Computers}}, keywords = {{Computational Theory and Mathematics, Hardware and Architecture, Theoretical Computer Science, Software}}, pages = {{1--1}}, publisher = {{Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)}}, title = {{{A Scalable Formal Debugging Approach with Auto-Correction Capability based on Static Slicing and Dynamic Ranking for RTL Datapath Designs}}}, doi = {{10.1109/tc.2014.2329687}}, year = {{2014}}, } @article{41341, abstract = {{ In many business markets, manufacturers seek service-led growth to secure their existing positions and continue to grow in increasingly competitive environments. Using longitudinal data from 513 German mechanical engineering companies and latent growth curve modeling, this study offers a fine-grained view of the financial performance implications of industrial service strategies. By disentangling the revenue and profit implications of industrial service strategies, findings reveal that such strategies increase both the level and the growth of manufacturing firms’ revenue streams. In contrast, they reduce the level but improve the growth of manufacturers’ profits. Results further suggest that services supporting the clients’ actions (SSC) and services supporting the supplier’s product (SSP) affect performance outcomes in different ways. SSCs directly affect revenue and profit streams. In turn, SSPs display only indirect effects on financial performance mediated through SSCs. A moderator analysis identifies two organizational contingencies that facilitate service business success: Only companies with decentralized decision-making processes and a high share of loyal customers can expect favorable financial results from industrial service strategies. In summary, this research provides significant insights and managerial guidance for turning service strategies into financial successes. }}, author = {{Eggert, Andreas and Hogreve, Jens and Ulaga, Wolfgang and Münkhoff, Eva}}, issn = {{1094-6705}}, journal = {{Journal of Service Research}}, keywords = {{Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{23--39}}, publisher = {{SAGE Publications}}, title = {{{Revenue and Profit Implications of Industrial Service Strategies}}}, doi = {{10.1177/1094670513485823}}, volume = {{17}}, year = {{2014}}, } @article{45595, author = {{Kesternich, Martin and Lange, Andreas and Sturm, Bodo}}, issn = {{0167-2681}}, journal = {{Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization}}, keywords = {{Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Economics and Econometrics}}, pages = {{107--123}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{The impact of burden sharing rules on the voluntary provision of public goods}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.jebo.2014.04.024}}, volume = {{105}}, year = {{2014}}, } @article{38003, author = {{Werner, Thomas and Bauer, Matthias and Riahi, Abdol Majid and Schramm, Heiko}}, issn = {{1434-193X}}, journal = {{European Journal of Organic Chemistry}}, keywords = {{Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry}}, number = {{22}}, pages = {{4876--4883}}, publisher = {{Wiley}}, title = {{{A Catalytic System for the Activation of Diorganozinc Reagents}}}, doi = {{10.1002/ejoc.201402138}}, volume = {{2014}}, year = {{2014}}, } @article{40402, author = {{Sharapova, Polina and Tikhonova, O V}}, issn = {{1742-6596}}, journal = {{Journal of Physics: Conference Series}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy}}, publisher = {{IOP Publishing}}, title = {{{Interaction of a classical laser field with a model Rydberg atom in a mixed state prepared by entanglement with few-photon quantum light}}}, doi = {{10.1088/1742-6596/497/1/012017}}, volume = {{497}}, year = {{2014}}, } @article{40400, author = {{Pérez, A. M. and Iskhakov, T. Sh. and Sharapova, Polina and Lemieux, S. and Tikhonova, O. V. and Chekhova, M. V. and Leuchs, G.}}, issn = {{0146-9592}}, journal = {{Optics Letters}}, keywords = {{Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics}}, number = {{8}}, publisher = {{The Optical Society}}, title = {{{Bright squeezed-vacuum source with 11 spatial mode}}}, doi = {{10.1364/ol.39.002403}}, volume = {{39}}, year = {{2014}}, } @article{52210, author = {{Wagner, Johannes and Schäfer, Mirko and Schlüter, Alexander and Harsch, Ludwig and Hesselbach, Jens and Rosano, Michele and Lin, Cheng-Xian}}, issn = {{1078-9669}}, journal = {{HVAC& R Research}}, keywords = {{Building and Construction}}, number = {{6}}, pages = {{628--642}}, publisher = {{Informa UK Limited}}, title = {{{Reducing energy demand in production environment requiring refrigeration – A localized climatization approach}}}, doi = {{10.1080/10789669.2014.929451}}, volume = {{20}}, year = {{2014}}, } @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{4478, abstract = {{The purpose of the research was to develop and validate an instrument for the assessment of attitudes towards the study environment in higher education contexts. The questionnaire is designed to measure students' attitudes towards two particular objects: the university (or Higher Education Institution) and the process of studying. Five studies at two different universities were conducted to develop and validate the Attitudes towards the Study Environment Questionnaire (ASEQ). In total, 1640 students filled in the questionnaire. Reliability tests and exploratory factor analysis as well as confirmatory factor analysis showed satisfactory psychometric characteristics of the ASEQ. Each part of the questionnaire is internally consistent and construct validity of the scales is supported by correlations with other constructs as assumed by current theories: Positive attitudinal constructs (normative behavior, autonomy, joy, self-efficacy, and task value) are positively related to intrinsic motivation and the expected study performance while anxiety is negatively related to these constructs. Since attitudes towards the study situation are connected to student engagement and motivation, the study contributes to the theory of student learning by providing a validated instrument to assess attitudes. Thus, the ASEQ can support further research on student performance and development by providing an instrument for the hitherto neglected but nonetheless extremely relevant domain of attitudes. Also, the questionnaire can be used as a diagnostic instrument for higher education faculty and administration to trace students' attitudinal development over time - a factor of prime importance for student socialization during the introductory phase of studying.}}, author = {{Brahm, Taiga and Jenert, Tobias and Euler, Dieter}}, keywords = {{attitudes, teaching and learning, studying, higher education institution, theory of planned behavior, instrument development}}, location = {{München }}, publisher = {{EARLI European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction}}, title = {{{On the assessment of attitudes towards the study process and the university: Attitudes towards the Study Environment Questionnaire (ASEQ)}}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{11862, abstract = {{In this contribution we extend a previously proposed Bayesian approach for the enhancement of reverberant logarithmic mel power spectral coefficients for robust automatic speech recognition to the additional compensation of background noise. A recently proposed observation model is employed whose time-variant observation error statistics are obtained as a side product of the inference of the a posteriori probability density function of the clean speech feature vectors. Further a reduction of the computational effort and the memory requirements are achieved by using a recursive formulation of the observation model. The performance of the proposed algorithms is first experimentally studied on a connected digits recognition task with artificially created noisy reverberant data. It is shown that the use of the time-variant observation error model leads to a significant error rate reduction at low signal-to-noise ratios compared to a time-invariant model. Further experiments were conducted on a 5000 word task recorded in a reverberant and noisy environment. A significant word error rate reduction was obtained demonstrating the effectiveness of the approach on real-world data.}}, author = {{Leutnant, Volker and Krueger, Alexander and Haeb-Umbach, Reinhold}}, journal = {{IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing}}, keywords = {{Bayes methods, compensation, error statistics, reverberation, speech recognition, Bayesian feature enhancement, background noise, clean speech feature vectors, compensation, connected digits recognition task, error statistics, memory requirements, noisy reverberant data, posteriori probability density function, recursive formulation, reverberant logarithmic mel power spectral coefficients, robust automatic speech recognition, signal-to-noise ratios, time-variant observation, word error rate reduction, Robust automatic speech recognition, model-based Bayesian feature enhancement, observation model for reverberant and noisy speech, recursive observation model}}, number = {{8}}, pages = {{1640--1652}}, title = {{{Bayesian Feature Enhancement for Reverberation and Noise Robust Speech Recognition}}}, doi = {{10.1109/TASL.2013.2258013}}, volume = {{21}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{34312, author = {{Elgabarty, Hossam and Wolff, Milian and Glaubitz, Adrian and Hinderberger, Dariush and Sebastiani, Daniel}}, issn = {{1463-9076}}, journal = {{Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics}}, keywords = {{Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, General Physics and Astronomy}}, number = {{38}}, publisher = {{Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)}}, title = {{{First principles calculation of inhomogeneous broadening in solid-state cw-EPR spectroscopy}}}, doi = {{10.1039/c3cp51938d}}, volume = {{15}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{48711, author = {{Krause, Daniel and Kobow, Sven}}, issn = {{0167-9457}}, journal = {{Human Movement Science}}, keywords = {{Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, General Medicine, Biophysics}}, number = {{2}}, pages = {{314--327}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{Effects of model orientation on the visuomotor imitation of arm movements: The role of mental rotation}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.humov.2012.10.001}}, volume = {{32}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{47907, author = {{Reimsbach, Daniel}}, issn = {{0044-2372}}, journal = {{Journal of Business Economics}}, keywords = {{Economics and Econometrics, Business and International Management}}, number = {{4}}, pages = {{479--515}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Pro forma earnings disclosure: the effects of non-GAAP earnings and earnings-before on investors’ information processing}}}, doi = {{10.1007/s11573-013-0688-y}}, volume = {{84}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{47911, abstract = {{ABSTRACTThis study examines how the disclosure of negative sustainability‐related incidents affects the investment‐related judgments of decision‐makers. Participants in a sequential 2 × 2 between‐subjects experiment first received a company's financial information before viewing additional sustainability information (by the company and by a non‐governmental organization (NGO); with and without negative disclosure). Results indicate that self‐reporting of negative incidents does not affect decision‐makers’ stock price estimates and investment decisions compared with judgments based on financial information only. However, third‐party disclosure of these incidents by a NGO has a negative affect on these investment‐related judgments. Furthermore, the magnitude of the NGO reporting effect depends on whether the company itself simultaneously reports these incidents. Thus, disclosing negative incidents in sustainability reporting could lose some of its apparent stigma. Instead of avoiding negative reporting altogether, managers might use it as a risk mitigation tool in their reporting strategy. The results also emphasize the power of the often‐mentioned ‘watchdog’ function of NGOs acting as stakeholder advocates. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment}}, author = {{Reimsbach, Daniel and Hahn, Rüdiger}}, issn = {{0964-4733}}, journal = {{Business Strategy and the Environment}}, keywords = {{Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Strategy and Management, Geography, Planning and Development, Business and International Management}}, number = {{4}}, pages = {{217--235}}, publisher = {{Wiley}}, title = {{{The Effects of Negative Incidents in Sustainability Reporting on Investors’ Judgments–an Experimental Study of Third‐party Versus Self‐disclosure in the Realm of Sustainable Development}}}, doi = {{10.1002/bse.1816}}, volume = {{24}}, year = {{2013}}, } @inproceedings{36920, abstract = {{In the electronic system development, energy consumption is clearly becoming one of the most important design concerns. From the system level point of view, Dynamic Power Management (DPM) and Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) are two mostly applied techniques to adjust the tradeoff between the performance and power dissipation at runtime. In this paper, we study the problem of combined application of both techniques with regard to hard real-time systems running on cluster-based multi-core processors. To optimize the processor energy consumption, a heuristic based on simulated annealing with efficient termination criterion is proposed. The experiment results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the existing approaches in terms of the energy reduction. }}, author = {{He, Da and Müller, Wolfgang}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Computing (AC)}}, editor = {{Weghorn, Hans}}, isbn = {{978-989-8533-20-3 }}, keywords = {{Dynamic Power Management, Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling, Hard Real-Time, Multi-core Processor}}, title = {{{An Energy-Efficient Heuristic for Hard Real-Time System on Multi-Core Processors}}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{31298, author = {{Barkhofen, Sonja and Weich, Tobias and Potzuweit, A. and Stöckmann, H.-J. and Kuhl, U. and Zworski, M.}}, issn = {{0031-9007}}, journal = {{Physical Review Letters}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy}}, number = {{16}}, publisher = {{American Physical Society (APS)}}, title = {{{Experimental Observation of the Spectral Gap in Microwave n-Disk Systems}}}, doi = {{10.1103/physrevlett.110.164102}}, volume = {{110}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{39717, author = {{Lorenz, Alexander and Zimmermann, Natalie and Kumar, Satyendra and Evans, Dean R. and Cook, Gary and Martínez, Manuel Fernández and Kitzerow, Heinz-Siegfried}}, issn = {{1559-128X}}, journal = {{Applied Optics}}, keywords = {{Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Electrical and Electronic Engineering}}, number = {{22}}, publisher = {{The Optical Society}}, title = {{{X-ray scattering of nematic liquid crystal nanodispersion with negative dielectric anisotropy [Invited]}}}, doi = {{10.1364/ao.52.0000e1}}, volume = {{52}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{39715, author = {{Nordendorf, Gaby and Lorenz, Alexander and Hoischen, Andreas and Schmidtke, Jürgen and Kitzerow, Heinz-Siegfried and Wilkes, David and Wittek, Michael}}, issn = {{0021-8979}}, journal = {{Journal of Applied Physics}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy}}, number = {{17}}, publisher = {{AIP Publishing}}, title = {{{Hysteresis and memory factor of the Kerr effect in blue phases}}}, doi = {{10.1063/1.4828477}}, volume = {{114}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{39720, abstract = {{ We examine for the first time how chemically and thermally stable gold nanoparticles (NPs), prepared by a silane conjugation approach, affect both the thermal and the electro-optical properties of a nematic liquid crystal (LC), when doped at concentrations ranging from 0.25 to 7.5 wt%. We find that the octadecylsilane-conjugated gold NPs stabilize both the enantiotropic nematic and the monotropic smectic-A phases of the LC host with a maximum stabilization of 2 ° C for the nematic and 3.5 ° C for the smectic-A phases for the mixture containing 1 wt% of the silanized particles. The same mixture shows the lowest values for the Fréedericksz transition threshold voltage and the highest value for the dielectric anisotropy. Generally, all NP-containing mixtures, except mixtures with NP concentrations exceeding 5 wt%, reduce the threshold voltage, increase the dielectric anisotropy and reduce both rise and decay time; the latter particularly at temperatures at least 10 ° C below the isotropic–nematic phase transition on cooling. }}, author = {{Mirzaei, Javad and Urbanski, Martin and Kitzerow, Heinz-Siegfried and Hegmann, Torsten}}, issn = {{1364-503X}}, journal = {{Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences}}, keywords = {{General Physics and Astronomy, General Engineering, General Mathematics}}, number = {{1988}}, publisher = {{The Royal Society}}, title = {{{Hydrophobic gold nanoparticles via silane conjugation: chemically and thermally robust nanoparticles as dopants for nematic liquid crystals}}}, doi = {{10.1098/rsta.2012.0256}}, volume = {{371}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{39719, author = {{Vollbrecht, Joachim and Kasdorf, Olga and Quiring, Viktor and Suche, Hubertus and Bock, Harald and Kitzerow, Heinz-Siegfried}}, issn = {{0003-6951}}, journal = {{Applied Physics Letters}}, keywords = {{Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)}}, number = {{4}}, publisher = {{AIP Publishing}}, title = {{{Microresonator-enhanced electroluminescence of an organic light emitting diode based on a columnar liquid crystal}}}, doi = {{10.1063/1.4816425}}, volume = {{103}}, year = {{2013}}, }