E-Dissertationen: E-Dissertationen: Recent submissions
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Street Surfaces and Boundaries from Depth Image Sequences Using Probabilistic Models
(2013-12-12)This thesis presents an approach for the detection and reconstruction of street surfaces and boundaries from depth image sequences.<br /> Active driver assistance systems which monitor and interpret the environment based ... -
Man-made Surface Structures from Triangulated Point Clouds
(2013-12-10)Photogrammetry aims at reconstructing shape and dimensions of objects captured with cameras, 3D laser scanners or other spatial acquisition systems. While many acquisition techniques deliver triangulated point clouds with ... -
Phylogenetics, flow-cytometry and pollen storage in Erica L. (Ericaceae): Implications for plant breeding and interspecific crosses
(2013-12-05)With over 840 species <em>Erica</em> L. is one of the largest genera of the Ericaceae, comprising woody perennial plants that occur from Scandinavia to South Africa. According to previous studies, the northern species, ... -
Screening for malnutrition and Intervention with oral nutritional supplements in nursing home residents
(2013-12-02)Malnutrition is a common and known problem in the elderly population with serious consequences. The use of oral nutritional supplements as intervention option to improve the nutritional situation has also been investigated ... -
Analyse technologisch bedingter Veränderungen phenolischer Verbindungen in Kakao und Kakaoprodukten mit LC-MS und Kapillarelektrophorese
(2013-12-15)Kakao und Kakaoprodukte zeichnen sich durch hohe Gehalte an phenolischen Verbindungen aus, insbesondere geprägt von Catechinen und Procyanidinen. Der Verzehr von Kakaoprodukten wird mit diversen positiven physiologischen ... -
Marker-trait-sensor association in a multi-parent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) population in barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare)
(2013-11-21)The objective of the present study was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) for yield, yield components and water content in leaves as measured with the THz-sensor in a MAGIC population derived from eight different ... -
Nutrient recycling from animal slurries: Solutions for minimizing eutrophication and environmental pollution
(2013-11-21)Economic development with a concomitant higher income as in China is often associated with a growing demand for protein rich food. This has led to high animal densities, especially large pig farms and consequently vast ... -
The relation between indicators for the crediting of emission rights and abatement costs: a systematic modeling approach for dairy farms
(2013-12-18)With the Kyoto Protocol, industrial nations agreed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to the 1990 level. Therefore, in Europe, the emissions trading scheme (ETS) was implemented, to date incorporating ... -
Ökonomische Auswirkungen von Politiken zur Umsetzung der Wasserrahmenrichtlinie auf die Schweinehaltung im Münsterland
(2013-10-31)Die Landwirtschaft ist über die Ausbringung von Dünger Hauptverursacher diffuser Nährstoffeinträge in deutsche Gewässer. Sie ist somit mitverantwortlich dafür, dass das erklärte Ziel eines „guten ökologischen Zustands“ ... -
EU wide analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy using spatially disaggregated data
(2013-10-17)Recent reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy shifted the emphasis towards competitiveness of the agricultural sector, rural development and environmentally sound farming approaches, acknowledging the considerable role ... -
Deposits of foliar-applied herbicides: characterization and relevance for bio-efficacy as evaluated in selected weed species
(2013-10-07)The main focus is to elucidate and characterize the effect of formulation on the deposition patterns and the consequences for the foliar uptake of herbicides, either through cuticular or stomatal pathways. Glyphosate (Gly) ... -
Dealing With Bribery in an Emission Tax Scheme: Theoretical and Experimental Evidence Based on the Indonesian Case
(2013-09-27)This dissertation is stemmed from the necessity of finding the optimal mixture of emission tax policies that induces the compliance under the presence of bribery, by taking the case of Indonesia. The Indonesian government ... -
Erfassung der Wurzelarchitektur von Zuckerrüben und Mangold mittels UWB-RADAR
(2013-09-27)Die Züchtung von Nutzpflanzen ist ein wichtiger Prozess für die Entwicklung leistungsfähiger neuer Pflanzensorten. Die schnelle Bonitur einer Vielzahl von Nutzpflanzen im Rahmen einer pflanzenzüchterischen Fragestellung ... -
Institutional Analysis of Agri-Environmental Externalities: Issues on Collective Action and Technology Diffusion in the Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya
(2013-09-06)Lake Naivasha is the second largest fresh water lake in Kenya and the only fresh water Lake located in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Its basin supports important economic activities such as floriculture, horticulture, food crop ... -
Energy and nitrogen use efficiency in farm animal nutrition – opportunities and limitations for improvement
(2013-09-09)This thesis combines three different topics that are seemingly unconnected but inherently linked. The first part deals intensively with co-products from biofuel production on a European level. There are numerous co-products ... -
Analyse und Optimierung innovativer Verfahrensketten zur Kaskadennutzung von Schnitt- und Rodungsholz aus Obstplantagen als biogener Festbrennstoff
(2013-08-16)Neben dem hochwertigen Nahrungsmittel Obst entstehen in Baumobstplantagen holzartige Biomassen. Ziel der Dissertation war es, diese Biomassepotenziale quantitativ und qualitativ zu beschreiben. Weiterhin wurde die technische ... -
Identification of candidate genes for boar taint using RNA deep sequencing
(2013-07-11)The aim of the present study was to identify candidate genes for boar taint using RNA deep sequencing. For this purpose, two experiments were performed. In the first experiment, transcriptome profiling was analyzed in the ... -
Untersuchung der Plasmakinetik und des Metabolismus von L-Theanin bei gesunden Probanden nach Bolusgabe von isoliertem L-Theanin und Grüntee
(2013-07-10)<strong>Hintergrund</strong>: L-Theanin (5-N-Ethyl-L-Glutamin) ist eine nicht-proteinogene Aminosäure, die v.a. durch den Verzehr von Tee (<em>Camellia sinensis</em>) aufgenommen wird. Da L-Theanin die kognitive ... -
Approach to use the Engage Exchange Model for information management in crisis communication and animal disease control
(2013-08-20)This doctoral thesis is featured as a pseudo-cumulative work. Three independent chapters (2 to 4) are framed by an introductory and a concluding chapter (1 and 5).<br /> The objective of this thesis was to develop a concept ... -
Characterization of insulin sensitivity and inflammation related factors in dairy cows receiving conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) or a control fat supplement during lactation
(2013-08-20)With the onset of lactation, dairy cows have to mobilize body reserves, mainly body fat, to cover the output of energy via milk. The homeorhetic metabolic adaptation to the needs of milk production is accomplished through ...
