Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

Cost-effectiveness of centralized versus decentralized decision-making in agri-environment schemes for biodiversity conservation: Insights from an ecological-economic model

The cost-effectiveness of agri-environment schemes (AES) depends, among other things, on spatial dimensions. Extensive research has been conducted on how to incentivize habitat connectedness, but far less attention has been given to how the spatial level of decision-making affect...

Mixed volumes of zonoids and the absolute value of the Grassmannian

Abstract Zonoids are Hausdorff limits of zonotopes, while zonotopes are convex polytopes defined as the Minkowski sums of finitely many segments. We present a combinatorial framework that links the study of mixed volumes of zonoids (a topic that has applications in algebraic comb...

Can parent–child interactions help reduce socioeconomic differences in language development? Results of a German birth cohort study

Abstract Aim Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families often have lower developmental outcomes than their socioeconomically more advantaged peers. In early childhood, language development (LD) in particular is a key competence for further socialization. There is a ne...

Qalb: Largest State-of-the-Art Urdu Large Language Model for 230M Speakers with Systematic Continued Pre-Training

Despite remarkable progress in large language models, Urdua language spoken by over 230 million people remains critically underrepresented in modern NLP systems. Existing multilingual models demonstrate poor performance on Urdu-specific tasks, struggling with the language’s compl...

Contrasting eruptive dynamics and hazards of two Holocene andesitic sub-Plinian to Plinian eruptions, Lower and Upper Citlaltépetl, at Pico de Orizaba, Mexico

Abstract Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) stratovolcano, eastern Mexico, preserves a complex Holocene explosive record, yet the eruptive dynamics, source parameters, styles, and hazard implications of individual eruptive episodes remain poorly constrained. Here, we examine the 9600...

Biomarkers of systemic disease burden and outcomes after transcatheter tricuspid edge-to-edge repair

Abstract Background Risk stratification after transcatheter tricuspid edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) remains challenging, particularly in patients with advanced right-sided heart failure and systemic disease burden. Biomarkers reflecting inflammation, stress response and multiorgan...