FH Münster University of Applied Sciences

Mild Heterogeneous Thiophene Hydrogenation Enabled by a Modified Palladium Catalyst

Abstract Thiophenes are readily available sulfur heteroarenes and prominent motifs in medicinal and synthetic chemistry, but their direct heterogeneous hydrogenation to thiolanes remains challenging due to sulfur-induced catalyst deactivation and competing hydrodesulfurization. H...

Effects of Anticoagulant Rodenticides and Farm Habitat Structure on Avian Communities in Livestock Farms

Rat control using anticoagulant rodenticides on livestock farms is a widely applied practice worldwide. Birds can be exposed to rodenticides through direct ingestion or secondary poisoning, resulting in mortality or sublethal health effects. While impacts on raptors and owls are...

Robust and Detailed 3D Building Model Generation from Airborne Laser Scanning Point Clouds via Piecewise Affine-Linear Mumford-Shah Segmentation

The increasing availability of high-resolution Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) data has expanded the potential for high-fidelity 3D city modeling. At the same time, more and more use cases have surfaced which crucially require these high-fidelity 3D models to derive geometrical bui...

Supporting AI Readiness Through Digital Workflows in Materials Science

Materials science produces heterogeneous data across experiments, simulations, and industrial processes that often remain bound to local formats, manual procedures, and project‐specific software. Digital workflows address this fragmentation through explicit, repeatable, and machi...

Psychotherapy remission prediction models show limited cross-clinic generalizability in routine outpatient care

Abstract Clinical prediction models for psychotherapy outcomes have the potential to assist therapists in planning a patient’s individual treatment, but their clinical utility depends on maintaining predictive performance across settings. We assessed prediction of post-treatment...

A conceptual model and supporting approach for EU taxonomy alignment with green BPM

Abstract Increasingly, companies are obliged and incentivized through regulations to consider the impact of their business processes on the environment, in order to promote sustainable business practices. In particular, the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities outlines criteria...

Nonlinear Responses of Anaerobic Methane Oxidation to Water Table Drawdown in Peatlands

Abstract Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) serves as a key methane (CH4) sink that attenuates methane emissions from peatlands. Climate change has induced widespread water table drawdown in peatlands, but the response of AOM to the water table depth (WTD) and the temperature s...

Computer-Assisted Proofs for Geometry Optimization: From Crystallization to Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract. We present a framework based on computer-assisted proofs that turns geometry optimization simulations for atomistic structures into mathematical proofs. Starting from a numerically computed approximation of a local minimizer or saddle point, we use validated numerical c...

On the Reciprocal Structure of Adolescent Substance use and Delinquency - Results of a German Longitudinal Study

Abstract In recent years, studies have demonstrated a close relationship between substance use and delinquency among young people. However, the dynamics and directional structure of this relationship have long remained unclear. Studies in the United States suggest bidirectional e...

Reversible Switching due to Attraction and Repulsion: Clusters, Gaps, Sorting, and Mixing

Abstract. We describe a phase transition in continuum limits of interacting particle systems that exhibits a vertical bifurcation diagram. The transition is mediated by a competition short-range repulsion and long-range attraction. As a consequence of the transition, infinitesima...

The transcription factor NF-Y promotes myeloid cell survival and protects from inflammatory vascular disease

Abstract Background Myeloid cells orchestrate vascular inflammation through transcriptional programs that regulate their maturation, effector function, and survival. While lineage-determining transcription factors establish myeloid identity, understanding of the transcriptional r...

Beyond the single conspiracy theory: Exploring conspiracy belief segments and their media use patterns

Abstract This study investigates the relation between media use and belief in conspiracy theories in the German population. Using data derived from a representative online survey ( n = 3,000) and latent class analysis, we identify five segments based on endorsement of conspiracy...