Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kiel

Improved oxidative stability and sensory acceptability of omega-3–fortified kefir using whey protein–stabilised fish oil nanoemulsions

Abstract This study assessed whey protein isolate (WPI)–stabilised fish oil nanoemulsions (FO-NEs) to improve oxidative stability and sensory properties of omega-3–fortified kefir. FO-NEs (10% w/w oil), produced by high-pressure microfluidisation, were incorporated into kefir and...

Laser‐Generated CuPdAgPtAu High‐Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles—Thermal Segregation Threshold and Elemental Segregation

ABSTRACT In this study, noble metal HEA NPs (CuPdAgPtAu) are produced from equimolar and Cu‐ or Ag‐enriched bulk targets via laser ablation in liquids, with structural and compositional analyses by advanced electron microscopy and XRD, complemented by atomistic simulations. Equim...

Proteomic Profiling and Targeted Validation Reveal a More Extensive Salivary than Serum Response to a Feed-Deprivation Protocol in Horses with Gastric Lesions

Gastric ulceration is common in horses and remains challenging to diagnose, as gastroscopy is the gold standard. This study aimed to characterise the salivary and serum protein changes associated with a feed-deprivation protocol. Eight horses underwent this protocol, and gastric...

Motivated Procrastination

This study provides a rigorous empirical test for motivated memory as a cause for procrastination. In a longitudinal experiment over four weeks, individuals had to complete a cumbersome task of unknown length and receive noisy signals about their assigned workload. Varying scope...

Artificial Agents as Leaders and Followers: An Integrative Role-Congruity Review

Artificial agents such as algorithms, virtual agents, and robots increasingly occupy organizational roles as leaders, followers, and partners. However, evidence on how people evaluate these nonhuman role occupants is mixed. We systematically review 107 empirical studies across ma...

Rethinking Premium Subsidies for Agricultural Insurance. Quantitative evidence from 146 index insurance schemes worldwide

While subsidization of index insurance is a common measure to promote financial risk management in agriculture, this form of policy support is highly controversial. Critics fear, among others, potential market distortions and heavy strains on public budgets, and point out alterna...

Recent Advances in Nanoparticle-Based Biosensors for Campylobacter jejuni Detection in Foods: Mechanisms, Designs, and Applications

Campylobacter jejuni, which is mostly transmitted through poultry products, is one of the most common bacterial causes of foodborne illness worldwide. Its low infectious dose and complex chicken matrices make reliable identification difficult, and conventional culture- and nuclei...

Plasmon–Exciton Coupling Enhances Second‐Order Nonlinear Response in Borophene–ZnO Hybrid Structures

ABSTRACT Nonlinear optical processes in low‐dimensional materials are often weak or symmetry forbidden, limiting their use in nanoscale light sources and on‐chip frequency conversion. Here, we show that combining two weakly nonlinear systems—anisotropic borophene and excitonic zi...

The FraiLtx Study Protocol: A Prospective, Single-Center Observational Study on Frailty, Systemic Inflammation, and Monocyte Subsets in Liver Transplant Candidates

Introduction: Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome characterized by diminished physiological reserve and increased susceptibility to stressors, resulting in poor perioperative outcomes. While commonly associated with elderly patients, frailty is increasingly recognized in liver...

Heterogeneous impact of household resilience on food and nutrition security: evidence from Senegal

Abstract This study investigates the heterogeneous impact of household resilience on food and nutrition security, using household-level data from Senegal. We use the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis II (RIMA-II) framework to capture household resilience capacity. We empl...

Bonding with a Benchtop UV Ozone Cleaner: A Practical Guide to Prepare a Microfluidic Chip

This study describes a procedure for preparing microfluidic chips made from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layers. It uses an Ossila UV ozone cleaner for surface activation instead of the more common oxygen plasma treatment. The process is limited to PDMS@PDMS bonding, and it can be...

Buoyancy and polarity driven accumulation of dissolved organic matter in the sea surface microlayer during a phytoplankton bloom

Abstract. The sea surface microlayer (SML) is only 1–1000 µm thick but resembles a biologically and geochemically very active boundary that modulates the exchange of energy and matter between the ocean and atmosphere. Globally, the SML accumulates up to 200 Tg C yr−1 of organic m...

Patient-reported outcomes after lateral unicompartmental and total knee arthroplasty: a propensity score-matched cohort study

Abstract Introduction Comparative evidence on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains limited. We compared PROs between cohorts matched for demographic characteristics and baseline knee func...

Recent Progress in Nanoparticle-Based Biosensors for Monitoring Shigella spp. in Food Safety: A Critical Review

Shigella is a foodborne bacterial pathogen with a low infectious dose and significant public health impact. Culture-based and molecular techniques provide reliable identification but are time-consuming. Nanoparticle-based biosensors offer sensitive, selective, and compact alterna...

Aerographite vsGraphite: Investigating the Role ofElectrode Architecture in H2-Mediated ElectroautotrophicBiofilms

Abstract Oxic microbial electrosynthesis using aerobic hydrogenotrophic bacteria requires productive cathodic biofilm formation, yet reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated at the electrode surface present a critical barrier to initial colonization. This study investigates biofil...