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Konsumentenvertrauen : Messung, Determinanten, Konsequenzen
No full textDas Vertrauen der Kunden entwickelt sich zunehmend zu der Schlüsselvariable einer erfolgreichen Unternehmensführung. Manager und Marketing Professionals erkennen, dass Unternehmen immer häufiger Vertrauen statt Produkte verkaufen. Nur wenige wissenschaftliche Forschungsansätze haben jedoch bisher die Vertrauensbeziehungen zwischen Konsumenten und Unternehmen untersucht.
Marcus M. Neumann analysiert das Konstrukt Konsumentenvertrauen. Er entwickelt anhand verschiedener empirischer Untersuchungen der DAX-30 Unternehmen ein Inventar zur ganzheitlichen Messung des Konstrukts und identifiziert zudem die Bestimmungsfaktoren und Konsequenzen von Konsumentenvertrauen
La cueva del Diablo: Creencias y rituales de ayer y de hoy entre los zapotecos de Mitla, Oaxaca. 76 (2005) mayo. Diario de Campo. Boletín Interno de los investigadores del área de Antropología
No full text- La cueva del Diablo: Creencias y rituales de ayer y de hoy entre los zapotecos de Mitla, Oaxaca por Alicia M. Barabas, Marcus Winter, María del Carmen Castillo y Nallely Moreno
Paving over arbitrary MASAs in von Neumann algebras
No full textWe consider a paving property for a maximal abelian *-subalgebra (MASA) A in a von Neumann algebra M, that we call so-paving, involving approximation in the so-topology, rather than in norm (as in classical Kadison-Singer paving). If A is the range of a normal conditional expectation, then so-paving is equivalent to norm paving in the ultrapower inclusion Aω ⊂ Mω. We conjecture that any MASA in any von Neumann algebra satisfies so-paving. We use work of Marcus, Spielman and Srivastava to check this for all MASAs in B(ℓ2N), all Cartan subalgebras in amenable von Neumann algebras and in group measure space II1 factors arising from profinite actions. By earlier work of Popa, the conjecture also holds true for singular MASAs in II1 factors, and we obtain here an improved paving size Cε-2, which we show to be sharp.sponsorship: Popa is supported in part by NSF Grant DMS-1401718. Vaes is supported by ERC Consolidator Grant 614195 from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme. (NSF|DMS-1401718, ERC Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme|614195)status: Publishe
M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera omnia, ex recensione Jo. Aug. Ernesti qui et notas suas adjecit Index
No full textvol. 1. Rhetoricum.--vol. 2, pars. 1-2. Orationes.--vol. 3, pars. 1. Epistolae ad diversos.--vol. 3, pars 2. Epistolae ad Atticum, Q. Fratrem et Brutum.--vol. 4, pars 1. Opera philosophica.--vol. 4, pars. 2. Opera philosophica. Accedunt fragmenta scriptorum deperditorum.--[vol. 5] Jo. Augusti Ernesti Clavis Ciceronia
Phaenocora evelinae Marcus 1946
No full textPhaenocora evelinae Marcus, 1946 (Figs 1 A, 5 A–F, 13 C) Phaenocora evelinae Marcus 1946: 70, 72–78, 80– 82, 164–166, Figs 84, 88–91, plate 16 Fig. 2; Marcus & Marcus 1959: 18 –20; Noreña et al. 2004: 234. Known distribution: near the bridge de Jaguaré between the roots of Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth); 1 km south of the Butantan institute (Butantâ, São Paulo, Brazil), in stagnant water, a swamp near the river Pinheiros (Marcus 1946). New localities: São Sebastião do Caí, close to Feliz and Montenegro (Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil; 29 ° 36 ’ 21,51 ”S; 51 ° 21 ’ 59,66 ”W), submerged grasses, 19 June 2010. Material examined: The syntypes: one slide with 15 whole-mounted specimens (SMNH no. 97006). Five sagitally-, two horizontally- and one transversely-sectioned specimens from São Sebastião do Caí (sections of eight specimens located on eleven slides: HU nos VI.3.25–VI.3.35). Two whole mounts from São Sebastião do Caí (HU nos VI.3.36–VI.3.37). Diagnosis: Animals up to 2 mm long. With white eyes and zoochlorellae. Body pigmentation might be present, then situated at level of the anterior part of the pharynx. Male copulatory organ of the duplex-type IIIA. Female genital system of the EVELINAE - type. Distal part of the female genital canal with a diverticulum. Intestinal bursa strongly lobed. Descriptive notes: The studied animals are about 1 mm long (measured on sagitally-sectioned specimens). The body is rounded anteriorly and ends in a tail (Fig. 1 A). The eyes have a white appearance under reflective light and black under transmissive light. Zoochlorellae are numerous, which makes the study of the internal organs on live animals difficult. The inferior genital atrium (Figs 5 E–F: iga) is lined with a cellular, nucleated epithelium that bears cilia. The superior genital atrium (Figs 5 E–F: sga) bears the inner lobes of the pear-shaped appendages (Figs 5 E–F: psl 1). Small basophilic glands are attached to the outer lobes of the pear-shaped appendages (not shown on figures). The male copulatory organ (Figs 5 B–E) is of the duplex-type IIIA. At least three muscular layers surround this copulatory organ. The innermost muscle layer (Fig. 5 E: cm i) belongs to the inner muscular septum (see GENERAL MORPHOLOGY section). The other two belong to the outer muscular septum and (probably) consist of an inner circular muscle layer (Fig. 5 E: cm o) and an outer longitudinal muscle layer (Fig. 5 E: lm o). The penis papilla is lined with a thin epithelium without spines and is (probably) surrounded by muscles, some of which appear to be circular, whereas others are apparently longitudinal (muscles not shown on figures). The female genital system (Fig. 5 F) includes a valvular apparatus (Fig. 5 F: va), a burso-intestinal duct (Fig. 5 F: dbi), a lobular intestinal bursa (Fig. 5 F: bi) and a female genital canal (Fig. 5 F: fgc), which distally bears a diverticulum (Fig. 5 F: div). The oviduct (Fig. 5 F: od) opens at the place where the female genital canal enters the intestinal bursa. Shell glands (Fig. 5 E–F: sg) are present, a fact not mentioned by Marcus (1946), although this author mentions the presence of eggs with a shell. Remarks: Marcus (1946) mentions the presence of a lobular unicellular gland entering the oviduct. We could not find any such gland on our specimens. However, exactly at the place where Marcus (1946) mentions such a gland, the vitelloduct enters the oviduct, which was clearly visible in one of the sectioned specimens (sections of one specimen located on two slides: HU nos VI.3.27–VI.3.28). At this spot, the epithelium of the vitelloduct is very high. Possibly, Marcus (1946) misinterpreted this epithelium as the lobular gland. We also did not observe the tertiary lobes of the pear-shaped appendages mentioned by Marcus (1946) in the original description. However, the illustrations of Marcus (1946) show that he based the distinction between primary, secondary and tertiary lobes upon the shape of the cells: cells within the primary lobes are curved towards the lumen of the superior genital atrium, whereas cells of the secondary lobes are curved outwards. Gilbert (1935), however, already stated that the shape of cells within the lobes can vary, and based the distinction between primary and secondary lobes upon their relative position compared to the muscle layers surrounding the pear-shaped appendages; primary lobes are inside these muscle layers, whereas secondary lobes are outside. Tertiary lobes, as in P. sulfophila, are clearly separate structures that attach to the secondary lobes as defined by Gilbert (1935). Marcus' (1946) drawings clearly show that his primary and secondary lobes are both within these muscle layers, thus representing the primary lobes of Gilbert (1935), whereas his tertiary lobes are outside of it and hence are secondary lobes in Gilbert's (1935) terminology. True tertiary lobes as observed in P. sulfophila are therefore absent in P. evelinae. Whether the diverticulum of the female genital canal is always single and always at the left side (as stated by Marcus 1946) is not certain. In some of our sectioned specimens (most obvious in HU no. VI.3.26) we have the strong impression that there actually are two diverticula, occurring on opposite sides of the female genital canal. Although the original description contains many details that can only be obtained by the study of sectioned specimens, the only material remaining from that description consists of 15 whole-mounted specimens, all on one slide, representing the syntypes. As these whole mounted specimens do not show any of the diagnostic characters to identify the species, we refrain from designating a lectotype. It is our intention to request the Commission to set these syntypes aside under its plenary power for the designation of a sagitally-sectioned specimen (HU no. VI.3.25) as neotype (ICZN 1999: according to Art. 75.5).Published as part of Houben, Albrecht M., Steenkiste, Niels Van & Artois, Tom J., 2014, Revision of Phaenocora Ehrenberg, 1836 (Rhabditophora, Typhloplanidae, Phaenocorinae) with the description of two new species, pp. 301-354 in Zootaxa 3889 (3) on pages 335-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/22490
M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera omnia, ex recensione Jo. Aug. Ernesti qui et notas suas adjecit Book 1
No full textvol. 1. Rhetoricum.--vol. 2, pars. 1-2. Orationes.--vol. 3, pars. 1. Epistolae ad diversos.--vol. 3, pars 2. Epistolae ad Atticum, Q. Fratrem et Brutum.--vol. 4, pars 1. Opera philosophica.--vol. 4, pars. 2. Opera philosophica. Accedunt fragmenta scriptorum deperditorum.--[vol. 5] Jo. Augusti Ernesti Clavis Ciceronia
Modeling the interplay of inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonding in conformational polymorphs.
No full textNoThe predicted stability differences of the conformational polymorphs of oxalyl dihydrazide and ortho-acetamidobenzamide are unrealistically large when the modeling of intermolecular energies is solely based on the isolated-molecule charge density, neglecting charge density polarization. Ab initio calculated crystal electron densities showed qualitative differences depending on the spatial arrangement of molecules in the lattice with the greatest variations observed for polymorphs that differ in the extent of inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonding. We show that accounting for induction dramatically alters the calculated stability order of the polymorphs and reduces their predicted stability differences to be in better agreement with experiment. Given the challenges in modeling conformational polymorphs with marked differences in hydrogen bonding geometries, we performed an extensive periodic density functional study with a range of exchange-correlation functionals using both atomic and plane wave basis sets. Although such electronic structure methods model the electrostatic and polarization contributions well, the underestimation of dispersion interactions by current exchange-correlation functionals limits their applicability. The use of an empirical dispersion-corrected density functional method consistently reduces the structural deviations between the experimental and energy minimized crystal structures and achieves plausible stability differences. Thus, we have established which types of models may give worthwhile relative energies for crystal structures and other condensed phases of flexible molecules with intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding capabilities, advancing the possibility of simulation studies on polymorphic pharmaceuticals
Interactive maps and code repository: Who can afford to use rail?
No full textThis dataset supports the following dissertation submitted for MSc Transportation 'Planning and Engineering (Behaviour): How affordable is rail? A spatial-microsimulation based case study of lines linking Sheffield, Manchester and Leeds'
Author: Brown, C. Supervisors: Young, M and Blainey, S</span
Highly-Sensitive Unbalanced MZI Gas Sensor Assisted With a Temperature-Reference Ring Resonator
No full textThis work was supported by Khalifa University, SRC Center of Excellence on Integrated Photonics, GRC task 2984.001/A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME)-Singapore under Grant EX2014-000023. (Corresponding author: AyatM.Taha.
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