Background New technologies have given rise to an abundance of -omics data, particularly
metabolomic data. The scale of these data introduces new challenges for the interpretation …

This thesis addresses the process of user involvement in the development of information
technology (IT) systems. The motive for this research is that there is still a need of more …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) are important sources of income for impoverished
rural populations in many developing countries. Poor labor and environmental conditions …

Background: Increased levels of monocytic angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) found in
haemodialysis (HD) patients may directly participate in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. …

… A special thank you to Veronika Köhler from Extrakta Strauss GmbH for analyzing samples
and providing photos under microscopy in Germany. Deeply warm thank you to Lennart …

Background A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) can be performed as a direct
stomach puncture, known as Seldinger technique (“push”) or a thread pulling method (“pull”). …

Although the ecosystem services provided by mountain grasslands have been demonstrated
to be highly vulnerable to environmental and management changes in the past, it remains …

Background In blood vessels, the endothelium is a crucial signal transduction interface in
control of vascular tone and blood pressure to ensure energy and oxygen supply according to …

In this study the today's fleet‐average emission factors of the most important ship exhausts
are used to calculate emission scenarios for the future. To develop plausible future …

Methylene blue (MB) is a dye used for histology with clinical importance and intercalates
into nucleic acids. After MB staining of formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) muscle …