The matrilins are non-collagenous extracellular matrix proteins that form a subbranch of the superfamily of proteins containing VWA domains. Four matrilins are present in mammals, matrilin-1, -2, -3 and �4. The matrilins contain one or two VWA domains which are connecte...

Granular materials consist of athermal conglomerates of macroscopic particles which interact via dissipative short-range potentials. The global behaviour of large granular systems away from a transition can be described quite well by conventional continuum mechanics. Fo...

Behavioral and physiological studies show that processing of odor information involves neuronal interactions among the glomeruli in the insect antennal lobe (AL). These interactions are mediated by a complex network of inhibitory and excitatory local interneurons (LNs),...

Seed dormancy is defined as the failure of a viable seed to germinate under favorable conditions. In addition to having an adaptive role in nature by optimizing germination to the best suitable time, dormancy control is also important in crop plants. Seed dormancy is in...

Während Martin Luther in der Kunst des 16. bis 19. Jahrhunderts fast ausschließlich in seiner theologischen Bedeutung dargestellt wurde, wurde er im 19. Jahrhundert zum Helden zahlreicher Historiengemälde. Die Dissertation hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, das Auftreten ...

Global climatic change has been analysed as a key driving force of social-ecological change in the coming decades. The increasing spread of Malaria due to warming is named as a major future problem of East Africa. In contrast to much of northern and southern Africa more...

Genomsequenzen sind für viele molekulare Studien von grundlegender Bedeutung. In den letzten Jahren wurden immer wieder neue kosten- und zeitsparende Lösungen gesucht, um Genomsequenzierung zu effizient und korrekt wie möglich zu gestalten. Die Entwicklung der DNA-Seque...

Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have facilitated the identification of disease causing mutations, which has significantly improved patient’s diagnosis and treatment. Since its emergence, NGS has been used in many applications like genome sequencing, DNA re...