Fakultät für Biologie und Psychologie (inkl. GAUSS)
Recent Submissions
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Molecular Mechanisms of Frequency Discrimination in the Drosophila Ear
(2023-01-24)Since the first confirmed evidence of potassium ions crossing the membrane to the first cloned and identified potassium channel from Drosophila melanogaster, the studies of potassium channels have extensively broadened our ... -
Effects of Visual Masking and Crowding on Stimulus Visibility and Processing
(2023-01-10)The visibility of visual stimuli can be manipulated by various methods such as visual masking or crowding in such a way that the viewer can no longer identify the stimulus. Despite these circumstances, the stimuli can be ... -
Bagger or Bär? The influence of individual interests on early word learning
(2023-01-03)Young children are remarkable word learners: At the end of the first year of life, typically developing children only produce a handful of words, but their vocabularies grow many times over during the second and third year ... -
Robust phylogenomic inference through genome skimming as demonstrated by a systematic analysis of Nereididae
(2022-12-16)The introduction of massively parallel sequencing in the mid-2000s has truly revolutionized the field of molecular phylogenetics and ultimately our understanding of the tree of life. Despite today's existence of long-read ... -
Exploring the roles of RNAPII in genome organization
(2022-12-16)The role of RNAPII in 3D genome organization has been heavily debated over the last two decades. Here, in situ Hi-C and Micro-C data were used to conclusively address this debate. I discovered that: 1) using cell population ... -
Ecological groups of Collembola in agroecosystems as affected by farm-based management practices
(2022-12-15)Present day agriculture is identified as a main threat to biodiversity. At the same time, the productivity of agricultural systems is relying on ecosystem services provided by biota. In order to conserve critical ecosystem ... -
Computational methods for de novo assembly and sequencing error correction of short reads in the era of (viral) metagenomics
(2022-12-15)Viruses can affect all types of living cells, including bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes. Especially in the form of bacteriophages - bacteria infecting viruses - they have a huge impact on their host communities, driving ... -
Role of N-glycosylation for the function of E-cadherin in tissue morphogenesis
(2022-12-14)E-cadherin is central to the formation, stabilization, and maturation of adherens junctions, which serve to physically link epithelial cells and transmit mechanical pulling forces from the outside to the actomyosin cortex ... -
Taking a secong look - Revising the effects of process and outcome accountability
(2022-12-12)Accountability is an essential aspect of human judgment and decision-making. Past research has claimed that different forms of accountability have differential effects on the quality of the decisions people make. Specifically, ... -
Molecular mechanisms of replication stress-induced mitotic chromosome missegregation
(2022-12-09)Chromosomal instability (CIN), the process of the generation of structural and numerical changes in the karyotype, is a major hallmark of human cancer generating genetic variation, thereby driving tumor evolution and ... -
Characterization of the invasion of hematopoietic myeloid cells into the CNS during EAE
(2022-12-01)Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the classical animal model of multiple sclerosis, is caused by T cells directed against myelin antigens. Upon intravenous transfer, these cells appear in the vessels of the ... -
Emergent processes as means of uncertainty reduction in group decision making
(2022-11-29)This dissertation investigates how emergent processes can reduce uncertainty in group decision making.Emergent processes are processes that arise from individual characteristics and social interactions and result in higher ... -
Investigation on the molecular factors driving the formation of distinct tau 'strains'
(2022-11-28)Pathological aggregation of the microtubule-binding protein tau into amyloid fibrils is a hallmark of different neurodegenerative diseases collectively termed tauopathies. To date, tau amyloid structures associated with ... -
The structure of coastal invertebrate communities and their temporal and spatial dynamics
(2022-11-22)The Wadden Sea is one of the largest tidal flats in the world, stretching across the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany and western Denmark. Along sheltered coastlines lie salt marshes which are essential habitats for a ... -
An interdisciplinary perspective on personality
(2022-10-13)In this dissertation I approach the question of why individuals differ from in each other in their behavioural dispositions from an interdisciplinary perspective that builds upon previous work from the disciplines of ... -
Mechanisms of homologous chromosome synapsis and recombination in mammalian meiosis
(2022-10-13)Homologous chromosome synapsis and recombination are key events that occur during meiotic prophase and result in the formation of chromatin structures called chiasmata. These chromatin structures physically connect ... -
Characterization of proneural bHLH transcription factor target genes in X. laevis
(2022-09-23)Zc3h12c is a member of the Zc3h12 endoribonuclease family (also known as MCPIP/Regnase), which contains four members (Zc3h12a-c). This family of proteins is characterized by the presence of a single centrally located ... -
The role of causal representations in moral judgment
(2022-09-05)Morality and causation are deeply intertwined. For instance, the value of anticipated consequences is a crucial input for an action’s moral permissibility, and assigning blame or responsibility for outcomes generally ... -
The Moral Permissibility of Killing in War: An Experimental Approach to the Moral Judgment of Side-Effect and Defensive Killing
(2022-09-05)In wars combatants face situations that challenge their moral compass. They may, for example, have to decide whether to pursue military victories to protect their community at the cost of harming innocents. They must also ... -
Cell type specific transcriptomic characterization of myelin abnormalities
(2022-08-22)Myelin is indispensable for the fast and efficient transmission of electric signals along axons. The formation of myelin by oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS) is tightly regulated at the transcriptional ...