Heutige Forschungsprojekte im e-Learning-Umfeld vernachlässigen zu oft den Bezug zum Datenschutz und werfen damit Fragen des ethischen Forschens auf. Das vorliegende Papier analysiert Datenschutzfragen bei der Etablierung eines sozio-technischen Systems im Umfeld kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen (KMU). Wir beziehen uns auf das Beispiel eines noch prototypischen e-Learning-Systems. Dieses liefe...

Funded by the National Cardiovascular Data Registry of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, an analysis of the CathPCI registry reported unchanged in-hospital mortality (both observed and risk-adjusted mortality) from July 2005 through June 2009 for STEMI despite significant shortened door-to-balloon time from 83 minutes to 67 minutes in America [1]. The authors suggested that additio...

In the paper, we consider the problem of computing visibility information on digital terrain models. Visibility problems on polyhedral terrains are classi ed according to the kind of visibility information computed into point visibility, line visibility and region visibility. A survey of the state-of-the-art of the algorithms for computing visibility is presented, according to the classi cation...

High quality sedimentary measurements are required for studying fluvial geomorphology and hydrological processes e.g., flood and river dynamics. Mobile laser scanning (MLS) currently provides the opportunity to achieve high precision measurements of coarse fluvial sediments in a large survey area. Our study aims to investigate the capability of single-track MLS data for individual particle-base...

Spaceborne Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) has been demonstrated to be a potential tool for generating digital elevation models (DEM). The co-registration of SAR complex images is one of the most important processing procedures involved in InSAR . The quality of the co-registration significantly influences the final quality of any SAR interferometric generation, and thus the qu...

Using a geographic transect in Central Mexico, with an elevation/climate gradient, but uniformity in socio-economic conditions among study sites, this study evaluates the applicability of three widely-used remote sensing (RS) products to link weather conditions with the local abundance of the dengue virus mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti). Field-derived entomological measures include...

Neotectonic investigations using morphotectonic parameters such as basin asymmetry, drainage anomalies, digital data interpretation and geomorphic field evidences were carried out in Satluj river valley downstream of Khab in the Kaurik Chango Fault (KCF) zone. The study reveals the presence of a north-south trending fault which is similar to the KCF. Unpaired, tilted terraces, V shaped valleys,...

With the improvements in sensor technologies over the past decade, there has been a significant decrease in the cost of acquisition and increase in the density and accuracy of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data. Due to its advantages over traditional surveying techniques, LiDAR data are widely preferred for floodplain delineation. But, processing dense LiDAR data is time-consuming and mem...

The aim of this study was to test whether there is an association between elevation and cognitive function among elderly residents in rural mountainous areas. Data were collected in 2012 from a cross-sectional study conducted in Ohnan Town, which is located in a rural mountainous area in the southern part of Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Cognitive function was evaluated using CADi (Cognitive Asses...