J. Braun

Publication List Details

Period

1889 - 9998

Number

366

Co-Authors

About the strength of correlation effects in the electronic structure of iron (2009)

Sanchez-Barriga, J., Fink, J., Boni, V., Di Marco, I., Braun, J., Minar, J., ...

The strength of electronic correlation effects in the spin-dependent electronic structure of ferromagnetic bcc Fe(110) has been investigated by means of spin and angle-resolved photoemission...

Duality TV-L1 Flow with Fundamental Matrix Prior (2009)

A. Wedel, T. Pock, J. Braun, U. Franke, D. Cremers

Variational techniques yield the most accurate results for dense optical flow fields between two images. They have the nice property of inherent smoothness to cope with untextured image regions: the...

gamma-Mn at the border between weak and strong correlations (2009)

Di Marco, I., Minár, J., Braun, J., Katsnelson, M. I., Grechnev, A., Ebert, H., ...

We investigate the role of magnetic fluctuations in the spectral properties of paramagnetic gamma-Mn. Two methods are employed. The Local Density Approximation plus Dynamical Mean-Field Theory...

EULAR/EFORT Recommendations for the diagnosis and initial management of patients with acute or recent onset swelling of the knee (2009)

Günther, Kp, Lukas, C, Braun, J, Combe, B, Conaghan, P G, ...

OBJECTIVES: The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) have recognized the importance of variation in...

The development of assessment of spondyloarthritis international society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part I): classification of paper patients by expert opinion including uncertainty appraisal (2009)

Rudwaleit, M, Landewe, Rene, Listing, J, Brandt, J, Braun, J, ...

Objective: Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) is characterised by a lack of definitive radiographic sacroiliitis and is considered an early stage of ankylosing spondylitis. The objective...

The development of assessment of spondyloarthritis international society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part II): validation and final selection (2009)

Rudwaleit, M, Landewe, R, Listing, J, Akkoc, N, Brandt, J, ...

Objective: To validate and refine two sets of candidate criteria for the classification/diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods: All assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society...

Water Vapor Tomography with Low Cost GPS Receivers (2008)

C. Rocken, J. Braun, C. Meertens, R. Ware, S. Sokolovskiy, T. Vanhove

We propose to apply low cost single frequency GPS receivers, deployed in a dense array, to tomographic estimation of small scale three-dimensional (3-D) atmospheric water vapor fields. The proposed...

Other (2008)

C Fendler, S Laitko, H Sörensen, C Gripenberg-lerche, A Groh, J Uksila, ...

Frequency of triggering bacteria in patients with reactive arthritis and undifferentiated oligoarthritis and the relative importance of the tests used for diagnosis

Electron correlations in Co$_2$Mn$_{1-x}$Fe$_x$Si Heusler compounds (2008)

Chadov, S, Fecher, G. H., Felser, C., Minár, J., Braun, J., Ebert, H.

This study presents the effect of local electronic correlations on the Heusler compounds Co$_2$Mn$_{1-x}$Fe$_x$Si as a function of the concentration $x$. The analysis has been performed by means of...

Effect of chemical disorder on NiMnSb investigated by Appearance Potential Spectroscopy: a theoretical study (2008)

Minár, J, Braun, J, Bornemann, S, Ebert, H, Donath, M

The half-Heusler alloy NiMnSb is one of the local-moment ferromagnets with unique properties for future applications. Band structure calculations predict exclusively majority bands at the Fermi...

Mortality in ankylosing spondylitis (2008)

Zochling, JM, Braun, J

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease which causes pain along with loss of physical function and quality of life over many years. It has also been shown to increase...

Use of NSAIDs and infection with Helicobacter pylori—what does the rheumatologist need to know? (2008)

Kiltz, U, Zochling, JM, Schmidt, WE, Braun, J

Objectives. NSAID-induced gastroduodenal lesions are a frequent and potentially serious health problem in patients with rheumatic diseases. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) has also been recognized...

Similarity of Molecular Descriptors: The Equivalence of Zagreb Indices and Walk Counts (2008)

Walk Counts, J. Braun, A. Kerber, M. Meringer, C. Rücker

Abstract. The similarity of 608 molecular descriptors (including topological and geometrical indices) is measured using correlation coefficients. The computations are based on a library of 10946...

Development of a core set of domains for data collection in cohorts of patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis receiving anti-tumor necrosis Factor-α therapy (2008)

Zochling, JM, Sieper, J, Braun, J

Objective. To create a core set of measurement concepts for use in the creation and maintenance of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α patient registries in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods. A...

Use of NSAIDs and infection with Helicobacter pylori—what does the rheumatologist need to know? (2008)

Kiltz, U, Zochling, JM, Schmidt, WE, Braun, J

Objectives. NSAID-induced gastroduodenal lesions are a frequent and potentially serious health problem in patients with rheumatic diseases. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) has also been recognized...

Development of a core set of domains for data collection in cohorts of patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis receiving anti-tumor necrosis Factor-α therapy (2008)

Zochling, JM, Sieper, J, Braun, J

Objective. To create a core set of measurement concepts for use in the creation and maintenance of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α patient registries in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods. A...

RF superimposed DC sputtering of zinc tin oxide (ZTO) and indium zinc oxide (IZO) (2008)

Heimke, B., Kopte, T., Hartung, U., Nyderle, R., Junghähnel, M., Krause, U., ...

Transparent conductive oxide layers are widely used for transparent front contact layers in display technologies as well as in solar cell Systems and other applications. Beside the most commonly used...

Single-electron capture in keV Ar15+...18++He collisions (2008)

Knoop, S., Fischer, D., Xue, Y., Zapukhlyak, M., Osborne, C. J., Ergler, T., ...

Single-electron capture in 14 keV q−1 Ar15+...18++He collisions is investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Partial cross sections and projectile scattering angle dependencies have been...

Mortality in ankylosing spondylitis (2008)

Zochling, JM, Braun, J

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease which causes pain along with loss of physical function and quality of life over many years. It has also been shown to increase...

Dissemination and evaluation of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis: results of a study among 1507 rheumatologists (2008)

Gossec, L., Dougados, M., Phillips, C., Hammoudeh, M., De Vlam, K., Pavelka, K., ...

Background: Ten ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were published in 2006. Objectives: (a) To disseminate and (b) to evaluate conceptual agreement with, and...

Development of a core set of domains for data collection in cohorts of patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis receiving anti-tumor necrosis Factor-α therapy (2008)

Zochling, JM, Sieper, J, Braun, J

Objective. To create a core set of measurement concepts for use in the creation and maintenance of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α patient registries in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods. A...

Use of NSAIDs and infection with Helicobacter pylori—what does the rheumatologist need to know? (2008)

Kiltz, U, Zochling, JM, Schmidt, WE, Braun, J

Objectives. NSAID-induced gastroduodenal lesions are a frequent and potentially serious health problem in patients with rheumatic diseases. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) has also been recognized...

Mortality in ankylosing spondylitis (2008)

Zochling, JM, Braun, J

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease which causes pain along with loss of physical function and quality of life over many years. It has also been shown to increase...

Use of NSAIDs and infection with Helicobacter pylori--what does the rheumatologist need to know? (2008)

Kiltz, U., Zochling, J., Schmidt, W. E., Braun, J.

Objectives. NSAID-induced gastroduodenal lesions are a frequent and potentially serious health problem in patients with rheumatic diseases. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has also been recognized as...

Is There Parallel Binding of Distributed Objects? (2007)

J. Braun

Introduction The visual perception of objects is thought to occur in several steps. After the extraction of local features in a first stage, these features have to be reintegrated for a provisional...

Applied Physics B manuscript No. (2007)

Will Be Inserted, M. Mutzel, U. Rasbach, D. Meschede, C. Burstedde, J. Braun, ...

The method of neutral atom lithography allows to transfer a 2D intensity modulation of an atomic beam imposed by an inhomogeneous light field to a substrate. The complexity of the pattern depends on...

Radiographic progression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 4 yrs of treatment with the anti-TNF-{alpha} antibody infliximab (2007)

Baraliakos, X., Listing, J., Brandt, J., Haibel, H., Rudwaleit, M., Sieper, J., ...

Objectives. Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy with infliximab has been shown to improve signs and symptoms of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The objective of this article was to...

Improvement in patient-reported outcomes for patients with ankylosing spondylitis treated with etanercept 50 mg once-weekly and 25 mg twice-weekly (2007)

Braun, J., McHugh, N., Singh, A., Wajdula, J. S., Sato, R.

Objectives. The objective of this study was to assess the humanistic impact of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and compare the effect of etanercept 50 mg once-weekly (QW), etanercept 25 mg...

Consensus on a core set of domains for psoriatic arthritis (2007)

Gladman, DD, Ritchlin, CT, Taylor, W, Adebajo, A, Braun, J, Cauli, A, ...

A psoriatic arthritis (PsA) module was convened at OMERACT 8 in order to achieve consensus on the core domains that should be included in randomized controlled trials and longitudinal observational...

International classification of functioning, disability and health and its significance for rheumatology (2007)

Braun, J, Zochling, JM, Grill, E, Liman, W, Stucki, G

Die Internationale Klassifikation für Funktion, Behinderung und Gesundheit (ICF; [18]) gehört zur Familie von internationalen Klassifikationen. Sie wurde von der World Health Organization (WHO)...

Rheumatic manifestations of lymphoproliferative disorders (2007)

Kiltz, U, Brandt, J, Zochling, J, Braun, J

The association between musculoskeletal features and lymphoproliferative disorders as well as the association of rheumatic diseases with an increased risk of malignancies is well-known.

International classification of functioning, disability and health and its significance for rheumatology (2007)

Braun, J, Zochling, JM, Grill, E, Liman, W, Stucki, G

Die Internationale Klassifikation für Funktion, Behinderung und Gesundheit (ICF; [18]) gehört zur Familie von internationalen Klassifikationen. Sie wurde von der World Health Organization (WHO)...

Consensus on a core set of domains for psoriatic arthritis (2007)

Gladman, DD, Mease, PJ, Strand, V, Healy, P, Helliwell, PS, Fitzgerald, O, ...

A psoriatic arthritis (PsA) module was convened at OMERACT 8 in order to achieve consensus on the core domains that should be included in randomized controlled trials and longitudinal observational...

Rheumatic manifestations of lymphoproliferative disorders (2007)

Kiltz, U, Brandt, J, Zochling, J, Braun, J

The association between musculoskeletal features and lymphoproliferative disorders as well as the association of rheumatic diseases with an increased risk of malignancies is well-known.

Consensus on a core set of domains for psoriatic arthritis (2007)

Gladman, DD, Ritchlin, CT, Taylor, W, Adebajo, A, Braun, J, Cauli, A, ...

A psoriatic arthritis (PsA) module was convened at OMERACT 8 in order to achieve consensus on the core domains that should be included in randomized controlled trials and longitudinal observational...

Magnetic resonance imaging in ankylosing spondylitis (2007)

Zochling, J, Baraliakos, X, Hermann, K, Braun, J

MRI has been increasingly used as an imaging modality in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and other spondyloarthritides due to its capacity to identify both active inflammation and chronic...

Identification of relevant functional issues for the care of patients with acute arthritis by health professionals, using the ICF framework and a multi-disciplinary focus group approach (2007)

Zochling, JM, Grill, E, Alten, R, Ernst, J, Stucki, G, Braun, J

To identify the most relevant problems to be addressed in the multi-disciplinary care of patients with acute arthritis using focus groups of health professionals followed by a Delphi process. Methods...

Magnetic resonance imaging in ankylosing spondylitis (2007)

Zochling, J, Baraliakos, X, Hermann, K, Braun, J

MRI has been increasingly used as an imaging modality in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and other spondyloarthritides due to its capacity to identify both active inflammation and chronic...

Identification of relevant functional issues for the care of patients with acute arthritis by health professionals, using the ICF framework and a multi-disciplinary focus group approach (2007)

Zochling, JM, Grill, E, Alten, R, Ernst, J, Stucki, G, Braun, J

To identify the most relevant problems to be addressed in the multi-disciplinary care of patients with acute arthritis using focus groups of health professionals followed by a Delphi process. Methods...

International spondyloarthritis interobserver reliability exercise - The INSPIRE study: I. Assessment of spinal measures (2007)

Gladman, D. D., Inman, R. D., Cook, R. J., Landewe, R. B. M., Braun, J., ...

Objective. To determine whether the axial measures used in primary ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were reproducible for both AS and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with axial disease. Methods. A group of 20...

International spondyloarthritis interobserver reliability exercise - The INSPIRE study: II. Assessment of peripheral joints, enthesitis, and dactylitis (2007)

Gladman, D. D., Inman, R. D., Cook, R. J., Maksymowych, W. P., Braun, J., Davis, J. C., ...

Objective. To determine whether the assessments of peripheral joints and enthesitis were reproducible for both AS and PsA with axial disease, and whether dactylitis assessment is reproducible in...

Rheumatic manifestations of lymphoproliferative disorders (2007)

Kiltz, U, Brandt, J, Zochling, J, Braun, J

The association between musculoskeletal features and lymphoproliferative disorders as well as the association of rheumatic diseases with an increased risk of malignancies is well-known.

Magnetic resonance imaging in ankylosing spondylitis (2007)

Zochling, J, Baraliakos, X, Hermann, K, Braun, J

MRI has been increasingly used as an imaging modality in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and other spondyloarthritides due to its capacity to identify both active inflammation and chronic...

Consensus on a core set of domains for psoriatic arthritis (2007)

Gladman, DD, Ritchlin, CT, Taylor, W, Adebajo, A, Braun, J, Cauli, A, ...

A psoriatic arthritis (PsA) module was convened at OMERACT 8 in order to achieve consensus on the core domains that should be included in randomized controlled trials and longitudinal observational...

International classification of functioning, disability and health and its significance for rheumatology (2007)

Braun, J, Zochling, JM, Grill, E, Liman, W, Stucki, G

Die Internationale Klassifikation für Funktion, Behinderung und Gesundheit (ICF; [18]) gehört zur Familie von internationalen Klassifikationen. Sie wurde von der World Health Organization (WHO)...

Identification of relevant functional issues for the care of patients with acute arthritis by health professionals, using the ICF framework and a multi-disciplinary focus group approach (2007)

Zochling, JM, Grill, E, Alten, R, Ernst, J, Stucki, G, Braun, J

To identify the most relevant problems to be addressed in the multi-disciplinary care of patients with acute arthritis using focus groups of health professionals followed by a Delphi process. Methods...

Limits on the high-energy gamma and neutrino fluxes from the SGR 1806-20 giant flare of 27 December 2004 with the AMANDA-II detector (2006)

Ackermann, M, Adams, J, Ahrens, J, Andeen, K, Atlee, D W, ...

On 27 December 2004, a giant gamma flare from the Soft Gamma-Ray Repeater 1806-20 saturated many satellite gamma-ray detectors, being the brightest transient event ever observed in the Galaxy....

RG flow of the Polyakov-loop potential: First status report (2006)

Braun, J., Gies, H., Pirner, H. J.

We study SU(2) Yang-Mills theory at finite temperature in the framework of the functional renormalization group. We concentrate on the effective potential for the Polyakov loop which serves as an...

Benchmarking high-field few-electron correlation and QED contributions in Hg75+...78+ ions: I. Experiment (2006)

González-Martínez, A. J., Braun, J., Brenner, G., Bruhns, H., Lapierre, A., ...

The photorecombination of highly charged few-electron mercury ions Hg75+ to Hg78+ has been explored with the Heidelberg electron beam ion trap. By monitoring the emitted x rays (65–76 keV) and...

Lifetime measurement of the Ar XIV 1s2 2s2 2p 2P3/2 metastable level at the Heidelberg electron beam ion trap (2006)

Lapierre, A., Braun, J., Brenner, G., Bruhns, H., Fischer, D., ...

We present the details of an accurate lifetime measurement of the 1s22s22p 2P3/2o metastable level in boronlike Ar XIV performed at the Heidelberg electron beam ion trap [A. Lapierre et al., Phys....

A laser ion source for an electron beam ion trap (2006)

Trinczek, M., Werdich, A., Mironov, V., Guo, P., González Martínez, A. J., Braun, J., ...

A laser ion source (LIS) was designed and built to load the Heidelberg electron beam ion trap (EBIT) with a pulsed beam of lowly charged ions from solid elements. Charge and time-of-flight...

Evaluation of a Decoupling-Based Fault Detection and Diagnostic Technique - Part I: Field Emulation Evaluation (2006)

Li, H., Braun, J.

Existing methods addressing automated fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) for vapor compression air conditioning system have good performance for faults that occur individually, but they have...

Evaluation of a Decoupling-Based Fault Detection and Diagnostic Technique - Part II: Field Evaluation and Application (2006)

Li, H., Braun, J.

Existing methods addressing automated fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) for vapor compression air conditioning system have good performance for faults that occur individually, but they have...

Modulation of biomarkers of inflammation and bone turnover and associations with bone mineral density in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients treated with infliximab (2006)

Visvanathan, S., Deodhar, A., Braun, J., VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, Yan, S., Gathany, T., ...

Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Portland, OR 97201 USA. Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Centocor Inc, Res & Dev, Malvern, PA 19355 USA. Univ Hasselt,...

Modulation of biomarkers of inflammation and bone turnover and associations with bone mineral density in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients treated with infliximab (2006)

Visvanathan, S., Deodhar, A., Braun, J., VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, Yan, S., Gathany, T., ...

Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Portland, OR 97201 USA. Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Centocor Inc, Res & Dev, Malvern, PA 19355 USA. Univ Hasselt,...

Evaluation of a Decoupling-Based Fault Detection and Diagnostic Technique - Part I: Field Emulation Evaluation (2006)

Li, H., Braun, J.

Existing methods addressing automated fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) for vapor compression air conditioning system have good performance for faults that occur individually, but they have...

Evaluation of a Decoupling-Based Fault Detection and Diagnostic Technique - Part II: Field Evaluation and Application (2006)

Li, H., Braun, J.

Existing methods addressing automated fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) for vapor compression air conditioning system have good performance for faults that occur individually, but they have...

ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis. (2006)

Zochling, J, Burgos Vargas, R, Collantes, E, Davis, J C, Dijkmans, B, ...

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence based recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) as a combined effort of the 'ASsessment in AS' international working group and the European...

An international study on starting tumour necrosis factor-blocking agents in ankylosing spondylitis (2006)

Pham, T., Landewe, R., Dougados, M., Sieper, J., Braun, J., ...

Objectives: To determine the type and proportion of patients with ankylosing spondylitis who rheumatologists consider to be candidates for treatment with tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-blocking agents,...

Volume and Quark Mass Dependence of the Chiral Phase Transition (2005)

Braun, J., Klein, B., Rezaeian, A. H.

We investigate chiral symmetry restoration in finite spatial volume and at finite temperature by calculating the dependence of the chiral phase transition temperature on the size of the spatial...

Do Electrons and Ions Coexist in an EBIT? (2005)

Lapierre,A., Braun,J., Brenner,G., Bruhns,H., Fischer,D., ...

Detailed analysis of an extended exponential tail observed in the decay curve of the 2P3/2-2P1/2 magnetic dipole (M1) transition in boron-like Ar13+ provides evidence that electrons and ions might...

Influence of quark boundary conditions on the pion mass in finite volume (2005)

Braun, J., Klein, B., Pirner, H. J.

We calculate the mass shift for the pion in a finite volume with renormalization group (RG) methods in the framework of the quark-mesons model. In particular, we investigate the importance of the...

Volume Dependence of the Pion Mass from Renormalization Group Flows (2005)

Klein, B., Braun, J., Pirner, H. J.

We investigate finite volume effects on the pion mass and the pion decay constant with renormalization group (RG) methods in the framework of a phenomenological model for QCD. An understanding of...

Using multi-objective optimisation to integrate alpine regions in groundwater flow models (2005)

V. Rojanschi, J. Wolf, R. Barthel, J. Braun

Within the research project GLOWA Danube, a groundwater flow model was developed for the Upper Danube basin. This paper reports on a preliminary study to include the alpine part of the catchment in...

Efficacy and Safety of Infliximab in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis (2005)

Dijkmans, B., Sieper, J., DeWoody, K., Williamson, P., ...

Objective. The signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) respond inadequately to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, and diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugs in quite a...

Do Electrons and Ions Coexist in an EBIT? (2005)

Lapierre, A., Braun, J., Brenner, G., Bruhns, H., Fischer, D., ...

Detailed analysis of an extended exponential tail observed in the decay curve of the 2P3/2-2P1/2 magnetic dipole (M1) transition in boron-like Ar13+ provides evidence that electrons and ions might...

Novel technique for high-precision Bragg-angle determination in crystal X-ray spectroscopy (2005)

Braun, J., Bruhns, H., Trinczek, M., Ullrich, J.

A novel technique for a high-precision large acceptance determination of the Bragg angle in crystal x-ray spectroscopy is presented and demonstrated. The method exploits visible light beams as...

High precision measurements of forbidden transitions in highly charged ions at the Heidelberg EBIT (2005)

Artemyev, A., Braun, J., Brenner, G., Bruhns, H., Draganic, I. N., ...

Few-electron ions, which can be produced and studied at rest in electron beam ion traps (EBITs) are very well suited for the study of nuclear size effects and QED in strong fields, but the various...

High-precision measurements in few-electron highly charged ions at the Heidelberg Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT) (2005)

Braun, J., Brenner, G., Bruhns, H., Draganic, I. N., González Martínez, A. J., ...

The research program at the Heidelberg Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT) has concentrated mainly on precision measurements relevant to quantum electrodynamics (QED) and nuclear physics. Spectroscopic...

State-Selective Quantum Interference Observed in the Recombination of Highly Charged Hg75+ ...78+ Mercury Ions in an Electron Beam Ion Trap (2005)

González Martínez, A. J., Braun, J., Brenner, G., Bruhns, H., Lapierre, A., ...

We present experimental data on the state-selective quantum interference between different pathways of photorecombination, namely, radiative and dielectronic recombination, in the KLL resonances of...

Efficacy and Safety of Infliximab in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis (2005)

Dijkmans, B., Sieper, J., DeWoody, K., Williamson, P., ...

Objective. The signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) respond inadequately to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, and diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugs in quite a...

The effect of infliximab therapy on bone mineral density in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results from ASSERT (2005)

Deodhar, A, Han, J, Williamson, P, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Div Arthritis & Rheumat Dis, Portland, OR 97201 USA. Limberg Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Centocor Inc, Biostat,...

Efficacy and Safety of Infliximab in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis (2005)

Dijkmans, B., GEUSENS, Piet, Sieper, J., DeWoody, K., Williamson, P., ...

Objective. The signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) respond inadequately to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, and diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugs in quite a...

The effect of infliximab therapy on bone mineral density in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results from ASSERT (2005)

Deodhar, A, Han, J, Williamson, P, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, GEUSENS, Piet

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Div Arthritis & Rheumat Dis, Portland, OR 97201 USA. Limberg Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Centocor Inc, Biostat,...

Using multi-objective optimisation to integrate alpine regions in groundwater flow models (2005)

Rojanschi, V., Wolf, J., Barthel, R., Braun, J.

Within the research project GLOWA Danube, a groundwater flow model was developed for the Upper Danube basin. This paper reports on a preliminary study to include the alpine part of the catchment in...

Using multi-objective optimisation to integrate alpine regions in groundwater flow models (2005)

Rojanschi, V., Wolf, J., Barthel, R., Braun, J.

Within the research project GLOWA Danube, a groundwater flow model was developed for the Upper Danube basin. This paper reports on a preliminary study to include the alpine part of the catchment in...

Seronegative spondyloarthropathies: to lump or split? (2005)

Nash, P, Mease, PJ, Braun, J

The advent of novel biological therapies for the treatment of rheumatic disease has renewed interest in the seronegative spondyloarthropathies (SpAs). International efforts are redefining disease...

Long-term efficacy and safety of etanercept after readministration in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (2005)

Brandt, J., Listing, J., Haibel, H., Sörensen, H., Schwebig, A., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objectives. Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with the tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) receptor fusion protein etanercept has shown efficacy in patients with active disease in randomized...

Persistent clinical response to the anti-TNF-{alpha} antibody infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 3 years (2005)

Braun, J., Baraliakos, X., Brandt, J., Listing, J., Zink, A., Alten, R., ...

Objective. Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α), is approved in Europe for the treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have responded...

Persistent clinical response to the anti-TNF-{alpha} antibody infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 3 years (2005)

Braun, J., Baraliakos, X., Brandt, J., Listing, J., Zink, A., Alten, R., ...

Objective. Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α), is approved in Europe for the treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have responded...

Persistent clinical response to the anti-TNF-{alpha} antibody infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 3 years (2005)

Braun, J., Baraliakos, X., Brandt, J., Listing, J., Zink, A., Alten, R., ...

Objective. Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α), is approved in Europe for the treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have responded...

Persistent reduction of spinal inflammation as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 2 yrs of treatment with the anti-tumour necrosis factor agent infliximab (2005)

Sieper, J., Baraliakos, X., Listing, J., Brandt, J., Haibel, H., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objectives. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) benefit from anti-TNF therapy both on a clinical basis and as depicted by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is not known whether spinal...

Persistent reduction of spinal inflammation as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 2 yrs of treatment with the anti-tumour necrosis factor agent infliximab (2005)

Sieper, J., Baraliakos, X., Listing, J., Brandt, J., Haibel, H., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objectives. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) benefit from anti-TNF therapy both on a clinical basis and as depicted by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is not known whether spinal...

Volume Dependence of the Pion Mass in the Quark-Meson-Model (2004)

Braun, J., Klein, B.

We consider the quark-meson-model in a finite three-dimensional volume using the Schwinger proper-time renormalization group. We derive and solve the flow equations for finite volume in local...

Optimisation of the Charge State Distribution of the Ion Beam Extracted from an EBIT by Dielectronic Recombination (2004)

Braun,J., Brenner,G., Bruhns,H., Lapierre,A., Gonzalez Martinez,A., ...

The Dielectronic Recombination Resonance (DRR) processes for highly charged krypton ions have been investigated through simultaneously observing the x-ray emission and the ions extracted at the...

Progress at the Heidelberg EBIT (2004)

Braun,J., Brenner,G., Bruhns,H., Dimopoulou,C., Draganic,I. N., ...

Two years after the relocation of the Heidelberg EBIT, several experiments are already in operation. Spectroscopic measurements in the optical region have delivered the most precise reported...

Optimisation of the Charge State Distribution of the Ion Beam Extracted from an EBIT by Dielectronic Recombination (2004)

Braun, J., Brenner, G., Bruhns, H., Lapierre, A., Gonzalez Martinez, A., ...

The Dielectronic Recombination Resonance (DRR) processes for highly charged krypton ions have been investigated through simultaneously observing the x-ray emission and the ions extracted at the...

Ein Planungsverfahren zum computergestützten Engineering von Versorgungsnetzen für Zulieferketten von Herstellern mit variantenreicher Serienproduktion (2004)

Braun, J.

In modernen Unternehmen mit variantenreicher Serienproduktion, wie etwa der deutschen Automobilindustrie tragen die einzelnen - zwischen Zulieferer und Endprodukthersteller ablaufenden -...

Progress at the Heidelberg EBIT (2004)

Braun, J., Brenner, G., Bruhns, H., Dimopoulou, C., Draganic, I. N., ...

Two years after the relocation of the Heidelberg EBIT, several experiments are already in operation. Spectroscopic measurements in the optical region have delivered the most precise reported...

Efficacy and safety of infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results of a 24-week randomized, placebo-controlled trial (ASSERT) (2004)

Dijkmans, B, Sieper, J, DeWoody, K, Williamson, R, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, ...

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Acad Ziekenhuis, Dept Rheumatol, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Free Univ Berlin,...

Efficacy and safety of infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Results of a 24-week randomized, placebo-controlled trial (ASSERT) (2004)

Dijkmans, B, Sieper, J, DeWoody, K, Williamson, R, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree, ...

Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, Maastricht, Netherlands. Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Acad Ziekenhuis, Dept Rheumatol, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Free Univ Berlin,...

Biological therapies in the spondyloarthritides--the current state (2004)

Braun, J., Sieper, J.

Therapeutic options for patients suffering from the more severe spondyloarthritides (SpA) have been rather limited in the last decades. Evidence is now accumulating that anti-tumour necrosis factor...

The burden of ankylosing spondylitis and the cost-effectiveness of treatment with infliximab (Remicade(R)) (2004)

Kobelt, G., Andlin-Sobocki, P., Brophy, S., Jönsson, L., Calin, A., Braun, J.

Objectives. In the past, treatment options for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been limited, and the introduction of new treatments such as infliximab will have a noticeable impact on health-care...

Long-term efficacy and safety of etanercept after readministration in patients with active ankylosing pondylitis (2004)

Brandt, J., Listing, J., Haibel, H., Sörensen, H., Schwebig, A., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objective. Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with the tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) receptor fusion protein etanercept has shown efficacy in patients with active disease in randomized...

Biological therapies in the spondyloarthritides--the current state (2004)

Braun, J., Sieper, J.

Therapeutic options for patients suffering from the more severe spondyloarthritides (SpA) have been rather limited in the last decades. Evidence is now accumulating that anti-tumour necrosis factor...

The burden of ankylosing spondylitis and the cost-effectiveness of treatment with infliximab (Remicade(R)) (2004)

Kobelt, G., Andlin-Sobocki, P., Brophy, S., Jönsson, L., Calin, A., Braun, J.

Objectives. In the past, treatment options for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been limited, and the introduction of new treatments such as infliximab will have a noticeable impact on health-care...

Biological therapies in the spondyloarthritides--the current state (2004)

Braun, J., Sieper, J.

Therapeutic options for patients suffering from the more severe spondyloarthritides (SpA) have been rather limited in the last decades. Evidence is now accumulating that anti-tumour necrosis factor...

The burden of ankylosing spondylitis and the cost-effectiveness of treatment with infliximab (Remicade(R)) (2004)

Kobelt, G., Andlin-Sobocki, P., Brophy, S., Jönsson, L., Calin, A., Braun, J.

Objectives. In the past, treatment options for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been limited, and the introduction of new treatments such as infliximab will have a noticeable impact on health-care...

Long-term efficacy and safety of etanercept after readministration in patients with active ankylosing pondylitis (2004)

Brandt, J., Listing, J., Haibel, H., Sörensen, H., Schwebig, A., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objective. Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with the tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) receptor fusion protein etanercept has shown efficacy in patients with active disease in randomized...

Tests of a Laser Ion Source at the Heidelberg Electron Beam Ion Trap (2003)

Mironov,V., Trinczek,M., Werdich,A., González Martínez,A., Guo,P., Zhang,X., ...

A laser ion source (LIS) has been designed and successfully tested for loading the Heidelberg electron beam ion trap (H-EBIT) with ions of practically all solid-state elements. A pulsed YAG:Nd3þ...

Tests of a Laser Ion Source at the Heidelberg Electron Beam Ion Trap (2003)

Mironov, V., Trinczek, M., Werdich, A., González Martínez, A., Guo, P., Zhang, X., ...

A laser ion source (LIS) has been designed and successfully tested for loading the Heidelberg electron beam ion trap (H-EBIT) with ions of practically all solid-state elements. A pulsed YAG:Nd3þ...

Grundlagen der Organisationsgestaltung (2003)

Braun, J.

Die Aufgaben und Ziele der Organisationsgestaltung repräsentieren den elementaren Betrachtungs- und Zielraum für die organisatorische Erneuerung des Unternehmens mit Perspektive für die Zukunft....

Comparison of statistically derived ASAS improvement criteria for ankylosing spondylitis with clinically relevant improvement according to an expert panel (2003)

Van Tubergen, A, Anderson, J, Landewe, R, Dougados, M, Braun, J, Bellamy, N, ...

Objective: To investigate whether the recently developed (statistically derived) "ASsessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis Working Group" improvement criteria (ASAS-IC) for ankylosing spondylitis (AS)...

Comparison of statistically derived ASAS improvement criteria for ankylosing spondylitis with clinically relevant improvement according to an expert panel (2003)

Van Tubergen, A, Anderson, J, Landewe, R, Dougados, M, Braun, J, Bellamy, N, ...

Objective: To investigate whether the recently developed (statistically derived) "ASsessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis Working Group" improvement criteria (ASAS-IC) for ankylosing spondylitis (AS)...

Comparison of statistically derived ASAS improvement criteria for ankylosing spondylitis with clinically relevant improvement according to an expert panel (2003)

Van Tubergen, A., Anderson, J., Landewe, R., Dougados, M., Braun, J., ...

Objective: To investigate whether the recently developed (statistically derived) "ASsessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis Working Group" improvement criteria (ASAS-IC) for ankylosing spondylitis (AS)...

Comparison of statistically derived ASAS improvement criteria for ankylosing spondylitis with clinically relevant improvement according to an expert panel (2003)

Van Tubergen, A., Anderson, J., Landewe, R., Dougados, M., Braun, J., ...

Objective: To investigate whether the recently developed (statistically derived) "ASsessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis Working Group" improvement criteria (ASAS-IC) for ankylosing spondylitis (AS)...

Predominant cellular immune response to the cartilage autoantigenic G1 aggrecan in ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Zou, J., Zhang, Y., Thiel, A., Rudwaleit, M., Radbruch, A., ...

Objectives. Based on their HLA association, both ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) seem to be T-cell-driven diseases in which the autoantigens remain to be defined. One...

Predominant cellular immune response to the cartilage autoantigenic G1 aggrecan in ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Zou, J., Zhang, Y., Thiel, A., Rudwaleit, M., Radbruch, A., ...

Objectives. Based on their HLA association, both ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) seem to be T-cell-driven diseases in which the autoantigens remain to be defined. One...

Surface resonances versus surface states on Fe(110) (2002)

Braun,J., Math,C., Postnikov,A., Donath,M.

The spin-dependent surface electronic structure of ferromagnetic Fe(110) is investigated experimentally and theoretically. Spin-resolved, inverse-photoemission results show a complex multipeak...

Surface resonances versus surface states on Fe(110) (2002)

Braun, J., Math, C., Postnikov, A., Donath, M.

The spin-dependent surface electronic structure of ferromagnetic Fe(110) is investigated experimentally and theoretically. Spin-resolved, inverse-photoemission results show a complex multipeak...

Diagnosing reactive arthritis - Role of clinical setting in the value of serologic and microbiologic assays (2002)

Sieper, J, Rudwaleit, M, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree

Free Univ Berlin, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, D-12200 Berlin, Germany. German Rheumatol Res Ctr, Berlin, Germany. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek,...

Diagnosing reactive arthritis - Role of clinical setting in the value of serologic and microbiologic assays (2002)

Sieper, J, Rudwaleit, M, Braun, J, VAN DER HEIJDE, Desiree

Free Univ Berlin, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, D-12200 Berlin, Germany. German Rheumatol Res Ctr, Berlin, Germany. Univ Hosp Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands. Limburgs Univ Ctr, Diepenbeek,...

Comparison of ASAS improvement criteria for ankylosing spondylitis with clinically relevant improvement according to an expert panel (2002)

Van Tubergen, A., Andersen, J., Landewe, R., Dougados, M., Bellamy, N., ...

Objective: To investigate whether the recently developed (statistically derived) "ASsessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis Working Group" improvement criteria (ASAS-IC) for ankylosing spondylitis (AS)...

Comparison of ASAS improvement criteria for ankylosing spondylitis with clinically relevant improvement according to an expert panel (2002)

Van Tubergen, A., Andersen, J., Landewe, R., Dougados, M., Bellamy, N., ...

Objective: To investigate whether the recently developed (statistically derived) "ASsessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis Working Group" improvement criteria (ASAS-IC) for ankylosing spondylitis (AS)...

Electron-correlation effects in appearance-potential spectra of Ni (2001)

Potthoff, M., Wegner, T., Nolting, W., Schlathölter, T., Vonbank, M., Ertl, K., ...

Spin-resolved and temperature-dependent appearance-potential spectra of ferromagnetic Nickel are measured and analyzed theoretically. The Lander self-convolution model which relates the line shape to...

Einführung eBusiness-gestützter Geschäftsprozesse im Unternehmen (2001)

Pirron, J., Braun, J., Mußbach-Winter, U., Gerlach, G.

Der Einsatz von eBusiness-Technologien bringt für Unternehmen Änderungen der Geschäftesprozesse mit sich. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird aufgezeigt, wie sich die Geschäftsprozesse verändern und...

Ziele, Strategien und Aufgaben von Prozessen (2001)

Pirron, J., Braun, J.

Das Prozessmanagement reicht von der Gestaltung über die Ausführung bis zur Anpassung von Geschäftsprozessen. Im Zeitalter der Informationstechnologie darf eine Betrachtung der...

Prozessmanagement im Tagesgeschäft (2001)

Pirron, J., Braun, J.

Das Prozeßmanagement in der Praxis erfordert Transparenz über den aktuellen Bearbeitungsfortschritt. Auf Basis der Bewertung dieses Ist-Zustandes werden Maßnahmen definiert, um eine maximale...

Prozesse: Analyse von Geschäftsprozessen am Beispiel von Zulieferketten in der Automobilindustrie (2001)

Pirron, J., Braun, J.

In diesem Beitrag wird am Beispiel eines deutschen Automobilherstellers dargestellt, wie im Rahmen eines Process-Engineering in der betrieblichen Praxis unternehmensübergreifende Geschäftsprozesse...

Phasen der Prozessgestaltung (2001)

Pirron, J., Braun, J.

In diesem Kapitel beschreibt der Autor einen allgemeinen Orientierungsrahmen für das Prozeßmanagement, der sich in die Phasen Initialisierung, Planung, Untersuchung, Strukturierung, Optimierung und...

Methoden und Werkzeuge für Prozessgestaltung und Prozessmanagement (2001)

Pirron, J., Braun, J.

Zur Unterstützung des Prozeßmanagements existiert eine Vielzahl von Methoden und Werkzeugen. Von der Performanzanalyse über die Modellierung werden vor allem Ansätze für die Simulation und das...

Methoden der Prozessgestaltung (2001)

Pirron, J., Braun, J.

Prozeßmanagement hat die Einführung und den wirtschaftlichen Betrieb durchgängiger Geschäftsprozesse mit optimalen Leistungen zum Ziel. Der Autor analysiert und beschreibt verschiedene...

Klassifizierung von Geschäftsprozessen (2001)

Pirron, J., Braun, J.

Die Klassifizierung von Geschäftsprozessen dient zur Beschreibung des Betrachtungsraums für das Prozeßmanagement und wird in der Literatur nicht einheitlich diskutiert. Der Autor beschreibt...

Combined He-atom scattering and theoretical study of the low energy vibrations of physisorbed monolayers of Xe on Cu(111) and Cu(001) (2000)

Siber, A., Gumhalter, B., Braun, J., Graham, A. P., Bertino, M. F., Toennies, J. P., ...

The surface phonon dispersion curves of commensurate Xe monolayers on Cu(111) and incommensurate Xe monolayers on Cu(001) surfaces have been measured using He atom scattering (HAS) time of flight...

The possible role of myocardial biopsy in systemic sclerosis (2000)

Liangos, O., Neure, L., Kühl, U., Pauschinger, M., Sieper, J., Distler, A., ...

The histopathological features of heart involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) are not widely known. In internal and transplantation medicine, myocardial biopsies are increasingly used to...

Relativistic photoemission theory for general nonlocal potentials (1999)

Meyer, C., Potthoff, M., Nolting, W., Borstel, G., Braun, J.

An improved formulation of the one-step model of photoemission from crystal surfaces is proposed which overcomes different limitations of the original theory. Considering the results of an...

CIS6/413: Design of a Computer-Based Patient Record System (ARISTOPHANES) for Medical Departments: Implementation for Surgery Wards (1999)

Lazakidou, A, Braun, J, Tolxdorff, T

[This item is a preserved copy and is not necessarily the most recent version. To view the current item, visit http://www.jmir.org/1999/suppl1/e11/ ] Introduction: Today, the demand for...

Integriertes Rahmenkonzept zur kooperativen Logistikplanung (1999)

Braun, J., Schulte, J.

Um der Forderung nach einer kooperativen Logistikplanung Rechnung zu tragen, wurde im Projekt GiPP-B2/K2 ein integriertes Rahmenkonzept zur Logistikplanung entwickelt. Es enthält Planungsleitfäden...

Marktstudie Supply Chain Management: Planungssysteme im Überblick (1999)

Gehr, F., Braun, J., Hellingrath, B., Kulow, B., Palm, D., Laakmann, F., ...

Supply Chain Management (SCM) ist die Betrachtung, Gestaltung und Steuerung der Informations-, Material- und Geldfluesse ueber die gesamte Lieferkette vom Lieferanten fuer Rohmaterial bis zum...

Veränderte Blickwinkel auf Unternehmen (1999)

Braun, J.

Der Beitrag beschreibt auf Grundlage veränderter Umgebungsbedingungen der industriellen Produktion ein mehrschichtiges Modell für Produktionsnetzwerke. Das im Beitrag beschriebene Modell setzt auf...

CIS6/413: Design of a Computer-Based Patient Record System (ARISTOPHANES) for Medical Departments: Implementation for Surgery Wards (1999)

Lazakidou, A, Braun, J, Tolxdorff, T

[This item is a preserved copy and is not necessarily the most recent version. To view the current item, visit http://www.jmir.org/1999/suppl1/e11/ ] Introduction: Today, the demand for...

Studying patients with inflammatory back pain and arthritis of the lower limbs clinically and by magnetic resonance imaging: many, but not all patients with sacroiliitis have spondyloarthropathy (1999)

Brandt, J., Bollow, M., Häberle, J., Rudwaleit, M., Eggens, U., Distler, A., ...

Objective. Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of 170 consecutive patients with inflammatory back pain (IBP) and/or oligoarthritis of the lower limbs were evaluated in a retrospective...

The elevated ratio of interferon gamma-/ interleukin-4-positive T cells found in synovial fluid and synovial membrane of rheumatoid arthritis patients can be changed by interleukin-4 but not by interleukin-10 or transforming growth factor beta (1999)

Yin, Z., Siegert, S., Neure, L., Grolms, M., Liu, L., Eggens, U., ...

Objectives.To quantify the T-helper type (Th) 1 cytokine interferon gamma (IFN-γ)-positive and the Th2 cytokine interleukin (IL)-4-positive cells in synovial fluid (SF) and synovial membrane (SM) at...

The detection of DNA from a range of bacterial species in the joints of patients with a variety of arthritides using a nested, broad-range polymerase chain reaction (1999)

Wilkinson, NZ, Kingsley, GH, Jones, HW, Sieper, J, Braun, J, Ward, ME

Objective. Bacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis of many types of inflammatory arthritides. The aim of this study was to identify any bacterial DNA in synovial fluid (SF) from patients...

Gestaltung von überbetrieblichen Logistikprozessen am Beispiel der Automobilindustrie (1998)

Schulte, J., Braun, J., Gehr, F., Hezel, H.

Durch eine unternehmensübergreifende Reorganisation der bestehenden Logistikprozesse erschließen sich den Automobilherstellern und ihren Zulieferern neue Potentiale zu Leistungssteigerung und...

Onset of magnetism in B2 transition metals aluminides (1997)

Kulikov, N. I., Postnikov, A. V., Borstel, G., Braun, J.

Ab initio calculation results for the electronic structure of disordered bcc Fe(x)Al(1-x) (0.4

One-step model of photoemission for non-local potentials (1997)

Potthoff, M., Lachnitt, J., Nolting, W., Braun, J.

The one-step model of valence-band photoemission and inverse photoemission from single-crystal surfaces is reformulated for generalized (non-local, complex and energy-dependent) potentials. Thereby,...

Prozeßgestaltung in der Versorgungslogistik - der kooperative Ansatz eröffnet neue Perspektiven (1997)

Braun, J., Gehr, F., Hezel, H.

Die Prozeßgestaltung in der Versorgungslogistik eröffnet Automobilherstellern und ihren Zulieferern neue Rationalisierungspotentiale - vorausgesetzt sie entwickeln sich zu kooperativen...

Analyse und Bewertung von Geschäftsprozessen am Beispiel unternehmensübergreifender Logistikprozesse der Automobilindustrie (1997)

Braun, J., Gehr, F., Hezel, H., Krüger, J., Kunert, D.

Die Prozeßgestaltung in der Versorgungslogistik eröffnet Automobilherstellern und ihren Zulieferern neue Rationalisierungspotentiale - vorausgesetzt sie entwickeln sich zu kooperativen...

Rotationally resolved Coherent Ion Dip Spectroscopy of high lying ground state van der Waals vibrations of the benzene - Ar complex (1996)

Neuhauser, R., Braun, J., Neusser, H. J.

$^{a}$ R. Neuhauser, R. suffmann, and H.J. Neusser, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 3141 (1995) $^{b}$ R. Su\'{m}mann, R. Neuhauser, and H.J. Neusser, J. Chem. Phys. 103 3315 (1995) The isotope shifts for...

Planung und Steuerung von Produktionsnetzwerken (1996)

Braun, J., Gehr, F., Pirron, J.

Die Nutzung von Rationalisierungspotentialen ist international bei vielen Unternehmen weit vorangeschritten. Nachdem der Fokus der Aktivitäten in der Vergangenheit insbesondere auf den...

Model-based Planning and Control of Distributed Business Processes in Manufacturing Networks (1996)

Pirron, J., Braun, J., Gehr, F.

On the international market, the use of potentials for rationalization has gained increasing significance for many enterprises. In the past, the focus for activities had been on the manufacturing...

Leitsätze moderner Organisationsgestaltung (1996)

Braun, J.

Insgesamt werden im folgenden die übergeordneten Leitgedanken moderner Organisationsgestaltung vorgestellt. In diesem Kontext wird auch auf die grundlegenden Aspekte für deren Realisierung in der...

Dimensionen der Organisationsgestaltung (1996)

Braun, J.

Ziel der Ausführungen in diesem Abschnitt ist es, dem Leser die Vielschichtigkeit der Gestaltungsaufgabe im Hinblick auf eine organisatorische Erneuerung des Unternehmens zu vermitteln. Diese wird...

Aufgaben und Ziele der Organisationsgestaltung (1996)

Braun, J.

Die Aufgaben und Ziele der Organisationsgestaltung repräsentieren den elementaren Betrachtungs- und Zielraum für eine organisatorische Erneuerung des Unternehmens mit Perspektive für die Zukunft....

Is zinc protoporphyrin an indicator of iron-deficient erythropoiesis in maintenance haemodialysis patients? (1996)

Braun, J., Hammerschmidt, M., Schreiber, M., Heidler, R., Hörl, W. H.

Background. Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), a metabolic intermediate generated in the red blood cell by incorporation of zinc instead of iron, has been suggested to be a sensitive and specific parameter...

THE POSSIBLE ROLE OF SHIGELLA IN SPORADIC ENTERIC REACTIVE ARTHRITIS (1993)

SIEPER, J., BRAUN, J., WU, P., HAUER, R., LAITKO, S.

Reactive arthritis (ReA) occurs after a urogenital infection usually with Chlamydia trachomatis or an enteritis due to Yer-sinia, Salmonella, Campylobacter or Shigella, Shigella, except during...

Auswertung und Ueberpruefung von Kerndaten, Erstellung von Gruppenkonstanten. (1977)

Braun, J., Kiefhaber, E.

In: Projekt Schneller Brueter. 4.Vierteljahresbericht 1976. KFK-1276/4 (April 77) S.122/1-9

Gruppenkonstanten fuer konsistente P1-Rechnungen in einem 208-Energiegruppenbild. (1971)

Braun, J., Hinkelmann, B., Huschke, H., Langner, I., Sanitz, D., Siep, I., ...

Reaktortagung, Bonn, 30. Maerz - 2. April 1971, Deutsches Atomforum e.V. Kerntechnische Ges. im Dt. Atomforum e.V., Tagungsbericht. Leopoldshafen 1971: ZAED. S.110-13

Colonic Bacteria Express an Ulcerative Colitis pANCA-Related Protein Epitope

Cohavy, O., Bruckner, D., Gordon, L. K., Misra, R., Wei, B., Eggena, M. E., ...

Bacteria are a suspected pathogenic factor in inflammatory bowel disease, but the identity of the relevant microbial species remains unresolved. The pANCA autoantibody is associated with most cases...

Usage of the coreceptors CCR-5, CCR-3, and CXCR-4 by primary and cell line-adapted human immunodeficiency virus type 2.

Sol, N, Ferchal, F, Braun, J, Pleskoff, O, Tréboute, C, Ansart, I, ...

The chemokine receptors CCR-5 and CXCR-4, and possibly CCR-3, are the principal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) coreceptors, apparently interacting with HIV-1 envelope, in association...

Erythrocyte replacement precedes leukocyte replacement during repopulation of W/Wv mice with limiting dilutions of +/+ donor marrow cells.

Barker, J E, Braun, J, McFarland-Starr, E C

The severe macrocytic anemia of the stem-cell-deficient W/Wv mouse is alleviated by intravenous injection of normal marrow cells. Donor cells replace the host erythrocytes, but the fate of the more...

Limited B cell repertoire in severe combined immunodeficient mice engrafted with peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived from immunodeficient or normal humans.

Saxon, A, Macy, E, Denis, K, Tary-Lehmann, M, Witte, O, Braun, J

The ability to engraft human PBMC or fetal tissue immune cells in the severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mouse has created a need for characterization of these systems and their application to...

Fine-mapping of DNA damage and repair in specific genomic segments.

Govan, H L, Valles-Ayoub, Y, Braun, J

The susceptibility of various genomic regions to DNA damage and repair is heterogeneous. While this can be related to factors such as primary sequence, physical conformation, and functional status,...

Thermochemotherapy: synergism between hyperthermia (42-43 degrees) and adriamycin (of bleomycin) in mammalian cell inactivation.

Hahn, G M, Braun, J, Har-Kedar, I

The sensitivity of cells exposed in vitro to the antibiotics bleomycin or adriamycin is only mildly increased at 41 degrees over that seen at 37 degrees. However, at 43 degrees a marked synergism...

Restricted use of fetal VH3 immunoglobulin genes by unselected B cells in the adult. Predominance of 56p1-like VH genes in common variable immunodeficiency.

Braun, J, Berberian, L, King, L, Sanz, I, Govan, H L

The large VH3 family of human immunoglobulin genes is commonly used throughout B cell ontogeny. However, B cells of the fetus and certain autoantibody-producing clones are restricted to a recurrent...

Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) gp120 superantigen-binding serum antibodies. A host factor in homosexual HIV-1 transmission.

Townsley-Fuchs, J, Kam, L, Fairhurst, R, Gange, S J, Goodglick, L, Giorgi, J V, ...

HIV-1 gp120 is an immunoglobulin superantigen which can bind to preimmune serum Ig. We hypothesize that levels of such preimmune antibodies vary in the population and might affect host resistance or...

The second century of the antibody. Molecular perspectives in regulation, pathophysiology, and therapeutic applications.

Braun, J, Saxon, A, Wall, R, Morrison, S L

The modern age of immunology began in 1890 with the discovery of antibodies as a major component of protective immunity. The 2nd century of the antibody begins with a focus on the molecular...

Lateral interactions among membrane proteins. Valid estimates based on freeze-fracture electron microscopy.

Braun, J, Abney, J R, Owicki, J C

We consider the lateral distribution of intrinsic membrane proteins from the viewpoint of the statistical-mechanical theory of liquids. We connect the information in freeze-fracture electron...

Lateral interactions among membrane proteins. Implications for the organization of gap junctions.

Abney, J R, Braun, J, Owicki, J C

We have studied the relationship between interprotein forces and the lateral distribution of proteins in disordered mouse liver gap junctions. Data on protein positions are obtained from...

Colonic Bacteria Express an Ulcerative Colitis pANCA-Related Protein Epitope

Cohavy, O., Bruckner, D., Gordon, L. K., Misra, R., Wei, B., Eggena, M. E., ...

Bacteria are a suspected pathogenic factor in inflammatory bowel disease, but the identity of the relevant microbial species remains unresolved. The pANCA autoantibody is associated with most cases...

Usage of the coreceptors CCR-5, CCR-3, and CXCR-4 by primary and cell line-adapted human immunodeficiency virus type 2.

Sol, N, Ferchal, F, Braun, J, Pleskoff, O, Tréboute, C, Ansart, I, ...

The chemokine receptors CCR-5 and CXCR-4, and possibly CCR-3, are the principal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) coreceptors, apparently interacting with HIV-1 envelope, in association...

Erythrocyte replacement precedes leukocyte replacement during repopulation of W/Wv mice with limiting dilutions of +/+ donor marrow cells.

Barker, J E, Braun, J, McFarland-Starr, E C

The severe macrocytic anemia of the stem-cell-deficient W/Wv mouse is alleviated by intravenous injection of normal marrow cells. Donor cells replace the host erythrocytes, but the fate of the more...

Limited B cell repertoire in severe combined immunodeficient mice engrafted with peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived from immunodeficient or normal humans.

Saxon, A, Macy, E, Denis, K, Tary-Lehmann, M, Witte, O, Braun, J

The ability to engraft human PBMC or fetal tissue immune cells in the severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mouse has created a need for characterization of these systems and their application to...

Fine-mapping of DNA damage and repair in specific genomic segments.

Govan, H L, Valles-Ayoub, Y, Braun, J

The susceptibility of various genomic regions to DNA damage and repair is heterogeneous. While this can be related to factors such as primary sequence, physical conformation, and functional status,...

Thermochemotherapy: synergism between hyperthermia (42-43 degrees) and adriamycin (of bleomycin) in mammalian cell inactivation.

Hahn, G M, Braun, J, Har-Kedar, I

The sensitivity of cells exposed in vitro to the antibiotics bleomycin or adriamycin is only mildly increased at 41 degrees over that seen at 37 degrees. However, at 43 degrees a marked synergism...

Restricted use of fetal VH3 immunoglobulin genes by unselected B cells in the adult. Predominance of 56p1-like VH genes in common variable immunodeficiency.

Braun, J, Berberian, L, King, L, Sanz, I, Govan, H L

The large VH3 family of human immunoglobulin genes is commonly used throughout B cell ontogeny. However, B cells of the fetus and certain autoantibody-producing clones are restricted to a recurrent...

Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) gp120 superantigen-binding serum antibodies. A host factor in homosexual HIV-1 transmission.

Townsley-Fuchs, J, Kam, L, Fairhurst, R, Gange, S J, Goodglick, L, Giorgi, J V, ...

HIV-1 gp120 is an immunoglobulin superantigen which can bind to preimmune serum Ig. We hypothesize that levels of such preimmune antibodies vary in the population and might affect host resistance or...

The second century of the antibody. Molecular perspectives in regulation, pathophysiology, and therapeutic applications.

Braun, J, Saxon, A, Wall, R, Morrison, S L

The modern age of immunology began in 1890 with the discovery of antibodies as a major component of protective immunity. The 2nd century of the antibody begins with a focus on the molecular...

Lateral interactions among membrane proteins. Valid estimates based on freeze-fracture electron microscopy.

Braun, J, Abney, J R, Owicki, J C

We consider the lateral distribution of intrinsic membrane proteins from the viewpoint of the statistical-mechanical theory of liquids. We connect the information in freeze-fracture electron...

Lateral interactions among membrane proteins. Implications for the organization of gap junctions.

Abney, J R, Braun, J, Owicki, J C

We have studied the relationship between interprotein forces and the lateral distribution of proteins in disordered mouse liver gap junctions. Data on protein positions are obtained from...

Long-term administration of 13-cis retinoic acid in common variable immunodeficiency: circulating interleukin-6 levels, B-cell surface molecule display, and in vitro and in vivo B-cell antibody production.

Saxon, A, Keld, B, Braun, J, Dotson, A, Sidell, N

We have previously shown that retinoids can induce differentiation of B cells in vitro as well as in vivo in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVI). While changes were observed over 1...

Chlamydia pneumoniae--a new causative agent of reactive arthritis and undifferentiated oligoarthritis.

Braun, J, Laitko, S, Treharne, J, Eggens, U, Wu, P, Distler, A, ...

OBJECTIVE--To examine whether reactive arthritis (ReA) known to occur after a urogenital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis can also follow an infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae, a recently...

Aetiological role of bacteria associated with reactive arthritis in pauciarticular juvenile chronic arthritis.

Sieper, J, Braun, J, Döring, E, Wu, P, Heesemann, J, Treharne, J, ...

BACKGROUND: The cause of juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) is unknown. Pauciarticular JCA is the most common subtype and can be subdivided into early (type I) and late onset (type II) forms, the...

Quantitative analyses of sacroiliac biopsies in spondyloarthropathies: T cells and macrophages predominate in early and active sacroiliitis— cellularity correlates with the degree of enhancement detected by magnetic resonance imaging

Bollow, M, Fischer, T, ReiBhauer, H, Backhaus, M, Sieper, J, Hamm, B, ...

OBJECTIVE—Sacroiliitis is a hallmark of the spondyloarthropathies (SpA). The degree of inflammation can be quantified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The aim of this study was to further...

Response to methotrexate in early rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a decrease of T cell derived tumour necrosis factor α, increase of interleukin 10, and predicted by the initial concentration of interleukin 4

Rudwaleit, M., Yin, Z., Siegert, S., Grolms, M., Radbruch, A., Braun, J., ...

OBJECTIVE—This study was performed to assess whether there is any change in the T cell cytokine pattern in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with methotrexate (MTX) and whether the...

Low T cell production of TNFα and IFNγ in ankylosing spondylitis: its relation to HLA-B27 and influence of the TNF-308 gene polymorphism

Rudwaleit, M, Siegert, S, Yin, Z, Eick, J, Thiel, A, Radbruch, A, ...

OBJECTIVE—To test the hypothesis that ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a T helper cell type 2 polarised disease by quantifying the T cell cytokines interferon γ (IFNγ), interleukin 4 (IL4),...

Low incidence of reactive arthritis in children following a salmonella outbreak

Rudwaleit, M, Richter, S, Braun, J, Sieper, J

OBJECTIVES—To assess the incidence of reactive arthritis (ReA) in an outbreak of salmonella infection in a large cohort of children in Germany.
METHODS—A few days after the salmonella outbreak...

Frequency of triggering bacteria in patients with reactive arthritis and undifferentiated oligoarthritis and the relative importance of the tests used for diagnosis

Fendler, C, Laitko, S, Sorensen, H, Gripenberg-Lerche, C, Groh, A, Uksila, J, ...

OBJECTIVE—Reactive arthritis (ReA) triggered by Chlamydia trachomatis or enteric bacteria such as yersinia, salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni, or shigella is an important differential diagnosis in...

Atopic disorders in ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis

Rudwaleit, M, Andermann, B, Alten, R, Sorensen, H, Listing, J, Zink, A, ...

Background: The prevalence of atopic disorders in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is unknown. AS and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) exhibit divergent T helper (Th) cell cytokine patterns.

Comparison of statistically derived ASAS improvement criteria for ankylosing spondylitis with clinically relevant improvement according to an expert panel

Van Tubergen, A, Anderson, J, Landewe, R, Dougados, M, Braun, J, ...

Objective: To investigate whether the recently developed (statistically derived) "ASsessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis Working Group" improvement criteria (ASAS-IC) for ankylosing spondylitis (AS)...

Up regulation of the production of tumour necrosis factor α and interferon γ by T cells in ankylosing spondylitis during treatment with etanercept

Zou, J, Rudwaleit, M, Brandt, J, Thiel, A, Braun, J, Sieper, J

Objective: To assess the change in the cytokine secreting ability of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and macrophages during etanercept treatment.

International ASAS consensus statement for the use of anti-tumour necrosis factor agents in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Braun, J, Pham, T, Sieper, J, Davis, J, Dougados, M, ...

Objective: To obtain an international consensus about the use of anti-tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) for treating patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Ankylosing spondylitis: an overview

Sieper, J, Braun, J, Rudwaleit, M, Boonen, A, Zink, A

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex, potentially debilitating disease that is insidious in onset, progressing to radiological sacroiliitis over several years. Patients with symptomatic AS lose...

Treatment trials in ankylosing spondylitis: current and future considerations

Braun, J, McGonagle, D, Siegel, J

Emerging treatment options in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are giving new hope to patients with this chronic and potentially disabling disease. Clinical development of new treatments requires that...

Anti-tumour necrosis factor α therapy for ankylosing spondylitis: international experience

Braun, J, Sieper, J, Breban, M, Collantes-Estevez, E, Davis, J, Inman, R, ...

The conventional approach to treatment of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), particularly ankylosing spondylitis (AS), has serious limitations, adding a sense of urgency to the evaluation of new...

Staging of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a preliminary proposal

Braun, J, Dougados, M, Emery, P, Khan, M, Sieper, J, ...

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are characterised by a wide range of clinical presentations, radiographic profiles, and outcomes, which are not well differentiated by current diagnostic and...

How to diagnose axial spondyloarthritis early

Rudwaleit, M, Khan, M, Braun, J, Sieper, J

Background: Chronic low back pain (LBP), the leading symptom of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and undifferentiated axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), precedes the development of radiographic sacroiliitis,...

Prediction of a major clinical response (BASDAI 50) to tumour necrosis factor α blockers in ankylosing spondylitis

Rudwaleit, M, Listing, J, Brandt, J, Braun, J, Sieper, J

Background: TNFα blockers have been shown to be highly efficacious in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Familial expression of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan antibodies in affected and unaffected relatives of patients with Crohn's disease

Sutton, C, Yang, H, Li, Z, Rotter, J, Targan, S, Braun, J

BACKGROUND—Crohn's disease is a familial disorder, and antiglycan antibodies to the cell wall mannan of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ASCA) are highly correlated with Crohn's disease.
AIMS—To...

Analysis of cytokine profiles in synovial T cell clones from chlamydial reactive arthritis patients: predominance of the Th1 subset.

Simon, A K, Seipelt, E, Wu, P, Wenzel, B, Braun, J, Sieper, J

Subpopulations of human T cells (Th0, Th1 and Th2) can be distinguished by their cytokine-secretion pattern. Evidence is increasing from other studies that the outcome of a human disease may depend...

T cells are responsible for the enhanced synovial cellular immune response to triggering antigen in reactive arthritis.

Sieper, J, Braun, J, Wu, P, Kingsley, G

In reactive arthritis (ReA) there is specific proliferation of synovial fluid (SF) mononuclear cells (MNC) to the triggering bacterial antigen; comparatively little or no response is seen in...

Analysing chronic spinal changes in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic comparison of conventional x rays with magnetic resonance imaging using established and new scoring systems

Braun, J, Baraliakos, X, Golder, W, Hermann, K, Listing, J, Brandt, J, ...

Objectives: To compare conventional radiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detection of chronic changes in the spine of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Development and preselection of criteria for short term improvement after anti-TNFα treatment in ankylosing spondylitis

Brandt, J, Listing, J, Sieper, J, Rudwaleit, M, Braun, J

Objective: To develop and compare candidate improvement criteria for anti-TNFα treatment in ankylosing spondylitis with optimal discriminating capacity between treatment and placebo.

Impact of anti-tumour necrosis factor α treatment on admissions to hospital and days of sick leave in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Listing, J, Brandt, J, Rudwaleit, M, Zink, A, Sieper, J, Braun, J

Methods: The data of a 2 year open extension study of a 12 week, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial, in which all patients with AS were treated with 5 mg/kg infliximab, were used to...

Six months open label trial of leflunomide in active ankylosing spondylitis

Haibel, H, Rudwaleit, M, Braun, J, Sieper, J

Patients and methods: Twenty patients with AS fulfilling the 1984 modified New York criteria with a Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) >3 were given leflunomide for 6 months. Clinical outcome...

Two year maintenance of efficacy and safety of infliximab in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis

Braun, J, Brandt, J, Listing, J, Zink, A, Alten, R, Burmester, G, ...

Objective: To obtain results of the second year extension of an original 3 month randomised, placebo controlled trial (and the 1 year extension study) assessing the use of infliximab, a monoclonal...

The evolutionarily conserved ribosomal protein L23 and the cationic urease beta-subunit of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 belong to the immunodominant antigens in Yersinia-triggered reactive arthritis: implications for autoimmunity.

Mertz, A. K., Daser, A., Skurnik, M., Wiesmüller, K. H., Braun, J., Appel, H., ...

BACKGROUND: Reactive arthritis (ReA) is a T cell mediated inflammatory process. The immune response is primarily directed against a triggering organism, although autoimmunity has been invoked in...

Seronegative spondyloarthropathies: to lump or split?

Nash, P, Mease, P, Braun, J

The advent of novel biological therapies for the treatment of rheumatic disease has renewed interest in the seronegative spondyloarthropathies (SpAs). International efforts are redefining disease...

Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) in the pathogenesis of mononuclear cell alveolitis in pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Dalhoff, K, Bohnet, S, Braun, J, Kreft, B, Wiessmann, K J

BACKGROUND--Alveolitis in pulmonary sarcoidosis is characterised by an accumulation of highly activated macrophages and CD4+ lymphocytes in the alveolar compartment. The role of intercellular...

Inflammatory cells and cellular activation in the lower respiratory tract in Churg-Strauss syndrome

Schnabel, A., Csernok, E., Braun, J., Gross, W.

BACKGROUND—To obtain insight into the mechanisms of tissue injury in lung disease due to Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS), the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cell profile and the levels in the BAL fluid...

Leucocyte response and anti-inflammatory cytokines in community acquired pneumonia

Kolling, U, Hansen, F, Braun, J, Rink, L, Katus, H, Dalhoff, K

BACKGROUND—In the host defence of the lung neutrophils (PMN) play a central role. Apart from antimicrobial properties, recent data indicate that PMN also exert anti-inflammatory effects by...

Intracellular cytokine repertoire in different T cell subsets from patients with sarcoidosis

Mollers, M, Aries, S, Dromann, D, Mascher, B, Braun, J, Dalhoff, K

BACKGROUND—Pulmonary sarcoidosis is characterised by a mononuclear alveolitis with a predominance of CD4+ T cells and macrophages. We determined the intracellular expression of interferon (IFN)γ,...

Matrix metalloproteases in BAL fluid of patients with cystic fibrosis and their modulation by treatment with dornase alpha

Ratjen, F, Hartog, C, Paul, K, Wermelt, J, Braun, J

Background: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in the remodelling and degradation of extracellular matrix and may play a role in pulmonary tissue destruction in cystic fibrosis (CF).

Intrapulmonary protein leakage in immunocompromised children and adults with pneumonia

Ratjen, F, Havers, W, Braun, J

BACKGROUND—Pulmonary infections are associated with an increase in capillary permeability but information regarding age related differences in the local inflammatory response is lacking. To...

Neonatal bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis caused by brain stem haemorrhage.

Blazer, S, Hemli, J A, Sujov, P O, Braun, J

We describe a neonate with severe bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis caused by haemorrhage in the lower brain stem. To our knowledge this association has not been previously reported in the English...

Inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic description of the extent and frequency of acute spinal changes using magnetic resonance imaging

Baraliakos, X, Landewe, R, Hermann, K, Listing, J, Golder, W, Brandt, J, ...

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used to detect inflammation in the spine of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Assessment of acute spinal inflammation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis by magnetic resonance imaging: a comparison between contrast enhanced T1 and short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences

Baraliakos, X, Hermann, K, Landewe, R, Listing, J, Golder, W, Brandt, J, ...

Objectives: To compare the performance of two different MRI sequences—T1 weighted, fat saturated, spin echo after application of contrast medium, and short τ inversion recovery (STIR)...

Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine and the sacroiliac joints in ankylosing spondylitis and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis during treatment with etanercept

Rudwaleit, M, Baraliakos, X, Listing, J, Brandt, J, Sieper, J, Braun, J

Objective: To assess the changes in inflammatory lesions of the spine and the sacroiliac (SI) joints as detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and...

Radiographic progression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 2 years of treatment with the tumour necrosis factor α antibody infliximab

Baraliakos, X, Listing, J, Rudwaleit, M, Brandt, J, Sieper, J, Braun, J

Background: Anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) treatment is clinically efficacious in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and leads to improvement of spinal inflammation, as assessed by...

Sustained durability and tolerability of etanercept in ankylosing spondylitis for 96 weeks

Davis, J, Van Der Heijde, D M, Braun, J, Dougados, M, Cush, J, Clegg, D, ...

Objective: To evaluate the continued safety and durability of clinical response in patients with ankylosing spondylitis receiving etanercept.

Definition of disease duration in ankylosing spondylitis: reassessing the concept

Davis, J C, Dougados, M, Braun, J, Sieper, J

The concept and definition of disease duration in patients with ankylosing spondylitis is ambiguous, and often many years pass between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis. Members of the Assessment...