M. Schwarz

Publication List Details

Period

1979 - 2009

Number

209

Co-Authors

Inducibility of Drug-metabolizing Enzymes by Xenobiotics in Mice with Liver-specific Knockout of Ctnnb1 (2009)

Braeuning, A., Sanna, R., Huelsken, J., Schwarz, M.

Basal as well as xenobiotic-induced expression of the main enzymes from phase I and phase II of drug metabolism is confined to the perivenous areas of the mammalian liver lobule. Whereas signal...

Branch xylem density variations across the Amazon Basin (2009)

S. Patiño, J. Lloyd, R. Paiva, T. R. Baker, C. A. Quesada, L. M. Mercado, ...

Xylem density is a physical property of wood that varies between individuals, species and environments. It reflects the physiological strategies of trees that lead to growth, survival and...

Basin-wide variations in foliar properties of Amazonian forest: phylogeny, soils and climate (2009)

N. M. Fyllas, S. Patiño, T. R. Baker, G. Bielefeld Nardoto, L. A. Martinelli, C. A. Quesada, ...

We analysed 1040 individual trees, positioned in sixty three plots across the Amazon Basin for leaf mass per area (<i>M<sub>A</sub></i>), leaf carbon isotope composition...

Soils of amazonia with particular reference to the rainfor sites (2009)

C. A. Quesada, J. Lloyd, L. O. Anderson, N. M. Fyllas, M. Schwarz, C. I. Czimczik

The tropical forests of Amazonia occur on a wide variety of different soil types reflecting a rich diversity of geologic and geomorphologic conditions. We here review the existing literature about...

Chemical and physical properties of Amazon forest soils in relation to their genesis (2009)

C. A. Quesada, J. Lloyd, M. Schwarz, S. Patiño, T. R. Baker, C. Czimczik, ...

Soil samples were collected in six South American countries in a total of 71 different 1 ha forest plots across the Amazon Basin as part of the RAINFOR project. They were analysed for total and...

Regional and large-scale patterns in Amazon forest structure and function are mediated by variations in soil physical and chemical properties (2009)

C. A. Quesada, J. Lloyd, M. Schwarz, T. R. Baker, O. L. Phillips, S. Patiño, ...

Forest structure and dynamics have been noted to vary across the Amazon Basin in an east-west gradient in a pattern which coincides with variations in soil fertility and geology. This has resulted in...

Thermal conducitivity of HTS coated conductors. (2009)

Schwarz, M., Weis, K.P., Schacherer, C., Ehrlich, A.

Cryogenic Engineering Conf.(CEC) and Internat.Cryogenic Materials Conf.(ICMC), Tucson, Ariz., June 28 - July 2, 2009

Thermal conductivity of HTS coated conductors. (2009)

Schwarz, M., Weiss, K.P.

2nd Dresden-Karlsruhe Seminar on Materials and Applications in Superconductivity, Colditz, May 27-29, 2009

SARNET: SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATION OF EU RESEARCH ON SEVERE ACCIDENT PHENOMENOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (2008)

J. C. Micaelli, M. Schwarz, V. Teschendorff, G. Cognet, W. Scholtyssek, R. Sehgal, ...

In spite of the accomplishments reached in severe accident research, thanks notably to the EU projects carried out during previous Framework Programmes, a limited number of specific items remain...

Branch xylem density variations across Amazonia (2008)

Patiño, S., Lloyd, J., Paiva, R., Quesada, C. A., Baker, T. R., Santos, A. J. B., ...

Measurements of branch xylem density, Dx, were made for 1466 trees representing 503 species, sampled from 80 sites across the Amazon basin. Measured values ranged from 240 kg m?3 for a Brosimum...

Branch xylem density variations across Amazonia (2008)

Patiño, S., Lloyd, J., Paiva, R., Quesada, C. A., Baker, T. R., Santos, A. J. B., ...

Measurements of branch xylem density, Dx, were made for 1466 trees representing 503 species, sampled from 80 sites across the Amazon basin. Measured values ranged from 240 kg m?3 for a Brosimum...

Branch xylem density variations across Amazonia (2008)

S. Patiño, J. Lloyd, R. Paiva, C. A. Quesada, T. R. Baker, ...

Measurements of branch xylem density, <i>D</i><sub>x</sub>, were made for 1466 trees representing 503 species, sampled from 80 sites across the Amazon basin. Measured values...

Elektromechanische und thermische Charakterisierung von Bi-2223 Hochtemperaturbandsupraleitern bei kryogenen Temperaturen. (2008)

Keller, P., Schwarz, M., Weiss, K.P., Heller, R., Schlachter, S.

72.Jahrestagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft und DPG Frühjahrstagung des Arbeitskreises Festkörperphysik, Fachverband Tiefe Temperaturen, Berlin, 25.-29.Februar 2008

A CMOS Optical Sensor System Performing Image Sampling on a Hexagonal Grid (2007)

R. Hauschild, B. J. Hosticka, S. Müller, M. Schwarz

An integrated CMOS image acquisition system suitable for retinal information processing in bionic vision systems or product inspection has been developed and tested. It supports the readout of...

Multi-Item Inventory Control: The K-Curve Methodology (2007)

M. Schwarz, Und Stochastische Prozesse, D Hamburg, Maike Schwarz

Abstract: This article deals with the problem of optimally coordinating the replenishment in a multi-item stock-keeping environment. The K-Curve Methodology represents a way to classify all items...

Oxygen as a control on seafloor biological communities and their roles in sedimentary carbon cycling (2007)

Woulds, C., Cowie, G.L., Levin, L.A., Andersson, J.H., Middleburg, J.J., Vandewiele, S., ...

13C tracer experiments were conducted at sites spanning the steep oxygen, organic matter, and biological community gradients across the Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone, in order to quantify the role...

Clients' different moves in managing the client-consultant relationship (2007)

Schwarz, M., Clarke, T.

This paper argues that skilful acivity within the client-consultant relationship is founded on intuitive know-how that enables clients and consultants to work together to accomplish a particular...

Strategy workshops for strategic reviews - a case of semi-structured emergent dialogues (2007)

Schwarz, M., Balogun, J.

Given the increasing popularity of strategy workshops within organisations, it is suprising that there are few accounts of this phenomenon. This paper addresses this issue through two in-depth case...

Clients' different moves in managing the client-consultant relationship (2007)

Schwarz, M., Clarke, T.

This paper argues that skilful acivity within the client-consultant relationship is founded on intuitive know-how that enables clients and consultants to work together to accomplish a particular...

Strategy workshops for strategic reviews - a case of semi-structured emergent dialogues (2007)

Schwarz, M., Balogun, J.

Given the increasing popularity of strategy workshops within organisations, it is suprising that there are few accounts of this phenomenon. This paper addresses this issue through two in-depth case...

Comparison of quench behaviour of different coated conductors. (2007)

Schacherer, C., Noe, M., Kudymow, A., Schwarz, M.

2007 Cryogenic Engineering Conf.and Internat.Cryogenic Materials Conf. (CEC-ICMC 2007), Chattanooga, Tenn., July 16-20, 2007

Thermal conductivity of BSCCO tapes for current lead applications. (2007)

Schwarz, M., Weiss, K.P., Heller, R., Fietz, W.H.

2007 Cryogenic Engineering Conf.and Internat.Cryogenic Materials Conf. (CEC-ICMC 2007), Chattanooga, Tenn., July 16-20, 2007

Fabrication of alignment structures for a fiber resonator by use of deep-ultraviolet lithography (2006)

Liu, X., Wilzbach, M., Schwarz, M., Fernholz, T., Schmiedmayer, J.

We present a novel method to mount and align an optical-fiber-based resonator on the flat surface of an atom chip with ultrahigh precision. The structures for mounting a pair of fibers, which...

Detecting Neutral Atoms on an Atom Chip (2006)

Wilzbach, M., Haase, A., Schwarz, M., Heine, D., Wicker, K., Liu, X., ...

Detecting single atoms (qubits) is a key requirement for implementing quantum information processing on an atom chip. The detector should ideally be integrated on the chip. Here we present and...

Mean curvature flow of monotone Lagrangian submanifolds (2006)

Groh, K., Schwarz, M., Smoczyk, K., Zehmisch, K.

We use holomorphic disks to describe the formation of singularities in the mean curvature flow of monotone Lagrangian submanifolds in $\mathbb C^{n}$.

ROEBEL assembled coated conductors (RACC): preparation, properties and progress. (2006)

Goldacker, W., Schmidt, C., Schlachter, S.I., Frank, A., Ringsdorf, B., Weis, K., ...

Applied Superconductivity Conf.(ASC 2006), Seattle, Wash., August 27 - September 1, 2006

Thermal conductivity of high temperature superconductor tapes. (2006)

Schwarz, M., Weiss, K.P., Schlachter, S.I., Nyilas, A., Goldacker, W., Heller, R., ...

MEM'06 : A Millenium for Superconductivity ; an Internat.Workshop on the Mechanical and Electromagnetic Properties of Superconductors, Durham, GB, July 2-5, 2006

Electromechanical and thermal properties of Bi2223 tapes. (2006)

Weiss, K.P., Schwarz, M., Heller, R., Fietz, W.H., Nyilas, A., Schlachter, S.I., ...

Applied Superconductivity Conf.(ASC 2006), Seattle, Wash., August 27 - September 1, 2006

Solving the interconnection problem of flexible multielectrode arrays by use of addressable organic semiconductor stimulator cells (2005)

Schwarz, M., Hild, O.R., Todt, U., Amelung, J.

Microimplantable devices like cochlear implants, pain killers, and deep brain stimulators have reached a high degree of reliability and usability for the patient. In contrast to this, implementation...

Cancer curriculum in the Asia-Pacific: opportunities and challenges in the age of globalization (2005)

Koczwara, Bogda, Barton, Michael B., Coventry, Brendon John, Millar, J., Olver, Ian N., Sabesan, Sabe, ...

With the rising incidence and prevalence of cancer in Asia–Pacific, the need for adequate cancer education of medical graduates in the region has become particularly urgent. There are 769 medical...

Cancer curriculum in the Asia-Pacific: opportunities and challenges in the age of globalization (2005)

Koczwara, Bogda, Barton, Michael B., Coventry, Brendon John, Millar, J., Olver, Ian N., Sabesan, Sabe, ...

With the rising incidence and prevalence of cancer in Asia–Pacific, the need for adequate cancer education of medical graduates in the region has become particularly urgent. There are 769 medical...

The role and importance of strategy workshops: findings of a UK survey (2005)

Hodgkinson, G., Johnson, G., Whittington, R., Schwarz, M.

Twenty years ago strategy was synonymous with formalised strategic planning. Nowadays, although strategic planning systems still exist in organisations, they are not seen as the main or only vehicle...

The role of the human thalamus in processing corollary discharge (2005)

Bellebaum, C., Daum, I., Koch, B., Schwarz, M.

Corollary discharge signals play an important role in monitoring self-generated movements to guarantee spatial constancy. Recent work in macaques suggests that the thalamus conveys corollary...

Conceptualizing the development of strategic ideas: a grounded theory analysis (2002)

Schwarz, M., Nandhakumar, J.

This paper presents the findings of a grounded theory study on the development of strategic ideas in a multinational organization. By drawing on the rich data generated from this longitudinal...

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bilderzeugung unter Verwendung mehrerer Belichtungszeiten (2002)

Schrey, O., Bussmann, A., Schwarz, M., Huppertz, J., Brockherde, W., Hosticka, B., ...

DE 10064184 C UPAB: 20020502 NOVELTY - The imaging method has different output signal values provided by a number of image sensor elements (12) by using different exposure times, with detection and...

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM ERFASSEN EINER VERAENDERUNG ZWISCHEN PIXELSIGNALEN AUS ZEITLICH AUFEINANDERFOLGENDEN PIXELSIGNALEN (2002)

Schanz, M., Park, S., Teuner, A., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B., Macphee, R.D., ...

NOVELTY - The method includes the steps of detecting an actual pixel value, and determining subsequently the difference between the detected pixel signals and a reference value. Dependent on the...

High dynamic range CMOS image sensors featuring multiple integration and auto-calibration (2001)

Schwarz, M., Bußmann, A., Heimann, K., Hosticka, B.J., Huppertz, J., Schrey, O.

Industrial and automotive image acquisition systems require dedicated CMOS image sensors with increased optical dynamic range, high image quality, and a high local contrast. Whereas image sensors...

Color filter array and color correction for high dynamic range CMOS image sensors (2001)

Heimann, T.K., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J.

This contribution presents a novel approach to CMOS color image sensors featuring high dynamic range. First we introduce a novel Color-Filter-Array (CFA) that has been especially developed for CMOS...

Recommendations for quality improvement in genetic testing for cystic fibrosis. European Concerted Action on Cystic Fibrosis (2000)

Dequeker, Elisabeth; U0010260, Cuppens, H, Dodge, J, Estivill, X, Goossens, M, Pignatti, P F, ...

These recommendations for quality improvement of cystic fibrosis genetic diagnostic testing provide general guidelines for the molecular genetic testing of cystic fibrosis in patients/individuals....

Mit web2press übers Internet drucken: Database-Publishing und E-Commerce wachsen zusammen (2000)

Koch, R., Schwarz, M.

Dieser Artikel fasst grundlegende Technologien zusammen und geht auf E-Commerce-Lösungen für die grafische Industrie ein. Am Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung in Darmstadt wurde...

In Kombination: Database Publishing und E-Commerce (2000)

Koch, R., Schwarz, M.

Elektronische Geschäftsabwicklung (Electronic Commerce, kurz E-Commerce) und datenbankgestütztes Publizieren (Database Publishing) sind geeignete Werkzeuge für die rationelle Abwicklung vieler...

Micro implantable visual prostheses (2000)

Schwarz, M., Ewe, L., Hijazi, N., Hosticka, B.J., Huppertz, J., Kolnsberg, S., ...

Two micro implantable visual prosthesis systems for blind patients will be described. The first system is a retina implant which is based on an implantable microelectrostimulator applicable for...

High speed camera system using a CMOS image sensor (2000)

Hillebrand, M., Stevanovic, N., Hosticka, B.J., Santos Conde, J.E., Teuner, A.S., Schwarz, M.

In this paper a new camera system for high speed imaging is presented which is capable of recording images with a resolution of 256x256 pixels and frame rates in excess of 1000 frames per second. It...

CMOS circuits for a micro implantable intraocular vision aid (2000)

Schwarz, M., Hijazi, N., Hosticka, B.J.

CMOS integrated microelectronic circuits developed for an intraocular vision aid for blind patients will be described. The system is a visual prosthesis based on an implantable intraocular...

CMOS microtransceivers in ophthalmology (2000)

Kolnsberg, S., Stangel, K., Hammerschmidt, D., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J., Ewe, L., ...

Transceivers serve to receive and transmit various transponder data, such as identification or sensory information, using mainly RF links. An interesting category are transponders that extract their...

Single chip CMOS imagers and flexible microelectronic stimulators for a retina implant system (2000)

Schwarz, M., Ewe, L., Hauschild, R., Hosticka, B.J., Huppertz, J., Kolnsberg, S., ...

We are presenting CMOS image sensors and a microelectronic stimulator for realization of a retina implant system that will provide visual sensations using electrostimulation to patients suffering...

Characterization of a novel 21-kb deletion, CFTRdele2,3(21 kb), in the CFTR gene: a cystic fibrosis mutation of Slavic origin common in Central and East Europe (2000)

Dork, T, Macek, M, Mekus, F, Tummler, B, Tzountzouris, J, Casals, T, ...

We report a large genomic deletion of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, viz., a deletion that is frequently observed in Central and Eastern Europe. The mutation,...

Wirtschaftliche Aspekte des Einsatzes von CIP3 PPF -Vernetzt- (1999)

Schwarz, M.

Kurz vor dem Jahrtausendwechsel reden alle von Internet, Vernetzung und dem digitalen Zeitalter. Die Druckindustrie befindet sich ebenfalls in diesem Trend. Zum Einen wandelt sich die Druckindustrie...

Single chip CMOS imagers and flexible microelectronic stimulators for a retina implant system (1999)

Schwarz, M., Hauschild, R., Hosticka, B.J., Huppertz, J., Kneip, T., Kolnsberg, S., ...

In this contribution we present the architecture and realization of microelectronic image sensors and flexible active microstimulators for a retina implant system that will provide visual sensations...

Single chip CMOS image sensors for a retina implant system (1999)

Schwarz, M., Hauschild, R., Hosticka, B.J., Huppertz, J., Kneip, T., Kolnsberg, S., ...

This work describes the architecture and realization of microelectronic components for a retina implant system that will provide visual sensations to patients suffering from photoreceptor...

On-chip focal plane filtering for CMOS imagers (1999)

Huppertz, J., Kneip, T., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J.

The use of the CMOS technology for imaging enables the cointegration of additional signal processing circuitry on the same chip as the imager. We propose an architecture for a CMOS imager with linear...

Microelectronic components for a retina implant system (1999)

Kolnsberg, S., Kneip, T., Lü, X., Huppertz, J., Hauschild, R., Schwarz, M., ...

This work describes the architecture and realisation of microelectronic components for a retina implant system that will provide visual sensations to patients suffering from photoreceptor...

A locally adaptive CMOS image sensor with 90dB dynamic range (1999)

Schrey, O., Hauschild, R., Hosticka, B.J., Iurgel, U., Schwarz, M.

An integrated 128x128 CMOS image sensor with programmable diffusion kernel for local brightness adaptation and contrast enhancement has been developed and successfully tested. Local brightness...

The Monte Carlo method and parallel estimation in the drawing up of radiosurgery treatment plans (1998)

Scielzo, G, Grillo Ruggieri, F, Schwarz, M, Rivolta, A, Brunelli, B, Surridge, M, ...

Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Battista, Molinette, Torino. PURPOSE: We investigated the practical application of a calculation algorithm based on the Monte Carlo...

The Monte Carlo method and parallel estimation in the drawing up of radiosurgery treatment plans (1998)

Scielzo, G, Grillo Ruggieri, F, Schwarz, M, Rivolta, A, Brunelli, B, Surridge, M, ...

Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Battista, Molinette, Torino. PURPOSE: We investigated the practical application of a calculation algorithm based on the Monte Carlo...

A wide dynamic range CMOS imager (1998)

Huppertz, J., Hauschild, R., Hosticka, B.J., Kneip, T., Schwarz, M.

We have designed and integrated a 400 x 300 pixel imager in a standard 1 mu m double metal, single poly CMOS process. It features high dynamic range and random pixel access. The pixel size is 25.2 mu...

Flexible silicon structures for a retina implant (1998)

Ewe, L., Mokwa, W., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J.

Worldwide there are some different approaches toward the development of a retina implant as a visual prosthesis for people suffering from retinitis pigmentosa (RP). In this work we present an...

Development of a retina implant for epiretinal ganglion cell stimulation for patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa (1998)

Schwarz, M., Ewe, L., Hauschild, R., Hosticka, B.J., Huppertz, J., Kneip, T., ...

This contribution describes the realization of microelectronic components for a retina implant system that will provide visual sensations to patients with photoreceptor degeneration by applying...

Compact representation of redundant signals using the wavelet packet transform (1998)

Niederholz, J., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J.

We represent a novel approach to efficient representation of redundant signals that is based on statistical interdependence of wavelet packet (WP) coefficients of such signals. The WP coefficients...

A CMOS image sensor with local brightness adaptation and high intrascene dynamic range (1998)

Hauschild, R., Hillebrand, M., Hosticka, B.J., Huppertz, J., Kneip, T., Schwarz, M.

An integrated CMOS image sensor with 128x128 pixels and local brightness adaptation suitable for machine vision and surveillance applications has been developed and successfully tested. Local...

The Monte Carlo method and parallel estimation in the drawing up of radiosurgery treatment plans (1998)

Scielzo, G, Grillo Ruggieri, F, Schwarz, M, Rivolta, A, Brunelli, B, Surridge, M, ...

Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Battista, Molinette, Torino. PURPOSE: We investigated the practical application of a calculation algorithm based on the Monte Carlo...

Smart CMOS image sensor arrays (1997)

Schanz, M., Brockherde, W., Hauschild, R., Hosticka, B.J., Schwarz, M.

In this contribution, we present several smart image sensor arrays intended for various applications. We discuss the realization of image sensors in CMOS technology and show some examples of...

Ein flexibler EKG-Kompressionsalgorithmus auf der Basis der Wavelettransformation zur Anwendung in Übertragungssystemen (1997)

Niederholz, J., VomBögel, G., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J.

Der hier vorgestellte flexible Kompressionsalgorithmus berücksichtigt die bedingt durch das Übertragungsverfahren zur Verfügung stehende Bandbreite, die vom Arzt geforderte Signalqualität und den...

Fast CMOS imaging with high dynamic range (1997)

Huppertz, J., Hauschild, R., Hosticka, B.J., Kneip, T., Müller, S., Schwarz, M.

In this communication we report on our experience in 2-D imaging based on standard CMOS technology that features high speed, high dynamic range, and random pixel access. We have designed and...

Hardware architecture of a neural net based retina implant for patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa (1996)

Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J., Hauschild, R., Mokwa, W., Scholles, M.

This work describes the architecture and planned realization of components for a retina implant which includes a sensory device for image acquisition, biologically inspired neural nets for modeling...

A CMOS optical sensor system performing image sampling on hexagonal grid (1996)

Hauschild, R., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J., Müller, S.

An integrated CMOS image acquisition system suitable or retinal information processing in bionic vision systems or product inspection has been developed and tested. It supports the readout of...

Symplectic Floer-Donaldson theory and quantum cohomology (1996)

S. Piunikhin, D. Salamon, M. Schwarz

The goal of this paper is to give in outline a new proof of the fact that the Floer cohomology groups of the loop space of a semi-positive symplectic manifold (M;!) are naturally isomorphic to the...

Expression of hepatocyte-enriched nuclear transcription factors in mouse liver tumours (1996)

Kalkuhl, A., Kaestner, K., Buchmann, A., Schwarz, M.

Preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions in rodent liver show alterations in the expression of various enzymes which can be used for their identification. To address the question whether these enzymatic...

Die Stufenentwicklung auf der Au(110)-Oberfläche. (1996)

Schwarz, M., Blanckenhagen, P.von

Frühjahrstagung DPG, Festkörperphysik, Regensburg, 25.-29.März 1996

Temperature dependence of the structure of Au(110) and Al(110) surfaces. (1996)

Schwarz, M., Mayer, C., Blanckenhagen, P.von, Schommers, W.

5th Internat.Conf.on the Structure of Surfaces, Aix-en-Provence, F, July 8-12, 1996

Real-time application of biology-inspired neural networks using an emulator with dedicated communication hardware (1995)

Scholles, M., Hosticka, B.J., Schwarz, M.

In this contribution we present a new biology-inspired neuron model and its real-time realization using a dedicated neural hardware emulator. The biological neuron model overcomes the limitations of...

Ein Kommunikations-Chip für die parallele Signalverarbeitung (1995)

Kesper, M., Scholles, M., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J.

Hohe Kommunikationsbandbreiten in parallelen Systemen lassen sich nur durch den Einsatz integrierter Kommunikationsbausteine erzielen. In diesem Beitrag stellen wir ein anwendungsspezifisches...

Concept for a retina implant for ganglion cell stimulation applicable for patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa (1995)

Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J., Scholles, M., Eckmiller, R.

This work describes the concept of an implant of an electrostimulation of retinal ganglion cells applicable for patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa. The proposed system is based on a novel...

A parallel neural network emulator based on application-specific VLSI communication chips (1994)

Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J., Kesper, M., Scholles, M.

This work describes a parallel neural network emulator which combines use of application-specific VLSI communication processors and standard DSPs as programmable processing elements. Locally...

A parallel DSP-based neural network emulator with CMOS VLSI paket switching hardware. (1994)

Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J., Kesper, M., Richert, P., Scholles, M.

This work describes a parallel neural network emulator which uses standard DSPs and application-specific VLSI communication processors with an integrated hardware routing algorithm. The use of DSPs...

Neural network system for massively parallel signal processing (1994)

Richert, P., Hosticka, B.J., Scholles, M., Schwarz, M.

Future development of neural networks and their applications will be strongly affected by the availability of specialized hardware that meets the need for massively parallel communication and allow...

A massively parallel neural net emulator (1994)

Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J., Kesper, M., Scholles, M.

This communication describes a massively parallel neural network emulator. Its hardware architecture is based on a near-neighbour mesh network topology. The emulator exhibits a global communication...

Ein massiv paralleles Rechnersystem für die Emulation künstlicher neuronaler Netze und genetischer Algorithmen mit Anwendungen in der Bildmustererkennung (1993)

Schwarz, M.

Genetische Algorithmen und künstliche neuronale Netze erweisen sich immer mehr als Schlüssel zur automatischen - rechnergestützten - Lösung komplexer Probleme, für die bisher keine...

Nodal chip for parallel neural signal processing (1993)

Kesper, M., Richert, P., Scholles, M., Schwarz, M., Hosticka, B.J.

This work describes a neural network chip which allows combining massive parallel interneural communication with sophisticated intraneural computation and can be used for construction of neural...

An emulator for biologically-inspired neural networks (1993)

Richert, P., Hosticka, B.J., Kesper, M., Scholles, M., Schwarz, M.

This work presents an emulator that has been developed for real-time algorithm and architecture exploration and verification of biologically-inspired neural networks. It can implement a wide range of...

Biologically-inspired artificial neurons. Modeling and applications (1993)

Scholles, M., Hosticka, B.J., Richert, P., Schwarz, M.

Currently used neural networks employ mostly simple neuron models that greatly differ from the "real" biological neurons. To ensure progress in biology-based neural processing, more advanced neuron...

Absence of frontal somatosensory evoked potentials in Huntington's disease (1993)

Töpper, R., Schwarz, M., Podoll, K., Dömges, F., Noth, J.

A fast route for transmission of deep and cutaneous afferent information to the frontal cortex is well established in non-human primates. Whether the incoming cortical information gives rise to early...

Neural networks and genetic algorithms as programming paradigm for a new CMOS-array computer (1991)

Hosticka, B.J., Kesper, M., Richert, P., Scholles, M., Schwarz, M.

Artificial neural networks (ANN) and genetic algorithms (GA) have turned out to play an important role in building and programming of parallel computers. Especially fine granulated massively parallel...

Kommunikations-Hardware für ein massiv paralleles Multiprozessor-Netzwerk zur Emulation neuronaler Netze (1991)

Hosticka, B.J., Kesper, M., Richert, P., Scholles, M., Schwarz, M.

Wesentliche Probleme bei der Realisierung künstlicher neuronaler Netze sind die freie Wahl des Neuronenmodells und die Möglichkeit der flexiblen Verbindung zwischen einer hohen Anzahl von Neuronen....

A CMOS-array-computer with on-chip communication hardware development for massively parallel applications (1991)

Hosticka, B.J., Kesper, M., Richert, P., Scholles, M., Schwarz, M.

We present a scalable MIMD computer system which was designed to be used as a neurocomputer. it is capable of emulating different types of neurons including complex biologically motivated models...

ASICs for prototyping of pulse-density modulated neural networks (1991)

Nijhuis, J., Siggelkow, A., Kesper, M., Richert, P., Schwarz, M., Spaanenburg, L.

Two alternative ways are presented for creating dedicated neural hardware realization based on pulse-density modulation. The first approach emphasizes fast prototyping of neural systems in a...

Distributed processing hardware for realization of artificial neural networks (1990)

Hess, G., Hosticka, B.J., Kesper, M., Richert, P., Schwarz, M.

In this contribution we present an advanced concept of neural hardware that realizes two important features: 1. each neuron possesses membrane potential learnable synaptic weights and delays,...

Concept of neural hardware for parallel image processing (1990)

Hosticka, B.J., Kesper, M., Richert, P., Schwarz, M.

This paper presents a new approach to the distributed processing hardware for neural nets. Our goal is to develop a VLSI chip that can simulate different types of neurons and communicate with other...

Mutations in the Ha-ras proto-oncogene in spontaneous and chemically induced liver tumours of the CF1 mouse (1990)

Bauer-Hofmann, R., Buchmann, A., Wright, A.S., Schwarz, M.

Mutations in codon 61 of the Ha-ras proto-oncogene have been shown to occur with a high frequency in both spontaneous and carcinogen-induced liver tumours of the B6C3F1 mouse. In the present study we...

Gaslegieren von TiAl6V4 mit C02-Laserstrahlung (1988)

Gasser, A., Kreutz, E.W., Schwarz, M., Wissenbach, K.

Beim Gaslegieren von TiAl6V4 mit einem Gemisch aus Argon und Stickstoff werden in Abhängigkeit von den Verfahrensparametern Nitriertiefen zwischen 50-500 mym erreicht. Entscheidende Voraussetzung...

Laser gas alloying of TiAl6V4 with high power CO2-laser radiation (1987)

Gasser, A., Gillner, A., Wissenbach, K., Bieler, H.W., Kreutz, E.W., Schwarz, M.

Gaseous alloying of TiAl6V4 in a mixture of Nitrogen and Argon in order to produce TiN-rich remolten surface layers was investigated with cw and pulsed CO2-laser radiation as a function of processing...

IPM in New York Apple Orchards- Development, Demonstration, and Adoption (1987)

Tette, James, Kovach, John, Schwarz, M., Bruno, D.

This paper attempts to document the development, demonstration, and adoption of (IPM) principles over a 14-year period. It summarizes the results and events associated with each of the three phases....

Phenobarbital induction of cytochrome P-450 in normal and preneoplastic rat liver: comparison of enzyme and mRNA expression as detected by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization (1987)

Schwarz, M., Peres, G., Buchmann, A., Friedberg, T., Waxman, D.J., Kunz, W.

The expression levels of the major phenobarbital-inducible cytochromes P-450 were analyzed immunohistochemically in liver sections obtained from rats treated sequentially with diethylnitrosamine and...

Regulation and expression of four cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes, NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase, the glutathione transferases B and C and microsomal epoxide hydrolase in preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions in rat liver (1985)

Buchmann, A., Kuhlmann, W., Schwarz, M., Kunz, W., Wolf, C.R., Moll, E., ...

Nitrosamine-induced hepatocarcinogenesis has been used to investigate the regulation and expression of different drugmetabolizing enzymes in preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions in the female Wistar...

Diagnostic Keys for Identification of Diseases on Apple, Peach, and Cherry Trees in the Northeastern United States (1984)

Schwarz, M., Burr, T.

The diagnostic keys for apple, cherry, and peach diseases were developed to aid field personnel in the identification of diseases that are common to the Northeastern region of the United States. The...

A note on synthesis and reactivity towards DNA of glycidonitrile, the epoxide of acrylonitrile (1983)

Peter, H., Schwarz, M., Mathiasch, B., Appel, K.E., Bolt, H.M.

Different ways have been used to synthesize glycidonitrile, the epoxide of acrylonitrile. The reaction product has been characterized by n.m.r. spectroscopy. While glycidonitrile-induced strand...

PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS OF NORADRENALINE AND ADRENALINE AND PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY DURING EXTRADURAL BLOCKADE IN DOGS (1980)

STANEK, B., SCHWARZ, M., ZIMPFER, M., RABERGER, G.

Anaesthetized dogs (pentobarbitone 25 mg kg−1+ 3 mg kg−1 h−1) with a Teflon catheter inserted to the femoral artery for pressure and heart rate measurement and blood sampling were studied....

The CABRI facility experimental fuel pin program - its objectives and present results obtained until now. (1979)

Dadillon, J., Schwarz, M., Tattegrain, A., Chaudat, J.P., Heusener, G., Kuczera, B., ...

Fast Reactor Safety Technology. Proc.of the Internat.Meeting. Seattle,Wash., August 19-23, 1979. La Grange Park, Ill.: American Nuclear Soc. 1979. Vol.II, S.914-23

Mutational activation of the c-Ha-ras gene in liver tumors of different rodent strains: correlation with susceptibility to hepatocarcinogenesis.

Buchmann, A, Bauer-Hofmann, R, Mahr, J, Drinkwater, N R, Luz, A, Schwarz, M

The frequency and pattern of mutations at codon 61 of the c-Ha-ras gene have been analyzed in 195 liver tumors and 132 precancerous liver lesions from various rodent strains with differing...

Differential abscisic acid regulation of guard cell slow anion channels in Arabidopsis wild-type and abi1 and abi2 mutants.

Pei, Z M, Kuchitsu, K, Ward, J M, Schwarz, M, Schroeder, J I

Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates vital physiological responses, and a number of events in the ABA signaling cascade remain to be identified. To allow quantitative analysis of genetic signaling mutants,...

Anion-Channel Blockers Inhibit S-Type Anion Channels and Abscisic Acid Responses in Guard Cells.

Schwartz, A., Ilan, N., Schwarz, M., Scheaffer, J., Assmann, S. M., Schroeder, J. I.

The effects of anion-channel blockers on light-mediated stomatal opening, on the potassium dependence of stomatal opening, on stomatal responses to abscisic acid (ABA), and on current through slow...

Presence and Possible Mode of Action of a Proteinaceous Gonadotropin-like Growth Regulating Factor in Plant Systems 1

Leshem, Y., Avtalion, R. R., Schwarz, M., Kahana, S.

Antiserum to human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) caused marked inhibition of adventitious rooting of Begonia semperflorens and Chrysanthemum morifolium stem cuttings. Immuno-absorption of crude...

Identification of a new inborn error in bile acid synthesis: mutation of the oxysterol 7alpha-hydroxylase gene causes severe neonatal liver disease.

Setchell, K D, Schwarz, M, O'Connell, N C, Lund, E G, Davis, D L, Lathe, R, ...

We describe a metabolic defect in bile acid synthesis involving a deficiency in 7alpha-hydroxylation due to a mutation in the gene for the microsomal oxysterol 7alpha-hydroxylase enzyme, active in...

Different mechanisms underlie the long-latency stretch reflex response of active human muscle at different joints.

Thilmann, A F, Schwarz, M, Töpper, R, Fellows, S J, Noth, J

1. Stretch of voluntarily activated human muscle results in a reflex response consisting of short-latency (M1) and delayed long-latency (M2) components. The mechanism of the M2 response remains the...

Non-dopaminergic neurones of the reticular part of substantia nigra can gate static fusimotor action onto flexors in cat.

Schwarz, M, Sontag, K H, Wand, P

The effect on the fusimotor system of electrical stimulation of the reticular part of the substantia nigra or of the injection of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-antagonist picrotoxin into this...

Sensory-motor processing in substantia nigra pars reticulata in conscious cats.

Schwarz, M, Sontag, K H, Wand, P

Extracellular recordings were made with chronically implanted micro-electrodes from 109 substantia nigra neurones in conscious cats. Ninety-six of 109 neurones met the criteria of presumed...

Down-regulation of intestinal scavenger receptor class B, type I (SR-BI) expression in rodents under conditions of deficient bile delivery to the intestine.

Voshol, P J, Schwarz, M, Rigotti, A, Krieger, M, Groen, A K, Kuipers, F

Scavenger receptor class B, type I (SR-BI) is expressed in the intestines of rodents and has been suggested to be involved in the absorption of dietary cholesterol. The aim of this study was to...

Delayed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis due to normal sweat electrolytes.

Doughty, I M, Ward, I, Schwarz, M, David, T J

The sweat test, if properly performed, is a reliable tool to assist in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. In practice, most errors arise from false positive results. This case serves as a reminder...

High-level IL-10 production by monoclonal antibody-stimulated human T cells.

Schwarz, M, Majdic, O, Knapp, W, Holter, W

We investigated interleukin-10 (IL-10) production in freshly isolated mononuclear cells and purified T cells in response to stimulation with monoclonal antibodies (mAb) recognizing CD3, CD2 and CD28,...

IFNγ induces functional chemokine receptor expression in human mesangial cells

SCHWARZ, M, WAHL, M, RESCH, K, RADEKE, H H

Infiltration of leucocyte populations into sites of inflammation is a common feature in renal diseases. Glomerular mesangial cells are potent producers of a variety of chemokines, leading to specific...

Evaluation of the muscle relaxant properties of a novel beta-carboline, ZK 93423 in rats and cats.

Klockgether, T., Pardowitz, I., Schwarz, M., Sontag, K. H., Turski, L.

The muscle relaxant action of ZK 93423 (6-benzyloxy-4-methoxymethyl-beta-carboline-3-carboxylate ethyl ester), a novel beta-carboline with agonistic properties at the benzodiazepine receptor, was...

Testing for cystic fibrosis using allelic association.

Ivinson, A J, Read, A P, Harris, R, Super, M, Schwarz, M, Clayton Smith, J, ...

A particular haplotype defined by probes XV2c, KM19, and CS.7 at the D7S23 locus was found on 90% of chromosomes which carry cystic fibrosis (CF), but on only 11% of normal chromosomes in a UK sample...

Evidence for a non-orthostatic origin of orthostatic tremor

Boroojerdi, B, Ferbert, A, Foltys, H, Kosinski, C, Noth, J, Schwarz, M

OBJECTIVES—Orthostatic tremor was first described by Heilman in 1984. It usually occurs in the legs during stance and decreases markedly during sitting or walking. The aim of this study was to...

Asymmetries of visual attention after circumscribed subcortical vascular lesions

Fimm, B, Zahn, R, Mull, M, Kemeny, S, Buchwald, F, Block, F, ...

OBJECTIVE—To investigate the role of the basal ganglia and the thalamus for basic processes of visuospatial attention
METHODS—Fifteen patients with acute circumscribed vascular lesions (10 with...

TGF-β1 genotype and accelerated decline in lung function of patients with cystic fibrosis

Arkwright, P., Laurie, S., Super, M., Pravica, V., Schwarz, M., Webb, A, ...

BACKGROUND—Polymorphisms in transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 associated with variations in cytokine levels are linked to fibrosis in a number of tissues. However, the contribution of this...

Botulinum toxin treatment of synkinesia and hyperlacrimation after facial palsy

Boroojerdi, B, Ferbert, A, Schwarz, M, Herath, H, Noth, J

OBJECTIVES—To investigate the effects of injection of botulinum toxin type A (BTX A) into the orbicularis oculi muscle and lacrimal gland in patients with aberrant regeneration after facial palsy...

The Development of Shared Beliefs and Its Role during the Strategic Decision Process.

Schwarz, M.

When organisational members work on strategy development shared sets of beliefs influence the strategic decision process and, thus, can influence the performance of an organisation. The relationship...

Conceptualizing the Development of Strategic Ideas: A Grounded Theory Analysis.

Schwarz, M., Nandhakumar, J.

This paper presents the findings of a grounded theory study of the development of strategic ideas in a multinational organization. By drawing on the rich data generated from this longitudinal...