Urbanization causes shifts in species' trait state frequencies (2008)
Knapp, S., Kühn, I., Wittig, R., Ozinga, W.A., Poschlod, P., Klotz, S.
Urbanization is one of the most extreme forms of land transformation. It is supposed to change the frequencies of species trait states in species assemblages.We hypothesize that the flora of urban...
This article is based on a combined dataset of 183,819 port state control (PSC) inspections from various port state control regimes around the world. In theory, there should be no differences in...
Comprehensive review of the maritime safety regimes. (2007)
This report presents a comprehensive review of the maritime safety regimes and provides recommendations on how to improve the system. The results show a complex legal framework which generates a high...
The Econometrics of Maritime Safety: "Recommendations to Enhance Safety at Sea" (2006)
The maritime industry is characterized by a heavy legal framework based on international law with limited legal enforcement possibilities in case of non compliance. This creates loopholes and...
The Global View on Port State Control (2006)
This report is the second part of a PhD project entitled "The Econometrics of Maritime Safety – Recommendations to Enhance Safety at Sea" which is based on 183,000 port state control inspections...
Analysis of the Maritime Inspection Regimes - Are ships over-inspected? (2006)
The lack of trust in the maritime industry between all the industry organizations and regulators has created an inspection industry which is heavily controlled by oil majors in order to limit their...
This report is the third part of a PhD project entitled "The Econometrics of Maritime Safety – Recommendations to Enhance Safety at Sea" which is based on 183,000 port state control inspections and...
This report is the fourth part of a PhD project called "The Econometrics of Maritime Safety – Recommendations to Enhance Safety at Sea" and is based on 183,000 port state control inspections and...
Renckens, R., Knapp, S., Vos, A.F. De, Florquin, S., Poll, T. Van Der
Background. Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging pathogen in nosocomial pneumonia. Trauma and post-surgical patients display a profound acute-phase protein response and are susceptible to...
Knapp, S., Florquin, S., Golenbock, D.T., Poll, T. Van Der
LPS-binding protein (LBP) facilitates the interaction of the Gram-negative cell wall component LPS with CD14, thereby enhancing the immune response to LPS. Although lung epithelial cells have been...
Differential Roles of CD14 and Toll-like Receptors 4and 2 in Murine Acinetobacter Pneumonia (2006)
Knapp, S., Wieland, C., Florquin, S., Pantophlet, R., Dijkshoorn, L., Tshimbalanga, N., ...
Non-mannose-capped lipoarabinomannan induces lung inflammation via toll-like receptor 2 (2004)
Wieland, C., Knapp, S., Florquin, S., Vos, A.F. De, Takeda, K., Akira, S., ...
Role of toll-like receptor 4 in gram-positive and gram-negative pneumonia in mice (2004)
Branger, J., Knapp, S., Weijer, S., Leemans, J.C., Pater, J.M. De, Speelman, P., ...
Non-mannose-capped lipoarabinomannan induces lung inflammation via toll-like receptor 2 (2004)
Wieland, C., Knapp, S., Florquin, S., Vos, A.F. De, Takeda, K., Akira, S., ...
Role of toll-like receptor 4 in gram-positive and gram-negative pneumonia in mice (2004)
Branger, J., Knapp, S., Weijer, S., Leemans, J.C., Pater, J.M. De, Speelman, P., ...
Interleukin-18 impairs the pulmonary host response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2003)
Schultz, M.J., Knapp, S., Florquin, S., Pater, J., Takeda, K., Akira, S., ...
Interleukin-18 impairs the pulmonary host response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2003)
Schultz, M.J., Knapp, S., Florquin, S., Pater, J., Takeda, K., Akira, S., ...
Wright, M., Goldin, R., Hellier, S., Knapp, S., Frodsham, A., Hennig, B., ...
Background: The rate of progression to cirrhosis varies among individuals chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Coagulation pathway activation in models of hepatic fibrosis suggests...
Interleukin-18 impairs the pulmonary host response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2003)
Schultz, M.J., Knapp, S., Florquin, S., Pater, J., Takeda, K., Akira, S., ...
The staphylococcal a-toxin pore has a flexible conformation. (1999)
Vecsey-Semjen, B., Knapp, S., Möllby, R., Van Der Goot, F.G.
The staphylococcal alpha-toxin pore has a flexible conformation (1999)
Vecsey-Semjen, B., Knapp, S., Mollby, R., Van Der Goot, F. G.
The alpha-toxin from Staphylococcus aureus undergoes several conformational changes from the time it is released from the bacterium to the moment it forms a channel in the plasma membrane of its...
Kernenergie. Basisinformationen mit Erläuterungen. (1996)
Knapp, S., Koelzer, W., Czakainski, M.
Köln : Aulis/Deubner, 1996
Strohscheer, I., Kleinert, R., Westphal, C., Schüller, J., Werner, K., Anders, O., ...
Peer Reviewed
López-García, P, Knapp, S, Ladenstein, R, Forterre, P
The topological state of DNA in hyperthermophilic archaea appears to correspond to a linking excess in comparison with DNA in mesophilic organisms. Since DNA binding proteins often contribute to the...
Beattie, D T, Knapp, S, Mekalanos, J J
Gene expression in Bordetella pertussis is altered by environmental signals in a process called antigenic modulation. In the presence of modulating signals, expression of several known virulence...
Expression of virulence factors by Bordetella pertussis is altered by environmental signals (antigenic modulation) and is dependent on an activator encoded by a gene called vir. We have used TnphoA...
Knapp, S, Hacker, J, Jarchau, T, Goebel, W
The hemolytic, uropathogenic Escherichia coli 536 (O6:K15:H31) contains two inserts in its chromosome (insert I and insert II), both of which carried hly genes, were rather unstable, and were deleted...
Knapp, S, Hacker, J, Then, I, Müller, D, Goebel, W
The O6 serogroup Escherichia coli strain 536 carries two hemolysin (hly) determinants integrated into the chromosome. The two hly determinants are not completely identical, either functionally or...
Hacker, J, Knapp, S, Goebel, W
The hemolytic Escherichia coli strain 536 (O6) propagates spontaneous hemolysin-negative mutants at relatively high rates (10(-3) to 10(-4)). One type of mutant (type I) lacks both secreted...
A new subtype of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (MVP-5180) from Cameroon.
Gürtler, L G, Hauser, P H, Eberle, J, Von Brunn, A, Knapp, S, Zekeng, L, ...
A new subtype (MVP-5180) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was isolated from a Cameroonian AIDS patient. MVP-5180 was grown in several human T-cell lines and the monocytic U937 line....
Lee, C K, Roberts, A L, Finn, T M, Knapp, S, Mekalanos, J J
Invasion and intracellular survival of Bordetella pertussis in HeLa 229 cells was studied by a new assay that utilizes polymyxin B instead of gentamicin to rapidly kill extracellular organisms....
Gross, U, Müller, W A, Knapp, S, Heesemann, J
A monoclonal antibody generated against the mouse-lethal RH strain of Toxoplasma gondii was developed. Tachyzoites of virulent and avirulent T. gondii isolates grown in permanent macrophage cell...
Hacker, J, Schmidt, G, Hughes, C, Knapp, S, Marget, M, Goebel, W
The uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain 536 (O6:K15:H31) exhibits a mannose-resistant hemagglutination phenotype (Mrh) with bovine erythrocytes and delayed Mrh with human and guinea pig...
Klug, J, Knapp, S, Castro, I, Beato, M
The rabbit uteroglobin gene is expressed in a variety of epithelial cell types like the lung Clara cells and the glandular and luminal epithelial cells of the endometrium. Expression in Clara cells...
López-García, P, Knapp, S, Ladenstein, R, Forterre, P
The topological state of DNA in hyperthermophilic archaea appears to correspond to a linking excess in comparison with DNA in mesophilic organisms. Since DNA binding proteins often contribute to the...
Beattie, D T, Knapp, S, Mekalanos, J J
Gene expression in Bordetella pertussis is altered by environmental signals in a process called antigenic modulation. In the presence of modulating signals, expression of several known virulence...
Expression of virulence factors by Bordetella pertussis is altered by environmental signals (antigenic modulation) and is dependent on an activator encoded by a gene called vir. We have used TnphoA...
Knapp, S, Hacker, J, Jarchau, T, Goebel, W
The hemolytic, uropathogenic Escherichia coli 536 (O6:K15:H31) contains two inserts in its chromosome (insert I and insert II), both of which carried hly genes, were rather unstable, and were deleted...
Knapp, S, Hacker, J, Then, I, Müller, D, Goebel, W
The O6 serogroup Escherichia coli strain 536 carries two hemolysin (hly) determinants integrated into the chromosome. The two hly determinants are not completely identical, either functionally or...
Hacker, J, Knapp, S, Goebel, W
The hemolytic Escherichia coli strain 536 (O6) propagates spontaneous hemolysin-negative mutants at relatively high rates (10(-3) to 10(-4)). One type of mutant (type I) lacks both secreted...
A new subtype of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (MVP-5180) from Cameroon.
Gürtler, L G, Hauser, P H, Eberle, J, Von Brunn, A, Knapp, S, Zekeng, L, ...
A new subtype (MVP-5180) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was isolated from a Cameroonian AIDS patient. MVP-5180 was grown in several human T-cell lines and the monocytic U937 line....
Lee, C K, Roberts, A L, Finn, T M, Knapp, S, Mekalanos, J J
Invasion and intracellular survival of Bordetella pertussis in HeLa 229 cells was studied by a new assay that utilizes polymyxin B instead of gentamicin to rapidly kill extracellular organisms....
Gross, U, Müller, W A, Knapp, S, Heesemann, J
A monoclonal antibody generated against the mouse-lethal RH strain of Toxoplasma gondii was developed. Tachyzoites of virulent and avirulent T. gondii isolates grown in permanent macrophage cell...
Hacker, J, Schmidt, G, Hughes, C, Knapp, S, Marget, M, Goebel, W
The uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain 536 (O6:K15:H31) exhibits a mannose-resistant hemagglutination phenotype (Mrh) with bovine erythrocytes and delayed Mrh with human and guinea pig...
Klug, J, Knapp, S, Castro, I, Beato, M
The rabbit uteroglobin gene is expressed in a variety of epithelial cell types like the lung Clara cells and the glandular and luminal epithelial cells of the endometrium. Expression in Clara cells...
Wright, M, Goldin, R, Hellier, S, Knapp, S, Frodsham, A, Hennig, B, ...
Background: The rate of progression to cirrhosis varies among individuals chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Coagulation pathway activation in models of hepatic fibrosis suggests...
The Global View on Port State Control
This report is the second part of a PhD project entitled "The Econometrics of Maritime Safety – Recommendations to Enhance Safety at Sea" which is based on 183,000 port state control...
Analysis of the Maritime Inspection Regimes - Are ships over-inspected?
The lack of trust in the maritime industry between all the industry organizations and regulators has created an inspection industry which is heavily controlled by oil majors in order to limit their...
This report is the third part of a PhD project entitled "The Econometrics of Maritime Safety – Recommendations to Enhance Safety at Sea" which is based on 183,000 port state control...
This report is the fourth part of a PhD project called "The Econometrics of Maritime Safety – Recommendations to Enhance Safety at Sea" and is based on 183,000 port state control inspections...
Comprehensive review of the maritime safety regimes.
This report presents a comprehensive review of the maritime safety regimes and provides recommendations on how to improve the system. The results show a complex legal framework which generates a high...
Visualization of differences across port state control regimes by means of correspondence analysis
This article is based on a combined dataset of 183,819 port state control (PSC) inspections from various port state control regimes around the world. In theory, there should be no differences in...
The ship recycling conundrum: an econometric analysis of market dynamics and industry trends
Knapp, S., Kumar, S.N., Remijn, A.
Ship recycling has received considerable attention during the last two decades for a variety of reasons and the industry is currently under a thorough scrutiny with the likelihood of the adoption of...
Econometric analysis of ship life cycles - are safety inspections effective?
Due to the shipping industry’s international legal framework and the existence of loopholes in the system, an estimated 5-10 percent of substandard ships exist which are more likely to have...
A method to measure flag performance for the shipping industry
Perepelkin, M., Knapp, S., Perepelkin, G., Pooter, M.D. De
The subject of measuring the performance of registries has been a topic of policy discussions in recent years on the regional level due to the recast of the European Union (EU) port state control...
Does ratification matter and do major conventions improve safety and decrease pollution in shipping?
We develop a method which measures the effect of the major international conventions in the area of safety, pollution, search and rescue and work related measures. We further distinguish between the...
The effect of changes in wind strength and wave heights on the safety of vessels in shipping
This article investigates whether changes in oceanographic conditions can be filtered out to measure their effect of the overall safety level of ships. The article is based on a unique dataset of 3.2...