Münster University of Applied Sciences

About: Münster University of Applied Sciences is a education organization based out in Münster, Germany. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Luminescence & Laser. The organization has 694 authors who have published 1067 publications receiving 12597 citations.

The UBC ecosystem: putting together a comprehensive framework for university-business cooperation

Abstract: The potential for a functional ‘triple helix' to contribute to economic development is being increasingly accepted and embraced, particularly the bilateral relationship between higher education institutions (HEIs) and business. However, university-business cooperation (UBC) is still a fragmented and indistinct field of research, and the understanding of UBC remains inadequate since most research is undertaken around specific elements, rather than as an encompassing, overarching and interconnected system. This paper aims fills this gap in the literature by putting the pieces together to create an integrated and comprehensive conceptual UBC framework for HEIs, the UBC Ecosystem. The framework illustrates the components present in the UBC environment for HEIs, such as inputs, activities, outcomes, outputs, impacts, supporting mechanisms, circumstances and context, specifying a wide range of sub-elements for each of them. In doing so, this paper makes a strong theoretical contribution with the creation of a conceptual framework, highlighting the more important elements and their interrelations as well as suggesting future research. Additionally, the paper makes a practical contribution, establishing a common UBC schema for HEI managers and policymakers to make strategic and operative decisions, and used as a base for evidence-based management and policy.

Luminescence properties of Eu 3+ and Ti IV /Zr IV doped yttrium oxysulfides (Y 2 O 2 S:Eu 3+ ,Ti IV /Zr IV )

Abstract: The red emitting Y2O2S:Eu3+,TiIV (or ZrIV, xEu: 001, xTi/Zr: 0003/0015/003) materials were prepared with a flux method According to X-ray powder diffraction, the materials have the hexagonal crystal structure The UV excited (λexc: 250 nm) emission maximum was observed at 628 nm due to the 5D0→7F2 transition of Eu3+ The excitation spectra (λem: 628 nm) consist of broad bands centered at 240 and 320 nm due to the charge transfer transitions O2−→Eu3+ and S2−→Eu3+, respectively Red persistent luminescence was observed with a maximum at 628 nm, as well Persistent luminescence was the strongest with the TiIV co-doping though the intensity of persistent luminescence decreased with the increasing amount of both the TiIV and ZrIV co-dopants The thermoluminescence (TL) glow curves of the Y2O2S:Eu3+,TiIV materials consist of bands at ca 110 and 200 °C In Y2O2S:Eu3+,ZrIV, similar bands are observed at lower temperatures viz at ca 100 and 180 °C TL weakens when the amount of co-dopants is increased The TiIV co-doped materials have stronger TL than the ZrIV co-doped materials The deconvolution of TL glow curves revealed three distinct traps with depths ranging from 06 to 10 eV

The Medical Treatment of Patients who are Incapable of Giving Consent to a Medical Measure in the Focus of the New Law of Living Will in §§ 1901a and 1901b BGB

Abstract: With the new law of living will which came into force on September 1 st 2009 the legislator has ended a long-lasting discussion about the erection, the range and the putting into action of living wills. This essay describes the new regulations in the German Civil Code (BGB) and discusses which aspects need to be taken into consideration at the treatment of patients being (un)able to consent to a medical measure.