Research Report 2016/17

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Danube University Krems. The University for Continuing Education. Foreword 3

Seizing challenges, building bridges

Danube University Krems has continued to broaden its research activities over the past two years and has developed a clear research profile in the four fields Health and Medicine, Educational Research and Lifelong Learning, „We build bridges between European Integration, Migration and Econom basic research and practical ics, Art, Culture and Architecture. application, between indivi- By establishing this profile we have been able to make great developmental strides forward. dual disciplines and, most To name but a few, these include our first PhD programs Regenerative Medicine and Migrati- of all, to society.“ on Studies.

Research at Danube University Krems is centered on contemporary and future challenges facing society.

In a transdisciplinary context we build bridges between basic research and practical application, between individual disciplines and – as befits a university for continuing education – most of all to society.

One cornerstone of our success is the competence and motivation of our staff, and their tireless commitment to innovation.

On that note we invite you to explore the research conducted at Danube University Krems, and to meet the people behind it.

Prof. Viktoria Weber Vice-Rector Research 4 Introduction 5

Overview Application-oriented and transdisciplinary: research at Danube University Krems

Danube University Krems centers on research The 2016/17 Danube University Research In the same year, following a selection proce- “Our research activities at the Faculty of ing current and future societal challenges. Report summarizes the research activities dure, the first two interdisciplinary research Health and Medicine are guided by its These range from searching for new therapy in four main chapters: Health and Medicine, groups at Danube University Krems took up societal and medical effectiveness. Close approaches, regenerative methods and pre- Open Society, Building Science and Cultural their work. Scientific staff from various depart- collaboration with clinics ensures that in ventive practices in medicine to digitalization Heritage, Educational Research and Lifelong ments and faculties joined forces to meet so- most cases the latest research findings and its benefits for businesses and public Learning. At the same time, it clearly shows cietal challenges, for example investigating the can be transferred seamlessly to every- administration; social cohesion in times of how research at Danube University Krems efficacy of continuing education in preventing day medical practice, while collaboration growing migration flows, through to preserv has progressed and intensified during the dementia or studying the social and economic with national and international industrial ing cultural heritage and ensuring sustainable past two years within this strong, structural impact of migration on the health system. partners promotes our innovations to the building. and organizational framework. The number market.“ of publications has risen to 503 since the Science and society Prof. Stefan Nehrer Two-way knowledge transfer 2014/2015 Research Report, of which 157 The responsibility that public universities have Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine With its transdisciplinary approach, Danube are first publications in SCI, SSCI and AHCI towards society expresses itself in giving the University Krems bridges basic research with scientific journals. public an insight into research, involving them, practical application, at the same time integrat and making science and research attractive to “Global change processes – for example ing knowledge stemming from non-academic PhD programs and interdisciplinary young people. in the wake of digitalization or migration sources. This approach ensures intensive research groups To this effect, in 2016, Danube University Krems flows – also present innovation opportuni- knowledge transfer not only in one direction – One major step forward in the development again took part in scientific communication ties. To shape this process sustainably, namely from research to practice, but also vice of research at Danube University Krems con- events such as “The Long Night of Research,” the Faculty of Business and Globalization versa. cerns a structural aspect: following accredita- “The Young University” and, as every year, pursues the principle of transdisciplinarity tion by AQ-Austria in 2015, the first two PhD gave female students an opportunity to ac- in teaching and research across all depart- Research on strong corner stones programs at Danube University Krems were tively experience the research profession on ments in a two-way learning process be- Three faculties provide the organizational successfully launched in 2016: “Regenerative Girls’ Day. tween science and society.“ framework for research at Danube University Medicine” and “Migration Studies”. Prof. Gerald Steiner Krems. The thematic focus is based on clear Dean of the Faculty of Business and Globalization research profiles in the fields of Health and Medicine, Educational Research and Lifelong Learning, European Integration, Migration and Economics as well as Arts, Culture and “The research activities at the Faculty Architecture. of Education, Arts and Architecture are to a considerable degree characterized by the symbiotic correlation between pure and applied research. We strive to find answers to current and future societal challenges – be it, for example, by preserving and developing material and immaterial cultural heritage, developing new educational technologies and concepts, or utilizing building and residential structures from the aspect of ecological and economical sustainability.” Prof. Christian Hanus Dean of the Faculty of Education, Arts and Architecture

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 6 Contents 7

Foreword Prof. Viktoria Weber, Vice-Rector Research 3

Overview Application-oriented, transdisciplinary: Research at Danube University Krems 4

 Health and Medicine 8

Regenerative Medicine 10 Inflammation 16 Magnetic Sensor Systems and Materials 22 Neuro-Sciences and Prevention 28 Psychotherapy and Bio-Psychosocial Health 32

 Open Society 34

Security 36 Data-Driven Governance 40 Migration and Integration 44 Democracy Research 50 Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine 52 Legal Studies 56

 Building Science and Cultural Heritage 58

Sustainable Building Design 60 Image Science and Media Art Research 66 Museum Collections Management 68

 Educational Sciences and Lifelong Learning 70

Assuring Quality and Professionalism 72 Technology-Aided Learning Arrangements 76 Professionalization in Higher Education Management 80 Transfer and Validation of Informal Learning 84

 Research Clusters 86

WasserCluster Lunz 88 Interdisciplinary Research Groups 90

Facts and Figures 92 Science and Society 94 Research Service and International Affairs 96 Newly Appointed Professors 97 Key Figures 98 Selected Publications 100

Impressum 102 __ Danube University Krems, historical building and “Loops” taken August 2015

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Health and Medicine

 Regenerative Medicine  Inflammation  Magnetic Sensor Systems and Materials  Neurosciences and Prevention  Psychotherapy and Bio-Psychosocial Health

www.donau-uni.ac.at/research 10 Regenerative Medicine Health and Medicine > Regenerative Medicine 11

Spotlight PhD program “Regenerative Medicine“

In the summer semester of 2016, the The PhD program Regenerative Medicine Faculty of Health and Medicine launched comprises the following topics: the PhD program Regenerative Medicine, • Methods of organ support and thereby underscoring Danube University • extracorporeal blood purification Krems’ goal to advance this spearheading • Pathophysiology of sepsis and investigating medical field in teaching and research. inflammatory mechanisms • Interaction of blood and/or tissue with Current medical practice largely focuses on • biomaterials repairing damage and treating symptoms with • Regeneration of articular surfaces (cartilage therapies. However, regenerating damaged transplants, therapy with growth factors, cells, tissue and organs is a comparatively implanting mesenchymal stem cells) new approach – and in the scientific spotlight • Immune regulatory mechanisms of at Danube University Krems. • mesenchymal stem cells • Tissue and organ replacement/regeneration Restoring damaged functions using stem cells Regenerative medicine deals with restoring • Neuro-rehabilitation the function of damaged organs or tissue. • Geriatric rehabilitation This is done by replacing tissue or organs Regenerating damaged cells, tissue and organs is a relatively by means of extracorporeal therapies or by stimulating the body’s own regeneration and young branch of study in medicine – and one of the scientific repair processes. By these means not only areas in the spotlight at Danube University Krems. It focuses complications caused by illness or disease can be prevented, but illnesses or diseases that on developing new therapies and/or improving existing thera- have been difficult or impossible to treat may be cured. pies for orthopedic problems in the musculoskeletal system. A variety of cell culture methods and cell resources are scien-tifically investigated while biomaterial is analyzed with respect to its biocompatibility and cell-matrix interaction, as well as their clinical application.

PhD students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Health and Medicine are participating in the following research projects: • Computer simulation models for osteoporosis Pictured (f. l. t. r.) screening (Page 15) • Creating an in-vitro arthrosis model (Page 12) Prof. Stefan Nehrer • Next generation sepsis diagnosis (Page 17) Tobias Haftner Daniela Kern • Cell-based therapies for regenerating bone Eugenia Niculescu-Morzsa • (Page 13) Andrea De Luna-Preitschopf • Immunoregulatory abilities of mesenchymal Vivek Jeyakumar • stem cells Christoph Bauer

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In-vitro model Improving bone regeneration for arthrosis research with blood products

Joints can only function if the cartilage surface Treating bone defects by means of transplants is intact and they are adequately “lubricated” Establishing an In-Vitro and replacement substances is a lengthy pro- Cell-Based Therapies with synovial fluid. Degenerative joint disease Arthrosis Model/Biotribology III cess which, in most cases, does not progress for Regenerating Bone could cause changes in these areas by exposing without complications. Studies have shown FUNDING the cartilage surface to more friction and hence FUNDING that bone regeneration can be significantly NÖ Research and Education Gesm.b.H. (NFB) – NÖ Research and Eduction Ges.m.b.H. (NFB) – weakening the affected joint. The results are improved by means of certain blood products, Life Science Call Life Science Call joint wear and tear, inflammatory reactions, and such as platelet-rich plasma and serum albumin. even complete cartilage degradation. This can PROJECT DURATION However, the biological processes of transplant PROJECT DURATION affect everyone, but particularly older people. 2016 – 2018 integration have not been fully studied yet; this 2013 – 2017 30-40% of people aged 60 already have is now being addressed by the project team at DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT arthrosis. Health Sciences and Biomedicine the Center for Regenerative Medicine. Health Sciences and Biomedicine

To more closely examine the factors that PROJECT LEAD AT For example, the team is investigating the vas PROJECT LEAD AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS interplay in the process, a research team at the DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS cularization (i.e. producing new blood vessels) Prof. Prof. Stefan Nehrer Department of Health Sciences and Biomedi- Stefan Nehrer ability of bone explants coated with platelet- cine is working on creating an in-vitro arthrosis PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT rich plasma and serum albumin. Other research PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT model. The goal is to be able to investigate how DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS currently being conducted includes extracting DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS cartilage reacts in tribological test situation to Christoph Bauer suitable blood products from human blood, Vivek Jeyakumar Eugenia Niculescu-Morzsa pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory media Eugenia Niculescu-Morzsa and investigating their influence on cartilage tors. Another objective is to study the influence COORDINATION cells under various conditions. Based on these COORDINATION of various lubricants, such as hyaluronic acid, on Danube University Krems findings, the aim is to provide treatment proce- Danube University Krems cartilage using the in-vitro arthrosis model. dures for the clinical application of blood pro- PARTNERS ducts for bone regeneration. PARTNER AC²T Research GmbH OrthoSera. Zsombor Lacza (Prof. Friedrich Franek)

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Spotlight Training program Computer simulation models to prevent arthrosis for early osteoporosis diagnosis

Obesity in childhood and adolescence is a Digital analysis methods aim to take problem on the rise all over the world, with Training-Induced Reduction of diagnosing osteoporosis, a wide-spread Computer Simulation Models manifold consequences to health, one of them Lower-Limb Joint Loads During bone disease, further. Moreover, the for Early Osteoporosis Detection/ being the locomotion system. Examinations Locomotion in Obese Children researchers at the Department of Health OsteoSIM of knee joints have shown that the constant, FUNDING Sciences and Biomedicine are currently FUNDING intensified strain on the joint due to obesity NÖ Research and Education Ges.m.b.H. (NFB) working together with the Karl Landstei- Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) could lead to a higher risk of arthrosis. Yet ner Private University of Health Sciences other studies demonstrated that by means of PROJECT DURATION to investigate a possible connection bet- PROJECT DURATION 2015 – 2018 2015 – 2018 targeted training programs with neuromuscular ween osteoporosis and arthrosis. and strength exercises for the lower extrem DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT ities, existing arthrosis symptoms in the knee Health Sciences and Biomedicine Osteoporosis is a common age-related bone Health Sciences and Biomedicine joints can alleviated. disease. Bone density diminishes over time, COORDINATION AND PROJECT LEAD leading to a higher risk of fractures. In the light COORDINATION AND PROJECT LEAD University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten Karl Landsteiner Private University of Whether this type of training can help reduce of demographical development, osteoporosis (Prof. Dr. Brian Horsak) Health Sciences joint loads while walking and climbing stairs, also poses an economic challenge exacer- (Assoc.-Prof. Dieter H. Pahr) thereby preventing the onset of arthrosis, is PROJECT LEAD AT bated by the fact that existing diagnostic currently being studied at the Department DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS methods only provide relatively low predictive PROJECT LEAD AT Prof. Stefan Nehrer of Health Sciences and Biomedicine. The efficiency. Early diagnosis, however, plays DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Prof. Stefan Nehrer project’s goal is not only preventing knee joint PARTNERS a particularly vital role in musculoskeletal arthrosis but to develop training programs for Center for Sport Science and University Sports, system disease. The researchers at the PARTICIPATING RESEARCHER AT obese children and adolescents. University of Vienna, Department of Health; Department of Health Sciences and Biomedi- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS University of Applied Sciences cine are subsequently working on improving Tobias Haftner St. Pölten early detection. University Clinic for Pediatrics, PARTNERS Medical University Vienna Karl Landsteiner Private University of Assessing bone quality and bone density Health Sciences, TU Wien, Wien Braincon In the course of a clinical study based on differ ent measurement methods, computer simulation models will be designed and validated to assess bone quality and density. The goal is better utilization of digital information in X-ray images to optimize osteoporosis diagnosis. At the same time a possible connection between osteoporosis and arthrosis will be investigated, the latter being an increasingly prevalent joint disease that also changes bone structure.

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Spotlight Sepsis: From more efficient diagnostics to targeted therapy

The EU Horizon 2020 research project in- Besides Danube University Krems, universi- volves ten international partners, among ties and companies from Denmark, Sweden, them Danube University Krems, working Czech Republic and Germany are involved in on developing more efficient methods of the project, which is part of the EU research identifying pathogens in the blood. The promotion program Horizon 2020. goal is to reduce the time to result from days to hours, and to develop a method that can be applied directly where sepsis is one of the most frequent causes of death: namely in intensive care units in hospitals.

Sepsis is an out-of-control inflammatory response by the body as a result of bacterial, fungal or viral infection. Inflammation is not restricted locally; it spreads to the entire circulatory system. Activated hemostasis, damaged blood vessels and organs are the result. This can lead to organ failure and, even- Developing systems and methods for extracorporeal therapies tually, death. Two thirds of all sepsis cases occur in hospitals, with the prevalence of this is one of the core competencies at the Center for Biomedical medical condition on the rise not least due to Next Generation Sepsis Diagnosis/ Technology and the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innova- increasing antibiotic resistance. Sepsis is one SmartDiagnos of the most frequent causes of death in in- FUNDING tensive care units. tive Therapeutic Approaches in Sepsis. Backed by more than 20 EU – Horizon 2020

years of research and development and in collaboration with Pathogen detection within hours PROJECT DURATION Pathogens must be identified quickly - in a 2016 – 2020 Fresenius Medical Care, a global leader in the field of dialysis matter of a few hours - to make efficient sep- DEPARTMENT sis therapy possible. The “SmartDiagnos” Department of Health Sciences and Biomedicine and extracorporeal therapies, Danube University Krems has project involves research teams from ten already developed several products and procedures for clinical international partner institutions (among them PROJECT LEAD AT the Center for Biomedical Technology) wor- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Prof. Viktoria Weber application. king on developing a new generation of devices for faster sepsis diagnosis. PARTICIPATING RESEARCHER AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Pictured Two devices are under development: a point- Matthias Pilecky (f. l. t. r.) -of-care system for smaller clinics without Vladislav Semak COORDINATION Birgit Fendl 24-hour labs to identify the most important Danish Technical University Claudia Schildböck sepsis pathogens directly at the point-of-care Prof. Viktoria Weber (hospital bed); and a laboratory device that PARTNERS Stephan Harm Danish Technical University, Nanotech Danish Eva Rossmanith can identify a wider pathogen spectrum in- Technical University, Food German industrial norm Prof. Michael B. Fischer cluding possible antibiotic resistances within Unilabs Carla Tripisciano approximately four hours. Scandinavian Micro Biodevices Karin Strobl CubeDX Margit Schinerl Högskolan i Skövde Karls-Universität Prag Tataa Anita Schildberger Matthias Pilecky, MSc Biocenter Tanja Eichhorn Kopenhagen Business School Jens Hartmann

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Spotlight Studying the mechanisms of sepsis

Every year, approximately 20 million people Focus on vesicles all over the world succumb to sepsis; 30 to The Christian Doppler Laboratory also focus CD–Laboratory for Innovative Extracellular Vesicles in Sepsis 50 percent die of its consequences. Resear- es on studying extracellular vesicles. These Therapeutic Approaches in Sepsis FUNDING ching innovative approaches to treating this vesicles, which are released by activated cells FUNDING Technologieförderung NÖ/Technopolprogramm disease is one of the areas the Department during inflammation, have recently become an Christian Doppler Research Society, of Health Sciences and Biomedicine special own research domain because their manifold Fresenius Medical Care PROJECT DURATION izes in. Current studies focus on mecha- roles as intercellular messengers as well as 2015 – 2017 nisms that play a role in the course and cell activation markers have been increasingly PROJECT DURATION 2013 – 2019 DEPARTMENT progression of sepsis. recognized over the past few years. The CD Health Sciences and Biomedicine laboratory has developed a wide range of me- DEPARTMENT The high heterogeneity of sepsis patients thods to isolate and characterize extracellular Health Sciences and Biomedicine PROJECT LEAD AT poses a particular challenge to the search vesicles. In the next steps, their role in inflam- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS HEAD OF LABORATORY AT Prof. Viktoria Weber for target-oriented therapies. The basis for matory processes and their interaction with DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS innovative approaches is being studied at the immunocompetent cells will be examined. Prof. Viktoria Weber PARTICIPATING RESEARCHER AT Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Therapeutic Approaches in Sepsis (www. This work was decisive in the foundation of PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT René Weiss DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS sepsisresearch.at) – namely, the mechanisms a national scientific society for extracellular Birgit Fendl COORDINATION that play a role in the cause of the illness. One vesicles: www.asev.at. Tanja Eichhorn Danube University Krems, focus is directed towards the endothelium, the Carla Tripisciano Center for Biomedical Technology innermost cell layer of blood vessels, which Anita Schildberger Lucia Lauková PARTNERS loses its barrier function between the blood Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH Ingrid Linsberger stream and tissue. Among other things the Sepsis Unit at the University Clinic St. Pölten Prof. Michael B. Fischer researchers are investigating if and in which Core Facility Flow Cytometry, Medical University group of patients the removal of inflammatory COORDINATION Vienna mediators from the blood using extracorporeal Danube University Krems, adsorption methods can suppress the acti- Center for Biomedical Technology vation and damage of the endothelium. Cell PARTNERS culture models were developed to identify Medical University Vienna the factors influencing the activation of the Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH endothelium.

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Antimicrobial peptides for applications in extracorporeal therapies

Sepsis – the second most common cause of death in intensive care units – is a systemic, Antimicrobial Peptides for out of control inflammatory reaction by the Application in Extracorporeal body to infection. The interaction of infection Adsorption Processes and immune response plays a key role as FUNDING immune cells are activated and inflammatory Land NÖ, Technopol, WST-3 mediators are released into the blood. The resulting damage to vessel surfaces leads to PROJECT DURATION fluids being released into tissue, coagulation 2016 – 2018 activation and disruptions to blood circulation DEPARTMENT in delicate vessels and – ultimately - organ Health Sciences and Biomedicine failure. PROJECT LEAD AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Endotoxins, the cell wall components of gram- Jens Hartmann negative bacteria, are often the cause of inflammation and sepsis. Antimicrobial peptides COORDINATION have the ability to deactivate these due to their Danube University Krems strong binding affinity with endotoxins. PARTNERS Karl-Franzens-University Graz, The project’s goal is to develop an endotoxin Institute for Molecular Biosciences adsorbent based on antimicrobial peptides (Prof. Dr. Karl Lohner), to support extracorporeal therapies for liver pba3 BioMed GmbH (Managing Director: Dr. Peter Hecht) failure, inflammation and sepsis. For this, peptides are immobilized on biocompatible substrates. The intention is not to replace conventional blood purification methods, but to supplement them.

__ Danube University Krems, biomedical laboratory, taken in August 2015

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Spotlight Mission: permanently magnetic materials

Cellular phone batteries, alloy steels, and meeting current standards. Computer simula- light-emitting diodes all have one thing in tion plays a key role in the method. Proceeding common: they require rare earths to pro- from the chemical composition, the local con- duce, a resource that Europe must import figuration of the atoms, the matrix structure almost entirely at high prices. The project and the magnetic properties are calculated. Novamag aims to develop permanently The Center for Integrated Sensor Systems at magnetic materials with low rare earth Danube University Krems is investigating how percentages to make European industry the structure of the material can be optimized more independent of the increasingly to increase the energy stored in magnets. To scare raw materials. do this, the finite element method is applied to calculate the material’s magnetic proper- European countries are almost completely ties. In the computer model the magnet is dependent on imported strategic raw materials subjected to a magnetic field, thereby making needed for high tech products such as batter it possible to numerically calculate the critical ies, laser technology, permanent magnets, field strength required to switch magnets. steels and sophisticated alloys, conductive layers or light-emitting diodes. These elements can normally not be replaced by any other Magnetic materials have a multitude of applications in sensors, material. At the same time, the availability of these elements are vital to the European navigation devices, hard disc drives or wind turbines. Medicine, economy. too, is already taking advantage of magnetic particles or fields Project Novel, Critical Materials Application in key technologies Free, High Anisotropy Phases for (MRI). Research targets improvements and other application For this reason the project’s goal is to develop Permanent Magnets, by Design/ a new generation of permanently magnetic Novamag areas. Current research topics include a basic understanding of materials with a low percentage of rare earths. Permanent magnets are extremely important FUNDING magnetism and magnetotransport as well as the scarcity of ma because they are essential components in EU Commission, Horizon 2020 key technologies such a clean energy (wind terial resources and new fields of application. PROJECT DURATION power), transportation (hybrid and electric 2016 – 2019 vehicles) information technology (hard discs) or medicine (nuclear magnetic resonance). DEPARTMENT Health Sciences and Biomedicine, Center for Integrated Sensor Systems Computer simulation plays an important role PROJECT LEAD AT Experts from the fields of computer simu- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS lation, material manufacturing and material Thomas Schrefl characterization work closely with end users PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT Pictured to develop innovative new magnetic materials (f. l. t. r.) DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS containing much fewer critical elements and Johann Fischbacher, Markus Gusenbauer Alexander Waldemar Kovacs Alexander Waldemar Kovacs, Harald Özelt Markus Gusenbauer Johann Fischbacher COORDINATION Martin Brandl Astrit Shoshi BCMaterials, Spain Lisa-Marie Wagner Thomas Schrefl PARTNERS Hubert Brückl 15 universities, research institutions and Harald Özelt companies in Europe, USA and Japan Pia Schneeweiß

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Spotlight Utilizing magnets New sensors by means of precise simulation for biomedicine

In order to be able to use magnets Otherwise, the magnet crystals can be more Sensors based on resistive spin transport are optimally as a key technology for energy than a thousand times as big as these typical currently state of the art in hard disk drives. Future Magnetic conversion, magnetization reversal must lengths. For this reason the Center for Integra- Their principle relies on the giant magneto-re- Materials and Sensors be precisely calculated. This requires ted Sensor Systems tests and implements sistance and tunnel magnetoresistance effect. FUNDING adjusting the scales available in computer methods for model reduction. Magnetization These new sensors not only use the charge Christian Doppler Society simulations to the material. The Center reversal is thus easier to describe than with but also the spin of conduction electrons in for Integrated Sensor Systems provides conventional macromodels. These methods thin films. The Christian Doppler Laboratory PROJECT DURATION the required simulation models for the are used to simulate spin electronic sensors ‘Future Magnetic Materials and Sensors’, under 2014 – 2020 FWF project VICoM. and permanent magnets with lower heavy the leadership of the University of Vienna, DEPARTMENT rare earths content. is working on expanding this technology for Health Sciences and Biomedicine Computer simulations are an essential instru- applications in the automotive sector and bio- ment in materials research and development. medicine (research field at Danube University PROJECT LEAD AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Multiscales and multiphysics simulations Krems). The combination of experimental data Hubert Brückl permit very precise predictions how new and numerical simulations and the development materials will behave. In the framework of the of models aim, on the one hand, to deepen COORDINATION special research programme ViCoM, existing the understanding of the new sensors; and on University of Vienna experience and competences are pooled the other, to develop new functional sensor PARTNERS to further develop simulation methods in systems. The goal is to be able to predict the University of Vienna, Infineon AG, computer-aided materials science. One major behavior of sensors and to propose new de- Villach, Magnetfabrik Bonn goal is to develop new multiscale simulations signs, thereby ultimately reducing development to align the scales of real material with the periods and costs. time and length scales of computer simulations. A further goal in which Danube Univer- sity Krems is involved is to simulate permanently magnetic materials based on realistic dimensions. Project Vienna Computational Magnets as a key technology Materials Laboratory/VICoM Magnets are used across a broad spectrum of FUNDING technologies, from sensors in cars to sustain- FWF, Special Research Programme SFB ViCOM able power supply, where they play a key role in energy conversion. Scaled down models are PROJECT DURATION developed in the project to des- 2016 – 2019 cribe magnetization dynamics for bridging the DEPARTMENT length scales between atomic distances and Health Sciences and Biomedicine, the typical lengths of the material’s microst- Center for Integrated Sensor Systems ructure. To precisely calculate the switching PROJECT LEAD AT process in magnets, the magnetic field must DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS be calculated to a length of a few billionth Thomas Schrefl meters near the surface of the crystallites. COORDINATION University of Vienna

PARTNERS Danube University Krems TU Wien Technical University Graz Wolfgang Pauli Institute Vienna

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Gentle pump Advanced nanoparticles for stress-free blood cells for point-of-care laboratory diagnostics

Blood cells are required for lab and research Point-of-care testing is a fast growing branch purposes that are as close to the condition Cell Gentle Pumping/Gentle Pump in medicine. It requires portable analyzers that, Magnetic Lab-on-a-Bead as possible in which they occur in the human as an alternative to standard diagnostics, can for Biomolecular Diagnostics FUNDING body. However, this is where the problem be implemented directly in hospital wards, NÖ Forschungs- und Bildungsges.m.b.H. (NFB) – FUNDING lies: the cells change during blood sampling. Life Science Call in doctors’ surgeries, pharmacies or even NÖ Forschungs- und Bildungsges.m.b.H. (NFB) – Be it because they are subjected to pressure at home to obtain a diagnosis as quickly as Life Science Call as they flow through the needle, or the high PROJECT DURATION possible. 2014 – 2017 shear forces in the pump system, or the PROJECT DURATION 2015 – 2017 conditions in the small tube into which they DEPARTMENT To support this goal, researchers are working are pumped – whatever the reason, the cells Health Sciences and Biomedicine, on developing a Lab-on-a-Bead for biomol DEPARTMENT suffer from mechanical stress, and react to it. Center for Integrated Sensor Systems ecular diagnostics. Multifunctional, so-called Health Sciences and Biomedicine At the Center for Integrated Sensor Systems hybrid nanoparticles are generated that react PROJECT LEAD AT PROJECT LEAD AT at the Department of Health Sciences and DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS with high sensitivity due to their magnetic DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Biomedicine, researchers working on a project Thomas Schrefl properties. These are the centerpiece of this Hubert Brückl were able to develop a cell-protecting pump Martin Brandl compact, easy-to-use detection method. A and produce it by means of 3D printing. The follow-up project will implement this idea, in PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS pump’s geometry was optimized with the aid which nanoprobes for immunodiagnostics for DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Astrit Shoshi of computer simulation models and biocom- Giulia Mazza early detection of preeclampsia (a complication Thomas Glatzl patibility tests, and the design parameters Markus Gusenbauer during pregnancy) will be developed. Pia Schneeweiß continuously improved by means of lab-scale testing components. In addition to designing COORDINATION COORDINATION Danube University Krems Danube University Krems the pump, processes to measure mechanical stress on cells were also studied and estab- PARTNERS lished. Further tests will focus on transferring Profactor GmbH the research findings to practical application. TU Wien University Augsburg OFI Technologie & Innovation, Wiener Neustadt

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Spotlight Dementia: Gathering data for future professional care models

International epidemiological studies show that almost 90 percent of people In the search for facts, the researchers visit residing in nursing homes today are suf- seven professional care facilities with 644 fering from dementia. Scientifically-based residents in Austria and twelve similar institu- professional care models are called for, tions with 730 residents in the Czech Repub but supporting data is lacking or insuffi- lic. Their investigations focus on the frequency cient. A research project at the Center for of dementia-related illness in nursing homes Dementia Studies aims to close that gap. but also include examining parameters per- taining to the specific needs of the nursing Currently, more than 46 million people suffer staff, the residents and their families. All of from dementia around the world. By 2030 the data gathered is collected in a shared data- this number will have risen to 74.4 million base hosted by Danube University Krems. The and by 2050, to 131.5 million of dementia. results will be available as of 2018. With the increasing prevalence of dementia, solutions for institutionalized long-term care and scientifically-based, critically analyzed care models are urgently required, as international epidemiological studies have shown that 70 to Neurological and vascular diseases are on the increase. The 90 percent of all nursing home patients suffer Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medi- from dementia. Project The Czech-Austrian Long- cine responds by directing its research at preventing vascular Adapting professional care structures Term Care Research Database/ To be able to adapt long-term care structures DEMDATA diseases (stroke, dementia, diabetes) and the resulting com- to current and future challenges fundamental data, currently largely lacking in Europe, is FUNDING plications, as well as developing new therapeutic methods for required. The goal of DEMDATA, a research FWF project conducted by Danube University Krems PROJECT DURATION neurorehabilitation. Top priority: maintaining mental perfor- and Charles University Prague, is to close this 2016 – 2018 data gap in Austria and the Czech Republic. mance after strokes and diabetes, and non-pharmacological The research team bases its work on esti DEPARTMENT Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine therapeutic intervention for dementia sufferers. mates, which suggest that only a third of dementia sufferers in Austrian and Czech nursing PROJECT LEAD AT homes are accurately diagnosed and receives DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS adequate medical and psychosocial support. Prof. Stefanie R. Auer PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS MAS Alzheimer Help, Austria: Paulina Ratajczak Elisabeth Linsmayer Doris Prischl Charles University Prague, Czech Republic: Prof. Iva Holmerova Anna Berankova Pictured Dana Hradcova (f. l. t. r.) Hana Vankova Martina Weber Martina Matlova Assoc. Prof. Yvonne Teuschl Prof. Stefanie R. Auer Katerlina Machacova Prof. Michael Brainin Eva Jaolimova Paulina Ratajczak

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World Stroke Academy: Preventing diabetes eLearning platform for physicians complications with lifestyle changes

The goal of the World Stroke Academy (WSA) In the EU project ePREDICE, researchers from is to provide continuing professional education World Stroke Academy the Department of Clinical Neurosciences Project Early Prevention of Diabetes for physicians working in the stroke field, and and Preventive Medicine are investigating the Complications in People with FUNDING Hyperglycaemia in Europe/ to keep them abreast of the latest scientific World Stroke Organisation effects of early lifestyle changes on the pre- developments. The WSO project, headed by vention of diabetes complications. More than ePREDICE PROJECT DURATION Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Brainin, is implemen- 3,000 people with hyperglycemia in twelve FUNDING since 2009 ted as an eLearning platform. countries will take part in the long-term study. EU It consists of learning modules on treating DEPARTMENT 34 partner institutions in 17 countries, among PROJECT DURATION and preventing stroke, expert interviews on Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine them Danube University Krems, are participa- 2012 – 2018 specialized topics, links to scientific articles ting in the EU project, which is coordinated by PROJECT LEAD AT and guidelines of various professional asso- a research institution in Spain. DEPARTMENT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS ciations. The 2017 application for accreditation Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine Prof. Michael Brainin by the Accreditation Council for Continuing PROJECT LEAD AT PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT Medical Education, if awarded, will also give DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS physicians a chance to earn education points Prof. Michael Brainin on completing the WSA professional develop- Martina Weber Raoul Eckhardt ment modules. PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS COORDINATION Alexandra Dachenhausen World Stroke Academy Office; based at Yvonne Teuschl Danube University Krems Prof. Jaako Tuomilehto

COORDINATION FIRCAVA, Spain

PARTNERS 34 institutions in 17 countries

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 32 Psychotherapy and Bio-Psychosocial Health Health and Medicine > Psychotherapy and Bio-Psychosocial Health 33

From somnology to preventing human trafficking

The bandwidth of research at the Depart- ment of Psychotherapy and Bio-Psycho- Prevention and Intervention social Health ranges from fundamentals Human Trafficking for the Purpose to clinically applied research, focusing on of Sexual Exploitation/PRIMSA both psychotherapy studies and psycho- FUNDING somatic medicine. Two examples of these (AUSTRIAN PORTION OF THE PROJECT) are the SleePa study about the correlation Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), between pain and sleep, and the PRIMSA KIRAS- security research program (bmvit) study on preventing human trafficking. PROJECT DURATION 2014 – 2017 The department’s research areas of somnology and pain research focus on somatoform DEPARTMENT pain. The introduced SleePa study supports Psychotherapy and Bio-Psychosocial Health the analysis of the correlation between sleep PROJECT LEAD AT and pain. Additionally, it investigates questions DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS about the effects of pain and sleep and how the Prof. Christoph Pieh pain threshold changes as a consequence of PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT sleep disorders. First results indicate that lack DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS The Department of Psychotherapy and Bio-Psychosocial of sleep, for example due to shift work, could Katharina Gerlich increase pain experience. Poor sleep quality Heidemarie Hinterwallner (until July 31st, 2017) Health researches fundamentals and clinical applications may therefore have an influence on the same Edith Huber of bio-psychosocial questions. We focus on psychotherapy pain stimulus being perceived as significantly Martha Schneider more painful. COORDINATION research and psychosomatic medicine, ranging from studying University Vechta, Institute of Social Work, Helping victims of human trafficking Education and Sport Sciences the efficacy of psychotherapy, counseling, supervision, psycho- The goal of the Austro-German collaboration PARTNERS project PRIMSA is to develop means of pre- somatic medicine, sleep research, somatoform pain research Research Institute AG & Co KG – Center for vention and intervention for victims of human Digital Human Rights, Vienna; CCS AKAtech trafficking, and hence sexual exploitation, Produktions- und HandelsGmbH, Upper Austria; and integrative therapy. using an interdisciplinary approach. In addition Fraunhofer Institute of Biomedical Technology, to measures supporting criminal investigation, St. Ingbert Institute of Criminal Research; the project mainly focuses on concepts to Lower Saxony e. V., Hannover; Saarland University, Homburg; Eberhard Karl University Tubingen, improve assistance and to create new training Faculty of Law; SOLWODI Germany e. programs for police officers, social workers V.; Hope for Freedom e. V.; CEMEC – Intelligente and psychosocial professionals. Mechanik GmbH; Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior, represented by the Federal Police Office Austria and the Security Academy; German Federal Police Office, Police Chief Hannover (associated PARTNERS)

Pictured (f. l. t. r.) Robert Jank Prof. Claudia Höfner, MSc Sabine Fiegl Prof. Christoph Pieh Katharina Gerlich Martha Schneider

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 34 Research Report 2016/17

Open Society

 Security  Data-Driven Governance  Migration and Integration  Democracy Research  Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine  Legal Studies

www.donau-uni.ac.at/research 36 Security Open Society > Security 37

Protecting transportation systems of the future from cyber attacks

Self-driving vehicles of the future will not only communicate with each other, they will also Cyber Security for Future interact with traffic lights, stop signs and other Transportation Systems/ traffic infrastructure to ensure the safety of all CybSiVerkehr road users. This intercommunication, however, FUNDING opens up potential security holes because the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), required IT infrastructure such as CITS and Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and cyber systems are particularly vulnerable to Technology program KIRAS cyber-attacks due to their complexity and con- PROJECT DURATION nectivity. Traffic control systems shutdowns 2016 – 2017 could therefore have disastrous consequences for critical industries, and society as well. DEPARTMENT E-Governance in Business and Administration, Center for Infrastructural Security The “CybSiVerkehr” study in Austria is a first systematic approach to understand and solve PROJECT LEAD AT this problem. Along with analyzing the chal- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS lenges facing cyber safety in Austria and the Assoc. Prof. Walter Seböck possible effects on Austrian society, CybSi- PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT Public services and the attractiveness of a business location Verkehr also develops recommendations for DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS stakeholders based on expert interviews. Bettina Pospisil depend on the constant availability of many types of infra- Ingeborg Zeller

structures – from food and water supply to transportation, COORDINATION Austrian Institute of Technology power, telecommunications and financial services through PARTNERS to social, health and governmental services. To protect these Kuratorium Sicheres Österreich (KSÖ) Federal Ministry of Defense and Sports critical infrastructures, Danube University Krems has devel oped a variety of specialized solutions for the public sector.

Pictured (f. l. t. r.) Bettina Pospisil Assoc. Prof. Walter Seböck Edith Huber Ingeborg Zeller

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 38 Security Open Society > Security 39

Spotlight Clock synchronization Communication models against drones to counter cybercrime

Drones are a potential new threat from of radio signals as they bounce off buildings To counter cyber threats efficiently, Computer the air. To defend against them the re- and objects, and how to restrict the disrup- Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) must be CERT Communication/ search project Ambos has come up with tive measures to a defined area so as not to well connected and up to date with the latest CERT-Komm a technique to disrupt radio and GPS interfere with emergency forces radio signals, technological and scientific developments. In FUNDING reception. The Center for Integrated Sen- or drones deployed by security forces. a previous study, financed by KIRAS, models Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), sor Systems provides highly specialized Base stations must be synchronized in the for a knowledge and communication manage- Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and knowledge on clock synchronization as nano-second range to permit focusing the ment system were designed which are now Technology program KIRAS the basis for this technology. electronic disruptive measures on a single being developed together with business part- PROJECT DURATION drone. CISS provides concepts and electronics ners and tested for practical implementation. 2016 – 2018 Drones are a new dimension when it comes to for synchronization in distributed systems. The The research team is concentrating on two danger from the air. Easy to buy and to operate, goal of this research is to achieve synchroniza- typical threat scenarios classified as extremely DEPARTMENT these devices could be used as potential wea- tion accuracy of around 100ps. dangerous: defending against targeted attacks E-Governance in Business and Administration, pons. However, existing defense mechanisms or reconnaissance attempts, APTs (Advan- Center for Infrastructural Security such as classic surveillance technologies or peri- Defense against Unmanned Aircraft ced Persistent Threats) and fighting botnets PROJECT LEAD AT meter protection only offer limited protection. for Public Authorities and Security via these networks, so-called bots (remo- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Organizations/AMBOS te-controlled malware programs that usually Edith Huber For this reason the security research project run without the knowledge of their users on PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT is investigating methods and techniques to FUNDING networked computers) that can be used by DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS detect unmanned aircraft, to identify potential Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), their administrators to spy out passwords or to Assoc. Prof. Walter Seböck attackers and field them off using defense Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and launch cyber-attacks. Bettina Pospisil Technology program KIRAS measures that can be used without endan- COORDINATION gering people nearby. Experts in the fields of PROJECT DURATION SBA research GmbH electro-optics, acoustics and communication 2016 – 2018 technology are as equally required for finding PARTNERS DEPARTMENT University of Vienna, Faculty of IT, Multimedia solutions to this technical problem as are ex- Health Sciences and Biomedicine, perts to examine the social and legal aspects Information Systems Research Group Danube Center for Integrated Sensor Systems (CISS) University Krems, Center for Infrastructure of deploying such technologies, and to de- Security PROJECT LEAD AT velop suitable frameworks for their application Research Institute AG & Co KG DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS in civil society. IKARUS Security Software GmbH Albert Treytl Federal Chancellery as essential user Specialist knowledge PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT of clock synchronization DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS The Center for Integrated Sensor Systems Aneeq Mahmood Thomas Bigler contributes its knowledge of clock synchronization and localization at the service of this pro- COORDINATION ject. The goal is to develop ways of preventing Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AIT) an attacking drone from continuing its flight PARTNERS by targeting its radio communication system Frequentis AG and GPS reception. Some of the challenges CNS-Solutions & Support GmbH to be overcome are the multipath propagation PIDSO Propagation Ideas & Solutions GmbH Aus- tro Control Österreichische Gesellschaft für Zivilluftfahrt mBH Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH Federal Ministry of the Interior Federal Ministry of Defense and Sports Federal Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 40 Data-Driven Governance Open Society > Data-Driven Governance 41

Spotlight Sounding out the data market

A flourishing data market and functioning The research team is concentrating particularly data services are vital factors for promo- on the needs, expectations and problems of ting innovation and securing jobs and small and medium-sized companies may growth. As part of the FFG project Data encounter with respect to the economic im- Market Austria, Danube University Krems plications of a data ecosystem. is researching the legal, social and economic aspects of an Austrian data market.

The market for data is enormous. In 2012 the Austrian market volume for Big Data technologies was 18.9 million euro; in 2017, the projected volume is approx. 73 million euros Data Market Austria and still strongly growing. Since October FUNDING 2016, when the Data Market Austria project Austrian Research Promotion Agency was launched, the legal implications, organi- (FFG) – ICT lead project zational hurdles and technical feasibility of an Austria “data ecosystem” have been studied PROJECT DURATION 2016 – 2019 by fifteen project partners led by the Research Data is a critical production factor in the information society. Studios Austria research agency. The goals are PROJECT LEAD AT to develop an Austrian “ecosystem” of data DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Neither the state nor the public or businesses are sufficiently and data services, and to demonstrate it in Prof. Peter Parycek prepared for the data society. Knowledge is lacking with regard pilot applications. DEPARTMENT E-Governance in Business and Administration to using, managing and providing data as well as its legal and The Department of E-Governance in Business Center for e-Governance and Administration at Danube University PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT social aspects. Against this backdrop Danube University Krems Krems is in charge of the area focusing on DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS analyzing the legal, social and economic Prof. Clemens Appl is researching the technical, social and legal frameworks for aspects of an Austrian data market. Thomas J. Lampoltshammer In the legal area, in particular, many questi- Bettina Rinnerbauer Data-Driven Governance. ons regarding automatic and validated legal Johann Höchtl (until June 30th 2017) transactions between machines remain to COORDINATION be answered. The research team is analyzing, Research Studios Austria among other things, the possibility of utilizing blockchain technology for self-executing PARTNERS contracts (Smart Contracts) and to restricting Austrian Institute of Technology Catalysts access to certain data regions. Compass-Verlag GmbH Danube University Krems Research is also being conducted on intelli- Earth Observation Data Centre University Startup gent encryption technologies, and maintaining Service Vienna (INiTS) JOANNEUM RESEARCH and improving data quality. Forschungsgesellschaft mbH Know-Center GmbH Lefkopoulos KG - bouncingbytes Semantic Web pictured Company GmbH Siemens (f. l. t. r.) T-Mobile Austria GmbH Malgorzata Zofia Goraczek Trusted Data Analytics GmbH & Co KG (TDA) Gabriela Viale Pereira T-Systems Austria GmbH Thomas J. Lampoltshammer Prof. Peter Parycek Wikimedia Austria Johann Höchtl (until June 30th 2017) Central Institute for Meteorology and Bettina Rinnerbauer Geodynamics Michael Sachs

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Spotlight Improving the quality Leveraging residents’ knowledge of open data for urban planning

In Industry 4.0, access to open data is es- How residents experience everything sential for promoting innovation. High quality Analytics & Data Enrichment to from safe school routes to waste dispo- Advanced Decision Support for data and metadata are required, as are easier Improve the Quality of Open Data/ sal problems is an important source of Smart Governance/SmartGov means of connecting datasets from different ADEQUATe knowledge for city planners. The pro- FUNDING sources with each other. In the project ADE- FUNDING ject SmartGov is working on models on EU – JPI Urban Europe QUATe, Danube University Krems is exploring Austrian Research Promotion Agency how to tap into this knowledge. For this various ways of improving data quality using (FFG), Ministry of Transportation, Innovation purpose so-called fuzzy cognitive maps PROJECT DURATION “data.gv.at“ and “opendataportal.at“ plat- and Technology program „ICT of the Future“ are used as simulation tools to facilitate 2016 – 2019 forms as the basis for research. Firstly, data planning decisions and to make complex PROJECT DURATION DEPARTMENT quality is continuously evaluated based on 2015 – 2018 systems more readily accessible. E-Governance in Business and Administration, quality metrics; secondly, (semi)-automated Center for e-Governance algorithms in combination with crowdsourcing DEPARTMENT Residents know the problems of their neighbor- PROJECT LEAD AT approaches aim to improve quality; thirdly, se- E-Governance in Business and Administration, hoods best. They know where dangers on the Center for e-Governance DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS mantic technologies are applied to harvest text school routes lurk, and where garbage collec- Malgorzata Goraczek documents and other, older open data sources PROJECT LEAD AT tion obstructs traffic. The goal of the Smart- to convert them into linked data. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Gov-Advanced Decision Support for Smart CONTRIBUTING RESEARCHERS Prof. Peter Parycek Thomas J. Lampoltshammer Governance project is to tie the knowledge of Bettina Rinnerbauer PARTICIPATING RESEARCHER AT the residents more closely into city planning. Gabriela Viale Pereira DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS For example, residents are involved via plat- Johann Höchtl (until June 30th 2017) Prof. Peter Parycek forms on social media, where at the same time Michael Sachs information from social media is also gathered COORDINATION COORDINATION using data mining or opinion surveys. This data Semantic Web Company Danube University Krems is linked with open data from cities’ internet PARTNERS portals and the knowledge of city administration PARTNERS Danube University Krems experts and planning experts and subsequently Danube University Krems, Delft University of Vienna University of Economics and Business fed into so-called fuzzy cognitive maps, FCMs Technology, Active Solution AG, Interfusion Services Limited, Kenus Informatica, Cyprus University of for short. Technology, City of Limassol, City of Quart de Poblet

FCMs are quasi diagrams representing relation www.smartgov-project.eu ships or correlations between aspects and www.facebook.com/SmartGovProject twitter.com/ProjectSmartGov concepts. They function as “mental models“ depicting the causal relationships between these different aspects and concepts. By simulating scenarios arising from alternative courses Communication and legal frameworks of action, they can support city administrations Furthermore – and especially by means of the and governments in political decision making. integrated social media engine – communicati- FCMs have been created exemplarily for two on between citizens and the government, and/ pilot cities: Limassol, Cyprus, to optimize waste or decision-makers and stakeholders in Smart management; and Quart de Poblet, Spain, to Cities is optimized. Also central to the project improve safety on school routes. are the legal aspects and frameworks. Thus the project moves with the trend to develop Smart Cities by involving all stakeholders in the planning process.

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 44 Migration and Integration Open Society > Migration and Integration 45

Spotlight PhD program Migration Studies

Migration research takes place at the intersec- The first four students began their studies tion of politics, business, technology, civil so- at Danube University Krems following a ciety, culture and media – making it one of the competitive selection process in the winter most dynamic research fields of the day. To semester 2016/17. One emphasis is on take this dynamic into account and to further migrant integration in Austria in international accelerate research in this area, the Faculty comparison. The three projects in this area of Business and Globalization launched the deal with the integration of refugees in the PhD program Migration Studies in the winter job market, the role of extracurricular youth semester 2016/17. work in migrant youth integration, and return migration of highly skilled migrants from The migration movements currently taking Austria to Turkey. In the innovation, interna- place pose a great challenge to Europe. Both tional business and cross-cultural manage- the causes and the effects on society are so ment subject area, a project focuses on the complex that they can only be grasped in the challenges of demographic transition in inter- context of their interdependence. Against this national companies in the context of digitali- backdrop, interdisciplinarity and transdiscipli- zation, labor migration and globalization. narity – i.e. a two-way learning process be tween science and society – play a decisive In the summer semester 2017 three further The migration flows of 2015 and 2016 offered a clear demon- role in studying migration. This is the aim of PhD positions for the research field migration stration of the impact of globalization on the societies in Europe the PhD program Migration Studies, which in Europe and social peace were advertised. involves all departments of the Faculty of Immigration to Europe and internal migration and the transformation processes flowing from them. The Business and Globalization. within the European Union raise governance issues; to ensure social cohesion in Nation Department of Migration and Globalization studies the multidi- It includes the following topics: States as well as the European Union are • Migration in Europe and social peace challenges to be addressed, as they also raise mensional character of this transformation, ranging from the • Integration in Austria in international issues of security, societal and economic impact on the education and health system to the labor market comparison resilience and political legitimacy. The PhD • Health, mobility and globalization students will also participate in the overriding and welfare regulations. All of these are a focus of research as • Innovation, international business and research theme of the faculty, namely Social cross-cultural management Peace. well as the diversification of religious beliefs and the response • Globalization, migration and development in Africa and Asia of policy makers.

pictured (f. l. t. r.) Manfred Zentner Prof. Gudrun Biffl Alexandra Zeilinger Tania Berger Isabella Skrivanek Thomas Pfeffer

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 46 Migration and Integration Open Society > Migration and Integration 47

Spotlight Spotlight Making India’s urban Postsecondary education planning more inclusive in informal housing

In India, urbanization poses a major chal- solutions will be carried out at all cooperating Around one billion people around the Moreover, the aim is to involve decision lenge to city planners. Despite the build Indian universities. At the same time the world currently live in precarious housing makers in politics and business so that the re- ing boom, informal urban communities awareness of political decision makers, com- situations, amongst them also in Ethiopia. search and development results can be applied are rapidly expanding because economi- panies and public institutions – the students’ With Danube University Krems acting as directly in urban planning. The project incorpo- cally disadvantaged population groups future employers – will be raised for the living coordinator, Ethiopian and European uni- rates the findings from the BInUCOM project can often only afford housing in informal conditions of the poorest city dwellers. versities are professionalizing the training carried out with Indian universities. urban communities with insufficient and education of architects and urban infrastructure and legal uncertainty. planners to improve the living conditions in informal urban settlements. At the same time, designing housing solutions for low-income city dwellers has not been a The global urbanization trend continues: every year millions of people in developing and priority in the education of future architects Building Inclusive Urban Social Inclusion and Energy emerging countries leave their villages and and urban planners to date. The number of Communities/BInUCom Management for Informal Urban courses and lectures dedicated to this topic move to the cities, where these economically Settlements/SES lies in the single-digit percent range at most FUNDING weak population groups can often only find Indian institutions of higher education. Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive living space in informal settlements with in- FUNDING Agency (EACEA) as part of Erasmus+/ Four Indian and three European universities sufficient infrastructure and no legal certainty. Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Capacity Building in Higher Education By 2030, the numbers may rise to two billion Agency (EACEA) as part of Erasmus+/ Capacity are cooperating in the Erasmus+ project Build Building in Higher Education ing Inclusive Urban Communities (BInUCom), PROJECT DURATION people living in precarious housing situations. with the goal to professionalize architectural 2015 – 2018 PROJECT DURATION training and education in this field. The Social inclusion and energy management 2016 – 2019 DEPARTMENTS in Ethiopia students receive the requisite know-how to Migration and Globalization DEPARTMENTS The urban population explosion poses extreme be able to improve the precarious living con- Building and Environment Migration and Globalization and social, economic and above all infrastructural ditions of dwellers in informal settlements. Management and Economics PROJECT LEAD AT challenges to Ethiopia and particularly its capi- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS tal city, Addis Ababa. Even though the Ethio- PROJECT LEAD AT Case Studies deal with informal Tania Berger pian government is implementing an ambitious DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS urban communities Tania Berger housing program, the low-income population Following intensive know-how transfer be- PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS only profits from this to a limited extent. PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT tween the project partners, a number of Thomas Pfeffer DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS specific case studies on informal housing Alexandra Zeilinger The Erasmus+ project aims at qualifying Romana Bates Christina Ipser students to successfully integrate the issues Andrea Höltl Peter Morgenstein Helena Sieberth Gregor Radinger of social inclusion and sustainability in energy Michaela Moser management at the household level in their Alexandra Zeilinger COORDINATION work with informal urban housing. Danube University Krems COORDINATION Danube University Krems PARTNERS Pilot studies about inclusive housing solutions Universiteit Twente, Enschede, Netherlands are conducted at the participating three Ethi- PARTNERS Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden opian universities. Based on these, specially Universiteit Twente, Enschede, Netherlands Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, developed teaching materials and courses on University Kassel, Germany University Ahmedabad, India the topics of inclusion and sustainable energy Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Karpagam University, Coimbatore, India Construction and City Development (EiABC), management at the household level will be School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia India provided as generally accessible open course Ethiopian Institute of Technology – Mekelle, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture ware. Ethiopia and Environmental Studies, Mumbai, India University of Gondar (UoG), Gondar, Ethiopia

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Integrating refugees Gender research into the labor market in an international comparison

The high incidence of refugee migration The project Gender in a Changing Society in recent years raises the question, among Labor Integration of Refugees in builds on interviews that study the gender Gender in a Changing Society – other things, about the best ways to Welfare States: Austria in an Inter- identities of young people with Serbian, Bos- Impulse Cooperation GeCS/Impulse promote their integration into the labor national Comparison nian, and Croatian parents as compared to FUNDING market. The Department of Migration and FUNDING autochthonous Austrians. The interviews are Austrian Exchange Service (OeAD) Globalization addresses this question by Jubilee Fund Austrian also used to identify similarities and diffe- comparing and analyzing the systems in National Bank rences between the scientific approaches of PROJECT DURATION place for rapid integration of refugees in the participating partner institutes in Rijeka, 2016 – 2017 Austria, Scandinavia and the USA. PROJECT DURATION Sarajevo and Belgrade and to highlight these 2016 – 2018 DEPARTMENT as added value in collaborative interdisciplinary Migration and Globalization For society to integrate migrants, labor market DEPARTMENT and international research. Thus, the same integration plays a crucial role. Existing data Migration and Globalization interviews are analyzed by four different dis- PROJECT LEAD AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS points to major challenges: on average, it takes ciplines and in four different national contexts. PROJECT LEAD AT Manfred Zentner five to six years for refugees to reach the em- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Another goal is to incorporate the research ployment rates of migrants who came as Prof. Gudrun Biffl findings into the partner institutes’ metho- PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT family members. dology. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT Prof. Gudrun Biffl DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Aga Trnka-Kwiecinski The research team is studying the various Isabella Skrivanek Julia Uhlik support measures to promote labor market Thomas Pfeffer integration. The prerequisite for successful COORDINATION refugee integration is – according to one of Danube University Krems the project’s basic premises – an integrated Supply and Demand PARTNERS approach and agreement among stakeholders Information is generated about socio-de- University of Rijeka, Center for Advanced Studies to link integration policy with labor market mo-graphic factors which accelerate integrati- Southeast Europe (UNIRI), Croatia policy and social policy at various policy levels. on into work in addition to institutional incen- Singidunum University, Faculty of Media and The expected synergy is thoroughly examined Communication (FMK), Serbia tives. An international comparison based on a Foundation for Women’s Empowerment, for Austria and compared with selected Scan- literature review as well as empirical case stu- Bosnia and Herzegovina dinavian countries and the USA. Best practice dies in Austria is to help ascertain the criteria examples are subsequently identified for rapid which render support structures and measures refugee integration. effective and help identify deficiencies in the Austrian system. Close attention is paid to the balance between supply and demand. Along with institutional stakeholders, also refugees are given voice – to talk about their experiences, their successes and failures when trying to find employment in Austria.

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 50 Democracy Studies Open Society > Democracy Studies 51

Spotlight An eye to the future of modern democracies

The PhD program of the international and inter-university network for political International and Inter- communication, netPOL, mainly focuses university Network for Political on the future of democracy in the EU. Communication/netPOL FUNDING netPOL aims to reinforce and expand the Lower Austrian Research and Educational Society teaching and research areas in Political Com- (NBF) munication as well as to attract the attention of a wider, more international circle of stake- PROJECT DURATION 2010 – 2021 holders by collaborating with partner institutes and partner universities. The international, PROJECT LEADER inter-university network Political Communi- Prof. Peter Filzmaier cation was initiated in 2011 and works on the- COORDINATOR matic priorities in political education, election Christina Hainzl research, political participation research, public affairs, media research, mass media business PARTNERS communication as well as conducting strategy Andrássy Universität, Budapest, Hungary Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania and network analyses. Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany The research and teaching of the inter-university network for Karl-Franzens-University Graz Combining scientific approaches Political Communication, netPOL for short, centers around In addition to research projects and publication democratic development, election analyses, political educa- activities, a PhD program “Future of Demo- cracy in Europe” is also offered. The program tion as well as the related media coverage. Current research combines political, communication and economic approaches to academic questions focuses on the political views of voters from migrant back- relating to the future of modern democracies in Europe. In the course of their dissertations, grounds, prevention and social cohesion and the interaction the students concern themselves with the challenges facing the European Union and the of societal developments with politics and economics. In European states in the face of democracy’s addition to netPOL, the recently established project ECOnet legitimation and confidence crisis. deals with the issues of rural development.

pictured (f. l. t. r.) Elisabeth Nadlinger Christina Hainzl Peter Filzmaier

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 52 Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine Open Society > Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine 53

Spotlight Following all the rules of evidence

The EbM (Evidence-Based Medicine Information Center for Physicians) project EbM Information Center provides Lower Austria’s hospital physic- for Physicians ians with evidence-based answers to their FUNDING questions from daily clinical life. Lower Austrian Health and Social Fund (NÖGUS) Medical doctors find themselves increasingly challenged to keep abreast with new scientific PROJECT DURATION since 2008 evidence due to the constantly growing number of studies and time constraints during DEPARTMENT clinical work. Hospital physicians in Lower Evidence-Based Medicine and Austria receive support with these issues from Clinical Epidemiology the EbM Information Center for Physicians. PROJECT LEAD AT Since 2008 they can take their clinical ques- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS tions to a point of contact at the Department Anna Glechner of Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT Epidemiology at Danube University Krems. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Nina Matyas The Department of Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Response documents available online Gernot Wagner Once a question has been submitted by Irma Klerings Epidemiology’s goal is to support the national and inter means of an online form, a specialized team COORDINATION of scientific staff begins to search in various national healthcare systems with evidence-based methods. Danube University Krems databases such as the Cochrane Library, Em- These include transnational public health research projects base, or PubMed, to establish which studies PARTNERS are relevant to that question. Afterwards, the NÖ Landeskliniken-Holding to identify effective health-promoting and preventive measu- results thus collected are critically evaluated, Lower Austrian Health and Social Fund summarized citing the relevant sources, and res and – in conjunction with Cochrane Austria – to identify made available to the doctors. Moreover, not only the enquirers themselves benefit from appropriate methods for developing rapid evidence syntheses the evidence-based information: the response for decision makers in the health sector. documents are rendered anonymous and cate- gorized by area of specialization and provided free of charge at www.ebminfo.at

The research service, funded by the Lower Austrian Health and Social Fund NÖGUS, is the only free-of-charge, non-industry sponsored service of this type for medical practitioners in Austria. As part of Cochrane Austria, also established at Danube University Krems, the EbM Information Center for Physicians aims to support evidence-based practice in daily clinical life. pictured (f. l. t. r.) Prof. Gerald Gartlehner Irma Klerings Gernot Wagner Nina Matyas

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Behavioral therapy as effective as antidepressants

Depressive disorders are the most prevalent mental illnesses. Antidepressants Nonpharmacological Versus are the standard course of treatment. Pharmacological Treatments for However, studies have revealed that Adult Patients with Major Depressive Disorder cognitive behavioral therapy in cases of major depressive disorder have virtually FUNDING the same therapeutic effect. This was the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality result of an analysis of 45 studies by the Department of Evidence-Based Medicine PROJECT DURATION 2014 – 2015 and Clinical Epidemiology in collaboration with American colleagues. DEPARTMENT Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Prof. Dr. Gerald Gartlehner, Head of the Epidemiology Department of Evidence-Based Medicine and PROJECT LEAD AT Clinical Epidemiology, analyzed 45 studies DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS together with American colleagues to com- Prof. Gerald Gartlehner pare alternative approaches to treating major depressive disorder with second-generation PARTICIPATING RESEARCHER AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS antidepressants. The prevailing result of the Irma Klerings study showed that there are no significant differences between cognitive behavioral therapy COORDINATION and antidepressants. The study showed that Danube University Krems cognitive behavioral therapy is an equal means PARTNERS of reliable, evidence-based primary care. RTI-International, USA University of North Carolina, USA Discussing both options There were indications of other effective psy- chotherapies; however, the state of evidence regarding the similar effectiveness of antide- The results of the study were incorporated pressants and cognitive behavior therapy was into the guidelines for treating depression the best. The study does not recommend by the American College of Physicians and that all patients should be switched from the American Psychological Association. antidepressants to behavioral therapy; doctors The study was published as a report by the should discuss the advantages and disadvan- U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and tages of both options with their patients to Quality and simultaneously appeared in the be able to find the optimum treatment in Annals of Internal Medicine and in the British each case. Medical Journal.

__ Danube University Krems, bridge between the old and new buildings, taken July 2016

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Law – analog and digital

As digital transformation progresses, The project has spawned numerous publicati- copyright law is coming under increa- ons, including legal commentary and scholarly sing pressure to move with the times. presentations. Further areas of research center Alongside its core areas corporate law on software copyright, design protection, open and insurance law, the Department of innovation and data protection law. Legal Studies and International Relations addresses the challenges of the digital Business and Corporate Law world by establishing a research field for Research at the Department focuses on intellectual property and data protection business and corporate law. The findings are and with it, a new academic chair. written and (co)published as scientific textbooks and reference books, among others the With the appointment of Prof. Clemens Appl prestigious “Vienna Commentaries” on the as the first head of International, European and Commercial Code and Companies Act, publis- Austrian Copyright Law in Austria, Danube hed by Manz. University Krems clearly accentuates teach ing and research in this field. The lawyer Broad dissemination and industrial engineer researches pertinent Broad dissemination of the research findings fundamental copyright issues and leads the as well as research-oriented teaching ensure Whether basic research in business and commercial law, Sparkling Science research project “From transfer between science and practice. The User-Generated-Content to User-Generated department members occupy leading roles or collaborating in research projects with other scientific Copyright.” in major scientific symposiums. These include institutions, the Department of Legal Studies and Inter- the Krems Insurance Forum, the Austrian In the spirit of the Open Science idea, Appl, Building Law Forum, the Austrian Art Law national Relations has been engaged in studying contemporary together with a team of law and social re- Day, the IP DAY, the Austrian IT Law Day and searchers and pupils from TGM Vienna, are the MANZ legal academy’s Krems Business legal issues for many years now. Besides business, corporate researching a requirements profile for a mo- and Corporate Law Day. dern copyright regulation that would protect and insurance law, a new area of focus is now on the legal the interests of all stakeholders equally. The project focuses on the copyright dimensions challenges affecting copyright law in the age of digitisation of Education 4.0 and user-generated content. and social media. The project findings will shed light on the reasons for the loss of acceptance that copyright is subject to, and possible solutions as to how a broad consensus can be reached.

pictured (f. l. t. r.) Prof. Thomas Ratka Prof. Clemens Appl

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Building Science and Cultural Heritage

 Sustainable Building Design  Image Science and Media Art Research  Museum Collections Management

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Spotlight Exploiting urban structures for energy generation

The project InnoGOK investigates whether Energy recovery is achievable existing sealed urban areas could be util The project demonstrated that recovering ized to produce solar power. As tempera- heat from built-up and surfaced areas, and tures increase due to climate change, the storing and using this energy under controlled aim is not only to produce environmental conditions, is technically feasible and meaning- ly friendly energy, but also to reduce over- ful. In addition it was shown that by extracting heating in cities during heat waves. the heat, the surface temperature of urban structures can be significantly reduced. Based Science surmises that temperatures will in- on the current findings it appears that the crease above the average as a consequence of energy recovered during summer, in combina- climate change, especially in the cities. Sealed tion with phase-delayed utilization of this heat areas such as roads, squares or pavements for de-icing in winter, is particularly promising. combined with high building density cause heat retention, “heat island effects”, which will continue to raise the temperature in the cities above the average. For this reason it will be important to curb the heat in urban areas. The measures that come into question to re- Buildings must meet the requirements of both inhabitants and duce the temperature must be climate-friendly and as energy efficient as possible. This is the Investigating of the Energetic the environment. Overheating in the summer (and hence need research project’s guiding question. Its goal is and Ecological Usability of Solar for cooling), increasing automation and - not least - the wish to utilize the heat from sealed areas – or urban Radiation on Urban Spaces and “heat collectors” – to produce energy while Paths (InnoGOK) at the same time reducing heat in the cities for simple, low-tech approaches are the current challenges for FUNDING by “cooling down” these areas. The energy Austria Research Promotion Agency buildings whether they are new and modern or already exist. thus produced could be used to heat service (FFG), Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and water, to run heat pumps or to keep roads and Technology program “City of the Future Danube University Krems is researching solutions for the future pavements ice-free, saving both energy and PROJECT DURATION costs. to create environmentally conscious and energy-efficient 2015 – 2017 buildings while at the same time maintaining a high degree The existing experimental plant at HTL Krems DEPARTMENT provided a suitable testing field for the project, Building and Environment of comfort for their inhabitants. from asphalt to concrete through to lawns, as PROJECT LEAD AT well as energy-retaining technology such as DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS ice and underground storage units. These were Daniela Trauninger technically adapted in the course of the study PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT and retrofitted with measuring instruments to DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS make detailed analyses possible. Moreover, Rudolf Passawa involving the students of the HTL (technical Gregor Radinger school) Krems increased their awareness of Klaus Winiwarter holistic urban planning in an ecological context. Markus Winkler COORDINATION pictured Danube University Krems (f. l. t. r.) PARTNERS Markus Winkler Daniela Trauninger ees energy environment solutions GmbH Klaus Winiwarter HTL Krems Gregor Radinger

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Spotlight Spotlight Sensor technology optimizes Air conditioning systems: energy efficiency flow sensors reduce power consumption

Heating and cooling systems are often Low-cost solution to save energy Air conditioning systems are a significant Sensors can be produced cheaply operated inefficiently for years without In the next step, a modular architecture will be factor in a building’s energy consumption. The project demonstrated that it is possible to being noticed. The result is a huge waste designed to connect the individual sensors to Despite the requirements set out in the EU produce cheap printed sensors. Breakthroughs of money and resources. A new system one system for a detailed energy flow analysis Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, were also achieved with respect to modelling aims to reveal these inefficiencies and in hydraulic networks. The goal is to get by it is difficult to regularly or continuously and simulating turbulent air flows in air ducts. thus optimize the energy efficiency in with as few metering points as possible to monitor their efficiency after going into These and the results from the concluding buildings. Researchers from the Center create an efficient but also low-cost solution operation because the relevant measure- tests in a realistic application setting suggest for Integrated Sensor Systems are partici- for saving energy. Only such a solution can ment technology is lacking. The project that in future, it will be possible to optimize pating in the OptiMAS project to make a commercially successfully evaluate the energy e.sense has opened up a way to efficient the sensors’ positions purely by means of major contribution to this development. efficiency of buildings but also building blocks measurement by developing appropriate simulation. and quarters. flow sensors. With the aid of innovative sensor technology and complex mathematical models, OptiMAS The project’s goal was to make it possible to seeks to deliver precise data about the energy measure the energy flow in ventilation and flow and consumption in buildings as a whole. cooling systems with the aid of flow sensors. The goal is to identify and localize possible The sensors were produced using cost- heating and cooling system inefficiencies - effective foil-based thin-film and circuit board Enthalpy Sensor Technology to and hence excessive consumption. Based on technology and fitted into the air ducts. The Maximize Energy Efficiency in these measurements and derivated findings, Optimization of Building Energy sensors were designed based on theoretical Buildings/e.sense precise measures to optimize energy efficien- Efficiency through Model-based and simulation-aided models for optimal cy can be implemented. Energy Flow Analysis with Non- manufacturing. The complex flow conditions FUNDING Invasive Sensors/OptiMAS in the ducts were studied with the help of Austrian Research Promotion Agency Non-invasive sensors at the core modelling and simulation methods to achieve (FFG) FUNDING The core of this system are the so-called good conformity between measurement data Austrian Research Promotion Agency PROJECT DURATION non-invasive sensors, which are being studied (FFG), Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and reality. To ensure distributed and coordin 2012 – 2016 at the Center for Integrated Sensor Systems. and Technology program “City of the Future” ated data collection and simple installation the DEPARTMENTS Their advantage: they can be mounted to sensors were connected to a central hub by Health Sciences and Biomedicine, heating and cooling pipes from the outside, PROJECT DURATION a wireless sensor network, the hub collecting 2016 – 2019 Center for Integrated Sensor Systems and do not influence existing systems and and delivering data via internet technology their automation components. The challenge DEPARTMENT where it could be accessed by the building PROJECT LEAD AT facing researchers is developing sensors Health Sciences and Biomedicine, operator or the building control system. Proto- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Assoc. Prof. Thilo Sauter that work on pipes of different materials and Center for Integrated Sensor Systems types were created of all system components, design. The first project phase has already PROJECT LEAD AT and experimentally evaluated in lab and field PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT resulted in a very promising concept. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS tests. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Albert Treytl Herbert Nachtnebel Franz Kohl PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT Samir Cerimovic DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Thomas Glatzl Samir Cerimovic Thomas Bigler Thomas Glatzl Thomas Voglhuber-Brunnmaier Assoc. Prof. Thilo Sauter COORDINATION COORDINATION Danube University Krems Research Burgenland GmbH (Florian Wenig) PARTNERS PARTNERS Fachhochschulstudiengänge Burgenland Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H. Danube University Krems Attophotonics Biosciences GmbH Reder Domotic Reder Domotic GmbH GmbH

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Spotlight When the shop floor Measuring electric fields helps save energy without distortion

Modern factories in the food sector as However, as these control devices have Measuring electric fields without distorting well as in many other manufacturing in- very low processing power and memory, a them is a very challenging task. A non-reac- Electric Field Sensing/Elfis dustries require precise air conditioning. customized room model had to be specifically tive measurement method would be hugely FUNDING The MANUbuilding project explores new designed that on the one hand can be run beneficial to all. For this reason the Center for FWF, Federal Province of Lower Austria grounds to use energy created in the pro- on these small computers, and on the other Integrated Sensor Systems has developed an duction process to make air conditioning hand is able to precisely predict the thermal innovative transducing method that paves the PROJECT DURATION more energy efficient. The goal is to save processes over long periods of time to make way to new types of measurement methods. 2016 – 2019 up to 60 percent energy. energy-efficient air conditioning and cooling The method works in the following way: by DEPARTMENTS possible. separating charges on a micromechanical com- Health Sciences and Biomedicine, Overall energy saving is the MANUbuilding ponent, an extremely sensitive mechano-optic Center for Integrated Sensor Systems project‘s mandate. This is achieved by linking The field test showed that with these new conversion is achieved, at which two flexible PROJECT LEAD AT control concepts, for example predictive ven- diaphragms modulate the light flux. To guaran- the factory building and the production process DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS to mutually adapt and optimize building as well tilative cooling and even process heat or the tee minimal field distortion, the transducer is Wilfried Hortschitz as process automation. The research team cold from refrigerated warehouses can supplied with light via dielectric waveguides, investigated how to guarantee controlled air be utilized to reduce the energy consumed by after which the modulated light is directed to PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT condition for production processes while at the air conditioning in industrial environments. a photo receiver. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Harald Steiner same time reducing energy consumption by Gabor Kovacs 20 to 60 percent. The project’s successful implementation, supported by field tests and readings from COORDINATION The project was successfully field tested in geophysical measuring stations, will lead to Danube University Krems an industrial environment in northern Germany, a new generation of highly sensitive trans- PARTNERS and concluded in 2016. The Center for Inte- ducers. These will provide readings with TU Wien grated Sensor Systems, in collaboration with Energy Efficient Building for an accuracy of up to 100 V/m for static and Lightning Research Austrian Electro Technical Industrial Environment/ partner institutions, developed a model-based changing electric fields. Association (OVE) MANUbuilding control technology making it possible to steer the complex processes in factories by means FUNDING The suggested approach promises great of a distributed, cyber-physical system. ERAnet MANUNET advantages for numerous applications ranging from lightning research to geophysics. PROJECT DURATION New decision algorithms 2013 – 2016 These developments are based on so-called cooperating objects and function blocks in DEPARTMENTS accordance with the IEC 61499 technical stan- Health Sciences and Biomedicine, dard. The combination of these technologies Center for Integrated Sensor Systems enabled the research team to develop new PROJECT LEAD AT distributed decision algorithms by splitting the DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS factory into spatial cells, each of which is air Albert Treytl conditioned by an embedded control device. PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Aleksey Bratukhin Aneeq Mahmood Anetta Nagy

COORDINATION Danube University Krems

PARTNERS nxtControl GmbH UPAS GmbH (Germany)

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 66 Image Sciences and Media Art Research Building Science and Cultural Heritage > Image Sciences and Media Art Research 67

Spotlight Digital media art: preservation and research

In the project “Interactive Archive and Meta- Media art is thus historically contextualized, Thesaurus for Media Art Research“, an inter- and its connection to art history established, active and collaborative database infrastructure which supports the inadequate integration was developed for ADA – the Archive of Digital of media art in our research databases and Art (www.digitalartarchive.at) - in order to sys- archives. Upon the conclusion of the research tematically document, archive and disseminate project in 2016, ADA was integrated into the media art in all of its complexity. Artists, works, Lab for Digital Humanities at the Department festivals, events, technology and other infor- of Image Sciences, where it will be continued. mation are continuously collected and edited by members of the ADA Community, which consists of established artists and scholars, and these data are interconnected within the database system to reveal the complex structures of contemporary media art. Furthermore, the team developed interactive tools to involve the community in research, improve documen- tation processes and disseminate media art via online exhibitions and artist/scholar features. The Department of Image Science, and particularly the Meta-Thesaurus: Interactive Archive and Meta- professorship for image science, analyzes the medialed Linking the past and the present Thesaurus for Media Art Research/ AT.MAR global image revolution and its effects on our culture. As the In a second step, the ADA database was connected in a bridging Meta-Thesaurus with FUNDING international leader in the field of media art research, the team Göttweig Abbey’s extensive digital graphics FWF collection to identify and investigate the con- is responsible for numerous intercontinental research projects, tinuity and disruptions in media art research, PROJECT DURATION art history and the history of science and 2013 – 2016 conferences, courses, new research methods and instruments technology. The art works are semantically DEPARTMENT linked via a keyword index, which covers a Image Science for image analysis. To strengthen its leading position, the Lab wide area of subjects relevant to the prehis- PROJECT LEAD AT tory of media art ranging from theoretical for Digital Humanities was founded in 2016. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS terms such as illusionism, perspective and Prof. Oliver Grau anamorphosis, to subjects such as astrology, microscopy and physiognomy, to technological PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT innovations such as the automata, camera DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Sebastian Haller obscura and panorama. Valerie Kummer Viola Rühse Devon Leith Schiller Michaela Seiser

COORDINATION Danube University Krems pictured (f. l. t. r.) PARTNERS Wendy Jo Coones Graphics Collection Göttweig Abbey DARIAH- Devon Leith Schiller EU Artport, Whitney Museum of American Art Janina Hoth The School of Creative Media, City University Florian Wiencek Hong Kong Prof. Oliver Grau Viola Rühse

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Spotlight Celtic settlements in Eastern Austria

Over the past few years, scientific pre- occupation with Celtic settlements in Celtic Settlement Hubs eastern Austria has intensified signifi- in Eastern Austria cantly. The focus was mainly on the large FUNDING hubs, while medium-sized settlements Office of the Lower Austrian Provincial between 6 and 10 hectares have barely Government, Department of Art and Culture, been studied so far. A French-Austrian Department of Science team of archaeologists is now working PROJECT DURATION on closing this gap by means of extensive 2015 – 2019 excavations. DEPARTMENT Art and Cultural Sciences, Center for Museum Research is centered on Haselbach, north Collections Management of Stockerau. Excavations are carried out in several stages to glean information from the PROJECT LEAD AT archaeological findings about the architecture DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS as well as economic and social life in the Celtic Prof. Stephan Fichtl, Université de Strasbourg Peter Trebsche, Danube University Krems settlement. The first excavations examined, among other things, pithouses, storage pits, PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT Research at the Center for Museum Collections Management a well and a fireplace; they also brought to DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS light various other finds such as ceramics, Peter Trebsche is largely based on the collections managed by “Landessamm- brooches, non-ferrous artefacts originating Elisabeth Nowotny lungen Niederösterreich” (Regional Collections of Lower Aus- mainly from the mid-Latène period (ca. 250– COORDINATION 130 BC) and provided interesting insights University Strasbourg tria.) These include cultural and natural history, archaeology, into ownership structures, possible building Danube University Krems regulations and stockpile-sharing. PARTNERS art, as well as conservation and restoration sciences. In addi- Université de Strasbourg/UMR 7044 Advantages of international ArcHiMédE tion to its practical aspects, the focus is on collecting as a research collaboration Danube University Krems The collaboration between Austrian and Department of Art and Culture, Office of the museological research field and its theoretical foundation French archaeologists implies numerous Lower Austrian Provincial Government, Lower Austria Regional Collections advantages, for example with regard to shar in museology. The overriding goal: professionally managing Verein der Freunde des Urgeschichtemuseums, ing knowledge about scientific approaches Asparn an der Zaya collections as part of our cultural heritage. and designs, and standardizing specialized terminology. A further significant aspect is that findings from the many excavations in France and Central Europe about the settlement history in the Latène period can be merged, resulting in a trans-national synthesis of knowledge about Celtic settlement structures.

pictured (f. l. t. r.) Armin Laussegger Sandra Sam Peter Trebsche Eleonora Weixelbaumer Nils Unger

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Educational Sciences and Lifelong Learning

 Assuring Quality and Professionalism  Technology-Aided Learning Arrangements Forschung mit Relevanz - im Bereich  Professionalization in Higher Education Management > Regenerative Medizin  Transfer and Validation of Informal Learning > Inflammation > Magnetische Sensorik und Materialien www.donau-uni.ac.at/research > Neurowissenschaften und Prävention 72 Assuring Quality and Professionalism Educational Sciences and Lifelong Learning > Assuring Quality and Professionalism 73

Spotlight The power of images

Journalists often encounter difficulties At the same time, new developments in the when communicating statistical data field of interactive information visualization about economic and social developments and visual analytics also move the ISOTYPE to the public in an intuitive, easy to under- approach forward: interactive elements allow stand way. The project DJ Isotype seeks interested users to dig even deeper into data to address this problem by drawing on than they could with Neurath’s static charts. a historical example: the philosopher of Users can, so to speak, enter into a dialog science and public educator, Otto Neurath with data. (1882–1945). Another goal of the project is to examine the Neurath developed a method called ISOTYPE intelligibility of this visual form of communi- (International System Of Typographic Picture cation. Experiments are being conducted to Education) that represented statistical informa- obtain cognitive-psychological information tion as images to make it understandable to as about the intelligibility of interactive graphics many people as possible. In the Department and to further develop ISOTYPE on a scientific of Knowledge and Communications Manage- basis. ment’s project, contemporary visualization and interaction concepts based on Neurath’s ideas The challenges facing society as a result of social transforma- are developed and explored in regard to their tion and digitalization are the starting point for research into possible application in data journalism. solutions for effective, systematic knowledge and process Visualization and interaction templates Data journalism introduced interactive infor- ISOTYPE Goes Data Journalism/ mation graphics about current affairs with the management: web tools for journalists, visualization concepts DJ ISOTYPE first projects by the New York Times, among for easier access to digital collections, and management support others. However, building interactive infogra- FUNDING phics is often too complex a procedure to Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), to implement gender mainstreaming. produce them for daily news. In DJ Isotype, Program “Bridge” researchers are developing a tool that will PROJECT DURATION assist journalists with building data visuali- 2015 – 2018 zation and provides re-usable visualization and interaction templates. This software DEPARTMENT prototype aims to simplify and speed up Knowledge and Communications Management the design process. PROJECT LEAD AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Günther Schreder

PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS pictured (f. l. t. r.) Eva Mayr Georg Neubauer Eva Mayr Florian Windhager Florian Windhager Susanne Wolke Florian Halm Michaela Gindl Georg Neubauer COORDINATION Kay Mühlmann Danube University Krems Günther Schreder Karin Siebenhandl PARTNER Lukas Zenk Wiener Zeitung GmbH Florian Halm

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Shedding light Promoting women on organizational culture in science

The goal of the SPOC research project was Gender equality is a central concern at to investigate the unconscious aspects of Schema Processing in higher education institutions and universities. Transfering Implementing organizational culture in the form of social Organisational Culture (SPOC) Reforms and re-structuring processes have Monitoring Equality/GenderTime schemata. To do this, a new type of metho- brought about change. Equal opportunities FUNDING FUNDING dology, the so-called Implicit Association Test Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) policy today lays claim to organizational EU Framework-Program 7 (IAT), was applied, which had hitherto mainly development in higher education, entailing been used in the area of social psychology PROJECT DURATION changes at the organizational, interactional PROJECT DURATION studies. The IAT is a response-time based 2013 – 2016 and personal levels. 2013 – 2016 method for measuring people’s implicit atti- DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT tudes. This method was further developed Knowledge and Communications Management The GenderTime project aimed to increase Knowledge and Communications Management to be able to measure unconscious organiza the participation of women in the scientific tional culture. To depict the organizations PROJECT LEAD AT sector, thereby inducing a structural develop- PROJECT LEAD AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS more extensively, the IAT was combined Lukas Zenk ment process at several levels. An externally Karin Siebenhandl with established methods such as narrative supported evaluation process actively assisted interviews, online questionnaires and social PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT the project team with creating or changing the PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT network analysis. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS respective equal opportunities plans. The goal DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Eva Mayr Eva Mayr, Dep. Knowledge and was to raise questions about the execution of Kay Mühlmann Communications Management In the course of the project, a new procedural Manuel Nagl the implemented measures and to reflect on Michaela Gindl, Section for Equal Opportunities model and a user-friendly web-based tool Günther Schreder their quality and consequences. Specifically it and Gender Studies were developed and implemented in various was also about supporting the professionaliza- case studies. A tech startup, knowledge PARTNERS tion of universities so that equal opportunities COORDINATION bettertogether GmbH Egalité des Chances dans les Etudes et la managers, and sustainability officers took Arbeitsfähigkeiterhalten KG strategies and structural development processes Profession d’Ingénieur en Europe (ECEPIE), France part in the studies in order to analyze the can succeed. sociocognitive processes of innovations, PARTNERS among other things. Inter-University Research Center Graz, IFZ, Austria Bergische University Wuppertal, Germany Institute Mihailo Pupin, Serbia The customizable combination of different Gothenburg University, Sweden implicit association tests also permits studying Loughborough University, Great Britain more complex questions. Thus it was possible Université Paris 12-Val de Marne, France to investigate a balance-theoretical concept at a company which integrated the implicit atti- tudes of the employees towards innovation, the company and their own self-perception. This, in turn, led to a new view of the often invisible aspects of organizational culture.

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Spotlight Exploring digital (collection) worlds

Digitalizing the collections of many muse- The project investigates whether the space- ums provides ready access to historically time cube actually facilitates a deeper under- significant cultural assets. Today, millions standing of the contexts in digital collections. of pictures, pieces of music and writings Cognitive Science terms this understanding as are only a few clicks away. The polycube the mental model of the collection. The better project investigates how visitors can the information is structured and connected more easily explore these digital collec within a person’s mental model, the more tion worlds. comprehensive is his/her understanding.

Current studies show that culturally interes- The space-time cube already presents this ted visitors enjoy exploring digital collections information as integrated so that a better mental (although often without a specific goal) to model can be more easily constructed, accor- learn something new and to understand the ding to the hypothesis. To substantiate these contexts. Conventional websites, however, are assumptions the interdisciplinary project bridges mainly geared to experts and usually require IT and Cognitive Science. In a user-centered specialist knowledge of cultural science or design process, information visualizations familiarity with the database’s structure to be are developed and the hypotheses empirically able to navigate through the enormous amount tested in experiments. Digitalism is finding its way into educational processes. In of data. Visualizing these collections could help make them more easily accessible to the order to leverage this potential for learning, and to avoid digital general public. divisions within society, interdisciplinary research approaches Space-time cube: Towards Integrated Mental Models are required. For this reason scholars from the educational A compass for digital collections of Cultural Heritage Data/polycube The project polycube – Towards Integrated and cognitive sciences as well as information technology are Mental Models of Cultural Heritage Data - FUNDING applies and further develops a modern infor- FWF Austrian Science Fund working with users to create web platforms to help disadvan- mation visualization method for this purpose. PROJECT DURATION The so-called space-time cube displays spatial 2016 – 2019 taged groups (such a school dropouts or people with refugee distributions and temporal developments in an backgrounds) learn, and to promote lifelong learning. integrated way, and thereby not only provides DEPARTMENT a good overview of the objects in a collection Knowledge and Communication Management but also shows their relevant spatio-temporal PROJECT LEAD AT contexts at a glance. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Eva Mayr

PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS pictured Saminu Salisu (f. l. t. r.) Günther Schreder Thomas Wernbacher Michael Smuc (until Oct. 2016) Alexander Pfeiffer Florian Windhager Natalie Denk Eva Mayr COORDINATION Florian Windhager Danube University Krems Günther Schreder Saminu Salisu PARTNERS Photo insert: TU Wien Prof. Monika Kil Information Engineering Group Filiz Keser Aschenberger

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Spotlight Social inclusion: libraries as Harnessing pupils’ learning places for young refugees expertise

In the current debate about refugees, The main objective of the project “Game minors occupy a special position. Many Libraries as Intercultural Learning Based Learning to Alleviate Early School Lea- Project Game Based Learning to of them are traumatized by the experi- Spaces: Setting up an e-Learning ving” is to make lessons more interesting for Alleviate Early School Leaving ences in their home countries and the Platform for Minor Refugees in pupils by means of didactic (computer) games, Public Libraries/LIB(e)RO FUNDING chaotic conditions during their difficult thereby increasing their motivation to learn the EU, Erasmus+ journey and are constantly exposed to FUNDING subject matter. The goal is to reduce school PROJECT DURATION various threats. Therefore there is a need EU, Erasmus+ drop-out rates in the long term. To be able for structures in the entry and reception to integrate Game-Based Learning methods 2015 – 2017 PROJECT DURATION countries to support the traumatized (GBL) meaningfully into the lessons, teaching DEPARTMENT 2016 – 2018 minors, while at the same time to provide staff must be provided with the proper know- Art and Cultural Sciences them opportunities for a positive educa- DEPARTMENT how and tools. Hence, the core of the project PROJECT LEAD AT tional start. An Erasmus+ project of the Continuing Education Research and Educational is to develop the web platform TOOLKIT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Management Transdisciplinary Continuing Education which provides access to a collection of GBL Alexander Pfeiffer in German and English, for example projects, Planning and Education Research unit PROJECT LEAD AT PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT aims to develop municipal libraries as DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS game analyses, online exercises and tools for DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS learning places for minor refugees. Prof. Monika Kil creating personalized content. The key to the Thomas Wernbacher platform’s success is to actively engage pupils, Natalie Denk The aim of LIB(e)RO is to enable young PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT thereby tapping into their expertise. Thus DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Martin Reitschmied refugees to have a positive introduction into Filiz Keser Aschenberger pupils themselves can make suggestions for Manuel Ihl a new language and culture. To this end, the Rainer Schabereiter game descriptions and submit GBL projects. potentials of libraries are utilized as learning COORDINATION Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) places and librarians and social workers COORDINATION Danube University Krems receive support for implementation. Through PARTNERS the LIB(e)RO learning platform, these profes- PARTNERS Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) sionals can start to transform libraries into a komm.bib – Association of Community Libraries University of Malta secure and socially inclusive learning place, for in Lower Austria, Austria St. Margaret’s College, Malta Nyströmska Skolan, Sweden example, they can organize the set-up of their University of Passau, Jean-Monnet Chair for European Politics, Germany library and accompany and guide the learning toolkit-gbl.com Economic Forum of the Region Passau e. V., process of the young people. Germany National Library of Greece, Greece Analysis of the inclusive principles for Action Synergy, Greece education The LIB(e)RO project consortium is comprised of six European partners from Austria, Greece and Germany. In order to form the inclusion- enhancing content and structure of the learning platform, existing learning materials are analyzed and experiences about already available learning infrastructures are exchanged. The findings will be put into practice in a learning platform and will be tested in libraries on site. The research team at Danube University Krems, taking advantage of its research in the area of permeability and participation, will evaluate the initial implementation together with the practice partners and draw conclusions for the development and research in the area of lifelong learning.

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 80 Professionalization in Higher Education Management Educational Sciences and Lifelong Learning > Professionalization in Higher Education Management 81

Leadership competencies in academic environments

Universities and research institutes drive economic growth, advance technology, draw Master in Research and Innovation on great innovation potential and create jobs. in Higher Education/MARIHE Modern and effective management is required FUNDING for all these tasks. This gave rise to “MARIHE”. EU – Erasmus+/ Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree MARIHE is a four-semester Master Degree course that gives the participants an oppor- PROJECT DURATION 2012 – 2018 tunity to study in Austria, Finland, China and Germany. The goal of this European joint DEPARTMENT program is to prepare students for leading Continuing Education Research and Educational functions in scientific institutions. The ma- Management, Center for Educational Management nagement and research expertise acquired and Higher Education Development during the course also qualifies the graduates PROJECT LEAD AT to work in a wide range of areas in the private DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS sector, in public administration, in international Attila Pausits organizations and NGOs. PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Knowledge is one of the most crucial global resources. This is Research-oriented teaching Florian Reisky One third of the graduates go on to do a Roland Humer why schools of higher education and research institutions play PhD, which is why the course is highly COORDINATION research-oriented. The international MARIHE a leading role in both social and economic terms. To master Danube University Krems consortium has therefore developed different the manifold challenges, these institutions require specialized formats to facilitate disseminating the scien- PARTNERS tific knowledge and findings acquired in the University Tampere, Finland leadership and management competencies. For this reason program. Current publications by the students Beijing Normal University, China Hochschule Osnabrück, Germany deal, among other things, with topics in the professionalization in higher education management has areas of quality and human resources management or new public management approaches become an important subject of research and teaching. in higher education.

pictured (f. l.t. r.) Attila Pausits Anne-Laure Hecquet Florian Reisky Roland Humer

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Science and management

Universities are the engine driving social and economic development. To do justice to these Austrian Universities Academy of manifold responsibilities, universities need Management and Administration efficient administration and target-oriented FUNDING management. Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economics The project ”Austrian Universities Management and Administration Academy” takes this as its PROJECT DURATION 2014 – 2018 starting point and aims to support the process by developing professionalization and training DEPARTMENT opportunities. The need for further education Continuing Education Research and - most prominently in the areas of leadership Educational Management and communication - was clearly demonstrated PROJECT LEAD AT following an Austrian-wide analysis of requi- DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS re-ments and offers conducted during the first Attila Pausits project phase by means of detailed questi- PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT on-naires. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Roland Humer Based on these data and accompanying Florian Reisky research, a new continuing education institute named Create Competence (www.create-com- COORDINATION University Graz petence.com) was founded to offer specially designed courses for people working in higher PARTNERS education management and administration. University Graz Danube University Krems

__ Danube University Krems, stairwell in the historical building, taken in August 2015

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 84 Transfer and Validation of Informal Learning Educational Sciences and Lifelong Learning > Transfer and Validation of Informal Learning 85

Spotlight Collaborative learning with new educational technologies

Innovative educational technologies have An integral part of the project is extensive given rise to new forms of collaborative accompanying research to assess the efficacy learning. The project “Assessment of Trans- of the didactic concept and the related techno- versal Skills for Students/ATS2020” focuses logies. A before and after test will demonstrate on the development of these technologies whether assessment-driven development of and the evaluation of their application. transversal skills leads to more sustainable competence development than conventional In the beginning there was the concept of the teaching. learning spiral. Pupils aged between 10 and 15 participated in setting their learning goals, assessing their existing skills, defining learning strategies and determining (measurable) success factors. Building on this they create learning artefacts (texts, pictures, presentations, videos) and collect and review them in an “ePortfolio” (digital showcase). Subsequently the results are not only self-evaluated but also assessed by teachers and classmates. New Research at the Department of Interactive Media and Educa goals are agreed building on these results, after which they move on to the next circle in the tional Technologies concentrates on formal and informal spiral, where the process starts again anew. learning processes and how they are supported/documented Boosting transversal skills with Assessment of Transversal Skills by interactive media. Informal learning takes place outside of educational technology for Students/ATS2020 Teachers assume the role of mentors in the formal classes, for example when organizing an event. Valida process and support the learners in every FUNDING phase of the learning spiral, for example with EU/European Commission tion sheds light on this type of learning. It implicates that self-assessment questionnaires and a frame- PROJECT DURATION work for defining personal learning goals. This 2015 – 2018 learners draw on previously acquired knowledge. They take approach aims to develop transversal skills to stock of what they already know and are able to do, thereby complement the mainstream school subjects, DEPARTMENT for example media literacy, self-regulated Interactive Media and Educational Technologies creating the basis for further learning. learning and team skills. The Department of PROJECT LEAD AT Interactive Media and Educational Technolog DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS ies coordinated the development of educa- Prof. Peter Baumgartner tional tools and virtual learning environments PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT to successfully realize this concept. DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS Andrea Ghoneim Tina Gruber-Mücke Isabell Grundschober Wolfgang Rauter Pictured (f. l. t. r.) COORDINATION Cyprus Pedagogical Institute Latsia, Nicosia, Cyprus Peter Baumgartner Isabell Grundschober PARTNERS Gregor Pirker Gerhild Schabasser 16 research and public administration institutions Andrea Ghoneim in the European Union Tina Gruber-Mücke

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Research Clusters

 WasserCluster Lunz  Interdisciplinary Research Groups

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Spotlight Where do fish get their omega-3 fatty acids from?

A research project funded by FWF investi- The results will significantly contribute to gates the nutrient flows of omega-3 fatty the understanding of how invertebrates in acids in riverine food chains. The aim of creeks obtain and retain their essential dietary this research is to solve the mystery of omega-3 fatty acids. In collaboration with an where fish get these essential fats from, international research team from Australia, thereby challenging the River Continuum the US, and Switzerland, the project further Concept. develops research in the areas of aquatic bio- films, food chains in flowing waters and their Current riverine research is strongly influ- trophic biomarkers whilst offering students enced by the established River Continuum and next-generation researchers sophisticated Concept. This concept describes rivers in the training opportunities. upper reaches as very narrow and lined by thick shore vegetation. This prevents sunlight from penetrating, and hence the production of organic material through photosynthesis in the water. At the same time, however, it supplies large amounts of plant matter that falls into the river. Headwaters are important habitats for In partnership with the University of Vienna and the Univer- freshwater salmonids such as trout and char Trophic Flow of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Riverine Food Chains sity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Danube University which, in turn, are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. FUNDING Krems conducts ecologically-oriented aquatic ecosystem The terrestrial matter produced in the upper FWF reaches only supplies fish with very small amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, which they PROJECT DURATION research at the WasserCluster Lunz through the LIPTOX 2016 – 2019 would urgently need for physiological reasons. research group. The research group, headed by Martin Kainz, To solve the mystery of the origin of the es- PROJECT LEAD AT sential omega-3 fatty acids in fish from these DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS investigates how essential nutrients, above all cell membrane- apparently inhospitable habitats, this research Martin J. Kainz, WasserCluster Lunz, research group LIPTOX forming fatty acids, and potential pollutants, such as heavy project focuses on three aspects: first, the seasonal and environmental fluctuations of PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AT metals and microplastics, affect aquatic organisms from algae food supply in pre-Alpine rivers; second, the DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS effects of different light conditions on the Fen Guo, post-doc at WasserCluster Lunz to fish. The researchers conduct experimental basic research synthesis and assimilation of omega-3 fatty Nadine Ebm, PhD student, WasserCluster Lunz, acids in invertebrates; and third, the ability University of Vienna Mirjam Jehle, MSc student, WasserCluster Lunz, on microorganisms such as algae, zooplankton and insect of freshwater fish to synthesize long-chain University of Vienna omega-3 fatty acids. Thomas Kühmeyer, MSc student, WasserCluster larvae as well as fish and their food, both in the lab and out- Lunz, University of Vienna pictured New methods Katharina Winter, WasserCluster Lunz (f. l. t. r.) doors. This research project is developing new Stefanie Danner, WasserCluster Lunz Fen Guo methods, at the forefront of which is the Katharina Winter COORDINATION Nadine Ebm experimental use of compound-specific stable Martin J. Kainz, WasserCluster Lunz/ Martin J. Kainz isotopes as biomarkers in addition to the Danube University Krems Mirjam Jehle separate use of fatty acids and bulk stable Stefanie Danner PARTNERS isotopes. Thomas Kühmayer Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland Not pictured: Hannes Hager, University of Washington, Seattle, USA Serena Rasconi, Suzana Zizek, Ariana Chiapella, Lisa-Maria Hollaus

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Continuing education Health in the age may prevent dementia of migration

The aim of this interdisciplinary project is to The systematic review aims at investigating Misdiagnosis due to language difficul- A further focus of research is analyzing inter- examine the preventive effects of continuing the best available evidence on the preventive ties or cultural barriers, or rising medical nationalization processes in European health education on mild cognitive impairment and effectiveness of continuing education and ex- tourism … the mobility currently taking systems, including determining economic po- Alzheimer’s-type dementia, and to carry out amining possible differences between certain place due to migration and globalizati- tentials. One example of this is the rising need further health-economic modeling and to variables such as gender. on poses a challenge to the health care for foreign care staff in Austria. The research develop pilot projects for health-economic system, with both social and economic team’s goal is a more in-depth analysis of glo- modeling and in case of lacking evidence to consequences. These changes, along with balization processes in the health system and develop pilot projects for further studies. related strategies, are being investigated their social, institutional, economic, medical by the interdisciplinary research group and psychological aspects. Cognitive activity, the development of a wide “Health, Mobility and Globalization” range of interests, as well as engaging in established in 2016 at Danube University different types of activities and reflection on the Krems. individual phases of key events in individual biography constitutes a prerequisite for a sa- A total of 15 researchers from the Faculty tisfying and fulfilled life. Continuing education of Health and Medicine and the Faculty of provides several opportunities in this direction. Business and Globalization have joined forces In Austria, continuing education programmes to develop sustainable strategies for dealing Does Continuing Education Prevent Interdisciplinary Research Group are available at low cost and in a wide range with changes in the health system as a con- Cognitive Decline and Dementia?/ Health, Mobility and for people from all aspects of life. However, CoCoDe sequence of migration and globalization. Globalization the preventive effects of continuing education In accordance with the transdisciplinary on cognitive decline and dementia have not PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS: approach, stakeholders from various health PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS: been comprehensively and systematically systems are involved. assessed yet. In an aging society, though, COORDINATION EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE AND Department of Continuing Education Research CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY small effects can result in great health-eco- and Educational Management One emphasis is on the culture-specific Prof. Gerald Gartlehner nomic benefits. communication of illness and pain. Culture- Christina Kien EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE AND specific communication forms become appa- Isolde Sommer Partners from the field CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY rent, for example, in the way psychological MIGRATION AND GLOBALIZATION The multidisciplinary scientific team has started Prof. Gerald Gartlehner illnesses or symptoms are described. The re- Irma Klerings, Nina Matyas Prof. Gudrun Biffl working on the comprehensive systematic sulting misunderstandings could, among other Anna Faustmann literature search on the subject as a basis for HEALTH SCIENCES AND BIOMEDICINE, things, lead to misdiagnosis and therapies Lydia Rössl all further steps. Afterwards, a systematic CENTER FOR GERIATRIC MEDICINE AND being terminated. In a first step, the research review or a meta-analysis will be conducted GERIATRIC NURSING team examined available international studies, PSYCHOTHERAPY AND Prof. Christoph Gisinger BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH for the critical evaluation of the studies and to and put the relevant results to the Austrian Veronika Schauer, Haus der Barmherzigkeit Katharina Gerlich provide a summary of the existing evidence. Health Survey 2014 for secondary data statis Heidemarie Hinterwallner (until July 31st, 2017) The practitioners, experts and professionals CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES AND PREVEN- tic analysis. In a second step, perception of Robert Jank from the fields of continuing education, health TIVE MEDICINE, CENTER FOR DEMENTIA health and illness, the communicative sche- Prof. Christoph Pieh and social care (Berufsförderungsinstitut Tyrol, STUDIES mata of different ethnic groups in Austria, and Martha Schneider Prof. Stefanie R. Auer Haus der Barmherzigkeit, MAS Alzheimerhil- health system processes are being studied KNOWLEDGE AND COMMUNICATIONS fe) are involved in the project from the very DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ECONOMY using a mix of methods. MANAGEMENT beginning. Prof. Gottfried Haber Eva Mayr Günther Schreder CONTINUING EDUCATION RESEARCH AND Prof. Gerald Steiner EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, TRANS- Lukas Zenk DISCIPLINARY EDUCATION PLANNING AND RESEARCH UNIT CENTER FOR MANAGEMENT Prof. Monika Kil IN HEALTHCARE Filiz Keser Aschenberger Prof. Gottfried Haber Martin Suitner, Berufsförderungsinstitut Tyrol Eva Krczal

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Facts & Figures

 Science & Society  Research Service  Newly Appointed Professors  Key Figures Forschung mit Relevanz - im Bereich  Selected Publications > Regenerative Medizin > Inflammation > Magnetische Sensorik und Materialien www.donau-uni.ac.at/research > Neurowissenschaften und Prävention 94 Science & Society 95

Danube University Krems sets great store by giving people, and particularly pupils, an insight into the world of research, to make them curious and in the following raise their awareness of the importance of research to society. By participating in business communication initiatives such as The Long Night of Research, Danube University Krems aims to inspire enthusi- asm for research and give young people a chance to look behind the scenes of the work and professional field of research.

 Beyond the Horizon  Girls‘ Day On the occasion of its 20th anniversary on Third grade pupils from the new middle 2 October 2015, titled “Beyond the Horizon,” schools Fels-Grafenwörth and Kirchberg/ Danube University Krems invited the public Wagram and their teachers took advantage of to look behind the scenes at Campus Krems. the Girls’ Day on 28 April 2016 to visit Danube More than 1,000 visitors came to the open University Krems. Leading female university university day to see the research conducted at staff informed them about the career oppor- Danube University Krems with their own eyes,  Long Night of Research tunities at universities and let them look over to visit the research laboratories and converse Once again, in 2016, Danube University their shoulders as they worked. The curious with the scientists personally. Krems opened its doors on The Long Night pupils were even allowed to lend a hand with  tecnet | accent Innovation Award of Research, inviting the public to participate, microscopy or in the light and electronics In 2017, Danube University Krems, in co- learn, and discuss at 27 stations. How can laboratory to experience everyday work and operation with the founder-service accent and bones be regenerated? How does climate test their own skills. tecnet equity NÖ Technologiebeteiligungs- change affect our lakes? What was daily life Invest GmbH, presented the “tecnet | accent like for the workers in the tobacco factory Innovation Award” for the first time. The prize Krems-Stein? And how do you clean blood? honors innovative inventions and research These and many other questions were in the findings, exceptional ideas and original solu- spotlight at the event. The range of topics tions suited to benefit economic development, included biomedicine, educational research, and is directed at scientific staff at Danube sensor technology and thermography. Young University Krems, PhD candidates, students as visitors eagerly tried their hand at being well as graduates. “science detectives.”

Danube University Krems, Research Report 2016/17 96 Office for Research Service and International Affairs Newly Appointed Professors 97

 Anja Grebe  Clemens Appl Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Anja Grebe was appointed Univ.-Prof. Ing. Dr. Clemens Appl, LL.M. university professor of Art History and Mu- was appointed university professor at Danu- seum Collections Management at Danube be University Krems on 1 October 2016. The University Krems on 1 October 2015. She lawyer and industrial engineer is professor took over as Head of the Department of Art of International, European and Austrian and Cultural Sciences at the same time. Prior Copyright Law and heads the subject area to this she worked in the Art History Insti- of Intellectual Property and Data Protection tute of Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, at the Department of Legal Sciences and and was visiting professor at the University International Relations, Danube University of Beijing. Grebe studied French literature, Krems. Prior to this, Appl was part of the History, as well as Art and Media Science at IT|IP Law Group at the Vienna University of the University of Constance and Université Economics and Business. Besides copyright Paris-Sorbonne. law, his fields of research also include design law, industrial law, competition law and data  Thomas Klestil protection law. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Klestil was appointed university professor for Traumatology  Peter Parycek at Danube University Krems on 1 January Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Peter Parycek, MSc 2016 in accordance with § 99 of the Univer- MAS has been university professor of sity Act. The trauma surgeon, also a specia- e-Governance since July 2015, as well as list in orthopedics and orthopedic surgery, Head of the Department of E-Governance in was previously head of the Department of Business and and Administration at Danube Accident Surgery at the Baden/Mödling University Krems. Between 2006 and 2011 regional hospital and its satellite department he held an advisor position at the Austri- at Hainburg regional hospital. Klestil took his an Federal Chancellery (BKA), where he The Office for Research Service and Interna- The Office for Research Service and degree in medicine in 1987 at the University conducted projects and work groups in the tional Affairs supports research projects, from of Vienna, followed by a degree in Health field of e-Democracy and e-Government. He providing advice on international and national International Affairs at Danube Uni- Sciences at UMIT, Hall, Tyrol. studied Law at the University of Salzburg, research and mobility programs, information where he took his degree in 2005. He is the versity Krems advises researchers on about technical and administrative procedures,  Ulrike Guérot founder of the CeDEM conference series and supporting project submissions. In addition, Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Ulrike Guérot was appoin- (International Conference for e-Democracy issues ranging from funding applica- the Center supports the PhD coordinators with ted university professor for European Policy and Open Government). organizing PhD programs. tions through to concluding their and the Study of Democracy at Danube University Krems on 1 April 2016. She be-  Claudia Höfner The Center is also the first point of contact research projects. came head of the Department of European Univ.-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Claudia Höfner, regarding disseminating research findings, and Policy and the Study of Democracy at the MSc was appointed university professor assists with documenting all research projects same time. She studied political science, of Integrative Therapy and Psychosocial in the Danube University Krems research history and philosophy in Bonn, Muenster Interventions at Danube University Krems database. and Paris. In 2013, Guérot founded the think on 17 October 2016. Höfner studied psycho- tank “European Democracy Lab” in Berlin, logy and sociology and graduated from the which she also headed. Between 2006 and Institute of Higher Studies (IHS, Vienna) as 2013 she held other offices, such as Director a specialist in social and scientific research of the ECFR (European Council on Foreign methods, as well as the European Graduate Relations) Berlin Office. School for the Social Sciences at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. She trained as both a clinical health psychologist and occupational psychologist. Höfner is a psychotherapist in the specialist field of pictured integrative therapy. (f.l.t.r.) pictured (from top to bottom) Claudia Paulhart Prof. Anja Grebe Sabina Ertl Prof. Thomas Klestil Julia Uhlik Prof. Ulrike Guérot Karin Siebenhandl Prof. Clemens Appl Edith Huber Prof. Peter Parycek Katrin Wlcek Prof. Claudia Höfner

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Danube University Krems builds bridges between theory and Facts & Figures application as well as the disciplines, thereby creating dynamics and innovation.

As a university for continuing education, Danube Research work is embedded in three Faculties Scientific Staff Third party research funding gained in 2016 University Krems is particularly concerned with and their Departments: Full-time equivalent Total: 5.1 million euros the current trends and developments taking Total: 229 place in modern society. The result is a high  Faculty of Health and Medicine By sponsors: degree of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplina-  Faculty of Business and Globalization Women: 124 rity in research. Transdisciplinarity includes  Faculty of Education, Arts and Architecture Men: 105 Public law Trusts institutions Associations fundamentals as well as practical application and integrates knowledge stemming from The promotion of interdisciplinarity as supple- EU 50 % Companies outside academia. Research at Danube Uni- mentary to research in the disciplines is versity Krems concentrates on four core fields: supported, for example, by internal research Federal groups working across all departments, Ministries faculties and disciplines or by courses and  Health and Medicine lectures at the PhD level open to students of Austrian  Educational Research and all disciplines. Research Promotion Lifelong Learning Women Men Agency  European Integration, Federal Migration and Economics Source: BiDok, 2016 Full-time equivalent: 452 Austrian Province  Art, Culture and Architecture (As per 31.12.2016, BiDok) Science Fund Local government Municipalities

Total number of publications: 503 Projects according to funding bodies total: 166 Austrian Research Local Promotion Companies/ a: 31 b: 163 c: 157 d: 82 e: 4 f: 3 g: 41 h: 21 i: 1 EU: 13 Federation: 14 Provincial: 39 government: 4 Agency: 32 Private: 19 Other: 36

Austrian Science Fund: 9 a  First edition reference books and textbooks: 31 b  Articles published in compilations: 163 c  Articles first published in SCI, SSCI and AHCI journals:157 d  Articles published in other scientific journals:82 e  Art catalogs and other art publications: 4 f  Artistic sound, image, data carriers: 3 g  Other scientific publications:41 h  Articles in art catalogs and other art publications: 21 i  Contributions to artistic sound, image, data carriers: 1

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 Adámek J, Drdácký M, Hanus C, Havliš K, Morgenstein P, Schmid-Mikula C (2016) Revitalisierungsleitfaden – Sanierung und Erhalt  Guérot U (2016) Einmal heißer Krieg - kalter Frieden und zurück, In: Felixberger P, Nassehi A (Hrsg.), Kursbuch, Bd. 188, pp. 60-87, kirchlicher Bauten. In: Diözesanarchiv St. Pölten (Hrsg.), Diözesanarchiv St. Pölten, St. Pölten. Murmann Verlag, Hamburg.

 Aigner D, Bräumann P, Haber G, Kofler G, Tumpel M (2016) Drei-Komponenten-Rechnung. Vereinheitlichung der Voranschläge und  Guérot U (Hrsg.) (2016) Warum Europa eine Republik werden muss! Eine politische Utopie, Dietz JH Verlag, Berlin. Rechnungsabschlüsse der Gebietskörperschaften. SWK Steuer- und WirtschaftsKartei, 91. Jahrgang, Nr. 2, 128-132.  Guo F, Kainz MJ, Sheldon F, Bunn SE (2016) Effects of Light and Nutrients on Periphyton and Somatic Growth and Fatty Acid Composition  Auer S, Linsmayer E, Beránková A, Pascher P, Firlinger B, Prischl D, Ratajczak P, Span E, Holmerova I (2017) DEMDATA: of Grazers in Subtropical Streams. Oecologia, 181 (2), 449-462. The Austrian-Czech institutional long term care project - design and protocol of a two-centre cross sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res, 17 (1), 296.  Höltl A, Brandtweiner R, Müller R (2017) Approach to Solving the E-Waste Problem - Case Study Ghana. Int. J. Sus. Dev. Plann., 12 (6), 1050-  Bauer C, Niculescu-Morzsa E, Jeyakumar V, Kern D, Späth SS, Nehrer S (2016) Chondroprotective effect of high-molecular-weight 1060. hyaluronic acid on osteoarthritic chondrocytes in a co-cultivation inflammation model with M1 macrophages. J Inflamm, 13 (1), 31.  Jeyakumar V, Halbwirth F, Niculescu-Morzsa E, Bauer C, Zwickl H, Kern D, Nehrer S (2016) Chondrogenic Gene Expression Differences  Baumgartner P, Ghoneim A, Wolf B (2016) E-Portfolioformate für lebenslanges Lernen - Potenziale und Nutzungsszenarien. between Chondrocytes from Osteoarthritic and Non-OA Trauma Joints in a 3D Collagen Type I Hydrogel. Cartilage, 8 (2), 191-198. In: Ziegelbauer S und Gläser-Zikuda M (Hrsg.) Portfolio als Innovation in Schule, Hochschule und LehrerInnenbildung. 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