School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
Organisation profile
Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.
Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.
Main research areas
Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.
Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.
Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.
We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.
Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.
Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.
With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.
Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses
In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.
- 2017
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Application of titanium dioxide nanoparticles as a photocatalyst for the removal of micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals from water
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Rastogi, T. & Kümmerer, K., 01.08.2017, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 6, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Ecosystem services in global sustainability policies
Geijzendorffer, I. R., Cohen-Shacham, E., Cord, A. F., Cramer, W., Guerra, C. & Martín-López, B., 01.08.2017, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 74, p. 40-48 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth and phycocyanin synthesis in the heterotrophic microalga Galdieria sulphuraria on substrates made of food waste from restaurants and bakeries
Sloth, J., Jensen, H. C., Pleißner, D. & Eriksen, N. T., 01.08.2017, In: Bioresource Technology. 238, p. 296-305 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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“How complex and even perverse the real world can be” W.D. Hamilton's early work on social wasps (1964–1968)
Caniglia, G., 01.08.2017, In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 64, p. 41-52 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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New chronometric age estimates for the context of the Neanderthal from Wannen-Ochtendung (Germany) by TL and argon dating
Richter, D., Klinger, P., Schmidt, C., van den Bogaard, P. & Zöller, L., 01.08.2017, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 14, p. 127-136 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Testing socio-cultural valuation methods of ecosystem services to explain land use preferences
Schmidt, K., Walz, A., Martín-López, B. & Sachse, R., 01.08.2017, In: Ecosystem Services. 26, Part A, p. 270-288 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lehreinheiten zu inklusiver Fachdidaktik evidenzbasiert entwickeln
Süßenbach, J., Greve, S., Troll, B., Besser, M. & Abels, S., 08.2017, Innovation und Technologie im Sport : 23. dvs-Hochschultag, München, 13.-15. September 2017, Abstracts. Schwirtz, A., Mess, F., Demetriou, Y. & Senner, V. (eds.). 1. ed. Hamburg: Feldhaus, Ed. Czwalina, p. 53 1 p. (Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft; vol. 265).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Ökonomistische Diskurse der Nachhaltigkeit: Bestimmende Momente und die Frage nach Alternativen
Meyer, E. M. & Vilsmaier, U., 08.2017, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften und die Suche nach neuen Wissensordnungen. Pfister, T. (ed.). 1 ed. Weimar: Metropolis Verlag, p. 147-168 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Resource availability determines the importance of niche-based versus stochastic community assembly in grasslands
Conradi, T., Temperton, V. M. & Kollmann, J., 08.2017, In: Oikos. 126, 8, p. 1134-1141 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Feeding ecology of the Andean fox in southern Ecuador: Wild ungulates being the main prey
Guntiñas, M., Lozano, J., Cisneros, R., Narváez, C. & Armijos, J., 19.07.2017, In: Contributions to Zoology. 86, 2, p. 169-180 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sources of nitrogen heterocyclic PAHs (N-HETs) along a riverine course
Siemers, A.-K., Palm, W.-U., Faubel, C., Mänz, J. S., Steffen, D. & Ruck, W., 15.07.2017, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 590-591, p. 69-79 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Eindeutig uneindeutig: Popkulturelle Akteur_innen und Narrationen als Anknüpfungspunkte für die politische Bildung
Offen, S., 11.07.2017, Queertheoretische Perspektiven auf Bildung: Pädagogische Kritik der Heteronormativität. Hartmann, J., Messerschmidt, A. & Thon, C. (eds.). Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 121-138 18 p. (Jahrbuch Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung in der Erziehungswissenschaft; vol. 13).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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The impact of mindfulness on well-being and performance in the workplace: an inclusive systematic review of the empirical literature
Lomas, T., Medina, J. C., Ivtzan, I., Rupprecht, S., Hart, R. & Eiroa-Orosa, F. J., 04.07.2017, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 26, 4, p. 492-513 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Delineating boundaries of social-ecological systems for landscape planning: A comprehensive spatial approach
Martín-López, B., Palomo, I., García-Llorente, M., Iniesta-Arandia, I., Castro, A. J., García Del Amo, D., Gómez-Baggethun, E. & Montes, C., 01.07.2017, In: Land Use Policy. 66, p. 90-104 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Does problem complexity matter for environmental policy delivery? How public authorities address problems of water governance
Kirschke, S., Newig, J., Völker, J. & Borchardt, D., 01.07.2017, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 196, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From competition to facilitation: how tree species respond to neighbourhood diversity
Fichtner, A., Härdtle, W., Li, Y., Bruelheide, H., Kunz, M. & von Oheimb, G., 01.07.2017, In: Ecology Letters. 20, 7, p. 892-900 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Linking the multi-level perspective with social representations theory: Gasifiers as a niche innovation reinforcing the energy-from-waste (EfW) regime
Levidow, L. & Upham, P., 01.07.2017, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 120, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mismatches between supply and demand in wildlife tourism: Insights for assessing cultural ecosystem services
Arbieu, U., Grünewald, C., Martín-López, B., Schleuning, M. & Böhning-Gaese, K., 01.07.2017, In: Ecological Indicators. 78, p. 282-291 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bildung und Kommunikation als integraler Bestandteil der Deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie?
Stoltenberg, U. & Fischer, D., 07.2017, Die Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie: Wegweiser für eine Politik der Nachhaltigkeit. Michelsen, G. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, p. 123–139 17 p. (forum hlz).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Case Study: the social context of arsenic regulation and exposure in South East Hungary
Mildorfová-Leventon, J., 07.2017, Best Practice Guide on the control of Arsenic in Drinking Water. Bhattacharya, P., Polya, D. A. & Jovanovic, D. (eds.). IWA Publishing, p. 239-246 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Community awareness and engagement for arsenic management
Mildorfová-Leventon, J., 07.2017, Best Practice Guide on the Control of Arsenic in Drinking Water. Bhattacharya, P., Polya, D. A. & Jovanovic, D. (eds.). IWA Publishing, p. 117-124 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Functional flower traits and their diversity drive pollinator visitation
Fornoff, F., Klein, A.-M., Hartig, F., Benadi, G., Venjakob, C., Schaefer, H. M. & Ebeling, A., 07.2017, In: Oikos. 126, 7, p. 1020-1030 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Luminescence dating of Late Pleistocene eruptions in the Eifel Volcanic Field, Germany
Schmidt, C., Schaarschmidt, M., Kolb, T., Büchel, G., Richter, D. & Zöller, L., 07.2017, In: Journal of Quaternary Science. 32, 5, p. 628-638 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien und die Herausforderung der politischen Umsetzung
Laws, N. & Heinrichs, H., 07.2017, Die Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie: Wegweiser für eine Politik der Nachhaltigkeit. Michelsen, G. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, p. 141-156 16 p. (forum hlz).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Öffentlich-rechtliche Fragen der Errichtung von Fernwärmenetzen unter kommunaler Beteiligung
Ahlbrink, M. & Schomerus, C.-T., 07.2017, In: Energierecht : ER Zeitschrift für die gesamte Energierechtspraxis. 6, 4, p. 143-149 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Off-stage ecosystem service burdens: A blind spot for global sustainability
Pascual, U., Palomo, I., Adams, W. M., Chan, K. M. A., Daw, T. M., Garmendia, E., Gómez-Baggethun, E., de Groot, R., Mace, G. M., Martín-López, B. & Phelp, J., 07.2017, In: Environmental Research Letters. 12, 7, 10 p., 075001.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Revisiting Carbon Disclosure and Performance: Legitimacy and Management Views
Qian, W. & Schaltegger, S., 07.2017, In: The British Accounting Review. 49, 4, p. 365–379 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Dryudella paulinae spec. nov. (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) from Morocco
Jacobs, H.-J. & Grabener, S., 30.06.2017, In: Contributions To Entomology. 67, 1, p. 111 - 115 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Sphodrina of the southern Levant (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Sphodrini)
Casale, A. & Assmann, T., 30.06.2017, In: Fragmenta Entomologica. 49, 1, p. 13-24 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Education for Sustainable Consumption through Mindfulness Training: Development of a Consumption-Specific Intervention
Stanszus, L., Fischer, D., Böhme, T., Frank, P., Fritzsche, J., Geiger, S., Harfensteller, J., Grossman, P. & Schrader, U., 27.06.2017, In: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability. 19, 1, p. 5-21 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Reporting at Schools: Challenges and Benefits
Carbach, E. & Fischer, D., 27.06.2017, In: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability. 19, 1, p. 69-81 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Erfassung von Belastungs- und Burnout-Erleben parallel zu einem Screening psychischer Störungen im Internet: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen, am Beispiel des „Stress-Monitors"
Hillert, A., Bäcker, K., Weiß, S. & Lehr, D., 14.06.2017, In: ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR PSYCHOSOMATISCHE MEDIZIN UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE. 63, 1, p. 65-66 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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Das Wirken von Nachhaltigkeitsräten in Politik und Gesellschaft
Sieveking, A., 12.06.2017, In: GAIA. 26, 2, p. 158-160 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Dealing with Climate Change: A Conversation with Paul N. Edwards and Oliver Geden
Schrickel, I. & Engemann, C., 12.06.2017, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 40, 2, p. 175-185 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Trading Zones of Climate Change: Introduction
Schrickel, I. & Engemann, C., 12.06.2017, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 40, 2, p. 111-119 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Addressing Complexity in Environmental Management and Governance
Kirschke, S. & Newig, J., 07.06.2017, In: Sustainability. 9, 6, 18 p., 983.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The age of the hominin fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco, and the origins of the Middle Stone Age
Richter, D., Grün, R., Joannes-Boyau, R., Steele, T. E., Amani, F., Rué, M., Fernandes, P., Raynal, J. P., Geraads, D., Ben-Ncer, A., Hublin, J. J. & McPherron, S. P., 07.06.2017, In: Nature. 546, 7657, p. 293-296 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An economic perspective on land use decisions in agricultural landscapes: Insights from the TEEB Germany Study
Albert, C., Schröter-Schlaack, C., Hansjürgens, B., Dehnhardt, A., Döring, R., Job, H., Köppel, J., Krätzig, S., Matzdorf, B., Reutter, M., Schaltegger, S., Scholz, M., Siegmund-Schultze, M., Wiggering, H., Woltering, M. & von Haaren, C., 01.06.2017, In: Ecosystem Services. 25, p. 69-78 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biodiversity and food security: from trade-offs to synergies
Cramer, W., Egea, E., Fischer, J., Lux, A., Salles, J. M., Settele, J. & Tichit, M., 01.06.2017, In: Regional Environmental Change. 17, 5, p. 1257-1259 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Driving factors for the regional implementation of renewable energy: - a multiple case study on the German energy transition
Lutz, L. M., Fischer, L.-B., Newig, J. & Lang, D. J., 01.06.2017, In: Energy Policy. 105, p. 136-147 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Intra- and interspecific hybridization in invasive Siberian elm
Hirsch, H., Brunet, J., Zalapa, J. E., von Wehrden, H., Hartmann, M., Kleindienst, C., Schlautman, B., Kosman, E., Wesche, K., Renison, D. & Hensen, I., 01.06.2017, In: Biological Invasions. 19, 6, p. 1889-1904 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Land use affects dung beetle communities and their ecosystem service in forests and grasslands
Frank, K., Hülsmann, M., Aßmann, T., Schmitt, T. & Blüthgen, N., 01.06.2017, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 243, p. 114-122 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Performance of process-based models for simulation of grain N in crop rotations across Europe
Yin, X., Kersebaum, K. C., Kollas, C., Manevski, K., Baby, S., Beaudoin, N., Öztürk, I., Gaiser, T., Wu, L., Hoffmann, M., Charfeddine, M., Conradt, T., Constantin, J., Ewert, F., de Cortazar-Atauri, I. G., Giglio, L., Hlavinka, P., Hoffmann, H., Launay, M., Louarn, G., Manderscheid, R., Mary, B., Mirschel, W., Nendel, C., Pacholski, A., Palosuo, T., Ripoche-Wachter, D., P. Rötter, R., Ruget, F., Sharif, B., Trnka, M., Ventrella, D., Weigel, H. J. & E. Olesen, J., 01.06.2017, In: Agricultural Systems. 154, p. 63-77 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Putting sustainable chemistry and resource use into context: The role of temporal diversity
Weiser, A., Lang, D. J. & Kümmerer, K., 01.06.2017, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 5, p. 105-114 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Refocusing ecosystem services towards sustainability
Schröter, M., Stumpf, K. H., Loos, J., van Oudenhoven, A. P. E., Böhnke-Henrichs, A. & Abson, D. J., 01.06.2017, In: Ecosystem Services. 25, p. 35-43 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The intersection of food security and biodiversity conservation: a review
Glamann, J., Hanspach, J., Abson, D. J., Collier, N. & Fischer, J., 01.06.2017, In: Regional Environmental Change. 17, 5, p. 1303–1313 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Control versus Complexity: Approaches to the Carbon Dioxide Problem at IIASA
Schrickel, I., 06.2017, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 40, 2, p. 140-159 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Human–nature connection: a multidisciplinary review
Ives, C. D., Giusti, M., Fischer, J., Abson, D. J., Klaniecki, K., Dorninger, C., Laudan, J., Barthel, S., Abernethy, P., Martín-López, B., Raymond, C. M., Kendal, D. & von Wehrden, H., 06.2017, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 26–27, June 2017, p. 106-113 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Predicting the Individual Mood Level based on Diary Data
Bremer, V., Becker, D., Funk, B. & Lehr, D., 06.2017, Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2017. AIS eLibrary, p. 1161-1177 17 p. (Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2017).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Scarification in sub-Saharan Africa: Social skin, remedy and medical import
Garve, R., Garve, M., Türp, J. C., Fobil, J. N. & Meyer, C. G., 06.2017, In: Tropical Medicine and International Health. 22, 6, p. 708-715 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review