The Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda are part of the east rift system. They are more than 5,000 metres high, which is unusual for an area otherwise dominated by rift valleys. The Research Unit "Rift Dynamics, Uplift and Climate Change in Equatorial Africa: Interdisciplinary Research Linking Asthenosphere, Lithosphere, Biosphere and Atmosphere" will focus on how this mountain formation took place, its influence on climate and consequent effects on the ecosystem, and human evolution in this region. The participating scientists from the universities of Frankfurt am Main, Heidelberg and Mainz, the Technical University of Darmstadt, the Free University of Berlin and GFZ Potsdam (Germany's National Research Centre for Geosciences) will study issues related to geodynamics, sedimentology, paleontology, hominid research and atmosphere research.
Research cannot stand still. This applies too if tool machines breakdown unexpectedly and production stops. The aim of the Research Unit "Targeted Preventive Maintenance by Automated Status Observation" is to develop a method for the automatic prediction of damage. The basis of this prediction is the systematic analysis of control and drive signals, leading to prediction of machine breakdowns and consequent cost minimization. Thus it should be possible in future to plan maintenance measures in good time at opportune moments, to avoid loss of production.
When choosing which meat to buy, it is not only the price that matters, but also the quality and taste. One of the characteristics of high quality meat is a specific water content. What is decisive is the water binding capacity of the meat, which depends on factors such as the muscular structure and various environmental factors, including stress. The Research Unit "Functional Genetic Principles of Water Binding Capacit
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Contact: Dr. Jutta Rateike
jutta.rateike@dfg.de
49-228-885-2665
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
26-Jan-2006