@misc{WassermeierGerardsEschetal.,
  author    = {Wassermeier, Mara and Gerards, Matilda and Esch, Alina and Ferber, Selina and Wissner, Kira and Pawlitschko, Jessica},
  title     = {Gender, Arbeit, M{\"a}rkte - Wortmeldungen zur {\"o}kosozialen Marktwirtschaft},
  editor    = {Merenheimo, Petra},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14520},
  pages     = {35},
  abstract  = {„Gender, Arbeit, M{\"a}rkte", geh{\"o}rt seit WS2018 zu dem Seminarangebot des Bachelor-Studiengangs Soziale Arbeit an der TH K{\"o}ln. In diesem Seminar, das ich wissenschaftlich leite, wird die Beziehung zwischen Wirtschaft und Sorgearbeit untersucht und Alternativen zu dem herrschenden ‚genderneutralen' Wirtschaftsmodell „Soziale Marktwirtschaft" kennengelernt. Im Sommersemester 2019 hatten die Seminarteilnehmer*innen die M{\"o}glichkeit, an der Konferenz „{\"O}kosoziale Marktwirtschaft" teilzunehmen mit den eingeladenen Rednern Oliver Richters, Christian Felber und Robert Habeck. Organisiert wurde sie am 26.3.2019 von Prof. Ursula Binder aus der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakult{\"a}t der TH K{\"o}ln. Die studentischen Essays in diesem Sammelband setzen sich kritisch auseinander mit den in der Konferenz vorgestellten sozialen und {\"o}kologischen Wirtschaftsmodellen.},
  subject      = {Geschlecht},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{Sturm,
  type      = {Master Thesis},
  author    = {Sturm, Ruxandra},
  title     = {Provenienzstempel in der Restaurierung und Konservierung von Buch und Graphik. Untersuchungen an Stempelfarben},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14516},
  school      = {Hochschulbibliothek der Technischen Hochschule K{\"o}ln},
  abstract  = {In dieser Arbeit wird die Frage nach der Zusammensetzung einer aus konservatorischer Sicht unbedenklichen Stempelfarbe untersucht. Es konnten vier Kategorien von Stempelfarben ermittelt werden: die lein{\"o}lhaltigen, die mineral{\"o}lhaltigen, die glykol-/glycerolhaltigen und die harzhaltigen. Neun Stempelfarben aus diesen vier Kategorien wurden in einer umfangreichen Testreihe auf ihre Licht- und Klimabest{\"a}ndigkeit, ihre L{\"o}se- und Bleichmittelfestigkeit, ihre Wischfestigkeit und ihr Durchschlagverm{\"o}gen {\"u}berpr{\"u}ft. Drei rein pigmenthaltige Stempelfarben haben diese Tests bestanden. Von diesen hatte nur die lein{\"o}lhaltige Stempelfarbe eine gute Dokumentenechtheit. Zudem werden im letzten Kapitel M{\"o}glichkeiten zur Entfernung von Stempelfarben auf Papier vorgestellt.},
  subject      = {Konservierung},
  language  = {de}
}
@techreport{OPUS4-1431,
  title     = {Annual Report 2017 of the Cologne Research Centre for Reinsurance},
  editor    = {Materne, Stefan},
  organization    = {TH Koeln},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14317},
  pages     = {46},
  abstract  = {The reinsurance market is currently faced with great challenges and profound changes. Even after the large NatCat claims in Q3-2017, the substantial hardening of the reinsurance market for which reinsurers had hoped failed to materialise in the year-end renewal. Interest is now focussed on the renewal of retrocession agreements as at 1st April 2018. The Cologne Research Centre for Reinsurance analyses the latest developments in the reinsurance market and, where appropriate, monitors these through research projects. In the process, the Cologne Research Centre for Reinsurance links its research activities with practices in the reinsurance sector. Hereby, and facilitated through organisation of the annual Cologne Reinsurance Symposium and the Annual Meeting of the Sponsoring Group Reinsurance, a bi-directional transfer of knowledge between theory and practice is pursued. The content of these two scientific events, as well as the completed research projects, are incorporated into scholarship and instruction at the Institute of Insurance Studies, rounding out practice-oriented training in the field of reinsurance. Currently, there are seven researchers and two coordinating employees on the staff of the Cologne Research Centre for Reinsurance. Thereby, all material and personnel costs are fully financed by third-party funds provided by the Sponsoring Group Reinsurance. We want to thank the Sponsoring Group Reinsurance, the University leadership and administration, and the employees of the Cologne Research Centre for Reinsurance for all their support for the research projects and events of the past year.},
  subject      = {R{\"u}ckversicherung},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{OPUS4-1432,
  title     = {Proceedings of the Researchers Corner for the 10th Annual Meeting of the Sponsoring Group Reinsurance},
  editor    = {Materne, Stefan},
  organization    = {TH Koeln},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14328},
  pages     = {60},
  abstract  = {The 10th Annual Meeting of the Sponsoring Group Reinsurance was held 7 July 2017, in Niederkassel near K{\"o}ln. Some 80 representatives of the (re)insurance companies involved in the Sponsoring Group took part in the meeting, together with invited guests. Offered for the third time as part of the Annual Meeting, the Researchers' Corner gave nine members of academic staff at the Cologne Research Centre for Reinsurance an opportunity to deliver short presentations on their individual research projects. Professor Materne also conducted interviews with Messrs Lorenz Kielwein and Frank Baumann. Kielwein reported on the application of mathematical systems theory to processes in change management, and Baumann on his 30 years of experience at Gothaer. During each of three sessions, three short lectures with posters were held in parallel and discussed afterwards. The heterogeneity of the topics presented by the staff members reflects the dovetailing of research theory with practice. In the sessions, the following speakers presented in German and English: Round 1 a) Fabian P{\"u}tz (M.Sc.) Alternative Capital and Basic Risk in the Standard Formula (Non-Life) of Solvency II b) Manuel Dietmann (M.Sc.) SFCR: Findings for Initial Publication c) Jan B{\"o}ggemann (B.Sc.) Optimising the Purchase of Optional Reinsurance by an Industrial Insurer Round 2 a) Robert Joniec (M.Sc.) Actuarial swap b) Lucas Kaiser (M.Sc.) The Impact of Different Determinants on the Rating of Reinsurance Companies c) Lihong Wang (M.Sc., FCII) Chinese Automobile Vehicle Recall Insurance Round 3 a) Sebastian Hoos (M.Sc., FCII) Critical Analysis of the Practical Application of the Definition of an Event b) Fabian Lassen (B.A.) Employees in the Reinsurance Industry: Germany and the USA. c) Kai-Olaf Knocks (M.A., FCII) [Autonomous Driving: Evolution or Revolution? The presentations also featured the work of another member of our staff who unfortunately, for logistical reasons, was able to present his research project in poster form but was not able to deliver a brief lecture. Poster d) Wolfgang Koch (B.A.) Public-Private Partnership in Emerging and Developing Countries. We would like to thank the funding bodies who make this event possible to begin with and provide our scholars an opportunity to conduct their research.},
  subject      = {R{\"u}ckversicherung},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{MaterneLassenEich,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Materne, Stefan and Lassen, Fabian and Eich, Markus},
  title     = {Entwicklung eines l{\"a}nder{\"u}bergreifenden Versicherungspools und anderer risikopolitischer Maßnahmen zur Reduzierung der Volatilit{\"a}t von lokalen Naturgefahren},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14287},
  pages     = {135},
  abstract  = {In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden verschiedene risikopolitische Maßnahmen zur Reduzierung der Volatilit{\"a}t des Nettoergebnisses eines Erstversicherers beschrieben, mit Hilfe derer Schadenquoten und Ergebnisse zuk{\"u}nftig besser zu planen sind. Als m{\"o}gliche Ans{\"a}tze kam die Gr{\"u}ndung eines Versicherungspools zwischen zwei oder mehreren europ{\"a}ischen Erstversicherern sowie die Verwendung eines versicherungstechnischen Swaps in Betracht. Aufgrund von geringeren Kosten und h{\"o}herer Flexibilit{\"a}t erscheint der versicherungstechnische Swap gegen{\"u}ber der Gr{\"u}ndung eines Versicherungspools besser geeignet zu sein. Die Basis der Masterarbeit bildet, neben zur Verf{\"u}gung gestellter Informationen der beiden Erstversicherer Achmea (Niederlande) und Gothaer (Deutschland) sowie unterschiedlicher Praxisbeispiele, eine ausf{\"u}hrliche Auswertung versicherungs- und finanzwissenschaftlicher Literatur. Die Arbeit soll als Diskussions- und Entscheidungsgrundlage zur Implementierung einer der beschriebenen Maßnahmen in die Praxis dienen.},
  subject      = {R{\"u}ckversicherung},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{FazitoRezendeFernandes,
  type      = {Master Thesis},
  author    = {Fazito Rezende Fernandes, Gabriel},
  title     = {Perceived impacts on ecosystem services and coping strategies by dairy farmers in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro during the drought of 2014-2017},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14430},
  school      = {Hochschulbibliothek der Technischen Hochschule K{\"o}ln},
  abstract  = {Soils are complex, evolving systems that simultaneously shape and are shaped by numerous biotic and abiotic factors in a vast web of interactions that creates the conditions for the propagation of life and the maintenance of human societies. Yet, land use and land use change (LULUC) and anthropogenic climate change (CC) are forcing substantial and rapid alterations into soil's properties and processes, thus affecting the functions and services derived from it. The resulting land degradation (LD) is now spread, according to recent estimates, over nearly 30 \% of the world's total land, mostly on the population dense and impoverished tropics, a zone predicted to withstand the worst impacts of CC. The Atlantic Forest in Brazil is a particularly vulnerable environment, and the unusual drought of 2014-2017 that hit its Southeastern region is likely the harbinger of a progressively drier future. The way the prelude of what might be an increasingly frequent hazard affected farmers' livelihoods and natural resources, and the manner in which they reacted to those impacts can thus reveal points of strength and fragility that could be respectively harnessed or addressed to develop a more sustainable agriculture and climate resilience. This master thesis focused on characterizing those impacts and reactions on distinct dairy production systems in two municipalities in Northwestern Rio de Janeiro: Santo Ant{\^o}nio de P{\´a}dua and Cambuci. Through interviews and in loci observations, the researcher collected data concerning environmental services (erosion prevention, soil cover and water provision), production variables (inputs and outputs), socio-economic information, farm system management and farmers' future perspectives. The results show that dairy production systems in the region are heterogeneous and, although they may share common characteristics, drought outcomes were closely tied to the specificities of each farm. Ultimately, outcomes originated from differences in water supply, water demand, and feed availability, their subsequent change by the drought and farmers' reaction to those changes at each property.},
  subject      = {D{\"u}rre},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{ZaferEngelen,
  author    = {Zafer, Enes and Engelen, Monika},
  title     = {Customer Relationship Management von Anfang an - CRM und CRM Tools f{\"u}r junge Unternehmen},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14403},
  pages     = {14},
  abstract  = {Das vorliegende Paper fasst die Erkenntnisse zum Einsatz von Kundenbeziehungs-management (engl. Customer Relationship Management (CRM)) und geeignete Tools f{\"u}r junge Unternehmen zusammen. Es basiert auf der Bachelorarbeit von Herrn Enes Zafer, die von August bis Oktober 2019 von Prof. Dr. Monika Engelen betreut wurde. Neben einer Recherche der grundle-genden Theorie zu Customer Relationship Management wurden zehn CRM Tools an-hand Ihrer Funktionen beurteilt und verglichen. Der Kerninhalt dieses Papers ist, sowohl ein Verst{\"a}ndnis f{\"u}r Kundenbeziehungsma-nagement zu schaffen als auch einen {\"U}berblick und Empfehlung von CRM Tools f{\"u}r junge Unternehmen abzuleiten.},
  subject      = {Kundenmanagement},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{Burger,
  type      = {Master Thesis},
  author    = {Burger, Sonja},
  title     = {Exploring the Influence of Faith Water Saving Behaviors among Christians in Amman, Jordan},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14382},
  school      = {Hochschulbibliothek der Technischen Hochschule K{\"o}ln},
  pages     = {142},
  abstract  = {As the number and intensity of environmental challenges increase, more faiths have initiated religiously motivated change within their communities or have been involved in cooperation projects with NGOs or GOs dedicated to conservation. Even though a lot of quantitative research had been done on the correlation of religiosity and concern for the environment, no scientific study dealt about the argumentation lines that drive or discourage believers to get involved in environmental conversation. As a basis for the research the Theory of Planned Behavior of Ajzen was modified into a model. By the means of Semi-Standardized Interview guidelines 15 members and leaders of different church communities in Amman were interrogated to retrieve meaning of and cause-effect-chains between the different components of the model. Their answers were coded and analyzed with cross tables to identify interconnections and their tendencies. The results show that interviewees' religious convictions about God and the world were the strongest influencer, whereas the community and leaders rarely gave a reason for people to adapt water saving measures. External factors such as governmental, societal, political or economic mostly discouraged people to adapt environmentfriendly behaviors. Approaches by the GIZ have already started catering to those challenges and potentials, however the range of impact did not reach until most of the interviewees.},
  language  = {en}
}
@masterthesis{Hahn,
  type      = {Bachelor Thesis},
  author    = {Hahn, Andr{\´e}},
  title     = {Entwicklung einer Android-App zur mobilen Nutzung einer zentralisierten Comicsammlung},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14348},
  school      = {Hochschulbibliothek der Technischen Hochschule K{\"o}ln},
  pages     = {100},
  abstract  = {Neben den großen Anbietern digitaler Comics mit elektronischem Kopierschutz (DRM) haben sich auch Anbieter f{\"u}r DRM-freie Comics etabliert. Als Open Source-Alternative zu den Plattformen Ersterer wurde im Rahmen des Praxisprojekts die Software ComicLib als Web-App zur Verwaltung digitaler Comicsammlungen geschaffen. Diese erm{\"o}glicht die gemeinsame Verwaltung DRM-gesch{\"u}tzter sowie -freier Comics. Letz-tere sind außerdem im Webbrowser lesbar. Die im Rahmen dieser Arbeit entstandene And-roid-App soll eine Open Source-Alternative zu den mobilen Apps der Plattformen der gro-ßen Anbieter sein und ComicLib um eine mobile App zur Offline-Nutzung der Comics erwei-tern. Der erste Prototyp wird im Nachgang des Projekts weiter getestet und verbessert, be-vor die erste stabile Version ver{\"o}ffentlicht wird.},
  subject      = {Open Source},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{ReyesBejarano,
  type      = {Master Thesis},
  author    = {Reyes Bejarano, Johann Sebastian},
  title     = {Environmental Peacebuilding and Traditional Gold Mining Communities: Challenges and Oportunities in a Post-Conflict Setting in Colombia},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-14338},
  school      = {Hochschulbibliothek der Technischen Hochschule K{\"o}ln},
  abstract  = {The post-conflict setting in Colombia resulted after the signing of the peace agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the national Government at the end of 2016, faces two main problems. On one hand, the environmental degradation and the pressure over the ecosystems now exposed to the economic and socio-demographic dynamics of the country; and on the other hand, the increase of violence in rural areas characterized by the abundance of natural resources. These two problems can be linked through the complex dynamics of natural resources appropriation. Among the natural resources affecting the course of the post-conflict in Colombia, gold appears as one of the most relevant sources of violence and environmental degradation. This condition makes it crucial to understand the complex local dynamics of mining regions in order to propose alternatives for consolidating a sustaining peace. The armed groups, the state, the private companies, and traditional gold mining communities are all stakeholders involved in gold mining and the conflicts around this activity. Nevertheless, communities have been denied as a formal actor. This work aims to give voice to those communities, understanding them as a key actor for peacebuilding. This research seeks to understand the relationship between gold mining and the social-armed conflict in Colombia, to identify which are the drivers for the increasing of this activity during the post-conflict, as well as which strategies developed by traditional gold mining communities can contribute to peacebuilding. Thus, an integrative analytical framework is developed. This theoretical framework integrates 1) environmental peacebuilding to evaluate the possibilities of natural resources to becoming tools for cooperation, and 2) political ecology to clarify, from a multi-scalar approach, the socio-political context in which the conflict takes place. Hence, from a qualitative approach that involves several ethnographic methods is found that artisanal-ancestral miners and traditional miners organized to remain in their territories in a context of dispossession, have developed socio-ecological systems and natural resources management strategies relevant to implement initiatives of environmental peacebuilding that can be sustained over time and aimed to overcome the structural causes of violence and environmental degradation.},
  subject      = {Friedenssicherung},
  language  = {en}
}