Prof. Franz Werner

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Revision of Neotropical genera Microraphes Franz, Heteroscydmus Franz and Mimoscydmus Franz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae).

Neotropical ant-like stone beetle genera Microraphes Franz, Heteroscydmus Franz and Mimoscydmus Franz are revised. Microraphespygmaeus Franz, Heteroscydmus yapacariensis Franz and Mimoscydmus brasiliensis Franz are redescribed; Mimoscydmus baruerii Franz is transferred to a new genus Amimoscydmus gen. nov., resulting in Amimoscydmus baruerii (Franz) comb. nov. Together with the large genus Micr...

Higher Franz - Reidemeister Torsion

In this expository article I will discuss the theory of higher Franz-Reidemeister torsion and its application to the construction of non-trivial classes in the algebraic K-theory of elds. I will also explain how these ideas may be used to construct classes in the cohomology of the Torelli group.

Franz Krempler , Emanuel Hell ,

Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and other major cardiovascular risk factors. A common amino acid polymorphism at codon 972 of the insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) has been shown to interact with obesity in the expression of insulin resistance. The plasma concentration of the adipocyte-specific hormone leptin is increased in obesity and is correlated with adipose tissue mass. B...

Werner Syndrome

Werner Syndrome (WS) is an autosomal recessive disease that leads to the premature manifestation of clinical symptoms associated with normal aging. Clinical symptoms include: short stature, graying/loss of hair, osteoporosis, cataracts, atherosclerosis, type II diabetes, hypogonadism, skin ulcers, reduced fertility, and high incidence of malignant neoplasms. They appear in one’s 20’s and 30’s, ...