R Müller
Biographic Data
| ID | 74870 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Müller |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Müller |
| SIGNATURE | MÜLLER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Technical University of Munich |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2685-0009 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 74 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
AI in the German Media
The continuing high level of media attention to advances in AI has raised scholarly concerns about hype. However, existing scholarship on AI hype considers its object of study, ‘AI’, as given and stable, rather than tracing how it is discursively constructed. This paper presents a qualitative discourse analysis of four years of AI coverage in German newspapers. It traces how the object of AI itself is constructed in discourse, rather than assumin…
Social problems, technological solutions? German nursing care experts’ perspectives, evaluations, and imaginaries of care robotics research
Nursing care work in Germany has been facing significant challenges, among them a steadily increasing shortage of nursing care workers. Funding programs promote the use of care robotics to mitigate these challenges’ negative effects and to support nursing care practice. However, most robotics research on the topic has so far followed a technology-centered approach that hardly considers nursing care experts’ distinct experiences, knowledge, or exp…
Scientific-intellectual movements in the post-truth age
Over the past decade, evolutionary biology has seen an unusual number of heated debates centered around the pronouncement of an Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES). This theoretical framework brings together researchers from a range of disciplines in biology, such as ecology, developmental biology, and epigenetics, as well as philosophers of science, to challenge some of the key tenets of contemporary evolutionary theory, by arguing for a great…
Unravelling biosocial dynamics? The placenta as a postgenomic bio-object in environmental epigenetic research on air pollution
Air pollution exposure and its health effects are a central concern of environmental epigenetic research with birth cohorts. This article explores why researchers have turned to the placenta as a research object to study the dynamic interactions between in utero exposure to air pollution and future child health. Drawing on Science and Technology Studies, particularly the bio-object concept, this article analyses the transformation of the placenta…
Missed opportunities for AI governance
Since the beginning of the current hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI), governments, research institutions, and the industry invited ethical, legal, and social sciences (ELS) scholars to research AI’s societal challenges from various disciplinary viewpoints and perspectives. This approach builds upon the tradition of supporting research on the societal aspects of emerging sciences and technologies, which started with the Ethical, Legal, and …
Nonpathological alterations of lived time in nonfiction and fiction
What’s it got to do with the Brain? Mobilising and Doing Clinical Relevance in Epigenetic Psychiatric Research
This article explores the epistemic dynamics catalysed by researchers advocating for the clinical relevance of environmental epigenetics in psychiatry. We do so based on an in-depth literature analysis of peer-reviewed research articles and interviews with researchers who conduct epigenetic research in psychiatry. In demonstrating how relevance builds a crucial yet ambivalent bridge between basic research and clinical application, we explore tens…
Modes of Relevance in Research
In response to growing social, ecological and health-related challenges, scientists are increasingly expected to demonstrate the societal relevance of their work. This special issue critically examines the concept of “relevance” in scientific research, exploring how it is defined, enacted and contested across disciplines, institutions and collaborations. We propose a practice-oriented conceptualization of “doing relevance”, understanding it not a…
It’s all about factory farming
Since its development, scientists have proclaimed that the novel gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas will allow them to modify organisms with unprecedented speed and accuracy. In agriculture, CRISPR-Cas is said to significantly extend the possibilities to genetically modify common livestock animals. Genetic targets in livestock include edits to optimize yield, minimize environmental impacts, and improve animal health, among other targets that coul…
Suspended responsibility
With the rise of machine learning-based decision support systems, the responsibility for potential errors is regularly questioned. Scholarly work regarding this issue has criticized a "responsibility gap," that is, unattributable responsibility for the effects of machine learning-supported decisions. One proposition to close the responsibility gap is to include scientists, who lay the basis for the functioning of machine learning models in distri…
Finding solutions to problems that never existed
Over the past decade, co-creation, i.e. practices bringing together diverse actors to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, has emerged as a broadly desired approach to innovation governance. Co-creation takes many shapes and its promises range from more successful innovations to more inclusive and responsible forms of innovating. In this paper, we interrogate co-creation practices by tracing how they shape techno-society relations through the in…
Putting Embedded Ethics and Social Science into practice
In response to the ethical and societal challenges of emerging technologies, there is a growing commitment to integrative socio-technical research. One such approach is embedded ethics and social science, which embeds the analysis of ethical, social, and legal aspects into the entire innovation process through direct collaboration between ethicists, social scientists, legal scholars, technical researchers, and experts in the field of application.…
Intervenções para promover o clima ético
Esta revisão visa identificar e descrever intervenções realizadas para promover o clima ético em instituições de saúde. Foi feita revisão de escopo nas bases PubMed, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, EBSCOhost e Google Acadêmico, entre outubro e dezembro de 2022. Os dados foram analisados mediante síntese numérica e temática. Foram incluídos três estudos: dois quase-experimentais e um experimental. Médicos, enfermeiros e outros membros da equipe parti…
Intervenciones para promover un clima ético
Esta revisión busca identificar y describir intervenciones para promover un clima ético en instituciones sanitarias. Se realizó una revisión de alcance en las bases de datos PubMed, Biblioteca Virtual en Salud, EBSCOhost y Google Scholar entre octubre y diciembre de 2022. Los datos se analizaron mediante síntesis numérica y temática. Se incluyeron tres estudios: dos cuasiexperimentales y uno experimental. Los participantes fueron médicos, enferme…
Toxicity as process
The Feeling Rules of Peer Review
Punctuated by joy, disappointments, and conflicts, research evaluation constitutes an intense, emotional moment in scientific life. Yet reviewers and research institutions often expect evaluations to be conducted objectively and dispassionately. Inspired by the scholarship describing the role of emotions in scientific practices, we argue instead, that reviewers actively define, display and manage their emotions in response to the structural organ…
Epigenetik
Ruth Müller widmet sich in diesem Beitrag der Umweltepigenetik, einem aufstrebenden Feld der Molekularbiologie, das sich mit dem Einfluss von Umweltfaktoren auf die Expression des Genoms beschäftigt. Sie diskutiert, wie die Umweltepigenetik zunehmend in Debatten über Fat und Gesundheit mobilisiert wird, und welche Fragen im Bereich sozialer Gerechtigkeit damit verbunden sind.
Five Decades of Solar Research at the Pic Du Midi Turret Dome (1960-2010). Part 2
In the Part 2 of the series of two papers dedicated to the review on fifty years of advances in solar instrumentation and solar physics made at the Pic du Midi Turret-Dome (1960-2010) in various domains, we present the main observations and results obtained in the field of high resolution imagery, for which the instrument was originally designed
Five Decades of Solar Research at the Pic Du Midi Turret-Dome (1960-2010). Part 1
The Pic du Midi Turret-Dome, known as 'Lunette Jean Rösch'or LJR ('lunette' for refractor in French), was scientifically active during five decades between 1960 and 2010. It was dedicated to high spatial resolution observations in solar astronomy. We review fifty years of advances in solar instrumentation and solar physics made by this instrument in various domains, which took advantage of the good seeing at Pic du Midi. First, we summarize some …
Understanding and assessing uncertainty of observational climate datasets for model evaluation using ensembles
In climate science, observational gridded climate datasets that are based on in situ measurements serve as evidence for scientific claims and they are used to both calibrate and evaluate models. However, datasets only represent selected aspects of the real world, so when they are used for a specific purpose they can be a source of uncertainty. Here, we present a framework for understanding this uncertainty of observational datasets which distingu…
Re-disciplining Academic Careers? Interdisciplinary Practice and Career Development in a Swedish Environmental Sciences Research Center
Interdisciplinarity is often framed as crucial for addressing the complex problems of contemporary society and for achieving new levels of innovation. But while science policy and institutions have provided a variety of incentives for stimulating interdisciplinary work throughout Europe, there is also growing evidence that some aspects of the academic system do not necessarily reward interdisciplinary work. In this study, we explore how mid-caree…
Unsustainable Growth, Hyper-Competition, and Worth in Life Science Research
There is a crisis of valuation practices in the current academic life sciences, triggered by unsustainable growth and "hyper-competition." Quantitative metrics in evaluating researchers are seen as replacing deeper considerations of the quality and novelty of work, as well as substantive care for the societal implications of research. Junior researchers are frequently mentioned as those most strongly affected by these dynamics. However, their own…
Postdoctoral Life Scientists and Supervision Work in the Contemporary University
Spinnrocken aus Metall und Spinnwirtel im spätkaiserzeitlichen Pannonien
The metal distaffs, both symbolic and real ones, and the spindle-whorls known from Pannonia are discussed and their distribution is described on the basis of the bronze and iron distaffs and the spindle-whorl found in the late Imperial Period cemetery of the Keszt-hely-Fenékpuszta fortress in 2000
SP1-42 Prevalence of overweight and associated factors in under-5-year-old children in Brazil
Introduction The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight among under-5-year-old children in Brazil and investigate its associations with sociodemographic characteristics, exclusive breastfeeding, number of siblings and birth weight. Methods Cross sectional population based study, conducted in the five geopolitical regions of Brazil, with a sample of 6397 children. The nutritional classification was done using the 2006 WHO g…
Unsustainable Growth, Hyper-Competition, and Worth in Life Science Research
There is a crisis of valuation practices in the current academic life sciences, triggered by unsustainable growth and "hyper-competition." Quantitative metrics in evaluating researchers are seen as replacing deeper considerations of the quality and novelty of work, as well as substantive care for the societal implications of research. Junior researchers are frequently mentioned as those most strongly affected by these dynamics. However, their own…
Postdoctoral Life Scientists and Supervision Work in the Contemporary University
Modes of Relevance in Research
In response to growing social, ecological and health-related challenges, scientists are increasingly expected to demonstrate the societal relevance of their work. This special issue critically examines the concept of “relevance” in scientific research, exploring how it is defined, enacted and contested across disciplines, institutions and collaborations. We propose a practice-oriented conceptualization of “doing relevance”, understanding it not a…
Re-disciplining Academic Careers? Interdisciplinary Practice and Career Development in a Swedish Environmental Sciences Research Center
Interdisciplinarity is often framed as crucial for addressing the complex problems of contemporary society and for achieving new levels of innovation. But while science policy and institutions have provided a variety of incentives for stimulating interdisciplinary work throughout Europe, there is also growing evidence that some aspects of the academic system do not necessarily reward interdisciplinary work. In this study, we explore how mid-caree…
The Feeling Rules of Peer Review
Punctuated by joy, disappointments, and conflicts, research evaluation constitutes an intense, emotional moment in scientific life. Yet reviewers and research institutions often expect evaluations to be conducted objectively and dispassionately. Inspired by the scholarship describing the role of emotions in scientific practices, we argue instead, that reviewers actively define, display and manage their emotions in response to the structural organ…
Recensiones
Neue germanische Funde aus der Festung Keszthely-Fenékpuszta
Recent German finds from the territory of the fortification of Keszthely-Fenékpuszta . Many characteristic German objects are known from the cemeteries of the fortification. The four objects found on the territory of the fortification, which are described in this study, complete the number of these objects. In 2002, a gilded bronze dress pin with a head representation from the beginning of the 7 th century was found during investment-led excavati…
Spinnrocken aus Metall und Spinnwirtel im spätkaiserzeitlichen Pannonien
The metal distaffs, both symbolic and real ones, and the spindle-whorls known from Pannonia are discussed and their distribution is described on the basis of the bronze and iron distaffs and the spindle-whorl found in the late Imperial Period cemetery of the Keszt-hely-Fenékpuszta fortress in 2000
SP1-42 Prevalence of overweight and associated factors in under-5-year-old children in Brazil
Introduction The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight among under-5-year-old children in Brazil and investigate its associations with sociodemographic characteristics, exclusive breastfeeding, number of siblings and birth weight. Methods Cross sectional population based study, conducted in the five geopolitical regions of Brazil, with a sample of 6397 children. The nutritional classification was done using the 2006 WHO g…
Postdoctoral Life Scientists and Supervision Work in the Contemporary University
Unsustainable Growth, Hyper-Competition, and Worth in Life Science Research
There is a crisis of valuation practices in the current academic life sciences, triggered by unsustainable growth and "hyper-competition." Quantitative metrics in evaluating researchers are seen as replacing deeper considerations of the quality and novelty of work, as well as substantive care for the societal implications of research. Junior researchers are frequently mentioned as those most strongly affected by these dynamics. However, their own…
Re-disciplining Academic Careers? Interdisciplinary Practice and Career Development in a Swedish Environmental Sciences Research Center
Interdisciplinarity is often framed as crucial for addressing the complex problems of contemporary society and for achieving new levels of innovation. But while science policy and institutions have provided a variety of incentives for stimulating interdisciplinary work throughout Europe, there is also growing evidence that some aspects of the academic system do not necessarily reward interdisciplinary work. In this study, we explore how mid-caree…
Understanding and assessing uncertainty of observational climate datasets for model evaluation using ensembles
In climate science, observational gridded climate datasets that are based on in situ measurements serve as evidence for scientific claims and they are used to both calibrate and evaluate models. However, datasets only represent selected aspects of the real world, so when they are used for a specific purpose they can be a source of uncertainty. Here, we present a framework for understanding this uncertainty of observational datasets which distingu…
Five Decades of Solar Research at the Pic Du Midi Turret Dome (1960-2010). Part 2
In the Part 2 of the series of two papers dedicated to the review on fifty years of advances in solar instrumentation and solar physics made at the Pic du Midi Turret-Dome (1960-2010) in various domains, we present the main observations and results obtained in the field of high resolution imagery, for which the instrument was originally designed
Five Decades of Solar Research at the Pic Du Midi Turret-Dome (1960-2010). Part 1
The Pic du Midi Turret-Dome, known as 'Lunette Jean Rösch'or LJR ('lunette' for refractor in French), was scientifically active during five decades between 1960 and 2010. It was dedicated to high spatial resolution observations in solar astronomy. We review fifty years of advances in solar instrumentation and solar physics made by this instrument in various domains, which took advantage of the good seeing at Pic du Midi. First, we summarize some …
Epigenetik
Ruth Müller widmet sich in diesem Beitrag der Umweltepigenetik, einem aufstrebenden Feld der Molekularbiologie, das sich mit dem Einfluss von Umweltfaktoren auf die Expression des Genoms beschäftigt. Sie diskutiert, wie die Umweltepigenetik zunehmend in Debatten über Fat und Gesundheit mobilisiert wird, und welche Fragen im Bereich sozialer Gerechtigkeit damit verbunden sind.
The Feeling Rules of Peer Review
Punctuated by joy, disappointments, and conflicts, research evaluation constitutes an intense, emotional moment in scientific life. Yet reviewers and research institutions often expect evaluations to be conducted objectively and dispassionately. Inspired by the scholarship describing the role of emotions in scientific practices, we argue instead, that reviewers actively define, display and manage their emotions in response to the structural organ…
Finding solutions to problems that never existed
Over the past decade, co-creation, i.e. practices bringing together diverse actors to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, has emerged as a broadly desired approach to innovation governance. Co-creation takes many shapes and its promises range from more successful innovations to more inclusive and responsible forms of innovating. In this paper, we interrogate co-creation practices by tracing how they shape techno-society relations through the in…
Putting Embedded Ethics and Social Science into practice
In response to the ethical and societal challenges of emerging technologies, there is a growing commitment to integrative socio-technical research. One such approach is embedded ethics and social science, which embeds the analysis of ethical, social, and legal aspects into the entire innovation process through direct collaboration between ethicists, social scientists, legal scholars, technical researchers, and experts in the field of application.…
Intervenções para promover o clima ético
Esta revisão visa identificar e descrever intervenções realizadas para promover o clima ético em instituições de saúde. Foi feita revisão de escopo nas bases PubMed, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, EBSCOhost e Google Acadêmico, entre outubro e dezembro de 2022. Os dados foram analisados mediante síntese numérica e temática. Foram incluídos três estudos: dois quase-experimentais e um experimental. Médicos, enfermeiros e outros membros da equipe parti…
Intervenciones para promover un clima ético
Esta revisión busca identificar y describir intervenciones para promover un clima ético en instituciones sanitarias. Se realizó una revisión de alcance en las bases de datos PubMed, Biblioteca Virtual en Salud, EBSCOhost y Google Scholar entre octubre y diciembre de 2022. Los datos se analizaron mediante síntesis numérica y temática. Se incluyeron tres estudios: dos cuasiexperimentales y uno experimental. Los participantes fueron médicos, enferme…
Toxicity as process
Unravelling biosocial dynamics? The placenta as a postgenomic bio-object in environmental epigenetic research on air pollution
Air pollution exposure and its health effects are a central concern of environmental epigenetic research with birth cohorts. This article explores why researchers have turned to the placenta as a research object to study the dynamic interactions between in utero exposure to air pollution and future child health. Drawing on Science and Technology Studies, particularly the bio-object concept, this article analyses the transformation of the placenta…
Missed opportunities for AI governance
Since the beginning of the current hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI), governments, research institutions, and the industry invited ethical, legal, and social sciences (ELS) scholars to research AI’s societal challenges from various disciplinary viewpoints and perspectives. This approach builds upon the tradition of supporting research on the societal aspects of emerging sciences and technologies, which started with the Ethical, Legal, and …
Nonpathological alterations of lived time in nonfiction and fiction
What’s it got to do with the Brain? Mobilising and Doing Clinical Relevance in Epigenetic Psychiatric Research
This article explores the epistemic dynamics catalysed by researchers advocating for the clinical relevance of environmental epigenetics in psychiatry. We do so based on an in-depth literature analysis of peer-reviewed research articles and interviews with researchers who conduct epigenetic research in psychiatry. In demonstrating how relevance builds a crucial yet ambivalent bridge between basic research and clinical application, we explore tens…
Modes of Relevance in Research
In response to growing social, ecological and health-related challenges, scientists are increasingly expected to demonstrate the societal relevance of their work. This special issue critically examines the concept of “relevance” in scientific research, exploring how it is defined, enacted and contested across disciplines, institutions and collaborations. We propose a practice-oriented conceptualization of “doing relevance”, understanding it not a…
It’s all about factory farming
Since its development, scientists have proclaimed that the novel gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas will allow them to modify organisms with unprecedented speed and accuracy. In agriculture, CRISPR-Cas is said to significantly extend the possibilities to genetically modify common livestock animals. Genetic targets in livestock include edits to optimize yield, minimize environmental impacts, and improve animal health, among other targets that coul…
Suspended responsibility
With the rise of machine learning-based decision support systems, the responsibility for potential errors is regularly questioned. Scholarly work regarding this issue has criticized a "responsibility gap," that is, unattributable responsibility for the effects of machine learning-supported decisions. One proposition to close the responsibility gap is to include scientists, who lay the basis for the functioning of machine learning models in distri…
AI in the German Media
The continuing high level of media attention to advances in AI has raised scholarly concerns about hype. However, existing scholarship on AI hype considers its object of study, ‘AI’, as given and stable, rather than tracing how it is discursively constructed. This paper presents a qualitative discourse analysis of four years of AI coverage in German newspapers. It traces how the object of AI itself is constructed in discourse, rather than assumin…
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