Abstract: Technologies are provided for scaling applications via application scenarios. Portions of application resource content stored in a database are associated with application scenarios. The portions of the resource content associated with an application scenario are replicated to one or more computing nodes associated with the application scenario. Requests associated with the application scenario are transmitted to the one or more one or more computing nodes, where they are processed using the replicated portions of the resource content associated with the application scenario.

Abstract: Technologies are provided for scaling applications via application scenarios. Portions of application resource content stored in a database are associated with application scenarios. The portions of the resource content associated with an application scenario are replicated to one or more computing nodes associated with the application scenario. Requests associated with the application scenario are transmitted to the one or more one or more computing nodes, where they are processed using the replicated portions of the resource content associated with the application scenario.

Abstract: Technologies are provided for scaling applications via application scenarios. Portions of application resource content stored in a database are associated with application scenarios. The portions of the resource content associated with an application scenario are replicated to one or more computing nodes associated with the application scenario. Requests associated with the application scenario are transmitted to the one or more one or more computing nodes, where they are processed using the replicated portions of the resource content associated with the application scenario.

Abstract: Systems and methods for machine-trained adaptive content targeting are provided. The system generates a recommendation model, which includes creating a plurality of offer clusters. Each offer cluster comprises offers having similar features. The system assigns a new offer to one of the plurality of offer clusters. The assigning of the new offer occurs without having to retrain the recommendation model. The system also generates a plurality of user clusters, whereby users within each of the plurality of user clusters share similar behavior. A classification model for predicting an offer cluster from the plurality of offer clusters is created for each of the plurality of user clusters. The system then performs a recommendation process for a new user that includes selecting one or more relevant offers from a predicted offer cluster based on the classification model.

Abstract: Technologies are provided for scaling applications via application scenarios. Portions of application resource content stored in a database are associated with application scenarios. The portions of the resource content associated with an application scenario are replicated to one or more computing nodes associated with the application scenario. Requests associated with the application scenario are transmitted to the one or more one or more computing nodes, where they are processed using the replicated portions of the resource content associated with the application scenario.

Abstract: A method for drying semi-crystalline synthetic resin pellets, particularly polyethylene terephthalate (PET) pellets, according to which a heating gas is supplied to a drying vessel; synthetic resin pellets are passed countercurrently through the vessel, and the synthetic resin pellets are heated to drying temperature. Depending on pellet parameters measured at the outlet of the vessel, such as temperature, residual moisture content and/or density of the material, the temperature, quantity and/or moisture content of the heating gas supplied to the vessel are regulated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Nephronophthisis, in particular to the NPHP4 protein (nephroretinin or nephrocystin-4) and nucleic acids encoding the NPHP4 protein. The present invention also provides assays for the detection of NPHP4, and assays for detecting nephroretinin and inversin polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states.

Abstract: An arrangement (11; 12) comprises a carrier layer and also a label layer which is arranged thereon in detachable manner and is provided with a self-adhesive layer on the lower face thereof. A peripheral impression (15; 23), which defines the contour of the label (110, 120) is provided on the label layer. Two isolating impressions (16, 17; 24, 25) are arranged on the label layer and on the carrier layer, these impressions extending respectively from an edge (30) of the label layer to the peripheral impression (15; 23), and there is also at least one alignment impression (18, 19; 26, 27) which extends from an edge (13) of the label layer at least partially towards the peripheral impression (15; 23). There is provided on the carrier layer a segmenting impression (21; 29) which extends at least between the isolating impressions (16, 17; 24, 25).

Abstract: A method for heating bulk materials, especially granular plastic material, in which the bulk material is fed to a vessel and exits the vessel based on the consumption. A heat-transfer gas flow is simultaneously fed to the vessel and conducted either cocurrently with or countercurrently to the flow of granular material. The gas inlet temperature or quantity of gas are thereby varied in such a way that the temperature of the granular material at the outlet corresponds to a target temperature value required for the granular material.

Abstract: A method for heating bulk materials, especially granular plastic material, in which the bulk material is fed to a vessel and exits the vessel based on the consumption. A heat-transfer gas flow is simultaneously fed to the vessel and conducted either cocurrently with or countercurrently to the flow of granular material. The gas inlet temperature or quantity of gas are thereby varied in such a way that the temperature of the granular material at the outlet corresponds to a target temperature value required for the granular material.

Abstract: A method for heating bulk materials, especially granular plastic material, in which the bulk material is fed to a vessel and exits the vessel based on the consumption. A heat-transfer gas flow is simultaneously fed to the vessel and conducted either cocurrently with or countercurrently to the flow of granular material. The gas inlet temperature or quantity of gas are thereby varied in such a way that the temperature of the granular material at the outlet corresponds to a target temperature value required for the granular material.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for drying bulk materials, which has a hopper-shaped bulk material container 29 with adjustable side walls 30, by which the container 29 can be adjusted to the amount of bulk material to be dried, by varying the volume of the container and the angle of inclination of the hopper. To dehumidify the drying air, a membrane dryer 12 is provided, which processes preferably the compressed air of a compressed-air system 10, which is previously cleaned by filter elements 13 and 14. The rate of flow of drying air can be adjusted by a throttle 16 to the fill level of the container 29. In this manner an apparatus for drying bulk materials is created which is compact and therefore flexible in its application. Through optimization of the rate of flow of the drying air this apparatus is also economical in its consumption of compressed air.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining specific material characteristics of plastic materials in which the plastic material is disposed between electrodes of a capacitive sensor and the impedance is measured and compared to a reference value, preferably stored in a computer.

Abstract: Mutants of AT III which have been advantageously modified at one or more potential glycosylation sites or at the Arg393 position are described. As a rule, combination of the mutations enhances the advantageous modifications.

Abstract: Mutants of AT III which have been advantageously modified at one or more potential glycosylation sites or at the Arg393 position are described. As a rule, combination of the mutations enhances the advantageous modifications.

Abstract: A method for drying the surface of a tool, particularly an injection molding tool, by feeding dry air from a drying device into a lower area of a chamber defined by a housing enclosing the tool. Moist air is removed from an upper area of the chamber and returned to the drying device, where moisture is removed from the air.

Abstract: An apparatus for drying particulate material which has at least one container for the particulate material, which container is connected in a closed air circulating system with an air drying device and a heater. Dry, heated air is moved through the particulate material by a blower in order to extract moisture from the particulate material. The moisture-laden air is discharged from the particulate material container, then dried again and heated by the heater and then is supplied again to the container for the particulate material. A connection for introducing the dry air is provided in the upper region of the particulate material container and leads into a duct which is arranged centrally within the container and which is equipped at its lower end with an air distributor. The duct which extends inside the particulate material container has a heat-insulating construction.

Abstract: A process for drying a gas stream having a periodically fluctuating moisture content which assures that a predetermined dew point temperature is not exceeded at any time by conducting the gas stream through a moisture adsorbing medium having a reversible moisture adsorption capacity is greater than the average moisture content of the gas stream, and an apparatus for carrying out this process comprising a source of a flowing gas, such as air, which has a fluctuating moisture content, connected to a gas utilizing device via a chamber filled with an adsorbing medium which adsorbs moisture in a reversible manner and which has a moisture adsorption capacity which is greater than the average moisture content of the gas stream.