Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the liquid-liquid extraction of alcohols from aqueous solutions using at least one ionic liquid containing a tetra-cyanoborate anion as solvent.

Abstract: The invention presented herein is about a camera arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprised of a housing that can be attached on the inside of a windshield of a motor vehicle, at least one camera residing in the housing, a moisture sensor installation capable of detecting the moisture on the windshield, where the moisture sensor installation is a non-optical moisture sensor installation.

Abstract: Camera arrangement, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, including a printed circuit board with an image sensor and an objective lens carrier, and an objective lens for projecting an image onto the image sensor, the objective lens being connected by connecting means to the objective lens carrier, the connecting means being one or more ball segment-shaped housing sections which are provided terminally of the objective lens and which are held in a cylindrical bore of the objective lens carrier, the connecting means being suitable for sliding the objective lens relative to the image sensor as well as pivoting it, and a method for the adjustment of a camera arrangement according to the invention.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server, having a controller to deconstruct a document into a plurality of combinations of rhetorical and structural elements associated with at least one rhetorical topic library, and apply a project management procedure to the plurality of combinations of rhetorical and structural elements associated with the rhetorical topic library. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Protection devices in motor vehicles typically have a movable element, for example a roll bar (1) or a flap, which, in the initial state, is fixed in its position by a releasable holding device. In the event of a hazard, the movable element can be released under sensor control by a common pyrotechnic actuator (11) and can be deployed with the protection being activated. The protection device also has a means (8, 9) for locking the deployed, movable element. A driving pressure chamber (12, 15), which is fixed on the bodywork and in which a driving piston (2 with 13, 16) connected to the movable element is accommodated in a guided manner, is connected downstream of the pyrotechnic actuator (11).

Abstract: The invention presented herein is about a camera arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprised of a housing that can be attached on the inside of a windshield of a motor vehicle, at least one camera residing in the housing, a moisture sensor installation capable of detecting the moisture on the windshield, where the moisture sensor installation is a non-optical moisture sensor installation.

Abstract: A novel process for the preparation of S(?)-2-amino-6-propylamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazole (pramipexole).

Abstract: The invention provides for production of nanoparticles dispersed in polymers where the nanoparticles include metals and metal oxides/sulfides that provide enhanced properties (e.g. higher refractive index) to the material. The nanoparticles are typically formed in situ within the polymer. Typically the nanoparticles are in the form of nanocrystals.

Abstract: This invention provides a separating agent for optical isomers, which has high asymmetry recognition ability and can be used particularly at a high flow rate when used for the separation of the optical isomers, and a separation column for optical isomers having the same. This invention provides: a separating agent for optical isomers which is used for separation of optical isomers in a sample comprising the optical isomers, which is comprising a monolithic inorganic type carrier having a meso pore formed on an inner wall surface of a specific macropore, and a polysaccharide or a polysaccharide derivative supported on the monolithic inorganic type carrier, wherein the meso pore has a pore size of 6 to 100 nm; and a separation column for optical isomers in which the separating agent for optical isomers is held in a column tube.

Abstract: Camera arrangement, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, including a printed circuit board with an image sensor and an objective lens carrier, and an objective lens for projecting an image onto the image sensor, the objective lens being connected by connecting means to the objective lens carrier, the connecting means being one or more ball segment-shaped housing sections which are provided terminally of the objective lens and which are held in a cylindrical bore of the objective lens carrier, the connecting means being suitable for sliding the objective lens relative to the image sensor as well as pivoting it, and a method for the adjustment of a camera arrangement according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention provides contact lens packages in which removal of the lens is facilitated by providing a means for elevating the lens when the package is opened.

Abstract: A package for contact lenses includes a first panel having a housing mechanism, such as receptacles or wells, for housing a set of contact lenses in the first panel and a covering layer removably attached to the first panel for enclosing the set of contact lenses in the housing mechanism. The package also includes a second panel attached to the first panel. The second panel is pivotable relative to the first panel between a first position, in which the second panel is folded onto the first panel, and a second position, in which the second panel is pivoted away from the first panel. When the second panel is positioned in its first position, the first and second panels form a substantially flat package which is adapted for display on a conventional display unit.

Abstract: A processor comprises a memory, an instruction decoder coupled to the memory for decoding instructions retrieved therefrom, and a plurality of execution units for executing the decoded instructions. One or more of the instructions are in a compound instruction format in which a single instruction comprises multiple operation fields, with one or more of the operation fields each comprising at least an operation code field and a function field. The operation code field and the function field together specify a particular operation to be performed by one or more of the execution units.

Abstract: A multithreaded processor comprises a plurality of hardware thread units, an instruction decoder coupled to the thread units for decoding instructions received therefrom, and a plurality of execution units for executing the decoded instructions. The multithreaded processor is configured for controlling an instruction issuance sequence for threads associated with respective ones of the hardware thread units. On a given processor clock cycle, only a designated one of the threads is permitted to issue one or more instructions, but the designated thread that is permitted to issue instructions varies over a plurality of clock cycles in accordance with the instruction issuance sequence. The instructions are pipelined in a manner which permits at least a given one of the threads to support multiple concurrent instruction pipelines.

Abstract: A multi-operand decimal adder is described that performs addition on multiple binary coded decimal (BCD) operands. The multi-operand decimal adder uses binary carry-save adders to produce intermediate sums and carries, and outputs a decimal result based on the intermediate sums and carries. In various configurations, the multi-operand decimal adder may perform speculative or non-speculative binary carry-save addition. The multioperand decimal adders achieve a reasonable critical path. As a result, the decimal adders and the techniques described herein may be especially suited for numerically intensive commercial applications, such as spreadsheet or financial applications where large amounts of decimal data typically need to be processed quickly.

Abstract: A decimal floating-point divider is described that implements efficient hardware-based techniques for performing decimal floating-point division. The divider uses an accurate piecewise linear approximation to obtain an initial estimate of a divisor's reciprocal. The divider improves the initial estimate of the divisor's reciprocal using a modified form of Newton-Raphson iteration. The divider multiplies the estimated divisor's reciprocal by the dividend to produce a preliminary quotient. The preliminary quotient is rounded to produce the final decimal floating-point quotient.

Abstract: A contact lens package includes a pair of shell members that are removably attached to each other. An sponge member positioned between the shell members contains a recess for housing a contact lens and contact lens solution. One end of each of the shell members contains a tab, the tabs being juxtaposed with one another when the shell members are attached to each other. The package is opened by pulling apart the juxtaposed tabs and separating the shell members, thereby enabling access to the contact lens. The tabs have aligned apertures for hanging the package from one end thereof. An opposite end of the package is provided with a gusset that is sized and shaped for positioning the package in a free standing position. One of the shell members contains a window for allowing visual exposure of the contact lens.

Abstract: A decimal floating-point adder is described that performs addition and subtraction on decimal floating-point operands. The decimal floating-point adder includes an alignment unit that receives a first floating-point number and a second floating-point number, and aligns significands associated with the floating-point numbers such that exponents associated with the floating-point numbers have equal values. The decimal-floating-point adder further includes a binary adder that adds the aligned significands. The floating-point adder includes a correction unit and an output conversion unit to produce a final resultant decimal floating-point number. The decimal floating-point adder may be pipelined so that complete resultant decimal floating-point numbers may be output each clock cycle.

Abstract: A processor comprises a plurality of arithmetic units, an accumulator unit, and a reduction unit coupled between the plurality of arithmetic units and the accumulator unit. The reduction unit receives products of vector elements from the arithmetic units and a first accumulator value from the accumulator unit, and processes the products and the first accumulator value to generate a second accumulator value for delivery to the accumulator unit. The processor implements a plurality of vector multiply and reduce operations having guaranteed sequential semantics, that is, operations which guarantee that the computational result will be the same as that which would be produced using a corresponding sequence of individual instructions.

Abstract: This invention relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane comprising a proton conducting hydrocarbon-based polymer membrane, the polymer having a backbone and having acidic groups on side chains attached to the backbone. The invention also relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane comprising a proton conducting hydrocarbon-based polymer membrane having a phase separated morphological microstructure. The invention also relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane comprising a proton conducting membrane, the membrane comprising a basic material in combination with an acidic material selected from acidic hydrocarbon-based polymers, acidic hydrocarbon-based oligomers, and blends thereof.