Abstract: A method and system for decorating includes product categories such as rugs, pillows, lamps, paints, window treatments, wall coverings such as wall papers and trims, artificial flowers, fabric furniture covers and other decorative items. Multiple motif collections are provided, each characterized by a subset of colors or other characteristics that are selected from a master set of colors or characteristics, and at least one other decorative driver such as fabric, pattern, texture or style. Each product is identified with one or more of the collections based on the product color and/or the presents of the other decorative driver. A separate key code mechanism, such as a hang tag and/or a product label or packaging for each motif collection, has an identifier for the subset of colors and the at least one decorative driver for that collection. The key code helps a consumer select those products in each category of interest, that fall within a desired collection.

Abstract: A nanostructured working electrode of an electrochemical sensor wherein the working electrode is composed of a material in the form of a film and is inserted onto the sensor. The electrode can be prepared from materials the use of which was impossible in the working electrodes known in the art (e.g. metals of defined purity). A method of manufacturing of the nanostructured working electrode and an electrochemical sensor containing the nanostructured electrode is disclosed.

Abstract: An arrangement for boosting or igniting a glow discharge plasma for coating workpieces has at least one hollow body of an electrically conductive material formed such that when an electric signal is applied to the hollow body at least in a certain pressure and voltage range, the geometric conditions for the ignition of a discharge in the interior of the hollow body are satisfied. The hollow body has at least one opening through which charge carriers can flow off into the environs of the arrangement in order to ignite and operate the plasma or to boost a plasma existing there. The arrangement has a mechanism which connects the hollow body electrically with the workpieces such that the hollow body is essentially at workpiece potential.

Abstract: Arrangement for holding a tool fitting has a spindle with a forward directed surface and a bore which intersects the forward directed surface and which, starting from such surface, extends rearwardly in order to receive a shaft of the tool fitting. A device for locking the tool fitting with the spindle has an inner and an outer locking element which engage on another. The locking elements act in the manner of a bayonet coupling, wherein a projecting element is disposed in a blind stop groove extending first axially and subsequently radially in a circumferential surface starting from an end face.

Abstract: By using wavelength division multiplexing technologies, redundant star topology network is constructed on a ring-shaped optical fiber network. Edge-switches 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d are connected to client station groups 6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d are connected, respectively. The edge-switches 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d are connected to edge optical transport device 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d. Core-switches 4a and 4b are connected to a core optical transport device 1. The edge optical transport device 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and the core optical transport device 1 are connected to a ring-shaped single optical fiber 3. A communication circuit 7 is formed among core optical transport device 1, edge optical transport devices 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, by using wavelength division multiplexing technologies.

Abstract: A radiofrequency plasma reactor with first and second spaced electrodes has a concave surface facing a substrate supporting surface. A process area between the electrodes has a gas inlet for a process gas. A radiofrequency generator for frequencies greater than 13.56 MHz is connected to an electrode for generating a plasma discharge in and a gas outlet evacuates process gas. A dielectric layer has a convex surface engaging the concave electrode surface and an opposite planar surface. The substrate supporting surface receives a substrate of at least 0.7 m and defines a boundary of the process area to be exposed to the plasma. The dielectric layer is electrically in series with the substrate and plasma discharge and has capacitance per unit surface values which are not uniform for a distribution profile to compensate process non-uniformity along the working surface.

Abstract: A laser scanner apparatus images and/or measures a fluorescent sample on a moveable table. At least one laser and an optical system provide two laser beams at differing wavelengths parallel to the fluorescent sample. A moveable wedge-shaped dichroic mirror deflects the laser beams through an objective toward the sample causing spatial separation of the focal points and two non-parallel emission beams. The emission beams are guided through an optical system to two detectors.

Abstract: A rotational speed superimposing device for a vehicle steering system has an input shaft with an output shaft, which is oriented toward the input shaft in the axial direction thereof, and has a supporting arrangement, which positions the input shaft and the output shaft so that they are at least, in part, rotationally mounted. An auxiliary drive provided with a rotor, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a wave generator, such as an oval disk on whose periphery an external toothed flexible ring is directly or indirectly mounted, this external toothing engaging in an internal gear at least at two opposite peripheral points. The supporting arrangement is fixed to the vehicle body. The output shaft is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the internal gear, and the input shaft is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the external toothed flexible ring. The input shaft and the output shaft are mounted so they freely rotate independently of one another.

Abstract: Prefabricated modular tower of the kind used as a support for wind generators and other applications uses reduced-thickness prefabricated elements which are reinforced with an internal structure of horizontal and vertical stiffeners, preferably made of reinforced concrete. The elements are tensioned both horizontally and vertically by flexible metal cables. The main advantages of the invention are that it enables fast construction of very high towers using a limited number of elements. The elements are not heavy and are easy to transport, all of which leads to savings in manufacturing, transport and installation costs.

Abstract: A method for dehalogenation detoxication of halogenated aromatic and/or cyclic compounds, based on the fact that at least one halogenated aromatic and/or cyclic compound is heated on a support matrix in a closed system at a temperature of 200 to 500° C. in the presence of copper in metallic form and/or in the form of copper compounds, a hydrogen donor, carbon and at least one additional reducing substance, capable of reducing cupric and cuprous ions to elemental copper at the above temperature.

Abstract: A vacuum measuring cell with a membrane between two planar housing parts has a first housing part forming a reference vacuum volume and the second housing part forming a measuring vacuum volume with a connection for the medium to be measured and a mechanism for measuring the membrane deflection. The membrane surface exposed to the medium to be measured is a structured surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for superimposing rotational speeds in a vehicle steering system. Said device comprises an input shaft (1) and an output shaft (2) that are arranged in a longitudinal direction relative to each other, a support system (IIa, IIb) which is fixed to the vehicle body and in which the input shaft (1) and the output shaft (2) are rotatably positioned so as to be mounted at least in part, a servodrive (6, 7) encompassing a stator (7) that is located on the support system (IIa, IIb) and a rotor (6) that is mounted so as to be rotatable parallel to the axis of the input shaft. The input shaft (1) is connected to a first toothed disk (3) while the output shaft (2) is joined to a second toothed disk (4). At least one additional toothed wheel (5) is mounted on the rotor (6) at a distance from the axis of rotation of the rotor (6) so as to be rotatable about its own axis around the input shaft (1).

Abstract: An oral pharmaceutical composition characterized in that it consists of a suspension of a platinum complex of general formula I, wherein A and A? independently of one another are an NH3 group or an amino or diamino group containing 1 to 18 carbon atoms, B and B? independently of one another are a halogen atom or a hydroxy group or are an —O—C(O)—R or an —O—C(O)—R? group wherein R and R? independently of one another are hydrogen atom, an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkylamino or alkoxy group which groups contain 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or functional derivatives of these groups, X and X? independently of one another are a halogen atom or a monocarboxylate group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or X and X? together form a dicarboxylate group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms, in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable vegetable, animal, mineral, synthetic or semisynthetic oil and/or in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable vegetable, animal, mineral, synthetic or semisynthetic oily substance, in which suspens

Abstract: Fine particles such as nanoparticles and microparticles is irradiated to generate plasma by focusing an ultrashort pulse laser beam 15 emitted from a laser device 16. More preferably, the plasma is generated by a filament 14 generated in the ultrashort pulse laser beam 15. A constituent of the fine particles is measured based on an emission spectrum from the plasma.

Abstract: A cone holder comprises an open hollow body a gift item for supporting an ice-cream cone a gift item partially inserted therein. Advantageously the hollow body a gift item is shaped in such a manner as to define a housing a gift item in which a gift item a gift item is removably received in a position in which it does not interfere with the portion of the ice-cream cone inserted in the hollow body a gift item.

Abstract: A method for dividing substantially nonpolarized white light into three substantially nonpolarized fractions includes splitting the substantially nonpolarized white light into a first fraction and a second fraction, the first fraction being substantially nonpolarized light of a first wavelength interval and the second fraction of substantially nonpolarized light of a second and a third wavelength interval, the first wavelength interval being located between the second and the third wavelength interval and splitting the second fraction into a third fraction with substantially nonpolarized light of the second wavelength interval and into a fourth fraction with substantially nonpolarized light of the third wavelength interval.