Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of scalably producing microorganisms by propagating them within plant tissues and introducing them into agricultural seeds to improve their shelf-life during long-term storage, to produce substances of interest, and to create libraries of microbes.

Abstract: A method produces a number of medicaments with a predetermined active substance and for simultaneously making an active substance value indicating the active substance quantity contained in the medicament available. A standard value is determined for the active substance quantity of the medicaments and a maximum deviation from the standard value is predefined. An active substance value is selected within an interval cN+/??c or predefined and an active substance quantity is used as a reference for the preparation of the respective medicament which quantity matches the active substance value. The active substance value established is associated with the medicament and is held available together with the medicament once the medicament is prepared.

Abstract: The disclosure provides materials and methods for conferring improved plant traits or benefits on plants. The materials can include a formulation comprising an exogenous endophytic bacterial population, which can be disposed on an exterior surface of a seed or seedling, typically in an amount effective to colonize the plant. The formulations can include at least one member selected from the group consisting of an agriculturally compatible carrier, a tackifier, a microbial stabilizer, a fungicide, an antibacterial agent, an herbicide, a nematicide, an insecticide, a plant growth regulator, a rodenticide, and a nutrient.

Abstract: A device for the plastic forming of a workpiece made of metal or a metal alloy by ECAP is described. The device comprises more than two channels, wherein an inlet channel and an outlet channel are provided, wherein these channels indirectly connect to one another and are arranged approximately perpendicularly to one another. Furthermore, a method for the plastic forming of a workpiece made of metal or a metal alloy ECAP is described. The workpiece is pressed once or multiple limes through a device having more than two channels, wherein the workpiece is plastically formed by a single or multiple pressing through an inlet channel and an outlet channel which indirectly connects to the inlet channel and is arranged approximately perpendicularly thereto.

Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed, seedling or plant by producing seeds that are internally colonized with endophytes. Beneficial endophytes with particular characteristics are provided. These may be used in the methods described to provide a benefit to a seed, seedling or plant.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for automatically preparing seeds with an additive to be deployed together with the seeds, wherein the seeds are opened and a predefined amount of additive is introduced into the seeds through the opening.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of diagnosing lung cancer by using specific markers from a set, having diagnostic power for lung cancer diagnosis and distinguishing lung cancer types in diverse samples.

Abstract: The present invention provides a set of moieties specific for tumor markers, in particular of follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) as well as a method for identifying markers of any genetic disease.

Abstract: A device detects the removal of drugs from a drug blister pack. The device has a base for receiving the drug blister pack and a base surface which is configured for contact with the electrically conducting foil that doses the pockets of the blister pack. In the region of the pockets, the base has holes that are configured for the passage of the drugs present in the pockets, every hole being arranged in the region of one of the pockets. A coil is arranged in the region of each of the holes and extends around the respective hole, in particular exclusively the respective hole. A detector unit is provided which produces an electrical field and/or magnetic field in the region of one or more holes by one of the coils and analyzes the voltage or the current on at least one of the coils extending around the hole.

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnesium alloy containing (in % by weight) more than 0.0 to 7.0% zinc, optionally more than 0.0 to 1.0% zirconium, optionally more than 0.0 to 1.0% calcium, optionally more than 0.0 to 1.0% manganese, optionally more than 0.0 to 0.5% silicon, optionally more than 0.0 to 1.0% silver, a max. up to 0.5% aluminum and at least one element selected from the group comprising more than 0.05 to 0.6% yttrium, more than 0.05 to 4.0% ytterbium, more than 0.05 to 4.0% gadolinium, with the residue being magnesium and impurities due to production. The invention also relates to a use of a magnesium alloy of this type and an implant therefrom and a method for producing a body of a magnesium alloy according to the invention.

Abstract: A housing wall for a data communications device includes a metallic and electrically conductive main body. A slotted area having a number of slots is provided in a region of the housing wall, in such a way that in a region of the slotted area the housing wall is permeable to magnetic fields for inductively coupling-in signals for wireless communication.

Abstract: A device for determining the condition of a person's skin includes a flat plaster sheet bindable to the skin and made of a flexible, non-conductive film with a recess for application of cosmetic or medical preparations to the skin from outside. Contact electrodes disposed on the skin as a sensor for the flat skin plaster sheet are connected by NFC technology with a voltage supply unit having an impedance and resistance and/or capacitance measuring unit. A passive communication unit with an antenna loop is supplied with measurement or skin resistance and/or capacitance data and is accessible by an NFC-enabled external communication device. The recess has a rectangular, square, circular, hexagonal or octagonal shape, pairs of diametrically opposed, associated electrodes in the flat plaster film sheet and opposite edges being rectilinear, parallel, disposed in vicinity of opposing edges of the recess and connected with the measurement unit.

Abstract: This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed, seedling or plant by producing seeds that are internally colonized with endophytes. Beneficial endophytes with particular characteristics are provided. These may be used in the methods described to provide a benefit to a seed, seedling or plant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of scalably producing microorganisms by propagating them within plant tissues and introducing them into agricultural seeds to improve their shelf-life during long-term storage, to produce substances of interest, and to create libraries of microbes.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of diagnosing breast cancer by using specific markers from a set, having diagnostic power for breastcancer diagnosis and distinguishing breastcancer types in diverse samples.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for detecting one or more pathogens in one or more biological samples. The biological sample may be a food sample, a sample of a body fluid, a cell suspension, water, or a combination thereof. The present invention relates also to methods of diagnosing or predicting a disease in an individual.

Abstract: A dispensing device for dispensing liquids, particularly liquid medications to people, contains a container which is filled with a liquid and which has an opening at one end for dispensing same. The dispensing device further has at least one pair of capacitive measuring electrodes which are arranged in an outer region of the container, particularly on the wall, opposite one another, for determining the permittivity of the respective medium in the intermediate region between the measuring electrodes. A shield is arranged around the container and surrounds the measurement electrodes in a sheath-like manner.

Abstract: The disclosure provides materials and methods for conferring improved plant traits or benefits on plants. The materials can include a formulation comprising an exogenous endophytic bacterial population, which can be disposed on an exterior surface of a seed or seedling, typically in an amount effective to colonize the plant. The formulations can include at least one member selected from the group consisting of an agriculturally compatible carrier, a tackifier, a microbial stabilizer, a fungicide, an antibacterial agent, an herbicide, a nematicide, an insecticide, a plant growth regulator, a rodenticide, and a nutrient.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of diagnosing lung cancer by using specific markers from a set, having diagnostic power for lung cancer diagnosis and distinguishing lung cancer types in diverse samples.

Abstract: The present invention relates to model lipid bilayers surrounding a nano- or microsized particle comprising, membrane proteins immobilized to the surface of the particle and a sheet of a lipid bilayer interspaced between the membrane proteins and enveloping said particle, wherein said membrane protein is immobilized to the surface of the particle by a linker molecule with a length of at most 5.5 nm, as well as method of using said particles in membrane protein ligand binding or activity assays.