Abstract: Phenylacetic acid derivatives of the formula I where the variables are as disclosed herein, their salts, processes and intermediates for their preparation, and their use for controlling harmful fungi and animal pests.

Abstract: Process for hydrogenating aromatic polymers in the presence of catalysts, wherein a metal or mixture of metals from group VIII of the Periodic Table together with a support of silicon dioxide, aluminium dioxide or a mixture thereof is used as the catalyst, and the catalyst pore volume defined by pores of diameters between 100 and 1000 Å, measured by mercury porosimetry, is generally from 100 to 15%, in relation to the total pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry.

Abstract: A waveguide plate comprising a glass substrate (10) covered with a waveguide layer (2) has coupling grating strips following one another a distance apart, in which the coupling angle changes along parallel lines by not more than 0.1°/cm, preferably not more than 0.05°/cm. The deviation from its mean value over the total waveguide plate is not more than 0.3°, preferably not more than 0.15°. The waveguide plate is suitable as part of a microtiter plate for chemical analyses by means of fluorescence excitation. For its production, the glass substrate (1) is covered with a photoresist layer (10) and exposed to a mercury vapour lamp via a deflecting mirror through a phase mask in the vicinity of which it is arranged, for example at the Littrow angle (&thgr;L) or at a right angle, then structured by reactive ion etching and provided with the waveguide layer (2) by reactive DC magnetron sputtering, in particular pulsed DC sputtering or AC-superposed DC sputtering.

Abstract: Benzamidoxime derivatives of the formula I where R1 is difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl R2 is hydrogen or fluorine R3 is C1-C4-alkyl which may be substituted by cyano, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-haloalkenyl, C3-C6-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl R4 is phenyl-C1-C6-alkyl which may carry one or more substitutents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy on the phenyl ring, or is thienyl-C1-C4-alkyl which may carry one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy on the thienyl ring, or is pyrazolyl-C1-C4-alkyl which may carry one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy on the pyrazole ring, are prepared, and intermediates for their preparation and their use as fungicides are described.

Abstract: The description relates to production of rigid foamed plastics containing urethane groups, by use of a blowing-agent mixture containing 5 to 50 parts by weight of C3 and/or C4 alkanes and 50 to 95 parts by weight of cyclopentane. There is also a description of use of the thus-produced rigid foamed plastics as composite components or for foam filling of cavities in refrigerator construction.

Abstract: Molding compositions comprise A) at least one polyarylene ether sulfone, B) at least one aliphatic polyamide, C) at least one filler, and also if desired D) an impact-modifying rubber or a mixture of various impact-modifying rubbers, and E) an additive or a mixture of various additives wherein the viscosity number of the polyamides B (measured in 0.5% strength by weight solution in 96% strength by weight sulfuric acid to DIN 53 727) is at least 180 ml/g, and the molding compositions comprise F) from 100 ppm to 0.5% by weight, based on the total weight of A to E, of copper bromide or copper iodide or a mixture of these.

Abstract: The device converts a clock signal into a second clock signal having a different clock rate. This allows converting a first data signal into a second data signal having an altered data rate. Controlling the frequency dividers particularly in the feedback path of the phase-locked loops enables matching to the different data rates and conversion between both data signals DS1 into DS2, or DS2 into DS1.

Abstract: A trench capacitor, in particular for use in a semiconductor memory cell, has a trench formed in a substrate; an insulation collar formed in an upper region of the trench; an optional buried plate in the substrate region serving as a first capacitor plate; a dielectric layer lining the lower region of the trench and the insulation collar as a capacitor dielectric; a conductive second filling material filled into the trench as a second capacitor plate; and a buried contact underneath the surface of the substrate. The substrate has, underneath its surface in the region of the buried contact, a doped region introduced by implantation, plasma doping and/or vapor phase deposition. A tunnel layer, in particular an oxide, nitride or oxinitride layer, is preferably formed at the interface of the buried contact.

Abstract: The invention relates to a DMFC in which an evaporation apparatus is connected before the cell. The fuel, which is predominantly a methanol/water mixture with a possible admixture of inert gas, is variable in its composition, whereby the respective methanol/water and, if warranted, inert gas mixture, can be adjusted in load-dependent fashion. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for operating a DMFC apparatus in which the fuel is present in the anode chamber in gaseous form.

Abstract: Active compound combinations comprising a compound of the formula (I) and known fungicidally active compounds, and their use for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, are described.

Abstract: 2-Phenylbenzimidazoles and 2-phenylindoles of formula I wherein A is N or CH, R1 is hydrogen or alkyl which optionally carries an OR11 group, R11 is hydrogen or alkyl, R2 is hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine, alkyl, nitro, CF3, CN, NR21R22, NH—CO—R23, OR21, R21 and R22 are each hydrogen or alkyl, R23 is hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl, R3 is —(CH2)q—NR31R32, q is 0, 1, 2 or 3, R31 is hydrogen, alkyl, (CH2)rNR33R34, R32 is (CH2)rNR33R34, r is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, R33 and R34 are each hydrogen, alkyl or phenylalkyl wherein the phenyl ring is optionally substituted, or R33 and R34 and the nitrogen atom form a 3- to 8-membered ring, R4 is hydrogen, alkyl, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, nitro, cyano, NR41R42, NH—CO—R43, OR41, R41 and R42 are each hydrogen or alkyl, and R43 is alkyl or phenyl, are useful as inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase and for the production of drugs.

Abstract: Water-soluble polymers of esters made from acrylic acid and methacrylic acid and alkylpolyalkylene glycols, obtainable by azeotropic esterification of a mixture of acrylic acid (A), methacrylic acid (B), and an alkylpolyalkylene glycol (C) with a molecular weight Mw of from 350 to 4000, where in the mixture the molar ratio of (A) to (C) is from 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radio communications system with a plurality of transmitter/receiver stations, wherein at a certain point in time, a first amount of said transmitter-receiver stations forms an active amount of stations which communicate with a mobile terminal device, when a requirement is detected after a connection has been relayed, and the active amount of stations is increased by at least one additional station. Thereafter, at least one station having the lowest transfer quality is removed from the active amount in order to close the connecting relay.

Abstract: The method is essentially carried out by a gateway device, which is logically divided up into a gateway controller and one or, if required, more user data gateways. Quality of service signaling is evaluated by the gateway controller and, depending thereon, quality of service information is transferred to a user data gateway. Specific quality of service properties of connection segments coming into and/or going out from the user data gateway are evaluated by the user data gateway and, depending thereon, a quality of service setting is carried out according to the transferred quality of service information.

Abstract: Multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles are disclosed. The multicomponent particles comprise at least one acidic water-absorbing resin and at least one basic water-absorbing resin. Each particle contains at least one microdomain of the acidic resin in contact with, or in close proximity to, at least one microdomain of the basic resin. Blends of multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles with particles of a second water-absorbing resin also are disclosed. Improved diaper cores containing particles of the multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles also are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and circuit for transmitting a data-modulated high-frequency data signal fC from a transmitter to a receiver, for transmitting data between a read-write device (RWD) and at least one mobile data memory (MDM) in an identification system that has a number of mobile data memories (MDM) which are placed on objects and which are provided for detecting object-specific status data and/or process data. Such an identification system is particularly useful, e.g., in a shipping, transport and/or manufacturing system of the individual objects. In addition to the transmitted high frequency data signal fC, a further high-frequency data signal fS is transmitted, which serves to convert the frequency and/or to modulate the carrier code of the high-frequency data signal fC.

Abstract: In an arrangement of a plurality of electric machines, the electric machines are defined by axes in parallel relationship, wherein the electric machines include a common stator which incorporates a plurality of stator portions. The stator portions of the stator cooperate with rotors which are insertable in the stator portions, whereby the number of rotors corresponds to the number of the axes of the electric machines.

Abstract: Sheet piling and like steel shapes are made in a caliber rolling mill having upper and lower rolls of suitable contour. One of the rolls is axially fixed and the other can be shifted axially in opposite directions so that shoulders of the rolls engage and these positions are stored along with a relationship of axial force and spring constants of the mill frame. The rolling then takes these stored values into consideration.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for sorting waste paper pieces of different grades and conditions. The method includes moving a plurality of waste paper pieces in a conveying direction on at least one sorting belt, each waste paper piece having a surface, irradiating at least one area of the surface with radiation, registering the radiation reflected from the surface, and sorting the waste paper on the basis of the reflected radiation, wherein waste paper pieces of at least one type are separated from waste paper pieces of at least one other type.