Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an FBO13 (F-box and other domain containing protein) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an FBO13 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown FBO13-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising A) an organic active ingredient which is sparingly water-soluble and sparingly oil-soluble, in dissolved form, B) an oil which is soluble in water at 20° C. to at most 20 g/l, and C) an ionic liquid comprising a cation and an anion as described below. Also provided is a process for the preparation of the liquid composition, where the active ingredient, the oil and the ionic liquid are brought into contact; and also the use of the ionic liquid for increasing the solubility of the active ingredient in an oil.

Abstract: A process is proposed for cleaning an apparatus to remove deposits from a process for the recovery of purified N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) by evaporating NMP from a contaminated NMP stream which is obtained in a process for the extractive separation of acetylene from the reaction mixture of a partial oxidation of hydrocarbons after expulsion of the acetylene as a gas, wherein hot water is passed into the apparatus and is stirred.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a process for preparing urethanes by reacting aromatic amines with a dialkyl carbonate, wherein the alkyl radical of the organic dialkyl carbonate comprises from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, and the reaction is carried out in the presence of a base.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a continuous process for preparing cellulose reactive adducts of polyvinylamide.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing carbon fillers having covalently bonded amino groups, by converting a mixture comprising carbon fillers and alkali metals and/or alkaline earth metals and/or amides thereof in liquid anhydrous ammonia, optionally together with an inert solvent, at temperatures of 35 to 500° C. and a pressure of 30 to 250 bar.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a system for the diagnosis of plant anomalies which comprises at least: an acquisition device (1) capable of capturing images in real time of at least one sample of a plant to be diagnosed; a storage unit (2) comprised by a database of digitalized images (7) of samples of plants affected by anomalies and also comprised by a database of technical information (8) related to said anomalies; a human interface device (3) capable of displaying digitalized images of the plant samples; a human control device (4) capable of allowing for an active interaction between a user and the human interface device; and a processing unit (5) operatively associated to the acquisition device (1), to the storage unit (2), to the human interface device (3) and to the human control device (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing electrically conductive bonds between solar cells, in which an adhesive comprising electrically conductive particles is first transferred from a carrier to the substrate by irradiating the carrier with a laser, the adhesive transferred to the substrate is partly dried and/or cured to form an adhesive layer, in a further step the adhesive is bonded to an electrical connection, and finally the adhesive layer is cured. The invention further relates to an adhesive for performing the process, comprising 20 to 98% by weight of electrically conductive particles, 0.01 to 60% by weight of an organic binder component used as a matrix material, based in each case on the solids content of the adhesive, 0.005 to 20% by weight of absorbent based on the weight of the conductive particles in the adhesive, and 0 to 50% by weight of a dispersant and 1 to 20% by weight of solvent, based in each case on the total mass of the undried and uncured adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an N-substituted 1H-pyrazole-5-carbonylchloride compound of the formula (I) in which R1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-fluoroalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-fluorocycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-fluoroalkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-fluoroalkoxy, C1-C4-fluoroalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl and the like; each R2 is independently selected from halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-fluoroalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-fluorocycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-fluoroalkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, phenyl and the like; r is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; comprising the steps of i) deprotonating a compound of the formula (II) in which the variables R1, R2 and r are each as defined above, with a base selected from lithium-organic base having a carbon or nitrogen bound lithium or with a magnesium-organic base having a carbon bound magnesium; and ii) subjecting the product obtained in step (i) to a chlorocarbonylation by reacting it with a reagent selected from the group c

Abstract: The present invention relates to an expression cassette for regulating seed-specific expression of a polynucleotide of interest, said expression cassette comprising a transcription regulating nucleotide sequence, to a vector comprising said expression cassette, host cells and transgenic plants comprising the expression cassette, and methods of producing said transgenic plants.

Abstract: A process for preparing 5,5-disubstituted 4,5-dihydroisoxazole-3-thiocarboxamidine salts of the formula (I), wherein 3-unsubstituted 4,5-dihydroisoxazoles are first reacted with a chlorinating or brominating reagent to give 3-halogenated 4,5-dihydroisoxazoles and the latter then react with thiourea to give the compounds of the formula (I).

Abstract: Substituted pyridazines of the formula I in which the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the compounds of the formula I and their N-oxides, their agriculturally suitable salts, compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, and also methods for controlling unwanted vegetation.

Abstract: A process for the production of a lignocellulose-containing material, in which, based in each case on the lignocellulose-containing material: A) from 30 to 95% by weight of lignocellulose particles; B) from 1 to 25% by weight of expanded plastic particles having a bulk density in the range from 10 to 150 kg/m3; C) from 1 to 50% by weight of a binder selected from the group consisting of aminoplast resin, phenol-formaldehyde resin and organic isocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups, and optionally D) additives are mixed and are then pressed at elevated temperature and under elevated pressure, wherein the component B) comprises a curing agent for the component C).

Abstract: Novel mono-azide substituted rylene-imide derivatives, their use in methods for the detection of analytes and reagents kits for the detection of analytes comprising said novel mono-azide substituted rylene-imide derivatives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shaped catalyst body for preparing ethylene oxide, which comprises at least silver and rhenium applied to an alumina support, and also to a process for producing it, wherein the alumina support has the geometry of a hollow cylinder and the shaped catalyst body has a rhenium content CR and CR/ppm by weight, based on the wall thickness of the hollow cylinder dW in mm, and calculated as element, in the range 120?CR/dW?200.

Abstract: The invention relates to the area of health-beneficial preparations and production methods thereof, in particular to the use of thermally pre-treated Lactobacillus preparations having specific bonding capacity for Streptococcus mutans for caries prophylaxis. The invention further relates to the Lactobacillus preparations and thermal pasteurization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluid-absorbent article, comprising an indicator for feces especially of newborn and breast-feeded babies, which is applied to a carrier material and to an indicator for feces especially of newborn and breast-feeded babies and substances present in urine indicating kidney or vascular diseases, suitable for fluid-absorbent articles such as diapers, comprising at least one indicator-substance which changes color as a result of contact with proteins.

Abstract: The present invention relates compositions and methods for identifying, isolating, and characterizing herbicide tolerant mutations in monocot plastidic acetyl-CoA carboxylases using a model system.

Abstract: Process for polymerizing at least one monomer under emulsion polymerization conditions, characterized in that the (co)monomers are selected from vinyl aromatic compounds, ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids with 3 to 10 carbon atoms, C1-C10-alkyl esters of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids with 3 to 10 carbon atoms, 1,3-butadiene, and a-olefins bearing in the range of from 10 to 250 carbon atoms per molecule, in pure form or as mixture with isomers, and using a surfactant mixture comprising (A) an alkoxylation product of at least one alkanol (a), characterized in that alkanol (a) has 6 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule and the average number of alkylene oxide units per molecule in alkoxylation product (A) assumes a value in the range of from 35 to 55, the alkylene oxide units are selected from C2-C10-alkylene oxide units and alkanol (a) has an average degree of branching of at least 1; and (B) an alkoxylation product of at least one alkanol (b), characterized in that alkanol (b) has 13 to 19 car

Abstract: N-Thio-anthranilamid compounds of formula (I) wherein A is A1 wherein the variables and the indices are as defined per the description, processes for preparing the compounds I, pesticidal compositions comprising compounds I, use of compounds I for the control of insects, acarids or nematodes, and methods for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites by use of compounds of formula I.