Abstract: Provided is a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding a bZIP-like polypeptide or a BCAT4-like polypeptide in a plant. Also provided are plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a bZIP-like polypeptide or a BCAT4-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Also provided are constructs comprising bZIP-like polypeptide-encoding nucleic acids or BCAT4-like polypeptide-encoding nucleic acids, useful in enhancing yield-related traits in plants.

Abstract: A thermally curable basecoat material comprising at least one polyurethane resin as binder, at least one pigment, 30% to 70% by weight of water, based on the total weight of the basecoat material, and 0.04% to 2.3% by weight, based on the total weight of the basecoat material, of at least one disulfonic acid compound of formula (I). The basecoat material is applied to an overbaked multicoat paint system, and has outstanding adhesion properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to coating compositions based on organic solvents and comprising at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), at least one crosslinking agent (B) having groups reactive toward hydroxyl groups, and at least one silica gel based matting agent (M), wherein (i) the matting agent (M) is surface-modified with one or more waxes, and (ii) the coating composition further comprises at least one hydrophobic silica based rheological assistant (R). The present invention further provides multistage coating methods using these coating compositions, and also the use of the coating compositions as clearcoat or application of the coating method for automotive OEM finishing, for the finishing of parts for installation in or on automobiles, and for automotive refinishing.

Abstract: A process for producing a water-absorbing polymer by polymerizing a monomer solution and drying the resulting hydrogel by means of a heated gas stream comprises effecting the drying in two or more temperature zones, and/or the gas stream is flowed against the hydrogel upwardly in the upstream sector of the belt dryer and downwardly in the downstream sector of the belt dryer, the direction of flow being reversed at a water content of 15% to 45% by weight for the hydrogel, and/or the hydrogel layer is flowed against in a belt dryer upwardly to some extent at least, the gas velocity being 5% to 30% of the gas velocity required to lift the hydrogel off the belt, also apparatus for carrying out the process and use of the water-absorbing polymers produced by the process to produce hygiene articles.

Abstract: Method of maintaining or widening the long-term operating temperature range of a heat transfer medium and/or heat storage medium comprising a nitrate salt composition selected from the group consisting of alkali metal nitrate and alkaline earth metal nitrate and optionally alkali metal nitrite and alkaline earth metal nitrite, wherein all or part of the nitrate salt composition is brought into contact with an additive composed of a combination of elemental oxygen and nitrogen oxides.

Abstract: A method for controlling coniferous plants, in particular naturally seeded coniferous plants (wildling conifers), wherein an effective amount of at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of sulfentrazone, carfentrazone, their agriculturally acceptable salts and their agriculturally acceptable derivatives is applied to the coniferous plants to be controlled or to their parts, such as roots, leaves, seeds or germinants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sulfur-carbon composite materials comprising (A) at least one carbon composite material comprising (a) a carbonization product of at least one carbonaceous starting material, incorporating (aa) particles of at least one electrically conductive additive, the particles having an aspect ratio of at least 10, and (B) elemental sulfur. In addition, the present invention also relates to a process for producing inventive sulfur-carbon composite materials, to cathode materials for electrochemical cells comprising inventive sulfur-carbon composite materials, to corresponding electrochemical cells and to the use of carbon composite materials for production of electrochemical cells.

Abstract: The invention concerns a vehicle wheel, comprising a rim (1) of a plastics material and at least one adapter (5) for fastening the rim (1) to a wheel mounting (3), the at least one adapter (5) having at least one protuberance (9) which engages in a recess (11) in the rim (1), or the adapter being received in a receptacle of the rim, or, if multiple adapters (5) are used, at least one adapter (5) engaging in a recess (11) of the rim or being enclosed by the material of the rim (1), the adapter (5) being arranged in such a way that, after assembly of the rim (1), the adapter (5) lies with a surface area against the wheel mounting, or the adapter (5) being arranged in such a way that the rim (1) is positioned between the wheel mounting (3) and the adapter (5), so that the adapter (5) lies on the outside of the rim (1) after assembly, wherein the adapter (5) is designed in such a way that fastening means for assembling the rim (1) on the wheel mounting are passed through a lead-through in the adapter and the rim

Abstract: A process for preparing a regioregular homopolymer or copolymer of 3-substituted thiophene, 3-substituted selenophene, 3-substituted thiazol or 3-substituted selenazol by a) reacting a 3-substituted 2,5-dihalothiophene, 2,5-dihaloselenophene, 2,5-dihalothiazol or 2,5-dihaloselenazol with reactive zinc, magnesium and/or an organomagnesium halide to give an organozinc or organomagnesium intermediate containing one halozinc or one halomagnesium group, b) bringing the organozinc or the organomagnesium intermediate into contact with a Ni(II), Ni(O), Pd(II) or Pd(0) catalyst to initiate the polymerization reaction, and c) polymerizing the organozinc or the organomagnesium intermediate to give a regioregular head-to-tail homopolymer or copolymer of 3-substituted thiophene, 3-substituted selenophene, 3-substituted thiazol or 3-substituted selenazol characterized in that the polymerization reaction is carried out at a temperature rising from a lower temperature T1 to a higher temperature T2 during a time t1, wherein T

Abstract: A method of forming a cured coating composition on an automobile component is provided. The method utilizes a coating compound including a radical polymerizable compound and an organoborane initiator and includes the step of applying the coating composition to the automobile component. The organoborane initiator is complexed with a bi-functional noncyclic blocking agent that has a carbon backbone and two organoborane complexing moieties. The two moieties are different from each other and are selected from the group of an amine moiety, a thiol moiety, and a phosphine moiety. In addition, the two moieties are separated from each other by two to four carbon atoms to increase the nucleophilicity of the blocking agent towards the organoborane initiator. The organoborane initiator is decomplexed from the blocking agent thereby forming a radical that is used to polymerize the radical polymerizable compound and cure the coating composition on the automobile component.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new storage-stable solutions which can be used in semiconductor technology to effect specific etching of copper metallization layers and also Cu/Ni layers. With the new etch solutions it is possible to carry out etching and patterning of all-copper metallizations, layers of copper/nickel alloys, and also successive copper and nickel layers.

Abstract: A method of curing a coating composition and a method of forming a cured coating on an automobile component are provided. The coating composition comprises a radical polymerizable compound and an organoborane-amine complex having an organoborane initiator, an amine blocking agent, and water. The method of curing the coating composition comprises the steps of combining the organoborane-amine complex, the radical polymerizable compound, and water to form the coating composition. Carbon dioxide is introduced into the coating composition or into a composition including at least one of the organoborane-amine complex, the radical polymerizable compound, and water prior to forming the coating composition. Carbonic acid is formed in situ within the coating composition through reaction of the water and carbon dioxide. The organoborane-amine complex is decomplexed with the carbonic acid thereby separating the organoborane initiator and the amine blocking agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous preparations comprising at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible copolymer with cationogenic groups which comprises at least one monomer with at least one protonatable nitrogen atom and at least one further monomer copolymerizable therewith in copolymerized form, and at least one cosmetically acceptable carrier, where the pH of the aqueous preparation has a value in the range from pH 4 to pH 6.

Abstract: Compounds of the Formula (I), wherein L1, L?1, L?1, L2, L?2, L?2, L3, L?3, L?3, L4, L?4 and L?4 for example are hydrogen or COT; R, R? and R? for example are hydrogen, C6-C12aryl or C3-C20heteroaryl; X, X? and X? for example are O, S, single bond, NRa or NCORa, T is for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C5-C12cycloalkenyl, C7-C18cycloalkylenaryl, C5-C18cycloalkylenheteroaryl, C6-C14aryl, providedthat at least one of R, R? or R? is unsubstituted or substituted C3-C20heteroaryl; and Y is an inorganic or organic anion; are suitable as photolatent acid generators.

Abstract: A process for pneumatic delivery of water-absorbing polymer particles, the initial gas rate in the delivery being from 1 to 6 m/s and the delivery material loading being from 1 to 100 kg/kg.

Abstract: Process for producing actives-comprising polymeric networks from oligomers containing (meth)acrylate groups, optionally from further monomers, and from actives, the polymeric networks obtainable by the process, and the use of the networks for various purposes, more particularly for protecting materials or in crop protection.

Abstract: An aqueous paint formulation having an aqueous basecoat and an aqueous dispersion having an at least partially neutralized ethylene copolymer wax, wherein the ethylene copolymer wax contains as comonomers in copolymerized form (A) 12-40 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid of formula (I), (B) 60-88 wt % of ethylene, and (C) 0-10 wt % of a further comonomer; or the ethylene copolymer was contains as comonomers in copolymerized form (A?) 5-50 wt % of a comonomer of formula (II), (B?) 50-95 wt % of ethylene, and (C?) 0-20 wt % of a further comonomer; wherein the ethylene copolymer wax comprising the comonomers (A), (B), and optionally (C) has a molecular weight Mw of 10000 to 150000 g/mol, and the ethylene copolymer wax comprising the comonomers (A?), (B?), and optionally (C?) has a molecular weight Mw of 5000 to 40000 g/mol.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition comprising a) from 30 to 95% by weight of at least one aliphatic polyamide or copolyamide, as component A, b) from 1 to 15% by weight of at least one cyclic phenoxyphosphazene having at least 3 phenoxyphosphazene units, as component B, c) from 3 to 20% by weight of at least one (di)phosphinate salt, as component C, d) from 1 to 15% by weight of at least one reaction product of melamine with a phosphorus acid, as component D, e) from 0 to 5% by weight of at least one metal borate, as component E, f) from 0 to 20% by weight of at least one impact-modifying polymer, as component F, g) from 0 to 50% by weight of glass fibers, as component G, and h) from 0 to 30% by weight of further additives, as component H, where the total amount of components A to H gives 100% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention provides a biodegradable cleaning composition that includes a surfactant component including an ethoxylated 2-propyl heptanol, a chelating component including a tri-sodium salt of methylglycinediacetic acid and an emulsifier component including an ethoxylated hexanol having the formula C6H13O(CH2CH2O)H. The ethoxylated 2-propyl heptanol has the formula C5H11CH(C3H7)CH2O(C2H4O)pH, wherein p is a number of from 3 to 6. The composition also includes water and an acid component to establish a pH of the composition at less than 2. The composition is substantially free of solvents thereby reducing emission of volatile organic compounds and reducing potential environmental pollution and health hazards. The composition is also effective in removing rust, lime soap, and metal salts of fatty acids from hard surfaces including metal, vinyl, and fiberglass.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing a substituted or unsubstituted phenylcyclohexane by catalytic hydrogenation of a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl.