Abstract: The present invention relates to a female fertile variant strain of filamentous fungus derived from a female sterile parental strain which comprises at least one of the six female fertility specific gene alleles or derivatives thereof comprising the functional characteristics of these alleles (FS_4-9).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cross-reactive antibody, which specifically inhibits or blocks the mammalian Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)-mediated immune cell activation. The invention is further directed to an isolated nucleic acid or vector coding for the variable regions of the heavy and/or light chain of the antibody. It is further providing a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody, nucleic acid or vector and is directed to the use of the composition in the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory processes or any other process induced by bacterial infection, trauma, or chronic inflammation, or for the prevention and/or treatment of bacteriaemia or sepsis.

Abstract: Shown is a ski binding for fastening a ski boot with a firm or flexible sole onto a ski, which encompasses the following: a forefoot-fixing module with a fastening section and movable section and a support for the heel of the ski boot, wherein the movable section of the forefoot-fixing module encompasses a front receptacle and a rear receptacle, wherein the front and rear receptacle are together suitable for fastening a front section of the ski boot in the forefoot-fixing module, and releasing the latter given a correspondingly high torque. The ski binding has a Telemark downhill mode and/or a climbing mode and/or an alpine downhill mode.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a synchronous rectification circuit having an actively controlled switching element through which resonant current flows during operation. The actively controlled switching element is disposed in a package which adds stray inductance to a main current path of the synchronous rectification circuit. The electronic device also includes a fixed inductor magnetically coupled to the stray inductance or an additional inductance in series with the stray inductance so that the fixed inductor is not in the main current path of the synchronous rectification circuit and change in current through the inductance to which the fixed inductor is magnetically coupled induces a reference voltage at the fixed inductor which is in phase with a zero crossing point of the resonant current at different switching frequencies of the actively controlled switching element. A corresponding method of controlling the electronic device is also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a protein with recombinase activity to catalyze a site-specific DNA recombination and a method for producing a site-specific DNA recombination. The invention is applicable alone or in combination with other recombinase systems for genetic manipulation, for example in medical research. The objective of the invention is solved by the use of a protein with recombinase activity to catalyze a site-specific DNA recombination at, preferably at two, recognition sites that are identical or reverse complementary to each other. The invention also includes a method for producing a site-specific DNA recombination comprising the steps of a) providing a cell comprising at least two recognition sites that are identical or reverse complementary to each other; and b) contacting a protein with recombinase activity with the recognition sites, thereby producing the site-specific DNA-recombination.

Abstract: The invention relates, inter alia, to a memory cell (10) comprising at least one binary memory area for storing bit information. According to the invention it is provided that the memory area (SB) can optionally store holes or electrons and allows a recombination of holes and electrons, the charge carrier type of the charge carriers stored in the memory area defines the bit information of the memory area, and a charge carrier injection device (PN) is present, by means of which optionally holes or electrons can be injected into the memory area (SB) and the bit information can thus be changed.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method for an in vitro detection of a first protein in a sample, comprising the steps of: a) separating the sample by means of a native separation method; b) transferring the separated sample onto a membrane; c) contacting the membrane with an aptamer which specifically binds to the first protein; and d) detecting the first protein by detecting the aptamer bound to the first protein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for presetting a vehicle seat (1) for a passenger (2) using the vehicle seat. Said vehicle seat comprises at least parts of a presetting device (12). The invention is characterized in that in a first step, information about the passenger is transmitted to the presetting device transmits and in a second step, the vehicle seat (1) is modified by said presetting device (12) such that the vehicle seat (1) adopts as the presetting for the passenger (2), a first vehicle seat configuration based on the transmitted information.

Abstract: A photoconducting layered material arrangement for producing or detecting high frequency radiation includes a semiconductor material including an alloy comprised of InGaAs, InGaAsSb, or GaSb, with an admixture of Al, which material is applied to a suitable support substrate in a manner such that the lattices are suitably adjusted, wherewith the semiconductor material comprised of InGaAlAs, InGaAlAsSb, or GaAlSb has a band gap of more than 1 eV, as a consequence of the admixed proportion of Al. The proportion x of Al in the semiconductor material InyGa1?y?xAlxAs is between x=0.2 and x=0.35, wherewith the proportion y of In may be between 0.5 and 0.55. The support substrate is InP or GaAs.

Abstract: A system and method for the evaluation of hearing implant signal processing is described. A cochlear implant signal processor converts a speech signal input into multi-channel stimulation pulse sequences for a cochlear implant electrode array. A temporal feature processing module extracts temporal feature information from the stimulation pulse sequences. A speech recognition engine evaluates the temporal information using automatic speech recognition to produce speech recognition outputs corresponding to the speech signal input.

Abstract: A method and an arrangement for modeling antenna emission characteristics are disclosed. A slotted microwave waveguide is implemented by separate mechanical modules having slot groups respectively implemented therein. For this purpose, the modules are arranged along at least one first spatial direction, so that the modules sectionally form a part of the delimitation of the waveguide. The waveguide formed can be fed by exciting a waveguide mode and the mode propagates through the interior of the module in the waveguide formed. Screens are arranged in front of the modules, to partially cover the slot groups. Arbitrary emission characteristics can be simulated, wherein no separate feed network is necessary due to the use of a modular waveguide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for sorting cells. The apparatus for determining the mechanical properties of cells comprises: —a microfluidic channel having an inlet and an outlet, the channel being configured to let a fluid containing cells pass therethrough, —a means for introducing a fluid containing cells into the channel so as to establish a flow of the fluid within the channel, —a cell shape measurement device arranged to obtain information of a deformed shape of a cell deformed due to the flow pattern created by the interaction of the fluid flow with the channel, and —an analysis means arranged to use data from the cell shape measurement device to obtain mechanical properties of the cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composite resin composition comprising (a) at least one polyreactive binder, (b) a first photopolymerization initiator having an absorption maximum at a wavelength of less than 400 nm, (c) a second photopolymerization initiator having an absorption maximum at a wavelength of at least 400 nm and (d) an absorber having an absorption maximum at a wavelength of less than 400 nm, for the stereolithographic production of a dental shaped part based on composite resin. The invention also relates to a process for the stereolithographic production of a dental shaped part and the use of the composite resin composition in this process.

Abstract: A method for the adjustment of an optical measurement system comprises providing an optical measurement system, which comprises, as optical elements, a beam splitter; a first photo sensor, exposed by a first partial beam from the beam splitter; an optical filter; a second photo sensor, arranged downstream of the optical filter, exposed by a second partial beam from the beam splitter. Additionally, the angularity and relative position between multiple optical elements is designed to be adjustable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for collimating electromagnetic radiation comprising a shielding structure at least partially surrounding a radiation source which has an opening in a transmission direction (A), a plurality of lamellae of a material that absorbs electromagnetic radiation which are positioned in the opening, and collimator channels between the lamellae which extend in the transmission direction (A), wherein the lamellae have a height (H) in the range of ?10 ?m to ?3000 ?m.

Abstract: A method and system for prediction of respiratory motion from 3D thoracic images is disclosed. A patient-specific anatomical model of the respiratory system is generated from 3D thoracic images of a patient. The patient-specific anatomical model of the respiratory system is deformed using a biomechanical model. The biomechanical model is personalized for the patient by estimating a patient-specific thoracic pressure force field to drive the biomechanical model. Respiratory motion of the patient is predicted using the personalized biomechanical model driven by the patient-specific thoracic pressure force field.

Abstract: A floating platform is provided including the following: a covering element; at least three buoyant bodies, which are separated from each other, are fixedly mounted to the lower face of the covering element, are open toward the bottom, and are made of a gas-tight, pressure- and corrosion-resistant flexible material. The buoyant bodies enclose a closed hollow space when coming into contact with a liquid surface. At least one compressed-air generating device is also provided for generating an overpressure in the individual hollow spaces.

Abstract: A rotor blade is provided, in particular for wind turbine generators including a means for the modification of the camber, wherein the modification of the camber is realized by means of elements passively coupled to one another, i.e. without external energy supply (apart from the energy contained in the airflow surrounding the rotor blade). One of the elements is therefore arranged at the leading and the trailing edge of the airfoil of the rotor blade, respectively. The coupling of the elements, the stiffness of the airfoil and the strength of the damping are hereby arranged in a manner suitable to be modified.

Abstract: An optoelectronic oscillator for generating an optical and/or electric pulse comb, comprising a monolithically integrated passively mode-coupled semiconductor laser and an optical feedback loop which guides a part of the optical radiation of the semiconductor laser and feeds said part back into the semiconductor laser as feedback pulses. Without the influence of the feedback pulses, the semiconductor laser would emit comb-like optical pulses, hereafter referred to as primary pulses, and in the event of an influence, emits comb-like output pulses which have been influenced by the feedback pulses, said output pulses having a lower temporal jitter or less phase noise than the primary pulses. The feedback loop is damped between 27.5 and 37.5 dB, and the time lag of the feedback loop is selected such that each feedback pulse is incident within the temporal half-value width of each subsequent primary pulse.

Abstract: An approach is described for evaluating a selected hearing stimulation strategy in a hearing impaired patient. A healthy neurogram represents a normal auditory neural response to a selected sound input by a healthy auditory system. An impaired neurogram represents an impaired auditory neural response to the selected sound input by a hearing impaired patient auditory system using the hearing stimulation strategy. The impaired neurogram is compared to the healthy neurogram based on: i. partitioning the neurograms into corresponding temporal and frequency domain tiles, ii. determining local variability between corresponding individual tiles by comparison of selected tile features, iii. determining global variability between the neurograms by weighted averaging of the individual tile comparisons, and iv. developing from the local and global variabilities a perception estimate representing effectiveness of the selected hearing stimulation strategy in approaching normal healthy hearing for the implanted patient.