Abstract: There is provided a method of treating obesity and/or hypertension in a subject in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a low molecular weight levan or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the low molecular weight levan and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

Abstract: A process for production of silica having variable thickening wherein a) a product stream I containing at least a vaporous, hydrolysable and/or oxidizable silicon compound, b) a product stream II containing oxygen and c) a product stream III containing at least a combustible gas are made to react, where d) a feed port in a pipepiece A, the pipepiece A containing one or more static mixing elements, is used to import product stream I into product stream II, or vice versa and thereby create product stream IV, then e) a feed port in a pipepiece B, the pipepiece B containing one or more static mixing elements, is used to import product stream III in product stream IV and thereby create product stream V, f) product stream V leaving pipepiece B is imported into a reaction chamber, ignited therein and reacted in a flame, and g) the resultant solid material is separated off.

Abstract: A vehicle part formed at least in part of a blended material is provided. The blended material is formed by mixing an improved aluminum alloy and a recycled aluminum alloy. The recycled aluminum alloy can be obtained from road wheels. The blended alloy preferable meets the Aural series alloy specifications. The blended material can be cast under high pressure and a vacuum to form a part designed for use in a chassis or structural body of a vehicle, for example a front subframe, a front shock tower, a rear rail, a front kick-down rail, a front body hinge pillar, a tunnel, a front body hinge pillar, or a rear shock mount.

Abstract: Process for production of silica having variable thickening wherein a) a product stream I comprising at least a vaporous, hydrolysable and/or oxidizable silicon compound, b) a product stream II comprising oxygen and c) a product stream III comprising at least a combustible gas are made to react, characterized in that d) a feed port in a pipepiece A, said pipepiece A comprising one or more static mixing elements, is used to import product stream I into product stream II, or vice versa and thereby create product stream IV, then e) a feed port in a pipepiece B, said pipepiece B comprising one or more static mixing elements, is used to import product stream III in product stream IV and thereby create product stream V, f) product stream V leaving pipepiece B is imported into a reaction chamber, ignited therein and reacted in a flame, and g) the resultant solid material is separated off.

Abstract: For an imaging method for presenting fluorophores (5) by optical excitation, spontaneous emission of fluorescence and detection of same, a single, conventional sensor (6) is used having at least two color channels, which detect an excitation light used to excite the fluorophore (5) and the fluorescence emitted by the fluorophore (5) with different sensitivities. Due to the different spectral distribution of the sensitivity of the color channels, it is possible to separate the component of the excitation light from the component of the fluorescence, in particular in a specific pixel, from one another by processing output signals of said color channels, in particular by conversion into a color space and/or by calculation of color saturation values. From this, the intensity of the fluorescence can be deduced, preferably taking account of a relative luminance measured by the color channels, even though reflected excitation light reaches the color channels, in particular in an unfiltered manner.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and apparatuses for identifying a location of a position encoding magnet. Embodiments can include detecting, by a set of sensing elements, different field components of a magnetic field of the position encoding magnet. The embodiments can also include generating, with data processing circuitry, signals associated with the set of sensing elements. The generated signals can include the different field components. The embodiments can also include determining with the data processing circuitry a location of the position encoding magnet according to the generated signals, using a calculation to generate a multicomponent-based signal representative of the different field components.

Abstract: A hydraulic apparatus includes a cylinder having an end wall and a piston. An ultrasonic assembly has components configured to operate as an ultrasonic transmitter and two ultrasonic receivers. At least each of the components configured to operate as the receivers is disposed in separate bores separated by a known distance in a direction toward the piston. A control circuit is configured to initiate generation of an ultrasonic wave and receive input signals indicative of reflection of the ultrasonic wave off of the piston. The control circuit is configured to provide an output signal indicative of a distance of the piston from the end wall accounting for acoustic characteristics of the hydraulic fluid as ascertained from changes in the time difference between receipt of the input signals from the components configured to operate as receivers.

Abstract: The invention relates to silicon dioxide powder which is present in the form of aggregated primary particles having an average diameter of at least 40 nm and a ratio of the BET surface area to the STSA surface area of at least 3.5. The invention also relates to a toner composition containing said silicon dioxide powder.

Abstract: Silicon dioxide powder in the form of aggregated primary particles has a specific pore length L of 2.5×105 to 4×105 m/?g, where L is defined as the quotient formed from the square of the BET surface area and the cumulative 2-50 nm pore volume determined using the BJH method, as per the formula L=(BET×BET)/BJH volume. A silanized silicon dioxide powder in the form of aggregated primary particles has a specific pore length L of 2.5×105 to 3.5×105 m/?g, and in it the surface area of the aggregates or parts thereof is occupied by chemically bound silyl groups. A thermal insulant comprises the silicon dioxide powder and/or the silanized silicon dioxide powder.

Abstract: The invention relates to silicon dioxide powder which is present in the form of aggregated primary particles having an average diameter of at least 40 nm and a ratio of the BET surface area to the STSA surface area of at least 3.5. The invention also relates to a toner composition containing said silicon dioxide powder.

Abstract: Fumed silicon dioxide powder in the form of aggregated primary particles having a BET surface area of 175±15 m2/g and a thickening effect, based on the BET surface area, of greater than 18 mPas g/m2 is hydrophobicized with polydimethylsiloxane. This hydrophobic fumed silica has a BET surface area of 110±25 m2/g. It can be used in epoxy resins. These epoxy resins in turn can be used as adhesives.

Abstract: A cooling system for a heat source includes a heat source loop, a refrigerant loop, and a controller. The heat source loop provides a closed fluid path for a process fluid and fluidly connects a valve, a bypass leg and/or a heat exchange leg having a heat exchanger, and a pump. The process fluid is disposed within a portion of the loop and is subject to heat transfer from the heat source. The valve is disposed downstream of the heat source portion of the loop, wherein the valve is selectively operable to direct process fluid to the bypass leg and/or the heat exchanger leg. The refrigerant loop provides a closed fluid path for a fluid refrigerant and fluidly connects the heat exchanger, a refrigerant compressor, a refrigerant condenser, and a refrigerant regulator. The controller is in communication with the valve and is adapted to control the valve to regulate an amount of process fluid entering the bypass leg and the heat exchanger leg.

Abstract: Provided is a pyrogenically prepared SiO2 powder in the form of aggregated primary particles having a statistical thickness surface area (STSA) of 10-500 m2/g, a thickening action based on the STSA of 4-8 mPas·g/m2, and a micropore volume of 0.03-0.

Abstract: Fumed silicon dioxide powder in the form of aggregated primary particles having a BET surface area of 175±15 m2/g and a thickening effect, based on the BET surface area, of greater than 18 mPas g/m2 is hydrophobicized with polydimethylsiloxane. This hydrophobic fumed silica has a BET surface area of 110±25 m2/g. It can be used in epoxy resins. These epoxy resins in turn can be used as adhesives.

Abstract: A module for a bus rooftop air conditioner is self contained in that it has all the necessary components including a compressor, if desired, which when supplied with electrical power, can provide conditioned air to the passenger compartment of a bus. In addition, an electrically powered heater is provided in the air flowstream such that heated air can also be supplied to the passenger compartment when desired. Multiple units provide for incremental capacity requirements to be met as well as limp home capabilities.

Abstract: A module is provided for attachment to the roof of a bus and includes all of the necessary components for conditioning the return air from the passenger compartment and delivering conditioned air thereto. Each module may include an evaporator section, a condenser section and a power section including a compressor and an inverter. The condenser section includes a condenser coil and a transverse fan with its axes disposed horizontally so as to draw air through a fresh air intake opening, through the coil and out a condenser discharge opening. The drain pan is shaped so as to form an air guiding wall around the fan, and a vortex wall is attached to the condenser coil support structure to separate low and high pressure sides of the fan. A rear wall and the fins of a discharge grill are angled with respect to the vertical plane so as to thereby prevent a recirculation of hot discharged air back into the air intake opening.

Abstract: A module for a bus rooftop air conditioner is self contained in that it has all the necessary components including a compressor, if desired, which when supplied with electrical power, can provide conditioned air to the passenger compartment of a bus. In addition, an electrically powered heater is provided in the air flowstream such that heated air can also be supplied to the passenger compartment when desired. Multiple units provide for incremental capacity requirements to be met as well as limp home capabilities.

Abstract: An air conditioning module having all the necessary components for conditioning air, is so sized and arranged that when placed in an internal compartment of a bus, has its respective openings register with an existing return air duct and a supply air duct on the bus. The compartments and modules are so arranged that they can be paired in back-to-back relationship, with one on each side of a longitudinal center line of the bus. Each of the modules has an intermediate partition dividing the module into an upper evaporator section and a lower condensing section. A mixer flap is placed in an intermediate position with respect to the partition such that its position may be selectively adjusted to thereby vary the amount of fresh air and return air that is passed through the condenser coil and evaporator coil, respectively.

Abstract: A bus air conditioning system with at least one air conditioning module installed on a bus roof. The air conditioning system having a pair of supply air openings for conducting the flow of conditioned air downwardly near the outer side of the roof and a return air opening whose position may vary substantially in the lateral direction from a longitudinal central axis of the bus for any given installation. The air conditioning system including a refrigeration circuit for circulating refrigerant serially through a compressor, a condenser coil, an expansion valve and an evaporator coil. The air conditioning system further including an evaporator section including an evaporator blower for causing return air to flow from said return air opening, into a return air compartment of the evaporator section, through the evaporator coil and then to the supply air opening. The air conditioning system further includes a condenser fan for causing outside air to flow over the condenser coil and then to be discharged outside.

Abstract: An air conditioning module is constructed to include all the necessary components for an air conditioning system within a single housing, with the housing having a supply air opening and a return air opening. The various components within the housing are so situated that the return air opening is relatively large in its lateral extension across the roof of a bus such that a single module can accommodate various configurations and locations of the supply air and return air openings in the roof of a bus.