Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods for diagnosing diseases based on the determination of specific miR-NAs that have altered expression levels in disease states compared to healthy controls.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods for diagnosing a state of health based on the determination of specific miRNAs that have altered expression levels in different conditions, e.g. disease states compared to healthy controls.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods for diagnosing diseases based on the determination of specific miRNAs that have altered expression levels in disease states compared to healthy controls.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for isolation of target molecules from a nucleic acid population.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensory device for reducing tension in a subject. The device includes an elastic covering, a filling material inside the elastic covering, an openable sealed reservoir located within the filling, an absorbent material surrounding the reservoir, and a calming odor releasing substance sealed within the reservoir. The present invention also relates to a method of reducing tension in a subject. This method involves providing a subject in need of tension relief with the device of the present invention. The device is manipulated to break open the reservoir and release the calming odor releasing substance. The released calming odor is inhaled in an amount sufficient to lower salivary cortisol levels in the subject and thereby reduce tension in the subject.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing potassium and potassium compounds

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for producing all-E astaxanthin dimethyldisuccinate of the formula I.

Abstract: A coating formulation intended for expandable particulate styrene polymer and comprising (A) from 10 to 90% by weight of a tristearyl ester whose melting point is in the range from 60 to 65° C., (B) from 10 to 90% by weight of a triglyceride of a hydroxy-C16-C18 oleic acid whose melting point is in the range from 70 to 95° C., and also expandable particulate styrene polymer which has at least one coating composed of said coating-composition formulation.

Abstract: Integrated process, in which pure carbonyl iron powder (CIP) is prepared by decomposition of pure iron pentacarbonyl (IPC) in a plant A, carbon monoxide (CO) liberated in the decomposition of the IPC is used in plant A for the preparation of further CIP from iron or is fed to an associated plant B for the preparation of synthesis gas or is fed to an associated plant C for the preparation of hydrocarbons from synthesis gas, and the CIP prepared in plant A is used as catalyst or catalyst component in an associated plant C for the preparation of hydrocarbons from synthesis gas from plant B.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition comprising a) from 20 to 70% by weight, in particular from 30 to 50% by weight, of a clay mineral, b) from 20 to 70% by weight, in particular from 30 to 50% by weight, of an alkali metal silicate, c) from 1 to 30% by weight, in particular from 5 to 20% by weight, of a film-forming polymer, and also to a process for producing coated foam particles and foam moldings produced therefrom and their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the characterization of odorant receptors. In particular, the present invention relates to the OR7D4 proteins and nucleic acids encoding OR7D4 proteins and cell systems for screening for modulators of OR7D4 receptors. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of OR7D4 polymorphisms and mutations associated with altered olfactory sensation states, as well as methods of screening for therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of OR7D4 receptors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of deodorized and stabilized food-grade marine oils by submitting marine oils to a counter-current steam distillation (CCSD) in a thin film column containing a structured packing and, if desired, adding antioxidant(s), to the food-grade marine oils thus obtained and to their uses in the food/feed, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical industry.

Abstract: A process for producing coated foam particles, in which an aqueous polymer dispersion is applied to the foam particles and is subsequently dried to form a water-insoluble polymer film, and also foam moldings produced therefrom and their use.

Abstract: A process for preparing carotenoids, in which the process includes reacting a dialkoxy dialdehyde in a double Wittig condensation with a phosphonium salt of or in a double Wittig-Horner condensation with a phosphonate. The carotenoids include, for example, ?-carotene, zeaxanthin, canthaxanthin, astaxathin, lycopene and croceptin, which are useful as nutraceuticals, food colorants, and feed additives.

Abstract: What is described is a process and an installation for drying articles, in particular painted vehicle bodies, in which the articles are moved through a drying zone in which they are hardened in an inert-gas atmosphere. Inert gas is taken from the drying zone constantly or intermittently and is first of all conducted along a first face which is at a first temperature at which higher-boiling contaminants condense out. The condensate that forms in the process is discharged. After that, the inert gas which has been pre-cleaned in this way is conducted along at least one second face which is at a lower temperature than the first face. Lower-boiling contaminants are precipitated at this point. These condensates, too, are then discharged. This process and installation work more favourably, energy-wise, and with higher cleaning efficiency than known processes and installations of a similar type.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing 2,7-dimethylocta-2,4,6-trienedial of the formula I, by a) double enol ether condensation of a butenedial bisacetal of the formula II with an enol ether of the formula III, ?in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst to give a condensation product of the formula IV, ?where the radicals R1 and R2 in formulae II to IV are independently of one another C1-C6-alkyl; b) hydrolysis of the acetal groups of IV by adding an aqueous acid to form the dialdehyde of the formula V; d) crystallization of I from the reaction mixture, Wherein process steps a) to d) are carried out in the presence of an inert, water-immiscible organic solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing 2,7-dimethylocta-2,4,6-trienedial of the formula I, by a) double enol ether condensation of a butenedial bisacetal of the formula II with an enol ether of the formula III, ?in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst to give a condensation product of the formula IV, ?where the radicals R1 and R2 in formulae II to IV are independently of one another C1-C6-alkyl; b) hydrolysis of the acetal groups of IV by adding an aqueous acid to form the dialdehyde of the formula V; d) crystallization of I from the reaction mixture, Wherein process steps a) to d) are carried out in the presence of an inert, water-immiscible organic solvent.

Abstract: A process for preparing carotenoids, in which the process includes reacting a dialkoxy dialdehyde in a double Wittig condensation with a phosphonium salt of or in a double Wittig-Horner condensation with a phosphonate. The carotenoids include, for example, ?-carotene, zeaxanthin, canthaxanthin, astaxathin, lycopene and croceptin, which are useful as nutraceuticals, food colorants, and feed additives.

Abstract: A method for producing an aqueous polymer dispersion by radical emulsion polymerization of an aqueous monomer emulsion, wherein the monomer emulsion is produced continually according to consumption by mixing the components thereof using a mixing device.