Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods for processing fluids and to a fluid processing device (1) for use in a centrifuge comprising: (a) a first holder (14) form-fit to the shape of a first tube (18) for holding said first tube (18) whereby said first tube (18) has a first cross section (A1); and (b) a second holder (22) form-fit to the shape of a second tube (26) for holding said second tube (26) whereby said second tube (26) has a second cross section (A2) that is different from said first cross section (A1). With the fluid processing devices and the methods according to the invention, it is possible to simplify the centrifugal processing steps for a given fluid processing sequence and to automate them.

Abstract: A method for reducing out-of-band emission in an AM transmitter for digital transmission includes generating, from a digital modulation signal, an amplitude signal and a phase-modulated radio frequency signal configured to control the AM transmitter. A digital modulation process is used in which a hole is formed around a 0/0 point so that a zero crossing is avoided by a substantial margin in a vector diagram representation. Thereby a respective bandwidth of the amplitude signal and the phase-modulated radio frequency signal is limited so that the out-of-band emission decreases as a function of a shoulder distance achievable by the AM transmitter at a rate where a spectrum mask is not exceeded.

Abstract: A shift device for an inline transmission, comprising a shift shaft which is rotated during selection movements and is offset axially during shift movements, a plurality of shift members each of which being mounted movable or pivotably in the axial direction, for the actuation of at least one assigned shift clutch, a plurality of shift fingers which are secured to the shift shaft and extend in each case towards one side, each shift finger being assigned to one of the shift members and being arranged in such a way that, in a defined rotary selection position of the shift shaft, the shift finger is coupled axially to its assigned shift member, in order to drive the shift member during an axial movement of the shift shaft, and a blocking device for preventing two or more gears of the transmission from being shifted simultaneously, the blocking device having a plurality of individual blocking elements mounted fixedly with respect to the casing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of tapioca in cosmetic preparations. In particular, the invention provides a method for reducing skin shine through application of a cosmetic preparation including tapioca. Such preparation is further beneficial for preserving skin moisture.

Abstract: A shifting device for a change-speed transmission, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a shifting gate which has at least one recess, and having a first guide pin which is arranged in such a manner that it engages in the recess of the shifting gate in order to prevent a simultaneous engagement of two speeds of the change-speed transmission, wherein a second guide pin is arranged at a distance from the first guide pin, and in that the shifting gate on the one hand and the guide pins on the other hand can be moved relative to each other in order to change over between different speeds of the change-speed transmission.

Abstract: A budgetary control system limits revenue generating transactions that may be entered in an enterprise management system. When a new revenue posting is proposed to the system, various AVC rules are evaluated. The evaluation compares the revenue posting against predetermined budgetary limits. The AVC rules may address various nodes within a revenue postings data structure and within a revenue budget data structure and they may define a test relationship that must be maintained between them. If proposed revenue posting would violate the test relationship of an AVC rule, then the revenue posting may be rejected from the system depending upon the contents of a response field in the AVC rule. Some AVC rules mandate that a violation cause the proposed transaction to be blocked while others may generate a warning notification within the system but admit the new transaction despite the violation.

Abstract: Financial management applications may operate according to RIB rules in which expenditure budget limits are increased as an organization or department thereof realizes revenue. When such applications operate in conjunction with complicated data structures for revenues and budget, it can become burdensome to define a plurality of RIB rules individually. A configuration system includes a RIB strategy array containing a relatively small set of meta-rules for identifiers of various portions of a revenue data structure to which they apply. An automated configuration system surveys the revenue data structure, determines which value transforms and destination addresses of a budget database apply and generate a larger set of RIB rules that will govern in the financial management application during normal system operation.

Abstract: Enterprise management applications perform a “revenues increasing the budget” (RIB) operation on general ledger data and store elements of the general ledger data that have a RIB effect in another ledger, called the “RIB ledger”. RIB ledgers may include sets of RIB rules, storage for documents reflecting all relevant delta values together with the corresponding links to the underlying original transaction documents as well as storage for all relevant aggregated data. Accordingly, when audit operations are performed for RIB budget increases, relevant transaction data is readily available in the RIB ledger. Such copies of the data are more easily accessed than through a search of the larger set of general ledger data, thus facilitating and accelerating use of the RIB techniques in an online system.

Abstract: A budgetary control system is described that maintains balance between revenue and expenditure budgets even when the expenditure budgets increase due to “revenues increasing the budget” (RIB) effects. RIB increases to an expenditure budget may be recorded in parallel to a revenue budget. Doing so maintains balance between the two budget data structures. During auditing operations or other control checks that examine the budget data structures for balance, RIB increases to the expenditure budget are counter-balanced by corresponding increases to the revenue budget. In the revenue budget, RIB increases may be isolated from a ‘base’ budget to ensure that the RIB increases do not effect other budgetary controls unintentionally.

Abstract: A budgetary consistency check system is described, which operates on a working budget and a reference budget in respective databases, for performing budgetary consistency checks between arbitrary aggregation levels of an organization. Rules define relationships that must be maintained between the reference budget and the working budget. As modifications are made to the budgets, the rules may be executed online to determine whether the two budgets remain consistent with each other.

Abstract: A rule set for an AVC system permits AVC operations to be performed at various levels of hierarchy within a governing budget data structure. A rule set contains a plurality of rules, each having an address field which relates an arbitrarily assigned control object to budget nodes in a budget data structure. Control objects typically are assigned to various units and aggregation levels within an organization and also across other dimensions. Rule arrays with several independent rule sets can be activated in parallel for checking an individual input data record against multiple budgetary requirements defined for the organization. This structure provides a comprehensive AVC control feature even for very large budget data structures and complex budgetary control environments.

Abstract: A shift device for an inline transmission, comprising a shift shaft which is rotated during selection movements and is offset axially during shift movements, a plurality of shift members each of which being mounted movable or pivotably in the axial direction, for the actuation of at least one assigned shift clutch, a plurality of shift fingers which are secured to the shift shaft and extend in each case towards one side, each shift finger being assigned to one of the shift members and being arranged in such a way that, in a defined rotary selection position of the shift shaft, the shift finger is coupled axially to its assigned shift member, in order to drive the shift member during an axial movement of the shift shaft, and a blocking device for preventing two or more gears of the transmission from being shifted simultaneously, the blocking device having a plurality of individual blocking elements mounted fixedly with respect to the casing.

Abstract: Systems and techniques to manage and represent development processes. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes a method for managing a software development process. The method includes providing a cookbook describing tasks in a framework of the development process and managing performance of the development process with the cookbook. A first task description identifies an activity in the development process, an input for performance of the activity, an output consequential of performance of the activity, and instructions for performance of the activity.

Abstract: The problem associated with digital transmission using existing AM transmitters is that the out-of-band emission that occurs must be reduced in order to comply with the ITU mask, as the shoulder distances that can be achieved by the AM transmitters are not sufficient for a satisfactory compensation. The signals that are required to control the AM transmitters, (amplitude signal and phase-modulated RF signal), are formed from the digital modulation signal by a Cartesian polar transformation, whereby the bandwidth for the amplitude signal and RF signal reaches a value, which causes an unacceptable out-of-band emission. To prevent this, the invention provides methods for digital modulation, which avoid the zero point by a wide margin in their vector diagram representations, i.e. which form a “hole” around the 0/0 point. Modulation methods of this type are referred to as offset modulations and coded modulations.

Abstract: A method for the transmission of digital signals, particularly in the AM bands (broadcasting bands), with high-level modulation, preferably 32 APSK or 64 ASPK, being used for data blocks to be transmitted. At the receiving end, time-periodic measurements of a noise are carried out and noise signals determined therefrom are subtracted from received signals.

Abstract: A method of locating insertion elements (IS elements) or transposons in coryneform bacteria, a positive selection system suitable for the above, the IS elements found in this manner and their use, is disclosed. The method involves:(1) The construction of a non-self-transferrable vector mobilizable from an E. coli mobilizer strain which vector is composed of(a) A DNA segment containing a replicon functional in E. coli,(b) A second DNA segment containing the DNA fragment coding for the mobilization function (Mob site containing the oriT),(c) A third DNA segment which recombines homologously in Gram-positive bacteria and/or contains a replicon functional in coryneform bacteria,(d) A DNA segment from Bacillus subtilis containing the sacB gene,(2) Transfer of this vector by means of conjugative transfer into the coryneform recipient strains,(3) Cultivation of the transconjugants containing the vector in an .about.

Abstract: A method locating insertion elements (IS elements) or transposons in coryneform bacteria, a positive selection system suitable for the above, the IS elements found in this manner and their use, is disclosed. The method involves:(1) The construction of a non-self-transferrable vector mobilizable from an E. coli mobilizer strain which vector is composed of(a) A DNA segment containing a replicon functional in E. coli,(b) A second DNA segment containing the DNA fragment coding for the mobilization function (Mob site containing the oriT),(c) A third DNA segment which recombines homologously in Gram-positive bacteria and/or contains a replicon functional in coryneform bacteria,(d) A DNA segment from Bacillus subtilis containing the sacB gens,(2) Transfer of this vector by means of conjugative transfer into the coryneform recipient strains,(3) Cultivation of the transconjugants containing the vector in an .about.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new plasmids isolated from Corynebacterium glutamicum, plasmid pGA1 and pGA2, which are compatible with one another. In addition, the present invention relates to recombinant plasmids and to plasmid vectors (shuttle vectors) containing the new plasmids. The plasmids and plasmid vectors of the present invention are suitable for use with genetic engineering to improve bacteria strains.

Abstract: A microscope includes a stand with an upright. A generally L-shaped motion box is movable along the upright. A vertical portion of the motion box surrounds the upright, while its horizontal section provides a support for the microscope optical system. An objective is fixed to the bottom of the support. The top of the support includes a guide for an optical support carrying a binocular tube. The optical support and the binocular tube of the microscope are displaceable or movable relative to the fixed objective. With this microscope, the same point on an object can be observed with the same image quality, despite whether the object point is observed in a stereoscopic, monocular or binocular manner.

Abstract: A microscope includes a generally L-shaped motion box and an optical support located on a horizontal leg of the motion box. A binocular tube is fixed to the optical support. An objective changer is guided in the horizontal leg of the motion box and supports a first objective for stereoscopic observation and a second objective. The second objective is the objective of a conventional microscope. A beam splitter connected directly downstream of the second objective distributes the incident light into the two observation channels of the microscope. With this stereomicroscope, a single manipulation switches from normal stereoscopic observation to binocular observation with much greater magnification.