Abstract: The invention relates to a device for determining a property of a liquid component of a gas-loaded medium comprising a pipeline for conducting the medium with a first section, wherein the first section has an inclination of less than 20° and a second section in the form of a riser, wherein the second section forms an angle of at least 45° with respect to a horizontal, characterized in that a closed end is arranged in an extension of the first section. A connection of the second section to the first section defines a beginning of the closed end, and at least one measuring device for measuring the property of the liquid component is arranged in an end region of the closed end.

Abstract: A closure system (10) for a medication container (1), the interior (4) of which is accessible via a mouth region (6) designed in the manner of a bottle mouth, wherein the closure system (10) comprises, in addition to a bounce cap (28) which can be pushed onto the mouth region (6) and is provided with a sealing element (24), a locking ring (60) which, in a position pushed completely onto the bounce cap (28), can be pushed onto the bounce cap (28), can be fixed to the bounce cap (28) in a latchable manner by means of a number of snap ribs (62), is intended to be particularly suitable for automated filling operations by simple means. For this purpose, according to the invention, the or each snap rib (62) is guided in a corresponding guiding groove (82) during a movement of the inner lateral surface (84) of the retaining ring (60) relative to an outer lateral surface (80) of the bounce cap (28) corresponding to the latter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of perfuming, aromatising, taste-enhancing and/or flavouring agents and compositions based on extracts from wild, domesticated and/or modified vanilla fruit from the biodiversity of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest flora, which have a metabolome and proteome that differ from those of the Vanilla planifolia vanilla, generating new vanilla aromas and flavours that can be used in cosmetics, foods, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, perfumes, textiles, wood and plastic articles, repellents and other products that can carry this essence.

Abstract: A personal hygiene device having a handle and a treatment head pivotably connected to the handle. A sensor for measuring a measurement variable is fixedly secured with respect to one of the handle and the treatment head. A sensor cooperation unit having a sensor permanent magnet for defining or influencing the measurement variable in dependence on the relative position of the sensor and the sensor-cooperation unit. The sensor-cooperation unit is fixedly secured with respect to the other one of the handle and the treatment head. A spring unit defines a rest position of the treatment head when no treatment force is applied on the treatment head. The spring unit has at least a first rod-like spring element with a height and a width and extending along a longitudinal extension direction of the handle. A width-to-height ratio of the at least first rod-like spring element is from 1.0 to 3.33.

Abstract: Transgenic INHT26 soybean plants comprising modifications of the DAS44406-6 soybean locus which provide for facile excision of the modified DAS44406-6 transgenic locus or portions thereof as well as modifications of the DAS44406-6 soybean locus, methods of making such plants, and use of such plants to facilitate breeding are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to 4-methylumbelliferone (hymecromone) or a derivative thereof for use in the treatment of major depressive disorder, mood disorders, anxiety-related disorders and depression associated with diseases or drug treatments including Alzheimer's disease, HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), psoriasis, chronic fatigue syndrome, Parkinson's disease, Long COVID syndrome and drug treatment regimens with IFN-alpha or vitamin A analogues, promoted by pathogenic extracellular vesicles, wherein 4-methylumbelliferone inhibits hyaluronic acid (HA) synthases and block the incorporation of HA and/or low molecular weight cleavage products into said extracellular vesicles. The present invention is also directed to a method for monitoring the efficacy of the treatment and delivery of therapeutic cargo to cells incorporating pEV by means of HA-binding receptors. The present invention further provides an in vitro screening method for identifying further inhibitors of HA synthases.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a crosspiece forming a spider for a laundry appliance, may include a plurality of support arms extending from a center, the support arms configured to be attached to a drum of the laundry appliance, wherein the center is configured to receive a shaft of a drive mechanism of the laundry appliance and translation rotational motion to the drum during use; and where the support arms are formed from a first part and a second part, where the first part is coupled to the second part to form a hollow interior and increase inertia momentum of the spider during use.

Abstract: A device for detecting a clamping force of a brake caliper of a vehicle braking system is provided. The device has a force sensor, a force transmitting element suitable for transmitting the clamping force exerted by the brake caliper to the force sensor, and a mechanical limit stop element. The force transmitting element is movable when subjected to the clamping force exerted by the brake caliper. The force sensor is configured to measure the clamping force up to a sensor force threshold value that is lower than a maximum clamping force exertable by the brake caliper. The mechanical limit stop element is configured to be engaged by the force transmitting element when the clamping force exceeds the sensor force threshold value.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for an asymmetric vertical thin film transistor selector. An apparatus includes first and second source/drain regions formed on a substrate, a channel separating the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region, and a gate separated from the channel by a gate dielectric material. The first source/drain region, the second source/drain region, the channel, and the gate form a vertical thin film transistor, a first end of the channel is coupled to the first source/drain region and extends beyond a first end of the gate, and a second end of the channel is coupled to the second source/drain region and does not extend beyond a second end of the gate that is opposite the first end of the gate. A contact in the substrate is coupled to the first source/drain region and a sense line is coupled to the second source/drain region.

Abstract: A method for operating a control device, having a microcontroller, of a motor vehicle, in particular a door control device. Current requirements for the control device are determined by the microcontroller, and a clock frequency of the microcontroller is adapted as a function of the current requirements. There is also described a control device.

Abstract: A device is configured for determining the conductivity of a tire. The device includes a frame, a supporting device attached to the frame with a supporting surface that extends in a contact plane on which a tire can rest, a first measuring device attached to the frame and having an electrically conductive first segment, and a second measuring device attached to the frame and having an electrically conductive second segment. When a tire having a radially outer tread and a radially inner bead is resting on the supporting surface with a first side that faces toward the contact plane, the first measuring device can be moved from a second side of the tire opposite the first side to the bead so that in a test configuration the first segment contacts the bead and the second segment contacts the tread.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, various examples of systems, methods, and media for single photon depth imaging with improved efficiency using learned compressive representations are provided. For example, systems and methods herein may detect a photon arrival based on a signal from a detector at a given position and time bin. A compressed histogram comprising K stored values, representing bins of the compressed histogram based on K values in a code word calculated based on the time bin and position and K coding tensors. Such systems and methods may be utilized for, among other uses, determining depth in a scene being imaged by the detector.

Abstract: The present application relates to novel substituted indazoles, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof alone or in combinations for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially for treatment and/or prophylaxis of endometriosis and endometriosis-associated pain and other endometriosis-associated symptoms such as dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, dysuria and dyschezia, of lymphoma, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis (especially psoriatic spondyloarthritis and Bekhterev's disease), lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration, COPD, gout, fatty liver disorders, insulin resistance, neoplastic disorders and psoriasis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shut-off valve (1) for hydrogen tank systems. comprising a main valve (2) having a main valve piston (3) which can be liftably moved, delimits a control chamber (6) at one end, interacts with a main valve seat (4) at the other end and is acted upon by the spring force of a spring (5) in the direction of the main valve seat (4); a control valve (7) for controlling the lifting movements of the main valve piston (3), wherein the control valve (7) has a control valve plunger (8) which is arranged at an axial distance coaxially from the main valve piston (3) and is acted upon by the spring force of the spring (5) or a further spring (9) in the direction of a control valve seat (10); and an annular solenoid coil (11) for actuating the control valve (7) and for acting on an end portion (12) of the main valve piston (3) designed as a solenoid plunger. The invention also relates to a hydrogen tank system comprising a shut-off valve (1) according to the invention.

Abstract: A system (1) for monitoring critical pharmaceutical operations comprises an enclosure (10) defining an interior space (100), at least one camera (11) installed so as to record image frames (F) of the interior space (100), and a controller (12), wherein the controller (12) is configured to: receive the image frames (F) recorded by the at least one camera (11), analyse the image frames (F) to detect an event captured by one or more of the image frames (F), using a first model perform a classification of an intervention captured by the one or more of the image frames (F) using a second model (ML 2), the second model (ML 2) being trained with image frames of interventions assigned to at least two different classes, and provide a notification (N) indicating one of the at least two different classes based on the classification.

Abstract: A method for stiffening a sheet element is provided. In this regard, the method preferably includes a first step of providing stiffening modules that have a flange and at least one web. Furthermore, the stiffening modules are preferably attached to the sheet element sequentially along a load path, the stiffening modules are connected to each other via their respective flanges using connecting means and/or joining methods for a positive, frictional and/or materially bonded connection to form a stiffening structure, such that the stiffening modules have a combined effect, specifically stiffening and reinforcing the sheet element. A stiffening structure for a sheet element is also provided that includes stiffening modules arranged sequentially, and to a stiffening system including a stiffening structure and a sheet element.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a distribution body for distributing a process gas relative to a substrate to treat the substrate by means of the process gas, comprising a distribution plate, at least one gas inlet channel, a plurality of gas distribution channels, and a plurality of gas extraction channels, wherein the gas inlet channel extends from a lateral surface of the distribution plate to an interior of the distribution plate, wherein the gas distribution channels branch off from the at least one gas inlet channel and extend to a substrate-facing surface of the distribution plate to supply process gas to the substrate to be treated, wherein the gas distribution channels are directed essentially perpendicular to the substrate-facing surface, and wherein the gas extraction channels extend from the substrate-facing surface to a another surface of the distribution plate to convey gas away from the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system (1), wherein, via a fuel line (20), hydrogen from a tank (21) and recirculated hydrogen from a recirculation circuit (50) as the anode gas are supplied to at least one fuel cell (101), and water (6) contained in the anode gas is removed by means of a water separator (2) integrated into the recirculation circuit (50), is collected in a container (3) and is removed from the system by intermittently opening a drain valve (41). The following steps are carried out to detect whether the container (3) is full: opening the drain valve (41) located on the container (3), detecting an erratic change in pressure in the fuel line (20) upstream of a hydrogen metering valve (51), identifying that the container (3) is empty. The invention further relates to a control device (27) for carrying out the method or individual method steps.

Abstract: A redundant electrical ground supply system includes a common electrical ground output, a first resistor, and a second resistor. The common electrical ground output is configured to be electrically connected to or disconnected from a first electrical ground input and/or a second electrical ground input. The first resistor is configured to be electrically connected to or disconnected from the first electrical ground input and/or a battery voltage. The second resistor is configured to be electrically connected to or disconnected from the second electrical ground input and/or a battery voltage.

Abstract: Systems are provided for contactless determining a physical feature of a target item. Such systems comprise a scanner unit, a detector unit and a determiner unit. The scanner unit is configured to operate according to a relative position between the target item and the scanner unit, said operation including emitting a scanning radiation onto the target item and measuring an interaction radiation caused by interaction of the scanning radiation with the target item. The detector unit includes one or more measurers configured to measure, irrespective of the relative position or variations thereof, a condition potentially distorting the operation by the scanner unit. The determiner unit is configured to determine the physical feature of the target item depending on the interaction radiation measured by the scanner unit and the potentially distorting condition measured by the detector unit. Methods and computer programs performable at or by said systems are also provided.