Abstract: A contact sleeve for a camera objective. The contact sleeve includes a sleeve-shaped base body made of an electrically non-conductive material, as well as at least one electrical conductor embedded in the material of the base body, preferably a contact pin, which has, at at least one end, an exposed contacting portion for electrically contacting an electrical consumer integrated in the camera objective. A camera objective having a contact sleeve and the use of the contact sleeve for contacting an electrical consumer of a camera objective, are also described.

Abstract: A capsule is proposed herein including: a casing that extends about an axis,whichincludes a base wall and a side wall defining a cavity containing an initial product to be joined to a fluid to obtain a final product, and a flanged edge extending from said side wall; a covering element, fixed to the flanged edge to close the cavity; a sealing element, associated with the flanged edge to make a fluidic seal with a dispensing machine; wherein the sealing element includes a cellulose-based ring; and wherein the ring includes a stratified structure including at least two cellulose-based layers, between which there is an outer layer arranged towards the outside and configured to contact the dispensing machine and an inner layer; a joining layer to enable the ring to be joined to the flanged edge; and a further joining layer, to join together the two cellulose-based layers.

Abstract: A processor includes a counter to store a cycle count that tracks a number of cycles between retirement of a first branch instruction and retirement of a second branch instruction during execution of a set of instructions. The processor further includes a stack of registers coupled to the counter, wherein the stack of registers is to store branch type information including: a first value of the counter when the first branch instruction is retired; a second value of the counter when the second branch instruction is retired; a first type information value indicating a type of the first branch instruction; and a second type information value indicating a type of the second branch instruction.

Abstract: The present invention provides an immunomodulatory composition useful for treating or preventing joint damage comprising at least a set of peptides possessing an amino acid sequence having at least 80%, 85% and 90% sequence identity with the peptides corresponding to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3 and SEQ ID NO:4 and a method for the treatment or prevention of joint damage comprising the steps of a) extract monocytes from a patient with a rheumatological disease; b) culture the monocytes extracted in the previous step in AIM-V medium with GM-CSF and IL-4; c) wash the monocytes and add dexamethasone; d) load the tDCs with the immunomodulatory composition comprising autoantigenic peptides; e) add MPLA; and f) incorporate the tDCs loaded with autoantigenic peptides into the patient. The present invention includes methods for the treatment or prevention of rheumatological disease comprising a wide range of tDCs performed by different protocols.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising probiotics, preferably based on bacteria, in particular of the genus Lactobacillus, to be used for the purpose of preventing and/or treating the disorders affecting the skin, in particular inflammatory disorders, in particular autoinflammatory disorders of dermatological interest such as atopic dermatitis. Furthermore, the composition of the invention is useful for preventing and/or reducing the damage induced by UV radiation, in particular skin aging.

Abstract: An amplifier of a transmitter includes an input that receives an input signal and generates an amplified signal at an output. A digital power meter is coupled to the input of the amplifier, generates an estimated amplified signal, and determines peak and average powers of the estimated amplified signal. An output power detector coupled to the output of the amplifier determines peak and average powers of the amplified signal. A controller coupled to the digital power meter and the output power detector determines an estimated crest factor based on the peak and average powers of the estimated amplified signal, an amplified crest factor based on the peak and average powers of the amplified signal, and an error vector magnitude based on the estimated and amplified crest factors. The controller, which is also coupled to the amplifier, then adjusts operation of the amplifier based on the error vector magnitude.

Abstract: Transgenic INHT27 soybean plants comprising modifications of the DAS68416-4 soybean locus which provide for facile excision of the modified DAS68416-4 transgenic locus or portions thereof, methods of making such plants, and use of such plants to facilitate breeding are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a GLP-1 agonist and a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of such compositions, and their use in medicine.

Abstract: Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, serial monitor devices, fiducial tracking knee braces devices, and systems that facilitate generation of improved three-dimensional models from two-dimensional multi-planar images are disclosed. With this technology, correspondence of a patient's knee angle is substantially maintained across x-ray images to improve fiducial-marker-to-bone relationships within the images and facilitate improved scaling and registration of the images to generate a three-dimensional model of the knee. In particular, orientation sensor(s) attached to an improved knee brace device allows a user to substantially match the position of the knee across anterior/posterior and lateral x-ray images so that the images can be scaled and oriented more effectively, resulting in more accurate three-dimensional models and improved preoperative planning for patients.

Abstract: An outer shaft for receiving a shaft of an endoscope comprises a proximal end region for receiving a proximal end region of the shaft of the endoscope, a sealing surface for resting on a corresponding sealing surface of the endoscope for locally fluid-tight sealing of an intermediate space between outer shaft and shaft of the endoscope and a radially inwardly protruding cleat in the proximal end region for proximally engaging behind a radially outwardly protruding cleat on the proximal end region of the shaft of the endoscope. The radially inwardly protruding cleat is provided on a section of the proximal end region of the outer shaft that is elastically deformable in the axial direction of the outer shaft.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of computer-implemented methods for monitoring or controlling a chemical plant. It relates to a computer-implemented method for monitoring and/or controlling a chemical plant comprising (a1) providing unstructured data containing instructions for monitoring and/or controlling a chemical plant, (a2) providing information about the chemical plant at least including information of the geographical location of the plant or the compound handled in the plant through an interface, (b1) providing the unstructured data and the information about the chemical plant to a model suitable for extracting the instructions from the structured data, (b2) obtaining from the model instruction together with metadata including the applicability of the instruction related to at least one of time period, a geographical scope, or the compounds to be handled in the plant, and (c) outputting the instructions received from the model.

Abstract: A control system configured for safe input, visualization and/or communication for controlling a machine, includes a display device configured to display at least one symbol, an optical input device configured to detect, from the display device, at least a portion of the symbol, a redundant communication system configured to send the symbol, and a control unit configured to send the symbol and a test sequence to the display device, receive the symbol and the test sequence from the display device, test at least the test sequence, and, if the check sequence is correctly received, generate a redundant encoding of the symbol and send the redundantly encoded symbol over a redundant network.

Abstract: An amino-functional addition product from the reaction of at least one diamine of the formula (I) with at least one aromatic diepoxide in a stoichiometric ratio in the range of 1.3 to 1.7 mole diamine per 1 mole-equivalent of epoxy groups. The addition product is liquid at room temperature without a diluent and has surprisingly low viscosity. The composition allows the manufacture of low-emission epoxy-resin coatings that have good workability, cure particularly rapidly and with high surface quality in cold and damp conditions, and allow for a wide range of combinations with other amines and diluents.

Abstract: In some examples, a touch screen can perform a first touch scan to obtain first touch data and a second touch scan to obtain second touch data. The touch data resulting from the second touch scan may exclude respective noise (e.g., display-to-touch crosstalk (DTX) noise) or may include a reduced amount of the respective noise. In some examples, the electronic device can subtract the second touch data from the first touch data to obtain an estimate of the noise in the first touch data. In some examples, this noise estimate can be subtracted from the first touch data and an action can be performed based on the first touch data with the noise estimate removed.

Abstract: The present invention describes a coating composition for the foundry industry, for use in the foundry, in particular comprising certain organic ester compounds of a formula (I) and particulate, amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2); and also coated foundry molding elements, especially foundry molds and/or foundry cores, which each comprise a coating composition of the invention. The invention further describes the use of a coating composition of the invention for producing a coating on a foundry molding element and a method for producing a foundry molding element coated with a water-containing refractory coating. The invention likewise describes a kit whose contents include a coating composition of the invention.

Abstract: An armrest arrangement having a support structure secured to a vehicle and having two carrier arms supported so as to be pivotably movable relative to the support structure about a pivot axis, and having a blocking device acting between the support structure and at least one carrier arm and activated by a mechanical control unit to block a pivot movement of the carrier arm. The control unit cooperates with the blocking device, depending on an acceleration or speed of the pivot movement. The support structure has, for each carrier arm, an axle carrier continuation on which one of the two carrier arms is pivotably moveably supported. The two axle carrier continuations have respective carrier arms spaced apart from each other along the pivot axis.

Abstract: A test device to localize a partial discharge in or at an electrical component may include at least one antenna to capture an electromagnetic wave caused by a partial discharge in the electrical component. The test device includes multiple microphones arranged in an environment around the electrical component. The microphones capture sound waves caused by the partial discharge. It is examined if an intensity of the electromagnetic wave exceeds a first limit value and/or the intensity of the sound wave captured by one of the multiple microphones exceeds a second limit value. Depending on the captured sound wave and/or the electromagnetic wave and on the examination relating to the first and/or second limit value, a location of the partial discharge can be determined.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for automatic retrieving and managing assets information in a network comprising for each identified assets in a network, assigning a criticality value from a predefined set of criticality values, assigning a resiliency value from a predefined set of resiliency values, assigning a granularity value to each of the identified asset properties from a predefined set of resiliency values, assigning a confidence value to each of the identified asset properties from a predefined set of confidence values, assigning a freshness value to each of the identified asset properties from a predefined set of freshness values, calculating, by computerized data processing unit, the quality score of each of the asset properties as combination of the critical value, resiliency value, granularity value, confidence value and freshness value, calculating, by the computerized data processing unit, the quality score of the asset as sum of the quality score of the asset properties, wherein the

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient, which is completely soluble in a solvent phase, characterized in that the pharmaceutically active ingredient is in particular from the group of fluorinated heteroarylamides, and that the solvent phase is configured as a solvent mixture and comprises at least one first solvent and a second solvent different from the first solvent, wherein the first solvent comprises a C1 to C15-alcohol, wherein the second solvent comprises an organic carbonate, and also wherein the first solvent is present in a proportion from 50% by weight to 95% by weight and wherein the second solvent is present in a proportion from 5% by weight to 50% by weight, based in each case on the sum total of the solvents in the solvent phase.

Abstract: A semiconductor disk chip includes a cap layer having at least one structured region for mode selection, a periodic gain structure, a Distributed Bragg reflector, and a substrate. The structured region is structured in such a way that a lateral fundamental mode of the laser radiation experiences lower losses than radiation of higher laser modes and includes at least one trench extending into the cap layer to a depth not greater than a thickness of the cap layer, and wherein the depth decreases from an outer region of an emission surface of the semiconductor chip in a direction of an inner of the emission surface of the semiconductor chip.