Abstract: The present invention relates to polyamide compounds having high heat aging resistance which, in addition to a specific polyamide, comprise at least one unsubstituted or substituted metallocene, optionally at least one impact modifier and optionally at least one additive. The invention also relates to the use of said polyamide compounds for the production of molds.

Abstract: A component holder (1) for processing a component, includes a support (100), a component holding tool (300) with a component contact surface (350) and a temperature-control apparatus (200) for thermally shielding one or more areas of the component contact surface (350) of the component holding tool (300) from the support (1) relative to a predefined process temperature.

Abstract: The invention concerns a sensor arrangement (9) for an apparatus (1) for the additive manufacture of a component (2) in a manufacturing process in which build material (13), preferably comprising a metal powder, is consolidated on a construction area (8) in a processing area (3) by means of irradiation of the build material (13) with at least one energy beam (AL), the sensor arrangement (9) comprising: a sensor module (90) which is configured to detect oxygen molecules in a gas sample (P) permeating into the sensor module (90) and to generate an electrical sensor signal (S) based on the quantity of the oxygen molecules, a selective filter element (F) configured to filter the gas sample (P) so that at least hydrogen molecules and/or hydrogen ions and/or water molecules and/or hydroxide ions are filtered out of the gas sample (P). The invention further concerns a manufacturing apparatus as well as a measurement method with such a sensor arrangement.

Abstract: A portable worktable having a support structure with a table operating assembly, in which the portable worktable can be positioned on a stand surface, and a support, which extends along a longitudinal direction and a width direction. The support includes a first support and the support structure can be moved into a first working configuration for using the portable worktable as a table and a second working configuration for using the portable worktable as an underlying surface at a height near the floor. The portable worktable can be moved into a transport configuration in which the portable worktable can be manually moved into a tilting position and can be moved relative to the stand surface. The portable worktable has a second support, which can be moved into a first support position, in particular a workpiece support position, or a second support position, in particular a workpiece stabilizing position.

Abstract: There are disclosed several examples of encoding and decoding technique. In particular, an audio synthesizer for generating a synthesis signal from a downmix signal, includes: an input interface for receiving the downmix signal, the downmix signal having a number of downmix channels and side information, the side information including channel level and correlation information of an original signal, the original signal having a number of original channels; and a synthesis processor for generating, according to at least one mixing rule, the synthesis signal using: channel level and correlation information of the original signal; and covariance information associated with the downmix signal.

Abstract: An inductive scanner, especially an inductive shoe and/or foot scanner, is provided. Said inductive scanner comprises at least three inductive transceiver elements for inductively transmitting and/or receiving to form corresponding magnetic fields, and a control unit connected to said at least three inductive transceiver elements. In this context, the at least three inductive transceiver elements are arranged at different distance from one another such that the corresponding magnetic fields between at least one or each respective pair of the at least three inductive transceiver elements have different field distributions in three-dimensional space.

Abstract: A modular control system is provided. The system can include a modular control system configured to connect to a vehicle control system of a base vehicle. The modular control system can include a main body controller connected, via a first link, with the vehicle control system. The modular control system can include a display controller connected with the main body controller. The main body controller can receive a first trigger, over the first link, indicative of a condition of the base vehicle. The main body controller can convey, via the display controller, an output of the condition to a display.

Abstract: There are disclosed several examples of encoding and decoding technique. In particular, an audio synthesizer for generating a synthesis signal from a downmix signal, includes: an input interface for receiving the downmix signal, the downmix signal having a number of downmix channels and side information, the side information including channel level and correlation information of an original signal, the original signal having a number of original channels; and a synthesis processor for generating, according to at least one mixing rule, the synthesis signal using: channel level and correlation information of the original signal; and covariance information associated with the downmix signal.

Abstract: An internal conductor device for a waveguide radiator, in particular for a waveguide radiator has at least one slotted waveguide, at least one support rail, at least one dielectric unit that is arranged on the at least one support rail and comprises at least one dielectric element, and has at least one internal conductor that is arranged on the at least one dielectric unit, wherein the at least one internal conductor is fixed at least substantially mechanically on the at least one dielectric element and/or that the at least one dielectric element is fixed at least substantially mechanically on the at least one support rail.

Abstract: In a circuit for DC-DC voltage converters, an amplifier has first and second inputs coupled to a reference voltage terminal and an output voltage terminal, respectively. A comparator has first and second inputs coupled to an amplifier output and a switching terminal, respectively. A logic circuit has inputs coupled to the comparator output and a clock terminal. A driver circuit has first and second inputs coupled to first and second logic outputs, respectively. A first transistor having a first control terminal coupled to the first driver output is coupled between a supply voltage terminal and the switching terminal. A second transistor is coupled between the switching terminal and a ground terminal, and has a second control terminal coupled to the second driver output. A threshold detection circuit is configured to provide a threshold signal responsive to a current through the second transistor crossing a current threshold.

Abstract: A method for operating a communication network includes a communication network providing a sender of a distributed real-time application and a receiver of the distributed real-time application with a communication connection, the distributed real-time application defining a minimum operable data rate. The sender periodically transmits data packets to the receiver via the provided communication connection at a data rate higher than the defined minimum operable data rate. The sender steadily determines a currently available bitrate of the communication connection, and adjusts the data rate to a data rate lower than the determined currently available bitrate by a data rate offset defined by the distributed real-time application. A node of the communication network learns the defined data rate offset and provides a guaranteed minimum bitrate of the communication connection higher than a booked minimum bitrate of the communication connection by the learned data rate offset.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are artificially synthesized nucleic acid constructs to guide an epigenetic modification for at least partially silencing or activating a target gene in an organism such as a plant or seed, and formulations thereof. Also disclosed are methods of applying such nucleic acid constructs to the plant or to the seed. Also disclosed are engineered seeds and plants obtained by the epigenetic modification.

Abstract: Shortcut keypad system for electronic communications comprises first apparatus and second apparatus. First apparatus and second apparatus each comprise an input device, a processor and a memory. The input device comprises selectable items including first selectable item. The processor of the first apparatus receives a selection of the first selectable item, and transmits a signal corresponding to the first selectable item to the second apparatus. The processor of the second apparatus receives the signal corresponding to the first selectable item, and causes the input device of the second apparatus to indicate that the signal corresponding to the first selectable item is received. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement, in particular an arrangement for a fuel cell device, of a plurality of flat components arranged on top of one another in an arrangement direction, wherein at least one flat component of the plurality of flat components has at least one adjustment mark, and the adjustment mark can also be detected by a detection means, in particular an optical detection means, even when at least one further flat component is arranged in the arrangement direction on top of the flat component marked with this adjustment mark.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that relate to vibrational input elements configured to provide inputs to control an application executed by a mobile computing device. The vibrational input elements may produce distinct vibration patterns that are detectable by a sensor of the mobile computing device. The respective vibration patterns may correspond to one or more actions that may be performed in relation to the application.

Abstract: The invention is an image taking method in which images are taken with a microscope in an analyzing space at focal plane positions shifted with an equal step size, and an image is selected from the taken images for further image processing; the images are taken of a sediment of a liquid; the method includes: taking, in a first spatial region of the analyzing space, a first depth image sequence, and selecting from the first depth image sequence the image with the best contrast for further image processing, and taking, in a second spatial region of the analyzing space, a second depth image sequence with fewer images by taking into account the previous step, and selecting from the second depth image sequence the image with the best contrast for further image processing. The invention further includes an image analysis neural network for use with the above method.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, salts, solvates of Formula (1), and any formulation thereof. Also disclosed are methods of increasing soil nutrient availability to a plant by contacting a plant or soil with compounds, salts, solvates of Formula (1), or any formulation thereof. The compounds and methods disclosed herein may increase an amount of nitrogen or soluble phosphate in a soil.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for improving fraud detection in the context of a user submitting, via a client device, a photo of a photo ID and a selfie taken during a step of the verification process. A machine learning model may be trained to generate biometric data signals from the selfie. As examples, the biometric data signals generated from the selfie can include an estimated age, gender, hair color, and eye color. The biometric data generated from the selfie may be compared with biometric data listed on the photo ID as an aid to identifying potential identity fraud. In some implementations, a facial filter corresponding to a map of a set of facial measurements of the photo in the photo ID may be compared with the facial measurements of the selfie.

Abstract: An audio encoder has a first information sink oriented encoding branch such as a spectral domain encoding branch, a second information source or SNR oriented encoding branch such as an LPC-domain encoding branch, and a switch for switching between the first and second encoding branches, the second encoding branch having a converter into a specific domain different from the spectral domain such as an LPC analysis stage generating an excitation signal, and the second encoding branch having a specific domain coding branch such as LPC domain processing branch, and a specific spectral domain coding branch such as LPC spectral domain processing branch, and an additional switch for switching between the specific domain coding branch and the specific spectral domain coding branch. An audio decoder has a first domain decoder, a second domain decoder, and a third domain decoder as well as two cascaded switches for switching between the decoders.

Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a casing unit in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal axis that extends in a longitudinal direction. The casing unit has at least two casing tubes that have a polygonal cross section and are guided such that they can be adjusted relative to one another in the longitudinal direction. Rolling bodies that have a rolling body radius are arranged between the casing tubes such that the rolling bodies can roll in the longitudinal direction in at least three raceways that are distributed circumferentially. To increase rigidity and improve compactness, center points of the rolling bodies are at a radial spacing that is less than or equal to the rolling body radius from an envelope circle that circumscribes the casing tube, on which the rolling bodies can roll on the outside.