Abstract: A device for growing aquatic plants, in particular filamentous algae or seaweed, has a watertight reservoir (40) suitable for holding water, a plurality of light-emitting elements distributed over the entire volume of the reservoir (40), and an endless conveyor belt (41) with a drive motor (42) for moving the conveyor belt (41) in its endless direction. The conveyor belt is guided through the reservoir by a first deflection mechanism (43) of the device in such a way that at least 50%, preferably 70%, more preferably 90%, more preferably 100% of each of the two surfaces of the conveyor belt (41) receive light from at least one of the lighting elements without being shaded by the conveyor belt (41). The conveyor belt (41) is suitable for anchoring the aquatic plants on it and allowing them to grow while there is water in the reservoir (40).

Abstract: To prevent negative influences of a measuring gas on vacuum sensor elements a protective device including one or more deflection elements made of wire, tape, or tube is inserted between the gas port or a vacuum measuring cell and the sensor element or sensor elements therein. The deflection element may be a spiral-shaped member and may be fabricated and deposited by laser melting from pure metal or an alloy on an inlet or outlet plate. The deflection element may react with the sample gas or its constituents. The deflection element extends the path of the incoming measurement gas to the sensor element and deflects the flow direction, whereby contaminant particles carried with the gas are deposited on the deflection element.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for adaptive zoom control for zooming in on a venue beyond the maximum zoom level available in a digital map. An apparatus may be provided including at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code instructions. The computer program code instructions may be configured to, when executed, cause the apparatus to at least: provide for presentation of a map of a region including a venue; receive an input corresponding to a zoom-in action to view an enlarged portion of the region, where the enlarged portion of the region includes the venue; and in response to receiving the input corresponding to a zoom-in action to view the enlarged portion of the region, transition from the presentation of the map of the region to a presentation of a venue object corresponding to the venue.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for adaptive zoom control for zooming in on a venue beyond the maximum zoom level available in a digital map. An apparatus may be provided including at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code instructions. The computer program code instructions may be configured to, when executed, cause the apparatus to at least: provide for presentation of a map of a region including a venue; receive an input corresponding to a zoom-in action to view an enlarged portion of the region, where the enlarged portion of the region includes the venue; and in response to receiving the input corresponding to a zoom-in action to view the enlarged portion of the region, transition from the presentation of the map of the region to a presentation of a venue object corresponding to the venue.

Abstract: Methods for the automatic creation of a category tree with respect to the contents of a data stock, wherein a taxonomy of the data stock will be created on the base of co-occurrences. Another object of the present invention is furthermore a data processing system comprising data which represent information in at least one data stock which is accessible via at least one data source, which is designed and/or adapted to at least partially carry out a method according to the invention. Another object of the present invention is furthermore a data processing device for the electronic processing of data, comprising a control and/or computer unit, an input unit and an output unit, which is designed and/or adapted to at least partially carry out a method according to the invention, preferably using at least a part of a data processing system according to the invention.

Abstract: Methods for the automatic creation of a category tree with respect to the contents of a data stock, wherein a taxonomy of the data stock will be created on the base of co-occurrences. Another object of the present invention is furthermore a data processing system comprising data which represent information in at least one data stock which is accessible via at least one data source, which is designed and/or adapted to at least partially carry out a method according to the invention. Another object of the present invention is furthermore a data processing device for the electronic processing of data, comprising a control and/or computer unit, an input unit and an output unit, which is designed and/or adapted to at least partially carry out a method according to the invention, preferably using at least a part of a data processing system according to the invention.