Abstract: The present disclosure relates to menstrual fluid simulant compositions that mimic the properties of real menstrual fluid, where the menstrual fluid simulant compositions comprise vesicle dispersions of quaternary ammonium compounds and linear polymers. The present disclosure also relates to related methods and uses.

Abstract: A method for preparing for the start-up of a control unit for access devices, wherein at least one access device is communicatively connected to the control unit, wherein the control unit has a communication interface for information technology communication with a mobile terminal and/or has an input device for detecting an input from an installer or is in communicative connection with an input device for detecting an input from an installer. The method includes: a) detecting, using the control unit, an information technology signal or a change in an existing information technology continuous signal of a mobile terminal by the communication interface, and/or detecting an input from an installer using the input device, b) sending a trigger signal from the control unit to the access device, c) receiving the trigger signal using the access device, and d) performing an action using the access device depending on the received trigger signal.

Abstract: A method for commissioning a door system, with the door system having at least one door component, with the commissioning including the following method step carrying out an electronically defined test process of the door system wherein the test process includes test steps and/or test functions, wherein the sequence of the test steps and/or test functions is stored electronically in the test process, wherein the test process is defined for a preconfigured door system type.

Abstract: A method for commissioning a door system with the door system having door components, with at least one door component being designed as a control unit, with the method including the following steps: storing an electronic configuration of the door system in the control unit and/or a mobile terminal, and carrying out at least one commissioning step by the electronic configuration.

Abstract: Calibrating an unstable sensor of a mobile device. Systems and methods for calibrating a sensor of a mobile device determine a first estimated position of the mobile device without using any measurement from the sensor of the mobile device, generate a second estimated position of the mobile device using a measurement from the sensor, estimate a sensor error of the sensor using the first estimated position and the second estimated position, and use the sensor error to determine a calibration value for adjusting one or more measurements from the sensor.

Abstract: A method is proposed for producing one or more electrolysis products, wherein one or more electrolytic cells having a proton exchange membrane is/are used, wherein a hydrogen-rich cathode extraction gas is extracted on the cathode side of the one or more electrolytic cells, wherein an anode extraction gas is extracted on the anode side of the one or more electrolytic cells, wherein the anode extraction gas is extracted from the one or more electrolytic cells as part of a two-phase flow, wherein the two-phase flow comprises the anode extraction gas and a water phase, and wherein the two-phase flow or part thereof is separated in a separator arrangement into the anode extraction gas and the water phase.

Abstract: Novel ubiquitin specific protease 13 (USP13) inhibitors are provided, along with methods for their use. The USP13 inhibitors described herein are useful in treating and/or preventing USP13-related diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Also provided are methods for inhibiting USP13 in a cell using the compounds and compositions described herein.

Abstract: A film composite folded from a single film to form a plurality of layered film layers (1) and comprising microfluidic structures (5) in different planes, wherein the microfluidic structures are formed by film layers having embossed recesses covered by the respective film layer adjacent in the layering direction, and wherein microfluidic structures of one plane are connected to microfluidic structures of another plane via through-holes in at least one film layer; a method for producing the film composite; and the use of the film composite.

Abstract: Transporting loads is a fundamental component of intralogistics. Autonomous industrial trucks can be used for this. The autonomous industrial truck claimed according to the invention is able, by means of the implemented navigation, load receiving and load placing methods, to ensure efficient transporting of loads. The invention relates to an autonomous industrial truck having a rearwardly-directed sensor unit for detecting the load and the loading environment and implemented process sequences for approaching the load, receiving the load and placing the load.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an analytical method that includes providing a sample potentially containing a chiral analyte that can exist in stereoisomeric forms, and providing a probe selected from the group consisting of metal salts. The sample is contacted with the probe under conditions that permit coordination of the probe to the analyte, if present in the sample; and, based on any coordination that occurs, the absolute configuration of the analyte in the sample, and/or the concentration of the analyte in the sample, and/or the enantiomeric composition of the analyte in the sample is/are determined.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for determining the absolute configuration of D/L-cysteine and/or the enantiomeric composition of cysteine and/or the concentration of total cysteine in a sample. Uses of the composition and method are also described.

Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat part, a backrest, a kinematics mechanism for transferring the vehicle seat from a use position to a not-in-use position, and back again, and a locking device to lock the kinematics mechanism in the use position. When the locking device is unlocked, the vehicle seat is transferred out of the use position into an access position and the kinematics mechanism is coupled to a drive device by a coupling device. The coupling device has an unlocking swing arm for at least indirectly unlocking the locking device. When in the use position of the vehicle seat, activation of the drive device first unlocks the swing arm to pivot, so that the locking device is unlocked, and it is only following the pivoting movement of the unlocking swing arm that the kinematics mechanism is driven by the drive device to transfer the vehicle seat into the not-in-use position.

Abstract: A method of performing a fund transfer at an ATM includes receiving an active authentication transaction key at an ATM from a mobile financial transaction instrument via a wireless communication protocol, generating a PIN at the ATM, and storing the PIN in a machine readable storage medium. An authorization request message is transmitted to a financial institution identified by the active authentication transaction key. The authorization request message includes the PIN and at least a portion of the active authentication transaction key. The PIN is received from a user of the mobile financial transaction instrument, and the funds are dispensed in response to receiving the PIN.

Abstract: A method for determining a sensor degradation status of a first sensor system includes: providing data of the first sensor system to represent the environment; providing data of a second sensor system to represent the environment; determining an individual blindness indicator for the first sensor system on the basis of sensor data exclusively of the first sensor system; determining at least one first environment-related determination variable based on the provided data of the first sensor system; determining at least one second environment-related determination variable based on the provided data of the second sensor system; determining a fusion blindness indicator based on a comparison of the at least one first environment-related determination variable with the at least one second environment-related determination variable; and determining the sensor degradation status of the first sensor system based on of the individual blindness indicator and the fusion blindness indicator.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for merging/resolving MAP data and signal phase and timing (SPaT) messages for traffic light data prediction a vehicle in an intelligent transportation system. SPaT data and/or MAP data may be received in a vehicle from a direct source and a network source, and processed to merge data from the two different platforms. The merging of the data allows a vehicle to generate inferences relating to traffic light data received on direct, low-latency, connections, while taking advantage of the more comprehensive data provided from the network source.

Abstract: A vehicle attachment for guiding a vehicle includes a magnetic tape sensor, at least one sensor, a controller, at least one coupling device for attachment to the vehicle, and a vehicle interface system. The magnetic tape sensor is configured to detect a path. The at least one sensor can detect whether there are any obstructions along the path. The controller is configured to steer the vehicle along the predefined path and to adjust the speed of the vehicle to avoid coming in contact with any obstructions. The vehicle interface system is configured to communicatively couple the controller to at least one electronic control unit of the vehicle.

Abstract: A fitting for a vehicle seat may have a first ring gear having first ring gear teeth, a second ring gear having second ring gear teeth, and a planet gear mounted on a planet carrier and which meshes with the first and second ring gear teeth. A blocking planet gear, which can be rotated about a blocking-planet-gear axis of rotation, permanently meshes with the first ring gear teeth and with the second ring gear teeth, and the distance between the blocking-planet-gear axis of rotation and the axis can be changed so that the blocking planet gear can be transferred selectively between locking meshing and non-locking meshing with the first ring gear teeth and/or with the second ring gear teeth. A vehicle seat having a seat part, a backrest and a fitting of this type for setting an angle of inclination of the backrest is provided.

Abstract: A fungicidal composition comprising a mixture of components (A) and (B), wherein components (A) and (B) are as defined in claim 1, and use of the compositions in agriculture or horticulture for controlling or preventing infestation of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, preferably fungi.

Abstract: A method for detecting imaging degradation of an imaging sensor includes (i) providing an image of a surrounding area, said image being generated by the imaging sensor; (ii) detecting imaging degradation for each sub-image of a plurality of sub-images of the image using a neural network trained for this purpose; and (iii) detecting the imaging degradation of the sensor, said imaging degradation exhibiting the ratio of the number of sub-images of the image with detected degradation to the plurality of sub-images.