Abstract: According to an example, an electronic device includes a component, a supply line providing a supply voltage, a transistor with a control input, a linear first control loop, and a non-linear second control loop. The transistor outputs an output voltage to the component depending on a signal applied to the control input. The linear first control loop includes an ADC to convert an analog output voltage level into a digital measurement signal, a controller to generate a digital control signal for the transistor depending on the digital measurement signal, and a DAC to convert the digital control signal into a first analog control signal. The non-linear second control loop is configured to generate a second analog control signal depending on the analog output voltage level. The second analog control signal is superimposed with the first analog control signal and the combined control signals are fed to the control input of the transistor.

Abstract: The present invention provides triazolone compounds of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and prophylaxis of diseases, in particular hyperproliferative disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medicament injection devices. An injection device includes: a movable dosage programming component comprising a rotary encoder system having a predefined angular periodicity, a sensor arrangement including a first optical sensor configured to detect movement of the movable dosage programming component relative to the sensor arrangement during dosing of a medicament, wherein the first optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a first frequency, a second optical sensor configured to detect movement of the rotary encoder system relative to the second optical sensor wherein the second optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and a processor arrangement configured to, based on the detected movement, determine a medicament dosage administered by the injection device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a binder comprising one or more siloxane polymers, silicone resins, silicone based elastomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein said binder optionally comprises one or more cross-linker components comprising a silane and/or a siloxane containing silicon-bonded hydrolysable groups; and a hydrophilic powder and/or gel selected from one or more amorphous, porous hydrophilic silica(s), one or more hydrophilic silica aerogel(s) and mixtures thereof, said amorphous, porous hydrophilic silica and/or said hydrophilic silica aerogel having a BET surface area from 100 m2/g to 1500 m2/g or greater and a thermal conductivity from 0.004 to 0.05 W/m·K at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure. The invention also relates to the use of said composition as or in thermally or acoustically insulating materials and to coatings, products and articles made therefrom.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards systems and methods of implementing multi-player online games using cloud computing. By using cloud computing (also known as a cloud network), hardware and/or software requirements for running the multi-player online game can be minimized as the game itself would be executed and run using resources available in the cloud network rather than based on local resources, such as a laptop or gaming console. Different users situated at different locations can all be provided access to the same game without the need for the specialized hardware, software, and resource levels.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymorphic forms of the calcium salt of N-(3-carboxyl-1-oxopropyl)-(4S)-(p-phenylphenylmethyl)-4-amino-(2R)-methyl butanoic acid ethyl ester. The calcium salt of N-(3-carboxyl-1-oxopropyl)-(4S)-(p-phenylphenylmethyl)-4-amino-(2R)-methyl butanoic acid ethyl ester is useful in the treatment of various conditions and disorders responsive to the inhibition of neutral endopeptidases.

Abstract: The present invention provides triazolone compounds of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of hyperproliferative disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.

Abstract: An oil management system for a vehicle includes a differential housing, a transmission housing, a lubricant tank, a suction line, a lubricant pump, and an air suction pump. The transmission housing is connected to the differential housing in an air-tight manner, and a lubricant through-passage is defined between the transmission housing and the differential housing. The lubricant tank is provided in the differential housing and has a lubricant suction opening in a lower region. The lubricant pump conveys lubricant from the lubricant tank through the suction line and conducts the lubricant to the lubrication points in the differential housing and the transmission housing. The air suction pump pumps air from the lubricant tank into the transmission housing so that an excess air pressure is maintained in the transmission housing.

Abstract: A panel-shaped glass element is provided that includes vitreous material having a thermal expansion coefficient of less than 10×10-6 K-1 as well as two opposing surfaces. The glass element furthermore has at least one recess which runs through the glass of the glass element and has a recess wall which runs around the recess and adjoins the two opposing surfaces. The recess wall has a structure with a multiplicity of mutually adjacent rounded dome-shaped depressions. A roughness of the recess wall is formed by these depressions as well as the ridges enclosing the depressions. The recess wall has a mean roughness value (Ra) which is less than 5 µm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for connecting a cannula to a container under reduced pressure, in particular a blood culture flask, including an inflow opening for connecting to the cannula or to a connection tube connected to the cannula, an outflow opening for connecting to a hollow pin for piercing a closure of the container, and a tight fluidic connection of the inflow opening to the outflow opening. According to the invention, a reservoir which is separated from the fluidic connection and contains a specified gas quantity is connected to the fluidic connection with the interposition of a valve which is preferably open towards the fluidic connection.

Abstract: The present invention provides for leoligin or a derivative thereof for use in the prevention and/or reduction of tissue damages, wherein leoligin or the derivative thereof is administered systemically to the subject in need thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for fabricating optical devices. The apparatus includes a support table having process chambers and a laser used to direct a beam along a propagation path to each of the process chambers. A central mirror is centrally disposed among the process chambers and is rotatable to reflect the beam to each of the process chambers for processing. A beam splitter is disposed within each of process chambers, each beam splitter is used to receive beams from the central mirror and emits a first beam in a first direction and a second beam in a second direction. A first mirror directs the first beam to a device and a second mirror directs the second beam to the device. Each of the first and second mirror is rotatable in at least three axes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for the oxidation of hydrogen chloride to chlorine, wherein the catalyst comprises an inorganic carrier matrix and a zeolite, wherein the inorganic carrier matrix comprises Y, O, and optionally comprises X, wherein the zeolite comprises Y and O in its framework structure, and optionally comprises X in its framework structure, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element, wherein the inorganic carrier matrix and the zeolite are loaded with copper and with one or more rare earth metals, and wherein the zeolite is supported within the inorganic carrier matrix. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a molding comprising the catalyst, as well as to a process for the production of the catalyst and the molding, respectively, as well as to their respective use in a process for the oxidation of hydrogen chloride to chlorine.

Abstract: A transmission unit for a drivetrain of an agricultural towing vehicle including a first clutch, a second clutch, a first input shaft, a second input shaft, and an output shaft, wherein the first clutch is connected to the first input shaft and the second clutch is connected to the second input shaft. The transmission unit includes a plurality of gear sets for establishing a plurality of gear ratio stages. Each of the plurality of gear sets including a shift wheel rotatably mounted on the output shaft and a fixed wheel arranged on one of the first and second input shafts. The shift wheels of a second gear set and a third gear set of the plurality of gear sets can be selectively coupled to a shift element such that at least one winding path gear ratio stage can be formed via the second and the third gear sets.

Abstract: A transmission unit for a drivetrain of an agricultural towing vehicle includes a first clutch, a second clutch, a first input shaft, a second input shaft, and an output shaft, wherein the first clutch is connected to the first input shaft and the second clutch is connected to the second input shaft. The transmission includes a plurality of gear sets, wherein a second gear set has the fixed wheel on the first input shaft and the shift wheel on the output shaft, and a third gear set has the fixed wheel on the second input shaft and the shift wheel on the output shaft. The shift wheels of the second and third gear sets can be selectively coupled to a shift element such that at least one winding path gear ratio stage can be formed via the second and the third gear set.

Abstract: A die for deforming a workpiece material in a joining tool comprises a head with a top side partially defining a cavity in which the workpiece material is to be deformed, a bottom side opposite the top side, a lateral side arranged between the top side and the bottom side, and a stem which extends along a longitudinal axis from the bottom side of the head. The die further comprises an identification tag, preferably an RFID tag, having an antenna for receiving and/or transmitting a signal, and a storing element for storing information, and the antenna is wrapped circumferentially around the head, such that the antenna entirely surrounds the head. The head may also include a groove extending around the head on the lateral side with the antenna arranged in the groove. Additionally, the die may include a recess with the storing element located in the recess.

Abstract: A recyclable packaging film comprising a coextruded web having a high degree of optical clarity and a high level of moisture barrier. The coextruded web comprises a skin layer comprising polyethylene having a high degree of optical clarity and a heat sealant layer which forms an innermost layer of the packaging film, the heat sealant layer comprising a polyolefin polymer. The coextruded web also includes a moisture barrier layer which is disposed intermediate the skin layer and the heat sealant layer. An energy-cured coating is disposed on the skin layer of the coextruded web, wherein the energy-cured coating has a coating weight which is effective to impart a property in the packaging film selected from reduced susceptibility to melting, reduced susceptibility to stretching, or both.

Abstract: A method for detecting blowout precursors in at least one gas turbine combustor comprising: receiving combustion dynamics acoustic data measured by an acoustic measuring device associated with the combustor in real time; performing wavelet analysis on the acoustic data using simplified Mexican Hat wavelet transform analysis; and determining the existence of a blowout precursor based at least in part on the wavelet analysis. Provided also is a system and a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to perform the method.

Abstract: The present invention provides triazolone compounds of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and prophylaxis of diseases, in particular hyperproliferative disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.

Abstract: A power-split axle drive for an agricultural vehicle including a first additional drive element, a first vehicle axle, a second vehicle axle, and a primary drive element for providing a torque which via a first shaft is able to be transmitted to a primary transmission. The primary transmission is connected to the second vehicle axle, and at least the second vehicle axle via the primary transmission is able to be driven by the torque of the primary drive element. The power-split axle drive includes a power-splitting transmission. The power-splitting transmission via a first gear set is connected to the second vehicle axle and the primary transmission and via a second shaft is connected to the first vehicle axle. The first additional drive element via a first switching element is able to be connected to the power-splitting transmission.