Abstract: An injector for introducing a gaseous fuel into a combustion chamber. A housing has an outflow opening that can be flowed through by the gaseous fuel. A valve element can be moved between a closed position in which the valve element sits on a valve seat to separate a first housing region from a second housing region and an open position in which the valve element is spaced apart from the valve seat. When moved out of the closed position into the open position, the valve element can be moved into the second housing region. The valve element has a valve body region that is disposed in the second housing region in both the closed position and the open position. The valve body region is domed at least in a partial region of the valve body region and/or is tapered in a direction pointing away from the valve seat.

Abstract: A signal processing method for neurons in a spiking neural network is disclosed. The spiking neural network includes a plurality of layers, each of the layers includes a plurality of neurons, and the signal processing method includes following steps: a receiving step: at least one neuron configured to receive at least one path of input spike train, an accumulation step: performing weighted summation based on the at least one path of input spike train to obtain a membrane potential, and an activation step: when the membrane potential exceeds a threshold value, determining an amplitude of a spike fired by the at least one neuron based on a ratio of the membrane potential to the threshold value.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to collect compute performance information. In at least one embodiment, an API is performed to cause two or more portions of at least one software program to be concurrently performed a plurality of times in order to generate one or more performance metrics.

Abstract: A LIDAR system. The LIDAR system includes a light transmitting unit and a light receiving unit. A beam path is formed between the light transmitting unit and the light receiving unit of the LIDAR system, in order to optically scan surroundings of the LIDAR system during the operation of the LIDAR system. The LIDAR system is configured to recognize a contamination of the beam path, based on LIDAR measured data, which have been obtained during the optical scanning of the surroundings. A method for recognizing a contamination of a beam path of a LIDAR system is described, including recognizing the contamination by the LIDAR system based on LIDAR measured data, which have been obtained during an optical scanning of surroundings of the LIDAR system.

Abstract: The present invention comprises the use of formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one co-polymer comprising (a) at least one comonomer (a) selected from the group consisting of olefins, vinylethers, vinyl pyrrolidone and styrene; and (b) at least one comonomer (b) selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic mono and diesters, wherein the alcohol moiety of the mono- or diester has the structure of formula I wherein R1 is 1,2-propylene or 2,3 propylene R2 is ethylene; R3 is hydrogen, branched or linear C1-C40, preferably C1-C24 alkyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with C1-C20 alkyl, benzyl, benzyl substituted with C1-C20 alkyl; n corresponds to a value from 0 to 140, preferably 0-50, more preferably 0-20. p corresponds to a value from 0 to 100 wherein the sum of n and p is at least 1, preferably 1-60, most preferably 5-40.

Abstract: The present invention comprises formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one block copolymer of formula (I) wherein Ra is branched or linear C6-C24 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, benzyl substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, C4-C6 alkyl substituted with C4-C12 alkoxy or C1-C4 alkyl substituted with di (C1-C4 alkyl) amino; Rb is derived from a diisocyanate and Rc is a compound of formula II (R1)n—X—(CHR2CH2O)w—(CHR3CH2O)?—(CHR4(CH2)yO)z— (II), in which R1 is hydrogen, or branched or linear, saturated or unsaturated C1-40-alkyl; R2, R3, R4 independently of one another are hydrogen or C1-4-alkyl; w, x, z independently of one another correspond to a value of from 0 to 300; y corresponds to a value of from 1 to 20; X is N or O, where n=1 if X=O, or n=2 if X=N; and the total of w, x and z amounts to at least 1; methods of combating harmful insects and/or phytopathogenic fungi, a method of controlling undesired ve

Abstract: The present invention comprises formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one co-polymer comprising a) 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone as comonomer a); and b) 60-99 wt % at least one comonomer b) chosen from the group of laurylacrylate and vinyl ester of neodecanoic acid in polymerized form, methods of combating harmful insects and/or phytopathogenic fungi, a method of controlling undesired vegetation and methods of improving the health of plants based on the afore-mentioned formulations.

Abstract: The present invention comprises formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one co-polymer comprising (a) a N-vinylamid comonomer a) of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently of one another hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl, preferably hydrogen or R1 and R2 represent together a —(CH2)x moiety, which forms together with the nitrogen and the carbonyl-moiety a 5-8 membered ring, and (b) at least one comonomer b) selected from the group consisting of vinylpyrridin, vinylpyrridin derivatives and N-vinlyimidazole in polymerized form, methods of combating harmful insects and/or phytopathogenic fungi, a method of controlling undesired vegetation and methods of improving the health of plants based on the afore-mentioned formulations.

Abstract: A copolymer obtainable by polymerization of a) at least one compound of the formula (I) (monomer ?) where R1 and R2, independently of one another, are in each case H or CH3, R3 is C6-C10-aryl or C7-C12-aralkyl which can carry one or more identical or different C1-C9-alkyl and/or C1-C5-alkoxy substituents, and n is an integer from 0 to 100, b) at least one compound chosen from the group of N-vinylamides, N-vinyllactams, N-vinylimines and N-vinylamines with 2 to 15 carbon atoms (monomer ?), c) if appropriate one or more different difunctional crosslinker components and d) if appropriate one or more different regulators and e) if appropriate one or more further copolymerizable components (monomer ?) is useful for increasing the systemicity of a pesticide.

Abstract: The present invention comprises formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one co-polymer comprising (a) a N-vinylamid comonomer a) of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently of one another hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl, preferably hydrogen or R1 and R2 represent together a —(CH2)x mojety, which forms together with the nitrogen and the carbonyl-moiety a 5-8 membered ring, and (b) at least one comonomer b) selected from the group consisting of vinylpyrridin, vinylpyrridin derivatives and N-vinlyimidazole in polymerized form, methods of combating harmful insects and/or phytopathogenic fungi, a method of controlling undesired vegetation and methods of improving the health of plants based on the afore-mentioned formulations.

Abstract: The present invention comprises formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one co-polymer comprising a) 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone as comonomer a); and b) 60-99 wt % at least one comonomer b) chosen from the group of laurylacrylate and vinyl ester of neodecanoic acid in polymerized form, methods of combating harmful insects and/or phytopathogenic fungi, a method of controlling undesired vegetation and methods of improving the health of plants based on the afore-mentioned formulations.

Abstract: The present invention comprises the use of formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one co-polymer comprising (a) at least one comonomer (a) selected from the group consisting of olefins, vinylethers, vinyl pyrrolidone and styrene; and (b) at least one comonomer (b) selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic mono and diesters, wherein the alcohol moiety of the mono- or diester has the structure of formula I wherein R1 is 1,2-propylene or 2,3 propylene R2 is ethylene; R3 is hydrogen, branched or linear C1-C40, preferably C1-C24 alkyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with C1-C20 alkyl, benzyl, benzyl substituted with C1-C20 alkyl; n corresponds to a value from 0 to 140, preferably 0-50, more preferably 0-20. p corresponds to a value from 0 to 100 wherein the sum of n and p is at least 1, preferably 1-60, most preferably 5-40.

Abstract: The present invention comprises formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one block copolymer of formula (I) wherein Ra is branched or linear C6-C24 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl, benzyl substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, C4-C6 alkyl substituted with C4-C12 alkoxy or C1-C4 alkyl substituted with di(C1-C4 alkyl)amino; Rb is derived from a diisocyanate and Rc is a compound of formula II (R1)n—X—(CHR2CH2O)w—(CHR3CH2O)?—(CHR4(CH2)yO)z— (II), in which R1 is hydrogen, or branched or linear, saturated or unsaturated C1-40-alkyl; R2, R3, R4 independently of one another are hydrogen or C1-4-alkyl; w, x, z independently of one another correspond to a value of from 0 to 300; y corresponds to a value of from 1 to 20; X is N or O, where n=1 if X=O, or n=2 if X=N; and the total of w, x and z amounts to at least 1; methods of combating harmful insects and/or phytopathogenic fungi, a method of controlling undesired vege

Abstract: Process for the preparation of pesticide-comprising aqueous polymer dispersions with an average particle size of the dispersed particles of <1000 nm by radical polymerization of an oil-in-water emulsion, the oil phase of which comprises at least one pesticide in at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, a solution of at least one pesticide in at least one monomer being emulsified in water in the presence of at least one surface-active agent to give a miniemulsion with an average particle size <500 nm and/or at least one pesticide being added during the emulsification or subsequently and the miniemulsion subsequently being polymerized under radical conditions, and the use of the dispersions which can thus be obtained for combating harmful microorganisms and/or for regulating the growth of plants and/or for combating undesirable plant growth and/or for combating undesirable insect or acarid infestation on plants and/or for combating phytopathogenic fungi and/or for seed treatment.

Abstract: Aqueous polymer dispersions comprising effect substances with a mean particle size of the dispersed particles of <1000 nm, in which the polymer particles comprise a polymer matrix of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, at least 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making polymerized hydrogel, in particular adhesives, which are characterized by very low amount of residual starting monomer(s), impurity(s) and/or by-products which could be formed during polymerization, such as acrylamide, acrylonitrile or acrolein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerized hydrogel adhesives, in particular those wherein the hydrogel is formed from monomers which include acrylamido-2-methane propanesulfonic acid or salts thereof (AMPS monomers) and those which contain glycerol as a humectant. In such adhesives, the levels of unpolymerized residual monomers, such as unpolymerized AMPS, acrylonitrile, acrylamide and t-butyl acrylamide; and the levels of other impurities such as acrolein, are kept very low.