Abstract: An unloading device for unloading and checking quality of a transport rack having shelf compartments, and a corresponding method, includes an operating unit having a horizontally-extendable thrust element for pushing a load carrier out of one shelf compartment and a monitoring unit for acquiring a retaining force acting on the operating unit when the element is extended. Moreover, a loading station for a transport rack, and a corresponding method, includes a loading device for automatically loading the transport rack shelf compartments with load carriers. Further, a method for delivering goods delivers the goods in load carriers in a transport rack that can be loaded in a loading station and unloaded by an unloading device for unloading and checking transport rack quality. Finally, a transport rack includes two mutually antiparallel transport frames having two vertical uprights each, a distance therebetween being smaller than the respective transport frame width.

Abstract: In a method for storing and picking stackable article carriers in a picking warehouse, transport loading aids are transported between a loading station with an automatically operated loading device, a storage zone and a removal station with an automatically operated unloading device using autonomously movable, driverless transport vehicles. The transport loading aids are loaded with article carrier stack groups in the loading station and the article carriers are discharged from the transport loading aids in the unloading station. Subsequently, the article carriers for a picking order are reloaded onto one or multiple target loading aids. A picking warehouse stores and picks stackable article carriers.

Abstract: In a method for operating an operating device for a household appliance, an operating element of the operating device is actuated with a first actuation type from a first resting position to a first operating position to set a first function of the household appliance. A setting parameter of a second function of the household appliance is set by actuating the operating element with a second type of actuation different from the first type of actuation from a second resting position into at least one of a plurality of intermediate positions of the operating element. The first function of the household appliance is actuated in response to a sensing of a first capacitance value of the operating device, and a second capacitance value is sensed while taking into account a correction value in dependence on the sensed first capacitance value for determining the setting parameter of the second function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising complement split product C4d for use in treating an inflammatory condition, such as graft rejection, graft versus host disease, an autoimmune disease or atopy. The C4d to be used may be a multimer. Accordingly, also C4d multimers and their use in medicine, like the treatment of inflammatory conditions, is provided. Furthermore, the present invention provides a protein complex comprising C4d interacting with its ILT4 receptor. This protein complex may be used in screening methods Also antibodies specifically binding to the C4d multimer or the C4d/ILT4-protein complex are subject of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising complement split product C4d for use in treating an inflammatory condition, such as graft rejection, graft versus host disease, an autoimmune disease or atopy. The C4d to be used may be a multimer. Accordingly, also C4d multimers and their use in medicine, like the treatment of inflammatory conditions, is provided. Furthermore, the present invention provides a protein complex comprising C4d interacting with its ILT4 receptor. This protein complex may be used in screening methods Also antibodies specifically binding to the C4d multimer or the C4d/ILT4-protein complex are subject of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising complement split product C4d for use in treating an inflammatory condition, such as graft rejection, graft versus host disease, an autoimmune disease or atopy. The C4d to be used may be a multimer. Accordingly, also C4d multimers and their use in medicine, like the treatment of inflammatory conditions, is provided. Furthermore, the present invention provides a protein complex comprising C4d interacting with its ILT4 receptor. This protein complex may be used in screening methods Also antibodies specifically binding to the C4d multimer or the C4d/ILT4-protein complex are subject of the present invention.

Abstract: A time-of-flight camera includes a photosensor and a reference photosensor. Each of the photosensors have accumulation gates and each are configured as a photomixing detector (PMD). A readout device is connected to the accumulation gates of the photosensor and to the accumulation gates of the reference photosensor. The readout device is configured to read out an electric quantity that corresponds to a charge that is present at respective ones of the accumulation gates. An integration time of accumulating the charges is the same for the photosensor and for the reference photosensor and is dimensioned so as to prevent the reference photosensor from reaching saturation during operation of the time-of-flight camera.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising complement split product C4d for use in treating an inflammatory condition, such as graft rejection, graft versus host disease, an autoimmune disease or atopy. The C4d to be used may be a multimer. Accordingly, also C4d multimers and their use in medicine, like the treatment of inflammatory conditions, is provided. Furthermore, the present invention provides a protein complex comprising C4d interacting with its ILT4 receptor. This protein complex may be used in screening methodsAlso antibodies specifically binding to the C4d multimer or the C4d/ILT4-protein complex are subject of the present invention.

Abstract: A time-of-flight camera includes a photosensor and a reference photosensor. Each of the photosensors have accumulation gates and each are configured as a photomixing detector (PMD). A readout device is connected to the accumulation gates of the photosensor and to the accumulation gates of the reference photosensor. The readout device is configured to read out an electric quantity that corresponds to a charge that is present at respective ones of the accumulation gates. An integration time of accumulating the charges is the same for the photosensor and for the reference photosensor and is dimensioned so as to prevent the reference photosensor from reaching saturation during operation of the time-of-flight camera.