Abstract: A latex having a reduced amount of 4-phenylcyclohexene is obtainable by reacting A) 30–90% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer; B) 70–10% by weight of a diene; C) 1–10% by weight of ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid nitriles, carboxylic acid amides, or mixtures thereof; and D) an auxiliary, an additive or mixtures thereof. The reaction follows a gradient regime for components A and B.

Abstract: The invention described herein provides ketone-aldehyde resins, especially cyclohexanone-formaldehyde resins, with low water content and high thermal stability and yellowing resistance, and to a process for preparing them and their use.

Abstract: A method for installation of a programmable protective function in a protective device for an electrical power distribution network, with the protective device having means for processing measured values from measurement appliances for the power distribution network, and having means for initiating switching commands by primary appliances for the power distribution network, and the protective function determining the switching commands on the basis of the measured values, when it is carried out, has the following steps: transmission of a description of the protective function from a remote function server via a communication link to the protective device, loading of the description in the protective device, and implementation of the loaded description of the protective function.

Abstract: A 5H-Thiazolo[3,2]pyrimidine derivative or a salt thereof for use as a medicine, which is represented by the following formula (A): wherein R represents an optionally substituted phenyl or pyridyl group; R4 represents a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a straight chain or branched alkoxy group, a straight chain or branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyloxy group, an alkylamino group, a cycloalkylamino group, a dialkylamino group, R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a straight chain or branched alkyl group, R6 and R7, which may be the same or different represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a straight chain or branched alkyl group, a straight chain or branched alkoxy group, a straight chain or branched alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, X, Y, and Z which may be same or different represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxyl group a nitro group, a cyano group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an acyl group.

Abstract: A switching regulator for generating a regulated output voltage comprises a charging switch, a network with a coil, a capacitor and a diode as well as a control to open and close the charging switch. On the output side, the network has a positive output rail and a negative output rail, wherein the output voltage to be regulated is applied between the positive output rail and the negative output rail. The control is formed to control a change-over switch to connect the control input of the charging switch either to the positive output rail or the negative output rail via a potential coupling means. Thus, for controlling the switch, no individual potential has to be generated, but the potential at the positive output rail or the negative output rail, which is anyway applied, is used for controlling the charging switch. Thereby, the inventive switching regulator can be structured in a simple way and, additionally, provides defined and fast startup without requiring additional startup circuits.

Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus is provided which comprises a charged particle source for producing a primary beam of charged particles, aperture means for collimating said primary beam of charged particles, wherein said aperture means is adapted to switch between a collimation of said primary beam resulting in a width appropriate for serial imaging of a sample as well as a collimation of said primary beam to a width appropriate for parallel imaging of said sample, a condenser lens for condensing said primary beam of charged particles, scanning means for deflecting said primary beam of charged particles, an objective lens for focusing said condensed primary beam, a sectorized detector for detecting a secondary charged particles. Also, several different operation modes of the beam apparatus are described allowing for serial imaging as well as parallel imaging.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1 to R4, A and n have the significance given in the specification. The compounds or their salts may be administered to a patient for treating non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing plug for an opening in a wall of a vessel or hollow organ of an animal or human body, in particular a blood vessel, to a device for placing such a sealing plug in such an opening, to a surgery kit for percutaneously sealing an opening in a wall of a vessel or hollow organ of an animal or human body, in particular a blood vessel, and to a method for percutaneously sealing of an opening in a wall of a vessel or hollow organ of an animal or human body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oxamide derivatives of Formula (I), the use of the compounds of Formula (I) as inhibitors of raf-kinase, the use of the compounds of Formula (I) for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition and a method of treatment, comprising administering said pharmaceutical composition to a patient.

Abstract: A circuit for processing a supply voltage with a voltage peak to obtain an output signal with reduced or eliminated voltage peak, comprises a first capacitance and a second capacitance, wherein a controllable resistor is formed between the first and second capacitance in series to the same, which has a high resistance when a voltage at the first capacitance is smaller than an input voltage set value, and whose resistance is reduced to a lower resistance when the input voltage at the first capacitance is higher than or equal to the input voltage set value, so that finally, when the output voltage at the second capacitance reaches an output voltage set value, the controllable resistor is substantially no longer visible, but connects the two capacitances in parallel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable diaper (2), used more particularly in the event of incontinence, comprising a hip band (10) forming a hip opening in the diaper which is closed in the direction of the periphery whereby said hip band can be opened in at least one place and can be closed, also comprising a front area, a rear area and a main diaper part (4) which has a crotch area located there between and which comprises an absorbing body (6) for liquids. The main part (4) of the diaper can be detachably fixed to the hip band using the longitudinal end of the front area or rear area, by means of first closing means (34) such that a user can place the main part (4) of the diaper between his/her legs when the hip band is worn (10) and can detachably fix the free longitudinal end of the main part (4) of the diaper to the hip band (10).

Abstract: This invention is concerned with compounds of the formula wherein one of R5, R6 and R7 is and R1 to R13, X1, X2, m and n are defined in the description, and all pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or esters thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are modulated by PPAR? and/or PPAR? agonists.

Abstract: A planar lightwave circuit (PLC) (1; 20) comprises an optical device, where the optical device comprises at least one piece of waveguide structure (5; 24), in particular one piece of fiber, which has at least one thin film layer deposited on an end facet (9; 28). Thus, a thin film filter can be integrated in a PLC with minimized insertion loss and high mechanical stability for athermalization.

Abstract: A potentiometer having a wiper track which is formed by a number of electrically conductive surfaces, a spacing between adjacent conductor surfaces, at least one contacts per wiper track fastened to a moving wiper, each contact is a cylindrical body whose length and arrangement are adapted to the width of the conductor surface and the width of the spacing so that in each position of the wiper at least one contact is in electrical contact with at least one conductor surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fusion protein comprising an albumin, or a fragment or a variant or a derivative thereof and at least one biologically active peptide which activates the ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) receptor, or a fragment or variant or a derivative thereof.