Abstract: The invention relates to optically active 1,4-dihydropyridine compounds of Formulas Ia and Ib as defined hereinabove which are effective for influencing circulation. Also included in the invention are compositions containing said optically active compounds and methods for the use of said compounds and compositions.

Abstract: A sewing machine has a feed for the workpiece which is to be sewn. A workpiece conveyor performs a skipping feed movement below the workpiece. Above the workpiece a turning device enables the workpiece to be turned about an axis which is coincident with the needle. In order to sew in an edge-parallel manner with an automatic guidance, workpieces made from soft materials with curved or angular seam courses, may be turned responsive to air nozzles directed in acutely-angled manner on to the supporting plate. The air nozzles are arranged tangentially, and in spaced manner, with respect to the needle.

Abstract: A method of controlling damage to the central nervous system of a patient which comprises administering to such patient a central nervous system-controlling effective amount of a pyridine derivative of the formula ##STR1## in which R is an optionally substituted aryl or heterocyclic radical,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen or various organic radicals,X and Y are CN, --CO--R.sup.3, --COOR.sup.4 or --SO.sub.2 R.sup.5, or form with R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 a carbonyl-containing ring,R.sup.3 is an alkyl, aryl or aralkyl radical,R.sup.4 is hydrogen or an organic radical, andR.sup.5 is an optionally substituted alkyl or phenyl radical,or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to imidazoazole-alkenoic acid amides of Formula (I) and methods for their production. Also included in the invention are compositions containing said alkenoic acid amides and methods for the use of said alkenoic acid amides and the compositions containing them. In addition, the invention includes the intermediate carbonyl compounds of Formula (II) and the intermediate alkenoic acids of Formula (V) as well as methods for their preparation.

Abstract: The invention relates to substituted 2-amino-3,4-dihydropyridine derivative compounds useful, for example as lipid absorption inhibitors.Also included in the invention are methods for the manufacture of said active compounds, compositions containing them and methods for the use of said compounds and compositions.

Abstract: A template for automatically topstitching joined and inverted workpiece parts on a sewing machine, in which the workpiece parts are clamped between two plates connected together by a hinge. The template is formed with guide grooves and tracks for the guiding and feeding elements of the sewing machine and provided in the area of the hinge with an opening for inserting the workpiece by a loading plate. When loading the template, positioning of the workpiece is eased by stops.

Abstract: The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments, useful for the treatment of cerebral disorders, wherein the active compound is 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3'-nitrophenyl)-pyridine-3-(.beta.-methoxyethy l ester)-5-(isopropyl ester). Also included in the invention are methods for the use of said compositions and medicaments.

Abstract: A process for the production of a sodium-filled valve in which the sodium is introduced into a hollow valve stem through a filling bore of relatively large diameter and which is sealed through a plug and/or usual welding. Subsequent to the closing off of the filling bore, the hollow inner space is evacuated through a passageway having a small cross-section and is thereafter sealed vacuum-tightly in a vacuum through either welding or soldering. Through the evacuation of the hollow space there is avoided any kind of oxydation of the sodium and thereby any change. Moreover, no froth or foam formation is encountered so as to facilitate the presence of an extremely constant heat transfer.

Abstract: The invention includes new 1,4-dihydropyridazine compounds, compositions containing said 1,4-dihydropyridazine compounds and methods for the use of said compounds and compositions. Also included in the invention are methods for preparing the new 1,4-dihydropyridazine compounds.

Abstract: The invention includes, as novel compounds, 1,4-dihydropyridazines and methods for their preparation. Also included are compositions containing said compounds and methods for the use of said compounds and compositions. The compounds of the invention are active as circulation-influencing and spasmolytically active agents.

Abstract: Raw materials containing tantalum or niobium are treated to obtain aqueous solutions containing fluoroacid complexes of niobium or tantalum. These solutions are decomposed by pyrolysis and calcined to obtain pure oxides of niobium or tantalum. The hydrofluoric acid separated during pyrohydrolysis is recovered and reused. A niobium or tantalum-free raffinate solution obtained, on extraction, with the above aqueous solutions contains dissolved metalloids which are recovered as oxides which are deposable waste products.

Abstract: The invention includes novel nitro-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines useful because of their influence on the circulation. Also included in the invention are methods for the preparation of said novel nitro-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines, compositions containing them and methods for the use of said compounds and compositions.

Abstract: 2-Nitrobenzaldehyde, a valuable chemical intermediate, is produced by treating the alkali metal salt of a 2-nitrophenylpyruvic acid with an alkali metal hypochlorite in an aqueous medium to produce the corresponding 2-nitrobenzylidene chloride which, upon hydrolysis, yields the desired aldehyde. The 2-nitrophenylpyruvic acid starting material is advantageously prepared through the reaction of a 2-nitrotoluene and a diester of oxalic acid in the presence of an alkali metal alcoholate and can be used directly in the subsequent hypochlorite reaction without isolation. The process is industrially attractive in terms of the overall yield, the availability of starting materials, and the ease of the manipulative steps involved.

Abstract: The present invention provides 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives of the formula in which ##STR1## R represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, the alkyl and aryl groups being optionally substituted,A represents a straight-chain or branched alkylene radical,R.sup.1 represents (a) an optionally substituted alkylthio group or (b) a group of the formula O--CO-alkyl, O--CO-aryl or O--CO-aralkyl, the alkyl and aryl groups being optionally substituted or (c) a phthalimido radical which is optionally substituted in the benzene ring, Y and Z are identical or different and each represents a group of the formula COOR.sup.2 or COR.sup.2,whereinR.sup.2 represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl or aralkyl, the alkyl and aryl radicals being optionally substituted, orY and Z are identical or different and each represents a cyano radical or a radical of the formula S(O).sub.n --R.sup.3,whereinR.sup.

Abstract: The invention concerns the provision of novel 1,4-dihydropyridine-sugar derivatives and processes for their preparation. The invention also concerns pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention and methods for their use. The products of the invention, such as 2-[1,4-dihydro-5-(2-propyl)-oxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-m-nitrophenyl-3- pyridylcarbonyloxy]-ethyl .beta.-D-glucopyranoside, are effective for the treatment of circulatory disorders and can be used as antihypertensive agents, vasodilators or coronary therapeutic agents.

Abstract: A metal strip is used for elements in a regenerative heat exchanger employed for the exchange of latent and sensible heat from a warm outgoing air stream to a cold ingoing air stream. The strip is placed alternatingly in the form of flat and corrugated sheets to form flow channels for the warm and cold air. The metal strip, for example, an aluminum foil, is coated or laminated at least on one side with a paper-like hydrophillic material. The hydrophillic layer comprises a mixture of cellulose fibers and fibers with olefin hydrocarbons as basis. Furthermore, fungicides can be added to the mixture.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel compound, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid isopropyl 2-propoxyethyl ester and processes for its preparation. In addition, the invention includes the provision of compositions containing the compound of the invention and methods for treating warm-blooded animals for peripheral perfusion disturbances.

Abstract: The invention relates to new dihydropyridines which are substituted by an amino group in at least one of the 2- and 6-positions, by a sulphur-containing substituent in the 3-position, by a cyclic substituent in the 4-position and by a carbonyl substituent in the 5-position. The new dihydropyridines are particularly useful as agents which influence the circulatory system. Also included in the invention are procedures for preparation of the new dehydropyridines, compositions containing them and methods for their use.

Abstract: The circulation provides new aminoalkylidene-amino-1,4-dihydropyridines which influence the circulatory system and are useful, for instance, as antihypertensive agents. Also included in the invention are methods for the preparation of said dihydropyridines, compositions containing them and methods for their use.

Abstract: 4,5-Dihydropyridines bearing an N,N-disubstituted amino group in the 2-position, carbonyl functions in the 3- and 5-positions and being optionally substituted in the 6-position by lower alkyl or phenyl and, in the 4-position by lower alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl or a heterocyclic group, are antihypertensive agents and coronary vessel dilators. The compounds, of which 2-pyrrolidino-6-methyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-4,5-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxy lic acid 3,5-diethyl ester is a representative embodiment, are prepared through condensation of an ylideneacetoacetic acid ester and a substituted 3,3-diaminoacrylate.