Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for printing an article. The apparatus includes a data providing device adapted to provide article-specific printing data for the article from product data of the article, and to provide machine-specific printing data for the article in dependence on a printing machine to be used for the printing process. The apparatus also includes a control device adapted to merge the article-specific printing data and the machine-specific printing data, and to control the printing machine for printing the article based thereon.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for converting data from a digital customer interface of a computer network system. The method includes acquiring standard functions both from participating systems of the computer network system and from the digital customer interface, determining semantic relationships between the acquired standard functions, and performing an orchestration in the form of a flexible combining of the acquired standard functions based on the determined semantic relationships to a data composition for internal material and/or value flows.

Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention relates to a method for dynamically assigning identification data for a configuration of a product configuration system, the method comprising the following method steps: acquiring (S1) a configuration data set for the configuration, the configuration data set having configuration property data; and providing (S2) a variant data set for variant configurations, the variant data set having item property data and identifier data of each item of a plurality of items; and comparing (S3) the configuration data set with the variant data set, wherein in case of a match of configuration property data of the configuration with article property data of a particular article of the variant data set, the identification data of the particular article of the variant data set is dynamically assigned to the configuration of the configuration data set; and generating (S4) an article reference number in case of no match of configuration properties of the configuration with the article

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (100) for printing an article, the apparatus (100) comprising: a data providing device (10) adapted to provide article-specific printing data for the article from product data of the article, and to provide machine-specific printing data for the article in dependence on a printing machine to be used for the printing process; and a control device (20) adapted to merge the article-specific printing data and the machine-specific printing data, and to control the printing machine for printing the article based thereon.

Abstract: An apparatus for hydraulically adjusting the blades of an impeller of an axial-flow fan, comprising an adjustment cylinder that on both sides of a piston displaceably disposed in the cylinder has a first chamber and a second chamber respectively provided with a connection to control oil lines connected to four-way valves. Not only a feed line leading to one of the control oil lines, but also a return line connected to the other control oil line, is each divided into two parallel branch lines. Two redundant four-way valves are provided, each being disposed in one of the parallel branch lines. Disposed in each branch line of each control oil line, between the respective connection and the respective four-way valve, is a seat valve that closes by spring force.

Abstract: A device for measuring the displacement travel of a hydraulic displacement mechanism for blades of an impeller of an axial-flow fan, wherein the displacement mechanism includes as components a displacement cylinder and a piston rod having a piston, one of the components being axially displaceable and the other component not being axially displaceable. Respective spindles of the blades are secured to a displacement disk to which is connected the axially to displaceable component of the displacement mechanism. An oil transfer element surrounds an extension of the piston rod that extends out of the displacement cylinder. A magnetostrictive displacement-measuring device that includes a sensor housing with a wave guide, sensor head, and an annular magnet is coupled to the displacement mechanism. The sensor housing and the sensor head are connected to the oil transfer element. Either the oil transfer element or one of the displacement mechanism components is axially displaceable relative to the other component.

Abstract: A medical device includes a medical instrument with a transponder detachably fixed to the medical device. The transponder serves as a data medium about specific information of the medical instrument. The medical device further includes a data exchange mechanism for exchanging data with the transponder. When a medical treatment is to be performed, the medical instrument is placed to a receiving mechanism for receiving the medical instrument separated from the transponder, while the transponder is placed to the data exchange mechanism which is placed locally apart or locally placed different from the receiving mechanism so that disadvantageous influences of the medical treatment do not affect the transponder.

Abstract: A mixing valve has a housing, hot- and cold-water valves in the housing having respective valve stems rotatable about respective parallel axes, respective drive gears fixed on the stems, respective hot- and cold-water control elements pivotal on the housing, and respective coupling gears each connected to a respective one of the control elements and meshing with a respective one of the drive gears. The coupling gears each have a pair of gear segments of different effective radii, one of the gear segments of each coupling gear meshing with the respective valve drive gear and the other gear segment with the respective control element. The radii are such that the coupling gears create a step-down ratio of about 1:1.6.

Abstract: In a method, a computer and a computer program for administration of a resource containing resource data for use in a resource-based document data stream that includes variable document data, at least one internal resource and/or at least one call on an external resource, the document data stream is subject to a parsing event in which it is checked for consistency with predetermined rules. In addition to a resource name, an identification datum is thereby associated with the resource, the identification datum unambiguously identifying the resource relative to all other resources of the document data stream. For representation of the document data on a reproduction device, the resource is called once or multiple times by means of the resource name and/or the identification datum within the document data stream.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel form of the PHGPx protein, the sperm nuclei glutathione peroxidase (snGPx) as well as portions thereof playing a role in mammalian spermatogenesis, and to the nucleic acids encoding the same. The invention further relates to vectors containing said nucleic acid and to host cells transformed by these vectors. Furthermore the invention comprises antibodies specific for the above proteins/peptides as well as the use of the proteins/peptides in the diagnosis or therapy of male infertility.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a system or a computer program for visually checking a print data flow, wherein said print data flow is subjected to a first raster process for print output and to a second raster process for visual checking. The same raster method is used in both raster processes.

Abstract: This invention relates to a sled-guide-assembly (1), in particular for an optical attenuating device, comprising a straight guidance (2) and a sled (3), which is movable within the guidance (2), wherein

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method for health monitoring of aquatic species in aquacultures comprising a plurality of containments (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f) for aquatic species, wherein a sample of used water from at least one containment is supplied from at least one sample point (A, B, C, . . . , N) to at least one sentinel containment housing sentinel aquatic species as bio-indicators for the detection of infectious particles and/or chemical factors and/or physical factors in said supplied water sample.

Abstract: The present application relates to a compositions comprising a compound which modulates the activity of T1-M protein, the use of compounds which modulate the activity of T1-M protein, and an in vitro method for influencing the proliferation and/or differentiation potential of bone cells.

Abstract: A process for preparing selegiline hydrochloride by reaction of R-(-)-N,.alpha.-dimethylphenylethylamine with 3-bromo-1-propyne is described, which consists in reacting the substances in a molar ratio of approximately 2:1 at 30.degree.-50.degree. C. in a solvent mixture of an aromatic hydrocarbon and water and isolating the selegiline from the organic phase and converting it into the hydrochloride.

Abstract: A device for measuring the contour of a surface along a scanning line. The device includes an electro-mechanical transducer with a scanner arm on whose free end there is a sensing tip. The other end of the arm is connected, via a pivot bearing whose axis of rotation is parallel to the surface to be scanned and vertical to the scanning line, with an advance mechanism. The advance mechanism moves the pivot bearing along the scanning line. The transducer emits, corresponding to excursions of the sensing tip transverse to the scanning line, a measurement signal that is fed into a recording device. The recording device records the electrical signal on the basis of distance or time. A control device is provided into which the electrical measurement signal is fed. On the basis of the magnitude of the electrical measurement signal, the control device produces an advance or a lag of the advance mechanism or of the time axis of the recording device relative to the advance of the advance mechanism.