Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a casein hydrolysate by hydrolysis of casein with endogenous plasmin, and the casein hydrolysate obtainable by the method. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of preparing a casein hydrolysate without adding any exogenous enzymes such that an organic casein hydrolysate is obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to long shelf life milk and milk-related products having an improved taste and particularly a reduced cooked taste as well as to a method for reducing cooked taste of such long shelf life products.

Abstract: The invention provides a motor-driven chimney draft system with a flue gas inlet, a flue gas outlet, a flue gas compartment in fluid communication with the flue gas inlet and with the flue gas outlet, the flow of flue gases in the flue gas compartment having a flow direction from the flue gas inlet to the flue gas outlet, a motor compartment with motor having a motor shaft extending through a separating wall of the flue gas compartment, the motor shaft carrying an impeller for driving the received flow of flue gases in the flow direction; each of the separating wall of the flue gas compartment and the separating wall of the motor compartment extends parallel to the flow direction of flue gases, and they are arranged facing each other so as to define an air space therebetween, where the air space has openings allowing ambient air to flow through the air space.

Abstract: The invention provides a motor-driven chimney draft system with a flue gas inlet, a flue gas outlet, a flue gas compartment in fluid communication with the flue gas inlet and with the flue gas outlet, the flow of flue gases in the flue gas compartment having a flow direction from the flue gas inlet to the flue gas outlet, a motor compartment with motor having a motor shaft extending through a separating wall of the flue gas compartment, the motor shaft carrying an impeller for driving the received flow of flue gases in the flow direction; each of the separating wall of the flue gas compartment and the separating wall of the motor compartment extends parallel to the flow direction of flue gases, and they are arranged facing each other so as to define an air space therebetween, where the air space has openings allowing ambient air to flow through the air space.

Abstract: A sampler cap includes a sampler connector, an analyzer connector and a liquid impermeable closure member, which may be a membrane or a filter. The sampler cap may be used to transfer a test sample to an analyzer without removing the sampler cap from the sampler.

Abstract: An isolation circuit includes a low dropout operational current control loop and a shunt regulator. The current control loop is configured to drive the shunt regulator to result in a high dynamic impedance ratio between a voltage source and a load. The current control loop may include a series-pass transistor, a current sensing resistor, and a high side current sensor.

Abstract: An isolation circuit includes a low dropout operational current control loop and a shunt regulator. The current control loop is configured to drive the shunt regulator to result in a high dynamic impedance ratio between a voltage source and a load. The current control loop may include a series-pass transistor, a current sensing resistor, and a high side current sensor.

Abstract: An isolation circuit includes a low dropout operational current control loop and a shunt regulator. The current control loop is configured to drive the shunt regulator to result in a high dynamic impedance ratio between a voltage source and a load. The current control loop may include a series-pass transistor, a current sensing resistor, and a high side current sensor.

Abstract: A sampler cap includes a sampler connector, an analyzer connector and a liquid impermeable closure member, which may be a membrane or a filter. The sampler cap may be used to transfer a test sample to an analyzer without removing the sampler cap from the sampler.

Abstract: A sampler cap includes a sampler connector, an analyzer connector and a liquid impermeable closure member, which may be a membrane or a filter. The sampler cap may be used to transfer a test sample to an analyzer without removing the sampler cap from the sampler.

Abstract: An isolation circuit includes a low dropout operational current control loop and a shunt regulator. The current control loop is configured to drive the shunt regulator to result in a high dynamic impedance ratio between a voltage source and a load. The current control loop may include a series-pass transistor, a current sensing resistor, and a high side current sensor.

Abstract: A remote control system is provided that includes a master controller for storing a plurality of remote control codes for a plurality of remotely controlled equipment, receiving a remote control code request message, retrieving a requested remote control code and transmitting the requested remote control code, and a remote control unit for transmitting the remote control code request message, receiving the requested remote control code from the master controller, storing the requested remote control code, converting the remote control code into a plurality of remote control commands and transmitting at least one of the plurality of remote control commands to at least one of the plurality of remotely controlled equipment, wherein each remote control code contains the plurality of remote control commands for controlling at least one of the plurality of remotely controlled equipment.

Abstract: A new and distinct Schlumbergera plant named ‘THOR-LIVIA’ particularly characterized by large upright to vertical flowers; freely flowering white, light purple and red-purple colored flowers; large quantity of flowers per plant; and slow growth rate and freely branching growth habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct Schlumbergera plant named ‘THOR-PANDORA’ particularly characterized by large upright to vertical flowers; freely flowering purple-violet colored flowers; large quantity of flowers per plant; and slow growth rate and freely branching growth habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct Schlumbergera plant named ‘THOR-KIRI’ particularly characterized by large upright to vertical flowers; freely flowering white, light-purple and red-purple colored flowers; large quantity of flowers per plant; and slow growth rate and freely branching growth habit.

Abstract: A plant variety of the Campanulaceae family, having the varietal designation ‘Thor Heaven’, with a spreading growth habit and large campanulate, actinomrphic flowers. Leaves are alternate and whorled and fairly small with serrate edges and winged stipules. Mature leaves look like arrowheads. The mature perianth tube is R.H.S. 91 C,D to 92 C (violet-blue group), with dark spots of R.H.S. 71 A (red-purple group) on the tips of the lobes of the perianth.

Abstract: A plant variety of the Campanulaceae family, having the varietal designation ‘Thor Heaven’, with a spreading growth habit and large campanulate, actinomrphic flowers. Leaves are alternate and whorled and fairly small with serrate edges and winged stipules. Mature leaves look like arrowheads. The mature perianth tube is R.H.S. 91 C,D to 92 C (violet-blue group), with dark spots of R.H.S. 71 A (red-purple group) on the tips of the lobes of the perianth.

Abstract: A sampler cap includes a sampler connector, an analyzer connector and a liquid impermeable closure member, which may be a membrane or a filter. The sampler cap may be used to transfer a test sample to an analyzer without removing the sampler cap from the sampler.

Abstract: In connection with the segmenting of a digital image divided into small elements (pixels) and acquired with a camera having several colour channels, to discern an object from a background, the daylight locus and the colour locus of the camera are, a priori, modelled after to the body reflectance characteristic of the subject. In this way a normal vector (nS) to the daylight locus is determined a priori and for each pixel, the scalar product between a colour vector (cf) of the element in the form of the response from the colour channels of the camera and the normal vector of the daylight locus is calculated, following which the element is characterized as representing object or background on basis of the calculation result, the elements characterized as objects (1) being assigned one value and the elements characterized as background being assigned a second value. On basis of the segmented image a control signal for an implement (4) is derived.

Abstract: According to the method a laser light source (10), which in a beam direction (14) exposes a line (13), and a light detector (9) capable of taking a picture with a certain resolution and having a line of sight (12), are mounted on a vehicle (1) or implement (5) with a travelling direction (P) in such a manner that a line (13) exposed by the laser light source (10) in the field is transverse to the travelling direction (P), that the light detector (9) aims at the line (13) exposed by the laser light source (10), the line of sight (12) of the light detector (8) and the beam direction (14) of the laser light source (10) forming an angle (alpha) in a plane transverse to the exposed line (13). The light detector (9) takes a picture of the exposed line (13) and the picture taken by the light detector (9) of the exposed line (13) in the field is analysed with a view to determining extreme value points (18), bends or the like characteristics in the picture of the line (13).