Abstract: IN a method and a device for determining a probability of occurrence that an overall system fulfills a predefined system performance, the overall system is composed of instances of different classes of partial systems, and each class of partial systems has an associated class fault tree. The method has the following steps: (a) calculating (S1) an overall performance for each failure combination of the number of non-failed instances within a class; (b) automatic selection (S2) of failure combinations, the calculated overall performance of which fulfills the predefined system performance; (c) automatic generation (S3) of an overall fault tree based on the class fault trees of partial systems as a function of the selected failure combinations; and (d) evaluating (S4) of the generated overall fault tree for calculating the probability of occurrence of a fulfillment of the predefined system performance by the overall system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a full error description for a technical system which is described by a system description which can be processed by a computer and stored. The system description contains information on elements available in system and information on the links therebetween. An element error description is determined for each element taken into consideration, using a stored error description which is respectively associated with a reference element. At least one part of the reference elements is grouped into a reference element group and a group error description is determined for the reference elements of a reference element group using a stored group error description which is respectively associated with a reference element group, enabling possible errors of the reference elements of the reference element group to be described. A full error description is determined from the element error descriptions and the group error descriptions, taking into account information on element links.

Abstract: IN a method and a device for determining a probability of occurrence that an overall system fulfills a predefined system performance, the overall system is composed of instances of different classes of partial systems, and each class of partial systems has an associated class fault tree. The method has the following steps: (a) calculating (S1) an overall performance for each failure combination of the number of non-failed instances within a class; (b) automatic selection (S2) of failure combinations, the calculated overall performance of which fulfills the predefined system performance; (c) automatic generation (S3) of an overall fault tree based on the class fault trees of partial systems as a function of the selected failure combinations; and (d) evaluating (S4) of the generated overall fault tree for calculating the probability of occurrence of a fulfillment of the predefined system performance by the overall system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a full error description for a technical system which is described by means of a system description which can be processed by a computer and stored. The system description contains information on elements available in said system and information on the links therebetween. An element error description is determined for each element taken into consideration, using a stored error description which is respectively associated with a reference element. At least one part of the reference elements is grouped into a reference element group and a group error description is determined for the reference elements of a reference element group using a stored group error description which is respectively associated with a reference element group, enabling possible errors of the reference elements of the reference element group to be described. A full error description is determined from the element error descriptions and the group error descriptions, taking into account information on element links.

Abstract: Balhimycin, where appropriate in combination with one or more of its derivatives, is suitable for promoting production in monogastric or polygastric animals.

Abstract: The agents for the treatment of conditions of severe pain, and especially of tumor pain and post-operative pain, consist of soft gelatin capsules containing from about 30 to about 50 parts by weight of ibuprofen and from about 1.5 to about 4 parts by weight of codeine and/or physiologically compatible salts thereof, partially dissolved and partially suspended in about 68.5 to about 46 parts by weight of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene-diol or in a mixture comprising about 30 to about 76 parts by weight of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene- diol or polyethylene-glycol or polypropyleneglycol and from about 7 to about 40 parts by weight of a physiologically compatible surfactant.

Abstract: Transdermally absorbable water-containing preparations of therapeutically active arylpropionic acid derivatives comprises 1 to 15% by weight of such active ingredient, from 10 to 40% by weight of polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene copolymers, from 10 to 50% by weight of one or more physiologically acceptable organic solvents, optionally up to 1% by weight of preservatives, colorants and/or perfumes, and at least 10% by weight of water. From polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene copolymers having a relative molecular weight of more than 6,000 there may also be prepared gels, if certain ratios of amounts are chosen.

Abstract: Soft gelatin capsules containing a solution of from 15 to 30 parts by weight of ibuprofen in from 70 to 85 parts by weight of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene polymer or in a mixture of from 30 to 76 parts by weight of polyalkylene glycol and from 7 to 40 parts by weight of a surfactant have a very rapid and high bio-availability of the active ingredient. The active ingredient is not re-precipitated therefrom by aqueous media such as artificial gastric juice.

Abstract: An externally administrable pharmaceutical which contains an effective amount of 2-(4-isobutylphenyl)propionic acid in a base is obtained by drug dissolution in a mixture of C.sub.6-12 carboxylic acid triglycerides, glycerol monostearate-polyoxyethylene stearate mixture and polyoxyethylene-fatty acid esters. A cream is obtained by stirring this solution with an aqueous phase in the presence of heat.

Abstract: Novel salts of 1,3-bis-(.beta.-ethylhexyl)-5-amino-5-methyl-hexahydropyrimidine (hexetidine) with substituted benzoic acids and processes of preparing these salts are described. These novel salts have useful bacteriostatic activity and show stability in storage. The invention accordingly comprises compositions containing the novel salts and having bacteriostatic activity.