Abstract: An apparatus for encoding a first channel and a second channel of an audio input signal including two or more channels to obtain an encoded audio signal according to an embodiment includes a normalizer configured to determine a normalization value for the audio input signal depending on the first channel of the audio input signal and depending on the second channel of the audio input signal. Moreover, the apparatus includes an encoding unit configured to generate a processed audio signal having a first channel and a second channel. The encoding unit is configured to encode the processed audio signal to obtain the encoded audio signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of diagnosing breast cancer and to the use of biomarkers for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an end line assembly (10) for a heating device (30) of a vehicle (42) fit for habitation, in particular a caravan, motorhome or ship, comprising: at least one exhaust-gas pipe portion (16-1, 16-2) for leading away exhaust gases of an associated burner of the heating device (30); at least one combustion air pipe portion (18) for feeding combustion air to an associated burner of the heating device (30), the exhaust-gas pipe portion (16-1, 16-2) and the combustion air pipe portion (18) being parallel to one another and immovable in a sleeve portion (20), the outside (22) of which delimits the line assembly (10) with respect to the surroundings.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device for heating air, having a primary heat source (10) and a heat exchanger (2). The heat exchanger (2) has an interior space (22) for receiving the primary heat source (10) and transfers thermal energy generated by the primary heat source (10) to the air. The heat exchanger (2) includes a holding element (21) for receiving an electric heating element (11) as a secondary heat source (2). The heat exchanger (2) consists of a first heat exchanger unit (201) and a second heat exchanger unit (202).

Abstract: A method for correcting colors of a color reproduction of a digital microscope and a digital microscope are described. In a first step of a method according to the invention, a color image of a sample that is to be examined under the microscope is recorded. When the recording is performed, wavelength-dependent properties of a microscope illumination unit that illuminates the sample are determined in order to describe a state of the microscope illumination unit, in that settings selected at the microscope illumination unit are captured. A set of correction values is determined, which is associated with a state of the microscope illumination unit that is selected in accordance with the state of the microscope illumination unit determined when the recording is performed. In a further step, the colors of the recorded color image of the sample are corrected by applying the correction values of the previously determined set.

Abstract: A liquid gas system for mobile applications includes at least one remote gas switch that is mountable to a bottle of liquid gas and a gas pressure regulator. The high-pressure input of the gas pressure regulator is connected to the remote gas switch. A distribution block is provided, the input of which is connected to the low-pressure output of the gas pressure regulator. A filter unit is arranged between the low-pressure output of the gas pressure regulator and the distribution block. Further, an electronic controller is provided which is connected to the remote gas switch.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of diagnosing breast cancer and to the use of biomarkers for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

Abstract: A method is provided for channel estimation of an antenna array comprising multiple antenna elements. The method comprises obtaining channel state information for antenna elements with a high-end radio frequency chain, wherein the antenna elements with the high-end radio frequency chain are placed in the antenna array intermittently with antenna elements with a low-cost radio frequency chain. Channel state information is estimated for the antenna elements with the low-cost radio frequency chain, by interpolating the channel state information obtained for the antenna elements with the high-end radio frequency chain.

Abstract: A liquid gas system for mobile applications comprises at least one remote gas switch that is mountable to a bottle of liquid gas and a gas pressure regulator. The high-pressure input of the gas pressure regulator is connected to the remote gas switch. A distribution block is provided, the input of which is connected to the low-pressure output of the gas pressure regulator. A filter unit is arranged between the low-pressure output of the gas pressure regulator and the distribution block. Further, an electronic controller is provided which is connected to the remote gas switch.

Abstract: For testing a transformer (20) the transformer (20) is emulated by an equivalent circuit (30) and an accuracy of the transformer (20) relative to the equivalent circuit (30) is determined by evaluating a test response of the transformer (20) and is then automatically converted to an operating condition-related accuracy of the transformer (20).

Abstract: A method for correcting colors of a color reproduction of a digital microscope and a digital microscope are described. In a first step of a method according to the invention, a color image of a sample that is to be examined under the microscope is recorded. When the recording is performed, wavelength-dependent properties of a microscope illumination unit that illuminates the sample are determined in order to describe a state of the microscope illumination unit, in that settings selected at the microscope illumination unit are captured. A set of correction values is determined, which is associated with a state of the microscope illumination unit that is selected in accordance with the state of the microscope illumination unit determined when the recording is performed. In a further step, the colors of the recorded color image of the sample are corrected by applying the correction values of the previously determined set.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of diagnosing breast cancer and to the use of biomarkers for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

Abstract: A rocket stage for a spacecraft includes an engine, a tank for storing a fuel and an oxidizer for combustion in the engine, a rocket stage primary structure, and an engine thrust frame that connects and transmits forces between the engine and the primary structure. The engine thrust frame includes at least an internal part thereof arranged internally within the tank. This internal part of the engine thrust frame forms an imperforate partition that divides an interior space of the tank into at least two chambers for storing the fuel and the oxidizer separately from one another. Propellant management devices including liquid guide vanes and refillable liquid reservoirs may be provided in connection with the partition in the tank interior space.

Abstract: For testing a transformer (20) the transformer (20) is emulated by an equivalent circuit (30) and an accuracy of the transformer (20) relative to the equivalent circuit (30) is determined by evaluating a test response of the transformer (20) and is then automatically converted to an operating condition-related accuracy of the transformer (20).

Abstract: Provided is a microscope comprising a recording unit, having a magnifying imaging optical unit and an image module, for recording images of a sample with a first image frequency and a digital evaluation unit, to which the recorded images are supplied and which carries out predetermined image processing based on the recorded images and produces, as a result, output images with a second image frequency that is smaller than the first image frequency or equal to the first image frequency and can transfer them to an output unit for representation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a regenerative brake system with a number of friction brakes (F) and an electro-regenerative brake (R), whose total deceleration is composed of deceleration components of the brakes, and the actual deceleration components are desired to correspond to the nominal deceleration components as exactly as possible. A control unit is used to change the ratio of the nominal deceleration components of a number of brakes (R, F) relative to each other by determining a correction value (k1, k2) for a number of the brakes based on the quantities of efficiency w of a number of brakes representing the ratio between the actual deceleration (aactual) and the nominal deceleration (anominal), which correction value is applied to the nominal deceleration (anominal) of these brakes.

Abstract: A rocket stage for a spacecraft includes an engine, a tank for storing a fuel and an oxidizer for combustion in the engine, a rocket stage primary structure, and an engine thrust frame that connects and transmits forces between the engine and the primary structure. The engine thrust frame includes at least an internal part thereof arranged internally within the tank. This internal part of the engine thrust frame forms an imperforate partition that divides an interior space of the tank into at least two chambers for storing the fuel and the oxidizer separately from one another. Propellant management devices including liquid guide vanes and refillable liquid reservoirs may be provided in connection with the partition in the tank interior space.

Abstract: A geodesic measurement system having a geodesic measurement device. A unique identification code is allocated to each of the target objects, such that the target objects can be differentiated from one another based on the identification code. The measurement device has a distance and angle measurement functionality for determining the position of the target objects. The measurement device is designed for emission of the beam such that the identification code of a target object that is searched for from the target object volume can be modulated to the beam as a code to be searched for. The target unit has an evaluation component connected to the detector for inspecting correspondence between the code modulated to the beam and the own identification code of the target unit and a transmission component for transmission of a reactive confirmation signal to the geodesic measurement device that takes place upon correspondence being determined.

Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle brake system and a corresponding vehicle brake system, particularly for motor vehicles. The vehicle wheels of the motor vehicle associated with an axle are at least partially driven by ‘WV’ an electric motor that can be operated as a generator during regeneration of braking energy, thus exerting a braking regeneration el torque on the respective axle. To prevent overbraking on the rear axle, the regeneration torque acting on at least one rear axle (HA) is limited such that the slippage present on the at least one vehicle wheel of the rear axle (HA) does not exceed or only negligibly exceeds a first slippage threshold individually associated with the respective vehicle wheel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a brake system (1) of a motor vehicle, which includes an electric generator (4) and a number of hydraulic, electronically controllable friction brakes (2) being allocated to axles of the motor vehicle, and the brake torque of which is composed of the brake torque of the generator (4) and the brake torque of the friction brakes (2), is intended to safeguard great brake comfort of the brake system (1). To this end, a number of friction brakes (2) are connected only when the total nominal brake torque exceeds the total actual brake torque by a selected maximum brake torque difference.