Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains water and a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2)(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a liquid concentrate or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transport device (100) for receiving one or more module units having machine tool accessory devices and for transporting the one or more received module units to a machine tool (1000) set up on a base surface for use of the machine tool accessory devices of the one or more received module units on the machine tool (1000), wherein the transport device (100) is freely movable on the base surface for positioning the one or more received module units relative to the machine tool (1000), in particular within a region in front and/or next to the machine tool (1000) and/or in front and/or next to a working space of the machine tool (1000).

Abstract: A controller for a video camera, the controller comprising: an input for receiving a focus command indicative of a focus distance; and one or more outputs for transmitting a first signal for controlling the focus of a lens of the camera and a second signal indicative of the focus distance indicated by the focus command; the controller being configured to determine a focus limit and to transmit the first signal so as to command the camera to adjust its focus to the distance indicated by the focus command only if that distance does not exceed the focus limit.

Abstract: An energy supply for an electrical circuit breaker includes a current converter with a primary conductor and a secondary winding. The energy supply further has a triac with two main connections and one control connection, the triac being connected electrically in parallel with the secondary winding via the main connections. A series circuit including at least two zener diodes is connected to the control connection of the triac at one end and to a main connection of the triac at the other end.

Abstract: A drive system includes a power converter and a motor powered from the power converter via supply leads. An electromagnetically actuatable brake is disposed on the motor. The brake is able to be supplied and is therefore controllable from an AC/DC converter, which is powered via lines from a DC/AC converter that is powered and/or controlled by signal electronics of the power converter.

Abstract: A system (10) for compositing a scene comprising a captured video image and a computer-generated background image, the system comprising: at least one video camera (12, 14, 16) for recording and storing a raw video image (22, 24, 26) of a scene and for outputting a working video image of the scene; a selector switch (20) operatively interposed between each of the video cameras (12, 14, 16) and a real-time compositor (18) for feeding a selected one of the working video images (22) at any given time to the real time compositor (18); the real time compositor (18) being adapted to incorporate a first CGI image (28) into the selected working video image (22) and to display a composite video image (32) representative of the final shot on a display screen (34); the system (10) further comprising: a data storage device (41) adapted to store an archive copy of the raw video images (22, 24, 26) from each of the video cameras (12, 14, 16) and a second compositor (30) operatively connected to the data storage device (41)

Abstract: An energy supply for an electrical circuit breaker includes a current converter with a primary conductor and a secondary winding. The energy supply further has a triac with two main connections and one control connection, the triac being connected electrically in parallel with the secondary winding via the main connections. A series circuit including at least two zener diodes is connected to the control connection of the triac at one end and to a main connection of the triac at the other end.

Abstract: Fluid processing tube for use in optical analysis comprising at least one first portion being made from a first material suitable for optical analysis and being configured to include two optical paths of different lengths, and at least one second portion connected to said first portion and being made from a second material different from said first material.

Abstract: A drive system includes a power converter and a motor powered from the power converter via supply leads. An electromagnetically actuatable brake is disposed on the motor. The brake is able to be supplied and is therefore controllable from an AC/DC converter, which is powered via lines from a DC/AC converter that is powered and/or controlled by signal electronics of the power converter.

Abstract: A system (10) for compositing a scene comprising a captured video image and a computer-generated background image, the system comprising: at least one video camera (12, 14, 16) for recording and storing a raw video image (22, 24, 26) of a scene and for outputting a working video image of the scene; a selector switch (20) operatively interposed between each of the video cameras (12, 14, 16) and a real-time compositor (18) for feeding a selected one of the working video images (22) at any given time to the real time compositor (18); the real time compositor (18) being adapted to incorporate a first CGI image (28) into the selected working video image (22) and to display a composite video image (32) representative of the final shot on a display screen (34); the system (10) further comprising: a data storage device (41) adapted to store an archive copy of the raw video images (22, 24, 26) from each of the video cameras (12, 14, 16) and a second compositor (30) operatively connected to the data storage device (41)

Abstract: Fluid processing tube for use in optical analysis comprising at least one first portion being made from a first material suitable for optical analysis and being configured to include two optical paths of different lengths, and at least one second portion connected to said first portion and being made from a second material different from said first material.

Abstract: The invention relates to an interferon regulatory factor-1/human estrogen receptor fusion protein which is reversibly activatible by &bgr;-estradiol and its use for treating carcinomas, particularly for treating hepatocellular carcinoma.

Abstract: For performing call forwarding from terminal stations of a dependent switch which is configured as second switch connected at the exchange (e.g. from extensions of a private branch exchange PBX), an exchange sets up a call forwarding list in which a call address is in each case allocated to a terminal station code as forwarding destination for one or more terminal stations of the dependent switch. When a connection request relating to a subscriber at a dependent switch of the exchange arrives, the code of the desired terminal station is used for checking whether a call address is allocated to this code in an associated call forwarding list. If this is so, the connection is forwarded to this call address.