Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to a conformation dependent epitope on human thymidine kinase 1 (hTK-1; SEQ ID NO:1), to methods for quantifying hTK-1 employing the antibody and to the use of the anti-hTK-1 antibody in quantifying hTK-1

Abstract: An Advanced Physical Layer (APL) adapter for enabling functional interconnection of a 2-wire APL spur to at least one industrial process legacy field device includes a first pair of terminals, APL physical layer (PHY) circuitry, a second pair of terminals and connectivity circuitry. The first pair of terminals is configured for connection to the 2-wire APL spur. The APL PHY circuitry is capacitively coupled to the first pair of terminals. The connectivity circuitry is configured to communicate with a legacy field device connected to the second pair of terminals in accordance with a legacy communication protocol and control the APL PHY circuitry to communicate through the first pair of terminals in accordance with an Ethernet protocol.

Abstract: An audio processor for processing an audio signal includes: an audio signal modifier for modifying the audio signal in response to a user input; a loudness controller for determining a loudness compensation gain based on a reference loudness or a reference gain and a modified loudness or a modified gain, where the modified loudness or the modified gain depends on the user input; and a loudness manipulator for manipulating a loudness of a signal using the loudness compensation gain.

Abstract: A system of a reinforced structural element of a motor vehicle includes a reinforcing element and a structural element, wherein the reinforcing element is arranged in a cavity of the structural element. The structural element is a front roof cross member of a body of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept includes an audio processing chain including a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

Abstract: The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept includes an audio processing chain including a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

Abstract: The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept includes an audio processing chain including a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

Abstract: A rigid PUR/PIR foam is produced from at least one polyol which is synthesized from at least one polyhydric alcohol and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, wherein the polyol is at least partially produced from renewable raw materials.

Abstract: The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept includes an audio processing chain including a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a tool for manufacturing a coil assembly of an electric motor for a deep well vertical turbine pump with a stator assembly that has a stator bore to receive a rotor and slots radially open to the inside which are respectively separated from each other by a stator tooth and in which electrical conductors of coils of the coil assembly lie, forming distributed windings and, at one axial end of the coil assembly, a winding head. The coil assembly is manufactured by shaping and encapsulating the coils within the tool so that the winding head extends only between an inner diameter and an outer diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the stator bore in order to enable axial insertion of the coil assembly into the stator assembly leading with the winding head in which the coils are respectively wound individually, drawn into the tool as wire bundles and encapsulated within it.

Abstract: An electric motor as well as a manufacturing method for the electric motor and a manufacturing tool are provided, the electric motor being for a deep well vertical turbine pump and having a stator assembly that has a stator bore to hold a rotor and slots that are radially open to the inside, respectively separated from each other by a stator tooth, and in which electrical conductors made of round wire of coils of a coil assembly lie, with the distributed windings on one axial end of the coil assembly forming a winding head in which the coils are encapsulated. The winding head only extends between an inner diameter and an outer diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the stator bore in which the coil assembly is inserted axially into the slots of the stator assembly.

Abstract: A device for reinforcing, sealing, or damping a structural element in a motor vehicle including a support which has multiple cells, wherein each cell surrounds a cavity. Each cavity is at least partially delimited by walls in each direction, wherein each cell has an extension in length, height, and width between 5 mm and 100 mm. An outer surface of the support can be connected to the structural element by an adhesive.

Abstract: A method for determining porosity of a part is provided. The method includes: determining scan data of the part, the scan data including data of a plurality of sequential segments; determining a background model for the part, the scan data, or both; and determining a bulk porosity based on a difference between the scan data and the background model.

Abstract: A reinforcing element for reinforcing a structural element in a motor vehicle includes: a carrier element which is produced by a pultrusion method and which has a longitudinal axis which, when in use, extends substantially along a longitudinal axis of the structural element, wherein the carrier element has a plurality of outer surfaces extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis; and an adhesive for bonding the carrier element to the structural element; and at least one wall, which is arranged on an outer surface; wherein the adhesive is arranged at least on the same outer surface of the carrier element as the at least one wall.

Abstract: The present invention covers aminoquinolone compounds of general formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and n are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of diacylglycerol kinase alpha regulated disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.

Abstract: The present invention covers aminoquinolone compounds of general formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and n are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of diacylglycerol kinase alpha regulated disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.

Abstract: The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept includes an audio processing chain including a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

Abstract: A method of producing a reinforcement element for reinforcing a structural element in a motor vehicle includes the following steps: pultruding a support element having a longitudinal axis that extends, when in use, along a longitudinal axis of the structural element, the support element having a plurality of outer faces that extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis; placing an adhesive on at least one of the outer faces of the support element; and cutting the pultruded support element to size

Abstract: The present invention covers [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolin-5-amine compounds of general formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of cancer or conditions with dysregulated immune responses or other disorders associated with aberrant AHR signaling, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.

Abstract: A method for determining porosity of a part is provided. The method includes: determining scan data of the part, the scan data including data of a plurality of sequential segments; determining a background model for the part, the scan data, or both; and determining a bulk porosity based on a difference between the scan data and the background model.