Abstract: Various embodiments include methods for rotating a control node role among devices in a control cluster of a wireless mesh network. Methods may include assuming the control node role by a first device based on a control node assumption timing in a schedule, and transmitting periodic messages to support the wireless mesh network. Methods may further include using the schedule to identify a control node role end timing and a third device in the control cluster that will assume the control node role, transmitting the periodic messages while monitoring for an extended advertisement from the third device after the control node role end timing until the extended advertisement from the third device is received, and assuming a passive node role upon receiving the extended advertisement from the third device or continuing the control node role when no extended advertisement is received from the third device.

Abstract: The rotary tablet press has a housing including a compression section (6) with a turret (10) including a die disc (40), a top punch guide (20), a bottom punch guide (30), and a plurality of punches (25, 35). The turret (10) defines an axial direction (a) and a radial direction (r), the punches being arranged at a predefined radius defining a pitch (p) of the turret. The rotary tablet press comprises a bearing assembly (50) connected to the turret (10) and providing support to at least one auxiliary component of the rotary tablet press and the bearing assembly comprises a bearing (51) and a support means (60) for the at least one auxiliary component, and the bearing (51) is positioned outside the pitch (p) of the turret in the radial direction (r).

Abstract: The rotary tablet press has a housing including a compression section (6) with a turret (10) including a die disc (40), a top punch guide (20), a bottom punch guide (30), and a plurality of punches (25, 35). The turret (10) defines an axial direction (a) and a radial direction (r), the punches being arranged at a predefined radius defining a pitch (p) of the turret. The rotary tablet press comprises a bearing assembly (50) connected to the turret (10) and providing support to at least one auxiliary component of the rotary tablet press and the bearing assembly comprises a bearing (51) and a support means (60) for the at least one auxiliary component, and the bearing (51) is positioned outside the pitch (p) of the turret in the radial direction (r).

Abstract: The invention relates to a cannula for medical use, which is obstructed at the distal end thereof and which has an occlusion balloon enabling regionalization of the extracorporeal circulation, it being possible for said cannula to be multiperforated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for heating an air flow, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a frame which extends substantially in a plane, at least one heating section, which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a first, heatable partial air flow, with an electrical heating element, in particular PTC element, and with at least one flow resistance element which is arranged in the plane adjacent to the heating section and which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a second, non-heatable partial air flow, wherein a flow means is provided on the device, by means of which flow means the two partial air flows are mixed downstream of the device.

Abstract: The present invention provides multi-film structures which are designed for applications where thermal insulation is needed. Disclosed multi-film structures comprise a) at least one flexible baffle film including at least one thermoplastic layer comprising one or more ethylene acid copolymers and/or ionomers thereof, the flexible baffle film further comprising a metal or metal oxide layer deposited onto the at least one thermoplastic layer, and b) at least one external layer, wherein the at least one baffle film and the at least one external layer are bonded together at predetermined and selective locations so to form cells within the multi-film structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heating system (1), especially for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one PTC element and a housing (7) which contains the PTC element and through which the air to be heated flows. The invention heating system also comprising a heating control device (3) which is at least partially arranged in the housing (7) and comprises at least one cooling body (6) arranged in the air stream of the air to be heated. A blower control device (5) is arranged in the housing (7), next to the heating control deice (3).

Abstract: The present invention relates to detoxified immunogenic derivatives of Clostridium perfringens &bgr;-toxin or an immunogenic fragment thereof that have as a characteristic that they carry a mutation in the &bgr;-toxin amino acid sequence, not found in the wild-type &bgr;-toxin amino acid sequence. The invention also relates to genes encoding such &bgr;-toxins, as well as to expression systems expressing such &bgr;-toxins. Moreover, the invention relates to bacterial expression systems expressing a native &bgr;-toxin. Finally, the invention relates to vaccines based upon detoxified immunogenic derivatives of Clostridium perfringens &bgr;-toxin, and methods for the preparation of such vaccines.