Abstract: A component of a brake for a vehicle, having a metallic base body with a surface provided with a coating which includes an intermediate layer lying on the base body and a covering layer lying on the intermediate layer. The covering layer is formed from a stainless steel matrix with hard material particles embedded therein. The hard material particles embedded in the stainless steel matrix have an average grain diameter of 10-125 ?m and have a non-melted core region consisting of uninfluenced material of the hard material particles, which core region is surrounded at least in sections by a mixing zone formed from material of the stainless steel matrix and material of the respective hard material particle, via which mixing zone the hard material particles are in each case materially bonded to the stainless steel matrix. Also, a method by which a component coated in this way is produced.

Abstract: A structured assembly of perpendicular, interwoven fluidic conduits permits connections between conduits to be readily (and in some cases visibly) established, thereby providing operational convenience and amenability to automated means of validation or verification.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing polyurethane foams or hydrogels, in which compositions including A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers obtainable by the reaction of A1) low molecular weight diisocyanates of molar mass from 140 to 278 g/mol, with A2) polyalkylene oxides having an OH functionality of two or more, A3) more than 1% by weight of C2 to C12 diols based on total amount of isocyanate-reactive components wherein component A3) differs from component A2), B) water or a nonaqueous isocyanate-reactive component in an amount of at least 2% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition are provided, optionally foamed and cured wherein the isocyanate containing components do not exceed a residual diisocyanate content of 8% by weight, based on the total amount of the polyurethane foam or hydrogel. These foams or hydrogels are used in wound dressings, cosmetic articles or incontinence products.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vibrating membrane nebulizer with an aerosol generator comprising a vibrator and a membrane, a reservoir for liquid to be aerosolized, a channel and an optical sensor for detecting the presence of aerosol in the channel. The device determines whether aerosol is present in the channel on the basis of the output signal from the optical sensor, in order to detect when the reservoir becomes empty, and stops vibration of the membrane if it determines that no aerosol is present. A method for operating the device is also provided.

Abstract: Techniques related to performing image registration are discussed. Such techniques include converting a source image region and a target image portion from a color image space to a semantic space and iteratively converging homography parameters using the source image region and target image portion in the semantic space by applying iterations with some homography parameters allowed to vary and others blocked from varying and subsequent iterations with all homography parameters allowed to vary.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-VEGF-A/anti-ANG2 antibodies, e.g. in the form of a bispecific Fab fragment, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: A method for producing a shaped food product, wherein the method comprises preparing a food matrix by mixing a carrier compound with an ion-dependent gelling compound and with a temperature-dependent gelling compound. The food matrix is provided with a temperature that is above a gelling temperature of the temperature-dependent gelling compound and of shaping the food matrix by means of a shaper, wherein the shaper provides to bring the food matrix into a desired shape of the food product as a shaped food matrix and wherein the food matrix has during the shaping a temperature that is above the gelling temperature of the temperature-dependent gelling compound.

Abstract: A structured assembly of perpendicular, interwoven fluidic conduits permits connections between conduits to be readily (and in some cases visibly) established, thereby providing operational convenience and amenability to automated means of validation or verification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter element for the filtration of fluids, in particular hydraulic oil, having at least one end plate and a filter material which has a hollow-cylindrical shape and is connected to the end plate at an end face, wherein the end plate is designed to transmit a torque to a housing part, in particular a filter cover and/or a filter pot, of a filter device, wherein the end plate has at least one form-fitting element for receiving a torque and at least one transmission region for transmitting the torque to the housing part. The invention also relates to a filter device, an arrangement and an assembly method.

Abstract: A device and method are provided for determining whether a laminate is bonded or debonded from its substrate. The device and method provide simple, accurate, rapid, cost-effective, and reliable means for assessing the bonding state of a laminated substrate.

Abstract: A temperature detection assembly includes an elastic thermal conductivity component, a temperature sensor and a retainer. The elastic thermal conductivity component is formed with a mounting hole and is adapted to be inserted into an installation slot formed on a housing of a connector. The temperature sensor is inserted in the mounting hole of the elastic thermal conductivity component and is adapted to detect the temperature of a connection terminal of the connector. The retainer is adapted to be installed on the housing of the connector and to fix the elastic thermal conductivity component in the installation slot.

Abstract: A navigation system may include at least one processor programmed to receive, from a camera, one or more images representative of an environment of a host vehicle; receive a first directional indicator representative of a first target trajectory direction for the host vehicle; and receive a first distance estimate associated with the first target trajectory direction. The processor may analyze the one or more images in view of the received first directional indicator and the received first distance estimate to identify in the one or more images a representation of a first road segment consistent with the first target trajectory direction and the first distance estimate; and generate a planned trajectory for the host vehicle, based at least in part on the first target trajectory direction and the first distance estimate. The planned trajectory may be made to extend along at least a portion of the first road segment.

Abstract: The invention provides anti-TIM3 antibodies and methods of using the same.

Abstract: A road paver comprises a paving screed, wherein the paving screed comprises a tamper, and the road paver further comprises a GNSS receiver and a material conveyor. In addition, the road paver comprises an electronic control system, which comprises a memory and a data processor, wherein digital construction data, in particular a target height profile of a road surface to be paved, a target layer thickness of paving material and, if necessary, a height profile of a roadbase are stored in the memory. The control system is configured to automatically control compaction performance of the paving screed as a function of the target layer thickness in order to pave the paving material for the respective local coordinate point of the road paver determined by the GNSS receiver.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a composite material for wound dressings, comprising the following steps: (I) providing a first film, having a first film surface and a second film surface running virtually parallel to the first film surface: (II) mixing an NCO-terminated polyurethane prepolymer with at least water to give a polyurethane prepolymer/water mixture, (III) applying the polyurethane prepolymer/water mixture to at least one part of the first film surface to form a layer, the layer having a first layer surface which is in contact with the first film via at least one part of the first film surface, and having a second layer surface which runs virtually parallel to the first layer surface; (IV) covering at least one part of the second layer surface with a further film, wherein the bond strength between the first film and the layer and also between the layer and the further film is greater in each case than the tensile strain at break of the layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-VEGF-A/anti-ANG2 antibodies, e.g. in the form of a bispecific Fab fragment, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: Unsolicited electronic communications such as robocalls and person-initiated solicitation calls are reduced by imposing tolls for completion of the connections to the called parties, and refunding the tolls to the entities indicated by the electronic communications as the calling parties. In this way, a dishonest originator of a spoofed call bears the cost of the toll, and the toll is not refunded to the dishonest originator. On the other hand, the toll collected from an honest originator of a non-spoofed call is refunded to the honest originator, making the toll transparent to the honest originator and avoiding annoyance of the honest caller caused by the toll. Unsolicited calls may be subjected to filtering, particularly filtering based on the indications of the origins of the calls.

Abstract: Systems and methods for navigating a host vehicle are disclosed. In one implementation, a system includes a processor configured to receive from a camera onboard the host vehicle a captured image representative of an environment of the host vehicle. The captured image is provided to a trained system. The trained system is configured to infer an output from the captured image a presence of a curved road segment in the captured image, wherein the curved road segment is associated with a road on which the host vehicle is traveling. The processor is configured to receive the output provided by the training system. The output includes at least one speed value for the host vehicle. The at least one speed value output from the trained system is based on a proximity of the host vehicle to the curved road segment and based on at least one characteristic of the curved road segment represented in the captured image.

Abstract: A smart traffic control device implements a method for detecting faulty sensors that result in false green requests and/or undetected true green requests. The faulty sensors may include inductive loops and pedestrian pushbuttons. The traffic control device may communicate with remote resources, including computer systems connected to human resources, to help identify the faulty sensors. The human resources may be crowdsourced. The traffic control device's communications with the remote resources may go through vehicle computers and smart phones of vehicles' occupants and pedestrians. The traffic control device may emit signals to enable vehicle computers to improve accuracy of position location. The traffic control device may emit its state (e.g., Green/Yellow/Red in various directions) and time to state changes, in real or substantially real time. A vehicle computer may receive the state and/or time to state changes and vary operation of the vehicle's power train in response thereto.

Abstract: A component of a brake for a vehicle, having a metallic base body with a surface provided with a coating which includes an intermediate layer lying on the base body and a covering layer lying on the intermediate layer. The covering layer is formed from a stainless steel matrix with hard material particles embedded therein. The hard material particles embedded in the stainless steel matrix have an average grain diameter of 10-125 ?m and have a non-melted core region consisting of uninfluenced material of the hard material particles, which core region is surrounded at least in sections by a mixing zone formed from material of the stainless steel matrix and material of the respective hard material particle, via which mixing zone the hard material particles are in each case materially bonded to the stainless steel matrix. Also, a method by which a component coated in this way is produced.