Abstract: A luggage article is provided. The luggage article includes a shell, an electronic processing module integrated with the shell, and an electronic display coupled to the electronic processing module and arranged on an outer surface of the shell. The processing module is configured to control the display to display information items to a user of the luggage article. The luggage article may be configured to display itinerary or travel related information on the display under the control of a user of the luggage article.

Abstract: In a method for analyzing the driving accuracy of a golfer, the number of fairway hits and the severity level of the number of fairway misses is adjusted based on a course rating and slope rating of the current and average courses in a database. An adjusted total stroke cost is applied to a driving accuracy handicap lookup table to produce a driving accuracy handicap. This handicap is graphically displayed to the user by itself, or compared to the driving accuracy handicap of users of the same or similar skill level. Finally, a hole-by-hole analysis can be graphically displayed to give a graphic representation of where the golfer needs improvement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of live mycobacterium of the M. tuberculosis complex for preparing a medicament, wherein the function of the zmp1-gene is inactivated, pharmaceutical compositions prepared from such mycobacteria as well as a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a disease or medical condition using said pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flow body with a desired surface texturization in order to optimize its resistance. The method can include applying a coat of clear varnish on at least the primary surface areas of the flow body, and hardening the coat of clear varnish by exposing it to infrared radiation, determining the coordinates for the coated flow body surface in the form of real flow body data, determining a real flow body model for the outer shape of the flow body with the desired surface texturization to be created, and using a material removing laser to mill the desired surface texturization out of the clear varnish coating, along with a laser material removing device for creating a desired surface texturization on a coated flow body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for joining precured stringers to at least one structural component of an aircraft or spacecraft. A vacuum arrangement required for the joining is produced in two parts. In a first step, each precured stringer is covered in advance by a covering vacuum film. The stringers prepared in this manner are arranged on the structural component. Vacuum film strips are subsequently arranged in each case on adjacent stringers and over an intermediate space between the adjacent stringers. With the use of a vacuum sealing means, the vacuum film strips and the covering vacuum films 8 form a continuous vacuum arrangement. The stringers are subsequently joined under pressurization to the structural component with the use of this vacuum arrangement.

Abstract: A pattern can be identified in at least part of a query whose definition is received in a query request. The identified pattern can be matched with a set of pre-defined patterns, each of which has associated therewith at least one pre-compiled query execution sub-component of a plurality of pre-compiled query execution sub-components retained in a library. A plan for executing the query can be generated, for example by incorporating the pre-compiled query execution sub-component associated with the matched pattern into the plan based on a pseudo code representation of the plan derived from the definition.

Abstract: A digital data storage device physically stores blocks of identical data only once on its storage medium wherein a second or even further identical blocks are stored only as reference referring to the first block of these identical blocks. By this technique, storage of duplicate data is most effectively avoided on the lowest storage level of the disk storage device, even in cases where identical blocks are written by different operating Systems. In the preferred embodiment, the underlying storage medium (magnetic hard disk, optical disk, tape, or M-RAM) is segmented into two areas, the first area particularly comprising a relatively small block reference table and the remaining physical storage area for storing real blocks of information.

Abstract: A portable environmental monitoring instrument comprising: a housing comprising a main body and a cap; a display mounted to the housing; a processing circuit disposed within the main body, the processing circuit electrically connected to the display; a light sensor mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the processing circuit; a humidity sensor electrically connected to the processing circuit; and a probe member extending from the main body and exposed to the environment by opening the cap, the probe member carrying a temperature sensor at a distal end thereof and part of an electrical connection between the temperature sensor and the processing circuit, the processing circuit arranged to process signals received from the light sensor, the humidity sensor and the temperature sensor to obtain an environmental measure indicative of the affect of the environment and control the display to display data indicative of the environmental measure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining at least one characteristic parameter of a CRP specimen (3, 4), in particular a specimen of prepreg material, for aerospace, comprising the following method steps: presenting the specimen (3, 4), irradiating the. specimen (3, 4) with a predetermined spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, recording the interaction between the specimen (3, 4) and the electromagnetic radiation in a data record (20) and determining the at least one characteristic parameter from the recorded data record (20).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for joining precured stringers to at least one structural component of an aircraft or spacecraft, including depositing covering vacuum films in advance at least on a predetermined region of each of the stringers to be joined, placing the stringers onto the at least one structural component, depositing and pressing respective vacuum film strips such that each strip is attached to a pair of stringers and present between the pair of stringers with the use of vacuum sealing in such a manner that a continuous vacuum arrangement, including the covering vacuum films and the vacuum film strips, is formed, and pressurized joining of the stringers to the at least one structural component by the continuous vacuum arrangement formed.

Abstract: A forming tool with a predefined mould portion is provided in a method for producing a reinforced fibre composite component for aviation and aerospace. A forming/support element is moulded by means of the mould portion of the forming tool. A semi-finished fibre product is then deposited at least in portions on the shaped forming/support element. The deposited semi-finished fibre product is deformed by means of the forming/support element to form at least one reinforcing portion. The forming/support element is then removed from the forming tool together with the reinforcing section formed on this element, followed by defined positioning of the reinforcing section thus formed with respect to an associated fibre composite component portion by supporting with the forming/support element. The reinforcing portion is cured to form the reinforced fibre composite component. A forming device is provided with a predefined mould portion which holds a forming/support element such that it can be removed.

Abstract: A method of determining a time-dependent route parameter for a transportation network, for use in an automated routing system in connection with traffic, transportation, and logistics is provided. While shortest distances from all source nodes in S to all target nodes in T are time-independent, travel times are not. The method models the transportation network and computes travel costs from an arbitrary starting node to a plurality of intermediate way-points, and from intermediate way points to the target node.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for joining precured stringers to at least one structural component of an aircraft or spacecraft. A vacuum arrangement necessary for the joining is produced in two parts. In a first step, each precured stringer is covered in advance with a covering vacuum film. The stringers prepared in this manner are arranged on the structural component. Respective vacuum film strips are subsequently arranged on adjacent stringers and over an intermediate space between the adjacent stringers. With the use of a vacuum sealing means, the vacuum film strips and the covering vacuum films 8 form a continuous vacuum arrangement. The stringers are subsequently joined under pressurization to the structural component with the use of this vacuum arrangement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of live mycobacterium of the M. tuberculosis complex for preparing a medicament, wherein the function of the zmp1-gene is inactivated, pharmaceutical compositions prepared from such mycobacteria as well as a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a disease or medical condition using said pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A digital data storage device physically stores blocks of identical data only once on its storage medium wherein a second or even further identical blocks are stored only as reference referring to the first block of these identical blocks. By this technique, storage of duplicate data is most effectively avoided on the lowest storage level of the disk storage device, even in cases where identical blocks are written by different operating Systems. In the preferred embodiment, the underlying storage medium (magnetic hard disk, optical disk, tape, or M-RAM) is segmented into two areas, the first area particularly comprising a relatively small block reference table and the remaining physical storage area for storing real blocks of information.

Abstract: A system may include a provider database, a reader database, and a database management system. The provider database may include a provider data area having a plurality of provider block addresses, and the reader database may include a reader data area having a plurality of reader block addresses, and a mapping of provider-specific identifiers to block addresses of the plurality of provider data pages and of reader-specific identifiers to block addresses of the plurality of reader data pages. The database management system may modify a database object of the reader database, the object being is associated with a provider-specific identifier; and modify the mapping to map the provider-specific identifier to a first block address of one of the plurality of reader data pages.

Abstract: A portable environmental monitoring instrument comprising: a housing comprising a main body and a cap; a display mounted to the housing; a processing circuit disposed within the main body, the processing circuit electrically connected to the display; a light sensor mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the processing circuit; a humidity sensor electrically connected to the processing circuit; and a probe member extending from the main body and exposed to the environment by opening the cap, the probe member carrying a temperature sensor at a distal end thereof and part of an electrical connection between the temperature sensor and the processing circuit, the processing circuit arranged to process signals received from the light sensor, the humidity sensor and the temperature sensor to obtain an environmental measure indicative of the affect of the environment and control the display to display data indicative of the environmental measure.

Abstract: In a method for analyzing the driving accuracy of a golfer, the number of fairway hits and the severity level of the number of fairway misses is adjusted based on a course rating and slope rating of the current and average courses in a database. An adjusted total stroke cost is applied to a driving accuracy handicap lookup table to produce a driving accuracy handicap. This handicap is graphically displayed to the user by itself, or compared to the driving accuracy handicap of users of the same or similar skill level. Finally, a hole-by-hole analysis can be graphically displayed to give a graphic representation of where the golfer needs improvement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for joining an uncured stringer to a structural component of an aircraft or spacecraft. The uncured stringer is supplied with at least one joining section and at least one web section. A rapidly curing low-temperature auxiliary material is deposited on web flanks of the at least one web section, which are to be supported. The at least one joining section of the uncured stringer is fitted to the structural component. Curing of the auxiliary material then takes place at a first curing temperature in order to form cured supporting elements for the web flanks of the at least one web section, which are to be supported. Curing of the uncured stringer is undertaken at a second curing temperature which is greater than the first precuring/curing temperature, and then the deposited and cured auxiliary material is removed.

Abstract: In a method for analyzing performance of a golfer, a number greens hit in regulation by the golfer during at least one round of golf and a number of long game strokes taken by the golfer during the at least one round of golf are determined, a long game efficiency index of the golfer is calculated by dividing the determined number of long game strokes by the determined number of greens hit in regulation, and a long game handicap of the golfer is determined based at least in part upon the calculated long game efficiency index and a known relationship between long game handicap versus long game efficiency index. The method may be performed by a computer system if desired.