Abstract: The wavelength-converting casting composition is based on a transparent epoxy casting resin with a luminous substance admixed. The composition is used in an electroluminescent component having a body that emits ultraviolet, blue or green light. An inorganic luminous substance pigment powder with luminous substance pigments is dispersed in the transparent epoxy casting resin. The luminous substance is a powder of Ce-doped phosphors and the luminous substance pigments have particle sizes ?20 ?m and a mean grain diameter d50 ?5 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to assays that can be used to screen for compounds that act as agonists or antagonists or inverse agonists of bovine adrenal medulla docosapeptide (BAM-22P). The assays are based upon the binding of BAM-22P to the rat and human DRR receptors.

Abstract: A plug (10) for connecting to a plug socket comprises a plug contact region (18) having one or more contacts for producing one or more electrical connections between the plug (10) and the plug socket. The plug also comprises a latch spring (32) having a first plug latching element (36) for connecting the plug (10) to a first socket latching element of the plug socket and a second plug latching element (38) for latching the plug (10) to a second socket latching element of the plug socket.

Abstract: A assembly support (33) of a front end of a motor vehicle is proposed, having at least one cooling module (1) which is detachably fixed to the assembly support (33) by means of at least two connecting points (9, 15; 11, 13). The assembly support (33) is characterized in that one of the connecting points (9; 11) is embodied as a pivot bearing (17; 19), and in that the other of the connecting points (13; 15) is embodied as a clip connection (21; 23). In addition, a method for detachably fixing a cooling module (1) to a assembly support (33) of a front end of a motor vehicle is proposed.

Abstract: The wavelength-converting casting composition is based on a transparent epoxy casting resin with a luminous substance admixed. The composition is used in an electroluminescent component having a body that emits ultraviolet, blue or green light. An inorganic luminous substance pigment powder with luminous substance pigments is dispersed in the transparent epoxy casting resin. The luminous substance is a phosphorous group of the general formula A3B5X12:M, and the luminous substance pigments have particle sizes ?20 ?m and a mean grain diameter d50?5 ?m.

Abstract: A soot particle sensor for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a first electrode device and a second electrode device. The electrode devices are situated at a distance from one another and are able to be exposed to the gas stream, at least in some areas. It is provided that the electrode devices are separated from each other by an intermediate layer made of an electrically insulating material, and the electrode devices have free edges that are set apart from each other by the thickness of the intermediate layer and are able to be exposed to the gas stream.

Abstract: A method and devices for the solidification of aqueous substances by the direct evaporation of water from the substance and the sorption of the water vapor in a sorption agent in a vacuum system, wherein the aqueous substance and the sorption agent are evacuated from the surrounding pressure level to a system pressure of below 5 mbar (absolute) by means of a vacuum pump and the nonsorbable gases thereby suctioned by the vacuum pump are suctioned through the sorption agent. The mass of the used sorption agent is at least half the mass of the water fraction in the substance. The solidification process is realized in less than 2 min, particularly less than 20 sec. The aqueous substance is solidified in a solidification container that can be removed from the vacuum system, the vacuum system is subsequently vented, and the solidified substance removed from the vacuum system together with the solidification container.

Abstract: The invention relates to a portable electronic device, like a shaver, a toothbrush, a walkman, a telephony unit, etc., said device being arranged to measure a signal representative of a physiological condition of a user during a conventional usage of said device. In an embodiment of the electric shaver (25), it is provided with a first contact surface (26) comprising a plurality of shaving heads (26a, 26b, 26c). The shaving heads are manufactured from an electrically conducting material, usually a metal and are suited to provide a good electrical contact to the individual's skin during shaving, thus constituting a first electrode. The second contact surface (28?) is provided on the housing of the shaver, in particular on a grip portion (28) thereof, where a contact to a hand of the individual is enabled. The second contact surface (28?) comprises a second electrode (29).

Abstract: A device to carry out a bioelectrical interaction with an individual by means of electrodes 29, 29a whereby an on-demand verification of the integrity of the electrical contact of the electrodes is implemented. The device 20 comprises a control unit 22 arranged to determine an occurrence of the predefined event related to a quality of a measured signal. In case the predetermined event is detected, the control unit 22 actuates the testing means 24. The testing means is arranged to generate the test signals, I1, 12 and to apply them via a coupling circuit 23, 23a to the electrodes. In case it is desired that cumulative information about the contact integrity is obtained, is it sufficient to apply a single test signal per electrode. In case it is required to determine which of the electrodes has lost its contact, a sequence of test signals is generated by the sequencer 24b.

Abstract: The invention relates to a distress signaling system, a body area network for enabling a distress signaling, a method for signaling a condition of a distress and a vehicle arranged with the distress signaling system. The distress signaling system 10 according to the invention comprises monitoring means 11 arranged in a vehicle in order to monitor a vital sign of a seated passenger by means of a sensor 12 arranged to measure a signal representative to said sign. The monitoring means 11 are preferably arranged to perform a continuous monitoring of the vital sign of the passenger and are further arranged to provide a corresponding signal to the front-end electronics 20 of the system 10. The front-end electronics 20 is arranged to analyze the signal from the monitoring means 11. For that purpose the front-end electronics 20 comprises a data processing means 21 arranged to process the measured signal in order to yield data representative to a condition of the passenger.

Abstract: The light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element converts a portion of the radiation into radiation of a longer wavelength. This makes it possible to produce light-emitting diodes which radiate polychromatic light, in particular white light, with only a single light-emitting semiconductor body. A particularly preferred luminescence conversion dye is YAG:Ce.

Abstract: A battery configuration (1, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27) comprises a standard battery (AA, CR) of a standard type of battery and a tag (2, D). By inserting the battery configuration (1, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27) in any apparatus, the apparatus can be designed to communicate with a communication device (14, 25, 16, 22).

Abstract: The light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element converts a portion of the radiation into radiation of a longer wavelength. This makes it possible to produce light-emitting diodes which radiate polychromatic light, in particular white light, with only a single light-emitting semiconductor body. A particularly preferred luminescence conversion dye is YAG:Ce.

Abstract: The light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element converts a portion of the radiation into radiation of a longer wavelength. This makes it possible to produce light-emitting diodes which radiate polychromatic light, in particular white light, with only a single light-emitting semiconductor body. A particularly preferred luminescence conversion dye is YAG:Ce.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wearable device arranged for enabling a bioelectrical interaction with an individual when being brought into contact with the individual's skin I, said device comprising electrodes 2 arranged to carry out said interaction by means of a first electrical signal, said electrodes comprise motion artifact detection means 4. The electrode assembly 1 comprises the electrode 2 arranged to carry out a bioelectrical interaction with the individual by means of measuring an electrical signal on the body of the individual I and/or applying an electrical signal to the body of the individual. In order to enable said bioelectrical interaction the electrode 2 is provided with an electrical cable 2a. According to the invention, the electrode 2 is arranged with a pressure sensor 4. The pressure sensor 4 is arranged to measure a normal force component of an external force applied to the electrode due to movement of the individual.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for monitoring a conductivity in a volume. The system according to the invention is suited to be used for industrial and medical applications. The system (1) comprises a resonant circuit (2,4,10) comprising a conductive coil (4) driven by a power supply means (8), said conductive coil being arranged to induce an oscillating magnetic field in the volume. The power supply means (8) is arranged to measure a power loss of said resonant circuit due to the conductivity in the volume. The conductive coil (4) is arranged to be integrated into an insulating fabric (9). Preferably the conductor forming the conductive coil is interwoven with threads of fabric. For medical applications it is preferable that the system is integrated into a bodywear, for example a T-shirt.

Abstract: An electrode assembly arranged to change the impedance of the skin area (12a, 12) under the contacting surface (11) of the electrode (10). For this purpose the body of the electrode (10) comprises the impedance control means (14) arranged to discharge an amount of the electrolyte from a depot (14). This can be controlled by the discharge means (16) arranged to induce a force of the depot (14). Preferably, the discharge means operate with an ignitable pressurized gas (15) or with settable fibers. The electrode 10 is provided with pores (13) to conduct the electrolyte from the depot (14) to the inter space (12a) between the contacting surface (11) and the receiving area of the skin (12).

Abstract: A system (6) arranged to route a dialog between an operator of a call center and a customer. Said system comprising a communication script (44) arranged to follow a scenario corresponding to a customer's case by means of presenting a plurality of messages to the operator. Said system further comprising means (3,7) for determining a type of the scenario, means (11) for determining a current state of the scenario and a generator (9) of the communication script (44). Said generator being arranged to select a plurality of messages (44a, 44b, 44c) from a database of messages (10) in compliance with said type and said current state in order to obtain a plurality of selected messages. Ranking means (14b) are arranged to rank the selected messages, wherein the message with a higher relevance to the current state of the scenario being ranked higher. A user interface (8) arranged to present the selected messages together with their rank (46a, 46b, 46c) to the operator in a list (18).

Abstract: A wearable system (1) arranged to enable a bioelectrical interaction with an individual when being brought into a contact with the individual's skin (S). The system (1) comprises an electronic device with electrodes (3) to enable said interaction. The electrodes (3) are shaped to enable the fixation of the device on a suitable carrier (7), said carrier being provided with receiving portions (5) to enable said fixation.

Abstract: A plug (10) for connecting to a plug socket comprises a plug contact region (18) having one or more contacts for producing one or more electrical connections between the plug (10) and the plug socket. The plug also comprises a latch spring (32) having a first plug latching element (36) for connecting the plug (10) to a first socket latching element of the plug socket and a second plug latching element (38) for latching the plug (10) to a second socket latching element of the plug socket.