Abstract: An apparatus for machining a ski includes a support for the ski and a device for conveying the ski in the longitudinal direction of the ski, along the support. The support is assigned a device for machining the side walls of the ski using at least one cutting tool, which is arranged on a tool carrier, the latter being guided adjustably in a direction transverse to the conveying direction and parallel to the support, and which, with the aid of a resilient actuator for the tool carrier, can be positioned, with resilient prestressing, against that side wall of the ski being conveyed along the support which is to be machined.

Abstract: A device helps a user to plan the proper timing for setting a next training session based on the intensity of a training stimulus of a previous session. The user is shown when there will have been enough recovery time since the last training session to suggest the best time for starting the next training session. The timing recommendations are based on a supercompensation time curve that depends on a user dependent factor that includes at least the training load of the last training session and preferably also depends on the training status of the user. Further parameters like age and gender and variables like behavior affecting recovery, as there are for example tiredness from lack of sleep, dehydration from insufficient drinking, insufficient calories, protein, mineral or vitamin intake, consumption of alcohol and other drugs, can additionally be used to influence the recovery timing calculations.

Abstract: A system for capturing the position of a moving object, using a marker that is a passive component, and a sensor that is an active component. The sensor is carried or attached to the moving object and the marker placed at a stationary location. When the distance between the sensor and the marker is less than the detection range of the sensor, the sensor automatically detects the presence of the marker and produces a detection signal. The sensor has an electronic circuit of the sensor with a clock device and a storage unit, so that the time the signal is generated is automatically stored.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solar generator having a supporting structure, particularly a bicycle trailer, on which at least one wheel (2) is attached, having a solar module (3) and at least one electrical module (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), characterized in that the solar module (3) is fastened to a box (10), particularly a plastic box, wherein at least one electrical module (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) is provided, wherein the electrical module (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) is covered from the sides by the box (10) and at least by the solar module (3) from above in order to protect it from rain.

Abstract: A process for evaluating motion signals in three-dimensional space is disclosed. The process includes obtaining a first initial measurement value in a first initial direction which is also a first desired direction; obtaining a second initial measurement value in a second initial direction which is different from the first initial direction; calculating a second desired direction and a second determined value from the first and second initial measurement values, the second desired direction being different from the first and second initial directions; calculating a third desired direction and a third determined value from the first initial measurement value and the second determined value, the third desired direction being different from the first and second desired directions; and converting the first initial measurement value, the second and third determined values into respective first, second and third acceleration values. A device for implementing this process is also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for evaluating motion signals in three-dimensional space is disclosed. The process includes obtaining a first initial measurement value in a first initial direction which is also a first desired direction; obtaining a second initial measurement value in a second initial direction which is different from the first initial direction; calculating a second desired direction and a second determined value from the first and second initial measurement values, the second desired direction being different from the first and second initial directions; calculating a third desired direction and a third determined value from the first initial measurement value and the second determined value, the third desired direction being different from the first and second desired directions; and converting the first initial measurement value, the second and third determined values into respective first, second and third acceleration values. A device for implementing this process is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of screening compounds for potential pharmacological activity using nematode worms, principally but not exclusively the nematode C. elegans. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of nematodes modified to have certain characteristics which provide advantages for compound screening, such as constitutive pharyngeal pumping, increased gut permeability or altered gut molecular transport. Methods for selecting suitably modified nematodes from a population of nematodes are also provided.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with use of the model organism C. elegans as a research tool to screen for compounds active in insulin signalling. In particular, the invention relates to improved screening methods based on release of C. elegans from the dauer larval state.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of screening compounds for potential pharmacological activity using nematode worms, principally but not exclusively the nematode C. elegans. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of nematodes modified to have certain characteristics which provide advantages for compound screening, such as constitutive pharyngeal pumping, increased gut permeability or altered gut molecular transport. Methods for selecting suitably modified nematodes from a population of nematodes are also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of screening compounds for potential pharmacological activity using nematode worms, principally but not exclusively the nematode C. elegans. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of nematodes modified to have certain characteristics which provide advantages for compound screening, such as constitutive pharyngeal pumping, increased gut permeability or altered gut molecular transport. Methods for selecting suitably modified nematodes from a population of nematodes are also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for screening of chemical substances with potential pharmacological activity using nematode worms such as Caenorhabditis elegans, Specifically, the invention relates to methods adapted for high-throughput screening which are performed in a multi-well plate format.