Abstract: The invention relates to a method for regenerating an emission control system of an internal combustion engine, comprising a storage catalytic converter, a first exhaust gas probe being situated in an exhaust gas tract upstream of the storage catalytic converter and a second exhaust gas probe being situated in a second exhaust gas tract downstream of the storage catalytic converter. A first output signal of a first exhaust gas probe and a second output signal of a second exhaust gas probe are supplied to an engine management system and the storage catalytic converter is regenerated by being exposed to a reductant in a regeneration phase.

Abstract: An arrangement and method for determining and monitoring the state of a rolling bearing, wherein a first sensor signal is captured in the form of a sound emission signal in a first frequency band in the ultrasonic range during operation of the rolling bearing, a second sensor signal is captured in a second frequency band of lower frequency in the ultrasonic range, a first characteristic value for recently occurred damage is determined from the shape of the first sensor signal, a second characteristic value for recently occurred damage is determined from the shape of the second sensor signal, and the state of the rolling bearing is determined by comparing the first characteristic value to a reference value dependent on the speed of the rolling bearing and dependent on the second characteristic value to at least one second reference value dependent on the speed of the rolling bearing.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits for improving the progression-free survival of a patient suffering from gastrointestinal cancer and for assessing the sensitivity or responsiveness of the patient to treatment comprising bevacizumab.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a procedure for the regeneration of a particle filter and the desulfurization of a NOx storage catalytic converter in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine. The disclosed procedure allows for the necessary heating energy and fuel consumption required to completely or partially regenerating the particle filter to be significantly reduced. Furthermore, an increase in efficiency of the NOx storage catalytic converter results, because the process reduces the average sulfur absorption on account of a greater frequency of desulfurization phases. In so doing, the NOx emissions after the NOx storage catalytic converter can further be reduced.

Abstract: A procedure is introduced to operate a diesel engine, which has a catalytic converter with three-way conversion characteristics. The procedure is characterized thereby, in that if the engine rotational speed increases without in the process exceeding an engine rotational speed threshold value and the engine's load is greater than a load threshold value, the diesel engine is operated in such a manner that the diesel engine alternately generates an oxidizing and a reductive exhaust gas atmosphere before the catalytic converter. Additionally a control unit is introduced, which controls the sequence of the procedure.

Abstract: A method is presented for controlling an internal combustion engine (10), which includes an exhaust gas system (12) having an exhaust gas aftertreatment component (22) that temporarily stores exhaust gas constituents and can be regenerated, wherein an expected value for a temperature of the exhaust gas aftertreatment component (22) is formed as a function of an increase in temperature, which arises as a result of exothermal reactions during the duration of an operating mode (BA2) of the internal combustion engine (10) which is set for the regeneration of said exhaust gas aftertreatment component (22), wherein the expected value is compared with an upper threshold value (T_max) and the control of said internal combustion engine (10) is changed when the threshold value (T_max) is exceeded, such that an expected value formed while taking the changed control into account does not exceed said threshold value (T_max).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions useful for identifying therapies likely to confer optimal clinical benefit for patients with cancer.

Abstract: A blower assembly for use with an HVAC module is provided. The blower assembly includes a scroll or volute shaped housing having an air inlet in a wall of the housing for receiving air to be blown by an impeller, and an air outlet from which the blown air passes from the housing. A blower wheel is secured to a rotatable motor-driven shaft extending along a central axis of the air inlet. At least one venture is provided adjacent to the air inlet of the housing, the at least one venturi connectable to an aspirator that is in fluid communication with a sensor unit. Wherein, during operation, the blower wheel pulls air both through the air inlet to the housing and through the at least one venturi.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a crystalline modification of fipronil, to a process for the preparation of the same, to pesticidal and parasiticidal mixtures and compositions comprising said crystalline modification and to their use for combating pests and parasites.

Abstract: A digital rights management system includes an authentication module and a decryption module. If desired, the modules can be implemented in separate integrated circuits. The authentication module retrieves authentication information for protected content and powers down after the authentication information is retrieved. The decryption module decrypts the protected content based on the authentication information while the authentication module is powered down.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing alkyl-substituted aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds by cross-coupling alkyl boronic acids with aryl- or heteroaryl-halogenides or with aryl- or heteroaryl-sulfonates in the presence of a catalyst and of a Brönsted base in a solvent or solvent mixture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for regenerating an emission control system of an internal combustion engine, comprising a storage catalytic converter, a first exhaust gas probe being situated in an exhaust gas tract upstream of the storage catalytic converter and a second exhaust gas probe being situated in a second exhaust gas tract downstream of the storage catalytic converter. A first output signal of a first exhaust gas probe and a second output signal of a second exhaust gas probe are supplied to an engine management system and the storage catalytic converter is regenerated by being exposed to a reductant in a regeneration phase.

Abstract: The invention relates to conjugates including at least one linker, a biomolecule coupled to the linker, and cyclohexane derivatives of the following formula: and oligomers thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing the nitrites of formula: R1—CN by reacting aldehyde oximes (R1CN?N—OH) with cyclic alkylphosphonic anhydrides at a temperature ranging from ?100 to +120° C., wherein R1 represents H, a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl, alkenyl or an aryl or heteroaryl group. The cyclic phosphonic anhydride preferably used is a 2,4,6-substituted 1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane-2,4,6-trioxide of formula (I), wherein R? independently represents allyl, aryl or open-chain or branched C1 to C12 alkyl groups.

Abstract: The invention suggests a procedure for the desulfurization of a storage catalyst, whereby the storage catalyst is run with a desulfurization temperature range that is required for the desulfurization, and whereby the storage catalyst is admitted with a regeneration gas with an air lambda of max. 1, as well as a device for the implementation of the procedure. During the desulfurization the storage catalyst is admitted in temporal shifts with a regeneration gas with an air lambda of max. even 1 during a desulfurization phase and a regeneration gas with an air lambda of higher than 1 during a desulfurization pause. Upstream before the storage catalyst an incoming lambda signal and downstream after the storage catalyst an outgoing lambda signal is acquired. By comparing the two signals that have been acquired during a desulfurization phase at least one favorable point of time for terminating the desulfurization process can be noticed.

Abstract: A procedure is introduced to operate a diesel engine (10), which has a catalytic converter (24; 26) with three-way conversion characteristics. The procedure is characterized thereby, in that if the engine rotational speed (n) increases without in the process exceeding an engine rotational speed threshold value (n_S) and the engine's load (mk) is greater than a load threshold value (mk_S), the diesel engine (10) is operated in such a manner that the diesel engine (10) alternately generates an oxidizing and a reductive exhaust gas atmosphere before the catalytic converter (24; 26). Additionally a control unit (14) is introduced, which controls the sequence of the procedure.

Abstract: A method is described for operating an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle. In the method, a lean air/fuel mixture is burned in a combustion chamber; nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas are stored in an accumulator-type catalytic converter; a storage efficiency, with which the accumulator-type catalytic converter stores the nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas, is ascertained; and the storage efficiency is ascertained as a function of an instantaneous space velocity of the exhaust gases in the accumulator-type catalytic converter. Two efficiencies are ascertained at least as a function of the temperature of the accumulator-type catalytic converter and a space velocity. One of the two efficiencies is ascertained for a great space velocity, and the other efficiency is ascertained for a small space velocity. The storage efficiency is ascertained as a function of the instantaneous space velocity from the two efficiencies.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing the nitrites of formula: R1—CN by reacting aldehyde oximes (R1CN?N—OH) with cyclic alkylphosphonic anhydrides at a temperature ranging from ?100 to +120° C., wherein R1 represents H, a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl, alkenyl or an aryl or heteroaryl group. The cyclic phosphonic anhydride preferably used is a 2,4,6-substituted 1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane-2,4,6-trioxide of formula (I), wherein R? independently represents allyl, aryl or open-chain or branched C1 to C12 alkyl groups.

Abstract: The invention concerns a procedure for the regeneration of a particle filter and the desulfurization of a NOx storage catalytic converter in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine; whereby for the regeneration of the particle filter in contrast to a normal operation, the temperature of the particle filter is raised in at least one mode of operation “DPF-heating” and whereby for the desulfurization of the NOx storage catalytic converter, the NOx storage catalytic converter is heated up in at least one mode of operation “NOx storage cat heating” (??1); and in a subsequent mode of operation “NOx storage cat desulfurize”, a Lambda value of ?<1 is set in the exhaust gas; whereby in the case of a regeneration request for the particle filter or in the case of a desulfurization request for the NOx storage catalytic converter, a combined complete or partial regeneration of the particle filter as well as a desulfurization of the NOx storage catalytic converter is initiated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing alkenes of formula R1R2C?CR3R4 by the reaction of a) primary alcolhols (R1R2CHCH2—OH) or b) secondary alcohols (R1R2CHCHR3—OH) or c) tertiary alcohols (R1R2CH—CR3R4OH) with cyclic alkylphosphonic acid anhydrides at a temperature ranging between ?100 and +120° C., whereby R and/or R1 and/or R2 and/or R3 and/or R4 represent H, a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl group, or a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, alkenyl group or an aryl group or heteroaryl group. Preferably, a 2,4,6-substituted 1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane-2,4,6-trioxide of formula (I) is used as the cyclic phosphonic acid anhydride, where R? represents, (independently of one another), allyl, aryl or open-chained or branched C1-C12 alkyl groups. Optionally the reaction can be carried out in the presence of a tertiary amine base NR53.