Abstract: A pressing tool is provided for producing fiber composite components, including a first tool part and a second tool part moveable relative to the first tool part. In the closed state of the pressing tool, the two tool parts form a shaping cavity for accommodating a fiber semi-finished product to be shaped and each have a tool surface delimiting the cavity. In addition, at least one of the tool surfaces has at least two adjacent flat sections inclined toward each other which are connected to each other by way of a curved transition section. The curved transition section has at least one groove-shaped recess facing the cavity.

Abstract: A method for roll-forming disk carriers or the like, which are designed as a pot-shaped sheet metal part having inner and outer teeth, wherein a multitude of cassettes is equidistantly arranged on the circumference of a roll-forming tool, said cassettes having profile rollers arranged in their interior, which roll out the disk carrier to be formed with their outer circumference and thus impart toothing on the disk carrier to be formed, wherein the forming depth of the profile rollers at the disk carrier to be formed is designed in such a way that a narrow, peripheral, self-contained, unformed bridge remains between the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the toothing, wherein the bridge increases the engine-speed strength of the disk carrier as a hoop band cylinder that is integrated into the toothing.

Abstract: A receiver and method for estimating an available bandwidth of a data channel streaming video data are provided. In one embodiment, the receiver includes: (1) a physical interface configured to receive the video data from a network, (2) a packet memory configured to store frames of the video data, (3) a dispersed packet time calculator configured to calculate a total time for one of the frames to go through the data channel, and (4) a bandwidth estimator configured to determine the available bandwidth of the data channel based on a number of data units received for the one frame and the total time.

Abstract: Methods for stabilizing an enzyme by storing the enzyme in the presence of a stabilized coenzyme are disclosed. In addition, an enzyme stabilized with a stabilized coenzyme as well as the use thereof in test elements for detecting analytes are also disclosed. Other aspects include unique compositions, methods, techniques, systems and devices involving enzyme stabilization.

Abstract: A transmission control module includes a printed circuit board. The circuit board has conductor tracks routed on at least one layer of the circuit board and configured to electrically connect a carrier substrate to electrical components. The circuit board has an inner conductor track layer arranged between two insulating layers. A first outer insulating layer, at least on a first side of the circuit board, has a recess. Surfaces of conductor track sections of conductor tracks of the at least one inner conductor track layer are arranged at the bottom of the recess. The carrier substrate is inserted into the recess and makes electrical contact with the surfaces of the conductor track sections. The recess is filled with a moulding compound which covers at least the carrier substrate and the conductor track sections to protect the carrier substrate and the conductor track sections from transmission fluid.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for determining an analyte as well as a diagnostic element suitable therefore. In one particular form, a method for determining an analyte includes contacting a sample containing the analyte with a diagnostic element comprising a dry reagent layer. The dry reagent layer contains a mutated dehydrogenase which is specific for the analyte and an artificial coenzyme. The method also includes determining at least one of analyte presence and an amount of the analyte.

Abstract: Described is a method and an apparatus for producing cured coating films on a substrate surface. Specifically, a portable spraygun may be used to initiate radiation cure without the operative having to be protected from radiation. The spraygun comprises a supply channel for a radiation-curable coating composition, a needle, a reserve for the radiation-curable coating composition, and, optionally, a supply channel for a gas.

Abstract: A wireless ad hoc network may be formed by eyewear having a radio frequency transceiver with other devices having compatible radio frequency transceivers. The transceivers may operate in an unlicensed radio frequency band at 2.45 GHz. The eyewear may include at least one detachable temple, and the radio frequency transceiver of the eyewear may be embedded in the at least one detachable temple. Other devices may also be embedded in the at least one detachable temple. The at least one detachable temple may be electrically connected to a frame of the eyewear when in an open position.

Abstract: The invention also relates to compounds, which are useful for intra-molecular fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), comprising the oxidized form of a carbaNADH-based first fluorophore and a second fluorophore that is excitable at a wave-length of between 445 to 540 nm and that has an emission maximum of greater than 560 nm, and methods, kits and compositions related thereto.

Abstract: A film-embossing apparatus (1) with a hot-embossing device (2) is described which has a heated embossing stamp (21). With the formation of a contact pressure a transfer layer (51), arranged on a carrier film (52), of a hot-embossing film (5) is transferred to a surface of a workpiece (4). The hot-embossing device (2) has control inputs and outputs. The film-embossing apparatus (1) has an industrial robot (3) with control inputs and outputs. The control inputs and outputs of the hot-embossing device and of the industrial robot are connected to a control unit (7). The industrial robot (3) is formed such that it guides the workpiece (4) to the hot-embossing device (2), positions the workpiece (4) on the embossing stamp (21), guides the workpiece (4) past the embossing stamp (21), and guides the embossed workpiece away from the hot-embossing device (2). It can also be provided that the industrial robot (3) positions the hot-embossing device (2) on the workpiece (4).

Abstract: A wireless ad hoc pico network is formed by eyewear having a radio frequency transceiver and other devices such as a computer, a bracelet and a telephone having similar transceivers mounted on them. Master slave relationships are configurable. Other devices, such as a radio, a CD player, a hand held global positioning satellite system and a heart rate monitor, having similar transceivers, can also be connected with the transceiver of the eyewear. The transceivers operate on a globally available, unlicensed radio band of 2.45 gigahertz (GHz).

Abstract: Novel glucose oxidase variants are disclosed that have besides the two substitutions T30V and I94V according to SEQ ID NO:1, additionally at least one further amino acid substitution in the polypeptide sequence in any of the positions S53; A137; A173; A332; F414 and V560. The glucose oxidase variants herein exhibit specificity for glucose and significantly reduced oxygen consumption rates and/or increased enzyme activity for electron mediators other than oxygen. Also provided are assay devices incorporating at least one of the GOx variants herein for improved blood glucose measurements.

Abstract: Compositions, devices, kits and methods are disclosed for assaying glucose with a glycosylated, modified flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent glucose dehydrogenase (FAD-GDH), variant thereof or an active fragment thereof, where at least one asparagine residue at positions N2, N168 and N346 of mature, wild-type A. oryzae FAD-GDH according to SEQ ID NO:2 is substituted by one or more amino acids not suitable for glycosylation, thereby eliminating or inactivating, respectively, a potential glycosylation site at this position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for multiplexing audio/video data and generating transport streams for WiFi network with reduced latency for real time playback at a remote device. A virtual presentation clock reference (PCR) representing a scheduled transmission time of a transport stream packet at a transport stream multiplexer is calculated based on the network transmission rate and generation of the data packets. The virtual PCR is compared with the corresponding system PCR to derive a time difference. Based on the time difference, the transport stream multiplexer is configured to adaptively drop packets or throttle packet generation so as to synchronize the playback of audio/video data on a sink device with the generation of interleaved audio/video packets.

Abstract: A control device includes a first circuit carrier with electrical components that are electrically conductively connected to one another and a second circuit carrier with electrical components that are electrically conductively connected to one another. The first circuit carrier and the second circuit carrier are electrically conductively connected to one another. The second circuit carrier is fixedly connected in thermally conductive fashion to a fluid-tight thermally conductive carrier element. The second circuit carrier and the carrier element are arranged in a cutout of the first circuit carrier. The carrier element has better thermal conductivity than the first circuit carrier and can be thermally conductively connected to a heat sink. The carrier element is integrated in fluid-tight fashion in an internal region of the first circuit carrier.

Abstract: A graphics server and method for streaming rendered content via a remote graphics rendering service. One embodiment of the graphics server includes: (1) a frame capturer configured to capture frames of rendered content at a frame rate, (2) an encoder configured to encode captured frames at the frame rate, and (3) a processor configured to cause encoded frames to be transmitted if the rendered content is at least partially changed, and cause a skip-frame message to be transmitted, the skip-frame message configured to cause the frame capturer to forgo capturing and the encoder to forgo encoding if the rendered content is unchanged.

Abstract: A transmission control module includes a printed circuit board. The circuit board has conductor tracks routed on at least one layer of the circuit board and configured to electrically connect a carrier substrate to electrical components. The circuit board has an inner conductor track layer arranged between two insulating layers. A first outer insulating layer, at least on a first side of the circuit board, has a recess. Surfaces of conductor track sections of conductor tracks of the at least one inner conductor track layer are arranged at the bottom of the recess. The carrier substrate is inserted into the recess and makes electrical contact with the surfaces of the conductor track sections. The recess is filled with a moulding compound which covers at least the carrier substrate and the conductor track sections to protect the carrier substrate and the conductor track sections from transmission fluid.

Abstract: A graphics server and method for managing streaming parameters. One embodiment of the graphics server includes: (1) a real-time bandwidth estimator (RBE) configured to generate a bandwidth estimate for a network over which a rendered scene is transmittable, (2) a quality-of-service (QoS) manager configured to generate streaming parameters based on the bandwidth estimate, and (3) a graphics processing unit (GPU) configured to employ the streaming parameters to at least partially prepare the rendered scene for transmission.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for determining an analyte as well as a diagnostic element suitable therefore. In one particular form, a method for determining an analyte includes contacting a sample containing the analyte with a diagnostic element comprising a dry reagent layer. The dry reagent layer contains a mutated dehydrogenase which is specific for the analyte and an artificial coenzyme. The method also includes determining at least one of analyte presence and an amount of the analyte.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a high efficiency electrochemical sensor with high signal yield for determining an analyte in a fluid medium comprising, at least one reference electrode, at least one working electrode having particles of an electrocatalyst in an electrode matrix, and an enzyme that is suitable for determining an analyte is selectively covalently bound to the particles of the electrocatalyst. The disclosure also describes a process for producing the electrochemical sensor and a method for determining an analyte in a fluid medium using the electrochemical sensor. have a high efficiency and thus achieve a high signal yield.