Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound 4-(6-oxo-2-(trifluoromethyl)-3,6-dihydrochromeno[7,8-d]imidazol-8-yl)benzonitrile, also known as CF3CN, referred to herein as the compound of Formula I, for use in the treatment of diseases and conditions associated with neurodegenerative dysfunction.

Abstract: A glass tube forming apparatus includes a tube forming body configured to receive a flow of molten glass from a glass melt, the molten glass being withdrawn from the tube forming body in the form of a glass tube, the tube forming body being covered at least partly with a metallic layer; and at least one metallic electrode mounted in the glass melt in spaced relation to the tube forming body. The tube forming body is connected electrically with the at least one electrode.

Abstract: A glass element has, per kg of glass, 50 or fewer inclusions having a size of 2 ?m to 10 ?m. The glass element can be made of borosilicate glass.

Abstract: A glass has a transmittance at a wavelength of 220 nm of at least 30% and a transmittance at a wavelength of 200 nm of less than 4.0%, the glass having a total platinum content of less than 3.5 ppm. A device and a sterilizer include a light source configured to output ultraviolet light and a lamp cover covering the light source and including the glass.

Abstract: A glass composition includes oxides which form non-volatile fluorides at a temperature of 150° C. and a pressure of 5 Pa or less and are present in an amount of less than 0.5 mol % in the glass composition, based on all oxides present in the glass composition. A working point of the glass composition is 1400° C. or less. The glass composition has a hydrolytic resistance characterized by a leachability of GeO2, P2O5 and/or B2O3 from the glass composition determined as concentrations in an eluate prepared according to ISO 719 of at least one of the following: less than 70 mg/l GeO2 in the eluate per 1 mol % GeO2 in the glass composition; less than 70 mg/l P2O5 in the eluate per 1 mol % P2O5 in the glass composition; or less than 300 mg/l B2O3 in the eluate per 1 mol % B2O3 in the glass composition.

Abstract: A method for producing a brake disc that includes a metal base body with a hub fastening and a metal friction ring is described. The hub fastening provides an annular bub contact surface, and the friction ring has two opposing annular friction surfaces arranged around the rotational axis of the base body. The base body is cast from metal, after which material may be removed from the friction surfaces and/or the hub contact surface so that the friction surfaces exhibit a defined radial gradient relative to the hub contact surface. A wear-protection layer is then applied to one or both friction surfaces. Thermal stresses generated during this coating process deform the friction surfaces such that the magnitude of the initial radial gradient is reduced, resulting in a smaller residual gradient.

Abstract: A method includes receiving first fluid property data from a sample flowline of a focused sampling system and receiving second fluid property data from a guard flowline of the focused sampling system.

Abstract: A brake disc includes at least one friction surface consisting of a base body. The base body can be made from gray cast iron. At least one coating is applied on at least parts of the friction surface. The coating contains at least tungsten chromium carbide 2C and nickel-chromium NiCr. The coating may further contain tungsten carbide WC. The production of the brake disc according to the disclosure is also described herein. The coating has excellent oxidation resistance and good wear resistance even at high temperatures of up to 800° C.

Abstract: A process for producing superabsorbent particles by polymerizing a monomer solution, comprising the steps of continuously polymerizing the monomer solution on the continuous belt of a belt reactor, comminuting the polymer gel obtained, rinsing the polymer gel obtained on the underside of the belt reactor into a separation unit with water, separating the polymer gel from the water in the separation unit and recycling the polymer gel into the comminution, wherein the polymer gel has a swelling capacity in water of at least 100 g/g, the dwell time of the polymer gel in the rinse water is less than 40 minutes, and the separation unit has openings with a clear width of at least 1 mm.

Abstract: A method for further processing of components includes: providing the components with an electrical feedthrough, each one of the plurality of components including: a base body including a feedthrough opening; an electrically insulating material; a functional element, the electrical feedthrough being that in which the functional element is fastened in the feedthrough opening by way of the electrically insulating material; and an information store; obtaining an information that is assigned to component, wherein the obtaining of the information that is assigned to the component includes reading an information store of the component or reading an assembly information store of a container that receives a component; and assigning the information to a respective unit, the components being manufactured using a method for manufacturing.

Abstract: One or more example embodiments of the present invention relates to a dose control method for a mobile x-ray detector of a medical x-ray system, comprising generating a data packet having a time stamp of a clock of the mobile x-ray detector and a dose value; sending the data packet via a radio link from the mobile x-ray detector to an x-ray generator; receiving the data packet from the x-ray generator; comparing the time stamp with a clock of the x-ray generator and calculating a latency; and extrapolating an overall dose from the dose value, the time stamp and the latency.

Abstract: The disclosed techniques relate to techniques for determining a CO2 concentration based on a ratio of one or more peaks in carbon dioxide (CO2) optical spectrometer measurement data. For example, the techniques include receiving CO2 measurement data corresponding to a region within a geological formation; identifying a peak corresponding to CO2 based on the CO2 measurement data; determining a ratio between the peak and a hydrocarbon reference measurement; selecting a model for determining a CO2 concentration based on the ratio; determining the CO2 concentration using the selected model; and generating a downhole operation output based on the determined CO2 concentration.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a plurality of components, each of the plurality of components including at least one electrical feedthrough, in which a functional element is fastened in a feedthrough opening in a base body by way of an electrically insulating material, an information being acquired in association with each of the plurality of components, the method comprising the steps of: providing, in one of a plurality of manufacturing steps of the method, each of the plurality of components or one of a plurality of pre-stages of each of the plurality of components with an information store, at least one of (i) the information being stored in the information store, and (ii) an identifier is stored in the information store and the information is stored in a database in association with the identifier.

Abstract: A friction brake body, in particular a brake disc, for a friction brake of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The friction brake body has a main part with at least one wear protection layer on at least one frictional contact region of the main part. The wear protection layer forms a frictional contact surface on the wear protection layer face facing away from the main part. The degree of hardness of the wear protection layer increases incrementally or continuously from the main part to the frictional contact surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system that is operable to receive an execution plan and execute a control operation on one or more equipment based operations within the execution plan. The one or more operations may include a data capturing operation associated with a resource site. In one embodiment, the system may be operable to execute at least a first operation in response to a success variable of the data capturing operation indicating a successful execution of the data capturing operation. The first operation may include a quality control operation that is executed by comparing at least one characteristic of the captured data to an expected characteristic to generate quality state data. The quality state data may have one of an acceptable status and an undesirable status. In response to the quality state data indicating an acceptable status for the quality control operation, executing at least a second operation.

Abstract: A control system for a medical installation, wherein the control system is configured to control a motorized movement of an installation component. The control system includes a control path and a protection path. The control path is configured to control the motorized movement. The protection path is independent of the control path and configured to monitor the control path with regard to compliance with a safety criterion for the motorized movement. The protection path includes at least one freely programmable microcontroller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of mesembrine alkaloids for use in the treatment of mood disorders. In particular, the invention provides compositions and methods for improving symptoms associated with anxiety and/or mood disorders, or a disorder where anxiety and/or depression are comorbid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound 4-(6-oxo-2-(trifluoromethyl)-3,6-dihydrochromeno[7,8-d]imidazol-8-yl)benzonitrile, also known as CF3CN, for use in the treatment of diseases and conditions associated with movement disorder.

Abstract: An igniter of a passenger protection device has at least one metal pin for contacting the tripping unit of the passenger protection device. The metal pin has a contact end that can be coupled to the tripping unit. The metal pin has a gold coating with a layer thickness. A maximum layer thickness is present at a distance of at least 1 mm from the contact end.

Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein generally relate to a formation testing platform for quantifying and monitoring hydrocarbon volumes and surface gas emissions using formation testing data collected by a formation testing tool. For example, a method includes allowing one or more fluids from a subterranean formation to flow through a formation testing tool disposed in a wellbore of a well; determining, via the formation testing tool, data relating to one or more properties of the one or more fluids; communicating the data relating to the one or more properties of the one or more fluids from the formation testing tool to a surface control system; and determining, via the surface control system, hydrocarbon content of the one or more fluids and/or gas emissions relating to the one or more fluids based at least in part on the data relating to the one or more properties of the one or more fluids.