Abstract: An optical wireless communication (OWC) interface apparatus comprises: at least one input and/or output configured to transfer data signals from and/or to a bus device; optical interface circuitry configured to transfer optical wireless communication (OWC) signals representative of the data signals between the OWC interface apparatus and a light transmitter and/or receiver apparatus, wherein the light transmitter and/or receiver apparatus is configured to transmit and/or receive the OWC signals as free-space light signals; and interface control circuitry that is configured to establish and/or maintain communication with the bus device in accordance with a bus protocol thereby to enable transfer of the data signals between the OWC interface apparatus and the bus device.

Abstract: An optical wireless communication (OWC) system comprises: an access point (AP) comprising a plurality of OWC transmitters and a plurality of OWC receivers; a station (STA) comprising at least one retroreflector; and a controller configured to control the OWC AP transmitters and/or OWC AP receivers; wherein the controller is configured to process data representative of at least one OWC signal that is received by at least one of the OWC AP receivers after having been transmitted by at least one of the OWC AP transmitters and reflected by the at least one retroreflector; and the controller is configured to activate and/or deactivate at least one of the OWC AP transmitters and/or OWC AP receivers based on the processing of the data that is representative of the received at least one OWC signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-voltage fuse comprising a tubular ceramic insulating member that is provided with at least one fusible element, an inner auxiliary cap which is placed on the insulating member and at least partly covers the outer surface of the insulating member in the front area of the insulating member, and an outer top cap that is placed on the auxiliary cap and at least partly covers the outer surface of the auxiliary cap. The insulating member is provided with at least one depression. The auxiliary cap is molded against the insulating member such that a positive connection to the insulating member is created in the depression. The auxiliary cap and the top cap are molded in the area of said depression in such a way that a positive connection is created.

Abstract: Herbicidal composition comprising a compound of the formula (I) wherein the substituents have the meanings given in claim 1, and a safener.

Abstract: A herbicidal composition, comprising a) a compound of formula I or an agronomically acceptable salt of that compound, and b) a synergistically effective amount of one or more compounds selected from atrazine, simazine, terbutryn, ametryn, foramsulfuron, trifloxysulfuron, metolachlor, S-metolachlor, alachlor, acetochlor, flufenacet, dimethenamid, S-dimethenamid, pethoxamid, flumetsulam, metosulam, pyridate, pyridafol, dicamba and salts thereof, procarbazone, glufosinate, fluthiacet, imazamox, imazethapyr, nicosulfuron, primisulfuron-methyl, rimsulfuron, halosulfuron, cloransulam, clomazone, diclosulam, 2,4-D, florasulam, flumiclorac, bromoxynil, sethoxydim, ioxynil, tepraloxydim, carfentrazone, clethodim, sulfentrazone, imazaquin, sulcotrione, imazapyr, mesotrione, thifensulfuron, isoxaflutole, prosulfuron, isoxachlortole, bentazone, iodosulfuron, prohexadione, diflufenzopyr, flurtamone, butylate, flumioxazin, fentrazamide, benzfendizone, isopropazole, fluazolate, aclonifen, tritosulfuron, cinidon-ethyl, g

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of labelling soya varieties as to their suitability as a subsequent crop to maize when weed control in that maize crop has been carried out using HPPD inhibitor herbicides, wherein: a) in a first step, a reference soya variety is selected which, when grown as a subsequent crop to maize wherein weed control has been carried out using HPPD inhibitor herbicides, exhibits a visually determinable phytotoxicity with respect to those HPPD inhibitor herbicides; b) in a second step, the phytotoxicity of soya varieties when grown as a subsequent crop to maize wherein weed control has been carried out using HPPD inhibitor herbicides is determined in relation to that reference soya variety in the form of a factor; and c) in a third step, said soya varieties are labelled with said factor.

Abstract: A computer system and method for executing several processes in tandem, that includes a scarce resource, which is accessed by the processes to be executed. A first device is provided for computing the capacity load of the scarce resource, a second device is provided for determining a load responsibility of a process that accesses the scarce resource, and a third device is provided for delaying the execution of a process that accesses the scarce resource depending on each of the capacity load, the critical capacity load of the scarce resource, and the load responsibility of the process. In this way, a blocking of the scarce resource with a limited capacity, and thus of the computer system, can be prevented.

Abstract: A method for controlling an acceptance or refusal of a new connection on an ATM communication device with a maximum capacity Rmax and is already handling M connections which can be statistically multiplexed. The new connection has a peak cell rate PCR and an average sustainable cell rate SCR. The method determines a sum PM+1=&Sgr;PCRi of the peak cell rates PCR and a sum SM+1=&Sgr;SCRi of the average sustainable cell rates SCR of the existing connections M and the new connection. A variance V of the cell rates of the M+1 connections is determined and a required capacity loadM+1 for the M connections is determined in dependence on PM, SM and V, and the new connection is accepted if load M+1 is less than or equal to Rmax. The connection acceptance control can be carried out faster, more effectively and independently of the sequence of accepted connections by the exact calculation of the required capacity of the communication connections.

Abstract: A process is presented for producing stable multi-enzyme containing granules. The process involves the steps of mixing a reversible competitive inhibitor with a first enzyme, adding a second incompatible enzyme, adding a carrier, extruding and granulating the resulting mixture and reducing the moisture content if necessary.