Abstract: The invention relates to the pharmaceutical use of specific substance P antagonists, in particular 1-acylpiperidine substance P antagonists, especially N-benzoyl-2-benzyl-4-(azanaphthoyl-amino)-piperidines, e.g.

Abstract: The match with a measurement characteristic curve of a device for air flow measurement is disturbed by pulsations, soiling and poor flow behavior. An improvement in the measuring performance of the device is achieved by provisions, which are adapted to one another, for reducing these sources of trouble, according to which the flow cross section of an inlet conduit narrows in a flow direction in the inlet conduit toward a deflection conduit, and a peripheral face of a first portion of the deflection conduit is embodied in inclined fashion, and at least one outer face of a sensor carrier, together with a peripheral face, closer to an outlet conduit, of the inlet conduit, forms a flush transition.

Abstract: A device for detecting a pulsating variable, for instance the air flowing in the intake tube of an engine, is disclosed in which the signal processing and the correction of the pulsation error are done in an evaluation device which is a constituent of the sensor. At the output of the signal processor, the sensor, for instance a hot-film air flow rate meter, outputs a corrected output signal, which is directly a measure of the variable to be determined, such as the mass of the air flowing in the intake tube of an internal combustion engine.

Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with a depth adjusting device for hinge arm held directly or indirectly on a cabinet-side, single- or multi-part mounting plate. A revolvable depth adjusting screw held in the mounting plate is provided in order to adjust the depth. A driver plate is connected with the hinge arm; whereby, the depth adjusting screw has adjusting elements that work together with corresponding adjusting surfaces on the driver plate in such a way that by turning the depth adjusting screw, the driver plate and the hinge arm are moved in relation to the mounting plate. The invention offers the advantage that with only turn, the depth adjusting screw can finely and delicately adjust the depth position of the hinge arm over its entire adjustment range.

Abstract: A method for the quick classification of structured inner and/or outer surfaces of heat exchanger tubes by means of Doppler radar spectroscopy. The measured variables are determined from the frequency spectra. Surface integral A, average value m and variance S (or standard deviation &sgr;={square root over (S)}) correlate directly with the geometric parameters of the structure morphology. They permit direct conclusions regarding the heat transfer characteristics (evaporation/condensation performance) of the respective structure, in particular no tube samples ready for use are needed for the heat transfer classification.

Abstract: A process for the production of a transverse thrust in a flying object in which a defined quantity of a monergol propellent substance is introduced into a propulsion unit, which is arranged transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the flying object to produce a thrust transverse to the longitudinal axis of the flying object. The propulsion unit has a combustion chamber, a supersonic nozzle connected to the combustion chamber and a source of heat to combust the propellant substance and produce the desired thrust for a prescribed time.

Abstract: The invention concerns a hinge, in particular a cabinet hinge with a baseplate that fastens to the cabinet body and a baseplate with a supporting adjusting plate than can be connected to the cabinet hinge, so that a secure fastening of the catch connection is provided. In order to attain a stabile connection that, at the same time, provides an easy assembly, the baseplate is formed in two parts—one lower part that fastens to the cabinet body and an upper part that tenses into the lower part. A height adjusting screw is provided to secure and vertically adjust the upper part on the lower part and has at least one eccentric or cam disks with an angle-dependent modification of the radius and whose eccentric or cam disk work together with at least one corresponding gliding cam of the upper part.

Abstract: A process for producing rapidly disintegrating pharmaceutical formulations containing an extract is provided. The process comprises providing a dry powdered extract and a lubricant, compacting the powdered extract with the lubricant, using between about 0.5-10% lubricant by weight. The compacting is done using a device that yields flakes. The flakes are then crushed into granules, and the granules are compressed with conventional excipients such as bulking agents, glidants, disintegrants, flow regulators and other additives into pharmaceutical formulations.

Abstract: A device is described for measuring at least one parameter, in particular of a volumetric flow, of a medium flowing in a line, in particular of the intake air volumetric flow of an internal combustion engine, having at least one measuring element around which the medium flows.

Abstract: A method controls brake pressure for a motor vehicle pressure medium-actuated power brake system in which the adjustment of a proportionality factor (k) between deceleration and brake pressure starting from an initial value (ko) is limited to a range bounded by a lower limit value and an upper limit value in which range the initial value (ko) is contained. This produces a warning travel of the pedal when excessive deviation of the brake pressure from the expected value occurs. The warning travel informs the driver of the braking effect which is deviating excessively from the expected degree. Methods are known in which a specific travel (sp) of the brake pedal is interpreted as a setting of a specific desired deceleration (zs) of the vehicle and the required brake pressure is set automatically if appropriate by incrementally adjusting a variable proportionality factor (k).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new use for compounds having 5-HT3 (serotonin M) receptor antagonist activity, especially tropisetron, for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a non-inflammatory local disease of the musculo-sceletal system, of a local irritation condition of a joint or tendon sheath, or for the local treatment a local manifestation at the locomotor apparatus of an inflammatory disease except for a crystal induced arthritis and a living pathogen induced inflammatory disease condition as long as the living pathogen is still present.

Abstract: A fuel cell assembly has an improved gas sensor. The improved sensor measures the gas concentrations in the interior fluid passages within a fuel cell assembly or within fluid passages employed to transport reactant fluid streams to or from the fuel cell(s). The improved sensor is particularly suited for use in the environment within the reactant fluid passages of a solid polymer fuel cell assembly and is tolerant to the presence of water. The sensor employs an active electrode; a passive electrode; and an electrolyte in contact with both electrodes. The electrolyte is disposed on a substrate and a heater is located in thermal contact with the substrate for heating the substrate and the electrolyte. In a preferred embodiment, the active electrode comprises platinum, the passive electrode is gold and the electrolyte comprises a layer of zirconium dioxide less than one hundred microns thick.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connection of a crankcase (3) of an internal combustion engine (1) to a cylinder housing (2) of which at least one housing part is made of light metal. The housing parts (2, 3) lie with their respective housing flanges (4, 5) in surface contact one against the other and are clamped seal-tight to each other with the aid of retaining screws (7). The retaining screws (7) are of light metal and a curing liquid seal (18) is between the housing flanges (4, 5) so as to lie against both sides. In this way, a connection for a light metal cylinder housing (2) with a crankcase (3) is achieved by using light metal housing materials. A reliable seal is provided which is permanently resistant to the operating loads of the engine (1).

Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with an adjusting device that is directly or indirectly on the cabinet side, single or multi-part mounting plate stored hinge arm, that is connected jointed with a door-side stop part, so that the adjusting device has a side adjusting screw by means of which the hinge arm's position perpendicular to the mounting plate can be changed to the door's side adjustment. The side adjusting device has a side adjusting screw with at least one eccentric- or cam disks so that by turning the side adjusting screw, a side adjustment and, at the same time, a parallel shifting of the hinge arm relative to the mounting plate occurs, resulting in a correction of the door's depth adjustment for an amount.

Abstract: A method of correcting deformed turbine components (1) in an incompressible medium (4) is achieved via means of a pressure wave (6). The turbine component (1) is rigidly fixed to a matrix (3) containing a specified mold (2) and is put into the incompressible medium (4). The method may advantageously work at ambient temperature. It is quick, reproducible and cost-effective.

Abstract: Process for preparing polymers which are water-soluble or water-dispersible or which, if consisting of monomers with neutralizable radicals, are soluble in water or dispersible in water in neutralized form, by subjecting (a) ethylenically unsaturated monomers to free-radical polymerization in the presence of (b) polyalkylene oxide-containing silicone derivatives.

Abstract: Process for dissolving used paper including adjusting a content of solid particles of used paper to a range between about 15 and 35%, kneading the used paper with a specific work of at least about 10 kWh/t, diluting the kneaded used paper to a content of solid particles below about 6%, separating non-fibrous contaminants with wet screening, adjusting a solid material content to less than about 3%, and separating heavy particles with at least one hydrocyclone.

Abstract: An intraocular lens includes (1) a foldable optical lens part made of a copolymer; and (2) a harder haptic part. A high crosslinking of the copolymer of the lens part and of the haptic part results in a high stability against hydrolysis in a biological medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new use for compounds having 5-HT3 (serotonin M) receptor antagonist activity, especially tropisetron, for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for the systemic treatment of an inflammatory rheumatic or rheumatoid disease other than crystal induced arthritis and other than living pathogen induced inflammatory diseases as long as the living pathogen is still present.

Abstract: The invention relates to modified cationic photoinitiators which exhibit a reduced tendency to crystallize, to a process for reducing the crystallization tendency of cationic photoinitiators, and to the use of the photoinitiators of the invention for the radiation curing of cationically curing compositions. The inventive cationic photoinitiators have the formula (IV): [R1—I—R2]+X− where R1 is a radical R2 is a radical in which Ar is a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical and D being a radical and the remaining variables are defined herein.