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The authors consider the problem of finding a unique solution \(w\) of the following equations \[ {\partial w\over\partial t}- {\partial^2\over\partial x^2} \phi(w)+ {\partial\over\partial x} K(w)=0\quad\text{in }(x,t)\in(\alpha, \beta)\times(0, T), \] \[ {\partial w\over\partial t}+{\partial\over\partial x} K(w)= 0\quad\text{in }(x,t)\in (\beta,\gamma)\times(0, T), \] which satisfies an initial condition \(w(x,0)= w_0(x)\), \(x\in(\alpha,\gamma)\) and boundary conditions \[ w(\alpha, t)=0,\quad t\in(0,T),\quad \text{sign }w(\gamma, t)[K(w(\gamma, t))- K(c)]\geq 0,\quad t\in(0,T) \] for all \(c\) between \(w(\gamma, t)\) and \(0\). \(\phi\) and \(K\) are nonlinear functions. They find suitable transmission conditions at \(x=\beta\) and make precise what is meant by a solution. For the analysis of the problem they use a method of discretization in time. This leads to approximate solutions at discrete values of the variable \(t\) from which they construct an approximation of the required solution \(w(x,t)\) defined for \(t\in(0,T)\). The limit function is characterized by an integral inequality which is an extension of the entropy condition in the sense of \textit{C. Bardos}, \textit{A. Y. Le Roux} and \textit{J. C. Nedelec} [Commun. Partial Differ. Equations 4, 1017-1034 (1979; Zbl 0418.35024)].