Abstract: An apparatus may provide a control signal based on an axial position of a controller displaceable along an axis. The apparatus may include a component for displacement with said controller along said axis, a radiation source and detector arrangement configured to direct radiation towards a target region and generate a detector signal dependent upon radiation reflected from within that target region, and a computer processor configured to process said detector signal to determine a measure of distance or change of distance to a reflecting surface region within said target region, and to use said measure to provide said control signal. The component may define a reflecting surface that passes through said target region such that a reflecting surface region is present within said target region with a distance that varies with the axial position of the component along said axis.

Abstract: Multispecific proteins that bind and specifically redirect NK cells to lyse a target cell of interest are provided without non-specific activation of NK cells in absence of target cells. The proteins have utility in the treatment of disease, notably cancer or infections disease.

Abstract: An optical device includes a display and an optical sensor. The display includes display circuitry. The optical sensor is arranged behind the display. The optical sensor includes an emitter for emitting light through the display and a receiver for receiving light reflected back through the display. An absorption of the display is wavelength dependent and the absorption of the display is 50% at a first wavelength. The emitter is configured to emit light at a second wavelength greater than the first wavelength.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disease using antibodies (e.g. monoclonal antibodies), antibody fragments, and derivatives thereof that specifically bind KIR3DL2. The invention also relates to antibodies, cells producing such antibodies; methods of making such antibodies; fragments, variants, and derivatives of the antibodies; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.

Abstract: A new method for producing D-allulose crystals that allows for a continuous production process and ensures a high yield. Also, new D-allulose crystals. Further, the use of a nanofiltration unit in a method for producing D-allulose crystals to improve the yield and/or quality of the resulting crystals.

Abstract: A new method for producing D-allulose crystals that allows for a continuous production process and ensures a high yield. Also, new D-allulose crystals. Further, the use of a nanofiltration unit in a method for producing D-allulose crystals to improve the yield and/or quality of the resulting crystals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing succinic acid crystals, comprising double crystallisation and the use of at least one surfactant during the first crystallisation step. The invention also relates to the succinic acid crystals obtained from a fermentation medium, characterised in that they have a colour index b, measured in the reference system L, a, b, that is less than or equal to 1.00, preferably less than or equal to 0.90, and, better still, less than or equal to 0.80.

Abstract: A process for producing a composition which is particularly rich in D-mannitol, the latter being present in the form of crystals having a volume average diameter greater than 20 pm, wherein the crystals correspond to a very large extent to the ? polymorph. This process makes use of the evaporative crystallization technique, in which the seeding and then the controlled growth of the crystals is carried out at different evaporation rates. Finally, very pure ? crystals are advantageously obtained, which have a better compressibility than the ? and ? homologues thereof and which, by virtue of the sizes thereof, result in a powder which is not subject to caking.

Abstract: A process for producing a composition which is particularly rich in D-mannitol, the latter being present in the form of crystals having a volume average diameter greater than 20 ?m, wherein the crystals correspond to a very large extent to the ? polymorph. This process makes use of the evaporative crystallization technique, in which the seeding and then the controlled growth of the crystals is carried out at different evaporation rates. Finally, very pure ? crystals are advantageously obtained, which have a better compressibility than the ? and ? homologues thereof and which, by virtue of the sizes thereof, result in a powder which is not subject to caking.

Abstract: A device is provided for protecting an electronic payment terminal, which includes at least one printed circuit and one casing. The device includes at least one capacitive detector having a first part electrically connected to the printed circuit and a second part mounted within the casing of the electronic payment terminal without being electrically connected to the first part. The at least one capacitive detector is configured to deliver a reference capacitance when it is mounted in the electronic payment terminal. The device also includes a capacitive measurement microprocessor electrically connected to the at least one capacitive detector and configured to detect a variation in capacitance of the at least one capacitive detector. The device includes a transmitter for transmitting a piece of information representing the variation in capacitance when an absolute value of a difference between the measured capacitance and the reference capacitance exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A device is provided for protecting an electronic payment terminal. The device includes at least one capacitive detector placed between a lower mechanical supporting element of a keypad of the terminal and an upper mechanical supporting element of the keypad of the terminal. The at least one detector is configured to deliver a reference capacitance. A capacitive measurement microprocessor is electrically connected to the at least one capacitive detector and configured to detect a variation of capacitance of the at least one capacitive measurement support. A transmitter is configured for transmitting a piece of information representing the capacitive variation, when an absolute value of a difference between the measured capacitance and the reference capacitance exceeds a predetermined threshold. The capacitive detector is conformed so that it extends between holes of the lower mechanical supporting element.

Abstract: A device is provided for protecting an electronic payment terminal that includes an electronic printed circuit board and a casing. The device includes at least one capacitive detector in a volume formed by a first ground plane of the printed circuit and a second ground plane positioned on an internal surface of the casing, the at least one capacitive detector being configured to deliver a reference capacitance. A capacitive measurement microprocessor detects a variation of capacitance of the at least one capacitive detector. A transmitter transmits the variation when an absolute value of a difference between the reference capacitance and the measured capacitance exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A device is provided for protecting an electronic printed circuit board, which includes at least two layers. The device includes on a layer, at least one conductive part uniformly spread on an insulator layer, the entirety comprising the conductive part and the insulator layer forming a capacitive support presenting a uniform electrical field. The capacitive support is placed roughly on the whole surface of one of the layers of the multi-layered electronic printed circuit board. The capacitive support is configured to deliver a reference capacitance. A capacitive measurement microprocessor detects a variation in capacitance. A transmitter is configured for transmitting a piece of information representing the variation in capacitance when an absolute value of a difference between the measured capacitance and the reference capacitance exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A device is provided for protecting an electronic printed circuit board, which includes at least two layers. The device includes on a layer, at least one conductive part uniformly spread on an insulator layer, the entirety comprising the conductive part and the insulator layer forming a capacitive support presenting a uniform electrical field. The capacitive support is placed roughly on the whole surface of one of the layers of the multi-layered electronic printed circuit board. The capacitive support is configured to deliver a reference capacitance. A capacitive measurement microprocessor detects a variation in capacitance. A transmitter is configured for transmitting a piece of information representing the variation in capacitance when an absolute value of a difference between the measured capacitance and the reference capacitance exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A device is provided for protecting an electronic payment terminal. The device includes at least one capacitive detector placed between a lower mechanical supporting element of a keypad of the terminal and an upper mechanical supporting element of the keypad of the terminal. The at least one detector is configured to deliver a reference capacitance. A capacitive measurement microprocessor is electrically connected to the at least one capacitive detector and configured to detect a variation of capacitance of the at least one capacitive measurement support. A transmitter is configured for transmitting a piece of information representing the capacitive variation, when an absolute value of a difference between the measured capacitance and the reference capacitance exceeds a predetermined threshold. The capacitive detector is conformed so that it extends between holes of the lower mechanical supporting element.

Abstract: A device is provided for protecting an electronic payment terminal that includes an electronic printed circuit board and a casing. The device includes at least one capacitive detector in a volume formed by a first ground plane of the printed circuit and a second ground plane positioned on an internal surface of the casing, the at least one capacitive detector being configured to deliver a reference capacitance. A capacitive measurement microprocessor detects a variation of capacitance of the at least one capacitive detector. A transmitter transmits the variation when an absolute value of a difference between the reference capacitance and the measured capacitance exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A device is provided for protecting an electronic payment terminal, which includes at least one printed circuit and one casing. The device includes at least one capacitive detector having a first part electrically connected to the printed circuit and a second part mounted within the casing of the electronic payment terminal without being electrically connected to the first part. The at least one capacitive detector is configured to deliver a reference capacitance when it is mounted in the electronic payment terminal. The device also includes a capacitive measurement microprocessor electrically connected to the at least one capacitive detector and configured to detect a variation in capacitance of the at least one capacitive detector. The device includes a transmitter for transmitting a piece of information representing the variation in capacitance when an absolute value of a difference between the measured capacitance and the reference capacitance exceeds a predetermined threshold.