Abstract: A telecommunication cable including a core with a plurality of optical fibres, an inner reinforcement radially arranged around the core, the inner reinforcement having a plurality of steel wires, an intermediate sheath arranged radially between the core and the inner reinforcement, and a protective sheath made of polymer material arranged radially around the inner reinforcement. The cable further includes at least one optical fibre sensor arranged between the core and the protective sheath.

Abstract: A device tracking system for monitoring a target body structure and localizing a device inside the target body structure. The device tracking system includes: a control unit, a device having one steering element to be handled outside the target body structure and one steerable element to be introduced inside the target body structure, one probe to be removably secured to the patient, and one tracker to be secured to the steerable element. The control unit stores one ultrasound image of the target body structure. The probe and the tracker communicate, and the control unit is able to localize, in real time, the steerable element. The control unit displays, the stored ultrasound image and displays, in real time, the localisation of the at steerable element on the at least one ultrasound image.

Abstract: A polymer of hyaluronic acid modified by the grafting thereto of at least one of the functions —SO3? and aromatic rings may be used as dopant for a polymer formed from one or monomers chosen from EDOT, ProDOT, and derivatives thereof. An aqueous suspension, or ink, and materials, in particular hydrogels, based on at least one PEDOT and/or PProDOT polymer may be doped by at least one such modified hyaluronic acid polymer. Such modified hyaluronic acid polymers may be used in bioelectronic or biosensor devices.

Abstract: A method for preparing an organic/inorganic hybrid composition including mineral nanoparticles functionalized by at least one molecule chosen from colored charged organic molecules, this method including providing a solution (a) of at least one colored charged organic molecule, providing a suspension (b) of non-swelling phyllosilicate nanoparticles, contacting the solution (a) and the suspension (b), the non-swelling phyllosilicate nanoparticles having a thickness of 1 nm to 100 nm, and a larger dimension of 10 nm to 10 ?m. A composition of organic/inorganic hybrid colored nanoparticles obtained by this method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device includes at least one transducer; two acoustic reflectors disposed on either side of the at least one transducer so as to form a cavity, each acoustic reflector comprising an array of electrodes in the form of lines parallel with each other, each array comprising a subset of electrodes connected to a reference potential denoted mass defining a first connection type, and a subset of electrodes that are not connected to any potential, i.e. that have a floating connection defining a second connection type; at least one switching circuit configured to modify the distribution of the connections of at least one part of the electrodes of each array between the different connection types.

Abstract: A device for determining a measurand, includes a first pattern made from a first conductive material, the first pattern having a first impedance and having a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end, a second pattern at least arranged between the first end and the second end of the first pattern, being in electrical contact with the first pattern. The second pattern has a second impedance that changes continuously as a function of the measurand, such that the impedance or the inductance of the assembly formed by the first and second patterns changes continuously as a function of the measurand. The device also comprises a means for determining the impedance or the inductance of the assembly, formed by the first and second patterns.

Abstract: Modified monomers of a Shiga toxin B-subunit (STxB) protein including at least one of: an addition of a reactive unnatural amino acid residue at the C-terminal extremity, and/or a substitution with a reactive unnatural amino acid residue at an amino acid position among Asp 3, Lys 8, Glu 10, Tyr 11, Lys 23, Lys 27, Thr 49, Lys 53, His 58, Asn 59, and Arg 69, reference made to the numbering of STxB from Shigella dysenteriae. Also relates to STxB conjugates, and oligomers, in particular pentamers, of these modified STxB proteins and STxB conjugates; as well as to compositions including the same and their use in treatment, vaccination and diagnosis methods.

Abstract: Method for non-invasively characterizing a heterogeneous medium using ultrasound, comprising a step of generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, a step of recording an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the input emission basis (i) and an output reception basis (u), a step of determining a response REP(r, ?r) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on an input focusing of the experimental reflection matrix that creates an input focal spot around a first point (P1), and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on an output focusing of the experimental reflection matrix that creates an output focal spot around a second point (P2), said response being expressed as a function of a central point (PC) of spatial position (r) in the medium located midway between the first and second points (P1, P2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies having specificity to Nectin-4 and uses thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for cutting dielectric or semiconducting material with a laser. The method includes the following steps: emission of a laser beam including at least one burst of N femtoseconds laser pulses; spatial separation of the laser beam into a first split beam having a first energy, and respectively, a second split beam having a second energy; spatial concentration of energy of the first split beam in a first zone of the material, respectively, of the second split beam in a second zone of the material, the first zone and the second zone being separate and staggered by a distance dx; and adjustment of the distance between the first zone and the second zone in such a way as to initiate a straight micro-fracture oriented between the first zone and the second zone.

Abstract: An optical particle detector including at least one channel intended to receive a fluid carrying at least one particle, and across which light rays are intended to pass such that the light rays are partially scattered by the at least one particle, a plurality of photodetectors capable of receiving said scattered light rays, wherein the detector includes at least one optical waveguide configured to collect, at least at one entrance of the waveguide, light rays that were not scattered by the at least one particle and having crossed the channel, and to reinject the unscattered light rays into the channel through at least one exit of the waveguide.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for a composite material suitable for use as EMI shielding material, remarkable in that it comprises a component A being a polymer resin being at least one amorphous polymer resin and/or at least one semi-crystalline polymer resin selected from polyethylene resin and/or polypropylene resin; from 15.0 to 60.0 wt. % of component B being at least one metal-coated particle based on the total weight of the composite material; and from 0.5 to 5.0 wt. % of component C being one or more dispersants based on the total weight of the composite material; wherein one or more dispersants are selected from fatty acids, fatty acid derivatives, ethylene bis stearamide, functionalized waxes, maleic anhydride-grafted polymers and any mixture thereof; wherein the blend of components A, B and C shows a density ranging from 0.8 to 2.0 g/cc.

Abstract: An electronic power module includes at least a semiconductor chip having at least one electronic power component and two metal layers between which the semiconductor chip is directly secured. At least a first of the two metal layers forms a redistribution layer having several distinct metal portions, each electrically connected to at least one electrical contact pad of the semiconductor chip, and/or at least one second of the two metal layers includes at least one first structured face arranged against the semiconductor chip and having at least one pad formed in a part of its thickness.

Abstract: A method of forming nanowires, including the forming on a metal region of a layer having through openings, and the forming in the through openings of portions deposited in a chemical bath, forming all or part of the nanowires and extending from the metal region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer foam, said polymer foam comprising pores forming an open-cell polymer foam, said polymer foam comprising a supramolecular gel inside pores, and said polymer foam comprising at least one enzyme. The present invention relates to a supramolecular gel; its preparation and its applications, notably in chemical synthesis and kinetic resolution, in particular of organic compounds. The present invention also relates to flow chemistry.

Abstract: An optical element is provided. The optical element may comprise a material, the material being a matrix and a set of particles included in the matrix, the material having a molar fraction of SiO2 higher than or equal to 65 percent, each particle having a dimension smaller than or equal to 80 nanometers.

Abstract: A real-time diagnosis aid method including: (a) providing a decision-support system for autonomous medical diagnosis to a user of a medical system, the system comprising a display module and software modules embodied on a computer readable medium; (b) generating on the display module an ordered list of diagnostic clues to look at by the user according to the diagnostic clues already filled in as absent or present, the ordered list being based on the relevance of looking at respective diagnostic clues to quickly lead to a diagnosis by the user; (c) receiving from the user, information on presence or absence of one or more diagnosis clues listed in the ordered list; and (d) processing the received information to update the ordered list and provide on the display module an indication of the probability of each possible diagnosis.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a ternary alloy having the formula SixTiyNiz, wherein x, y and z are natural numbers, for use in electrolysis and photoelectrolysis, in particular photo-oxidation of water. One aspect of the invention relates to a method for the manufacture of an electrode, the method comprising a step of heating a carrier comprising a surface having a layer of silicon on which a layer of TiO2 is disposed, the layer of TiO2 being covered with a layer of NiO; the heating step being carried out at a temperature above 1,000° C., and preferably between 1,150° C. and 1,250° C. The invention also relates to an electrode comprising a carrier, said electrode having either: an outer surface on which particles of a ternary alloy having the formula SixTiyNiz are positioned, wherein x, y and z are natural numbers, and wherein the particles form protrusions; or an outer surface consisting of a layer of said alloy, the layer comprising protrusions.

Abstract: A hook fusion protein, which includes a hook domain and at least one cytoplasmic carboxyl endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retention signal and/or at least one cytoplasmic amino terminal endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retention signal; wherein the hook fusion protein is a soluble protein that localizes in the cytoplasm. Also, a nucleic acid system for intracellular targeting control including a nucleic acid encoding a target fusion protein including a hook fusion protein, and a nucleic acid encoding a target fusion protein including a hook-binding domain; wherein the target fusion protein is a membrane protein; and wherein the hook fusion protein localizes in the ER when bound to the target fusion protein. Additionally, a vector system, viral particle system, host cell and kit include these nucleic acids. Further, the vector system, viral particle system, host cell or kit for use as a medicament, in particular for immunotherapy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for the preparation, from a mixture comprising (i) plant proteins, (ii) one or more plant tanning agents, (iii) one or more plasticizers, of a biobased material that may resemble animal leather.