Abstract: A device is provided for controlling a piezoelectric actuator able to combine two types of piezoelectric actuator control, namely voltage control and charge control. Switching between charge control and voltage control takes place automatically, without added switching elements, according to the nature of the voltage applied to the input of the setup.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase, (FAAH), and which are useful in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions which benefit from inhibition of FAAH activity, such as anxiety, depression pain, inflammation, and eating, sleep, neurodegenerative and movement disorders: Ar1 is optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms; Ar2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms or optionally substituted fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 5 or 6 ring atoms in each fused ring; and Ar3 is a divalent radical selected from optionally substituted phenylene and optionally substituted monocyclic heteroarylene radicals having 5 or 6 ring atoms.

Abstract: A dental guidance assembly that includes: (a) a rigid body comprising at least one tooth-shaped recess and a coupling structure; and (b) at least two dental bur guides that are each: structured to securely and removably couple to said coupling structure, and comprising an elongated slot having the following measurements: a length of 4 to 40 millimeters, a width of 1 to 4 millimeters, and a depth of 2 to 10 millimeters. The elongated slot extends along a portion of a circumference of a treated tooth, wherein the elongated slots of said at least two dental bur guides have complementary structures, such that, together, the elongated slots are configured to facilitate a limitation of the motion of a dental bur to: an entirety of the circumference of a treated tooth, and a depth suitable to form a shoulder on the treated tooth, for receiving a dental restoration.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling a calculation device via a mobile element to generate at least one control command associated with its vectorial orientation. The mobile element includes sensors able to provide relative measurements and absolute measurements. The method includes the following steps: provision of an initial vectorial orientation; taking of measurements by the set of sensors; determination of a first elementary vectorial orientation from relative measurements and the prior vectorial orientation; determination of a second elementary vectorial orientation from absolute measurements; determination of the current vectorial orientation from the first and second elementary vectorial orientations; and association of a control command.

Abstract: An optical assembly generally having a substrate; a photonic-integrated circuit (PIC) mounted on the substrate, the PIC having a plurality of optical ports; a first structure having a bottom surface connected to the substrate, and a first planar surface extending perpendicularly to the substrate; a second structure having a second planar surface being connected to the first planar surface of the first structure via an adhesive, and a support surface; and a waveguide array having a support surface being connected to the support surface of the second structure, the waveguide array having a plurality of waveguides each defining an optical path, with the optical paths lying in a waveguide plane, the waveguide plane being perpendicular to the first and second planar surfaces, the optical paths being maintained in optical alignment with corresponding ones of the optical ports via the adhered first and second planar surfaces.

Abstract: Disclosed is a skin care composition comprising starch, benzotriazole derivative sunscreen, whitening pigment and a cosmetically acceptable carrier, wherein the starch is present in amount of less than 2.2% by weight of the composition, and the benzotriazole derivative sunscreen is present in amount of less than 0.22% by weight of the composition.

Abstract: The invention provides two crystalline freebase forms of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline freebase or prepared using the crystalline freebases; processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline freebases; and methods of using the crystalline freebases to treat a pulmonary disorder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for wiping and cleaning a glazed surface (S) of an automotive vehicle, comprising at least: —one direct current electric motor (7) rotating in a single direction and capable of moving at least one “wiper arm” unit (BB) formed by a drive arm (1) and a wiper blade (2) by means of a linkage (14), said “wiper arm” unit being moved according to an angular reciprocating movement between a rest position (11) and an end position (12) opposite the rest position (11) in relation to an angular sector (13) on the glazed surface (S), —a device (15) for dispensing an active liquid on the glazed surface (S), the active liquid preferably being a de-icing liquid or an insect-removing liquid, —a control means (10) configured to control, on the one hand, the operation of the motor (7) in order to stop the “wiper arm” unit (BB) for a nonzero duration and, on the other hand, the dispensing of the active liquid by the dispensing device (15).

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and compositions for collecting a non-placental biological samples of cells and quantifying and comparing levels of expression of microRNAs to characterize a preeclampsia-related condition. The samples may be collected before or after an intervention or may be collected over a period of time. One of the samples may be a control sample. Patients may then be treated according to their response.

Abstract: A rail lifting head (10) comprises a head gate member (20) defining a gate aperture (22), a rail support member (24) removably secured to the gate member (20) and adapted to support a rail vertically within the gate aperture (22), and a head cartridge (100) which is removably secured to the head gate member (20). The head cartridge (100) includes two opposed vertical rollers (128) which support a rail laterally within the gate aperture and a fixing (112) which secures the head cartridge (100) to the head gate member (20). The rail support member (24) is removable from the head gate member (20).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for isolating a long chain dicarboxylic acid from fermentation broth containing microbial cells. Also provided is a substantially pure long chain dicarboxylic acid isolated by the method.

Abstract: An optic providing reduction in secondary or ghost images includes a beam splitter, a reflective surface, and at least one baffle therebetween. A transmissive surface may be located between the beam splitter and the reflective surface. The baffle is positioned to intercept internally reflected ghost rays while being substantially parallel to outside light rays along a line of sight of the viewer, permitting use in see-through optics. The baffles may be formed of diffusing structures, light absorbing material, and combinations of both. Baffles intercept and scatter or absorb ghost rays to the exclusion of projected image rays that provide a desired projected image which are internally reflected through the optic. An assembly including such optic integrated with a wearable vision system, such as a head-mounted display, is also disclosed for near-eye application.

Abstract: The invention concerns a system and method for reconstructing a physiological signal of an artery/tissue/vein system of an organ in a surface space. Said method is implemented by processing means of a processing unit of a functional imaging analysis system, and comprises a step for reconstructing said physiological signal from a piece of experimental data of a region of interest comprising an elementary volume—called a voxel—of said organ and a surface mesh describing said surface space. The invention differs from known methods in particular in terms of the high accuracy of same and the robustness thereof to noise.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is an adapter (100) intended to connect a wiper to a drive arm (5) of a motor vehicle wiper system. The adapter (100) according to the invention comprises a head (1) and a body (2) which extend in the continuation of one another in a longitudinal direction of the adapter (100), and the adapter (100) according to the invention comprises a means (6, 61) of rotational connection to a connector (8) attached to the wiper (7). According to the invention, the adapter (100) is formed at least by an upper wall (10, 20) from which derive at least two lateral flanks (11, 21) so as to delimit an internal volume (101) in which the connector (8) is able to extend.

Abstract: A food products packaging automatic plant, comprising: at least a first food products conveying line, comprising in turn a plurality of first connection areas. The plant further comprises a plurality of operative units, each comprising: a movable base, that is able to move at the first connecting areas of the first food products conveying line; processing means, placed on the movable base and connectable to the first conveying line at the first connection areas; the processing means being provided for processing the food products conveyed on the first conveying line; a plurality of sensors; wireless communication means. The plant further comprises: a maintenance station of the operative units; a preparation station of the operative units; and a control and managing central unit, comprising: wireless communication means, for sending and receiving information to and from the operative units; and an internal memory, wherein predetermined information is stored.

Abstract: A Bluetooth microphone (10) comprises a controller (MCU) and Bluetooth transceiver (12) arranged to: establish a Bluetooth paired connection with a device; establish an Advanced Audio Distribution Profile, A2DP, connection with the paired device to receive a sequence of packets from the paired device for decoding by the microphone; and establish a Serial Port Profile, SPP, connection with the paired device for simultaneously transmitting a sequence of packets based on a microphone transducer signal to the paired device as the received sequence of packets are being decoded for transmission to a set of headphones.

Abstract: A watercraft lift includes a base that is configured to be attached to a fixed surface. The watercraft lift includes an extension that extends from the base. The extension includes a pair of arms and a pair of legs. Each leg is attached to, and extends away from, each arm. The extension is rotatable about the base between a lowered position and a raised position. Then in the lowered position, the extension is configured to receive a watercraft, and when in the raised positioned, the extension is configured to store the watercraft.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radio communication receiver receiving a radio signal (S) including a main polarisation (MAIN-POL) and a secondary polarisation (X-POL) orthogonal to the main polarisation (MAIN-POL), the receiver including: a unit (1) for receiving the main polarisation (MAIN-POL) and the secondary polarisation of the received signal, synchronised as a carrier frequency with the main polarisation (MAIN-POL); a unit (2) for cancelling out the secondary polarisation synchronised with the main polarisation (MAIN-POL) and configured to suppress, from the received signal (S), the interference due to the secondary polarisation (X-POL), the unit (2) for cancelling out the secondary polarisation including a filtering unit (21) that receives the main polarisation (MAIN-POL) and the secondary polarisation (X-POL) as input; a unit (3) for demodulating the filtered signal, located downstream of the cancellation unit and configured to calculate carrier frequency error information and to communicate same by feed