Abstract: An index value is calculated for rating an eyeglass with respect to protection against UV hazard. The index value is based on an integrated UV transmission value through the eyeglass and an integrated UV reflection value related to a back face of the eyeglass. Thus, the index value takes into account actual wearing conditions where UV eye exposure is due either to transmission through the eyeglass or reflection on the eyeglass back face. Respective index values obtained for a set of eyeglasses allow easy sorting of the eyeglasses with respect to UV protection efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates, inter alia, to recombinant Gram-positive Clostridia host cells for producing solvents, fuels and/or chemical intermediates, and preferably ethanol, from plant cell walls comprising: (a) at least one nucleic acid encoding a plant cell wall degrading enzyme, wherein the host cells produce and secrete the plant cell wall degrading enzyme, (b) at least one nucleic acid encoding an enzyme that converts pyruvate to acetaldehyde and at least one nucleic acid encoding an enzyme that converts acetaldehyde to ethanol wherein the host cell is capable of expressing said nucleic acid, and, (c) a mutation in at least one nucleic acid encoding for an enzyme in a metabolic pathway which produces a metabolite other than acetaldehyde from pyruvate or ethanol from acetaldehyde, such that the mutation results in a reduced production of the metabolite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent optical article (e.g. an ophthalmic lens) comprising a thermoplastic substrate and a dye at least partially inhibiting light having a wavelength ranging from 400 to 460 nm and an optical brightener for at least partially balancing the colour imparted to the transparent optical article by the dye, wherein said optical brightener emits light by fluorescence at a wavelength ranging from 400 to 460 nm and is incorporated into a layer fused or bonded to the thermoplastic substrate. Said optical brightener allows for perception of said optical article as less yellow, and even colourless, to a user or to an observer. In addition, the UV-absorbers that may be present in the thermoplastic substrate do not negatively interact with the optical brightener.

Abstract: Broadband antenna system comprising a plurality of antenna elements and a plurality of amplifiers; wherein every antenna element of said plurality of antenna elements is configured for operating in a predetermined frequency range and is associated with an amplifier of said plurality of amplifiers which is configured for said predetermined frequency range; said plurality of antenna elements covering a broadband range.

Abstract: According to one aspect, the invention relates to an element for quantum photodetection of an incident radiation in a spectral band centred around a central wavelength ?0, having a front surface intended for receiving said radiation, and including: a stack of layers of semiconductor material forming a PN or PIN junction and including at least one layer made of an absorbent semiconductor material having a cut-off wavelength ?0>?0, the stack of layers of semiconductor material forming a resonant optical cavity; and a structure for coupling the incident radiation with the optical cavity such as to form a resonance at the central wavelength ?0 allowing the absorption of more than 80% in the layer of absorbent semiconductor material at said central wavelength, and an absence of resonance at the radiative wavelength ?rad, wherein the radiative wavelength ?rad is the wavelength for which, at operating temperature, the radiative recombination rate is the highest.

Abstract: A monitoring device includes a process condition setter that sets a target area on the monitored moving image according to a user's operation input, a stay information acquirer that observes a staying situation of a moving object appearing on the monitored moving image and acquires stay information indicating the staying situation of the moving object, a sub-image generator that generates the sub-image, a sub-image arrangement controller that controls an arrangement position of the sub-image on the monitored moving image based on the stay information acquired by the stay information acquirer, and an output controller that generates the monitoring moving image in which the sub-image is composed on the monitored moving image based on the arrangement position of the sub-image determined by the sub-image arrangement controller and outputs the monitoring moving image on the display device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for correcting a message the generation of which involves transforming an initial message and inserting bit stuffing into the transformed message, which method comprises providing an observation sequence containing the message to be corrected. A number of path hypotheses are generated via a trellis diagram associated with the transformation. The nodes of the trellis diagram each represent a state of a finite-state machine capable of transforming the initial message and the branches represent the possible transitions between nodes. Among the branches of the trellis diagram, certain represent conditional transitions that may be made only when bit stuffing is present. During the generation of a path hypothesis, bit stuffing is detected and the branches taken are those associated with the detected bit stuffing. The most likely path hypothesis relative to the observation sequence is finally retained.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a refractory product, comprising the following successive steps: a) mixing of raw materials so as to form a suitable feedstock so that the block obtained in step d) comprises more than 85% of ZrO2, b) melting of said feedstock until a molten material is obtained, c) optionally, casting said molten material, d) cooling of the molten material to solidification in the form of a block, e) optionally, heat treatment, process comprising a compression operation in which a compression pressure of greater than 0.2 MPa is applied to at least one portion of the outer surface of the block obtained in step d), the compression operation beginning at a temperature above the temperature at which, in said block, tetragonal zirconia is converted to monoclinic zirconia or “phase transformation temperature”, and ending at a temperature below said phase transformation temperature.

Abstract: A pixel array is provided. The pixel array comprises a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged 4*4 Bayer matrix units, in which the matrix unit comprises a plurality of pixels, any of a green filter, a red filter and a blue filter is disposed in one pixel, and one or more of the green filters are replaced by white color filters in the matrix units. A camera using the same and a color processing method based on the pixel array are also provided.

Abstract: A method for detecting photons includes subjecting a photodiode formed in a semi-conductive material, to a bias voltage such that an avalanche phenomenon can appear when a photon enters the photodiode in an avalanche layer extending into the semi-conductive material down to minimum and maximum depths so that it can be reached by photons having a wavelength between minimum and maximum wavelengths. The method also includes comparing the amplitude of a signal supplied by the photodiode with two threshold values, and deducing that the photodiode received a photon having a wavelength between two threshold wavelengths ranging between the minimum and maximum wavelengths, if the amplitude of the signal is between the two threshold values.

Abstract: A spiral exchanger has a winding axis and includes an outer sheet and an inner sheet secured to one another in a fastening plane before winding, and delimiting a space for a fluid between them. The outer sheet and the inner sheet are wound on themselves and each sheet includes a plurality of flexible areas and a plurality of rigid areas. The flexible areas are more flexible than the rigid areas during folding. The flexible areas and the rigid areas are extended along the winding axis, and at least one flexible area of the outer sheet and at least one flexible area of the inner sheet that delimit the space between them form a pair of flexible areas that are aligned in the same radial direction.

Abstract: An in-vehicle charging control device may comprise a control module, a charging socket, and a switching circuit. The charging socket has a charging connection confirming terminal (CC) and a protective grounding terminal (PE). The switching circuit is connected with the charging connection confirming terminal (CC) and the protective grounding terminal (PE) of the charging socket. The control module is connected with an in-vehicle battery via the switching circuit. The charging socket matches with a charging plug. The switching circuit is in a conducting state when the charging plug is plugged in the charging socket and in a disconnection state when the charging plug is not plugged in the charging socket.

Abstract: A novel probe housing assembly comprises a body, a cap, and a retainer. The retainer is adapted to releasably engage the body and the cap wherein, a second edge of the cap abuts a first edge of the body, and a third threaded portion of the retainer engages, by five complete revolutions, a second threaded portion of the cap, and a third threaded portion of the retainer engages, by five complete revolutions, the first threaded portion of the body whereby the cap is releasably secured to the body by the retainer thus achieving an EX-D compliant seal.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel pladienolide pyridine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods for using the compounds as therapeutic agents. These compounds may be useful in the treatment of cancer, particularly cancers in which agents that target the spliceosome and mutations therein are known to be useful.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular electrical connector, and the modular electrical connector can be divided into three modules including: housing, connecting modules, and RJ45 receiving modules, wherein the housing is used for disposed on a circuit board of an external host case, and the connecting modules and the RJ45 receiving modules are assembled and disposed in the housing so as to electrically connected with the circuit board; according to the modular design of the present invention, the RJ45 receiving modules are able to be individually disassembled from the connecting modules and the connector, thus, user does not have to disassembles whole connector during the RJ45 connector's repairing or replacing process.

Abstract: Mechanical resonators for making timepieces have the drawback of not being simultaneously efficient, compact, and inexpensive. The invention is a planar structure of a mechanical resonator (100) that is suitable for reducing bulkiness and manufacturing cost and comprises a bar (R) vibrating in longitudinal expansion/compression resonance and two beams, (12) each vibrating simultaneously in longitudinal expansion/compression and it bending oscillation in the plane of the structure and connected to the bar by a connection element (11) on the median plane (?) of the bar, thereby enabling the effects of the transverse deformations of the bar, due to the Poisson ratio of the material, to not be transmitted to the attachment pads (PF) of the resonator. Thus, the quality factor of the resonator can be very high.

Abstract: A system in the technical field of rigid or semi-rigid packaging for cosmetic or pharmaceutical products, is intended to generate visual expressions on a plurality of packagings on the basis of information provided by an outside creator (5). This system includes a master station (4) able to emit control data (2COM) on the basis of the information provided by the outside creator (5) via a command interface (4a) and to transmit an electronic instruction signal (2|NS), dependent on these control data (2COM), to a remote server (2); and includes intermediate communication devices (6) able to receive, by long-distance communication, the instruction signal (2|NS) received by the remote server (2) and to transmit, by short-distance radiofrequency communication, the instruction signal (2|NS) to a telecommunication unit (16) of a container (12).

Abstract: A method and system for generating and displaying a customized activity stream are provided. The method includes receiving a query from a client node; receiving at least one user-related parameter and at least one client node-related parameters; receiving unstructured data collected from a plurality of data sources; generating a plurality of contextual activity streams respective of the received unstructured data and the received query; generating a customized singular activity stream respective of the at least one user-related parameter and the at least one client node-related parameter, wherein the customized singular activity stream include a plurality of data items from one or more of the plurality of contextual activity streams; and causing a display of the customized singular activity stream over the client node.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for determining an ophthalmic lens. In one implementation, three-dimensional coordinates of a center of rotation of the wearer's eye measured on the wearer in binocular vision are received. At least one direction of gaze measured in a natural posture and a determined position of the ophthalmic lens are received. Characteristics of the ophthalmic lens are calculated by using the coordinates measured for the center of rotation of the eye, the determined position of the lens, and the at least one direction of gaze measured in a natural posture. The characteristics of the ophthalmic lens are calculated by positioning a starting ophthalmic lens in the determined position and modifying the starting ophthalmic lens by wavefront analysis and/or optimizing using ray tracing dependent on the coordinates measured for the center of rotation of the eye and the determined position of the lens.