Abstract: A method for styling hair comprising:—applying to hair a hair treatment composition comprising from 4 to 25 wt % a citric or aconitic acid and having a pH of from 1 to 3;—leaving the product on the hair for from 5 to 90 minutes;—rinsing the product from the hair; and—styling.

Abstract: A solar cell module terminal box to be attached to a solar cell module is provided. The solar cell module terminal box includes: a connecting terminal which electrically connects a connecting line extending from the solar cell module, to a cable for external connection routed out from the solar cell module; a terminal box main body including an attaching wall portion to which the connecting terminal is attached; and a cover which closes the terminal box main body. The connecting terminal includes: a base portion that is attached to the attaching wall portion; a leg portion which extends upwardly from the base portion, away from the attaching wall portion; a connecting portion which extends continuously from the leg portion and to which the connecting line is soldered; and a linear protrusion disposed at each end of the connecting portion to deter solder from flowing out to the leg portion.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting and classifying defects in a paved surface is disclosed. A sequence of images of the paved surface is obtained from at least one imaging device that can be mounted on a vehicle. The images are used to form a three-dimensional reconstruction. A machine learning process is used to train the system to recognize different kinds of defects and defect-free surfaces. Performing a pixel-by-pixel comparison of the images obtained for a particular paved surface with a database of images of surfaces with known defects provides a determination of the locations of defects in that paved surface. The system and method disclosed herein do not require the use of artificial lighting and are unaffected by transient changes in ambient light.

Abstract: A packaging device for a windscreen wiper blade has a housing configured to receive the blade, having a first support surface configured to contact a portion of an upper part of the blade, a second support surface configured to contact a first portion of a lower part of the blade, a third support surface configured to contact a second portion of the lower part of the blade, a centering means, and a hooking means for hanging the packaging device vertically. The centering means blocks the blade at the center of the housing when the packaging device is hung. The first support surface extends opposite an area situated between the second support surface and the third support surface, and the first, second, and third support surfaces together immobilize the blade inside the housing in a position that is at least partially straightened out relative to a resting position of the blade.

Abstract: The invention provides a crystalline sulfate salt of 3-endo-(8-{2-[cyclohexylmethyl-((S)-2,3-dihydroxy-propionyl)amino]ethyl}-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl)benzamide or a solvate thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline salt forms, methods of using such crystalline salt forms to treat diseases associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes useful for preparing such crystalline salt forms.

Abstract: An artificial ligament prosthesis which is notable in that it comprises a layer totally or partly consisting of PCL fibres. The ligament prosthesis is a biodegradable and “biointegrable” artificial ligament which makes it possible to take away all the apprehensions and uncertainties due to non-degradable synthetic supports. It is a prosthetic structure inspired by and similar to the native tissue, which is biodegradable while being sterilisable. It can optionally be seeded in order to facilitate the formation of functional tissues with controlled cell and tissue activity, having the required mechanical properties. The prosthesis maybe slowly resorbable in order to be gradually replaced with a functional tissue identical to that of the native ligament.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pyrazole amide compound of a novel structure as represented by general formula I, wherein, each substituent group is as defined in the specification. The compound of general formula I has good insecticidal activity, and can be used for pest control.

Abstract: A device and method for measuring the temperature of a battery located within a seismic node is disclosed herein. The device comprising a geophone, having a coil configured to generate an electrical signal in response to a seismic vibration; a circuit configured to measure a value of an electrical property of the coil; a nontransitory storage medium storing program code, configured to convert the electrical property to a temperature.

Abstract: A system for reach and/or frequency control when presenting digital content comprises a first set of executable instructions configured to provide digital content stored on the server storage device to one or more user devices that are connected to a network. The first set of executable instructions are further configured to store one or more parameters for presenting the digital content. The one or more parameters include frequency control parameters. A second set of executable instructions are configured to be downloaded to each of the user devices to store the frequency control parameters on a client storage device for each user device, wherein the frequency control parameters are configured to be updated by the second set of downloaded instructions upon presentation of the digital content on the user devices regardless of whether the digital content is presented online or offline with respect to the network.

Abstract: A first softstart signal indicates operation in a load phase for a boost rectifier and a second softstart signal indicates operation in a pulse drive phase which follows the load phase. A rectification transistor is actuated for the duration of the load phase in response to the first softstart circuit to generate a rising output voltage. The rectification transistor is further repeatedly actuated during the pulse drive phase in response to the second softstart circuit to generate a boosted output voltage. A first transistor coupled between a first conduction terminal and a body terminal of the rectification transistor is actuated, and a second transistor coupled between the body terminal and a second conduction terminal of the rectification transistor is deactuated, during the load phase. The first transistor is deactuated, and the second transistor is actuated, during the pulse drive phase.

Abstract: A liquid projection device intended to be mounted on an end-piece that can be attached to a longitudinal end of a wiper blade includes a body and a liquid flow channel made as a single unit. The channel includes an inlet opening and a spraying opening, and the body includes an inner wall that defines a recess for receiving the end piece.

Abstract: The AC-DC power booster includes an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter circuit that is included to convert alternating current (AC) power from among applied AC power and direct current (DC) power, to DC power to be output; a power factor correction (PFC) circuit that is connected to the EMI filter circuit and stabilizes an output voltage; and a switching mode power supply (SMPS) circuit that is connected to the PFC circuit and is capable of generating AC and DC power at the same time; a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) circuit that applies the voltage output from the SMPS circuit between a drain and a source of a switching device; a battery that is charged by receiving power from a solar light energy source connected to the MPPT circuit; and an inverter that operates an AC home appliance with the power received in the battery.

Abstract: A system of fuel-cell stacks is provided. The system includes fuel-cell stacks, a circuit for supplying each fuel-cell stack with an oxidizing fluid, a circuit for supplying each fuel-cell stack with a reducing fluid, and a pressure-regulating device fitted to the supply circuits so as to regulate the fluid pressure in each fuel-cell stack. The pressure-regulating device includes a first line for controlling the fluid pressure and a second line for passing the fluid, these two lines being placed in parallel between an upstream channel delivering fluid from a supply circuit and downstream channels connected to each fuel-cell stack.

Abstract: A paste kneading device includes an oblong barrel, two shafts arranged parallel within the barrel, being held and driven at their first ends, defining an upstream end, by a drive device, two screws each formed by threads carried by the shafts, each screw having a transport section carrying a main thread to cause the paste to advance along the two screws, and an outlet orifice formed in the wall of the barrel to discharge the kneaded paste, the kneading device further including a holder device to hold each shaft at its second end, defining a downstream end, and enabling the shaft to rotate freely, the holder device including, for each shaft, a first portion secured to the shaft and a second portion secured to a cap end portion of the barrel, the cap end portion being removable and the first and second portions being configured to engage and disengage freely.

Abstract: The invention concerns a micro-machined vapor cell comprising a central silicon element forming a cavity containing vapor cell reactants such as alkali metal or alkali metal azide, buffer gas(es), and/or anti relaxation coating(s); a first and a second glass caps sealing the cavity; and a solenoid arranged to provide a homogeneous magnetic field to said vapor cell. The solenoid is coiled directly on the central silicon element of the vapor cell. This invention is an improvement for the highly miniaturized atomic clocks developments.

Abstract: The disclosure herein provides a process for the manufacture of a multiple texture food product. The process includes providing a dairy material, freezing the dairy material by cooling it to a temperature of ?2° C. or less, aerating the frozen dairy material, shaping the aerated, frozen dairy material, and depositing the shaped, aerated, frozen dairy material on or between one or more layers of a food material which is not the aerated dairy material. The aerated dairy material has a Stevens firmness of 20 or more at a temperature in the range of from 5 to 10° C. and a water activity (aw) of 0.90 or more. The disclosure herein further provides an aerated dairy material as well as a multiple texture food product which comprises a core of the aerated dairy material and a shell of a food material which is not the aerated dairy material.

Abstract: The present invention provides food products, nutritional programs, and methods for meeting nutritional needs of subjects with dementia and related cognitive disorders. In one embodiment, the invention provides a food product comprising a reversibly sealed container and a soup, wherein the soup is in the container and comprises a total volume of 200-2000 mls, a vegetable or meat component, 300 to 2500 calories, a macronutrient caloric distribution comprising: 20-80% fat, 10-45% protein, and 10-65% carbohydrate, about 2% to about 40% medium chain triglycerides, omega 3 fatty acids in an amount of 100 to 2000 mg and less than 20 solid food particles having a volume greater than about 20 cm3.

Abstract: An induction unit, a touch detecting assembly, and a touch sensitive device are provided. The touch sensitive device comprises: a substrate (100); a plurality of induction units (200) not intersecting with each other, and a detecting module (300) connected with the first electrodes (210) and the second electrodes (220) respectively. The induction unit (200) comprises a first electrode (210), a second electrode (220), a plurality of first structures (230) and a plurality of second structures (240). The plurality of first structures (230) are connected end to end via the plurality of second structures (240). The detecting module (300) is configured to apply a level signal to the first electrodes (210) and/or the second electrodes (220) to charge a self capacitor, to calculate a ratio between a first resistor and a second resistor, and to determine a touch position in a first direction and a touch position in a second direction.

Abstract: UV-curable ink formulations are provided that are capable of being cured under low-energy conditions, such as with a conventional mercury vapor lamp operating at half or less of the lamp's nominal wattage. Methods for forming a printed ink image on a substrate using the ink are also provided, which permit maintenance of relatively high line speeds while consuming less energy due to the use of lower-wattage lamp settings.