Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-component composition comprising a first component and a second component, wherein the first component being a pre-accelerated resin composition comprising an unsaturated polyester resin or vinyl ester resin and a copper2+ compound, at least one N-containing organic base selected from an amine compound and/or an ammonium salt; and wherein copper is present in an amount of at least 50 ppm (relative to the primary resin system), wherein the resin composition contains less than 0.01 mmol cobalt per kg primary resin system, the resin composition has an acid value in the range of from 0.001-300 mg KOH/g of resin composition, the molecular weight of the resin containing reactive unsaturations is in the range of from 500 to 200,000 g/mole and wherein the second component comprises a peroxide compound.

Abstract: A wet-on-dry process for coating a glass optical fiber with a Radiation Curable Secondary Coating, comprising (a) operating a glass drawing tower to produce a glass optical fiber; (b) applying a radiation curable primary coating composition onto the surface of the optical fiber; (c) applying radiation to effect curing of said radiation curable primary coating composition; (d) applying a Radiation Curable Secondary Coating to the radiation curable primary coating; and (e) applying radiation to effect curing of said Radiation Curable Secondary Coating.

Abstract: A wet-on-dry process for coating a glass optical fiber with a radiation curable Primary Coating, comprising (a) operating a glass drawing tower to produce a glass optical fiber; (b) applying a radiation curable Primary Coating composition onto the surface of the optical fiber; (c) applying radiation to effect curing of said radiation curable Primary Coating composition; (d) applying a secondary coating to the Primary Coating; and (e) applying radiation to effect curing of said secondary coating. Also, a wet-on-wet process for coating a glass optical fiber with a radiation curable Primary Coating, comprising (a) operating a glass drawing tower to produce a glass optical fiber; (b) applying a radiation curable Primary Coating composition onto the surface of the optical fiber; (c) applying a secondary coating to the Primary Coating; and (d) applying radiation to effect curing of the Primary Coating and the secondary coating.

Abstract: A Radiation Curable Secondary Coating comprising A) a Secondary Coating Oligomer Blend, which is mixed with B) a first diluent; C) a second diluent; D) an antioxidant; E) a first photoinitiator; F) a second photoinitiator; and G) optionally a slip additive or a blend of slip additives; wherein said Secondary Coating Oligomer Blend comprises: ?) an Alpha Oligomer, which is non-urethane; (?) a Beta Oligomer; which is a urethane or non-urethane. ?) a Gamma Oligomer; wherein said Gamma Oligomer is an epoxy diacrylate.

Abstract: The invention provides hydrolases, polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., an esterase, acylase, lipase, phospholipase (e.g., phospholipase A, B, C and D activity, patatin activity, lipid acyl hydrolase (LAH) activity) or protease activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant hydrolase activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The hydrolase activities of the polypeptides and peptides of the invention include esterase activity, lipase activity (hydrolysis of lipids), acidolysis reactions (to replace an esterified fatty acid with a free fatty acid), transesterification reactions (exchange of fatty acids between triglycerides), ester synthesis, ester interchange reactions, phospholipase activity and protease activity (hydrolysis of peptide bonds).

Abstract: An aqueous emulsion comprising at least a covalently bound vinyl oligomer and vinyl polymer, wherein said vinyl oligomer comprises 5 to 85 mol % of vinyl monomers bearing quaternary ammonium ion functional groups or quaternisable amine functional groups and is obtained by a controlled radical polymerisation of at least one vinyl monomer via a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer mechanism in solution in the presence of a control agent and a source of free radicals; wherein said vinyl polymer is obtained by emulsion polymerisation of vinyl monomers in the presence of the vinyl oligomer; wherein the weight % ratio of vinyl oligomer to vinyl polymer is in the range of from 0.5:99.5 to 65:35.

Abstract: This invention relates to unsaturated polyester resin or vinyl ester resin compositions comprising a polymer containing reactive unsaturations as a resin; a 1,3-dioxo-component, and optionally a reactive diluent and/or an inhibitor and/or a stabilizer; the resin compositions being curable with a peroxide component, and wherein the resin in the resin composition has an acid value=10; and the resin composition contains—while being cured—a base, which is either selected from the group of organic or inorganic oxides, hydroxides, alkoxides or carboxylates for each of which the cation has a redox potential of the metal of at most ?1V, or of ammonium ions; or is selected from the group of nitrogen-containing organic compounds. The present invention also relates to objects and structural parts prepared from such resin composition by curing with a peroxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to micro- or nanoparticles comprising a polyesteramide (PEA) having a chemical formula described by structural formula (IV), Formula (IV) wherein —m+p varies from 0.9-0.1 and q varies from 0.1 to 0.9 —m+p+q=1 whereby m or p could be 0-n is about 5 to about 300; (pref 50-200) —R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of (C2-C20) alkylene, (C2-C20) alkenylene, —(R9—CO—O—R10—O—CO—R9)—, —CHR11—O—CO—R12—COOCR11— and combinations thereof; —R3 and R4 in a single backbone unit m or p, respectively, are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C6-C10)aryl, (C1-C6)alkyl, —(CH2)SH, —(CH2)2S(CH3), —CH2OH, —CH(OH)CH3, —(CH2)4NH3+, —(CH2)3NHC(?NH2+)NH2, —CH2COOH, —(CH2)COOH, —CH2—CO—NH2, —CH2CH2—CO—NH2, —CH2CH2COOH, CH3—CH2—CH(CH3)—, (CH3)2—CH—CH2—, H2N—(CH2)4—, Ph-CH2—, CH?C—CH2—, HO-p-Ph-CH2—, (CH3)2—CH—, Ph-NH—, NH—(CH2)3—C—, NH—CH?N—CH?C—CH2—.

Abstract: Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) a substance selected from the group of astaxanthinmonoalkanoylesters, astaxanthindialkanoylesters, isozeaxanthin, isozeaxanthinmonoalkanoylesters, isozeaxanthindialkanoylesters and mixtures thereof; and b) a substance selected from the group of alkyl nitrates, nitrooxy esters of alkoxy substituted aliphatic alcohols and organic peroxides; as well as to a change in oxidation reactions of hydrocarbons, especially fuels, admixed to these compositions. The invention also relates to a composition comprising a) a compound selected from the group consisting of astaxanthinmonoalkanoylesters, astaxanthindialkanoylesters, iso-zeaxanthin, iso-zeaxanthinmonoalkanoylesters, iso-zeaxanthindialkanoylesters and mixtures thereof; and c) a fuel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayered material sheet comprising a consolidated stack of unidirectional monolayers of drawn polymer, whereby the draw direction of two subsequent monolayers in the stack differs. At least one monolayer comprises a plurality of unidirectional tapes of the drawn polymer, aligned in the same direction, whereby adjacent tapes do not overlap. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the multilayered material sheet, and to a ballistic resistant article comprising the multilayered material sheet.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a fermented dairy product comprising (a) subjecting a milk base to fermentation with a starter comprising of a weakly post-acidifying bacterial culture, until a desired pH value in the range of 4.0 and 5.0 is reached (end of fermentation), (b) optionally cooling the fermented milk base obtained in step (a); and (c) packaging the fermented dairy product.

Abstract: A radiation curable aqueous coating composition having a 85° gloss of ?60 upon drying comprising (A) 10 to 99 wt % of a polyurethane, (B) 1 to 90 wt % of a radiation curable component; (C) 0.1 to 10 wt % of an associative thickener; wherein at least 80 wt % of (A)+(B)+(C) has a particle size greater than 500 nm and wherein the C?C bond concentration of the composition is 0.2 to 5.0 mmol per g of (A)+(B)+(C).

Abstract: The invention relates to an alpha-ketopimelic acid decarboxylase enzyme that is a homologue of SEQ ID NO:2, comprising at least one mutation selected from a group of substitutions listed in the specification, to a method for preparing 5-formyl valeric acid (hereinafter also referred to as ‘5-FVA’), to a method for preparing 6-aminocaproic acid (hereinafter also referred to as ‘6-ACA’), to a method for preparing ?-caprolactam (hereinafter referred to as ‘caprolactam’) from 6-ACA, to a method for the preparation of adipic acid, to a method for preparing diaminohexane. The invention further relates to a host cell which may be used in a method according to the invention and to a polynucleotide encoding an alpha-ketopimelic acid decarboxylase enzyme.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel lipase polynucleotide sequences, their corresponding proteins as well as ways of manufacturing said sequences and said proteins and use of the proteins in the preparation of food compositions. The invention further relates to methods for releasing proteins from the exterior of a host cell as well as to a method for killing micro-organisms.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for improving fetal and child health and development through nutritional supplementation with, for example, sialic acid. Sialic acid can be provided to a female before, during and/or after pregnancy to improve the health and development of a fetus and/or child. The sialic acid can be in a variety of forms in the supplements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a host cell deficient in an essential gene, comprising a vector, said vector comprising at least said essential gene and an autonomous replication sequence, wherein the host cell is a filamentous fungal cell. The invention also relates to a host cell deficient in an essential gene, comprising a vector, said vector comprising at least said essential gene and an autonomous replication sequence, wherein the host cell comprises a recombinant polynucleotide construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding a biological compound of interest or a compound involved in the synthesis of a biological compound of interest.

Abstract: The invention relates to a creep-optimized ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber obtained by spinning an UHMWPE comprising olefinic branches (OB) and having an elongational stress (ES), and a ratio (OB/1000 C/ES) between the number of olefinic branches per thousand carbon atoms (OB/1000 C) and the elongational stress (ES) of at least 0.2, wherein said UHMWPE fiber when subjected to a load of 600 MPa at a temperature of 70° C., has a creep lifetime of at least 90 hours.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ocular polymer delivery composition comprising at least one ophthalmologic agent dispersed in at least one biodegradable polymer, wherein the polymer comprises at least one of a poly (ester amide) (PEA) having a chemical formula described by structural formula (I).

Abstract: The invention relates to a Radiation Curable Secondary Coating composition for use on an Optical Fiber. The Radiation Curable Secondary Coating composition is a urethane-free Alpha Oligomer prepared by reaction of the following: (a) an acrylate compound selected from an alcohol-containing acrylate or alcohol-containing methacrylate compound, (b) an anhydride compound, (c) an epoxy-containing compound, (d) optionally an extender compound, and (e) optionally a catalyst. The invention also relates to a coated wire and to a coated optical fiber.