Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for analyzing a tubular structure including at least two electromagnetic-acoustic transducers (EMAT) and, called sensors, attachable or attached in, on or in the vicinity of the tubular structure; and computation and/or memory resources, that are accessed locally and/or remotely and that are configured to determine, for the pair of sensors, a function representing the impulse response of the tubular structure on the basis of the diffuse acousto-elastic noise present in the structure. Developments describe the use of rings supporting the sensors; translation and/or rotation movements; permanent or temporary installations; hinged rings; various computation modes, e.g., intercorrelation, a passive inverse filter, or correlation of the coda of the correlation; the use of artificial noise sources, imaging (e.g., tomography) for determining the existence of one or more defects in the structure. Software aspects are described.

Abstract: A process for treating a flue gas produced in at least one upstream unit operating at a nominal operating pressure, the flue gas containing from 5 mol % to 90 mol % of CO2 on a wet basis and being at a pressure between 0.5 and 2 bar absolute. The process includes treating, via at least one downstream treatment unit, all or virtually all of the stream of flue gas originating from the upstream unit or upstream units, thereby producing, from the flue gas, a gaseous or liquid stream rich in CO2 which contains more than 50 mol % of CO2. Then enabling the stream of flue gas to communicate, between the upstream unit and the downstream unit with a stack opening to the atmosphere, and this outlet line is left open or partially open in nominal operation thereby equilibrating the pressure in the stream of flue gas to atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: at least one volatile oil, at least one volatile alcohol, and at least one natural resin; and to the use of such a composition for improving the persistence and/or the resistance to friction without increasing the tacky effect of a film obtained by applying said composition to the keratin materials.

Abstract: Moulded one-piece device (10) for packaging at least one product, in particular a cosmetic product, comprising a lid (20), a base (30) and a hinged platform (40) connecting said base (30) to said lid (20) in a pivoting manner, wherein the hinged platform (40) comprises: a first hinge (41) connected to a lower part of a rear wall (32) of the base (30) and configured to make the lid (20) pivot relative to the base (30) from an initial moulding position towards an open use position; and a second hinge (42) connected to an upper part of a rear wall (22) of the lid (20) in the initial moulding position and configured to pivot the lid (20) relative to the base (30) from the open use position towards a closed position, the base (30) and the hinged platform (40) being disposed in one and the same plane parallel to the plane of a lower surface (25) of the lid (20), which is opposite the upper part of the wall, in the initial moulding position.

Abstract: A stack of SOEC/SOFC solid oxide cells includes a plurality of stacked plates and two guiding elements ensuring that the vertical stacking of at least some of the plates is guided, each plate having two guiding orifices. In a cross-sectional view, the guiding orifices are aligned in a first horizontal direction and are spaced apart by a smaller inter-orifice distance, the guiding elements being spaced apart by a greater smaller inter-element distance and the difference corresponding to the identical inner clearance for the two guiding orifices. The guiding orifices are spaced apart by a larger inter-orifice distance and the guiding elements are spaced apart by a shorter larger inter-element distance, the difference corresponding to the outer clearance, which is greater than the inner clearance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) at least one particle. comprising at least one cationic polymer, at least one anionic polymer, and at least one non-polymeric acid having two or more pKa values or a salt thereof; (b) at least one oil; (c) at least one fatty acid; and (d) water. The composition according to the present invention is stable even when it comprises a relatively large amount of oil, such as up to 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition may be provided. The composition may include C10-C40 alkyl acrylate polymer and an allylic polymer. The composition may include an emulsifying agent or stabilizer. The composition may be an emulsion. The composition may include a polar solvent, such as a polyol. The polyol may include glycerin, and may include a glycerin ether derivative. The composition may include one or more fatty substances, a polymeric elastomer, a dispersing agent, a hydrocarbon-based resin, a polyolefin, a colorant, a preservative, a skin care agent, an antioxidant, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: An assembly includes a stack of SOEC/SOFC solid oxide cells, the stack having a plurality of plates stacked one on top of the other, each plate having an outer lateral surface, the plurality of plates including at least a plurality of electrochemical cells, a plurality of interconnectors, and upper and lower end plates. At least two guiding elements are configured to guide the vertical stacking of at least some of the plates of the stack. The at least two guiding elements extend vertically in a vertical direction and bear against the outer lateral surface of each of the at least some of the plates.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a porous monolith includes: forming a sol including a sol-gel precursor in aqueous solution; at least partially filling with previously formed sol an enclosure and at least one mould contained in the enclosure, the mould including at least one opening into the sol after filling; forming a sol-gel matrix in the enclosure from the sol; removing the mould with the sol-gel matrix contained in the mould from the enclosure; and forming a porous monolith from the sol-gel matrix contained in the mould, wherein the formation of the sol, the sol-gel matrix, and the porous monolith is performed by a sol-gel process.

Abstract: A gravity liquid distributor a having a lower plate provided with orifices via which a liquid leaves the distributor in order to irrigate a lower element. Parallel parallelepipedal chimneys dedicated to the passage of the ascending gas. The chimneys are distributed over an entire central portion with a circular cross section of the lower plate, which frees up a peripheral channel, which is fluidically connected to the troughs, over the perimeter of the lower plate. A plurality of hats that are able to guide the liquid collected above the troughs towards the peripheral channel, each hat having an elongate rectangular form with two ends, with just one hat per trough, the hat being closed off at just one end such that at least the majority of the liquid collected flows towards the peripheral channel. The hats are oriented at an acute or zero angle with respect to the horizontal.

Abstract: A method for obtaining and processing an image acquired by a gamma camera, the gamma camera comprising a detector configured to detect X-ray or gamma-ray photons emitted in a field of observation of the gamma camera, in order to obtain a reconstructed image. The reconstructed image corresponds to a position of radiation sources in the field of observation, the reconstructed image being liable to contain multiple regions of interest corresponding to hotspots. The method comprises selecting a region of interest so as to determine a probability of the hotspot being present in the selected region of interest.

Abstract: The invention is based on a method for processing an X-ray and gamma-ray radiation spectrum acquired by a spectrometry device (1). The processing method takes into consideration a spectral dispersion matrix (D). The spectral dispersion matrix models the energy response of the device. The method comprises establishing a transfer matrix (U,U?,D?), using the spectral dispersion matrix. The transfer matrix is then used to establish a direct model, linking measured variables, forming an input vector (m), and variables to be estimated, forming an output vector. The invention of the direct model allows the output vector (a,s,h,?) to be estimated. The invention may be applied to quantifying the activity of an object to be inspected or to performing an energy or efficiency calibration of the spectrometry device. FIG. 2B.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new glycomimetic molecules which selectively bind to the L-SIGN receptor, finding application in the medical field and, in particular, in the prevention and treatment of viral infections, in the immunotherapy of liver tumors and in the treatment of immune diseases.

Abstract: The invention is a method for processing a calibration spectrum acquired by a spectrometric detector of X or gamma photons. The method comprises a taking into account of a parametric form of a calibration function, the calibration function linking the rank of an energy channel to an energy value. The method comprises a confrontation between the channels of the peaks of the calibration spectrum and emission energies of calibration isotopes. The confrontation makes it possible to define the values of the parameters of the calibration function.

Abstract: Method for shaping an applicator for applying a cosmetic composition to a predefined region of the keratin materials of a user. The applicator defining an application surface. The method using a shaping system comprising one or more movable elements and topographical data from an operation of acquiring, preferably digitally, the topography of at least a portion of said predefined region, in which method the shaping system automatically positions the one or more movable elements at least according to the topographical data, the positioning of the one or more movable elements imposing a shape to the application surface of the applicator.

Abstract: A simplified, compact, recliner mechanism is provided which can be adapted to many types of recliner design. A front linkage assembly and a rear linkage assembly provide the desired movement of the seat and back when moving from the TV position to the fully reclined position, obviating the need for a track and roller design. Moreover, a front pivot link and a rear pivot link are provided and oriented in a manner that allows the desired forward seat movement as the recliner moves from the closed position to the TV position. The geometries of the front linkage assembly, the rear linkage assembly, the front pivot link and the rear pivot link allow a slim profile design allowing great flexibility in the design of the recliner.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for transmission and reception of an uplink grant during a gap created in radio resources assigned by a previous multiple Transmit Time Interval (multi-TTI) uplink grant in a system operating according to a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) scheme. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a wireless device operating according to a TDD scheme in a cellular communications network includes: receiving a first uplink grant from a radio network node that assigns first radio resources for a first multiple transmit time interval uplink transmission, the first radio resources comprising a set of consecutive subframes; and interrupting an uplink transmission on the first radio resources during a gap in the first radio resources assigned for the first multiple transmit time interval uplink transmission, the gap comprising a time domain gap within the set of consecutive subframes.

Abstract: A method for sealing cavities using membranes, the method including a) forming cavities arranged in a matrix, of a depth p, a characteristic dimension a, and spaced apart by a spacing b; and b) forming membranes, sealing the cavities, by transferring a sealing film. The method further includes a step a1), executed before step b), of forming a first contour on the front face and/or on the sealing face, the first contour comprising a first trench having a width L and a first depth p1, the formation of the first contour being executed such that after step b) the cavities are circumscribed by the first contour, said first contour being at a distance G from the cavities between one-fifth of b and five b.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of chemical sciences and negative emission technology. The disclosure further relates to a process for converting carbon dioxide into methanol by employing quantum imprinted nanomaterials (containing nanozymes) via electrochemical reduction. The disclosure furthermore relates to an electrochemical cell which has the capability of converting carbon dioxide to methanol, wherein the electrochemical cell comprises an anode comprising Zn quantum material and a cathode comprising nano quartz coated with nanozyme(s) incorporated printed polymer with selective 3D imprinted memory for carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction.