Abstract: The invention is related to an inducible promoter for improved and regulated gene expression, useful in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. In particular, the present invention relates to a nucleotide sequence comprising the regulatory regions of an erythritol- and erythrulose-inducible promoter in yeast and uses thereof in an expression system thus allowing an improved and regulated gene expression and production of gene product.

Abstract: A bipolar plate for an electrochemical reactor, including at least one anode sheet and one cathode sheet, each having an internal face and an external face, the anode and cathode sheets being in contact with each other via their internal face, each anode and cathode sheet including, on its external face, channels for circulating reactive fluids, the channels demarcating, at the internal faces of the anode and cathode sheets, cooling pipes for a flow of a heat transfer fluid, the channels of the anode and cathode sheets including alternating bosses and indentations, the bosses of the anode sheet being arranged in a staggered manner and the bosses of the cathode sheet being arranged in a staggered manner.

Abstract: A method of forming an unsintered biaxially expanded PTFE/thermoplastic polymer composite membrane is provided. The method includes blending fibrillatable polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particles and thermoplastic polymer particles where the melting point of the thermoplastic polymer particles is less than the melting point of the fibrillatable PTFE particles. The method further includes forming the blend into a tape and expanding and heating the tape in a first direction at a first temperature. The expanded tape is then expanded, either concurrently or sequentially in a second direction to form an ePTFE composite membrane. The method does not include a sintering temperature. The ePTFE particles and thermoplastic polymer particles have an average particle size of less than 1 ?m. In addition, the ePTFE composite membrane has a geometric mean matrix modulus to geometric mean matrix tensile strength ratio of at least about 6 and an absolute dimensional change percentage of less than about 1.5%.

Abstract: A lift and recliner mechanism for use in seating units is provided that allows the ottoman to be extended independently of the back recline. In some aspects, the seat pitch is changed through a linkage as the ottoman extends, and as the back reclines. In other aspects, the seat pitch is changed using a separate motor. The seating unit can be moved to a lifted position, a TV position, a fully-reclined position, or a zero-gravity position with the ottoman partially extended, the seat pitch partially changed and the back partially reclined.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a detection device having at least one thermal detector covered by a mineral sacrificial layer, at least one getter portion covered by a carbon-based sacrificial layer, and a thin encapsulation layer surrounding the thermal detector and the getter portion includes a making a through-opening extending through the mineral sacrificial layer and opening on the substrate. The carbon-based sacrificial layer is deposited so as to cover the getter portion located in the through-opening and to entirely fill the through-opening.

Abstract: A Bayesian neural network including an input layer, and, an output layer, and, possibly, one or more hidden layer(s). Each neuron of a layer is connected at its input with a plurality of synapses, the synapses of the plurality being implemented as a RRAM array constituted of cells, each column of the array being associated with a synapse and each row of the array being associated with an instance of the set of synaptic coefficients, the cells of a row of the RRAM being programmed during a SET operation with respective programming current intensities, the programming intensity of a cell being derived from the median value of a Gaussian component obtained by GMM decomposition into Gaussian components of the marginal posterior probability of the corresponding synaptic coefficient, once the BNN model has been trained on a training dataset.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing device for repair of cardiac and vascular defects or tissue opening such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO) or shunt in the heart, the vascular system, etc. and particularly provides an occluder device and trans-catheter occluder delivery system. The sealing device would have improved conformity to heart anatomy and be easily deployed, repositioned, and retrieved at the opening site.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cooling and/or liquefying a user fluid flow, the method using a cooling and/or liquefying system comprising a low-temperature refrigeration device, the refrigeration device comprising a working circuit forming a loop and containing a working fluid, the refrigeration device comprising a cooling exchanger intended to extract heat from the user fluid flow by heat exchange with the working fluid circulating in the working circuit, the working circuit forming a cycle comprising, in a series: a compression mechanism a cooling mechanism, an expansion mechanism, and a reheating mechanism, the system comprising a pipe for circulation of the user fluid flow to be cooled in heat exchange with the cooling exchanger of the refrigeration device, the method comprising a step of cooling a user fluid flow in the cooling exchanger and after this cooling step, a step of cleaning impurities solidified in the cooling exchanger, the cleaning step comprising stopping of the refrigeration device

Abstract: The present invention relates to nanostructured conjugates, more specifically to nanostructured fusion proteins suitable for the selective delivery of their conjugated therapeutic agents to specific cell and tissue types. It also relates to nanoparticles comprising such nanostructured proteins and the therapeutic uses thereof.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic device including-light-emitting diodes comprising the forming of three-dimensional semiconductor elements made of a III-V compound, each comprising a lower portion and an upper portion and, for each semiconductor element, the forming of an active area covering the top of the upper portion and the forming of at least one semiconductor area of the III-V compound covering the active area. The upper portions are formed by vapor deposition at a pressure lower than 1.33 mPa.

Abstract: A hair treatment method, including the step of spraying onto the hair a composition for changing the form of the hair, notably a permanent-waving or curl-reducing composition, using a device, called a low flowrate device, comprising at least two nozzles oriented such that their respective jets collide, these nozzles being supplied with said composition at pressure, the total flowrate of composition delivered by the nozzles being between 0.1 and 3 L/min, preferably between 0.2 and 2 L/min, and even more preferably between 0.3 and 1 L/min.

Abstract: A molten salt nuclear reactor of the fast neutron reactor type may be designed as a cylindrical shell in the reactor vessel free of moderator or at the very least of a moderator enabling a reactor to be qualified as a thermal neutron reactor, which may make it possible to effectively separate the fluid zones between those delimited at its periphery in which the heat exchanger(s) exchanging heat between primary and secondary circuit is (are) arranged and the zone inside the shell of which the bottom defines the reactor core within which the nuclear fission chain reactions occur, and a neutron reflector at the periphery of the core makes it possible to use a plurality of types of fuel liquid.

Abstract: A method for producing a uniaxial stress state in a semiconductive layer, may include: providing a stack including a support, the semiconductive layer, and an inserted fuse layer; forming a stress donor layer on the semiconductive layer; partially altering the stress donor layer, modifying a first stress state of the layer to obtain a second stress state in one single direction; and melting the fuse layer, such that the stress donor layer transfers, by relaxation, the second stress state into the semiconductive layer.

Abstract: This device for inspecting a human body portion (12) comprises: a frame (14), defining an observation window (26); an optical sensor, configured to capture a measurement luminous radiation (C) from the human body portion (12), and an illumination arrangement, configured to illuminate the human body portion (12), the illumination arrangement comprising at least one light source (30), each light source (30) being configured to produce an emitted luminous radiation (A). The illumination arrangement comprises at least one concave mirror (32) configured to reflect the emitted luminous radiation (A) produced by at least one of the light sources (30) in a reflected luminous radiation (B), the reflected luminous radiation (B) being collimated toward the observation window (26) so as to illuminate the human body portion (12).

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method of accurately reproducing a color of a mixed product is provided. A color management computing system receives one or more inputs indicative of a target color. The color management computing system transmits a command to a product mixing device to dispense color component products to be mixed to create a mixed product of a first color. The color management computing system obtains an image that includes the mixed product. The color management computing system updates a display color correction profile based on a comparison of a captured color of the mixed product in the image to the target color. The color management computing system presents one or more instances on a display device of an adjusted target color indicative of the updated display color correction profile, in response to receiving a subsequent request to change the target color.

Abstract: A facility for distributing liquefied hydrogen comprising a source of gaseous hydrogen, a liquefier, at least one means for storing liquid hydrogen, the liquefier comprising an outlet connected to an inlet of the storage means via a liquid circuit the facility comprising a liquid filling circuit provided with a first end connected to the storage means and a second end intended to be removably connected to a first end of a mobile liquid tank 6) to be filled, the facility further comprising a gas recovery circuit provided with a first end intended to be removably connected to a second end of the tank and a second end connected to a receiving member of the facility, the gas recovery circuit comprising a pressure and/or flow-rate regulating member, such as a valve for lowering the pressure in the mobile liquid tank to a determined filling pressure, the facility comprising an electronic control member comprising a microprocessor configured to receive at least one filling request signal from a mobile liquid tank, t

Abstract: A cryogenic refrigeration device is provided that may include: an enclosure delimiting a vacuum-sealed volume closed by a cover; and at least one cryogenic refrigerator mounted through the cover and having a first end situated outside the enclosure and a second end situated inside the enclosure, the cryogenic refrigerator being configured to supply cold at its second end.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a double-layer heat-exchange wall including first and second metal layers includes the following successive steps: (i) providing a first metal sheet forming the first layer, a second metal sheet forming the second layer, and a leaf of iron Fe0 having a thickness of between 10 ?m and 100 ?m; (ii) assembling the first and second metal sheets and the leaf of iron Fe0, the leaf interposed between the first and second metal sheets; (iii) mechanical pressing of the assembly at a minimum pressure of 1 MPa; (iv) peripheral welding of the pressed assembly; and (v) heat treatment of the welded assembly, the heat treatment being implemented by hot isostatic pressing conducted at a temperature of between 800° C. and 1200° C., at a pressure of between 108 Pa and 2.108 Pa, for a period of between 1 hour and 3 hours.