Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to essentially anhydrous hair-treatment compositions. The anhydrous hair-treatment compositions typically include: one or more polyurethane latex polymers; one or more bis-urea derivatives; and one or more solvents. Additional components such as silicones, auxiliary agents, etc., can also be included. The instant disclosure also relates to kits that include the essentially anhydrous hair-treatment compositions and to methods for treating hair with the essentially anhydrous hair-treatment compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a furnace for performing an endothermic process, the furnace including a plurality of process tubes containing a catalyst for converting a gaseous feed, wherein the process tubes are arranged in rows within the furnace, each row of process tubes thereby defining a process tube row, a plurality of inner burners arranged in rows, each row of inner burners being arranged between and parallel to process tube rows, thereby defining an inner burner row, and a plurality of outer burners arranged in rows, each row of outer burners being arranged between and parallel to a process tube row and a furnace wall, thereby defining an outer burner row. A number of burners of an outer burner row is smaller than a number of burners of an inner burner row. The invention also relates to a process for operating a furnace for performing an endothermic process.

Abstract: A refillable cosmetic container system includes an outer container that can be closed by an optional lid, and an inner cosmetic holding canister that can be removably mounted within the container. A coupling system can be implemented to allow the outer container and the inner canister to be selectively coupled to each other, such as a lug-and-groove interface, latch and catch interface, etc. The coupling system may be configured such that rotation of the inner canister relative to the outer container causes the coupling/decoupling (e.g., locking/unlocking) between the outer container and the inner canister. To aid in selective coupling (e.g., coupling and decoupling) of the inner canister with respect to the outer container, a handle is provided on the inner container. A locking feature may be provided between the handle and the outer container which ensures that the inner canister does not prematurely or unnecessarily dislodge from the outer container.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bacterial strain having a genetic homology of at least 95% to one or more of the bacterial strains selected from the group consisting of: Weissella viridescens LB10G, which is deposited as DSM 32906; Lactobacillus paracasei LB113R, which is deposited as DSM 32907; Lactobacillus plantarum LB244R, which is deposited as DSM 32996; Lactobacillus paracasei LB116R, which is deposited as DSM 32908; Enterococcus faecium LB276R, which is deposited as DSM 32997; Lactobacillus plantarum LB316R, which is deposited as DSM 33091; Leuconostoc mesenteriodes LB341R; Leuconostoc mesenteriodes LB349R, which is deposited as DSM 33093; Lactobacillus plantarum LB356R, which is deposited as DSM 33094; Lactobacillus plantarum LB312R, which is deposited as DSM 33098.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-therapeutic cosmetic method for treating a skin surface, said method comprising the combination of a medium with ultrasound waves, wherein the medium includes a suitable cosmetic product. One aspect according to the present invention provides a non-therapeutic cosmetic method for reducing wrinkles on a skin surface, the method comprising the steps of applying an ultrasound transmission medium onto the skin surface to be treated, wherein the medium includes cosmetic actives/formula and applying ultrasound waves to the skin surface with the applied medium. The ultrasound waves produce acoustic output. The ultrasound waves have a frequency of 10 KHz to 50 MHz, preferably 30 KHz to 20 MHz, and more preferably 1 MHz to 10 MHz. The ultrasound waves are generated so that the ultrasound waves propagate in the skin to a maximum depth of 3 mm from the skin surface and generate a rise in temperature of the skin at the application zones.

Abstract: The circuit is connected to the quantum circuit by bias lines and includes a digital-to-analog converter-DAC delivering an analog voltage (Ve); memory cells, connected in parallel at the output of the DAC, each memory cell including a switch (I1, I2, I3, I4) and a capacitor (C1, C2, C3, C4), the capacitor storing a level of potential at which to maintain a bias line connected to the output of the memory cell; and, a device for generating control signals generating, in synchronization with the DAC, a control signal for each switch of each memory cell, the control signal, a value of the capacitor of a memory cell being selected so as to make negligible a parasitic capacitor affecting the bias line connected to said memory cell and which runs parallel to a neighboring bias line.

Abstract: The instant disclosure is skin perfecting and tightening composition that provide an instantaneous and dramatic improvement to the appearance of skin, e.g., by reducing the appearance of wrinkles, eye bags, pores, and skin imperfections such as scarring, dark spots (and uneven skin tone), dark circles, and roughness. The skin perfecting and tightening compositions comprise: (a) one or more polysaccharides with amine groups; (b) silica particles; (c) one or more acids, salts thereof, or a combination thereof; (d) optionally, one or more fatty compounds; (e) optionally, one or more water-soluble solvents; and water. The skin perfecting and tightening compositions exhibit excellent transparency, haze, and gloss characteristics appropriate for application to the skin, which are particularly long lasting.

Abstract: A plant for production of purified methane from natural gas and biogas, having, arranged in series in a gas circuit, a heavy hydrocarbon removal unit and a CO2 removal unit. The plant includes a biogas purification unit having an inlet intended to be connected to a biogas source and a first purified biogas outlet connected to the first inlet of the CO2 removal unit, the biogas purification unit being configured to produce biogas or biomethane with a variable/defined CO2 concentration, and a boiler having a first inlet connected to the second outlet of the heavy hydrocarbon removal unit, the boiler being configured to produce a thermal power determined as a function of the amount of hydrocarbons removed and supplied by the heavy hydrocarbon removal unit, the boiler being fluidically connected to the CO2 removal unit to provide said unit with thermal energy produced for CO2 removal.

Abstract: A stick-shaped paper container according to the present invention is introduced herein, and comprises a covering body, a base seat and a sleeving unit, the respective entire structure of all which is integrally compression-molded with only rendering positive draft angles, respectively, only by a wet-fiber pulp-molding process applied for wet plant-fibrous pulps, thereby being capable of simplifying its mold assembly and lowering its mold cost. The covering body, the sleeving unit and the base seat are assembled together into the entire stick-shaped paper container having a container height-to-width ratio between 2˜5.5.

Abstract: A method for production of at least two liquid oxygen product streams from an air separation unit, wherein, the oxygen streams are cooled by heat exchange from at least one gaseous stream comprising predominantly nitrogen from the distillation column, and wherein the product liquid oxygen streams are at different temperatures.

Abstract: An ultra-high-purity oxygen production method and apparatus are provide, in which the method can include a step in which feed oxygen comprising low-boiling-point components as impurities is introduced from a warm end of a main heat exchanger and cooled, then introduced into an oxygen rectification column, and product ultra-high-purity oxygen from which the low-boiling-point components have been removed is drawn as a gas or a liquid from a lower portion of the oxygen rectification column.

Abstract: A water-soluble composition may include: a solution of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP); CaCl2 and/or MgCl2 in a range of from 10 to 50 wt. %. The composition may include: polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinylpyrrolidone in a range of from 10 to 20 wt. % in an aqueous solution; glycerol in a range of from 20 to 40 wt. %; and CaCl2 and/or MgCl2 in a range of from 10 to 30 wt. %.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cleanser compositions, which generally include a. salicylic acid; b. a first surfactant sodium cocoyl isethionate; c. at least one acrylate copolymer; d. a water insoluble ingredient. The cleanser compositions contain a high level of salicylic acid and exhibits very good cleansing properties as well as being stable.

Abstract: An ultraviolet curing apparatus having: a roller for guiding a film coated with a resin; a first nitrogen gas introduction port and a second nitrogen gas introduction port for introducing nitrogen gas; a UV irradiation portion for irradiating the film with ultraviolet rays from between the first nitrogen gas introduction port and the second nitrogen gas introduction port; an oxygen concentration meter for measuring an oxygen concentration between the film and the UV irradiation portion; an air introduction port for introducing air between the film and the UV irradiation portion; and a controller for controlling at least any one of: an amount of air introduced from the air introduction port, an amount of nitrogen gas introduced from the first nitrogen gas introduction port, and an amount of nitrogen gas introduced from the second nitrogen gas introduction port, so that the oxygen concentration is within a preset oxygen concentration set range.

Abstract: A device that retains high moisture capacity in the presence of certain contaminants. The device can include a substrate and a desiccant. The device can be configured in relation to an enclosure such that the device absorbs and desorbs moisture from the enclosure.

Abstract: A composition containing at least 75% by weight of water, relative to the total weight of the composition, hydroxylated diphenylmethane derivative(s), oil(s) containing in its structure at least one amide unit, and crosslinked copolymer(s) containing at least one unit of an unsaturated olefinic carboxylic acid and at least one unit of a (C10-C30)alkyl ester of unsaturated carboxylic acid.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is system and method for examining relevancy of documents. The system, based on request from the user extracts documents from one or more data sources. The system then obtains from the user, user intention information and user queries. The system then analyses each document with respect to user intention information in order to determine a relevancy level of each document. The relevancy level is indicated in the form of a ranking score. The system ranks and displays the documents to the user in the order of their scores. The system also highlights important excerpts from the documents and provides one or more responses to the one or more user queries submitted by the user for each and every document. Based on the received responses, user provides feedback for further training the system, thereby achieving better accuracy.

Abstract: A radar measuring device including at least: a circuit for generating a radar signal RFIN(t); an emitting antenna; an injection-locked oscillator; a first power divider comprising an input coupled to an output of the circuit for generating the radar signal RFIN(t), a first output coupled to the emitting antenna, and a second output to an input of the injection-locked oscillator which is configured to be locked over a portion of an effective band B of the radar signal RFIN(t); a receiving antenna intended to receive a reflected radar signal RFIN_REFL(t); a mixer comprising a first input coupled to the receiving antenna, a second input coupled to an output of the injection-locked oscillator, and an output coupled to an input to a signal processing circuit.

Abstract: A detachable coupling device with automatic closure for the transport of fluid, including two fluid transport pipes extending in a longitudinal direction and each having, at one connection end, a valve mechanism, the device also including an external tube disposed around each transport pipe and, in the coupled position, the two connection ends are configured to be relatively longitudinally displaceable between a first configuration, in which the valve mechanisms are closed, and a second configuration, in which the valve mechanisms are open, the transition from the first configuration to the second configuration being realized by a relative longitudinal movement of the two valve mechanisms close to one another.