Abstract: A lithium secondary battery including: a negative electrode; a positive electrode; a separator disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; and an electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode includes SiOx (where 0<x<2) and a carbon-based negative electrode active material, the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material including a lithium-rich manganese-based oxide in which a manganese content in the total metal except lithium is greater than 50 mol %, and a ratio (Li/Me) of the number of moles of lithium to a total number of moles of metals except lithium is greater than 1, and the depth of using SiOx defined by the disclosed Equation (1) in a state of SOC 0% is 1 to 15, preferably 3 to 15.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a combination of an antioxidant, of a specific fatty acid ester, a Bifidobacterium species lysate and a yeast extract. The invention also relates to a method for the cosmetic treatment of keratin materials, in particular human keratin materials, such as the scalp and the hair, employing said composition. The present invention also relates to the non-therapeutic cosmetic use of said composition for maintaining, indeed even restoring, the balance of the microbial flora of the scalp. The invention additionally relates to a device comprising one or more containers which comprises (comprise) the composition according to the invention.

Abstract: The lanthanoid compound according to the present invention is a compound represented by the following general formula Ln(R1xCp)2(A)y or the following general formula Sm(R2xCp)2(A)y. In Ln(R1xCp)2(A)y, Ln is Nd, Eu, Dy, Tm, or Yb, R1 is independently Me, Et, nPr, iPr, nBt, sBu, iBu, or tAm, Cp is cyclopentadienyl, A is a linear or cyclic hydrocarbon containing oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, or nitrogen, x is an integer of 2 to 3, and y is 0 to 2. In Sm(R2xCp)2(A)y, R2 is independently nPr, iPr, nBt, sBu, iBu, or tAm.

Abstract: A treatment system includes an insert that is resiliently deflectable. The tip portion of the insert can be configured to be coupled to the trailing portion of an implant. A guide tube having an internal lumen is configured to permit passage of the tip portion and the body portion of the insert through a guide tube. The guide tube can have a length that is less than that of the insert. Treatment systems include a plurality of inserts, each insert differing from in at least one of length, diameter, and curvature. Treating a patient can include sizing a fistula using an insert.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for lightening keratin fibres, comprising (a) hydrogen peroxide; (b) one or more carbonates and/or one or more carbonate-generating systems in a content of greater than or equal to 0.2%, relative to the weight of the composition, (c) one or more polyphosphorus derivatives, in a total content of greater than or equal to 0.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, and (d) one or more peroxygenated salts, said polyphosphorus derivative(s) being different from said peroxygenated salt(s). The pH of the composition is less than or equal to 10. The present disclosure also relates to a process of using the composition for lightening keratin fibres, and a device comprising the composition.

Abstract: Shape memory polymers and copolymers are based on poly(hydroxyalkanoates) (PHA) and have improved elastomeric properties. The shape memory polymers and copolymers may be used as protective, reinforcement, cladding or embellishment material having mechanical properties enabling substitution to materials based on technical polymers such as plasticized PVC and polyolefins.

Abstract: An encoder calculates an indication to a previous reference picture having temporal identity of zero. The encoder creates a first set of indicators to the previous reference picture, to all reference pictures in a first reference picture set of the previous reference picture, and to all pictures following the previous reference picture in decoding order and precede the current picture in decoding order. The encoder sets a flag for picture order count cycle, when a long term reference picture (LTRP) has least significant bits (LSBs) of a picture order count, for which more than one picture in the first set share same value of the LSBs of picture order count as the LTRP. The decoder obtains LSB of a picture order count for a LTRP in a reference picture set of the current picture. The decoder concludes non-compliant bitstream based on indications provided by the flag.

Abstract: There are provided computing devices and methods, etc. to controllably transform an image of a face, including a high resolution image, to simulate continuous aging. Ethnicity-specific aging information and weak spatial supervision are used to guide the aging process defined through training a model comprising a GANs based generator. Aging maps present the ethnicity-specific aging information as skin sign scores or apparent age values. The scores are located in the map in association with a respective location of the skin sign zone of the face associated with the skin sign. Patch-based training, particularly in association with location information to differentiate similar patches from different parts of the face, is used to train on high resolution images while minimize resource usage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to stable cosmetic compositions containing high amounts of acetyl trifluoromethylphenyl valylglycine. The cosmetic compositions further include high amounts of hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, taurate copolymers, fatty alcohols, fatty compounds (other than the fatty alcohols), nonionic emulsifiers, and water. Methods for stabilizing cosmetic compositions containing high amounts of acetyl trifluoromethylphenyl valylglycine and methods for treating the skin with the cosmetic compositions is also described.

Abstract: A process for producing a microbolometer including a vanadium-oxide-based sensitive material containing an additional chemical element chosen from arsenic, germanium, silicon and phosphorus, the process including: determining an effective amount of the additional chemical element from which the modified compound, having undergone a step of exposure to a temperature Tr for a time ?tr, exhibits an electrical resistivity ?a|r at room temperature that is higher than 10% of its native value; producing the sensitive material in a thin layer, this material being formed from the modified compound having an amount of the additional chemical element that is greater than or equal to the effective amount; and exposing the sensitive material to the temperature Tr for the time ?tr.

Abstract: A siding product has a downwardly opened connector near an upper portion of a frontal face. There is a channel below the downwardly opened connector. The siding product also has an upwardly opened connector near a lower portion of a rear face. There is a projection on the upwardly opened connector that interlocks or connects with the channel when the two connectors are connected together. The protrusion on one siding product and the channel on another siding product cooperate to prevent the top siding product from falling or distorting its shape prior to installation of the top siding piece on the structure.

Abstract: Magnetic brush with dispensing of composition for cleansing the hair The invention relates to a device (100) for cleansing and/or applying a cosmetic composition for the hair, comprising a body structure (140) provided with one or more application elements (12), a system (112) for dispensing the cosmetic composition contained in a housing (103) connected to a dispensing opening (130), and the device has a magnetic system (21) for spraying the cosmetic composition from the dispensing opening (130) toward the hair, the magnetic system (21) being powered by a circuit (22) for supplying electric current.

Abstract: A siding product has a downwardly opened connector near an upper portion of a frontal face. There is a channel below the downwardly opened connector. The siding product also has an upwardly opened connector near a lower portion of a rear face. There is a projection on the upwardly opened connector that interlocks or connects with the channel when the two connectors are connected together. The protrusion on one siding product and the channel on another siding product cooperate to prevent the top siding product from falling or distorting its shape prior to installation of the top siding piece on the structure.

Abstract: A cryogen storage vessel at an installation is filled with liquid cryogen from a liquid cryogen storage tank that has a pressure lower than that of the vessel. After headspaces of the vessel and tank are placed in fluid communication with another via a gas transfer vessel and are pressure-balanced, a pump in a liquid transfer line connected between the tank and the vessel is operated to transfer amounts of liquid cryogen from the tank to the vessel via the liquid transfer line and pump as amounts of gaseous cryogen are transferred, through displacement by the pumped cryogenic liquid, from the vessel to the tank.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implanting a bifurcated stent comprising a main portion and a side portion within a blood vessel and an adjoining anastomosis are provided. The system includes a Y-shaped inner shaft having a first portion for supporting the main portion of the bifurcated stent and a second portion for supporting the side portion of the bifurcated stent, a first outer shaft for receiving the main portion of the bifurcated stent in a collapsed delivery state over the first portion of the inner shaft, and a second outer shaft for receiving the side portion of the bifurcated stent in a collapsed delivery state over the second portion of the inner shaft. The first and second outer shafts may be retracted relative to the bifurcated stent to deploy the bifurcated stent within the target blood vessel and adjoining anastomosis.

Abstract: According to one aspect, what is proposed is a method for generating a photorealistic rendering of a cosmetic product, comprising: —obtaining (10, 12) a reference image (Xref) of a real cosmetic product (PC) applied to a first person (P1) and at least one source image (Xjsource) of a second person (P2), —implementing (13) an encoding artificial neural network (E) configured to determine characterizing parameters (E(Xref)) of the cosmetic product (PC) from the reference image (Xref), and then —implementing (14) a realistic physically based rendering engine (R) configured to generate a transformed image (R (Xjsource, E(Xref))) in which a photorealistic rendering of the cosmetic product (PC) is applied to the person (P2) from said at least one source image (Xjsource) based on the characterizing parameters (E (Xref)) of the cosmetic product (PC) that are determined by the encoding artificial neural network (E).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for remote execution services requested by at least one mobile device via a cellular communications network according to a communication protocol which is at least fourth-generation, a service being executed by a virtual machine of a current host server. The method comprises, for a given service request, a) calculating (52) a probabilities vector containing K components, each component being associated with a given moment in time from a set of K moments in time, b) selecting (54) a migration moment in time based on the calculated probabilities vector, c) determining (56) a number of replications of the virtual machine to be carried out at the selected migration moment in time in order to minimize a replication energy cost while providing a level of service continuity and calculating (56) a predicted gain for the migration.

Abstract: A composition for cleansing and/or removing makeups from keratin materials, comprises in an aqueous phase: a) at least one amino acid surfactant; b) at least one chelating agent selected from aminocarboxylic acids and salts thereof; and c) at least one divalent metal salt. A non-therapeutic process for cleansing and/or removing makeups from keratin materials, in particular the skin, comprises the application to the keratin materials, in particular the skin, of the composition, and rinsing off said composition after an optional period of time.