Abstract: A computer system and the computer-implemented method of generating and providing skincare product recommendations to a subject. The method comprises determining, by a computing device, an exposure amount of a pollutant impacting a subject's skin; determining, by the computing device, a damage assessment of the subject's skin based on the type of pollutant and amount of pollutant exposure; and providing, by the computing device, at least one skincare product recommendation to the subject, wherein the recommendation is directed to repair or prevent damage to the skin provided in the damage assessment.

Abstract: A process for producing methanol, wherein a make-up gas stream from a reformer unit is admixed with a hydrogen-containing stream from a hydrogen recovery stage to obtain a hydrogen-rich synthesis gas, which is combined with a residual gas stream and the combined stream is passed through a bed of a methanol synthesis catalyst at elevated pressure and elevated temperature to obtain a product stream comprising methanol and the residual gas stream and wherein the product stream is cooled to remove methanol from the residual gas stream. Wherein a portion of the residual gas stream is removed as a purge gas stream and a portion of the hydrogen-rich synthesis gas stream is removed and combined with the purge gas stream to obtain a mixed synthesis gas stream and the mixed synthesis gas stream is sent to the hydrogen recovery stage to produce the hydrogen-containing stream.

Abstract: A tactile stimulation interface includes a surface which the user explores by touch with the fingers, an actuator for applying a force to the surface, and a controller for controlling the actuator. The controller sends the actuator signals corresponding to the forces to be applied to the surface according to the tactile stimulation to be generated on the surface, the forces being determined by a time reversal method. The controller is configured such that, for at least one given tactile pattern, the actuator is controlled such as to generate pulses, in at least one area of the surface, by focusing at least one acoustic wave at a point. The location of the point on the surface varies over time, such as to provide tactile stimulation for the finger according to the given tactile pattern.

Abstract: A fluidic system including a fluidic component in which is produced a fluidic circuit that includes at least a first aperture and a second aperture opening onto two separate regions of the component, and an instrumented device fitted on the fluidic component, the instrumented device including a first element fastened to the fluidic component to close the first aperture and a second element fastened to the fluidic component to close the second aperture, a deformable portion joining the first element to the second element, the first element and/or the second element being instrumented with at least one actuator and/or an effector arranged to interact with an internal volume of the fluidic circuit.

Abstract: A process for producing at least two adjacent regions, each comprising an array of light-emitting wires connected together in a given region by a transparent conductive layer, comprises: producing, on a substrate, a plurality of individual zones for growing wires extending over an area greater than the cumulative area of the two chips; growing wires in the individual growth zones; removing wires from at least one zone forming an initial free area to define the arrays of wires, the initial free area comprising individual growth zones level with the removed wires; and depositing a transparent conductive layer on each array of wires to electrically connect the wires of a given array of wires, each conductive layer being separated from the conductive layer of the neighbouring region by a free area. A device obtained using the process of the invention is also provided.

Abstract: A system configured to be transferred to a measuring device configured to be immersed in a liquid at a pressure Pliquid and which includes a surface sensitive to biofouling; it is designed to cover the sensitive surface and includes a plate able to vibrate, having a front face and a rear face, one of which is configured to be in contact with the liquid; an actuator, located on one of the faces, able to make the plate vibrate, to limit the attachment of micro-organisms to the plate; a closed cavity, delimited at least partly by the rear face, and which is filled with a fluid at a pressure Pcavity; a fluid compressor, in fluid communication with the closed cavity, able to modulate the pressure Pcavity in the cavity, so that the difference between the pressures on the front and rear faces is less than 2 bar.

Abstract: Provided are a compound for enhancing anticancer effect of targeted anticancer drugs and chemotherapeutic agents currently in use, more particularly, to an analog compound of the oligopeptide AQTGTGKT and a composition comprising the same, wherein the analog compound exhibits an excellent anticancer effect without any side effects when mixed with an anticancer drug for combined therapy, as compared with a control group and each of single treatment groups, thereby a significant synergistic effect in inhibiting cancer growth is provided, with minimizing side effects including damage to functions and activities that appear in normal tissues, bone marrow dysfunction, gastrointestinal disturbance, alopecia, anticancer drug resistance, and the like. In addition, the oligopeptide has a smaller molecular weight than that of an antibody, and thus causing less concern on immune reaction due to its smaller molecular weight than that of an antibody, and providing advantage of readily permeating into tissue.

Abstract: Method for characterizing biological particles of a sample, the characterization aiming to determine a property of each particle, the method comprising: a) measuring a characteristic of at least one particle of the sample; b) processing the characteristic of the or each particle using an artificial intelligence algorithm; c) based on the processing, characterizing the particles of the sample, so as to assign a class to each particle, each class being representative of the property of the particle; the method being characterized in that the artificial intelligence algorithm has been trained beforehand by learning from labels, based on training samples, each training sample being assigned a proportion of cells in each class, such that the training is performed on the basis of the proportions respectively assigned to each training sample.

Abstract: A control circuit of a controller of a photovoltaic system is provided, the control circuit including an input, an output, a start unit consisting of a power dissipation circuit, a voltage regulation circuit and a comparator, a first switch having a position wherein the start unit is connected to the input and an inverse position, and a second switch having a position wherein the input and the output are not connected and an inverse position. The comparator compares the voltages of the dissipation circuit and of the regulation circuit, the comparator outputting a command voltage of the two switches on the basis of the comparison.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing micro-LEDs comprising the following steps: i) providing a stack comprising at least one strongly n-doped GaN layer (104), an n-doped GaN layer (105), quantum wells (106) and a p-doped GaN layer (107), ii) porosifying the GaN layer (104), to obtain a porosified GaN layer (104?), iii) forming mesas in the stack, iv) covering the porosified GaN layer (104?) with a second electrode (301) or with an encapsulation layer (302), the second electrode (301) or the encapsulation layer (302) being in direct contact with the porosified GaN layer (104?). step ii) being carried out so that the optical index of the porosified GaN layer (104?) does not vary by more than 10% with respect to the optical index of the second electrode (301) and/or with respect to the optical index of the encapsulation layer (302).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conjoint communication and sensing method for detecting the movement of an obstacle in the environment of a node in a wireless telecommunication network and, where applicable, localising this obstacle. The node divides its environment into angular sectors and measures, at a plurality of observation instants, a quantity characteristic of the signal-to-noise-plus-sector-interference ratio in each of these sectors (410-420) to form a sensing matrix (??,n(t)). A blind separation of sources is implemented to extract from this matrix a matrix of sector contributions (??,n(•)(t)) of the interfering signals (430). The movement of any obstacle is detected from the history of the sector contributions (440), which makes it possible, where applicable, to predict a blockage situation (450) and to modify the allocation of the radio resources accordingly (460).

Abstract: An anhydrous composition for caring for and/or making up keratin materials, which is liquid and comprises: a) at least one organopolysiloxane elastomer powder coated with a silicone resin; b) at least one organopolysiloxane elastomer conveyed in a first oil; c) at least two fillers including polymethylsilsesquioxane and calcium aluminum borosilicate; and d) at least one second oil, which is a volatile hydrocarbon oil, wherein the composition does not comprise a wax and comprises more than 15 wt % of fillers, relative to the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: A memory device (100) comprising at least one memory stack (158) electrically connected in series with a selection transistor, comprising: a semiconductor layer (120) first areas (122) of which are superimposed and form a channel; an electrostatic control gate (110) and a gate dielectric layer (112) such that parts of the gate dielectric layer are each arranged between a part (106, 108) of the gate and one of the first areas; dielectric spacers (114) arranged against sidewalls of the gate; contact regions (116, 118) electrically coupled to the first areas via second areas (124) of the semiconductor layer extending between the contact regions and the spacers, one of the contact regions (118) comprising the memory stack; and wherein the second areas form a continuous layer with the first areas.

Abstract: Method for determining a variation of absorption properties of an object (20), between a first instant (t1) and a second instant (t2), the object comprising a surface layer (L1) and a deep layer (L2), the method comprising: a) illumination of the object by a light source (10), emitting an illumination beam (11) forming a zone (12) on the surface of the object; b) detection of photons backscattered by the object, the detected backscattered photons emanating from a detection zone (141, 142, 143), the detection zone being situated at a detection distance from the illumination zone, the detection distance being chosen from among, in ascending order: a first detection distance (d1), forming a first detection zone; a second detection distance (d2), forming a second detection zone; a third detection distance (d3), forming a third detection zone.

Abstract: A microelectronic device comprising: a semiconductor layer (120) several first areas (122) of which are superposed and form a channel; an electrostatic control gate (110) and a gate dielectric layer (112) or a ferroelectric memory layer (112) parts of which are each arranged between a part (106, 108) of the gate and one amongst the first areas; dielectric spacers (114) arranged against sidewalls of the gate; source (116)/drain (118) regions electrically coupled to the first areas by second areas (124) of the semiconductor layer extending between the source/drain regions and the spacers, and/or between a substrate (102) and each of the source/drain regions; and wherein the second areas are not arranged directly against the layer and form a continuous layer with the first areas.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition includes a firming system that includes: a pectin; at least one powder; water; at least one fatty compound; and at least one plasticizer. The firming system when is spreadable and wherein upon drying the firming system forms a firming film that exhibits cohesion and adhesion when applied to a substrate. The pectin may comprise low methoxyl pectin, and the firming system may further include at least one monosaccharide, disaccharide or combination thereof. The composition may include a cosmetic carrier system wherein the firming system and cosmetic carrier system is in the form of liquidous or creamy type emulsion or an oil free serum for application to skin to ameliorate the signs of aging or a viscous liquidous emulsion or suspension for application as a makeup to keratinous tissue selected from skin, lashes and hair to confer firming to the keratinous tissue.

Abstract: A material stack, a microelectronic device that integrates the stack, and a method for obtaining the stack. The material stack for microelectronic device includes a substrate, a first undoped crystalline layer on the substrate, the undoped crystalline layer having a thickness superior to 4 nm, and a Si-doped crystalline chalcogenide layer on the undoped crystalline layer, the Si-doped crystalline chalcogenide layer being doped with less than 20 at. %, and preferably less than 12 at. %, of Si. The provided material stack shows a satisfying stability contributing to retard the stack possible reorganization (i.e., intermixing) that could happen during the manufacturing of the material stack and during the subsequent manufacturing of said microelectronic device.

Abstract: In a method for separating a flow containing at least 95 mol % of carbon dioxide and at least one impurity lighter than carbon dioxide by distillation, the flow is cooled to a first intermediate temperature between those of the cold end and the hot end of a heat exchange means in order to form a liquid flow at a first temperature and a first pressure and it is split into at least two to form a first fraction and a second fraction, the first fraction is expanded to the pressure of a distillation column, referred to as second pressure, which is lower than the first pressure, and it is sent to an intermediate level of the distillation column, the second fraction is cooled in the heat exchange means to the cold end thereof, it is expanded to the pressure of the distillation column and is sent to a level of the distillation column above the point of arrival of the first fraction, a liquid flow containing at least 99 mol % of carbon dioxide is withdrawn from the bottom of the column, and a fraction of the liquid fl

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting an electromagnetic radiation, comprising at least one sensitive pixel including a thermal detector (10), and including a readout substrate (20) formed of a stack of a readout structure (23) and an interconnection structure (22). The thermal detector includes a suspended absorbing membrane (11), and anchor pillars (13). The readout structure (23) is located over and in contact with the interconnection structure (22); the first active electronic element (23.1a) is directly connected to the upper metallization level; and the anchor pillars (13) continuously extend in the readout substrate (20) until coming into contact with the upper metallization level.

Abstract: A phase change memory device comprising a stack comprising a memory point. The memory point comprises, stacked in a vertical direction (Z), a lower electrode, a chalcogenide section disposed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode disposed on the chalcogenide section. The memory point has a side surface and an upper face, and comprises an encapsulation layer disposed in contact with the side surface and the upper face, and a doped portion extending from the side surface and inside the chalcogenide section, along its entire height. The chalcogenide section also has a non-doped portion having a zero doping or a doping less than the doping of the doped portion and extending from the doped portion up to the center of the chalcogenide section.