Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic device, including the steps of: a) arranging an active photosensitive diode stack on a first substrate; b) arranging an active light-emitting diode stack on a second substrate; c) after steps a) and b), transferring the active photosensitive diode stack onto the active light-emitting diode stack, and then removing the first substrate; and d) after step c), transferring the assembly comprising the active photosensitive diode stack and the active light-emitting diode stack onto an integrated control circuit previously formed inside and on top of a third substrate, and then removing the second substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to methods for oxidatively bleaching or coloring hair. The methods employ a fortifying composition and a conditioning composition, which are used in various routines. Treating hair according to the routines prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage to the hair caused by the oxidative bleaching or coloring process. The fortifying composition includes: (a) citric acid, a salt thereof, or a combination thereof; (b) cyclodextrin, a salt thereof, or a combination thereof; (c) one or more polyols; and (d) water. The conditioning composition includes: (a) one or more cationic surfactants; (b) one or more non-silicone fatty compounds; (c) one or more silicone oils; and (d) and water. The methods strengthen the hair, improve curl retention of the hair, prevent frizz of the hair, and remediate damage to the hair caused by chemical bleaching or coloring of the hair.

Abstract: The invention relates to an antimicrobial mixture containing 4-(3-ethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one and an acid and/or silver-based compound, and also to a cosmetic, pharmaceutical or nutritional composition containing such a mixture. Application to caring for, making up and cleansing keratin materials; to preserving foods and to water treatment.

Abstract: A microporous biocomposite that is suitable for surgical implantation in an avascular environment is provided. The microporous biocomposite includes (1) a polymer scaffold having a thickness less than about 100 ?m and nodal structures that extend to at least one surface of the polymer scaffold and (2) a hydrophilic coating on the polymer scaffold. In some embodiments, the porous scaffold is a microporous biomaterial with nodal structures that extend from a first surface to a second surface of the microporous biomaterial. The hydrophilic coating may be a node and fibril coating. The microporous biocomposite allows for the integration and sustained viability of epithelial cells on the surface thereof as well as tissue integration and the internal colonization of the biomaterial with other cell types, such as keratocytes and fibroblasts. In at least one embodiment, the microporous biocomposite may be incorporated into an artificial corneal implant or in other avascular mesoplants.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair coloring compositions; and to methods for coloring hair using the compositions. The hair coloring compositions are substantially anhydrous and include: one or more colorant; one or more glycols; one or more monoalcohols having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms; one or more cationic surfactants; and one or more fatty compounds.

Abstract: A method of improving an endothermic process in a furnace utilizing steps a) calibrating the simplified physical model of step c3) by measuring one or more tube temperature for at least a tube impacted by the throttling of a burner in standard and in throttled state, b) acquiring information on a tube temperature for the tubes present in the furnace with all the burners present in the furnace under standard non-throttled conditions, c) getting a map of burners to throttle including c1) choosing at least one parameter representative of the performances of the furnace with a target of improvement, c2) choosing at least one or more power ratio for the burner throttling, c3) utilizing the information of step b) and a simplified physical model of the impact of throttling a burner on the tube temperature, c4) getting a map of burners to throttle, step d) throttling the burners.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for an MR device having a ferromagnetic material, a heavy metal layer configured to flow a charge current, and an insulating layer between the ferromagnetic material and the heavy metal layer. The insulating layer is configured to electrically insulate and to magnetically couple the heavy metal layer and the ferromagnetic layer for generating a field like (FL) field in the ferromagnetic material in response to the charge current. In some embodiments, the MR device comprises a TMR device having a free layer or a reference layer oriented by the charge current. In other embodiments, the MR device comprises a GMR device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first report comprising first data, obtaining a second report comprising second data, analyzing at least the first data and the second data to identify characteristics of an environment where a communication device is located, based at least in part on the characteristics, determining whether dual connectivity is appropriate for providing a communication service to the communication device, resulting in a determination of dual connectivity, and selectively enabling or disabling dual connectivity in respect of the communication device based on the determination of dual connectivity. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Filtering pulleys for an accessory transmission of an internal combustion engine have a hub, an annular crown provided with a profile configured to cooperate with a transmission belt positioned externally coaxial around an axis (A) to the hub and supported in rotationally free motion on the hub itself, and a filtering unit for transmitting the torque interposed between the hub and the annular crown. The filtering unit has a torsion spring, a carrier, and a torque limiting joint cooperating with each other to transmit a torque between the hub and the crown. The filtering pulleys can include a damping means carried by a member that is integral with one of the hub and crown and configured to provide variable damping according to the torque.

Abstract: A battery cell having a cell casing in which a number of electrodes are arranged. The cell casing has an opening that is is covered by a gas-permeable membrane. An exterior of the membrane is covered by a cover element in order to restrict the ingress of matter into the cell casing.

Abstract: A battery cell having a cell casing in which a number of electrodes are arranged. The cell casing has a rupture region. The rupture region having an opening. The opening being covered by a gas-permeable membrane.

Abstract: Disclosed is a self-closing emergency coupling and detachment device for transporting cryogenic fluid, including two fluid transport pipes that extend in a longitudinal direction and each comprise, at a connection end, a valve mechanism configured to automatically close the pipe when the connection ends are separated and allow the pipe to be opened when the connection ends are coupled together, the device also including an outer tube that is arranged around each transport pipe and delimits a vacuum space for thermally insulating the transport pipe, the device being configured to delimit a defined sealed dead volume between the coupled connection ends, wherein the device comprises a system for draining the dead volume, the draining system being provided with a fluid circuit that is fluidically connected to the dead volume.

Abstract: A photoacoustic detecting device to be applied, via a contact face, against a medium to be analyzed, the device comprising: a hollow cavity; a light source that is pulsed or amplitude-modulated; an acoustic detector configured to detect an acoustic wave extending through the cavity, the device further comprises an interface membrane, forming the contact face, the interface membrane being configured to: form an interface between the gas, filling the cavity, and the medium to be analyzed; block passage of a liquid or gel between the medium to be analyzed and the cavity; and generate an acoustic pressure wave inside the cavity, under the effect of a variation in the temperature of the interface membrane, the temperature variation of the interface membrane being induced by heating of the medium resulting from illumination of the medium.

Abstract: An array of at least two photodiodes, wherein each photodiode includes an absorption region and a capture region, the capture region including an electrically conductive pad, the absorption region being in contact with the capture region, the absorption region being configured to absorb an incident radiation on the photodiode and to enable a diffusion of charge carriers, in which each absorption region is separated from the other absorption regions, and wherein the absorption region of each photodiode has a convex shape towards the incident radiation.

Abstract: A height-adjustable spinal fusion cage including a first end plate and a second end plate, a distal movement block fixed to be relatively movable to a dove-tail groove formed at a distal end of each of the first end plate and the second end plate, a proximal movement block fixed to be relatively movable to a dove-tail groove formed at a proximal end of each of the first end plate and the second end plate, an adjusting member rotatably fixed to the proximal movement block and screw-coupled to the distal movement block to adjust a distance between the distal movement block and the proximal movement block, and a vertical guide portion formed to be disposed at the first end plate and the second end plate and provide support for a load in a longitudinal direction or width direction of the first end plate and the second end plate.

Abstract: A control unit of an SRAM memory for triggering an initialisation, selected from different possible distinct initialisation types, of at least one given group of SRAM memory cells of the SRAM memory, the control unit configured to adopt a “locked” operating mode, in which it triggers an initialisation of the given group of cells according to a “default” initialisation type corresponding to a first initialisation type from the different distinct initialisation types or an erasing, and holds at the output the “hard masking” command signal in the same given state as long as a particular so-called “unlocking” signal sequence is not received on the hard masking inputs, the control unit being further configured, subsequently to the reception of the particular so-called “unlocking” signal sequence, to enable the initialisation of the given group according to different initialisation types which may be distinct from the default initialisation.

Abstract: A process for obtaining a nitride (N) layer preferably obtained from at least one of gallium (Ga), indium (In) and aluminium (Al), may include: on a stack including a substrate and at least the following layers successively disposed from the substrate: a creep layer having a glass transition temperature, Tglass transition, and a crystalline layer, forming pads by etching the stack so that each pad includes at least a creep segment formed by at least a portion of the creep layer, and a crystalline segment formed by the crystalline layer; and growing by epitaxy a crystallite on each of the pads and continuing the epitaxial growth of the crystallites so as to form the nitride layer. The epitaxial growth may be carried out at a temperature Tepitaxy, such that Tepitaxy?k1×Tglass transition, with k1 being 0.8.

Abstract: A method for optimizing energy consumption of a computing infrastructure comprising a plurality of compute nodes, each associated with a plurality of jobs. The method includes receiving an energy consumption reduction request comprising an energy consumption reduction objective; determining a set of jobs to be suspended; and sending, to a runtime environment of each compute node associated with a job comprised in the determined set of jobs, a suspension request comprising said job. Upon receiving the suspension request, the method includes suspending the job comprised in the received suspension request, the suspension being carried out via a set of non-native instructions implemented in the runtime environment of each compute node; and active waiting by the suspended job for a suspension stop message comprising said suspended job, the active waiting being carried out via a set of non-native instructions implemented in the runtime environment of each compute node.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the allergy field. Several independent groups have recently investigated the implication of PCSK9 on inflammation and sepsis but none of them have determined its impact on allergies and/or asthma which is a global health burden. Inventors have obtained preliminary data on wild-type (PCSK9+/+) or PCSK9-deficient mice (PCSK9?/?) and shown that, under basal condition and in the absence of a particular stimulus, PCSK9 deficiency significantly increases the percentage of regulatory T cells in the spleen, the mesenteric lymph nodes and Peyer's patches. Moreover, inventors have shown the effect of allergic challenge on primary human bronchial epithelial cells on PCSK9 expression and secretion. Very interestingly, their first results obtained by Q-PCR showed that HDM and LPS increase PCSK9 mRNA levels. Accordingly, the present invention relates to inhibitors of PCSK9 for use in the treatment of asthma and/or allergic disease, such as food allergy.

Abstract: An electrochemical system includes an electrochemical device having a stack of n solid oxide electrochemical cells, n being an integer greater than or equal to 1. The electrochemical system also includes at least n?1 interconnection plates which are interposed between the electrochemical cells, and means for supplying gas to the electrochemical cells and means for collecting gas produced by the electrochemical cells. The electrochemical system further includes means for electrically connecting the system to the outside. The electrochemical device also includes heating means integrated into the stack, said heating means comprising electrical conductors housed in the clamping plates.