Abstract: An assembly for detecting volatile compounds in a gaseous fluid includes a detector for detecting vapours, equipped with a suction tube, and a vapour-sampling optimisation device. This vapour-sampling optimisation device has an end piece with a body having a through-passage extending along an axis in a suction direction and configured to accept the suction tube. The device also has a fluidic network with an inlet in fluidic communication with at least one outlet. When the gaseous fluid is injected into the end piece via the inlet of the fluidic network, the network forms a jet of gaseous fluid which is ejected from the end piece on either side of the suction direction. Each jet forms an angle of 10° to 90° in absolute value with the axis of the suction direction, so that the jet ejected from the end piece moves away from the suction axis.

Abstract: A metal doped silicon-containing film-forming composition for forming a metal doped silicon-containing film comprises: 1) at least one silicon-containing precursor, 2) a metal precursor, and 3) a solvent, wherein the metal precursor is selected from an alkyl metal, alkyl metalloxane or polymetalloxane, wherein the metal doped silicon-containing film-forming composition is capable of forming the metal doped silicon-containing film.

Abstract: A cosmetic deposition device, including a housing, a printhead within the housing, the printhead including one or more nozzle to dispense one or more formulation, an applicator face connected to the housing, wherein an exterior side of the applicator face includes a roller adjacent to the one or more nozzle, and the applicator face is configured to rotate with respect to the housing, and the applicator face is detained at more than one rotational setting with respect to the housing, and a user interface located on a backside of the housing and configured to display one or more indicators of a position of the printhead on a surface.

Abstract: A shelf support system includes an upright having: a profile-member made of electrically conductive material and comprising a cavity, an insulating element made of a first electrically insulating material and configured to be inserted in the cavity of the profile-member and comprising a housing, a rack made of electrically conductive material and comprising a connection structure configured to connect a shelf to the shelf support system, and a power supply device configured to supply electrical power to the rack. The rack is configured to be inserted in the housing of the insulating element so that the insulating element is interposed between the rack and the profile-member in order to prevent a passage of electric current from the rack to the profile-member. The connection structure of the rack includes a hole configured to be connected to a connection element associated with the shelf.

Abstract: A method of forming Group 2 metal containing films on a substrate comprises a) exposing the substrate to a vapor of a Group 2 metal containing film forming composition that contains an alkaline earth metal precursor having the formula: wherein M is Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, or Ba; R1-R6 each independently are a C1-C10 alkyl group, a fluoro group, an alkylsilyl group, a germyl group, an alkylamide or an alkylsilylamide, b) depositing at least part of the alkaline earth metal precursor onto the substrate to form a Group 2 metal-containing film through a vapor deposition process; and c) repeating a) and b) until a desired thickness of the Group 2 metal-containing film is formed.

Abstract: A method for on-silicon integration of a III-V-based material component includes providing a first substrate having a silicon-based optical layer including a waveguide, transferring a second substrate of III-V-based material on the optical layer, and forming the III-V component from the second substrate, so as to enable a coupling between the waveguide and the III-V component, by preserving a III-V-based material layer extending laterally. The method also includes forming by epitaxy from the III-V layer, an InP:Fe-based structure laterally bordering the III-V component, forming a layer including contacts configured to contact the III-V component, and transferring a third silicon-based substrate onto the layer including the contacts.

Abstract: Composite nuclear component comprising i) a support containing a substrate comprising a metallic material and a ceramic material (1), the substrate (1) being coated or not coated with an interposed layer (3) positioned between the substrate (1) and at least one protective layer (2) and ii) the protective layer (2) composed of a protective material comprising chromium; the process comprising a step a) of vaporizing a mother solution followed by a step b) of depositing the protective layer (2) onto the support via a DLI-MOCVD deposition process. The composite nuclear component has improved resistance to oxidation and/or migration of undesired material. The invention also relates to the use of the composite nuclear component for combating oxidation and/or degradation of the ceramic material contained in the substrate.

Abstract: An energy recovery device including at least one first magnet, able to be set in movement according to a rotational or translational movement; a main magnet, able to be set in rotation about an axis by said at least first magnet; at least one second magnet, fixedly disposed with respect to the main magnet, for determining one or more positions of equilibrium of the latter; at least one conductive coil for transforming a variation of orientation of the main magnet into electrical energy, wherein in a 1st speed or frequency range a coupling of said at least one first magnet and of said main magnet causes the rotation of the latter from at least one position of equilibrium, the oscillations of said main magnet around said at least one position of equilibrium resulting in the creation of an electrical energy in said at least one conductive coil; and for a 2nd speed or frequency range a coupling of said at least one first magnet and of said main magnet causes the rotation of the latter, without oscillations, and t

Abstract: A process for preparing a powder of a material of natural origin, which includes a step of treating a substance containing at least 70% by weight of one or more leather wastes in particle form in a twin-screw extruder, wherein a temperature profile is applied that increases from an initial temperature of between 10 and 40° C. up to a maximum temperature of between 60 and 120° C., in the presence of water in an amount such that the weight ratio of water to substance is between 0.20 and 6.

Abstract: The subject matter of this invention is a polygonal heat-insulating glass panel with straight edges and a flat surface, in which the two parallel flat glass panes (1) enclosing the inner space of the glass panel are connected to each other, at least on one side, by a transparent, hermetically sealed spacer (2), forming a closed frame with the other sides. The transparent spacer (2) is composed of an adhesive mould incorporating a transparent adhesive body (5) and an adhesive flange (6) applied between an outer edge sealing glass strip (4.1) and an inner edge sealing glass strip (4.2), where the width of the outer edge sealing glass strip (4.1) matches that of the glass panel, while the width of the inner edge sealing glass strip (4.2) closing the inner space of the glass panel matches that of the inner space of the glass panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for managing mobile gas cylinders within a hospital facility (having care departments between which the gas cylinders travel and in which they are used. Each gas cylinder is equipped with a gas distribution valve with an electronic device for determining and supplying at least one item of gas amount information, and furthermore including a wireless communication module configured so as to transfer the gas amount information, via a wireless communication protocol, to data processing means, via a plurality of receivers, arranged in the care departments of the hospital facility. The data processing means process this gas amount information and drive a display on a display screen. An associated cylinder management installation.

Abstract: Disclosed is an unpigmented cosmetic composition for treatment of keratin materials, which includes at least one cosmetic butter and at least one styrenic film former. Also disclosed are methods of use for the unpigmented cosmetic composition, either as by itself, or as a primer for a pigmented cosmetic composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for supplying therapeutic gas, notably NO/N2 or O2/N2O mixtures, comprising an internal passage (2) with valve means (5) for conveying and controlling the flow of therapeutic gas in the internal passage (2), control means (6) controlling the valve means (5), a graphic display (7) for displaying choices (9a-9d) that can be selected by a user, and selection means (8), such as touch-sensitive keys displayed on the graphic display (7) for making a selection from among the selectable choices (9a-9d) displayed on the graphic display (7). The control means (6) are configured to count a total number (N) of patients treated by administration of the therapeutic gas from the selection, by a user, via the selection means (8), of a first given choice (9a) corresponding to the start of a treatment by administering the therapeutic gas to a patient concerned.

Abstract: A detection device for a coherent lidar imaging system includes an integrated detector comprising a matrix array of pixels distributed over N columns and M rows and comprising an optical guide, called reference guide, configured so as to receive a laser beam, called reference beam, N optical guides, called column guides, coupled to the reference guide, each column guide being coupled to M optical guides, called row guides, the M row guides being configured so as to route part of the reference beam into each pixel of the column, called pixel reference beam, each pixel of the integrated detector comprising: a guided photodiode coupled to an optical detection guide, a diffraction grating, called pixel grating, configured so as to couple a portion of a beam illuminating the pixel into the guided photodiode, a coupler, called pixel coupler, configured so as to couple the pixel coupled beam and at least a fraction of the pixel reference beam into the detection guide, an electronic readout and preprocessing circuit.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method of dynamically updating a rendering of a dynamic item is provided. A computing system receives a request to render a dynamic item. The computing system determines a difference between an initiating condition associated with a non-fungible token (NFT) for the dynamic item and a present state. The computing system generates a rendering of the dynamic item based on the difference between the initiating condition and the present state. The computing system causes the rendering to be presented.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: at least one volatile oil, at least one volatile alcohol, at least one natural resin, and at least one clay, preferably a lipophilic clay; and to the use of such a composition for improving the persistence and/or the resistance to friction without increasing the tacky effect of a film obtained by applying said composition to the keratin materials.

Abstract: Devices for applying compositions, such as curable cosmetic eyelash extension compositions, to eyelashes. A device includes elements for mixing, heating, and extruding the composition from the device, as well as elements for sensing the position of the device and coordinating application of the composition to the eyelashes, during a gesture, based on sensed positions and desired lengths of filaments to be added to the eyelashes. The device includes means for priming eyelashes for receipt of the compositions thereto as well as wireless communications features for interaction with computational devices, such as smartphones.

Abstract: Bioactive walnut peptides and use of the bioactive walnut peptides for topical application to the skin are described. The bioactive walnut peptides may be incorporated into a pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions and are useful for improving skin barrier function.

Abstract: An air separation unit using cryogenic distillation comprises a first column, a second column thermally linked to the first column, a first argon column, a second argon column, means for sending cooled, compressed and purified air to at least the first column, means for sending at least one fluid enriched in nitrogen from the first column to the second column and at least one fluid enriched in oxygen from the first column to the second column, means for sending a gas enriched in argon from the second column to a first end of the first argon column, means for sending gas from a second end of the first argon column to a first end of the second argon column, means for removing argon rich fluid from a second end of the second argon column, a pump, means for removing argon enriched liquid from the first end of the second argon column and sending it to the second end of the first argon column via the pump, the first end of the first argon column being raised above the ground by a first supporting structure, the pum