Abstract: A method of acoustically fitting a hearing aid comprises providing a plurality of audible tones, each having a predetermined frequency through stereo headphones. The tones are provided at specific sound pressure in each ear. The patient changes the relative sound pressure in each ear until a perceived direction of source of the tone is in front of the patient. The amplification or attenuation requirements of a hearing aid are modified based on the difference in the sound pressures required for the left and right ears of the patient for perceived directional sameness for each frequency band-pass channel.

Abstract: A process for permanently reshaping keratin fibres is disclosed. The process may comprise a) placing the keratin fibres under mechanical tension by rolling keratin fibres on a tensioning device so as to form curls, b) applying a reducing composition to the keratin fibres, c) individually covering each tensioning device rolled with keratin fibres with a cover comprising at least one heat-insulating material, so as to form at least one closed space above the keratin fibres, d) heating the keratin fibres at a constant temperature, and e) entrapping heat and condensation from the heating of the keratin fibres within the closed space so as to maintain the closed space at a substantially uniform temperature throughout the closed space. The tensioning device and/or the cover may further include at least one heat source as part of the tensioning device and/or the cover.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to controlling a frequency band of operation of one or more base stations in a cellular communication network based on associated parameters of air interfaces of the one or more base stations. In one embodiment, a control element of the cellular communication network obtains parameters for an air interface of a base station. In addition, in some embodiments, the control element obtains one or more parameters for air interfaces of one or more additional base stations. Using the one or more parameters, the control element obtains a decision to switch a frequency band of operation of the base station from a first frequency band to a second frequency band. In response, the control element sends a command to the base station to switch the frequency band of operation of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heterostructure including a first region (R1) made of a first n-doped semiconductor material, a second region (R2) made of a second p-doped semiconductor material and, between said first and second regions, a type-II superlattice (SR) made up of an alternation of layers (C1, C2) of a third and fourth semiconductor material, said layers being thin enough for the carriers to be displaced inside said superlattice, forming at least one electron mini-band (MBe) and one hole mini-band (MBh), the interfaces between the first region and the superlattice, between the layers of the superlattice and between the superlattice and the second region being mutually parallel. The invention also relates to a photovoltaic cell including such a heterostructure as an active element. The invention further relates to a solar panel including a combination of such photovoltaic cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use, as an antifreeze agent, of a composition containing a polymer chosen from polyetheramines having a critical solubility temperature in water, referred to as LCST, ranging from 20 to 80° C. and also compositions, in particular of coolant type, comprising a polymer having a critical solubility temperature in water ranging from 20 to 80° C.

Abstract: Transmitter observation receivers and methods are described that can predistortion-compensate transmitters capable of operating in multiple communication bands and frequency ranges. Such observation receivers and method involve generating at least one compensation signal such that a signal to be transmitted that is within a bandwidth that simultaneously encompasses multiple frequency ranges is compensated.

Abstract: Techniques for controlling synchronous HARQ retransmissions are disclosed, in which non-adaptive retransmissions scheduled for a first transmission time interval are automatically deferred to a later transmission time interval in the event that a control message prohibiting the retransmission during the first transmission interval is received. In an exemplary method, a NACK message is received in response to a previous data transmission corresponding to a stop-and-wait HARQ process, and a synchronous HARQ retransmission is scheduled for a first transmission interval in response. A control message indicating that data for the stop-and-wait HARQ process may not be sent during the first transmission interval is received, and the synchronous HARQ retransmission is automatically deferred to a second transmission interval, responsive to the control message. An explicit grant is not required to trigger the retransmission during the second transmission interval.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method 50 in a base station 2 for allocating communication resources to a user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n. The base station 2 supports the use of a single physical resource block, PRB, scheduling resource for two or more user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n. The method 50 comprises: receiving 51, from a user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n, a scheduling request on the PRB scheduling resource; and granting access 52 to a selected user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n of the two or more user equipment 4, 5, . . . , n using the PRB scheduling resource. The invention also relates to a base station, computer program and computer program products.

Abstract: The seal comprises a centre layer (5) of electrically insulating material, two metal outer layers (6, 7) bearing patterns (8, 9) able to be deformed by flattening out on the bearing faces (2, 3) to be sealed, so as to hold the seal while providing a sealing barrier to the connections, and intermediate layers (10, 11) of glassy material to provide connection thereto while absorbing deformations due to differential expansions. Applicable to high temperature electrolysis or fuel cells.

Abstract: Methods for managing device connectivity of machine type communications devices include receiving a packet data protocol based command addressed to a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, determining if the MTC device has an active packet data protocol context, in response to determining that the MTC device does not have an active packet data protocol context, activating a packet data protocol context for the MTC device, and forwarding the packet data protocol based command to the MTC device.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for liquefying a gas containing at least 60 mol % of CO2, in order to produce at least one liquid product, wherein the gas is cooled in order to form a fluid flow, at least a portion of the liquid or supercritical flow is cooled in a heat exchanger in order to form a cycle fluid having a cycle pressure, the cycle fluid is divided into at least two fractions including an auxiliary fraction, one of the fractions being expanded up to a first pressure in a valve in order to form a biphasic mixture, and then sent to a phase separator. The liquid fraction of the phase separator is vaporized so as to form a vaporized gas in the exchanger, the vaporized gas then being expanded from the first pressure to a second pressure in an expansion means, and then compressed in the cycle compressor and mixed with the first feed gas.

Abstract: A method of operating a multi-core processor. In one embodiment, each processor core is provided with its own private cache and the device comprises or has access to a common memory, and the method comprises executing a processing thread on a selected first processor core, and implementing a normal access mode for executing an operation within a processing thread and comprising allocating sole responsibility for writing data to given blocks of said common memory, to respective processor cores. The method further comprises implementing a speculative execution mode switchable to override said normal access mode. This speculative execution mode comprises, upon identification of said operation within said processing thread, transferring responsibility for performing said operation to a plurality of second processor cores, and optionally performing said operation on the first processor core as well.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to digital up-conversion for a multi-band Multi-Order Power Amplifier (MOPA) that enables precise and accurate control of gain, phase, and delay of multi-band split signals input to the multi-band MOPA. In general, a multi-band MOPA is configured to amplify a multi-band signal that is split across a number, N, of inputs of the multi-band MOPA as a number, N, of multi-band split signals, where N is an order of the multi-band MOPA and is greater than or equal to 2. A digital upconversion system for the multi-band MOPA is configured to independently control a gain, phase, and delay for each of a number, M, of frequency bands of the multi-band signal for each of at least N?1, and preferably all, of the multi-band split signals.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improving a precoder selection process in a wireless communications system. In a normal precoder selection process, a precoder is selected from a codebook based on channel state information estimated from received reference signals. In between two received reference signals, a subset of precoders is cycled through and each precoder in the subset is iteratively selected for use by a transmitter to precode transmit signals. The subset of precoders may be adaptively modified based on predefined criteria.

Abstract: The present invention provides a LCD device, and its backlight module and back plate assembly. The back plate assembly contains a back plate, a blocking rim, a side wall, and a buffering element, The back plate supports the optical member of the backlight module, The blocking rim fixes the optical member jointly with the back plate, and supports a liquid crystal panel. The side wall has a back edge connected with the back plate and a front edge connected with the blocking rim. The buffering element is configured at an edge of the blocking rim that is away from the side wall and attached to the optical member and a liquid crystal panel, respectively. The present invention prevents the optical member and liquid crystal panel from contacting with the blocking rim and thereby being scratched, so as to provide effective protection.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds useful as ligands of actinides and which meet general formula (I) hereinafter: where: R1 and R2?H, a C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group, a monocyclic aryl or aryl-(C1 to C6)alkyl group; R3, R4, R5 and R6?H; a C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group; a monocyclic aryl or aryl-(C1 to C6)alkyl group; a —NR7R8 or —NR7COR8 group where R7?H, a C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group, a monocyclic aryl or aryl-(C1 to C6)alkyl group, whilst R8=a C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group, a monocyclic aryl or aryl-(C1 to C6)alkyl group; an —OR9 or —SR9 group where R9=a C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group, a monocyclic C6 aryl or aryl-(C1 to C6)alkyl group. A further subject of the invention is a method for synthesizing these compounds and the uses thereof.

Abstract: The subject-matter of the present invention is an anhydrous cosmetic composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: —at least one nonionic surfactant, at least one anionic surfactant, at least 25% of at least one filler. The article is partially or completely soluble in water and it constitutes a foaming product used for cleansing the skin and hair and/or removing makeup from the skin and/or as scrubbing product.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for allocating multi-UEs' Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) uplink resources, and an eNB for allocating multi-UEs' SRS uplink resources with the method. The method may automatically and dynamically allocate multi-UEs' SRS resource in both the time domain resource and the frequency domain resource in accordance with system capacity attribute value and configured SRS transmission period. When multi-UEs' SRS are positioned in the same time domain resource and same frequency domain resource, it is also possible to further divide the multi-UEs' SRS automatically by a method of configuring cyclic shift. According to the method of the present invention, the eNB may allocate SRS resources for multi-UEs more flexibly and effectively, which reduces disturbance to multi-UEs' SRS, improves the decoding performance of physical layer, and thus improves the stability of a system.

Abstract: A connection-oriented network has a working path and a segment recovery path for a segment of the working path. The working path has a branch node at an end of the segment where the segment recovery path connects to the working path. The branch node is not located at an end node of the working path. Control plane signalling is received at an end node of the working path from a node along the working path, indicating that a failure has occurred along the working path. The end node determines, from the received control plane signalling, if the failure has occurred outside the segment of the working path. When it is determined that the failure has occurred outside the segment of the working path, a notification is sent to the branch node. The notification is an instruction not to reroute to the segment recovery path.

Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a method for adaptive indexing of multimedia content. In some embodiments, the method includes: identifying a keyword associated with a feature found in a data portion of a multimedia item, the keyword being associated with a media type, and the media type being associated with a weight; determining a relevance for the keyword using the weight associated with the media type associated with the keyword; updating the weight associated with the media type based on a particular set of content items, wherein each content item included in the particular set was added to the particular set of content items because the content item was selected by a user from a set of content items that were identified to the user in response to a query from the user, thereby producing an updated weight; and updating the relevance of the keyword using the updated weight.