Abstract: A method for detecting nuclear material in an object analysed by neutron interrogation with an associated particle tube, where the method includes steps of detection of coinciding pulses by detector pixels of at least one matrix of detector pixels, where a step of detection of coinciding pulses leads to the formation of an event which reflects a fission reaction which occurs in the nuclear material, where the method includes a search for adjoining pixels amongst the pixels which have detected coinciding pulses, a grouping of adjoining pixels into groups of adjoining pixels, a count of the pixels and/or groups of adjoining pixels which have detected coinciding pulses, and a validation of the occurrence of an event provided at least three pixels and/or groups of adjoining pixels are counted.

Abstract: A method for replicating a control packet in a forwarding plane of a network element, the control packet being destined for a plurality of subscriber end stations. The forwarding plane receives the control packet from a control plane and detects a replication indicator associated with the control packet. The forwarding plane determines the plurality of subscriber end stations as each of the plurality of subscriber end stations is associated with the control packet. The forwarding plane then replicates the control packet for each of the plurality of subscriber end stations and distributes the replicated control packets to the plurality of subscriber end stations.

Abstract: Embodiments herein include a method implemented by a wireless device for detecting requests to connect to a wireless communications network. The method includes determining a receiver sensitivity that is sufficient, given channel conditions at the device, for the device to detect connection requests. The method then entails dynamically selecting, from among different receiver sensitivity configurations of the device, a configuration that has a receiver sensitivity at least as good as the determined sensitivity and that has less energy consumption than at least one other configuration. Finally, the method includes using the selected configuration for request detection. A wireless device herein thereby reduces its energy consumption when it is disconnected from the network, but intelligently limits the extent of that energy consumption reduction in order to maintain an ability to detect network connection requests.

Abstract: A method for converting UO3 and/or U3O8 into hydrated UO4 of formula UO4.nH2O wherein n is 2 or 4, comprising the following successive steps: a) preparing an aqueous suspension of a UO3 powder and/or a U3O8 powder; b) adding hydrogen peroxide H2O2 to the aqueous suspension of a UO3 and/or U3O8 powder, converting the UO3 and/or U3O8 into hydrated UO4 and precipitating, crystallizing the hydrated UO4 in the suspension; g) recovering the precipitate, crystals of UO4 hydrate; h) optionally, washing the recovered UO4 hydrate precipitate, crystal(s); i) optionally, repeating step d); j) optionally, drying the precipitate, the crystals; wherein the addition of H2O2 to the aqueous suspension is carried out so that the suspension contains a stoichiometric excess of H2O2 relatively to the stoichiometry of the reaction from UO3: UO3+nH2O+H2O2?UO4.nH2O+H2O??(1) or of the reaction from U3O8 UO2.67+1.33H2O2+nH2O?UO4.

Abstract: A method of controlling use of electronic communication services in an electronic communications network (103), the method comprising: receiving (301) a first credit control request for usage quota from a system providing service (104) for an electronic communication service requested by a first subscriber (101-1); retrieving (302) subscriber account information for the first subscriber (101-1) to be charged for the requested service by a first charging device (105); determining (303a) based on the retrieved subscriber account information at least a second subscriber (102-1) to be charged for at least part of the requested service; determining (303c) a first hash of a rate plan for the first subscriber; setting (305a) a status to indicate that control of the subscriber account information of the first subscriber (101-1) is temporary transferred to the second charging device (106); sending (306) to the second charging device (106) a second credit control request for the electronic communication service (101-1;

Abstract: The invention relates to a smoke analysis characterization cell employing optical spectroscopy, which comprises: a reaction chamber, an inlet orifice for injecting smoke into the reaction chamber; an outlet orifice for discharging the smoke from the reaction chamber; and an analysis window for the entry of a laser beam intended to form the plasma inside the reaction chamber, which cell is characterized in that the system further includes a blower for blowing an inert gas close to the analysis window; and a shielding gas injector for the shielded injection of the smoke into the reaction chamber, the shielding being provided by a jet of inert gas around the smoke.

Abstract: A system and method for preventing the occurrence of a signaling deadlock between a SGSN and a GGSN during an overlap of the functionality of the direct tunnel normal release and the direct tunnel error indication procedures is provided. An indication that the error is caused by a normal release of tunnel resources instructs the GGSN to invoke an error handling procedure to mitigate deadlock by delaying the operation of its error indication procedure.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) system by gestures on a remote control involve determining a number of fingers touching a screen of the remote control; identifying at least one characteristic of movement by the fingers; based on the number determined and at least one characteristic identified, finding a corresponding predefined gesture in a set of predefined gestures; and based on the gesture found, generating a corresponding control command to be sent to the IPTV system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dyeing composition comprising a fluorescent disulphide dye and to a method of dyeing keratin materials, with a lightening effect, that employs said composition. It likewise relates to new fluorescent disulphide dyes and to their uses in the lightening of keratin materials. This composition allows a particularly persistent lightening effect to be obtained.

Abstract: Intelligent wireless dispatch systems are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a dispatch computer and mobile data terminals positioned on a vehicle and in wireless communication with the dispatch computer. The system displays a plurality of drivers arranged in a driver stack, receives exception information from each mobile data terminal, displays a formatted driver icon corresponding to each driver in the driver stack, and sorts the drivers in the driver stack by prioritized exception information. The system is configured to display a driver assignment list for each driver including one or more assignments and to wirelessly transmit an assignment message to the mobile data terminals according to an update to a driver assignment list. The mobile data terminals are configured to display the assignment message for acceptance or rejection. Additional embodiments may also include voice-over-IP capability for two-way communication between the dispatcher and driver.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cosmetic composition includes (a) at least one sugar silicone surfactant; (b) at least one polyamine; (c) at least one oil-soluble polar modified polymer; (d) at least one gelling agent; (e) at least one hyperbranched polyol; and (f) water.

Abstract: A method and circuit is provided for determining a control voltage of a voltage controlled oscillator with fast frequency lock of a phase-locked loop and which is advantageous to the situation when an ultra-low frequency reference is used. The method and circuit determines a current error between a reference clock signal and a feedback clock signal, and checks if the error is larger than the threshold value which checks if an error sign indicator is set, i.e.

Abstract: The present invention is a composite medical device having a non-bioabsorbable implantable tissue repair or reconstruction component and a resilient bioabsorbable support member component that aids in deployment and placement of the implantable component at a surgical site. Following deployment, the support member component is readily bioabsorbed and removed from the implantable component. The invention is particularly useful in laproscopic, endoluminal, and other surgical procedures.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition for caring for and/or making up the skin, lips and/or keratinous substances combines at least one ester of a C16 to C24 ethylenic acid and of a C16 to C24 ethylenic alcohol, said acid and/or said alcohol being of trans configuration, with at least one hydrocarbon wax with a melting point of greater than 70° C.

Abstract: Digital IQ imbalance compensation is utilized for a dual-carrier double conversion receiver. First, the effect of IQ imbalance on OFDM-based digital baseband is analyzed, showing that, in the presence of IQ imbalance, the baseband signal of each carrier is obtained from its own branch as well as the other branch. Second, IQ imbalance parameters of interest are estimated using pilot signals and compensated using only digital baseband processing.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for managing a queue of packets transmitted from a sender to a receiver across a communications network. The sender has a plurality of sender states and a queue manager situated in between the sender and receiver may have a corresponding plurality of queue manager states. The queue manager has one or more queue management parameters which may have distinct predetermined values for each of the queue manager states. When the queue manager detects an event that is; indicative of a change in the sender's state, the queue manager may change its sn tate correspondingly.

Abstract: A surface of a substrate comprising microcavities leading out of the substrate is placed in contact with an aqueous solution comprising a plurality of suspended particles and a fabric. Perpendicular pressure is applied the expanse of the substrate between the fabric and the surface of the substrate, and relative movement of the fabric and the surface is applied to the expanse of the substrate. At least one particle is thus fed into each microcavity, therein forming a porous material that is a catalyst material for nanothread or nanotube growth.

Abstract: An error-correcting coding method generates code words of m bits from useful data blocks of n bits. The method adds k check bits to a block of n useful data bits in order to generate a code word of m=n+k bits, said check bits being defined according to the combination rules defined by a parity matrix H consisting of binary elements and having k rows and m columns such that H·V=0, V being a column matrix whose m elements are the m bits of the code word to be generated. The k check bits are separated into two groups, on the one hand a group of k1 bits called total parity bits PT and on the other hand a group of k2 bits called conventional check bits VC, the values of k, k1 and k2 satisfying the conditions k=k1+k2 and k>k1>2, the matrix H whose columns can be swapped being broken down into six submatrices A, B, C, D, E and F. Another method detects multiple errors in code words generated by the coding method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing proton-conducting clay particles, successively comprising the following steps: a) a step of activating a clay powder, comprising a step in which the said powder is subjected to a gas plasma; b) a grafting step comprising a step of placing the activated powder obtained from step a) in contact with a solution comprising at least one compound comprising at least one group chosen from —PO3H2, —CO2H and —SO3H and salts thereof and comprising at least one group capable of grafting onto the surface of the said powder. Use of these particles for the manufacture of fuel cell membranes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method an apparatus for predistorting an input signal to compensate for non-linearities in an electronic device that operates on the input signal. The invention may be used, for example, to digitally predistort an input signal for a power amplifier in a wireless communication device. The predistorter uses a polynomial approach based on the well-known Volterra series to model the distortion function. A dynamic deviation reduction technique is used to reduce the number of terms in the distortion model and to facilitate implementation. The approach described herein eliminates square functions present in prior art designs and can be implemented using CORDIC circuits.