Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for stripping keratin fibres, and in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, dyed with oxidation dyes and/or direct dyes, using a composition obtained by extemporaneous mixing of an anhydrous or aqueous composition (A) comprising at least one suitably selected sulfinic acid derivative and an aqueous composition (B) with a pH of less than (5), comprising at least one organic acid other than the compounds of formula (I), with a pKa of less than or equal to (4) when the composition (A) is aqueous, the pH of the mixture of the two compositions (A) and (B) being less than or equal to (5). The invention also relates to a composition for stripping the artificial colour from keratin fibres, comprising at least one suitably selected sulfinic acid derivative and at least one thickener chosen from anionic polymers and nonionic polymers.

Abstract: Methods and a receiver of positioning a spurious signal for reducing the impact of the spurious signal on a received Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM signal, are presented. The method comprises determining the frequency of a spurious signal (steps 102, 204, 404), determining the frequency for the respective sub-carrier of the OFDM signal and the difference between the frequency of a sub-carrier and the frequency of a spurious signal (steps 104, 206, 406), and adjusting at least one of: the frequency of the first oscillator (step 208) and a parameter related to the frequency of a second oscillator, to decrease the frequency difference between a sub-carrier and a spurious signal (steps 106, 212, 408). By positioning a spurious signal at or near a sub-carrier frequency, the performance impact of the spurious signal is reduced, and the receiver performance improved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compact superconducting magnet device for generating an intense and homogeneous magnetic field component Bz along an axis Oz in a zone of interest ZI successively includes, starting from the axis Oz, at least three coaxial superconducting helical coils formed around circular cylinder sections of axis Oz delimited by end circles. The lateral ends of the helical coils are arranged, to within the thickness of the coils, in the vicinity of one same sphere of radius c whose centre O is placed on the axis Oz at the centre of the zone of interest ZI and which encompasses the magnetic device assembly. The azimuthal current densities j1, j2, j3 of the helical coils are alternately of opposite sign. The lengths of the helical coils are of decreasing length.

Abstract: A simplified tool is provided for simultaneous prediction of dent resistance and snap-through buckling resistance of roof panels including the effect of roof bow placement, curvatures of the roof panel, thickness of the roof, and steel grade. In one embodiment, a method of predicting snap-through buckling resistance of a sheet metal panel to an applied load under localized loading conditions is provided, wherein the sheet panel has certain defined geometries. The method includes the steps of: identifying first and second principal radii of curvature of the panel; identifying a thickness of the panel; identifying the distance of a portion of the panel between structural supports; creating a mathematical function to determine load deflection behavior for snap-through buckling; and determining the likelihood of the panel to display snap-through buckling characteristics under various localized applied loads by inputting the parameters.

Abstract: A method for measuring the coincidence count rate, using a time-to-digital conversion and an extendible dead time method with measurement of the live time. The count rate of coincident events between radiation detectors operating in parallel is measured, the time fluctuations of the coincident events are converted into digital form, and the extendible dead time method is used with measurement of the live time to eliminate all the other correlated events which may occur in a given detector. The time distributions of the time intervals separating the pulses are recorded, and the count rate of the coincident events is measured using recorded time distributions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, (i) a supramolecular compound that may be obtained by reaction between:—at least one oil bearing at least one nucleophilic reactive function chosen from OH and NH2, and—at least one junction group capable of establishing hydrogen bonds with one or more partner junction groups, each pairing of a junction group involving at least three hydrogen bonds, the said junction group bearing at least one isocyanate or imidazole reactive function capable of reacting with the reactive function borne by the oil, the said junction group also comprising at least one unit of formula (I) or (II), (ii) at least one silicone oil, (iii) at least one wax. The invention also relates to a makeup or care process comprising the application of the said composition, especially to the skin or the lips.

Abstract: A connecting system having a female element including a hollow flared part for receiving and guiding a male element and a hollow mating part for mating with the male element. A part to be mated of the male element has an outside diameter that before the mating is larger than an inside diameter of the mating part of the female element, and the part to be mated of the male element is made of a material that can be strained and has a corrugated transverse cross section, so as to contract when it is plugged into the mating part of the female element, and/or the mating part of the female connection element is made of a material that can be strained and has a corrugated transverse cross section, so as to dilate when the part to be mated of the male element is plugged into it.

Abstract: A method for estimating molecular parameters in a sample comprising the following steps: passing the sample through a processing chain including a chromatography step; thereby obtaining a representative signal of molecular parameters as a function of at least one variable of the processing chain; and estimating the molecular parameters using a signal processing device by inverting a direct analytical model of said signal defined as a function of the molecular parameters and technical parameters of the processing chain. Moreover, the processing chain includes a step for multiple measurements of the same product from the chromatography step, the direct analytical model of said signal comprises modelling of this multiple measurement step, and this modelling requires at least one common characteristic of the signals obtained from these multiple measurements.

Abstract: Composition comprising a hydrophobic dye, a particular organic and/or mineral alkaline agent, a particular compound (I) and a particular organic compound (II), and dyeing use thereof. The present invention relates to a dye composition comprising one or more hydrophobic direct dyes with a log P of greater than or equal to 2, one or more organic alkaline agents, and/or one or more mineral alkaline agents chosen from carbonates, hydrogen carbonates, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, and mixtures thereof, one or more compounds (I) comprising in their structure a sequence: and one or more organic compounds (II) with a Hansen solubility parameter ?H of less than or equal to 16 MPa1/2 and with a molecular weight of less than 250 g/mol. The invention also relates to a dyeing process that consists in applying such a composition to keratin fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising an oil-soluble high carbon polar modified polymer and a hyperbranched polyol.

Abstract: The invention concerns in particular a method for purifying an input mixture comprising carbon dioxide (CO<SUB>2</SUB>) and carbon monoxide (CO), to eliminate the carbon monoxide contained in said mixture, which consists in contacting, at a temperature higher than room temperature, the input mixture with a purifying material comprising at least one metal oxide, so as to bring about the reduction of the purifying material by the input mixture, leading to oxidization of at least part of the CO of the input mixture into CO<SUB>2</SUB>. The invention also concerns a gaseous chilling method and installation integrating such a purifying operation.

Abstract: A solution for indicating cell characteristics that apply specifically for a mobile o terminal (3) accessing a radio cell (4) of a network node (1) in a telecommunications system (10) is described herein. The solution is provided in methods and devices for providing and handling a node identifier string with mobile terminal cell specific properties to the mobile terminal. The node identifier string may be provided in a radio resource control communication message.

Abstract: A modular prosthetic conduit system such as a stent or stent graft system tailored for the repair of aneurysms or other compromised vessel walls. The stent or stent graft system incorporates various means to interlock the multiple modular components used in the repair procedure. The present invention further provides a modular stent graft system tailored for the repair of aneurysms or other compromised vessel walls that cross or are adjacent to a branch or bifurcation in a vessel.

Abstract: A brush for applying a powdered cosmetic composition, comprising: a tuft of synthetic hairs comprising at least two groups of hairs having, at their free ends, cross-sections of different surface area; and a handle supporting the tuft of hairs from a connecting portion of the hairs, characterized in that the groups of hairs have, in cross-section, the same surface area along their connecting portion.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of a method and apparatus taught herein provide for the detection of faulty wireless terminals in a wireless communication network. According to an exemplary method, an occurrence of one or more service incidents occurring for a wireless terminal during an observation time period is detected. For each service incident, a service quality score indicative of the severity of incident is determined. A performance metric is calculated responsive to the service quality scores of the wireless terminal occurring during the observation time period. The wireless terminal is determined to faulty if the performance metric exceeds a service quality threshold. A corresponding network node operable to implement the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising at least one 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene derivative and at least one basifying agent other than aqueous ammonia; the use of the composition for hair dyeing and also the use of the composition in a dyeing process for keratin fibers. The composition according to the invention makes it possible to dye keratin fibers under mild oxidizing conditions even without using an oxidation base and an aromatic amine, while at the same time covering a broad color range with 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene derivatives. The observed dyeing under oxidizing conditions operates under mild conditions of oxidation and/or basifying agent, in particular in the air, and does not produce any unpleasant odor.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of network address translation traversal, a server agent interfaces a private network to a public network. Private IP addresses for servers located in the private network are mapped to corresponding identifiers known to clients located outside the private network. A request message sent over the public network by a client located outside the private network is received by the server agent. The request message includes a host identifier having a first portion that identifies the server agent to the public network and a second portion that identifies a server located in the private network. The second portion of the host identifier is unknown to the public network. The request message is sent to the server identified by the second portion of the host identifier using the private IP address that maps to the second portion of the host identifier.

Abstract: A micro-reflectron for a time-of-flight mass spectrometer including a substrate and integrated with the volume of the substrate, means for application of a potential gradient in a volume suitable for constituting a flight zone of the ions. The means of application includes at least two polarization electrodes and a wall of at least one resistive material that can be polarized between these electrodes so as to generate a continuous potential gradient, itself providing the function of reflectron, this flight zone, these electrodes and this wall being obtained by the technology of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and this micro-reflectron having a thickness of less than 5 millimeters while its other dimensions are less than 10 times this thickness.

Abstract: A method implemented in a node of a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) network for improved load distribution, including determining a first set of one or more shortest paths between each MPLS node pair, selecting at least a first shortest path by applying the common algorithm tie-breaking process, calculating a link utilization value for each link of the MPLS network, determining a second set of one or more shortest paths between each MPLS node pair, generating a path utilization value for each shortest path in the second set of shortest paths based on link utilization values corresponding to each shortest path, and selecting a second shortest path from the second set of shortest paths on the basis of said path utilization value, whereby the selection of the second subsets in light of path utilization minimizes the standard deviation of load distribution across the entire MPLS network.

Abstract: A network element implementing an optical network unit (ONU) that is configured to improve efficiency in a passive optical network (PON), the ONU connected to an optical line terminal (OLT) over an optical line, the ONU connected with an aggregating ONU (AG-ONU) in the PON through an alternate connection separate from the PON, the ONU improving protection (maintenance) cost and energy efficiency for the PON by entering a sleep mode that disables communication with the OLT over the optical line to reduce energy consumption when the ONU is idle, the ONU to restart communication with the OLT over the optical line upon receipt of data traffic, the ONU including an alternate connection module configured to communicate with the AG-ONU; and a network processor configured to execute a quality of service module, an AG-ONU monitor module, a traffic forwarding module and a power management module.