Abstract: A solar collector (26) includes: an outer tube (64) of circular cross-section, closed at one of its ends, an absorption layer (52) arranged inside the outer tube (64), for absorbing solar radiation (Rs), and a heat pipe (56) including a hot part (58) laid out inside the outer tube (64), a cold part (60) arranged outside the outer tube (64), and a reservoir (62) containing a heat pipe fluid (63) and extending over the hot part (58) and the cold part (60). The outer tube (64) is hermetically closed around the heat pipe (56) at the other of its ends, a vacuum being formed inside said outer tube (64). For the hot part (58) of the heat pipe (56), the reservoir (62) is applied at least locally against the absorption layer (52).

Abstract: Method and arrangement in a home gateway (202) of a local network (200) for providing registration in an external multimedia services network (IMS) for one or more local devices present in the local network. When a local registration request is received (2:2) from a first local device (A), a mapping or association of a corresponding identification of the first local device to a first public identity which is valid in the multimedia services network, is stored (2:3) in the home gateway. The first public identity is then registered (2:4) together with the identification of the first local device in the multimedia services network for the first local device. Any incoming call or session request referring to the first public identity will be directed by the multimedia services network to the first local device. Thereby, the home gateway can be made less complex.

Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a S4 Serving General Packet Radio Service Support (S4-SGSN) node, and method, for radio resource management. Specifically, the S4-SGSN may be configured to restrict or reject a Packet Data Protocol (PDP) activation or a PDP modification procedure based on a Quality of Service (QoS) analysis.

Abstract: A method for treating spent nuclear fuel, which includes first decontaminating the uranium, plutonium and neptunium found in a nitric aqueous phase resulting from dissolving the nuclear fuel in HNO3. The uranium, plutonium and neptunium found in the solvent phase is then split in a first aqueous phase and a second aqueous phase. Next, the first aqueous phase is stored. Following, the plutonium or other mixtures found in the first aqueous phase is purified relative to the fission products still found in said phase, in order to obtain, at the end of said purification, an aqueous solution containing a mixture of Pu and U or Pu, U and Np. Finally the resulting mixture of Pu and U or the mixture of Pu, U and Np is co-converted into a mixed oxide.

Abstract: A method is described for invoking a constituent service in a telecommunication network. The constituent service is associated to a composite service. A first group of parameters is determined which is associated with the composite service. A second group of parameters is determined which is associated with the constituent service. The first and the second group of parameters are compared. If there are matching parameters (212) in the first and the second group requirements are determined for the constituent service based on the matching parameters in the first and the second group. The constituent service (216) is invoked according to these requirements. An application server is also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a microfluidic system including a unit for extracting elements from one liquid phase to at least one other liquid phase, a use of said system for performing said extraction, preferably for gelling polymer capsules coating such elements by cross-linking, and a method for extracting said elements. Said system comprises a substrate in which a network of micro-channels is etched, including a unit (10) for extracting elements (E), including: a depleting micro-channel (11) which carries a first phase (A) to be depleted; at least one enriching channel (12) which carries a second phase (B) to be enriched, said micro-channels meeting at two junctions upstream (Ja) and downstream (Jb) and forming a transfer chamber (13) between said junctions, each junction being such that the micro-channels are axially parallel or form an acute angle on either side of the junction; and a transfer means (14) arranged in the depleting micro-channel for diverting the elements towards the enriching micro-channel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gaseous mixture containing oxygen (O2) and a volume proportion of 20 to 70% of xenon (Xe) for use as an inhalable drug for preventing or treating hypersensitivity to pain in humans or animals, in particular hypersensitivity to pain expressed as hyperalgesia or allodynia.

Abstract: A method of controlling Group establishment for an IP multimedia communication service facilitated over a communications network, wherein an established Group comprises a set of member Users each of which possesses a User Equipment and, at Group establishment, members' group by a server of said communications network. The method comprises, within said communications network, defining for each of a set of Users of said service, a Group membership policy defining Groups that the User does or does not wish to join. Prior to Group establishment, for each User selected for possible inclusion in the Group, the Group membership policy for that User is used to determine whether or not the User may wish to be included. Invitations are sent only to CBUS those users for which it is determined that they Get may wish to be included in the Group.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the detection of at least one defect in a concave or convex structure comprising an emitting part and a receiving part, in which the emitting part comprises at least one current layer (20, 21) that makes it possible to create currents oriented approximately along the same direction as the defects whose influence is to be minimised and the receiving part comprises at least one magnetic field receiver (28), added on or etched on a flexible support.

Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for determining the forward and reverse available capacity or tight link capacity of an IP path from a single endpoint includes the steps of: transmitting, from a source IP endpoint node toward a destination IP endpoint node, a forward packet train including a first plurality of IP test packets over the forward IP path; and receiving, at the source IP endpoint node, a corresponding reverse packet train from the destination IP endpoint node, the reverse packet train including a second plurality of IP test packets over the reverse IP path each of which correspond to a respective one of the first plurality of IP test packets. For those IP path capacity measurements embodiments which are TWAMP-based, no changes are needed to the TWAMP control protocol, e.g., since exemplary embodiments make use of padding octets to transfer additional information which can be used for available IP path capacity and tight IP link capacity calculations.

Abstract: A radio communication apparatus operable over a wide range of frequencies including a signal processing device is provided. The device performs an analog to digital conversion at a predetermined sample rate independent of a selected frequency band within the wide range of frequencies to generate a digital signal, and digitally processes the digital signal to output a data signal at baseband associated with the selected frequency band.

Abstract: Pre-distorted transmitters operable over a wide range of frequencies including a plurality of predetermined frequency bands are provided. The transmitters include a programmable digital up-converter and a programmable digital down-converter, an ADC, a DAC, a power amplifier and at least one analog filter arranged along a transmit signal path and a feedback signal path.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a compound or mixture of compounds of the formula SinH2n+2, where n is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 3, said method including a step a) of reacting at least one silicide or silicon alloy in powder form and having the formula M1xM2ySiz, where M1 is a reducing metal, M2 is an alkaline metal or alkaline earth metal, and x, y, and z vary from 0 to 1, z being different from 0 and the sum x+y being different from 0, with chlorhydric acid being pre-dissolved in an ether aprotic solvent.

Abstract: The use of existing XDMS frameworks in M2M communications allows network functionality to be used and allows the obviation of redesign of resource management functionality.

Abstract: The invention relates to the asynchronous communication of data in complex integrated systems, be it inside integrated circuit chips or between integrated circuit chips, for example in a compact stack of chips. According to the invention, the transmission is done on a single conductor of exchanges. The data are transmitted on this conductor in the form of at least three levels of potential, the first level representing a first value of data item transmitted, the second representing a second value of data item transmitted, and the third representing an inactive level. An acknowledgment signal is transmitted on the same exchange conductor as the data. This signal is preferably sent by the receiver in the form of the forcing of the exchange conductor by the receiver to the inactive potential level, the sender detecting this forcing.

Abstract: An OFDM signal identification method in a received signal, wherein the received signal is sampled and cut off into blocks of P samples, each block being subjected to an inverse Fourier transform to obtain a plurality of symbols at a plurality of frequencies. For each frequency of the plurality, the kurtosis of the set of symbols thus obtained at this frequency is calculated, and then it is determined whether the kurtosis has a periodicity in frequency domain from kurtosis values calculated for the frequencies of the plurality, and the presence of an OFDM signal in the received signal is identified if the kurtosis has such a periodicity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a supply device for feeding a gas to a wave brazing or tinning machine, wherein said machine is capable of generating at least one soldering wave, comprising: a gas inlet channel, a set of N secondary channels immersed in the solder bath of the brazing or tinning machine, and an injection channel supplying at least one injection means for injecting the gas in the vicinity of said at least one wave, each secondary channel having its inlet end connected to the injection channel, characterized in that the number N of secondary channels is equal to or higher than 1, and in that the inner diameter d of the secondary channels and the gas flow rate Q0 in the inlet channel are selected so that the gas flow in the secondary channels is in a turbulent mode.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a custom sized plastic tote lighter in weight than heretofore known custom sized plastic totes is provided. The method comprises separating an injection molded tote into upper and lower portions by cutting the injection molded tote. A sleeve or middle portion of plastic material is secured to the upper and lower portions of the injection molded tote to create a custom sized plastic tote of a desired height. Alternatively, portions of different injection molded totes may be used to create a custom sized plastic tote. The sleeve may be made from different materials and may be made of multiple pieces.

Abstract: A luminescent borate glass and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The preparation method includes: weighing raw materials according to a composition of the formula: aM2O.bY2O3.cAl2O3.d B2O3.eSiO2.xCeO2.y Tb2O3, wherein M represents at least one selected element from the group consisting of Na, K, and Li; a, b, c, d, e, x, and y are, by mole parts, 0˜20, 7˜15, 20˜40, 40˜60, 0˜15, 0.1˜1.5, 0.1˜3, respectively; melting the raw materials and then cooling and molding; and heat treating the molded glass to obtain the luminescent borate glass. The luminescent borate glass prepared according to the method has some advantages such as high luminous intensity, uniformity and stability.

Abstract: A method of scheduling wireless data transmissions between a mobile terminal and a base station using multiple system carrier signals is disclosed. The method comprises receiving (101) in the mobile terminal information from the base station indicating available system carriers and transmitting from the mobile terminal information indicating the terminal's capability to handle non-contiguous system carriers; detecting (102) at least one dynamic parameter indicative of the terminal's current capability to handle non-contiguous system carriers; determining (103) from the dynamic parameter whether a situation has occurred in which the terminal's capability to handle non-contiguous system carriers has changed; transmitting (104), in such case, a connection release request to the base station; and transmitting (105) a connection setup request and information indicating the terminal's changed capability to handle non-contiguous system carriers to the base station.