Abstract: An optical device intended for the analysis of a scattering medium, including at least one light source distant from the scattering medium and capable of providing an incident light beam intended to illuminate the scattering medium; at least one sensor capable of detecting a radiation emitted by the scattering medium; a support of the scattering medium at least partially non-absorbing for the incident light beam and the scattered radiation. All or part of the support is formed of a scattering material having a decreased scattering coefficient greater than 0.1 cm?1 and smaller than 700 cm?1.

Abstract: A flight recorder includes an information input device, heat sensitive memory device electrically connected to the information input device, and housing enclosing the heat sensitive memory device. The housing is made with a first material and having a plurality of openings made through the housing. A sacrificial material is disposed between the housing and heat sensitive memory device. The sacrificial material having a lower melting temperature than the first material such that the sacrificial material changes state and egresses through the openings in the housing when exposed to heat to create an air gap between the housing and heat sensitive memory device. The first material includes nickel and the sacrificial material includes aluminum. A heat insulating layer is disposed between the sacrificial material and heat sensitive memory device. A second sacrificial material is disposed between the heat insulating layer and heat sensitive memory device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and products are disclosed for locating concealed objects by discharging the contents of an aerosol container. A housing encloses an inner volume, and a hollow conduit extends along the housing. An elongate rod slides within the conduit. An actuator of the aerosol container is engaged between a discharge position and a non-discharge position by movement of the elongate rod.

Abstract: Device for sampling a plurality of parts of a light beam, comprised of at least one optical component which comprises a plate made of a material which is transparent to the light beam, where this plate has first and second faces which are flat and parallel, and a third face which is flat and which forms a dihedron with the first face, where the angle of this dihedron is equal to ?-? where 0<??Arcsin(1/n) where n if the refractive index of the material, so that by sending the light beam onto the first face, at an angle of incidence equal to Arcsin(n·sin(?)), a first sampled part (44) and a second sampled part are recovered, as well as the greater part of the light beam. The device is applicable in particular to the diagnostics of a laser beam.

Abstract: Compute resources of multiple resource cards are assigned to compute resource pools. Each compute resource pool is typically associated with a specific service (e.g., VoIP, video service, deep packet inspection, etc). Compute resource groups are created in each compute resource pool and are allocated one or more compute resources of that compute resource pool. Those compute resources in a given resource pool that are not allocated to a compute resource group are set as backup compute resources. Upon a failure of a compute resource in a compute resource pool that includes backup compute resources, a backup compute resource is selected and takes over the function of the failed compute resource. Upon a failure of a compute resource in a compute resource group of a compute resource pool that does not include a backup compute resource, the traffic is load balanced across the remaining compute resources of that compute resource group.

Abstract: At present, there are operators which perform a Location Update procedure for a subscriber via Local Number Server under invoice agreement with the subscriber himself, and even where the subscriber is roaming in an area without roaming agreement with the subscriber's operator. In this situation, the subscriber's operator loses revenues because it has no roaming agreements with the operator where the subscriber is roaming, whilst the latter gets revenues from the subscriber by using the subscriber's operator Subscriber Identity Module or newer operator's card. To avoid this situation, there is provided a home location server arranged to determine whether roaming restrictions apply for a home subscriber before providing authentication data for said home subscriber and either deny the authentication data for the home subscriber to the requesting entity or apply a charging or billing for the provision of the authentication data for said home subscriber.

Abstract: Methods and systems for digital control utilizing oversampling.

Abstract: In a method for clustering position determination for providing position determination assisting data in a cellular communications network, detecting S1 an event, such as the occurrence of an emergency call or sudden drop in radio quality, providing a tag S2 for the detected event comprising event specific information. Subsequently, providing S3 high precision position measurements the said tagged detected event, and repeating S4 said detecting and providing steps a plurality of times. Finally, obtaining RNC local clusters S5 of high-precision position measurements based on the event specific tag.

Abstract: A method of securing a mobile wireless telecommunication device to restrict access to data stored in the device. The method including registering the device with a network-based server associated with a given user. In the event that the user wishes to restrict access to data stored on the device when the user does not have access to the device, but has access to an alternative communication device, the user is authenticated, via said alternative communication device, to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network and, on the basis of such authentication, the user is allowed to access the server and send to the server an instruction to lock the mobile wireless telecommunication device.

Abstract: A distortion representation is estimated for a macroblock (10) of a frame (1) by determining for each subgroup (30) of at least one pixel (20) out of multiple subgroups (30) in the macroblock (10), an activity value representative of a distribution of pixel values in a neighborhood (40) comprising multiple pixels (20) and encompassing the subgroup (30). Respective distortion weights are determined for the subgroups based on the activity values. These distortion weights are employed in order to estimate the distortion representation as a weighted combination of the pixel values of the macroblock (10) and reference pixel values for the macroblock (10). The distortion weights imply that different portions of a macroblock (10) will contribute more or less to the distortion representation as compared to other portions of the macroblock (10). The distortion representation will reduce ringing artifacts between high and low activity areas in a frame (1) during encoding.

Abstract: A method for balancing loads in a system having multiple processing elements (800) includes executing a plurality of load balancing algorithms in a dry run on load data from the system (810, 820, 830, 840), recording the results of each of the load balancing algorithms (815, 825, 835, 845), evaluating the results of each of the load balancing algorithms (850), selecting a load balancing algorithm providing the best results (855) and implementing the results of the selected algorithm on the system (860).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling handover of connections for a user equipment from a packet switch network to a circuit switched network This is provided as a method implemented in a node and system The method is provided in a telecommunications network (100) connecting user equipment, i.e UE, (101) communicating wirelessly (111) with the network The method comprising steps of detecting (301) that handover is required from a packet switched, i e PS, based network (102) to a circuit switched, i.e CS, based network (103), initiating (302) in a source mobility management node (104) a single radio voice call continuity, i.e SVRCC initiating (303) a PC to CS handover for non-voice components with information about voice related parameters and a PS to CS handover indicator executing (304) hand over, sending (305) an update request to a serving gateway, i.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for fault indication and localization in a Passive Optical Network (PON) comprising a multistage power splitter (100, 200, 300) with at least one 1:N splitter (120, 221, 222, 321, 322) followed by N items of 2:M splitters (131, 132, 231-233, 331-336), wherein N and M are integers greater than 1. The apparatus also comprises an Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) device (110, 210, 310) capable of inserting an OTDR signal into the power splitter (100, 200, 300), and adapted to insert the OTDR signal between the first stage of the at least one 1:N splitter (120, 221, 222, 321, 322) and the second N items of 2:M splitters (131, 132, 231-233, 331-336).

Abstract: Use of a radiolabelled form of 7-chloro-?/,?/,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-3,5-dihydro-4/-/-pyridazino[4,5-b]indole-1-acetamide as a biomarker for the detection, in an individual, of PBR levels associated with normal and pathological conditions. Method for the detection of PBR levels associated with normal and pathological conditions. Diagnostic kit.

Abstract: Micro-leaks are detected by means of a sniffer device including, in an original manner, a flat suction capsule (11) with divergent channels where the flow is regular, a resonant optical cavity (15) as a means of detection and a pump (16) with a low flow rate, which is insufficient to create a vacuum which would be required with other means of detection. Much fainter micro-leaks can be detected.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds comprising a cycloalkyne or heterocycloalkyne group and a redox group. Said compounds are of general formula (I) wherein Z is a cycloalkyne or heterocycloalkyne with at least 8 links, optionally substituted by a halogen atom or a linear or branched C1 to C5 alkyl, A is an organic structure having oxidation-reduction properties, and B is an organic link between the cycloalkyne or heterocycloalkyne cycle and the organic structure A. The invention is especially applicable to the field of molecular electronics.

Abstract: The assembly comprises a system (202) for the packaging and application of a product and a device (200) for protecting said system. The system comprises a receptacle (204) for storing the product, a product applicator (207) capable of being inserted into the receptacle in order to be loaded with product to be applied, and a member (206) for closing the receptacle bearing the applicator. The protective device comprises a cap (230) mounted on the system so as to at least partly cover it and at least one means for releasing the system. The releasing means comprises a means (246) for holding the system relative to the device and a means (250) for actuating the holding means in order to render the holding means inactive and at least partly separate the system and the protective device.

Abstract: A method for estimating a level of noise affecting a sampled and digitized pulse signal, such as a neural action potential signal; detecting signal pulses by thresholding, the threshold being determined by estimating a level of noise according to the method; and classifying thus-detected signals. An implantable device can carry out the methods. The method and device are applicable to the field of embedded signal processing for multiple electrode arrays implanted in a neural tissue such as a brain.

Abstract: A structure, method of manufacturing a structure, and methods of using a structure including a graphene sheet is disclosed. According to one aspect, the grapheme sheet is provided, on one of the faces of the structure, with a plurality of metal pins. The metal pins being separated from one another by a dielectric medium chosen from air and dielectric materials. The method including the steps of synthesizing, by vapor phase catalytic growth, the graphene sheet on a plurality of metal pins that are disposed on a membrane made from dielectric material or integrated in the membrane. The growth being catalysed by the metal pins. According to some aspects, the membrane is removed from the structure. The structure may be used, for example, in the fields of micro- and nanoelectronics, micro- and nanoelectronic engineering, spintronics, photovoltaics, light emitting diode display, or the like.

Abstract: A method for electromechanically characterizing an object placed in a chamber, at least some walls of which have low absorbance at said frequency, one of the chamber walls being provided with an antenna array. In a first step, the parameters S of a first system consisting of the chamber and the antenna array are measured and in a second step, the same parameters S of a second system consisting of the chamber, the object and the antenna array are measured. The parameters S of the first system are subtracted from the parameters S of the second system to obtain a matrix of corrected parameters that is then diagonalized. The eigenvalues of the matrix constitute a characteristic electromagnetic signature of said object.