Abstract: The present solution relates to a method in a first communication node (501) for suppressing noise in a communication system (500) utilizing an automatic gain control. The first communication node (501) receives (1301) a signal from a second communication node (503). Then, the first communication node (501) determines (1302) if a gain level is changed. The signal gain is changed (1303). The next step is for the first communication node (501) to determine (1305) if an inband interferer is present, and then to suppress (1306) transient noise in the signal.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an emulsion lip composition, in solid or stick form, containing: (a) at least one polyamine; (b) an oil-soluble polar modified polymer; (c) water; (d) at least one non-volatile solvent capable of solubilizing the oil-soluble polar modified polymer; and (e) at least one colorant.

Abstract: Hollow body made of plastic having a fluorinated inner surface according to the present invention is characterized in that in one or more defined regions of the inner surface, the fluorine occupancy deviates from the mean fluorine occupancy by at least ±10%. Furthermore, a method for the production of a hollow body made of plastic having a fluorinated inner surface is presented, in which, for the formation of fluorocarbon and hydrofluorocarbon compounds, the inner surface is exposed to the action of a defined amount of a fluorine-containing treatment gas and the hollow body is thermostatted on its outside so that the temperature in one or more defined regions of the outside is at least ±2° C. above/below the mean temperature of the outside.

Abstract: In a device for managing data buffers in a memory space distributed over a plurality of memory elements, the memory space is allocatable by memory pages, each buffer including one or more memory pages. The buffers are usable by at least one processing unit for the execution of an application, the application being executed by a plurality of processing units executing tasks in parallel. The memory elements are accessible in parallel by the processing units. The device includes means for allocating buffers to the tasks during the execution of the application and means for managing access rights to the buffers. The means for managing the access rights to the buffers include means for managing access rights to the pages in a given buffer, to verify that writing to a given page does not modify data currently being read from the page or that reading from a given page does not access data currently being written to the page, in such a way as to share the buffer between unsynchronized tasks.

Abstract: The present invention includes a composition that has (a) at least one thermo-reversible polysaccharide chosen from agar; (b) at least one softening agent chosen from a cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a nonionic esterified sugar surfactant, a polyorganosiloxane-containing polymer, a sugar silicone surfactant, and mixtures thereof; (c) at least one oil; and (d) water.

Abstract: Detector device arranged to cover at least one portion of a mobile appliance; the device has an electromechanical transducer including a substrate, a first series of electrodes, a second series of electrodes, and a deformable layer associated with the electrodes of the two series, the substrate, the electrodes, and the deformable layer forming a single unit mounted on the portion of the mobile appliance and arranged so that a current flowing between one of the electrodes of the first series and an adjacent electrode of the second series is proportional to a thickness of the deformable layer in register with the electrodes. The substrate including a base layer to which are attached the electrodes of the first series and the electrodes of the second series, which have facing portions, and a variable conduction layer that covers the base layer and the electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention is a process for recovering rare gases from a multiple column oxygen plant, wherein the multiple column oxygen plant comprises a higher pressure column, a lower pressure column, a middle pressure intermediate column, and a low pressure intermediate column, said middle pressure intermediate column comprising a first bottom reboiler and said low pressure intermediate column comprising a second bottom reboiler. The process includes providing a first oxygen rich liquid stream containing rare gases from the higher pressure column, wherein said first oxygen rich liquid stream is introduced to the first bottom reboiler. The process also includes removing a second oxygen rich liquid stream rich in rare gases from the bottom of the middle pressure intermediate column, wherein said second oxygen rich liquid stream is introduced to the low pressure intermediate column.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the blind estimation of at least one parameter of an OFDM signal by maximizing an objective function depending on said parameter. The objective function implements a parameterized model of the OFDM modulation and a matched filtering corresponding to that model. The OFDM signal, baseband demodulated and then sampled in an observation window, is the object of the adapted filtering to calculate the objective function. It is also proposed to include, in the parameterized model, the temporal offset between the observation window and an OFDM symbol as well as the frequency offset between the frequency of the OFDM signal carrier and the baseband demodulation frequency.

Abstract: An extended cell search procedure enables more inclusive measurement reports by mobile terminals operating in a heterogeneous network. The mobile terminal may be configured to conduct an extended cell search to enable better detection of signals transmitted from weaker cells. For mobile terminal with extended cell search capabilities, the network sends an extended cell search message to the mobile terminal when there is a need for an extended cell search. In response to the extended cell search message, the mobile terminal uses an extended cell search procedure rather than the normal cell search procedure (as specified in Rel-8 of the LTE standard) when performing cell searches.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a polysaccharide which is excreted by the Vibrio diabolicus species for the regeneration and protection of the non-mineralised connective tissue of the periodontium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for service specific bandwidth policy configuration in a data network (100) comprising a service management server (150), an access node (120) and an intermediate node (130, 140). The methods of the present invention comprise the steps of receiving a message comprising a service configuration for a client device connected to the data network and information regarding the bandwidth policy of the service configuration from the service management server (150). A service according to the information regarding the bandwidth policy of the service configuration is configured in the access node (120) and the intermediate node (130, 140), respectively.

Abstract: A device configured to apply a product may include a receptacle defining an inside space configured to contain a product to be applied and an applicator element fixed to the receptacle. The device may include a cap configured to close the receptacle. The device may include at least one channel configured to load the applicator element with product from the receptacle. The at least one channel may be in flow communication with an inside space of the receptacle and the at least one channel may open out directly to an outer periphery of the applicator element. The at least one channel may be disposed so as to be able to guide product from the receptacle over the outer periphery of the applicator element.

Abstract: A device (1) for use in measuring and/or analyzing at least one parameter of an external portion of a body comprises at least one surface (3) configured to be placed in the vicinity of said external portion. The device is either a) configured to be able to be modeled over said external portion and made of a material comprising inorganic material, or b) configured to not be able to be modeled over said external portion and made essentially of at least, one inorganic material. When the device (1) is configured to not be able to be modeled, and when material defining the surface (3) is not in at least one of a fibrous form and a particulate form, the surface comprises an inorganic material other than glass.

Abstract: A method to form alignment layers on a substrate of an LCD is disclosed. The substrate is placed in a vacuum chamber and undergoes a purging process. The purging process heats the substrates and removes water vapor from the vacuum chamber. Specifically, the vacuum chamber is evacuated to a low pressure and refilled with a preheated inert gas. Evacuation of the vacuum chamber and refilling of the vacuum chamber is repeated several times. The alignment layer is then deposited using vapor deposition. Alternatively, plasma enhanced vapor deposition can be used for depositing the alignment layer. Furthermore, plasma cleaning prior to the deposition of the alignment layer can used clean the substrate.

Abstract: A method and nodes for aggregating data traffic over an access domain between service providers and user domains. An access edge node is introduced in the access domain between service providers and user domains. The access edge node hosts service agents, each service agent controlling a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) over the access domain for one of the service providers. The access edge node verifies whether a service agent, corresponding to the service provider identified in a received service request, exists. If so, the user domain is added to the VLAN corresponding to the requested service provider by creating a service binding at the access edge node. An access node providing access to the access domain to the user domain is informed of the service binding. Data traffic between the user domain and the identified service provider is aggregated over the access domain according to the created service binding.

Abstract: The invention relates to an N-bit asynchronous Quantizer including a 2N?1 signal amplifier stages (G12-G2N?12) arranged in series, the input of the first stage being capable of receiving a signal to be quantized; 2N?1 comparators (C12-C2N?12), one comparator being connected to the output of each amplifier stage (G12-G2N?12), and capable of comparing the value of this output with a predetermined threshold value; and at least 2N?2 delay lines (D12-D2N?12) placed at the output of the 2N?2 first comparators, the signals supplied at the output of the delay lines (D12-D2N?12) and of the last comparator constituting at any instant the quantized binary values of the input signal with a time shift.

Abstract: Wireless communication method and system for improving optimal antenna weight derivation in transmit diversity mode during soft handover. The method and system use scale factors that depend on the reliability of the feedback information (FBI) detection on the uplink. Depending on FBI detections for each link, the scale factors are then applied to the downlink channel response estimates. FBI detection performance may be based on downlink antenna verification, downlink transmit power control command “up/down” ratio, or both. Poor antenna verification or a high number of “power up” commands on the uplink may indicate unreliable FBI detection. By applying higher scale factors to downlink channel responses corresponding to reliable FBI detection better closed transmit diversity performance during soft handovers may be achieved. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).

Abstract: A composition including: a dispersion of particles of at least one oxide of at least one luminescent rare earth, disaggregated and stabilized in a hydrophobic liquid medium to which at least one surfactant is added, in which said surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant having an HLB (hydrophilic-to-lipophilic balance) lower than 12.

Abstract: A resource admission control entity and method in an administrative domain (AD). The AD has a topology view that comprises link capacity and link usage information. The resource admission control entity receives a request intended for a user to obtain a multicast content, derives a list of links to be newly used by the multicast content based on the request and verifies if the multicast content can be admitted on the links to be newly used by the multicast content based on the topology view thereby providing an admittance verification result. If the admittance verification result is positive, the admission control module updates usage values in the topology view for the links to be newly used by the multicast content.

Abstract: The invention relates to an expandable intra-gastric balloon (1) for treating obesity, the balloon being for implanting in the stomach in order to reduce its volume, said balloon (1) comprising a first flexible pouch (2) provided with first connection means (3) for receiving a connection member (6) that is for connection to a first fluid source in order to expand said first pouch (2) in the stomach by filling it with fluid, the balloon being characterized in that it includes at least one second flexible pouch (20) provided with second connection means (3?), said second connection means (3?) being separate from the first connection means (3) in such a manner as to be capable of being connected to a second fluid source different from the first fluid source. The invention applies to treating obesity.