Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising (A) at least one carboxy-functional polyester having an acid number in the range from 20 to 250 mg KOH/g, prepared using at least one difunctional monomer (a1) with aliphatic groups having 12 to 70 carbon atoms between the functional groups, and also (B) at least one synthetic layered hydroxide, where the at least one layered hydroxide (B) is prepared in the presence of the polyester (A). The present invention further relates to the preparation of the composition and also to the use of the composition as coating material.

Abstract: The invention relates to an implant material for filling bone defects, for bone regeneration, and for bone tissue engineering, to an implant comprising said material, and to methods for manufacturing such an implant. The hybrid implant material according to the invention comprises: a biodegradable polymer P soluble in at least one solvent S1 and insoluble in at least one solvent S, different from the solvent S1; and a bioactive glass made of SiO2 and CaO and optionally containing P2O5 and/or optionally doped with strontium, characterized in that said implant includes a layering of a porous part having more than 90% by number of pores whose largest dimension is greater than or equal to 100 ?m, and a dense part (2, 20, 200, 2000, 20000) having more than 80% by number of pores whose largest dimension is less than 50 ?m. The invention is useful in the field of bone regeneration, particularly in the field of bone tissue engineering.

Abstract: A method for producing a photo-luminescent material, including the following steps: (1) producing, according to a sol-gel method, a sol and then a gel of first precursors of a first substance from the sol; (2) crushing the gel; (3) optionally, annealing the gel in order to form first particles of the first substance of which the average size is between 1 pm and 20 um; (4) producing a colloidal dispersion of second particles of a second substance, different from the first substance or identical to the first substance, of which the average size is between 5 nm and 400 nm; (5) mixing the colloidal dispersion with the sol in step (1) before forming the gel or with the first particles after step (3); and (6) annealing the mixture obtained in step (5), resulting in an increase in the compactness of the mixture, the average size of the second particles after annealing being between 100 nm and 900 nm.

Abstract: This method of calibration comprising the reconstruction of a 3D mapping of 3D landmarks of an environment on the basis of digital images of the environment captured by the computer-based vision system (10) during the movement of the craft (2) along a trajectory. It comprises the optimization of at least one 3D mapping corresponding to a first sequence of images by considering at least one extrinsic parameter and/or at least one intrinsic parameter and/or at least one parameter of poses and/or one parameter of 3D landmarks as constant and the optimization of at least one 3D mapping corresponding to a second sequence of images, longer than the first image sequence and including the first image sequence, by considering said at least one extrinsic parameter and/or said at least one intrinsic parameter and/or said at least one parameter of poses and/or said at least one parameter of 3D landmarks as variable so as to estimate it.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising (A) at least one carboxy-functional polyester having an acid number in the range from 20 to 250 mg KOH/g, prepared using at least one difunctional monomer (a1) with aliphatic groups having 12 to 70 carbon atoms between the functional groups, and also (B) at least one synthetic layered hydroxide, where the at least one layered hydroxide (B) is prepared in the presence of the polyester (A). The present invention further relates to the preparation of the composition and also to the use of the composition as coating material.

Abstract: The invention relates to phytosanitary formulations. The phytosanitary formulations of the invention comprises at least one active ingredient and at least one alcoholic, hydro-alcoholic or aqueous extract of at least one tinctorial plant. The phytosanitary formulations of the invention can be used in the field of agriculture and horticulture, in particular.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of diagnosing the operation of a water purification installation of the filter medium device type, the material of the filter medium being made up of particles, the method including the following steps: a characterization step of characterizing at least one physical and/or mechanical parameter of the filter medium device to establish a permeability value Ks (expressed in m/s); a comparison step of comparing said established permeability value Ks with a predetermined range [kmin; kmax] of permeability values representing a satisfactory operating state of the purification installation; and a diagnosis step during which the filter medium device is assigned an operation indicator according to the result of the comparison step. Applications include non-collective sanitation (NCS) systems and stand-alone sanitation systems.

Abstract: A method and device for the non-intrusive determination of the electrical power consumed by a subscriber installation. From the sampled values of the supply current and supply voltage that are delivered to the installation, constituting a consumption signal, the sampled values are grouped in successive observation time windows; the poles and residues of the consumption signal are discriminated in each current window using the pencil method, the set of poles and residues associated with at least one singular value representing a combination of signatures of separate electrical loads; at least the active power consumed by a subset of electrical loads in operation is calculated, over at least the duration of the current observation window, the sum of the active powers consumed by each electrical load satisfying a consumed power function linking these poles and residues.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of carbon nanomaterials as a filtration material pervious to nitrogen dioxide and impervious to ozone. The invention also relates to the use of carbon nanomaterials having a specific surface, measured by the BET method, of 15 to 40 m2/g inclusive and a form factor, equal to the ratio (highest dimension/lowest dimension) of the nanomaterial, of 5 to 250 inclusive, as material for filtering a gas mixture containing nitrogen dioxide and ozone, being pervious to the nitrogen dioxide and impervious to the ozone. The invention can be used in the field of air pollution.

Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolo[2,3-a]carbazole derivatives, to a method for preparing the same, and to the use thereof as PIM kinase inhibitors. The invention can particularly be used in the pharmaceutical field.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic composition that contains one or more compounds of the ?-(1,3)-glucuronane or ?-(1,3)-glucoglucuronane type as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and to the use of this composition and these compounds for various cosmetic applications.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a grape marc extract in order to stimulate the natural defenses of plants and to a method for stimulating the natural defenses of plants, which comprises the application on said plants of a composition comprising a grape marc extract.

Abstract: Subfluorinated carbonaceous materials obtained through direct fluorination of graphite or coke particles are provided. One set of subfluorinated carbonaceous materials has an average chemical composition CFx in which 0.63<x?0.95, 0.66<x?0.95 or 0.7<x?0.95. The subfluorinated carbonaceous materials are capable of electrochemical performance superior to commercial CF at relatively high rates of discharge.

Abstract: The invention provides fluorinated multi-layered carbon nanomaterials and methods for their production. In one aspect of the invention, the carbon nanomaterials are partially fluorinated and retain some unreacted carbon. The invention also provides electrodes and electrochemical devices incorporating the fluorinated carbon nanomaterials of the invention. In one aspect of the invention, the electrochemical has a first electrode including the at least partially fluorinated carbon materials of the invention and a second electrode including a source of lithium ions.

Abstract: A method of preparing an ionic conducting gel in solid form, known as ionogel. The method includes a step of mixing an ionic liquid with at least one molecular precursor containing at least one hydrolyzable group, if necessary in the presence of an acid, such as a carboxylic acid. The mixture is subsequently left to stand for one or more days until a gel is formed by polycondensation of the molecular precursor(s). The gel contains the aforementioned ionic liquid and can be set, in particular in transparent monolithic solid form.

Abstract: A process for producing an epitaxial layer of gallium nitride (GaN) by hydride vapor-phase epitaxy (HVPE), as well as to the epitaxial layers which can be obtained by this process are provided. Such a process makes it possible to avoid parasitic GaN deposition on the walls of the reactor.