Abstract: The disclosure relates to human mesenchymal stem cells from Wharton's jelly, a method for preparing them, and the therapeutic uses thereof, in particular for the treatment of sepsis and specifically septic shock. The treatment may involve the administration to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition including the human mesenchymal stem cells from Wharton's jelly and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

Abstract: A flame retardant treatment of a lignocellulosic material, which includes: optionally steam exploding the lignocellulosic material, impregnating the optionally steam-exploded lignocellulosic material, in or with an aqueous solution, from 0.5% to 10% of phytic acid and from 1% to 30% of urea, based on the total weight of the aqueous solution, optionally drying of the impregnated lignocellulosic material, until the impregnated lignocellulosic material has a moisture content from 5% to 20% by weight, cooking the impregnated and optionally dried lignocellulosic material, the resulting flame-retarded lignocellulosic material including a phosphorous content originating from the phytic acid from 0.1% to 10% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a superconducting electric machine (1) comprising an inductor (3) having: —superconducting pellets (7) circumferentially distributed about an axis (X) of the electric machine (1), —an armature (2) comprising coils (5), each coil (5) having a circumferential radially inner edge (10) and a circumferential radially outer edge (9), and—at least one flow barrier (12, 12?) extending circumferentially with respect to the axis (X), each flow barrier (12) extending between the superconducting pellets (7) and the armature (2) so as to at least partially cover at least one of the radially outer edge (9) and the radially inner edge (10) of all or part of the coils (5) of the armature (2).

Abstract: This invention relates to a superconducting electric machine (1), for example with axial flux or with radial flux, comprising an inductor (3) comprising superconducting pellets (7) circumferentially distributed around an axis (X) of the electric machine (1) and a flux barrier (12) comprising a superconducting material, said flux barrier (12) being centered on the axis (X) of rotation and extending radially inward of the superconducting pellets (7).

Abstract: A device for radioactivity counting and characterization for a solution. The device includes a container having at least two recesses, a first recess for receiving a vial and a second recess for receiving a radioactivity sensor, a radioactivity sensor having a semiconductor sensor presenting a cone of detection directed to the first recess of the container for receiving a vial, a removable closure element, an armored cover around the container and its upper face, the upper face of the armored cover having an opening for introducing the vial into the container and a plate for supporting the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating aqueous effluents from the primary circuit of a nuclear power plant implementing a separation of boric acid using a reverse osmosis membrane, characterized by the fact that it comprises steps consisting of treating the effluents using a multi-stage assembly composed of reverse osmosis modules comprising a membrane with a high boron rejection rate, arranged in parallel and in series, and recycling of the intermediate products to different points in the assembly.

Abstract: A process for producing a protein isolate from an oilseed meal, and the isolate thus obtained, said isolate comprising proteins and an amount of 4 wt. % or less of phytic acid, said amount of phytic acid being by weight of proteins in said isolate. The process may comprise the following steps: a) providing an oilseed meal; b) mixing the oilseed meal with a first aqueous solvent to form a slurry at a pH ranging from 6 to 7.8, said slurry having a solid phase; c) separating said solid phase from said slurry, d) mixing said separated solid phase with a second aqueous solvent at a pH ranging from 1 to 3.

Abstract: A method for concealing data in an image or a video stream inside a compression chain, being implemented by a computer and including a structuring and processing phase, during which at least one image is structured into blocks including coefficients, a phase of converting and quantifying blocks so as to generate converted and quantified coefficients, with entropic coding intended to code the converted and quantified coefficients. The method includes a step of concealing data, during which bits of the data are concealed by modifying converted and quantified coefficients located in a high frequency zone of at least some of the blocks that relate to the luminance component of the video stream and that are intra-coded. This modification is performed after the quantification but before the entropic coding.

Abstract: The use of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) as a marker in a method for identifying a subject suffering from a disease caused by a coronavirus such as COVID-19 at risk of having or developing a severe form and/or a complication or at risk of death, in a method for assessing the severity of a disease caused by a coronavirus such as COVID-19, and in a method for monitoring a subject suffering from a disease caused by a coronavirus such as COVID-19.

Abstract: An electrolyte for the electrochemical machining of a ?-?? nickel-based superalloy, includes NaNO3 in a content of between 10% and 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; a complexing agent selected from sulfosalicylic acid at a pH of between 3 and 10 and nitrilotriacetic acid at a pH of between 7 and 14, the complexing agent being present in a content of between 1% and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; optionally, an anionic surfactant in a content of between 1% and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; optionally, NaOH in order to obtain the desired pH; and an aqueous solvent.

Abstract: A flame retardant treatment of a lignocellulosic material, which includes: optionally steam exploding the lignocellulosic material, impregnating the optionally steam-exploded lignocellulosic material, in or with an aqueous solution, from 0.5% to 10% of phytic acid and from 1% to 30% of urea, based on the total weight of the aqueous solution, optionally drying of the impregnated lignocellulosic material, until the impregnated lignocellulosic material has a moisture content from 5% to 20% by weight, cooking the impregnated and optionally dried lignocellulosic material, the resulting flame-retarded lignocellulosic material including a phosphorous content originating from the phytic acid from 0.1% to 10% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzymatic method for removing sulphite. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for converting sulphite present in a composition into thiosulphate, comprising the introduction of 3-mercaptopyruvate sulphurtransferase (3-MST) and a substrate of said 3-mercaptopyruvate sulphurtransferase into said composition. The present invention can be used in particular in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and chemical fields, and any field involving the use of sulphite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for the affinity purification of proteins of interest in a single step, based on the lectin activity of the CRD (Carbohydrate Recognition Domain) of a galectin or part of said domain retaining the ability to bind ?-galactosidase derivative.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotating electrical machine with axial air gap, comprising two rotors, each provided with superconducting axial magnetic flux barrier elements around an axis of rotation and having, between them, axial magnetic flux passage areas, at least one armature, comprising windings and a superconducting field coil surrounding the elements and the armature and capable of inducing an axial magnetic field. Each armature is positioned between two of the rotors. The superconducting elements of the rotors are coaxial with one another and also the flux passage areas. A first annular cryogenic enclosure encloses the field coil and a second cryogenic enclosure encloses the two rotors and the armature or only one rotor, with a third cryogenic enclosure around the other rotor without the armature.

Abstract: A protein capable of converting chlorogenic acid into isochlorogenic acid. The protein includes or is an amino acid sequence SEQ ID No. 1, a sequence having at least 80% identity with this sequence or a fragment of this sequence. Also, a process for producing isochlorogenic acid from chlorogenic acid, which includes producing the protein and bringing it into contact with chlorogenic acid.

Abstract: Thermoregulated multilayer material characterized in that it comprises at least one substrate and one thermoregulated layer, said thermoregulated multilayer material having: for ? radiation of between 0.25 and 2 ?m, an absorption coefficient ?m?0.8; and, for incident ? radiation of between 7.5 and 10 ?m, a reflection coefficient ?m: ?m?0.85, when the temperature T of said multilayer material 1 is ?100° C.; ?m between 0.3 and 0.85, when the temperature T of said multilayer material is between 0 and 400° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a superconducting pellet for a superconducting electrical machine, the superconducting pellet having a circumferential wall, the circumferential wall having: a first border, a second border opposite the first border, an inner face connecting the first border to the second border, an outer face opposite the inner face, and a cavity formed between the first border and the second border and defined by the inner face, and an additional wall which covers the first border or is flush with the first border so as to at least partially cover the cavity, or extends from the inner face at a distance from the first border and the second border so as to divide the cavity into two portions.

Abstract: An electrolyte for electrochemical machining of a ?-?? nickel-based superalloy includes NaNO3 at a content of between 10 and 50% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; an additive chosen from KBr, NaBr, KI, NaI and mixtures thereof, in an additive/NaNO3 molar ratio of between 1 and 15; optionally an ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-based complexing agent at a content of between 1 and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte at a pH of between 6 and 12; optionally an anionic surfactant at a content of between 1 and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; optionally NaOH to obtain the appropriate pH; and an aqueous solvent.

Abstract: A superconducting flux barrier electric motor, including at least one induced element and at least one conductor, one of the armature or the inductor housing at least one rotor and at least one superconducting induction coil, and the other including at least one arrangement of the electromagnetic coils coaxial with the superconducting induction coil the rotor comprising superconducting pellets mounted radially inside the superconducting coil on an axis of rotation of the motor, where the electromagnetic coils are made of superconducting material and the induced element and the inductor are arranged in an assembly forming a cooling chamber provided with specific cooling means for the superconducting elements of the induced element and the inductor.

Abstract: A method for process analysis, where the process includes at least one succession of steps associated to objectives to be achieved to obtain the target objective. The steps include receiving a process map, receiving a progression value of each node of the process map and the state of each node of the process map, updating the process map for each node.