Abstract: A conjugated anthradithiophene terpolymer having general formula (I): wherein Q, equal or different from each other, represent a nitrogen atom; W, equal or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom; W1, equal or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom; X, equal or different from each other, represent a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, a selenium atom; Y, equal or different from each other, represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom; Z, equal or different from each other, are selected from amino groups —N—R2R3 wherein R2represents a hydrogen atom; A represents an electron-acceptor group; an electron-donor group; l and m, equal or different from each other, represent an integer ranging from 1 to 9; and n is an integer ranging from 10 to 500.

Abstract: An electric vehicle has a frame configured with a cell module , a front anti-crash module and a rear module, each having a reticular structure formed by high-strength steel arms, welded together and each having a hollow structure with a quadrangular cross-section. A front axle unit and a rear axle unit each including an electric drive motor are associated with the front frame module and the rear frame module. The frame has a floor, which acts as a container for a battery pack for the electric drive motors of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus (50) for measuring the polarization of an electromagnetic radiation (100) in the Extreme Ultraviolet, comprising a source (200) of said radiation (100) and a polarimeter (10) on which said radiation (100) is incident. The polarimeter (10) can be configured at least to detect the polarization angle of the radiation (100) and, possibly, to calculate the degree of polarization. The invention also concerns a method for using said apparatus (50).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A station (STA) may receive a null data packet (NDP) on a plurality of subcarriers, and the STA may generate a channel state information (CSI) matrix for each subcarrier of the plurality of subcarriers. After generating a CSI matrix for a subcarrier, such as at least one subcarrier, the STA may scale each value in the CSI matrix using a power-of-two value to minimize complexity. Specifically, instead of scaling each value in the CSI matrix to a value between zero and one using divisions (for example, which may be computationally expensive), the STA may use shifting to scale each value in the CSI matrix. The STA may then quantize the scaled values in the CSI matrix for reporting, and the STA may transmit the quantized, scaled values in the CSI matrix in a CSI report.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the compounds (I) wherein the integers are as defined in the description, and where the compounds may be useful as medicaments, for instance for use in the treatment of tuberculosis.

Abstract: The vertical-conduction electronic power device is formed by a body of wide band gap semiconductor which has a first conductivity type and has a surface, and is formed by a drift region and by a plurality of surface portions delimited by the surface. The electronic device is further formed by a plurality of first implanted regions having a second conductivity type, which extend into the drift region from the surface, and by a plurality of metal portions, which are arranged on the surface. Each metal portion is in Schottky contact with a respective surface portion of the plurality of surface portions so as to form a plurality of Schottky diodes formed by first Schottky diodes and second Schottky diodes, wherein the first Schottky diodes have, at equilibrium, a Schottky barrier having a height different from that of the second Schottky diodes.

Abstract: A method, implemented by a data processing system, of adjusting modifiable parameters of network cells of a self-organizing cellular mobile communications network, comprising: retrieving a current configuration of network cells currently deployed on field, including modifiable parameters; exploring different configurations of the network cells, each differing from the retrieved current configuration and from other different configurations by a change in the value of at least one of the modifiable parameters of at least one network cell; evaluating the explored different configurations of the network cells.

Abstract: A heavy-duty shredder, in particular for use in forestry, has a frame; a rotor, which is mounted on the frame so that it can rotate about an axis of rotation and has a drum coaxial with the axis of rotation; a plurality of annular discoidal sectors extending around the drum, integral with the drum and distributed along the axis of rotation so as to form annular cavities between the adjacent annular discoidal sectors; a plurality of first teeth integral with the drum and arranged in the annular cavities between two adjacent annular discoidal sectors; and a plurality of second teeth integral with the drum and aligned with the annular discoidal sectors.

Abstract: A fuel cell system comprising (i) at least one fuel cell stack (30) comprising at least one intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell, and having an anode inlet (41) and a cathode inlet (61) and (ii) a reformer (70) for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel to a reformate, and a reformer heat exchanger (160); and defining: an anode inlet gas fluid flow path from a fuel source (90) to said reformer (70) to said fuel cell stack anode inlet (41); a cathode inlet gas fluid flow path from an oxidant inlet (140, 140?, 140?) through at least one cathode inlet gas heat exchanger (110, 150) to said reformer heat exchanger (160) to said fuel cell stack cathode inlet (61); wherein said at least one cathode inlet gas heat exchanger (110, 150) is arranged to heat relatively low temperature cathode inlet gas by transfer of heat from at least one of (i) an anode off-gas fluid flow path and (ii) a cathode off-gas fluid flow path; wherein said reformer heat exchanger is arranged for heating said anode inlet gas from said relative

Abstract: A powershift transmission of a motor vehicle has a split group with a plurality of powershift stages. An input shaft can be rotatably driven by a drive shaft of a motorized drive and transmits rotational movement in a stepped-up manner to an output shaft of the split group corresponding to one of several powershiftable stage transmissions. The powershiftable stage transmissions can be rotatably driven in a stepped-up manner by the output shaft of the split group via an intermediate group located therebetween, and via an input shaft of a synchromesh transmission group having a plurality of gear stages. A vehicle axle transmission can be rotatably driven by the output shaft of the synchromesh transmission group. The intermediate group has a multiple powershift intermediate transmission, in which each switching position the input shaft of the synchromesh transmission group can be rotatably driven by means of an associated transmission.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to assemblies for engines such as pre-combustion chamber assemblies for spark ignition engines. It is known to provide a spark ignition engine with a pre-combustion chamber but it can be difficult to provide a system with good knock performance at high speed with high loads while still having reliable ignition at low speed with low load. In particular, at low speed with low load, there may be a relatively high percentage of exhaust gas residuals (EGR) in a pre-combustion chamber which can prevent ignition especially when the ignition timing is retarded during catalyst heating. Aspects of the disclosure aim to alleviate at least to a certain extent the problems of the prior art.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a recombinant bacteriophage comprising a phage genome polynucleotide including a gene encoding a heterologous antigen protein(s) and a killing gene encoding a protein that is capable of killing a host bacterium. Such a recombinant bacteriophage is designed to prime a subject's immune response and to kill the bacterium that it infects such that the “prime and kill” bacteriophage provides two lines of protection against infectious disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (Ia) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, clathrates, polymorphs, stereoisomers thereof. It further discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of Formula (Ia) and the use of compounds of Formula (Ib), in particular to modulate CFTR protein or ABC protein activities.

Abstract: A manufacturing process to a bis-mesylate salt 1b of the pan-RAF inhibitor 4-amino-n-(1-((3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)amino)-6-methylisoquinolin-5-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxamide. The process features a number of efficient key reactions, including a robust and scalable Pd-catalyzed carbonylation reaction to generate thienopyrimidine 2 and a highly chemoselective Pt/V/C-catalyzed nitro group reduction to access penultimate intermediate 7. The final amide coupling of 7 and 2 was accomplished by a mild and safe protocol employing N,N,N?,N?-tetramethylchloroformamidinium hexafluorophosphate (TCFH) as the coupling reagent, to produce a 1:1 adduct of the freebase and THF. The adduct afforded compound 1b with excellent yield, purity, and form stability on a multikilogram production scale after reaction with MsOH and recrystallization. The methods are able to produce a compound having upwards of 95% purity.

Abstract: The present invention relates, inter alia, to certain hepcidin peptide analogues, including peptides and dimers thereof, and to the use of the peptides and peptide dimers in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases, conditions or disorders, including treatment and/or prevention of iron overload diseases, which include hereditary hemochromatosis and iron-loading anemias, and other conditions and disorders described herein.

Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving a gesture input associated with a document, detecting a hold of the gesture input, processing the gesture input in response to detection of the hold to identify a space adjustment in the document, and editing the document to adjust spacing using the space adjustment.

Abstract: The underlying invention is in particular related to a cooking method and cooking appliance (1) for cooking food (3). The cooking appliance may comprise a cooking chamber (2); one or more heating elements (5, 6, 7); one or more steam generators (11); and a control unit (16). The control unit (16) is configured for controlling the one or more heating elements (5, 6, 7) and the one or more steam generators (11) for executing a cooking process according to a cooking method. The cooking method may comprise the steps of a) preconditioning the cooking chamber (2); b) receiving, via a central opening of the cavity, the one or more food items (3); c) steam cooking the received food items (3) in the cavity, by executing in an alternating manner a first and a second cooking cycle (C1, C2); and d) finishing the food items (3).

Abstract: Electronic device, comprising: a solid body including a Silicon Carbide substrate, and further including an electrical terminal of the electronic device on the substrate; a passivation layer on the electrical terminal, of a first material; and a first adhesion improving layer coupled to the passivation layer and to the solid body, of a second material having predefined characteristics of adhesion to the first material, and configured to bond together the passivation layer and the solid body.

Abstract: A method may include producing a crude oil from a reservoir and contacting the crude oil with a demulsifying agent before the crude oil passes through a production choke valve to form a mixture of crude oil and demulsifying agent. The mixture of crude oil and demulsifying agent may be separated in one or more separators into a gas stream, an oil stream, and a water stream. The gas stream and oil stream may be combined to form an oil and gas mixture.