Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and formulations for managing weight in obese persons and individuals who wish to maintain their weight in a desired value regardless of their lifestyle habits or food preferences. The compositions comprise polymeric compounds that when administered as described herein form an intestinal overlay in situ which modulates the absorption of nutrients in the intestines for certain periods of time.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for managing a plurality of heterogeneous software robots to automate business processes. The system provides an architecture for use in forming business automation systems comprising a plurality of software robots designed to implement specific operations used for implementation of a business process spanned across multiple systems. The system also provides command and control for automation systems comprising a plurality of software agents adapted to implement specific tasks using on screen application integration, application programming interfaces (APIs), or database access to fetch or insert the required data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tire segmenting device capable of cutting tires into two or more segments, the device including: a cutter for dividing the tire into two or more segments; a positioning device on which the tire is mounted, the positioning device positioning a tire mounted thereon in alignment with the cutter; and a moving device operatively connected to the positioning device; wherein in use, the moving device moves the positioning device between a loading position in which a tire can be loaded and unloaded from the positioning device and a cutting position where the cutter engages the tire and divides the tire into the two or more segments.

Abstract: A method and device for processing of polymeric waste which may be associated with elements such as non-polymeric material or metals. In a specific embodiment the method includes the steps of (1) loading preliminarily deformed waste into a reaction chamber, (2) applying an aggressive medium to the waste for a time sufficient to convert the one or more polymers to fragments, and separate one of more polymers from their associated elements, and (3) subjecting the products of step (2) to mechanical separation of the associated elements from the polymer fragments. The method and device is particularly useful for the processing of tires including preliminarily deformed tire segments or shredded tire waste.