Abstract: The current invention relates to the treatment of cancer. In particular the invention relates to modulating the anti-tumor immunity in a cancer patient. The disclosed invention is in particular useful in the treatment of so-called cold tumors and/or in tumors that are resistant to or acquired resistance to treatment with immune checkpoint modulators. Compounds for use in the disclosed treatment, combinations and methods of treatment are provided.

Abstract: Water, for example produced water, is treated to make it more suitable for use in an oil field recovery process. In the oil filed recovery process, the treated water is pressurized and heated to supercritical conditions in a steam generator, preferably a Once Through Steam Generator (OTSG), to result in a supercritical dense phase fluid, which is then injected into oil bearing formaltions for the purpose of enhanced oil production. The treatment includes softening and decarbonation. The water is preferably acidified before decarbonation. There may be a step of sulfate removal. Softening may be by ion exchange or membrane separation. Sulfate may be removed by ion exchange.

Abstract: A process for monitoring the polymerization of ethylene or ethylene and comonomers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiator at pressures in the range of from 160 MPa to 350 MPa and temperatures in the range of from 100° C. to 350° C. in a tubular reactor with one or more reaction zones, which is equipped with cooling jackets for cooling the tubular reactor with a cooling medium, comprising a step of measuring as process parameters the temperature profile and the pressure of the reaction medium and the flow and temperature profile of the cooling medium along the reactor.

Abstract: A novel LDPE from radical, high pressure polymerization is devised.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers or copolymers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiator at from 100° C. to 350° C. and pressures in the range of from 160 MPa to 350 MPa in a high-pressure polymerization unit comprising a high-pressure reactor with one or more reaction zones, to each of which free-radical polymerization initiator is fed, which is controlled by a model based predictive controller carrying out the steps.

Abstract: A material for providing an electrically conducting contact layer, the material comprising a base material being any one of Ag, Cu, Sn, Ni, a first metal salt of one thereof, or an alloy of one or more thereof. The material further comprises In within a range of 0.01 at. % to 10 at. %, Pd within a range of 0.01 at. % to 10 at. %, and, unless already the base material comprises Sn at a higher amount, Sn within a range of 0.01 at. % to 10 at. %. From such material, a contact layer (6) can be provided that, compared to a coating of only the base material, has improved corrosion resistance and low contact resistance. Also disclosed is: an electrically conducting contact element (2) that comprises a substrate (4) and coated thereon a contact layer (6) comprising the material, a method for providing the contact element (2), and uses of the material as contact layer and target material.

Abstract: Process for monitoring the polymerization of ethylene or ethylene and comonomers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiator at pressures in the range of from 160 MPa to 350 MPa and temperatures in the range of from 100° C. to 350° C.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers or copolymers in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiator at from 100° C. to 350° C.

Abstract: A novel LDPE from radical, high pressure polymerization is devised.

Abstract: Method for monitoring the velocity of growing polymer particles flowing in a two-phase stream during a polymerization process, said method comprising measuring the degree of attenuation in the propagation of light in said two-phase stream by means of a photometric instrument, said photometric instrument comprising: one or more transmitting optical waveguides connecting one or more light sources to said two-phase stream, one or more receiving optical waveguides connecting said two-phase stream to a light detector.

Abstract: Method of regulating the process for the continuous free-radical polymerization of ethylene in the presence or absence of comonomers in a tube reactor having at least one reaction zone (1, 2, 3, 4) at pressures above 1000 bar and temperatures in the range from 100 to 400° C.

Abstract: A process for deodorizing and subsequently cooling dispersions or liquids comprisinga) passing steam through the dispersion or liquid to be cooled and held in a vessel (1), said dispersion or liquid being caused to foam up as a result,b) discharging the foam from the top section of the vessel via a nozzle (5) into an evacuated separation vessel (4), the foam being broken in the process,c) condensing the water vapor formed from the foam in a heat exchanger (8) and removing volatile organic components at the same time, andd) returning the broken foam to the vessel (1),in which the steps a) to d) are performed until the dispersion or liquid has been deodorized to the desired extent, wherein, after completion of the deodorization (in accordance with steps a) to d)), the hot dispersion or liquid is discharged from the bottom section of the vessel (1) through the nozzle (5) into the evacuated separation vessel (4), so that the dispersion or the liquid is cooled, the nozzle (5) and the evacuated separation vessel (4