Abstract: A portable countermeasure system for disabling or disrupting short-range wireless communication networks, comprising a signal generator for generating a first signal and a second signal, each in the Wi-Fi frequency bands, a signal multiplexer for multiplexing the first and second signals outputted from the signal generator into a combined signal, and a circularly polarised antenna for transmitting the combined signal.

Abstract: An RF antenna platform selectively configurable for portable or non-portable use, the platform comprising: a body comprising at least one RF antenna for transmitting and receiving RF signals; at least one component interface provided on the body for interchangeable mounting of different types of stabilising component to the body; wherein the component interface is common to each of the different types of stabilising component such that the portable and non-portable configurations of the platform are selectively determined by the type of stabilising component mounted to the body.

Abstract: A method for producing dried multilayer paper is provided comprising dewatering a first aqueous fibrous suspension, thereby creating a first fibrous web; dewatering a second aqueous fibrous suspension, thereby creating a second fibrous web; spraying one or more of a first fibrous web and a second fibrous web with a spray solution or spray suspension, thereby producing at least one sprayed fibrous web; assembling the first fibrous web with the second fibrous web; dehydrating the resulting layer compound by pressing; then dehydrating by supplying heat, which creates the dried multilayer paper. The spray solution or spray suspension contains water and at least one water-soluble polymer P. The polymer P is obtained by polymerizing: 40 to 85 mol % of a monomer of Formula I in which R1=H or C1-C6-Alkyl; and 15 to 60 mol % of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers.

Abstract: A method to produce dried single-layer or multi-layer paper is disclosed. The method comprises, for a single-layer paper, preparing and spraying a partially dehydrated first fibrous web with a spray solution or suspension to give a sprayed partially dehydrated first fibrous web, and dehydrating the sprayed partially dehydrated first fibrous web by applying heat to form a dried single-layer paper; or, for a multi-layer paper, preparing and spraying a partially dehydrated layer compound with a spray solution or suspension to form a sprayed layer compound, and dehydrating the sprayed layer compound by applying heat to form a dried multi-layer paper. The spray solution or suspension comprises water and at least one water-soluble polymer P, which is obtained by polymerizing: (i) a monomer of formula H2CCHNHC(0)R1, where R1 is H or C1-C6- alkyl; and (ii) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers different from monomer (i).

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide enzymatic formulations comprising a polypeptide having amylase activity for producing a paper product. Also provided are aqueous surface treatment compositions for paper and board comprising degraded starch. Further provided are methods for producing paper and board using the aqueous surface treatment composition, and to corrugated boards produced from this paper.

Abstract: An RF antenna platform selectively configurable for portable or non-portable use, the platform comprising: a body comprising at least one RF antenna for transmitting and receiving RF signals; at least one component interface provided on the body for interchangeable mounting of different types of stabilising component to the body; wherein the component interface is common to each of the different types of stabilising component such that the portable and non-portable configurations of the platform are selectively determined by the type of stabilising component mounted to the body.

Abstract: A vinyl amine containing polymer comprises randomly distributed repeating monomer units having at least two of the following formulae: wherein, R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and wherein the vinyl amine containing polymer comprises repeating monomer unit III and/or IV in a total amount of from about 1.5 weight percent to about 8 weight percent based on a total weight of the polymer.

Abstract: A method for the production of paper or cardboard is provide comprising the following steps: (A) Adding a water soluble polymer P to a first aqueous pulp suspension, wherein polymer P is obtainable by Polymerizing to a polymer V of (i) 33 to 83 mol % of a monomer of formula I in which R1?H or C1-C6 alkyl, (ii) 6 to 56 mol % of diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, diallyl diethyl ammonium chloride or a salt form of a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, (iii) 11 to 61 mol % of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid or phosphonic acid, or salt forms thereof, (iv) 0 to 50 mol % of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and hydrolyzing the N—C(?O)R1 groups to form primary amino or amidine groups, (B) dehydrating the second aqueous pulp suspension to a wet paper structure, (C) dehydrating the wet paper structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to receiving video and audio from a plurality of devices, performing image recognition on the video and audio recognition on the audio, receiving an input image or input audio, and identifying video clips and audio clips containing a match to the input image or input audio.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically generating an audio and video clip comprising a plurality of audio and video segments. In one embodiment, an audio and video clip comprising a first audio and video segment and a second audio and video segment is generated, where the first audio and video segment was automatically selected from a first plurality of audio and video segments and the second audio and video segment was automatically selected from a second plurality of audio and video segments.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically generating an audio and video clip comprising a plurality of audio and video segments. In one embodiment, an audio and video clip comprising a first audio and video segment and a second audio and video segment is generated, where the first audio and video segment was automatically selected from a first plurality of audio and video segments and the second audio and video segment was automatically selected from a second plurality of audio and video segments.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments allow for the capturing, synchronization, and editing of video clips captured by a plurality of devices. In one embodiment, video clips are associated with one another when the devices that captured the video clips are in physical proximity with one another and the video clips are captured during the same time period. Those video clips can be synchronized at a later time and aggregated by a user to form a new video clip.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing corrugated fiberboard from plies of paper which each have a grammage of 70 to 200 g/m2 and of which at least one ply of paper is obtained by a process comprising the addition of (A) 0.25 to 5 wt %, based on dry paper stock, of at least one cationic polymer comprising vinylamine units, and (B) 0 to 5 wt %, based on dry paper stock, of at least one polymeric anionic compound, to a paper stock, draining the paper stock by sheet formation, coating the paper web obtained with (C) 0.

Abstract: An antifoaming agent, based on an oil-in-water emulsion in which the oil phase accounts for from 5-50% by weight of the emulsion, where the oil phase includes: (a) at least one selected from the group consisting of (a1) an alcohol of not less than 12 carbon atoms and (a2) a C1-C36-carboxylic acid, a distillation residue; (d) a component including (d1) a polyglyceryl ester and (d2) a C18-C30 alkyl behenate, wherein the component (d) accounts for 1-80% by weight of the oil phase of the emulsion.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments allow for the capturing, synchronization, and editing of video clips captured by a plurality of devices. In one embodiment, video clips are associated with one another when the devices that captured the video clips are in physical proximity with one another and the video clips are captured during the same time period. Those video clips can be synchronized at a later time and aggregated by a user to form a new video clip.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments allow for the capturing, synchronization, and editing of video clips of an event captured by a plurality of cameras in three-dimensional space. In one embodiment, video clips are captured by a plurality of cameras and later synchronized based on time location and/or location information. In another embodiment, video clips are captured by a plurality of cameras and concurrently synchronized. The video clips can be aggregated to form a video representation of the event.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments allow for the capturing, synchronization, editing of video clips captured by a plurality of devices. The disclosed embodiments allow for video clips to be organized and disseminated to users in a way that logs the content provide to each user, the date it was provided, and the original source of all included content. Video clips can be organized by one or more criteria, including source, date and time, physical location where the video was captured, the presence of certain images such as a particular face, or the presence of certain sounds such as a voice.

Abstract: A finely divided, starch-containing polymer dispersion which is obtainable by free radical emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of at least one redox initiator and starch, wherein (a) from 0 to less than 40% by weight of at least one optionally substituted styrene, (b) from greater than 60 to 100% by weight of at least one C1-C12-alkyl acrylate and/or C1-C12-alkyl methacrylate, (c) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one other ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomer, are used as the ethylenically unsaturated monomers, the sum (a)+(b)+(c) being 100% and being based on the active monomer content and (d) from 15 to 40% by weight of at least one degraded starch which has a molar mass Mw of from 1000 to 65 000 g/mol, based on the total weight of solids content of components (a)+(b)+(c)+(d), are used as the starch, and the polymerization being carried out in the presence of at least 0.

Abstract: A finely divided, starch-containing polymer dispersion which is obtainable by free radical emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of at least one redox initiator and starch, wherein (a) from 0 to less than 40% by weight of at least one optionally substituted styrene, (b) from greater than 60 to 100% by weight of at least one C1-C12-alkyl acrylate and/or C1-C12-alkyl methacrylate, (c) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one other ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomer, are used as the ethylenically unsaturated monomers, the sum (a)?(b)+(c) being 100% and being based on the active monomer content and (d) from 15 to 40% by weight of at least one degraded starch which has a molar mass Mw of from 1000 to 65 000 g/mol, based on the total weight of solids content of components (a)+(b)+(c)+(d), are used as the starch, and the polymerization being carried out in the presence of at least 0.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments allow for the capturing, synchronization, and editing of video clips captured by a plurality of devices. In one embodiment, video clips are associated with one another when the devices that captured the video clips are in physical proximity with one another and the video clips are captured during the same time period. Those video clips can be synchronized at a later time and aggregated by a user to form a new video clip.