Abstract: A method for a video recording and editing application analyses the audio and video during the process of video recording using a smart device such as a smartphone or tablet. The method provides feedback to the user during the video recording to improve user performance and reduce video and audio user errors. The method includes the option of automatic skipping or editing of video segments that suffer from user errors during playback.

Abstract: A process for preparing a magnetic talcous composition including mineral particles, referred to as magnetic talcous particles, having a non-zero magnetic susceptibility, in which, during an oxidative contacting step, talcous particles chosen from the group formed from 2:1 lamellar silicates having a zero electric charge are brought into contact with particles including at least one magnetic iron oxide chosen from the group formed from magnetite and maghemite, the magnetic particles having a mean equivalent diameter of between 1 nm and 50 nm. A magnetic talcous composition including mineral particles, referred to as magnetic talcous particles, having a non-zero magnetic susceptibility, at least 20% by weight of talcous particles and at least 0.5% by weight of magnetic particles is also described.

Abstract: A method for preparing a composition including silicate mineral particles that have coloring properties in which a talcose composition, including phyllosilicate mineral particles chosen from the group formed: from the particles having the chemical formula: ((SixGe1-x)4 M3O10 (OH)2, the particles having at least one interlayer space and having the chemical formula: (SixGe1-x)4 M3-? O10 (OH)2, (M?m+)??.nH2O: -M having the formula Mgy(1)Coy(2)Zny(3)Cuy(4)Mny(5) Fey(6)Niy(7)Cry(8); -M?m+ designating at least one interlayer cation, the silicate mineral particles having a thickness of less than 100 nm and of which the largest dimension is less than 10 ???, is brought into contact with a dye solution, including dye cations, of at least one element chosen from the transition metals, the lanthanides and the actinides. The composition obtained by this method is also described.

Abstract: A pill, or like object, splitting apparatus includes a base having a bottom and continuous side walls defining an interior area. The side wall defines primary apertures. A cutting platform is situated in the interior area in a first horizontal plane defined by apertures, the cutting platform defining a bore extending horizontally between the primary apertures. Primary clamp members extends through respective primary apertures into the bore of the cutting platform. The clamp members engage with the pill to position and hold the pill/tablet stable during the cutting process. A plunger assembly having a compression plate and a blade is operatively coupled to the compression plate, the plunger selectively positioned in communication with the interior area via the open top of the base such that the blade severs the pill upon a downward pressure on the compression plate. The cutting portion is interchangeable with different configurations of blade/blades.

Abstract: A method for preparing a composition including synthetic mineral particles, in which: a hydrogel that is a precursor of the synthetic mineral particles is prepared, and the hydrogel is subjected to a hydrothermal treatment, characterized in that at least one step of the hydrothermal treatment is carried out with the addition of at least one carboxylate salt to the treatment medium, the carboxylate salt having the formula R—COOM?, where M? denotes a metal selected from the group consisting of Na and K, and R is selected from H and the alkyl groups that include fewer than 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: L-Felinine (2-amino-7-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl-4-thiaheptanoic acid) can be used to attract a cat to eliminate in a litter box. The present disclosure provides litters containing L-Felinine, litter boxes containing L-Felinine, compositions containing L-Felinine that can be added to a litter and/or a litter box, and devices for adding L-Felinine to a litter and/or a litter box. In an embodiment, the L-Felinine can be applied to a litter and/or a litter box as an aqueous solution comprising at least about 0.2 wt % of L-Felinine, for example by spraying the aqueous solution of L-Felinine from a bottle or applying the aqueous solution of L-Felinine using a dropper pipette.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for evaluating the appeal of a litter or the litter box environment to a cat and also provides a behavioral diagnostic method for assessing risk of urinary health issues. The methods involve the use of the duration of the elimination sequence to diagnose if the cat has a healthy (enriched environment) or unhealthy (standard environment) elimination behavior. The duration can be measured by an apparatus that determines the time of residence of an animal in a litter pan (i.e., the difference between time of entrance and time of exit from the pan). The apparatus can determine the time of residence of the animal in the litter pan using one or more of a motion detection device attached to the litter pan, an accelerometer attached to the litter pan, or a weight scale balance under the litter pan.

Abstract: A method for preparing a composition including mineral particles functionalized by at least one organic group and having a specific surface defined according to the BET method greater than 500 m2/g, involves: —choosing a phyllosilicate composition, including mineral particles having a thickness of less than 100 nm, a largest dimension of less than 10 ?m and belonging to the family of lamellar silicates; —choosing at least one functionalizing agent, from the group formed from the oxysilanes and oxygermanes having at least one organic group, —bringing the phyllosilicate composition into contact with a functionalizing solution including the functionalizing agent, so as to obtain a phyllosilicate composition including mineral particles functionalized by the organic group, while choosing the organic group from the group formed from the cationic heteroaryl groups, the quaternary ammonium groups and the salts of same. The phyllosilicate composition obtained by the method is also described.

Abstract: A method for preparing a composition includes silico/germano-metal particles functionalized by at least one organic group, which involves:—carrying out a hydrothermal treatment of a hydrogel precursor of the silico/germano-metal mineral particles, and—preparing a hydrogel including silico/germano-metal particles having at least one organic group by co-precipitation in an aqueous medium. A composition including functionalized silico/germano-metal mineral particles of which 1% to 75% of the silicon atoms and/or of the germanium atoms are covalently bonded to at least one organic group is also described.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing at least one semiconducting micro- or nano-wire used for formation of an optoelectric structure, optoelectronic structures including the micro- or nano-wires, and a method enabling manufacture of the photoelectronic structures. The method includes providing a semiconducting substrate, forming a crystalline buffer layer on the substrate, the buffer layer having a first zone over at least part of its thickness composed mainly of magnesium nitride in a form MgxNy, and forming at least one semiconducting micro- or nano-wire on the buffer layer.

Abstract: The invention concerns a concentrate of human Factor XI having high specific activity prepared using a method comprising a filtration-adsorption step and a chromatography step on cation exchange resin. The concentrate obtained is fully adapted for therapeutic use as substitution therapy in cases of Factor XI deficiency.

Abstract: Video decoder apparatus and method, for decoding a motion-compensated transform-coded video stream. The apparatus has: a first mode in which it is operable to decode the video stream at a first resolution, and wherein a motion-compensation step of the decoding is performed in the image-domain. It also has a second mode in which it is operable to decode the video stream at a second resolution, and wherein at least one motion-compensation step is performed in the transform-domain. The decoder is adapted to switch between the two modes while decoding the video stream.

Abstract: The invention concerns a concentrate of human Factor XI having high specific activity prepared using a method comprising a filtration-adsorption step and a chromatography step on cation exchange resin. The concentrate obtained is fully adapted for therapeutic use as substitution therapy in cases of Factor XI deficiency.

Abstract: An electrically conducting talc composition may include synthetic talc particulate coated with an electrically conducting coating agent, wherein the coating agent may include carbon nanotubes or an electrically conductive polymeric material, such as a nanocarbon material, such as, for example, carbon nanotubes. A method of making an electrically conducting talc composition may include forming electrically conducting coating agent on or about particles of the talc particle.

Abstract: A method for preparing a composition including silicate mineral particles that have colouring properties in which a talcose composition, including phyllosilicate mineral particles chosen from the group formed: from the particles having the chemical formula: ((SixGe1-x)4 M3O10 (OH)2, the particles having at least one interlayer space and having the chemical formula: (SixGe1-x)4 M3-? O10 (OH)2, (M?m+)??.nH2O: —M having the formula Mgy(1)Coy(2)Zny(3)Cuy(4)Mny(5) Fey(6)Niy(7)Cry(8); —M?m+ designating at least one interlayer cation, the silicate mineral particles having a thickness of less than 100 nm and of which the largest dimension is less than 10 ???, is brought into contact with a dye solution, including dye cations, of at least one element chosen from the transition metals, the lanthanides and the actinides. The composition obtained by this method is also described.

Abstract: This method relates to the preparation by ALD of a thin film of formula MYx, x being in the range from 1.5 to 3.1. According to this method, MYx is deposited by ALD on a substrate, from at least one precursor of metal M, and at least one precursor of element Y; M being tungsten and/or molybdenum; the degree of oxidation of metal M in the precursor of metal M being in the range from 3 to 6; the metal of the precursor of metal M only including simple or multiple bonds M-Z and/or M-M with Z=C, N, H, and any combination of these atoms; Y being sulfur and/or selenium; the substrate temperature being lower than or equal to 350° C.

Abstract: A method for a video recording and editing application analyses the audio and video during the process of video recording using a smart device such as a smartphone or tablet. The method provides feedback to the user during the video recording to improve user performance and reduce video and audio user errors. The method includes the option of automatic skipping or editing of video segments that suffer from user errors during playback.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for decoding a compressed video is disclosed. The method comprises scrambling the compressed video, to produce a scrambled compressed video; delivering the scrambled compressed video to a decoder, for decoding the scrambled compressed video to produce a scrambled decompressed video; receiving from the decoder the scrambled decompressed video; and descrambling the scrambled decompressed video, to produce a descrambled decompressed video.

Abstract: A method for preparing a novel hydrogel including silico-metallic mineral particles of the formula (Six(Si-A)1-x)4M3O11.n?H2O, in which: x is a real number in the range [0.75; 1], A denotes a group selected from methyl and hydrocarbon groups including at least one heteroatom, and M is a metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, cobalt, zinc, copper, manganese, iron, nickel and chromium, wherein a coprecipitation reaction is carried out in an aqueous medium between: at least one metal salt of the metal M, sodium metasilicate, Na2OSiO2, and at least one water-soluble oxysilane of formula (I): in which R1, R2 and R3 are selected from hydrogen and linear alkyl groups including 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for user-controlled navigation within a media item comprising a sequence of elements. The method comprises: defining a line or curve for controlling the navigation; defining a transfer function that associates a plurality of positions along the line or curve with respective elements of the sequence; detecting an input operation by the user, wherein the input operation selects one of the plurality of positions; determining the element of the sequence that corresponds to the user-selected position, according to the defined transfer function; and navigating within the media item to the determined element, wherein the transfer function is a nonlinear one-to-one mapping between the positions along the line or curve and the elements of the sequence.