Abstract: Method and controller device for controlling a plurality of N transport paths in RANs, wherein a primary path is assigned for each type of traffic to allocate voice or data calls, comprising: measuring load of the primary path periodically, when a call is incoming, comparing the measured load with a threshold, if the load of the primary path is less than or equal to the threshold, allocating the call to the primary path otherwise: calculating the available bandwidth of each transport path; comparing the available bandwidth of the primary path to the available bandwidths of the other transport paths and: if the available bandwidth of the primary path is greater than or equal to the available bandwidths of the others, allocating this call to the primary path; otherwise, allocating the call to a secondary path chosen from the remaining N?1 transport paths.

Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed for modulating the immune system of animals. Applicant has identified that oral administration of immunoglubulin or plasma fractions purified from animal serum can modulate serum IgG and/or TNF-? levels for treatment of autoimmune disorders, potentiation of vaccination protocols, and improvement of overall health and weight gain in animals, including humans.

Abstract: Method for providing automatic cell access control to high-priority mobile users in overload situation, said high-priority mobile users mapped to at least one of AC 11 to 15, comprising: detecting an overload situation in the mobile network, said overload situation being detected when at least one failure rate parameter exceeds a determined threshold TH1 for each type of failure rate; carrying out at least one action to give more priority to the AC associated with said high-priority mobile users. Said action can comprise dedicating PRACH resources specifically to the AC associated with said high-priority mobile users and/or activating access class barring for, at least, part of the users associated with any of AC 0 to 9.

Abstract: This invention concerns novel substituted tetracyclic tetrahydrofuran, pyrrolidine and tetrahydrothiophene derivatives with binding affinities towards serotonin receptors, in particular 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors, and towards dopamine receptors, in particular dopamine D2 receptors and with norepinephrine reuptake inhibition properties, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds according to the invention, the use thereof as a medicine, in particular for the prevention and/or treatment of a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders, in particular certain psychotic, cardiovascular and gastrokinetic disorders and processes for their production. The compounds according to the invention can be represented by general Formula (I) and comprises also the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts thereof, the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, the N-oxide form thereof and prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined as in Claim 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat storage composition comprising 60-98% by weight of sodium sulfate decahydrate and 1-10% by weight of one or more superabsorbents 1-10% by weight of one or more nucleators and 0-20% by weight of one or more water-soluble salts, based in each case on the heat storage composition, said superabsorbent comprising, in polymerized form, a) at least 50 mol %, based on the superabsorbent, of one or more monoethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising acid groups, the degree of neutralization of the monoethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising acid groups being 15 to 85 mol %, and b) 0.015 to 0.1 mol %, based on the total amount of monomers, of at least one crosslinker, to a process for production thereof and to the use thereof as a heat-storing building material and as a heat storage element for motor vehicles, walls of transport vessels or other heat storage vessels.

Abstract: Opening device with slides in moulds to extract the moulded parts. The cavity is formed by mobile parts that can be removed to release the moulded parts. The cavity of the moulds is formed by slides that are installed on the corresponding holders that are fixed to the corresponding racks connected among them through a connection element, preferably a gear, and that are simultaneously activated with a driving element.

Abstract: Mould for moulded parts with internal undercuts that comprises a core of the mould with two complementary parts (both fitted one inside the other), providing the possibility of axial displacement and turning among them, establishing the external element part various slots where the parallel forms that the internal element part has in its peripheral area are inserted. Thus, thanks to the axial displacement and the turning of both elements, the parallel forms come out of from the slots and deviate from the coping enabling the ejection of the moulded part without being forced.

Abstract: A method for installing railway tracks onto ballast beds avoiding the need for installing any type of auxiliary track. The method comprises successive stages to be carried out after having located the sleepers onto the ballast bed, consisting of fixing and laying of a pair of rails from a mini train, for the transport of the rails with the fastening and traction of same up to their complete unloading, the operation being guided by means of a discharge wagon; supporting the rails on rollers for the longitudinal movement thereof; cutting, squaring and fixing the adjacent ends to the consecutive rails; raising the rail with the help of a crane, and removing the rollers; partial fastening of the track and placement of the rollers for the next cycle, and removing the tractor from the mini train, and the final fastening of the rails.

Abstract: A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles with improved blood absorbence by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution in a surrounding gas phase, wherein the monomer solution comprises a surfactant.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a porous area of a semiconductor body. The semiconductor body includes a porous structure in the porous area. A semiconductor layer is formed on the porous area. Semiconductor regions are formed in the semiconductor layer. Then, the semiconductor layer is separated from the semiconductor body along the porous area, including introducing hydrogen into the porous area by a thermal treatment.

Abstract: A process is provided for obtaining a precipitate rich in mannose-oligosaccharides (MOS) from coffee. The process includes the steps of: (i) providing a MOS-containing hydrolysate derived from a coffee extraction residue material, (ii) contacting the MOS-containing hydrolysate with an organic solvent to form a suspension, and (iii) recovering a precipitate.

Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have meanings given in the description (and which compounds are optionally substituted as indicated in the description), and pharmaceutically-acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of a protein or lipid kinase (e.g. a PIM family kinase, such as PIM-1, PIM-2 and/or PIM-3) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of cancer or a proliferative disease. There is also provided combinations comprising the compounds of formula (I).

Abstract: Instrument for obtaining wide field images of a specimen comprising (1) a divergence disperser, generating within a light beam different divergences in each of the chromatic components thereof to form images of the specimen at different depths thereof, and (2) a wavelength analyser, selecting the wavelength or interval of wavelengths of the light beam to form the image of the specimen at a specific depth. The light beam may be mono- or polychromatic and the instrument may have a configuration of illumination by transmission or by reflection. The instrument may moreover be modified through diverse configurations of the divergence disperser and/or of the wavelength analyser, including the motorisation thereof or the inclusion of a movable mask, together with being coupled to a CCD or CMOS camera to integrate the diverse images acquired from all sections of the specimen.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with a buried electrode is manufactured by forming a cavity within a semiconductor substrate, forming an active device region in an epitaxial layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate and forming the buried electrode below the active device region in the cavity. The buried electrode is formed from an electrically conductive material different than the material of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: Method for the isolation and purification of nTreg cells from a biological sample, preferably from an individual having an inflammatory or autoimmune disease. Furthermore, the invention additionally relates to a kit for the isolation or purification of nTreg cells from a biological sample.

Abstract: Provided are cosmetic compositions including a succulent plant stem cell extract and, optionally, an excipient. Also provided are methods of preparing a cosmetic composition. The methods include, for example, growing an Aloe vera callus to a predetermined size, preparing an extract from the callus, and mixing the extract with an excipient, thereby preparing a cosmetic composition.

Abstract: This application discloses compounds according to generic Formula I: wherein the variables are defined as described herein, and which inhibit Btk. The compounds disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of Btk and treat diseases associated with excessive Btk activity. The compounds are further useful to treat inflammatory and auto immune diseases associated with aberrant B-cell proliferation, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Also disclosed are compositions containing compounds of Formula I and at least one carrier, diluent or excipient.

Abstract: The invention relates to a protector for containers for improving hygiene conditions, especially cans with an essentially cylindrical form, said protector comprising an upper protector element covering the upper part of the container and a lower ring arranged peripherally around the container connected to the upper protector element by means of a hinge section, said upper protector element comprising a tongue projecting towards the outside in a downwards direction from the body of said upper protector element and having a cambered form following the contour of the packaging.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a method and an apparatus for digital content transmission that comprise: (a) partitioning the digital content into a plurality of sequential segments; (b) selecting a plurality of transmission time instants for each of the sequential segments as a function of their order; (c) generating a plurality of linear combinations of the plurality of sequential segments during the plurality of transmission time instants resulting in a plurality of linearly combined coded segments; and (c) transmitting the plurality of linearly combined coded segments from a server to a plurality of clients. In particular embodiments, the method and apparatus further comprise performing error correction based on an implicit error correction (IEC) method that employs the redundancy present in the linearly combined coded segments to perform error correction at the client side without extra bandwidth cost.

Abstract: The invention refers to the use of a mixture of naringin, bitter orange extract and sepiolite to improve ruminal fermentation in ruminants.