Abstract: A method for measuring a dose related to the non-ionizing effects of a radiation of particles comprises the irradiation of a capacitive element provided with an electrode made from a semiconductor material, the measurement of the capacitance of the capacitive element in an accumulation regime and the determination of the dose related to the non-ionizing effects from the measurement of capacitance of the capacitive element in the accumulation regime.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure regulating valve for regulating pressure in a high-pressure fuel accumulator for an internal combustion engine, comprising a valve piston (5) accommodated axially displaceably in a bore (1) in a valve housing (2), acting on a valve closing member (3) in the direction of a valve seat (4), said valve piston being connected at the end thereof facing away from the valve seat (4) to an armature (6) of a magnetic assembly (7) for actuating the pressure regulating valve, wherein the armature (6) is accommodated in an armature chamber (8) and the valve closing member (3) is accommodated in a valve chamber (9). According to the invention, the valve chamber (9) and the armature chamber (8) are hydraulically connected via at least one groove (10) and/or bore (11) formed in the valve housing (2), valve piston (5) and/or in the armature (6), as well as at least one choke point (12).

Abstract: A multifilament, a monofilament, a non-woven or a tape, each having 1 to 2000 Denier per filament and a draw ratio of 1:2 to 1:11 and each made of a composition containing the components (A) a polyolefin, (B) for example a compound of the formula (B-1-a-1), (C) for example a compound of the formula (C-1-b-1), wherein b1 is a number from 2 to 20, and optionally (D) one or more inorganic and/or organic pigments.

Abstract: An aspect of the description is directed to hydrolysable silane graft propylene-?-olefin copolymers useful for moisture curable sealants, the copolymers comprising a propylene-?-olefin copolymer component comprising propylene-derived units and from 5 to 35 wt %, by weight of the propylene-?-olefin copolymer, of ethylene-derived units or a C4 to C10 ?-olefin-derived unit, and having, in one embodiment, the following features: a density of from 0.850 to 0.920 g/cm3; a MWD of from 1.5 to 20; an Hf of less than or equal to 75 J/g; a Tm of from 25 to 105° C.; and a triad tacticity by 13C NMR of 75% or greater; and a hydrolysable silane component. The graft copolymer can be combined with oil and/or a thermoplastic to form a graft copolymer composition capable of being cross-linked by exposure to moisture.

Abstract: Propylene-based polymer compositions are provided comprising propylene and from about 5 wt % to about 20 wt % of one or more C2 and/or C4-C12 ?-olefins. The polymer compositions have a triad tacticity greater than about 90%, a heat of fusion less than about 75 J/g, and a melt flow rate (MFR) greater than or equal to about 25 g/10 min (230° C., 2.16 kg). Further, the polymer compositions are reactor grade compositions comprising a reactor blend of a first polymer and a second polymer, preferably where both of the first and second polymers are prepared using the same catalyst system. Meltspun nonwoven fabrics, such as meltblown or spunbond fabrics, comprising such polymer compositions are also provided, as well as processes for forming the nonwoven fabrics.

Abstract: This method is an improvement to a method used to enlarge the display of a first portion of a map, without hiding a first peripheral portion of this map. This improvement involves detecting an event which appears in said first peripheral portion (SPP4?). The improvement further involves defining a second portion to be enlarged (SPA5), centered on the position (BS2) of this event, defining a second peripheral zone (SPP5) associated with this second portion to be enlarged, displaying (SPA5?) the second portion to be enlarged (SPA5) by applying respective enlargement ratios greater than 100% to at least some elements of that portion, so as to make the event more legible, and displaying (SPP5?) the second peripheral portion (SPP5) by applying at least to some elements of this portion respective enlargement ratios lower than 100% so as to save surface area to avoid hiding a portion of the map.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cultivating microorganisms, particularly of the type that comprises the step of seeding a culture medium with one or more microorganism strains, and the step of cultivating the medium thus seeded, characterized in that it comprises, during the entirety or a portion of the cultivation, the two following and simultaneous adjustments: adjusting the amount of oxygen dissolved in the medium to a given dissolved-oxygen setpoint; adjusting the value of the redox potential Eh of the medium to a given setpoint value Eh.

Abstract: Propylene-based polymer compositions are provided comprising propylene and from about 5 wt % to about 20 wt % of one or more C2 and/or C4-C12 ?-olefins. The polymer compositions have a triad tacticity greater than about 90%, a heat of fusion less than about 75 J/g, and a melt flow rate (MFR) greater than or equal to about 25 g/10 min (230° C., 2.16 kg). Further, the polymer compositions are reactor grade compositions comprising a reactor blend of a first polymer and a second polymer, preferably where both of the first and second polymers are prepared using the same catalyst system. Meltspun nonwoven fabrics, such as meltblown or spunbond fabrics, comprising such polymer compositions are also provided, as well as processes for forming the nonwoven fabrics.

Abstract: A method is provided for multiplexing messages exchanged between a payment terminal and a communication terminal via a connection between the payment terminal and the communication terminal using the iPod Accessory Protocol, iAP. The method includes: an initialization step of initializing an external communication interface with the communication terminal, a first transmission step of transmitting, to the communication terminal, a request for creation of remote virtual channels via the external communication interface; a creation step of creating, within the payment terminal, local virtual channels corresponding to the remote virtual channels; and a second transmission step of transmitting data frames associated with the local virtual channels via the external communication interface.

Abstract: This method is used to enhance the display of a building (SC) showing several levels (T, F1, F2, F3) of this building, without hiding a portion of the map.

Abstract: A pressure regulator for a diesel fuel injection system includes an inlet configured to be connected to a reservoir of the diesel fuel injection system of a diesel engine, an outlet configured to be connected to a low-pressure group, a controllable closing device configured to be driven by an actuator between a first state in which the inlet and the outlet are hermetically isolated and a second state in which the inlet is connected to the outlet, and a plurality of spaces arranged on a side of the closing device including the outlet. A pressure compensation duct is configured to connect at least two spaces of the plurality of spaces to each other.

Abstract: A method for measuring a dose related to the non-ionizing effects of a radiation of particles comprises the irradiation of a capacitive element provided with an electrode made from a semiconductor material, the measurement of the capacitance of the capacitive element in an accumulation regime and the determination of the dose related to the non-ionizing effects from the measurement of capacitance of the capacitive element in the accumulation regime.

Abstract: An armoring element for a structure, such as a vehicle, and comprising a case integral with said structure and enclosing at least two passive or reactive armoring modules, separated by a layer of shock-absorbing material, said case containing two fixed lateral walls parallel to one another and integral with a back wall intended to be positioned on said structure, wherein said armoring modules are mounted sliding on slides integral with the lateral walls of said case, and wherein they may thus be individually introduced or removed from said case via a front opening positioned opposite said back wall and delimited by said lateral walls, stop means ensuring the retention of each of said armoring modules with respect to said lateral walls when it is put into place on said lateral walls.

Abstract: Propylene-based polymer compositions are provided comprising propylene and from about 5 wt % to about 20 wt % of one or more C2 and/or C4-C12 ?-olefins. The polymer compositions have a triad tacticity greater than about 90%, a heat of fusion less than about 75 J/g, and a melt flow rate (MFR) greater than or equal to about 25 g/10 min (230° C., 2.16 kg). Further, the polymer compositions are reactor grade compositions comprising a reactor blend of a first polymer and a second polymer, preferably where both of the first and second polymers are prepared using the same catalyst system. Meltspun nonwoven fabrics, such as meltblown or spunbond fabrics, comprising such polymer compositions are also provided, as well as processes for forming the nonwoven fabrics.

Abstract: The method of compressing and decompressing an executable program, can be executed by a microprocessor or interpreted by an interpreter of an integrated circuit device: instructions are reformatted into the format of an initial set of instructions of said program for obtaining instructions in the format of an intermediate set of instructions; repetition templates in the program are determined and, for each repetition template, a pair is defined, formed of said repetition template and of an instruction in the format of a set of instructions; intermediate instructions are replaced by compressed instructions and the links of the compressed program are modified; the compressed program is stored in a memory of the device; and the compressed program is decompressed and the initial instructions are executed by said microprocessor or interpreted by said interpreter. The invention applies, in particular, to the integrated circuits of embedded devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (100) for processing data related to buildings (106, 108), which system (100) is implemented so as to allow a user (102) to access, from a mobile terminal (104), particularly one located near a first building (106), data related to second buildings (108) selected so as to feature technical properties similar to the technical properties of said first building (106), characterized in that it comprises: means (122, 1241. 1261, 1281, 1242. 1262, 1282, 1243.

Abstract: Non cross-linked modifiers for thermoplastic alloys comprising from 20 to 80% by weight based on the modifier of an interpolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms grafted with an acid functionality, preferably maleic anhydride, having a Melt Index of from 0.3 to 100 and a density of 0.85 to 0.91 prior to being grafted and from 80 to 20% by weight of an ungrafted diene containing interpolymer derived from ethylene and an alpha-olefin having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms and an amount of a cross-linking component effective to provide cross-linking during subsequent melt blending with a condensation polymer having a melting point of at least 150° C.

Abstract: Elastomeric polymer blends and processes for their production are described. Specifically, the polymer blends comprise a first polymer and a second polymer, where the first polymer comprises from about 70 wt % to about 90 wt % units derived from propylene and from about 10 wt % to about 30 wt % units derived from ethylene and/or a C4-C10 alpha-olefin, and the second polymer comprises from about 88 wt % to about 98 wt % units derived from propylene and from about 2 wt % to about 12 wt % units derived from ethylene and/or a C4-C10 alpha-olefin. The elastomeric polymer blends are further characterized by having two or more of the following properties: an overall propylene content of between about 75 wt % and about 90 wt %, a melting point between about 110° C. and about 145° C., a Vicat softening point greater than about 45° C.

Abstract: Provided is a composition thermoplastic elastomer structure comprising (1) a first component comprising a first elastomeric component comprising an at least partially vulcanized rubber and a thermoplastic resin, (2) an adhesive later comprising a grafted random propylene copolymer and (3) a third component comprising a polyamide or polyester. The third component is at least partially adhered to the adhesive component, which is in turn, partially adhered to the first component. The structure has superior adhesive properties between structures. Also provided are articles made from the structures, particularly automotive weather seals, glass run channels, a noise attenuating device, automotive interior part, automotive belt, automotive hose, industrial belt, industrial hose, packaging material, construction material, decorative building material, and other consumer goods.

Abstract: A process for preparing a functionalized polymer composition and a functionalized polymer composition. The process comprises the steps of providing a hydrocarbon resin, a polyolefin and a graft monomer, and dispersing the hydrocarbon resin in the polyolefin, followed by adding the graft monomer under shear to prepare the functionalized polymer composition. The polyolefin can comprise a polyethylene polymer or a C3 to C40 polymer having a molecular weight (Mw) of at least 20000.