Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a lifter for a railcar vibrator is described. In some cases, the vibrator lifter is operable to position a railcar vibrator onto a hopper railcar and facilitate removal of the vibrator therefrom.

Abstract: A mast coupling arrangement for mounting a front loader to a work vehicle at a mounting frame defining connection points and a load point includes a mounting bracket mounted at an end of a mast of the front loader, and a first mast connector removably coupling the mounting bracket and one of the connection points of the mounting frame when the front loader is attached. The mast coupling arrangement includes a load element mounted to the mast that, when the front loader is attached, is in load transferring contact with the load point of the mounting frame. The mast coupling arrangement includes a second mast connector removably coupling the mounting bracket and another of the connection points of the mounting frame when the front loader is attached to. The second mast connector and the associated connection point of the mounting frame are separable when the front loader is attached.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to A method of making a cord-reinforced rubber article, comprising the steps of A) mixing a carrier gas, sulfur and an alkyne, to form a gas mixture; B) generating an atmospheric pressure plasma from the gas mixture; C) exposing a reinforcement cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma to produce a coated reinforcement cord; and D) contacting the coated reinforcement cord with a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a cord-reinforced rubber article, comprising the steps of A) mixing a carrier gas, a sulfur-containing compound and an alkyne, to form a gas mixture; B) generating an atmospheric pressure plasma from the gas mixture; C) exposing a reinforcement cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma to produce a coated reinforcement cord; and D) contacting the coated reinforcement cord with a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a cord-reinforced rubber article, comprising the steps of A) mixing a carrier gas, sulfur and an alkyne, to form a gas mixture; B) generating an atmospheric pressure plasma from the gas mixture; C) exposing a steel reinforcement cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma to produce a treated reinforcement cord; and D) contacting the treated steel reinforcement cord with a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a cord-reinforced rubber article, comprising the steps of A) mixing a carrier gas, a sulfur-containing compound and an alkyne, to form a gas mixture; B) generating an atmospheric pressure plasma from the gas mixture; C) exposing a reinforcement cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma to produce a treated reinforcement cord; and D) contacting the treated reinforcement cord with a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I are useful in treating and/or preventing inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a lifter for a railcar vibrator is described. In some cases, the vibrator lifter is operable to position a railcar vibrator onto a hopper railcar and facilitate removal of the vibrator therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of an epitope in human Interleukin-15 (IL-15) that is responsible for binding to the interleukin-15 receptor ?-chain. Two IL-15 regions are involved in the formation of this epitope: the first region (44LLELQVISL52, peptide 1) corresponds to a sequence located in the B helix and the second (64ENLII68, peptide 2 or 64ENLIIL69, peptide 2a) to a sequence located in helix C. Muteins displaying agonist or antagonist properties are described, and may be useful as therapeutic agents.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I are useful in treating and/or preventing inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: A method for the early detection of liquid water formation in a fuel cell (1), in which a fuel gas and an oxidant gas flow, delivered by a gas supply circuit (50) that has a control module (110). According to the invention, the method includes: monitoring the temperature change in one of said gases over time, detecting a variation in said temperature by measuring a temperature differential by unit of time and comparing it to a threshold value, and generating a signal representative of said detection via said control module (110).

Abstract: A method for managing the operation of a hybrid continuous current supply, said supply including a fuel cell stack a battery and a DC/DC converter including an input and an output, the converter input being connected to the output of the fuel cell stack and the output being connected to a variable load in parallel to the battery, the fuel cell stack being formed of a plurality of electrochemical cells adapted to produce electricity from a fuel and an oxidising gas.

Abstract: The fuel cell system includes: at least one fuel cell adapted to generate electrical energy from a fuel gas and an oxidizer gas; a fuel feed duct provided for supplying the fuel cell with fuel gas, the fuel feed duct including an upstream part and a downstream part; a Venturi effect ejector including a high pressure inlet, a low pressure inlet and an outlet, the upstream part of the fuel feed duct being connected to the high pressure inlet of the ejector and the downstream part extending between the ejector outlet and the fuel cell; an off-gas recirculation duct extending between the fuel cell and the low pressure ejector inlet so that, in the presence of a stream of fuel gas coming from the upstream part of the fuel feed duct and passing through the ejector, the ejector draws up off-gas from the recirculation duct and ejects it into the downstream part mixed with the stream of fuel gas coming from the upstream part; a control circuit and a valve arranged in the upstream part of the fuel feed duct and arra

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for managing the operation of a hybrid continuous current supply, said supply including a fuel cell stack (2), a battery (6) and a DC/DC converter (4) including an input and an output, the converter (4) input being connected to the output of the fuel cell stack and the output being connected to a variable load (8) in parallel to the battery, the fuel cell stack being formed of a plurality of electrochemical cells adapted to produce electricity from a fuel and an oxidising gas.

Abstract: A method for the early detection of liquid water formation in a fuel cell (1), in which a fuel gas and an oxidant gas flow, delivered by a gas supply circuit (50) that has a control module (110). According to the invention, the method includes: monitoring the temperature change in one of said gases over time, detecting a variation in said temperature by measuring a temperature differential by unit of time and comparing it to a threshold value, and generating a signal representative of said detection via said control module (110).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating metabolic diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of an epitope in human Interleukin-15 (IL-15) that is responsible for binding to the interleukin-15 receptor ?-chain. Two IL-15 regions are involved in the formation of this epitope: the first region (44LLELQVISL52, peptide 1) corresponds to a sequence located in the B helix and the second (64ENLII68, peptide 2 or 64ENLIIL69, peptide 2a) to a sequence located in helix C. Muteins displaying agonist or antagonist properties are described, and may be useful as therapeutic agents.

Abstract: The method of operating a passive hybrid power supply in, or near, zero connected load conditions comprises the steps of: supplying a stream of substantially pure hydrogen to the anode of the fuel cell; supplying an stream of substantially pure oxygen to the cathode of the fuel cell; monitoring an electric current supplied by the storage battery; monitoring an output voltage shared by the fuel cell and the battery; evaluating a state of charge (SOC) of the battery based on the electric current and the output voltage; monitoring a hydrogen pressure in the fuel cell; monitoring an oxygen pressure in the fuel cell; limiting the stream of hydrogen and the stream of oxygen and actuating the hydrogen and oxygen recirculating pumps in such a way as to bring and maintain the hydrogen and oxygen pressures below 0.7 barabsolute while maintaining the hydrogen pressure between 70 and 130% of the oxygen pressure, in such a way as to ensure that the output voltage is maintained at a level corresponding to less than 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of an epitope in human Interleukin-15 (IL-15) that is responsible for binding to the interleukin-15 receptor ?-chain. Two IL-15 regions are involved in the formation of this epitope: the first region (44LLELQVISL52, peptide 1) corresponds to a sequence located in the B helix and the second (64ENLIL68, peptide 2 or 64ENLIIL69, peptide 2a) to a sequence located in helix C. Muteins displaying agonist or antagonist properties are described, and may be useful as therapeutic agents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of an epitope in human Interleukin-15 (IL-15) that is responsible for binding to the interleukin-15 receptor ?-chain. Two IL-15 regions are involved in the formation of this epitope: the first region (44LLELQVISL52, peptide 1) corresponds to a sequence located in the B helix and the second (64ENLIL68, peptide 2 or 64ENLIIL69, peptide 2a) to a sequence located in helix C. Muteins displaying agonist or antagonist properties are described, and may be useful as therapeutic agents.