Abstract: A washing-agent dispenser designed for being mounted at a through opening (A) of a tub wall (5) of a dishwasher comprises:—a dispenser body (11), having a rear part (11?) and a front part (11?); —a perimetral gasket (30) mounted in a corresponding seat (S) of the dispenser body (11) and prearranged for exerting a sealing action with respect to a mounting side (5a) of the tub wall (5); —a frame (40) having a substantially annular shape, defining a central passage (B) through which the rear part (11?) of the dispenser body (11) is insertable.

Abstract: A washing-agent dispenser designed for being mounted at a through opening (A) of a tub wall (5) of a dishwasher comprises: —a dispenser body (11), having a rear part (11?) and a front part (11?); —a perimetral gasket (30) mounted in a corresponding seat (S) of the dispenser body (11) and prearranged for exerting a sealing action with respect to a mounting side (5a) of the tub wall (5); —a frame (40) having a substantially annular shape, defining a central passage (B) through which the rear part (11?) of the dispenser body (11) is insertable.

Abstract: The invention regards a press for soldering multilayer stacks for printed circuits, with an outer muffle that encloses soldering chambers where multilayer stacks are arranged to be heated, inducing a magnetic flux. For such purpose, the press is provided with an inductor having winding form which is arranged on a mobile piston adapted to apply a force on the multilayer stack, such to generate a magnetic flux at its interior that is spatially uniform and regular over time.

Abstract: The invention regards a press for soldering multilayer stacks for printed circuits, with an outer muffle that encloses soldering chambers where multilayer stacks are arranged to be heated, inducing a magnetic flux. For such purpose, the press is provided with an inductor having winding form which is arranged on a mobile piston adapted to apply a force on the multilayer stack, such to generate a magnetic flux at its interior that is spatially uniform and regular over time.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating a private-public key pair, for encrypting a message for transmission through an unsecure communication medium (30), and for decrypting the message are disclosed. The methods are based on the well-known McEliece cryptosystem or on its Niederreiter variant. More general transformation matrices Q are used in place of permutation matrices, possibly together with an appropriate selection of the intentional error vectors. The transformation matrices Q are non-singular n×n matrices having the form Q=R+T, where the matrix R is a rank-z matrix and the matrix T is some other matrix rendering Q non-singular. The new Q matrices, though at least potentially being dense, have a limited propagation effect on the intentional error vectors for the authorized receiver. The use of this kind of matrices allows to better disguise the private key into the public one, without yielding any further error propagation effect.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating a private-public key pair, for encrypting a message for transmission through an unsecure communication medium (30), and for decrypting the message are disclosed. The methods are based on the well-known McEliece cryptosystem or on its Niederreiter variant. More general transformation matrices Q are used in place of permutation matrices, possibly together with an appropriate selection of the intentional error vectors. The transformation matrices Q are non-singular n×n matrices having the form Q=R+T, where the matrix R is a rank-z matrix and the matrix T is some other matrix rendering Q non-singular. The new Q matrices, though at least potentially being dense, have a limited propagation effect on the intentional error vectors for the authorized receiver. The use of this kind of matrices allows to better disguise the private key into the public one, without yielding any further error propagation effect.

Abstract: A grinding apparatus for dispensing a dose of ground frozen material starting from a frozen block includes a grinding unit for grinding the frozen block in order to provide an amount of ground frozen material and a feeding unit for feeding the frozen block to the grinding unit. In particular, the feeding unit includes a feeding member that is adapted for moving frozen block for a desired predetermined grinding stroke against grinding unit such that a grinding length of block is ground. A grinding unit provides at least one grater and one motor for causing the grater to rotate. In order to obtain a desired weight of the dose, a volume of frozen material is calculated that corresponds to said weight, since the density of the frozen material is known.

Abstract: An apparatus is described for measuring the earth surface movement by means of SAR images; the apparatus comprises at least one SAR radar (10) placed on a satellite or on an aeroplane and at least one electromagnetic wave reflector (1) placed on an earth surface portion to be measured. The at least one SAR radar comprises means (11) for transmitting an electro-magnetic signal (60) onto said reflector and means (12) for acquiring the electromagnetic signal (61) reflected from the reflector; said SAR radar is adapted to acquire reflected signals along ascendant (50) and descendant (51) orbits. The reflector comprises, in a single piece, a first trihedron (2) configured for reflecting the signal transmitted by the SAR radar along ascendant orbits (50) and a second trihedron (3) configured for reflecting the signal transmitted by the SAR radar along descendant orbits (51).

Abstract: A grinding apparatus for dispensing a dose of ground frozen material starting from a frozen block. The apparatus comprises a grinding unit, for grinding the frozen block in order to provide an amount of ground frozen material and a feeding unit for feeding the frozen block to the grinding unit. In particular, the feeding unit comprises a feeding member that is adapted for moving frozen block for a desired predetermined grinding stroke against grinding unit such that a grinding length of block is ground. A grinding unit provides at least one grater and one motor for causing the grater to rotate. In order to obtain a desired weight of the dose, a volume of frozen material is calculated that corresponds to said weight, since the density of the frozen material is known.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying a single-dose portable express portion of a warm food product that can be eaten keeping it in hand, this warm food product having a stiff edible container (24) and a stuffing with at least one food component selected from the group comprised of: dressing of a pizza, in particular, comprising cheese. The apparatus comprises a conveyor belt (2) exposed to irradiation by at least one heat source (10), and optionally an auxiliary conveyor belt (1). The heated component (23) comprising cheese, is brought from the conveyor belt (2) towards an outlet where it falls in the edible container (24).

Abstract: It is described a method to promote stem cell migration and/or proliferation in cell culture or in vivo comprising the step of exposing such cells to an effective amount of the HMGB1 protein or its active fragment.

Abstract: The present invention describes the role of HMGB1 in improving wound healing, in particular in a model of diabetes. Other evidences based on the effect of glycyrrhizin, the underexpression of HMGB1 in the skin and fibroblast of diabetic subjects, the accumulation of RAGE in the skin of diabetic mice and the chemoattractant properties of HMGB1 on normal and diabetic human cells demonstrate that HMGB1 can be advantageously utilized for preparing medicament specifically devoted to wound healing, in particular for diabetic subjects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus capable of supplying a portion of warm food product, consisting at least of one food component, for example selected among typical components of the dressing of a pizza, and used for filling an edible container, for example a wafer, creating a ready-to-eat single-dose warm food product. The apparatus provides a heating chamber (20) comprising a recess having an inner heated surface (82), in which a piston (84) slides sweeping the surface (82) and pushing towards an outlet (83) at least one food component (33) heated in said heating chamber (20) and coming from a magazine (30). The magazine (30) may be refrigerated (32), and a liquid food component (40) may be added. The heating chamber (20) is heated by an electrical resistance (81). The apparatus, furthermore, comprises a system (50) for applying a dressing on the upper surface of the product and a carousel (60) for positioning automatically an edible container (71) in different operative stations.

Abstract: It is described a method to promote stem cell migration and/or proliferation in cell culture or in vivo comprising the step of exposing such cells to an effective amount of the HMGB1 protein or its active fragment.

Abstract: The use of molecules that modulate the action of HMGB1 protein (or molecules having sequence homology) for the preparation of therapeutic agents for the treatment of diseases to related to endothelial and smooth muscle cells proliferation; said proliferation can be due to endothelium damage, caused by surgical operation and manipulation made on or through blood vessels, including coronary and/or carotid angioplasty, angiographic surgery, and surgery using catheters.

Abstract: An isolated multiply acetylated protein HMGB1; or a variant or fragment thereof, or a polynucleotide encoding therefor.

Abstract: It is described a composition comprising an effective amount of the HMGBl protein or functional parts thereof, of HMGBl expressing vectors, for the treatment of tissue damage and/or to promote tissue repair and regeneration. It is further described a composition comprising an effective amount of an antagonist of the HMGBl protein for the treatment of adverse effects induced by necrotic tissue, such as recruitment and activation of mveloid cells, loss of the barrier function of endothelia, edema.

Abstract: Use of the protein HMGB1 or a variant or fragment thereof or a polynucleotide encoding therefor for inducing the activation of an antigen presenting cell (APC).

Abstract: A method to make packages of objects for celebrations or parties, such as paper cups, plates, cutlery, and napkins with graphical of figurative elements, i.e., identifying indicia, different from one another, an apparatus that carries out this method, and a package resulting therefrom. The method comprises the steps of: printing or applying on each object (10a) a first plurality of a first graphical or figurative element (11a); repeating the printing or applying step for further pluralities of equal objects (10b, 10c) with a second graphical or figurative element (11b) for a second plurality (10b), with a third graphical or figurative element (11c) for a third plurality (10c), etc.; creating stacked groups of objects picked up one at a time from each plurality of equal object, whereby each unit comprises only one of said objects of each plurality (10a or 10b or 10c); and packaging the stacked groups (30).