Abstract: A method and apparatus for delivering power to a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes an apparatus for delivering power to a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including a powertrain having a power take-off coupling, the powertrain including an engine and a transmission. The apparatus includes an electric motor operable to generate a torque, the motor being coupled to transmit a starting torque through the power take-off of the powertrain for starting the engine.

Abstract: A series of 3-imino-5-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazinane 1,1-dioxide derivatives of formula (I), substituted in the 5-position by a phenyl moiety NH which in turn is meta-substituted by an optionally substituted fused bicyclic heteroaromatic ring system containing at least one nitrogen atom, being selective inhibitors of plasmepsin V activity, are beneficial as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment of malaria.

Abstract: A modified release formulation of lacosamide suitable for once-daily administration.

Abstract: A towable pipeline bundle for installation underwater at a subsea oil or gas production site has two or more bundled elongate elements, at least one of which is a flowline for carrying production fluid along the bundle. A rigid buoyancy pipe of polymer-composite material extends along and supports the bundled elongate elements. The buoyancy pipe has an internal buoyancy chamber and at least one port for introducing fluid into the buoyancy chamber. The buoyancy pipe is arranged to have positive buoyancy in seawater when its buoyancy chamber contains a fluid less dense than seawater. In this way, the buoyancy pipe confers substantially neutral buoyancy on a towable unit comprising the bundle. The unit can then be towed in mid-water to the production site and lowered there onto the seabed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) a nucleating composition, wherein (A) the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 83 to 88 wt %, preferably 84 to 88 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 12 to 17 wt %, preferably of 12 to 16 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is 40 to 60 wt % and wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer has a melt flow index of 35 to 50 g/10 min as

Abstract: The present invention relates to a procatalyst comprising the compound represented by Formula (A), preferably the Fischer projection of formula (A) as an internal electron donor. The invention also relates to a process for preparing said procatalyst. Furthermore, the invention is directed to a catalyst system for polymerization of olefins comprising the said procatalyst, a co-catalyst and optionally an external electron donor; a process of making polyolefins by contacting at least one olefin with said catalyst system and to polyolefins obtainable by said process. The invention also relates to the use of said procatalyst in the polymerization of olefins. Moreover, the present invention relates to polymers obtained by polymerization using said procatalyst and to the shaped articles of said polymers.

Abstract: A process for preparing a procatalyst for polymerization of olefins, comprising contacting a magnesium-containing support with a halogen-containing titanium compound, a first internal electron donor represented by Formula A, a second internal electron donor represented by Formula B, and an activator; wherein the molar ratio of the first internal donor to the second internal donor is between 0.01 and 0.7; wherein in Formula A each R80 group is independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group; and R81, R82, R83, R84, R85, R86 and R87 are each independently selected from a hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group; wherein in Formula B R51 and R52 are each independently selected from a hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group; and R53 and R54 are each independently selected from hydrogen, a halide or a hydrocarbyl group.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for laying composite tape. The method may comprise driving a plurality of robots, each having a respective movement system across a movement surface, in which the movement surface faces a workpiece, and laying composite tape from the plurality of robots in a coordinated manner on the workpiece.

Abstract: A modified release formulation of lacosamide suitable for once-daily administration.

Abstract: Provided herein is a process for preparing a mixture including 5-(hydroxy-methyl)furfural (HMF) and one or more HMF esters of formula (I), the process including the following steps: (A-1) preparing or providing a starting mixture which includes one, two or more carbohydrate compounds and as the solvent or as a co-solvent for the carbohydrate compounds an amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II); (A-2) subjecting the starting mixture to reaction conditions so that at least one of the one, two or more carbohydrate compounds reacts, and a fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II) is hydrolyzed, so that a mixture results that includes 5-(hydroxy-methyl)furfural and/or the one or more HMF esters of formula (I), one or more carboxylic acids of formula (III) and a remaining fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II).

Abstract: Provided herein is a process for preparing furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid. The process includes the following steps: (A-1) preparing a starting mixture comprising one, two or more carbohydrate compounds selected from the group consisting of: hexoses, oligosaccharides comprising hexose units, and polysaccharides including hexose units, and as a solvent or as a co-solvent for the carbohydrate compounds an amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of a formula (II) and (A-2) subjecting the starting mixture to reaction conditions so that at least one of the one, two or more carbohydrate compounds reacts, and a fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II) is hydrolyzed, resulting in a mixture including 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural and/or the one or more HMF esters of a formula (I), one or more carboxylic acids of a formula (III) and a remaining fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin comprising the steps of: i) contacting a compound R9zMgX2-z wherein R9 is aromatic, aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic group containing up to 20 carbon atoms, X is a halide, and z is in a range of larger than 0 and smaller than 2, with an alkoxy- or aryloxy-containing silane compound to given a first intermediate reaction product; ii) contacting the first intermediate reaction product with at least one activating compound selected from the group formed by electron donors and compounds of formula M(OR10)v-w(OR11)w, wherein M can be Ti, Zr, Hf, Al or Si, and M(OR10)v-w(R11)w, wherein M is Si, each R10 and R11, independently, represent an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group, v is the valency of M, v being either 3 or 4, and w is smaller than v, to give a second intermediate reaction product; and iii) contacting the second intermediate reaction product with a halogen-containing Ti-compound, a monoester as activating a

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to Formula (I) wherein R1 is a hydrocarbyl group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, and alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof; wherein R2 is a hydrogen atom, an aryl group or an alkyl group; and wherein R3, R4, R5 and R6, are the same or different and are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an amino group, a hydrocarbyl group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, and alkylaryl groups or an alkoxy group, and one or more combinations thereof as internal electron donor and to a process for the synthesis of a compound according to Formula (I), wherein R1 is a hydrocarbyl group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxycarbonyl and alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof; wherein R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; wherein R3, R4, R5 and R6, are the same or different and are each independently sele

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of branched polyolefins having pending polar functionalities via the copolymerization of first an olefin monomer and second an olefin monomer comprising a main group metal hydrocarbyl functionality agent. The invention moreover relates to branched polyolefin having short chain branches with polar functionalities.

Abstract: A catalyst composition including the compound of Formula I as an internal electron donor, wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, straight, branched and cyclic alkyl and aromatic substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R7 is selected from a group consisting of straight, branched and cyclic alkyl and aromatic substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and R8 is selected from a group consisting of aromatic substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms. Also disclosed is a process for preparing said polymerization catalyst composition; a polymerization catalyst system comprising said catalyst composition, a co-catalyst and optionally an external electron donor; a polyolefin obtainable by the process; and use of the compound of Formula I as in internal electron donor in catalysts for polymerization of olefins.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-level inverter and a method for providing multi-level output voltage by the multi-level inverter, wherein the multi-level inverter comprises at least one cascaded H bridge multi-level module, wherein each H bridge multi-level module comprises a first H bridge multi-level leg and a second H-bridge multi-level leg connected in parallel, wherein each of the first and second H bridge multi-level legs comprises a first inverter leg and a second inverter leg coupled in parallel through a coupled inductor, the first and second inverter legs are coupled respectively to a primary winding and a second winding of the coupled inductor for providing first and second input voltages with multiple voltage levels, the primary and secondary windings of the coupled inductor are coupled in series and a junction node of the primary and secondary windings forms an output terminal of the H bridge multi-level leg, wherein the first input voltage has a predetermined phase shift relative to the second

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a crosslinked polyamide (vP) by providing a melt (S), which comprises at least one polyamide (P) containing furan units and at least one dienophile at a first temperature T1, and cooling the melt (S) subsequently to a second temperature T2 which is below the melting temperature TM of the at least one polyamide (P), to give the crosslinked polyamide (vP). The present invention further relates to a crosslinked polyamide (vP) obtainable by the process of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a procatalyst comprising the compound represented by formula A as an internal electron donor, wherein: R81, R82, R83, R84, R85, and R86 are the same or different and are independently selected from a group consisting of hydrogen or a straight, branched and cyclic hydrocarbyl group, selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R87 is a hydrogen or a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group, selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxycarbonyl or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and each R80 group is independently a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, or alkylaryl groups, and one or more combinations thereof, preferably having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; N is nitrogen atom; O is oxygen atom; and C is carbon atom.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a catalyst system for olefin polymerization, including: A) providing said procatalyst obtainable via a process comprising: i) contacting a compound R4zMgX42-z with an alkoxy- or aryloxy-containing silane compound to give a first intermediate reaction product, ii) optionally contacting the solid product obtained in step i) with at least one activating compound selected from an activating electron donor or metal alkoxide compound; iii) contacting the first or second intermediate reaction product, with a halogen-containing Ti-compound and optionally an internal electron donor to obtain the procatalyst; and B) contacting the procatalyst with a co-catalyst and at least diethylaminotriethoxysilane as the external donor.

Abstract: A series of substituted purine derivatives, being potent modulators of human TNF? activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.