Abstract: The rotor of a hybrid aerodyne for producing lift by rotating during a stage of vertical flight and then for being held stationary and stored longitudinally during a stage of cruising flight has at least one single-blade with a counterweight. The length of the active blade that generates lift of the rotor while rotating is significantly shorter than the length of the radius of the rotor. The portion that carries the active blade that makes the connection between the active blade and rotor mast is structurally rigid. The rigid portion that carries the active blade presents a cross-section optimized to provide zero or almost zero lift and very little aerodynamic drag while the rotor is rotating. The assembly is hinged about a transverse axis perpendicular to the vertical axis of the rotor and substantially on the vertical axis of the rotor mast.

Abstract: An aerodyne comprises a fuselage, a fixed wing , a thruster for cruising flight, and a rotary wing for stages of vertical flight and held stationary during cruising flight. The rotary wing includes at least two contrarotating single-blades disposed at the top of the fuselage and hinged about respective axes perpendicular to the rotor axes of rotation. A maneuvering procedure for maneuvering the aerodyne includes a transition stage between a stage of vertical flight and a stage of cruising flight, wherein in the transition stage, when the speed of each single-blade is less than a threshold speed of rotation, the pitch of each single-blade is such that it no longer provides any lift force and the transverse hinge of the single-blade to its rotor axis is held locked in a position such that the single-blade is perpendicular to the rotor shaft.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sugar-derived catanionic surfactant vesicles comprising anti-inflammatory dendrimers and to their use as a medicament, more particularly in the treatment of psoriasis.

Abstract: A method for managing and/or treating obesity and/or overweight and/or for inducing weight loss. The method includes orally administering to a patient a composition capable of being transformed into a hydrogel foam after its introduction into the patient stomach. The hydrogel foam occupies at least 20% of the volume of the patient stomach.

Abstract: A rotor for a rotary wing aircraft having a single blade with a longitudinal pitch axis and that is hinge mounted on the rotary shaft for rotating the rotor, the hinge being about an axis that is transversal relative to the rotary shaft, said rotary wing describing a cone when its pitch angle is not zero, the rotor possessing a balancing flyweight device for balancing the resultant of the horizontal component of the lift force and of the rotary drag force of the blade, the device being mounted to rotate with the rotary wing about its rotary shaft and, under the effect of the centrifugal force to which it is subjected while the rotary wing is rotating, generating a horizontal force that is applied to the rotary shaft of the motor and that opposes the above-mentioned resultant with a magnitude of that is a function of the position of the flyweight(s) of the balancing device relative to the rotary shaft of the rotor.

Abstract: A composition that is self-foaming in an acid medium, and includes: at least one hydrophilic polymer, at least one compound capable of crosslinking the hydrophilic polymer by forming ionic bonds, at least one foaming agent, and at least one foam stabilizer agent; and to the use thereof as a drug, particularly for preventing and/or treating obesity.

Abstract: An aerodyne comprises a fuselage, a fixed wing , a thruster for cruising flight, and a rotary wing for stages of vertical flight and held stationary during cruising flight. The rotary wing includes at least two contrarotating single-blades disposed at the top of the fuselage and hinged about respective axes perpendicular to the rotor axes of rotation. A maneuvering procedure for maneuvering the aerodyne includes a transition stage between a stage of vertical flight and a stage of cruising flight, wherein in the transition stage, when the speed of each single-blade is less than a threshold speed of rotation, the pitch of each single-blade is such that it no longer provides any lift force and the transverse hinge of the single-blade to its rotor axis is held locked in a position such that the single-blade is perpendicular to the rotor shaft.

Abstract: There is described a drum coater including a substantially cylindrical drum having a peripheral drum wall and a predefined diameter, said drum having a substantially horizontal axis of rotation, a top section and a bottom section being defined above and below, respectively, the axis of rotation, said drum being adapted to contain tablets, a coating zone, one or more spray nozzles directed towards the coating zone, and driving means.

Abstract: The drum coater comprises a substantially cylindrical drum (11) with a peripheral wall and a substantially horizontal axis of rotation. The method comprises providing a coating zone within the drum, feeding tablets into the drum, spinning the drum containing the tablets at a rotational speed such that a substantially annular bed of tablets is created, providing means for creating a cascade (19) of tablets at least in a part of the coating zone and spraying the tablets in the coating zone.

Abstract: A composition that is self-foaming in an acid medium, and includes: at least one hydrophilic polymer, at least one compound capable of crosslinking the hydrophilic polymer by forming ionic bonds, at least one foaming agent, and at least one foam stabilizer agent; and to the use thereof as a drug, particularly for preventing and/or treating obesity.

Abstract: The rotor of a hybrid aerodyne for producing lift by rotating during a stage of vertical flight and then for being held stationary and stored longitudinally during a stage of cruising flight has at least one single-blade with a counterweight. The length of the active blade that generates lift of the rotor while rotating is significantly shorter than the length of the radius of the rotor. The portion that carries the active blade that makes the connection between the active blade and rotor mast is structurally rigid. The rigid portion that carries the active blade presents a cross-section optimized to provide zero or almost zero lift and very little aerodynamic drag while the rotor is rotating. The assembly is hinged about a transverse axis perpendicular to the vertical axis of the rotor and substantially on the vertical axis of the rotor mast.

Abstract: A method for continuous production of tablets, including providing a contained module comprising at least two inlets, at least one mixing unit, at least one analytical sensor, a tablet press, and at least one outlet for tablets, feeding an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to one of the at least two inlets, feeding an excipient to the other of the at least two inlets, mixing the material stream comprising the API and the excipient in the at least one mixing unit, measuring parameters of the contents of the material stream with the at least one analytical sensor upstream of the tablet press, controlling the two inlets and/or the mixing unit in response to the parameters measured, continuously supplying the tablet press with the material stream, controlling the speed of the tablet press in response to the parameters measured upstream of the tablet press, and discharging tablets at the at least one outlet.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aerodyne including a supporting structure, to which are connected: at least one supporting axial blower, attached to the supporting structure; at least one main engine driving the supporting blower; at least three attitude blowers controlling roll and pitch, each attitude blower having an electrical motor and being attached, respectively, to one of the elongate arms that are distributed in a laterally, outwardly projecting manner around the supporting structure, to which each arm is connected by an inner end portion, the axis of rotation of each attitude blower being attached relative to the supporting structure, and all the attitude blowers being located outside the space centrally occupied by the supporting blower; at least one battery for supplying power to the electrical motors of the attitude blowers; a landing gear attached under the supporting structure; and a nacelle for holding the battery and a payload.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aerodyne including a supporting structure, to which are connected: at least one supporting axial blower, attached to the supporting structure; at least one main engine driving the supporting blower; at least three attitude blowers controlling roll and pitch, each attitude blower having an electrical motor and being attached, respectively, to one of the elongate arms that are distributed in a laterally, outwardly projecting manner around the supporting structure, to which each arm is connected by an inner end portion, the axis of rotation of each attitude blower being attached relative to the supporting structure, and all the attitude blowers being located outside the space centrally occupied by the supporting blower; at least one battery for supplying power to the electrical motors of the attitude blowers; a landing gear attached under the supporting structure; and a nacelle for holding the battery and a payload.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for thickening or dehydrating sludge, which includes at least: a) a step of adding flocculants to the sludge to be treated; b) a step of flocculation by agitation of the sludge with the flocculants thus added in order to form a mixture of flocks and an aqueous solution; c) a step of mechanical separation of the flocks and the aqueous solution formed during the preceding step; d) a step of recovering the aqueous solution and the flocks that make up a treated sludge; wherein: the added flocculants are made up of at least one cationic starch (S) and at least one cationic polyacrylamide (P); the cationic starch or starches (S) including a fixed weight percentage of nitrogen of at least 2%; and the weight ratio (R) ws/(ws+wp), expressed as solids, is included between 0.6 and 0.99.

Abstract: The contained module (1) comprises inlets for an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and for an excipient. The inlets are in fluid communication with at least one mixing unit (41,46), and the outlet of the tablet press (6) is in fluid communication with the releasable outlet port for tablets. The material stream comprising the API and the excipient is mixed in the mixing units. During operation parameters of the contents of the material stream are measured with one or more analytical sensors upstream of the tablet press. The speed of the tablet press is controlled in response to the parameters measured upstream of the tablet press. The finished tablets are discharged at an outlet of the tablet press (6).

Abstract: The tabletting system (1) comprises a rotary tablet press (6) with a tablet press feeder (67). A first material feeder (21) and a second material feeder (22) are connected to a blender (4) with an inlet end (40) and a discharge end (45). The discharge end (45) of the blender is in close connection with the tablet press. The inlet end (40) of the blender (4) is positioned at a level (u) higher than the level (v) of the discharge end (45) in the vertical direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device which includes two longitudinal deflecting surfaces or two pluralities of longitudinal deflecting surfaces, which are symmetrical on either side of the plane formed by the roll and yaw axes of the device and substantially in line with the roll axis and parallel to same, an air flow generator including at least one axial fan suctioning ambient air by means of at least one propeller faired in a flow path and, downstream of said propeller, an air distributor-diffuser, consisting of two adjacent semi-distributors each defining a curved duct directing the air to an outlet opening and toward the longitudinal deflecting surface or plurality of longitudinal deflecting surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the activation of peptidyl arginine deiminase (PADs) 1 and/or 3 in the epidermis by at least one active agent used alone or in combination, namely caffeine, acefylline and/or theobromine in a cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical composition. The present invention also relates to the use of the aforementioned active agents in cosmetics and/or therapeutics, alone or in combination, in order to improve the barrier functions of the epidermis, to prevent and/or treat symptoms related to dry skin or to improve and/or promote hydration of the keratinous layer. Finally, the invention relates to increasing the activity of PAD1 and/or PAD3 in the epidermis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device suitable for vertical and horizontal transport of loads, in particular heavy loads, in good weather conditions, using the load-bearing capacity obtained by means of blowing a stream of air, produced by a generator, on two longitudinal lifting wings, substantially rectilinear, arranged symmetrically on either side of a supporting structure, to which the wings are connected.