Abstract: A system for establishing a contour of a structure is disclosed. An initialization subsystem (1) is used for initializing an adaptive mesh representing an approximate contour of the structure, the structure being represented at least partly by a first image, and the structure being represented at least partly by a second image. A deforming subsystem (2) is used for deforming the adaptive mesh, based on feature information of the first image and feature information of the second image. The deforming subsystem comprises a force-establishing subsystem (3) for establishing a force acting on at least part of the adaptive mesh, in dependence on the feature information of the first image and the feature information of the second image. A transform-establishing subsystem (4) is used for establishing a coordinate transform reflecting a registration mismatch between the first image, the second image, and the adaptive mesh.

Abstract: A system and method to tag portions of a video with an access-control-list (ACL) for those periods of time (e.g., video segments, series of video frames, etc.) within a video that require elevated permission to view or access is provided. At playback time, the access-control-list is dynamically enforced in real-time to ensure that a user viewing or editing the video has permissions to view upcoming portions of the video. When a user has insufficient permission to view a portion of the video, a filler frame, blurred content or blank frame is displayed in the place of the actual video content. Audio may also be muted or beeped out during the periods of the video for which there is insufficient permissions.

Abstract: A system and method to tag portions of a video with an access-control-list (ACL) for those periods of time (e.g., video segments, series of video frames, etc.) within a video that require elevated permission to view or access is provided. At playback time, the access-control-list is dynamically enforced in real-time to ensure that a user viewing or editing the video has permissions to view upcoming portions of the video. When a user has insufficient permission to view a portion of the video, a filler frame, blurred content or blank frame is displayed in the place of the actual video content. Audio may also be muted or beeped out during the periods of the video for which there is insufficient permissions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition stabilized in a gelled state at at least a temperature varying from 15° C. to 40° C., comprising at least one aqueous phase gelled with at least one hydrophilic polymeric gelling agent, lipid nanocapsules comprising a liquid or semi-liquid lipid core at room temperature enveloped in a lipid envelope which is solid at room temperature, said gelled aqueous phase and nanocapsules containing at least one antibiotic, identical or different, the antibiotic in said aqueous phase being present there in the form of a solute.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the non-denaturing preparation of peptide or protein nanoprecipitates, or of peptide or protein and metal ion nanocoprecipitales, in which said protein or said peptide has a molecular weight no higher than 20 kDa, preferably no higher than 15 kDa, advantageously no higher than 10 kDa, and more advantageously no higher than 8 kDa. Said method includes a step of preparing a mixture of an aqueous solution of peptides or proteins, a nonsolvent of the peptide or protein, and optionally a water-soluble metal salt. The present invention also relates to a nanoprecipitate that can be obtained by the method according to the invention, as well as to a pharmaceutical composition comprising same, for use in the treatment or prevention of diabetes.

Abstract: A foldable modular structure for a fast-erecting shelter comprising the assembly of profiled sections that form at least two opposing arches linked by at least two purlins, including one ridge purlin. A first end of the ridge purlin is linked by a hinge to a first ridge part of a first arch, said hinge comprising first pivoting means allowing said ridge purlin to pivot on a transverse axis, parallel to the plane of the arch, in order to allow the purlin to fold parallel to said arch, and second pivoting means allowing the ridge purlin to pivot on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the arch, and the second end of the ridge purlin comprises linking means for linking with a second ridge part of a second arch, said linking means being arranged to provide a dismountable but rigid link between the ridge purlin and said second linking part.

Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsion includes an aqueous phase and an oily phase, the aqueous phase including water and a relaxing agent, and the oily phase including an oil and at least one surfactant. The emulsion has dielectric properties simulating dielectric properties of the human body. A device including the emulsion, a simulated human body part filled with the emulsion; and at least one system capable of measuring a local specific absorption rate when the simulated human body part is exposed to an electromagnetic field are also described. A method for conducting specific absorption rate tests of an apparatus radiating an electromagnetic field including using the emulsion, and a process for manufacturing the emulsion are also described.

Abstract: A foldable modular structure for a fast-erecting shelter comprising the assembly of profiled sections that form at least two opposing arches linked by at least two purlins, including one ridge purlin. A first end of the ridge purlin is linked by a hinge to a first ridge part of a first arch, said hinge comprising first pivoting means allowing said ridge purlin to pivot on a transverse axis, parallel to the plane of the arch, in order to allow the purlin to fold parallel to said arch, and second pivoting means allowing the ridge purlin to pivot on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the arch, and the second end of the ridge purlin comprises linking means for linking with a second ridge part of a second arch, said linking means being arranged to provide a dismountable but rigid link between the ridge purlin and said second linking part.

Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsion includes an aqueous phase and an oily phase, the aqueous phase including water and a relaxing agent, and the oily phase including an oil and at least one surfactant. The emulsion has dielectric properties simulating dielectric properties of the human body. A device including the emulsion, a simulated human body part filled with the emulsion; and at least one system capable of measuring a local specific absorption rate when the simulated human body part is exposed to an electromagnetic field are also described. A method for conducting specific absorption rate tests of an apparatus radiating an electromagnetic field including using the emulsion, and a process for manufacturing the emulsion are also described.

Abstract: This invention relates quite in general to production of fiber composite components by infiltration of a fiber material with a synthetic resin and subsequent curing. In order to improve the required preparation of a liquid or viscous resin system, as claimed in the invention especially a synthetic resin granulate (10, 12) and a process for its production are provided, encompassing the step of stabilization of the synthetic resin granulate (10?) by adding nanoparticles (12?) which attach on the surface of the granulate particles (10). The granulate (10, 12) which is thus free of blocks can be easily handled, for example bagged, flow-conveyed and metered. Advantageously the nanoparticles do not have an adverse effect on the infiltration properties of the resin and on the component properties.

Abstract: The present invention concerns new polar compounds, complexes and compositions comprising them, wherein said compound comprises: (i) a polar headgroup spacer, (ii) at least one hydrophobic moiety, and (iii) at least one hydrophilic polymer, and wherein said polar headgroup spacer is coupled to said hydrophobic moiety and to said hydrophilic polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one lysolipid for the preparation of a composition for improving transfection or transduction of a polynucleotide into a cell. Such a composition is useful in gene therapy, vaccination, and any therapeutic or prophylactic situation in which a gene-based product is administered to cells in vivo.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination product comprising at least one nucleic acid containing a sequence encoding a polypeptide or interest and at least one phospholipid of interest, for use which is simultaneous, consecutive or spread out over time, characterized in that said polypeptide and phospholipid of interest have cytotoxic activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of diagnostic imaging and more specifically to the field of monitoring drug delivery using non-invasive imaging techniques. The present invention provides for imaging agents and compositions useful for NMR, computed tomography, scintigraphy, PET and any other type of imaging where the imaging agent can be carried by liposomes or other lipid based vehicles, such as micelles or suspended lipid aggregates.

Abstract: This invention relates to the field of liposomes. In particular, this invention provides novel liposomes that are pH-sensitive, yet are also stable in serum. The liposomes are complexed with a molecule comprising a thermally-sensitive polymer showing lower critical solution temperature behavior in aqueous solutions, said thermally-sensitive polymer bearing a hydrophobic substituent and a pH sensitive substituent, wherein said hydrophobic substituent is less than 10 kD and which pH sensitive substituent remains ionizable following said covalent bonding to said thermally-sensitive polymer, and whose pH sensitive does not depend on cleavage of the covalent bond to said thermally-sensitive polymer. The invention further relates to methods of conferring pH sensitivity upon liposomes by complexing the liposomes with such molecules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination product comprising at least one nucleic acid containing a sequence encoding a polypeptide or interest and at least one phospholipid of interest, for use which is simultaneous, consecutive or spread out over time, characterized in that said polypeptide and phospholipid of interest have cytotoxic activity.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical apparatus, such as a timer, permanently supplied from the mains between two terminals A and B and the operation of which can be triggered by taking a control input E to the potential of the terminal B via an external contact SW. In order to take account of the possibility of a pilot lamp or another load being present between the terminals E and A, the following circuit structure is proposed: a low-voltage power-supply circuit AL, operating in half-wave rectification mode, supplies a voltage Vdd to a microcontroller MC. The terminal at Vdd is linked to the terminal B and the voltage regulation Vdd is carried out on another conductor at a potential regarded as a zero-volt reference. The control input E of the apparatus is linked to a detection input DT of the microcontroller.