Abstract: The subject of the invention is a device (5) for expanding a refrigerant fluid comprising, on the one hand, a first inlet (8) of the expansion device and a first outlet (9) of the expansion device which are connected by a first refrigerant circulation duct (11), the first refrigerant circulation duct (11) comprising an upstream part (22) and a downstream part (25) which parts are placed in communication by a first communication passage (18) and, on the other hand, a second inlet (12) of the expansion device and a second outlet (13) of the expansion device which are connected by a second refrigerant circulation duct (14).

Abstract: A brake disc for a vehicle disc brake has a friction ring supported by a brake disc chamber made of a specifically light material and having a central flat hub section perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the brake disc and a support wall section connected thereto. The support wall section extends radially outward and in some regions has a truncated circular cone shape, with whose free edge region the friction ring is connected via connection elements. The ratio of the height of the friction ring to the diameter of the brake disc is less than 0.12, and the connection between the brake disc chamber and the friction ring is provided with a prestressed support wall section such that the edge region of the brake disc chamber acts in an outwardly pressing manner upon the unheated friction ring directly or indirectly by way of the connection elements.

Abstract: A server for controlling user MTC devices. The server ascertains if a user MTC device has an IP connection to a cellular access network, and if so, sends a message to trigger the user MTC device to initiate an application defined in the message. If a user MTC device does not have an IP connection, the server ascertains if the user MTC device is a mobile or a stationary user MTC device, and for a stationary user MTC device, the server sends a message to the cellular access network to trigger the user MTC device to initiate an IP connection, and for a mobile user MTC device, waits until the user MTC device has an IP connection, and for both kinds of user MTC devices, when the user MTC device has an IP connection, transmits a message to the user MTC device to initiate an application defined in the message.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling protocol translation issues in a mixed communication protocol network (220). The solution may be implemented as a node (210), a network, a system, and computer program code. The solution involves a translation function between EPS and GPRS functionality and part of the solution uses a database holding a lookup table for updated and quick response to translation operations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a command device (13) of a fixed capacity compressor (9) associated with an evaporator through which an air flow passes in an air flow direction (6). The compressor (9) and the evaporator (12) are participating to an A/C loop (8) of an heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning device of a vehicle. The said command device (13) comprises a sensor (15,16) for the measurement of a measured value VM of a characteristic C of a fluid FR,A and comparison means (14) of the measured value VM of the characteristic C of the fluid FR,A with at least two step-values VSmin, VSmax of the characteristic C. The said command device (13) comprises an upstream temperature sensor (20) to be positioned upstream the evaporator (12) according to the air flow direction (6) to measure an upstream temperature T2 of the air flow (3) and give an information (18) which is taken into account by the said command device (13) in order to determine the said step-values VSmin, VSmax of the characteristic C.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.

Abstract: A Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR MS) is provided. A preamplifier is installed as nearest to an ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) trap as possible at a detector part in the mass spectrometer, and thermal noise generated at the preamplifier is minimized by means of a cryo-cooling system to increase a signal-to-noise ratio of ion detection signals such that an ultra-low amount of specimen can be detected, which was impossible in the related art.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for providing a core network node with location related information about one or more mobile user stations accessing the core network over an access network. It comprises a number of radio access network nodes (RNC; BSC) a number of first network nodes or core network nodes serving communication of data (SGSN1, SGSN2), a number of second core network nodes comprising gateway core network nodes (GGSN) acting as gateways to external or third party controlled data communication networks and/or service providers. Location related information of one or more mobile user stations obtained from the radio network access nodes is provided from a first network node or core network node to a second core network node. Said location related information is provided in one or more dedicated information elements added to existing communication of messages between said first core network node and said second core network node.

Abstract: A device for air-conditioning a motor vehicle has an engine-cooling loop, a heat-pump loop containing a compressor, an evaporator as cold source of the heat pump and a condenser as hot source of the heat pump. The condenser is integrated into the engine-cooling loop upstream of the air heater. An air-conditioning branch has a condenser and an evaporator with an upstream end connected to the heat-pump loop downstream of the compressor, and a downstream end connected to the heat-pump loop upstream of the compressor. Switching means make it possible to make the refrigerant fluid circulate either in the heat-pump loop, or in the heat-pump branch, in such a way as to form a heat-pump loop.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to liquid dispensing and to a method of rinsing micro-dispensing syringes. In particular, the invention relates to a method of rinsing syringes of the plunger-in-needle type provided in an array.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has an air conditioning installation which also serves for heating the cabin of the vehicle. In the heating mode, the refrigerant fluid in the air conditioning circuit flows in a bypass branch which bypasses the condenser. The evaporator therefore receives the fluid in the gaseous state, and acts as a heat exchanger for dissipating the heat produced by the compressor. The heat dissipated by the evaporator can be used for heating the cabin when the heat produced by the engine of the vehicle is insufficient, and means are provided for adjusting, according to demand, the quantity of fluid contained in the heating loop of the circuit, by drawing fluid from, or passing fluid into, the branch (2) of the circuit which contains the condenser.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.

Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.