There is provided a method for manufacturing a current flow diverter (CFD) for a superconducting segment. The method comprises depositing at least one pattern of stabilizer material on a portion of an outer surface of a superconducting layer of the superconducting segment and creating a first interfacial resistive layer on the outer surface, adjacent the stabilizer pattern, annealing, subsequent to depositing the stabilizer pattern, the superconducting segment in an oxygen atmosphere and creating a second interfacial resistive layer between the stabilizer pattern and the outer surface, the second interfacial resistive layer having an electrical resistance lower than that of the first interfacial resistive layer, and depositing, subsequent to annealing the superconducting segment, a stabilizer layer over at least the outer surface and creating at least one path for diverting, via the first and second interfacial resistive layers, a flow of electrical current from the superconducting layer to the stabilizer layer.
The invention relates to a device for the non-destructive measurement of a power supply line, including a shaft; a first transmitting coil and a second transmitting coil permanently formed partially around the shaft, the first and second transmitting coils defining a central plane between the first and second transmitting coils, and having a transmitting portion extending around the shaft close to the central plane on either side of the central plane, and a return transmitting portion extending around the shaft farther than the corresponding emitting portion from the central plane; and a receiving coil permanently formed partially around the shaft, the receiving coil having a receiving portion extending around the shaft located between the transmitting portions of the first and second transmitting coils, and a return receiving portion extending around the shaft offset from a position of symmetry of the transmitting portion with respect to the central plane.
G01R 31/58 - Test de lignes, de câbles ou de conducteurs
G01N 27/90 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant des variables magnétiques pour rechercher la présence des criques en utilisant les courants de Foucault
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SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A SUBJECT FOR IMPROVING PARTICLE NAVIGATION IN THE SUBJECT, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
A method of preparing a subject for steering particles to a target site in the subject using a physical field; it includes receiving image information of a body of the subject to obtain an image of at least a part of a vascular system of the subject; and determining a pathway through the vascular system of the subject from a release site to the target site and identifying a target body position of the subject by factoring a force of gravity on a direction of the particles relative to the pathway of the vascular system to improve steering of the particles through the pathway of the vascular system of the subject to the target site when the subject is placed in the target body position.
A61B 34/10 - Planification, simulation ou modélisation assistées par ordinateur d’opérations chirurgicales
A61B 5/055 - Détection, mesure ou enregistrement pour établir un diagnostic au moyen de courants électriques ou de champs magnétiquesMesure utilisant des micro-ondes ou des ondes radio faisant intervenir la résonance magnétique nucléaire [RMN] ou électronique [RME], p. ex. formation d'images par résonance magnétique
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, outillage ou accessoires spécialement adaptés à la chirurgie ou au diagnostic non couverts par l'un des groupes , p. ex. pour le traitement de la luxation ou pour la protection de bords de blessures
A61K 9/00 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par un aspect particulier
A61K 41/00 - Préparations médicinales obtenues par traitement de substances par énergie ondulatoire ou par rayonnement corpusculaire
A61K 47/34 - Composés macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions autres que celles faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone, p. ex. polyesters, acides polyaminés, polysiloxanes, polyphosphazines, copolymères de polyalkylène glycol ou de poloxamères
A61K 49/06 - Préparations de contraste pour la résonance magnétique nucléaire [RMN]Préparations de contraste pour l'imagerie par résonance magnétique [IRM]
A computer-implemented method and systems for modeling a stochastic Ising model including a plurality of binary nodes are disclosed. The method includes defining a set of interaction coefficients indicative of interaction between the plurality of binary nodes, defining a convergence coefficient based on the set of interaction coefficients, defining an initial state of the stochastic Ising model, iteratively determining, for each binary node, a node state probability indicative of a state of the binary node at a given iteration of the stochastic Ising model based on the set of interaction coefficients, the convergence coefficient, states of the other binary nodes at a previous iteration, and the node state probability of the given binary node at the previous iteration and determining saturation values of the node state probabilities of the plurality of binary nodes.
The present application relates to polymer compositions that provide barrier properties to oxygen, water vapor and/or hydrocarbons, to polymer film or sheet comprising the polymer composition and to their use in the manufacture or preparation of plastic material and/or plastic packaging. The present application also relates to a method of reducing oxygen water vapor and/or hydrocarbons permeability in plastic material and/or plastic packaging.
C08L 101/12 - Compositions contenant des composés macromoléculaires non spécifiés caractérisées par des propriétés physiques, p. ex. anisotropie, viscosité ou conductivité électrique
C08J 3/20 - Formation de mélanges de polymères avec des additifs, p. ex. coloration
C08L 29/04 - Alcool polyvinyliqueHomopolymères ou copolymères d'esters partiellement hydrolysés d'alcools non saturés avec des acides carboxyliques saturés
C08L 67/02 - Polyesters dérivés des acides dicarboxyliques et des composés dihydroxylés
C08L 67/04 - Polyesters dérivés des acides hydroxycarboxyliques, p. ex. lactones
C08L 77/00 - Compositions contenant des polyamides obtenus par des réactions créant une liaison amide carboxylique dans la chaîne principaleCompositions contenant des dérivés de tels polymères
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Alloy nanoparticles, process for their preparation and use thereof
There is provided a process for preparing alloy nanoparticles having a desired size. The process comprises a combination of co-reduction of metal salts in the presence of a reducing agent, and multi-step seeded growth synthesis. Also provided is a material which comprises alloy nanoparticles made of at least two metals. A mean diameter of the particles of the material is between about 30 nm and 200 nm as measured by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the particles have a coefficient of variation smaller than about 15%.
B22F 1/02 - Traitement particulier des poudres métalliques, p.ex. en vue de faciliter leur mise en œuvre, d'améliorer leurs propriétés; Poudres métalliques en soi, p.ex. mélanges de particules de compositions différentes comportant un enrobage des particules
B22F 9/24 - Fabrication des poudres métalliques ou de leurs suspensionsAppareils ou dispositifs spécialement adaptés à cet effet par un procédé chimique avec réduction de mélanges métalliques à partir de mélanges métalliques liquides, p. ex. de solutions
B22F 1/00 - Poudres métalliquesTraitement des poudres métalliques, p. ex. en vue de faciliter leur mise en œuvre ou d'améliorer leurs propriétés
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CONJUGATED CHITOSANS AND METHOD OF USE AND OF MAKING SAME
There is provided a chitosan conjugate of formula (I): wherein CS represents a chitosan residue; X comprises a Zl group, the Zl being a linear thioacetal or forming an n-membered thioacetal ring, n being from 4 to 9, the Zl optionally being ramified and/or substituted; and POLY represents a ligand, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. There is also provided uses of such conjugate as well methods of making same.
A61K 47/48 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p.ex. supports, additifs inertes l'ingrédient non actif étant chimiquement lié à l'ingrédient actif, p.ex. conjugués polymère-médicament
C08B 37/08 - ChitineSulfate de chondroïtineAcide hyaluroniqueLeurs dérivés
C08J 11/10 - Récupération ou traitement des résidus des polymères par coupure des chaînes moléculaires des polymères ou rupture des liaisons de réticulation par voie chimique, p. ex. dévulcanisation
C12N 15/10 - Procédés pour l'isolement, la préparation ou la purification d'ADN ou d'ARN
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING THE LOCATION OF DATA CENTERS OR POINTS OF PRESENCE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS IN CLOUD COMPUTING NETWORKS USING A TABU SEARCH ALGORITHM
The ubiquity of cloud applications requires the meticulous design of cloud networks with high quality of service, low costs, and low CO2 emissions. The present invention relates to a method and system for optimizing the locations of cloud data centers or points of presence and software components while simultaneously finding the information routing and network link capacities by using an extremely efficient tabu search heuristic. The objectives are to optimize the network performance, the CO2 emissions, the capital expenditures (CAPEX), and the operational expenditures (OPEX). The problem is modeled using a mixed-integer programming model and solved with both an optimization solver and a tabu search heuristic.
H04L 12/24 - Dispositions pour la maintenance ou la gestion
G06Q 10/04 - Prévision ou optimisation spécialement adaptées à des fins administratives ou de gestion, p. ex. programmation linéaire ou "problème d’optimisation des stocks"
H04L 12/28 - Réseaux de données à commutation caractérisés par la configuration des liaisons, p. ex. réseaux locaux [LAN Local Area Networks] ou réseaux étendus [WAN Wide Area Networks]
H04L 12/927 - Allocation de ressources en fonction du type de trafic, qualité de service ou priorité
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FREEZE-DRIED POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES THAT MAINTAIN SIZE AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
The present invention relates to a polyelectrolyte complex composition comprising a polymer, a nucleic acid molecule, a lyoprotectant, and a buffer. The polyelectrolyte complex composition preserving the biological activities of the polyelectrolyte complex following freeze-drying and rehydration.
A61K 31/713 - Acides nucléiques ou oligonucléotides à structure en double-hélice
A61K 47/22 - Composés hétérocycliques, p. ex. acide ascorbique, tocophérol ou pyrrolidones
A61K 47/26 - Hydrates de carbone, p. ex. polyols ou sucres alcoolisés, sucres aminés, acides nucléiques, mono-, di- ou oligosaccharidesLeurs dérivés, p. ex. polysorbates, esters d’acide gras de sorbitan ou glycyrrhizine
A61K 47/36 - PolysaccharidesLeurs dérivés, p. ex. gommes, amidon, alginate, dextrine, acide hyaluronique, chitosane, inuline, agar-agar ou pectine
There are provided methods for the valorization of carbohydrates. The methods comprise reacting a fluid comprising at least one carbohydrate with at least one metal catalyst or at least one metal catalytic system in a fluidized bed reactor so as to obtain at least one organic acid or a derivative thereof.
There is provided a method for the fabrication of porous SiC ceramic. The method comprises oxidizing particles of SiC ceramic thereby forming amorphous silica on the surface of the particles. The oxidized SiC particles are then mixed with an additive. Alternatively, layer(s) of the additive is (are) deposited on their surface by sol-gel technique. The oxidized SiC particles mixed or coated with the additive are then mixed with at least one pore-former. Alternatively, the oxidized SiC particles mixed or coated with the additive are coated with layer(s) of a polymer or pore-former by in-situ polymerization. In embodiments where the oxidized SiC particles are mixed with an additive and a pore-former or polymer, a further additive may be used. In each of these embodiments, the resulting product is then compacted into a green body which is heated and sintered to yield the porous SiC ceramic material. There is also provided a porous SiC ceramic fabricated by the method according to the invention.
C04B 38/06 - Mortiers, béton, pierre artificielle ou articles de céramiques poreuxLeur préparation en éliminant par brûlage des substances ajoutées
C04B 35/565 - Produits céramiques mis en forme, caractérisés par leur compositionCompositions céramiquesTraitement de poudres de composés inorganiques préalablement à la fabrication de produits céramiques à base de non oxydes à base de carbures à base de carbure de silicium
The present invention is based on the principle of depth of penetration of electromagnetic rays. In the case of semiconductor mono-crystalline materials, such as silicon, the depth of penetration of a light ray is proportional to its wavelength. Using this phenomenon, the present invention consists of a pixel having three electrodes that can discriminate between the colors red, green, and blue, and thereby reconstruct a color image.
H04N 5/335 - Transformation d'informations lumineuses ou analogues en informations électriques utilisant des capteurs d'images à l'état solide [capteurs SSIS]
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