A system, method, and computer program for collecting end-user opinions of applications and data in a wireless communications network. The system (100) identifies the end-user who has downloaded software applications and/or data to a wireless device (106) and collects end-user opinion preferably through the transmission of a targeted questionnaire to the wireless device.; Un sistema, metodo y prog...

A structural element of closed-cell polyurethane rigid foam, with good thermal insulation and improved sound absorption is achieved by means of surface depressions satisfying specified criteria.; Se logra un elemento estructural de espuma rigida de poliuretano de celdas cerradas, con buen aislamiento termico y absorcion acustica mejorada por medio de depresiones superficiales que satisfacen los cr...

A process of producing fermentation product comprising the steps of, (i) forming an acidified suspension of particulate plant derived material comprising a first polysaccharide which is more readily hydrolysable and a second polysaccharide which is more difficult to hydrolyse, (ii) allowing the first polysaccharide to undergo hydrolysis by action of the acid at a temperature of at least 50 degree ...

The invention relates to a monitoring device and system and particularly to a monitoring device (100) that is arranged to be attached (102) to a target to be monitored and to give an alarm by means of wireless data transmission when the target to be monitored is moved. The monitoring device (100) includes a motion-sensitive sensor (104) that is arranged to give a signal as an output when the targe...

Provided herein are methods for identifying risk of melanoma in a subject, reagents and kits for carrying out the methods, methods for identifying candidate therapeutics for treating melanoma, and therapeutic methods for treating melanoma in a subject. These embodiments are based upon an analysis of polymorphic variations in a BRAF nucleic acid, which has a nucleotide sequence exemplified by SEQ I...

Provided herein are methods for identifying risk of melanoma in a subject, reagents and kits for carrying out the methods, methods for identifying candidate therapeutics for treating melanoma, and therapeutic methods for treating melanoma in a subject. These embodiments are based upon an analysis of polymorphic variations in a BRAF nucleic acid, which has a nucleotide sequence exemplified by SEQ I...

A metal fiber has a cross section, having a perimeter. The cross section comprises at least a first zone and a second zone, each of these zones providing a part of the perimeter. The first zone is composed of a first metal or metal alloy M1, and the second zone is composed of a second metal or metal alloy M2, for which M1 is different from M2. A method to make such fiber is provided. the method as...

Manufacture of a medical device, which presents a hydrophilic surface coated elongate shaft for insertion into a body passageway, comprises: having the elongate shaft formed from a thermoplastic elastomer material comprising a polyether block amide or a styrene block copolymer; and forming the hydrophilic coating on the shaft by sequentially applying to the surface (i) a solution containing 0.05-4...

The present invention is based on a mechanism which enables information providers to direct their offerings to individual information users during those periods when an information user has a high probability of requiring the information on offer. The system of the present invention comprises three entities, an information user terminal, of which there may be a plurality, information providers, of...

A line is deployed along a landing string or along a marine riser of a subsea well. The line has sensors, such as temperature sensors, distributed along its length. In one embodiment, the line comprises a fiber optic line that includes fiber optic temperature sensors distributed along its length. In another embodiment, the line comprises a fiber optic line used to transmit light, wherein the retur...

A method of confirming the user rights of a file loadable into a terminal. The file is loaded into the terminal comprising the user identifier, and the user of the terminal is requested to acknowledge the licence code defined for the file. The licence code acknowledged by the user and the terminal identifier of said terminal and the user identifier are compared with the registered licence code, fi...

A simulation unit simulates realization of risk factors by using the calibrated correlation matrix, calibration values of the parameters, risk mapping function and the portfolio data. An output unit outputs the simulation data in the form of risk measure or a price. An independent claim is also included for data processing method.

An information processor according to the present invention includes: a research section extracting a first the key word from target information to be searched and searching for relevant information for regard to the translated first key word from searching target information; an assessment analysis section receiving a correlation between the target information to be searched including a using pos...

A method for delivery of a good for a first entity (C 100 ) is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of transporting the good by a second entity (D 100 ) to a storage (S 120 ) which is locked by a lock system (S 110 ), communicating a notification to the first entity (C 100 ) for requesting an unlocking of the lock system (S 110 ) for the second entity (D 100 ), sending a message via a mobile ...

Disclosed are animal management system and method using the Internet, capable of providing systematic and efficient animal-related services such as pet-care, medical treatment, goods selling, beauty art, information-providing, electronic commerce, etc., that have been individually carried out in animal hospitals and/or shops, through the use of the Internet and information processing technologies,...

The invention relates to a device for either generating or maintaining a organic data network having a dynamic topology, comprising a data processing unit, at least one data connection to a data network to which several devices provided with a data processing unit are connected by means of a data connection, and software having a receiving routine for receiving data packages of at least one transm...

Nitrogen is rejected from a feed natural gas stream comprising methane a nd nitrogen so as to form a primary methane product. The mole fraction of nitrogen in the feed natural gas increases over a period of time. The feed natural gas stream is cooled in a main heat exchanger 10 and is rectified in a double rectificatio n column 20. A primary product methane stream and a secondary nitrogen-enriched...

A modular drive wheel system is used for supporting and driving an object so as to provide a power driven vehicle. The wheel system comprises two or more wheeled units or bogies (2) adapted to be mounted at selected locations of the object to support the same. Each unit or bogie (2) comprises one or more wheel members (1) mounted in the unit so as to be rotatable relative thereto. Motors (M) for r...

A process for extrusion blow molding an article, and an extrusion blow-molded article, in which a solid radially outwardly extending flange is blown into the tubular side wall of the article. A circumferentially extending groove is formed in the inner surface of the mold that molds the tubular side wall of the article. A parison of molten thermoplastic material is extruded and the parison is infla...

A method for monitoring deformations in a tire of a vehicle wheel, the wheel including the tire and a rim, the method including: providing the wheel with at least two magnetic-field emitters mutually disposed so as to yield a composite magnetic field having one or more space portions where at least one component of the composite magnetic field is substantially null; disposing at least one main mag...