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A process for manufacturing a lubricating base oil by: a) performing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis on syngas to provide a product stream; b) isolating from said product stream a substantially paraffinic wax feed having less than about 30 ppm total nitrogen and sulfur, and less than about 1 wt % oxygen; c) dewaxing said feed by hydroisomerization dewaxing using a shape selective intermediate pore size molecular sieve comprising a noble metal hydrogenation component, wherein the hydroisomerization temperature is between about 600° F. (315° C.) and about 750° F. (399° C.), to produce an is dimerized oil; and d) hydrofinishing said isomerized oil to produce a lubricating base oil having specific desired properties.

A process for the removal of hydrocarbon contaminants, such as dienes and olefins, from an aromatics reformate by contacting an aromatics reformate stream with a hydrotreating catalyst and/or a molecular sieve. The hydrotreating catalyst substantially converts all dienes to oligomers and partially converts olefins to alkylaromatics. The molecular sieve converts the olefins to alkylaromatics. The process provides an olefin depleted product which can be passed through a clay treater to substantially convert the remaining olefins to alkylaromatics. The hydrotreating catalyst has a metal component of nickel, cobalt, chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten, nickel-molybdenum, cobalt-nickel-molybdenum, nickel-tungsten, cobalt-molybdenum or nickel-tungsten-titanium, with a nickel molybdenum/alumina catalyst being preferred. The molecular sieve is an intermediate pore size zeolite, preferably MCM-22. The clay treatment can be carried out with any clay suitable for treating hydrocarbons.

The invention relates to a cosmetic or dermopharmaceutical composition, as well as these uses. The invention relates mainly to a cosmetic or dermopharmaceutical composition, notably an anti-wrinkle cosmetic or dermopharmaceutical composition, comprising an enzyme which is insoluble in an aqueous medium, in admixture with at least one cosmetically or dermopharmaceutically acceptable excipient. This composition is mainly used for limiting reactions of irritation and/or of allergy during topical use of this composition.

A radiation detection apparatus of the present invention includes an optical detector disposed on a substrate and having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which convert light into an electrical signal, and a scintillator layer disposed on the optical detector and having a columnar crystal structure which converts radiation into light, wherein the concentration of an activator of the scintillator layer is higher at the radiation incident side opposite the optical detector and is lower at the optical detector side. The scintillator panel of the present invention includes the substrate and the scintillator layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the concentration of the activator of the scintillator layer is higher at the radiation incident side and is lower at the light emission side.

The Secure Networked Data Shadowing System is connected to a plurality of monitored computer systems via an existing communication medium to store the shadowed data. The data is encrypted by the monitored computer system using a cryptokey, and the data file is processed using a hash function prior to encryption, so the contents of this file are uniquely identified. Thus, the encrypted file is stored in its encrypted form and the hash index is used to identify the encrypted file. A “data de-duplication” process avoids storing multiple copies of the same files by identifying instances of duplication via the hash index. Files that have the same hash index can be reduced to a single copy without any loss of data as long as the file structure information for each instance of the file is maintained.

A transfer layer of liquid fluids and an absorbent article incorporating the transfer layer, like a diaper, a sanitary napkin or a similar product, which has a permeable cover below which there is disposed a nonwoven transfer layer for liquid fluids followed beneath by an absorbent core which retains the fluids. In the transfer layer there is provided a top layer of predominating hydrophobic properties and a bottom layer of predominating hydrophilic properties. The transfer layer has an embossed surface configuration, with channels formed by compressed nonwoven streaks forming transversal peaks and valleys extending in longitudinal direction along the transfer layer. The lower thickness of the transfer layer resulting from the compressed stretches which form valleys, provide the channels with a predominating hydrophilicity, which facilitates the quick liquid transfer towards the absorbent core, while the higher thickness of the transfer layer in the peaks provide it with a predominating hydrophobia, which impedes the liquid to return from the absorbent core to the permeable cover, thus reducing the index of remnant humidity in the zone of contact with the user's skin, even if the absorbent core is submitted to pressure.

Novel methods of providing fuels to a gas-to-liquids facility are disclosed. A gas-to-liquids facility typically operates in a remote location and therefore must supply its own energy needs. These facilities are often sustained by fuels having different heating values, and for smooth operation while transitioning from one fuel to another, (such as during startup, shut down, and emergencies) the Wobble Indices of the two fuels cannot greatly vary from one another. According to embodiments of the present invention, the Wobble Index of either or both of the fuels is adjusted such that their ratio is less than or equal to about 3. The fuel having the higher Wobble Index may be natural gas, and materials such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide and flue gas may be added to lower its Wobble Index. The fuel having the lower Wobble Index may be the tail gas of a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and materials such as methane, ethane, LPG, or natural gas may be added to raise its Wobble Index. Alternatively, carbon dioxide may be removed from the tail gas to raise its Wobble Index.

A weight-loss supplement comprising a satiety-promoting ingredient that includes a mixture of dietary fibers comprising glucomannan and a gum and; a thermogenic ingredient selected from the group consisting of caffeine, catechin-polyphenol and combinations thereof.

This document provides methods and materials related to regulating inflammatory pathways. For example, compositions and kits containing two or more of an anticholinesterase compound, a choline compound, and a carnitine compound and methods for using the compositions and kits described herein to support acetylcholine function to regulate one or more inflammatory pathways are provided.

Disclosed is a control device capable of ending strong field control in a structure that performs strong field control and square wave control on the basis of a voltage index, such as a modulation factor. A voltage waveform control unit performs PWM control when a voltage index is less than a threshold, and performs square wave control when the voltage index is equal to or greater than the threshold value. A field adjusting unit performs strong field control when the voltage index is equal to or greater than a predetermined strong field threshold value less than the square wave threshold value. A mode control unit ends the strong field control when a field adjustment command value is equal to or greater than an adjustment command threshold value determined on the basis of a target torque and a voltage/speed ratio in a direction in which field flux is strengthened.

A light emitting element disclosed in an embodiment comprises: a support substrate having a plurality of pads and a black matrix layer outside the plurality of pads; a plurality of light emitting chips, at least one of which is disposed on at least one of the plurality of pads; and a light-transmitting resin layer which is disposed on the support substrate and covers the pads, the black matrix layer, and the light emitting chips.

An integrated hydrotreating, steam pyrolysis and coker process for the direct processing of a crude oil is provided to produce olefinic and aromatic petrochemicals, and petroleum coke. Crude oil and recycled coker liquid product are charged to a hydroprocessing zone operating under conditions effective to produce a hydroprocessed effluent which is thermally cracked in the presence of steam to produce a mixed product stream. The residual liquid fraction recovered upstream of the thermal cracking unit or within the thermal cracking unit is thermally cracked under conditions effective to produce coke and coker liquid product. The coker liquid product is recycled to the step of hydroprocessing while the petroleum coke is recovered. Hydrogen from the mixed product stream is purified and recycled to the hydroprocessing zone, and olefins, aromatics and pyrolysis fuel oil are recovered from the separated mixed product stream.

This assembly includes an elastic and porous base spring layer intended to be placed facing a surface, in particular of an automobile vehicle, and an intermediate insulation layer impervious to the passage of air, the intermediate layer being positioned on the base spring layer. The airproof intermediate layer has a surface mass density of less than 500 g/m², the sound proofing assembly including a porous stiffening layer, positioned in contact with the impervious intermediate layer. The porous stiffening layer has a smaller thickness than the thickness of the base spring layer and a flexural stiffness, reduced to a unit width, of more than 0.01 N.m.

In one aspect of the invention there is provided a motor vehicle comprising an engine, the vehicle being operable automatically to stop the engine responsive to a determination that the engine is not required to provide torque to drive the vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises control means operable to monitor a value of one or more parameters associated with the vehicle during a drive cycle, the control means being arranged automatically to determine whether a current driving style of a driver corresponds to an economy-oriented driving style or a performance-oriented driving style responsive to the value of the one or more parameters over time during the drive cycle, the control means being operable to over-ride stopping of the engine when it is determined that the driving style of the driver corresponds to a performance-oriented style.

A process for reducing the Bromine Index of a hydrocarbon feedstock, the process comprising the step of contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock with a catalyst at conversion conditions, wherein the catalyst includes at least one molecular sieve and at least one clay, and wherein said catalyst is sufficient to reduce more than 50% of the Bromine Index of a hydrocarbon feedstock.

The light-emitting module according to one embodiment comprises first to Nth light-emitting element packages (wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1), which are connected in series to one another, and a current level regulator for regulating the level of current flowing through the Nth light-emitting element package. Each of the first to Nth light-emitting element packages comprises a light-emitting cell comprising a plurality of sub-cells, which comprise at least one light-emitting element and are connected in series or parallel to one another, and a flicker control unit, which is connected between the plurality of sub-cells and selectively forms the path or current flowing through the light-emitting cell according to the level of an external driving voltage. At least one of the first to Nth light-emitting element packages further comprises a first current control resistor connected to the output of the light-emitting cell.

A method for welding parts formed of polymeric resins having different melt-index grades. The method may include the steps of selecting a tube formed of a first thermoplastic in an extrusion process, selecting a first flange formed of a second thermoplastic in an injection molding process and having a containment region sized to receive an end of the tube, inserting an end of the tube within the containment region of the first flange, and welding the tube to the flange by inducing relative rotation between the flange and the tube. The containment region may have a depth more than two times the wall thickness of the tube. Moreover, the containment region may maintain its shape and support friction pressure on a significant portion of melted material within the weld zone, so the material may continue to generate heat and conduct the same to the less easily melted material.

An encrypting/decrypting processing method for implementing SMS4 algorithm in high efficiency is provided. After preparing constant array, input external data into register section, firstly make primary data conversion and then make secondary data conversion, finally repeat data conversion course until complete all specified data conversion courses and obtain processing result of circulating data encryption/decryption. And it solves the technical problems of data conversion in the background technique that number of circulating times is large and encrypting efficiency is low, simplifying the chip design, largely optimizing integrity of chip signal and being able to improve interference immunity of system and reduce system cost.

The present invention relates to compositions and methods using an isolated chimeric molecule, wherein the isolated chimeric molecule comprises an antibody, one or more albumin motifs, optional peptide linkers, and two or more antibiotics or cytotoxic drug molecules conjugated to the unpaired cysteine residues, optionally through linkers. In one embodiment, each of the said albumin motifs in the isolated chimeric molecule contains 2 or more unpaired cysteine residues. In another embodiment, the said antibody in the isolated chimeric molecule targets antigens on cancer cells or drug-resistant bacteria. In another embodiment, the cancer cells have upregulated macropinocytosis. In another embodiment, the cancer cells contain one or more mutations in their RAS family genes. The compositions of the invention are used to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections and cancers, preferably the ones with upregulated macropinocytosis, and the ones containing one or more mutations in their RAS family genes.