摘要:
A heating control unit for a building with a heating system, which includes heat exchangers supplied by a boiler, a loop for circulating the heating fluid including a mixing valve, radiators, a return loop, and a control circuit which receives information on the indoor and outdoor conditions in order to control the mixing valve. The control unit includes elements for predicting and optimizing the heating needs of the users of the building and for providing the control circuit with modified information on the outdoor temperature likely to adjust the parameters of the heating system to the needs of the users and minimize power consumption.
摘要:
The invention provides inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases that are useful for encouraging the development of healthy skin and for treating wounds. The inhibitors are peptides having sequences related to cleavage regions of the proenzyme forms of matrix metalloproteinases. The peptide inhibitors of the invention can be formulated into therapeutic compositions, lotions, creams, skin covering and wound dressings that facilitate healing and healthy skin development, discourage scarring and wrinkling and ameliorate the effects of healing.
摘要:
An Improved CDSA system (CDSA-I) includes a standard CDSA framework coupled via an Application Program Interface to an application requiring cryptographic support. During manufacture, a cryptographic control privilege is incorporated into the application, as part of an exemption mechanism, which exemption may or may not be enforced by the CDSA framework. For maximum cryptographic strength, an application must be signed by a private key controlled by the CDSA framework vendor. Inside the CDSA framework, the corresponding public key is used to verify at runtime those applications that were appropriately signed. The CDSA framework is coupled via a Service Provider Interface (SPI) to a plurality of pluggable modules for performing cryptographic operations, storing signed digital certificates for applications, and trust policies relating to cryptographic strengths. The framework is initialized to provide the cryptographic support for the application. The application requests a a crypto context representing the algorithm ID, key and key length from the CDSA framework at runtime to be used in subsequent API calls to the CDSA framework. The application requests a privilege status and the CDSA framework uses its internal public key at runtime to determine if the application is privileged to perform strong crypto for the current thread using the current crypto context; this is determined by verifying that the application and its credentials were signed by the private key controlled by the CDSA framework vendor. A flag is set in the application if the application will be entitled to strong crypto when the application actually calls the APIs to encrypt data. Otherwise, the flag is not set and it will be stopped from using strong crypto when it calls the APIs to encrypt data.
摘要:
Coatings are formed by applying to article a copolymer of a water soluble base polymer having graft polymerized thereto an organic moiety that includes a group that reacts with water to form a silanol group, and then curing the copolymer to form a crosslinked hydrogel coating that is absorbent, lubricious and substantially non-water soluble. Coating compositions, coated articles the subject coatings are also described.
摘要:
The invention provides compositions and methods for increasing cell growth, stimulating cell turnover and promoting the secretion of mucus within the reproductive tract of a female mammal.
摘要:
The invention provides compositions and methods that employ compounds that can stimulate proliferation of fibroblasts or keratinocytes and/or stimulate production of collagen by fibroblasts. These compositions and methods are useful for treating gum- and skin-related conditions.
摘要:
The invention provides compositions and methods that employ compounds that can stimulate proliferation of fibroblasts or keratinocytes and/or stimulate production of collagen by fibroblasts. These compositions and methods are useful for treating gum- and skin-related conditions.
摘要:
The invention provides inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases that are useful for encouraging the development of healthy skin and for treating wounds. The inhibitors are peptides having sequences related to cleavage regions of the proenzyme forms of matrix metalloproteinases. The peptide inhibitors of the invention can be formulated into therapeutic compositions, lotions, creams, skin covering and wound dressings that facilitate healing and healthy skin development, discourage scarring and wrinkling and ameliorate the effects of healing.