Abstract: A fishing garment system can include a fabric garment having a pocket with an opening. A gimbal plate is disposed within the pocket of the fabric garment such that the gimbal plate is positioned for supporting a fishing rod. The gimbal plate is removable from the pocket of the fabric garment through the opening of the pocket. The fishing garment system can also include a belt with features for supporting a fishing rod.

Abstract: A carpenter bee trap is provided to aid in the protection of structures from carpenter bee infestation. The carpenter bee trap includes an enclosure with an interior that is divided into an entrance chamber and a trap chamber by a divider. A portion of the enclosure is adapted to allow ambient light to enter the trap chamber, and the divider is sized and positioned so as to provide a gap that allows ambient light to enter the entrance chamber and that also allows bees to access the trap chamber from the entrance chamber. At least one hole extends from an outside surface of the enclosure to the entrance chamber and acts as a primary attractant for carpenter bees. Once bees enter the entrance chamber through the hole(s), they are attracted to the ambient light in the trap chamber, where they are trapped. A portion of the enclosure is preferably adapted to allow easy access to the trap chamber for removing the trapped bees.

Abstract: Provided a resilient waterfowl decoy comprising a molded body with an upper side and a lower side, having an interior cavity, the molded body constructed from a non-brittle copolymer; two keels attached to the lower side of the body, each adapted to receive a weight; two weights each sized and shaped to be received by one of the two keels; and a vent port oriented to allow the passage of air from the interior cavity through the molded body.

Abstract: A waterfowl decoy deployment system includes a thrust device and a hub coupled to the thrust device. The waterfowl decoy deployment system also includes a plurality of arms coupled to the hub such that the plurality of arms extend radially outward from the hub. The thrust device is configured to rotate about an axis to induce a substantially circular motion to the hub and the plurality of arms.

Abstract: Stabilizing compositions for stabilizing a post-phlebotomy, but pre-analysis, blood samples include a metabolic inhibitor, a protease inhibitor, a buffer system, an anticoagulant, and a solvent. The stabilizing compositions stabilize a post-phlebotomy blood sample to preserve the physiological state of the blood sample for later analysis. The analysis performed on the stabilized blood sample may determine the state of an analyte in a blood sample for diagnosis. The stabilizing compositions may stabilize the post-phlebotomy blood sample for at least 6 hours, and up to 672 hours. More preferably, the stabilizing composition has an undetectable level of formaldehyde before contact with the post-phlebotomy blood sample, so that cross linking of proteins and cross linking of proteins to nucleic acids in the post-phlebotomy blood sample is minimized. The stabilizing composition has a test sensitivity rate of 1 for up to 672 hours.

Abstract: A bio-active composite material includes one or more organic molecules, each organic molecule including a metal coordinating functional group and an inorganic core attached to the organic molecule. The inorganic core includes one or more metals. The metals may be noble metals and/or non-noble metals. The non-noble metals may be alkali, alkaline earth, transition, post-transition, and metalloid materials. The organic molecule and inorganic core are attached by a covalent bond or a non-covalent bond.

Abstract: This invention relates to a mixture of an alkyl polyglucoside with a (biological performance improving) adjuvant which is a non-ionic surfactant, the mixture improving the biological performance of an agrochemical. The biological performance effect of the alkyl polyglucoside is poorer than the partner adjuvant but the biological performance effect of the mixture is as good as that delivered by a much larger amount of that better, partner adjuvant alone.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to uses, methods and compositions for the inactivation of pathogens in biological compositions, using a glycol as a pathogen inactivating agent.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a method having a high control effect on the removal of herbicide resistant weeds in a cultivation area for crops. The method includes a step of treating weeds with one or more of herbicides selected from the group consisting of saflufenacil, trifludimoxazin, flumioxazin, and ethyl [3-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(1-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-3-yl)phenoxy]-2-pyridyloxy]acetate, wherein the herbicide resistant weeds are PPO-inhibitor resistant weeds having one or more mutations selected from the group consisting of an Arg128Met mutation, Arg128Gly mutation, Arg128His mutation, and Gly399Ala mutation in PPO.

Abstract: The invention provides an herbicide composition, which contains as active ingredients a Component A selected from the group consisting of an oxopyrazine derivative represented by the following Formula X and salts thereof, and a Components B described in the Specification, and which is capable of controlling effectively the growth of an plant undesirable for a useful plant, is highly safe to a useful plant, and exerts high effect at a low dosage: where R represents a lower alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and X represents a halogen atom, respectively.

Abstract: A fungicidal composition comprising active components A and B, wherein the active component A is benzisothiazolinone, and the active component B is flutriafol; and the weight ratio of the two components is 1:30-30:1. Also provided are a preparation method and use of the composition. Test results show that the fungicidal composition provided in the present invention has an obvious synergistic effect, and more importantly, the application rate is reduced and the cost is reduced. The fungicidal composition is effective in controlling certain specific fungal diseases of the crops. Through the combination of different fungicides with different mechanisms and modes of action, the application rate of each single agent is effectively reduced, and a good effect on broadening the fungicidal spectrum, retarding the fungal resistance and improving the control effect is exhibited.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to pesticidal mixtures comprising sabadilla alkaloids and at least one macrolide and methods of controlling pests by application of pesticidal mixtures comprising sabadilla alkaloids and at least one macrolide.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the yield of a nut-bearing plant, comprising contacting the nut-bearing plant or a part thereof with an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): wherein the variables in Formula I are defined as described herein.

Abstract: A textile material is described to which one or more antimicrobial and/or hydrophilic and/or stain release agents are adhered. The agent(s) is/are adhered to the textile material in such a manner that they are not released from the textile even if the textile is wetted or washed, so that the textile is reusable. In example embodiments, where one or more antimicrobial agents are adhered to the textile, the textile can be used to sanitize a surface in a non-leaching manner, e.g. without a liquid sanitizer, both under wet and dry conditions. A method is also described of finishing a textile material by applying and binding antimicrobial and/or hydrophilic and/or stain release agents to the textile material so that the agents are essentially irreversibly adhered to the finished textile material.

Abstract: Insect repellent compositions are provided for resilient use in fabrics. Compositions include an alcohol solvent and an ethoxylated oil mixed with an insecticidal pyrethroid of at least 25% of the composition. Permethrin, benzyl alcohol, and ethoxylated castor oil may be used in ratios ranging from about 2.5:1.5:1 to about 1:1.2:1.8. An insect repellent fabric is prepared by neutralizing the fabric and treating the fabric with the insect repellent formulation. The formulation may include a padding composition mixed with an insect repellent composition. The padding composition includes a polyglycol ether, an acrylic acid ester, an acrylic ester copolymer in aqueous solution, and a cross linking agent. The fabric may be evenly treated with the mixed padding and repellent composition and then dried. The treating may include impregnating the fabric with microcapsules that elute or diffuse the insect repellent and/or padding composition.

Abstract: A composition and method for treating lice and removing nits from human hair, the composition including an alcohol; an inorganic salt in an amount less than 10 wt %; one or more essential oils and/or plant essences; and purified water. The composition may optionally include a surfactant to reduce separation of the ingredients of the composition and increase the appearance of homogeneity within the composition. The method may include applying the composition to human hair and the scalp and combing the hair to remove the lice and nits.

Abstract: An aqueous suspension comprising a phosphite source at 10-50% (w/w), a fungicide at 1-50% (w/w), a sodium source at 1-30% (w/w), and a surfactant at 0.1-10% (w/w). The invention (w/w), and further relates to methods of producing said the aqueous suspension, and to methods employing the aqueous suspension.

Abstract: Provided is a particulate matter including particles carrying an essentially dry combination of components including at least one natural oil and at least one surfactant, the components being selected such that upon contact with water, oil in water emulsion is formed. In particular, the emulsion formed is a stable emulsion, with stability of at least several hours, as observed by the lack of phase separation during that time.

Abstract: A composition is provided containing active ingredients Bacillus licheniformis CH200 and Bacillus subtilis CH201 for plant seed treatment or in-furrow application to control plant pathogenic nematodes. The composition is efficacious at suppressing nematodes, including Meloidogyne spp. and Pratylenchus. Related articles of manufacture and methods are also provided.

Abstract: Process for conferring a protection against a pathogen upon a plant by elicitation by an aqueous composition, the active agents of which are extracted from edible fungi (parasol mushroom, pleurotus, button mushroom). An alkaline extraction is carried out, then an enzymatic hydrolysis, to obtain a fraction less than 100 kDa. The process consists in spraying the aerial parts of the plant with the composition obtained in this way; this thereby acts to combat cryptogamic diseases of plants such as vines, fruit trees, vegetable crops and cereals.

Abstract: A conveyor oven including a baking case having front, longitudinal, and oppositely longitudinal walls, the baking case having longitudinal, oppositely longitudinal, and front ports wherein the front port has a longitudinal end and a rectangular periphery; a conveyor extending through the baking case; a mounting land extending along the front port's periphery; a conveyor access door fitted for covering the front port; a first pin and socket hinge operatively interconnecting the front wall and the longitudinal end of the conveyor access door, the hinge's socket having a rearward opening and further opening oppositely longitudinally; the oven further including a deformable seal positioned between the conveyor access door and the land, the seal being adapted for, upon positioning of the pin at the rearward opening, forwardly biasing the door and the pin, and forwardly seating said pin within the socket.

Abstract: A tray or pan for preparing and serving pizza is disclosed. The tray may be composed of steel, and more typically, low carbon steel. The wall and planar surface of the tray may be formed integrally. The steel may be of thin gauge. Such trays or pans provide a user with various cooking benefits including a reduction in cooking times.

Abstract: Compositions of microalgae-derived flour are disclosed from multiple genera, species, and strains of edible microalgae. Microalgae used in the invention are free of algal toxins and contain varying levels of primarily monounsaturated triglyceride oil. Flours disclosed herein are formulated as free flowing blendable powders, mixed food ingredients, oxidation stabilized, homogenized and micronized, and combinations therein. Flours disclosed herein also form self stabilizing emulsions in slurries with manageable viscosities. Innovative methods of formulating flours and incorporating them into food compositions are also disclosed. The invention also comprises flours with significant digestible protein and unique dietary fiber content and associated water binding, texturizing, and healthy oil delivery attributes. Novel methods of oil and fat replacement using flours of the invention are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microalgae-containing gluten-reduced and gluten-free finished food compositions, as well as microalgae-containing food ingredients for the large-scale manufacture of gluten-reduced and gluten-free foods. Foods and ingredients of the invention, while reducing or eliminating gluten, also have increased health benefits through reduction or elimination of less healthy oils and fats via replacement of primarily monounsaturated algal oils. The novel food compositions also possess more desirable sensory properties and shelf life than previously existing gluten free foods. Foods and ingredients disclosed herein, whoch containing reduced or no gluten, also containing high dietary fiber levels, reduced or eliminated cholesterol, and healthier oil content than existing gluten free foods. Also disclosed are methods of reducing food allergies and symptoms of diseases such as Celiac-Sprue to address increasing rates of sensitivity to gluten-containing products.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides batter compositions, food package kits comprising batter compositions, and methods of preparing such batter compositions and kits.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dough composition suitable for frying, comprising fruit juice powder (FJP).

Abstract: A meat processing device for defining a uniform shape of a pork belly, and including a frame, a shoulder defining a confinement space with the frame, and a tine and a retaining member for securing the meat in the confinement space.

Abstract: A vertical packaging machine for packaging products is provided that includes a forming element with an upper mouth and a hopper upstream of the forming element. At least the hopper and the forming element form a conduit through which the product falls. A flow generator includes an injection device for injecting a gaseous fluid through a distributor for directing the fluid to the conduit. The distributer has an inlet mouth for receiving the gaseous fluid and an outlet mouth with an area smaller than the area of the inlet mouth. The injection device is controlled by a control device that is configured to cause the injection device to perform an injection for each product to be packaged in one and the same package, the start and end of which depend on the position of the product with respect to the upper mouth and the outlet mouth.

Abstract: An electrostatic spray chilling system is configured to rapidly cool foodstuffs. A conveyor traverses foodstuffs through a chilling tunnel. A chilled primary airflow is provided to the chilling tunnel to cool the foodstuffs. As the foodstuff is traversed through the chilling tunnel, spray modules generate and apply sprays of electrostatically charged fluid onto the foodstuff. The charged fluid droplets are attracted to the grounded foodstuff. The charged fluid droplets can be guided onto the foodstuff by secondary fans, configured to generate subflows of the chilled primary air, and by air guiding baffles.

Abstract: A countertop produce-preservation device is provided herein. The countertop produce-preservation device may include a housing, a fan, and a porous evaporative medium. The housing may include an outer shell and an inner shell partially enclosed within the outer shell to define an air passage therebetween. The inner shell may define a produce opening and a preservation chamber to receive produce therein. The outer shell may define an air inlet and an air outlet in fluid communication with the air passage. The fan may be in fluid communication with the air passage to motivate an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet. The porous evaporative medium may be positioned within the outer shell along the air passage.

Abstract: This invention is based on unexpected synergistic effect of a cyclopropene compound and a modified atmosphere package to extend shelf life and/or storage for avocados. Provided is a method of storing avocados comprising the step of exposing avocados to an atmosphere that contains a cyclopropene compound, wherein either (a) the avocados are in a modified-atmosphere package during exposure to the cyclopropene compound, or (b) the avocados are placed into a modified-atmosphere package after exposure to the cyclopropene compound, and the avocados remain in the modified atmosphere package for at least two hours. In some embodiments, the modified-atmosphere package is constructed so that the transmission rate of oxygen for the entire package is from 200 to 40,000 cubic centimeters per day per kilogram of avocados.

Abstract: The invention relates to pasteurized ready-to-drink refrigerated fresh milks based on evaporation of raw cow's milk, making said milk products notably thicker, creamier, richer in taste, and more nutrient dense. The invention also relates to a method for preparing said milks. It is generally assumed that fresh milk fat is one of the most important constituents in contributing to the desirable flavor of fresh milk, and little attention has been given to the contribution of SNF to fresh milk's flavor. The richness and creaminess of fresh milk based on evaporation of raw milk as described in the prevent invention, is the result of the significant increase in SNF obtained by the removal of water.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for concentrating dairy proteins. The method includes producting and using negatively-charged ultrafiltration membranes to achieve high hydraulic permeability with low sieving coefficients. The method thus yields good protein concentration at a fast rate.

Abstract: The present application relates to a microcapsule comprising a core comprising one or more hydrophobic agents dispersed in a gel matrix; a proteolytically-cleavable outer polymer shell surrounding said core; and an enzymatically-cleavable lipid layer between said core and said shell. Also described are methods of making and using the microcapsules.

Abstract: An emulsion comprising water, vegetable oil, and an emulsifying agent comprising at least 20 wt. % of soluble native rapeseed protein isolate comprising 40 to 65 wt. % cruciferins and 35 to 60 wt. % napins and having a solubility of at least 88% over a pH range from 3 to 10 at a temperature of 23±2° C.

Abstract: Food products comprising a solid comestible component, wherein the solid comestible component has an oil content less than or equal to about 15 grams/ounce; and a fat-emulsifier component topically applied to the solid comestible component, wherein the fat-emulsifier component comprises an edible fat component; and an emulsifier component with a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value less than or equal to about 9 or a lecithin component with an acetone insolubles (AI) percentage in the range of from about 20 to about 90 and a phosphatidylcholine (PC) percentage of from about 20 to about 90, wherein the emulsifier component or lecithin component is dispersed or solubilized in the edible fat component. Methods of producing such food products by dispersing or solubilizing the emulsifier component or lecithin component in the edible fat component to obtain the fat-emulsifier component; and topically applying the fat-emulsifier component to the solid comestible component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the preparation of a myceliated cacao bean or other agricultural product. This method includes providing cacao beans or other agricultural substrate, optionally hydrating the cacao beans or other agricultural product, and optionally pasteurizing or sterilizing the cacao beans or other agricultural substrate to provide prepared cacao beans or other agricultural substrate, and a step of inoculating the prepared cacao beans or other agricultural substrate with a prepared fungal component and culturing the inoculated cacao beans or other agricultural substrate to prepare the myceliated product.

Abstract: Systems and methods for preparing and dispensing a coffee product in a frozen bead form, some of which include a vending machine having a freezing chamber for freezing droplets of liquid coffee and dispensing the frozen beads of the coffee product responsive to a vending request.

Abstract: The invention relates to a container (20) comprising in its inner volume a food product to be dispensed, the container volume being closed by a closure (21) and comprising identification means (22); the container (20) being further provided with means designed to engage with corresponding driving means to displace the identification means (22) according to a certain pre-defined path in order to allow its reading. The invention further relates to a device operable with such a container (20), the device comprising a driving element (31) and a reader (33), the driving element engaging with means in the container (20) to displace the identification means (22) according to a certain pre-defined path with respect of the reader (33). Moreover, the invention relates to a system for preparing cold or frozen dessert products from a fluid comprised in a container, the system comprising a container (20) and a device operating it.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a processed, solid soya protein product derived from soya bean meal (SBM) which protein product comprises 65-75% protein by weight of dry matter, has a protein to potassium weight ratio of at least about 50:1 and a dry matter content of at least about 90%, which product is substantially free of sodium, and wherein at least about 65% by weight of the indigestible oligosaccharide content of the SBM wherefrom the protein is derived has been removed; the method comprises the following steps: 1) providing an initial mixture comprising milled or flaked or otherwise disintegrated soya bean meal (SBM) and water; 2) leaching the initial mixture under conditions where the dry matter amount in the initial mixture is between 8 and 20% by weight, for 0.15 to 6 hours at a temperature of 5 to 65° C.

Abstract: Meat substitutes include at least a dried milk product, a carbohydrate, and a liquid such as water. The dried milk product includes one or both of non-fat dry milk and buttermilk powder. The carbohydrate includes one or both of syrup solids, such as corn syrup solids, and a starch, such as modified corn starch. The meat substitutes include amino acids and sugars that undergo a Maillard reaction during preparation of the meat substitutes, yielding flavor compounds in, and non-enzymatic browning of, the meat substitutes. The meat substitutes can be used in the production of food products such as dairy-based jerky.

Abstract: The present disclosure disclosed is a method for reducing the purine content of soybean milk, which belongs to the technical field of food depurination. According to the method, purine-reducing soybeans are taken as raw materials, and macromolecular purine in a bound state is selected to be hydrolyzed into small molecules according to different existence forms of purine in soybeans, and then micromolecular purine is adsorbed and removed by an adsorbent. The method is high in feasibility and good in removal effect. The soybean milk of the present disclosure is safe and non-toxic, high in purine removal rate, and low in nutrient loss, has no obvious change in mouth feel compared with common soybean milk, and can be used as a safe food for gout patients.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for decreasing feed conversion ratios in fowl through administering isolated microorganisms to the fowl. In particular aspects, the disclosure provides methods of decreasing feed conversion ratios in fowl through administration of a Bacillus sp. to the fowl. The disclosure further relates to isolated microorganisms and compositions comprising the same.

Abstract: An air-stable, high-melt 1a-hydroxy-vitamin D3 compound, methods for preparing an animal feed composition, methods of preparing 1a-hydroxy-vitamin D3, methods of enhancing phytate phosphorus and calcium utilization, and an animal feed regime are provided.

Abstract: A method of forming a fruit and vegetable juice rich in superoxide dismutase (SOD) comprises subjecting the fruit and vegetable juice to ultra-high-pressure processing, the pressure is 100 MPa to 800 MPa, and the time period is 1 minute to 30 minutes. After processings with the present method, the enzymatic activity of SOD is stable and, at the same time, the microorganisms in the fruit and vegetable juice can be killed. Thus, fruit and vegetable juices rich in superoxide SOD may be provided thereby.

Abstract: A device and a method for the preservation of liquids comprising: degassing of the liquid at a first temperature, and ultra high pressure homogenization of the liquid at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is above the first temperature.

Abstract: A method of reducing a moisture content of brewers' spent grain (BSG) comprising exposing an amount of BSG to infrared radiation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a browning-inhibiting composition containing a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R21, R22, R23, R24, R26 and R27 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and at least one of R21 or R23 is a hydrogen atom; when R23 represents a hydrogen atom, at least one of R22 or R24 represents a substituent; R25 represents a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, or a substituent; R22 and R23, or R23 and R24 may be bonded together to form a ring with an oxygen atom and a carbon atom to which these Rs are bonded; R25 and R26, or R26 and R27 may be bonded together to form a ring structure with carbon atoms to which these Rs are bonded; X represents an oxygen atom or —CH2—; and a dashed line may represent a double bond.

Abstract: A method for making highly soluble Stevia sweetener compositions is described. The resulting sweetener compositions readily provide high concentration solutions, and also possess superior taste qualities. The compositions can be used as sweeteners, sweetness enhancers, and flavor enhancers in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: A flavor composition containing at least one, two, three, four, five or more peptide compound(s) that can be used to enhance the taste of edible compositions including sweet goods, such as confectionery goods, and savory goods, such as pet foods.