Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pet toilet and a control method thereof. The pet toilet includes a circuit board, an identification module, a base and a roller rotatably arranged on the base. The identification module is electrically connected to the circuit board to acquire an image, and the circuit board controls the roller to rotate after the identification module identifies that a pet has left the roller. Therefore, the circuit board controls the roller to rotate after the identification module identifies that the pet has left the roller, so as to solve the problem of misjudgment easily caused by the fact that only a weighing sensor is used to perform waste cleaning in the prior art. The probability of misjudgment on the defecation of a pet is effectively reduced. The number of times of rotation of the roller is reduced. The power consumption is reduced.

Abstract: An animal grooming device includes a body, a plurality of grooming elements secured to the body, an upper peripheral rim extending around a periphery of the body, the upper peripheral rim and top side of the body forming an enclosure. An applicator pad is placed within said enclosure to selectively control dispensing of material through an exposed surface of the applicator pad. The body is flexible and elastomeric so that the body can be twisted to selectively and controllably change the amount and rate at which material is discharged through the applicator pad.

Abstract: A dog walking device to maintain a lateral offset between a dog and a walker or jogger. This lateral offset facilitates unimpeded forward movement of the walker or jogger by minimizing the dog's side to side movements which can disrupt the walker's or jogger's stride. The device has a spacer coil frame portion with a hand grip and a side mount attachment or top mount attachment to a dog harness or collar. A quick connector pair has a female connector on the spacer frame and a male connector attached to the harness or collar.

Abstract: A lighting system for a poultry house is disclosed which includes a plurality of lights movable in the vertical direction, projecting light to different areas of the poultry house at prearranged times and projecting light of different intensity in the poultry house at prearranged times through the raising and lowering of the height of the lights. The lighting system provides adjustable parameters in the areas of the poultry house being lighted and the intensity of these areas across the interior of the poultry house. The system provides the poultry with migration options to areas of lower or higher light intensity, thereby improving management practices of the poultry.

Abstract: A peristaltic pump is provided for conveying a fluid pumping medium through a compressible hose. The pump is designed particularly for use in an aquarium, terrarium, or vivarium for metering fluids accurately and reliably by eliminating permanent tubing deformation and random stopping positions of rollers.

Abstract: A bear spray device that is provided in a first embodiment and a second embodiment wherein both embodiments are constructed to provide emission of an audio signal ensuing removal of the trigger guard of a bear spray canister. The first embodiment is a trigger guard embodiment that is configured to be releasably secured to a trigger of a bear spray canister. A nozzle assembly embodiment is further provided wherein the nozzle assembly embodiment is operably coupled to a canister of bear spray and will provide discharge of spray disposed therein. Both embodiments include a sensor to detect removal of the trigger guard wherein subsequent removal of the trigger guard the audio member broadcasts an audio signal within a preferred decibel range. The embodiments include an integral power supply providing operation thereof. The trigger guard embodiment includes a cover member providing protection of the operational elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an outdoor hunting recorder, related to the field of recorders, including: a reset assembly, which includes a joint-control mechanism and a button mechanism. The reset assembly has two use modes, namely an automatic reset mode and a manual reset mode. In the automatic reset mode, when a camera base is turned on, a control device in the control base can automatically reset camera parameters for subsequent re-adjustment and use of various data parameters. In the manual reset mode, when the camera base is turned on, the control device in the control base still retains current set parameters, which facilitates adjustment and use of a single camera parameter. This solves a cumbersome problem that existing outdoor hunting recorders do not have a reset button, and when all parameters need to be reset, each parameter needs to be adjusted and reset one by one.

Abstract: A decoy deployment system includes a hub; a first decoy arm operatively connected to the hub; a second decoy arm operatively connected to the hub; and a third decoy arm operatively connected to the hub. The first and second decoy arms are configured to move from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The hub includes a first decoy arm notch and a second decoy arm notch. The first decoy arm notch is configured to engage the first decoy arm and to secure the first decoy arm in a deployed position. The second decoy arm notch is configured to engage the second decoy arm and to secure the second decoy arm in a deployed position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the process for the production of an agricultural composition comprising the photostabilization of indoleacetic add (IAA) of biological and/or synthetic origin in a mixture comprising said IAA and sources of nitrogen and reducing sugars. Photostabilization of IAA phytohormone for application in crops of agricultural interest according to the present invention is achieved by applying high temperatures to said mixture in order to cause conversion of said sources of nitrogen and reducing sugars into melanoidin type pigments via a Maillard reaction to reduce IAA photodegradation.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrafine gold nanocomposite, and a preparation method and use thereof. The preparation method of the ultrafine gold nanocomposite includes the following steps: mixing a cyclodextrin metal-organic framework (CD-MOF) material, chloroauric acid and a solvent to obtain a mixture, and subjecting the mixture to incubation to obtain the ultrafine gold nanocomposite.

Abstract: Provided is a method for promoting bacterial cell wall degradation. A method for promoting cell wall degradation, comprising allowing an N-acetylmuramidase to act on a bacterium in the presence of one or more saccharides selected from the group consisting of: a monosaccharide wherein the monosaccharide is an aldopentose, an L-aldohexose, or a ketohexose; a disaccharide, an oligosaccharide, and a polysaccharide each containing one or more of the monosaccharides as a constituent saccharide; and a derivative thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and systems for identifying ink on an animal carcass, or a portion thereof, using an ink detection model. In one embodiment, the methods and systems disclosed herein use automated methods to determine an objective evaluation of an animal carcass, or a portion thereof, based on the presence or absence of ink on the animal carcass, or a portion thereof. Methods and systems disclosed herein comprise processing one or more images of the animal carcass, or a portion thereof, captured with one or more data capture devices, and using the ink detection model to determine whether the carcass is marked with ink or not.

Abstract: A meat-attached matter removal device includes a camera configured to detect a posture of a deboned meat and a position of an attached matter, which is attached to the deboned meat, with respect to the posture of the deboned meat, a pair of gripping arms that is moved to the position of the attached matter based on a detection result of the camera, that is configured to grip the attached matter from both sides of the attached matter and from a base of the attached matter at a side of the meat and that is configured to raise the attached matter from the meat, and a driving unit including a contact/separation driving unit configured to make the pair of gripping arms to approach an opening/closing driving unit configured to perform an open and close movement of the pair of gripping arms.

Abstract: Some pods include a body having a sidewall that extends from a first end of the body to a second end of the body to define an interior of the pod. The pod contains ingredients disposed within the interior of the pod for producing a single serving of a cooled food or drink. The pod includes a base attached to the first end of the pod. The base includes a rim with at least one radially-inward facing detent. At least a portion of the base is removable for dispensing the produced cooled food or drink from the pod. The pod includes a cap including a shearing drive including a track or circumscribed feature sized to engage the at least one radially-inward facing detent to snap the shearing drive to the base of the pod.

Abstract: A pour-in opening for a frozen drink maker is disclosed. The frozen drink maker includes a dasher configured to rotate within a mixing vessel about a center axis. The pour-in opening is positioned on a top rear portion of the mixing vessel. The pour-in opening includes a surface that inclines radially with respect to the center axis of the dasher and an aperture positioned on the surface in fluid communication with an interior of the mixing vessel.

Abstract: A method of reducing phenol in an Aquaculture System via regulating the feed includes: providing an aquatic environment including a captive area for cultured animals and consisting of either an aquaculture cage, pond or one or more of a filter for solid waste removal, a biofilter configured for ammonia remediation, an aeration system for regulating oxygen, and a filter for regulating carbon dioxide; introducing a granular activated carbon (GAC) into the feed of the cultured animal as a toxin binder at a rate of about 0.25% to about 3% of the protein content of the feed to adsorb phenol and one or more off-flavor compounds produced by the animals at least prior to or after excretion into the aquatic environment; and removing the GAC from the aquatic environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process comprising (a) providing a quantity of plant material; (b) heating the material of (a) in aqueous medium to a temperature of 75 to 105° C.; (c) physically disrupting the material of (b); (d) processing the physically disrupted material of (c) to enrich for cells and/or cell clusters; and (e) drying the material of (d). The invention also relates to a product, which comprises at least 30% or more intact plant cells, which comprises 15% or less water by weight, which has a particle size in the range 75-500 ?m, characterised in that the product comprises at least 30% resistant starch as a proportion of total starch. The invention also relates to foodstuffs.

Abstract: A wearable textile apparatus is configurable for use as a towel, cape, backpack, or cover-up. The apparatus includes a fabric body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a neckline, opposed lateral edges, and armholes. Exterior pockets are positioned on the exterior surface with open ends facing a vertical center reference line. Fasteners positioned proximate to the neckline are configured to interconnect across a chest of a wearer to position the pockets for frontal access. Removable sleeves are attachable around the armholes, and a detachable hood can be aligned with a contoured neckline. Optional modular accessories include a collar and a decorative bow attachable at predetermined reference locations. The apparatus can be selectively arranged as a wearable cape, a flat towel, a backpack, or a torso-covering garment based on the arrangement of the fasteners and modular components.

Abstract: A hat has upper crown variations, circumferential lower crown variations, an interior surface of the upper and lower crown, an exterior surface of the upper and lower crown, a sweatband attached to substantially the entire circumference of the lower crown, forming a sweatband-lower crown seamline, brim variations, and a pair of holes in the sweatband-lower crown seamline. Decorative interchangeable cords each have two opposing ends and paired fastener variations capping each such end. Each end of the decorative interchangeable cord corresponds to and inserts into one hole in the sweatband-lower crown seamline, where it is fastened in place.

Abstract: An outsole for footwear may include: a heel portion; a central portion; a forefoot portion; and a reactive plate that extends from the heel portion toward the forefoot portion and that occupies the central portion of the outsole. The reactive plate may include a front section, a rear section, and an intermediate section between the front section and the rear section. The rear section of the reactive plate may be adjacent to an upper surface of the heel portion. The front section of the reactive plate may be adjacent to a lower surface of the forefoot portion. The intermediate section of the reactive plate may be shaped in a form of an inverted Z or S.