Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel agricultural microbial inoculant compositions for uses in promoting plant growth, plant productivity and/or soil quality. The novel microbial inoculant compositions comprise one or more microbial species, one or more urease inhibitors and/or one or more nitrification inhibitors. The present disclosure also provides fertilizer compositions comprising said microbial inoculant compositions.

Abstract: An composition having anti-nematodal activity derived from Bacillus firmus bacteria selected from the group consisting of isolated biosurfactant, isolated protease enzyme, isolated amylase, isolated lipase, and isolated cellulase, is disclosed. The disclosure also provides for methods of making the same, methods of controlling plant-parasite nematode, and methods of protecting plants.

Abstract: The present invention provides a culture method of cells and/or tissues including culturing cells and/or tissues in a suspended state by using a medium composition having an effect of preventing sedimentation of cells and/or tissues, which is afforded by substantially retaining the cells and/or tissues without substantially increasing the viscosity of the solution by nanofibers which have been added to the solution and uniformly dispersed in the liquid medium, and the like.

Abstract: This invention provides compositions in the form of skin substitutes comprising epithelial cells and mesenchymal cells, wherein the mesenchymal cells are not isolated from the occipital or nape region of the scalp, as well as methods for using the same.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from one or more microbial cells by lysing the cells to form a lysed cell composition and then recovering the oil from the lysed cell composition. Further disclosed is microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs that is recovered from microbial cells by at least one process described.

Abstract: Probiotic compositions, particularly oral compositions, comprising one or more bacteria that are capable of producing nitrite and/or nitric oxide in a subject are provided. Some compositions further comprise nitrate/nitrate, such as a botanical source of nitrate. Some compositions further comprise botanical sources of nitrate reductase. Also, provided are methods of improving the oral and/or vascular health of a subject by orally administering a composition comprising one or more bacteria capable of producing nitric oxide. Methods of repopulating the nitric oxide producing microflora and bacterial environment in the oral cavity of a subject are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connective tissue body formation substrate which can form a film connective tissue having a desired thickness and both surfaces in a desired surface condition without prolonging the time required for formation of the connective tissue. Specifically, two tissue formation surfaces 2a and 2b are faced with each other with a tissue formation space 3 being interposed therebetween. A slit 9 is formed in the tissue formation surface 2b so that the tissue formation space 3 communicates with an outside of the substrate. A connective tissue body formation substrate 1 is installed in an environment where a biological tissue material is present. A connective tissue intrudes into the tissue formation space 3 from the slit 9. Both surfaces of the film connective tissue are formed so as to match the substrate surface.

Abstract: A method and a composition having the Lactobacillus paracasei strain GMNL-653 for treating psoriasis is provided. The Lactobacillus paracasei strain GMNL-653 has anti-inflammation properties, and inhibits the secretion of cytokine IL-6 and IL-17, so that the psoriasis symptoms caused by over-inflammation are improved/relieved.

Abstract: Methods and systems for efficient culturing of algae in open ponds. Further, the methods include a method for culturing algae in an open pond medium that is free of any concentrated supply of CO2, and no concentrated source of CO2 is used to supply carbon for culturing the algae. Also, the algae are cultured in the open pond which has a pH above 9.5. In addition, the open pond medium has incorporated therein an inorganic carbon buffer at a specified concentration under conditions for obtaining an increased biomass. Also, the pH above 9.5 permits sufficient increased fixation of atmospheric CO2 into the open pond medium.

Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a process for the treatment of organic waste which couples in situ biostimulation to produce hydrolytic enzymes and hydrolysis of the refractory organic matter from waste using these enzymes with a view to energy recovery.

Abstract: A method for solubilizing a carbonaceous feedstock. The method includes steps of reacting a mixture of the carbonaceous feedstock with a metal oxide including a metal at a first, higher oxidation state to reduce the metal of the metal oxide to a second, lower oxidation state by releasing at least one oxygen atom from the metal oxide. The released oxygen from the metal oxide is used to oxidize the carbonaceous feedstock. At least a portion of the metal or metal oxide containing the metal at the second, lower oxidation state is then oxidized to the metal oxide containing the metal at the first, higher oxidation state for reuse in the reaction step.

Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for cartilage repair. The method involves performing a surgical procedure at the site of a cartilage defect and administering a composition comprising a receptor for hyaluronan mediated motility (RHAMM)-mimetic peptide, and a high molecular weight hyaluronan.

Abstract: In the field of consumable materials for automatic analytical instruments, a method for producing transparent plastic cuvettes with increased scratch resistance includes contacting exclusively an outer surface of the transparent plastic cuvette with a liquid comprising at least one surfactant or with a triglyceride and subsequently drying the outer surface such that scattered-light optical properties of the transparent plastic are not adversely affected.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing products by microbial fermentation. The method comprises first converting a feed stream containing methane to a gaseous substrate comprising CO, of the invention include converting CO H2, and CO2 using a steam reforming zone and a water gas shift zone. The gaseous substrate is then converted to products such as alcohols and/or acids by to one or more products including alcohols and/or acids by fermentation using a carboxydotrophic microorganism.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator device includes a fluid chamber with a carrier surface and a reflector surface. The fluid chamber is filled with a volume of a fluid that includes a phase-separate material such as algae. The carrier surface is coupled to a transducer, which may be a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) transducer. The transducer, when supplied with electricity, emits an acoustic wave-based output of an output frequency (e.g., ultrasound). A sensor may be used to track one or more eigenfrequencies of the volume of fluid, the acoustic resonator device, or some combination thereof. A controller may receive tracking data from the sensor and control the voltage source, the transducer, or some combination thereof to ensure that the output frequency matches one of the tracked eigenfrequencies, thereby maximizing excitation of the fluid to improve efficiency of mixing, stimulation, and separation of materials from fluid (e.g., for algal biocrude production).

Abstract: The aim of the present invention is a method for the preparation of anallergic probiotic bacterial cultures.

Abstract: Method for determining microorganism growth in a biological sample likely to contain microorganisms, said biological sample being contained in an analysis container, said analysis container being subjected to an incubation of a determined duration, said method comprising: acquiring a first plurality of initial images of the analysis container at a first acquisition time T1, before or during the incubation; acquiring a second plurality of final images of the analysis container at a second acquisition time T2, during or after the incubation; realigning each initial image of the first plurality of initial images acquired, with each corresponding final image of the second plurality of final images acquired; locating at least one potential microorganism growth zone in at least one image of the second plurality of images acquired; evaluating the content of the potential microorganism growth zone identified in order to determine the presence of microorganisms.

Abstract: A surfactant-improved simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation method for lignocelluloses in which a pretreated lignocellulose substrate is directly subjected to surfactant-improved simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation without any detoxification by adding a surfactant, and the surfactant may be selectively added before or after pre-enzymatic hydrolysis, having economic, effective and feasible application prospects in reducing the loss of glucose, simplifying the production process, reducing equipment investment, reducing water consumption, improving ethanol production and reducing the total cost of the ethanol production process.

Abstract: Methods and systems for isolating platelet-associated nucleated target cells, e.g., such as circulating epithelial cells, circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating endothelial cells (CECs), circulating stem cells (CSCs), neutrophils, and macrophages, from sample fluids, e.g., biological fluids, such as blood, bone marrow, plural effusions, and ascites fluid, are described. The methods include obtaining a cell capture chamber including a plurality of binding moieties bound to one or more walls of the chamber, wherein the binding moieties specifically bind to platelets; flowing the sample fluid through the cell capture chamber under conditions that allow the binding moieties to bind to any platelet-associated nucleated target cells in the sample to form complexes; and separating and collecting platelet-associated nucleated target cells from the complexes.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for increasing photosynthetic efficiency and biomass production in cyanobacterial cultures by minimizing the phycobilisome light-harvesting antenna size through disruption of the phycocyanin-encoding CPC-operon.