Abstract: A preparation method of an antibacterial deodorizing modified fiber for water purification is provided. Maleic anhydride is used to perform an addition reaction with sodium polysulfide to generate a disulfide antibacterial agent I, the disulfide antibacterial agent I continues to react with 2-amino-5-nitropyridine in an acetic acid solution under the catalysis of sodium acetate to obtain a compound II, then, the nitro in the compound II is reduced into amino by ferrous sulfate, meanwhile, anhydride is hydrolyzed into carboxylic acid in a faintly acid aqueous solution to obtain a compound III, and finally, under alkaline conditions, the amino in the compound III reacts with the cyan in a polyacrylonitrile fiber to obtain a modified polyacrylonitrile fiber. The prepared modified polyacrylonitrile fiber can remove various heavy metals in sewage and has good antibacterial and anti-mildew effects, thereby achieving the effects of water purification and deodorization.

Abstract: Sulfate and sulfonate derivatives of unsaturated fatty alcohols, processes for making them, and methods of using them are disclosed. In one aspect, a monounsaturated fatty alcohol composition is made by reducing a metathesis-derived monounsaturated alkyl ester. The fatty alcohol composition is then converted to a sulfate or sulfonate derivative by one or more of alkoxylation, sulfation, sulfonation, and sulfitation. Of particular interest are the sulfate and ether sulfate derivatives. Microscopy studies indicate that the unsaturated sodium sulfates in particular have a lamellar phase that should enable formulation at high actives levels. Sulfate compositions comprising 40 to 60 wt. % of a monounsaturated fatty primary alcohol sulfate and 40 to 60 wt. % of a secondary hydroxyalkyl primary alcohol sulfate are also disclosed.

Abstract: Improved, micronutrient-supplemented polymeric seed coatings are provided which include at least one polyanionic polymer in combination with respective amounts of Zn, Mn, and Cu micronutrients. Preferably, the coatings comprise polyanionic polymers having a backbone comprising dicarboxylic repeat units with Zn, Mn, and Cu bound to the backbone. The most preferred polymers contain maleic and itaconic repeat units, optionally with sulfonate repeat units. The invention also provides a method of treating seeds using the coatings, and coated seed products.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for synthesizing an antimicrobial base. The method comprises treating a Silver salt in a reaction mixture. The method further comprises adding one or more reactants to the reaction mixture in a pre-defined ratio. Further, the method comprises heating the reaction mixture at a first temperature between 45° C. to 90° C. for a first period of 5 to 8 hours. Furthermore, the method comprises stabilizing the conversion by adding a ligand and a stabilizing agent. Subsequently, the method comprises digesting the reaction mixture at a second temperature between 45° C. to 65° C. for a period of 2 to 4 hours to form an end product. Finally, the method comprises filtering the reaction mixture. The sub-micron particle forms a dispersion containing the colloidal silver particles (Ag0), thereby forming the antimicrobial base.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses a molecule having the following formula.

Abstract: Near-infrared activatable fluorescent small molecules for the photodynamic treatment of cancer are provided. Methods of treatment include contacting a plurality of cells of the cancer with a near-infrared activatable fluorescent small molecule and directing a near-IR light to the molecule for an amount of time sufficient to induce release of the active platinum species and a reactive oxygen species.

Abstract: Disclosed is the preparation of injectable collagen suspensions, to the method for preparing the suspensions, and to the uses thereof, particularly for forming dense collagen matrices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fungicide composition having excellent fungicidal activity, particularly a fungicide composition comprising isofetamid and mandestrobin as active ingredients, and a method for controlling a disease of a crop, which comprises applying isofetamid and mandestrobin to the crop.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to non-aqueous solutions of plant growth regulator(s) and polar and/or semi-polar organic solvent(s), methods for making said non-aqueous solution, and methods for improving the growth and crop productivity of plants using said non-aqueous solution.

Abstract: The subject invention relates to compositions of a polyphenolic Polymer and methods useful for the delivery of substantially water-insoluble drugs and agrochemicals, like Artemisinin, Aspirin, and Pyrethrin. The use of specific composition and preparation conditions enables the reproducible production of unusually water-soluble formulation, which can be sterile-filtered. The particulate system produced according to the invention can be converted into a re-dispersible dry powder comprising nanoparticles of drug. The innovation is also based on the fact that complementary polyphenolic partner is also an active drug but may have a different mode action with respect to primary molecule of the hybrid drug. The complementary polyphenol molecule has multiple properties like antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, cox-2 inhibitors, etc. This results in a unique delivery system, in which part of the pharmacologically active agent is readily bioavailable.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as a pesticides, especially as herbicides.

Abstract: The invention relates to 3-phenylisoxazoline-5-carboxamides of tetrahydro and dihydrofuran carboxamides of general formula (I) and to their agrochemically compatible salts (I) as well as to the use thereof in the field of plant protection.

Abstract: Compositions or an assembly of a series of biomimetic compounds include chemical structures that mimic or structurally resemble a nucleic acid base pair. Complexes of nanotubes and agents are useful to deliver agents into the cells or bodily tissues of individuals for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Exemplary compounds include those of Formula (I), (III), (V) or (VII), or of Formula (II), (IV), (VI) or (VIII).

Abstract: The invention relates to 3-phenylisoxazoline-5-carboxamides of tetrahydro- and dihydrofurancarboxylic acids and esters of the general formula (I) and their agrochemically acceptable salts and to their use in the crop protection sector.

Abstract: A first aspect of the invention is an agricultural composition comprising nanoparticles, an agrochemical active ingredient in the nanoparticles, and optionally (but in some embodiments preferably) a carrier for the nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the nanoparticles are viral particles or capsids, particularly plant viral particles or capsids. In some embodiments, the carrier comprises an inert or biodegradable carrier (e.g., a solid carrier) to which the nanoparticles are bound or in which the nanoparticles are suspended. In some embodiments, the carrier comprises inert or biodegradable polymer fibers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a solid dispersion of N-[2,4-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-hydroxyphenyl]-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamide, methods of manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention, and methods of administering pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention.

Abstract: Neuroblastoma is a tumor primarily affecting children. The current standard of care is not curative except in the rare case of a surgically-resectable lesion, although very high survival rates have been documented for low-risk neuroblastoma and moderate-risk neuroblastoma. Taurolidine was developed as an anti-infective, but it has been found to have surprising oncolytic activity in cell cultures and now in a rodent cancer model. The efficacy in rodent model is superior to the efficacy in cell culture. This invention relates to the use of taurolidine hydrolysis products (tarultam and/or taurinamide and/or methylene glycol and/or selected combinations thereof) for the treatment of neuroblastoma in juvenile mammals.

Abstract: Low volatility dicamba herbicide formulations are described. In some embodiments, concentrate formulations comprising dicamba monoethanolamine salt, dicamba potassium salt, or mixed dicamba salts are provided. In other embodiments, a dicamba salt is combined with a polybasic polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in which R1, Ra, Rb, Rc, R3, R4, A1, A2 and n have the definitions given above, to agrochemical formulations comprising the compounds of formula (I) and to their use as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests, particularly arthropods and especially insects and arachnids.

Abstract: A system for administering biologically active substances produced by foaming techniques using compressed gases or supercritical fluids relates to a porous system containing biologically active substances. The system includes a polymer matrix of poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) or a polymer mixture containing poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) of an intrinsic viscosity of less than 0.5 dL/g with other biodegradable synthetic or semisynthetic polyesters, a release-regulating component (starch and derivatives), and at least one biologically active substance. The matrix is biodegradable with a solid or semisolid consistency and a homogeneous appearance. A method for producing these systems using foaming with compressed fluids, and the use for the production of implants and scaffolds having this system are also disclosed. Optionally, a porogenic agent can be used for the formation of macropores by thermal decomposition.