Abstract: An agricultural robotic gantry system comprises at least one motorized carriage provided with a tool carrier for implementing a tool relative to a cultivation surface. The tool carrier has a coupling plate for coupling to the carriage and a tool carrier body. The tool jas a tool plate linked to a functional element of the tool. The tool carrier body and the tool plate are arranged to removably couple the tool to the tool carrier by a locking interface cooperating with a locking crosshead under the action of a slide configuration selector between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration of the tool with the tool carrier.

Abstract: An underwater planting machine includes: a main body; a planting device which installs a planting member having algae or aquatic plants fixed thereto to dispose the algae or aquatic plants at a predetermined position on a water bottom; a traveling device which causes the main body and the planting device to travel; and a power source which drives the traveling device, wherein the planting device disposes the planting member at a predetermined position on the water bottom while being moved by the traveling device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a multi-use container for cultivation having a planar bottom comprising a first surface and an opposing second surface. The container has planar lateral walls extending upwards from the bottom, the bottom and the lateral walls defining a first cultivation volume. At least one of the lateral walls comprises a drainage opening arranged in a lower half of the lateral. The multi-use container further comprises at least two supports arranged on the second surface of the planar bottom, wherein said at least two supports extend from the second surface in a direction opposite to the lateral walls. The second surface of the planar bottom and the at least two supports define a grow mat receiving volume. Furthermore, the bottom comprises one or more second drainage channels arranged on the second surface.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for generating doubled haploid plants. The methods include obtaining a haploid plant tissue, contacting the haploid plant tissue with a safener compound, contacting the haploid plant tissue with a chromosome doubling agent, and regenerating a doubled haploid plant. The safener compound (e.g., metcamifen) and the chromosome doubling agent (e.g., colchicine) are applied sequentially or simultaneously. Additionally, the methods include further contacting the haploid plant tissue with a vigor response compound (e.g., thiamethoxam) in which the vigor response compound and chromosome doubling agent are applied sequentially or simultaneously.

Abstract: Sesame plants with high protein content and/or improved taste, as well as seeds thereof and food products made therefrom are provided. Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of many sesame varieties were performed followed by analysis to derive markers for phenotypic traits that contribute to high protein content and/or improved taste, and a breeding simulation was used to identify the most common and most stable markers. Following verification of trait stability over several generations, markers and marker cassettes were defined as being uniquely present in the developed sesame lines. Various food products made of seeds of the disclosed varieties have higher protein content and improved taste compared to products made of commercial sesame varieties.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel lettuce cultivar Sparrow and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce plants of the invention with themselves or another lettuce plant. The invention also provides lettuce plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.

Abstract: Three sorghum maternal haploid inducer lines 2PWCS25R, 2PNUM88R, and 2PCNW79R are provided including seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing sorghum haploid embryos using any of 2PWCS25R, 2PNUM88R, or 2PCNW79R are also provided. The sorghum haploid embryos/seeds/plants produced as a result of the use of any of maternal haploid inducer line 2PWCS25R, 2PNUM88R, or 2PCNW79R may be doubled to produce doubled haploid embryos, seeds, and plants (e.g., as part of a sorghum breeding program). Also provided is a method of generating a haploid sorghum embryo comprising performing emasculation on a first sorghum plant. The emasculation comprises contacting the first plant with Trifluoromethanesulfonamide (TFMSA).

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 25330120 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 25330120, to the plants of soybean cultivar 25330120, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 25330120, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 25330120. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 25330120. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 25330120, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 25330120 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: An animal feeder includes: a tray assembly defining at least one sloped feed dish; a reservoir communicating with the tray assembly, the reservoir having a fill opening, wherein the reservoir is defined by a pair of spaced-apart end plates interconnected by a pair of spaced-apart side panels, wherein: the end plates have tabs which are received in slots of the side panels; and the side panels have tabs which are received in slots of the tray assembly; dispensing openings formed in a wall of the reservoir configured to permit granular animal feed to flow by gravity from the reservoir into the at least one sloped feed dish; and wherein each of the dispensing openings is partially blocked by at least one finger formed in the wall of the reservoir.

Abstract: A dog leash incorporating an integrated flashlight housed within a secure Velcro sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve is sewn directly onto the leash body and includes a closure flap to prevent accidental detachment of the flashlight during use. The design provides a stable, forward-facing beam of light to improve safety and visibility during low-light or nighttime walks. Constructed of weather-resistant materials and enhanced with reflective stitching, the leash ensures durability and 360° visibility. The Velcro sleeve allows for easy removal and replacement of the flashlight, offering both convenience and reliability in various outdoor conditions.

Abstract: An adjustable bird feeder designed to regulate access to food based on beak length and feeding behavior of different bird species. The feeder includes at least one food cage positioned within a frame and at least one movable face located adjacent to the food cage. A user-operated adjustment mechanism, such as a threaded rod and control knob, moves the face toward or away from the food cage. In a spring-assisted configuration, compression springs provide controlled retraction, while in a single-cage configuration, the face is adjusted without springs using guide rails for stability. The food cage may be aligned or offset with the front grill to adjust aperture size. Crumb collection trays and aluminum fittings enhance durability and prevent food waste. The feeder accommodates suet, seeds, and nuts by modifying cage design and deters squirrels through controlled spacing. In some embodiments, the spacing may alternatively be fixed at a predetermined distance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for inducing artificial hibernation of fish and a method of transporting artificially hibernated fish, and has an advantageous effect of increasing the adaptability of the fish to the decreasing water temperature and maintaining the inherent biological rhythm of the fish as much as possible, thereby extending the time of artificial hibernation as long as possible, by further including an adaptation step and a stabilization step, where the temperature is maintained at a predetermined temperature in the process of reducing the temperature, while water temperature from the initial water temperature is gradually reduced to the hibernation (lowest) water temperature at which the fish ceases to swim, unlike the convention method of continuous and repeated reduction in temperature from the initial water temperature.

Abstract: There is provided an antibacterial composition comprising: nanostructures of a Group (II) metal oxide-hydroxide composite. There is also provided a method of forming the antibacterial composition. In a particular embodiment, the Group (II) metal oxide-hydroxide composite may be magnesium oxide-hydroxide composite, calcium oxide-hydroxide composite, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise a spray-on substance that harvests components of sunlight that are not very useful in plant photosynthesis and transform them into wavelengths of light that plants can absorb and use. This is done by spraying phosphors or proteins on the plant or on transparent or translucent windows through which the plants are illuminated by sunlight, such as in a greenhouse. The spray can also be combined with substances that enhance plant growth or health, such a pesticide, fungicide, or nutrient.

Abstract: A commercially prepared dry sweet dough mix, and preparation method therefor, for use in making a batter to prepare of home baked cooked goods having a sweet flavor. The dry sweet dough mix includes a mixture of component ingredients such as flour, chemical leavening agent, non-fat dry milk solids, eggs, and a sweetening agent, which are disposed in a preparation bag. Once the component ingredients are combined and finished, they may be advantageously stored in the preparation bag at a wide range of temperatures. To be used, the dry sweet dough mix is hydrated and massaged into a batter while still in the preparation bag in two to five minutes. Once prepared in this manner, the batter does not need any kneading or fermentation steps and may be baked or cooked in a conventional manner into products such as pies, dumpling, tea cookies or teacakes.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of preventing and/or inhibiting the outgrowth of Clostridium, of preventing and/or inhibiting the sporulation of Clostridium, of preventing and/or inhibiting the germination of spores of Clostridium and/or of preventing and/or inhibiting the production of toxins of Clostridium in a product, comprising adding to the product, comprising adding to the product a Lamiaceae extract, ascorbic acid and/or acetic acid.

Abstract: A method for improving skin elasticity includes use of a composition containing an ethanol-extracted product of Aronia melanocarpa fruit and Bifidobacterium longum CB108 which is deposited at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH under an accession number DSM 33895 in accordance with the Budapest Treaty.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is are methods of preventing, reducing or inhibiting a viral or immune disorder, comprising administering to a subject at risk or that has acquired a viral or immune disorder an effective amount of a composition comprising a polypeptide derived from a reactive center loop of a serine protease inhibitor or a biologically active variant thereof, wherein the subject has not been administered antibiotics within at least one day of administering the composition. Also disclosed are compositions and kits for preventing, reducing or inhibiting a viral or immune disorder.

Abstract: Doses and dosing regimens for incretin analogs are disclosed comprising determining and administering doses of long-acting incretin analogs suitable for once-weekly dosing, such as a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucagon (Gcg) co-agonist.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a brain disease, containing as an active ingredient an ErbB3-binding protein 1 (EBP1) protein or a polynucleotide sequence encoding the EBP1 protein, wherein an EBP1 N84A/N204A protein, which is an EBP1 mutant in an asparagine endopeptidase (AEP)-uncleavable form, and a polynucleotide encoding the same can reduce amyloid beta production and enhance cognitive function in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, and thus the composition can be advantageously used as a therapeutic agent for brain diseases including sporadic Alzheimer's disease.