Abstract: A composition comprising an enzyme, a mycotoxin-binding agent and a microorganism capable of taking up a mycotoxin.

Abstract: A composition comprising an enzyme, a mycotoxin-binding agent and a microorganism capable of taking up a mycotoxin.

Abstract: The invention provides a sorptive sheet material in which finely divided nanocrystalline particles that react with a variety of chemical and/or biological agents are dispersed. The sheet material comprises a fibrous web that is formed of a plurality of fibers that are bonded to each other. The fibrous web contains a relatively high concentration of reactive nanocrystalline particles that are entrapped within the matrix of the fibrous web. Fluids containing toxic agents, such as chemical and/or biological agents, odors and/or odor causing compounds, and toxic industrial compounds, pass into the web and contact the reactive nanocrystalline particles contained therein. The reactive nanocrystalline particles react with, and chemically alter or inactivate the toxic agents. The sorptive sheet material may be used to construct containers, such as remains pouches, for the storing and transporting of contaminated items, particularly human remains.

Abstract: A composition comprising an enzyme, a mycotoxin-binding agent and a microorganism capable of taking up a mycotoxin.

Abstract: The invention provides a sorptive sheet material in which finely divided nanocrystalline particles that react with a variety of chemical and/or biological agents are dispersed. The sheet material comprises a fibrous web that is formed of a plurality of fibers that are bonded to each other. The fibrous web contains a relatively high concentration of reactive nanocrystalline particles that are entrapped within the matrix of the fibrous web. Fluids containing toxic agents, such as chemical and/or biological agents, odors and/or odor causing compounds, and toxic industrial compounds, pass into the web and contact the reactive nanocrystalline particles contained therein. The reactive nanocrystalline particles react with, and chemically alter or inactivate the toxic agents. The sorptive sheet material may be used to construct containers, such as remains pouches, for the storing and transporting of contaminated items, particularly human remains.

Abstract: A method for treating an animal selected from the group consisting of pigs, poultry and ruminants, to increase the animal's performance, which comprises administering to the animal, with its feed, a performance-increasing amount of an organism selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus buchneri, Lactobacillus kefir, Lactobacillus parakefir and Lactobacillus parabuchneri.

Abstract: A method for treating an animal selected from the group consisting of pigs, poultry and ruminants, to increase the animal's performance, which comprises administering to the animal, with its feed, a performance-increasing amount of an organism selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus buchneri, Lactobacillus kefir, Lactobacillus parakefir and Lactobacillus parabuchneri.

Abstract: The subject invention pertains to methods for treating silage which comprises adding to the silage a microorganism having the characteristic of Lactobacillus buchneri, NCIMB 40788, to produce a secondary metabolite as well as fatty acids normally produced in fermentation, and further comprising maintaining the silage closed for a period sufficient for the secondary metabolite to accumulate. This secondary metabolite has the ability to inhibit the growth of spoilage organisms including yeasts, molds and spore-forming bacteria.

Abstract: A book for children comprises a front cover, a back cover and a plurality of sheets forming a succession of pages between the front cover and the back cover. The sheets are die cut or perforated to form knockout plugs intended to be removed by the consumer. When the plugs are removed, the sheets form a stencil and define a work page bearing an illustration related to the stencil. A tutorial page adjacent to the work page and visible together with the work page when the book is opened to the work page illustrates the appearance of an image when properly drawn with the aid of the stencil. A binding for the covers and sheets enables the book to be opened to any of the pages and to lie with both of the covers and all of the pages flat. This facilitates the use of the book as a stencil book.

Abstract: In a book made up of a plurality of sheet members respectively constituting a pair of covers and a number of leaves therebetween and being fastened together with a spine of the book in a manner to permit relative angular displacements of the sheet members about the spine for opening and closing the book, at least the sheet members constituting the covers, and preferably all of the sheet members, are substantially stiff and have elongated openings extending therethrough along corresponding edge portions of the respective sheet members, and all of such openings are aligned when the book is closed and are accessible from opposite sides of the respective sheet members so that a hand can be extended through the openings for carrying the closed book.