Abstract: A detergent additive comprising an active, the active comprising one or both of tetraacetylethylenediamine or triacetylethylenediamine; and a copolymer having maleic anhydride-based repeat units and either or both of olefinic or styrenic-based repeat units; and wherein at least a portion of the maleic anhydride-based repeat units are neutralized.

Abstract: A method of encapsulating an active comprising preparing a first mixture comprising the active, a compound that functions as a Michael donor, and a compound that functions as a Michael acceptor, preparing a second mixture comprising water and an emulsifier; preparing a reaction mixture by combining the first mixture, the second mixture, and a compound that functions as a Michael catalyst; agitating the reaction mixture; wherein the active has a water solubility of at most 0.5% (w/w) at 25° C.

Abstract: A detergent additive comprising an active, the active comprising one or both of tetraacetylethylenediamine and triacetylethylenediamine; and polyvinyl butyral. A method of preparing a detergent additive comprising providing a solvent to a reaction mixture; providing polyvinyl butyral to the reaction mixture; providing an active to the reaction mixture, the active comprising one or both of tetraacetylethylenediamine and triacetylethylenediamine; mixing the reaction mixture; and spray-drying the reaction mixture.

Abstract: An additive comprising an active; the interfacial polymerization reaction product of a (poly)isocyanate and a polyamine; a copolymer having maleic anhydride-based repeat units and either or both of olefinic or styrenic-based repeat units; wherein at least a portion of the maleic anhydride-based repeat units are neutralized. A method of preparing an additive comprising providing an oil phase comprising an active, a solvent, a (poly)isocyanate; providing an aqueous phase comprising water and an emulsifier; mixing the oil phase and the aqueous phase to provide an emulsion; providing a polyamine to the emulsion; providing an aqueous dispersion or solution comprising a copolymer having maleic anhydride-based repeat units and either or both of olefinic or styrenic-based repeat units; wherein at least a portion of the maleic anhydride-based repeat units are neutralized; and cofeeding the emulsion and the aqueous dispersion or solution to a spray dryer.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for differentially presenting a page are provided, and the method includes: acquiring a page new-old parameter of a page to be presented, and presenting the page based on the page new-old parameter, collecting operation information of the page, and updating the page new-old parameter based on the operation information.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods that may be used for the synthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) such as alkaloid morphinan. The methods disclosed can be used to produce thebaine, oripavine, codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, naltrexone, naloxone, hydroxycodeinone, neopinone, and/or buprenorphine. Compositions and organisms useful for the synthesis of BIAs, including thebaine synthesis polypeptides, purine permeases, and polynucleotides encoding the same, are provided.

Abstract: Provided is a nursing bed based on heart rate monitoring and voice recognition. The nursing bed includes a nursing bed body, a drive motor and a controller. The nursing bed body includes a bed body fixed part, a bed body movable part and a connector. The bed body fixed part is hinged with a side of the connector, and the bed body moveable part is connected with another side of the connector fixedly. A motor base of the drive motor is installed on the bed body fixed part fixedly, an output shaft of the drive motor is connected with another part of the connector in a meshing manner, and the drive motor is configured to drive the bed body moveable part to swing through the connector.

Abstract: Cyclic ketal compounds provide excellent foam protection when having at least one moiety of a threshold size (comprising 4 or more carbon atoms) pendant from a ketal carbon. The carbons in such moieties may be present in one or more chains. The cyclic ketal compounds of the present invention are compatible with foodstuff manufacturing. In particular, it has been discovered that the cyclic ketal compounds of the present invention exhibit excellent foam control performance in both potato and sugar beet processing systems.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for simulating magnetic flux leakage based on loop current, the magnetic distribution of a single loop current is obtained by solid angle, then the magnetic field distribution of a semi-infinite solenoid is obtained based on the assumption of arrangement of loop currents in the magnetized specimen, and its equation is given; and the JA hysteresis model is introduced to obtain the distribution of quasi-static magnetic flux leakage field, on the basis of analyzing the relation between the distribution of a loop current on the surface of the defect and the excitation magnetic field, the distribution of quasi-static magnetic flux leakage field is obtained based on the semi-infinite solenoid.

Abstract: A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a thermoset comprising a cured epoxy resin. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; and (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with an aqueous dispersion, the aqueous dispersion comprising an epoxy resin and an emulsifying agent.

Abstract: A heating device, an atomizer and an electronic cigarette having the same are disclosed, a heating device includes a shell, with a receiving chamber formed therein; a heating element, received in the receiving chamber to contact with a liquid conductive body; the liquid conductive body, configured for absorbing tobacco liquid and supplying the tobacco liquid to the heating element; the liquid conductive body includes multiple annular liquid conductive layers stacked inside the shell, along an axial direction of the shell; outer diameters of multiple annular conductive layer are equal to an inner diameter of the receiving chamber such that the multiple annular liquid conductive layers are capable of being received in the receiving chamber and abutting against an inner surface of the shell.

Abstract: A cellulosic material is treated by providing a cellulosic material such as wood or a wood composite, which is impregnated with an aqueous dispersion comprising a polymer, the polymer comprising an olefin-carboxylic acid copolymer. The cellulosic material is then impregnated with a modifying agent, the modifying agent comprising a polyamine having greater than or equal to 2 amine groups. The modifying agent at least partially crosslinks the polymer within the cellulosic material.

Abstract: A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a cured low viscosity epoxy resin. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; and (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with a liquid epoxy resin.

Abstract: A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a polymer comprising a poly(meth)acrylate polymer. The present further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; and (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with an aqueous dispersion comprising a polymer, the polymer comprising a poly(meth)acrylate polymer.

Abstract: A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a polymer comprising a modified cellulose polymer; and a modifying agent comprising a hydrophobic amine, a metal ion, or a quat. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with a dispersion comprising a polymer, the polymer comprising a modified cellulose polymer; and (c) a second treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with a modifying agent, the modifying agent comprising a hydrophobic amine, a metal ion, or a quat.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising: providing a cellulosic material; a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with an aqueous dispersion comprising a polymer, the polymer comprising an olefin-carboxylic acid copolymer neutralized at least in part by ammonia or an amine; and a second treatment protocol comprising heating the cellulosic material, wherein at least a portion of the ammonia or the amine is liberated from the cellulosic material.

Abstract: A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a polymer comprising a sulfopolyester polymer. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; and (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with an aqueous dispersion comprising a polymer, the polymer comprising a sulfopolyester polymer.

Abstract: A method is for generating a visual model layout of a space. An embodiment of the method includes obtaining station layout information and station description information that correspond to the space; based on the station layout information and the station description information, determining station attribute information respectively corresponding to each station of the at least one station; respectively determining code information and model templates of the stations according to the station attribute information of the stations; and based on the code information and the model templates that correspond to the stations, drawing model images corresponding to the stations to generate a visual model layout corresponding to the space. Advantages of embodiments include: a factory model layout is automatically generated, thereby greatly saving time and energy when a model layout of space is planned; and an original layout diagram of a factory can be more conveniently changed and modified.

Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus for determining a blood pressure of a subject. The apparatus includes one or more sensors configured to measure a first physiological parameter of the subject; a memory; and one or more processors. The memory stores computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more processors to decompose a first physiological signal corresponding to the first physiological parameter using an empirical mode decomposition algorithm into a sum of a plurality of intrinsic mode functions and a residual; identify one or more first intrinsic mode functions of the plurality of intrinsic mode functions that are associated with a noise signal, thereby obtaining one or more second intrinsic mode functions of the plurality of intrinsic mode functions that are different from the one or more first intrinsic mode functions; and calculate a denoised physiological signal by accumulating the one or more second intrinsic mode functions.

Abstract: A lung-sound signal processing method, device and computer-readable storage medium. The lung-sound processing method includes: obtaining a lung sound signal; decomposing the lung sound signal, to obtain a crackle-sound component and a respiration-sound component; obtaining an inspiratory-phase period based on the respiration-sound component; extracting a crackle-sound signal located in the inspiratory-phase period from the crackle-sound component; and obtaining at least one feature parameter according to the crackle-sound signal.