Abstract: A new and distinct groundcover Rosa plant named ‘RUIRI0023A’ is disclosed, characterized by abundant double red flowers with yellow stamens. Plants are compact and low growing, suitable for groundcover use. The new variety is a Rosa, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct dragon fruit plant is described. The variety resulted from selection among a population of seedlings derived from a controlled cross carried out in 2013 between RF (seed parent) (not patented) and ‘LD5’ (pollen parent) (not patented) located in Tien Giang, Viet Nam. The variety was selected due to its appearance, eating quality and canker tolerance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Raspberry plant named ‘ABB 119’, characterized by its upright and bushy plant habit; freely basal branching habit; high fruit production; fruits are produced on prior and current seasons' canes; large reddish orange-colored broadly conical fruits; pleasant and sweet fruit taste; good fruit postharvest longevity; and ease of propagation with a relatively high success rate.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Raspberry plant named ‘ABB 126’, characterized by its upright and bushy plant habit; freely basal branching habit; high fruit production; fruits are produced on prior and current seasons' canes; large reddish orange-colored broadly conical fruits; pleasant and sweet fruit taste; good fruit postharvest longevity; and ease of propagation with a relatively high success rate.

Abstract: A new and distinct Thuja cultivar named ‘TPMTF’ is disclosed, characterized by dark green foliage on dense plants with upswept branches. Plants have been observed to tolerate high temperatures in the Southern United States. The new cultivar is a Thuja, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Oak tree named ‘Milliken’, characterized by its upswept branching habit and columnar tree form; freely branching habit with numerous lateral branches providing a full and densely foliated appearance; and glossy dark green-colored leaves that become bright yellow in color in the autumn.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Lonicera plant named ‘GRLN01’ that is characterized by its evergreen, winter hardy habit, its very dense, well-branched growth habit that is easy to shape, its foliage that is glossy, fine and green in color, its clean foliage with no disease problems.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Lonicera plant named ‘GRLN03’ that is characterized by its evergreen, winter hardy habit, its very dense, well-branched growth habit that is easy to shape, its foliage that is glossy, fine and green in color with new shoots that are orange-brown in color, its clean foliage with no disease problems, and its vigorous growth habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct Mandevilla plant named ‘PATMANROS2’ which is characterized by an upright and freely branching growth habit, an abundance of dark green foliage, light pink flowers with a dark pink floral tube, flowers with a large and symmetrical diameter, as well as the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Rhododendron plant named ‘HoldenRhodo201’ that is characterized by its showy flowers with strong marginal undulation, its flowers that are pink, fading to white and have a deep red flare, its profuse and consistent flowering with flower buds that are hardy to at least ?15° F., its compact plant habit, its foliage that is glossy and dark in color, its ease of propagation by stem cuttings, its vigorous growth habit in full sun in unamended sand and gravel loam soils up to pH 6.2, and its high resistance to root rot caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Abstract: A new and distinct Ilex plant named ‘RLH-IO-1’, characterized by its low-growing to spreading/trailing and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; moderately freely branching habit; strong and flexible lateral branches that resist cracking, breakage and splitting; dark green-colored leaves that are initially bright green when developing; color is maintained throughout the year in full or partial sunlight conditions; and good garden performance, winter hardiness and tolerance to stresses, pathogens and pests common to Ilex plants.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Gandini van Aart Ruby’ that is characterized by its upright, narrow columnar plant habit and its flowers that are dark red-pink in color with a red eye.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Armeria plant named ‘Dream Clouds’, characterized by its relatively short, upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; narrow leaves; freely flowering habit; medium-sized inflorescences positioned on relatively short peduncles with white-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: ‘MACGEU005’ is a new and distinctive variety of Geum plant which is characterized by large dark green leaves, an abundance of red-orange doubled flowers and a long bloom period. The new variety propagates successfully by stem cuttings and tissue culture and has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Teucrium plant named ‘Pride of Georgia’ that is characterized by its rhizomatous spreading herbaceous perennial habit in contrast to most wall germanders (T. chamaedrys) being clumping subshrubs with a woody base, its blooms that are present for 7 to 9 weeks, its low growing compact plant habit, and its vigorous spreading plant habit.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Asarum europaeum plant named ‘Nonertsul’ that is characterized by its long petioles, its large leaves that are kidney-shaped and very dark green in color with a very shiny surface, its vigorous growth habit, and its flowers that are large in size and held beneath the foliage.

Abstract: The new cultivar of Sanguisorba plant named ‘Big Dream’ that is characterized by its large inflorescences that are grey-purple in color and its stamen filaments that are grey-purple in color.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Vernonia plant named ‘Summer's End’ that is characterized by its bushy upright plant habit with stems that do not lodge, its tolerance to high pH (alkaline) soils, its foliage that is olive green in color with no red or purple tints when grown in full sun, its high resistance to rust and powdery mildew, its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 8, and its drought tolerance.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Sempervivum named ‘Fire Quartz’ that is characterized by a fast-growing single rosette of thick succulent leaves arranged in whorls with reduced production of offsets and flowers and whose foliage color is conditioned by regional growing conditions and nursery practices. Foliage color ranges from bright orange-red and green when plants have been overwintered in cold conditions to purple-red and green when plants have not receiving any winter chilling.

Abstract: A new Dianthus plant designated ‘KLEDP20383’ particularly distinguished by red-purple flower color in winter, that changes to light pink then fading to almost white; and a pink flower color in summer with a light pink eye, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Leucanthemum plant named ‘Whitecap’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; strong and upright flowering stems; early, freely and continuous flowering habit; large single-type inflorescences with white-colored ray florets and large central yellow-colored disc; flower development that doesn't require vernalization; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘MI01526’, characterized by its upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit; strong flowering stems; strong and relatively small leaves; freely flowering habit with typically two inflorescences per plant, each inflorescence with numerous flowers; light yellow green-colored flowers with red purple-colored centers and labella; and good postproduction longevity and resistance to bud drop during transport.

Abstract: A unique cultivar of Tall Phlox named ‘Ultraviolet’ characterized by vigorous, tall, dense, upright, multi-stemmed, winter-hardy habit with dark-green, lanceolate leaves. Flowering on large heavily branched panicles begins in late-July and continues for up to five weeks completely covering the top of the plant in peak season. Petals are dark magenta-violet with a deep magenta eye. The new plant shows good powdery mildew resistance. The new plant is especially suitable for a cut flower, for the landscape as a potted plant and in the garden as a specimen or en masse.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Baldenasp’, characterized by its double-type, medium red colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Baldahcan’, characterized by its semi-double, daisy-type, light yellow-orange colored inflorescences having a dark red “eye”, dark green-colored foliage, low growth vigor, and compact, upright-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Baldenire’, characterized by its semi-double, anemone-type, light red and medium yellow colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new Pelargonium plant named ‘PEPZ0012’ particularly distinguished by a mounding-spreading plant habit, medium green foliage with light zonation, semi-double, pink flowers with a white bi-color patterning on large umbels.

Abstract: A new and distinct Aster plant named ‘Grape Crush’, with heavily-branched, very rounded mound habit, dark green, lanceolate foliage and large semi-double inflorescences with numerous, overlapping, dark purple florets beginning in late August and continuing for about six weeks. The new plant is useful for landscaping, as a specimen or en masse and as a cut flower.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Scaevola plant named ‘Bonsca 199’, characterized by its relatively compact and mounding to outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; flowers that are deep purple in color; and good container and garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘RFL THAI OF13-1055’, characterized by its tall and upright to somewhat mounding plant habit; dense and bushy appearance; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; fancy-type leaves that are dark green and reddish brown in color with random deep pink-colored spots and flecks and dark purple-colored venation and petioles that are dark brown to almost black in color.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘RUF 1522-3’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; dense and bushy appearance; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; lance-type leaves that are dark red in color with dark green-colored margins; and petioles that are tannish pink in color with greenish brown-colored stripes, streaks and tessellations.

Abstract: A new and distinct plant of Echeveria hybrida named ‘Pink Diamond’ is disclosed, characterized by robust growth on plants forming a compact rosette of geometric pink leaves with hyaline margins. Plants produce foliage with more pink coloration in cool temperatures, and also maintain a pink foliar color in warmer temperatures as well. Echeveria is a popular genus, typically produced as container plants for the patio or as landscape plants.

Abstract: A new and distinct plant of Echeveria hybrida named ‘Angel Kissed’ is disclosed, characterized by a low growing morphology and an overall pink blush to the rosette. Plants are compact and grow robustly. Foliage grows in a very concentric formation and is colored greyed-green, overlaid with a pink blush and each leaf margined in pink and having a bright pink apical tip. Echeveria is a popular genus, typically produced as container plants for the patio or as landscape plants.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Agastache plant named ‘ASURO08-0’ is disclosed, characterized by unique rose flowers, and increased branching. Plants are vigorous and produce densely flowering verticillasters. The new cultivar is an Agastache, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘BLU481’ that is characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are deep red-purple in color and its ‘BLU481’ exhibits conspicuous inflorescences with disc florets that are deep red-purple in color and changing to a slightly lighter color at the tip.

Abstract: A new and distinct plant of Echinacea purpurea named ‘ES18-20-01’ is disclosed, characterized by ray florets typically colored Orange-Red 34B, heavily overlayed with Red 46B and a dark greyed-purple cone. Flowers and foliage are distinctively large. Echinacea is a popular genus, typically used as container plants or landscape plants.

Abstract: A new and distinct Senecio plant named ‘AMICU1908’ which is characterized by a compact and upright growth habit, a glaucous greyed-green stem, glaucous greyed-green foliage, narrowly oblanceolate and falcate foliage, semi-terete to terete foliage with an obvious longitudinal channel running the length of the leaf, foliar margins that occasionally develop two spines on opposite sides of the leaf, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.

Abstract: Improved methods and devices for performing an endoscopic surgery are provided. Systems are taught for operatively treating gastrointestinal disorders endoscopically in a stable, yet dynamic operative environment, and in a minimally-invasive manner. Such systems include, for example, an endoscopic surgical suite. The surgical suite can have a reversibly-expandable retractor that expands to provide a stable, operative environment within a subject. The expansion can be asymmetric around a stabilizer subsystem to maximize space for a tool and an endoscope to each be maneuvered independently to visualize a target tissue and treat the target tissue from outside the patient in a minimally invasive manner.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of cancer, particularly the field of melanoma. It was found that a particular long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is specifically up-regulated in melanoma (but not other tumor) cells as compared to melanocytes. Inhibition of this lncRNA in melanoma cells leads to induction of apoptosis and is a novel therapeutic strategy in the treatment of melanoma.

Abstract: Methods for creating an interactive gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, methods of the present invention may include initializing an interactive game application at a game server which is then characterized as having an active status, notifying a lobby server concerning the active status of the game server, registering the application with a universe management server via the lobby server, and allowing users to join the interactive gaming environment. The users joining the interactive gaming environment may be identified by a server key obtained from the game server.

Abstract: Methods for creating an interactive gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, methods of the present invention may include initializing an interactive game application at a game server which is then characterized as having an active status, notifying a lobby server concerning the active status of the game server, registering the application with a universe management server via the lobby server, and allowing users to join the interactive gaming environment. The users joining the interactive gaming environment. may be identified by a server key obtained from the game server.

Abstract: A cutting tool includes a pipe, a pressing foot assembly, a spring, and a blade assembly. The pressing foot assembly is slidably sheathed on an end of the pipe. The spring is sheathed on the pipe. An end of the spring abuts against the pipe, and the other end of the spring abuts against the pressing foot assembly. The blade assembly passes through the pipe and the pressing foot assembly in a slidable manner. When the cutting tool moves along a first direction, the pressing foot assembly keeps pressing against an object in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, such that the blade assembly protrudes from the pressing foot assembly and cuts the object along the first direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing albumin-binding arginine deiminase (AAD) fusion protein for treating cancer or other arginine-dependent diseases. The AAD fusion protein can be purified from both soluble and insoluble fractions of crude proteins, binds to human serum albumin (HSA) or animal serum albumin and has its high activity with longer half life for efficient depletion of arginine in cancer cells. The specific activities of wild-type ADI and AAD fusion protein in the present invention are about 20 and about 19 U/mg (at physiological pH 7.4), respectively. The composition can be used alone or in combination with at least one chemotherapeutic agent to give a synergistic effect on cancer treatment and/or inhibiting metastasis. The AAD fusion protein can also be used as a component for detection and quantitative analysis of arginine in a testing kit for various samples including blood, food and analytical samples.

Abstract: An assembly includes a contact interface device, a lamp base and a circuit board. This device is connected to the circuit board and is used to bias the circuit board within the center of a cavity of a light bulb. This device contains two or more biasing portions that are connected to one another through a bridge portion. The biasing portions engage an interior threaded portion of the lamp base in order to lock into place and not allow the circuit board to move. The bridge portion allows the biasing portions to counteract one another and suspend the circuit board in the middle of the cavity of the light bulb.

Abstract: Trunk gland adapters include an adapter body having an internal bore that is sized to receive a trunk cable gland so that a front end of the trunk cable gland extends through a front opening of the internal bore and a plurality of attachment clips that are configured to releasably attach the adapter body to a mounting aperture in a wall of a fiber optic enclosure. elated trunk gland units and methods of routing a trunk cable into an enclosure are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembling method for a base plate of a concentrated photovoltaic module comprising the steps of: assembling a heat sink on the base plate; and assembling a photovoltaic cell assembly on the heat sink after the heat sink has been assembled on the base plate.

Abstract: Novel ligands for metal complexes containing five-membered ring fused on pyridine or pyrimidine ring combined with partially fluorinated side chains exhibiting improved external quantum efficiency and lifetime are disclosed.

Abstract: The image decoding method includes: determining a context for use in a current block to be processed, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic decoding on a bit sequence corresponding to the current block, using the determined context, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type.

Abstract: A handheld aeration implement comprising an elongated shaft and handle cantilevering laterally from a top end of the elongated shaft, the aeration implement comprising a base assembly having an arcuate stabilizer, baseplate, and plurality of spikes adapted to punch holes in a ground surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to an agricultural seeding machine, in particular to a straw crushing and inter-furrow collecting-mulching no-tillage seeder. A straw-crushing device, a guide device, a fertilizer discharging device, and a furrowing and seeding device are sequentially arranged on a rack from front to back. According to the guide device, a plurality of straw-crushing guide assemblies having installation positions capable of being horizontally adjusted are arranged on an adjustment crossbeam, are in a prow shape, and each consist of a rear vertical back plate formed with a fertilization port, and two front symmetrical oblique guide plates. Straw is orderly spread on straw mulching belts between seeding belts while being crushed within the working range, and thus, the seeding belts are free of straw obstacles. The straw crushing and inter-furrow collecting-mulching no-tillage seeder is high in working integrity, easy to assemble, and low in energy consumption.