Abstract: A device for vermin and rodent control is disclosed. The device generates a unique shudder and rhythm tone that mimics a predator, such as a rattlesnake. The device’s output (energy) is transferred to the entire environment around the device when it is positioned inside a vermin tunnel. The device includes a motor that causes the plurality of rigid spheres that are located freely in a container. The rigid spheres move in the container and movement produces a shudder and rhythm tone. A device’s unique randomization system prevents vermin such as gophers and moles from habituating to the shudder and rhythm tone generated by the device.

Abstract: Convertible seats that can convert a seat from a standard seating position to an elevated seating position are provided. The convertible seat includes a primary seating surface integrally formed with a secondary seating surface, where the convertible seat can move between a standard seating configuration in which the primary seating surface is generally parallel with the ground and the secondary seating surface is generally perpendicular to the primary seating surface and an elevated seating configuration in which the secondary seating surface is generally parallel with the ground and the primary seating surface is generally perpendicular to the secondary seating surface. The elevated seating configuration can support a user in a sitting or leaning position that is higher than a sitting position in the standard seating configuration.

Abstract: Convertible seats that can convert a seat from a standard seating position to an elevated seating position are provided. The convertible seat includes a primary seating surface integrally formed with a secondary seating surface, where the convertible seat can move between a standard seating configuration in which the primary seating surface is generally parallel with the ground and the secondary seating surface is generally perpendicular to the primary seating surface and an elevated seating configuration in which the secondary seating surface is generally parallel with the ground and the primary seating surface is generally perpendicular to the secondary seating surface. The elevated seating configuration can support a user in a sitting or leaning position that is higher than a sitting position in the standard seating configuration.

Abstract: A moving decoy support system for easy placement of decoys on stakes, and natural motion. The moving decoy support system generally includes a motion cone for the decoy, in which the motion cone has a first end, a second end, and a cavity extending into the first end toward the second end. The cavity has an opening at the first end and an upper surface at the second end which supports the decoy on a stake. The motion cone is mountable in the bottom of the decoy body. The motion cone may also have an upper, cylindrical portion and a funnel-shaped portion at the opening, so that the opening is larger than the inside, top of the cone. This allows for easier placement of the decoy on the stake. The motion cone allows the decoy to rotate and rock on the stake, giving the appearance of natural motion.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a unit capable of efficiently and quickly detaching a graft from a device without causing damage or wrinkles. The above problem has been solved by a medical device that transfers a graft to a target site, the medical device including the graft and a support with the graft placed on one surface, in which the graft and the support are frozen in a state where the graft is placed, and the graft can be detached from the support and transferred to the target site by thawing the frozen graft placed on the support.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for cryopreserving rat sperms and an in vitro fertilization method using cryopreserved rat sperms. The present invention provides a method for preparing cryopreserved rat sperms, characterized by comprising the following steps: step a: a preparation step of collecting rat sperms from the rat cauda epididymis to prepare a sperm suspension, step b: a cooling step of cooling the sperm suspension to about 1° C. or lower, and step c: a freezing step of freezing the rat sperm suspension cooled to about 1° C. or lower.

Abstract: Drift reduction adjuvant composition and agricultural sprays containing such agricultural compositions contain water, a Newtonian responding polymer such as guar gum, an emulsifier such as a polyoxyethylene sorbitan emulsifier, and an oil. When the agricultural spray containing the drift reduction adjuvant composition and a pesticide is delivered from an agricultural nozzle, it produces fewer droplets less than 150 ?m in diameter and either reduces, maintains or increases (e.g., by up to 30 percentage points) the number of ultra-coarse droplets above 622 ?m in diameter compared to an agricultural spray of the pesticide without the drift reduction adjuvant composition sprayed under the same conditions.

Abstract: Compositions containing at least one compound of Formula (I) are useful as carriers for at least one active ingredient. In Formula (I), R1 is a monovalent aliphatic radical having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; R2 is in each case independently a hydrogen radical or a methyl radical; n is a number from 1 to 300; and at least one R2 radical is a methyl radical. Methods can be used for storing the active ingredient in the carrier and active ingredient compositions contain both the carrier and the active ingredient. The active ingredient compositions can be used for the treatment of plants, seed, and soils; and can be used as a biostimulant, a probiotic food supplement, a probiotic animal feed additive, a plant protection product, or a probiotic medicament. The active ingredient compositions can be used in corresponding methods of treating plants, seed, or soils.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid material, in particular provided as an additive relating to materials, substances and/or coating materials for producing an antimicrobial, antiviral and/or fungicidal effect, and which comprises particles, each of which comprising at least one carrier material being at least partially coated with at least two different metals, wherein at least one first metal and one second metal are, at least with their respective surfaces, in electrically conductive contact to each other.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for compositions including polymer particles, methods of making compositions, methods of using the composition, stimuli-responsive methods of delivering agents, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new trinexapac-ethyl microemulsion composition. Such compositions are useful in agriculture for regulating the growth of plants.

Abstract: A method of treating at least one surface includes a step of contacting the at least one surface with an aqueous solution obtained by mixing in water an aqueous formulation having at least one biosurfactant and at least one organic acid. The weight ratio between the at least one biosurfactant and the at least one organic acid is between 1:1000 and 10:1, in an amount such that the aqueous solution includes the at least one biosurfactant in an amount between 0.0001 and 10% by weight and the at least one organic acid in an amount between 0.001 and 10% by weight. The at least one biosurfactant is selected from glycolipids, lipopeptides, lipoproteins, phospholipids and polymeric biosurfactants. The at least one organic acid is selected from citric acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, malic acid, maleic acid, formic acid, caprylic acid, methanesulfonic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid, and polyaspartic acid.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and compositions for altering the production of one or more secondary plant metabolites comprising applying an effective amount of at least one elicitor, wherein the elicitor is a jasmonate or a salicylate, and combinations thereof. The disclosure further teaches compositions comprising effective amounts of the elicitors disclosed here. The disclosure further relates to methods and compositions for controlling plant pathogens, such as fungal pathogens.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having a monoterpenoid and/or phenylpropanoid moiety and methods of their making and use as pesticidal compounds, such as herbicides.

Abstract: Antimicrobial compositions used to form a residual dry-coat include a halo active aromatic sulfonamide compound of Formula (I): wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, M and n are disclosed herein. The compositions and processes utilizing the same can be used as a dry coating or layer to maintain disinfected surfaces with reduced microbial count over extended time periods ranging from multiple days up to several weeks.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds or salts thereof, and compositions thereof, for increasing plant growth. Also disclosed are methods of increasing levels of plant nutrients using a compound, salt, or composition as disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are kits comprising a compound, salt, or composition as described herein.

Abstract: The present technology relates to synergistic fungicidal mixtures comprising a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula I and one or two additional fungicides selected from the group consisting of: a MET III Qi inhibitor, a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHI), a MET III Qo inhibitor, a multi-site inhibitor (MSI), a sterol biosynthesis inhibitors (SBI) and any combinations thereof, and methods and uses thereof. Such mixtures provide synergistic control of Asian soybean rust.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel selective herbicidal active compound combinations which comprise substituted isoxazolincarboxamides or agrochemical acceptable salts thereof and mefenpyr-diethyl and which can be used with particularly good results for the selective control of weeds in various crops of useful plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to active compound combinations comprising as compound (A) methyl 2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-2-hydroxy-3-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propanoate, 2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chloro-phenoxy)phenyl]-2-hydroxy-3-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propanoic acid or a mixture thereof, as compound (B) at least one fungicide selected from specified inhibitors of the ergosterol synthesis and fungicides capable of having a multisite action, and as compound (C) at least one further fungicide selected from inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II and specified inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex III, to compositions comprising such compound combination, and to the use thereof as biologically active agents, especially for control of harmful microorganisms in crop protection and in the protection of industrial materials.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fungicidal combinations, compositions including the fungicidal combinations, and to a method of controlling fungal diseases using the combinations. The combination includes at least one demethylation inhibitor; at least one succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) inhibitor; at least one RNA polymerase I inhibitor; and at least one ß-tubulin assembly inhibitor and/or at least one multi-site fungicide.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel selective herbicidal active compound combinations which comprise substituted isoxazolincarboxamides or agrochemical acceptable salts thereof and metcamifen and which can be used with particularly good results for the selective control of weeds in various crops of useful plants.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel selective herbicidal active compound combinations which comprise substituted isoxazolincarboxamides or agrochemical acceptable salts thereof and benoxacor and which can be used with particularly good results for the selective control of weeds in various crops of useful plants.

Abstract: A substrate having an antibacterial surface includes a chitosan matrix and water-stable metal-organic frameworks dispersed throughout the chitosan matrix. The water-stable metal-organic frameworks are present in an amount of 5% wt/wt to 20% wt/wt based on total solids of the substrate.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system for generating and monitoring an antimicrobial is provided, the system including: a microprocessor and/or a microcontroller; an external communications device; a computational system; an antimicrobial sensor and/or an environmental sensor; and an antimicrobial generator, wherein the external communications device, the computational system, the antimicrobial generator, and the antimicrobial sensor and/or the environmental sensor are operatively connected to the microprocessor and/or the microcontroller. The system may further include a separate sensor sub-system comprising: a sensor sub-system microprocessor and/or a sensor sub-system microcontroller; a sensor sub-system external communications device; a sensor sub-system antimicrobial sensor and/or a sensor sub-system environmental sensor; and a sensor sub-system computational system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of preventing and/or reducing C. difficile colonization of a surface. In certain embodiments, the aptamer can be used to kill and/or deactivate a C. difficile spore. In certain embodiments, the aptamer can be used to increase the sporicidal activity of a sporicidal agent. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the use of aptamers which specifically bind to C. difficile surface proteins, for example proteins located on the surface of a C. difficile spore.

Abstract: The typical configuration of the crust of a typical pizza or baked goods such as pies, quiches and other like goods is revised by exposing, forming, masking, and/or adding dough that enhances the structure of individual pieces, thereby producing pieces that are more easily consumed while maintain the desired non-compartmentalized area of the overall substrate. More specifically, such revised configurations enable producing isolated and exposed dough crust to the inside area, i.e., within the perimeter, of pizza and other baked goods, such that each piece cut from the pizza or other baked good has at least one edge having exposed crust thereon.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for producing and consuming baked goods. More specifically, the methods and apparatuses enable producing isolated and/or added dough crust to the inside area, i.e., within the perimeter, of pizza and other baked goods, such that each piece cut from the pizza or other baked good has an edge having at least a partial crust thereon.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes edible and biodegradable compositions that can be made into utensils. Methods and manufacturing process of making the utensils are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are an animal fat grading device and an animal fat grading method. The device includes a frame, a barrel, a temperature control device, a collecting part, a compacting part and a collecting and stirring assembly; the frame is fixedly connected with the barrel, the barrel is connected with the temperature control device, the collecting part is located at a bottom of the barrel, the compacting part is located inside the barrel, and a top of the frame is telescopically connected with the collecting and stirring assembly; the collecting and stirring assembly includes a connecting plate, a stirring part and a scraper; the top of the connecting plate is telescopically connected with the top of the frame, and the bottom of the connecting plate is fixedly connected with the stirring part and the scraper; the stirring part is located in a center of the scraper, and the scraper corresponds to the compacting part. The application achieves an objective of grading fats with different melting points.

Abstract: A method of producing raw, boneless and rindless cured meats with a short maturation is described, comprising a phase of receiving the raw material in the fresh state on the production line, a dry salting phase, a vacuum packing phase of the salted product, a resting phase of the vacuum-packed product in a salting cell, a filling phase of the anatomical piece in natural or artificial casing, after eliminating the vacuum bag, a cold resting phase of the bagged and tied product, a drying phase, a phase of seasoning of the product, a phase of washing the product from seasoning molds, peeling it and putting it into vacuum bags, and an optional aging phase; a bagged product, bresaola, made with this method and its plant is also described.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for treating raw materials of plant-derived food, wherein the method comprises the following steps: mixing raw materials of plant-derived food with a solution containing photosensitizer to obtain a mixing liquid; carrying out light treatment of the mixing liquid; collecting raw materials in the mixing liquid subjected to light treatment, and performing drying treatment of the raw materials. The method can effectively realize sterilization effect, especially effectively reduce spore contamination, so as to ensure the safety of food and extend the shelf life; besides, the method can keep the original color, flavor, taste and nutrition contents of plant-derived food, and improve the edible value of plant-derived food.

Abstract: A method for treating and controlling physiological disorders that are caused during the post-harvest process of fruit, which includes the application of an aqueous solution which is an edible coating. The coating includes at least one phospholipid, or at least one polysorbate, or at least a sorbitan ester, or at least a sucrose ester of fatty acids or at least a sucroglyceride of fatty acids or a combination thereof, the application being during any one of the stages of the post-harvest process to their shipment and sale at their final destination.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions comprising one or more antimicrobial microorganism and methods of use thereof for inhibiting spoilage of agricultural products.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for producing a fermented milk product comprising: (i) a starter culture comprising a glucose-fermenting Streptococcus thermophilus (St) strain and a glucose-fermenting Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (Lb) strain; and (ii) a glucose-deficient Streptococcus thermophilus (St) strain, wherein said St strain is galactose-fermenting and carries a mutation in the DNA sequence of the glcK gene encoding a glucokinase protein, which mutation inactivates the glucokinase protein or has a negative effect on expression of the gene.

Abstract: A food product includes a shell containing at least one ingredient. The shell includes first and second shell portions. The shell is configured to be dissolved or melted into a heated liquid to release the at least one ingredient in order to form a heated beverage. The at least one ingredient includes multiple marshmallows configured to float on a top surface of the heated beverage. The shell includes at least one decorative feature disposed on an exterior surface of the shell.

Abstract: A method of performing a heat treatment cycle on a volume of product in a frozen food dispensing machine includes disconnecting a product storage portion of the machine from a freezing portion and a dispensing portion of the machine, defining a heat treatment circuit including the freezing portion and the dispensing portion of the machine, maintaining a first volume of product at the product storage portion at a product storage temperature and performing a heat treatment cycle on a second volume of product disposed in the heat treatment circuit at a heat treatment temperature greater than the product storage temperature.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a kind of diet capable of enhancing the immune function of baby dogs, wherein, the raw materials of which consist of main components, first auxiliary components, and second compounding components; wherein, the main components in terms of mass percent consist of: 80-90% of high protein material, 5-10% of vegetable adhesive, 0.1-0.2% of multiple vitamin, 0.01-0.1% of compound trace elements, and the remain is fermentation preparation; and the first auxiliary components in terms of mass percent consist of: 20-40% of montmorillonite, 10-30% of fish meal, 10-16% of seaweed, and the remain is Chinese herbal medicines; and the second compounding components consist of: beer yeast, linseed oil, cod liver oil, and corn oil. The present invention discloses a method for preparing the aforesaid diet capable of enhancing the immune function of baby dogs. The present invention discloses a method for using the aforesaid diet capable of enhancing the immune function of baby dogs.

Abstract: Various aspects relate to an animal feed or feed product for forming the animal feed including beetroot powder. The feed product includes a premix, a concentrate, a base mix, a supplement, a top dress, or a combination thereof. The beetroot powder is 0.001 wt % to 5 wt % of the animal feed. Various aspects relate to methods of feeding the animal feed to an animal.

Abstract: Long lasting edible pet chews are disclosed. Processes of producing such pet chews are further disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of feeding animals by providing feed additives that modulate the gut microbiome to improve the health, nutrition, and growth performance. The present disclosure further relates to methods of modulating metabolites present in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. Such modulation includes, for example, modulating the level said metabolites.

Abstract: A method for preparing shiitake mushrooms with an increased vitamin D2 content includes: (1) a first step of pre-aging shiitake mushrooms at room temperature or less; (2) a second step of aging the pre-aged shiitake mushrooms at room temperature; (3) a third step of chopping the aged shiitake mushrooms; (4) a fourth step of irradiating the chopped shiitake mushrooms with UV-B; (5) a fifth step of thermally treating the shiitake mushroom pieces irradiated with UV-B; and (6) a sixth step of crushing the thermally treated shiitake mushroom pieces.

Abstract: A method includes inserting a food item into an inner volume of a thermal container. A liquid circulating through a liquid jacket at least partially surrounding and fluidically isolated from the inner volume of the thermal container is cooled such that thermal energy from the food item is transferred to the cooled liquid. After the cooling, thermal energy from a first heating element is transferred to the liquid circulating through the liquid jacket such that thermal energy from the heated liquid is transferred to the food item. Thermal energy from a second heating element is transferred to the food item in response to a criterion being satisfied. The second heating element is different from the first heating element and is disposed in the inner volume of the thermal container.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a grooved noodle which hardly sticks to another noodle after boiling and from which a boiled noodle having excellent texture is obtained. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a grooved noodle and a method for cooking a grooved noodle. The grooved noodle of the present invention is a grooved noodle having a groove or a plurality of grooves formed along a longitudinal direction of a noodle string and having a substantially circular configuration in cross section of the noodle string, wherein only grain flour including wheat flour is used as raw material flour, and a gluten vitality of the grooved noodle is 18% to 35%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an activatable pectin-containing citrus fiber for preparing products in the food or non-food area. The invention also relates to products containing the activatable pectin-containing citrus fiber.

Abstract: A liquid seasoning contains edible plant ingredients and satisfies all of (1)-(5). (1) The amount of edible plant ingredient fraction A that is retained on a 1 -mesh sieve is at least 10 mass%. (2) The amount of edible plant ingredient fraction B that passes through a 1-mesh sieve and is retained on a 200-mesh sieve is 10-80 mass%. (3) The hexanal content of edible plant ingredient fraction A is 1-15000 ppb. (4) The dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) content of edible plant ingredient fraction B is 0.01-1000 ppb. (5) The proportion of the hexanal content of the edible plant ingredient fraction A to the hexanal content of the edible plant ingredient fraction B is greater than 100 mass%. In the liquid seasoning, off-flavors are inhibited from being generated in edible plant ingredients having different sizes. In addition, the liquid seasoning can be preserved for a long period of time.

Abstract: A first object of the present invention is to provide a raw liquid for a seasoning which can be utilized for obtaining a seasoning with a mellow aroma and high palatability by simply performing yeast fermentation so as to enable the yeast fermentation even at home, an index of fermentation control, a set of members including the raw liquid and the index, and a method for manufacturing a seasoning. A second object of the present invention is to provide a seasoning that has a fruity aroma hardly noticeable in a conventional soy sauce while having a flavor inherent in a soy sauce. The first object is achieved by a raw liquid for a seasoning having a reducing sugar content of 4.5 wt % or more and an ethanol content of 1.

Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of food or medicine, and relates to a method for preparing modified starch, a liposome and a method for preparing liposome. Specifically, the method for preparing modified starch, comprises: (1) in a supercritical carbon dioxide medium, starch is used as raw material, ethanol is used as an entrainer, and the reaction is carried out under supercritical CO2 conditions to obtain a pretreated product; (2) separating and purifying the pretreated product of step (1); (3) using the pretreated product obtained in step (2) to prepare modified starch; and (4) separating and purifying the modified starch prepared in step (3). The liposome prepared from the modified starch of the present invention has good stability, encapsulation rate and bioavailability.

Abstract: An edible mass comprising fungal particles of a filamentous fungus which can more readily be used in production of sweet products and/or has reduced mushroom taste whilst maintaining desired nutritional attributes is described. The mass may include relatively low levels of acetyl-glutamic acid, uridine, inosine, guanosine, UMP, GMP, AMP, sodium, potassium and/or ammonium.

Abstract: An improved method for preparing persimmon leaf extract. Dried persimmon leaves are obtained and are crushed. Ethanol is added to the dried crushed persimmon leaves and ethanol extraction is used to produce a persimmon leaf extraction solution. The persimmon leaf extraction solution is introduced into a concentrator and a first concentrated solution is produced while the ethanol is recycled. The first concentrated solution is filtered to produce a filtrate. The filtrate is introduced into the concentrator to produce a second concentrated solution. The second concentrated solution is repeatedly extracted with ethyl acetate to produce a second persimmon leaf extraction solution. The second persimmon leaf extraction solution is introduced into a concentrator to produce a third concentrated solution while recycling the ethyl acetate. Vacuum drying is used to dry the third concentrated solution to produce a dried persimmon leaf extract.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of Lactococcus lactis suitable for preventing or treating mineral deficiency or insufficiency by increasing the bioavailability of phytate bound minerals. The present invention provides novel strains, compositions comprising said strains and methods for the preparation of such compositions.