Abstract: A clicker training riding crop includes a handle. The handle has a mounting seat. An upper cover covers the mounting seat. An elastic plate is disposed in the upper cover. One end of the elastic plate is sandwiched between the upper cover and the mounting seat. A push-button is coupled to another end of the elastic plate and extends out of the upper cover. The elastic plate has a deformation region that is deformable and capable of emitting sound. A crop body is selectively connected to either end of the handle.

Abstract: A device for containment and release of items therein, such as a device configured for engagement with one or more pets, such as dogs. The disclosure also relates to methods of using the device to release items for the entertainment and engagement of pet(s). In one embodiment, a device for containing and releasing items therein comprises: a body defining an inner chamber and at least one closable opening; and a pull element attached to the body, the pull element being configured to open the opening of the body when a pull force is exerted on the pull element.

Abstract: Disclosed are a three-point quick-threading buckle and a traction leash with the quick-threading buckle, including a leash body, and a quick-threading buckle and a limiting buckle. A first mounting hole, a second mounting hole and a third limiting hole are formed in the quick-threading buckle, the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole are respectively formed on left and right sides of the quick-threading buckle, the third limiting hole is disposed between the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole; the leash body between the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole defines a first loop ring, and the leash body between the second mounting hole and the third limiting hole defines a second loop ring. By disposing the quick-threading buckle, the traction leash may be directly worn on the body of a pet, a collar or a chest brace does not need to be used.

Abstract: A restraint system for an animal comprising a collar assembly and a retractable leash assembly. The collar assembly comprises a strap member adapted to be secured around a portion of the animal and a pouch member secured to the strap member. The pouch member defines a pouch chamber and an open end. The retractable leash assembly comprises a retraction assembly secured to the strap member within the pouch chamber, a cord member operatively connected to the retraction assembly, and a handle member operatively connected to the cord member. The retractable leash assembly is operable in a retracted configuration in which the handle member is substantially within the pouch chamber. The retractable leash assembly is operable in an extended configuration in which the handle member is outside of the pouch chamber.

Abstract: Providing data indicative of heat stress in a ruminant using an activity measurement unit attached to the ruminant that includes a motion sensor and a processor is described. The method comprises measuring, using the motion sensor, ruminant movement of the ruminant over time; and determining, using the processor, that the measured ruminant movement is a repetitive movement indicative of either panting or rumination. A movement pattern indicative of panting and a movement pattern indicative of rumination both include one or more similar parameter values. The method further includes establishing at least one of: whether the repetitive movement is indicative of panting, and/or whether the repetitive movement is indicative of ruminating.

Abstract: The proposed invention corresponds to a fish treatment system for disinfection and deworming in situ, using a system of tubes for the transport of live fish throughout the system in fresh water, obtained directly from salt water or spring water. sea, where the fish are transported by the different sections of the disinfection system from the diseased fish farming unit, through the treatment pond and to the treated fish farming unit, where the removal of parasites in fresh water It is carried out by chemical, electrochemical, mechanical and energetic means, in the treatment pond and later, the treatment water is treated for the removal of medicine and finally reconstituted to the initial conditions (sea water) to be returned to the environment.

Abstract: A method for aquaculture monitoring whiteshrimp based on multimodal data fusion includes following steps. A dataset is collected, the dataset includes: aquaculture environment data and whiteshrimp images. The dataset is extracted to obtain features of the whiteshrimp images and features of the aquaculture environment data, followed by performing feature fusion between the features of the whiteshrimp images and the features of the aquaculture environment data, thereby obtaining multimodal fusion features. A shrimp aquaculture monitoring model is constructed based on the fusion features by using a Bayesian network model. A shrimp aquaculture is monitored based on the shrimp aquaculture monitoring model. The method realizes the monitoring and early warning of shrimp aquaculture, which provides guidance for the development and adjustment of aquaculture plans, improve the efficiency of shrimp aquaculture, and reduce mortality rates.

Abstract: A crowding arrangement for an aquaculture tank of marine organism where the tank includes at least one outlet in a bottom of the tank. The crowding arrangement has a sheet extending between a hub and an outer ring. The sheet encircles the hub at the center of the tank. The sheet, hub, and outer ring cover a horizontal cross-sectional area of the tank. The crowding arrangement also has a first wiper assembly and either a second wiper assembly or a fixed wall extending substantially radially between the hub and the outer ring. The first wiper assembly is movably arranged with respect to the sheet and includes a crossbar and a wiper fixedly attached to one another and which are arranged in parallel to form a gap therebetween to receive the sheet and small enough to prevent marine organisms to pass through the gap.

Abstract: Genetically modified animals and cells with humanized light chain immunoglobulin locus and/or humanized heavy chain immunoglobulin locus. The animals and cells can also express a human or chimeric (e.g., humanized) major histocompatibility complex (MHC) protein complex.

Abstract: A breeding device (1) includes: a body frame (10) forming a breeding space (11) for organisms; a plurality of breeding units (20) housed in the breeding space (11) of the body frame (10); a plurality of perch members (22) arranged in each of the plurality of breeding units (20) with a clearance between the perch members; and a separating member (32) including a plurality of comb teeth (34) arranged in an arrangement direction (Y) of the plurality of perch members (22). The separating member (32) is used for all of the plurality of breeding units (20), and is configured such that the plurality of comb teeth (34) is inserted into a plurality of the clearances (23) between the plurality of perch members (22) by moving the separating member (32) relative to each of the plurality of breeding units (20).

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a device having a pole, an adapter assembly, and a fishing line. The pole may include a proximal pole end and a distal pole end. The adapter assembly may be connected to the proximal pole end. The adapter assembly may be configured to attach the pole to a base. The fishing line may be attached to the distal pole end.

Abstract: A vacuum machine has a flat deck, a first side wall extending downward from a first side edge and a second side wall extending downward from a second side edge, an opening through the deck with a length and a width, a plenum affixed to an upper surface of the deck enclosing the opening through the deck, a fan assembly joined to the plenum, a fan driven by a motor, a perforated panel in a hood structure joined to the fan housing at an upper flange, and a grasshopper shroud having first and second side panels, a top panel and a vertical back panel, and a carrying frame adapted to be attached to a front region of a the vacuum machine, such that the grasshopper shroud attached to the carrier frame precedes the vacuum machine as the vacuum machine progresses.

Abstract: A vacuum machine for capturing insects has a plenum having a collection opening at one end for collecting insects in an airflow, a fan assembly joined to the plenum at an opposite end from the opening at one end, the fan assembly having a motor-driven fan adapted to draw air through the opening for collecting insects, and an end opposite the end joined to the plenum, and a structure joined to the fan assembly at the end opposite the end joined to the plenum, the structure with elements adapted to kill insects drawn through the fan assembly and to collect the killed insects. The machine is characterized in that the vacuum machine is adapted to be attached to and carried by a tractor with the collection opening of the plenum oriented substantially vertically and to one side of a direction of travel of the tractor.

Abstract: A vacuum machine for capturing insects has a plenum having a collection opening at one end for collecting insects in an airflow, a fan assembly joined to the plenum at an opposite end from the opening at one end, the fan assembly having a motor-driven fan adapted to draw air through the opening for collecting insects, and an end opposite the end joined to the plenum, and a structure joined to the fan assembly at the end opposite the end joined to the plenum, the structure having elements adapted to kill insects drawn through the fan assembly and to collect the killed insects. The vacuum machine is adapted to be attached to and carried by a tractor with an adjustable elevator adapted to present the collection opening of the plenum oriented at different heights and directions toward a tree, to collect insects from the tree.

Abstract: A method for an open-loop and/or closed-loop control of an agricultural distribution machine, in particular a field sprayer, when spreading liquid distribution material, in which at least one controlled variable, in particular a system pressure and/or a flow rate, is determined and/or predefined for the distribution material, on the basis of which the distribution material is conveyed at least in sections along a liquid circuit formed within the distribution machine, wherein the controlled variable, in particular the system pressure or the flow rate, is adjusted by way of at least one, in particular central, metering and/or actuating element arranged along the liquid circuit.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing variable application rate data for at least two application means of an application system of an application device for applying a treatment product onto an agricultural field, comprising: providing application configuration parameter data for the at least two application means of the application system of the application device; providing position and/or movement data of the application device; providing product application data comprising spatial information about the target application amount for the treatment product to be applied onto the agricultural field; generating a grid of application polygons; and determining variable application rate data for each of the at least two application means of the application system of the application device based on the application configuration parameter data, the position and/or movement data, and the product application data, wherein the variable application rate data is determined for each application polygon in the gene

Abstract: Mobile weed control/desuckering equipment, particularly for tree crops, such as vineyards, orchards, and the like, characterized by comprising: a water containment tank; heating means of said water; a foaming substance containment tank; generating means of forced air; heating means of said forced air; a foam generating device; a duct for forced air connecting said forced air generating means to said foam generating device, said heating means of said forced air being positioned in said duct; first conveying means of said water from the corresponding containment tank to said heating means of said water; second conveying means of said water from the corresponding heating means to said duct for forced air upstream of said foam generating device and downstream of said heating means of forced air; transfer means of said foaming substance from the corresponding containment tank to said second water conveying means; a first injection device of a mixture of water and foaming substance from said second conveying means

Abstract: A rodent barrier electrically insulating bushing that includes a hollow cylindrical plastic body, a plurality of axially spaced flexible annuli extending radially outward from the hollow cylindrical body, a rigid head attached to the first axial end of the hollow cylindrical body extending radially beyond the hollow cylindrical body to form a collar, and an axial orifice having a second diameter through the rigid head axially aligned with the bore extending through the hollow cylindrical body.

Abstract: The invention is that of systems of methods for preserving vital assets such as human organs in transit. An exemplary system may include a central software application and processor for storing vital asset identifying information in a database and displaying real-time transit information in relation to the asset to authenticated users. Application programming interfaces are provided to allow authenticated users to monitor location and environmental data transmitted from the proximity of the asset to the central software application for processing and display on graphical user interfaces. An exemplary system enables methods of reallocating freight from a first to a second transportation asset to avoid delays and prolonged exposures to adverse environmental conditions. In certain embodiments, unmanned aerial systems may be deployed to intervene in the transit channel and overcome such delays or exposures.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for cryopreserving a population of cells with improved cell viability. In some aspects, the method comprises contacting a population of cells with a peptoid polymer comprising one or more polar peptoid monomers, e.g., formulated in a cryoprotectant solution, and cooling the population of cells at a temperature of from 0° C. to about ?20° C. for a time period of at least about 3 hours to produce a population of supercooled cells. The supercooling methods of the present invention provide excellent post-thaw cell survival and recovery. In certain embodiments, the population of cells is present in a tissue or an organ that is cryopreserved by performing the supercooling methods of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the preservation of collagenous connective tissue so as to achieve the structural integrality of the collagen fibers, rendering the tissue suitable for use in implants without causing immune and/or inflammatory rejection, comprising the steps of trimming the collagenous connective tissue in a buffer solution, washing the connective tissue with the buffer solution, stabilizing the tissue in an ethanol solution, treating the tissue with polyethylene glycol solution and hydrogen peroxide, washing and storing the tissue in ethanol, sterilizing the tissue with an ethanol and hydrogen peroxide solution and storing the tissue for transport in ethanol and indomethacin solution. The preferred use of the present invention is in surgical interventions for correcting various anomalies of the human body, where the graft is particularly required.

Abstract: A method of preserving a donor heart, comprising perfusing the donor heart with oxygenated blood-based perfusate, wherein the donor heart is predominantly kept in non-beating state.

Abstract: Provided herein is an agrochemical composition suitable for use as an emulsifiable concentrate, comprising one or more active ingredients; one or more alkylated aromatic solvents, and optionally, one or more surfactants.

Abstract: Various aspects of the instant disclosure relate to a nanostructured agrichemical delivery vehicle. The vehicle has a core-shell structure. The core includes a first polymeric material. The shell at least partially encases the core. The shell includes a second polymeric material. The core, the shell, or both include an agrichemical component distributed about the first polymeric material, the second polymeric material, or both. The release of the agrichemical component from the core, the shell or both is triggered by exposure to at least one of a predetermined enzyme, a predetermined pH, a predetermined biotic secretion, a predetermined temperature, a predetermined moisture content, a predetermined light source.

Abstract: The present application relates to an amino acid effective in reducing plant phytotoxicity caused by a pesticide, and to uses thereof. When treating the amino acid alone or an amino acid combination together with the pesticide, phytotoxicity, which may occur when the pesticide is treated on seeds or is directly sprayed thereon, is reduced such that plants can normally develop.

Abstract: Disclosed are a humidity-responsive antibacterial membrane, and a preparation method and use thereof, which belong to the field of functional membrane materials. The humidity-responsive antibacterial membrane includes a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane and an ultrafine nanogold complex embedded in the PDMS membrane, wherein the ultrafine nanogold complex includes a cyclodextrin metal-organic framework (CD-MOF) and ultrafine gold nanoparticles loaded on the CD-MOF. The humidity-responsive antibacterial membrane is formed by a CD-MOF loaded with ultrafine gold nanoparticles, and PDMS, which has excellent humidity response performance and antibacterial properties, and meanwhile good mechanical properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for post-emergent weed control, which comprises applying an effective amount of a composition comprising herbicide A (component A), 2,4-D (component B) and optionally herbicide C (component C) to emerged weeds, or an area, where weeds are growing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition that includes one or more active ingredients and a corrosion inhibitor. Further, the corrosion inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A composition and formulation of pheromone that can be extracted from nematode growth medium and a method of use thereof to induce enhanced plant abiotic stress resistance, and/or promote plant growth, when applied to plants, plant parts, and/or seeds such as by seed treatment, via irrigation water, with additional fertilizers, pesticides, before, during, or after planting are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein X is CH2 or an oxygen atom, Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, R1 is a substituted phenyl group or the like, R2 is a substituted phenyl group or the like, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or the like, or salts thereof, pest control agents containing the compound as an active ingredient, and methods of use thereof. The compound can be useful, for example, as an agrohorticultural insect pest control agent in the production of crops in agriculture, an ectoparasite control agent for animals, and an endoparasite control agent for animals.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof, or an N-oxide thereof.

Abstract: A fungicidal composition containing a fungicidally effective amount of the compound of Formula I: 5-fluoro-4-imino-3-methyl-1-tosyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one, and at least one fungicide to provide synergistic control of selected fungi wherein the at least one fungicide is a fungicidal sterol biosynthesis-inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous suspension agrochemical composition showing a suppression of a crystal growth during storage and a bubble generation during dilution. The present invention provides also an aqueous suspension agrochemical composition comprising (a) Inpyrfluxam, (b) one or more agrochemically active ingredients having a melting point of 50° C. or high (excluding inpyrfluxam), (c) a lignin sulfonate, and (d) a polyoxyalkylene aryl phenyl ether phosphoric acid ester salt.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to insect repellant compositions comprising one or more semiochemicals produced by lady beetles. The compositions mimic the pheromones or odor of lady beetles and thus repel aphids and other soft bodied insects that are typically preyed upon by the same. The composition can be used to protect plants, fields, and the like from consumption by these herbivorous insects.

Abstract: A method for controlling weeds including a step of performing a spot treatment of at least one protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitor in a cultivation area of soybean, corn, or cotton. The PPO inhibitor may include tiafenacil, flumioxazin, trifludimoxazin, sulfentrazone, lactofen, or fomesafen sodium. The weeds may include Amaranthus weeds, Kochia weeds, Ambrosia weeds, or Conyza weeds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for enhancing plant growth. The composition includes auxin, cytokinin, choline chloride, and ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA). The invention also relates to a method for enhancing plant growth.

Abstract: An antimicrobial solution for a medical device having a chamber defined by a wall, the chamber being configured to be includes water, and an amount of iodine in the water sufficient to generate free elemental iodine when introduced into the chamber of the medical device. The free elemental iodine is configured to diffuse through the wall of the chamber and/or be embedded in the wall of the chamber of the medical device to form an antimicrobial polymer on the wall of the chamber.

Abstract: The antibacterial composition for glass coating of the present invention includes about 0.3 wt % to 15 wt % of copper nitrate; about 70 wt % to 95 wt % of a solvent; and about 0.1 wt % to 15 wt % of a structure former. The antibacterial composition for glass coating and antibacterial glass can increase the distribution of antibacterial particles on the surface of the coating layer, and have excellent hardness, weather resistance, and antifouling properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to antimicrobial and antiviral formulation and its method of preparation thereof. The formulation acts as a disinfectant for all types of hard surfaces as well as for fogging. In particular, the disinfectant formulation of the invention comprising DDAC and copper which exhibits both anti-microbial and anti-viral activity. The disinfectant with 130× and 225× dilution with water is able to kill 100% and 98% of bacterial strain E. coli (ATCC 8739) in 10 minutes respectively. The disinfectant with dilution more than 10× shows no erythema, no edema, no inflammation and skin allergy.

Abstract: Agrochemical compositions including an agriculturally suitable carrier; one or more encysted or sporulated protozoa (protist); and an agricultural payload including an agrochemical with or without a food source for protozoa such as a agriculturally nonbeneficial bacteria are provided. Also provided is a modified plant seed, and methods for improving plant growth, reducing plant loss to pests, and controlling or eliminating pest infestation of a crop plant, each including use of the described agrochemical compositions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides non-intergeneric remodeled microbes that are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen and deliver such to plants in a targeted, efficient, and environmentally sustainable manner. The utilization of the taught microbial products will enable farmers to realize more productive and predictable crop yields without the nutrient degradation, leaching, or toxic runoff associated with traditional synthetically derived nitrogen fertilizer. The remodeled microbes taught herein are able to be combined with leading agricultural chemistry and elite germplasm. Furthermore, the disclosure provides seed treatments comprising remodeled microbes.

Abstract: Bacteriophages that comprise a tail fiber protein sequence comprising a C terminus host recognition site described by SEQ ID NO: 1 and which infect Ralstonia solanacearum which causes bacterial wilt disease are disclosed. Compositions comprising these bacteriophages may be employed as wilt control agents. Methods for preventing or treating diseases caused by Ralstonia solanacearum such as bacterial wilt disease are also disclosed. A bacterial wilt disease control method in a plant may include administering such bacteriophages to a plant or to a plant growth medium and can be effective against a wide variety of Ralstonia solanacearum strains. Nucleic acids encoding the C terminus host recognition site and amino acid sequences comprising the host recognition site are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are material composition formulated for mitigating activity of a virus on a surface of an article. Methods of preparing such a material composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: A nematicidal composition for control of plant parasitic nematodes comprised of an enzymatic plant protein hydrolysate. A method for parasitic nematode control in the soil of a plant by application of the nematicidal composition and its use for the control of parasitic nematodes in the soil of a plant.

Abstract: Antimicrobial preservative compositions that can be incorporated in products to be preserved are disclosed herein. The disclosed compositions include immobilized biocidal enzymes, such as cross-linking enzymes or active enzymes falling into the zymogen-class, for the purpose of modifying amino acid residues on a protein or binding a molecule of interest to a protein. The compositions include enzymes that are immobilized on a polymeric solid support, which improve the shelf life of the enzyme and protect the enzyme from auto-cross-linking or other deterioration over extended storage periods. Also disclosed are methods of increasing the self-like of products, such as personal care, household and industrial products, by incorporating an effective amount of the disclosed compositions into the product.

Abstract: A two piece baking pan assembly is disclosed, including a top component releasably connectable to a bottom component. The bottom component is constructed as a baking pan having a plurality of reservoirs to receive a baked good therein. The top component includes a plurality of openings each corresponding to the plurality of reservoirs to permit a user to place raw baked goods through each of the plurality of openings into the plurality of reservoirs. The openings of the top component permit the baked goods to rise therethrough during baking and permit the efficient removal of the baked good following the baking process. Once baking is complete, the removal of the top component from the bottom component allows for the easy separation of the baked goods from the two piece baking pan.

Abstract: A method for preparing a pre-rolled fresh pizza dough, for future use, includes measuring out the ingredients; kneading; extruding the dough; dividing the dough; shaping with or without rounding, and packaging. The kneading step includes an initial phase of folding, or mixing the ingredients; a first phase of high-pressure kneading; a second phase of low-pressure kneading; and a third phase of high-pressure kneading.

Abstract: A bakery product, such as a cake, brownie, cookie, or any other similar product is provided, which is based on natural products and which lacks flour, wherein the product is characterized by being healthy and the fats are natural, such as avocado to give a pleasant texture and flavor, without the use of products with saturated fats that can be harmful to the consumer's health. A method for manufacturing the aforementioned bakery product is also provided, wherein the method allows obtaining a product with an adequate texture and where highly important and relevant variables are involved that are necessary to achieve a healthy product.

Abstract: A food processing apparatus includes: a reaction tank that contains a reaction liquid including a food ingredient; a reaction pipe that is disposed in the reaction tank and on whose outer surface a photocatalyst (included in a thin film layer) is provided; a light source that irradiates the photocatalyst with light from inside of the reaction pipe; a dissolved oxygen concentration measurer (dissolved oxygen meter) that measures a dissolved oxygen concentration in the reaction liquid; and a controller that stops light irradiation from the light source if a measured dissolved oxygen concentration exceeds a preset first dissolved oxygen concentration.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide polymer particles that exhibit antimicrobial properties even in the presence of a salt, and provided are the polymer particles containing a structural unit derived from a cationic polymerization initiator, a main monomer containing a carbon-carbon double bond (excluding a cationic comonomer), and a cationic comonomer containing a carbon-carbon double bond, and satisfying all of the following conditions: (i) a relative permittivity (?r), as an index of surface hydrophobicity, ?24; (ii) a surface charge density (?)?0.5 unit/nm2; and (iii) satisfying the relational formula: Cp?3.0×0.65K, wherein K (?M?1): binding equilibrium constant as an index of affinity with 6-(p-toluidino)-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid sodium salt (TNS), Cp (mg/mL): polymer particle concentration for exhibiting antimicrobial properties.