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The present invention relates to processes for preparing gaseous products, and in particular methane, via the catalytic hydromethanation of a carbonaceous feedstock in the presence of steam, syngas and an oxygen-rich gas stream.

A method for quantitatively analyzing digital images of approximately elliptical body organs, and in particular, echocardiographic images is provided. In particular, methods are disclosed for obtaining short-axis apical four-chamber views of a heart, and particularly for obtaining high-quality automated images of particular regions of the heart muscle, as viewed along its long axis.

Devices and methods of use of a non-traditionally powered environmental remediation device and, more particularly, to devices utilizing programmable logic controllers for remote operation, monitoring and data collection.

The present invention relates to an oxygen concentrator in which a pulsation detection device for detecting pulsation of oxygen supplied and a control device for controlling an amount of air supplied from a compressor based on the detection results in a pressure swing adsorption-type oxygen concentrator, which is equipped with an adsorption bed filled with an adsorbent capable of selectively adsorbing nitrogen relative to oxygen, the compressor for supplying air to the adsorption bed, a channel switching valve to repeat in a constant timing an adsorption step, in which air is supplied from the compressor to the adsorption bed to isolate concentrated oxygen and a desorption step, in which the adsorption bed is evacuated to regenerate the adsorbent and a flow rate measuring device for determining a supply flow rate of concentrated oxygen produced and an amount of oxygen produced is controlled by a feedback with a flow rate sensor by itself after paying attention to variation of a product flow rate caused by suppressing an amount of oxygen produced, thereby realizing an apparatus to satisfy secondary performance such as miniaturization, low power consumption and silencing.

The present invention is an eye preparation comprising a hydrophobic composition adapted for use on a contact lens inserted into a patient's eye and having a viscosity of 1 to 15,000 centistokes. The composition includes a silicone polymer, fluorinated silicone polymer, fluorocarbon polymer, fluorinated alcohol, or perfluorinated polyether composition, singly or blended, adapted to coat at least a portion of a contact lens inserted in a patient's eye. Silicone polymers for use in the invention include dimethicone, cyclomethicone, and silicone gums.

PCT No. PCT / JP98 / 01904 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 13, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 13, 1999 PCT Filed Apr. 24, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO98 / 48043 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 29, 1998A sample containing a glycated protein is treated with Protease XIV or a protease from Aspergillus genus, thereafter (or while treating the sample with the above protease) FAOD (fructosyl amino acid oxidase) is caused to react with the sample so as to measure the amount of oxygen consumed by the FAOD reaction or the amount of the resultant reaction product, thereby to measure the glycated protein. According to the above method, the glycated protein can be fragmented while the decomposition of the FAOD itself is prevented, thereby to facilitate the binding of the protein with the FAOD and to improve the sensitivity of the detection.

Transdermal analyte monitoring systems (TAMS) having increased longevity and improved analyte detection are described herein. Kits for use with the TAMS and methods of using the TAMS and kits are also described. In a preferred embodiment, the TAMS includes a protective, semi-permeable membrane covering the surface of the hydrogel. The protective, semi-permeable membrane contacts with the skin of a user and prevents contamination or fouling of the hydrogel. Optionally, the hydrogel comprises one or more humectants and / or an immobilized enzyme. In another preferred embodiment, the TAMS contains at least one channel or pocket for increasing the amount of oxygen provided to the hydrogel. In one embodiment, a method for improving analyte detection by the TAMS is provided. For example, after the skin porosity is increased by an appropriate pretreatment, a skin preparation wipe is applied to the treated skin area and then the TAMS is applied to the treated area.

The invention discloses a method for combusting a fuel reburning low-nitrogen oxide and belongs to a clean combustion method for a coal-fired boiler. Secondary medium air is used as a powder conveying medium of a combustor on the upper layer of the main combustion area of the boiler, coal powder used as a reburning fuel is conveyed into the boiler, the secondary medium air is used as distributed air of the combustor, the secondary air of the combustor on the upper layer is reduced correspondingly, the distributed air in the reburning area is reduced correspondingly, low excess air combustion is formed, the distributed air in a hearth is not enough, and finally over fire air (OFA) complements the required air; and the mixed medium of air and fuel gas is used as the conveying medium of the coal powder of the combustor of the upper layer, and the coal powder with the conventional fineness is conveyed into the boiler from the combustor on the upper layer by using a coal mill and a powder making system and is re-burnt and denitrated, and is burnt out by OFA. The problem that the reburning fuel and the fuel gas are not mixed uniformly, the reduction time is short, and the denitration efficiency is low is solved, the original design working conditions of maximum continuous evaporation capacity of the boiler and the like are not influenced, transformation is easy to realize, and the running cost is low.

Proposed is a Cu—Mn alloy sputtering target, wherein the Mn content is 0.05 to 20 wt %, the total amount of Be, B, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ba, La, and Ce is 500 wtppm or less, and the remainder is Cu and unavoidable impurities. Specifically, provided are a copper alloy wiring for semiconductor application, a sputtering target for forming this wiring, and a manufacturing method of a copper alloy wiring for semiconductor application. The copper alloy wiring itself for semiconductor application is equipped with a self-diffusion suppression function for effectively preventing the contamination around the wiring caused by the diffusion of active Cu, improving electromigration (EM) resistance, corrosion resistance and the like, enabling and facilitating the arbitrary formation of a barrier layer, and simplifying the deposition process of the copper alloy wiring for semiconductor application.

The invention discloses a high-separation multilayer joint-extrusion shrink film, which comprises an outer surface layer, a separation layer, a heat sealing layer and two bonding layers. The two bonding layers are respectively located between the separation layer and the outer surface layer and between the separation layer and the heat sealing layer, the separation layer is made of one of or a combination of two of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) resin, polyvinylidene chloride resin and modified polyamide resin, the thickness of the separation layer is 10%-45% of the total thickness, the thickness of the outer surface layer is 3%-5% of the total thickness, the thickness of the heat sealing layer is 25%-35% of the total thickness, the thickness of the bonding layers is 10%-30% of the total thickness, and the number of the separation layer is one or three. The outer surface layer of the film is made of high-melting-point resin to overcome the shortcoming that users are easy to burn during a using process of products, simultaneously oxygen and water vapor separation performance are good, the anti-puncturing effect and heat sealing strength are good, and the high-separation multilayer joint-extrusion shrink film can be suitable to vacuum shrink package of chilled pork, cheese products and seafood products.

A process and apparatus for increasing biological activity in waste treatment ponds and lagoons. In this process a floating fluid circulator having an annular space between nested frusto-conical surfaces is operated in a pond or lagoon. An aerator within the scope of the floating fluid circulator is provided. That aerator includes an upper float chassis having a frusto-conical configuration, a sectional diverter arranged in a lower portion of the upper float chassis, the sectional aerator having a lower diverter portion and motor driven means mounted on the upper float chassis connected to a rotatable impeller.

The present invention is an eye preparation comprising a hydrophobic composition adapted for use on a patient's eye and having a viscosity of 1 to 15,000 centistokes. The composition includes a silicone polymer, fluorinated silicone polymer, fluorocarbon polymer, fluorinated alcohol, or perfluorinated polyether composition, singly or blended, adapted to coat at least a portion of a patient's eye. Silicone polymers for use in the invention include dimethicone, cyclomethicone, and silicone gums.

A substrate processing apparatus includes a vacuum processing vessel, a partition which is made of a conductive material, and partitions the interior of the vacuum processing vessel into a first space for generating a plasma, and a second space for processing a substrate by the plasma, a high-frequency electrode for plasma generation installed in the first space, and a substrate holding mechanism which is installed in the second space and holds the substrate. The partition has a plurality of through holes which allow the first and second spaces to communicate with each other. The through holes are covered with a covering material having a recombination coefficient higher than that of the conductive material.

A catalyst for exhaust gas purification is capable of purifying the hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide present in the exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine. The catalyst has a monolithic carrier and a catalyst layer containing Pd, Ba and a heat-resistant inorganic oxide, formed on the carrier. The amount of Pd supported on monolithic carrier is 100-300 g per ft3 of monolithic carrier (3.53x10-3 to 1.06x10-2 g per cc of monolithic carrier), the amount of Ba supported on monolithic carrier is 0.010-0.060 g per cc of monolithic carrier in terms of BaO, and the weight ratio of Pd and Ba as expressed as BaO is 1:2 to 1:10. This catalyst for exhaust gas purification is superior particularly in hydrocarbon purification for a low-temperature fuel-rich exhaust gas (such as exhaust gas emitted during cold start) of automobile.

The present invention is generally directed to a nanocomposite catalyst material for electrochemical devices such as fuel cells, comprising metal nanoparticles impregnated on a conductive support that is coated with a transition metal compound. The metal nanoparticles may comprise platinum; the metal phosphate may comprise tantalum oxyphosphate, niobium oxyphosphate, tantalum oxide, niobium oxide, or any combination thereof; and the conductive support may comprise carbon. In addition, the present invention provides for a method of making the catalyst material.

The invention provides a high-solid coating containing polyvinylidene chloride for paper coating and a preparation method of the high-solid coating. The coating is prepared by the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 40-58% of vinylidene chloride, 0.01-2% of acrylate monomer, 0.01-2% of the functional monomer, 0.005-0.02% of oxidation-type initiator, 0.005-0.05% of reduction-type initiator, 0.1-3% of emulsifier, 0.01%-0.1% of electrolyte and 38-45% of deionized water. When the high-solid coating is coated on paper, the physical properties of the paper on separating oxygen and water vapor and heat-seal strength can be improved, and further, the high-solid coating containing polyvinylidene chloride can be widely used in food packaging.

The invention discloses a cultivation material composition for producing high-quality agaricus blazei and a manure-free rice straw raw material cultivation method. The invention is characterized in that: the cultivation material composition comprises the following raw materials in part by weight: 1,000 to 1,500 parts of rice straw, 33 to 45 parts of ammonium bicarbonate, 35 to 45 parts of calciumsuperphosphate, 35 to 40 parts of gypsum and 34 to 50 parts of lime; and the rice straw raw material cultivation method comprises: raw material preparation and processing, namely primary fermentationof windrow, mushroom house selection and disinfection, secondary fermentation of culture materials on beds in the house, inoculation and culture, earthing and fruiting management, wherein the step ofraw material processing, namely primary fermentation, also comprises special pre-piling, pile building and pile turning. The method helps to effectively solve the problem that the content of heavy metals such as cadmium in the agaricus blazei exceeds a standard. Ammonium bicarbonate is used as a nitrogen source fertilizer in the cultivation materials, so damage caused by ammonia is prevented; theprocess is simple; the management is work-saving and labor-saving; the anlages of the agaricus blazei mushrooms is uniform and the mushroom shape is desirable; the yield and quality of the agaricus blazei mushrooms are high; and the artificial cultivation scale of the agaricus blazei can be enlarged.

The present invention relates to an oxygen concentrator in which a pulsation detection device for detecting pulsation of oxygen supplied and a control device for controlling an amount of air supplied from a compressor based on the detection results in a pressure swing adsorption-type oxygen concentrator, which is equipped with an adsorption bed filled with an adsorbent capable of selectively adsorbing nitrogen relative to oxygen, the compressor for supplying air to the adsorption bed, a channel switching valve to repeat in a constant timing an adsorption step, in which air is supplied from the compressor to the adsorption bed to isolate concentrated oxygen and a desorption step, in which the adsorption bed is evacuated to regenerate the adsorbent and a flow rate measuring device for determining a supply flow rate of concentrated oxygen produced and an amount of oxygen produced is controlled by a feedback with a flow rate sensor by itself after paying attention to variation of a product flow rate caused by suppressing an amount of oxygen produced, thereby realizing an apparatus to satisfy secondary performance such as miniaturization, low power consumption and silencing.

Spontaneous respiration is detected by sensors. An additional amount of oxygen is administered to the lungs via a jet gas current at the end of an inhalation procedure. Breathing volume, absorption of oxygen during inhalation, and clearance of carbon dioxide during exhalation are improved. If required, the exhalation procedure of the patient can be arrested or slowed by a countercurrent to avoid a collapse of the respiration paths. An apparatus including an oxygen pump can be connected to an oxygen source and includes a tracheal prosthesis that can be connected via a catheter. The respiration detections sensors are connected to a control unit for activating the oxygen pump. The tracheal prosthesis includes a tubular support body with a connection for the catheter, and the sensors are associated with the support body. The tracheal prosthesis and jet catheter are dimensioned so the patient can freely breathe and speak without restriction.

The invention discloses a fermentation tank which comprises an upper cover, a feeding device, a tank body, an air blasting device, an air extracting device, a stirring device and a discharging device, wherein the upper cover is arranged at the upper end of the tank body, a sealing device is arranged between the upper cover and the tank body, the feeding device is mounted on the upper cover, and the discharging device is arranged at the bottom of the tank body; the upper cover can rotate within a certain angle in a reciprocating manner and / or rotate for 360 degrees; the rotation of the upper cover drives the stirring device to rotate; and a slide track is mounted on the upper cover, and the stirring device can move in the radial direction of the slide track. According to the fermentation tank, rotation of the upper cover and the stirring device as well as the radial motion of the stirring device are driven with smaller power consumption, comprehensive stirring without dead angle of a fermented material in the fermentation tank is achieved under the condition of small power consumption; the discharging device is improved scientifically, with the combination of the improvement of the discharging device, the power consumption is reduced more comprehensively, and power required by discharging is reduced remarkably; and the fermentation tank is particularly suitable for vertical stirring of large-scale and supersized solid material fermentation tanks.

The present invention discloses a manufacturing method of a summer and autumn granular black tea which comprises the following steps: a, picking fresh leaves; b, withering which includes sun withering and air drying; c, fine manipulating green tea leaves which includes rocking and rolling green tea leaves; d, fermenting; e, preliminary oven-drying; f, drying and modeling which includes stir-frying thrice and spreading out and cooling thrice to obtain the granular black tea; and g, promoting fragrance and classifying: controlling the moisture content of the tea leaves after oven-dried at 4%-6%, and obtaining the finished products with different sizes by screening and classifying. The summer and autumn black tea is manufactured to be the granular black tea, and the manufacturing method takes full advantage of the current unbalanced supply and demand situation of the granular black tea, rationally uses the summer and autumn fresh tea leaf resources, reduces the bitter taste and improves the flavor and mouthfeel of the summer and autumn black tea by optimizing the processing technology, and is an effective way to improve the economic benefit of the production of the summer and autumn tea.

The invention discloses a planting blanket used for original soil improvement of muddy coastal saline-alkali land. The planting blanket sequentially comprises a salt isolation layer (1), a water storage layer (2) and a planting layer (3) from bottom to top. The planting blanket is characterized in that the planting layer (3) comprises a planting matrix (3a) and plant seeds (3b) scattered in the planting matrix; and the planting matrix comprises, by weight, 20-30 parts of grass carbon, 30-60 parts of decomposed cow dung, 12-36 parts of decomposed plant straw, 10-20 parts of decomposed wood chips, 10-20 parts of wheat husks, 7-11.6 parts of coal ash, 15-25 parts of hill sand, 5-7 parts of decomposed phosphorus fertilizer, 5-7 parts of decomposed nitrogen fertilizer, 10-20 parts of desulfuration residues, 8-10 parts of decomposed of rabbit dung, 8-10 parts of zeolite powder, 20-30 parts of candy pomace and 15-20 parts of decomposed mushroom bag materials. The planting blanket is reasonable in structure arrangement, throttling and natural rainfall storage are achieved on the basis that salt is effectively isolated, various nutrients required by plant growth are provided, the planting blanket is used for original soil ecological green recovery of the muddy coastal saline-alkali land, and the effect is remarkable.

A technology for refining crude copper features that at the blowing stage in converter, the contents of S and O in discharged copper are reasonably controlled, the nitrogen instead of air is used for discharge slags, and at reducing stage the nitrogen gas is proportionally added to reducer. Its advantages are simple operation, short period, high productivity, less energy consumption and no smoke pollution.

The invention discloses a method for rapidly obtaining a large number of wheat double-haploid homozygous populations. According to the method, based on a wheat and corn double-haploid breeding technology, through the key links of wheat and corn sowing at different stages, haploid induction, transplantation and vernalization, reduplication and transplantation and winter sowing treatment, after wheat young embryos differentiate into haploid seedlings, transplantation, vernalization and haploid plant reduplication are completed in the same year without over-summer treatment, wheat double-haploid seeds can be harvested in the same year, the requirement for sowing once more can be met after the harvest on the perspective of time, a large number of stable new strains of the wheat homozygous populations can be obtained within one year, the requirement for identifying the new strains at the next stage is met, the natural environment is utilized to the maximum degree, and the time of wheat double-haploid breeding is shortened to one year from two to three years. In this way, the wheat breeding speed is increased, the breeding efficiency is improved, the breeding cycle is shortened, and the breeding cost is lowered.

If an exhaust throttle valve changes to ON state from OFF state under a filter regeneration control condition for regenerating a PM filter, a differential pressure sensor detects a change of a differential pressure following an operation of the exhaust throttle valve. An increase in an exhaust backpressure is calculated based upon the change in the differential pressure. If the increase in the exhaust backpressure is lower than a predetermined value, the operation of the exhaust throttle valve is determined to be malfunctioning.

The invention discloses organic fertilizer capable of improving the survival rate of garden flowers. The organic fertilizer is prepared from the following raw materials: dry pond sludge, peanut bran, soybean meal, wine dreg, pearlite, mushroom residue, pig manure, cassava residue, urea, potassium chloride, ammonium nitrate, ammonium molybdate, potassium sulfate, borax, manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, phosphoric acid powder, a modified oxygen-increasing agent, a modified slow-release agent and filling. The invention further provides a preparation method of the organic fertilizer capable of improving the survival rate of the garden flowers; the organic fertilizer provided by the invention contains rich nutrient substances needed by the growth of the flowers and can provide abundant oxygen gas to the growth of roots of the flowers, so that the survival rate of the flowers is effectively improved.