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Methods and systems are provided to improve engine temperature control. Cylinders scheduled for deactivation may have their exhaust retained in the cylinder by holding an exhaust valve closed on the preceding firing cycle. In this way soot emissions on reactivation are reduced.

A method for synergistically treating a joint of an animal, including introducing a cushioning agent into a joint; and introducing an enzyme or hormone adapted to stimulate cartilage production into the joint. The joint may be subjected to a compression regimen following injection of the cushioning agent and enzyme/hormone. Alternatively, the invention may include a composition for synergistically treating a joint of an animal, comprising a viscous cushioning material adapted to be introduced within a joint space to provide cushioning for the joint, and hormones dispersed through the cushioning material, the hormones operable to increase cartilage production.

Provided is a method of treating a patient suffering from a pain state by administering to the patient a gastric retentive dosage form of gabapentin that is capable of administration in once-daily or twice daily dosing regimens. By reducing the need to administer gabapentin from the thrice-daily administrations characteristic of immediate release gabapentin, the gastric retentive gabapentin dosage forms provided herein have the advantages of improving patient compliance for gabapentin treatment. In addition to the foregoing, the gastric retentive gabapentin dosages forms also exhibit decreased blood plasma concentrations and increased bioavailability throughout the dosing regimen.

A hair extension is disclosed, which can be used repeatedly and has extension hairs that is rarely lost and easy to be attached to and detached from. The hair extension includes a extension hair portion having a plurality of extension hairs and a binding portion for tying one ends of the extension hairs, and the binding portion includes a sheet binding portion for fixing the one ends integrally by melt-and-gluing two synthetic resin sheets with the one ends in-between.

The invention relates to a process for the production of well-preserving lactose-free and low-lactose milk products. The process of the invention is characterized by separating the sugars and proteins in a raw material, thermally treating them in such a manner that the plasmin enzyme system and other proteolytic enzymes are inactivated, and combining the fractions and other preparation agents into a drink with a required composition and properties.

A magnetic wellbore cleaning tool having a plurality of magnetic ridges spaced longitudinally between top and bottom centralizers. In operation, the magnetic ridges modify the velocity of passing fluid circulating in the wellbore such that the fluid remains in close proximity to the tool's magnetic field thereby allowing for collection of ferromagnetic debris suspended in cleaning fluid circulating in a wellbore.

A method of measuring out and/or forming foodstuffs to impart a shape to the foodstuff with compromising the rheological and organoleptic properties, foodstuffs formed by this method, and packaging for foodstuffs formed by the method of the invention. In one embodiment of the invention, a foodstuff comprising fish flesh is measured into a receptacle which is sufficiently rigid to impart a desired shape to the foodstuff. In a preferred embodiment, the foodstuff comprises fish flesh, in particular the flesh of fish proper and/or of shellfish.

When performing heat storage in a heat storage container accommodating a plurality of kinds of heat storage materials with different melting points, heat storage in the heat storage materials is performed such that a higher melting point heat storage material is in a latent heat storage state as much as possible. In other words, heat storage in the heat storage materials is performed in such a manner that the heat storage materials are in the latent heat storage state in which heat can be stored most effectively. In addition, when performing heat release from the heat storage container to heat coolant water in a circulation circuit, heat release is performed from the heat storage material in the sensible heat storage state as a priority, out of the heat storage materials. Accordingly, heat release from the heat storage container in the heat storage state is performed in such a manner that the heat storage materials are maintained in latent heat storage state for as a long period of time as possible. When heat release from the heat storage container is performed in this manner, the heat storage materials can be kept in the latent heat storage state for as a long period of time as possible. As in the foregoing, the heat storage container can be kept in the heat storage state for a long period of time.

A nonwoven member that includes a plurality of piezoelectric fibers. The nonwoven member is formed into a cloth by intertwining the plurality of piezoelectric fibers. The nonwoven member inhibits the growth of bacteria due to an electric charge generated when an external force is applied to the piezoelectric fibers.

It is intended to provide a bread improving agent with which bread having an improved fermented flavor and an improved texture can be produced within a short period of time, and a process for producing breads by using the same. It is found out that by adding fermented soybean protein, which is obtained by preliminarily fermenting soybean protein such as soybean milk with the use of a yeast, to a bread dough, the resulting baked bread has an extremely favorable fermented flavor and a preferable and soft texture maintained over a long period of time without taking a long time for the fermentation.

A starter for cranking an internal combustion engine includes a device for absorbing a rotational torque exceeding a predetermined level. In this device, a laminated body composed of fixed disks and the rotatable disks is used. A frictional force in the laminated body is preset by a spring member pressing the laminated body in the laminated direction. To avoid concentration of the pressing force to a position where the spring force is imposed, a certain gap is formed between the spring member and the laminated body. To give a proper surface hardness to an internal gear portion of the rotatable disk and to give an abrasion-resistive property to a portion contacting the fixed disk, the rotatable disk is subjected to soft nitriding treatment. Thus, a stable frictional force is secured in the laminated body, and a long life of the excessive-torque-absorbing device is realized.

An installation for supplying liquid feed to an animal, such as a calf. The installation comprises one or more feed loading places (1) and one or more feed unloading places (2-5), and one or more vehicles (9) that are autonomously displaceable, controlled by a microprocessor or the like, between one or more feed loading places and one or more feed unloading places, each vehicle comprising a drinking nozzle (10), such as a flexible teat.

Embodiments of the present invention, for example, provide a government stimulus card being issued and managed by a bank and using an open payment network for purchase authorization and payments. The embodiments provide flexibility in the funding of stimulus programs, including no upfront payments by the government and letters of credit from third-party lenders, permitting the government to retain funds until the spending occurs by cardholders. Embodiments provide targeted-spending stimulus by excluding cash payments to consumers, by limiting usage of the card to only targeted merchants, by requiring reports from the bank that document consumer purchases using the stimulus card, and by establishing relationships with merchants to provide a discount for using the stimulus card as payment, advantageously resulting in a greater effect to the economy from government targeted-spending stimulus program. Embodiments also include funding a promotion card on behalf of an entity as part of a promotion program.

The present invention refers to a skate with in-line rollers or ice-skating blades, comprising: a boot provided with a sole comprising a heel portion, a central portion and a toe portion; a chassis acting as a support for said sole to rest thereupon, and including a first carriage and a second carriage that are capable of moving relative to each other and adapted to support at least a front roller or blade and at least a rear roller or blade respectively; the first carriage comprises a first plate for said heel portion to rest thereupon, from which there extends towards the front portion of the skate a first arm that is adapted to support at least said front roller or blade, and the second carriage comprises a second plate for the toe portion to rest thereupon, from which there extends towards the rear portion of the skate a second arm that is adapted to support at least said rear roller or blade; the first and second carriages overlap each other approximately at the central portion of the sole.

The invention provides a method for rapidly growing metal single atoms on a carbon-based carrier by using microwave to induce metal to discharge and application of a metal monatomic carbon-based material prepared by the method. Firstly, the surface of an electric discharge carrying container is coated with a carrier coating containing a carbon-based material, and then metal wires to grow the metalsingle atoms are placed into the electric discharge carrying container; the electric discharge carrying container is placed in a microwave generation system and is subjected to microwave treatment inan inert gas such as argon for 10-120 seconds; in the process, the microwave induces the metal wires to discharge to emit electrons, the inert gas medium is stimulated to generate high-energy plasmato act on the surfaces of the metal wires, and the metal single atoms grow and deposit on the surface of the carrier coating after the metal single atoms are induced from the metal wires and sputter out; and finally, the carrier coating is scraped out, cleaned and dried to obtain the carbon-based material loaded with the metal atoms. According to the method for rapidly growing the metal single atoms on the carbon-based carrier by using the microwave to induce the metal to discharge and the application of the metal monatomic carbon-based material prepared by the method, the method is simple, rapid and low in cost, the loading capacity of the metal single atoms is high, the metal single atoms are not prone to agglomeration, and the prepared metal monatomic carbon-based material has perfect electro-catalytic property.

The present invention provides carbapenem hydrochloride trihydrate crystals, which are chemically stable, easily purified and useful as antimicrobial agents, a process for producing them, and a powdery charged preparation for injection containing them. That is, it provides carbapenem hydrochloride trihydrate crystals having a powdery X-ray diffraction pattern containing lattice distances (d) of 9.0, 4.1 and 2.8 Å, a process for producing them, and a powdery charged preparation for injection containing them.