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Sterilized moist tobacco products and methods for sterilizing moist tobacco products are provided. The moist tobacco is subjected to a thermal stabilization treatment after it has been packaged in its final, consumer-ready container. Such thermal stabilization pasteurizes, sterilizes or otherwise treats the finished moist tobacco so that the concentration of undesirable microflora present within the product is reduced or eliminated. By heating the moist tobacco after is has been packaged, harmful microorganisms are destroyed and spoilage is substantially delayed or does not occur at all without the need for refrigeration of the container. The volatile compounds in the tobacco, such as flavors, are retained in the container. Downstream TSNA production may also be reduced and the shelf life can be extended.

A medical prosthesis for use within the body which is formed of radiation treated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having substantially no detectable free radicals, is described. Preferred prostheses exhibit reduced production of particles from the prosthesis during wear of the prosthesis, and are substantially oxidation resistant. Methods of manufacture of such devices and material used therein are also provided.

An IMS charging collection function node for processing incoming accounting requests (ACRs) is provided. The node includes an ACR database that stores ACR messages, an Incomplete database that stores any ACR [Interim] or [Stop] received by the charging collection function node when a corresponding ACR [Start] is not stored in the ACR database, or also ACR[Start] when the remaining accounting requests, consisting of ACR [Interim] or [Stop] are not available with the charging collection function, a disk that stores ACRs; a first transformation engine that aggregates CDRs, a CDR aggregation database that stores aggregated CDRs, a second transformation engine that correlates CDRs, a CDR correlation database that stores correlated CDRs, and a third evaluation engine that cyclically evaluates the Incomplete database, wherein the IMS charging collection function node is communicatively and collaboratively coupled with other IMS charging collection function nodes across the IMS network to eliminate or reduce production of incomplete CDRs.

The present invention relates to rice oil, rice bran and rice seeds which have altered levels of oleic acid, palmitic acid and/or linoleic acid. The present invention also provides methods for genetically modifying rice plants such that rice oil, rice bran and rice seeds produced therefrom have altered levels of oleic acid, palmitic acid and/or linoleic acid. Specifically this is achieved through modulation of Fad2 and/or FatB expression.

Use of a glycoalkaloid composition containing at least one Z Glycoalkaloid of formula 1:

wherein: either one or both of the dotted lines represents a double bond, and the other a single bond, or both represent single bonds;

A: represents a radical selected from the following radicals of general formulae (II) to (V):

each of R¹ is a radical separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, oxo and OR⁴;

• • each of R² is a radical separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino and OR⁴;
  • each of R³ is a radical separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, carbohydrate and a carbohydrate derivative;
  • “X” is a radical selected from the group comprising —CH₂—, —O— and —NH₂—; and
  • wherein the compound includes at least one R⁴ group that is a carbohydrate or a derivative such as one selected from the group comprising glyceric aldehyde, glycerose, erythrose, threose, ribose, arabinose, xylose, lyxose, altrose, allose, gulose, mannose, glucose, idose, galactose, talose, rhamnose, dihydroxyactone, erythrulose, ribulose, xylulose, psicose, fructose, sorbose, tagatose, and other hexoses, heptoses, octoses, nanoses, decoses, deoxysugars with branched chains, (e.g. apiose, hamamelose, streptose, cordycepose, mycarose and cladinose), compounds wherein the aldehyde, ketone or hydroxyl groups have been substituted (e.g. N-acetyl, acetyl, methyl, replacement of CH₂OH), sugar alcohols, sugar acids, benzimidazoles, the enol salts of the carbohydrates, saccharinic acids, sugar phosphates; as an IL-6 antagonist.

A vehicle collision recorder includes a CUP module, an image capturer for real-time capturing an image of a route of a vehicle, a power unit for activating the CUP module and the image capturer when the vehicle is started, and an impact switch operatively linked to the power unit, wherein the impact switch is activated via a force of inertia to automatically turn off the power unit so as to deactivate the image capturer for stop capturing the image, such that the image is saved with a time range before the power unit is turned off for illustrating the fact in process of collision.

Process for the production of methionine or its derivatives by culturing a microorganism in an appropriate culture medium comprising a source of carbon and a source of sulfur. The microorganism and/or the culture medium are modified in such way that the methionine/carbon source yield is increased. The isolation of methionine or its derivates from the fermentation medium is also described.

The invention discloses a method for preparing L-ornithine-L aspartate, which has the characteristics of taking L-ornithine acetate as a raw material and reacting the L-ornithine acetate with L-aspartate in water. The method particularly comprises the following steps of: dissolving the L-ornithine acetate in the water; adding the L-aspartate into the solution; regulating a pH value of the solution to be between 6 and 9 with ammonia; adding activated carbon for de-coloring and filtering; adding a reasonable amount of ethanol or methanol into a filtrate for stirring and crystallizing; and filtering and drying the filtrate to obtain the finished product. The method has the advantages of overcoming the defects existing in the prior art by using the property that ammonium acetate is easy to dissolve in the aqueous solution of alcohol, and also has the advantages of high yield, moderate reaction conditions, simple operation, stable product quality and the like.

A method of treating a neurological condition in a patient, the method including the step of applying an electrical stimulation from conductors to the patient's head at a stimulation application site. In some embodiments, the electrical stimulation includes a composite electrical signal further comprising at least one signal form configured to provide long-term treatment of the neurological condition and at least one signal form configured to provide analgesia for short-term pain relief. The invention also provides an electrical stimulation apparatus having an electrical signal generator adapted to provide an electrical signal form configured to provide long-term treatment of a neurological condition and to provide an electrical signal form configured to provide analgesia for short-term pain relief.

The invention provides a double-anode electric flocculation arsenic removing method. The method is used for treating polluted groundwater in an in-situ treatment mode or a pumping-out treatment mode. The method comprises the following steps of: performing electric flocculation treatment on the polluted groundwater by using double anodes or one cathode; supplying direct current to the three electrodes; and regulating the size of the total current and the distribution proportion of the total current between the double anodes, thereby oxidizing the arsenic (III) into the arsenic (V) and a bivalent iron precipitate into a ferric iron precipitate so as to remove the arsenic from the polluted groundwater, wherein one anode is an iron anode while the other anode is an inert anode. According to the method, dissolved oxygen and divalent iron are supplied into the groundwater by utilizing the double anodes, so that the oxidation of the trivalent arsenic and the adsorption removal of the trivalent arsenic on the iron precipitate are promoted. The method has the advantages of high restoring efficiency, short treatment time, low operation cost, environment friendliness, flexibility, controllability and the like. The method has great economic and social benefits in the treatment field of the groundwater polluted by the arsenic. As a result, the method has a board market prospect.

A process of inhibiting the adverse effects of alternative complement pathway activation products in a subject includes administering to the subject an amount of anti-factor Bb antibody effective to selectively inhibit formation of an alternative complement pathway activation products C3a, C5a, and C5b-9, and activation of neutrophils, monocytes, and platelets.

The invention provides a novel compound rock wool and aerogel insulation board and a preparation method thereof. According to the method, aerosil is added directly in a process of preparing a rock wool board, specifically, the aerosil is evenly sprayed among fluffy rock wool filaments, the fluffy rock wool filaments containing the aerosil are constantly compressed and tightened up in a longitudinal flowing process, after compression and tightening-up are conducted, rock wool bands are formed, and the multiple rock wool bands are tiled and compressed to form the novel compound rock wool and aerogel insulation board. Therefore, the aerosil can directly parasitize the rock wool board. Meanwhile, the invention further provides a compound board containing the compound rock wool and aerogel insulation board; the compound board comprises a compound rock wool and aerogel insulation board main body A and mortar layers B, and the compound board is characterized in that the mortar layers B are located on the two sides of the vertical section of the compound rock wool and aerogel insulation board main body A.

Disclosed are an apparatus and method for preparing alcohol from olefin. A reactor for hydroformylating olefin comprises a loop reactor for reducing high-boiling point components, a post-treatment device for separating aldehyde comprises a catalyst/aldehyde separator and a divided wall column (DWC) for removing remaining high-boiling point components, and a post-treatment device for separating alcohol comprises a divided wall column (DWC) for removing remaining high-boiling point components. The apparatus and method for preparing alcohol reduce production of high-boiling point components in the preparation of alcohols and efficiently remove remaining high-boiling point components, thus obtaining alcohol containing no high-boiling point components.

The present invention provides improved vitamin B₁₂ compositions containing a mixture of vitamin B₁₂ analogues that are better absorbed into the bloodstream of a patient with vitamin B₁₂ deficiency, preferably via their mucosal membranes and also discusses convenient and inexpensive delivery methods for these compositions without the discomfort of subcutaneous or intramuscular injections.

The invention relates to a compound microorganism bacterium agent used for sludge reduction, a preparation method and application of the compound microorganism bacterium agent. The compound microorganism bacterium agent is a liquid bacterium agent prepared by fermenting denitrified pseudomonas, nocardia coralline, candida utilis, rhodobacter sphaeroides and aspergillus sojae. According to the invention, the metabiosis action between microbe consortia is utilized to form a biodegradation system in which the activities of various required enzymes are all high, so dead or decrepit thalli in activated sludge can be effectively damaged and decomposed, and meanwhile, organic matters can be decomposed; and the generation quantity of excess sludge is reduced through reducing the quantity of the sludge in the process without influencing the quality of yielding water. On the premise of not greatly changing the traditional sewage treatment process, the sludge reduction ratio can reach 30%-70% in the sewage treatment process by adopting the compound microorganism bacterium agent, and the comprehensive running cost of the sludge treatment can be reduced, so that the compound microorganism bacterium agent is of great significance on the aspects of economic, environmental and social benefits.

Disclosed is the addition of C₅ olefins to oligomerization feed stream has the counterintuitive effect of reducing the production of heavier oligomers over a uni-dimensional, ten-ring pore zeolite. Consequently, C₅ olefins can be added to C₄ olefins in an oligomerization feed stream to produce more gasoline and less distillate.

A shutter device makes it possible to restrict bounding of a shutter blade using a shock-absorbing member when movement of the shutter blade is completed. In addition, the shutter device makes it possible to reduce production of dust that is produced when the shock-absorbing member and the shutter blade collide with each other. Examples of dust are wear powder and flake.

A sealing device includes a waterproofing membrane, an adhesive sealant layer, and optionally a release liner, wherein the adhesive sealant layer includes at least one elastomer, at least one at 25° C. liquid polyolefin resin, and at least one inert mineral filler. An adhesive sealant composition is used to form the adhesive sealant layer. The sealant device may be used to waterproof a substrate and provide a fully-adhered roof system. The adhesive sealant composition may be used to provide a self-healing roofing membrane.

The present invention is directed to a prevention and treatment for dermatological disorders. One aspect of this invention involves a dermatological treatment comprising one or more polypeptides with an amino acid sequence including KPV (SEQ. ID. NO. 1), MEHFRWGKPV (SEQ. ID. NO. 2), HFRWGKPV (SEQ. ID. NO. 3), or SYSMEHFRWGKPV (SEQ. ID. NO. 4) for the treatment and prevention of dermatological disorders. The polypeptides are at a level to effectively treat the cutaneous inflammation and are carried by a carrier. The one or more polypeptides can also be a dimer formed from any of the amino acid sequence above.

A device constructed to generate radiation includes a liquid bath, and a pair of electrodes. At least a part of one of the electrodes is formed by a cable part moveable with respect to the liquid bath. The device also includes an actuator arranged to move the cable part from a liquid-adhering position to an ignition position, and an ignition source configured to trigger a discharge produced radiating plasma from the liquid adherent to the cable part, when the cable part is in the ignition position, by a discharge between the electrodes. The liquid-adhering position is a position for adhering a liquid from the bath to the part of the electrode.

The invention discloses a method for quickly detecting the light resistance of titanium dioxide for papermaking. The method comprises the following steps: uniformly dispersing titanium dioxide and resin into water to obtain mixed slurry after uniform stirring, coating a transparent glass plate with the mixed slurry through a wet film preparation device, drying in a drying box with the temperature of 60 DEG C for 30min or naturally airing to prepare a film, and testing and irradiating by a color difference meter to obtain a CIEL*a*b* initial value of the front film; putting the film into an ultraviolet aging box for irradiation, and testing and irradiating by the color difference meter to obtain a CIEL*a*b* initial value of the rear film; calculating color difference change deltaE according to the irradiated front and rear CIEL*a*b*, wherein the color difference change deltaE is the light resistance of titanium dioxide. According to the method for detecting the light resistance of the titanium dioxide, the detection period can be effectively shortened, and the detection result is accurate and reliable.

The invention relates to a composition containing an inorganic binder, as well as an application thereof, in particular to a cavity filling powdery foam material containing the inorganic binder, as well as application thereof, and aims to provide a cavity filling hydraulic inorganic powdery foam material, which has the advantages of low forming temperature, quickness in solidification, small density and high foam expansion, as well as application thereof. The inorganic powdery foam material is prepared from the following raw materials: cement, gypsum powders, coal ash powders, milled slag powders, quartz powders, silica fume, carbonate powders, a foaming agent, and coagulant powders. The inorganic powdery foam material provided by the invention has the advantages that the raw materials are easy to obtain, and the product is easy to preserve; when in use, the inorganic powdery foam material achieves high simplicity and convenience in operation, low forming temperature, quickness in solidification, small density and high foam expansion. The inorganic powdery foam material is applicable to fields such as underground filling or firefighting of coal mines, etc.

The invention provides a method and a system for matching a virtual vehicle sample of a railway vehicle. The method comprises the following steps: calling a partial model, material and/or color of the virtual vehicle sample according to the actual needs; replacing the partial model, material and/or color of the virtual vehicle sample according to the actual needs, and building a new virtual vehicle sample. According to the method and the system provided by the invention, real-time replacement of the partial model, the material and/or the color of the virtual vehicle sample is realized, and components of the existing virtual vehicle sample can be repeatedly used, so that the production and modification period of the virtual vehicle sample is reduced.

The invention relates to a stainless steel ware polishing solution which is characterized in that: the polishing solution is formed by concentrated sulfuric acid, 85 percent of phosphoric acid, 50 percent of hydrofluoric acid, benzoic acid and derivant thereof, halogenate alkyl pyridines and inhibiters. Compared with the prior art, the polishing solution produces less corrosive smoke, the production amount of waste material can be reduced by 10 percent, and the service life is improved by 10 percent, thereby being suitable for surface polishing treatment of the stainless steel ware.

The invention relates to a method for simultaneously smelting hydrolysis slag, zinc kiln slag and pyrite by using a blast furnace, which belongs to the technical field of metal smelting. The method comprises the following steps: a, taking a proper amount of hydrolysis slag, drying the hydrolysis slag with hot air to meet the moisture requirement of 6 to 14 percent, then briquetting the hydrolysis slag, and naturally drying the briquette for 10 to 16 hours for later use; b, taking 55 to 71 percent of zinc kiln slag of which over 80 percent meets the initial granularity requirement of 10 meshes, adding 9 to 20 percent of hydrolysis slag briquette, 13 percent of coke, 3 to 5 percent of quartzite and 4 to 7 percent of pyrite into the zinc kiln slag, naturally mixing the five materials and then smelting the mixture in the blast furnace; c, smelting the mixture in the blast furnace, wherein the smelting temperature is between 600 and 1,350 DEG C, the smelting period is 40 to 80 minutes, the material column height is 1.5 to 1.8 meters and the volume of blast is 7,000 to 8,000 m<3>/h; and d, reclaiming the gold and sliver-containing copper matte obtained after smelting to obtain a raw material for smelting copper, reclaiming zinc and lead valuable elements in the soot to directly obtain raw materials for smelting zinc and lead, and directly using water granulated slag as a raw material for producing cement. The method has the advantages of simultaneously obtaining the copper matte, the water granulated slag and the soot serving as primary products through one process, realizing efficient separation and zero emission of the valuable elements, along with environmental protection.

The disclosed downhole gas and solids separator employs centrifugal force for the downhole separation of gases and solids from a hydrocarbon production stream. The separator device generally includes an outer tube and an inner tube disposed within the outer tube. The disclosed separator further includes a flighting member disposed within the inner tube. The flighting member includes an inside diameter space that defines a cylindrical void space extending through the center portion of the flighting member. The disclosed separator also includes an outer annular space inside the outer tube. The outer annular space defines an annular void space between the exterior surface of the inner tube and the interior surface of the outer tube.

The invention relates to a reactor which utilizes the biofilm technique to carry out nitrogen removal and phosphorus removal over wastewater and an application method thereof. The reactor is a water pump driven baffling internal recycle bioreactor; the box body is divided into an upper advection area and a lower baffling area; baffling plates (3) stretch out from the baffling area by turns and the baffling area is provided with a feeding port (6) and a monitoring and sampling port (8); the left side of the box body is externally provided with a circulating water pump (10) and a suction pipe and a water inlet pipe are respectively connected with a left side wall (11). The application method of the reactor is as follows: after wastewater to be treated is fed into the box body, the inlet and outlet flow rates are adjusted according to the nature of the wastewater so as to control residence time; dissolved oxygen is tested at the monitoring and sampling port (8) and the flow rate of the circulating water pump (10) is adjusted to control the concentration of the dissolved oxygen; an aerobic area and an anaerobic area form at the baffling area and an unwanted biofilm is released from a discharge port (7); treated water is discharged from a water outlet (2) or the discharge port (7). Biological nitrogen removal and phosphorus removal of wastewater are fulfilled by the biofilm, the reactor and the process are convenient to operate and can reduce the production amount of sludge, thus being conducive to popularization and application.

The invention relates to an organic silicon defoamer. The organic silicon defoamer comprises the following main materials in part by weight: 10 parts of dimethicone, 2 parts of hydroxyl silicone oil, 3 parts of polyether silicone oil and 1 to 5 parts of precipitated silicon dioxide. The method comprises the following steps of: preparing three kinds of silicone oil and the precipitated silicon dioxide by a three-roller grinding machine at the temperature of between 140 and 200 DEG C to obtain silicon paste; and adding the silicon paste and an emulsifier (1 to 3 parts of Tween 80, 1 to 3 parts of spunray and 1 part of spandex (OP)) into a stirring kettle, adding 30 to 50 parts of water while stirring, and stirring uniformly for half an hour to prepare uniform emulsion serving as the organicsilicon defoamer. The invention has the advantages that the organic silicon defoamer can be used for the preparation and using process of the cement mortar which is used for construction and containsthe rubber emulsion, has high defoaming and foam breaking capacity, can improve the breaking speed of air bubbles and reduce the generation quantity of the air bubbles, and has high compatibility andstability.

The invention relates to a on-line-monitoring yellow wine storage system and method. The system comprises a micro-oxygenation aeration head, a pH probe, a pressure sensor, a metal temperature sensor, a dissolved oxygen electrode and a mass flowmeter which are installed on a wine storage tank and respectively connected with a computer, wherein an A/D (analog-to-digital) converter is connected between the mass flowmeter and the computer; and a D/A (digital-to-analog) converter is connected between the computer and the pressure sensor. When the pottery jar wine storage is changed into large tank wine storage, the large tank wine storage is monitored in real time, thereby preventing the yellow wine from deterioration and causing great loss for the enterprise.

The invention discloses a method for rapidly promoting the assimilation of nitrate in vegetables planted by the soilless culture technology. The supply of original cultural nutrient solution is stopped 2 to 5 days before the harvest of the vegetables, and molybdate treating solution is supplied; meanwhile, the illumination intensity reaches more than 120 mu mol.m<-2>.s<-1> through natural illumination and artificial supplementary illumination, and the 6 to 20 hours of illumination time in each day is ensured. Under certain light intensity assistance, the molybdate treating solution can stably, controllably and significantly reduce the content of nitrate in the vegetables; and compared with the processing methods in the prior art, the method has the advantages of short processing time, no pollution or yield reduction, capacity of comprehensively lowering the content of notrite in blades and petioles, saving the nutrient resource, and the like; therefore, the method can be widely used in the production of facility vegetables planed in soilless cultivation mode and vegetables in plant factories.