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A method, system and computer program product for valuating natural gas futures and options contracts using weather-based metrics. The method and computer program product allow gas buyers and traders to make informed decision on purchasing/selling natural gas futures and futures options on a regulated exchange such as the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) based on historical and forecasted weather. The system includes weather forecast, weather history, and natural gas-related databases, as well as a trading server and several workstation clients, and provides assistance to traders in reaching complex buying/hedging decisions.

A network and method of operating a network of wireless service providers adapted to interact with a plurality of omni-modal wireless products within a given geographic area in a manner to permit the wireless service providers to “borrow” radio frequencies from other wireless service providers within the same geographic region. As a cellular service provider in a given region finds that one of its service areas or cells has become nearly or fully loaded, frequency could be borrowed from a competitor, such as a PCS provider serving the same region. Selected omni-modal wireless product users in the overloaded area would be told to switch their omni-modal to the “leased” frequency but to use the non-PCS communications protocol appropriate to the type of service desired by the user. Implementation of this method broadly within a given geographic region will have the effect of insuring that the available radio spectrum is used to its maximum capacity to serve the needs of the wireless users on a real time basis.

The hydrophobic SiO2 aerogel preparing process is one normal pressure one-step process. The preparation process includes mixing methyl trialkoxyl silane, lower alcohol, water and silicon sol in the volume ratio of 0.5-4 to 2-16 to 1-8 to 1 inside one sealed container; regulating pH value to 4-6, stirring 1-6 hr and letting stand at room temperature for 2-6 hr; regulating pH value to 7-10, sealing, letting stand inside stove at 30-60 deg.c for 4-42 hr to prepare cross-linked SiO2 mixed alcohol gel; ageing for 24 hr, soaking with alcohol or acetone for three times of 4 hr each; and finally stoving inside a stove at 60-80 deg.c for 12-36 hr to prepare the hydrophobic SiO2 aerogel. The prepared hydrophobic SiO2 aerogel has excellent performance: density of 100-600 kg/cu m, specific surface area of 340.06-436.86 sq m/g and water contact angle of 127-141 deg.

A medical fluid management apparatus which includes a plurality of processor systems with respectively associated software programs. The fluid management apparatus has a fluid treatment component and/or a fluid source which can be connected to a patient via a fluid line. The processor systems are connected via a data transfer system to a data input apparatus via which an updating of the software programs belonging to the respective processor systems can take place. After actuation of an operating mode switch, a detection system, while taking into account the existing version of the software programs and/or the existing processor systems, determines which software programs have to be loaded via the data input apparatus. The medical fluid management apparatus allows a simple and user-friendly updating of the operating software even with a complex design of the apparatus.

Disclosed herein is a method of qualitative price management for businesses, which schedule services that use crews, the method comprising: providing a software application; gathering base pricing data for a requested service; displaying a matrix of qualitatively-adjustable global discount factors; qualitatively adjusting the global discount factors; using a pricing algorithm to determine a base daily discount rate for an individual day using the gathered base pricing data and the qualitatively-adjusted global discount factors; storing the calculated base daily discount rates in a database; displaying the calculated base daily discount rates in a monthly calendar format along with a qualitatively-adjustable discount override for each day; if further daily discount adjustment is desired, qualitatively-adjusting the total discount for a given day by using the qualitatively-adjustable discount override in the displayed monthly calendar; and color-coding the total daily discount depending on the size of the discount.

A method of structuring a guaranteed financial product on a risk asset using a computer comprising: a) introducing a reference asset being another risk asset having a secondary derivative market which is better developed and more liquid than said secondary derivative market of said risk asset; b) analyzing and comparing the volatility level of said risk asset and of said reference asset over a predetermined time period; c) applying an asset adjustment when said volatility level of said risk asset exceeds a predetermined level defined by said volatility level of said reference asset; and d) removing said asset adjustment when said volatility level of said risk asset falls below said predetermined level defined by the volatility level attained in c).

A system and method for enabling direct transactions between a customer and a provider of goods and/or services. A plurality of suppliers or service providers provide data regarding offerings and services, and a database of selected information is collected and integrated for review and comparison by potential customers. An efficient distribution system delivers products and services to local service and pick-up centers where the customer retrieves them, or delivers the products and services directly to the customer, depending on customer preference. The cost of delivery is dependent on the customer preference and is based on proximity of delivery to customer.

The invention provides a solid beam and circular beam shifting device based on conical lenses, which comprises a laser 1, a beam expanding and collimating system formed by a plano-concave lens 2 and aplano-convex lens 3, a conical lens 4 and a conical lens 5, wherein the first end surface of the conical lens 4 is a plane and the second end surface is a conical surface, and the conical lens 4 andthe conical lens 5 have the same feature parameters. The distance between the conical lens group is adjusted by an electric translation platform. The obstruction ratio of the circular beam is decidedby magnification of the beam expanding system. According to the solid beam and circular beam shifting device, the optical path is simply designed, practicability and convenience are facilitated, energy loss is little, the optical interfaces are few, beam aberration is little influenced, the radius of the beam is adjustable, and demands on shifting between the solid beam and different sizes of circular beams can be met.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a Prussian blue flower-like nano-structure electrode material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 1) firstly, dissolving nickel chloride hexahydrate and anhydrous sodium citrate into de-ionized water; 2) dissolving sodium ferrocyanide decahydrate into de-ionized water; 3) pouring a solution of step 2) into a mixed solution obtained by step 1) and uniformly stirring to obtain a mixed solution; 4) standing the mixed solution obtained by step 3); 5) centrifuging and collecting sediment; washing the sediment for several times; drying in vacuum to obtain Prussian blue precursor powder; 6) adding the precursor powder into a sodium hydroxide solution and carrying out ultrasonic treatment; 7) centrifuging and collecting a product and washing; drying in vacuum to obtain light green powder, namely the Prussian blue flower-like nano-structure electrode material. The preparation method provided by the invention has the beneficial effects that the specific surface area is remarkably enlarged so that reaction sites of electrolyte and the electrode material are effectively increased and an ion diffusion distance is reduced; when the Prussian blue flower-like nano-structure electrode material is used as a positive electrode active material of a sodium ion battery, the material has the characteristics of high power and good cycling stability.

The invention relates to a fully automatic precision garlic transplanting machine and a garlic transplanting method. The fully automatic precision garlic transplanting machine comprises a frame, a running mechanism and a gear box, and further comprises a feed mechanism, a garlic clove peeling mechanism, a dispensing mechanism and a transplanting, hole tracking and detecting and replanting mechanism which are arranged on the frame and connected with each other sequentially; a garlic clove positioning peeling method comprises the following steps: the garlic is delivered to the feed mechanism for cutting off the garlic stem, removing fibrous roots of the garlic and dividing the garlic bulb into two parts, and then the garlic is sent to the garlic clove peeling mechanism for peeling off garlic cloves; the garlic clove peeling mechanism peels off the garlic cloves which are called garlic seeds and deliver the garlic cloves to the dispensing mechanism which distributes the garlic seeds to the transplanting, hole tracking and detecting and replanting mechanism to complete the transplanting, hole tracking and detecting and replanting of the garlic seeds. By adopting the fully automatic precision garlic transplanting machine and the garlic transplanting method, two agronomic requirements that the garlic clove tips face upwards and the garlic clove bellies face the same side can be met, and the transplanting precision is high.

A two part grille with interlocking connections molded from opaque plastic allows one or more screens or filters supported inside the grille and provides a configuration which allows its parts to be fitted on opposite sides of an opening in a wall or a door locked together by a mortise and tenon joint so that no screws are necessary, and the two part grille further have intermediate spacers used to accommodate differing thickness of a wall or the like.

A method for determining the position of a slider in an electromechanical valve includes the steps of providing the slider with a coil and applying a voltage U to the coil. The current flowing through the coil is then measured and compared to a reference current value to determine the slider position.

The invention discloses blueberry milk-beer drink and a production method thereof. The production method comprises the steps of fermenting by using lactic acid bacteria and saccharomycetes so as to respectively prepare lactic acid bacteria fermented milk and saccharomycete fermented milk, and mixing the prepared lactic acid bacteria fermented milk and saccharomycete fermented milk so as to prepare mixed fermented milk; after that, adding clear blueberry juice, a sweetener and a compound stabilizer into the mixed fermented milk to obtain blueberry mixed fermented milk; carrying out two-stage high-pressure homogenization, injecting CO2, filling, and sterilizing to obtain a blueberry milk-beer drink finished product. The production method provided by the invention is simple in technology and short in production cycle, can shorten the production cycle to 12h or less, is high in production efficiency and product stability, low in equipment requirements and less in production investment, and can greatly reduces the production cost. The obtained product not only has the unique characteristics of milk flavor, low alcohol, tongue astringency, nutrition and health care of milk-beer, but is also endowed with special blueberry flavor due to the addition of the blueberry juice; therefore, the nutritional and health care functions of the milk-beer are further improved, and the blueberry milk-beer drink is suitable for home, sports, travel and meeting with friends and has wide market prospect.

The invention provides a low-alloy seamless steel pipe for supporting a crane cantilever. The seamless steel pipe comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 0.10 to 0.20 percent of C, 0.2 to 0.8 percent of Si, 0.6 to 1.5 percent of Mn, 0.3 to 0.8 percent of Cr, 0.2 to 0.6 percent of Mo, 0.001 to 0.050 percent of Ti, 0.02 to 0.06 percent of Al, 0.2 to 0.8 percent of Ni, 0.01 to 0.10 percent of V, 0.01 to 0.08 percent of Nb and the balance of Fe. The low-alloy seamless steel pipe has the advantages of lower carbon equivalent and the mechanical properties of similar products; a heavy-duty machinery manufacturing enterprise more easily obtains high-quality welded joints on the premise of a welding process, and the production efficiency of on-site welding is improved; and the using amount of precious metal alloy elements such as W, Ni, Mo and the like is reduced, resources are saved, and the production cost of the seamless pipe is reduced.

The invention provides Pu'er and bitter gourd tea and a production method thereof, belonging to the health care drink technology. The product is prepared by 50-55% of dry bitter gourd pieces and 45-50% of Pu'er ripe tea by weight. The production method comprises the following steps: taking ripe bitter gourds, cleaning the ripe bitter gourds, removing the pulps, slicing the ripe bitter gourds, mixing the slices with the Pu'er tea leaves, rolling the mixture, drying the mixture and naturally storing the mixture in the warehouses for more than one year, thus obtaining the finished product. The tea has brown red and clear infusion after brewing and filtration and has special and highly sharp aroma. After drinking, the faint fragrance of the bitter gourds ensures the taste of the Pu'er tea to be more mellow and fuller. The natural physiologically-active components in the product are complete; therefore, the tea has more obvious pharmacological effect of lowering blood sugar level, blood pressure and blood fat. The cold and cool nature of the bitter gourds is moderately neutralized with the partially warm nature of the Pu'er tea; therefore, the tea overcomes the defect that people with weaker tolerance can not singly drink the tea for a long time. The Pu'er and bitter gourd tea is suitable for wider range of people and long-time drink as a health care functional drink.

The invention discloses a composite material based on agricultural wastes as well as a preparation method and application of the composite material. A mixed solution containing agricultural waste, cellulose and a solvent is prepared, then the mixed solution is precipitated and regenerated in a coagulating bath, and the composite material based on the agricultural wastes is obtained. The formability and mechanical strength of the agricultural waste regenerated material are improved by introducing a small amount of cellulose to construct an entanglement network, the agricultural waste/cellulosecomposite material is prepared on the premise of not using chemical treatment, and the method has the characteristics of simple process, low cost and no pollution. Almost all components in the agricultural wastes are retained in the obtained composite material, so that the material shows multifunctionality, such as good mechanical strength, ultraviolet resistance, oxidation resistance, bactericidal activity, high haze and the like, and has application potential in the fields of green and functional packaging materials, environment-friendly adhesive tapes, textiles, biomedicine, thermal insulation and the like.