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The present invention is in the area of agriculture and more specifically is directed to a method for improving the culture of the edible fig (Ficus carica). As currently grown in California, the fig tends to have a rather short season so that fresh fruit is available only sporadically. The present invention provides a comprehensive method for improved culture of edible figs to provide fresh fruit throughout the year. The method specifies optimum methods for establishing and maintaining orchards. The method includes steps for extending fruit production into the winter. The method includes steps for enhancing fruit quality especially antioxidant compounds which are believed to be beneficial to human health. The method includes steps ensuring that fresh fruit will have an extended storage life. All of these factors contribute to higher yield and higher overall profitability.

A sapphire substrate having one principal surface on which a nitride semiconductor is grown, said one principal surface having a plurality of projections. Each of the projections has a generally pyramidal shape with a not truncated, more sharpened tip and with an inclined surface composed of a crystal growth-suppression surface that lessens or suppresses the growth of the nitride semiconductor and also which has an inclination change line at which an inclination angle discontinuously varies.

The present invention relates to methods for preventing the development of cancer or neurodegenerative diseases by administering N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), melatonin, or a combination thereof. The present invention also relates to methods for diagnosing cancer and / or neurdegenerative disease by detecting or determining the amount of dopamine metabolites, 4-CE, 2-CE, methylation of CE or CE-Q conjugates.

A piezoelectric / electrostrictive device includes a substrate, an electrode layer adhering to the surface of the substrate, and a piezoelectric / electrostrictive layer adhering to the electrode layer. The electrode layer is deformed by high-temperature creep. A method for manufacturing the piezoelectric / electrostrictive device includes the cooling step of cooling the piezoelectric / electrostrictive device after firing at a temperature decreasing rate of at least the rate of natural cooling. The cooling step includes the sub-step of holding the piezoelectric / electrostrictive device at a constant temperature lower than the firing temperature. The holding temperature is set within the range of temperatures at which high-temperature creep occurs in the metal of the electrode layer. Thus, residual stress in the piezoelectric / electrostrictive layer can be reduced.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of carbon aerogel, and particularly relate to a molybdenum disulfide nanosheet / carbon aerogel hybrid material and a preparation method therefor. The hybrid material is prepared by growing a molybdenum disulfide nanosheet in situ on a carbon aerogel particle with an irregular angular structure by using molybdenum salt and sulfosalt. The raw materials comprises the carbon aerogel, the molybdenum salt, and the sulfosalt. The preparation process comprises: carrying out a sol-gel method, carrying out freeze drying, and carrying out a high-temperature carbonized technology, thereby obtaining the carbon aerogel; obtaining the carbon airgel particle with the irregular angular structure by using a grinding or milling method; and and growing the molybdenum disulfide nanosheet in situ on the carbon aerogel particle by using a solvothermal method. The molybdenum disulfide nanosheet / carbon aerogel hybrid material prepared by the method disclosed by the invention has the characteristics that the molybdenum disulfide nanosheet has few layers ( only 3-6 layers), and is uniformly distributed on the carbon aerogel, so that the hybrid material can be used as an ideal catalyst material with high performance, an electrode material for new energy devices such as a lithium-ion battery or solar cells, and the like.

There is provided a method of making an active material with satisfactory cycle characteristics. The method of making an active material according to the invention comprises contacting an aqueous solution containing a metal-fluoro complex and lithium salt with lithium-containing metal oxide particles.

The invention relates to the field of mushroom cultivation technologies, in particular to a method for manufacturing edible mushroom solid liquefied strains. The method comprises the steps that first-level liquid strains are inoculated into a culture flask, and liquid spawn is obtained; a solid cultivation material is prepared, the liquid spawn is cultured in strain bottles, the cultivation temperature ranges from 22 DEG C to 25 DEG C, cultivation is conducted in a dark place, the cultivation humidity ranges from 50% to 60%, and the strains can grow full of the strain bottles after being cultured by 20-30 days; the strain bottles filled with the strains and having no infectious microbe are selected, and the strains are crushed in a pulverizer and inoculated into sterile water for direct production and inoculation. The method for manufacturing the edible mushroom solid liquefied strains has the advantages that the strain running speed is high and is 1 / 3 higher than that of solid strain running, 3-4 times of expansion inoculation are not needed, the strain contamination problem caused in the expansion inoculation process is solved, and time needed by expanding propagation is saved; growing points are more than the growing points of common liquid strains, strain running is uniform, the strain ages are consistent, produced mushrooms are orderly and good in quality, and fruit body yield can be improved by 20%-30%; sterile water is adopted for liquefying mycelia, molds and other infectious microbes can not grow, and contamination can be reduced by 5%-10%.

A composite sealant of the present invention increases a fracture toughness of glass which has an excellent gas tightness but has a low fracture resistance, to enhance the thermal cycle stability while maintaining the gas tightness of a stack. For this, alpha-alumina fiber particles, alpha-alumina granular particles, and metallic particles are mixed and added to a glass matrix for remarkably increasing the fracture toughness from 0.5 MPa·m05 to 6 MPa·m°'5 through the multiple effects of crack deflection and crack bridging by the fiber and granular particles, and effects of crack arresting and plastic deformation by the metallic particles. When using the high fracture toughness composite sealant of the present invention, since the gas tightness and the stability of the stack can be maintained even when there is a thermal stress produced by a non-uniform temperature distribution or a thermal cycle condition in the stack, increasing the fracture toughness of the composite sealant works as the most important factor for enhancing the reliability of a large-area stack.

Provided are methods and compositions for controlling postnatal ocular growth and the development of ocular errors in the maturing eye of a subject, comprising altering the refraction and / or growth of the maturing eye of a subject by administering to the eye a therapeutically effective amount of at least one GABA drug or compound, including agonists or antagonists (alone or in combination with other compounds), as well as any other drug or composition, regardless of classification, that acts to alter the refractive development and / or growth of the eye. Further provided are methods and compositions for treating or preventing myopia, hyperopia or amblyopia.

A method for inhibiting the premature polymerization and the polymer growth of ethylenically unsaturated monomers is disclosed wherein the method comprises adding to said monomers an effective amount of at least one hydrogen donor or electron acceptor. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrogen donor or electron acceptor is used in combination with a stable nitroxyl free radical.

The present invention provides biological fertilizer compositions that comprise yeast cells that have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minerals and compounds, decompose potassium minerals and compounds, decompose complex carbon compounds, over produce growth factors, and over produce ATP. The biological fertilizer composition of the invention can replace mineral fertilizers in supplying nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to crop plants. Methods of manufacturing the biological fertilizer compositions and methods of uses are also encompassed.

A system, method and computer program product for estimating future axial elongation of an individual's eye as a way to predict and track refractive error progression of an individual. The method includes: receiving, via a computer interface, data relating to refractive change in a prior pre-determined time period for the individual from a reference timepoint; receiving data representing an age of the individual and data representing a current axial length value of the eye as measured at the reference timepoint; calculating, by said processor, a future axial elongation of the eye as a function of the age of the individual, the current axial length value of the eye as measured at the reference timepoint, and the refractive change in the prior pre-determined time period; generating, an output indication of said computed axial elongation of the eye, and using said output indication to select a myopia control treatment for said individual.

An object of the present invention is to provide a Corson alloy having significantly improved characteristics, i.e. high strength and high electrical conductivity, by enhancing the effect of addition of Cr to a Cu—Ni—Si system alloy. There is provided a copper alloy for electronic materials comprising 1.0-4.5% by mass Ni, 0.50-1.2% by mass Si, 0.003-0.3% by mass Cr wherein the weight ratio of Ni to Si satisfies the expression: 3≦Ni / Si≦5.5, and the balance being Cu and incidental impurities, wherein particles of Cr—Si compounds having a size of 0.1 μm to 5 μm are dispersed in the alloy and the dispersed particles having an atomic concentration ratio of Cr to Si of 1 to 5 and a dispersion density of no more than 1×106 / mm2.

A sapphire substrate having one principal surface on which a nitride semiconductor is grown, said one principal surface having a plurality of projections. Each of the projections has a generally pyramidal shape with a not truncated, more sharpened tip and with an inclined surface composed of a crystal growth-suppression surface that lessens or suppresses the growth of the nitride semiconductor and also which has an inclination change line at which an inclination angle discontinuously varies.

Method for preparing a target substance in particulate form, by introducing into a particle formation vessel, through separate first and second fluid inlets respectively, (a) a solution or suspension of the target substance in a fluid vehicle (the “target solution / suspension”) and (b) a compressed fluid anti-solvent for the substance, and allowing the anti-solvent to extract the vehicle from the target solution / suspension so as to form particles of the target substance, wherein the target solution / suspension enters the vessel downstream of the point of entry of the anti-solvent and at a point which lies on or close to the main axis of anti-solvent flow, and wherein the anti-solvent has a sub-sonic velocity as it enters the particle formation vessel.

Disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition and an application thereof. The pharmaceutical composition includes one or more of a benzoheterocyclic compound as shown in formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a solvate thereof, a crystalline form thereof, a co-crystal thereof, a stereoisomer thereof, an isotope compound thereof, a metabolite thereof and a pro-drug thereof, and an androgen receptor pathway modulator. The pharmaceutical composition better inhibits prostate cancer cell growth.

Thus, provided herein are pericyte progenitor cells (e.g., isolated pericyte progenitor cells), methods for generating pericyte progenitors in clinically relevant numbers for various applications applying macromolecular crowding during cell culture, and methods of using the pericyte progenitor cells.

A method for inhibiting the premature polymerization and the polymer growth of ethylenically unsaturated monomers is disclosed wherein the method comprises adding to said monomers an effective amount of at least one hydrogen donor or electron acceptor. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrogen donor or electron acceptor is used in combination with a stable nitroxyl free radical.

A general purpose plant growth medium and planting methods incorporating shredded coastal redwood bark for use in planting. In some embodiments the shredded coastal redwood bark fibers vary in length from about 0.125-14 inches and comprise about 10-80 % of the plant growth medium volume. In some embodiments the plant growth medium is compacted to an approximate unhydrated density of about 200-400 pounds per cubic yard.

A bioreactor vessel has a biological support provided within the vessel to support bacteria and a drive system for agitating the biological support while it is it is immersed in the reaction liquor that is to be treated within the vessel. The drive system causes the biological support to oscillate with a reciprocating or rectilinear motion and the drive system is preferably located either outside the vessel or within a portion of the vessel that is above the level of reaction liquor present therein.

A method for inhibiting the premature polymerization and the polymer growth of ethylenically unsaturated monomers is disclosed wherein the method comprises adding to said monomers an effective amount of at least one hydrogen donor or electron acceptor. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrogen donor or electron acceptor is used in combination with a stable nitroxyl free radical.

The invention relates to a method of removing immune suppression in a tumor microenvironment or stimulating an immune system against cancer cells, comprising administering to a subject a combination of a HDAC inhibitor and an NSAID in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor.

This invention discloses a stabilized biosolids composition and a method for the stabilization of biosolids. It entails the use of a chemically and biologically reactive material, in the form of ultrafine iron particles. The nanometer-sized iron particles are capable of degrading odorous organosulfur compounds, transforming persistent and toxic organic pollutants such as PCBs and chlorinated pesticides, inhibiting the growth of pathogens by increasing pH and maintaining the increased pH of the stabilized biosolids, immobilizing toxic metal ions such as mercury and lead, and improving the overall quality of biosolids for land application and plant growth.

A system, method and computer program product for estimating future axial elongation of an individual's eye as a way to predict and track refractive error progression of an individual. The method includes: receiving, via a computer interface, data relating to refractive change in a prior pre-determined time period for the individual from a reference timepoint; receiving data representing an age of the individual and data representing a current axial length value of the eye as measured at the reference timepoint; calculating, by said processor, a future axial elongation of the eye as a function of the age of the individual, the current axial length value of the eye as measured at the reference timepoint, and the refractive change in the prior pre-determined time period; generating, an output indication of said computed axial elongation of the eye, and using said output indication to select a myopia control treatment for said individual.

A lithium secondary battery including a negative electrode in which a negative electrode mixture included in the negative electrode is formed by charge and discharge of the battery. This negative electrode is formed by charge-induced formation of lithium metal on a negative electrode current collector having a three-dimensional structure form. The lithium secondary battery forms lithium metal while being blocked from the atmosphere. Therefore, formation of a surface oxide layer (native oxide layer) on a negative electrode is blocked and a lithium dendrite growth suppressing effect is achieved by forming lithium metal on a negative electrode current collector having a three-dimensional structure form. The lithium secondary battery has a superior battery efficiency and reduces declines in lifetime properties.

A general purpose plant growth medium incorporating shredded coastal redwood bark.

The invention discloses a silkworm excrement porous carbon MOFs composite material with a high specific surface and a preparation method and application thereof. First, silkworm excrement and a ZnCl2 solution are mixed and swelled and then frozen and dried; then the frozen and dried silkworm excrement is subjected to an active pore expanding reaction, cleaned, centrifuged and dried to obtain a silkworm excrement-based multi-stage pore carbon material; next, a metal salt solution and the material are stirred and mixed and then centrifuged and dried; under the condition of plasma modification, oxygen is injected to form a high-dispersion metal oxide on the surface of the silkworm excrement-based multi-stage pore carbon material, then through a microwave irradiation method, MOFs are grown on the surface of the silkworm excrement-based carbon material with the high-dispersion metal oxide being a precursor, and finally the silkworm excrement porous carbon MOFs composite material with the high specific surface is obtained after suction filtration and drying. The material can be applied to pesticide slow controlled release. The obtained composite carbon material has the high specific surface and carboxyl groups, and can achieve the effects of high adsorption capacity and good slow controlled release.

In various aspects, the present invention is directed to a scalable method of producing rhamnolipids by bacterial fermentation with higher product concentrations, yields and productivities and preventing excessive foaming during the cell growth phase when the cell respiration rate is higher. It has been found that by slowing the growth rate of the bacteria by altering the ratio of the nitrogen source to the non-nitrogen source in the initial fermentation medium and supplementing the nitrogen source, excessive foaming in the growth phase can be prevented. Further, by using the non-nitrogen source as the limiting nutrient that initiates the stationary phase and then supplementing fermentation broth with the nitrogen and carbon sources, the length of the standing phase, and with it the time during which rhamnolipid production occurs can be greatly extended.

The invention discloses an indium zinc sulfide nanosheet / tubular tin oxide heterojunction and a preparation method thereof, and application of the indium zinc sulfide nanosheet / tubular tin oxide heterojunction in degradation and removal of water pollutants. According to the method, tin oxide nanotubes are prepared through an electrostatic spinning technology and a high-temperature calcination technology; and tin oxide serves as a substrate, and indium zinc sulfide nanosheets evenly grow on the surface of the substrate through an oil bath so as to construct the indium zinc sulfide nanosheet / tubular tin oxide heterojunction. Indium zinc sulfide is an important metal sulfide, has a band gap width of 2.6 to 2.7 eV and is a good semiconductor material, so the prepared indium zinc sulfide nanosheet / tubular tin oxide heterojunction has a large specific surface area, can provide more adsorption sites and catalytic active sites, effectively improves the separation efficiency of photo-induced electrons and holes, further improves the activity of a photocatalytic reaction, and can be better used for photocatalytic separation and degradation of water pollutants.