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The invention allows cool rooms or sea containers designed for frozen goods to handle produce requiring more precisely controlled temperatures and conditions, e.g., vegetables and fruits requiring temperatures in the chilling range and often also needing control or modification of the atmosphere. Each load of produce (100) (e.g. of pallet size) is held in the sea container or cool room but is sealed from the air of the refrigerated environment by, for example, a plastics bag (56). The atmosphere within the bag is then circulated by a fan (12) (or by convection currents from a heating element) so as to pass through the load and around it via ducts (30) provided adjacent the bag (56). Heat exchange (50) between the circulating gas and the refrigerated environment, via the plastics film, serves to cool the load. However, if cooling is excessive a heating element can be used to raise the temperature of the circulating atmosphere. Gas composition of the atmosphere can be controlled by scrubbing, flushing, etc. via pipes from a central unit or at each load individually or by choosing semi-permeable plastic for the sealing bags.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling pathogen growth on live plants and mushrooms using UV-C light and an apparatus for use in the method. Also provided are methods for removing surplus leaves and methods for destroying aerial plant parts prior to harvest of underground roots, tubers or bulbs.

A fan assembly includes a nozzle having a first casing section, a second casing section, an air inlet, an air outlet, and an interior passage for conveying air from the air inlet to the air outlet. The nozzle defines a bore through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by air emitted from the nozzle. The nozzle is detachably mounted on a body including a motor and impeller unit for generating an air flow through the interior passage, and a humidifier for humidifying the air flow before it enters the interior passage. The first casing section defines, at least in part, the interior passage, and is detachable from the second casing section to allow the interior passage to be accessed by a user for cleaning.

The present application relates to an air based fryer (1) for preparing food ingredients. The air based fryer comprises a food preparation chamber (2), an air heater (3) for heating air in the food preparation chamber (2) and a fan (4) for circulating a flow of hot air in the food preparation chamber (2). The air-based fryer (1) further comprises a fluid inlet (5) for the introduction of a fluid directly into the circulating flow of hot air. This solution allows increasing the humidity of the flow of hot air results in superior quality food in terms of taste, texture, and aesthetics and increases the versatility of the air-based flyer.

Provided herein are methods for treating, preventing or alleviating the symptoms of and inflammation associated with inflammatory diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, for example, those involving the esophagus. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions useful for the methods of the present invention.

A dishwasher includes a drying fan formed on a side of the door to suck wet-vapor existing in a tub, a fan driving motor for rotating the drying fan, a sump formed on a bottom of the tube to reserve washing water, a drain motor for draining the washing water out of the sump, and a control unit for controlling the fan driving motor as well as the drain motor. The control unit controls the operation of the drain motor while the fan driving motor operates.

An apparatus and method for preventing ocular surface abnormalities. This apparatus includes a frame containing at least one lens and at least one seal. The frame, lens, and seal provide an area about the eyes of a user that is at least partially enclosed from a surrounding environment when worn. Humidity and temperature are increased in the area about the eyes of the user to provide a microenvironment in the area about the eyes of the user. The microenvironment is capable of reducing or preventing ocular surface abnormalities, alleviating ocular discomfort, and improving ocular health. The seal may be removable and may attach to prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, and so on. The seal may also contain a filter, such as a HEPA filter.

A method of preparing a collagen sponge comprises mixing air into a collagen gel, so as to obtain a collagen foam which is dried. From the dried product thereby obtained, collagen sponge is obtained by isolating parts of sponge with a chamber diameter of more than 0.75 mm and less than 4 mm, or parts with an average chamber diagonal dimension of 3 mm. The collagen sponge may be used as a material for sealing wounds, possibly with a coating comprising a fibrin glue, such as a combination of fibrinogen, thrombin and aprotinin. A device for extracting a part of a collagen foam and for degenerating another part of the collagen foam to a collagen gel is disclosed. An elongated collagen sponge having a through-going hole or bore and a flexible wall may be used for re-establishing walls in a mammalian gastrointestinal funnel or trachea system.

A system massages a user's feet and generates an electro-kinetic airflow that contains safe amounts of ozone that can deodorize the user's feet or socks. The system includes an ion generator comprising a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between left and right first and second electrode arrays. Preferably the first electrode array includes first and second pointed electrodes, and the second electrode array includes annular-like electrodes having a central opening coaxial with the associated pointed electrode. Preferably the annular-like electrodes are formed from a single sheet of metal by extrusion or punching such that the surface of the annular-like electrodes is smooth and continuous through the opening and into a collar region through which the air flows. Particulate matter in the ambient air electrostatically adheres to the smooth continuous surface of the annular-like electrodes.

An aspect of the invention relates to a garment which comprises at least a first zone and a second zone. The first zone of the garment is arranged in the spine area and comprises a higher degree of air permeability than the second zone. The second zone of the garment is arranged below the breast area and in the area of the lumbar vertebrae and comprises a higher degree of moisture wicking than the first zone.

The invention discloses an intelligent hot-air drying control device which comprises a heat exchange box and a drying chamber, wherein he heat exchange box is separated into multiple spaces, and the drying chamber is connected with the heat exchange box through an air supplying main pipe and a general air return pipe. A heat pump dehumidifying and heating system, a heat pipe return heat exchange system, a hot air circulating system and an intelligent control system are arranged in the heat exchange box. The heat pump dehumidifying and heating system which is composed of a compressor, a drying filter, a dehumidifying evaporator, a throttle valve and a heating condenser. The heat pipe return heat exchange system is composed of a heat pipe evaporator and a heat pipe condenser. The hot air circulating system is composed of a high-pressure refrigerant liquid connecting pipe, a low-pressure refrigerant return gas connecting pipe, a high-pressure refrigerant gas connecting pipe, a liquid refrigerant connecting pipe, a gas refrigerant connecting pipe, an air exhaust regulating valve, a mixed air box, a fresh air regulating valve, a secondary air flow regulating valve and an air blower assembly. The intelligent control system is composed of the a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a hot air temperature sensor and a hot air humidity sensor, wherein the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the hot air temperature sensor and the hot air humidity sensor are connected in the various systems. The intelligent hot-air drying control device can regulate the temperature and the humidity of drying air automatically and improve the material drying efficiency.

A fan assembly includes a nozzle and a body on which the nozzle is mounted. The nozzle has a first air inlet, a first air outlet, and a first interior passage for conveying air from the first air inlet to the first air outlet. The nozzle also includes a second air inlet, a plurality of second air outlets, and a second interior passage for conveying air from the second air inlet to the second air outlets. The body generates a first air flow through the first interior passage and a second air flow through the second interior passage. A first air passageway conveys the first air flow to the first air inlet and a second air passageway conveys the second air flow to the second air inlet. One of the temperature, humidity, composition and electrical charge of the second air flow is changed before it is emitted from the nozzle.

The invention discloses a domestic atomizing dish washing machine and a commercial atomizing dish washing machine. When dishes are washed by the domestic atomizing dish washing machine, a drawer-type dish basket with a door lock opened is pulled out of the dish washing machine. Dirty tableware is placed in the drawer-type dish basket, the drawer-type dish basket is pushed into the dish washing machine, a running button is pressed, and tap water flows into an inner tank through a water inlet electromagnetic valve and then flows into a water tank. After the water tank is full, the water inlet electromagnetic valve is closed. A fan is started, a water pump is started, and a power supply heating pipe is connected. Air blown by the fan passes through an air outlet condensation pipe, an ozone generation device, an electric heating wire and an opened and connected air outlet electromagnetic valve to enter an air outlet pipe, and then the air passes through an upper air pipe to be blown out from an air outlet of a capillary air pipe in a conical nozzle of a rotary spray arm. Water pumped by the water pump is filtered by a filter screen to enter a water outlet pipe through a water outlet electromagnetic valve and finally enters the conical nozzle of the capillary air pipe to be mixed with the air blown out from the air outlet of the capillary air pipe to be sprayed out from the conical nozzle in atomizing mode to wash dishes. The atomizing dish washing machine further has the functions of drying, sterilizing and automatically putting in dish washing powder.

The invention discloses a method for cultivating tea comprising the steps of, tea plantation sun screening, planting deciduous arbor around the tea plantation and between the tea trees, covering the tea plantation through rice straw and planting bean green manure, applying special-purpose fertilizer for organic tea, inoculating beneficial soil organisms and soil creatures including right amount of earthworm, finally carrying out irrigation through mini- sprinkling irrigation system in high temperature dry seasons.

Red-emitting phosphors may comprise a nitride-based composition represented by the chemical formula MaSrbSicAldNeEuf, wherein: M is at least one of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Y, Li, Na, K and Zn, and 0<a<1.0; 1.5<b<2.5; 4.0≦c≦5.0; 0≦d≦1.0; 7.5<e<8.5; and 0<f<0.1; wherein a+b+f>2+d / v and v is the valence of M. Furthermore, nitride-based red-emitting phosphor compositions may be represented by the chemical formula MxM′2Si5−yAlyN8:A, wherein: M is Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Y, Li, Na, K and Zn, and x>0; M′ is at least one of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn; 0≦y≦0.15; and A is at least one of Eu, Ce, Tb, Pr, and Mn; wherein x>y / v and v is the valence of M, and wherein the red-emitting phosphors have the general crystalline structure of M′2Si5N8:A.

The invention discloses a method for manufacturing a fruit and vegetable humidity-adjusting fresh-keeping film. Body paper is prepared through papermaking by means of plant fiber as the raw material and by adding a proper wet strength agent and a proper dry strength agent. The body paper is prepared into the humidity-adjusting fresh-keeping film by coating a mixed glue solution composed of a hydrophilic water-retention natural high-molecular polymer and a water-insoluble, safe and environment-friendly mildew-proof antibacterial agent. The manufacturing method is environmentally friendly and simple, and the special humidity-adjusting fresh-keeping film is used for a fruit and vegetable box with a fresh-keeping function and a refrigerator with the fresh-keeping fruit and vegetable box. The fruit and vegetable humidity-adjusting fresh-keeping film can make fruits and vegetables in the fruit and vegetable box hold moisture and kept fresh when relative humidity is small, moisture permeability is remarkably increased when relative humidity is large, and condensation and rotting are prevented. The humidity-adjusting fresh-keeping film can be completely and naturally degraded.

The invention relates to a cement concrete permeable brick, a cement concrete permeable road and production methods thereof. At present, most of urban construction adopting the rigid hardened ground has the problems of dust blowing at a fine day, water accumulation and impermeable ground at a rainy day, no groundwater level supplement, no relief of urban heat island effect, and the like. The invention aims to develop a cement concrete permeable brick, a cement concrete permeable road and production methods thereof. The cement concrete permeable brick is formed by pressing and molding a base material layer and a surface material layer, and both the base material layer and the surface material layer contain cement, sand, stone, water adsorbing resin, asphalt powder, diffusant and a water reducing agent. The production method of the permeable brick is realized by molding the permeable brick by a computer full-automatic building block forming machine; and the production method of the cement concrete permeable road is realized by directly pressing the cement concrete permeable road through a road roller. The invention can achieve the aims of water adsorption, water retention, permeability and practicability, can be widely used for a highway, an airport runway, a roadway, a footway, a square, garden construction, and the like and solve the problem of road icing.

The present invention discloses a communication base station energy-saving air-conditioning unit, which comprises a compressor formed a circulating system, a fresh air system for feeding fresh air, a constant temperature and humidity indoor machine unit for processing the fresh air and the return air, a three-way valve (1), an air exhausting axial fan (2) and a first air return opening (3), wherein the three-way valve (1) is connected with an air inlet (6), the present invention also comprises a temperature sensor for detecting air temperature of the base station and outside air temperature, a temperature sensor for detecting the air humidity of the base station and outside air, and a controller for controlling the air exhausting axial fan (2), the three-way valve (1), a proportion regulating valve (5), the constant temperature and humidity indoor machine unit and the compressor according to the information of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor. The present invention can effectively reduce the energy-consumption of the air-conditioning unit by reasonably using air flow organization and distribution.

The invention discloses a method for cooperatively promoting agglomeration growth of PM (particulate matter) 2.5 and treating desulfuration wastewater in an evaporation manner and a device of the method. The method particularly includes steps that agglomeration liquor prepared by desulfuration wastewater, high polymer adhesive and wetting agent is sprayed into an inlet flue of an electric precipitator and is evaporated by the aid of heat of flue gas, in an evaporation process, the wetting agent promotes dust to enter drops of the agglomeration liquor, the high polymer adhesive is connected with PM2.5 via a polymer chain with polar groups, the grain diameter of the PM2.5 is prompted to be enlarged, so that the PM2.5 can be gathered by the follow-up electric precipitator, the desulfuration wastewater is evaporated completely, suspended matters and dissolvable pollutants in the wastewater are converted into solid to be dissolved out, and the suspended matters and the dissolvable pollutants in the wastewater, together with dust in the flue gas, are gathered by the electric precipitator. The device consists of a boiler, an air preheater, the electric precipitator, a desulfurizing tower, a hydraulic cyclone, a desulfuration wastewater clarification tank and an agglomeration liquor preparation tank, and a double-fluid atomizing nozzle is arranged in the flue between the air preheater and the electric precipitator.

The invention discloses a water capsule for a three-layer cigarette and a preparation method of the water capsule. Water-soluble essence serves as an inner layer in the capsule, water serving as a solvent dilutes the essence, a middle layer is a sodium alginate complex to wrap the water and the essence, and a third layer is a waxy material to prevent the water from permeating in the capsule. An additive can endow the cigarette with special fragrance and taste or can lower content of harmful chemical components in smoke of the cigarette. The preparation method is simple and easy to implement in process, simple in equipment, capable of being directly used for cigarette processing and convenient for popularization and application. Used raw materials are extensive in source and low in cost.

The invention relates to an intelligent greenhouse real-time monitoring system and method. The intelligent greenhouse real-time monitoring system comprises a plurality of data acquisition terminals, aplurality of executing mechanisms, a communication module, a monitoring host and a mobile client. A plurality of parameters of the agricultural environment can be quantitatively acquired and analyzedto realize multi-point detection of the environment, detection targets of detection can be temperature, humidity, illumination, water / soil air composition and the like, the various parameters of a greenhouse are collected to the monitoring host through wireless communication of the communication module, and the monitoring host adjusts the temperature, humidity and other parameters of the greenhouse through the executing mechanisms to realize real-time intelligent monitoring of the greenhouse. Good detection of the various environmental parameters in the greenhouse can be achieved, the environmental parameters of the greenhouse are coordinated and controlled to enable the environmental conditions in the greenhouse to be suitable for growth of crops, and the environmental parameters of thegreenhouse can be remotely detected and controlled through the Web.

This invention is directed to compositions and methods of incorporating metal particles into carbon nanotube films, sheets, and networks. Metal salts that are soluble in water, alcohol, polar organic solvents, and mixtures thereof are used to deposit metal particles onto carbon nanotube films, sheets, and networks. Metal salts increase conductance of nanotube films by spontaneously depositing gold on the nanotube. The concentration and time of exposure to metal salt solution allows the tuning of conductivity and transparency for a transparent carbon nanotube network. Metal salts added to nanotube ink add functional properties of the metal to nanotube conductors.

The invention discloses a hydration heat inhibited concrete expanding material as well as a preparation method and applications thereof. The hydration heat inhibited concrete expanding material is implemented by complexly using first two or three of an expanding agent, a hydration heat inhibitor and an inner curing agent. The hydration heat inhibited concrete expanding material disclosed by the invention fully plays the superimposed effect of the three types of materials, so that the dry shrinkage resistance and cold shrinkage resistance of concrete can be maximized. Experiments prove that concrete with the hydration heat inhibited concrete expanding material disclosed by the invention produces a large expansion in the temperature-fall period, thereby considerably improving the temperature shrinkage (caused by hydration heat) resistance of the concrete; the temperature rise of concrete can be effectively reduced; high relative humidity can be kept in the concrete for a long time, thereby providing a good hydration reaction environment for the expanding agent, and reducing dry shrinkage.

A ventilation system that includes a fan for providing fresh air within an infant's sleeping area. The fan may be mounted to the infant's sleeping device and may include fan guards surrounding the fan for increased safety. The ventilation system may include a sensing device for monitoring the conditions within the infant's sleeping area. The sensing device may monitor the oxygen level, the carbon dioxide level, and the presence of smoke. The sensing device may monitor for additional toxic gasses or hazardous conditions within the infant's sleeping area. The ventilation system may further include a remote receiver that receives signals from the sensing device if a hazardous condition exists within the infant's sleeping area. The ventilation system may further include local and remote alarms configured to provide notification of a hazardous condition within the infant's sleeping area.

The invention provides a method for cultivating cherry seedlings. The method includes the following steps of collecting and processing seeds, sowing the seeds in nutrition pots in a plastic tunnel, performing managing after sowing, training the seedlings and transplanting the seedlings into a big field. According to the method, the temperature and the humidity for sprouting of the seeds are improved manually, the problem that the seeds do not sprout because of drought and water loss can be avoided effectively, in addition, the seedlings are prevented from the influences of adverse weather such as low temperature and late frost in spring after seedling emergence, good growing environment is provided for the seedlings, and the seedlings come out about one mouth earlier than seedlings sown in the big field. Hill-seeding is performed in the nutrition pots, the emergence rate reaches above 97%, more than ten thousand seedlings can be obtained from 1kg seeds in a hill-seeding mode, however, more than ten thousand seedlings can be obtained from 3-5kg seeds sown in the big field in a drill seeding mode, and the utilization rate of the seeds can be improved by 3-5 times. The height of the seedlings is 10-15cm during transplanting, the seedlings are higher than the seedlings sown in the big field by 3-5cm, transplanting is performed according the same row spacing, the seedlings are grown evenly in land for tree nursery, management is convenient, the seedlings can grow into high-quality big seedlings, and therefore the emergence rate and the seed utilization rate of seedling cultivation are improved more effectively and the seedling cultivation purpose that the seeds are sown in a high-quality and high-efficiency mode is achieved.

A red-emitting phosphor comprises a nitride-based composition represented by the chemical formula M(x / v)M′2Si5-xAlxN8:RE, wherein: M is at least one monovalent, divalent or trivalent metal with valence v; M′ is at least one of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn; and RE is at least one of Eu, Ce, Tb, Pr, and Mn; wherein x satisfies 0.1≦x<0.4, and wherein the phosphor has the general crystalline structure M′2Si5N8:RE, Al substitutes for Si within the crystalline structure, and M is located substantially at interstitial sites. Furthermore, the phosphor is configured such that 1,000 hours of aging at 85° C. and 85% humidity results in a deviation in chromaticity coordinates CIE Δx and Δy of less than about 0.03. Furthermore, the phosphor absorbs radiation in the UV and blue and emits light with a photoluminescence peak wavelength within the range from about 620 to 650 nm.

The present invention discloses a preparation method for a water-preserving and salt-tolerant alkaline concrete internal curing agent. According to the method, plant starch, inorganic powder with a layered structure, an anionic monomer, a non-ionic monomer and water are adopted as main raw materials; under effects of an initiator, a cross-linking agent and a certain temperature, treatments of dissolving, reacting, filtering, washing, drying and crushing are performed to obtain the internal curing agent. The internal curing agent of the present invention has the following advantages that: the internal curing agent of the present invention provides the stronger deionized water absorbency than the existing internal curing agent, wherein the deionized water absorbency is increased by 200-500 times; the saline solution absorbency and the alkaline solution absorbency are 35-55% of the deionized water absorbency; the water-preserving rate of the internal curing agent of the present invention is 55-65% after the internal curing agent absorbs the alkaline solution; with adopting the low mixing amount of 0.05-0.5% of the internal curing agent, the strength of the silica fume-doped C60-C100 high-performance concretes is not reduced while the 7-day autogenous shrinkage rates of the concretes are reduced by 65-85%; the internal curing agent of the present invention is applicable for the high strength and early strength concrete pavement, steel pipe concrete under the closed environment, self-compacting concrete and other engineering fields, wherein the fields adopt the design with a low water-cement ratio and a high cementing material content, and adopt a large amount of high activity mineral admixtures.

The invention is a portable, non-pressurized oxygen generation device. A first chamber holds an oxygen liberating chemical, and a catalyst from a second chamber begins the oxygen liberating reaction when the two chemicals mix. The chemicals are pre-measured, and oxygen generation can begin within seconds of activation.