10650 results about "Ecology" patented technology

An exemplary sterilization system includes a self-propelled robotic mobile platform for locating and eradicating infectious bacterial and virus strains on floors (and objects thereon), walls, cabinets, angled structures, etc., using one or more ultraviolet light sources. A controller allows the system to adjust the quantity of ultraviolet light received by a surface by, for example, changing the intensity of energy input to a ultraviolet light source, changing a distance between a ultraviolet light source and a surface being irradiated, changing the speed / movement of the mobile platform to affect time of exposure, and / or by returning to contaminated areas for additional passes. The mobile platform may include a sensor capable of detecting fluorescence of biological contaminants irradiated with ultraviolet light to locate contaminated areas. The system is thus capable of “seek and destroy” functionality by navigating towards contaminated areas and irradiating those areas with ultraviolet light accordingly.

The invention provides a method for isolating and culturing a previously unculturable microorganism, which comprises: (i) collecting a sample from an environmental source; (ii) counting / estimating the number of microorganisms in the sample; (iii) diluting the sample in an appropriate medium; (iv) adding a gelating agent such as to entrap one or more microorganisms within a sphere of the gelating agent; (v) coating the spheres containing the entrapped microorganism(s) with a natural or synthetic polymer to form a polymeric membrane; (vi) incubating the coated spheres in the original environment for an appropriate time; (vii) cutting the spheres and scanning for microorganisms colonies; and (viii) isolating the microorganisms, and repeating steps (iii) to (vii) until a pure clone of said previously unculturable microorganism is obtained.

Clumping animal litters containing composite particles with increased absorptivity and clump strength are disclosed. Reinforcing fiber materials are combined with a liquid-absorbing material to form composite particles suitable for use as animal litter. The reinforcing fiber materials add structural integrity to the liquid absorbent materials by acting in a manner similar to reinforcing bars (i.e., rebar) in concrete. The fibers need only be present in small percentages to show a consumer noticeable benefit.

Methods for classifying plants by remote sensing and image analysis technology are presented. These methods are useful for evaluating plants and for selecting plants for a plant breeding program which has as its goal to selectively alter phenotype. The methods combine the newer techniques of remote sensing technology to obtain indirect correlates of the traits of interest, with classical pedigree breeding strategies. Thermal and infrared reflectance measures of plant canopies are examples of energy values measured by remote sensing, used to indirectly predict the selected traits.

Environmental characteristics of habitable environments (e.g., hotel or motel rooms, spas, resorts, cruise boat cabins, offices, hospitals and / or homes, apartments or residences) are controlled to eliminate, reduce or ameliorate adverse or harmful aspects and introduce, increase or enhance beneficial aspects in order to improve a “wellness” or sense of “wellbeing” provided via the environments. Control of intensity and wavelength distribution of passive and active Illumination addresses various issues, symptoms or syndromes, for instance to maintain a circadian rhythm or cycle, adjust for “jet lag” or season affective disorder, etc. Air quality and attributes are controlled. Scent(s) may be dispersed. Hypoallergenic items (e.g., bedding, linens) may be used. Water quality is controlled. Noise is reduced and sounds (e.g., masking, music, natural) may be provided. Passive and active pathogen controls are employed. Controls are provided for the occupant and / or facility personnel, as is instruction, and surveys, including assessing wellness.

The invention provides methods for sorting polynucleotides from a population based on predetermined sequence characteristics. In one aspect, the method of the invention is carried out by extending a primer annealed polynucleotides having predetermined sequence characteristics to incorporate a predetermined terminator having a capture moiety, capturing polynucleotides having extended primers by a capture agent that specifically binds to the capture moiety, and melting the captured polynucleotides from the extended primers to form a subpopulation of polynucleotides having the predetermined sequence characteristics. In another aspect, the method of the invention is carried out on a population of tagged polynucleotides so that after a subpopulation is selected, the members of the subpopulation may be simultaneously analyzed using the unique tags on the polynucleotides to convey analytical information to a hybridization array for a readout.

The present invention relates to a combined interdependent fish and plant factory. An embodiment of the present invention includes a fish house connected to a greenhouse, a biofuel source, and a generator connected to the biofuel source and to at least one of the fish house and the greenhouse, where the generator is adapted to utilize biofuel as a fuel source and to provide electrical power to at least one of the fish house and the greenhouse. An embodiment can also include a waste heat recovery boiler or an algae reactor. Another embodiment includes a method for growing plants and farming fish in a combined interdependent fish and plant factory including a fish house connected to a greenhouse, including the steps of utilizing biofuel from a biofuel source to create electric power, and providing the electric power to at least one of the fish house and the greenhouse.

The present invention provides means for increasing the storage stability of astaxanthin in a green algal extract, and a green algal extract containing astaxanthin having high storage stability. The present invention provides a green algal extract comprising astaxanthin at a concentration of 0.5 to 20 wt % expressed in terms of free astaxanthin, and at least one phospholipid at a phospholipid concentration of 0.1 to 15 wt %. This green algal extract has an excellent ability to store stably astaxanthin, and even after storage for one week at 60° C. it is possible to retain approximately 80% or more of the astaxanthin.

The invention discloses cat litter comprising a composition prepared from the following components in percent by weight: 50-80% of inorganic clay, 5-15% of silica gel, 5-20% of organic substrate and 8-20% of mineral matter, wherein the inorganic clay is selected from one or a mixture of attapulgite, bentonite, kaolinite and sepiolite; the organic substrate is selected from one or a mixture of corncob, corn, wheat, clover, peanut hull, walnut shell, pine wood shavings and broadleaved tree wood shavings; and the mineral matter is selected from one or a mixture of perlite, diatomite, pumice and other low-density mineral matters. The cat litter disclosed by the invention has the following advantages of largely strengthened adsorption deodorization capacity due to the addition of the silica gel component, stronger deodorization capacity by utilizing the adsorbability of natural materials, natural fragrance, small weight and strong caking capability, in particular no dust and easiness for treatment; and the cat litter disclosed by the invention is 40% lighter than the traditional bentonite cat litter.

The invention relates to aerobic denitrifying paracoccus denitrificans and application thereof. A bacterial strain provided in the invention is paracoccus denitrificans DN-3CGMCC No. 3658; the Paracoccus denitrificans can carry out aerobic denitrification by using nitrate nitrogen under both aerobic and oxygen-limited conditions and can also carry out heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification by using ammonia-N, and a total nitrogen removal rate on above mentioned occasions is greater than 90%. The paracoccus denitrificans provided in the invention has stable hereditary features, isapplicable to treatment of a variety of nitrogen-containing waste water and produces a good nitrogen removal effect.

An apparatus for producing algae circulates algae fluid through flexible reactor tubing that is at least partially translucent to sunlight. The reactor tubing lies flat when not pressurized. Preferably, the reactor tubing is made of clear polyethylene with UV inhibitors, the polyethylene being between 6 and 15 mil thick. The reactor tubing preferably has a substantially circular cross-section with a 6 inch diameter and is preferably 1250 feet long. Gas relief valves allow gases generated during algae production to escape from the reactor tubing. CO2 may be injected into the algae fluid to stimulate photosynthesis. A circulation pump propels the algae fluid through the reactor tubing, keeping the reactor tubing pressurized and stationary without touching the reactor tubing, so that a rigid support structure is not needed. One or more layers of plastic mulch may be disposed above or below the reactor tubing to control temperature and sunlight exposure.

The invention provides methods of enhancing moisture or reducing drying using wet skin treatment composition. These compositions are activated by water and retained efficiently on skin. Thus, the compositions (and methods used) impart desirable benefits to skin, are perceived to absorb quickly on wet skin and leave the skin feeling clean, but non-greasy.

The invention discloses a method for forecasting blue-green algae water bloom in a large-scale shallow lake within 72 hours. The method comprises the following steps of: building a content forecasting model of chlorophyll a in a water body and a probability forecasting model of water bloom generation according to an in-situ growth rate and drift rate parameters of blue-green algae; analyzing instant content of the chlorophyll a in a monitoring water area; distributing and acquiring meteorological information data in a monitoring period; inputting the built models; and outputting a predicted value of the concentration of the chlorophyll a in the monitoring water area in the next 72 hours and the water area and the probability of water bloom generation. The method disclosed by the invention has the advantages of strong operability, easily acquired parameters used for forecasting and high timeliness, and can be used for rapidly and accurately predicting breakout of the blue-green algae water bloom and forecasting the blue-green algae water bloom in a waterhead site and a vital landscape water area.

The invention discloses a production process of a high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock. The production process of the high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock comprises the following steps of yarn manufacturing, sock weaving, seam allowance processing, reinforcing, setting, pre-drying, water bathing, drying and package detection. The production process of the high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock adopts the method that natural cotton fibers, aloe fibers and modal fibers are interlaced and makes full use of the good antibacterial effect of the aloe fibers, and the bottom of the sock adopts a flat structure, so that the fabric can meet the requirements for high air permeability and comfort. The aloe fibers are used for replacing traditional common viscose, and aloe isocitric acid calcium and other matter have the functions of improving the constitution, strengthening the heart, promoting blood circulation, softening hardened arteries, lowering the cholesterol content and expanding the blood capillaries, and have a certain inhibition effect on escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus. Compared with the prior art, the high-quality ecological antibacterial health-care sock has good health-care performance and antibacterial performance.

The invention relates generally to an improved plant breeding system. More particularly, this invention relates to a method for automated, high throughput analysis of plant phenotype and plant genotype in a breeding program.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a Cannabis plant Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol isolate from a crude solvent extract of Cannabis plant material. The invention relates further to a Cannabis plant THC isolate comprising Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabinol (CBN) and / or Cannabidiol (CBD) and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Cannabis plant THC isolate.

The invention discloses an integral process for ecologically desilting and curing sludge. The process comprises the following treatment steps of: I, absorbing riverbed sludge in an undistributed way; II, pretreating landed slurry based on high-frequency oscillation; III, decreasing and concentrating slurry-containing sewage while adding a flocculating agent A; IV, performing solid-liquid separation on the concentrated slurry, conveying the concentrated slurry in a decreasing and concentrating pond to a horizontal centrifuge, adding a flocculating agent B and centrifuging to obtain dehydrated slurry cakes; V, inputting the dehydrated slurry cakes into curing equipment, adding a curing agent to obtain cured sludge, introducing sewage drained from the centrifuge into an adjusting pond, adding a flocculating agent C, homogenizing, blending, elevating to a purifying tower through an elevating pump, and adding a flocculating agent D; and VI, making a purified liquid part drained from the purifying tower reflow for utilizing, and making precipitated concentrated slurry reflow to the decreasing and concentrating pond for retreating. The integral process has the advantages of high desilting efficiency, low cost, no secondary pollution, small floor area, and detachability and assembly for rapid transition.

The invention relates to a convenient preparation method for culturing ecological bacteria. The product comprises a composite microbial freeze-drying strain, a special culture medium, a flora coordination and growth promotion factor and the like. After the freeze-drying microbial strains and nutrients are mixed according to the weight ratio of 1:100-1:100000, finished products are obtained by sealing and encapsulating. When in use, the product is added with water with the quantity of 20 times, the mixture is stirred evenly, the environmental temperature is controlled between 15 DEG C and 40 DEG C, and the mixture is covered by a cover, sealed at a dry position and then can be fed after being naturally activated for 2-3 days. The added water is required to be drinking water and does not contain a disinfector, a bactericide, an antibiotic and a synthetic antibacterial agent, and the temperature of the water can not exceed 45 DEG C, warm water with the temperature of 25-37 DEG C is preferred; a used container must be washed and cleaned, is provided with a cover for sealing and can be recycled by disinfection after being used. At present, most of the active bacterium products sold in the market are packaged and delivered to the market after a microbial agent and the products are fermented in a factory, which is a sale-after-growth mode; the defects of unstable effect, unreasonable performance-price ratio and the like generally exist in the active bacterium products produced by this mode. The invention adopts a growth-after-sale mode and hands the production priority of a microbial preparation to a user, and the user can prepare and culture the required ecological bacteria under a simple condition by carrying out water addition, temperature control and natural fermentation on the product. The convenient bacteria do not contain chemical medicaments and toxin and are ecological and environment-friendly.

The invention discloses a feed additive and a preparation craft, in particular to a green feed additive for layers and the preparation craft, which is prepared by the mixure of Chinese medicine chemical additive, micro ecology preparation, Vitamin class, trace elements, methionine, chlorination choline, ethoxybenzoylaminoquinoline, rice husk powder and zeolite. The invention has the advantages of nontoxic side effect, no residue, no antibiotic nature, improvement of the laying intensity of layers and the quality of eggs, and enhancement of organism immunity and the anti-stress ability of the organic body.

An ecological-point management system includes an electric powered vehicle, a charging facility, a communication network, a management server, point recipients each having a device capable of accessing the communication network. The electric storage device of the electric powered vehicle is configured to be chargeable by the charging facility. In the ecological-point management system, an ecological point in accordance with an amount of greenhouse gas emission that can be reduced by traveling using electric power by the electric powered vehicle is given to the point recipients. The point recipients can include an owner or a driver of the electric powered vehicle, and a manufacture, an installation personnel, an owner of the charging facility, and an owner of an installation place, and further a provider of the charging power.

The present invention relates to a method of manipulating the physiological state of algae cultured in raceway ponds by altering one or more environmental parameter to simulate algal bloom forming conditions and to raceway ponds suitable for culturing algae according to the present invention. The alteration of the one or more environmental parameters in a specifically timed manner can be used to induce and maintain synchronous cell division.

Compositions and lures are described which provide vapor blends of acetic acid and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of isobutanol, racemic 2-methyl-1-butanol, S-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, heptyl butyrate, and butyl butyrate which function as highly effective attractants for yellowjacket wasps and paper wasps. By attracting wasps to traps or baits, the chemical attractants provide a means for detecting, surveying, monitoring, and controlling the wasps.

A cuttage and breeding method for sabina vulgalis comprises the steps of renovating a cuttage bed, picking branches, processing shoot for cutting, performing cuttage and the like; deeply ploughing a seedling tray, clearing off impurities, applying cottage, leveling, widening to make a lower bed, and paving clean river sand on the seedling bed; sterilizing the sand bed which is 5-10cm thick with 800-1000 times of carbendazol liquid medicine; picking 1-2 years old healthy and strong branches without diseases or pests at dawn, putting the branches cut down in a plastic cask constraining water timely to prevent drying-up due to water loss; processing shoot for cutting by adopting different medicines and plant growing hormone with concentration being 50-150ppm for dipping for 2-6h, so that breeding coefficient is higher. Facts prove that the cuttage and breeding survival rate of sabina vulgalis bred by using the invention can reach up to 75-89%, thus realizing the aim of enhancing breeding coefficient.

The invention provides a method for detecting abnormal behavior of power consumption of users based on isolated forest, which comprises the following steps: S1, obtaining power consumption sequence data through data acquisition mode; 2, clean that data to remove incomplete data, incorrect data and duplicate data; S3, feature extraction based on statistics; S4, data preprocessing; 5, normalize thatmatrix YM *K to obtain a new matrix YM *K '; 6, judging whether that power consumption is abnormal or normal by using an isolated forest model; S61, extracting from a new matrix YM *K, each us extracts. Psi. Statistical characteristics, and assuming that the number t of iTree trees, yij, is the element of the i-th row and the j-th column in the new matrix YM *K; S62, calculating an abnormal scores (yij,. Psi.) of yij; S63, determining whether s (yij,. Psi.) is less than 1-Delta e, Delta e is a constant in the range of 0.22 to 0.07; If so, it is abnormal power consumption; If not, the electricity is normally used. An isolated forest-based user abnormal behavior detection method solves the problem of long running time of analysis and calculation caused by large subsequent operation due tolack of data processing in the prior art.

The invention discloses a method for cultivating algam Dendrobium nobile in group in water. Since the blades of algam Dendrobium nobile before output bottle will not form complete horny layer to process effective photosynthesis, according to the growth and physiological characters, the algam Dendrobium nobile output bottle is cultivated by water cultivate device, to be cultivated for 30 days at right condition, therefore, cultivated seeds can be transplanted into large field. The invention can effectively resolve the problems as low survival rate and improve survival rate to 95%.

The invention discloses a pervious concrete and is characterized in that the pervious concrete is made by mixing cement, aggregate, water, water reducer agent and adhesive evenly; and the cement, the aggregate, the water, the water reducer agent and the adhesive are mixed in different weight proportions of 1-1.2 to 5.5-8.5 to 0.2-0.5 to 0.01-0.2 to 0.01-0.2. The invention can solve the natural ecology problems of hardened ground in cities, atmospheric circulation as well as soil and water moisture retention, thereby forming a high-quality natural ecology environment and maintaining urban ecological balance. The pervious concrete consists of two pervious surface courses and two macadam bases in different particles so as to provide a water storage structure which can store the water until the water penetrates into the soil; meanwhile, the invention can be made into building block, which can be provided with different decorative patterns and colors on the surface, and has the advantages of artistic quality, water permeability, good water retention, skid resistance, high strength, cold resistance and weather resistance, etc.

The invention discloses an IL7R gene-deleted zebra fish mutant and a preparation method thereof. The construction of the IL7R gene-deleted zebra fish mutant is realized through a CRISPR / Cas9 technology. Moreover, the invention also discloses application of the IL7R gene-deleted zebra fish mutant; a mutant model provided by the invention can be used for studying an effect of IL7R in the nervous system development and myelination.

The invention discloses an organic selenium biologics and its preparation method, and method for producing selenium-rich vegetable using the same, wherein the preparation is prepared from water and the following components (by weight percentage) through mixing and fermentation, selenium dioxide : sodium hydrogen carbonate : methionine : brown sugar : carbamide : monobasic potassium phosphate : magnesium sulfate : manganese sulfate : calcium chloride = 35-45 : 35-45 : 10-20 : 45-55 : 1-10 : 1-10 : 1-4 : 1-4 : 1-10, the method of application comprises, diluting the organic selenium biologics to 50-200 times by charging water, spraying diluted organic selenium biologics liquid onto the vegetable leaves, stems or roots. The vegetable exerted by the organic selenium biologics contains rich selenium.