1410 results about "Habitat" patented technology

Abstract of Disclosure A system and method used to assess animal behavior includes a module having sensors that collects a variety of physical and biological data from a test subject. Interpretation of the data is provided to assess the test subject's behavior, neurology, biochemistry and physiology. The module is useful in observing the effects of a drug on the test animal and providing information on the drug's signature. Another advantage is module's portability that allows it to be used in standard laboratory cages. This portability allows the animal to be tested in its own habitat, that can reduce any erroneous data due to stressing the animal when removed to a test cage. Additionally, the module's design allows for parallel data collection and interpretation from several laboratory animals undergoing different experiments. Multi-dimensional modeling of the test subject based the system's interpretation of the data allows pattern recognition of the drug signature, and predictive drug analysis.

A system and method used to assess animal behavior includes a module having sensors that collects a variety of physical and biological data from a test subject. Interpretation of the data is provided to assess the test subject's behavior, neurology, biochemistry and physiology. The module is useful in observing the effects of a drug on the test animal and providing information on the drug's signature. Another advantage is the module's portability that allows it to be used in standard laboratory cages. This portability allows the animal to be tested in its own habitat, that can reduce any erroneous data due to stressing the animal when removed to a test cage. Additionally, the module's design allows for parallel data collection and interpretation from several laboratory animals undergoing different experiments. Multi-dimensional modeling of the test subject based the system's interpretation of the data allows pattern recognition of the drug signature, and predictive drug analysis.

A super-enhanced aquatic floating island plant habitat that is adjustably buoyant and optionally biodegradable. The first embodiment is comprised of a thermoplastic elastomer, a mat, soil / flotation chambers, apertures, nutrient channels, buoyant waterscape options, and a tethering system. The floating island can include monitors that measure water and atmospheric conditions, dispensers for fish food or chemicals, and a water agitation / oxygenation device. Another embodiment comprises a positively buoyant soil matrix contained within a water-permeable bag. Another embodiment comprises a flotation collar, an outrigger, and one or more water-permeable bladders containing negatively or neutrally buoyant bedding soil. The present invention also covers an aquarium-scale floating island and submersible planter, a plant containment bag made out of thermoplastic elastomer, and several methods of adjusting the buoyancy of a floating island. A method of manufacturing a floating island comprising molded thermoplastic elastomer.

Embodiments disclosed herein utilize Habitats to perform incremental updates on virtual machines (VMs) over time. A VM Habitat comprises a collection of VMs and a specification shared between these VMs. Each Habitat specification may define an image name, processing power, etc. A Habitat specification may exist across a cluster of servers. In some embodiments, to dynamically update a Habitat specification, only “spare” VMs in the Habitat are updated, subject to some scheduling parameters and server concurrency limit. As spare VMs are updated, they move towards the new Habitat specification. Eventually, all VMs reach this goal over time, given sufficient spare VM resources. This approach can allow the service provided by the VMs to remain operational, thus maintaining the service level required for its users. This automated process can also eliminate or otherwise reduce human error either in the server removal / insertion from / to the cluster or in the VM update itself.

A habitat friendly, pressure conversion, wind energy extraction system is disclosed for safely extracting usable energy from wind. The system includes one or more shrouds or concentrator wings that convert the dynamic pressure of wind into relatively lower static pressure and thereby induces a vacuum that draws wind into a turbine centralized within the shrouds or concentrator wings. As such, the turbine impellor blades may be significantly smaller than the large diameter rotor blades of current popular designs and may be enclosed within the shrouds or concentrator wings that present themselves as highly visible objects and as such are easily avoided by birds in flight. The novel system in particular includes a device and method of airflow regulation than minimizes or prevents the stalling, or the generation of a turbulent flow of wind over or between the shrouds or concentrator wings. This stalling has been shown to occur when airflow is quickly accelerated by force of vacuum and drawn out of the turbine shroud which then mixes with and disturbs the otherwise smooth flow of wind over or between the shrouds or concentrator wings. The system may also include an aerobrake that responds quickly to protect the impellor blades or associated mechanisms from overspeeding or exceeding other design limitations under gusting or violent wind conditions. The system may also include a method of guiding elements of the system to orient appropriately into prevailing winds, and a method to support elements of the system, without unduly impeding the free flow of wind. Other advantages and objects are as well disclosed that increase safety and efficiency, increase installation potential, reduce costs and expenses, and minimize negative environmental impact.

An improved motorized decoy is provided for attracting and holding the attention of a live game animal by simulating the appearance, movements, sounds, and smells of a live game animal or an animal that is native to the habitat of a selected game animal. The decoy includes a decoy body that may be bifurcated into a forward portion and a rear portion, one or more motors, and an optional support member. Together, the motors may produce, either individually or in combination, the following movements: (1) movement of the entire decoy body relative to a fixed ground position, (2) movement of the head and neck portion of the decoy body relative to the rear portion of the decoy body, (3) movement of the ears relative to the head and neck portion, (4) movement of the tail relative to the rear portion, and (5) movement of one or more legs relative to the rear portion. All of the above movements may be produced randomly and / or intermittently by virtue of a programmable modulator or a multi-cycle remote control. All of the above movements may also be produced in sequential order by virtue of a multi-cycle remote control. Additional features include detachable antlers, detachable genitalia, and a scent disperser for distributing a chemical attractant. The invention also includes a method for attracting a game animal to a target area.

A self-contained, floating aquaculture tank for containing fish and other aquatic animal, plant, and algal species. The aquaculture tank includes a series of panels joined together by flexible connecting joints to form a cylinder-shaped tank enclosure with a conical bottom surrounded at or near the open end by a water-resistant and buoyant foam or other material. The tank is placed into a body of water where it floats and maintains the same water temperature as the surrounding body of water. The tank includes a waste cone at the bottom of the tank enclosure to which the lower portion of each panel is attached. The tank may also include devices for harnessing wind or solar energy to power lights, air pumps, and water pumps that may be components of the invention.

An animal mounted camera system for remotely monitoring and transmitting data from an animal in its natural habitat. The system comprises a camera, microphone, battery pack, antenna, microprocessor, housing, solar cell / battery blanket, and a data transmission unit. The camera and microphone provide an analog signal output and transmits the signal to the data transmission unit. Via the antenna, the data transmission unit transmits the audio and video analog signal to a UHF antenna array. The transmitted signal is actual footage of an animal in its natural habitat. In one embodiment, the system can monitor temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, location using a global positioning system (GPS) or some other tracking system, and other systems for collecting data relating to a subject animal and how the animal behaves in its natural environment, free of human influences.

The invention discloses Bacillus subtilis, which is named Bacillus subtilis. The Bacillus subtilis was collected in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center on January 15th, 2009, with a collection number of CGMCC No.2843. The Bacillus subtilis strain disclosed by the invention is screened from tobacco leaf habitats. Experiments prove that the fermentation liquor of the strain has a strong inhibition effect on fungal pathogens such as Alternaria alternate and pepper anthracnose and demonstrates high prevention effect on Alternaria alternate, tobacco black shank, pepper anthracnose, tomato wilt, phytophthora melonis Katsura, verticillium dahlia and the like and has high growth promoting effects on tobacco, pepper, cucumber, tomato and eggplant. Therefore, the Bacillus subtilis disclosed by the invention can be used for preparing biological bactericides for preventing and controlling fungi in tobacco and vegetables and can be used for preparing growth promoting agents for promoting the growth of tobacco or vegetables.

Abstract of Disclosure A system and method used to assess animal behavior includes a module having sensors that collects a variety of physical and biological data from a test subject. Interpretation of the data is provided to assess the test subject's behavior, neurology, biochemistry and physiology. The module is useful in observing the effects of a drug on the test animal and providing information on the drug's signature. Another advantage is module's portability that allows it to be used in standard laboratory cages. This portability allows the animal to be tested in its own habitat, that can reduce any erroneous data due to stressing the animal when removed to a test cage. Additionally, the module's design allows for parallel data collection and interpretation from several laboratory animals undergoing different experiments. Multi-dimensional modeling of the test subject based the system's interpretation of the data allows pattern recognition of the drug signature, and predictive drug analysis.

A construction set and method for assembling a single-, or multi-level Relocatable Habitat Unit (RHU) requiring a plurality of flat panels that include male (M) and female (F) lock connectors located on their respective peripheries and a frame constructed from a plurality vertical corner posts and horizontal beams. The entire RHU can be assembled using a single, hand-operated tool to engage a selected M lock with a selected F lock in addition to other securing hardware. First the floor is established and leveled. Next, starting at a corner, the walls are erected around the floor using vertical corner posts and horizontal beams. Finally, the roof is created. The same, hand-operated tool is used for each task.

The invention relates to an in-situ biological-ecological recovery integrated system for an urban river water body. The in-situ biological-ecological recovery integrated system is capable of effectively preventing the problems of unqualified fluvial cross section water body and aquatic ecosystem damage and further improving the landscape effect. According to the technical scheme adopted by the invention, the method is as follows: close-to-nature riverside buffer zones are constructed on side banks of a river reach from upstream to downstream; the river reach, at which the close-to-nature riverside buffer zones are positioned, is internally and sequentially provided with a pretreatment unit, a first ecological floating bed unit, a first ecological filtration dam unit, an aquatic plant unit, a second ecological floating bed unit, a second ecological filtration dam unit, a biomembrane-enhanced purification unit including a plug-flow aeration unit, a habitat improvement unit and an aquatic organism functional group construction zone from upstream to downstream. The in-situ biological-ecological recovery integrated system does not need to occupy land area except for a riverway, is stable in treatment effect, does not influence drawing off of floodwater in the riverway, can be used for solving the problems of unqualified fluvial cross section water body and aquatic ecosystem damage and improving the landscape effect, and has great economical and social benefits.

The invention discloses a vegetation configuration method for preventing the water and soil loss of a mine dump of a dry-hot valley. The method comprises the following steps: performing topsoil stripping on the dump; building an intercepting ditch, a drainage ditch and a water collecting tank on a platform of the dump; screening vegetation types, including shrubs, herbs and liana, suitable for growing in the mine dump of the dry-hot valley; performing targeted planting; after the vegetation of the mine dump is planted, enclosing the dump by using a wire mesh or a fence to prevent a slope surface from being destroyed by domestic animals. According to the principles of soil and water conservation and restoration ecology, vegetation species are reasonably combined by aiming at that the habitat of the mine dump of the dry-hot valley is severe and different slope positions have different soil erosion intensity and water conditions, so that a reliable technical path is provided for recovering the vegetation in a mining region as quickly as possible. Moreover, the vegetation configuration method for preventing the water and soil loss of the mine dump of the dry-hot valley has the characteristics of high operability and high comprehensive benefit.

An apparatus for attracting wild birds comprises a bird accommodation for use by wild birds and an audio device. The audio device is programmed to emit at least one birdcall for attracting wild birds to the accommodation.

The invention relates to the technical fields of remote sensing and spatial data analysis treatment and agronomy, and discloses a regional scale plant disease and insect pest prediction method based on multi-source information. The regional scale plant disease and insect pest prediction method based on the multi-source information comprehensively applies the satellite remote sensing data reflecting vegetation physiological status and the regional scale meteorological data reflecting the meteorological conditions to the prediction of plant diseases and insect pests, thereby overcoming the defect that a traditional disease and insect pest prediction model does not take the influence on the occurrence rate of the plant diseases and insect pests from the vegetation growth status habitat parameter differences among fields into account. The regional scale disease and insect pest prediction method based on the multi-source information takes the vegetation stress conditions and the habitat information of different planting fields into the model input, outputs the occurrence rate of the plant diseases and insect pests in different planting areas through a standard model under a certain field condition, and outputs more accurate information about the predication of the plant diseases and insect pests.

An animal habitat is disclosed for confining an animal in a livable area that may adapted to have distinct areas. The habitat may be formed of sections are used to form modules. The modules may be joined by attaching two or more modules laterally, or the modules may be joined by vertical stacking. Grates are placed in openings within outer walls of the modules. One type of grate allows attachment of monitoring and feeding equipment, while others are utilized as doors. Animals contained in a module can pass into laterally attached modules. A staircase and an opening in an upper section of a module allows animals to travel between a lower module to an upper module. Other accessories such as a tray and monitoring devices may be included as desired in one or more module.

An apparatus and method of inducing black soldier flies to emerge, mate and lay eggs is provided. The method involves exposing at least one male black soldier fly and at least one female black soldier fly to artificial light in an enclosed space. The artificial light includes at least one wavelength in a visible spectrum and at least one wavelength in an ultraviolet spectrum.

The invention relates to a condensate bacillus feed additive and a preparation method, belonging to the technical field of microbial feed additives. The additive uses one or several of the fish meal, soybean meal, cottonseed meal, urea, ammonium sulfate, diammonium hydrogen phosphate, soybean peptone and yeast extract as the nitrogen source, and also takes one or several of the glucose, lactose, starch, cane sugar, maize flour and bran as the carbon source for fermentation; the number of viable bacteria reaches more than 1 multiplying 109 CFU / ml; after the additive is further concentrated and dried or directly adsorbed to the carrier, bacillus powder is obtained through spray-drying, and the number of viable bacteria reaches more than 1 multiplying 1010 CFU / g. The novel bacillus product produced with the submerged liquid fermentation method provided in the invention is free from toxic side effects, drug resistance and residue; the product can endure processing, intestinal habitat and storage.

The invention discloses a method for ecological restoration and water quality conservation of river water. according to the method, an aeration oxygenation system consists of a solar cell panel, a support connector, an air pump, an aeration tube and an air distribution plate and is used for maintaining the dissolved oxygen level in the water; an ecological floating bed system consists of a strong buoyancy carrier and an emergent aquatic plant and is used for removing pollutants out of water and gathering and transferring heavy metal; and a filler system is used for providing a lot of adhesion habitats for microbial flora, phytoplankton, protozoon and tiny metazoan so as to co-build and form a biological membrane which efficiently and quickly purifies the pollutants. By adopting the method, the organic matters such as COD, nitrogen, phosphorus and the like, and other pollutants in the water can be efficiently removed, the water is purified, an ecological system of the river way is improved, and the self-cleaning capacity of the water is restored.

The invention relates to an ecological repairing method of eutrophicated water bodies in rivers and lakes and sediments, and provides a construction method of an organism structural system for synchronously repairing eutrophicated water bodies in rivers and lakes and sediments in situ by means of emergent aquatic plants, submerged plants, benthonic animals, fishes and microorganisms. The light enhancing oxygen-enriched organism structural system for synchronously repairing eutrophicated water bodies in rivers and lakes and sediments in situ has the double effects of synchronously and ecologically repairing polluted water bodies and sediments and providing habitats for aquatic organisms and microorganisms. The system comprises a lens reflective light enhancing surface water emergent aquatic plant survival area, a hollow prismoid free sliding middle water purifying area, a sediment-water interface submerged plant, a benthonic animal and fish survival area, a microorganism enriched intensified sediment purifying area and an oxygen-enriching fixed rod. The system provided by the invention can synchronously and ecologically repair the water bodies and the surface sediments, has the characteristics of good pollutant removing effect, stable and lasting treatment effect and the like, and is suitable for synchronously repairing water bodies in rivers and lakes and sediments in situ.

A vertical wall garden made from modular perforated plastics wall members, which form a back walls, compartment walls and horizontal shelf members, whereby the back walls, compartment walls and horizontal shelf members, interlock with each other to form a layer of box like plant holding compartments with an open face. A first layer is positioned against a vertical wall with the open face facing outwardly from the wall, and additional layers are connected on top of each other until the required height of vertical wall garden is reached. The layers are then secured to the vertical wall. Plants are then placed in water permeable containers with soil and placed in the holding compartments with the plants facing outwardly from the wall. Watering means can be connected to wall garden to supply water to each plant. Thusthere is provided structural plastics support modules which are connected together to form a vertical wall garden which is fast to install, easy fixing on walls both indoors and outdoors, provides a friendly plant habitat and easy maintenance. Further the wall garden can support a large vertical load ofplants and soil.

The invention discloses a remote-sensing crop disease identification method based on time phase and spectrum information and a habitat condition. Multi-time-phase visible light-near infrared and thermal-infrared remote sensing images in a study area within a monitoring period are obtained and pretreatment is carried out on the images; with the remote sensing images after pretreatment, planting information of target crops is extracted by combining a certain kind of classification algorithm; and according to the visible light-near infrared and thermal-infrared remote sensing images, habitat information of disease monitoring is obtained, a disease area and a disease type of the target crops in the study area are determined by combining the time phase information of the target crops and the obtained habitat information, and severity of the disease is determined by using the spectrum information based on the determined disease area and disease type. According to the technical scheme, the remote sensing diagnosis precision of the crop disease can be improved effectively; and a reverse identification problem of remote sensing crop disease monitoring can be solved to a certain extent.

An insect storage, maintenance, dusting, and distribution device that dispenses living insects to caged animals. A Tower compartment is connected to a separate Dusting Chamber compartment with apertures on both compartments that may be aligned by rotating the Tower above the Dusting Chamber to form a passage for insects. The insects can move from the Tower to the Dusting Chamber which coats the insects with a nutritional dust. The insects are then allowed to move from the Dusting Chamber through a Feeder Tube into the animal(s)' habitat for their consumption by the animal.

An edible bird's nests production facility comprising of: a wholly man made artificial caves system and / or converted natural relief such as caves, valleys, cliffs forming the nesting habitat and associated supporting facilities configured to breed swiftlets for their nests by means of a captive breeding program for swiftlets; commercialized-scientific farming methods; specialized apparatus, mechanisms and techniques; managed sustainable harvesting of nests; provision of a safe and secure nesting habitat and a conducive environment to maximize avian population by minimizing mortality rates; safe collection of nests by means of mechanized lifting systems and specialist mountaineering equipment.

An aquaculture system for cultivation, containment and rearing of various mollusks, particularly abalone, which includes a habitat which supports a plurality of molded panels including openings for communicating between adjacent panels, whereby food is available throughout the habitat. An outer netting or open structure which allows water to flow through the habitat, but protects the mollusks from predators, while still containing the food and permitting the flow of water therethrough, selected ones of said panels being configured to provide buoyancy for the habitat which is tethered from the bottom of the ocean.

The invention discloses a method for culturing hepialus larvae indoors. By virtue of the method, the survival rate of the hepialus larvae can be enhanced; in addition, according to the technical method, can meet the requirements of culturing hepialus indoors instead at an original habitat of the hepialus in a large scale, without damaging the natural environment of the original habitat of the hepialus; and indoor artificial large-scaled culturing at a different place rather than the original habitat is realized. According to the technical scheme, the method is realized through the following steps of: building hepialus breeding rooms, incubating hepialus eggs, breeding during the initial period of 1-2-instar larvae, managing during the breeding process, breeding the 2-6-instar larvae, managing during the prepupa stage, managing during the pupal period, managing during imago period and managing during egg period.

The invention provides a mold workshop scheduling method based on real-time production data collection. The method comprises the following steps of (1) determining an objective function of mold workshop job scheduling, and using completion time F1 minimization and total production cost F2 minimization as factors of the objective function; (2) obtaining parameters required by the objective function in the step (1) through statistics in advance and a workshop production field real-time data collection and feedback method; (3) achieving mold workshop scheduling on the basis of a BBO algorithm, enabling a scheduling scheme to correspond to habitats in the BBO algorithm, and using devices to be scheduled, workers to be scheduled and workpieces to be machined as decision variables, wherein each decision variable is a suitability degree variable SIV of the corresponding habitat, and the objective function value obtained through the decision variables is a suitability degree index HSI; (4) conducting rescheduling when devices break down. According to the mold workshop scheduling method based on real-time production data collection, production efficiency can be effectively improved, the production period is shortened, and it is ensured that production can be carried out smoothly.