A process for the production of organic and combination formulation of bio-pesticide containing Trichoderma harzianum and Pseudomonas fluorescens comprising preparation of mother culture, liquid fermentation as well as solid fermentation of T. harzianum, preparation of mother culture, liquid fermentation as well as solid fermentation of P. fluorescens separately, followed by mixing both the bio-pesticides in the proportion of 1-2: 1-2: preferably 1 : 1 to get the final combination, formulation.

Methods and systems for separating muscle tissue from connective tissue are provided, in which animal tissue containing both muscle tissue and connective tissue is subjected to stress, and muscle proteins are separated from the connective tissue. Slurries of separated myofibrillar protein are also provided.

This invention describes an apparatus to convert vegetable oil as fuel into replace diesel fuel in diesel machine. An apparatus of this invention will heat vegetable oil to reach ignition point so as ready to move in to a burning channel of diesel machine. An apparatus of this invention comprising of an vegetable oil inlet and outlet, diesel fuel inlet and outlet, heater chamber (15,16,37,38), hot water inlet and outlet (39), control device (33), filter (41), temperature sensor device (36), and switching mean (35).

A one-piece re-sealable sealing device (210) for use with a container (212), operable between a closed position and an open position in which, when the sealing device (210) is in the closed position it forms a folded shape comprising an upper part (240), a middle part (230) and a base part (220), hinged together. The sealing device (210) further comprises a lever (245,226,224) both for levering the sealing device (210) from the closed position to the open position, and for pivoting the sealing device (210) from the open position to the closed position to re-seal the container.

The present invention provides a method of controlling noise and harshness caused by combustion in a spark ignited engine having a combustion chamber; a fuel delivery means for delivering a fuel charge to the combustion chamber; a plurality of spark ignition means located in the combustion chamber for igniting the fuel charge and a control unit. The control unit controls operation of each ignition means in response to measured value of a least one combustion noise associated parameter, being an engine operating condition. Control may be a response to the combustion noise associated parameter breaching a threshold value. The combustion noise associated parameter may be rate of rise of combustion pressure in the combustion chamber. However, the method may be implemented in response to rate of rise of combustion pressure and one or more further parameters, such as engine speed, acceleration and/or engine load breaching threshold values. An ignition control system for implementing the method in a vehicle forms another aspect of the invention. The method and ignition control system may be implemented in fuel injected engines or carburetted engines but is particularly advantageous for fuel injected engines.

The present invention relates to a vaccine against porcine drcovirus type 2 (PCV-)2 and a method for the manufacture of such a vaccine, for protecting piglets against PCV-2 infection. It has been found that a vaccine comprising at least 20 microgram/dose of ORF-2 protein of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2 is capable of eliciting a protective immune response against PCV-2 (and thus against PMWS) even when they have a relatively high titer of MDA against PCV-2. A vaccine according to the invention may contain a recombinant ORF-2 protein, wherein said recombinant protein is preferably produced by way of expression from a baculovirus expression vector in insect cells, said baculovirus expression vector containing the PCV-2 ORF-2 gene sequence under control of a suitable promoter.

The invention relates to a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein and a mineral and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that the volume based median diameter (d50) of a particle in the nutrient composition is 5 to 100 µm and a water-insoluble particle having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation is contained as a major component in the nutrient composition, or a nutrient composition which contains at least a carbohydrate, a lipid, a protein and a mineral and is liquid or semisolid, characterized in that a water-insoluble particle having a protein insolubilized by a divalent cation is contained as a major component in the nutrient composition and the mass of the protein is 1.5 to 3 g/mmol based on the total number of moles of the divalent ion forming the water-insoluble particle.

A method of producing three types of saccharide compositions respectively containing hemicellulose type oligosaccharides, cellulose type oligosaccharides and glucoses, characterized by comprising the steps of successively treating a solid biomass (in particular, a woody biomass) with two or more acid-treatment solutions having different acid concentrations, separating the liquid reaction mixture obtained by each of the treatment steps into the supernatant and the solid matters, treating the thus separated solid matters in the subsequent acid-treatment step, and repeating the procedures in the above steps to thereby separate and recover saccharide compositions of different types by the individual treatment steps.

An apparatus (20) for recording a color image, comprises an image sensor (22) having a plurality of pixels (24) formed in a monolithic substrate. Each of the plurality of pixels (24) includes three floating gate semiconductor devices (80, 82, 84). A color tunable filter (30) is positioned between a photosensitive semiconductor device (86) and an electromagnetic radiation source. A FET transistor (130) has a drain (134) connected to the cathode (120) of the photodiode (86), and a source (136) connected to the anode (118) of the photodiode (86) and to control gates (94, 104, 114) of each of the three floating gate semiconductor devices (80, 82, 84). The color tunable filter (30) allows all desired combinations of colors to pass while each of the three floating gate semiconductor devices (80, 82, 84) are respectively selected to store the color image.

A sulfur material spraying apparatus comprising material tank (1) for accommodating thereinside a molten sulfur material as a material to be sprayed; warming heater (2) capable of temperature regulation so that the circumferential portion of the material tank (1) is heated within a set temperature range not lower than the melting point of sulfur to thereby maintain the inside sulfur material in the state at melting point; and spray nozzle (3) connected to a lower-end material exit of the material tank (1) and integrally fitted thereto, which spray nozzle (3) upon being fed with compressed air, injects the sulfur material within the material tank (1) together with compressed air, thereby attaining spraying of the molten sulfur material onto a work surface. Accordingly, any sulfur material that is solid at ordinary temperature and melts into a fluid state when heated so as to fall within a set temperature range not lower than the melting point can be continuously sprayed as a spray material onto work surfaces.