Method of production and composition of shaped-bodies from defatted rice bran (DRB) for agriculture application are described. DRB of particle size not greater than 600 micrometers is used in the range of 40 - 46 % with the best at 42 % to form shaped-bodies of good properties i.e. strength and appearance. Binding agent(s) and reinforcing filler(s) are used either singly or as mixture to give the most desirable product yet commercially competitive. Mixing of DRB with binders and reinforcing fillers and kneading while water is gradually added to obtain a homogeneous dough. Additive(s) such as fertilizers or plant hormones may be used to incorporate into the shaped-bodies for promoting growth of plants. Waste from manufacture can be used to produce product of great value for agriculture and alleviate the pollution of environment.

The self - launching movable scaffolding system comprising main girder (100) having a front nose (110) at the front end used to transfer load of the system to the support during launching, a rear nose (120) providing a transfer of load to the rear support (400) during casting and launching wherein said rear nose (120) is equipped with the rail system (701) for the rebar cage delivery and support relocation by a trolley system (700), hanges trusses (200) providing transfer of loads from the formwork (800) to the main girder (100) during casting, a front and a rear support, that can be opened at the center for the rebar cage to pass through, a middle support and a lauching wagon.

The present disclosure relates to a gypsum-based composition for construction work, material, or system. The composition comprises of plaster, lightweight aggregate, and pozzolanic materials. The composition can further comprise of filler, additives selected from a group of retarders, superplasticizers, water retaining agents, foaming agents, air entraining agents, or activators at the suitable ratio to obtain a gypsum-based composition for construction. The present disclosure has an advantage especially for a wall system having plaster slurry filling in the gap of the wall system. Such advantage includes a reduction of excess water from plaster reaction, resulting in solving humid surface, paint wear off problems and delay or reduction of corrosion of metal structure due to long contact with excess water. Additionally, a wall system having gypsum-based composition has heat insulation and flame retardant properties.

A paddle wheel roller support comprises a left roller (2) inserting with a left bush (4) and a left screw ring set (8) which are attached to a base support (12) with a left screw (6) and an internal thread nut (21), a right roller (3) inserting with a right bush (5) and a right screw ring set (9) which are attached to the base support (12) with a right screw (7) and an internal thread nut (22), a left shock pro of (13) and a right shockproof (14) which are welded to the left screw (6) and the light screw (7), and a hole made in the middle of the base of the base support (12) attaches with an internal thread bush (10) provided for insertion of an adjustable screw (11). The paddle wheel roller support presents the advantages of durable and energy saving, and longer useful life.

In an embodiment, a culture process or sequence for regenerating plants of genera Elaeis through somatic embryogenesis includes exposing tissue corresponding to a young inflorescence explant (e.g., tissue associated with one or more of a second to a sixteenth leaf frond from a terminal bud of a genera Elaeis plant stem) to a first medium that includes an auxin (e.g., 2,4-D) and a demethylating agent (e.g., 5-AzaC at a concentration of less than about 130 μΜ); obtaining a first developmental tissue (e.g., portions of one or more spikelets) from the tissue exposed to the first medium; separating the first developmental tissue from other tissue exposed to the first medium; exposing the separated first developmental tissue to one of the first medium and a compositional equivalent to the first medium; obtaining a second developmental tissue (e.g., portions of one or more floral tips corresponding to long florets) from the separated first developmental tissue; separating the second developmental tissue from the separated first developmental tissue; and exposing the separated second developmental tissue to a second medium that includes an auxin and which excludes a demethylating agent. Such a process can induce globular somatic embryos within less than approximately 52 weeks from culture initiation at which time the tissue corresponding to the young inflorescence explant was initially exposed to the first medium.

A system for cooking a seafood product such as a fish includes a cooking vessel for containing the product. The system further includes a sensing module and a control module couplable to the cooking vessel for measuring a set of physical parameters of the cooking vessel and the outputting a set of control signals to the cooking vessel respectively. The system also includes a processing module couplable to the sensing module and the control module for processing at least one signal from the sensing module and issuing control commands to the control module. Further, the system includes a memory module couplable to the processing unit and configurable to store a set of program instructions to perform a cooking process. The cooking process includes the steps of loading the product inside the cooking vessel, creating a negative pressure inside the cooking vessel, increasing the temperature of the cooking vessel to a first temperature, pumping in vapour comprising water vapour into the cooking vessel to initiate a process of attaining a second temperature in the seafood product, the second temperature being lesser than the first temperature, wherein the process of attaining the second temperature includes dwelling the seafood product at a plurality of intermediate temperatures between the first temperature and the second temperature and spraying fluid including water on the seafood product inside the cooking vessel to attain a third temperature in the seafood product, wherein the third temperature is lesser than the second temperature.

The present invention relates to a high activity olefin polymerization catalyst comprising a boron-containing silica support and the preparation thereof. This invention is characterized in that the support is heat treated in combination with a chemical treatment using a boron compound. The boron compound used in the chemical treatment of this invention is boron halide, preferably boron trichloride. The catalyst of this invention has the weight of boron comparing with the support is 0.5 to 0.7% and has the weight of the boron relative to the catalyst of 0.1 to 0.5%. The catalyst of this invention has chemical compositions comprising: - Boron 0.1-0.5% wt; - Titanium 4-6% wt; - Magnesium 2-6% wt; - Chloride 15-25% wt.

This invention is related to the medical face mask coated with mangosteen shell extracts with special and distinguishable feature in that, apart of its capacity to filter-out dust particles, the middle layer which is coated with mangosteen shell extracts has the capacity to protect against tuberculosis and other germs affecting the respiratory system. Furthermore, after use, the medical mask specified in this invention can still kill any germs that are attached on it; thereby, reducing the risk of spreading of diseases through carriers.

The present invention provides the new method for extracting lutein from natural materials wherein the said method comprises of modification of natural lutein ester in the natural materials to free lutein and/or low molecular weight lutein ester, extraction of the said natural materials with supercritical fluid at the optimal conditions. The said method yields high amount of crude lutein with high purity due to the mild condition used for extraction. Therefore, no degradation of the desired product is occurred. The crude lutein can be further purified with chromatography in order to obtain the highly purified lutein. The method according to this invention can be applied to the extraction of xanthophylls or others beside lutein.

A process for preparing or manufacturing target molecular weight silk-derived oligopeptides with bioactive properties includes providing silk cocoon, extracting proteins or peptides from the silk cocoon, introducing an enzyme solution to obtain oligopeptides, and separating target oligopeptides from other peptides. Silk-derived oligopeptides in accordance with the present disclosure possess one or more of antioxidant properties, cholesterol lowering activity, lipid oxidation prevention properties, blood sugar lowering properties, blood pressure lowering properties, natural killer cell enhancement activity, insulin production enhancement activity, body weight regulatory activity, central nervous system stimulant properties, and neuroprotective, cognitive function protective, memory protective, and/or neural function improvement properties (e.g., memory deficit alleviation, spatial memory improvement, recognition memory improvement, learning improvement, synaptic transmission facilitation, and anti -neurodegenerative properties).