exhibit 10. 1 articles article 1. definitions 1. 1 ars means the united states department of agriculture, agricultural research service. 1. 2 zth means z trim holdings, inc. 1. 3 agreement means this cooperative research and development agreement. 1. 4 confidential information means trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential under the meaning of 5 usc 552 ( b ) ( 4 ). 1. 5 subject invention means any invention or other intellectual property conceived or first reduced to practice under this agreement which is patentable or otherwise protectable under title 35 of the united states code, under 7 usc 2321, et seq., or under the patent laws of a foreign country. specifically not included in the definition of subject inventions are inventions made outside the scope of agreement or prior to the execution of this agreement. recently ars and zth developed an improved method for converting a fiber - containing substrate into a non - caloric gel of disrupted cellular cellulosic debris. this method, which will be used in this project, was developed prior to this agreement and is not a subject invention. background inventions for this work include : 1. moreau, r. a, hicks, k. b., nicolosi, r. j., and norton, r. n. corn fiber oil its preparation and use. u. s. patent 5, 843, 499. 1998. 2. doner, l. w., sweeney, g. a., and hicks, k. b. isolation of hemicellulose from corn fiber. u. s. patent 6, 147, 206. 2000. zth has identified varoius trade secrets which are background and have been provided in a separate confidential document. 1. 6 scope of agreement means those activities set forth in schedule 2, entitled “ statement of work. ” 1. 7 period of the agreement means that period set forth under the period of agreement on the ars office of technology transfer cover form for the agreement. article 2. publications 2. 1 subject to the requirements of confidentiality and preservation of rights in subject inventions, either party may publish the results of this agreement, provided : a. the other party is allowed to review the manuscript at least sixty ( 60 ) days prior to submission for publication by submission to the authorized agent. b. the publication shall acknowledge this agreement and the contributions of each party ’ s personnel. c. the final decision as to the publication content