Abstract: The present application provides a loose tube and an optical cable having the same. The loose tube includes: a central portion including a first filler and a plurality of first optical units arranged within the first filler; an inner coating layer sleeved on the outer sidewall of the central portion; an intermediate layer sleeved on the outer sidewall of the inner coating layer, the intermediate layer including a second filler and a plurality of second optical units arranged within the second filler; an outer coating layer sleeved on the outer sidewall of the intermediate layer; and a separating portion arranged on the inner coating layer or within the intermediate layer and dividing the plurality of second optical units into a plurality of optical unit groups.

Abstract: There is provided a method of culturing cells, the method comprising: obtaining a substrate assembly, the substrate assembly comprising: (i) a plurality of fibres, wherein each fibre has an internal channel running along its length; (ii) a first support at a first end of the plurality of fibres; (iii) a second support at a second end of the plurality of fibres; wherein at least one of the first support and the second support allows fluid communication across the support into the internal channels while preventing fluid communication across the support to the external surfaces of the plurality of fibres; introducing a first type of cells into the internal channels of the plurality of fibres; introducing a second type of cells onto the external surfaces of the plurality of fibres; and culturing cells on the substrate assembly in a bioreactor. Also provided is a substrate assembly for culturing cells.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a method for detecting ransomware, a related system, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a partial feature of a target file based on preset data in the target file, where the partial feature includes a partial incremental entropy and/or partial histogram statistical data; determining, based on the partial feature of the target file, whether the target file is an encrypted file; and determining, if the target file is the encrypted file, that the target file is attacked by the ransomware. The method can increase file detection efficiency and accuracy.

Abstract: The present application provides an all-dry optical fiber ribbon cable, including an optical unit, a first buffer layer, a first waterproof layer, a loose tube, a second waterproof layer, an armor layer, and a protective layer; where the optical unit includes a plurality of fiber ribbons; the first buffer layer, the first waterproof layer, the loose tube, the second waterproof layer, the armor layer, and the protective layer are sequentially sleeved over the plurality of fiber ribbons. The first buffer layer is a high elastic polymer material layer, and a Shore hardness of the first buffer layer is 45HA-85HA, a tensile strength of the first buffer layer is greater than or equal to 10 MPA, a breaking elongation of first buffer layer is 200%-600%, and a compression permanent deformation rate of the first buffer layer is less than or equal to 30%.

Abstract: Disclosed are an overhead ribbon cable, a manufacturing method, and a manufacturing system for the overhead ribbon cable. The overhead ribbon cable includes an optical fiber ribbon array (10). The optical fiber ribbon array (10) includes a plurality of optical fiber ribbons (11) arranged in an array. A surface of the optical fiber ribbon array (10) is wrapped sequentially with a water-blocking assembly and an outer protection layer (50). The water-blocking assembly includes a water-blocking sealing layer (20) formed by heating and curing a sealant. The water-blocking sealing layer (20) wraps the surface of the optical fiber ribbon array (10) in an axial direction of the optical fiber ribbon array (10) and fills a gap between two adjacent optical fiber ribbons (11). The overhead ribbon cable has improved splicing efficiency, and is clean and environmentally friendly.

Abstract: A micro-cable, a manufacturing method therefor, and a filling device, which relate to the technical field of micro-cables, the micro-cable being used for transmitting signals. The micro-cable comprises a cable core and an outer sheath covering the peripheral surface of the cable core, wherein the cable core comprises a central strengthening member, a plurality of optical units and a sealant, with the plurality of optical units being twisted around the central strengthening member, and twisting gaps between the plurality of optical units being filled with the sealant. Further provided is a method for manufacturing the micro-cable. The filling device comprises a sealant-injection and stranding mold, a sealant injection valve, a sealant pump, and an air source, wherein the sealant-injection and stranding mold is internally provided with a filling channel and a sealant injection channel.

Abstract: The present invention provides to a system and a method for generating a performance value of a process module, such that the process module includes a plurality of sub-process modules, such that the process module is categorised into a category of a plurality of categories. The method includes retrieving a performance value for each of the plurality of sub-process modules, retrieving the category of the process module, generating the performance value of the process module based on the category of the process module, such that the performance value of the process module is generated from the performance values of the plurality of sub-process modules. Further, the present invention relates to a system and a method for identifying at least one bottleneck in a process module.

Abstract: Implementations of the present specification provide a method and an apparatus for managing a TLB cache in a virtualization platform, where the virtualization platform runs a plurality of virtual machines, each virtual machine is allocated with a unique VPID, and all virtual logical processors in the virtual machine share the VPID; and a guest process running in the virtual machine is allocated with a PCID. An identifier field of a TLB entry in the TLB cache includes a VPID and a PCID.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for secure data management and transfer for secure data transactions are provided. For example, disclosed herein are secure & tamper resistant smart cards configured to immutably store data and securely exchange at least a portion of the data via, for example, wireless networks and/or peer-to-peer networks. The smart cards comprise a plurality of dedicated hardware circuit blocks electrically coupled via a bus interconnection, the plurality of dedicated hardware circuit blocks configured to authenticate users, verify trust amongst the smart card and external devices, and encrypt sensitive data for secure transmission.

Abstract: Implementations of the present specification provide a method and an apparatus for managing a TLB cache in a virtualization platform, where the virtualization platform runs a plurality of virtual machines, each virtual machine is allocated with a unique VPID, and all virtual logical processors in the virtual machine share the VPID; and a guest process running in the virtual machine is allocated with a PCID. An identifier field of a TLB entry in the TLB cache includes a VPID and a PCID.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for recovering lithium from lithium iron phosphate waste and application thereof. The method comprises the following steps: (1) adding water to lithium iron phosphate waste to obtain a lithium iron phosphate slurry (2) adding a soluble iron salt to the lithium iron phosphate slurry to perform a reaction, and filtering a resulting product to obtain an iron phosphate slag and a filtrate containing Li+ and Fe2+; (3) adding an oxidizing agent to the filtrate to perform a reaction and filtering a resulting product to obtain iron hydroxide and a filtrate containing Li+, Fe3+; (4) performing a multi-stage counter-current circulation leaching to the mixture of the filtrate and the lithium iron phosphate waste to obtain a lithium solution. The present disclosure adopts a soluble iron salt capable of accelerating the conversion of lithium iron phosphate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for removing elemental copper from ternary battery waste and its application. The method comprises the following steps: crushing and screening the ternary battery waste to obtain a powder, and then removing iron by magnetic separation to obtain an iron-removed ternary waste; Adding an alkaline solution to the iron-removed ternary waste to perform an aluminum removal reaction, filtering to obtain a filter slag and aluminum-containing wastewater, washing the filter slag with water and drying to obtain a copper-nickel-cobalt-manganese material. Adding an iron salt solution to the copper-nickel-containing material to perform a leaching process, filtering to obtain a leachate and a nickel-cobalt-manganese waste; adding iron powder to the leachate and stirring to perform a reaction, filtering to obtain a copper residue, washing the copper residue with water and drying to obtain a copper-removed liquid and a sponge copper.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a method for recovering lithium from a waste LFP material, including: S1. adding water to the waste LFP material, controlling a pH thereof at 0.5 to 2.0 and an ORP of the slurry at 0.05 V to 1.2 V, and filtering to obtain a material A; S2. adding sulfuric acid and heating a resulting mixture at 100° C. to 400° C. in the air or an oxygen atmosphere to obtain a material B; S3. adding water to the material B, and stirring and filtering to obtain a material C; S4. controlling a pH of the material C at 9 to 11, and filtering a resulting mixture to obtain a material D; S5. passing the material D through an ion-exchange resin to obtain a material E; and S6. adding the material E to a sodium carbonate solution to react; and collecting a resulting solid to obtain lithium carbonate.

Abstract: Disclosed are an aluminum-based lithium ion-sieve (LIS), and a preparation method and use thereof. The aluminum-based LIS is Li2SO4·2Al(OH)3·nH2O coated with Al(OH)3, where n is 1 to 4. The preparation method includes: reacting an aluminum salt and a lithium salt with an alkali to obtain an adsorbent intermediate LiOH·2Al(OH)3·nH2O; using a dilute sulfuric acid to obtain an aluminum-based lithium adsorbent Li2SO4·2Al(OH)3·nH2O; and filtering out and washing the adsorbent, mixing the adsorbent with a metaaluminate, and adjusting a pH to obtain the Li2SO4·2Al(OH)3·nH2O coated with Al(OH)3. The aluminum-based LIS of the present disclosure has the advantages of high adsorption capacity and prominent stability, and can be used to efficiently recover low-concentration lithium in industrial wastewater. Moreover, the LIS is coated with aluminum hydroxide, which can effectively protect the structure from being corroded.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for secure data management and transfer for secure data transactions are provided. For example, disclosed herein are secure & tamper resistant smart cards configured to immutably store data and securely exchange at least a portion of the data via, for example, wireless networks and/or peer-to-peer networks. The smart cards comprise a plurality of dedicated hardware circuit blocks electrically coupled via a bus interconnection, the plurality of dedicated hardware circuit blocks configured to authenticate users, verify trust amongst the smart card and external devices, and encrypt sensitive data for secure transmission.

Abstract: The present invention provides to a system and a method for generating a performance value of a process module, such that the process module includes a plurality of sub-process modules, such that the process module is categorised into a category of a plurality of categories. The method includes retrieving a performance value for each of the plurality of sub-process modules, retrieving the category of the process module, generating the performance value of the process module based on the category of the process module, such that the performance value of the process module is generated from the performance values of the plurality of sub-process modules. Further, the present invention relates to a system and a method for identifying at least one bottleneck in a process module.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for secure data management and transfer for secure data transactions are provided. For example, disclosed herein are secure & tamper resistant smart cards configured to immutably store data and securely exchange at least a portion of the data via, for example, wireless networks and/or peer-to-peer networks. The smart cards comprise a plurality of dedicated hardware circuit blocks electrically coupled via a bus interconnection, the plurality of dedicated hardware circuit blocks configured to authenticate users, verify trust amongst the smart card and external devices, and encrypt sensitive data for secure transmission.